173: Who Are You?

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Su Xinyi sat on the couch to rest by herself. The dinner must be very lively. There are 20 to 30 people on the list of the crown princess this time. All of them have good family backgrounds. I am afraid that this banquet will be quite exhausting. Google search reading

Su Xinyi saw that Wang Yingyao had also packed up, so she said hello to her and let the curtain fall down and lay down directly.

Once the curtain fell, it was like two worlds separated from the outside. The brazier in the corner of the room made a crackling sound. Su Xinyi wanted to close her eyes and rest for a while, but Miss Pei asked for tea, water, and someone to make up her bed. There was no quiet time.

Su Xinyi couldn't sleep well either. Living together is like this. No one stipulates that you must sleep at this time, and she can't accuse the other party of being rude.

Su Xinyi gently lifted a corner of the curtain and saw Wang Yingyao next door also staring blankly with her eyes open. It was obvious that she was also deeply disturbed and had to endure it.

Knowing that she was not asleep, Su Xinyi had nothing to worry about. It was just noise, wasn't it?

She immediately started to clean up. Who wouldn't make some noise?

When Su Xinyi made a lot of noise, the girl from the Pei family suddenly became quiet. Wang Yingyao could only cover her face and pretend to be stupid, but she still secretly praised Su Xinyi. She did a great job!

It was true that the Pei family had a Queen Pei before, but Queen Pei had been gone for many years, and the relationship between the current prince and the Pei family was not very harmonious. Why did she put on airs in the palace at this time? Who at home was not served by maids and women? It seemed that only you, the girl from the Pei family, would put on airs?

Wang Yingyao didn't have the courage of Su Xinyi to confront her directly. It was not because she was afraid of Pei Nianwei, but because she didn't want to cause trouble for her family. There were no reasonable people in the Pei family.

Su Xinyi heard that Pei Nianwei had no movement, so she stopped while she was ahead and lay down to rest again. This time there was no movement.

When the palace became quiet, one could hear the lively noise outside. As time passed, more and more ladies entered the palace, and there were faint sounds of laughter outside.

Su Xinyi closed her eyes to rest. Wang Yingyao didn't move when she saw that she didn't move. Pei Nianwei on the other side didn't move for some reason. Their West Palace was strangely quiet.

After an unknown period of time, there was a knock on the door, followed by a voice outside the door, "Yingyao, are you there?"

It was Jiang Ruolan's voice.

Wang Yingyao immediately lifted the curtain and went out. When she passed Pei Nianwei's side, she saw that her curtain didn't move, and she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. She quickly opened the door and went out, but she was suffocating.

Jiang Ruolan saw Wang Yingyao coming out and happily pulled her hand, "I just settled it. I came to find you when I knew you were here. How is it? Are you used to it?"

Wang Yingyao smiled bitterly, and Jiang Ruolan was confused.

Wang Yingyao didn't want to cause trouble, so she pulled Jiang Ruolan to a place where no one was to talk.

"What's wrong with you?" Jiang Ruolan looked at her and asked.

"Don't mention it." As soon as Wang Yingyao told the story, she looked at Jiang Ruolan with sympathy. What else could she say?

"The Pei family is not very reasonable. How can this Miss Pei be so willful? Hey, will Xinyi offend her by doing this?" Jiang Ruolan said worriedly.

Wang Yingyao shook her head gently, "It's hard to say now, let's wait and see. Where do you live?"

Jiang Ruolan pointed in the direction of the East Palace, "Don't mention it, I'm not as good as you. One of the people living over there is the niece of the Queen, Shu Siyang, and the other is the niece of Concubine Li, Li Qingyi. The two don't get along. I'm stuck in the middle and it's hard to bear, so I hid out to find you."

The two looked at each other, full of worries. What a thing.

Their fathers both held important positions in the court, but it was not easy to conflict with the girls from these noble families, especially with the concubines in the harem, or the ladies from the top concubines in the harem.

Before entering the palace, my family repeatedly told me to be careful. Now, I have fallen into a wolf's den. Just thinking about the future is dark.

"Should we call Xinyi out?" Jiang Ruolan said softly.

Wang Yingyao shook her head, "Xinyi must have heard you calling me before. Now she doesn't come out probably because she doesn't want Pei Nianwei to think that we are deliberately ignoring her. Otherwise, if Xinyi comes out, it will be even more difficult to get along with her in the future."

"That's right." Jiang Ruolan was also worried, and then waved her hand, "Forget it, let's keep to ourselves and don't get involved in their affairs. Anyway, we are just going through the motions. Guess who else I saw?"

"Who?" Wang Yingyao asked with a smile, "There are so many people here today, I can't guess who it is."

"Xu Yurong's sister Xu Yuru." Jiang Ruolan said, "In addition to her, I also saw Jiang Lingyu from the Dongli Bo Mansion."

Wang Yingyao's face was slightly stiff. It seems that these two have some grievances with Xinyi.

Jiang Ruolan sighed, "Oh, Xinyi is in trouble now. She has enemies everywhere. We have to help her be careful. What kind of luck is this."

Wang Yingyao felt sympathetic. Her luck was not very good. She asked suspiciously, "Why is Jiang Lingyu also on the list? This shouldn't be the case."

"How do I know?" Jiang Ruolan shook her head, "But although the Dongli Palace has become a baron's palace, it is still a noble family. It's not strange to have a quota."

As the two were talking, someone soon discovered them and came over to say hello. As time went by, more and more ladies gathered, and naturally it became lively.

Since the beginning, civil officials and military officials looked down on each other in the court, and the children of civil officials and military officials did not have much contact. The daughters of civil officials were one circle, and the daughters of military officials, led by Zhu Chanyi, the granddaughter of Duke of Zheng Zhu Pengzu, were the ladies of military officials. Although the two groups did not become enemies, they did not have much contact.

The two groups bumped into each other, and the scene was quite embarrassing.

At this time, Su Xinyi walked out of the West Hall, raised her eyes, and saw that everyone in the yard was looking at her. Even though she was brave enough, she was still frightened.

What was going on?

"Xinyi!"

"Princess Yong'an!"

Wang Yingyao called for someone, but unexpectedly Zhu Chanyi also spoke at the same time, so the yard became quiet again in an instant.

Everyone was quite embarrassed.

Su Xinyi had never encountered such a situation before. She waved to Wang Yingyao first, then looked at the strange woman. She really didn't know her and had never seen her in her previous life. She smiled and looked at her, "Excuse me, who are you?"

Zhu Chanyi saw Su Xinyi taking the initiative to talk to her, and immediately laughed heartily: "My name is Zhu Chanyi. I have always admired the county lady since my grandfather mentioned her heroic deeds in Zhangping Prefecture. I couldn't help but say hello when I saw her today. Please don't blame me, county lady." After saying that, she paused a little annoyed, "My grandfather is the Duke of Zheng."

Su Xinyi didn't expect that she was the granddaughter of Zhu Pengzu, so she smiled and said, "So it's Miss Zhu. I have been in Beijing for a short time, so please forgive me for not knowing you."

Su Xinyi bowed to everyone and made everyone laugh. The subtle tense atmosphere before was swept away.

On the other side, Wang Yingyao and others also breathed a sigh of relief. It's good that everyone can get along well.

"Princess Yong'an, you don't know us, but we know you. We admire you for your powerful polo stick on the polo field of Prince Pingjing's mansion and your flying around the walls and rooftops of Biyang Palace."

Su Xinyi turned to look at the person who was speaking. She seemed familiar. She must have met him at a banquet, but she didn't say hello properly, so she only knew him a little and couldn't tell him where he came from.

Zhu Chanyi took the initiative to step forward and introduce, "County Lady, let me introduce you, this is Xiong Yanhua, the daughter of Commander Xiong of the Five Military Camps."

Su Xinyi greeted, "So she is the daughter of Commander Xiong. In the battle of Zhangping Prefecture, Commander Xiong was really brave in attacking the Tatars."

Xiong Yanhua immediately said, "County Lady, come to my house when you have time. My father often praises you."

Su Xinyi: ...

Zhu Chanyi pointed to another woman in purple and introduced, "Zhao Yeqiu, the daughter of Commander Zhao of the Three Thousand Camps." She pointed to another woman in a goose yellow dress, "Xu Minying, the daughter of Commander Xu of the Shenji Camp, and this one is Guo Yunrong, the daughter of Commander Guo of the Imperial Guards."

Su Xinyi thought, this really stirred up a hornet's nest for the commanders, all of them are the commanders' favorites.

All the commanders in the capital are here now.

No wonder these ladies are led by Zhu Chanyi, after all, their fathers have served under Duke Zheng.

Su Xinyi thought that although Duke Zheng had wrinkles on his face, Zhu Chanyi had bright eyes and was beautiful. Commander Xiong Bingyuan was big and strong, but he didn't expect his daughter to be slender and graceful. Commander Zhao had a loud voice like a bell, but his daughter had a voice like a yellow warbler, like listening to the sound of a fairy. Commander Xu of the Shenji Camp was most famous for his pot-bottom face, mainly because of his dark face, but Xu Minying had skin as white as cream and a smile as beautiful as a flower. Commander Guo of the Imperial Guards had often heard from her eldest brother that he was very serious and rarely smiled, but Guo Yunrong was really lively and cute.

So, things will turn around when they reach the extreme, right?

The daughters of military generals are really unconventional. Think about it, the Duke Qi Mansion is not much different. Whether it is Su Jingmo or Su Xixian, they are not ordinary people.

Although I have never seen these people in my previous life, I have heard of a few people, such as Zhu Chanyi, the granddaughter of Duke Zheng, who is quite famous.

Everyone held Su Xinyi tightly and asked endless questions about Zhangping Prefecture. They were really curious. Su Xinyi saw that these girls seemed to be very close to her, so she patiently told everyone in detail.

Everyone asked more questions about the fierce battle at Guanshankou. His Royal Highness had contributed to this.

Su Xinyi naturally praised His Royal Highness for his bravery and courage, and for his ability to predict the future. He led everyone to ambush the Tatar grain transport team and succeeded. As for her own role in it, she only mentioned it briefly and did not go into details.

The Queen had been pushing Prince Rong to compete with the Crown Prince, but His Royal Highness was a person who did things in a low-key manner. Today's occasion was good, and it was convenient for her to publicize His Royal Highness's achievements.

Besides, what she said was not an exaggeration. At that time, it was so dangerous, and His Royal Highness only took a team of people out of the city to meet her. Who else has such courage?

You know, at that time, the Tatar army outside Zhangping Prefecture was eyeing the city and preparing to attack. Under such circumstances, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was still there, which was worthy of her promoting his achievements.

Here, Su Xinyi also avoided mentioning her relationship with the Crown Prince. She didn't want these ladies to misunderstand.

Everyone listened attentively. Zhu Chanyi sighed, "I heard my grandfather mention this matter and praised His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but not as detailed as Princess Yong'an. I didn't expect His Royal Highness to be so brave and dare to leave the city with only more than ten people. I really didn't dare to think about it."

Everyone nodded frequently and talked about it.

At this time, someone suddenly said, "It's so lively, as if you saw it with your own eyes."

Su Xinyi looked up and saw a familiar face, the queen's niece Shu Siyang. She had met the queen several times in her previous life when she entered the palace. This woman was very arrogant and every time she was deliberately made things difficult for her by the queen, She would always add insult to injury and tease herself.

Seeing this face again, Su Xinyi felt that old and new hatreds were flooding into her mind. She looked at Shu Siyang and said: "Of course I saw it with my own eyes. Anyway, I dare to go to Zhangping Mansion. I don't know who this girl is." Whose family is this generous? Why don't you go to Zhangping Mansion to defeat the enemy?"

Someone next to him said to Su Xinyi: "County Master, this is Miss Shu from Duke Chengen's residence."

Su Xinyi smiled and thanked Guo Yunrong who spoke beside him, and Guo Yunrong waved his hands.

Shu Siyang had a queen aunt, so he didn't care about the people here. And being ridiculed by Su Xinyi, he naturally became angry. He looked at her and said, "The Lord of Yong'an County is nothing more than that. Thanks to you." With a good father, if one man dies in battle, the whole family will be honored. Otherwise, I’m afraid you’d still be a village girl in the country.”

Su Xinyi's face suddenly darkened when she heard that, and she looked at Shu Siyang and said unceremoniously, "What Miss Shu said is that I do have a good father who protects the family and the country, but I don't It’s just that I have a heroic father. Our Duke of Qi has followed Taizu’s uprising to fight everywhere. Generations of men from the Su family have served in the army. The family motto of loyalty to the emperor and the country is forged with blood. Which of the tablets in the ancestral hall of our Su family is an unknown person? ? The descendants of the Duke of Qi have a clear conscience in enjoying the protection of their ancestors. Maybe I am an ignorant person from the countryside, and I don’t know what the merits of Duke Cheng’en are for the country and the people?”

What achievements did Duke Chengen have?

Duke Chengen made his fortune through women, and after having an heir in the family, he got the title of Duke Chengen. The title sounds nice, but he has no real power and no outstanding children. Moreover, the title of Duke Chengen is not good. It cannot be inherited and replaced, it is just a mirror.

Su Xinyi asked such a "humble" question, which immediately made Shu Siyang blush. In full view of everyone, she wanted to refute, but she really didn't have any achievements to speak of, and she wanted to use the name of the Queen to take advantage of her. She was a human being, but in front of so many people, she didn't dare to tell the truth, her face was really pretty and tight.

Seeing that things were about to become tense, everyone hurriedly tried to smooth things over. Zhu Chanyi led people to lead Su Xinyi to the other side to talk. On the other side, Wang Yingyao and others also persuaded Shu Siyang back to the house.

If a commotion breaks out on the first day after entering the palace, no matter whether it is justified or not, no one will look good on their faces. This would be a shame.

Su Xinyi knew that the Queen's family was hostile to their Duke of Qi, but she didn't expect Shu Siyang, a young lady, to say such rude words. How could she not be angry?

If this wasn't the queen's niece, she would have dared to slap her in the face and make her remember her for a long time.

Su Xinyi knew that in her previous life, the Duke of Qi's palace was slowly declining. Even if it was because her father died in the war, there was no one in the Su family who supported the family with military exploits. There was also the reason why her eldest uncle was too loyal and would rather take a step back in everything. But there were more reasons. The reason is that these people are afraid of Qi Guogong's government and do everything possible to slander and suppress him.

The Duke Cheng'en's Mansion is nothing. It has neither military merit nor political achievements. It just shows off its power just because it has a successor. Shu Siyang dared to say such words, which shows that Duke Cheng'en must not shy away from doing so in front of the younger generation in private.

How could Su Xinyi not be angry or annoyed?

The reason why she had to go to Yulinwei in the first place was because she wanted to be the next hero of the Su family, but she was not very lucky. Although she didn't come back disgraced after going around, she was still far away from her original ambition.

Seeing that Su Xinyi looked unhappy, Zhu Chanyi comforted her softly, "The county master doesn't need to argue with her. The merits and demerits of the county master are up to people's minds. Sooner or later, the county master's achievements at the border will be spread."

Zhu Chanyi and others knew a little bit because their elders happened to have returned from the Battle of Zhangping Mansion, so they naturally knew the truth. However, when the truth came out from their mouths and reached the ears of the younger generation, it was also embellished and covered up.

Su Xinyi knew that she didn't care before, but now she feels that her original idea was wrong.

"Miss Zhu, I'm fine, thank you for your comfort." Su Xinyi suppressed the anger in her heart and looked at the other party and said.

Zhu Chanyi looked at the appearance of Yong'an County Lord and knew that she felt sad. If someone insulted their family like this, she would definitely be angry.

Guo Yunrong also advised from the side: "County Lord, some people are just jealous. If you are really angry because of this, you will have fulfilled their wish."

Su Xinyi nodded, "It's okay, I'm not angry anymore. Right and wrong have their own merits and demerits, and it's not something that a villain can slander with just a few words. Let's not talk about this anymore. I heard that there will be a dinner tonight, and everyone will Go back and take a rest, see you at the dinner."

"That's right, there is a banquet tonight. We have to prepare well so as not to be laughed at." Guo Yunrong said with a smile.

After everyone heard this, they dispersed one after another.

Su Xinyi looked up at the sky and took a deep breath. On the first day of entering the palace today, she first borrowed King Rong's hand to make the female envoy Zhang, and now she embarrassed Shu Siyang in public. I'm afraid tonight's If the Queen is attending the dinner, I have to be more careful.

"Xinyi!"

Su Xinyi turned around and saw Wang Yingyao and Jiang Ruolan walking over in a hurry. As soon as they walked in, they heard Wang Yingyao say anxiously: "Shu Siyang goes to the empress, I'm afraid she will file a complaint, but you can Be careful."

Su Xinyi was not surprised at all, and said: "I expected that she would go and complain. A person with a clear conscience is not afraid of his own shadow. So many people heard what Shu Siyang said at that time. Even if the queen protects him, she can't use this matter to complain."

"You can't say that. Shu Siyang has always been loved by the queen. Don't be careless." Jiang Ruolan said quickly, fearing that Su Xinyi would underestimate the enemy.

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