322: Three Yi Tribes

Su Xinyi kept thinking about a problem on the way back to the East Palace. Prince Rong is not in the capital now, so no one will help His Highness to improve his favor in front of His Majesty.

After all, with Prince Rong's honesty and straightforwardness, His Majesty can raise the image of the prince in his heart without doing anything.

Now that Prince Rong is not here, Prince Xiang is mean again, and Prince Jing and Prince Wu are still unclear about their character. In addition, there is also a You Xiangru who is eyeing him covetously, pulling His Highness's mother as a banner. In addition, there is also a Fu Yun in Prince Xiang's mansion whose depth is unclear. This is simply an ambush from all sides.

She thinks it won't work if it goes on like this. His Highness is a gentleman of clear wind and bright moon, a crown prince of a country, and a future monarch. He must not do anything that loses his status.

Then she can only bite the bullet and take it on.

But she has never done such a thing, but thinking about her own father's character, it seems that it is not impossible for her to be a little more eccentric.

She still needs to exercise the thickness of her face.

Yan Junchu saw Su Xinyi blushing as she walked, so he asked her softly, "What's wrong?"

Su Xinyi coughed lightly. How could she say such a shameless thing in front of His Highness?

That was absolutely impossible. Since she was reborn, although she couldn't say that she wanted to make a good name in the world, she didn't want to make herself a devil.

There really is no such thing as a pie in the sky these days. It's not easy to be a Crown Princess.

Fortunately, she is very familiar with Prince Rong, so she can still imitate him.

"Nothing, Your Highness, don't worry." Su Xinyi said with a smile immediately.

Yan Junchu felt weird, but A Yuan didn't want to say it, and he wouldn't get to the bottom of it.

Su Xinyi breathed a sigh of relief. Hey, His Highness is really a good person.

Yan Junchu went back to the East Palace directly, but Su Xinyi didn't. She had to help the banquet to end and make sure to win the favor of the Queen.

If she wanted to bring the queen on board before, she was a little reluctant to do so, but now she doesn't think so. She needs to unite all the forces that can be united. Now the queen has a strong inclination towards the East Palace, so she naturally has to work harder to completely subdue her.

His Highness is such a good person, serving the country and the people, so he should sit firmly in the position of the crown prince, and no one should want to shake him.

In the past, she just wanted to repay her gratitude, but now she wants more than that. His Highness is still her husband and will be the father of her children in the future. His Highness treats her so well, so of course she is willing to go through fire and water for him.

A little thick-skinned, a little more hard work, a little sweet mouth, what does this count for, she is willing.

This time, Su Xinyi took the people of Yuanhui Palace to arrange the subsequent ending of the banquet, and then went to Yuanhui Palace to see the queen.

The queen had changed into a casual dress, and even the phoenix crown and bun were removed. When she arrived, Zhao Ma was combing the queen's hair again.

Su Xinyi thought that she could now watch the queen dressing up, which was a very close distance. Well, she was very satisfied.

"Mother, I see that you don't look very good. Are you still worried about You Xiangru?" Su Xinyi took the teacup from the hand of the palace maid and put it next to the queen's hand, so that she could drink it.

Then, she sat on the brocade stool next to the queen, and then picked a jade hairpin and handed it to Zhao Mama to pin the queen's hair.

Zhao Mama was stunned for a moment. The crown princess handed over the hairpin and held the teacup. How could this be a bit scary?

But seeing that the queen didn't think it was anything, she took it carefully and smiled and flattered it, "The crown princess really cares about the queen. If the princesses in the future are as filial as you, the queen will be able to enjoy happiness."

Su Xinyi's eyes lit up. Oh, Zhao Mama is a good person. No wonder she can become the most capable person around the queen. Why didn't she notice this ability before?

The queen was stunned by what Zhao Ma said. She had been thinking about the banquet before, and only understood what Zhao Ma said when she came to her senses.

To be honest, she was on good terms with Su Xinyi for her son, but she never thought that Su Xinyi would treat her so attentively, so she felt very complicated.

"You don't have to do these things, there are palace servants."

"Mother, when I was at home, I often did these things for my mother. You treat me sincerely, so I will naturally repay you with grass. Please don't dislike me." Su Xinyi smiled so much that her face became a flower.

The queen looked at Su Xinyi and saw that she had no intention of hypocrisy and flattery, but a sincere look on her face. She felt that she had been a little too much to the girl before. The child had a big temper and a little fierce, but she had a pure heart. No wonder her son was willing to follow her after being beaten by her several times.

Thinking of this, the last bit of unhappiness that had been stuck in her heart disappeared. She looked at Su Xinyi and said with a smile: "You have been with me these days, and my Yuanhui Palace has become lively. If I had a daughter like you, I would smile in my dreams."

"A daughter-in-law is the same as a daughter. We are all family." Su Xinyi said with a smile immediately.

The queen is a little selfish sometimes, but there is nothing wrong with her thinking about her own son. Sometimes she does things a little straightforward, but who lets her be the queen, she has this right, now think about it, there is nothing wrong with it.

As long as this big Buddha gets on her boat, she can walk sideways in the harem!

The queen felt that Su Xinyi's mouth was like honey today, and every word she said touched her heart. At the end, when she talked about You Xiangru, she was sincere.

"The late queen was a virtuous person. Although I didn't meet the late queen many times, I still respect her very much in my heart." The queen sighed.

Su Xinyi didn't know how credible this statement was, but looking at the queen's tone and demeanor, it seemed that she was sincere.

"Your Majesty has a very good relationship with the late Queen. At that time, Concubine Li was just a concubine. She was nothing in front of the late Queen. How can she compare with the late Queen." When mentioning Concubine Li, the Queen's demeanor became much more disdainful.

"Mother, I heard that Concubine Li seemed to be plotting the position of queen. Is it true?" Su Xinyi asked with a smile.

"Of course it's true." The queen now feels that she is much closer to Su Xinyi, and her son has no hope of becoming the prince. It is better to be tied to the East Palace. As long as the prince is good to her son, she will be fine. If she didn't say it before Now she can say, "It's just that she didn't want to think about it. Behind her was Taishi Li. What would the prince do if he appointed her as his queen? At that time, the late empress had just left. His majesty had a deep love for the late empress and would never give him anything." The prince brings trouble."

Su Xinyi understood. The emperor's affection for the late empress was at the most difficult time. Looking at the young son left behind by his beloved wife, he would inevitably be overflowing with paternal love. At this time, the first thing to think about was to protect the late empress. The queen's son.

Not only will they not make Concubine Li the queen, but when choosing a queen, they can only choose one whose family background is not a threat at all.

Now I understand, it’s no wonder that the queen was chosen. This natal family was indeed a hindrance. His Majesty gave him the title of Duke Chengen. Later, the Shu family made a mistake and took it back. Later, he was given a minor official, and then he was demoted to a commoner.

Tsk, the queen’s natal family is not so miserable.

The Queen was a little melancholy as she spoke. In fact, His Majesty treated her well. Although he was not as doting as Concubine Li, he was good to her son. As long as he was good to her son, even if His Majesty was average to her, as long as he was still sitting in the Queen's bed. She was satisfied with her position.

So what if Concubine Li is favored? Your Majesty doesn't like King Xiang, but does he really dislike King Xiang?

In fact, this is not necessarily the case. Your Majesty is still a different kind of force that suppresses the Li family. If your Majesty shows that you like Prince Xiang, then the people headed by Grand Master Li may have already blatantly tried their best to position the prince.

Humph, what His Majesty said about being deeply in love seemed to her to be false.

The most important thing in His Majesty's heart is the prince. Of course, her son is a hindrance to his maternal family, so he has a place in His Majesty's heart.

"Mother, do you think You Xiangzhe will be chosen to enter the palace?" Su Xinyi asked now, not very sure.

The queen waved her hand to ask Nanny Zhao to go down, then looked at Su Xinyi and said, "Yes."

Su Xinyi didn't expect the queen to be so determined, and was stunned for a moment, "Really?"

The queen narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "That face is at least 50-60% similar to the late queen's."

Su Xinyi:......

The queen sneered, "Prince Xiang kept in touch with the courtiers in private during the period when the prince went on the expedition. I think the timing of You Xiangzhe's entry into the palace is a bit subtle."

Su Xinyi's mind flashed, "What does the mother mean, that the father will use You Xiangzhi to suppress Concubine Li Guifei and her son?"

"It's just a guess, maybe it's wrong." The queen shook her head and said, "But for us, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. It depends on whether You Xiangzhe is smart or stupid."

If after entering the palace, he can't even go a few rounds under Concubine Li, what's the use of such a fool.

But it's not good if someone is too smart. Not only can they not just read the joke, but they also have to prevent her from taking a bite.

Su Xinyi had never expected that the queen could be so thoughtful and put down her own interests to take care of the overall situation. This surprised her. It was not unreasonable for her to be on equal footing with Concubine Li in the harem, and even to the extent of suppressing her.

Su Xinyi came out of Yuanhui Palace and walked on the way back to the East Palace, wondering what her next step should be.

After returning to the East Palace, His Highness was not in the Deyang Palace. She first changed into the heavy and gorgeous crown princess uniform, briefly washed herself, changed into regular clothes, and went to the study as a habit, briefly describing the events of this period. Record it and list everyone's relationship network one by one on paper.

Looking at the names on the paper, Su Xinyi found that the people around King Xiang were interesting. Xu Yurong's ex-husband was Shu Xuebo, and there was Yan Qiongsi involved in Yuling'an. These two people were very close to the queen. .

What does King Xiang want to do?

She didn't consider it a friendly exchange.

Just before she had a clue, Yan Junchu came back. He didn't see anyone in the main hall, so he went directly to the study room, and sure enough, he saw A Yuan with a frown on his face.

Su Xinyi heard the footsteps and looked up, and saw His Highness coming in. She stood up with a smile, "Your Highness, are you done?"

Yan Junchu nodded, "There are some things that need to be dealt with. What are you doing?"

Su Xinyi handed over what he had written and said, "Write whatever you want."

Yan Junchu took it and took a look at it, and immediately smiled, "It's well written."

Su Xinyi:......

Yan Junchu took Su Xinyi's hand and returned to the main hall. After the two sat down, Forsythia led someone to serve tea, then bowed and retreated.

Su Xinyi took a sip of tea and looked at His Highness, not knowing what to say for a while.

Yan Junchu looked at her like this with eyes full of smiles, "What do you want to say?"

Su Xinyi thought about it and said, "Do you think You Xiangzhi will enter the palace?"

Yan Junchu looked up at Xin Yi, "Are you worried?"

"I just find it disgusting."

Yan Junchu was amused, "It doesn't matter to us whether you enter the palace or not. Even if I meet you in the harem, I will just treat you as a stranger. I think she will be embarrassed to have a relationship with you."

"This is a mess. Father won't really bring someone into the palace, right?" Su Xinyi felt more and more disgusted the more she thought about it. What kind of thing is this?

"What kind of thing is this?" Yan Junchu didn't care. There were sisters, aunts and nieces in the harem before. For power and interests, these human relations are nothing. "

Su Xinyi: ...

She is short-sighted.

Yan Junchu knew that Ayuan was in a bad mood because of him. He stared at her with a pair of eyes and said seriously, "I really don't care. In my heart, they are no longer relatives."

Su Xinyi let out a long sigh, "Yes, those who can do this are really not human beings."

Yan Junchu smiled even more happily, "Don't be sad."

Su Xinyi looked at His Highness. He still advised her not to be sad. It was obvious that he was the most sad about this matter.

"When will the emperor reward the merits of the battle in Zhangping Prefecture this time? "Su Xinyi has been thinking about this matter, "and the matter of the traitor must be concluded."

"Soon."

"Who did the capital find out was colluding with Zhangping Prefecture?"

"Two assistant ministers of the Ministry of War."

Su Xinyi looked at His Highness in surprise, "Only two assistant ministers?"

"The rest have not been tried yet, but there is little hope, these two are biting hard."

Su Xinyi's mood was not good. This meant that he would take the blame and would not reveal the person behind the scenes.

"Is there no other way?"

"The evidence we have found so far can only find them. There is more unless these two confess, but it seems that there is little hope now." Yan Junchu held Xinyi's hand and said softly, "They should have some handle in their hands."

"Can't find it out?"

"Not for the time being." Yan Junchu said, "These two assistant ministers usually have a very good reputation. If it weren't for the solid evidence, I would not have thought it would be them. "

Su Xinyi knew that the people under His Highness's command must be more powerful than her. These people could not make these two confess unless they could get evidence that they were threatened. Otherwise, there was no other way.

"This is really infuriating." Su Xinyi said while gritting her teeth.

Thinking of the soldiers who died in the battle of Zhangping Prefecture and the civilians who died defending the city, her eyes could not help but turn red.

Yan Junchu took her into his arms and patted her back gently, "Don't worry, one day, I will find them all out. "

Behind the King of Xiang stood Li Taishi, who had been an official for decades and had countless students and old friends in the court. He knew a lot of secrets, and even Yan Junchu was in a dilemma.

Su Xinyi really wanted Shang Junyan to be the prince's staff, as he must know a lot of secrets, but it was impossible.

She suppressed this extravagant hope. In her previous life, if she had gone out more often and listened to more political affairs, she would not be as clueless as she is now.

Because in her previous life, she had basically no intersection with the people of Li Guifei's faction, how could she know each other's secrets.

"Your Highness, Lord Wang wants to see you." Zhang Jian's voice sounded outside.

Yan Junchu still wanted to spend more time with Xinyi, but now he had to get up and said to Xinyi: "Wang Ce went to check the matter of Yuling Temple. He might have some news now. I'll go over and take a look."

Yuling Temple?

Su Xinyi's eyes lit up and nodded quickly, "Your Highness, go down. ”

Yan Junchu: …

The prince didn’t come back until late at night. Su Xinyi was supposed to wait for him, but she had to go to Yuanhui Palace the next day, so she had to rest first.

When she was half asleep, she felt someone beside her. The familiar smell made her feel relieved and fell asleep again.

Yan Junchu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Thinking that she had been busy with the summer banquet these days, she suppressed her thoughts, hugged the person in her arms and closed her eyes.

***

A few days after the summer banquet, His Majesty discussed the generals and soldiers in the battle of Zhangping Prefecture at the morning court. Reward for merit.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is already the crown prince, and it is fine for His Majesty to praise him a few times and give him some gold and silver as a formality. The most important thing is the few words of praise from His Majesty.

His Majesty has so many sons, but not many of them can be praised by His Majesty like this.

In addition, Qin Guansheng was promoted to deputy commander, and his centurion Li Shu was promoted to thousand, Huang Kan was promoted to thousand, and Su Qi was also promoted to centurion. In addition to those who returned to Beijing, His Majesty also rewarded those who stayed in Yulin Guard and Yunxiang Guard. The commander of the guard is already the top level, unless he is promoted to the Five Military Commandery, but the local The garrisons still needed them to guard, so they were awarded the title of General Zhaoyi and given gold and silver.

The commanders from various places who came to help, such as Jie Jinglue, only caught up with the last event and had no chance of promotion, so His Majesty gave them gold and silver and verbally praised them.

For example, Prince Rong was in a more miserable situation, because he was doing behind-the-scenes work and was not on the list of praise.

Su Xinyi lit a candle for Prince Rong, and of course her eldest brother Su Yi.

Alas, my eldest brother worked hard for several months and was busy for nothing, but my second brother's centurion was a pleasant surprise.

Su Xinyi Yi certainly felt that her second brother deserved to be promoted to a hundred households, because His Majesty gave part of her military achievements to her second brother, and Qin Guansheng also took part.

The part about Qin Guansheng was very subtle. Su Xinyi didn't know what His Majesty was thinking. Dividing her achievements to Qin Guansheng, wasn't this pushing Qin Guansheng closer to the East Palace?

But she was not sure whether His Majesty was testing Qin Guansheng's position.

After the reward, the case of the traitor was dealt with.

Lu Qin and other officials in Zhangping Prefecture were found guilty, and their three clans were exterminated to serve as a warning to others.

The two assistant ministers of the Ministry of War were not much better off. They were beheaded and their families were exiled to the border. The place of exile was Zhangping Prefecture.

It was really a cycle of cause and effect.

His Majesty dealt with so many people in succession, and the atmosphere in the entire capital was suppressed. In the court, the important officials faced the furious His Majesty. At this time, they looked at each other, and everyone was confused. No one dared to face the challenge.

The palace was silent. His Majesty's eyes turned around and finally fell on the prince.

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