330: Walking Into a Trap

Yan Junchu looked at Su Xinyi and said: "Yang Jin has already gone to investigate. As long as he does it, it will leave traces. Just like you, don't take risks easily in the future. Google search to read"

Su Xinyi wanted to say no, but when she met His Highness' serious gaze, she nodded, "I understand."

"You take a rest first, and I'll go see my father." Yan Junchu still had a lot of things to deal with. Since he knew that A Yuan was involved in it, he had to clear it up for her in advance.

Su Xinyi was not tired, but he didn't want to betray His Highness's kindness. He got up and sent the person away while he came back to ponder what happened today.

She remembered clearly that the fright on King Xiang's face when he met the tiger didn't seem to be fake.

Some things can be faked, such as your expression, but some things cannot be faked, such as the unconscious trembling of muscles when you are overly frightened.

If it wasn't King Xiang's handiwork, who would it be?

Su Xinyi couldn't think of who it was for a while, and didn't find any useful clues. She could only keep it in mind and hope that His Highness could find it out.

Su Xinyi was not tired. After much thought, he felt that he could no longer hide in the tent for leisure. After changing his clothes, he got up and prepared to go to the queen's side.

The Queen must be in charge of the dinner. She is the Crown Princess now, so it's not easy for her to be lazy and be criticized.

When Su Xinyi arrived at the queen's tent, it was very lively. As soon as she entered, she saw Concubine Li and several other concubines there, all of whom were old acquaintances.

Princess Pingjing, Madam Wu'anhou, Madam Zheng Guogong, and somewhat surprisingly, Mrs. Dongli Botai was also seen.

Su Xinyi first greeted the queen, then greeted Concubine Li and others, and then the ladies of the house greeted Su Xinyi again before sitting down each other.

The queen looked at Su Xinyi and said with a smile: "Why don't you take a little rest after you just came back from the hunting ground? I heard that you have hunted a lot of prey, so there will be a few more dishes for tonight's dinner."

When Su Xinyi heard that the queen didn't mention anything about the danger in the hunting ground, she had an idea in her mind. This was a hint to her. She immediately replied with a smile: "Thank you for your concern, mother. My daughter-in-law is not tired. I just wanted to come over and have a look." Can you help me with the dinner party?"

"You kid just can't stay idle. Let's sit down and have a cup of tea. The dinner is almost ready. You can take Nanny Zhao out for a spin later."

The queen's distressed look made everyone look stunned. Only Concubine Li's face was stiff and the smile on her face was extremely unnatural.

I have long heard that the relationship between the Queen and the Crown Princess is very harmonious, but the things in the palace are said to be the most unbelievable, but now that I have seen it with my own eyes, it is a different story.

The most angry person here is the Princess of Guangping County. She really doesn’t know what kind of medicine her sister took wrongly. Su Xinyi is obviously not a good person, but now she insists on getting close to her. Do you think it is irritating or not?

The princess of Guangping County didn't even have a smile on her face. Mrs. Wu'an Hou glanced at it and chuckled in her heart. The queen's backyard was not monolithic.

Su Xinyi didn't know why Mrs. Dongli Botai was here. Ever since Dongli Prince's Mansion became the Prince's Mansion, Mrs. Dongli Botai seemed to be invisible in the circles of the capital. Now she suddenly started to appear again. Su Xinyi couldn't help but take a closer look. Take a look.

Mrs. Dong Libo raised her head and met the Crown Princess's eyes. She gave her a friendly smile. Su Xinyi also pursed her lips and smiled, and then their eyes diverged.

Concubine Li rolled her eyes, looked at Madam Wu Anhou and smiled kindly, "Why haven't you seen your cousin?"

As soon as Concubine Li said these words, Su Xinyi looked up and saw Concubine Li smiling happily at Mrs. Dong Libo.

It's really like a toad landing on the back of one's feet.

After hearing what Concubine Li said, Mrs. Wu'an immediately smiled and said: "Returning to Concubine Li, the child from Xiangzhi is enjoying the scenery with friends outside. The scenery in the capital is more prosperous and beautiful than in Luzhou. This child feels fresh wherever he goes. Make the queen laugh."

Concubine Li smiled and said: "I remember that Miss You's father was an official in Luzhou Tea Horse Company. The most important thing in a place like Tea Horse Company is a horse farm. Our hunting ground is not as big as the horse farm there." ”

The smile on Mrs. Wu'an Hou's face did not change when she heard this, and she said: "I have never been to Luzhou. I have never seen the horse farm there, but I don't know its size. The child Xiangzhe didn't go out very often when he was in Luzhou. , it’s not easy to compare.”

Su Xinyi listened to Concubine Li and Mrs. Wu Anhou going back and forth. What was she going to do?

Carry a sedan chair for You Xiangzhi?

Su Xinyi sneered in her heart, but the smile on her face did not change. She was still sitting there, making it impossible to make a mistake.

Just as she was thinking this, Concubine Li suddenly looked at her and asked, "I wonder if the Crown Princess has ever been to Luzhou and seen the racecourse there?"

Su Xinyi did not expect that the words would suddenly be thrown on her head. She looked up at Concubine Li, smiled and said, "I have never been to Luzhou, nor have I seen the horse farm over there. I heard that the concubine and Mrs. Wu'an were like this." Praise, could it be that the imperial concubine has been there before?”

Concubine Li smiled when she heard the words, glanced at the queen from the corner of her eyes and said meaningfully: "The Crown Princess did not grow up in the capital after all. There are some things she never knew. I did accompany your majesty to Luzhou. The sky is high and the sky is high. It’s a great place to raise horses.”

As soon as Concubine Li said these words, the queen's expression was a little subtle, and Su Xinyi felt that there must be something she didn't know.

Just thinking about this, she heard the Princess of Guangping County suddenly say, "If the Imperial Concubine hadn't mentioned this, I wouldn't have remembered it. It happened more than ten years ago. At that time, the Imperial Concubine was still a concubine, and the late Queen was still alive."

Su Xinyi understood in an instant that Concubine Li was deliberately using words to stab the Queen.

However, the Princess of Guangping County had stabbed well, and she looked at Concubine Li's expression, which was a little ugly.

At this time, the wife of Wu'an Marquis looked at the Princess of Guangping County and smiled, "I didn't expect that the Princess of the County knew about this matter. I'm afraid that the Princess of the County had not yet entered the capital at that time?"

Concubine Li's face became better again.

Su Xinyi's mouth twitched. The late Queen was still alive, and Queen Shu was still waiting to be married. As the sister-in-law of the late Queen, the wife of Wu'an Marquis's mansion also stabbed Queen Shu and the wife of Wu'an Marquis.

Su Xinyi looked coldly at the wife of Marquis Wu'an and Concubine Li singing the same tune, and she looked down on her behavior. If the late queen knew what her family did, she would be sad.

As a junior, Su Xinyi naturally couldn't interrupt such things, but she wouldn't watch the queen embarrassed. She looked at the queen and said with a smile: "Mother, His Highness hunted a wild fox and said that he would ask someone to make you a hand guard for winter use. When you return to the palace, please ask Madam Zhao to send a shape you like so that your daughter-in-law can have it made. It's a pity that I'm not good at sewing, otherwise I would make it for you myself."

The queen's tone was smooth at once. The late queen was a big stone pressing on her head. The wife of Marquis Wu'an was the sister-in-law of the virtuous queen. Now she and Concubine Li joined hands to embarrass her, but the prince and the princess were filial to her, the successor queen, and they instantly turned the tables.

The queen was so relaxed from head to toe eating an ice bowl in the hot summer. She looked at Su Xinyi and smiled, "Why do you need to do these things? Otherwise, what is the use of a sewing room in the palace? I am very happy that you and the prince have this heart. When I first entered the palace, the prince was just a little kid, and in the blink of an eye, he got married. Now, mother is looking forward to you letting me hold grandchildren early. This is the greatest filial piety to me."

Su Xinyi lowered her head in a shy and timid manner. When it comes to acting, the queen is also a master.

Mrs. Donglibo lowered her head to drink tea, looking like she was in a trance.

The faces of the others became strange, especially the look of the wife of Marquis Wu'an, who looked even more embarrassed. Concubine Li's smile faded, and she looked at Su Xinyi and said, "It's been quite a while since the Crown Princess married in, why is there still no good news?"

Su Xinyi looked at Concubine Li and said softly, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness and I are not in a hurry. It's still too early for me to give birth to my ninth brother two years after you entered the palace."

Concubine Li:...

The Queen was so happy. When the Crown Princess talked to her, she was so angry. Now, seeing her talking to Concubine Li, she felt relieved and happy.

The queen saw that Concubine Li's face changed and she looked like she was about to say something, so she immediately said, "It's getting late. Crown Princess, go check on the preparations for the dinner. Let Madam Zhao accompany you. Just tell her if you have anything to say."

Madam Zhao was the queen's right-hand man. Now the queen let the Crown Princess use Madam Zhao at will. The wife of Marquis Wu'an frowned, and even Concubine Li felt a heart attack.

Madam Zhao came out immediately and bowed to the Crown Princess.

Su Xinyi stood up, "My daughter-in-law will go check it out."

As she said that, she stood up and walked out, and Madam Zhao followed her. The tent became quiet in an instant.

After leaving the queen's tent, Madam Zhao smiled and said, "Crown Princess, please follow me."

Su Xinyi nodded and followed Madam Zhao to the temporary imperial kitchen, which was busy. Seeing that Su Xinyi, the Crown Princess, was coming, everyone stopped their work and bowed.

Su Xinyi waved her hand and asked everyone to continue to do their own things. She walked with Zhao Mama, checked the menu for the dinner, and looked at the prey being processed. In the evening, a bonfire would be set up to roast a whole lamb. At this time, the lamb was already marinated. She went over to take a look and saw everyone's trembling look, so she went out of the imperial kitchen to Zhao Mama.

"Are men and women seated separately for the dinner, or according to the seats of each family?" Su Xinyi asked.

"It's almost the same as the palace banquet."

Su Xinyi had an idea in mind, and listened to Zhao Mama's general seating arrangement.

The sky gradually darkened, and Su Xinyi asked Zhao Mama to go back, saying: "I'll go over there to see how the arrangement is, Mama, go back and report to my mother."

Zhao Mama smiled and agreed. Before leaving, she looked at the Crown Princess who was hesitant to speak, and thought for a while before whispering: "Crown Princess, the dinner is in the open air, there are many people and things, you should not drink too much."

Su Xinyi raised her eyebrows slightly, and Zhao Mama had already bowed and turned away.

What did Zhao Mama want to say to her, that something would happen tonight?

She chuckled. When the wife of Marquis Wu'an brought You Xiangru here, she knew that she would not be able to live in peace. However, it was hard to say how far they would go. She hoped that they would not do anything to embarrass the prince, otherwise, she would definitely not show mercy.

Su Xinyi went back and called Zhan Qiao and Lian Qiao, whispering a few words to them. After the two left, Su Xinyi took Cui Que out of the tent again.

The night had fallen, and a bonfire had been lit at the banquet. The people in the imperial kitchen had already roasted the lamb on it. Under the night, people were coming and going. She stood in the backlight, with the smile on her face gone, staring at Yan Qiongsi and You Xiangru who were walking from a distance.

The two seemed to be talking and laughing, and Su Xinyi felt it was very ironic.

Yan Qiongsi was the niece of the queen, and You Xiangru was the cousin of the prince. The two should have been in the same boat with the queen or the prince, but now they were flirting with Concubine Li.

The family affection in this world is indeed different from person to person. Some people are thicker than blood, while some people put interests first.

Let’s not talk about You Xiangru. After all, she was far away in Luzhou and had little contact with the prince. But Yan Qiongsi was different. For her affairs, Prince Rong ran around and really protected this cousin with all his heart.

But what was Yan Qiongsi doing?

Su Xinyi slowly retracted her gaze and watched the two walk to the banquet to find a place to sit. Soon, other ladies surrounded them, so she retracted her gaze.

Counting the time, Su Xinyi saw Zhu Chanyi and others appear with their elders, and then she appeared to greet everyone.

As soon as Su Xinyi appeared, she immediately stole the limelight from Yan Qiongsi. Yan Qiongsi's expression did not show any abnormality, but the smile in his eyes had disappeared.

The first and fourth wives came a little late. They were so scared after hearing about the hunting ground that they scolded the younger generation in the family.

Let them go to the hunting ground to take care of it, but what was the result?

When the team was divided, they were assigned to the side of King Wu and King Jing for some reason. Who would believe that no one had made any moves?

But it was too late to find anyone to reason with now.

Su Chu and Su Ju both looked unhappy. Su Bei was still okay, but this also made them understand one thing. Once they were involved in the vortex of the palace, this force would be much stronger than they expected.

Just like now, several people have neither merit nor official position. Even if the younger sister is the crown princess, she is not strong enough and has no say when encountering things.

When everyone is divided into teams, if they can have their own say, they can naturally choose where to go, but because they don’t have this say, before they react, others have already made the decision.

The three brothers were hit hard, and now they finally understand why the eldest brother and the second brother are desperately trying to move up.

Family background and status will be a golden signboard when eating, drinking and having fun, and others will flatter you and coax you, but once it really comes to the competition, you are nothing without real ability.

Su Xinyi listened to her aunt and mother, and then looked at her brothers and laughed. She walked away from the crowd and took them to one side and said, "Just think of it as learning something. Besides, someone must have arranged for you to be transferred this time."

Su Ju was stunned, "Sixth sister, do you mean that someone else had planned it in advance? Is it about the hunting ground..."

They have heard about what happened in the hunting ground, but they don't know the details yet. Moreover, they are a little far away from King Xiang, and there is no one there when they and the two princes rush over.

Su Xinyi nodded slightly, "Now the matter has not been investigated clearly, we will know when there is a result, but I think the real murderer behind this matter is hard to find."

Su Bei's temperament has always been gentle, and at this time his face was also a little annoyed, "Even if the real murderer cannot be found, at least we have to know the direction."

Su Xinyi nodded, "That's what I mean, I'll have to trouble you brothers."

Su Xinyi told them in detail about the direction of her suspicion, and then said: "There may be something unusual tonight, brothers, don't join in the fun, if someone calls you out alone, don't go."

Su Bei and the other two: ...

Just out hunting, why are there so many things.

"What are your plans?" Su Bei looked at the sixth sister and asked, he knew that the sixth sister was not a person who would suffer losses, and she must have an idea in her mind.

Su Xinyi coughed lightly, glanced at the aunt and mother with the corner of her eyes and didn't say anything.

The eldest lady looked at them unhappily, "Okay, you guys talk slowly, let's go over there for a walk."

The children are grown up and have their own ideas.

The fourth lady patted Xinyi's arm, "Don't be too impulsive."

Su Xinyi immediately said, "Mother, don't worry about your aunt, I don't want to do anything else, at most I'll just go with the flow."

What is this?

The first lady didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Before leaving, she looked at Xinyi and whispered, "Xinyi, aunt knows that you are not a child who doesn't know the importance of things, but remember one thing, no matter what you do, don't get yourself involved. If you accidentally have an accident, remember that your family will support you."

After the first lady finished speaking, she took the fourth brother's wife away without waiting for Xinyi to answer, saying as she walked, "Before, the wife of Marquis Wu'an said she wanted to reminisce with us, let's go and see."

The fourth lady smiled and left with her sister-in-law. Su Xinyi heard her mother's voice coming from afar, "What's the point of reminiscing with her? It's okay to go and listen..."

The four brothers and sisters looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

"Sixth sister, tell me what you want to do." Su Chu said immediately.

Time was running out, so Su Xinyi told him about the time when she met You Xiangrui asking His Majesty for help when she returned to the capital, and then about the last banquet. Finally, she said, "After the summer banquet, You Xiangrui has not been able to enter the palace. I think both she and the Wu'an Marquisate can't help it, and they will definitely do something this time. This is what I think..."

The brothers and sisters murmured for a while. Su Ju glanced at the third brother and the fifth brother, and then whispered: "Who will lead the people over then?"

"We can't show up, so as not to arouse suspicion, but we can pass the news to those who want to take action." Su Chu smiled, "I will take care of this matter. You keep a close eye on the people. As long as the Wu'an Marquis's Mansion really takes action, I will act immediately."

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