338: It’s Better to Tie the Bad Guys Together
Su Xinyi was vaguely aware of the competition among the concubines in the harem, but she would not pay too much attention to it. His Majesty was still there, and the concubines were not something that she, the crown prince, could reach out to.
Su Xinyi is very clear about one thing. His Majesty is not an ignorant and incompetent person today. On the contrary, he is a very strong person. She knew this deeply in her previous life.
In her last life, she thought that people in the capital liked ladies, so she wanted to be a lady and gain recognition from everyone. However, His Majesty was very indifferent to her.
In this life, she just wanted to live happily. As a result, His Majesty chose her to be the Crown Princess, and after marrying into the East Palace, His Majesty was quite tolerant to her. Just like the last time she went to Zhangping Mansion, if His Majesty didn't nod, she would How can it be possible?
Later, she thought about it carefully and felt that something was wrong with her understanding.
The majesty she thought of in her previous life was just the majesty in other people's mouths, not the majesty she knew herself.
After marrying the prince and having more contact with His Majesty, she realized that His Majesty was much more powerful than she knew, and his temperament was also very different.
Just like what happened with You Xiangzhe this time, she had thought that His Majesty might choose her to enter the palace, but His Majesty had been silent. This time, the matter of Prince Xiang and You Xiangzhe came up, and His Majesty's reaction was also very surprising.
Even Su Xinyi couldn't help but think about the position of the late Queen in His Majesty's heart.
However, so far, Su Xinyi has not figured it out yet.
But there is one thing that Su Xinyi can determine. Maybe what everyone thinks is different in His Majesty's eyes.
At least, her own understanding has also been biased. However, His Highness the Crown Prince is slightly different from her. He has a deeper understanding of His Majesty. At least when he dealt with You Xiangzhe's matter, His Highness the Crown Prince's mentality was very calm.
Looking back now, Su Xinyi felt that she might have overlooked something.
"Princess, as soon as Xu Yurong disappeared, Yuling'an was immediately put under control. Now Princess Runyi has also been summoned, and His Royal Highness Prince Xiang's Aunt Fu may also be summoned. What the Duke's Mansion wants What are your plans next?" Zhan Qiao looked at the Crown Princess in a daze and raised his voice slightly.
Su Xinyi came back to her senses, looked at Zhan Qiao and asked, "Has Yan Qiongsi been put back?"
Zhan Qiao shook his head, "Not yet, but the Princess of Guangping County has already entered the palace to ask the Queen for help."
Su Xinyi nodded slightly, "Can the traces of Xu Yurong be found?"
"It's not possible for the time being. Before what happened at the hunting ground was revealed, Xu Yurong suddenly fainted. The people in the nunnery sent her to the hospital, but she disappeared in the hospital. From this point of view, Xu Yurong should have been there for a long time. Plan and figure out a way out for yourself. When our people pass by, no one in Yulingan will know where she went. "
Su Xinyi still underestimated Xu Yurong. When she first knew that she was restless in Yuling Temple, people should keep an eye on her day and night. Unexpectedly, with such a slight negligence, she would take advantage of the loophole.
"The guard who pointed the way committed suicide and Xu Yurong fled. Now this clue is completely broken." Su Xinyi sighed slightly, "Go back and tell your grandfather and uncle that we should leave it alone for the time being."
Because if the purchase period continues to be traced, a lot of people will be used, which will inevitably attract attention, which is not a good thing for the Duke's government who wants to keep a low profile.
Although Su Xinyi was flamboyant, he did not want to cause trouble to the Duke's Mansion. There were so many people in the family, and every step he took had to be carefully considered.
Zhan Qiao nodded, "If the Crown Princess has nothing else to do, I will go right away."
Su Xinyi looked at Zhan Qiao, "If there is any news about Third Brother going to Huaining, remember to tell me."
"Yes, I will report back to the old man."
"Then go ahead." Su Xinyi waved his hand and suddenly remembered something and stopped Zhan Qiao, "You also made great achievements in Zhangping Mansion last time. Because you are my bodyguard, you cannot have any official reward. Your Highness means to ask if you have any plans to join the army. What do you think? "
Zhan Qiao was at a disadvantage. Everyone else had been promoted last time, but he was her personal guard. Even she couldn't expose herself. Zhan Qiao had no choice but to suppress him for his meritorious service, and received some generous gold and silver rewards.
Su Xinyi didn't want to bury his talent, so he mentioned it in front of the prince.
Zhan Qiao did not expect that the Crown Princess would ask this, and immediately grinned, "Princess, I am a vassal of the Su family. They have been for generations. Even if you want to join the army, you must obey the orders of the Su family."
Su Xinyi was startled, not expecting Zhan Qiao to say this.
Zhan Qiao looked at the astonished look on the Crown Princess's face and clasped his fists, "Without any other instructions, I will leave."
Su Xinyi looked at Zhan Qiao's leaving figure and let out a long sigh. No wonder the Su family has been able to stand for a hundred years. These people who follow the Su family are the real foundation of the Su family.
The Fugui Zhanqiao that he received actually remained calm and unmoved. He also remembered that Cao Qing was still eating sand outside the Great Wall, and the same was true. For a moment, he felt unspeakably depressed.
She remembered something. Her grandfather passed away in her previous life, and the family was targeted and troubled one after another. The brothers turned against each other and became discordant. However, she had never heard of anyone in the Su family's bodyguards betraying her.
It was only later that she learned that each family like hers, who followed Taizu to conquer the world, had a certain number of guards. This was an honor given to each family by the imperial court.
However, not every family's guards will always be loyal. There are many people who sell out to seek glory, and some choose another high branch. In the past, several families collapsed because of the failure of the wall and the rebellion of the guards.
Thinking back to the stability and down-to-earth style of her hometown when she returned to Huaining, and thinking about how her grandfather never mentioned letting her third uncle and the others go to Beijing, she vaguely understood in her heart that the Su family had a back-up plan, and the entire family was Splitting it in half makes sense.
Su Xinyi smiled after thinking about it. She still had a lot to learn, such as how to control her subordinates. She also had to consult her elders in the family for advice.
When the prince returned to the East Palace in the evening, Su Xinyi welcomed him in. Looking at his calm expression, he knew that Xu Yurong's disappearance was indeed a trouble for the current situation.
"Is there nothing the Ministry of Justice can do?"
After the couple sat down, Su Xinyi looked at His Royal Highness and asked.
When Yan Junchu heard this, he looked at Xin Yi and said, "Xu Yurong has a plan for a long time. Now we have to see if we can get some clues from Yan Qiongsi and Fu Yun."
Su Xinyi nodded, "That's the only way it can be, but will the medical center continue to investigate?"
"The Criminal Department will handle it, and the relevant personnel of the medical center have also been escorted back for interrogation." Yan Junchu rubbed his eyebrows and said.
When Su Xinyi saw it, he immediately said: "Your Highness has worked hard these days, I think it's better to rest early."
Yan Junchu rarely objected. After washing, the two entered the tent. Su Xinyi turned off the lights, leaving only a weak residual light in the corner.
After lying down for a quarter of an hour, she saw that His Highness still couldn't fall asleep, so she moved slightly closer to him and said softly: "Can't sleep?"
Yan Junchu stretched out his hand to take the person into his arms. The warm and soft jade was in his arms but he had no thoughts. He looked at the person in his arms and said softly: "The clues are short and neat. It can be seen that the person behind the scenes has a well-planned plan. Now we don't even have his shadow." He can't figure it out, but he can even plot against King Xiang. It shows that he is very aware of everything in the court and makes good use of it. This is a very serious threat to me. "
Su Xinyi tensed up after hearing this, "Your Highness, do you have any doubts about the candidate?"
Yan Junchu shook his head, "There is no evidence yet. It is not appropriate to speak out now. We will talk about it after we find out."
"Since the guards who committed suicide before were dead soldiers, there are not many people in Southern Qi who are capable of raising dead soldiers. Let's check one by one." Su Xinyi only suspected that there was someone behind King Rong in his previous life. Now he is sure, but he is sure It's very disturbing to have such a person but not know who he is. "My grandfather has asked my third brother to go south to Huaining. Maybe there will be good news."
Yan Junchu was a little surprised, "The old prince has never interfered with court affairs."
Su Xinyi smiled and said, "Now that we are a family, my grandfather will not just ignore it."
Yan Junchu said softly: "The old man is already old, and it would be unfilial for us as the younger generation to make him worry about it."
Yan Junchu didn't want to alarm the old Duke at first, and he didn't expect that the Su family had already reached out to help him, without any intention of showing off his merits in front of him. Compared with the Wu'an Houfu, the behavior of the Wu'an Houfu seemed even more ridiculous and selfish. Extremely.
"Your Highness, I don't think my grandfather thinks this way. If something like this happens, he naturally hopes that we will be safe and smooth. Your Highness, please rest early."
Su Xinyi felt very distressed. His Highness had been busy with this matter for the past few days, and his fatigue was visible to the naked eye.
Yan Junchu let out a long breath, hugged the person tightly in his arms, said nothing, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Not to mention the prince, even Su Xinyi had not slept well in the past few days. The two hugged each other and listened to each other's breathing, and they slept very peacefully.
When the sky was bright, Su Xinyi opened her eyes and looked at His Highness's shadow beside her. She sat up and smiled. The self-discipline she had accumulated over the years was probably engraved in His Highness's bones.
Su Xinyi washed and changed clothes and had breakfast. While eating, Grandma She reminded her, "Princess, Your Highness will arrive in Beijing today."
Su Xinyi had forgotten about it, "Tell Mr. Zhang to have someone go outside the city to greet him. I don't know when he will arrive, so go and wait early."
Now that King Rong and His Highness have a deep brotherly relationship, no one from the East Palace will say anything if they send people to greet him outside the city.
Aunt She sent someone to send a message to Zhang Jian. Forsythia was busy dressing up the princess, and Delphinium had already packed up and followed the princess to Yuanhui Palace.
The entire East Palace was operating in an orderly manner. Forsythia whispered back to various matters in the East Palace, "... some equipment in the martial arts arena needs to be replaced. Manager Zhang asked the slave if anything needs to be added to the small martial arts arena behind it. Let's work together then. Send it. Also, the Chinese Valentine's Day is coming soon. Manager Zhang said that His Majesty may propose marriages to several princes around the Chinese Valentine's Day. By then, the Crown Princess will be busy with the Queen, and Manager Zhang has inquired about some matters related to the gifts. About marriage..."
Su Xinyi was surprised that he could find out all this. Zhang Jian was very powerful.
Forsythia whispered: "His Royal Highness the King of Wu is proposing to marry the daughter of Mr. Ji, the Minister of Civil Affairs. Your Majesty has agreed. On His Highness King Xiang's side, according to Manager Zhang, Concubine Li has asked to see His Majesty several times but has not been able to see Tianyan. Xiang I am afraid that the choice of the princess will fall on Miss You. There is no news yet on the choice of His Royal Highness Prince Jing. When there is news, Manager Zhang will report back to the Crown Princess. "
"The King of Wu proposed to marry Lord Ji's daughter? Your Majesty agreed?" Su Xinyi was surprised. She didn't expect that the usually taciturn King of Wu would be so proactive about the marriage this time.
The position of the Minister of Personnel is not high or low, and his eldest daughter's family background is not outstanding as a candidate for the princess, but it is acceptable. I just don't know whether the King of Wu really likes the daughter of the Ji family, or whether he made the choice because of the current situation in the court.
Su Xinyi has no impression of this Miss Ji. They didn't meet in the last life, and they didn't meet in this life.
However, she remembered this Miss Ji in her heart. Since His Majesty has agreed, they will be sisters-in-law in the future. Whether their temperaments are good or bad will have some influence.
"Yes, that's what Zhang Zongguan said." Lian Qiao said.
Su Xinyi nodded slightly, "How many times has Concubine Li asked to see His Majesty?"
"Has His Majesty not seen Concubine Li yet?"
"I heard from Chief Steward Zhang that he has not."
Su Xinyi walked out with a slight thought, and after a few steps, she looked back at Nanny She, "Nanny, Your Majesty does not see Concubine Li. It seems that Chief Steward Zhang's guess is somewhat reasonable. What do you think?"
Nanny She thought about it seriously, and then said, "Who dares to guess His Majesty's thoughts easily? However, since he does not see Concubine Li, he naturally does not want to listen to Concubine Li's plea. I'm afraid it is very likely."
Su Xinyi's lips curled up. His Majesty's thoughts are indeed unpredictable.
Concubine Li has been favored for many years. She has always been famous for her gentleness and generosity in the harem and in the court. Of course, the Li family has made her famous, but Concubine Li herself has been able to remain the same for so many years. This ability is not something that ordinary people can achieve.
Now, because of the marriage of Prince Xiang, Concubine Li has revealed her true nature to some extent, but I don’t know whether His Majesty is intentional or unintentional.
Su Xinyi thought about this and her pace towards Yuanhui Palace quickened.
Well, she had to go to the Queen to find out. It’s best not to let You Xiangru, such a big trouble, go out to trouble others. It’s best to let her and Prince Xiang and Concubine Li together.
If You Xiangru can’t be the Princess of Xiang, I’m afraid that Wu’an Marquis’s Mansion will continue to use her to disgust His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. As long as she thinks about those people in Wu’an Marquis’s Mansion, Su Xinyi decided without hesitation to make every effort on this matter. She must not let You Xiangru go out to harm her own prince.
When Su Xinyi arrived at Yuanhui Palace, the Queen had just finished breakfast. Several palace stewards were standing next to her and were answering. Seeing Su Xinyi coming in, the Queen waved to her, "You came at the right time. How about you take charge of the palace banquet on the Qixi Festival?"
Su Xinyi:?
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