377: I'm in Big Trouble

Su Xinyi went back to the East Palace and fell asleep first. She had only been pregnant for a short time, but she always felt sleepy. She was such an energetic person.

However, the imperial physician said that she was in good health and it was normal for her to love sleeping.

When she got up, it was already gray outside. His Highness hadn't come back yet. She put on her clothes and got up. Lian Qiao came in immediately after hearing the noise, "Crown Princess, are you awake? Do you want to eat something now? Nanny asked the waiter to warm the bird's nest for you."

Su Xinyi was not hungry, so she waved her hand and sat down. Lian Qiao immediately came over and combed her hair. The white jade comb slid through her black hair. She smiled and slowly said, "Crown Princess, Nanny She received congratulatory visiting cards from several girls. They are all thinking about you."

Su Xinyi smiled when she heard it. Family affection is really subtle. Just like in her last life, her family was falling apart. In this life, she changed a little, and her family also changed. Obviously, there was no affection at the beginning, just like in her last life, but after a few years of getting along, they are now really a family.

It is a feeling that makes people happy from the bottom of their hearts.

It's useless for her to change alone. But once she changes, the people in her family will change too. I take a step back, and the other party takes a step back, which is very wonderful.

"What did you say?" Su Xinyi looked at herself in the mirror, and now she was smiling. This kind of happiness does not need to be disguised, and it is pleasant to hear.

Lian Qiao was obviously very happy, and said with a smile, "The girls all know that His Majesty has allowed you to go back to your parents' home at will. The post said that when you return to the Duke's Mansion, everyone will go back together to get together."

Su Xinyi nodded naturally, "Did he say anything else besides this?"

Lian Qiao thought for a while and said, "Nothing was said, just a mention that the eldest son of Wu'an Marquis is discussing marriage with the second daughter of the Minister of War."

"Which sister said that?" Su Xinyi was quite surprised. Wu'an Marquis's Mansion actually wanted to discuss marriage with the Minister of War's family?

Although it was the second daughter, this marriage was not ordinary.

She remembered that the Minister of War Lu Mengliang was not a fence-sitter. He could sit in this position because of his loyalty to the emperor. Now he is discussing marriage with the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion?

Does His Royal Highness know?

"The fourth lady said so." Lian Qiao smiled.

Although several girls have married, when they are mentioned in private, people who go out of the Duke's Mansion still refer to them by their previous titles.

"Fourth sister?" Su Xinyi frowned slightly. If it was what Su Jingmo said, then the matter should be basically settled, but the news has not been released in Beijing yet.

The Marquis of Changnan Mansion is an old family in the capital, and there are always many channels of information. It is not strange for Su Xinyi to know this in advance.

There was no sign before, and now the two families are suddenly discussing marriage, which seems a bit weird.

Su Xinyi couldn't figure out the relationship here for a while, so she had to go back and ask carefully.

After tidying up her appearance, Su Xinyi got up and went to the outer hall. Cuique was leading the palace maids to clean up. Seeing her come out, she bowed and sent the palace maids away.

Su Xinyi sat on the couch by the window, looked at Cuique and asked, "Where is Madam She?"

"Madam went to the inner court. I don't know what went wrong with the renovation of Prince Jing's palace. The Ministry of Works found the inner court, and the inner court found Madam She again."

Su Xinyi frowned, "Why is it Madam She?"

Cuique said with a smile, "Originally, the inner court was looking for Madam Zhao, but Madam Zhao didn't remember some things clearly, so they asked Madam She to go over and check it out."

Su Xinyi didn't know what to say. The renovation of the prince's palace was complicated and messy. She was in charge of it before because Prince Jing married Tu Jingjia. For Su Chaoyan's sake, she asked her third sister to ask Tu Jingjia if there was any scenery she wanted for the renovation of the prince's palace, and she changed it.

This kind of thing is very common. Concubine Ruan Ming did not speak up at the Wu Wang Mansion. If she did, Su Xinyi would also be accommodating. After all, it is not a big deal.

She has no friendship with the Wu Wang, and has no contact with Ji Yun, so she should be sensible and not overstep the line.

But it is different for Concubine Jing. After all, she has some in-law relationship with her, so no one will say anything even if she takes care of her.

If this is the case, it makes sense to ask Madam She to go over.

As soon as Su Xinyi finished speaking, Madam She came back. Su Xinyi asked her to sit down and talk, and asked what was going on.

After Madam She sat down, she spoke: "Before, the small garden at the Jingwang Mansion wanted to build a bridge to the pavilion in the lake. The total distance is only five or six feet. The Ministry of Works agreed after calculating the budget."

Su Xinyi nodded. Tu Jingjia was not used to taking a boat and was a little seasick. She liked the scenery of the small lake in the mansion and wanted to plant some lotus roots to enjoy the lotus flowers. She could eat and see them, but she didn't like taking a boat, so she wanted to build a wooden bridge. It was just a wooden bridge, and it was only five or six feet away. It was not a big deal, and it was within the budget for repairing the palace, so the matter was settled.

"The craftsmen who were working on the construction below made a curved corridor without reporting it, and the budget was a little insufficient."

Su Xinyi:...

Good guy, this is the people below who want to borrow flowers to offer to Buddha, curry favor with King Wu, and also fleece the inner court. They are really capable.

Madame She also found it a little funny when she talked about it, "It's not a big deal. She asked me to go over and check what the wooden bridge that was originally planned looked like. There were drawings and documents at that time, but the one in the inner court was moved from Liu Shang. There were too many people and eyes, and they didn't know where it was kept or it was lost. So she asked me if I had a copy."

"What happened later?" Su Xinyi looked at Madame She and asked.

"Madame Zhao asked someone to invite Prince Jing, and Prince Jing paid the extra money out of his own pocket."

Su Xinyi was happy, "That's good now. This craftsman failed to curry favor with the craftsman, but made Prince Jing waste the money."

Madame She also laughed, "That's right, the craftsman was so scared that his legs went weak. He was so opinionated that he would have a hard time finding work in the capital in the future, and he would have to go out."

Su Xinyi nodded slightly, "He had an idea that he shouldn't have. Such a person will not be used by the inner court in the future."

If the news of people not used by the inner court spread, they would not be able to survive in the capital.

"Does Prince Rong know about this?"

"I didn't see Prince Rong when I came back, but he will know sooner or later." Madam She said.

Su Xinyi thought that with Prince Rong's temper, he would definitely not let it go if such a thing happened while he was in charge of the inner court.

It was almost time for dinner, and Su Xinyi was wondering whether to go to the front to ask His Highness when he would be back, when she heard the voice of greetings coming from outside.

She got up and walked out, and they met in the outer hall.

Yan Junchu looked at Su Xinyi with a smile on her face and asked, "What happened? Why are you so happy?"

Su Xinyi told the story, and Yan Junchu didn't know what to say, "You are very courageous, you dare to think and do. However, the Ministry of Works can let such a person be promoted to the head of the craftsmen, which shows that the Ministry of Works is not very clean. I will ask later."

Su Xinyi had nothing to do with the Ministry of Works at all. Hearing His Highness say this, she felt it made sense. Sure enough, she and His Highness had different focuses and saw different things.

Since it was about the Ministry of Works, Su Xinyi didn't say much.

Yan Junchu went to change clothes first, and when he was done, the two of them sat down to eat.

"Why is it so plain today?" Yan Junchu asked, seeing that the dishes on the table were mostly vegetarian.

Su Xinyi replied, "I don't want to eat greasy food. I asked someone to stew soup for Your Highness. You can go to the study to drink it later. I can't stand the smell now."

Yan Junchu was stunned, "You don't feel well now? Didn't the imperial physician say it would take a few days?"

"It's not that serious, I just don't like the smell of oil. Madam She said it's different if it's early or late." Su Xinyi said.

Yan Junchu nodded, "Let's ask the imperial physician to come and take a look."

"No need. Now we check the pulse every three days. It's not too late to check the pulse tomorrow." Su Xinyi said hurriedly.

Fearing that the prince would be obsessed with this matter, Su Xinyi just mentioned the marriage between Wu'an Marquis Mansion and the Minister of War, "Your Highness, have you heard about this?"

Yan Junchu nodded slightly, "I heard a little."

"What's going on? I've never heard of any signs of marriage between the two families before." Su Xinyi felt that with the character of the Lu family, they should not make a move to marry with Wu'an Marquis Mansion.

Since the matter is unusual, there must be another reason.

Yan Junchu's expression was a little subtle when he heard it, "The girl of the Lu family encountered a thief on the street, and Pei Xuanfan happened to pass by and helped catch the thief, but he didn't want to knock the girl down. Afterwards, the Pei family came to propose marriage, and the Lu family had to agree."

Su Xinyi:...

Pei Xuanfan caught the thief very well, and he was able to get such a good wife.

Seeing Xinyi's subtle expression, Yan Junchu smiled, "Speaking of which, Pei Xuanfan is different from the Marquis of Wu'an and his wife, who are eager to seek personal gain. He is upright and has the reputation of a juren, so he is also a talent in the capital."

Su Xinyi didn't know Pei Xuanfan, but when she heard the prince say that, she said, "That's good, otherwise Miss Lu would really be..."

She was in big trouble.

"It's because he still has some merits, otherwise Minister Lu would rather risk his daughter's reputation than agree to this marriage."

Su Xinyi shook her head, "Even if Pei Xuanfan is not bad, it's not a lucky thing to have parents-in-law like the Marquis of Wu'an and his wife."

Women and men have completely different ideas. Yan Junchu thinks that Pei Xuanfan has a decent character and is young and promising, but Su Xinyi has a painful experience in her previous life and knows whether a woman lives a good life after marriage. If the husband does nothing and does not protect her, then life will be very hard.

Especially since the wife of Marquis Wu'an and the Princess of Pingjing County are the same kind of people, Miss Lu's luck is really not very good.

Yan Junchu looked at Xinyi and said, "If a man can't protect his wife, he is incompetent."

"Your Highness is right. It is not impossible for a man who is incompetent in family affairs to be an official. If this is the case, the only one who will suffer is the one who marries him."

Yan Junchu was happy, "Don't worry, I won't let you encounter such a thing."

Su Xinyi: ...

Yan Junchu patted Su Xinyi's hand, "Lu Shangshu is not an easy person to deal with. Since he agrees to this marriage, as long as he wants to protect his daughter, he can do it naturally."

Su Xinyi was stunned. Yes, Miss Lu is different from herself. Her father died early in her previous life, and her relationship with the Duke's Mansion was average. The Princess of Pingjing County naturally thought she was easy to bully.

But what if her father was alive?

Of course they didn't dare.

Su Xinyi was relieved and smiled, "Your Highness is right." After a pause, he continued, "This marriage is done. Will it affect Your Highness?"

After all, Wu'an Marquis's Mansion now openly supports Prince Xiang, and You Xiangru is about to become Prince Xiang's wife, which makes the prince a little embarrassed.

Although Your Highness doesn't care about these, some court officials may take the opportunity to cause trouble.

Yan Junchu shook his head, "It won't have any big impact. After all, my relationship with Wu'an Marquis' Mansion has always been unfamiliar, and this is a well-known fact."

Su Xinyi thought about it, this is not the last life. In the last life, Prince Rong was jumping up to compete with the prince. At that time, Prince Rong had the support of the queen behind him, and his relationship with Concubine Li was not as tense as in this life. The relationship between Prince Xiang and Prince Rong was very close. If Wu'an Marquis' Mansion stood on the opposite side of the prince, the situation of the prince would be worse.

But this life is different. His Majesty has no intention of wavering in the position of the Crown Prince. Prince Rong and the Crown Prince are on the same boat. The Marquis of Wu'an Mansion has no great influence on His Royal Highness.

After washing up, the two entered the tent. Su Xinyi was not sleepy for a while. She looked at the prince and asked, "Your Highness, what do you think of Prince Yi?"

After pulling him into his arms, Yan Junchu held Su Xinyi's hand and said slowly, "Today, we can't see much, but Prince Yi is indeed a little too cautious."

Su Xinyi pondered this, and after thinking for a while, she said, "The same is true for the Princess of Prince Yi."

The couple looked at each other, and Yan Junchu said, "Prince Yi will live in Beijing for a few months. We can't see anything now. Let's talk about it in a few days."

Su Xinyi felt that it was indeed the case. If it was really a disguise, they would not be able to detect the clues for so many years. If it was his nature, then people's hearts would be revealed over time, and they would be able to see a little bit after a few months in Beijing.

Now there is really no need to rush to draw a conclusion.

The most important thing right now is the wedding of King Jing.

King Jing's wedding is the day after tomorrow. Su Xinyi is currently staying at the East Palace because she is pregnant. However, Madam She occasionally goes to Yuanhui Palace to discuss things with Madam Zhao, so she can bring back a lot of news.

For example, when Concubine Ruan Ming sent Madam Xu to the Wu Wang Mansion to manage the household affairs, Su Xinyi heard about it and said, "The Queen did say this at the time, but I didn't expect Concubine Ruan Ming to do it so quickly and send someone to follow her on the same day?"

Madam She nodded, "Yes, I didn't expect it to be so urgent. However, Concubine Ruan Ming did this to obey the Queen's order and not neglect it, and Concubine Wu did fail in her duty. Moreover, I heard that Concubine Wu did not sincerely admit her mistakes to Concubine Ming, and she was a little perfunctory, which also angered Concubine Ming."

Su Xinyi didn't know what to say. Concubine Ruan Ming was not favored in the palace, but she was the biological mother of Wu Wang, and the Queen would not stop Concubine Ruan Ming from teaching Wu Wang and managing all the affairs of Wu Wang.

What does this mean?

This means that Concubine Ruan Ming has the right to decide everything about Wu Wang. Ji Yun doesn't look stupid, so why did she do such a stupid thing?

Seeing the Crown Princess's expression, Madam She said again: "Madam Xu beside Concubine Ming was not teaching Concubine Wu in the past, but directly managed the household of Concubine Wu's mansion."

Su Xinyi:!

"Is it really like this?" This time Su Xinyi was really surprised, "I don't know what Concubine Wu did or said, I'm afraid she really pissed Concubine Ruan Ming, otherwise she wouldn't do this."

No room for maneuver, this means Concubine Wu should keep her tail between her legs and behave herself.

Others who marry into their husband's family have to wait until they become mother-in-laws before they can manage the household. They don't know how much suffering and sin they have to endure, and they have to serve their mother-in-law carefully and filially before they can get such power.

Ji Yun is different. There is no elder pressure on Concubine Wu's mansion. Concubine Wu is clean and self-disciplined, and there are no messy concubines in the mansion. It is said that only the palace servants arranged by Concubine Ruan Ming to teach personnel are also law-abiding.

After getting married, she will be the head of the family, and there will be no mother-in-law to interfere. I don’t know how many people envy such a life, but she has made herself like this today. I don’t know what she is thinking.

She thought that if she had married Shang Junyan in her previous life, if they could live separately and be the head of the family, maybe the result would be very different.

Mammy She agreed with the Crown Princess’ words very much, “What the Crown Princess said is that I think the Princess of Wu lived a comfortable life in her natal family and did not suffer any grievances after marrying into the palace. I am afraid she doesn’t know what to do and what responsibilities to bear as a princess. After suffering this hardship, she will have improved in the future.”

Su Xinyi thought about the temperament of Ruan Mingfei and nodded: “If she corrects her mistakes, she still has a chance to regain power in the palace.”

However, Su Xinyi’s impression of Ji Yun is average. If the newly married princess has no old grudges with her, she should get along well with her, the Crown Princess. It can’t be said that she is fawning on her, but at least it should be a normal relationship between sisters-in-law.

However, Ji Yun gave her a feeling that I don't want to have much contact with you.

If this is the case, it may not be easy for Ji Yun to change.

A person who is unwilling to pretend will definitely not want to wrong himself. Since he is unwilling to wrong himself, he will not bow to Concubine Ruan Ming.

This marriage was personally requested by King Wu. I am afraid he can bear to be sandwiched between Ji Yun and Concubine Ruan Ming in the future.

King Wu's temperament is not like King Jing's carefree, he will speak directly if there is anything. He is a person who keeps things in his heart. Thinking of this, Su Xinyi feels that the future is worrying.

She was a person who kept things to herself in her previous life. She didn’t blame others for her life, but she knew that such a person would suffer a great loss.

Just as she was thinking this, Cui Que hurried in with gossipy eyes. Su Xinyi sat up straight and looked at her.

Cui Que suppressed her excitement and said, “Crown Princess, there is a commotion in the Prince Xiang’s mansion.”