387: Conspiracy

Mrs. Xiang was shocked. She didn't expect there was such a reason. She said, "It's really unexpected. When I heard the news, I thought this marriage was a bit strange. With your personality, how could you marry into the Guangping County Prince's Mansion? I never thought that the Guangping County Princess would indulge her daughter and not be afraid..."

Speaking of this, she remembered that the Guangping County Princess had the Queen behind her. For a moment, she didn't know what to say in front of the Crown Princess.

Su Xinyi really couldn't criticize the Queen and the Guangping County Princess in public. She pretended not to hear it and said, "Marriage is about both your consent. Madam has suffered such grievances, and it's nothing to have such a plan."

Mrs. Jiang knew that the Crown Princess and Princess Runyi were not on good terms, but she knew that the Crown Princess had a good relationship with the Queen now, and she was afraid that the Crown Princess would have different ideas because of this. Now she finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

"Thank you for your understanding, Princess. I really can't watch my son's life ruined." Madam Jiang gritted her teeth and said, "If it was really my son's fault that day, I would definitely let him come to the door to apologize, and then marry the girl in a grand manner. However, he was framed innocently. How can I let such a vicious person enter the house? If I really let her enter the house, I'm afraid that our Jiang family will be in turmoil from now on."

Yan Qiongsi is a princess, but she has the queen behind her, which is what Madam Jiang is most afraid of.

As long as the marriage fails, the queen will be dissatisfied with her. With His Majesty around, she will not blatantly embarrass her family. Even if she enters the palace to suffer the queen's face, she is not afraid.

But if the marriage is successful, Yan Qiongsi, such a vicious person, enters the house, and with the queen's support, how can this family live?

No way.

Now after listening to what the Crown Princess told her, even her always tough character almost couldn't hold on.

After drinking a sip of tea to calm herself down, Madam Jiang's mood gradually stabilized. Then she looked at the Crown Princess and said, "If your guess is true, what do you need me to do?"

Madam Xiang didn't expect Madam Jiang to be so straightforward, but it was not surprising. If she could endure being bullied like this, she would not be Madam Jiang.

Su Xinyi looked at Madam Jiang and smiled, "At this point, it is no longer something that we women in the back house can control. Madam, you still need to tell Shangshu Jiang about this matter. The Shangshu has his own plan. However, Madam still needs to clarify the matter between Minister Ji and Prince Yi with the Shangshu, and I don't have any evidence on this matter. I just saw them meeting in secret, and I don't know what they said when they met."

Madam Jiang understood, she nodded, "Don't worry, Crown Princess, I will tell my master the truth."

Madam Xiang had been silent all this time, and suddenly said, " We can't interfere in the affairs of the court, but I have an idea about breaking off the engagement. "

Mrs. Jiang looked up at Mrs. Xiang, "Please give me some advice, my mind is in a mess and I can't think of a good solution for a while."

Mrs. Xiang glanced at the Crown Princess and said, "The Crown Princess mentioned the hunting ground before. Princess Runyi was once reported by the Ministry of Justice about the hunting ground. If new evidence can be found, once Princess Runyi is suspected and her reputation is damaged, it will be justified for you to break off the engagement."

Mrs. Jiang was stunned and thought about the feasibility of this matter carefully.

Su Xinyi said, "Princess Runyi was released because of insufficient evidence. If you want enough evidence, you must find Xu Yurong and let her tell the truth. If you can't find Xu Yurong, it will be difficult to get Princess Runyi to confess. Or, you can pry open the mouths of other people in Yuling Temple, but the Ministry of Justice failed to do it at the beginning, and it is difficult to do it now. "

"No matter how difficult it is, you have to do it. "Mrs. Jiang said in a deep voice.

"Then we have to plan carefully." Su Xinyi looked at Madam Jiang and said.

Madam Xiang thought seriously before saying, "There is another person."

Madam Jiang looked at Madam Xiang and asked, "Who?"

Su Xinyi glanced at Madam Xiang and knew who she was talking about. Sure enough, she heard Madam Xiang say, "It is Aunt Fu, the concubine who is loved by the Prince of Xiang."

Madam Jiang immediately clapped her hands and said, "Yes, I forgot about her."

"But Aunt Fu is in the Prince of Xiang's Mansion now. It's not easy to borrow power from her." Madam Xiang looked at the two and said, "The Princess of Xiang is about to marry there. I heard that Concubine Li is keeping a close eye on the Prince of Xiang's Mansion."

Su Xinyi didn't speak, but looked up at Madam Jiang.

Madam Jiang looked calm. After listening to Madam Xiang's words, she slowly said, "Although we don't know how deeply Aunt Fu is related to this matter, since it is related to Yuling Temple, I don't believe it is completely innocent."

Su Xinyi knew Madam Jiang's temperament and was not surprised to hear her say this.

"Since Prince Yi and Minister Ji met at Yuling Temple, it means that they trust Yuling Temple very much. Does this mean that Yuling Temple is actually closely related to Prince Yi?" Madam Xiang said, feeling a little trembling in her heart. If it is true, it would be really incredible.

"It is hard to say without evidence, but I think it is possible." Madam Jiang breathed a sigh of relief, "If Aunt Fu is really related to that place, as long as some ambiguous news is released, I think Aunt Fu who is trapped in Prince Xiang's mansion will definitely be anxious. Once a person loses his sense of propriety and has no bottom in his heart, he will make unusual moves."

If it were not for Yan Qiongsi's move to offend Madam Jiang, Madam Jiang would not have made such a move because she was cautious by nature.

But now, other people's knives are on their necks, waiting to push them into the quagmire, and she certainly can't wait.

Madam Xiang breathed a long sigh of relief, and felt a chill in her palms. The Crown Princess's incident made her realize that she couldn't get off this boat.

Her husband has always been loyal to the emperor as an official. Of course, because of his in-law relationship with the Duke of Qi's Mansion, and Xinyi's becoming the Crown Princess, he still has some inclinations, but her husband is usually very cautious and won't let his colleagues see anything.

Madam Jiang's family is very similar to hers, so the two of them usually have a good relationship.

But now...

Madam Xiang looked up at the Crown Princess. Su Siye gave birth to a good daughter. She was calm, without coercion or inducement, and even without luring her, she could let them jump up by themselves.

With such a good ability, it's no wonder that she can have such a harmonious relationship with the Queen not long after marrying into the East Palace.

Before the Crown Princess married, the relationship between the Queen and the Crown Prince was just superficial harmony, and she often pushed Prince Rong to fight with the Crown Prince in private, but what about now?

Prince Rong has completely become the Crown Prince's pawn, and the Queen is not only not angry, but also has a natural attitude.

Madam Xiang once again regretted that the daughter-in-law she had favored at the beginning was not the one she had chosen. If such a person married her son, the Xiang family would definitely be able to make further progress in the future.

Her vision was correct, but she didn't dare to compete with the royal family for people.

Madam Xiang had made up her mind when she thought of this. She couldn't get off the ship of the East Palace, but she had to think about how to gain a foothold on this ship.

It's not enough to rely on in-laws alone. Although the Crown Prince is generous, he has always been fair in court affairs. Fortunately, her husband relied on his own hard rock to become an official.

With this change of mind, Madam Xiang's position changed instantly, and her thinking also changed.

In the past, she thought that the Xiang family was inclined to the East Palace, but she still had to maintain the appearance of neutrality.

But now that we are on the ship of the Eastern Palace, we naturally have to do things for the benefit of the Eastern Palace.

She was silent for a moment, and suddenly raised her head, "Crown Princess, there is something you may not know yet."

Su Xinyi turned her head to look at Madam Xiang. She saw clearly the subtle changes in Madam Xiang's expression before. In her previous life, she was forced to learn to read people's expressions. Every expression of these ladies from noble families is not useless.

So, she smiled, "I am now in the Eastern Palace to take care of my pregnancy. I don't know many things. It would be best if Madam could tell me."

Madam Xiang also laughed after hearing what the Crown Princess said, "Yes, everyone wants you to have a good pregnancy. These meaningless little things should be avoided as much as possible to worry the Crown Princess."

Su Xinyi thought about it and realized that the only people who could think about her like this were her family.

"Did something happen at the Duke's Mansion?"

Mrs. Xiang nodded slightly, "My sister-in-law didn't mention this to your wife because she was old and Aunt Weng had already gone to the farm. Earlier, the wife was angry about Aunt Weng's affairs. Now, she naturally couldn't worry about it anymore."

Is it related to Aunt Weng?

No wonder Mrs. Xiang didn't say it before. It was really hard to say it.

Even Mrs. Jiang's expression became a little serious because it was related to Aunt Weng.

It was Aunt Weng's name. Mrs. Jiang couldn't help but know it. In the early years, the Xiang family and Mr. Su San had fought a lot for Aunt Weng.

Later, when she heard that Aunt Weng was sent to the farm, many people in the capital were talking about it behind her back.

However, she didn't expect that this matter could be related to Aunt Weng now, which involved the secrets of the Duke of Qi's Mansion. She couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

Seeing Madam Jiang's uneasy expression, Su Xinyi could guess that she didn't want to get involved in the Su family's affairs, so she smiled and said, "Madam, don't worry. Aunt Weng did some things wrong, but her family asked her to reflect on it at the farm, and she really didn't do anything inappropriate. Madam Xiang mentioned this matter, it should be that someone wants to start with Aunt Weng to harm the Su family."

Madam Xiang was very surprised. The Crown Princess was too perceptive. She was right.

Madam Jiang breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that it was not something shameful for the Duke's Mansion. She smiled at the Crown Princess, "The Third Madam had an unpleasant quarrel with Aunt Weng over the Fifth Lady's marriage. It's rare for the Third Madam in the capital to protect her concubine's daughter like this. How many people praised her behind her back."

Madam Xiang couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed after hearing this. She knew that Madam Jiang was flattering her sister-in-law, but the flattering was correct.

Her sister-in-law has a lot of problems, a bad temper, high eyelids, and is unwilling to give in to her own master. She has been at odds with the third master all her life, and she hates Aunt Weng even more.

The only thing is that her sister-in-law is hard-mouthed but soft-hearted. She wants to peel off Aunt Weng's skin, but the two children she gave birth to are indeed good-natured. The sister-in-law has never deducted the two children on weekdays, and is willing to lend a hand in marriage. Who would have thought that a lifetime of bad reputation would be cleared up in an instant because of these two things.

Madam Xiang is not good at praising, but Su Xinyi has no scruples, so she said to Madam Jiang: "At the beginning, the third aunt shed tears in front of the grandmother for the marriage of the fifth sister and the fifth brother, just because she didn't want to see them being dragged down by Aunt Weng. The third aunt is hard-mouthed but soft-hearted, and we all know it in the mansion."

Madam Xiang blushed. When Xinyi returned to the mansion, her sister-in-law had a mean mouth, but fortunately she changed her mind later.

Mrs. Xiang could no longer let the Crown Princess go down quickly, so she continued what she had said before, "A few days ago, my sister-in-law came back to her parents' house with a sad face. I asked her what trouble she had encountered, and then I realized that someone was trying to go to Zhuangzi. I got in touch with Aunt Weng and bribed people in Zhuangzi. Fortunately, my brother-in-law's people were careful and they discovered the clues. "

Su Xinyi really didn't know about this, so he continued to listen to Mrs. Xiang.

Later, after the third master got the news, he sent someone to investigate the matter. The relationship between the third wife and the third master eased a lot, so she also found out.

Although the Third Madam is usually a bit reckless, she can still imagine that this incident is unusual. She and her husband cannot treat each other like Aunt Weng, otherwise they will have to quarrel.

The two couples now have a good relationship, and quarreling at an old age is not a joke for the younger generation, so the third wife went back to her parents' house to discuss the matter.

"My husband discussed this matter with his brother-in-law, and decided to wait and see what happened. He wanted to see who was behind it. The person who was bribed in Zhuangzi at the beginning knew only a limited amount. After dealing with it, there is no one behind it now. Contact Aunt Weng again. I thought, since someone is targeting Aunt Weng, they must be targeting the Duke's Mansion. It seems that this method is not much different from what happened at the hunting ground. "

Mrs. Jiang looked at the Crown Princess and said thoughtfully, "If we want to start from Aunt Weng, I wonder if Aunt Weng will cooperate."

She is also a fickle master, so she may not be willing to do so.

Su Xinyi remembered what Su Xixian had said before and wanted to take Aunt Weng to her village, and her face suddenly turned ugly.

Su Xixian would definitely not harm her family, but did she come up with this idea on her own, or was someone whispering in her ears?

If someone makes suggestions, does it mean that the people behind it are not easy to get started from the Duke's Mansion, so they are targeting Su Xixian?

Thinking that Su Xixian was still pregnant, Su Xinyi couldn't suppress her anger.

Seeing the sudden change in the Crown Princess's expression, Mrs. Jiang looked at Mrs. Xiang.

Mrs. Xiang looked at the Crown Princess and said, "Crown Princess, is there something wrong?"

Su Xinyi told her about the last time she met Su Xixian.

Mrs. Xiang's expression suddenly changed, and she was obviously thinking of the same thing as the Crown Princess.

Mrs. Jiang was also surprised, "To be able to do so many things, it seems that the person behind it is more powerful than we thought."

"Then what should we do now?" Mrs. Xiang asked hesitantly. When it came to Su Xixian, it was hard for her to come up with an idea.

Su Xinyi looked at the two ladies and sighed: "It's a serious matter, I have to discuss it with my parents' family before we discuss it."

Mrs. Jiang immediately said: "Yes, then I will let people start from Aunt Fu's side first."

Mrs. Xiang nodded in agreement, "If Aunt Fu doesn't move, there is Princess Xiang. I can use my strength to make Princess Xiang move."

Master Xiang is in Taipu Temple, and Princess Xiang's father is under his jurisdiction.

Su Xinyi looked at Madam Xiang and said, "Madam, don't be anxious. Lord Xiang, don't move. Taipu Temple is of great importance, and His Majesty has always attached great importance to it. For this matter, Lord Xiang cannot be allowed to go into the water. I have other ways here. You two, please wait a moment.”

Su Xinyi could still take advantage of the situation, but it was difficult to tell the two of them because it was related to the palace.

After some discussion, they split up. Before leaving, Su Xinyi looked at Mrs. Xiang and asked, "Madam, my fifth sister is very filial to my third aunt and will not do anything detrimental to the family. Please ask Madam for this matter." Don’t tell third aunt yet.”

Mrs. Xiang sighed in her heart, the Crown Princess was such a person that people really didn’t know what to say. She thought she got along well with her family back in the Duke’s Mansion. After something like this happened, she also knew how to deal with her sister-in-law for the sake of her sister and wanted to keep her life. The faces of the two of them.

"Don't worry, Crown Princess, I won't tell you anything. The matter is too important to let others take advantage of." Mrs. Xiang said immediately.

Su Xinyi thanked them, then said goodbye to the two of them and took a step forward.

As soon as the Crown Princess left, Mrs. Jiang said to Mrs. Xiang, "The Duke of Qi is blessed."

Mrs. Xiang also lamented that when Fourth Master Su was here, the Duke of Qi's Mansion was on a higher level. With Fourth Master Su gone, she watched the Duke of Qi's Mansion go downhill. As a result, Fourth Master Su's daughter recognized her back.

Mrs. Xiang said to Mrs. Jiang: "The Crown Princess has always been affectionate and righteous. Not long after we recognized her, because of Miss Su's incident, everyone was shot at the Shi family. No family would protect such a good girl." of."

Mrs. Jiang also laughed. Yes, the Crown Princess also helped her push Xu Yurong down, otherwise the eldest son's marriage would have had many twists and turns.

The Crown Princess is...

Mrs. Jiang looked at Mrs. Xiang and sighed first, with a bit of helplessness in her eyebrows, and then she said: "Thank you so much for our friendship for so many years. I just thought Yan Qiongsi wanted to find someone for herself." It’s such a respectable marriage, but I didn’t expect it to have so many implications. Just thinking about it, I can’t even breathe if someone gets married.”

"I didn't expect it. Fortunately, things have turned around, so you don't have to worry too much." Mrs. Xiang comforted her, "Does the Queen in the palace know what you said Princess Runyi did?"

Mrs. Jiang was silent.

Mrs. Xiang was also worried, "The Queen has always liked this niece. Do you think you will protect her?"

Mrs. Jiang also has such worries, but she will not take a step back because of this. People like Yan Qiongsi will be a disaster if they come in.

She glanced at Madam Xiang and said meaningfully: "The Queen has always been fair and tolerant."

Madam Xiang understood that Madam Jiang would break off the engagement even if the Queen was dissatisfied, but since she said the words fair and tolerant, Madam Jiang would definitely do the job perfectly and would not let the Queen find any shortcomings.

It was really something to wait and see.