475: Shang Junyan's Letter

Su Xinyi had a deep impression of Zhao Ying. After all, she was the first person left in the draft that day. Later, she also heard several Forsythia talk about her. She was the daughter of the Qingzhou magistrate, and her background was slightly lower than that of several empresses in the palace. Not as good as that, but this face is indeed beautiful, and it doesn't seem surprising that she can become a blockbuster among the few remaining beautiful women.

But what surprised Su Xinyi was that she actually came together with Concubine Li, which was really strange.

Concubine Li took Guiren Zhao and the queen to see them and then took their seats. She glanced at Su Xinyi and Zhu Chanyi, with a kind smile on her face, and said, "It's rare to see the Crown Princess and Princess Rong. What kind of behavior are they doing today?" Brought you here?"

Zhu Chanyi frowned. Although Concubine Li smiled kindly, her words sounded so sinister and uncomfortable.

"The Imperial Concubine is serious in her words. The Queen Mother is considerate of the fact that the Crown Princess has to take care of the children, and understands that it is very hard for me to be pregnant, so we are not allowed to enter the palace every day to pay my respects. The Queen Mother is generous and kind, and as juniors, we are naturally filial." Zhu Chanyi's face said The smile was faint, and if it wasn't for the fact that Concubine Li didn't want to get caught, she wouldn't want to give her a smile.

Su Xinyi glanced at the queen and saw that the queen did not show any displeasure because of Zhu Chanyi's words, so she continued, "The seventh brother and sister are right. Is there anything dissatisfied with the imperial concubine?"

Concubine Li looked at Su Xinyi and Zhu Chanyi singing harmoniously, snorted, brushed her armor with her fingertips, and said as if she didn't care: "I don't have any dissatisfaction, as long as the Queen is satisfied."

After saying that, he no longer talked to Su Xinyi, but looked at the Queen and said: "Empress, yesterday I was admiring flowers in the Imperial Garden, and passed by Fufeng Pavilion. I saw that Fufeng Pavilion was still a bit off. , Zhao Guiren is now in favor of His Majesty. In order for her to serve His Majesty better, I think it would be better for her to change her place. What do you think, Madam?"

Su Xinyi lowered his eyes slightly when he heard this. No wonder Zhao Ying and Concubine Li came together because of this matter.

Zhao Ying was able to catch up with Concubine Li so quickly, and she was able to get Concubine Li to speak for her in front of the Queen. She didn't know what kind of deal the two made in private.

Thinking of this, Su Xinyi frowned slightly, wondering what the Queen would do.

Just as I was thinking of this, I heard the Empress say: "Your Majesty personally selected Fufeng Pavilion. If Concubine Li is dissatisfied, just go and talk to Your Majesty." After saying that, she looked at Zhao Ying and said, "Zhao Guiren, you live with yourself." Not satisfied with the place?”

There are so many concubines in the harem, but not one of them is dissatisfied with the place they live in. For a noble man, letting her live alone in Fufeng Pavilion is already giving her face, but now it makes her mad and even more dissatisfied. .

Zhao Ying stood up immediately after hearing this, with a look of panic on her face, and said, "I am not dissatisfied at all when I reply to the Queen, but the Imperial Concubine is also kind-hearted. I am very grateful to the Imperial Concubine, and I also ask the Empress not to anger the Imperial Concubine."

He said this as if the Queen was an unreasonable person.

The queen's expression remained unchanged after hearing this, and she just said: "Oh? How did you hear that I am angry with the imperial concubine?"

Zhao Ying was stunned. She thought about what the queen would say next, but she didn't expect it to be like this. As soon as she heard these words, she knew that something was wrong. She had made a mistake and shouldn't have used the queen to fight with the noble concubine.

She immediately bent over and knelt down, "My Queen, please forgive me. It was my concubine who broke the rules with her unscrupulous words."

"Queen, your Majesty Zhao has just entered the palace not long ago, so some of the rules in this palace are not familiar to you. This matter has nothing to do with her. It's just that this palace is troubled." Concubine Li frowned and said.

The queen chuckled softly, "It is extremely rare to have a noble concubine get busy. I have known the noble concubine for so many years, but I have never seen her a few times."

Su Xinyi listened to the back-and-forth exchange between the Queen and Concubine Li, and her eyes fell on Zhao Guiren who was lying on the ground to plead guilty. She always felt that there should be something unexpected about the matter, but she couldn't see it yet.

"The Empress, Mr. Zhao will accompany you today." Concubine Li said in a serious tone.

The queen glanced at Zhao Ying and said, "Did you hear what the noble concubine said? If you don't get up quickly, if you are injured, I will not be able to explain to your majesty."

"I am scared, please forgive me." Zhao Ying said as she stood up and stood aside, but did not take the initiative to sit down this time.

Su Xinyi lowered her eyes and said nothing. The queen was fighting with the concubines in the harem. As a crown princess, she naturally couldn't talk too much. Didn’t you see that Concubine Qi Xian and Concubine Ruan Ming both kept silent?

Su Xinyi's thoughts kept spinning. When she came back to her senses, the queen had already served tea to see off the guests.

Concubine Li Gui left first, followed by Concubine Zhao Guiren, followed by Concubine Qi Xian and Concubine Ruan Ming. In an instant, the palace became quiet. Su Xinyi and Zhu Chanyi looked at each other and were about to get up and leave when they heard the Queen Mother say: " You don’t need to worry. I have been in the harem for so many years and I have never seen any monsters. I will ask you about the things you are worried about this time. If I have any news, you can go back. "

Zhu Chanyi was overjoyed and said, "Thank you very much, Queen Mother. With you here, my daughter-in-law can really sit back and relax."

The queen chuckled lightly, even without her help, with Zheng Guogong outside, her daughter-in-law would have gotten the news she wanted.

Su Xinyi thanked the queen and left Yuanhui Palace with Zhu Chanyi.

Zhu Chanyi rarely came out, so she simply followed Xin Yi to the East Palace to sit for a while.

Su Xinyi asked someone to serve tea. Looking at Zhu Chanyi's frown, she asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhu Chanyi said softly: "I was thinking about Concubine Zhao. How did she get together with Concubine Li? I don't think it's a coincidence."

Su Xinyi shook her head slightly, "I don't know, but Concubine Zhao stood out from several beautiful girls and was favored. It can be seen that she is a person with some ability."

"I saw her singing the same tune with Concubine Li today, and I was a little worried about my mother." Zhu Chanyi sighed.

"The Queen has been sitting in the harem for so many years. Concubine Li is so powerful, but she has never been able to get what she wants. The affairs of the harem are not something you and I can interfere with. What we can do is not to cause trouble for the Queen." Su Xinyi doesn't think that the Queen is easy to bully. Zhao Ying thinks she is young, beautiful and favored. If she wants to climb up with Concubine Li, it depends on whether she can hold on to the end.

"I know, I'm just talking to you. What else can I do? If I have this ability, can I come here to sigh?" Zhu Chanyi said helplessly.

Su Xinyi looked at Zhu Chanyi, "Anyway, you and I are just waiting for good news from the queen. Concubine Li is desperate now, so we should not give her a chance to catch us."

Zhu Chanyi nodded, "I know you are right. It is because of the Tatars' attack on the border this time that I have been uneasy and I don't know what is going on."

Su Xinyi was naturally uneasy too. The two looked at each other and sighed slightly.

Zhu Chanyi couldn't help asking, "If, I mean if His Highness wants to go to war, do you really want to go?"

Su Xinyi nodded, "Of course it is true."

"Then can you bear to leave the child?"

Su Xinyi was silent for a moment and then smiled bitterly, "To tell you the truth, I can't bear to leave, but if I have to make a choice, I will still go with you."

Zhu Chanyi nodded, "You are right. After all, His Highness is the crown prince, and his safety is naturally the most important."

Su Xinyi didn't say anything more about this matter after hearing this, and looked at Zhu Chanyi, "Have you talked about this with Duke Zheng?"

"You are talking about the prince's affairs? Of course I didn't say it, and the prince didn't say it now Do you want to go or not? How can I bring down his prestige in my mother's house? "

Su Xinyi smiled, "That's right. If Duke Zheng knew, he would probably wonder why Prince Rong is still not stable even though he is about to have a child after marrying a wife."

Zhu Chanyi laughed, "That's right, that's what I think."

Zhu Chanyi felt better and stood up to say goodbye. Before leaving, she looked at Xinyi, "Don't worry too much. I think His Highness may not go this time."

Su Xinyi smiled and said, "Then wait."

Things were worse than Su Xinyi thought. The people of Li Taishi's faction obviously intended to let the prince lead the army again. There was endless debate in the court about this matter.

Su Xinyi's heart was hanging. Yan Heng hadn't gone to the Purple Palace these days, which showed that His Majesty had no time to entertain his grandson.

"Crown Princess, the prince is here."

Su Xinyi immediately said, "Please come in!"

Su Yi came quickly, and Su Xinyi took her son out to meet her eldest brother.

Su Yi took a look at the eldest grandson. He had heard from his family that Yan Heng looked like his fourth uncle, but he had never had the chance to see him. When he saw him today, he was shocked. He really looked alike.

He looked at him for a while, but he didn't dare to reach out to hold the child. After all, he was the eldest grandson.

Su Xinyi let her eldest brother see the child, and then let Madam She hold him down. She sat down and talked to her eldest brother.

"Brother, the court hasn't ended yet. Why did you come here at this time?" Su Xinyi said in confusion.

Su Yi looked at Xinyi, "I got a message. This time, Li Taishi's people will do their best to ensure that the prince leads the troops to the battle."

Su Xinyi nodded, "Hasn't the court been arguing about this matter these days?"

"It's not just because of this. I received an anonymous letter saying that Li Taishi's people will use the remaining Lu Minglin troops to attack His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Su Yi said solemnly.

Su Xinyi was stunned, "Brother, is this news accurate?"

Su Yi took out the letter and handed it over, "Take a look."

Su Xinyi took the letter suspiciously and unfolded it. He was stunned and said after thinking: "After Lu Minglin fell, Fengpingwei was basically scattered. I remember that Fengpingwei was broken up and divided into various guards."

"That's right, but these people may not have no contact in private. After all, they have followed Lu Minglin for so many years, and their friendship cannot be dispersed overnight." Su Yi said.

Su Xinyi was silent for a moment, then said: "From the meaning of the letter, this matter was arranged by someone from Li Taishi's faction?"

"Don't make any rash statements without clear evidence, but although this letter is anonymous, I can recognize some of the handwriting. It is Li Yiming's handwriting."

"Li Yiming?" Su Xinyi was shocked. Li Qingyi's brother, "Brother, are you sure?"

"I also know Li Yiming and have seen his handwriting before. Although this letter has been covered up, a person's handwriting habits will not change easily. You see, Li Yiming's handwriting is round but has a sense of light, especially at the end. It is slightly sharp."

Su Xinyi took a closer look and it was really like this. Li Yiming wrote an anonymous letter to his elder brother, which was equivalent to exposing Li Taishi's bottom.

"Didn't Li Yiming move out of the Taishi Mansion with his parents? Where did he get this news?" Su Xinyi still didn't dare to believe it easily.

"Although the second branch of the Li family moved out of the Grand Tutor's Mansion, they have lived in the mansion for decades after all. The relationships among the servants in the mansion are complicated, and they naturally have their own spies." Su Yi didn't think this was a big deal. For example, there were many branches in their Duke's Mansion, and the servants were also divided into factions, each serving their own master.

"What does big brother mean?" Su Xinyi looked at Su Yi and asked.

"This matter did not alarm grandfather. Since the last illness, grandfather is now in poor spirits. He will not be alarmed unless it is a major event. I reported this matter to father first, and then father discussed it with second uncle and third uncle, and finally they asked me to ask your opinion."

Su Xinyi: ...

This is the same as saying nothing.

Looking at his sister's expression, Su Yi rarely showed an embarrassed smile, coughed lightly and said: "It's different now. I have to ask your Highness for his opinion on the Li family's affairs."

Su Xinyi understood, and said: "Okay, I will talk to your Highness about this matter, and listen to your Highness's opinion before sending a message to the family."

Su Yi nodded, "Grandmaster Li is a veteran of three dynasties. This time, the matter of Prince Yi is so involved, but Grandmaster Li can take Prince Xiang to escape. The elders in the family mean that if there is no real evidence, we can't act easily. If the Li family really has this plan, we must also think of a countermeasure."

Speaking of this, Su Yi looked said to his sister, "If His Highness really wants to go to war, I will ask to go with him. Don't worry, I will protect His Highness even if I risk my life."

Su Xinyi's heart trembled. She didn't expect Su Yi to say this, "Brother..."

Su Yi stood up, "You don't have to persuade me. This is not only my idea, but also the idea of ​​the family. Moreover, if His Highness goes to war this time, your second brother will also find a way to follow the army. Xinyi, don't be afraid, we will all protect you."

Su Xinyi's eyes suddenly turned red. Even at this moment, she didn't mention that she was determined to follow His Highness to the war. If she said it, her family would definitely stop her.

Big brother is the eldest son and the only son of the eldest uncle. Big brother has only one son and he is so young. How can she let big brother take risks for her? She can't do it.

"I know, thank you big brother." Su Xinyi said with a smile.

Su Yi heard that his sister did not refuse, and he was slightly relieved. He was afraid that she would be stubborn and refuse to agree.

My father is right. My sister has a child. Naturally, she can't just take care of her husband. She also has to take care of the child. The child is more important. So the family has to share the burden with His Highness.

"There is one more thing." Su Yi looked at his sister. "Shang Junyan asked me to bring you a letter, but I refused. Will there be any problem?"