Chapter 156 Chapter 156 But Jingyue is different, no, no...

Chapter 156

"The princess's hands are much bigger than her husband's." This news soon reached Cheng Manyu's ears.

She looked down at her own hands—thin, delicate fingers, white, delicate, small, and boneless—these were the hands that a pampered prime minister's daughter or a crown princess should have.

Although she is no longer the Crown Princess, she is still the honorable Consort of the First Prince.

And the princess is only more noble than the prime minister's daughter!

Even though they are taller, the woman's hands are still small in comparison to the man's.

As sturdy as General Gu and as tall as Lin Zhiqi, their hands are smaller than those of ordinary men.

It is understandable that the hands of military generals and those who love martial arts are rough because they use weapons all year round.

But...it's bigger than a man's hand, which is not common.

Cheng Manyu looked at the hands of other people again, the palace maids, eunuchs, guards, and the head nanny, and finally looked at Jing Zhuowen's hand.

Sure enough, men's and women's hands are different, and men's hands are larger than women's hands.

Even the hands of a eunuch are larger than the rough hands of a hard-working maid.

This news from the martial arts school is unusual!

She thought of the fact that after the sons of the Wei and Qin families - the two princes-in-law - died, Li Yang didn't seem too sad, and the marriage was postponed for two years.

Even...if it weren't for the fact that my father doted on Concubine Lan so much and hadn't chosen an outstanding young man from the Lin family for her, he might have been willing to raise this little princess for a few more years.

The royal princess has everything she wants. How difficult would it be to support her for a lifetime?

Now when I think about it carefully, everything in the past was strange and full of flaws.

Cheng Manyu pondered for a moment as she looked at the secret report presented to her. A bold guess emerged in her mind - could it be that Li Yang was not a princess?!

Only this guess can explain so many subtle things!

Liyang even used a wheelchair for almost a whole year!

She, no, he—he was continuing to grow taller to cover up his masculine stature, right?!

Cheng Manyu stood up suddenly!

The palace maids around her and Jing Zhuowen beside her were startled by her actions.

"What's wrong?" Jing Zhuowen also stood up and asked nervously.

"Nothing... nothing..." Cheng Manyu would not tell Jing Zhuowen about this for the time being. She just passed it over casually, suppressed her pounding heart, forced herself to calm down, and thought about sending someone to check it out as soon as possible.

I have to confirm this before I can tell His Highness.

We cannot let His Highness be happy for nothing.

Jing Zhuowen looked at her deeply and asked no more questions.

Cheng Manyu sat back down thoughtfully, and continued thinking along the same lines.

'The princess's hands are bigger than her husband's'...and the princess and her husband have been in perfect harmony and love since their marriage. Apart from the possibility that her husband was forced to support Jingyue, there is another possibility -

Could it be that... the princess consort is a woman? !

Cheng Manyu took a deep breath, digesting the secret she had inadvertently discovered.

Calm down, calm down, these are just my guesses and have not been confirmed yet.

We have to find a way to confirm it as soon as possible.

Ever since Cheng Manyu learned the news, her mind has been full of thoughts about the suspicious aspects of Jing Yue and Lin Zhiyi, as well as the suspicious aspects of the Lin family.

——After Jingyue and Lin Zhiyi got married, they were reluctant to have children.

Jing Yue had at least attended the Imperial Academy with several of the princes. While his riding, archery, and martial arts skills weren't exceptional, they were still better than those of the average aristocratic family. How could he have so easily injured his spine, leaving him unable to walk due to his legs being affected?

——The various actions of the Lin family in the past year did not seem like they could not survive in the court, but rather like they were retreating at the right time, as if they were planning something in secret.

As for what he is planning, do you need to think deeply about it?

Cheng Manyu took a deep breath again: I originally thought that His Highness's competitors were Prince Rui, Prince Chu and Prince Jing, then Prince Kang appeared, and now there is Jing Yue!

In fact, the few princes who left Beijing to become fiefs were not enough to threaten His Highness's position.

As long as the Queen Mother's position is stable, the position of Crown Prince will definitely return.

Yuechulang'er's first birthday party was held together with Hong'er from Prince Rui's family and Miaomiao, the little princess from Jingwei's family. This means that the emperor is giving them a chance.

But he also used King Rui to warn them not to make the same mistake again.

Cheng Manyu and Jing Zhuowen both knew that they had to keep a low profile, and they also knew that their biggest rival was in the capital.

They all regarded King Rui as a strong rival, but unexpectedly, there was an even stronger rival hiding!

Nowadays, who in the capital or even in other states and counties doesn’t know the name of Prince Consort Lin?

Duke Lin, General Gu, the Zhou family, the Xie family, and even Ye Changning... all have good relationships with Lin Zhiyi and Jing Yue.

These will all help Jingyue in the future!

It's so scary!

Even more terrifying than King Kang!

After all, Prince Kang was only engaged to Miss Lin San. He had no help in the court and no connections of his own.

But Jing Yue is different, no, that’s not right, it’s Lin Zhiyi who is even more different.

Lin Zhiyi has connections in the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Works, and the Ministry of War, and he has the support of Duke Lin. His maternal grandfather, the Mu family, is even more financially powerful...

If Jingyue really wanted that position, wouldn't it be easy for her to get it?!

As Cheng Manyu thought about it, she became calmer.

It’s best not to point this out rashly.

What if Jing Yue has no intention of competing for the throne? If I expose his identity, it will backfire.

Your Highness was deposed from the position of Crown Prince because of a careless move last year that resulted in a complete loss.

Jing Yue is different. Once his father knows that he is a man and has strong backing, he may not mind his cross-dressing... and instead make him the crown prince.

To put it another way, even if the emperor is angry, with Concubine Lan around, the matter might be resolved.

After all, he was just a man dressed as a woman, and he didn't do anything to subvert the government. Concubine Lan could just insist that he resorted to this desperate measure to avoid the dirty things in the palace and save his life.

She cried and acted like a spoiled child. Her father doted on her so much, and considering that the Dayan court still relied on the Lin family, he would definitely not be too angry...

If the emperor is really furious and wants to punish someone to the point where his life is in danger, how can the Lin family and Jing Yue just sit there and wait for death?

Their power is enough to overthrow Dayan!

Cheng Manyu finally decided that no matter what the results of the subsequent investigation were, she would remain on hold.

——We have to come up with a foolproof plan before moving forward with the next step.

…

At the end of February, young talents from various states and counties came to Beijing to participate in the military selection.

Of course, these are all talents from prefectures and counties close to the capital. Those farther away are either on the way or have not yet set off.

Military selection is something that both the capital and local prefectures and counties pay attention to, and obtaining a place to enter the capital in local prefectures and counties first is an important part of it.

Lin Zhiyi and Zhou Mingyan used the method they had previously agreed upon to efficiently and accurately screen out outstanding talents to come to Beijing, one level at a time.

Her image in Beijing has become even more impressive.

More and more people come here to visit the Prince Consort.

The wedding date of Prince Kang Jing Zhuoran and the third daughter of Duke Lin's family, Lin Zhishu, has also been set.

The one-year mourning period is over, and they will get married on the eighth day of the fifth lunar month.

Emperor Longshun really set King Kang's fiefdom in Yuzhou.

Lin Zhiyi and Zhou Mingyan were also sent to Yuzhou.

——Emperor Longshun wanted them to help Prince Kang to find out the current situation in Yuzhou first.

By the way, keep an eye on the local garrisons in Yuzhou.

After all, there had been a rebellion here.

Zhou Mingyan had been to Yuzhou to quell the rebellion, and Lin Zhiyi was the most trusted and favored capable minister of the current dynasty, and he was also the son-in-law of the emperor. Emperor Longshun would be most relieved to let him go.

At the same time, I also wanted to test Lin Zhiyi again.

Confirm whether his talents can really shoulder the heavy responsibility of the Lin Guogong Mansion.