Chapter 291 There is another way of thinking

Arranged marriage?

Song Shiwei unconsciously leaned to the right side of the carriage and heard the conversation outside more clearly: "Arranged marriage? Which girl is he seeking to marry?"

"The adopted daughter of the prime minister. It is said that the Sixth Prince fell in love with her at first sight and ran to the Emperor's study to beg for her on his knees. The Emperor beat him with a stick."

Song Shiwei's eyes widened slightly, and a light flashed in her eyes.

"Is this true?"

"Of course, the Sixth Prince was beaten to spit blood, and it was the guards who carried him back to the palace. Many people saw it..."

Song Shiwei could not hear the rest of the words as the carriage moved.

She crossed her hands in front of her, her eyelashes drooped, and she was in deep thought.

The carriage soon arrived outside the palace. Song Shiwei got off the carriage, but she was not in a hurry to enter the palace. Instead, she took out a few pieces of silver from her sleeve and stuffed them into the hands of the coachman.

"Miss, this..."

The coachman was stunned for a moment. Song Shiwei smiled and said, "Just take it. I will trouble you again in the future."

Seeing the coachman put the silver into her pocket, Song Shiwei's smile became even more intense, and then she walked towards the palace.

Whether Xiao Yanli was punished by the emperor for asking to marry her, she would get the truth if she asked a few more people.

...

It was the end of the year. Although the Anle Marquis' family had died, Xiao Lingyu had been tracking down Liu Jie's whereabouts.

The most suspicious place was the Sixth Prince's Mansion, but Xiao Lingyu secretly sent spies to investigate several times, but all returned empty-handed.

Either Xiao Yanli was alerted and sent Liu Jie away in advance, or there were other secrets in the Sixth Prince's Mansion.

Jiang Zhiyu's discovery of the secret room in the Sixth Prince's Mansion caused an uproar. At that time, the Sixth Prince had not yet recovered his mind, and the emperor ordered a thorough investigation of the entire Sixth Prince's Mansion, and all the secret rooms were blocked.

The most likely possibility is that Xiao Yanli sent Liu Jie away. If he is not in Shengjing, it will be much more difficult to catch him...

What's more, at the end of the year, the princes and princes stationed in various fiefdoms will also return to Beijing, plus there is also a Prince of Honor and an envoy from Nangong this year, so there is not much time left for me.

Xiao Lingyu looked at the secret report in his hand, his headache was so severe that he couldn't help but sigh.

This Liu Jie acts erratically and without any rules. Killing Lu Daizong is a small matter. What if he goes crazy and kills a prince?

Seeing his ugly face, Ji You couldn't help but say, "This Liu Jie's whereabouts are strange. The emperor must know about it. Your Highness, don't worry too much. Although Liu Jie is a reckless man, he is not completely brainless. Looking at the current situation, he will not dare to make a move in Shengjing again. I think he has fled to another place."

Xiao Lingyu looked up at him, and Ji You said softly, "Compared to Liu Jie, the more important thing now is the Empress."

Xiao Lingyu pursed his thin lips, and his cold eyes turned cold.

Ji You frowned and said in a deep voice: "After so long, according to the news, in Mobei, the Fifth Prince has successfully defeated the Oirat. I'm afraid he will be able to return triumphantly before the New Year. Although the Fifth Princess and Concubine Duan have lost the emperor's favor now, there is no guarantee that the emperor's mind will not change after the Fifth Prince returns."

He paused slightly and continued: "I am loyal to Your Highness. Now, if I say a few treasonous words, Your Highness will punish me and I will not care. The emperor has already planned to train other princes. If the Empress does not take action, there is no guarantee that the emperor..." "

Be careful with your words."

Xiao Lingyu said in a stern voice, and his calm expression suddenly became a little fierce.

Ji You smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, don't blame me for being presumptuous. If you continue to have a cold war with the Empress, you will only put yourself in danger and let others take advantage of you."

The room was silent for a while.

Xiao Lingyu held his forehead with his hand.

How could he not know what Ji You said, but others still have the qualifications to compete, but for him, he doesn't even have the qualifications to compete.

"...I know," Xiao Lingyu looked at Ji You steadily after a long time: "Tomorrow, I will go to the palace to see my mother." It's

just a meeting, he hasn't seen the Empress for a long time.

Seeing that he finally loosened up, Ji You also had a bit of joy on his face: "The Empress will be very happy to see Your Highness."

Happy...

Xiao Lingyu smiled bitterly.

...

Compared to the undercurrents among other people, the Xu's house was peaceful.

People sat in a row in the room, and the charcoal fire in the house made it seem like they were in summer. In front of each person was a foot bath. No one spoke, and they all sat limp in their chairs, closing their eyes and resting.

Jiang Zhiyu checked the health of Xu's family members and found that they all had cold bodies.

So she forced everyone to soak their feet every day to prevent anyone from being lazy. She simply set a time, and everyone would soak their feet together at a fixed time every day.

Tianqi also had a rule that women's feet could not be seen by others. Although Jiang Zhiyu sneered at it, she had to consider Jiang Sulan.

Although the story brought them a temporary shock, this concept is deeply rooted and the change is not a matter of one day or one night. Before that, Jiang Zhiyu would never let Jiang Sulan be criticized because of himself.

So Jiang Zhiyu specially made three small barriers, which were strictly blocked on the top and left and right to ensure that no one could see.

Everyone was still a little uncomfortable at first, but they couldn't resist the comfort of soaking their feet. From the beginning, they sat upright, and slowly, they began to enjoy it comfortably.

"I heard that Bo Jian's condition has been a little wrong recently," Jiang Kang'an said with a serious expression: "He has locked himself in the cell for several days in a row, and even refused to go to the school."

The few people who had closed their eyes to rest suddenly opened their eyes and stared at him in unison.

Jiang Sulan spoke first: "What happened? Although Bo Jian is a little willful, he also knows what is important and what is not."

The imperial examination will be held in the spring. There is not much time left. If he does not go to school, does that mean he will give up the imperial examination?

Jiang Kang'an lowered his eyes: "It seems to be because of the Sixth Prince. Before, even if Bo Jian was playful, he was ranked first. But since the Sixth Prince entered the Imperial College, he has always been behind him. In this ten-day examination, he was even worse and was surpassed by others."

"I think it was too much of a blow."

Jiang Sulan sat up worriedly, and the others also looked a little worried.

[Alas, it is as expected.]

???

[If you are always suppressed in everything, you really can't do anything without a Buddhist mentality.]

[He can only rely on himself to get through this kind of thing, and no one else can help.]

Jiang Kangan nodded slightly.

He was naturally worried about his younger brother, but just as Zhiyu said, no one can help him in this kind of thing, he can only rely on himself to get out of it.

The others also understood this truth, but they were still full of worries.

[However, there is another idea.]