Granted marriage?
Song Shiwei unconsciously leaned a little to the right side of the carriage, and the conversation outside could be heard more clearly: "Marriage granted? Which girl are you seeking to marry?"
"The Prime Minister's adopted daughter. It's said that the Sixth Prince fell in love with her at first sight. He even ran to the Emperor's study and begged on his knees, only to be beaten severely by the Emperor."
Song Shiwei opened his eyes slightly, with a gleam in his eyes.
"Is this really true?"
"Of course, the Sixth Prince was beaten to the point of vomiting blood, and he was carried back to the palace by the guards. Many people saw it..."
As the carriage moved on, Song Shiwei could no longer hear the rest of the words.
She folded her hands in front of her, her eyelashes drooping, deep in thought.
The carriage soon arrived outside the palace. Song Shiwei got off the carriage, but was not in a hurry to enter the palace. Instead, he took out a few taels of silver from his sleeve and stuffed it into the coachman's hand.
"Miss, this..."
The groom was stunned for a moment, and Song Shiwei smiled lightly and said, "Just accept it. I'll have to trouble you again later."
Seeing the groom put the silver into his pocket, Song Shiwei's smile became even wider, and then he walked towards the palace.
Whether Xiao Yanli was punished by the emperor for asking to marry her, she would be able to get the truth by asking a few more people.
…
It was the end of the year, and although Anle Hou's family had died, Xiao Lingyu was still 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 they all returned empty-handed.
Either Xiao Yanli became alert 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 had caused an uproar. At that time, the Sixth Prince had not yet regained consciousness, so the emperor ordered a thorough investigation of the entire Sixth Prince's Mansion, and all the secret rooms were blocked.
The most likely scenario is that Xiao Yanli sent Liu Jie away. If he's not in Shengjing, catching him would be much more difficult...
What's more, by the end of the year, the princes and crown princes stationed in various fiefdoms will also have to return to the capital. In addition, there is also Prince Yu and the Nan Gu envoy this year, so there is not much time left for me.
Xiao Lingyu looked at the secret report in his hand, felt a severe headache, and couldn't help but sigh.
This Liu Jie acts eccentrically and without any rules. Killing Lu Daizong is a small matter. But what if he goes crazy and kills a prince or something? What will happen then?
Seeing his grim expression, Ji You couldn't help but say, "Liu Jie's whereabouts are strange. His Majesty must be aware of this. Your Highness, please don't worry too much. Although Liu Jie is a reckless man, he is not completely brainless. Looking at the current situation, he certainly doesn't dare to take action in Shengjing again. I think he has already fled to another place."
Xiao Lingyu looked up at him, and Ji You said softly: "Compared to Liu Jie, the more important person now is the Queen."
Xiao Lingyu pursed her thin lips, and her clear eyes turned cold.
Ji You frowned and said in a deep voice, "After so long, according to the news, the Fifth Prince has successfully defeated the Oirat Mongols in Mobei. I'm afraid he will return triumphantly before the New Year. Although the Fifth Princess and Concubine Duan have fallen out of favor, there's no guarantee that His Majesty's mind won't change after the Fifth Prince returns."
He paused for a moment and continued, "I am loyal to Your Highness. Now, I have said a few treasonous words. Even if Your Highness wants to punish me, I can't care. Your Majesty has already planned to train other princes. If the Empress does not take action, it will be difficult for Your Majesty to..."
"Be careful with your words."
Xiao Lingyu said in a stern voice, his calm expression suddenly showing a hint of fierceness.
Ji You gave a bitter smile: "Your Highness, please don't blame me for being presumptuous. If you continue the cold war with the Queen, you will only put yourself in danger and let others take advantage of you."
The room fell silent for a moment.
Xiao Lingyu held his forehead with his hand.
How could he not know what Ji You said? However, others still had the qualifications to compete, but for him, he didn't even have the qualifications to compete.
"...I understand." After a long moment, Xiao Lingyu looked at Ji You steadily. "Tomorrow, I will go to the palace to see my mother."
Just a quick visit. He hadn't seen the queen for a long time.
Seeing that he had finally relented, Ji You's face lit up with joy: "The Queen will surely be delighted to see Your Highness."
joy……
Xiao Lingyu smiled bitterly.
…
Compared to the undercurrents among other people, the Xu Mansion can be described as peaceful.
People sat in rows in the room, and the charcoal fire inside made it feel like it was summer. There was a foot bath in front of each person, and no one talked. They all slumped in their chairs with their eyes closed.
Jiang Zhiyu checked the health of the Xu family and found that they all had cold constitutions.
So she forced everyone to soak their feet every day to prevent anyone from being lazy. She simply set a time and everyone soaked their feet together at a fixed time every day.
Tianqi also has a rule that women's feet cannot be seen by others. Although Jiang Zhiyu scoffed at it, he also had to consider Jiang Sulan.
Although the story brought them a temporary shock, this concept was deeply rooted and the change would not happen overnight. Before this, Jiang Zhiyu would never let Jiang Sulan be criticized because of himself.
So Jiang Zhiyu specially made three small baffles, which blocked the top and left and right tightly to ensure that no one could see it.
Everyone was a little uncomfortable at first, but they couldn't resist the comfort of soaking their feet. From the beginning, they sat upright, but gradually, they began to enjoy it comfortably.
"I heard that Bo Jian has been acting strangely lately," Jiang Kang'an said with a serious expression, "He's been locking himself in his cell for several days now, refusing to even go to school."
Several people who had their eyes closed suddenly opened their eyes and stared at him in unison.
Jiang Sulan was the first to speak: "What happened? Although Bo Jian was a bit willful, he also knew what was important and what was not."
The imperial examination will be held in spring, and there is not much time left. If I don’t go to school, does that mean I have to give up on 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 would still be ranked first in the class. But ever since the Sixth Prince entered the Imperial College, he has always been behind him. In this ten-day exam, he fell even further behind and was surpassed by others."
"I think the blow was too great."
Jiang Sulan sat up worriedly, and the others also looked a little worried.
【Alas, it is so.】
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[If you are always being dominated by others, you really can't do anything without a Buddhist mentality.]
[He can only rely on himself to get through this kind of thing, no one else can help.]
Jiang Kangan nodded slightly.
He naturally felt sorry for his younger brother, but as Zhiyu said, no one could help him with this kind of thing, and he had to 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 approach.
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