Chapter 519 Condolences
Although the Queen Mother was not a good person, her two children were killed, and she was so heartbroken that her hair turned white overnight, which is bound to make people sigh.
It was Queen Song and Prince Qing who really wanted to kill Prince Jin and Princess Qi Yang. If the Queen Mother knew about this, she would be either furious to death or go crazy.
Then--
Chen Wan was in a dilemma.
It would be fine if she didn't visit the Empress Dowager when she was suffering from a minor illness or pain, but the Empress Dowager had experienced the pain of losing her daughter, so it would be unacceptable for her not to visit the princess who had just been granted the title by the Emperor.
But if she went to visit, Chen Wan was afraid that the Queen Mother would suspect that she and Xie Jingyu had killed Princess Qiyang, which would make her sick even worse. What if she died before Princess Yaoguang woke up?
Her reputation is nothing compared to the empress dowager's health, so she decided not to go.
Princess Qiyang has only one daughter, Lady Yaoguang. Her husband left Beijing for business four years ago and has not been heard from since. Three years have passed since Shen Wan's death in her previous life, and her husband has not returned either. Now, there are only a group of servants in the Princess's Mansion, and no one is in charge of Princess Qiyang's funeral. Therefore, the Emperor handed over the burial of Princess Qiyang to Duke Song and the Ministry of Rites.
The emperor issued an edict banning music in Kyoto for seven days to mourn Princess Qi Yang.
The ban on music made the wedding date of Xie Zhiyao and Young Master Luo awkward, as the eighth day happened to be the day when the fourth branch of the Jingbei Palace was holding its daughter's wedding banquet.
The Empress Dowager originally disliked Chen Wan and Xie Jingyu. Now that Princess Qi Yang was buried, the Jingbei Palace held a grand ceremony. The Empress Dowager would be even more annoyed with Chen Wan and Xie Jingyu, even though the date for the wedding banquet for the fourth daughter of the Jingbei Palace had been set long ago.
Considering the Empress Dowager, the Fourth Master and the Fourth Lady thought it would be better to postpone the wedding date by ten days or half a month, so they went to the Luo Mansion to discuss it. Mr. Luo and Mrs. Luo were both reasonable people, and it was only a matter of delaying the wedding by ten days or half a month. There was no need to offend the Empress Dowager and cause gossip.
That's how it's settled.
Anyway, the wedding invitations haven’t been sent out and the things for the banquet haven’t been purchased yet, so there’s no loss.
Chen Wan and Xie Jingyu did not go to the palace to visit the empress dowager, but went to mourn Princess Qi Yang. In front of Princess Qi Yang's mourning hall, they met Song Nanyue and Du Xiner.
Both of them suspected that Shen Wan was involved in Princess Qi Yang's death.
But in the Shunyang Princess's Mansion, Yaoguang County Master sent two maids to follow Shen Wan wherever she went. Even if they wanted to suspect something, they didn't dare to say it out loud.
But he couldn't do it openly, so he had to find a roundabout way to draw suspicion onto Shen Wan.
In front of many people, Song Nanyan said coldly, "You dare to come to pay your respects?!"
Shen Wan saw through her intentions at a glance and said coldly, "Why don't you dare?"
Song Nanyan gritted her teeth and said, "Aren't you afraid that the ghost of Princess Qiyang will come to take your life?!"
Chen Wan smiled, "If Princess Qiyang really wants to take her life, she would be afraid of the person who killed her. What should I be afraid of?"
Be open and honest.
Chen Wan felt that Song Nanyue's name was not well chosen. She had only said a few words, but the angry person lived up to his name and smoked to the south.
After paying their respects, Shen Wan and Xie Jingyu left.
Sitting in the carriage, they could still see the officers and soldiers searching the entire city for Lady Yaoguang. They searched the entire capital but couldn't find Lady Yaoguang. They didn't dare to stop the search and expanded the scope of the search to fifty miles away from the capital, but this had nothing to do with them.
Shen Wan sat in Xie Jingyu's arms, and the two chatted casually. Suddenly, Chen Ping's voice came, "Master, those people are still following..."
Shen Wan, “…???”
Shen Wan was a little confused and looked at Xie Jingyu, "Who is it?"
Xie Jingyu said, "Prince Qing and Duke Song suspected that the Yaoguang County Lady was in my hands. They have been sending people to keep an eye on the Jingbei Palace for the past two days, hoping to wait for an opportunity."
Their suspicion was correct, the Lady of Yaoguang County was indeed in their hands.
Do you think you can find Lady Yaoguang by guarding the Jingbei Palace and following the people coming in and out?
What they thought was correct, but unfortunately they did not have such deep feelings for County Master Yaoguang. If County Master Yaoguang could not wake up, she would be of no use to them, and it would be a waste of time to go and see her.
Shen Wan asked, “Just let them follow?”
That's impossible.
Xie Jingyu doesn't have such a good temper.
"Caught him and hung him on the city wall."
Chen Ping made a gesture, and the people in the dark captured the three people who were following him, stuffed rags into their mouths, and hung them upside down on the city wall.
Upon hearing the news, the prince of Song went to rescue the people. When he wanted to release them, Chen An aimed his arrow at him. "Since you dared to save people, don't blame me for shooting you."
The Duke of Song's son angrily said, "They are following the Queen Mother's orders to follow the Prince of Jingbei and his wife!"
Chen An had a blank expression on his face. "I only listen to the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess."
Chen An had an expression that said, "If you're not afraid of my archery, just give it a try."
The Prince of Song was almost furious, but he really didn't dare to let the person go.
At noon, Chen Wan and Xie Jingyu were having lunch when Dong'er came in and said, "My Lord, the Emperor has summoned you to the palace..."
"I see."
Xie Jingyu picked up some food for Shen Wan.
Shen Wan asked, "Why is the emperor looking for you at this time?"
Xie Jingyu said, "It's not too late to go after you finish eating."
There are not many people in Kyoto who dare to make the emperor wait.
Xie Jingyu accompanied Chen Wan to finish lunch before riding into the palace.
As soon as he entered the imperial study and saw Duke Song there, he knew why the emperor wanted him to come to the palace.
Xie Jingyu walked over and was about to salute the emperor when Duke Song suddenly shouted, "Prince Jingbei, you are so bold! Those three people were sent by the Queen Mother. How dare you hang them on the city wall?!"
Xie Jingyu said, "It's not written on their faces that they are the Queen Mother's people."
Duke Song said coldly, "Didn't my son tell you?"
"Yes, but I don't believe what the Duke of Song said."
emperor,"……"
Eunuch An, “…”
On irritating people.
There is really no one who can compare to the Prince of Jingbei.
Duke Song was so angry that he breathed in more than he breathed out. He turned to look at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, the prince of Jingbei is so disrespectful to the queen mother. Please punish him severely!"
Xie Jingyu said, "I'm curious, why did the Queen Mother send someone to keep an eye on me and my wife?"
Duke Song said, "Prince Jingbei, why are you pretending to be stupid? The Queen Mother suspects that you took Princess Yaoguang away!"
Xie Jingyu smiled, "Then I want to ask Duke Song, am I taking Princess Yaoguang away to kill her or to save her?"
This sentence choked Duke Song.
He said he wanted to kill Lady Yaoguang. In the time it took to take her out of Princess Shunyang's residence, he could have stabbed her like a sieve with a knife.
Duke Song couldn't bring himself to say that it was to save Lady Yaoguang, as it seemed as if he was not happy that the Prince of Jingbei had saved Lady Yaoguang.
But Duke Song was also notoriously difficult to deal with. "Who knows what your purpose is, Prince Jingbei?!"
Xie Jingyu looked at the emperor and said, "Princess Qiyang was killed, and Lady Yaoguang is missing. The Queen Mother is furious. Duke Song can't catch the murderer of Princess Qiyang and can't find Lady Yaoguang. He is incompetent, so he instigated the Queen Mother to target me. Please, Your Majesty, make a decision for me and Wan'er."
Duke Song said, "Your Majesty, the Prince of Jingbei is so audacious that he dares to slander me in front of you!"
Xie Jingyu said, "Slander? Isn't it true that Duke Song is incompetent?"
Duke Song was almost mad with anger. He looked at the emperor and said, "The Queen Mother is seriously ill and can't stand even the slightest bit of anger..."
Since he couldn't argue with Xie Jingyu, he brought up the empress dowager.
The Emperor asked, "Duke Song wants me to suppress the Prince of Jingbei and have the Queen Mother's people keep an eye on him and Wan'er?"
Duke Song was terrified and said, "I have no such intention."
Xie Jingyu said, "Please ask Duke Song to go back and discipline the Crown Prince. He led his men in a search and destroyed a lot of people's property, causing unrest in and around the city. There are complaints everywhere. Those who don't know would think this was also the Queen Mother's order."
The Emperor looked over, and Duke Song hurriedly said, "I am not aware of this matter. If there is any damage to the people's property, I will definitely compensate you."
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