Seeing Xiao Yuanjin's face tense and serious, Yu Zizhen changed the subject of the complaint he was about to make and offered a solemn reassurance and comfort, "Don't worry, I will definitely not let that bad woman get what she wants."
Xiao Yuanjin felt a little relieved after hearing this, but then he thought of Yu Zizhen's bad temper and couldn't help but remind him again: "If they ask you out, just politely decline. But don't say anything suspicious, lest the Lu family realize that your Zhenbei Palace has spies there."
Yu Zizhen knew that Xiao Yuanjin had misunderstood and thought that her information came from Mr. Jiang, but she did not correct Xiao Yuanjin. After all, she could not say that the system told her all this.
Avoiding things that were difficult to talk about, Yu Zizhen changed the subject and talked to Xiao Yuanjin about his unnecessary good deeds for Xiao Yuanmin.
"You are close to the Second Prince, aren't you afraid that Xiao Lu will have other thoughts about it?"
Xiao Yuanjin smiled bitterly, "Now he and I are studying in the Southern Study Room together. Can I really ignore him forever? He is my own brother. If I really keep avoiding him, the Lu family will probably arrange for the Imperial Censor to report me for my lack of filial piety."
After a pause, he continued, "And even if I keep avoiding him, when Madam Lu wants to use him to plot against me or frame me, she will definitely create opportunities for him to get close to me. Since she always wants to plot against me and frame me, why should I go out of my way to isolate a child?"
Yu Zizhen thought about it and it made sense. They were studying in the same classroom, and most importantly, there were only a few people in their classroom. In this case, even if Xiao Yuanjin wanted to ignore the Second Prince, he would have no room to maneuver, right?
Rather than being reported first and then passively interacting with the Second Prince, giving him a handle to be hostile to the Second Prince, he took the initiative to express his friendly attitude towards the Second Prince, which actually put him in a better position to take the initiative.
She took out a universal detoxification pill and stuffed it into Xiao Yuanjin's pocket. "Then carry this with you in case of emergency."
There are very few cases of open killing in the palace. There may not be one case in more than ten years or even decades. People living there are more inclined to use relatively covert means to kill people.
Things like causing people to fall into the water, fall off rockery or tall buildings, poisoning other people's drinking water, spices, clothes, and accessories, and secretly placing taboo items in other people's homes to frame them.
For other means, Yu Zizhen can only use the system for all-round monitoring to detect signs as early as possible. If she really can't find any, there is nothing she can do. But when it comes to poisoning, she can help Xiao Yuanjin prepare some backup plans in advance.
Xiao Yuanjin recognized this wax pill. Yu Zizhen had given the emperor an identical one before, so Xiao Yuanjin knew that this was a very precious antidote.
He didn't bother to be polite with Yu Zizhen. After putting the wax ball away carefully, the two of them went back to their rooms to rest.
At the same time, Wan Jingrong and Lu Heng were already lying in their respective rooms.
The two were Xiao Shaoke's study companions, so after Xiao Shaoke moved out of the Cining Palace of the Dalu family, the two naturally occupied a room each in Xiao Shaoke's new palace.
One of them is the legitimate daughter of Lu family, and the other is the child of Lu family's legitimate in-laws. Compared with Xiao Shaoke, the real owner, they are more popular and respected in Xiao Shaoke's new palace.
After Lu Heng pulled Wan Jingrong out of the South Study, the two went directly to Xiao Shaoke's new palace.
After having dinner there, Lu Heng briefly told Wan Jingrong about Xiao Lu's plan.
Only then did Wan Jingrong understand why Xiao Lu would bring two such people into the palace to serve as study companions for the Second Prince.
Lu Heng did not tell Wan Jingrong that Xiao Lu actually wanted him and Wan Jingrong to do this matter, and they did not have to get involved, thanks to his mother's strong opposition.
As an ambitious young man, Lu Heng never thought of relying on his family's power to become a playboy who only eats and waits for death. Although he is a little spoiled and arrogant, he has never given up working hard in his studies.
But his uncle and father were willing to sacrifice him in order to lead Yu Zizhen and the eldest prince astray, which made Lu Heng sad and depressed.
But don’t tell him that he is the second son. Isn’t the current head of the Lu family, his second uncle Lu Tong, also the second son?
His second uncle was able to jump from being the second son of Marquis Wenchang, who didn't even have the right to inherit the title, to becoming the powerful Duke Cheng'en. Why did he, Lu Heng, have to sacrifice his whole life for the family just because of his status as the second son?
Lu Heng felt very uncomfortable. He tossed and turned in bed, with many thoughts and images flashing through his mind like a kaleidoscope.
Wan Jingrong, who knew nothing about this, slept well. He looked so energetic that Lu Heng couldn't help but envy this guy's heartlessness.
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In the afternoon, Yu Zizhen and others gathered again in the South Study, waiting for the teacher to come and give them calligraphy lessons.
Yu Zizhen, who had just woken up and was yawning lazily, suddenly caught a glimpse of a thin and small figure out of the corner of his eye.
That was the eldest princess Xiao Yuanjiu, a poor girl whom she had only met a few times at palace banquets.
At this time, she was clinging to a pillar with her two little hands, with most of her body hidden behind the pillar. Her eyes were full of curiosity and envy when she looked over.
Unlike the second prince Xiao Yuanmin, who was hurriedly sent to the Southern Study by Empress Xiao Lu and instructed to make friends with Yu Zizhen, Chen Hushan and Fang Huaiying in order to alienate the relationship between the eldest prince Xiao Yuanjin and these three people, the eldest princess Xiao Yuanjiu was a waste who was not of any use value in the eyes of Empress Xiao Lu.
Trash is naturally not worthy of her attention, and forget about studying.
Since Xiao Yuanjiu grew up, the only thing that Xiao Lu did related to her was to send a few palace servants to monitor the eldest princess Xiao Yuanjiu and her mother of humble origin.
Seeing this little girl with such a weak presence, Yu Zizhen was surprised and subconsciously asked the system about her, "Isn't this the eldest princess? Why is she here?"
The system replied in a serious tone, "She heard that the Second Prince had come to the Southern Study to study, and she was very envious, so she broke away from the palace servants around her and sneaked over."
In fact, the system had discovered Xiao Yuanjiu a long time ago, but the system directly judged her secret spying, which did not cause any harm to the host, as an unimportant matter that did not need to be reported.
Yu Zizhen raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, "She wants to study too?"
The system responded with a "yes" and then remained silent.
Yu Zizhen held his chin and pondered the possibility of getting the eldest princess into the Southern Study.
However, before she could figure out what was going on, the palace maid who had lost the eldest princess came running over.
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