Chapter 79: Beautiful Cousin
Qu Rumei's eyes flickered as she said softly, "Since there are assassins, it would be better for the princess to stay in the mansion. We can make an appointment another day."
"By the way, the Liang residence will hold a banquet in three days. There will be several ladies and young ladies, and the princess should know them all."
Qu Rumei mentioned a few familiar names, and seemed to mention casually that Lin, the wife of Su Muci, the eldest son of the Su family, would also be there.
She said enthusiastically, "Princess, you must come! If the Third Young Master has time, please do me the honor of coming."
Under normal circumstances, Ruan Yunbo would naturally not interfere with his sister's friendships, but an assassin had just appeared in the mansion, and he was a little worried about his sister going out.
He pondered and said, "Thank you, Madam Liang, for the invitation, but I'm not sure if we can catch the assassin within three days."
Qu Rumei said, "Don't worry too much, Third Young Master. I believe that with the strength of the Marquis' Mansion, the assassin will be apprehended soon."
"Besides, my husband, as the commander-in-chief of the infantry, will definitely be able to protect the safety of our guests."
Ruan Yunsheng lowered his eyes and took a sip of tea, as if considering whether to accept the invitation, but in fact he was looking at Qu Rumei calmly.
Qu Rumei asked her out for two consecutive days, and she felt something was wrong. Even five years ago, their relationship was not so close.
What's more, after five years, their relationship had become distant. Although Qu Rumei tried her best to hide it, she could still see that Qu Rumei was unnatural.
It was not until Qu Rumei specifically mentioned Su Muci just now that she was finally sure that Qu Rumei had another purpose in asking her out!
Zhishu mentioned before that Qu Rumei married the Infantry Commander-in-Chief Liang Huaifeng. Now it seems that Liang Huaifeng is most likely Sun Taiwei's man.
So, General Sun was testing her through Qu Rumei?
If she had read the secret letters in the study of the Grand Marshal's Mansion, and knew that Su Muci and Grand Marshal Sun had been in private contact, and that Lin would go to the Liang Mansion for a banquet, then she would definitely go.
But if that’s the case, why did General Sun send assassins?
Isn't this contradictory and unnecessary?
Could it be that... the assassin was not sent by General Sun, or did he make preparations for both scenarios?
But she was indeed always thinking about the secret letters in General Sun's study.
We had learned from Su Muyan before that Su Muci did not like lotus flowers, but he wrote a poem about lotus flowers to General Sun.
Later, she pondered over the poem's mention of a lotus pond, perhaps hinting at the location where they met the Yin people. The poem also mentioned the number of lotus flowers and lotus seeds, but she didn't understand the meaning either.
There are at least dozens of lotus ponds of all sizes in Shengjing. Unfortunately, Su Muyan hasn't been here recently, so there's no way to continue asking questions.
Since she had the opportunity to meet Lin, she naturally would not let it go.
And since Liang Huaifeng is Sun Taiwei's man, maybe he can find some clues in the Liang Mansion...
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Taiwei Mansion.
Liang Huaifeng smiled apologetically, "Master Taiwei, an assassin broke into the Marquis of Zhenguo's Mansion today, so Princess Mingyi won't be going out easily recently."
"But please rest assured, Lord Taiwei. My wife has already made an appointment with the princess. She will come to the Liang Mansion for a banquet in three days!"
General Sun nodded with satisfaction, "You did a good job on this matter."
He did suspect that Ruan Yunsheng had read the secret letter in his study, although ordinary people could not understand the content of the secret letter.
But Ruan Yunjian is about to return to Beijing. Ruan Yunjian is knowledgeable and knows everything about astronomy and geography. He is truly a man of great talent. If the content of the secret letter is known to him, there is no guarantee that he will not see something.
So he must get rid of Ruan Yunsheng before Ruan Yunjian returns to Beijing!
He had previously sent someone to break into the Marquis' Mansion at night in an attempt to silence Ruan Yunsheng, but unfortunately the assassin was stopped by the secret guards outside the Mansion.
That's why he thought of another way and asked Qu Rumei to ask Ruan Yunsheng to leave the Marquis' Mansion.
However, the Marquis Zhenguo Mansion was guarded by secret guards. He sent experts there in the middle of the night but they were unable to break in. How could an assassin enter the mansion in broad daylight?
Is there anyone else in Shengjing besides him who wants Ruan Yunsheng's life?
Xie Yan has been living in the Marquis' Mansion recently. The guards of the Marquis' Mansion and the secret guards of Prince Xuan's Mansion have protected the Marquis' Mansion tightly, and it is impossible to break into the Marquis' Mansion by force.
This Xie Yan is really a nuisance!
Prince Duan said that Xie Yan had long harbored ill intentions towards Ruan Yunsheng, and was willing to lose his official position and be beaten with a stick in the court for her.
He had never realized before that His Royal Highness Prince Xuan, who was usually aloof and self-possessed and had no desires, was actually a lovesick man!
However, Ruan Yunsheng couldn't hold back his temper. When he heard that Lin would also appear at the Liang Mansion, he agreed to the appointment.
From this, it can be seen that Ruan Yunsheng did read the secret letter in his study!
Just wait patiently for a few days, and three days later, Ruan Yunsheng will die!
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The next day.
There was an assassin in the house, and his third brother wouldn't let him go out, so Ruan Yunsheng was bored to death.
In the afternoon, Zhishu walked in briskly, "Princess, the young master from the Pei Mansion has arrived, and he's brought a letter from the eldest son! The third son wants you to meet him at Lantingxuan!"
Ruan Yunsheng sat up from the bed, "A letter from my eldest brother?!"
She couldn't remember who this cousin was at the moment, but the letter from her elder brother made her very surprised.
I originally thought that it would take another month from the emperor's edict to my elder brother's return to Beijing, but I didn't expect to receive a letter from him in advance!
But if you calculate the time, when she just returned to the Marquis' Mansion, her third brother sent someone to Cangwu County to deliver a letter, and her eldest brother replied almost within these few days.
She had been so busy searching for the whereabouts of the Sun and Moon Jade Disk that she almost forgot about this matter.
Ruan Yunsheng lifted up the hem of her skirt and hurried to the Lantingxuan in the mansion where guests were received.
Inside Lantingxuan, Ruan Yunbo was smiling. Opposite him sat a young man of the same age as him, and the two were talking and laughing.
The man was wearing a red brocade robe with wide sleeves, his long hair was as black as ink, and his face was beautiful. When he smiled, he looked a bit androgynous.
Ruan Yunbo saw his sister coming over and quickly waved to her: "Shengsheng, come here quickly."
He introduced with a smile: "This is your cousin Pei Jinghong. He came to stay in our house for a few days when he was a child."
Pei Jinghong saw Ruan Yunsheng's eyes light up, and she quickly stood up and said with a smile: "My cousin, it's been many years since we last met. I wonder if you still remember me."
My cousin was very pretty when she was little, and she became even more beautiful when she grew up.
Originally, they had the chance to grow up together, but unfortunately, for some reason, he backed out...
Later, when his cousin aunt died, he followed his father to the marquis's mansion to pay condolences.
At that time, he glanced at his cousin from afar. His cousin was very sad because her parents had passed away one after another. She was surrounded and comforted by her brothers. They quickly coaxed her back to the inner courtyard to avoid being bumped by the coming and going of people.
So he didn't get to talk to his cousin that day, and I guess his cousin didn't notice him at the time.
A few years later, he heard that his cousin had fallen into a lake... He was also very surprised to learn that his cousin was still alive.
Ruan Yunsheng was in a hurry to read his elder brother's letter, so he didn't bother to exchange pleasantries.
"Third brother, where is the letter from eldest brother?"
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