Chapter 193 She guessed right
In a place where many people gather, one of the opening remarks that can easily attract everyone's attention immediately is -
"Have you heard?"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the girls looked at the person who spoke.
The young lady in green lowered her voice and said, "I heard that the granddaughter of that damned Jie Junjun's family is going to be the concubine of the prince of Ying Guogong Mansion!"
These three words "shit" were only directed at Xie himself, who attempted to make trouble in Dengtai Tower that day but failed.
After all, they were eyewitnesses of what happened in Dengtai Tower that day, so naturally they no longer had any good feelings or respect for Xie.
"You're talking about this..."
"I heard about it yesterday, and I thought it was some new thing."
Seeing that her friends disagreed, the young lady who mentioned this topic said unconvincedly: "You must only know one side of the story!"
"Why are you talking about this suddenly?" Wei Miaoqing stopped the topic. It was already this late, and Chang Suining was in no mood to listen to them talking about these things.
"The second one...what is it?"
Wei Miaoqing turned to look at the person who asked the question curiously, only to see that it was none other than Chang Suining.
Wei Miaoqing: “……?”
Did she underestimate the charm of gossip? Seeing that Chang Suining was also interested, the young lady spoke freely without hesitation, and did not forget to keep the secret: "Guess why the Ming family only let that lady Feng get married?"
Chang Suining: "I heard that it's because this lady Feng's birth date is the most suitable?"
Wei Miaoqing looked at her in surprise - although her family had encountered misfortune, she had not missed any news or gossip in the capital.
The young lady in green said mysteriously, "This is what we said to the public, but I don't think it's that simple."
Chang Suining immediately asked, "Why do you say that?"
It's not that she is keen on gossip in the capital. The reason why she knows about this matter is because it is related to the Ming family. Her brother's frame-up is very likely related to the Ming family. Now that she is in a stage of suspicion, she will naturally not let go of any action of the Ming family.
In her opinion, the Ming family suddenly let the Feng family's daughter marry into the family. Although this was done in the name of bringing good luck, this might not be a cover-up for something else...
But Chang Suining was just suspicious. She had no connection with Madam Feng and had no impression of her, so her suspicion had no evidence or clues.
Even though no one mentioned the matter of getting married for good luck just now, Chang Suining had intended to ask about it.
Sometimes, only people in this circle know the most about what happens between noble ladies, because they are close to each other, have intersections with each other, and many of their acquaintances overlap, so the news only circulates among these people.
As expected——
The young lady in green said in a very low voice: "I heard that the girl from the Feng family has repeatedly shown her affection to the prince of the Yingguo family. Before that, when they were in Dayun Temple, I'm afraid that the two of them had already..."
Wei Miaoqing was puzzled: "Already what?"
Those who understand have already understood, while those who don’t are still complaining: “…Why do you only say half of the words?”
Yao Xia's eyes widened: "Is it already a done deal?"
When these words were spoken, the noble ladies stared with their eyes wide open and blushed.
"How did you know?" Yao Xia looked at the lady in green in surprise: "Did you see it with your own eyes?!"
"What?" The young lady hit Yao Xia in shame and anger, "I heard about it too!"
Wei Miaoqing glared: "Aren't you spreading rumors and ruining the reputation of this girl? How can you believe such hearsay?"
The young lady explained hurriedly: "I heard it from my cousin, it's not groundless... When she was in Dayun Temple, she lived in the same Zen temple with that lady Feng. She saw with her own eyes that lady Feng came back secretly from the back door wrapped in a cloak and in disheveled clothes. Seeing that she was hiding from people for fear of being seen, my cousin just pretended not to see it..."
"Cousin, it's impossible for you to lie." She said, "Many people have witnessed that Madam Feng tried to please the Prince of Yingguo, and the Prince of Yingguo has always been lustful..."
"I didn't think too much about it at first, but not long after returning from Dayun Temple, this happy event suddenly happened. How could it be a coincidence?"
"Which day did it happen?" Chang Suining asked seriously, "The day when we were picking chrysanthemums in the back hills?"
The lady in green nodded: "That's right."
Chang Suining's eyes flickered slightly.
That was the day when Zhangsun Qi Niangzi got into trouble.
In other words, it is very likely that the lady from the Feng family was with Ming Jin that day?
Returning in dishevel...
She had secretly learned from Yao Yi that when the Dali Temple first investigated, Chang Miao and others had testified on behalf of Ming Jin, saying that they had been with Ming Jin that day... If the Ming family intended to cover up the matter, they must have arranged the perjury long ago.
As for why the girl saw Feng Min returning in disheveled clothes that day, but did not suspect Feng Min when the murder of Zhangsun Qi Niangzi surfaced, it is not difficult to understand -
After examining the corpse, it was found that the pinch marks on Zhangsun Qinniang's neck were caused by a man. This was an open secret, so no one would easily suspect a girl.
Ming Jin was never listed as a suspect, so even if a girl secretly guessed that something unspeakable had happened between the two of them that day based on the current wedding, she could not possibly link it to the murder case.
But Chang Suining, who had already become suspicious of Ming Jin, was naturally different.
When she heard this, she couldn't help but have many guesses.
She might as well make a bold assumption. If Zhangsun Qi Niangzi was really killed by Ming Jin, then the Feng family lady who was with Ming Jin that day...could she be an insider? !
At this juncture, rushing to kill and silence the witness would only expose suspicion, bring trouble and cause complications... So, for the sake of safety, in order to prevent the lady of the Feng family from leaking the matter, the Ming family had this "lucky" thing? Once someone enters the Ming family... naturally there is no possibility of "talking nonsense" anymore.
"There is such a thing? That is a holy place of Buddhism, how can it be... Oh, I can't say it, let Axia speak!"
"Alright, alright, it's better not to spread something that you don't know is true or not..."
"I'm just mentioning this to you. I won't tell anyone about this. Just forget about it after you hear it..."
"Let's talk about something serious." To dispel the irrelevant topic, Wei Miaoqing said seriously, "I heard that the Feng family is holding a box-adding banquet today."
Chang Suining thought for a moment and called Xier over: "Prepare a generous gift."
Then he stood up and said, "I'm going to add a box for Mrs. Feng."
Wei Miaoqing and others were extremely surprised.
"You..." Wei Miaoqing stood up, grabbed Chang Suining's arm, and asked nervously, "Are you going to ask him in person?"
Ask about that naughty thing!
To embarrass the Feng family? After all, she had a feud with Princess Jie!
Yao Xia also hurriedly advised: "Sister Chang... this will probably hurt the enemy by a thousand and hurt yourself by ten thousand!"
There is no evidence for this kind of thing, and the two families are going to get married tomorrow. I am afraid that it will not hurt the other party much, and it will only leave a bad reputation for tarnishing someone's reputation.
"...What are you thinking?" Chang Suining looked at those eyes that were as big as copper bells. "Let's not talk about whether there is evidence or not. It is the lowest and most stupid thing to use a woman's reputation as an excuse."
In the past, Xie had used this method to harm her in Dengtai Tower. Since she had resisted, no matter what the lady from the Feng family knew or what kind of person she was, she had no reason to treat her in this way.
If there is something to say, say it; if there is a grudge, take revenge; if someone kills someone, pay with his life; what's the point of talking about reputation?
Moreover, this kind of meaningless and useless talk has no other practical use except to destroy people's reputation, and is of no help to what she is trying to achieve.
Wei Miaoqing: "...Then what are you going to do?"
Chang Suining: "Let's see if we can form a good relationship."
Once you have a guess, you should confirm it as soon as possible. Instead of guessing and sitting at home, it is better to go and check it out yourself.
Otherwise, once the other party enters the Ming family tomorrow, it will be almost impossible to see him again.
Chang Suining's statement of "making good connections" left Wei Miaoqing and others confused.
Wei Miaoqing thought about it and felt uneasy, so he simply said, "I'll go with you!"
Others followed suit.
Since they couldn't go empty-handed, Chang Suining had no choice but to ask Xier to prepare a few more boxes of gifts and distribute them to Wei Miaoqing and the others.
Fortunately, the Chang Mansion's treasury was well-funded, otherwise, if this good relationship had been formed, a poor family would have lost everything.
…
"The girl from the Chang family?" Feng Min, who was surrounded by several female relatives and talking in Feng's house, paused when she heard the words: "Which girl from the Chang family?"
The maid's expression was also somewhat complicated: "From General Chang's Mansion in Xingningfang..."
Everyone knew about the feud between this girl from the Chang family and their princess, so it was really unexpected that she came here at this time.
Feng Min frowned.
It really is that Chang Suining.
"What is she doing here?"
"He said he came here specially to add boxes for the girls." The maid said, "Also coming with him are girls from the mansions of Duke Zheng and the mansion of the Minister of Justice Yao."
Seeing that the female guests around him were all looking at him, Feng Min could only say, "Please invite the person in."
Now that everyone is here, she can't chase them out. That would make her seem too petty and she would be laughed at if the news got out.
But Feng Min felt very uneasy about Chang Suining's purpose of coming.
Was it because he hated her grandmother and wanted to embarrass her on such a day? He couldn't have thought that she would become the concubine of the Ming family's prince, so he had to curry favor with her? But the other party had even beaten the Ming prince, so how could he want to curry favor with the prince's concubine?
Or...
The other party is suspicious? !
Thinking of this possibility, Feng Min immediately tensed up.
The women around her were already eager to watch the fun.
If the girl from the Chang family comes over at this time, will there be a fight?
Not to mention the previous festive occasions, now with the Chang family's young master in jail, it is very likely that the Chang family's young lady will be stimulated and go crazy.
Some people have quietly stood further away, fearing that they might be accidentally hurt when a fight breaks out.
But disappointingly, Mrs. Chang, who always loved to beat people up, showed no signs of going crazy.
After Chang Suining and his companions presented the gift boxes, they sat aside and listened to people chatting, without showing any sign of abnormality.
They arrived late, and soon it was time for the banquet.
There is a custom in the capital that at the wedding banquet for a girl before she gets married, the daughters of the bride must sit together with her.
It took only three days from the time Feng Min's marriage was decided to the time she got married. Relatives from outside the capital could not make it in time, and because Xie's reputation was in tatters, there were only a few young ladies who came today.
Therefore, Chang Suining and his friends naturally ate at the same table with Feng Min.
Feng Min felt indescribably strange as he kept his eyes on Chang Suining who was sitting next to him.
She had never dreamed that the person sitting next to her at her own box-adding party would be Chang Suining. This was simply ridiculous.
Xie naturally also learned about Chang Suining's visit. She felt extremely unlucky, as if she had swallowed fly droppings, and noticed something suspicious, but she did not show it on her face. She just asked the maid to keep a close eye on it.
At the beginning of the banquet, a maid served Feng Min with dishes.
Feng Min picked up the chopsticks as usual, but she noticed the girl's eyes looking at her -
To be precise, he looked at the hand holding the chopsticks.
Feng Min didn't know what she was thinking about, and subconsciously pulled her hand back.
The next moment, Chang Suining beside him asked curiously, "Madam Feng's hand was injured not long ago?"
Feng Min's heart suddenly tightened.
Chang Suining was still looking at her retracted hand and continued, "Does it look like it was injured by a rock?"
The scab on the scar has fallen off, but the scar is obviously new and irregular. It does not look like it was caused by a dagger or something like an embroidery needle.
"...No!" Feng Min immediately denied it when he heard the word "stone".
Chang Suining raised his eyes and looked at her.
Compared with those faded scars, Feng Min's attitude can better explain the truth.
She thought she guessed right.
Feng Min's face turned pale, and she suddenly realized that the other party was deliberately using the word "stone" to test her reaction!
"It was rubbed from the previous fall!" Feng Min was panicking and frowned, trying to cover up her strangeness with an unfriendly tone: "But what does this have to do with Madam Chang?"
Anyway, she had nothing good to say to the other party. If she had known earlier, she should not have dealt with the other party for the sake of decency, to appear open, and to consider the eyes of outsiders!
She knew that the other party had ulterior motives for this trip! Her sharp words immediately attracted a lot of attention.
Chang Suining just smiled and said, "I just asked out of concern. Madam Feng, there is no need to be so nervous."
The joints of Feng Min's fingers turned slightly white as she held the chopsticks.
"In addition to the gift boxes, I have something else to give to Madam Feng." Chang Suining took out something, put it on the table, and pushed it to Feng Min's hand.
Feng Min looked at it and saw that it was actually a talisman.
Why give her a lucky charm? !
Feng Min stared at Chang Suining closely.
What on earth does the other party want to do! "Those who need to have a happy event usually have bad luck." As he and Feng Min looked into each other's eyes, Chang Suining said calmly, "I'm afraid that this happy event will be detrimental to Madam Feng's safety, so I'm giving you this talisman to protect her."
Feng Min's face changed when he heard this.
What kind of harsh words are these? Is he cursing her on the eve of her wedding?
But the other person's eyes were filled with a clear reminder...
Just as Feng Min's expression was changing, Chang Suining, who had not yet started eating, stood up and said, "Since Madam Feng doesn't welcome you, I won't bother you any more."
She finally gave Feng Min a deep look and said, "Madam Feng, please take care of yourself. Goodbye."
Yao Xia and others also left the table.
Feng Min's area suddenly felt empty, just like her heart, which was hanging in the balance at the moment.
She had no time to care about the looks from people around her; she just stared at the amulet.
After the banquet, Feng Min, who was in a daze, was stopped by someone on his way back to his residence.
Good night (I will update tomorrow, for sure! (End of this chapter)
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