Chapter 37: Seeing the Rabbit and Releasing the Hawk
"I don't think I'm sick."
Feifei blinked and looked at the eldest princess innocently.
"I want to go back to the Marquis' Mansion."
The princess put down the newspaper in her hand and said with a smile:
"Which bad girl was she? She threw a tantrum at me a few days ago and wanted to go back to Liangzhou. She even broke my pair of peach longevity vases. Now she's changed her temper again after not seeing her for a few days."
"If you don't want to go back, then don't go back." Feifei grabbed the eldest princess's sleeve and said coquettishly, "Then can I take Qiuxuan with me?"
"You have a good relationship with her."
"Godmother, just promise me."
Feifei made up her mind today to pick up Qiuxuan.
She hadn't seen Qiuxuan for almost half a month and didn't know whether she was dead or alive.
"I really can't do anything about you." The princess took the sleeve from her hand and said, "I can send someone to check it out."
"That……"
"If Qiuxuan is willing, I'll have them pick her up right away."
The eldest princess patted Feifei's hand and said, "Little Ancestor, are you satisfied?"
If I ask this, Qiuxuan will definitely not come out.
It’s not like Feifei doesn’t understand her.
But the eldest princess had already frowned, and she knew that the matter was irreversible.
"Then let Xu Sheren go, okay?"
Xu Sheren has the best relationship with Feifei, so he must be more concerned.
"Okay, okay, go tell Mr. Xu, okay?"
"Thank you, mother!"
Feifei ran away in two steps at a time.
"Slow down!" the princess called after her. "What if you fall?"
The envoy who entered said with a smile, "Your Highness Feifei is very skilled, you can rest assured."
The eldest princess nodded, her brows furrowed again.
"What Wu Zhuang did was too extreme. How is your investigation going?"
"The news that Feng Xu went to Yunyang Marquis' Mansion to convey the imperial edict was deliberately spread by Wu Zhuang." said the envoy.
"The time and the content of the imperial edict are all known to the outside world."
"She is forcing me to deal with the Yunyang Marquis' Mansion." The eldest princess' face turned cold.
Since Nangong Shao was one of the culprits in the Empress Lu case, the Fourth Prince would inevitably be accused of being unfilial if he reused the Yunyang Marquisate.
Even Qiu Xuan might be branded as someone who recognizes a thief as her mother.
"Fortunately, Nangong Shao died quickly." The eldest princess murmured.
It can also be considered as a sacrifice for the Lord.
"Wu Zhuang is so anxious to sow discord between the Yunyang Marquisate and the Fourth Brother."
The eldest princess pondered for a moment.
"Could it be that my royal brother is ill? Does the Imperial Medical Bureau have any explanation?"
"Your Highness, His Majesty seems to be in good health. He has been favoring several women in the imperial court lately."
"What did you say?"
This incident surprised the eldest princess even more.
"My royal brother hasn't visited the harem in a long time. What's going on?"
She came to her senses immediately.
"Have the people from the Imperial Medical Bureau keep a close eye on the Imperial Court and report any developments to me immediately."
"Yes, Your Highness."
"It seems Wu Zhuang still thinks the young prince is more obedient." The eldest princess asked again, "Let's discuss this matter later. What are people saying about Nangong Shao's funeral?"
"There are all sorts of rumors," the envoy said after a moment's thought, "someone is asking about the Qiu family's daughter's situation."
"The rumors will die down in a few days."
Even so, it would be better if something big happened to cover up the limelight.
The princess looked at the palace newspaper and casually asked, "Does the palace have any information about this year's autumn hunting?"
"I saw Wu Zhuang choosing a date."
The eldest princess pushed the palace report aside and rubbed her eyebrows.
"Finally, there's something decent going on. Go talk to the palace and do your best to help Wu Zhuang make this happen."
*
"Please rest assured, Princess. I will go to Yunyang Marquis's Mansion to visit Mr. Qiu tomorrow."
Feifei trusts Xu Sheren very much and is willing to tell her everything.
"When you see Qiuxuan, be sure to tell her to come out. Her Royal Highness the Princess said that as long as Qiuxuan nods, I can pick her up right away. Even if you don't leave the mansion, it would be nice to come out and relax. We can ride around and see the scenery like last time."
"I will definitely convey the princess's words."
Xu Sheren returned to her residence, and the maid hurried over to help her change clothes.
"I'm going to Yunyang Marquis' Mansion to see Qiu Xuan tomorrow. Please see what's scheduled for tomorrow."
*
The next day.
Xu Sheren was invited directly to Qiu Xuan's courtyard.
She explained her purpose and advised Qiu Xuan, "You've always been a thoughtful person, unwilling to share anything with others. You couldn't change it before, let alone now."
Qiuxuan just smiled and said nothing.
Xu Sheren then said, "Since you have the opportunity to go out, why not relax and unwind? Even if you don't plan to leave the mansion yet, think about things in a quiet place. Maybe you'll find some enlightenment."
"Since you've advised me so, I'll listen to you."
"There's a new play being staged at the theater in the south of the city."
"Then go and listen to something new."
*
Qiu Xuan entered the room and was not too surprised to see Jiang Jinhan sitting there drinking tea.
"Meet the Second Prince."
She bowed hastily and began to look around.
The side rooms on the second floor of the theater are very ingeniously designed. From inside, one can clearly see the bizarre scenes on the stage, but from outside, one cannot clearly see the planning and planning going on in the side rooms.
"You're not surprised at all."
Qiu Xuan nodded. "I was a little surprised to see Your Highness. But Xu Sheren was once Your Highness Ningjia's teacher, so it's not surprising that he has a connection with you."
The opening gongs and drums were heard outside, and a few little children in flowery clothes came on stage somersaulting, attracting cheers from the audience downstairs.
"In that case, let's stop talking nonsense."
Jiang Jinhan pulled out an envelope from his sleeve, handed it to Qiuxuan, and motioned her to open it.
Qiu Xuan pulled out the things inside suspiciously.
That's a receipt.
Two pack horses, a cart, two stones of dry food, salt, sugar, and some herbs.
The person who signed the inscription is Qiu Qing.
As Qiuxuan watched, tears began to flow.
"This is my sister's handwriting."
Qiu Xuan wiped away her tears and regained her composure.
"They are safe now."
"Someone saw your family in Di Yuan's capital." Jiang Jinhan pointed at the document in Qiu Xuan's hand.
"Two months ago, someone bought something from a border merchant in her name."
"If we want to go deep into Di Yuan's territory to look for someone, we'll need enough scouts."
Qiuxuan put away her sister's handwriting.
"What do you want me to do?"
Jiang Jinhan smiled.
"Help me find a way to kill someone."
"who?"
"Wu Zhuang."
The singers on the stage sang songs about the soldiers' homesickness, which were melodious and sad, and moved the audience to tears.
Qiuxuan just wanted to laugh.
Jing Beian wants her to kill Wu Zhuang, and Jiang Jinhan also wants to look for her.
She is not the Queen Mother of the West who can kill all the evil spirits with one sword.
Then she realized that if the truth was revealed, she would kill Wu Zhuang to avenge her family and to be loyal to the queen.
Loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, she possesses at least two of them.
It will not cause too much panic among court officials and the people.
She is now alone in Dadu, and she has no idea whether her family members are alive or dead under Di Yuan. She thinks that if she offends the emperor, she will have to pay with her life.
For Qiuxuan, it was a good deal.
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