Inside a teahouse in Beijing.
Tang Xinghuai followed the eunuch to the door of a private room. The eunuch whispered, "His Highness is already waiting. Your Highness, please go in."
Tang Xinghuai pushed open the door and went in, only to see the Second Prince Jiang Yuanqi sitting calmly by the window drinking tea. When he saw Tang Xinghuai come in, he raised a gentle smile and gestured for him to enter.
"Please sit down."
"This is top-quality Longjing tea, just brought back by someone. Would you like to try some?"
Tang Xinghuai didn't stand on ceremony, picked up the teacup and took a small sip: "Indeed, excellent tea."
After observing for a while, Jiang Yuanqi smiled and said, "Your Highness Prince Qi doesn't look too well. Have you encountered some trouble?"
"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I am fine."
"Nothing's wrong? I heard that my brother has gotten into trouble recently?"
Tang Xinghuai paused, his hand holding the teacup still: "Where did Your Highness get this information?"
Where did he get this information? Even a fool could tell it was his stupid older brother's doing.
"Where the news came from is not important. What surprises me is that even with such a resourceful strategist as you by His Highness the Crown Prince's side, he still couldn't stop it."
Jiang Yuanqi and the Crown Prince have been fighting for so long, and Jiang Yuanji has relied on the strategists around him. Unexpectedly, before he could defeat him, he was given such a big surprise.
This is the first time I've ever done something so reckless.
The Second Prince was pleased with this outcome and would even help the Duke's Mansion investigate the matter.
In this way, even if the Crown Prince falls, he can still gain a favor from the Duke's mansion, which is a win-win situation.
"However... I still want to thank the Crown Prince for this generous gift; I will gladly accept it."
Tang Xinghuai's face darkened; his worst fears had come true.
The second prince never lets the crown prince off the hook for any mistake. With a handle on him, the crown prince has no chance of winning.
However, Tang Xinghuai was a man who had seen many people like the Second Prince. He smiled and said, "Your Highness, did you come to see me today just to talk about these things?"
"Of course not. I wanted to ask Prince Qi, as a close advisor to His Highness the Crown Prince, what are your plans?"
Tang Xinghuai's smile deepened. He put down his teacup and looked at Jiang Yuanqi: "What do you mean by that, Your Highness? When did I say that I was a close advisor to the Crown Prince?"
Jiang Yuanqi was taken aback, but then he understood.
"Hahahaha... As expected of you, you're ruthless enough, I like it."
"Your Highness and I are in the same boat."
The two looked at each other and smiled without saying a word, as if they had reached some kind of deal.
However, Jiang Yuanqi was ultimately going to be disappointed, because Jiang Shuyue had already presented the Crown Prince's incriminating evidence to the Emperor before he could, so he would not be able to claim the credit.
......
In the Duke's Mansion.
Xie Linzhou had woken up and remembered what had happened, so he got up to find Song Ning.
Zhang Ping immediately said, "Young Master, Miss Song is right next door. Don't worry, I'll go get her right away." With that, he quickly ran out to find her.
Upon hearing that the person had woken up, Song Ning quickly instructed, "Go and call the old lady, His Highness, and the two young ladies first."
Zhang Ping went out, and Song Ning went next door. As soon as she entered, she saw Xie Linzhou with red eyes, looking like he had been wronged.
"What happened? Did Zhang Ping bully you?"
Xie Linzhou shook his head: "Am I no longer clean?"
Song Ning was taken aback, then couldn't help but laugh out loud: "You're a grown man, why are you talking about cleanliness? Whether it works or not, you're the one who benefits."
"What advantage am I getting? Who cares? You...you won't look down on me, will you?"
"I don't mind. Alright, lie down properly. You're not fully recovered yet."
"You really don't mind me?"
Song Ning deliberately asked, "What would you do if I disliked you?"
"I......"
I can't explain it. What's done is done, and even if I kill that woman, it won't change anything.
Nothing happened, it must be that nothing happened.
Didn't General Zhang tell you?
"say what?"
"Don't worry, nothing happened, you're still clean."
"real?"
"Seriously, why are you, a grown man, being so chaste?"
Xie Linzhou was displeased. Who was he keeping himself chaste for? And he still had the nerve to ask.
"Don't worry, the doctor said you're fine. I won't look down on you. Just take good care of yourself."
I heard that girls used to be so pure that they couldn't even get close to him.
Just then, there was a commotion outside. Princess Jianing and Madam Xie arrived, followed by two young ladies from the Xie family.
"I'll go out and check your medicine."
The family gathered around Xie Linzhou's bedside and wept again.
As Song Ning left the courtyard, the maid who had been "bribed" by Cao Wan'er came in and whispered, "Miss Song, Cao Wan'er says she wants to see you."
Did they say what it was about?
"No, I just said I wanted to see you."
Song Ning smiled, anxious to see her, but it was too late.
Why didn't I think about this outcome when I did those bad things? Now I want to see her, but she refuses to see me.
Tell her I don't want to see her, and tell her to eat more these next few days, since she doesn't have long to live anyway.
"yes."
Jiang Shuyue has already submitted the evidence of the Crown Prince's crimes. If His Majesty wants to investigate, this matter cannot be kept secret.
However... the Crown Prince might consider killing him to silence him. Looking around, he saw that there were quite a few guards in the mansion, so even if he wanted to kill him to silence him, he probably couldn't.
On the third day after Xie Linzhou woke up, many people came to his door.
The Crown Prince and the Second Prince have both arrived.
On the surface, they appear to be close cousins, but everyone knows what they're really thinking.
The Crown Prince had previously tried to win over Xie Linzhou, but Xie Linzhou refused outright, thus offending the Crown Prince.
The Second Prince is a smiling tiger. He had expressed his desire to win Xie Linzhou over, but he was not angry after being rejected by Xie Linzhou. He would still greet Xie Linzhou with a smile when they met.
She would always remember her aunt, Princess Jianing, during festivals and holidays, and she seemed to have a virtuous appearance.
However, Princess Jianing had watched the Second Prince grow up since he was a child, and she knew exactly what kind of person he was.
Jiang Shuyue arrived after the Crown Prince and the Second Prince, but instead of going to Xie Linzhou's courtyard, she went to the backyard to find Song Ning.
"I heard the Crown Prince and the Second Prince have arrived?"
"Yes, they're talking up ahead. Sister Jiang, aren't you going to check on them?"
Jiang Shuyue sat down on the chair: "I'm not going. Neither of them is any good. I don't want to see them."
Although the crown prince is not very bright, he is not a good person; he is stupid and wicked.
In the past, when she was bullied, not only did they not help her, but they also joined the palace servants in bullying her.
The second prince appears kind and approachable, but he is full of wicked intentions. Although he has never openly bullied her, he would laugh as he watched her being bullied, and would even subtly encourage those people to bully her.
No matter which one of them is unlucky, she can set off firecrackers to celebrate.
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