Looking at the girl in front of him who was about to get married with fresh complexion and nervous face, Xie Wan Ning slowly agreed.
She was no stranger to the Marriage Temple. She had been there by herself, had been there with her cousin, and had also been there once with Pei Yuxuan two months ago. She was quite familiar with the place.
Although it is in the suburbs of Beijing, it is not too far away. If you go in the morning and plan your time well, you can return to Beijing in the afternoon.
On the second day after I agreed to go to the Marriage Temple with Pei Lin, an invitation suddenly came from the palace which had been silent until then.
It was delivered personally by the eunuch in charge of Concubine Xian's palace, saying that it was Concubine Xian's 40th birthday. The Concubine Xian was concerned about the war on the border and the suffering of the people in the northeast due to the drought, so she didn't want to hold a grand ceremony. Today she just wanted to invite her family to the palace to chat and liven things up.
And Xie Wan Ning, the biological niece, is of course included in the list of "family members".
It's so sudden and there's no sign of it, so this banquet is definitely not going to be a good one.
As soon as Xie Wan Ning received the lavender gold-stamped invitation, she secretly said "coming".
She is not stupid. The current political situation is almost clear. Lu Ziyan is overwhelmingly suppressing all the princes, including the eldest prince.
Her aunt really couldn't sit still anymore. Was she planning to take action against her?
How dare Xie Wan Ning go to the birthday party!
In her previous life, she died from a secret poison in the Western Regions, and the masterminds behind it were her aunt and cousin.
Who knows what sinister things they have in their hands? Once the relationship is torn apart...
Wouldn't she be murdered silently again?
But since she had invited me to my aunt's birthday party, how could I easily refuse?
The chief eunuch Li in charge of Yanxiang Palace was right next to him, so he couldn't pretend to be sick even if he wanted to.
Just when the atmosphere was getting a little weird, Pei Yuxuan stepped into Xuanhua Courtyard.
She had come to talk to her sister-in-law. Seeing this, her eyebrows slightly raised. After asking about the situation, although she couldn't guess the inside story, she could see that Xie Wan Ning was not willing to go to the banquet alone, so she smiled and took her arm and said, "It just so happens that I have nothing to do today, so I will accompany my sister-in-law to the palace to play. I'm sure the queen won't blame me."
She is the current emperor's niece, and has been in and out of the palace since she was young. She is as favored as several princesses. When she asked to go with the emperor, Eunuch Li didn't dare to give her face and could only smile and nod.
Seeing him nod, Pei Yuxuan turned around and took the two housekeepers, whom she usually didn't like to bring with her when she went out of the house.
Those were all old maids brought out from the palace by the eldest princess. They were absolutely experienced and wise.
One of them seemed to be an old acquaintance of Eunuch Li. When he greeted Eunuch Li with a smile, he was met with a forced lip pull from the other party.
The group entered the palace and when they arrived at Yanxiang Hall, they found it deserted.
There wasn't any joy at all like a palace mistress's birthday party.
Moreover, although it was said that there was a family banquet for the birthday, even the married niece was invited to the palace, but no one from the Xie family, including Zheng, was there.
Only Concubine Xian and the eldest prince were there. When they saw Pei Yuxuan following Xie Wan Ning, their expressions froze.
When his eyes fell on the two maids dressed in female officials' uniforms following behind Pei Yuxuan, his stiff face twisted for a moment.
Everyone knows that female officials are precious in the palace. Only the mistress of a palace is worthy of having female officials serving by her side. These female officials are used to palace struggles and have developed a pair of sharp eyes. If you want to do something under their noses... no matter how perfect your plan is, there is a possibility that it will be exposed.
How careful this is!
They are blood relatives, yet they are so defensive!
The virtuous concubine and the eldest prince could not help but feel resentful.
Although they didn't intend to do anything secretly today, it was still uncomfortable to be guarded against like this.
After all, she was an empress who was able to climb to a high position in the palace. During the meal, Concubine Xian was very friendly and there was nothing wrong with her. In comparison, the eldest prince's expression was not as natural as his mother's.
Although Pei Yuxuan was with her, Xie Wan Ning still had to be extremely careful.
The method of poisoning the food was too crude, and even with two maids present, they did not dare to take such a risk.
There will be no problem with burning spices.
She thought about it carefully, and suddenly a cry of surprise came from the side.
A palace maid accidentally spilled tea on Pei Yuxuan.
The virtuous concubine said a few words of concern, then pointed to a maid beside her to take her to the side hall to change her clothes.
This means he has made up his mind to talk to me alone.
As long as she doesn't play dirty, she's not afraid of a few words.
Xie Wan Ning winked at Pei Yuxuan, and she followed the nanny and left.
The two female officials also went outside the hall to wait.
The main hall, which had been bustling just now, became quiet.
Concubine Xian looked at her niece deeply, and no longer had any thoughts of being polite. She got straight to the point with her first sentence: "Aunt knows that you are smart, so I won't tell you in detail about my strengths. You just need to know that with your relationship with Qi Ziyan, once he returns victorious, not only will your cousin have no hope, but even the Pei and Xie families will be in danger."
As she spoke, her eyes were fixed on her niece. Seeing Xie Wan Ning's expression change, she softened her tone, "Wan Wan, are you willing to help your cousin for once?"
When Xie Wan Ning heard the words "Qi Ziyan", she was stunned for a moment, but she quickly reacted and pursed her lips and said, "...I don't know what you mean."
"You know it." Concubine Xian smiled slightly, "With Qi Ziyan's persistence in you, as long as you cooperate with us, he will definitely be defeated."
Whenever she thought of this, Concubine Xian couldn't stop feeling happy. Qi Ziyan was extremely arrogant and could get whatever he wanted, but he still fell in front of the girl from the Xie family.
She only saw the tip of the iceberg of her obsession with Lu Ziyan, and didn't think it was true love at all. She just lamented that what she couldn't get was the best, and had no idea that his love had reached a pathological level.
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