"I heard that he is temporarily living in the eldest young master's west room, waiting to live alone after a while."
Wu said, "Are there any new members?"
"Not yet. The people who were originally with the Second Young Master went there, and the princess arranged for San Ya and Fatty Ya to go there."
"Fat Ya? Is she the one who testified against Xiao Lin?"
Yinzhi nodded, "Yes, it's her."
Wu sat up and asked, "Tell me, was Xiaolin's matter a setup by the princess?"
Yinzhi was surprised. She didn't dare to express her opinion on this topic. "Why does Concubine ask this?"
Mrs. Wu thought about what to say but didn't say anything. She waved her hand and lay back down.
In the afternoon, Mrs. Hu brought Song Nongyu back. Looking at her daughter's rosy cheeks, Mrs. Wu lovingly wiped the sweat from her forehead and asked, "It's so hot, did you go out?"
Song Nongyu nodded, "Well, after lunch, my second brother's martial arts master came and taught him a few moves in the yard. I cheered him on."
"So fast?" Mrs. Wu looked up at Mrs. Hu.
Mrs. Hu hummed, "She said that she wants the Second Young Master to practice with her for an hour every day from now on."
Wu curled her lips in disdain and wanted to say something, but when she saw Song Nongyu looking at her, she thought for a moment and said, "Go change your clothes and get some sleep."
Seeing Hu standing there hesitantly, she asked Yinzhi to take Song Nongyu away. "What's the matter? Is there something wrong?"
Mrs. Hu stepped forward, took out a letter from her bosom and handed it to Mrs. Wu.
Wu took it. The letter was sealed with wax and was a bit heavy. It was obvious that it was not just a letter.
"Where did it come from?" Mrs. Wu frowned as she flipped through the cover that had no words on it.
"This is what I saw under a flower pot outside the window when I was putting the young lady's things back into the house just now." Mrs. Hu said nervously.
Wu took the small pair of silver scissors from Hu and gently cut open the seal. A safety lock fell out. She picked it up from the table and examined it carefully. It looked familiar, but she couldn't place it for a moment.
Putting down the peace locket, Mrs. Wu took out the letter, a thin piece of paper. She unfolded it and saw only a few sentences.
In the brief moment that Mrs. Hu looked at Mrs. Wu, her expression changed from confusion to understanding, and then to surprise and anger.
Mrs. Wu slammed the letter down on the table, picked up the peace locket, gritted her teeth and wanted to say something, but when she looked up and saw Mrs. Hu looking at her, she took a deep breath and said, "Go and serve the young lady. Don't mention this letter to anyone."
Mrs. Hu quickly knelt down and took her leave.
Wu walked back and forth in the room with the letter, calling out to Yinzhi, "Go check and see if anyone in the courtyard went to the east wing, the eldest lady's room, or if anyone from outside came in today."
Yinzhi was surprised, thinking that since the incident with Concubine Lin, almost no outsiders had come to Yinyan Pavilion. And those who went to the eldest lady's east wing were from the courtyard. How could she check?
But she didn't dare say anything and just left.
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After returning to the east wing, Hu turned to look at the main room. Thinking back to when the man handed her the letter, she had asked how to give it to Wu. The man said coldly, "You've been with her for so many years, do you still need me to teach you such a reason?"
Mrs. Hu quickly agreed. The man also told her to make sure to see Mrs. Wu's expression clearly, whether it was surprise, annoyance or anger.
Mrs. Hu first took out the silver bills from her purse. Looking at the fifty-liang silver bills, her heart was filled with joy. She waited for someone to take it back in two days. With the money accumulated over these days, it should be no problem for her grandson to become a disciple of the great scholar.
After putting the banknotes away, she took out a khaki strip of cloth from the box, turned around and walked out of the house, heading towards the back corner door of Yinyan Pavilion.
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This was Meng Qi's third time coming to Song Chengze's study in the outer courtyard.
When she arrived, only Lu Jinzhou and Song Lu were there. After greeting each other, Lu Jinzhou respectfully invited Meng Qi to sit at the top.
"Is there any news?" Meng Qi asked.
Song Lu shook his head. "Not yet. An hour ago, Dong Hai came back and reported that Prince Cheng had asked the Emperor to take a nap at his residence."
Meng Qi nodded. Being able to keep the emperor to rest meant that half of the matter was done. The remaining half would depend on whether the person Meng Zhi arranged had the ability, or whether he could find someone to cooperate with Song Chengze.
"When will the prince come back?"
"In order to avoid arousing suspicion from others, especially Prince Jing, the prince will remain in the Ministry of Personnel today. The reason why the princess was invited here is because the prince is afraid that you will worry, and wants to let you know the progress of the matter as soon as possible."
Lu Jinzhou said this, but in his heart he was surprised that Song Chengze now trusted the princess so much. Indeed, the princess participated in the plan against Prince Cheng from beginning to end, especially this plan was carried out without the consent of the crown prince.
Therefore, some arrangements were more difficult. On the one hand, they had to lure Prince Cheng into the game, and on the other hand, they had to guard against the Crown Prince getting wind of the situation. And throughout the whole thing, whether it was Meng Zhi or Princess Fanghua, nothing would have gone so smoothly without the help of the princess.
Especially since Prince Cheng had already asked Meng Hai to prepare, if they didn't act, Prince Cheng would probably force his way out of the palace in a month. If he really got into trouble, it would be very difficult to get rid of Prince Cheng.
Thinking about the steps that the prince had Wu Zhengda take, and the letter sent to Meng Hai in the handwriting of Prince Cheng, which successfully made Meng Hai believe that Prince Cheng was going to take action and return with his men early, Lu Jinzhou knew that this time the prince was going to make a desperate move.
After a while, Chu Yong entered the room first. Meng Qi was frightened by the blood all over his body. Before she could ask anything, Chu Yong bowed and said, "Don't be afraid, Princess. It's not your subordinate."
"What's wrong?" Song Lu asked nervously.
"Meng Hai has been subdued."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"When I came back, I deliberately went to Prince Cheng's Mansion, but the imperial guards had already left." Chu Yong said coldly.
Meng Qi sat back in the chair, it must have worked.
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