Chapter 29 We Meet Again
It was still night, and Zhao Shiqing could actually leave tomorrow morning, but she didn't want to stay in the palace.
Perhaps it was because she followed her master to Baihe Mountain at a very young age, although her father and brothers and sisters repeatedly told her that the palace was her home at all times.
But she still prefers the outside world.
Compared to the outside world, there are too many rules in the palace.
Especially after the death of his father, the atmosphere in the palace was oppressive and unspeakably awkward.
No one mentioned the eldest brother except the sister.
Logically speaking, now that the father is gone, the eldest brother should come back to inherit the throne. However, it seems that except for his sister, no one else is optimistic about the frail and sickly eldest brother.
Compared to her elder brother whom she had never met, Zhao Shiqing was of course closer to her second brother who was only two years older than her. Her second brother was very kind to her. Every time the palace sent her something, some were given by her elder sister, and some were given by her second brother.
But the eldest brother would also send gifts to her from afar. As long as there was something for her sister, there would be something for her.
This made Zhao Shiqing very embarrassed, as the palms and backs of his hands were made of flesh.
She agreed with both of her brothers, no matter which one would inherit the throne.
Moreover, the eldest brother is weak and sickly, while the second brother is not weak but also a little frail.
In short, if there is no crown prince yet, and she has to choose one, then she will abstain. Of course, she has little influence and no one will really let her choose.
But the problem is that there is a crown prince now. My eldest brother was made the crown prince at the age of five, and he has been a hostage in the capital for fourteen years!
How many fourteen years can a person have in his life?
Regardless of his physical condition, the throne should be his.
Therefore, Zhao Shiqing couldn't understand why those people turned a blind eye to such a simple truth?
Therefore, Zhao Shiqing would rather spend the night at Zither Villa than stay in the palace.
When she went out today, she brought Lingbo with her. When the master and servant arrived at Zither Villa, it was already the second watch.
It was getting late, so Zhao Shiqing did not go to see Princess Jiayi. He asked someone to clean up a guest room for him to stay in.
After having supper, Zhao Shiqing asked Ling Bo to call Meng Hu and ask about what had happened in the past three days.
"To answer the Second Miss, after the First Princess and the Second Miss left that day, Young Master Su of the Xiao family left first, followed by Guard Zhen and the other five guards."
Zhao Shiqing was stunned and couldn't remember who this Guard Zhen was.
Just as he was about to ask, the words were on the tip of his tongue when he suddenly remembered someone. Guard Zhen? Zhen Gui! Regal!
This is the pseudonym of Young Master Xiao!
Zhao Shiqing quickly slapped her lips, forcing back the words that were about to come out of her lips. Seeing this, Meng Hu muttered, should he say goodbye? Is the second lady yawning because she is sleepy?
"Did Guard Zhen come back later?" Zhao Shiqing asked.
Meng Hu shook his head: "No, I can confirm that they have not returned."
Zhao Shiqing nodded, and Meng Hu immediately found an excuse to leave.
Zhao Shiqing was really sleepy. She had done a lot of things today. Even though she was young and strong, she was tired and sleepy now.
Nothing happened that night. When she opened her eyes the next day, it was already noon.
Remembering that today was the fourth day, Zhao Shiqing asked, "Has Master Zhen arrived yet?"
Ling Bo hurriedly said, "Master Zhen arrived at dawn. The Second Miss was sleeping soundly, so I didn't wake you up."
Zhao Shiqing smiled and touched Ling Bo's head: "Good Ling Bo, it's worth it that the Second Miss loves you so much."
After saying that, he put his mouth close to the ear of the little demon beside him and shouted, "Wake up, lazy cat!"
Then, she shouted to Xiaoguai who was standing on the windowsill and looking at her, "Let's get started, let's get started!"
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After a hearty breakfast, Zhao Shiqing climbed up to the Observatory with a heavy sigh of relief and paid his respects to Princess Jiayi solemnly.
Nanny Bai was guarding outside the door, stopping Ling Bo and only letting Zhao Shiqing in.
It was the same room as last time, and there were still three people sitting in the room.
After three days of not seeing each other, Princess Jiayi is still as radiant as ever, and Prince Consort Xiao is still as elegant as ever.
Zhao Shiqing turned his gaze to the third person.
The handsome man and beautiful woman's son is still... tired and haggard.
Zhao Shiqing bowed, then looked at Xiao Zhen with a smile: "The three-day deadline has passed. I wonder if Master Zhen has found any evidence to prove his guilt?"
Just as Xiao Zhen was about to speak, Zhao Shiqing slapped his forehead and said, "Look at my memory. I got a new treasure yesterday. Please take a look, Your Highness the Princess."
As she spoke, she took out the purse containing the gold ingots, stepped forward, and placed it on the small table beside Princess Jiayi.
Princess Jiayi was about to take it when she saw the dirty fingerprints on the purse. She looked disgusted and quickly retracted her hand.
When Prince Consort Xiao saw this, he smiled apologetically at Zhao Shiqing, took the purse and took out the gold ingots.
"This is..." asked Prince Consort Xiao in confusion.
Zhao Shiqing: "Your Highness and the Prince Consort, do you recognize this kind of gold ingot?"
Prince Consort Xiao turned the gold ingot over and took a look at it. "It looks familiar, but I'm not sure if it's from the princess's mansion."
After saying this, Prince Consort Xiao took out a snow-white silk handkerchief and carefully wiped the gold ingot three times before handing it to the eldest princess.
The corners of Zhao Shiqing's mouth twitched. If there was any dirty gold that the princess didn't want in her mansion, she could throw it all to her. She wouldn't mind.
Xiao Zhen had already turned his face away, unable to look directly at her. Forget it, she was his biological child, and he couldn't be reborn, so he might as well make do with it.
Princess Jiayi finally took up the gold ingot with dignity, but after only one glance, she called out to the door, "Old Bai, come and take a look."
Princess Jiayi handed over the gold ingot and said, "It looks familiar to me. Take a look."
Nanny Bai took only one look and nodded affirmatively, "Your Highness has a good eye. This was made specifically for our mansion by the Nei Zaofu."
Zhao Shiqing was curious: "Is there any difference between this gold ingot and the other gold ingots in the Neizaofu?"
Nanny Bai said, "To answer Second Miss, these gold ingots with foreign characters are divided into two types: Blooming Wealth and Brushing Ruyi. Although the gold ingots of each mansion also have these two types, the Internal Renovation Department has put a lot of thought into them. Take the Blooming Wealth for example. Second Miss, please look, there are two peonies on it. Of all the princesses in the capital who have established their own mansions, only our princess has a perfect marriage and deep love. Therefore, only our mansion has two peonies in bloom. Other princesses' mansions only have one peony."
Zhao Shiqing had never been to the capital, and didn't know what the situation was like there. However, at least now she knew that the princesses' marriages were not very happy.
Princess Jiayi said arrogantly, "Of course."
Among her aunts, sisters and nieces, except for those who are still unmarried, she is the only one who is married to a man through a formal matchmaker, and there is only one man.
For the others, either their husbands died, or they divorced their husbands, or they stopped being interested in men, or they kept a group of men.
For example, her aunt, Princess Fuyun, had already become Buddhist laywoman Fuyun.
And her younger sister, Princess Jia'an, had been divorced three times and simply didn't want a prince consort anymore, so she kept more than a dozen male lovers in her mansion.
Zhao Shiqing understood, which means that this gold ingot was from the Princess's Mansion.
Xiao Zhen cleared his throat, asked Nanny Bai to leave, and said to Zhao Shiqing, "Second Miss Zhao, where did you get this gold ingot?"
Zhao Shiqing smiled: "The owner of this gold ingot is suspected of murder, and she has been silenced."
Prince Consort Xiao took a deep breath and quickly explained, "Although this gold ingot belongs to the Princess's Mansion, countless gold ingots are given out throughout the year. If this is used as proof, it would be truly unfair."
Zhao Shiqing smiled, took the gold ingot, and put it back into her arms: "I didn't say this was evidence, I just showed it to you."
Yes, show it to us, and tell us, by the way, that this was left by the murderer.
(Ding-ding-ding-ding, Aunt Yao has started mumbling. Hey, who's listening to the book? Look here quickly!)
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