Chapter 249 Helpless Xiao Zhen (Two Chapters in One)
Zhao Shiqing didn't know that after she left the Spring Banquet, Princess Jiayi learned that Xiao Zhen had arrived, so she left her guests and ran to see her son.
When Princess Jiayi saw her son's new fake face, her eyes turned red and she pulled her son and was ready to cry.
Prince Consort Xiao quickly comforted her: "Don't cry, don't cry. You spent an hour putting on your makeup today. You need to touch it up again if it's smudged from crying."
Princess Jiayi sniffed, forced herself to hold back her tears, pouted, and looked pitifully at Prince Consort Xiao: "Brother Yan, are my tears okay?"
Prince Consort Xiao said softly, "Good, it's not spent at all, it's beautiful."
Princess Jiayi smiled, her smile as beautiful as a peach blossom.
Xiao Zhen couldn't bear to look at it, so he turned around and looked at the wall. He would rather look at the empty white wall than look at the parents.
It's quite helpless for a person to face such parents, but fortunately he has a younger sister now.
"It's enough to have Dad here. You should go back and don't let the guests think you are ignoring them."
Princess Jiayi wanted to say, what kind of guests are they? They are not as important as my great eldest son. But when the words were on the tip of her tongue, she suddenly remembered the purpose of her visit.
"Son, didn't you say the girl you like would be here too? I've looked at all the girls who came today, and only two are making their first appearance in the capital. But those two, how should I put it? One is a little unattractive, and the other looks like a piece of wood.
Your mother raised you with great difficulty. You have the same taste as her. You are not like your father, who doesn't like anyone at all. I don't believe that you will fall in love with either of those two girls.
Tell me quickly, is it that the girl didn't come? Why didn't she come? Did you make her run away?
Oh, you know, Yu Lajiao mocked me today for not having a son or a daughter-in-law. She said she would marry a daughter-in-law next year and was waiting to hold her grandson. Tell me, how cruel this person is! She knew you were dead, but she still provoked me. It made me so angry. Son, you have to make me proud. I don’t want her to be outdone, you know? Back then, she almost snatched your father away, and just a little bit, she almost lost you!"
Princess Jiayi started to complain, and Xiao Zhen was annoyed: "When did I ever compete with you for my father? I just glanced at my father, and you've remembered it for twenty years."
"What do you mean just one glance? She looked at me several times, at least three or four times!" Princess Jiayi became angrier and angrier the more she thought about it. It turned out that she had raised her son in vain. She was so angry, but her son still spoke for the enemy. So she couldn't rely on her son. Fortunately, she had a daughter, her little cotton-padded jacket, and the apple of her mother's eye.
"Brother Yan, please be fair. Did Yu Lajiao look at you a few times?"
It is enough to have a close friend like Brother Yan in this world.
Prince Consort Xiao was helpless: "Who is Yu La Jiao? Why don't I remember such a person?"
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Princess Jiayi was beaming with joy. Humph, it was useless for others to look at her prince consort.
Suddenly, she remembered the little girl her son loved, and hurriedly asked her son, "Don't interrupt me. Didn't that girl come?"
Xiao Zhen: "Here it is, it's the Yu Lajiao you mentioned."
Princess Jiayi was stunned. If she had known this would happen, she would not have argued with Yu Lajiao today.
No, Yu Lajiao only brought a maid with her, and later she was with Prince Fu’s wife. From beginning to end, there was no little girl around her!
Seeing her disbelief, Xiao Zhen said slowly, "She is disguised as a man and is with the children of the Yan family."
Princess Jiayi opened her mouth again and again. She did see the Yan family's group today. They came to pay their respects to her in large numbers. She had a headache just looking at them. She asked the maid to bring a tray of small goldfish to them as a reward and then sent them away.
If she had known this, she would have taken a closer look no matter how upset she was.
"Why is such a nice girl hanging out with the Yan family? This is against the rules. You too, why did you let her come with Yu Lajiao? I could have asked Nanny Bai to pick her up."
Xiao Zhen: "She is a relative, an elder. It is the most proper thing for Madam Yu to bring her along. I would like you to send someone to pick her up, but it is not proper and grandpa will never agree."
Princess Jiayi was stunned for a moment, then she understood that her son was just being too eager and the girl's family had not agreed yet.
No, how could her daughter-in-law be a relative of Yu Lajiao?
"Relatives of Yu Lajiao?" asked Princess Jiayi. Although Yu Lajiao was a shrew, her family background was excellent. Even if she had not married into the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion, she would still be a noble lady among noble ladies.
Xiao Zhen glanced at her, then slowly said: "Although the Duke of Wei's Mansion is a distant relative, Madam Yu is her sister's future mother-in-law, so of course they are relatives."
Princess Jiayi opened her rosy lips slightly, stunned for a moment, then turned to Prince Consort Xiao and said, "Brother Yan, is the girl my son is talking about the one I'm thinking of?"
Prince Consort Xiao nodded: "That should be it."
Princess Jiayi sat down next to Prince Consort Xiao, pouted her lips, and wanted to cry, but when she thought of the makeup she had spent the past hour on, she gave up the idea of crying.
"What have I done to deserve being related to Yu Lajiao? Son, can you please break off the relationship?"
Xiao Zhen stood up and said, "Miss Zhao and Madam Yu get along very well. It's impossible for them to break off the relationship. I'm putting this on hold. What's next is a matter between you and my father. Also, mother, you've been too high-profile recently. Please tone it down a bit."
Xiao Zhen left after he finished speaking, leaving Princess Jiayi and Prince Consort Xiao staring at each other.
It wasn't until Xiao Zhen had been gone for a long time that Princess Jiayi tugged at Prince Consort Xiao's sleeve and said aggrievedly, "Brother Yan, my son is mean to me, so why am I so high-profile? I'm obviously very low-key."
Prince Consort Xiao patted her hand gently, his voice unnaturally gentle, "Of course, you've been very low-key. There are rumors of a flood in Tongzhou right now. Whether true or not, since His Majesty takes this matter seriously, we should treat it as such. We should be careful about everything, big or small. We really shouldn't be overly extravagant and give those imperial censors any handles. You are kind-hearted and understand the greater good, so you will definitely handle it well."
Princess Jiayi nodded. They said the same thing. The eldest son could make people angry to death, but Brother Yan could speak to the heart of the matter. I even felt a little sympathy for the second Miss Zhao. I remembered that she was a very likable girl. Alas, no wonder her grandfather didn't agree. It would be strange for her to agree with her eldest son's mouth that could make people angry to death.
Princess Jiayi never hides her thoughts from Prince Consort Xiao. She tells him everything she thinks, and Prince Consort Xiao is left at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
"That Miss Zhao Er is the adopted daughter of the old Prince Liang. The Prince Liang's Mansion is behind her. The reason why the eldest princess married into the capital was also calculated by the emperor. In the final analysis, the Prince Liang's Mansion is a thorn in the emperor's side. If we marry into the Prince Liang's Mansion, you don't have to worry about his opinion."
Princess Jiayi rolled her eyes and suddenly seemed like a different person, the innocent look on her face gone. "I was killed by him once. I survived a near-death experience, and now I have to look at the murderer's mood to marry a daughter-in-law? If that's the case, I might as well go to Changshou Palace with you and guard the alchemy furnace for my father. It's better than living a miserable life.
Besides, Miss Zhao Er is our savior, why should I be dissatisfied?"
At this point, she wilted again: "Our son still has to put on a fake face to face people. How can people not despise him? I don't know when I can drink tea with my wife again."
The couple looked at each other in silence. They had so much to say to each other, but suddenly they didn't want to say anything anymore.
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After the Spring Banquet, the capital was bustling with activity for a few days, with people busy proposing marriages. Even Emperor Yongjia granted several marriages.
But soon, the topic of conversation on the streets and alleys changed from which family was getting married to which other family to the news that the Princess of Changling County was released from prison!
Yes, Wei Yaer came out of the Ministry of Justice prison.
The cause of Wei Wubing's death has been determined. There was no problem with the medicinal materials, the water used to boil the medicine, the casserole and the bowl. The problem was with the candy that Wei Wubing ate after drinking the medicine.
And that candy was brought back from the palace by Wei Yaer and given to Wei Wubing to eat.
Although Wei Wubing has been spoiled since childhood and is popular with both boys and girls, he neither likes snacks nor candies. Instead, Wei Yaer always has candies with him. That day, she knew that Wei Wubing refused to take the medicine and even hit the maid with the medicine bowl. Wei Yaer boiled the medicine again and took a few candies when she gave it to Wei Wubing. After Wei Wubing drank the medicine, she fed a candy to the corner of his mouth. Wei Wubing didn't want to eat it, but it was fed to him by his sister, so he had to eat it. He didn't hold it in his mouth, but chewed it and swallowed it.
It was this candy that sent Wei Wubing to his death.
There were still a lot of candies in Wei Yaer's room. Yan Xia asked people to check them one by one, but none of them contained poison.
And there were a few uneaten candies that Wei Yaer brought to Wei Wubing that day, which were also found by Yan Xia in Wei Yaer's purse. These candies all contained thiamin!
Wei Yaer said that the candies were replaced by someone, but all the maids present that day were beaten to death by her, including her own maid.
Therefore, there is no evidence now.
Wei Yaer is still the biggest suspect in the murder of Wei Wubing.
At this time, someone from the Wei family came!
The people who came from the Wei family were the elders of the clan, Wei Yaer's father and two uncles, as well as Wei Yaer's uncle and several cousins from the Wei clan.
Although Wei Wubing was weak, he was the eldest grandson of the Wei family and had an extraordinary status. He was also loved by his great-aunt, Madam Wei. Therefore, the Wei family had high hopes for him.
Unexpectedly, such a great grandson was poisoned to death less than half a year after arriving in the capital.
The murderer turned out to be his twin sister.
Upon hearing the terrible news, Wei's grandmother fell ill and could not afford to stay. Even so, she forced herself not to let her sons take care of her. She asked all three sons to go to the capital to bring back her eldest grandson.
As for Wei Yaer, Grandmother Wei only said three words.
"Let her die!"
Wei's father also hated Wei Yaer to the core, but he could not agree to Wei's grandmother's request.
Today, Wei Yaer is not only a girl from the Wei family, she is also a county lady appointed by the emperor himself and the future daughter-in-law of the Prince of Liang's Mansion.
Even if the emperor abolished her title, as long as the marriage with Prince Liang's Mansion was there, the Wei family could not do anything to Wei Yaer.
Father Wei swallowed hard, said goodbye to his mother and wife, and led everyone to the capital city day and night.
When Yan Xia learned that someone from the Wei family had come, he stopped caring about it. Wei Yaer was a girl from the boudoir and a county lady with a title, so the Ministry of Justice would not be able to take care of her from now on.
Sure enough, a few days later, the eunuchs from the palace came to the Ministry of Justice to convey the imperial decree, and Wei Yaer was handed over to the Wei family for disposal.
It was a beautiful day. The people heard the news from somewhere, but outside the Ministry of Justice prison, there were crowds of people waiting to watch the excitement.
Wei Yaer walked out of the prison with disheveled hair and a disheveled appearance. She had been imprisoned in the prison for a full ten days. Although she was not tortured, her life in prison was not easy.
Several servants of the Wei Mansion in the capital had been beaten to death by her before, and the rest were also arrested. Although Madam Wei did not believe that she would kill Wei Wubing, she only sent people to inquire about the news a few times and did not even go to see Wei Yaer.
Therefore, during the ten days that Wei Yaer was in prison, no one, whether in the palace or the Wei Mansion, sent her food or supplies, and no one helped her to take care of the jailer.
Although the cell she lived in was the best in the Ministry of Justice, it only had one more set of clean bedding than other cells, and the daily food was relatively better, at least there was no sand in the rice.
But for Wei Yaer, who had lived a life of luxury since childhood, these were torture.
Although there were beddings, they were not only as hard as iron, but also infested with fleas and lice. The cell was filled with a foul smell, and rats were fighting and snatching food in front of her without restraint, with no fear of humans at all.
In such an environment, Wei Yaer even hoped to be taken away for questioning so that she could leave here temporarily. Unfortunately, there were only two such opportunities. After two times, she was like an abandoned rag doll, forgotten in the prison.
Until today, the warden of the women's prison came over and told her expressionlessly that she could leave.
"Did they catch the murderer? Did they prove that I was innocent? I knew it, I knew it!"
The surprise came too quickly. Wei Yaer's voice changed with excitement, and she was immersed in this hard-earned joy.
The prison boss shook his head: "I don't know, hurry up and leave, don't dawdle, this is not your home!"
The jailer turned and left, saying to the two female servants, "Send her out quickly!"
Wei Yaer wanted to ask more, but the prison boss had already walked away. The two female guards said unhappily, "Are you leaving or not?"
Wei Yaer didn't want to stay in this shabby place any longer. She gritted her teeth and said to the two female servants, "You lowly servants, if I say one word, not only will your jobs be lost, but even your families will never be able to gain a foothold in the capital again!"
The waitress patted her chest and said, "I'm so scared. I'm so scared."
Another: "Tsk tsk tsk, she is indeed the county lord, so majestic!"
Wei Yaer originally wanted the person who came to pick her up to come in and serve her. She also wanted to change her clothes and wash her face, but the two waitresses didn't even glance at her and just walked away.
Wei Yaer cursed a few times, but found that she had lost even the energy to curse. She gritted her teeth, stamped her feet, and shouted at the two female servants: "Just wait and see how this county lady will deal with you!"
After walking out of the prison of the Ministry of Justice, Wei Yaer stood in the sunlight. Her eyes were so stung that it took her a while to see the surrounding scenery clearly.
She heard all kinds of sounds, including laughter and scolding, all directed at her.
There are so many people, there are so many people outside the Ministry of Justice prison!
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