Chapter 51 Gambling Money
The two of them delayed for a moment, and when they arrived at the royal hunting ground, the emperor, the empress dowager, and all the civil and military officials had already arrived.
Xie Zhao was called away by Xiao She, and Jiang Yuzhu came to the side of the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother asked kindly, "Yuzhu, why are you late?"
It was just a small matter, and the Queen Mother had no intention of punishing me.
Jiang Yuzhu observed her expression and replied respectfully: "I came here with my husband. We were delayed on the way. Please forgive me, Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother was in a good mood and said with a smile: "I watched you grow up, how could you be guilty?"
After a brief chat, an official from the Ministry of Rites allocated tents for the civil and military officials and their families to rest.
The big tent was built on a grassland and was shaped like a yurt.
The middle one is for the royal family, the tents closer to the royal family are for the first-rank officials, and so on.
As soon as they arrived at the hunting ground, the Queen Mother needed to rest, and the people accompanying her went into their tents. People who were familiar with each other walked around and gathered together to talk.
Jiang Yuzhu first greeted her mother and sister-in-law, gave them a few instructions, and then went to find Qiao Ying and Yu Jiaojiao.
The three of them gathered together, and Jiang Yuzhu asked, "Do you remember the young lady from Zhang Hanlin's family who hanged herself at a flower viewing party more than three years ago?"
Qiao Ying quickly remembered: "Yuzhu, are you talking about Zhang Wanyi?"
Yu Jiaojiao also had some impression of her. After hesitating for a moment, she nodded and asked, "Yuzhu, why do you think of her?"
In my impression, Miss Zhang was timid and her voice was quieter than a mosquito.
Yu Jiaojiao has always been outspoken and doesn't like petty people, so she has no contact with Zhang Wanyi.
Qiao Ying nodded: "She is a weird person, maybe her brain is not very smart."
Jiang Yuzhu noticed that Qiao Ying's words were full of hidden meanings, and frowned in thought, "Think carefully, was there anything strange about her before she hanged herself?"
"Yuzhu, isn't it unlucky to mention her?"
Qiao Ying was reluctant, but after thinking about it carefully, she clapped her head and said, "She came to me that day and said she had something to tell you."
Jiang Fulu was the Minister of Personnel, a government official with a lot of money, and every time there were gatherings, young ladies from various families would come to his place.
Qiao Ying had made an introduction before, but Jiang Yuzhu was too lazy to take care of it. Qiao Ying was worried about causing resentment, so she stopped lobbying.
In addition, although Hanlin was noble, his position was low, so Qiao Ying ignored Zhang Wanyi's request.
That evening, in the afterglow of sunset, Zhang Wanyi was found hanged in a peach orchard.
"Are there any rumors spreading in the capital?"
What Qiao Ying and Yu Jiaojiao said matched Jiang Yuzhu's memories.
Before her death, Zhang Wanyi had looked for Qiao Ying, but Jiang Yuzhu was unaware of it.
Yu Jiaojiao shook her head and said, "No news, right? It seems that Zhang Hanlin resigned because of this?"
Zhang Wanyi has little presence and no one cares about her.
Jiang Yuzhu asked again: "Does she have any good sisters?"
"Good sisters..."
Qiao Ying shook her head and said that she had never paid attention to it and needed to inquire about it.
Jiang Yuzhu whispered in Qiao Ying's ear: "Ask the maid to help find out. Just mention it occasionally in casual conversation. Don't make it a point. The more the better."
Although Qiao Ying was curious, she knew that something must have happened to Jiang Yuzhu, so she didn't ask any further questions.
Seeing Princess Yutan coming, Qiao Ying and Yu Jiaojiao trembled, and they found an excuse to leave quickly.
The last time they were beaten, Princess Yutan brought generous gifts to apologize, but they were still traumatized.
"Zhao Fendie is not here, so your group of four beauties is missing one?"
Princess Yutan was holding a whip, looking very ostentatious.
Looking closely, there was a hint of anticipation on her flamboyant little face.
Jiang Yuzhu was too lazy to explore and smiled lazily: "Why, Princess, do you want to join and make up the new four beauties?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Princess Yutan thought she must be crazy.
Just as she was drinking tea with Wei Jing, Princess Yutan secretly observed Wei Jing's every move.
She was clearly a well-behaved lady from a noble family, but she defined her as being pretentious.
Less than a quarter of an hour later, Princess Yutan came running to find Jiang Yuzhu.
Jiang Yuzhu squatted down and dug shepherd's purse with a dagger: "On the third day of the third lunar month, shepherd's purse is a magic medicine. Why don't you come and help me, and have shepherd's purse dumplings tonight?"
Princess Yutan squatted down obediently, and after digging, she was shocked by her own behavior. She closed her eyes for a while and suddenly said, "Jiang Yuzhu, are you a fox spirit who can cast spells to bewitch people?"
Jiang Yuzhu said hurriedly: "The princess has noticed this. Could it be that my tail has been exposed?"
After saying that, Jiang Yuzhu made a gesture of looking for her tail, and Princess Yutan laughed.
Princess Yutan glanced at Jiang Yuzhu and said, "You seem to be in a bad mood and quite depressed. Did you have an argument with Lord Xie on the way here?"
Jiang Yuzhu paused, raised her eyes and asked, "If I say that I was being chased by a man in black, would you believe it?"
Princess Yutan said without hesitation: "I believe it, of course I believe it, you have so many enemies!"
"More than you?"
Jiang Yuzhu raised her eyebrows, and the two of them started bickering.
Princess Yutan thought about it carefully and said with a relaxed smile: "That's right."
At this moment, Jiang Yuzhu felt a strong resonance.
There is no such thing as right and wrong in this world. Everyone has different perspectives and stances.
Every man has his own reasons, and every woman has her own reasons. Even a kind-hearted person will not be liked by everyone.
"It's good to have a clear conscience. How can a person not do evil?"
Jiang Yuzhu smiled faintly. She could sympathize with Zhang Zhong for losing her sister, but if he offended her, she would still take action against him.
Fortunately, Xie Zhao is not the kind of good old man who does not distinguish right from wrong, otherwise there would be a lot of trouble.
Princess Yutan agreed: "This princess has fought in battles and killed countless people. She is a great villain to the enemy country."
After the two of them chatted, Princess Yutan unexpectedly found Jiang Yuzhu to be insightful and open-minded, so she talked more.
Upon learning of Jiang Yuzhu's distress, Princess Yutan smiled and said, "What did you think before? You have a big mouth but don't know how to explain. How much blame did you attract for no reason?"
There are still more brainless people in the world. They just follow the crowd and are easily led by others.
Now there are endless hidden dangers.
Hidden dangers are like sores filled with pus and blood. They will only heal if they are squeezed out.
Princess Yutan could almost foresee that Jiang Yuzhu would have to clean up the mess for a long time.
"yes."
Jiang Yuzhu looked gloomy, "You can always find excuses to accuse someone of something."
Only by digging out the culprit can we truly eradicate the root cause.
Jiang Yuzhu was too lazy to say anything, but she knew clearly in her heart that among those who harmed her, Wei Jing was definitely one of them.
Princess Yu Tan believed it a little, but she didn't want to break the good impression she had built up for Wei Jing, so she said, "Don't worry, I will send someone to help you keep an eye on her this time."
"My Lord, how about we make a bet?"
The royal hunting grounds are vast and the terrain is undulating, so if something unexpected happens it's best to fool them.
Wei Jing is a person who does things flawlessly and likes to instigate those brainless idiots to take the lead.
This time, Jiang Yuzhu planned to set a trap and teamed up with Princess Yutan to catch Wei Jing red-handed.
Princess Yutan agreed readily: "Okay!"
Since it's a bet, let's talk about the stakes.
"If this princess wins, how about sending Jiang Huaiqing over to practice martial arts with this princess for a month?"
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