Chapter 333 Infiltration
The news of Liu Heng committing suicide out of fear of punishment was widely circulated in the capital for a while, but then it died down.
People's attention is always focused on things that interest them more, such as the marriage of the second prince Xuanyuan Xiao.
The eldest prince Xuanyuan Che got married this year to Leng Xuening, the daughter of Leng Mingyuan, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet.
Now the second prince Xuanyuan Xiao is about to turn twenty, and he will naturally get married next year. However, Liu Heng has just passed away, and everyone is speculating which official's daughter Xuanyuan Xiao has decided to marry, and whether the wedding will be postponed because of Liu Heng's death.
There was no confirmed news, and there were many different opinions in the market for a while.
"What? Who did you say Xuanyuan Xiaoding chose?" Yuan Ziyu stood up suddenly and asked Huo Xifei in surprise.
"It's Miss Zhang San from General Zhang's family." Huo Xifei repeated.
Yuan Ziyu couldn't help but pace back and forth in annoyance: "This Xuanyuan Xiao is simply harming people. He definitely has no good intentions."
"Indeed, his move does have a profound meaning!" Huo Xifei nodded and said, "First, General Zhang is a first-rank official and a military commander, holding the military power in the capital. Secondly, Miss Zhang San is on good terms with Princess Linyang. Think about it, what is Xuanyuan Xiao's purpose?"
Yuan Ziyu's mind raced, and she understood Xuanyuan Xiao's purpose. She immediately said angrily, "Despicable!"
"It's a pity for Miss Zhang San. If there really comes a day in the future and General Zhang does not obey, I'm afraid she will be in danger. Even if General Zhang obeys Xuanyuan Xiao, if the army is defeated, Miss Zhang San will not have a good ending!" Huo Xifei sighed softly.
Yuan Ziyu slowly sat down, squinted her eyes and thought for a long time, then made a decision in her heart. She originally thought that Xuanyuan Xiao was a prince after all, so she didn't really intend to take his life. As long as he could never do evil again, it would be fine. But now it seems that if she doesn't take this man's life, Sister Zhang will be in danger!
Although Miss Zhang San and Yuan Ziyu didn't have much interaction, they got along very well and she was also a generous and cheerful person. Yuan Ziyu naturally didn't want to let such a girl fall into such a situation.
"Brother Xi, if something happens to Xuanyuan Xiao, will it damage Miss Zhang San's reputation?" Yuan Ziyu asked after thinking for a while.
Huo Xifei nodded. "It's possible. Although the news that Miss Zhang San will become the Second Prince's consort hasn't been made public, everyone who should know has basically heard about it. However, you don't have to worry. I will handle this matter and minimize the damage to Miss Zhang San's reputation. At the very least, it won't affect her future marriage!"
Just by looking at Yuan Ziyu's expression, Huo Xifei knew that Yuan Ziyu was not going to let Xuanyuan Xiao go.
Yuan Ziyou nodded upon hearing this: "Then I'll trouble you, Brother Xi!"
Xuanyuan Xiao, she must get rid of this scourge, not only because of the previous hunt for Huo Xifei, but also for the safety of her own family. Xuanyuan Xiao is very clear about the relationship between the Su family and the Yuan family, and is even more aware of the Su family's past. If he makes a fuss about this matter in the future and arouses the emperor's suspicion, I am afraid the Yuan family will be in danger!
At night, at the Second Prince’s Mansion.
Yuan Ziyu sneaked in quietly with the help of Qiongjiang Pavilion and was about to look for Xuanyuan Xiao's whereabouts when he heard the voice of a maid next to him. Yuan Ziyu hurriedly looked outside. At this time, outside the Qiongjiang Pavilion, there were two maids holding trays and walking on the bluestone road towards a courtyard. Yuan Ziyu had an idea and followed them.
"Do you think the Second Prince will come to our lady today?" one of the maids in a goose yellow dress asked quietly.
Another maidservant in a light green dress said, "Of course. Our Madam is the most favored in this mansion right now. If the Second Prince doesn't come to our Madam, where else can he go?"
"But I see that the second prince seems to be in a bad mood these days!" sighed the maid in yellow.
"Shh!" The green-clothed maid hurriedly motioned her to silence. "You're courting death! How dare you say such things about the Second Prince behind his back? If anyone hears, we'll both be dead!"
The maid in yellow was startled and looked around hurriedly. She said with lingering fear, "I won't say anything more, that's all!"
"Let's stop worrying about the master's affairs and just do our own duties." The green-clothed maid reminded again with concern.
"Okay, thank you, sister!"
The two maids didn't say anything else, but just walked away quickly!
Yuan Ziyu followed the two maids to a courtyard.
The courtyard was full of flowers. Yuan Ziyu recognized them at a glance. They were the moon-bell flowers from the Chi-Le region. They were brightly colored, as red as blood, and usually bloomed at night. They also looked like copper bells, hence the name.
It was already night, and the moonflowers were slowly blooming. A beautiful woman was standing in front of the flowers, admiring them intently.
Yuan Ziyu recognized her. This was the concubine named A'man from that day. However, from the way the two maids addressed her now, she had actually become a concubine!
"Madam!" The two maids hurried forward and bowed, saying, "This servant has brought some supper, Madam, please have some!"
"Put it in the house!" Ah Man took a look at the tray and ordered in a calm voice.
"yes!"
Ah Man looked at Yue Linghua again before entering the house.
Yuan Ziyu followed A'man into the house and looked at the moon-flowers with some confusion. Moon-flowers were only found in the Chi-Le. This woman named A'man lived in the mansion of the second prince of the Dali Dynasty, but she had planted moon-flowers all over the yard. Could it be that this woman was a Chi-Le?
Yuan Ziyu frowned solemnly. If this was true, then Xuanyuan Xiao was too bold. Not only did he take the Chi Le woman into his mansion, he also allowed her to plant moon-ling flowers all over the yard.
However, most people would not be able to recognize the Yueling flower. If Yuan Ziyu had not spent more than ten years in the frontier and was not familiar with the situation of the Chi-Le people, he would not be able to recognize this flower. Then again, who would care what was planted in the prince's backyard and the concubines' yard?
It seems that the alliance between Xuanyuan Xiao and Tuoba Hun is really deeply entangled!
Perhaps Xuanyuan Xiao was involved in his family's tragedy in his previous life.
Thinking of this possibility, Yuan Ziyu narrowed his eyes. Things from the previous life could no longer be retrieved, so now it was time to avenge both the old and new grudges together.
Seeing that Ah Man started to eat his midnight snack, Yuan Ziyu simply stayed in Ah Man's room and waited quietly.
Instead of searching the whole house for Xuanyuan Xiao, it would be better to stay here and wait for the opportunity.
It just so happened that she also wanted to see who this person named Ah Man was.
If this A'man was really a Chilean, Yuan Ziyu would not believe it, and she would just be willing to stay in the backyard of the prince's mansion and be a small concubine.
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