The next day.
Early on New Year's Eve, people began to get busy. Even the servants in the palace began to clean the yard and hang up lanterns.
After Jiang Li finished breakfast, he saw the housekeeper coming to ask for instructions.
"I'm going to the palace later and will go directly to the general's residence later. As for the prince's residence, I'll leave it to you to arrange. The weather is cold, so you can take everyone to eat hot pot and drink some wine."
"By the way, give everyone an extra month's salary."
During the New Year, Jiang Li would not do anything like scolding the servants. Moreover, since marrying into the palace, she had made a lot of money, both from the palace rewards and from the shops outside.
Giving the servants some rewards is a way to welcome the new year with joy and excitement.
"Thank you, Princess."
After the butler bowed, he went to make preparations.
As for Jiang Li, she first asked Mo Qi to prepare the carriage, and she took Bai Zhi to the backyard.
Zhihe heard someone knocking on the door and quickly got up.
It was already very late when they returned to the palace last night. After Jiang Li interrogated Zhihe, he asked Baizhi to arrange her in the guest room and temporarily found clothes for her.
Seeing Zhihe's nervous expression, Jiang Li said, "Just stay in the palace for now. They won't think you'd be hiding here. If you're still worried, don't leave this courtyard. I'll arrange for someone to bring you three meals a day."
"Thank you, Princess, for saving my life."
Zhihe quickly knelt down and thanked him.
Jiang Li waved her hand: "Get up, don't worry, if what you said is true, I will arrange for you to leave after the New Year."
After saying that, Jiang Li glanced at the room and saw that there was everything missing, so he took Bai Zhi away.
"Princess, aren't you afraid that she came to you on purpose? What if she was sent by Concubine Yue..."
Although she felt sorry for Zhihe after hearing what happened to her, Baizhi also knew that once the harem was involved, the complex human heart would be the hardest to see through.
In fact, Jiang Li had thought about this problem before.
But this is too coincidental. Qin Ji is still in prison, and Concubine Yue’s scheming has not reached this level.
"Whether it's true or not, let's find someone to find out."
An hour later.
"Your Majesty, Princess Jingling has arrived."
In Yu'an Palace, Concubine Shan was watching the palace servants feeding little Thirteen goat milk.
After the wet nurse was poisoned yesterday, the emperor wanted to arrange for another wet nurse to come, but Concubine Shan was still frightened, and little Thirteen was used to drinking the wet nurse's milk, so when a new one came, he didn't open his mouth even after being coaxed for a long time.
Later, there was no other way, so they had to ask someone to remove the fishy smell from the goat milk. As a result, Xiao Shisan drank a lot of it in one breath.
"Then what are you still standing there for? Invite the person in."
Originally thinking that today was New Year's Eve, Princess Jingling might not come to the palace, Concubine Shan was relieved and quickly stood up to welcome her in.
After Little Thirteen finished drinking his milk, Jiang Li carefully checked the little guy and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the Thirteenth Prince is fine."
With Jiang Li's assurance, Concubine Shan finally smiled slightly.
"Thanks so much to you this time. When little Thirteen grows up, he will definitely kowtow to you, the imperial aunt."
The little guy was lying on the bed, kicking his legs and waving his hands, yelling.
Jiang Li didn't respond. She reached out and teased the little guy before saying, "Your Highness didn't get enough rest last night."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Shan frowned slightly, "Whenever I think about something like this happening in the palace, I can't let it go."
"Yesterday, I sent people to arrest Yuying's family and interrogate them. Princess, guess what, they didn't get anything out of them. They even said that no one in the family was kidnapped."
"But Yuying has been with me for so many years. If it wasn't because of something wrong with her family, why would she do those things? I really can't understand."
"In short, as long as the person who poisoned me isn't caught, I won't feel at ease. Who knows what else he might have done, Princess?"
Jiang Li looked at the people waiting in the room. They all lowered their heads slightly with serious expressions, obviously frightened by what happened yesterday.
After thinking for a while, Jiang Li whispered a few words into Concubine Shan's ear.
The woman's expression suddenly changed.
The next moment, she said to everyone, "Take the Thirteenth Prince away first. I have something to tell the Princess."
After everyone left, Concubine Shan asked quietly, "Is what the princess said true or false?"
"That maid is still in the palace. If I wasn't worried that the guards were looking for her, I would have brought her in for your trial."
"Bang!"
Concubine Shan slammed her hand on the table and said, "I guessed it was her!"
"Ever since I entered the palace, she has been at odds with me. When I was pregnant with Little Thirteen, I suspected that the accidental fall was caused by something she did in the garden."
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Concubine Shan stood up and prepared to leave. "Whether it's true or not, I'll take people to search and we'll know!"
"Don't worry, Madam." Jiang Li stopped her, "Madam, are you ready to just go there?"
Seeing Concubine Shan's puzzled expression, Jiang Li stepped forward and said a few more words. Concubine Shan nodded continuously, "Your Highness is absolutely right."
After saying that, she looked at Jiang Li again and said, "In this case, I owe you another favor."
Jiang Li smiled and said, "I have my own selfish motives in telling Her Majesty about this. You know, the Qin family and I have always been at odds."
I have never seen anyone push away a favor. Concubine Shan nodded and smiled, thinking that the Princess of Jingling was really a wonderful person. No wonder even the emperor trusted her so much.
"That being said, I'll still take note of it."
"Don't worry, if she really did it, the Qin family will have a very bad New Year."
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"Your Majesty, it's bad, the Emperor is here."
When the young eunuch rushed in to report, Concubine Yue was drinking from the blood swallow's nest cup.
Hearing this, her hand trembled and some soup spilled onto her outer skirt, making it particularly conspicuous.
"How dare you! The Emperor's coming here is a good thing. How dare you, a blind servant, be so startled!"
Aunt Liu's face darkened and she stepped forward to scold.
Concubine Yue wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and said, "They are becoming more and more unruly. Madam will have to teach them a lesson later."
After saying that, she waved to the maid, "Quick, help me change my clothes."
The young eunuch refused to say what was on the tip of his tongue.
Concubine Yue had just changed her clothes and put on some more rouge. There was no morning court today, and she didn't expect the emperor to come to see her so early.
It seems that she is still different in the emperor's heart.
Looking at the face in the mirror, Concubine Yue raised her hand and stroked it gently, then said to the outside of the screen, "Mammy, the blood swallow is a good thing. Please get more for us later."
Not hearing a response from outside, the woman was filled with anger. She stood up and cursed, "Madam Liu, you are also..."
As soon as I walked around the screen, I saw Aunt Liu kneeling on the ground, trembling all over.
When Concubine Yue looked up, she saw that the emperor was already standing outside the palace gate.
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