Chapter 52 Green Hat
Liangzhou is close to here, and Lu Xingzhi and Ning Fu often meet, which is also within his expectations.
Zong Si said calmly: "You wrote that letter."
Jingcheng smiled but said nothing.
"Where is she?" Zong Si asked calmly.
"You rejected Afu's marriage proposal, so your grandmother will naturally not let Afu appear in front of you again." Jing Cheng said, "But don't worry, my lord, Afu is fine."
She was sure that Zong Si had some feelings for Ning Fu, otherwise she would not have come to meet him today.
"She herself also avoided it on purpose," Zong Si asked coldly.
Jing Cheng would not reveal Ning Fu's intention, and said: "You should ask her yourself, my lord."
Since I had given him enough information, it was time for me to make my request. Jing Cheng said, "I just want to ask the prince about the news of the third prince."
Zong Si was not surprised at all, but he had no intention of revealing the news about the prince to anyone in Princess Kangyang's mansion: "I rarely meet the third prince, and I don't know his private affairs."
"Tell me, I will take you to see Afu." Jingcheng said anxiously.
"I have no plans to meet the Fourth Young Lady." Contrary to her expectations, Zong Si did not agree. He seemed very indifferent and did not stay long.
This was far beyond Jingcheng's expectations. He actually didn't want to see Afu.
For a moment, Jing Cheng felt that he was cold-hearted and grim. Originally, she felt hopeful when she saw that he was willing to come. But in fact, she changed her mind and thought, if he was interested in Afu, why would he bring Yue Niang with him?
The reason why he sent the Jade Muscle Pills was probably because he was the one who caused the kiss and he just wanted to clean up the mess.
Jingcheng was confused for a moment.
Later, when he saw the beautiful Yue Niang beside him, his mood became even more complicated.
Looking closely at Yue Niang's beauty today, there is no flaw to be found. No wonder Zong Si accepted her with the words "I am a virgin, I hope you can save me", which man would not feel the desire to possess her when hearing such a beauty asking for protection.
What's more, Zong Si was young and energetic back then.
"I will take Yue Niang for a walk in the city today. Princess, you don't have to accompany us." Zong Si said respectfully.
Kang Yang knew that he wanted to find clues in Yongzhou City, but she had already made preparations in advance. She said with a fake smile: "In this case, the prince and Miss Yue can go there by their own."
"Since the prince is so fond of Miss Yue, why haven't we heard of him taking Miss Yue into his palace?" The speaker was Lord Xie from the Xie Mansion. With a man's possessiveness, how could he just watch her wander around outside?
Kang Yang snorted coldly: "Even if he didn't marry Yue Niang into the mansion, have you heard of anyone who dared to take advantage of Yue Niang?"
I'm afraid that the wife has not been decided yet, so it's difficult to make plans right now.
It's not that she had not heard the rumors at all. The few people who had previously targeted Yue Niang either disappeared or had their careers ruined. Kang Yang didn't believe that Zong Si had nothing to do with it.
It is said that Yue Niang had been to Prince Xuan's Palace in the past. Later, a spy appeared in Prince Xuan's Palace and leaked the secrets. Then Yue Niang went to Hongxiu Pavilion. If the spy was Yue Niang, and Zong Si saved her and kept her by his side, then Yue Niang really had some abilities.
In Yongzhou City, a carriage was moving slowly.
"Although Lord Li's original residence was in Yongzhou City, he lived in the suburbs all year round because of his disagreements with Yongzhou officials." Qu Yang disguised himself and conducted an investigation last night, and got the information from a farmer's family.
It is difficult to find out the truth about Li Fang's death, but there must be another copy of the secret letter reporting you all. Otherwise, the officials who might be written into the book of charges would not be so worried and searching in secret.
And someone must know the existence of this other secret letter.
Li Fang would definitely not take this letter with him. It must be hidden in Yongzhou.
Qu Yang asked: "Do you want to arrange for someone to investigate?"
"No need to alert the enemy." Zong Si said.
The purpose of today's trip is to investigate the guarding conditions of the gates of Yongzhou City in order to find any flaws and decide which gate is more convenient for exiting the city.
After the carriage went around, Zong Si had an idea in his mind. He and Yue Niang got off the carriage and looked around as if they were just taking a normal stroll.
Yue Niang was good at embroidery, so she went to a clothing shop.
Yongzhou City is not as good as the capital, so the embroidery of this dress is naturally not as good as that in the capital.
As the two were watching, they suddenly saw a familiar-looking lady in front of them, selecting fabrics.
The woman was wearing a tight skirt, moving easily, and had no makeup on her face. She was a nymph.
She was accompanied by a young man who was tall and handsome.
"Xie Heng, please try this color of cloth for me." Ning Fu gestured the dark green cloth in front of Xie Heng.
"This dress, Fourth Miss, was not made for me. You made it for Mr. Lu. Why do you always ask me to try it on?" Xie Heng complained, but his body was very cooperative.
Nymph said, "If there is extra material, I will make one for you."
"Fourth Miss, why don't you buy some more material and make one for me as well." Xie Heng said.
"Okay." Ning Fu thought, it's just the right way to kill time. Besides, he accompanies her to travel around the mountains and rivers every day, and helping her to get rid of those who want to talk to her is also hard work.
"I like white." Xie Heng said.
"Besides white, what else do you like?" Nymph asked about other colors.
"I also like the fourth girl." Xie Heng said with a smile. This man was no worse than those vixens in his seduceness. What's more, Xie Heng was young and handsome. He was just sixteen years old, and it was adorable for him to act coquettishly.
"I don't like small ones." Nymph thought he was just a child and said without understanding the situation.
Xie Heng's thoughts turned to other things, and his face turned red, and even his ears felt a little hot. He assured her, "Fourth Miss, I am not young anymore. You will know in the future."
Nymph said: "..."
Nymph: "If you say that again, you'll get beaten."
"But...it's really not small." Xie Heng's ears felt even hotter.
She threw a powerful punch and the young master let out a cry in response.
Yue Niang also saw that this young master's intention to rise to the top was too obvious, and he also had some ability to please others.
She raised her eyes to look at Zong Si. There was no sign of joy or anger on his face. He looked calm.
Ning Fu no longer paid attention to Xie Heng and went to show him other cloths. The crow-blue cloth hanging in front of her made her eyes light up.
When she raised her hand to take it, it was a little short of the height, but someone behind her helped her and took the cloth down.
Ningfu only felt that the hand that took the cloth had distinct joints and was very beautiful, so she said, "Thank you."
The person behind him said nothing.
Ning Fu couldn't help but look back in confusion, and was stunned when she saw Zong Si's face. After seeing Yue Niang, her eyes lingered on Yue Niang for a moment.
It's so beautiful, Nymph thought.
"Thank you, Prince." She bowed. It turned out that the distinguished guest from the capital was him.
In an instant, Xie Heng pulled Ning Fu behind him.
Xie Heng was well aware of the fight between Prince Xuan's Mansion and the Princess' Mansion, and how much discord there was. He blocked Ning Fu tightly behind him, bowed to Zong Si and said, "Prince."
Zong Si glanced at him and seemed not to recognize who he was, and he naturally could not remember this unknown little man.
"My name is Xie Heng, the son of Xie Kangwei." In fact, Xie Heng is a cousin of the Duke of Qing in the capital, but they are so distant that the two families have no contact for a long time.
"Are you sick?" Zong Si asked Ning Fu behind him.
Xie Heng remembered Princess Kangyang's instructions, and said, "The fourth lady caught a cold a few days ago, so she didn't go to greet the prince yesterday. I hope the prince will forgive her."
Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a long time, Xie Heng felt a little uneasy. After all, Zong Si was a few years older than him, and he was superior to him in terms of experience and family background. However, he did not move away from Ning Fu.
Like a puppy protecting its master, Yue Niang thought.
"Do you still have to make clothes for others when you are sick?" Zong Si asked back. In fact, if you listen carefully, you can see that his tone is a little unhappy.
Ning Fu was afraid that he would annoy Zong Si, so she pushed Xie Heng away a little and said, "I have just gotten better in the past two days, so I just had nothing to do, so I just wanted to kill some time."
The last time she met Zong Si, it was not a pleasant experience. His attitude towards her feelings was almost contemptuous. It was also quite awkward for them to meet now. Ning Fu found an excuse, "It's time for me to take my medicine. The prince and Miss Yue can go shopping first. I have to go."
After saying that, he took Xie Heng away.
Qu Yang looked at Zong Si and found that although his expression was calm, there was a hint of gloom in his eyes, which made him pause.
He had followed Zong Si since he was young, and knew that Zong Si was a domineering person at heart, who would never allow others to have any interest in his things.
Even though he didn't like that thing very much.
If someone got involved, they would either be dealt with or the thing would be destroyed. Even the Sixth Prince had suffered in this matter.
"Why is this young master with the fourth young lady?" Yue Niang was puzzled. Since they were not relatives, they should avoid suspicion according to the rules of the capital.
Qu Yang said: "It is like this in the capital, but Princess Kangyang had many lovers before her husband passed away, so she is naturally not as concerned about the affairs between men and women as in the capital. I am afraid that Mr. Xie..."
That’s all I have to say.
This Mr. Xie is probably a toy prepared for the fourth young lady.
If no one came to Yongzhou, even if the Fourth Young Lady was here to amuse the Young Master, with Princess Kangyang's influence here, she could suppress the matter and not let it spread to the capital at all.
"But the fourth lady's future husband is a bit pitiful. I don't know how many times he has been cuckolded."
Zong Si curled the corner of his mouth, his face expressionless.
…
However, Ning Fu was afraid that Zong Si would cause trouble for the Princess's Mansion, so she returned to the Mansion.
"Grandmother, why did the emperor send the crown prince instead of the princes?" Ning Fu reminded her tactfully that this was an unusual matter.
Emperor Jingwen obviously asked Zong Si to investigate his grandmother.
Kang Yang said indifferently: "Of course his intentions are not pure, but grandma is on guard, you don't have to worry, if you don't want to see him, just stay in the suburbs. He looks down on you, so you don't have to look down on him."
"Why did grandma want to punish Li Fang?" Ning Fu lowered her eyes and asked. This was because she heard Xie Heng say that Li Fang was dead a few days ago. She thought it would be a little later.
Kang Yang paused and snorted coldly: "How many people in the officialdom are clean? If you want to blame someone, blame those people for not being able to read his intentions. As for Li Fang, he is not targeting me, but he is questioning your uncle's achievements before his death and wants to investigate the matter thoroughly. He may want to throw dirty water on your uncle. I can only stop him."
Princess Kangyang might be guilty, but her eldest son had made contributions to Dayan and could not stand to be framed. However, she just wanted to teach Li Fang a lesson and told him not to investigate the matter, but she did not expect that he would die.
Kang Yang also felt that his death was somewhat strange.
Ning Fu smiled bitterly in her heart, but outsiders took this as her grandmother's attempt to destroy evidence of her grandmother's plundering of people's wealth in Yongzhou City.
In the previous life, this was the beginning of the Princess Mansion’s miserable end.
However, Ning Fu didn't believe that there was no one behind this. There were many officials in Yongzhou City, and in the previous life, the evidence of Li Fang's accusation was destroyed. Later, the Princess' Mansion almost bore most of the blame, and it was not necessarily that they were dragged out to take the blame.
Right now, the indictment that Li Fang had hidden, which recorded the crimes of various prefectures in Yongzhou, had to be found first. If someone really wanted to take the blame for the Princess's mansion, they would certainly go looking for this thing. Only when the crime was cleared could the blame be put entirely on the grandmother.
"Princess, the prince wants to see you." Ning Fu was thinking when she suddenly heard a servant bending over to report.
"It's really strange that Zong Sanlang came to see me on his own initiative." Kang Yang naturally had an idea in his mind.
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