Su Zhilan took it and looked at it over and over again suspiciously. It was indeed the badge of Guanju Palace.
Since it was summoned by the Concubine Chen, Fourth Sister must go.
Su Zhilan said, "I'll go with Fourth Sister, and pay my respects to Empress Chen."
After she said this, the palace maid who delivered the message did not dare to say anything and led the two to the room where Empress Chen was resting.
When I entered, Jiang Ziyan, who was more than seven months pregnant, was sitting in the main seat.
Su Shunci and Su Zhilan bowed and said in unison, "Greetings to Her Majesty the Consort Chen."
Jiang Ziyan didn't expect Su Zhilan to come along. She looked up and glared at the palace maid who delivered the message. How could she not handle such a small matter?
Then he smiled and said, "Hurry up, we are all family, there is no need for such a big gift."
After the two stood up, Jiang Ziyan said again: "Hurry up and sit down. You don't have to feel restrained here with me."
Su Shunci and Su Zhilan sat down politely, their manners and demeanor being extremely appropriate.
Jiang Ziyan first looked at Su Zhilan, "The Princess of Anping County hasn't been to the palace for a while. It would be better if she could visit my Guanju Palace more often."
She knew in her heart that there was a huge age gap between her and the emperor. If the emperor passed away, they would be left alone and widowed, having to make a living under the watchful eyes of the crown prince and the Princess of Anping.
If Bai Youxin hadn't given her so much, she wouldn't have wanted to get involved in this mess at all.
Su Zhilan bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I thank you for your kindness. I wonder what you want from my fourth sister?"
She didn't like to listen to those beating around the bush, and was afraid that Jiang Ziyan would beat around the bush for a long time without getting to the point, so she just asked directly.
Jiang Ziyan kept smiling as she looked at Su Shunci and said, "Last time at Prince Ning's Mansion, I still haven't thanked the Fourth Miss for taking care of me."
Su Shunci said that if she knew that Jiang Ziyan went to Prince Ning's mansion to get into bed, she should have kicked her out at that time.
Her expression remained calm as she said respectfully, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. This is what I, your humble servant, must do."
Jiang Ziyan continued, "I heard that Miss Bai Youxin of the Bai family made a serious mistake a few days ago, which angered the Fourth Miss and the Third Young Master of the Lin family."
"Come to think of it, Bai Youxin is my distant cousin. This is truly like a flood that has swept through the Dragon King Temple. A family is actually in turmoil."
Su Shunci suddenly realized that Jiang Ziyan called her over to plead for Bai Youxin.
She thought for a moment and said with a smile, "Fortunately, she and the Empress are only distant relatives, so this incident won't affect the Empress's reputation. Otherwise, people would think she was relying on the Empress's power to do such a thing."
"Don't worry, your majesty. I won't go out and tell anyone."
Jiang Ziyan's expression faltered slightly. Was Su Shunci giving her a cold shoulder? Why was there a subtle threat in her words?
Because Su Zhilan was there, she didn't show any displeasure to Su Shunci.
Pretending not to understand what Su Shunci meant, he continued, "Since we are all family, I think it would be better for me to be a peacemaker."
"You should also talk to Third Young Master Lin and ask him to show mercy and show some mercy."
Jiang Ziyan thought to herself, she was being frank and didn't believe Su Shunci could refuse.
Su Shunci looked innocent, "Her Majesty, have you misunderstood? We didn't do anything to the Bai family. We were just doing business as usual."
"This servant and Young Master Lin are both serious businessmen. Even if Young Master Lin knew what Miss Bai had done, he was only angry on his own and didn't even touch Miss Bai. Where does your Majesty the Concubine's words of mercy come from?"
Seeing that she was still pretending to be confused, Jiang Ziyan felt unhappy. She thought to herself that she was just a concubine of the Su family, yet she dared to act stupid with her.
What she didn't know was that Su Shunci was also in a dilemma. She certainly didn't want to offend the Empress Chen, who was in the emperor's favor.
But she couldn't agree to anything. They and Bai Youxin were already at a life-or-death struggle. Sparing Bai Youxin would be like giving the Bai family a chance to breathe.
Whenever Bai Youxin gets the chance in the future, she will kill the Lin family.
She would not do such a thing as raising a tiger to harm herself.
Su Zhilan knew what Bai Youxin had done, so she felt a little unhappy when she heard what Concubine Chen said.
Didn't the Concubine Chen call the fourth sister over just to use her power to suppress the matter?
Su Zhilan saw that Su Shunci was in a dilemma, and after a moment's thought, she said, "Everyone in the palace says that the Empress Chen is kind-hearted, and it's true."
"But I still want to advise Your Majesty not to be deceived by the Bai family. Your Majesty has good intentions, but if word gets out, people will think you've accepted some favor from the Bai family and are willing to get involved in such a matter."
Su Zhilan's tone of voice was always calm and gentle, and her eyes were calm and peaceful.
When these words came out of her mouth, everyone felt that they were sincere, as if she was really doing it for Jiang Ziyan's own good.
But how could Jiang Ziyan not understand the meaning behind her words? She laughed awkwardly and said, "The Princess of Anping said that I was deceived. What do you mean?"
Su Zhilan continued, "The Lin family is the imperial merchant family. They spearheaded disaster relief efforts across the prefectures and cities of the Great Zhou. My aunt is a daughter of the Lin family and was even given a plaque inscribed with the words 'Benevolent Merchant.' The Lin family also contributed a significant sum to the new warships built by the Fujian Navy, earning praise from the Emperor."
Jiang Ziyan was confused. "What does this have to do with Bai Youxin?"
Su Zhilan chuckled faintly, "Why is it okay? She knew very well that the Lin family was not an ordinary merchant family, yet she still used despicable means to plot her marriage with the Third Young Master Lin."
"This matter has not been reported to the Emperor. If it had been reported to the Emperor, he would have probably scolded the Bai family for their dirty tricks."
"Furthermore, Bai Youxin was capable of such a thing, which shows that she has no moral integrity and is a despicable person. If Her Majesty the Concubine Chen pleads for someone like her, isn't she afraid of being bitten back and ruining her reputation?"
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