Chapter 856: Welcoming Ceremony at the Palace Gate
"His sister?" The girl in yellow, Zheng Suxin, was startled and said, "Who? The Sixth Princess? The Sixth Princess is very nice."
Bai Shuqing rolled her eyes and said, "The Sixth Princess is your cousin, and Concubine Zheng is your aunt. The Sixth Princess is naturally nice to you. Forget it, just think I'm talking about the Sixth Princess."
Su Tang is her friend now, and she can't let Su Tang leave an impression of being difficult to mess with in other people's minds before she even comes to Beijing.
Although, Su Tang is indeed not easy to mess with.
"What do you mean by 'considered'?" Zheng Suxin said dissatisfiedly, "If it is, it is. If it is not, it is not! I noticed that you have become much more timid since returning from Qingzhou. You even speak ambiguously. You were not like this before!"
Bai Shuqing: “…”
She used to be narrow-minded, which is why she was repeatedly humiliated by Su Tang.
Reality taught her a lesson; she couldn't make the same mistake again.
"What Sister Bai is talking about...could it be the goddaughter my grandfather adopted in the countryside? The one named Su Tang?" A beautiful girl in a light red dress guessed with a smile.
"Sister Ran, are you talking about that, oh, that country girl who coaxed your grandfather into giving your Hundred Fruit Mountain to her for free?" Zheng Suxin frowned and said, "How can she be considered the Third Prince's sister? How can she be considered worthy?"
Bai Shuqing glanced at Zheng Suxin and chuckled twice.
Another one looking for death!
Not only is Su Tang a good match, she is also the sister that the Third Prince protects as his precious eye.
The girl in red, Yang Ran, the daughter of the General's Mansion, said, "Sister Suxin, please don't talk nonsense. I heard from my father that my grandfather values Su Tang very much, and my cousin also treats Su Tang as his own sister."
"Hmph!" Zheng Suxin wrinkled her nose and said disdainfully, "She's just a country girl who likes to act cute and curry favor. The old general and the third prince must have been fooled by her."
"Hehe..." Bai Shuqing chuckled twice again.
Zheng Suxin glared at Bai Shuqing and said unhappily, "Bai Shuqing, what's wrong with you today? Why are you acting so weird?"
Bai Shuqing said leisurely, "I just think it's so nice to wait and see someone get slapped in the face."
Zheng Suxin: “…”
I didn't quite understand what Bai Shuqing meant at first.
A thoughtful expression appeared on Yang Ran's face.
At this time, in a restaurant not far away, General Shenwu's eldest son, Yang Wei, frowned and said, "Jin'er, isn't he being too ostentatious?"
"Brother, you're too cautious!" Yang Wu, the old general's second son, said boldly, "Jin'er has been living in the countryside for years. I don't know how many people in the court have laughed at him behind his back. Now it's time to do this. It's just the right time to scare those restless people! Otherwise, those people would think Jin'er is easy to bully!"
"That being said, if Jin'er becomes too popular, he will inevitably be seen as a thorn in the eyes of those with ulterior motives, and they will want to get rid of him as soon as possible..." Yang Wei was still a little hesitant.
"Who cares!" Yang Wu shouted, "A real man should stand tall and live uprightly! Are you trying to protect yourself by being a coward?"
Yang Wei glared at Yang Wu and said, "Don't I know this? I'm just worried that someone will use Jin'er to make trouble and bring up the past. If that happens, my second sister will be in the palace and I'm afraid she will be blamed..."
"It's just right to bring it up!" Yang Wu shouted angrily, "Second sister was wrongly accused back then! Even if no one brings it up, I'd still like to file a complaint with the Emperor and request a thorough re-investigation! Jin'er was poisoned and nearly died, proving someone deliberately framed Second sister, but the Emperor is foolish..."
"Shut up!" Yang Wei shouted quickly.
Then, he looked at the door and glared at Yang Wu fiercely.
If someone accidentally overheard you criticizing the emperor like this, you could be charged with contempt for the emperor's authority.
Yang Wu shut his mouth in dissatisfaction.
He snorted twice to express his dissatisfaction.
Yang Wei rubbed his temples and said, "Second sister has admitted it herself, what can the emperor do?"
After hearing what his brother said, Yang Wu showed an irritated expression on his face and said, "I don't understand. Second sister has always been kind-hearted and not competitive. She would never do anything to murder the emperor..."
When Yang Wu said this, he slammed the table.
"Why did she admit it?"
He couldn't figure this out no matter how hard he tried!
Yang Wei sighed and said, "Yeah, why did she admit it?"
Doesn't she know that if she does this, the entire Yang family will be implicated?
No matter how confused the Yang brothers were, after the witchcraft case happened, the empress at the time, Xuanyuan Jin's mother, personally admitted it in front of the emperor.
However, the emperor did not tell anyone about this matter and suppressed it secretly. They only found out about it recently.
"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore! My head hurts just thinking about it!" Yang Wu stood up, scratched his hair, and said irritably: "I still have things to deal with in the military camp, big brother, I'm leaving first!"
He sneaked out this time just to see his nephew.
Now that I have seen my nephew, I feel relieved.
Yang Wei nodded and said, "Go ahead."
But he just sat there without moving.
Yang Wu took two steps, then stopped, turned to look at his eldest brother, and asked, "Brother, I heard that the Emperor led all the civil and military officials to the palace gate to welcome the Empress Dowager back to the palace. Why didn't you go?"
Yang Wei glared at Yang Wu and said unhappily, "Why are you asking so many questions? Just go!"
Yang Wu: "...mystifying."
Yang Wei: "...Get out!"
Yang Wu left in a flash.
Not long after Yang Wu left, the door opened and a gentle and elegant middle-aged man walked in.
"Greetings, Lord Yang!" The man bowed respectfully to Yang Wei.
Yang Wei nodded and asked, "How's the investigation going?"
The man looked at Yang Wei, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
Yang Wei's expression became serious.
"If you have anything to say, just say it!" Yang Wei said.
The man pondered and said, "What happened back then is probably related to the Yang family..."
Yang Wei's pupils shrank and his expression changed drastically.
**
At the gate of the palace.
Emperor Tianxi was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, and behind him stood a group of concubines from the harem, princes and princesses, as well as civil and military ministers from the court.
The concubines all wore heavy makeup, gorgeous clothes, and were extremely charming.
The princes and princesses were all dressed in expensive clothes and had extraordinary handsome looks.
There's nothing we can do, the genes are there.
As for the civil and military officials behind them, they all had solemn and respectful expressions.
It can be said that almost all the important people in the harem and the previous dynasty are here!
Such a grand welcoming ceremony is truly unique.
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