Chapter 107: Xiao Yu feeds Yu poison; the emperor's eldest grandson's birthday banquet
In the next few days, the matter between King Zhou and the Chen family was also settled. The Chen family was heavily implicated in the case of treason and was ordered to be executed at the Meridian Gate one month later.
Qi Yunshen trains his troops in the Xishan camp every day. Tomorrow is the birthday banquet for the emperor's eldest grandson, so he returned to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion early today.
Qi An: "Master, I just received news that Divine Doctor Gu and his team set out from Shu by water yesterday. It will take about three days for them to arrive in the capital."
Qi Yunshen nodded.
"For four years, Divine Doctor Gu has been elusive. This time, we've finally found him. The young lady's oral disease will definitely be cured."
There was no big change on Qi Yunshen's face, but the wrinkles between his brows relaxed a little.
When the two were approaching the capital, a figure suddenly rushed in front of the horse. Qi Yunshen grabbed the reins and stared at the strange maid under the horse.
The maid belonged to Chen Yingyu. When she saw Qi Yunshen's stern and cold face, she trembled and said, "Prince Qi, my young lady has something important to discuss with you."
Qi Yunshen's face darkened slightly.
Qi An frowned: "Who is your young lady?"
As he asked, Qi An had already turned around and saw the woman standing at the entrance of the post station. Qi An tentatively asked, "Is it the county lady?"
The maid nodded repeatedly, "I wonder if Prince Qi would be willing to dismount and have a chat with us?"
Qi Yunshen had a cold expression on his face, without even glancing towards the post station. He raised his hand, picked up the reins, and rode his horse forward.
Chen Yingyu widened her eyes in disbelief, bit her lip, and ran to her carriage with red eyes, feeling so ashamed and angry.
Fortunately, there are not many pedestrians here.
But everything was seen completely by Wu Lu who was standing opposite the post station. Wu Lu sighed and picked up a pen to write a letter to tell Jiang Yunzheng what happened today.
Chen Yingyu returned to Xu's house in disappointment. When she saw Xiao Yu in the yard, she was stunned. She had tried her best to avoid meeting Xiao Yu in the past few days.
She didn't know how to face her mother and uncle.
Little Yu hadn't noticed yet, "Yingyu, you're leaving the house again?"
Chen Yingyu tugged at her clothes and nodded, "Mom, where are you going?"
Xiao Yu smiled and said, "Your aunt said she's had a headache all day, so I went to the doctor and got him a prescription for headaches. The emperor's eldest grandson's birthday banquet will be soon, so we have to be prepared."
Chen Yingyu looked at what Yu was holding and nodded slowly: "Mom, then you go first."
Chen Yingyu watched Xiao Yu walk away, then returned to her room.
Mother is right. The emperor’s eldest grandson’s birthday is in a few days, and she and her mother will attend.
Chen Yingyu stared at the person in the mirror. Qi Yunshen and Xu Jingyang got married by accident, and their deep feelings were cultivated after marriage.
As long as Chen Yingyu can marry Qi Yunshen, feelings and stuff... will slowly develop.
Chen Yingyu clenched her fists tightly and gave the maid a few instructions.
Little Yu went to Yu's courtyard with a happy face and medicine in her hand.
This was the first time that Xiao Yu took the initiative to make peace since the two sisters parted ways in the carriage.
Xiao Yu looked at her sincerely, "Sister, I was wrong that day. I didn't consider your feelings. Let's not let irrelevant people damage our sisterhood."
Yu sighed, after all, she was her sister.
She shook Xiao Yu's hand and said, "Xiang Qun, I will never hurt you."
Xiao Yu smiled meaningfully and signaled the maid to bring the things over.
"Eldest sister, this medicine cannot be stopped."
Little Yu watched Yu drink the medicine, then smiled with satisfaction: "Then I won't disturb my elder sister's rest."
After Xiao Yu left, Yu felt drowsy. She forced herself to be alert and went to the woodshed.
Miss Zhao had been imprisoned in the backyard of Xu's residence since the incident was exposed that day. During these days of imprisonment, Miss Zhao was obviously tired and obedient, and no longer clamored to see Xu Suyuan.
When the door to the woodshed opened, Miss Zhao was startled. When she saw Yu, she couldn't help but take a step back: "What are you going to do?"
Yu's face was expressionless: "Tell us everything about you and Su Yuan."
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Xiao Yu left Yu's yard, and when she was halfway there, she stopped and looked back.
Eldest sister, she had no choice for Yinlin's sake.
Xiao Yu couldn't tolerate Xu Yinlin living in the back room.
So, elder sister, don’t blame me.
That night, Hou Yue finally rode his horse back to the capital.
During this trip to Jiangnan, Hou Yue darkened two degrees and brought back some news.
"I arrested every one of those waves of black-clad men who were trying to gather information about the death of the Chengzhou prefect. They weren't from the second branch of the Yu family or the Xu family..."
Hou Yue frowned. "Besides looking for the account books, they're also investigating the truth behind the death of the Chengzhou prefect. It's obvious it wasn't these people who did it. Could it be someone from the Yu family's main branch?"
Jiang Yunzheng narrowed her eyes slightly, "Have you found out the identity of the eldest son of the Yu family?"
Hou Yue slapped his forehead. "Oh, by the way, speaking of this, the real name of the eldest son of the Yu family is Yu Shanzheng. I've seen the missing person portrait hanging in Chengzhou, and the person in it... bears some resemblance to the third place winner."
Hou Yue had seen Yu Zheng's appearance before.
Yu Zheng.
Yu Shanzheng.
The names have the same pronunciation.
Jiang Yunzheng pursed her lips and said, "So the person who killed the Chengzhou prefect is most likely Yu Zheng, or someone behind Yu Zheng."
Jiang Yunzheng is more inclined to the latter guess.
Xu Suyuan met Yu Zheng in Lingnan two months ago. Yu Zheng had been planning to target Xu Suyuan for a long time. He went to Beijing to take the exam under the identity of Yu Zheng, in order to get close to Xu Suyuan and then to the Xu family.
The day of the emperor's eldest grandson's birthday banquet soon arrived. Jiang Yunzheng took Hongyu out early in the morning with the invitation.
Xiao Ling invited many high-ranking officials and their families to his birthday banquet. It was inconvenient to hold the banquet in the Eastern Palace, so he chose to hold it in a royal manor by the canal in the capital.
Before they got close, they saw a long line of carriages along the way. Jiang Yunzheng told the coachman to stop the car, and walked over with Hongyu, taking the birthday gift.
Qi Yanyu and Xu Mianmian had already arrived. Seeing Jiang Yunzheng coming, Madam Xu quickly called Jiang Yunzheng over. Madam Xu looked at Jiang Yunzheng's face and frowned, "Yunzheng, haven't you had a good rest these days?"
In the past few nights, every time she closed her eyes, she would fall into a dream, and in her dream, someone kept calling her Jingyang.
Jiang Yunzheng couldn't help but feel a little irritable because she hadn't slept well for several days. She held the amulet in her sleeve with an indistinct expression.
Jiang Yunzheng hid the irritation in her eyes and said helplessly, "Don't worry, auntie. I just have been having a lot of dreams lately."
Mrs. Xu then thought that Jiang Yunzheng was also a doctor, so she didn't take it to heart.
Soon, the Xu family arrived.
Because Yu will also be attending the banquet today, Chen Yingyu's makeup is not as bold as last time.
She stood beside Xiao Yu, like a lotus emerging from the water, and looked at Qi Yunshen who was in the middle of the men with a graceful gaze.
Seeing Chen Yingyu's appearance, Qi Yanyu turned around and sneered.
She asked Jiang Yunzheng, "Sister Jiang, there are always so many fools these days. Forcing something that doesn't belong to you will only end up hurting both parties."
Jiang Yunzheng patted Qi Yanyu's arm, but her eyes passed over Yu's face.
Yu's face was pale, but underneath her makeup it was abnormally grayish, and she looked very tired.
Qi Yanyu was too lazy to pay attention to the Xu family, "Sister Jiang, let's go boating!"
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