After Xu Yixing heard what his father said, and saw him holding his stomach and laughing, he started laughing too.
Yes, it doesn’t seem that important anymore!
Xu Yixing now suddenly felt a little forgiving of his father when he learned that he had taken out 12,000 taels of silver without hesitation to redeem himself, and when he did not ask for details as soon as they met, but was concerned about his safety.
Dad is still Dad after all. Even if he has a thousand faults, for his daughter, as long as he has the heart, nothing is unforgivable.
"Then Dad, I'll go meet Madam Jing first. We'll meet again at the evening banquet."
"Okay, go ahead!"
After saying goodbye to her father, Xu Yixing turned around and walked back, with the momentum of a female general rushing to the battlefield.
And today is indeed a battlefield. Ever since she lost such a great figure in Prince Cheng's Mansion last time during the Duanwu Festival, she has hardly appeared at any large banquets.
And just within these few short months, the eldest daughter of the Xu family died, the Wu family's concubine incident occurred, the land cleansing movement, and the fall and impeachment of the Duke's Mansion occurred. Everything happened so suddenly, updating the officials in the capital's understanding of "the impermanence of the world."
At tonight's banquet, he didn't need to do anything earth-shattering. It would be enough as long as he was calm and decent and let everyone see what kind of person Miss Xu was.
But Xu Yixing knew better, that is, overnight, many things had changed. Her attitude towards Lu Anyuan, her father, and even towards the Xu and Bai families had changed.
Since the past cannot be changed, please allow me to freely pursue a brighter tomorrow.
Walking back to the palace complex where the concubines lived, he saw Madam Jing sending people to look for him. Xu Yixing took a deep breath and walked towards the noblewoman by the lake. He had to be at his best today!
The sun was setting, and the gentlemen, ladies and concubines in the outer palace were exhausted after a whole day of socializing.
But no one complained of being tired. Everyone just returned to their own places in the afternoon in tacit understanding, changed clothes, and touched up their makeup. After all, the evening banquet was the highlight, and they had to save their energy for the evening banquet.
Xu Yixing also followed Madam Jing back to her room, but since her father had only brought her one set of clothes, she didn't need to change. She ate a small amount to fill her stomach and chatted with Madam Jing while waiting for the entrance time.
"Ma'am, I slept too late last night and didn't get up this morning. I'm so sorry."
"It's normal for children to sleep in, but I heard that your father rushed over early this morning. He said that his wife had suddenly fallen ill, so he ignored etiquette and went home to see her."
Mrs. Jing looked at Xu Yixing with tacit understanding and filled in the rest of the Xu family's information for her to prevent her from accidentally letting the cat out of the bag.
"Is that so? Then I will definitely take good care of mother when I go back." Dad is really great. He actually used this excuse to get away from leaving yesterday.
But Gu Shi was unlucky. She was supposed to be at the banquet, so now she missed out on an opportunity to show her face. She just hoped Gu Shi wouldn't blame herself for this, or she wouldn't let her off.
"By the way, I heard this morning that the fourth brother went to look for Yuan'er early in the morning. The two of them were whispering in the hall all morning. I don't know what it was about."
Eh? It seems that waking up late does indeed mean missing out on some information. He didn't even tell me what Lu Anyuan and the Fourth Prince talked about this morning.
But it doesn't matter. Lu Anyuan had already said last night that he would deal with the second prince first. If the fourth prince is smart, he will surrender now, even if it means being a double agent.
"This is how it should be between brothers." Xu Yixing did not comment. He let them discuss whatever they wanted. It had nothing to do with him.
"By the way, Yi Yan, I heard that the second prince appointed a maid from the outer palace as a concubine this morning. It seems that his wife is not very happy about it. I wonder if there will be any conflicts."
Of course Xu Yixing could tell that this was Madam Jing pointing out something to him. For someone as smart as her, there were many things that didn't need to be said directly.
"It's common for a prince to take a fancy to a palace maid, but the Second Prince hasn't established a residence yet. Can he bring this concubine into the palace?"
"Ouch!" Madam Jing supported her knees and covered her mouth with a handkerchief, laughing secretly: "How can I take this back? If I really bring it back, I'm afraid Concubine Ying won't be happy!"
"Yes, I heard that Concubine Ying likes this daughter-in-law very much. They get along like sisters when they live together in the palace. But what about this new concubine?"
"What sisters? Concubine Ying is already in her forties, how can she be sisters with someone in her twenties? She just values her family and thinks they can be helpful to the Second Prince. But everyone in the palace is like this, so it's nothing strange.
As for a concubine, she would naturally stay in the Second Prince's vacant house in the capital. I don't know how many times I can see him in a year. She has become a widow!"
Xu Yixing felt a little heartbroken. She could also imagine that this poor palace maid must have been arranged by Lu Anyuan to replace herself yesterday. She didn't know whether she did it voluntarily. This seemed to be a bit of a harm to her.
Seeing that she was silent, Madam Jing could guess something and comforted her instead:
"It's actually a good thing. Most of the maids in the palace live in poverty. Now the Second Prince is pretty good to her. At least he gave her the title of concubine. Although she can't be brought into the palace, she will always have enough food and clothing.
You don't know that throughout the dynasties, there were countless women who were favored by a single emperor and then cast aside! Otherwise, how could there be so many poems describing palace grievances?
Xu Yixing nodded, feeling much better. He felt that Madam Jing was truly a kind elder, and couldn't help but become curious:
"Yes, Madam, you are well-informed and well-versed in history and the present, so you can naturally see through things. But Madam, I really want to know why you have never married?"
Talking about this, Madam Jing seemed less cheerful than before, and instead had an inexplicable sadness on her face. Even with her kind and smiling face, it was a bit desolate.
"I'm sorry for being abrupt, please don't mind."
"No! Actually, it's okay to talk about it. What woman hasn't had the thought of loving someone when she was young? But things in the world are not always as perfect as in the drama. In the end, the word 'regret' is the most common."
Xu Yixing heard this and thought, Madam Jing also had someone she liked when she was young?
"Then Madam finally missed the one she loved?"
"I guess so, but as time goes by, I get over it. Otherwise, seeing each other all the time would not be good."
See each other from time to time? Wow! Xu Yixing's eyes lit up instantly. This gossip was too explosive!
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