His father quickly informed him of the wedding date, which was three days after the Mid-Autumn Festival this year. Xu Yixing looked at the slip of paper with the wedding date written on it, sighed repeatedly, and finally had his horse prepared to go to Nanshan.
This was her third visit to Nanshan in the past few months, not for any other reason but because Chen Yue had been living as an immortal in Nanshan since he was dismissed from his post.
Of course, Xu Yixing couldn't possibly believe that Chen Yue had the potential to become a god. A person with his personality would only burn down the palace to vent his anger, and would never be willing to retire to the mountains and disappear for no reason.
"Please go back."
It was still a clean and sharp order to leave, coming from the broken door panel.
"Okay, Lord Shen, I have written down all the recent events in the capital. Please come to the wedding when you are free!" Xu Yixing stuffed the letter into the crack of the door, patted the dirt off his body, and left.
Chen Yue didn't want to see him, probably because he had figured out that he had been used as a knife. Although I don't know how he figured out that the master's death was related to him or Lu Anyuan, but anyway, he has the brain of a top scholar, so it's not surprising that he figured out anything.
The note she gave to Chen Yue was concise and clear, without concealing anything. Although she didn't know if he had any access to information from the capital, she would never deceive such an intelligent person on such a matter.
"Madam, we've come here three times, bringing him wine and meat each time, but he never even opened the door. Why are you still here?"
"That's because the wine and meat I brought weren't what he wanted, so naturally he was unhappy."
"Ah?" Siqin blinked, her baby fat cheeks seemed to have shrunk a little, not sure if it was because she was tired or because she had grown up. "Then what does Lord Shen want?"
"He wants to do things for the people." Xu Yixing couldn't help but laugh when he heard such an empty ideal coming out of his own mouth. Lord Shen was really a strange man, otherwise he wouldn't come here so often.
Rather than trying to win him over, it was more like a form of support. For those who deserved her admiration, she never hesitated to sacrifice her so-called face and dignity. If she really hoped that she could persuade Chen Yue to come down the mountain, that would be wishful thinking.
Go home and rest for a night. The next day it is time to go to the palace to pay respects to the Queen Mother.
She packed up everything early, said goodbye to Lu Anyuan, and went into the palace on her own. After the prince got married, a large part of the responsibilities of the younger generation shifted to the prince's wife, such as the monthly greetings.
Fortunately, the Queen Mother was quite nice to Xu Yixing. Every time she went there, she would just talk to her. Besides, the other princes' wives were also there, so she didn't have the energy to pay too much attention to her. She would be gone for half a day and then come back, which was quite relaxing.
The protagonist of Yian Palace today is naturally the fourth princess who has been pregnant for many days.
Although she can now feel the inconvenience of movement, she still loves to talk and laugh, and likes to walk around the seats in the palace, greeting and chatting with different ladies, full of energy.
"Oh, I really can't stand this monkey's noise anymore. Hurry up, that's enough for today. I need to rest!"
The Queen Mother held her forehead with her hand and said this with great joy. It was a rather loving order to leave. It was perfect. We had been sitting here all morning, and now it was time to go. And since the Fourth Princess had indeed been talking non-stop, the Queen Mother was saying exactly what Xu Yixing was thinking.
"Yes, your son/concubine will take his leave!"
Everyone in the room had left in a flash, but everyone had different destinations. The concubines returned to their own palaces, and the princes' wives took their children back home. After saying goodbye at the empress dowager's door, most of the people left.
Princess Pingsong was in the worst health and was the first to pass away. It seemed that the blow of her husband's death had not yet come to her. It was not easy for her to come here today.
Remembering what Lu Anyuan said about the eldest prince being very kind to him when he was a child, Xu Yixing wanted to chase after him to comfort him, but was stopped by someone behind him.
"Hey! Seventh sister-in-law, wait a minute!"
As soon as she heard the voice, she knew without even turning her head that the Fourth Princess was pestering her again.
"What's wrong, Princess? I'm in a hurry to leave the palace. If you have nothing else, why don't we meet again another day?" Xu Yixing had a headache and didn't want to pay attention to her.
"Oh no! Are you afraid that my seventh brother will blame you for staying in the palace for a while longer? Come on, let's go. I want to pray for my child. Would you like to come together?"
"Pray for blessings... You don't mean going to the Fahua Temple, do you?"
"Yes, where else in this palace can we pray for blessings?" The Fourth Princess had a harmless innocent smile on her face, but no matter how Xu Yixing looked at it, he felt that she was smiling with a dagger hidden in her heart.
"Are you going to see Concubine Ying make a fool of herself? I won't go with you. See you later!" What a joke. Concubine Ying is still imprisoned in the Fahua Palace. The fourth princess has been speaking up for her mother. Now that she has caught this good opportunity, how can she not add insult to injury?
The Third Prince's wife also stepped forward and said, "Yes, sister, if you want to go and pray, there are so many temples and monasteries in our capital. You can go there. Why do you have to go to the Fahua Hall?"
The Third Prince's wife was the Fourth Princess's biological sister-in-law. Concubine Gong was a quiet and indifferent person, not even coming to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager. Now she was watching over her sister-in-law, fearing any accidents might happen.
"Once I leave the palace, they say I'm not allowed to go. I still can't go. If you two don't come with me, I'll go by myself, hum!" After saying that, she walked towards the Fahua Hall with her big belly.
The Third Prince's wife sighed helplessly and quickly trotted over to catch up.
Xu Yixing was also a little worried. After thinking for a long time, he thought that when the Fourth Princess and the Third Prince's wife met Concubine Ying, there would definitely be a big fuss. He couldn't get involved in this mess, but he couldn't just sit back and watch either. After all, they were childhood playmates.
So she turned around and went back into Yi'an Hall, reporting in again. She saw the aunt beside the empress dowager take the medicine bowl away, and the empress dowager beckoned her to come closer.
"Yi Yan, why are you back again?" The old queen lowered her voice, as if the medicine was too bitter and she was really uncomfortable.
"Empress Dowager, the Fourth Princess and the Third Prince's wife have gone to the Fahua Palace to pray for blessings. I'm worried that Concubine Ying is currently practicing in the Fahua Palace and might cause trouble. Why don't you ask Auntie to go and take a look?"
Xu Yixing didn't have time to talk nonsense with the empress dowager. If he was any later, they would have arrived.
As expected, the Queen Mother's face tightened when she heard this. She glanced at the senior palace maid beside her and said, "Madame Han, go take someone to see her. Tell her to pray and come to me immediately after. Don't delay."
"Yes." The old nanny bowed, knowing the seriousness of the matter, and took the people out swiftly.
"Good boy, come here and sit next to me." The Queen Mother was very satisfied with Xu Yixing's reminder. There were spies all over the palace, but those people were either afraid of things or wanted to see things happen. It was really good that she was the only one who came to remind them.
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