Chapter 140 Even if he was raising a puppy, he shouldn't be so heartless
On the other side, Duke Su was talking to the Ninth Prince when he was suddenly caught by a team of imperial guards. He asked in panic, "What's going on? What's going on? Is someone rebelling?!"
"It was the Duke's son who rebelled."
After the commander of the Imperial Guards finished speaking, he waved his hand and took the person away, not wanting to disturb the palace banquet.
Everyone, led by the Ninth Prince, was stunned.
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The Imperial Guards were mobilized, which naturally alarmed the emperor.
Jiang Shuyi and Princess Ning'an found a waterside pavilion to sit down and exchanged polite greetings for a while. Out of the corner of their eyes, they saw a palace servant kneeling in the distance. They looked up and saw that it was Pei Yan.
His face looked a little cold. If Princess Ning'an had not been present, Jiang Shuyi felt that he would definitely teach her a lesson.
Princess Ning'an quickly stood up and saluted: "Greetings, Your Majesty!"
Pei Yan's tone was calm: "No need to be polite, go to your aunt, she must be worried sick."
Princess Ning'an was about to leave when Jiang Shuyi stopped her and said, "Wait! I want to return the money I paid you last time."
As she spoke, she took off the peony jade pendant from her waist. This was prepared in advance when she knew that Princess Ning'an was coming to the palace. It was not a very rare thing, but it was a very typical palace style. It was given by the imperial concubine, so she took it out for show so that people would not gossip about her divorce.
Princess Ning'an was stunned. "What silver for the bill? Have I met your Majesty in private before?"
Jiang Shuyi's eyes widened: "You don't recognize me?"
Princess Ning'an frowned and looked at her, tilting her head slightly: "Your Highness, you look familiar, but I can't remember it at the moment. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
No wonder, no wonder she was so polite just now. Jiang Shuyi thought that after seeing her identity as a noble concubine, she did not dare to mention the matter of leaving the palace without permission.
She actually forgot that she couldn't remember people's faces!
"Last time at Jinxiu Manor, you were harassed by a woman in yellow, and I helped you. Afterwards, you paid for the silk and satin for me. Don't you remember?"
Princess Ning'an was only face-blind, not suffering from dementia. When she heard what she said, she immediately remembered and knelt down hurriedly: "It turned out to be Your Majesty. If so, this is the second time Your Majesty has helped me. I cannot accept this jade pendant."
Jiang Shuyi looked at Pei Yan's still cold face, bent down, tied the jade pendant around Princess Ning'an's waist, and said with a smile: "Don't be polite, I'm very busy today and I have to go to the palace banquet, you go find the eldest princess."
Princess Ning'an looked up at Jiang Shuyi's bright smile. The bright sunlight shone into her dark almond eyes, as if there were warm sparks in them.
She carefully memorized the appearance of the imperial concubine.
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As soon as Princess Ning'an left, Jiang Shuyi hugged Pei Yan and before he could say anything, she snorted, "I was wrong. I know what Your Majesty wants to scold me for. Can I say it myself? If I say it, Your Majesty will not teach me anymore!"
Pei Yan closed his eyes, and the anger in his heart was blocked.
He said patiently: "You tell me."
Jiang Shuyi: "I shouldn't have known that Zhang had a knife, and I shouldn't have come forward to listen to the fun. If he suddenly goes crazy and harms me, Your Majesty will be so distressed."
Pei Yan said coldly: "So you did it knowingly?"
Jiang Shuyi nudged him: "I am far away, and I have Cheng Fu."
"You were the closest. Cheng Fu has already told me that it was you who led the officials and their wives to eavesdrop."
Jiang Shuyi suddenly felt guilty and hugged Pei Yan tightly, moaning weakly.
Even so, Pei Yan still reprimanded her: "You fell into someone else's trap without knowing it, and you still want to give her the jade pendant. Others are stupid. They are sold and help count the money. But you are better than them. You are sold and you are eager to pay the money."
Jiang Shuyi stopped pretending to be pitiful and looked up in confusion: "Fell into a trap? What trap did I fall into?"
Pei Yan looked at her with a slight headache: "Who asked you to come to see Princess Ning'an?"
Jiang Shuyi: "It's Her Royal Highness the Grand Princess."
Pei Yan: "Do you know why Zhang Feng was able to enter the palace?"
How would Jiang Shuyi know? She shook her head honestly.
Pei Yan: "It was the Grand Princess who told Duke Su that she had forgiven Zhang Feng for being young and ignorant. Although the two families were not destined to marry, they should not become enemies because of this. She asked Duke Su to recognize Zhang Feng, so Zhang Feng was able to attend the palace banquet with his father today."
Jiang Shuyi vaguely understood something.
Pei Yan could have said it out loud, but seeing her thinking, he still hoped that she could figure it out herself.
Even if she can rely on him for her whole life, she must not be too stupid to leave when someone waves at her.
Even if he is raising a puppy, he shouldn't be so heartless.
Jiang Shuyi thought for a while, then she understood: "So the Grand Princess did it on purpose. She knew that I would definitely like to watch the fun. And because I am favored, wherever I go, there will be a group of officials and their wives surrounding me. It would be best if I caught her in the act. Under the watchful eyes of the public, Zhang Feng would have no room to refute at all."
Pei Yan was slightly relieved: "Well, my aunt grew up in the palace since she was young. She knows how to search the palace and where to hide the weapon without being discovered. Maybe it was my aunt who instigated Zhang Feng to hide the weapon and bring it into the palace to threaten Princess Ning'an."
Jiang Shuyi was suddenly enlightened.
If it was really done by the eldest princess, that would be really amazing.
Zhang Feng hid the dagger when he entered the palace, but now he is in a situation where he will definitely die and his whole family will be implicated. If he did not hide it and was searched out at the palace gate, he might not necessarily die, but he would definitely have to go to the Ministry of Justice. The eldest princess could then use some other means to cripple him, making it easy for him to no longer be able to harass his daughter.
"How can your Majesty think of so many things? Your Majesty is amazing!"
Jiang Shuyi's face was full of admiration.
Pei Yan lowered his eyes and looked at her, and said honestly: "Because if I were your aunt, I would be able to do such a thing."
Jiang Shuyi: ...
"I know you like excitement, but not all excitement can be attended. I don't want something like today to happen again. Remember that?"
Jiang Shuyi came to her senses and nodded obediently.
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Jiang Shuyi thought that Princess Ning'an had experienced such a terrible thing and would definitely go back and cry to Princess Weiguo.
Anyway, if it were her, she would cry to her aunt when she was a child, and now she would cry to Pei Yan.
However, during the luncheon, Princess Ning'an just sat quietly below Princess Weiguo. The mother and daughter were silent with each other, and their faces even looked a little unhappy, as if they had just had an argument.
Jiang Shuyi looked at it curiously for several times, which attracted them to look over as well.
Princess Weiguo nodded with a smile, and Princess Ning'an's eyelashes trembled and she lowered her head.
Jiang Shuyi didn't understand what was going on. Because she was deceived by them, she didn't act politely. She just smiled perfunctorily and looked away.
Not long after the banquet started, Princess Wei suddenly raised her cup to Pei Yan and sighed with sorrow: "Your Majesty, I have never asked you for anything. Your Majesty has seen what Zhang Feng did today. My granddaughter is pitiful. She is smart and sensible, but she has such a father and such an unvirtuous mother like Ning An. She will inevitably be criticized in the future. I beg you to let my granddaughter enter the palace and be the concubine's adopted daughter!"
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