Chapter 320 A glimmer of hope: Use money!
Chunying's hair was a little loose at this time, with a few strands of hair hanging beside her pale cheeks.
Her almond-shaped eyes were filled with obvious anxiety and uneasiness. Her fingers were unconsciously twisting the handkerchief in her hand, and her knuckles were slightly white. The "anxiety" was almost overflowing from her.
Sui Mo's merciless sneer made her stunned for a moment, and the blood drained away from her face.
Chunying is the most trusted personal maid of Zheng Huiyin, the eldest daughter of Duke Zheng.
Taking advantage of the time when the turmoil caused by the fact that his name was not on the list had not yet completely swept through the inner courtyard, he obeyed the young lady's order and hurriedly left the house.
As the personal maid of the eldest daughter of the royal family, Chunying is also a respectable person in the mansion.
She would be polite to ordinary stewards when meeting them, and her clothing and expenses would even be more exquisite and sophisticated than those of the young ladies from poor families.
Seeing that she looked hurried but composed, the doorman thought that the young lady had something to send her on, so how could he dare to stop her and question her?
She walked out of the Duke's Mansion easily without any trouble.
Chunying was not without support. She often went out to buy things for the young lady and knew many people.
More importantly, her biological brother, under the protection of Miss Zheng, runs a carriage and horse business that specializes in transporting fruits and vegetables to wealthy families.
As soon as she left the house, she went straight to her brother, saying that there was something urgent and a carriage was needed immediately.
Seeing his sister's serious expression, her brother did not dare to be negligent and immediately harnessed the most stable and fastest carriage.
Chunying’s first target was the third princess’s mansion.
She carried the sincere visiting card written by the young lady herself, hoping that the Third Prince, who had once expressed appreciation for the young lady's talent, could lend a hand.
However, let alone meeting the Third Princess herself, even the doorman's attitude was cold and distant, and he directly turned her away.
This result was far beyond Chunying's expectations.
It stands to reason that even if you can't meet the person, you should at least accept the visiting card.
Chunying didn't understand what was going on, but she didn't dare to delay and rushed to the Fourth Princess's residence without stopping.
The result... is exactly the same!
The door was still cold, and the rejection was still indifferent, without even a glimmer of room for compromise.
Unable to meet the two princesses who were most likely to lend a helping hand, Chunying could only settle for the second best and ask to see the fifth prince Qin Jingzhan with a slim hope.
This prince has always been outside the center of power, his mother's family is not prominent, and his brother, the second prince, has been conferred the title of prince.
Chunying once heard the young lady mention that the elders of the Duke's Mansion had considered marrying the young lady to the Fifth Prince as a concubine, but it was ultimately rejected by the old Duke.
The risk is too great when the empress is in power, but the Duke's Mansion is hereditary and there is no need to take risks.
Before leaving, Miss Zheng Huiyin said that the fifth prince was the next best hope.
If he still has a glimmer of ambition to seize the throne, he will definitely need the help of the Duke of Zheng's Mansion.
Even if it is just the position of a concubine, there is still hope for a turnaround.
This time, Chunying still couldn't get in.
But the Fifth Prince's concierge was quite polite and told her that His Highness had entered the palace and his return date was uncertain."
In this way, Chunying waited outside the mansion, staring at the closed red door.
Until the sun slid from the sky to the west, there was still no sign of the Fifth Prince's carriage returning.
Every moment of waiting is like cutting flesh with a blunt knife, and anxiety and despair spread in my heart.
Chunying didn't dare go home to discuss it with the young lady again.
The news that his name was not on the list must have spread among the noble circles and the people of Fengjing.
The reputation of the Duke's Mansion cannot be lost, and the old Duke's thundering measures will not last too long.
What Zheng Huiyin was most worried about was that she would soon be completely imprisoned in seclusion, cut off from all contact with the outside world.
Like a commodity waiting to be sold at a price, she is waiting for the poor scholar, whose identity is unknown, to come and marry her.
Only then will it be truly like crying out to heaven and earth for help, but no one will answer.
Therefore, Zheng Huiyin repeatedly warned Chunying that this time leaving the house might be her only chance, and she must find a way to survive.
In the end, Chunying couldn't wait for the fifth prince, so she had to bite the bullet and go to the sixth princess's mansion.
Everyone knows that the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it, but is this "bell" so easy to untie?
Regardless of whether the young lady was framed or not, she was the first to take action against the Sixth Princess.
Of the two victims chosen at the time, the Prime Minister's Mansion couldn't even think of it, and the Sixth Princess Qin Zhaoyue...
Although it was also a very bad choice, the princess's reputation for being greedy and lustful at least gave Zheng Huiyin a glimmer of hope: use money!
Arriving at the Sixth Princess's Mansion, Chunying remembered the young lady's instructions and was very generous. She directly took out fifty taels of silver and gave it to the doorman.
The heavy silver finally opened the first crack in the door, and the doorman agreed to report.
Soon, Chunying met Suimo, the maidservant beside the Sixth Princess, who was said to have been a captain of the Qingluan Guard.
She didn't dare to play any tricks and immediately presented an object wrapped in layers of brocade.
Inside was the gold filigree and jewel-inlaid garuda hairpin that the young lady had bought at a high price in the Rare Treasures Pavilion, just to see the princess.
Sui Mo knew that his prince had been plotted against in the Duke's Mansion, and logically would never accept it.
But... the fat meat that is delivered to your door is so precious, it would be a waste not to accept it.
Based on her understanding of His Highness, even if there was a grudge between them, he would not necessarily refuse such an opportunity to extort a lot of money.
So, after accepting the hairpin, he immediately sent someone out to inquire.
Upon learning that His Highness was accompanying the Second Princess Shufeng for a banquet at Songtao Pavilion in Songyanfang, he rushed over in a carriage with Chunying.
However, Sui Mo doesn't have the time to disturb His Highness for this matter.
"Just wait." Sui Mo said these three words coldly and began to close his eyes to rest.
"Yes, thank you Miss Suimo..."
Chunying had no choice but to respond repeatedly, keeping a very low profile.
The situation is stronger than people, and she is lucky to get a chance to meet. How could she dare to make any other requests?
I could only stare at the entrance of the restaurant through the gap in the curtains.
On the third floor of Songtao Pavilion, in a private room called Lanyue, people were drinking and chatting.
Because of Helian Chaolu's poem, who can write on the wall again in the short term?
The old shopkeeper wanted to create a big hype, so he would rather leave the third floor vacant than open it to the public. Now it seems like they have booked the entire floor.
He served her even more attentively than he did Helian Chaolu. Various early autumn seasonal delicacies were spread on the huge round table. He gave strict orders to the kitchen, and each dish exuded ingenuity and elegance.
Meng Jian stood outside the private room dutifully.
Looking at the delicious food being served like a continuous flow of food, and listening to someone's "affected" and silly laugh, the hand holding the knife became stiff again.
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