Enter the palace?
Jiang Si's heartbeat quickened when he heard this.
Ever since Concubine Chen used a snake to harm Princess Fuqing, she suspected that there was someone in the palace who was proficient in the art of using a snake. However, the emperor and empress made the decision for Princess Fuqing, so it was not her turn to intervene.
But it's different when it comes to my mother's death.
If the Heart-Seal Dragon that Princess Rongyang used to harm her mother was obtained from Elder Wu Miao who entered the palace, she would definitely find that person.
"Where does she work in the palace?"
The old woman shook her head and said, "We haven't seen each other since she entered the palace. I don't know where she is working."
"Since you have come here under the order of the Great Elder, wouldn't her entering the palace affect the completion of your mission?"
The old woman glanced at Jiang Si and didn't answer immediately.
Jiang Si suddenly came to his senses.
That elder's entry into the palace was probably a mission assigned by the great elder.
Jiang Si was filled with doubts.
In her previous life, she had been the Holy Maiden of Wu Miao for several years, and had never heard a single word from the Great Elder about sending people to the Great Zhou to carry out a mission.
Southern Xinjiang is a general term, and Wu Miao is just one of the ethnic groups. They have always lived in peace with the Great Zhou, and in the past life and later life they even helped the Great Zhou to defeat Southern Lan.
Why did the Great Elder Wu Miao send people to secretly come to the capital of Da Zhou more than ten years ago?
Jiang Si temporarily suppressed his doubts and asked, "You haven't seen each other for more than ten years. How do you keep in touch?"
The old woman looked at Jiang Si with surprise: "Why do you ask this, Saint?"
Jiang Si's heart sank, but he said nonchalantly, "Just asking."
"I wonder why the Saint came here?"
Jiang Si glanced at the old woman and said with a half-smile, "Just like the elder, there are reasons that cannot be told."
The old woman was silent for a moment, then said, "I have lived here for many years, and I see that the saint is dressed like a married woman..."
Jiang Si smiled and said, "It's confidential, I can't tell you."
"I spoke too much." The old woman apologized.
Jiang Si realized that if he continued to ask, he might reveal his true intention, so he stopped the topic, chatted with the old woman for a while about Wu Miao culture, and then left the shop.
The girl respectfully escorted Jiang Si to the door of the store before returning and excitedly said to the old woman, "Hua Yan, the saint not only brought a maid, but also a guard and an old servant."
The old woman felt something was wrong.
"The guards and the old servants are dressed like people from the Great Zhou Dynasty?"
"Yes." The girl didn't understand why the old woman asked that.
Since the saint was acting as a person from the Great Zhou Dynasty, the people around her were naturally dressed as people from the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The old woman frowned, suddenly stood up and walked to the back.
"Hua Lian, where are you going?" the girl chased after him.
The old woman stopped and said, "Write a letter and send it back to the clan."
On the way, Ah Man asked curiously, "Master, what did you say to that little girl?"
Jiang Si glanced at Ah Man and said, "Wu Miao language."
“Do you also speak Wu Miao?”
"Um."
"But I don't see you learning it."
"Born."
The little maid shook her head in confusion.
It's not murder or arson. Can one learn this without any guidance?
But since the master said so, it must be true.
Ah Man stopped making things difficult for himself instantly, and was left with only admiration for his master.
Jiang Si returned to Prince Yan's Mansion in silence.
"Greetings to the princess."
"Greetings to the princess."
Jiang Si returned to his bedroom amid the greetings of the palace servants and asked Aqiao, "Is the prince at home today?"
As a prince who did not have to inherit the throne, it was enough for him to be idle. However, Emperor Jingming hated the mediocrity of the crown prince, and in order to motivate this rotten wood, he let several sons gain experience in various government offices.
"The prince sent someone to tell them earlier."
Jiang Si told Aqiao: "Go to the front and tell them to invite the prince to come over when he returns."
Ah Qiao took the order and left.
Jiang Si sat down beside the couch, picked up a pillow and held it in front of him, thinking about his worries.
Many things were far more complicated than she had imagined, and these were things she had never been exposed to in her previous life.
There was a noise at the window.
Jiang Si looked up and saw a hairy head sticking out of the open window.
Erniu was holding onto the window sill with his two front paws. Noticing Jiang Si looking at him, he raised one paw and shook it.
Jiang Si smiled immediately, walked out of the room, went to the window, and waved to Erniu.
Erniu ran over quickly and sat obediently in front of Jiang Si.
"Why are you here during dinner time?"
Erniu wagged his tail and hummed in his throat, sounding a little distressed.
"Is there not enough meat and bones to eat?"
"Woof——" Erniu barked and slapped the ground with his tail.
Jiang Si then understood that it was not that there was not enough meat and bones.
Ever since he had a mistress, Erniu lived a happy life with meat and bones to eat as much as he wanted.
"Is it because the meat and bones today are not to your taste?" Jiang Si guessed.
Erniu slapped the ground with his tail again.
Jiang Si blinked and couldn't guess anymore.
A clear voice came: "This guy wants to eat pork elbow with sauce."
Erniu nodded quickly, and Chongyu called out twice in a rare attempt to please him.
Yu Jian was so angry when he saw this.
In the past, this dog was somewhat useful, as it could help him pass messages to Ah Si or something, but now all it does is compete for favors.
Erniu was quick to notice the change in his master's mood. His face immediately became serious and he suddenly ran to the doghouse.
Jiang Si and Yu Jin looked at each other.
Soon Erniu ran out, holding a chrysanthemum and putting it into Jiang Si's hand.
Yu Jin's face suddenly turned dark.
This guy even knew to send flowers to Asi!
Jiang Si held the purple chrysanthemums Erniu had given her and couldn't help but smile: "Ah Man, go to the kitchen and ask if they have any pork elbow in sauce. If they do, bring it to Erniu."
Ah Man agreed and walked out, and Er Niu followed him hurriedly.
Yu Jin stared fiercely at Erniu's background and stroked his chin thoughtfully.
"What are you thinking about?"
"I'm wondering if it's time to find a wife for Erniu?"
After chatting and laughing, the two went into the house.
Yu Jin looked at Jiang Si steadily and said, "Ah Si, you seem unhappy today..."
He said that he could not go to Yining Marquis's Mansion, and he was unhappy every time he went there.
After hearing Yu Jin's words, Jiang Si's eyes turned red and she almost cried.
The pain and grievances accumulated in my heart came flooding back.
People tend to show their vulnerable side easily in front of the people they care about the most.
"What's wrong?" Yu Jin pulled Jiang Si into his arms, "Does anyone in Yining Marquis's Mansion dare to wrong you now?"
Jiang Si buried her head in front of Yu Jin's chest, wiped her tears on his clothes, bit her lip and said, "Ah Jin, my mother was killed by You Shi."
The man's solid chest tensed for a moment, and he raised his hand to her hair: "What's going on?"
Jiang Si pulled Yu Jin to sit down and started to explain the whole story.
"In other words, my mother-in-law was killed by Princess Rongyang?"
Jiang Si nodded.
"What are your plans? How about we send her to meet her daughter?" Yu Jin said in a negotiating tone.
Jiang Si curved his lips and smiled: "I thought so too."
Within a few days, someone from the Yining Marquis's Mansion came to report the death of the eldest wife, Youshi.
Yu Jin picked up the funeral card and looked at it, then said with a smile, "The Yining Marquisate is really quick to act."