Su Jingyao looked at the letter her brother wrote to her, her eyes lingering on the familiar handwriting for a long time, and she fell into deep thought.
My brother wants to meet Princess Qingping.
The reason for such a request is that Jun Zechen has already imprisoned Princess Qingping in the Princess's Mansion and has issued an order that she may be allowed to commit suicide on a chosen day.
After Princess Qingping left the palace, Jun Zechen had been sending people to secretly monitor her.
No matter if she had pretended to like Su Jingxuan before, or was later found to have brought poison into the palace.
Jun Zechen's impression of her plummeted.
In addition, Jun Zechen himself is a person with a strong desire for control. As long as he is determined to investigate something, he will be able to get to the bottom of it.
The secret guards under his command are all well-trained and capable, much stronger than the palace maids and eunuchs arranged by Su Jingyao in the harem.
The palace maids and eunuchs were either narrow-minded or shallow in knowledge, and were easily influenced and led astray by the words of others. It was also extremely difficult for them to remain loyal.
Even though Su Jingyao has been in control of the harem for so many years, she is well aware of the difficulties involved.
Once someone offers a large amount of money as a bribe, even if some people know that it is blood-thirsty money, they will inevitably be tempted.
Since Princess Qingping was being stared at by Jun Zechen, no matter what tricks she tried, she would have no chance of escaping.
When she first left the palace, she knew how to conserve her energy and stayed obediently in the County Lord's Mansion, trying to lower Jun Zechen's vigilance.
However, just three months later, the fox's tail was revealed.
According to Jun Zechen's revelation, Qi Wanyin secretly contacted Canglang's people and tried to reveal Jun Zechen's whereabouts.
Because the autumn hunting would be in a while, Jun Zechen would leave the palace at that time, and Qi Wanyin actually conspired with Canglang's people to assassinate Jun Zechen.
When Su Jingyao learned about this, she found it unbelievable.
Qi Wanyin's ending was already determined. Although Su Jingyao had many doubts about Qi Wanyin's various behaviors after her return, she could not even understand why she did these things.
But now, she doesn't want to spend too much time on Qi Wanyin.
But today I received a letter from my brother, asking to see Qi Wanyin.
Could it be that my brother is really fascinated by Qi Wanyin?
Su Jingyao and her brother have always had a good relationship. Her brother has noble character, gentle temperament, and his talent is outstanding in this era.
Even though Qi Wanyin had already broken off her engagement with her brother, her brother actually wanted to see Qi Wanyin again.
In order to prevent Qi Wanyin from saying anything to her brother, Su Jingyao decided to meet with Qi Wanyin in person.
She put away the letter in her hand, and then ordered: "Miaoyun, prepare the carriage. I will go to the county lady's mansion today."
There were soldiers guarding the County Lady's Mansion closely, but Jun Zechen did not take back the token he had given her last time.
When Su Jingyao arrived at the County Lady's Mansion, she calmly took out the token, and the officers and soldiers immediately respectfully made way for her, and she entered easily.
Su Jingyao stepped into the County Lady's Mansion and looked around the mansion.
Pavilions and towers are scattered around, water flows gently under the bridges, and the rockery is covered with lush vegetation.
This county lady's mansion is exquisite and luxurious, and every detail is designed with great care. Her cousin Jun Zechen is really good to her.
So what is Qi Wanyin dissatisfied with?
When the servants of the County Lady's Mansion saw Su Jingyao, they were confused and had no idea who she was.
Seeing this, Miaoyun raised her voice and said sternly, "The Queen has arrived, why don't you let Princess Qingping come out to greet her?"
When the servants heard that it was the Queen, they were immediately terrified and immediately knelt down to pay their respects, not daring to raise their heads.
The housekeeper of the county lady's mansion heard the noise, rushed over and immediately ordered someone to call County Lady Qingping.
The housekeeper was full of doubts and had no idea why the queen would come to the county lady's mansion.
Hasn't the county princess been disliked by His Majesty and is about to be sentenced to death?
Now the County Lady's Mansion is run by him, the steward. In order to get more money before the County Lady is sentenced to death, he secretly transferred away almost all the valuables in the County Lady's Mansion.
Could it be that the Queen came here today to support the County Princess?
Thinking of this, the butler couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on his back.
The housekeeper pretended to be calm, smiled apologetically beside Su Jingyao, and bent over to lead her to the lobby to sit down.
He also ordered the servants to bring up the best tea in the county lord's mansion, "Empress, please have some tea." His voice was full of flattery and fawning.
Su Jingyao didn't react at all, her face still gloomy.
Miaoyun saw this and said, "Put down the tea, Your Majesty doesn't want to drink it now."
"Yes, yes, yes."
The butler bent over and carefully placed the tea on the table, beads of sweat on his forehead sliding down his cheeks.
Soon, Qi Wanyin came over.
When Qi Wanyin saw the queen coming, she couldn't help but widen her eyes slightly with her pupils dilated, obviously a little surprised.
"Your humble servant pays respect to Her Majesty the Queen."
"Get up."
Su Jingyao said lightly in a cold voice, and then waved her hand nonchalantly.
Miaoyun immediately understood and took all the servants in the hall out.
Suddenly, they were the only two people left in the lobby, and the atmosphere suddenly became quiet and depressing.
"Please sit down, County Lord."
Qi Wanyin walked to the side and sat down. "Why did the Queen come here today?"
"I have some doubts in my mind, and I hope the county lady can explain them to me."
Su Jingyao stared at Qi Wanyin with a serious expression.
Qi Wanyin covered her mouth and chuckled, but her laughter was filled with endless sadness.
"Your Majesty, you want to ask why I had an engagement with Minister Su in the first place, but then cancelled it?"
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