But who would have thought that his father would use him to marry into the Chu family.
Su Jingyao listened to the gossip with great interest. At this time, the dishes she ordered were served one after another.
On the table, she ordered some light and elegant vegetarian dishes for herself, which were fresh in color and exuded a faint fragrance.
The meat dishes were specially ordered for Miaoyun.
Su Jingyao has always been very picky about meat and only eats the various soups and dishes made by Miaoyue that are nourishing and nourishing.
She would not touch any meat, whether it was from a restaurant outside or from the imperial kitchen.
While eating, he was thinking about the conversation he had just heard from the young man next door.
She had never heard her father mention the Yan family's marriage with the Chu family.
However, Minister Chu’s immediate superior is her father. If the Yan family and the Su family are not on good terms.
The Chu and Yan families are getting married, so isn’t Minister Chu afraid of offending her father?
Thinking of this, Su Jingyao narrowed her eyes slightly.
Although Concubine Chu gave birth to the third prince, the third prince has been raised by Concubine Xian, and the biological mother listed in the imperial edict is also Concubine Xian.
Maybe Lady Chu still wants to snatch the child back?
Su Jingyao couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth with a hint of amusement.
Then he gently picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and the aroma of the wine slowly spread in his mouth.
The virtuous concubine now holds a high position and comes from a noble family. How does Lady Chu plan to deal with the virtuous concubine and take back the third prince?
What's more, Concubine Chu's position is low. Even if Concubine Xian lost the third prince, Concubine Chu would not be allowed to raise him.
After a while, the storyteller in the lobby began to tell the story of the current emperor and the queen.
Su Jingyao was stunned when she heard this.
Then he couldn't help but chuckle.
Miaoyun covered her mouth and chuckled.
"Miss, His Majesty and the Empress are deeply in love and live in perfect harmony. Everyone outside the palace knows that His Majesty has stopped visiting the harem for the Empress's sake, so many writers have made up stories about them."
Su Jingyao leaned close to Miaoyun and whispered, "Isn't it enough for you to read the stories of the emperor and empress every day?"
"We've almost finished shopping today, let's go back."
Ministry of Punishment.
After returning to the palace, Su Jingyao rested for a few days and finally remembered Concubine Lan and Ye who were imprisoned in the Ministry of Punishment by Jun Zechen.
I took Miaoyun and Xilu with me and planned to find out some things.
"Master, Concubine Lan and Madam Ye are imprisoned in different places. Do you want to visit Concubine Lan or Madam Ye first?" Xilu asked.
As a spy from the enemy country, Concubine Lan will be tried and imprisoned separately.
Ye deceived his superiors and subordinates, escaped death, and was directly imprisoned in the death row.
"Let's go see Concubine Lan first."
It was rare for nobles to come to a place like the Ministry of Punishment. When the head of the Ministry of Punishment saw the queen coming in person, he led the queen to the place where Concubine Lan was imprisoned with trepidation.
This was a very closed prison, and even food could only be delivered through a small entrance.
After the door opened, Lan Fei, who was originally curled up on the ground, suddenly trembled, obviously frightened.
She hugged her knees with her hands and buried her face in them. She was disheveled and even had obvious scars on her body from interrogation.
Perhaps every time this door opened, she was being dragged down to be tortured, so she trembled with fear as if it were a conditioned reflex.
"Princess Lan."
When Concubine Lan heard the familiar voice, her eyes flickered, and then she looked up and saw the queen who looked out of place here.
Afterwards, she began to mutter to herself like a madman: "I didn't mean to kill you. It was Ye who killed you. Why torture me? Why torture me..."
Su Jingyao frowned slightly. Was she driven crazy by Jun Zechen's torture?
Jun Zechen had given her the results of Concubine Lan's interrogation before.
It was indeed Concubine Lan who used a human skin mask to replace Ye and rescued Ye.
The reason why Concubine Lan helped Ye was because Ye discovered something wrong with her body during her pregnancy.
She knew that Jun Zechen and the Queen Mother might cause her to die in childbirth.
Therefore, she took the initiative to find Concubine Lan, and Ye used the remaining power of the Ye family and the people in the harem to make a deal with Concubine Lan.
He promised that when Canglang and Junguo fought in the future, the remaining forces of the Ye family would disintegrate the royal family from within and join forces with Canglang.
Concubine Lan had just entered the harem and had no manpower. She also had to provide cover to pass the message out, so she agreed to cooperate with Ye.
But the main target of Ye's doing all this is Su Jingyao.
She hated Su Jingyao, so without Lan Fei's knowledge, she took Lan Fei's remaining human skin mask and gave it to Ling.
Lan Fei was extremely regretful now. She clenched her teeth, her eyes were full of regret, and her body was trembling slightly.
She was exposed because of Ye's behavior, which even caused Junguo to attack Canglang in advance, and she herself became a prisoner of Junguo.
"Princess Saihan of Canglang is no better than this."
Su Jingyao raised the corners of her mouth, revealing a sarcastic smile.
Lan Fei bit her lip, stared hard, and forced herself to look directly at Su Jingyao.
"If the Ye family hadn't exposed their true intentions, this princess wouldn't have fallen to this point."
Haha, Su Jingyao snorted lightly, not even bothering to give her a glance, and didn't want to waste time talking to her at all.
She also didn't want to tell her that Jun Zechen knew all about her spy activities after she entered the palace.
"The purpose of my visit today is to give you a choice."
"I also know that you are not favored in Canglang. If you were a favored princess, how could you be sent here to marry or even be used as a spy?"
Su Jingyao stared at Lan Fei with sharp eyes.
"And the reason you're helping Canglang deliver messages is because of your mother, brother, and...your lover in Canglang."
Princess Saihan looked at Su Jingyao with a hint of surprise, her pupils slightly dilated, and a trace of panic flashed across her face.
How could she know so clearly?
If the Queen knows, does His Majesty also know?
"Cooperate with me, and when the iron hoof of the monarchy crushes the wolf, I can ask His Majesty to spare the lives of your family."
"How do you know who will win between Cang Lang and Junguo? My brother has been preparing to attack your Junguo for a long time. Even if Junguo is prepared, what can we do? Cang Lang's warriors are not vegetarians."
Lan Fei clenched her fists and spoke in a firm voice.
"Then you know that after your brother learned that you were captured, in order to prevent you from revealing the secrets of the Canglang, he ordered the spies hidden in the Junguo Palace to kill you if they had the chance."
"As for your lover, he was killed by your brother a long time ago."
Su Jingyao said coldly with no expression on her face.
Jun Zechen was able to tolerate a cuckolded woman in the harem. He was really tolerant and worthy of being an emperor.
Then Su Jingyao tilted her head slightly to signal Xilu to hand Canglang's letter to Concubine Lan.
Lan Fei stretched out her hand tremblingly. The moment her fingers touched the letter, she felt like she was electrocuted and was completely stunned.
Is this really my brother's handwriting?!
Her eyes widened, her face full of disbelief.
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