105: Flattery Is Not as Good as the Prince

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Su Xinyi didn't know that her elder brother was tricked by Pang Lan. After running all day yesterday, she was even more tired. She entrusted the matter to her elder brother, and she was free and relaxed. She slept until noon.

"Miss, the lady returned to the Gao family today, and the cousin came today." Lian Qiao said with a smile, and stretched out her hand to put the soup in front of the girl.

Su Xinyi was a little surprised, "Cousin Yihua came today? I should also go to congratulate her."

"Madam said that she would take the girls back with her in a day, so that the girls don't have to worry."

Su Xinyi was a little annoyed. It must be because she ran all day yesterday, and her mother saw that she was tired, so she didn't let her get up early today to go with her. Then she had to prepare a generous gift for cousin Yihua to apologize.

After breakfast, Su Xinyi was thinking about how to pass the time, embroidering, painting, or learning tailoring from Madam She?

When she heard Su Jingmo's voice coming from outside, she knew that she didn't have to think about it.

"Xiao Liu, did you know that the second sister is coming back today?" Su Jingmo said happily as he entered the room.

Su Xinyi was a little surprised, "Coming back today? Why so suddenly, and the second sister didn't tell me in advance?"

"That's right, but the housekeeper next to the second sister said that it seemed that the whole family of Dingnan Bo's Mansion was going out for a banquet today, and the second sister was pregnant and couldn't go with them. There was no one at home, so she suddenly decided to come back." Su Jingmo said.

As they were talking here, Bai Zhi, who was next to Su Xixian, came to pass on the message that Su Lanxi had arrived.

The two hurried to the lady's place, and as soon as they entered the door, they saw a woman in a light blue colorful silk shirt and skirt bowing to the lady.

In her previous life, she had the least interaction with Su Lanxi among the sisters, because she was as soft-hearted as the second lady, and she would not quarrel with others. She also didn't like socializing and rarely went out to visit guests, so the two sisters had very few opportunities to meet.

When the old lady saw Su Xinyi and Su Jingmo coming in, she waved to them, and Su Xinyi stepped forward.

The old lady pointed at her and said to Su Lanxi: "Come and recognize our troublemaker."

Su Xinyi: ...

Su Lanxi turned around and looked at the recognized sixth sister. At the first sight, she was quite surprised and said: "Sixth sister and fourth uncle are really alike, they are simply carved from the same mold."

As Su Lanxi said this, she took a brocade box from the hand of the maid next to her and gave it to Su Xinyi, "It happened that I couldn't go out when my sister came back. Don't blame me, this is my apology to you."

In Su Xinyi's memory, Su Lanxi's appearance was actually very vague. One of them liked to be quiet and didn't like to go out, and the other was trapped at home and rarely went out. Although the two sisters were in the capital, they were very distant.

At this time, facing Su Lanxi's gentle eyes, the vague appearance in the memory seemed to slowly become clear.

"Second sister, you have already given me a gift for meeting and sent me horse gear. If you give me another gift this time, I will be really rich." Su Xinyi said with a smile.

Su Lanxi was slightly relieved when she heard the sixth sister say this. Her sister has been famous and has made outstanding achievements these days. She was really worried that she would be difficult to get along with.

Now it seems that she thought too much. This sixth sister looks like the fourth uncle. She is generous and cheerful. She is likable.

The second lady smiled and said at the side: "It is right for your sister to give you the gift. Xinyi, don't be polite to your sister."

"Second aunt, please don't say that. I have received three gifts. Even if I am thick-skinned, I can't bear it now." Su Xinyi really felt embarrassed and her face was a little red.

The lady was happy to see the closeness between the sisters, "It is still our Lanxi who has face. It is rare that our rolling knife meat has blushed."

Su Xinyi: ...

Everyone laughed immediately, and Su Jingmo couldn't even stand up straight.

At this time, Su Baiwei came with Jun Jie'er. Shi Zhongqian lied to him last time and didn't let Su Baiwei and her daughter go back to their hometown.

Originally, they planned to hide in the farm, but the old man didn't agree. He slammed the table and said, "I'll see if Shi Zhongqian dares to break into my Qiguogong Mansion!"

As soon as these words came out, Su Baiwei and her daughter stayed.

Because Su Lanxi came back suddenly, the men in the family were working or studying, and they couldn't get back to deliver letters at this time, so they simply didn't tell them.

After Su Lanxi greeted the old lady, she went to the old man again. When she came back, the third lady also arrived.

The sisters sat together and talked and laughed, and the room was suddenly lively. Lanxi was pregnant, so everyone was very careful. Su Jingmo looked at the slightly bulging belly of the second sister and didn't dare to reach out to touch it.

The old lady told the first lady to go to the kitchen to see that there was a pregnant woman and pay special attention to her diet.

The second wife couldn't let the eldest sister-in-law run errands for her daughter's affairs, so she took over the matter and went to the kitchen.

The fourth wife went back to her parents' home, and the third wife was not a pleasant person. The old lady was too lazy to talk to her, so she just listened to the chatter of the granddaughters over there.

Su Xixian asked curiously: "Second sister, what kind of banquet does the Bo's Mansion have to go to? I haven't heard of any big banquets in the capital recently."

Su Lanxi said softly: "They are relatives of the old lady in our mansion. We are usually close. They are going to marry their eldest grandson's wife, and they sent an invitation. Naturally, the mansion has to go."

It turns out that Su Xinyi is not familiar with Dingnanbo's Mansion. Dingnanbo's Mansion is different from Qin Guogong's Mansion. This family is also low-key. They lived peacefully in their previous life and never heard of any trouble.

Moreover, the second sister and her second brother-in-law were in harmony with each other. Her falling into the water caused Su Baiwei to be teased in the Duke of Qin's palace, but Su Lanxi was not greatly affected.

She has a good temper, but she is not the eldest daughter-in-law, and her husband has a good temper, and there is no fighting or fighting, so the two of them live a peaceful and smooth life.

As he was talking, he somehow got around to Su Xinyi again, and listened to Su Lanqian say: "The six sisters became famous in the polo match of Guangping County Prince's Palace. The old lady in our house also said that we would invite some sisters from the family to come to the house another day. Play, I want to see you."

Su Xinyi was embarrassed.

Su Jingmo laughed unceremoniously, and even Su Chaoyan was overjoyed.

Su Xixian added on the side, "Second sister, you don't know, our Xiaoliu is very powerful. The eldest sister was bullied by the Duke of Qin. Xiaoliu and his eldest brother hit the door with a spear. The Duke of Qin not only obediently wrote the letter of separation. , even the eldest sister’s dowry was sent back in person.”

"Yes, I was beaten out after being swallowed by the Duke of Qin's house!" Su Jingmo immediately answered, "Second sister, if you are bullied in the uncle's house, tell our Xiaoliu to keep the second brother-in-law obedient. I apologize to you."

Su Xinyi couldn't bear it any longer, looked at them and said, "Shut up! If you say this, I've become a yaksha!"

The wife was also happy when she heard this, and the third lady couldn't help laughing either.

Su Lanqian looked at Su Xinyi tenderly and said softly: "There is no need for the sixth sister to come to the door. Your second brother-in-law has been more considerate to me since he heard about your visit to the Duke of Qin's Mansion."

Su Xinyi had a dull look on her face. She should be happy, right?

Su Jingmo laughed so hard that she looked at Su Xinyi and said, "Xiao Liu, work harder and try to make your fourth brother-in-law behave well. When he sees me, he will smile like a flower."

Su Xinyi covered her face and gave up struggling.

The family had a happy meal. After the meal, Su Lanxi was considerate of the fact that she was pregnant and asked her to go back to rest with the second lady.

The Madam here left Su Xinyi behind, and Su Jingmo and others hurriedly greased the soles of their shoes and slipped away.

"Grandma, do you have anything to tell me?" Su Xinyi said as she sat there obediently.

The madam looked at her like this and laughed angrily, and said: "Your grandfather has chosen some guards for you, and they will arrive tomorrow. Then let your elder brother take you to see him. You are not allowed to go out alone in the future, so that your family can feel at ease." become."

Su Xinyi felt relieved that it was not just a grounding. She immediately said happily: "Thank you grandma, grandpa loves me."

The madam originally wanted to give her a few words to calm her down and stop running around all day long, but seeing her looking so happy, she thought better of it.

Su Xinyi went out from Mrs. Tai's place, but was blocked by Su Jingmo and Su Xixian on the way.

"Grandma didn't teach you, did she?" Su Jingmo asked hurriedly.

Su Xinyi shook his head, "No, my grandmother told me that my grandfather picked some guards for me and asked me to take them with me when I go out in the future."

Su Jingmo immediately became sour, "This is the kind of treatment only young masters in our family receive."

Su Xixian didn't like her and immediately said, "Fourth sister, if you have Xiaoliu's skills, my grandfather will definitely prepare them for you."

Su Jing glared at Su Xixian angrily, then looked at Su Xinyi and said, "I don't care anyway. You accompany me when I go out from now on. Although I don't have it, if you have it, it means I have it."

Can it still be like this?

Su Xixian once again had a new understanding of the fourth sister's shamelessness, but after thinking that it was right, she decided to shut up and not make trouble. She can do the same in the future.

When Su Lanqian was about to return home in the afternoon, Li Sui came to pick up his wife.

So everyone met their second brother-in-law again at Mrs. Tai's place. This was the first time Li Sui met Su Xinyi. Hearing the famous Miss Su Liu obediently call him brother-in-law, she thought about Shi Zhongqian and being chased and beaten on the polo field. Shang Junyan's feet felt a little cold.

After the young couple left, Su Jingmo was laughing so hard that she couldn't even stand up straight. The second lady looked at them with a smile on her face.

The wife is the only one who is worried, how will she find her husband's family in the future?

Su Xinyi had a good impression of this second brother-in-law. Seeing him carefully helping the second sister get into the carriage, and comparing it with Shi Zhongqian's eldest sister, she could tell the difference.

Mrs. Su Si came back to have dinner with her daughter in the evening. When she heard her talking about Mr. and Mrs. Su Lanxi, she smiled and said: "Your second sister has a gentle temper. Your second aunt had a lot of worries when choosing her husband. She chose from thousands of people." The third young master of the Nanbo Mansion. Your second sister is the legitimate daughter of the second wife. She is enough to be the eldest daughter-in-law, but she is too soft-tempered and has no courage to suppress others as the middle child of a big family. That’s why she chose Li. So, now it seems that I made a good choice.”

Su Xinyi nodded, "Mother is right, the second aunt did make a good choice."

Mrs. Su Si looked at Xin Yi and thought in her mind that the children in the family were not much different in age. The marriages of Su Chaoyan, Su Jingmo and Su Xixian were all being considered, and the marriage of Xin Yi in their family had to be arranged now.

Su Xinyi came back to wash up and then fell asleep. Before falling asleep, she was still thinking about how her elder brother's affairs were going.

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The night was slightly cool, the moon was hidden and the stars were sparse. Yang Jin and his men were ambushing outside Wuji View, and Su Yi was among them.

The originally dark Taoist temple suddenly turned on a light, which seemed particularly abrupt in this dark night.

Yang Jin made a gesture, and the people lurking around slowly approached the Taoist temple, and the group climbed over the wall silently and entered.

Su Yi followed closely behind Yang Jin, the cool summer breeze brushing his cheeks, but his heart was burning.

The sixth sister is right, there is indeed something wrong with this Taoist temple.

The light was on in the back row of the Taoist temple. Su Yi stood against the wall, covering her figure. When she looked around, she saw half of the bamboo curtain falling on the tall window. The fine tassels under the bamboo curtain were gently blown by the wind. shake.

The wind blew into the room through the window, and the oil lamp was swayed left and right by the wind, making the room even more eerie.

At this moment, a figure walked out of the inner room, walked straight to the table and sat down. He picked up the lampshade and put it on the lamp. The candlelight stopped swaying, and then he saw clearly that the person was wearing a Taoist robe. Su Yi could only see the side. The face is a bit far away and cannot be seen clearly.

Why is there only one person?

Su Yi felt something was wrong and turned to look at Yang Jin.

Yang Jin was also frowning at this time, and his eyes met Su Yi's, and then he whispered: "I will lead people directly to arrest them, and you will hold the line later."

"Okay." Su Yi nodded. He was not as good as Yang Jin in terms of skill, so naturally he would not show off at this time.

Yang Jin ducked out, pulled out his waist knife, broke through the window, and stabbed the Taoist priest in the room.

The Taoist priest was startled, and immediately leaned back to avoid the blow, and then rolled back. When he got up again, he had a knife in his hand and started fighting with Yang Jin.

In addition to the group of people led by Su Yi who were detained, the group of people led by Yang Jin had also entered the inner room at this time. When the Taoist saw something bad, he climbed through the window and tried to escape.

When Su Yi saw it, he immediately opened a fishing net with the person and trapped the person.

"Fire!"

Someone shouted, and everyone paid. A raging fire broke out in the front yard of the Taoist temple, lighting up half of the sky.

Su Yi's expression changed, he pushed the person in the net into the hands of the people around him, and immediately shouted: "Team 3, follow me!"

The alchemy furnace is in the front yard!

A fire broke out in the south of the city, causing the entire south city to become noisy. Every household stayed behind closed doors, staring at the fire with panic.

A round of morning sun burst out, and Wuji Temple was already in ruins. This Taoist temple was not big to begin with, but the fire was so fierce that someone poured kerosene on the ground.

Yang Jin and others climbed over the wall and went straight to the backyard, but did not find anything strange in the front yard, which led to the Taoist temple being burned down.

Fortunately, Su Yi reacted quickly enough and led his men to snatch out the alchemy furnace, but less than one-third of the contents in the alchemy room were taken out.

At this time, Yan Junchu was standing in the court hall to listen to the government. He stood in a corner with an upright posture and a serious expression, listening to the conversation between His Majesty and the courtiers. Suddenly he felt something and turned his head slightly to look outside the hall.

King Rong was only recently allowed to go to the palace, and it was only after the queen made several remarks that his majesty relaxed.

At this time, King Rong inadvertently looked up and found that his eldest brother, who behaved like a specimen, was looking sideways.

Hey, that's strange.

Yan Junchu withdrew his gaze and turned around, just in time to meet Wang Rong's appraising eyes. He smiled faintly and resumed his posture and calmness like a jade bamboo.

King Rong:......

In terms of pretentiousness, he is really hard to match the prince!

snort!

After entering May, the weather became obviously hotter. A fire in Wujiguan led to a major case, which shocked the government and the public.

Su Xinyi was selling wine with her cousin from the Gao family in the Xinghua Building. There was a row of apricot blossom trees planted in front of the Xinghua Building. Although the apricot blossoms were in full bloom and covered the branches, they looked like a group of crimson clouds. Wrap the Xinghua Tower in it. The wind blew, and the apricot blossoms fell from the branches, like a rain of apricot blossoms. Such beautiful scenery attracted many people.

Su Xinyi is also one of them.

Drinking wine is secondary, the main thing is the beautiful scenery of Xinghua Tower.

Su Xinyi and cousin Gao walked through the apricot blossom rain and walked into the apricot blossom building. Today she happened to be wearing a bright yellow double-breasted jacket and a fiery red pomegranate dress. The beauty walking through the apricot blossom rain looked like she was walking out of a painting. The fairy comes out.

Gao Muhua noticed the astonished gazes of the people around him and couldn't help but feel happy as he looked sideways at the unconscious little cousin beside him.

At this time, the prince opposite Xinghua Tower was talking to Wang Ce. When he turned his head, he took in the scene just now. He had been busy investigating the case these days and had not seen Su Xinyi for half a month.

He always had a subtle feeling that she was avoiding him.

"Your Highness?" Wang Ce was surprised to find that His Highness was looking out the window and was lost in thought. He followed and looked out, but only saw the apricot blossoms in full bloom. What is there to be so dazed about?

Yan Junchu came to his senses and turned to look at Wang Ce, "Go on."

Wang Ce looked at His Highness's calm look and felt that he might have been dazzled just now, so he immediately calmed down and continued: "Your Highness's guess is correct. The person behind Taoist Wuwei, the master of Wuji Temple, is indeed An Jingqi, but An Jingqi He is the brother of King Dongli’s concubine. If he is arrested, I don’t know if King Dongli will stop him.”

"Arrest him!" Yan Junchu said with a sullen expression, "If Jiang Baizhuo dares to obstruct us, let him come directly to see Gu."

When Wang Ce heard His Highness the Crown Prince's words, he knew that His Highness was very angry. As long as His Highness persisted in arresting people, the Wujiguan case would soon be revealed.

When the evidence of the crime is complete, King Dongli will have to think about how to exonerate himself.

"Your Highness, according to the rules, if someone is arrested, they can only be sent to Dali Temple or the Ministry of Punishment. Once the person escapes the control of the East Palace, An Jingqi may be able to escape guilt. Where to interrogate him is also a crucial issue." Wang Ce said quickly.

Yan Junchu nodded, "Send the arrestee to the Dali Temple first. Tu Hong, the Dali Temple official, is considered upright. The rest will be discussed after I report to His Majesty."

Wang Ce wrote down everything, and then he breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Then I will go first."

Yan Junchu nodded slightly, "Go."

Wang Ce did not dare to delay and immediately got up and left. Arresting someone is a big deal. An Jingqi must not be allowed to escape. He must hit him in one shot.

As soon as Wang Ce left, Yan Junchu turned his head and looked across. Su Xinyi had not come out yet. It was just selling wine. Why did it take so long?

At this time, Su Xinyi looked at the broken wine jar at her feet and Xu Yurong, who was apologetic across from her. She was a little dazed for a while. She really hadn't seen her for a long time. She didn't expect to meet her here.

As a result, the two met on a narrow road, and Xu Yurong even knocked over her wine jar.

When Xu Yurong saw Su Xinyi, her face looked uglier than seeing a ghost. If it was only Su Xinyi, she would not be afraid, but Gao Muhua stood beside her.

Thinking of the character of the Gao family, Xu Yurong had to apologize to Su Xinyi with an apologetic face, "I'm really sorry, Sixth Miss. I left in a hurry and didn't see you coming down from the upstairs. How about this, I accompany you with two jars of wine?"

Su Xinyi looked at Xu Yurong. Today, Xu Yurong is thinner than when she was in Dongli Palace. When a person is thin, his facial features appear a little mean, even with a smile, it is a little uncomfortable.

"No need, since Miss Xu didn't mean it, it's fine." Su Xinyi and Xu Yurong have an old grudge. At this time, in the public eye, she doesn't want to be accused of making trouble without reason.

The smile on Xu Yurong's face froze slightly, and the breath in her heart became more and more difficult to swallow.

Su Xinyi took advantage of the incident of falling into the water to turn the tables, and she has become a laughing stock since then. She has hardly gone out these days, but Su Xinyi, relying on her countryman's carefreeness, has gained a good reputation as a straightforward and simple countryman.

The more she thought about it, the more she wanted to vomit blood. When she met Su Xinyi again today, she saw that her facial features were more beautiful than when she was in the Dongli Palace, and Gao Muhua was very close to her. She was really unwilling.

She is obviously just a wild girl from the countryside.

"How can that be possible." Xu Yurong said with a smile, "Since it is my fault, of course I have to pay for it."

Xu Yurong went to the counter to order two more jars of wine. When she ordered the wine, she remembered that she had not asked Su Xinyi what kind of wine she ordered, so she looked at her with a smile, "Sixth Miss, what kind of wine did you order?"

Xu Yurong's voice was not low, attracting the attention of many customers in the hall.

Most of the people who came to buy wine in Xinghualou were men, and there were not many women. After Xu Yurong called out like this, everyone looked at Su Xinyi with a strange look.

Su Xinyi stared at Xu Yurong with a half-smile, and she knew that she had no good intentions, so she said loudly: "I ordered a 30-year-old aged wine for my grandfather. Since Miss Xu insisted on compensating me with this jar of wine, I have no choice but to obey."

Xu Yurong's smile froze on her face. 30-year-old aged wine?

How much silver is this jar of wine?

At this time, the shopkeeper standing behind the counter immediately said with a smile: "The customer is very lucky. There is only this jar of 30-year-old aged wine left today. Thank you for your patronage, one hundred and fifty taels."

Xu Yurong was shocked. One hundred and fifty taels?

Why didn't she rob it?

If it was one hundred and fifty taels before, she really didn't care about it. It was just the money for one or two pieces of jewelry.

But since the last incident, the mansion has reduced her expenses a lot, and the money on hand is stretched. Moreover, she went out to Xinghua Tower today to enjoy the scenery, and only wanted to buy a jar of ordinary wine to make it look good, so she didn't bring much money with her.

Facing Su Xinyi's half-smile, Xu Yurong's heart sank.