423: A Blessing in Disguise

He didn't expect it to be the second sister-in-law. Su Xinyi looked at the eldest lady in confusion, "Auntie, the second sister-in-law just got married, what can happen?"

Which family's new daughter-in-law makes trouble as soon as she enters the house?

"This is a bit long to say." The eldest lady sighed.

The fourth lady continued: "It starts with your second aunt discovering that your second sister-in-law brought a whole box of ancient books as a dowry..."

When Su Xinyi heard about a whole box of ancient books, his eyebrows wrinkled slightly.

She only knew in her last life that for a scholar's family, books are good things passed down from generation to generation, especially books with some profound knowledge that are hard to find.

Back then, the Pingjing County Prince's Mansion had a study room, which was filled with Shang Junyan's favorite books. Even though he didn't have time to study, there was a dedicated servant to take care of it.

Sweeping, dusting, and posting books cannot be ambiguous.

The second sister-in-law was born in the Hanlin House, and the Zhao family must have some background, but the Zhao family does not only have one child, the second sister-in-law, and it is impossible to give her a whole box of ancient books as a dowry.

"...At that time, your second aunt felt that something was wrong. After discussing it with us, she decided to ask your second sister-in-law what was going on. It just so happened that I also came from a scholarly family, so she asked me to handle this matter."

After listening to her mother's words, Su Xinyi nodded slightly, without interrupting her mother, and listened to her continue.

"The next day was to serve tea and pay homage to the elders. After lunch, I found an excuse to go to your second brother's yard to meet your second sister-in-law. I'm not very familiar with her, so I can't quite figure out her temperament. No. I had to ask directly, so I could only test it in a roundabout way. Who would have thought that your second sister-in-law just heard what I said, but she said it herself very simply. "

Su Xinyi was surprised to hear this, "Second sister-in-law told you directly?"

"Yeah, seeing how soft and gentle your second sister-in-law is, I didn't expect you to be so straightforward in doing things. Only when she said this did we know that your second sister-in-law's father was in some trouble in the Hanlin Academy. Involved in an old case."

Su Xinyi's heart trembled, "An old case? What case?"

The fourth lady raised her head and glanced at her daughter, "Do you know about the murder case?"

Su Xinyi really knew, not in this life, but in her previous life she had heard Grandma She mention it.

The murder case refers to the fact that the late emperor became more suspicious as he was in power. The late emperor was very distrustful of both his courtiers and his sons, and often thought they had evil intentions.

Therefore, in the past few years, the late emperor had massacred court officials, especially important officials in the court, and more than a dozen princes and uncles had been arrested. Such cases that occurred in those two years were later called "murder cases."

The old man of the Su family was in his prime at that time. In order to avoid the dangerous dangers in the court, he did not hesitate to lead troops to fight outside. He was seriously injured and returned to Beijing to recuperate. It was probably the injury that touched the compassionate heart of the late emperor. Although the Su family had some twists and turns, it was still preserved. Come down.

From then on, the Su family began to live a low-key life.

Su Xinyi later thought about it, and the reason why his eldest uncle had his current temperament had something to do with those years. Because at that time, his eldest uncle was not very old, but he caught up with the late emperor who killed courtiers indiscriminately, so he developed the habit of being extremely cautious in his actions. temperament.

I would rather take three steps back than take the initiative to take one step forward.

"My daughter knows a thing or two, but how could Zhao Hanlin get involved in this matter? He shouldn't be involved at his age." Su Xinyi asked strangely.

"It's not that he was involved in the case of that year, but the Hanlin Academy sometimes does some copying of files. You know this, right?"

Su Xinyi nodded, the Hanlin Academy also compiles history, so it is not strange to do these things.

"The file on the case of Marquis Feng'an was copied by Mr. Zhao, but there was a mistake in the copying, and someone got it wrong." The eldest lady looked at Su Xinyi and said.

Su Xinyi frowned, "What kind of mistake is so serious?"

The eldest lady glanced at Xin Yi, "Our family is not scholarly, so we don't understand the power here, but your mother knows that copying files and compiling history is a big deal. If you make a mistake and someone catches it, it is not a small crime. , if I give you a deliberate move, I can’t even explain it.”

"History books are strict, and no word can be wrong. It is indeed very strict." The fourth lady nodded.

"Doesn't it still need to be proofread?" Su Xinyi said suspiciously. It's not just copying it, there is proofreading later.

"Isn't this a coincidence? The person who was proofreading happened to be unwell that day and took leave early to go home. Mr. Zhao also helped with his errands. Isn't it easy to be careless when proofreading the things you copy?"

Su Xinyi:......

This is also something that cannot be said.

Extremely awesome.

This kind of opportunity is also rare.

"Now that someone has caught this, who wants to threaten Mr. Zhao?" Su Xinyi immediately grasped the point. If it were an ordinary person, Mr. Zhao would be able to deal with it. After all, they are all colleagues. Unless it is a matter of life and death, it will not matter. There will be people who really hold on to it.

"Shilang Ji."

Su Xinyi frowned, "Shilang Ji?"

Ji Yun's father?

Su Xinyi's heart sank, and she immediately thought of King Yi behind Ji Shilang. She calmed down, looked at her eldest aunt and asked, "When did this happen?"

"Half a year ago, when your second sister-in-law was about to get married, she was caught by Mr. Ji," the eldest lady said.

half year ago?

Six months ago, after her second brother and second sister-in-law met, the two families had already agreed on a marriage contract.

It was a mistake that happened half a year ago, but when the second sister-in-law was getting married, Shi Lang came to the door. Su Xinyi knew why the eldest aunt came over.

"Aunt, do you suspect the Zhao family because our family was plotted against?"

The eldest lady sighed, "Your uncle and his family discussed this matter several times and felt that it was too strange. The timing could not be so coincidental unless someone deliberately planned it. Minister Ji is backed by Prince Yi. Now the Crown Prince and your eldest brother are both involved in the granary case, so everyone thinks that this should be Prince Yi's fault, and the Zhao family is dragged down by us."

Su Xinyi was silent.

Seeing that her daughter looked unhappy, the fourth lady tried to comfort her, "Don't worry. It's not good to not know about this matter. Now that you know it, it's good. The family will find a way."

"What can we think of?" Su Xinyi looked at her mother, "Mom, since Prince Yi has decided to take action, I'm sure that the Hanlin Academy has made preparations. As long as the Zhao family doesn't follow, Prince Yi's people will immediately expose this matter and drag Lord Zhao into the water."

The first lady looked at the fourth lady and said, "Look, I guessed right, right? I knew Xinyi would think so."

Xinyi is always thinking about others. She will definitely think about Zhao Hanlin's fate first.

The fourth lady smiled helplessly, "Sister-in-law, don't tease me. Think of a way first."

"So when the second sister-in-law got married, Zhao Hanlin asked the second sister-in-law to take all the books collected by the Zhao family. This is the intention to fight them to the end." Su Xinyi sighed slightly and said.

"We also guessed so." The eldest lady nodded, "Zhao Hanlin is a scholar, but he is a man of courage, which is rare."

"What is the family's plan? What do they want to do about this matter? What did grandpa say?" Su Xinyi asked.

The fourth lady said: "Your grandfather said that our family can't sit idly by. In the final analysis, Prince Yi is still targeting the Su family, and the Zhao family is just implicated. Your second sister-in-law may have such a guess in her heart, but she still married here, which shows that the Zhao family does not resent our family for this matter. In this case, we can't just sit there and do nothing."

Threatening people at the critical moment is like asking for their lives.

Minister Ji, Su Xinyi really remembered him this time.

It was very unexpected that the Zhao family actually made such a decision. The courage of scholars is sometimes really admirable.

"We have to manage it, and we have to manage it well." Since Su Xinyi guessed that the Huaining family was a hindrance to Prince Yi, Prince Yi would deal with the Su family no matter what, so even if they backed down, Prince Yi would definitely not stop, but would even intensify it. Especially now that the Zhao family was implicated, Su Xinyi's guess was further verified, "Does the family have any plans?"

"Your grandfather wanted to ask you first." The eldest lady said in a deep voice, "Now that you are the crown princess, our family can't do things the same way as before. The main thing is to see if it affects you."

Su Xinyi looked at the eldest lady and smiled, "Aunt, I thank my family for thinking about me, but when something happens, my family doesn't have to really think about me everywhere."

In this case, the people in the family will be more or less wronged.

"What you said is true. We are a family, and you are now the Crown Princess, so naturally you are the priority. If you are well, the family will be well, and the descendants of the Su family will be well. It's not that the family favors you, but you are in this position, and your brothers and sisters are blessed by you, so they should naturally work hard for you."

Su Xinyi hesitated and wanted to say something, but then she heard the eldest lady say again: "You must have an idea. I know you have always been decisive, and your ideas are different from those of us old bones. Tell me, as long as it works, we will do it."

Prince Yi pressed forward step by step. If they followed the previous practices of the couple, they would naturally avoid his edge.

But, obviously, it didn't work.

In terms of attacking as defense, apart from the third master, Xinyi is the most courageous in their family.

Su Xinyi listened to the words of the first lady, and this time she did not refuse. Instead, she thought about it seriously and said, "Aunt, have you ever thought about one thing? Prince Yi has done so many things in the capital. Does His Majesty know about it?"

The first lady shook her head, "Who dares to guess what His Majesty is thinking, and we can't guess it. If you want to ask me this, I really don't know. You ask this, do you want to?"

The fourth lady's face turned pale, "Xinyi, do you want to report it directly to the emperor?"

Su Xinyi nodded slightly, "Yes, mother, now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not in the capital. What can I, a pregnant woman, do even if I have some martial arts? In the eyes of others, I am just a brute force without brains. When encountering such things, His Royal Highness is not here, I can only complain to my elders."

The first lady:...

The fourth lady:...

This is true, but if this elder is His Majesty, most people really dare not think about it.

His Majesty is indeed Xinyi's elder, but that is His Majesty.

Everyone regards His Majesty as the monarch, who dares to treat him as an elder?

Let alone Xinyi, even the sons of His Majesty, those princes, except for Prince Rong who is a little bolder and often loves to get into trouble, the others dare not do this.

"Xinyi, think about it again, will this work? What if it angers His Majesty, who will intercede for you when His Majesty is not here?" The fourth wife thought it was not possible and immediately dissuaded her daughter.

She didn't want her daughter to take risks even if there was a little bit of risk.

The first wife was also hesitant. Even if Xinyi married His Majesty, their family didn't dare to think of His Majesty as a real relative. Xinyi was so bold that she treated His Majesty as her father-in-law?

Too reckless.

"Xin Yi, your mother is right, think about this matter again. If you go directly to His Majesty to explain this matter, what if it makes His Majesty angry? Not only you, but also Mr. Zhao, we can't continue He was harmed."

The eldest lady sighed after saying this, "Your second aunt is not here today, but she and your second uncle went to the Zhao family to discuss the matter. We are really short of breath when facing the Zhao family."

"Mom, eldest aunt, have you ever thought about why His Majesty asked King Yi to stay in Beijing for the New Year before leaving? There is also the matter of the granary. Before His Highness went south, he had already leaked some words in front of His Majesty, and suspected that it had something to do with King Yi. ”

Su Xinyi thought about it and spoke slowly, "I think your majesty will definitely let people pay attention to King Yi secretly. Maybe your majesty already knows about the Zhao family's affairs."

The eldest lady was stunned, and the fourth lady was also a little surprised. The two of them looked at each other, but for a moment they didn't know what to say.

"Xin Yi, are you sure?"

"Auntie, how can we be sure of this kind of thing?" Su Xinyi replied, "Don't forget about the family. The Li family also wants Li Ji to return to Beijing. I'm thinking that the Li family will definitely not be able to do this by themselves. I will definitely find a helper. Who could this helper be? No one in the capital would do this easily, so I suspect that the one who conspired with the Li family is King Yi. You still don’t know that Concubine Li deliberately provoked the Queen, but the Queen was killed. The queen was beaten."

The two of them changed color instantly.

"Is Li Guifei crazy?" The eldest lady was shocked. Li Guifei always acted steadily, how could she do such a thing?

"Since Li Ji's accident, without him to provide advice and money for Concubine Li and her son, their situation has become increasingly difficult in the past two years. Concubine Li saw that the relationship between King Rong and the East Palace was getting closer and closer, and she saw that the Queen Standing on the boat in the East Palace, how can Concubine Li let things continue like this? She will definitely find a way. If Li Ji can come back, this will be the greatest support for Concubine Li. "

The eldest lady suddenly stood up and said, "You are right, Concubine Li took action so quickly. We cannot sit idly by."

"Then let's do it like this." Su Xinyi immediately made up his mind, "It just so happens that the Queen has already confronted Concubine Li in front of Your Majesty. At this time, I will go to explain the affairs of the Zhao family and ask Your Majesty to make the decision. Your Majesty will definitely think of this behind the scenes. You don’t need us to ask, your majesty will definitely ask people to investigate. In this way, as long as there are clues, King Yi will be dragged out of the water sooner or later. "

Su Xinyi was not sure whether His Majesty would investigate, but she could not watch Concubine Li trick His Majesty into letting Li Ji return to the capital, so the Zhao family's affairs at this time were a blessing in disguise for her.