456: Disfigurement

Su Xinyi got an important message from this passage. Those who can show up at the Lantern Festival banquet in advance are definitely not ordinary families. The daughters of these families will either enter the harem or the palaces of various royal families.

The queen did not let her show up at the Lantern Festival banquet with good intentions, because she could imagine how many people were staring at the Eastern Palace that day.

Since the queen was willing to block for her, Su Xinyi would certainly not be ungrateful, and immediately said: "Thank you, mother, for your words. I feel relieved."

The queen looked at Su Xinyi and wanted to say something, but she didn't say anything in the end, "You should go back too. The month is getting longer. Come on the first and fifteenth of every month in the future, and you don't have to rush around on other days."

Su Xinyi smiled and agreed. She could think that after the selection, there should be new people in the harem, which was indeed quite lively. As a crown princess, it would be better for her to stay away.

After Su Xinyi left, Madam Zhao said softly, "Your Highness, didn't you want to remind the Crown Princess before? Why didn't you say it?"

The Queen looked up at Madam Zhao, "I wanted to remind her, but you see that the Crown Princess didn't seem impatient at all. I think she must have an idea in her mind. Since she is already prepared, it doesn't matter whether I say it or not. Besides, the affairs of the Eastern Palace should be handled by the Crown Prince and his wife. If the Crown Princess can't handle it well in this selection, what will she do in the future?"

Madam Zhao said, "Your Highness, what you said makes sense. I am just afraid that the Crown Princess will quarrel with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince because of this matter. It will be bad for the Crown Princess if it gets out."

The Queen chuckled, "Madam, think about it, has the Crown Princess done anything out of the ordinary since she married in? Everyone says that the Crown Princess is tough and reckless, but do you see such a person?"

Madam Zhao shook her head. It's really not.

"It's my fault." Madam Zhao also laughed, "Your Highness said that, I really don't understand why the Crown Princess's reputation outside has become like this."

"Some people are born smart, showing off their talents outside, but being thoughtful and appropriate inside. If the Crown Princess hadn't married into the East Palace, her reputation for toughness would probably continue." The Queen also laughed as she said, "Your Majesty is still amazing, picking a good marriage for the Crown Prince."

Madam Zhao felt that what the Queen said was very right. When the person who chose the Crown Princess was chosen, many people were shocked and couldn't believe it.

Looking back now, those who were waiting to see the excitement in the East Palace have now shut up.

"Will Your Majesty add people to the East Palace this time?" Madam Zhao asked cautiously, she didn't dare to guess what His Majesty was thinking.

The Queen stared at the outside of the palace, and shook her head after a long while, "Probably not."

"Why?" Madam Zhao was puzzled. It was reasonable to choose a concubine for the East Palace.

The Queen chuckled. Why?

Your Majesty chose Su Xinyi as the Crown Princess. With her reputation at the time and the things she did, your Majesty knows better than anyone what kind of character she is.

It would be fine if Su Xinyi and the Crown Prince had a bad relationship, but the two people who seemed to be incompatible got along well after getting married. Now Su Xinyi is pregnant and is about to give birth to your Majesty's eldest grandson. Your Majesty probably won't make things difficult for Su Xinyi at this juncture.

Even if you really want to add someone to the Crown Prince, it will take a few years.

Even if it's for the sake of the fourth master Su's feelings, your Majesty will wait until Su Xinyi's eldest son is older and she has a firm foothold in the East Palace before adding someone to the East Palace.

But the Queen would not say these words even to Madam Zhao. She only said, "Let's see what the Crown Prince does."

In the final analysis, it depends on whether the Crown Prince wants someone.

If the Crown Prince asks for it, your Majesty will definitely give it to him.

The news of the Lantern Festival banquet spread out of the palace, and immediately suppressed the matter about Prince Yi. Families with daughters of marriageable age and sufficient official positions had already begun to prepare for the palace banquet, and naturally had no time to watch Prince Yi's joke.

It was at this time that Yan Junchu threw out Xu Yurong's confession and made public the relationship between Master Minghui and Prince Yi. Xu Yurong's confession included the matter of using the spirit writing to plot against Yan Qiongsi, and the whole capital was in an uproar.

At this juncture, Yan Qiongsi took the opportunity to confess, and told the story of how Prince Yi asked Xu Yurong to plot against her, and then tempted her with the engagement with Shang Junyan, and then let her do everything in the capital, the most famous of which was her engagement with the Jiang family.

At this time, after Yan Qiongsi's confession, everyone knew that she had plotted to marry the Jiang family, and it was actually the King of Yi who wanted her to take the opportunity to marry Jiang Zhongnian, and then try to control the Jiang family, so as to achieve the goal of making King of Yi and Jiang Shangshu join forces. If Jiang Shangshu refused to bow his head, King of Yi would ask Yan Qiongsi to get Jiang Shangshu's handle and then threaten him to obey.

Such a bad thing was made public, not to mention King of Yi's notoriety, Yan Qiongsi was really in trouble this time. The door of the Prince of Guangping's mansion was closed, and the couple dared not show their faces.

This wave has not been turned over yet, and the hunting ground incident was brought up again. So King of Yi only gave Yan Qiongsi the drug with Xu Yurong, and Yan Qiongsi gave the drug to Sun Xing, and then Fu Yun bribed the eunuch of King Xiang, and finally the case of King Xiang and You Xiangru being calculated was exposed to the world.

This time, Fu Yun could no longer run away, and the doctor of the Ministry of Justice went to the Prince of Xiang's mansion in person to take him away for interrogation.

At the same time, Fu Yun fell from the clouds to the ground, and You Xiangru, who was once notorious, took advantage of the situation to make a comeback and his reputation was cleared a lot.

Especially, after You Xiangru married the King of Xiang, Fuyun opposed her everywhere. The rumor that she was the King of Xiang's concubine in name only spread throughout the capital, and she became a pitiful person in everyone's eyes.

She was calculated by others and married the wrong person. The more she scolded at the beginning, the more she felt sorry for You Xiangru now.

You Xiangru, this salted fish, successfully turned over and became the person who benefited the most from this incident.

Life is really unpredictable.

These days, Yan Qiongsi has not let go. Su Xinyi thought she would be stubborn to the end, but she didn't expect that she confessed in the end. No matter what the reason was, the result was what Xinyi wanted.

The day before the Lantern Festival, Su Jingmo gave birth. After waiting for a whole day, she waited for the good news that the mother and child were safe.

On the day of the Lantern Festival, the harem was very lively, and the front court was also very noisy.

Before leaving, Yan Junchu had breakfast with Xinyi and said to her, "If Mu Xing can arrive in time, today will be a good day."

Su Xinyi's eyelids jumped, knowing that His Highness was going to expose all the crimes of Prince Yi. She looked at him and asked, "What if he can't make it?"

"That's a pity. We can only delay it for one day."

Su Xinyi was full of doubts, and Yan Junchu smiled and explained to her, "Yesterday, Ji Gang was interrogated again. He confessed that when Li Ji smuggled salt permits, part of it flowed out of the capital through his hands, and it was Li Taishi who paved the way for them."

Su Xinyi was shocked. "There is such a thing? Li Taishi? It's really unexpected. Does Ji Gang have evidence? Without evidence, Li Taishi may not admit it."

"A villain like Ji Gang is a person who leaves a way out for himself. He has evidence in his hand. There is a letter of introduction on which Li Taishi left his signature."

Su Xinyi said, "Li Taishi is such a cautious person. I didn't expect that such a handle would fall into the hands of others."

"Because the letter was sent to Dogan."

Su Xinyi's expression was stern. King Yi's grain was also transported to Dogan, so there must be a connection between them.

Yan Junchu saw that the time had come and had no time to elaborate. He only said to Xinyi: "Today, both inside and outside the palace will be in turmoil. You should stay in the East Palace and don't go out. I will come back and tell you."

Su Xinyi stood up to send the prince out, and said as she walked: "I know the severity of the situation, your highness, don't worry." As she said that, she raised her head to tie the cloak for the highness, and said with some concern, "Li Taishi has been in charge for many years. I am afraid that the court is very dangerous. Your highness must be careful."

Yan Junchu smiled and nodded, "I know what I am doing, don't worry."

It would be a lie to say that she was not worried, but she didn't want the highness to still worry about her. Su Xinyi smiled and agreed, watching the highness leave.

Even if she didn't leave the East Palace, Su Xinyi was very busy here. The East Palace also had to celebrate the Lantern Festival. The palace people were hanging palace lanterns early in the morning. She could hear the laughter outside while sitting in the palace.

I don't know when the snowflakes fell, and the sky and the earth were white. Su Xinyi took out the map and looked at it again, but this time she stared at the direction of Dogan.

Whether it was Li Taishi or Prince Yi, whether it was salt permits or grain, they were all sent to Dogan. What was there?

Su Xinyi thought carefully about the caravan passing through Dogan on its way back to Southern Qi, but they were assassinated as soon as they entered the country, which meant their whereabouts were exposed. Was it someone from Dogan who tipped them off?

Su Xinyi circled Dogan on the map. When he had time in the future, he would think about this matter carefully.

"Crown Princess."

Su Xinyi looked up and saw Lian Qiao coming in. She put down the pen in her hand and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Grandma Sun from the eldest lady is here."

Su Xinyi stood up after hearing this, "Why are you here in the snow now? Is there something urgent?"

She walked out while talking. After a few steps, she suddenly remembered what happened to Su Jingmo. Suddenly, she realized, "I forgot about the fourth sister. I must have come here for this matter."

Lian Qiao smiled and nodded, "Crown Princess is right. I came here for the third day of the third month."

Su Xinyi met Grandma Sun. Grandma Sun greeted her first and then told her the purpose of her visit. It was true.

"What does the mansion mean?" Su Xinyi asked with a smile.

Mother Sun replied respectfully, "In reply to the Crown Princess, the Madam Tai and the First Madam mean that the ladies in the mansion will go over to congratulate, and the Crown Princess and the girls can just send a gift."

Su Xinyi nodded and agreed, "Then I'll ask Madam She to go. This is a big happy event. I'm going to see the fourth sister. Is everything okay at home? Are grandparents in good health?"

"The old man caught a cold last year, but he has recovered after taking a few doses of medicine. Madam Tai is in good health, so the Crown Princess doesn't have to worry."

Su Xinyi listened for a moment. At this time in her previous life, the old man was already bedridden. Now he just caught a cold, which was very fortunate.

A few years ago, she was worried about the health of the two elders, so she specially invited the imperial physician to the mansion to check their pulses. She was relieved to know that their pulses were still good. Unexpectedly, they caught a cold at the end of the year, but fortunately it was not serious.

She knew that her grandfather's early death in her previous life had something to do with her. It was because she was not ambitious and always caused disputes in the family. Although it takes two to tango, the cause was still the cause and effect of her marriage.

"After the first month of the lunar year, I will ask the imperial physician to come to the house to diagnose the pulse of the two elders. Mother Sun will go back and greet my grandparents on my behalf."

Mother Sun agreed in a row. Su Xinyi asked Lian Qiao to give her a big red envelope, and then let her send her out.

The third-day bathing ceremony is mainly for good intentions. Su Xinyi picked a jade plaque with the meaning of peace and happiness, and prepared to throw it into the third-day bathing basin to add joy.

This jade plaque is for the maid to take away, so it doesn't have to be too expensive. In addition, she found a red gold longevity lock with the three symbols of happiness, wealth and longevity, and made a bright red string, as well as a set of eighteen silver bowls for children, which are not very expensive, but they are from the palace, so they are naturally more respectable and have the royal seal.

Prepare the things, and then let Madam She take them directly.

Just when I was thinking of asking someone to call Madam She, I didn't expect that Madam She came back first, with snowflakes all over her head and face. She stood under the eaves and patted the snowflakes clean before entering the hall.

Su Xinyi asked with a smile, "Madam, what have you been doing? You're covered in snow."

Madam She stepped forward and bowed before replying, "I went to the palace over there. It's really lively today. The Crown Princess didn't see it. Although it's snowing, there are brightly dressed ladies everywhere. Even the Imperial Garden is lively. Sitting in the octagonal pavilion and watching the snow by the fire is so elegant."

Su Xinyi:...

Why did she feel a bit of sour sarcasm when she heard this.

"Really? This is an elegant thing."

Madam She saw that the Crown Princess didn't care about it, and she couldn't help but feel anxious. She coughed and said, "I heard that there will be lantern viewing in the evening. His Majesty will also take the princes to go, and His Highness will also go."

Su Xinyi looked up at Madam She, and Madam She gave a proper smile in return.

Su Xinyi said seriously, "It's a pity that I have no chance to attend the grand event tonight, otherwise it would be a wonderful thing to see a beauty under the lamp."

Madame She:...

Su Xinyi was happy when she saw Madame She's expression, "Madame, don't worry, I have something else that will require you to take the trouble to do."

"Princess, just give me the order."

"My fifth sister's third-day-washing banquet, I need you to go there for me."

Su Xinyi gave the order, and Madame She wrote it down one by one, and then went back to the warehouse to check the gifts, and then she felt relieved.

Su Xinyi took out the regional annals and read the records about Dogan. Dogan belonged to various tribes of Tubo. Speaking of which, Tubo was constantly fighting among itself. Dogan did not want to stabilize his position, but instead reached out to Nanqi. He had to think about it carefully.

"Princess, something big has happened." Cuique walked in quickly with a pale face.

Su Xinyi put down the book in her hand, raised her head and looked at her, "What happened? Tell me slowly."

"Princess Wu and Princess Rong had a quarrel and pushed each other, accidentally knocking over the palace lantern, and the light burned Miss Pei's face in Wu'an Marquis's mansion."

Su Xinyi couldn't believe her ears. Whose face?

Pei Nianwei?