Chapter 291 Newly Married

"Your Highness, Qiao Yun in the palace has sent a message." The leader of the secret guards, Lu Cai, quietly entered the study and respectfully handed over a thin bamboo tube.

The Crown Prince's expression slightly changed, and he quickly took the bamboo tube.

Since Qiao Yun came to Ling Jingshu, she has sent back a message every three days. Before entering the palace, the reports were all trivial matters. After entering the Pepper Room, the information she collected was much more detailed and useful.

Of course, these are not the most important reasons.

He has countless spies under his command, and the number of reports he receives every day is at least dozens. Lu Cai, the leader of the secret guards, will first review them and select the most important ones to present.

The news sent back by Qiao Yun, however, did not need Lu Cai to review, and was sent directly to him.

It must be said that Qiao Yun is a smart person who is good at guessing the master's mind. Every time the news is sent back, there will be one or two "unimportant" words mixed in.

These one or two sentences are all about Ling Jingshu's news.

She lived cautiously in the palace. She and Empress Xu worked hard. She was at odds with a group of female officials. She worked hard for several months to prepare for the flower viewing banquet and planted a dazzling new peony...

Every time he looked at these, her smiles and frowns would appear in his mind. It seemed that he was closer to her.

He knew that such behavior was abnormal and would only make him sink deeper and deeper, and he could not forget Ling Jingshu at all. But he still couldn't help himself...

The crown prince held the bamboo tube, and a self-deprecating smile appeared at the corner of his lips.

Because of him, Ling Jingshu was caught in rumors. It was not until a new scandal broke out in the palace of Concubine Wei that this wave of rumors subsided a little.

He had more than just Qiao Yun in the palace. How did the rumors in Concubine Wei's palace come from? How could he not know at all?

This Wei Yan, with just this one move, surpassed him!

Lü Cai stood aside, watching the crown prince frown, sigh, and stare at the bamboo tube in silence, and couldn't help sighing in his heart.

The crown prince, such a proud son of the emperor, was actually trapped by love.

The crown prince was silent for a moment, and finally opened the bamboo tube.

Originally thought it was just the most ordinary message delivery. But after a casual glance, the crown prince's expression suddenly became solemn, and he carefully read the contents of the paper roll several times. Then he burned the paper roll with a fire stick.

"Lü Cai!" The crown prince said in a deep voice: "From today on, send more people to keep a close eye on Princess Changping and Prince Consort Xu. Any unusual movement cannot be let go."

Lü Cai immediately agreed.

The crown prince thought for a while, and lowered his voice again: "Act carefully in secret, and never alert the snake to let Princess Changping know."

Lü Cai replied solemnly: "Yes."

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The door of the study was knocked lightly a few times.

The Crown Prince frowned slightly and asked, "Who is it?"

A clear and pleasant female voice sounded outside the door: "Your Highness, it's me."

It was Jiang Rongyue's voice.

Although the Crown Prince did not smile, his expression was much calmer, and he told Lu Cai to open the door. The door opened, and Jiang Rongyue, wearing a green dress, walked in with a smile.

The familiar light green color and the graceful figure were quite similar to the beauty in his mind.

The Crown Prince was dazed for a moment, and when he saw Jiang Rongyue's sweet smile, he came back to his senses: "Rongyue, why are you here?"

Jiang Rongyue did not miss the fleeting daze in the Crown Prince's eyes, and her heart suddenly hurt.

He must not have noticed that every time she deliberately wore a light green dress, his eyes looked at her with a little more gentleness. And she actually used such a method to attract her husband's attention and please her husband, which was really sad and lamentable.

"Your Highness, I came to you to discuss an important matter with you."

Jiang Rongyue suppressed her chaotic thoughts and smiled as usual: "In a few days, it will be Sister Su's wedding day. Mother has already prepared a dowry. However, I think that Your Highness and Sister Su grew up together and are cousins. The relationship is different from that of others. It is better to prepare another dowry to show the depth of Your Highness's friendship."

Su Ying's marriage was decided before the New Year. The other party is the legitimate son of the Minister of Personnel and is quite famous in the capital. It is also a good marriage with equal status.

It turned out to be for this matter.

The Crown Prince nodded approvingly: "You are thoughtful. According to your suggestion, we will prepare another gift to send."

Jiang Rongyue was very happy to see the Crown Prince's approval.

The two have been married for more than a month. It is impossible to say that they are sweet and loving. At most, they are just respectful to each other. They were clearly a couple who shared the same bed and should have been the closest people in the world, but the sad thing was that she could never really get close to his heart.

His occasional kindness and smile would make her happy for a long time.

"What gift do you think is good?" Jiang Rongyue walked up to the side of the Crown Prince very naturally and asked with a smile.

The Crown Prince replied casually: "You can prepare it! I trust your vision."

This short sentence was undoubtedly a great encouragement and comfort to Jiang Rongyue.

Jiang Rongyue curled the corners of her lips and smiled sweetly: "Okay, then I will take this job. In two days, Your Highness, please take some time off and go to the Su Mansion with me! After our wedding, we have only been to the Su Mansion once. I am really a little scared to go there alone!"

The Su family is the ancestral family of the emperor's grandson, so their feelings are naturally far better than others.

The emperor's grandson hesitated for a moment and then agreed.

Jiang Rongyue felt happy in her heart.

Going to give gifts is only one aspect, but more importantly, you can take this opportunity to spend half a day alone with him.

After getting married, she realized how busy the emperor's grandson was. It's not easy to even meet him, let alone be alone with him. They are newlyweds!

Jiang Rongyue's eyes fell on the bamboo tube on the table, and she couldn't help but feel curious: "Your Highness, what is this? Is it used to convey news?"

The emperor's grandson frowned and hummed lightly.

Jiang Rongyue didn't notice the emperor's grandson's sudden indifference, and asked enthusiastically: "Why are there still some burned paper ashes here? What kind of important news must be burned after reading it?"

The emperor's grandson's voice turned cold: "This is a secret, so don't ask any more questions."

The cold tone was like a basin of cold water, extinguishing all Jiang Rongyue's enthusiasm.

Jiang Rongyue's smile froze, and she apologized with some embarrassment: "I'm sorry, I won't ask any more questions in the future." Then she whispered: "I won't disturb Your Highness and will leave now."

After saying that, he turned around and left hastily and lonelyly.

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