royal girl

Chapter 163 A Sudden Incident
Mother Zhong was sitting in the carriage, her heart was up and down, and her hands were full of sweat. Thinking of what the princess told her, she felt a faint chill on the back of her neck.

It was already dark, and the moonlight shone a little light on the ground. The shops on both sides of the street had already turned off their lights and closed their stalls. There was only one carriage running on the street in Nuoda, and the sound of hurried horseshoes rolled in the thick night.

"who?"

With a loud shout, the carriage of Prince Jing's Mansion stopped, and stopped too quickly. Mother Zhong bumped her forehead against the carriage, and felt that her eyes were turning black.He hurriedly pinched himself hard, and then regained his composure, when he heard the coachman negotiating with the soldiers outside.Walking on the street is not allowed after the curfew, but the privileged class like the Wangfu, after a little management, is not a big deal, but Mother Zhong's complexion turned blue when she heard the voices outside from time to time in the carriage, and the soldiers outside were very nervous. Clearly inaccommodating.

"No matter which family's carriage it is, it is not allowed to go to the street after the curfew. This is a rule. For the sake of the prince, it will not be detained. If you don't go back, don't blame me for being merciless."

"May I ask your surname and name? I will definitely pay a visit later to repay today's affection."

Mother Zhong heard the driver's voice with a bit of sternness, and knew that tonight might not make it through, and she was very anxious for a while.Even the name of Prince Jing's Mansion can't get over it, even if Mama Zhong is just a mother in charge of the inner house, she can sense that something is wrong at this moment.Moreover, these soldiers are the most bullying. She is a woman and a coachman, and she is no match for these people. She can't do anything to get off the car at this time, but can only listen to the coachman talking to these soldiers.

After another half a cup of tea, the carriage turned around and headed back towards Prince Jing's mansion.

Bing Yong, who was blocking the carriage, watched the carriage disappear at the end, and then left.One of them stepped on the moonlight and said with some unease: "It won't be a problem if we do this, right? Prince Jing is not such a troublesome person, I feel terrified even thinking about it."

"What are you afraid of? We are just following orders. The curfew is the intention of the court. If I knew you were a coward, I wouldn't have let you come." The other was very dissatisfied, and said: "What is there to be afraid of? The biological mother is gone, and the emperor doesn't want to see her again, so she won't have a bright future in the future, I'm afraid of a ghost."

"That makes sense. Go for a walk, and hurry up to get off work and go home to sleep."

A group of people dispersed in a rush, and the long street became quiet again.

After listening to Mother Zhong's words, Huiyu remained silent for a long time. There is indeed a curfew, but if someone like Dingguo Mansion has urgent matters at night, they can even accommodate patrols in private. I didn't expect the signboard of Prince Jing's Mansion to be so It's not easy to use, it's not even as good as Dingguo's mansion.Thinking of Ji Qiyu's always cold face, Huiyu can understand why he always has a straight face.Without the protection of his biological mother in the harem, without his natal family to rely on, and with his own father being extremely indifferent to him, such a prince really does not have a future in the eyes of these snobbish eyes.

However, Huiyu couldn't swallow her breath, she was so bullying!
Mother Zhong lowered her head and didn't dare to look at Huiyu. She always felt that she was unlucky too. She finally went on a business trip for the concubine, but she was driven back just like that, which was quite embarrassing.

"Mother Zhong, go down, we'll talk about this matter tomorrow." Hui Yu said lightly, not blaming Mother Zhong, after all, she was just a servant, and the involvement was a bit too much.

Mother Zhong breathed a sigh of relief and quietly retreated.

Huiyu tossed and turned all night, and when she fell asleep faintly, one thing suddenly occurred to her mind. Isn't the father of Concubine Wei the deputy commander of the Wucheng Bingma Division?During the day, the side concubine Wei went back to her natal home, and at night the carriage of Prince Jing's mansion was stopped. Is it a coincidence or a conspiracy?Huiyu sat up halfway, and couldn't figure it out for a while, but felt that there were some incomprehensible things in it. For example, Wei Xiangrong was the deputy commander of the Wucheng Army and Horse Division, and he climbed up with Prince Jing's mansion. After getting married, it stands to reason that even for the sake of Wei Xiangrong, the people from Wucheng Bingmasi shouldn't be so heartless and unaccommodating. How could they let the opportunity to sell favors to Ji Qiyu like this go?
If this matter was placed in Dingguo's mansion, the Elder Master would not do such a stupid thing.

Huiyu just closed her eyes for a while, thinking that it was dawn, and opened her eyes when she heard the girls walking outside.

"Xueying." Huiyu shouted.

Xueying came in immediately, stretched out her hand to lift up the curtain with ginger-yellow melon pattern, helped Huiyu to sit up, and said: "The princess didn't go to bed so late last night, why don't you sleep a little longer, the servant is watching You are all green now."

Huiyu shook her head, "Your Highness didn't come back last night?"

"No." Xueying replied, "I haven't heard any news from the front yard. It seems that Miao Rongguang never came back after he left."

Huiyu got up and dressed, and after washing up, she sat on the big couch outside and said to Xueying, "Go quietly through the back door and find a trustworthy boy to find Kan Zhiyi." The servant may not be able to trust it, and it may not be a good thing to spread some words by word of mouth. After thinking about it, he said: "Forget it, you should go there yourself. After you go, ask him how things in the south are going."

Xueying made a note of it in her heart, and said, "Your maidservant will go now."

"Be careful, don't be watched by others." Huiyu always felt that she was not safe now, and the incident of the carriage being stopped last night made her vigilant.

Xueying heard Huiyu say this, thought for a while and said: "Our palace has grocery shopping carts going out every day, and the servants pretend to be little girls and follow them out to ensure that they will not be discovered."

Huiyu nodded, "Go ahead, be careful."

"Yes." Xueying didn't dare to delay, and went immediately.

Huiyu looked at the peonies in full bloom on the window sill in a daze, and once again felt the disadvantages of being a housewife who was not well informed. For example, now, she has no idea what is going on outside and can only go by herself guess.Such a passive feeling is really uncomfortable. For a person like her who grew up calculating, this situation is simply too bad.

For the first time, Huiyu urgently needs to establish her own intelligence system, at least if something happens outside, she can get the most correct answer in the shortest time.

Thinking of this, Huiyu thought of Deng Yangyu who had been left idle all this time.Skilled and loyal, he is the most suitable for intelligence work.

With this plan in mind, Huiyu began to calculate.How can this matter be done well without arousing suspicion from others.

In fact, Huiyu was not very worried about what happened this time. After all, the emperor is now strong and strong. Even if the princes have any plans, they must not dare to show it too clearly.Even if someone plots against Ji Qiyu, at most it will make Ji Qiyu lose face in front of the emperor. If she doesn't think too much, it should be because of the Southern Shipping matter, so the emperor will have a bad opinion of Ji Qiyu. Even if something good happens in the south, it will definitely not be Ji Qiyu's turn, and their purpose should be here.

It's just that even if this is the case, it can't be so serious that she can't go home overnight, so there must be something she can't think of.

Where are the blind spots?
Huiyu is not omnipotent, and the only way to do it now is to wait.

Soon Xueying came back, Kan Zhiyi didn't know anything, and there was no news from the south recently.

Huiyu frowned. There may not be any news if there is no news recently!If there was any news, but Kan Zhiyi didn't get it, it was because the news was very tightly guarded.

For the first time, Huiyu felt helpless.

Come and not go.

After Kan Zhiyi sent Xueying away, he immediately left through the back door of the shop. At the beginning, the Marquis of Bei'an had told himself that if there was any urgent matter, he could go directly to Young Master Sun of the Marquis of Bei'an's mansion.

Xing Ruizhi turned his head to look at the boy who sent the message, "Who's here?"

"The shopkeeper who comes and never leaves, Kan Zhiyi."

Xing Ruizhi put down his pen, "Please come in."

Kan Zhiyi strode in, his expression calm and not anxious, and when he saw Xing Ruizhi, he bowed his hands and saluted, "The grassroots have met Lord Xing." Although Xing Ruizhi's official position is not high, he is still an official.

"Shopkeeper Kan, please sit down." Xing Rui had heard of Kan Zhiyi a long time ago, and this was the first time he had seen him in person, so he couldn't help but take a second look, only to see his calm demeanor and clear eyes, no wonder his grandfather valued him.

"Don't dare, Caomin came here to ask for something." Kan Zhiyi didn't hesitate, and said directly: "At the beginning, Lord Hou once told Caomin that if you encounter difficult things, you can go to Young Master Sun directly, so Caomin came to you recklessly. , please don’t blame Young Master Sun.”

Xing Ruizhi just smiled, "So it's what my grandfather meant. Then the shopkeeper Kan encountered some difficulties, but it's okay."

"Caomin started his career in shipping, so Young Master Sun must know something about it." Kan Zhiyi looked at Xing Ruizhi as he spoke, and saw him nodding, and then continued: "Caomin just wants to know what happened to Nanfang Shipping, you don't know Is there any way for Young Master Sun to find out. The matter is very important, so please ask Young Master Sun for help."

Xing Ruizhi looked at Kan Zhiyi with a serious expression, and his eyes fell on him as if he was real, "Oh? How did you know that something happened to Nanfang Shipping?"

Kan Zhiyi paused slightly, and then said: "Yesterday afternoon, Prince Jing was summoned into the palace and did not return overnight. The princess sent someone to ask Caomin about the southern shipping. Caomin wondered if it was related to this, but Caomin really didn't Hearing anything about the official Nanfang Shipping, I had no choice but to come here and ask Young Master Sun for a helping hand."

Xing Ruizhi was taken aback, glanced at Kan Zhiyi, frowned and thought about it, and then said: "You go back first, don't say anything, I will inquire for you, and send someone to deliver a letter to you if I have any news."

Kan Zhiyi heaved a sigh of relief, thanked him repeatedly, and went back quietly.

As soon as Kan Zhiyi left, Xing Ruizhi immediately went to ask his father if he was back, only to realize that he was still in the yamen, thought about it, and went straight out of the mansion.

When Uncle Xing came back, he met his son who had also come back at the door, and said to him, "Come with me, I have something to tell you."

"Coincidentally, my son also has something to tell you." Xing Ruizhi quickly walked a few steps behind Uncle Xing, the father and son walked towards the courtyard, and asked Uncle Xing as they walked: "What do you want to tell me?" I say?"

Xing Ruizhi glanced at his father, and looked at his father with a serious expression, as if he had encountered something difficult to solve. Could it be related to what Kan Zhiyi said?Thinking of this, he asked, "Father, do you know that Prince Jing didn't come back from the palace last night?"

Uncle Xing paused, turned to look at his son and wanted to ask something, but quickly swallowed the words back, and did not continue until he entered the study: "How do you know?"

"Kan Zhiyi came to look for me, oh, dad doesn't seem to know who Kan Zhiyi is..."

"I know." Uncle Xing interrupted his son, "The news about him is fast. I only found out about it this morning."

Xing Ruizhi explained how Kan Zhiyi knew, "My cousin was probably worried about Prince Jing, so I asked Kan Zhiyi for questioning, but I didn't expect that Kan Zhiyi didn't hear anything about this matter beforehand, so she asked me here."

Uncle Xing was stunned when he heard his son's words, and asked his son, "Aren't you wondering how that girl Huiyu thought of Nanfang Shipping?"

Xing Ruizhi really didn't think about this, he was stopped by his father's question, and stared at his father.

Seeing his son's stupidity, Uncle Xing sighed, "There are two answers. First, Huiyu thought of it himself. Second, Prince Jing mentioned this matter to Huiyu. If it is the first, then Huiyu This girl is thoughtful enough, but there is some way to make your grandfather like her so much, if that is the case, you can figure it out. If it is the second, then it is that Prince Jing is good to Huiyu girl, and it is worth our help."

"Father is still thoughtful, so which one do you think it is?" Xing Ruizhi recalled Huiyu's temperament and couldn't figure it out for a while, so he continued after a little thought: "I would rather be the second type."

Uncle Xing looked at his son with a half-smile, then sighed, "This time it's going to be difficult, no matter what it is, I'm afraid Prince Jing will be tricked."

"Who is so boring?" Xing Ruizhi raised his eyebrows, "Prince Jing is considered the least prominent among the princes, and he is still being targeted like this?"

When Uncle Xing heard what his son said, he tapped his fingers on the table twice, and then said: "After all, the matter of salt affairs is too popular, and young people just can't stand it."

"I think Prince Jing is not like the kind of person who uses errands to please people, but does things seriously. It is because of this that people hate him." Xing Ruizhi is young and has his own blood in his heart.Uncle Xing has been in the officialdom for so many years, so being cautious is the most important thing.

"The disaster of today is the result of impulsiveness." Uncle Xing taught his son with a stern face, "There is a principle in doing things and being a human being. You must not show your edge too much. In the end, it is not yourself who suffers?"

Xing Ruizhi hurriedly nodded and said yes, but he thought in his heart that a real hero is someone like King Jing who sincerely contributes to the court and considers the people.But he didn't dare to say it in front of his father, so he could only ask this topic specifically: "Father, you haven't said exactly what happened."

"Five ships of the Fujian Shipping Department went out to sea in February this year, and all of them were destroyed at sea."

"What?" Although Xing Ruizhi was on guard, he was still taken aback by the news, "All five ships were destroyed? How many people were there? Is it a natural disaster or... a man-made disaster?" The last two words, Xing Ruizhi They couldn't help lowering their voices.

The Xing family has an advantage in the military, but they really don't have an advantage in shipping.There is a specialization in the art industry, and the Xing family has nothing to do here.

"I don't know. The emperor was furious when he found out. It's just that few people know about it now. When the news spreads, I'm afraid the court will never stop." Uncle Xing sighed.

"Then what does this matter have to do with Prince Jing? Prince Jing doesn't care about shipping, so this can also be implicated?" Xing Rui was puzzled, logically speaking, it shouldn't be like this.After thinking about it, I couldn't figure it out, so I looked at his father for a solution.

Uncle Xing sneered when he heard his son's words, "It's the crime of Huai Bi. Some people say that it was because Prince Jing was too ruthless in rectifying the salt affairs and cut off other people's money. That's why this disaster happened."

Xing Ruizhi suddenly became a Sparta, is that okay?

However, he thought for a while and asked, "The accident happened in Fujian. I remember that the person in charge of the salt affairs in Fujian seems to be Peng Liang, the father of Prince Ning's side concubine. Could it be that Peng Liang brought up this matter?"

"The specifics haven't been revealed yet, but smuggling has always been rampant. King Jing has cut off other people's money, so it's no wonder that others bite back. However, Peng Liang is also a talent, and he was able to convince the Fujian Shipping Department to join forces with him. Prince Jing is in bad luck this time." Uncle Xing looked at his son and said, "This matter depends on what the Dingguo government will do. Let's not move, at least on the surface. The Wangfu is the serious in-laws, and if we move too fast, we will fall into disrepute, you need to get someone to connect to the south side first, and we can clarify the matter before we talk about it."

"Yes, my son will do it now. Do you want to tell her about my cousin so that she won't be in a hurry. "

"You are easy to bully when you are Huiyu's girl. Just look at it, the trouble Peng Liang caused, I'm afraid his daughter will be in trouble."

Xing Ruizhimo, what's the matter with his father's gloating tone?Is it a bit too confident to decide what Huiyu will do, "Father, what can my cousin do? You also think too narrowly about her."

Uncle Xing glanced at his son, and taught him to be good, "Just watch, your cousin, hehe, the person your grandfather praised all the time, can be the one who swallows his humiliation? But I am also curious, how can Huiyu girl do such a thing?" Tone."

Dad, is it really good for you to watch the fun like this?Xing Ruizhi was really speechless, but he didn't have time to entangle with his father, so he simply went about his own business.

Huiyu sat in the palace and waited until Xing Ruizhi sent someone to tell her that she calmed down a little, but she never thought that this matter was really caused by Ji Fuyan.Even if I had already guessed it in my heart, but the result really appeared, there was always a trace of luck, and now the trace of luck is completely gone.

Huiyu knew that Ji Qiyu was too popular in the salt affairs, which led to today's disaster.But Ji Qiyu didn't do anything wrong in this matter, what was wrong was that he didn't have his own mother to protect him, and he didn't have a backing to support him, so that he could let others be so contemptuous.

The fire started from her heart, she, Dong Huiyu, had never been a person who swallowed her anger!
Ji Qiyu hasn't come back yet, Huiyu thinks she's probably being trained in the palace right now.Even if you don't need to guess the emperor's piss, you can know that someone will be blamed if something happens, and Ji Fuyan has chosen the candidate for the emperor.

But this matter is not over!
Even if the original owner, Dong Huiyu, is a vicious female supporting role in the book, at least her family is protecting her.But what does Ji Qiyu have?
After Huiyu got angry, it was the first time in this world that she felt Ji Qiyu's sorrow so personally.When a person is alone in this world and has nothing to rely on, the only one he can rely on is himself.That's why Ji Qiyu is so cold and ruthless in everyone's eyes, so lonely and lonely.

If it was said that Huiyu used to intend to coax Ji Qiyu as her immediate superior, but at this moment, she felt a kind of pity that she couldn't explain, and because of this emotion, her anger became more and more intense.

Want to play?She stays with her to the end.

Before Ji Qiyu returned home, Huiyu got into the carriage and went out.Because Ji Qiyu didn't come back from the palace overnight, even the two side concubines in the mansion might not know about it, so Huiyu went out early in the morning and didn't attract everyone's attention.After all, who can stop the concubine from going out, and there is no such rule.

Huiyu didn't go to Dingguo Mansion. If she returned to Dingguo Mansion, people in Ningwang Mansion or Xinguo Mansion would definitely know about it. Huiyu didn't want to drag the Dong family down at this time.Who knew that Huiyu was halfway there but was stopped by someone from the carriage, and it was the Dong family who stopped him, so Huiyu had no choice but to turn halfway to Dingguo Duke's mansion.

She didn't expect Dong Wan to be on her waist in Duke Dingguo's mansion.

"Big sister." Huiyu was still surprised, "Why are you here?"

Dong Wan's face was a little gloomy, and when she saw Hui Yu coming in, she waved her hand to let the girl back down, closed the door, and then pulled Hui Yu into the room.As soon as she sat down, she heard Dong Wan sigh heavily. Hui Yu watched her stretch out her hand to touch her brow, and heard her say: "I'm here to tell you something, you should hurry up and ask Prince Jing to let go of the matter in the south." , otherwise there will be endless troubles."

Unexpectedly, Dong Wan was the one who tipped the news, Huiyu felt a little complicated, no matter how she thought about it, she never thought that it would be Dong Wan who tipped her off.

Xu Shi saw Huiyu's surprised expression, and Dong Wan could know what she was thinking, so she said lightly: "Why are you so surprised, isn't this normal?"

Normal wool!Married from her husband, Dong Wan told her husband's secrets to her natal family, and it was Huiyu who also married, not to mention that the person Huiyu married was Dong Wan's husband's enemy. How could it be normal?

Seeing that Huiyu was still a little unbelievable, Dong Wan smiled wryly, "Being a side concubine is like a man like a knife, and I am fish and meat. The only thing I can rely on is my mother's family. Only when my mother's family is good can I be good."

Hui Yu still didn't believe that King Ning was the emperor's most important son, and he was most likely to ascend to the throne in the future. Dong Wan would not be so stupid as to cooperate with King Ning's enemies.

Seeing that Huiyu still didn't speak, Dong Wan knew that Huiyu wouldn't take a stand if she didn't tell the truth, so she sighed again, "You are still so cautious, let me tell the truth, first of all, what I just said is not true. Lie, the only thing I can rely on is my natal family. You know that Xia Bingyu is not a mountain to press on my head as a concubine, and Xin Guogong's mansion can crush people. Second, Xia Bingyu...is pregnant. "

Hui Yu was startled, looking at Dong Wan for a moment but didn't know what to say.Xia Bingyu is pregnant, which means that the current structure of Prince Ning's Mansion has been disrupted again. The concubine is pregnant and her mother's family is strong. If she gives birth to a son, Dong Wan and her son's status will be in jeopardy.Perhaps it was because of this that Dong Wan made up her mind to join forces with Huiyu.

This is reasonable, and Huiyu was also relieved. It wasn't that she didn't believe in Dong Wan, but that Huiyu was born cautious, and would rather believe that the chain of interests that two people have common interests tied together is more reassuring.After all, they are husband and wife, even if they are side concubines, they are still a family. Huiyu is not narrow-minded, but is prepared for the worst.

"When did this happen?"

Huiyu finally spoke, and Dong Wan felt that she also relaxed for some reason, looked at Huiyu and said, "It should be a while, but the main courtyard kept it a secret, if it wasn't for my careful investigation, I'm afraid Don't know yet."

This is Xia Bingyu's method, and stability is always the top priority. It seems that this time the Xinguo government and King Ning jointly launched an attack on Ji Qiyu, which also has something to do with Xia Bingyu's pregnancy and her stable status.With Xia Bingyu's position stabilized, Dong Wan is naturally in danger, so this is the main factor that contributed to Dong Wan's meeting with Huiyu today.Huiyu looked up at the haggard Dong Wan, and asked word by word: "What is Big Sister going to do, is there anything I can help with?"

(End of this chapter)