After Yan Jinqiu walked into the inner room, he had all the unrelated servants leave. He didn't know when he had developed this habit, but he found that he didn't need to be on guard when he was with Hua Xi Wan. It was as if being with her gave him a chance to breathe.
Perhaps the other party's lazy habits had infected him?
Seeing him enter the room, Hua Xi Wan was too lazy to get up. She just waved at him, indicating for him to sit down next to her.
Sensing that Hua Xi Wan's expression was strange, Yan Jinqiu asked, "What happened?"
"Do you still remember Princess Minhye?" Hua Xi Wan looked straight at Yan Jinqiu, waiting for his reaction.
Yan Jinqiu frowned slightly, "Did she cause trouble for you?"
Hua Xi Wan shook her head, then said, "No. A few days ago, when I went to Imperial Concubine Shu's palace, I accidentally heard Imperial Concubine Shu mention her. At first, I didn't think much of it. But just now, I thought of something suspicious. Is Princess Minhye really on Princess Duan He's side? "
Yan Jinqiu didn't expect Hua Xi Wan to have such thoughts. He was slightly stunned, then said indifferently, "It doesn't matter which side she is on. Now that the Crown Prince's faction has fallen, she, as a chess piece, has no place to fight. The person behind her is willing to spare her life, but it's not necessarily out of kindness. They just don't want the chaotic capital to become even more chaotic. "
Hearing such heartless words, Hua Xi Wan gave a complicated smile. She believed that Princess Minhye had some affection for Yan Jinqiu, but this affection wasn't important enough for her to change her position. And Yan Jinqiu was a smart person. He definitely knew that Princess Minhye had feelings for him, but this bit of affection wasn't enough to move his heart.
Living in such an environment and being born into the royal family, was it a blessing or a misfortune?
She had long suspected Princess Minhye. She even had a faint intuition that the poisoning of the Crown Prince had something to do with her.
When the Crown Prince had been released from the Heavenly Prison, the entire Zhu Que Palace had been surrounded like a metal bucket. Even the ancestors of the people who served him had been thoroughly investigated. Anyone who was even the slightest bit suspicious would not be able to get close to the Crown Prince. But in the end, the Crown Prince still died suddenly. The only people who could do it were those in the Crown Prince's faction who were trusted by the Empress.
In the beginning, she suspected the Crown Princess, but the Crown Princess was pregnant at the time and the former Empress was very concerned about the matter between her and the Emperor. How could she not guard against her?
So the most likely people to do it were Princess Duan He and Princess Minhye who were trusted by the Empress. Princess Rui He could not kill the Crown Prince unless she wanted to ascend the throne and become the empress of a generation. Clearly, this princess who was only interested in a luxurious life and gigolos did not have such daring. So for her, the Crown Prince's ascension to the throne was definitely her first choice. How could cousins compare to siblings?
Then the other possibility was Princess Minhye. She had the ability and the motive.
The more one thought about it, the more one would feel that everyone around them was a hidden expert. Hua Xi Wan admitted that she was a lazy person, so she did not want to interfere too much. She had already told Yan Jinqiu what she guessed. As for how he planned to deal with it, that was his business.
Yan Jin Qiu naturally understood that with Hua Xi Wan's personality, she did not like to worry about these things. He personally poured a cup of tea in front of her and said with a smile, "Thank you for being so considerate of your husband, Madam. I have no way to repay you except to marry you."
"You've already promised to marry me. Are you going to promise me twice?" Hua Xi Wan picked up the teacup and took a sip. She raised her chin slightly and said, "Are you saying that in your heart, you had nothing to do with me before?"
Yan Jinqiu admitted that he was no match for Hua Xi Wan in this kind of sophistry. He simply leaned forward, pulled her into his arms, and kissed her on the cheek. "Since you said so, I will repay you personally."
The curtains were gently lowered, covering the charming and gentle atmosphere in the room.
In the side room, Bai Xia and Red Tassel were sitting together doing embroidery. Red Tassel looked at the sky outside the window and said in a small voice, "Wang Ye seems to have gone in for more than an hour."
Bai Xia said without raising her head, "When Wang Ye's Wangfei needs someone to serve her, there will naturally be someone to serve her. What are you worrying about?"
"I'm just worried." Red Tassel sighed and said, "A few days ago, I heard from Shu Fei that Princess Minhye seems to be seriously ill. Jiejie Bai Xia, you know about Princess Minhye's feelings for Wang Ye. I'm afraid that Wang Ye will feel pity for her and affect the relationship between Wang Ye and Wangfei. "
"You're not smart when you should be smart. When you should be stupid, you're not stupid enough." Bai Xia lowered her voice and said, "Shu Fei mentioned it briefly to remind our Wangfei that as servant girls, we only need to learn to speak less and do more. Is this something you should worry about?"
That day when they entered Shu Fei's palace, they had first encountered Prince Sheng outside. When they were about to leave, Shu Fei had mentioned the matter of Princess Minhye's illness.
Most of the words of the nobility in the palace could not be taken at face value. What did Princess Minhye's illness have to do with Wangfei? Why did Shu Fei have to mention it? She was just reminding Wangfei to be careful of Princess Minhye to prevent the other from making any small moves.
"This Princess Minhye is really something. She's a junzhu, why does she have to think about a married man? Does she want to become a ce fei of the wang fu?" Red Tassel muttered in discontent. There had never been a female of the Imperial Family with a title in court that married a prince as a ce fei. That would be embarrassing.
While the title of ce fei was nice and had the title of fei, in reality, she was just a concubine. Unless she had made great contributions to the Imperial Family, she could not even enter the genealogy.
"What are you thinking?" Bai Xia sighed helplessly. "Princess Minhye may not have any power now, but she cannot marry Wang Ye as a ce fei. Unless her family commits a crime and is demoted to sinners, she will be sent to the wang fu as a servant. Otherwise, even if she is willing to be a concubine, other people will not agree. "
Etiquette would not allow it. The Yan Clan would not allow it. Even Wang Ye himself would not agree.
Bai Xia had just analyzed the situation for Red Tassel. Who knew that her words would become true. On the seventh day after the empress entered the palace, the Yuan Family was found guilty of selling official positions and titles, using their power to kill commoners, illegally encroaching land, corruption, and more. The Qilong Emperor was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood in front of the officials.
Two days later, the Yuan Family was demoted to sinners. But for the sake of Princess Shun Yi who had died of illness, the Emperor exempted them from the punishment of tattooing. However, those who should be sent to prison were still sent to prison, those who should be sent to the army were sent to the army, and those who should be enslaved were enslaved.
In the Emperor's mind, the Yuan Family that had married Princess Shun Yi was on the same side as the former empress. The former empress had done so many things against him, and he had long been dissatisfied with the Yuan Family. Now that they had been found guilty of so many crimes, how could he show mercy?
Overnight, the families that were close to the deposed empress and the Fang Family were all in danger. They hid in their homes and did not dare to go out. No one would come out to plead for leniency for the Yuan Family.
Yuan Shu Yi was originally the pampered Princess Minhye. Now, she had to take off her silk dress and change into coarse clothing. Like the other women of the Yuan Family, she had to wait for the Department of Internal Affairs to arrange for her future life as a servant.
She sat in a simple room and looked at her skin that had been rubbed red by the coarse clothing. Her eyes were filled with endless regret and unwillingness.
The Emperor's decree clearly stated that the married daughters of the Yuan Family were no longer part of the Yuan Family. Therefore, the crimes related to the Yuan Family had nothing to do with them. If she had married a year ago, how could she have ended up like this?
If she had married, with her skills and talent, she would have been able to win over her husband's heart and become a noble lady that others would envy. How could it be like now? Her household registration had been changed to a criminal record, and she still had to serve others?
Looking at her cousin who was sleeping soundly behind her, she touched the gold bracelet that she had secretly hidden at her waist. Her eyes shone with light. She was like a person who had fallen into the water and grabbed onto the last piece of driftwood.
Because of the large events that had happened in the past two years, the people of Jing had become calmer and calmer. The Yuan Family, which had once been a princess, had been convicted. Compared to the previous events that had caused a storm of gossip, this was not even worth mentioning.
The Yuan Family could be considered a noble family, so the number of women of the Yuan Family who had been sent by the Department of Internal Affairs to the various imperial clans as servants was not small. Basically, all the imperial clans that had some face had been given one or two.
Xian Wang Fu, as a super-rank qinwang fu, was naturally given three "elite" servants. It was a pity that the chief steward of the wang fu, Mutong, felt his head hurt when he saw these three "elite" servants.
What was the brain of the second lieutenant of the Department of Internal Affairs? Why had he sent Princess Minhye over? Wasn't this just causing trouble on purpose? He looked at the submissive Yuan Shu Yi and faintly said, "In the past, you were all noble young misses, but today is different. Once you enter the wang fu, you have to abide by the rules of the wang fu. Do not mention past relationships. If you offend noble people, our family will punish you heavily. "
There were not many people in Jing who knew that Yuan Shu Yi had feelings for Wang Ye, but this was not a secret that no one knew. It seemed that someone had purposefully sent Yuan Shu Yi into the wang fu to annoy people. This method might be vulgar, but if it was a normal woman, they would probably cause some trouble with Wang Ye.
But their wang fei … … she really wasn't a normal woman.
Thinking of this, Mu Tong looked at Yuan Shu Yi with pity. "Alright, that's all for now. The three of you should first learn the rules from the nannies. After you've learned the rules, you can then serve the master."
He had to inform Wang Ye and Wang Fei about this matter. He also hoped that this Princess Minhye would be tactful. Otherwise, before Wang Fei could act, Wang Ye would not forgive her.
"What did you say? Princess Minhye really came to the wang fu?" Red Tassel's eyes widened. She realized that her voice had been too loud and hurriedly lowered her voice to ask Mutong, "Mu gonggong, what is going on?"
Mutong grimaced and said, "Red Tassel Guniang, this one is also puzzled so I have come to ask Wang Fei for instructions. I don't know how to arrange for my Guniang Guniang."
"This is not a coincidence. Wang Ye and Wang Fei are reading in the room right now. Wang Ye had us leave and said not to disturb them unless there was something important. You see … …" After hearing what had happened, Bai Xia looked apologetically at Mutong, her eyes filled with difficulty.
"Bai Xia Guniang is too serious. That Yuan Shu Yi is just a criminal. It is not worth it to disturb Wang Ye and Wang Fei's peace for her," Mutong said with a smile. "But this one has other matters, so this one will have to trouble Bai Xia Guniang to pass on this one's message."
"Mu gonggong is too polite." Bai Xia returned a warm smile. "This servant will definitely pass on this matter. Mu gonggong, take care."
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