"I don't know. A novel. "
The room was silent for a moment. Shi Jin's expression was as calm as usual. "I've asked around, but no one knows who Rong Xia is engaged to. Maybe …" Shi Jin turned his head to avoid Shi Feixian's gaze. "Maybe it's not someone from the capital."
Although most of the prominent families in Daye were gathered in the capital, it didn't mean that only the capital had prominent families.
"Really?" Shi Feixian looked at Shi Jin. Shi Jin lowered his head and poured two cups of tea. He handed one to Shi Feixian and kept the other for himself.
"I'm sorry I couldn't help you."
"No, I was too impatient." Shi Feixian took a sip of tea. The tea was a little cold, but it extinguished the impulse in her heart. "Brother, thank you."
Shi Jin shook his head. "You don't have to be so polite with me."
Shi Feixian forced a smile and clenched the teacup tightly in her palm.
Shi Jin returned to his courtyard and dismissed the servants. He picked up the Buddhist scriptures on the bookshelf and read them over and over again. After half an hour, he threw the scriptures in his hand onto the table and closed his eyes.
"Young master, the prime minister is looking for you." A servant's voice sounded outside.
Shi Jin rubbed his face and stood up. "I'll be right there."
Shi Chonghai saw Shi Jin come in. After he bowed, he said to him, "Sit down and talk."
Shi Jin saw his father's serious expression and asked, "Father, what happened?"
"The Princess Royal's assassination case has been investigated. The mastermind is Prince Hui. Prince Hui has always held a grudge against His Majesty, so he sent spies into the palace. He has been holding back all this time, waiting for the right time to seize the throne." Shi Chonghai passed the information found by the Supreme Court to Shi Jin. "Take a look."
"Father, since he has been holding back for so long, why did he suddenly decide to assassinate His Majesty?" Shi Jin skimmed through the information and was somewhat puzzled. "This is not the best time. Since Prince Hui has endured for so long, why is he not willing to wait a little longer?"
"Because he can't wait any longer," Shi Chonghai sneered. "Prince Hui is seriously ill. He's like an arrow at the end of its flight. People who are about to die are always crazy. Becoming an emperor is his lifelong obsession. If he doesn't give it his all, he won't be satisfied even if he dies. "
"But... if the assassination fails, why would His Majesty let Prince Hui and his family off?" Shi Jin thought of the Princess Royal who had died because of this incident. He felt that it was a pity. Prince Hui's delusion had harmed his family and the Princess Royal.
How innocent was the Princess Royal to be implicated in this matter?
"A real man must do big things. Of course, he can't be overcautious and soft-hearted." Shi Chonghai snorted coldly. "Prince Hui has the courage, but he doesn't have the luck or the strength. He only has himself to blame for ending up in this situation."
"But the Prince Hui Mansion doesn't seem to be doing anything." Shi Jin frowned. "What is His Majesty's plan?"
"You'll understand in a few days," Shi Chonghai said calmly. "From now on, you can't have anything to do with the Prince Hui Mansion."
"Yes." Shi Jin hesitated for a moment, then said to Shi Chonghai, "Father, the Yang Family..."
"Don't worry about them," Shi Chonghai sneered disdainfully. "This family played their cards to such an extent. It's obvious that they're not strong opponents."
If the second son of the Yang Family married Princess Fule, he naturally couldn't be underestimated. However, he eloped with a prostitute and offended the Ban Family. This was undoubtedly a path to his own death.
Although the Ban Family didn't seem to have any real power, their status was very high. Anyone with half a brain knew that even if they disapproved of this family, they couldn't show it on their faces. Otherwise, it would be a slap to the face of the imperial family.
At that time, Shen Yu would be third place in the imperial examinations. She would be praised by a group of people in the capital. Then, she would be instigated by impure people to break off the engagement with the Ban Family. What would happen to her in the end?
She would be whipped in public by the Ban Han. She would lose a lot of face. In the end, her fame and fortune would all disappear.
In front of imperial power, whether one was glorious or not, it was just a matter of the Emperor nodding or shaking his head.
A few days later, the Prince Hui Mansion suddenly caught fire. Prince Hui and his consort were buried in the sea of fire. Only his son and daughter survived, but they were both injured. Heir Apparent Jiang Yuchen's leg was crushed by a falling beam. Princess Kang Ning's arm was burned by the fire. It was a terrible scene.
The Emperor and Empress took pity on this pair of children who had lost their parents, so they specially issued a decree to raise Princess Kang Ning in the palace. The Heir Apparent of the King of the Hui Kingdom inherited the title of King of the Hui Kingdom, but he was demoted from a Prince to a Royal Prince. Countless people in the world praised the Emperor and Empress for their benevolence and pity for the younger generation. Some people even wrote books about it, as if this was a good thing worth writing about. As for Prince Hui and his wife who died in the sea of fire, other than the old subordinates of the Prince Hui Mansion, who really cared?
No matter how suspicious the cause of Prince Hui's death was, the regulations of his funeral were not lowered in the slightest. However, they weren't increased in the slightest. Everything was done according to the rules, so it inevitably looked a little shabby. Even the road sacrifices put out by the various families in the capital were somewhat perfunctory. It was as if they were telling everyone that Prince Hui's status was as such.
Jiang Yuchen and Jiang Kangning wore mourning veils and mourning clothes as they escorted the coffins of Prince Hui and his wife to the burial. They saw that the road sacrifices of the various manors were so perfunctory. Their original anger turned to numbness, and they allowed these people to pretend to be sad and say words of condolence.
Three months ago, when the Princess Royal was assassinated, these people grieved as if their own mother and grandmother had died. Now that their father and mother had died of illness, these people didn't even bother to put on an act.
The world was so fickle. In the future, the two of them would be duckweeds floating on the water. They would have no one to rely on, and it would be like walking on thin ice.
"Please restrain your grief." A slightly tender voice rang out. Kangning raised her head and saw that the speaker was the Heir of the Jingting Gongfu. The other manors would send a steward at most, but the Heir of the Jingting Gongfu had personally come to offer his condolences. It was even more solemn than the other families.
Kangning returned the greeting in a daze, then continued to walk forward numbly. She had cried too many tears these days. At this moment, she couldn't cry anymore.
If the Jingting Gongfu knew that their family was involved in the assassination of the Princess Royal, they probably wouldn't even hold a road sacrifice. Kangning raised her head and looked at the paper money flying in the air. She laughed bitterly. She really didn't expect that the only family that would seriously hold a road sacrifice would be someone who had been harmed by her family. How ridiculous was this?
Father always told them to be careful at all times. Why was it that in the end, he was the one who pushed the Prince Hui Mansion into an endless abyss?
She once had a beautiful dream that she was a princess. Now that she had woken up, she was incomparably glad that the current Emperor was a person who cared about his reputation. At least he didn't want the world to know that his brother wanted to kill him. He wasn't the previous Emperor's most beloved son, and he wanted to be known for being benevolent and virtuous. Therefore, the two of them were able to keep their lives, even though … her brother had broken a leg, and her left arm had become unbearably ugly.
When she passed by the Right Prime Minister's residence, she saw a simple road sacrifice. There wasn't even a single person standing guard in front of the altar. She laughed coldly in her heart. As expected of the Right Prime Minister's residence, which acted according to the wind. She wasn't the least bit surprised that they would do such a thing.
"Kangning," Jiang Yuchen sat on a wooden wheeled chair. Seeing that his sister was staring at the road of the Right Prime Minister's residence, he said, "Let's go."
In the Great Moon Palace, Emperor Yunqing sat in front of the imperial table. His face was expressionless as he listened to the secret guard's report on what kind of road sacrifice the various manors had prepared for Prince Hui's burial.
"I'm not the least bit surprised that the Ban Family would do such a thing." After hearing what the Ban Family had done, Emperor Yunqing's face actually revealed a hint of a smile, "Only their family has the heart of a pure child."
At the same time, he was very satisfied with Rong Xia. This was because Rong Xia hadn't told the Ban Family about the previous investigation. Otherwise, with the Ban Family's personality, at this time, they would be smashing Prince Hui's coffin instead of having the heir pay his respects to the road sacrifice.
Whether it was Rong Xia or the Ban Family, they always made him feel at ease. However, the Shi Family seemed to be a little too careless …
"Uncle, this subordinate doesn't understand." In the dense forest, Du Jiu stood behind Rong Xia and looked at the men in black who were busy not far away, "Princess Fule isn't the best choice."
"To me, she is the best choice." Rong Xia pulled up his black cloak and covered his head, "Du Jiu, you've overstepped your bounds."
Du Jiu's expression changed greatly when he heard this, "This subordinate has misspoken!"
Rong Xia tied the rope of his cloak and said, "Return to the city."
"Who are you? The curfew is now in effect. Without a warrant, you can't enter the city!" The guards on the city gate saw a group of cavalry appear outside the city gate and immediately became nervous.
Suddenly, the leader of the men in black took out a golden token. It reflected a dazzling light under the torches. The guards saw that the horses they were riding on had black ribbons with golden patterns around their necks. They immediately cupped their hands and saluted, "This subordinate has been disrespectful. This subordinate will order them to open the gate." After that, he raised the torch in his hand and made a few gestures towards the city gate.
Very soon, these people entered the city with great momentum and disappeared into the pitch-black night.
"Ruyi." Ban Han woke up from his sleep and sat up, "Was there the sound of horse hooves outside just now?"
"Maybe it was the city guards patrolling." Ruyi walked to Ban Han's tent, "But this servant didn't hear anything."
"Is that so?" Ban Han yawned and lay back in bed, "What time is it now?"
"Princess, it's already the third watch." Ban Han heard this and immediately closed his eyes, trying to fall asleep as soon as possible.
The gynecologist once said that not sleeping in the third watch was the most damaging to a woman's appearance, so he must not treat her lightly.
Ban Han slept until dawn. When he heard the servants say that Cheng Anbo had arrived, he still didn't know what time it was. He only managed to wake up after washing his face.
"Princess, Cheng Anbo is already here. You haven't put on any makeup, and you haven't even changed your clothes. What should we do?" Ban Han was still sitting on the bed and said helplessly, "This servant will help you get dressed."
"Ah?" Ban Han touched his face and said to Ruyi, "Ruyi, you have to understand a principle. A man who is good at waiting is always exceptionally charming."
Ruyi: No, this servant doesn't know what kind of man is charming, but this servant knows that you are definitely a woman who is good at making men wait.
In the main hall, Ban Han sat with Rong Xia for almost an hour. He even changed two cups of tea, but his sister still hadn't come out.
"Lord Rong, my sister, she …"
"I didn't make an appointment with Princess. My sudden visit disturbed Princess's rest."
Ban Han touched his nose and didn't say anything else.
One was willing to hit, and the other was willing to be hit. What else could he say?
"Rong Xia, you're here?" Ban Han walked out. He was still wearing plain clothes and a silver hairpin. There was no makeup on his face, but he looked very energetic.
"Huahua," Rong Xia stood up from the chair and asked with a smile, "I didn't disturb your rest by coming here abruptly, did I?"
"It's fine. I'm usually about to get up," Ban Han walked in front of Rong Xia, "I see that the weather outside is good. Are you here to take me to eat noodles?"
"Yes," Rong Xia nodded, "The sun is bright today. It's a good day to go out."
"Okay, then let's go." Ban Han immediately nodded and turned to leave.
"Sister, don't you need breakfast?" Ban Han asked from behind.
"No need, I want to save my stomach for other things." Ban Han shook his head, "I eat breakfast at this time. How can I eat anything else? "
Rong Xia smiled and said to Ban Han, "Shizi, would you like to come with us?"
"Forget it, I just ate breakfast. I don't have an appetite now. You can go." Ban Han faked a smile.
They were all men, who didn't know each other? If he really nodded and agreed to go, Rong Xia wouldn't be able to smile.
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