Wearing a book, hooking him up

"Did the Queen Mother talk to me about anything?"

"No, the palace servant who came to look for you said nothing."

After hearing this, Jun Zechen pondered for a moment.

"I will go out and take the Queen Mother's people away later, and you send someone to send Miss Su back to the banquet."

"Yes."

Jun Zechen looked down at her with a hint of doting, "Are you satisfied?"

"Brother Zechen is so nice."

Su Jingyao raised her head and smiled sweetly.

I will return them all to her after she reaches the age of 15, Jun Zechen thought to himself.

He put the man down, straightened his dragon robe and went out.

Su Jingyao waited for Jun Zechen to take the palace maids outside Tingyu Tower away, and returned to the banquet under the guidance of the palace maids arranged by Anshun.

Just as she was about to go in, Su Jingyao happened to meet Ye Yaqin coming out.

Ye Yaqin's gaze fell on Su Jingyao with an extremely complicated expression, and her eyes seemed to be filled with confusion, jealousy and vigilance.

She herself was not quite sure what her inner attitude towards Su Jingyao was. However, whether it was the confrontation between the families or the eye-catching position of Crown Princess in the future, Su Jingyao would undoubtedly be her strongest enemy.

Ye Yaqin raised a gentle smile and bowed slightly.

"Miss Su."

Su Jingyao also bowed politely, her expression calm, "Ms. Ye."

"Where did you go, Miss Su? I haven't seen you and Miss Chu for a long time during the entire banquet. I thought you two were together, but I didn't expect you to be alone."

Ye Yaqin asked tentatively. The Lingxi Banquet hosted by the Queen Mother was meant to bring men and women in the capital together. Could it be that the two of them went there to have a tryst with their lovers?

After hearing this, Su Jingyao suddenly felt uneasy.

Yinxue wasn't at the party? Where did she go?

Nothing will happen, right?

Although she was a little worried, Su Jingyao still replied calmly.

"Yinxue is lively and can't stay at the banquet. The scenery in the palace is beautiful, so it would be nice to walk around. I was just wandering outside and accidentally got lost, which delayed me for some time."

Her tone was very familiar to Chu Yinxue.

"Ms. Su and Miss Chu have a really good relationship."

Ye Yaqin's smile froze.

Su Jingyao had clearly shown kindness to her on the day they first met, but why did she insist on walking with Chu Yinxue, the person she hated the most?

The Chu family is also an ambitious family. Could it be that Chu Yinxue’s ambition is small?

What is the difference between her and Chu Yinxue?

"Yinxue is a bit arrogant, but she's not cunning. It's very comfortable to get along with her. Our relationship has indeed improved a lot in the past two years."

Su Jingyao was sincere and natural, and did not hide the fact that she was good friends with Chu Yinxue.

Ye Yaqin's expression changed slightly and she pursed her lips.

Does Su Jingyao mean that she is very cunning?

Before Ye Yaqin could say anything, the palace maid beside the queen finally found Su Jingyao. She trotted over and came to Su Jingyao.

"Miss Su, your brother may be a little tired and has taken a rest in Qinghuan Palace. The Queen has asked me to come and tell you."

Su Jingyao's heart suddenly skipped a beat and she felt something was wrong.

Rest?

Something happened to my brother?

Otherwise, why would the Queen Mother send someone to find her?

Moreover, Jun Zechen was also called away by the Queen at the same time. Could it be related to his brother? And Yin Xue was also missing. What happened?

Su Jingyao was indeed a little panicked at this moment.

Turning to Ye Yaqin, he said, "Miss Ye, I'll go see my brother."

Ye Yaqin stood there, looking at Su Jingyao's back.

Has the Queen started to pay attention to Su Jingyao?

Otherwise, why would she care whether a young man was tired and even send someone to inform Su Jingyao.

Ye Yaqin recalled that her father and mother had mentioned that the Queen had begun to intentionally or unintentionally inquire about the situation of women of marriageable age from aristocratic families.

Obviously, this is about choosing a suitable princess for the prince.

If the Queen falls in love with Su Jingyao, then what chance do I have?

When Ye Yaqin thought of this, she unconsciously clenched her handkerchief.

Ye Yaqin was brought up according to the standards of a queen in her family since she was a child, simply because the Ye family is a century-old family and once had a queen in the Jun Kingdom.

Daddy has great ambitions, and mom also stands firmly on his side.

Therefore, she was brought up to be generous and dignified since she was a child, and her family never avoided telling her about the shameful and private matters in the backyard.

The Ye family is a huge family. Not only do several generations live together, but even my father’s brothers live in the Ye family.

Ye Yaqin witnessed countless secret affairs, including the open and covert struggles between sisters-in-law and the intrigues in her father's backyard.

No matter whether she married the prince or married into another wealthy family, since she couldn't escape the conspiracy and scheming, she naturally wanted to marry the prince who had the most noble status.

Given her status, the position of queen was not out of reach, and she was determined to get it.

Su Jingyao, I hope you won’t become a stumbling block to me. I like you very much, but if we are destined to be enemies, I will never be merciful and let you go.

A hint of coldness appeared in Ye Yaqin's eyes.

Then she took a deep breath, sorted herself out, turned around and reentered the banquet.

An Jinyan, who was at the banquet, actually noticed Ye Yaqin and Su Jingyao greeting each other warmly at the door very early on.

Her gaze would drift over there from time to time, with a thoughtful look in her eyes.

She is not the same kind of person as them. An Jinyan's family background is not bad, but it cannot be compared with the Ye family and the Su family.

Therefore, An Jinyan has always stayed by Princess Minghui's side. Even though Princess Minghui was not the Queen's biological daughter, she was the only legitimate princess in the palace, and her status was obvious.

It would be great if I could have the opportunity to meet the prince through Princess Minghui.

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When Su Jingyao stepped into Qinghuan Palace, only a palace maid who was left behind by the queen to take care of her brother was standing quietly by her side.

She walked quickly to her brother's side, and her heart tightened when she saw him unconscious.

"What happened to my brother?"

"Miss Su, the imperial physician has examined him and found that Master Su just fell asleep," the maid replied.

How could his brother fall asleep in this state? He was clearly unconscious, but the palace maid probably meant that his brother was fine, and this answer was probably what the Queen meant.

How could such a disgraceful thing as the young master of the Su family being drugged at a banquet hosted by the Queen be spread?

So someone is secretly plotting against my brother?

In the end what happened?

Her brother didn't wake up, and Su Jingyao didn't know who to ask.

The person sent by the Queen was apparently ordered to keep silent by the Queen and could not provide any useful information.

Su Jingyao walked out of the side hall helplessly. When she passed by a room, a hand suddenly stretched out from inside and pulled Su Jingyao in.

"Yinxue?! Why are you here?"

Su Jingyao was startled by this sudden action. After seeing who it was, she lowered her voice and asked in surprise.

"It's a long story."

Chu Yinxue's face was full of tension and panic.

"Come and see who this is?"

Chu Yinxue pulled Su Jingyao to the bed without saying a word and pointed at the woman whose clothes were slightly messy on the bed.

Qi Wanyin!

The moment Su Jingyao saw that face, her brows furrowed.

I could guess the whole story almost instantly. It was nothing more than that my brother was tricked by her.

She sighed in her heart, thinking that her brother was too gentlemanly at his age. He would be better when he entered officialdom and saw the wickedness of human nature.

"Yinxue, what happened?"

Chu Yinxue began to tell her what happened after she followed Qi Wanyin and Su Jingxuan.

"I followed them all the way, and then I saw Qi Wanyin fall down on purpose, but Master Su did not help her..."

After explaining what happened, he continued, "When I entered Qing Huan Palace, I saw Qi Wanyin lying on top of Master Su, and both of them were unconscious."

"Then the Queen came over, and I didn't dare go out. If I went out, your brother and Qi Wanyin would have fainted, and I wouldn't have been able to explain myself."

"After the queen left, she left a maid behind. I didn't dare go out, for fear of being discovered by her."

Su Jingyao sneered, "Qi Wanyin really is unscrupulous."

After Su Jingyao was reborn, she had no intention of interfering with the life trajectory of others. She just hoped that everything could develop naturally.

She also never thought that there was anything wrong with her brother's kindness. A brother with such a character would definitely become a good official who was dedicated to working for the welfare of the people in the future.

This is indeed the case, my brother in my previous life did it.

She is not a perfectly good person, but she will not impose her own standards of good and evil and preferences on others.

From Su Jingyao's personal perspective, Qi Wanyin might not be a good person, but for her brother, that might not be the case.

Some falls cannot be avoided by simply removing the obstacles in front of you.

From her brother's regret for Qi Wanyin in his previous life, she could roughly guess that her brother might have a certain degree of sympathy for Qi Wanyin.

However, the word "sympathy" does not exist in Su Jingyao's mind.

Because sympathizing with someone means subconsciously taking on the other person's fate.

In her previous life, she encountered many obstacles in her journey to the throne. Ling Yue, Lin Miaoyin, Chu Yinxue, Ye Yaqin...

Su Jingyao never had any sympathy for them and only treated them as enemies and opponents.

She particularly likes a sentence she once heard: In the adult world, there are only choices, no education.

So she would not interfere with her brother's choice.

However, there is another important reason why she can be so free and easy. Even if her brother makes a wrong decision, Su Jingyao has enough ability and confidence to cover for him.

It's just killing someone, why not?

She has the courage.

And she also has the sharpest "knife".

Su Jingyao took Chu Yinxue out quietly and sent her to the carriage. "The banquet is over. You go back home first. I will wait for my brother to wake up in the palace."

"it is good."

Not long after returning to Qinghuan Palace after seeing Chu Yinxue off, his brother woke up earlier than Qi Wanyin.

Su Jingxuan was sitting on the bed. He had obviously been awake for a while, and his mind was beginning to become clear again.

Qi Wanyin actually drugged him!

"Brother is awake?"

"Qi Wanyin and I..."

Su Jingxuan found it difficult to speak, as he didn't know what happened after he fell asleep.

"Don't worry, brother. Nothing happened between you and Miss Qi. Let's go home."

"it is good."

Su Jingxuan lowered his head.

Jun Zechen, who was called to Kunning Palace by the Queen, became gloomy in an instant and his eyes were full of depression after learning what happened today.

"Mother, then let Qi Wanyin return to the Qi Mansion. Uncle is back now. Please issue an imperial decree and ask the Qi family to choose a marriage for Qi Wanyin."

What qualifications does Qi Wanyin have to let him choose a husband for her?

I don't know where all these little thoughts come from. Her mother's years of education have been wasted. She can do such shameless things. If someone finds out, it will not only implicate her mother, but also the Qi family.

Seeing the prince's unhappy face, the queen sighed helplessly.

"Just follow the prince's idea."

After Jun Zechen came out of Kunning Palace, he walked towards the palace gate, then got directly into Su Jingyao's carriage and waited for her, ready to leave the palace with her.

When Su Jingyao got on the carriage and saw him, her body stiffened, a trace of panic flashed in her eyes, and then she immediately walked into the carriage.

Her brother is in another carriage next door!

"Brother Zechen is going back to the Prince's Mansion? Why doesn't he stay in the East Palace?"

"I want to send you back home, and I live in the Prince's Mansion, so it will be easier for me to see you."

As Jun Zechen spoke, he gently held the person in his arms.

Su Jingyao was also used to it, so she leaned on him and chatted with him casually.

The carriage was shaking and creaking, and Su Jingyao's voice gradually became unclear.

Soon, she fell asleep against him, her breathing even and steady.

After the banquet, An Jinyan accompanied Princess Minghui to her palace.

Princess Minghui proudly showed off her jewelry and treasures in front of her. An Jinyan always had a flattering smile on her face and kept praising the princess, holding her in high esteem.

When she walked from Princess Minghui to the palace gate and was about to take a carriage back, she unexpectedly discovered that the prince had gotten on a carriage!

After the prince got on, the carriage remained there quietly, with no intention of leaving.

Is the prince waiting for someone?

An Jinyan's heart sank suddenly.

Afterwards, she kept hiding in the corner, staring at the carriage until she saw Su Jingyao get on it...