After being married off by my younger sister, I became the most beloved person in the palace

Gu Jinse took the teacup with a fake smile and clinked the rim of the cup perfunctorily: "You are not from a high family, so I'm afraid you haven't learned any rules. Now that you have entered the Shen family, you have to learn the rules and etiquette, so as not to disgrace the Shen family."

Lu Wanning pursed her lips and replied in a low voice: "Yes."

Gu Jinse took the reward prepared by Haitang and handed it to Lu Wanning.

Ye Menglan glanced at Gu Jinse and chuckled, "Why are you so strict, Third Sister-in-law? There is a long way to go. If Aunt Lu doesn't know the rules, she can learn them slowly. Our Shen family is not the kind of unreasonable family. Third Brother, don't you think so?"

Ha, Shen Linzhou took a concubine into the mansion. Gu Jinse must be very depressed. The three rooms will have a lot of fun in the future.

Ye Menglan looked like he was enjoying the fun, which made Gu Jinse almost choke to death.

Shen Linzhou didn't say anything, but gave Gu Jinse a warning look.

Gu Jinse was so angry that she almost vomited blood.

Lu Wanning offered tea to Ye Menglan and Shen Wanqing again. They both drank it happily and gave each other gifts.

The Shen family is not big, but Shen Linzhou has prepared a small courtyard for Lu Wanning to live in alone. The servants in the house can also observe her words and expressions, and they all know that the new concubine Lu is very favored by the third young master, so no one dares to look down on her.

In the evening, a small banquet was set up in Lu Wanning's yard as a recognition of her status.

Since Lu Wanning entered the mansion, Shen Linzhou has stayed in her yard almost every day.

Lu Wanning did not take advantage of her favor to show off. She got up early every day in the middle of winter to pay her respects to Shen's mother, and then to Gu Jinse.

Regardless of whether this rule is good or not, this humble attitude is very much liked by Shen's mother.

Lu Wanning had just entered the mansion, and Gu Jinse did not immediately tease her, otherwise it would be too obvious and all her previous acts of being virtuous and kind would be in vain.

In the middle of the month, the first snow of winter fell. The snowflakes fell gently, like delicate lines of poetry sprinkled from the sky, decorating the earth into a white picture scroll.

This is the last day of classes at the college, and the annual holiday will follow.

After the last class, Han Yutao quickly put away his books and excitedly said to Fu Yunjing, "Yunjing, let's go to Shengyanlou tonight to drink. Invite more people and drink for three days and three nights."

Fu Yunjing slowly packed his things and said without even looking up, "No."

Han Yutao stared at him as if he had seen a ghost: "What's wrong with you recently? I called you several times but you didn't come. Are you still a brother? Tell me the truth, what did you do secretly?"

Fu Yunjing patted the book and said, "Go back and study."

The imperial examination is not that easy to pass. You have to study very hard. You promised to let Yao Zhizhi become a glorious wife of a Jinshi. If you fail, wouldn't it be a slap in your face?

Besides, if he went out drinking with Han Yutao, a guy like that, what if Zhizhi misunderstood that he was visiting a brothel again?

Han Yutao rolled his eyes unceremoniously upon hearing this: "Do you think I'm three years old? So easy to fool!" As he spoke, he moved closer to Fu Yunjing and whispered: "What kind of brain do you have? Don't you have any idea?"

Fu Yunjing: “…”

I really want to whip him.

"Let's go." Fu Yunjing didn't want to pay attention to him. After collecting his things, he left without looking back.

Han Yutao was dumbfounded: "Eh?" He was stunned for a moment, then quickly chased after him: "Wait for me."

Fu Yunjing walked into the snow holding an umbrella, and the next moment Han Yutao squeezed in.

After leaving the academy gate, Fu Yunjing got on the carriage, and Han Yutao followed suit.

"What are you doing?"

"I'll go back with you." Han Yutao said confidently, "Since you're not going out, I'll go to your house to drink. Hehe, I won't go home until I'm drunk tonight."

Fu Yunjing: Haha, are you sure you are willing to go back after getting drunk?

"Hear the news, let's go." Han Yutao patted the wall of the carriage and urged.

Wen Feng did not respond to Han Yutao, but asked in a questioning tone: "Prince?"

Fu Yunjing: “Yes.”

Wen Feng then cracked the whip and drove the carriage towards the palace.

The wheels rolled in the snow, making a squeaking sound.

Han Yutao stared at Wen Feng's back with resentment. Why can't his words be used? Your prince and I are good brothers who wear the same pants!

However, at this moment, the atmosphere in the flower hall of Chaohui Hall was extremely depressing.

Wen Shi, Gu Zhiyin and Fu Yunyao were all there.

Wen was reading a letter, and the more she read, the uglier her expression became.

Finally, she looked up at the old princess and said with a sullen face, "Mother, the prince has been plotted against by a villain. To put it bluntly, with your status, there are many daughters of officials in the capital who want to be your concubines. Why did you go to Pengzhou to rob a commoner girl?"

No matter how beautiful she is, she wouldn't be so hungry as to eat anything.

Prince Pingyang bought enough grain at the lowest price and personally delivered it to Pengzhou. He was about to return to Beijing before the New Year, but unexpectedly, someone impeached him in a memorial to the emperor, saying that he relied on his merits to rob the people in Pengzhou.

What is incredible is that this memorial actually bypassed the Empress Dowager and was presented to the Emperor, so that now the entire court knew about this matter.

Once this crime is proven, all the merits of the prince's disaster relief will be wasted.

The old princess had a gloomy face, and every wrinkle on her face exuded a chilling coldness: "Someone is afraid that our Fu family will use this achievement to revive again."

"Mother, do you know who impeached the prince?" Wen asked.

The old princess shook her head: "The prefect of Pengzhou has no dealings with any ministers in the court, so I can't see through him."

Fu Yunyao thought for a moment and said, "Could it be the Third Prince?"

If we were to say who the Prince of Pingyang’s Palace has a grudge against now, it would be the Third Prince.

Wen was stunned for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

Gu Zhiyin recalled what kind of person the prefect of Pengzhou was in his previous life, and found that this person was finally exiled by the emperor. Pengzhou suffered a drought, and countless people starved to death, which eventually caused the victims to riot. Although it was because the officials of the Ministry of Revenue embezzled money and the granaries were destroyed, and the disaster relief was not timely, the riot had a great impact, and someone had to be held responsible. All the officials in Pengzhou were held accountable.

In this life, she couldn't bear it and made preparations in advance, allowing the Pengzhou area to survive the drought safely. But the prefect of Pengzhou actually did this?

It can't be that he was jealous of his father's achievements and framed him?

When the local officials met Prince Pingyang, they were not allowed to flatter or fawn on him, but instead they plotted against him.

What kind of brain circuit is this?

The most puzzling thing is that the emperor has always been very protective of the Pingyang Palace, but this time he did not suppress the matter and order people to investigate it thoroughly. Instead, the matter was leaked out and many people knew about it.

"Yinyin, what are you thinking about?" the old princess suddenly asked.

Gu Zhiyin said: "I am thinking about the emperor's attitude."

"Huh?" The old princess was confused for a moment.