Quick Wear: My love-brained childhood sweetheart always asks me for a kiss
Chapter 324: The Gloomy Regent vs. the Fake Gold Spy (21)
Just when the situation was at a stalemate, a familiar voice suddenly sounded from outside, "Hey, what's going on?"
Song Xuanchu, dressed in casual clothes, walked in with a smile, "Didn't the Queen Mother come to see the Imperial Aunt? Why are you standing here motionless?"
Doukou in the room was surprised. The emperor was actually willing to call the young lady "imperial aunt"? Was he really letting it go? Or was he planning something bad again?
"Your Highness." Song Shiyan bowed casually. "Why didn't you let anyone know in advance that the emperor was coming? This is really a poor reception."
"There's no need to be so polite among family members. Besides, I just had this idea on impulse. I heard that the Imperial Aunt was ill, and my mother was anxious and came to visit early in the morning. I thought I had nothing to do anyway, so I might as well come and pick up my mother and come back with me. By the way, I can also take a closer look at the Imperial Uncle's mansion. I haven't taken a close look before."
"Don't mention it." Empress Dowager Li couldn't help but bow her head and shed tears, "It would have been fine if I didn't see Wanwan, but something almost happened to her."
Song Xuanchu was surprised, "Where did this come from?"
Pei Lan ran out at this moment, "Your Majesty, the princess has a fever again, and she keeps talking about you. Please go in and take a look!"
"Call the court physician over!" After giving the order, Song Shiyan looked at the mother and son acting in front of him, "The princess needs my company now. I hope the emperor and the queen mother will forgive me." After saying that, Song Shiyan went straight into the room.
The smile on Song Xuanchu's lips disappeared completely as Song Shiyan turned around.
But Queen Mother Li had not forgotten whose territory this was, and she was still acting with real emotion. Song Xuanchu knew that the Queen Mother could not be the villain, so he ordered the disposal of Xiyuan's body.
"You tried to murder the Imperial Aunt and almost implicated the Empress Mother. You really deserve to die. Since the Imperial Uncle is not satisfied, why not chop him up and feed him to the dogs?"
Empress Dowager Li couldn't help but frown. After all, Xiyuan had been with her for so many years, she still couldn't bear it.
But things have come to this. It is better for Song Xuanchu to give orders than for her to give them personally.
Her situation was already difficult enough, and she couldn't let her confidants down further.
But she still couldn't help thinking more.
After all, Xi Yuan really wanted to kill Chi Ting Wan, and not only did she think so, she also did it. At that time, Song Xuanchu was going to sentence her to death, but she stopped him.
Now, was he giving such an order for her as a mother, or to vent his anger on that little bitch inside? She couldn't tell, she really couldn't tell.
When Song Shiyan opened the door and walked in, he saw the newly set chessboard. He smiled and sat down in front of Chi Tingwan, "I knew you would be restless again."
"I'm tired of hearing that." Chi Tingwan pointed outside.
Chi Tingwan had no intention of lying on the bed or putting powder on her face. After all, this was Song Shiyan's territory. Song Xuanchu and Queen Mother Li could not enter without his permission.
Sure enough, the two people outside realized that there was no point in waiting any longer, so they left.
Both of them looked unhappy when they left the house.
Some ordinary people couldn't help but wonder in their hearts when they saw this.
*
After Ye's father came back from outside, Ye Shuyi directly repeated everything Ning Momo told her. Seeing her father's increasingly bad expression, her heart became colder and colder, "Dad, are these things true? I just want to hear you say it."
Father Ye looked very unnatural, "Of course it's fake! You actually believed such a ridiculous thing."
Ye Shuyi laughed immediately. Although she was convinced of Ning Momo's words in her heart, she still agreed with Ye's father, "Yes, I also think it's ridiculous. That's why I came to ask you. I don't believe anyone, I only believe what my father says."
Father Ye was suddenly speechless.
He had already treated Ye Shuyi as his own daughter, but he still missed his real daughter. He had also thought about making the truth known to the world.
But he was afraid. He was afraid that his biological daughter’s identity would be exposed and she would be disliked by her current husband’s family.
He is the regent, how could he accept a merchant's daughter as his principal wife?
Moreover, the late emperor's will clearly states that the daughter of the prime minister's mansion...
If this identity disappears, everything will turn upside down.
It was fine for him, but he didn't want his daughter to suffer with him.
He was selfish after all and couldn't bear to see his own daughter suffer.
Ye Shuyi returned to his room with a confused mind.
What Ning Momo said was actually true.
Dad actually did such a thing.
If this matter is revealed, will the Prime Minister's Mansion let the Ye family go? And what will be the reaction of the Regent's Mansion?
She dared not think.
This matter could be a big or small one. If it is really investigated, it may even involve the crime of deceiving the emperor. This means that the whole family will be executed.
Although there are rumors outside that the regent loves his princess, these are just superficial. If the regent finds out Chi Tingwan's identity and turns his back on her...
Perhaps this was also the father's consideration. He couldn't bear to see his own daughter being hurt.
The will stated that the daughter of the Prime Minister's mansion would be given to the Regent. If someone seized on the content of the will and demanded that the chaos be restored, then she would have to enter the Regent's mansion.
She also had to leave the Ye Mansion and return to the Prime Minister's Mansion to recognize her ancestors again and call Chi Mingyu her father.
Ye Shuyi's brows furrowed more and more. She couldn't stand all of this.
She has decided not to marry and to run the family business for the rest of her life.
But Ning Momo knew everything. She could reveal this at any time.
Ye Shuyi thought about it and decided to use money to shut the other party up.
Ye Shuyi knew that Miss Ning was a concubine of the Ningguo Mansion, and had always been bullied and ridiculed because of her appearance. It was obvious that her life in the Ningguo Mansion must have been difficult.
The material she was wearing that day was old and outdated, and it looked a bit worn and worn. Her biological mother was not from a high family, and she certainly didn't leave her much money.
But what the Ye family lacks the least is money.
If she promised to take care of Ning Momo's daily expenses in the future, perhaps the secret could be kept.
But all this is based on the premise that Ning Momo is not a greedy person.
Otherwise, she would be entering a bottomless pit on her own initiative.
But there was no other way to shut Ning Momo up now. She couldn't just kill her to silence her. She couldn't do that.
*
Ning Momo looked at the small treasure box in front of her with a suspicious look on her face, "What is this?"
"Just open it and you'll know." Ye Shuyi calmly poured himself a cup of tea.
As soon as Ning Momo opened it, she was dazzled by the pearls and jewelry inside. There were precious rubies, oriental pearls, and all kinds of tassel raw materials. She tentatively opened the second layer, which was filled with well-made precious jewelry. The third layer was a silver note with a face value of 10,000 taels, a total of ten.
"Miss Ye, you are so generous. What's going on? Are you trying to silence me?" If Ye Shuyi really wanted to return to the Chi Mansion to recognize her ancestral roots, what she should do now is to find out what happened back then.
Today is the day when Mr. Ye returns from his trip. She had obviously gone to verify it, but the first thing she did after verifying it was to ask herself out.
It was obvious that not only did she not intend to set things right, she also intended to suppress the matter completely.
"I don't want to know how you knew those things. I still want to thank you for telling me the truth. After all, it is my right to know my life experience, but it is up to me to make the choice. I know that you have a hard time in the Ningguo Mansion. If you want, you can learn how to do business from me in the future. I will ensure that you will have enough food and clothing."
Ning Momo couldn't help but sneer. She pointed at her face and said, "You want me to do business with you in this state? Aren't you afraid that I will scare away all your customers?"
“I never think appearance is that important.”
"That's because you are beautiful. If you were born like me, I'm sure you wouldn't say such a thing."
"You have a point. But since it is already destined, we must find a way to change the status quo. Giving up on ourselves will not solve the problem."
Ning Momo looked impatient, "I'll take the gift, but don't lecture me. I don't know how to do business, but if you want me to take on such a big thing, you should pay the corresponding price." She finally smiled, "Miss Ye, please give me more guidance in the future."
Looking at Ning Momo's leaving back, Ye Shuyi couldn't help but sigh deeply.
It is said that it is better to teach a man how to fish than to give him a fish. She thought Ning Momo would understand this truth, but she never thought...
Alas, what a pity.
Rumors among the people began to spread after Empress Dowager Li and Song Xuanchu returned to the palace.
Everyone outside the palace now knows that the Queen Mother's maid tried to poison the Regent Princess, but was punished by the palace's secret guards and was ordered by the Emperor to be dismembered and fed to dogs.
Because this incident involved the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, the people did not dare to comment too harshly.
But inevitably there are still some brave people who discuss this matter privately.
"This Queen Mother is quite interesting. The Prince Regent wants to seize his son's throne, so why is she always trying to harm the Prince Regent's wife?"
"You don't understand this, do you? In the past, the poison was used to coerce the regent. But now the Li family has fallen, the queen mother has no one to rely on, and the emperor has no officials to use. The mother and son have fallen to the point of being at the mercy of others. In my opinion, the regent was about to take action and they found out, so the queen mother wanted to die together so that no one would have an easy life."
"The probability of poisoning the regent is too low, but the princess is different. She almost became the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law with the queen mother before she got married. They must know each other. It's not difficult to do it."
"Come to think of it, wasn't it said before that there was something going on between the Princess Regent and the Emperor?"
"That's all nonsense. There used to be rumors that the Princess Regent was forced to marry the Prince Regent. But what happened? The couple was as loving as they could be. Those rumors might have been deliberately spread by those two people in the palace to ruin the Prince Regent's reputation."
"That's right. I heard that the emperor had improper thoughts about the regent princess, but the regent princess was not interested in him. After he ascended the throne, he wanted to force her to marry him, but he had no choice but to give up because of the late emperor's will."
"So this is ah......"
In the Purple Palace, Song Xuanchu looked at the things sent back with a gloomy face. Although he expected Song Shiyan to repeat his old tricks, he did not expect him to exaggerate and make up stories to this extent.
They actually put the accusation of robbery on his head.
"The Emperor's uncle's skill in playing the thief who steals is really becoming more and more perfect."
The young eunuch did not dare to speak. If he was the thief crying "Catch the thief", that was not really the case. After all, the original will was announced by the emperor and the queen mother, and the regent was unaware of it from beginning to end.
Miss Chi was indeed reluctant at first, but now it seems that she is getting along well with the Regent.
After all, the emperor still feels unwilling.
He thought that letting Miss Chi marry the Regent was the best arrangement. He could legitimately place a nail around the Regent, and after the matter was accomplished, he could bring Miss Chi back to his side.
But he didn't believe that the emperor hadn't thought of another possibility when making this arrangement.
Besides love at first sight, there is also love that grows over time.
The human heart is made of flesh.
His apprentice had previously raised a civet cat, but unfortunately the cat offended a noble and was punished. His apprentice was depressed for a long time before he recovered.
If this is the case with a cat, what about humans?
The next day, Empress Dowager Li planned to let Xie Qianyu take charge of the flower-viewing banquet. After all, the Empress was the one who held the Phoenix Seal, so it was legitimate for the Empress to take charge. As for her, the Empress Dowager, it was fine for her to just show up.
Although she was the one who hosted this flower-viewing banquet, her purpose was to put a curse on Chi Tingwan.
Since the goal was difficult to achieve, she naturally didn't want to spend too much effort on it.
She showed up at the appointed time, but she was stunned by the few people at the scene.
Empress Dowager Li looked gloomy. "What's going on? Could it be that the time on the post is wrong?"
Aunt Zhang was also quite surprised, "This is impossible..."
A group of concubines came forward to greet her, "Your Highness the Queen Mother."
Xie Qianyu also walked over with a smile, "Greetings, mother. This morning, I received letters of apology from the ladies. I wanted to report it to you, mother, but the people in Ci'an Palace said that you went to bed late yesterday, so I didn't dare to disturb you rashly."
"Why, you all have things to do on the same day?" Empress Dowager Li's face turned pale with anger. "I personally summoned you, but you said you couldn't come and didn't show up. You really don't take me seriously at all."
Concubine Rou (Xu Zhaoyi) smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Don't let your anger damage your health."
Seeing Concubine Rou's gloating expression, Empress Dowager Li became even angrier. "It doesn't look like Concubine Rou wants me to calm down. Instead, she hopes that I will die of anger."
"Your Highness, you are wrongly accusing me." Concubine Rou pretended to be terrified and said, "I really care about you. Your Highness, please help me explain to the Queen Mother."
Xie Qianyu suppressed a smile and said, "Yes, mother, Concubine Rou just doesn't know how to talk. You must not take it personally. I think she has a good temper, she is straightforward and not hypocritical at all."
Queen Mother Li's eyes were cold. Did she think she couldn't hear the hidden meaning behind Xie Qianyu's words? Wasn't this just a mockery of her hypocrisy?
The Queen and Concubine Rou actually stood on a united front.
If the Xie family and the Xu family join forces...
Empress Dowager Li didn't dare to think about it anymore.
Now she finally realized one thing.
Now it was not only the former emperor who was sidelined, but also her in the harem.
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