The abandoned concubine who transmigrated woke up shouting "Long live the widow!"

Jingxue, who was inside the house, didn't pay attention to the Emperor Emeritus riding his bicycle. Instead, she started to find out who had come here.

Many of those present today were people attending the reception banquet. Li Qianqian and Li Huan were also there, but she had an unexpected discovery: she saw the masked man.

The appearance of this person made Jingxue feel that it was not a good thing, and she became much more vigilant.

Many civil officials did not come, such as officials from the Ministry of Revenue and Prime Minister Zou.

After the visit, she had a better understanding of the situation and started preparing dinner with the maids. They all lived together, and who knew who might come over for dinner that night! They needed to prepare more.

Jingxue was right. Qin Jing, Ye Musi, and Lu Zijing all came for dinner, as did Li Huan and Li Qianqian. Ye Muchen even summoned Doctor Baili.

After the meal, everyone sat together and chatted.

Meanwhile, Princess Xuanhui, accompanied by Princess Kangping, arrived at the courtyard where the Emperor Emeritus and Empress Dowager resided.

This was the first time that Princess Xuanhui had come to pay her respects to the Emperor Emeritus since returning to the capital. She was a year younger than the Emperor Emeritus, but they were not born to the same mother.

When she saw the Emperor Emeritus, Princess Xuanhui was quite excited and almost shed tears.

"Brother, it's been several years since I've seen you!"

The Emperor Emeritus can't avoid it today. So many ministers are staying here. It would be bad if word got out that he refused to see them. And if they changed their minds, it would only cause more trouble.

"Yes! I am getting old, and now I only wish to spend my remaining years in peace," the Emperor Emeritus said, glancing at Xuan Hui and his grandson.

"Your Majesty looks very healthy and robust, unlike me."

The retired emperor didn't want to hear what she was saying, and frowned.

"Xuanhui, during this training for the children of noble families, I have seen a few promising men and I plan to arrange a marriage for Kangping with one of them," the Empress Dowager said.

The Empress Dowager thought that since they were already here today, she might as well tell them so that they could be prepared.

Princess Xuanhui came today with the same intention, but she wasn't interested in boys from aristocratic families; this time, she had her eye on Prince Rui, Ye Musi.

Ye Musi is not yet married. This time, Kang Ping can become his principal wife, which is better than her becoming Ye Muchen's concubine.

“Sister-in-law, the men from noble families are all rather ordinary. We prefer Mu Si,” Princess Xuan Hui said directly. She didn’t want to beat around the bush anymore. If they delayed any longer, Mu Si would lose his position as the principal wife.

"What?" The Empress Dowager was a little incredulous. The appetite of the Xuanhui family was too big, choosing only princes!

"Hmph!" The Emperor Emeritus snorted coldly, then said, "Xuanhui, are you fixated on my sons? The third one is no good, so you've set your sights on the fourth. Let me tell you, it's impossible!"

“Brother, why is it impossible? Prince Rui is not the eldest son of the emperor. Besides, when we presented the grain, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor agreed to it,” Princess Xuanhui said anxiously.

The retired emperor slammed his fist on the table. "How dare you!"

Princess Xuanhui was so frightened that she and Princess Kangping quickly knelt on the ground. "Your Majesty, please calm down. I misspoke. I meant that we are all relatives, so I can rest assured after I die!"

The Empress Dowager gave a wink to Eunuch Xi, who stepped forward and helped Princess Xuanhui up.

The retired emperor squinted and said, "Xuanhui, put away your little schemes. If I were still in power, there would be no Princess Kangping at all. You are buying grain at high prices in Qingzhou, causing people to have money but not be able to buy grain, so they all come to the capital. This is not even the time of food shortage yet. When that happens, the court will have to clean up your mess!"

Princess Kangping felt uneasy after hearing the Emperor Emeritus's words. The idea of ​​buying grain at a high price was given to her by her wet nurse, and Princess Xuanhui knew nothing about it.

Sure enough, Princess Xuanhui said, "Brother, this is a rumor. We did not buy grain at high prices. It is all grain produced in Kangping itself."

"Really? I'll give you one last chance to speak properly. If I find out that Kang Ping was behind the high-priced grain purchases, then you'll lose your title as county princess!" the retired emperor said coldly.

Princess Xuanhui turned to look at Princess Kangping, "Ping'er, you..."

“Grandmother, I had no choice but to buy grain at a high price in order to gather enough grain,” the county magistrate of Kangping said tremblingly.

Princess Xuanhui was immediately deflated. Ever since returning to the capital, she had arrogantly believed that they had done something that was beneficial to both the court and the people, but she never expected the truth to be like this.

The Empress Dowager was also learning about this for the first time. "Xuanhui, His Majesty is merciful and has not punished Kangping. You should all keep a low profile from now on! Musi, I have already found two girls for you. As for Kangping, whether he is chosen from among the men of noble families or you choose him yourselves, you should go back and think about it!"

"Yes! Xuan Hui takes her leave." Princess Xuan Hui could not stay any longer and left with Princess Kangping.

After Jingxue had seen all the guests leave and settled the children to bed, she called out to Ye Muchen.

Ye Muchen felt uneasy. Could it be that Jingxue knew about the real Feng Cuier?

"Xue'er, is something the matter?"

"Ye Muchen, when I was investigating the matter of my father being framed a while ago, I found a masked man in the Duan Prince's mansion. Do you know this person?" Jingxue asked as she sat down.

Ye Muchen shook his head. "I don't know him! Did you notice anything amiss?"

"This person must have a grudge against you. He was the one who instructed that maid from the Prince Duan's mansion to come to Feng Cuier. He was probably the one who gave her the medicine. That maid was just a pawn; she's probably been killed long ago."

"Then why didn't you say so earlier?" Ye Muchen blurted out without thinking, but then realized something was wrong and added, "I didn't mean to blame you. Even if I had said so, we wouldn't have any evidence. You said the masked man had a grudge against me, but I don't remember having any wrongdoings against anyone."

Jingxue was not annoyed by Ye Muchen's casual questioning. She explained, "I didn't tell you before because I only found out by chance that he had a grudge against you. I also know that Feng Cuier has feelings for you. I didn't want to get involved in this matter at first. Later, when you were poisoned, I didn't have any direct evidence to accuse this person. A few days ago, he even instructed people to cause trouble for my shop, so I felt that he couldn't be allowed to live."

"Getting rid of him is no problem, but we should at least return to the capital first. The delegation is here, and if anyone dies, Prince Duan will definitely cause a scene. Not to mention that my father, mother, and the aristocratic families are all here, what if others are implicated? What will the delegation think then? It would be a laughing stock, and it would also affect the negotiations!"

Jingxue rubbed her face. "I'm telling you this today to warn you, just in case they're plotting something again!"

"Yes! You're right, I'll be careful! I'll talk to you about Xue'er sometime."

"What is it?" Jingxue asked, puzzled that he had something on his mind.