0p0 Chapter 510 Even silver thrown into water will make a sound.
Chapter 510 Even silver thrown into water will make a sound.
Su Jixiang had thought a lot before the knights came to the capital.
The true nature of her relationship with Wei Ling will likely become clear once she arrives in the capital.
After all, back in the north, that was their territory, far from the emperor's reach. What Emperor Longchang saw was only what they wanted him to see. But once they arrived in the capital, what couldn't be concealed would eventually be discovered.
The fact that she and Wei Ling had a deep affection for each other would eventually be discovered by Emperor Longchang.
When they were about to leave the capital, Emperor Longchang would most likely use one excuse or another to keep her there, so she had to plan ahead.
For Wei Ling, the worst that could happen was to forcibly remove her from the capital, but that would leave Emperor Longchang with the impression that Wei Ling was disobeying imperial orders. Although the current situation forced Emperor Longchang to swallow this bitter pill, it would still affect Wei Ling and also disregard the northern regions.
Therefore, from Su Jixiang's perspective, the best course of action would be for her and Wei Ling to quietly leave the capital when Emperor Longchang was overwhelmed with work. By the time Emperor Longchang realized what was happening, they would already be far from the capital, making it impossible for him to find any excuse to bring her back.
After all, Emperor Longchang still wanted to appear to Wei Ling as a reasonable and benevolent ruler.
With the Prince of Chenliu still alive, Emperor Longchang could not afford to break ties with Weiling.
Su Jixiang wanted to create chaos in the capital and around Emperor Longchang.
The eldest princess is a good starting point.
The eldest princess is a member of the royal family.
Chen Xinghe also controlled the secret agents in the capital. He and Duke Wu guarded the safety of the capital together, one in the open and the other in the shadows.
Now that problems have arisen in both places, Emperor Longchang is facing numerous troubles.
However, to keep Emperor Longchang from attending to other matters, we need to add fuel to the fire!
Wei Ling has already gone to investigate the affairs of the Duke of Wu's mansion, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Revenue. I believe Wei Ling will thoroughly investigate the Duke of Wu's mansion!
As the saying goes, "Press down one gourd and another floats up," the events at the Duke of Wu's mansion could easily overshadow the affairs of the Eldest Princess, since the Duke of Wu's family isn't related to the imperial family. But the Eldest Princess is!
So the Princess's residence hasn't caused enough trouble!
Following Su Jixiang's instructions, Lvshui and Guihua immediately arranged for people to go.
However, the two of them quickly returned.
"Madam, we've inquired, and the Princess hasn't left the Princess's residence recently. She's been staying here with the Princess." The two women asked the guards who were monitoring the Princess, and said with some concern.
The princess doesn't leave her residence, so there's no way this news will reach her. Of course, the two of them could sneak into the princess's residence and leave a message for the princess, but wouldn't it be a bit inappropriate to so bluntly and deliberately slip a message to her?
The two of them couldn't make up their minds, so they came to ask Su Jixiang.
"Is no one else from the Princess's residence going out?" Su Jixiang asked.
“Recently, the people in the Princess’s residence have been keeping a very low profile. Apart from the Princess’s son who still goes out every day, the other staff members even wait for merchants to deliver their purchases to their door.” Green Water told Su Jixiang the information she had obtained from the secret guards.
"Where does that young master go?" Su Jixiang asked with great interest.
“There are so many!” Guihua said. “I heard that he used to be strictly managed by the eldest prince in the manor, and he had to do everything in secret. But now it’s different. The eldest princess and the princess don’t go out anymore, and he goes out every day to brothels, gambling dens, teahouses, and all sorts of places. He’s having a great time!”
"You've been to quite a variety of places!" Su Jixiang said with a smile.
“That’s right,” Green Water said. “But it seems he doesn’t have much money; most of it is on credit, and he pays it off in a few days. It’s probably because the head eunuch manages his money and doesn’t want him to spend it recklessly.”
“If that’s the case, then he can’t easily get money from the Princess, and he wouldn’t dare to ask her for money frequently, but he can still pay her a second time…” Su Jixiang thought for a moment and said, “So there’s probably only one way for him to get money?”
"What?" Green Water asked curiously.
“What about the princess?” Su Jixiang said.
Su Jixiang had previously learned that the eldest princess was very strict with her son, but gave the princess whatever she wanted. She was also worried that the princess would not have money to spend when she went out, so she would often slip money to her daughter.
Therefore, if the young master of the Princess's mansion were to run out of money, his only source of income would be his elder sister.
Therefore, the reason he was able to pay the bill, and even though he would pay it a few days later, was because he needed to go to the princess to get the money.
Su Jixiang's guess was absolutely correct.
Chen Jianian is currently in the mansion asking his sister for money.
Chen Jianian tugged at her elder sister's sleeve and said coquettishly, "Elder sister, you've always been good to me, so please give some money to your younger brother. I often need to invite friends to write poems and paint when I'm out. I need money to entertain them."
“But I just gave you a lot of money a few days ago.” Princess Anle pulled her sleeve out of Chen Jianian’s hand. “Why are you asking for it again?”
“You know how harsh Mother is on me,” Chen Jianian continued, trying to ingratiate herself. “Mother is upset right now, and I can’t very well bother her with something so trivial. Dear sister, just consider this a loan to me! I’ll pay you back when I’m in charge of the household.”
“I don’t expect you to return it.” Princess Anle glanced at her younger brother. “It’s just that with the situation at home, you shouldn’t be running around all day! Why don’t you go find Father and ask him to come back? Mother may not say it, but she still wants to see Father.”
“Sister! I go out every day to gather information for our household! You care about your reputation and are afraid that those people who used to fawn over you will come and ask you questions, but I don’t care about my reputation! As long as I gather information for the household, I am helping Mother!” Chen Jianian said.
Ever since the incident at the Princess's residence, Princess Anle, who was very concerned about her image, went to Miaoshou Pavilion once but returned empty-handed. She never went out again because it was just too embarrassing!
"You really went to gather information?" Princess Anle asked hesitantly.
“Of course! Otherwise, why do you think I invite this person to dinner and that person to listen to music every day? Do you really think I want to go?” Chen Jianian said righteously. “Elder sister, I’m doing this all for the good of our Princess’s residence!”
"Alright." Princess Anle didn't think much of it after hearing this, and directly took out some silver notes and handed them to her younger brother. "You must tell the family what news you find out outside. Don't just spend useless money going out! People say that even if you throw silver into the water, you can still hear a sound! Do you understand?"