0p0 Chapter 456 Rules
Chapter 456 Rules
Daiyu sat upright on a short couch in the outer room of the east side hall of Shoukang Palace. Just as she had gone away for a social event with Kou Zhaorong, who now came to report for duty every day, she was greeted by Feng Tang and the King of the East.
——The idea was a good one, but it was not easy for Master Zhitong to openly enter the palace to discuss it with Princess Zhaoqing, so in the end the task fell back on Feng Tang, who had come up with the idea.
The King of the East found it interesting and took the initiative to join in the fun.
Lin Daiyu had not expected such a thing to happen. She treated the two uncles to hot tea and snacks and slowly thought about the matter in her mind.
In the eyes of King Dong, the pensive look of this little girl slowly overlapped with the old image of his poor eldest daughter.
I was distracted before I knew it.
Feng Tang looked at Lin Daiyu, who was looking at her fingers with her eyes downcast, and seemed to be in a state of silence and emptiness. Suddenly, he felt a chill all around him, and even the hairs on his back stood up!
This girl!
It turns out that this is the state in which she schemes to cheat others!
Feng Tang carefully thought about the whole process of the Feng family's relationship with her, and confirmed that apart from the fact that her own stupid son had once sent her a medicine bag to remind her to be careful, there seemed to be no plot of her taking the initiative to get ahead...
Probably, okay?
—— Fortunately, the one that his silly son fell in love with was Princess Yimin. Although that lady seemed to have a flawed background and a dangerous identity, she was at least smart and insightful.
The most important thing is that no matter how strong-willed a person is, her behavior is still within the rules, and her thoughts and feelings are in line with the rules and education for women.
I wouldn't dare say that I will be making progress in the future, but there will be no problem for the Feng family to be a family that maintains the status quo.
But the one in front of me is different.
She's a rule breaker!
Back then, she had just passed her mother's death and should have been at her father's side in mourning, but her father, who was aloof and unworldly, sent her to Rongguo Mansion;
She had just passed away and should have been living under the care of her grandmother and uncle, begging for mercy. However, she seized on the friendship between the emperor and the supervisor Tao for her father and jumped out of Rong Ning's prison.
If it were an ordinary woman, she could have entered the harem by throwing herself into the emperor's arms, relying on her father's reputation in front of the emperor. But she refused, and not only did she set up her own family, she even turned to the empress dowager.
With the favor of both the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, she could live quietly as a lady from a noble family. When she reached a certain age, she would marry a noble official and become his wife. But she wanted to get involved in the old case again.
Someone was already worrying about her parents' revenge, so she just needed to shed a few tears and kowtow a few times, with her hands clean and innocent, so that she could be a model of a lady in the future. But she was not going to Jiangnan to look for clues.
Now that the truth is about to be revealed, she should have stayed close to the empress dowager to consolidate her favor and stayed out of the great turmoil in and outside the capital that might involve treason. However, she accepted the emperor's golden medal and took charge of the Daming Palace!
The word "rules" are really not meant for this woman!
No one knows what the girl's fate will be. Will she end up marrying a talented and romantic man whose ancestors' graves are filled with smoke, or will she end up in the harem after many twists and turns...
Feng Tang was lost in thought while looking at Daiyu's fingertips at the hem of her skirt in a daze.
"It's a good idea." Daiyu spoke politely, her voice soft, "But Princess Xue is very meticulous and won't trust anyone easily.
"And if the people she believes in don't have the ability to play the pig and eat the tiger, they will be easily buried by her backhand."
Smiling slightly, he looked at the King of the East and said, "Just now, you said that the commander surrounding the palace was Captain Qiu? I'm afraid Princess Xue won't believe a word of the news he leaked."
King Dong was stunned: "Why?"
"Feng Ziying was a playboy when he was young. He once beat up Captain Qiu's son after drinking. The two families were not on good terms. This matter was known to every noble family in the capital."
Daiyu glanced at Feng Tang's instantly red face, then looked at the King of the East and continued with a smile:
"For a man like this to be sent to guard the palace when the Feng family has become a favorite of the emperor, he must have been connected to the Prince of the East or the Prince of Dun.
"Besides, Commander Qiu must be eager to win merit. How could he 'accidentally' let the palace ladies hear something they shouldn't know?
“That’s not rational.
"At such an important juncture, if anything seems wrong, Princess Xue will never touch it with her own hands, even with her cautiousness."
Prince Dong and Feng Tang frowned at the same time: "If she was so cautious, how could she have married into Prince Zhongshun's mansion?"
"Of course she doesn't want to get married. Firstly, she doesn't have any better options. Secondly, she was used as a bargaining chip by her uncle and mother and was forced to marry into the Zhongshun Palace."
Daiyu chuckled, "She was the letter of surrender that her uncle handed over to King Zhongshun from the Xining King's camp."
After a pause, he laughed even more happily, "Of course, whether Wang Jiandian's camp is the Prince of Xining, the Prince of Yu, or the Prince of Zhongshun, probably only he himself knows."
Feng Tang couldn't help but snorted: "Fence-sitter!"
Daiyu's smile deepened, but she was unwilling to speak out in agreement easily.
The Eastern King thought for a moment and asked her, "According to what you said, if we want to induce Xue to confess, who should we send to besiege the palace and who should we send to 'leak' the secrets?"
"The siege of the palace must be related to someone who can leak secrets." Daiyu smiled meaningfully, "So, I recommend: Marquis Huaiyuan."
Another night passed.
The fourteenth of the first lunar month.
When they woke up in the morning, the guards at the gate of Prince Zhongshun's mansion found that the guards outside seemed to have been replaced. They asked carefully, but the guards pushed them impatiently:
“Get in there!
“They are patrolling the city, and only the big stores have money!
"You who have committed a crime are under our jurisdiction!
"Weren't you the one who happily watched us, the four kings and eight gentlemen, having orchid beans in your hands the other day? Now it's your turn!
"That's great, we men can also watch the fun!"
Weird and ferocious!
The servants were so frightened by the word "house search" that they asked for the number and ran in to report the news:
"Your Highness! The one besieging the mansion has been replaced by Marquis Huaiyuan! They say everything is ready, just waiting for the order from above! They even have ropes ready!"
As he said this he burst into tears.
The jade chess piece in Prince Zhongshun's hand was nearly crushed. His face turned livid and he gnashed his teeth, "Okay, okay! I lied to Prince Yu, but the emperor lied to me!"
The Qingke glanced at him quietly and coughed lightly.
In front of the crying doorman, King Zhongshun shut his mouth depressedly and waved his hand for everyone to leave.
The Qingke looked around at the doors and windows of the study and felt unsafe. He whispered, "The prince is a little angry. Why don't we go for a walk in the back garden?"
It is safest to talk privately in an open space.
Prince Zhongshun hummed and stood up.
Inner house.
Xue Baochai, who was exhausted by household chores, also received the news.
"What? House raiding!?"
Ying'er, who was following behind, turned pale with fright.
Xue Baochai's heart was slightly moved: "Huaiyuan Marquis's Mansion? The Wei family? Didn't Miss Shi marry into his family?"