Cailuo had been stunned. While awaking her, Daiguo Grand Princess and her family came inside. When she heard of the farce, she was startled and immediately said, “Jinguo, you are so muddle-headed! How can you believe a concubine’s nonsense? Especially on such a day!”
“I’m not saying that I believe her, but as she shouted outside, I must ask about it.” Jinguo Grand Princess slightly frowned. She knew that Daiguo Grand Princess said so not to defend for Princess Consort of Yi but to prevent others from taking the blame because Prince of Wei and Prince of Zhao were both hoping to blame the Crown Prince for the death of Prince of Yi.
“If it is not the case, your inquiry will ruin our sister-in-law’s reputation,” Daiguo Grand Princess said querulously, “It has been known to us what kind of life she has lived over the past years! Now that she not only lost her husband and but also gets slandered by a concubine, we don’t show understanding for her and even suspect
“Lady of Yan!” Madam Chang was the wife of the eldest son of the Sikong Family, and the sister-in-law of Sikong Yiluo and Princess Consort of Liang. She always served as the go-between for the Sikong Family and the people of Duke of Yan’s mansion, but this time, she was sent here alone for a specific reason, “When Princess Consort of Liang’s matter was spread to our home, Grandmother and Mother immediately fainted on the spot! Now our family has become a mess. I... I’ve thought it over and decided to ask you for a favor!”Speaking of that, Madam Chang shed tears from the depth of her heart. Of course she would cry!Back then, Great Grand Princess Zhenyang went all out to beg the Empress Dowager to arrange such a marriage for her granddaughter, hoping that her granddaughter could become a princess consort and then provide support for the Sikong Family. Nevertheless, she was married less than one year and yet, made such serious trouble!She was d
The next day, Madam Liao, the wife of Ming Nezhi the Vice Director of Ministry of War, was invited to Duke of Yan’s mansion.She paid respects to Song Yixiao in an extremely respectful way with confusion.With a smile, Song Yixiao asked her to rise and to sit down. Then she also ordered to serve the tea. After exchanging pleasantries, Song Yixiao frowned and said, “You know, my maiden family doesn’t have a lot of descendants. Two days ago, my stepmother finally gave birth to twins. I finally have a younger brother now!”“I’ve heard that Your Highness is deeply blessed. You just got married last year and then shortly after that, such good news happened to the mistress of the Song Family!” The imperial capital was this big. Of course Madam Liao knew that Madam Lu had given birth to a couple of rarely-seen twins, which were even a boy and a girl, but she also knew that the Song Family didn’t treat Song Yixiao well. If she didn’t figure out how Son
It was at night that Jian Xubai returned to the backyard. After freshening up, he told his wife about the “truth” of what happened to Prince of Yi’s mansion, “The culprit who murdered Uncle is Cailuo. She and a guard of Uncle’s were sweethearts. After she became Uncle’s concubine, she still didn’t end the relationship with the guard. Unfortunately, her affair was found by Aunt. Out of fear for being punished, she took the initiative to murder Uncle first and then attempted to scapegoat Aunt!”Song Yixiao was aware that the so-called truth was merely an outcome of a clash of wills, probably none of which was true. She thought for a while and said, “Is the Crown Prince also fine with that?”Such an explanation did exonerate the Crown Prince but he had never engaged in the matter of Prince of Yi. Prince of Yi committed suicide first, and then Princess Consort of Liang made a fuss. Afterwards, the concubine disclosed that the mistress plotted against her husban
This day, eventually, Princess Yushan’s wailing ended with her being gagged and dragged away. However, after she left, the Empress Dowager didn’t mean to let the others leave. Instead, with a sullen face, she stared at the people in the hall.Her usually amicable look became as sharp as a knife!After a while, the people in the hall were all frightened with their faces turning pale. The Empress Dowager finally said, “Yushan is too young and thoughtless. I hope that you don’t follow her example.”Empress Su replied first, “I’ll do as Mother commands!”The rest of the people also echoed her words and all implied that they wouldn’t talk about it after leaving the hall.The Empress Dowager didn’t continue reminding them. She just waved her hand wearily, “You guys leave now!”Song Yixiao was about to leave when the Empress Dowager suddenly said, “Yixiao, you stay!”“Do you know why I asked you to s
The Empress Dowager always supported the Crown Princess, but Emperor Xianjia was her birth son. Since she suspected the Crown Prince of attempting to kill his father, it was hard to say whether she would continue supporting the Crown Prince!Thinking of that, Song Yixiao couldn’t help frowning, but Jian Xubai shook his head, “Grandmother didn’t suspect us. Instead, she was reminding us!”He slightly narrowed his eyes, “You know, it is Uncle who raises the Crown Prince and regards me as his son. Putting that aside, let’s focus on the political stake. It has been only one year since Duke of Ji returned to the court. It was when the civil service was about to be suspended for the Spring Festival holiday last year that He Wenqiong was promoted from the Eastern Palace to the Director of the Ministry of War. If anything untoward happens to Uncle and the Crown Prince takes the throne as a matter of course, how can his position be stabilized?”The Su F
Song Yixiao felt that Princess Changxing kind of deserved it, but the one who seduced Jian Yiyou happened to be Shen Qimo. This cousin was brought to the imperial capital by Elder Lady Duanmu. Now Princess Changxing kept scolding Shen Qimo for being shameless, but how could she not transfer her anger to Elder Lady Duanmu?“Changxing, are you sure about that?” She pondered and said, “In the whole imperial capital, it can’t be that only Cousin Qimo’s name contains the character. Maybe it is a coincidence?”Princess Changxing sneered and said, “Do you think that I’m lying? My maid saw her and my husband being in the alley, intimate and close. That ignoble woman’s family name is Shen but obviously, she takes after the Lu Family in terms of appearance. She has brought shame on her grandfather, hasn’t she?”Since she described Shen Qimo’s appearance accurately, Song Yixiao realized that she meant it for sure. She sighed in secret and said, “I’ve met
Jian Xubai also felt that it was a serious problem, “Grandaunt is old now. We shouldn’t stimulate her anymore! Now that she resides in that house and suffers from wandering arthritis, we mustn’t tell her such news recklessly!”He hesitated for a long while and made a decision in the end, “Changxing described Cousin Qimo’s appearance, but you know her words are not reliable. As to such a serious issue, you cannot only listen to her side of the story. You must confirm it on your own! How about this? Later I will keep Grandmother and the two cousins occupied, and you can find a way to take Cousin Qimo to her room so that you can ask her about the matter!”Song Yixiao calmed down and agreed with him.A while later, after the couple greeted Elder Lady Duanmu and had a small talk, Song Yixiao knocked over her tea “accidentally” and the tea was spilt over her dress!In a hurry she rose and apologized. Elder Lady Duanmu wouldn’t blame her
Song Yixiao opened the door, held the door frame and counted to five, but she still didn’t hear Shen Qimo admit her mistake or stop her, which made her really disappointed!Despite that, she was aware that even if she turned around and continued persuading Shen Qimo, this stubborn girl wouldn’t listen anyway.Therefore, she paused and then left with a flick of her sleeves.On the way back, she recalled that it was Elder Lady Duanmu who asked Shen Qimo to take her to the room for freshening up. Now she was going back alone. How could the Elder Lady not suspect?As a result, she had to return and asked Shen Qimo to go with her. She reminded Shen Qimo to compose herself so as to prevent the Elder Lady from noticing her affair and getting too angry.However, as she was usually talkative and outgoing, she became clearly silent when she was back in the hall. Very soon, Elder Lady Duanmu asked in surprise, “Qimo, how come you