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Chapter 31
It must be that the moonlight is so beautiful, so beautiful, she thought to herself, clutching her sleeves tightly.
The prince lowered his eyelids and looked at her, reckoning that today's goal had been accomplished, and the rest had to be done step by step. Don't scare her, so he said softly: "It's getting late, I'll send my cousin back."
Jiayu nodded impatiently.
When she reached the door, she said to Your Highness to take care without raising her head, then turned her head abruptly, and hurried back to the courtyard.
Seeing the prince, he slightly raised his lips.Guard Lin, who was standing by as a stone pillar, caught a glimpse of the prince in a very good mood, and he was interested in admiring the flowers and the moon.
No matter how big things are, they will become less important as time goes by. On the first day, Jiayu tossed and turned, and on the second day, it was difficult to fall asleep,... After seven or eight days, she did not see the prince, and Jiayu began to suspect that day was hers.Misunderstanding, that day was the end of the month, how could the crescent moon at the end of the month be so bright.
Especially as the days became more and more busy, there was even less time allocated to the prince.
They re-bought the servants who had been sold, but there were hundreds of old servants in the Hou Mansion. With their current situation, it is naturally impossible to buy back all of them, so they can only choose those who are close to them.Jiayu redeemed Mother Chen Qingzhu and two second-class maids in her courtyard, but apart from keeping Qingzhu and Mother Chen, the other two maids gave some silver taels to get rid of slavery and let themI went looking for a way out.
Although there are still people serving her now, Jiayu didn't do nothing after this incident. She went to the kitchen every day to learn how to cook with the cook.Even if life is good today, I am afraid that something will happen again one day, and if I can learn a craft, I will have another life skill.
Not only that, Jiayu also learned how to make clothes.She used to be a female craftsman, learning embroidery. At that time, she was a noble lady of the noble family. There was a special embroiderer in the mansion to sew clothes, shoes and hats.But she is not needed to make clothes, shoes and hats.
Now, Jiayu has picked up the skills of daily living.
As for Shen Qi'an, after the first few days of sluggishness, he also regained his energy and went to inspect the farm gifted by the prince and the two shops in the capital.
Everything started to go right.
The cost is not the same as before, but they can still wear fine cotton brocade and eat chicken, duck and fish, which is better than most people.
The family also slowly regained their spirits. When the sun was shining at noon, they would chat and play leaf cards in the courtyard.
Jiayu gradually got used to this kind of quiet and leisurely life, if it was like this for the rest of her life, she thought, it would be good.
But today, someone came in a low-end and elegant carriage, breaking the tranquility again.
Princess Le'an didn't wear a complicated and gorgeous palace dress. It was cold in the season. She wore a pomegranate red embroidered passionflower double-breasted skirt and a thread skirt of the same color, and a snow-white cloak over it.Her expression was not as cold as the white cloak, it was still gorgeous.
"Miss Shen, you are safe here." Princess Le'an stepped out of the carriage, stepped into the courtyard of her house unceremoniously, stood in the courtyard, looked carefully, and said: "It seemsZuo Qingan treats you very well, although the sparrow is small, it has all internal organs."
Jiayu didn't know the purpose of Princess Le'an's visit, and she looked like she was looking for trouble, Jiayu followed her and said, "I don't know what the princess wants to do."
Princess Le'an smiled lightly, her eyes flicked on Jiayu's face: "Which room is Miss Shen's room?"
The movement in the courtyard alarmed Mrs. Shen and the others. When she went out and saw Princess Le An, she was taken aback. Although she didn't know why the princess came here, Princess Le An's identity was there, and she bowed to salute.
Le An only glanced at them, she didn't bother to tell people to wake up, she just said to Jiayu: "It's a pity, this princess sees that the prince is miserable now, thinking that he values Miss Shen so much, I want to talk to Miss ShenSince Miss Shen doesn't care about the prince's recent situation, let's forget it."
What did she say? What happened to the prince?Jiayu was slightly taken aback, and seeing Princess Le'an turned her head and walked out again, she quickly stopped her: "Princess, stay here."
"What's the matter now, Your Highness?"
Princess Le'an looked at her: "Miss Shen is sure to speak at this place."
Jiayu took a look, there were not only the current servants of the Shen family in the courtyard, but also the servants who came with Princess Le'an.
"Princess please move."
After entering the bedroom, Jiayu closed the bedroom door with her own hands, took a deep breath and turned her head to look.Princess Le'an looked at the furnishings with great interest, and from time to time she would sigh with emotion: "It looks like nothing precious. The origin of everything is not simple. The prince really has a deep affection for you."
"Princess be careful." Jiayu's heart tightened.
Princess Le'an sneered, and she walked up to Jiayu. Princess Le'an and Jiayu were about the same height, but the princess's heel was slightly higher. When they looked at each other, Princess Le'an was taller than Jiayu, can look down at her condescendingly.
"Miss Shen doesn't really think that the prince only regards you as his younger sister?"
Of course, these two words were almost uttered, but she paused for a moment before she could utter them again.
Princess Le'an giggled twice: "Ms. Shen dare not deny it herself. After all, which cousin would do so many things for her cousin, risking His Majesty's wrath, pleading with her cousin's family, and risking being deposed as the prince?"Risk, settle your family. You know, when the prince is doing these things, he himself is walking on eggshells, and if he is not careful, he will be destroyed."
What does it mean that the prince is walking on eggshells when he does these things, what happened to the prince, and what did he pay for the Shen family.
"What does the princess mean by this?" She asked tremblingly.
"Tsk tsk." Princess Le'an brushed Jiayu's cheek with her icy fingertips, "Look at this little guy with a pale face, do you care about him?" Princess Le'an leaned on Jiayu's shoulder and spoke, breathing warmly.At her ear socket, Jiayu subconsciously stood aside.
She said: "Princess Wang, tell my daughter, Your Highness, what's the matter?" When she said the last few words, her voice unconsciously tinged with panic and worry.
The crown prince should be in the East Palace right now, sitting in the seat of the Lord of Tomorrow, what Princess Le'an said was a lie to her, Jiayu reminded herself.
But she couldn't help thinking that if the prince was fine, how could there be no news for the past two months. Guard Lin visited them often last month, but he didn't come once this month.
Princess Le'an straightened her skirt and sat on the drum stool: "Your Majesty also knew what I told you last time two months ago."
What did you tell her last time?Jiayu licked her lips, trying to recall, a sentence suddenly broke into her mind.
Isn't that fake?
Princess Le'an pointed to her chin and said to her: "Your Majesty, you have heard that the crown prince is really not the son of King Ping, but the son of the princess and another man."
"Impossible, impossible." Jiayu said in shock, "Your Highness and someone who looks exactly like Prince Ping, how could it be possible..."
Princess Le'an sneered and said, "If Prince Ping and the prince's biological father are cousins, of course they look alike."
Cousins?
Before Jiayu started to ask, Princess Le'an continued: "It is said that Princess Ping and his wife were playing in Zhuangzi, and that cousin happened to be there. He drank too much wine at night, and the cousin went into the wrong room."
"But, yes," Jiayu still didn't believe it, "Even if this is the case, it cannot be said that the prince is not Prince Ping's son. Even if the concubine has a relationship with a cousin, yes, for a night, the prince may not be his."
Princess Le'an shook her head: "Miss Shen is right, but the key is not who is the prince's biological father, but who is your Majesty's willingness to believe in the prince's biological father? Because of your Shen family, the father's dissatisfaction with the prince is getting stronger day by day, and he covets the prince.The son of the prince of the county who is the crown prince is like the Qing of the river, you said that your majesty will not gamble with the life experience of the future successor, such as having a child by adultery."
"No, no," Jiayu straightened out her thoughts, shook her head, and said clearly, "The princess and the prince have always had old grievances, but now she tells me the prince's situation, which is obviously malicious."
"Cheating? How could this princess do such a thing with ill intentions!" Princess Le'an sneered, "The reason why this princess Gao told you is very simple, because Miss Shen knows that you are in such a dangerous situation, and you will be worried and uneasy.I can no longer live in peace and stability, this is the purpose of this princess telling you."
Jiayu didn't want to believe what Princess Le'an said, but what she said was clear and well-founded.She staggered a step back, clasping the edge of the table tightly with her left hand before she stood still: "The prince, now..."
She looked at Princess Le'an, wanting her to give the answer, but also wanting her not to tell the result.
Amidst the uncertainty, she heard Princess Le'an's voice: "Either you will be imprisoned or sent to the imperial mausoleum. You should be thankful. If it is not for the dignity of the royal family, the father does not want to publicize it. I am afraid that the noble prince's identity will be revealed.", will be shamed by everyone.”
Jiayu's body can respond, she sent Princess Le'an out, she returned to the room, she sat on the drum stool, but if she recalled, she couldn't remember what she did just now.
She stayed there blankly.
Seeing her like this, Mrs. Shen called her several times, but without waiting for Jiayu's response, she seemed to have lost her soul, and hurriedly asked Qingzhu to invite the doctor.
When the doctor came, he looked around and sighed, saying that the girl is very healthy and has never been sick.
Mrs. Shen became anxious, saying that she would not respond to her calls now.
The doctor thought for a while, took out the silver needle and began to administer it.
When the fifth silver needle was pierced on her arm, Jiayu's empty eyes gradually recovered, she blinked blankly, and asked, "Mother, what are you doing?"
Madam Shen's tears flowed down at that moment, and she said joyfully while crying: "Jiayu, you scared my mother to death just now."
"What happened to me just now, didn't I think about something?" Jiayu asked suspiciously.
Mrs. Shen glanced at her, ordered the doctor to pull out the needle, then moved closer to Jiayu, and asked worriedly: "Jiayu, what did she say to you just now?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Jiayu immediately thought of the prince, and her face became ugly: "Nothing?" She got up and put down the sleeves she had rolled up, "Mother, I want to go to Prince Ping's mansion."
"Why do you want to go there?" Mrs. Shen asked in surprise.
"I just want to go." Saying that, she asked Qing Zhu to get a carriage, and now she was going to Prince Ping's Mansion.
Mrs. Shen asked for a while, but she didn't find anything, but seeing Jiayu's attitude towards going to Pingwang's mansion was very determined, she thought for a while, and followed Jiayu into the carriage.
Since Marquis Weiyuan was demoted to common people, they had never seen Princess Ping again, but just after they settled down, Princess Ping sent someone to bring over five thousand taels of silver.
Prince Ping's mansion is also very lonely now, Prince Ping's son and Xue Xiuxiu went to the imperial mausoleum, there are only two masters left in the huge palace, Prince Ping and Concubine Ping, and Princess Ping is lingering in sick bed, her health is often not well, the atmosphere of Prince Ping's mansion is getting more and more depressing.
The carriage stopped at the side entrance of Prince Ping's mansion, and Jiayu felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, wishing she could grow wings and fly into Princess Ping's courtyard.
After a stick of incense, Nanny Gu, who was beside Princess Ping, came out. Jiayu hurriedly jumped out of the carriage to meet her, but she heard Nanny Gu say, "Madam Shen, Miss Shen, the princess is not in good health, so it is inconvenient to see guests."
After hearing this, Madam Shen looked sideways at Jiayu.
Jiayu glanced at the familiar concierge, she guessed the possibility that Princess Ping would not see them, but she was unsure, she must come and try.
But after thinking about it, what can do after seeing the princess, does she really want to ask the prince about his life experience in person?If Princess Ping admits that the prince is not her son, is she still forcing the princess to clarify the ins and outs? If the prince really has such an identity, his existence will be a nightmare that Princess Ping will never get rid of for the rest of her life.
And if it is true what Princess Le'an said, Jiayu has a vague guess that even Princess Ping is not sure whose child the prince is.
If she was sure it wasn't Prince Ping's, she might not have kept the prince in the mansion back then. Princess Le'an was right, now it's not about whose son the prince is, but how His Majesty handles it, even if it really belongs to that cousin,That is also the blood of the royal family.
After figuring it out, Jiayu thanked Nanny Gu and turned to go home.
"Mother, don't look at me like that." Jiayu said to Mrs. Shen who had been staring at her, "I'm fine."
Mrs. Shen asked incredulously, "Really?"
"Didn't the doctor check everything? I'm fine." Jiayu said.
The matter of the prince has not been spread among the people, she did not know the news, but if His Majesty really punishes the prince, this matter cannot be hidden from the eyes of the world.
She can't be messed up, she has to wait, and maybe Princess Le'an is lying to her, the prince is just like what he said when they parted, he is too busy.
The autumn wind blew off the leaves of the ginkgo trees in the courtyard of the East Palace.
He sat on the armchair of the four-clawed golden dragon, holding a vermilion pen to review the memorial.
Princess Le'an sat on a chair in front of him, and said with a smile: "Ms. Shen is about to cry, and the crown prince still wants to deal with the memorial here?"
The prince's ink brush paused, and continued to write the comment: "If the princess is fine, let's go early."
"Tsk tsk." Princess Le'an said with emotion, "Your Highness is very good at crossing rivers and demolishing bridges. You didn't have this attitude when you were using this princess."
Hearing this, the prince didn't raise his head, he put the memorial that he had just reviewed in one place, then opened another memorial, and ignored Princess Le'an.
Princess Le'an was not upset when she saw this, and said to herself: "The prince is obviously your majesty's own son, but now there is someone who came out of nowhere to be his biological father. The prince's ability to recognize his father is really high.There are three fathers."
Seeing that he didn't respond, Princess Le'an smiled and said: "Speaking of which, the prince is really cruel to Miss Shen. In such a lonely place like the Imperial Tomb, the prince can just go by himself. Why do you plan to bring Miss Shen to suffer with you?"
The prince responded and continued to read the memorial.
Princess Le An pinched her fingers, feeling that she was wasting her tongue, snorted coldly, got up and left.
The prince still bowed his head, concentrating on reviewing the memorial.
Jiayu's hopes were dashed.
In less than three days, His Majesty ordered that the prince form a party for private interests, discord with his sisters, and disrespect the monarch, which is disrespectful and unbearable to be the crown prince, so he was deposed.