After the imperial examinations, I grew up by farming

Chapter 76 Guess
"Ning Yu—"

Shi Zhaoyun couldn't help but let out a low voice.

It took a long time before he let go of his mouth, and the crescent white silk ribbon was covered with messy holes, which showed how much force was used when biting.

Taking the whole belt out of the water, Shi Zhaoyun changed it to fresh water and washed it carefully, dried it with charcoal fire in Mayday, and carefully stacked it in a lacquered mahogany box.

Also put into the wooden box was the twin lotus flower that the maid used to prove Ning Yu's identity.

……

Yan Shi stayed by the bed all night.

Ning Yu didn't wake up until noon the next day.

After eating, drinking medicine, and administering needles, I noticed the bright yellow imperial decree lying quietly beside the pillow.

——By God, the emperor's edict said: I heard that Xu Ningyu, Xu's daughter, is gentle and honest, respectful, dignified, and outstanding in appearance. The queen and I are very pleased to hear it.When Xu Ningyu was waiting in her boudoir, when she was with the second son of the emperor, it was a match made in heaven and earth. For the beauty of being a beautiful woman, I specially betrothed you to the second son of the emperor as the princess.All etiquette will be handled by the Ministry of Rites, and a good day will be chosen for the wedding.

Announce it to the world, and the salty envoys will hear it.

This!

"This is?" Looking at the imperial decree with the Great Red Seal, Ning Yu was still a little dazed.

Yan Shi's eyes were gentle, and his big palm wrapped the back of her hand which was as white as jade.

"Eunuch Liu has gone to the Xu Mansion to announce the decree this morning. I specially asked Lin Hao to bring the decree back so that you can see it when you wake up."

"I didn't expect His Majesty and Your Majesty to agree so quickly, it's like a dream."

Ning Yu said, thinking of what happened last night, his eyes dimmed, a little annoyed.

"Yesterday I was not careful. Sixth Sister reminded me that I let happiness go to my head and forgot that you are a prince. There are very few people who want to be a princess... At that time, I should report to His Highness the Crown Prince and ask His Highness to send someone to follow you." I went."

"I'm sorry! It's my fault." Yan Shi blamed himself.

He regretted that he should have left her in the Chonghua Palace with confidence, and should have left Lin Hao to protect her.

He paused, fixedly stared into Ning Yu's eyes, and said very solemnly: "Ning Yu, I will never let anyone have a chance to hurt you again."

Ning Yu nodded, "We must be careful in the future! Fortunately, the fourth son of the Shi family came this time, so I'm lucky."

If it were someone else, they might let her be tied up, but they might not be willing to butt their heads against a pillar for someone who didn't want to do it.

"By the way, is Mr. Shi alright?"

"He's fine! Lin Hao took the imperial decree and went to the Imperial College."

Yan Shi also thought more than once, if it were another person, losing to Shi Shilang would not make a mess—

Every time he thinks of it, his heart throbs.

For this reason, Yan Shi was grateful to Shi Zhaoyun from the bottom of his heart, and at the same time, he was wary of Shi Zhaoyun: Born in a century-old family, what kind of filth and turmoil had never been seen before, but he was willing to risk his life for a woman he met for the first time. it goes without saying.

"That's good." Ning Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and said again: "Has the person who harmed us been found out?"

"The servant girl who took you to the water pavilion is called Ziyun. You saw the caller Baiyun who was guarding the gate of the water pavilion. It was she who took Shi Shilang to the water pavilion and knocked your servant unconscious. She is Ziyun's concubine. A few people were caught by a palace maid named Cailian. Cailian is also from the mother's harem, and she said it was..."

It was difficult for Yan Shi to say the latter words.

Ning Yu folded the imperial decree and said clearly:

"This Cailian, does it mean that she loves you and doesn't want you to marry someone else as a concubine, that she knows that I am your sweetheart because of the convenience of the queen empress, and that's why she wants to destroy me, and Mr. Shi... because of He handed me a greeting card, that's why he was chosen?"

Guess right.

Yan Shi nodded, "That's true."

"What do you think?" Neither the queen nor Yan Shi, Ning Yu thought they were such easy to fool people.

"There is someone behind her, but Cailian is dead..."

Without Yan Shi going on, Ning Yu could guess that Cailian must have committed suicide or was silenced, and the other three minions didn't know the real mastermind behind it at all.

"Don't be afraid, Mr. Shi is still alive, and the people behind him can't escape."

If she was the person behind, she would not look for Shi Zhaoyun, who has both ability and political integrity, and has a bright future. Instead, she should look for a dude like Fang Caiye, who spoke disrespectfully to the sixth sister. Or you can only be a concubine for the gentle scum.

Shi Zhaoyun is different, although she has been in contact for a short time, she can see that he is not a coward who dares to be a coward. Out of guilt and morality, he may marry her, so for her, it will be a disaster.

From another perspective, for the proud son of heaven, Shi Zhaoyun, no matter whether he actively hooks up or is seduced, having an affair with a noble lady at a palace banquet is considered a taint. Even if he takes the responsibility to marry her, it is just a marriage of a rootless The daughter of a merchant will not help him in his future official career or in the family power struggle.

The person who set up the situation not only wanted to be a princess, but also hated Shi Zhaoyun.

Since she wants to be a princess, it is impossible to hate Shi Zhaoyun out of love.

In other words, this person is very likely to be from the Shi clan, or even from the Ministry of Officials, and is a "blood relative" with Shi Zhaoyun. There may be enmity, and there may be a robbing of interests.

Another point is that this person knows Shi Zhaoyun well and knows how to deceive him.

……

On that day, Yan Shi personally sent Ning Yu home.

The imperial edict of bestowing marriage has been issued, and escorting the fiancée is justified.

After Ning Yu visited the elders and returned to his yard, Xu Linpeng and Liu Xin also followed to Yulou Garden.

They knew who their sisters were, even if they wanted to stay in the palace overnight, they would tell them in person, it was impossible not to bring them a word, unless they couldn't speak at that time.

Ning Yu didn't want to hide it.

It can't be compared to Nanli's simple and honest folk customs, Wangjing's jumble of fish and dragons, feasting and feasting, and chasing fame and fortune. What happened to her last night, the girl from the Xu family may encounter it, so she should always be vigilant and prevent it before it happens.

After hearing Ning Yu's story, Xu Linpeng's eyes turned red with anger, and he crushed the teacup with a "snap", finally suppressing his anger.

After sitting down, Xu Linpeng couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Thanks to Mr. Shi, the fourth son is a gentleman!"

This hatred!

Don't let her know who did the murder, otherwise, even if the other party is a princess, she will cut off the other party's head with one shot - kicking the ball for Seventh Sister.

Liu Xin also called out to the Bodhisattva for protection in her heart.

"Seventh Sister's current status... the villains who covet the position of the princess will not be reconciled, and will definitely do it before the wedding. Fifth Sister and Seventh Sister, you have to tell the elders about this matter."

For a family to prosper and lose, everyone needs to be vigilant. Ning Yuyuan also thinks so, but he can't say everything.

Ning Yu said: "I definitely want to say it, but my grandmother is old, my second uncle is straightforward, my eighth sister, ninth sister and Siyuan are still young, so I can't say everything."

Liu Xin understood Ning Yu's meaning, and immediately said: "Let's just say... the palace servant tricked my sister to a remote place, my sister saw water from a distance, it was either a lake or a pond, and there was a young master standing on the bridge, my sister saw the situation No, Shi Ji escaped from the tiger's mouth."

After discussing what to say to the rest of the Xu family, Ning Yu saw that Xu Linpeng had completely calmed down, and then she said that she suspected that the villain most likely came from the Shi family.

"... There were two girls from the Shi family who participated in the Hundred Flowers Banquet yesterday. One was the eldest daughter of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Shi Zhuangxian, the eldest daughter of the fourth son of Shi Shi, and the other was Shi Ruling, whose father was Jijiu of the Imperial Academy and a contemporary Confucian scholar. Shi Zheyi and Shi Zheyu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, are cousins. I have already sent Yingchen to investigate the details of Shi Zhuangxian and Shi Ruling."

Yingchen was one of the two spies Xu Ningwen first pointed out to Ning Yu back then. The other, Xuan Chen, had died in a mission.

Fourth Young Master Shi's sister...

Liu Xin remembered one thing, and said: "The Fourth Young Master Shi returned to Chonghua Palace last night, I don't think he and Miss Shi are close."

"I remembered it too!" Xu Linpeng said, "Yan'er also scolded Miss Shi for putting on airs."

Ning Yu pondered for a while, and said: "I think Miss Chen Qi knows some secrets, Fifth Sister, you can find a time to invite Miss Chen Qi out, or we can visit."

"Why invite?" Xu Linpeng said: "Yan'er goes out of the city every day for a horse race. We were together for the first two days. I will ask her tomorrow."

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(End of this chapter)