Mr. Liang Bo is reborn with me

Chapter 166

"You...you did nothing wrong, you are very, very good!"

Yun Chi walked away in a huff.

The back alley of the restaurant was a dead end, and Liu Xiangyun was thrown behind a pile of firewood and her mouth was gagged. There was no way for her to ask for help. She could only lie on the ground until three sticks of incense and waited for her maid.

Liu Xiangyun put on a bamboo hat, got in a carriage and rushed back to the Prime Minister's Mansion. As soon as she stepped into the yard, she started to shout loudly: "Auntie! Auntie!"

After hearing her voice, the eldest lady thought that the matter between her and the prince was settled, but she didn't expect to see Liu Xiangyun's nose was bruised and her face was swollen, her body and hair were covered with mud, and most of the jewelry she wore when she went out was lost.

"What's the matter? His Highness the Crown Prince bullied you? But His Highness is not such a person..."

Liu Xiangyun naturally didn't dare to say that she was thrown out because of her courtship. She wiped her tears and knelt on the ground: "It's not Your Highness, it's...it's Second Sister! She recommended His Highness the Crown Prince, but for some reason, after His Highness arrived, she began to secretly encourage His Highness again."

"His Royal Highness just drove me out under the bewitchment of Second Sister, but Second Sister blocked me at the entrance of the alley to teach me a lesson. I was accidentally pushed to the ground by her, and that's what happened."

Liu Xiangyun put all the blame on Jiang Wenyue.

"Why are you the only one who came back? Where is she? Where is she!"

"Auntie, don't go, auntie," Liu Xiangyun lay on the ground and tugged at the corner of her clothes, "Yun'er now knows that Second Sister doesn't like Yun'er, so it's useless if Auntie goes, Second Sister might even intensify her bullying To me, aunt, Yun'er is afraid..."

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's too cold on the ground, you should get up first, and my aunt will definitely seek justice for you in this matter."

After Jiang Wenyue returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion from the restaurant, she heard the news that the Da Furen had called her over. She was too lazy to see Liu Xiangyun crying, so she refused on the pretext of being uncomfortable, but the next morning she heard that her monthly payment had been reduced. Half the news.

"Girl, the servants only gave these when they went to the kitchen to get food today. The servants told them several times that they didn't agree to give more."

The maid looked at a bowl of porridge, a bowl of cabbage, and a plate of pickles on the table, worrying: "Now not only the girl's monthly money has been halved, but even the daily food has changed. Those people in the kitchen don't have the guts to fight like this. Madam ordered it, how can I eat it without even a little oil and water?"

Jiang Wenyue didn't take it seriously: "There is no one else but her. She just wanted to find ways to torture me before the big wedding, because she should pay my respects when I enter the East Palace."

"Don't worry, I have saved some silver on weekdays, and this time will not be too sad."

After Yun Chi left the restaurant, he received an imperial decree asking him to enter the palace to face the emperor, so he had no choice but to meet his father with a full stomach of resentment.

"I heard that you just met the second daughter of the Jiang family?"

"Father, she is not the second daughter of the Jiang family, she is the prince concubine of my minister."

Yun Chi was angry, but he never thought of giving up on Jiang Wenyue.

"You are the crown prince, how can you be so affectionate? How can I trust you with the country? You shouldn't waste too much time on a woman, let alone let her affect you!"

Seeing this, Yun Chi could only swallow back the words about the wedding: "I understand, I will pay attention."

"Okay, okay, I'm tired, you go back too!"

After Yun Chi left the main hall, he decided to solve the problem from the root cause—that is, from Jiang Wenyue Kefu Kezi Ketian Kedi.

After Yunchi returned to the East Palace, he listed all the suspicious incidents that happened during the wedding preparations on paper.

According to the rules over the years, the prince's wedding has always been prepared by the Ministry of Rites. After the imperial decree is issued, the Ministry of Rites will list all the details and begin to choose an auspicious time to present to the Holy Majesty. If he wants to find out who is behind it, he has to go to the Ministry of Rites himself.

When Yun Chi came to the Ministry of Rites, the Minister of Rites was drawing up a list of invitations to the two-day palace banquet. In the palace, there was a field of rare flowers that were brought as tribute from the Western Regions and only bloomed every winter. Although the flowers were delicate and beautiful, their flowering period was quite short, only five days. If you want to watch it after this time, it will be the second year.

Therefore, there will be a banquet held in the palace at this time of year every year. The ministers can bring their families to the banquet, and the sons and daughters of various families will also take this opportunity to see each other. Every year, several couples of immortals will be created.

"His Royal Highness is here!"

The minister of the Ministry of Rites trembled at the announcement, and the post he was about to write was instantly ruined. He could only throw the discarded post aside and salute Yun Chi: "I have seen His Highness the Crown Prince, but I don't know what the Ministry of Rites will do when His Highness comes down." Why?"

"Where is the record of when the Ministry of Rites proposed auspicious dates for the main hall and the princess?"

"Return to Your Highness, it's still there."

"Take it out and see."

After taking the record, Yun Chi flipped through it and asked casually, "Who else would come here on weekdays besides you?"

"There are many officials in the Ministry of Rites. I don't know which one His Highness wants to ask?"

"Did anyone come here frequently after the news of the marriage between the palace and the princess? Or asked you for this record?"

Minister of the Ministry of Rites tried hard to recall for a while and then said: "The old minister remembered that Mr. Ri Zhou often came during that time, much more frequently than before."

The Zhou family?The Zhou family did have this possibility, and the existing evidence points directly at them.As long as I and Jiang Wenyue get married, the prime minister's mansion will be firmly tied to the East Palace. The Zhou family and the Jiang family have always been at odds. If they did it, everything would make sense. I and Jiang Wenyue The Zhou family will benefit greatly after the wedding is cancelled.

Yun Chi sneered, he put in countless efforts to marry Jiang Wenyue to his side, how can a small Zhou family be able to change it?
"Understood, no matter who asks you about my coming here today, you can't tell it, or you should carefully think about it, understand?"

Minister of the Ministry of Rites nodded in shock: "I understand, His Royal Highness, don't worry, I will rot today's matter in my stomach and bring it into the coffin, and no one will know."

"It's good to understand, since you are also a sensible person, I will reward you with this money." Yun Chi threw him a heavy purse, "I heard from the Holy Majesty that there is an old mother in your family who needs medicine. Just take it back and grab the medicine for her!"

After he left the Ministry of Rites, he followed the places involved in strange things one by one to investigate, and found that the clues pointing to the Zhou family became more and more obvious.

"Since you have the guts to do such a thing, why don't you hide your tail better?" Yun Chi sneered and muttered, "With this kind of ability, you still want to be tied to the East Palace? It's just a fantasy!"

Two days later, the post about the flower viewing banquet was posted all over the capital. Anyone who received the post could enter the palace. Naturally, the prime minister's mansion could not be avoided. This year, the prime minister's mansion had more Liu Xiangyun but less Jiang Xiyuan and Jiang Hanxue. He was not as happy as in previous years, especially this year he still had to take Jiang Wenyue with him.

"The carriage will arrive at the gate of the mansion in half an hour. The two of you will be in the carriage with me, and the servant girl will sit in the back. After entering the palace, don't look around and don't raise your head without my permission. You must do the same after I salute you. Do you remember?"

Jiang Wenyue didn't even look at the eldest lady, she was already familiar with these rules, she didn't even want to step into the palace, but the imperial decree cannot be violated, she could only follow behind the eldest lady if she didn't want to.

"Yun'er remembered."

Liu Xiangyun spoke obediently. After she finished speaking, she couldn't help but glance at Jiang Wenyue who was resting with her eyes closed. Before, her aunt said that her monthly payment was deducted every day. She should be very haggard if she doesn't have enough food and clothing every day. , although she did not wear new clothes today, but her face was not thin, how did she hold on?

Just when Liu Xiangyun was upset, Jiang Wenyue opened her eyes suddenly, and she just had a panoramic view of Liu Xiangyun's flustered eyes: "Sister Yun'er, why is she looking at me like this? Is there something wrong with my face?"

"No...no..."

Liu Xiangyun has been quite guilty since turning black and white and filing a complaint. Every day, he would take a detour even if he saw Jiang Wenyue from a distance, let alone staring at Jiang Wenyue directly like today.

The carriage drove all the way and finally arrived at the gate of the palace, where there was a whole row of father-in-laws who came to welcome the family members of the ministers, Jiang Wenyue followed the eldest lady to the main hall bored.

This flower viewing banquet was the same as in previous years. The wives and masters of the various families gathered together, and the princes and nobles in the capital gathered together. Jiang Hanyu said that he was not feeling well and did not enter the palace. Jiang Wenyue could only bring Liu Xiangyun in.

"Let's go, Sister Yun'er? What are you still doing there? Are you unhappy that you will see His Royal Highness soon?"

Jiang Wenyue took Liu Xiangyun into the palace, found a place to sit down at random, and started drinking tea. She was not interested in the tricks of these princes and ladies. will come.

After everyone entered the hall, it took a long time for Yun Chi to come late. As soon as he entered the hall, he smiled and said, "Today I was busy with mundane affairs and missed the hour. I will punish myself with three cups first!"

His words immediately aroused a somewhat dull atmosphere, and the people present also began to communicate in low voices, while Yun Chi's eyes fell on Jiang Wenyue from time to time: "I heard that some of you present are proficient in everything from piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, I don't know today. Can I have this blessing to appreciate?"

He looked around the crowd and said, "May I ask if Zhou Shanshan, the daughter of the Zhou family, is here?"

A woman with a flushed face stood up on the right side: "Return to Your Highness, the little girl is Zhou Shanshan."

"Oh, so it's you. I heard that you play the piano like sawing wood and draw like a three-year-old child. Is it true? If it's true, why do you still come to the flower viewing party? Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by everyone?"

"I……"

Zhou Shanshan thought that the prince had something for her, but she never expected to be ridiculed after she stood up. She opened her mouth and cried out, and everyone present was silent and no one dared to speak out.

Jiang Wenyue was angry, and he slapped the table and got up and said, "Your Highness, Zhou Shanshan is just a weak woman. After she got up, she only said a word and you belittled her like this. Isn't Your Highness going too far?"

"Are you saying that the hall is too much?"

"If the prince's ears are bad, he can ask the imperial physician. There is no need to repeat what the little girl said."

After hearing these words, all the people present lowered their heads almost to the table. They didn't have the courage of Jiang Wenyue, so they just hoped that the anger of His Highness the Crown Prince would not spread to them.

"As the crown prince, Your Highness is used to hearing the excuses and explanations of the ministers, why did he choose to attack a woman today? A man should be upright in his actions, instead of worrying about such insignificant matters, what does His Highness think?"

Jiang Wenyue knew that no matter what she said, Yun Chi would not kill her. He was not the kind of person who killed innocent people indiscriminately. The most likely possibility was that he would take the initiative to cancel the wedding in a fit of anger, which was exactly what she wanted.

After thinking of this, she deliberately raised her head and looked at Yun Chi, not wanting to lose to him at all.

Ever since Yun Chi came back, he had been angry because of her affairs, and now she was refusing to face him in front of everyone. He really wanted to ask Jiang Wenyue loudly what he should do to make her not hate him so much.

"What? Your Highness thinks I've made a mistake?"

After Yun Chi heard this sentence, his anger was gradually replaced by guilt. After investigation, he found that Zhou Shanshan only got the idea of ​​becoming a princess after listening to her family whispering in her ear all day long. She didn't even have the courage, and she couldn't blame her for that.

But Yun Chi just couldn't help it, he wanted to vent all his grievances on the Zhou family.

"If your Highness doesn't say anything, little girl, can you just accept it as your acquiescence?"

Jiang Wenyue added fuel to the flames and successfully brought him back to reality. He gave her a cold look and left the table without saying anything.

After a long time, during the banquet, a girl who had met her twice said, "Jiang Wenyue, did you just... pissed off His Highness the Crown Prince?"

Jiang Wenyue didn't care about this: "How can I say that I left in anger? Didn't the prince come here for a drink and then leave like this a few years ago? What's so strange?"

After she sat down, she ate the snacks in front of her like no one else was there, and it took a long time during the dinner before she gradually returned to normal.

Sitting not far away, Zhou Shanshan would look at Jiang Wenyue when she had a sip of tea, and would stare at her when she was eating a snack. Jiang Wenyue couldn't help raising her eyebrows at her, but Zhou Shanshan took this as a signal that she could talk , Immediately lifted the hem of the skirt and carefully ran over to sit beside her, pushing Liu Xiangyun, who had been silent all this time, to the back.

"Miss Jiang, thank you for helping me out today. It was all my fault before. I shouldn't push you into the water in a moment of confusion. I treated you like that before, and you still help me like this today. I am grateful..."

"I'm not helping you, I just can't understand His Highness the Crown Prince's sarcasm about you, even if it's not you, I'll still help you," she stared at Zhou Shanshan seriously, "not to mention that it's been so long since the incident of falling into the water Now, if you don’t tell me, I’ve already forgotten, I’m just dealing with things and not people.”

At the end of the banquet, Jiang Wenyue's people were quite tacit, and no one told her about her confrontation with the crown prince. Everyone knew that she was the future crown princess, and the crown prince was only angry with her for a while, but if The spread of this news has touched His Highness's bad luck, and many people and their families will have to be buried with them.

But Liu Xiangyun didn't think about it so much. Before leaving the palace after the banquet, she quietly told the eldest lady about it: "Auntie, look at what the second sister did. She and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."

(End of this chapter)