The wife of the power minister's family

Xu Jing couldn't see through the woman in front of her. After a moment of silence, she said in a very official tone: "If the Concubine really wishes this, the Holy One will definitely try his best to fulfill the Concubine's wish."

Princess Ling looked straight at Xu Jing, half-smiling but not smiling: "Although Mrs. Xu said so, the look on her face clearly shows that she doesn't believe me.

Yes, they all say that blood is thicker than water. No matter what I say, the blood of the Jiang family that remains on my body will continue to be cut. Not to mention that Madam Xu’s husband is on the dangerous battlefield precisely because of the Jiang family. It is normal for Madam Xu to be worried that I will favor those traitors from the Jiang family.

When Madam Xu saw me for the first time, she looked a little confused, maybe she had mistaken me for someone else. "

Xu Jing's eyebrows twitched slightly.

She thought that the gaffe she just made was just for a moment, and she quickly put it away.

Unexpectedly, Princess Ling noticed it.

"Well, in order to prove my sincerity, I will tell Madam Xu something."

Princess Ling picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and said quietly: "Among the soldiers brought by General Han, there are one named Qiao Yixin and one named Fang Yan. Madam Xu can ask General Han to check. They should all be He is from the Jiang family."

Princess Ling's unexpected words shocked everyone slightly, and Governor Zhang almost immediately looked at Xu Jing in disbelief.

Xu Jing did not look at him, but looked at Princess Ling with a deep look, and said, "Since the Princess knows that they are from the Jiang family, why didn't she tell General Han before?"

Princess Ling glanced at Xu Jing and smiled softly, "Mrs. Xu, do you think this palace is playing tricks on you? I didn't tell General Han about this matter before. It's because I only confirmed it in the past two days. They are from the Jiang family.

In fact, yesterday afternoon, when I was walking in the yard behind the inn after dinner, this soldier named Qiao suddenly came out from around the corner and bumped into me.

And he took this opportunity to stuff a note into my hand. At that time, I saw another soldier looking at us furtively from a distance, that was Fang Yan.

I am certain that Qiao and his party are from the Jiang family, but I don't know whether Fang Yan is.

I asked Grandma Lu to check their two names later. Even if Madam Xu didn't come today, I planned to tell General Han. "

Xu Jing looked at her for a while and said, "Is the concubine willing to show the note she received yesterday to my wife?"

"What's wrong with this?"

Princess Ling turned to Nanny Lu and said, "Nanny Lu, give that note to Madam Xu."

Grandma Lu is a woman in her fifties, wearing a dark purple jacket, her half-black hair is meticulously combed, her face looks very serious, and she has an unsmiling character at first glance.

She bowed her head in response, turned around and walked to the dressing table aside, took out a folded note from under an open three-layer dressing box, handed it to Xu Jing respectfully and said: "Ms. Xu, please take a look. "

This note is not big when folded, only about the size of a quarter of a palm, but when opened, it is as big as a palm.

There is not a word on it, only a seal printed in the middle. The word "江" on the seal is majestic and upright.

This is the seal of the Jiang family!
At this time, Princess Ling spoke, "This is a seal that can only be inherited by the heads of the Jiang family. Others may not recognize it, but anyone from the Jiang family will know it at a glance.

Qiao and his party gave this note to me, probably just to tell me his identity and let me find a chance to meet him. "

This seems to be a test, to test Princess Ling's attitude towards the Jiang family.

Princess Ling told her this huge secret at this time. Is she really determined not to cooperate with the Jiang family?
Xu Jing looked at the note in her hand and said nothing for a long time.

However, Governor Zhang couldn't hold himself back and bowed and said: "I will go out soon and report this matter to General Han. If the concubine finds anything else, please tell us in time."

Princess Ling smiled faintly and said: "This is natural. I still hope that you can bring me and Prince Ling to Xijing safely."

Xu Jing finally looked away from the note, looked at Princess Ling and said, "Is it customary for Princess Ling to go for a walk in the yard after dinner?"

Xu Jing's question may be too jumpy. Princess Ling looked at her, raised her eyebrows slightly, and said: "As a harem woman, what activities can I do on weekdays? It's just reading, writing, and taking a walk. This I have been on the road for a while, and I either stayed in the carriage or in the inn. The only thing left to relieve my mood was taking a walk. As long as I have time, I will walk around after eating. "

Xu Jing nodded and said: "In this way, I just went to see King Ling. King Ling has been suffering from wind and cold due to what happened during this period. I was originally worried that the concubine would also be affected. "

It seems that Princess Ling has a heart of stone, and even though so many people around her have died, she remains unmoved.

Aunt Lu immediately frowned, glanced at Xu Jing with dissatisfaction, and said in a deep voice: "Mrs. Xu doesn't know something. Because of what happened during this period, the concubine always has trouble sleeping at night. She often gets up very early in the morning, otherwise, the Dowager Empress would not have sent someone back to buy some tea to soothe the mind and help sleep in the past few days.

After the princess... was killed, the concubine always blamed herself, feeling that she had caused the princess..."

After all, if Princess Ling was not from the Jiang family, they would not have been taken to Xijing in such a hurry.

It's possible that nothing will happen to Princess Ling.

"Mother Lu, don't say anything else."

Princess Ling interrupted Nanny Lu calmly, looked at Xu Jing and said with a smile: "Those poor people did encounter such terrible things because of me.

Especially Dongxue, if I hadn't gotten up early that day, nothing might have happened to her...

The Jiang family is really a disaster for me in my life. I wish I was not born into the Jiang family. "

But her smile this time was obviously a bit forced and bitter.

When he talked about the Jiang family, his eyes instantly became filled with hatred that could not be concealed.

Aunt Lu immediately said: "My dear concubine, don't say that. How can I blame you for these things?"

Xu Jing looked at them for a while and then said: "Yes, the matter of blood relationship is destined by God and cannot be decided by humans. Don't think too much about it, or you may harm your health."

By the way, Aunt Lu, you went to Princess Ling’s room the night she was murdered. Can you tell me more about what happened at that time? "

Xu Jing saw Xu Jing comforting Princess Ling, and Grandma Lu's attitude toward Xu Jing became better. She nodded and said, "Of course it's okay. The old slave sent a cup of calming tea to the princess that day on the order of the concubine. It's just that As soon as they entered the room, Qiu Wen told the old slave that the princess was leaning on the bed reading a book and had just fallen asleep. If the old slave came later, they would also turn off the lights and go to sleep.

The old slave put the cup of tea on the table outside and told Qiu Wen that if the princess woke up before the tea completely cooled down, he could let the princess drink it. If the princess fell asleep, let her and Bishui drink it by themselves. . "

Xu Jing nodded and said: "The guard outside said that you stayed in the room for a while before coming out. If you just put down the tea, you don't have to stay so long, right?"

"Yes, but the old slave saw that Qiu Wen's face was not very good at that time, and he was worried that something had happened, so he asked her a few more questions."

Xu Jing: "You don't look good?"

"Yes, the old slave guessed that Qiu Wen was timid. The murders during this period made her mentally ill. After all, she was serving the princess. Now it is a troubled time, so the old slave couldn't help but say a few words to her, Let her cheer up and not affect the princess."

Xu Jing said thoughtfully: "The princess was already asleep at that time? Aren't you afraid of disturbing the princess's sleep?"

Aunt Lu said with some surprise: "This is indeed because the old slave is not thinking carefully. The old slave is just concerned and confused. Moreover, the old slave led Qiu Wen to a corner and spoke in a low voice, so it should not affect the princess."

Xu Jing nodded, suddenly turned to Dongyang aside, and said, "I heard that Dongyang can't speak?"

This time, the person who spoke was Princess Ling. She looked at Dongyang lovingly and said, "Yes, this child cannot speak when she is born. I met her on the first day when I followed Prince Ling to Qizhou. Yes, she was a little girl at that time, kneeling on the roadside and selling herself to bury her father. I couldn't bear to see her, so I took her in.

She was only about seven years old at that time, and she became so big in the blink of an eye. "

Hearing this, Dongyang raised his eyes to look at Princess Ling and smiled shyly, his eyes as gentle and harmless as a puppy. (End of chapter)