imperial concubine

Chapter 68
The grass grows and the warbler flies, and it is already May in a blink of an eye.

The weather gradually warmed up, and those thick cloaks were finally no longer needed.Su Wan was wearing a light purple phoenix fairy Liuyun palace attire, sitting at the table, turning the scroll in her hand to a page from time to time.

Zhuru walked in from the outer room with the bead curtain in her hand, holding a thin piece of paper in her hand.Su Wan heard the sound, put down the book in her hand and closed it, the bright sunlight shone in from the window, and the word "Chen Shu" became more and more conspicuous in the sunlight.

The golden hairpin on her head swung lightly, and the flowing clouds on her sleeves swayed slightly. Su Wan turned her head to look at Zhuru, with a slight smile on her lips, "But there is news from the black clothes?"

Ever since Jiang knew that his father was likely to have another son while he was away, Su Wan asked Hei Yi to find out about the child.It's just that the time is too long, and no clues have been found for a while.

Walking to the table, Zhuru reached out and handed the paper to Su Wan, and said with a smile: "The black clothes are still investigating, but the interval is too long, and some clues have long been unverifiable, so we will continue to investigate." so hard."

Roughly speaking, that incident happened at least ten years ago.In ten years, the sea has changed.What's more, a pair of lonely mother and son?Whether they can be found is in between.

Su Wan at the table nodded, she knew the difficulty of this matter in her heart.It's just that if you can't find the wandering child now, I'm afraid that even if you find it in the future, it won't be of much use.

While thinking about it, Su Wan stretched out her hand to spread out the piece of paper that Zhu Ru handed over, but found that it was a very plain invitation.Su Wan took a look, her eyebrows frowned slightly, and asked Zhuru, "Is it an invitation card for the banquet in front of the palace?"

Zhu Ru nodded at the side, and said softly to Su Wan: "Exactly. This invitation was written by Her Royal Highness the Princess herself and sent to it by a special person. Please enter the palace with the young lady tomorrow and attend the May Sutra Feast in the Wenhua Palace."

Gently placing the invitation in her hand on the table, Su Wan frowned slightly.This five-menstrual sutra banquet is a custom set by the ancestors of the Chen Dynasty. They either lecture on history books or study classics, aiming to let the descendants of the Chen Dynasty understand the sage's subtle words and righteousness, and govern the country diligently.

Although King Ruyang usurped power three years ago, he knew that his foundation was not stable, so he never changed the country's title, and even inherited some practices from the previous dynasty. This was the case at the Nobile Banquet that Su Wan attended before.

Hearing Zhuru's answer, Su Wan nodded slightly, indicating that she knew.Then he rolled his eyes and asked Zhuru again, "Have you ever found out who will be the speaker tomorrow? Is it Su Lin?"

Since Jingyan is a study of history books and classics, it is natural for a well-educated Confucian to speak.In the past, most of them were Fang Yuanli, if Fang Yuanli was not free, he would be a bachelor of the Imperial Academy.Recently the eldest lady has been unusually quiet, presumably there must be a big move to be made.

Zhuru's eyes were wide open, and she looked at her young lady in surprise. She never thought that the young lady could even guess such a thing, "What the young lady said is not bad. The Prime Minister has to deal with the border conflict with Daliang. Therefore, I recommend it to His Majesty." The Eldest Young Master came to speak, and His Majesty also agreed."

Hearing this, Su Wan's heart trembled, as expected, the lady has been so quiet recently, she is actually busy with this matter!You must know that the person who listens to the lecture is either His Majesty or the prince. If you perform outstandingly above the Jingyan, it is just a trivial matter to make it to the top.

With Su Lin's talent, whether it is telling history or studying scriptures, he can do it at his fingertips, and it is inevitable that he will perform outstandingly.In this way, whether it is being noticed by the prince or being favored by King Ruyang, it will cause a greater blow to his plan!
Looking at the plain invitation on the table, Su Wan flicked the invitation aside.After pondering for a while, he said to Zhuru: "Go and invite the second madam, the third madam and the second young master over here."

Zhuru responded, turned and left.Su Wan looked at the invitation card on the table, and there was a hint of color in her eyes, Su Lin, above the Sutra Banquet, it is naturally when you become famous, but when you become famous, you will be defeated!

Not long after, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door.The second wife, Yuan Shi, came in from the door with a respectful Su Qing on her face.Su Wan smiled lightly and got up to say hello to Yuan Shi, "Wan'er has seen Second Aunt."

Yuanshi waved his hand casually, and then sat down at the table.Su Qing, who was following Yuan's, saluted Su Wan very respectfully, "Su Qing has met my sister."

Since the last time when Su Wan and the Jiang clan joined forces to beat the Yuan clan, the Yuan clan has become much more honest, and even sent Su Qing to Su Wan, asking Su Wan to give him a warning, so that he can increase his points when facing Su Lin in the future. odds.

Su Wan smiled lightly and asked Su Qing to sit down as well.As soon as he sat down, he heard Yuan asked in a hurry: "You already know about tomorrow's Jingyan, right? The person who gave the lecture was actually Su Lin! If he is allowed to do it, how can there be room for us in the mansion?"

Looking at Su Wan who was smiling, Yuan frowned, sighed heavily and said, "How can you still laugh? You better think about how to stop Su Lin from talking tomorrow." Bar!"

Although Yuan knew about this matter, he couldn't think of any way to do it.When she was in distress, she heard Zhuru say that the second young lady had an invitation, and her heart suddenly became enlightened. She couldn't think of it, but Su Wan definitely had a solution in her heart!So he came in a hurry.

Reaching out to take the teapot on the table, Su Wan personally poured tea for Yuanshi and Su Lin.Sending the tea bowl to Yuan's hand, Su Wan said with a smile: "Second Aunt, don't be in a hurry, there is no need to rush this matter. We'd better wait until Third Aunt comes, and then we can make a fuss about it."

While talking, someone outside the door said with a smile: "Wan'er is very right, this kind of thing should naturally be discussed by the three of us. Could it be that the second sister-in-law doesn't regard me as my younger brother and sister as her own?"

Said Jiang came in through the curtain outside the door, with the corners of his mouth curled up and a smile on his face, but there was a cold light in his eyes, staring at Yuan's face unhappily.

She never thought that Jiang Shi would come so quickly, and she could hear all the words just now.Yuan Shi was immediately embarrassed, and said after a long time: "What is my sister talking about? She treats you as one of my own, that's why I don't see anyone else."

Jiang Shi moved lightly with lotus steps, walked to the table and sat down.Su Wan poured tea for Jiang Shi again, and then smiled to smooth things over, "Third Aunt, don't be angry, Second Aunt is also worried, that's why she's like this. In fact, she has good intentions."

The three of them were originally close to each other, but now that they encountered such a big incident, Su Wan could only stabilize the two of them first, so as not to cause trouble.

Sitting on the side, Jiang naturally knew that this was not the time to be angry, so he just quietly wrote down Yuan's words in his heart, and then said with a smile: "It's okay, I was just joking with my second sister-in-law about the matter just now, and I can't take the truth. "

Seeing Jiang's soft words, Su Wan nodded with a smile.She also knew very well in her heart that what Jiang said was a lie, but at this juncture, it was difficult to expose it.What's more, it doesn't matter to Su Wan to dismantle it now.

Seeing that everyone has arrived, the Yuan family hurriedly asked: "Now everyone is here. Tell me, how should we deal with tomorrow's affairs? If tomorrow's affairs are not done well, you and I want to turn around in the future. But it’s even harder.”

It goes without saying that someone who is able to lecture on scriptures is talented and knowledgeable; moreover, although Fang Yuanli said that he was too busy with important matters to give lectures, people with a discerning eye can still see that in this move, Fang Yuanli’s disrespect to Su Lin the meaning of cooperation.

If Su Lin is allowed to speak successfully tomorrow, given that Su Lin himself has talent and learning and strong support from outside, what the three of them discussed in Jiang's room would be like a dream come true.

Although the Jiang family had a few words with the Yuan family just now, they can still distinguish between the primary and the secondary.Hearing Yuan's words at this time, he nodded in response and said, "Second sister-in-law's words are very true. It's just that the Jingyan lecture will be tomorrow, so hasty, how can His Majesty change his mind?"

The person who taught Jing Yanjin was extremely important. Unless there was a major change, the emperor would never change his decision easily.But the Jingyan will start tomorrow, so how can something happen in such a short period of time to make the emperor change his mind?

Yuan's brows were tightly frowned, and then a stern look appeared in his eyes, "Otherwise, let's find someone to kill Su Lin, and from then on once and for all?"

Hearing Yuan's words, Jiang laughed.It is not easy for such an ignorant person to live in the Hou Mansion till now.Not to mention whether it is a good way to kill Su Lin, at this juncture, wouldn't it be self-inflicted suicide to make eye contact with Su Lin?
Thinking of this, Jiang shook his head and said: "No! If Su Lin is killed at this time, not only the Marquis will not let it go, but His Majesty will definitely investigate to the end. At that time, you and I can only sit and wait for death."

After thinking about it carefully, Mrs. Yuan, who was sitting next to her, realized that her proposal just now was really extremely stupid. She couldn't help being afraid for a while, but she couldn't help feeling a little impatient. She only felt angry in her heart but didn't know where to vent it.

After a while, Yuan Shi just suppressed his anger, frowned and asked: "Since this method is not good, I wonder if my sister and Wan'er have thought of any good method?"

My own way is not good, but apart from this, I can't think of other ways.For Qing'er's future future, she can only temporarily condescend to ask the two for advice.

Jiang shi looked at Su Wan, Su Wan smiled and motioned Jiang shi to speak first.Jiang Shi nodded, then looked at the anxious Yuan Shi and said: "The current strategy is to attack Su Lin himself. It can't hurt his life, but it can destroy his reputation."

Hearing Jiang's words, Yuan frowned slightly.Although Su Lin is the young master of the Hou family, he has never heard of bullying. On the contrary, because of Fang Yuanli's intention to support him, he has a faint reputation among the scholars in the capital.Jiang's trick is useless!
Therefore, the Yuan family sighed heavily and said: "Sister, is this your strategy? You know, Su Lin is supported by the prime minister among the scholars, how can he destroy his reputation?"

Although the sarcasm in the words is not very obvious, but to people like Su Wan and Jiang, the sarcasm in Yuan's mouth is like a mountain in front of the door, even the texture is clearly visible.

However, it is very rare for Jiang to not get angry, and just explained with a slight smile: "Second sister-in-law, don't worry, listen to me. It is naturally extremely difficult to get rid of a clean name among scholars, but a reputation in matters of men and women, dirty It’s very easy to get up.”

Yuan Shi was hooked by Jiang Shi with just a few words.Fang Caiyuan always thought in his mind that he would ruin Su Lin's reputation among the scholars, and then the Jingyan event would naturally be opposed by all the scholars, and finally changed people to teach, so he categorically rejected it.

It's just that this method seems extremely easy, but in fact it is extremely difficult.Not to mention that Su Lin is supported by Fang Yuanli behind him, and Su Lin himself is highly praised by scholars, it is impossible to start from this point.

However, Yuan's eyes lit up when he heard Jiang's words that he should do things with men and women.Being chaotic and abandoning at the end has always been despised by scholars. If this plan can be achieved, the emperor will definitely not allow a person with a bad style to speak for himself and the princes.

The more she thought about it, the more excited she became, Yuan quickly asked Jiang, "I don't know what kind of plan my younger brother and sister have in mind?"

(End of this chapter)