Chapter 649: Cuscuta Cousin 13
"Cousin, if this is the case, then you won't be back at night?"
After all, if you go to the Buddhist temple and then to Zhuangzi, the journey back is still a bit far.
Fu Shirui folded the tassels and nodded: "Yes, mother said that there are some things to be done at Zhuangzi, which will take some time, so it's a good opportunity to take us out to relax."
Fu Shirui was talking when she suddenly paused, stretched out her finger, and touched Sheng Huan's eyes: "What's wrong? Did you not sleep well last night?"
Sheng Huan's eyes flickered, and he shook his head and nodded: "Yes."
She hesitated to speak, as if she was struggling with something.
"Cousin, are you still thinking about the Princess's Mansion?"
Fu Shirui also discovered that her little cousin was indeed a little absent-minded these days.
Thinking of this, she waved away the servants.
After the servant left, she hugged Sheng Huan and said, "If you have anything on your mind, just tell me."
The woman bit her lips lightly, and finally, she leaned closer to Fu Shirui's ear and said, "Cousin, actually, that day, before everyone went to the bamboo forest, I..."
She paused and said, "I was once led there alone by a maid from the Princess's mansion."
Fu Shirui was shocked.
Sheng Huan seemed to be unable to see her expression. As she spoke, her long eyelashes trembled and she murmured to herself: "Later, I learned that the bamboo forest was very far away from the dressing room in the Princess's Mansion, and they were not even in the same direction. If I hadn't noticed something was wrong, and if I hadn't happened to meet a nobleman there..."
She suddenly grabbed Fu Shirui's hand, and said in fear: "Cousin, I, I don't know if it's my illusion, but I just feel that the one who might have been plotted against that day was me..."
If you investigate the power of the Duke's Mansion, you will always find some clues.
What's more, the imperial decree for Fu Shirui to enter the palace is getting closer and closer. It is not impossible that the higher-ups will give up on dealing with Sheng Huan and choose to go directly against Fu Shirui. Sheng Huan wants them to be more alert and better be prepared.
Don’t be too - blindly loyal!
Fu Shirui's pupils suddenly shrank.
"Cousin, this, this is just my feeling, I can't really explain it in detail..." Sheng Huan drooped his eyelashes, as if he felt that his unfounded words were not credible.
But after Fu Shirui reacted, she held Sheng Huan's hand.
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Chunhuayuan.
"What?!" Mrs. Fu was startled. After she reacted, she quickly lowered her voice and looked around. When she turned around and saw her dignified and bright daughter, an idea flashed through her mind. As soon as this thought came out, she broke out in cold sweat and fell directly into her seat.
"Mother, mother, are you okay?" Fu Shirui hurriedly supported Mrs. Fu.
Madam Fu II looked very unhappy. She held Fu Shirui's hand and said in a difficult voice, "My son, Ying'er has always been kind to others. Mother doesn't believe that someone would go to such great lengths to kill her. You will be entering the palace soon... Although our Duke's Mansion may seem glamorous on the surface, in fact, the higher-ups and perhaps the harem are unwilling to break the existing structure..."
Fu Shirui was also smart. She understood something and her face turned pale: "Mother, you mean that the person behind this is targeting me."
Madam Fu held her daughter's hand tightly and said, "This matter should not be made public. Let me discuss it with your father."
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Meanwhile, the Royal Palace.
"Your Majesty, I have found it."
The commander of the imperial guards submitted a secret report.
Emperor Zhenghua opened it, saw the contents, and stroked his beard: "It turned out to be Xiaowu."
"Your Majesty, does the Grand Princess need to review this?" The commander of the imperial guards asked, not knowing whether the emperor was satisfied.
After all, the Grand Princess has been making a fuss about this.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Zhenghua raised his eyes and even laughed out loud: "Although Xiaowu's method is a bit crude, he also means well but ends up doing something bad. Go down and clean up the mess."
"I humble my position and take orders."
Upon hearing this, the commander of the imperial guards knew that Emperor Zhenghua did not intend to let the Grand Princess know.
But he also felt a little strange. Although the Fifth Prince had entered the court, he usually seemed to have no interest in power. Now that he had shown his edge, it was obvious that he had broken his non-confrontational image in front of the Emperor. Why was the Emperor even more satisfied?
Emperor Zhenghua took the secret report and brought it close to the candlelight. In an instant, the flames devoured the secret report. Emperor Zhenghua was in a good mood, with deep eyes: "Duke... Xiaowu has great ambitions."
The commander of the imperial guards looked serious and understood everything at once, including why the emperor was so satisfied with the fifth prince.
Because the other adult princes in the court all focused on winning over the two dukes, and each wanted to pull one of the dukes into their own camp in order to compete for the throne, although the two dukes had always been in a neutral camp and no one had ever succeeded.
However, the other princes forgot that although the Duke's Mansion was indeed helpful, the Emperor did not think so. He had even been wary of the Dukes Fu and Xiao for a long time and wished to get rid of them as soon as possible.
The commander of the imperial guards pondered, it seemed that this time, the fifth prince had caught the emperor's eye by accident.
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The Office of the Minister of Rites.
Song Yuwan's residence.
"I won't eat! I won't eat!!"
"let me out!"
"Snapped!"
There was a sound of porcelain being broken, and Song Yuwan almost went crazy.
After what happened that day, she was sent back to the mansion but was placed under house arrest.
[Ah, why is the direction of this novel getting more and more wrong?]
[What's wrong? In both cases, Song Yuwan drugged and was caught having an affair. The only difference is: one was only seen by the Song family, while the other was watched by almost all the young nobles in the capital. The results were the same.]
[God damn, it's all the same. This plot is completely different from the original. Moreover, I feel that if Song Yuwan marries Ji Yunxiu, it will be even more cruel than the original. Also, didn't you see Ji Yunxiu's eyes that day? That sinister look.]
[Is the heroine really that brave to drug the Grand Princess's mansion?]
[It’s possible. She loves Ji Yunxiu so much. According to the original plot, it won’t be long before Song Yuwan and Ji Yunxiu get married. This general direction shouldn’t change...right?]
"How could this happen! How could something happen to me? It shouldn't be mine! It shouldn't be mine!"
Song Yuwan smashed everything in the house without even looking at the comments. He was furious that he had failed again and had made such a big fool of himself in Beijing.
"How long are you going to make trouble?!"
Suddenly at this moment, Madam Song and the Minister of Rites pushed open Song Yuwan's room with grim faces.
Behind them, servants were carrying trays made of white silk.
When Song Yuwan saw this scene, all his anger stopped and he stepped back in disbelief.
"Father...Mother..."
Mrs. Song held back her tears, said nothing, and did not dare to look.
Minister Song looked indifferent: "Wan'er, don't blame me for being ruthless. I am the Minister of Rites of Daqian, in charge of etiquette and laws. There are some things that I have to give up, otherwise, I am not worthy of this position."
[Fuck! Is this serious? Is this going to kill the heroine?]
[Feudal ethics kills people.]
[The heroine also brought this upon herself. Think about it yourself. She had previously done this to Bai Yueguang in order to destroy his innocence. Now that the knife is stabbed into her own body, she knows how painful it is.]
"Father!" Song Yuwan was so scared that tears came out: "Mother, are you going to watch your daughter die too?!"
Mrs. Song wiped her tears and said, "Wan'er, mother has made amends. The Ji family is unwilling to marry you and is only willing to let you be a concubine. The legitimate daughter of our Song family will not accept low status. You still have sisters, and our Song family will not let you bring shame to the clan and make us lose our heads because of you."
"What?!" Song Yuwan was furious: "Ji Yunxiu doesn't want to marry me, so he wants me to be his concubine?!"
"He wants me to be his concubine!" Song Yuwan widened her eyes, her eyes reddened, and she only grasped this point.
"Someone come here." Minister Song waved his hand in disappointment.
"No!"
Song Yuwan didn't know what to do. Suddenly, she looked up when she saw the content of the barrage: "I have a way to make Ji Yunxiu marry me! A sedan chair carried by eight people!"
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