(166) Chongyang Palace Banquet
"Can you find a way to do this, delay it until three months later, and then my cousin will appear." Yun Xiangrong asked.
"It is estimated that it will not work, according to the regulations, everything must be verified, and after verification, a conclusion will be drawn directly, and you will not care about your defense at all, even if the person is not in the court, you can be directly convicted." Li Yanfei said.
"No wonder my cousin said that Zhu Ziguo's spies have deep roots in the court, so my cousin didn't appear in the past few days, so many crimes have appeared, it should have been prepared, otherwise it wouldn't have come out so quickly." Yun Xiangrong said.
"Yes, that's why the Holy Lord is very supportive of Qingchen's plan to uproot Zhu Ziguo's spies." Li Yanfei said.
"The most difficult thing for us is now, if we really sit on the culpability, even if Brother Jiang comes out to explain later, it is estimated that it will be difficult to overturn the case." Roy said.
"So what to do?" Yun Xiangrong asked.
"It's best to have someone replace Brother Jiang, according to each crime, cooperate with the investigation, in fact, Brother Xi'an is more suitable, he is from a first-class official, and his status and rank are enough." Roy said.
"No, the Hou Mansion can't fall into it again, so let's do it, in a few days, it will be the Chongyang Banquet in the palace, I'll go to the palace to explore the wind, and then think about what to do." Yun Xiangrong said.
After finishing the matter, Luo Yi instructed Yun Xiangrong to take care of his body, and the two said goodbye.
Yun Xiangrong didn't go to sleep immediately, and after carefully reading the charges against Jiang Qingchen, he thought about what he was going to do tomorrow before going to rest.
Early the next morning, Yun Xiangrong asked Jiang He to go to Ye Haihua and take all the information about Heifeng Village that could be found in the capital.
Jiang He came back, brought back a bunch of documents, and there was very bad news, saying that the subordinates of the second master of Heifeng Village, the subordinates who had conflicts with the Cao Gang because of their unfavorable affairs, entered the capital the day before yesterday.
At present, the person has been imprisoned in the prison of Dali Temple, saying that he turned himself in, and everyone speculates that he is here to report Jiang Qingchen, as an important minister of the imperial court, and collaborated with Heifeng Village to do illegal things.
After many confirmations, that person was indeed the subordinate of the second master, not Yi Rong. The only good news is that the subordinate of the second leader may only know that Jiang Qingchen has contact with Heifeng Village, or there will be some evidence, but he himself has never seen Jiang Qingchen.
Yun Xiangrong said in his heart what kind of good news this is, it's just that he hasn't seen it in Heifeng Village, and his cousin is also a public figure, if he has been to the capital, it will be too easy to meet him.
Double Ninth Festival in early September.
The Double Ninth Festival is a big festival in Xiliang Kingdom, and officials have a day off.
In the evening, the palace will hold a large banquet, and all civil and military officials will attend, if there is a banquet in the palace before, Jiang Qingchen and Yun Xiangrong will arrive early to contact everyone.
But today Yun Xiangrong didn't want to arrive early, as long as he wasn't late, he put on the princess dress that had been prepared a long time ago, and suddenly found that the clothes were a little big, it seemed that Yun Xiangrong had lost a lot of weight recently, in fact, Yun Xiangrong weighed himself, he was not fat or thin.
Maybe I have been practicing more diligently recently, and I can't sleep at night, so I practice, and I can practice for an average of three hours a day, and I have become much stronger, my weight has not changed, and my actual body dimension has become smaller, and I have become thinner.
Yun Xiangrong's purpose tonight is to be low-key, and the more low-key the better. The princess dress was dark, and she wore a total of two pieces of jewelry, a hairpin and a bracelet given by the Duchess of China.
The people invited to tonight's banquet, except for the royal princes, princesses, princesses, and horses, the rest are all adults in the capital who have official positions above the fifth grade, and they can bring their wives and children. There is also a talent show in the evening.
Yun Xiangrong entered the palace on time, and went to the queen mother to say goodbye first.
The queen mother took Yun Xiangrong's hand and didn't say anything comforting, but Yun Xiangrong could feel that the queen felt sorry for her, which was very surprising, because she had never given any hope for this kind of mother-daughter relationship.
Even if the queen mother doesn't do anything, she has distressed feelings, and Yun Xiangrong is already very grateful.
There should be more than 100 people attending the banquet in the evening, Yun Xiangrong has never participated in such a large-scale banquet, there are many people who can't meet them one by one, everyone finds their own seats and sits down, the saint said a few auspicious words, and the dinner officially began.
In fact, Yun Xiangrong originally wanted to take the opportunity of entering the palace to attend the banquet to probe the tone of his father and mother, and whether he could come forward to control his cousin's affairs, but after in-depth research on his cousin's charges in the past few days, he suddenly found that the other party was really a master.
All the charges seem to be conclusive, but in fact, there are many refutations, and it is not easy to investigate. Yun Xiangrong doesn't feel in a hurry, don't you need time to check? Then let you check it out first.
Yun Xiangrong is a sensitive girl, as soon as she sat down, she could feel everyone's expressions of pity for her, maybe she was wearing a low-key dress today to be a little shabby, everyone thought this girl was a little pitiful.
Everyone who has seen Yun Xiangrong has a feeling, Yun Xiangrong has lost a lot of weight in just a few days, it seems that what is the use of just having a powerful father, the key is to have a powerful Langjun.
At the beginning of the banquet, it was a singing and dancing performance in the palace, warming up the scene, everyone had something to eat, and then there would be the highlight of the banquet, the women's talent show.
At this moment, the fourth princess, Ning Muying, came over to find Yun Xiangrong, pulled Yun Xiangrong's sleeve, didn't speak, and motioned to go with her. Yun Xiangrong estimated that this girl wanted to say something to herself, so she didn't ask too much, and followed.
Ning Muying took Yun Xiangrong back to his palace, asked the palace maid to serve tea and snacks, and helped guard the door.
"Third sister, don't think about it, I see that you have lost so much weight, and I feel very sad, I originally wanted to go out of the palace to see you, but I haven't found a chance, I finally found an opportunity yesterday, that is, my uncle's grandson for a hundred days, but my father said, it's okay to go to my uncle's house, don't go to the princess's mansion, I was scared and came back after only two hours out of the palace, and I didn't dare to go to you." Ning Muying said.
"Fourth sister, I'm fine, it's really nothing. After all, the matter has not been clarified yet. Yun Xiangrong said.
"Actually, no matter what happens outside, the third sister, you are a princess, a princess named by your father, and you are a princess when you go there, so you don't care what others say. You have done nothing wrong. Ning Muying said.
"Okay, I remember. Don't talk about these unhappy things, third sister, I want to congratulate you, in fact, I just knew that you were married, those days ago, I was groggy and drowsy, I didn't want to see anyone, I didn't know anything, or I would have entered the palace to congratulate you. Yun Xiangrong said.
"I understand, in fact, there is no hurry, getting married is also a matter of next year, but my father has already said that when the spring begins next year, he will set up a princess's mansion for me, so that we can meet conveniently." Ning Muying said.
"That's great, by the way, I've already sent a letter to my eldest brother, Yun family, I remember that there is a calligraphy and painting of Zhang Pin, didn't you say I like it very much? This should be regarded as a gift from your marriage and the establishment of the house, do you say? But I can't bring it until my eldest brother enters Beijing. Yun Xiangrong said.
"Third sister, you are too good to me, hey, I'm embarrassed, in fact, I have other things to do with you, if I tell you, I think I'm very unjust, really, if you don't forget it, I won't say it." Ning Muying said.
"It's okay, you can say it." Yun Xiangrong said.
"No, no, my marriage third sister thought about me, I said I like Zhang Pin's calligraphy and painting, and the third sister also remembers, but I haven't done anything for the third sister, but I came to tell you this, I think I'm very unkind." Ning Muying said.
"It's okay, let's say, you should also be entrusted, right?" Yun Xiangrong said.
"Yes, third sister, you may not know, my uncle is actually from Master Shi of Zhongshu Ling, he asked me to tell you something, that is, Shi Yuan, the nephew of Master Shi, likes you." Ning Muying said.
"Huh? What the? I've never even met someone to say such a thing, it's a bit too cheeky, isn't it? Yun Xiangrong said.
"Third sister, don't worry, I really saw Shi Yuan yesterday, he said that you definitely don't know him, but he recognizes you, about three months ago, he saw you in Xianyuan, and he also took out a portrait, I saw it, the painting is really you." Ning Muying said.
"I went to Xianyuan three months ago, and he may have actually seen me, but I really don't know him." Yun Xiangrong said.
"Third sister, I didn't mean to be a lobbyist, Shi Yuan, I understood, three years ago, Zhuang Yuanlang, served in the Hanlin Academy, but not long after, his father died, went home to keep filial piety, this year is just back to the capital, the marriage was delayed, he is about the same age as the three horses. You're not angry, are you? Ning Muying said.
"It's okay, you go on." Yun Xiangrong said.
"He looks good, and I heard my uncle say that his temperament is also very good, the key is that he is a close confidant of Zhongshu Ling Shi, with a bright future, and he is also very infatuated with you. You don't know that Master Shi has already helped him see the marriage, and when he heard that something happened to the three horses, he went directly to ask Master Shi, saying that he wanted to marry you. Shi Dacai looked for my uncle, and my uncle found me and asked me what you mean. I'm finally done, third sister, I feel sorry for you and become a traitor. Ning Muying said.
"It's okay, I understand, you also think Shi Yuan is really good, so you said it to me." Yun Xiangrong said.
"Yes, third sister, Shi Yuan is good, and people are still infatuated. I won't hide it from you, my uncle wanted to tell her to me before, but people said that they were not in a hurry to get married, but now they are in a hurry, and they can't wait to use all relationships, in a word, people didn't fancy me before. Ning Muying said.
"Fourth sister, you are so generous, if you want me not to help him." Yun Xiangrong said.
"No, Ge Lang and I are also very good, I hope the third sister can also be happy." Ning Muying said.
"Fourth sister, my marriage is not so simple, whether I agree or not is a trivial matter, the key is to depend on the meaning of the father, you should know that the father wants the princess to marry Nancy." Yun Xiangrong said.