Chapter 240: Cross-examination
Luoyi City, in the Cai family's mansion.
Cai Ziyan crumpled the letter paper in her hand fiercely, her face grim. "You want me to apologize to her?! Dream! She threw the letter out with great force, and her heart was furious.
The subordinates who were waiting for her all lowered their eyebrows and held their breath, not daring to make a mistake.
She sat down in her chair, not knowing what she was thinking, and after a while she ordered, "Peony, go and fetch it for me." ”
"Yes."
Peony bowed down and picked up her crumpled letterhead and presented it.
This is a letter written from her own family, in which Cai Ziyan's father, who is also the current head of the Cai family, reprimanded her severely. reprimanded her for offending Princess Rising Sun, and ordered her to go to the palace immediately to plead guilty.
How can Cai Ziyan figure this out?
A little embroidery girl who was originally despised by her became a princess in a blink of an eye. That Xu Sanchun, born with a foxy look, was born to be a lowly life, how could she be a princess?
Certain! It was the emperor who made a mistake.
In Cai Ziyan's heart, anyone can be a princess, but Xu Sanchun cannot.
But she could throw away her father's letter in a tantrum, but she couldn't help but reply. Her father's orders, she must also obey.
Cai Ziyan knows very well that all her pride and glory come from the Cai family. She has the blood of the Cai family in her body, so she can naturally enjoy the honor that ordinary people can't imagine.
If there is no Cai family, if she is given up by the Cai family, then she is nothing.
Therefore, no matter how depressed she is, no matter how unwilling she is, she can't go against the interests of the Cai family.
She exhaled and slowly unfolded the letter in her hand, allowing the peony to prepare for a reply.
"Girl, someone has come to the palace." A maid walked to the door and replied.
The head of the palace?
Cai Ziyan's hand holding the pen shook, and a bean-sized ink dot fell on the paper. Could it be that the emperor sent someone to ask for the guilt?
She took a deep breath, "Ask him to wait in the flower hall for a while, and I'll go over right away." ”
Peony changed into a dress for her, Cai Ziyan sat in front of the dressing table, looked at Peony's worried expression, suddenly laughed, and said, "What are you afraid of?" What's the matter, I'm also the eldest lady of the Cai family, even the emperor can't condemn me like this. ”
Yes, although Emperor Songlie is cruel, he will not blame her for offending the princess. If the emperor is such a person who does not distinguish between right and wrong, the great merchants will not be stable.
Those who don't know are not guilty, at that time, Xu Sanchun was not a princess, but just one of the many talented women in the brocade mansion.
When he arrived at the flower hall, Miao Shao turned around from the window, looked at Cai Ziyan and smiled, and said: "The Cai family really deserves to be a century-old family, and even the Junzi Orchid under the window can be raised so well, so it is not surprising that your honor, Miss." ”
The head of the palace turned out to be Miao Shao?
Regarding Miao Shao's name, Cai Ziyan has long been like thunder, and she has also seen the celebrity in front of the emperor on various occasions. Unexpectedly, the first official meeting between the two was because of Xu Sanchun.
Moreover, the other party's words are obviously a pun and have something else to say.
Cai Ziyan walked a few steps quickly, saw a half-salute, and said with a smile: "Mr. Miao has won the award!" The posture of the little woman Pu Liu, how can she be good at talking about honor? The whole big businessman, in terms of honor, is, of course, the late queen mother. ”
Seeing that she understood what she meant, Miao Shao's face turned slightly pale, and said, "The daughter of the Cai family is really a smart person!" ”
The two of them took their seats, and Cai Ziyan ordered someone to serve the best tea in the house, and asked, "I don't know if Mr. Miao is here, but is there something?" The little woman is not talented, and she is willing to share her worries for the manager. ”
Miao Shao took a sip of tea, put down the cup and said, "Miss Cai, I don't mean anything else this time." It's just that the emperor wants to know, in Princess Duan's summer banquet, what happened between you and Princess Rising Sun? ”
Here it comes!
Cai Ziyan's heart tightened, and the hand holding the pastel teacup suddenly tightened, and the bone joints revealed blue and white.
If she doesn't answer this question well, she will be charged with disrespecting the royal family if she turns her head. And this crime can be big or small, and it may even affect the Cai family.
She was secretly glad in her heart.
Fortunately, my father's letter arrived in time. In the letter, he not only told her that she should go to the palace to apologize, but also told her how to deal with the matter.
Cai Ziyan held the quilt in her hand and smiled reservedly and dignifiedly, "Lord Steward must know that when Princess Rising Sun was just an embroiderer, I had an old relationship with her." ”
She first pointed out that she didn't know the identity of the other party. This is true, but she must stress again to avoid guilt.
Seeing Miao Shao nodded, she continued: "I'm jealous of her, jealous that she is just a talented girl, but she can enter the eyes of the young master of the Hua family." ”
Speaking of this, she sighed slightly, looking lonely.
She went from being infatuated with Hua Duchen to being sad, and this affection was not pretended, which added credibility to her next words.
"Now I know that she is a princess with royal blood, and I have no eyes. Presumably, the young master saw her superiority, so he would look at her differently. ”
"And then?" Miao Shao asked.
"I've only seen her twice." Cai Ziyan didn't hide it, and told truthfully: "Once when I was in Dongwu Mansion, I had an unpleasant encounter with her. The second time was at the summer banquet a few days ago, I heard that the jade pendant she was wearing was given by the young master of the Hua family, and I ordered someone to grab it and throw it away. ”
Speaking of this, she got up and saluted, and said: "It was I who was blinded by jealousy, and I didn't know the identity of the princess, and committed the crime of disrespect. ”
Miao Shao waved his hand and said, "Princess Rising Sun has just entered the palace, and His Majesty doesn't want her to be a guest." You can hand over the post to the palace first, and then talk about it later. ”
Hearing him say this, Cai Ziyan breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that the other party is not here to ask the teacher, otherwise it would be impossible to let himself go lightly.
Next, Miao Shao carefully asked about the color and shape of the jade pendant, and the princess's reaction at that time, and asked back and forth several times.
Cai Ziyan faintly felt that the emperor's attention to this jade pendant was even higher than her interest in holding her accountable.
There is a big array in Luoyi City, as long as the emperor is willing, he can know all the circumstances at that time, how dare she hide it? honestly told all the causes and consequences, and even the news she heard from Liang Jiu was told truthfully.
At Miao Shao's request, Cai Ziyan drew the jade pendant she had seen from memory.
With this piece of paper in his hand, Miao Shao came to Duanwang's mansion. Cai Ziyan threw the jade pendant into the deep pool under the water curtain cave, and Xu Sanchun naturally couldn't salvage it.
However, what he represents is the emperor, and if the emperor wants to see this jade pendant, he must see it. He couldn't help but rejoice, fortunately it was a deep pool, not a river.