In the inner courtyard of the Jiang Mansion, Jiang Nianjiao was just giving instructions to the stewards about today's plans as usual. ..
The steward below was reporting to Jiang Nianjiao on their various expenses over the past month.
The monthly reconciliation day was very boring, and Jiang Nianjiao was very preoccupied at the moment. She didn't listen at all to what the maids and women in the courtyard said.
In the past few days, she had been thinking about it for a long time in Fengchen Palace and Yuxiu Palace. Although intellectually she wanted to help Concubine Yuxian, emotionally she could not ignore Zhao Yanzhen's biological mother.
And just as Qiu Wan said, Concubine Yuxian's matter should not lead to death, but Empress Min is really going to be killed.
Therefore, although she has not made a complete choice, the balance in her heart has already tilted towards Fengchen Palace.
But even so, she felt as uneasy as a big stone weighing on her heart.
Unexpectedly, just when she was in a daze, the door that was originally closed was pushed open.
"No! Miss!"
The cold wind in early December roared into the lobby instantly. Even the silver charcoal in the charcoal basin was scraped out with a layer of ash.
Several stewards nearby felt an awe-inspiring chill. They frowned and looked at the maid at the door. Seeing that it was just the little maid underneath, a woman couldn't help complaining, "What's wrong? The eldest lady is here fine. I've been hearing you yelling and screaming all day long. Didn't you see that the lady is checking accounts with us? Come down quickly!"
Normally, if a maid was scolded by her mother-in-law and saw such a scene in the hall, she would probably have retreated.
However, the maid was still there. Several stewards felt that this maid was really unruly and needed to teach her a lesson. Unexpectedly, the maid just timidly said, "It was Sister Cuiqiao who asked me to find the girl." of."
When Jiang Nianjiao heard Cui Qiao's name, she immediately lost all thought of checking the account.
Although she had some thoughts about not caring about the assassin at the Northern Suburbs Prayer Meeting during this period, she still couldn't worry about her aunt, so she only asked Cui Qiao to still follow the progress of the case. Now this girl is taking Cui Qiao's When the news came, he looked so panicked, which was definitely not a good thing.
So she just said to the maid, "You come in first."
The maid saw the house full of women taking care of things, but she was very smart and said nothing. She just stood in the corner of the room and waited quietly for Jiang Nianjiao to speak.
Although Jiang Nianjiao is now the actual manager of the Jiang Mansion and does not need to worry about her words being spread to other courtyards, she does worry about people talking too much and saying things that should not be said.
Therefore, she only said to Mrs. Zhou who was in charge of internal affairs next to her, "Mother Zhou, please host today's regular meeting on your behalf."
Mother-in-law Zhou could also see that Jiang Nianjiao looked anxious, so she only agreed to the matter happily.
After Manager Zhou took his place, Jiang Nianjiao waved to the maid and motioned for her to follow her into the inner room.
There was no one else in the inner room, so she asked carefully, "But what bad news came from Concubine Xian?"
The little girl immediately shook her head, "The Concubine Xian is fine now, but Aunt Yaoping who was beside the Concubine Xian died directly in Zongzheng Temple!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nianjiao immediately fell down on her seat.
Yaoping is dead? Isn’t it now more dead and without any evidence?
For some reason, Jiang Nianjiao immediately thought of Fengchen Palace. After all, now that Yaoping is dead, Fengchen Palace is the biggest winner. The current evidence is not conducive to Concubine Yuxian at all. If the evidence stops here, He didn't even have a chance to struggle.
Moreover, it was he who used the information he got from Yao Ping to deceive Qiu Wan. Although he did not explicitly say where his information came from, Qiu Wan could figure out the source of the information with a little research.
So if this matter was really done by Feng Chen Palace, then he could be regarded as the murderer of Aunt Yaoping, right?
Thinking of this possibility, Jiang Nianjiao couldn't sit still. She just decided to go to Fengchen Palace for a walk. She had to go to Qiu Wan to make it clear.
Almost immediately, Jiang Nianjiao stood up immediately after listening to the little maid's report, and she walked out of the inner room in a hurry.
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They were all frightened by the noise and looked sideways at Jiang Nianjiao.
However, Jiang Nianjiao didn't even put on her cloak and went straight to the door.
The cold wind blew in my face like a blow.
When everyone was blinded by the cold wind, Jiang Nianjiao's figure had disappeared into the yard.
She went straight to the stable, and when Lianying came to the stable with a cloak after hearing the news, Jiang Nianjiao was watching the coachman put on the reins.
Although she was wearing quite a lot of clothes today, the cold wind still turned her hands and cheeks red.
"Miss! Put on your cloak quickly! Where are you going?" Lianying asked with concern.
"In the palace." Jiang Nianjiao answered Lianying's question concisely and concisely while watching the coachman's movements without blinking.
Almost as soon as the coachman told Jiang Nianjiao that he was ready, she got on the carriage directly.
Although Lianying still didn't know what happened, she still followed Jiang Nianjiao closely.
After the groom asked where he was going, he drove the carriage directly to the palace.
During the journey from Wangliufang to the palace, Lianying also tried to get some information from Jiang Nianjiao.
It's a pity that Jiang Nianjiao felt guilty, and Lianying was a maid given to her by Concubine Yuxian, and she went to Fengchen Palace to question Qiuwan, so how could she possibly tell Lianying what happened now.
Although the driver was trying his best to drive the bus, Jiang Nianjiao still seemed to think that the driver was not driving fast enough.
She only lifted the curtain from time to time to urge the driver.
It's a pity that God did not follow people's wishes, and the coachman only drove the horse in a hurry. But at this time, it was the peak period of the next dynasty. When crossing the already narrow Miqiao, the traffic flow still blocked the Miqiao.
After Jiang Nianjiao felt that the carriage was no longer moving forward, she couldn't help but lift the curtain and urged the coachman again, "Why did it stop? Didn't I tell you to drive the horse faster?"
Upon hearing this, the groom immediately frowned and said, "Miss, do you think it's me who wants to stop the car? You don't even look at what's going on outside!"
After hearing this, Jiang Nianjiao looked out of the carriage and saw that the endless traffic on Mi Bridge almost blocked the roads on both sides.
Although people are giving in to each other, they are afraid that the result will not be clear for a while.
Therefore, Jiang Nianjiao just took a look at the traffic situation and got off the carriage directly.
As soon as Jiang Nianjiao got out of the car, the driver and Lianying both said quickly, "Miss, what are you doing when you get out of the car?"
"I'll take the first step." Jiang Nianjiao lifted up her skirt and headed forward.
Although Miqiao is not far from the palace, there is still a distance at this time, and there is no reason for a noble lady to walk in this section. Upon hearing this, Lianying just said quickly, "Miss, please wait a little longer. , could this carriage be slower than our pace?"
However, the fact is that the carriage is blocked here, and it is indeed better to walk.
Seeing Jiang Nianjiao get off the carriage and rush forward, Lianying naturally couldn't sit still anymore. She could only ask the groom to get through the carriage and rush out of the palace, and then rushed to chase Jiang Nianjiao.
It was a severe cold today, and the rustling north wind made people's clothes rustle. If Jiang Nianjiao hadn't wanted to find an explanation, she would definitely not have come to seek such discomfort on such a day.
Moreover, there were already a lot of carriages blocked outside Miqiao. People lifted the curtains to look, and they could almost see Jiang Nianjiao at a glance. She came out in such a hurry today that she didn't even wear a hat.
People who saw her face clearly couldn't help but comment below.
However, Jiang Nianjiao didn't care about this anymore. As she rushed all the way to the entrance of the palace, Jiang Nianjiao began to look quite embarrassed.
She only said to the guards guarding outside the palace, "I want to enter the palace! I would like to ask the two eldest brothers to make it easier for me."
While speaking, she only took out the token for free passage to the palace.
In the past, as long as the palace gate did not have a key, these guards would take the initiative to let Jiang Nianjiao pass when they saw this sign.
However, today the guard only glanced at the token, and then pushed the token back to Jiang Nianjiao. They only shook their heads and said to Jiang Nianjiao, "I'm sorry, this token is invalid from today on, and you will need to enter the palace in the future." You can only enter Fengchen Palace after obtaining a special permit.
. So we can't let it go. "
"Why? Isn't it possible to enter with this pass before? Why can't it be done this time?" Jiang Nianjiao asked in confusion.
"Girl, this order was issued by Fengchen Palace. Besides, we are just palace guards. We will carry out the orders given by our superiors."
When the guard said that the order was given by Feng Chen Palace, Jiang Nianjiao couldn't help but frown slightly. Her heart also became cold.
If at the beginning when Yaoping's accident happened, she only suspected that Fengchen Palace might be responsible for it, then at this moment she was almost convinced that Yaoping's death was absolutely related to Fengchen Palace.
After all, the motives and reasons were all clearly pointed at Fengchen Palace, and now I just wanted to ask Fengchen Palace whether they had taken action in this matter, but they stopped me directly outside the palace.
Isn't this just a guilty conscience? Isn't this their answer?
Jiang Nianjiao naturally knew that if Fengchen Palace gave the order, it would be absolutely impossible for her to enter the palace today.
It's just that she doesn't want to go back now.
The cold wind blew on her cheek, just like a sharp knife cutting through the skin, causing burning pain.
At this moment, she suddenly felt that she was really ridiculous. She actually believed Qiu Wan's words a few days ago, and she actually wanted to hide this matter for her.
Did she really think that her aunt would be able to get away with it even after being accused of a crime?
But that was not a small crime, it was the crime of assassinating the king. How could her aunt get away with that person being so cold-blooded?
It wasn't until this moment that Jiang Nianjiao realized how wrong he was.
She fell to the ground, covering her face and crying bitterly.
