"How is the investigation going?" Zhou Jinyan asked.
"There is no news yet, the source of the letter has not been matched."
Regarding Prince Jing's death in battle, the civilians have little impact at the moment, but the civil and military officials are aware of the impending storm.
Prince Jing is the God of War of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The three dangerous passes in the north have been in the hands of the Jin Kingdom for twelve years. Prince Jing took them all back in just three years, and the land returned to the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Prince Jing's tragic death this time is said to be a sudden change in the situation. No one knows what exactly happened, but there must be something fishy going on here.
The two factions that quarreled every day in the court, no one dared to show up this morning for fear of angering Long Yan and having his house confiscated and beheaded.
Yesterday, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was investigated for corruption. In the past, he would not have lost his life. However, the emperor personally ordered his death this time, and everyone related to the head of the house was implicated and punished.
While it is sad, everyone in the palace is in danger.
Under such a premise, those with different intentions did not dare to take any action and began to avoid the limelight.
Zhou Jinyan had expected this situation. He was delayed on the way and came back late. If he could have found more clues a few days earlier, he was already in Shengjing, so he was not in a hurry.
As soon as he dies, the people hiding in the dark will jump out, and they won't be able to hold them back for long.
"Send a message to Zhou Yin, keep an eye on Jin Slave's movements, and launch a secret investigation in the camp. You and the hidden guards will investigate the source of the letter and paper, and investigate Shengjing's third rank and above..."
Zhou Jinyan gave instructions to Bai Xiao. There were many things to do next. He was bound to catch the moth in Dazhou!
After all, Bai Xiao understood that he still had to act secretly in the dark, no wonder he didn't have a new identity.
After giving all the instructions, Zhou Jinyan picked up the baggage and said with a half-smile, "I have someone to take refuge in."
Looking at the back of the prince leaving gracefully, Bai Xiao tilted his head and squeezed his face into the folds of a bun. He was thinking, who in Shengjing has the dignity to let his master take refuge? !
*
"Old lady, the second girl is back. She was helped back..."
In the Jinyu Hall, Nanny Song received the news at the front door and came over to report it.
There had been a lot of rumors outside, so Nanny Song knew what happened as soon as she inquired about it. As the old lady thought, the second girl was indeed wronged outside. The Miss Guo family had a bad temper since she was a child, so she might have said a lot. Difficult to listen to.
"Say I'm asleep and no one will come."
She left the house on her own and came back after being wronged. She wouldn't give her a chance to come to him and cry, so she had to endure it! The old lady's loving face was full of indifference.
Aunt Song should have retreated, thinking that if the master pretended not to know and did not go to the Guo family to ask for an explanation now, others would look down on the second young lady even more.
It's your own fault! Deserve it!
The gloating of the old lady and the servant here did not last long, because the Taifu Mansion came to reward them.
The eunuch specifically stated that the second young lady in the house was weak and needed a good rest without having to get up. Others who did not have this honor had to be present. After all the masters of the Taifu's house arrived, the eunuch gave an oral instruction.
"Jian Yu, the daughter of Jian Cong'an, the governor of Jiangnan, is well-educated and well-behaved..."
The emperor's oral instructions were all words of praise for Jian Yu. The gold, silver and jewelery she was given as a reward were nothing, what was important was the emperor's attitude! He is supporting Jian Yu!
After the eunuch left, the old lady went to see Jian Yu. When she learned that Jian Yu was asleep, she left.
What can be done? The emperor is merciful and does not let Jian Yu stand up to listen to the oral instructions. How can she, a grandmother, be older than the emperor? Even if Jian Yu wanted to get up to pick her up, she wouldn't dare to accept it!
The old lady who wanted to be rejected by others fed it into her mouth instead. You can imagine her anger in her heart. Not to mention taking a nap, she had no appetite for lunch.
Also angry was Tang Fu who was in the palace. She didn't hear what was said outside, but she knew that the emperor had given Jian Yu a reward!
Tang Fu understood that it was the third prince that Jian Yu admired in her heart, she could see clearly.
At that time, in order to protect themselves, the other party changed his words. The stupid appearance before co-authoring was just a disguise! People who hold back and keep their own agenda are very scheming and should not be underestimated!
What Tang Fu is most taboo about is the identity of Princess Jing! If Jian Yu causes trouble in the future, or takes the opportunity to get close to the third prince, it will not be a good thing for her.
The third prince was her chosen one. Tang Fu believed that the third prince would eventually ascend to the throne. Everything was going smoothly and step by step when suddenly Jian Yu appeared.
The relationship between aunt and nephew should not be a male-female affair, it goes against the rules! This stain was enough to prevent the third prince from getting a high position.
Tang Fu looked ugly. She must not let Jian Yu disrupt her hard work! She must be the most noble woman in the Zhou Dynasty.
"Miss, I heard from Xiaodouzi that he followed the mama to deliver soup to the emperor on behalf of the queen mother. When he heard the emperor scold General Dingyuan for his incompetence in educating his daughter, General Dingyuan left with a shameful face."
By this time, Tang Fu already knew about the quarrel between Jian Yu and Guo Yufen.
In the past, the quarrels in the daughter's family would not have been so big, and there was no need for the emperor's reward to appease her, let alone when Minister Xuan came to the palace to angrily criticize the lax family education.
Jian Yu doesn't have that much face! It’s just because of Princess Jing’s identity!
The Emperor knew very well how much Prince Jing loved Tang Fu in the palace, and she loved the whole house as much as the bird. Not to mention Princess Jing's life in the future, Jian Yu would definitely have a biased heart at this stage.
Holding the brush tightly in his hand, the handwriting became heavier.
Tang Fu let out a long sigh. Now, she could only avoid its sharp edge.
*
When Jian Yu returned home, it was not that she deliberately embarrassed the old lady, but that the original owner was frail and felt tired after walking around Bilan Pavilion for a while.
After a long sleep and waking up, I heard Hongmei say that the emperor had given something as a reward, and that General Dingyuan had been sent to the palace for training.
Jian Yu was leaning on the imperial concubine's couch, her little feet crossed, and she was fanning herself gently with a folding fan in her hand. From time to time she took out a grape and put it in her mouth, which was quite leisurely.
"Miss, that Miss Guo will definitely be punished to kneel down when she goes back!"
——Kneeling in the ancestral hall is a common method used by major families in the Zhou Dynasty to punish their juniors for making mistakes.
Jian Yu narrowed her eyes. Guo Yufen was in trouble anyway.
"Let's go to the warehouse."
Jian Yu sat up. She wanted to see the items given by the emperor!
When she came to Shengjing from the south of the Yangtze River, Jian Yu brought a total of twenty maids and two nuns. They knew Jian Yu's daily life and eating habits.
In order to avoid coming to the Taifu's house, Jian Yu was in poor health due to poor service from the servants. Therefore, except for the cleaning maid, the rest of the servants in Jian Yu's courtyard were all brought from Jiangnan.
The things rewarded by the Holy Spirit were carried directly into Jian Yu's courtyard without passing through the old lady's hands.
Looking at the glittering jewelry, Jian Yu felt very loving and affectionate, they were all good things! It's a pity that it can't be used as money, and the things given by the emperor cannot be sold.
"Miss, the things sent by Bilan Pavilion have arrived."
Before leaving, Hongmei did not forget to ask the clerk at Bilan Pavilion to select the best rouge and gouache sold in the shop and send it to the Tai Fu's house.
The waiter who knew Jian Yu's identity quickly agreed, and then thinking that she was still the future Princess Jing, the rouge and gouache that had been delivered in the evening was delivered as usual.
Jian Yu only plans to visit one store today. As Guo Yufen said, it is not convenient for her to be too ostentatious at the moment.
Bilan Pavilion's store basically collected the rouge and gouache that everyone was using, which was enough for her to study.
It was packaged in two large boxes. As soon as Jian Yu opened it, she saw a piece of paper stuck in the gap. After seeing the content clearly, her expression became slightly condensed.
