A big event is going to happen in Shengjing City today. Princess Jing is going to bring back the Gu family's memorial tablet from Ning Guogong's mansion!
People gathered in small groups in the streets and alleys were talking about this matter. This shows the level of attention they paid to it. There was probably no one who didn't know the news.
"Have you heard? Yesterday afternoon I saw Master Zhiran and Master Kongfan going to Prince Jing's Mansion!"
"Don't these two never leave the temple?"
"You forgot that last time Prince Jing and the others came here within the first seven days. This time I heard that it was Princess Jing who invited us!"
"Princess Jing is so proud! Before, it was difficult for Grandmaster Sun to invite her in person."
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The people around were talking, and then they heard a creaking sound, and the door of Prince Jing's Mansion opened.
Princess Jing, who was wearing a bright red court dress, walked in front, holding a glass of wine in her hand. The people behind her were all dressed in black, except for the two masters who were wearing yellow monk robes and red cassocks.
Everyone's expressions were extremely serious, and the determination in their brows and eyes seemed that no one or thing could shake their determination. The solemn and solemn atmosphere made the people watching at the gate of Prince Jing's Mansion couldn't help but stand in awe.
I saw Princess Jing raising the wine glass in her hand high, bowing deeply three times to the sky, then scattering the wine in her hand on the ground, turning around and getting into the carriage that had been waiting for a long time, and everyone in Prince Jing's Mansion set off.
In the Duke Ning's Mansion,
Mrs. Gu was sitting on a chair with no expression on her face. The silk brocade handkerchief she held in her hands was already being torn by her hands. Next to her, Ning Guogong was pacing back and forth anxiously in the room.
At this time, footsteps were heard outside, and the housekeeper came into the hall and reported: "Master, Princess Jing has already gone out and will be here in about a quarter of an hour."
Mrs. Gu looked at Mr. Ning Guogong, who waved the butler to leave. He sat back on the chair. When he saw his wife's gaze, he sighed and said, "I hope nothing goes wrong with what I am planning today."
In just three days, Mr. Ning Guo had some gray hair on his hair, and Mrs. Gu lost weight even more. The two of them could not sleep all night long and were filled with worries.
Mrs. Gu regretted more than once in her heart why she wanted to provoke Princess Jing, otherwise there wouldn't be the bad things that happened today. But things have already happened, and no matter how much they complain, they can't change the facts. They can only work hard to find a way to remedy it. Duke Ningguo's mansion cannot live without the Gu family's ancestral hall!
Facing the direction of the ancestral hall, Mrs. Gu turned the prayer beads in her hand and said, "Don't blame our ancestors. They had no choice but to do this. They will do their best to offer incense and other prayers in the future."
Jian Yu knew that Duke Ning's Mansion would be a monster, but she didn't expect that those people would start causing trouble before she even arrived at Duke Ning's Mansion.
"Fire?"
Listening to the news from the guards walking in front of the mansion, Jian Yu sneered. Now she was starting to pave the way for a bad omen?
Although there was a fire, Duke Ning's mansion did not dare to go too far. However, half of the house directly opposite the ancestral hall burned down. The fire was extinguished before it spread. Thick smoke billowed into the sky, and the people pointed at it.
News of the fire quickly spread.
At the entrance of Ningguo Mansion, the people had surrounded the three floors inside and three floors outside. Seeing the carriage from Prince Jing's Mansion approaching, everyone quickly made way.
Ning Guo Gong and Mrs. Gu came to the door to greet them in person. Jian Yu looked at Ning Guo Gong's mansion in front of her, whose appearance was not much worse than Prince Jing's mansion. Her eyes were full of sarcasm. This was all obtained by sucking the blood of the Gu family.
Facing the question of Ning Guogong and his wife, Jian Yu nodded coldly as a response. Before crossing the threshold, she glanced at Ning Guogong next to her. She said: "Just because the residence was in ruins before does not mean it is now. It is better to choose something of good quality for the mansion plaque." Yes, don’t disgrace people named Gu.”
After saying that, Jian Yu walked straight into the courtyard without waiting for the two of them to react.
Ning Guogong and Mrs. Gu's faces turned blue and white. The housekeeper standing by the door also looked panicked. He clearly left this white string and the plaque would fall when he pulled it. Why did he break the string and the plaque was still strong? On top?
Jian Yu got the news last night that Duke Ning's mansion had changed the plaque overnight. After all, if he wanted the news to spread widely, he had to let the people see with their own eyes that something was wrong.
When Princess Jing entered the mansion, the common people had no way of knowing what happened inside. The only time the Ningguo Palace could take action was when Jian Yu came to the mansion and stood at the door to say hello.
The falling of the plaque is not a good sign, it means that the Gu family is unwilling to leave the Duke Ning's mansion! Mrs. Gu had already thought about her words, but she never expected that the plaque that Ning Guogong had done personally would not be placed as they wished.
Even when the door was closed tightly, the plaque with the name Ning Guogong's Mansion still stayed where it should be.
The reason why it is so strong is mainly due to the hemp rope. Zhao Chen, who is the best at lightness among the three people in the world, took advantage of the caretaker of Duke Ning's Mansion to tie it up again with a strong and practical hemp rope. Want to fall off? impossible.
Duke Ning Guo wanted to show off his power to Jian Yu, but Princess Jing protested against her. As soon as the taunting words came out, Duke Ning's heart sank. He wiped the sweat from his palms and gritted his teeth to follow. No matter what, he had a plan.
When they walked into the courtyard, before Ning Guogong and his wife could say anything, Jian Yu waved her hands, followed by Hongmei who came forward. She had been carrying a square box covered with red cloth since she left the palace. No one knew what was inside.
I saw Jian Yu saying loudly: "Huang Tian is above, and the earth behind is the witness. I inherit her husband's ambition and obey his holy will. Now I bring my husband's spiritual tablet to welcome the elders of the Gu family. The ancestral hall has been erected. Welcome!"
While Princess Jing was speaking, Hongmei lifted up the red cloth, and inside was the tablet of Prince Jing.
With a greeting, all the servants from Prince Jing's Mansion who were following Jian Yu knelt down and recited a sentence after Jian Yu, their voices so loud that they seemed to break through the sky of Duke Ning's Mansion.
Princess Jing put the back of her hand on her forehead and bent down deeply. She had a country first and then a family. As the royal daughter-in-law of Princess Jing, it was impossible for her to kneel down to the Gu family. This move was already putting herself in the position of a junior and showing the greatest respect to the Gu family. etiquette.
Behind Jian Yu, Zhou Jinyan, who was kneeling on the ground side by side with Lin Quan, looked at the person in front of him with deep meaning, thinking of this move...
——He underestimated the little fox cub.
Mrs. Gu and Mr. Ning Guogong on the side were both stunned. Princess Jing actually brought Prince Jing’s tablet!
The two of them swayed slightly, obviously not expecting Princess Jing to act so strangely, which directly broke all their plans! How could this happen? Ning Guogong's expression was visibly flustered.
Only a thief can be a thief for a thousand days, but there is no one who can guard against a thief for a thousand days. This sentence is consistent with the truth. Jian Yu does not fight unprepared "battles". Ning Guogong's mansion is obviously capable of making small moves. How could she just be defensive? She also felt early in her heart. Think of countermeasures.
For example, passing the blame.
No matter what Duke Ning Guo did, he had only one purpose, and that was to exaggerate the bad reputation of Princess Jing because of her poor conduct and unworthy of the spiritual status of the Gu family.
She couldn't carry such a big pot, so she found Prince Jing
——’s tablet.
