"What happened? What did the emperor say?"
Si Ning asked eagerly as soon as he entered the room.
Lu Hanxiao looked at her, his voice a little low.
"Don't do such a dangerous thing next time."
He was referring to everything Si Ning arranged today.
The queen wanted to make both Si Ning and Concubine Shu suffer, so Si Ning gave her a big gift.
She first asked Eunuch Song to find two corpses, and then put a short knife representing the Turks in the hand of one of the corpses.
He was looking for someone to forge a few letters of collaboration with the enemy and put them in the queen's palace, and have someone notify Lu Hanxiao that if the queen got into trouble later, he would lead the matter into collaboration with the enemy.
Si Ning's original intention was not only to retaliate with tit for tat, but today she wanted to use this incident to draw out Lu Hanxiao's battle that year.
Lu Hanxiao had always wanted to investigate that matter, but he needed a lead, and Si Ning just gave him such a reason.
As long as the emperor plans to bring up old matters again, those soldiers who died in the battle will no longer die in mystery. This is Si Ning's plan.
But now seeing Lu Hanxiao's face, it was obvious that something was not right.
"The Emperor didn't mention that he wanted to review what happened back then?"
Lu Hanxiao's expression was a little serious, "Si Ning, I will take care of this matter myself, please don't interfere."
Today in the imperial study room, although the emperor only said a few hasty words, Lu Hanxiao also found out what he meant. He did not intend to bring up the old incident again about the border battle.
After Lu Hanxiao fell into a coma, the emperor's attitude towards that battle was to treat it lightly.
He didn't hold anyone accountable, and the incident quickly died down.
The emperor had read the contents of the letters received from the queen's palace today, and they also mentioned the battle, but the emperor pretended not to have seen them at all.
Then there is only one possibility. The entire army was wiped out in that battle not by chance, but by necessity. The emperor must also be aware of some tricks hidden in it, but he chose to acquiesce in everything.
There must be some hidden secret that he didn't know about, but he didn't want Si Ning to get involved.
"Lu Hanxiao, what did the emperor say?" Si Ning was confused.
Lu Hanxiao knew Si Ning's temper. If he really hid this person, she might not be able to sleep well that night.
So he talked about the emperor's execution of the queen today and his attitude towards this matter. Si Ning was very surprised after hearing this.
"So, the emperor is interested in the third prince?"
Lu Hanxiao shook his head, "Although there are many emperors and princes, there are only the third prince and the fifth prince who are adults. The emperor has not been sure about the prince for a long time. I don't know what his plans are, but I know one thing. The emperor intends to take things lightly with the queen. Let go, he won’t make a big deal out of it.”
The fact that he would not make a big deal out of this matter meant that no matter whether the queen had colluded with the Turks or not, the emperor did not intend to investigate thoroughly, nor would he bring the battle to trial.
Seeing that Si Ning looked bad, Lu Hanxiao warned, "You should rest first. I'll deal with some things and come back later."
Si Ning nodded, Lu Hanxiao walked out and asked Qiu Ju at the door to prepare some food for Si Ning.
He would have to go back to the border sooner or later, but not now, and he could not leave Si Ning alone in the capital, so he had to make arrangements as soon as possible so that the emperor could not send him out.
After Lu Hanxiao left, Si Ning sat on the chair and concentrated for a long time.
There were footsteps outside, followed by Jiang Linrou's voice.
"Aning, are you there? My sister-in-law has come in?"
She opened the curtain and walked in. Seeing Si Ning alone in the room, she looked around and asked doubtfully.
"Where's Han Xiao? Didn't he come back with you?"
"He's out. What's wrong with sister-in-law?"
Jiang Linrou put down the soup bowl in her hand and said with a smile.
"I saw that you looked bad, so I made you some soup to drink. There are many rules in the palace, so you must not be too full, so drink the soup first."
She didn't mention anything else, she just cared about Si Ning.
Si Ning was a little confused at the moment and couldn't figure out the emperor's attitude.
Why did he take this matter lightly? Could it be that he was worried about his family's scandal?
"Aning?"
Seeing that Si Ning was concentrating, Jiang Linrou interrupted her.
Si Ning retracted his thoughts and explained calmly.
"Sister-in-law, I'm a little tired after coming back from the palace banquet today. If there's anything else, we'll discuss it another day."
Seeing that she wanted to chase him away, Jiang Linrou felt a little anxious and said anxiously.
"Aning, sister-in-law didn't mean to trouble you, she just wanted to ask how things are going with your eldest brother and Heng'er?"
"I heard that Marquis Jing'an has recently recruited a lot of people into his service. Do you have any clues about what my sister-in-law told you last time?"
Si Ning has been too busy recently and really didn't care about this matter. He just remembered it now.
"I haven't had time to ask Mrs. Jing'an Hou about the result. I'll tell you when I come back."
Jiang Linrou cursed in her heart, whether she hadn't asked about the result or simply hadn't done it for her.
But he still nodded with a smile on his face, "Okay, then I'll wait for you to say hello and then I'll ask you."
After saying that, she still had no intention of leaving and looked at Si Ning and said.
"Now there are only you and me in this house. I am not familiar with the second wife of the second room, and my sister-in-law has to point her finger at you for everything. I see that you are not looking very good these days, and you are busy with various matters in the house. I'm afraid you're exhausted, and it's my fault that my sister-in-law is stupid and can't do anything to help you, I can only see you getting thinner and thinner."
Si Ning touched his face, he was getting thinner and thinner. Where did he start from?
"Thank you for your concern, sister-in-law. Si Ning is fine."
She wanted Jiang Linrou to go back quickly. She was really tired. She hadn't had a good rest during the New Year's Day these past few days, and she went to the palace again. Her nerves were tense all day long, and she felt exhausted after relaxing.
But as if Jiang Linrou couldn't understand her face, she kept pulling Si Ning to talk about something.
Gradually, Si Ning discovered the problem.
"Sister-in-law, if you have anything to say, just say it."
Jiang Linrou looked at Si Ning with a bit of embarrassment on her face, and hesitated before speaking.
"There is no one in charge of the house now. My sister-in-law knows that you don't bother to take care of the affairs of the house. I thought, why don't you leave this matter to me. My sister-in-law will take care of it for you. I will do my best to do things for you in the future."
She wanted stewardship.
It stands to reason that it is not right for her to speak about such a thing. The huge Ning'an Marquis Mansion was earned by the third room. The old lady is gone and Li Xutang is dead. How can the matter of housekeeping be returned to Si Ning's hands? inside.
But Jiang Linrou had been living under someone else's roof for too long, and she really didn't want to live her life watching other people's faces.
She wanted to hold the real power in her hands. She knew that Si Ning did not despise the power of the housekeeper at all, and she also knew that if she spoke, she would not reject her, so she said.
Si Ning really didn't mean to reject her, "Then my sister-in-law will be affected."
Jiang Linrou smiled happily when she heard Si Ning agreed.
"Thank you, sister-in-law. Don't worry, I will take care of this family for you in the future."
Si Ning was not interested in this. She nodded and asked Qiu Ju to send the person out, and finally felt a little calmer.
