As expected, Su Rong went out. Su Yao paused, thanked Yu Xia with a smile, and then lifted the curtain and walked in.
As expected, Old Lady Su was sitting at the top with Lady He on either side, and they were talking to Su Rong below. When they saw her come in, all three of them looked at her.
Mrs. He asked her first: "Yu Xia just came to look for you and said you were not in the yard. What happened?"
Before, Su Yao had gone to the Third Madam's yard. Mrs. He was afraid that she had another dispute with the Third Madam. After all, the Third Madam was her mother. It was definitely impossible to say that she had no influence on Su Yao. Although Su Yao spoke tough, people are made of flesh and blood. How could he bear it if his mother kept speaking unpleasantly
Su Rong also looked at Su Yao, and seeing the expressionless face on her, he couldn't help but frown slightly and sighed in his heart.
Being so sensible and calm is certainly a good thing, as it will allow you to have a plan in mind for everything you do in the future. However, there is a disadvantage as well - if she wants to hide her emotions, you will not be able to find out her true thoughts at all, let alone guess whether she is happy or unhappy.
Sure enough, Su Yao said softly without thinking: "It's nothing. Madam Gao left Yancao with her to embroider the pattern. I was worried, so I went to take a look."
Mrs. He was half-believing and half-doubting. She had been with Su Yao for a long time and could always feel his pulse. Although Su Yao looked the same as before, he was clearly not happy.
But she knew Su Yao's temper. No matter how she asked, she would not be able to get any information from him. Therefore, she just said "oh" and then said to Su Yao, "The Wang family sent someone over before. It was Wang from your second aunt's house."
Wang was He Er Niangniang's wet nurse and also the person He Er Niangniang trusted the most. She came here because the Pang family must have given her some information.
Su Yao looked at Mrs. He: "Has the Pang family come up with a solution?"
"Yes." Mrs. He rubbed her brows and told Su Yao: "I will go to the palace tomorrow to request an audience."
Entering the palace... ..
If I'm not mistaken, Prince Zhuang is probably eager for Madam He to enter the palace.
She guessed Mr. Wei's plan - Mrs. He's entering the palace was just a cover, the Pang family wanted to take advantage of the situation and make Prince Zhuang think that both the Pang family and Mrs. He had been fooled.
This is to catch King Zhuang off guard.
Su Yao nodded. The Pang family and Mr. Wei were both very pragmatic people. She was not surprised at all that they would make this choice. This was good. Su Yao smiled and hummed, "When grandma enters the palace, the Pang family should also send someone to the Dali Temple to meet uncle. Prince Zhuang should have received the news by now."
Prince Zhuang had indeed received the news. For him, Cheng Ding'an had given him a big surprise this time. He walked down the stairs with his hands behind his back, looked at the huge study, tutted, and then frowned, "What a pity! I heard that Lao Wu originally planned to give father a copy of the Analects of Confucius copied by Cai Fang. Tut, tut, although I have a lot of books, I can't compare with Lao Wu!"
Zhan Changshi stood aside with a smile. Seeing him turn the stairs around and climb up to find the book, he said, "Your Highness is a natural talent. How can he compare to the Fifth Prince who relies on the Imperial Concubine and the Pang family? Besides, although Cai Fang's Analects is good, it can't be used as money when encountering such a big thing. What about the deficit of more than one million taels? Even if the emperor loves Cai Fang, I'm afraid he won't think that this Analects is worth one million taels of silver."
These words hit the mark exactly what King Zhuang wanted.
He leaned over in mid-air and looked at Zhan Changshi, and said with a sigh, "Yes, more than one million taels of silver. The Pang family is too lawless. Do they really think that my father is dead? Now the world has not even become the fifth one, and they are so greedy. If that day really comes, won't the world be plundered by them?!"
King Zhuang had been dissatisfied with the Fifth Prince for a long time. The reason was that the Fifth Prince's maternal family was too powerful.
It would have been fine when he was young, because he was obviously the older one and the Fifth Prince was still a little brat, but the masters all imposed strict requirements on the Fifth Prince and let him do whatever he wanted.
When he grew up, he was finally granted the title of king and established his own palace, and was even allowed to work in the court. He fully believed that this was a signal from his father, and those people should be able to understand his father's thoughts.
But in the end, there are still so many people surrounding the Fifth Prince.
These people just looked down on him because he couldn't get to that position. It was clear that he had the advantage in terms of age and virtue, but these people had been deliberately trying to rely on the Pang family and push Concubine Pang to the position of queen.
If it weren't for the fact that my father had deep feelings for the late queen and was not moved at all, and even got very angry about this matter several times, I'm afraid that the fifth prince would have become a true legitimate prince by now.
Why
How is he inferior to Lao Wu
The crown prince is the true eldest son, and he still fell from the sky in one day. What about the fifth son who hasn’t even started climbing the ladder to heaven
They are all born by the same father, so he will never give away what belongs to him.
The room was silent for a moment, and Zhan Changshi coughed: "Your Highness, please be careful with your words..."
As he was speaking, a eunuch's sharp voice came from outside: "Your Highness, the son of the Marquis of Changping wants to see you."
The conversation between the two was interrupted temporarily. King Zhuang raised his eyebrows, took out a book from the top and dusted it off. Without turning his head, he told Zhan Changshi: "Go see him and ask him to do the job well. Don't cause trouble for me."
Zhan Changshi responded and hurriedly turned around and left. He ordered the eunuch to take Cheng Dingan to an open room. As soon as he entered the room, he looked at Cheng Dingan unceremoniously: "Sir, didn't I tell you that if there is any progress in this matter, you can tell me and don't involve His Highness? Why are you here?"
Although this is not Prince Zhuang's palace, it would not be safe if it was seen by someone with ulterior motives.
Cheng Dingan suppressed his anger and looked at Zhan Changshi with a slightly gloomy look: "I got a piece of news that Madam He has entered the palace."
Mrs. He entered the palace? !
Zhan Changshi's calm demeanor finally changed a little, and he immediately asked, "Really?"
Unlike the calmness he had always shown, in fact, he knew clearly how much benefit it would bring to Prince Zhuang if this matter was accomplished - as long as something happened to the Fifth Prince and the Pang family was implicated, Concubine Pang would inevitably be disliked. By then, the Fifth Prince would have no one to rely on, and would he be able to maintain his current status
And the weaving bureau was implicated, involving more than one million taels of silver. This was not something that could be easily covered up.
To be honest, Cheng Dingan really did something big this time.
Cheng Dingan raised his chin, his expression cold: "This is natural, we have sent people to keep an eye on it."