The Prince of Yongding died in that inexplicable conflict. Before his death, in order to protect Su Rong, he did not forget to stuff the injured Su Rong into the cave.
The cave was cold and damp. Su Rong hid in the cave for two days and one night before he was found. By then, he had been frozen unconscious.
When I got home, everything was turned upside down.
The old man from the Ministry of Justice came to their home and interrogated his mother and him repeatedly.
Everything that happened during that period happened so fast and so suddenly that even now, when Su Rong thinks of that period, he still feels a heaviness in his chest and difficulty breathing.
Later, the emperor demoted the prince.
The prince of Yongding was also impeached and accused of colluding with internal and external forces and letting assassins into the mountains.
Some people defended the Prince of Yongding, saying that if the Prince really had ulterior motives and colluded with the assassin, how could he have died at the hands of the assassin
But then someone came forward and said that someone had seen the prince's confidant go to the Prince of Yongding that day, and the two of them had a very pleasant conversation. The reason why the Prince of Yongding died might be the same as that of the prince's confidant, because he was silenced.
There were many different opinions, but there was no evidence. Mrs. He went to the palace to plead in person at that time, and Emperor Yuanfeng did not pursue the matter any further.
However, the Yongding Marquis's Mansion became deserted from then on.
A few years later, Emperor Yuanfeng thought of the prince again. There was no definite evidence on this matter, and Emperor Yuanfeng regretted it, so he ordered the prince to be recalled from Dengzhou.
However, the prince was assassinated on the way, and the princess who was about to give birth also met with an accident.
The Yongding Marquis's Mansion fell into complete decline, and no one even cared whether the Yongding Marquis's son had really colluded with the Crown Prince in the enclosure.
Su Rong was not convinced. He pressed his aching temple and said firmly, "I can't let this matter go. I won't give up."
Su Yao also felt that there was something fishy about this matter.
In fact, Su Yao already knew in his previous life that the person who assassinated the prince was definitely related to Prince Zhuang and the Cheng family.
But when the incident happened in the hunting ground, Prince Zhuang was too young and Concubine Li's family was not prominent. They had already planned to deal with the prince at that time, but it doesn't make sense that you were able to succeed.
Besides, that kind of power was not something that Concubine Li and King Zhuang at that time had.
She couldn't help but ask the question that had been lingering in her mind: "Brother, weren't the Second Prince and the Third Prince successively deposed and imprisoned as commoners? Speaking of this matter, they are the ones who benefited the most. The emperor treated them like this, did they have any role in it?"
This means that the two of them are most likely to be plotting against the prince.
"Cheng Shouwang is dead, and no one can say for sure who killed him." Su Rong exhaled, his tone heavy: "But my father's injustice must be cleared. To help my father clear his injustice, we must find out the right and wrong of what happened back then."
Cheng Shouwang is dead and Cheng Dingan is missing, so Guo Chongxing's son must be found.
Su Yao immediately raised his eyebrows: "Brother, have you ever thought about telling Song Chenshi about this?"
Song Heng has also been looking for someone who knows the inside story.
If the Su family cooperates with the Song family, there will be an extra layer of protection.
Su Rong looked at Su Yao with sharp eyes: "Speaking of which, I was just about to ask you, Yaoyao, you said before that you knew all these things because of the secret letter from the eldest master of the Qin family, so what is going on between you and Song Heng? I see that you seem to know Song Heng very well."
More than just understanding
Su Yao hesitated to speak.
Song Heng's true identity was not recognized until Prince Zhuang ascended the throne and Concubine Pang died in the previous life, so Song Heng later went to the fifth prince.
But now, she can't reveal it.
So she just thought about it for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I just found that Assistant Secretary Song was also very concerned about the Weichang case back then. It can be seen from the fact that he has been keeping an eye on the Cheng family. This is consistent with us. Moreover, my grandmother seems to be particularly concerned about Assistant Secretary Song."
When talking about Mrs. He, Su Rong was stunned.
He quickly hummed, "I see."
But he stopped asking.
Su Yao saw it and had some guesses in his mind.
Now it seems that Mrs. He and Su Rong both know something about Song Heng's background
But Mrs. He and Su Rong kept silent about it, and didn't even show any attitude towards Song Heng. There must be a reason for it.
She felt that these things mixed together were like a fog that enveloped people, so she just said to Su Rong: "If Cheng Dingan is not dead, he is now the most eager person to find Guo Chongxing's son. If he finds Guo Chongxing's son, he can be lured into the trap."
Even if he couldn't lure Cheng Ding'an into the trap, at least he could get some information from him that Guo Chongxing had deliberately hidden.
Su Rong obviously meant the same thing. He nodded, and stood up without saying anything else: "Well, it's getting late. You've been busy all day. Go back and choose some clothes. Girls should pay more attention to what styles are popular this year and what fabrics they like. Don't always be so old-fashioned."
His tone became lighter. Su Yao didn't want to keep talking about such a heavy matter that he didn't know when it would end, so he agreed: "Yes, yes, brother, don't worry, I will dress up beautifully."
"You have to dress up nicely." Su Rong rang the bell to let He Jian in, and turned his head to Su Yao and said, "After the Wang family's girl comes of age, it will be the Girls' Day on March 3rd. In the next period of time, there will probably be endless banquets. Choose some clothes carefully and spend more time with them."
You will get married in the future, so if you get along well with those ladies, you will have someone to talk to.
Su Yao smiled and nodded. When she returned to her own courtyard, before she saw the master, Mother Shen said to her, "The old lady sent a lot of invitations to you from her room. They all said they were invitations for you to go out and play. Take a look."
On New Year's Eve, Su Yao received rewards from Concubine Pang and Emperor Yuanfeng at the palace banquet. This was a great honor. Now that the new year has passed and the matters of Hei Xiong and Guo Chongxing have been settled, it is naturally time to go out and hold banquets.
Even for Mrs. He's sake, Su Yao would be the guest of honor for these people.
Su Yao took the letters and flipped through them roughly, and found that there were letters from the families of Prince Fenyang, Princess Mingchang and others. No wonder the old lady had someone send the letters to her.
It turns out it’s because it’s hard to refuse.
She seemed to be thinking about something, and gave the post to Mother Shen, and then asked someone to bring the craftsman in to take her measurements and choose the pattern.
The masters were all very clever and had already introduced all the fabric styles. Su Yao quickly made her choice and had someone take her to the accounting office, and then she took the post again.