On the day of Liu Lanxin's wedding, there were more people watching. There had been problems at two consecutive dowry delivery ceremonies, and she didn't know if there would be any new things this time.
Since they were looking at Princess Jing's dowry, naturally someone would bring up the matter at the city gate.
Some people said that Princess Jing's dowry was rummaged through by someone, who was checking to see if there was anything bad inside. It was also taken to the Jingzhao Yin's office. The red ribbons that were used to wrap the bride were also opened and scattered into a mess. Later, the Jingzhao Yin's office helped to tie them up again.
"Is it true?" someone asked in surprise.
"Of course it's true. My uncle's younger brother's second brother-in-law was in the Jingzhao Yin Yamen. He was the one who helped with the tattoo at that time." The person who spoke looked around and lowered his voice.
"That... isn't that unlucky?" someone asked in shock, looking into the distance. The wedding procession hadn't arrived yet.
"Of course it's unlucky. Whose dowry would be dispersed? It's not like the family will be confiscated and the clan will be exterminated." Someone said casually, and quickly covered his mouth after saying it, knowing that what he said was too much.
"Don't talk nonsense, that's Princess Jing." Someone shouted.
Even if they didn't say these words, those who heard them would be afraid.
Princess Jing confiscated the family property and exterminated the clan. She was talking about Prince Jing, right? This was not an ordinary family. He was a prince, and I heard that he was the most favored prince by the emperor.
"Bah, I was talking nonsense." The person who spoke also knew that it was inappropriate and hurriedly made amends.
"Something happened when the Crown Princess was getting married. Although something happened when Princess Ying was getting married, it was nothing serious. Now, Princess Jing's wedding has been turned upside down again. Is it unlucky for those getting married this year?" Someone suddenly said this.
This statement involved three people, especially His Royal Highness the King of England. Although he was no longer in charge of the affairs of the Western Prison, they still shuddered involuntarily when they talked about it.
"Don't talk nonsense. Nothing happened to the British princess. The dowry has been delivered to the British palace safely." A man rolled his eyes and hurriedly stopped him.
As he said this, he looked around, fearing that someone from the West Prison might jump out at any time, which would cause a big disaster.
"Yes, yes, nothing happened to the Princess of England, which shows that God's will is determined by people." Those who said and heard it all remembered Xiyu's methods, and no one dared to talk nonsense anymore.
In this case, the British princess was the best. Nothing happened and there was no danger...
There was no problem with Liu Lanxin's wedding, and she was sent to Prince Jing's Mansion safely. Hearing that nothing happened, Liu Lanxin finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Accidents happened one after another and she was very worried that something would happen again. The previous incident at the city gate had already made her lose face. Fortunately, not many people knew about it at the time. Only people at the edge of the city saw it. Later, Liu Lanxin also reminded Pei Yusheng to send people to punish those who spread the news in the market.
Therefore, this matter was suppressed within a certain range.
For the wedding today, not only did King Jing send many people to guard it, she also secretly sent people to watch over it, for fear that any more trouble would come out.
Recently, I have been taking her with me in almost everything.
She had been keeping a low profile and hiding in the background before because of her sister's repeated warnings before coming to Beijing. She didn't expect that things would get to this point now. It seemed as if her every move was being watched.
This feeling was very bad and Liu Lanxin felt very uncomfortable.
“Miss…” Haihua, who was following her, was hesitant to speak.
"Is there anything else?" Liu Lanxin asked in a good mood, "Hai Qing's matter? It's okay.
Yes, Haiqing has recovered well, and you can take her with you when you marry into Prince Jing's mansion."
Liu Lanxin thought Haihua cared about Haiqing. Haiqing's injuries had indeed recovered well. Haiqing had already practiced martial arts, and the medicine she used was the best. She had been recuperating in the mansion recently. Although she was not fully recovered, she had recovered a lot. There would be no problem for her to force herself to go to Prince Jing's Mansion tomorrow and then go to rest.
"Miss, it's not Haiqing's business. People outside are talking about what happened at the city gate before." Haihua reported in a low voice.
"What?" Liu Lanxin didn't understand for a moment, and asked after a pause. After asking, he immediately remembered and his face changed drastically, "What do you mean by the legend about the city gate? King Jing has already made arrangements, so there won't be many people discussing this matter anymore, right?"
“No one talked about it before, but today when you were getting married, I don’t know what happened, but people outside were actually talking about what happened to you at the city gate, and they were all saying that you…” Haihua didn’t dare to look at Liu Lanxin’s angry face.
"What are you talking about?" Liu Lanxin remained silent and asked sternly.
"They're all saying... Is there something wrong with your dowry? Did the general give you something prohibited? Otherwise, how could he be so disrespectful to King Jing and actually... actually check it on the spot." Hai Hua stuttered. This was the news just passed on by someone outside.
Haihua also panicked after hearing this.
"What else?" Liu Lanxin said angrily.
"Speaking of the general... does he have any other thoughts or something..." Haihua lowered his head further and reported stutteringly.
The meaning of these words was not just about the dowry. Haihua panicked after hearing these rumors. Not daring to be negligent in the slightest, he hurried over to report to his young lady.
"Who... is deliberately stirring up trouble behind my back?" Liu Lanxin said while gritting her teeth. She didn't believe that this was just a careless rumor.
Pei Yusheng has tried to suppress it, but failed. There must be someone doing something secretly.
Who is making things difficult for me, or for Prince Jing's Mansion
The first suspect is the Prince’s Mansion. Is it the Crown Princess Liu Jingyu or the Crown Prince
No matter who it was, Liu Lanxin felt it was very likely...
"Send someone to investigate who is behind this?" Liu Lanxin took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in her heart. She felt that nothing had gone smoothly since she came to Beijing. It was as if this city was against her.
"Should we report this to His Royal Highness Prince Jing?" Hai Hua asked hesitantly.
"If you don't want to report it, we will investigate it ourselves." Liu Lanxin said angrily. If Pei Yusheng was a useful person, such a thing would not have happened. If she had known this, she would never have married Pei Yusheng.
"Miss, I think it's better to report this matter to His Royal Highness Prince Jing. You don't have many people you can use here now. You had more manpower in the capital before, but after a series of incidents, you have fewer people available." Hai Hua advised.
"Aren't there a lot of people coming this time?" Liu Lanxin asked unhappily. The matter of sending the dowry was led by Qu Mingcheng, but he also brought a group of people with him. These people entered the capital city with good reason.
"The manpower this time is all in the open. The general's intention is that you'd better not use it unless it's absolutely necessary." Hai Huasheng was afraid that she would have to use these people again, so she hurriedly stopped her. The current capital is not the same as the previous capital, and there have been many incidents recently, so the general's secret hands here have been reduced a lot.
These people were brought here with justification under the pretext of sending dowry.
After being brought here, it slowly disappears from people
Only in this way can we play a greater role in the group.
Right now, it's too conspicuous, and it's not the time to use this kind of manpower.
"I don't need a lot, and I just asked them to find out some information. If they can't even do this, what's the use of them?" Liu Lanxin has encountered too many troubles recently, and she has been feeling depressed. She is in a bad mood at the moment, and she finds Haiqing's words a bit unpleasant to the ears.
Seeing Liu Lanxin's current state, Haihua knew that her own mistress might not listen to anything she said, so she had to bring up another mistress: "Miss, even if you don't listen to me, you should listen to Miss Zhen's words, right? This is also what Miss Zhen meant."
In the past, whenever Miss Zhen’s opinion was expressed, our young lady would always listen to it no matter what.
Haihua was wrong. If it were the Liu Lanxin of the past, she would have listened to him. However, after coming to Beijing, Liu Lanxin's plans failed everywhere, and in the end she basically got herself into trouble, again and again. Even though Liu Lanxin knew this, she couldn't suppress the anger in her heart.
I just wanted to do something and said it with pride.
"Sister, you're being too nosy!" Liu Lanxin said unhappily.
"Miss Zhen is doing this for your own good." Haihua became even more cautious after seeing her angry and advised with a smile.
"For my own good? For what? A woman like her... has been staying in our house all this time, refusing to leave. I really don't understand what father is thinking. Could it be that he really has feelings for her?" Liu Lanxin's words blurted out. She didn't believe it before, but now she feels inexplicably irritated, thinking that these rumors might be true.
"Miss...you...why do you say that about Miss Zhen?" Haihua asked anxiously.
"What? Can't I say anything about her? If it weren't for our house, how would she be alive? How come she is your master in the house?" Liu Lanxin was already feeling annoyed, and Haihua's words made her even more unhappy. She glanced at Haihua coldly and asked.
The tone of these words was so heavy that Hai Hua could not bear it. She knelt down with a plop and said anxiously with tears in her eyes, "Miss, I am your person, so I naturally follow you. How can I be Miss Zhen's person? I am just afraid that Miss Zhen will be unhappy. At that time, even... the general may help Miss Zhen."
In the past, at the General Fuguo's Mansion, Miss Zhen had always been a polite and courteous person, and what she said was very reasonable. Not only would the young lady listen to her, but even the general would nod in agreement. Haihua was naturally aware of this.
"Father... could it be... that he really likes her?" Liu Lanxin sneered. At this moment, everything she thought of would go in a bad direction, including this godsister whom she had never doubted before.
This "godsister" had been at the border for several years and had been living in the mansion ever since. She was said to be a distant niece of the Liu family, and moved into the mansion because her parents had both passed away. She behaved very appropriately and was appreciated by her father, who also educated Liu Lanxin, who was a few years younger than her.
Over the past few years, Liu Lanxin has become very convinced of her cousin and wholeheartedly treats her as her own sister.
Although she had heard rumors in the mansion before, she did not take them seriously and thought they were all fake. This cousin was very pure and innocent, and she and her father were polite and well-behaved. She was not the kind of woman who did not know etiquette. After beating up a few old women who gossiped, the rumors in the mansion disappeared.
But at this moment, I suddenly thought of these words.
Father really values cousin Zhen too much! She is his only relative, right