In the end, it was Princess Linjiang who broke the silence first. She stood up a little stiffly and followed the words of Prince Linjiang. She pursed her lips and said, "I heard that you are coming to dinner today. I have asked the kitchen to prepare sour bamboo shoots and chicken skin soup..."
It has been a long time since she spoke so calmly. The last time she was so calm was when King Linjiang came and asked her to go to the temple to practice meditation.
Princess Linjiang smiled and said, "I don't know if you still like it..."
She rarely had such moments. Most of the time, she was either aggressive or extremely mean. Prince Linjiang was a little uncomfortable with this. He glanced at her and said, "The incident of the family letter being withheld this time was indeed the fault of the subordinates."
Chu Jingwu would send letters home every once in a while. When Princess Linjiang got into trouble and went to the temple to meditate, he did stop doing that for a while, but later on, he still sent letters.
But later I found out that Princess Linjiang didn't receive any letter.
It was precisely because of this incident that the Prince of Linjiang asked Princess Linjiang to take back some of her management power in order to warn Concubine Yu.
When this matter was mentioned, Princess Linjiang's expression changed. She seemed to struggle for a long time before she shook her head lightly: "It's nothing. After all... I didn't expect Awu to be willing to send me a letter. After all, I have done so many wrong things..."
People always keep silent about the mistakes they made; this is human nature.
Prince Linjiang asked Princess Linjiang to come back, not because he forgave her or because she felt wronged, but because the capital issued an order for them to return to the capital.
At this time, no more rumors can be spread.
If the news spreads that Princess Linjiang murdered Shen Chen and was placed under house arrest, it would definitely not be a good thing. People in the literati community would probably have complaints about Prince Linjiang, thinking that he couldn't even handle his family affairs.
Moreover, at this time, we have to pretend that the palace is harmonious.
It was because Emperor Longqing failed to handle the relationships in the harem that he repeatedly did things that lost the support of the people.
He originally just wanted to treat Princess Linjiang as a decoration. After all, Chu Jingwu was the crown prince and his most beloved child. The princess's mistakes could not be announced to the world. If he did not give the princess face, the world would inevitably speculate about his son.
But now seeing Princess Linjiang's appearance, he couldn't help but want to sigh.
Every man wants his backyard to be peaceful and harmonious, and he is no exception. If Princess Linjiang can really reform herself because of this incident, it would be a good thing.
After hesitating for a moment, he still shouted softly: "No need to say more, don't mention the past."
Princess Linjiang smiled bitterly: "After all, it happened. I also know that you asked me to come back because the emperor ordered us to come to Beijing with our whole family..."
King Linjiang frowned.
This matter is a troublesome one to talk about. He cannot confirm what Emperor Longqing is thinking, and the capital is not peaceful right now. Shen Chen and Wei An were just implicated.
Thinking of this, he glanced at Princess Linjiang meaningfully, the light in his eyes slowly extinguished, and his voice became cold again: "You... do you know that Wei An and A Chen are in trouble?"
The doubts in his heart still remained.
After all, Princess Linjiang was able to send people to plot against Shen Chen from thousands of miles away, and she was also in contact with people around Prince Jin.
This time, Shen Chen was deliberately dragged into muddy water. The spies in the capital said that it was done by people around King Cheng and Chu Jingxing in the past, because Lu Yuanrong was promoted by the Xiao family.
The Xiao family had sworn to follow Chu Jingxing and obey Chu Jingxing's orders. The person he personally promoted became the Minister of the Court. He didn't believe that Chu Jingxing's old friends contacted him without someone to help them.
But after all, Chu Jingxing got into trouble later, and the palace had already cut off all those who had previously had contact with Chu Jingxing, so it was naturally impossible for them to take action again.
So, who else can pull the trigger on this thread, who else can control Lu Yuanrong
Just rely on those few followers
I'm afraid they don't have enough weight.
He still felt that this matter was a little strange.
If she is still the Princess of Linjiang, then... then no matter what the situation is, it can no longer be tolerated.
Keeping such people will cause greater disaster. In comparison, letting people talk about them and make them feel disappointed is not that important.
He thought a lot in his mind, and then he heard Princess Linjiang nod and say, "I have heard about this from Jingwu. The letter he wrote to me was asking me about this matter." She paused, her face full of bitterness and sadness: "The first sentence he said was to question me, asking me if I was using the same old trick again, and whether this matter had anything to do with me."
Even though she took the initiative to bring up this matter, King Linjiang couldn't help but be shocked.
After being shocked, he laughed, then stared into her eyes and asked her, "So, what do you say?"
Princess Linjiang raised her eyes and looked at King Linjiang sincerely, without hiding or dodging. She shook her head and said firmly, "I don't have it. I won't tell you whether I have the ability or not. You can go and ask. I'm in the temple and I'm sick most of the time. I sleep most of the day. What's more, I only have Nanny Qin and a few old women. What can I order them to do? Don't you know?"
The people who served her had indeed been arranged long ago. There were only Nanny Qin and a few elderly people, all women. They couldn't even leave the mountain gate normally, so it was really a joke to say that they could do anything.
And no one else had ever been to the temple.
Prince Linjiang did not say anything else. He just stood up with his hands behind his back, walked to the window and looked at the gardenias that were in full bloom outside. He smiled and said, "Since there is no one, that would be the best. Awu is a good boy who has a clear distinction between love and hate... I hope he will not suffer a day because of choosing between you and Achen."
Trade-offs
What a joke, Princess Linjiang sneered in her heart, since when did her biological mother have to be placed on the same level as a cousin? It was even more ridiculous to talk about making choices.
She gave birth to a son and raised him with great difficulty, but in the end, he actually hurt her feelings for an outsider and turned against his own brother.
Why
Who is responsible for all this? Isn't it because of Shen Chen?!
But she still lowered her head in fear, glanced at her and quickly took a step back, saying softly: "Don't worry, I already know, the past seems like a dream. I don't like Achen, and I really still have a knot in my heart, but as you said, Awu is my biological son, how can I do anything bad to him? I always hope that he will be well." (To be continued)