Xiao An didn't know about this and could only remain silent. However, Shuang Hua, who was behind Su Ningxin, took over the conversation and said, "This concubine Li is not only good at riding a horse, she is also very good at bow and arrow."
"Huh?" Su Ningxin asked in confusion, "You have only been back for a few days, but you have already found out everything?"
Shuanghua kept moving her hands and explained, "It's not a secret in Prince Anjun's palace. I listened to what she said when chatting with Hongzhu."
Su Ningxin smiled. She knew Shuanghua very well. When she was in the palace, she was responsible for inquiring about the news of each palace. From the master to the eunuchs and maids, there was nothing she didn't know. I guess this habit has not changed yet. .
In fact, it is a good thing, and there is no need to change it.
"What else do you know?" Su Ningxin asked.
Shuanghua had nothing to hide, and said eloquently, "I heard that Concubine Li is the legitimate daughter of a wealthy local family in Daming Mansion, but she is not actually her biological daughter. It's just that she saved the life of the patriarch's wife, which happened to be The madam had no daughter, so she adopted her as her adopted daughter, and then some things happened and she became the registered legitimate daughter-in-law by accident?" Su Ningxin repeated it. , and Shuanghua looked at each other in the mirror. The two of them knew very well that this mistake was probably intentional.
Seeing Su Ningxin's interest, Shuanghua continued, "I heard that the princess was the daughter of the Duke's Mansion and was accused of being married to Prince An, but she entered the palace with Concubine Li during the wedding. Because of this, the princess was regarded as a joke in the capital, and the news has not stopped for a long time."
Su Ningxin frowned and asked, "Is there any reason for this?"
It stands to reason that the status of wives and concubines is very different, especially in the royal family. Although the side concubine has the title of concubine and can be called Yudie, it is actually just a concubine room. How can she enter the house with the main concubine.
"I heard from Hongzhu that Concubine Li used some means to lie about being pregnant. I don't know if it's true or not." Shuanghua said uncertainly, while the hair on her hands was already tied up.
In fact, even Shuanghua thought it was unlikely. If she lied about being pregnant, it would be a dark knot before marriage. She was lucky not to be dragged to Shenjiang. How could she still become a side concubine and enter the house on the same day as the main concubine
"Don't worry, you will live with them for a long time in the future, and you will naturally know what the secrets are."
Su Ningxin said casually while picking the hairpin that it was nothing to do with her, just watch the excitement, there was no need to worry about it.
After she finished dressing up, she went to greet the princess, and then helped the princess downstairs to prepare for departure.
After half a day, they arrived at the city of Daming Mansion. This was considered the fiefdom of Prince Anjun, so the status of Prince Anjun here was similar to that of the Tu Emperor.
Although this is the northernmost state capital of Daqi, it is not actually desolate, because there is Dayong to the north of Damingfu, which covers an area larger than Daqi. The land in Dayong is not rich in food because of the cold. , and there are many grassland deserts.
"This city wall is so high!" Xiao An secretly lifted the curtain and looked out, looking at the city wall getting closer and closer.
"Eh? Haven't you been to Xingyuan Mansion? The wall there is about the same height as here." Shuangbai, who was sitting next to her, said doubtfully. Her face was still a little pale, but she was still full of energy when she spoke.
Xiao An lowered his head, "I have never seen the city wall of Xingyuan Mansion. When we were used as slaves, we were not allowed to wander around. Since then, we have been in the yard and have not gone out."
Seeing that Xiao An seemed to be recalling her exile experience, Shuanghua quickly comforted her, "Don't be afraid. If you follow the girl in the future, you won't have to work as hard as before."
As he spoke, he glared at Shuangbai, telling her not to speak out loud. Shuangbai quickly raised her hands to surrender, indicating that she knew she was wrong.
But Xiao An did raise his head with a smile, "I'm not sad. In fact, even when I was in exile, I had my brother to take care of me, so I didn't suffer too much. It's just that I missed my brother a little after not seeing him for so long."
Counting the time, it has been half a year since Xiao An and Zhong Xiyan separated. They depended on each other when they were in exile, and their relationship was naturally excellent. It is normal to miss them after they are separated.
At this time, Su Ningxin said, "Originally, I asked your brother to go to Jiangning Mansion, but I didn't expect that so many things happened, and we ended up settling in Daming Mansion."
"But you don't have to worry. I sent them a letter a few days ago, asking them to try their best to open a passage here. It should be completed in two months."
Xiao An immediately smiled happily with crooked eyebrows, "That's great. If my brother comes to Daming Mansion, I can see him more often."
Su Ningxin smiled faintly and did not pour cold water on Xiao An, telling her that they would not be able to see her brother even if he was in Daming Mansion.
Su Ningxin originally asked Gu Mingxi to accept Xiao An as his apprentice, but later because of the queen's affairs, Gu Mingxi never cared about it.
But now that the emperor knows about the queen's poisoning and realizes that this time the queen is not acting out of anger, he will probably use ten times more manpower than before to find the person.
If Gu Mingxi has arranged for the queen, she will probably be chased everywhere by the emperor's people. By then, she should be able to run to Xiaoan on Damingfu Street.
Just as Su Ning was thinking, she heard a chorus of people greeting Prince An from outside. Looking through the cracks in the curtains blown by the wind, they should be the local officials of Daming Mansion. Judging from their appearance, they were still in awe of Prince An. of.
[Tsk, tsk, tsk, it looks like they want to please Anjun Prince's Mansion. They miscalculated. If they had known it, they should have captured Chu Jihan and held another wedding. How many gifts would they have received by then.]
[Wait a minute, I seem to have received a lot of gifts when I got married in the capital. Where did they go?]
After thinking about it carefully, Su Ning remembered that in ancient times, these people attached great importance to their family, so as long as they did not separate the families, everyone's money was put together and managed by the mistress.
For example, in a large family like the Marquis of Xuanning, five generations of grandparents live together, but the eldest aunt is still the one who manages the money. There is a share for each house, and the father's salary is also handed over to the father-in-law. middle.
Chu Jihan is the only son in the family, so the family will definitely not be separated. So the gifts they received when they got married must be in the care of the princess. I don't know whether they brought them back.
[Do you want a housekeeper? When the time comes, I will be in charge of all the money in the county and prince's palace, and I will also keep the keys to the warehouse. I am really happy to think about it.]
Su Ningxin thought to herself, but quickly shook her head. In the end, laziness defeated her greed for money, "My mother-in-law will not treat me badly, so forget it."]
(End of chapter)