In the early morning five days later, Su Ningxin and Chu Jihan rode a spacious and gorgeous carriage with the Anjun Palace logo to the Xuanning Houfu. The people on the street were still bustling and the vendors were still selling, completely unaware of the impending storm. advent.
Yesterday evening, Shuanghua and the others rushed to the capital with their convoy. They also announced to everyone in the capital that Su Ningxin and Chu Jihan had returned to the capital, so they could appear openly and openly in front of others. Today they rushed to Xuanning. Visited by the Marquis.
Su Ningxin and the two have not been idle these days. They have investigated many people based on the list given by the emperor, and have gained more or less. However, after all, the influence of Prince Jing's Mansion has penetrated for decades, and there is no So easy to catch.
Even if the emperor and Gu Mingxi have been planning for a long time, the people they can catch now are all low-level and unimportant officials. Those high-level officials can't catch any evidence at all. The officials at the higher level are whether Lian is with him or not. Even if Prince Jing has contact, we can’t judge.
In fact, Su Ningxin felt that it was not easy for the people on the emperor's side to achieve this level. If it weren't for Gu Mingxi, a prophet, they might not even be able to find these people now.
At the same time, she also gave Gu Mingxi a thumbs up. On the day she was trapped in a time loop, Gu Mingxi definitely revealed all the secrets of everyone in the capital.
Ever since the late emperor destroyed the imperial edict and ascended the throne as his eldest son, he had been preventing Prince Jing from counterattacking for so many years. The same Prince Jing had been preparing to rebel from that time on, and everyone was worried about it. Tacitly.
But why is it that the emperor clearly has more power, but now he seems a little powerless in front of Prince Jing? In his previous life, Prince Jing was really successfully plotted against him. If the kings hadn't besieged the city and broke into the capital, Su Ningxin wouldn't have been able to do it. died.
Su Ning thought about this problem for a long time and found that it seemed to be explained from two aspects.
One is that the emperor has too many things to care about. Everything in Daqi cannot be relaxed. The Yellow River bursts its banks and the people have to take care of the famine. The war in Dayong in the north cannot be relaxed. The lack of money in the Ministry of Revenue is also a headache. Compared with these There is very little energy that can be allocated to Prince Jing.
But the replacement of the throne is really a matter of serious internal friction. All the thoughts of the several princes were used to fight openly and secretly. In fact, Chu Luojue, who won in the end, did not have many resources in his hands. When the throne was passed down, the late emperor came out. There are only a few other legitimate positions that can be given to Chu Luojue.
On the other hand, Prince Jing doesn't have to worry about anything, he only wants to think about how to cause damage. Moreover, both Prince Jing and the children of Prince Jing's palace are working hard for one thing. Compared with getting the throne, the fight with his brothers is more important. It's a small thing, with clear and unified goals. No wonder people can achieve it.
"What are you thinking about?" Su Ningxin's thinking was interrupted by Chu Jihan. She looked over with a smile and replied, "It's nothing. I am thinking about the affairs of the Hou Mansion. After all, I still have some feelings for the old lady."
Chu Jihan also nodded with a hypocritical smile to show his understanding. In fact, he was already yelling 'liar' in his heart. He had been silently watching Su Ningxin analyze the emperor's lineage and Prince Jing's palace. The more he analyzed, the more he went off track, and then he let her go. If she thought about it further, she would probably think that it would be great if Prince Jing's rebellion was successful. Such a terrible idea must be nipped in the cradle.
Fortunately, Su Ningxin's thoughts were interrupted by Chu Jihan and she ran outside to the smell of sweet-scented osmanthus cakes. This made Chu Jihan feel relieved and asked the driver to stop the carriage and buy a pack for Su Ningxin. Coming up is a reward for Su Ning's calm thoughts.
But Su Ningxin didn't know that her thoughts were being read. She still thought that Chu Jihan was a good husband, at least he was considerate to his wife. This alone defeated most men in ancient times, especially Chu Luojue. The naughty ex-husband.
Chu Jihan, who had gained Su Ningxin's favor, touched his nose and felt that he had killed two birds with one stone.
The carriage quickly stopped in front of the Xuanning Hou Mansion. After all, this was Su Ningxin's first time back. As soon as they arrived at the intersection, servants started setting off firecrackers. They didn't stop until the carriage stopped at the door. So The horses pulling the carts at the Prince's Mansion were also trained and were not frightened by the sound of firecrackers.
"Sister, you are finally back. Jia'er misses you so much." Su Ningxin heard Su Jiaxin's voice as soon as she got out of the car.
She quite likes Su Ningxin, her nominal sister-in-law. She is innocent and cute without any evil intentions, but she is not weak and easy to bully.
Su Jiaxin was still young. When her ancestor died, many sisters got married in a hurry. However, she was too young to bear it and the third wife didn't get married because she had already made a marriage agreement, so she stayed in the Su family.
"We haven't seen each other for more than half a year. Jia'er seems to have grown taller." Su Ningxin said with a smile.
"No, last year's clothes... can't be worn anymore." Su Jiaxin suddenly stopped mid-sentence, and then added the second half weakly.
Su Ningxin followed her gaze and looked over, and she was stunned for a moment. She was fine in the carriage just now, but when she turned around, Chu Jihan turned into a sick and pale look. It was really shocking to see. I feel like my life is long gone.
Noticing Su Ningxin's gaze, Chu Jihan covered his mouth and coughed twice as if to show off, making Su Ningxin's mouth corners twitch.
But this scene had a different look in the eyes of the younger brothers and sisters who went out to greet Su Ningxin. They couldn't help but sympathize with Su Ningxin. They were originally a little envious of Su Ningxin riding in such a carriage with so many guards. The maid, now only feels pity. After all, she married a sick man.
"This is my brother-in-law, please come to the house quickly." The man who was the leader of the brothers and sisters who greeted them said, with a gentle and elegant look, but with a bit of heroism in his eyebrows.
Su Ningxin followed his voice and looked over. It was a somewhat unfamiliar face. Looking at the second brother Su Jingmo standing behind him, it was not difficult to guess his identity. Su Jingzhang, the eldest son of the Hou Mansion, also They are the people in the list provided by the emperor who are suspected to be connected to Prince Jing's palace.
This time, Su Ningxin and Chu Jihan came to the Xuanning Hou Mansion mostly because of him. With their status as the legitimate daughters of the Su Mansion, it was much easier to investigate the secrets of the Su Mansion first.
"I've met brother." Chu Jihan responded politely, and then the two of them headed to the old lady's yard surrounded by everyone.
On the way, Su Ningxin asked Su Jiaxin who was beside her, "How is my grandmother's illness? I was very upset when I heard the news about my grandmother's illness. I won't feel at ease if I don't come back and see for myself."
Su Ningxin, who was originally very happy, frowned and said, "Grandma has been ill for more than a month and she is not getting better. Now she is getting worse."
(End of chapter)