Before Aunt Zhao could speak, she heard the excited voice of the eldest lady coming from the cell next door where all the female members of the Su family were imprisoned. She scratched the wooden railing and said, "Yes, Lan Xin, please go and beg Ning Xin to save us." .”
Not only the eldest lady, but almost everyone looked at Su Lanxin with expectation. Even the cell where the man was held in the distance was paying attention to Su Lanxin's movements.
Su Lanxin curled her lips in disdain, but still said reluctantly, "I will talk to eldest sister. Whether she can help or not is none of my business."
Just when all the Su family members showed hopeful expressions, Su Jiaxin, who was hiding in the arms of the third lady, suddenly pushed away the third lady and screamed, attracting everyone's attention.
The third lady hurriedly stepped forward to comfort her, "Jia'er, what's wrong with you?"
"Ah," Su Jiaxin was still screaming. After screaming for a while, she ran out of energy before collapsing on the ground, "No, eldest sister, she won't care about us. She could have taken me away when she was in the Su Mansion. , but she left me like that."
As she spoke, Su Jiaxin nervously grabbed the hem of the third lady's clothes, "Mom, why, she is obviously my biological sister, why does she want to help Su Lanxin but not me?"
The third lady showed a bitter expression, "After all, if you are not from the Su family, why would you be thinking about us?"
Su Jiaxin didn't think much about it. She just thought that her mother was saying that Su Ningxin would be a member of Prince Anjun's palace when she got married, so she was not considered a member of the Su family.
But the eldest lady thought more. She remembered that when she saw Su Ningxin, she thought she was very similar to Concubine Chen. But at that time, the third master said that if such news spread, it would be detrimental to the Su family, so Hou No one in the government dared to mention it anymore.
Could it be that Su Ningxin is really the emperor's favorite concubine? Then was she originally the daughter of the Su family, but was secretly sent to the palace by the third master, or was she not the daughter of the Su family and entered the Hou Mansion to hide her identity
Before the eldest lady could think about it, she was interrupted by the prison warden who came in, "Okay, the time is up. If you don't leave, you won't be able to leave."
After hearing what the cell leader said, Aunt Zhao immediately said nervously, "Let's go now, let's go now." As she said that, Aunt Zhao pushed Su Lanxin out.
Although Su Lanxin was reluctant to give up, she also knew that she could not stay here forever, so she could only follow the prison leader and walked out of the prison step by step.
In fact, Su Lanxin should not have returned to the capital. She hid in a manor outside the capital, claiming to the government that she wanted to take care of her grandmother, and would not go back no matter how they urged her.
Maybe it was because the Duke of Zheng's palace didn't want to get involved with the Su family who had rebelled, and no one cared about her as the eldest concubine in the palace, so no one cared about her later.
As long as she stayed hidden in the manor and didn't come out, she could wait until everything was over in peace. At most, she wouldn't have the rich clothes and food she had before, but at least her life would be worry-free.
But Su Lanxin couldn't let go of her aunt and brother. Although she didn't have any feelings for the people in the Hou Mansion and felt that they would only bully her, her aunt had always been sincere to her, and she couldn't let go, so she could only He ventured back to the capital to ask for Su Ning's heart, and then he had the chance to see his aunt.
Su Lanxin clenched her fists as she walked towards the door of the cell, and secretly swore in her heart, "No matter what, I will ask Su Ningxin to save the lives of her aunt and brother, even if I have to be treated like a cow in the future." '
At this time, Su Ningxin was not paying attention to the affairs of the Su family. When Su Lanxin came to beg her, she asked Su Lanxin to go to Tianlao to have a look, while she herself was paying attention to Feng Ying's affairs.
Feng Ying, like Long Wei, had existed since the founding of the People's Republic of China. In the hands of the late Queen Mother, it had become even more pervasive, especially in the capital.
From the favored concubines and maids in the harem, to the ministers' wives and concubines, to the famous prostitutes and maids in the brothels, they may all be Feng Ying's secret guards. However, these people make no one think of the secret organization, so Feng Ying's infiltration always makes Feng Ying's infiltration difficult. It is impossible to defend against people.
After Su Ningxin and Mu Zhiyun reached an agreement, Su Ningxin told Mu Zhiyun about Prince Jing's activities in the capital and possible rebellion, but she had reservations about the emperor's plan.
Firstly, Su Ningxin didn't understand the emperor's overall plan very well. Secondly, for the emperor, Feng Ying was not considered a force under his command. By revealing too much information, Su Ningxin was worried that she would make the emperor feel that she was cheating. What should I do if Tianyi is not happy and gets chopped off
Although Su Ningxin was not very clear about her own position, after all, she was originally Feng Ying's person, but because she had been with the emperor for a long time, the emperor also trusted her more, which made her unable to tell where she belonged. outsider.
But since you can't tell the difference, don't step on the red line, and just don't offend both sides.
Su Ningxin and Mu Zhiyun, who had sneaked out of the church, were squatting outside the house of the Minister of War, waiting for news inside. After Mu Zhiyun asked his secret guards to put aside their search for the queen, he began to order them to monitor the ministers in the capital. The situation in the mansion, looking for hidden soldiers in the mansion or other places in the capital.
The first person who came back with the news was the Minister of War's Mansion. There was an informant in Feng Ying who was working as a dancer in their mansion. She brought back the news that some time ago, the Minister of War's Mansion brought in many workers from other places for repairs. courtyard.
However, those craftsmen have done almost nothing in the more than ten days since they came here. Their workmanship in repairing several abandoned yards is also very rough, and they don't look like craftsmen at first glance.
So Mu Zhiyun sent people to investigate these people. The result of the investigation was naturally that they found that there was indeed something wrong with them. At least they were definitely not real craftsmen. The so-called statement that they came from a village near the capital was also false.
But what to do with the Minister of War and his family now is a problem. Just a few days ago, the Duke of Xuanning was arrested for treason. Are they going to arrest the Minister of War for the same reason now? It was too obvious. Whether it made some people think that the emperor was purging dissidents or made people speculate that a mutiny was about to happen in the capital, it was not a good thing.
At the same time, Su Ningxin was secretly lamenting that the ministers from the Ministry of War actually defected and became Prince Jing's people. You must know that the Ministry of War is in charge of the promotion and demotion of all soldiers. If this place is controlled by Prince Jing, the border may be determined when. Something will happen.
Fortunately, the previous two attempts by the emperor to purge the imperial court were not without effect. At least the minister of the Ministry of War who he promoted later was his confidant, so Prince Jing would not really let Prince Jing ignore him as the emperor.
"What to do next?" Mu Zhiyun asked Su Ningxin in a low voice. She knew that Su Ningxin could now get the emperor's assignment, and she would probably make arrangements for the next thing.
(End of chapter)