The fourth aunt, Yang, had an unruly cousin, Xiao Yang, who married into the Hu family as her daughter-in-law.
Previously, Wen Qingxin didn't want to marry Qin Hetai, so she planned to let Xiao Yang's daughter take over. Xiao Yang even took Mrs. Yang Er and Mrs. Yang to the Wen family to cause a scene.
Wen Qingzhu looked at Hu Ruoxin in front of him. She was only two years younger than Wen Qingxin, and she was also eighteen this year.
Now she is still wearing the hairstyle of an unmarried girl. It seems that her reputation has been seriously damaged by the previous incident.
"It turns out to be Miss Hu." Wen Qingzhu replied.
When he turned to ask about Changsun Linlang, Hu Ruoxin suddenly walked over in a familiar manner. He was about to reach out to hold Wen Qingzhu's hand, but was blocked by Lu Tao's hand.
Hu Ruoxin withdrew her hand without changing her expression, and said in a flattering manner: "I am Cousin Qingxin's cousin, and my wife is Cousin Qingxin's seventh sister. In this way, I can also be regarded as Madam's cousin, so I'll be generous. How about you have the nerve to call me madam and cousin?"
"Yes, yes! They are both daughters of the Wen family. If Madam thinks so, of course she is Ruoxin's cousin!" Madam Hu became more and more enthusiastic.
Wen Qingzhu watched their grandparents and grandchildren singing in harmony and couldn't help laughing: "Mrs. Hu, do you really not know about the Wen family's affairs?"
Of course Mrs. Hu knew, her face was a little stiff immediately, and she didn't know how to say it.
Hu Ruoxin's smile brightened: "The Wen family is the Wen family, and the wife is the wife. How can they be compared with those scourges from the Wen family!"
"So, you are also a disaster?" Wen Qingzhu counterattacked in a nonchalant manner.
Hu Ruoxin choked, not knowing that Wen Qingzhu would reply so directly.
Despite this, Hu Ruoxin's expression was still not as normal as usual.
At this moment, someone came from behind.
Wen Qingzhu didn't want to talk nonsense with them, so Lu Tao immediately asked someone: "Mrs. Hu, our wife has something to do with the eldest grandson, Shang Gong. Why don't you come back another day?"
"Yes, yes." Mrs. Hu's old face turned redder and redder, and she forcefully pulled the reluctant Bu Ruoxin away.
When they walked away, Fu Lie also came to their side.
He looked in the direction they were leaving and asked, "Who are they?"
"Just some ladies in the capital." Wen Qingzhu didn't want to say more, so he turned to Fu Lie and asked, "Why are you late?"
Fu Lie said with a solemn expression: "It was Yunzhou who discovered traces of the Huns. I stayed to arrange some things, but it was too late."
Wen Qingzhu nodded and asked his eldest grandson Linlang to wait in Qianyuan Palace. She would come over before leaving the palace.
Finally arriving at the entrance of the East Palace, Xiao Fangzi was already waiting at the door.
Seeing them coming, he walked over with a smile on his face: "The Marquis and his wife are finally here. Your Highness is waiting for you inside."
"Sorry to trouble you." Wen Qingzhu smiled sheepishly and followed him in.
Dinner is served in a small hall on the west side.
There was no one else but Jiang Yuanhan and Zhao'er, one sitting and the other standing.
The moment he saw Wen Qingzhu, Jiang Yuanhan immediately stood up and walked over: "Sister! You are here!"
After sitting down facing them, Jiang Yuanhan asked Zhao'er to order the dishes.
Wen Qingzhu glanced sideways at Zhao'er. Apart from being a little more reserved, there was no change from before.
This sight was naturally noticed by Jiang Yuanhan. The smile on his face faded and he said with a little nervousness: "I, I have no choice but to do this. If I don't do this, they will make things difficult for my sister."
"Sorry for embarrassing you." Wen Qingzhu also knew that Jiang Yuanhan had no choice but to do this.
The pressure on him is not small.
Now that this topic was brought up, Mrs. Hu and Hu Ruoxin just appeared in Wen Qingzhu's mind.
Their purpose of coming here is self-evident.
"Your Highness."
Just as she shouted, Jiang Yuanhan quickly interrupted her: "Sister, why are you so raw?"
Wen Qingzhu sighed slightly: "Your Highness, you are the crown prince now, you are the king, and Fu Lie and I are ministers. You will also change your words in the future."
Jiang Yuanhan said nothing, but his expression was very stubborn.
Wen Qingzhu was a little helpless: "Okay, okay, then I won't call you His Highness in private, okay? But outside, that's absolutely not allowed!"
Jiang Yuanhan raised his eyes, showing a pitiful look.
However, Wen Qingzhu didn't just accommodate him blindly, but also imitated his behavior, looked at him firmly, and then said nothing.
After a brief silence, Fu Lie interrupted: "That was Mrs. Hu just now, right?"
Wen Qingzhu turned around and looked over: "You actually know him?"
"What Mrs. Hu?" Although Jiang Yuanhan was dissatisfied with Fu Lie's interruption, his sister did pause for a while at the door of Qianyuan Palace just now.
Fu Lie nodded: "Some of my subordinates were in their twenties and were still unmarried. They asked me to help them introduce girls. I originally wanted to leave it to you, but you were very busy at that time, so I went to the eldest princess to introduce them. Among them was a girl from the Hu family, but there was some misunderstanding and Master Hu came to apologize in person. Mrs. Hu was also there at the time, so I have a vague impression."
"What kind of misunderstanding?" Wen Qingzhu discovered for the first time that Fu Lie could be vague.
Fu Lie was silent for a while before saying: "Mrs. Hu thought it was the eldest princess who wanted to introduce me to a concubine, so Mrs. Hu wanted to introduce the daughter of the Hu family to me..."
Before he finished speaking, Fu Lie changed the subject: "But the eldest princess knew the whole story and immediately made it clear to Mrs. Hu. Naturally, there will be no result in this matter."
Wen Qingzhu thought for a moment that it would make outsiders mistakenly think that Fu Lie needed a concubine.
That could only be the period of time when she was pregnant.
When he thought of Nian Fu, Wen Qingzhu's expression darkened uncontrollably.
Fu Lie suddenly reached out and held her hand.
Wen Qingzhu raised his eyes and met Fu Lie's eyes, only to see him nodding.
Seeing him like this, Wen Qingzhu couldn't help but laugh: "I didn't misunderstand you, I just thought of Nianfu."
Speaking of Nianfu, Fu Lie's heart sank.
After a long while, he said to her gently: "We will have children in the future."
Wen Qingzhu pushed his hand away: "Let's talk about it later."
Jiang Yuanhan, who was sitting opposite them, could see the changes in their expressions.
He was a little nervous at first, but then he relaxed a little.
There was a knock on the door, and Xiao Fangzi directed the palace servants to bring the dishes one after another.
After everything was set up, everyone left and Xiao Fangzi closed the door thoughtfully.
Wen Qingzhu looked at the eight dishes and one soup on the table and asked with a smile: "According to the rules, aren't you supposed to have eighteen dishes and four soups?"
"As long as there is enough food, four dishes and one soup are enough for me when my sister and the Marquis are not here. Today my sister is here. I know that my sister never likes to waste, so I try to save as much as possible!"
Jiang Yuanhan picked up the chopsticks and gave Wen Qingzhu a piece of venison: "Sister, try it. This is the newly delivered venison from the paddock."
Wen Qingzhu nodded and asked him to take care of himself first.
Although Jiang Yuanhan agreed, he took back his chopsticks and prepared to pick up vegetables.
Fu Lie had long hands and filled Wen Qingzhu's bowl with vegetables steadily and quickly without giving Jiang Yuanhan any chance.
But in the end, Fu Lie also gave Jiang Yuanhan a piece of venison with his chopsticks.
"Your Highness also wants to try it. After all, it was the intention of the servants to send it here."
Jiang Yuanhan responded with a smile on his face, but there was no warmth in his eyes.
Wen Qingzhu was about to start eating, but when he saw that the air was suddenly filled with the smell of gunpowder, he could only put down his chopsticks.
After looking at each of them, he asked: "Do you still want to eat?"
"Eat." Jiang Yuanhan quickly replied.
Fu Lie had already picked up the chopsticks and started eating in silence.
Seeing Fu Lie like this, Jiang Yuanhan immediately clenched his chopsticks and hit him!
Wen Qingzhu had a headache and told him the rules: "Everyone eats what he wants. You can eat what you want."
Ignoring them anymore, Wen Qingzhu continued to eat on his own.
There was only a slight sound in the house, and no one said anything.
About two-quarters of an hour passed, and Wen Qingzhu put down his chopsticks.
Fu Lie also put down his chopsticks.
Only Jiang Yuanhan's chopsticks haven't stopped. Although he is eating, he hasn't eaten much.
Suddenly I felt that I shouldn't have called Fu Lie over at all!
But when he thought of Pei Yu and Wei Ziying, Jiang Yuanhan could only suppress the dissatisfaction in his heart.
He finally put down his chopsticks.
He raised his head and said to Wen Qingzhu, "I decided to behead Li Wei and Yao Ban at the same time."
"Where is Prince Ning?" Wen Qingzhu was not surprised. After all, according to Jiang Yuanhan's current information channels, it was easy to know that Yang Song had left the Shenxing Division.
"Sister, do you think it is necessary to consider Prince Ning's feelings?" Jiang Yuanhan asked back.
Wen Qingzhu actually had no objection and turned to look at Fu Lie. He was the current head of the Yang family.
Fu Lie raised his head and said, "Then let's do what His Highness wants."
The dust settled in four sentences.
With nothing else to do, Fu Lie took Wen Qingzhu and left.
Jiang Yuanhan stood at the door and watched them go away.
But he couldn't help but think about how great it would be if he was the one standing next to his sister.
He just stood like this, and after an unknown amount of time, stars began to rise in the sky.
Xiao Fangzi stopped quietly in front of him and hesitated for a long time before speaking out: "Your Highness, Mrs. Wei will bring Miss Wei Qinglin to see you tomorrow."
Hearing his words, Jiang Yuanhan slowly turned around and asked, "What about Brother Mingxuan? Will he come too?"
"The person from the Wei family who came to deliver the message didn't say anything. How about I send someone to ask?" Xiao Fangzi suggested cautiously.
Jiang Yuanhan shook his head and looked in the direction outside the palace: "It has been several days since I last saw Brother Mingxuan. You should let him come into the palace to see me now."
"Yes." Xiao Fangzi took the order and left.
Early the next morning, Mrs. Wei took Wei Qinglin into the palace, and Eunuch Fang, who announced the decree, also followed her out of the palace.
On the long palace road, the two sides met head-on.
Eunuch Fang is an old man in the palace, so anything that allows him to come forward must be extremely important.
Mrs. Wei said hello and wanted to ask what the order was.
But when she thought about how she said Wen Qingzhu shouldn't interfere in government affairs before, if she asked now, wouldn't it be a slap in her face.
So Mrs. Wei watched their father-in-law leave.
The carriage set off again. Mrs. Wei looked at the carriage next to her and felt a little distressed.
The little granddaughter who used to be lively and cheerful now had no trace of ease on her face.
Even though she was dressed in fancy clothes and made up exquisitely, she still couldn't hide the unhappiness on her face.
At this moment, Wen Qingzhu appeared quietly in the prison.
She stood in front of Li Wei, looked at him and said, "The time has come."
At this time, Li Wei was completely different from before, and even his whole person had a sense of death.
His eyes were dull and he asked in a hoarse voice: "Have you caught Yao Ban?"
"Of course, he was caught nearly two months ago and is now next door to you." Wen Qingzhu glanced at the side.
Li Wei couldn't help but look up, and there was a strange rustling noise coming from the next door. It turned out to be Yao Ban!
There was the sound of iron chains clashing at the door. Wen Qingzhu put on his hood and finally said: "The imperial edict has arrived. I will do what I said and will let Yao Ban die in front of you."
After hearing this, Li Wei threw his head back and laughed.
Wen Qingzhu turned around and left. She had been too ostentatious recently and now she had to keep a low profile.
After leaving the dim cell, Wen Qingzhu did not leave immediately.
She turned her head and looked in the direction of Su Yun. According to the news here, Su Huo knew who was locked up here, but he had never gone in.
Are you afraid to face it
Wen Qingzhu thought of Jiang Yue's situation and decided to see Su Yun again.
With the emperor's order, Wen Qingzhu got through unimpeded and soon saw the person.