Although Murong Xiu didn't like Jiang You and Su Yan being together, comparatively speaking, he couldn't allow Jiang You to become the crown prince's concubine.
He knows Jiang You's usefulness very well. When Jiang You is with Su Yan, he can deal with it slowly. But if Jiang You is with the prince, then all Jiang You's help will be given to the prince, so that's okay!
As soon as Murong Xiu said these words, the Queen Mother's expression suddenly changed. She looked at Jiang You and Su Yan, her eyes darkened, and asked: "Is what the third prince said... is the truth?"
"May I ask, Your Highness, the Third Prince, where did you get this rumor?" Jiang You glanced at Murong Xiu.
Murong Xiu curled his lips and said, "Didn't you say this yourself? Jiang You, are you forgetful?"
Jiang You remembered that the last time Murong Xiu wanted to use force on her, she said such words casually, and expected that Murong Xiu would take it seriously. But she did not expect that Murong Xiu would say such words on an occasion like today,
If she really had anything to do with Su Yan, then both she and Su Yan would be in trouble.
"Really?" Jiang You looked at Murong Xiu and said with cold eyes, "The Third Highness is joking. I have no friendship with the Third Highness. How could I say such a thing to the Third Highness?"
"Yes, how could you say such a thing to this king? It's not because... you have no shame!" Murong Xiu looked contemptuous.
Jiang You ignored Murong Xiu and only turned to the Queen Mother and the Emperor, saying: "Please, Your Majesty and the Queen Mother, find out clearly that the relationship between Jiang You and Prince Su is innocent. Jiang You only met Prince Su after rescuing Princess Zhenbei.
They knew each other, and Prince Su also took more care of Jiang You because of this matter, but it was by no means as unbearable as the Third Highness said. The Third Highness just held a grudge, and the painting of colorful phoenixes playing with butterflies that the Third Highness presented to the Queen Mother was
His Highness Third Highness snatched it from Jiang You, but unfortunately, it is a fake."
"Jiang You!" Murong Xiu's face darkened and he immediately scolded.
He couldn't let Jiang You continue talking.
But Jiang You knew Murong Xiu too well. If she didn't defeat Murong Xiu in a fight today, Murong Xiu would slap a lot of hats on her.
Jiang You originally didn't want the Queen Mother to know the relationship between the painting and her, but now, she had to let the Queen Mother accept this relationship.
"For the Queen Mother, Jiang You learned a few days ago that the painting of colorful phoenixes playing with butterflies was in Yuxian Town. Therefore, Jiang You took the time to go to Yuxian Town a few days ago and bought this painting from the auction house. From then on.
When they came out of Yuxian Town, the Third Highness stopped Jiang You and tried to snatch the painting. Jiang You managed to escape. But unexpectedly, the Third Highness actually bribed the group of bandits from the leader's village to block the road and rob you. As a last resort,
Jiang You had no choice but to hand over the painting. Fortunately, just in time the Chief Assistant brought people to destroy the leader's village, and Jiang You escaped." Jiang You simply made up a more thorough look.
"Jiang You!" Murong Xiu was so angry, "What nonsense are you talking about! What kind of boss village?"
Jiang You ignored Murong Xiu and continued to say to the Queen Mother: "It's just that the Queen Mother and the Third Highness don't know. In fact, Jiang You went to the auction house and got a total of two pictures, one authentic and one fake. In order not to
If anything happened to the original work, I took the fake and set off, and the original work was sent to the Lord of Nanhua County by my people, and was handed over to the Lord of Nanhua County in the name of Prince Su. Neither I nor Prince Su had any doubts about this painting.
In fact, I don’t care about the painting. What I care about is whose hands the painting is in the end.”
When Jiang You said this, others didn't understand, but the Queen Mother definitely understood.
Others don't need to know what is in this painting, but to Jiang You and Su Yan, the process of painting is not important. What is important is that it finally fell into the hands of the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother looked at Jiang You with slightly complicated eyes.
After all, this little girl is too smart. She is like a mirror in her heart. If she had not been forced here, she would not have said such a thing.
Murong Xiu's face was even more ugly. In terms of scheming, he was no match for Jiang You.
"Jiang You, you are talking nonsense!" Murong Xiu was almost unsteady.
Jiang You looked disapproving: "Your Highness, you are so angry! The fake in my hand was snatched by the bandits from the leader's village. How did it fall into your hands now? That painting you presented to the Queen Mother
It's that fake. If Your Highness doesn't believe it, just send someone to check it out. I've marked it on the fake one. You can tell at a glance whether it's true or not!"
"Jiang You!" Murong Xiu's pupils shrank, "You did it on purpose from the beginning, you deliberately set a trap for me!"
Jiang You glanced at him coolly.
In fact, for no reason, if Murong Xiu had not come out to find trouble on his own, she would not have pushed Murong Xiu in front of others to be flogged on such an occasion. At most, it was just that the counterfeiting had planted a thorn in the heart of the Queen Mother, and it was broken.
Murong Xiu wanted to use the power of the Queen Mother. If she wanted to blame it, it was Murong Xiu who had to come out and say this. Since he liked to be in the limelight so much, she let him do it!
"I don't know what you are talking about." Jiang You said calmly, "Whether the matter in the leader's village has something to do with His Highness, the Chief Assistant will give an explanation to the Emperor at that time. Could it be that His Highness still thinks that I colluded with the leader?
The bandits from the stronghold came to frame you? Then my ability... is really great!"
Murong Xiu: "..."
Originally, this matter had nothing to do with him, but now he has become the most embarrassing person in the entire scene just because he said too much!
So irritating!
The emperor looked at Murong Xiu, frowned, and felt a little unhappy.
The Queen Mother looked at this situation and expected that the marriage grant was probably impossible. She rubbed her eyebrows and said: "Hey, the Ai family has been blowing air for a long time and is a little tired. Emperor, the Ai family will go back to the palace first.
Now that you have some rest, I’ll leave the matters at the banquet to you!”
The emperor looked at the Queen Mother and asked: "What about the marriage grant that Queen Mother just mentioned..."
"It's up to you, the Emperor, to make the final decision regarding the marriage. The Ai family has grown old and can no longer worry about it. Emperor, you know what you are doing, so you can make the decision." The Queen Mother didn't want to stay here at all. She was afraid that if she said more later, Cai Cai would be in trouble.
All the details in the picture of Feng Xidie were about to be exposed, and she didn't want to be criticized by this group of courtiers.
She originally wanted to keep Jiang You in this deep palace, but now it seems that this plan will definitely not work. If Jiang You doesn't want to, and she forces him to stay, then there will definitely be a wave of bloodshed in the palace.
…
"In that case, fine!" The emperor had no choice but to order others to send the Queen Mother back to the palace.
The Queen Mother left surrounded by palace people.
But on the high platform, the group of people were still there, and the emperor felt a headache when he looked at them.
Nan Rongzhi insisted on marrying Su Yan, and Su Yan insisted on marrying Jiang You, but Jiang You's identity... was unknown, so how could he trust Jiang You to Su Yan?
Nan Rongzhi knelt down and begged again: "Your Majesty, please grant Weiyang's wish!"
Su Yan looked at Nan Rongzhi with furrowed brows, his face darkened.