On the night of King Duan's wedding, something happened to the side concubine, who was said to be related to the main concubine. In the end, it was found that the side concubine had died in the lake, and her body had long since disappeared...
As soon as the news came out, everyone was shocked. The first person to suspect was the Princess Duan.
Ming and the eldest princess almost fainted from crying. They brought a large group of maids and mother-in-law to Prince Duan's Mansion early in the morning.
Feng Lanxiu and Zhang Wanyin were dressed in bright red clothes and were about to enter the palace to express their gratitude. However, they were blocked by Princess Ming and the eldest princess in front of the palace.
As soon as Ming and the eldest princess entered the door, they came over to Zhang Wanyin, waved and slapped Zhang Wanyin hard on the face: "You are so cruel, you actually dare to kill Jiaoer, you...why are you so dark-hearted?"
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Feng Lanxiu stood in front of Zhang Wanyin with quick eyes and hands, and reached out to stop Ming and the eldest princess: "Ming and eldest princess, this matter has nothing to do with the princess."
"How could it not matter? If she hadn't asked someone to call Jiao'er, Jiao'er...how could..." Princess Ming and the eldest daughter's eyes were red, and they glared at Zhang Wanyin fiercely, "It's her...she is a jealous woman
, she is not worthy of being Princess Duan, it was her inability to tolerate Jiaoer, and she was killed."
Ming and the eldest princess said bitterly and their words were aggressive.
Zhang Wanyin raised her head with a haggard expression. She barely slept last night because this matter concerned her. She also followed Prince Duan to search for most of the night. Today, she was supposed to go to the palace to thank her, but because Ming and the eldest princess were together,
Came here early in the morning and blocked them in Prince Duan's Mansion.
"Princess Ming and Dachang, this matter has nothing to do with me. I didn't send anyone to invite Concubine Xu yesterday." Zhang Wanyin defended.
"Why isn't it you? Besides you, who else in this house can't tolerate Jiao'er?" Princess Minghe said loudly.
"Ming He, the eldest princess, and Concubine Xu were in Prince Duan's Mansion before. I don't know if anyone had any grudge against her. I just entered the palace and am not familiar with everything in Prince Duan's Mansion. If someone really plotted against Concubine Xu yesterday,
Then I am also one of those being plotted. If the eldest princess doesn’t believe it, she can stay and investigate this matter.”
Zhang Wanyin said frankly that she thought about it for a long time yesterday and she was more sure than others that it was definitely not her.
Since it was not him, it was impossible for Xu Anjiao to seek her own death, and the mother-in-law who could not explain it, and the maid who followed Xu Anjiao died in the lake, Zhang Wanyin felt that the most suspicious person was Yu Yuxi.
It's just that the sick and weak Yu Yuxi didn't go anywhere yesterday. She felt unwell again yesterday. She secretly invited the doctor to come over. She didn't dare to disturb the happy event in the palace. She didn't even disturb Prince Duan. It can be said that she was very cautious and didn't.
The intention of provoking trouble with Zhang Wanyin.
Zhang Wanyin felt that Yu Yuxi was the most likely.
But she has no evidence.
She couldn't even say anything, otherwise others would just say that she deliberately transferred others to Yu Yuxi, especially not in front of King Duan...
At this moment, she even hoped that Princess Ming and the eldest daughter would be more powerful, even more powerful, so that she could ask questions she couldn't ask, and she could also say things she couldn't say.
Prince Duan was not in the palace, so he couldn't believe that Ming and the eldest princess were so stupid and didn't notice at all.
"If Princess Ming and the eldest princess don't believe it, they can stay for questioning." Feng Lan Xiu said, it was already late, and it would be too late if he didn't enter the palace. Zhang Wanyin had already said it, and if he didn't agree, it would appear that he had something in his heart.
Other people's weddings are joyful and lively, but his wedding was lively, but there was no joy at all, and he just felt angry.
"Okay, I will ask the people in Prince Duan's Mansion." Princess Ming and the eldest princess said coldly.
Feng Lanxiu asked the steward to stay and help Ming and the eldest princess investigate the matter. With Ming and the eldest princess's temperament, they probably wouldn't give up if they didn't ask.
Being dragged away by Princess Ming and the eldest daughter, it was too late to enter the palace.
The Queen's Fengyi Palace was full of concubines who came here specially today. Prince Duan was the first prince to be officially married, so everyone naturally came to join in the fun.
Even Concubine Ning came over, so of course they had to join in the fun. Prince Duan's biological mother, Concubine De, rarely left the Buddhist temple today. She was dressed a little more joyfully than usual. Her son's wedding was a great event.
, she, the biological mother, naturally had to come forward to let her son and daughter-in-law meet.
It's just that the first wait didn't come, the second wait didn't come, and no one came after waiting for a long time.
"Empress, has something happened?" Concubine Ning looked outside the hall, "Why haven't you come here yet?"
"Maybe I was delayed for a while with the emperor." The queen said gently, raising her hand and calling a chamberlain, asking him to go to the emperor's study room.
The chamberlain hurriedly left, and on the way he met Prince Duan and his wife who had come from the royal study to pay homage to the queen and concubines in the harem. He did not go there anymore and led the two of them to the front of Fengyi Palace.
The two people respectfully stepped forward and gave a big gift to the Queen. After the Queen rewarded her, she also gave a big gift to De Concubine, and De Concubine rewarded her with a smile on her face.
Later, several concubines rewarded him.
The queen asked Feng Lanxiu and Zhang Wanyin to sit down, looked at the two of them, and narrowed her eyes with a smile, "Wanyin, you will be Princess Duan from now on. You will help King Duan deal with the affairs, and also help the royal family to spread its branches.
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Zhang Wanyin shyly lowered her voice and said an inaudible "hmm".
"Prince Duan, you must not bully Princess Duan in the future, otherwise I will definitely help Princess Duan and vent her anger." The queen smiled and turned to Prince Duan again.
"Mother, how could your sons bully Princess Duan?" Feng Lanxiu said hurriedly.
"They look like a perfect couple. It looks like the emperor is about to have a little grandson." Concubine Ning said a rare and endearing word.
Zhang Wanyin's face became increasingly red.
"The Queen Mother, the Queen Mother sent someone to urge you, why haven't you come yet?" A palace maid hurriedly came in and reported.
"Go right away." The queen said, asking the palace maid to step back and wait outside. She also told Zhang Wanyin that if he wanted to make peace between the couple in the future, she would ask him to go to Chun'an Palace. The Queen Mother was still waiting.
After the newlyweds left, Concubine Ning was the first to stand up and say goodbye, followed by the other concubines. After they had almost left, the queen ordered the people around her: "Go and check if something happened in Prince Duan's Mansion yesterday.
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Although Zhang Wanyin looked shy, the situation was not good. Her eyes could not hide her tiredness, and her eyes were dark, as if she had not slept well. The most important thing was that when Zhang Wanyin came in, her face was full of sadness, and she kept looking down after that.
She looked shy, but there was an indescribable sadness in her words and deeds.
Thinking about the fact that they entered the palace late today, the Queen felt that something might have happened...
The Queen Mother's Chun'an Palace.
Compared with the queen who didn't know any news, the queen mother got the news.
Anxiously wanting to know the truth of the matter, he sent someone to Fengyi Palace to urge them to come over quickly.
Although the Queen Mother of Chun'an Palace was talking to Feng Yu, she looked at the palace door from time to time, waiting for Feng Lanxiu and Zhang Wanyin to come over.
Feng Yu was not in a hurry to speak. He casually found a book in his hand and looked like he was reading seriously. Only when he took a closer look did he realize that the book he was holding was also upside down, making it impossible for him to read seriously.
This one talked to the Queen Mother without a word, and sometimes even brought up the book.
"Empress Dowager, His Royal Highness Prince Duan and Princess Duan have come to greet you." A chamberlain came in to report.
"Xuan." The Queen Mother frowned.
The chamberlain went down and led the two people in. After entering, the two people kowtowed to the Queen Mother together.
"No." The Queen Mother frowned and waved her hand, asking them to get up and talk.
After the two of them sat down, the Queen Mother couldn't wait to ask: "What happened? How did Xu Anjiao disappear?"
"Empress Dowager, Wanyin doesn't know." Zhang Wanyin's eyes were red, and she clenched the handkerchief tightly. It could be seen that she was trying to endure it, but in the end there were still tears in the corners of her eyes.
She hurriedly turned around and wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief to hide the tears, her voice trembled slightly: "Everyone in the mansion said that Wanyin wanted to kill Concubine Xu. Wanyin went to Prince Duan's Mansion for the first time and was not familiar with Prince Duan's Mansion.
I don’t even know where Concubine Xu lives, and I don’t know that the lake is on the path that Concubine Xu came to.”
Zhang Wanyin had wanted to say this for a long time, but she couldn't say it in front of Feng Lanxiu at that time, and it was inconvenient to say it clearly in front of Ming and the eldest princess. Now in front of the Queen Mother, she couldn't bear it anymore.
"Empress Dowager, Wanyin and Concubine Xu have always had a harmonious relationship in the past. The two of them never quarreled. Later, Concubine Xu entered Prince Duan's Mansion. Wanyin and Concubine Xu had no contact with each other anymore. Why did Wanyin attack her as soon as she entered the house?
Concubine Xu, yesterday was Wanyin’s wedding day, the most important day in Wanyin’s life, any woman hopes to be happy on such a day.”
At the last sentence, Zhang Wanyin was almost filled with grief and anger. Her breathing could not help but become rapid. After speaking, she covered her chest hard.
After Xu Anjiao's incident broke out, Prince Duan often looked at him with suspicion. Zhang Wanyin felt wronged, but could only endure it. Now that she was in front of the Queen Mother, she couldn't help but express her pain and grievances all at once.
Zhang Wanyin's words were very clever. In line with her true aggrieved look and her face that couldn't help but feel sad and angry, there was a tear on her eyelashes that seemed not to be a drop, but her eyes were full of anger.
In this kind of place, it would have been rude for her to say such things, but now it felt very true.
It's the look after being wronged.
After thinking about it carefully, Zhang Wanyin found it really impossible, and Zhang Wanyin also pointed out a few things that were wrong in his words.
The other party is not familiar with Prince Duan's Mansion and does not know the route to Xu Anjiao.
I have no grudge against Xu Anjiao.
It's her wedding day again. How much a woman looks forward to her wedding. The Queen Mother also tasted it many years ago...
The other way around is that someone familiar with Prince Duan's palace plotted the matter. This person wanted to ruin Zhang Wanyin's wedding. This person had conflicts with Xu Anjiao before.
There really is such a person in Prince Duan's Mansion...
Feng Yu raised his brows, a hint of enchantment flashed in his handsome eyes. He looked at the somewhat embarrassed newlyweds and suddenly spoke directly for Zhang Wanyin: "There is someone in Prince Duan's Mansion who meets all the conditions, but I don't know... is it?"