That night, several houses in the capital were brightly lit, and some people sat at tables all night long, emotionally broken and still copying scriptures patiently.
But some people hold a story book in their hands with great interest and read it with gusto.
"Princess, please don't be greedy if the fruit is cold." Shang Qing couldn't help but persuade her when she saw her taking a small piece of fruit in one bite.
Jiang Yunxu turned his head and glanced at the half bowl of grape meat on the table. He followed the advice and put the silver fork in his hand back into the bowl, letting Shang Qing help wipe his palms.
"The eldest princess's guess is good. Madam Liu did go to the county lord's mansion at night." Shang Qing wondered why Jinghua wanted to help Madam Liu deal with the eldest princess.
Obviously a few days ago, I still acted like a loving sister-in-law.
Jiang Yunxu retracted her hand and smiled: "She just wanted to control me to be an obedient pawn, but I didn't listen to her, so she wanted to destroy me and force me to have no choice but to
Go and beg her."
In this round, Jinghua is destined to lose.
"Always keep an eye on the County Lord's Mansion, and report any disturbance to me."
She believed that Jinghua would make another move later. Jiang Yunxu's eyes suddenly fell on a string of green beads in the makeup box. She raised her eyebrows and pointed at it. Shang Qing immediately took it and handed it to her hand.
Jiang Yunxu touched the beads, and the two green beads collided with a clear clicking sound. He raised his eyebrows and said, "I heard that the Queen Mother destroyed two monasteries and exiled many monks."
Shang Qing nodded: "I have heard a little about it."
"Let's see if we can find these monks privately and send a message to this palace." Jiang Yunxu whispered a few words in Chang Qing's ear, which made Chang Qing's eyes widen in disbelief: "This..."
"Go ahead, if something happens, I'll be responsible for it." Jiang Yunxu waved her hand and lay back on the couch again, holding the storybook in her hand and continuing to read.
Shang Qing couldn't help but had to retreat.
As the night grew darker, she looked at the silence outside, which probably wouldn't come again. She felt sleepy, and she fell asleep with the book in her hand.
The capital was quiet the next day, there were far fewer horse-drawn carriages on the streets, and many mansions had their doors closed, and no visitors were allowed.
The day agreed to hand over the scriptures soon came. Chu Xuanzhi sent someone to check it in person. Every page of the scriptures was not allowed to miss a single detail. When the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs arrived at any house, they had to welcome them in respectfully.
Place a thick stack of scriptures.
I couldn't sleep for two days and two nights. I was obviously very sleepy, but I still had to hold on and cope with it. As soon as the people left, I almost collapsed.
Finally arrived at the County Lord’s Mansion.
Jinghua not only handed over the scriptures, but also wrote a few extra copies. The chief manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said to Jinghua respectfully: "The county master is interested."
Jinghua shook his head, still holding a string of polished beads in his hand, turning them skillfully, but with a worried look on his face: "I haven't seen the emperor for several days, and I am wondering, how is the emperor?"
"Don't worry, County Lord, everything is fine with the Emperor."
Not only was he feeling well, he was simply in a good mood. The emperor had long wanted to take action against some stubborn ministers, but he could never find a suitable opportunity.
Now that these people have taken the initiative to hand over the clues to the emperor, it is strange that the emperor is willing to let them go easily.
"In two days it will be the anniversary of the death of the concubine. Your Majesty, even if you don't say it, you must be thinking about it in your heart. I want to go to the palace and have a look." Jinghua finally expressed his intention.
The chief steward hesitated. The emperor did not say that he wanted to see the county lord, but the county lord had moved Concubine Wan out. He really did not dare to refuse, so he had to bend down and agree.
When Jinghua entered the palace, she was dressed in a long plain dress, still holding the string of beads in her hand. There was a haggard look under her eye sockets, and her whole body seemed to be blown over by a gust of wind, she was extremely weak.
When she saw Chu Xuanzhi, she covered her face and almost cried. She tried her best to hold back the tears.
Chu Xuanzhi also saw at a glance that what she was wearing was Concubine Wan's relic, and his eyes suddenly darkened.
"Why is the imperial sister here?" He put down what he was doing, with no expression on his face, but he was slightly shaken in his heart.
He secretly wondered if he was too harsh on Jinghua, but then he thought about it, Jinghua led the troops and almost forced Xu'er to death, and Chu Xuanzhi's heart became a little harder.
"It will be the death anniversary of my concubine in two days. I want to set up a small shrine in my house to enshrine some of my concubine's old things as a memorial." Jinghua added: "I remember that there is another statue in my concubine's warehouse.
Can you let me take the white jade Guanyin statue back?"
Seeing her gentle tone and careful expression, Chu Xuazhi pursed his lips and nodded, and immediately ordered the chief manager to get it.
Soon the white jade Guanyin statue was delivered. Jinghua stretched out his hand to look at it carefully and choked up: "Xuanzhi, I can't help you. My mother-in-law once told me when she was alive that I must protect you, but
I did something that made you sad..."
Jinghua covered her face and cried: "As long as you relieve your anger and don't ruin the relationship between our siblings, you can punish me no matter what."