In a place where people gather, one of the opening lines that can easily attract everyone's attention immediately is——
"Did you hear that?"
As soon as these words came out, all the girls looked at the person who spoke.
The little lady in green lowered her voice and said, "I heard that the granddaughter of Nao Shizi, Lord Xie's family, wants to be the concubine for the eldest son of Duke Ying's palace!"
The three words "Lao Shizi" are only directed at Jie himself, who attempted to be a demon in the Dengtai Tower that day.
After all, they all witnessed what happened in the Dengtai Tower that day, so naturally they no longer have any good impression or respect for Mr. Xie.
"You said this..."
"I heard about it yesterday, and I thought it was nothing new."
Seeing that her friends were disapproving, the young lady who mentioned this topic was very unconvinced and said: "You must only know one but not the other!"
"Why are you talking about this all of a sudden?" Wei Miaoqing stopped the topic. How could Chang Sui Ning be in the mood to listen to them talking about these things?
"Second...what is it?"
Wei Miaoqing turned to look at the person who asked the question out of curiosity, and saw that it was none other than Chang Sui Ning.
Wei Miaoqing: "...?"
Did she underestimate the charm of gossip?
Seeing that Chang Sui Ning was also interested, the young lady began to talk openly without forgetting to give it a try: "Guess why the Ming family only let Lady Feng celebrate the wedding?"
Chang Suining: "I heard it's because Mrs. Feng's birth date is the most suitable?"
Wei Miaoqing looked at her in surprise - even though her family had experienced changes, she had not been left behind at all by the current news and gossip in the capital.
The little lady in green said mysteriously: "This is what is said to the outside world, but I don't think it is that simple."
Chang Sui Ning immediately asked: "Why do you say this?"
Not because she was keen on gossip in the capital, the reason why she knew about this matter was because it was related to the Ming family - the matter of brother being framed was very likely to have something to do with the Ming family. Now that she was in the suspicion stage, naturally she would not Let go of any actions of the Ming family.
In her opinion, the Ming family suddenly allowed the Feng family's wife to come to the door. Although it was a matter of happiness, it may not be a cover-up...
But Chang Suining only had suspicions. She had no interaction with Mrs. Feng and had no impression of her, so her suspicions had no evidence or clues.
Even though no one mentioned this unexpected incident just now, Chang Sui Ning planned to ask about it.
Sometimes, only the people in this circle know best about the affairs between noble ladies, because they are close to each other, have intersections with each other, and have many overlapping acquaintances, so news only circulates among these people.
as expected--
The little lady in green said in a very low voice: "I heard that the girl from the Feng family has repeatedly expressed her kindness to the Duke and the Crown Prince. When they were at Dayun Temple before, the two of them were probably..."
Wei Miaoqing was puzzled: "What has happened?"
Those who understand already understand, while those who don’t understand are still complaining: "...Why do you only say half of what you said?"
Yao Xia's eyes widened: "Has the rice been cooked?"
As soon as he said this, all the ladies stared and blushed.
"How do you know?" Yao Xia looked at the little lady in green in surprise: "Did you see it with your own eyes?!"
"What!" The little lady hit Yao Xia in shame, "I heard about it too!"
Wei Miaoqing glared: "Then aren't you spreading lies to ruin the reputation of other girls? How can you believe this kind of thing if you hear it from hearsay?"
The young lady hurriedly explained: "I heard what my cousin said, and it was not groundless... When she was at Dayun Temple, she lived in the same monastery with Mrs. Feng. She saw with her own eyes that Mrs. Feng was wrapped in a cloak and dressed in clothes.
She sneaked back through the back door and saw her avoiding people for fear of being seen, so my cousin just pretended not to see her..."
"It's impossible for my cousin to lie." She said: "It is obvious to many people that Mrs. Feng is trying to please Prince Ying, and Prince Ying has always been lecherous..."
"I didn't think much about it at first, but not long after I came back from Dayun Temple, something unexpected happened suddenly. How could it be a coincidence?"
"What day did it happen?" Chang Sui Ning asked seriously, "The day we picked chrysanthemums in the back mountain?"
The little lady in green nodded: "That's right."
Chang Suining's eyes flashed slightly.
That was the day that the seventh lady, the grandson, had an accident.
In other words, it is very possible that the Feng family's wife was with Ming Jin that day?
Returning disheveled...
She secretly learned from Yao Yi that during the initial investigation of Dali Temple, Chang Miao and others testified on behalf of Ming Jin, saying that they had been together with Ming Jin that day... If the Ming family intended to cover it up, they must have made arrangements long ago.
The matter of perjury.
It is not difficult to understand why a girl who saw Feng Min returning disheveled that day did not suspect Feng Min when the murder case of her eldest grandson Qi Niangzi came to light.
After an autopsy, it was found that the pinch marks on Changsun Qiniang's neck were made by a man. This was a public matter. In this case, no one would easily suspect a girl.
And Ming Jin has never been listed as a suspect, so even if a girl secretly speculates that something unspeakable happened between the two of them that day, it is impossible to think of the murder.
above.
But Chang Sui Ning, who was already suspicious of Ming Jin, was naturally different.
When she heard about this, she couldn't help but have a lot of guesses.
She might as well make a bold assumption, if the seventh lady, the eldest grandson, was really harmed by Ming Jin, could the Feng family lady who was with Ming Jin that day... be an insider?!
At this juncture, rushing to kill people and silence them will only expose oneself to suspicion, cause trouble and lead to extraneous matters... So, out of caution, the Ming family came up with this "happy" entrance to prevent the Feng family's wife from leaking the matter?
Once a person enters the Ming family's door... naturally there will be no possibility of "talking nonsense" again.
"How could there be such a thing? That is a holy land of Buddhism, how could it be... Oh, I can't say it, but you should say it, A-Xia!"
"Okay, okay, if you don't know whether it's true or not, it's better not to spread it randomly..."
"I only mentioned it to you. Naturally, I won't talk about this kind of thing outside. After hearing this, you can just forget it..."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Let's talk about something serious." In order to dispel the informal topic, Wei Miaoqing said seriously: "I heard that the Feng family is hosting a box-adding banquet today."
Chang Sui Ning thought for a moment and called Xi'er: "Prepare a generous gift."
After saying that, he stood up and said, "I'm going to buy a box for Madam Feng."
Wei Miaoqing and others were shocked.
"You..." Wei Miaoqing stood up, grabbed Chang Suining's arm, and asked nervously: "Are you going to ask me face to face?"
Ask about that inappropriate thing!
To embarrass the Feng family?
After all, she had a holiday with the prince!
Yao Xia also hurriedly advised: "Sister Chang... I'm afraid I will hurt the enemy by one thousand and lose ten thousand by myself!"
There is no evidence for this kind of thing, and the two families are getting married tomorrow. I'm afraid it won't hurt the other party much, but it will also get a bad reputation.
"...What are you thinking about?" Chang Suining looked at the pair of eyes that were as good as copper bells, "Not to mention whether there is any evidence, talking about a woman's reputation is the lowest level of stupidity."
In the past, Mr. Jie had done this to her in Dengtai Tower. Since she had resisted, no matter what the Feng family woman knew or who she was, she had no reason to treat her in such a way.
Talking about things, taking revenge, killing people to pay for their lives, what kind of honor are they talking about?
Moreover, this kind of innocuous and useless talk has no real use other than destroying people's reputations, and it does not help her in the slightest.
Wei Miaoqing: "...Then what are you going to do?"
Chang Suining: "Try and see if you can form a good relationship."
Once you have made a guess, you should confirm it as soon as possible. Instead of guessing and sitting at home, it is better to go and find out for yourself.
Otherwise, once the other party enters the door of Ming's house tomorrow, it will be almost impossible to see him again.
Chang Suining's statement of "forming a good relationship" confused Wei Miaoqing and others.
Wei Miaoqing felt uneasy after thinking about it, so she simply said: "I'll go with you!"
Others also echoed.
He couldn't go empty-handed, so Chang Sui Ning had to ask Xi'er to prepare a few extra gifts for Wei Miaoqing and the others.
Fortunately, Changfu's treasury has a strong foundation, otherwise this good relationship would have led to a poor family going bankrupt.
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"A girl from the Chang family?" In Feng's house, Feng Min, who was surrounded by several female relatives talking, his smile stopped when he heard this: "Which girl from the Chang family?"
The maid's face was also a bit complicated: "From the residence of General Chang in Xingningfang..."
Everyone knows about the celebrations between this Chang family girl and their county prince, so it is really unexpected that the other party comes here at this time.
Feng Min frowned.
He is really that Chang Sui Ning.
"What is she here for?"
"He said he came here specially to add a suitcase for the girl." The maid said, "Also here are the girls from Duke Zheng's mansion and Yao Tingwei's mansion."
Seeing that the female guests around him were all looking towards him, Feng Min could only say: "Invite them in."
When people are here, she can't drive them out. That would make her look too lackluster, and she will be laughed at if word spreads.
But Feng Min was very uneasy about Chang Suining's purpose of coming.
Is it because she hates her grandmother and wants to embarrass her on a day like this?
You can't just think that she wants to be the concubine of the Ming family's heir apparent, so you want to curry favor with her? But the other party has even beaten the Ming heir apparent, so how can he want to curry favor with the heir apparent?
Or……
The other party is suspicious?!
Thinking of this possibility, Feng Min immediately tensed up.
The female relatives around her have begun to watch the excitement without taking it too seriously.
At this time, when the Chang family girl came over, wouldn't she start a fight?
Not to mention the past festivals here, now that the husband of the Chang family is in jail, it is very possible that the girls of the Chang family will go crazy everywhere under the stimulation.
Some people had quietly stood far away, fearing that they would be accidentally injured when the fight broke out later.
But what is disappointing is that Ms. Chang, who always likes to hit people everywhere, shows no sign of going crazy.
After Chang Sui Ning and the others presented the extra box gifts, they sat aside and listened to the chatter, and nothing seemed out of the ordinary.
They arrived late, and it was soon time for the banquet.
It is a custom in the capital that at the wedding banquet before a woman leaves the palace, the daughter's family members who have not yet left the palace should be present at the banquet to accompany her.
It only took three days from the time Feng Min's marriage was settled to the day she came out of the palace. No family members from outside the capital could come. And because the reputation of the Jie family was tarnished, there were only a few young girls coming today.
So Chang Sui Ning and others ate at the same table as Feng Min as a matter of course.
Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Chang Sui Ning sitting next to him. Feng Min's mood was indescribably weird.
She never dreamed that Chang Sui Ning would be sitting next to her at her box-adding banquet. This was simply ridiculous.
Naturally, Xie Shi also learned about Chang Suining's visit. He felt that he was extremely unlucky, as if he had swallowed fly dung, and he noticed something fishy. However, he did not dare to show too much on his face. He just told his servant to pay more attention secretly.
With.
At the beginning of the banquet, the female envoy was serving Feng Min.
When Feng Min seemed to pick up the pair of chopsticks as usual, he noticed that the girl beside him was looking at her——
To be precise, he looked at the hand holding her chopsticks.
Feng Min didn't know what he thought of and subconsciously retracted his hand.
The next moment, Chang Sui Ning beside him asked curiously: "Ms. Feng's hand was injured not long ago?"
Feng Min's heart suddenly thought.
Chang Suining was still looking at her retracted hand and continued: "It looks like it was injured by a stone?"
The scab on the scar has fallen off, but the scar is obviously new and irregular. It does not look like it was injured by a dagger or something like an embroidery needle, nor does it look like it was stabbed by something like an embroidery needle.
"...No!" Feng Min immediately denied it when he heard the word "stone".
Chang Suining raised his eyes and looked at her.
Compared with those faded scars, Feng Min's attitude can tell the truth better.
She thought she was right.
Feng Min's face turned pale, and she suddenly realized that the other party was deliberately using the word "stone" to test her reaction!
"It was caused by an accidental fall and abrasion before!" Feng Min panicked and lowered his face, trying to cover up his strangeness with a bad tone: "But what does this have to do with Mrs. Chang?"
Anyway, she didn't have anything good to say to the other party. She should have known better than to deal with the other party for the sake of dignity, to show magnanimity, and to take into account the opinions of outsiders!
She knew that the other party had ulterior motives for this trip!
Her sharp words immediately attracted a lot of attention.
Chang Suining just smiled: "I just asked casually out of concern. Madam Feng, there is no need to be so nervous."
Feng Min's finger joints turned slightly white while holding the chopsticks.
"In addition to the gift box, I have one more thing to give to Madam Feng." Chang Suining took out something, put it on the table, and pushed it to Feng Min's hand.
Feng Min looked around and saw that it was actually a peace charm.
Why give her a peace charm?!
Feng Min stared at Chang Sui Ning closely.
What exactly does the other party want to do!
"Things that always require happiness are mostly disasters." Chang Suining looked into Feng Min's eyes and said in a gentle voice, "I'm afraid that this happiness may be detrimental to Madam Feng's own safety, so I specially give this amulet to protect her."
Feng Min's expression changed several times when he heard this.
What kind of harsh words are these? Are they cursing her on the eve of her leaving the cabinet?
But the look in the other person's eyes was clearly a reminder...
Just when Feng Min's expression was changing, Chang Sui Ning, who had not yet moved his chopsticks, stood up: "Since Madam Feng does not welcome you, I will not bother you."
She gave Feng Min one last deep look: "Ms. Feng, please take care of yourself and say goodbye."
Yao Xia and others also left the table.
Feng Min's side was suddenly mostly empty, just like her high-spirited heart at the moment.
She had no time to care about the eyes of the people around her, she only looked steadily at the peace charm.
After the banquet, a distraught Feng Min was stopped by someone on his way back to his home.