Reborn as a concubine's sister, the eldest lady went crazy

People in the palace will never forget this rather heavy day: one of the most powerful concubines of the dynasty retired in disgrace, a princess lost her child, and the emperor severely punished the real culprit, but people always felt that the matter was not over yet.

After all, no one would forget that Zhou Shuren had a trusted son far away in Qibei, and also the emperor's grandson. Qibei was far away, and it would probably take fifteen days for the news to go there and then come back.

Those older and more experienced concubines quietly hid themselves away so as not to attract the emperor's attention; while those new concubines, especially those who had just entered the palace in the general election last autumn, tried their best to curry favor with the emperor. After all, the loss of a favorite concubine meant that their chance had come.

After hearing that the Fourth Princess had returned to her residence, Xu Yixing immediately went to visit her with valuable gifts. The Fourth Princess' residence was a little far from the Seventh Prince's residence, and this was her first time there, so it looked a little unfamiliar.

After entering the mansion and being guided through various levels, she finally arrived at her bedroom, where she saw the prince consort standing in front of the door, seemingly waiting for her.

"Your Highness is polite."

"Hello, sister-in-law." The fourth princess's husband is one of the most talented writers in the Imperial College. He has now joined the Ministry of Rites, in charge of royal etiquette matters, and has a leisurely and respectable life.

"Is Your Highness here? Why didn't I see anyone else visiting the mansion when I came in?"

"Xi'er doesn't want to see anyone else, but she wants to see you. Please come in, I won't disturb you."

Huh? The prince consort really left after he finished speaking, leaving Xu Yixing standing at the door, at a loss. You don't want to see others but you want to see me? What is the process?

Before she could think about it, a palace maid came out and took her into the inner room. The fourth princess half leaned against the head of the bed, holding an apple in her hand, throwing it back and forth in the air for fun.

"Now that you are here, please sit down. You all can go out, there is no need to serve." The Fourth Princess had a bench placed in front of the bed very close to her, but Xu Yixing did not dare to sit on it.

Seeing her worry, the fourth princess smiled brightly: "What are you afraid of? Now that my child is gone, there is nothing for you to be responsible for."

That's right... Xu Yixing sat on the stool with confidence: "So Princess, did you really have some ulterior motive when you asked me to follow you to the Fahua Hall that day?"

The fourth princess sneered and snorted: "I thought you hated Concubine Ying and would help me testify. What a pity, you are too timid and unwilling to cherish the opportunity I gave you. You are really not like your sister at all!"

Xu Yixing saw that the fourth princess even rolled her eyes to express her dissatisfaction with his non-cooperation with her plan. Are you kidding me? Do you know me well? I am just straightforward but not stupid. Why would I jump into the trap even though I knew it was a trap?

"So, it wasn't Concubine Ying who caused you to lose your child?"

"Of course not!" The fourth princess raised her eyes and glared, "She is a bitch, she is vicious, she framed my brother and killed my eldest brother! I just exposed a little flaw to her and she had evil intentions, damn it! Why didn't the emperor order her to be executed!"

The fourth princess covered her stomach with her hands and looked painful, but she did not let Xu Yixing call the imperial physician, so she endured it herself. It took her a long time before she could speak normally.

Xu Yixing poured a bucket of cold water on her head: "Your Highness, Concubine Ying has the second prince. The emperor will not sentence her to death no matter what. If you are using the child as a bargaining chip to gamble her life, I'm sorry to say that this is really stupid."

"Tsk!" The fourth princess chuckled and wiped the sweat off her head with her hand. Her expression seemed to be laughing at her for not understanding. "In fact, if you go, with your testimony, it may not be impossible."

"If I were here, and you and I, the third prince's wife, testified against Concubine Ying at the same time, the emperor would be even less likely to believe it. Please think carefully." All three of them had a grudge against Concubine Ying, and the emperor would definitely suspect that these three had framed his favorite concubine at the same time. Even now, when dealing with Concubine Ying, it is estimated that the emperor did not believe everything his daughter said.

After hearing this, the fourth princess' eyes were distracted for a while, and then she suddenly laughed: "You are right, it's the same with or without you. Well, if that's the case, then go away. I don't want to see you anymore."

"Uh..." What's wrong with this? He chased people away just because they didn't agree with him? However, Xu Yixing still stood up and left on his own.

When she left, she saw her husband writing quickly in the pavilion next to her. When he saw her leaving, he just greeted her from a distance and did not come closer.

What a strange family!

Sitting on the carriage, Xu Yixing told Yingwu that he was going to Wansong Academy. His father had not yet told Xu Yiwen about his engagement, so it was time to tell him.

Thinking back to the conversation with the Fourth Princess just now, the only thing that is certain now is that the fact that Concubine Ying was accused of being the murderer and demoted to a commoner this time is closely related to the victim, the Fourth Princess herself.

I just don’t understand why the Fourth Princess would use her own child to frame her enemy. Isn’t this price too high?

But nothing is perfect. Let's not talk about the distant past. For example, she didn't want a child. Maybe the Fourth Princess felt the same way as she did. Isn't this a good opportunity? Or maybe the child had a disease and couldn't survive. Or maybe the Fourth Princess really hated Concubine Ying and wanted to kill her. Anyway, her actions must be logically consistent, but others just couldn't understand it.

"Alas!" Xu Yixing leaned hard against the back of the carriage, feeling a little emotional. In fact, when the Fourth Princess asked why the Emperor didn't kill Concubine Ying, he was thinking the same thing.

But this is indeed unlikely. After all, she has been favored for many years and has been with the emperor for a long time. It is impossible for her not to have some feelings for him.

Today is May 25th, and exactly 15 days have passed since the incident in the Imperial Palace. No follow-up news regarding this matter has been heard from the palace, so I guess that's the end of it.

But will the second prince choose one of the methods as Lu Anyuan thought?

Xu Yixing put aside his thoughts and focused on his own affairs. His father's wedding was on August 18th, and there were only three months left. He would have to go back to recognize his mother by then. It was really annoying.

Everything in the prince's mansion was normal as usual. Despite the large number of people, everything was in order every day and there was no need to worry about anything. This was something that had to be praised. Lu Anyuan was indeed good at managing the mansion. He was not good at doing these things, so he simply delegated all the power to the accountant. Later, when he entered the palace, he handed it over to himself.

As the saying goes, trust the people you employ; on this point, they both agree highly.

Xu Yixing's own shop was finally back on track. He quickly sold the salt from the market at a discount. Not only did he not lose money, he even made a lot of money. There was nothing to worry about for the shop at the moment.

The shadow guards are either following me, practicing Buddhism in Jingxi Temple, or in Qibei... I'm thinking too far ahead. I'm going to meet Yiwen later, but I really don't know what to tell him. My dad really knows how to make things difficult for me!