Conan's physique? The Crown Princess is involved in a murder case again

When the two of them were still there just now, Xu Xingyin noticed that Dangui looked like she wanted to say something but had to avoid others.

So he took the initiative to send Danying away and kept Dangui.

Dangui was cautious by nature. She opened the window and looked outside to see that there was indeed no one outside. Then she quietly told Xu Xingyin what was on her mind.

"Miss, I think Danying might have other thoughts."

After saying this, Dangui felt that something was wrong and quickly added something.

"It's not that I'm biased because of other things, but..."

Seeing Dangui so nervous, Xu Xingyin just smiled and comforted her.

"I know. Just tell me. I will trust you."

After hearing Xu Xingyin's words, Dangui felt much more relieved. She nodded and slowly told him her findings one by one.

Shi was a narrow-minded person. She bore a grudge against Xu Xingyin and kept looking for opportunities to waste time on these personal servants.

Danying was born beautiful and mostly did delicate work like dressing up in the past. How could she have ever suffered such injustice?

However, as slaves, they had a low status and could only endure it.

It would have been fine if they had punished others, but today they were punished to wash clothes under the scorching sun. Danying loves beauty so much that she naturally couldn't help but complain a few words.

Shi finally got the chance, so naturally she wanted to have a good show. Dangui was slapped by Shi in order to protect Danying.

Danying was lucky enough to meet the fourth lady of the third room who came out and helped her to escape the disaster. It was this that made Dangui think of other things.

Firstly, Xu Wanlin had a somewhat arrogant personality and had always looked down on servants like them. She would even be disdainful if they said a few more words to her. So how could she take the initiative to help them out of trouble?

Secondly, Dangui saw some gold and silver jewelry in Danying's room a few days ago. At that time, she thought it was a reward from Xu Xingyin, so she didn't take it seriously. Now that she thinks about it, Xu Xingyin has always disliked complicated styles, and it is obvious that those jewelry were not given by Xu Xingyin. Then, who would be so generous to reward her with such things?

Having said this, Dangui became more and more excited and subconsciously held Xu Xingyin's hand.

"The young lady has a kind heart, but you must be on guard against others. If she has other intentions, how can your safety be guaranteed?"

"I know about this, but it's not a good idea to alert the enemy. We have to think long-term. You should be careful of her these days. Don't let her make you suffer. As for me..."

Xu Xingyin also understood that Dangui was thinking about her, so he patted her hand gently to comfort her.

"I already know what's going on. I won't take it lightly. I'll find a way to deal with her when the time comes."

Seeing that Xu Xingyin spoke so confidently, Dangui felt relieved. She nodded and let Xu Xingyin force a jar of ointment into her mouth before she slowly returned to her room.

But Dangui didn't expect that the timing Xu Xingyin mentioned would come at such a good time...

Surprisingly.

On the day of Empress Lu's birthday banquet, Emperor Yanning should have stayed overnight in Kunning Palace.

In the end, no one knew how Empress Lu displeased Emperor Yanning, who was so angry that he smashed the teacup and left.

The news that the Empress Dowager had misbehaved and interfered in government affairs and angered the Emperor became a laughing stock in the palace the next day.

The concubines dared not comment on it openly, but secretly they all hoped that Empress Lu would be unhappy.

The ones who discussed the matter most enthusiastically were the ladies from outside the court. They chatted among themselves behind closed doors in their mansions, and in just half a day they had come up with several versions of the story.

Before the heat of the emperor's cold treatment of Empress Lu had worn off, another piece of news came out from the palace.

The sudden bolt of lightning completely reshuffled the circles in the capital.

Taking advantage of the approaching New Year, Emperor Yanning quickly arranged marriages for several princes.

The third son of Empress Yuan, now the Crown Prince, Emperor Yanning, in accordance with Empress Mingzhen's wishes, appointed Xu Xingyin, the seventh daughter of Duke Xu, as the Crown Princess.

The fourth son of Empress Xiaolu, Prince An, was granted marriage to Shu Yuan, the eldest daughter of Shu Maoying, the Minister of Revenue.

The fifth prince, Prince Yi, who lost his mother at a young age, was engaged to Shangguan Qingmei, the only daughter of Shangguan Hong, the chief academic officer of the Imperial College.

The Sixth Prince was not yet of age, so he had not been granted marriage.

Which of the powerful and wealthy people living at the foot of the imperial city is not a smart and calculating person?

After a series of imperial decrees granting marriages came down, everyone began to privately ponder which prince was more favored by the emperor, so as to understand the emperor's intentions and avoid going astray.

Judging from the identities of the new brides alone, the Fifth Prince naturally suffered a great loss.

The Mansion of Duke Xu and the Mansion of Minister Yu, one is an old aristocratic family in the capital, and the other is a leader among the new nobles. Looking at the one in the Imperial College, he really has nothing to show for himself except a lot of sourness.

Let’s talk about Duke Xu’s Mansion first. Apart from the hereditary title, there are also some talented people in the mansion. Now there is a Crown Princess. I believe that the mansion will be prosperous in the next one or two generations.

Let's talk about the Mansion of Minister Shu. This Minister Shu was born in a poor family and was transferred to Beijing when he was middle-aged. He was then promoted all the way and was in charge of the Ministry of Revenue for many years. Now he is quite powerful in the court. Shu Yuan is the daughter of the first wife, so she is more valuable than the one born by the second wife.

Shangguan Hong of the Imperial College came from a scholarly family. Although his background could be considered good, serving in a place like the Imperial College was completely out of touch with the turmoil of the court. Therefore, in the eyes of the nobles in the capital, it was just a sinecure, and naturally not as glorious as the first two families.

Most of the nobles were in charge of unskillful duties and were far away from the center of the court, so naturally they could not see through the matter as well as the powerful ministers. The powerful ministers had their own thoughts on this matter.

On the surface, it seemed that the Fifth Prince suffered a loss, but in reality, that was not entirely the case.

The chief minister's faction is the core figure of the prince's faction. The identity of Duke Xu as the second minister is actually not important to the prince. Instead, the Zhennan General's Mansion, which holds a large number of troops, is what the prince needs.

Therefore, in the eyes of the prince's faction, the most valuable identity of the seventh young lady of the Xu family is not the legitimate daughter of Duke Xu's Mansion, but the granddaughter of the General Zhennan's Mansion.

Now that the Zhennan General's Mansion has collapsed, the nobility of this seventh young lady is nothing but an empty shell.

So in this round, the prince didn't gain any benefit at all.

As for Princess An and Miss Shu, she seems to be of a high status, but she is the head of the family as a stepmother, and she is raised in seclusion and no one knows her. Who knows what her character is like?

Furthermore, although Minister Shu has always behaved fairly, everyone knows that the Shu family has always been biased towards Prince An.

Emperor Yan Ning's move was nothing more than bringing Prince An's hidden chess piece to the surface, and there was really no substantial benefit for Prince An.

On the other hand, Prince Yi's biological mother died early, and he was raised by Empress Mingzhen since childhood. He has no background at all. If he were to marry a powerful relative, although as a lowly subject he would not offend the royal family, it would always be unpleasant to do so unwillingly.