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

The fact that Empress Lu had planned to sabotage the Crown Prince's marriage and was treated coldly by Emperor Yanning became a hot topic among officials in the capital after dinner.

Empress Lu was so angry that smoke came out of her nostrils. Unfortunately, it was the New Year's Day at that time, when families were busy visiting each other, and she could not find the person who spread the rumors at all.

When Dangui told Xu Xingyin about this with a gloating look on her face, Xu Xingyin yawned and leaned lazily on the couch without moving.

She was not surprised at all. After all, she was the one who gave Jing Zhichen the idea. However...

Jing Zhichen deliberately chose the New Year's Day as the time, which really caught Xiao Lu off guard and also made Xu Xingyin have to praise him for his meticulousness.

Just wait and see. Xu Xingyin had come up with a series of tricks. If Xiao Lu didn't catch the first move...

There are still some headaches to come.

As expected, as the rumors intensified, Xiao Lu finally couldn't sit still anymore.

After listening to the advice of an old maid, an imperial decree was issued to marry the prince of Zhiwang Palace and Xu Wanlin, the fourth lady of Duke Xu's palace.

Public opinion has finally changed at this point, and the general idea is that this "Young Lady of Duke Xu's Mansion" is not that "Young Lady of Duke Xu's Mansion".

Although public opinion finally exposed this matter, Empress Lu had completely offended everyone in the Prince Zhi's Mansion.

After all, they knew what others didn't know. The previous incident between the Prince of Zhiwang Mansion and Xu Xingyin caused a huge embarrassment. The relationship between the Prince's Mansion and the Duke's Mansion was awkward, and the Duke's Mansion had the Crown Prince as their son-in-law, so how could they take the Prince of Zhiwang Mansion seriously?

This also means that this marriage cannot bring any benefit to Prince Zhi.

If Zhi Wangfu had any choice, he would never have anything to do with Miss Xu.

But as luck would have it, in order to clear herself, Empress Lu forced Xu Xingyin's sister to be the wife of Prince Zhi!

The emperor's order is hard to disobey, and the Prince Zhi's Mansion would naturally not openly disobey it. However, a feud between the Prince Zhi's Mansion and Empress Xiao Lu was bound to be formed.

When the eunuch from the palace came to convey the imperial edict, the usually self-possessed Third Lady cried bitterly.

The prince of Zhiwang Mansion has a reputation as a playboy. He has countless concubines before he even has a wife. How can such a person be called a good man!

Moreover, Xu Xingyin had caused the Zhi Palace to lose face, and now Xu Wanlin was marrying him under the name of Xu Xingyin's clan sister...

Her husband is a playboy and her parents-in-law dislike her because of Xu Xingyin. How can Xu Wanlin have a good life after she gets married?

Xu Wanlin is the only child of the Third Madam. In other words, Xu Wanlin's identity determines the Third Madam's status in the mansion.

Especially now that Aunt Zhang's power is growing, Xu Wanlin is having a hard time in the Prince's Mansion. What capital does the Third Lady have to fight against Aunt Zhang in the mansion?

Not only the Third Lady, but everyone in the Duke's Mansion is aware of this. Once they agree to this marriage, Xu Wanlin will be no different from a useless person.

However, the Empress's decree was above all else, and even the Prince Zhi's Mansion did not dare to resist. Naturally, the Duke's Mansion would not take the lead on Xu Wanlin's behalf.

Compared to the third wife's collapse, Xu Wanlin, except for the initial dejection for one day, later became energetic and took care of her own arrangements for marriage.

Her attitude of "sacrificing the small self for the big self" made the old lady feel guilty and she gave Xu Wanlin a lot of dowry.

"I know this is not an easy road to walk, but I believe that life is lived by people. Since there is no turning back, then... we will stop the enemy with soldiers and cover the water with earth."

When Xu Xingyin heard Xu Wanlin's words, he also felt a little admiration for Xu Wanlin.

Xu Wanlin not only has the delicate mind to kill people without them being seen, but also has the courage and determination to face challenges. If it weren't for her evil intentions, Xu Xingyin would be happy to make friends with her.

Unfortunately……

They can only become tit-for-tat enemies.

Xu Xingyin sighed for a moment and stopped dwelling on it.

Although Xu Wanlin is smart, her sister Xu Xingyin is no pushover either.

To paraphrase Xu Wanlin, when the enemy comes, we will fight them with our soldiers; when the water comes, we will block it with earth.

A month or so passed by and Xu Xingyin's wedding date was set.

In addition, the sisters were of similar age, so in order to ensure that Xu Xingyin's wedding could go on smoothly, Old Madam Xu took the initiative to arrange the marriages of all the girls in the mansion.

Brothers, you can take it slow. After all, the most important thing for men of this age is achievement.

The marriages of Xu Xingyin and Xu Wanlin were both arranged by God, and the people and time were fixed. Old Madam Xu could not find any room for maneuver, so she put all her efforts into the marriage of Xu Wanmian and Xu Wanyan.

The two marriage decrees made Duke Xu’s Mansion the most prominent among the nobles in the capital.

Although there was nothing much to say about the Crown Prince's Consort, the Crown Princess was the legitimate wife of the Crown Prince, and her status was the most noble. Therefore, although the remaining two girls in the Xu Guogong Mansion were born out of wedlock, they became the most popular among the noble ladies of marriageable age in the capital.

It is no exaggeration to say that the threshold of Duke Xu's Mansion was about to be trampled down, but the two people finally chosen by the Duke's Mansion were surprising.

Xu Wanyan, the concubine of the first wife, was betrothed to the second legitimate son of the Ye family. The Duke's Mansion was a first-rank family, and a concubine's daughter married to a legitimate son of a fourth-rank family was considered a match made in heaven.

But if we take into account the future Crown Princess of the Duke's Mansion, then this can be considered marrying down, after all...

Everyone understands the principle that "people go to high places and water flows to low places."

Compared with Xu Wanyan from the next room, Xu Wanmian from the second room is in a more difficult situation.

Who in the entire capital city didn't know about the previous difficulties between Aunt Liu and Xu Xingyin?

The ladies in the wealthy and powerful families are the ones who are most apt to seek profit and avoid harm. How could they dare to marry a woman who has a bad relationship with the future Crown Princess? Naturally, they would avoid the idea.

Old Madam Xu also knew what was going on, so she could only settle for the next best option.

He set his sights on the new candidates who had passed the imperial examinations last year, and set the admission score to a slightly lower level.

As Old Madam Xu, who has been immersed in the backyard for many years, naturally knows everything about the character of the young men in which families.

But if you ask which civil official or military general has a better future, Old Madam Xu has no idea.

Therefore, Xu Wanmian's husband was chosen by Xu Xiuzhu himself. He was a minor official who had been recruited to the Honglu Temple last year. It was said that he had good knowledge and good character.

No matter how busy the Duke's Mansion is with the issue of choosing a son-in-law, it has nothing to do with the two girls who have already been engaged.

Xu Wanlin, whose wedding date is approaching, is obediently learning court etiquette from the governess, while Xu Xingyin spends most of her time in her boudoir or in Chen's Zhilan Courtyard. Her days are so leisurely that she has the illusion that she has returned to the time when she was in the Zhennan General's Mansion.

Since the two marriages were decided, there has been a lot of debate outside. Some people think that the Duke's Mansion is honest and not overly obsessed with power;

Some people sneered and said that the Duke's Mansion was just seeking fame and reputation.

Before the fight could determine who was better, something happened in Duke Xu's mansion.