Shi Jingyang said: "That's not called attacking, that's called fighting back. It's also a warning to him."
Ning Wei thought for a while and asked: "Tell me, does the emperor know these things?"
Shi Jingyang shook his head, "I don't know, the emperor's eyes and ears are all over the world. Logically speaking, he can't hide it."
Ning Wei nodded and said, "That's right. The prince and King Chen were ill one after another. It's not that the emperor didn't know about it, he might have pretended not to know."
Shi Jingyang's attention was entirely on the imperial concubine and Prince Chen, and he did not think about the emperor.
After being reminded by Ning Wei, Shi Jingyang's nerves became tense again and he quickly sorted out the events of the past few days.
Shi Jingyang felt that the emperor must have noticed it, so he did not go to the paddock on the second day, and only showed his face when awarding awards on the third day.
How much does the emperor know? What will he do next?
Ning Wei saw Shi Jingyang in a daze and asked, "What's wrong?"
Shi Jingyang came back to his senses and shook his head, "Nothing, Qiao Fei said you went to Deyi Fang after coming out of Qi Mansion? You also met Miss Ning Er in Deyi Fang. How was it? She didn't make things difficult for you, right?"
Ning Wei nodded and said, "Yes, I met Ning He in Deyifang."
Ning Wei told Shi Jingyang what happened in Deyifang.
After hearing this, Shi Jingyang twitched the corner of his mouth and said: "Ning He has obtained the true inheritance of the Zhao family and likes to use money to hit people. He really refuses to change despite repeated admonitions. How much loss have he suffered? He still doesn't know how to restrain himself!"
Ning Wei smiled teasingly and said, "What? Are you heartbroken?"
Shi Jingyang looked up at Ning Wei and poked Ning Wei's shoulder with his folding fan, "What are you talking about? Why should I feel sad? It's all nonsense."
Ning Wei leaned back, avoiding Shi Jingyang's folding fan, and said with a smile: "Where am I talking nonsense? You look so full of hatred, what else is it if it's not heartache?
Ning He has admired Prince Shi since she was a child. Let me think about it, how old was Ning He at that time? Seven years old? Or eight? It was about that time. Prince Shi picked a handful of apricots for her, and she gave him a handful of apricots.
She pretended to be in her heart and shouted that she would marry Shi Shizi when she grew up."
Shi Jingyang took back the folding fan, looked at Ning Wei and said, "Is there still this thing? I forgot about it. How did you know? You were hiding in the corner and peeking while I was picking apricots?"
Ning Wei glanced at Shi Jingyang and denied: "Who peeked! Shi Shizi was picking apricots for others, why should I hide in the corner and peek? During that time, Ning He showed off to me every day that you were picking apricots for her.
It’s hard even if I don’t want to know.”
Shi Jingyang looked at the little thing who refused to admit it. That day, he clearly saw her huddled in the corner and peeking. There was envy in her eyes but more of loneliness. It was from that day that he started to pay attention to her and wanted to protect her.
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Later, when Mrs. Qian came to the door with a marriage contract, he recognized the marriage, and even though the scandalous rumors spread all over the sky, he still married her.
Thinking about it now, he was already moved at that time, right? Otherwise, if he, a dignified prince of Weiyuan, did not want to recognize the marriage, who could do anything to him?
Shi Jingyang looked at Ning Wei and said with a half-smile, "Why did I hear a sense of sourness? Couldn't you be... huh?"
Shi Jingyang put away the folding fan, leaned towards Ning Wei, and moved his nose to smell it.
Ning Wei wanted to sit up straight, but when she saw Shi Jingyang leaning over, she was so frightened that she held the chair with her hands, tensed her body and leaned back, staring at Shi Jingyang, and said nervously: "What did Shi Shizi say? There is no such thing today.
Apricots, why are they sour?"
Shi Jingyang met Ning Wei's gaze and said warmly: "You're blushing! What did I say? I didn't say anything. Or do you care about that Xingzi? Huh?"
Ning Wei thought for a while, Shi Jingyang really didn't say anything just now, but he was overthinking it.
Ning Wei's face turned redder and she moved her butt to the side, trying to get further away from Shi Jingyang.
Ning Wei said shyly, "Don't talk nonsense. It's late autumn. Where did the apricots come from? I'm blushing because it's hot!"
Shi Jingyang looked at Ning Wei with a half-smile, while Xiao Nizi looked at him warily. He wanted to tease her again, but was afraid of annoying Xiao Nizi, so he sat back.
When Ning Wei saw Shi Jingyang sitting up straight, his tense body relaxed. In order to prevent Shi Jingyang from leaning over again, Ning Wei still sat on the edge of the chair, and even moved the chair to the side without leaving any trace.
Shi Jingyang looked at Ning Wei's little movements with a deeper look. It seemed that Xiao Nizi was very wary of him.
Ning Wei picked up the cup on the table and lowered her head to sip tea to hide her panic.
Then he asked: "Will Prince Shi come to my brother's thank you banquet tomorrow?"
Ning Wei regretted it as soon as she said the words. Was she stupid now? How could she ask such a question?
Ning Wei wanted to bite off her tongue.
Shi Jingyang shook his head and folded the fan, looking at Ning Wei who was very annoyed and asked: "Do you want me to come?"
Shi Jingyang's answer made Ning Wei's heart tighten. She looked up and met his burning eyes. Ning Wei's heart felt like it was about to jump out of her chest.
Shi Jingyang's gaze was so hot that Ning Wei quickly looked away and said casually: "I hope Prince Shi won't come. Prince Shi won't come?"
Shi Jingyang shook his head and said slowly: "Yingzhe posted for me, so of course I will come."
"Then it's over!" Ning Wei curled her lips. "By the way, I met Princess Changle in Deyifang today."
Ning Wei didn't like this ambiguous atmosphere and quickly changed the subject.
Sure enough, when he heard Ning Wei talking about Princess Changle, Shi Jingyang's attention immediately turned to her, "Princess Changle?"
Ning Wei nodded, "Yes, Princess Changle, she is with an outstanding-looking man. The man looks to be in his twenties, wearing a blue embroidered robe, and is about the same height as the prince."
"Outstanding appearance? How outstanding?"
Shi Jingyang felt a little uncomfortable when he heard Ning Wei say that someone else was outstanding in appearance.
Ning Wei didn't notice Shi Jingyang's strangeness, thought for a while, and said: "Sword eyebrows and starry eyes, handsome facial features, noble and elegant.
It seems that Princess Changle is very close to him. I have met several princes, and it is probably not that prince. This is the first time I have met this person."
When Shi Jingyang heard this, he already knew who the person Ning Wei was talking about.
The person who can be close to Princess Changle, besides the prince, is Yuan Yunze. Didn't he go to Jiangnan? When did he come back?
Shi Jingyang nodded slightly, "You said this person should be Princess Changle's cousin, Concubine Zhen's nephew Yuan Yunze."
"Oh!" Ning Wei nodded, "Princess Changle said that Deyifang was the dowry of Concubine Zhen, and she also gave me a lot of clothes."
Ning Wei suddenly remembered that in her previous life, when she attended some banquet, she heard people discussing privately that Concubine Zhen was the emperor's favorite woman.
Ning Wei asked curiously: "Some people say that the woman the emperor loves most is not the queen or the noble concubine, but the concubine Zhen, but is it true?"
Shi Jingyang felt speechless when he saw Ning Wei looking at him with a gossipy face.
"Concubine Zhen is gone, so what's the point of saying this? What's more, how can others know who the emperor loves in his heart? Besides, anyone who criticizes the emperor will be punished."
Ning Wei curled her lips and muttered: "It's just out of curiosity. I didn't say anything outside. I just asked Prince Shi."
Shi Jingyang was pleased by Ning Wei's words of not talking outside, which meant he regarded him as one of his own!
Shi Jingyang, who was in a good mood, saw the cute way Ning Wei curled her lips and wanted to reach out and pinch her face.
Thinking like this, Shi Jingyang raised his hand.
Raising his hand, Shi Jingyang felt that it was inappropriate again. After getting along with her these days, he finally realized that the little girl in front of him seemed soft, but she was actually stubborn in her bones.
Shi Jingyang's hand changed to picking up the cup on the table, and after sipping the tea, he asked: "The Yuan family has been doing business for generations and is the leading merchant in Jiangnan. Concubine Zhen's grandfather entered the imperial examination and became the minister of the Ministry of Justice. In Concubine Zhen's case,
Before entering the palace, he resigned and returned to his hometown."
Ning Wei looked at Shi Jingyang with bright eyes. Seeing him stop, she asked curiously: "If you resigned, why did Concubine Zhen still enter the palace?"
Shi Jingyang leaned back and continued: "It is said that the Yuan family has been made up of boys for several generations, and Concubine Zhen is the only girl. She has been regarded as a treasure by the family since she was born. In addition, Concubine Zhen was frail since she was a child, and she was even more...
The family holds it in the palm of their hands.
Before the emperor came to the throne, he was named King of Qin and lived in the Qin Prince's Mansion. The Qin Prince's Mansion was adjacent to the Yuan Mansion. The Emperor and Concubine Zhen probably met while they were in the Qin Prince's Mansion.
Shilang Yuan probably resigned after learning that his daughter had contacts with the emperor."
Ning Wei thought of something sensitively and asked: "At that time, the emperor was already married? Yuan Shilang didn't want his daughter to be a concubine, so he resigned and left the capital with his daughter."
Shi Jingyang nodded, "Maybe for this reason, the emperor searched for Concubine Zhen for ten years. Ten years later, the emperor welcomed Concubine Zhen into the palace and directly named her concubine.
You know, concubines in the palace are very strict. Generally, they will only be given the title of concubine after giving birth to a prince. Those who have just entered the palace have a very low status. Concubines like Zhen, who are granted the title of concubine after entering the palace, are considered to have opened up.
It's the first of its kind.
Speaking of Concubine Zhen’s lifetime, except for the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year when he went to the Queen’s Kunning Palace, the Emperor rested in Concubine Zhen’s palace for the rest of the days.”
Ning Wei sighed with emotion: "That's such a great favor! Now, Concubine Zhen is afraid that she will be resented by other concubines."
Shi Jingyang looked at Ning Wei and admired her sensitivity, "I got news that the Yuan family is investigating the cause of Concubine Zhen's death."
"Check the cause of Concubine Zhen's death?" Ning Wei sat up straight and looked at Shi Jingyang in surprise.
Shi Jingyang nodded.
Ning Wei murmured: "Concubine Zhen died of dystocia... In the last life, the emperor arranged for Princess Changle to marry Princess Changle to Liu Jinrui of the Prime Minister Liu's Mansion. A year later, Princess Changle also had dystocia, leaving one dead and two dead.
Life."
Shi Jingyang sat forward and looked at Ning Wei seriously, "Princess Changle married Liu Jinrui? Did she also die in childbirth?"
Ning Wei nodded, "Yes, the emperor has not gone to court for three days because of Changle's death. Do you think there is any connection between the death of Princess Changle and the death of Concubine Zhen?"
Shi Jingyang did not reply to Ning Wei's question, but asked: "How long did this happen? How many years did it take for me to go to the border?"
Ning Wei replied: "Yes, the emperor arranged the marriage for Princess Changle that year when you went to the border. I heard from the princess that it was an auspicious day monitored by Qin Tian. By the way, during that time, the queen was banned for some unknown reason. Changle
The princess’s marriage was arranged by the imperial concubine.”
Speaking of this, Ning Wei sighed slightly and said: "In the last life, Princess Changle did not die well. I hope she can be safe and happy in this life. It is really pitiful for such a good girl to die so early."
Shi Jingyang was silent for a moment and said: "In his last life, Liu Jinrui served as an imperial guard. Only after he got the emperor's favor did the emperor assign Princess Changle to him in marriage.
In this life, he is afraid that he will not have this opportunity.
This time Qiu Xiang, your cousin Xu Guanjie won the first place, and the emperor gave him the Dragon Roaring Sword."
Ning Wei was ecstatic and truly happy for Xu Guanjie.
Seeing Ning Wei's smile, Shi Jingyang felt a little irritated and asked, "So happy?"
Ning Wei blurted out without thinking: "Of course! My cousin's family treats me and my brother very well, and they treat us like their own family.
My cousin won the first place and my brother won the second place. It is a double happiness for our family and it is worth celebrating."
Shi Jingyang looked at Ning Wei and asked, "If I won first place, would you be so happy?"
Ning Wei blurted out, "Of course!" After saying that, Ning Wei felt it was inappropriate and added, "If Prince Shi wins first place, my brother and I will also be happy for Prince Shi."
Shi Jingyang said with a smile: "Next year's autumn, I will give you the first one back."
In the autumn of next year, his marriage to Miss Wu should be finalized, right?
If he wants to win the first place, he should win it for Miss Wu. How come he has to win the first place for her?
Ning Wei smiled and said: "At that time, there will be many people congratulating Prince Shi. It's getting late. Prince Shi should go back. I have to get up early tomorrow, so it's time to rest."
The enthusiasm that was originally high suddenly disappeared.
Shi Jingyang didn't notice the alienation in Ning Wei's words. He looked up at the hourglass and was shocked. Unknowingly, it was already the end of the day.
He and she actually sat and chatted for more than an hour.
Shi Jingyang stood up hurriedly, "I'm sorry, it's late at night as we talk. You have a lot to do tomorrow and need to get up early. Go and rest quickly. I'm leaving."
Ning Wei stood up and said, "I'll see Prince Shi off."
Shi Jingyang shook his head, "No! Go and have a rest."
Ning Wei followed him out, only to see Shi Jingyang jump up and climb over the courtyard wall in a few steps, and the figure disappeared from the wall.
Shi Jingyang got on the carriage and ordered: "Go back home!"
Qingshan drove to Weiyuan Hou Mansion.
Shi Jingyang held it in the car and said, "I promised Yingzhe that I would bring him some game when Qiuyi came back.
Come back, choose a few live ones and send them to Mingyuan."
Qingshan responded: "Yes, I have written it down. Where is Chengguo Duke's Mansion? Do you need to send some over?"
Duke Chengguo's Mansion is his maternal family, so he should send some to him.
Shi Jingyang thought for a moment and said, "Over at the Duke Chengguo's Mansion, you can choose some and send them there yourself to express your feelings and know what to say and what not to say."
Qingshan responded, "Yes, I'll make arrangements when I get back."
Shi Jingyang thought about Ning Wei's happy smile, and couldn't help but feel a little sad. How wonderful it would be if that smile was for him!
Thinking like this, Shi Jingyang is looking forward to next year's autumn.
