If the truce between the Northern Barbarians and Ningzhou lasted for several months, Xie Zhang would sneak away to accompany Feng Shu on her travels, and go directly to Ningzhou if ordered to do so.
The two of them did not have a close relationship, they only met a few times during banquets in the palace.
Xie Xun looked at the back of the prince as he walked away and frowned slightly. The prince showed respect and pity to him. Apart from his poor supervision on collecting money and the military ration case, he had no bad deeds. There was also a limit to what the prince could do on the military ration case. The Ministry of Household Affairs could not allocate funds.
, there is another natural disaster, the East Palace does not have the courage to ask for food from the seven aristocratic families, and the military ration case will be exposed.
After the princess gave birth, Xie Xun went to see her with his wife. She was rosy and healthy. She treated the prince with respect and was living a good life. The prince was guilty of the military ration case and also wanted to show his goodwill to the Zhenbei Hou Mansion. Xie Xun also hoped that there would be peace between the East Palace and the Hou Mansion.
After all, he is the next prince, and the eldest son is of the Lin family, so the prince has no reason to sharpen his sword against the marquis.
At least... not in the next few years.
East Palace.
The prince returned to the mansion, changed into his regular clothes, and walked to the palace of the crown prince. The prince was twenty-three this year and had only three concubines. Except for the crown prince Lin Yushu, the two Liangdi were of low status and had no heirs.
"The Crown Princess is truly blessed. She gave birth to His Highness's only son and was favored by His Highness. She is truly a blessing that has been cultivated for three generations."
"Every day when His Highness returns to the palace, he will first visit the Crown Princess and the Crown Prince. He almost holds them in the palm of his hand."
…
The prince was handsome and gentle, and the princess was demure and submissive. In the hearts of the palace ladies, they sang in harmony with each other, and their affection was unquestionable. After Lin Yushu gave birth to the emperor's grandson, she pampered her even more and made others envious.
Lin Yushu was about to complete the sixty-day confinement period. It was still in the middle of the month. The prince came to the palace to accompany the princess to have a meal and hugged the emperor's grandson. The family of three was enjoying themselves happily. Lin Yushu smiled and watched the father and son playing, and felt that the palace was as warm as spring.
.The days are slowly starting to look promising again.
The baby was sleeping a lot. After the prince went to bed with the emperor's grandson, he chatted with Lin Yushu about his daily life before returning to the front yard.
The eldest palace maid Susu said, "Girl, Your Highness is very kind to you. He comes to see you and your grandson first every day in court. No matter how busy you are, he will always have meals with you."
"Any husband can do these things." The Crown Princess gently hooked her grandson's hand with her fingers. The baby's hands were tender and soft, and her heart softened. "A Bao must grow up safely.
"
In the front yard of the East Palace, Lin Sheng is already waiting.
After Eunuch Su served the hot tea, he withdrew and screened away. Only the prince and Lin Sheng were left in the palace. The prince took a handkerchief and gently wiped his hands, as if he had stained something dirty. He wiped every finger carefully.
"How did the investigation go?" The prince's voice was gentle, with a smile on his face.
Lin Sheng calmed down and said softly, "During the snowstorm in the north of the city, Feng Yu secretly helped them. There were soldiers under General Wude in that area. Feng Yu usually took care of them a lot. In previous years, she prepared food, medicine and clothing to help them survive.
To overcome the difficulties, this year is special because the young Marquis intervened and Feng Yu disappeared. The Marquis Mansion in Zhenbei didn't have much food left, so Feng Yu advanced the funds. The young Marquis gave Feng Yu an IOU of 500,000 yuan."
The prince blew the tea foam in silence, his slender fingers as white as jade, and whispered two words, "Trouble."
It is not a secret that Feng Yu works for the north of the city. Emperor Jianming and the Crown Prince will receive information. If the palace knows nothing about such a big matter, it would be the dereliction of duty of the Imperial Army and the Jinyi Guards.
In the past two years, the prince didn't care about her. To be honest, he didn't care about the life and death of the common people. Someone took care of it for the government, and he didn't like the Ministry of Revenue to pay for it. He was happy to see it happen. Moreover, Feng Yu was smart and didn't take credit or be arrogant.
Because of his reputation, the prince just let it go. Unexpectedly, the young marquis would intervene this year.
Lin Sheng said, "It was a brilliant move for the young Marquis to be exiled to the Kyoto Guard. The Kyoto Guard was difficult to manage and had too many things to do, so he would be unable to do anything. But after a snowstorm, he conquered the Kyoto Guard. Zhenbei Hou Mansion had no food left.
If Feng Yu hadn't offered 500,000 yuan, he would never have won Kyoto Wei's heart so quickly."
Lin Sheng's implication was that Feng Yu was the culprit.
It is no secret that the East Palace is short of money. The prince acquiesces to the officials to amass wealth, the treasury is empty, natural and man-made disasters occur, and money is needed everywhere. The East Palace is also strapped for money, but Feng Yu can spend a huge sum of money, who can't help but feel jealous.
Xie Xun took advantage of the snowstorm to gain power and was out of control. The prince was extremely displeased.
"Xie Xun and Feng Yu... do they have any private dealings?" The prince put down the tea cup, his eyebrows still as bright as spring breeze.
"On the Lantern Festival, spies from the city came to report that the young Marquis had taken Feng Yu up to the Star Observation Tower to enjoy the lanterns." Lin Sheng said lightly, "Feng Yu privately gave the young Marquis nearly 20,000 shi of grain, which he transported to Ningzhou.
The young Marquis has his eyes set high above his head and frequently tries to please Feng Yu, fearing that he is interested in the wealth behind her."
Feng Yu cut off a portion of his money at Yiling Village, and helped Xie Xun unscrupulously, and opposed him at every turn. A murderous look gradually appeared in the prince's brows.
Lin Sheng understood what he meant and said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, Feng Shu and Xie Zhang are engaged in marriage. If the young Marquis intends to marry Feng Yu, all the wealth of the Su family will be in the hands of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, which will be very disadvantageous to Your Highness."
Didn’t the prince know that the last time he failed to assassinate Feng Yu, Mr. Lin Ge had already knocked on the mountain and shocked the tiger, giving a veiled warning that he could not touch Feng Yu again. It was originally a good idea to send her to the backyard of the third son, but who knew that things went wrong, and now it really happened
trouble.
The prince got up and walked to the small fish tank aside. There were two koi in the small fish tank. He fed the fish bait calmly and thoughtfully. After Feng Shu left the capital, he sent someone to contact Feng Yu, hoping to get her.
Feng Yu cried out that she had no money and it was her sister who made the decision. If she just refused, he would let it go because of the friendship ten years ago. But she insisted on going against him, time and time again.
Then he used financial resources to support Xie Xun.
He tolerated Feng Yu repeatedly, but after the Lantern Festival, Feng Shu returned to Beijing. In addition to going to the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, she also went to see Prince Kang. For Feng Yu, she talked secretly with Prince Kang for an hour.
Feng Yu...it's her again! She always makes him fall short of his achievements unintentionally. The great victory in Ningzhou makes his sense of crisis even more serious. He must do something to dispel this panic.
"Kill her!" The prince chuckled, "Since she is not of use to me, there is no need to keep her."
"Yes!" Lin Sheng accepted the order and paused, "Your Highness, I have a suggestion."
"Say!" The prince put down the bait, turned back, picked up a handkerchief and wiped his hands.
Lin Sheng said, "Fengyu is very deep in the city and ruthless. She may not want to have anything to do with the Hou Mansion. The source of this matter is Feng Shu. She is engaged to Xie Zhang. She provides Ningzhou with half of the food and military supplies every year. She works hard for Ningzhou.
If there was no Feng Shu, everything would be easily solved."
The prince threw his handkerchief lightly on the table, his smile was a bit sweet, "Oh, what do you mean?"
"Feng Shu travels all over the country. Although there are guards around her, they are not as good as the Jinyi guards. It is easier to kill her than to kill Feng Yu. Both sisters deserve to be killed. Once they die..."
The prince suddenly grabbed his throat, and his slender white fingers were like steel, roughly knocking him over and pressing him against the cold bluestone. Lin Sheng felt a cold and sharp murderous aura coming towards his face, but in front of him was the prince who seemed so gentle.
Looking at Shui's face, he tilted his head and asked lightly, "What is Gu's order?"
Lin Sheng had difficulty breathing, his throat was locked tightly, and he didn't know which sentence angered him. He struggled to spit out a few words, "Kill... Feng Yu."
"Very good!" The prince almost crushed his neck with his five fingers, "I just want a knife, a quiet knife, do you understand?"
"Yes!" Lin Sheng's face was red due to lack of oxygen, and his veins were bulging. The prince smiled and admired his life-threatening struggle. He seemed to find it interesting. The smile in his warm eyes flickered until Lin Sheng almost died and he relaxed.
After washing his hands, he blew on his fingers that seemed to be dirty, and slowly wiped them on his official robe.
After the prince stood up, the heavy feeling of oppression dissipated. Lin Sheng was like a dying fish that was finally rescued from the water, his back was soaked with cold sweat.
"I don't like people who think they are smart." The prince wiped his fingers, tilted his head and chuckled, "I won't do it next time."
When Lin Sheng came out of the East Palace, the collar of his official robe was turned out to cover the bruises on his neck. The cold wind blew through, and his whole body was chilled. This prince is graceful, gentle and gentle, with a sweet smile. He is always generous and kind in dealing with others. He is the first prince.
Once when I saw the prince, he was so angry that he felt as if his scales had been touched.
He hated Feng Yu, both for public and private purposes, and both sisters had to die. For public purposes, Feng Shu and Xie Zhang were constantly in-lawd, and the Jiangnan Su family was the treasury of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, with inexhaustible supplies. For private purposes, Feng Yu
You ruined his sister's reputation and made her an outcast. The entire Lin family was ridiculed.
He didn't understand what was wrong with his proposal.
Feng Yu deserves to be killed, but Feng Shu is the source of everything. Without Feng Shu, Feng Yu's profit-seeking temperament may not help Xie Xun.
But the prince seems to have other plans. Lin Sheng has served the emperor for many years and knows how powerful the prince is. If he dares to violate the plan, the prince will settle the score later, and the lives of his whole family will be in danger.
He couldn't tolerate even Feng Shu. Lin Sheng didn't believe that the prince could tolerate Feng Shu, who only wanted to serve in the Hou family.
"Someone, come and check Feng Yu's whereabouts."
"yes!"
The Feng family's carriage stopped at Sanheng Street, and Feng Yu was talking to Shopkeeper Wen in the backyard of Linlang Pavilion. Although Shopkeeper Wen and Wen Shisanniang were sisters, their looks were very different. Wen Shisanniang was extremely charming, enchanting, and charming.
Shopkeeper Wen is plain-looking, upright and steady.
She manages Linlang Pavilion and Linglong Makeup, and their business is very good. Although they are semi-competing stores, they are opened in different neighborhoods and have different customer groups. Linglong Makeup has been established for decades. The store is a hot seller in Jiangnan and Kyoto, and the price is very high.
People-friendly. Fengyu loves jewelry and can also draw her own styles. The styles she draws are complicated, exquisite and use excellent materials, which is not suitable for the exquisite makeup route.
Feng Yu inspected major jewelry stores in Kyoto and found that high-end customization was scarce, so she specially asked shopkeeper Wen to organize a high-end line, which is Linlangge. The girls from the aristocratic families have a lot of money, and Linlangge's business has always been booming. Nowadays, elegance is the beauty.
, Feng Yu brought a gorgeous style to life.
Shopkeeper Wen and Feng Yu were talking about Kyoto Wei.
"After the young Marquis took office as the Kyoto Guard, the public security was very good, and the bad habit of the Kyoto Guards collecting money from merchants was eliminated. But..." Shopkeeper Wen couldn't say what he said, "For the shop under the girl's name, the Kyoto Guards will still ask for money, and every time it is the little