met free Chapter 503 Everyone has his own agenda
Chapter 503 Everyone has his own agenda
Xiao Hongyan stared at the jade pendant and looked at it: "Are you sure?"
Shen Shuyi nodded seriously: "No deception to children or adults."
Xiao Hongyan's eyes lit up, and he glanced at Xie Jingchi beside him. Seeing that he looked as if it had nothing to do with him, his mind raced.
"Okay, it's a deal."
Xiao Hongyan picked up two fish and handed them to Yuping behind him, then turned around and continued to dig fish.
Xie Jingchi looked into the distance and sighed softly: "It would be nice if I could have a bowl of hot fish soup."
Shen Shuyi: "..."
Retracting his thoughts, Shen Shuyi looked at Xie Jingchi and said, "How is the investigation going on with the case of Huang Ying's parents being hanged in front of the palace gate, Lord Xie?"
Shen Shuyi remembered that Emperor Qianwu gave Xie Jingchi a deadline at that time.
Now that the deadline has long passed, there seems to be no conclusion to the matter.
Xie Jingchi replied: "It has been transferred to the Ministry of Justice for trial. Now that the various countries are coming to pay tribute, Your Majesty does not want this matter to be made public, so let's suppress it for the time being."
Shen Shuyi nodded, he could understand it.
After all, as the saying goes, one should not air one's dirty laundry in public. Moreover, other countries are eyeing the emperor covetously, and if a commoner was hanged outside the palace, and this were known to other countries and used to ridicule Emperor Qianwu, he would lose all face.
Shen Shuyi was silent for a while, wanting to know the final outcome of the case.
But she also knew that asking further would be presumptuous.
Xie Jingchi stood beside her, without turning his head, as if he had guessed what she was thinking, and said softly: "The villagers in the village pressed their fingerprints and can all testify that it was Song Tingshan's people who first found Huang Ying's parents and claimed to them that Huang Ying was Mr. Liancheng's daughter."
"And all the villagers can testify that Huang Ying's parents are honest and decent people. Although they are poor, they have no ill intentions."
Xie Jingchi didn't say much, but after listening to him, Shen Shuyi felt relieved.
"I just hope that the three of them can feel relieved." Shen Shuyi spoke softly, seeming a little disappointed.
Xie Jingchi said again: "If nothing unexpected happens, Song Tingshan's career will be difficult to advance. But just based on this incident, it is not easy to get rid of him."
Shen Shuyi smiled and turned to look at Xie Jingchi: "Master Xie is wrong. The career of Prince Song will not end here."
After all, he is the emperor's son!
Shen Shuyi didn't want to talk about this matter anymore, but started chatting with Xie Jingchi: "Master Xie, what do you think of my sister's marriage with the Eighth Prince?"
Xie Jingchi opened his thin lips and uttered only a few words: "Each of them has his own agenda."
Shen Shuyi smiled: "I just can't figure out what Shen Jingyu has in her hand that the Empress Jingfei and the Eighth Prince want."
Ever since the incident at the hunting ground, Concubine Jing and Xiao Yuncheng's attitudes have been really weird.
Logically speaking, Concubine Jing and Xiao Yuncheng would find a way to sever their relationship with Shen Jingyu as soon as possible and completely call off this marriage.
But until now, Concubine Jing and Xiao Yuncheng have not taken any action. Even after Shen Jingyu lost face at the court banquet, Concubine Jing and Xiao Yuncheng still remained silent.
This patience seems a little too good.
Unless Shen Jingyu has something on Concubine Jing and Xiao Yuncheng, or something that is beneficial enough to tempt them.
But after thinking about it for a long time, she still couldn't figure out what Shen Jingyu had that was worthy of the Eighth Prince and Concubine Jing's attention.
She even thought carefully about her past life, but at that time she was still in the back house of Duke Cheng's Mansion, fighting with Xiao Tingshan's hypocritical stepmother and brother, and she didn't pay any attention to Shen Jingyu and the Qin family.
Xie Jingchi said slowly: "Shen Jingyu's biggest reliance is the Qin family. The Qin family is not a noble family, but the identity of Old Madam Qin is the key."
Old Madam Qin?
Shen Shuyi thought that the identity of this old lady Qin was indeed special. Although she was not noble, she had been the wet nurse of the late queen and could get in touch with the core of the powerful.
You know, the wet nurses in wealthy families would often stay with their masters and become their personal maids, and the friendship between them was extraordinary.
This was exactly the case with Old Madam Qin and the late Queen. Ever since the late Queen entered the palace, Old Madam Qin was also brought into the palace as a personal nanny.
Once she entered the palace, most of the secrets she had in her hands were those that she could access in the palace.
The biggest possibility is matters related to the harem.
If these secrets could gain the attention of Concubine Jing's party, they would most likely be related to Concubine Rou.
After all, Concubine Jing could be said to be the person who wanted to overthrow Concubine Rou the most, and when Old Madam Qin was in the harem, it was difficult for her to get involved in the disputes between the princes.
Therefore, what she holds in her hand must be Concubine Rou's handle.
Maybe, there are others?
Xie Jingchi said slowly: "Unless the Qin family or Shen Jingyu accidentally discovered the Eighth Prince's secret, otherwise, they must have something that Concubine Jing and the Eighth Prince want."
This is exactly what Shen Shuyi thought.
What do Concubine Jing and Xiao Yuncheng want?
Besides power, it's money.
At the end of the day, they want that position.
It seems that she needs to meet Concubine Jing.
"Thank you, sir, for going to bed early. Shuyi has something to do, so I'll take my leave first." Shen Shuyi withdrew his thoughts and thanked Xie Jingchi.
Xie Jingchi still stood there: "I wish Miss Shen gets what she wants."
Shen Shuyi smiled, turned around and said goodbye.
Not long after, Shen Shuyi stopped in front of the gate of Jingfei's Jinghe Palace and asked a young eunuch to pass on the message.
At this moment, Concubine Jing was sitting in the main seat, talking to Xiao Yuncheng.
"How long are you going to wait? Regardless of whether Shen Jingyu really has the things you said, let's just talk about how much face she lost at this court banquet!"
"If Shen Shuyi hadn't reacted quickly, if the tiger had hurt your father, there's no guarantee that he wouldn't have suspected you!"
Concubine Jing spoke in a bad tone, and the more she looked at Shen Jingyu, the more impatient she felt.
"Mother, her face is almost healed. Why are you in such a hurry? Your son has worked hard for so long. How can you be willing to stop now?" Xiao Yuncheng advised in a low voice.
Concubine Jing was angry: "I think you are bewitched by a ghost!"
"If her face is almost healed, why is she still hiding it? What's more, I have asked the imperial physician, and he said that her injury may not be healed even in a year or two. How can she be almost healed in just a few days? I don't know what magic she used!"
Concubine Jing was indeed in a bad mood. As a woman, she knew women's methods best.
Shen Jingyu is so devoted to his son, how could he have any good intentions?
What's more, after such a long time, she hasn't seen any of the things she talked about.
Words are not enough. If she doesn't have it in her hand, wouldn't she and her son be fooled by a little girl like her?
"Mother, please give me some more time. Besides, my son said before that it was a good opportunity when she was injured, but you were unwilling to ask for permission from my father..."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Jing immediately became annoyed: "If you want to marry her so much, why don't you go find your father yourself? Besides, didn't you find that face hard to swallow at the beginning?"
Concubine Jing knew best what kind of person her son was.
Although he is not obsessed with women, he is extremely fond of beautiful women. All men are like this. Shen Jingyu's face is full of scars and blemishes. Her son is a prince, how could he really marry a woman like that?