In the case of Princess Yongfu, the murderer was ultimately not found.
But the suspected candidates are nothing more than the princeling and the eldest princess. The former is a hostile stance, while the latter is because her performance is too suspicious.
Let this matter rest.
But Jiang Rong didn't let it go lightly. She was thinking carefully about one thing, and that was...
Why did Princess Anyang kill Princess Yongfu?
Fan Ziyi suspected that it was a dispute between generals.
But the Dong family should take the lead in this matter. Princess Anyang doesn't seem to be the one who rushes to the front for her husband's family.
After dealing with her several times, Jiang Rong felt that this person was short-sighted and selfish. She wanted to kill Princess Yongfu, most likely because of personal vendetta.
It should be something Yongfu did recently that made her murderous.
"Your Royal Highness, Crown Princess, after secret investigation, Princess Yongfu and Princess Anyang have not had any disputes recently, and they were not familiar with each other in the past." Xiao Nan Xinghui reported:
"The eldest princess Anyang returned to Beijing a year ago. She has not met many of the princesses in the capital. It is really unbelievable that she wants to kill Princess Yongfu."
Jiang Rong pondered, "There must be something we have overlooked. How is Princess Yongfu different from the past..."
"Is there any difference?" Xiao Nanxing scratched his head. He had gone through this information several times.
Xie Lingxi, who was sitting quietly aside playing with the folding fan sprinkled with gold, suddenly said, "We are engaged to Cen Tingbai."
Jiang Rong opened her eyes wide and looked at Xie Lingxi. Their west eyes met, and her eyes were full of disbelief:
"Did she kill Princess Yongfu for Cen Tingbai?"
It's incredible.
But after thinking about it, Jiang Rong figured it out!
Princess Anyang fell in love with Tanhua, so she poisoned Tanhua's wife and angered the doctor who saved her, including herself.
Twenty years later, she saw someone who looked similar to Tanhua.
Would she want to get a "stand-in"?
For her kind of temperament, this is totally something she can do!
"I have to send a message quietly to Cen Tingbai, asking him to be careful not to fall into Princess Anyang's trap." Jiang Rong was speechless.
He was interested in Tanhua back then, but now he won't let his son go.
Tragic, Cen Tingbai and his son are really miserable!
"Marquis Yongning will arrive in Beijing soon." Xie Lingxi said calmly.
Jiang Rong's eyes flashed slightly, "So..."
If Princess Anyang wants to do something, can they take advantage of it?
……
Since the winter hunting, Princess Anyang has always wanted to attack Cen Tingbai.
But no opportunity was found.
He stayed behind closed doors on the pretext of recuperating from illness.
Later, Yongning Hou Dongzhi returned to Beijing to report on his work. He inherited the title the year before last and guarded the border. He only returned to Beijing to report on his duties once in two years.
A few days later, as the winter moon entered, the palace held a plum blossom appreciation banquet as usual, inviting the royal family, nobles, and courtiers of the third rank and above.
Cen Tingbai was among those invited.
Except Xie Lingxi never abides by the rules and goes wherever he wants.
Ordinary princes must attend and cannot be absent.
Princess Anyang's eyes lit up instantly. If it weren't for the palace banquet, she wouldn't have had the chance to see Cen Tingbai.
Since the death of Princess Yongfu last time...
Cen Tingbai seemed to suspect that the Dong family was hostile to him and refused to go to the Dong family's appointment. King Duan also suspected that the Dong family had harmed Yongfu and did not bring the Dong family with him when he made an appointment with Cen Tingbai.
So she failed to find a chance.
I heard that Cen Ting will return to southern Xinjiang to station in the next year...
Then she will have no chance!
She had to seize the moment.
She has many people in the palace.
To attack Cen Tingbai in the palace, Jian Shou had the right time and place!
Of course she was embarrassed to let Dong Xiqi know about this, so she quietly arranged it...
……
The palace, the royal garden, the plum blossom feast.
Jiang Rong was wearing a brand-new red coat with peony embroidery and gold jacket and a snow-white fox fur cloak.
This is white fox fur which is more precious than fire fox fur.
Xie Lingxi didn't say where he got it from. Just a few days after the winter hunting, someone sent him a white fox cloak.
Jiang Rong had no time to wear the newly made Firefox cloak and hung it in the closet.
"It's the plum blossom season again. Several rare plum blossoms have been newly planted in the imperial garden. I invite you all to appreciate them together." The emperor looked at the crowd of courtiers and smiled kindly.
All the ministers saluted: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty has brought blessings to the world, and we will raise our glasses to wish your Majesty long live the Qianqiu period!" Prince Murong Shicheng raised his glass and said.
This is the etiquette of a palace banquet.
The leader with the highest status present toasted to His Majesty together.
Afterwards, everyone can toast individually.
Everyone raised their glasses and drank together.
Princess Anyang secretly glanced at Cen Tingbai opposite, and felt happy when she saw him drinking the glass of wine.
After everyone toasted, the dancers came on stage one by one.
The wines and glasses are intertwined, and the silk and bamboo are pleasant to the ear.
As the newly promoted Marquis, many people toasted Cen Tingbai. He drank a dozen more glasses, a blush appeared on his cheeks and he felt dizzy.
"What happened to Marquis Jingnan?" Prince Duan asked with concern.
Cen Tingbai shook his head, "The humble minister is too drunk..."
"Hurry up and help Marquis Jingnan go down and take a rest to sober up." King Duan said.
Cen Tingbai nodded, and with the support of two palace ladies, he was sent to Tingyuxuan in the palace, which was specially used for guests to take a rest.
Princess Anyang saw this scene and was secretly happy. She also pretended to be drunk and said to Marquis Yongning beside her:
"I'm a little dizzy. I went to the garden to get some fresh air."
"Go. Do you want me to accompany you?" Marquis Yongning always cared about her.
Princess Anyang said, "No need. You have just returned to the capital. You should spend more time talking to my imperial brother and talk about the relationship between the king and his ministers."
Princess Anyang stood up and left the banquet hall.
Jiang Rong glanced at her empty seat and said to Xiao Nanxing:
"Help me send a message to Marquis Yongning..."
When Xiao Nanxing heard these three words, he couldn't help but laugh, "Prince Concubine, are we just going to say this? Do we need to lure him over?"
"We took him there, but he suspected that we were setting him up. Let him find it by himself. Don't worry, he can find it."
The palace is not a place where people can run amok.
Foreign ministers were only allowed to move around the imperial garden. Tingyuxuan is an attic in the imperial garden.
Xiao Nanxing nodded and walked quickly to Marquis Yongning's desk.
Marquis Yongning was a little confused when he saw him. The Northern Palace had always been on good terms with them.
"Master Marquis, my noble concubine asked me to send you a message." Xiao Nanxing looked at him with a smile: "You are green."
Marquis Yongning's expression suddenly changed, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
The lethality of these three words would be as powerful as lightning to anyone.
"Hearing is false, seeing is believing. Mr. Marquis, you'd better check it out yourself." Xiao Nanxing stepped back with a smile.
Marquis Yongning could no longer sit still.
He couldn't help but look at the empty seat next to him, feeling anxious in his heart.
He has never socialized with the Xie family, so the other party wouldn't go out of their way to tease him, right?
Could it be that……
What did Princess Anyang do behind his back? Many people knew about the commotion.
Even the Xie family was secretly watching the joke.
His face suddenly darkened, and he said calmly to the emperor, "I'm a little dizzy. Go down and sober up."
"Go." The emperor waved his hand.
