dognovel Chapter 106 It turns out he was the princess's man.
Chapter 106 It turns out he was the princess's man.
"What brings the princess to me?"
Such secrecy made Shen Hanyu wonder.
Li Huaijiang moved closer.
"You should have met Yu Qi by now."
Shen Hanyu raised an eyebrow. Yu Qi, so he was one of Li Huaijiang's men.
"Yes."
"Miss Shen, please remember to take care of what he mentioned when you have time."
Upon hearing Li Huaijiang's words, Shen Hanyu could no longer hold back and asked directly, "Princess, what exactly is in Suzhou?"
Li Huaijiang looked up at the palace wall. "Now is not the time to talk to you about this. If you hadn't done these things today, I wouldn't have bothered to come to you. After you go to Suzhou, you will come to me for help."
Seeing Li Huaijiang's certainty, Shen Hanyu planned to return to Suzhou after the children's examination.
The two returned to the main hall one after the other, and Pei Du came over.
"You met the princess?"
Shen Hanyu nodded and said softly, "Yu Qi is the princess's man. I plan to go to Suzhou after the children's examination."
After the preliminary examinations were over, Pei Du was also going to the border.
"I'll have Jin Chui follow you. Take more men with you, and it's best not to let anyone know you've left Chang'an, or something bad might happen."
The crown prince was eyeing the opportunity, probably waiting for it.
Shen Hanyu understood and readily agreed.
"Golden Hammer is with me, so what about you?"
The border region is harsh and cold; having a satisfactory person would make things a little easier.
"Are you worried about me?"
Pei Du's words made Shen Hanyu feel embarrassed and worried. Indeed, she was somewhat worried. Pei Du was her savior, and she didn't want to see Pei Du's fate before he left.
Shen Hanyu swallowed the restlessness she felt deep inside and remained silent.
Seeing that Shen Hanyu remained silent, Pei Du did not press the matter further.
“My maternal grandfather is taking care of everything at the border, so I won’t have any problems.”
Shen Hanyu was still uneasy. If it was really Old Master Yu who was in charge, then why did Pei Du still die at the border in his previous life?
However, these were questions that absolutely could not be asked. Apart from instructing Pei Du to be careful, Shen Hanyu could not say anything else.
"I've trained quite a few people over this period of time, and most of them have stayed in Chang'an to help you."
As he spoke, Pei Du took out the token.
"With this token, you can freely mobilize my people."
Those people had never seen Shen Hanyu before, and having the token would save them a lot of trouble.
Shen Hanyu accepted the token.
A palace maid beside Li Huaijiang approached and asked curiously, "Your Highness, why did you tell Miss Shen that Yu Qi is one of your people? Even His Highness the Crown Prince hasn't found out about this yet. What if Miss Shen is of bad character? Wouldn't that ruin our plans?"
Li Huaijiang smiled and said, "If Shen Hanyu hadn't done these things today, I definitely wouldn't have told her. Now that things have come to this, she's engaged to Pei Du, and I've been keeping an eye on her for a long time. I have no choice but to drag her into this."
The palace maid noted it down, so it seems the princess thinks highly of Shen Hanyu.
"Princess."
Li Jing walked over to him.
"How has my royal sister been feeling lately?"
Li Huaijiang's face was so pale that even makeup couldn't hide it.
"As before, I'm sorry to trouble you, Your Majesty."
Li Jing looked at her and she certainly didn't seem to be lying.
"I see that you are not getting better for a long time. Why don't we find another imperial physician? I happen to have a highly skilled physician here. After the palace banquet, I will have him take a look at the imperial sister."
Li Huai and Jiang Yanran smiled and said, "Alright, then thank you very much, Your Majesty."
"Does my royal sister still remember her brother?"
Li Huaijiang looked dejected: "I still think about it occasionally, but it's also because of my brother that I don't even have a title now. I'm in an awkward position, and it's difficult enough to protect myself, so I don't think about it anymore."
Hearing a hint of resentment in Li Huaijiang's tone, Li Jing comforted her, "No matter what, he is still our elder brother."
"I understand."
Seeing Li Jing leave, Li Huaijiang lost all interest in continuing to attend the palace banquet.
"Keep an eye on Song Hui. He might come in handy someday. Since my elder sister doesn't like him, I don't mind doing her a favor."
The palace maid left, and someone was sent to keep an eye on Song Hui.
It's unclear what the Empress Dowager intended to do with Song Hui.
Li Huaijiang left the palace banquet citing feeling unwell.
"Huai Jiang, are you really alright?"
Empress Wang asked with great concern.
"My brother, the Crown Prince, said he'll find me a royal physician later. I'll be fine."
Upon hearing Li Huaijiang's words, Empress Wang frowned.
Li Jiangui looked over and said, "Since you're not feeling well, go back and rest. The Crown Prince is doing this for your own good. Don't hide your illness from medical treatment. It's not good to stay sick like this all the time."
Li Huaijiang gave a curt "hmm".
Empress Wang wanted to say something, but she stopped herself.
Liang Fangfei returned to the main hall from outside. When He Rufeng saw her, he asked her directly, "Have you discussed it with your brother yet?"
Liang Chengxuan simply told her to wait, without giving her a specific time.
“My brother said he would help me. The matter is not yet settled, and you don’t want to offend Marquis Anping, do you?”
Liang Fangfei forced herself to maintain her composure. Since she had already broken off relations with He Rufeng, there was no need to beg him to let her stay in the He residence.
And then there was He Xu, who remained silent the whole time.
"What do you mean by offending or not? You made a mistake in this matter. You should know what will happen to you if this gets to the authorities. You've been pampered at home since you were a child, and you haven't suffered much after you got married. Can you bear being exiled thousands of miles away?"
Liang Fangfei gripped the hem of her dress tightly; she couldn't wait any longer, she had to go to the Marquis's residence tomorrow.
He Rufeng snorted coldly, his dislike for Liang Fangfei growing stronger. He got up and left with the others.
He Xu remained where he was, while Liang Fangfei watched him.
"Xu'er, even you're not on your mother's side? Your mother has done so much for you, don't you remember how good I've been to you?"
He Xu looked at Liang Fangfei and said, "Mother, I haven't told Father about what happened at the Marquis's mansion yet. If Father knew that you were treated like this by the Marquis's mansion because you offended the Qi family over that matter, Father would only be angrier."
"You're my son, how dare you threaten me?"
Liang Fangfei never expected her son to betray her. All her hard work and scheming, all for He Xu, had come to nothing in the end.
“He Xu, what do you think your father can do for you? Among the children born to the concubines in the mansion, there are many who are more talented than you. Once I leave, you will have no chance to turn your life around.”
Liang Fangfei sneered and turned away.
She really came all this way for nothing. If she wanted to hear He Xu's thoughts, then she would only need to think about herself.
The palace banquet ended in the evening. Shen Hanyu looked at the contents of the carriage. Her storeroom in the Marquis's mansion was almost overflowing with these things.
It's time to buy our own house.
Although the betrothal gifts included real estate, Shen Hanyu did not intend to use them, as she was not short of money at the moment.
Miao Cui looked at the items on it and asked, "Miss, are you planning to buy property?"
Shen Hanyu hummed in agreement, and after getting into the carriage, she instructed, "Find a trustworthy place in Chang'an for me to store my things. Otherwise, I'm not comfortable leaving them at the Marquis's residence."