Chapter 74: The Widow Complains
midnight.

Aying suffers from insomnia.

Her brother will arrive in the capital tomorrow, but unfortunately, she cannot pick him up right away. Because of this, she is even more excited. She thinks over and over again that after seeing her brother, she must let him enjoy this brilliant and wonderful life. In this way, all her efforts seem to be given meaning.

It was not until the sky brightened that Ah Ying's pounding heart finally eased a little.

"Girl, you haven't slept well. Can you hold on?" Su Jian asked worriedly.

Ah Ying immediately smiled, "It's okay! I can hold on!"

Because Guan Yulan knew that Aying was also invited to the palace, she specially sent Mother Wang to deliver a few sets of jewelry.

The old lady who was chatting with Ah Ying looked at the jewelry Guan Yulan gave her and said with satisfaction: "Your aunt has taken out all the treasures from the bottom of the box."

Ah Ying covered her mouth and laughed, "It seems that grandma knows everything..."

The old lady smiled foolishly and sighed, "Ah, Yulan, she is also an unlucky person. The family property she saved for Chongkun was all used to subsidize other concubines to squander, but she herself is extremely frugal."

Ah Ying secretly took note of it in her heart. It was also at this moment that Ah Ying felt that the lady loved the child very much. She was such a stingy person, but she actually spent one thousand taels of gold to buy herself just to have a spy for her son. Thinking about it, she felt emotional.

"Miss, it's time for us to leave. King Rui has sent someone to pick us up." Su Jian reported after putting all the jewelry in place.

The old lady immediately urged: "Okay, then hurry up!"

Ah Ying smiled and said, "Grandma, please wait for me at home. I will bring you some delicious food."

Only in front of the old lady does Aying appear frank and lovely.

As soon as they walked out of Songhe Courtyard, Su Jian whispered, "Miss, Uncle Liang came to report that the prince went to Yao Mansion."

Ah Ying didn't show any strangeness on her face, "Okay!"

Slowly walking to the gate of the marquis's mansion, a luxurious and exquisite carriage was already waiting at the door.

Xiao Cong's personal guard bowed and said, "Miss, please get in the car!"

Ah Ying tilted her head and looked at the carriage, "Is His Highness in there?"

The guard was stunned, not understanding what he meant, and nodded.

Ah Ying's eyes flashed, "Please tell His Royal Highness Prince Rui that I have my own carriage, so I won't bother His Royal Highness Prince Rui anymore."

It's just a casual act, why add to your own troubles?

The guard went back to report, full of doubts.

From Aying's side, all she could see was the hand behind the curtain gently pushing aside the curtain, and it seemed as if she was saying a few words in reply.

After he finished speaking, the guard replied to Ah Ying: "Miss, please go first! His Highness said he would follow behind."

Ah Ying said with a clear expression: "Okay."

Although Liang Shujia's carriage was not as grand as the one Prince Rui rode, he bought it with his own money after all, so he was more relaxed than the last time he entered the palace.

Under the palace wall.

Prince Rui got off the car first, waving his folding fan and knocking on the window of Aying's carriage.

"You really don't want to have anything to do with me?" Xiao Cong looked sideways at A Ying playfully.

Ah Ying's expression remained unchanged. "There are differences between men and women. We should always have some sense of propriety. After all, you brought her into the palace. Prince Rui doesn't want people to think that Ah Ying doesn't know how to behave, right?"

Xiao Cong looked at Ah Ying steadily, and curled his lips, "I don't really care that much."

"I care." Ah Ying ignored him, bowed slightly, leaned forward and walked forward.

Xiao Cong couldn't help but laugh, secretly complaining: "This is someone who is eager to take the initiative..."

Palace banquet.

"You just need to sit quietly." Xiao Cong blocked the view with his folding fan and whispered to A Ying.

Ah Ying replied: "Okay!"

Xiao Cong then walked leisurely towards the main table.

From Aying's perspective, Xiao Cong had restrained a lot of his playful expression today.

However, Ah Ying's gaze did not stay on Xiao Cong for too long, she was always searching. "Master Xie! Young Master Xie! Hurry up and take a seat! We are waiting for you!" A colleague in the officialdom greeted the Marquis and Xie Chengyi with a smile.

Xie Chengyi looked around quietly and his eyes fell on Yao Hongmiao.

Yao Hongmiao nodded slightly.

Here, Aying was sipping tea and looking at Xie Chengyi motionlessly.

Suddenly, a delicate little face came over and asked, "Sister Ying, what are you looking at?"

Ah Ying leaned back and saw that it was Yao Hongmiao's little daughter Yao Yulu. She pretended to be frightened and said, "Oh, child, you scared me to death."

Yao Jinxian stood dignifiedly beside Yulu, and couldn't help but said with a smile: "Yulu, you are not a child anymore, but you are still so disrespectful."

Yao Yulu raised her head slightly and said coquettishly, "Sister, can you please look at other people instead of staring at me?"

Yao Jinxian took the opportunity to sit next to Aying, "Okay, sit down quickly, otherwise, Sister Aying will be annoyed to death by you before your father scolds you."

Ah Ying held Yu Lu's hand affectionately and said lovingly, "Don't bother me, don't bother me. How could I bother Yu Lu?"

While the three were playing, Sheng Daoan came in staggeringly. He looked at Ah Ying who was sitting in the corner playing and gave her a look of contempt, as if he knew everything. This made Ah Ying feel puzzled.

"Why does Sheng Daoan look so wretched???" Yao Yulu looked at him with a look of disgust.

Yao Jinxian whispered, "Be careful what you say outside!"

One after another, the invited officials have taken their seats.

The female relatives who came with the officials also spontaneously sat down close to each other according to their level of familiarity.

The female members of this group include wives, sisters, daughters or relatives of the family, as well as people like Aying who look like the "sweetheart".

Although it is called a palace banquet, it also seems like an opportunity to go on a blind date or show off one's family.

Ah Ying had no intention of competing. Apart from eating and chatting with the Yao sisters, she was basically silent throughout the entire banquet.

On the other hand, Yao Jinxian's eyes never left Xie Chengyi from beginning to end, which made Ah Ying feel mixed emotions.

On the other side, someone was also paying attention to Aying and the Yao sisters.

"Young Master, the person invited by Prince Rui this time is Huo Aying, and the person invited by the Young Master Xie is Yao Jinxian." Wu Biao whispered close to Sheng Daoan.

Sheng Daoan was startled. "This is interesting. Prince Rui has taken a fancy to Huo Aying?"

Wu Biao shook his head, "I'm not sure, but the spy reported that Prince Rui went to the Marquis' Mansion to look for Huo Aying several times."

Even so, it saved him a lot of effort.

After Sheng Zhenglin exchanged greetings with the others, he looked at his son and asked, "Are you ready?"

Sheng Daoan immediately said solemnly: "Prince Rui, the Xie family, and the Yao family are very close."

Sheng Zhenglin's eyes darkened, "Prince Rui?"

King Rui had nothing to do with his plan.

"Do you want to change the plan?" Wu Biao asked, looking at Sheng Zhenglin's face.

Sheng Daoan said anxiously, "Father, this place will never be available again! Prince Rui is a selfish person. Even if something happened to the Xie family, he would not intervene. Besides, the Xie family is such a noble family, how could they have anything to do with Prince Rui? I guess Prince Rui just wants to win over the Xie family, so this is just a temporary trick."

Sheng Zhenglin was still thinking, "Don't be reckless."

“Father, if we don’t act today, there’s no guarantee that His Majesty—” Sheng Dao’an’s eyes grew fierce.

Sheng Zhenglin was shocked. If that were the case, he would really be digging his own grave. "Then let's act according to the plan."

Looking at the scene where all the civil and military officials in the court were toasting each other and having a great time, Xiao Wenzhang felt that all the hard work he had put in during his years in office had not been in vain.

Just after Xiao Wenzhan picked up the wine glass and drank three cups, Sheng Daoan signaled Wu Biao who was standing beside him.

"My dear ministers, there is a full moon in the sky and the autumn fields are fragrant. I feel very emotional during this Mid-Autumn Festival. I hope that everyone will be happy every day, my country will be stable, and the people will live a peaceful life!" Xiao Wen Zhang sighed.

All the ministers raised their glasses together and said in unison: "May our country be stable and our people live in peace and prosperity!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a woman with a sword in her hands and a white veil on her forehead knelt down and said confidently, "Your Majesty, please redress the injustice of the Fourth Prince!"

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Ah Ying: Be careful when riding in a horse-drawn carriage