bestfiction Chapter 452 This matter must be taken care of
Chapter 452 This matter must be taken care of
In the afternoon, after Xiao Yu had lunch, he began to feel tired and sleepy again.
Su Lingyue sat beside the bed to accompany him.
Caiyi came in from outside and whispered in Su Lingyue's ear, "Miss, the eldest master is here and is in the living room."
Su Lingyue glanced at the sleeping Xiao Yu, then stood up and walked out.
Li Jing was waiting outside. Su Lingyue gave a few instructions and then took Caiyi to Furong Pavilion to meet Jiang Siyuan.
When Su Lingyue entered, Su Xiuyuan, wearing a long blue coat with narrow sleeves and fur trim, was sitting in the hall, with several boxes on the table beside him.
"Big cousin."
Su Lingyue called out with a smile at the door of the hall.
Jiang Siyuan stood up and was about to salute, but Su Lingyue went over to stop him: "Cousin, we should be siblings in private, so please sit down!"
After saying that, he sat down on the chair opposite Jiang Siyuan.
Jiang Siyuan sat down with a smile and said softly, "My cousin is becoming more and more like a princess, and she is more stable than before."
Su Lingyue lowered her head shyly, "After all, I'm married now, so I can't be as playful as before."
"My cousin has grown up!" Jiang Siyuan smiled, with a brother's love in his eyes.
Rather than marrying the prince and getting caught up in a power struggle, marrying a prince might be a better choice.
Although Prince Su was not in good health, he really cared about his cousin.
Jiang Siyuan looked at the gift box on the table beside him and said, "I heard that the prince's illness has been recurring, and the wild ginseng that my mother had someone buy in advance has arrived. Although it is not a hundred years old, it has grown in the mountains for decades. It is said that the efficacy is much better than ordinary ones. I hope it can help the prince's illness."
Su Lingyue's eyes couldn't help but get hot as she looked at the dozens of boxes of various sizes.
Ginseng was the medicine Xiao Yu was taking, and she did not refuse: "Well, cousin, thank my aunt for her kindness on my behalf. I'll have someone send it to the palace doctor later."
"No need to thank me. As long as it is effective for the prince's illness, I will send it to you again after a while."
Jiang Siyuan has always been thinking about Xiao Yu's kindness in saving Jiang Fu. This kindness made him willing to hand over the entire Jiang family to him.
"In addition to sending ginseng, I also want to tell my cousin that the workers who are going to build the house have been gathered. When Muyunxuan starts construction again, I will go back and arrange for people to come."
Su Lingyue asked: "Are they still the same trustworthy people as before?"
Jiang Siyuan nodded: "Yes, they are all family-born children, their indentures are with me, and they are all reliable."
Su Lingyue knew that Jiang Siyuan was always steady and reassured. After thinking for a while, she said to Caiyi beside her, "Caiyi, go get the almanac and see when it's appropriate to start construction."
Caiyi responded and went out to find the almanac.
Jiang Siyuan couldn't help laughing, "My cousin believes this too?"
Su Lingyue felt that being able to be reborn might be the blessing of gods and Buddhas.
"Believe it! You will never go wrong if you follow the almanac." She smiled, with a proud expression on her face that said, "Look, I can do things well, too."
Jiang Siyuan looked at his cousin and felt that she was a bit like a child learning to walk from an adult.
For some unknown reason, I also felt a little sad.
At home, all these are discussed together, with the younger ones giving suggestions and the older ones making decisions.
My cousin lost her mother when she was young, her father is unkind, and she has no mother-in-law to consult with. I wonder if she will be afraid when the prince falls ill.
After Caiyi brought the almanac, Jiang Siyuan and Su Lingyue discussed it together and decided to start construction at noon the next day.
After confirming the start time, Jiang Siyuan went back to arrange for the workers to arrive on time tomorrow.
Before leaving, Jiang Siyuan remembered what his father had told him, "Cousin, the registration book for the courtyard that the prince asked you to check has disappeared. Father is looking for it. He will tell the prince as soon as he finds it, so that the prince can rest assured."
Su Lingyue nodded, "Okay, I'll tell him when the prince wakes up."
After sending Jiang Siyuan to the side door, Jiang Siyuan thought for a moment before leaving and said to Su Lingyue, "Cousin, the Jiang Mansion is your mother's home. If you need to discuss anything with others or need someone to back you up, you can always tell your cousin. Your cousin will always protect you."
Su Lingyue didn't understand why Jiang Siyuan suddenly said such sentimental words, but she still felt warm in her heart.
"I know! My cousin is my support! My uncle and aunt are also my support! I remember them!" Su Lingyue waved at Jiang Siyuan. The afternoon sun shone on her face, and her smile was brighter than the sun.
*
As soon as Su Lingyue returned to Furong Pavilion, Lai Fu hurried in to report: "Princess, Miss He's carriage has arrived in Beijing, and Master He's family has gone to the city gate to greet her."
Caiyi asked, "Miss, do you want to go and take a look?"
"No need. Now that I'm back, we'll see each other someday." Su Lingyue took a sip of tea with a calm face, thinking about the past.
She remembered the last time she saw He Qianqian was at a palace banquet. At that time, she was twelve years old and He Qianqian was only ten years old.
He nestled obediently in Mrs. He's arms. I wonder what he looks like now.
He Qianqian returned to Beijing and, according to the rules, had to go to the palace to pay a visit to the queen.
In the next few days, my aunt should lift the house arrest.
Su Lingyue hasn't seen her aunt since the emperor's birthday banquet, and it has been almost half a year. She doesn't know how her aunt is doing in the palace.
*
In the evening, Yun Ting brought the news that the Queen's house arrest was lifted, and also brought an invitation to the He Mansion.
Su Lingyue took the post and opened it.
"Princess, what is written?" Yan Qing asked curiously.
"Taifu He said that he would hold a welcoming banquet for Miss He in the mansion tomorrow. He invited some relatives and friends, and asked His Majesty to attend with me."
Su Lingyue handed the invitation to Xiao Yu. Xiao Yu leaned on the soft pillow behind him and raised his hand to take it.
After a few days of rest, Xiao Yu's strength had recovered a little and he could pick up food and get things by himself.
"Your Highness, do you want to prepare gifts?" Yun Ting asked.
Yan Qing looked at Xiao Yu's pale face, frowning, and the displeasure on his face was obvious. "The prince is still sick, how can he walk!"
Xiao Yu looked at the invitation in deep thought. In the dim candlelight, his thick eyelashes were reflected on his porcelain-white face. His long hair, which had just been wiped dry, hung down from his temples, looking fragile and elegant.
The beautiful lips are bloodless.
Looking at the tightly pursed lips and the occasionally rolling Adam's apple, Su Lingyue was in a trance and remembered the way Xiao Yu sucked and bit her lips seriously that day, and her body unconsciously became hot.
How can you think about these things when you are sick!
The beautiful scene was dispelled. Su Lingyue blinked, looked away, and let out a breath.
She paused and said, "Your Highness, rest assured that the prince will be raised in the mansion. I will go to the welcoming banquet by myself! Someone has to propose the flower viewing banquet. Aunt does not completely trust me. Madam He's proposal will be more acceptable to Aunt than mine."
Xiao Yu put down the invitation, looked up at Su Lingyue and asked softly, "Do you remember when the imperial decree for marriage came down and the Grand Tutor came to visit?"
Su Lingyue remembered that Tutor He had looked for Xiao Yu, and their family didn't want He Qianqian to have anything to do with the royal family.
"Your Highness, do you mean that Grand Tutor He is here to arrange a marriage?
"Yeah." Xiao Yu said calmly: "The wedding date is approaching, and the He family is anxious."
This is an arranged marriage, and you can't interfere with it just because you want to.
Su Lingyue was worried, her pretty eyebrows knitted together. "If the marriage is granted at this time, the prince may not be able to control it easily. Besides, Master He and my father have always had different political views. Master He will not let the prince get too close to my father, which is also a benefit."
Xiao Yu nodded slightly, "The emperor does have this intention, but I must take care of this matter."
"Why?"
"Everyone has weaknesses. What is Master He's weakness?"
Su Lingyue had never thought about this question before.
She thought about it carefully in her mind. Tutor He was already in a high position among the ministers. He had fame, status, and wealth. What else did he lack?
Yan Qing chuckled, "I know this."
Just as he was about to answer, Xiao Yu gave him a look and he immediately covered his mouth and kept silent.
His purpose in asking Xiao Yu for help was to ask the emperor to cancel the arranged marriage.
"Family?" she asked tentatively.
"That's right." Xiao Yu showed admiration in his eyes and said in a gentle voice: "If Su Heng uses He Qianqian's safety to threaten the He family to work for him in the future, the He family may not stick to their original intentions."
Not only that, if the unjust case of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion is to be cleared up, it must be mediated by Grand Tutor He and the court officials.
In the entire court, only Tutor He has such influence, and he absolutely cannot become Su Heng's knife.
Su Lingyue thought about it, and her beautiful eyebrows relaxed. She was full of admiration for Xiao Yu's thoughtfulness.
She was filled with admiration, looked at Xiao Yu and sighed: "So that's how it is, he is worthy of being my prince!"
Her eyes sparkled in the candlelight, like the summer night sky.
Xiao Yu looked at her tenderly, with a smile in his eyes, and held her little hand and stroked it gently.
Both of them forgot that there were two people standing in front of the bed.
Yun Ting looked away, but Yan Qing was already used to it and asked, "Your Majesty, are you going?"
"Well, there are some things I need to discuss with Master He. This welcoming banquet is a good opportunity. Meeting at another time would seem deliberate."
Xiao Yu looked at Yun Ting and ordered: "Go prepare a generous gift and go to the banquet with me tomorrow."
Yan Qing was afraid that he would be left behind, so he pointed at himself and said, "My Lord, what about me?"
"Of course."
After hearing what Xiao Yu said, Yan Qing looked at Yun Ting and raised his chin proudly. Yun Ting didn't even look at him and leaned forward to walk out.
Seeing him like this, Yan Qing snorted at him, sat back on the stool, and placed his hands neatly on his knees. While waiting for Xiao Yu's other instructions, he was thinking about whether to carry the prince out of the mansion tomorrow or carry the prince out of the mansion.
Su Lingyue looked at him so well-behaved and felt that he looked like something, but she couldn't remember what it was.
Seeing that Yan Qing had no intention of leaving, Xiao Yu reminded him, "Yan Qing, it's getting dark."
"Ah... yes." Yan Qing came back to his senses and asked, "Your Highness, do you think it's too dark? I'll light two more candles."
Xiao Yu felt that what Su Lingyue said about Yan Qing being a child was very true.
He coughed lightly, "It's time to rest."
Yan Qing was enlightened as if by a bolt of lightning. He had been staying in Xiao Yu's room during the day for the past few days, and only left very late after making sure that Xiao Yu was asleep. Today, Xiao Yu was in much better spirits and had not slept yet, so he had no intention of leaving.
"Haha, I actually forgot."
Yan Qing stood up and said cheerfully, "My Lord, I'll come again tomorrow morning."
Xiao Yu smiled and watched him go out.
At this moment, he felt that what Su Lingyue said about Yan Qing being like his former self was not true.
He wasn't like this before.
In the future, he hopes his children won’t be like Yan Qing.