Chapter 159 Take the bait
The night gradually cooled down, and the two of them had almost finished discussing.
Qin Xuanling stood up reluctantly and said goodbye. Yun Xihe only felt over-using and a little lazy, "Xiao Tang, help me take your prince out."
Xiaotang led Qin Xuanling out of the pavilion and was about to walk towards the gate, but Qin Xuanling waved his hand, "No need to worry."
Then, with Xiaotang's very surprised and puzzled eyes, like a gust of wind, flying over and over the courtyard wall from the apricot tree growing beside the courtyard wall.
Xiaotang watched the prince's figure disappear with a turbulent look on his face, and ran back quickly to report to Yun Xihe, "Princess, the courtyard wall shared with the prince's villa in our mansion has inexplicably collapsed."
Yun Xihe's eyelids twitched, "...What does it mean to be inexplicable?"
She was fine when she moved in. How long has it been? Why did the yard collapse?
Xiaotang thought for a while, "It was the cut next to the apricot tree, maybe it was crushed by the tree... But do you have to tell the butler and repair it?"
Yun Xihe suddenly realized and immediately arranged, "Then I'll ask someone to practice tomorrow! Let's go and say hello to the butler next door, reminding people to be careful when walking and don't hurt people."
Xiaotang agreed quickly.
Yun Xihe then got up and walked towards the dormitory in the backyard.
When she was packing up and preparing to go to bed, she suddenly remembered something and called out.
"Xiao Tao, I saw a jade pendant under my pillow last night, but who did you and Xiao Li fall down? I saw that the jade is of good quality, but it is going to be kept very clean."
Unexpectedly, Xiaotao was puzzled, "Princess, the jade pendant you mentioned is the round one? After you left this morning, I saw it when I cleaned up my wife and Xiaoli. I also said at that time, "When did the princess add a jade pendant?"
Yun Xihe thought, "You both have seen it, isn't that jade pendant yours?"
"The jade pendant is very valuable at first glance. How can I afford the wealth of my servants?" Xiao Tao shook his head and then broke out in a cold sweat. "...Isn't that jade belonging to the princess? Who can put the jade under the princess' pillow without knowing it?"
Yun Xihe lay on the pillow, squinted his eyes, and said for a moment, "There are many people who can do this. But... I don't know what the jade is, nor do I know what kind of heart the person behind it is."
Suddenly, a sound of the sky collapsed and the earth cracked. A lightning flashed like a white dragon, surging down and lit up the edge of the sky, allowing people to see the layers of black clouds that were overwhelming the city, but in a flash, it enveloped the heaven and earth again in a darkness.
The weather in midsummer is unpredictable, with thunder and rain not falling.
Xiaotao hurriedly got up and closed the doors and windows, turned around and asked, "Princess...is it possible that this jade was given to the prince?"
Yun Xihe's eyes stagnated, and then shook his head again, "He won't do such a nameless thing."
He had a heart for her, but he also had his pride. He would not give her something like that abruptly before confirming her intentions.
What's more, the jade pendant... Yun Xihe thought about it. The patterns on the jade pendant were carved with hundreds of birds paying homage to the phoenix. If he gave it, he would also give some patterns that show his feelings such as fish playing with lotus leaves, dragons and phoenixes showing good fortune, and knots of the same heart.
The storm is approaching, and the humidity and heat in the air are getting more and more damp, which makes her sleepy and unable to understand her mind.
"Forget it, let's keep the jade pendant first. The ones left and right are not knives. I ordered Brother Tu to pick more guards in the future, and the rest... Let's wait and see what's going on."
The tree wants to be quiet, but the wind does not stop.
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The next day, Yun Xihe did not go to Wanxianglou.
She remembered what she promised Qin Xuanling and was busy screening the noble girls in Chang'an City in detail to confirm which young master and girl to invite in the lotus banquet.
"Princess's first write it."
"...Don't forget to be relieved, otherwise it's time to come and make trouble."
"He Zhiyu...the daughter of Prime Minister He's mansion, well, she is not married yet, please write down her name."
"I will also write down this, Fang Miao... Pei Jijiu's cousin."
"Princess Xinjia, Princess of Pingning Marquis's Mansion, her mother and Pei Jijiu's mother are close friends, so I'll give you one too."
"The Xincheng County Lord...no need to send him off. I can't make any storms."
"Princess Anyi..."
When he saw this name, Yun Xihe paused, and suddenly curled the corners of his lips, "I won't give it to you."
Whenever Xincheng and An Yi appear together, they will be a pair of qualified messengers. Xincheng is responsible for reckless and impulsive trouble, while An Yi is responsible for playing the role of the good guy who is mixed with him.
In short, she really doesn't like these two people... But if these two people really have ulterior motives, then there is a way to do it without posting.
For these two people, she mainly plays one, not taking the initiative or rejecting it, Jiang Taigong fishes, and the willing to take the bait.
“…that’s all.”
In the evening, the rays of clouds became more and more shimmering. Yun Xihe finally wrote out the list and asked Xiaotao to buy some blank posts so that they could write these names on it.
Originally, Yun Xihe planned to hold this little-influential lotus feast in her princess’s mansion.
First of all, her house was originally one of the best yards in Chang'an City. There was a man-excavated lake water in the mansion, which attracted the living water diverted from the Naqu River Pond. At this time, the lotus flowers in the lake are blooming very beautifully.
Furthermore, her mansion is not far from the Pei family, so it is natural to invite Pei Yu at that time.
Finally, and most importantly, this is her territory, which makes her easy to do.
But somehow, the matter of her holding a lotus feast was spread over and over again, and it actually reached the ears of Emperor Qin Cang.
Less than a day after her post was sent out, Qin Cang issued an imperial edict to the palace.
Yun Xihe respected the rules and rituals, "The emperor has a blessing of thousands of blessings and wealth."
Qin Cang was very kind, with a leisurely expression, as gentle as spring.
It can be seen that after handing over most of the political affairs to Qin Xuanling during this period, under the comfort of the concubine in the harem, he was five years younger.
"I heard that the lotus flowers in your mansion are blooming very well. Are you interested in holding a lotus feast?"
Yun Xihe nodded, feeling a little embarrassed, "Yes, my daughter is so playful, but it's just a little bit of interest from her daughter's family, and she even bothered the emperor."
Qin Xi laughed, "Xihe is so polite. I only realized by chance when I heard An Yi talk about this. If I want to bother, it is also because I have something to bother you."
Yun Xihe's mind moved, and she was OK.
She deliberately did not send an invitation to An Yi, but An Yi exposed the matter to the emperor, just to attend the lotus feast?
This person who came to the door on his own initiative was the number one suspect.
Chapter completed!