The subtle fragrance of cotton needles

"Mother, why do you say that?" Xia Pinxiang obviously didn't understand. "That bitch Xia Yanxiang can no longer marry His Royal Highness Prince Yuan. Even if she marries a prince, she will never achieve anything in her life."

Xia Pinxiang is indeed still too immature.

"Pin'er, don't you understand? Since you are the emperor's concubine, why is the wedding date set so hastily?" Xia Pinxiang didn't understand, but Yang Jin didn't understand either. "It's obvious that His Royal Highness Yuan is dissatisfied and deliberately asked the emperor to set the wedding date early. Although this gives you face on the surface, it is actually for the purpose of marrying a principal wife in the future. If a concubine appointed by the emperor is like this, then no matter how many women there are in the backyard, none of them will be in His Royal Highness Yuan's eyes."

Xia Pinxiang was stunned by what Yang Jin said, she had not thought about all this at all and was just foolishly happy that His Royal Highness Prince Yuan couldn't wait to welcome her home.

"Alas." Yang Jin sighed, "But it's useless to say these things now. The date has been set. You should prepare well for your marriage! There will be troubles to deal with in the future."

Xia Pinxiang was still stunned.

"It's okay. After you get married and give birth to Prince Yuan's eldest son, even if the queen marries in in the future, it won't pose much of a threat to your status. You may be promoted to the position of legitimate wife before the queen marries in." Yang Jin said with some anticipation.

Xia Pinxiang felt a little shy after hearing what Yang Jin said.

"Don't worry, even if you get married, I will take care of everything for you." Yang Jin patted Xia Pinxiang's hand and smiled happily.

Xia Yanxiang stayed in the general's mansion for a few more days. Later, when she heard that Mo Yuchen had come to the general's mansion, she went to the main hall on purpose.

Originally, Xia Zhibai was planning to discuss business matters with Mo Yuchen in the study, but Mo Yuchen said that the matter was not important and that he could just say a few words in the main hall.

"General, the third lady is here."

Xia Zhibai never thought that Xia Yanxiang would come to the main hall to find him when he was talking about serious business, but Xia Yanxiang was sensible and would not interfere with him.

As expected, after Xia Yanxiang arrived, she saluted Mo Yuchen first, then saluted Xia Zhibai, and then said, "Brother, Yan'er had no intention of offending you, but I have no rouge left, so I came to inform you that Yan'er is going out for a while."

Xia Zhibai did not doubt her and nodded: "Go ahead, be careful, I'll send someone to follow you."

"Okay, thank you, brother." Xia Yanxiang bowed again and stepped back.

Not long after, Mo Yuchen stood up and said goodbye.

Xia Yanxiang went straight to Tianxianglou to buy rouge, and then said to the coachman, "Let's go to Shangyaotang."

It was still Wang Zhi who came to greet her. Wang Zhi led Xia Yanxiang into the backyard with a smile. Then Yu Kui and An Zhi stayed outside, and Xia Yanxiang went into the study alone.

"Greetings, His Royal Highness Prince Luo." Xia Yanxiang still bowed to Mo Yuchen in accordance with the rules.

Mo Yuchen arrived here first. He was originally here to share news with Xia Yanxiang, so there was no need to be so polite: "Miss Third, please don't be polite. I am here to discuss important matters with you."

Xia Yanxiang knew what it was as soon as she heard it: "Did you contact that Young Master Yang?"

"Miss Third is really smart. Young Master Yang has come to the capital with his father, but he is now living in the Imperial Examination Hall, so we cannot meet for the time being." Mo Yuchen was once again amazed by Xia Yanxiang's intelligence.

Xia Yanxiang did not feel any regret, but said: "This is good, the palace examination is not long away, we should be able to see each other before the tenth day of July."

"But now this Young Master Yang is in the capital. I believe that after he passes the palace examination, he will stay in the capital to serve as an official. By then, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to meet him again." Mo Yuchen said with a frown.

Xia Yanxiang shook her head and said, "This Mr. Yang was originally a handsome man. He finally achieved what he has today. If we kill him with one blow, I'm afraid it will be a bit disappointing for this noble man from a poor family."

Mo Fuchen still had some regrets, but what Xia Yanxiang said was right, they wanted to overthrow Mo Fuyang for the sake of the country. In this way, if they harmed Yang Fan, it would also be detrimental to the country.

"Has His Royal Highness Prince Luo found any evidence to help the Yang family?"

Speaking of this, Mo Yuchen actually gained something: "I have found some. I just need to reveal these to Young Master Yang. It will be enough for the Dali Temple to conduct a thorough investigation and clear the Yang family's name."

Xia Yanxiang nodded, then smiled and said, "In this case, His Royal Highness Prince Yuan's first setback is about to come."

Mo Yuchen also laughed.

After Xia Yanxiang left, Yizhu came in and saw that Mo Yuchen looked much better than last time, which made him even more curious.

"Your Highness, what did the Third Miss say to you that makes you so happy?" Yizhu couldn't help but ask.

Mo Yuchen still didn't intend to tell him this time. He smiled mysteriously and left.

Yizhu scratched his head curiously. Although he was a bit jumpy and the one who had been with His Highness the longest, His Highness had been accustomed to hiding his emotions for many years, and gradually even he could not detect it.

However, His Highness seems to be much happier recently, which is the most obvious feature that Yizhu has discovered.

No matter what, Your Highness just needs to be happy. As for the Third Miss, one day she will get what she wants just like Your Highness.

That day, Xia Yanxiang spent a long time in the garden and actually dug out a wooden hairpin from the soil. It looked dark in color and had no smell. However, there were no flowers or plants growing near the hairpin. This was what puzzled Xia Yanxiang the most.

Xia Yanxiang studied it alone for many days but still couldn't come up with any results. Finally, she had to send someone to take it to Wu'an Marquis Mansion to show it to her master.

When the person who went came back, she was holding something tightly wrapped in oil-skin leather and said it was given to her by Dongfang Xujiang.

There is another letter.

Sister Yanxiang, it’s nice to see you in person.

I am very pleased with the gift given by my sister, so I specially found some rare and precious books to give back to her. I hope she will accept them.

Written by Dongfang Xujiang.

Xia Yanxiang shook her head. Dongfang Xujiang was always a warm-hearted person. He would naturally be nice to anyone who was nice to him.

Xia Yanxiang opened the paper package and found a worn book about poisons from the Western Regions, with a small piece of paper underneath.

It said: Search for it secretly and do not let my father know, or he will snatch it from you.

Xia Yanxiang shook her head and smiled. Dongfang Xujiang's worries were not unreasonable. Dongfang Ji was a drug lover. If he knew that his son had obtained such a good book but he had not let him know, he would definitely be furious.

After putting away her things, Xia Yanxiang picked up her pen and wrote the letter.

Brother Xujiang, it’s nice to see you in person.

I am very happy with this gift. Thank you very much.

Written by Xia Yanxiang.