The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

Everyone gathered in the upper room, and the old lady was very happy to see Yang Lan return home safely.

The news of Prince An's assassination soon reached the capital. The old lady was very worried when she heard about it. Fortunately, Xu arranged for a servant to deliver the news to the mansion first, and the old lady was relieved.

But only when she saw Yang Lan standing in front of her intact, did the old lady feel relieved.

Yang Qi and Xu stayed in Lingshan Temple the longest, so naturally they had the most questions for the old lady.

Xu and Yang Qi's itinerary was decided when Yang Qing and A Yao just left the house. It was much earlier than the time when the outside world got the news that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was going to Lingshan Temple.

Xu was mainly responsible for answering the questions raised by the old lady, while Yang Qi was responsible for supplementing them.

However, when asked about the news related to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, both Xu and Yang Qi knew nothing about it.

Yang Qi knew that the news that she had been outside the Crown Prince's courtyard that day could not be concealed: "When my granddaughter first arrived at Lingshan Temple, she learned about the Crown Prince from other residences. In the past few days, there were many people gathered outside the Crown Prince's courtyard in Lingshan Temple. My granddaughter also encountered them once or twice when she was strolling around on weekdays."

After a pause, Yang Qi continued, "But there are too many people around His Royal Highness the Crown Prince every day."

Xu nodded and said, "I was fortunate enough to see Master Le Tong for a while when he gave a lecture, but I just sat there for a while and then left."

The old lady held Tangpo's hand and said, "It's rare for Lingshan Temple to hold a Dharma Assembly this time. I don't know which prefectures have sent people."

Xu was more familiar with this: "There are many people who came to Lingshan Temple to participate in the Dharma Assembly this time, such as Princess Cheng'an, the Minister of Justice, and the Vice Minister of War..."

Xu described in detail what she knew and saw about the mansion, but Yang Lan said at the end: "Sister Yuxin from Bai Xiangfu also came yesterday."

The old lady was somewhat interested: "Did you go there yesterday?"

Yang Lan nodded: "Yes, the ceremony for the great event has already begun, and Sister Yuxin has just arrived."

Nodding, the old lady said, "We worked hard yesterday and now we have to travel again this morning. Let's all go down and rest early." After saying that, the old lady looked at Yang Lan.

Yang Lan immediately understood what the old lady meant and stood aside quietly. After everyone left the room, she stepped forward and said, "Grandma."

The old lady patted Yang Lan's hand: "Were you scared yesterday?" His Royal Highness Prince An was assassinated. Lingshan Temple searched for an assassin for a whole night but to no avail.

Yang Lan shook his head: "Last night, His Royal Highness Prince An made a big fuss and finally went to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's courtyard, saying that he wanted to confirm His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's safety."

The old lady asked Mother Rong to go downstairs and make a hot water bottle for Yang Lan. Mother Rong also knew that this had to be done away from everyone, so she gave the order for all the maids in the room to leave.

The old lady pulled Yang Lan aside and said, "Yang Lan, do you know the current position of His Royal Highness Prince An?"

Yang Lan shook her head: "Grandmother, I don't think he is under the command of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Last night, His Royal Highness Prince An made such a big fuss, wasn't it just to have a reasonable excuse to go to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?

The old lady looked at Yang Lan approvingly: "Yes, His Royal Highness Prince An used to only know how to spend his days in debauchery, but these days he has bucked the trend and started to do some serious work. All of these things are done for the benefit of the Fifth Prince."

Yang Lan was a little puzzled: "Grandmother, if His Royal Highness Prince An really stood on the side of the Fifth Prince, why did he do things openly?" Wouldn't it be wrong for His Royal Highness Prince An to work for the Fifth Prince in secret?

The old lady frowned and thought for a while: "I'm afraid Prince An has already stood on the Fifth Prince's camp." The most likely possibility is that Prince An's secret plan for the Fifth Prince has been known by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and Prince An has decided to go all out and directly take side.

Looking at Yang Lan, who was becoming more and more cheerful, the old lady asked with a smile, "Did you see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince when you went to Lingshan Temple this time?"

Yang Lan nodded. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had an extraordinary aura. As long as they were in the same space, how could one not notice this crown prince?

The old lady patted Yang Lan's head and said, "You will attend the palace banquet next year, so prepare well this year." The old lady's meaning was very clear. Yang Lan would be fourteen next year, and it was time for her to get engaged.

Bai Yuxin has been very close to Concubine Nian these days. If nothing unexpected happens, the Fifth Prince's wife should be Bai Yuxin's.

Although there is a big age gap between Yang Lan and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not had the idea of ​​marrying a Crown Princess in the past few years. If the two families plan well, it will not be a foolish dream for Yang Lan to become the Crown Princess.

Listening to the old lady's words, Yang Qi lowered her head shyly.

As Yang Qi and Yang Lan grew up, the standards of the banquets they attended became higher and higher. Later, they attended banquets in the imperial city!

When Yang Qi returned to the Linhu Courtyard, Mother He and Nanny Zhu followed. They had received news that the young lady would return home today, so they prepared hot water and clean clothes early in the morning.

After taking a shower, Yang Qi felt refreshed and in better spirits.

Mother He and Nanny Zhu took dry towels and wiped Yang Qi's hair.

Yang Qi lay on the soft chair for a while, then asked, "Has anything unusual happened in the mansion or Guangming Hall these days?"

Nanny Zhu spoke first: "During this period, An Xiaoyi followed Master Hong every day and took out all his and An Xiaoqiu's wealth. In addition, he also borrowed a lot of money from underground banks."

Yang Qi couldn't help but shook his head. Yang Lan's plan this time was really big. This was to cut off An Xiaoyi's livelihood. If An Xiaoyi just lost all his savings, it would not be a big deal in the eyes of the An family. But if An Xiaoyi borrowed money from an underground bank, it would be a different matter.

"I guess An Xiaoyi is using the name of the An family." The An family is far away in the northwest, and An Xiaoyi does not have any real estate of his own. It is impossible for the underground bank to lend money to An Xiaoyi for no reason. But if An Xiaoyi uses the name of the An family, the wife of the Duke, it is possible that he can get money from the underground bank.

In other words, An Xiaoyi cannot represent the Songguo Mansion, otherwise this fool would owe even more.

Yang Lan was really curious about how big a pie Yang Lan had asked Young Master Hong to paint for An Xiaoyi that made this man so crazy. Moreover, Yang Lan wanted to drag An into the water with this move.

As for An and An Xiaoqiu's family, Yang Qi was happy to watch the fun from the sidelines. If these people can use you, you are good. If they can't use you, you will probably die in the snow, and these people won't even open their eyes to see you.