The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

Xihu was far away and received the news slowly, but on the night of the palace banquet, the news of the emperor's marriage was spread throughout the capital.

Just as lively as in the previous life, that night, both the nobles and the common people were discussing the marriage between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prime Minister Bai's granddaughter.

In the eyes of the aristocratic families, this means that Bai Xiang will most likely side with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. For those who are fence-sitters, this is extremely important information.

But in the eyes of ordinary people, it is just a marriage. The only difference is that the two parties in the marriage are both talented in literature and martial arts, brave and resourceful, and the bride is talented and beautiful.

Tianyuan Dynasty, inside the Queen's Palace.

Yuan Yi filled a bowl of longan and lotus seed soup and handed it to the Queen: "Mother, please eat a little more."

Ever since my father announced my brother's marriage, my mother has only eaten a few mouthfuls of food at every meal. On weekdays, she can eat a bowl of rice and half a bowl of porridge, but now she can only eat a few spoonfuls of porridge.

After so many days, how could the Queen Mother’s body bear it?

Seeing the Queen's lips turning pale, Yuan Yi was filled with worry. What should she do if she couldn't eat? Not only would she have no strength if she didn't eat enough, but she was also afraid that this would be what that bitch Nian wanted.

Shaking her head, the Queen looked at Yuan Yi who was worried and said, "Mother is not deliberately fasting, she just has no appetite and mood."

Ever since Prime Minister Bai had an imperial decree to depose the crown prince many years ago, the Empress Dowager had been on guard against the people of the Bai family. She showed no dislike for Bai Yuxin, even though her expression was thin on the surface.

As a child who grew up close to the Empress and the Crown Prince, he could hide the Empress and the Crown Prince's thoughts from others, but not from Yuan Yi.

Although Yuan Yi didn't know why her mother and brother disliked Bai Yuxin, her principle in dealing with things has always been that whatever her mother and brother didn't like, Yuan Yi would hate!

Over the years, Bai Yuxin has repeatedly taken the initiative to show goodwill to Yuan Yi at the table. However, these actions not only failed to attract Yuan Yi's favor, but instead intensified Yuan Yi's disgust.

Especially now, because of Bai Yuxin's existence, the Queen Mother is so miserable and the Emperor is so tired, Yuan Yi's disgust towards Bai Yuxin is almost turning into hatred.

Yuan Yi took a spoonful of the longan and lotus seed soup in her hand and said like coaxing a child: "Mother, this longan and lotus seed soup is made by me. Please take a sip and see how my cooking skills are this time."

Seeing Yuan Yi's expectant face, the Queen had no choice but to say: "Good child, your mother knows your feelings. This is an old problem, you don't have to worry too much."

The Queen Mother's lies were as clumsy as ever. Even if Yuan Yi wanted to believe them, she couldn't convince herself to continue listening.

Not wanting to see her mother's worry, Yuan Yi thought about it and came up with a good idea: "Mother, last time I invited Sister Yang Qi to the palace, we had agreed to see each other in a few days, but I never thought that Sister Yang Qi would feel unwell and move to the farm outside the city to recuperate.

She has been recuperating for almost half a year, and I think she is in good health now. Why don't we summon Sister Yangqi to the palace?"

Although she didn't know the specific position of Sister Yang Qi in her brother's heart, Yuan Yi had already guessed it in her heart.

Regarding Yang Qi's move to the farm outside the city, the Duke's Mansion's external explanation was that the Third Miss was unwell. But everyone could see that the Duke's Mansion was deliberately taking sides and avoiding suspicion. Otherwise, how come Song Yang Qi fell ill just after the Queen's reward arrived?

Yuan Yi, who had just learned the news, thought that the palace maid had passed the message to the wrong person, otherwise how could there be someone so shameless as to not take the opportunity to show her respect.

Even though he was a minister of the Fifth Prince's faction, Song Hongwen was the first one to slap the Empress in the face.

Could it be that this fool thought that with these little tricks, he could gain a higher position in the Fifth Prince's team?

Fortunately, Song Hongwen left Beijing when Sister Yang Qi was just born. Otherwise, after years of contact with him, Sister Yang Qi would have been infected with Song Hongwen's bad habits.

"Since you want to announce it, then please invite the person over."

Since the prince had already given his personal jade pendant to this girl, he rushed over eagerly when the child was summoned to the palace last time.

During the interaction, the Queen Mother could confirm that there must be some friendship between the two children.

Now, the news of the prince's marriage arrangement has become known to everyone, and the queen also wants to meet this girl to understand her current situation and know her condition.

"Rong Pei, go and make some arrangements. Have that girl come to the palace early tomorrow morning."

Hearing the Queen's words, Rong Pei hurriedly responded with a smile and retreated.

These past few days, seeing that the Queen had lost her appetite and was in low spirits because of the Crown Prince's marriage, Rong Pei was so anxious that she developed ulcers on her mouth. She only hoped that the Queen could relax and be happier.

Now, Princess Yuanyi finally came up with a way to make the Queen happy, and Rong Pei couldn't wait to bring Yang Qi to the palace.

East Palace, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince’s study.

Yuan Ruiyuan paused with the brush in his hand: "My mother wants to summon Yang Qi to the palace?"

Perrin nodded: "It was the princess' suggestion."

Putting down the pen, Yuan Ruiyuan threw the incomplete calligraphy on the ground and asked, "Any news from Ayi?"

Peilin's expression remained unchanged: "I haven't received any news yet. According to the speed, if there are no accidents, it should have reached the Duke of England's mansion." Even if the news from Xi Hu was sent by the fastest carrier pigeon, it would take five days to arrive.

Then, without the Crown Prince having to continue speaking, Peilin presented the news he had received today one by one.

"General Huo Xuan sent a message saying that two dens of the Five-Stone Powder have been busted, but the account book has not been obtained yet. The person making the tea behind the scenes should be in Lingshan Temple." These days, General Huo Xuan has put all his thoughts on the matter of the "Five-Stone Powder". Even the engagement of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not allow him to show up.

Fortunately, the results were fruitful. General Huo Xuan, with the Yulin Guards, had busted two drug manufacturing dens in succession in the past few days. As for the harm of "Wushisan", several medical masters were also invited to take charge of this matter.

"The Bai family has been making a lot of small moves recently. Apart from Bai Yuwei who has already arrived in Beijing, the rest of the Bai family's new generation of potential members are on their way to Beijing."

"Bai Yuxin has already started to take a detour. Along the way, Bai Yuxin did not seriously conceal his identity and did not reduce his food, clothing and daily expenses. The estimated destination is near Xihu."

"Prince An, Marquis Yongyi, and Song Hongwen have frequently appeared in the Fifth Prince's residence recently. The specific content of their secret talks is still unknown."

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