If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

Mrs. He did not have an invitation; she came with the wife of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

The maid in Huarong Pavilion did not know Madam He. Seeing that the wife of the Minister of Revenue had an invitation in her hand and that Madam He looked very valuable, she did not check it carefully.

"Is it possible that barmaids are not allowed to be mentioned now? Everyone in the entire Shangjing City knows that Song gave birth to a daughter for the second young master of the Lu family." Mrs. He said with a smile.

"I heard that Song ran away." Someone replied.

Shen Sui'an clenched the teacup in her hand and frowned.

She did not stop others from talking, allowing everyone to talk enthusiastically about Song Xiuzhi.

"Did he run away? I heard that he was gone." Someone whispered.

"No way?"

"How could Princess Guangning possibly tolerate this... Have you all forgotten what kind of person Princess Guangning is?"

"I've seen Princess Guangning throw people who offended her to feed wild dogs."

"Hey, do you remember Mrs. Huang? Her daughter..."

clang-

Ziying, who was standing behind Princess Yongning, accidentally dropped the wine jug in his hand.

"What's wrong?" Yongning looked at her puzzledly.

Ziying has been with her for many years and has always been steady and self-controlled. It is really inappropriate for him to be rash in such an occasion.

"Your Highness, this wine jug has just been heated and it's a little hot." Ziying knelt down and apologized quickly.

Shen Sui'an turned his gaze away from Ziying.

"You are all people of status. If anything like what happened to the Song family happened to any of you, it would be painful. If others brought it up as a topic of conversation after dinner, how would you feel?"

"That's right. Be careful that what you say today doesn't get to Concubine Yao's ears." Feng Yuanjia said unhappily.

Madam He smiled and said, "As long as Madam Lu doesn't say anything, how can it be spread to the palace?"

Shen Sui'an put the cup in his hand firmly on the table, "Madam He, do you mean that Concubine Yao knew that you were plotting against Princess Guangning behind her back? It must be me who said that?"

"If you're so worried that I'll complain, why can't you just keep it to yourself and go back home and say whatever you want?"

Madam He had not yet been humiliated like this. Her face turned pale and blue, "Shen Sui'an, you..."

"Just because I give Madam He some face doesn't mean you can destroy my place." Shen Sui'an said coldly.

"There are dozens of ears here who have heard your nonsense today, Madam He, why do you only target Madam Lu?" Princess Yongning also spoke slowly.

"Couldn't it be me?"

Mrs. He certainly didn't think that it would be Yongning who went to complain. Everyone knew that Princess Yongning and Concubine Yao were hostile to each other.

In fact, there are several reasons why Mrs. He mocked Princess Guangning, as she simply wanted to please Yongning.

"Madam Lu, your banquet was great. I saw everything I should see. Your rouge was very nice. I liked it very much." Princess Yongning said.

"It's getting late, I'm going back first."

Shen Suian stood up and saw Princess Yongning off.

Feng Yuanjia came up to her and whispered, "I thought you sent an invitation to Madam He, and I thought it was a good thing that I was not brought here by Sister Cheng."

"It's not me." Shen Sui'an whispered, "Don't pay attention to it, she's coming for me."

Yongning: "It seems that no matter how popular you are, there are still people who don't like you."

Shen Sui'an smiled and said, "There is no perfect person in the world."

Despite the incident with Mrs. He, the banquet ended successfully.

The reputation of Huarong Pavilion was also completely spread.

Feng Yuanjia pulled Shen Sui'an into the carriage, "Okay, tell me quickly, what are you doing?"

"What's wrong?" Shen Sui'an asked with a smile.

"Today, Madam He mentioned Princess Guangning and Song Xiuzhi, and you deliberately did not interrupt her. What exactly did you want to do?" Feng Yuanjia asked in a low voice.

"I feel like you've got something to keep me busy with, and we're not good sisters anymore."

Shen Sui'an put his arm around her shoulders and said, "I was asked to do this by someone else. It's something that hasn't happened yet, so I can't publicize it yet."

Feng Yuanjia looked at her with his pair of bright almond-shaped eyes, waiting for Shen Suian to continue.

"If you want to know, then do me a favor." Shen Sui'an said.

"Speak." Feng Yuanjia nodded readily.

Shen Sui'an whispered in her ear, "Borrow that Ziying from Princess Yongning, and I'll tell you."

“It’s not easy.”

……

……

"Madam, I have tried to test Aunt Deng, and she doesn't know Song Xiuzhi at all."

"We have tried other people around the princess, so they may not be the ones you are looking for."

Shen Sui'an said, "Where's Ziying?"

"Last time I checked, I found out that this maid has no family. She was sold when she was young, and later entered the palace to become a maid. She has been serving the princess since she was twelve years old."

"How old were you when you entered the palace?"

"Ten years old."

"We also need to check which palace he has served in during the past two years since entering the palace."

Today, Ziying felt something was clearly wrong when he heard Song Xiuzhi's name, and Shen Suian felt that she was the most suspicious.

Before Shen Suian could test Ziying, Concubine Yao summoned her into the palace again.

"I heard that the Huarong Pavilion you opened has been doing very well recently?" Concubine Yao's voice was still soft and gentle.

Shen Sui'an noticed that there was a set of Xiang Jianhuan rouge on the table.

"I'm sorry to make a fool of myself for Her Majesty." Shen Sui'an said in a low voice.

"So, what did you find out?" asked Concubine Yao.

Hearing this, Shen Sui'an knew that Concubine Yao must have guessed that she held the banquet to find out the spy around Yongning.

I'm sure Concubine Yao already knew what everyone said at the banquet.

Shen Sui'an did not hide it, "Your Majesty, I do have someone I suspect, but I haven't confirmed it yet."

"Hand the person over to me, and you don't have to interfere in this matter." Concubine Yao glanced at Shen Sui'an.

"Whatever means you can use to force the words out, I won't let you dirty your hands."

Shen Suian raised her eyes and looked at Concubine Yao seriously, her heart sank slightly.

"Has your Majesty known for a long time that there is something wrong with that palace maid?"

Imperial Concubine Yao said, "Before you held the banquet, I had not yet found out about this palace maid."

Shen Sui'an understood in his heart that Concubine Yao was indeed aware of what happened at the banquet that day.

"That palace maid was bullied when she first entered the palace. Concubine Xian saved her and worshipped her as a bodhisattva. She even secretly sent her cakes." Although Concubine Yao was smiling, there was murderous intent in her eyes.

Virtuous Concubine!

When Shen Sui'an followed his grandmother into the palace when he was a child, he seemed to have seen pastries at the virtuous concubine's place.

"That maid has a half-sister who works as a maid in the Bai family."

"..." This is something Shen Suian didn't find out.

Imperial Concubine Yao's smile faded, and she whispered, "I admit that I am cruel and ruthless, but I have never thought of attacking the Emperor's children."

"Xianfei...you are really very good."

"No wonder he was able to get rid of all the guards around Guangning."

Shen Sui'an lowered her head. She had not expected that it would be the virtuous concubine.

"You don't have to worry about what happens next."