Zhao Yanping and Xie Ying both have official positions. Time flies in the morning and cannot be discussed in detail. We made an appointment to get together again when it was time to go to the evening.

There are a lot of things happening in the Ministry of Revenue today. When Xie Ying came out, Zhao Yanping stood outside the gate of the imperial city waiting for him.

He kept a distance from the door and silently observed the officials coming out of it.

Zhao Yanping was just a small official in Dali Temple and had no intention of making friends and socializing. Except for the officials in Dali Temple, most of Zhao Yanping from other offices did not know him.

Waiting and waiting, a carriage came out with a sign from the Xuan Palace hanging on it.

The car door was tightly closed and the curtains were hanging low. Zhao Yanping could not see the face of the owner in the car, and he shouldn't have peeped at a prince.

Zhao Yanping lowered his head and waited until the carriage from Prince Xuan's mansion left before he looked over.

Is it really just a coincidence that a beauties with a very similar appearance to their mother and a similar age?

It was almost dark, and Xie Ying came out in a hurry and saw Zhao Yanping repeatedly apologizing.

Zhao Yanping shook his head and went to a riverside in the city with Xie Ying. The two walked side by side and walked to a deserted and deserted section before picking a place to sit down.

Xie Ying looked at Zhao Yanping and first expressed his position: "You know, I am a concubine's son. Although I should call the princess sister, she is ten years older than me. She is married before I can remember, and there is no affection between us siblings. So even if Miss Xiangyun is really in the prince's house, I will secretly ask for information for you and will never disturb the princess rashly, including my legitimate mother."

Xie Ying said the truth.

Being related does not mean that the relationship will be deeper. His biological mother is the most favored among the concubines of the Marquis's house. His legitimate mother seems to have never cared about it, but she is quite cold to him. The two brothers and he only maintain a surface harmony and have never had a relationship. This is a normal relationship. Xie Ying will not complain, but he does not want Zhao Yanping to misunderstand that he will help the princess' legitimate sister deal with Miss Xiangyun.

Zhao Yanping understood that he could also believe in Xie Ying's character.

"What is the princess' temperament and how is the relationship with the prince?" Zhao Yanping asked in a low voice. He thought about it for a day and believed that this matter could only be started with the Yongping Marquis' Mansion, because only the princes' mansion knew who they had taken out that night. The answer was in the Princess' Mansion, but Zhao Yanping had no way to inquire under unobtrusive conditions. If Princess Xuan was jealous, he might go back to his parents' home to complain. When the news reached the Marquis' Mansion, Xie Ying would have a way to learn about it.

Xie Ying lived in the Marquis' Mansion at least, and even if he didn't deliberately ask about some things, he would hear about them.

"The princess was five years older than the prince and had a engagement with the prince. When the princess was fourteen years old, the prince died of illness. Soon the queen recorded the nine-year-old third prince in her name. The third prince was appointed as the princess of Kaifu at the age of fifteen. In the same year, the emperor gave the princess a marriage to him. It is said that the princess has never forgotten the prince, and has alienated her relationship with the prince, and has rarely acted jealous."

Zhao Yanping heard about the royal secret of Xin for the first time. Xie Ying had just a few words. Zhao Yanping could already imagine the pain of the queen losing her son and the pain of the princess marrying her.

The queen naturally wanted to support King Xuan as the new crown prince. She married her niece in her family to consolidate the relationship between the queen and King Xuan. However, the princess has a heart and is five years older than King Xuan. Will King Xuan be truly satisfied with this marriage?

These undercurrents of the royal family are surging, and just hearing that the tip of the iceberg makes people feel heavy.

"Even if the princess is not jealous, she should know that the prince brings his family out of the mansion." Zhao Yanping analyzed.

Xie Ying nodded: "Mrs. An, who is by the princess, is an old man next to my stepmother. No matter what happened to the house in the prince's house, she can't hide it from her. There is also the nanny who is in charge sent to the palace. Brother Zhao, don't worry, even if Mars. An, does not spread news to my stepmother, and the prince will travel with the beauty. Such a big thing cannot be hidden perfectly. Maybe gossip will come out in the next few days, and you and I will pay attention to it separately."

Zhao Yanping had no choice but to wait.

Xie Ying handed him a note with two lines of words on it:

Concubine Zhang, the legitimate daughter of Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion, entered the mansion in the same year as the princess in the sixth year of Qinghe, at the age of 31.

Concubine Xu, the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Works, entered the mansion in the 13th year of Qinghe, first became the concubine and then was appointed as the concubine as the son. She was twenty-four years old.

After Zhao Yanping finished reading, Xie Ying said, "This is the basic situation of the two concubines. I have heard of them before. I don't know about other concubines, so you can check the two concubines first to see if their appearance is similar to that of the wife."

Zhao Yanping put away the notes and thanked him.

It was getting late, and the two of them went home separately.

After finding a clue, Zhao Yanping did not tell his mother and sister, but at dusk the next day, Zhao Yanping went to find Gillian.

Zhao Yanping trusts Xie Ying, but he trusts Ah Gillian more. Xiangyun’s clue was provided to him by Ah Gillian. Zhao Yanping is not afraid of telling Ah Gillian what he has found so far.

"It's the prince?" Gillian was shocked, but when she recalled that person's demeanor, only the royal family could cultivate it. There was also the black-clothed guard who threatened her with the dagger. How dare the guards of ordinary wealthy families be so arrogant?

"What should I do next?" Gillian asked nervously.

Zhao Yanping looked at her and said, "I have to trouble you to go to the General's Mansion a few more times recently. If you hear any news about Prince Xuan's Mansion, you must tell me."

Gillian agreed and said, "Okay, King Xuan comes to my shop to buy things. I happen to have an excuse to inquire with my aunt."

Zhao Yanping still told her to keep the secret.

Gillian smiled and nodded.

They are obviously not a family, but they seem to be a family, trust each other and are willing to run around for each other.

Xie Ying was right about it. The incident of King Xuan and the Mei traveling spread from the palace first. The beauty who was favored by King Xuan was Xu, the concubine who gave birth to two sons for King Xuan in the palace.

The news from the prince's mansion cannot be spyed at will, but the news from Concubine Xu is easy to inquire. Especially as soon as this matter came out, the officials and wives also talked about Concubine Xu again.

Before Ajiao could go to her aunt's place to have tea, Meng first came to the embroidery shop. She came from the front. In the past two days, the female customers in the shop suddenly surged. Ajiao's hand hurt when she turned the abacus. It was not until her aunt opened the curtain and scared Ajiao that she quickly invited her aunt in. Xia Zhu and Miss Jiang were busy, and Ajiao arranged for Dong Zhu to help collect the money first.

"Auntie, why did you come suddenly?" Gillian poured a bowl of tea for her aunt and said in confusion.

Meng smiled: "Have your business been particularly good these two days?"

Gillian nodded. It would be better during the holidays, but it was strange that there were too many customers in the past two days.

Meng asked her to sit down and explained: "Didn't you say that there are two noble men and women who look like noble people who have come to you to buy silk flowers? My aunt knows who it is."

Only then did Gillian realize that Mrs. Guan had spread and made her embroidery shop popular.

"What is the origin of this Concubine Xu? What is the prince so pampered?" Jiao Gillian asked curiously, but in fact she was already disappointed. She was all surnamed Xu, and she was still a concubine. She was probably also a noble daughter of a noble family. How could it be the lost girl from the Zhao family?

Meng did not notice his niece's little emotions and said in detail what he knew.

When Concubine Xu first entered the Xuan Palace, it caused a wave of gossip, because Concubine Xu's father and stepmother were officials in the capital. Concubine Xu was brought back directly by King Xuan from Xu Shangshu's hometown Xuzhou City. King Xuan said that he went to Jiangnan to provide disaster relief and went through a villa to find water. King Xuan went to save people. He found that the lady living in the villa was the daughter of Lord Xu, so he took the people back to the capital. Not long after, Miss Xu entered the palace as a concubine.

When Ajiao heard about Xuzhou City, she felt a glimmer of hope in her heart! Xuzhou is indeed a little far away from Wu'an County, but the two places belong to the same governor!

"Auntie, why did Lord Xu be an official in the capital but leave Concubine Xu alone in his hometown?" Gillian asked anxiously.

Meng explained: "I heard that she had fallen into water when she was a child and had dirty things. She actually tried to set fire to the house. The family sent someone to the farm to raise. Later, Lord Xu went to Beijing to become an official and did not take her with her. This was the reason why the Xu family released her. Everyone outside guessed that the stepmother could not tolerate the daughter left by the original wife, so she deliberately framed her. Lord Xu favored Xu Xian, so he turned a blind eye. However, so long after the incident, no one could tell whether it was true or false."

Gillian couldn't tell the difference, but she knew that as long as there were clues, Zhao Yanping would definitely find it out.

Gillian wrote a letter and sent Dongzhu to Zhao Yanping.

Zhao Yanping already knew that in addition to Gillian's letter, Xie Ying also came to him for a secret talk.

"Do you still need to investigate?" Sitting by the water, Xie Ying said in a heavy mood. "It turns out that she is not Miss Xiangyun. You have to do it in vain. She was named a concubine as the daughter of the Xu family. The entire Xu family will be guilty of deceiving the emperor. Even you will be implicated. Once you go to investigate, it may attract the attention of others. Even if you want to hide it for her, those who want to harm her will never show mercy."

Zhao Yanping understood everything, looked at the water surface and said, "If you don't check it, she is the legitimate daughter of the official family, and it cannot be Xiangyun."

Xie Ying held his hands and stopped talking.

Zhao Yanping caught a glimpse of his little movements, and was silent for a moment, saying, "Sakura is somewhat similar to her mother. I want to send them back to Shenjiagou for life on the grounds that they are not accustomed to the local conditions, so as not to cause any trouble because of their similar appearances."

Xie Ying felt empty when he felt that Shen Ying had really left, and it was impossible for him to go back to the capital.

But he also understood Zhao Yanping's arrangement. After all, it was a crime of deceiving the king.

"They are leaving, what are your plans?" Xie Ying asked upset.

Zhao Yanping lowered his eyes and said, "She looks like Xiangyun after all, so I still want to confirm it."

He wanted to wait a little longer to see if he had the chance to meet Concubine Xu. If she wasn't Xiangyun, Zhao Yanping would take her mother Xiaoying back. If she was, then her mother Xiaoying stayed in her hometown and he continued to stay in the capital and guarded her silently. If things were exposed one day, even if his official position could not be changed, at least he could accompany his sister to be punished.

This is the only thing he can do for his sister as his elder brother.
Chapter completed!