Chapter 098
Of course, Shu Ning would not like a villain Taifu who was determined to rebel and was sweet-mouthed. She took the initiative to kiss just to test what Xie Dan sold in the gourd. Her face was not very thick, but was rejected by Xie Dan coldly. She looked shameless and unrespectful tone. Shu Ning no longer wanted to use her hot face to stick to his cold butt and turned back to the inner room.
Of course, she covered her face and cried, looking pitiful as if she was deeply hurt by her lover.
On the night of the wedding night, the Ninth Princess and the Prince Consort slept one in the inner room and the other outside, and the mess was very stiff.
But there was no evidence, Shu Ning could not immediately determine that Xie Dan was going to rebel, and she had to observe patiently. She didn't want the little emperor to think that Xie Dan had bullied her and was anxious. Therefore, when she returned to the door three days ago, Xie Dan accompanied her into the palace to meet the saint. Shu Ning did not complain to the little emperor, and stood beside Xie Dan with his head drooping with a sad expression.
The little emperor was not blind, and saw his brother-in-law's coldness and sister's grievances.
"Tao Fu, are you unhappy to marry my sister?" the little emperor asked unhappily, and he was full of airs.
Shu Ning glanced at Xie Dan beside her, curious about how he would answer. According to her observations over the past two days, Xie Dan was not only cold to her, but also to everyone around her. It was not as if she was deliberately targeting her, as if she had suddenly changed her personality.
The contrast between Xie Dan and the next was too big, and Shu Ning even had to doubt whether Xie Dan was also worn. She asked the system and didn't like to pay attention to her system during her tasks, so she immediately answered her, saying that the virtual world she arranged would never appear, with a second book-writtener, who looked very dissatisfied because of Shu Ning's contempt.
Shu Ning then got rid of that ridiculous idea.
Xie Dan was calm and asked the little emperor to take away the palace servants around him, and then explained to the little emperor in front of Shu Ning: "Your Majesty, I have been waiting for the princess for five years. Everyone knows the princess's feelings for the princess. But recently, I found that the princess was not willing to marry me. I must have done something wrong and tried to dislike the princess. I was discouraged. Although I would not resent the princess, I just had no mood to laugh anymore, but please rest assured. I will break my love and give up my love. In the future, I will be more dedicated to dealing with political affairs. I will never delay major events because of personal affairs."
His words, in conjunction with his expression, were like a paradise who suddenly abandoned all worldly thoughts. Although his handsome face was cold, he had no grudges or dissatisfaction. He was quiet and rational, and could not help but convince.
The little emperor was good at studying and his martial arts skills were not bad, but he was only eleven years old and did not understand the relationship between men and women.
The little emperor stared at the Grand Tutor for a while, and the more he looked, the more he felt that the Grand Tutor was telling the truth.
So, was it my sister who hurt the Taifu's heart first?
The little emperor looked at his own sister.
Shu Ning didn't expect Xie Dan to be so pretentious. He said whatever he said to her or what he said when he saw the little emperor, and was not afraid of losing the trust of the little emperor because of the breakdown of the relationship between husband and wife. He was so open-minded that he had either had the confidence to successfully usurp the throne and did not want to deceive the little emperor again, or he really took it lightly and wanted to be a workaholic without feelings from now on.
Two possibilities, Shu Ning still tends to Xie Dan be confident about usurping the throne.
Did Xie Dan pretend to urge her to get married two years ago, but she was actually trying to make efforts in secret?
Shu Ning felt that his IQ was not enough.
Xie Dan kept the siblings heart-to-heart because of his busy official business, and he sued him first.
"Sister, what did you do?" As soon as the new brother-in-law left, the little emperor immediately asked his sister.
Shu Ning couldn't explain it clearly for a while. Fortunately, the second princess who had been standing quietly beside her perfunctorily, and then the second princess took Shu Ning to the side hall to ask questions and carefully inquire about the relationship between the newlywed couple in the past two days.
When he learned that the prince-consort had no hole in the bridal chamber, the second princess was surprised and said, "The tutor is so cruel. Could it be that I sent someone to prepare the Juesi Decoction for you, and he discovered it?"
Whether the Grand Tutor liked or not, the second princess could tell that the Grand Tutor was very anxious to marry the Ninth Sister.
"After that, my talent came back from another place, and the Taifu fell into the water drunk. Could it be that he really discovered that he was angry and drunk to relieve his sorrow, so he accidentally made a mistake?" The second princess continued to analyze and gradually strengthened this guess. The Ninth Sister pretended to be deeply in love with the Taifu. The proud and noble Taifu should have been tricked by the Ninth Sister. Suddenly, she discovered that the Ninth Sister's ruthlessness was so cruel that the Grand Tutor could bear it?
The Grand Tutor had no intention of rebelling. He was sincere in marrying the Ninth Sister. The Ninth Sister had his own offspring, and the Grand Tutor would definitely be injured.
The Grand Tutor had the intention to rebel. He wanted to ascend the throne legitimately, but the Ninth Sister, the righteous wife, could not be abolished. The Ninth Sister had abstained from her offspring, so the Xie family would not have a legitimate son. The Grand Tutor was still angry.
The legitimate son is very important to any family, so Xie Dan is angry and vents his anger. It is reasonable.
Shu Ning frowned and said, "That won't change his temperament, right? He is the best at disguise and can endure it for five years. He suddenly can't hold it in. I still suspect that he will rebel in the near future."
The second princess disagreed: "With his cunning and forbearance, even if he will rebel tomorrow, he will disguise himself until the last moment and will never be exposed in advance."
The two sisters looked at each other, and their heads combined could not figure out what Xie Dan was thinking.
"Sister, don't think too much. Now the guards of the capital are in the hands of the sixth prince consort, the seventh prince consort and the eighth prince consort all have important positions, and the emperor is also protected by the four prince consorts. These are our consciences. No matter how powerful the tutor has, it is impossible to just say that he is going to rebel. I still tend to be regressing and seeking your heart. Only when you truly gain your trust will he be able to plan major events." The second princess said rationally.
In the past few years in the palace, in addition to assisting the little emperor, she also fought with the fourth princess, the sixth princess, the seventh princess, the eighth princess and their mother concubines, making them realize that only when the little emperor sits firmly, the princess and the mother tribe behind them can be valued. Otherwise, no matter which princess and the powerful minister rebels or the usurpation of the throne, they will not treat all princesses and princesses well.
With the joint efforts of Shuning and the second princess, the ministers who were loyal to the little emperor in the court have become a powerful force, and even the Grand Tutor Xie Dan can't move easily.
Shu Ning is easily trapped in a mess in the situation, but she trusts the second princess. After listening to the second princess' analysis, Shu Ning feels it makes sense.
So, how should she deal with Xie Dan, who intends to retreat to advance, to guide her heart?
For Xie Dan, Shu Ning still wanted to adopt the strategy of maintaining stability with kindness.
Xie Dan wanted her heart and used her feelings to deal with the little emperor. Shu Ning also wanted Xie Dan's heart. Tell Xie Dan to stop scheming the little emperor.
Guo Rong lacked so many princesses' power, and he was not very smart in other aspects except for war. Shu Ning was mainly dealing with Xie Dan.
The prince-in-law reviewed the memorial in Qingping Hall, and Shu Ning left the palace alone and returned to Xie's mansion.
It was getting dark at dusk, and Xie Dan came back.
Shuning sent the palace maid Cailing to invite him to speak in the backyard.
Cailing is Xie Dan's person. Xie Dan ordered people to stay outside, and while serving tea and savoring, she asked Princess Cailing's performance today.
Cailing reported from the beginning: "In the morning, when the tutor left, the princess didn't say anything to the emperor, but stayed alone with the second princess for two or three quarters of an hour. After leaving the palace, the princess was depressed, her eyes were red, and she was stuck in the room. There were crying sounds coming from time to time, and lunch and dinner were useless."
Xie Dan looked at the tea in the bowl and was not moved at all.
Putting down the tea bowl, Xie Dan followed Cailing to the backyard.
Shu Ning was already sitting in the main hall waiting for him, and she was still wearing the clothes she wore when she entered the palace in the morning. Her eyebrows were furrowed, her almond eyes swollen into walnuts, haggard and embarrassed, and she also had a pitiful and fragile beauty.
Seeing the prince-in-law appearing at the door, Shu Ning said nothing, just looked at him sadly, tears falling down.
Xie Dan stepped in, and Cailing stayed outside tactfully.
"What's the matter with Princess Xuanchen?" Xie Dan stood opposite Shu Ning, with the attitude of the minister meeting the princess, but his hands were slightly clenched, as if he was enduring something.
Shu Ning said even more hoarsely: "The tutor really gave up on me? Do you never like me again?"
Xie Dan defaulted.
Shu Ning wiped her tears and said, "I can't force the Grand Tutor, but the Grand Tutor has sued the emperor. I should give me a reason."
Xie Dan smiled sarcastically: "What did the princess do? Do you still need to remind the princess?"
Shu Ning finally confirmed that Xie Dan really knew about this tone.
Shu Ning held his hand tightly, his fingertips turned white, and he said in a trembling voice: "Do you know about Juesi Tang?"
Xie Dan looked at her delicate fingertips and still agreed.
He wanted to see how she could explain this.
Shu Ning suddenly smiled bitterly: "What the second sister said is true. The Grand Tutor has always only used me and has no sincerity. I pity me and I even resent my second sister for Juesi Tang. I didn't expect that the Grand Tutor really had that ambition and was even ruthless to me, just because I was ruined and I didn't even want to touch me."
Xie Dan raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean is the second princess instigated you to drink Juesi soup?"
Shu Ning seemed to remember some unbearable pain, turned around and lay on the table next to her and cried: "Second sister said that when my father was alive, I was the prince's elder sister, compared with the other sisters, there was no place worthy of the favor of the Grand Tutor. The Grand Tutor took the initiative to show my kindness to me in order to imitate my third brother-in-law. I don't believe it. When the second sister saw that she could not convince me, she was afraid that I would completely favor you after giving birth to your child, she gave me a bowl of Duansi Tang. I pity my trust so much, she... and you, you really have a rebellious heart and have been sending people to follow my second sister, because Juesi Tang's attitude towards me has also changed... You, the second sister, are the people I trust the most, but they lied to me together..."
She said intermittently, crying while talking, tears that had been brewing before Xie Dan came over.
The little princess' shoulders were twitching, and Xie Dan asked lightly: "When will the second princess tell you that I am in a rebellious way?"
Shu Ning cried sadly and remembered what she said: "She had told me a long time ago that it was related to the emperor. I believed in her and did not dare to disbelief at all, so I listened to her and asked her to enter the palace to help me educate the emperor. For so many years, the Grand Tutor has worked diligently to assist the emperor. The second sister praised you very much. I thought she really believed in you, but she didn't know that she had secretly plotted against me? If you hadn't revealed your true face, I went to the palace to cry, and the second sister told the truth and told me to give up on you. I would never know that you are such a person in my life!"
Chapter completed!