Song Yixiao returned to the Huanxia Pavilion and gathered everyone to lecture: "The prince is considerate of your pregnancy, so he let the two young ladies and the four county masters take care of the inner courtyard on your behalf. As the saying goes, 'new officials take office with three fires', especially the second young lady has always looked down on us - if it weren't for the eldest young lady who is willing to help suppress the matter out of consideration for you, even I wouldn't be able to protect you!"

  "From now on, you all remember for me!"

  "Miss Liu came but didn't give any gift for longevity, she just took a look and left!"

  "Got it!?"

  "If anyone speaks nonsense, let Second Young Madam take advantage of the situation and drag us down with her. Don't blame me for not cherishing our past relationship!"

  Although she has been lenient with her subordinates in recent years, she has also shown her skills - she would scold and reprimand severely, and with the help of Zhao's mother, everyone was serious and promised to comply, not daring to slack off!

  Song Yi laughed and scolded a few more sentences before waving her hand for the crowd to disperse, leaving only Zhao's mother and Jin Xun behind.

  "Guard the stairs, don't let anyone disturb us. If you really can't stop them, just shout loudly to remind me!" Having instructed Jin Xun, Song Yi smiled and stood up, "Mom, come with me!"

  Mrs. Zhao saw this situation and knew that things were not trivial. Before she even stepped onto the stairs, her face turned solemn.

  The two of them went upstairs and sat down, Song Yi Xiao told her the whole story from start to finish. Only then did she coldly laugh out loud: "I was just thinking, why is it that only Madame Eldest is taking care of everything regarding Sixth Miss's disturbance today? I thought the Grand Princess Dowager had deliberately designed this to keep Second Madame and Fourth Imperial Princess away, but who knew it was actually Madame Eldest's painstaking efforts!"

  Madam Zhao's eyes twitched with excitement: "Heavenly Miss has caught the eye of Young Master Jian!"

  "But now it's Sixth Miss who has taken the blame!" Song Yi's face looked unpleasant, "Although she was jealous of me in the past, saving Jin Xun is an undisputed fact. This time being targeted by Second Young Madam is also because of her kind intentions. Now not helping out would be unbearable on my conscience!"

  "However, the method of Big Young Madam is really not good for your reputation! Originally, you promised to marry Jian Gongye, it was already a high match, how could it not attract attention? Even if you always maintained a dignified and virtuous demeanor, I'm afraid there would still be people who would find fault with you. If you were to gain a reputation for being narrow-minded, even if the Empress Dowager didn't live with Gongye, she would still keep an eye on you from afar, and in the end, it would leave a bad impression!"

  Without a powerful maternal family backing her up and having offended the elders of her husband's family, how difficult would it be for such a daughter-in-law to live a good life?

  "So I didn't answer the second young lady's method!" Song Yi smiled and nodded, "After all, letting the sixth young lady become the daughter-in-law of Qingjiang County is the main culprit, although it was the second young lady. But will the sixth young lady transfer her anger to me? People's hearts are unpredictable, I don't dare to be certain! Originally, in my situation, I couldn't afford to make a wrong move, even if being suspicious of her seems petty, I have to guard against it - how can I let go of such a big handle?"

  Especially Lu Chai'er was not a person without any brains, "Such a big Wang Fu, how could it be so coincidental that when she wanted to seek death, she happened to run into the second lady in the garden who was making offerings to her deceased son and stopped her?"

  Even if Wei Mengying had nodded, she would have to calculate the accounts before deciding whether or not to fight with her mother-in-law - Lu Chaoer, a concubine's daughter raised by her aunt, what kind of chips could she take out to move her stepmother?

  So, after careful consideration, the only one suitable for her to seek help from is Da Shao Nai Nai. This lady has a deep-seated grudge against Er Shao Nai Nai, and it was Er Shao Nai Nai's idea to marry Lu Chui'er off to Zhuo Ping'an, which Da Shao Nai Nai would never allow to happen!

  Although it is said that Dashi's power in the palace is not very great, as a woman who has married out, she is stronger than Lu Chai'er, this concubine-born daughter who grew up looking at faces, in terms of manpower and experience.

  What's this? Grandma Song immediately pulled down Yixiao as well?

  "Then how did the young lady answer Old Madam?" Zhao's mother asked with some concern.

  "I let the second lady go to pay respects to the princess, and reminded the princess: 'The second lady is such a kind-hearted person, willing to help the third young master with his plans?' Song Yi smiled coldly, 'Who in this palace doesn't know the third young master's temperament? He's so gracious to someone like me who's just relying on others for support, and he's always been so considerate! Not to mention that the sixth miss is his own younger sister?'"

  Lu Guanlun would never accept letting his younger sister sacrifice herself for him!

  Even if Taifei secretly finalized the matter with him, as long as Lu Jie'er said she was unwilling, he would also ask for a divorce!

  "The Second Young Madam had a plan that was ten out of ten: first, coax the Empress Dowager into betrothing Sixth Miss to Qingjiang Duke's son as his daughter-in-law. Then, reveal the matter to Third Prince and let him make trouble with Qingjiang Duke - using Qingjiang Duke's hand to cut off Third Prince's path to becoming the Crown Prince! Song Yi sneered, "Once Third Prince loses hope, the Empress Dowager has a deep prejudice against Er Niang, who else can she support besides Second Prince?"

  "Madam Zhao reminded: 'The temperament of the Third Young Master, the Imperial Consort also knows! Since you are willing to use the Second Young Madam's plan, how can you not think of a countermeasure?'"

  "Sixth Miss is the king's daughter, after all. Giving her to Zhuo Ping'an without a good reason would be too humiliating for the royal family!" Song Yi smiled and fiddled with the golden bangle on her wrist, saying calmly, "I guess the Empress Dowager must have first talked it over with the Princess of Qingjiang, then created some trouble, like letting Zhuo Ping'an 'accidentally' take advantage of Sixth Miss. This way, they can shut up outsiders and also make Third Young Master speechless!"

  She coldly smiled and said, "But since Sixth Miss has taken the initiative to find Second Young Master's wife, it's clear that she's going all out to fight for it and won't back down! And Second Young Master's wife is obviously standing on Sixth Miss' side. If Her Highness doesn't agree and changes her mind, then whether it's reporting to the empress or telling Third Young Master, which of Her Highness' previous plans can still be carried out?"

  "What if the old lady is actually a junior of the princess and the princess threatens her?" Zhao's mother frowned.

  Song Yixiao shook her head: "Others can say this, but the Grand Princess or the threat is not enough. But what is the Young Mistress afraid of? Whether it's the Eldest Young Master or the Young Mistress, neither of them expects to inherit the title of Crown Prince. As for other things, the division of the royal family has its own rules, and the Eldest Young Master is also capable - in my opinion, the reason why they try to please their mother is that they can't swallow the fact that the eldest son died young! It's not necessarily because of the title or property!"

  Otherwise, why can't Dashi Niang handle the trouble of Song Yixiao's six gifts, and also suppress Ershao Niang and Sigunzhu from making a big deal out of this matter, but be stumped by Lu Chai'er's affairs?

  The simplest way is to find a reliable and honest son for Lu Chai'er now, first come up with a "have to marry", can't Qingjiang County Master continue to want Lu Chai'er as daughter-in-law?!

  So they invited Song Yixiao to discuss the matter in the past, helping Lu Chai'er was actually a cover-up, mainly to win over a future national public wife, and work together to deal with the second young lady!

  "Can you swallow it? Your own flesh and blood! Just that small and already gone... Especially the eldest son, until now, only has one descendant, Grandson Gongzi, who was raised by a concubine!"

  "Besides, the young master and his wife are after all the imperial princess's own grandson and granddaughter-in-law." Song Yi smiled and said, "Can the imperial princess be so ruthless as to silence them?"

  Since it's impossible to have everything go as planned, we can only compromise then.

  Madam Zhao thought for a moment and then smiled: "This way, we can protect the Sixth Miss without affecting her reputation. It's perfect!"

  But then worried, "The concubine and the second young lady are probably going to bother you!"

  "Even if nothing happened, would these two let me off?" Song Yi sighed and said, "I am Guanyun's sister, with the same mother but different fathers, also a biological sister!"

  So what is she still afraid of offending the Empress and Second Lady for? In their eyes, she has long been a target to be eliminated!

  "Seeing Zhao's mother still wanting to say something, Song Yi smiled and said, 'The young mistress promised me that there will be a result within three days. The most urgent thing now is how to tell my mother?'"

  Even Lian's mother-in-law can see that she has a prejudice against Wei Mengying, let alone her own mother who is deep and cunning?

  She felt a bit worried, "Mom dislikes me most when I don't listen."

  Previously, she refused to go on a blind date with Yuan Xuepei, and Wei Mengying immediately arranged for a bunch of people to come and propose to her. Now she actually concealed the fact that Jian Yu Bai proposed to her, who knows how this mother will clean up after herself when things happen?

  "You've married well, it's beneficial for the princess, and also for the seventh prince." In this situation, Zhao's mother was still calm and reminded her, "Besides, as a biological mother and daughter, what kind of grudge can't be resolved? I think you should apologize to the princess sincerely, she will definitely forgive you!"

  "Sighing again, 'Miss, just bear with it a little longer, once you get married and have your own family, you won't be so helpless anymore.'"

  Song Yixiao understood the wet nurse's words, not that she was agreeing to guard against her birth mother; but rather that she thought the reason she didn't trust her birth mother was because she had grown accustomed to relying on others and felt insecure in her heart, thinking that as long as she had a home and a husband to rely on, she wouldn't be so anxious and suspicious.

  "How could you know the real reason I don't trust my own mother?" She sighed and didn't explain, just saying: "Just do it this way."

  Old Lady Dai said it would be within three days, but in fact, the imperial edict arrived at the Hengshan Wang Fu on the second day.

  Song Yi Xiao was stripped of her embroidered needle and hastily changed into a new dress to receive the imperial edict, when more than half of the Wang Fu were shocked by this news!

  Half of them were unaware and unexpected that Song Yixiao would have such a good fortune, while the other half was surprised how the imperial edict would be bestowed upon the Wang Mansion? But what about the Song family?

  "The Song family may have declined, but the wife of Song Yuan, Lu Shi, is the daughter of a noble guest! The Empress Dowager's arrangement of marriage doesn't give any face to the Song family at all. Is it because she's disgusted with the Song family for driving out their eldest daughter in the past, or is it because of the Crown Prince..."

  This speculation with huge implications was naturally never mentioned in public, but only discussed privately.

  It is well known that the Crown Prince was able to become the heir apparent because Emperor Xian of Han's health was poor, and he worried about the country being unstable with a young ruler, so he chose to establish the eldest son.

  But that was years ago.

  It is now the 20th year of Xianjia, and both the King of Wei and the King of Liang have been granted marriage and are about to be wed. The Zhao King born from the middle palace is also twelve years old, and it is said that he is intelligent, wise, kind, and filial. Although Emperor Xianjia's body has not fully recovered, in these years of attending court and governing, his illnesses have come and gone, but haven't they all passed?

  Liang Wang and the Crown Prince share the same mother, but that's not mentioned. The foster mother of Wei Wang is Jiang Xian Fei, whose family background is no weaker than Cui Guifei's behind-the-scenes Cui family. Now, the current Wei Wangfei is also the Princess of Nan Zhen, the treasured daughter of the Daiguo Long Gongzhu! Who doesn't know that Emperor Xian Jia has always been extremely indulgent towards the two Long Gongzhuz?

  As for Zhao Wang, it's even more unnecessary to mention, his birth mother is the Empress Su, his uncle is General Ji Guo Gong, and he is a direct descendant of the Yuan imperial family, with an extraordinary noble status!

  It was from the Wei Wang Fei that it was decided that Nan Ziang would be the main character, and there were already some rumors about the instability of the East Palace.

  This imperial edict of marriage has nothing to do with the Crown Prince, but because Song Yuan is now the son-in-law of the Crown Prince's guest, it has become a fuse for rumors about changing the heir!

  Even if the imperial capital had spread the edict the next day, the reason why he didn't go to the Song family was that Miss Song's fate was incompatible with her grandmother's, fearing that it would affect her grandmother's health, so she had been living outside for a long time. This news of leaving the house is not good either - but the undercurrents in the court and the world have not only stopped, but have become more and more intense.

  Gradually becoming turbulent.