She knelt down, and the other members of the Shi Kong family, who had been silent until now, also followed suit, saying, "We beg Your Highness and Her Majesty to take charge of Yi Luo's affairs!"

  How can the Wei family still stay in this place?

  Also, Hualala and others knelt down in unison to plead guilty. Just as the hall was in an uproar, Cui Ce suddenly laughed softly and said in a gentle voice: "Your Highness, may I say a few words about this matter?"

  The crown prince was already getting a headache and had always doted on her, so he casually asked: "What is it that you want to say?"

  "It's all my fault, to be honest!" said Cui Ce Fei, her face showing no signs of remorse, and her tone was even somewhat complacent. "If I hadn't gotten pregnant so early or late, why would my sister have had to host a banquet to celebrate for me? If there wasn't a banquet, Wei young lady wouldn't have urged Si Kong young lady to drink, and now Si Kong young lady would still be fine, how could it have come to the point where the Si Kong family is sending off their dead?"

  Below, Song Yixiao took a handkerchief to wipe the corner of her eye, not speaking, but thinking in her heart: "I said that today's gathering, why did Cui Jianlian rush over? It seems like she wants to frame the Crown Princess?"

  Cui Ce Fei's words implied that she was blaming herself for getting pregnant at the wrong time, but what she was carrying was the imperial bloodline - who dared to say that the arrival of the crown prince was not timely?!

  So it was a reminder to everyone: after all, this matter was caused by the Crown Prince's consort!

  After all, yesterday's banquet had no precedent to follow, and it was purely held by the Crown Princess to show her importance to Cui Ce Fei. Something happened, not because the Crown Princess was being too particular, but who else?

  As expected, the Crown Prince heard this and his two flying eyebrows that had been raised to his temples immediately furrowed. Although he didn't say anything to the Crown Princess in front of everyone, it was clear that he had taken Cui Ce Fei's words to heart.

  The crown prince's wife reacted quickly: "Sister, don't talk nonsense! The child in your belly is the blood of our royal family, noble and extraordinary. How can you say it's not the right time?! You're going to be a mother, talking like this will hurt the child when they find out! This is your first child! And not just yours, but also the crown prince's flesh and blood!"

  "As for who's to blame, even if yesterday's banquet was specially set up to congratulate you, but as your sister, how dare you take responsibility?"

  Implicitly reminding the crown prince: Firstly, your beloved concubine and cousin is not quite qualified as a daughter-in-law; Secondly, yesterday's banquet was purely for her sake, but she actually blamed me instead? What kind of conscience is this! Is reason no longer being spoken?!

  By the way, Concubine Cui said: With me as the crown prince's consort, you are just a concubine, not even qualified to take responsibility!

  "Sister is too kind, younger sister really can't bear to accept!" Cui Ce Fei heard this and narrowed her eyes, seeming to smile but not quite smiling, saying "Speaking of which, it's also because of younger sister's bad luck. Originally, they were happily drinking wine, but in the blink of an eye, not only did Miss Si Kong disappear, but Miss Wei was also put in an awkward situation. What makes younger sister feel even more uneasy is——"

  Song Yi smiled and put down her handkerchief, her expression calm.

  Cui Ce Fei did not disappoint her, and indeed pointed at her, "I heard that Song Niangzi was initially on good terms with Wei Xiaojie, and also got along well with her sister. Today, being asked to come over to explain the situation, she must be feeling extremely difficult in her heart?"

  "Since Song Nainai and the young girl met at the birthday banquet of Wang Taifei in Hengshan this year, they have been in frequent contact." Before Song Yixiao could respond, Zhu's eyes flashed and she said first, "Today, my daughter is far away, please accept my condolences, Song Nainai!"

  She said here and thanked Cui Ce Fei, "If it weren't for Ce Fei Niang Niang's reminder, I almost forgot that I have the pain of losing a daughter, and Song Nai Nai also has the sorrow of losing a friend!"

  Cui Ce Fei: “......” I just thought you suspected Song Yi Xiao of being biased towards the Crown Prince's sister.

  Song Yi smiled and stood up to return the courtesy to Zhu Shi: "Madam, you're too kind! As for my relationship with Caiyun, we are indeed close friends, like sisters. But as for you, Madam, that's a bond of flesh and blood! I hope you take care of yourself, don't let Caiyun worry about you even in the afterlife!"

  Is Zhu stupid?

  Before the people from the Cui family came to the East Palace, they must have asked about Cui Yiruo's maid and had some understanding of what happened; let alone a single handle in hand, it is not easy for the Cui family to grasp Wei Yinlian, how can they afford to provoke another daughter-in-law of the Grand Princess?!

  You want to use others as a gun, but you must also look carefully and see if they are willing to be used by you!

  "Clang!" At this time, Jian Yu Bai put down the tea bowl that had been seen through with a moderate force, and opened his mouth in a calm tone, "Your Highness..."

  "I recall that you just told me, Third Uncle has not been well lately. You and your wife have agreed to visit him at noon today." The Crown Prince immediately nodded his head and looked warmly at the families of Si Kong and Wei, "I don't know if there's anything else you'd like to ask Song siblings? If not, I'll let them go visit their elder first."

  The two exchanged a glance and shook their heads - Song Yi had already told the story in great detail just now, and dragging her down again would be meaningless.

  The couple got up and left together, but Yu Guo stayed behind, after all, she had to report to the empress dowager, and before that, she couldn't leave either.

  Jian Yu Bai was extremely familiar with the Crown Prince and they didn't stand on ceremony in private, so when he left, no one saw him off.

  Two people walked out of the gate in silence, and when Song Yi Xiang suddenly remembered what he had seen earlier, he looked around but couldn't see the girl who claimed to be "the second daughter of the Cui family". Seeing the inner attendant chatting familiarly with Jian Yu Bai, he asked: "Wasn't the young lady who came to visit just now a Miss from the Cui family?"

  The palace maid smiled and said, "Just now, Madam also heard? That one is indeed the second miss of the Siku family. However, our side has not yet sent a message to let her in. A person from the side of Princess Zhenyang came over personally and invited her back."

  "This time the matter is extremely troublesome, even if it's reported to the Empress Dowager, it's not easy to handle." Jian Yu Bai went to court on horseback, but for convenience, he accompanied Song Yi Xiao into the carriage and left the East Palace. After a while, he said, "You have good relations with both sides, now neither side is right, so it's better not to get involved."

  Song Yi Xiao glanced at him and said: "I went to the Sī Kōng's house once before, but I didn't see that girl just now, so I asked a question."

  Jian Yu Bao didn't say a word, she thought for a moment, "Is Third Uncle all right?"

  "I didn't want to continue sitting there, just looking for an excuse to leave." Jian Yu Bai said lightly, "By the way, what did you say to the Empress Dowager today?"

  Just as the polite conversation had ended, the palace maid reported the news of Sister Shikong's passing. Song Yi's smile faded and her expression turned gloomy, "How can I still be in the mood to mention it?"

  She also said, "However, when I was at my mother's house and mentioned to her that the kitchen staff had been dismissed, she said that she had just acquired some new property and was short of hands. She asked if there were any extra people in our household who could be sent over, so they wouldn't have to go back to the countryside to take care of their father."

  "Are you going to marry him?" Jian Yu Bai heard this and became angry instead of happy, "As expected, you're not giving up, even Mother is being persuaded!"

  She immediately regained her composure, only the bright red lips curled up in a cold smile, and she closed her eyes, saying, "Since mother has spoken, then let the steward handle this matter. He knows best who to send for!"

  Song Yi Xiao listened to him say this, thought for a moment, and couldn't help but feel secretly shocked: "Your meaning is, mother wants those people, not for her own use?"

  "They were all people who had been used by Grandfather when he was in power." Jian Yu's face was pale and his eyes were expressionless, "Mother has no interest in court politics, what would she want them to do?"

  “……for San Ge?” Jian Ping's loyal follower, who was also the matchmaker for the Jin State's Princess, thought that if it wasn't for Jian Yu Bai, then it must be for Jian Yi You. Song Yi Xiao asked in confusion, "Then why did they stay at the Yan State's Duke Manor for so many years? Besides, I remember last time I went to tell Mother, she agreed to send them back to their hometown to take care of Grandfather, and even helped us arrange people to discuss it with Grandfather!"

  A hint of sarcasm flashed in Jian Yu's eyes: "It's been over a decade since I've been in the imperial capital, watching every move in the court, and taking care of my grandfather's old friends. Now that it's been handed over to Third Brother through your hands, he can finally put them to use - as for why they were placed in the Yan Guo Gong Fu, where could hundreds of people be accommodated? Conveniently, I was taken into the palace to be raised, and my grandfather said 'let Ah Yu guard the estate', so it's already ready without needing to move anywhere."

  "So that's how it is!" Song Yi laughed and suddenly realized, "The title will be given to you, but the person will be handed over to Third Brother?"

  What is accumulated in the divided sea?

  Ke Jian Yu Bai previously only wanted to get rid of the person, but didn't mean to hand him over to Jian Yi Rou. Just now, he said "as expected, not giving up", yet it seemed as if this person's hand was originally not meant for Jian Yi Rou either?

  "In short, there will definitely be many people leaving the mansion this time." Jian Yu Bai didn't want to say more and said, "The empty positions, take a look in the backyard and fill them with suitable ones from your dowry if you have any."

  Song Yixiao understood his meaning: the people in the backyard can take charge of themselves, and don't need to worry about other places.

  However, with her dowry in hand, she also couldn't take care of other places, so she didn't have much objection to his words.

  "No wonder the two big shots were so nice to me - I knew it, even Jian Yu Bai thought he was a despicable person, how could he be a good guy? He must have been unwilling to leave before and had to resort to tricks; now he's eager to return to his true master, of course he won't bother arguing with me anymore!"

  It's likely that the delay in the kitchen yesterday was also intentional - it was to let Song Yixiao go and inform the Princess of Jin State, making it convenient for the princess to ask for someone.

  Those people are probably already reporting to the residence of Princess Chang Gong, and after Ji Yi is still in charge, they will follow her to the residence of Princess Chang Xing to serve.

  The horse carriage arrived at Jian Limo's residence, and after the two got off the carriage and knocked on the door to ask, Jian Limo had taken leave for the past two days and was at home, but he had an urgent matter to attend to and had gone out temporarily, and would only return later.

  "Let's wait for a while." Jian Yu Bai asked Qing Shu Fu to return soon, and then said to his wife, "If you feel bored sitting here, you can go upstairs in that building to take a look. I remember there are many interesting things on display there."

  Song Yi Xiao didn't have the mood to look at those things because of Si Kong Yi Luo, but Jian Yu Bai said it again, obviously wanting to get rid of her. She could only stand up and say: "Then I'll go take a look."

  The housekeeper hastily called over a maid to show her the way.

  After going upstairs and opening the door, Song Yi couldn't help but be surprised by the treasures inside - this small building wasn't big in size, but it was filled with countless objects, each one overflowing with ancient charm and having a rich history.

  "The value of the things in this one room is enough to buy a city." Song Yi smiled as she gazed at an ancient painting hanging on the wall, and couldn't help but secretly admire it. "I thought that Third Uncle's place wasn't very spacious, who would have thought that he was actually so wealthy!"

  The maid who brought her in saw that she was staring at the painting and thought she was interested, so she introduced: "This is the old lady's dowry, and there are several more because of the limited space, they were not hung up, but placed in the box over there. If you like it, I'll go unlock it for you?"

  "No need to go to such trouble!" Song Yi hurriedly said with a smile, "These displays are already enough for me to open my eyes!"

  The maid pouted and smiled slightly, just about to say something, when a voice came from outside, she listened for a moment and said, "It seems like the master has returned?"

  Song Yixiao didn't know what Jian Yu Bai was doing, but when the elder returned, she should at least go downstairs to greet him. Because the maid's words were uncertain, she went out to the balcony to take a look - just in time to see a man in a green robe, Jian Li, talking to two people and walking into the courtyard.

  She hadn't even withdrawn her gaze when those two suddenly became extremely sensitive and looked up at the building!

  Even with a distance of several tens of steps, the meaning in his gaze was still as intense and palpable as ever, causing Song Yisheng to subconsciously take a big step back, her heart racing with a sudden jolt!

  "Good kid, you're here?" Fortunately, Jian Lian also noticed this scene and seemed to scold the two in a low voice, making them turn their faces away. He nodded slightly towards his niece-in-law and called out loudly, "New pastries have been made in the kitchen, come down and have some with Ah Xū."