Because of Wei Yin's practice, Song Yi Xiao temporarily didn't rush to find the Crown Prince's consort.

  After dinner, the three of them sat together.

  After three rounds of wine, making an excuse to change clothes, she naturally got up and left the table, found a side room, ordered the maid to guard the door, and went inside to tell the story in detail.

  "It's actually all because of Baojing!" Weiyin said straightforwardly after taking a seat, "The Empress Dowager found out that Baojing had forced Shanyu to frame Muxiu, and she was very displeased. She said that even a maid from the Jiang family is so arrogant, what's to stop the young mistress from going up to the roof and tearing off tiles?"

  Moreover, she was being framed and slandered, "The Princess of the State personally told Your Majesty that Prince Wei is not the biological son of Empress Dowager, but Mu Jin is indeed the niece of Empress Dowager. If Mu Jin were to be given to Prince Wei, relying on her imperial favor, she would become arrogant - Prince Wei would certainly have to tolerate it out of gratitude for Empress Dowager's kindness... But for a prince to be bullied by a subject's daughter like this is also too pitiful!"

  These words reached the ears of Empress Xian, and after weighing her options, she took the initiative to apologize to Emperor Xianjing, stating that the Jiang family had not taught Jiang Muying well, and this niece was indeed not qualified to be a noblewoman, and should choose another virtuous woman for Prince Wei.

  "Xian Fei is indeed a first-rank consort!" Upon hearing this, Song Yi smiled and pursed her lips, while Si Kong Yiruo burst out laughing. "Making such a decision is the most brilliant move - after offending the Empress Dowager, being questioned by the Crown Princess about family education, and not getting any response from Prince Wei, wouldn't it be better to voluntarily cancel the engagement instead of waiting for orders from above, losing the last bit of face and only then giving up?"

  "We bystanders are clear, we think that in such a situation, Mu Jin would rather find another good person than to fight with the South Zhen County Master!" Wei Yinlian sighed at Si Kong Yiruo's sarcastic words, "But who made her move her heart? It's also helpless to think unclearly for a while."

  "Speaking of which, Song Yixiao smiled wryly and said, "These things originally had nothing to do with you, but some people with ulterior motives stirred up trouble, saying that the disturbance at the Shangsi banquet was personally handled by the Qingjiang County Master, how could it possibly reach the ears of the Empress Dowager and the Crown Princess? It must be that Shan Yin was angry about being outdone by Bao Jing and went back to inform on us - Mu Xian was also confused, actually believing it!"

  "Her brain! Whatever you say to her when she's in a temper, she won't believe!"

  Wei Yin didn't bother to reason with her and continued to apologize on behalf of Jiang Muqin to Song Yixiao: "Recently, she finally calmed down and thought things through. Originally, she wanted to personally come and apologize to you. However, first, you were busy getting married and it wasn't a good time to disturb you; secondly, her health hasn't been great these past few days and it's inconvenient for her to go out. So, I can only help pass on her apologies - once she recovers, she will definitely come find you in person to pour tea and make amends!"

  Song Yixiao used to think that Sicong Yiruo and Jiang Muxiu had a grudge, but now it seems not to be the case: Sicong Yiruo just mocked Jiang Muxiu's foolishness, but then said: "Jiang Muxiu has always been arrogant, I see that from head to toe, she only has one good point: being a decent person."

  The tone of voice seems to be subtly pleading for favor.

  "It's too much to apologize!" Song Yi smiled and glanced at Si Kong Yiruo, feeling a bit amused. She shook her head and said, "As for the previous missed appointment, I haven't even apologized to Sister Jiang and Sister Wei yet... let alone the things that happened at the Shangsi banquet. To be honest, I also have some responsibility in it: my grudge with Cui Jianliu started from childhood!"

  Only to cut off Lu Guanlun, it's just that Cui Jianlian doesn't like Wei Mengying taking the place of her aunt, so she vents her anger on herself, "......I won't hide from you two, even now when I hear a dog barking, even if I know that dog can't bite me, my heart will still be racing for a while!"

  She said this with her hand on her chest, her face slightly pale. "My maid is also fifteen years old this year. Originally she was extremely sweet and lovely, now I don't know how to arrange her lifelong affairs."

  "No wonder last time in the Qingxi Temple's side hall, you two were at odds with each other!" Si Kong Yiruo suddenly realized and looked sympathetically at Wei Yinlian, sighing, "With someone like this entering the East Palace, the Crown Princess is going to have a hard time!"

  "I knew that this Cui surname was originally arrogant and overbearing, how did he become cold and detached as soon as he entered the Eastern Palace?" Wei Yinlian's face turned iron-green. "It seems that there is a hidden motive, knowing that the Crown Prince likes cold beauties, deliberately pretending to be in order to compete for favor!"

  Song Yi smiled and narrowed her eyes, making a sideways remark: "Is Consort Cui very favored? I thought that the Crown Prince was only being considerate of their nominal sibling relationship."

  "If it's not for the sake of favoritism, why did my sister have to hold such a grand banquet today?" Wei Yinlian sneered coldly. "In the past when my sister was pregnant with the Crown Prince of Zhongling, there wasn't such a big fuss either! Whether the child in her belly is male or female, can they surpass the Crown Prince of Zhongling?"

  The Prince of Zhongling is the eldest son of the Crown Prince, seven years old this year. It is said that he is clever and agile, and has won the favor of Emperor Xian of Jin.

  "How can she be so favored, in front of the Crown Prince's consort, and still not follow the rules to pay respects?" Song Yi smiled as she fiddled with her wrist cuff, "Wei sister please calm down, don't get angry and hurt your body, but I spoke out of turn."

  "Shan Xiao said, 'This is very true - not to mention other things, just her arrogant attitude, the Crown Prince doesn't mind because she's his cousin, but the Empress Dowager and the Queen may not be used to it. The Imperial Consort is her aunt, and the Prince of Zhongling is the Imperial Consort's eldest grandson!'"

  "I also understand these principles, but looking at my sister busy for her, she always maintains a proud and arrogant attitude, not even a bit of humility that a concubine should have. No matter how I look at it, it's not pleasing to the eye!" Wei Yinlian let out a sigh and stood up, saying "Forget it, let's not talk about this, let's drink instead. It's been some days since we last met, so we must make sure to have a good time!"

  Song Yi laughed and Si Kong Yiruo heard the words stood up, both laughing: "We two are not able to win against wine power, want to drink more you yourself drink go, drunk fell down also don't care about you!"

  "I'll hold onto you two and won't let go!" Wei Yinlian stretched out his hands, one to the left and one to the right, embracing them, and threatened, "Just wait and see how you can ignore me then!"

  Three people returned to their seats, laughing and chatting. Song Yi Xiao and Si Kong Yi Luo both claimed that they couldn't drink much, but under Wei Yin Lian's teasing, they still drank a little and ate some crabs of the season - as a result, after the banquet, Song Yi Xiao was fine, but something happened to Si Kong Yi Luo.

  When she left the East Palace, she felt that the wine was a bit overwhelming, but thinking that she would be going home anyway, she didn't mention it.

  However, after a while on the horse-drawn carriage, she gradually couldn't hold on: dizzy and nauseous, cold sweat pouring down, wave after wave of retching feeling rising up, no matter how hard she tried to suppress it. It wasn't until then that Si Kong Yiruo realized something was wrong, and hastily ordered those around her: "Take a look if there's a medical clinic nearby? I'm afraid I've eaten something bad!"

  The maid was already frightened by her pale face and hurriedly called for the carriage to stop - Song Yilai and Wei Yinlian had not yet parted ways with her, so when they saw the carriage stop, they naturally asked what was wrong. When they learned that she was unwell, they were all startled!

  "There is no hospital nearby." Wei Yinlian had a princess sister who often went to the East Palace, so she naturally understood the surroundings. After hearing the maid's words, she frowned, "The place with doctors is also two streets away!"

  "What can be done?" The maid was almost in tears, "My young lady is like this, it cannot be delayed!"

  Song Yi Xiao noticed that Si Kong Yi Luo was having difficulty speaking, and her heart secretly trembled. Looking around at the nearby doors with red gates and bronze door rings, she hesitated for a moment before suggesting: "Why don't we ask if there's anyone nearby who would be willing to lend us a room for Si Kong's sister to rest? She was fine just now, maybe it's because the carriage is too cramped and stuffy, that's why she's not feeling well?"

  The doctor can't be found for the time being, at least let people have a more comfortable place to stay, and they can hold on for a while no matter what!

  "Go knock on the door quickly!" Wei Yinlian thought for a moment and agreed, "Don't go find the doctor anymore, let my family's guards go, they're familiar with the road!"

  Fortunately, they happened upon a household and were met with kind-hearted people: "Save the person as if putting out a fire, please come in quickly!"

  The master of this house is said to have gone out visiting guests and has not returned yet.

  The elderly butler, who was in charge, was understanding and efficient. After learning about the situation, he not only quickly arranged for a guest room to be prepared, with new bedding brought over, but also sent a maid to bring over a pot of honey water: "Honey can calm the five internal organs, benefit the qi, and supplement the middle. It can also harmonize all medicines. Before the doctor arrives, perhaps the young lady could drink some to alleviate her symptoms."

  "My husband is afraid that you won't believe him, so he especially said: 'My young master has read extensively and has also dabbled in the art of alchemy. The housekeeper has served the young master for many years and has learned a thing or two through osmosis.'"

  At this time, Si Kong Yirou's clothes were all wet with sweat, and her words were broken and couldn't be formed into sentences. The situation was getting more and more critical, but the doctor was nowhere to be seen. As the saying goes, "in a desperate situation, one will seek help from any doctor", Wei Yinlian and Song Yixiao gritted their teeth and ordered someone to feed her a bowl of honey water first - it's not clear whether it was an accident or what, but after Si Kong Yirou drank it, the situation did improve somewhat, which finally put everyone's hanging hearts at ease!

  "Your family's kindness, I'm truly grateful!" Wei Yinlian wiped away a cold sweat and was about to turn around to thank the servant woman, but she had already gone down. Her legs went weak and she fell onto the embroidered stool, weakly smiling at Song Yi and saying, "Good sister, can you help me go out and give thanks... just now I was really scared to death!"

  She knew that Si Kong Yi had a poor alcohol tolerance, and just now at the banquet, she had only persuaded her to drink two or three cups of lychee green wine. To be honest, this lychee green wine was not very strong among the tribute wines in the palace, but for someone who didn't know how to drink, it was still not to be underestimated.

  At that time, Wei Yinlian thought that Si Kong Yiruo would at most go home and sleep a lot, and the next day she would wake up with a headache, so she had planned to send some hangover medicine to her neighbor's house after returning home. Who would have thought that a playful joke would have such consequences!

  She was normally a calm person, but this time she was so frightened that her face turned pale.

  Song Yi smiled and looked at the servants surrounding Si Kong's tent, then handed a handkerchief to Wei Yin for her to wipe away the cold sweat on her forehead. She whispered words of comfort: "Although Miss Si Kong doesn't have much capacity for wine, she isn't one who can't hold her liquor either. Now that things have turned out like this, it's not necessarily due to drinking. Everything will have to wait until the doctor arrives before we can know what's going on. Besides, Miss Si Kong is a lucky person with a good destiny, and hasn't she already recovered somewhat? Nothing bad will happen, don't worry, Wei sister."

  "After all, when the doctor arrives, he will ask about the cause and effect of the illness to confirm the diagnosis. My sister is flustered, but if I were to describe it alone, what if there are any omissions?"

  Song Yixiao also suspected in her heart that Si Kong Yiruo's illness was caused by drinking - after all, today's banquet was to celebrate the pregnancy of Ce Fei, and any dishes or fruits that could harm pregnant women and fetuses were not even placed in front of guests, let alone ordinary people. What else could be suspicious except for wine?

  But now Si Kong Yiruo is already lying there, what if Wei Yinlian also dies from guilt and excessive fright, how can this situation be resolved?

  So she comforted Wei Yin for a while before getting up to go outside and thank people.

  The old steward, considering they were all women, lent out a separate courtyard for them.

  Song Yi smiled and went out, then asked, knowing that the courtyard was full of attendants brought by the three of them. The master's servant had just asked if there were any other instructions before leaving, so he nodded to Jin Xun to accompany him to find the housekeeper.

  Traditionally, the avoidance between men and women is more relaxed for married women than unmarried women. After all, an unmarried girl's main task is to get married, and not leaving the house or stepping out of the door is called chastity and must be praised; but a married woman has to take charge of household chores, deal with human relationships, and how can she continue to hide and not see people?

  Song Yi thought that the housekeeper was already old, and when she entered the door too hastily, she forgot to bring her veil, now covering up her face again, it would be a bit too casual.

  So he led Jin Xun out like this, but as soon as they left the courtyard gate and walked through a winding corridor, they arrived in front of a moon gate, where he suddenly bumped into someone!

  A jade hairpin fell from the opponent's chest and hit the ground, breaking into several pieces!