After a while, Song Yishou finally got a satisfactory answer and turned his anger into joy.

  She swept her hair aside, called in the maid, and was about to let them divide the invitations into several portions to give to Jian Xubai - but just as she opened her mouth, a pearl pin suddenly slipped off and fell to the ground. The originally neatly tied horseback bun instantly came undone!

  The couple immediately remembered the reason: just now, Jian Yu Bai was standing behind Song Yi Xiao and fiddling with this fixed hairpin for a long time, it had been loose for a while!

  The maids were busy with their chores and didn't see that scene. They looked at the disheveled mistress, seemingly enlightened, each of them blushing bright red.

  Song Yi smiled: "......"

  My heart is so tired!

  She handed over the matter with a dark face, watched Jian Yu Bai deal with the remaining posts with a dark face, and had dinner with a dark face... until she took a bath and changed her clothes. When she returned to her room at night, Jian Yu Bai saw that his wife still had a lot of resentment in her heart, and he couldn't help but smile: "It's just that you dropped your hairpin in front of the servants, it's not a grand occasion, is there anyone who blames you for being rude?"

  Song Yi smiled and gave him a white eye without saying anything.

  Jian Xu Bai continued to tease her: "Moreover, we are a properly married couple, and it's only natural for us to be intimate behind closed doors! Even if the maids misunderstood just now, what do you have to be embarrassed about?"

  "You're the one who's embarrassing!" Song Yi laughed and pushed him away, "I just feel annoyed!"

  Why so anxious?

  Just when you've finally gained the upper hand, something always comes along and ruins it!

  It's really frustrating that we can't even win a game smoothly!!!

  Jian Yu Bai didn't know what was on her mind, and teased a few more sentences. Seeing his wife pull up the quilt to cover her head, it was clear that she didn't want to pay attention to him anymore. He quickly pressed down the quilt, smiled and said: "Yesterday I went to Hongxiang Lane to find Big Brother Ji, it's about our cousin's matter, don't you want to listen?"

  "Is it about Wan's sister?" Song Yi smiled, unaware that he had secretly inquired about Wei Wan. Upon hearing this, she suddenly recalled her mother's parting words: "Men sometimes just love novelty." Her heart skipped a beat as she calmly asked, "You didn't used to like her very much before, so why are you suddenly asking about her?"

  "Anyway, I didn't plan on letting her be the new person." Jian Yu Bai said with a faint smile that was not quite a smile. This made Song Yi laugh again in anger and embarrassment - but this time Jian Yu Bai was prepared. As soon as he saw her gaze flicker towards the nearby duster, he quickly pulled her into his arms and kissed her, saying smugly, "So you, this old person, don't need to cry now!"

  Song Yi struggled for a while, found that she couldn't break free, and didn't waste her energy anymore. She let him hold her and coldly said: "You think I have nothing better to do than to stare at your little thoughts every day? I'm afraid you'll harm my cousin!"

  Jian Yu Bai didn't mind her hypocrisy and smiled: "Guess what Eldest Brother Ji said to me yesterday?"

  Seeing his wife's cold smile and silence, he continued on his own, "He said that in April, the birthday of King Tai Fei of Hengshan, he went to congratulate her, but was intentionally bumped into by a girl along the way. Originally, he was a person who would not refuse this kind of affectionate advances, but that day he found the girl's appearance ordinary and ignored her!"

  Song Yi's expression changed instantly, and after a moment's thought, she suddenly said: "You took advantage of my sleep to ask my cousin?"

  "I didn't agree not to get to the bottom of it!" Jian Yu Bai said matter-of-factly, "You keep saying that husband and wife are one body, but you're evasive with me. I didn't ask questions at the time because I knew your mood was bad, can't you just go investigate yourself?"

  He spoke with a straight face and a loud tone, Song Yi smiled silently for a moment, then said: "So what do you want to do now?"

  "What's going on?" Jian Yu Bai looked at her with a puzzled expression, "I felt that something was off the night before last. According to my cousin's account, she is the daughter of Concubine Gui and Eldest Brother Gui - actually, Big Brother Gui - after their failure. She thinks those people were acting under the orders of Princess Wang of Hengshan, but how could that be possible?"

  It's not that he thought the Princess of Hengshan couldn't do such an evil thing, but rather, "On her birthday, the Wang estate was so lively, it can be said that everyone's eyes were on them. To think that they could quietly abduct his cousin without anyone noticing, and even if something happened to her, it wouldn't arouse suspicion. If you say there wasn't a thorough plan beforehand, how is that possible?"

  Since everything was already well-prepared, what should Wei Cui do on her side? Logically speaking, the Empress should also be clear about it. "How could the people from the Empress's side possibly let my cousin meet with Ji Da Big Brother and then take action? Don't forget that the Empress is firmly opposed to the Crown Prince's usurpation of power, and the Regent Dowager has been working for Wei Wang since March, the Empress isn't unaware of this!"

  Even if Wei Cui wasn't a member of the Hengshan royal family, "Firstly, she was acting on the orders of her aunt-in-law, the mistress of this royal manor; secondly, the meeting took place within the manor itself - wouldn't the Grand Consort avoid such contact to steer clear of suspicion?"

  Song Yixiao turned her head and looked at him seriously, seeing that he was indeed seriously discussing this matter, not like he had any opinions about Wei Mengying or Wei Zhuang, before secretly letting out a breath.

  She composed herself and said, "But the Empress Dowager also wants to make Lu San Gongzi the Crown Prince! Perhaps she's thinking that this way, she can grasp a handle on my mother? Now, as for the position of Crown Prince, it's said that there's an 80 or 90 percent chance it will fall to Lu San Gongzi, isn't it?"

  "There are indeed such rumors." Jian Yu Bai said, "However, these past events, although we only just found out about them, Madam Yue should have known about them long ago, right? So why didn't she confront the Grand Princess?"

  Would rather focus on tormenting his own niece who has suffered humiliation?

  Even if Wei Cui took action against Lu Guanyun, making Wei Mengying's mother extremely angry, how could she just sit back and let the culprit get away scot-free and still get what she wanted? This is not Wei Mengying's style!

  Song Yi Xiao was silent for a moment before her face turned ugly, saying: "You're saying that either my cousin didn't tell the truth; or there's another mastermind behind harming her?"

  "I'm more inclined towards the latter." Jian Yu said calmly, "I think your cousin isn't anything special either. At a critical moment like this, where's the skill to deceive us?"

  "So......" Song Yi smiled, took a deep breath, and slowly sat up straight in her husband's arms, gritting her teeth as she said, "The most likely mastermind behind the scenes can only be... Second Young Mistress!"

  Only a handful of people in the entire Hengshan Wangfu could get away with such things on the Empress Dowager's birthday!

  Among them, the second wife, the fourth wife, and the four county masters Lu Ke'er, because shortly before her birthday, Wei Mengying discovered that she was pregnant, in order to ensure a smooth pregnancy, she divided some of her power among them, which is highly suspicious!

  But the Big Young Madam had long since defected to Wei Mengying, and the reason for her defection was to avenge her son. There is no possibility of reconciliation between her and the Second Young Madam, so why bother plotting against Lao Shan's niece?

  Although the relationship between Sima Rourou and Wei Mengying was not good, she thought that as an unmarried girl, Sima Rourou would not use such a method to harm Wei Chan, who was even younger than her - especially since Sima Rourou had been included in the list of assistants to manage the household mainly to prevent conflicts between the two madams.

  So she actually had no power in her hands, otherwise she wouldn't have gone to talk to the Empress Dowager early in the morning on the day of the Empress Dowager's birthday without taking care of anything.

  Even if she wanted to lay hands on Wei Cui, with the people and experience she could grasp, it's not necessarily possible!

  Only Second Aunt - with her grudge against Wei Mengying, it's no wonder she'd frame Wei Zhuang!

  And she is the daughter of the Grand Secretary, having entered the palace many years ago. In the process of being at odds with Wei Mengying, she has often been supported by Empress Dowager, and she has both motive and ability to do this!

  Thinking of this, old and new hatred surged up in her heart, Song Yi's eyes were tinged with a hint of red: "This cheap woman - I will never let her off in this life!!!!!"

  "Jin?" Jian Yu Bai muttered, "Her husband Lu Guangqun, although not favored by the Empress Dowager of Hengshan and King Hengshan, is after all the eldest son born to Yuan Fei Cui Shi. In terms of legitimacy, he is above Lu Guanglun! It's indeed true that there are reasons for him to stir up trouble between the empress dowager and his mother-in-law!"

  "But these principles are clear to her, why doesn't she go and find trouble with the Jin family instead of staring at her cousin?" Song Yi smiled wryly and felt puzzled, "I remember that recently there hasn't been any news about the second house of the Hengshan Wangfu being in trouble."

  Jian Xu Bai thought: "If Jin Shi is really the mastermind behind the scenes, with my mother-in-law's temper, how could she possibly let her live in this world? The problem is that although Jin Shi is not virtuous and poisonous, she has a good father - her father, Jin Su Ke, has been in charge of the Ministry of Justice for many years. Although he doesn't have as much power as my grandfather did back then, his position is stable and unshakeable, and he can be called an evergreen tree on the political scene, an immovable figure! But now...?"

  The struggle for the throne has begun, and the Crown Prince, King of Wei, and King of Zhao are all vying for the support of officials. As the head of the six departments, Jin Su Ke has not yet taken a stand, who would dare to offend him?

  Jin's daughter relies on her father's prestige, this eye socket above, Wei Mengying doesn't have a perfect plan, how can she dare to move her?

  However, it's not suitable for Jian Yu Bai to speak bluntly with his wife about the dark psychology of his elders. He just said: "It's not spread outside, but that doesn't mean nothing happened. Think about your sister's experience, who knows what's going on outside now? Maybe Jin Shi is hiding in her room crying right now!"

  Song Yi thought for a moment, but then said: "With the evil deeds this woman has done, does she even have the face to cry? This woman won't die, and I won't be able to calm down this anger in my heart!"

  "What benefits will you give me if I help you avenge this?" Jian Yu Bai saw the hatred on her face, hesitated for a moment, and suddenly raised his finger to lift her chin, saying in a light and playful tone, "Think carefully before answering - if I'm not satisfied, I'll just let go!"

  Song Yi smiled and nodded, shaking off his hand, lifting her fingers to twirl a strand of black hair back and forth, the soft raven locks shining in the lamplight like a beautiful painting.

  She tilted her head, and with just a slight lowering of her eyelids, one could see the long eyelashes like feathers, skin as white as fragrant snow, and lips like cherry blossoms. However, what was most captivating were her almond-shaped eyes, which were now gazing at him sideways. She spoke in a gentle tone, "I don't know who it was, but just a moment ago, someone said that husband and wife are one body! And yet, here you are, rushing to take advantage of the situation. It's clear that words are meaningless, and it's all just deception!"

  Jian Yu Bai couldn't help but love watching her adorable expression, and upon hearing this, he couldn't resist leaning in to kiss her lips fiercely. They entwined and sucked on each other's lips for a long time before reluctantly letting go, and then he kissed her cheek again, smiling: "Who told you to hide it from me earlier? Originally, I would have done it for you without any conditions, but because you intentionally hid it from me, this time I must make sure you remember the lesson!"

  "Ah..." Song Yi Xiao wound the strand of green silk around her fingers, and gently swept the hair tip against his open collar. Her charming eyes were about to speak when suddenly the door was urgently knocked: "Master! Madam! News came from the Hongxuan Pavilion that Miss Bao jumped into the lake!"