Chapter 342 The Prince's Mystery: The Cannon Fodder Bride Forced into a Substitute Marquis'
Chapter 342 The Prince's Mystery: The Cannon Fodder Bride Forced into a Substitute Marquis'
Su Jinyue didn't want to fuss over such trivial matters. If she could, she wouldn't want to go out at all. Everyone else considered it an honor to attend the flower viewing party, but she just found it troublesome!
Fortunately, the two illegitimate daughters knew their place and didn't say anything, so the journey was relatively peaceful.
When they reached the street where the Grand Princess Ning'an's villa was located, the carriage started to move slowly and stop frequently, and traffic became congested.
The Grand Princess's villa has a large garden where all kinds of flowers bloom in spring, creating a truly breathtaking scene. The flower-viewing banquet is named after this.
Last night, Shen Huaizhi and Su Jinyue shared some information about the powerful and influential people in the capital. Shen Huaizhi guessed that this year's flower viewing banquet should be very lively.
There are rumors that the current emperor's three princes will also be attending.
This year is the eighteenth year of Xinghe. The current emperor has been on the throne for eighteen years. Emperor Xinghe is the third emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty. The dynasty is relatively stable. Although there are occasional frictions on the border with neighboring countries, the problems are not serious and will not affect the stable operation of the court.
At the beginning of this year, a rebellion broke out in the southern border region. Emperor Xinghe sent General Ye to quell the rebellion, but the border region became increasingly chaotic.
Before the news of General Ye's suicide out of fear of punishment arrived, Emperor Xinghe urgently dispatched another general and borrowed 30,000 troops from the prefectures near the southern border to quell the rebellion.
When news of General Ye's suicide out of fear of punishment reached the capital, it truly enraged Emperor Xinghe. Despite the death of General Ye Yunzhou in battle, Emperor Xinghe's determination to confiscate the Ye family's property and exile them remained unshaken.
During this period, the capital was much quieter because of Emperor Xinghe's anger. It wasn't until a few days ago, when news came from the front lines that the cities occupied by the rebels had been recaptured, that the atmosphere in the capital eased.
Princess Ning'an is a member of the royal family, and the flower-viewing banquet is a signal.
Since she has already started preparing for the flower viewing banquet in a grand manner, it means that Emperor Xinghe's anger has passed, and everyone no longer needs to be so careful and can go out for fun.
Speaking of the Ye family, Su Jinyue thought of Su Jinlan during her exile. With Kongkong's help, Su Jinyue could check on Su Jinlan's situation at any time.
Su Jinlan was truly in a terrible situation. Kongkong had taken away her system space, and Su Jinlan could only enter her own system warehouse but could not leave it.
Before being exiled, Su Jinlan's stepmother, Madam Feng, gave her a lot of useful items, but Su Jinlan put most of them into the system's warehouse. When she needed them, she was dumbfounded and couldn't take them out at all!
Su Jinlan tried many times, and although the item was still in the system warehouse, she just couldn't retrieve it.
Fortunately, Su Jinlan still had the sign-in system. However, she didn't know that the system space where the sign-in system stored its data had been taken away by Kongkong, but the sign-in system was still usable.
However, the system cannot retrieve the items obtained from the check-in, so they can only 'borrow' items from other people near Su Jinlan.
There was only one copy of the item; Su Jinlan had it, but the others didn't.
This might not be noticeable after one or two attempts, but it won't work if you do it too many times.
Su Jinlan didn't realize that the source of the items was problematic, and she used them in a very high-profile manner, which quickly led to her being caught red-handed.
The other person's things had markings on them, but now they're in Su Jinlan's hands. If Su Jinlan didn't steal them, where did they come from?
We all share the same identity now, and things that allow us to survive are very precious. How could we possibly give them away to Su Jinlan for nothing?
Su Jinlan was speechless. She couldn't reveal the existence of the sign-in system, so she could only admit that she had stolen it.
Su Jinlan had nothing to eat on the road, and she also had to take care of Ye Jiazhou. Now that she had a reputation as a thief, people avoided her even more.
Two days later, Su Jinlan was so hungry she couldn't stand it anymore. She comforted herself, telling herself that if she secretly used the things she had signed in without letting anyone else find out, there shouldn't be any problem.
So Su Jinlan continued to use the sign-in system, but what she didn't expect was...
On the way to exile, those who came into contact with Su Jinlan were either exiled criminals or the guards escorting prisoners.
The sinner has nothing of value, but the constables do.
However, the guards escorting the prisoner were also unreasonable. His belongings suddenly disappeared, and Su Jinlan had a prior record of theft, so the guards naturally started to cause trouble for Su Jinlan.
Every time the constables caused trouble, Su Jinlan would be whipped. After that, Su Jinlan really didn't dare to sign in anymore.
Through Su Jinlan's lens, Su Jinyue saw that Ye Jiazhou's wounds from the torture hadn't fully healed even after so long; in fact, they were getting worse under Su Jinlan's care.
Su Jinyue sneered. In her previous life, the original owner of this body suffered a lot for Ye Jiazhou. As a young lady from a prominent family, she had to swallow her pride, beg many people, and learn many survival skills from farmers in order to help Ye Jiazhou get better little by little.
But what did Ye Jia Zhou do to the original owner of this body after he survived and was healthy? The Ye family is a bunch of ingrates, not a single one of them is a good person!
Su Jinyue watched coldly. It was almost time. One of the guards watching over the prisoners was lustful and had already set his sights on Su Jinlan. She wondered how many days Su Jinlan could hold out!
In her previous life, the original owner had also encountered this situation, but she threatened to kill herself and resisted desperately, which prevented the constable from succeeding. Later, her maternal grandfather and uncle sent people to help her, and with the financial support, the constables spared her, allowing her to escape a calamity.
However, Su Jinyue didn't think Su Jinlan had the same perseverance as the original owner. Did she really think that exile was just a game?
Once Su Jinlan sells her body to survive, Su Jinyue will see if this loving couple, reborn after their rebirth, can still be loving!
Upon arrival, Su Jinyue followed the Xuanping Marquis's procession inside.
Upon arrival, Su Jinyue first followed the Lady of the Marquis to pay her respects to the Grand Princess Ning'an. After exchanging greetings, Su Jinyue retreated to a corner and stood there.
The Grand Princess's granddaughter is the second wife of the Marquis's family. Today's flower-viewing banquet is mainly for unmarried men and women, so Su Jinyue, a married woman, will not join in the fun.
The Lady of the Marquis, accompanied by her own daughter-in-law and daughter, moved among the matriarchs of various princes and dukes, her purpose self-evident.
Banquets like this are usually hotspots for accidents in novels, so Su Jinyue secretly spread her divine sense and started looking for gossip on her own.
As soon as Su Jinyue released her divine sense, she saw the young men and women outside gathering restlessly toward the entrance of the villa.
Judging from the situation, it seems like some important person has arrived.
Su Jinyue raised an eyebrow and looked towards the door, where she saw a large group of guards.
Although these people came together, they were clearly divided into three groups. The leaders were three young men dressed in plain clothes, with an imposing air about them. If you looked closely, you could see that their clothes were embroidered with python patterns.
Su Jinyue guessed that these three must be the three princes of the current emperor.
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