Daughter Reborn as the Head of the Family

When Song Jinyue and Cousin Zhi left the palace, Cousin Zhi didn't even show a smile on her face.

His brows were furrowed, and there was a hint of sadness in his eyes.

"Cousin Zhi, you should ask your grandmother first before agreeing to the Queen's promise."

Song Jinyue took a deep breath, and then broke the dead silence.

Zhang Dingzhi smiled bitterly and shook his head, with a coolness in his eyes.

"My mother mentioned this matter to me before. My aunt was in trouble in the palace, and my grandmother was worried about it. Now that the Queen Mother is doing a lot of things in the palace, my grandmother has never mentioned it, but she is getting thinner day by day, and my mother has been secretly thinking about it several times.

Tears back..."

"I was born into such a family and have enjoyed blessings that others would envy. Now that I think about it, it's time for me to repay."

"Besides... His Highness the Crown Prince is not completely unreliable. In the future..."

"I think I can have a smooth life in the future."

Zhang Dingzhi lowered his eyes, and there was no longer any fantasy about his future husband in his eyes.

Song Jinyue couldn't speak for a moment and tried to persuade her again.

With a family background like theirs, they naturally have to pay some price.

No matter which family Cousin Zhi gave her military exploits to, the emperor would always be suspicious of her.

If the promise is given to the crown prince of the Tian family, even though the emperor is afraid that the crown prince will covet the throne, he still cares about the direct descendants of the middle palace, so naturally he will give some thought to the upper middle palace.

After the queen came out, the two of them said nothing more.

Song Jinyue personally helped Cousin Zhi get into the carriage, gave a few more instructions, and watched the Zhang family's carriage leave.

She gradually felt a little empty in her heart.

"Jinyue?"

Song Jinyue turned around and saw Qin Sheng, dressed in court uniform, about to leave the palace.

"Why are you going to court?"

"The emperor summoned me to the study to talk, so I was delayed. Do you want to enter the palace?"

"I just left the palace and am about to return home. Do you want to go back home too?"

She looked at the box Qin Sheng held in his hand and asked.

"I want to go to the city inspection department."

Seeing him mentioning the city patrol department, Song Jinyue couldn't help but think of He Yuanzhen's break into her boudoir last night.

She never mentioned this matter to anyone, so she naturally kept it from Qin Sheng. Remembering He Yuanzhen's warning to her not to touch the bell, she couldn't help but worry about whether there was a spy in the Qi Patrol Department.

Therefore, he asked the prisoners in the city patrol department side by side.

"I heard that Shopkeeper Li and a woman named Ling'er were imprisoned in the City Patrol Prison?"

"I was about to go to the City Patrol Department to discuss this matter."

Qin Sheng shook the black lacquer box in front of her eyes, and then continued: "This bell is the palace concubine given to Miss Song by the fifth prince. This palace concubine was originally gifted to the fifth prince by the queen mother, and now this concubine is also the concubine.

The spies from the Northern Kingdom got involved..."

Song Jinyue was startled, she never expected that the person was actually a gift from the Queen Mother.

She had sent people to the palace to inquire before, but there was no news. Today when she entered the palace, she forgot to ask her aunt.

"Then Your Majesty?"

"This matter has not been spread yet. Your Majesty wants to investigate it secretly first, so as not to harm the reputation of the Queen Mother."

This matter can be big or small.

It all depends on whether Ling'er can provide any usable information.

Song Jinyue silently wrote down what Qin Sheng said. Before leaving, she specifically told Qin Sheng that the weather had been dry these past few days and that the patrol cell should be reinforced.

Qin Sheng was about to ask more questions, but Song Jinyue had already boarded the carriage and returned to the Duke's Mansion.

When she lowered the car curtain, she saw Qin Sheng and wanted to catch up and ask, but she just pretended not to notice and slowly lowered the car curtain.

She didn't know who she could trust, and she couldn't reveal her suspicions rashly.

Where Qin Sheng got the information needs to be verified, and she has specifically warned Qin Sheng.

Thinking about it, he would naturally guess the meaning.

The black box in Qin Sheng's hand just now may contain an imperial edict written by the Emperor himself. Now that it is involved in the Queen Mother's Palace, the Emperor will inevitably have to consider the Queen Mother.

She couldn't help but think of the strange situation of the prince.

He ordered the coachman to go straight to Zhang Mansion.

Because she was delayed for some time with Qin Sheng at the palace gate, when she arrived at the gate of Zhang's Mansion, it was a full two-quarters of an hour later than Cousin Zhi.

The mother-in-law welcomed her to the old lady's courtyard.

When I walked to the courtyard gate, I saw a mother-in-law guarding the door of the main house, and a maidservant waiting outside on the porch.

The woman who was guarding the door saw her coming and bowed, "Miss Cousin, please let me go in first and let me know."

After saying this, the woman knocked on the door and heard the sound inside. Then she lifted the bamboo curtain, opened the door and walked in.

After a while, the woman came out and welcomed her in.

Qiu Yun was waiting outside.

The doors and windows inside the house were closed tightly, and sunlight filtered in through the gaps between the windows and coffins, illuminating the house with a faint light.

Grandma was leaning on the soft couch, Cousin Zhi was sitting on one side, and Aunt Xie was standing in the room with her back turned.

"Grandma, aunt, cousin Zhi."

Song Jinyue bowed one by one, and Mrs. Xie slowly turned around, her eyes slightly red.

"Yue'er, sit down and talk."

Mrs. Zhang pointed to the empty seat next to her and motioned for her to sit down and talk.

"Zhi'er, your grandmother has never restrained you since you were a child. You have been destined to enter the palace since you were born... Although your aunt has never mentioned this matter in these years, the prince has always left the East Palace vacant, and the emperor has never intervened.

This matter."

"The reason is that one day you can enter the palace..."

Mrs. Zhang took her granddaughter's hand, patted it gently, and sighed several times.

This matter was already a done deal, although it was never mentioned openly again.

Because of this, the Zhang family really didn't want to send their daughter to the palace anymore.

The Zhang family relied on the military merits earned by their ancestors on the battlefield for generations to secure a place in the court. It definitely did not rely on their status as relatives of the middle palace to gain a foothold in the palace.

The queen couldn't bear to send her niece to the palace. She had suffered so much and didn't want her niece to suffer again.

After all, only she herself understands the bitterness of being the mother of a country.

If the prince hadn't made a fuss over Yan'er before, who would dare to send their daughter to the East Palace now?

And now the prince has become like that again.

Even more so, no one dares to send their daughter to the East Palace.

At this time, the Zhang family, including the queen, had to face the fact that Zhang Dingzhi would be sent to the East Palace.

Xie's tears quietly fell two more times.

"Grandma, I looked at His Highness the Crown Prince today, and I always felt that there was something strange about His Highness's stupidity."

Seeing that everyone looked sad was just because he was afraid that the prince would continue to be like this.

Only then did Song Jinyue talk about what he saw today.

Mrs. Zhang didn't know the key. In the Queen's letter, she only vaguely mentioned to her that the prince's illness might be difficult to recover from and asked the Zhang family to make preparations.

"Yue'er, are you serious about what you said?" The old lady asked her for details.

Song Jinyue then explained in detail what he saw when he saw the prince today.

After leaving Zhang's Mansion, Song Jinyue went straight back to the Duke's Mansion.

She did not return to Mingzhuxuan, but went straight to the front hall and ordered someone to call Song Qing.

Song Zhi is still guarding outside the City Patrol Department. She specifically told Song Zhi not to make any mistakes. If someone robs the prison, shopkeeper Li and Ling'er must be taken away.