northernbook Chapter 689 She Does Have a Plan
Chapter 689 She Does Have a Plan
Half an hour later, Jiang Suining and Shen Yanxi walked out of the imperial study together, and Xiao Yue followed them out.
Emperor Xiao has already agreed to Jiang Suining and Shen Yanxi's plan. There is a way to deal with this matter temporarily, and Xiao Yue can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
However, looking at Jiang Suining's back, Xiao Yue's face did not show the slightest bit of relief. Instead, it revealed a complex feeling of wanting to say something but stopping.
Just as they were leaving the imperial study and about to enter a palace corridor, Xiao Yue finally couldn't bear it anymore and called out to Jiang Suining.
"Madam Jiang, this princess has something to say to you."
Jiang Suining stopped and glanced at Xiao Yue, "Princess, do you want to talk to me alone, or do you want to..."
"Alone, this princess wants to talk to you alone." Xiao Yue said without hesitation.
Of course she knew that Shen Yanxi should know what she wanted to ask, and there was nothing to hide, but she still didn't want Shen Yanxi to be around. After all, if she said something a little too much, considering how much Shen Yanxi cared about Jiang Suining, he might hold a grudge against her.
Jiang Suining didn't say anything else, but just turned his head to look at Shen Yanxi.
The latter nodded at Jiang Suining and said, "Then I'll wait for you in front."
When he finished speaking and left, Shen Yanxi glanced at Xiao Yue with a cold look, as if giving a warning.
Xiao Yue's heart trembled slightly when he was looked at by this gaze, and then a surge of nameless anger surged up in him.
I am a princess after all. Why does Shen Yanxi look at me with such a warning look?
Although she was unhappy in her heart, Xiao Yue did not dare to show it on her face. She also knew that in Emperor Xiao's heart, although she was a daughter, her status was probably not as good as Shen Yanxi.
"Princess, you can say whatever you want to say now." Jiang Suining urged softly.
Xiao Yue came back to her senses and looked at Jiang Suining with complicated eyes, "Don't you have anything to explain to me?"
"What to explain?" Jiang Suining asked with a smile.
"You are still pretending to be confused. Of course it's about the Women's Academy!" Xiao Yue glared at Jiang Suining. "Speak clearly, was this something you planned from the beginning?"
"The princess didn't tell me that she was meeting with the Ninth Prince of Xilin in private, and I naturally don't know what the Ninth Prince of Xilin will do. How can it be said that it was planned?"
Jiang Suining spoke calmly, facing Xiao Yue's gaze with a calm expression.
"How could it be such a coincidence that you just took this opportunity to bring up the matter of the girls' college?" Xiao Yue still refused to fully believe it in her heart.
When she heard Jiang Suining mention the Women's Academy in the Imperial Study just now, she had already begun to doubt. Was it really just a coincidence?
It was just that because her father was present just now and this method would solve her own problems, she did not speak.
"Fifth Princess, being perceptive is good, but unfortunately, you used your perceptiveness in the wrong place this time." Jiang Suining shook his head and said, "The matter of the women's academy was only brought up because of that person's identity. If Princess thinks that I am plotting against you based on this alone, I have nothing to say. Or Princess can think of other ways. After all, this point has not been announced yet. If Princess has a better excuse, I am willing to accompany Princess to meet the Emperor again and ask the Emperor to retract his decision."
Jiang Suining's tone remained calm throughout, and there was even a faint smile in his eyes when he looked at Xiao Yue.
Seeing this, Xiao Yue's breathing became heavier. She gritted her teeth and said, "You know, I, I don't have any better ideas."
As the words came out of her mouth, Xiao Yue's tone became weaker and weaker, and in just one sentence she went from gritting her teeth to being discouraged.
She still looked at Jiang Suining, but her eyes were more depressed. "Forget it, I thought too much and misunderstood you. No matter what, I should thank you for helping me out. Otherwise..."
Xiao Yue did not continue speaking. Thinking of Murong Yu, she gritted her teeth in hatred again. How could she be so stupid? She thought she had found a partner, but the other party actually plotted against her like this!
She even wanted to rush to Murong Yu right now and question him harshly, but thinking of Emperor Xiao's warning to her not to cause trouble before she left the imperial study, she could only hold back.
Taking a deep breath, Xiao Yue comforted herself.
"No matter what, the promotion of the Women's Academy is a good thing. However, according to your idea, the credit for proposing the Women's Academy to our father will fall on me. Do you really not mind?"
Jiang Suining smiled slightly, "The princess also said that promoting women's academies is a good thing. If it is a good thing, it doesn't matter who gets the credit for this proposal."
Xiao Yue looked at the smile, feeling an indescribable feeling in her heart. She finally lowered her eyes and said softly, "Jiang Suining, thank you."
No matter what, Jiang Suining and the others helped her out. If it weren't for their solution, she might have been accused of having a secret meeting with her lover, and her reputation would have been ruined. In order to appease the Xilin Kingdom, Emperor Xiao would definitely not let her off easily.
The smile on Jiang Suining's face froze for a moment, but soon returned to normal.
Xiao Yue had already left. On the palace road, Jiang Suining walked to Shen Yanxi who was waiting not far away.
Shen Yanxi looked at Jiang Suining's expression and said with a smile, "Were you feeling guilty just now?"
"I can't say I feel guilty, but at that moment just now, I did feel a little sorry for Xiao Yue."
She didn't tell the truth to Xiao Yue just now. There was indeed some calculation in this matter.
From the moment Xiao Yue left the palace, her every move, including her meeting with Murong Yu, was under the control of her and Shen Yanxi.
Although it is a little difficult to keep an eye on Murong Yu, it is in the imperial city after all, not the territory of Xilin Kingdom, so it is not that difficult to find out what Murong Yu arranged people to do.
After confirming who the Xilin people were looking for, they secretly took control of the person who was pretending to be Xiao Yue's lover and found out everything.
At first they wanted to stop Murong Yu's plan and tell Xiao Yue everything to prevent Xilin from using it as a handle to attack Beiyang. However, just when they were about to expose the truth, they found that the man looked quite similar to one of Shen Yanxi's secret agents, and the identity of that secret agent in the imperial city was the manager of the academy.
So she came up with another plan.