The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

Chapter 151 Revisiting old matters

Li Huaijiang didn't want to get Princess Yongning to help her. All she needed to do was make sure that Li Jun and Princess Yongning wouldn't cause her any trouble.

Nowadays, everyone thinks of Li Jing as a truly good person.

The palace maid seemed to understand but not quite, and after carefully putting away the letter, she left.

Shen Hanyu stayed at the girls' school for a few days, waiting for the autumn hunt to begin.

The provincial examination will be held next year, after Li Jun and Liang Ruoxue's wedding. After passing the provincial examination, the difficulty of the subsequent imperial examinations will increase significantly, requiring Shen Hanyu to spend even more time.

After finishing the lessons assigned by the teacher, Shen Hanyu stretched.

Miao Cui brought in a bowl of cheese.

"Young lady, Jin Chui has brought back a bow. Would you like to take a look?"

Shen Hanyu took a spoonful of cheese, nodded vaguely, and asked Jin Chui to bring it in for a look.

“Miss.” Jin Chui held a bow in his arms. “This used to be used by my young master. I adjusted it, and it should be quite suitable for you now.”

As he spoke, Jin Chui pulled the bowstring, and it snapped shut with a loud thud.

"It looks pretty good."

Shen Hanyu took it and tried it out. She went to the autumn hunt not to win the prize, but mainly because she heard from Li Huaijiang that the Empress Dowager and Consort Xian would be there, so she wanted to go and see.

"I'll take you with me, Jin Chui and Miao Cui, and you can all come along too. I'm not too worried about things in this house."

Lin Qiufeng isn't with her, and Li Huaijiang will definitely make arrangements before leaving the princess's residence, so there's no need to worry about that.

Li Huaijiang also told her that Li Jing doesn't know about Lin Qiufeng yet, and Lin Qiufeng is currently safe.

The words on the letter were in an indeterminate order, which troubled Shen Hanyu greatly.

Lin Qiufeng remained the same until the day of the autumn hunt.

Shen Hanyu went there in a carriage. This time, she was invited by Empress Wang, who was now eyeing Pei Du's status as his fiancée.

People from Empress Wang's palace came to fetch Shen Hanyu, and Shen Hanyu was taken to the camp.

Li Jiangui is not here; only Empress Wang is here.

"Good child, come here."

Empress Wang felt very happy when she saw Shen Hanyu.

Shen Hanyu walked over.

"I heard you passed the prefectural examination. You're such a clever child."

Empress Wang had been keeping a close eye on Shen Hanyu's situation at the girls' school. All the teachers at the girls' school praised Shen Hanyu, and even Li Huaijiang had a very high opinion of her.

Seeing this, Empress Wang was even more satisfied.

Shen Hanyu could see these emotions in Empress Wang's eyes. She had never been good at dealing with elders, let alone someone of Empress Wang's noble status.

Seeing that Shen Hanyu was a little reserved, Empress Wang let her go out and play with Wei Ming and the others.

"Your Majesty, Princess Huaijiang has arrived."

Li Huaijiang walked in shortly after, "Have you met Miss Shen?"

Empress Wang nodded: "She is a good girl, with impeccable character. It's rare for you to praise someone like that."

Li Huaijiang sat at the lower end, and her complexion looked much better.

"Your health looks much better than before, Huai Jiang. This time, I'll ask for a title for you, how about it?"

Li Huaijiang's eyelashes trembled slightly: "No need. My father and I can't get over that hurdle. I don't want anything that's forced upon me."

Li Huaijiang always gave the same answer, leaving Empress Wang somewhat helpless. The two women were exactly alike in personality, both equally stubborn.

Li Huaijiang didn't want to talk about this anymore, so she simply changed the subject.

"Has the Imperial Sister arrived?"

"You were called away by your royal grandmother."

Li Huaijiang got up, intending to go over there and take a look.

As soon as Shen Hanyu went out, Wei Ming pointed her to a place.

"look."

Princess Yongning and Song Hui were standing over there. Shen Hanyu remembered them because she had seen them at the Dragon Boat Festival banquet.

"That Song Hui, I heard, is a relative of the Empress Dowager. Everyone knows that Song Hui came to discuss marriage with Princess Yongning."

Lee Jiangui's attitude toward this matter is still unknown. If Lee Jiangui relents, then the marriage may be settled.

Princess Yongning entered the tent; it was the Empress Dowager who summoned her.

"Yongning." The Empress Dowager saw Song Hui following behind and was very pleased. "Do you still remember Song Hui? You met at the Dragon Boat Festival banquet."

Princess Yongning said coldly, "Grandmother, I remember I made it very clear at the Dragon Boat Festival banquet."

She didn't want things to get so ugly, but the Empress Dowager just wouldn't give up and insisted on bringing her and Song Hui together.

Because Li Jiangui had not spoken, the Empress Dowager was only at the stage of trying to bring them together, and had not issued an imperial decree to them.

Before the Empress Dowager could say anything more, Li Huaijiang walked in.

"Elder sister, Father is looking for you, but we don't know why."

She looked up and saw the Empress Dowager's dark face. She smiled and then turned to Song Hui.

"This person looks familiar."

Song Hui seemed to recall the harsh words Li Huaijiang had said earlier, and he lowered his head.

It's Li Huaijiang again. The Empress Dowager took a deep breath. It's really unbelievable. Last time, it was Li Huaijiang who ruined her plans.

Since it was Li Jiangui who was looking for Princess Yongning, the Empress Dowager decided not to keep her any longer and let Princess Yongning go first.

After leaving, Princess Yongning learned that it was Li Huaijiang who had helped her escape.

"Thank you very much."

Princess Yongning helped her several times in a row, but she had no idea what Princess Yongning was up to.

Li Huaijiang is a person who sometimes seems to have a deep mind.

Seeing the wariness in Princess Yongning's eyes, Li Huaijiang said frankly, "I just don't want you, who is running a girls' school, to stumble here."

"No matter what, you've helped me again."

Princess Yongning felt much better after she came out.

Li Huaijiang touched the jade bracelet on her wrist: "Have you investigated that Song Hui?"

Princess Yongning nodded. Of course she had investigated. After the Dragon Boat Festival banquet, she thoroughly investigated Song Hui's background. That was why she didn't want to get involved with Song Hui.

Song Hui was the Empress Dowager's spy. Knowing that the Empress Dowager disliked the girls' school, she still wanted to get involved with Song Hui. That would have been truly courting death. For the sake of the girls' school, she absolutely could not allow any mistakes to happen.

Li Jun rushed over in a hurry, "Royal sister, are you alright?"

Princess Yongning shook her head and said it was nothing.

Li Jun was somewhat surprised to see Li Huaijiang. Li Huaijiang had been frequently appearing in their sight recently, and no longer had the sickly feeling she used to have.

He was quite pleased with this change in Li Huaijiang.

Li Huaijiang glanced at Li Jun, and for some reason, she felt that the marriage between Li Jun and the Marquis's family wouldn't be easy to succeed, but she only thought about it and had no intention of stopping it.

After bringing the person out, Li Huaijiang successfully withdrew from the scene.

Shen Hanyu and Wei Ming watched the whole thing from behind.

Wei Ming stroked her chin: "This is not a good situation. What if the Empress Dowager insists on this?"

Shen Hanyu comforted her, "As long as the Emperor doesn't agree, this matter will be easily resolved."

Moreover, Princess Yongning's personality makes her difficult to control.

Wei Ming sighed. It was a good idea, but she was afraid something unexpected might happen.