At dusk, two ministers walked on the palace road.
Recalling what was discussed in the royal study just now, they were all a little silent.
After a long time, no one spoke before seeing no one in front or behind.
"You said that Master Xie didn't say that word at that time, did you mean it, or did it happen unintentionally?"
"Who knows."
"But I thought that although no one mentioned it at the time, it's not just us who heard it?"
"Isn't that nonsense?"
"But why is no one mentioning it?"
"How do you know no one mentioned it?"
The person who spoke first shuddered, seemed to be thinking, and was shocked.
Another patted him on the shoulder.
As if to be relieved, he asked: "Since you have heard it, why didn't you mention it?"
The man replied: "I feel in my heart that the Hou Mansion is too pitiful..."
The other person sighed: "Oh, isn't this the knot?"
The man still didn't want to understand: "I just don't understand Master Xie, what is it for?"
Another person laughed: "Who do you think Master Xie is?"
The man said without hesitation: "A competent minister in the court, a pillar of the country, strategizing and planning for the future."
Another person said: "Then do you think he would say such words to get himself into trouble?"
The man froze.
Normal people wouldn't do this kind of thing, let alone Xie Wei, who is extremely wise and scheming?
After thinking about it, I somehow felt a little cold.
The wind was getting cold, and both of them put their hands into the sleeves of their official uniforms, gradually approached the palace gate, and left the palace.
But there are still a group of cabinet ministers gathered in the imperial study.
It was getting dark and the lamps were already lit.
The surrounding area was bright, and the bright light shone on Shen Lang's cloudy and uncertain face, but his eyes were fixed on the open letter on the case—the letter seized from the Yongyihou's Mansion!
The few ministers in the cabinet who were really able to speak up in the DPRK stood with their heads bowed.
The slightly flickering light made their elongated shadows on the ground also shake.
Yan Ting, the chief minister of the cabinet, was old, his eyelids were drooping, and he was a little sleepy. He watched Shen Lang staring at those letters for a long time, and calculated that it was almost time for the key to the palace gate. Seeing that no one else opened his mouth, he had to Sighing, he opened his mouth first and said: "These letters all come from the relationship between the Yongyi Hou's Mansion and King Pingnan's rebellious party. Maybe it's just to deceive people, or it may be that the Hou's mansion was deceived by the rebellious party. What happened twenty years ago Is there anyone who speaks so convincingly?"
Dingguo Gong Xiao Yuan has been restless since he saw these letters when he searched the Hou's mansion. He hasn't slept well in the past few days and nights, so that his eyes are full of bloodshot eyes, and he looks very horrified. people.
Hearing Yan Ting's words, he couldn't hold back and took a step forward almost immediately.
At this time, the voice was obviously a little annoyed: "What Yan Ge said is that it is a fact that the Hou Mansion is connected with the rebellious party. Twenty years ago, when King Pingnan encircled the capital, my child was less than seven years old. He died tragically under the knife of the rebellious party! The deceased has passed away, and it’s not that Yan Mu didn’t know that King Pingnan and the Tianjiao rebellious party were the culprits who caused the death of my Xiao’s flesh and blood. Excuse me! These letters are just an excuse to connect with King Pingnan against the Party, but in fact they are secretly colluding with the Party and intending to plot rebellion!"
"enough!"
Unexpectedly, Shen Lang's patience seemed to be particularly lacking today, only after hearing a few words from the two of them, he patted the table hard directly, his face sank like water, and his voice was a little gloomy.
"It's best if the correspondence is fake, but what King Pingnan said against the party is true if it's true?"
Xiao Yuan met Shen Lang's gaze, thinking that if the child really didn't die, if he was really taken away by the leader of the Heavenly Sect, at this moment he shivered suddenly!
Almost all the court officials in the imperial study room have never heard of the secret of the court twenty years ago, but they have their own speculations based on clues.
Now listening to Shen Lang's words, everyone is silent and dare not speak.
The cold wind outside blows the window, **** the window paper, and whimpers.
The shadows of everyone were cast black on the wall.
At this moment, this place is not like an imperial study room for discussion, but rather an abandoned ancient temple in the deep mountains. The sound of the wind is rushing, and the ghosts are crying at night. Blood comes out to collect debts from the living!
Xie Wei stood quietly in the corner, the shadow covering half of his figure.
Everyone stopped talking.
Shen Lang finally thought of him, turned his gaze away, looked at him and said, "What do you think, Mr. Xie?"
Only then did Xie Wei raise his eyes, bowed slightly, but said: "I don't know much about King Pingnan's rebellion against the party twenty years ago, so I don't know what's wrong with this letter. If you think it's not the son who is still alive In this world, it's God's pity, and I should congratulate the Duke of the Kingdom on the news of his beloved son again."
When he said this, Xiao Yuan's face almost turned pale.
Other people in the imperial study also had different complexions.
But after thinking about it, he felt relieved: Xie Wei is from Jinling, he lived in the south of the Yangtze River since he was a child, and he didn't come to the capital until he was twenty years old to catch up with the exam. .
After Xie Wei finished speaking, he looked at the faces of the others, wondering if he felt that he didn't know the matter and it was inconvenient to say more, so he changed the subject and said: "But I think the most urgent thing is to pursue these letters. Today, I saw a report from Fusi in Beizhen, saying that a group of rebels who preached the Heavenly Sect were captured in the villages and towns around the capital. There are as many as 30 people, and I don’t know how to deal with it?"
As soon as Shen Lang heard it, he said: Good catch! "
He stood up, walked a few steps in the imperial study room with his hands behind his back, and said, "Put them into the sky prison, and the Ministry of punishment and the guards of Jinyi will take turns. We must try to get something out of their mouths! , it is no coincidence that the Heavenly Religious Party is outside the capital!"
Xie Wei then said: "Yes."
Shen Lang still needs to ask in detail.
But at this time, an **** came outside, and said a few words in the ear of the **** Wang Xinyi, who attached the handprint of the chief inspector of ceremonies. Wang Xinyi's eyes widened, with a look of surprise and joy on his face, he hurriedly asked: " really?"
The **** said softly: "The imperial hospital is sure to keep it, and the empress only let me report it. Seriously."
Shen Lang frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"
Wang Xinyi smiled openly, with a fly whisk in his hand, came up and bowed down to Shen Lang, and said loudly: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty!"
Shen Lang was taken aback.
The eyes of all the ministers in the imperial study fell on Wang Xinyi.
Wang Xinyi then continued: "Miss Wen Jieyu of Pixiang Palace is pregnant, and the pulse was just diagnosed in the Imperial Hospital. The Empress has sent someone to report the good news to the Holy Majesty!"
The expression on Shen Lang's entire face changed, there was an unbelievable ecstasy, he couldn't help but grabbed Wang Xinyi forcefully and asked, "Really, really?!"
Wang Xinyi said: "Really, if you go and see it, you will believe it?"
How could Shen Lang remember any major national events at this moment?
With a wave of his hand, he walked directly to the outside of the imperial study room: "Show me the Pixiang Palace!"
He actually left all the ministers behind and went straight to Pixiang Hall with a group of eunuchs and maids.
The ministers left in the imperial study suddenly looked at each other in blank dismay, only recalling the news they had just heard, but they all had different expressions.
Xie Wei frowned unconsciously.
The shadow covered his face, and no one saw the subtle expression.
In the Palace of Mercy Ning, Empress Dowager Xiao finally threw the hand stove heavily on the table, her face showing no trace of joy after knowing that the concubine was pregnant and saved the child.
Xiao Shu was standing below, her expression was not very good.
Empress Dowager Xiao gritted her teeth and said, "It's fine if you can't kill three birds with one stone in such a matter, but you can't even do the most important point!"
Xiao Shu didn't dare to contradict her, she was somewhat in awe of this aunt, recalling the scene that happened in the plum garden, she felt a chill in her heart, and the faces of the Jiang sisters flashed across her mind .
She lowered her head.
She wasn't too flustered, but said quietly: "I thought Jiang Xuening was the one to get along with, but I didn't expect her sister to be the real problem."
Empress Dowager Xiao became a little annoyed: "You said earlier that the embroidered handkerchief that Yu'er hid is very likely to be Jiang Xuehui's?"
Xiao Shu said lightly: "80% yes."
The news of Wen Jieyu's pregnancy seemed to have grown wings, and it flew all over the harem in one afternoon. Although no one dared to discuss it publicly, everyone looked at each other with strange expressions.
The Holy One doesn't have a prince yet.
No one dared to imagine what kind of shock would be caused in the entire harem if Wen Jieyu's pregnancy was a boy.
The Yangzhizhai where Jiang Xuening and the others are located is not a harem after all, so they know some superficial information. I heard that Wen Jieyu was immediately promoted to Zhaoyi, and a large number of rewards from the Holy Majesty were sent to Pixiang Hall like running water. Xia was even called to teach Wen Jieyu a lesson by the Holy Master himself, asking them to serve Wen Jieyu's child wholeheartedly from now on.
No, it's time to call Wen Zhaoyi.
Knowing that Wen Zhaoyi's baby was safe, Yao Xi was relieved, and almost fell to the ground with her legs limp as if she had collapsed.
Everyone reassured her that she was fine.
Yao Xicai burst into tears as if venting again.
Jiang Xuehui frowned, watching coldly.
When returning to the room at night, Jiang Xuehui and Jiang Xuening walked in the same direction and walked together.
In the cold wind, the palace lanterns swayed gently on the corridor.
Jiang Xuening thought carefully about this elder sister's acumen in the plum garden during the day, and had to admire that this is the young lady from a family taught by the Meng family. Her mind is really sharp, and she said: "My elder sister is about to get her wish this time."
Jiang Xuehui also found that her younger sister seemed to have become much smarter than before a few months ago, and it was expected that she would see through some things, but she didn't feel guilty at all, she just said: "Even if I have The picture, but after all, it is considered to save a life. If you know what you know but stand by and watch, it is a crime. Now it can be regarded as the best of both worlds."
She didn't deny that she had selfish motives at all.
Jiang Xuening said: "Wen Zhaoyi will definitely remember you. If the Holy Majesty knows about this, I'm afraid he will reward you, but you are considered a sinner by doing this."
Jiang Xuehui can take it easy: "If you ask for something, you must give it up. In this world, how can everyone get used to themselves? If you offend them, offend them."
Jiang Xuening smiled.
Her room was a little closer to the front, and she had already reached it at this time, so she stopped, looked at Jiang Xuehui and said, "Then I wish you good luck", then without saying a word, opened the door of her room and walked in.
As Jiang Xuening said, it was only at noon the next day when a group of eunuchs came to Yangzhizhai with various rewards, some were given by Wen Zhaoyi, and others were awards from Emperor Shen Lang, praising Jiang Xuehui for being smart and kind .
The richness of the reward made people's eyes turn red.
However, in contrast to this is another sentence in the imperial decree, mercilessly reprimanding Yao Xi, who was also present at the venue yesterday and was also a companion of Yangzhizhai, for being cowardly and disrespectful, almost exhausting Wen Zhaoyi's womb for the emperor's heir. He ordered her to pack up her things and leave the palace immediately, but he directly ordered her to be expelled from the list of companions!
Yao Xi, who thought she had escaped a catastrophe yesterday, knelt on the ground to receive the order, she was completely dumbfounded.
As soon as the **** delivering the decree left, she stood up and took two steps, her head was still dazed.
Everyone didn't know how to comfort them.
After all, everyone knows how difficult it is to be selected as a companion in the palace. But now he was reprimanded and expelled from the palace by the holy decree, and passed on to the high school in Beijing. It can be regarded as a shame, and his reputation will be ruined in the future. How can he marry? !
Yao Xi was in a daze, her footsteps were vain.
Everyone could only see that she walked to the door and was about to raise her foot to cross the threshold, but her body wobbled and she fell down!
"Miss Yao, Miss Yao!"
For a moment, everyone panicked and rushed to help them.
Jiang Xuening, however, was too lazy to do this superficial work, and just watched with cold eyes: Yao Xi and You Yue planned as if no one else was around, and wanted to destroy Zhang Zhe's reputation in order to achieve the purpose of retiring and harming others. Did you ever think that there would be today's end?
Cause and effect, it deserves it.
Her eyes turned away from everyone, but she looked at another person in Liushui Pavilion who didn't rush forward to help them—
Xiao Shu.
Xiao Shu and Jiang Xuening looked at each other for a moment, but they glanced at Jiang Xuehui, who was standing beside the crowd, and said with a slight smile on her lips, "Ah Xi's luck is really bad."
Jiang Xuening sneered from the bottom of her heart, but only echoed on her face: "Yeah, it's very bad."
Where is this matter as simple as it seems?
When it came to the matter of the sachet, Xiao Shu deliberately wanted to get rid of Yao Xi. Concubine Qin took the initiative to pull Yao Xi to go while admiring the plum blossoms. Soon after something happened, Yao Xi's face turned wrong. pregnant.
A well-planned round!
It was someone who knew about her pregnancy earlier than Wen Zhaoyi, who wanted to get rid of Wen Zhaoyi's child, and also wanted to get rid of Yao Xi, but failed to bring him along, which might have made the planners of this game a little bit It's sad.
Of course, the child in Wen Zhaoyi's womb is fine, this is probably the most annoying thing for the people behind it!
It's just that there are too many things involved in this matter, if you go deep into the investigation, you don't know how deep you will get into it.
Jiang Xuening really didn't want to get involved.
It is enough for Jiang Xuehui to interfere in this life, she has the right to pretend that she doesn't know anything, she only knows how to protect herself, and prevents others from harming herself.
The palace was really lively for a while.
I heard that Shen Lang was happy to feast all the officials.
This can be regarded as the only good news that Jiang Xuening heard in all kinds of dangers: Because introducing Jiang Xuehui into the palace accidentally changed Wen Zhaoyi's fate, and thus saved Wen Zhaoyi's child, and the emperor's mood did not change. The affairs of the previous dynasty are somewhat more benevolent than those of the previous life.
It's just that people from the previous dynasty can seize this opportunity...
After all, the harem is full of dangers, how long Wen Zhaoyi's child can keep is still unknown!
One is that the eldest princess of Leyang, Shen Zhiyi, is still under confinement; Zhong then dismissed Yang Zhizhai's companions for the time being, and asked them to go home first, and then enter the palace after His Royal Highness the Princess's restraint was lifted.
But Jiang Xuehui was left alone.
It is said that it was Mrs. Wen Zhaoyi who asked Jiang Xuehui to live in the Pixiang Palace for a few days, and talk to relieve boredom.
It was obvious that Wen Zhaoyi had favored Wen Zhaoyi because of the Meiyuan incident.
Everyone is also envious.
After getting their lives, they all packed their bags and left the palace.
The others were somewhat uneasy, but Jiang Xuening breathed a sigh of relief. The others went back to the mansion after leaving the palace, but what she remembered was that the mansion of Yongyi Hou was in danger and perhaps it was time to spend money, so she changed her mind and told the coachman to go to the Jinyiwei yamen first.
Today is Zhou Yinzhi's duty.
As soon as he saw her coming, he knew what her purpose was, so he personally drove away the idlers and took her to You Fangyin's cell in the name of visiting the prison.
You Fangyin was reading a book facing the skylight coming in from that window.
Jiang Xuening thought that it was the same as in the past, what she was looking at was the account book, but she didn't expect to walk over and see a copy of "Journey to the Middle Kingdom of Shu". The name seemed to introduce the customs and customs of Shu.
She was suddenly a little surprised: "Why do you suddenly see this?"
You Fangyin didn't know many words, so it was very difficult for her to read, but she was also very concentrated. She didn't realize it until Jiang Xuening came to her side, and she was shocked.
However, the next moment he smiled happily.
Jiang Xuening had never seen such a bright smile on her face, and was a little dazed for a while.
You Fangyin bit her lip and said: "What the second girl said last time is that Fangyin thought about it carefully and found a way. If it goes well, she will be able to leave the uncle's residence within two months."
Jiang Xuening was stunned: "Really?"
You Fangyin opened her eyes and nodded vigorously.
Jiang Xuening still couldn't react, subconsciously said: "What way?"
At this moment, You Fangyin seemed a little apprehensive, her cheeks turned red all of a sudden, and she said something in a voice as soft as a gnat: "It's just..."
Jiang Xuening didn't hear clearly: "What?"
You Fangyin finally plucked up the courage, and her voice became louder: "I'm going to get married."
"..."
Jiang Xuening felt that she was struck by lightning, her eyelids twitched, and she had an ominous premonition.
She couldn't say a word.
You Fangyin was afraid that she might misunderstand, so she quickly waved her hands and explained: "Don't worry, I'm looking for the young master Ren from the Shu land. It's not a real marriage, but a fake marriage. I made a contract with him, and I will marry you when I arrive in Shu land." Ke Heli. At that time, Fang Yin will be free, and she can leave the uncle's mansion and work for you with peace of mind!"
Make a contract, fake marriage!
Jiang Xuening was dumbfounded, and couldn't believe what she heard: this shocking idea, even You Fangyin, who she knew in her previous life, would not have dared to think about it! Too brave, too...