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But in the end, some people couldn't bear it anymore. After Yan Zhiwei finished telling the story, Quan Shancai had pushed the case and said angrily: "Your family is ugly, why bother you! Is it the friendship accumulated by the stories of the ancestors?" , is it to be used in this kind of situation to be short-lived and ruined?"

Hearing Quan Shancai's scolding question, Yan Zhiwei's eyes turned red, and he walked down the hall to stand in front of Quan Shancai and saluted deeply, his tone of voice was also slightly choked up: "But there is room for good, why did this junior make such an ugly plan?" .The Great General Quan has whipped me with strong words, may I have a good plan to teach me?"

When Quan Shancai heard this, he couldn't help but sighed after a while, and said in a deep voice: "It's just a private matter between your two families, why disturb half of the city and make people laugh!"

After finishing speaking, he raised his hands and walked out of Yan's middle hall.After other guests present saw this, there were many people who left without saying goodbye, ashamed to stay in the hall again.

Di Renjie was originally invited by Quan Shancai, and of course there was no need to stay after seeing this. He also followed the crowd out of the Yan family's house. Can't help but make a long sigh.

After Quan Shancai left Yan's house, he didn't leave immediately. He just waited for Di Renjie to go out, and then stepped forward to help Di Renjie onto his mount, and both of them walked out of the square with bridles.

"I originally thought that Yan Shaoqing was entertaining his relatives and friends because he wanted to plan a good plan and rescue them according to his feelings, but he didn't think he was going to do such a scandal! I'm so sorry for taking the liberty to ask Mr. Di to witness the deeds of this filthy villain!"

On the way, Quan Shancai said to Di Renjie with a face of shame.

After hearing the words, Di Renjie just let out a long sigh, and said in a low voice: "The atmosphere of monsters is rampant at the time, and people don't know where to be calm and stable even if they have the heart of being respectful and law-abiding. Yan Shaoqing's move is mostly helpless, it's just a pity This is the shade left by our ancestors."

Quan Shancai bowed his head and rode his horse in a silent way. After a while, he suddenly sighed softly: "In the old days, it was not enough to say that Dai Wang was favored and arrogant. It is really precious for the king to be brave and strong at the time! If the acting king is still in Jinai, the kings dare to assert themselves, and the cruel officials would not dare to be so violent..."

Hearing this, Di Renjie's eyes flickered slightly, and his eyes became deeper. He raised his eyes to look at Quan Shancai, and then followed his gaze to the sky in the direction of Luonan.

Chapter 0450: Misfortune into the ban, disaster to pond fish

The banquet at Siwei Shaoqing's Yan Zhiwei's home quickly spread throughout Jinai due to the large number of participants. At the same time, it also caused quite a stir in the current situation.

This kind of approach of abandoning old friendships in the face of catastrophe will certainly not get any good evaluation.For a while, all commentators were heavily reprimanded by Yan's actions, and Yan Zhiwei's reputation fell to the bottom for a while.

But under the turbulent public opinion, there is also a sense of temptation and wait-and-see.After all, the situation that the Yan family is facing is not a family's predicament. Whether such an approach is a way out makes people curious and eager to know what will happen next.

Shi Liu wasn't curious for too long. A few days later, the forbidden government responded, and Yan Zhiwei was transferred from Si Wei Shaoqing to General You Yulin.Although he didn't judge whether Yan Zhiwei's actions were good or evil, he expressed His Majesty's attitude towards this with practical actions.

At the same time, a few forbidden words were leaked, which were His Majesty the Holy Emperor's evaluation of Yan Zhiwei: "Zhiwei is a person who is sincere and clumsy. Who dares to commit a felony of treason, and whoever is not a vicious person dares to smear this ?

Regardless of whether the crime is true or not, it is human nature for all good-hearted and innocent people who are lightly involved in the matter to tremble with fear or lose their composure.The reason why he beheaded Lunyi was that he was able to keep loyalty even when he was in a hurry.I don't care about public opinion and people criticizing it, so who do I look up to? "

Whether or not His Majesty the Holy Emperor has said such a thing, no one can say for sure.However, these words were circulated in some private occasions, the speakers were vivid, and those who heard it looked contemplative.

Of course, the public opinion did not change the evaluation of Yan Zhiwei.However, there was a wave of breaking up relatives quietly in the city of Shendu.In the past, Liu Liu was always proud of forming a famous clan, but now few people publicize such things to the outside world.

No matter what the public opinion is, when the criminal court pushes the case in the future, it will gradually no longer use such an in-law relationship as a basis for pushing the case.

Although the atmosphere of torture by cruel officials is still so heavy that people can't breathe, this small change, like a ray of sunshine passing through the layers of cumulus clouds, at least makes people see a glimmer of turning point and hope.

If the incident of Yan Zhiwei brought a turning point to the situation in the outer court, then the dark clouds in the Forbidden Palace are getting thicker and thicker, almost driving people crazy.

This time the cruel officials resumed pushing the case, the core is whether the emperor's heir has rebelled or not.As we all know, after Chuigong, the imperial heir's family lived in confinement for a long time, so strict investigation of the servants in the palace is also an important part of pushing the case.

In the beginning, the palace officials who proposed cases for trial were mainly those who were still serving or had served the emperor's family.However, with the development of the situation, this scope is gradually expanding.Especially when Su Gui was cited in the case of Junchen, and the case was traced back to the story of Prince Yu's Mansion, the efforts to trace the history of the palace servants also increased greatly.

His Majesty the Holy Emperor has to be cautious about the investigation of personnel affairs in the foreign court, and he can't let the cruel officials have unlimited traction.Then there are no such restrictions for the servants of the palace officials in the palace.

The inner prison near the Lijing Gate was reactivated, and the criminals from the outer dynasty seemed to be impermanent, walking in the forbidden courtyard unscrupulously, and kept the forbidden palace maids and eunuchs into the inner prison, day and night. plus interrogation.

Gradually, even the inner prison was not enough, and the criminals expanded some of the palaces of Yeting Palace into temporary cells to detain the palace people who were searched from all over the prison.

In the afternoon in Renzhiyuan, Siyuan Xu was arranging the evening meal for the nobles in the courtyard, when suddenly a servant girl rushed into the straight hall in a hurry. He said in a trembling voice: "Help, Xu, Xu Siyuan, please rescue Liu Sizheng, those ghost soldiers from the outer court just entered the garden and captured Liu Sizheng..."

When Xu Shi heard this, her complexion also changed suddenly, she hurriedly stood up and asked, "When did this happen? Where is Liu Si being escorted?"

"One, a quarter of an hour ago, already, already went to Lijing Gate!"

The palace maid cried out in a sobbing voice.

Mrs. Xu nodded after hearing the words, turned her head and said to a female official in the hall: "Don't delay the nobleman's meal in the evening, I will go back as soon as I go."

"Yes, or else go and report to the nobles in the front hall... those ghost soldiers are vicious, I'm afraid Si Yuan will be in vain if you go, or, or still..."

The female officer stepped forward to hold Xu Shi, and advised in a low voice.

Mrs. Xu shook her head after hearing the words, and sighed: "I, as palace slaves, deserved to suffer this catastrophe. The distress of the servants should not disturb the nobleman. Liu Sizheng has a kindness to me. She suffered such a catastrophe. I should I have to go and see if I can rescue him. Even if I can't, the ghost soldiers know that I am serving in the Academy of Renzhi, so they dare not make things difficult."

After speaking, Mrs. Xu hurried out and went straight to the Shang Palace.During the journey, there were many palace officials rushing through the palace roads, all of them with dignified expressions, and their goal was the compound where the Shang Palace Bureau was located.

The Shang Palace Bureau is the head of the six bans, and the female official Sizheng is in charge of rewards and punishments for palace people.The situation in Forbidden China is not as unpredictable as in the outer court, so the arrested Liu Sizheng has served in the Shang Palace Bureau for more than ten years, and many palace people have accepted his favor, and Xu's is no exception.

When Xu arrived at the Shang Palace Bureau, he saw many palace people wandering around outside the Shang Palace Bureau, and there were still foreign court criminals guarding the gate of the courtyard.Most of the female officials have been hesitant so far. Obviously, apart from worrying about Liu Sizheng, the more important thing is to wait and see the situation and worry about being implicated.

It's no wonder that these palace people are indifferent, they may have high or low status among each other, but in the eyes of the nobles, they are nothing more than slaves, and life and death are all in the nobles' thoughts.The big case this time seems to be snowballing like a snowball. Under such circumstances, no one dares to say that the situation is safer than others.

The same is true for the Xu family. She has been taken care of by Liu Sizheng for many years in the palace, but there is another important reason why she came here in a hurry, that is, Liu Sizheng has a private way in and out of the forbidden palace.Previously, when the Xu family carried the palace wealth out of the palace, they followed this passage more often.

Even not long before, because of His Royal Highness' instructions before leaving, Mrs. Xu secretly contacted this Liu Sizheng, hinting to her that if necessary, she would use this passage to send a few people out of the palace.

So Xu was also worried that Liu Sizheng would not be able to bear the torture of the criminals and would bring these things up. At that time, his own suffering would be second to none. If Daiwang's family was involved, it would be a real catastrophe.

Mrs. Xu lingered outside the Shang Palace for a long time, but did not see the executioner leaving, but the sound of searches from the courtyard became louder and louder.After weighing for a long time, she finally made up her mind and walked towards the gate of the courtyard.

"Stop coming! The Criminal Division is searching for evidence, and idlers are not allowed to enter!"

Mrs. Xu was still more than ten feet away from the gate of the courtyard, and the executioner showed his saber and reprimanded loudly.

"Xu Yuan, the secretary of the Shangbei Bureau, is temporarily serving the noble family members of His Royal Highness in the Renzhiyuan. There are too many things in the court, and they are not used. I come to the Shanggong Bureau to ask for supplements."

Xu Shiqiang restrained his throbbing mood, stepped forward and said in a calm voice.

When the guards at the gate heard the name of the king, their faces changed slightly, and they retreated after a moment of silence, and one of them said in a deep voice: "Enter and leave quickly, don't delay the criminal department's work."

Mrs. Xu nodded after hearing the words, and then quickly walked into the courtyard of the Shang Palace Bureau.

At this time, in the courtyard of the Shang Palace Bureau, all the palace officials and maidservants were driven to gather near the outer hall. Seeing Mrs. Xu walking in, they all cast their eyes for help.

Mrs. Xu stepped forward bravely, found an acquaintance with the female officer and repeated the preface, the female officer nodded repeatedly after hearing the words, grabbed Xu's arm and walked to the side hall.

However, in this side hall, there are also criminals who are searching thoroughly, so naturally the two are not allowed to enter.Mrs. Xu stared and shouted: "I will temporarily act as His Royal Highness and use it for walking in the forbidden area, and wait for the criminals to dare to prevent things!"

Hearing this, one of the judges at the scene rushed in, dismissed several criminals, and invited them into the hall with a smile on his face.

"Xu Siyuan, you really are the most precious treasure. The earth-shaking turmoil in the Forbidden City will make these poor and evil ghosts fearful. Only His Royal Highness is waiting for a few nobles!"

Seeing Si XingJian's attitude towards Xu, the female official of the Shang Palace Bureau couldn't help sighing.In the past, they were regarded as superior to others in the forbidden court, but now it is inevitable to be disturbed. If possible, this female official even wants to give up her official status. Overcome this precarious terror.

At this moment, Mrs. Xu was not in the mood to boast, and quickly asked why Liu Sizheng was sentenced.It turned out that it was just a misfortune caused by good intentions. Some poor female officials in the ban gave up their money to dig Buddhist caves, formed a society to worship Zhigai Bodhisattva, and invited Liu Sizheng to be the head of the society.

Originally, with Liu Si's contacts and savings in the palace, there was really no need to do these things, but he couldn't stand the pleadings of the palace servants and agreed.Unexpectedly, one of the court ladies took turns serving the emperor's heir's residence and was interrogated. She couldn't stand the torture and confessed to the Buddhist shrine. As a result, Liu Sizheng, who was the head of the shrine, was also implicated in the case.

Knowing that Liu Si was sent to prison for this incident, Xu was relieved.Liu Si is in the palace for a long time, so she should also understand that she should not say what she should not say, no matter how many confessions she makes, it will only make her more sinful.

But just to be on the safe side, Xu still said in a low voice: "Sizheng has some secret orders. If you feel that it is difficult to protect, you can temporarily entrust them to me for preservation."

The female official also knew that Renzhiyuan was a rare and quiet place in the forbidden area, and that it was really difficult to keep any privacy in the current situation of the Shanggong Bureau. After hearing this, she turned to the screen that had been pushed half down, and after a while, she groped for a silk cloth. The package was stuffed into Xu's arms, and he said in a low voice: "This is for the poor ladies in the ban to make a living, please Si Yuan, please keep it safe!"

After hearing the words, Mrs. Xu nodded secretly, knowing that this was related to the secret channel of the Shang Palace Bureau's external communication, she quickly put it in the dress and tidied up the clothes, and then quickly drew up a list with the female officer, and then went out of the side hall to order Choose a servant girl.

Those palace maids knew Xu's intention, and all of them looked at her with wide eyes and full of expectation.The palace servants who were named by Mrs. Xu all walked behind Mrs. Xu as if they were pardoned. Those who were not selected looked disappointed, and some of them who were psychologically weak couldn't help but let out a cry of almost despair.

Although Mrs. Xu also wanted to rescue more palace maids, she also knew that it was not appropriate to introduce too many personnel troubles into the Institute of Renzhi at this time, so she could only secretly apologize to those palace people in her heart, and then led the selected 20 people back to Renzhi in a hurry. Zhiyuan.

After returning to the Court of Renzhi, it was already evening, and Mrs. Xu did not have time to carefully arrange the maidservants. After thinking about it, she carried the burden given to her by the maid of honor, and went straight to the dormitory of Princess Zheng.

Chapter 0451 sons and daughters for many years, died for the mother

Walking into the room, Mrs. Xu saw Dai Wangfei sitting in front of the window and carefully wiping a piece of seven strings. She stepped forward and said with a smile: "My concubine, my new concubine has summoned twenty servants from the Shang Palace Bureau. , these chores can be handed over to the servants."

"I have nothing to do when I have nothing to do. These commonly used utensils are used by myself, and I don't need to bother others."

Princess Zheng raised her head and smiled after hearing the words, put away the brocade handkerchief and motioned Xu to come and sit, and then asked: "Xu Siyuan is going, is the matter settled?"

Hearing Wang Hao's question, Xu knew that someone must have told Wang Hao.

She is not surprised by this either. Although this princess is not very old, she gives people a sense of stability and calmness. Although they have not been together for a short time, in the minds of many people in the court of Renzhiyuan, they have a very high opinion of this princess. Be respectful.Although Dai Wangfei didn't do anything that attracted attention, she had an aura that made people dare not be contemptuous.

This is also the reason why Mrs. Xu came to see Princess Dai for the first time after returning to the hospital. Faced with such emergencies, Mrs. Xu herself did not know how to deal with them most appropriately.So when I came back, I thought that I should inform the princess and ask for advice.

"The concubine has to apologize to the concubine first, then leave the hospital in a hurry without asking for instructions, and then attract some personnel back."

Mrs. Xu lowered her head and told the whole story. Of course, she didn't reveal too much about the specific reasons. After all, it is not clear whether His Highness the Dai Wang has told the concubine the private confession.

The princess frowned slightly after hearing this, and asked carefully about Liu Sizheng's situation, then sighed, looked at Xu, and said: "I don't know much about the history of people in the palace. But Xu Siyuan In other words, the Criminal Division’s arrest of Liu Sizheng this time may not be intended to inquire about the crime, but it may be to draw more personnel matters.”

Xu's complexion changed slightly after hearing the words, but she was still a little puzzled and asked: "Can the princess be more straightforward?"

"Liu Sizheng has been in the court for a long time. He has a lot of stories, and all the things he has in mind may not be heard by the foreign minister. Who doesn't have a third of privacy when he is alive? Liu Sizheng has entered and exited the criminal department this time. There will be serious problems, but those who are disturbed may be unpredictable."

Hearing what the concubine said, Xu's face paled immediately, and he said in a trembling voice: "This, so to speak, this concubine shouldn't go rashly... But, but, recently, the palace people are often harassed by criminal officials. Is it possible to walk safely..."

"I'm just doing my own thing, so it may not be the truth. But anyway, His Highness said to me a few times, Xu Siyuan, you are a close person of Diligent Stories. As long as you live in the courtyard, there will be no disturbance from other things."

"But, but I..."

Xu's face was terrified, she turned over from the table, knelt down in front of the princess's table, and took out the brocade package from her bosom, said in a harsh voice: "This concubine is really reckless, I, I rely on His Highness's kindness to take care of me, and enter the room lightly." Shang Palace Bureau and..."

Hearing Xu's explanation, Wang Hao's face also changed, and when she opened the brocade package, she saw a volume of books.

"The palace servants have lived in the confinement for a long time, and life and death are in this world, but who can be completely free from human affairs? What is recorded here is the only private plan that palace slaves can only guard themselves in their humble lives. They can take care of human affairs a little Transmission inside and out."

Xu explained the contents recorded in the book with a weeping face. The princess just nodded slightly after listening, and read the contents above carefully.

"Princess, please don't worry. This volume involves a large number of forbidden palace members. Zhu Siji handed it to me to keep it secret. The hidden information even involves the safety of her family. She will never release it easily. It's just , It’s just that the concubine’s whereabouts are obvious, if it’s really like what the princess said, the ghost soldiers of the criminal department may have already taken me..."

Zheng Wenyin rolled up the book, then raised her head and said to Xu in a condensed voice: "I will keep this book in my place for the time being, but Xu Siyuan, you must remember that before His Highness returns to the capital, no matter what kind of disturbance there is outside, you must not Get out of the Institute of Benevolence and Wisdom!"

After hearing the words, Mrs. Xu nodded again and again, and kept reassuring in her mouth.

After Mrs. Xu left, Zheng Wenyin looked at the cage where the books were stored, with a worried look on her eyes.After nightfall, he went to pay his respects to the concubine, returned to his room after dinner, raised his hand to screen away the other palace people, and signaled the servant girl, Chun'er, to close the doors and windows, then took out the book again, leaned over the desk to read it carefully, and occasionally took a pen to write on the paper. tick on.

The content recorded in the book is very messy. After all, the female officials of the Shang Palace Bureau are different from the female officials who are waiting to be appointed. They are proficient in writing and ink, but it is difficult to make any orderly records.There are also many things involved, such as the names of people and positions, the names of palaces, seasonal dates, and the entry and exit of various goods, etc.

If it wasn't for Xu's reminder, if there was only a book in front of him, it would be difficult for Zheng Wenyin to tell for a while that the book contained the extremely profound secrets of the forbidden.

"Chun'er, write down these personnel matters, and ask the palace servants at the right time, remember not to make too many traces."

It wasn't until late at night that Zheng Wenyin sorted out and categorized the contents of the book, but it was obvious that her thinking was a little wrong. After all, she didn't know the meaning behind some nouns, so of course she couldn't sort out the internal connections.So I extracted a few of the personnel matters that were frequently mentioned, and prepared to inquire carefully.

After being reminded by the concubine, Mrs. Xu was uneasy and did not dare to leave the Academy of Renzhi easily.

Of course, the transmission of news inside and outside has not been cut off because of this, especially when I learned that Liu Sizheng returned to the Shang Palace Bureau in the middle of the night the next day. Other than that, everything else is as usual.

After learning about this, Xu's admiration for Dai Wangfei's intelligence was overwhelming.Especially in the following, some female officials of idle affairs were arrested one after another, among them there were many people whom Xu saw on his way that day. Of course, Xu himself was terrified in his heart, and he obeyed the princess's instructions even more.

One day, Liu Sizheng personally came to visit Mrs. Xu at the Institute of Renzhi, Mrs. Xu saw that his expression was haggard and his eyes were bloodshot, so he couldn't help but offer a few words of comfort.However, Liu Sizheng grabbed Xu's wrist, and whispered almost beggingly: "There are many rumors in the ban that I betrayed the old good in the palace for my life, but I really didn't say anything, Xu Siyuan, do you believe me?"

Of course, Mrs. Xu has heard of such rumors. She was reminded by the concubine first and understood the methods of the criminal justice. After hearing the words, she comforted Liu Sizheng in a low voice: "The one who cleans himself is cleared, Sizheng, you are a long-term affair in the palace Your virtue is superior, the people in the palace have been favored and know your quality, and the mere evil words are just the harm of the traitor's incompetence..."

"I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for a day of innocence!"

Liu Sizheng let out a long sigh after hearing the words, and just pointed to a maid who was accompanying him outside the door and said: "The stranger is in the palace, and he travels between the two capitals. I don't have any worries in my life. The lady outside and me Their backgrounds are similar, they were born in Ye Ting, grew up in the deep palace, were raised by their side as mother and daughter, and pretended to be perfect. Please take pity on Xu Siyuan and adopt her..."

Mrs. Xu was about to refuse, but Liu Sizheng grabbed her wrist and said in a low voice: "I can't take on what your lord has asked me to do. This little girl knows more than half of what I'm doing. Taking her in is beneficial and harmless." !"

Xu hurriedly went to ask the Dai Wangfei for instructions, and only after getting the permission of the Wangfei did she take in Liu Sizheng's adopted daughter.

After entrusting this matter, Liu Sizheng left satisfied.Just another day later, he was found hanged in his living room.

When the news spread to the Renzhiyuan, the palace people were naturally very sad, and they built an altar near Jiuzhou Pool to mourn this rare female official.

It's just that Mrs. Xu found out that Liu Sizheng's adopted daughter named Liu Anzi didn't have much sorrow, so she couldn't help but feel a little unhappy, so she found someone behind her back and scolded her: "Although your mother didn't suffer from your pregnancy, but I treat you as if I were my own, and remember to find a trust for you before I die..."

"My mother didn't commit suicide, she was murdered!"

Before Mrs. Xu could finish speaking, the girl Liu Anzi gritted her teeth and growled, "Since my mother came back to the hospital, she has been intimidated by people a lot, and the door was broken down several times at night. She told me in secret that if she really died , must have been done by Si Gongtai Su Yong!"

Hearing this, Xu couldn't help gasping, pulled Liu Anzi to a more secluded place, and said in a low voice: "Could it be that Liu Sizheng is really involved in the emperor's rebellion?"

Liu Anzi gritted his teeth, and was silent for a moment, tears welled up in his eyes: "I also persuaded my mother, the emperor's heir is weak, he is not capable of fighting even in a big position, he abandons the world, his wife and concubines can't protect him, let alone those who chase after him. People who use things... In the old days, when they paid private visits to the emperor's heir, it was Aunt who let him go."

When Xu heard this, she felt even more chills in her heart, and she understood more deeply what Princess Dai said that no one has privacy in a living person.She felt that she had a deep friendship with Liu Sizheng, but Liu Sizheng never revealed that he had let someone visit the emperor's heir privately until his death.

But on the other hand, it's not the case. Unlike Liu Sizheng, the Dai Wang was young and strong, and even though the executioners were rampant in the foreign court, he still didn't dare to disturb the Institute of Renzhi.

"These words are rotten in your belly, so you stay in the Institute of Benevolence and Wisdom, and remember not to go out! Only under the protection of His Royal Highness Daiwang can you save your life! If you introduce miscellaneous feelings into this courtyard, even though your mother and I have old friendship , I will tear you up too!"

Xu did not expect that not long after she said these words, she violated them first.

The first day of the seventh month is the day when the palace people can see their family members outside.On this day, the family members of palace officials will be introduced into Xijia City, where they can meet briefly inside and outside.

Xu and her husband's family have long been far away, but they still have some concerns about their children.However, she also kept in mind Dai Wangfei's advice, and did not dare to go out privately, and only sent a good palace official to go to Jiacheng on her behalf to report to her children that they were safe.

But soon after the palace official returned in a hurry, they brought back a bad news. As early as a few days ago, all relatives and disciples of her husband's family, including her own children, were all arrested by the criminal department and sent to Luoyang Tuiyuan.

"Yes, there are mages who are blocking their way. Let me tell Si Yuan that if you want to save your husband's family from disaster, you should leave the Institute of Benevolence and Wisdom as soon as possible."

Hearing the words conveyed by the palace official, Mrs. Xu was already in tears. She wanted to ask the concubine Dai for advice, but the family members of the Dai Wang went out of the palace today to pay respects to the Emperor's Temple to worship, and they will definitely not return in a short time.

"The old woman's life is so missed by others. The children still have many years to live, and I can't let my flesh and blood die for me!"