The Major General's Country Wife

"Your Majesty, please see the Prince."

Emperor Renhe: "Why did the old prince enter the palace?"

The eunuch: "It is said that the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and we are preparing for ancestor worship. There are some things that need to be reported to the emperor."

"Oh." Emperor Renhe nodded, took a sip from the teacup, and said, "Xuan come in."

"Yes." The eunuch bowed back a few steps, turned around and walked to the door of the imperial study.

"Old Prince, please come in." The eunuch Xu raised his hand to support him, showing respect.

"How about the emperor come in?" Prince Lin asked.

"Everything is fine." The eunuch said.

Prince Lin is in charge of the royal family, he is the son of the uncle of Emperor Renhe, he has always been fair and strict, and people respect him very much.

"Your Majesty." Prince Lin entered the imperial study, and before he could salute, he was stopped by Emperor Renhe, "Sit down, uncle."

Prince Lin is more than 70 years old, with gray hair and a trembling body. Emperor Renhe was afraid that he would accidentally fall to the ground.

"Alas!" Prince Lin squinted his old eyes to look up and down Emperor Renhe, and said with a gratified smile: "The emperor is indeed a spirit of dragon and tiger, even if the old minister closes his eyes, he will feel at ease."

"Why did Uncle say that?" Emperor Renhe suddenly softened his heart when he heard him say this, and said, "Seeing that Uncle is growing stronger and stronger, and will continue to take charge of the clan, I feel much more at ease."

"I'm getting old." Prince Lin shook his head and said: "Blessed by the emperor's gift, the old minister has been in charge of the clan for many years, but now he is unable to do what he wants, and he wants to do something for the clan in the end."

"Huh?" Emperor Renhe paused, his eyes were thoughtful, and he said, "What is uncle going to do?"

"First, the marriage between the princes and the Duke's Mansion." Prince Lin said: "It shouldn't be, but the emperor has made an order, so naturally it can't be lifted, but the married princes cannot inherit the rule, does the emperor know?"

"What?" Emperor Renhe almost knocked over the teacup in surprise, "How could it be? How could I not know?"

"Hmph." Prince Lin snorted coldly, and said, "Does the Emperor know that marriage with the Duke's Mansion is not allowed? Do you know why?"

"This." Emperor Renhe's eyes flickered, of course he knew.

Back then, the founder of the country, the first emperor, personally set the rules, forbidding marriage with the Duke's mansion, and violating the will, others have no right to control and dare not control, but Prince Lin can.

"Hmph." Prince Lin snorted again, and looked at the eunuch displeased, "What are you doing standing aside? Why don't you pour me a cup of tea?"

"Yes, yes, yes." The eunuch rushed out of the imperial study room, sweating all over from fright, knowing that such secrecy is not a good thing.

Prince Lin turned his head to look at Emperor Renhe, "Alas!" sighed and said, "There are people protecting the Duke's mansion, how can the emperor be so confused."

"Uncle?" No matter how self-confident Emperor Renhe was, he was still terrified at the moment, "What's going on?"

"It's too late anyway." Prince Lin said, "Don't touch the Duke's mansion lightly, unless you get that brand."

"Brand?" Emperor Renhe looked at Prince Lin inexplicably, "Uncle, what's going on?"

"Back then, the late emperor was almost unable to overthrow the previous dynasty. It was the ancestors of the Duke's Mansion who took out a wooden sign at a critical moment and received assistance to start the current dynasty." Prince Lin said.

He narrowed his eyes and recalled the secrets passed down by word of mouth, "It is said that the ancestors of the Duke's Mansion once saved a strange person, and left a wooden sign to call for help in times of crisis. It is said that it can only be used once, but who knows if it is true or not."

"The ancestors of the Duke's Mansion, in order to avoid suspicion, once personally begged the late emperor. For generations, the Duke's Mansion did not marry the royal family, did not participate in the government affairs of the court, and was only responsible for expanding the territory and guarding the border."

At this time, Prince Lin let out a cold expression in his old eyes, "But everything has to be guarded against, so there is a decree to keep it, and to hand over the secret to the patriarchs of the past generations, so that they can find out whether the wooden plaque is still in the hands of the Duke's Mansion." .”

"That?" Emperor Renhe was about to ask, but was interrupted by Prince Lin's next sentence, "What a pity! A few years ago, there was a plague in the frontier pass, and there was also the disaster of the Beili Kingdom. Really out of hand."

"Uncle, are you sure?" Emperor Renhe felt relieved, and then asked worriedly.

"Who can be sure about this matter." Prince Lin said: "Fortunately, the marriage is only for the position of side concubine, otherwise..."

"What does Uncle mean?" Emperor Renhe asked thoughtfully.

"I haven't talked to the emperor about it." Prince Lin looked outside the door and said, "I just want to see the reaction of the Duke's residence. I didn't expect them to be indifferent. It's really puzzling."

"If they don't have a wooden sign, they should desperately refuse the marriage." Emperor Renhe said, "Could it be?"

"Do you know why the secret is only passed on to the patriarch of the clan and not to the successive emperors?" Prince Lin said, "It's because I'm afraid of losing my sense of propriety, and I can't help but ruin a big event for a while."

Emperor Renhe remained silent, waiting for the next words, he knew that Prince Lin would not say these things for no reason, it was still a secret that the emperor was not allowed to know.

"The emperor has already moved his heart, so that people can see his intentions. In this case, we can only give it a go." At this moment, a trace of sternness appeared on Prince Lin's face, "With so many generations, the hidden dangers should be eliminated."

At this time, footsteps came from outside the door of the imperial study room, the eunuch came in with tea, handed it to Prince Lin respectfully, then went out and closed the door.

Prince Lin narrowed his eyes and took a sip of tea, and said: "Take it slowly, you are not sure where the wooden sign is, so don't do it lightly. Keeping the two maids of the Duke's Mansion is considered a hole in the hole."

The two of them looked at each other, and the marriage was just at the right time, and they could get rid of the Duke's Mansion only after confirming the whereabouts of the wooden plaque.

At that time, there were only two founding heroes left, and the Xu family guarding Nanman had already taken control of it, so there was no need to remove it for the time being.

After discussing for a long time, they finally made a decision. After the two princes get married, they will slowly look for opportunities to find out the whereabouts of the wooden plaque.

"There is one more thing." Prince Lin said: "The third prince accompanied me to the old minister and asked the third prince to leave the palace and establish a mansion. What does the emperor think?"

Emperor Renhe frowned, "Ask in front of uncle?"

"If you don't ask the old ministers, who can talk to them." Prince Lin said: "No matter how important you are, you are also of the royal blood. You are already 15 years old and ready to leave the palace. Can the emperor still stay?"

"Your majesty, let the child leave the palace." Prince Lin said: "He is also a poor man, and he may suffer a lot. How can the emperor understand in the palace, but the blood of the royal family is not something that she can kill at will. This must not be the case. tolerant."

"Uncle, don't worry." Emperor Renhe said, "Zhen will issue an order to let him leave the palace and establish a mansion."

He knew this well in his heart, as Prince Lin said, no matter how bad it was, it was his own blood, and he could be treated badly, killed or cut into pieces, and others would never allow it.

……

This decree came down quickly, the third prince looked at the imperial decree in his hand, his eyes gradually became moist, and he was finally able to leave this ghostly place.

It's just that the person who poisoned him must be very unwilling, "Hahaha" he couldn't stop laughing wildly in his heart, and the expression on his face remained the same.

There were enough things accumulated in his heart, and he was so overwhelmed with secrets, how he survived, the third prince knew very well.

"Third Prince." Eunuch Liu took a step forward and wept with joy as he saw the imperial decree in his hand, "Finally we can leave, Third Prince."

"Yes." The third prince showed a little warmth in his eyes, "Back then, the mother and concubine's people left and died, and there was not a single one left."

He looked at Eunuch Liu, and Xiao Fuzi who was standing beside him, and said: "Only you are with me all the time, this time we leave the palace together."

"Okay." Eunuch Liu sobbed.

"Third prince, can slaves also leave the palace?" Xiao Fuzi asked happily.

"It's just the two of you, I can't let you go." The third prince said with a smile: "Many people should not be willing to let us go. It's a pity! I can't do what they wish, and my life is not here."

"We'll have to wait for a while before we can leave the palace." Hearing this, Eunuch Liu said, his heart tightened, "We still have to be more careful, we can't wait for something to happen during the last period."

"Little Fuzi, go and close the palace door tightly, and don't let anyone in." Eunuch Liu urged the little eunuch to close the door, as if this would keep all danger out.

"Don't worry." The third prince said amusedly and sadly: "You can't stop people who want to come in even if you close the door. No matter how well you hide it, you can't stand the danger."

"Hey!" Eunuch Liu also realized, who can they stop here!

He is over 40 years old, and was accidentally saved by the third prince, and volunteered to come here when no one came to serve him.

How much suffering and tiredness he has endured these years, those sarcasm and insults have completely numbed him, and there is only one thought in his mind, to protect the third prince as long as he can.

His life, which should have been lost long ago, is used to repay the third prince, and he has already received a great kindness, and he is very satisfied.

What's more, now that he can see the third prince leave the palace with his own eyes, and he can still serve him all the time, Eunuch Liu can't wait to kneel down and kowtow to heaven for his eyes.

"Knock knock knock."

Before he could take action, there was a sudden knock on the door outside, which scared him into a shudder, and he looked at the third prince in a daze for a while.

He murmured: "Come here so soon?" He just asked Xiao Fuzi to close the palace door, the speed was too fast!

"It's okay." The third prince pondered for a while, "I just received the imperial decree, so I probably didn't know it so soon."

"Little Fuzi, go and open the door." The third prince said, "It's a blessing, not a disaster. A disaster cannot be avoided."

But he knew in his heart that he would not be in danger now, even if there was, someone would help him, and that fool who jumped up and down for so many years.

Thinking of this, he felt very sad, he didn't know how he did this, and finally let the emperor let him go.

Now that the imperial decree is under, I guess he should tell himself, thinking that he came to tell himself yesterday that he can leave the palace soon.

But no matter what, I don’t tell myself what method to use, and I hope he will not be impulsive and stupid, this person who shows stubbornness inside a fool!

"Third Prince." Xu He hurried in, and said with a happy face, "Xiao Fuzi said, have you received the imperial edict?"

"Yeah." The third prince smiled, his whole face glowed with vitality, and he no longer looked indifferent, "You should tell me this time, how did you do it?"

"Hey." Xu He patronized and smirked, almost dancing with joy, "It's really great, I can finally let you out of the palace."

"Yes." Eunuch Liu said with a smile: "It's a big happy event. This old slave will cook some meals. Young Master Xu will stay here to celebrate."

"Okay, okay." Xu He said: "Have a drink today, you wait, I'll go get some wine and food."

"Let's do it as an old slave." Eunuch Liu said worriedly.

"Don't worry, don't worry." Xu He turned his head while running and said, "Chang Feng is on duty today, I'll ask him to help him get some food and drinks outside the palace, and he will be fine."

"It's thanks to Young Master Xu for so many years." Eunuch Liu sighed, "Otherwise it would be a problem to have a meal."

The third prince: "Yes, I owe him too much."