The Major General's Country Wife

"Your Majesty." The eunuch bowed, respectfully and carefully offered a cup of tea, "moisten your throat."

Condensed and dark eyes flashed fiercely, took the tea and slowly lifted the lid of the cup, thinking: "Call Prime Minister He."

"Yes." The eunuch took a few steps back, turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by Emperor Renhe, "Tell the second prince to come here too."

"Yes." The eunuch replied, and paused for a while, seeing that Emperor Renhe had no other orders, he hurried down to summon someone.

Emperor Renhe sat behind the imperial case, his eyes flickering and calculating, his lips slowly curved into a cruel smile, as if he had made his final decision.

Soon, Prime Minister He and the second prince had an audience together, the door of the imperial study was closed, and all the servants were sent away, only the chief eunuch stood quietly at the door, motionless like a statue.

The atmosphere in the palace was tense, and all the palace people were cautious, fearing that one of them would be angered, and his own life would be in danger.

There were only a couple of guards patrolling back and forth in armor. The quiet and tense atmosphere made everyone tense and breathless.

The prelude to the apparent storm, time passed little by little, and with Prime Minister He and the second prince leaving the palace, the low pressure of Emperor Renhe finally eased.

Instruct the eunuch, "Chuan Shan, I want to drink a few cups quickly."

The impeachment of Old Censor Hong seems to have passed, and there is a feeling that everything is settled and everything is safe: the king is the king, and the minister is the minister, and it will never change.

"Hahaha." Emperor Renhe laughed loudly. At this moment, he felt more carefree than ever before, and he no longer had to shrink back and forth.

The chief eunuch saw that Emperor Renhe was happy, and the corners of his mouth twitched a few times in a strange way, with a half-crying and half-smiling expression on his face, his head drooped more and more, and his waist bent even deeper.

He withdrew to pass on the meal and told the little eunuch: "The emperor wants to drink a few drinks and tell the imperial dining room to prepare more good dishes."

"Yes, father-in-law." The little eunuch took the order, running fast with his calves.

The eunuch checked the time. It was just past noon, the imperial dining room was already prepared, and the meal should be delivered soon, so he stood silently waiting outside.

He closed his eyes, as if he was asleep, and the palace servants walking back and forth nearby relaxed their hands and feet, afraid of disturbing and being scolded.

As time passed, the little eunuch who passed on the food came back with the people from the imperial kitchen. Seeing this scene from a distance, he paused for a moment, turned around and gave some instructions.

Then he turned around and took the people directly to set up the imperial meal, but did not come to report.

"Eunuch." A young eunuch with sharp eyes saw this scene, and quietly approached the elder eunuch to report in a low voice: "The meal has been delivered, and the meal has already started."

"Yeah." The big eunuch opened his eyes slightly, revealing a gap, he said something in a low voice, and the little eunuch stepped back lightly.

"Hehe." The big eunuch waited for a while, and waited for the little eunuch who had just been dispatched to come back, and stood silently by the side before he moved lazily and went in to report the meal to the emperor.

At this time, all the civil and military officials gathered in their respective yamen, and no one left. Lunch was also served in the yamen, and they handled official duties conscientiously.

From morning to night, they didn't wait for the order, and they didn't send out a word of mouth, and they all breathed a sigh of relief for Old Censor Hong.

No news means that the emperor is seriously considering and weighing the pros and cons. This situation indicates that the Hong family will not be punished.

As for whether the eldest prince will be punished, and whether the emperor will introduce the crime, no one cares, let alone the kidnapped grandson of the Hong family.

What they want is stability in this world, nothing happens in the court, prosperity, wealth, high officials and generous salary. No one wants to encounter such a thing. I hope this time it will go back to normal sooner.

……

Xu Changfeng patrolled around, seeing that it was almost time for the next duty, he glanced at a group of guards following him, "Chu Gong, after you have patrolled the front, go back directly without waiting."

"Okay." Xiao He nodded, and waved to the brothers, "Go, turn around in front, and then you can download the value."

Seeing them walking away, Xu Changfeng looked around for no one, took a few steps and turned into a fork in the distance, and soon the road became more and more remote.

Near a small abandoned garden, I turned left and right, saw no one, and stepped into the small garden, where dead branches and leaves were densely covered on the ground.

Every step he took was accompanied by the sound of trampling branches and leaves. When he was almost at the end of the garden, a person walked out from behind a rockery.

"Eunuch." Xu Changfeng saluted, "Thank you for your hard work, Eunuch."

"It's hard work." The father-in-law said with a smile: "Our family can still live well, it's all thanks to the young master."

"Eunuch." Xu Changfeng's eyes turned hot, "Eunuch will be able to leave soon, and he will never be stuck here again."

"I'm used to it, and I don't want to go to the place." The father-in-law smiled and said: "Soon, everything you want will come true, and your only wish is over."

"Huh?" Xu Changfeng was taken aback, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated, he didn't know if it was what he thought, "Elder-in-law, you?"

"Don't worry." The smile on the father-in-law's face remained unchanged, and he said, "It wasn't our family who did it, so we won't be involved."

"Seeing this, our family is very happy, so we specially asked the young master to come out and talk about this happy thing." The father-in-law said with red eyes, "I have waited for too long, I thought I would never see it in this life!"

"Congratulations, father-in-law." Xu Changfeng said: "I finally got what I wanted, congratulations."

"Congratulations." Eunuch said: "Our family is still hesitating whether to do it ourselves, thinking that the young master should need it, thinking that it will save the young master from worrying."

"Who?" Xu Changfeng asked.

The father-in-law narrowed his eyes with a smile, and the joy came from the bottom of his heart. He leaned forward slightly and approached Xu Changfeng's ear, and said a name in a low voice.

"As expected, it was also unexpected." Gonggong said: "It is estimated that in the next few days, good shows will be staged one after another. The young master does not need to worry or worry. With our family here, nothing will happen."

"Eunuch, take care." Xu Changfeng said with a solemn expression, "Chaos has already occurred, and all kinds of people are about to appear on the stage. Eunuch must be careful not to be framed, and to take the blame for those who have evil intentions."

He expressed some of his worries and guesses about what would happen, and said again: "Eunuch, don't intervene, just wait and see what happens."

"Understood." The father-in-law suppressed his smile, "Our family will see each individual and each incident clearly, and it will be their reminder at that time."

"Thank you, father-in-law." Xu Changfeng thanked him for the salute, "Elder-in-law, please take care of yourself and don't put yourself in danger. We are just spectators, so don't get involved."

"I would like to obey the young master's order." The father-in-law bent down to return the gift, looked at Xu Changfeng with emotion, and said, "The young master is getting more and more calm. After this incident, the Duke's mansion will have no worries."

"Everything will be fine, and so will my father-in-law." Xu Changfeng said: "This day is not far away, just wait patiently."

"Yeah." The father-in-law turned and left.

Xu Changfeng looked at his old back, he was not as energetic as he was back then, his heart was extremely sour, and a good person has become like this.

Xu Changfeng had just come out of the small garden, and before he had gone far, he met Xiao He who was running in a hurry, "Brother Xu, something happened."

"What's the matter?" Xu Changfeng asked.

"Prince Lin is gone." Xiao He said: "A group of clan relatives came to make a fuss, saying that Prince Lin was fine in the morning, but since he heard what happened in the court, he was no longer able to find a doctor."

"This matter has nothing to do with us." Xu Changfeng raised his eyebrows and looked at Xiao He strangely, wondering why he was so anxious to tell him about it.

"Why is it not closed?" Xiao He said: "I heard that the clan asked for an explanation, and the emperor was furious. He ordered Hong Yushi's family to come to make amends, and let the Yulin army dispatch to surround Hong Lao Yushi's mansion."

"This?" Xu Changfeng was speechless, what's the matter.

No, he suddenly realized that the emperor wanted to take this opportunity to punish the Hong family, and a strange feeling arose in his heart.

Xiao He said: "This is an excuse, but it's too coincidental, Prince Lin is so strong, and it won't be a problem to live another ten or eight years."

"Yes, coincidence." Xu Changfeng said: "I've never heard of it. Some members of the royal family passed away and came to make trouble with the emperor. Who is so bold? Could it be that the matter of Prince Lin has something to do with the emperor?"

"Huh?" Xiao He suddenly slapped his hands, "Brother Xu, you are right, this matter is strange, no matter which side can be justified, it is because of this that I came to you."

"Are you afraid that the emperor will also let the Duke's mansion come to make amends?" Xu Changfeng said.

"Hey." Xiao He touched his head in embarrassment, and said awkwardly: "The impeachment of Old Censor Hong today didn't mention the Duke's Mansion, if..."

His incomplete intentions are obvious, and the old censor Hong will push it out. It is difficult to guarantee that the emperor will not take the opportunity to rob the Duke's mansion, and the charges will not be found. This is a matter related to the entire royal family.

"Don't worry." Xu Changfeng said: "No one will come to the door to make amends. There is no way to make amends for this crime. I don't know what crime it is."

"But..." Xiao He hesitated. He didn't know how he heard about it. He thought of Xu Changfeng for the first time, but now he dared not say it again, as if he was cursing himself.

"I understand." Xu Changfeng patted him on the shoulder, thinking of himself first, worried about being implicated, "Don't worry, even the eldest prince will not go."

"Yes, and the First Prince." Xiao He clapped his hands.

Some crimes can be compensated, and some are determined not to bow their heads, which is tantamount to pleading guilty, especially when Prince Lin is the patriarch of the royal family.

After the apology, how should these people deal with themselves, what crimes will they face, what will the world think, and what attention will the emperor pay?

It's like this, you have to be careful, Xu Changfeng's calm face finally changed, his brows are slightly frowned, his eyes are as deep as the sea, and the critical moment is approaching.

"Xiao He." Xu Changfeng said: "I'll go out of the palace directly, you tell the brothers."

"Yes, let's go." Xiao He understood clearly, "We will pay attention to the affairs in the palace. Brother Xu should not come to the palace these days."

"En." Xu Changfeng thought for a moment, and said, "No, even a little thing will be criticized by people, so it's better not to make trouble."

Xiao He understands that Xu Changfeng can't ride a tiger now, whether he will come to the palace or not, as long as someone wants to provoke him, he can find a reason no matter what.

"Brother." Xu Changfeng suddenly grabbed Xiao He's shoulder and said, "Do me a favor, let's take a step to talk."