Rebirth of the only favorite fool

The deep courtyard was covered by dusk, and the surroundings were clear and silent, except for the creaking sound of dead branches being stepped on by passers-by, which made this winter day more and more dry and lonely.Bypassing 24 small bridges and flowing water in the front yard, and passing through groups of dead branches and cold trees in the backyard, a small building appeared in front of him. He walked slowly and walked in, and walked up to the top floor of the small building.

Xiao Ronglian was sitting there correcting the memorial at hand, when he saw him coming in, he raised his eyes slightly and looked at him: "Are you back?"

Fang Qiyou nodded slightly, walked forward, and sat down on the cushion beside Xiao Ronglian: "En."

Xiao Ronglian just approved the last book in his hand. After this book was finished, he blamed the stack of memorials, pushed them all to the side of the table, put his hands on the table, and pressed his eyebrows On both sides, it seems to have some headaches.

Seeing this, Fang Qiyou moved directly to stick behind Xiao Ronglian, stretched out his hand from behind him, replaced Xiao Ronglian to massage him, and said with a bit of distress in his tone: "What's wrong?"

After Fang Qiyou approached, Xiao Ronglian involuntarily closed his eyes and relaxed, letting Fang Qiyou move. Hearing his question at this moment, he couldn't help but frowned slightly and said: "Some time ago I sent someone to protect the officials who went to Beijing to report their duties in the southwest. It was to keep them working in Beijing, but not to mention their deaths, even those people were lost there, it seems that the other party has put in a lot of effort to make them go forever."

Hearing Xiao Ronglian mention this matter, Fang Qiyou said calmly: "It seems that the officials of the Xiao party can't hold back, so they will send elites to deal with such deadly hands, and they are desperately struggling to die."

Xiao Ronglian nodded, and continued to talk with his eyes closed: "Although the crown prince has blocked the news from the northwest side, some news can still be spread at last, not to mention that the group of merchants who donated supplies have returned to Beijing recently, and they must have brought them back with them. There was a lot of buzz."

Fang Qiyou's expression couldn't help becoming serious: "It is estimated that Xiao Dang will make a big move recently."

As soon as the words fell to the ground, a snow-colored hawk flew from the sky like lightning, and flew into the window on the top floor of the small building in the blink of an eye, and flew directly to Xiao Ronglian's desk.

Xiao Ronglian heard the sound of the kite fluttering, opened his eyes and stretched out his hand to take off the letter box tied at the kite's feet, took out a note from inside, dipped a colorless brush into the clear water in a small porcelain tube , and then smeared on the note, the words on it suddenly appeared——

Prince Zhou Chen was assassinated and seriously injured in Wancheng, and Wancheng was in turmoil.

Xiao Ronglian's originally immobile face suddenly changed, and his palms clenched the note: "...How dare they?"

Even Fang Qiyou couldn't help being surprised when he saw the note: "What happened to the prince?"

Before Xiao Ronglian became the Right Prime Minister, he served as the prince's young teacher. At that time, he also taught several princes including Zhou Chen, and he had a teacher-student friendship with Zhou Chen. This time, he was sent to the northwest by Emperor Yu Cheng He also made a plan for him. He thought that Zhou Chen would be sure to be sure after controlling part of the troops in the northwest, but he didn't want such a mess to happen at the last moment!

Xiao Ronglian calmed down in just a moment, and said in a low voice with a cold face: "Yes, it must be that after the prince gets the evidence, there must be a fight with him over there, otherwise, when the prince spreads everything to Wangjing, it will be regarded as a crime." It is not an exaggeration to copy the family and exterminate the family. They even dare to assassinate the officials in the southwest, so are they afraid that there will be no more princes?"

Fang Qiyou's face darkened at this time: "You sent Bai Min to the prince's side. I didn't expect such a thing to happen! Where is Bai Min's usual prudence and thoroughness? Now the prince is seriously injured, and there is no one in Wancheng to take care of him. Just because he is afraid that he will not be able to stabilize, we have to persuade His Majesty to quickly send another person with senior qualifications to stabilize the overall situation."

Xiao Rong raised his eyebrows and said lightly: "No one else, I will go."

Fang Qiyou suddenly stood up: "No way! Both Anmai and Anhuo lost contact with you in Wancheng, and their whereabouts are still unknown. Even if you sent Darkhawk there, there is no trace. It can be seen that there is probably Xiao Xiao in Wancheng. The world is ruled by one party, how can you easily take risks now?"

He knew about Xiao Ronglian sending Dark Eagle before. At that time, Xiao Ronglian asked Bai Min, the subordinate of Anming Sect, to help Dark Eagle go there to find anyone.Now even Bai Min has been pointed out by him to go to the prince's side, it is a bit risky for him to go directly to Wancheng like this.

Xiao Ronglian said in a deep voice: "Wei Dingguo, the general guarding the northwest, has more experience and lacks vigor. He is too prudent to make a decision lightly. His Majesty once gave him an order to assist Prince Wancheng in the disaster relief. , thinking about it, he also listened to the prince's orders. Now that the prince is seriously injured, Wancheng's people are scattered and no one is in charge, I'm afraid there will be a mess, so I don't worry if I don't go in person."

Fang Qiyou pursed his lips tightly, and made a direct decision: "I'll go with you."

Xiao Rong raised his eyebrows and objected: "No way. You are the imperial cavalry envoy, responsible for the defense of the imperial capital. Who will be responsible for the safety of Wangjing after you leave?"

Fang Qiyou said in a deep voice, "I'm leaving and there's Qin Zheng and Fang He."

Qin Zheng is the deputy tiqishi of the imperial capital, Fang Qiyou's deputy, and his confidant and beloved general. He is in his 30s, young, promising, mature and prudent, with outstanding abilities and outstanding talents. If Fang Qiyou is promoted in the future, Qin Zheng can take Fang Qiyou's place. The post of Tiqishishi.Fang He is the general of the Fang family. He grew up with Fang Qiyou in the Fang family. He is equivalent to the adopted son of the Fang family. Qiyou is one year younger, still young.

Xiao Ronglian still frowned and objected: "No, only you are the most able to restrain the guards of the imperial capital, you stay."

Fang Qiyou put his hands on Xiao Ronglian's shoulders, and his eyes were heavy: "The emperor still has His Majesty, and with His Majesty in charge of the overall situation, nothing will happen. Even the Xiao family would not dare to play tricks under His Majesty's nose." Then he paused slightly, solemnly Said, "I don't go with you, and I don't worry about it."

Fang Qiyou once had a hint of rebellion when chatting with Xiao Ronglian, but it was just a moment of anger, and he didn't really want to take the superior position and replace him.He also admires Emperor Yu Cheng's ability.As long as there is an emperor in charge, it is impossible for the Xiao family to get out of the sky.

Xiao Ronglian raised his head and looked at Fang Qiyou who was looking down at him for a moment, then lowered his head slightly, twisted his fingers slightly, and said calmly: "Forget it, you go with me."

In the first month of Hongjia's 15th year, several important events happened successively and quickly, which cast a layer of bloody mist in the coldest year of the year for Dayu Kingdom, which had just turned a new year.The first incident was that the prince Zhou Chen, who had not yet held the canonization ceremony, was assassinated and seriously injured when he was sent to Wancheng for disaster relief.

When the news came back to the imperial capital, the emperor couldn't help being furious.

On the second day, when the court was discussing affairs, the Minister on the Right, Xiao Ronglian, stood up first, wishing to go to Wancheng on behalf of the emperor to appease the people, deal with the aftermath of the snow disaster, thoroughly investigate the assassination case of the prince, and bring the prince back safely.Tiqi envoy Fang Qiyou immediately came out and stood behind the right minister to plead for orders, willing to escort Xiao Youxiang to Wancheng with all his strength, and Qin Zheng, the deputy tiqi envoy, took his place temporarily.After that, many officials came out one after another to show their loyalty to Emperor Yu Cheng.

In the end, Emperor Yu Cheng accepted the right minister's request, and sent Tiqi envoys to dispatch [-] elite soldiers to escort the right minister to Wancheng. He must bring the prince back safely, and severely punish those who instigated the assassination behind the scenes.

Set off now.

In the Harem Zhaoyang Palace.

The weather outside the Tiangong was extremely cold, and the earth dragon was burning in the palace, but it was warm and warm.It's just that the curtains and veils in the palace were all hung down one after another, covering up the sky outside the palace. The sun didn't rise today, and the sky looked a little dark. Hanging it like this made the palace even more gloomy.

The entire Zhaoyang Palace fell into a groggy atmosphere.

It was not until the afternoon when Princess Ningxi opened the palace gate and stepped into Zhaoyang Palace that a ray of light came into Zhaoyang Palace.

Empress Fang stared fixedly at Ning Xi who was sitting at the bottom, and after a long while said slowly: "Ning Xi, are you here?"

Ning Xi looked at the queen with frowned, and felt a great pain in his heart: "Mother's queen!"

Empress Fang shook her head slightly, sighed slightly, and there were wrinkles around her frown: "You don't have to worry about your mother, it's just that she hasn't slept well these few days, it doesn't matter."

She'd known it would come sooner or later since she'd been queen.The only two sons under her knees, Zhou Chen and Zhou Qian, have been murdered several times since they were born.Now that Zhou Chen is about to ascend to the position of prince, and quickly seize the position of crown prince with the help of the disaster relief in the northwest, some people can't help it anymore.

Ever since she found out that Zhou Chen was assassinated in Wancheng, she hadn't slept well for almost a day, and woke up in deep worry every night, fearing that she would bring back the sad news that the prince was seriously injured and died.Even though she has taken good care of herself, she can't help but look old after all these days.

Why is Ning Xi not worried about her younger brother, but now that Empress Fang is so worried, she can only comfort her: "Mother, the right minister has left the imperial capital to go to Wancheng, and he also brought the famous daughter of the world with him. Yunchen, with the right minister at his side to protect him, no monsters or snakes like him can hurt Chen'er again, and Chen'er will definitely return to Wangjing safely."

When Xiao Ronglian was mentioned, Empress Fang couldn't help frowning, she nodded and said: "Ronglian has always been reassuring, and if he goes, the situation over there will be stabilized the fastest. After worrying about the eldest son, Empress Fang also cared about the only daughter, she continued: "I heard that several cases handled by the son-in-law are very offending, isn't it?"

Ning Xi's hand on her knee skirt couldn't help but slowly grasp the material under her body: "Yes. The son-in-law was recently transferred to Jingzhao Mansion to assist Jingzhao Yin in handling cases. The cases he handled were all related to the nephews of the dignitary's family in Wangjingli. As far as it is involved, he is fair and never takes sides, and he really offends people very much. I also advised him to hand over the matter at hand to others, but the son-in-law..." Ning Xi's voice gradually sank, "He Don't listen to my advice."

Queen Fang sighed again: "Now that the imperial capital is in chaos, it is indeed quite risky to offend people at this moment, but judging from the few times I have met with the son-in-law, the son-in-law is the kind of person who has a strong mind and integrity. If you ask him to push things that offend others to his colleagues, he will naturally not agree."

Empress Fang carefully observed Princess Ning Xi's expression, something wrong flashed in her heart, she pondered for a while and asked: "Ning Xi, tell me the truth, did the son-in-law treat you badly after marriage?"

Ning Xi's complexion changed slightly, and he hurriedly argued: "No, the son-in-law is very good to me, just, just..." She lowered her head, and Empress Fang also quietly waited for her reply: "Perhaps this marriage is just my wishful thinking. I love him wholeheartedly, and I begged for the marriage from my father. The son-in-law probably has no affection for me."

Empress Fang's face was a little worried, and Ning Xi could even say "no affection", which shows that Fu Junhua didn't treat her very well after marriage, but this marriage was indeed what Ning Xi wanted wholeheartedly.

"But didn't he also object to the marriage at the beginning? Why didn't he treat you well after marriage? Did he have someone else he liked, or did he do something wrong to you?"

Ning Xi shook his head and said: "Is it possible that he can not accept the marriage given by the emperor? I should have thought at the time, why would the son-in-law fall in love with a girl of sixteen or seventeen years old? Even if he has no affection for me , but he did nothing wrong to me after marriage, but he just treated me respectfully and respectfully. He regarded me as a princess, but not his wife." When Ning Xi mentioned the last sentence, There were tears in her eyes, she turned her head slightly and wiped the corners of her eyes, pretending to be nonchalant.

Queen Fang has always loved the eldest daughter the most among the three children, and seeing her showing such a sad expression now, she couldn't help but feel worried. She waved to Ning Xi and said, "Come here, Xu'er."

Ning Xi's boudoir name is Zhou Xu, but she has had the title of Ning Xi since she was two years old, and outsiders all call her by her title, even the emperor and empress usually call her Ning Xi, only when they are very close Queen Fang would only call her by her boudoir name when she was young.Hearing the queen's call at this time, Ning Xi stepped forward a few steps and threw herself into Queen Fang's arms. The coldness after marriage and the recent worries about his younger brother all turned into tears streaming down the corners of his eyes.

Empress Fang embraced her eldest daughter, patted her on the back lightly, and said in a very gentle tone, "Xu'er, life is unsatisfactory eight or nine, and you can't always hope for success. What's more, there is a difference in age between you. It's too big, I didn't approve of this marriage at first. It's best if the son-in-law doesn't have a sweetheart right now, even if he doesn't have any other feelings for you for a while, he will always have feelings for you after a long time. "

Among the scholars at the Shangqing Banquet, the empress was most interested in Tanhua Bailiyan, young and handsome, about the same age as Ning Xi; although he came from a poor family, but he was able to walk the way of a lonely minister, and he would definitely be favored by Emperor Yu Cheng in the future. Promote with all one's strength.But Ning Xi wanted to marry the No. [-] scholar Fu Junhua wholeheartedly.There is nothing wrong with Fu Junhua, but he is too old and does not match Ning Xi. Even Emperor Yu Cheng was very opposed to it at the beginning, but after all he couldn't stand his daughter's begging, so he agreed to the marriage, but it was not what he wanted .

We can only wait for the years to pass slowly.

Before Princess Ningxi could recover from her grief, the maid beside the queen rushed into the palace in panic, knelt directly outside the curtain in the palace and said, "Queen Qi, Your Majesty's bedroom is flooded!"

"What!" Empress Fang put down her daughter in her arms, ran out in a hurry, looked at the maid and asked, "Is something wrong with your Majesty?"

Jinxiu, who is usually the calmest and calmest maid of honor, could not hide her panic at this time: "It is said that the back hall of His Majesty's bedroom has flooded, and His Majesty himself is not in the hall. Passed out."

Empress Fang was in a trance for a moment.The back hall of the bedroom, isn't that man's ice coffin placed in the back hall of the bedroom?

Princess Ning Xi originally wanted to go to visit the emperor with Empress Fang, but Empress Fang didn't know what she was thinking at the time, and ordered her to stay in Zhaoyang Palace, not to go anywhere, and ordered the palace staff to go quickly to teach the prince. The study called Zhou Qian back.

Ning Xi waited in Zhaoyang Palace for a while, and saw Zhou Qian rushing into the inner hall of Zhaoyang Palace in a purple fur coat, and hurried towards her: "Sister, what's wrong with Father? "

Zhou Qian and Ning Xi are seven years old, and this year is only ten years old. Compared with his elder brother, his mind is precocious. Although Zhou Qian is usually good at martial arts and has a lot of exercise, his body is strong and heroic, but there is still a little childishness in his eyebrows and eyes.

Ning Xi put away the worry and bewilderment on his younger brother's face, and tried his best to put on a calm look: "Father's bedroom is flooded, I think Father has been too tired these days, and fainted when he heard the news. Presumably It's nothing serious." It seemed to be comforting Zhou Qian, but it also seemed to be comforting himself.

Ning Xi, who is only 17 years old after the new year, has his own judgments on political affairs, and currently has a little dabble in political affairs because he is the director of the Women's School of the Imperial College, but after all, he is still a little princess who has not experienced big storms.After seeing the look on Empress Fang's face before she left, for some reason, a layer of ominous premonition was vaguely cast in her heart.

The siblings waited for a long time in the Zhaoyang Hall, but before hearing the news from Emperor Yu Cheng, they saw Empress Fang hurried into the inner hall with her confidantes and fixed their eyes on them. It seems.At this moment, Empress Fang's complexion has completely changed, there is something Ning Xi can't explain in her eyes, which faintly makes her feel panic.

Zhou Qian was still young and couldn't understand what was going on in his elder sister's heart. Seeing Empress Fang returning to the palace, she hurriedly ran over, grabbed her by the corner of her clothes and said, "Queen Mother, what happened to Emperor Father?"

Empress Fang touched her youngest son's head, and was speechless for a while.

Ning Xi walked slowly in front of Empress Fang, pursed his lips tightly and let the palace servants around him go down, and when only the mother and son were left in the inner hall, he asked with slightly trembling lips: "Empress Mother, did something happen to Emperor Father? "

Fang Hou looked at Zaohui's eldest daughter, lowered her voice and said: "After your father passed out, I went to Jingren Palace, but was stopped outside, saying that your father suddenly became seriously ill, and no one was allowed to enter. "

"It's the Queen Mother's order."

No one knew the turmoil in her heart at that moment!Queen Mother!It turned out to be the queen mother!

No one outside knew about it, even the pair of children standing in front of her knew nothing about it—the Empress Dowager Xiao, who once held great power in the Central Palace, was imprisoned in the harem by Emperor Yu Cheng a few years ago !

Of course, it is impossible to hide this matter from everyone's eyes and ears. After all, there are still many occasions where the Queen Mother needs to show up, and the Queen Mother's absence for a long time will also arouse suspicion from the outside world. Forced, it will be very unfavorable to Emperor Yu Cheng's situation.

So Emperor Yu Cheng made a puppet for Queen Mother Xiao.

In Shuo Kingdom, the son of the former Anyi Prince, Duan Zian, the current Shuo Kingdom Anyi King, had a puppet master from the Puppet Sect beside him.In the past, when Duan Zian was sent to Wangjing to "rehabilitate his illness", he made good friends with Xiao Ronglian, the right minister. Later, Duan Zi'an's son Xiao Zhouzhuan returned to Shuo State smoothly, and sent the puppet master beside him to Yu State for a year for friendship.After the one-year period, the puppet master quietly left Yu State, and the Empress Dowager Xiao, who had always opposed Emperor Yu Cheng in the middle palace, was imprisoned in the deep palace by Emperor Cheng alone. , Fang Hou, and Prime Minister Right, only a limited number of people know about it.

Unexpectedly, that woman escaped from the deep palace!

It was still such a coincidental timing: the crown prince was assassinated, the prime minister left the capital, and Emperor Cheng fainted.

If this matter had nothing to do with her, Fang Hou would not believe it anyway.Moreover, was Emperor Cheng's fainting really just because of his serious illness?What disease is that?

The sky is about to change.Queen Fang had never realized it so clearly for a moment.

Not caring about explaining anything to the siblings, Empress Fang turned her head and said to Ning Xi: "Ning Xi, you and Qian'er don't go anywhere these two days, just stay in Zhaoyang Palace, you have to control them carefully." Palace servants of Zhaoyang Palace, take good care of my younger brother. Don’t ask me anything else, I will tell you if there is anything to do.”

Ning Xi had never seen such a solemn expression on Fang Hou's face, and his expression became serious for a while, and he nodded in agreement: "Yes, mother queen."

Empress Fang left her still ignorant son behind her, hurriedly walked into the apse of the bedroom, bypassed the heavy curtains, and carefully entered the secret room of the apse, knocked on a grid in the deepest part of the secret room, Take out a brand made of black iron.

The sign was only the size of a girl's palm, and it was held in Fang Hou's hand at this time. Under the lamplight, the light of black iron flashed, reflecting a small character on it - "Zhuan".