miscalculation

Seeing that the wedding was approaching, Shen Lingjiao, who was in the Yin residence, was fidgeting. She couldn't find Qin Xin's news through several methods, so she couldn't help feeling anxious.That night, when she was about to turn off the lights and go to bed, she saw someone knocking on the door, so she got up quickly. There was no one outside, but there was a letter and a blood-stained gown.She recognized that she had sewed it for Qin Xin herself, and she was shocked. She opened the letter and saw the letter: "Wedding gown and bloody gown, you can choose one."

This shock was no small matter, it seemed that someone knew about the matter between him and Qin Xin, and the letter was a threat.Since the bloody clothes were sent, it seemed that Qin Xin had already fallen into their hands.If she can't obediently marry Xiao Qian, her lover's life may be in danger.Shen Lingjiao knew that Xiao Qian belonged to the royal family, if it was revealed at this time, not only Qin Xin and herself would die, but also Shen's family would be implicated, so she made up her mind not to think about absconding and waited for marriage with peace of mind.She was suspicious in her heart, and thought that Qin Xin must have fallen into Xiao Qian's hands, if her own father, it would be absolutely impossible for her to come up with such a vicious scheme.Thinking of marrying such a cruel and merciless person, she secretly hated her, but there was nothing she could do.

That night, Grand Master Yin Zhonglin, the owner of the Yin Mansion, also had trouble sleeping peacefully.First, the Holy Majesty passed out for no reason in Ningxin Palace, and now there is an incident about Jiaonu, although the palace did not give any approval letter, but daughter Lan Guifei and grandson Xiao Zheng are all involved, I am afraid that this time is not trivial.

He couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, so he asked his son Yin Qifeng to discuss the countermeasures, but he still couldn't do anything after talking for a long time.

Seeing that the old father was too anxious to rest his head, Yin Qifeng persuaded him: "Father, why should you be so anxious? In my opinion, the fourth prince would never do such a thing. I'm afraid someone will frame him. Then Meng Guangbin and his son are Jinshi of the same discipline, but they are tight-lipped. It's very, it's hard for me to find out anything. But I see that there is nothing wrong with his attitude towards me, so I think there is not much interference with the Fourth Prince at this time."

Yin Zhonglin looked worried, shook his head, and sighed: "Qifeng, you are still too young. Originally, it is not a big deal to execute a maid in the palace, but the death of Jiaonu is really strange, and it was discovered by concubine Ji Shu first." She has always been at odds with your sister, so she will definitely take the opportunity to tell the truth and deal with your sister. Now the evidence is solid, if the Holy Majesty does not punish, it seems that the royal family caress about human life and connives at the prince. Even if we know that the fourth prince is innocent, but this one The key lies in what the Holy Majesty thinks. If he firmly believes in physical evidence, even if he is wronged, it will be difficult to clear up."

There has been no news from the palace these days, and even the emperor issued an order saying that the weather is cold and the court will stop for a few days.This is something that has never happened before, and the details inside are not trivial.

"Yesterday, for some reason, a man bumped into his son. He thought he was a rascal, but he slipped a note into his son's pocket. My son still doesn't understand it. What is the meaning of this!" Yin Qifeng saw his father anxious. , I wanted to change the topic.

"Oh? Bring it for my father to take a look at." Yin Zhonglin opened it, but saw that it was written: ten mouths, all of them are water.There was no signature on the note, only a picture of a phoenix was drawn on the back, holding a seedling in its mouth.

"Ten mouths are fields, and there are water in all directions, so it is a well. Jiaonu died in the well, and your cousin Tian Shihua recently disappeared because of Huanong Pavilion. It seems that the two must be related! It seems that this time Things are saved!"

"But father, even so, my uncle has already gone to hide somewhere? What's more, he has always been outside the palace, so how does he have anything to do with the palace? What's the meaning of this phoenix and He Miao?" Yin Qifeng was puzzled for a moment.

"This note came from the palace. It must have been entrusted by the Seventh Prince to Young Master Ji. It means that we should go find Young Master Ji as soon as possible."

"Father, why did you say that? That Ji Lan is the cousin of the Fifth Prince and the grandson of Taishi Ji. He has always helped the Fifth Prince, and the Seventh Prince wants to befriend the Second Prince. You accepted Shen Lingjiao as a foster daughter , is the father-in-law of the first prince in name, and the first prince and the fifth prince are very close. No one knows that the second prince and the fifth prince are fighting for the throne. Why does the seventh prince ask us to ask Ji Lan for help now? Could this be the Second Prince's trap? Even if the Seventh Prince has a good relationship with the Fourth Prince, there's no guarantee that he won't plot against us for the Second Prince!"

"Why don't I understand what you're talking about? Why don't you think about it, why your sister Concubine Lan is the most favored in the harem, but no one has ever dared to ask the fourth prince to be the crown prince? Do you think the old man doesn't know how powerful it is?" Yin Zhonglin sighed.

"Why? My son has always wondered about this matter. In terms of status, Concubine Lan Gui is the most favored, and you are not inferior to Taishi Ji. Why is no one nominating the fourth prince? My son is really not convinced. Father, you have never asked you before Tell me clearly, can you explain how powerful it is now?"

"Your mother Tian's group is the national teacher of Xiliang Kingdom. When Xiliang Kingdom was destroyed, the whole family was slaughtered by my court. Only a few people escaped. She met me by accident, so she married me under a pseudonym. This matter should have been hidden from the emperor, but one time she entered the palace with me to celebrate the birthday of the emperor, but when she was wandering around, she met a princess from Xiliang, she was shocked and turned pale, which aroused the suspicion of Empress Jiayuan who was present Then, in order to protect our Yin family from being implicated, your mother committed suicide not long after she came back. Later, she stopped pursuing it, and after the emperor became the throne, she also pardoned Tian's crimes. But for some reason, your cousin didn't understand Instead, I set up Hua Nong Pavilion in the capital with great fanfare. I persuaded him a few times, but seeing that he didn’t listen, I let him go. It’s just that our family didn’t have much contact with him, but your sister liked to go to his house to play when she was young. .

"Father, why is this princess from Xiliang in our palace in Dongling?" Yin Qifeng was quite puzzled.

"I don't know the whole story, but the Holy Majesty has hinted at me several times, and I dare not say more. At that time, your sister had already entered the palace and was pregnant with the Fourth Prince, so it was naturally inconvenient for the Holy Majesty to deal with it. But based on this matter alone, the Fourth Prince is I am determined to miss the throne. Back then, the Tian family created countless organs for Xiliang, and it can be said that their hands were stained with the blood of countless soldiers from Dongling."

"So that's the case, no wonder you never recommended the fourth prince, but instead helped the fifth prince several times in the court."

Yin Zhonglin sighed and said: "As a father, I can't help myself. All of this is what His Majesty wanted. But today's incident is really hard to understand. I heard that the fifth prince and the seventh prince were punished when they left the palace. Because you went to Huanong Pavilion, and now your cousin is missing again, you can only believe this note. The two princes go to Huanong Pavilion, with Ji Lan accompanying us, so we must go to Jifu."

At this time, Ji Lan was at home, indeed kneeling in the hall, being reprimanded by his grandfather, he dared not speak.

Taishi Ji Langfeng is over sixty years old, with white hair all over his head, holding a ruler and still shouting angrily: "You unfilial son, the last time you took the fifth prince to a place like Huanong Pavilion, I beat you ten times!" I still don’t know how to repent. I even exchanged messages with the Seventh Prince this time. If I get involved in the harem affairs, if I get burned, what will my Ji family do? I’m afraid that your aunt Ji Shufei will also be framed by you!"

As he spoke, he swung the ruler again and again and hit him a dozen times, causing blood to ooze from Ji Lan's back.

Seeing his grandfather angry, Ji Lan felt sad and didn't dare to beg for mercy, but just persuaded him: "Grandfather calm down, my grandson will never dare again, don't be so angry. I just see that the seventh prince and the fourth prince have a deep brotherhood, It's just a note to the Yin family, the content is not a big deal, it's just a matter of little effort, how can there be such a big relationship? You worry too much."

"Shut up, you disobedient and unfilial person! What do you know? A court lady, how can she provoke the minister of Dali Temple, let alone the reputation of the prince? The most important thing is not only the fourth prince, but also the third prince and the seventh prince." Prince, how is it doing now? Even the second prince is here. Do you know what your majesty will think? He thinks that this is a game set up by Ji guy and the fifth prince. Do you know what your majesty will think? As soon as the queen's death anniversary is over, the crown prince will be established, just in time for the eldest prince's wedding, so there will be a delay. Your aunt Ji Shufei doesn't know the seriousness. At this juncture, she dug up the slave and intends to bring down Concubine Lan. But she forgot, this Now the Yin family has adopted Shen Lingjiao, the adoptive daughter, who will soon be the eldest prince's concubine, and will be her backer in the future. If she touches Concubine Lan Gui, how can Yin Zhonglin help the eldest prince again! If he doesn't help the eldest prince, it means that he will never help the eldest prince again. Helping the fifth prince is equivalent to adding an enemy to the sky!"

"This... this..." Ji Lan was speechless at the time, and it was Xiao Liang who asked Eunuch Lin to venture out of the palace to look for him to deliver the note.At that time, he thought it was just a trivial matter, and Xiao Liang's words were sincere in the letter, thinking of how worried he was about the third prince in the bamboo forest that day.He felt that Xiao Liang cared about the brotherhood, and was not as good as the common princes fighting for power, so he unconsciously wanted to help him.I didn't expect that there was such a big relationship. If it was like what my grandfather said, the seventh prince was from the second prince's side, and I was the fifth prince's cousin, wouldn't it be incompatible?Thinking of this, he couldn't help feeling sad.

Ji Langfeng scolded him for a long time, and suddenly he saw that he was about to cry, and thought he had explained the whole story, and his grandson felt remorseful and blamed himself.Seeing the blood oozing from his back, I couldn't help but feel distressed, and my heart softened again, and said: "Go down today and think about your mistakes behind closed doors, and stop messing around."

Ji Lan was thinking about Xiao Liang, but didn't pay attention for a while, and went back to the room listlessly.The servants put medicine on his back, but he didn't feel the pain at all.For a moment it was like in a dream, he and Xiao Liang were chatting and laughing freely in the gazebo, even close to each other, but suddenly, Xiao Jue raised his knife to stab Xiao Liang, and he stood in front of him.Unexpectedly, Xiao Cheng took the opportunity to pierce Xiao Jue's back with a sword, and suddenly woke up.

Someone outside reported that it was Grand Tutor Yin Zhonglin's visit, but was stopped by his grandfather Ji Langfeng.Hearing this, Ji Lan still didn't know what to do, and couldn't help but wonder why Xiao Liang wanted to pass the news to him?Why not let Eunuch Lin go to the Yin Mansion in person?But after thinking about it, I knew in my heart that the Yin's residence must have people from the palace to assist in the recent wedding planning. If Eunuch Lin went, he would definitely be recognized.Thinking of it this way, Xiao Liang really trusted himself, and couldn't help feeling relieved.It's just that he trusts so much, and the two are destined to fight in the future, so he can't help feeling distressed.