Crossing the East Palace

"Everyone will die.?" Tang Luojin played with the sachet on the desk, and said slowly, "I will die, you will die, the queen and the twelve princes, they will naturally have such a day."

Ning Junyu's right hand trembled slightly, but he still stared at Tang Luojin firmly, and said, "Yes, everyone is going to die. But, what about you? You will take action, and the one who killed you looks like a sick man who has been imprisoned in the cold palace." Is your mother the baby brother? Jin, Xiaoqi, I know that the second sister may not be innocent, but," he paused slightly, "everything is wrong, she gave you the title of the first prince. It is precisely because of this that you have the crown prince."

Tang Luojin looked at him with clear eyes: "Fourth Uncle thinks that if Gu does not have the status of this son-in-law, he will not be able to sit as a prince? Although Datang Dynasty values ​​his son-in-law, how old is the twelve princes now? Fourth Uncle Do you really think that if Gu does not fight with him, others will not fight with him? If there is no Gu here, the twelve princes at this moment may not even have the chance to be born."

Just because he was there, Emperor Tianyuan supported him as the crown prince again, and most of the other princes focused on him, especially for the queen's "second son", especially a younger son who was ten years younger than the older prince. , never cared at all.If Wutang Luojin stood in the way, the queen was the twelve princes who were conceived when many princes were grown up, and these twelve princes would have "accidentally and prematurely died" by now.

Ning Junyu looked at Tang Luojin with burning eyes, and Tang Luojin also looked at him unwillingly.

"I don't know where the fourth uncle heard the news," Tang Luojin said, "However, I know that the Ning family is not stupid, and neither is the fourth uncle. In this case, the fourth uncle should know what to do next. Do."

Ning Junyu stared at Tang Luojin in a daze, then took three steps back and knelt down on one knee.

"Second sister is so wrong. How embarrassing the identity of the twelve princes is, I know all about it. The Ning family is willing to help the prince wholeheartedly, and only asks the prince to keep the two of them safe for the rest of their lives and protect me, Datang. It is true what Master Zhishan said The prosperity of Datang!"

Ning Junyu thought that his determination was enough to get Tang Luojin a promise, but Tang Luojin just looked at him quietly, and only opened his mouth when he raised his head.

"The Ning family is willing to help the orphan now, so what about the future? If in the future, the twelve princes are talented, have the qualifications to be a heir, and have the ambition to seize the heir, how will the Ning family choose?" Tang Luojin looked at Ning Junyu said, "Fourth Uncle doesn't need to answer in a hurry, as long as he temporarily guarantees that this news will stop at you for the time being, Gu will not take action against them. Otherwise, once the news spreads... Fourth Uncle must not forget No matter whether Gu is a legitimate son or not, Gu is the father's own son, a person whom Master Zhishan once worshiped, and a prince who is 12 years older than the twelve princes. And the matter of changing sons is a scandal in the royal family. Allow such scandals to spread? And the Twelve Princes, how should the Twelve Princes stop thinking that they should not have, how to make a choice, the fourth uncle must have a decision in his mind."

I won't take action against the two for the time being... To Ning Junyu, this is already a very sincere promise.

It's just that, from now on, there will be no uncles and nephews who were once intimate, only the crown prince and the son of Duke Cheng En who have a suspicion.

Ning Junyu thought that he would trust and care about his nephew and prince in front of him for the rest of his life.Once the prince succeeds to the throne, he will be the most carefree uncle who is trusted by the new emperor.

However, the blood was separated, and the two eventually became strangers.

"It will be as the prince wishes." Ning Junyu kowtowed again, "I just ask the prince to always remember what I said today, and remember that the Ning family will never betray the Ming Lord."

Ning Junyu left quickly.

After he left, he didn't avoid suspicion and went directly to Yuehou Mansion.

Mrs. Yue Hou saw him coming and hurriedly welcomed him to the gazebo.

No one knows what the siblings said.Mrs. Yuehou only knew that their wife had been sighing and sighing after Prince Cheng Engong left.

But she did not sigh for long.

Soon there was Mrs. Gaoming who used to walk around to see her, after some politeness, Mrs. Gaoming saw the eldest daughter of Mrs. Yuehou who was wearing a green dress, and said regretfully: "It's a pity that the Crown Princess at that time is gone. It's a pity for her, Ling Ai, it's a pity too."

Mrs. Yuehou's eldest daughter died of her husband's violent illness. After serving her husband for a year, she returned to Yuehou's mansion.Because of her early marriage, she is only 17 years old now.

Hearing that the Gaoming lady said she was a pity, he raised his moist eyes and looked at the Gaoming lady.

When Mrs. Gaoming saw Mrs. Yuehou's daughter, Mrs. Ye, I was even more regretful when I saw her pity. The wife of the Huangshang who took care of the prince grew up was quite close. The wife of that family said that the original meaning of the Huangshang was to see that Mrs. Yuehou and the queen are sisters, and Lingmei and the prince are also direct cousins. Brother, even closer than the concubine and the prince at that time. Since the marriage is not going well and she has to go home, it is better to marry the prince. Although she can only be a concubine, but the concubine of the prince is the concubine of others How can the room be compared? It was only after the news that the Crown Princess was seriously ill in the palace that this matter was dropped."

Madam Gaoming finished speaking, then slapped her own mouth lightly, and said with a smile: "Look at me showing off again, I forgot that Mrs. Yuehou is the Queen's sister. The Queen has always been close to you. How can you do such things? You don’t know? Maybe you not only know, but you also know when the crown prince will choose another concubine?”

Mrs. Yue Hou's head was in a mess.

She remembered!

At that time Huan'er suddenly sent her into the palace and insisted on taking Tang Luojin's life immediately.It was obviously not the best time at that time, but Huan'er persisted like that... It turns out that the reason for this is here!

The emperor must have told Huaner the news that he wanted to refer her daughter to the prince.Huan'er must have known that once her daughter married the crown prince, even if she could only be a concubine, she would not support her like before, that's why Huan'er suddenly decided to kill Tang Luojin at that time.

It's just an accident, Tang Luojin didn't die, but Miss Jiang's did.

Mrs. Yue Hou turned her head to look at her daughter who could only live in seclusion at home, and then thought of the queen sister she wholeheartedly helped, in order to prevent her daughter's future, she did this thing, all of a sudden, her heart was full of emotions Miscellaneous.

Huan'er did nothing wrong.

Where did Huan Er go wrong?She was confused all her life, and finally she became smart again.

If her daughter-in-law, who had just lost her husband, was really accused of being married to the prince, would Mrs. Yuehou still have to choose?Compared with the Twelve Princes who had not yet been born at that time, and a prospective son-in-law who had gradually grown up, whether it was Marquis Yue or Mrs. Marquis Yue, they would unswervingly support the prince.

Pity, no pity.

"Mother, is there any room for change in this matter?" After the imperial lady left, Ye Shi asked with hope in his eyes, "Is there still a chance for my daughter to marry into the East Palace?"

She had already married once when her mother and brother were in glory, but now that the eldest brother has broken his leg, the position of the eldest son is in jeopardy, and the second brother has been divorced, and the matter of "not raising" has been confirmed. Now that the Hou Mansion has lost its former glory, she may no longer be the younger sister of the son of the Yuehou Mansion. If she doesn't marry the prince as a concubine, who else can she marry?

However, where is the prince's concubine's room easy to do?

Mrs. Yue Hou thought that this incident came from the mouth of the prince who had served him, and then thought of the nonsense of her foolish fourth brother before, she knew what the prince should know, and she already knew it.By revealing the matter to her this time, isn't it admonishing her?

Then I thought that when my two sons had accidents, it was not long after Miss Jiang's death.

Mrs. Yue Hou never regarded Tang Luojin, a young boy, as an opponent, and never thought about these things carefully. Today, when she thinks about it carefully, it is obvious that she and Huan'er thought that Tang Luojin didn't know anything and could only let them rub What a ridiculous and sad thing.

Tang Luojin knew the truth long before they realized it.

But, even if she knew that Tang Luojin knew the truth, so what?

Thinking of what Huan'er did to delay her daughter's future... Even if Mrs. Yuehou knew that if it was her, she would have made such a choice at that time.However, looking at her daughter who is only 17 years old but already as quiet as a dry well, how can Madam Yue really not feel distressed?

"Don't think about it again." Mrs. Yuehou touched her daughter's hand and sighed, "Mother made a wrong choice once, and she should bear the consequences of making a wrong choice. Your two brothers have... Anyway, you will marry I won’t be entering the East Palace anymore.”

Ye's eyes dimmed.

Mrs. Yue Hou said: "It is not the right way to be a concubine after all. Let's wait a little longer, and we will always find a suitable person, even if the family background is lower. Mother will give you more things as a dowry, and it will be better to be his wife."

Only then did Mrs. Ye feel more energetic.

And Mrs. Yue Hou already refused to enter the palace again.

——The prince has already made a move, and Junyu made such a guarantee, what else can she do?I can only hope that Huan'er has been imprisoned for a long time, and her thoughts are lightened, and she no longer hopes for things that cannot possibly not belong to her.

Mrs. Yue Hou is not stupid. Although her second son is gone, her eldest son is still there.Even after the eldest son's leg was broken, Yue Hou had the urge to change the crown prince several times, and after thinking about who the crown prince was, Yue Hou still swallowed the words of changing the crown prince.No matter whose flesh and blood the crown prince is, in the eyes of everyone, he is the flesh and blood of the Ning family, so Mrs. Yuehou can take advantage of him. Although she is unwilling to really help him, she dare not have any crooked thoughts anymore.

It's just that although Mrs. Yuehou was unwilling to help the prince, she couldn't bear Yuehou's thoughts.

Mrs. Yuehou didn't know where Yuehou heard about the possibility that the crown prince might accept her daughter as his concubine. When she returned to the mansion and told her, she started to go out excitedly to inquire about it.Mrs. Yuehou originally thought that the prince would not agree. After all, the prince valued Miss Jiang's family, and the death of Miss Jiang's family had nothing to do with her. The prince could let her go because of the face of the Ning family and the Yuehou family. How could he marry her daughter?

Unexpectedly, Yue Hou came back with a red face.

"It's done!" Yue Hou said happily, "I said, although the crown prince likes the lady of the Jiang family, how can there be a man who doesn't like beauty? The crown prince is now thirteen, so he should know about human affairs. Isn't there a respectable Di Jingliang? No matter how good Di Jingliang is, she is also a Tubo woman, so it is only right for the Crown Prince to want a few Han women as concubines."

Mrs. Yuehou didn't expect that this matter had really happened, her heart was beating like a "plop plop plop".If this matter really came to fruition, then not only would her daughter who returned home have a bright future, even though the eldest son's leg was broken, but by virtue of this marriage, her eldest son's title would also be secure.Mrs. Yuehou can't be unhappy.

"Is it really done? What position?" Madam Yue asked.

According to the Datang system, below the princess concubine, there are two Liangdi, the third rank; Liangyuan six, the fourth rank; Chenghui ten, the fifth rank; Zhaoxun 16, the seventh rank; Fengyi 24, the ninth rank Taste.

The position of the crown princess is not necessary to think about, and there is no need to think about it; but as the cousin of the crown prince, Mrs. Yuehou thinks that her daughter may still be able to get the position of the third-rank Liangdi.

But Yuehou said: "Prince said, after all, you raised him, even if he is the son of a maidservant, he should be a fifth-rank badge."

Mrs. Yuehou was suddenly startled: "Five grades? How come? Wait, the maid has a son? Master Hou said, who is the crown prince looking at?"

Yue Hou paused for a moment, and said meaningfully: "The crown prince has taken a fancy to the third girl of our family, and the maid gave birth to a son. As for the eldest girl, the crown prince said, I can't bear my cousin to be a concubine, please find another husband for her."

Mrs. Yuehou suddenly became dizzy.

The third girl, the third girl who gave birth to a child.Apart from her delicate appearance, she has nothing else.However, this third girl also has a compatriot brother, who is also the most valued son of Yuehou after her two legitimate sons.

The meaning of the prince is obvious.

If she refused to help him, then he would find someone who could help him.

In the Yuehou mansion, the person who really has the final say is not Mrs. Yuehou, but Yuehou.But for Marquis Yue, what about a maidservant giving birth to a daughter?They are all his daughters, aren't they?The prince accepted his daughter and gave him a fifth-rank Chenghui status. Marquis Yue was satisfied and was willing to continue working with the prince.

"The prince said that after he passed the empress dowager's filial piety period, we will carry our three girls in." Yuehou looked relaxed and was very happy, "Because the three girls have a position, the palace will send two A nurturing aunt came, and my wife saw that it was time to quickly change the yard for the third girl. Another thing is that good writing is not good for deeds, and good words... For my husband's sake, I will bring Shanting with me from now on. Shanting Yu Shi, the birth mother of Miss He San, is born in a family, but now she should be given a position and change the yard....All of these will be handed over to Madam."

After Yue Hou finished speaking, he got up naturally and went to his concubine's residence.

Although the Empress was seriously ill before, Mrs. Yuehou often visited her, so he naturally wanted to give her face.Now the prince directly rejected his concubine's daughter, and instead asked for an unremarkable maidservant's daughter, which meant that although Yuehou didn't know it very well, he also had calculations in his mind. ——Maybe he doesn't have to let his first wife, who is the eldest sister of the empress, as usual anymore.

Although the filial piety period has not yet come out, there are always caring people watching the position next to the prince.

Knowing this, Emperor Tianyuan also looked for Tang Luojin and asked him if he had any thoughts about the future princess.

Tang Luojin was silent for a long time, but refused to marry a wife.

Emperor Tianyuan couldn't help it, knowing that his son felt guilty for that Miss Jiang's family.At that time, it was the son who peeled the crab meat with his own hands and handed it to Miss Jiang's family.

It was because of that plate of crab meat that Miss Jiang's family died.

"You don't need to mention the matter of the Crown Princess for now." Emperor Tianyuan compromised, "I heard that you want a concubine from the Marquis Yue's family to be a concubine? If you want this one, you must also not want the offspring of the Zhu family. Zhu The family is the mother clan of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, and the girls of their family should be given the position of Liang Di after all. Besides the Zhu family, there is also the Jiang family."

Tang Luojin looked up at Emperor Tianyuan.

Emperor Tianyuan sighed: "The Jiang family suddenly lost their daughter. Although it is sad, it is useless to be sad. Princess Ningyang has already asked the Queen Mother and said that she wants to send you a concubine daughter of the Jiang family." After all, there is Knowing the fact of in-laws, their family is willing to follow Tang Luojin obediently, hoping that one person will gain the Tao, and the chickens and dogs will rise to the top.

Tang Luojin knew that many families were like this, but in his heart, he was not very willing.

Wish to be one-hearted, Baishou will not separate.

Ning Junchi can wait stubbornly for his own ideas.Although waiting is bitter, it is also sweet.He has the right to wait, but Tang Luojin doesn't even have the right to wait or even fantasize.

"There are some things, whether it is Zhen or Xiaoqi, you can't refuse." Emperor Tianyuan said, "Fortunately, it's just a few girls, if you like it, you can dote on it, if you don't like it, just take good care of them. As long as the left and right rules are in place, they can't make any troubles."

Emperor Tianyuan opened his mouth to persuade him, and backed down a step, allowing him not to marry a wife for the time being. Tang Luojin could no longer be silent no matter what, and raised his head and said seriously: "My son knows. After the empress dowager's filial piety is over, everything will be up to you." Father and grandmother are in charge."

Emperor Tianyuan was satisfied with this.

Tang Luojin left the Zichen Palace without taking a seat, but walked slowly towards the East Palace.

On the way, I happened to meet the second prince and the eighth prince.

When it came to the paddock, it was Tang Luojin who saved the eighth prince, but in the end, the eighth prince still followed the second prince.

"Brother Seventh Emperor."

"Seventh Emperor." The second prince got off his shoulders and smiled softly, "Seventh Emperor, will you be free in the future? Your second sister-in-law just gave birth to a little grandson, and his baptism, you, as an uncle, But you must not be absent."

After the first prince became a monk, the eldest among the princes was the second prince.The second prince has already married a wife, and now his wife is pregnant and has given birth to the eldest grandson of the emperor. No wonder the second prince is so proud of himself.

Tang Luojin remained expressionless: "Congratulations, brother two, I will definitely go in the future."

The second prince seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "That's good, that's good. Brother Wei was worried just now, and the father left the matter of building lending libraries in various places to brother Wei, the eighth brother, and the seventh brother. Will you be angry? If you get the Seventh Brother now, I will be overjoyed for my brother. Seventh Brother, then, see you later."

The eighth prince silently followed behind the second prince, bowed slightly to Tang Luojin, and walked towards Zichen Hall.

Tang Luojin quickly returned to the East Palace.

He walked so fast that the palace people behind him could hardly keep up.

Fortunately, the East Palace is not too far from the Zichen Palace. After two incense sticks, Tang Luojin returned to the East Palace.

The chief eunuch of the Eastern Palace came to report, and Ning Junchi was waiting for him in the flower hall.

Tang Luojin paused.

Qing Huan said that there is love in the sound of Xin Guogong's piano. It is a feeling that should not be there, and it is also a feeling that cannot be removed. Your Highness, please consider it.

When Tang Luojin heard this for the first time, she was surprised at first, and then fell silent.

As Qing Huan said, this is something that shouldn't happen.And with Ning Junchi's stubbornness, once he has feelings for him, how can it be easily removed?

Originally, what Tang Luojin thought was just the word "estrangement".He is the crown prince, but Ning Junchi is the queen's younger brother and a courtier.Apart from the estrangement between them, it seems that there is no solution.

However, Tang Luojin stopped slightly, and suddenly looked up, just in time to see a young man in black, Xiao Xiao Susu, smiling slightly, walking towards him.

Like a breeze.

Tender and irresistible.

"Xiao Qi is back." Ning Junchi had never been to the East Palace since he played the piano at Qing Huan's place that day, and today was the first time he came here.He sized up Tang Luojin, feeling a little distressed, "Why did you lose weight?"

Seeing that he didn't mention anything else, Tang Luojin seemed to be getting along with him as before, so she didn't mention anything else, and said, "It's not that I lost weight, it's that I grew taller." No matter how much you eat, you won't get too fat.

Ning Junchi saw that he had really grown taller, smiled slightly, and naturally stepped forward to hold his hand.

"It's good to grow taller. By the way, the day after Junyu leaves Chang'an, Xiao Qi will go to see him off?" Ning Junchi said, "Junyu has been quite strange these few days, and he didn't make any noise to drink or see him off. After the banquet, I just stayed at home and bored in the study. I asked him and me to look for you, but he refused."

You know, Ning Junyu is Tang Luojin's companion.The two study and practice martial arts together.If it was true, the time they spent together would be longer than the time Tang Luojin and Ning Junchi spent together.

Ning Junchi frowned slightly, obviously not knowing why.

Tang Luojin said: "The day after tomorrow will be the second prince's eldest son Xisan, so I won't go. However, I have something that I want to give to my second uncle, and I'm afraid I will have to trouble my fourth uncle to take it all the way."

Ning Junchi didn't ask anything else, just nodded and said: "As long as it is given by Xiaoqi, your fourth uncle will happily take it over. Don't worry about him getting lazy."

Tang Luojin only twitched the corners of her lips slightly, but said nothing else.

The two still got along as before, and neither of them mentioned what Qing Huan said.

For Yu Tangluojin, this is the best; for Yu Ningjunchi, his Xiaoqi is still too young, no matter what he thinks in his heart, he is only Xiaoqi's uncle now .

Whether it is patience or waiting, he has long been used to it.Now that you have a rush, how can you not bear it?Can't wait?

When Ning Junchi left, Tang Luojin sat in the study without saying a word.

After Chang Qu urged him to go to bed several times, Tang Luojin took out the map and carefully looked at it at Tubo's place.

Most of the forces in the Ning family's army are in Datang and the Turkic border.But at the border between Datang and Tubo, the Ning family never infiltrated.

Tang Luojin used to think that to be a prince, all he had to do was be obedient and filial.But now it seems that to be obedient is to listen, to be filial is to be filial, but there are some things that he should hold in his own hands.

The day after tomorrow, in the suburbs of Chang'an.

Sure enough, Tang Luojin didn't come to deliver it, but asked his companion Zhu Keshan to send one thing.

"What is this?" Ning Junyu looked at a chair with wheels and wondered, "How come there are wheels?"

Zhu Keshan squinted at him: "This is made by the prince Tete. He said it is called a wheelchair. With this, even people who are not good at walking can sit on it and walk around by themselves. Although the prince has never met General Ning, but I really put my heart into it."

Ning Junyu was stunned.

Zhu Keshan said: "Compared to those people who don't even recognize His Highness when they have the opportunity to fight for military merit, they have a lot more conscience! Come on, let's not talk, Ning Shizi, you go to your own future, I will also follow the prince myself! We will meet later!"