Princess [rebirth]

Lin Shangshu, Zuo Shilang, and Xu Shaoqing, the three unlucky ghosts named by the sage, all wore expressions of bitterness and hatred on this day, and led [-] elite soldiers to leave the capital for Yuncheng.The three of them had the most fun jumping up in the morning, but they were thrown into the battlefield by the sage without saying a word, which made the other ministers who were careful not dare to speak at will.

Dou Chun's ears were finally quiet for a few days.

Not long after Lin Shangshu and others left, Du Ji Restaurant welcomed the members of the Du family who had fled from Yuncheng all the way to Beijing.As soon as Du Laofengjun arrived at Du's house, he opened his shrewd little eyes and kept looking at the layout and cost of Du's mansion. After he had a plan in mind, he secretly looked at Du Jijiu's son, Du Siye.

Du Siye was handsome and personable, and just standing there was enough to attract everyone's attention. He was really a man of abundance, handsomeness, and outstanding temperament. Turning his gaze, he caught a glimpse of Zhuo Yilian standing beside Du Siye, curled his lips in disdain, thinking that the Empress Empress's younger sister is so outstanding, it seems nothing more than that.

Old Feng Junsi did not hide the malice in her eyes at all, Zhuo Yilian could feel it, she held her breath and stood there with her head bowed. Now her life in Du's house is getting more and more difficult, since the last time Du Xi After knowing that her son could not enter the palace and become the prince's companion, his attitude towards her plummeted.

The two had a big quarrel over this, and Du Xi didn't know where he heard it, but he blamed himself for all this. He thought it was because of his quarrel with Zhuo Jingfan that he stopped it. His son's future, and the Du family's future as well, were gone. For this reason, Du Xi said a lot of nasty things. If it wasn't for Zhuo Mansion's sake, he would have given himself up long ago.

Zhuo Yilian naturally hated her very much. Although Du Xi didn't dare to seriously divorce her, he never set foot in the main house again, and even his son couldn't keep Du Xi in his footsteps.Although Zhuo Yilian didn't have much affection for Du Xi, she couldn't swallow the slap in the face like this, but what could she do?Aye has become the Duke of Rongqin who has no real power, and is no longer the dreaded Zhongshu Ling.

And the reason why the Du family was still willing to give Zhuo's family face was because they still cared about Zhuo Jingfan who was favored in the palace.

Zhuo Yilian didn't realize until now that Zhuo Jingfan's rise and fall depended on Zhuo Jingfan's body. Only when Zhuo Jingfan got well, the Zhuo Mansion would be better. It's ridiculous that she used to talk nonsense to Zhuo Jingfan , presumably Zhuo Jingfan was laughing at himself at that time?

Standing beside Du Xi, Zhuo Yilian was thinking wildly while welcoming the so-called family members with him with a wooden face.

She could tell at a glance that the greed in the eyes of the old Feng Jun of the Du family, as well as his calculating and petty appearance, were clearly a bumpkin from the countryside.The old lady's eyeballs rolled around, as if she was appraising the wealth of Du's mansion, and then she turned her eyes to Du Xi's body, Zhuo Yilian did not miss the satisfaction in the other's eyes.

She frowned, and when she was still thinking about the old Feng Jun's intentions, Mrs. Du had already said: "Brother Xi was born really well, handsome and energetic, not bad."

"This is the old lady who doesn't dislike it. Brother Xi is not as good as you said." Madam Du covered her mouth and giggled. She didn't spend much time with this old lord, and she only knew that he was the second wife. Old Fengjun, she only met him a few times when she was newly married and accompanied her husband back to Yuncheng to worship ancestors.

The Du family is one of the most aristocratic families in Yuncheng, but after Mr. Du's father left, the brothers separated. Their fifth room followed Ah Weng to the capital, and the third and fourth rooms were also sent to other places. Fang and Erfang are still guarding in Yuncheng, but the number of people in the first house is withered, and the last surviving lord also left early, so the Du family in Yuncheng has always been the master of the second bedroom, and this old lord is the owner of the second bedroom. old lady.

After all, Mrs. Du still needs to call the other party "Auntie".

The arrival of Mrs. Du and her entourage made Du's house much more lively, but Mrs. Du received her with a smile on her face, but she was actually quite uncomfortable in her heart. After all, they didn't have much contact with their hometown on weekdays. It's good, but the old lady didn't notify in advance, and came to the door as soon as she said she would come, which made Madam Du feel a little uncomfortable.

Besides, the old lady is still dragging her family and her mouth. Madam Du saw that she wanted to eat the Du family's food with every mouth, not to mention how meaty she was, but the old lady was not polite, not even a polite word of compensation. This made Mrs. Du even more dissatisfied.It's just that her husband respects the second room very much. Back then, the fifth room was able to pass the exam in the capital.

So now that Erfang is coming to join them, Du Jijiu naturally welcomes them very much, and he also gave Madam Du some advice, not to neglect Erfang's family, with Du Jijiu's connivance, the old lady's family will naturally live with more peace of mind.

Not only Madam Du felt uncomfortable, even Zhuo Yilian couldn't stand Madam Du's family.

There is no other reason, Mrs. Du actually wanted to give Du Xi a granddaughter beside her as a concubine. When Zhuo Yilian found out, she almost fell down in anger. Who are these people? People in the nephew's room?Can this be heard?Du Jijiu and Du Xike are both in the Imperial College, if something happens, they can't be taken down?

Fortunately, Du Xi himself is self-conscious. Even if he loves beauties, he knows who he can touch and who he can't. Moreover, Mrs. Du's granddaughter is an orphan whose parents died. I'm used to serving by the old lady's side, how can a lady like a servant girl arouse Du Xi's interest.

It's just that Du Xi has no intentions, but he can't stand the lady's delusion of wanting to climb high.

Mrs. Du's granddaughter thought that the Du family in Yuncheng was already a big family. Since she entered the Du mansion, she was fascinated by the luxurious and wealthy life. There is no shortage of fine clothes and fine food, and besides, she bears the name of the old lady's granddaughter, even if she is a waiter, the real tiring and dirty work is not her turn.

So her life was going well until something happened in Yuncheng.

After the Hu people captured Xiangcheng, Yuncheng was the next target. Everyone in the city panicked and wanted to escape, and the old lady was no exception. She hurriedly asked people to pack their bags and was about to leave. It is impossible for anyone to remember that there is another granddaughter, if not for the fact that the granddaughter is clever enough to follow the old lady closely, otherwise she would have been left behind by the old lady long ago.

After arriving in the capital, the granddaughter knew that there was a place richer than Yuncheng, and the food and clothing in Du's mansion was more than one grade better than that of the Du's in Yuncheng. The young man was handsome and handsome, and he fascinated his granddaughter at the first sight. She couldn't help but think, if she could stay in Du's mansion forever, and stay by Du Langjun's side, she didn't know how happy she would be.

Speaking of which, this granddaughter is actually the granddaughter of the old lady's younger sister. Because the old lady has a good relationship with her younger sister, she has been taking care of her younger sister's son's family after her sister's death. After her younger sister's son and wife died in an accident, she Then he took people to his side.

The old lady herself was originally a concubine, and that younger sister was also a concubine, and she didn't marry well. People from her husband's family had no contact with her for a long time, so once her son and daughter-in-law died, no one would take care of her only daughter. That's why he took people to Du's house, thinking that it was just one more mouth to eat, and he wasn't afraid that he couldn't afford it.

The granddaughter's surname is Chang, and everyone calls her Mrs. Chang. At this moment, Mrs. Chang is inquiring about Du Xi's daily routine.When she learned that Du Xi and Zhuo Yilian had a bad relationship, she couldn't hide the secret joy in her heart. Although Du Xi had a beautiful concubine in the yard, Mrs. Chang thought that with her beauty, she wanted to climb up to Du Xi. Xi's bed should not be difficult.

But she didn't know that although Du Xi was lustful, not just any beauty could make him dizzy, so Du Xi turned a blind eye to Chang Nianzi's sudden flattery and hospitality, and even refused with a cold face.

Mrs. Du and Zhuo Yilian soon found out about Mrs. Chang's pestering of Du Xi. It would be good if the lady Chang came out, at least Zhuo Yilian was a legitimate daughter of the Duke of Rongqin.

Therefore, Mrs. Du approached Du Jijiu, and secretly conveyed the old lady's desire to give Mrs. Chang to her son, and inadvertently mentioned Mrs. Chang's life experience. She knew that Du Jijiu would not let people ruin Du Xi of.Sure enough, Du Jijiu's face turned dark when he heard about it. He went directly to the old lady, and said bluntly that the Du family would never accept Mrs. Chang.

Du Jijiu's attitude towards the old lady has always been very good, which made the old lady almost have an illusion that she can call the wind and rain in the Du's mansion in Kyoto just like in Du's mansion in Yuncheng.But she misjudged one thing. Even though Du Jijiu's father said that he would repay Erfang, he never said that he would take Wufang's future into account. If Du Xi is ruined, then I'm sorry, he can turn his face and deny anyone.

Seeing Du Jijiu's tough attitude for the first time, the old lady was naturally a little apprehensive, but she felt that her face had been smeared, so she held her breath and argued with Du Jijiu.

The movement of the two of them quickly attracted Mr. Du. After listening to the ins and outs of the future, Mr. Du naturally looked ashamed. We are already a great kindness, but you want to repay your kindness, how can you be so ungrateful, you have completely lost my old face!"

"Where did I avenge my kindness?!" Mrs. Du roared not to be outdone.

"You gave Du Xi that unworthy thing, isn't that called repaying kindness? Which one who repays kindness gives a maid to someone else's son as a concubine?! Are you adoring the maid or despising someone's son? !" Mr. Du blushed with anger, he had long felt that Mrs. Chang was a frivolous girl, and she would cause trouble sooner or later, no, he dared to try to climb up on Du Xi.

"Why can't you be on the stage?! Sister Chang is my granddaughter. Isn't this status worthy of Du Xi?" The old lady hates people mentioning her status and family background the most, it's like stabbing her heart and lungs with a knife son.

"What status do you have? How noble is Mrs. Chang as your granddaughter? Now Wufang is a Beijing official from the third rank, and even Du Xi is the Secretary of the Imperial Academy from the fourth rank, and his wife is even more honorable The princess' daughter, the younger sister of the current empress, how could such a family want an orphan girl whose parents both died to be a concubine? Even if Mrs. Chang is someone else's maid, she wouldn't even want it!" Old Man Du said bluntly.

The husband and wife quarreled fiercely, but they didn't know that Mrs. Chang was standing outside and listened to their conversation.She didn't expect that Du Langjun's wife, whose eyes were above her head, would have such a prominent background. For the first time in her life, she felt inferior to her identity.In the past, in Yuncheng, relying on the Du family behind her, she thought she was superior to others, but only now did she realize that she was so humble and ridiculous in the eyes of the people of Kyoto.

Moreover, Mr. Du's words were merciless, piercing her usual disguise. She always comforted herself that she was willing to serve the old lady for the sake of filial piety, but when others really regarded her as a maid, her heart surged. Shares are not reconciled.And from Mr. Du's words, we can know that the old lady always talked about herself in the past, but in fact, no one would buy her account when she arrived in the capital. Who would put her in the old lady who came from Yuncheng? In eyes?

That's why the old man said: how noble is Mrs. Chang as your granddaughter?

Mrs. Chang stared at the main room where the old lady was, remembering Du Jijiu's hint just now, she felt really wronged and resentful in her heart, she wiped her eyes, wiped away the tears that floated on her eyes, and turned to face Du Xi study.She wanted to ask if Du Xi had the same idea.

Before coming to the study, Mrs. Chang caught a glimpse of Du Xizheng flirting with Mo Mo's maid from the window. Mrs. Chang saw that Du Xi was so amiable to a servant, but she was so indifferent to herself, and felt even more uncomfortable.She turned to the door, and the chief attendant who was guarding the door saw her, frowned slightly, and said lightly, "Madam Chang, what's the matter?"

"Is the lord here?" Mrs. Chang said softly, and the long follower replied coldly: "The lord is busy, please go back, my lady."

"I have something urgent, please accommodate me." Chang Niang lowered her attitude and stuffed a sachet to the other party. After weighing the sachet, it was not light, and then said lightly: "In the Wait here." After finishing speaking, he turned and entered the study to report.

In the study, Du Xi was writing with his maid in his arms. Seeing his long entourage barging in to destroy the atmosphere, his complexion was not very good. He let go of the maid resentfully, and asked in a cold voice: "What's the matter?"

"Back to your lord, Mrs. Chang said outside the door that she has something to see." The chief follower lowered his head and replied respectfully.

"Ms. Chang? Let her go, I don't have time to see her." Du Xi frowned and thought for a while, then waved his hands and said angrily. Seeing this, the maid at the side got concerned, and hurriedly posted it on Rubbing against Du Xi's side, he said coquettishly: "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about your servants. If you have something to do, your servants will step back."

"What are you going to do when you step back? You haven't finished writing yet, come here and continue writing what you just wrote." Du Xi could see the maid's thoughts, but he didn't want to expose it, and was so happy to have a beautiful woman in his arms , so he stretched out his long hand, and hugged the other party in his arms to write. While writing, he rubbed against the other party, causing the other party to giggle coquettishly.

The long follower knew what the gentleman meant when he saw him, and retreated respectfully, but after he left, Mrs. Chang was no longer there, but the long follower didn't care, Mrs. Chang was so knowledgeable, it saved him a lot of talking. ...

On the other side, Mrs. Chang with a livid face hurriedly returned to her room. Her room was naturally in the same courtyard as the old lady. She locked herself in the room with a cold face, and sat on the bed thinking more and more. Angrily, I feel that there is no good person in the Du family, and everyone looks down on her because of her background. It is in vain for Du Langjun to be born with a good-looking talent, but his heart is so cold, should orphans deserve to die?It's impossible for them to get close to the orphans and ruin their identities. They all talk about their own backgrounds. She can't forget Du Jijiu's condescending tone, and Du Xi's eyes flashed every time he saw her. contempt and disdain.

Thinking of this, even the old lady was hated by her. If the old lady hadn't revealed that she wanted to ration her to Du Xi, she would not have thought about it. The old lady lied to herself and coaxed herself with some nice words , Let yourself believe that she is omnipotent, but in fact?Even the Du family looked down upon her status as an old lady, let alone a lonely and helpless lady like a maid.

Madam Chang felt even more resentful at this moment, she felt that everyone around her was laughing at her, and she no longer wanted to stay in Du's mansion, such a disgusting and filthy place, she would be too dirty to stay in such a disgusting and dirty place for even a second.Mrs. Chang held her breath, packed her luggage overnight, and then gave a pile of silver taels to the woman guarding the corner gate early the next morning, and quietly left Du's mansion alone.

Her departure didn't cause much commotion, at most the old lady howled a few words after she found out, but for the old lady, she couldn't remember her when she fled, so she knew that Mrs. Chang didn't have much place in her heart .And the reason why the old lady wanted to give Mrs. Chang to Du Xi was because she wanted to use the relationship between Mrs. Chang and Wu Fang to get closer.

After Mrs. Chang left, Mrs. Du and Zhuo Yilian breathed a sigh of relief, but after the concubine's threat was removed, Mrs. Du and Zhuo Yilian began to look at each other again and hated each other. ...

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The three of Lin Shangshu led the troops to Yuncheng, and after entering the sphere of influence of the Beiting Jiedushi, they met the men and horses of the Beiting Jiedushi. Lin Shangshu and others followed the Beiting Jiedushi. They went to Tongzhou together. After all, the sage had said when he sent them out of Kyoto that they were here to help Beiting Jiedushi regain Yuncheng.

After arriving in Tongzhou, the three of them came to the governor's mansion, and the Beiting Jiedu envoy was stationed in Tongzhou, so he also served as the governor of Tongzhou.The three of Lin Shangshu entered the Governor's Mansion and were warmly received by the Jiedu Envoy of Beiting. After the three of them and the Jiedu Envoy had eaten and drank enough, they followed the servants who led the way back to their respective rooms to rest.

In the middle of the night, the governor's mansion was quiet. The door of one of the wing rooms suddenly opened quietly, and then a man dressed in black and covered his face flashed out from inside. The man walked cautiously in the governor's mansion. Along the way, many patrolling guards passed by, and gradually headed towards the main courtyard where Jiedushi lived.It’s just that the closer you get to the main courtyard, the more heavily guarded it is. That Langjun nestled on a big tree not far from the main courtyard, looking at the layout of the main courtyard, he waited patiently, and told the guards to patrol the route and shift shift. Write down all the times.

Then he left as quietly as when he came.

Early the next morning, the three of Lin Shangshu got up, and Jiedushi had already ordered someone to prepare breakfast, and sent his servants to invite the three of them to have a meal together.Lin Shangshu and the others did not refuse, they came to the dining hall and sat down, when the Jiedu Envoy suddenly said, "Did Zuo Shilang not rest well last night?" Concerned, the officer is resting well."

"That's good. I just saw Zuo Shilang look haggard, and I thought he didn't sleep well at night." Jiedushi said meaningfully, Zuo Shilang's face was a little stiff after hearing this, and he said with a dry smile: "Feng Gong's eyes are really good. , Xiaguan suffered from insomnia, and fell asleep in the middle of the night."

"In this case, I have a kind of calming tea here, you can take it back." After speaking, he clapped his hands, and a maid came in with a tray, on which a pot of tea was placed.Seeing the servant girl handing the tray in front of him, Zuo Shilang almost accepted the can of tea with a stiff smile. He didn't know what the Jiedu envoy meant by rewarding him with a can of calming tea.

Lin Shangshu and Xu Shaoqing, who were sitting on the side, just smiled and watched the conversation between Zuo Shilang and Jiedushi silently. After Zuo Shilang accepted the can of Anshen tea, Jiedushi said warmly : "You are new here, if there is anything you are not used to, feel free to bring it up, but you have to remember, don't wander around the mansion after dark, otherwise, if you are caught by the patrolling guards, I will not show mercy. "

The three of them were stunned, and they hurriedly nodded and smiled in agreement, while Zuo Shilang's face turned pale.The Jiedu envoy glanced secretly, and sneered disdainfully in his heart, he dared to walk around in his mansion last night, and even touched the outside of his main courtyard, if he didn't beat and beat, shouldn't he be in the main courtyard tonight?

The Jiedu Envoy thought he had shocked Zuo Shilang, so after breakfast he took the three of them to the barracks. The [-] elite soldiers brought by Lin Shangshu had already been incorporated into the Jiedu Envoy's army. Can't help muttering, is Dou Chun treating war as a joke?To regain Yuncheng, only [-] elite soldiers were dispatched, which was not enough for the barbarians. Besides, Dou Heng had brought [-] troops at the beginning. Didn't Dou Chun think that with [-] elite soldiers, he could repel [-] troops?

The Jiedu envoy forgot, however, that he himself has a large army, so naturally Dou Chun didn't want to use [-] elite troops to fight against a hundred thousand army, but he wanted to use [-] elite soldiers to force the Jiedu envoy to send troops. With the soldiers in hand, wanting to take down Yuncheng is tantamount to nonsense.Dou Chun expected that the Zhunjiedushi would surely win Yuncheng, if he really wanted to take down Yuncheng, he would have to send his own soldiers.

Dou Chun's move was to find out how many troops Jiedushi had in his hands. Although he arranged many spies to approach Jiedushi, Jiedushi was extremely cautious. So far, none of the spies has gained his trust. Moreover, the information obtained by the spies was limited. Many military secrets and even letters with King Hu were carried by the Jiedu envoy, so it was not easy to steal them.

That's why Dou Chun sent Lin Shangshu and Lin Shangshu. One of the three Lin Shangshu is a spy arranged by him. The task of this spy is to obtain evidence of the collusion between Jiedushi and King Hu. If the Dushi did anything that endangered Da Zhou, the spies could kill him first.

It's just that Jiedushi can't die unless it is absolutely necessary. After all, if he wants to collude with King Hu, Jiedushi can't do it alone, and other officials must be involved.If the Jiedu Envoy is dead, the clues will be cut off, and it may not be so easy to find out all those collaborators and traitors.

Therefore, the mission of the spy is arduous, so for this operation, Dou Chun and Zhuo Jingfan spent a lot of effort, after thousands of choices, finally selected the best person to carry out the mission.