The Long Song of Reincarnation of the Tenth World

Not long after Yang Jing suppressed the matter, someone came up again, impeaching the queen for injuring others, but it was an old eunuch who served Xiao Canghai in Fengyi Palace for a long time, and his nephew outside the palace beat someone to death.At the same time, Li Yushi, who was dispatched to Shuzhou, died unexpectedly shortly after he left Beijing.When the news spread back to the capital, it immediately caused a commotion, and the public opinion was very unfavorable to the queen.

Yang Jing sensed that something was wrong, and secretly ordered the guard in black to investigate the matter.

At this moment, Director He, the old eunuch in Fengyi Palace, knelt in front of Xiao Canghai and wept bitterly.

Xiao Canghai frowned slightly: "Why are you crying? The matter hasn't been investigated yet. If your nephew was wronged, I will make the decision for you. If you deserve what you deserve, I won't protect you either."

Manager He wiped his tears and said, "Thank you for your kindness. This servant has been serving the queen for ten years since she entered the palace. This servant knows that the queen is the strictest self-discipline, so I dare not go out in your name Domineering. The slave's nephew is only 16 years old this year and is the only son of the slave's younger brother. The slave's younger brother died early, so the slave spoiled the nephew a little. But the slave knows that the child has always been timid and never dared to be with him. It’s troublesome outside. If you say that he killed someone, the slave will never believe it. Someone must have framed and planted the slave. It’s just that the queen has been implicated, and the slave will not be able to atone for his sin.”

Xiao Canghai was silent for a while, and said: "This matter is well understood by me. These days, you should stop waiting in front of me, and take my token to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to see your nephew and ask clearly. Remember, Let him speak the truth. If he really beat someone to death, and tell the truth, I can plead for mercy. If he lied, I will not meddle in other matters. Of course, if he is really wronged, I will not Will stand by and watch."

Manager He's eyes lit up, he took the token handed over by Mo Xiang with both hands, thanked the queen, and stepped back carefully.

Xiao Wanniang sat on the empress and said worriedly: "Empress, do you really want to intervene in this matter?"

Xiao Canghai sneered: "It's all on Bengong's head, so why should Bengong keep silent?"

Xiao Wanniang knew her young master's temper, but she was still worried, and thought of another matter, she asked softly: "The matter about the fourth young master and the third young lady..."

Xiao Canghai frowned, and said a little tiredly: "After all, they are my real brothers and sisters. Since my mother has already sent a message, I will take them into the palace for a few days in my name. Then you will entertain them for me. They, let’s not say anything else.”

Xiao Wanniang's bright eyes were slightly worried and distressed, and she couldn't help complaining: "Ma'am, it's true, knowing your current situation, you still want to send the Fourth Young Master and the others into the palace. Isn't this embarrassing you?"

Xiao Canghai stared at Xiao Wanniang, and said calmly: "Wanniang, I know you are wronging me, but you must never say that again in the future, understand?"

Xiao Wanniang whispered: "Yes. Wanniang understands."

Xiao Zicheng, the fourth son of the Xiao family, and Xiao Xianlan, the third daughter, were born in Mrs. Xiao's later years, 14 years younger than Cang Hai.When the siblings were born, Xiao Canghai had already gone to the old capital of Jinling with his elder brother Xiao Boyuan.Later, Xiao Canghai fought with Yang Jing in the Northern Expedition, and after recovering the capital of Luojing, he was conferred the title of empress and entered the palace, so he didn't spend much time with this pair of young siblings, and he didn't have a deep impression on them.

Not long after Xiao Zicheng's siblings were born, Xiao's father passed away, and Xiao Boyuan succeeded him as the patriarch.After he became an official in Beijing, he always wanted to take his mother and younger brothers and sisters to live in the capital, but Xiao's mother was too old to leave the former residence of Qiantang, so she did not agree for a long time.It wasn't until Xiao Canghai gave birth to the prince, the Xiao family gradually stabilized, Xiao Zicheng and Xiao Xianlan had grown up, and when it was time to think about their future and marriage, Mother Xiao brought her two children to Beijing this spring.

Xiao Canghai is not close to his mother.Before he was born, Father Xiao once doted on a concubine extremely, and that concubine even gave birth to a son, who was supposed to be the third son with the word 'uncle', but for some reason, the real third son was born He died not long after that, and even the family tree was not available in the future.

Xiao's father was very sad at the time, and suspected that Xiao's mother had done it.But at that time, Mother Xiao was already pregnant with Xiao Canghai, and Father Xiao couldn't find evidence, he couldn't turn against his first wife just because of a concubine's son, so he had no choice but to hold back his anger.

After Xiao Canghai was born, Xiao's mother insisted that Xiao Canghai be ranked as "uncle" according to the ranking of "brother, uncle and uncle", but Xiao's father disagreed.It is said that the husband and wife had an extremely fierce dispute over this at that time, and in the end Xiao's mother could not change Xiao's father's meaning.Moreover, when Xiao's father saw Xiao Canghai, he thought of his beloved son who died young, and had a deep resentment towards Xiao's mother, so he only perfunctorily named this son Xiao Ji.He didn't even bother to come up with a proper name.

The ranking is clearly the third, but it is named 'Ji'. Doesn't it mean that there used to be a real third son?

Mother Xiao resented for this.

After Xiao Canghai was born, the relationship between the husband and wife took a turn for the worse. Xiao's father took his concubine and moved to Jinling, the old capital of Jiangnan at that time, and lived separately from Xiao's mother.Mother Xiao probably felt that Xiao Canghai's birth did not restore her husband's favor, but instead made her more distant from her husband, so she didn't like Xiao Canghai very much.

This couple is a typical political marriage between the big families in the south of the Yangtze River. Xiao Canghai has noticed the indifferent relationship between husband and wife since he was a child, so he learned from it. Don't let others dictate your marriage.

So when he met Yang Jing, he didn't hesitate, even if he gave up his identity as a man and entered the palace, he was willing.

Not long after Xiao's mother entered Beijing, she handed over a sign and entered the palace to pay her respects to the queen. Xiao Zicheng and Xiao Xianlan also came.

Xiao Zicheng has a handsome appearance, is clever and intelligent, with a pair of dark and lively eyes, quite a bit of the demeanor of Xiao Canghai back then.Xiao Xianlan is even more like a flower, elegant and dignified, a rare beauty.

Xiao Canghai loved them very much and rewarded them with many things.At that time the emperor also came to sit for a while, quizzed Xiao Zicheng on a few questions, seeing that Xiao Zicheng was not in a hurry, he answered them all.Yang Jing was also very happy, and wanted to give him an official position on the spot, but Xiao's mother declined it.

There was no imperial examination system in Dasheng, and the court officials were all controlled by the gentry, and the children from poor families were also elected by senior officials of the gentry.Although Yang Jing knows the benefits of the imperial examination, the era he is currently in has not yet reached that stage. If this policy is enforced, it will only offend the entire gentry class, so he is still waiting for the right time.Drastic reforms in this area can only be carried out when the time is right.

Seeing that Xiao's mother rejected his offer of an official, Yang Jing was a little surprised, but not angry.This old lady came from a century-old noble family in the south of the Yangtze River, and married into the Xiao family as the mistress for decades. She had an air of arrogance and nobility, and she was neither humble nor overbearing even when facing the emperor.

Yang Jing secretly sighed that this woman was worthy of being Xiao Canghai's mother, and had some respect for her.

Xiao Canghai hadn't seen his mother for many years, so he naturally wanted to get close, but the relationship between mother and son was normal, and he had been away from home for more than ten years, so he really had nothing to say now.So Mother Xiao sat in Fengyi Hall for an hour, then took the child and left.

It didn't take long for the impeachment of the queen to appear in the court.Xiao's mother asked someone to bring a message to the queen in private, asking him to take a pair of younger siblings to live in the palace.

Xiao's mother has always been deeply thoughtful, and Xiao Canghai couldn't figure out what his mother was thinking for a while.But since his mother asked him to do this, he agreed and ordered Xiao Wanniang to take care of his younger siblings for him.