New Dream of Red Mansions

Xiyan's eyes flickered slightly, why did Jia Yuanchun come here at this time?

Eunuch Wei didn't want to meet Concubine Qu at this time, so he decisively took Xiyan and Xiao Lizi and turned towards Jia Yuanchun. From there, he could also go to the East Gate. Although it was farther away, it was much safer than dealing with Concubine Qu .

Concubine Ou paused her steps slightly, narrowed her eyes slightly as she looked at the backs of Eunuch Wei and the three of them, although they were still heading towards Kunning Palace in a leisurely manner, but the pace under their feet quickened.

Seeing Eunuch Wei, Jia Yuanchun stopped, and Eunuch Wei knelt down to pay his respects with the two people behind him.

Jia Yuanchun laughed and said, "Where is Eunuch Wei going?"

"The empress has a few words to say to the old lady of the Pingyang Hou Mansion. Our family will stay in the palace to serve, so let Xiao Lizi and Xiao Anzi go out to spread the word. The empress came so early, but came to pay her respects to the empress?"

Jia Yuanchun nodded, "I don't know what happened to the fifth prince?"

"The empress is taking care of the fifth prince. After taking the medicine given by the imperial physician, she is already feeling better." But she couldn't hide her worry.

Jia Yuanchun hesitated when he saw it, thinking that this is not a good time to go to pay his respects.

Eunuch Wei showed his embarrassment at the right time, and when Jia Yuanchun saw him, he waved his hands quickly and said, "Then go and do your work quickly, and don't delay the empress's affairs."

Eunuch Wei bowed and stepped back.

After the backs of the three disappeared at the corner, Concubine Ou walked up to Jia Yuanchun. She looked at Eunuch Wei's disappearing back and said, "Who did Eunuch Wei take?"

Jia Yuanchun recalled it carefully, and said with a smile, "It's Xiao Lizi and Xiao Anzi."

Concubine Ou looked at Jia Yuanchun and asked, "Did you see clearly?"

Jia Yuanchun's heart tightened, but his expression remained calm, he nodded and said, "Who else is there if it's not the two of them?"

Noble Concubine Ou lowered her head in thought, then raised her head for a moment and looked at Jia Yuanchun with a half-smile and said, "Concubine Xiande is going to greet the Queen?"

Jia Yuanchun said nonchalantly: "I heard that the crabapple flowers in the West Garden are blooming, so I want to appreciate them before dawn. Would my sister go and see them with me?"

Concubine Ou smiled in satisfaction, "Sister, go and see for yourself. I heard that the Fifth Prince's condition hasn't improved, so I'll go and see him."

At this time, Xiyan was walking quickly with Eunuch Wei, and when he reached the door, Eunuch Wei scolded: "You have to go and come back quickly, and none of you can afford to delay the matter of the empress."

Xiao Lizi and Xiyan lowered their heads at the same time and responded.

Xiao Lizi dragged Xiyan away quickly, and the two hurriedly handed over their identity badges to the guards. The guards heard Eunuch Wei's reprimand from a long distance away, and knew that they were working for the queen.Although they were little guards and didn't know much, they also knew that the fifth prince was seriously ill and the empress was in a bad mood, so they didn't dare to delay them any longer, they just let them go after a simple inspection.

Eunuch Wei stood aside and waited for them to leave the palace gate before turning around and leaving.

Xiyan didn't realize her hands and feet were cold until she walked a long way. She took a deep breath and smiled at Xiao Lizi: "Let's go quickly."

But Xiao Lizi trembled and said in a trembling voice: "Girl, servant girl, servant girl seems to have weak legs."

Xiyan let out a "puchi" laugh, and said in a low voice: "I was also in a cold sweat just now." She touched her face as she spoke, "Thanks to their good skills, otherwise last night would have been even more dangerous."

Xiao Lizi also nodded repeatedly, even he, the person who got along with Xiao Anzi day and night, would think it belonged to Xiao Anzi at first sight.

Director Xia drove over in a carriage and took the two of them away. Xiyan looked at the sky and said, "I won't go to Pingyang Hou's Mansion. You will arrange for me to go back at the next intersection."

Manager Xia knew that Wang Xiyan was worried about being discovered by the Wang family, so he didn't force it.

When Xiao Lizi arrived at the Hou Mansion, he explained the situation of the fifth prince in detail, and finally said: "The fifth prince is out of danger now, and the imperial doctor said that it will be fine as long as he recuperates slowly. Your Majesty told the old lady not to worry, she knows how to behave of."

The old lady recited a Buddha and asked Xia Yuan to send Xiao Lizi out.

Xiao Lizi picked up Xiao Anzi and returned to the palace.It's just that on the way back, I couldn't help but wonder, "Who is that girl? What a skill."

Xiao Anzi's face darkened, "Shut up, father-in-law's rules have been taught in vain? If people hear it, we have ten lives and it's not enough to kill us."

Xiao Lizi stuck out her tongue, "I'm doing this in front of you too, who did you see me say that in front of?"

Only then did Xiao Anzi's expression soften.

At this time, in the palace, the emperor and Concubine Ou knew that the fifth prince's condition had improved.

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief, and took a look at the fifth prince, and when he came out, he let someone release the access control of His Royal Highness, and the third prince was also sent back to Kunning Palace.

Concubine Ou accidentally messed up her nails, but expressed her relief at the improvement of the fifth prince's condition.

The prince lay in front of the fifth prince, touched his younger brother's head, and was about to grab his hand, but found a three-color bracelet on his left hand. He was slightly taken aback, and asked: "Mother, where is this bracelet?" of? Why haven’t I seen it?”

The queen stepped forward to hug the prince, and seeing that there were only mother and child in the room, she said in a low voice: "Your aunt gave this to your fifth younger brother, you can't let this matter slip through your mouth, you know?"

After experiencing this incident, the prince's originally prudent temperament became quieter, and the third prince, who was originally lively and always getting into trouble, seemed to have grown up. He pursed his lips and nodded fiercely: "Don't worry, mother!" , we don’t say anything to anyone, even if the emperor asks.”

The corners of the Queen's eyes were slightly wet, she nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, that's it."

The prince looked at the fifth younger brother thoughtfully.

The emperor had just sat down in the imperial study, and there was a copy from Lingnan.

The district general's injury has healed, and he is about to challenge the emperor.

The emperor felt a little uncomfortable, because of the matter of the fifth prince, he was even more dissatisfied with the Ou family, so he directly threw the book aside and ignored it.

It's just that he couldn't stand the fact that someone mentioned it again and again. Seeing that more than a dozen people proposed to let the district general go out, the emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was too indulgent to the district family.

King Bei Jing went out and said: "Your Majesty, now that Marquis Pingyang has regained all his lost land, it is better to transfer Marquis Pingyang back to the army. After all, he brought five generals with him, and those five generals are mostly outstanding generals of the Northern Army. Recently, Outer Mongolia and Tsarist Russia are about to move, so the northern border should take more precautions."

The King of Xining also said: "Yes, Your Majesty, the District General is in Lingnan, why not let him and the King of Nan'an lead the army together. Now our army's morale is at its peak, and the Annan Kingdom is just at the end of its battle."

Right now, many people came out to respond.

In a word, the northern border is also a little restless now. The generals of the northern army brought by Marquis Pingyang must be quickly transferred back. It would be even better if Marquis Pingyang could guard the border in person, so the commander of southern border must be replaced.

The emperor looked at Prince Lian, "What does Prince Lian think?"

Prince Lian took a step forward and said, "My ministers seconded the King of Beijing."

The emperor looked at Prince Lian for a while, nodded and said: "In this case, let King Nan'an be the commander-in-chief, and the general of the district be the deputy commander-in-chief. Continue to lead the army. Make sure to let An Nanguo give me an explanation. You can declare Pingyanghou to enter Beijing."

In order not to worry Xia Yuntian, the old lady and Housekeeper Xia did not tell him what happened in the palace recently, and Xia Yuntian rushed back to enter the palace.

Although Xia Yuntian issued a military order to distribute the credit equally to all the soldiers, the emperor still rewarded Xia Yuntian generously. This time, the previous court did not understand what the emperor meant. The family has always been somewhat on guard. As a general, he was appointed during the time of the Supreme Emperor. Even if he was idle, the Emperor would not let him go when the Supreme Emperor was still there. The Governor-General of the Beijing Camp and the Governor-General of Rongzheng.

Xia Yuntian couldn't figure it out for a moment, so he had no choice but to thank him first and then retreat.

Xia Yuntian didn't know that the emperor would do this. First, he really needs to rely on Xia Yuntian now. Second, the northern border is a little unstable, and Xia Yuntian and King Beijing need to jointly defend against the enemy. Third, the actions of the Ou family made him very unhappy.Although he prevented the queen from going to trouble with Concubine Ou and the Ou family, it didn't mean he wasn't angry with the Ou family.

Jiangnan used to be the territory of the abolished prince, while the southwest was the territory of Prince Lian. Now his rights have been torn apart, and he will never allow the Ou family and Prince Lian to get together again.One must know that the Ou family and Prince Lian have always been ambiguous...

When Xia Yuntian knew what happened during this period of time, he was furious, what does the emperor mean by this?Use official position to shut yourself up?

The old lady saw that he couldn't hide the anger on his face, so she said: "You can go to the palace tomorrow to see your mother, but you can't go with this appearance, she is not feeling well in her heart, if you add fuel to the side, she will get angry No matter what you do, you have no place to cry." Then he sighed: "Your brothers and sisters have followed your father's temperament, I am really afraid that she will get into trouble with the emperor in a fit of anger..."

Xia Yuntian lowered his eyes, comforted the old lady and said: "Don't worry, mother, I know how to measure."

The old lady nodded with satisfaction, "I know, you are also the one who is about to marry a wife now, if you are not more prudent, such a good marriage will be arranged for you in vain."

Zhang Shicheng happened to come to see Xia Yuntian, the old lady got up and said, "If you have anything to say, just talk about it."

Zhang Shicheng saw that the old lady was walking away, so he said in a hurry: "As soon as I got home, I heard from my elder brother that the fifth prince seems to be sick. What's going on? Why did I drag you into it while listening to it?"

Xia Yuntian snorted coldly, and said the matter again.

Zhang Shicheng's eyes widened and said: "The Ou family's courage is too great, right? The Supreme Emperor and Empress Dowager are still here, and now the Emperor is facing internal and external troubles, how dare they..."

Xia Yuntian sneered and said: "They have been in a corner for too long. I didn't like their family at first, but now it seems that they can't learn to look at the situation."

Zhang Shicheng stopped talking immediately.

The Ou family was originally a big family in the Southwest. Because of their martial arts, they have joined the army since the previous dynasty. However, they were still a small fifth-rank official when Taizong was in power. Only then did they gain a firm foothold in the Southwest, and in the next 50 years, no one in the Ou family could match them in the Southwest.And because their family has many children, they have joined the army since the previous dynasty, and they have a wide network of contacts, so they are like emperors in the southwest.

Xia Yuntian was right, the Ou family stayed in the southwest area for too long, so long that they forgot that this is the capital.