The general's wife is sick

Nanny Lin sent someone to take back all the things Yan Bao used to use, and she and Yan Bao stayed in the outer house to raise their baby.

Xiong Zhengli had a strong heart of repentance, and he went back and forth between the outer house and the general's mansion day after day.

Princess Guangyang and Ji Liu went to the outer house to visit Yan Bao, and found that Yan Bao was in a much better mood than in the mansion. Princess Guangyang knew very well that Xiong Zhengli had hurt him, so she ordered people to send many supplements to add Considering the number of servant girls serving him, he never advised him to go back to his residence to recuperate.

Ji Liu didn't even say a word about returning home, this is a matter between them, Yan Bao, as the party involved, has the absolute right to speak, if he doesn't persuade people, he should be happy with himself.

On the way back to the mansion, Ji Liu suddenly came to his senses. He always felt that as a pair of children, he was rebellious, longing for freedom, and wanting to flex his muscles.But at present, it seems that he is the one who gets married obediently and has children, he is the one who is loyal and patriotic no matter where he is, and he is the one who has a good life with Xiong Jinghai.

On the contrary, he has always thought that Yan Bao is timid and a well-behaved twin, but now it is Yan Bao who is dressed as a man and has an heir, and the person who moves out of the house and wants to get married is also Yan Bao.

Judging from Princess Guangyang's attitude towards Yan Bao, her love for Xiong Zhengli is deeper than Ji Liu imagined.

The insects in Zhao Yongnian's mansion finally had a tendency to decrease under the joint efforts of the two imperial physicians. These small insects looked densely packed together, making people feel goosebumps all over their bodies, but all the ground in the mansion was scattered. With the insect repellent powder on, the mugwort was burning with thick smoke, and the prime minister's mansion was tossed like a Taoist temple full of incense.

Just before the worms were wiped out, there was a rumor circulating in the market.

The worms in the prime minister's mansion are strange, and there are no worms in the front, back, left, and right houses, but only his house has them.Some people speculated that there must be something shady in his mansion, which attracted insects, so even if the insect repellent powder was sprinkled and the wormwood was smoked, these insects would follow one after another, gathering in the prime minister's mansion without fear of death.

This kind of rumors did not cause any disturbance in the capital when the insects appeared at the beginning, but the long-term insect infestation could not be eliminated, and the rumors intensified.

The imagination of the common people is boundless. After such a long period of evolution, dozens of versions have appeared.

Some people have seen that kind of insects outside the mansion, and when they go back, they add fuel to the story and exaggerate the facts. It is rumored that the prime minister's mansion may actually hide corpses, and those little black insects are dedicated to carrion.

In this version, it turns out that the prime minister has a special habit, likes to raise Gu, eats human flesh raw, and uses the bones of the eaten human flesh to raise insect Gu, but the servant accidentally let the bug run away while taking care of it, which caused the prime minister's mansion to be destroyed. Bugs are everywhere.

And this extremely exaggerated version finally became the most widely circulated version in the entire capital. There are two reasons. One is that this kind of bug has legs and there are a lot of them. In the mansion, not a single insect was found in the front, back, left, and right houses.The second is that the prime minister's mansion sprinkled so much insect repellent powder every day, the wormwood smoked people's faces and burst into tears, and people couldn't bear it. Why can insects still run rampant in the mansion?

It must be something in the prime minister's mansion that attracted them. This kind of disgusting insect must be scavenging, so the above version was derived like this.

When the rumors spread widely, Ji Liu was satisfied and sent the last batch of worms to Cheng Wu, and then evenly sprinkled the powder on the culture medium, covered it with a lid and suffocated for half a month to ensure that the remaining eggs in the soil would be killed after half a month. After cleaning up, Ji Liu stopped the plan.

This incident achieved a good result beyond his expectation. Even if Zhao Yongnian was covered in mouths, it would not be clear that this kind of vision just appeared in the prime minister's mansion.

People's words are awesome, and everyone's words can make money. This is the power of the people.

I have been on the cusp of public opinion in the capital all year round, and now Zhao Yongnian has a taste of being used to chat about capital after dinner.

The Empress Dowager received a secret letter from Cheng Rulin that the food and grass in the south had been prepared, and the army could move at any time.

Nanny Jin took the letter paper and burned it. The gas in the copper basin was blazing brightly. The secret letter was burned, and the fire was extinguished, leaving behind a handful of ashes with lingering warmth.

"The Ai family hasn't seen the empress for a long time, how is she?" The empress dowager leaned on the cushion, the well-maintained beautiful woman was as lazy as a cat.

Nanny Jin ordered the little palace maid to take the copper basin away, and after cleaning her hands, she served the queen mother to eat fruits, "The queen has a lot of minor problems, and some days even the greetings from the concubines and the lords are gone."

"A body that looks good but doesn't work." Just said a word of unclear meaning, and the queen mother stopped talking.

At this time, the little maid at the door came in to report, "Queen Mother, the emperor came to pay his respects."

Stretching out her pale fingers with delicate armor, Nanny Jin helped the Queen Mother to sit up, "Come in, please."

"My queen please be safe."

Emperor Xuande came in, greeted the queen as usual, and the queen mother gave her a seat.

The mother and son of the Tian family gossip about the family, have deep feelings, and have a peaceful face. The mother is kind and the son is filial.

In the bottom of his heart, Emperor Xuande was thinking about the gunpowder that Ji Liu had transported into the palace, while the Empress Dowager was thinking about the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in Cheng Rulin's hands that could be moved at any time.

The two talked about King Rui, and the Queen Mother said, "Your Majesty, the country is prosperous, and the establishment of a prince is the foundation of the country, so it's time to think about it."

Emperor Xuande said with a smile, "What my mother said is that I have been thinking about this for the past few days. I wonder if there is someone in my mother's heart?"

The queen mother gave him a reproachful look, "This is the emperor's business, why come to ask Aijia, but King Rui has been a role model for the fifth and seventh children since he was a child, and he has good conduct."

"The queen mother and I thought of going together, and they are indeed connected by blood, and they have a tacit understanding." Emperor Xuande said.

Sending Emperor Xuande away, the Empress Dowager sneered, "Why is there blood, her legitimate son has long since disappeared. Now, Emperor Xuande has been in office for ten years, enjoying all the glory and wealth, and it is almost time to give up his throne.

The son of a concubine, who is at odds with her face and heart, she thought earlier that instead of supporting a gradually disobedient one, it would be better to support an obedient one instead.

Now that Cheng Rulin has already prepared everything in the south, it is not in vain that she has made arrangements for so long in advance. If she wants to withdraw money from the treasury in a legitimate way, she needs a reasonable reason, otherwise why would she do everything possible to mobilize troops from the northwest to the south.

In the early morning of the second day, the papers about the establishment of the crown prince were handed over in the court hall, and Emperor Xuande remained calm.

Nowadays, there are gossip in Beijing, and the common people are talking about the weird bugs that appeared in the prime minister's mansion, but except for Zhang Li's visit to Zhao Yongnian, these people pretended not to hear or see the big rumors in the capital, and the Queen Mother To mention the crown prince, this group of people hurriedly jumped out to present the memorial.

Emperor Xuande raised his eyebrows slightly, "Master Sun, you mean that I am getting old, so the country urgently needs a crown prince?"

Sun Daren said, "The emperor is now in his prime, the country is prosperous and the people are safe, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. There is no rush to establish a prince. It's just that the emperor doesn't have many adult princes. King Rui has already been crowned king. The fifth and seventh princes are a little immature and lack experience. , What I mean is that the emperor can consider strengthening the test of the three princes, so as to prepare for the establishment of a prince in the future."

Shen Lin stood beside Emperor Xuande silently. As the emperor's close servant, he also looked down upon these ministers.This Lord Sun spoke beautifully, but what he said meant that King Rui was the only one among the three adult princes who was crowned king, and the other two princes were not experienced enough to consider becoming a prince.

Emperor Xuande flipped through the book again, then nodded slowly, "What Aiqing said is reasonable, then follow Aiqing's wishes and make King Rui the crown prince?"

When these words fell to the ground, there were giggling voices in the court hall, and the courtiers were in an uproar.

At this moment, I can no longer understand the meaning of Emperor Xuande. This Lord Sun has lived in vain all these years. He hurriedly knelt down and touched the ground with his head, not daring to get up. Be the master, don't make such a joke."

Regarding the chaotic voices of the courtiers, Emperor Xuande had no intention of stopping, so Shen Lin did not move.

Zhang Li stood up at this time. Ever since he received the signal from Emperor Xuande, he became even more loyal to the emperor, "Master Sun is a good idea. Naturally, he knows that this is the emperor's decision. Then what is the meaning of your letter?"

Mr. Sun straightened up, he straightened his neck and said, "Master Zhang, I am loyal to the emperor and patriotic. The establishment of a crown prince is a major matter for the court. Although the emperor decides, as a subject, he has the responsibility to worry about the people. Don't you misinterpret this matter?" !"

"Worried about the people and the people, I didn't see it, but Mr. Sun is eager to show his merits to King Rui, and the next official can see it clearly."

Zhang Li, an admonisher, has always spoken sharply, and the name Zhang Cancan is not for nothing.

"You are talking nonsense! Your majesty knows that Master Zhang has ulterior motives, and this humble servant has no such intentions!"

As soon as Zhang Li opened his mouth, no one dared to come forward to fight with him. If you put this big hat on, you will reveal all the thoughts in your heart. How many ministers can bear this kind of behavior ?

"Get up, I know that you are for the country and the people."

Emperor Xuande finished it calmly, Zhang Libai glanced at Lord Sun who was kneeling on the ground, and silently returned to his original position.

Shen Lin bowed his head quietly at the side, motionless, and the matter became more and more serious. The connection between the former dynasty and the harem has existed since ancient times, and it is impossible to guard against, but the Queen Mother's hands are too long. With his current status and age, I'm afraid that the capital will be in turmoil soon.

After coming down to the imperial court, Nie Xudong had already learned that Lord Sun proposed the establishment of a crown prince, and he was not angry. Seeing Emperor Xuande's performance, he did not intend to directly enshrine him as a crown prince. Could it be that the missing people had already been found by his father? Did the emperor know?

For a moment, Nie Xudong felt uneasy. The people behind him took his people away, but he hadn't seen anyone contact him for a long time. Whether it was threats or intimidation, it was more enjoyable than having no news.

At this time, Nie Xudong seemed to store a blunt knife in his heart, cutting him a little bit every day, not fatal but making people unable to swallow or vomit, it was really disgusting!

Emperor Xuande may have other ideas about the crown prince, but Nie Xudong couldn't hold back anymore, and called his servants, "Prepare the horse!"

Ji Liu received a letter from Tang Junyi. His business territory is mainly in the north, and he has no other contacts in the south except the Tang family, so he really can't help Xu Fan's detention.

The transfer of personnel in the mansion is complete. Ji Liu has prepared a room full of small continuous crossbows, and countless iron arrows. Even if there is any change, the general's mansion is safe.

It's just that before that, Yan Bao needs to be brought back from the outer house to the mansion.