Reincarnation of the powerful minister

Xian'an Hou Mansion.

Mr. He came from the corridor and saw a maid of the Hou Mansion waiting outside his door.

In addition, there is a woman wearing a white silk jacket and a blue satin skirt standing on the railing, as if admiring the big cherry blossom tree in the courtyard.Her dark cloud-like bun was full of pearls and emeralds, and the phoenix hairpin was half removed. The graceful back alone was enough to make countless men dream about it.

But Mr. He's eyes only swept across her body, his eyes were as indifferent as sweeping a stone.

The servant girl blessed her body and said: "Mr. is well. This is Aunt Ruan from Yongning Palace. I have come to discuss matters with you according to your mother's order."

Mr. He nodded, and replied gently: "I understand, the hardworking girl has been waiting for a long time, you can go."

The maid's cheeks were slightly red, and she took her leave.

"I don't know if the imperial concubine sent Aunt Ruan, what do you want to discuss with me?" Mr. He greeted the woman whose back was facing him.

The woman turned around gracefully, looked at her with a smile, her eyebrows were like willow leaves, her lips were like cherry blossoms, her eyes were almond-shaped and her face was hibiscus. Although she was not as delicate and unparalleled as Concubine Wei, it added a sense of style and implication.

"Sir, do you want to talk to my servant in the porch?" The woman spoke in a soft tone, with a slight tremor at the end, like a swaying string.

Mr. He lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, opened the door, and made a gesture to invite in: "Please, Auntie."

Ruan Hongjiao entered the door, and after sitting down with him as guest and host, she finally started talking about the main topic: "The slave family came to see the master by the order of the empress. This is the phoenix necklace of the empress. Please appreciate it."

Mr. He took it and looked it over carefully. It was indeed the necklace string that Wei Guifei often hung on the palace belt around her waist to press the skirt. The few times she met him, she also hung it.

He returned the necklace string to Ruan Hongjiao, but Ruan Hongjiao deliberately refused to accept it, and continued, "I want to ask you, sir, do you know about the stone pillar that came out of the Yishan Bureau's well yesterday?"

Mr. He put the phoenix necklace on the coffee table, lit the sandalwood in the small stove, and answered calmly in the dense white smoke: "This matter spread all over the capital overnight, and there are many rumors in the market that it came from heaven. The vision implies that the second prince is an ominous person who will bring disaster to Daming in the future. Presumably, after hearing this, the empress will feel uneasy."

"Isn't that right, the empress was so anxious that she didn't sleep well all night." Ruan Hongjiao said, "Although the stone pillar has been smashed and sank in the river under the order of the queen mother, but the rumors are hard to tell, and the reputation of the second prince may be greatly damaged. Two The prince is still just a child, why should he bear such a bad name? The empress can't figure it out, so she asked the slave family to come to the husband and ask if this matter is artificial? Is there any way to solve it?"

Mr. He personally brewed tea for Ruan Hongjiao, and after she took a sip, she showed satisfaction, and then said: "Your Majesty believes that it is God's will, then it is God's will; if it is man-made, it is man-made."

Ruan Hongjiao smiled: "My family is an ordinary person, and my husband and I are really good at playing the piano against each other. Sir, can the slave family understand it in this way-it is not so much that the sky uses human hands to prosper, but it is better to say that people use the will of God to act." ?”

"Auntie is really born with wisdom."

"Your Majesty said that the Master is wise, so who knows who did this?"

Mr. He said: "I think the empress already has someone she suspects in her heart, so you really don't need to ask me again."

Ruan Hongjiao sighed softly: "Sir, you really have everything on your mind. The lady said that the stone pillar was discovered from the hands of the prince. It ruined the reputation of the second prince, and the prince benefited the most. Except for the prince, she will not be the second prince." Second thought. Now that there are so many rumors, may I ask if you have a plan to break the situation?"

Cigarettes were curling up, Mr. He got up and walked to the piano table, and sat cross-legged on the futon, his black hair was scattered on the plain white gown like a waterfall.He plucked the strings and made a series of crisp sounds like gold and stone: "If you just see the tricks and break the tricks, you will always be passive. In fact, the solution, I have already told the Marquis, Madam and Empress earlier, Now it’s still those four words, they’re just being used in various ways.”

"My family is stupid, and I have never heard my mother mention it. Dare I ask you what four words are they?"

"'Drawing from the bottom of the pot'." Mr. He said calmly while playing the piano, "Instead of thinking hard about how to break the game, why don't we just take the people who make the game? Isn't it just pulling the bottom of the pot?"

Ruan Hongjiao frowned slightly: "The crown prince is the crown prince after all, how can he handle it?"

"Cut off its arm first, make it painful and overwhelmed, and then break its foundation, once and for all."

"The prince's arm..."

Mr. He pressed the strings with one hand to pause the sound of the piano, stared at Ruan Hongjiao, and said slowly: "Su Yan, Su Qinghe, Shaoqing of Dali Temple."

Ruan Hongjiao's heart shuddered, and she almost showed shock.Fortunately, she was clever, and immediately raised her sleeve to cover half of her face, and said with a coquettish smile, "My family has heard of this name, and I have seen this Mr. Su when Jinshi was parading through the streets. He is really a handsome young man. It's a pity."

"What a pity?"

"It's a pity that he is on the wrong team. Since he can't be used by the empress, then just cut it off as the master said."

The sound of the guqin sounded again, and Mr. He's eyes were slightly closed, and his fingertips were plucking between the strings, as if he had forgotten both.

Ruan Hongjiao approached him, leaning against the piano case and sat recliningly on the futon, her blue skirt spread across the floor like waves, she leaned over and whispered: "Please teach me how to do it, sir."

Mr. He closed his eyes and said nothing, the song "Wind into the Pine" ended, he just turned his head and listened to Ruan Hongjiao.

The more Ruan Hongjiao listened, the more frightened she became, but her face showed admiration, and she finally nodded and said: "The slave family will go back to the palace now, and pass on the words of the master to the empress. Please wait for the slave family's reply, sir."

She got up and gave a blessing. After walking two steps, she suddenly remembered something, turned around again, took out a roll of Korean tribute paper as white as silk and as tough as silk from her sleeve, and handed it to Mr. He: "This is written by the empress herself. I know the scriptures and annotations I made, and I know that my husband is proficient in Buddhism and Taoism, so I send them here for my advice. You can write down any opinions you have, and I will hand them over to the slave family to take back to the palace when we meet next time."

Before Mr. He could reply, she put the scroll into his arms and left.

Mr. Crane unfolded the scroll, and saw a portrait of King Ming and Concubine Ming embracing each other, hands and feet folded on top, and a single line of writing below: ""The Great Nikkei Shu Nine" said: "If a man and a woman meet again, the seeds of fate are entrusted to the fetus Not to be destroyed is to add up and uphold righteousness'. What does it mean, Mr. Wanwang enlighten me."

Where is this scripture? It is clearly borrowed from the method of double cultivation of the Esoteric School, expressing the meaning of asking for joy. Concubine Wei actually has such thoughts on him... Mr. He raised his eyebrows, and looked at Ruan Hongjiao's leftover on the coffee table The string of phoenix necklaces smiled with unpredictable meaning, walked to the desk and opened the box of spoils and collectibles, and locked the scrolls and necklaces together.

When Ruan Hongjiao left the Hou's mansion, her feet suddenly went limp, but fortunately she was helped by the maid in time.

The maid took out her veil, wiped the fine beads of sweat from her forehead, and asked with concern: "What's wrong, Miss? Do you want to see a doctor?"

Ruan Hongjiao took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice, "No need. Take me back to Rouge Lane first, I have to think it through carefully before I plan to act. By the way, the Wanshou Festival is on holiday for three days, so Mrs. Su must be resting at home, waiting for me After thinking about it, you quietly go to the Su Mansion to deliver a message for me, so that no one will find out."