Clan House

Song Jingxin was in a panic, she was so focused on leaving the waterside pavilion, she never paid attention to where she came from.He ran a long way and didn't stop until he ran out of ways.He looked around and saw that he had already left Tangchi. The rockery in front of him seemed to be the border, and the mountains behind him were half covered by a corner of the real mountain in miniature.This road is impassable, whether you want to go back to Shuixie or leave, you have to go back the same way.Besides, the prince was still wearing a bathrobe, so he had to go back to his room and change his clothes before going out.

Song Jingxin found the way to go back. After leaving the hot spring, his clothes were thin and cold, but he didn't realize it.The boots under his feet did not follow his feet, and the prince was in a daze, occasionally slipping when he stepped on the moss.

Originally, she was walking in the direction she came from, but she seemed to turn off the road again. It was already dark, and Song Jingxin saw that the surrounding scenery was unfamiliar, and she couldn't tell the direction even more.On Song Yi's side, Xu was frightened by his actions just now, but he didn't send anyone to pick him up.Song Jingxin turned around a few times with her head covered, and heard the owl's "clucking" sound, and a figure suddenly appeared in the woods.

"Why did you come here?" the man asked quietly.

Song Jingxin was so frightened that she slipped and lost her shoes when she stepped back.He stared at the man vigilantly, stretched his right leg, and hooked the shoe back with his toes: "Your Excellency?"

Seeing that Song Jingxin was vigilant, the man raised the lantern in his hand, and the faint light of the fire illuminated his chin.

"Young Master, don't you remember the little one?"

Song Jingxin looked at the flickering half of his face, and barely recognized it as the steward who served her in the morning.

"Uh, I got lost..." Song Jingxin coughed, "Please guide the housekeeper."

Back in the guest room, the attendant lit a charcoal fire to warm the bed, and then helped the prince change into clean pajamas.Only now did Song Jingxin realize that her hair was disheveled, and just now she was wandering in the woods in white clothes, which should be more intimidating than that manager.

Song Jingxin patted his forehead, thinking that he might be a demon these days, it's obviously a normal occasion, but he always thinks wildly, so the person in charge is not like a ghost.

"Where is King Chu?" Song Jingxin asked.

"Your Highness is tired today, and has already fallen asleep." The maid replied.

"Did you go to bed so early?" Song Jingxin thought in his heart that he might have annoyed me, so he didn't want to see me.

"Yes," the maid said again, "His Royal Highness ordered the cook to make you a calming soup before going to bed. He said that the young master drank too much wine, and he might not be able to sleep because of his thoughts. Drinking the soothing soup will help you sleep well."

Song Jingxin didn't suspect him, obediently drank the Mongolian sweat medicine Song Yi sent, and fell asleep for three days.

Two days ago, Song Jingxin learned that Song Jingshi wanted to assassinate the King of Chu, so she left in a hurry to stop it.Song Jingshi was not worried about his brother's safety, but there was no news for two consecutive days, and Song Yi went back to Beijing alone.

After Song Yi returned to Beijing, he never returned to the mansion, and immediately went to the palace to face the saint.Since the Qianqing Palace entertained the King of Chu, the door has not been opened again, and no meals have been passed on for a whole day.Song Jingshi who was waiting outside was confused, she didn't dare to wait too long, lest she might be suspected of spying on the emperor, so she went to the imperial concubine of Jingren Palace.

When King Chu walked out of Qianqing Palace, it was already dark.But he seemed to be busy with too many official duties, so he sent someone to the Shangshu's mansion to call someone, and waited for Xun Kuan to discuss matters at the Zongren mansion.

Song Jingshi thought that Shao Kai's incident had happened, and after sitting in Jingren Palace for a long time, the emperor didn't come to call him, so he realized that he was thinking about it.She still felt bad in her heart, seeing that the imperial concubine also looked flustered, she went to the clan mansion to inquire about the situation.

When the king of Jin arrived at Dezong's mansion, Song Yi was discussing with Xun Kuan about the jade certificate.I saw that there was no one else serving in the hall, and the list of files was in a mess, and the prince and other officials were sitting on the ground among the scrolls.Song Jingshi asked his attendants to carry the lamps, but he didn't know where to start when he wanted to enter.

"The emperor's uncle has seen the emperor's brother recently?"

"Prince?" Song Yi lowered his head and flipped through the roster, "I haven't seen him, it seems that I haven't seen the prince for a while."

"Brother Huang left Beijing the day before yesterday and said he was going to the village to look for the emperor's uncle. Has the emperor's uncle never seen him?"

"What else?" Song Yi raised his head in surprise, "But I did not meet the crown prince. I think the crown prince changed his mind and went to another place to play." After finishing speaking, he frowned slightly: "Prince Chu Li Gong didn't report it, the prince really messed up."

"Since that's the case, let me send someone to look for it, and don't bother the emperor's uncle." Seeing that Song Yi refused to enter, Song Jingshi didn't intend to tangle with him, and decided to find someone on his own.

"Song Jingshi!" King Jin turned to leave, but suddenly heard Song Yi call out his full name, and stopped immediately.

"Song's heirs are not abundant, and every man born is weak. You pretended to be a man as a woman, and prayed for your brother to prevent disasters for twenty years. Now that the crown prince is about to be crowned, you can also take off the burden and recover. My daughter is dead. Because of your military exploits, His Majesty took pity on you for your hard work these years, and decided to enshrine you as Princess Protector of Jinyang. There is no precedent for this matter. After this king and Xun Shangshu have agreed on specific regulations, the decree will be issued. It's just these two days. Don't run around these days, go back to the mansion and prepare for the canonization ceremony."

Song Jingshi had expected many situations, but he never expected Song Yi to deal with it like this.She was stunned for a long time, and it was not until Xiao Nei called her that she came back to her senses, thanked her hurriedly and left the clan mansion.

The jade ultimatum was nothing to look at, and Xun Kuan didn't bother to act after Song Jingshi left.He threw the roster in his hand aside, and swept away a distance of two feet with his sleeve.

"It's not easy to copy in the Hanlin, Lord Xun, please be careful." Song Yi picked up a roster, folded it up, put it in the corresponding position and coded it.

"Prince Jin should go to Qianqing Palace," Xun Kuan shook his fan, "She doesn't trust His Highness, so she must ask His Majesty in person."

"Your Majesty will not see her." Song Yi said.

"How to say?"

"Your Majesty is in seclusion and won't meet anyone he doesn't want to see." Song Yi said, "But if you have something to do, Your Majesty should be willing to meet you."

Xun Kuan understood: "Your Majesty doesn't want to see King Jin, and people from the imperial concubine's lineage probably don't want to see him. After being deceived so much, Your Majesty should also want to calm down."

"The prince's life experience is really a surprise, this matter must be settled, and there must be no reversal." Xun Kuan said again.

"Wang Yongfu found all the old Mrs. Wen, the imperial physician, and the maid. The Mrs. Wen said that Mrs. Yongding Hou gave birth smoothly, and the boy she gave birth was also very healthy. There were three moles on the top of the rear hip. That night, Yongding Hou was fighting outside. The mother-in-law took the reward and left happily. When Yongding Hou returned to the mansion, he heard that the wife gave birth to a stillborn baby." Song Yi said, "Two days later, the Wen family in the Prince's Mansion gave birth and gave birth to a baby girl. Yongding Hou Madam put the baby in a food box and brought it to the palace on the grounds that her family would accompany the childbirth. The East Palace was crowded and messy at that time, and it was easy to fish in troubled waters. As for why the baby girl was not replaced, the students guessed that it was to check and balance King Qin."

Xun Kuan felt strange: "These many witnesses are still there?"

"Back then, Wen's mother-in-law was found in the palace. Wang Yongfu had already been silenced when she found it. The imperial physician was the one who took care of King Jin's body all the time. He only knew that King Jin was disguised as a woman, and he didn't know about the impersonation of the prince. Wang Yongfu found the family of Wen Po who was exterminated, and asked him to recall the details of the year, and Wen Po, who was born by Mrs. Yongding Hou, testified, and His Majesty became suspicious." Song Yi said, "We checked so clearly what to do. It is necessary to inform His Majesty of the abnormality. If His Majesty becomes suspicious, he will investigate it by himself. Just arrest the court ladies and internal officials serving the imperial concubine and torture them, and the result will be reached soon."

"The imperial concubine?"

"Today when Song Jingshi entered the palace, the imperial concubine became flustered when she learned that the prince was missing, and she didn't take care of her side. It was getting late at this time, and she found that there were fewer people serving, so she must be worried. But the witnesses have been detained by His Majesty, and no one is alive. There is no dead body. The imperial concubine can't see His Majesty, and she doesn't know if the person has fallen into His Majesty's hands. Even if they fall into His Majesty's hands, she can't guess whether they have confessed and how much they have confessed, so they must be even more flustered."

Xun Kuan understood: "When the imperial concubine panics, she will seek advice from someone she can trust."

Song Yi smiled: "Sir, what the teacher said is that the students have a lot of ideas when they look at the lady of the Yongding Houfu."

"I think there will be some moves in the Yongdinghou's mansion, but I don't know if the Yongdinghou knows about it." Song Yi sat up for a long time, his legs are a little bit, and he stood up with his uninjured hands, "Sir, you can stare at the Yongdinghou's mansion. If there is any disturbance, please report to His Majesty in time."

Xun Kuan was still sitting on the ground, seeing Song Yi move away, he stretched his legs longer.

"Your Majesty didn't think about disposing of the Wen family? And the prince, did Your Majesty not say anything?"

"It was the student who suggested that His Majesty stay put and pretend nothing happened." Song Yi sneered, "Our Majesty, there are two things that are most important to us, one is life, and the other is his face. The Qin Palace has just left He didn't want to be the laughing stock of the world like King Qin. The student only said that the royal family's reputation should be taken care of. This matter should not be made public and should be handled in private. He must have thought of his own reputation, so he acquiesced. The student also said that he must guard against the prince. The power of the East Palace, the officials of the Eastern Palace, the cronies of the King of Jin, and the Marquis of Yongding who manage the guards of the imperial city. If they directly point it out, they will jump over the wall in a hurry, and what will they do if it turns out. Your Majesty cherishes his life very much, and he dare not speak up now."

"The student told His Majesty that there are three things that should be done at this time.

First, stabilize the King of Jin and preserve the imperial concubine.Giving Song Jingshi the title of princess is to let their mother and daughter know that no matter what, they are the royal family of Daluo, and as long as they don't seek rebellion, they still have an honorable status.

Second, he transferred Marquis Yongding out of Beijing, took back the right to guard the capital, and detained Zhu Qiming.In any case, the military power on the side of the couch must be taken over by him.After Yongding Hou left Beijing, he might have rebellious intentions, the prince and Zhu Qiming's two sons were detained in Beijing, and he didn't dare to act.

Third, treat the prince with tenderness for the time being, and wait until Yu Zhaoyi's child is born.After Yu Zhaoyi gave birth, if she was a prince, she could kill the prince with poison, but she would only say that she died of illness.If Yu Zhaoyi gave birth to a baby girl, she could first look for a suitable clan son, and after everything was settled, it would not be too late to assassinate the prince. "

"After His Majesty took back the military power of the Marquis of Yongding, the selection of a new governor must be very cautious. Now that the King of Jin has a good relationship with the Ministry of War, and many families of military generals have blind dates with the prince, Your Majesty should promote new people to the top." Xun Kuan thought for a while and said: " This is an opportunity for our people."

Song Yi smiled and said, "I know that Mr. understands me. And there is one more thing. If the lineage of the Marquis of Yongding is loyal to the emperor, it is fine. If there is serious rebellion, the students hope that His Majesty will take action. Including the crown prince, His Majesty should also be the one to end it. "

"Your Highness is thoughtful," Xun Kuan agreed very much, beating the palm of his hand with the handle of his fan, "Our people, it's better to be clean and do nothing!"

"That being the case, why did Your Highness stop His Majesty from killing the Prince?"

Song Jingxin lowered his eyes, and replied: "Your Majesty has friendship with the Crown Prince and King Jin. Whether he wants the Crown Prince's life or not is his business, and we must never mention it. Not only that, if Your Majesty really has a If we want to kill the prince, we have to persuade him. If we want to gain the trust of His Majesty today and let him be used by us in the last period, we need to stand on his side and let him feel that we are thinking about him. "

"So that's how it is," Xun Kuan said worriedly, "Your Highness has planned so much all at once, what did His Majesty say?"

"He asked me," Song Yi stroked a roster, "do you want to be the regent?"

"How does Your Highness answer?" Xun Kuan knelt and sat up.

"My king said yes."

Xun Kuan let out a long sigh, and stood up with support.Only Song Yi smiled shortly: "He should have murderous intentions towards this king. The day when all the dust settles is the day when this king dies. Now, he is using me, and I am using him too. It depends on who The action is fast."

Xun Kuan stood up behind him, Song Yi heard the voice, but did not turn around.He opened the top register, and saw it was "Register for Boys and Girls".The memory of being led by his father to study the Jade Document is still there. Now that ten years have passed, he can easily open the top book without tiptoeing.

"When is Your Highness going to do it?" Xun Kuan's voice came.

"Soon, when Yu Zhaoyi is about to give birth." Song Yi closed the roster, "I am also looking forward to whether she is pregnant with a boy or a girl."