History of Yongwu

In Jianye City in September, the season is just right, and the boat business on the Yanglan River is just right. Merchants from the north and the south are willing to visit here. In the past two months, the price of fine wine in Jianye City has increased a lot.

Qin Jian was wandering alone on the river bank with his bodyguards. It had been a few days since Wei Jing's incident had been reported, and he only found out when the edict was announced to the world. .

It's not that he never thought of pleading for Wei Jing, he knew that the relationship between Zheng'er and his brother was still very good, but... His Majesty's imperial edict strictly enforced the laws of the country and threw Tonghu away, Wei Jing did leave his post without authorization, so he hesitated again.

"His Royal Highness King An"

Um?Qin Jian followed the sound and saw that An Ziqi was standing at the corner of the street when he saw him coming.

"His Royal Highness King An"

"Master An is so polite." Qin Jian quickly helped An Ziqi up, and asked with a smile, "Master An, where are you going?"

"I have nothing to do, just stroll around." An Ziqi replied, pointing to the corner of the street next to him and said, "King An may have a drink with you."

"Of course, Lord Hou please," Qin Jian agreed, and walked to the restaurant first.

The man served two dishes and a jug of good wine, closed the door and left.In the room, An Ziqi raised his wine glass and looked at Qin Jian opposite.

"His Royal Highness please"

"Master Hou, please" raised his head and drank it down, Qin Jian put down his glass and said, "Good wine, thank you Lord Hou"

"Your Highness King An is being polite." An Ziqi smiled, with a hint of hesitation on his face.

Qin Jian looked at his appearance, was puzzled for a moment, and asked inquiringly, "Does Hou Ye have something to say to this king?"

The embarrassment flashed away, An Ziqi picked up the wine glass, took a sip and put it down "I will not hide it from His Royal Highness, there is indeed something, and I want to entrust it to King An"

"Hou Ye might as well just say it straight, the king should do his best."

"That's right, I've been stationed in Jianye for a long time..."

Before An Ziqi finished speaking, the door of private room was pushed open suddenly, and he was about to scold, when he saw An Zimo standing at the door, An Zimo was also taken aback when he saw him.

"Doctor An" Qin Jian was startled, looked at him and smiled and asked, "It's a coincidence that you came here, Master An and I just ordered a jug of good wine."

"His Royal Highness Prince An..." An Zimo collected his thoughts, cupped his hands and said, "The messenger from Beijing sent a message that Princess An gave birth to a son, but no one can find you, so I came to tell you specially."

When... the wine glass was knocked over, Qin Jian sat there for a while, then stood up suddenly, "Zheng'er was born, I'm a father now! I'm going back to Beijing"

King An said, bypassing An Zimo, forgetting to say goodbye, and left directly.Seeing him leave, An Ziqi raised his eyebrows and stood up too.

"What are you doing?" An Zimo suddenly blocked him.

"I have something to say to King An," An Ziqi said and wanted to bypass him.

"I know what you're going to say." An Zimo grabbed him and sat on the chair, "Don't go, don't say."

"Brother!"

An Ziqi's face was unhappy, An Zimo frowned, his face suddenly sank, and said in a low voice, "Ziqi, His Majesty has not allowed you to return to the capital. Isn't that enough to explain why you are still so obsessed!"

His face froze, An Ziqi suddenly fell silent, and said without looking at him, "I just want to go back to Beijing, Your Majesty promised me."

Heh... An Zimo sneered in his heart, when His Majesty learned to lie, you, An Ziqi, were still a brat, and it was not easy to lie to you.

Pressing his mind, he didn't want to hit An Ziqi, and instead said, "Do you want to return to Beijing with King An?"

"yes"

"Confused" An Zimo reprimanded, and said seriously, "Wei Jing left his post without permission and exiled Qiang. Now is the time when the storm is on the cusp. If you go back like this, what is the difference from Wei Jing? Don't you make it difficult for His Majesty?"

"..." An Ziqi remained silent.

An Zimo looked at his stubborn look, sighed in his heart and continued, "Besides, it's better not to get too close to King An, lest His Majesty or others think that our An family has already sided with King An. At this time, the capital is not going back. no matter”

Even if he is thousands of miles away, he can still feel the turmoil in Beijing. His Majesty's intentions are very clear. Wei Shi may not be safe. As for King An, it is not certain whether he will live or die.

An Zimo is not from the old family in Beijing, let alone the Wei family. He has watched His Majesty ascend to the throne step by step, so he will not make decisions in a muddle like in the past.

An's has to wait for the dust to settle before deciding how to deal with it, and based on An Zimo's understanding of His Majesty, His Majesty hates other people's interference at such times. According to experience, those who interfere usually end badly.

It wasn't just him, in fact, the old ministers of the Jin Kingdom, except Shen Xuewen and other young people of the new school, were afraid of the King Jin back then, so they didn't dare to intervene without authorization.

Withdrawing his thoughts, An Zimo looked at him, softened his voice and said, "So even if you want to return to Beijing, you can't be at this moment, let alone with King An."

An Ziqi stared at him sullenly for a while, then suddenly stood up and walked out, "Got it."

The door was slammed shut, An Zimo sat on the spot, looked at the trembling door, shook his head, let out a long sigh followed by a short sigh.

How many years have passed, you boy, why can't you figure it out!

Capital

The cold air of early winter had already hit, and His Majesty the Emperor was a little afraid of the cold. The Zhaohe Hall had set up a brazier early on, and the little Fuzi was smothered by the warmth in the hall, leaning against the pillars and dozing off, stealing a glance at His Majesty the Emperor, and His Majesty was diligently reading the memorial. Without noticing himself, Xiao Fuzi looked outside the hall and left quietly.

Outside the hall, he looked in the direction of the imperial chef, ready to bring some snacks for His Majesty, and also refreshed himself by the way. As soon as he turned out of the Showa Hall, he saw Li Han walking towards him with a serious look.

"Eunuch Fu" Li Han stopped to salute.

"General Li, what's the matter, so urgent?" Xiao Fuzi stepped forward and asked.

"Eunuch Fu" Li Han looked at him, subconsciously lowered his voice, "His Royal Highness King An has returned from Jianye."

"But His Majesty didn't..."

In the middle of speaking, Xiao Fuzi stopped talking, glanced at Li Han's expression, quickly turned around, and returned to Zhaohe Hall.

"His Majesty"

"Little Fuzi" Qin Yu was surprised, looked at him at the door and asked, "When did you go out?"

"Your Majesty, General Li is here." Xiao Fuzi said, and as soon as he stepped aside, Li Han entered the hall. "See Your Majesty"

"what's up?"

"King An is back, just returned home"

Quite quickly, Qin Yu smiled and waved his hands and said, "Is there anything else?"

"No more." Li Han secretly wondered that His Majesty was so indifferent.

Just as General Li retreated, another person entered the palace gate of Zhaohe Hall, and it was King An who had just returned.

In the Hall of Zhaohe, Qin Yu sat behind the table and looked at Qin Jian who was kneeling on the ground, "When did you come back?"

"Just arrived in Beijing." Qin Jian lowered his head and said respectfully, "My nephew has changed clothes after returning home, and immediately entered the palace to plead guilty to the emperor's uncle."

"What sin?"

"Return without edict"

"Wei Jing also returned without edict, did you know that?" Qin Yu looked at him.

Qin Jian lowered his head again and said in a low voice, "My nephew knows."

"Simply, you are my nephew, your surname is Qin, and this is not a military camp, you don't have a military order." Qin Yu helped him up, shook his head and said, "Since you are already a father, please be more cautious in the future."

"Yes" Qin Jian looked at him in shame, and said, "Zheng'er gave birth to a baby in the palace, nephew, thank you, Uncle Huang."

"Hehe" Qin Yu smiled indifferently, sat down again and asked, "Have you chosen a name? What's it called?"

"I don't have time to think about it in a hurry, why don't the emperor think about it for my nephew"

With a flick of his eyebrows, Qin Yu turned his face away and said, "This is the responsibility of the father, you should think about it yourself."

King An pursed his lips, agreed, and didn't say any more. Qin Yu didn't look at him, tapped his fingers on the table twice, and asked suddenly.

"Jianer, how much do you like Wei Zheng and this child?"

"Uncle?"

"Say"

"It's more important than life." Qin Jian thought for a while and said firmly.

More important than life... Alas... the word love is very harmful!Putting away the self-mockery in his heart, Qin Yu looked at him, and said calmly, "Then I tell you, marry Miss Yue immediately, and cut off contact with Marquis Xiang."

"I··"

"Listen, this is an imperial decree." Qin Yu interrupted him, his tone became cold, "You can't disobey, think about Wei Zheng and the child."

outside the palace gate

The setting sun shone on the royal road in front of the palace, and a strong wind suddenly blew away Qin Jian's pockets. He turned around and looked at the glittering golden glazed tiles, and froze there for a moment.

What the hell is the palace, why even you have changed!

Prince An's Mansion

Xiao Fuzi pulled the bright yellow imperial decree, tightened his mind, and said, "Emperor's Edict: The Yue clan has a daughter, Lin, who is gentle and courteous, and canonized as Princess An. The Wei clan has lost virtue and is not worthy of the concubine position. Nian Qi gave birth to a son. Stay by King An's side for now, be cautious in your words and deeds in the future, and don't have delusional thoughts."

King An knelt on the ground, not daring to look at Wei Zheng beside him, but just looked down at the ground.

"His Royal Highness King An," Xiao Fuzi called out, reminding him, "It's time to receive the order."

"My minister accepts the decree, long live Your Majesty" Qin Jian regained consciousness, took the decree and stood up.

"Prince" Xiao Fuzi leaned forward and said to him, "The [-]th of next month is an auspicious day, Your Majesty hopes that you can get married as soon as possible."

"Thank you, Eunuch Fu, Jian'er will remember."

Xiao Fuzi saluted again and led the people away. Qin Jian turned around slowly holding the imperial decree.Wei Zheng was still kneeling on the ground, with his palms pressed against the floor tiles, his joints clearly defined.

"Zhenger" Qin Jian bent over to help her, but Wei Zheng dodged all of a sudden, and whispered to him, "I'll go see Minger"

Zheng'er... Qin Jian took a step forward, with half of his arm hanging in the air, just watching the person disappear.

Xianghou Mansion

The news of the marriage bestowed by the emperor had already spread, and Marquis Xiang sat on a chair, staring at the withered phoenix trees outside the courtyard, his expression suddenly turned cold.Slowly getting up, he walked around the central hall and came to the small warm pavilion on the west side. Two maids stood at the door. When they saw him about to salute, he was dismissed by Hou Xiang with a wave.

"Master" Madam Xianghou saw him get up.

Xiang Hou nodded, did not speak, walked to her and sat down, "We have no way out."

"What does the master want to do?" Mrs. Xianghou sat back on the chair, with a handkerchief still embroidered on her hand.

"It's time for you to meet him." Xianghou looked at her and said in a low voice, "It's time to join hands."

"My lord is certain that any union is mutual"

"Don't worry, I have what they want." Xianghou slowed down his voice, and the corners of his low-pressure eyes shone coldly.

Madam Xianghou did not make a sound, she finished the last stitch, put down the needle and thread in her hand, straightened her sleeves, saluted him, and left slowly.

In the capital, there are countless shops, restaurants, theaters, and libraries in the criss-crossing streets and alleys. At noon, it is the time when people come and go.

On the most prosperous street in Dongcheng, there are many high-rise buildings, full of shops opened by Jiangnan big businessmen, and all the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital come and go. It is too strange to meet a rich boy, a rich lady, or a prince's wife here. too normal.

The carriage had just reached the intersection, when the driver pulled the reins, the carriage stopped, he jumped down, put down the footstool, and opened the curtains.

"You wait here" Madam Xianghou helped him get out of the car, and walked down the street with the maid beside her.

"Xi'er, let's go and see Rouge, is there any new style?"

"Yes ma'am slow down"

Mrs. Xianghou took her maid and visited all the shops that could be visited along the way. When she was tired, she went to the theater to listen to a play, and returned at dusk.

In Lu Cong's mansion, an ordinary-looking but gorgeously dressed man was standing in the middle hall, waiting for Lu Cong.

"How about it?"

"My lord" the man bowed slightly, and after saluting, he said, "Mrs. Xianghou leaves the mansion at noon, and stays there until sunset before returning to the mansion."

"Where did they all go?" Lu Cong sat down and picked up the teacup beside him, feeling a bad premonition in his heart.

"She...has been to many places. Madam Xianghou has basically gone to the places where the rich and noble lady's wife in the capital is willing to go."

"Then who have you seen?" Lu Cong asked.

"I have met a few people, and they are also the lady and wife of Xungui's family in Beijing, but they are just greetings, and I haven't seen anything special. The villain has been following carefully, and I haven't seen anyone she has met in particular." Also showed doubts.

Hmph... Lu Cong snorted coldly, telling him intuitively that there must be something wrong with Mrs. Xianghou's actions.

His Majesty has just issued a decree to marry the Yue family and King An, and his daughter has just been deprived of the concubine, not even the concubine, she still wants to chat and hang out with people, this must be strange.

"Check all the people she has talked with, the places Mrs. Xianghou has been to, and the people there, and remember to be careful, don't startle the snakes."

"Yes"

The subordinate retreated, Lu Cong looked at the darkened sky outside the door, the bad feeling in his heart expanded, the person with Wei Jing was still missing, and the rumors didn't make any progress, if he couldn't find out something , His Majesty will never spare him lightly.

Lu Cong felt uneasy. The person behind this, who has been able to hide for so long and do so rigorously, must be familiar with this way, and even came from...

Suddenly returning to his senses, he didn't dare to think about it any further. If that was the case, he had to catch it as soon as possible and not let others know, otherwise he wouldn't be able to clear up the suspicion even if he jumped into the river.

When it was dark, the side door of Mingyue Duke's Mansion opened, the little maid gave a light smile to the person who opened the door, and quickly entered the door.

"Where did you go, and you're only coming back at this time?" the boy at the door closed the door, turned around and asked.

"Dongcheng" the little girl turned her head to look at him, blinked and said, "I also brought back two boxes of snacks, I will give you one box, don't tell anyone, especially Madam."

"Understood." The boy smiled foolishly.

The little maid smiled sweetly, handed him a box of snacks, and left here quickly.Passing through the outer courtyard, entering the inner courtyard, and passing through several hanging flower doors, she stood outside a room door.

"lady"

"Come in"

The little maid glanced at both sides, and quickly restrained her expression. She was not half as innocent as before, her eyes were wise and bright.

"Ma'am" she entered the door, took out the letter paper in her arms, and gently placed it in front of Mrs. Zhang, "This is from the Xianghou Mansion."

"Hmm." Mrs. Zhang picked up the letterhead and glanced at her, "Is there anything unusual?"

"Ma'am, don't worry, Mrs. Xianghou will go around wherever she can. Even if something abnormal is found, I will investigate for a while." The little maid picked up the teapot next to her and poured tea for her while saying.

Sure enough, you still know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles. This method is really not something that anyone can come up with.She sneered, opened the letter, and said to the servant girl, "Go and watch at the door, be careful when your Majesty comes over"

"Yes"

The little maid opened the door and went out. Mrs. Zhang scanned the handwriting on the letter paper, and the corners of her mouth raised unconsciously.