The atmosphere was in full swing, when suddenly there was a commotion outside, at first no one cared, they just sent people out to see what was going on.Those who knew the inside story changed their expressions slightly. Lin Qingyun observed slight changes in the expressions of Princess Zhongshun, Concubine Wu Gui, Concubine Qi Shu, and Concubine Rong, so she glanced at the cloak in Bailu's hand seemingly unintentionally.
The little eunuch who inquired about the news before ran in with a pale face and reported: "Young concubine, empress, filial piety, filial piety, the prince has rebelled!"
Upon hearing this, the scene was instantly chaotic, and even the timid ones burst into tears.
"What are you crying about! Shengjia is here, how decent is it!" Concubine Wu Gui also got rumors earlier, but it was just a guess. She never thought that Xiao Jing would really dare to rebel. Although she was afraid at this moment, she had to try her best to calm down and return Beware of someone fishing in troubled waters.
When everyone heard Wu Guifei's words, they were a little calm.Yes, the emperor is still here, but there is a large army for defense.
Princess Zhongshun led Princess Huiyi to Lin Qingyun's side, surrounded by several maids and eunuchs.Lin Qingjun took the cloak from Bailu's hand calmly, and did not wrap it around her body, but just held it in her hand.He glanced up at Concubine Wu and the others, then at Concubine Zhongshun, and looked at the blue curtain, imagining the situation on the other side.
She felt that filial piety to the prince really had no chance of winning. Not only did the emperor get the news early and be prepared, but he also had fifty guns in his hands from the Nan'an County king. Those guns alone were enough to deter the rebels.
"Boom", a gunshot rang out, causing the female relatives to scream in shock, and at the same time they heard Dai Quan's sharp shout: "Guard! Guard! Protect the emperor!"
Lin Qingyun's expression changed, could it be that the one who shot was someone who respected the prince?That's right, since Prince Nan'an thought of having sex with foreigners, other people may not have thought of it, or Prince Xiao Jing didn't have the idea of forming a foreign gun team, but he might not buy one or two for self-defense or sneak attack.
"What's that sound?" Wu Guifei and the others also turned pale.
"Gun! Prince Xiaojing has a gun." Princess Zhongshun saw that Prince Zhongshun had handled that thing. It sounded powerful, but it was not very useful, so she hurriedly said: "Our gun needs a lot of force to pull it. Fire it twice. It's powerless, and although foreigners' guns are stronger, they may not be accurate."
Huiyi said worriedly: "If you dare to use it, you must have practiced it. Father and elder brother are still ahead."
"It's okay. The surrounding area of the Dragon Tent is heavily guarded. We only heard voices here, but we didn't see any rebels. It can be seen that the situation is not too bad. Besides, if those people really rushed in, they wouldn't shoot. It is." Princess Zhongshun comforted Hui Yi, but her eyes were full of worry, there has always been a river of blood in major events such as treason, even if the matter of filial piety fails, everyone will be able to live safely.
"I'm afraid there are already killings outside." Lin Qingyun felt that this matter could not be delayed, as it would easily change if it was delayed for a long time.
It is impossible for all those who respect the prince to come in, there must be many ambushing outside the paddock, and some attack the capital in an attempt to seize the capital.It is precisely because there are few people around Xiao Jing that he only fired the gun just now, and it is convenient to be close to the emperor, but once he fails, it is tantamount to exposing his position, and there will be no second chance.
The flames were flickering in the distance, and there was constant shouting and killing. Somehow, the female relatives inside had already gathered into a group, and there was a team of guards guarding the outside.
I don't know when someone came in suddenly: "Imperial Concubine, Prince Ding was injured by a stray arrow. Fortunately, he only scratched his arm, and there is no serious problem. The imperial doctor has already bandaged the Prince."
Wu Guifei's face turned pale, and just as she took a step, two more people came one after another.
One person reported to Concubine Qi Shu: "The king of Chengjun captured the rebel, and accidentally fell off his horse and sprained his foot."
One person and Concubine Rong reported: "Prince Sujun went to pursue Prince Xiaojing, but he is now missing."
The female relatives all changed their colors and kept silent like cicadas, but Concubine Wu Gui, Concubine Qi Shu, Concubine Rong and the three concubines of the county were panicked and sad, and hurriedly sent their close relatives to visit, but tonight's special situation, the strict people walked around randomly, and they were all blocked back .Lin Qingjun guessed otherwise, no matter how chaotic, it is impossible for all three county kings to have accidents. I am afraid that someone really wanted to "fish in troubled waters", but he did not expect that he would become a "fish" and be targeted.
Thinking of what Huiyi said earlier, outsiders already felt that Tu Yan was getting better, so how could the other three county kings ignore it?Tu Yan is the son of the concubine and the prince. If his health improves, he will definitely be the biggest candidate for the position. How can the three of them let go?
Naturally, some people knew that Tu Yan was the most threatening target, and they wanted to take advantage of this night to do something, but Tu Yan stayed with the emperor all the time, surrounded by layers of guards to protect him, there was nothing he could do.
Lin Qingyun also thought of this, so she wasn't too worried about Tu Yan's situation.
Nearly one night passed, the sky was slightly brighter, and finally good news came: filial piety to the prince failed and was captured, and the traitor was close to execution.
The spirit of the people who had been tense all night was relieved, and they were all exhausted. After the word came from the front, and they were allowed to leave, they left one after another with the help of the maids and eunuchs, and each returned to the camp to rest.Concubine Wu Guifei couldn't stay for a few, so she hurriedly took the princess of the county to visit her son, and someone came to clean up the messy banquet venue.
Concubine Zhongshun was getting old after all, and she had been frightened all night, and she couldn't hold it anymore, so she said goodbye to Lin Qingyun: "Princess Chun is also going to see Prince Chun, I'm afraid I will be tired this night."
"Well, don't worry, Aunt Huang, those people didn't come in, and Uncle Huang is naturally fine." Lin Qingyun comforted, and walked with Princess Zhongshun.
But at this moment, Lin Qingyun heard an ouch from a palace lady, and Lin Qingyun glanced casually, seeing that the maid next to her was knocked down by someone, because she was worried that the masters had just been frightened, she didn't dare to shout, and let the one who bumped into her People left.Lin Qingyun didn't pay much attention at first, but when he passed the bumper, he was wearing the clothes of a little eunuch, and just poked his head forward, as if he was coming towards him.
For some reason, my heart tightened, and I immediately shouted: "Stop!"
The people around were startled and stopped moving. The little eunuch not only stopped, but also suddenly accelerated towards her, and at the same time, a cold edge flashed from the dagger in his hand.The servant girls screamed and avoided, the guards didn't expect an assassin to sneak in, they were all on the periphery, no matter how fast they were, they couldn't stop them, and only Bailu Xiangsi was in front of Lin Qingyun, Zhang Bao was sent by her to check first Tu Yan's situation is over.
Bailu Xiangsi's face turned pale with fright, but she still instinctively protected her, but Lin Qingyun suddenly raised her hands, and the cloak slipped to the ground. Before everyone could see what it was, they heard a "bang".He had heard it once last night, and everyone knew what the sound was coming from. Upon closer inspection, Lin Qingyun was holding a gun in his hand!
She shot very accurately, and hit the young eunuch's chest directly, a bright red smudged from the blue cloth, and her body fell to the ground.
At this time, the little eunuch was only three or four steps away from her, if he slowed down, even if the dagger could not hit her, it would definitely hit Egret or Acacia. According to this dead man's assassination style, the possibility of missing is very small , especially when the target of the assassination is a woman.But at that time, Lin Qingyun actually didn't have the time to think about it that much. She always had a gun in her hand, and Tu Yan had already decided to give her the gun for self-defense, just because she was afraid that someone would attack her, and he was always following the emperor, so his defense was already very tight.She practiced the target in the palace every day. Although she didn't shoot very well, she was absolutely familiar with it. She subconsciously remembered that guns were used for self-defense. When something happened, her first reaction in panic was not to hide, but to hide. Take a gun and shoot.
After realizing what happened, the ladies and maids around looked at Lin Qingyun with a little fear.After all, people who have the guts to kill people, whether out of self-preservation or not, will create distance and fear, and Lin Qingyun is still a woman, just 15 years old.
Only Princess Zhongshun saw that her hands were trembling slightly, her eyes were full of admiration and worry: "Are you all right?"
Lin Qingyun regained consciousness, put down her trembling hands, and smiled back: "It's okay."
In fact, she really couldn't see anything on her face, and she was indeed extremely calm at the moment, but she was a little dazed, not quite real.
"Princess..." After being frightened, Bai Lu Xiangsi hurriedly checked her situation, then picked up the cloak and wrapped it around her body, and was considering whether to report to the prince, but saw Tu Yan walking towards her.
The surrounding female relatives were also startled, and the maids hurriedly blocked them to avoid them.
Tu Yan's face was not good-looking, and when he heard the gunshot, his heart trembled, and he quickly asked the emperor's permission to come over.The dead little eunuch who passed by stopped for a while, and then ordered the guards in a cold voice: "Drag the corpse down and examine it carefully. No one but the emperor should approach!" Then he walked to Lin Qingyun, Princess Zhongshun took Huiyi away , Tu Yan saw that her complexion was normal, but her eyes were not quite right, so he said nothing, helped her back to the tent, and ordered someone to cook soothing soup.
"I'm fine." Lin Qingyun sat for a long time before he breathed a sigh of relief and his eyes regained their agility.At this moment, she felt numbness in her fingers. After all, it took a lot of effort to pull the trigger. In addition, she was too nervous at the time. Now her spirit was relaxed, and she felt her whole body went limp.
Bailu brought over the cooked calming soup: "Princess, please use it."
Tu Yan took the bowl, tested the temperature, and handed it to her: "Drink and sleep well."
Although Lin Qingyun didn't feel the crime of murder, or emotions such as fear, but he also knew that his condition was not very good, so he drank the soothing soup without any objection.Lying on the bed, looking at Tu Yan beside the bed, he asked him, "Is it all over?"
"Well, Prince Xiao Jing was not only captured, but also shot in the body with two arrows. Although he missed the vital part, he was seriously injured. Even if he saved his life, he would have to take medicine for the rest of his life." At this moment, Tu Yan was as gentle as usual They were quite different, with a cold expression and a cold tone: "I will find out who the little eunuch belongs to. If I can't find out, it's easy to take revenge. It's just my three good brothers."
"The matter of filial piety to the prince just happened. If it's easy to find out, then let's put it aside. After all, after tonight, they won't do anything again." Lin Qingyun thought clearly about this point, the so-called "Fishing in troubled waters", the rare opportunity has passed, and it would be really stupid to think about doing it again.
"You rest, I'm here." Tu Yan lowered his voice, like a soft and intoxicating wind, only to hear her close her eyes in a daze.
Seeing that she was fast asleep, Tu Yan told Bai Lu and the others to take good care of her. After leaving the camp, he ordered Gao Yang to stay behind.Even though he knew that no one would come to assassinate him again, but... Tu Yan let go of his hands that had been clenched all the time, and they were already sweating.When he heard the gunshot, he was really frightened. Someone assassinated Lin Qingyun, which was the most worrying one of the various incidents he imagined.
When Tu Yan came to the place where the young eunuch's body was stored, the guard in charge of the investigation replied: "My lord, this person is not an eunuch. Judging from his body and strong muscles, he is a person who has practiced martial arts all year round. His hands have calluses, the same degree, probably The weapons used are guns or long sticks. The scars on the body are different in degree. They are all knife wounds, and there are also scars on the rear buttocks, as if beaten with a military stick. This person should be from the army and has committed crimes , was punished, and may have been expelled from the army because of it.”
"Continue to investigate!" Tu Yan glanced at this person's face, he was honest and honest, and he was not as tanned as someone in the army, so it was not suspicious to pretend to be a eunuch.When he saw the eunuch's clothes, he asked, "The eunuch's clothes fit so well, check its source!"
"Yes."
As soon as Tu Yan came out from here, he met Li Xi, the little father-in-law who was in front of the emperor, Li Xi said: "Prince Chun, the emperor invites you to go over."
This time the Dragon Tent was more tightly guarded than before, even if Tu Yan wanted to go in, he had to report again through several layers of guards.Entering the Dragon Tent, the other princes were all present, several old clans were also present, and there were also the ministers accompanying them this time.
Seeing that his expression was fine, the emperor relaxed his worries a little, and asked, "How is the princess?"
Tu Yan ignored the different gazes on both sides, and replied: "Thank you, Father, for your concern and concern. The princess was shocked, and fell asleep after eating soothing soup."
When everyone heard the words, they secretly slandered: The princess was frightened?The princess who can shoot and kill people, they are the ones who are frightened!In the past, he only thought that Lin Qingyun had a good fate and had a way of attracting men, but only now did he realize that he was really not an idler, and even big men like them couldn't compare.
The emperor asked again: "What did the assassin find out? But respect the remaining party of the prince?"
"The person is dead, and many clues have been broken, so it's not easy to investigate for a while." In front of these people, Tu Yan did not report the truth.
The emperor nodded, asked him nothing more, let him sit down, and began to discuss the matter of honoring the prince.Since the founding of the capital, there have been two major treason cases in this dynasty. The first one was the old Prince Yizhong, and the second one was the current Prince Xiao Jing. Unwillingness to lose is also a reason.
Just after a major event happened, it was discovered that everything was under the emperor's control. Where did the ministers and relatives have any other thoughts, they all followed the emperor's wishes.
This kind of matter will definitely not be concluded hastily, the emperor ordered to take a rest for a day, and leave camp to return to Beijing tomorrow.
After staying up all night in fear, the clan ministers and female relatives have to rest, and the soldiers who have fought and guarded all night also have to rest.At this time, in the tent of Uncle Taiping's mansion, Tang Shi, the eldest wife of the eldest room, was very sleepy, and was forced to talk by her daughter so that she couldn't sleep.
"Madam, madam... Mother!" He Yuefu quarreled for a long time, and finally opened Tang's eyes.
Tang has always favored her young daughter and spoiled her all these years, now she has no choice but to cheer up and ask her: "Fu'er, what are you doing, you haven't slept all night, are you sleepy?"
He Yuefu didn't feel sleepy, her eyes were bright, her cheeks were flushed, and she said like a sleepy voice: "Ma'am, have you seen Prince Chun? He doesn't look much like the memory, he doesn't look sick at all." , what he said earlier that he was dying of illness must be a rumor deliberately released by someone!"
Upon hearing this, Tang understood her daughter's thoughts, and couldn't help but sighed: "Whether Prince Chun is good or not, it has nothing to do with you, he has already married the princess. What's more, what happened before... Do you want to enter the pure world?" The Prince's Mansion is impossible."
He Yuefu knew that she was referring to the fact that the empress had promised her in the early years and intended to let her be a pure princess, but she didn't take it seriously and said: "The empress mentioned it to her wife, not to me. Marriage matters have always been important. It was the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker, how can a girl know the truth. Anyway, I don’t know about it.”
"So what if you pretend you don't know?"
"The empress liked me before, if I reveal a little bit, the empress might bring up the old matter again. Then Lin Qingyun is just Lin Shangshu's adopted daughter, who can compare to me?"
"Then she is also a pure princess who was bestowed by the emperor to marry her!" Even if the Tang family dotes on her daughter, these things are clearly distinguished.
"There are a lot of royal marriages, and not all of them lived a lifetime." He Yuefu retorted.
Tang said earnestly: "Not only is she a marriage gift from the emperor, but she is also very fond of Prince Chun. You have seen it with your own eyes today. Prince Chun is so nervous about her. So what if you enter the palace? Are you still under her hands?" Asking for life, why bother."
"Mother, I'm your daughter, why do you always turn to outsiders!" He Yuefu was dissatisfied, and even more dissatisfied: "Right now, which man in this world is long-term? I like this one today, and I fall in love with that tomorrow. It's a common thing. Didn't she marry into the palace for joy? The prince must have treated her differently because of this. Now that the prince is well, she can retire with success. Naturally, the prince has something better to serve. ..." He Yuefu clung to Tang's ear and lowered her voice, but the excitement in it was hard to hide: "Mother, Prince Ruochun is really well, he is the first son, and he is so liked by the emperor. ..."
Tang shi shuddered, and his attitude wavered. After all, their house looked at the scenery, but only their own people knew what it was like.If the daughter can become the concubine of the new emperor in the future, it will be more beneficial for the family.
Seeing her mother's softening attitude, He Yuefu felt complacent, but sighed again: "Why is she so fateful? It would be great if she died at that time."
But Tang said: "Don't worry, now it's time for the country's filial piety, so it's not appropriate to mention these things. Besides, they haven't consummated the house, we still have a lot of time to plan, even if you can't be the concubine in the future, you can grab the eldest son from Mr. The royal family doesn't care about the concubines."
The next day, Lin Qingjun departed for Beijing, but Lin Qingjun never showed up because of illness.
She didn't sleep well yesterday, she always dreamed unconsciously, and woke up from time to time, the murder left some influence on her.Fortunately, she is good at self-regulation, she sleeps more peacefully in the second half of the night, and her diet is not affected when she wakes up early.But Tu Yan didn't let her "cure", and even told her that it would be better if she was ill for a while, firstly, it would make people feel cold-blooded and fearful if she recovered too quickly, and secondly, it was to avoid the chaos of these days.
Lin Qingjun was happy to save trouble, leaning on the soft pillow and asked him lazily: "I killed someone, are you afraid? They are all afraid of me."
Tu Yan sneered: "Don't think nonsense, let's live our own lives, no matter what others think. If I was afraid that you would kill someone, I wouldn't have taught you how to use a gun."
"Thank you, You'an." Lin Qingyun was very grateful to him, whether it was the earlier preparations or the current trust and understanding.
"You and I, husband and wife, why should we say thanks?"
Back in the capital, Lin Qingyun went directly to the palace to recuperate, while Tu Yan went into the palace to meet the queen.
The queen was worried for several days, and finally she was relieved when she saw Tu Yan standing in front of her intact.The queen had already got the news from Qiu Yuzhong first, and knew that Lin Qingyun had shot her. She was not unhappy when she saw that she didn't come. Instead, she asked with great concern and rewarded a lot of medicinal materials.
After Tu Yan thanked him, he said, "Although there is insufficient evidence for this matter, I suspect that Concubine Rong did it."
"Her?" The queen frowned, thinking about it carefully, Concubine Rong is hiding something, and it is her job to do something while in the chaos.The queen has a city in her heart, so she didn't say too much, she just asked him: "Does You'an want that position?"
Tu Yan was not surprised by the Queen's question, but said with a smile: "Mother, my son and minister are very good now. The mother can just sit in the central palace, drink tea and watch the theater, and the others don't need to do much."
Zhier Mo Ruomu, the queen heard his words, and looked at his eyebrows and eyes, and knew that he had made up his mind, so she smiled and said, "That's good, I'm happy and relieved."
At this time, the story of Prince Xiao Jing's treason has spread in Beijing, and the common people are in an uproar, and they inevitably bring up the story of Prince Yizhong's treason more than ten years ago.Everyone is guessing how the emperor will deal with the filial prince this time.
In Shangyang Palace, the Supreme Emperor was rarely sober, and the inner eunuch pushed him to bask in the sun in the courtyard.The personal eunuch Ma Ying served him for decades and was the most loyal and diligent. Now he suddenly came in from the outside with an ugly expression on his face.
The Taishanghuang's speech was not very quick, seeing Ma Ying's expression, he asked with his eyes.
Ma Ying was trembling, and said with a thud: "Old saint, honor the prince, honor the prince..."
"What's wrong with filial piety?" The Supreme Emperor's expression changed, and he uttered such a sentence with difficulty, as if he had exhausted all his strength, and he couldn't help panting after finishing speaking.
"Honor the prince, he took the lead in assassinating the emperor during the autumn, saying, saying that the emperor's throne came not rightly, he is the grandson of the emperor granted by the emperor, and the throne should be inherited by him. Now the prince has failed and has been taken over by the emperor. Imprisoned in the clan's mansion, no one can see without an edict."
"He, he..." The Supreme Emperor became emotional, his face flushed red and he couldn't breathe.I don't know if the "he" in these words refers to filial piety or the emperor.
"Old sage! Hurry up! Go get the imperial physician!" Ma Ying hurriedly ordered, but saw the Supreme Emperor grabbed his hand and opened his mouth to say something. After waiting for a long time, Ma Ying immediately understood: "Don't worry, old sage." , this servant immediately invites the emperor to come over."
The Supreme Emperor couldn't wait any longer, before the imperial doctor came, he closed his eyes.
The death knell is ringing in the palace—it's too late for the emperor!
63. Chapter 63
As soon as the news from the palace came out, Lin Qingjun didn't bother to pretend to be sick, and changed into plain clothes with his disciple Yan Qiqi and rushed to the palace.To them, it was just the funeral of the emperor's grandfather, but to some old dignitaries, it was like ringing the death knell of their own family.Of course, at this moment they don't think so deeply, they just think that once the Supreme Emperor dies, there is no shelter for them, the emperor will definitely take them under the knife, but they don't know that the emperor hates them very much, and has been waiting for this day for a long time.
According to the system, the son keeps filial piety for his parents for three years, which is actually 27 months, but the emperor has a special status, and usually changes the day to the month, which is 27 days.The emperor was deeply saddened, and kept filial piety for a hundred days, and everything else was handled according to the emperor's funeral ceremony.There are many suspicions from the outside world. In fact, the emperor really wants to deal with filial piety as soon as possible, but the emperor's grandson, who is so beloved by the emperor, has just attacked him. Even if it is a major crime of treason, it makes people feel vicious and cold.People in the world always sympathize with the weak.
Lin Qingyun felt a little overwhelmed with the five-drum ritual every day, but seeing Tu Yan was as usual.
At the very beginning, the empress was worried that Tu Yan would not be able to bear it, but she couldn't avoid it. After all, it was the funeral ceremony of the Supreme Emperor. If the grandson of the emperor did not follow the sacrifice every day, he would definitely bear the reputation of being unfilial.Every day, the princes and ministers could see Prince Chun kneeling in front of him in a snow satin plain dress, his face was almost the same color as the clothes, and he always felt that he was going to fall down at any time, but he insisted on carrying it over, and he didn't fall ill until the end of the mausoleum.
The emperor and empress rewarded him with condolences, and the emperor personally praised Tu Yan as a "pure filial man". Naturally, other princes and ministers were not to be outdone, and came to visit him one after another.
At this time, Prince Chun, who was rumored to be sick and unable to get out of bed, was lying on the bed watching Lin Qingyun sort out the gift list. Although his face was grim, he was definitely far from "being unable to get out of bed".
"Uncle Taiping, their family's gifts are really generous." Lin Qingyun raised his eyebrows, handed him the list of gifts in his hand, and said with a light smile: "In the past, although their family also had etiquette exchanges, they were all well-behaved. It doesn't mean that you are warm at all. How come after an autumn, your attitude has changed a lot." As he spoke, he looked at Tu Yan with an ambiguous smile: "My lord, tell me what's the reason behind it?"
Tu Yan laughed out loud, glanced at two or three things that were out of date on the gift list, and said lightly: "It's been a matter of many years, and now I'm angry with my mother when I mention it, so I always treat them at the house. It's light."
"how?"
"My body was diagnosed after being poisoned. Not only is my lifespan limited, but my heirs are also difficult. Who would marry someone who loves their daughter? Which girl is willing?" As for the behavior of the Taiping Bofu, it is inevitable to ridicule: "Their children and grandchildren are not good, only the title looks at the scenery. After all, it is the emperor's mother-in-law's family, who often sees it in the palace. The queen mother has the heart to choose a wife for me, thinking of doing it in person. Dear, as long as they are willing, the stepmother will definitely help them in the future. The queen mother originally liked the eldest girl of their family, but the eldest girl was engaged, and the second girl was a concubine. Only the third girl, who was a few years younger, was a match. At that time The queen mother is not very satisfied, mainly because the other party is too small, but my body... the queen mother tried to mention it to the eldest wife of the Taiping uncle's mansion, but the other party did not agree at the time, nor did she refuse. Waiting for a reply, but there was an incident about the third girl and the Prince of Nan'an accompanying him on a spring outing, and the two families settled down in a few days. Later, the eldest wife of the mansion said that their master was interested in the prince of Nan'an earlier, but she didn't know about it. But that’s all to fool a three-year-old child.”
"She was actually engaged to the eldest son of Nan'an Palace? Then what happened afterwards?" Lin Qingyun calculated He Yuefu's age, and she might be sixteen this year. If she had been engaged in the early years, she would have been married by now.What's more, she has seen all the princes and concubines of Nan'an Palace, but she has never heard of the prince's engagement in the past.
"Both of them said that there was a disagreement."
"This is really an all-purpose excuse. In reality?" In terms of power, the prince of Nan'an has power in his hands. My uncle's family wanted to get closer to the emperor.
Tu Yan squinted his eyes and smiled, quite mischievously: "I asked someone to tell the old concubine Nan'an about the fact that my mother had taken a fancy to the third girl, and their family went to the Taiping uncle's house to cancel the subscription. The reason is that the third girl did not abide by the way of women's chastity. It was later that the two parties agreed to cancel the subscription due to disagreement, and this matter will not be mentioned again."
Lin Qingyun was very surprised. In her opinion, Tu Yan didn't seem like such an imposing person. How could he care about a little girl and even ruin his marriage?
"But what happened?" she asked.
Tu Yan looked at her and said with a smile: "In the end, only you know me. If you really look down on me and don't want to be married, neither the queen mother nor I will force it. How can we get along with them. It's just that their family behavior is disgusting and vague. Perfunctory, turned around and quickly got engaged to another family, but the queen mother was not upright, and heard the third girl's words from the Taiping uncle's mansion, and fell ill completely, and she had to lie down for a full month to recover." Tu Yan sighed, His eyes were dark and deep: "Actually, if you think about it seriously, what the three girls said is correct. Even if I am the prince and the only son, I will die at any time with a sick body. Who would be willing to take the title of a pure prince and concubine?" Widowhood? But she also said that the mother's empress is nothing to worry about, and she must have not accumulated virtues in the early years, so the eldest daughter will be a widow, and the son will be a sick child, and the unformed child will never be born again..."
Although his voice was very soft, Tu Yan's eyes became colder and colder.
"You'an." Lin Qingjun hated He Yuefu even more in his heart. Perhaps the Taiping Bofu just wanted to cling to wealth and thought that Tuyan was not worth much and chose the Nan'an Palace, but He Yuefu had a high opinion of himself and was mean-spirited. Poisonous, and being favored by the family, he acts recklessly, even the queen of the dynasty dares to arrange it, what else dare not.
Tu Yan came back to his senses, and said with a smile: "It's been a few years ago, and I'm about to forget it. Why did you mention the Taiping Mansion on purpose?" Although the list of gifts was indeed rich, this family was not the only one who sent things this time.
"You can't guess? Then the third girl of the He family found out about your kindness and wanted to turn around." Lin Qingyun deliberately adjusted the atmosphere, so she deliberately teased him, and thinking of what he said just now, she sighed with regret: "It's a pity No matter how she knows how to calculate, she can only use her heart in vain, the so-called man is doing what the sky is watching, how can she know that you know everything she has done and said?"
If He Yuefu knew that Tu Yan had ruined her marriage with Nan'an Prince's Mansion back then, and also knew that the Empress had been mad at her for a month due to her harsh remarks, she would have been so frightened that she would have hid at home long ago, let alone trying to enter Prince Chun's Mansion. Dare to go out.
Tu Yan's eyes were full of sarcasm when he heard the words: "Their family has been jumping up and down in the past few years, and the emperor is getting annoyed. You just need to stay as cold as before. If there is anything, just push it on me."
"I'm not afraid of her." Lin Qingyun is not blindly confident, but knowing the attitude of the empress towards the Taiping Mansion, and Tu Yan's wholehearted trust, don't even think about having ten He Yuefu, let alone one He Yuefu. Opportunity to step into a pure princely residence.
Just as he was talking about Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived.
The two of them were not served in the house, Hong Ling reported through the door: "The eldest wife of Uncle Taiping's mansion brought the third girl here, do you want to see the princess?"
Lin Qingyun raised her eyebrows: "Why did you come here suddenly, and didn't see the post beforehand?"
When everyone comes to the door, no matter how big or small it is, you have to post a message in advance, which is the way to serve the guests.It is extremely rude to come to the door without first saying hello.
Hong Ling said: "The eldest lady said that she just came out of the palace, and she remembered that Prince Chun was still ill, and the concubine hadn't seen her for a few days. It was strange. The third girl also said that Prince Chun's cousin was ill, and the concubine was working hard. I came here to visit. I hope the princess will forgive me for not handing over the greeting card in advance."
The corner of Lin Qingyun's mouth curled up into a smile, and upon closer inspection, it was exactly the same as Tu Yan's mischievous smile before: "It's hard for Tang Yiren to think about it, but it's hard work for her to run, but right now I just lay down to rest, and I don't have the energy to entertain guests Please Tang Yiren come back next time, it’s better to post a post first, so as not to make a wasteful trip when I’m not at home.”
Now that Uncle Taiping has been ill for a long time, he has been lying in bed all the time. Outsiders know that the title will be inherited by the eldest son after he dies of anger, and the emperor promised not to demote him.Old Uncle Cheng Ping had been ill for four or five years, and he still held his breath. Regardless of the filial piety shown by the mansion, in fact, the long house was looking forward to Uncle Cheng Ping's death.As Tuyan said earlier, the descendants of the Taiping Bo’s Mansion are incompetent, including the eldest son of the house, so the emperor only gave him a loose official. The only difference between the Long Jinwei bought by Jia Rong of Bining State Mansion for five coins is that it was awarded by the emperor himself.
Therefore, according to her rank, Lin Qingyun was right to call the eldest wife Tang Shi a pleasant person.It’s just that when Tuyan was young, the emperor’s birth mother, Concubine Wen Huigui, was still alive. To get closer to her natal family, Tuyan asked Tuyan to call her Uncle Taiping in private. These empresses mentioned it to her, but it was only a general mention. After all, Uncle Chengping's illness might not be cured, and when the two of them didn't meet each other, they just knew about it.Tu Yan also called Tang's cousin when he was young, probably Tang remembered it, otherwise He Yuefu would not have called Tu Yan "cousin" because of Hong Ling's message just now.
Hong Ling outside the door was slightly stunned, but then came to her senses, pursed her lips and snickered twice, and hurried to answer.
"You are narrow-minded." Tu Yan also laughed.
"I've always called her Tang Yiren, and I haven't changed it." It's just that when He Yuefu called her cousin, she only called her Yiren, and it was obvious that her attitude was not affectionate, and she even showed her face. How to be annoyed.
Indeed, as soon as Hong Ling conveyed the words, Tang's face darkened when he noticed that the other party called him "Tang Yiren", but He Yuefu didn't have a word, and was unwilling to say anything, so he asked Hong Ling: "Let's come here, Cousin doesn't know?"
Hong Ling has been in the palace for many years, what kind of thoughtful woman has she never seen?What's more, although He Yuefu is ambitious, she really can't be called a woman who has any calculations.Hong Ling pretended to be puzzled and asked back: "May I ask who the 'cousin' Miss He San is talking about?"
One sentence stunned He Yuefu, and even made Tang's face blush.
The royal family is different from other places, where people can marry at will, only the nephews and nieces of the natal families of the princes, mothers and concubines can call the princes cousins, like the Taiping uncle's mansion, even the emperor's biological mother's natal family, is far away now.If the princes are easy-going, they will shout as soon as they shout. If they care about it, no amount of face will be enough to lose them.
He Yuefu seemed to feel that the servants around her were laughing at her, so she was annoyed for a moment, and regardless of Hong Ling's status, she became angry: "What are you talking about, girl! My grandfather is Uncle Chengping, Mrs. Wen Huigui The concubine's brother, the emperor's own uncle, and the pure prince want to call me uncle, but you come to ask me who my 'cousin' is. I want to meet the concubine and see how she manages the family. She actually allows... "
Tang shi covered her mouth before she could finish her sentence. Tang shi's face turned pale and her head was covered with sweat, not caring that Hong Ling was just a maid, so she kept saying, "Miss, I'm really sorry, she was just bored in the car all the way. Her hair was dizzy, and she didn't know what she was talking about. There is no need to alarm the prince and concubine for such a trivial matter, I will take her back immediately."
Hong Ling glanced at Tang with a half-smile, and then her eyes fell on He Yuefu: "I am a maid from the House of Internal Affairs. I served five years in the empress's palace. Because of my good service, the empress gave me I have been ordered by the prince, and I have never had a bad word in the past ten years. Miss He San's words made me terrified."
"You, you..." He Yuefu had nothing to say to the run-on, besides, she was dissatisfied with the queen and prince, so she lost all face.Tears flowed down immediately, regardless of Tang, she ran out crying.
"Fu'er!" Although Tang was in a hurry, she still remembered the rules, suppressed her worries and said to Hong Ling with the last dignity: "Our third girl is spoiled by me, she just has a sharp mouth, but she has no bad intentions. Miss Hong Ling, don’t take it to heart.” As she said that, she took off a gold bracelet wrapped in silk and eight treasures from her wrist, and stuffed it in Hong Ling’s hand involuntarily: “Miss accept it, and it’s right for me as a mother to apologize for the girl. .”
"Tang Yi's words are serious, how can a servant be worthy of it." Hong Ling hurriedly bowed her body and said she didn't dare. It's hard to mention it on the face.
After seeing off Tang's mother and daughter, Hong Ling went to
The little eunuch who inquired about the news before ran in with a pale face and reported: "Young concubine, empress, filial piety, filial piety, the prince has rebelled!"
Upon hearing this, the scene was instantly chaotic, and even the timid ones burst into tears.
"What are you crying about! Shengjia is here, how decent is it!" Concubine Wu Gui also got rumors earlier, but it was just a guess. She never thought that Xiao Jing would really dare to rebel. Although she was afraid at this moment, she had to try her best to calm down and return Beware of someone fishing in troubled waters.
When everyone heard Wu Guifei's words, they were a little calm.Yes, the emperor is still here, but there is a large army for defense.
Princess Zhongshun led Princess Huiyi to Lin Qingyun's side, surrounded by several maids and eunuchs.Lin Qingjun took the cloak from Bailu's hand calmly, and did not wrap it around her body, but just held it in her hand.He glanced up at Concubine Wu and the others, then at Concubine Zhongshun, and looked at the blue curtain, imagining the situation on the other side.
She felt that filial piety to the prince really had no chance of winning. Not only did the emperor get the news early and be prepared, but he also had fifty guns in his hands from the Nan'an County king. Those guns alone were enough to deter the rebels.
"Boom", a gunshot rang out, causing the female relatives to scream in shock, and at the same time they heard Dai Quan's sharp shout: "Guard! Guard! Protect the emperor!"
Lin Qingyun's expression changed, could it be that the one who shot was someone who respected the prince?That's right, since Prince Nan'an thought of having sex with foreigners, other people may not have thought of it, or Prince Xiao Jing didn't have the idea of forming a foreign gun team, but he might not buy one or two for self-defense or sneak attack.
"What's that sound?" Wu Guifei and the others also turned pale.
"Gun! Prince Xiaojing has a gun." Princess Zhongshun saw that Prince Zhongshun had handled that thing. It sounded powerful, but it was not very useful, so she hurriedly said: "Our gun needs a lot of force to pull it. Fire it twice. It's powerless, and although foreigners' guns are stronger, they may not be accurate."
Huiyi said worriedly: "If you dare to use it, you must have practiced it. Father and elder brother are still ahead."
"It's okay. The surrounding area of the Dragon Tent is heavily guarded. We only heard voices here, but we didn't see any rebels. It can be seen that the situation is not too bad. Besides, if those people really rushed in, they wouldn't shoot. It is." Princess Zhongshun comforted Hui Yi, but her eyes were full of worry, there has always been a river of blood in major events such as treason, even if the matter of filial piety fails, everyone will be able to live safely.
"I'm afraid there are already killings outside." Lin Qingyun felt that this matter could not be delayed, as it would easily change if it was delayed for a long time.
It is impossible for all those who respect the prince to come in, there must be many ambushing outside the paddock, and some attack the capital in an attempt to seize the capital.It is precisely because there are few people around Xiao Jing that he only fired the gun just now, and it is convenient to be close to the emperor, but once he fails, it is tantamount to exposing his position, and there will be no second chance.
The flames were flickering in the distance, and there was constant shouting and killing. Somehow, the female relatives inside had already gathered into a group, and there was a team of guards guarding the outside.
I don't know when someone came in suddenly: "Imperial Concubine, Prince Ding was injured by a stray arrow. Fortunately, he only scratched his arm, and there is no serious problem. The imperial doctor has already bandaged the Prince."
Wu Guifei's face turned pale, and just as she took a step, two more people came one after another.
One person reported to Concubine Qi Shu: "The king of Chengjun captured the rebel, and accidentally fell off his horse and sprained his foot."
One person and Concubine Rong reported: "Prince Sujun went to pursue Prince Xiaojing, but he is now missing."
The female relatives all changed their colors and kept silent like cicadas, but Concubine Wu Gui, Concubine Qi Shu, Concubine Rong and the three concubines of the county were panicked and sad, and hurriedly sent their close relatives to visit, but tonight's special situation, the strict people walked around randomly, and they were all blocked back .Lin Qingjun guessed otherwise, no matter how chaotic, it is impossible for all three county kings to have accidents. I am afraid that someone really wanted to "fish in troubled waters", but he did not expect that he would become a "fish" and be targeted.
Thinking of what Huiyi said earlier, outsiders already felt that Tu Yan was getting better, so how could the other three county kings ignore it?Tu Yan is the son of the concubine and the prince. If his health improves, he will definitely be the biggest candidate for the position. How can the three of them let go?
Naturally, some people knew that Tu Yan was the most threatening target, and they wanted to take advantage of this night to do something, but Tu Yan stayed with the emperor all the time, surrounded by layers of guards to protect him, there was nothing he could do.
Lin Qingyun also thought of this, so she wasn't too worried about Tu Yan's situation.
Nearly one night passed, the sky was slightly brighter, and finally good news came: filial piety to the prince failed and was captured, and the traitor was close to execution.
The spirit of the people who had been tense all night was relieved, and they were all exhausted. After the word came from the front, and they were allowed to leave, they left one after another with the help of the maids and eunuchs, and each returned to the camp to rest.Concubine Wu Guifei couldn't stay for a few, so she hurriedly took the princess of the county to visit her son, and someone came to clean up the messy banquet venue.
Concubine Zhongshun was getting old after all, and she had been frightened all night, and she couldn't hold it anymore, so she said goodbye to Lin Qingyun: "Princess Chun is also going to see Prince Chun, I'm afraid I will be tired this night."
"Well, don't worry, Aunt Huang, those people didn't come in, and Uncle Huang is naturally fine." Lin Qingyun comforted, and walked with Princess Zhongshun.
But at this moment, Lin Qingyun heard an ouch from a palace lady, and Lin Qingyun glanced casually, seeing that the maid next to her was knocked down by someone, because she was worried that the masters had just been frightened, she didn't dare to shout, and let the one who bumped into her People left.Lin Qingyun didn't pay much attention at first, but when he passed the bumper, he was wearing the clothes of a little eunuch, and just poked his head forward, as if he was coming towards him.
For some reason, my heart tightened, and I immediately shouted: "Stop!"
The people around were startled and stopped moving. The little eunuch not only stopped, but also suddenly accelerated towards her, and at the same time, a cold edge flashed from the dagger in his hand.The servant girls screamed and avoided, the guards didn't expect an assassin to sneak in, they were all on the periphery, no matter how fast they were, they couldn't stop them, and only Bailu Xiangsi was in front of Lin Qingyun, Zhang Bao was sent by her to check first Tu Yan's situation is over.
Bailu Xiangsi's face turned pale with fright, but she still instinctively protected her, but Lin Qingyun suddenly raised her hands, and the cloak slipped to the ground. Before everyone could see what it was, they heard a "bang".He had heard it once last night, and everyone knew what the sound was coming from. Upon closer inspection, Lin Qingyun was holding a gun in his hand!
She shot very accurately, and hit the young eunuch's chest directly, a bright red smudged from the blue cloth, and her body fell to the ground.
At this time, the little eunuch was only three or four steps away from her, if he slowed down, even if the dagger could not hit her, it would definitely hit Egret or Acacia. According to this dead man's assassination style, the possibility of missing is very small , especially when the target of the assassination is a woman.But at that time, Lin Qingyun actually didn't have the time to think about it that much. She always had a gun in her hand, and Tu Yan had already decided to give her the gun for self-defense, just because she was afraid that someone would attack her, and he was always following the emperor, so his defense was already very tight.She practiced the target in the palace every day. Although she didn't shoot very well, she was absolutely familiar with it. She subconsciously remembered that guns were used for self-defense. When something happened, her first reaction in panic was not to hide, but to hide. Take a gun and shoot.
After realizing what happened, the ladies and maids around looked at Lin Qingyun with a little fear.After all, people who have the guts to kill people, whether out of self-preservation or not, will create distance and fear, and Lin Qingyun is still a woman, just 15 years old.
Only Princess Zhongshun saw that her hands were trembling slightly, her eyes were full of admiration and worry: "Are you all right?"
Lin Qingyun regained consciousness, put down her trembling hands, and smiled back: "It's okay."
In fact, she really couldn't see anything on her face, and she was indeed extremely calm at the moment, but she was a little dazed, not quite real.
"Princess..." After being frightened, Bai Lu Xiangsi hurriedly checked her situation, then picked up the cloak and wrapped it around her body, and was considering whether to report to the prince, but saw Tu Yan walking towards her.
The surrounding female relatives were also startled, and the maids hurriedly blocked them to avoid them.
Tu Yan's face was not good-looking, and when he heard the gunshot, his heart trembled, and he quickly asked the emperor's permission to come over.The dead little eunuch who passed by stopped for a while, and then ordered the guards in a cold voice: "Drag the corpse down and examine it carefully. No one but the emperor should approach!" Then he walked to Lin Qingyun, Princess Zhongshun took Huiyi away , Tu Yan saw that her complexion was normal, but her eyes were not quite right, so he said nothing, helped her back to the tent, and ordered someone to cook soothing soup.
"I'm fine." Lin Qingyun sat for a long time before he breathed a sigh of relief and his eyes regained their agility.At this moment, she felt numbness in her fingers. After all, it took a lot of effort to pull the trigger. In addition, she was too nervous at the time. Now her spirit was relaxed, and she felt her whole body went limp.
Bailu brought over the cooked calming soup: "Princess, please use it."
Tu Yan took the bowl, tested the temperature, and handed it to her: "Drink and sleep well."
Although Lin Qingyun didn't feel the crime of murder, or emotions such as fear, but he also knew that his condition was not very good, so he drank the soothing soup without any objection.Lying on the bed, looking at Tu Yan beside the bed, he asked him, "Is it all over?"
"Well, Prince Xiao Jing was not only captured, but also shot in the body with two arrows. Although he missed the vital part, he was seriously injured. Even if he saved his life, he would have to take medicine for the rest of his life." At this moment, Tu Yan was as gentle as usual They were quite different, with a cold expression and a cold tone: "I will find out who the little eunuch belongs to. If I can't find out, it's easy to take revenge. It's just my three good brothers."
"The matter of filial piety to the prince just happened. If it's easy to find out, then let's put it aside. After all, after tonight, they won't do anything again." Lin Qingyun thought clearly about this point, the so-called "Fishing in troubled waters", the rare opportunity has passed, and it would be really stupid to think about doing it again.
"You rest, I'm here." Tu Yan lowered his voice, like a soft and intoxicating wind, only to hear her close her eyes in a daze.
Seeing that she was fast asleep, Tu Yan told Bai Lu and the others to take good care of her. After leaving the camp, he ordered Gao Yang to stay behind.Even though he knew that no one would come to assassinate him again, but... Tu Yan let go of his hands that had been clenched all the time, and they were already sweating.When he heard the gunshot, he was really frightened. Someone assassinated Lin Qingyun, which was the most worrying one of the various incidents he imagined.
When Tu Yan came to the place where the young eunuch's body was stored, the guard in charge of the investigation replied: "My lord, this person is not an eunuch. Judging from his body and strong muscles, he is a person who has practiced martial arts all year round. His hands have calluses, the same degree, probably The weapons used are guns or long sticks. The scars on the body are different in degree. They are all knife wounds, and there are also scars on the rear buttocks, as if beaten with a military stick. This person should be from the army and has committed crimes , was punished, and may have been expelled from the army because of it.”
"Continue to investigate!" Tu Yan glanced at this person's face, he was honest and honest, and he was not as tanned as someone in the army, so it was not suspicious to pretend to be a eunuch.When he saw the eunuch's clothes, he asked, "The eunuch's clothes fit so well, check its source!"
"Yes."
As soon as Tu Yan came out from here, he met Li Xi, the little father-in-law who was in front of the emperor, Li Xi said: "Prince Chun, the emperor invites you to go over."
This time the Dragon Tent was more tightly guarded than before, even if Tu Yan wanted to go in, he had to report again through several layers of guards.Entering the Dragon Tent, the other princes were all present, several old clans were also present, and there were also the ministers accompanying them this time.
Seeing that his expression was fine, the emperor relaxed his worries a little, and asked, "How is the princess?"
Tu Yan ignored the different gazes on both sides, and replied: "Thank you, Father, for your concern and concern. The princess was shocked, and fell asleep after eating soothing soup."
When everyone heard the words, they secretly slandered: The princess was frightened?The princess who can shoot and kill people, they are the ones who are frightened!In the past, he only thought that Lin Qingyun had a good fate and had a way of attracting men, but only now did he realize that he was really not an idler, and even big men like them couldn't compare.
The emperor asked again: "What did the assassin find out? But respect the remaining party of the prince?"
"The person is dead, and many clues have been broken, so it's not easy to investigate for a while." In front of these people, Tu Yan did not report the truth.
The emperor nodded, asked him nothing more, let him sit down, and began to discuss the matter of honoring the prince.Since the founding of the capital, there have been two major treason cases in this dynasty. The first one was the old Prince Yizhong, and the second one was the current Prince Xiao Jing. Unwillingness to lose is also a reason.
Just after a major event happened, it was discovered that everything was under the emperor's control. Where did the ministers and relatives have any other thoughts, they all followed the emperor's wishes.
This kind of matter will definitely not be concluded hastily, the emperor ordered to take a rest for a day, and leave camp to return to Beijing tomorrow.
After staying up all night in fear, the clan ministers and female relatives have to rest, and the soldiers who have fought and guarded all night also have to rest.At this time, in the tent of Uncle Taiping's mansion, Tang Shi, the eldest wife of the eldest room, was very sleepy, and was forced to talk by her daughter so that she couldn't sleep.
"Madam, madam... Mother!" He Yuefu quarreled for a long time, and finally opened Tang's eyes.
Tang has always favored her young daughter and spoiled her all these years, now she has no choice but to cheer up and ask her: "Fu'er, what are you doing, you haven't slept all night, are you sleepy?"
He Yuefu didn't feel sleepy, her eyes were bright, her cheeks were flushed, and she said like a sleepy voice: "Ma'am, have you seen Prince Chun? He doesn't look much like the memory, he doesn't look sick at all." , what he said earlier that he was dying of illness must be a rumor deliberately released by someone!"
Upon hearing this, Tang understood her daughter's thoughts, and couldn't help but sighed: "Whether Prince Chun is good or not, it has nothing to do with you, he has already married the princess. What's more, what happened before... Do you want to enter the pure world?" The Prince's Mansion is impossible."
He Yuefu knew that she was referring to the fact that the empress had promised her in the early years and intended to let her be a pure princess, but she didn't take it seriously and said: "The empress mentioned it to her wife, not to me. Marriage matters have always been important. It was the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker, how can a girl know the truth. Anyway, I don’t know about it.”
"So what if you pretend you don't know?"
"The empress liked me before, if I reveal a little bit, the empress might bring up the old matter again. Then Lin Qingyun is just Lin Shangshu's adopted daughter, who can compare to me?"
"Then she is also a pure princess who was bestowed by the emperor to marry her!" Even if the Tang family dotes on her daughter, these things are clearly distinguished.
"There are a lot of royal marriages, and not all of them lived a lifetime." He Yuefu retorted.
Tang said earnestly: "Not only is she a marriage gift from the emperor, but she is also very fond of Prince Chun. You have seen it with your own eyes today. Prince Chun is so nervous about her. So what if you enter the palace? Are you still under her hands?" Asking for life, why bother."
"Mother, I'm your daughter, why do you always turn to outsiders!" He Yuefu was dissatisfied, and even more dissatisfied: "Right now, which man in this world is long-term? I like this one today, and I fall in love with that tomorrow. It's a common thing. Didn't she marry into the palace for joy? The prince must have treated her differently because of this. Now that the prince is well, she can retire with success. Naturally, the prince has something better to serve. ..." He Yuefu clung to Tang's ear and lowered her voice, but the excitement in it was hard to hide: "Mother, Prince Ruochun is really well, he is the first son, and he is so liked by the emperor. ..."
Tang shi shuddered, and his attitude wavered. After all, their house looked at the scenery, but only their own people knew what it was like.If the daughter can become the concubine of the new emperor in the future, it will be more beneficial for the family.
Seeing her mother's softening attitude, He Yuefu felt complacent, but sighed again: "Why is she so fateful? It would be great if she died at that time."
But Tang said: "Don't worry, now it's time for the country's filial piety, so it's not appropriate to mention these things. Besides, they haven't consummated the house, we still have a lot of time to plan, even if you can't be the concubine in the future, you can grab the eldest son from Mr. The royal family doesn't care about the concubines."
The next day, Lin Qingjun departed for Beijing, but Lin Qingjun never showed up because of illness.
She didn't sleep well yesterday, she always dreamed unconsciously, and woke up from time to time, the murder left some influence on her.Fortunately, she is good at self-regulation, she sleeps more peacefully in the second half of the night, and her diet is not affected when she wakes up early.But Tu Yan didn't let her "cure", and even told her that it would be better if she was ill for a while, firstly, it would make people feel cold-blooded and fearful if she recovered too quickly, and secondly, it was to avoid the chaos of these days.
Lin Qingjun was happy to save trouble, leaning on the soft pillow and asked him lazily: "I killed someone, are you afraid? They are all afraid of me."
Tu Yan sneered: "Don't think nonsense, let's live our own lives, no matter what others think. If I was afraid that you would kill someone, I wouldn't have taught you how to use a gun."
"Thank you, You'an." Lin Qingyun was very grateful to him, whether it was the earlier preparations or the current trust and understanding.
"You and I, husband and wife, why should we say thanks?"
Back in the capital, Lin Qingyun went directly to the palace to recuperate, while Tu Yan went into the palace to meet the queen.
The queen was worried for several days, and finally she was relieved when she saw Tu Yan standing in front of her intact.The queen had already got the news from Qiu Yuzhong first, and knew that Lin Qingyun had shot her. She was not unhappy when she saw that she didn't come. Instead, she asked with great concern and rewarded a lot of medicinal materials.
After Tu Yan thanked him, he said, "Although there is insufficient evidence for this matter, I suspect that Concubine Rong did it."
"Her?" The queen frowned, thinking about it carefully, Concubine Rong is hiding something, and it is her job to do something while in the chaos.The queen has a city in her heart, so she didn't say too much, she just asked him: "Does You'an want that position?"
Tu Yan was not surprised by the Queen's question, but said with a smile: "Mother, my son and minister are very good now. The mother can just sit in the central palace, drink tea and watch the theater, and the others don't need to do much."
Zhier Mo Ruomu, the queen heard his words, and looked at his eyebrows and eyes, and knew that he had made up his mind, so she smiled and said, "That's good, I'm happy and relieved."
At this time, the story of Prince Xiao Jing's treason has spread in Beijing, and the common people are in an uproar, and they inevitably bring up the story of Prince Yizhong's treason more than ten years ago.Everyone is guessing how the emperor will deal with the filial prince this time.
In Shangyang Palace, the Supreme Emperor was rarely sober, and the inner eunuch pushed him to bask in the sun in the courtyard.The personal eunuch Ma Ying served him for decades and was the most loyal and diligent. Now he suddenly came in from the outside with an ugly expression on his face.
The Taishanghuang's speech was not very quick, seeing Ma Ying's expression, he asked with his eyes.
Ma Ying was trembling, and said with a thud: "Old saint, honor the prince, honor the prince..."
"What's wrong with filial piety?" The Supreme Emperor's expression changed, and he uttered such a sentence with difficulty, as if he had exhausted all his strength, and he couldn't help panting after finishing speaking.
"Honor the prince, he took the lead in assassinating the emperor during the autumn, saying, saying that the emperor's throne came not rightly, he is the grandson of the emperor granted by the emperor, and the throne should be inherited by him. Now the prince has failed and has been taken over by the emperor. Imprisoned in the clan's mansion, no one can see without an edict."
"He, he..." The Supreme Emperor became emotional, his face flushed red and he couldn't breathe.I don't know if the "he" in these words refers to filial piety or the emperor.
"Old sage! Hurry up! Go get the imperial physician!" Ma Ying hurriedly ordered, but saw the Supreme Emperor grabbed his hand and opened his mouth to say something. After waiting for a long time, Ma Ying immediately understood: "Don't worry, old sage." , this servant immediately invites the emperor to come over."
The Supreme Emperor couldn't wait any longer, before the imperial doctor came, he closed his eyes.
The death knell is ringing in the palace—it's too late for the emperor!
63. Chapter 63
As soon as the news from the palace came out, Lin Qingjun didn't bother to pretend to be sick, and changed into plain clothes with his disciple Yan Qiqi and rushed to the palace.To them, it was just the funeral of the emperor's grandfather, but to some old dignitaries, it was like ringing the death knell of their own family.Of course, at this moment they don't think so deeply, they just think that once the Supreme Emperor dies, there is no shelter for them, the emperor will definitely take them under the knife, but they don't know that the emperor hates them very much, and has been waiting for this day for a long time.
According to the system, the son keeps filial piety for his parents for three years, which is actually 27 months, but the emperor has a special status, and usually changes the day to the month, which is 27 days.The emperor was deeply saddened, and kept filial piety for a hundred days, and everything else was handled according to the emperor's funeral ceremony.There are many suspicions from the outside world. In fact, the emperor really wants to deal with filial piety as soon as possible, but the emperor's grandson, who is so beloved by the emperor, has just attacked him. Even if it is a major crime of treason, it makes people feel vicious and cold.People in the world always sympathize with the weak.
Lin Qingyun felt a little overwhelmed with the five-drum ritual every day, but seeing Tu Yan was as usual.
At the very beginning, the empress was worried that Tu Yan would not be able to bear it, but she couldn't avoid it. After all, it was the funeral ceremony of the Supreme Emperor. If the grandson of the emperor did not follow the sacrifice every day, he would definitely bear the reputation of being unfilial.Every day, the princes and ministers could see Prince Chun kneeling in front of him in a snow satin plain dress, his face was almost the same color as the clothes, and he always felt that he was going to fall down at any time, but he insisted on carrying it over, and he didn't fall ill until the end of the mausoleum.
The emperor and empress rewarded him with condolences, and the emperor personally praised Tu Yan as a "pure filial man". Naturally, other princes and ministers were not to be outdone, and came to visit him one after another.
At this time, Prince Chun, who was rumored to be sick and unable to get out of bed, was lying on the bed watching Lin Qingyun sort out the gift list. Although his face was grim, he was definitely far from "being unable to get out of bed".
"Uncle Taiping, their family's gifts are really generous." Lin Qingyun raised his eyebrows, handed him the list of gifts in his hand, and said with a light smile: "In the past, although their family also had etiquette exchanges, they were all well-behaved. It doesn't mean that you are warm at all. How come after an autumn, your attitude has changed a lot." As he spoke, he looked at Tu Yan with an ambiguous smile: "My lord, tell me what's the reason behind it?"
Tu Yan laughed out loud, glanced at two or three things that were out of date on the gift list, and said lightly: "It's been a matter of many years, and now I'm angry with my mother when I mention it, so I always treat them at the house. It's light."
"how?"
"My body was diagnosed after being poisoned. Not only is my lifespan limited, but my heirs are also difficult. Who would marry someone who loves their daughter? Which girl is willing?" As for the behavior of the Taiping Bofu, it is inevitable to ridicule: "Their children and grandchildren are not good, only the title looks at the scenery. After all, it is the emperor's mother-in-law's family, who often sees it in the palace. The queen mother has the heart to choose a wife for me, thinking of doing it in person. Dear, as long as they are willing, the stepmother will definitely help them in the future. The queen mother originally liked the eldest girl of their family, but the eldest girl was engaged, and the second girl was a concubine. Only the third girl, who was a few years younger, was a match. At that time The queen mother is not very satisfied, mainly because the other party is too small, but my body... the queen mother tried to mention it to the eldest wife of the Taiping uncle's mansion, but the other party did not agree at the time, nor did she refuse. Waiting for a reply, but there was an incident about the third girl and the Prince of Nan'an accompanying him on a spring outing, and the two families settled down in a few days. Later, the eldest wife of the mansion said that their master was interested in the prince of Nan'an earlier, but she didn't know about it. But that’s all to fool a three-year-old child.”
"She was actually engaged to the eldest son of Nan'an Palace? Then what happened afterwards?" Lin Qingyun calculated He Yuefu's age, and she might be sixteen this year. If she had been engaged in the early years, she would have been married by now.What's more, she has seen all the princes and concubines of Nan'an Palace, but she has never heard of the prince's engagement in the past.
"Both of them said that there was a disagreement."
"This is really an all-purpose excuse. In reality?" In terms of power, the prince of Nan'an has power in his hands. My uncle's family wanted to get closer to the emperor.
Tu Yan squinted his eyes and smiled, quite mischievously: "I asked someone to tell the old concubine Nan'an about the fact that my mother had taken a fancy to the third girl, and their family went to the Taiping uncle's house to cancel the subscription. The reason is that the third girl did not abide by the way of women's chastity. It was later that the two parties agreed to cancel the subscription due to disagreement, and this matter will not be mentioned again."
Lin Qingyun was very surprised. In her opinion, Tu Yan didn't seem like such an imposing person. How could he care about a little girl and even ruin his marriage?
"But what happened?" she asked.
Tu Yan looked at her and said with a smile: "In the end, only you know me. If you really look down on me and don't want to be married, neither the queen mother nor I will force it. How can we get along with them. It's just that their family behavior is disgusting and vague. Perfunctory, turned around and quickly got engaged to another family, but the queen mother was not upright, and heard the third girl's words from the Taiping uncle's mansion, and fell ill completely, and she had to lie down for a full month to recover." Tu Yan sighed, His eyes were dark and deep: "Actually, if you think about it seriously, what the three girls said is correct. Even if I am the prince and the only son, I will die at any time with a sick body. Who would be willing to take the title of a pure prince and concubine?" Widowhood? But she also said that the mother's empress is nothing to worry about, and she must have not accumulated virtues in the early years, so the eldest daughter will be a widow, and the son will be a sick child, and the unformed child will never be born again..."
Although his voice was very soft, Tu Yan's eyes became colder and colder.
"You'an." Lin Qingjun hated He Yuefu even more in his heart. Perhaps the Taiping Bofu just wanted to cling to wealth and thought that Tuyan was not worth much and chose the Nan'an Palace, but He Yuefu had a high opinion of himself and was mean-spirited. Poisonous, and being favored by the family, he acts recklessly, even the queen of the dynasty dares to arrange it, what else dare not.
Tu Yan came back to his senses, and said with a smile: "It's been a few years ago, and I'm about to forget it. Why did you mention the Taiping Mansion on purpose?" Although the list of gifts was indeed rich, this family was not the only one who sent things this time.
"You can't guess? Then the third girl of the He family found out about your kindness and wanted to turn around." Lin Qingyun deliberately adjusted the atmosphere, so she deliberately teased him, and thinking of what he said just now, she sighed with regret: "It's a pity No matter how she knows how to calculate, she can only use her heart in vain, the so-called man is doing what the sky is watching, how can she know that you know everything she has done and said?"
If He Yuefu knew that Tu Yan had ruined her marriage with Nan'an Prince's Mansion back then, and also knew that the Empress had been mad at her for a month due to her harsh remarks, she would have been so frightened that she would have hid at home long ago, let alone trying to enter Prince Chun's Mansion. Dare to go out.
Tu Yan's eyes were full of sarcasm when he heard the words: "Their family has been jumping up and down in the past few years, and the emperor is getting annoyed. You just need to stay as cold as before. If there is anything, just push it on me."
"I'm not afraid of her." Lin Qingyun is not blindly confident, but knowing the attitude of the empress towards the Taiping Mansion, and Tu Yan's wholehearted trust, don't even think about having ten He Yuefu, let alone one He Yuefu. Opportunity to step into a pure princely residence.
Just as he was talking about Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived.
The two of them were not served in the house, Hong Ling reported through the door: "The eldest wife of Uncle Taiping's mansion brought the third girl here, do you want to see the princess?"
Lin Qingyun raised her eyebrows: "Why did you come here suddenly, and didn't see the post beforehand?"
When everyone comes to the door, no matter how big or small it is, you have to post a message in advance, which is the way to serve the guests.It is extremely rude to come to the door without first saying hello.
Hong Ling said: "The eldest lady said that she just came out of the palace, and she remembered that Prince Chun was still ill, and the concubine hadn't seen her for a few days. It was strange. The third girl also said that Prince Chun's cousin was ill, and the concubine was working hard. I came here to visit. I hope the princess will forgive me for not handing over the greeting card in advance."
The corner of Lin Qingyun's mouth curled up into a smile, and upon closer inspection, it was exactly the same as Tu Yan's mischievous smile before: "It's hard for Tang Yiren to think about it, but it's hard work for her to run, but right now I just lay down to rest, and I don't have the energy to entertain guests Please Tang Yiren come back next time, it’s better to post a post first, so as not to make a wasteful trip when I’m not at home.”
Now that Uncle Taiping has been ill for a long time, he has been lying in bed all the time. Outsiders know that the title will be inherited by the eldest son after he dies of anger, and the emperor promised not to demote him.Old Uncle Cheng Ping had been ill for four or five years, and he still held his breath. Regardless of the filial piety shown by the mansion, in fact, the long house was looking forward to Uncle Cheng Ping's death.As Tuyan said earlier, the descendants of the Taiping Bo’s Mansion are incompetent, including the eldest son of the house, so the emperor only gave him a loose official. The only difference between the Long Jinwei bought by Jia Rong of Bining State Mansion for five coins is that it was awarded by the emperor himself.
Therefore, according to her rank, Lin Qingyun was right to call the eldest wife Tang Shi a pleasant person.It’s just that when Tuyan was young, the emperor’s birth mother, Concubine Wen Huigui, was still alive. To get closer to her natal family, Tuyan asked Tuyan to call her Uncle Taiping in private. These empresses mentioned it to her, but it was only a general mention. After all, Uncle Chengping's illness might not be cured, and when the two of them didn't meet each other, they just knew about it.Tu Yan also called Tang's cousin when he was young, probably Tang remembered it, otherwise He Yuefu would not have called Tu Yan "cousin" because of Hong Ling's message just now.
Hong Ling outside the door was slightly stunned, but then came to her senses, pursed her lips and snickered twice, and hurried to answer.
"You are narrow-minded." Tu Yan also laughed.
"I've always called her Tang Yiren, and I haven't changed it." It's just that when He Yuefu called her cousin, she only called her Yiren, and it was obvious that her attitude was not affectionate, and she even showed her face. How to be annoyed.
Indeed, as soon as Hong Ling conveyed the words, Tang's face darkened when he noticed that the other party called him "Tang Yiren", but He Yuefu didn't have a word, and was unwilling to say anything, so he asked Hong Ling: "Let's come here, Cousin doesn't know?"
Hong Ling has been in the palace for many years, what kind of thoughtful woman has she never seen?What's more, although He Yuefu is ambitious, she really can't be called a woman who has any calculations.Hong Ling pretended to be puzzled and asked back: "May I ask who the 'cousin' Miss He San is talking about?"
One sentence stunned He Yuefu, and even made Tang's face blush.
The royal family is different from other places, where people can marry at will, only the nephews and nieces of the natal families of the princes, mothers and concubines can call the princes cousins, like the Taiping uncle's mansion, even the emperor's biological mother's natal family, is far away now.If the princes are easy-going, they will shout as soon as they shout. If they care about it, no amount of face will be enough to lose them.
He Yuefu seemed to feel that the servants around her were laughing at her, so she was annoyed for a moment, and regardless of Hong Ling's status, she became angry: "What are you talking about, girl! My grandfather is Uncle Chengping, Mrs. Wen Huigui The concubine's brother, the emperor's own uncle, and the pure prince want to call me uncle, but you come to ask me who my 'cousin' is. I want to meet the concubine and see how she manages the family. She actually allows... "
Tang shi covered her mouth before she could finish her sentence. Tang shi's face turned pale and her head was covered with sweat, not caring that Hong Ling was just a maid, so she kept saying, "Miss, I'm really sorry, she was just bored in the car all the way. Her hair was dizzy, and she didn't know what she was talking about. There is no need to alarm the prince and concubine for such a trivial matter, I will take her back immediately."
Hong Ling glanced at Tang with a half-smile, and then her eyes fell on He Yuefu: "I am a maid from the House of Internal Affairs. I served five years in the empress's palace. Because of my good service, the empress gave me I have been ordered by the prince, and I have never had a bad word in the past ten years. Miss He San's words made me terrified."
"You, you..." He Yuefu had nothing to say to the run-on, besides, she was dissatisfied with the queen and prince, so she lost all face.Tears flowed down immediately, regardless of Tang, she ran out crying.
"Fu'er!" Although Tang was in a hurry, she still remembered the rules, suppressed her worries and said to Hong Ling with the last dignity: "Our third girl is spoiled by me, she just has a sharp mouth, but she has no bad intentions. Miss Hong Ling, don’t take it to heart.” As she said that, she took off a gold bracelet wrapped in silk and eight treasures from her wrist, and stuffed it in Hong Ling’s hand involuntarily: “Miss accept it, and it’s right for me as a mother to apologize for the girl. .”
"Tang Yi's words are serious, how can a servant be worthy of it." Hong Ling hurriedly bowed her body and said she didn't dare. It's hard to mention it on the face.
After seeing off Tang's mother and daughter, Hong Ling went to
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