Emperor Jing Kangdi looked at the evidence of the crime and was very angry: Zuo Qiusheng is not a weapon like this, and there is no successor to Zuo Xiang. Although he was annoyed, he didn't plan to deal with Zuo Qiusheng. Song Zhixian and Gao Chun have already subdued the law, and if Zuo Qiusheng has another accident, Zuo Duanyang will not be able to withstand the blow.

Emperor Jing Kang was very satisfied with Wang Heng's treatment, the left end of the yang position is high and powerful, whether it is disposed of or pardoned, it should be up to him, the emperor, to decide.

Correspondingly, he was very dissatisfied with Meng Yuanxiang, Meng Yuanxiang wanted to sell favors to Zuo Xiang, and wanted to provoke the relationship between Zuo Xiang and Wang Heng, but it turned out to be self-defeating and deserved it!

The news of Wang Heng's bloody sweep of Huzhou officialdom reached the capital.

In the capital, if you talk about scholars and talents, Wang Heng and Zhou Chang are the best; if you talk about Jiangmen Huzi, Zhao Yin and Fang Lei are the first to be recommended.

Zhao Yin is the son of the Vermilion Bird King.

Dajing has four spirits to protect the country: Qinglong, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Xuanwu, of which the Qinglong King is served by the royal family, and the other three kings are all kings with different surnames. The Qinglong King has long been dissatisfied with the rule of Dajing and has become a country of its own, which is the Northern Anguo. Among the other three kings, the title of White Tiger King changed hands during the Zhengyuan period, and was transferred from the Zheng family to the Lin family. Since then, the two kings of Xuanwu and Suzaku have disciplined their clansmen strictly, fearing that one day they will also lose their titles.

Among the three kings with different surnames, Xuanwu and Baihu have always been stronger than Suzaku.

However, in this generation, after the birth of Zhao Yin, the son of the Vermilion Bird King, the situation changed. Zhao Yin was both civil and military, followed his father to the battlefield at the age of fifteen, and grew into an iron-blooded general in actual combat, and the limelight overwhelmed the descendants of the two kings of Baihu and Xuanwu.

Zhao Yin, 23 years old this year, recently returned from northern Xinjiang and brought back his wife's coffin. The princess died three years ago, leaving behind a young daughter, Zhao Dan, who was only five years old.

On the ninth day of the ninth month of September, the Double Ninth Festival, Princess Suzaku held a chrysanthemum banquet to invite the wealthy and powerful families in Beijing and the daughters of the family to renew the strings for her son and select the next concubine.

The location of the chrysanthemum feast is arranged in the volcano in the northeast of the Suzaku Palace, and it is held in the Red Maple Pavilion on the top of the mountain.

This mountain is called a volcano, one is because the Vermilion Bird is a fire, the other is because there are many maple trees planted on the mountain, in autumn, the maple leaves turn from green to yellow to red, looking at it from a distance, the maple forest is like fire, gorgeous like the sun, so it is called a volcano.

The Vermilion Bird Mansion does not hold this kind of banquet, it is easy to hold it once, and it is to select the princess, who doesn't pay attention to it. Mrs. Wang brought Wang Xiaoxue, Princess Xuanwu took Wang Mengxue and the two girls, and Mrs. Su brought Su Molin, all came.

When I went to the Red Maple Pavilion, I saw that Wu and Meng Qingquan had also come.

If it was someone else, Mrs. Wang would probably leave on the spot, and even if the others didn't turn around and leave, it was certain that they would leave with a cup of tea. However, this is the Suzaku Palace, and of course everyone does not dare to be rude. Not only can you not leave, but you have to pretend that nothing happened. Everyone wondered in their hearts, I don't know how Wu's mother and daughter got the invitation to the palace.

Princess Suzaku also knew their thoughts, and smiled at Wu: "General Weihai has not entered Beijing for many years, and it is rare for him to go to Beijing to report on his work this time, but Qiaoyin'er has also returned, and their brothers have not seen each other for more than ten years." At the end of the post, Yin'er heard that Master Meng had also entered Beijing, so she hurriedly asked me to write a post for Mrs. Meng......"

Everyone suddenly realized: no matter how poor the mother and daughter of the Wu family are, they are also the mother-in-law and aunt of General Weihai, not only Geng Zhong and Zhao Shizi are friends, but the Geng family and the Zhao family are still in-laws, although Geng Zhongren has left Beijing, it is understandable that the Suzaku Mansion invited his mother-in-law.

Despite this, everyone still can't accept the Wu mother and daughter.

Wu's mother and daughter have been flattering in front of the princess, and Wang Xiaoxue and other girls don't want to be in the same room as Meng Qingquan, so they go outside to enjoy the flowers and scenery.

Autumn is high and cool, the sky is clear and the clouds are light, standing on the fence of the Red Maple Pavilion and looking down the mountain, only to see the brilliant colors, the maple forest is picturesque, and a corner of the eaves looms in the middle of the mountain; under the mountain, the heavy houses stretch continuously, and the whole Vermilion Bird Mansion can be seen at a glance.

The women looked at it for a while, then they got a little tired and walked along a bluestone passage into the maple forest. The winding paths are secluded, the rockeries are strange, and the ingenious layout makes everyone feel that they are not in the palace, but like entering the real mountains.

"This mountain is so beautiful, and so is the maple forest. ”

"The volcano of the Suzaku Mansion is a must in the capital. ”

"There are a lot of birds on the mountain. ”

"It's wonderful to hear the birdsong!"

The girls were amazed as they walked slowly. Halfway up the mountain, turn right on the road, and a courtyard appears in front of you, with a plaque that reads "Qingfeng Pavilion".

Before everyone had time to comment, they saw two women walking out of the dense forest opposite, the woman in front was wearing a goose yellow dress, embroidered with red maple leaves, melon seed face and willow eyebrows, elegant and gentle manners, it was Meng Qingquan and the maid Hong'er.

Wang Xiaoxue was holding back her anger today, and Meng Qingquan suddenly appeared in front of her, and she broke out: "Why do you still have the face to come out?!"

All the women also looked at each other quietly, and they were equally puzzled.

Meng Qingquan said calmly: "I have a clear conscience, why can't I see people?"

When Su Molin had a seizure, she took her sleeve and gently tugged at her, signaling her not to be reckless, this was in the Vermilion Bird Palace, but after listening to Meng Qingquan's words, she couldn't help but chuckle and said, "What a clear conscience! ”

Wang Xiaoxue was enraged by Meng Qingquan's calm appearance, secretly hated her for being scheming, and said loudly: "You dare to say that you have a clear conscience! Could it be that you are not the sister-in-law who killed you? It was not you who framed the eldest aunt? It was not you who instigated the second brother to make trouble?"

Meng Qingquan said calmly: "Wang Shilang is investigating the events of the year, and it will not be too late to find out his sister after he finds out." For now, please be cautious!"

Su Molin and the others hurriedly pulled Wang Xiaoxue to prevent her from losing her temper.

Wang Xiaoxue was angry, and said without regarding: "Let's not talk about the death of my sister-in-law, the evidence of framing my aunt and instigating my second brother is conclusive, do you still want to deny it?"

Meng Qingquan said: "Your second brother is reckless, what does it have to do with me? My aunt's business is that Mother Zhou is overdistanced, and I have been punished by retiring from my relatives, what else do you want!"

Wang Xiaoxue was trembling with anger when she saw her push it clean, "You ......"

Su Molin rushed and said: "Miss Meng really has a clear conscience!"

Meng Qingquan didn't care about her sarcastic tone, and said, "Naturally, I am not ashamed." But it was I who caught up and became the scapegoat for his guilt. ”

After that, he looked at the girls again, and said quietly: "Although I missed my life, the opportunity for my sisters has come." What happened back then, whether it was an accident or a man-made one, as long as he helped him find out the truth, he could untie the knot in his heart for many years, and he was his benefactor and confidant. Even I have to thank you for clearing your name. ”

What she meant by this was that Lin Xin'er's death had nothing to do with her, but it had a great deal to do with Wang Heng. Lin Xin'er ran away from home after quarreling with Wang Heng, so that she was devoured by a tiger, and Wang Heng has an unshirkable responsibility. Wang Heng felt guilty and couldn't get past the level in his heart, so he became angry with Meng Qingquan, who played with his piano and flute. She also has a deeper hint: the tiger went crazy and was done by the Wang family.

Some of the women understood these meanings, and some did not, but there was one thing that everyone understood, that is, they had the hope of marrying Wang Heng.

For a moment, the women quieted down.

Su Molin looked at Meng Qingquan with a smile and asked meaningfully, "Miss Meng must be very jealous of Lin Xin'er, right?"