said that Huaizhen was not allowed to alarm others, but only asked the girl to quietly invite Ying Pei to come.

In an instant, Ying Pei really came in a hurry, and asked with a smile, "What is my sister looking for me?"

Huaizhen said: "Brother sit." At this time, the maids came up with tea, and they all withdrew, and Huai Zhencai said with a smile: "I saw my brother before, and I only cared about joy, but I didn't gossip about homely things, so I invited my brother to come in, and I just talked freely for a while, and my brother was busy entertaining outside?"

Ying Pei saw her say this, and she liked it very much, so she said: "I'm not busy, it's just to eat two sips of wine with her, and they are all familiar people." ”

Huai Zhen smiled again and asked, "Is my brother okay on business lately?"

Ying Pei did not doubt that he had him, and nodded happily: "Okay, Sister Lao, you also know, my talent is only limited, and I am also in charge of an idle errand......

Speaking of this, Ying Pei asked: "I wanted to ask my sister before, but I haven't been embarrassed to speak, and I can't be idle, but I don't know when Tuwa will come back?

Huai Zhen saw him ask about this, so he said: "I also asked the third master before, and he only said that he had the dispatch of his own military department, but he didn't tell me more in detail, I was also worried in my heart, and Sister Fang Caiyu talked to me, and she also remembered this matter...... After a good year, their husband and wife were not reunited. ”

Ying Pei sighed unconsciously and said, "But who made Tuwa so capable again? He is in the army again, so he will leave as soon as he says it...... Come to think of it, it's better to be mediocre than me. ”

After Ying Pei sighed, he reacted, shook his head and smiled: "But I look at Tuwa and enjoy it, he is a big heart, when we get along, look at his words and deeds, so that the sword is immediate, to protect the family and defend the country, and to be unscrupulous...... But it is his life's ambition, and now that he has this position, he does not live up to this ambition, so why should we do this senseless sigh for him here, in fact, we should be happy for him. ”

Huai Zhen listened to these generous words, and also smiled, hiding his sorrow, because he said: "Whether you are a general outside or an official inside, you are also for the country. My brother shouldn't be presumptuous. ”

Ying Pei smiled and said, "I know what my sister means, but I just tell the truth, just do my best." ”

Huaizhen nodded, pondered for a moment, and then sighed: "I have been married since I got married, and I don't know much about the affairs of the family, and no one has told me...... It's boring. ”

Ying Pei saw that Huaizhen had asked for a long time, and was thinking in his heart, faintly feeling a little weak, and suddenly heard Huaizhen say this again, becoming more and more uncomfortable, so he sneered: "Why does my sister say that, my sister is now married to Ruyi Langjun, my sister is fine, and the family is fine, and there is nothing else." ”

Huai Zhen stared into his eyes: "Really?"

Ying Pei was glanced at by her, and she couldn't hold it anymore, so she lowered her head and couldn't answer.

Huai Zhen also knew, so he sighed and said: "Even if I get married, I am still the daughter of the Ying family, how can I ...... now?" Is there something you are hiding from me? Sure enough, when I am an outsider?" At this point, my eyes couldn't help but be a little sour.

Ying Pei heard this, where could he stand this, and hurriedly raised his head and said: "Why did my sister say this, everyone refused to say it to my sister, it is the heart of loving my sister, why do you mean to treat you as an outsider?"

Huaizhen took out his handkerchief, wiped his tears gently, and said in a low voice: "If you really don't treat me as an outsider, why don't you say a word of truth, if you let me hear about it from outsiders, what is it?"

Seeing this, Ying Pei couldn't wait to tell her immediately, but Li Xianshu told her in every possible way before, telling her not to reveal it.

Ying Pei was embarrassed in her heart, so she said: "My sister is the most understanding...... I never hide anything from you, but ...... If my mother told me not to talk to you indiscriminately, wouldn't I be disobeying my mother's will? ”

When Huai Zhen heard this, he got up and said angrily: "In this case, there is no need to say it, brother will go." ”

Ying Pei saw that she was annoyed, and immediately threw all kinds of worries out of the clouds, and hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed her sleeve: "Okay, okay, I just said it, sister Hengzhi don't be angry." ”

When, Ying Pei really told Huaizhen about the recent events.

It turned out that when the Lord of the household was killed before, Ying Lanfeng felt that Boren died because of me, so he naturally couldn't feel at ease. In addition, the matter of the Ministry of War's greed for ink hangs in his heart, and recently he really participated in a book, impeaching Director Lin of the Ministry of War and Wang Yun, the commander of the naval division in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, for being greedy for ink.

When the new emperor heard this, he groaned for a long time, and when the palace drank and asked Director Lin about it, because he blindly refused to admit it, he ordered someone to be put in prison and interrogated in detail. was about to talk about Wang Yun again...... I don't know why, after a long silence, I changed my mind again.

only said: "Temporarily order Dali Temple and the Criminal Department to find out Lin Kai's matter." He'll talk about it another day. "Immediately ordered to retreat from the court.

The ministers naturally didn't know what was going on, but Ying Lanfeng saw it, just when the emperor wanted to speak, it was Xiao Tang who looked up slightly and shook his head lightly.

Ying Lanfeng was immediately furious, but after all, he was in the Jinluan Palace, so he didn't dare to make a mistake, so he endured his anger, and after retreating, when he saw Xiao Tang coming forward to speak, he ignored it and just went coldly.

Later, I learned that the ministers retreated that day, but Tang Yi stayed alone, and I don't know what he said to the new emperor, the next day the emperor decreed, and actually applied for a lot of Shangshu Ying Lanfeng of the Ministry of Works, saying that he "falsely accused the good general", and ordered him to think about it behind closed doors for half a month, listen to the emperor's intentions, if he does not repent, there is a risk of losing his official position and resigning.

Huaizhen listened to Ying Pei's words, and his heart was really shocked. It's just that in front of Ying Pei, he didn't show it much, he thought for a while, and only said: "I don't understand these things in the court, and I just heard about it today.

Ying Pei sighed: "Don't say it's my sister, I can't understand it, it stands to reason that I shouldn't have questioned Lord Tang, but after all, it's our father...... And I see that all the ministers of the DPRK and China are very appreciative of my father's actions...... It's just that because of Lord Tang and the emperor's decree, everyone didn't dare to say anything. ”

Let's ask, if this matter is Ying Lanfeng's fault, these courtiers are the best at observing words and feelings, and naturally know how to look at the direction of the wind...... But until now, how did I come to visit in the past, and I still come to visit today, and I have not been cold and alienated because of the emperor's request...... It can be seen that justice is at ease in the hearts of the people, which is also the reason why Ying Lanfeng's previous actions were very popular.

Huaizhen nodded, Ying Pei was afraid that she would be annoyed, so he hesitated and said, "Sister listen to me...... Although we don't understand why Lord Tang wants to defend that corrupt official, he is against his father...... But Lord Tang's personality, we are all obvious to all, he is the most prudent and cautious, capable of what others can't, I'm afraid that he will see what we don't see, know what we don't know, and calculate what we can't calculate...... It's because you don't want to get anxious with him, my father also means this, although they have political disputes in the court, but you two still have to be good, this is the well water does not interfere with the river water, two different things, do you understand what this means?"

Huai Zhen smiled and said, "Why don't I understand? Brother don't worry, do I want to quarrel with him? Not to mention that I also feel it in my heart...... The third master must have his own arrangements, just wait and see, don't be in a hurry. ”

Ying Pei saw that she was so reasonable, and her face was soft, and her heart was relieved again, so she smiled and said: "My sister is really an empathetic person, I was worried in vain before, even so, I am also relieved." ”

Huaizhen said: "Since my brother knows, if there are such things in the future, you are not allowed to hide it from me anymore, otherwise, I will be really annoyed." ”

Ying Pei said: "How dare you? I know that I didn't tell you because I hid something, and my heart was as sad as hiding ten thousand thorns, but now that I have told you, I am relaxed." Saying that, I was a little embarrassed.

Huaizhen covered his mouth and smiled: "My brother is going to be a father, it's still like this, you go back quickly, lest someone look for you." That's it...... If they ask where you've gone, don't you think you're talking to me?"

It wasn't until Ying Pei left that Huai Zhen's face changed, the smile on his face was gone, he raised his hand to his lips, and his eyes showed a look of urgency and annoyance.

For a moment, I couldn't wait to ask someone to find Xiao Tang and ask him to understand, but after all, he understood that this was by no means the time for a dispute, if he really disagreed, wouldn't it make Ying Lanfeng and Li Xianshu and others careless, and there was one more thing to worry about, but it was not beautiful.

With real thoughts, Ying Yu came to find her, and when she saw her in a daze, she smiled and said: "What are you doing, you are idle, hurry up and drink with me, you are also strange today...... He didn't even drink a sip of wine. ”

Huai Zhen smiled: "I've been bad lately, and I'm afraid I'll make a fuss when I drink." ”

Ying Yu sighed: "That's fine, there are a lot of people today, you go to my house another day, and the two of us can drink freely." ”

Huaizhen understands her intentions, just because Li Huo is not at home, and he is in that dangerous place, Ying Yu is hanging in her heart, but now there is a dog baby tripping her, otherwise, I am afraid that the heart will be even more serious.

When Huaizhen cheered up, he socialized for a while, and when he saw that the time was almost up, he excused himself and wanted to go back to the house.

The girl went out and said, for a while, Li Xianshu came to ask the long and short questions first, Huaizhen didn't show a trace, only said that she was tired reads();.

Li Xianshu knew that she was different from the past, so she hurriedly asked: "If you really feel tired, it is better to rest in the house for a while." ”

Huaizhen said: "No need, the wife of the family is still looking forward to it." As she spoke, Xiao Tang also came in to pick her up...... After saying a few words, Ying Lanfeng also heard the news, although Huaizhen seemed to be unintentional, in fact, he secretly looked at the behavior of the two of them, but saw that although they seemed to be entertaining, in that look, they really revealed a little alienation.

When he left the house, he rode back, but Xiao Tang was accompanied by a horse, Huaizhen closed his eyes and thought about things, and suddenly thought about something, so he said to Yexue: "I was in the house before...... After I met Guo Shilang, I had no intention of meeting Ling Yuma, so I didn't have to mention it to the third master. ”

Yexue was surprised, and when she thought about it, she said "yes".

Huai Zhen said, took out the red plum from his sleeve, looked at it for a moment, then skimmed it to Ye Xue, and said lightly: "You take it, when you go back...... Or keep it in a bottle...... Or find a place to bury it, and you can dispose of it yourself. ”

Ye Xue knew that she liked this red plum blossom very much, so she had specially instructed the little girl to go back to look for it, which showed that she cherished it...... Suddenly, I was puzzled when I heard such an order, and after thinking about it carefully, I vaguely understood a little, so I agreed, and took it with both hands.

After returning to the Tang Mansion after a while, after settling down slightly, Huaizhen leaned on the couch, and heard the sound of footsteps in his ears, it was Xiao Tang who came in, because he didn't want to alarm her, so he deliberately took a light step.

Huai Zhen opened his eyes and said, "Third Master." ”

Xiao Tang was about to walk up, and when he saw that she noticed it, he smiled and said, "If you want to rest, why don't you take off these shoes and lie down freely?

Huaizhen looked at him, because he thought of such a big thing happening outside, he actually hid it without leaking, and in front of him, it was nothing unusual......

Originally, after hearing what Ying Pei said, he was still extremely angry in his heart, but at this moment, his heart only felt slightly sour, and his eyes were moistened very quickly.

Huaizhen didn't say anything, just turned her head first, but Xiao Tang saw that her expression was different, and he had already paid attention, and when he saw that it was like this, he stepped forward: "What's wrong?" leaning over, he saw a tear in the corner of her eye, looming.

Xiao Tang was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly said, "What's wrong?"

Huai Zhen didn't want to do this, so he tried his best to hold back, and said for a while: "How long are you going to hide it from me?"

Xiao Tang heard her say this quietly, and didn't answer for a while, vaguely guessing in his heart what she was referring to, after all, he had just come back from Yingfu...... And that's the only thing he hid from her.

Huai Zhen saw that he was silent, so he said: "I told you last time, no matter how you act, just don't hurt my father, are you ...... Never take it to heart? Those good words in the past were just said to make me happy for a while?"

When Xiao Tang saw her asking, he said, "What I said to you is sincere." ”

Huai Zhen said: "Then why did you go back and go against it?"

Xiao Tang said: "I don't dare to disobey, but, first, because you are pregnant, my wife tells me three or five times a day, telling me not to make you angry, so I am jealous, and second, it is also because my father-in-law ordered me not to sù." ”

Huaizhen frowned at him, and sneered for a while: "I'm afraid it's all a pretext." I am husband and wife with the third master, even though my father is afraid that I will be annoyed and refuses to know about such a big thing, but the third master understands my temperament, why don't you tell me? Not to mention...... If you really have a reason, will I make trouble unreasonably? I'm afraid that the third master is still selfish. ”

Xiao Tang smiled bitterly: "I originally felt that it was not a way to hide from you, but now it really came out, and it turned out to be my own alone, so it can be seen that I can't do it if I seek everything too much, but I am afraid that it will backfire." ”

Xiao Tang was the most understanding person, but because he cared too much, he inevitably lost his sense of proportion, and at the behest of Lanfeng's personal instructions, Mrs. Tang's instructions actually affected his heart, and he made such a simple mistake.

Sure enough, Huai Zhen said: "Why bother to leave it out, otherwise who is to blame, now it is my father who is belittled by the emperor, do I still have to ask my father Xingshi if he is guilty?"

Xiao Tang saw that she was really angry, so he stretched out his arm and hugged her: "Okay, Huaizhen, the matter here is not so simple...... My father-in-law received the emperor's request, although it looked like it hurt his face, but in fact it didn't hurt his muscles and bones, and in the long run, it was not a good thing...... By the way, you're from ......"

Huai Zhen didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and couldn't help but say coldly: "I really don't understand this truth, I was scolded, but it's still a great joy, and I want to be grateful to Dai De?"

Xiao Tang smiled dumbly, then suppressed the words he wanted to ask, and said, "Anyway, you listen to me...... It will take some time for this matter to come to light. I will never disobey what I promise you, and I promise you that I will not harm my father-in-law, and I will never go back on my word, because I know that if I do that, I will hurt you the most, but I am afraid that it will be your heart......"

Huaizhen was annoyed and listened to this, and her heart moved slightly, but she didn't move for a long time, because she had always endured since the beginning of Yingfu, and at this moment she was a little stuffy in her chest, and she couldn't make a sound for a while.

Xiao Tang was only thinking about this matter, but he didn't notice it, so he sighed: "Don't you believe me?" Seeing that she didn't answer, he couldn't help but explain: "I don't know who you heard about this from, so I said that the two people who participated in the father-in-law's performance, the military department, but the general Wang Yun ......"

Who knew that before he could say a word, he saw Huaizhen leaning out and stroking his chest with his hand, Xiao Tang realized that something was wrong, and he hurriedly got up to support him, and he didn't care about anything else for a while.

Huaizhen retched for a while, his heart was impetuous, and he became more and more sad, and when he saw that Xiao Tang was still there, he didn't raise his head and said, "Third master, tonight, go to the study to sleep." ”

Xiao Tang was startled, speechless, and Huaizhen said angrily: "Otherwise, I'll go sleep with my wife." Or go back to your home...... It's also a make. ”

Xiao Tang stared at each other, and finally said softly: "I sleep in the study, there is only one thing, you must not be annoyed anymore, otherwise you will suffer yourself in vain." ”

Huai Zhen pushed him: "Since you refuse to leave here, I have to go." ”

Xiao Tang grabbed her, and when he saw her red face and tears, he only sighed: "You know that you are good at everything, but sometimes you are too stubborn...... Okay, I'll just go myself. He first called the girl in to serve, and then he got up and went out, but he didn't go to the study, but went to find Minli himself.

That night, Minli came to look for Huaizhen, and searched for a while, but didn't mention how Xiao Tang was, only said something that didn't matter, and accompanied Huaizhen for half a night before returning to the room.

The next day, Xiao Tang went to the early dynasty, and after retiring from the court, he returned to the Ministry of Rites to take care of official business, and suddenly saw Chen Ji, the director of the Ministry of Rites, stepped forward and saluted: "Today is an official to go to the women's school, I don't know what the adults command?"

Xiao Tang pressed his thoughts, thought for a while, and said, "Without him, you just go by yourself." ”

Not long after Chen Ji went, another person came, Xiao Tang was in a trance because he had something in his heart, and thought that it was someone from the Ministry of Rites who came and went, so he didn't care.

The man stood at the door for a long time before he smiled softly: "Why are you so depressed today?