Xiao Tang asked, Zhao Yongmu shook his head and said: "It's probably that this palace is boring, so I want to think of a few more people who can talk." ”

Xiao Tang looked at him for a while, and when he saw that he looked calm, he said, "Since this is the case, the minister will retire first." Farewell to Yongmu, Xiao Tang walked a few steps, and finally caught up with Minli at the palace gate, and the two took a sedan chair back to the Tang Mansion.

After entering the door, Xiao Tang asked about the situation in the palace again, and Min Li said: "Today, the queen mother also passed me into the palace...... I was shocked, and thought it was a miscommunication, who knew that there was me, I didn't want to go, but it was really inconvenient to bump...... I thought that it would be bad if I didn't go either, so I had to reluctantly obey. ”

Xiao Tang asked, "How does the queen treat you?" ”

Min Li thought for a while and said with a smile: "It's very amiable, and I specially asked to bring Princess Ankang out to meet." ”

Xiao Tang asked, "Can you say anything else?" ”

Min Li only said no, so Xiao Tang didn't say much, and accompanied her inside to see Mrs. Tang.

Let's say that since Huaizhen was pregnant, Mrs. Tang suddenly cheered up again, and her spirit was hundredfold, almost turning the entire Tang Mansion over, and only revolving around Huaizhen alone.

Even if the queen is ordered to enter the palace today, Mrs. Tang refuses to let Huaizhen work, for fear that something is wrong.

When Xiao Tang entered the door, Huaizhen happened to be drinking the lily quail soup, and when he saw Xiao Tang walking up, Huaizhen hurriedly gave him the bowl and whispered, "Help me drink." ”

Xiao Tang was puzzled: "Why is this?" ”

Huai Zhen frowned and said: "I have eaten a lot of things in the morning, my wife brought this again, I have used half a bowl, I can't eat it again, you can help me drink it up...... My wife thought I had drunk it all, and she was happy to see it. ”

Xiao Tang couldn't help laughing, and sure enough, he drank the remaining half of the soup, Huai Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, and sighed: "Amitabha, my wife doesn't ask me to do anything, it's not as good as when I was busy before." ”

Xiao Tang shook his hand: "I heard that these days before the head are the most important, it's better to take more precautions, you should be obedient and bear with it." ”

Huai Zhen nodded obediently, Xiao Tang was afraid that she would be depressed, so he told her what he had talked to Ying Lanfeng about today, only to make her feel relieved.

Although Xiao Tang had tried to be as brief as possible, Huaizhen had already been a little dizzy when he heard about these many miscellaneous matters of the court and government, so he said: "You just act cautiously, I don't understand these things...... yes, I just heard that you came back with your sister? ”

Xiao Tang said: "After retiring from the court, the emperor asked me to go to the harem again, only to know that Minli was also there." ”

Huai Zhen pondered: "I was surprised that the palace sent someone to tell me to go into the palace with my sister, and this is the first time I have asked my sister to go." I wonder if there's something going on? ”

Xiao Tang Mo held her hand and said: "I have the same mind as you, I asked the emperor before, and I only said that most of the queen is also stuffy...... Deliberately looking for someone to talk to relieve boredom. Listening to Minli, she also specially hugged Princess Ankang out to meet. Nothing else matters. "Huai Zhencai is also at ease.

At noon, Xiao Tang went to Dali Temple, because he called Liang Jiu, secretly gave some orders, and then came out and went to the Ministry of Rites to act.

The next day, sure enough, the new emperor approved the return of the old man to his hometown, and immediately appointed Tang Yi, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, as the new Shangshu...... Xiao Tang's various exploits over the years are obvious to all, coupled with his character and temperament, he has always been impeccable, so his succession to the Ministry of Rites was expected by the ministers, and now it is just a matter of course and deserved.

With the holy will, the hundred officials were not surprised, but after retreating from the dynasty, they congratulated Xiao Tang one after another.

After a short time, it gradually came to the end of the year, and the snow began to fall.

Because of proper recuperation, Ling Jingshen's injuries have healed most of the time, plus he is a person who practices martial arts, his body foundation is good, and his recovery is naturally faster than ordinary people.

Who knew that within three days of his reinstatement, two major events occurred.

This first case, but a counselor of the household department was killed for no reason, the people of Dali Temple went to investigate, and vaguely felt that the method of acting was related to the previous cases of the murder of the courtiers who had not been solved, but the matter was very important, so it was only kept secret.

This second thing, but when the depth of field was patrolling the city, he accidentally found a few people acting sneakily, because he ordered the hand to come forward to interrogate, those people hurriedly scattered, two of them were surrounded by soldiers, and they couldn't escape, so they took out two daggers from their boots and killed them on the street, and the soldiers were caught off guard, and they actually slashed and killed three people!

In the end, it was Jingshen who made a move, killed one person on the spot, seriously injured and arrested one person, and after some interrogation, it was found that this person was not a Dashun person, but a Fusang person! Leave it at ease.

It is said that after the household counselor was killed, on this day, Ying Lanfeng took a sedan chair and came to the Ministry of Rites.

Everyone in the Ministry of Rites saw that it was the father-in-law of the Ministry of Shangshu, and they were busy and respectfully invited in, and Xiao Tang got the letter, so he hurriedly came out to greet him, who knew that when he saw him in person, he saw that Ying Lanfeng had a faint anger on his face.

Xiao Tang's heart was shocked, and it was inconvenient to say anything, so he only took him into his room, and asked the attendant to retreat, closed the door, and then came back to salute, and asked, "I don't know if my father-in-law is here in person, and I am not welcome." ”

Ying Lanfeng said lightly: "Tang Shangshu, I am looking for it for official business today, and there is still no need to talk about personal affairs between each other." ”

Xiao Tang became more and more surprised, so he just arched his hand and said, "Yes." I wonder why Lord Ying came here today? ”

Ying Lanfeng snorted coldly, then looked at him and said, "Because I respect Tang Shangshu as a person, I am willing to tell the truth, who knows that it is not a person." ”

Xiao Tang twisted his eyebrows slightly, and said, "I don't know what this means anymore, and I ask the adults to give me advice." ”

Ying Lanfeng suppressed his anger and looked up at him: "I told you before that there are people who are greedy for ink under the military department, has Lord Tang forgotten?" ”

Xiao Tang replied cautiously: "I don't dare to forget, I have sent people to the two places to find out carefully." ”

When Ying Lanfeng heard this, she laughed and said, "I'm afraid this is just your procrastination strategy." Now that the people in the know have died, what else do you need to investigate? I'm afraid it's also a void. ”

Xiao Tang looked at Ying Lanfeng for a long time: "What do you mean, do you mean...... The murder of Counselor Hubu Wang? ”

Ying Lanfeng saw that he was breaking through his words, and sneered more and more: "Do you have to say that you don't know? He is the one who told me at the beginning, this matter was originally confidential, he only talked to me alone, let alone revealed it to a third person, I told you that day...... Although his name is not mentioned, it is only based on yours, but if you are interested in investigating, can't you find out? I asked myself if I would never hurt him, but who did it? How could it be such a coincidence, that he was killed after I sued you? ”

Xiao Tang was silent for a moment before he said: "Naturally, I don't dare to hide it from my father-in-law, I did vaguely guess his identity, but knowing that this matter is a serious matter, I will only act more and more cautiously, how can I tell others to go and harm his life?" Doesn't my father-in-law know who I am? Could it be such a madman? ”

Although Ying Lanfeng also hesitated about this, after thinking about it, he couldn't find anyone else...... Because he met his eyes, he said: "Even if you didn't do it, how do you know that no one else around you guessed it, I didn't kill Beren, but Beren died because of me?" ”

Xiao Tang shook his head and said, "I have sent two reliable henchmen to tell them to act separately, and I am absolutely confident that they will not leak the news reads();." ”

Ying Lanfeng saw that he was sure of what he said, so he took a deep breath, he didn't know what to say, and he was unhappy.

Xiao Tang observed the words and said: "Lord Ying doesn't have to blame himself too much, since this matter is not you and me, how do you know that the weak-hearted person knows the rumors, so as to get to the bottom of it and get a glimpse of the clues?" Please rest assured that since I promised to take over this matter, I must give you an explanation. ”

Ying Lanfeng raised his head, looked at Xiao Tang for a long time, and said, "I hope so." And when he had said that, he turned and went out of the house.

Ying Lanfeng went away with annoyance, but Xiao Tang still didn't dare to slack off, so he still sent out of the door, and watched Ying Lanfeng leave without looking back, and there was a faint sense of foreboding in his heart.

It turned out that recently, Ying Lanfeng and Ying Taijun explained to the old lady Ying Jue and others about wanting to separate the family, Ying Taijun was a little annoyed, Ying Jue Ye didn't care, and in private, he actually persuaded the old lady: "Now that they are all older, their children are in groups, and they are gathered together, but it is indeed a little inconvenient, not to mention that Lan Feng is now an official to the first grade, and there are many people coming and going...... It's better to take the opportunity to separate and better. ”

Ying Lao Taijun pondered carefully for two days, in the end, when the ancestor Yiying's land property was naturally not moved, and only gave a little bit of Ying Lanfeng's private property to Ying Lanfeng, naturally it was not comparable to the various ...... left to Ying Meifu

Ying Lanfeng didn't argue, for him, even if he didn't give him a point, what could he do? When he left Beijing for Taizhou before, wasn't he also poor and white? Besides, it is no longer the same as before.

Li Xianshu only brought a few of her usual henchmen, Ruyi followed Bao'er Ziye, Ying Peiwei and Wang Huansha, etc., and went to the newly purchased house together.

Since then, those officials in Beijing have only come here to visit Ying Lanfeng, and for a while, the Ying Guo Mansion has become scarce again, needless to mention.

Saying that, Ying Lanfeng went back to the house, and Li Xianshu took it, because she saw that his face was a little annoyed, she couldn't help but ask.

Ying Lanfeng said: "It's nothing, you don't have to pay attention to it, it's just some miscellaneous things in the court." ”

Li Xianshu said: "I naturally understand that it is a matter of the court, and now what can make you unhappy is still a matter at home?" It's just that you have to take care of your body after all, since yesterday, I have seen that you have been looking bad. Whatever it is, don't keep it in your heart, even if I don't understand, you can talk to me about it. ”

Ying Lanfeng glanced at her, stopped talking, and only said, "Don't get in the way." No need to ask. ”

Li Xianshu smiled for a while, nodded and sighed: "Actually, you don't tell me, don't I understand?" Is there something wrong with your uncle? ”

Ying Lanfeng couldn't help but be surprised, so she glared at her, and Li Xianshu smiled: "Is it that you are the only one in our family who is in the court?" Don't tell me that Pei'er doesn't dare to hide it from me, and when I ask him, I naturally know everything. ”

It turned out that Li Xianshu was always angry and annoyed when she saw Ying Lanfeng coming back in the past two days, she was naturally worried, because she pulled Ying Pei to ask, Ying Pei has always been filial, where did she dare to hide half a point? When the Ministry of Household and Industry and the Ministry of War are incompatible...... Xiao Tang's meaning was said in the affairs of the military department.

Ying Lanfeng saw that she really knew, and hurriedly advised: "I didn't mean to hide it from you, I'm just afraid that you will worry, not to mention that you can't hold things in your heart, I'm just afraid that you will be unhappy, so I told Huaizhen...... The two of them are doing well now, if you reveal it to Huaizhen, wouldn't she have to be careful? Why spoil their conjugal relationship for no reason. ”

When Li Xianshu heard this, she glanced at him with a smile: "I only listen to you say some big truths every day, but I look down on others more and more, don't I know this feeling?" No matter how straightforward I am, I won't talk to Ah Zhen and let her make trouble with my uncle, you really can't think of me as a fool! ”

When Ying Lanfeng heard this, he smiled and said, "Sure enough, I saw it shallowly, and I am still a lady Shengming." ”

Li Xianshu snorted, sighed again, and said: "Anyway, you don't get along outside, but don't really bring it home, this is the New Year again, if the face on the table is not good-looking, how can you get it?" ”

Ying Lanfeng said: "Don't worry about this, after many years of training, if you can show a little, it will be a fool of officialdom." ”

Li Xianshu walked behind him, gently beat his shoulders and pinched his back, and lowered his voice gently: "You are also tired, since you moved out, didn't more than seventy or eighty people come to talk to you that day?" The emperor is not as busy as you. ”

Ying Lanfeng looked back at her: "I just praised you, and I didn't cover my mouth again?" ”

Li Xianshu held her mouth, looked left and right, and then smiled: "Fortunately, no one else is here, forgive me." ”

Ying Lanfeng's heart moved, so he held her hand, and thoughtfully, asked, "You and I are now old husbands and wives." I've been watching all the way here, but now, you feel like I'm ...... Is it good to be like this today? ”

Lee Hyun-sook said: "Why do you ask about this? This is naturally excellent. ”

Ying Lanfeng narrowed his eyes and muttered, "I don't know how to do it lately, I always dream about the situation when I was in Taizhou......"

said a word, but stopped, it turned out that at this moment, the footsteps started, but it was the maid who came to report, saying that someone outside was visiting.

Li Xianshu said: "Actually, today is no different from Taizhou, although your official position has been promoted, but there are still so many people who come to look for you every day, either the east family, or the west family, look at this battle, isn't it the same as when you were promoted to handle the case?" ”

Ying Lanfeng also laughed at what she said, then got up and shook her clothes, and said, "Very much." That being the case...... Anyway, the official went to the court to inquire about the case. ”

Li Xianshu saluted with her hand, and said with a smile in her mouth: "The concubine sends off the eldest master." ”

The people who came to Ying Lanfeng today to discuss matters were the two adults of the household department, and they didn't mention anything else, it was the case of the murder of the king of the household department.

Ying Lanfeng greeted him in, and the two sat down, and exchanged a few words of greeting, because he said: "Recently, everyone has been a little frightened, and there is gossip that this murderer is the person who committed the previous murders, and the victims are all ministers of the court...... Therefore, everyone is in danger, for fear that one will be their turn. ”

Ying Lan Fengyun said lightly: "You don't have to worry too much, let me see that the murderer committed the crime, not at will, and the intention is not as simple as intimidating everyone, I am afraid that he has his own purpose." ”

The two of them hurriedly asked for advice, and Ying Lanfeng said: "Don't hide it from the two, Lord Wang told me a confidential matter before his death, and now he was killed for no reason, I secretly guess, I am afraid that it has something to do with this matter, so everyone can rest assured that this murderer will not do anything to others." ”

When the two heard this, they were surprised and dumbfounded, and one said, "I don't know what happened?" As soon as he asked, he was busy covering his mouth again, regretting it.

Ying Lanfeng naturally understood, so he smiled and said: "Don't worry, this matter is confidential, I won't tell anyone, just wait for the news to be conclusive, and then report it to the emperor." ”

Another person said worriedly: "Now that Lord Wang has died, since Lord Ying knows that this matter is dangerous, do you still want to do it?" ”

Ying Lanfeng said: "Thanks to the trust of Brother Wang, I know that this matter is related to the national system, and those who are courtiers must take loyalty to the monarch and the country as their own responsibility, what is it to be a mere one?" ”

When the two heard this, they were both respectful and ashamed. After a short time of greetings, he took his leave.

After the two went out, they couldn't help but tell the others about it, and they passed it on one after another...... Therefore, in less than half a day, more than half of the hundred officials in the entire capital were aware.

Xiao Tang also heard this, and was surprised, but just smiled bitterly, and inevitably asked Liang Jiu to send two capable people to follow Ying Lanfeng, thinking that it would be protection, so as not to have an accident.

Huai Zhen didn't know anything about this matter, because in the new year, the house was naturally busy, and this time she couldn't be a director, so Mrs. Tang was duty-bound, and she was so busy that she was dizzy for a while.

Thanks to Min Li's recovery, now she has a baby child, she is different from the past, and her spirit is also arrogant, so she helped Mrs. Tang to unload half of her burden.

Although Huaizhen is not allowed to work, but these things that are ushered in and sent to him are all in his heart, because he thought of something, he asked the maid to send a message to inform Minli, so as not to have omissions and be rude.

Although Minli didn't want her to work hard, there were some subtleties, and Huaizhen had to remember it properly, so she was indispensable, so it was just that.

In this year, he lived a good life, and because of his body, Huaizhen didn't go anywhere, just asked Mrs. Tang to confess.

In fact, after the discomfort at first, she felt very good, but because Mrs. Tang loved her wholeheartedly, she was lazy, and Zhenri only faced Minli with the child in the house, but she was also very happy.

It's just that because of his parents, this mother's house can't help but go back, so on the third day of the new year, Huaizhen went to the new house with Xiao Tang.

Therefore, it was still not three months old, and Huaizhen was thin-skinned, although he had the heart to tell his mother that he was pregnant, he was always embarrassed to speak.

How could Li Xianshu be anxious about the delay in the lack of news from the two of them, and looked at Huai Zhen's face with a strange expression, he had already seen it, and asked secretly in private, Huai Zhen nodded with a smile, Li Xianshu immediately chanted the Buddha non-stop, and her heart was also happy.

Li Xianshu said to Huai Zhen: "Zhenzhen'er's double happiness is coming, do you know that your sister-in-law has been three months old." I didn't want to tell you about it. ”

When Huai Zhen responded to the public mansion last time, he saw that Wei Shi did not come out to meet, and saw that Li Xianshu and Wang Huansha were in such a situation, so he had already guessed that at this moment, he saw that he was open, and he had to say hello with Ying Pei.

Ying Pei and Li Xianshu saw that she was radiant and obviously very good in the Tang Mansion, so both of them were at ease, so they never mentioned anything else, and everyone had a good time eating a table of wine.

During the banquet, Guo Jianyi took the time to leave, and came to see Huaizhen.

In fact, there is nothing else, just because he has never been to the Tang Mansion since he came back from Xiao Tang, and he rarely comes back to this mansion because of Huaizhen, and she rarely goes out this year...... Therefore, it is always not visible, and it is inevitable to worry.

Now that we finally see each other, but seeing her full of radiance, I don't know why it is more gentle and touching than before, Guo Jianyi looks at her like this, although she is relieved and happy, but also faintly sour-just because she is so looking forward to her bright face, it is not herself, but there are others reads();.

Want to come to this concern...... But it's just empty thoughts, but what more can the husband ask for, as long as she is safe and happy.

Although Guo Jianyi thought so in his heart, he smiled softly on his face, and asked a few more words about how the situation has been recently, and Huaizhen answered them one by one.

After only talking for a while, he got up and wanted to quit...... Who knew that when he got up, he suddenly paused, Guo Jianyi looked back and smiled: "I almost forgot." ”

As he spoke, he took out a red plum from his sleeve, and actually took out a branch of red plum, because he said to Huaizhen: "I know that you love this, when I came before, I saw a family, this plum blossom is very good, all leaning out of the wall, I asked for a branch because I went inside, I don't know if you like it or not?" ”

Huai Zhen saw that this red plum was lush and rich, and it was bright and bright, and the red was lovely, so he was overjoyed, and said: "Little cousin, thank you for still remembering, why don't I love it?" It's really beautiful. "When you can't put it down, watch it.

Unexpectedly, Guo Jianyi saw her holding red plums so much, and the flowers and faces blended together, which was so amazing and unparalleled in the world.

Guo Jianyi actually thought in his heart: "Do you know that as long as I see you smiling like this, how can I do it?" But he still smiled: "I didn't drop all the flowers in my sleeve before, so you can barely play with it, and I'll make it better for you another day." After saying that, I didn't dare to stay any longer, so I laughed and went.

Huai Zhen only thanked him, and didn't think about anything else, because he took the plum blossom and looked at it in front of him for a while...... When I was liking it, I suddenly heard someone say: "He still has such a heart." But it's too good news and not bad news. ”

Huai Zhen was surprised and smiled busily.

Looking back, I saw that it was Lingjue, I don't know when I came, I was wearing a light purple auspicious dress today, and it looked more and more super out of the dust, but after all, it was too pure.

Huai Zhen lowered his eyes and said, "Little Ling Horse...... Why are you here? ”

In order to see Guo Jianyi, she deliberately came out to see her in the small flower hall here, and foreign men would not come here when they were idle.

Ling Jue said lightly: "You don't have to misunderstand, I just breathed in the corridor, because I saw him come out...... But I didn't know that he had come to see you. ”

Huai Zhen nodded and said, "In this case, I will go back to the table." She was about to turn around and leave, when she suddenly heard Ling Jue say, "Don't you really know?" ”

Huai Zhen frowned slightly: "What do you know?" ”

Ling Jue glanced at her...... said: "Why don't you go back and ask your third master...... What is the emperor's will recently? ”

Huaizhen became more and more puzzled, and only looked at him, as if he had the intention of inquiring.

Ling Jue saw that her eyes were like autumn water, so clear and flawless, she couldn't say it, because she smiled and said, "That's it, everyone is hiding from you, why should I be a bad person in vain." As he spoke, he turned around and brushed his sleeves to leave.

Although Huai Zhen didn't know when, he faintly guessed that it must be a serious matter, and his heart jumped violently, and when he saw that he was leaving, he called: "Ling! "I took a step forward.

Over there, Ling Jue's feet stopped slightly, and her brows furrowed, just because her voice was like an invisible silk thread, tied to his legs, making him unable to move an inch.

was hesitating in every way, and suddenly heard Huaizhen's "oops" behind him, Ling Jue hurriedly turned around, but saw Huaizhen leaning on the railing, his face pale.