A fire burned down the splendid Wanfu Palace, and also burned hundreds of lives, the An faction and the crown prince stared at the throne, the situation in Beijing was treacherous, the courtiers waited with bated breath, waiting for the person who finally sat on the dragon throne, Shen Zhuo was idle at this moment.

Now, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty have learned that Emperor Jingwen died, just because of the battle for the throne, the obituary of the emperor's death has not been announced to the world, but the movement of the water in the palace on the night of the birthday banquet is quite large, and many people can see the fire in their own homes, not to mention that the powerful families in the capital and the envoys of various countries have witnessed the fire in Wanfu Palace, and the next day, the streets and alleys have discussed this matter.

A few days later, Xue Yongzhou sent a letter to Shen Zhuo, he is the assassin of Tongcheng, and Gu Erniang's husband, Shen Xue and the two families are in-laws, Shen Zhuo went to Beijing on a business trip a few months ago, and also made a special trip to visit Xue Yongzhou and Gu Erniang, because Xue Yongzhou had just heard the rumors of Emperor Jingwen's death, so he wrote to ask Shen Zhuo.

Gu Sanniang didn't say it explicitly in the letter, but in fact she was asking Shen Zhuo about the situation that day, the capital and Tongcheng are far apart, although these officials stationed in other places did not receive the obituary issued by the imperial court, by this time, almost all had heard the news, Shen Zhuo did not hide it, he replied to Xue Yongzhou, and wrote a letter to her second sister for Gu Sanniang by the way.

Within a few days, the Ministry of Rites finally thought of an excuse for the cause of Emperor Jingwen's death, to say that he was burned to death, and it was too ugly to stay in the history books in the future.

The dispute in the court has not ended, the prince is in a hurry to ascend the throne, the An side is holding a fake edict to obstruct it, the country cannot be without a king for a day, many courtiers folded Chen to ask Prime Minister Jiang Cheng to preside over the overall situation, but they don't know that Jiang Zhongming drove the crane west long before Emperor Jingwen, even if the people of the Jiang family have the ability to reach the sky, they can't change a Jiang Zhongming.

Jiang Zhongming's illness and death could not be concealed for a long time, Shen Zhuo simply wrote an excerpt to the imperial court in his name, this excerpt came out, and it caused countless turmoil, there were rumors that Jiang Chengxiang had died a long time ago, and now Emperor Jingwen died He did not show up, for a while, this speculation spread among the ministers, however, Shen Zhuo did not care about this, in any case, in the future historical records, Emperor Jingwen must have died in front of Jiang Zhongming.

The emperor is dead, Jiang Zhongming's excerpt is still pressed in the cabinet, and the most worrying thing for the An party is that Jiang Zhongming shows up to support the prince, whether he is really dead or faked, now Jiang Zhongming personally folds the old man and returns to his hometown, An Ruhai naturally wishes that he will stay away from the government as soon as possible.

Regardless of the gossip from the outside world, after Jiang Zhongming Zhishi's excerpt was handed over, the Jiang family was ready to leave for Changyang, he was returning to his hometown under the pretext of recuperation, Jiang Jinyan and the Sun family also had to accompany the sick, as for Princess Jichang, just because the county lord of Jiayuan was still in the capital, she stayed to serve the county lord, Gu Sanniang was inconvenient and also stayed, in addition, Jiang Jinyan also deliberately selected a lot of talented and hard-working juniors in the clan to go back with them.

Jiang Mansion counted things in an orderly manner, but many chores were taken care of in two or three days, at this moment, Shen Zhuo suddenly asked Gu Sanniang and Jiang Jinyan to leave Beijing together, Gu Sanniang heard his thoughts, and couldn't help but say: "I will give birth in two or three months, although my body has always been strong, but the road is bumpy, and it is not very stable." ”

Shen Zhuo said: "Don't worry, I have my own opinions." ”

Gu Sanniang couldn't help but be a little puzzled, that day in the palace, Shen Zhuo only said that he would send her out of the capital to avoid some time, and never said that he would send her to Changyang, this mountain is high and the road is far away, Shen Zhuo stayed in the capital, their family wanted to reunite again, and they didn't know what year and month they would have to wait.

Shen Zhuo saw that her face was full of hesitation, and said softly: "Don't worry." ”

He only said these three words, and Gu Sanniang didn't ask more, only asked Caiyun Caixia to pack up her and the two children's cages.

On the other side, Sun heard that Gu Sanniang was also going to Changyang with the child, so he came to the East Courtyard to talk to her, when Sun came, Gu Sanniang happened to be packing clothes, she smiled and said: "My house is a mess, you choose this to come." ”

Sun raised his eyes and swept it, only to see a few large cages on the ground, and the mothers-in-law were putting their winter clothes inside, she said: "I was still worried that no one spoke on the road, and I heard the servant woman at home say that you also want to go back to Changyang, and now there is someone to accompany you." ”

Gu Sanniang glanced at her, touched her stomach and smiled: "I'm bulky, I can't say that I want you to take care of me on the road." ”

Sun said: "Don't be afraid, the prime minister said, go out of Beijing for half a day, let's take a passenger boat, then the big ship will go all the way south, if it is a tailwind, it will be more than half a month to Changyang." ”

Sun's face was innocent and optimistic, and he didn't seem to be nostalgic for the prosperity of the capital at all, Gu Sanniang asked: "You don't have a familiar person in Changyang, and your mother's relatives are still in Beijing, so you are willing to give them up?" ”

Sun said with a smile: "It's not that you won't come back, besides, isn't it accompanied by you." ”

Saying that, Sun saw that there was no one left and right, and whispered in Gu Sanniang's ear: "The husband said, the master's affairs can't be delayed, and it is estimated that soon after we return to Changyang, it will be time to release the news of the master's death." ”

Gu Sanniang nodded, and Shen Zhuo also told her that as long as the news of Jiang Zhongming's death spread, he and Jiang Zhenyan would return to their hometowns to avoid the complex and changeable situation in the capital for the time being.

"By the way, the crown princess is here today." Sun said.

Gu Sanniang was taken aback, since the day of the fight, the county lord of Jiayuan saw the princess at the birthday banquet, the princess was already the second time to go back to the palace, although the Jiang family was on the side of the prince, but the county lord of Jiayuan and the princess had too close contacts, which was not a good thing.

"Is the princess doubling this time?" Gu Sanniang asked.

Sun nodded, and she said in a low voice: "I heard my husband say that the prince seems to be vaguely dissatisfied with the old man returning to his hometown at this time, what do you mean by saying that the princess is so diligent." ”

Gu Sanniang was silent for a while, when Jiang Zhongming died, he was still worried that the county lord of Jiayuan was not good for Shen Zhuo, Gu Sanniang secretly paid attention to some time, and saw that she was only living quietly in her own courtyard, so she didn't give her Masan, I just hope that the county lord of Jiayuan will recognize the reality and don't do anything that harms the Jiang family and Shen Zhuo.

Thinking of this, Gu Sanniang sighed, and she said: "I can't guess what the idea of the crown prince and the crown princess is fighting, but in my opinion, the emperor has only been dead for a few days, and we are so close to the crown prince, I can't say that it is a little unpleasant after all." ”

"You're right!" Sun nodded.

The big things outside, the two women briefly mentioned a few words, and then talked about something else, seeing that it was not early, Sun sat for a long time and went back.

Three days later, it is an auspicious day to travel, before leaving, the lord of Jiayuan County invited Jiang Jinyan and Princess Jichang to get together to say goodbye, she didn't call Shen Zhuo and Gu Sanniang, they naturally didn't go to join in the fun, the night before leaving, Gu Sanniang thought that he would not see Shen Zhuo for a long time, and couldn't help but be a little depressed, who knew that Shen Zhuo was good, after dinner, he didn't even say a word, so he hugged Gu Sanniang and rested, Gu Sanniang fell asleep when he saw him blinking, he was angry and annoyed, and turned over and fell asleep.

Early the next morning, the servants of the family had loaded the cage into the carriage, this time she only brought Liu Wupo and Caiyun, and when breakfast was over, Shen Zhuo sent Gu Sanniang and the two children to the carriage, and said: "You relax, the long entourage who drives the car is an old man, and he will not let you be bumpy and tired." ”

Gu Sanniang glared at him angrily, and said in a muffled voice: "That's all? ”

Shen Zhuo paused, he thought for a while, and suddenly realized: "You said the thing of the trunk cage? You don't have to worry about it, these are already in place. ”

Hearing his words, Gu Sanniang simply fell off the curtain and sat in the carriage expressionlessly.

Xiao Yezi and Brother Yu looked at each other, and they didn't know why she was angry, and finally Brother Yu asked cautiously, "Mother, what's wrong with you?" ”

Gu Sanniang said with a blank expression: "It's okay, you just have to play with yours." ”

She almost wrote the words 'unhappy' on her face, where did Xiao Yezi and Brother Yu dare to laugh, they sat honestly, and waited for the carriage to leave Jiang's mansion, but they still didn't see Gu Sanniang's expression loosen for half a minute.

It is only said that more than a dozen carriages from Jiang's mansion will occupy the street full, and Prime Minister Jiang, who has been in the officialdom all his life, wants to return to his hometown, and many court officials and ordinary people have come to see him off, and finally Shen Zhuo and Jiang Jinyan came forward to thank everyone for their kindness, and the carriage of the Jiang family was able to leave the city and go to the ten-mile ferry in the capital.

Shen Zhuo sent them out of the capital, and he didn't see his figure again, the road was on the official road, and the carriage was quite smooth, but Gu Sanniang was still angry with Shen Zhuo, Brother Yu and Xiao Yezi saw that she was sulking alone, and the two children led her to talk all the way, but Gu Sanniang was silent from beginning to end.

It didn't take long for the Jiang family and his entourage to arrive at the ferry, and the luggage and other items had been loaded onto the boat one step earlier, and Gu Sanniang was about to get off the carriage, when she saw Liu Wupo whispering through the door curtain: "Grandma, sit in the car first, let's go elsewhere." ”

Gu Sanniang paused for a moment, and she said, "Where are you going?" ”

Liu Wupo said: "You'll know when you arrive." ”

Gu Sanniang became more and more puzzled, after a while, the long entourage in a hurry was raised, Gu Sanniang opened the curtain and looked at it a few times, they were getting farther and farther away from the ferry, and they had been walking for a meal, and the carriage slowly stopped, Gu Sanniang lifted the curtain and looked out, and saw Shen Zhuo riding a horse and rushed over. 166 Reading Network