Chapter 86: Father-in-law

The imperial doctors tossed around in Yongfu Palace for a while before they came to a unified conclusion - the emperor was infected with wind and cold, and he was overworked for state affairs. As the saying goes, illness comes like a mountain, and illness goes like a thread, which has to be slowly recuperated, and when the body makes up, the disease will naturally go.

The emperor rarely gets sick, and if such a person is sick, he must be the menacing kind. Everyone understands this truth, so it's useless to be anxious.

Because he was sick in Yongfu Palace, and it was difficult to move during the illness, so as not to catch a cold again, the queen nodded and agreed to let the emperor recuperate in Yongfu Palace until he recovered.

The emperor's illness, in addition to the people in the harem who were in a hurry, the previous dynasty also had a lot of uneasiness. The emperor is not there, but this government cannot be wasted. Originally, if the emperor had something, there would be left and right prime ministers to deal with the affairs of the court and the central government on his behalf. But now is a sensitive period, Zuo Xiang is the eldest prince's faction, if he comes to deal with the government, it will undoubtedly be beneficial to the eldest prince, Hongwang's faction will definitely not be willing, and the queen will not agree. So the matter has been deadlocked, and there is no conclusion.

Although the emperor is cultivating in Yongfu Palace, he still wants the concubines to take turns to serve the sick, and this medicine does not need to be fed every day, as long as he catches up with the virtuous concubine when he is sick, let the emperor take the medicine, after all, the wind and cold are always capricious.

Two days later, the emperor woke up for a while, and it happened that the queen, concubines and imperial doctors were all there, and the queen hurriedly took the opportunity to ask about the court. The emperor said that it would be handled by the eldest prince and King Hong, and that after the important matters were pressed, he would deal with them personally. As soon as the emperor finished speaking, Chang Gonggong came to report the grain and grass, and when the emperor heard it, he was so angry that he fainted directly.

In less than an hour, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty knew all about the robbery of grain and grass, and in addition to being shocked, there were also a lot of speculations in their hearts. Although the eldest prince and King Hong have the right to act as the ruler of the court, they have no advantage in dealing with such a big matter, not to mention that it is also related to the general Fengguo, even if they want to kill the six princes, they have to endure it. In case of overstepping their authority, they will be the ones who will bury the six princes.

Concubine Xian also saw the shape clearly, and was glad that she had taken precautions in advance, otherwise her son's life might not be saved. She was still somewhat guilty about giving the emperor medicine before, but now, those guiltes have long disappeared with the current shape and the emperor's dim attitude.

The eldest prince and King Hong control the government together, the most obvious problem is that no one obeys anyone, everything has to be argued, and if you delay for a long time, you can't get any results. The only thing to be thankful for is that the two have the same opinion on the matter of Chunqiu, this is a major event in Beixin, and it must be held as scheduled, but it is time-consuming and laborious to be responsible for this kind of thing, so the two unanimously handed over the matter to the right minister and the scholar of the Hanlin Academy.

Taking advantage of the chaos in the court, the people sent by Zhong Su had already rushed to the side of the six princes, preparing to investigate the matter in detail, and at the same time sent additional manpower to protect the six princes and the general Fengguo. As for what will happen to the eldest prince and the three emperors in the middle of the court, the Zhenbei Hou Mansion will see it very clearly - as long as the emperor recovers, the eldest prince and King Hong will have to honestly continue to be courtiers.

After breakfast, Ran Ning and Zhong Su sat in the study together and read a book. The weather is starting to show signs of warming, which makes people feel a little more relaxed.

After reading for a while, Ran Ning put down the book in her hand and said to Zhong Su: "Xianggong, there are some things I want to discuss with you." ”

"What's the matter?" Zhong Su also put down the book in his hand and listened to her carefully.

"When I saw Jia Yi before, he regarded me as the daughter of my uncle, and I also recognized it. I haven't mentioned it since I came back, but I always had this thought in my heart. If you don't object, I would like to recognize my uncle as my father-in-law. Ran Ning said. Because the troubles in the house have never stopped, although Ran Ning has long had this idea, she has never found a suitable opportunity to talk about it. Now is not the time for the Hou Mansion to breathe a sigh of relief, but if there is a happy thing, it can also dilute the sluggish atmosphere of the Hou Mansion in recent days.

Zhong Su looked at her in surprise, "You really think so?" ”

"Hmm. Although Uncle Shi was a little cold, he was a very good person. I like Uncle Shi very much, even if I don't have much contact, I really treat him as my elder. If the master doesn't dislike it, I want to recognize this father-in-law. Ran Ning said seriously. She hasn't received much love from her father since she was a child, so her feelings for her father are also faint, just relying on etiquette to enter filial piety. And Zhong Su's several things made Ran Ning feel that she had a much better impression of her uncle than her biological father, since she had this fate and this idea, why not do it?

Zhong Su nodded, and said with a light smile: "I don't have any opinions, the uncle has no children and no daughters, if you recognize this father-in-law, the uncle will not be happy without anyone in the future." ”

Ran Ning nodded with a smile, and said, "I think very well myself, but I don't know if my uncle is willing or not." ”

"I'll help you ask." Zhong Su said without hesitation.

"Okay." Ran Ning smiled: "Grandfather and parents, I'll say it myself." ”

"Okay." Zhong Su said.

According to Beixin's etiquette, Ran Ning is a married daughter, and she is already a member of the Zhong family, so if you want to recognize a righteous relative, you only need the consent of the people in the Hou Mansion in Zhenbei, or you only need Zhong Su's consent, and you don't need to ask for the opinion of Wanpingbo Mansion. Only unmarried daughters are required to obtain the consent of their biological parents.

Ran Ning and Zhong Su went separately to ask, and when the Marquis of Zhenbei, General Zhong and the Tan clan heard that Ran Ning wanted to recognize Shen Feng as their father-in-law, they were surprised and had no opinions. After saving Zhong Su from Shen Feng, they had already treated Shen Feng as their own family.

Shen Feng and Zunchen were also surprised when they heard Zhong Su say that Ran Ning wanted to recognize Shen Feng as his father-in-law.

However, Zunchen quickly laughed and said to Zhong Su: "Your daughter-in-law is really a caring and good child. "He has Zhong Su, an apprentice who is like a child, even if he has no children, he is not lonely under his knees. And although Shen Feng also accepted Chu Yan, but Chu Yan is the prince after all, and sooner or later he will return to the Nanyan Palace, so he can't accompany and visit Shen Feng from time to time, but now with Ran Ning, he can also rest assured.

Shen Feng was silent for a moment, and said with some embarrassment: "I haven't been a father to anyone. ”

Zunchen smiled and said, "But Ran Ning is my daughter, what are you worried about?" ”

"Uncle Shi doesn't like Ran Ning?" Zhong asked.

"Nope." Shen Feng replied expressionlessly.

"Ran Ning felt that she was destined for you, so she wanted to recognize you as her father-in-law. She didn't have a mother since she was a child, and her father didn't care about him, and the relationship was relatively weak. She was raised by her grandfather. Probably because of this, she is more eager for her parents' affection, if you don't hate her, why don't you agree? Zhong Su also understood that this uncle's feelings were a little lacking in some aspects, so he didn't want to convince him, just to be reasonable.

Shen Feng thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay." ”

Zunchen and Zhong Su both smiled, this couldn't be better.

Shen Feng agreed, and the Tan family found the master of Zenyin Temple to calculate a good day, and then under the witness of Zhenbei Hou, Ran Ning knelt down to serve tea, officially recognized Shen Feng as his father-in-law, and did his daughter's filial piety in the future, and sent him to the end of his old age.

Chu Yan, who came out of retreat, also came to watch the ceremony, and he was also happy in his heart, so he could really call Sister Ran Ning justifiably.

Chu Yan's complexion is much better than when he first came, his little face is also red, especially likable, and he is also extremely filial to Shen Feng on weekdays, pinching Shen Feng's shoulders and hammering his legs, never pretending to be his hand, although his strength is so small that Shen Feng is very disgusted, but he didn't say anything, after all, it was the apprentice's intention.

The emperor's illness is still good or bad, even if he wakes up, he has no strength to speak, eats something and falls asleep again.

Spring is approaching, and there are more candidates in Beijing, and no one in the Hou Mansion in Zhenbei needs to end up, and they don't care too much.

And after a period of investigation, the secret guard also sent the news again - this time the grain and grass were robbed, and it was done by the people of Xiya. Now General Fengguo has taken his men and horses to continue to rush to the western border, and now the general stationed in the west is General Fengguo's old knowledge, and the two are ready to join forces to recapture the grain and grass, in order to calm the hearts of the army, and at the same time, it is also to make up for the merits. The six princes also went with the army.

It is naturally best for General Fengguo to have an idea, and it is better to take it than to sit back and wait to be killed.

Zhong Su repaired a letter and asked the secret guard to bring it to General Fengguo, which stated the current situation in the court, and said that the people he sent would try their best to help General Fengguo recover his losses, so as to atone for his crimes after the emperor recovered from his illness.

"What do you think about the West Cliff stealing grain and grass?" After the dark guard left with the letter, Zhong Su asked Ran Ning.

Ran Ning pursed her lips and said, "Every year, Beixin and Xiya will have battles because of food problems, but Xiya has never entered directly to rob it like this time, and it has also hidden the guards of various city gates. ”

The grain production of Xiya has been unsatisfactory because of the weather, and the number of prey is not enough for them to hunt uncontrollably, so every late autumn and early spring, Xiya will harass the Beixin border and snatch food from the people, and the people in the border city are also miserable.

"They should go to Beixin in batches, and then gather in one place, ambush, and snatch grain and grass in a planned way. But to do this, and hit it with one hit, someone must have revealed the news to them in advance. I guess this person is likely to be the Great Prince. Zhong Su analyzed. Now that they have determined that the eldest prince has colluded with King Xiyaning, if this kind of thing is really leaked out, it can only be the eldest prince.

"Hmm. In previous years, Xiya only dared to offend the border city, and did not enter Beixin too far, but this time he directly robbed the grain and grass escorted to the border. Ran Ning said. Such a risky and abnormal thing must have a reason for its existence.

"What do you mean...... West Cliff is going to war? Zhong Su followed Ran Ning's train of thought and boldly guessed this result.

"Yes. Xiya has long been eyeing Beixin. Although they had robbed the people of food many times before, they were not enough to meet their needs for war. And this time is different, this time the snatching is not a small amount, there is grain and grass, they have nothing to scruple about. Ran Ning said.

"It looks like it's going to be difficult." Zhong Su frowned, how important is grain and grass, he, a general who has been on the expedition for many years, naturally knows that with grain and grass, the soldiers will have the confidence and strength, the rear will be worry-free, and the front can go all out.

"For the time being, there is no other way but to take one step at a time. All we can do is to protect the Six Princes and General Fengguo. Ran Ning said.

"Hmm." Zhong Su nodded. Without the emperor's decree, he could not lead the army out of the capital, and this was the only way for the time being.

The emperor's illness did not improve greatly, and the queen was anxious. Although King Hong handles political affairs on his behalf, there is still a big prince here, and she feels uncomfortable no matter how she thinks about it. Thinking that the emperor should get better quickly, let the eldest prince stay away from government affairs first.

In a hurry, the idea of rushing to joy suddenly jumped out of the queen's mind, this kind of thing is not uncommon, there is a happy event to rush, the emperor may be fine. But now that the emperor hasn't woken up, the princes and princesses in the palace can't officially get married.

This is a family affair that has been set a long time ago, but she has never chosen a date. Now only this thing can be regarded as a happy event, if the emperor is not good, there is no way, but if he sees it, it can be regarded as a credit to King Hong, after all, it is the joy of King Hong's marriage.

Thinking of this, even if the queen didn't like Ran Ji anymore, she put it aside for the time being, summoned the people of Qin Tianjian, picked a good day recently, and then sent a decree to Wan Pingbo's Mansion, ready to carry Ran Ji into Hongwang's Mansion.

This sudden decree made Wan Pingbo Mansion unprepared at all, and the matter that had not been moving was suddenly decided, and there was not even a word before, which really caught people off guard. Fortunately, there is still some time, but there is still time.

After that, Wanpingbo's Mansion was busy, although it was only a side concubine, but it was married to King Hong, and the Yu family was also quite proud. Ran Ji has the shyness of her daughter's family, but she is still full of expectations after marriage - when she becomes a relative, she will be the concubine of King Hong, and in the future, Ran Xiao and Ran Ning will kneel when they see her, just thinking about it makes her feel very happy. If she can be of the same heart with King Hong and his wife in the future, and when King Hong ascends the throne as the emperor, her life will be enough to envy everyone. Although it is a pity not to be the queen, if you can be favored like the virtuous concubine of the dynasty, it is worth it.