After the edict of the three divisions to try the assassination of King Pu was issued, it attracted the attention of the ministers of the court and the central government almost instantly. Moreover, the news of the attack on Li Song's family has also spread throughout the court, which makes people think about it even more.

At that time, these two competed for succession, like enemies, and tried various tricks such as assassination and framing each other, and finally ended in defeat and injury. They were punished, but the saint's wrath was not poured out against his sons, but only on the noble families who had genuinely supported them. So at that time, many people were implicated, and the people close to the deposed prince were sentenced to beheading, regardless of their status. The family exiles are even more unknown. Those who supported King Pu were demoted and dismissed, and their careers were cut off.

As a result, rumors spread one after another out of nowhere: Xu was that the exiled former clans had quietly sneaked back for revenge. Otherwise, why pick these two? Now they are not in the way of anyone in the court, and they are not involved in any conflict of interests at all, if it is not for revenge, how can they explain the actions of this group of dead soldiers?

Maybe someone with a heart instigated it, and within two days, this kind of gossip was already heard in the streets. The Yan family and the Zhou family strictly ordered the Pu Wangfu not to discuss it, and no one dared to spread any news indiscriminately, and the two of them did not take these rumors to heart. In this way, His Royal Highness King Pu can continue to recuperate quietly.

In the Taiji Palace, the crown princess Du Shi, who acted as the agent of the palace affairs, even set an example for the chickens, punished several palace maids who talked privately, and strictly forbade these words to disturb the Empress Qin, who was recuperating.

However, no matter how tightly you prevent it, you can't prevent some people from deliberately disturbing the royal peace.

Princess Anxing, who was very enthusiastic about serving the sick on the surface, didn't know what she was thinking, so she pretended to be unintentional and talked about it in front of Queen Qin: "Mother, now these rumors similar to revenge are everywhere, and everyone is talking about it. I don't know if it's true or not, I'm really panicked, and I've been worried about the two brothers in my heart. Wasn't Grandpa merciful enough when he dealt with those people at the beginning? Only the first offender was killed, and the rest of the people were just one or two thousand miles. If they hadn't been in the way, how would the two brothers have fought each other to such an extent?"

Yan's eyebrows condensed slightly, and he interrupted her a little coldly: "Sister Anxing, since it's just a rumor, you don't have to believe it too much. Moreover, Ah Jia is still ill, and it is probably not appropriate to say these unfounded rumors to Ah Jia. She had always been gentle, and rarely changed her expression, but now she was clearly really angry. Ren is a gentle person, and he doesn't want to be pretended to be "caring" by others. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is ill-intentioned to repeat the mistakes that have long since passed, lest the people will not remember.

King Pu's family had already lost power, how could Princess Anxing put her in her eyes, and glanced at her with a smile: "The third sister-in-law misunderstood." I'm worried about the two brothers from the bottom of my heart. Moreover, I have been hiding the news of the assassination of my mother's eldest brother and third brother, I'm afraid it's not appropriate. ”

Princess Qinghe's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and then said: "This is Grandpa's order, what is the second sister's dissatisfaction?" ”

Princess Anxing pretended to be surprised, and before she could defend herself, Empress Qin said lightly: "They have all been assassinated? Are you talking about Saburo's previous encounter with bandits? If the two of them weren't hurt, that's fine. As for who the murderer is, I think the third division will definitely find out. Those untrue rumors, just listen to them, and you don't have to tell me specifically. ”

Hearing this, Princess Anxing's face turned blue and white, revealing her grievances.

Empress Qin looked at her and sighed softly: "You all go out, just let Ah Hui and Yue Niang (the lord of Changning) come in and accompany me." ”

The princesses and princesses then withdrew, the crown princess and Princess Qinghe sat together with the Yan family and the princess Linchuan, and Princess Anxing sat at the other end and sulked alone, and the princess and princess of Yue were not close to each other. The juniors under them, such as daughters-in-law and daughters, did not dare to say more, and the outside and inside immediately fell into an embarrassing silence.

In the inner room, Li Huixun sat on the edge of the bed and talked carefully with Empress Qin about the process of investigating the case.

He did not hide the fact that someone in Shangzhou gave him news, and said with a smile: "Grandmother, don't worry, this case has some eyebrows." A small clan known as the Luo Nantian clan first deliberately concealed the trilogy, and later tried to hunt down the trilogy's family, which was extremely suspicious. The Shangzhou government carefully investigated and found that most of the newly built cemeteries of their family were empty. In the previous month or two, they had also given a lot of places (road guides) without authorization, adding up to two or three hundred, but there were only twenty or thirty people in their hidden tribes, and they must have colluded with other rebels. ”

"Now, the men of their family have been imprisoned and interrogated, and in a few days other traitors involved in the case will be found. Sun Er felt that maybe these traitors were the same gang as the traitors who assassinated Dashi's family. ”

Empress Qin bowed her head slightly, and did not comment on whether what he said was right or wrong, but just smiled and said: "You kid, when you talk about these heads, you can't see that you have hugged and cried with your grandfather and grandfather in front of all the ministers before." ”

Li Hui was stunned, he couldn't imagine that the memory he wanted to erase the most had actually reached the ears of Empress Qin. He reflexively looked at the county lord of Changning, and the little girl who had just heard it with relish had slightly red cheeks, and pursed her mouth slightly: "It was my grandfather who mentioned it first, and I just followed up and said a few words......"

Li Hui was also quite helpless: he wanted to deceive himself and others, pretending that this incident had never happened. But I didn't expect that my grandfather would happily share it with others—and anyone who heard about it should have thought that his temperament was about the same as that of a young grandfather. That's it, it's all already spread, what if the reputation is ruined? If you can really make the prince's uncle feel that he is such a person, it is not all without benefit.

Empress Qin looked at the expressions of the two brothers and sisters in her eyes, and felt even more interesting: "This matter really can't be blamed on Yue Niang." Speaking of which, tomorrow will be the third day of the third month of March. Finally, I met the Shangsi Festival, so you don't have to be by my side. Take a walk by the Qujiang Pond and take a look at the scenery of late spring. When you've seen enough, it's good to come back and talk to me. ”

Li Hui has just arrived, and he is busy entering the palace to serve the sick, and he has not yet visited Chang'an City, and the county lord of Changning rarely leaves the palace because of his youth, so it is difficult to hide his joy. Empress Qin also asked the Yan family, Princess Yue, Wang family, and the three princesses not to enter the palace on the Shangsi Festival: "It is enough to have Adu to accompany me." Originally, I didn't want to detain her, but I couldn't leave her for a moment in this palace, so I had to let her have a tasteless Shangsi Festival. ”

Du Shi smiled and continued: "How can it be tasteless to be able to stay by the side of the A family comfortably and listen to the teachings of the A family?" I'm afraid that my sister-in-law and sisters want to exchange with their sons. The Yan family, Princess Qinghe and the others immediately responded in unison, coaxing Queen Qin to smile, and the sick look on her face seemed to have dissipated a lot.

At dusk, the three members of the Yan family went from the palace house as usual. When he arrived in front of King Pu's mansion, Li Hui, who was riding a horse slowly, saw something strange from a distance by the gate. Walking closer, I took a closer look, and there were several strange ox carts, quietly parked on the side of the gate. The servants guarding these ox carts are well-behaved, and obviously have an extraordinary origin. And although his own chamber was wide open, and the miscellaneous servants came and went, they all regarded it as if the convoy did not exist, and they were all ignored.

Li Hui was puzzled in his heart, and was about to summon his servants to inquire, when he saw several middle-aged ladies dressed up on several ox carts decorated with pearls and jades led by servants. Those noble ladies looked very strange, and their expressions were different. There are those who seem to be guilty, there are also those who are a little cold, and there are those who are faintly unhappy.

Li Hui thought of his own pitiful relatives, and immediately recalled that his sister-in-law Zhou was the daughter of Princess Linchuan, and there were many contacts these days, and the people were not prosperous, and this group of people who were obviously rejected could not be relatives of the Zhou family. The mother Yan was born in the family of the successive ministers, the father was in a high position in the Ministry of Industry, and the uncle was a master craftsman, all of whom were well-known calligraphers and painters in the Tang Dynasty. He never knew that the relationship between the Yan family and the Yan family had broken down, but after returning to Beijing, the Yan family never mentioned her mother's family, which also shows that she and the Yan family have indeed reached the point of almost breaking off the relationship.

Of course, Li Hui and Yan have a deep relationship, and they feel that there is nothing bad about their mother. If the relationship with his mother's family breaks down, it must also be the fault of the Yan family. This matter must also be related to the failure of the heir seizure and the expulsion of their family from Chang'an. Although it is human instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, it is really chilling to give up his daughter in order to protect the family.

At this time, an old lady who looked quite prestigious, stepped forward and saluted respectfully: "The slave has seen Her Royal Highness the Princess, Her Royal Highness the Heir Princess, and Her Royal Highness the King of the County. Her Royal Highness the Princess, I haven't seen her for so many years, and Madame has been thinking about Her Royal Highness in her heart. When I heard the news that His Royal Highness was about to return to Beijing, I was looking forward to it every day. Unexpectedly, His Highness has been so busy since he returned to Beijing that he has not been able to see him. Therefore, the lady specially ordered the ladies to bring the old slaves to visit together. The ladies have been waiting for several hours, and they are finally looking forward to His Highness's return home. ”

Yan Shi, who was sitting in the car, replied lightly: "I'm worried about it." I've been busy serving my family's illness these days, and I really don't have time to deal with other things. In the first few days after returning to Beijing, she also thought that if her mother's family sent a post and came to visit her, she would go down the steps. It's just that all she was waiting for was a cart of gifts, but the figure was gone, and her heart was completely cold.

It wasn't until recently that the news of the royal father-son brotherhood spread all over Chang'an, and the Yan family sent condolences one after another, but she just didn't see it. For several days in a row, they couldn't wait to reply to the post and came over on their own. knew that she had to enter the palace every day, but she waited outside the gate of the mansion early, and now she made a tired appearance, what was it for her? Or is it for people passing by?

People who don't know will probably mumble in their hearts how much temper she has as Princess Pu! didn't entertain and didn't say anything, and even let a few sisters-in-law wait outside the house! What a big shelf! Are they sure that she is for the sake of their reputation, so they have to resist their anger to welcome them in and reconcile with them?!

The more he thought about it, the more angry Yan became, and the more ugly his face became. Mother Zhang lifted the curtain and shook her head at Li Hui, who was guarding the car.

Li Hui dismounted and greeted him, and said with a faint smile: "Recently, my mother has been serving my grandmother, and she has been tired for a whole day, and she is already extremely tired, I am afraid it is inconvenient to entertain you." Sister-in-law is the same, she is so tired that she doesn't even want to speak. Why don't you come back another day? ”

The Yan family couldn't save his face as the king of the county, so they had to board the car and leave in a huff. For the sake of full etiquette, Zhou whispered a few words and ordered someone to pick up a few carts of gifts for them to bring back. Yan never spoke.