Chapter Forty-Eight: Pressing Forward

Yang Shaoan walked to the side of the carriage and whispered a few words, hearing the faint and vague response in the car, and sighed secretly in his heart. In the end, I went to the front to find Guo Gonggong, I thought I was going to be troubled, but I didn't expect Guo Gonggong to respond very happily.

The two carriages and more than a dozen men of the trading house immediately broke away from the convoy and turned directly to Suzaku Street, where the palace was located. Although several masters have not come back once in three or five years, the Zhongshan Palace's proximity to the palace, how can anyone dare to let him be a little ruined. The Ministry of Internal Affairs sends craftsmen almost every two months to repair it here and refresh it everywhere, so that the palace is always as good as ever.

And the maids and servants who were responsible for cleaning and taking care of them did not dare to get tired, and almost wiped the edges of the windows shiny. In addition, Zhang Yang had already rushed back to deliver the letter first, so as soon as the gate of the palace was opened, Dong Rong's carriage drove in, and countless maids and servants knelt on the ground and kowtowed to say goodbye.

"Welcome home!" Dong Rong helped the two maids' men get out of the car, and when she saw this situation, she suddenly remembered that she was like this when she first entered the house many years ago. It's just that at that time, there was a husband who was as majestic as a mountain standing beside her, but now she is alone, and even her three children are taking refuge outside.

"Get up, I've worked hard for you in the days when this palace is not there." Dong Rong raised her hand in Yixing, motioned for everyone to get up, and then instructed Yi Si, the palace steward who greeted him, "Everyone will be rewarded with five taels of silver, let's disperse!" ”

"Thank you for your reward!" Hearing that the mother was so generous, everyone had a reward for silver, and the maids and servants finally welcomed the return of the master, and knelt down again to thank him.

Dong Rong walked along the verandah and slowly walked to the main hall where she had lived before, and asked a few miscellaneous questions along the way. B4 years ago, because of an incident, I hid my guilt in my heart, and I no longer went out on a mission, so I begged the prince to stay in the palace, and my life was boring, but it was also peaceful. I heard that the master had an accident, and I couldn't help anything in a hurry, so I had to guard the mansion for the master and wait quietly.

Now when I saw the mistress coming back, but there was no shadow of the prince, and the mistress's face was extremely bad, I sighed in my heart. After everything was arranged in a hurry, he hurried to the back garden, and sure enough, after a few codes, Jia Yi jumped down from the tree.

The two were selected together since they were children and sent to the dark camp to learn their skills, although they were not in a group to perform tasks, but they were very trusted brothers.

As soon as Jia saw his brows furrowed, he guessed three points, and he didn't say anything long-winded, and directly told the current matter in detail, and finally asked about the news of the past two days in Kyoto. Yi Si naturally did not hide it, and said in a low voice, "Fortunately, the prince and his wife have been doing good deeds for so many years, and they have a good name, after the news spread, most of the people said that Mrs. was wronged, and of course there were also small ones who said some cool things. But in short, the water of the whole of Kyoto was completely muddyed. Even if it is to give those people great courage, they dare not dispose of Mrs. in private. ”

After that, he thought about it, but in the end, he was still worried in his heart, and asked in a low voice, "Is there really no news at all, the prince?" ”

"What, what did you find?" As soon as Jia heard that his tone was different, he suddenly raised his head and said, "This is a big deal, you can't hide it!" ”

Yi Si hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Before, I just thought that the prince was wise and powerful, even if the assassination was dangerous that day, he would not lose his life. But there has been no news from the prince for half a year, and I have no confidence. However, three days ago, I went to check the place where the secret line was connected with the palace, and it seemed that someone had moved. But no one knows about that place, except for me and the prince, and the dark line. Am I being too careful? ”

Jiayi's glasses became brighter and brighter the more he listened, and his heart turned over like a river and a sea, remembering that Mr. Feng, who had not heard from him for half a year and could not be found no matter what, he also had a faint guess in his heart, and he couldn't wait to report to his master immediately.

But there is no evidence for this matter, and if the guess turns into empty joy, the master is afraid that he will be even more sad. Second, if the prince is really alive, then why didn't he come out to reunite with his wife, there must be some reason, and he can't say that he will secretly probe the enemy behind the scenes. If he breaks through this level, he will ruin the prince's major affairs, and there will be no redemption.

"It's a big deal, you must not talk about it with anyone again."

Yi Si is not a fool, so he naturally nodded in response. The two of them gossiped a few more words, and saw a maid and servant passing by in the distance, and they dispersed.

Dong Rong took a bath, changed into clean clothes, and wanted to wait for Zhang Yang, who was going out, to come back and talk, but I don't know if it was because of the cold wind blowing in the car before, she has been bumpy and displaced in the past half a year, and she has become very weak, and she actually began to rebel. In less than half an hour, his face was burned red.

The waiting maid panicked and ran madly to report to the chief butler. Soon, an old imperial doctor who was idle at home was invited. After some pulse inquiry, the old lady sighed.

"Niangniang has worked hard for many days, coupled with depression, and planted the root of the disease. The old man first prescribes a prescription to reduce fever, and when he doesn't burn tonight, he will change to a warm prescription tomorrow, and eat it for five or six days. ”

Everyone hurriedly thanked him, and it happened that Zhang Yang rushed back at this time, and directly invited the old doctor to go to the small hall next to him to prescribe medicine, and sent a pot of coral bonsai brought by the south, which closed the eyes of the old imperial doctor, and coaxed him to leave with a smile.

Dong Rong was originally a strong character, but she was lost at first glance, which aroused the worry that had been suppressed in her heart for many days, and then she fell ill. I had to take the medicine, and after sleeping for an hour, the fever subsided. Only then did everyone relax, leaving a few people to guard the side hall, and the rest retreated.

Zhang Yang thought about it, and stayed directly in the side hall to eat, drink and wash, and when he was sleepy, he lay on the wooden collapse, and he would be there for a while. Sure enough, in less than the middle of the night, Dong Rong inquired about the maid, and Zhang Yang tidied up her clothes and went in to report.

The post has been sent to the palace, and the way to go is the most commonly used by the wives of various families, so that although it will be two or three days slower, it can reach the queen mother. But there are many people who handle it, and no one dares to do anything, which is much safer than entrusting those eunuchs to the chief eunuchs in private.

Dong Rong was relieved, drank another bowl of bird's nest porridge, and got up early on the second day, and her symptoms were half cured. It's a pity that Zongzheng's Mansion doesn't allow her to raise more, and Zongzheng's order has been sent over, asking Dong Rong to go to Zongzheng's Mansion immediately to defend herself.

Zhang Yang and the others were furious when they saw this, there is no secret at all in this Kyoto, not to mention that the palace has already released the news before, I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at the door of the mansion. The princess was infected with a cold and asked the imperial doctor to go to the outpatient clinic for treatment, which is afraid that this matter has spread all over Kyoto. But Zongzheng Mansion knew this, and asked the princess to bring her illness to defend herself. This is simply unkind, and I don't look at King Zhongshan in my eyes.

The person sent by Zongzheng Mansion this time is no longer Guo's father-in-law, he is an older old eunuch, Xu was born when his family accidentally fell him, his face hit the ground first, the bridge of his nose was flat, his triangular eyes, and his nostrils flew into the sky, not to mention how arrogant he was. knows, you can see that he is a eunuch, and if you don't know, you may think that he is the prime minister's father.

No matter how Yi Si and Zhang Yang endured their anger and discussed in a low voice, he just refused to be accommodating. Dong Rong, who was sitting in the room, heard the maid's advice, and with a cold snort, she called a little maid guarding the door and gave a few orders.

The maid was only fifteenth or sixteenth, and she was small and delicate, very well-behaved and lovely. She walked out of the inner room and walked into the hall, and when she saw that everyone was looking at her, she couldn't help but blush, and whispered, "The princess Niangniang instructed the slave maid to tell the chief administrator that Lord Zongzheng invited Niangniang over at this time, I am afraid that the matter is very urgent, otherwise I will not risk being rumored to be mean by outsiders." The mother dressed and freshened up, ready to go out. ”

The old eunuch's face flashed with pride, and he pouted and said, "It's still the mother who is reasonable, and the old slave is waiting." After that, he looked at Zhang Yang a few more, "There is some snack tea in the house, I don't mind rewarding the old slave for some food and drink." When he came out in the morning, his stomach was empty, and the old slave's tone was inevitably harder, so don't be surprised. ”

Zhang Yang was so angry that he couldn't pick up the chair and smash him half to death, but he still had to squeeze out a three-point smile on his face, thinking about what good things to find to bribe him, even if he couldn't buy him, he would take care of one or two at a critical time.

"My father-in-law is really polite, what is missing in this palace, and I can't miss my father-in-law's food." As he spoke, he commanded the men to prepare.

But the little maid hesitated and stopped, "The big steward is slow, and the mother still has something to say." ”

"What else does the mother command?" Not only publicity, but everyone turned their heads again. The little maid shyly and nervously folded the handkerchief in her hand, and said, "Niangniang said that Lord Zongzheng is a well-known strict etiquette in the entire Great Qi, and the father-in-law who can be used by his subordinates must be the same. Therefore, please keep in mind that you should not send some pickled gold and silver things, which will ruin the integrity of your father-in-law. ”

The little girl's voice fell, and the faces of everyone in the room were simply varied, how strange and how weird they were. Needless to say, Zhang Yang and the others were relieved, but they were a little worried that they would offend this father-in-law and would be troubled in the future. And the old eunuch who was "praised" completely blackened his face, and the reason why he acted so arrogantly was nothing more than to deter everyone and ask for more money. Where did he think that when a big hat was buttoned down, he ran for nothing.

Zhang Yang saw his face, and felt even more relieved, and his stomach was full of laughter.

"It's all subordinates who are confused, thanks to the mother's reasoning. The subordinates almost broke the integrity of their father-in-law, and they hoped that their father-in-law would forgive him. ”

"No, that's what an old slave should do." The old eunuch almost gritted his teeth and said this, and then lowered his eyelids and refused to speak again.

Zhang Yang didn't care either, and offended people left and right, so let's get angry enough at once. He gave Yi Si a look, and the two of them withdrew, leaving only a few maids in the house to guard the door.

The old eunuch glanced at it, sneered incessantly with hatred, and continued to say nothing at the end. As a result, two hours had passed, and it was already noon, and Dong Rong still had no intention of getting up and going out. And he didn't talk about snacks and food, even a cup of tea, Zhang Yang and others thought his "integrity" too much, and they refused to "defile" it at all.

The old eunuch was so angry that he couldn't jump to his feet and scold, got up and kept wandering around the house, urging a few maids to inquire. R638