Chapter 159: Marriage

In the elegant seat in the Dongfeng Building, Xiao Shao, Mo Cong and Xia Qing sat together. Mo Congxu had just arrived from outside, looking like a dusty man, and as soon as he came in, he sat down on the chair, picked up the teapot on the table and poured himself a cup of tea and drank it. After drinking all the tea in one go, he gasped and said to Xiao Shao: "Third brother, it's all arranged." Xuanli was also ready. It's absolutely fine this time, just wait for the beautiful woman to return. ”

Xia Qing was very confused when he heard it, and hurriedly asked, "What is the best thing to hold?" The third brother has a sweetheart, which girl is it? Why is it related to Xuan Li again? ”

"You idiot." Mo Cong knocked on his head: "I don't care too much about the third brother's life, you don't know that the third brother has finally opened his mind, but it's a pity that the falling flowers are ruthless, and the girl is cold, don't you want to try to increase your favor in front of the girl." However, this girl was born well, and the eldest brother has some military power in his hands, and Xuanli also has other people's ideas. The third brother was angry at the crown, and he was stumbling on Xuanli. ”

Mo Cong said ridiculously, but Xiao Shao just drank tea and didn't say anything, not taking his words to heart at all, but was slightly distracted, but he didn't know what he was thinking.

When Xia Qing heard this, he exclaimed exaggeratedly: "What? Who, still falling flowers deliberately flow ruthlessly, the third brother actually ate a closed door, seventh junior brother, don't lie to me. ”

What kind of person is Xiao Shao, when he was a teenager, he beat a horse and passed through the alleys of the capital, and he must have stepped on the fragrance all the way - the big girls and little daughters-in-law who watched from the streets and alleys threw their sachets and silk flowers on him without money. Of course, the most lull ending is just that Xiao Shao's mount always carries a floral fragrance. Later, he studied on Mount Canaan, and there were countless drunkards who did not want to drink and the girls also shouted that they wanted to go to Mount Canaan to learn art, which was naturally impossible. At that time, how many ladies deliberately "broke into" the formation with Xiao Shao's pity for the fragrance and jade, but Xiao Shao never ignored it. In vain, they were troubled, and a kind of senior brother wanted to wipe his ass for the trouble that Xiao Shao found. At that time, Xia Qing and Mo Cong were young, and the most they did every day was to go to the mountains and fields to fish for people.

It's just a matter of fishing people, and the disappointed eyes of the people they are fishing for are enough to become a nightmare for every Canaan Mountain disciple - it really hurts their self-esteem.

In fact, among their brothers, there is no shortage of handsome young men, most of them are young and old, and there is an elegant coldness carved into the bone marrow, which stands out from the crowd of hairy boys and has a unique charm. When they were still teenagers and were looking for beautiful girls, only Xiao Shao remained unmoved, looking otherworldly. The rest of their brothers and sisters also secretly discussed in private, thinking that Xiao Shao would definitely enter the Shaolin Temple as a monk in the future.

Who knew that listening to Mo Cong's words today, it surprised Xia Qing, and he didn't know what it was like in his heart, probably he didn't expect that the god-like character in his heart had finally stepped down from the altar now, and he had hit a wall, Rao is this baby-faced young man is pure by nature, and he can't help but have a trace of schadenfreude. If it is really feng shui in turn, the way of heaven is good reincarnation, if you don't believe it, look up, who will be spared by the sky.

"No, you've seen it today," Mo Cong knew what he was thinking when he saw Xia Qing's expression, and said with a smile: "It's the master who escaped today because you helped with the autopsy, the county lord of Hong'an, what you saw, the person who was framed." ”

"It's her!" Xia Qing was stunned. Thinking of the girl in prison clothes on the Jinluan Palace, she was born beautiful and charming, but her calm and calm expression made Xia Qing a little scared. Xia Qing thought for a while and said seriously: "It turns out that the third brother likes beautiful and charming people, I understand, I will write to tell the fourth brother to go when I go back." ”

Mo Cong rolled his eyes, this Xiao Shao's love for a girl is really going to be known to everyone now. I don't know what Mr. Lu Dao Baqi looks like when he knows Lu Dao. He looked at Xiao Shao, put away his playful look, and said solemnly: "After the marriage, you are going to the border to crusade against Tianjin?" ”

"Yes." Xiao Shao lowered his eyes: "When you are in Beijing, you must be careful." ”

"Xuanli will definitely do something in the back." Mo Cong muttered: "Even if you have an arrangement, he has an advantage in Beijing, how can you distribute the 300,000 brocade guards." ”

"A hundred thousand troops follow me. 100,000 as usual, 100,000 stay in Beijing. Xiao Shao said: "Xirong is not at ease, I am afraid that there is a suspicion of being flanked before and after." Xuanli really has a move, and he will definitely take this opportunity to do something. After a pause, he said, "You are in the capital, protect her for me." ”

"She" naturally refers to Jiang Ruan. Mo Cong didn't know what he felt in his heart, so he only said, "I know the way." You should also be careful. ”

"Xirong, Southern Xinjiang, Tianjin Kingdom, and the traitors in the court. If we can't catch it all this time, there will be more incidents in the future. I have written a letter to recall Qi Si, the two of you stay in Beijing, after I leave, there will be a big movement in the DPRK, and you will assist. Liuxuanli is for fishing, but if he is really mad, he will kill him directly. A hint of anger flashed between Xiao Shao's eyebrows: "I'll take care of it." ”

Xia Qing was stunned: "What are you talking about, why can't I understand?" ”

"Xia Wu, you also stay in the capital, today you enter the palace, it is inevitable that you will be targeted by Xuanli, it is not safe to go back to Jinling, at least someone in the capital will protect you, I will allocate you people." With you, you can also take care of Jiang Ruan for me. Xiao Shao looked at Xia Qingdao.

"Huh?" Xia Qing touched his nose: "I am a divine doctor, and I am not a doctor in your house, how can I treat a person specifically, besides, why did the Eighth Emperor target me, I gave an autopsy, I am upright......"

Seeing that Xia Qing was going to say more, Mo Cong said: "Shut up, if you want to die, go back to Jinling now, the third brother is good for you, if the time comes, if the death is not clear, don't say that everyone doesn't care about the brotherhood of the same teacher." ”

Xia Qing was originally a pure and good medical idiot, and was immediately silenced by Mo Cong's words, Nuo Nuo said: "I just said it casually, I just listened to the third brother." ”

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Jiang Ruan suddenly took a turn when the murder charge was almost unjustifiable, and the appearance of the crown prince and the thirteen princes brought a turning point to the case, and the Jinling Holy Hand turned out the strangeness in it. The most ruthless queen was personally interrogated, and the most suspicious ones were found, Jiang Ruan was proven innocent, but the fourth prince Xuanlang became a murder suspect.

A few days later, the emperor led people to interrogate him again, but he didn't know what Lu Dao was doing, and Xuan Lang took the initiative to admit the crime. And after the investigation and handling of the people of the Criminal Department, they did find evidence of the crime, and the human and material evidence were all there, how could Xuan Lang deny it? was thrown into the prison immediately, and everyone was speculating how much responsibility Xuan Lang would be sentenced to this time, after all, the lord of Heyi County was quite favored by the emperor at the beginning, and Concubine Shu would not let her daughter die in vain, so she spared no effort to put Xuan Lang to death.

But before the verdict came down, Xuan Lang committed suicide in prison. It was suicide by taking poison, and the prison was heavily guarded, so it was impossible for anyone to kill people and kill people, but Xuan Lang died so suddenly, which is really suspicious. However, no matter how much suspicion is made, the person is dead, and there is no evidence to find it, so I have to give up. In a fit of rage, the emperor removed Xuan Lang from the royal jade butterfly, demoted him to a commoner, and could not enter the imperial mausoleum if he died.

On the second day after the news of Xuan Lang's death, Concubine Xian hanged herself in the palace. This mother and son both went to die, and when they landed, they set off a lot of storms in the palace. The emperor hated the house and Wu, and he didn't have a good face for Concubine Xian's suicide, so he found a reason to let Concubine Xian's family collect the body, but in the end, he still remembered that Concubine Xian had accompanied him in the palace for so many years, so that she and Xuan Lang were buried together.

Concubine Xian's death seems to have also brought a huge blow to Concubine Shu, just because Lord Heyi is dead, and the four concubines who were originally calling for wind and rain in the palace are now only Concubine Shu and Concubine De. Concubine De and Xuanhua were able to be by her side, but Concubine Shu had no children under her knees. Moreover, on that day, Xuan Pei's words had already made the emperor feel guilty about Concubine Shu. Concubine Shu clearly felt that in the recent days, the emperor had begun to alienate her, intentionally or unintentionally. If it goes on like this, the day when she will fall out of favor is not far away. Concubine Shu is an interesting person, since she feels that there is nothing to be nostalgic for in the palace, if she continues like this, sooner or later she will be like Concubine Chen Guifei and Concubine Xian, so she invited herself to become a monk and pray for the lord of Heyi.

The emperor didn't say anything, and the next day Concubine Shu moved out of the palace and went to a temple outside the palace to start repairing, vowing not to enter the palace for life. Empress Dowager Yide felt her heart and gave her the name Qinghong, which is a later story.

The former dynasty and the harem are always closely related, but the fall of the four princes has disrupted the balance in the harem that has been maintained for decades. Now the four concubines and the remaining three concubines are vacant, and only one concubine is left. The queen became a fragrant gluttony for a while, and Concubine De acted more and more carefully, almost making it impossible to find fault, but even so, the balance in the palace always had to be maintained, and the emperor had begun to select the right person among the new batch of show girls entering the palace.

The show girls know that the opportunity is rare, and they all want to win the blue eyes of the saints, but they can't wait to firmly grasp this opportunity to soar, and the time spent every day on dressing up is long enough. On this day, the show girls gathered together again to speak, talking about the matter of Lord Heyi.

The young lady of the Wang Shilang family is in the sixteenth year of jasper this year, and she is also delicate, and she plays the pipa well. While eating snacks, he said: "In recent days, the palace has really become more and more condensed, and the eunuchs and palace maids all have a face and look strange and afraid. "She is a little lively on weekdays, and the atmosphere in the palace has been tense these days, which makes her very unenergetic.

The woman on the side patted her hand, handed over a cup of tea and said, "Sister Wang, don't say that, be careful to be heard." She lowered her voice: "I heard that the emperor is in a bad mood these days and is always angry, so everyone is cautious in his words and deeds." ”

Miss Wang glanced at the woman opposite, sighed, and said, "I know the truth, but we are so old that we are really suffocated to death when we are put in this palace." ”

The woman on the opposite side was wearing a small yellow dress and a narrow skirt, and her posture was like a willow, it was none other than Jiang Dan. Jiang Dan smiled: "We are much luckier than those people. At least there is still a life, for example, the four highnesses a few days ago, what if you are a child of the heavenly family? In the end, I still can't save a life, and the wealth of this heavenly family is dangerous. ”

Miss Wang immediately showed a frightened look, patted her chest and said, "Besides, as long as I think of this, I feel cold all over my body." You said that the four highnesses are also the sons of His Majesty, and if you say no, it will be gone, we are not as noble as the four highnesses, if you make a little mistake, wouldn't you die without a place to be buried. The wealth of this heavenly family, in short, I dare not seek it. ”

Jiang Dan patted her hand and said a few words of comfort, but a smile flashed in her eyes. The squire of the Wang family is also a small figure in the court, although he looks inconspicuous, behind his wife's maiden family is the Zuowei Mansion, and Miss Wang has a rich maiden family. What's more, she is beautiful in appearance and plays the pipa well, if she is really lucky, it is difficult to be favored, and she is a strong opponent in this palace.

It's a pity that Jiang Dan's eyes flashed with a gleam, although he has unique conditions, he is a fool. Believe whatever you say, as long as you provoke it gently, you will be convinced of her words. Now that she has the more dangerous impression she has in the palace, the more nervous Miss Wang will be in front of the emperor in the future. The emperor will never like a woman who is afraid of himself, such a woman is the most unappetizing to men. Miss Wang made the emperor unhappy, how could she be favored in the palace.

Jiang Dan's heart turned a thousand times, but the smile on her face became more gentle, and the straightforward Miss Wang took her hand and said: "Good sister, you are still intimate, in this palace, only you treat me the most sincerely." ”

With that, Miss Li, another of the show girls, came in, walked to the table and sat down, and said with some indignation: "Hey, have you ever heard?" The Queen Mother gave King Jinying a marriage. ”

"King Jinying?" Miss Li's words immediately surrounded all the show girls around her, and they all looked at her and asked, "But that chaotic minister and thief Jinying King Xiao Shao?" ”

Although they said "chaotic ministers and thieves", these show girls had a faint spring on their faces, as if just mentioning this name was enough to make them fascinated. This is natural, this beautiful and beautiful, elegant and cold young man is the spring boudoir dream of countless daughters of Dajin, even if she enters the palace and becomes the emperor's woman, she will always maintain a fantasy about the magnificent dream of girlhood.

"Exactly." Miss Li said: "Then do you know who the Empress Dowager pointed out to him?" ”

Everyone shook their heads. Miss Wang said: "King Jinying has an outstanding demeanor, and the person who gave the marriage to the Queen Mother must be a fairy-like figure, I guess, but the Miss Yao family in the Coastal Governor's Mansion?" ”

Miss Yao has a good background, good looks, good conduct, and good talents, one in a million people, if there is anyone in the Great Jin Dynasty who is worthy of Xiao Shao, I am afraid that there is only this fairy-like character.

Miss Li shook her head, and the sour tone couldn't stop from time to time: "No, the person who the Queen Mother gave the marriage to King Jinying is the daughter of the Jiang family, the current lord of Hong'an, Jiang Ruan!" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned. Even Dong Ying'er, who was sitting far away embroidering, couldn't help but shake her hand, and when she landed, a red blood bead the size of a grain of rice came out of her index finger. She slowly put her index finger to her mouth and sucked the blood away. His gaze unconsciously drifted to the person who spoke.

Jiang Dan frowned, but his tone was tentative: "This ...... How could my big sister suddenly be pointed out to King Jinying? ”

"Who knows?" Miss Li glanced at Jiang Dan unhappily, and Xu vented her anger against Jiang Ruan on Jiang Dan, and said: "Although he is the county lord, in the end, he is only asked by the Queen Mother, and he is not a real golden branch and jade leaf, and he only looks a little better." But he is too flattering, not a dignified and virtuous person, and I don't know what the Queen Mother thinks. ”

Jiang Dan's eyes rolled, and he could hear the unhappiness in Miss Li's words. In fact, not only is Miss Li unhappy, but I am afraid that everyone here is more or less dissatisfied with Jiang Ruan. People always feel that what they can't get, others don't deserve, and even if they do, they can only get what they have in much better conditions than themselves. But among the people here, there are also those whose status and family background are not lower than Jiang Ruan, and there are also those who are not worse than Jiang Ruan, but they have not become Princess Jinying. How can there be less jealousy and sourness?

You must know that Lu Dao entered the Jinying Palace, which is the serious master of the Jinying Palace, although the King of Jinying is called a chaotic minister and thief over the years, in fact, he has been quite blessed by the royal family, and the glory and status of it are immeasurable. The wealth and fame represented by the Jinying Mansion are simply gilded with a layer of gold. Who doesn't blush? Besides, Xiao Shao was not bad. A beautiful husband, a rich husband, no parents-in-law, owned, prominent, huge, exquisite, is simply what all women dream of, how can Jiang Ruan be able to become the heroine of Jinying's palace?

"King Jin Ying is such a handsome character, the big sister likes it, but ...... How could the Queen Mother suddenly give a marriage? Jiang Dan asked timidly: "I've never heard the big sister mention it before." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes were suddenly full of deep thought. Jiang Ruan didn't know what method she used to please the Empress Dowager Yide, and the Empress Dowager Yide personally asked the emperor to make her the lord of Hong'an. If Jiang Ruan took the initiative to ask the Empress Dowager Yide for marriage to Xiao Shao, it was not impossible. The more everyone thought about it, the more they felt that it was very likely, thinking that Jiang Ruan must have taken a fancy to Xiao Shao's talent and the wealth of Jinying Palace, so he took the initiative to mention it to the Empress Dowager Yide, and the Empress Dowager Yide pointed out the marriage. It's just a pity that Xiao Shao, such a peerless talent, has to be matched with such a woman with an empty appearance.

"It's shameless." Miss Li said angrily: "There are such shameless people in the world. ”

"It's a pity," Miss Wang said, "It's just that I don't know what Lord Xiao thinks about this marriage." ”

"What can you think, the good cabbage has been arched by pigs, and the world is miserable." Another woman lamented.

Jiang Dan lowered his head, but the fist in his sleeve was secretly clenched, and a trace of darkness crossed his eyes.

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