Chapter 20: The Mole
Yuegui's face was pale, and when he saw that there was no way out, he tilted his head and wanted to bite the collar of his clothes. Frost Eye is fast, a hand knife passed, and Yuegui fell to the ground. Snow flipped him over and found a pill from the corner of his collar.
Even the way out has been thought of, which shows the viciousness and cunning of the opponent.
The four Tairan brothers and sisters walked in from the back door and saw Yuegui on the ground.
The so-called horseback riding in the hunting ground is just a plan set by Yan Ran to get rid of traitors. She didn't expect it to be someone next to her, and sighed silently.
Rain handed her a note intercepted from the pigeon's foot, which read: "Hunting ground in the suburbs." Fifty guards".
She thought about it for a while, let the wind, frost, rain and snow wake up Yuegui, drag her to the side hall of Qixiang Palace, and let everyone disperse, leaving only Tairan by her side.
Yuegui knelt and asked gently: "Yuegui, I have been back to the palace for more than a month, and I have not treated you harshly, why do you want to do this?" ”
Yuegui bit her lip and refused to say a word.
He said calmly: "You have already committed a heinous crime by colluding with foreign ministers to murder the princess. This palace remembers that you are a native of Yongzhou, and you are in the same city as Marquis An. Your family is still in the city. Think not for yourself, but for them! ”
Yuegui's body was shocked, and he fell to the bottom, trembling all over.
Seeing him like this, Yan Ran said slowly: "I guess, is it that your parents have been arrested by Hou Ye An, so you have to work hard for him?" ”
Yuegui raised her head and burst into tears: "Princess, the slave can't stand you!" ”
He said that more than a month ago, An Houye sent someone to find him privately, saying that his parents were already in Anfu, and he asked him to obey the call in order to keep his parents safe. Yuegui had no choice but to agree to their request. Not long afterward, the person who contacted him brought him a carrier pigeon and a pill and told him how to use it. He mixed the pigeon with the pigeons kept in the palace and took care of it every day, and no one doubted it. About twenty days ago, the pigeon brought back a note asking him to keep an eye on the princess's whereabouts and report any unusual movements. So he did. The first time I reported was about Yanran shopping, and the second time was today.
calmly said: "An Zhaoxiong coerced you to do things for him, and he will never let you and your parents go, you use your brain to think about it, will he let you live to tell his affairs?" Your parents' affairs, just wait for me to take An Zhaoxiong, and naturally help you get back safely. So, you should know what you're going to do! ”
Yuegui kowtowed: "His Royal Highness the Prince, as long as you can save your parents, the slave and maid will definitely atone for their sins and obey you!" ”
"Today's events should have never happened to you. In a few days, I will try to get you to send a message to lure them out, and only by catching them all can you save your parents. ”
Yuegui was grateful, but she couldn't help kowtowing and agreeing.
After Yuegui retreated, Yan Ran and Tai Ran took a look at the evidence of An Zhaoxiong's rebellion that they had, and felt that they could almost close the net. Tairan even felt that he might as well play bigger this time.
Since Concubine Jing'an lifted the grounding, her son is definitely not around, except for serving the emperor in Yuede Palace every day, she is muttering with the maids in her own Qixiu Palace, and her life is very boring. After the night banquet, she simply called her niece Guo Tinglan into the palace to live with her. What Guo Tinglan said to Yanran that day, she also said it to Concubine Jing'an after she went back, and she was immediately scolded by Concubine Jing'an, saying: "You still ask her to speak for you, isn't this seeking skin with the tiger?" Their brothers and sisters don't have a good thing, I advise you, if you die of this heart, won't there be any other good man? ”
Guo Tinglan was ashamed and angry, and said: "Auntie, I said it here, I have to be Xie Tairan not to marry in this life!" It's useless for your father to oppose it, it's useless for you to oppose it! ”
Concubine Jing'an was depressed for a while: "What kind of evil did our Guo family ancestors create!" Always entangled with the men of the Xie family. My life is over, why do you still jump into the fire pit! ”
Scolding and scolding, Concubine Jing'an saw that her niece was determined to marry Xie Tairan, and she wanted to help. The two discussed for a few days and decided to hold a tour at the end of the month, inviting a few close friends and children of high-ranking officials in the capital to visit the Imperial Garden, and inviting Xie Tairan's brothers and sisters to participate together......
After calmly receiving the invitation, he immediately understood the thoughts of the aunt and nephew, and he didn't plan to participate at all. But Yan Ran felt that there was no need to be so ruthless, Tairan wanted to be the emperor, if he couldn't get along with his courtiers and subordinates, he would lose a lot of hearts. Helplessly, calmly refused to compromise on this matter at all. The two argued to the end, but Tairan just reluctantly agreed to let Yanran participate, and he could prevent accidents at any time in Qixiang Palace.
The Imperial Garden Tour is scheduled for May 25.
On this day, Concubine Jing'an and Guo Tinglan dressed up early and arrived at the Broken Jade Pavilion in the Imperial Garden. Soon the invited people came one after another, but Guo Tinglan didn't belong and kept looking forward to it. Concubine Jing'an naturally knew her thoughts, and while greeting everyone, she comforted: "It's coming soon, don't worry!" ”
Because the main guest, the prince, had not arrived, everyone sat in the broken jade pavilion to watch flowers and listen to music. After listening to a tune, Yanran, who was dressed in a pink shirt, appeared alone, Guo Tinglan greeted him and asked anxiously: "Princess, where is His Royal Highness the Prince?" ”
Yanran said with a smile: "His Royal Highness was called by his father to discuss the affairs of the court, and he may not be able to come." ”
Guo Tinglan suddenly couldn't hide her disappointment, stomped her feet and said, "If he doesn't come, I'll ...... Why should I do anything to visit the garden! Before the sentence was finished, tears almost flowed.
Yan Ran didn't say anything, but Concubine Jing'an glared: "Look at your little bit of interest!" Aren't these people your guests? Stop making people laugh! ”
At this point, Guo Tinglan had no choice but to wipe away her tears, force a smile, and invite everyone to board a boat to visit the lake.
There is a big artificial lake in the middle of the imperial garden, the white waves in the lake are clustered, Xie Zhenfu always has to take the concubines to visit the lake to enjoy the scenery in previous years, it can be seen that the scenery in this lake is the best.
The boat was very large, and a group of about a dozen people did not feel crowded. Among these people, there are about ten young women, including Guo Tinglan's relatives and girlfriends, and the men are Ji Xuan and Ji Lan. When the women saw Yanran, some were envious, some were jealous, and some were indifferent. Anyway, no one introduced her, so Yanran pretended to ignore it.
She just came to respond to the scene, so she didn't even bring Yunshang Yunni. Tairan also knew that she would not stay for long, so she only let the wind and rain guards follow and guard. It's a pity that they can't get on board.
The boat arrives in the middle of the lake, the breeze comes slowly, looking at the lake, only to see the weeping willows, the flowers and trees are sparse, the rockery pavilion, the curved bridge flows, it really has its own beauty, different things to see on the shore. The men on the boat are all holding wine glasses and enjoying the scenery while drinking. The women huddled together in twos and threes to chat and talk. There was no one around Yanran. She didn't think there was any point in such a party, so she sat alone in the stern of the boat, watching the waves of the oars gradually separate, expand, and disappear in front of her, which was much more interesting.
By the hatch, Concubine Jing'an stared at her back and glanced at Guo Tinglan.
Guo Tinglan was puzzled. Concubine Jing'an leaned into her ear and said, "Push her down and teach her a lesson!" ”