Chapter Seventy-Five: Candidates
Yuanfu's solitude last time seemed to have become a catalyst, and the relationship between Miao Zhi and Yuan Hongxuan was also one level higher than that of friends, but there was still a distance from lovers, which was very delicate.
Miao Zhi put the thick stack of silver tickets into the wooden box in the closet and clapped her hands contentedly.
The courtyard was a little noisy, and the sobbing of a woman could be faintly heard. Looking out the window, I saw that Ning Er was pushing Bi'er in front of the door of the small kitchen and couldn't wipe her tears, and Qiao'er stood aside trembling with a frightened face.
When Xiang Yan heard the news, she only glanced at it, turned around and closed the door of the Mandarin Pavilion.
Ning Er crossed her hands on her hips, and her little face was angry, "You said, why did you go to the small kitchen to steal food again and again, and it was specially for the young lady's food." ”
Xiang Yan stepped forward and patted her on the shoulder, playing a round on the side. Ning'er also stopped talking for a while, still glaring angrily at Bi'er, who couldn't help wiping her tears.
"You go, if I see you in the kitchen again, I will ask the young lady to expel you from the house."
Xiang Yan scolded Qiao'er and Bi'er to go back, and pulled Ning'er into the house to appease her for a while. Miao Zhi wanted to ask clearly, but was stopped by a look from her.
When night fell, it was already the second watch, so Xiang Yan lit a candle and put on a single dress and entered Miaozhi's room. The two of them sat by the faint candlelight, and she made the events of the past few days clear.
It turned out that the food in the small kitchen would always be inexplicably missing, especially porridge and soup, Ning Er saved her mind, squatted for several days, and finally caught the culprit.
Yuan Hongxuan had already told Xiang Yan about the "soul wrapping", and Shun Teng had already found out about Ling Shuirong's head, so he asked Xiang Yan to find an opportunity to inform Miao Zhi of everything.
The dark night is getting thicker, Xiang Yan told the truth of the matter, and even her relationship with Yuan Hongxuan was fully revealed, although Miao Zhi was surprised, she was also relieved at the moment. Thinking of what Yuan Hongxuan made for her, my heart was filled with a hint of sweetness.
Since Xiang Yan told her everything, she didn't need to hide anything, and she also told her about Aunt Xiu's murder and her own mother.
"Miss, it seems that Ling Shuirong did make a ruthless move this time, what should we do next?"
"What to do? Then make her think she's succeeded! ”
"Miss, do you mean to pretend to be sick?" Xiang Yan instantly understood.
"That's all there is to it! Let's watch out for those two girls. Her little face collapsed, and she really couldn't think of any good way.
On the second day, Xiang Yan brought Yuan Hongxuan an amazing news.
"It turns out that Miss Miao Zhi is the daughter of the Holy Maiden Frost Ning Shi of Yinan!" Yuan Hongxuan sat on the stool, unable to calm down for a long time.
"Your Highness, with this relationship, your poison can be cured!" Lin Feng was overjoyed, and he was happy for His Highness in his heart.
Yuan Hongxuan didn't have any joy on his face, he took a lot of care in his heart, is this really good?
Xiang Yan stood aside, her pupils deep and looked at Yuan Hongxuan who was worried, it seemed that she could only say.
Time is like a white horse passing by, the blink of an eye winter is quietly coming, the sky is always gray, the sun is no longer hot, everywhere is cold, the wind seems to be carrying a blade, and the blowing person hurts.
The Eastern Yuan Dynasty came to the envoys again to discuss the marriage. This was supposed to be a good thing, but the moonset also came, and the reason was the same, the same marriage.
One is to marry the crown princess for their crown prince, and the other is to marry the queen for their great king. What can I do?
In the early dynasty, the ministers were in a commotion again, and Bei Anhuang on the seat looked irritable.
"Your Majesty, this Eastern Yuan and the moonset have all come to ask for marriage, but we only have one Princess Zhaohua, how can this be good." A minister stood up and bowed and asked.
"What's so difficult about this, although there is only one Princess Zhaohua, it is not without cases of surrogate marriage since ancient times, as long as the emperor recognizes a woman of appropriate age as his goddaughter, there will be no second princess." Fu Hai immediately answered, sneering at the previous minister.
A few people nodded in agreement, "It's a good way to do it." ”
Lan Kuo only had one look, and he understood it with the sea. He stepped into the center of the hall, holding the wat in both hands and speaking to Bei'an Huang on the seat, "Your Majesty, it is a good thing for the two countries to marry, but after all, we only have one princess, and the other can only be chosen among the ministers of the court and the central government. The minister thought that the queen's sister, Lan Chengxiang's daughter, Lan Wandie, was the most suitable. Second, this identity and status are all matched, even if it is allowed to any country, it is impossible to find fault with it. ”
After he finished speaking, another group of people chimed in.
Liang Wen's people are gone, how can such a good thing be taken by them.
"The minister thinks that Liang Zhujin, the daughter of General Liang, is the most suitable candidate."
"The minister thinks so too."
"So is the minister."
Their generals don't have the clever mouth of a civilian official to speak well, even if they have a large number of people, they have to be overwhelmed.
Bei An Huang looked at the center of the hall with a calm face, and his sharp eyes swept over the two closest to him from time to time, Lan Kuo and Liang Wen.
The two of them bowed their heads, and they didn't say a word, as if the people in the palace had nothing to do with them.
"You", he only spit out two words, and the few people who had just been arguing with each other immediately stopped talking.
"In that case, what do Lan Xiang and Liang Jiang think of the two Aiqing?" He raised his eyebrows and looked at the two of them standing upright.
The two looked at each other, and they both stood up and said: "The emperor is sage, this matter is all up to the sage, how dare the ministers speak in vain." ”
Two old foxes, think I don't know what your idea is? Whether it is the crown princess or the queen, they can greatly increase your power, and they have added obstacles to themselves, how can I make you get your wish for this kind of thing.
Bei Anhuang played with the jade wrench on his thumb, and his burning gaze seemed to burn through the top of the heads of the two people who were standing down.
"Then call all the school-age women in the families of fourth-rank officials and above, and let the queen and Liang Guifei choose one for me! They are much more discerning than I am. He lowered his eyes, shook his wide sleeves, sighed helplessly, and threw a bombshell at once.
"This," everyone was a little surprised and suspicious, isn't this the matter of the Lan and Liang families again? Which one is the emperor singing?
Lan Kuo was also surprised, the emperor is going to make a complete move, and it is clear that the relationship between their Lan and Liang families is more urgent, how can this be good?
Liang Wen frowned, and the hand holding the wat was faintly sweaty, could it be that the emperor already knew about their conspiracy? For the choice with relatives, such a favorable time, the two families will definitely not back down. I have to admit that this move of Bei'anhuang is indeed exquisite, the cranes and mussels are competing with each other, and the fishermen are profitable.
Who exactly is the crane? Who is a mussel? Who is the fisherman?
For a while, all the ministers who exchanged their heads and ears quieted down, and the atmosphere in the court became extremely strange.