146. The Storm Rises (1)
The palace was pacing back and forth anxiously, he flicked his sleeves irritably, and looked at the palace door from time to time, as if he was waiting for something.
"Kill, don't shake it anymore! It's been a morning, can you take a break? Nan Muli rubbed his eyebrows and said helplessly. All morning, pacing in front of his eyes since the morning sun, you are not tired, I look tired!
"Brother Huang, in my opinion, Feng Dujin will return to the palace. Don't you usually go out of the palace to hang out? Are you too worried......" Duanmu Mei fanned the smoking tea with a tea lid, raised his eyes and shook his head, and said lightly. Brother Huang! Do you know that you have leaked your emotions, and as an emperor, you are so undisguised that it is the deadliest of deaths.
At this time, a little eunuch ran at the gate of the palace before he had time to kneel down and pray, Duanmu Ji hurriedly stepped in front of him, and hurriedly asked: "How is it, what did the guards guarding the gate at the palace gate say......
"Back to the emperor, Concubine Jin went out of the palace gate on the fifth watch, and listened to the guards guarding the door say that she was still holding a big white cat when she left the palace......" The little eunuch said in a low voice, for fear that the answer was wrong, and the emperor ordered the head to be cut off.
Duanmu was stunned, and the hall was quiet for a while, so that Duanmu Mei and Nan Mu were unclear, and even the palace people who were waiting with him were a little panicked.
"Kill, this is ......" Nan Muli raised his eyes and asked, since he was transparent, presumably Feng Dujin was planning not to return to the palace again, otherwise he would not take away the pet that followed her.
"Feng Dujin, is this not going back to the palace again?" Duanmu Mei asked suspiciously, looking at the dejected appearance of the imperial brother, it must be like this!
"After passing the order, Concubine Jin was infected with a strange illness and it was difficult to see guests, so she moved out of Zhaoyang Palace and went to Suigong to recuperate...... Duanmu said in a deep voice. Let's go, this time it's really gone! He didn't restrict her freedom, he wasn't who she was, he wasn't qualified to interfere with her whereabouts, she didn't care about her nature, she never looked at worldly speech, how could she care about the mess she left behind. Presumably she was looking for her husband......
"Kill, put aside Feng Dujin's matter for the time being. I received good news, Duanmu Hyunran is coming back...... If you're not mistaken, you're already on your way! Nan Muli frowned and said in a deep voice, he received good news in the morning, if it was Feng Dujin's matter, he almost forgot about it.
"What......" Duanmu Mei exclaimed, if he heard correctly, his little uncle with a black belly and unreasonable cards is coming back? This ...... Is he going to be a little follower again?
It is said that Duanmu Hyunran is not only a failure on Duanmu Xin's life road, but also an unsightly little black spot on his Duanmu Mei's life road. He is not as sad as Brother Xin, and he has become the scapegoat of the little uncle, but he has become Duanmu Xunran, running errands and watching the wind and helping him. If he hadn't gotten married early and left the palace to build a mansion, he would have become as notorious as Brother Xin......
"He's back......" Duanmu said in a trance, Duanmu Xunran is coming back, so what happened back then...... He didn't dare to imagine that if this matter was exposed, what kind of face he would have to see his mother and concubine.
"Kill, Duanmu Xun is returning to China on the grounds of being abandoned, and it will not pose a threat to you for the time being, you can rest assured! He asked himself to marry Xunbei with his relatives, and this time he went for four years, and the dark position he sent was also in vain. Acting cautiously, coming and going without a trace, such a cautious person was actually learned by the secret position, this high-profile return to China, presumably also knew that Dongyu was going to face calamity......" Nan Muli said in a deep voice, if you guessed correctly, this time I came back for Dongyu.
"Imperial brother, little uncle will not threaten your throne. If he hadn't united all the important ministers of the court to recommend you to sit on the throne, the one sitting in the Jinluan Hall today would be the little uncle. He followed Mr. Shuran to practice the Five Elements Bagua has long been detached from the world, and he looks down on these, otherwise he would not be with his relatives. What the younger brother said today, don't be angry, you are also a royal disciple, don't kill them all......" Duanmu Mei got up and said in a deep voice, if it weren't for the emperor's uncle's exhortation, there would be no Duanmu Mei today. He is obedient to the emperor's brother in everything, but he can't stand the suspicion of the emperor's uncle.
Duanmu twitched the corners of his mouth, he didn't say a word! If he wants to protect his shortcomings like this, he naturally knows that Duanmu Hyunran doesn't care about this golden dragon chair, he is afraid of other ...... Alas! What should I do......
"I have my own plans for this matter, so I don't need to say more. However, when Uncle Huang returned to Dongyu, I would naturally pick up the wind and wash the dust! There is one more thing now, I have investigated one thing, twenty years ago, Wen Lanying seems to have something to do with the Demon Sect, and in recent days, a large number of killers have broken into the palace late at night to investigate. Duanmu said in a deep voice, this matter is still under thorough investigation, which is weird...... How could the eldest daughter of the Wen family be related to the Demon Sect, and this group of secret agents is still the killer of the Thousand Machine Pavilion, it is really incomprehensible.
"Queen Mother, she ......" Duanmu frowned, he remembered Wen Lanying, who had sent people to invite him to Jiaofang Hall recently, and his mood was extremely heavy. What should he do to make the queen mother let go of her obsession so that she can die a better death.
"This matter is still under investigation, our plan remains ......unchanged," Duanmu said in a deep voice, he still had to visit the Jiaofang Palace at night, the secret room made him curious, Wen Lanying and Tang Yuyuan secretly Chen Cang, he must collect evidence, not only to deprive her of military power, but also to treat her for a major crime of rebellious harem, copy the Wen family, and exile all over the house.
"That's right! Why haven't you seen Su Ci recently? Even Mingyu was sick at home, I went to the Hou Mansion, and the housekeeper in the house told me that I would not see the guests. I don't know what Mingyu's idea is...... "Nan Muli saw that the atmosphere was a little wrong, and immediately changed the topic.
Duanmu killed with a black face, how could he be so harsh when he heard Su Ci's name now! The palace people saw the fourth watch Tian Feng Dujin coming out of Shuning Palace, what made him very unhappy was that Feng Dujin was seriously injured and still worried about Su Ci, and went to see him late at night with the injury, and waved away in front of him......
"Uh...... Recently, Brother Xin doesn't know what's going on! Seeing that everyone was smiling, he also sent a lot of silver to my house......" Duanmu Mei said puzzled, he wondered if Brother Xin was terminally ill? Otherwise, everyone will smirk 'hehe'.
"......" Duanmu twitched the corner of his mouth, but no! I also sent the money that was evaded from last year's tax into the national treasury! I don't know if it's a broken brain or a gambling jam.
"If you don't mention it, I almost forgot, I actually sent someone to send my favorite white jade chess to my house last night." Nan Muli also said very puzzled, he was still wondering!
"Brother Huang, Brother Huang......" Duanmu Xin, who had not yet entered the palace at this time, shouted fiercely, and the three of them raised their eyebrows and looked at Duanmu Xin who came in at the same time.
"Brother Huang, where is Feng Dujin! Why didn't you see Xiao Jinjin in Shuning Palace......" This is the first sentence that Mu Xin said to Duanmu after shouting a few times, and his expression was extremely eager, as if he was burning his buttocks.
"......" Duanmu twitched the corners of his mouth, wanting to speak back, but he didn't want to be interrupted by the second stunned again!
"Where did Xiao Jinjin go! I searched all over the palace and there was no one, brother, did you lock up Xiao Jinjin......" Duanmu Xin said in surprise, his tone suddenly became stiff!
"......" Duanmu kills a black face, who can lock up Feng Duijin! I don't dare to borrow ten dares from him! And also! Can you get him to finish his sentence?
"Brother Huang heard that the palace people said that Xiao Jinjin offended you, and you also injured Xiao Jinjin! How can you be so brutal, so ruthless, so ruthless, so immoral......" Duanmu Xin began to chatter, crackling and counting.
"......" Now the three of them have a black line, come on! Take away this wickedness, so that it will not be a plague to the earth......
"Brother Huang?" Duanmu Xin's mouth was dry, and then he realized that the imperial brother had not answered his question, and looked at Duanmu with some complaints, and at this look, the three people who were very puzzled had speechless expressions, and asked suspiciously: "What's the matter......
"I want to tell you......" Duanmu Ji spit out word by word with a dark face, and then closed his mouth viciously, raising his eyebrows and looking at Duanmu Xin.
"Tell me what......" Duanmu Xin hurriedly answered, knowing that he had trouble sleeping and eating in the past few days, first, he couldn't sleep with excitement, and secondly, he was afraid that Xiao Jinjin would be angry with him, and his unintentional words that day were really not his intention.
"Feng Dujin is gone......" Nan Muli answered lightly, picking his eyes at Duanmu Xin, whose behavior was too exaggerated, what kind of trouble is this? As for being so loyal to Feng Dujin? Wasn't it sullen because of Feng Dujin's rejection? It has only been a few days and it has resurged, and it is more effective than the weeds that can't be burned.
"You said Xiao Jinjin is gone, where did you go? Will it never come back? Duanmu Xin hurriedly walked in front of Nan Muli, leaned over and propped his hands on the chair handle, approached Nan Muli, leaned over and looked at Nan Muli at close range.
Nan Mu frowned, he didn't need to be so close to him! It made him very passive! So Nan Muli stretched out his hand and pushed the enlarged version of his handsome face to the side, brushed his hand away from the chair handle by the way, and said casually: "That's the case!" ”
"Ah...... Not good! Xiao Jinjin must have gone to find me, I have to hurry back to Piaoxiang Building. Duanmu Xin said happily, the smile on his face was as dazzling as a peach blossom, and he didn't notice Duanmu Ji with a black face on the side, Nan Muli who was speechless, and Duanmu Mei who was questioning.
As soon as Duanmu Xin said this, he naturally took action, turned around and took a step out of the palace, but was stopped by Duanmu Mei's words.
"Brother Xin, Uncle Huang is coming back...... Duanmu Mei hurriedly informed Duanmu Xin of Duanmu Hyunran's return to Dongyu, after all, Brother Xin, who has been persecuted by Duanmu Hyunran, is actually the most innocent person.
"What! That goods are no longer Dongyu as the princess of Qin, why are you coming back to Xunbei? Duanmu Xin turned around and asked eagerly, Come on! At first, I couldn't have been happy! When he was in Xunbei, he was placed together, and now he has not been framed and killed by him when he returns to Xunbei.
"This matter ......" Duanmu Mei wanted to answer, but was preempted by Duanmu Killing.
"It's abandoned...... Duanmu said in a deep voice, whether it's for the incident in person or for another purpose, he should be on guard. Although half of the reason why he was able to ascend the throne was due to Duanmu Xunran, he brought Dongyu to the road of prosperity and strength over the years because of his personal ability to kill Duanmu.
"......" Duanmu Xin twitched the corner of his mouth, this reason is very strong! It's very in line with Duanmu Hyunran's temperament! If he returns to China for this reason, presumably the courtiers and the queen mother have no reason to impeach Duanmu Hyunran. Wrong! …… How could a cunning black-hearted ghost suddenly return to China? Is it for Feng Dujin...... No way! He wanted to explain to Xiao Jinjin as soon as possible, and held her thighs for the rest of his life.
"Brother Huang, my brother still has something to do! Take a step ahead......" Duanmu Xin said again, he is really leaving, time waits for no one! It's a long way to chase his wife, and he can't let people take the lead.
"Brother Xin, wait for me! Let's go together......" Duanmu Mei saw that Duanmu Xin was leaving, and hurriedly said to Duanmu Ji, and Duan Mu Xin was on his heels.
"......" Duanmu Ji calmly saw that the two of them left disrespectfully, and felt that the whole person was not good! I really want to vent my emotions, he feels so depressed, so heavy, so annoyed, so depressed, so sad.
Seeing Duanmu Ji looking at the palace gate with a calm face, Nan Mujin stood up and stood on Duanmu Ji's side and said lightly: "Why do you want to tell Mei that Wen Lanying was related to the Demon Sect twenty years ago. ”
"Twilight, you know! Although Mei has been unfamiliar with Wen Lanying over the years, the mother-son friendship is still there. Back then, Mei Yiyi thought about taking his beloved wife Situ Fei'er away from the palace, but he was given death by Wen Lanying in the Jiaofang Palace. If I tell you that Situ Fei'er may not be dead, and that she was imprisoned by Wen Lanying, do you guess that Mei will face Wen Lanying or me? Duanmu said in a deep voice, he secretly investigated the unknown Situ Fei'er who died that year, how unbelievable it is that one person can completely disappear from the Jiaofang Palace! And he had secretly probed the Jiaofang Palace and found that the Jiaofang Palace had a secret room, which explained all this. It is impossible for Situ Fei'er to be killed by Wen Lanying for no reason, after all, Situ Fei'er is a chess piece carefully cultivated by Wen Lanying who once wanted to be stuffed into the harem and be his concubine.
"How can this be ......" Nan Muli shook his head with a smile, Duanmu Mei married Situ Feier as a princess at the age of nineteen, and was given death by the Queen Mother for no reason in less than a year, this murder case was decided by Dali Temple for sudden illness and death. It is conceivable how powerful Wen Lanying was back then, if everything that was guessed by the killing was true, he didn't dare to imagine that Mei would betray and kill for the sake of Situ Fei'er......
"There is no impossibility, I once secretly probed the Jiaofang Hall and found a secret room." Duanmu said in a deep voice, he told Mei today that he wanted him to establish a position, hoping not to disappoint him.
"Kill, why don't you guard against Xin, won't Xin betray you?" Nan Mu asked puzzledly, Duanmu Xin and Duanmu Mei came out of the same mother, so they should be on guard together.
"Mu Li, do you know who is the most affectionate person in this palace?" Duanmu said in a deep voice, looking at the door of the hall, his thoughts were already far away.
"I don't know ......" Nan Muli also looked at the door of the hall, full of melancholy and doubt.
"Duanmu Xunran, it is precisely because Duanmu Xunran sees through the transparent that he sees the filthy place of the palace clearly, and he protects Duanmu Xin at a young age, probably thinking of the righteousness of growing up together as a child, so he helped Brother Xin. The reason why Duanmu Xin is regarded as an outcast by Wen Lanying is because of Brother Xin's infamous reputation and his status as a despised businessman...... "Duanmu said in a deep voice, this is why he didn't guard against Brother Xin, a given chess piece, how could Wen Lanying treat Duanmu Xin.
"Kill, then the prince is the one we should be afraid of. After all, he is the one who is most qualified to compete for the throne. Nan Muli said in a deep voice, he rarely came into contact with Duanmu Xunran, and he was very curious about him.
"Mu Li, I can say that he has no intention of this! When I was put on the throne, it can be seen that his heart is not here, and in the edict of the first emperor back then, it was Duanmu Hyunran who inherited the throne. Duanmu smiled bitterly, although his father said that he ignored his mother's affection for him, and the same was true for his other children, but he doted on the little emperor's uncle.
"In this way, he returned to Dongyu with a purpose......" Nan Muli frowned and thought deeply, could it be for the matter of the imperial concubine back then? This......
"I want to come for a person...... Duanmu said lightly, Ran'er! If Duanmu Hyunran is here to take you away this time, I don't owe you anything anymore! I have taken good care of you in the past few years, and I guess my mother will no longer blame me for the absurdity of the past.
"I hope so......" Nan Muli sighed and said, there was another hidden meaning in the events of the year, if it wasn't for the confusion, presumably Zhao Xiangran would not have become mad. If you let Zhao Xiangran know that the reason for Zhao Xiangran's perennial physical weakness is caused by self-consumption of drugs, will he blame himself even more.
At the same time, Duanmu Xin and Duanmu Mei, who went out of the palace gate, were intercepted by the eunuchs sent by the Jiaofang Hall halfway, and the two looked at each other and had no choice but to walk towards the Jiaofang Palace.
Wen Lanying in the Jiaofang Palace is one head and two big, the reason is that her baby daughter is still crazy and stupid, and sometimes she shouts loudly, which makes the whole Jiaofang Hall panic.
"Queen Mother, Lord Mei and Prince Xin are here......" The grandmother next to the Queen Mother whispered back.
Wen Lanying couldn't help sneering, her well-raised son was finally willing to see her! What an unexpected! It's a great irony to be two together.
"Queen Mother, it's been okay lately! Erchen has never come to see you since he came back from Xunbei, do you miss Xin'er! As soon as this is empty, Erchen will hurry to see you! Duanmu Xin raised his signboard and said apologetically to Wen Lanying with a smile.
"......" Duanmu Mei twitched the corners of his mouth, did Brother Xin feel good about himself! She really didn't care much about you, so she went back to Dongyu and asked you to go to Jiaofang Hall for questioning.
Wen Lanying pulled out an extremely perfunctory smile on her face, and said lightly to Duanmu Xin: "The queen mother naturally misses you very much, Xin'er hasn't seen the queen mother for a long time!" Seeing that they are all fat and dark, they are so distressed to look at the queen mother. ”
"Where! Isn't Erchen busy? I'm busy doing business, making money to support myself! But lately, money has been tight, and it seems that I haven't taken silver to honor my mother for a long time! Today, when I saw my mother, she looked rich and smiling, and she must have had a good life. Erchen is also relieved! Kindness...... Momma! This peach crisp is excellent, when the king is leaving, pack a copy for the king to take away......" Duanmu Xin got cheap and said obediently, squinting and eating the peach crisp in his hand without heart and lungs, with a look of enjoyment.
"......" Wen Lanying's face stiffened with a smile, the speaker had no intention of listening, this product was turning a corner and saying that she was pampered and didn't understand the high value of firewood, rice, oil and salt. shamelessly took a bite to eat from her.
"......" Duanmu Mei twitched the corner of her mouth, Brother Xin, you are enough! Why are you so unfamiliar with your temperament! Didn't you see the queen mother's face sunk?
"Greetings to the Queen Mother!" Duanmu Mei saluted perfunctorily, and waited for Wen Lanying to get up, then sat down calmly, stretched out his hand to the palace people behind him, and the palace people offered tea cups, and no one else savored them.
"......" Wen Lanying was speechless, these two are here to block her! Are these really the sons you raised? She couldn't take it......
"Mei'er, it's really rare to be able to take time out of your busy schedule to see the queen mother! I haven't seen the emperor since the last time I accompanied my mother to Yunyin Temple, and I miss you very much! Wen Lanying said with a light smile, look at how handsome her son she has raised, she has to thank someone!
"The queen mother misses her sons, so that her sons feel warm. There is no better mother in the world than the queen mother......" Duanmu Mei flicked the dust off his body, brushed his sleeves and said, with a seemingly nonexistent smile on the corner of his mouth, which was extremely ironic. Warm in the heart? It's chilling! Hehe, it's the most special mother in the world!
Wen Lanying pulled the corners of her mouth, and her words were another insinuating sarcasm, which is really good! couldn't help but say to them with a calm face: "Xin'er and Mei'er have grown their skills, where is the queen mother sorry for you, what the queen mother has done is for your good." Mei'er, Xin'er is so incomprehensible, is it the attitude that a son should have? Even if you don't want to have anything to do with your mother, you should ask for an explanation for your sister who is the same mother......"
"The queen mother is afraid that she has misinterpreted the meaning of her son, we were born in the royal family, naturally different from the common people, and the queen mother is too familiar with each other, which will leave the handle to be impeached, and it will also cause the emperor's suspicion, so I don't often come to the Jiaofang Palace. You're thinking too much......" Duanmu Mei said lightly, a glimmer of light flashed in her deep eyes, and then became flat again.
"The queen mother and sons have also heard about the flowers among the people. As an elder brother, Erchen feels very embarrassed! Since ancient times, women should be decent, learn to read women's rings, and be proficient in piano, chess, and calligraphy. The queen mother, Hua Qian raised many noodles in the princess's mansion, looking for joy every day, and being nostalgic for men, do you know? Is it possible to follow the example of Empress Dongyu, three husbands and seven servants, and three thousand male concubines in the harem? I don't look at what kind of country Dongyu is, whether there should be something or not, and everything that shouldn't be accounted for, and I deserve this sin! Duanmu Xin said lightly, not realizing that there was something wrong with his words.
"Duanmu Xin......" Wen Lanying is not happy, look at this bastard talk! What is nostalgia for men? Why not? Could it be that you men are allowed to have three wives and four concubines, but not women? How to say it's still my own sister.,Even if you don't pet it, you should be partial from time to time.。
"My son is here! The queen mother doesn't need to be called by name and surname, the son can hear it! The queen mother is annoyed that her sons don't protect the flowers? It's really unreasonable for Hua Qian to do things, so he can only kill his relatives in righteousness! The queen mother still married Hua Qian as soon as possible, so as not to become a talking point for the people of Dongyu to talk and laugh after dinner. At that time, the world would only talk about the good daughter taught by the mother, but not the good girl taught by the elder brother! Duanmu Xin's face was cautious, as if he was very worried that his queen mother would be laughed at, and said to Wen Lanying: "Why don't the queen mother take Hua Qian to Yinyun Temple to cut her hair and become a nun, so as to calm down this ......turmoil."