Chapter 203: The curtain opens
"De Niangniang?" Mo Leyuan frowned and looked at Xu Zigui for a long time, with a somewhat speechless expression, and thought: "Since I can remember, De Niangniang has always been favored, and she has not been relegated to the cold palace...... As for leaving the palace...... It's never been like this. β
After that, he looked at Xu Zigui, frowned and asked, "Just now, Red Sleeves told me that you are a little abnormal...... How do you ask about this? What's wrong? β
Xu Zigui shook his head and didn't tell Mo Leyuan about that dream. In fact, there was nothing in that dream, but it was an occasional dream of modern days - this was the first time Xu Zigui had dreamed of modern times since he was reborn. At that time, Xu Zi returned to the dream of living in modern times five times, and later adapted to the life here, especially after being reborn, he never dreamed of the past, and he suddenly dreamed of it yesterday, so he was a little hesitant, whether there was something in the dark to guide him.
"Nothing, just asking. When did De Niangniang enter the palace? β
"The palace that my father drafted into the year when he first ascended the throne......" Mo Leyuan thought for a while, and then said: "Seven years later, there will be a sixth brother......
Xu Zigui nodded, it is not easy to have children in the palace, and it is not easy to have children after seven years in the palace......
But if Concubine De really didn't leave the palace during this period or was demoted to the cold palace, then her guess would be unlikely...... After all, if you have been in the palace, it is not easy to hide a child, let alone a child in the belly......
Xu Zigui pondered for a long time, and finally said, "Le'er." I had a dream...... Can you help me see if this is a dream or what is guiding me in the dark......?"
Mo Leyuan nodded, looked at Xu Zigui, and motioned for her to continue.
"I dreamed of a very strange era, in that era, men and women were equal in status, and it was monogamous......" Saying, Xu Zigui glanced up at Mo Leyuan, and saw that Mo Leyuan could still accept it, so he continued: "Women in that era can also be resigned......
Then when Mo Leyuan seemed to be about to accept the expression of incompetence, Xu Zigui hurriedly said: "This is not the point, this is not the point. β
This stopped Mo Leyuan from blurting out the question. made Xu Zigui continue: "Those are all unimportant backgrounds. The content is that there is a woman who is pregnant and gives birth to a boy, but when everyone is happy, the father of the child is told that he is not the biological father of the child...... The child was born to someone else by the child's mother......"
"And then? What did the child's father do when he found out he wasn't his biological father? Mo Leyuan frowned. I didn't think that this had anything to do with the question Xu Zigui asked himself.
Xu Zigui picked up the teacup on the table to block his eyes. He said lightly: "Later, the child's father was angry and killed his wife 1 with his own hands. He went to the yamen and turned himself in, leaving his daughter, who was still young at the time, an orphan. (Note: 1 Wife: Wife and son.) οΌ
Xu Zigui is that orphan.
"That little daughter is miserable," Mo Leyuan didn't know Xu Zigui's mood at this time. The smile was still heartless: "But what does this have to do with whether De Niangniang was beaten into the cold palace?" Are you suspecting that De Niangniang stole people and was known by her father and was sent to the cold palace? β
After that, he denied himself: "Impossible, if this is the case, De Niangniang would have lost her life a long time ago, how could it be as simple as just entering the cold palace." β
Xu Zigui nodded carelessly, not wanting to discuss this dream anymore, put down the teacup and smiled reluctantly, and said: "I don't suspect that my father knew that De Niangniang stole her and sent her into the cold palace, I was just wondering if De Niangniang stole people when she was beaten into the cold palace...... But since you say no....... then there should be none. β
However, she gave birth to a son seven years after entering the palace, and then never gave birth again, which shows that Concubine De was not very favored in the first few years after entering the palace and after giving birth to Mo Chengyuan.
"Actually, it's not necessarily, De Niangniang has been in the palace for more than 20 years, and I have only been born for a few years? Besides, it's been counted from as long as I can remember......."
After that, he looked at Xu Zigui and said, "The eldest brother was born two years after his father ascended the throne...... I think it's a little more impressive than I am. β
Xu Zigui nodded, bit his lower lip, and said, "Do you say that it is possible that Liu Liang is Mo Chengyuan's brother or brother?" β
"What?" As soon as he took a sip of tea in his mouth, he heard Xu Zigui's words, Mo Leyuan almost choked, glared at Xu Zigui with disgust, and said, "How is it possible?" Like you said, it's not easy to hide a child in the palace, let alone the child who is still hidden in the belly...... Concubine De entered the palace step by step to the concubine position, how many people paid attention to her and wanted to pull her into the water, and she must not have pulled many people into the water with her hands very cleanly...... Do you think such a person would do such a stupid thing? β
Xu Zigui shook his head: "It's just a guess, otherwise I really can't understand why Liu Liang is so imaginary with Mo Chengyuan......
That's pretty reasonable...... Mo Leyuan sighed: "Although I think what you said is quite right, I still think that such a guess is unlikely...... It's not a script, how can this be......"
Xu Zigui smiled, and felt that his brain was too big, this reality is not a novel, he was really led by the nose by modern novels, didn't the boy be found out less than a few days after he was born, wasn't he the man's biological child, the emperor and the woman in the harem should be much more shrewd than that man, how could he not even find out that Concubine De had been beating her stomach for nearly ten months......
"Yes," Xu Zigui took a sip of tea with a faint smile, didn't want to talk more, and talked to Mo Leyuan about something else: "...... Feng Ting may be the fourth brother's person, Shao Qingyuan and the fourth brother are really married, and the next is probably the day when Shao Qingyuan will start to take revenge. β
How Xu Zigui transferred Shao Qingyuan and Mo Qingyuan, Mo Leyuan had already heard about it, and now hearing Xu Zigui say this, Mo Leyuan smiled and said: "You kill two birds with one stone, not only ruining the fourth brother's plan, but also provoking the friendship between husband and wife...... The most terrible thing about this is the betrayal of the person next to the pillow...... Gui'er, you're really a loss. β
Xu Zigui raised his eyebrows. His eyebrows fluttered and he said, "If the fourth brother does a good job by himself, he is not afraid of my transfer...... You said that if someone came to transfer me and your eldest brother now, did you think I would take the bait? β
After that, he glared at Mo Leyuan with disgust, and said with a smile: "Did you listen to the point, I said that Feng Ting may be from the fourth side." β
Mo Leyuan seemed to have just heard the point, and the doubts in his eyes were deep: "No, isn't he a lonely minister?" β
Xu Zigui sneered, told Mo Leyuan what he said to Mo Ziyuan yesterday, and sighed: "Xu is that we were all deceived by them before. Maybe Feng Ting has already supported the fourth. Feng Tingken can be the last trump card in the fourth hand. β
"But this trump card is really powerful." Mo Leyuan frowned and said lightly: "Old General Feng is not only able to speak to his father, but he also holds half of the military power in his hand, which does not make his father jealous...... Feng Ting is indeed not a simple character. β
Moreover, Feng Ting has many protΓ©gΓ©s and many generals. has led troops to fight for many years, and has long accumulated contacts. Although the court has been emphasizing literature over military force since ancient times. But if it's really a succession. Or the military generals are more powerful than the civil ministers. Besides, those subordinates of Feng Ting were all comrades-in-arms who were born and died with him. Not to mention the friendship between life and death friends who were born and died together, only that the military order is greater than the emperor's order, and there is only absolute obedience in the troops. As their general, Feng Ting naturally said whatever he wanted. Besides, Feng Ting has led troops to fight for so many years, and he has his own majesty, and most of the people are willing to follow Feng Ting. The emperor's mind Feng Ting can guess a few points, if the Feng Court has been supporting Mo Qingyuan before...... So, in fact, the emperor is not as satisfied with Mo Ziyuan as he seems, and he is ready to change the prince at any time?
Xu Zigui and Mo Leyuan glanced at each other, Xu Zigui squinted his eyes and bit his lip, Mo Leyuan's eyes were even more uneasy: "Gui'er, if the eldest brother loses, what will happen to us?" β
Xu Zigui shook his head, but his eyes were firm: "Before the enemy found us, I cut myself off." β
Mo Ziyuan nodded, and suddenly smiled again: "Yes, no matter what, according to the arrogance of the eldest brother, he must have broken himself off before the new emperor issued a decree to give death." β
After that, he pulled Xu Zigui's hand and said with a smile: "Gui'er, don't worry, I'm not afraid." β
So, don't worry, even if someone threatens me with their lives, I won't be coerced in any way.
Knowing Mo Leyuan's words, Xu Zigui patted the hand covering his hand and said with a smile: "I know, I'm not afraid." β
Left and right are one death. Left and right, everyone can still be together after they die. Afraid of what?
After sending Mo Leyuan away, Xu Zigui had already begun to prepare for a counterattack. No matter how calm they are, they can't sit still. Since Mo Ziyuan dared to hand over his back to himself, he must not let him down.
"Yuerong," Xu Zigui bent his fingers and tapped on the table a few times, then squinted his eyes slightly, and sneered: "You go to the Fourth Prince's Mansion and tell Shao Qingyuan, just say that the prince has been annoyed by trivial matters these days, and he really has no experience in finding the right-hand man by the side of the fourth prince, please ask her to help find out the accomplice behind the scenes." β
Yuerong nodded, and glanced at Xu Zigui tentatively, looking like he wanted to say something. Xu Zigui and Mo Ziyuan are both naturally arrogant people, how can they show weakness to others lightly. Now that Xu Zigui has asked himself to go to Shao Qingyuan like this, he is obviously showing weakness. But did Xu Zigui really want to show weakness by doing this, or was it ...... What's in store?
Xu Zigui glanced at Yuerong and knew what she was thinking, but these things were just her guesses, and she wasn't sure yet, so she couldn't explain them clearly to Yuerong, so she didn't say anything more, but said: "Go quickly, remember to take care of yourself as told by the palace and His Royal Highness." β
Yuerong nodded yes, glanced at Xu Zigui worriedly, knowing that she didn't want to say more, so she didn't ask anything more, and bowed her knees.
After Yuerong went down, Xu Zigui instructed Yuexi again: "Where is Jin Dong now?" β
"Back to Niangniang, Jin Guards are in the outer study."
"Your Highness is back?" Xu Zigui raised her eyes, Jin Dong had been following Mo Ziyuan around, unless there was another arrangement, she would not leave Mo Ziyuan for half a step, but she clearly remembered that Mo Ziyuan had just sent someone over and told her that she was going to General Feng's mansion...... In the dark, Xu Zigui suddenly felt uneasy, and hurriedly asked, "When did His Highness come back?" β
Yuexi shook his head: "Your Highness has never returned home." β
Then why is Jin Dong in the outer study? What is the purpose of Mo Ziyuan's arrangement? Xu Zigui frowned slightly, and suddenly got up and instructed Yuexi: "Accompany the palace to the outer study." β
"Yes." Yuexi should be, holding Xu Zigui's hand and walking in the direction of the outer study.
During this period, Xu Zigui once wanted Yuexi to chase Yuerong back, but after thinking about it, he felt that things were not as strict as he thought, so he endured it stiffly. When I went to the outer study, I saw Jin Dong guarding the door of the outer study, I was a little relieved, and walked over holding Yuexi's hand.
"Jin Dong."
"Mother." Jin Dong looked for prestige, and when he saw that it was Xu Zigui who came over, he hugged his fists and saluted Xu Zigui, a trace of unnaturalness flashed in his eyes, and asked, "What do you have to do when you come over?" β
In order not to worry Xu Zigui and ensure Xu Zigui's safety, Mo Ziyuan gave him an order not to talk about those things with Xu Zigui, so when he saw Xu Zigui coming, Jin Dong was a little unnatural.
Xu Zigui looked at Jin Dong lightly and asked, "What is Your Highness doing in the Old General's Mansion?" β
Jin Dong lowered his head, thought for a while, and said lightly: "After His Royal Highness got off the court, he went to the Yangxin Palace and took it alone with the emperor for a while, and when he came out, he said that he was going to go to the old general's mansion and asked Weichen to guard the outer study. β
Jin Dong really has some skill in speaking, as if he is telling everything, but after thinking about it, he will find that he still doesn't know anything about what he should know, for example, what did Mo Ziyuan do in General Feng's Mansion? Why did you leave Jin Dong to guard the outer study?
Xu Zigui could naturally hear the part where Jin Dong avoided the important and light, and glanced at him lightly, knowing in his heart that it must be Mo Ziyuan who arranged something so that Jin Dong didn't dare to tell him, and maybe he asked Yuerong to go to Shao Qingyuan's side to spread the word, maybe he inadvertently helped Mo Ziyuan a favor, and secretly promoted the things in Mo Ziyuan's plan to take another step forward.
"It's okay, since His Highness doesn't let you say that this palace doesn't blame you." Xu Zigui hooked the corners of his mouth slightly, as if he didn't want to inquire about anything, he didn't care, but the words that came out of his mouth made Jin Dong tremble: "This palace came here just to tell you, just now this palace and Concubine Shao handed over a word, and I don't know if it will hinder His Highness's plan." β
After that, he looked at Jin Dong, smiled slightly, looked understanding, and was very annoyed in his tone: "What if it blocks His Highness's plan." β
On the surface, there is no frustration in it. (To be continued.) )