When Shen Man heard this, she was almost fainted, her lips couldn't help trembling, and she said angrily: "There are such shameless people in the world!" Even if Concubine Hou is good, where is her background, marrying such a woman, even if she is a house-filler, she will be ridiculed! Our Daxia is not a big man, and the daughter of the concubine can also sit on the throne of the queen; Empress Mu is not the Empress Chen who has no sons and no brothers; Bo Qing didn't say that there was any meritorious general in the court, and he was still the son of a lowly concubine! ”

Qin Wan looked at his mother with some doubts, and then looked at his father, not understanding whether the Lan family's origin and status matched or not, what it had to do with their family, and why his mother was so angry. 『』

"Manniang-" Qin Ke helplessly shouted his wife's name, his eyes full of regret, "If I wasn't so incompetent, how could I make you frightened?" ”

The two couples understood in their hearts that the reason why Shen Man was anxious and angry was not because the Lan family was able to get the position of Jinmei with a humble body, and An Fubo was honest and opportunistic, but because of the message sent by this incident - the emperor had a new favorite and broke many rules for her.

If it weren't for the emperor's attitude that made people think that they had found an opportunity, An Fubo would not be willing to risk being ridiculed to marry the sister of the Lan family, a concubine who has read countless people, even if he is far away from the circle of powerful people and the family is on the verge of decline.

Above the crown prince, there are still five adult brothers, each with a backstage, more or less powerful. The prince's reputation is not very good - arrogant, extravagant, dustless, not favored by the ministers and the family. The reason why his position is quite stable depends on the family law of his ancestors and the preference of the emperor, which is the most important thing. If the saint's love for Queen Mu and his connivance with the prince are no longer there, the prince's status will be in danger.

The primogeniture inheritance system, as the name suggests, is eight characters -- there is a grandson, and there is no grandson. As the eldest son of the emperor, even if he has no intention of taking the throne, he will inevitably be affected by this identity. If it is not the crown prince who succeeds to the throne, but another prince, his existence will undoubtedly be a thorn in the other party's heart.

The more secure the prince's situation is, the safer the acting king. Nowadays, the crown prince's situation is unstable, and the residence of the acting king is ...... and he was wronged.

Thinking of their own safety and worry, Qin Ke and Shen Man looked at each other, their expressions a little bitter.

"By the way, there's one more thing." Qin Ke was silent for a long time, and Fang said astringently, "Duke Wucheng has died of illness. ”

Hearing this news, even Qin Wan couldn't help but be surprised.

Shen Man narrowed his eyes slightly, and said with some emotion: "It seems that the Mu family is really injured. ”

She was also born in Jiangmen, and she knows better than anyone what it means for Wucheng Jungong to die of illness.

Although the Mu family has five or six titles of three grades or more, and their children are all over the court, most of them are idle and live by the remnants of their ancestors and the preferences of the emperor. Even if they are middle-level generals in the army, their control over the army is not very high, in fact, there are only three people who really have a decisive role in the rise and fall of the Mu family - Zheng Guogong, Wucheng Jungong, and Empress Mu.

"Zheng Guogong stayed in the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Industry for eight years, and then became the prince and prince, although he was added to the official rank, but in fact he had no real power; Empress Mu was gone a few years ago, and now the saint is pampering the Lan family. Shen Man said word by word, slowly, "The Duke of Wucheng County, the protector of Anxi, is the Mu family's reliance in the army. As soon as he died like this, even if some people could see that he had taken care of him in the past, and occasionally help the Mu family, they would also carefully consider their own position. ”

The court, the army, the harem, the three core figures of the Mu family, originally used each other as horns to ensure the prosperity of the family and the stability of the prince's status, who expected that in just a few years, first Queen Mu died of illness, and then Wucheng County Duke died of illness. Zheng Guogong, as the elder brother of these two, is also old, maybe when he ......

Every time she said a word, Qin Ke's expression darkened, as if she felt that the prince was hopeless, and he was destined to die in exile. Seeing this, Shen Man shook his head lightly and sighed, "However, it is not accurate to think so arbitrarily that the Mu family will be in a state of collapse from now on. ”

"Oh? What do you mean by that? ”

Shen Man was silent for a moment, and then said: "The Mu family is the same as my Shen family, and their ancestors have been in the army for generations, and there have been countless casualties. Such a family always has some prestige in the army, if it weren't for Boqing being the last lone seedling of my Shen family, the elders would not take him so seriously, and would rather him be an idle nobleman than let him go to Beiya to serve. If he goes...... "In a family like them, it is easier for the children to control the army than others."

When Qin Ke heard this, he couldn't help but smile and said, "The Mu family is not the same as the Shen family. ”

Shen Man sighed and said with some regret, "Yes, the Mu family has always been deeply favored by the emperor, and there have been two generations of queens, who are extremely rich and glorious, so they are a little lost. ”

In Shen Man's view, the prosperity of the family does not depend on how many queens and how much the emperor trusts and favors him, but depends on whether his descendants are successful. Although their Shen family is a bit extreme, leading to their own decline, the Mu family ...... It is not that the Mu family is without smart people, but the current situation is really boiling oil and flowers. Since the birth of the crown prince, the family has been in a dilemma, and they can't enter or retreat.

When the couple thought of this, they were silent for a while, and after a long time, Qin Ke said extremely reluctantly: "The sage remembers the old love, you don't have to think too much, Xu Zhi is ready to play last night's events, and rush to the capital for eight hundred miles." ”

"Aye, A-Niang." Qin Wan couldn't help it, and interjected, "Those gangsters last night ......"

Last night's worries, fears, apprehensions, nervousness...... The feeling of a heart always hanging high and tangled is something she has never experienced before, and she does not want to experience a second time.

Shen Man sighed, while Qin Ke looked at his daughter apologetically, unable to assure her that there would be no second time for what happened last night.

The princes wanted to pull the prince off the horse, so they had to smear the prince and hit the Mu family. Isn't the acting king in the exiled land the best chess piece? As long as the princes pretend to play so much and ask for the king to come back, the prince doesn't even have to refuse openly, just show a look of hesitation, which is enough for the saint to reject this recital, and at the same time ...... Dissatisfied.

Of course, the princes repeatedly said "brothers, friends, brothers", but they didn't really want to come back on behalf of the king and grab this chair with them. If the king can die in exile, the county magistrate under his rule is Pei Xi, who once spoke for the prince...... This layout couldn't be more perfect.

Qin Wan looked at his father anxiously, and the expectation in his eyes disappeared little by little, until finally, it was gloomy.

Faced with the cold reality, the three members of the Daiwang family were sad and miserable, but Pei Xi seemed very indifferent. After he returned to the palace, he ignored a series of invitations and quickly wrote two copies of the recital, which were sealed with fire paint. Only then did he walk out of the door, handed over the two letters to Pei Xian, who had been waiting for a long time, and ordered: "The above letter, hurry up and send it to the capital; The following letter will be secretly sent to Luoyang and must be handed over to Ah Weng. ”

Pei Xian promised, stepped back, Pei Xi thought for a while, and suddenly called out to him: "Pei Xian, you come over first." ”

Pei Xian was already accustomed to the capriciousness of his master, so he immediately walked over and took the fold in his hand, and saw Pei Xi pull the fold placed below from his hand, frowned, and said, "Take the candlestick." ”

He said that he wanted a candlestick at this time, obviously not for poking people.

Pei Xian understood, took out the fire fold from his arms, lit the candlestick, and then stepped back, looked at Pei Xi respectfully, and did not say a word.

Pei Xi stepped forward, aimed the fold in his hand at the dancing flames, and quietly watched the tongue of fire lick the paper, and finally swallowed a qiē text.

After doing this, his face was cloudy for a long time before he said, "That's it, you go and send the excerpt!" ”

Pei Xian was shocked, his feet seemed to be glued, and he couldn't move.

He grew up with this Langjun, and thought that he could get used to Pei Xi's brazenness and lawlessness, but ...... This......

Pei Xi raised his eyebrows slightly, and said unhappily: "What? ”

"Lang Jun, you have to think twice!" Relying on the love of serving Pei Xi, Pei Xian couldn't help but say two more words, "The assassination of the acting king is not trivial-" Speaking of this, he shuddered, his eyes drifted up with some fear, and he swallowed his saliva again, before he said tremblingly, "If this fold is deducted, it can still be saved by one or two......

The small county magistrate, the big sesame official, wants to go up to the sky to listen, it is even more difficult than ascending to the sky. After all, according to the rules of the court, these folds had to be reviewed and classified by the chief scribe, and those important and urgent matters were selected and reported to the chief, who then presented them to the emperor. It's too easy to try to do something in the process.

The person who can cultivate such a group of dead soldiers to assassinate the eldest son of the emperor, even if he is not the prince and grandson, has an indescribable and unclear relationship with the competition for that chair, and it is inevitable that he will be high and powerful. Like this kind of high-ranking officials and dignitaries, they want to discount the performance, report an extension, and neglect to supervise, but it is just a matter of opening their mouths and closing them. Maybe they will beat it upside down, and keep saying that Pei Xi didn't break it at all, and he was a thief. Therefore, Pei Xi had to write two excerpts at the beginning, one to follow the normal procedure, and one to his grandfather, Shangwanhou, and Luoyang Ling Pei Jin.

Pei Jin, as the order of Xijing, and the Marquis of Shangwan, who is deeply trusted by the emperor, is so close to heaven that even Zai Fu can't be detained. Even if the share of "County Magistrate Pei Xi" is deducted, the performance of "Luoyang Pei Xi" will be presented in front of the emperor, such a safe way, Lang Jun, why did Lang Jun burn the second letter?

"It's such a trivial matter, you don't have to ask." Pei Xi snorted lightly and said disapprerovingly, "I have my own opinions." ”