PS: I'm back, add a more chapter, I wish the world lovers will eventually become married~

Jinyiwei is a new institution only established at the beginning of this year, and the other eleven guards form the twelve upper guards.

As a military institution directly facing the emperor, and in charge of the guards, patrolling and arresting, the real power of Jinyiwei is not small. In particular, the Beizhen Fu Division, which specializes in the edict and prison, is not a relative of the emperor, but also a small person in Shengdou, as long as it is determined that it is harmful, and can be arrested, investigated, executed, and executed on its own without going through the trial of the three law divisions.

If Xiao Jingbei is really as Ning Xiuyi said, he will be promoted to the fourth grade at the age of twenty, and anyone will sigh at the emperor's grace.

If he had known those things, Xiao Jingbei might have thought the same way, and sincerely thanked the emperor for his favor.

But now......

Xiao Jingbei snorted coldly in his heart.

Jin Yiwei has so much authority, especially Beizhen Fusi, which is tantamount to a sharp knife in the hands of the emperor.

A murderous knife!

This is the emperor's favor.

Listening to Wen Yue's voice, Xiao Jingbei lowered his eyes.

……

Let's talk about the rumors in the capital about Mrs. Weiyuan Hou who is far away in Huzhou.

Just as Xiao Jingbei investigated, the source of these rumors did come from Mrs. Yang.

It has been three months since Mrs. Yang and Wu Mingyuan came to the capital.

Mrs. Yang has an uncle who has been an official in Beijing for many years, and in the past three months, with the help of Mrs. Yang's uncle and aunt, both Mrs. Yang and Wu Mingyuan have initially integrated into their respective circles.

When intersecting with other officials and wives, Mrs. Yang kept inquiring about the affairs of the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion without a trace, and the more she inquired, the more she felt that at least eighty percent of what she knew from the woman's mouth was true.

Until this time, Mrs. Yang was still resentful of Zhao Youjun who was far away in Huzhou, since the accident at the lotus banquet a few months ago, Wu Hongwen has been still depressed, how can Mrs. Yang not hate?

If Mrs. Yang knew about Zhao Youjun's situation at this time, she would definitely applaud her.

However, Mrs. Yang didn't know what was going on in the mansion of the Marquis of Weiyuan in Huzhou, so. She decided to use her own means to repay Zhao Youjun.

After that, whenever Mrs. Yang went to other people's houses as guests and talked with other ladies, she always mentioned Mrs. Weiyuanhou intentionally or unintentionally.

It also happened that a lady had a little friendship with Mu Qingwan back then. When they were young, they gave each other's portraits, and Mrs. Yang made a way to let the lady take out the portrait, and then exclaimed, saying that the Mrs. Weiyuan Hou she saw in Huzhou was not the one on the portrait at all!

The court ordered the woman to have a fake, for these ladies. This is no small feat.

The rumors about the true and false Mrs. Weiyuan Marquis slowly spread out like this, and Mrs. Yang was secretly fueling the trouble, and the rumors that the concubine of the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion claimed to be Mrs. Zhengfu spread like this.

For several days, listening to this rumor spread all over the capital, as long as she thought of Zhao Youjun's expression when she knew that her bottom was being turned over, Mrs. Yang's mood couldn't help but become wonderful, and her heart was even more proud.

Zhao Youjun caused her son to become what he is now, if she didn't pay a price, wouldn't it be too cheap for her?

Soon, though. Mrs. Yang could no longer be proud.

Because, after the rumors she single-handedly led, an even more shocking rumor soon came out.

Mrs. Weiyuanhou, who appeared in front of people in Huzhou, was not only pretended to be a concubine, but the real identity of the concubine was still the eldest princess of Qingping who should have died of illness a long time ago!

If the rumors released by Mrs. Yang in the front are shocking, then the latter one is terrifying.

Many ladies who are now in their thirties still remember the eldest princess of Qingping back then, just because the eldest princess of Qingping was really famous back then, and because such a person actually died of illness early.

Shallow ignorance. Brutal and capricious.

This is the remaining impression of most people on the eldest princess of Qingping.

Everyone thought that a person who had died twenty years ago, but suddenly there were rumors that she not only did not die, but also entered the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion as a concubine. even forced the main room to move her place for this.

People who are familiar with the temper of the eldest princess of Qingping absolutely believe that she can do such a thing, but how can the dignified royal eldest princess, the only sister of the emperor today, be a concubine with someone?

At first, people thought the rumor was ridiculous, but as time went on, the rumor intensified. As a result, many people gradually developed suspicions in their hearts.

Thinking about it carefully, the time when the eldest princess of Qingping died of illness almost coincided with the time when the Marquis of Weiyuan moved to Huzhou.

Moreover, with the Queen Mother's love for the eldest princess of Qingping back then, she did not have much grief for the death of the eldest princess of Qingping, which is an unreasonable thing.

But if the rumor is true, then it can be explained......

Not to mention the reaction of these Zhao Youjun deceased people in the capital, it was Mrs. Yang who was most shocked by the latter rumor.

Since hearing about the discussion of the true identity of Mrs. Weiyuanhou, Mrs. Yang was shocked and faintly uneasy.

She naturally didn't believe that Zhao Youjun was the eldest princess of Qingping back then, and even she, the daughter of a family in Huzhou, would rather die than be a concubine, let alone the eldest princess?

Madame Yang thought this was extremely ridiculous, but that was because she didn't know what kind of person the eldest princess Qingping was.

However, the more she heard people talk about the affairs of the eldest princess of Qingping, the more Mrs. Yang felt that she seemed to have done something wrong by spreading the affairs of the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion so aggressively......

Although Mrs. Yang can be sure that the rumors that follow are not from her, many ladies in the capital know that the first true and false Mrs. Weiyuanhou said that it originated from her.

If the emperor and the queen mother want to investigate it at that time, won't she take the black pot for others?

The more I thought about it, the more wrong it became, and Mrs. Yang even had the illusion that there was another pair of hands behind her back manipulating her.

The sudden appearance of that mother-in-law, the secret news about the Marquis of Weiyuan's mansion, and now the rumors are all over the capital......

Mrs. Yang only felt chills all over her body.

……

The latter wave of rumors has indeed spread to everyone, and even those who want to suppress it can't be suppressed.

It has even been passed into the palace.

Entrenched in the wide chair of the five-clawed golden dragon, Zhao Tiannan looked at the folds on the imperial case, and asked indifferently: "Still can't find out?" ”

At this time, the person who served by Zhao Tiannan's side was Gonggong Lin, who was most favored by him and was now the chief eunuch of the master of ceremonies.

In the face of Zhao Tiannan's inquiry, Gonggong Lin bowed slightly, "When I returned to the emperor, I only found out the original news about the identity of Mrs. Weiyuan. It came from the newly appointed Yang family, the wife of Wu Mingyuan, the Qing official Shilang, but the news about the eldest princess of Qingping was heard by those inconspicuous little beggars on the street. ”

Those little beggars didn't know anything about the eldest princess of Qingping and the Marquis of Weiyuan, they only cared about whether they could fill their stomachs today. Just spreading a rumor can get a hundred taels of silver, how can they let go of this great opportunity?

I have to say that these little beggars are also very dedicated, otherwise, how could this rumor spread into the palace.

Of course, Zhao Tiannan will not pay attention to these little beggars. He waved his hand silently, signaled Gonggong Lin to step back, and was silent for a long time before finally standing up.

Zhao Tiannan went to Cining Palace.

Rumors about the eldest princess of Qingping have spread all over the capital, and the news has entered the palace, since Zhao Tiannan knows about it, it is of course impossible for the queen mother not to know.

More than 20 years have passed, and the Queen Mother is over seventy years old, and there are many old age spots on her hands, and her figure is even thinner than before. Time is not kind to her because of her current noble status, compared to back then, she undoubtedly has a lot of similar decay on her body.

But the only thing that hasn't changed at all from before is her meanness.

Most ordinary people will become kind and gentle when they are old, but there is no trace of kindness in the Queen Mother.

Seeing Zhao Tiannan's arrival, the Empress Dowager Zhou waved away all the palace maids and eunuchs around her, and then looked at the silent Zhao Tiannan with anticipation, "How about it, can Qingping return to Beijing?" ”

There will always be people or things with special status in everyone's heart.

In the heart of Empress Dowager Zhou, the most important person is undoubtedly her daughter Zhao Youjun. Even her status as the emperor's son in her mind is not as good as Zhao Youjun.

In the first half of her life, Empress Dowager Zhou was an ordinary peasant woman, and she had a very hard time. The only son also had to leave home for many years because he had to support the family.

In such a day when she was almost crushed by the burden of life, the Empress Dowager Zhou really didn't have the energy to put her mother's love on her son.

It wasn't until Zhao Tiannan finally couldn't bear to be oppressed and decided to resist, and the Zhao family's life gradually got better.

Zhao Youjun was born under such circumstances.

Life gradually improved, but the son worked hard all the year round, and the husband died of illness soon after. The only one who stayed with the Empress Dowager Zhou was this daughter.

Before Zhao Tiannan finally won the world and established the Dawu Dynasty, the Empress Dowager Zhou almost came over with Zhao Youjun, so many days and nights, the mother and daughter walked hand in hand, so how could she not regard Zhao Youjun as her life?

However, her favorite daughter was fascinated by a man, and she would rather be a concubine than follow him, and even had to go away to Huzhou in order to prevent the matter from leaking.

Empress Dowager Zhou was very dissatisfied with this, but she couldn't screw Zhao Youjun because she loved her daughter like her life, and finally even put pressure on Zhao Tianmian in order to help Zhao Youjun achieve her wish.

That was the first time Zhao Youjun left the Empress Dowager Zhou, and this time it was a full twenty years.

Although Zhao Youjun has always maintained the habit of communicating with the capital once every six months in the past 20 years, how can the cold letter paper alleviate the empress dowager Zhou's ardent longing for her daughter?

This time, rumors about the eldest princess of Qingping spread all over the capital, and the Empress Dowager Zhou was not only angry, but also felt that this was a great opportunity for her.

She wants her daughter to return to the capital.

Her daughter should have been worshiped by thousands of people, how could she live in that small place in Huzhou and live with someone else's identity?

Therefore, Empress Dowager Zhou naturally thinks that since the events of that year have been known to outsiders, her daughter has no reason to shrink in Huzhou, and can return to the capital to continue to enjoy her glory as the eldest princess.

However, he never thought about what Zhao Youjun did back then if it was really confirmed, what consequences it would cause in the capital and even the entire Dawu Dynasty nobles.

Seeing the Queen Mother's eagerness, Zhao Tiannan still had no expression on his face, but there was a faint mockery in his dark eyes.

"Of course she can come back." Zhao Tiannan said lightly.

However, in what way and in what capacity to come back, it is not the Queen Mother who has the final say.

Zhao Tiannan has never hidden his feelings in front of the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother has never noticed it once.

Hearing Zhao Tiannan say this, the Queen Mother's face showed joy, thinking that her daughter, who had been separated for 20 years, was about to come back. Her heart was full of joy, how could she notice the rest?

Zhao Tiannan looked at the Queen Mother coldly, and the ridicule in his eyes was even worse.

After a long time, the Empress Dowager Zhou, who had recovered from joy, looked at Zhao Tiannan, who was standing quietly. Suddenly remembered something, "Your Majesty, how did you think about the incident mentioned by the mourning family before?" ”

Zhao Tiannan's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he never said a word. But his silence and the gaze of this gaze made the Queen Mother no longer hold back the smile on her face.

Being looked at like this by her own son, Empress Dowager Zhou only felt a chill, and even a little frightened.

Fear, this kind of affection has not been felt since she became the queen mother of the Great Wu Dynasty.

After a long time, Zhao Tiannan finally looked away, he looked at the polished string of jade beads that were tightly held in his hand by the Queen Mother, and his pupils shrank invisibly.

"Queen Mother, you. And the Zhou family, do you really think that I am a puppet in your hands? ”

There seemed to be a cold aura in Zhao Tiannan's words, and as soon as he finished speaking, even the air in the huge Cining Palace seemed to become gloomy in an instant.

The Queen Mother did not answer, she was in a state of convergence and shock and horror.

Seeing this, Zhao Tiannan glanced at the Queen Mother, and did not hide the disgust on his face at all, and then turned around and strode away from Cining Palace.

After a long time, the Queen Mother, who was looking at Zhao Tiannan's back, finally came back to her senses.

If you say the proudest thing in her life. It is probably she who gave birth to such a son, and her son single-handedly turned the Zhao family into a royal family that is now above all the people, and even turned her, a former peasant woman, into the most noble woman in the world.

And what makes Empress Dowager Zhou even more proud is that her emperor's son is still very filial.

For so many years. Zhao Tiannan has never disobeyed the will of the Empress Dowager Zhou.

More than 20 years is a long time, and the Queen Mother almost forgot about it, and the reason why she has today's honor is all from her son.

……

Zhao Tiannan left Cining Palace, and he had always been happy and angry, and he also had some anger in his eyes at this time, until he returned to Qianqing Palace. Gently caressing the lifelike dragon's spine on the dragon chair, he finally suppressed the anger.

Gonggong Lin had already come in earlier, but he had been standing aside like a shadow without any sense of zài, and only then did he say respectfully: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here." ”

Even if another six years have passed, Zhao Tiannan, who is the Son of Heaven, still only has that son and a daughter.

The country cannot be left without an owner for a day, and it is naturally impossible for the East Palace to live all the time.

With the ministers of the court and the central government playing day by day, even Zhao Tiannan could not ignore this fact all the time, and finally issued an order to set up the crown prince three years ago, and recorded the prince in the name of Queen Su Shenyu, and named the prince's biological mother Concubine Ning.

The establishment of the crown prince does not mean that Zhao Tiannan is satisfied with this son.

In fact, there are countless things that Zhao Tiannan is proud of in this life, such as the fact that he has laid down this country, and the situation of this world under his governance is very different from that of more than 20 years ago.

However, probably no one's life can be perfect, and Zhao Tiannan many years ago could not have imagined that the biggest regret in his life was his heir.

The mood that had just been suppressed churned again, Zhao Tiannan stroked the hand of the dragon's spine and gradually strengthened, and after a long time, he closed his eyes and said in a low voice: "Let him in." ”

A moment later, there was a slight sound of footsteps, followed by a sound that sounded out of breath.

"The son knocks on his father."

Zhao Tiannan slowly opened his eyes.

Prince Zhao Zaicun, 21 years old.

As the world knows, Zhao Zaicun has been in poor health since he was a child, and he almost grew up soaking in a medicine jar, and he may not have drunk as much water in his life.

Although he is not short, he is unusually thin, which makes people have to worry about whether his skeleton will suddenly not be able to support the weight of his body.

Zhao Tiannan's eyes fell on his only son, and somehow the anger in his heart became more and more vigorous.

Zhao Zaicun was wearing the crown prince's regular clothes, wearing a crown of wings, a gold woven dragon embroidered on his shoulders and front and back on the red dragon robe, a jade belt around his waist, and black leather boots.

Such a majestic costume, but anyone who has a little heroic spirit on his body wears it, it will only make him feel unspeakably expensive, but Zhao Zaicun's thin and weak body can't support the dragon robe, and in the eyes of others, it is a child who steals the clothes of adults.

Inexplicably, a sentence appeared in Zhao Tiannan's heart.

Wearing a dragon robe doesn't look like a prince.

Although these words are rough, although the person in front of him is indeed his own son, and he is the prince he has set up, Zhao Tiannan just can't suppress the unwillingness in his heart.

His son, how can this be?

……

Huzhou City, Weiyuan Marquis Mansion.

It has come to the wax moon, and the Huzhou city of Huzhou, which is like a graceful and agile girl in summer, is also wrapped in silver at this time, and large snowflakes are falling one after another, turning the large and small lotus ponds in Huzhou City into pieces of pure white.

The New Year is approaching, whether it is the family family or the ordinary people's homes, they are all dyed with a bit of joy.

In the courtyard of the high gate, the housewives of each family arranged the New Year's with joy on their faces, bought New Year's goods, sent New Year's gifts to the good families, and created various types of gold and silver coins as New Year's rewards.

Ordinary people's families took the money they saved to happily buy all kinds of New Year's goods, and then bought a few packs of snacks and candies for the children at home, and they could laugh out loud from the bottom of their hearts when they thought of the smile when the children ate the candy into their mouths.

Of course, the same is true of the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion.

This year, Mu Qingwan is in charge, and compared with previous years, this festival is a little different. (To be continued.) )