Chapter 021 Forced or Seduced? Liu Shihua nodded unabashedly, "Well, yes, I heard that just now Mrs. An wanted Prince An to propose to let the fourth sister and An Ruozhan marry, but Prince An refused." ”

"It is impossible for the An family to marry the Liu family, whether it is Liu Daimeng or Liu Yingxue, this matter just gives An Wang Ye an excuse to reject the Bai family." Ah Chen said affirmatively.

"Why?" Liu Shihua looked at Ah Chen suspiciously. She doesn't understand the so-called family forces in the court very well, but she also knows the status of the Bai family and the An family, as people say, the marriage of the Bai and An families is a strong alliance, which is a good thing for both families.

"Do you know what the four great families of the Great Yan Dynasty say?" Ah Chen asked rhetorically.

Liu Shihua nodded.

The four famous families of the Dayan Dynasty have even heard of the common people, not to mention that she is the governor's daughter.

The four major families of the Dayan Dynasty refer to the four families of An, Bai, Gu, and Lan. These four families have all made great contributions at the beginning of the establishment of the Great Yan Kingdom, and they have all been in power, but now that time has passed, there have been great changes. An, the Bai family now holds the military power, and the other is in charge of the Hanlin Academy and the Ministry of Officials, one is literary and one martial, and it can be said that it is the emperor's right-hand man.

And the Gu Lan family gradually declined more than ten years ago. There are only two princes with different surnames in the Dayan Dynasty, this one is the An family, and the other is the Gu family. The ancestors of these two families have made great achievements, Emperor Taizu personally rewarded them, and they inherited the throne from generation to generation, and the An family attacked King Ping, and the Gu family attacked King Ning. Gu Qingyun, the king of Ning in the previous generation, was a very talented person, when he was a teenager, he became famous in a war, and the emperor's sister, Princess Huining, fell in love with him at first sight and married him, which made King Ning's position increasingly stable. However, the good times did not last long, an expedition, Gu Qingyun died on the battlefield, leaving only a four-year-old child to the eldest princess of Huining, according to the law, Gu Ranchen, who was four years old at the time, inherited the throne, and the ministers of the court took this opportunity to squeeze out the Gu family, and now although Gu Ranchen has grown up, the power of the Gu family is not as strong as before.

The Lan family can almost be said to have disappeared. The head of the Lan family, who was in charge of the family, was originally a martial artist, and because of his meritorious service to Emperor Taizu fighting the world, he was crowned Marquis of Pingyuan by Emperor Taizu, and he also had unlimited scenery. However, about sixteen or seventeen years ago, overnight, the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion was brutally bloodbathed, and no one survived whether it was an adult or a child. Strangely, no one knows who the perpetrators of this tragedy are and why. It's just that since then, no one in the Lan family has lived in this world, except for a woman. This woman is Lan Yiping, the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Pingyuan, Lan Yiping married into the palace for the concubine Ping, and she escaped because she was in the palace.

"Now there are only two of the four major families left, and one literature and one martial arts complement each other."

"However, if the two families of An Bai marry, wouldn't it be more perfect, and they can work together......" Liu Shihua didn't seem to understand what Ah Chen meant, and continued.

Ah Chen hooked the corners of his mouth, "Work together, and then what?" Then the power of the court fell on one family, if you are the emperor, can you rest assured? ”

"This ......" Ah Chen's question stopped Liu Shihua, yes, if the two families join forces and are loyal, it will be fine, but once there is a different heart, it will be a big disaster.

Ah Chen looked at Liu Shihua and continued to explain, "An Dingshan has been in the officialdom for so many years, can he not understand this truth? How could he let An Ruozhan get involved with the people of the Bai family. ”

Liu Shihua suddenly realized, "In this way, no matter what, it is impossible for An Ruozhan to marry a big sister." ”

"I've found that you know a lot." Liu Shihua looked up at Ah Chen, and felt more and more that the person in front of him was unfathomable, he was silent, but it seemed that everything was in his eyes and remembered by him.

Ah Chen was a little embarrassed to be praised, touched his nose, and smiled, "The rivers and lakes and the imperial court must always have something to do with it, if you don't understand anything, I'm afraid you won't even know how you died." ”

This sentence seemed to touch Liu Shihua's heart, and she couldn't help but sigh, "Alas, I don't know how to die even if I die, why I can't understand why Qingfeng Lou killed me." ”

Ah Chen said in his heart, alas, I also want to know why Qingfeng Lou wants to kill you, the emperor is about to arrive in Jinling, and I am afraid that this matter will be annoying if it drags on any longer.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Liu Shihua was stunned when he saw Ah Chen, and asked.

Ah Chen hurriedly pulled his thoughts back, "Oh, it's nothing, Jiyue Gongzi is also investigating the matter of Fenglou, but he has no clue. ”

"Alas! I'm more worried about the fourth sister now, if she knows that An Ruozhan will give up in chaos, she will definitely be very sad. Liu Shihua thought of Liu Yingxue's matter again, and couldn't help but worry.

Ah Chen sneered, "Really? I think that Miss Fourth may not be a victim in this matter. ”

"What do you mean by that? The fourth sister is not a victim, is it really like An Ruozhan said, it was the fourth sister who seduced him? Hearing Ah Chen say this, Liu Shihua was a little unhappy, and fought back in a fierce tone.

Ah Chen hurriedly explained, "I didn't mean that, but even if she was victimized, if it wasn't for your willingness, it would not have happened between them, could it be that An Ruozhan forced her?" ”

"Why can't it be that An Ruozhan forced her, An Ruozhan ......" Liu Shihua angrily defended, but as she spoke, she felt that she was ignoring. First, An Ruozhan should not do such a dirty thing, and second, if it was really An Ruozhan who was persecuted, why did Liu Yingxue refuse to speak.

Ah Chen shook his head helplessly, "You believe me, An Ruozhan will not force her, this matter is a big trouble, and it is not good for An Ruozhan, have you forgotten that I mentioned An Ruozhan's affair with you?" His affair is extraordinary. ”

Liu Shihua blinked, calmed down and thought about the ins and outs of this matter. Since the incident, she has never been calm, she has always been holding grievances for Liu Yingxue, after Ah Chen's reminder, think about it carefully, there are indeed many doubts in this matter, why did the maid in Liu Yingxue's courtyard suddenly commit suicide, is it really to hide some ulterior secrets?

"Yes, early summer, she must know something." Liu Shihua hurriedly stood up and was about to go to find early summer.

Ah Chen grabbed her, "Don't go, I don't know anything in early summer." This has nothing to do with early summer. ”

"How do you know? Did you ask her? Liu Shihua looked at Ah Chen suspiciously.

Ah Chen paused, "I was the one who asked Chu Xia to find An Ruozhan." ”

"Is that you?" Liu Shihua stared at Ah Chen with wide eyes, carefully recalling what he said in the Hele Hall in early summer, it turned out that Ah Chen was threatening An Ruozhan.

Ah Chen nodded, "Well, it's me, but this matter has nothing to do with me, I looked for An Ruozhan for something else, what happened later, why he ran to the courtyard of the fourth lady, I really don't know." ”