When you are powerless to resist, it is better to accept it in silence.

An Ruolan didn't understand this truth in her previous life, because even if she accepted it, she also resisted passively, but in this life, she had already understood and was able to accept the forced arrangement calmly.

In fact, she already had the answer in her heart, but she didn't value that answer.

She can only, and will only be, the sixth lady of the Wenxin Marquis Mansion.

On the ninth day of December, it snowed heavily.

The carriage sent by the palace to pick up people waited in front of the second gate early, and everyone in the Hou Mansion sent An Ruolan out.

Mrs. An took her hand and advised: "You don't have to panic, you don't have to be afraid, when you get to the palace, you can do whatever you want, remember to be cautious in your words and deeds." ”

Murong also said: "Your father is also in the main hall, if you are afraid, go to find him, and when you are done, go to your father, and he will bring you back." ”

Today is still going to the court, and the blood recognition is arranged after the early dynasty, and the brothers have already entered the palace early in the morning.

The old lady nodded in agreement and said, "Your uncles are also here, you can go to them if you have any questions, and they will help you." ”

At this time, the closer An Ruolan is to the An family, the more protection the Hou Mansion will get.

The old marquis was supported by two young and pretty maids, standing in front of the crowd, he didn't say anything, and his vague and inexplicable expression made it impossible to guess what he was thinking.

The old lady gave a lot of advice, An Ruolan solemnly responded one by one, and before getting into the car, An Ruoyan shook her hand and said with a smile: "If you are quiet, you are fearless, go and go back quickly." ”

Warmth came from the palms of the touching hands, An Ruolan was stunned, and nodded with red eyes.

The wheel bones scurried away, leaving two wheel tracks on the snow.

It wasn't until the carriage turned the corner and there was no longer anything to be seen that everyone helped each other back to the backyard.

Nothing to say all the way.

With a "arrived", the carriage stopped, An Ruolan looked out through the gap in the curtain, and the cold wind with ice and snow blew on his face, which made the slightly nervous mood calm.

The palace gate is majestic and magnificent, and people can't help but look solemn.

Get off the bus, walk into Chaoyangmen, and go to the Fengtian Hall of the Baiguan Early Dynasty.

This is the third time An Ruolan has entered the palace, the first two times were from the outer palace to the harem, this time, she was fortunate to see the majesty of the main hall.

In the snowstorm, the splendid palace is more and more magnificent and solemn against the background of the snow.

The little eunuch led An Ruolan to the side hall on the side of the chamber, and retreated after serving tea and fruit snacks, An Ruolan sat alone in the spacious and bright, warm side hall like spring, her five fingers clenched and released, over and over again.

I don't know how long it took, when An Ruolan was so bored that he counted the coiling dragons on the pillars, a big eunuch with a rich face came in with a group of little eunuchs, and said loudly: "Your Majesty has a decree, and you will wait for the decree in front of the main hall of Xuanchenshuang County!" ”

An Ruolan hurriedly got up and saluted.

The big eunuch shook off the dust, and said with a smile: "The county lord of Chenshuang is here, please." The white fat face was like a bun, and the folds were folded when he smiled.

An Ruolan couldn't help laughing, thanked him neither humbly nor arrogantly, and followed out of the side hall.

The blood confession was not held in the conference hall, but also in the side hall, An Ruolan followed the great eunuch out of the Anqing Hall in the west, and went around a big circle to the Xiangle Hall in the east, and then waited outside the hall for summons.

In the hall, Emperor Wanhua sat on the throne, and hundreds of civil and military officials stood on both sides, all of them were waiting for each other.

The great eunuch who brought An Ruolan over entered the hall and reported: "Your Majesty, the county lord of Chenshuang is already waiting outside the palace. ”

Emperor Wanhua bowed his head and said, "Xuan." ”

The big eunuch bowed down, shook the dust and straightened his waist, and sang loudly: "The lord of Xuanchenshuang County is here!" ”

Hearing the call, An Ruolan lowered her head and followed the little eunuch into the palace gate, knelt on the ground, and shouted in her mouth: "The courtiers meet Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live." ”

She remembered the instructions of her elders and did not dare to look up.

"No courtesy." A deep, familiar voice came overhead.

An Ruolan hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him, got up respectfully, lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, and looked at his nose and nose.

There was a low voice of discussion around her, and all kinds of eyes were stuck on her body, which made her feel uncomfortable from the bottom of her heart, but she had to endure it and keep herself calm.

In the midst of the discussions, a low voice sounded: "Since the Morning Frost County Lord has come, this can begin, right?" ”

An Ruolan looked in the direction where the voice came from, and saw a majestic, tall and handsome middle-aged beautiful man, with a somewhat familiar face, which frightened her and hurriedly withdrew her gaze.

She recognized this person, King Gong, the sixth son of the first emperor, the only prince of Dayong except for King Jin, and the most powerful enemy of the second prince in the future.

If she hadn't seen the portrait of King Gong in the study of Wei Xing in her previous life, she would not have recognized it, and she couldn't help but be a little more vigilant.

She had heard Wei Xing mention that King Gong had ill intentions and wanted to deal with King Jin and Duke Wei, and today's matter was related to King Jin, presumably King Gong was also involved.

The mind is turning inside, but the surface is immovable.

Emperor Wanhua heard King Gong's implicit smug words, a chill flashed in his eyes, and he said, "Then let's start." ”

With a wave of his hand, a small round table and a white porcelain bowl filled with well water were brought up and placed.

Two white porcelain bowls sit side by side on the flannel, and the clear well water sways gently.

King Jin and An Shiyan clenched their fists together.

One of the two is suspicious, and the other is completely bottomless.

The rest of the An family is also worried.

On the other hand, An Ruolan is unusually calm and calm.

King Gong seemed to be confident, and said with a leisurely smile: "I have heard that the appearance of the county lord of Chenshuang and the prince of Jin is very similar, and it is true when I see it today, if it is not for the lord of Chenshuang is daughter's family, this king is afraid that he will think that there is an extra nephew." ”

At such a tense moment, he made a joke, which shows that he is full of confidence.

An Shiyan is just a five-grade bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and he is not favored, since he was impeached by the imperial history five years ago, he has become more and more cautious and low-key in the court, it can be said that he is a silent invisible person, not to mention confronting a high-ranking person like King Gong on weekdays, even when he chokes with ordinary officials, but today, after King Gong said those words, he mustered up the courage to stand up and said: "The prince doesn't know, the county lord of Chenshuang and the prince of Jin are cousins and sisters by blood, and the mothers of the two are similar in appearance, It's not uncommon for the two to look alike. ”

In the palace, the grade is one qiē, An Ruolan is the fourth grade, An Shiyan is just the fifth grade, even if it is an elder, An Shiyan has to be called the county lord of An Ruolan.

Hearing this, King Gong's expression was slightly condensed, and then he smiled and said: "Lord An didn't mention it, but this king forgot that the county lord of Chenshuang was succeeded by Mrs. An, and now that I think about it, I understand why Mrs. An Wu was able to succeed her daughter without hesitation." ”

An Shiyan choked, secretly annoyed that he had said the wrong thing, and was countered to the army.

King Gong said with a deep meaning: "This king still remembers that Princess Jin and Mrs. An Wu gave birth at the same time, and later there seemed to be some rumors that were not very good. ”

The aggressive tone made An Shiyan break out in a cold sweat.

When An Shiyan was at a loss, Wei Guogong said lightly: "King Gong even knows the gossip and teeth of such a queen house, it can really be said that he is very clear, and he will admire it." ”

As soon as these words came out, several suppressed laughter rang out in the hall.

Anyone with a brain can hear that this is a satire that King Gong is like the woman in the house, who loves gossip and is idle about things.

King Gong's face was blue and white for a while, and he glared at Wei Guogong coldly, choosing to be silent.

The sense of oppression on his body decreased sharply, and An Shiyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a little more grateful to Wei Guogong in his heart.

Receiving An Shiyan's grateful eyes, Wei Guogong sighed helplessly.

He was purely pitted by his own boy.

There are so many women in the world, the stinky boy just fell in love with the county lord of Chenshuang, this is good, the future daughter-in-law has four fathers, two adoptive fathers, a father-in-law, and a father-in-law, he wants to have a good relationship with his in-laws and doesn't know who to find, so he has no choice but to stay behind.

Wei Guogong can only sigh in his heart: It's hard to be a father!

Back to the present.

King Gong was silent, but his subordinates would not be silent lightly, and immediately mocked Wei Guogong: "His Royal Highness King Gong is meticulous and serious, unlike some Northeast barbarians, who are vulgar and unbearable, and have developed limbs and no brains!" ”

It was not the first time that Wei Guogong had heard such words, so he immediately raised his eyelids and stopped paying attention to them.

The officials who were ignored blew their beards and glared, and their words became more and more mean and ugly, Wei Guogong only took the wind in his ears, but several of his generals couldn't see it, and they were angry and stood up for him.

The civilian and military attachés have always been at odds, and this quarrel soon put the business aside.

Emperor Wanhua rubbed his fingers boredly, and said secretly: "Quarrel, let's make a big fight, and I won't have to worry about it." ”

In the final analysis, everyone present has no idea about this bloody confession.

So far, it is only the public saying that the public is reasonable, and the mother-in-law saying that the mother-in-law is reasonable.

Seeing that the civil officials under King Gong and the military generals under Wei Guogong quarreled, they fanned the flames on the side, allowing the war to spread to the entire hall.

King Jin was not without apprehension in his heart, seeing that the An family brothers made a move, he was not idle, suggesting that his faction was following the muddy waters, and a good blood confession had turned into a war of words among civil and military officials.

For a time, the hall was filled with the impassioned scolding of civil officials and the vulgar and barbaric scolding of military generals.

An Ruolan, as the only woman in the hall and a junior, only silently lowered her hand and retreated to the side, nervous and uneasy. Rao is nervous, and when he sees the elegant minister and the majestic general tearing each other apart, he will not feel it.

When King Gong realized that something was wrong, he immediately spoke out to stop the dispute of the hundred officials, and shouted angrily: "The top of the hall is so presumptuous, can you still put Your Majesty in your eyes?!" ”

He lifted Emperor Wanhua out, and instantly shook the field.

The civil and military officials who were arguing fiercely seemed to have just remembered that Emperor Wanhua was still there, and they were busy kneeling on the ground and shouting: "The minister is guilty, please ask Your Majesty to surrender!" ”

Emperor Wanhua sighed in his heart, and secretly said that King Gong was cunning, but his face was lenient and said: "It's good to know your mistakes, get up." ”

The implication is that we don't know everyone's sin.

The ministers were overjoyed and exclaimed: "Your Majesty, my emperor is generous and benevolent, which is the blessing of the people." ”

Emperor Wanhua smiled and scoffed at such compliments.

Inevitably dreaming a lot at night, King Gong then said: "The hour is not early, let's end the matter quickly." ”

Emperor Wanhua bowed his head without moving, raised his hand and pointed at King Jin and An Shiyan, and said, "Which of you will come first?" ”

An Shiyan and King Jin exchanged a look, An Shiyan gritted his teeth, and arched his hand and said: "The minister firmly believes that Lan'er is the daughter of the minister, and the minister is willing to prove it first." ”

He just wanted to stall for King Jin.

King Jin was silent, and he was a little envious of An Shiyan, so he couldn't say openly that Lan'er was his daughter.

Taking a step forward, King Jin said, "Brother Huang, let's come first." ”

Emperor Wanhua looked at him silently and nodded.

King Jin thanked him and walked to the front of the small table.

picked up the dagger and was about to cut his fingers, but King Gong suddenly stopped him: "Wait! ”

King Jin moved.

King Gong stepped forward and arched his hand to Emperor Wanhua and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that there is a wonderful method among the people, and it is said that as long as alum stone is added to the water, the blood of the biological father and son will not be mixed. And if salt is added, even if two people who are not related by blood, the blood can be combined. ”

Hearing this, the ministers were in an uproar.

King Jin's hand holding the dagger suddenly tightened, and the green tendons on the back of his hand appeared.

"In that case, please ask King Gong to check whether the water in this bowl has been moved." Zhou Yuhan clasped his hands in his sleeves and said indifferently.

"For the sake of my royal face, I naturally have to check." King Gong curled his lips and smiled, "Please also ask Your Majesty to choose Imperial Doctor Xuan to come and check." ”

Emperor Wanhua's expression was slightly gloomy, and he said, "Imperial Doctor Xuan." ”

Soon, the first adult of the Tai Hospital was invited over, and in front of everyone, he checked two bowls of water, and arched his hand: "Qi Qi Majesty, adding alum stone to the water can indeed make the blood of the blind date not mix, and the water added to the alum stone tastes slightly sweet and sour, and the minister has already checked that these two bowls of water are not abnormal." ”

"There's Dr. Lao." Emperor Wanhua's jaw.

King Gong was still not at ease, and asked: "I heard that Imperial Doctor Zhang often goes to the Jin Palace's palace to see a doctor for the Jin princess, I don't know if there is such a thing?" ”

The meaning of the words was obvious, and he suspected that what Imperial Doctor Zhang said was not true.

"If His Royal Highness King Gong is suspicious of the old minister, why don't you check it yourself?" Imperial Physician Zhang is neither humble nor arrogant.

"Imperial Physician Zhang's words are serious, and Imperial Physician is highly respected, how can this king suspect you?" King Gong smiled, but in his heart he believed that there was no problem with water.

"If that's the case, then let's go ahead." Emperor Wanhua waved his hand.

King Jin was about to nod, An Ruolan said, "Let the courtiers come first." She walked generously to the small table, took the dagger in the hand of King Jin, raised the knife in her hand, and saw a string of blood oozing immediately from her white and round skin.

King Jin watched from the sidelines, distressed, and when she dripped the blood into the bowl, he immediately took a handkerchief and carefully bandaged her hand.

An Ruolan thanked her: "Thank you, cousin." ”

King Jin's heart was sour.

An Shiyan didn't wait for King Jin's reaction, took the lead in picking up the dagger, and said, "Lord, the minister will come first." ”

With a stroke of the dagger, blood slid down from the fingertips and dripped into the bowl, and the civil and military officials next to him immediately widened their eyes and gathered around to watch. R1152