When King Quang Binh left the palace, it was already in the west.

He stayed in the Qianqing Palace for two hours, and then went to ** to greet his mother Jiang Shufei and talk to her for a while.

Concubine Jiang Shufei was as gentle and loving as ever, but there was a little sadness between her eyebrows. King Guangping privately asked the palace people waiting beside her, only to know that he had been away for so long, and the emperor had only been to Concubine Jiang Shu to sit here twice, except for the fifteenth day of the first month, he went to the queen according to the rules, and stayed at Zhu Li's concubine for the rest of the time, and the other concubines almost didn't even have the opportunity to see him alone. Although the emperor also favored Zhu Lifei in the past, it was unique to favor Zhu Lifei to this extent. Zhu Lifei just gave birth to a little prince, and she is not a newcomer, what attracted the emperor?

Helplessly, this kind of thing is not something that a son should ask, King Guangping can't do anything except comfort his mother and concubine, and on the way back to the palace, he is not in a good mood.

When he arrived at the palace, he freshened up, hurriedly ate some snacks to fill his stomach, and called the palace left and right Changshi to inquire about the affairs of the palace during this time.

Wang Le'an is only nineteen years old this year, with a slender figure and a handsome appearance, and he is the well-behaved and pleasing youngest son in the eyes of his parents, and he is also a good brother who is smart and clever in the eyes of his elder brother. He and his brother Guangping Wang Gaoyu have always had a good relationship, and when he heard that his brother was back, he couldn't wait to meet him immediately. It's a pity that he was still in the Ministry of Industry at the time, and he was entangled in official affairs, and finally waited for the matter to be dealt with, so he rushed to the palace of the king of Guangping, and caught up with the king of Guangping to bathe. He had no choice but to take advantage of his brother's freshening up and dining, pestering Fan Benzhang to ask about the experience of this trip to the south.

Therefore, when he sat down to talk with King Guangping, he already knew very well about the details of Zhao Jiong's murder of the enemy. The first thing he said was: "Brother Huang, is Zhao Jiong really paralyzed?" Can't move? ”

King Guangping smiled and nodded: "That's true, in fact, he may not have had no chance of healing, but it's a pity that he missed the good doctor and became a quack doctor, delayed his injury, and can no longer be saved, this can be regarded as his retribution." ”

"Well deserved!" King Le'an snorted coldly, "If you do something like this kind of pig and dog, you can spare his life, you have already burned high incense in your last life!" He was a little regretful: "My father had already sentenced him to exile for thousands of miles, but now he can't move, so it's cheaper for him." ”

King Guangping thought that it would be a good thing that he could not be exiled to Liaodong, so he asked King Le'an: "In the days when I am not in the capital, which minister has my father summoned more?" Who do you often ask for? ”

King Le'an frowned: "It's almost the same as in the past, some time ago, because there were many people who pleaded for Zhao Jiong's wife and children, my father summoned fewer ministers, and he didn't favor anyone extraordinarily." After a pause, "It's that my younger brother is in the palace, and he has heard a rumor, and I don't know if it's true." ”

"Oh?" King Guangping raised his eyebrows, "What rumors?" ”

"It was said that the father was troubled by the inheritance of the Marquis of Jiannan, and asked the mother and the mother what the concubine meant, they all said that it was inconvenient to interfere in politics, and asked the father to make his own decision, only Zhu Lifei said that the Zhao family was not, and felt that there would be so many people to intercede for them, they were all instigated, and they added a lot of trouble to the father. When my father heard this, he felt very happy, and he doted on her more and more, and went to her almost every day, and always complained to her about the Zhao family. Fortunately, she is not a big mouth, and when others asked her, her father said something about the Zhao family, and she refused to reveal a word. ”

It's Zhu Lifei again?

King Guangping frowned.

Zhu Lifei is the daughter of the former Ming clan, but from the side of the distant branch, the ancestors are concubines for several generations, when the former Ming Dynasty did not die, her father and ancestor in addition to having a clan name, and the common people are no different, and the life is still a little hard. Zhu Lifei herself has outstanding appearance, although she is not stunning, but she is also a leader in **, because of her special background, she is regarded as a symbol of the great Chu royal family's leniency towards the former Ming royal family, and the former Ming clan is willing to surrender to the Great Chu. At the beginning of the year, she gave birth to the sixth prince, Gao Chan, and the former Ming clan once carnivaled about it. However, although the emperor dotes on his youngest son, he has never said that he wants to give him special treatment, and the future crown prince status of the third prince Guangping King is very stable, even if there is no him, there are three other older princes, no matter what they want to fight for, it will not be the turn of the sixth prince This milk doll.

Zhu Lifei should know this very well, so she has never fought for her son in front of the emperor, although she is extremely favored, she has always been courteous and humble to the queen and the concubines who are higher than her, and her attitude is impeccable. King Guangping was also wary of her because she was a member of the former Ming clan, but later found that she was quite self-conscious, so he relaxed his vigilance against her. Is there something going on now that he doesn't know?

When King Guangping thought of this, he asked the left and right Changshi: "Has there been any change in Zhu Li's family recently?" "Zhu Lifea lives in the palace and can't go out, if she wants to see anyone outside the palace with her position, she must get permission from the queen, and the emperor doesn't like the palace concubine to contact the ministers, so the queen will never do anything superfluous, and the sixth prince is still a doll, and he didn't go out of the palace to open the mansion, if the people in the Zhao family's small long house or the Ying Wang's mansion want to exchange information with Zhu Lifei, they can only pass through her mother's house.

The two Changshi shook their heads and denied it, but Zuo Changshi hesitated for a while and added: "Zhu Lifei's brother has advanced the experience of the Bannerman Guard in three months, but he is only from the seventh rank, but last month he was promoted to the suppression from the fifth rank, and he was personally promoted by the Banner Guard. ”

The Bannerman Guard is one of the palace guards, and its commander happens to be the old department of Zhao Jungong, who has held this position for more than ten years, and can be said to be deeply trusted by the emperor. King Guangping's heart moved, he felt that he might have found something, but he felt that this answer was too simple, he still needed more investigation before he could draw conclusions, in case he wronged his loyal ministers, once this seat was vacated, it would be easy for people to take advantage of the loopholes.

At this time, Fan Benzhang suddenly interjected and asked King Guangping: "Your Highness, when do you plan to send Old Madam Zhao's letter?" He remembered that Zhang had a letter addressed to the Flag Bearer Commander.

King Guangping sighed: "How could I possibly contact the Praetorian Guard Commander in private? Naturally, he reported to his father, who took the letter away, saying that he would let people send the letter to the recipient at the right time. ”

Fan Benzhang was surprised: "What does the emperor mean by this?" Shouldn't Mrs. Zhao's letter be delivered as much as possible? It is always necessary to let the people in the military know the truth of the matter as soon as possible, so that they will not be confused by the Jiannan Hou Mansion! ”

King Guangping couldn't say anything, the emperor didn't know why he was guilty, and felt that many people in the army were not completely loyal to him, and they all supported him for the sake of Zhao Jungong, and now that Zhao Jungong is gone, it is difficult to guarantee that one or two of these people will not have different hearts. He wanted to test it, if anyone was easily co-opted by King Ying and no longer supported him, then this person could not be used again in the future. The king of Guangping was worried that this would hurt the innocent, but the emperor firmly believed that Zhenjin was not afraid of the red furnace, and those who would rebel were not innocent, and asked him not to spread the news.

King Guangping felt that the emperor was obviously very sober and rational in dealing with political affairs, why did he repeatedly make wrong decisions in dealing with the case of Zhao Jiong's murder of his brother and King Ying? He wanted to persuade his father, but he was afraid of making his father angry, so he could only try it slowly.

Fan Benzhang felt that this was wrong, but if the emperor suggested that King Guangping should not reveal the news, then it was better for King Guangping not to go against the holy will. King Le'an was a little eager to try: "My father asked the imperial brother not to reveal the news, but he didn't stop me, why don't you let me say it?" ”

"No!" King Guangping hurriedly stopped, "The son of a daughter, you can't sit down, why do you have to do this kind of thing yourself?" He motioned to Fan Benzhang: "The guards and attendants who have gone south with this king have worked hard, and when they have finished handing over their errands, let them take three days off and let them go home to reunite with their relatives." ”

Fan Benzhang's eyes lit up, and he immediately responded. The guards have personal experience, and they all know what Zhao Jiong has done, and they are afraid that Zhao Jiong's family will not have a bad reputation in Beijing? Even if you startle the snake, it is better than letting people misunderstand the emperor and give birth to different hearts.

The king of Guangping asked the king of Le'an and the two long histories: "What are the recent movements of the Jiannan Hou Mansion?" ”

Zuo Changshi said: "Before the emperor decreed to convict Zhao Jiong, relatives and friends came to the door every day in the Jiannan Hou Mansion, Zhao Jue and his wife went out almost every day, after the emperor decreed, the people who came to the door became very few, Zhao Jue went out more diligently, and Zhao Jiong's wife also went back to her parents' house from time to time, as for Zhao Jue's wife Jiang, I heard that she went back to her hometown in Shanghai with the angel, saying that she was afraid that her father-in-law would suffer during exile, and she wanted to help with the luggage used on the road. ”

King Le'an sneered: "It's ridiculous, the husband was exiled, the wife didn't take care of it, the son didn't take care of it, but let the daughter-in-law take care of it, where are the rules of his family?" If it weren't for Zhao Jiong's paralysis, he was afraid that his daughter-in-law would even ruin her reputation, she would be willing! ”

Right Changshi said: "Now that Zhao Jiong is disabled, can he still go to Liaodong?" The emperor should make another will, right? ”

King Guangping nodded: "My father said that he would discuss with the ministers tomorrow and issue another decree, probably to send Zhao Jiong back to Beijing and imprison him in Dali Temple." But he is now paralyzed, and he has to send someone to wait for him to live in Dali Temple, which is really troublesome, and I don't know if the sentence will be changed. ”

King Le'an asked: "There is a strange thing, obviously Zhao Jiong's title has been revoked, but the plaque at the gate of Jiannan Hou Mansion is still hanging, Zhao Jue once asked the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Rites is Tian Shangshu's territory, naturally it is to help his family, the strange thing is that the Ministry of Industry Lao Shangshu is obviously his father's henchman, but he has not spoken, let the Zhao family take off the plaque, and now people outside say that the father is interested in Zhao Jue's attack, so he is not allowed to take off the plaque." ”

King Guangping chuckled, this is the emperor's trick to confuse King Ying and the Zhao family's small long house, giving them a hope, making them think that they will get the title soon, but the will will never come down.

He said lightly: "It's just a plaque, if my father doesn't make an order to determine the new candidate for the Marquis of Jiannan, even if the Zhao family hangs more plaques, it will no longer be the Houmen Mansion." ”

King Le'an smiled and clapped his hands: "It's really exciting!" I'm just waiting to see if his family makes a fool of himself in the future! ”

King Guangping smiled, thinking of Zhao's old lady Zhang, if she knew the current embarrassment of Zhao Jiong's wife and children, she would definitely be happy, right?

At this time, Zhang's face was cold, and he slapped the table hard: "Let her get out of me!" Cat Crying Mouse Fake Compassion, Who Does She Want to Play For?! ”

Outside the courtyard gate, Jiang Shi was dressed in a green cloth dress, kneeling there with low eyebrows, with a meek and humble face, only the fists clenched tightly under the sleeves revealed her true mood at this time.