Fang's family suddenly discovered that Fang Yishan was missing.

He has not been home since he left home yesterday and went to the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites on a business trip. His coachman waited in front of the yamen until dark, but he was not seen. asked other people in the Ministry of Rites, and they all said that he went to the imperial city to do business, and no one was willing to answer in detail what he was doing. When his son Fang Jinju privately bribed the officials of the Ministry of Rites, he learned that he actually went to Yingtai, and then he never came back.

The people in the Ministry of Rites were still muttering behind their backs, saying that this errand was actually a chore, when Fang Yishan took over, the boss was unwilling, and he didn't have to worry about doing things, and he was reprimanded by the nobleman who lived on the Yingtai after going twice, saying that he was not allowed to be in charge of the errand anymore. Unexpectedly, Fang Yishan changed his attitude instead, begging his boss to let him continue to do this errand, even if he couldn't see the nobleman, he didn't care, he could talk to the subordinates waiting beside the nobleman...... Who in the Ministry of Rites doesn't know who lives on the Yingtai? Even if in terms of blood, it is indeed a nobleman, but so what? The great rebel sinners, the dogs who lost their families, but it was the benevolence of the emperor today that spared their lives. Such a person only needs to maintain the superficial etiquette, and he will not enter the eyes of them orthodox scholars at all, but Fang Yishan is so groveling to them, it is simply a loss of face for the scholars, and an insult to the reputation of the Fang family's scholarly family!

When Mrs. Fang Si heard these news, she was puzzled. Of course, she knew that her husband had recently received an errand and had to come and go back and forth to Yingtai frequently. The former prince of King Ying was also a good son-in-law candidate who had been noticed by the nobles of the official eunuchs in the past, and many families with daughters had targeted him, but because he was not in good health and was not as favored as his brother, he was left out in the cold. She also heard that the current emperor intends to choose a wife for this former son, because she is worried that her daughter will be framed by her opponent and pushed to this wasted person, she also sent a generous gift to Mrs. Ma. She knew how disgusted her husband was with the errand, but she had to do it, but she didn't know how attentive he had become. In her mind, that didn't make sense.

However, it cannot be a lie when the people of the Ministry of Rites say this. What the hell is going on?

Mrs. Fang Si could only ask people around, why did Fang Yishan enter Yingtai and never come out? That's the Imperial City! He never left a foreign minister overnight. His son Fang Jinju found the guards guarding the gate of the imperial city, but he didn't hear a single letter, but was driven away, which is really unreasonable!

For a while, Mrs. Fang Si couldn't care about preparing to attend Mrs. Shangfu's tea party, she had to get her husband back first.

Fortunately, Fang Yishan had made a few friends in order to seek the leadership of the family, some of whom were also working in the Ministry of Rites, and sent someone to send a message to Mrs. Fang Si the next night, saying that something had happened to Yingtai, it was said that Princess Ying had died violently, the cause of death was unknown, the emperor was furious, ordered a strict investigation, and all the people on the island were not allowed to leave. Fang Yishan was present at the time, presumably because of this incident and was detained.

Mrs. Fang Si calmed down a little. Regardless of the reason why the former Princess Ying, the current Mrs. Zhang, died violently, it doesn't matter to her husband, and when the matter is clarified, Fang Yishan will come back.

She comforted her family, sent messages to several people who had expressed her concern, and then continued to prepare for her youngest daughter's tea party trip.

There was no movement from beginning to end, as if Fang Yishan was not a member of the Fang family. Mrs. Fang Si was a little angry in her heart, and thought with a sneer: One day, our family will step on your head. Don't think that you can show off your might. It's all the same Fang family, who is more noble than whom?

However, Third Master Fang came over later and asked, "What's wrong with the fourth brother?" Mrs. Fang Si didn't care much about it coldly, and Third Master Fang didn't care about it, and directly explained her intentions: "After the Midyear Festival, I plan to escort my sister-in-law and nephews and nieces south to Jining, so I specially came to tell the fourth brother." When the fourth brother comes back, my brother and sister asked him to come and see me, there are some things that need to be handed over. ”

Mrs. Fang Si was stunned: "You also want to go to Jining?" It's not that ...... Do you want to stay in Beijing and take care of clan affairs? ”

Fang Sanye looked indifferent: "My sister-in-law and Sister Ren are both weak women, and Jin Qi is still young, how can I rest assured that they will go to Jining like this?" I'd better go on an extra trip, and go out for a while to relax. There is nothing important in the clan now, even if there is really something, there are many talents in the clan, and someone has come forward. After a pause, he glanced at Mrs. Fang Fourth with a gaze full of meaning, "Fourth Brother shouldn't let me down, right?" ”

Mrs. Fang Si couldn't hide her joy on her face: "Of course." "Seeing off Fang Sanye, she has always been secretly happy in her heart. She saw Fang Sanye's actions as a signal to give up power. There is really no one this time! The clan is not their family's world?

But when the joy was over, she was annoyed again. What the hell is going on with the husband? Why didn't you go early, didn't go late, and went to Yingtai when Princess Ying died violently? It's good now, she was actually detained there, and she couldn't even hear about the big joy in her family as soon as possible, which made her happy but no one shared it!

Mrs. Fang Si was thinking, when her husband came back, should he ask Fang San Ye to show more "sincerity"? Whether the youngest daughter can become the prince Liangdi, she still needs more help.

She didn't know that her husband was lying in a coffin in the main hall of Yingtai at this time, pale and stiff. Several eunuchs lifted the lid of the coffin with great force, locking him in the small space. The material for this coffin is not bad, it is enough to meet the specifications of an ordinary sect wife, but it is not something that a small official like Fang Yishan can enjoy, but now he can enjoy it, although this time may not be too long.

Not far from this coffin, there was another smaller coffin. The quality of this coffin is much worse, but it is just an ordinary product, and it is said that it is a loyal servant of Princess Ying, who died of martyrdom - in fact, it is just the traitorous slave of Huang Gonggong.

Yingtai was a vegetarian place, but the people inside didn't have much sadness. As a filial son, Gao Ju wore linen and filial piety, sitting in the side hall with a pale face, listening to his cousin Gao Zhen tell him all the processes of tomorrow's "funeral". He was a little scared: "Brother Zhen, tomorrow ...... Are those people really coming? They...... They're not going to kill me, are they? ”

Gao Zhen smiled slightly: "No." Uncle Ju rest assured, they went to such great lengths to get you out, it would never be to kill you, otherwise the medicine they asked Fang Yishan to bring in would not be the target of Uncle and Grandmother, but Uncle Ju. ”

Gao Ju's face looked a little better, but he still didn't understand: "What are they doing this for?" ”

"Ming** asked them." Gao Zhen paused, "Have you remembered what I said earlier?" ”

"Remembered." Gao Ju took a deep breath, "I will do my best to do my best." Don't worry, although I look very weak and incompetent, I am also the grandson of Emperor Taizu after all! ”

Gao Zhen gave him an appreciative smile.

Soon after, Gao Zhen returned to the Qianqing Palace and reported the details of the incident to the emperor and his father, King Guangping: "Uncle Ju was a little scared, but he was calm. He also held a grudge against those people. I believe that tomorrow everything will go well. ”

The emperor nodded, and asked Gao Zhen again: "Is the news you got from the Zhao family true?" Are those dead soldiers really from Shandong? ”

Gao Zhen nodded. A few days ago, he asked Zhao Xiu to ask for help from the sixth room of the Zhao family to inquire whether the leader of the dead soldiers had entered Beijing from the canal, and soon heard back. No one knows how many of those remnants of King Ying's dead were, but there were four people who accompanied the leader, claiming to be merchants from Jining, who came to the capital to sell goods. They took the boat of another boat company, but the relationship between that boat company and the boat company of the Zhao family's six rooms was not bad, and the crews of the two families often drank and played together, and sometimes there were fewer people on the boat, and they could borrow people from each other, and they were very familiar. There is a brother-in-law of a six-room boat company guy who happened to be on the boat where this group of people was sitting, he was a native of Tengzhou, very close to Jining, and recognized that two of them were authentic Tengzhou accents, but they were boats on the Jining wharf, and said that they were Jining merchants, so they naturally remembered deeply. He also accosted the other party, but the other party was arrogant and unwilling to deal with him. He also felt that the other party claimed to be a merchant, but did not bring goods to Beijing, and his attitude was stinky, not like a merchant at all, and he was afraid that it would be hard stubble, so he avoided it. However, after going ashore, it is natural that there will be a few gossips among relatives and friends.

This gossip also made him gossip out of other news. Although there were only five people in the group, after arriving at the Tongzhou wharf, it seemed that some accomplices had already arrived first, and booked a room for them in a remote inn in Tongzhou, and then the two groups met, and the eight people squeezed into a first-class room for the night, and left the next day. When they left, they sat in four carriages, and several of the people who drove the carriage seemed to be quite familiar with them, but they also looked fierce and vicious, which impressed the shopkeeper and his men of the inn.

When the guy from the sixth room of the Zhao family went to inquire, the guy at the inn also revealed that he had heard them talk at the end of the sentence, and it seemed that there was someone coming by boat behind them, so one person had to be left to answer it. But those people were very vigilant, and when they saw the man approaching to add water, they immediately shut up.

Gao Zhen drew a conclusion from these news: when King Ying was defeated, whether these dead soldiers were sent out to run errands or fled from the capital, most of them were hidden somewhere in Shandong for more than a year, most of them were Jining, but it was not excluded that they were other places, such as Tengzhou. For some reason, they entered Beijing again and tried to rescue Gao Ju, I am afraid that they are determined to succeed, and there are still a lot of people.

If tomorrow at the "funeral" ceremony of Princess Ying and Mrs. Zhang, they really want to rob people halfway, it will inevitably be a tough battle.

The emperor looked at Gao Zhen with a smile, with trust and praise in his eyes: "Since Zhen'er knows everything well, then I will hand over this tough battle to you to command tomorrow." Does Zhen'er have faith? ”

King Guangping interjected with a wry smile: "He is still a child, how can he afford such a heavy responsibility?" The emperor should choose a confidant general to lead the troops. ”

The emperor smiled and said: "No need, to put it bluntly, this matter is just a lesson for a few house slaves, and there is no need to use the generals in the army." It's a good opportunity for Zhen'er to practice. Brother Huang rest assured, I will not let Zhen'er suffer, and I have reliable people to follow him and protect him thoroughly. ”

The king of Guangping was silent. Gao Zhen glanced at his father and nodded solemnly to the emperor: "The minister will live up to the emperor's trust!" ”