Yulan always thought that Zhang Liangyuan's child in Yuqing Palace, according to her tossing method, would definitely not be able to be saved, since she was pregnant with one in her belly, her heart became extremely soft, and she had been waiting for the news of Yuqing Palace with pity.

As a result, there was no accident in Yuqing Palace, and there was an accident in Zhao Wangfu first.

"What? You said that King Zhao's concubine's child is gone? Yulan was first shocked by Ye Yichen's first news.

Yulan touched her stomach and felt concerned: "It's good, why didn't the child have it?" ”

Ye Yichen said lightly: "The person who came to deliver the letter from Zhao Wangfu said that the Duan family was walking by the lake, and the lake was frozen, and he accidentally fell into the water, and was soaked in cold water, and the child was gone!" ”

Yulan frowned when she heard this: "This, how is this possible!" "She is also about to become a mother, she can fully understand the feelings of pregnant women, even if Duan's carelessness is not enough to go for a walk by the frozen lake, isn't this looking for death? What's more, there is a girl and a woman to follow! No matter how much they are all so derelict in their duties!

If the first news is to shock Yulan, then the second news is to shock Yulan!

"Xiao Yunqian is dead!"

"Huh?!" Yulan was speechless: "This, how is it possible!" Xiao Yunqian is not yet twenty years old! I haven't heard of any medical history in her, is it because the messenger has misspoken? Although Yulan didn't want to see Xiao Yunqian, hearing this kind of news still made her feel unacceptable!

But really, life is impermanent!

Who would have thought that such an arrogant and domineering Xiao Yunqian would die young, the key thing is that there is no man and half woman left!

Ye Yichen scratched her nose: "The obituary has been sent to the palace, how can it be wrong!" ”

"How did she die?"

"Zhao Wangfu's statement is that Xiao Yunqian suddenly got a sudden illness, and the imperial doctor didn't have time to ask for it, so it was gone! Now that the Zhao Wangfu has sent the obituary to the various clans and the homes of the wealthy dignitaries, Ye Minyu personally went to the palace to report the funeral to the emperor, and the Zhao Wangfu has no one to preside over, and it has been messed up! ”

Yulan pouted, this is the official statement. A big living person, even if he has a sudden illness, is not so easy to die. This matter is the same as Duan's miscarriage, and it is full of strangeness.

Yulan frowned like a great detective and thought hard: "The Duan family's child has just gone, and Xiao Yunqian will return to the west with his life, don't you think there is some connection between these two things?" ”

In fact, Ye Yichen also had a lot of doubts. Ye Minyu's handling of this matter can be called vigorous and resolute, as soon as Xiao Yunqian died, he closed the door of the mansion tightly, and idle people were not allowed to enter or leave. Then all the subordinates who were waiting for Xiao Yunqian in the main courtyard were taken together, he was also a ruthless person, and he was directly killed. lest a few people wait for someone to know a little bit of the inside story, and then tell the matter!

Killing a wife, after all, is a disgraceful thing. If he is known, I am afraid that the first impression is that this person is too cruel and tyrannical, and he still wants to be the emperor, and he doesn't want to be charged with such a crime!

Therefore, although Ye Fengqi also installed a fine work in Zhao Wangfu, because the wind was too strict, he didn't hear too much news, and he only knew that Xiao Yunqian pushed down the fall of the Duan clan of Lu Dao.

As for how Xiao Yunqian died, even a big spy leader like Ye Fengqi didn't know what to do. It's not hard to guess, though! For example, Yulan guessed that an eight-nine is not far from ten.

Ye Yichen pressed Yulan back to the bed, and said with a smile: "What are you doing with the affairs of Zhao Wangfu?" Now the key is to take care of my body and give birth to a white and chubby child! ”

Chengqian Palace, Concubine Xiao is on the throne, and the phoenix face is powerful. Ye Minyu knelt at her feet,

"Say! How the hell did Yun Qian die! ”

Ye Minyu's voice was calm and calm: "She was jealous, and she actually pushed Duan's into the ice lake, causing Duan's miscarriage, and her son was angry, and he argued with her, and beat her to death when he missed it!" Please punish the concubine! ”

Concubine Xiao stood up abruptly and said in a cold voice: "Emperor, are you telling the truth?" ”

"What my son said is true!" Ye Minyu said lightly.

"She's your cousin, you, how do you ask me to explain to your third uncle!" Master Xiao San is Xiao Yunqian's father, originally thought that his daughter would marry Ye Minyu and add relatives, and her mother-in-law would be her aunt, and her daughter's life in the palace would be better, but she would have lost her life in less than two years since she got married.

Concubine Xiao sat back in her seat, she knew that her son's words were not true, but she couldn't ask any more. The relationship between mother and son has been cracked because of Xiao Yunqian and the Xiao family.

Ye Minyu said: "The son also knows that he is sorry for his uncle, so the son decided to hand over the excerpt of his cousin's request, and then say to his father, and give his cousin the title of captain of the light car, which can be regarded as a little compensation for the Xiao family!" ”

Xiao San's son, Xiao Yunqian's own brother Xiao Yunqing is also one of the young children sent by the Xiao family to assist Ye Minyu, although Xiao Yunqing is not as arrogant as Xiao Yunrui, but he can't say that he has any talent to lead troops, during this time, he followed Ye Minyu to rectify military affairs, and there were no outstanding achievements, after Ye Minyu returned to Beijing, Xiao Zongchang wanted to ask Ye Minyu to hand the emperor a letter asking for merit, asking the emperor to give the children of the Xiao family a good background, but Ye Minyu refused to agree because of Xiao Yunrui's affairs.

Now it's finally relenting!

Concubine Xiao sneered: "If you kill someone's daughter, can a light car lieutenant bring Yun Qian back from the dead?" Child, my mother is also for your good, if you agree to marry the twelve girls to be your next princess, if the Xiao family is unwilling to do their best to help you win the heir, wouldn't all the efforts we made in front of you be in vain? ”

Ye Minyu shook her head resolutely: "Mother, the child has already said it!" The daughter of the Xiao family, I will never marry again! In this matter, the child will not make concessions no matter what, and beg the mother to fulfill the child! "Just kowtow!

"You ......" Concubine Xiao saw her son's stubbornness on his face, but there was nothing she could do.

Ye Minyu said slowly: "As for the Xiao family, now that they have boarded the big ship to win the heir, my grandfather and my uncle and grandfather are all people who understand, and they will definitely not abandon me, because if they abandon me, they will abandon the Xiao family!" Mother, did you say I was right? ”

The prince came back because of the Taishan earthquake, and was about to replace the emperor in the Sheji altar to hold a ceremony to worship the sky, the rumors of the prince's destiny are rampant, and now the momentum is revived.

If the Xiao family abandons Ye Minyu, Ye Minyu may be defeated by the prince because of a great loss of strength! But after the crown prince ascended the throne, the Xiao family had absolutely no good fruit to eat. During this period, how many times did the Xiao family hack the prince, and the prince can remember it for them one by one.

Ye Minyu is finished, at least there is no need to connect the nine clans, if the Xiao family is finished, the whole family will not want to live. So now the Xiao family can only support Ye Minyu with all their might, and they dare not be ambiguous at all.

As for coming to power, he will be the emperor at that time! At that time, he told the Xiao family to kneel, and the Xiao family definitely didn't dare to stand, so what was there to be afraid of?

It's clear that you are oppressing people with power, what can you do with me?!

Concubine Xiao looked at him fixedly as if she had met her child for the first time. Could it be that it was precisely because he knew that the Xiao family did not dare to abandon him, so he killed Xiao Yunqian so unscrupulously? This may seem reckless, but it has been well thought out?

The thought sent chills down her back. But there is a joy mixed with bitterness.

Son, it's really big!

"That's it! The matter has come to this point, and this palace has nothing to say! I only hope that if one day the emperor can get a big treasure, for the sake of Yun Qian's vain death, take more care of the Xiao family! ”

Ye Minyu glanced at Concubine Xiao and said slowly: "As long as the Xiao family keeps to themselves, this king will naturally give them endless glory and wealth for several lifetimes!" ”

The Ministry of Officials. The Xiao family's secret room.

Xiao Zongchang, the secretary of the ministry, sat in the middle of the top position, and Xiao Zongsheng, the Marquis of Jinghai, sat next to him. Sitting below are some of the Xiao family's sons and nephews, although there are not many of them, they are all the core figures of the Xiao family.

The Xiao family is the first big family of foreign relatives, and there are many descendants of the branches, and the people who can appear here are not important people who can speak in the affairs of the clan.

As the patriarch of the Xiao family, Xiao Zongchang immediately convened the core personnel of the clan to discuss as soon as he got the news. At this moment, the atmosphere in the secret room was very heavy.

Xiao Zongchang was the first to speak: "If you have any ideas, let's talk about them!" ”

Everyone looked at Master Xiao San who was sitting on the side. Master Xiao San is Xiao Yunqian's father, Concubine Xiao's brother-in-law, Master Xiao San is also Xiao Zongsheng's second son, the current son of Jinghai Hou, and the future Jinghai Hou! Because he was ranked with Xiao Zongchang before the separation, he was ranked third.

He wiped the corners of his eyes and said with a sad expression: "It's too sudden! Qian'er is not yet twenty years old! How can you say that if you don't say it's gone...... "My daughter is no longer good, after all, she grew up in the palm of her hand, and he was uncomfortable when she died suddenly!"

Someone below said: "There must be something wrong with this, it's good, even if it's sick, it can't be gone so soon!" ”

A middle-aged man in a stone blue robe sitting next to Master Xiao San, with a slight sarcasm on his face: "I heard that the concubine brought back by Prince Zhao from Jingxiang accidentally fell into the water, not only did the tire slip, but the person has not been treated yet!" He looked at Master Xiao San and said, "Third brother, it's not that you are the elder brother, the daughter you taught is really ...... If you teach your daughter like this, it will harm our entire Xiao family! Now it's good, not only is the prince angry with us, but even his daughter is ......."

Second Master Xiao stopped when he said this. When Master Xiao San heard his words, his face turned miserable! "It's because my goddaughter is not strict, which has caused today's disaster......"

This person who dared to point at Xiao San's nose and count him down was Xiao Zongsheng's eldest son, Xiao Er's master. Xiao Er's biological mother died early, and Xiao San's father and Concubine Xiao were both born to Xiao Zongchang's wife. Originally, the second master Xiao was still above the third master of Xiao, but when the Marquis of Jinghai handed the excerpt of the invitation to the prince to the emperor, it was just in time for the period when the orthodox emperor favored Concubine Xiao the most, because the third master Xiao was a brother, and on a whim when he was unified, he took the lead and assigned the position of the prince to the third master Xiao.

Second Master Xiao, the eldest son, has no chance to be titled. If the third master Xiao is shrewd and capable, it is okay to surpass the second master Xiao in terms of ability, but the third master Xiao has no ability, and his temperament is soft, the second master Xiao has now achieved the military attache of the second grade, but the third master Xiao only received a job in the Zongren Mansion to live an idle life.

Second Master Xiao was forcibly seized by such an incompetent younger brother who should have been his title, how to balance his heart. The resentment against the third room of the Xiao family is also increasing day by day.

It can be said that the emperor's unintentional move has buried hidden dangers for the stability of the Xiao family. From the perspective of the overall situation, Concubine Xiao also hopes that the second master Xiao will inherit the title, but the emperor's golden words and jade words, no one can change what he says.

That's how it turned out.

Therefore, Second Master Xiao always stabbed a few words at Third Master Xiao from time to time, although these words were not unreasonable, but the tone was quite scathing. Every sentence is like a sword!

Xiao Zongsheng couldn't help frowning when he heard this, and scolded: "Second brother, don't say a few words!" ”

Although Xiao Zongsheng is quite old, Ji Wei is especially there, and the second master Xiao dares to put his brother on the shelf in front of the third master Xiao, but he is very afraid of the old father, and immediately stops talking.

At this time, a man in his thirties, who was quite young and wearing a royal blue straight jacket, spoke: "This prince's concubine has just had an accident on the front foot, and the niece in the back will also get sick immediately, what is happening here is intriguing!" There is a bit of fanning the flames and sowing discord in the words.

Master Xiao San said in shock: "Tenth brother, what do you mean by this?" "This Xiao Shi Master is Xiao Zongchang's youngest son, and he is the most unruly by nature, even in front of Xiao Zongchang and Xiao Zongsheng, he will say anything! Xiao Yunrui, who was beheaded by Ye Minyu when he was invited out of the king's life banner, is his son. That character is a virtue with him.

Xiao Shi is arrogant, he still has some skills in governing the army, Xiao Yunrui learned from his old man, and he learned a lot of temper, but unfortunately he didn't learn a single point. If he gets into trouble, he is dragging his feet, Ye Minyu asked him to be a deputy president, he was too small, but when he arrived at the barracks, he whipped the soldiers in addition to deducting military salaries, and at the end of the year, he made a camp with thousands of people mutinied, and at the end of the year, he also ended up with a miserable end with a different head.

Xiao Yunrui died, and Master Xiao Shi hated Ye Minyu. He was originally an arrogant person with no one in his eyes, the orthodox emperor had a cowardly personality and he looked down on him, and he realized that Ye Minyu was his nephew, so he was not very respectful to this prince.

How can he swallow this hatred of killing his son!

When Master Xiao heard Master Xiao San ask such a non-level sentence, he couldn't help but pout: "I mean, your daughter, my niece, I'm afraid it's not as simple as dying of illness!" ”

Master Xiao San said in a trembling voice: "You mean...... You mean......"

Master Xiao Shi said hatefully: "How did my son die, how did your daughter die!" ”

"King Zhao is Qian'er's cousin, how did he do it?" Master Xiao San asked in disbelief.

Master Xiao Shi sneered: "That kid is ruthless, what can't he do?" ”

When the rest of the people heard this, their faces changed, and they began to whisper together.

Xiao Zongchang and Xiao Zongsheng also thought of this possibility and called everyone to a meeting. Xiao Zongchang saw that the more his son talked, the more outrageous he became, and he didn't have the slightest respect for King Zhao, he immediately said angrily: "You brute, don't shut up for me!" Your Highness is also arranged like this?! ”

Master Xiao Shi was used to being arrogant, and he was not very afraid of the old father, but sneered: "Your Highness?!" Our Xiao family holds him and has always treated him as His Royal Highness, but he doesn't treat the Xiao family as his own foreign family! It's not soft at all to kill your own cousin and cousin! Yun Qian is the daughter of our Xiao family, the daughter of the Xiao family is not so easy to bully, I will take someone to Zhao Wangfu now, open the coffin for an autopsy, I want his surname Ye to give us justice! ”

He was still chattering here, Xiao Zongchang had already gotten up angrily, and an inkstone was thrown over, which happened to hit Xiao Shi's forehead, and Xiao Shi's head was immediately swollen with a big bag. But he didn't care, still humming with his nostrils turned to the sky.

But after all, keep your mouth shut!

Xiao Zongchang looked at him coldly: "You rebel, what are you, you deserve to say such things!" If you say another word, the old man will kill his relatives and slaughter you with his own hands! ”

Master Xiao Shi still stiffened his neck: "Father, the son is right!" He, the prince, left the Xiao family, what is left, without our support, why should he fight with the prince? The prince is both a grandson and a long!! ”

Xiao Zongchang smiled coldly: "You bastard who doesn't learn and doesn't know how to do it, what do you know, you dare to say that you're right!" Xiao Zongchang looked at the second generation of the Xiao family present, and said earnestly: "I know that many of you have the same idea in your hearts, you think that His Royal Highness King Zhao has grown up with you since childhood, and when it comes to kinship, he has to call you uncle, and he feels that he can't do without the Xiao family in the process of seizing the throne, so you snub him intentionally or unintentionally!" I don't take him too seriously! Am I right? ”

None of them spoke, but the expressions on their faces showed that they had all thought this way to a greater or lesser extent!

Xiao Zongchang and Xiao Zongsheng glanced at each other, and their eyes all showed sadness. Xiao Zongchang held on to the armrest of the chair, his face was full of exhaustion: "It's all to blame for the old man's lax management of the family, and he actually taught you rebels!" "This can't be blamed on him, as a secretary of the Ministry of Rites, he has a busy schedule of errands all day, how can he have time to discipline his children and nephews!

Since ancient times, there have been many things that have been pampered and arrogant, if everyone were so conscious, there would not be so many traitors and powerful ministers who do evil!

Xiao Zongchang's old voice echoed in the secret room: "You think that the blood of our Xiao family is flowing on the □ of the palace, so you should look at our Xiao family differently, right?" You are wrong. His Royal Highness is not surnamed Xiao, his surname is Ye! He has the blood of Taizu and Taizong in his body! He slapped the armrest fiercely: "Since you are a prince, you are a natural master, no matter how good the master is with you, you can't climb on the master's head to be powerful!" If any minion dares to do this, then he is too long!! ”

Xiao Zongchang pointed at Master Xiao Shi and said: "I know that you are not convinced, then I will ask you today, if your housekeeper dares to ignore you all day long and act in front of you, what will you do?" ”

Master Xiao Shi snorted coldly: "Naturally, drag out the board and beat it to death!" ”

"Even you yourself can't stand your subordinate minions climbing on your head, how dare you be so disrespectful to King Zhao?!" Xiao Zongchang snorted coldly.

Master Xiao Shi protested: "How can our relationship with King Zhao be so analogous? ”

"Then you tell me how to compare?!"

Master Xiao Shi couldn't answer when he landed!

Xiao Zongchang looked at the group of nephews below and couldn't help shaking his head. The Xiao family and the Yang family both use the same problem, that is, there is a lack of successors, Xiao Zongchang and Xiao Zongsheng brothers and sons together have given birth to many sons, but none of them have become a climate, either they are big and rough with knives and guns, or they have no ambitions, and they only know how to eat and eat and wait for a day to die.

The second generation of the Yang family does not have outstanding talents, at least there is a third generation to look forward to. It's a pity that the Xiao family doesn't even have a particularly outstanding talent for the third generation.

Xiao Zongchang pointed at Master Xiao Shi and said, "I know that you are because Your Highness killed your son, so you have been haunted by it!" But don't you see for yourself what kind of virtue your son is! The son does not teach the father's fault, you don't know how to bow to yourself, but you are afraid that the world will not be chaotic and provoke everywhere! You are taking the entire Xiao family into the abyss again! That's it, you don't want to open this meeting, you just go back to me now, think about it behind closed doors, when you figure it out, you come out again! ”

Master Xiao Shi didn't expect the old man to punish him, and said unconvinced: "Could it be that our Xiao family is so soft?" ”

Xiao Zongchang was so angry that his beard straightened: "Someone is coming, don't you drag this rebel down for me, drag it down!" ”

Immediately two guards came in, one on the left and one on the right, Xiao Shi saw that the old man was really angry, and finally didn't dare to say anything!

Wait for Xiao Shi's thorn to go down. Xiao Zongchang took a sip of tea, calmed down his anger and said: "You all remember for me, from now on, no one is allowed to say a bad word about His Highness, not only is it not allowed to say it in his mouth, but he also doesn't think about it in his heart!" If you want to respect Your Highness as much as your second brother, if you let me hear another sentence that Your Highness has treated the Xiao family badly, be careful that I break your dog's legs! ”

Xiao Zongsheng also looked at his sons with a gloomy face: "Did you hear it, your eldest uncle's words are also what I meant." Who dares to say a word of nonsense again, be careful of your ass blooming! Let's all go down! ”

The second generation of the Xiao family has dispersed as birds and beasts. The two old ones didn't leave.

Xiao Zongchang glanced at his second brother and let out a long sigh: "Hey, there is no successor to the Xiao family!" ”

Xiao Zongsheng also sighed: "It's a pity, Imperial Concubine...... You can't be born a man! "This daughter has a good chest, and she is a few points more powerful than herself, but it's a pity that she gave birth to a daughter!

Xiao Zongchang was silent for a moment before he said slowly: "It's also to blame you and I for being busy with the affairs of the court all day, and the constraints on them are too light." ”

Xiao Zongsheng hesitated for a moment and said; "Yu'er...... there"

Xiao Zongchang shook his head: "Qian'er has gone, let's just pass this matter!" Open the coffin for an autopsy or something, don't even mention it. The Xiao family now looks full of flowers on the outside, but in fact it is in crisis! They all thought that His Highness would not be able to leave the Xiao family, but they didn't know that in fact, the Xiao family couldn't do without His Highness! ”

Xiao Zongsheng was also full of bitterness: "On this trip to the river, His Royal Highness has already set up his own team over the years. This is...... It's guarding against our Xiao family! ”