Concubine Yao ate watermelon by herself, occasionally taking an apricot to eat.

Zhu Chengyi's mind is all about Hongxia, Hongxia is slightly smaller than Yaodong, because she is a premature child, she is even weaker. The two children were close, and Yaodong always reached out curiously to grab Hongxia's little face.

Ling Wei said, "What do you think?" Qingxia and Zixia had an accident at home, and even the two of them were in prison, but they had to think of ways to save people. ”

Concubine Yao thought to herself: The Ling family hates the Ye family more than herself, and even the two daughters born to the Ye family are equally hated, but she still plays the image of a good wife and mother in front of people.

The old prince was not sick, but he knew what was going to happen in advance, "What can this king do?" This case has not been investigated clearly, so how can this king plead with the emperor? These two bastards help their mother-in-law's family and monitor their mother's family together. Something happened, and I wanted my mother's family to save me, and let them suffer some hardships. ”

The old prince looked up at the roof, thinking about those things, his heart was very annoyed, in the end it was his daughter, how could he not be hurt, although he was out of the cabinet, but he was still his child, he was also in pain.

So-yeon didn't speak, only teased Yaodong in her arms.

Ling Wei smiled and said, "You called everyone over, but you didn't speak." Yaodong fell asleep, but was woken up again, and he didn't know when to sleep during this game. ”

The old prince looked at Concubine Yao, "Say hello to your father and brother, take care of other people's affairs, be loyal to the emperor, and run errands with peace of mind." ”

This afternoon, another group of officials were jailed on charges of "traitorous henchmen."

In the court today, there is a royal history to intercede for the Han family, and the new emperor is angry. Throw out the evidence. The imperial history who was only frightened of impeachment pleaded guilty again and again. Don't dare to say a word more.

Concubine Yao was also frightened, from now on the old prince would not see anyone, only Ling Wei could enter his house. immediately called the bride to come and told her a few words.

The old prince said: "Since last night, from one to two or three o'clock, the whole city has a curfew, not to mention walking in various prefectures, even if you go out to buy something to eat." Ming'er will send someone to deliver the letter. If the Yao family has nothing to do with the traitorous party, it will naturally be fine, if there is collusion behind the back, it will be useless for this king to intercede and protect this time. The emperor is ruthless and wants to eliminate the traitors! No more soft-heartedness! ”

Last night, the Imperial Forest Army raided the Han and Cao families, both of which were century-old clans in the imperial city, and they were also down, and there were more than a dozen mansions of officials in the court.

In the afternoon, the Imperial Guards went out again. A few more were confiscated, all the house slaves. Now they are all confined in Weiyuan Houfu, and they are detained in separate courtyards, just waiting for the case to be booked before it is released.

Ling Wei cautiously asked, "Will the emperor kill the Han family?" ”

What makes the old prince uneasy is how the emperor treats the children of the royal family. "Even if you don't kill it, there will be no Han clan in the imperial city from now on." He looked at Su Yan with his eyes, this girl knew everything about the new emperor. Obviously, his daughter-in-law knows the new emperor's mind better than him, "Yan'er said, how will the emperor deal with the Han family?" ”

Su Yan smiled indifferently, "Father, daughter-in-law is not the emperor, where can I guess the emperor's meaning." According to the law of Great Qi, rebellion is a great sin to destroy the whole clan, and the emperor cannot punish it too much, and it is appropriate. heavy, punishing the whole clan; light, degraded to a common person, and distributed to the bitter cold frontier land. ”

What does the Han family have to do with her, whether they are dead or alive, she doesn't want to know the way. What she cares about is as long as the Jiang family can be safe in this storm.

When the voice of the husband came from outside the door of the house: "At the moment of the third watch, the weather is dry, be careful of the candle!" "When-" echoed in the air, and then it was the time of Bangzi, and so on, more drums, bangzi, and shouts came alternately, and there were dozens of such husbands in the entire imperial city, and they were scattered in the streets and alleys of the imperial city.

The old prince looked up at the long night: "Alas, ......" is a sigh and helplessness.

Su Yan turned her head, and his gaze stopped in the direction of the Imperial Ancestral Hall.

Tonight, those who secretly communicate with Yu Wencong among the children of the royal family will also be caught.

Su Yan seemed to see the intolerance and entanglement in the eyes of the old prince, in the end, he was the descendant of the royal family, and he was also the heir of Qi Taizu, just because they were involved in the battle for the throne, and they were also convicted of a serious crime. "Father, I'll play chess with you!" She got up and gave the child to Ling Wei.

The old prince was uneasy and felt helpless, so he wanted to talk to his family.

The girls brought the chessboard, and the two sat opposite each other and played chess.

"The emperor accepted the six million taels of silver that were sold in the official fields of the three counties!" It seems to be intentional, and it seems to be saying an ordinary thing.

With Su Yan's understanding of him, the new emperor would expect more profits, and he only gave 500,000 taels of silver, which was allocated in the name of the imperial court, but now he has 6 million taels of silver. "Is it in the treasury or the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

The old prince looked dazed, "It was presented in private." ”

Avoid the crowd and present it, "It's the House of Internal Affairs!" Su Yan said lightly.

The old prince walked more than a dozen steps, became interested, raised his hand and said to Concubine Yao and Zhu Chengyi: "You also go down to rest." Concubine Yao, I'll go to you again tomorrow night. ”

Concubine Yao retreated.

The night before, the old prince stayed in Concubine Yao's house.

Concubine Yao naturally wanted to keep him a few more times, and was thinking about conceiving an heir early.

Ling Wei put Yaodong on the small rocking bed and coaxed Yaodong to sleep, but Yaodong refused to sleep anymore, playing with a small wooden horse in his hand, and seemed to be getting more and more energetic.

The old prince said: "Yan'er, the emperor said that day: The reason for the rebellion of Yuwenli and Yuwencong is that its fiefdom is too large. Emperor Taizu set the rules for conferring, and there was a reason. ”

The first emperor gave the throne and the crown prince to Queen Xu's mother and son, and felt guilty about the mother and son of the original noble concubine, so he re-granted the fief, gave the Jin land to Yuwenli, and gave Yuwencong the land of Xianyang and Luoyang, which caused them to be greedy and insufficient.

ten counties of the prince's fiefdom; The county kings are five or six counties; The royal family is two or three counties. The princess is given a maximum of three counties Mu Shiyi, the county lord generally only has a title, and the county lord can get the Mu Shiyi of one or two counties in his father's fiefdom, which depends on how the father plays the court, but if the county lord is favored by the emperor, he can get another one or two counties of Mu Shiyi. The princess and the county lord's Mu Shiyi are mostly lifelong and cannot be hereditary, like Yuwen Mingfeng, the lord of Jinling, can be hereditary, which is a gift.

This is a message that the new emperor is conveying, and in the reason why the new emperor is looking for the traitors to rebel, there is one point: the fief is too big, which makes them restless.

Su Yan said: "Father handed over an excerpt on behalf of Ah Yan on another day, and he came according to the prince's example and asked for resignation from the fiefdom of the two counties." ”

The old prince shook his head, "This precedent can't come from the left shoulder palace, if it is handed over first, it will become a thorn in the side of the princes and county kings." ”

"Shouwangfu also has fiefdoms of fifteen counties, according to the rules, Shouwang's son should be the king of the county when he succeeds to the king. This time, fornicating with traitors, I don't know if there is a Shouwang Mansion? ”

Her eyes were sharp, as if she wanted to see through the secret of the old prince's heart.

The old prince said: "Don't look at me, I don't know." ”

Su Yan turned her head to look in the direction of the Imperial Ancestral Street, "There are bright torches, and the children of the royal family who commit adultery and traitors will also be caught a lot tonight." ”

For the sake of glory and wealth, some people kill their fathers, some people mutilate their siblings, and they will not do anything.

The old prince was silent for a while, and his eyes were dark, as if there was unspeakable pain and struggle.

Su Yan picked up the chess pieces and settled the chessboard.

The old prince looked unsettling, looking outside from time to time, "Yan'er, do you say that the emperor will kill the children of the royal family?" ”

"Those who commit serious crimes will be killed!"

This is natural, what the old prince is worried about is how many people he will kill, these are all royal heirs.

Su Yan added: "Why didn't my father ask the emperor directly?" ”

The old prince "I ......" stopped talking abruptly, and he was entangled in wanting to speak, "Yan'er, a few days ago in front of the emperor, I said the wrong thing. ”

"That's why my father is so stumbling?"

The old prince recalled that day when he entered the palace, and talked to the new emperor well, why did he praise the new emperor's wisdom, praise his "plan to draw salary from the bottom of the kettle", and "draw salary from the bottom of the kettle" As soon as the four words came out, the new emperor immediately turned solemn, without a smile, "Where did the old prince's words come from?" ”

The old prince didn't dare to say that Su Yan said it, so he hurriedly said: "Weichen said nonsense!" ”

"Nonsense?" The new emperor didn't believe it, "The old prince is a three-year-old child?" Say! Where did it come from? ”

He still couldn't say that Su Yan said it, so he was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground.

The new emperor asked in a low voice, "Did Anthy tell you?" ”

The old prince bowed his head, this is Yu Wenxuan, not the first emperor, in front of the first emperor, he can speak freely, but this is the new emperor, a new emperor who is completely different from the first emperor.

The new emperor straightened his chest with his hands on his back, "If Anxi is a man, I will not allow her to be in the world." But she is a woman and a student of Zhu Wu, and in the world, she who understands his mind will actually be a woman raised in a boudoir.

It was she who discovered the secret between Meteor Pavilion and Yuwen Cong.

It was she, besides him, who was the first to understand the collusion between the Han family and Yu Wencong.

There is not only the Han family, but also other courtiers.

After hearing this, Su Yan looked at the old prince's heavy face, "Father is worried about this?" ”

The old prince shook his head, feeling guilty in his heart, feeling that he couldn't stand Su Yan, "Yan'er, don't tell me so much in the future, I ...... I am a martial artist, and I have a straight temperament, and I almost caused a big disaster if I leaked my mouth. The emperor ordered that I was not allowed to see others after I left the palace. ”

This is the reason for the illness in the old prince's mansion, that is, there was an accident in Qingxia and Zixia's mansions, and they didn't dare to see the subordinates of the two mansions.

If Su Yan is a man, the new emperor knows that she has guessed the holy will, how can he allow her. Although Yan is a woman is not investigated, who knows what the new emperor will think of Su Yan in the future.

The old prince has regretted his death in the past few days, why did he say words praising the new emperor, and wanted to pat his ass, but he suddenly slapped the horse's hooves, and before leaving the palace, he was warned by the new emperor that Hugh was going to leak the news.

Su Yan said: "Ming'er is June 12, the lord of Jinling and Lord Wu have married, will my father go?" ”

Ming Feng does not have many elders in the imperial city, Concubine Xian, Concubine De is counted as one, and there is the old prince.

The old prince said: "Go!" Ming'er, you and Concubine Yao will also go together. Your mother-in-law wants to stay in the house to take care of it, and she has to take care of the children, so she may not want to go. ”

"Ming'er's father can't drink."

"I don't drink, I just say I'm sick, and Lang Zhong told me not to drink." (To be continued......)