Chapter 749: The Beginning of the New Year
On the first day of the 88th Lunar New Year, the new year and new atmosphere, last night the family kept the New Year until midnight and did not feel tired, Yu Shu got up early in the morning and took Yu Xiaoxiu to kowtow to the elders in the family. After eating breakfast, Pei Jing rushed over with his wife and daughter, and for a while the children and grandchildren were full, and Mrs. He, as the only old man in the two families, sent out red envelopes one after another, ruined her wealth, but smiled brightly.
The sound of firecrackers in the street to celebrate the spring is non-stop, from time to time people come to the door to pay New Year's greetings, mostly for Yu Shu, there are also He Fangzhi's friends and neighbors, it is worth mentioning that King Jing's Mansion also sent a steward to say auspicious words, and by the way, there is also a handwritten calligraphy and painting of King Jing, given to Yu Shu.
After the others left, Pei Jing discussed with He Fangzhi: "I didn't expect His Royal Highness King Jing to be so approachable, it really doesn't look like the lofty and arrogant rumors outside. ”
Yu Shu didn't think so, she was also bluffed by Liu Tan's taciturnity before, until Xue Rui had an accident, she saw through that he was a ruthless person, and now she is acting coyly, just because she has the value of friendship.
A morning was spent in the greeting and send-off, Rao is Yu Shu only said a few kind words, and felt tired, it was almost noon, and the person she had been waiting for finally came.
Yesterday, the banquet in King Ning's Mansion was dispersed, and Xue Rui told her that she would come today, in fact, it stands to reason that she should go to Xue Mansion to pay New Year's greetings to Xue Xiangye, but for various reasons, it was Xue Rui who came to her.
Hearing the report from the subordinates, Yu Shu got up and walked out of the living room to greet people, and from a distance, he saw Xue Rui wearing new clothes and hats, followed by two attendants, holding something from the direction of the door.
Xue Rui also saw her, and couldn't help but smile on his face. I came to her all the time, stopped, looked up slightly at the slim beauty on the steps, and saw her wearing a silver-white background pinched waist satin jacket, and the straight long skirt was embroidered with a circle of silver-red buds, which reflected the fiery red fox fur curtain on her shoulders, which made her complexion bright and her eyebrows moving.
What made him even happier was that although she didn't wear a few pieces of jewelry, the hairpin head and earrings, each of which was made of the jewels and gems he had carefully selected. Most men have such vanity. I hope that the food, clothing, housing and transportation of my beloved will not be in the hands of others, and he is no exception.
The two of them were in love at the door of the living room, if He Fangzhi hadn't shouted loudly, he would have stood for an hour without feeling cold.
"My nephew gave New Year's greetings to my two uncles. I wish you a happy family. More than one year in a row. Xue Rui bowed as soon as he entered the door. He Fangzhi accepted it calmly, but Pei Jing shook his hand and stood up to avoid it, Xue Rui is a junior. But no matter how he says it, he is an official of the imperial court, even if he and Yu Shu's brothers and sisters are in the same city, Pei Jing knows that he is a businessman and cannot afford him to visit.
Seeing this scene, although Xue Rui was helpless, he did not rush to recognize his relatives, so as not to be seen by his future father-in-law and uncle.
After sitting in the living room for a short time, Yu Shu looked for an excuse and said that he would take Xue Rui to see Mrs. He and Zhao Hui, before the two left, they finally had a chance to get along alone, but unfortunately they were not talking about the wind and snow, but the current political news.
"What you told me yesterday, I went home and thought about it before I understood," Yu Shu lowered his voice and said: "Take Kong Qi away with a big mention, as long as you ask, you can distinguish the truth from the false, knowing that the tenth princess did die in the trap of King Ning, but he may not be able to deal with it fairly, without the Xuannu Book and the Mandate of Heaven Taigu, the emperor cannot choose an heir, so he must support King Ning, once King Ning is convicted of mutilating his siblings, then the position of the prison country will inevitably be replaced." ”
Seeing that King Ning was unlucky, she patronized and gloated, but Xue Rui concluded that the fall of King Ning was not necessarily a good thing. She herself didn't know anything about politics, but under his influence and gradually learned how to examine the court situation.
"That's right," Xue Rui walked side by side with her, holding her with one hand and tucking her slender fingers into the cuffs, "Among the princes, only King Ning can be in charge alone, and the rest have to rely on the snort of foreign relatives. ”
Yu Shu frowned and said: "Even if it's a big point, you can't reverse black and white, if the evidence is conclusive and King Ning is convicted, what should I do?" ”
"If you really get to that point, just look at who will end up in the hands of whom, that person is the real murderer who tried to kill you. Maybe it's my grandfather, or maybe it's someone else. ”
Xue Rui's words were shocking, and Yu Shu suddenly stopped and looked at him in disbelief. From his disappearance to the present, the two of them have always avoided this question, although she suspected that Jingchen's distress and the murder of Taishi Shuyuan were secretly masterminded by Xue Lingnan, but she never asked Xue Rui for verification, just for fear of making him embarrassed. At this moment, she was overwhelmed by his sudden confession.
Xue Rui tightened her hand, and his eyes did not dodge: "You don't want me to embarrass me, but I can't pretend to be deaf and dumb, I won't tell you before, just because I can't tell right from wrong, but I know that the culprit behind the scenes has been plotting for a long time, just to usurp power and seize the throne." In the case of King Ning, you and I are powerless to intervene, we just need to watch with our eyes open, whether we are loyal or treacherous, we will finally make a decision. ”
Yu Shu's mood fluctuated, even if he had doubts, he could only hide them in his heart - if Xue Lingnan was the culprit behind the scenes, what would Xue Rui do?
She doesn't care whether she takes revenge or not, after all, she is living well, for the sake of the Xue family's nurturing grace to Xue Rui, she can not blame the past. But if Xue Lingnan is really a chaotic minister and thief, Xue Rui will also be a thief in order to repay his kindness!
Xue Rui could see that she was thinking nonsense again, so he gently pinched her palm and said in a low voice: "The most important thing for us right now is to seize the Pure Jun Sword. ”
If they have the "Xuannu Liuren Book" and the Chunjun Sword in their hands, they will no longer be fish and meat on the anvil, and they will be swordsmen.
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On the first day of the first lunar month, Guo Huai'an went to Si Tianjian to dignitaries, but he did not release the people, and the reason given was very legitimate-Kong Qi reported the prince, which was beyond the scope of Dali Temple's authority, and it was necessary to present the emperor in advance and then review.
These words reached King Ning's mansion and harem respectively, but there were different reactions, King Ning became more and more convinced that the big mention was to protect him, but he thought that he would be able to sit back and relax in this way, which was a big mistake.
The next day, there was a decree in the palace sent to the hands of Da Tidian, and the queen mother ordered that the heavenly supervisor and Dali Temple jointly try the case of the murder of the ten princesses three years ago, and it is necessary to find out the truth and bring the murderer to justice.
Emperor Zhaoqing was recuperating in Huazhen Garden, and the will of the queen was naturally the greatest in the capital, and even if he mentioned it, he could not resist the will and disrespect, so he had to file a case for investigation.
When King Ning heard the news, he immediately knew that it was the queen and Xue Guifei who joined forces to overthrow him, although he secretly hated and gritted his teeth, but he did not sit still, and he visited Si Tianjian that night, and had a secret conversation with Da Tidian, the content of which was unknown.
On the third day of the first lunar month, Kong Qi was officially transferred to Dali Temple for detention. After a maximum of three days, evidence will be collected and the trial will begin. There is no airtight wall in this world, not to mention that some people deliberately made a noise, and within three days, the rumors about King Ning designing the ten princesses to be killed and then blamed on the Xue family, making Queen Rui and Xue Guifei turn against each other are boiling in the court.
At the same time, a letter was sent to the capital from the north, and a battle filled with gunpowder had quietly begun
On the second day of the case in Dali Temple, Yu Shu and Jing Chen met together in Taixi Lou - the Chunjun Sword was finally imitated.
"You can tell the truth from the fake." In front of Zhu Muzhao, a narrow sword box was placed, and Jing Chen was motioned to step forward and open it.
Yu Shu stood still and didn't move, but stretched his neck to look, but saw that Jingchen took out a bronze short sword, the sword body was black, the pattern on the hilt was blurred, it looked old, it looked quite bluffing at first glance, but she knew that Da Tidian would definitely not bring the real sword in front of them, this one was definitely a fake sword.
Jing Chen weighed his weight, bent his fingers and tapped the blade of the sword, checked it over and over again, and said in surprise: "This sword is exactly the same as what I saw that day, is it actually a copy?" ”
Zhu Muzhao smiled faintly: "There are so many skilled craftsmen in the world, it is not surprising that it is not surprising that it is true and false, don't say that the pure Jun sword, even the "Xuannu Liuren Book", it may not be impossible to imitate." ”
Yu Shu's eyelids jumped, thinking that his words were not said casually, in order to dispel his doubts, he said loudly: "The six components of the founding of the country are extraordinary, ordinary people can't tell the truth from the false, presumably there must be a way to distinguish the big point." ”
Zhu Muzhao glanced at her and nodded in acquiescence.
Yu Shu frowned, and said: "I don't know if Yunhua Yizi also knows how to distinguish, what if he recognizes that the Chunjun Sword is fake and refuses to give me the Xuannu Book?" ”
"Don't worry, even if he can recognize the truth and fake, it will be after you have read the "Xuannu Liuren Book". Zhu Muzhao is calm, and the words that come out of his mouth are always convincing.
Yu Shu sneered, and said in his heart: Of course you reassured me, you are basically trying to bluff me into going to Yunhua with a fake sword, you are so good to follow the vine and touch the melon, capture Yunhua, "Xuannu Liuren Book" is captured, and the next step is to take the destiny of heaven.
"Put away the fake sword and take it to Yunhua as much as possible," Zhu Muzhao said solemnly: "When you read the Book of Xuannu Liuren, you will know who is lying to you." When the time comes, I want you to break your life for Jingchen, if you push back again, I will not tolerate it. ”
He didn't ask Yu Shu how he got in touch with Yunhua, nor did he ask her when she would meet Yunhua, it seemed that he was really trying to win Yu Shu's trust, so that she could obediently marry Jingchen.
But Yu Shu knew that when she walked out of this gate with this fake sword, it would be an unprecedented test.
She took the heavy sword box from Jing Chen's hand, held it in her arms with both hands, and retreated with a big jaw of relief, followed by Jing Chen.
The big mention point was high in the seat, and a pair of cold eyes watched their figures disappear by the door. (To be continued......)