Zhou Boyan left Beijing suddenly without warning, and he chose the midnight ugly time that no one expected, which can be said to have caught all parties off guard. The emperor was the first to receive the news, and at that time Zhou Boyan's team had just left the city, and had not yet left the city to go to Wulidi.

The Temple of Nourishing the Heart. The emperor looked at the letter sent by Zhou Boyan, and a look of surprise flashed on his face. Obviously, the emperor did not know about Zhou Boyan's departure in advance.

The chief manager Hong and Xiao Xiangzi were waiting with their heads drooping, and the secret agent in charge of delivering the letter stood in a dark corner waiting for the emperor's instructions.

Mr. Hong was puzzled. According to common sense, in the capital of Gyeonggi, no one except the emperor or anyone holding the emperor's personal order can open the gate of the capital. The emperor obviously didn't know about it, and he definitely didn't give Yan Gongzi an order to go out of the city at night in advance. So, how did Yan Gongzi call the city gate open?

The emperor sat there in a bright yellow undershirt, was silent for a moment, and smiled, "Good boy, you are getting better and better." Then I don't know who I said to, "From today onwards, you will be responsible for delivering the news to me and my son." Tell him that it's okay to go, but things have to be done for me. If you dare to be the shopkeeper, don't think about getting the marriage decree. Go ahead! ”

The spy standing in a dark corner quietly retreated.

Mr. Hong and Xiao Xiangzi were shocked, because the emperor's words just now revealed too much shocking information. One is that he is not annoyed at all about the matter of Yan Gongzi calling the city gate open; The second one is that the saint is going to give marriage to the son; The third is that the saint has some high hopes for Yan Gongzi, and at this moment, Yan Gongzi is shouldering a heavy responsibility.

Since he woke up, the emperor had no intention of sleeping again, and ordered Xiao Xiangzi to change his clothes. Then, he sat down at the desk, picked up the fold on the table, and looked at it.

About two quarters of an hour later, one of the generals on duty at the South Gate came galloping on horseback at night. A quarter of an hour later, the general knelt before the emperor and reported that Yan Gongzi had opened the south gate of the city overnight with a token in his hand and left Beijing. Although the boys have a token in their hands that can go out of the city at any time, it is their duty to report the matter in a timely manner.

The emperor asked Chief Hong, who was waiting in front of him, about the hour, and knew that the general had come to report the news as quickly as possible, and there was indeed no delay in the middle. "You're doing well, go down!" Then he instructed Xiao Xiangzi to wrap snacks for the general to show his compassion.

Even if it is something that is the size of a sesame seed, the meaning of the emperor's reward will be very different. It's an affirmation, a grace. The general, thanking him, left the palace with a bag of snacks, then mounted his horse and galloped back to the southern gate.

At ten o'clock, the time of the early dynasty arrived. Dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe and a crown, the emperor ascended the dragon and was surrounded by eunuchs, court maids and guards to the court in the southern part of the palace.

By the time the dynasty was dispersed, it was already the end of the hour, and the sky was already bright. Xiao Fuzi took Xiao Xiangzi's place and continued to serve the emperor. Xiao Xiangzi retired to the head of Hong Da. Chief Administrator Hong bowed his head slightly, signaling that he could go. When Shoko returned to her resting place, there were already people waiting in the house.

This is a chubby eunuch who is not much older than Xiao Xiangzi. Hearing the door, he paused to flip the bed and turned back. Seeing that the person he was waiting for came back, he asked in a thin male duck voice, "The Queen Mother asked you, why didn't you go to Concubine Li's place last night when you went to the Holy Shrine to rest in the Heart Cultivation Palace?" ”

Xiao Xiangzi bowed his head and replied with a grovel look, "Back to Gonggong Zou, the saint has been looking at the excerpt until late, and the chief manager has reminded him several times that it is time to rest, and the saint is unmoved. It wasn't until halfway through the hour that the saint passed on the small change of clothes and rested in the Heart Cultivation Temple. The implication of his words was that he didn't see the reason why the saint didn't go to Concubine Li's place.

The chubby father-in-law Zou snorted dissatisfiedly and walked out.

Xiao Xiangzi hesitated to stay, "Please stay with Gonggong Zou." ”

Gonggong Zou stopped, turned around, and stared at Xiao Xiangzi with disdain, "What's the matter?" Tell me something, I'm waiting for a reply! ”

Xiao Xiangzi hesitated and approached, and lowered his voice to speak, "The general of the city gate camp came to report that Yan Gongzi went out of the city overnight. There were dozens of carriages and horses, and there were fifty people in the entourage. The saint was furious, and after being angry, he rewarded the person with a bag of snacks. ”

Grandpa Zou listened very seriously, "What about after that?" "That's big news.

Xiao Xiang replied, "The saint scolded the servant and was arrogant, and he didn't speak again, and then went to the early court. ”

Grandpa Zou's eyes rolled, "After that, how is the mood of the saint?" ”

"The saint has always been moody, and the little ones can't guess."

Father-in-law Zou flicked his sleeves, muttered a word of waste in his mouth, and left.

Xiao Xiangzi followed out with a worried face, looked left and right, made sure that there was no one, and quickly closed the door and bolted it. At this point, a sarcastic smile hung on his lips.

Father-in-law Zou turned around and snorted, and hurriedly went back to the Queen Mother to report.

At this time, Xiao Xiangzi in the house sneered, and wiped a few handfuls of his face with the water in the basin. Then, he walked to the bed, sorted out the messy things of Father-in-law Zou, laid out the quilt, and lay down in the quilt.

Gonggong Zou ran back to the queen mother's palace and reported the news he heard from Xiao Xiangzi with a little oil and vinegar. He told Mama Zhen that Yan Gongzi fled overnight, and the saint first scolded Yan Gongzi for being pampered and arrogant, and having no king's law. After that, he weirdly didn't speak and so on. When Mama Zhen heard this, she immediately went in to report to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother did not believe it. She felt that this was the emperor and Zhou Boyan playing tricks, and they were suspicious. When she sent someone out to investigate and found out the truth, it was already noon. Zhou Boyan had already walked away with Qingshu and had already left Fengzhen. The Queen Mother clenched her fists and scolded in her heart: She was careless, and she let Zhou Boyan escape. It's bad for her. Zhou Boyan was far away from the center of the battle, and her arrangement to use Zhou Shilang to contain Zhou Boyan was in vain.

Her original plan was to encourage Zhou Shilang to move around, so that the emperor would notice him and believe that he had different intentions. He is Zhou Boyan's uncle. The emperor will inevitably suspect that Zhou Boyan has a different heart, and guesses that Zhou Boyan is a two-faced person who cannot be offended on both sides and flatters both sides, and is not loyal. With suspicion, the emperor and Zhou Boyan could no longer be of the same mind. This is of great benefit to her. Moreover, if Zhou Shilang came forward to match the granddaughter of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion and the grandson of Bu Zhongjun's Mansion, Bu Zhongjun would mistakenly think that this was Zhou Boyan's meaning and that it was the emperor's instructions. Bu Zhongjun is also a smart person, he is very careful in doing things, even if he misunderstands, he will not agree immediately, but he will not refuse immediately. As a result, the emperor once again suspected that he was loyal to the king.

The discord plan is the most convenient plan for her to play. And in this plan, Zhou Boyan is the key, and Zhou Boyan must stay in the capital to play his role. However, he never expected that Zhou Boyan would escape from the capital. Although it is said that the emperor is very angry about Zhou Boyan's departure, it still needs to be verified whether the emperor and Zhou Boyan planned together.

Regarding Zhou Boyan's escape from the capital, the Queen Mother didn't have time to come up with a remedy, and another unexpected news reached her ears.

The sixth prince entered the palace and asked the emperor to marry the lord of Yun and Bu Wubu Feihu. The reason is that on the day Lord Yun was injured, he stepped forward in time to protect Lord Yun and carry Lord Yun into the carriage. Men and women are not close, even if the situation at that time is special, but the status of the county lord is noble, and the man is unmarried and the woman is unmarried, Bu Feihu should bear this responsibility, and the county lord of Yun should repay this favor.

The Queen Mother would never allow such a thing to happen. So it was decided to stop it. She hurriedly went to the imperial study, and the little eunuch on duty in the imperial study reported that the emperor and the sixth prince had gone to the imperial garden. The queen mother rushed to the imperial garden, and the palace maid on duty in the imperial garden said that the sixth prince had left the palace, and the emperor went west. The Queen Mother sent someone to invite the emperor with a depressed face, and she returned to her own dormitory and waited.

However, waiting left and right, there is no shadow of the emperor. The men who sent out did not return. The Queen Mother was about to lose her temper, and Gonggong Hu came to report that the eunuchs and palace maids sent to invite the emperor were always a few steps late. They kept chasing after the emperor, but they never saw the emperor's people. Today's emperor is also interesting, constantly turning between palaces, and the rotation is irregular, and it is impossible to go to a certain palace in advance to block the emperor's way.

The palace is so big, there are so many concubines, and there are so many old concubines left by the emperor, and the emperor turns as he pleases. The Queen Mother wanted to invite the emperor to go, but it was really not easy. The game of hide-and-seek went on for more than an hour, and the Queen Mother angrily threw a teacup and called the person who sent him back.

At this time, the emperor was wandering around the pharmacy of the Tai Hospital.

Let's talk about Lord Zhou. He went to the military department to work in the morning, and when he returned to the mansion in the afternoon, Mrs. Zhou forwarded the secret letter written by Zhou Boyan to him. Unfolding the letter, when he saw what was written in the letter, his face was blue and white at first, and he looked very angry. Then, a look of hesitation flashed in his eyes. After that, it was fear.

"When did this letter arrive?"

This question made Mrs. Zhou think of unpleasant things, and her tone was a little bad, "Before Yinshi." That is, Zhou Shilang has not gotten up yet, and he has not gone to the morning court.

"Since it was sent early in the morning, why don't you give it to Master Ben earlier?"

Mrs. Zhou has been a gentle person since she was young, but after Zhou Boyan left last year, her temperament has changed. But for the whole, she was still a gentle, talkative person. But what happened this morning made her angry, so she burst into a hurry, "How can a wife of a bad chaff compare to a beautiful girl?" There is a big thing happening, where can the concubine still call out the drunk master in Nephrite Wenxiang! "Mrs. Tangtang, I went to call the master for something, but I was stopped by the new slave who entered the side room. Outrageous! She's a good talker, but she's not the kind of person who lets people ride around her neck and go wild.

Zhou Shilang heard that something was wrong and frowned.

Mrs. Zhou sneered, "Come on, tie up all the minions in Mrs. Ruyi's courtyard and bring them to the front yard to kneel." Mama, pass the word, except for the old lady's courtyard can not be alarmed, as long as the masters in the house are gasping, they will come to the front hall immediately. ”

Zhou Shilang's brows were about to knot, "What are you doing?" ”

"What to do? Mrs. Ben wants to tell everyone today that Mrs. Ben is not dead, she is still your wife, and she has not yet reached the point where she has been bullied by her side room and aunt. ”

Zhou Shilang somewhat understood, if it was really his wife, he would have to lose face. Last night he was staying in Mrs. Ruyi's room, and before the time to get up, he vaguely heard the sound of an argument in the courtyard. At that time, Mrs. Ruyi said that it was okay, so he continued to sleep and didn't care. Now seeing that Mrs. is in a position, I am afraid that I will send someone to find him in the Ruyi Courtyard, and the servants in the Ruyi Courtyard have the audacity to stop the lady's people. This annoyed Madame.

Actually, he was wrong. What really annoyed Mrs. Zhou was himself. He asked Mrs. Zhou why she hadn't given him the secret letter earlier. This provoked Mrs. Zhou's suppressed anger.

Mrs. Zhou is determined to clean up people today, and she has long been disappointed in the master, so naturally she will not think about saving face for the lord again.

When Zhou Shilang collected a bunch of warblers and swallows in the room, when all the children of the concubine and concubine arrived, Mrs. Zhou, who had always been overspoken, began to make rules, and asked Mrs. Ruyi to kneel down and admit her mistake on the spot.

Mrs. Ruyi tried to pass by pretending to be weak and confused.

Mrs. Zhou slapped the table, "Bold and wishful, just a side room, I dare to argue with Mrs. Ben and insult Mrs. Ben's capable maid." asked you to kneel down and admit your mistakes, but you found all kinds of reasons to shirk it, and you simply didn't take Mrs. Ben seriously. Someone came, dragged her out of the gang, and hit ten boards. ”

When Mrs. Ruyi heard this, she shouted for help with a fainting face.

Zhou Shilang's face couldn't hold back, and as soon as the words of reprimanding Mrs. Zhou came out, Mrs. Zhou came in with a cane and helped by the maid.

Mrs. Zhou's hair has turned gray, and she looks old. Everyone hurriedly got up to say hello, she waved her hand, and said in a small voice, "Is it the other way around?" Well? Then he raised his cane and hit Zhou Shilang, and scolded angrily, "Unfilial son, you dare to embarrass your wife in public." Mrs. Side, Auntie, what kind of thing? It is that you have deceived the head of the house, who is accustomed to giving these things to no one. ”

"Mother, you misunderstood." Zhou Shilang was busy coaxing the old lady.

Old Madam Zhou ignored him at all and nodded at Mrs. Zhou, "It's hard for you to think about him all the time, alas! Then he said lightly, "Mrs. Ruyi confronted the master's mother, insulted the master's mother behind her back, and assassinated the master's mother several times, she is really a evil slave." Someone came, dragged her out of the ruin, and beat her to death. ”

"Mother." Zhou Shilang was shocked.

"Old lady spare her life...... Mrs. Ruyi was so frightened that she fell to the ground and began to beg for mercy.

Mrs. Zhou did not speak indifferently.

Mrs. Ruyi was beaten to death with a stick, and the aunts in each room were all pale and honest.

In the study, Mrs. Zhou read the secret letter left by Zhou Boyan, and raised her crutches to beat Zhou Shilang with her head and face. "Fool, fool, isn't it enough to be an old witch once? Isn't it enough to kill my own brother? You fool who doesn't have a long memory. This is to bury my entire Zhou family with you! How did I give birth to such an idiot as you! "In front of people just now, the time she hit was just a show, and it didn't take much effort. Now it was different, she was so angry that she used her strength.