Jiang'an, Fengyuan County——

Today, Dongchang will leave Fengyuan to inspect the next county, get up early, Leng Qingtang asked Gu Yunxi to pack his bags.

When she met the little maid Qing'er in the courtyard, she immediately pulled Gu Yunxi to the corner and looked at her up and down.

"Qing'er, what are you doing?" Gu Yunxi asked her disgustedly.

"Girl......" Qing'er was mysterious, and she stopped talking.

Gu Yunxi shook his head impatiently and shook Qing'er's hand: "It's okay, I'll clean up, we have to go to Fanyang in the afternoon." ”

"Hey!" Qing'er grabbed Gu Yunxi's arm again, and asked boldly, "I just want to ask you...... He ...... last night Bullying you doesn't have ......"

"Hiss......" Gu Yunxi smacked her tongue embarrassedly, hurriedly blocked Qing'er's mouth, and complained to her angrily:

"You little girl is really not big or small, what do you think about in your brain! Seeing that I returned to the governor, I sent you out of the house earlier, and found you a man to marry......"

Qing'er put aside the small hand covering her mouth, and saw that Gu Yunxi's face was flushed with shame, and she forced a smile:

"Look at you, I haven't been married to him yet, I don't care about you, I'm afraid you'll suffer!"

"Go!" Gu Yunxi glanced at Qing'er: "The overseer won't bully me." ”

The man had run away between the words.

Qing'er breathed a long sigh of relief behind her back:

Great, look at that happy back, Miss is still the same as before......

Dayi, the capital -

In the early morning of winter, the sun and mist do not appear to be very warm on the ground.

The snow stopped, and the civil and military officials dressed neatly and lined up on the square of the palace to welcome the god king's father and son.

In the northern border war, Kagura Hou Wanli won the victory. Not only did he kill the commander of the enemy army and retreat his army, but he also captured 20 horses and countless trophies such as grain, grass, and wine.

The battle was successful, the news reached the capital, Emperor Jingxiao was overjoyed, and issued an order to summon the father and son of the god king to return to the dynasty and reward them in person.

Empress Qian of the East Palace did not attend the ceremony on the grounds that she was ill.

Early in the morning, the main street leading to the palace was cleared, and the Imperial Luan Army, armed with spears, drove the onlookers to the sidewalks on both sides.

It was nearly noon, and the deafening sound of horses' hooves came from far and near.

Hundreds of infantry walked in the front, and in the future, it was the younger brother of the current imperial concubine, Kagura Hou Wanli.

This man was twenty-three or four years old, and was born with well-thought-out features, a dignified appearance, and a slender rather than rugged body. He was dressed in purple clothes and purple pants, covered with silver silk soft armor, a silver helmet shining on his head, and a five-colored pheasant tail in the middle swayed, majestic and majestic.

Riding on a sturdy and handsome horse, Wan Li looked east and west with a condescending gaze cold and arrogant.

In the sedan chair behind him sat the god king Wanzong, a middle-aged military attache with a long red face and a lofty spirit, and the biological father of the imperial concubine and Kagura Hou.

In front of the Qinming Palace, the Wan father and son visited the saint, and the Jingxiao Emperor was overjoyed.

The imperial concubine Wan Yuyao accompanied the king, dressed in a gorgeous red Ronghua palace dress, full of golden hairpins and beads, accompanied by her trembling smile, shining among the black temples. Seeing her father and younger brother was a luxurious and grand show, Wan Yuyao was naturally happy in her heart, but because of the royal etiquette, she had to hold the imperial concubine's shelf in front of the hundred officials, so she had to temporarily suppress the infinite joy in her heart.

The monarch and the ministers have seen that Emperor Jingxiao rewarded a golden halberd with ten thousand gifts, a piece of gold armor, and a piece of land south of the capital, and set up a luncheon in the palace to catch the wind and wash the dust for the Wan father and son.

Emperor Jingxiao has been addicted to wine and Taoism for a long time, and his body has been empty when he has just entered the age of confusion, and he leans on the dragon chair and falls asleep when he is not long drinking.

Wan Yuyao hurriedly ordered a few little eunuchs to send the emperor back to the Qilong Palace to rest.

The banquet dispersed, and Wan Yuyao summoned the Wan father and son into Yongning Palace.

The three members of the family sat down, Gong'e served refreshments, and all retreated to wait outside the hall.

"When my father returns to Beijing this time, he must stay in the Shenwang Mansion for a while, and spend more time with his mother."

Reunited with her family, when Wan Yuyao spoke, the enchanting distant mountain eyebrows and peach blossom eyes were full of joy that could not be concealed.

Wan Zong stroked his beard and smiled slightly:

"Mother's peace of mind. When he comes back this time, the old minister will stay in the mansion for a few more days. If you want to come to guard the border all the year round, your mother has worked hard all over the palace, and it is also hard work. ”

"When she is free in the palace, her daughter will also summon her mother into the palace and talk to her more."

"Hey......" Wan Zong waved his hand: "No." Now Niangniang is the middle palace, and everything must be the first to set an example, and it is the duty of Niangniang to serve the saint. ”

Wan Yuyao looked sad when she heard this, and pouted dissatisfied:

"Why does the emperor still need his daughter to serve? Now that he is stuck in the Daolu all day long, staying with the national teacher Yu Xuanji, he has long left his daughter behind! ”

Wan Li was originally standing next to the red sandalwood Baibao grid in the west, fiddling with the jade Pixiu with the pearl of the night, when he heard the conversation between the father and daughter, he turned his head and interjected:

"What kind of character is Yu Xuanji? was actually named a national teacher? Why didn't I hear of him when I was in the capital for the first three years? ”

Wan Yuyao shook her head helplessly, raised her eyebrows and lowered her eyes, and said with a grudge:

"That person only gained the Tao from Pengxian Temple two years ago, and he was favored by the emperor. It is also strange to say, every time the emperor is unwell, he just eats the pill refined by Yu Xuanji, and he will be safe in a day or two. ”

Wan Zong was suspicious when he heard this, frowned and asked Wan Yuyao:

"Have you ever sent someone to secretly check the foundation of that Taoist priest?"

"Checked." Wan Yuyao is determined:

"Dongchang once checked, and it was indeed a monk in Pengxian Temple. It is said that Pengxian Temple is also a royal Taoist temple, and it will be careful in employing people! ”

"Humph!" After hearing this, Wan Li snorted angrily:

"East Factory? Eldest sister, why are you still willing to believe in the East Factory? ”

"Wanli!" When Wan Zong heard that his son actually called Wan Yuyao by seniority, he was so angry that his long hair blew up Lao Gao, slapped the table with a thick palm, and broke off: "There are no rules!" ”

Wan Yuyao's identity is the imperial concubine, and she is only one level away from the queen, even if her family meets, she can only be called "Niangniang", and she can't make a mistake.

"Why should my father be like this," Wan Yuyao didn't take it seriously, and persuaded with a smile:

"My brother can be like this with me, it can be seen that he is closest to me, why should you be angry."

Wanli didn't care, put the jade pixiu back into the treasure lattice, and said with a cold smile:

"The overseer of the Dongchang factory has no respect and humility, and he doesn't understand the rules, and he actually killed the governor Liu Biao in Fengyuan City, and he doesn't take our family seriously."

On that day, as soon as Fengyuan and Lieutenant Liu died, his subordinate military guards Feige passed a message and reported his death to Wan's father and son.

God King Wanzong also widened his eyes and said fiercely:

"When the rebellion of Ping Su Ye was at the beginning, that Liu Biao had saved the life of the old minister in the chaos, and now he died at the hands of a rootless eunuch, I want to make people angry!"

"Is that so?" Wan Yuyao's expression was shocked, and she looked at her father and brother in disbelief.

Leng Qingtang has been working calmly for a long time, and he will not be unaware of Inspector Liu's background. Wan Yuyao is convinced that if Leng Qingtang can kill him regardless of nepotism, there must be a reason why he should be killed!

At this time, a little eunuch came in to spread the word that Minglan, the commander of the West Factory, had arrived outside the Yongning Palace, waiting for an audience.

Wan Yuyao ordered someone to pass him in.

Soon, Minglan walked quickly into the main hall with his head bowed and eyebrows, stopped in front of the main seat, and bowed to salute:

"Weichen Minglan visited the imperial concubine Niangniang, Niangniang Wanfu Jin'an."

Then, he turned his hand to the test seat and said respectfully:

"Weichen see the god prince and the little marquis."

"Excuse me, it's early today!"

As soon as she saw Minglan's bewitching facial features painted with incense powder and Zhu Kou, Wan Yuyao pursed her lips and smiled, with indescribable joy in her heart.

Minglan smiled like a flower, walked the five bodies of the gods and was obedient, and said:

"There is nothing important in the West Factory today, as soon as the wedding banquet is over, the minister will rush over, I am afraid that there is something in the palace of Niangniang, and the minister should serve Niangniang."

"Well, in the end, it is the people who go out of the palace of the main palace, and they are most concerned about the affairs of the palace!"

Wan Yuyao hooked her lips and smiled with satisfaction.

God King Wanzong glanced at Minglan obliquely, lowered his eyes coldly, and silently tasted the fragrant tea in the teacup.

Wanzong was born as a military attaché and has an arrogant personality, and he looks down on these servile eunuchs in the palace in his heart.

He really doesn't know what kind of judgment his baby daughter is, isn't he stunned? I just looked at Minglan, a sticky eunuch, and handed over the command of such an important imperial inspection agency as the West Factory to him.

Judging by Wanzong's many years of experience in knowing people, in terms of scheming and talent, this Minglan is far inferior to Leng Qingtang, the commander of Dongchang.

The little marquis looked at Minglan with a smooth gaze, and said with a sneering smile:

"Father-in-law Ming, it's different from before! This kind of workmanship python robe is worn on the body, and there is no dust in his hand, he really doesn't look like a slave, and he also calls himself 'Weichen' to the concubine and us. ”

"Oh, little marquis, you're a kidnapper......"

Minglan raised his right hand, hooked his orchid finger and put it on Dianzhu's lips, and said with a flattering smile:

"The ministers rely on the imperial concubine to have today, no matter what, the micro-ministers are all the servants of the imperial concubine and the ten thousand families!"

As soon as he saw him scratching his head and posing like a woman, he felt that he could not help but tighten the muscles at the corners of his mouth, and forcibly suppressed the wild laughter that was about to erupt.

The sun is getting west, the sky is dark, and the time is not early.

Wan Yuyao put down the teacup and looked at the god king Wanzong:

"Father rarely comes to Yongning Palace, and the palace will pass on dinner, can you and Wanli have dinner in Yongning Palace tonight?"

When Wan Zong heard this, his solemn red face smiled lightly, stroked his long white beard, and arched his hand:

"The old minister thanked the mother."

Seeing this, Minglan gave Wan Yuyao a deep salute:

"Niangniang's family is reunited, and it is inconvenient for Weichen to disturb, so I will retire first."

"Okay, there you go."

Wan Yuyao looked at him with a smile and said softly, her eyes were ambiguous.

Seeing her mother's family today, her father is in good health, her younger brother is Yinglang and stable, and Wan Yuyao is very happy in her heart.

She sits firmly in the palace in power, and the father and son of the god king can stand up in the court. And Emperor Jingxiao relies on the Wan family, and she Wan Yuyao will be more favored in the harem. The relationship with her mother's family was clear to her early on.

As soon as Minglan walked out of Yongning Palace, Kagura Hou Wanli chased him out and raised his voice behind him:

"Minglan, you wait!"

Minglan stopped and looked back, and when he saw Wan Li, the grease-smeared awl face immediately burst into a humble and flattering smile, and asked in a soft voice:

"Yo, what kind of dispatch does the little marquis have, even if he asks his subordinates to pass on the message and tell the slaves, how can he run out in person?"

"Hehe, you can do it!"

Wan Li's hands were crossed upside down on his waist, his demeanor was extremely casual, his sharp gaze tossed up and down Ming Lan Zhou's body for a moment, and he sneered:

"Shibei should be impressed for three days! Now that you are in a second-grade official uniform, Ben Hou should also call you 'Lord Mingdu'! ”

As he spoke, Wan Li bowed his hand to Minglan.

Minglan's face changed greatly, and the look on his white face was very panicked:

"Oh, my little marquis, you just let the minions go once, don't make fun of the minions again. Didn't the slave just now say in the Niangniang Palace that the slave was a blessing from the previous life, and he had to meet the Niangniang in this life, and he was supported by her to have today. Slave, I will be grateful for my mother's great kindness for the rest of my life......"

"Alright, alright!"

It may be that Minglan's tone of voice was too gloomy and sour, and Wan Li rolled his eyes so much that he almost opened his mouth to spit it out. He waved his hand impatiently, interrupting Minglan's oath.

"Let me ask you, since you are loyal to my eldest sister, how can you still let others gain power?"

"This ......"

Minglan's facial features were stunned, and then he showed a little surprise. Rolling his eyes, he folded his hands in one place and bowed with his fists:

"The slave is stupid, please make it clear to the marquis."

"Since you were promoted by the eldest sister to have what you are today, why can't you wholeheartedly protect the interests of the eldest sister? Jiang'an six counties disaster relief and grain, fools know that it is a good time to make a name for themselves, how can you, as the commander of the West Factory, not know how to fight, but let the Leng Qingtang of the East Factory seize the limelight, and just arrived in Fengyuan County and beheaded my father's favorite general Liu Biao?! ”

Minglan had heard of this. The position of Governor belongs to the military officials, and after Leng Qingtang killed him, he had already reported to the imperial court.