Chapter 84: The Past (4)
Before Chen Yixin could tell him, she was pregnant with their second child.
Xue Chenggui bought drunk in Haizhou every day, and after a drunkenness, Miss Ma happened to come to the door and asked for funds for the Ma family business again, looking at the little jasper who was kneeling on the ground and crying, Xue Chenggui made a mistake that he regretted in his life......
Soon after, his father Xue Yin's family letter was sent to Haizhou, reprimanding Xue Chenggui for listening to rumors and abandoning his pregnant wife and children.
Xue Chenggui, who learned the news that his wife was pregnant, woke up like a dream and hurriedly set off to return to Changxing.
Less than three days after returning to Changxing, Xue Chenggui, who was still immersed in the excitement of becoming a father again, never imagined that the little daughter of the Ma family would follow her to Changxing Xue Mansion, and this time, she also brought a doctor with her......
The news that the Ma family was pregnant with the heirs of the Xue family soon spread throughout the Xue Mansion, and the news spread far and wide, and even spread to the alleys of the market.
No matter how humble the Ma family is, she is also the daughter of a pure white family, and no matter how high the Xue family is, she can't abandon it from the beginning.
In the end, Xue Yin made the decision and accepted the Ma family's concubine room for Xue Chenggui.
In the blink of an eye, October has passed and it is another eight or nine months, Chen Yixin gave birth to Xue Yuxiu, the second daughter of the Xue family, on the front foot, and Aunt Ma gave birth to Xue Huijian, the son of the Xue family, on the back foot.
The arrival of the eldest son made the Xue family excited, but Chen Yixin, who suffered great trauma due to her husband's betrayal, had a difficult birth and couldn't get out of bed for two or three months after giving birth.
When King Xiang heard this, he took the imperial doctor to break into the Xue family's back house and stepped into Chen Yixin's room......
Since then, the relationship between Xue Chenggui and Chen Yixin has become more and more delicate, and an Aunt Ma has been inserted between the two, Chen Yixin, who is arrogant by nature and has strong self-esteem, began to close the door of his heart......
Xue Chunyue's expression became more and more lonely, Ye Qinyu didn't want him to be sad, so he reached out and touched his eyebrows, and said softly, "Chunyue, I'm tired, let's sleep......"
Xue Chunyue grabbed her slender hand, put it to her lips and kissed it, "Don't you want to finish the story?" β
"I know the ending, and now I know the beginning, it's enough."
The beginning is a comedy, but the ending is a tragedy, and the middle part, needless to say, is a heart-wrenching regret......
"Coincidentally, the most critical thing, you are also there, don't want to hear the story you experienced when you were a child?"
"I'm here too?! So, this incident happened in Haizhou?! β
"Hmm...... Later, his father gave the name of Hou Ye's son to his second uncle, and then moved back to Haizhou at home. Later, Ding Taihe rose, the first emperor died, passed on the throne of the king of Yue, and the other vassal kings except for those who had real positions in the court, all left Beijing and were sealed. It is rumored that King Xiang, who once had the highest voice on the throne, was either poisoned by the new emperor in the middle of the road, or confined to the fief for life. It is estimated that he believed this rumor, so before he was sealed, he asked the new emperor to let him go to Haizhou for the last time to examine the administration of officials and inspect taxes. β
"Your Majesty has granted permission?"
"Yes."
"Your Majesty knows that the purpose of King Xiang's coming to Haizhou is not to regulate taxes, but to pay taxes, but to be a mother......
How could he not know? His Majesty has been close to King Xiang and King Jing since he was a child, and he agreed to this small request of King Xiang. β
"That's ...... When I was in Haizhou Xue Mansion? β
"Well, Princess Xiang also has to accompany her, so King Xiang's family is here. The prince Liu You, the county lord Liu Yi, and you...... We used to play together...... I was eight years old and I can remember. β
"It's a pity...... I don't even remember......"
Ye Qinyu pursed his mouth and leaned into Xue Chunyue's arms to keep warm.
"If you don't remember, forget it, it's not something to remember. I still remember that afternoon, Princess Xiang took a piece of paper that King Xiang had not had time to send, and hurriedly came out of the Xiyuan study angrily, and went directly to the heart hall of her mother, accusing her mother of seducing the prince, and turning over a lot of old accounts, saying a lot of ugly things, and my father was very embarrassed after hearing it......"
"What is written on the letterhead?"
The letter said that it was inconvenient for him and his family to live in Xue Mansion for a long time, and he planned to move his family to the Royal Garden Haiguang Villa, located in the west of Haizhou City. He asked his mother to sit down in Haiguang Pavilion after he settled down......"
Some broken pictures suddenly flashed in Ye Qinyu's mind!
"Xiyuan Study...... Sea Light Garden......"
"Qinyu? What happened to you? But what's uncomfortable? β
Looking at Ye Qinyu, who suddenly clenched his head and fell into pain, Xue Chunyue was a little panicked.
Ye Qinyu suddenly stood up, hugged Xue Chunyue's arms tightly, opened her misty eyes and didn't know whether to be surprised or happy, she said intermittently, "Chunyue, I, I seem to remember something...... Xiyuan study, this place, I've been! β
Xue Chunyue gently soothed her back and calmed her down, "If you can think of it, you can think about it, and if you can't think of it, forget it......"
What Qin Yu heard in the Xiyuan study may be more than that, otherwise Princess Xiang would not have instructed Liu You and Liu Yi to push her into the water, intending to kill her. It's not a good thing anyway, he'd rather she never remember it for the rest of her life.
"I chased a butterfly and stumbled into the West Garden...... The two people who quarreled in the study were so fierce, I was scared...... And, there's ...... Yes, and the sound of a dagger unsheathed! I'm so scared......"
Ye Qinyu hugged Xue Chunyue and closed his eyes.
"Don't be afraid, it's been more than ten years, and I won't meet it again."
"Princess Xiang has been shouting about Haiguang Villa, private affairs, and trysts...... Also said...... And also said......"
"What else did you say?"
"She also said that she shouldn't marry him, otherwise she would have been the queen of the great cause early in the morning! Chunyue, Princess Xiang also said...... Forbidden Army, Internal Response...... They still have one last chance, Princess Xiang wants King Xiang to rebel! β
"Qinyu?!" Xue Chunyue stared straight at Ye Qinyu, as if confirming her words, "You said yes, Princess Xiang wants King Xiang to rebel?!" β
"The memory is too fragmentary, I can't remember the original words, I didn't understand these things when I was a child, I only knew that I was afraid, but now I put those fragmentary pictures together, and I found that what Princess Xiang said about the queen, the forbidden army, and the opportunity should be to provoke King Xiang to rebel!"
"Impossible...... As far as I know, after King Xiang returned from Haizhou, he soon set off for the fiefdom, and until he died suddenly on the way, he was always calm, and there was never the slightest sign of rebellion...... Moreover, King Xiang has never led troops, and his prestige in the army is not high, and the Kyoto garrison outside the city cannot be transferred, let alone the forbidden army in the imperial city. β
"Princess Xiang said that there is an internal response, which means that there are other people, that person...... It may be possible to mobilize the forbidden army. β
"There are very few people who can mobilize the forbidden army...... And this person is also related to Princess Xiang, and he also listens to her command, the relationship will not be far away, if it is said that Princess Xiang is a foreign family of the Zheng family, but the Zheng family does not have anyone to lead the troops...... It's hard to guess......"
The two fell silent, and after a while, Ye Qinyu said, "Now that there is only the Yi'an County Lord left in the Xiangwang Mansion, there shouldn't be any more trouble...... That being the case, it is better not to mention this matter, anyway, it has nothing to do with the court. β
Now that time has passed, and there is no trace of time, those memories are better than forever dusty.
"Okay, let's not mention it."
Xue Chunyue took her cold little hand into her palm and gently soothed her into sleep.
Outside the window, the wind was cold, the sound of falling snow seemed to be louder, and there was a faint "crackling" sound of dead branches being crushed by the snow.
Xue Chunyue couldn't sleep for a long time, what if the person behind King Xiang was still there......
In the spring of Hongyuan's twentieth year, the position of Shang Shuling, which had been vacant for more than ten years, finally ushered in a new master, that is, King Xi.
Since then, Liu An's power has been divided, and he is no longer the only head of a hundred officials in the court.
Shang Shuling's position, King Xu never got it back then.
Strike while the iron is hot, King Xi is ambitious, and the next goal is to take down the Taifu Temple in one fell swoop.
The power of Taifu Temple is getting bigger and bigger, Song Yazhi is old, and he is a layman, so he can't suppress Li Jingfeng, the young secretary of Taifu Temple, who is in the limelight, and he must add another deputy position to check and balance......
King Xi made several remarks, and Emperor Hongyuan finally wavered, and Han Yang, the secretary of the ministry, and Song Yaozhi, the secretary of the Taifu Temple, recommended another person.
Since King Xi took power, the Song family seems to regard itself as a future uncle, Song Huifei's father, King Xi's maternal grandfather Song Yaozhi began to insert people in Taifu Temple without suspicion, and even did not give face to Han Yang, the secretary of the ministry, through the relationship between Song Huifei and King Xi, he directly erased Han Yang's candidate among the candidates for Shaoqing of Taifu Temple, and replaced it with his protΓ©gΓ© Cui Yong.
Han Yang is a veteran of the two dynasties, knighted as the Duke of Korea, and is a person who respects three points today, how can Song Yaozhi, an old horseman, be so presumptuous? Besides, in order to envelop him, King Xi went to the Korean government for three days and two days to pay his respects, and he was humble, so he was included in the camp. I don't want King Xi to be in power now, but I have forgotten all the kindness of the year!
Song Yaozhi, who thought that the victory was in hand, could not have imagined that when the emperor was preparing to approve Cui Yong's appointment as the Shaoqing of Taifu Temple, there was an impeachment note on the imperial history platform, pointing out that Cui Yong robbed the people's daughters when he was the assassin of Qiongzhou in Guannan Province, and his two concubines were robbed, and they also submitted the report of the robbed people to the Yamen of the Guannan Provincial Government.
When the head of the household department was in the yamen of the household department, Wei Ying was discussing with everyone in the yamen of the household department, and suddenly a holy decree came and announced that he would go to the imperial study to meet him.
Everyone talked about it, "Needless to say, it must be Cui Yong's impeachment, since the family members have sued the Taoist Yamen, Lord Wei, the Taoist festival envoy of the year, must not be able to get out of it." β
"That's right, but Master Wei has always been cautious, if Cui Yongru did commit a crime back then, how could he quietly close the case for him?"
"Hey, this kind of private thing, right and wrong are in a few words. The woman's family said today that she was robbed, and she will enjoy the glory and wealth in the future, and she will naturally be her in-laws. β
Xue Chunyue ignored everyone's discussions, still sipping tea in a leisurely manner, and saw that there was no trace of Wei Yingshi's return at noon, so he took the initiative and dispersed the discussion, got on the horse and went home.
Ye Qinyu had already prepared lunch and was waiting for him to come back.
As soon as he arrived at the mansion gate, Xue Chunyue turned over and dismounted, and threw the reins to Xuecheng.
Ye Qinyu greeted her, and Xue Chunyue walked over quickly and picked her up.
"Chunyue! It's the front yard ......."
Ye Qinyu blushed and slapped him a few times.
Xue Chunyue hooked her lips and smiled, and walked to the hall before putting her down, "Why is Madam so outside, could it be that you are the daughter-in-law I robbed, and you can't see anyone?" As he spoke, he kissed her on the cheek.
"Presumptuous ......", Ye Qinyu touched his hot cheeks, and then pulled him to sit down, "Try the sweet and sour fish I made, does it have the taste of Haizhou?" β
"Well, that's good! Haizhou Xiangqing Building is nothing more than that! β
"No serious ......"