Chapter 368: The Man Behind the Scenes
The princess's mansion far away from Beijing.
After Zhang Ying stayed in the new environment for a few days, he was ready to go out to familiarize himself with this place, and he couldn't sit still, in case he met someone who was interested, he couldn't guard against it.
She didn't like the feeling of passivity, it was a bad feeling that her fate was in someone else's hands.
"Come, go and call the butler, and tell him that this princess has something to ask him."
Zhang Yingping retreated, and everyone sat quietly in the room, waiting for the housekeeper to arrive.
As an old man who has been watching the house here for more than ten years, the housekeeper must be very familiar with this place, and she does not fail to see the contempt in the housekeeper's eyes when he sees her for the first time, which shows that this old man is not a simple character, but she doesn't know if his heart is towards her.
The butler knocked lightly on the door, and after getting permission, he walked into the study, "Princess, I wonder what you asked the old slave to ask about the old slave?" ”
The butler's temples were white, and his slightly chubby body seemed to be honest and generous, but the glint in his eyes betrayed him, and this was a pair of experienced eyes.
"Butler, this princess knows that you have been here for many years, and you must know who is the real person in charge in this city." Zhang Ying took up the posture of a princess, so she couldn't let people underestimate her, so she told some lies to deceive her.
The housekeeper didn't expect that the legendary eldest princess would have such momentum, and it seems that the rumors from the outside world cannot be fully believed.
"Back to the princess, the old slave has been here for a long time but he doesn't know much about it, but you can ask the old slave about the things in this city."
Zhang Ying looked at the housekeeper who had changed his attitude, such a judgment of the situation, and his ability to bend and stretch, he was even more sure that this housekeeper was not simple.
"Where is the house of the steward of the city? Princess Ben wanted to visit him. ”
"Princess, this is not far from your lord's house, he is sometimes not at home, if you come suddenly, it is likely to be empty, if you want to see him, I will arrange for someone to inform Lord Yu, and let him entertain you."
"Send someone to inform him, but he is not allowed to tell anyone that his father-in-law is going to visit him, and this matter is kept as confidential as possible." Now that the situation in the city has not yet been figured out, Zhang Ying does not want to make a big show and startle the snake.
"The old slave will do it."
I don't understand Zhang Ying's arrangement, doesn't the princess want to take this opportunity to show her identity as a princess? How can this be arranged?
Although he was puzzled, the housekeeper still bowed down, and Zuo Yi and Zhang Ying retired, without showing the doubts in their hearts.
Zhang Ying saw the housekeeper retreat and sorted out her thoughts, she wanted to see what mysteries were hidden in this city.
On the second day, Zhang Ying quietly went out from the back door of the princess's mansion in a carriage, this time she only brought a personal palace maid to sit in her carriage, but there were more than ten people protecting her in the dark, so she dared to rest assured.
Lord Yu counted the time and waited for the arrival of the princess outside the mansion, he was fortunate to see the demeanor of the eldest princess when he was a Beijing official, although the eldest princess has fallen to this point, but he believes that this is only temporary, there will always be a day when the eldest princess will go back, and this time will not be too long, dare not have the slightest slack.
Seeing Zhang Ying's carriage stop at the door, he immediately greeted him, "The princess is here, and the humble house is really full of brilliance." ”
Zhang Ying was helped out of the carriage by the personal palace maid, and hurriedly helped the person up, "Lord Yu, no one here knows that I am a princess, get up quickly." ”
"W-how?" Lord Yu is still respectful.
"Okay, this is not the capital, don't engage in these false things, I just say okay, lead the way, you can't keep spending it outside the door."
Only then did Lord Yu realize that he hadn't brought anyone into the mansion, so he led the way into the Yu mansion.
Yufu is a small courtyard, and there are not many people, it is very quiet, just like the owner of the courtyard, old and simple.
Zhang Ying followed Master Yu all the way to the study, and asked Lord Yu to retreat before he began to talk about the purpose of the trip.
"Lord Yu, I wonder if you can tell Princess Ben why you were exiled here? This princess remembers that Lord Yu is also a romantic figure, and it shouldn't be like this. ”
Master Yu didn't expect Zhang Ying to ask such a question, and looked at Zhang Ying with some embarrassment, not knowing how to speak.
"What? Can't this be said? ”
Zhang Ying knows that her question is a little embarrassing, but this is also a good question for temptation and adulthood, and she can judge for herself from these words.
"Of course not, it's just a long story."
Afraid that Zhang Ying would misunderstand him, Lord Yu hurriedly denied it: "It's okay, then you can make a long story short." ”
Seeing that the eldest princess insisted on knowing, Lord Yu didn't hide it, this is just an old thing, and the disturbances in the capital have nothing to do with her.
"Back then, I learned that the saint allocated half of the money to the south of the Yangtze River was lost halfway, and the old minister was the Ministry of Industry at the time, so he ordered the minister to investigate the matter, and found that the matter was related to the king of Yong'an, so he played the impeachment of the king of Yong'an, I don't know why this matter was discovered by the king of Yong'an, so the prince designed me to be exiled here, if the minister did not take precautions on the way here, he would have died on the road."
Lord Yu remembered that when he came here, it was pouring rain, and he met a killer who chased him all the way, but he really escaped death.
Zhang Ying seemed to be brought to the past by the voice of Lord Yu's vicissitudes of life, immersed in the scene in his mind.
"Not only this matter, but before embezzling the state money, the minister also learned that King Yong'an secretly asked people to make a medicine, which would cause plague ......"
Hearing this, Zhang Ying interrupted Lord Yu, "What you said is true?" ”
If it is true, then the manipulator behind Lin Xuanqi and Yun Ge's treatment of the plague is King Yong'an.
"There's no need for the minister to deceive the princess with something that doesn't exist, why would the minister lie to you?"
Those things are the secrets that Lord Yu hides in his heart, but they don't exist anymore, and these secrets hidden in his heart are at most brought into the dust, why not let the princess know that he can do something for this country before he dies.
It turns out that King Yong'an is the person behind the scenes, and the current situation in Jingzhong is very unfavorable to Mu Yunge and them, how should this be good?
Zhang Ying was even more worried about Mu Yunge.
After talking for a long time, Zhang Yingcai said goodbye to Lord Yu and returned to the house.
As soon as Zhang Ying and his party entered the mansion, Zhang Ying found that the eunuch was sneakily poking his head out in the dark to observe them.
"Someone, arrest this person for me." Zhang Ying pointed to the secret door and said.
When the eunuch saw that he had been discovered, he fled in a panic, but the princess's guards, who still did not escape, were arrested.
"Take him to the firewood room, and I'll interrogate him properly."
When the eunuch saw that he was arrested, he looked at Zhang Ying with a stubborn face and refused to admit defeat.
Hmph, she wanted to see what this man was up to.