Chapter 257: Desire to add sin
When An Xiabai packed his luggage and was about to send Zhou and his two children out of the city, there was a sudden knock outside the door, and someone came to report that someone had surrounded the mansion.
An Xiabai's heart chuckled, and she almost couldn't hold the luggage in her hand.
After all, it was still a step too late, and the palace had already ordered someone to invite it, so I hope the other party won't be too difficult to deal with.
The news also reached Zhou's ears, and she panicked, with a panicked look on her face: "What should I do, the palace has already come to invite, I'm afraid we don't talk about the city gate now, even our own home may not be able to go out, what can I do?" ”
Xiao Dong Xiaoxue, who was being held, didn't know that the adults were worried, and when she saw them frowning, she thought they were making fun of herself, so she raised a smiling face.
The soft fingertips rubbed against their white and tender cheeks, An Xiabai felt their loveliness, felt their simplicity, and suddenly gave birth to endless courage in her heart.
Women are weak, but mothers are strong.
At this time, her husband was not in the mansion, and it was difficult for the Zhou family in the mansion to come forward to solve the problem, so she could only stand up and protect everyone behind her.
"I'll go out and talk to the people outside."
"But they, they have surrounded the entire Lu family, I'm afraid that the people who come are not good, you go out alone, what if you encounter danger, or we should go to the General's Mansion and ask General Li to come over to help, right?" Zhou Shi took An Xiabai's hand with a worried face, unwilling to let her go out like this, "It's really too risky for you to go out like this." ”
What does An Xiabai think about herself?
If you want to blame, you can only blame those people outside for cornering them, I'm afraid that now, they may not even be able to reach the general's mansion.
"I have my own plans in my heart, Aunt Zhou, you don't have to worry."
An Xiabai put down this sentence, and after reluctantly glancing at Xiaodong Xiaoxue, he walked in the direction of the gate.
At the same time, outside the gate of the General's Mansion, there were already officials around, each of whom was holding a long sword, looking like he wanted to arrest the prisoner.
Occasionally, passers-by were accidentally caught in the eyes by the cold light of the blade, so they stopped to take another look.
"Where did these people come from, why are they surrounding the General's Mansion, is it that General Lu, who just went out to suppress bandits some time ago, is it another crime?"
"How is it possible, General Lu has been on the battlefield so many times, and helped the people to exterminate so many mountain bandits, how could he make mistakes for no reason, in my opinion, these people surrounded the General's Mansion, I am afraid they just want to find fault with Mrs. Lu, and the two immature children in the mansion."
The voices of passers-by clearly reached Feng Bailin's ears, causing him to frown into a Sichuan character.
Feng Bailin glared fiercely at the people who were judging the bad officials not far away, and raised his voice to get out.
His menacing appearance successfully scared the passers-by enough, and he hurriedly dispersed in twos and threes.
At this moment, An Xiabai opened the door of the Lu family.
"Even passers-by know that it is unwise for Your Highness to surround the General's Mansion, why are you not aware of it at all, Your Highness, aren't you afraid of punishment by the law?"
"Don't be afraid." Feng Bailin's eyes were firmly fixed on An Xiabai's body, as if she was such a rare treasure, and she never moved away from beginning to end, "I didn't come this time to find Mrs. Lu, but I want to ask you to take your two children to live in the palace for a while." Mrs. Lu, as you know, there has been no birth of a new prince in the palace over the years, and it is the time when new vitality is needed. ”
If ordinary people were to be crowned Bailin like this, I am afraid that they would feel that it was an honor for their children to be looked at differently by the emperor, and maybe they would be happy to send their children to the palace and regard these as honors.
But An Xiabai was different, she swept over the many officials present with cold eyes, and her eyes were cold: "The so-called invitation, is this kind of invitation?" ”
Since ancient times, I have never seen a guest, surrounded the guests' homes, and came with knives, where is this invitation, this is clearly persecution.
An Xiabai's annoyance and anger were seen by Feng Bailin, not only did he feel rude, but he even felt that he had done nothing wrong.
"Mrs. Lu, as long as you come back to me, you can leave whenever you want."
Feng Bailin felt that he had enough confidence to threaten An Xiabai.
She raised her chin high, and her arrogant appearance successfully aroused the anger in An Xiabai's heart, she was annoyed, she was resentful, and she couldn't do anything.
The current situation is like one person putting a knife on another person's neck, An Xiabai can not care about his own life and death, but the two young children, as well as the people of the Lu family, cannot be used to make bets with Feng Bailin.
So she swallowed the anger in her heart: "I'll go, but I need a little time to pack up." ”
"When?" Feng Bailin raised his eyebrows and said, "What time does it take, haven't you been packing up your things a long time ago and preparing to leave the capital, it is impossible that you haven't packed up yet, not to mention that in the palace, you mother and son have everything they need, and you can conjure up everything you don't have, what else do you need to worry about, it's better to go immediately, don't let your father wait for a long time." ”
An Xia Bai secretly bit a mouthful of silver teeth: "What Your Highness said is that I was too worried, so I will go and bring the two children out." ”
"Don't keep Your Highness waiting."
An Xiabai returned home full of anger, and at this time, Zhou was walking back and forth in the living room with his two children, obviously panicked and at a loss.
"What do the people out there say?" As soon as he saw An Xiabai coming back, Zhou greeted him.
An Xiabai had a gloomy face, frowned tightly and shook his head: "I have to take my two children to live in the palace for a while, and I have to leave now." ”
A sentence was like thunder exploding in Zhou's ears, and she was a little confused: "Will it be dangerous for you to go to the palace this time?" ”
"How so?" An Xiabai pretended to smile lightly and took Xiaoxue, "After all, now that my husband is still fighting for the court outside, they invited us to the palace, and they definitely don't dare to embarrass us, at most, life is more uncomfortable than when I was at home, Aunt Zhou, you don't have to worry about us, and that's more, after I take the two children to the palace later, you will immediately go to the restaurant to find Ruqing, and tell her the specific situation, what should be done in the future, I think she will understand." ”
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Zhou agreed repeatedly, his gaze was full of worry and reluctance, "You must be careful when you go to the palace this time." ”
An Xiabai agreed softly, and then came to the door with Xiaodong Xiaoxue.
The carriage was ready, and after the mother and son got into the carriage, they drove directly in the direction of the palace.
Although the purpose of the royal family to invite their two children into the palace is not clear, An Xiabai's treatment is still good, and a chic courtyard is specially vacated in the palace, and they lived in the palace for a few days, and at first there was nothing to do, but then there was trouble.
The cause is still Feng Bailin.
He deliberately asked Lord Shen of the Capital Mansion Yin to tell him about the murder of his subordinates, and deliberately exaggerated, directly pointing the finger at Lu Li and himself.
Someone wants to assassinate Feng Bailin!
The emperor was successfully touched by this possibility, and he couldn't help but recall that not long ago, Feng Bailin was assassinated in his mansion and almost killed by a hemp rope, and he was immediately furious and recruited Feng Bailin from outside the palace overnight.
"A few days ago, a subordinate in your house was murdered, but is it true?"
Feng Bailin frowned, and deliberately pretended to be surprised: "This is indeed the case, but the son has already ordered someone to investigate, why do you know about it, father?" ”
"How long do you want to hide it?" The emperor gritted his teeth, surrounded by a cold air, "Those people, obviously they are coming for you, the last assassination was not enough, and now you don't give up, you really don't take my royal family in your eyes, this matter can't be suppressed, it must be thoroughly investigated." ”
Feng Bailin waved his hand again and again: "Father, forget about this matter, if this matter is found out, it will make a big fuss, and it will not be good for the face of the royal family." ”
The emperor thought to himself that you have been assassinated twice, which means that the other party does not take the royal family in his eyes at all, so what do you care about your face?
"Can't forget it, this matter must be thoroughly investigated." He summoned Wang Zhen and ordered with a cold face, "The people who have been in and out of the second prince's mansion that day, and those who have had conflicts with the second prince, will be investigated by me one by one, and if the murderer has not been found, I will punish you with the same crime." ”
Wang Zhen said yes in a sonorous voice.
"Your Majesty, Weichen still has something to report."
"Say."
Wang Zhen said without changing his face: "On the eve of the prince's wedding, there was a major event, the prince's Geng post was replaced, and the minister secretly found out that the fake Geng post was from Mrs. Lu's hands. ”
The emperor's expression changed greatly: "What did you say, Mrs. Lu deliberately changed the prince's Geng post?" ”
"This is the fact ascertained by Weichen, as for why Mrs. Lu's alcohol taste should be changed to Geng Ti, and why she should let people imitate Geng Ti, the specific reason is only understood by herself."
Wang Zhen successfully plucked himself out in a few sentences, and at the same time, he also splashed dirty water on An Xiabai's body.
The emperor wrinkled his brows and believed his words credulously: "Mrs. Lu is plain and white, she must have the psychology of deliberately sabotaging the prince's marriage, do you still need to think about it?" ”
"Father, what should we do now?" Feng Bailin's face was worried, "No matter what Mrs. Lu has done wrong, we shouldn't act rashly, after all, General Lu is still on the front line at this time, if the news of the capital spreads, I'm afraid it will make his heart unstable, and even the hearts of many soldiers will not be stable.....
"Shut up!" The emperor turned his head abruptly and smashed the teacup on the table, "This mouth is Lu Li, is the world of Lu Li, or is it true?" Are the many soldiers loyal to Lu Li, or to me? An Xiabai deliberately changed the crown prince's Gengti, which was to deliberately sabotage the prince's marriage, but not to take the face of my royal family in his eyes, what if someone like her was arrested? Wang Zhen! ”
Wang Zhen hurriedly knelt down on one knee: "The minister is here." ”
"You will order someone to arrest An Xiabai now, you must interrogate this matter clearly, and if you are guilty, you will not be spared."