A few days later, bad news came out of the Changsun Mansion, and the Empress Changsun Clan, who was abandoned by Emperor Qisheng during the war, hanged herself in the mansion and ended her life at the age of 19.

Hearing this news, the civil and military officials in the capital all coincidentally gloated - thinking that the eldest grandson's family married two daughters to the royal family, and successively became the lord of the harem, they had already exhausted the hatred of the world, and now that the eldest grandson Lingfang is dead, the eldest grandson's family will never be able to stand up again.

Cui Yi didn't say anything, and the ministers pretended not to know, pretending to be calm with excitement, and even the former disciples and old friends of Changsun Tai did not come to pay respects. The white-haired man of the Fan family sent the black-haired man, crying very sadly, and the few people in the house helped pack up the coffin, and after stopping for seven days, he was sent out of the city for burial in a low-key manner.

didn't even send it, Zhong Luhuan was very puzzled by this.

"You, don't figure it out, go out with the palace at night, and everything will be clear."

Zhiying was teaching Xiao Cui Hao to read and write, and said mysteriously with a smile when he heard the words. The little prince has a quiet temperament and learns slowly, unlike his sister Cui Xian, who can already accurately call his father and mother when he is one and a half years old.

Zhong Luhuan saw that she didn't want to say, so she had no choice but not to ask.

Zhong Yuanshan went back to Jiangzhou a year ago, leaving his eldest son in the capital, but after the first month, Zhong Luhuan somehow came back, and lived in the house rewarded by the emperor with his brother and sister-in-law, and the number of times he came to the palace to ask for peace was not as frequent as a year ago.

Zhiying has a feeling that Zhong Luhuan's mother Zhang is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and Zhong Luhuan will come to the palace again to ask for peace after the year, her expression is obviously not as natural as before, she always seems to have something on her mind, and unlike before, she says everything to herself.

"Second uncle, are they all okay?" Xiao Cui Hao studied for a while, and when he was sleepy, Zhiying asked the nurse to take him to take a nap, and sent the palace maids out, leaving only her and Zhong Luhuan in the room.

Zhong Luwan nodded perfunctorily: "It's all good." ”

Zhiying smiled slyly: "That's bad for you?" Why are you absent-minded every time you come, what do you think, talk to this palace? However, Zhong Luhuan pursed her mouth and shook her head, so deep that she didn't look like her anymore, and Zhiying couldn't help but pay more attention.

Since ancient times, relatives and eunuchs have been hidden dangers in plotting chaos, although Zhong Yuanshan was named the Marquis of Jiangzhou, but he has no direct kinship with Cui Yi, one glory and one withering is just a word from the king, Cui Yi wants to suppress him, and no one can intercede, if such a relative is not easy to soothe, it is very likely to rebel.

After nightfall, the sky was dark, Zhiying changed into a maid's dress, and took Zhong Luhuan's carriage out of the palace, but did not go to Zhongfu, but went to Changsun's Mansion.

The reason for the wall to fall down and everyone is right at all times, and the once glorious eldest grandson's family is now only an empty mansion, with two lamps in front of the door, three people, and a carriage waiting quietly.

Zhong Luhuan fixed his eyes and saw that one of the three people was Zhiying's mother Fan, one was a strange man, and the other was six or seven points similar to Zhiying, and couldn't help but be surprised: "You are not ......" eldest grandson Lingfang! Isn't she dead?

The eldest grandson Lingfang was dressed as a peasant woman, with a coarse caftan brown, holding a floral cloth bag, snuggling up to the young man, Zhong Luhuan remembered that she had heard about the former queen's adultery with others, as if she understood something.

Zhiying stepped forward: "Zhong Shuji, the sister of this palace will be entrusted to you in the future, although the poor couple mourns, but the palace and the emperor still supported each other back then, I believe you will not be the same as Zhai Zicheng, and abandon the chaos from the beginning." ”

Zhong Wei held the eldest grandson Lingfang with one arm, and the two knelt down for Zhiying together, Zhiying bent down to pick up the person, took his sister's hand, and said in a harmonious voice: "Lingfang, from now on, you will no longer be the daughter of your father's mother, the sister of the palace, after leaving the capital, the world is so big, there is always a place for you to settle down, live a good life with Shuji, the past is regarded as a nightmare, wake up, and it will pass." ”

The eldest grandson Lingfang lowered her head and said "um" softly, holding her hand reluctantly.

Zhiying made a look, Xiaoqiu took off a cloth bag on his shoulder and handed it over: "This is a little bit of Niangniang's heart, you have arrived in the field, everything cannot be done without silver." Zhong Wei took it and bowed deeply again.

"Lingfang," Zhiying whispered as she watched her sister being helped into the carriage, "take care." ”

The eldest grandson Lingfang's eyes flashed with tears, nodded, and got into the carriage.

The carriage clattered into the darkness, Fan was still wiping tears on the spot, and after seeing his sister leave, he turned around and said, "Mother, what are you going to do next?" ”

Fan snorted and said bitterly: "The people who are half cut into the ground, what else can they plan, I just hope that your father can be well, and our family can have a reunion day again......"

Zhiying politely interrupted her: "Mother, my sister has already left, this city that makes her physically and mentally exhausted and full of scars, even if you beg her, she will not want to come back, so please don't say anything that makes me embarrassed by 'family reunion'." ”

The more Fan thought about it, the more sad he became, and gave birth to two daughters, but in the end, one of them didn't kiss her, and each followed the man, leaving her alone, thinking about the tears falling again: "It's your mother's plan, my mother doesn't have any plans, I just want the family to be good, sit in a room, talk and laugh, you and Lingfang are sisters, but everyone has their own lives, she goes, she can't come back, there is only one left with your mother, and you are the only one left, Ying'er!" ”

Holding Ying avoided the hand she grabbed without a trace, and said lightly: "Mother rest assured, as long as my father repents and no longer argues for the first emperor, I will ask the emperor to let him go home, my daughter does not dare to promise anything else, but let your second elder enjoy some blessings, and live the rest of your life, it is still possible." ”

When Fan heard her say this, he also knew that he couldn't ask for anything more, so he had to nod.

On the way back to the palace, Zhong Luhuan still seemed to be full of worries, leaning against the wall of the car, and took the initiative to say: "Do you think I let them go, is it right or wrong?" ”

Zhong Luhuan didn't answer and asked: "Does the emperor know?" ”

Zhiying nodded, Zhong Luhuan sighed: "The emperor and Niangniang are both kind-hearted people, my father taught us in the past that governing the country must be strict, but those who govern the country must be benevolent, and a benevolent monarch can finally open up a prosperous world." ”

"Just ......"

"Just?"

Zhong Luhuan shook her head again: "It's nothing, it's just that I think of some benevolent gentlemen in ancient times, and they are not necessarily understood, and I am a little embarrassed." ”

Zhiying saw her thoughtful expression in her eyes, and after someone sent her home the next day, she secretly asked someone to set up secret sentinels around the Zhong Mansion to monitor the every move of the Zhong family brothers and sisters.

For several days, Zhong Luhuan never stepped out of the Zhong Mansion, but Cui Xiang went several times, almost every day, but he didn't stay for long, and he came out within the time of a cup of tea.

After Cui Yi learned about this, he just smiled and said: "Huaiyou, this kid, is really stubborn, it seems that he has to hurry up and point out the marriage to Lu Huan, otherwise he will be pestered every day, and he will be known to gossip, and he will be tired of the reputation of the girl's family." ”

"Finger marriage? To whom? Zhiying wiped the sesame seeds at the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, and said with a smile, "Lu Huan is going to marry a general, this time I have been back in Kyoto for half a year, and I haven't heard her say who she looks at, you take the liberty of marrying her, in case you are bullied after marriage, the second uncle may not complain about you." ”

Cui Yi thought so, holding his cheeks with one hand and his son arching in his arms with the other, so as not to fall to the ground.

Zhiying hugged Xiao Cui Xian, and said: "And the object of marriage has to shock Huaiyou, if you refer to a small official, according to Huaiyou's temperament, I dared to beat General Yang under my nose, maybe I will also do things like robbing relatives and making trouble in the cave room - in the end, this child is too immature." ”

Cui Yi touched his chin and thought: "The person who can shock Huaiyou...... I really can't imagine that I originally planned to point out Lu Wan to Dai Ping's younger brother Dai Zhun, Dai Zhun has a peaceful temperament, a little like Gongqi, they are all Confucian generals, but according to what you say, Dai Zhun will definitely not be able to suppress Huaiyou, in case the bride is snatched away on the wedding day, don't talk about him, even my face will be lost. ”

Zhiying deliberately teased him: "I look at the whole world, and you are the only one who can shock Huaiyou." ”

Cui Yi immediately straightened his face, glared at him and said seriously: "I see that you are healed and forgot the pain, and when you go back to the capital, you will be infected with the old problem of finding a woman for me, let Princess Yuanhui enter the palace tomorrow to show you, this disease is not completely cured, don't live in the future." ”

Holding Ying kept laughing, Cui Yi coughed dryly, and said: "It's not too early, call someone to take Xian'er and Hao'er to sleep, I won't go back to Wansheng Palace tonight." ”

Zhiying agreed, called the nurse to take the two children to sleep, and asked someone to prepare hot water for washing.

"Speaking of Sister Cheng," Zhiying said while taking off his dragon robe, "I think the heat is almost over, let's give them the marriage first!" ”

"Who, her and Gongqi?" Cui Yi asked with his cuffs cuffed.

Zhiying nodded: "Mr. Shan's plan is very effective, after Sister Cheng's heart knot is untied, she is more active than General Yang, and she takes Xiao Shujin to his house every day, doing laundry and cooking, and she is also a young lady, and she raises chickens better than me." ”

Cui Yi sneered when he heard this: "The chicken you raised? If I hadn't gone home every night to feed them, the chickens you kept in the courtyard of the palace would have starved to death in their cages for 800 years. ”

Zhiying didn't know that there was this stubble before, but when he heard this, his face turned red, and he pushed him in annoyance: "Who am I raising chickens for?" ”

Cui Yi did not show weakness, and asked rhetorically in her tone: "Who am I rebelling for?" ”

Zhiying choked, looked at him for a while, and couldn't help laughing, Cui Yi wrapped her arms around her arms: "Sleep, sleep!" ”

The red candle was extinguished, the brocade tent fell, and the parrot hanging under the beam quietly shrank its head, only faint gasps and moans, which were scattered in the night with the warm wind.