Chapter 104: Unraveling
Suddenly, the curtain of the spirit shed was opened, and a clear light was projected in, Xiao Fu felt a little dazzling, so he covered his face.
But out of the corner of his eye, he clearly found that a young man with a clear face and a sword in front of him, two strong men walked in carrying a wooden plank, and on the wooden board was a half-lying "wounded" with his arm and a thick linen wrapped around his waist, and his face was clearly recognizable, it was the dead Zhang Xuan!
Xiao Fu is not an ordinary ordinary man, after the momentary shock and horror inexplicable, he immediately woke up: this Zhang Xuan is definitely not dead! Zhang Xuan's death is wrong! This Jingzhao Mansion Yamen has now made a big oolong and a big joke!
And Zhang Ning almost couldn't believe his eyes, he rubbed his eyes, looked at Zhang Xuan who was lying on the wooden board with a weird smile, and suddenly let out an ugly and terrible cry, and the whole person fell straight down.
"Third brother, ......" This poignant cry pierced the cloudy calm of Zhang's mansion.
"Second brother......" Zhang Xuan just greeted him, but was interrupted by Zhang Ning's mournful cry. Xiao Shisanlang glanced at Zhang Xuan with a wry smile, and said in his heart, who let you pretend to be a ghost, brother?
Zhang Xuan suddenly appeared in the mourning hall of Zhang's Mansion in this afternoon, almost scaring the souls of many servants and maids in Zhang's Mansion. And the emperor's grandson Li Hong, who was obviously frightened, was still foaming at the mouth and muttering nonsense when he was carried away by the subordinates of the county king's mansion.
Zhang Xuan greeted him politely, and then hurriedly returned home to spread the news to his parents.
Zhang Ning was the first to react, and then Liu's, Zhang Huan and others immediately cried out in an earth-shattering manner, and Zhang's mansion became a mess. At this time, Cui Ying had already been frightened and happy, and she passed out of a coma, and was carried into the warm room by Ruyan and Ruyu and other maidservants, and urgently called the doctor for first aid.
Fortunately, Cui Ying is just overly sad and mentally and physically exhausted, and there is no big problem. After some first aid, the person came to his senses.
Zhang Xuan finally briefly told the story of his "disappearance" and calmed the emotions of his mother and brother. When everyone settled down, he couldn't wait to be carried into Cui Ying's room.
Ruyan and Ruyu supported Liu, who was haggard but excited, while Zhang Huan and Zhang Ning stood outside the door, and behind them were the servants of Zhang's mansion.
At about the time of tea, Cui Ying's heart-rending and hysterical crying suddenly came out of the room, which was moving and wiped away tears.
Liu sighed softly, "Ying'er can cry out to show that it's okay, but it's hard for this child." Licheng, Yihe Xuan'er is alive, this is a great joy, quickly send someone to the two uncles' mansion to report the letter, and at the same time ...... Report to the court. ”
"Ying'er, don't cry......" Zhang Xuan lay silently on the edge of Cui Ying's bed, because he was also "seriously injured", so his family placed him next to Cui Ying and coexisted. Fortunately, the two are now husband and wife, and they are nothing.
Zhang Yue grabbed Cui Ying's cold little hand tightly, and there were a thousand words in his heart, but he didn't know where to start for a while, but there was incomparable warmth and love in his heart.
Cui Ying sat up with her body propped up, stared at Zhang Xuan, and slowly stopped crying.
"Lang Jun is still here, God is not thin on the slave family......" Cui Ying raised her hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, and a trace of red light immediately appeared on her delicate face, muttering to herself, "You don't live up to your concubine, your concubine doesn't live up to your concubine, and the sea is dry and rotten." ”
Zhang Xuan's heart was moved, and he grabbed Cui Ying's hand tightly and said softly, "Ying'er, if Zhang Xuan can get a wife, wouldn't it be a blessing from heaven?" The lady is now crying for a certain crying dry tears, from now on, a certain will never let the lady sad for a moment! ”
Listening to Zhang Xuan's sworn love words, Cui Ying blushed with shame, but let Zhang Xuan hold his hand, sat beside Zhang Xuan, and quietly enjoyed this hard-won warmth.
Slowly, Cui Ying suddenly broke free of Zhang Xuan's hand gently.
Slowly took off the sackcloth he was covering outside, revealing the big red wedding dress inside. Reaching out his hands, he blushed and said softly, "The concubine's tassel still needs to be solved by Lang Jun." ”
Zhang Xuan was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood. Although the marriage ceremony of the Tang people is not as cumbersome as that of later generations, it also has a clear etiquette ceremony. This last ritual is called untying, and the first sand of the new text is tied by the first man of the new text, because in the newlywed cave room, the bun and symbolic ribbon on the wife's head cannot be untied, and can only be untied by the husband himself
Zhang Xuan stared at Cui Ying, who was shy and sweet with her eyes slightly closed, and suddenly shook her head and said softly, "Lady, I won't solve it today...... Zhang Xuan owes her mother a grand wedding, and in the coming day, she will return a wedding to her mother! ”
Cui Ying's heart trembled, and she suddenly opened her eyes and looked at Zhang Xuan and said softly, "As long as you can stay with Lang Jun, the concubine doesn't care about these vulgar etiquette." The concubine has already married into the Zhang family, and there is no reason to leave the house again. From today on, the concubine is the wife of Langjun, and she should do her duty as a wife every day. ”
Zhang Xuan smiled softly, "If the lady wants to leave, she won't agree." But the wedding must be redone, and the lady must be made to become Mrs. Zhang Xuan in a beautiful manner, instead of being so hasty now.
"Ying'er, I will definitely make you the happiest bride in this Chang'an City." Zhang Xuan secretly gritted his teeth, but he didn't say anything.
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Zhang Xuan didn't die~ This shocking news shook the entire Chang'an City in the shortest possible time, some people were excited and happy, some people were stunned and surprised, and of course, some people were angry and disappointed.
The Imperial Study.
When the emperor heard the news, a book he was holding in his hand suddenly slipped to the ground, and his seemingly cloudy eyes were shining, and he was silent for a long time.
Colliers was also shocked...... Zhang Xuan is not dead, but ......
"Old thing, tell me carefully, what's going on with Xian?!" Li Longji slapped the table suddenly, his face was very gloomy.
Of course, it is not a bad thing that Zhang Xuan is not dead, but he suddenly feels that he seems to be being played like a puppet by the emperor, which is simply unreasonable!
"Everyone, it is reported, that Zhang Xuan was chased and killed by the assassins that day, and it happened that a righteous man rescued him...... Zhang Xuan was rescued by the righteous outside the city, because he was seriously injured, he has been unconscious, and he only came to his senses today and was carried home......" Gao Lishi said cautiously, observing the emperor's face.
The corners of Li Longji's mouth twitched, and he slapped the table case angrily, "Bastard, I have been deceived so far!" Spread my word, spread the word of Yin Shiqing of Jingzhao Mansion to enter the palace to see me! I want to hear what he has to say to me! How to turn the living into dead! Bastard thing, bastard thing, dare to deceive me like this, let me lose face! ”
Li Longji was furious, Gao Lishi respectfully accepted the order, and he didn't dare to let go of a fart, so he hurriedly went out to deliver the decree.
In fact, there is no need for the emperor's anger to spread to the Yin Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, Yin Shiqing, who has just taken office for a few days, heard the news of Zhang Xuan's "resurrection from the dead", and knew that he could not escape the emperor's severe punishment this time, and deceived the emperor, which was a capital crime of the nine clans of Zhulian Shi Qing was afraid and desperate, and actually committed suicide by hanging himself from a beam in the main hall of the Yamen.
In fact, this Shi Qing is an honest official, and he can be regarded as an honest and talented middle-level official of the Tang Dynasty, but by mistake, he encountered this kind of thing, and he reluctantly fell victim to the incident of King Rong Li Wan and Prince Li Heng seizing the heir.
But even though Shi Qing committed suicide, he did not calm the emperor's resentment and anger. Under the strict orders of the emperor, the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and Yulinwei jointly dispatched to arrest dozens of officials involved in the case of the Jingzhao Mansion Yamen, large and small, and in just one afternoon, almost paralyzed the local officials' yamen in the capital and could not operate normally.
The truth was soon ascertained, and the leader of the government officials who had single-handedly fabricated the illusion was immediately executed, and all the officials concerned were dismissed from their posts and investigated.
At the same time as the news spread to the Imperial Palace, it also reached the Yuzhen Temple.
Princess Yuzhen learned that she was pleasantly surprised. But she immediately realized that whether it was Yang Yuhuan, the crown prince, or Yang Guozhong, the shocked look on her face seemed to have a lot of camouflage elements, and she couldn't help but be a little suspicious.
It's just that she couldn't care about these at the moment, so she hurriedly ended the banquet with Yang Yuhuan and others, and personally took someone to Zhang's house to visit her goddaughter Cui Ying.
Yuzhen went, Yang Yuhuan and Yang Guozhong and the crown prince Li Heng, for the sake of face, had to accompany each other. Zhang Xuan came back from the dead, Yang Yuhuan has always been good to Zhang Xuan, and Zhang Xuan is Li Heng's auxiliary minister, if they are indifferent, it will definitely arouse Yuzhen's suspicion.
The concubine Niangniang, Princess Yuzhen, the crown prince Li Heng, and the minister of power Yang Guozhong, these four people can be said to be the most powerful people in Chang'an City.
It's just that this movement is far inferior to the earth-shattering waves in King Rong's Mansion at the moment.
King Rong's face sank like water, sitting on the main seat, silent.
Under it, the party ministers on both sides, such as Gao Xianzhi, Pei Dunfu, Fu Dewang, etc., and the royal family, such as Princess Xianyi and King Sheng Li Qi, sat on both sides, and their expressions were more complicated and ugly.
The atmosphere in the hall was very solemn and dreary.
Zhang Xuan is not dead, this news may have surprised Li Wan and her party, but it was not enough to make him panic. But Yang Guifei and Yang Guozhong openly stood on the side of the crown prince Li Heng, but it made everyone feel cold, and there was a feeling that the general trend had gone.
No one is a fool, since the emperor allowed Li Heng to worship Yang Guifei as his mother, and acquiesced in announcing the world, this means that the emperor will not abolish the crown prince for the time being, and since this is the case, Li Wan has no chance - this time he made such a big move, but the result ended in nothing, and the depression in his heart can be imagined.
It's not just about depression. Generally, if the succession fails, the loser will inevitably end badly. King Rong Li Wan did not compete for the crown prince, and with Li Heng's slow rise, his future outcome was almost foreseeable.
At this moment, everyone has their own thoughts, and many people have made up their minds and are thinking about the problems that they are beginning to turn to. (To be continued.)