King Liang's wife's surname is Lin, born in a scholarly family, although she is not a wealthy and noble person, but she is knowledgeable, gentle and virtuous, especially empathetic, and is deeply loved by relatives, friends and servants.

But she couldn't guess her husband's heart.

In the first year of marriage, she had several in-depth conversations with her husband, trying to figure out his likes and dislikes and dreams, but to no avail.

"The dynasty has changed a long time ago, and now it is the Tiancheng Dynasty, the husband is a happy servant, less than the above, more than the bottom, should be introspective, less troublesome. I hope that everyone will forget the background of the husband, and in the future, the descendants of the Ma family will study and take the exam, and make a name for themselves in the scientific field. ”

The first few times, Ma Wei just laughed painlessly, and after a few times, he began to get impatient, and once he finally broke out, and said to his wife: "You are just a sparrow, by chance, you strayed into the phoenix's nest, but you are short-sighted, and you will never understand how high the sky is and how wide the earth is." Alas, the person who misunderstands my future in the future may be you. ”

Lin thought her husband was joking, but it wasn't until Ma Wei brushed his sleeves away and slept in the study for a few days that Lin realized how deeply she misunderstood her husband, and when she wanted to make amends, it was too late.

Ma Wei's anger lasted for three days, after which he went back to his bedroom to sleep, but he barely talked to his wife, and even after having children, his heart never returned to her.

Believing that this was her life, Lin poured all her heart and soul into her children, thinking that her life would be uneventful, but suddenly, she was caught in a raging storm and had no defense.

The husband said that he would run away, and he didn't even leave a word, Lin thought that he was going to live at a friend's house, and only after a few days did he understand that something was wrong, looking for people everywhere, but found nothing, but heard more and more rumors, the slightest one was that Ma Wei was addicted to the joy and lived in a good house.

Lin was very angry at the time, but after a few days, she wished that her husband was just hanging out among the flowers.

The Emperor of All Things was assassinated, the Marquis of Yuefu fled, and his family suffered, all of whom were condemned as prisoners, even children who could just walk, and were all sent to prison to await execution.

Lin instantly felt that the sky was falling, but deep down, she knew that her husband was never innocent, so she was willing to wait for death, just lamenting that her children were still young, and they ended up like this.

She thought that this was the end, but she didn't expect more and bigger storms to sweep one after another, she would be a prisoner, a princess, a dying moment, and an unspeakably expensive ...... After a few ups and downs, Lin became numb and spent all his thoughts on his children.

After being "forced" to move into the palace, the Lin family chose a remote courtyard and resolutely refused to live in the bedroom of the queen and concubines.

Lin also extended her love for her children to other children, she regarded the children born to Ma Weihou's concubines as her own, and the generals of the Liang army, no matter who had young children, she invited mother and son into the palace to meet.

Pan Kai was suspicious of the king of Liang because he had spoken a few words to Xu Ji alone, and was ordered to send an envoy to Jiangdong, he was very frightened at the time, thinking that he would never be forgiven again—he was the son of the former Liang general, and he was nurtured from an old age to take the phrase "a companion to the king is like a tiger" taken for granted - so he sent a letter to his wife, asking her to take her young son to the palace to avoid disaster.

Lin knew what was going on, but he didn't refuse, but kept Pan's wife and young son by his side.

King Liang returned to the eastern capital from Yecheng in a hurry, and no one else dared to brush the tiger's whiskers, only Lin took the initiative to see her husband, saying: "I am a woman and a Taoist family, and I don't understand the major affairs of your men, but I know that when I interact with people, I must tell the truth, and I guess the same is true between the monarch and the minister." Pan Kai has been following King Liang for a long time, and he was degraded because of a trivial matter, and his heart was confused and uneasy, if King Liang didn't believe him, he simply abandoned it, it was better than being suspicious of each other like now. ”

Ma Wei had already forgiven Pan Kai in his heart, so he accepted his wife's advice, and when Pan Kai came back, he would restore the title of general and treat him as before.

When Pan's wife returned home, she said good things about the princess and demanded that her husband must remember this kindness.

Gao Shengze was well-informed, understood the cause and effect, and once said to King Liang: "King Liang had no intention of severely punishing General Pan, so why do you have to take advantage of the princess's persuasion to do good deeds and give kindness to others?" ”

Ma Wei has his own saying about this: "The king is gracious and powerful, but it is not appropriate to be alone, I let the princess show grace, and I hold the power, so as not to let my subordinates think that I am swaying." ”

Gao Shengze was naturally praised again and again at that time, and he was somewhat disapproving, and when Pan Kai mutinied, he and Xu Ji had no way out, so he thought that the kindness that King Liang gave to the princess at the beginning might really be useful.

Before dawn, Gao Shengze told the princess what the princess Lin had done, and Xu Ji nodded and said: "Pan Kai was bewitched by Guo Shifeng and betrayed King Liang, he is actually loyal, if he has the heart to repay his kindness, he should be respectful to the princess." ”

As soon as the day dawned, Gao Shengze went out alone to find a credible eunuch and send a message to the princess.

Xu Ji was cold and hungry, wrapped tightly in a cloak, waiting for news, and it was almost noon before a little eunuch came over, pushed the door in, and asked, "Mr. Xu?" ”

"It's me." Xu Ji got up.

"Hmm." The eunuch turned around and left, Xu Ji hurriedly followed, and it was another round of things, and a palace maid led the way halfway, and he came to a small courtyard and was sent into the wing, where Gao Shengze was waiting.

"Eat something, Mr. Xu." Gao Shengze had already eaten enough and left some wine and food.

Xu Ji really needed food, sat down to eat, and after being half full, he raised his head and said: "There was snow yesterday, let's leave footprints, if Pan Kai searches carefully, he will definitely track it down to the palace." ”

"I've thought of it, too, but there's no other way."

"What kind of place is this? If Pan Kai wants to search, can the princess stop it? ”

"This is the princess's bedroom, unless Pan Kai tears his face, he will never dare to search it."

Xu Ji was taken aback, "The princess will live ...... This kind of place? ”

"The princess doesn't like luxury, and always says that she doesn't have a noble life, and living in the palace is already arrogant, and she never dares to defile the place of the concubine."

"Well, the princess is that kind of person."

"Mr. Xu has seen the princess?"

"I've seen it a few times, and at that time she was still Yuefu Madame Hou." Xu Ji couldn't remember the appearance of the princess, but remembered that it was a very gentle woman, dressed plainly and unpretentiously, no matter how late Ma Wei entertained guests, she never showed even a little displeasure, every time she appeared, it was nothing more than to persuade everyone to drink less.

Xu Ji, like Ma Wei at that time, only had the world in his heart, and he just paid tribute to this sister-in-law, and never cared too much, and he never imagined that one day he would have to rely on her to save his life.

Xu Ji had almost eaten, pushed away the cup and plate, and said, "It's not okay to wait like this, I have to find someone to deliver the letter for me." ”

"Yes, you must notify King Liang as soon as possible......"

"It's not King Liang, it's King Ning."

"Huh?" Gao Shengze was taken aback.

"King Liang is far away in Bingzhou, Pan Kai betrayed, although he was angry, but the state was not peaceful, he would not transfer to the south."

"King Liang didn't expect Dongdu to defend it in the first place." Gao Shengze muttered, and then sighed, "It's just that King Liang wouldn't have thought that the Eastern Capital would be lost in this way." King Kening wants to kill Mr. Xu, what is the use of writing to him? ”

"It's Guo Shifeng who wants to kill you and me, so that Pan Kai has no way out, King Ning has no murderous intentions, only he can really save our lives."

"King Kening is far away in Jingzhou, the middle road is far away, Pan Kai is reversed, and the road to the south is becoming more and more difficult......"

"If my guess is correct, King Ning is not in Jingzhou, nor in Jiangdong, he must be on the way to the Eastern Capital, and it is not far away."

Gao Shengze was taken aback again, "King Ning is coming to the Eastern Capital...... It turned out that Guo Shifeng was just a striker. ”

"Well, if Guo Shifeng can deceive the Eastern Capital, King Ning's soldiers will not be bloodless, and if Guo Shifeng fails, King Ning will also attack the city on a large scale."

"I'm still confused, King Ning hasn't taken Jingzhou yet, and his hometown is also threatened, what's the reason for him to come to take the east at this time?"

"King Ning's actions can't be speculated by common sense, if I let me speculate, I guess that his attack on Jiangling City was not smooth, and he was in a dilemma in Jingzhou, worried that the army's morale was unstable, and he was eager to capture a big city. Of course, he may also just send an army to the Eastern Capital, and he is still besieging the Xi family. ”

"If King Ning doesn't come......"

"That's really troublesome." Xu Ji said with a smile.

Gao Shengze couldn't laugh, "If King Ning really comes, we may not be in trouble, he kills people, and his six relatives don't recognize it." ”

"Do your best."

"Well, let me figure it out." Gao Shengze thought for a while, and suddenly said: "There is something that I said in advance, I will not learn from Pan Kai, surrender to King Ning, and I will not change if I recognize King Liang as the master." ”

Xu Ji smiled, "Understood." ”

"Mr. Xu doesn't need to laugh, I'm telling the truth, you may not know, I was originally a eunuch of Da Liang, and it is natural to follow King Liang, and it is the Tiancheng court that abandoned us, not us who betrayed the master, these are two different things."

Xu Ji remembered very well that it was Gao Shengze who led King Ning to break into the palace, but this was not the time to poke people's sore spots, so he arched his hand and said: "Admire." ”

"But I haven't figured out a way to deliver the letter." Gao Shengze sighed.

The door suddenly opened, and a small child burst in, looking around, as if looking for something, ignoring the two adults in the room.

A woman followed, and the child turned around and said, "Not here." ”

"Look carefully." The woman said softly.

Gao Shengze immediately got up, and Xu Ji then vaguely remembered the woman's appearance, and arched his hand: "Xu Ji to meet the princess." ”

The child looked around, and the woman smiled: "Mr. Xu is the best friend of King Liang, so there is no need to be polite." General Pan had already sent someone here to ask if there were any outsiders here, and I said no, but there were so many people here that I was afraid that I would not be able to keep it secret for too long. ”

"I'm discussing with Chief Manager Gao, if I can send a letter to King Ning, there may be a turning point in this matter."

"King Ning?"

"King Liang is too far away......"

Lin smiled: "I understand, King Liang has no time to take care of this matter. Well...... I have a way to send Mr. Xu out of the city directly, but I'm afraid that Mr. Xu won't. ”