114 Return to Nanjing
"Big brother, sister-in-law has arrived!"
When Cao Bianjiao's thoughts were wandering, Cao Dingjiao came to the front of the hall and brought Cao Bianjiao's thoughts back.
"I'm going to pick her up! Besides, go and tell Madame that she should come out with her!" "Cao Bianjiao is also restrained, she has to face it, she is already a person with a wife and children, even if she accepts Kou Baimen, she can only be a concubine, it depends on whether she is willing, Cao Bianjiao has too many things, and now she can't take care of too much, if she doesn't want to, let her go!
Soon, Tang Wanrong also came out of the inner hall, and Cao Bianjiao also explained: "When I went to Nanjing last year, I met a woman, who was a singer on the bank of the Qinhuai River, I brought her to myself, and I haven't accepted her into the room yet, she has stayed in Yuezhou before, she just arrived today, and she has arrived outside the mansion, you go with me to meet it!" ”
"It is common for a husband to have three wives and four concubines, although she is a singer, it is okay for her husband to take a concubine, so I will take a look at her with my husband!" Tang Wanrong didn't have any ideas, in this era, it was normal for a man to marry a wife and take a concubine, but she was just a concubine, even if it was a Qin Huai singer, she had no objection.
When the two came to the outside of the mansion gate, Kou Baimen's car also came slowly, stopped in front of the general's line, lifted the curtain, and Kou Baimen, who was dressed in white, appeared in front of Cao Bianjiao with a face like clear water coming out of hibiscus, with a faint smile.
"It's been a hard journey, get off!"
With the support of Cao Bianjiao, Kou Baimen also got out of the carriage, and then saw Tang Wanrong, who was also puzzled.
Cao Bianjiao also immediately introduced: "This is my wife Tang Wanrong, who was separated many years ago, and has just been reunited recently, I heard that you are here, and she also came with me to pick you up." ”
"I've seen Madame!" Kou Baimen also bowed to Tang Wanrong at the moment.
"Sister doesn't have to be polite! Please come into the house, I have ordered someone to clean up the room, my sister can rest first! ”
"Thank you, ma'am!"
Seeing the two women happily entering, Cao Bianjiao was also relieved, if it really made a fuss, Cao Bianjiao really didn't know what to do, but fortunately, it was safe, and Cao Bianjiao immediately followed into the house.
The next day, Cao Bianjiao personally led the army to escort Princess Changping south, after crossing Pukou, the ferry arrived directly in Nanjing, before and after only five days to arrive at Nanjing City, Cao Bianjiao has not yet entered the city, has heard the sound of the mountain and tsunami, what to say, not long ago just stabilized Nanjing City, for a time it has become a fluctuating situation, Cao Bianjiao is also full of mixed feelings, which is also the last thing he wants to see.
"Your Majesty... Emperor... The general is back, and he ...... I also brought back the princess, Princess Changping! ”
"Really, did the imperial sister also arrive in Nanjing?" Zhu Cijiong was also very excited and surprised, since the fall of Beijing, their sister and brother were separated, he didn't expect to have a chance to see each other again, he couldn't believe it.
"Yes, Your Majesty, the general has already welcomed the eldest princess to Zhengyangmen!"
"Quick, arrange a guard of honor, notify King Yong, and go to meet the imperial sister!"
When Zhu Cijiong and the others hurriedly came, Cao Bianjiao led Princess Changping to Chengtianmen.
"Imperial Sister ......" Zhu Cijiong and Zhu Cijiong also ran over excitedly after seeing Princess Changping, this is already their only relative, and they can see each other again when the country is lost, and they also have mixed feelings.
Han Zanzhou took advantage of this time to come to Cao Bianjiao's side, and whispered: "General, about the prince, after the slave drew the portrait of that person, he showed it to the emperor and His Royal Highness King Yongwang, and they all denied that this person was the prince, and the slave did not alarm others, so he waited for the general to come back and deal with it." ”
"Since someone wants to play tricks, let's have fun with them and play with them, Grandpa Han, you have worked this matter!"
"The general's words are serious, without the protection of the general, the slave can have today!" Han Zanzhou also hurriedly became humble.
"General, this time you escorted the imperial sister into Beijing, and then made great contributions, I thank the general here, but this time the general is recruited to return to the court, it is for the matter of the fake prince, Han Zanzhou has already handed over the portrait of this person to me and the royal brother of Yongwang for identification, this person is definitely not the prince brother, this matter will be handed over to you to deal with, you must judge carefully, dare to pretend to be the prince brother, this is a big crime to destroy the nine clans, and this person cannot be easily forgiven!"
"Obey! The emperor can rest assured, the ministers will definitely handle this matter, the emperor can rest assured! ”
After coming out of the palace, Cao Bianjiao went directly to the cabinet, at this time, I believe that Shi Kefa and they are all in the cabinet, this matter Cao Bianjiao must be dealt with as soon as possible, he doesn't want to make constant trouble, this time the opponent is too insidious, there must be a back move, Cao Bianjiao also dare not be careless, at this time he will naturally not fight alone, he needs to pull Shi Kefa to his side, he can trust Shi Kefa, Shi Kefa is upright, and he will definitely not make such a dirty move.
"The general is back, the general, I am incompetent, I know that the general is preparing for the Northern Expedition on the front line, but he still invites the general back at this critical juncture, it is really a last resort, presumably the general also knows, ten days ago, Gao Mengji, the young secretary of Honglu Temple, brought back a teenager from Suzhou Mansion, claiming to be the prince of the first emperor, wearing a dragon shirt, these days we are also verifying the truth and falsehood, the general is back, just to judge the matter together!"
Shi Kefa was happy and helpless when he saw Cao Bianjiao coming back, just like he said, Cao Bianjiao was planning the Northern Expedition, but he was pulled back, which is really not a good thing, but he can't help but let Cao Bianjiao come back, because this matter is very important, there are rumors in Nanjing City, and it must be dealt with as soon as possible.
"What about the results of the identification now?" Cao Bianjiao asked.
"When this person first came, I sent two eunuchs who had served in the Beijing Imperial Palace to meet the debate, but I didn't expect that as soon as the two saw the person, they hugged their heads and wept, and took off their clothes for each other to wear. Lu Jiude was also ordered to visit, but he faced it squarely for a long time and did not dare to express his position. Lu Jiude's answer was: Some are similar, but they can't be recognized. and Wang Duo, who once served as the prince's official, insisted that the prince was fake. In the end, it was handed over to Dali Temple for the time being, and the result of the interrogation was: the real name of the fake prince is Wang Zhiming. Lord Yushi Lu, the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was arraigned, and shouted that Wang Zhiming should not be the other party, and asked: Why shouldn't it? But the man said, "Why don't you call out to the king of light?" Yuan Jixian also looked helpless, after several trials, it was always such an ambiguous result, a simple matter, the more troublesome it became, the more complicated it became, there were many rumors in the market, and if it continued, I didn't know what would happen.
"Wang Zhiming, the king of Ming, good eloquence, but don't worry, this person is a fake, tell you a good news, this time the reason why I came slowly is because of a person, Princess Changping, the princess escaped from Beijing City and ascended to heaven, has entered the palace, the emperor, the Yongwang, the princess, it is rare that you can't determine the authenticity of this person?"
"The princess has arrived, that's great, the bloodline of the first emperor is safe, it's really a blessing for the country! This time, even the matter of the fake prince can be solved, and the princess is the sister of the prince of the first emperor, so naturally she will not admit her mistake. ”
"That's nature! In order to be precautionary, immediately ordered someone to recruit this person into the palace, and the emperor, Yongwang, and princess personally verified the correct body, and let all the ministers above the third grade in Beijing be present to correct the hearing! ”