Chapter 51: The Emperor's Family Affairs
In the Baiyi Nunnery, Qian Jin carefully followed behind Mrs. Huijing.
The first thing that catches your eye is a large iron incense burner in the middle of the hermitage, filled with incense ash and three unburned incense sticks.
Further inside the incense burner is the main hall of the Baiyi Nunnery, which houses a statue of Guanyin with a thousand hands carved from jade more than one person high, and the two boys under her seat. On the offering table in front of the statue are three bronze incense burners, as well as some fruits and pastries.
There are five or six side rooms on both sides of the main hall, which are where the nuns in the nunnery live. At this time, the nuns in the nunnery were all doing evening classes, so no one noticed that there were male guests in the nunnery.
Mrs. Hui Jing led the money into the corridor on the side of the main hall and came to the backyard. There are also seven or eight wings here, and Princess Anqing's wings are on the easternmost side, and the door is open.
When she was at the door, Mrs. Shi told Qian Jin to wait for a while, and she went into the house by herself. After about half a cup of tea, Princess Anqing and Mrs. Huijing appeared at the door together.
"Good nephew, you're here." Princess Anqing said with a forced smile.
Qian Jin saw that the princess's eyes were slightly red, and there were tears in the corners of her eyes, and he couldn't help but be more curious about the identity of this Accord layman, who could actually make the princess cry.
But now is not the time to think about that. He stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Auntie, please forgive my nephew for being late." ”
"Let's talk about it first." Princess Anqing commanded.
Entering the wing room, Qian Jin glanced around and found that the interior of the room was extremely simple. There are two rooms in total, one is a bedroom and the other is a Buddhist hall.
Right now, the room where Qian Jin is standing is the Buddha Hall. I saw that the shrine in the middle of the Buddha hall was dedicated to the statue of Guanyin, and in front of the statue was a table with incense, candles, paper money, and other offerings. In front of the table, there is a futon, and a wooden fish. Seeing that the wooden fish is already a little old, only the middle is bright yellow, presumably because of the daily beating.
This is the place where Princess Anqing recites sutras and worships the Buddha every day.
Because I don't often entertain guests in the Buddhist hall, there is not even a coffee table in the house. Mrs. Hui Jing temporarily moved a coffee table and two chairs.
The princess raised her hand to invite Qian to sit down, and at the same time said apologetically: "The humble house is shabby, which makes my nephew smile." ”
"Auntie is outside." Qian Jin returned the salute, then sat down on the chair by the door, looked sideways at Mrs. Hui Jing, and said with a smile: "Mrs. Lao is bothered to fetch a basin of water." So saying, he took it out of his bosom for a while, took out his uncle's letter, and handed it to the princess.
"No, you don't." The princess stopped Mrs. Hui Jing, who was just about to lift her feet, and turned to Qian Jin and said, "I told your uncle in the last reply, and you have seen through his methods. ”
"Uh...... I'm afraid that my uncle will hate the younger generation in the future, and I will have to bother my aunt to help me say a few good words. Qian Jin said with a smile.
The princess smiled and nodded slightly, and the sadness she had seen when she first met was gone.
Qian Jin couldn't help but get drunk. Perhaps because of the green lanterns, the princess's beauty is fresh and refined, revealing the smell of fireworks that does not eat the world, but it is intriguing. Such a woman chanting sutras in front of the Buddha statue every day is really a waste of the painstaking work of the Creator. I don't know what my uncle thinks, but he was so ruthless that he made the princess wait for more than ten years.
Next to her, Master Hui Jing caught a glimpse of Qian Jin staring at the princess, so she coughed and reminded her. Qian Jin hurriedly took his eyes off the princess's face, and confessed to his uncle who was far away in Jiangxi.
The princess was reading Wen Xun's reply intently at the moment, and she didn't notice the small movements of Mrs. Shi and Qian Jin. Qian Jin didn't have to think about it, most of the words written in the letter were "kisses" and "Wenwen", and the tenderness on the princess's face at this moment confirmed this.
After the tea, the princess folded the letter from her uncle and put it on the wooden plate handed over by the princess.
"Princess, do you want a reply this time?" Qian Jin asked.
"No need. Your uncle's filial piety period is only one year, and he will always have to return to Beijing to report on his work at that time. The princess said lightly. He turned his head to Mrs. Hui Jing and said, "Sister, I'm tired of showing tea to my nephew." ”
"Don't bother the teacher, the juniors can sit and leave." Qian Jin heard that the princess called Mrs. Huijing her sister, where did she dare to work on this big Buddha. But after thinking about it, the princess is afraid that she usually calls Hui Jing like this. Today, I call it in front of myself, and I don't treat myself as an outsider at all.
Hui Jing ignored Qian Jin, and went out of the Buddhist hall alone to greet her. The princess asked with concern: "I heard that Wang Shangshu gave you a visit to the court today?" ”
"It's not in the way, it's been dealt with by the juniors", Qian Jinqi said, "My aunt is well-informed." ”
"Although I don't ask about the world, I always have some eyes and ears in the capital", the princess frowned slightly, "In the future, you should not only be careful of the people in the court, but also pay more attention to the people outside the court." ”
"Outside the court?"
When Qian Jin was about to ask carefully, Hui Jing walked in from outside with two bowls of tea, gently rested on the coffee table, and then walked out of the Buddhist hall alone and guarded the door. It seems that what the princess said next is extremely important, otherwise how could she let Hui Jing go to the door?
"Princess Jing, you must have seen it." The princess gets straight to the point.
"Uh...... It's not like we've met. She wears a veil everywhere she goes, and the younger generations have never seen her true face. Qian Jin explained.
"She doesn't dare to take off the veil in the capital," the princess paused and said, "She is the daughter of King Ming, and she is also my niece." Emperor Gaozu once made a rule that unless they were summoned, the vassal kings and male heirs of other provinces were not allowed to enter Beijing, and female heirs could enter Beijing to join their relatives, but they must be covered with veil. ”
Qian Jinqi said: "Auntie, the Ming King you are talking about is the younger brother of the first emperor?" The feudal king whose fief is in Jiangxi? ”
"Exactly. Emperor Taishang only has three heirs: the first emperor, the king of Ming and me. King Ming is my own brother. The princess explained.
Qian Jin couldn't help but secretly speak. It is said that there are 3,000 beauties in the emperor's harem, and the heirs are even more than a dozen. I never thought that Emperor Hongzhi's father's generation would have such a thin bloodline. It is rumored that Emperor Hongzhi originally had no heirs, and it was not until he was in his fifties that he had the current Emperor Renwu.
The princess has only a few words, but she contains a lot of information. If Emperor Zao Wou-Ki had not been born back then, King Ming would have inherited the great treasure. But the heavens did not fulfill people's wishes, and Emperor Hongzhi had a son in his later years, which completely disrupted King Ming's plan. If he can still be a vassal king willingly, it is estimated that no one will believe it.
No wonder Su Wensheng wanted to recruit himself three times and twice, and it was estimated that the noble man behind him was King Ming. As for how much power King Ming has colluded with, he doesn't know, just saying that this Princess Jing is not simple. She enjoys a good reputation in the capital, and has also gained the reputation of an Accord layman, and is very appealing among the vassal and elegant scholars in the capital, and even the descendants of saints such as Dai Xiaoru are eager to follow.
After figuring out these joints, Qian Jin smiled at the princess and said, "Auntie wants to remind the juniors that Wang Shangshu may have been instructed by Princess Jing?" ”
"I'm a woman, and I still know a lot about women. You made Dai Xiaoru so angry that he vomited blood before, and it is possible that Duke Jing will scare you. ”
Qian Jin thought to himself, if Princess Anqing knew that Su Wensheng had solicited her several times, she would not think that it was just a scare.
Back then, although the news of his uncle's reunion with his mother was kept secret from the outside world, many people knew that Guanhai City was still in the village. This Su Wensheng may have inadvertently learned his identity from his fellow villager Wang Gang, and informed King Ming or Princess Jing, so there was the first meeting of Dengxi Tower in Linhai Mansion. After arriving in the capital, Su Wensheng recruited again, and vaguely said that there was a big figure behind him.
After coming down twice, he still didn't get oil and salt. This Princess Jing or King Ming is probably worried that the matter will be revealed, and she is mischievous at the Yangmei Poetry Meeting, and the new hatred and old hatred come down, if Wang Shangshu can take the opportunity to join herself, I am afraid that there is one less hidden danger. It's just that why does Wang Shangshu obey Princess Jing's orders?
"Auntie, is Wang Shangshu a person from King Ming?" Qian Jin asked.
"It's not for sure. Back then, when the first emperor had no heirs, some ministers in the court naturally chose to stand on the side of King Ming early. Now that His Majesty has ascended the throne, it is difficult to say what the attitude of these ministers will be. The princess sighed.
Qian Jin couldn't help but be deeply worried. The advent of the Xiaoice Period is already an indisputable fact, and Chen Guo actually hides such a big hidden danger as King Ming, which is really an internal and external trouble.
"Does Shousuke know this?" Qian Jin asked.
The princess looked at Qian Jin for a while, and said with a smile: "Presumably you have already been to Wenyuan Pavilion, if even Shoufu did not calculate Wang Shangshu's intentions, I am afraid that I missed the link of Princess Jing." This is the intention of King Ming to leave Princess Jing in the capital: not to be eye-catching. However, there are many assistants, and he will definitely think of this when he has free time. ”
"Oh no, what should I do if my grandfather stays in Jiangxi?" Qian Jin asked worriedly.
"Tensho? You don't have to worry about that. His residence in Jiangxi was originally a deterrent to King Ming! ”
The princess's words made the money go in. Grandpa is already so old, it is not convenient to walk, even if he is very prestigious in Chen State, but he can't stand King Ming so close. If King Ming wants to kill his grandfather, this reputation can't be saved from far water.
Thinking of this, Qian Jin shook his head and said, "No, I'll take leave with Your Majesty and go back to Jiangxi." ”
Princess Anqing sighed: "I can't tell you the specific reason, this is a secret that the royal family knows." In short, you can rest assured. ”