Just when Yingxian mastered the "Clothes Staining Swordsmanship" and "Northern Wild Goose Song", the Mid-Autumn Festival of Yongrui's nineteenth year is also approaching. On this morning, just after an autumn rain and a slightly cool weather, Yingxian and Huiyi went to Xishi, looking for a few novel folk gadgets. As soon as you enter the market, you will smell a strong aroma of wine. It turned out that on the eve of the festival, all the shops put out new wine to sell. The façade has been painted and renovated. Some shopkeepers even set up a colorful booth at the door and posted many illustrations to attract customers. A curtain of cyan wangzi rises high like a big kite, waving in the wind, and the wine sellers on the road are also endless. Yingxian looked from house to house and found dozens of wine names, such as Xiangquan, Qiongsu, Lanzhi, Yuli, Gongya, Kunyi, Biguang, Jinzhixing, Qianrichun, Zhonghetang, Yuxiang and so on. Driven by curiosity, Yingxian asked the store to try it, and found that all kinds of drinks were mellow, sweet, crisp, or full-bodied. Some of them are slightly too thin or too spicy, and the throat has a burning sensation, like a hot line rolling through, so you know that it is not a good wine, put down the glass and smoke directly. Seeing this, Hui Yi sneered: "Look at your unpromising appearance." Our princess's mansion has the best wine, can you still buy the wine here? ”

The famous pastry shops on the street include "Fan Ji", "Chen Ji", "Hua Yao Ji", "Wu Mei Zhai", etc., and the Mid-Autumn Festival naturally focuses on moon cakes. They are large and round, and the golden cakes are painted in the shape of the Moon Palace and the Toad Rabbit, and the depictions are exquisite, making people salivate. Fruits include apples, persimmons, pomegranates, dates, pears, grapes, and various types of citrus, among which the first five are more expensive than usual. I heard Huiyi say that it is because when the people worship the moon at home, they will use these five things as "five-colored fruit offerings". "Is there a moon sacrifice in the palace?" Yingxian asked.

"There is a moon altar dedicated to the moon in the imperial city. Whenever there is an ugly year, a chen year, a new year and a new year, the emperor will personally go to worship. In other years, ministers will be sent to worship in their place. This year is the New Year, and the emperor probably won't go. It should be like in previous years, feasting the ministers in the palace. ”

I see. "Will the princess return to the palace to reunite with the emperor on August 15?"

"Yes. Moreover, the subordinates in the house, whose hometowns are in the capital or suburbs, will return to their hometowns in the past two days. As for you, I'm afraid you will also enter the palace with the second princess. ”

Yingxian's heart jumped suddenly: "Then don't I want to see the emperor?" ”

A strange smile flashed on Hui Yi's face: "You often saw the emperor when you were a child. I saw it earlier this year. The emperor loves several princesses the most, and you and Miss Yingxue can also be regarded as loving the house and Wu. ”

"But you know, I've forgotten a lot this year. I'm really afraid that I won't understand the rules, be clumsy, and make a fool of myself in front of the emperor. ”

"It doesn't matter. Anyway, the emperor loves the second princess and has always been tolerant of you. ”

Yingxian secretly wondered: The emperor loves the second princess but doesn't like the second prince, and it's really a bit ....... The thought of meeting the legendary emperor soon, was more excited than worried. Thought again: It's been a long time since I've seen Princess Yuanxi. I don't know how well she investigated the case. If you enter the palace on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival and meet again, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient to speak. Why don't you go to the palace today?

made up his mind, so he found an excuse to say goodbye to Huiyi, hurried back to the princess's mansion, took the royal gold medal, and went to the palace.

*****

The usually solemn and majestic palace is also filled with a festive atmosphere. From Guangyunmen to Jingyangzhai, Yingxian greeted a few palace maids and eunuchs who were already familiar with them along the way. Occasionally, there are people who know themselves but don't know them, and Yingxian repeats his old tricks, and they all deal with things quickly with "Sister Bai, Sister Bai, and Father-in-law Bai". Fortunately, everyone was busy preparing for the Mid-Autumn Festival, and they didn't talk to her much. Less than noon, Yingxian came to Jingyangzhai. After Xiao Lizi's report, Yingxian went to the garden to meet Situ Yan and Yingxue.

Entering from the pebble-paved path, the grass and trees in sight have faded to the green of spring, and they are covered in lush and deep coolness by the wind and dew. The small jade fans on the ginkgo trees are bursting with the brilliance of topaz, and the romantic wisteria flowers of a few months ago have been set up with flowers, and the remnants of green and new yellow vine leaves are hanging down. The pond in the garden is clear and clear in the past, not afraid of the rugged stone fence, wrinkled inch by inch with the wind. Linchi is a water pavilion based on white marble, and Princess Yuanxi and Yingxue are sitting on the railing. One wears pink and the other is white, looking from afar like two cherry blossoms.

Situ Yan saw Yingxian coming over, and when she finished giving the salute, she said straight to the point: "Yingxian, Qi Xiushan's case is almost clear." I was going to find an opportunity to tell you after the Mid-Autumn Festival, but you came early. ”

"Yes, Princess. It's me who can't rest assured and wants to know the truth sooner. ”

Yingxue said: "If you want to say that you don't know if you don't check, I'm really shocked when you check it." ”

Yingxian then learned that Qi Xiushan had been haunted since Yongrui eliminated the Liukou for ten years, and at the end of Yongrui's eleventh year, there was a rumor that it was haunted. Yongrui and Prime Minister Wang Jing both felt suspicious, so they asked Yin Huang Boyao of the Xijian Mansion at that time to take charge of the case and sent his subordinates to investigate the truth. After Huang Boyao sent someone to investigate the case, he insisted that there were no more thieves to catch in the mountains, and he did find that there were unrecognizable ghosts and visions. Wang Jing still felt suspicious, and sent Xu Shixiang, the head of the household department, to investigate. Yongrui even dispatched the Imperial Forest Army and asked the commander Che Xiaotian to send a soldier to search the mountain, but he still got the same result. Since the three groups of people have reached an agreement, Yongrui has also given up and delayed it again and again without dealing with it. The theory that Qixiu Mountain is haunted has been spread to this day.

As for the origin of these three officials, Yingxue has already drawn up a list:

Huang Boyao: At that time, Lang Zhongquan of the Criminal Department knew the Xijian Mansion, and later moved to the Shangshu of the Criminal Department.

Xu Shixiang: At that time, he was the secretary of the household department, and soon resigned due to old age.

Che Xiaotian: At that time, he was the president of the Imperial Forest Army, and was later impeached for drunken offenses, and was demoted to the right commander in the autumn of Yongrui's twelfth year. The presidential leader is Kong Huan, the brother of Empress Yingzhen, who has served so far.

Ying Xian looked at it and pondered: "Last time, we assumed that the leader of the mysterious organization in Qixiu Mountain was Han Gonggong, so what do these three people have to do with Han Gonggong?" ”

Situ Yan said: "On the surface, it doesn't look like it. ”

"No?"

"The surface is the surface, and two of them have a lot to do with Concubine Chen. said that this Huang Boyao has been smooth sailing since he was promoted to Beijing official, and I am afraid that part of it will have to thank Concubine Yuan Chen, who entered the palace in the same year as him. It is not very clear what the specific relationship between these two people is, but before Concubine Chen entered the palace, she was the daughter of Cao Guogong, the governor of Qingzhou, a feudal official, but Huang Boyao entered the central government step by step from being a magistrate in Qingzhou. How's that, got it? ”

Yingxian nodded and said, "Yes." After Concubine Chen entered the palace, she quickly formed a front with Gonggong Han. This seems to be a well-known fact. ”

"Not bad. Besides, Xu Shixiang, this person has served as a scholar in the household department for many years, which can be regarded as without merit and fault. When I get older, I just want to go home to retire. But Lone heard that this person was greedy for money, so it stands to reason that he would think about making another handful before leaving. At this time, if someone secretly offered a heavy bribe, asking him to be sloppy in this painless and unclear haunted case, I am afraid that few people would refuse, right? ”

Yingxian had to nod again, admiring the eldest princess in her heart.

"As for this car roaring sky", Yingxue said: "Although this person does not love money, he is good at wine. Drunkenness inevitably leads to speechlessness. But in this way, he can still hold the important position of commander of the Royal Forest Army, of course, because someone has said good things for him. Since he said good things, he has to repay others. ”

"And this person who said good things for him, the princess thinks it is Concubine Chen and Gonggong Han?"

"I've heard that clearly. The two of them went into battle together, and naturally they were able to turn big things into small things. ”

There are really a lot of eyes and ears in the palace of the eldest princess. Yingxian thought to herself. He asked again: "Then why was Che Xiaotian replaced by Uncle Kong in the twelfth year of Yongrui?" ”

Yingxue said: "On the one hand, the mistake made by Che Xiaotian is too big, and on the other hand, it is because ...... That year, Empress Kong was about to die of illness. At that time, the queen knew that her life would not last long, so she said a few more words for her mother's family. Emperor... The emperor loved the queen and agreed to her request before she died. Speaking of this, she glanced at Situ Yan strangely.

Ying Xian was quite puzzled. It is said that many emperors quickly relieved their relatives of power after the death of the empress or empress dowager, but this Yongrui Emperor handed over important military power to his relatives before the death of the empress. Interesting.

"Alright. The backgrounds of these three people were dug up by Lone, giving Lone reason to believe that eight out of ten of the thieves in Qixiu Mountain were Han Gonggong's cronies. It's a big secret. You know, you've done a great job. The eldest princess smiled and looked at Yingxian and said.

Ying Xian only felt that her cheeks were red, she lowered her head and said modestly, and said, "But who will be Gonggong Han's agent outside the palace?" What is their purpose? ”

"That's the next step to look into." Situ Yan's expression was resolute.

Yingxian sighed: "So many joints in the palace are controlled by Gonggong Han, it's really hard to deal with." Thinking of something, he asked: "By the way, who is holding the post of secretary of the military department now?" Is it Zhang Qianhe or Kong Commander? ”

Situ Yan glanced at Ying Xue and said, "This matter is really like a joke." Since his son's palm was cut off, he has converged a lot, and his upper position is not so strong. Not long ago, Mrs. Li came to the official office of the Ministry of War to complain about her grievances, and stabbed out Li Zhu's accusation of Zhang Qian at home, and asked Lord Zhang to return her husband to her. ”

Yingxian let out an "ah" and said, "Mrs. Li...... Mrs. Li is really out of the way. ”

"It's human nature. Forced by public opinion, Mr. Zhang has been suspended from his post and is currently waiting to be done. It's also a waste of his work. ”

"What about the position of Shangshu? Be...... Is it Commander Kong? ”

Ying Xue let out a sigh: "Just now the princess said that the whole thing was like a joke, just because this Hu Qijia is probably the blessing of his ancestors, and the serious illness that was originally terminally ill is slowly getting better again." According to legend, at the end of last month, he was still coughing at home while drinking medicine, saying, what are you fighting for! If the old man doesn't die for a day, the military department still has to listen to me for a day. After speaking, he went to the official office to report in his official uniform the next day. ”

…… What kind of black humor is this? Yingxian suddenly felt that this world was really difficult to say whether it was a tragedy or a comedy.

She looked up at Situ Yan and Yingxue. At this moment, the autumn sun is tranquil and pure, sprinkled on the two of them, silently changing colors, and the halo is faint, outlining the outlines of the two. It seemed that it had been a long time before Ying Xian could see their forms clearly from the dreamy light and shadow—she had the illusion that the two of them looked alike.

Am I going to be more and more like them?

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