Chapter 31: Excerpts (1st Update)
If Wen Xirou wanted to see her, she couldn't squat at Duanjing Waiting Mansion.
She instructed Liuli, "Keep an eye on the Wen Mansion these days." ”
She first observed for a few days to see if Wen Xirou's gentle and soft rumors were her true character, and as soon as she came to Beijing, she asked the maidservants around her to find out what she was going to do.
Liuli doesn't need Ling Hua's instructions to naturally keep an eye on the Wen Mansion, there are so many people who come and go in the major mansions in the capital, even if they are new gossip, they are tired of seeing it, it is not as fresh as the new Wen family father and son, she is naturally very interested in staring at them.
After Wen Qiliang and Wen Xingzhi returned to Wen's house, they entered the study and closed the door tightly.
Wen Qiliang asked again, "Okay, what do you think of His Majesty's attitude towards our father and son today?" ”
Wen Xingzhi took a sip of tea and felt tasteless, "Our house in the capital has been abandoned and vacant for too long, and this tea can't be drunk." ”
Wen Qiliang was helpless, "What kind of tea do you pay attention to at this time?" I don't like this tea, so Ming'er went to the tea house to buy the best. ”
Anyway, the Wen family is not short of money! If you want to drink good tea, it's not casual?
Wen Xingzhi put down the teacup, "I mean, the guards in this house, Ming'er will drive them out!" ”
Wen Qiliang was stunned for a moment, "They are all our sons and maids who have served in the Wen family for generations, and they have stayed in the capital to guard the house, and they haven't made any mistakes, but the tea is not bought well, and the purchasers are punished, why do they have to drive people out?" ”
Wen Xingzhi looked at Wen Qiliang, "Naturally, it's for the sake of safety." Father didn't stay in Youzhou for a long time, I don't know how high the sky is in the capital. My father will return to Youzhou in a few days, and I want to stay in the capital, does my father want my every move to be monitored? Maybe some of these people have been bought, but my father is relieved, but I am not assured. ”
Wen Qiliang's face was straight, "You are right, you are thinking about it, since this is the case, just listen to you and drive them out!" ”
Wen Xingzhi then said, "Your Majesty is thoughtful, father, don't be deceived by Your Majesty's superficial gentleness." ”
Wen Qiliang was taken aback, "Could it be that Your Majesty ......?"
"Your Majesty didn't mention anything about the Wen family's reselling of grain and grass, the eldest sister acted viciously and was deposed of the position of the crown princess, His Majesty didn't reprimand his father at all, but Wen Wen said that his father had no way to teach his daughter. Father thinks, is it better to scold you twice? The kinder Your Majesty was, the more sincere and fearful you were in front of Your Majesty at that time? ”
Wen Qi's conscience froze, "That's right! I was ready to be scolded by His Majesty, but His Majesty didn't say anything, and always had a gentle attitude, so I was a little unsure of His Majesty's true thoughts. ”
"So, your instincts are right, and my father has to trust his instincts. Father's recent actions must have made His Majesty dissatisfied. ”
Wen Qiliang pinched his heart, "The matter of reselling grain and grass has passed, since Your Majesty handed it over to the prince to handle it, it was because he thought that the prince would take it lightly, hasn't this matter passed?" Besides, the matter of sending dead soldiers to assassinate Ling Hua, those four dead soldiers have been wiped out, didn't Ling Hua get the handle? Will she run in front of His Majesty and say nonsense without evidence to frame? ”
Wen Xingzhi shook his head, "Father really naively thought that the assassination of Ling Hua, even if the prince bought Chen Qiaoyue to exterminate the dead soldiers in the prison, our Wen family did it behind his back, wouldn't Your Majesty know if you don't suspect it?" The crown prince couldn't help but buy Chen Qiaoyue to extinguish his mouth, there is this clue, it is enough for His Majesty to suspect. ”
Wen Qiliang's face was not good-looking, "It's a pity that I didn't kill Ling Hua." ”
He was a little angry, "The Black Thirteen of the Green Forest is really useless, he can obviously kill Ling Hua, but he doesn't go in and out with a white knife, what are you doing throwing her off Yanyunfang?" Kill it directly, save more trouble. ”
Wen Xingzhi didn't care about this, "He's for his younger brother, his younger brother likes Ling Hua, if he really kills Ling Hua, his two brothers will turn against each other." He still cares about his brother very much. Father should have known this result when he cooperated with Black Thirteen. ”
"It's really not a big deal." Wen Qiliang hated.
Wen Xingzhi was faint, "If my father wants to be angry, it is better to blame the dead soldiers you have cultivated for being useless." ”
Wen Qiliang looked at Wen Xingzhi and was dissatisfied, "If you hadn't disagreed, you would have sent the dead soldiers you cultivated to the capital, and the Black Thirteen would be in charge first, and your dead soldiers would be behind, and now you might have succeeded." ”
Wen Xingzhi scoffed, "Father is too whimsical. Even if you send my dead soldiers, you may not be able to kill Ling Hua. On that day, her master was only a glass glass, even if Yan was lightly injured, she didn't use the most powerful secret guard, and she fought with ordinary secret guards. Do you think Ling painting is such a waste? Then you are wrong. It's just that in the capital, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, under His Majesty's nose, she doesn't show it. ”
Wen Qiliang naturally believed his son's statement, and the root of his teeth itched with hatred, "Ling painted this girl, sooner or later, one day, let her die without a body." ”
Wen Xing was noncommittal.
"You say, Your Majesty let your second sister enter the palace to show the Queen Mother, is there a play?" Wen Qiliang is most concerned about the princess of the East Palace, who is none other than his daughter.
"Hmm." Wen Xingzhi nodded, "Your Majesty doesn't seem to object. ”
"That's good." Wen Qiliang became happy, "Although it's good to be vigilant, but don't be too nervous, Your Majesty is still good to our Wen family, even if there are some inappropriate places, I am also for the Prince, Your Majesty has always loved the Prince, and I am also loyal to Your Majesty." ”
Wen Xingzhi sneered, "Father is confused! Jun is Jun, and Chu Jun is Chu Jun. As soon as the king reigns, he will not allow the prince to go beyond the king's rights. Your allegiance to His Majesty is not the same as your allegiance to the Crown Prince. ”
Wen Qiliang choked.
Wen Xingzhi stood up, "Father is also tired, let's rest!" If you don't want to rest, it is better to write an excerpt and ask Your Majesty to go to the East Palace to meet the prince. Let's see if Your Majesty is allowed to do so. ”
Wen Qiliang was stunned for a moment, he didn't think of this, "When I go to the East Palace to meet the prince, do I still need to write an excerpt to ask Your Majesty?" ”
"Now that the prince is thinking about it behind closed doors, father, do you say you need it?" Wen Xingzhi dropped a sentence and turned around and walked out of the study.
Wen Qiliang thought about it, the prince thought about it behind closed doors, he had already met him, so he naturally wanted to write an excerpt to ask His Majesty. He wanted to ask Wen Xingzhi, why didn't he remind him earlier? If you want to remind him, when he meets His Majesty, he will mention it directly, and there is no need to write an excerpt. But Wen Xingzhi is gone.
He, the eldest son, is both civil and military, but he is too cold-blooded and ruthless, even for his father, he has not had much father-son affection since he was a child, if he hadn't seen him crawl out of his wife's belly with his own eyes, and was sure that her wife didn't cuckold him, he almost suspected that he was not the Wen family.
But he is still proud, although emotionally a little depressed about his ruthless nature, but reason feels that this is the heir of the Wen family, the heir of the Wen family does not need to be benevolent, righteous and affectionate, does not need those weaknesses, that thing cannot be eaten, the Wen family will be handed over to him in the future, he can rest assured.
After Wen Xingzhi left the study, he asked someone, "What about the second miss?" What are you doing? ”
The person who was asked immediately replied, "After the lord and the eldest prince entered the palace, the second lady was tired, so she rested. ”
Wen Xingzhi nodded and didn't ask any more.
On the evening of the same day, Wen Qiliang handed over the excerpt to see the prince, and the excerpt also said that he had no way to teach his daughter, and asked the prince for guilt, and for Cheng Liangdi, who was persecuted by Wen Xiyao.
After the emperor received the excerpt, he put it down after taking a look at it, and asked Gonggong Zhao, "I remember that two days ago, the prince handed Li Cheng Liangdi the excerpt as the side concubine?" ”
"That's the thing." Zhao Gong is fair.
The Emperor snorted, "Let him think about it behind closed doors, he still thinks about women." ”
Gonggong Zhao looked at the emperor's face, said a fair word for the prince, and said carefully, "Cheng Liangdi was persecuted by the former crown princess after all, and she suffered a lot, His Royal Highness the prince favored her and took pity on her a little." In addition, in the inner courtyard of the East Palace today, there is no crown princess, and Concubine Liu is said to be not very charitable, Cheng Liangdi is a rare clean person, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince promoted her, presumably to let her manage the inner courtyard of the East Palace. About this reason, I handed over the fold of inviting the side concubine. ”
The emperor felt that there was some truth, "You go to the East Palace, and you will say that I am approved, and Cheng Liangdi will be established as Cheng's concubine." Please ask the Queen Mother to teach Mama so that she can learn the rules of the side concubine and how to do it. ”
Zhao Gonggong should be, "The old slave will go." ”
The emperor waved his hand, and then dealt with the fold, ignoring Wen Qiliang's plea.
Gonggong Zhao went to Changning Palace first, and told Her Majesty the Queen Mother that she had approved the prince's invitation to Licheng's side concubine, and the Queen Mother was too lazy to take care of the affairs of the East Palace, but since Her Majesty asked her to send a teaching grandmother, she still asked Grandma Sun to arrange for the teaching grandmother to follow Zhao's father-in-law to the East Palace.
Cheng Liangdi was thinking about why not to be Concubine Cheng, but before she could figure out a way, she waited for the will of Concubine Cheng. She burst into tears.
Xiao Ze was stunned by her crying, "What are you crying about?" ”
Cheng Liangdi was afraid of Xiao Ze and sobbed, "Concubines, concubines are happy." ”