Emperor Yuanhe's words were not light, and Concubine Lan and Ji Sihong immediately looked at Bai Yanran's faces and became unkind. Tong Shi breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at Bai Yanran's gaze a little softer.

Bai Yanran had expected it, and thanked her without being surprised, and said: "If it weren't for the sons and daughters who went to Anhua Temple to worship the Buddha on the occasion of their father's birthday, it would not have happened to be the meeting." This is the will of heaven, because of my father's heart of worrying about the country and the people. ”

Although Bai Yanran's words have the meaning of welcome, they are not false. Although Emperor Yuanhe is always biased in the matter of Lan Guifei and Ji Sihong, he is a wise monarch who worries about the country and the people.

The floods in Ji'an have displaced hundreds of thousands of people and destroyed 10,000 acres of fertile land. Although the victims have been properly resettled, as Song Shiyang said, the imperial court always has something that cannot be taken into account.

In his previous life, Zhang Mu begged to see no way, so he breathed a sigh of relief and simply planted a piece of winter wheat in the vegetable field in the backyard of Anhua Temple. In February of the following year, the second dragon raised his head and Emperor Yuanhe came to Anhua Temple to worship the Buddha, Zhang Mu rose up to ask to see, and led Emperor Yuanhe to see it with his own eyes.

Now he introduced Zhang Mu in advance, and popularized the cultivation of winter wheat among the people a year in advance. As Song Shiyang said, a harvest one season ahead of schedule can save the lives of thousands of victims.

And she remembered that in her previous life, Ji Lingyun had mentioned winter wheat with great interest to Gu Fang, and the yield was even greater than that of spring wheat, and she could also plant another crop of chestnut rice after the harvest, so that many people could have enough food and clothing.

Seeing that Emperor Yuan He was overjoyed by Bai Yanran, and had no intention of having a birthday banquet, Concubine Lan was busy with Ji Sihong's eyes. Ji Sihong glanced at Ji Lingyun hatefully, and when he got up, he put on a smile and said: "What my father said is that his sons are also very envious of the emperor's brother to have such a virtuous helper. It's also a shame to say that now even the emperor's brother has a princess, but the son has not yet married the concubine. ”

Concubine Lan got up at the right time and brought up the old things again.

"Your Majesty, you should respond to Hong'er for the sake of his sincerity. This child is stubborn, and he said to his concubine that he would not marry the lord of Mingzhu County. A sincere heart can be learned, and it will not disappoint the lord of Mingzhu. ”

Gu Yueyao's face was pale, her eyes were fierce, and she wanted to get up but was held down by Tong.

Tong shook his head slightly, Gu Yueyao's previous refusal to marry had already displeased the emperor. Now that Emperor Yuanhe has not expressed his position, if she brushes the emperor's face again at this time, it will be counterproductive.

Emperor Yuan He was a little hesitant, and he had also heard of Ji Sihong's actions these days. In this way, he is really hard-hearted, even if he doesn't nod, where do others dare to fight with the prince, but it delays Yueyao.

Seeing this, Concubine Lan knew that Yuan and Emperor were shaken, her eyes turned, and she looked at the Tong family with a smile and said affectionately: "Queen Mother, you can also persuade the emperor for the concubine." ”

Concubine Lan obviously had bad intentions and wanted to lead the disaster to the Tong family.

During the banquet, Ji Yuren looked at Lan Guifei and Ji Sihong's mother and son, and a trace of murderous intent flashed in his cold eyes. He beckoned Chen Heng beside him to come over and explained a few words to him, and Chen Heng was ordered to retreat quietly.

Tong Shi said unhurriedly: "Although it is said that since ancient times, marriage has been the order of parents, but in the end, it is better for them to have their own wishful thinking. Otherwise, if they become a pair of resentful couples, it will ruin the emperor's good intentions for marriage. ”

Tong's words alluded to the previous marriage between the Tong and Lan families, and what Bai Yanran could think of, Old Mrs. Tong naturally came back to her senses afterwards. Now that the Tong family mentioned this, Emperor Yuan He no longer insisted on it.

"The queen's words are reasonable, children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, Concubine Lan, you don't have to worry too much."

Lan Guifei didn't want to be defeated by the queen, so she had to give up.

Emperor Yuanhe said: "Speaking of the marriage of children, Shaohan has also reached the age of marriage. ”

Shaohan didn't want this fire to suddenly burn on him, so he blushed and said coquettishly, "Father." ”

Emperor Yuanhe said with a smile: "It is human nature for men to marry and women to marry. ”

Tong also echoed: "What the emperor said is that our two princesses should really plan to get up, I don't know if the emperor has a suitable candidate for the horse?" ”

Emperor Yuan He suddenly looked at Song Shiyang, and said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "I don't know if Song Aiqing has a marriage contract?" ”

Song Shiyang was shocked, but there was no water on his face, and he got up and replied: "Back to the emperor, Weichen has never had a marriage contract. ”

Emperor Yuanhe nodded, and said, "Then what do you think of these two princesses?" ”

The implication is self-evident, Song Shiyang is a close minister of the Son of Heaven, he can already take charge of himself at a young age, and now he is the emperor's right-hand man with Prime Minister Zuo.

Being able to go to this family banquet is enough to show that the emperor values it, and it is reasonable to get married.

Shaohan was still shy and timid, and Lingxi was already bloodless. She has a heart, even the promising Tanhualang is not in sight, for fear that she will be given marriage.

Song Shiyang gave a big salute first, and then replied respectfully: "Wechen thank the emperor for his appreciation, the two princesses are golden branches and jade leaves, and Wechen dare not climb high." And Weichen is still in the filial piety period, and he has to worry about his mother for three years, and there is no such thing as not doing marriage leave, so he will delay the princess. ”

Emperor Yuanhe's face could not see joy and anger, and after a while, he said, "It's hard for Aiqing to be filial", and he revealed the matter. Song Shiyang knew that Emperor Yuan He was unhappy, but he was unwilling to compromise on this matter, so he pretended to be deaf and dumb e-book house

Everyone at the table had their own thoughts, but there were no more waves.

Emperor Yuan He remembered the matter of winter wheat, and after watching a song and dance, he got up and left, and the queen also left the table. Ji Lingyun and Ji Chengyu looked at each other, and it didn't take long for Bai Yanran to go to Fengyi Palace.

Before leaving, Bai Yanran looked over and saw Concubine Lan talking to Mrs. Zuo, and Ji Sihong was also talking happily with Prime Minister Zuo. A thought suddenly flashed through her mind, fleeting, and she hadn't been able to grasp the thought yet.

After entering Fengyi Palace, Aunt Gu Yue had already prepared tea, looked at Bai Yanran with a smile and said, "Princess An can make the old slave startled today, and you were surprised by what happened to you before, but she prepared a big gift." ”

Tong's eyes showed a look of approval, and he was obviously very satisfied that this birthday gift completely compared Ji Sihong. Bai Yanran and Ji Lingyun glanced at each other and said, "Don't hide it from the queen mother, in fact, the son discussed with the prince before, and after the banquet was dispersed, the prince would take Zhang Mu to see the emperor." After all, it is a matter of government affairs, and it is inevitable that it will be true, and the sons and daughters did not want to interfere.

It's just that when I woke up this morning, I found that the Buddhist scriptures had been replaced with blank paper. Time was urgent, and the sons didn't have time to investigate the matter, so they thought of using this birthday cake on top, and hoped that the queen mother would not blame. ”

After hearing this, Tong slapped the table and reprimanded sharply: "There is such a thing, how can it be reasonable!" ”

Ji Lingyun said worriedly: "Actually, this is not the first time, there was a girl who put no medicine in Yan'er's makeup powder before, and she didn't want Yan'er to get pregnant." It's just that she couldn't explain the person behind the scenes, and now I'm afraid to think about it. ”

Tong's brows were already furrowed, she had been in the middle palace for a long time, even if she was originally gentle, she had developed a bit of sharpness over the years. At this moment, he was touched by the reverse scales, and his voice was a little more ruthless, and he said: "Lingyun, there are a lot of chaotic people in your house, and it's time to cook." ”

The corners of Ji Lingyun's lips raised slightly, and he pretended to say: "But it depends on the queen mother." ”

When Aunt Gu Yue saw the two of them, she seemed to notice something, but she only pretended to be deaf and dumb.

After sitting in Fengyi Palace for a long time, it was strange that I didn't see Lingxi. When the two left the palace, they happened to bump into Song Shiyang at the door, and they talked about the previous assassination.

Emperor Yuan He couldn't find out a clue about this matter, so he handed it over to Ji Chengyu. But this period of time has passed, and Ji Chengyu has no clues, so he has no clue.

Song Shiyang said: "There was a shortage of people in the house that day, so the housekeeper in the house bought two girls from the familiar Ya Po, and the assassin was one of them. Because he said that he fled from his hometown, he had no documents and no one was suspicious.

Afterwards, the yamen went to investigate and found that Ya Po had died violently at home, obviously being killed by someone, and the only clue was cut off. ”

Bai Yanran asked, "The origin of this assassin, can my cousin have other guesses?" ”

Song Shiyang smiled bitterly: "Except for Liao Guangtian, I really can't think of anyone who has such a deep hatred with me, and he has to put me to death."

It was only when I thought about it later that I had strayed into the treasury of the Governor's Palace, and I had only accidentally obtained an account book, so why was he so annoyed and angry. ”

Bai Yanran asked, "Then cousin, do you remember what else is in the treasury besides the accounts?" ”

Song Shiyang pondered carefully, and replied uncertainly: "It was high and dark that day, and I only lit a fire, which is not very real."

There are many items in the warehouse, but they are all tightly wrapped, and I can't see what kind of goods are inside, but I can faintly smell the fragrance of fat powder, I don't know what it is for. ”

Bai Yanran and Ji Lingyun glanced at each other, feeling that they had vaguely touched the truth of the matter.

Ji Lingyun was about to say something more, but when he saw the guards in the mansion coming in a hurry, he said something in Ji Lingyun's ear with a solemn expression. Seeing that Ji Lingyun's expression changed, he only said to Bai Yanran that she had something urgent, and asked her to go home first.

Bai Yanran's heart jumped, and for some reason she thought of Miao Yu in the prison. Miao Yu is also a hard bone, the Rakshasa official has interrogated these days, except for the old lady Tong, who has not confided in the side for half a minute.

The same is true of the proprietress of the Spring Pavilion, who is said to have sought death many times in prison without success, but refused to reveal a word. I don't know what benefits Liao Guangtian promised them, and he worked so hard.

Ji Lingyun left in a hurry, and Bai Yanran and Song Shiyang walked outside the palace together, and no longer mentioned the assassin.

Bai Yanran asked: "The emperor gave marriage during the banquet, but what my cousin said about three years of worries is it true?" ”

There was a hint of sadness between Song Shiyang's eyebrows, and he said, "Naturally, it's true." Although the emperor won the love, I always thought of the hardships of my mother raising me alone, and I had no intention of getting married. ”

Bai Yanran sighed: "A few days ago, Miss Lan Yingxin asked me about my cousin, worried about your body. If my cousin can be taken care of by my side, I think my aunt can also feel at ease under Jiuquan. ”

Song Shiyang showed a look of surprise on his face, obviously not aware of Lan Yingxin's affection before. Bai Yanran shook her head, and said no more, so she said goodbye.

The carriage returned to the palace, it was still early, Bai Yanran lowered her face, and said to the two girls: "Su Xin, you go and inform Lian Yue, block the palace and don't let people out." Zhu Ling, you go and gather all the subordinates to Linglong Xiaozhu, and this princess wants to catch the thief. ”