Chapter Eighty-Four: The Unexpected
Regarding the causes and consequences of Bai Yanran and Song Shiyang's repentance of marriage, Ji Lingyun is naturally clear, after all, he has always been by Bai Yanran's side as a little milk cat.
But he knew it, but Tong didn't know it.
Tong had a good impression of Bai Yanran at the beginning, so after hearing Master Yun'an's words, she quickly made up her mind to let the emperor give her a marriage.
Afterwards, she inquired about the concubine of the Bai family, but she only knew that she was a smart and graceful lady, and she didn't care too much about the others. Now that this rumor has a nose and eyes, Tong's heart is also a little wavering for a while, so he summoned Ji Lingyun into the palace.
Ji Lingyun also guessed why the Tong family was suddenly summoned, so without waiting for the Tong family to ask, he took the initiative to speak: "Queen Mother, there is something that the minister wants to say that it is good for you to know, so as not to worry about the queen mother when she hears some boundless gossip." ”
Tong nodded and said, "Okay, you can say it." ”
Ji Lingyun said: "The queen mother should know that Song Shiyang Song Bachelor, who is very valued by my father and emperor at the moment, was invigilated by me and my imperial brother during the palace examination. At that time, I noticed this person, and I could see that it was definitely not a thing in the pool, so I had the intention to woo him.
Yan'er's brother Bai Boren was also a jinshi in the same year, and later entered the Ministry of Rites to work under me, he is a diligent and self-disciplined person, and Song Shiyang is a cousin, so I will take care of it a little more. Therefore, I have also heard about the past affairs of the Bai family. ”
Hearing this, Tong Shi also understood what he meant, and asked as usual: "Is it true that Song Shiyang and Miss Bai had a marriage contract?" ”
Ji Lingyun shook his head, then nodded again, and then said: "Song Shiyang and Bai Zonglin, the uncle, have always been close, and they are cousins with Yan'er, so Bai Zonglin and his wife had the heart to give Yan'er to Song Shiyang, and Song Shiyang was also willing at that time.
But Yan'er's sister-in-law also fell in love with Song Shiyang, and took advantage of Song Shiyang's trip to Yanbei for disaster relief to curry favor with Song Shiyang's mother Bai. The Bai family was coaxed by her, and privately hired her to Song Shiyang as a concubine. ”
Speaking of this, Ji Lingyun sighed and said: "Speaking of Yan'er's sister-in-law, I have to talk about her biological mother, Aunt Zhao, and Bai Zonglin are childhood sweethearts, because they can't be on the stage, and later they entered the Bai family when they were pregnant.
The Zhao family won Bai Zonglin's favor and had some skills, so he kept pressing the housemother, and Yan'er's sister was also a scheming woman. How could Yan'er's mother allow her suffering to fall on her daughter, so she ruined the marriage in a fit of rage. ”
Hearing this, Tong really frowned, and his face showed contempt. Ji Lingyun deliberately shook out the private affairs of the Bai family, just knowing that the queen mother would definitely understand the Qi family. He paved the way for a long time with half-truths and half-truths, all just to make the queen mother believe.
Speaking of which, the Tong family is actually no different from the Qi family, Bai Zonglin has an Aunt Zhao, and Emperor Yuan He also has a Lan Guifei. It doesn't matter who is right and wrong, it's just that the positions are different, and the natural mood is also different, and the Tong family can understand Qi's scruples the most.
Tong's eyebrows soothed, "So, this marriage contract was already done before Song Shiyang kept filial piety?" ”
Ji Lingyun said: "Erchen shook his head because the two families only exchanged tokens, and did not really sign a marriage contract, so they can't say that they regret their marriage." However, at that time, Song Shiyang rushed back from Yanbei, and after learning about the cause and effect, he felt ashamed and took the initiative to mention the matter. ”
Tong sighed: "In this way, Miss Bai is not having an easy time. ”
The Tong family did think of their own similar experience, and over the years, it was not because of the emperor's preference for Lan Guifei's mother and son that he was cold. Sometimes I really hate this queen's position, but sometimes I can't help but rejoice.
When the eldest prince had an accident at the critical juncture of the Lichu turmoil, the Tong family knew that the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces and even the emperor believed that it was her hand, not to mention that Lan Guifei was even more eager to pull her skin and tendons.
If it weren't for this queen, she would definitely not be able to protect herself and her two children.
Over the years, Concubine Lan and King Jian's mother and son have been eyeing the position of the crown prince, and the emperor's attitude is unclear. The Tong family has long forgotten the previous expectations for the love of husband and wife and the love of children, and sat on the throne of the queen wholeheartedly.
It was about to evoke these old things, Tong Shi felt a little tired, waved his hand and said: "That's it, in the end, the princess you want to marry, you just know it in your own heart." The queen mother is a little tired, and you go to get busy. ”
After Ji Lingyun left the palace, he went directly to the prince's mansion, and after Gu Fang came back a few days ago, he went directly to the prince's mansion, and he happened to go to take a look today.
Ji Lingyun didn't need a small servant to guide him when he entered the Prince's Mansion, he walked inside with his own familiarity, and happened to bump into Master Yun'an who was fishing by the lake halfway, and couldn't help but come over with great interest.
"The master is so interested today, I don't know how much I will gain?"
What he said was mostly ridiculous, the red, yellow and white koi in the lake of the Prince's Mansion raised a group of Haohao, and the fat and strong people raised were not scheming, so it was really not difficult. But I didn't want to glance into the fish basket, but it was empty.
Ji Lingyun looked at the decent Master Yun'an, and was speechless for a while.
Master Yun'an didn't care at all, he didn't see any anxiety, put down the hanging rod and got up and saluted, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for many days, the prince is full of spring breeze, it seems that he has got what he wants." ”
Ji Lingyun also bowed his hand and said, "Thank you to the master for his success, the master must come to drink a glass of wine on the wedding day." ”
Master Yun'an avoided answering this, and only said: "Since the prince is proud, he must not care about the person who performed the spell on the prince that day?" ”
Ji Lingyun narrowed his eyes and his smile faded.
"What the master said, didn't he find out who was behind it?"
Master Yun An is still smiling as usual, like an ordinary old man with a pleasant face.
"Even if the prince doesn't come, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will soon have someone look for you for this matter. Poor Dao specially waited here, because he wanted to say more to the prince. ”
Ji Lingyun said "oh" and didn't say a word, Master Yun'an said: "Poor Dao has been practicing for a hundred years, and I shouldn't be interfering in mundane things, but I can't see through it, but it's hard to see through. Poor Dao just wants to persuade the prince that everything has a cause and effect, there is a cause and effect, and there is a cause and effect. ”
Ji Lingyun raised his eyebrows and said, "What does the master mean that this king should still thank this person?" ”
Master Yun'an said with a smile: "Right and wrong are only in people's hearts, and it only depends on how the prince understands." ”
He leaned closer, a cold glint in his eyes.
"This king is even more curious, what is the purpose of the master's move?"
Master Yun'an was neither humble nor arrogant, and looked directly at Ji Lingyun's inquiring gaze.
"Just because...... Feeling pity, this person can also be regarded as having some opportunities with the poor road, he couldn't ask for it in the previous life, and the variables in this life have been born, and the poor road also wants him to have a good end. ”
Ji Lingyun didn't think much of the past and present lives in his mouth, and in his opinion, most of the cultivators were a bit of a god. He bowed slightly, noncommittal, and instead asked, "Why did the master catch nothing when fishing by this lake should be easy?" ”
Master Yun An motioned for him to look at the fishing rod, only to see that the fishing line of the fishing rod was not a fishing hook, but a small pebble.
“……”
Entering the study, Ji Chengyu's hands kept moving, and he only said: "You came just in time, sit down first." ”
Xu Quan came in to serve tea, but he didn't see the ancient recipe, Ji Lingyun said: "That wood in my house can't be chasing the red kite beauty, right?" ”
Xu Quan said with a smile: "The prince said that he was joking, Gu Fang went with the red kite to investigate Qian Shilang." ”
Ji Lingyun asked: "Is it the Qian Shilang who was investigated in the household department?" ”
At this time, Ji Chengyu also put down his pen, waved his hand to Xu Quan and motioned him to go down, and said: "It's him, this person is considered King Jian's henchman in the household department, and this time his father pushed him out to protect King Jian." Although Dali Temple is still investigating, he has no way to live.
The news brought back by the ancient party that it was inconvenient for King Jian to leave Beijing, and most of the things back then were handled by this Qian Shilang. If there is any evidence of Liao Guangtian's involvement in this matter, it must be with him, so I sent Gu Fang and Red Kite to find out the bottom of this person. ”
Ji Lingyun nodded, and before he could say anything, he heard Ji Chengyu say again: "But what I want to tell you today is not this, the person behind the magic that harmed you has been found, it is Ji Yuren." ”
Ji Chengyu didn't drag his feet, but Ji Lingyun was stunned for a while before he reacted.
"You said the person behind the spell...... It's not the Third Emperor Brother, it's the Fourth Emperor Brother? ”
Ji Chengyu nodded, his expression was as usual, but his eyes were cold.
"The person who went to find Master Yun'an to stop me halfway was indeed the man who built the king, but the person behind the female crown was King Ning. But I don't think King Jian knew about it, otherwise it wouldn't have been so calm that day, it seems that King Ning took advantage of the gap between King Jian and me. ”
Ji Lingyun's thoughts were still on Ji Yuren's attack on him, and he wondered: "Why did the Fourth Emperor Brother attack me?" ”
Ji Chengyu said lightly: "Everyone knows that the Lord of the Pearl County is devoted to you, and King Ning is happy with the Lord of the Pearl County. ”
This answer was really something Ji Lingyun didn't expect, and he thought about it carefully, the fourth prince had indeed taken good care of Yue Yao.
But because Yueyao grew up in the palace with them since she was a child, and was favored by her father, everyone had a little more brotherly and sister affection for her, and the fourth emperor brother has always been a gentle person, so no one could see his true thoughts.
Ji Lingyun suddenly remembered that on the day of the wedding, Yueyao came to Anwang's Mansion to make a fuss, and the four princes followed, and the complicated eyes when they left to look at themselves.
He opened his mouth and asked, "In that case, then why didn't he just take my life?" Didn't Master Yun An say that in order to get it, it wouldn't have gone wrong? ”
Ji Chengyu patted his hand and said, "In this matter, I can only ask the fourth emperor brother." ”
Ji Lingyun shook his head and said, "I suddenly remembered one thing, when Zhang Xianli died under the heavy care of Dali Temple. We couldn't figure out how King Jian succeeded, and even made my father suspicious of you from Yang Gong. Now it seems that perhaps the Four Emperor Brothers also intervened in it. ”
Ji Chengyu nodded slowly, and said with a cold expression: "If that's the case, then King Ning, let's be a little more guarded." ”
Ji Lingyun's expression softened and showed a little smile.
"Don't talk about this, the king's wedding day is coming, I don't know what big gift the royal brother is going to give?"
Ji Chengyu sighed: "Just say what you want." ”
Ji Lingyun smiled proudly and said, "Actually, it's not a big deal, it's just that the day after tomorrow, I will worship the heavens, and I will ask the imperial brother for a small favor." ”