Zhu Yong went out with a sad face, and met Zhu Ling, who came in to serve tea, just sprinkled his anger on her, and glared at her viciously. Zhu Ling lowered her eyes and did the work in her hands, but she didn't see it. It's just that she also knows how to avoid it, and when she saw Ji Lingyun, she didn't stay longer after sending tea in.

Zhu Ling was worried for a moment when she returned to her room, and then remembered her mother who was far away in the Tong family. It took a while to come back to his senses and realize that Chunyi was not working in the yard, nor was he in the room, so he didn't know where he went.

Zhu Yong walked out of the Linglong building with a gloomy face, and happened to bump into Miao Yu on the way talking with a girl dressed up in the corner under the porch. Miao Yu looked up and saw him, so she sent the girl away and twisted her waist.

It's just that there is a big stone in his heart right now, even if there is no one around, he doesn't have that thought, but Miao Yu hugged him with a smile and asked, "What's wrong with Steward Zhu?" ”

Zhu Yong snorted twice and said irritably: "Don't mention it, it's really unlucky." ”

Miao Yu stuck it up again, and said with a smile: "Look at you, you just came out of Linglong Xiaozhu, what's the matter, you are deflated by the princess again?" ”

Zhu Yong snorted again, and said disdainfully: "The eyes of the small family are really shallow, even the old lady dares to scream, I want to see how long she can be proud!" ”

Miao Yu had been following Zhu Yong for more than a year, so he naturally knew that the old lady in his mouth meant the old lady of the Tong family, and he was even more curious, and asked, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Zhu Yongthen told Fang Cai about it, but Miao Yu laughed when he heard it, and Zhu Yong said unhappily: "You woman, you can still laugh at this time." Let's not talk about how the old lady explained there, she made such a disgrace, how will I manage the house in the future. ”

Miao Yu said: "You are confused, since it was the queen mother who left people behind, then now if you want to send people away, you should naturally inform the queen mother."

When the time comes, there will be the queen mother, regardless of whether this person is sent away or not, as long as the queen mother supports you, this face will be gone. ”

Zhu Yong glared at her when he heard this, and scolded: "You women really have long hair and short knowledge, the prince was already unhappy about this matter, if I go to stab the queen mother again, how can the prince spare me!" ”

He impatiently pushed Miao Yu away and muttered away. The flattering smile on Miao Yu's face behind him gradually disappeared, and his eyes were cold.

Bai Yanran and Ji Lingyun were also talking about this in Linglong Xiaozhuli, Ji Lingyun waved his hand and said, "Zhu Yong is not so stupid, he will not blatantly violate my taboo like this." It's just that even if Zhu Yong doesn't say it, I'm afraid the queen mother will still know. ”

Bai Yanran thought for a moment and then said: "Old Madam Tong and the queen mother are mother and daughter, and the queen mother can naturally listen to her words." ”

Ji Lingyun showed a mocking look on his face and said: "I'm afraid it is precisely because the queen mother listens to her grandmother the most that she let the queen mother enter the palace back then, and the more beautiful aunt married into the Lan family." ”

Bai Yanran didn't want to intervene when she mentioned this matter, but Ji Lingyun was defenseless against her, so she simply spread it out and said, "Actually, my father has snubbed his mother for so many years, and he didn't mean to warn the Tong family. ”

When the emperor was in turmoil, the old lady Lan, the old general Qi and the loyal and brave marquis were all the pillars of the country who followed the emperor to set the country and the country, and they were all entrusted with important tasks.

It's just that when the world is stable, the emperor is getting old, the foundation of the new emperor is unstable, and the power of the old ministers is getting stronger, and the disadvantages of the country are revealed.

Mrs. Lan was born in a family in the south of the Yangtze River, and her reputation has spread far and wide since she was a child, and she was the champion at the age of seventeen, and she is a model for scholars in the world.

After he entered the court, he also served as a doctor of Guozijian, teaching countless students for several years, honest and honest, both in the court and among the people.

The Qi family has been in the army for generations, and when they arrived at the old general of Qi, they were even better soldiers, invincible and invincible under the command of the emperor.

After pacifying the war, the emperor intended to make him a marquis, but the old general Qi repeatedly refused to accept it before finally giving up. However, the 300,000 troops under his rule are still there, which is the greatest confidence.

The Marquis of Zhongyong is different from the previous two, the Tong family is the first marquis to be personally entitled after the founding of the country, the real noble, and the relationship between the various families in the capital is close, and the foundation is huge.

These marquises, earls, and viscounts are all ancestors who have made great contributions to their descendants in order to shade their descendants. In this way, it has been passed down from generation to generation, and the power is intertwined, so that people dare not underestimate it.

These three forces are entrenched in the court, and the ancestors can become the sword in their hands in fashion. After the new emperor ascended the throne, he was not so handy, but was easily injured by the blade.

At that time, Emperor Yuanhe had no connections in the court, no party members, and no meritorious prestige, so he naturally couldn't suppress a group of high-ranking ministers.

Therefore, the candidate for the queen's position is particularly important, who can take the opportunity to rise to the top, and who will become a victim of the power struggle, depends on who will be the queen.

And at this time, it happened that the old illness of Zhongyong Hou recurred, and his life was not long, and the Tong family was naturally going to be in chaos, and such a Tong family became the best candidate.

At that time, the Tong family had two daughters who were at marriageable age, and if they looked like their younger sisters were top-notch, they didn't want their sisters to marry into the Lan family in the end, but the slightly mediocre sister entered the palace as the queen. Fall in love with the literary network

Bai Yanran understood the deep meaning, but she didn't know how to comfort her for a while.

When the Marquis of Zhongyong left suddenly, Mrs. Tong was able to stabilize the overall situation, which shows that she is not a woman who is ignorant of the world. She insisted on letting her eldest daughter, who was obedient to her, enter the palace, presumably she had another plan from the beginning.

After the chaos, the Tong family gradually reined in their edge, and seemed to be in peace, but there was Mrs. Tong holding the queen's line. As long as the latter position is not abolished and the position of the prince remains unchanged, the Tong family will not fall.

It's just that Mrs. Tong is calculating, but Emperor Yuan He is not a fool. In recent years, the emperor has snubbed the Middle Palace, favored Concubine Lan, and indulged King Jian, and promoted Zuo Xiang in a big way, presumably he also had the meaning of doing it for the Tong family.

Bai Yanran was originally a smart person, and he had the memory of his previous life, so he quickly guessed the meaning of his words from Ji Lingyun's few sentences, but he could only say: "People are not plants and trees, how can they not be disturbed by seven emotions and six desires." ”

Ji Lingyun said "um" lightly, and didn't say anything more, casually picked up the congratulatory gift list brought by Zhu Yong and looked at it, as if he didn't want to continue on this topic, Bai Yanran also picked up the account and looked at it.

With Pei Tang's ability to condescend to the palace to be an accountant, it is really overkill, Bai Yanran naturally has no doubt about him, and the accounts are just passing by. However, with such a cursory sweep, Bai Yanran saw some fame.

She put the account in front of Ji Lingyun, pointed to the note on one of the flowing waters, and asked, "What does this 'Tian He' mean?" ”

Ji Lingyun raised his eyes to look at Bai Yanran and asked, "Does the lady know about a teahouse called Liuxiangju in the city?" ”

Bai Yanran nodded, and listened to Ji Lingyun continue: "Actually, this Liuxiangju is my property, but it is inconvenient to put it on the bright side, so it is used as a proxy in the accounts." ”

Bai Yanran pointed to another "moon appearance" and asked, "Then what kind of shop is this?" ”

Ji Lingyun replied honestly: "Huarong Pavilion." ”

In this way, Bai Yanran was able to figure out the trick, and then even guessed the other code words. It's no wonder that Mr. Pei asked the prince to reconcile with himself before leaving, it turned out that there was something else in it.

After the correspondence, Bai Yanran looked over again and found that these shops were very wide-ranging, and they were all generous. The expenses that ordinary people can really afford are the frequent places of some high-ranking officials and dignitaries in Beijing.

Thinking of this, Bai Yanran guessed Ji Lingyun's real intention of opening these shops, probably for the purpose of collecting intelligence.

The forces of the DPRK and China are intertwined, and it is indeed better to start with the people. No wonder Ji Lingyun didn't feel at ease to hand over the accounts to Zhu Yong, I was afraid that he was also guarding against the Tong family.

Bai Yanran used to follow the accounts in the Bai family, and Ji Lingyun mentioned it, and saw that the accounts of the palace were bright and dark, and at this moment, she unconsciously fell into a trance.

When she came back to her senses, she realized that Ji Lingyun was looking at herself with her chin propped up. Seeing Bai Yanran looking over, Ji Lingyun laughed more and more ill-willedly, and said, "This account is so cumbersome, it's better not to touch your hands." In order to keep the husband, you have to fight for the husband. ”

A little girl with a plain heart was red-faced when she heard this, and went out pretending to be busy. Bai Yanran pretended not to understand the deep meaning of his words, and only got up to look at a few boxes placed in the hall.

She casually flipped out a few things and reported her name, and Ji Lingyun read out the person who gave the gift on the gift list, and she would say a few more words after reading. Kissed, soon one by one.

Bai Yanran said: "Soon it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival, and human relations will be even more indispensable at that time." If the prince doesn't leave some of his favorite ones and put them away, I will borrow flowers and offer the Buddha to send the rest out. ”

Ji Lingyun said with a smile: "It's all things outside the body, except for the rewards in the palace, the other things are all up to the lady." ”

Just by looking at the congratulatory gifts received at this wedding banquet, one can think of how many treasures are still in the treasury. Ji Lingyun has always cared about tonifying his kidneys, and he must not know one or two gadgets missing, no wonder Zhu Yong is so reluctant to hand over the key.

Zhu will always be more greedy than he thinks, so he will inevitably not let go of power easily, and he will soon think of a way to fight back.

It's just that Zhu Yong is treacherous, he spread rumors among his subordinates before, and then he designed to use Ah Ruan to argue with others, so it can be seen that he is cautious and good at telling right and wrong behind people, I don't know who he wants to borrow to make a knife this time.

Thinking like this, Su Xin led a person in, but it was Liu Xing'er with red eyes. Liu Xing'er knelt in front of the two of them and cried when she came in, Su Xin looked inexplicable, walked to Bai Yanran's side and whispered: "When the slave went out, I saw her kneeling at the gate of the courtyard and crying, how could I persuade her not to get up or speak, thinking that the people who came and went did not look good, so I brought her in." ”

Bai Yanran nodded, turned to look at Ji Lingyun's face, and saw Ji Lingyun frowning and said, "Xing'er, if you have anything to say, get up and talk about it." ”

Xing'er was even more aggrieved when she heard this, and she couldn't say a word for a long time, Ji Lingyun rubbed her eyebrows helplessly, and she didn't know what to do.

Bai Yanran opened her mouth and said: "Since you are crying so sadly, there must be grievances, but if you don't say how do you and the prince know, how can you make the decision for you?" ”

Liu Xing'er gradually stopped crying, but suddenly kowtowed to Bai Yanran three times, and begged: "Please princess don't drive Xing'er away, Xing'er can't leave the master, please raise your noble hand and let go of the slave." ”