The rumor about the heir of the Yan Wangfu has been spreading in the capital for a long time, and even the Xie family, who is far away in Huyin, has heard the news.

It's just that although the rumor has been rumored for a long time, His Royal Highness King Yan himself doesn't seem to have expressed his position. Even if everyone knows that he has no children under his knees, the royal family has always had the tradition of succeeding the prince into the Yan Palace, and it is already a sure thing that a certain prince of the current emperor will become the heir of the Yan King in the near future, the difference is only who is succeeded.

Xie Mulin previously learned some inside information from Xiao Rui's letter, and probably knew which prince the emperor preferred to succeed, Xiao Rui only said that King Yan knew in his heart, but he didn't know what he thought, and now after listening to the news revealed by Jiao Wenying, it seems that King Yan is not very satisfied with the emperor's preferred candidate?

It's hard for outsiders to know why. As the emperor's confidant, Jiao Wenying did not intend to interfere in this kind of royal family affairs. But if King Yan delayed his statement and provoked the emperor to be suspicious, it would not be good for the court. Yan Wangfu has a heavy army in the north, it can almost be said that he is the emperor of the north, if he is not childless and heirless, sooner or later he will have to succeed the prince, and he is the same mother and brother with the emperor, with the current emperor's temperament, how can it be so far that the brothers are harmonious and there is no conflict?

Once the relationship between the two brothers changed, and the emperor interfered in the military and political structure in the north, affecting the stability of the frontier, it would be troublesome. The enemy country in the north has just ended a big war with this dynasty, and it has hurt its vitality, but it is not a slump, and sooner or later there will be a comeback. Jiao Wenying absolutely does not want the current emperor to cut off his arm.

Jiao Wenying wasn't sure what the reason for King Yan's delay in expressing his stance on the matter of the heir. If you still want to inherit the throne by your own flesh and blood, it is too late now. Princess Yan is old, and her health has not been good, and King Yan is still unwilling to accept a side concubine, and she doesn't even accept a concubine, how can she give birth to a son? It is better to give up this unrealistic idea early. And if King Yan is dissatisfied with the emperor's preferred heir, he can also bring it up and discuss it with the emperor again. It was not okay to remain silent, he had to let the emperor know what he thought. Instead of asking the emperor to reveal the meaning of the heir, but except for a few Cao family henchmen, no one responded, and the officials of the Yan Wangfu and Beiping did not even have a single Shangben support.

The emperor couldn't get off the stage, and he urgently needed someone to move him a step. Jiao Wenying came to pass the word, not necessarily without the acquiescence of the emperor. Originally, if the Xie family did not enter Beijing, the palace seemed to plan to let the eldest princess of Yongning help spread the word. But the eldest princess Yongning seems to be worried about her second daughter-in-law who is about to give birth recently, and even the queen mother has asked the emperor and queen not to cause trouble for her. The emperor may not be unclear in his heart that his mother and sister do not want to intervene in the dispute between the prince and the son. But he always needs someone to pass the word to his brother on his behalf!

When Jiao Wenying came to find the Song family, it was difficult to hide it from the emperor. But with a reason to share the emperor's worries, the emperor has nothing to care about. King Yan's importance to Xie Pu was already clear to the emperor. If you ask Xie Pu's children to help spread the word, although it seems to be a bit child's play, the more child's play, the easier it is to talk. He only needed to let King Yan understand his thoughts, not really to force King Yan to accept his will.

Of course, if King Yan was really selfish and didn't want to hand over his authority, then the emperor probably wouldn't have such a gentle attitude anymore.

Xie Mulin and Xie Jinzhi felt a little breathless as they listened to Song's analysis of the current situation.

originally thought that Beiping would be a more stable place, with the protection of King Yan, even if the prince of Beijing turned the heir upside down, it would not affect the Xie family. Unexpectedly, as the protector of the Xie family, the Yan Wangfu would also face such a big risk.

Xie Jinzhi asked the Song family in a low voice, "What will His Royal Highness King Yan think?" We are speaking for today, as the children of our subordinates, we have nothing to complain about, but will His Royal Highness King Yan be dissatisfied with our family because of this? Will there be no longer trust in reusing the father? ”

Song sighed: "That's not it. His Royal Highness King Yan is willing to answer the call to Beijing this time, and he must have understood in his heart that it was time for him to express his position. When you go and spread a word, you will let him know what he is thinking. For the time being, there is no intention of persecuting King Yan, but I just need to know that King Yan is loyal and unchangeable. As for the rest, it's a matter between the two nobles, and it's not our turn to worry about it. ”

Xie Jinzhi nodded silently, and glanced at his sister again: "If you really need to go to see His Royal Highness King Yan, it would be good for your grandson to come forward, and my sister doesn't have to go along, right?" ”

Song said: "Lord Jiao said vaguely, King Yan was called to Beijing this time, but the Queen Mother also sent a message to Beiping, saying that she missed her granddaughter, and His Royal Highness King Yan also brought the county lord of Yongping." If the county lord is here, you'd better bring your real sister with you. With His Royal Highness King Yan's respect for your father, when you enter Beijing, your sisters will definitely have to deal with the county lord. ”

Xie Mulin hurriedly said: "I'm not afraid. Second brother, you just let me go together, at least we can be each other's companions, cheer up, and the two of us can carry things together! ”

Xie Jinzhi couldn't help laughing: "What is there to carry?" But he said no more. Anyway, it is still unknown whether the county lord of Yanwang will accompany him into Beijing, and it is too early for the brother and sister to quarrel now.

Xie Mulin asked the Song family again: "When is His Royal Highness King Yan estimated to enter Beijing?" We're only in the capital for a few days, so why don't we have to wait for him? ”

Song nodded: "Just wait." When King Yan entered Beijing, he naturally had his own fleet. According to the usual practice, if the official and civilian ships or merchant ships want to follow behind, His Royal Highness the King of Yan will not order people to drive them away. The merchants of Beiping even often let the fleet follow the ship of King Yan back and forth between the capital and Beiping, and only need to pay a small fee to thank the guards, so the merchants like to go to Beiping, which also makes the business and trade of Beiping developed today, and merchants from all over the world gather. King Yan should not stay in Beijing for a long time, and he still needs to rush back to the north to preside over the overall situation of the frontier, and beware of the enemy army going south to disturb the border in winter. We simply waited for the fleet of Yanwangfu to turn back, and followed behind, and there were officers and soldiers along the way, which was much more convenient than taking the waterway by ourselves. With your father's official position in Peiping Mansion, we don't even have to pay the fees. ”

Sounds good. Xie Mulin and Xie Jinzhi glanced at each other, and both accepted Song's suggestion.

It was not early, Xie Mulin and his sister talked with the Song family for a while, discussed the arrangement for Xie Jinzhi to move to Xiaozhuang for a few days, and had some refreshments with Xie Meijun's mother and son, and then got into the carriage back to the city and drove to the Xie family's mansion in Pearl Bridge. They also have to tell their brothers and sisters about the amazing news they got today.

Xie Mulin sat in the carriage, lifted the corner of the curtain, watched the street scene outside pass quickly, and suddenly remembered something, so he quickly took out the stationery he carried, avoided his brother's sight, wrote a text message, and after sealing it tightly, he stopped the coachman, called a neat and tight-mouthed entourage, and handed the text message to her.

Xie Jinzhi turned his head and asked, "What's wrong?" Why did it stop suddenly? ”

Xie Mulin smiled at him: "I heard about a pharmacy yesterday, and the plaster that came out was very good. I asked people to place an order and buy a few plasters that are more effective against the old problems common to veterans in the battlefield. When the time comes, when we go to Jin to see His Royal Highness King Yan, we will take it to the royal palace guards who accompany us, and we can also have a little relationship! ”