After handing over the business at the emperor's place, Wei Chigong went home directly.

When he returned to the inner house, he was about to take a rest, and he listened to the maid outside the door to report that the prince Chi Baolin asked to see him. Just now he returned to the Guogong Mansion with Yu Chi Baolin, and he asked to see him so quickly, something big must have happened. Yu Chigong hurriedly put on his clothes again and walked out of the inner house, and saw his eldest son with an anxious expression at the second gate.

Seeing his father come out, Chi Baolin hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Father! ……”

Without waiting for him to continue, Wei Chigong made a silent gesture and said, "Let's go to the study to talk in detail." ”

Yu Chi Baolin nodded, and followed her father to the outer study.

After entering the room, Yu Chi Baolin said: "There was news from the palace just now: it is said that the princess of Jin was once framed, and now she is restored to the position of princess. ”

Hearing this, Wei Chigong was secretly taken aback. Qin Qiong once analyzed the court situation to him and told him that there are currently four forces in the court of the Tang Dynasty:

The largest force was the Guanlong aristocracy, which included both Hu and Han Chinese. Among the Hu people, led by the Yuwen family, there are Dugu clan, Hou Mo Chen clan, Murong clan, Heba clan, Wan Qi clan, Helan clan and other families; Among the Han people, there are Longxi Li's, Hongnong's Yang's, Taiyuan Wang's, Jingzhaoyu's, Wei's and other gate valve families.

The Guanlong nobles Hu and Han intermarried, colluded with each other, and were both literate and martial, and had a pivotal position in the court.

The next level of power was the Qingji Gate Lords, who were one of the dominant forces in the Han Chinese dynasties. Headed by the Qinghe Cui clan, it has the Langya Wang clan, the Zhaojun Li clan, the Fanyang Lu clan, the Chen Jun Yuan clan and other wealthy families, and their territory is not limited to Qilu, but the wealthy forces led by Qilu covering Hebei and the Central Plains. They used to be an important force in previous dynasties, and high-ranking officials in the family abounded.

Now the strength of these wealthy families is not as strong as before, and the number of high-ranking officials in the DPRK is not large, but the following states and counties are still their world.

The third class was the nobles of the Jin Dynasty who lived in exile in the south, and they lived near Jiangdu, so they were also called "Jiangzuo scholars". Among them, the Lanling Xiao clan is the leader, and there are also Chenjun Xie clan, Hebei Sima clan, etc. These people were all aristocrats of the year, and this dynasty only had influence in the south of the Yangtze River, but they had an inextricable connection with the royal families of the Sui and Tang dynasties, among which Xiao Yu, the Duke of the Song Kingdom, was their representative.

The fourth class is the Hanmen military merit forces represented by the Wagang forces, which are high-ranking officials who originally belonged to the common people due to the improvement of military merits after the melee of various separatist forces at the end of the year and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty. Among them, Qin Qiong is their representative. Since these people used to live in the grass, they had no other family forces to help them except for their military exploits. This is different from the other three forces are all nobles, and most of the military class of the poor family are from low backgrounds. Therefore, their presence in the DPRK is very low, and they are usually the group that has suffered the most blows from all sides. If it weren't for Qin Qiong's maintenance and the emperor's need for such a force to balance the three aristocratic forces, this group would have disappeared long ago.

Qin Qiong knew that her health was deteriorating, so she accepted Zhang Wenyi as a righteous daughter before she died, and tried to get her into the palace to strengthen the connection with the royal family, in order to keep the Hanmen power from declining prematurely. The reason why Qin Qiong wants to maintain the power of the Hanmen is not because there is only Wagang's widow. The Hanmen forces came from the various forces that fought in the late Sui Dynasty, and they also defended other disabled soldiers and widows. It's an extremely large group, and if it collapses, a lot of people will be in a desperate situation.

Wei Chigong doesn't have the same ability as Qin Qiong, but he himself has about 3,000 households that need to be taken care of, so Qin Qiong's consideration of Wei Chigong is very understandable.

In order to maintain this group of people in the Hanmen military meritorious class, the current Jin princess is a key. The reason why Qin Qiong chose Zhang Wenyi was mainly because of her experience of escaping. Don't underestimate this experience, the difference between a veteran and a new recruit is the difference between those who have struggled to survive and those who have lived in wealthy families, which is crucial in the complex environment of the palace.

Before her death, Qin Qiong repeatedly told her to take good care of Princess Gu Jin, but Wei Chigong thought that since this child could escape from such a dangerous situation and run to Pengcheng, which was four hundred miles away, he paid extremely little attention to her.

Moreover, Wei Chigong felt that Zhang Wenyi's brother-in-law Qin Huaiyu had inherited the title of Duke of Yiguo, and some things could be solved by him. But what Wei Chigong didn't notice was that Zhang Wenyi, as the princess of Jin, either something happened and something was absolutely insignificant, and with Qin Huaiyu's strength, he couldn't help at all.

Yu Chi Baolin's message shows that Princess Jin was framed and once deposed from the title of princess. The royal family is generally ugly internally, and as long as it does not make a fuss, even if it is a capital crime, it is generally given to commit suicide and retain the title. The king of Jin has reached the share of being dismissed as a princess, and if there is no accident, Zhang Wenyi will not escape death.

Wei Chigong, who blamed himself for a moment, asked, "Do you know what happened?" ”

Yu Chi Baolin replied: "Someone accused Princess Jin of casting witchcraft in the palace, and it is said that she also caused death. The child investigated, and it was a grandmother surnamed Li under Wei Guifei who died. After that, Princess Jin was sent to the cold palace and was not released until today. ”

Wei Chigong asked again: "When did it happen?" ”

Yu Chi Baolin replied: "It was on the day you went to southern Fujian." ”

Wei Chigong was shocked, and thought: Your Majesty is really ruthless, he wants to get rid of the Wen family, and even Princess Jin wants to get rid of it. Killing Zhang Wenyi should not want to place such a dangerous person in the royal family. Judging from the course of the incident, someone wanted to frame Princess Jin, and the emperor just pushed the boat, otherwise Zhang Wenyi, with Li Shimin's temperament, would definitely not be alive today.

"How did Mama Li die?" Wei Chigong asked in a deep voice.

Seeing that his father's expression was becoming more and more solemn, Yu Chi Baolin was secretly frightened, and he said: "The details are not clear, it is said that he was killed by Princess Jin." ”

Wei Chigong smiled and said, "It seems that Jiu'er, this kid is still quite powerful. After speaking, he immediately said solemnly: "Princess Jin has a noble status at a young age, and she is in the palace with strict rules, and she was forced to kill people, it seems that someone has a big plan." We were so careless some time ago that we let people get this part. Princess Jin has a close relationship with us, and the old Duke of Qin entrusted her to me when she was alive, but I didn't expect her to suffer this catastrophe. Now we must find out who is behind this mastermind to prevent future troubles! Otherwise, it will not only be a shame on the trust of Qin Laoguogong, but also a big threat to us in the future. ”

Yu Chi Baolin understood and said, "Got it, Daddy." I'm going to look into it right away. ”

"I heard that Mama Zhou was married, it seems that she had just married and her man died before the church was over." Caiyi was helping Zhang Wenyi to play the rope, and at the same time, she was talking to Zhang Wenyi without a match.

More than half of the palace maids, grandmothers and eunuchs serving in the palace have been replaced, and there are few old people left, and Caiyi is one of them. After this period of worry, Caiyi's arrogance has been removed a lot, and he has become cordial to Zhang Wenyi.

Zhang Wenyi was holding a needle and thread and was seriously making underwear for Li Zhi. Her female red was identified by the embroidery girl in the palace, and she could be regarded as the top grade among the female red, so she was allowed to give Li Zhi underwear and socks. Caiyi said casually, and she listened casually.

After Li Zhi came back last night, Zhang Wenyi cried in his arms for a long time, until he was tired of crying and fell asleep. The grievances and anger in my heart were finally vented in this cry, and Zhang Wenyi's emotions stabilized a lot. When I woke up in the morning, I found that Li Zhi was basically the same as holding her last night, and he didn't even take off his clothes and fell asleep.

Today, there is still an early dynasty, Li Zhi needs to get up early, looking at Li Zhi who has not slept well, Zhang Wenyi feels very guilty. It's just that Li Zhi smiled unmindingly and said, "It's because I don't have the ability to let you come out earlier." ”

His appearance made Zhang Wenyi more and more embarrassed, and after serving Li Zhi to wash and change clothes, Zhang Wenyi stood on tiptoe and kissed Li Zhi's cheek to show her gratitude.

After Li Zhi left, although he still felt sleepy and weak, Zhang Wenyi still decided to drive out a few pieces of Li Zhi's underwear. Caiyi didn't leave after finishing her work, but sat on the short couch in front of the bed and talked to Zhang Wenyi. It can be seen that Caiyi is a little scared, so she has been doing things much more steadily recently.

An eight- or nine-year-old little palace maid walked in from outside and asked, "Sister Caiyi, Zhang Gang from the imperial kitchen has brought the dishes for Her Royal Highness the Princess, and Mama Liu doesn't know how to put it, so please ask my sister to go over and show it." ”

The newcomers are not familiar with the place, and many things have to be personally instructed by Caiyi, and her status has been growing recently, and she has a faint appearance of being a second master.

Putting down the work in his hand, Caiyi stood up and said, "Your Highness is here for a while, and the slave and maid will come." After speaking, Zhang Wenyi signaled her to go, and left in a hurry.

The little palace maid approached Zhang Wenyi and said, "Your Royal Highness the Princess, the prince of my family asked me to pass a message to His Highness, the person behind the scenes is being investigated, please rest assured that His Highness will be able to find out the matter." And he said that he would ask his mother for sin, and such an isolated thing would never happen again. ”

Zhang Wenyi was shocked when she heard this, and asked, "Who is the prince of your family?" ”

The little palace maid gave a salute and said softly: "The maid is surnamed Wei Chi." With that, she bowed and withdrew.

Looking at the back of the little palace maid leaving, Zhang Wenyi had mixed feelings. She doesn't know much about history, but she has also heard Shan Tianfang's commentaries before, and knows that there was a hero in the Tang Dynasty who was comparable to Qin Qiong named Yu Chigong. After the death of her father-in-law, especially in the small courtyard of Gonggong Feng, she was desperate, and without a backer, she was like an ant in the palace.

After coming out, Zhang Wenyi was very calm on the surface, but she had already secretly made up her mind to see the opportunity to leave the palace. Now the appearance of this little girl shows that her father-in-law has made arrangements after his death, which makes her rekindle hope.