The cold war in the Yiguo Mansion had entered the second day, and Qin Huaiyu was helpless about it. The day before yesterday, Chi Baolin came to visit and talked about Princess Jin. Yuan Niang was really anxious when she learned that her sister was almost killed, she didn't have a seizure on the spot, but just retreated peacefully.

However, in the evening, after Qin Huaiyu returned to the room, he was given a cold reception by his wife, which was the first time that Yuan Niang was angry. She didn't make a fuss like the other women, but made the bed quietly as usual. It's just that the difference from the past is that she laid out two quilts, and no matter how Qin Huaiyu took the initiative that night, Yuan Niang calmly refused Qin Huaiyu's request to sleep with her.

Yuan Niang is a very virtuous wife, usually filial piety to her in-laws and humble concubines She has done a good job, Qin Huaiyu, who was initially dissatisfied with this marriage, gradually began to accept the fact that Yuan Niang was his wife.

Jiu'er was plotted against in the palace, and Qin Huaiyu knew about it a long time ago. He also asked for help in many ways, but he was not a father, and he did not have the prestige and ability of Qin Qiong. Uncle Cheng has also been there, but Cheng Zhijie told him that Jiu'er has violated the biggest taboo in the palace, and the concubines and even the queen who have made such a mistake are all dead.

He also once entered the palace to ask His Majesty to intercede for Jiu'er, and the emperor also had kind words to comfort him. and informed the palace that Concubine Wei was investigating the matter thoroughly. He also said: "I fought side by side with Shubao and was more than a brother, and Jiu'er was his daughter-in-law and my daughter-in-law." I treat her like my own daughter, and I will definitely give her justice. ”

His Majesty the Emperor said that this was the case, and Qin Huaiyu had nothing to say, so he could only retreat. Qin Huaiyu couldn't and couldn't tell Yuan Niang these things, in fact, he felt that he had done his best, and Qin Huaiyu also felt wronged when Yuan Niang treated him like this.

If Jiu'er's encounter had been known in advance, she would have been very anxious. She is just a deep house woman, all she can do is to be anxious and add chaos to no avail, this is the root cause why Qin Huaiyu didn't tell her earlier.

Yu Chi Baolin returned home from the Yiguo Mansion and told Yu Chi Gong the news that Qin Huaiyu had found out. confirmed Wei Chigong's guess from the side that His Majesty the Emperor did have the intention to get rid of Princess Jin.

Suddenly, there was a clanging ring outside the door, and two ladies walked in from outside the door. They are the wives of Wei Chigong, the two ladies of black and white.

The ancients attached great importance to their wives, and China has been monogamous since ancient times. The right of the wife in the back house is supreme, she is the real mistress of a family, and the concubines do not belong to the man's wife morally and ethically, they are equal to high-ranking maids, and they cannot be recognized by the family for life to become a wife.

This rule can even restrain the emperor, except for the serious queen, other women can only be concubines at most. It was only after the sons of some concubines inherited the throne that they were posthumously crowned their biological mothers, and they were able to be known to future generations as queens.

There are also special cases of flat wives, but they are more demanding and difficult to accept by the whole family. The two ladies of Wei Chigong were twins who married during the war. Their surname is Hao, and they were misrepresented as Mrs. Black at first, and later became the second lady of Black and White by false rumors.

Just now they held a banquet at home to invite some good military generals and family members in the capital, and now that the family banquet has just ended, the two of them should have something important to say when they came together.

Yu Chi Baolin got up as usual and was about to avoid it, but the eldest lady signaled him to stay, and Yu Chi Baolin could only sit down obediently.

After sitting down, the eldest lady hurriedly said: "The master judged well, the Cheng family has now taken refuge in the prince." Mrs. Pei was still persuading just now, let us persuade you to take refuge in the crown prince. ”

Wei Chigong tapped his fingers on the edge of the table and said, "That's right." His Majesty wanted to eradicate the Wen family not because he wanted to destroy the Wen family, but because the Cheng family took refuge in the crown prince. The Cheng family's defection to the crown prince means that the Hanmen military generals have given up their origins and want to become a subordinate of the wealthy family in a big way, so that His Majesty has no possibility of controlling the wealthy family. It can be said that as the cold door is about to disappear, then Princess Jin will become a useless person. His Majesty will not waste such a position, except for the Wen family's daughters to vacate the position to win over some wealthy gentry. ”

The second lady frowned and said, "Master, you are not a member of the poor family, and Qin Guogong has passed away, why should we still be involved with them?" ”

Wei Chigong snorted and said, "We are not a poor family, this is just our own thoughts. According to your Han people's thoughts, I am a Hu person, so I should be a noble person like Yuwen and Dugu. In fact, there are no poor people among you Han people except those wealthy families? Hu people also have it. I was born as a blacksmith, and I didn't be a nobleman, so I was born a poor man. It's just that my identity is really embarrassing, you Han people treat me as a nobleman, and Xianbei nobles treat me as a poor person. To put it bluntly, I am a humble family among the Hu people. ”

Mrs. Bai never expected Wei Chigong to say such a thing, and hurriedly apologized: "It's the concubine who thinks about the left."

Wei Chigong waved his hand and said: "It was my negligence that Brother Cheng Xian took refuge in the prince, I didn't expect that the second brother would be pressed by him when he was alive, so Brother Cheng Xian naturally didn't need to plan." If you have something to discuss with Mrs. Pei, it will not affect the overall situation. Now that the second brother is gone, after Mrs. Pei is a famous family, she will definitely persuade Brother Cheng Xian to get out of the cold family. ”

As he spoke, Wei Chigong scratched the top of his head and said, "I just can't understand why Your Majesty suddenly resumed the identity of Princess Jin." ”

Hearing Wei Chigong say this, the second lady glanced at the eldest lady. They are twins, the second lady only needs a glance, and the eldest lady already knows what she wants to say. It's just that the second lady said the wrong thing just now, and now she is afraid that her husband will be unhappy if she says the wrong thing.

So the eldest lady spoke: "Do you still remember when Princess Jin was just married, and Princess An and her husband were reprimanded by His Majesty?" ”

Yu Chigong nodded and said, "Remember, you and Su'e also said that the eldest princess of Tong'an didn't know what to do. ”

The eldest lady smiled slightly: "My lord has a really good memory, in fact, the eldest princess of Tong'an once recommended her husband's niece to His Majesty, and wanted His Royal Highness King Jin to marry which Wang family." It's just that for some reason, His Majesty let King Jin marry Wen, and it is estimated that it is related to the fact that Princess An was reprimanded by His Majesty and Wen's entry into the palace. ”

Hearing this, Wei Chigong slapped his thigh and said, "It's all through now!" His Majesty asked King Jin to marry Wen, mainly because of the residual power of the tile gang in the hands of the second brother and the show of goodwill.

After the death of the second brother, the remnants of Wagang fell into the hands of His Majesty, and the Hanmen had the possibility of collapse, and the Wen family did not have much value in the palace, so His Majesty wanted to find a wealthy family to support King Jin.

This wealthy family is undoubtedly the Taiyuan Wang family, and this time I went south to Fujian to follow me to the people sent by the Taiyuan Wang family. His Majesty must have been furious about this, so he restored the status of Princess Jin, which showed that His Majesty would not be swayed by others. ”

Speaking of this, Wei Chigong sighed: "The world treats me as the same as the second brother, but I can't compare with the second brother's foresight."

In the past, I didn't understand why the second brother would hand over the remaining power of Wagang to His Majesty, but now I finally understand. This force can't be handed over to me or to Fifth Brother Cheng, and we are not suitable to master such a force.

I am a Hu person, and if I have these people in my hands, I will be jealous of His Majesty. And they may not do my bidding.

Cheng Xiandi can't do it, his wife comes from a wealthy family. Without the second brother's town system, it is easy for Cheng Xiandi to join the wealthy side. Then these people will follow Brother Cheng Xian to become eagle dogs in the hands of those wealthy families, which His Majesty cannot tolerate.

Without this force, even if Brother Cheng Xian takes the wrong path, he can at least be tolerated by His Majesty. Moreover, Wagang will be protected by His Majesty when it comes to His Majesty's hands, although it is inevitable to serve His Majesty, there is always a chance to fight for his life on the right way.

And His Majesty has such a force, and he has become a representative of the Hanmen in disguise. There will be conflicts with the interests of the wealthy in many things, and His Majesty will naturally favor the poor. That's why the second brother said: As long as I don't explicitly express my opposition to Hanmen, it means that I support Hanmen. With the support of His Majesty and me, the Hanmen will not completely collapse for a while.

The second brother asked us to support and protect Princess Jin for nothing more than her safety. The second brother estimated everything, but he didn't estimate that His Majesty would abandon Princess Jin when he got the remaining power of Wagang. ”

Speaking of this, everyone seemed to have understood, and the eldest lady said: "Fortunately, Princess Jin is fine, otherwise she would really be entrusted by the old prince of Qin." ”

The old housekeeper Ke Meng said loudly outside the door: "Master, Sanya has a letter to report." ”

Wei Chigong said happily: "Bring it in!" ”

Ke Meng walked into the room and handed a bamboo tube to Wei Chigong and withdrew, Yu Chigong took the bamboo tube and looked at it carefully, confirmed that no one had opened it, removed the seal and poured out a paper roll from it.

The scroll reads: Quickly investigate the deceased Li Zhou, who is good at left-handed and has martial arts.

Yu Chi Gong looked at the note suspiciously, and handed it to Yu Chi Baolin. During this time, Yu Chi Baolin was investigating the framing of Princess Jin most of the time, and he reacted immediately when he saw the note.

He said: "This must be the situation that Princess Jin knows, she killed Mama Li." It seems that Mama Li has been married, and the surname Li is just the surname of her husband's family, and this person's real name is Zhou. Left hand, there are martial arts. In this way, it is better to investigate, most of the women with martial arts are family traditions, and those who can blend into the palace are not from reckless backgrounds, and they must have a family background to adapt to the rules of the palace. She is also a person under Concubine Wei, and there are not many such people. ”

Three days later, Zhang Wenyi was talking to Princess Jinyang, and the palace maid surnamed Wei Chi walked in with a bowl of soup and medicine, and said, "Your Highness should take medicine." ”

Zhang Wenyi took the medicine bowl and found that there was a note at the bottom of the bowl, she stretched out her fingers and pinched the note into her palm, raised the bowl and drank the medicine.

Due to staying in the cold palace for three months, Zhang Wenyi's body became very weak, and Li Zhi felt sorry for her, so she asked the imperial doctor to prescribe a decoction to help her replenish her body. The matter of taking care of Princess Jinyang was also put on hold for the time being.

However, Princess Jinyang has not forgotten this imperial sister-in-law, I heard that Zhang Wenyi has been in much better spirits these days, and she couldn't help but come to visit today.