Ming Shen's chest was choked by Wen Xuan's words, and he took a breath and said: "My father can not miss family affection, but my concubine can't help but save my father, Your Majesty, you have just ascended the throne, if there is no important minister like my father who recognizes and supports him, I am afraid it will cause a lot of unnecessary turmoil, so if you ask for mercy, let the concubine persuade her father to surrender, and the right should be to be safe and secure!" ”

"Alas!" Wen Xuan frowned and sighed, let go of her, and said in a soothing tone: "Before he ascends the throne tomorrow, if he is still so stubborn and ignorant of promotion, the concubine will be ruthless." ”

"Thank you for your grace!" Ming Shen knelt on the ground, and a glimmer of hope faintly rose in her heart......

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The door of the Zongrenfu prison slowly opened, and a light and fire illuminated the dark and damp prison, and there was a faint smell of blood wafting in the air, mixed with the smell of damp and moldy choking into her nose, and it was so smoked that Ming Shen's stomach churned, so she hurriedly covered her nose with a handkerchief to hide the urge to gag.

"Fourth sister, you're finally here, go and persuade your father, but he's angry now, you have to be careful!" Rong Lu walked over with a calm face and kindly reminded.

"No wonder my father is angry, my brother really shouldn't have drawn his sword today!" Ming Shen glanced at him, slightly disgusted. Although the brother and sister had already conspired, they didn't expect that the eldest brother would secretly defeat the soldiers without telling him!

Rong Lu Junyi's face flashed with a hint of pity, and explained: "The emperor promised my brother in advance that he would never harm our father's life, so my brother was willing to promise him to secretly surrender to the army, and when I saw your life hanging by a thread, I had no choice but to do it." ”

After listening to this, Ming Shen sighed and said: "My brother's move seems wise, and it can really please the new emperor, but in fact, he is burying the century-old foundation of the Nalan family in the grave, and my brother understands the truth better than me, our use value lies in being able to balance the power of the Nalan clan, but once my father falls, the next person who will enter the Zongren Mansion is probably you and my brother and sister!" ”

Rong Lu smiled lightly and said: "Four girls, you are really worried, my brother can see that the emperor is sincere to you, and although he is suspicious, he is also a powerful monarch, and he should not be able to do that kind of thing as a rabbit and a dog!" ”

"I hope everything is as my brother thinks, and now if I want to save my father, I have to persuade him to know the current affairs!" Ming Shen frowned and whispered, his eyes wandering to the depths of the dark prison with worry.

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In addition to being in charge of the clan register of the emperor's nine clans, recording the children's descendants, names, titles, hereditary titles, birth and death times, marriages, and burial of the clan's children, it was also a place to ban the imperial family who made mistakes and to educate the children of the clan.

Everyone knows the darkness here, even if it is a powerful person, it is undoubtedly a tiger falling into Pingyang, a dragon trapped in the shallows, and he has to shed his skin if he does not die.

Ming Shen carried a dim yellow lantern alone, walked along the gloomy prison to a separate stone cell, and looked at his father's old figure in gray and white prison clothes through the prison railing, feeling uncomfortable as if it was stuffed with cotton wool, suffocating congestion.

In her heart, her former father will always be a majestic appearance, holding heavy troops, leaning towards the government and the opposition, and his brilliant achievements are famous all over the world, but now he has become an old prisoner, like an old trapped beast imprisoned in an iron cage, lonely and calm, at this time, it seems appropriate to use the four words of heroic end to describe him.

"Daddy......" Ming Shen whispered tremblingly, only to feel that his throat was tight, and his eye sockets were also hot.

It was as if he had returned to that simple and innocent age again, studying every homework assigned by his father diligently, and showing him his best side, hoping to get him a little attention and a word of appreciation.

"I'm not your father, get out, the Nalan family doesn't have a rebellious daughter like you!" Nalan Mufeng narrowed his eyes contemptuously, and glanced at Ming Shen coldly, his voice was old but still as thick as a bell and drum.

Ming Shen's heart seemed to be pricked by a needle, and a hazy mist suddenly appeared under his eyes. "My eldest brother and I have betrayed the family, and you should be angry, but think about it from another angle, whether I am the imperial concubine or the fifth sister is the imperial concubine, you are the lord of the dynasty, as long as you can preserve and continue the glory of our Nalan family, why care who is the emperor?"

"Do you think he'll let the Nalan clan go?" Nalan Mufeng sneered, twisted his eyebrows and snorted coldly: "Don't think that if you become the imperial concubine, you will be able to protect the Nalan family, our Nalan family and Concubine Hui's mother and son have a deep grudge, and it has long reached the point where either you die or I live, will he let the Nalan family enjoy glory under his nose?" ”

Ming Shen retorted neatly: "It's man-made, I don't think he really dares to exterminate our Nalan family, after all, your position in the government and the opposition is very important, and the form is still very beneficial to us, in other words, to put it bluntly, as long as you are willing to bow down to your subordinates, I think he will definitely give our Nalan family a very good treatment!" ”

Nalan Mufeng's face was grim, and he said solemnly: "You don't come with me to do this, you don't want me to surrender, what do you think the Nalan family can stand on all these years?" Could it be because your aunt was favored in the harem? Don't be too naïve, if you don't have military power in your hands, it's like fish and meat on someone else's board, you will only end up being slaughtered. ”

"But have you ever thought about it, the matter has come to this, if you insist on refusing to surrender, the Nalan clan will inevitably be uprooted in the future!" Ming Shen's voice gradually sank, becoming more and more powerful: "Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about the lives of thousands of people in the Nalan family, I have done everything that should be done, and I have said everything that should be said, as for how to choose, it's all in your thoughts!" ”

"What a big breath, as if the Nalan family is counting on you to protect it!" Nalan Mufeng's dark eyes flashed, and there was a mocking light: "Don't think that I don't know the little Jiujiu in your heart, I want to win over the Nalan family to support you on the throne, so as to consolidate your position in the harem, hehe, it's a pity that you overestimate yourself too much, you don't have that qualification, come and talk to me about conditions!" ”

"So in your heart, you actually think of me like this!" Ming Shen's eyebrows darkened, and his pupils were sour: "I have always wanted to be a daughter that you are proud of, but for you, no matter how hard I try, I am just a chess piece placed by you in the power struggle, if I am really as you said at the moment, I only want to consolidate my position in the harem, and I can completely curry favor with the new emperor, after all, every man wants his woman to be towards him, not his mother's family, isn't it?" ”

Nalan Mufeng stared at Ming Shen in surprise, his eyes went straight into her eyes, and after a long time, he finally took away his stern color, and sighed softly: "I can promise you to surrender, or you can hand over the military power, unload your armor and return to the field, but as long as you are willing to promise me a condition and let me take someone away, I am willing to remain incognito from now on and not interfere in government politics!" ”

"On what terms?" Ming Shen was quite puzzled, and his thinking couldn't keep up with his sudden change of attitude.

Nalan Mufeng thought about it again and again, and then opened his mouth with a wry smile: "I want you to swear to the sky and do your best to keep Prince Rui safe for life!" ”

Mingshen's heart softened, and he raised his hand and swore an oath: "Okay, I, Nalan Mingshen, swear to the sky, as long as I am there one day, Prince Rui will never worry about his life, otherwise everyone will betray his relatives and die alone!" ”

Nalan Mufeng nodded with satisfaction, and said: "There is another person I want to take away, no matter what method you use, let the emperor decree and let the concubine leave the palace!" ”

"Auntie?" Ming Shen was shocked and wondered, "Why did you take her away?" You must know that Concubine Hui will not let her go easily! ”

Nalan Mufeng's eyes set off a trace of gentle ripples, and said eloquently: "It's a long story, it's all some old Fengyue, Xian'er She was originally a pearl of the Shen family's wandering dust, when I passed by the Yihong Mansion in Qiantang and met her, because she looked similar to Shen Rou, the daughter of the Shen family, he ransomed her and took her into the general's mansion, and also changed her name and surname, in the name of her brother and sister, sent her to the deep palace to do internal response, so as to understand Emperor Xuande's every move, now I am defeated, I just want to take her out of the exquisite cage, Let her live a few happy days. ”

"It turns out that my aunt is not the daughter of the Nalan family, no wonder she instructed Princess Gulun to target my mother everywhere, it turns out that this is the reason!" Ming Shen suddenly realized, and her clear eyes were dyed with a trace of bitterness: "But please rest assured father, I will not hold a grudge against her, and I will try my best to persuade the emperor to let him do what you want." ”

Nalan Mufeng didn't expect Ming Shen to be sensible so much, so he couldn't help but have mixed feelings in his heart, took out a silver chrysanthemum hairpin from his close-fitting sleeve and handed it to Ming Shen. "Help me give this to her, and tell her that if I wasn't afraid that Emperor Xuande would cross the river and tear down the bridge and kill the Nalan family, I wouldn't have sent her to the deep palace ruthlessly, the Nalan family has been peaceful for so many years, and she is the first to bear it, and she is indispensable!"

Ming Shen stroked the hairpin with a slightly hot body temperature, thinking that it must be the father's intimate flesh and love object, this is the old custom of the Jin Dynasty, given to the beloved woman This hairpin is a thing of love, there is a meaning of harmony between husband and wife, white-headed to old, because many flowers will wither in autumn, and chrysanthemums bloom in Linghan, but also represent the determination of long-term love!

should have been glad that her father was a very affectionate person, but she was not happy at all, and only raised the corners of her lips slightly: "Don't worry, father, I will definitely convey your thoughts to her, I think she knows your heart for her, and she will definitely be willing to abandon the glory and wealth in the palace and join hands with you!" ”

Nalan Mufeng's thoughts were said, the corners of his resolute lips flashed with a soft arc, and he instructed: "Tell Rong Lu for me again, if you want to carry the huge foundation of the Nalan family, you must first be tolerant, treat the princess and his aunts well, and support his brother who is not angry, and the family and everything will be prosperous, which is the plan for a long time!" ”

Ming said cautiously: "Although the eldest brother is not generous, he is still quite generous, and my father can rest assured that he will hand over the foundation to him, and he will definitely continue the prosperity of the Nalan family!" ”

"Hmmm! Go ahead! Nalan Mufeng held Ming Shen's shoulders across the prison bar, and said solemnly: "Do the last thing that your father will tell you, and your father will always be proud of you in his heart!" ”

"Daddy......" Ming Shenqiang held back the heat rolling in his eyes, choked up and asked: "People say that my mother was the most proud aunt in the general's mansion back then, I really want to know, did you ever love her?" ”

"Nope!" Nalan Mufeng turned around, and her voice was as cold as cold water: "It's only because she looks like a very Xian'er that I used her as a stand-in, but her virtue is not good and her character is extremely poor, so I have been hiding her in the abandoned garden, just to see things and think about people, not to be favored!" ”

Ming Shen smiled bitterly, it turns out that the favor that a man gives to a woman can also be only a pet or not, so is the emperor now a little more favored by himself? Or do you love more?