In June of the twentieth year of Chengji, the turmoil in the sixteen countries of Dongjun was pacified.

In the same year, the emperor made all the princes, the eldest son Xie Jun was the king of Qi, the second son Xie Lan was the king of Song, the third son Xie Ye was the king of Wu, and the fourth son Xie Xuan was the king of Jin.

This time the king's partiality was particularly obvious.

During the war with the Sixteen Kingdoms of Dongjun, something big happened on the side of the royal capital.

The new champion Fang Zhixiao sued in front of the emperor, and the person who sued was Feng Hua, the servant of the ministry, who harmed people's lives.

Feng Hua is the son of Shangshu of the former Ministry of Officials, and he is the successor of Feng Shangshu, and the first wife also has a son, that is, Feng Hua's brother Feng Xiao. Eighteen years ago, Feng Xiao married his wife Fang, but when he returned to the door with his wife and his wife, all of them were burned to death by a natural fire; And now Fang Zhixiao is Feng Fang's maternal nephew, and he is also the only surviving person of the Fang family in the past.

Fang Zhixiao sued Feng Hua for murder for personal gain, and the fire eighteen years ago was not a natural fire but a man-made one, and presented human and physical evidence, all pointing to Feng Hua, the servant of the ministry.

Under the conclusive evidence, Feng Hua was arrested and imprisoned, and after the interrogation of Dali Temple, Emperor Chengji personally beheaded him.

And Feng Hua, the servant of the ministry, and Xiang Shangshu, who resigned and left not long ago, are both people of Xie Jun, the king of Qi.

The war in the southwest will subside, and the army will soon return in triumph; I don't know how Xie Jun will react when he returns to Beijing and finds that the secretary of the military department and the servant of the ministry have become the cronies of the Chu family.

Xie Lan naturally knew that the Fang clan's reversal of the case was the handiwork of Yun Yan Pavilion, but he couldn't help but feel strange and asked Xuan Jinhuan: "You know that you know the secrets of so many ministers in the court, and it has been eighteen years since the Fang clan destroyed the family. ”

Xuan Jinhuan smiled: "His Royal Highness thinks that a few people who can hold high positions and positions are innocent, but those who are particularly unlucky have been found out." This is just the tip of the iceberg, and there will be more to come. ”

After returning to the royal capital, Princess Yuanhua was confined to the palace, probably because she was afraid that she would flee again.

Xie Lan entered the palace to see the emperor for this reason, but the emperor still said that Xie Zerong enjoyed honor and wealth as a princess, so she should also serve the country when she was needed, which was her responsibility as a princess.

There is no flaw in what is said, and it is true.

After thinking about it, the emperor said kindly, after Princess Yuanhua leaves the cabinet, Xie Lan and Xia Xin should also be married; The implication of these words is that if Xie Zerong does not get along with Beihu, Xie Lan will not want to marry Xia Xin.

When Xie Lan left the palace, he was very depressed, he was naturally unwilling to let his sister go to Beihu to make peace, but he also did not want to lose his marriage with Xia Xin.

He has always regarded his marriage with Xia Xin as his salvation; He thought that in the future, he could grow old with his wife, and they would still have children, and he would be very good to his children, and he would never ignore them like his father. In Xie Lan's dream, his empathetic, gentle and virtuous wife is Xia Xin.

Xuan Jinhuan once asked him what he would do if he found out one day that his future wife was actually a woman who only wanted to climb the dragon and the phoenix; At that time, Xie Lan shook her head without hesitation, saying that Miss Xia would not be such a person.

Xuan Jinhuan knew the truth, but he couldn't bear to tell him like this.

Although the long pain is not as good as the short pain, it seems too cruel to Xie Lan.

After Xie Lan left the palace, Xuan Jinhuan told him that if he didn't want Princess Yuanhua to be married, there was a way, but I didn't know if the princess was willing.

Xie Lan hurriedly asked what the solution was, and Xuan Jinhuan said: "When Princess Yuanhua got married, she did the thing of stealing dragons and turning phoenixes. As long as the princess is willing, the people in the Internal Affairs Bureau of Yunyan Pavilion will replace the people who accompany the princess to marry all those who have never seen the princess's true face; When the princess is on the phoenix, the guards who give the wedding are not allowed to peep at the princess's true face, and who knows if the princess is the real princess? The real Princess Yuanhua has to give up her identity, but she can still stay in the royal capital, and she can often meet His Royal Highness's brothers and sisters, and she can marry someone she likes in the future. What does Your Highness think? ”

"But isn't the person you like dressed as a man?" Xie Lan asked rhetorically.

"Your Highness, don't make fun of me, I mean it." Xuan Jinhuan said with a serious expression.

Xie Lan thought about it and said that he would enter the palace to discuss with Xie Zerong, and later heard that Xie Zerong agreed.

It is not surprising that Xie Zerong would agree, after all, it is still a good choice to give up the princess status but be able to stay in the royal capital than to marry in the remote land of Beihu; And if the two countries go to war, and the identity of the princess is embarrassing, I'm afraid I don't even know how to die.

That night, Princess Guanghua came to the house to play chess with Xie Lan, and when she was halfway through the chess game, she asked: "Yun Ci, I know you are sad about being peaceful." It's a pity that I, the eldest sister, can't do anything. ”

"Eldest sister, I want to ask you a question. If your father didn't marry you to General Xiao Zhu, but an old and ugly man, would you marry him willingly? Xie Lan thought for a long time in her heart, and finally asked.

"Who dares to disobey the order of the monarch? I have to get married, but I think I can't do it willingly. Princess Guanghua said very frankly.

"But ······" Xie Lan wanted to speak and stopped.

Princess Guanghua glanced up at him, and said: "Just like you and Miss Xia, if one day you know that Miss Xia is actually a woman who wants to climb the dragon and the phoenix, even if you want to withdraw from the marriage, I am afraid that my father may not agree." ”

Listening to the eldest sister's words, Xie Lan felt weird, the point was not that the divorce was not that what his eldest sister said was exactly the same as Miss Jinhuan's words; And Princess Guanghua also noticed that Xie Lan's expression was a little strange, she twisted a chess piece and played with it before asking softly, "Yun Ci, what's wrong?" ”

"Nothing. It was just that I suddenly remembered that a girl had told me the same thing. Xie Lan said absentmindedly.

Princess Guanghua was interested and asked, "Girl? I don't know what kind of girl it is? I'd like to see it. ”

Xie Lan's heart moved slightly: "Yes, a very powerful girl; When there is a chance, let the eldest sister meet. ”

Princess Guanghua immediately smiled: "This is what you promised yourself, I can wait." ”

Xie Lan was a little confused by the eldest sister's sudden joy, and he didn't understand what was there to make the eldest sister excited, but he still nodded with a smile at Princess Shangguanghua's gaze: "Definitely." ”

Princess Guanghua gently put the chess pieces in her hand into the chess game, and then looked up at Xie Lan with a smile: "Yun Ci, you are distracted; This game seems like I'm not going to win. ”

"It's true that my chess is a bad move, and my eldest sister has good chess skills." Xie Lan chuckled.