Chapter Seventy-Three: Confusion
"Wake up, she went to be an official, first, she wanted to emulate Shangguan Jinrong, and second, she wanted to escape from Shangjing and escape from you." Xie Yikou suddenly felt a little pity for him, but he wouldn't give it up because of this. "Besides, there are so many women in your harem, Sang Sang doesn't like so many warblers and swallows. Even if you like it, what can you do, are you willing to give up the harem for her? ”
Xie Yikou's words are to the point. has been an emperor since ancient times, which one does not have three palaces and six courts? But Wen Zhesang shouldn't be locked up in the high palace walls, she is not a silk flower to search, she is a Kunpeng who can soar, and she shouldn't be raised in the courtyard.
Of course, in fact, Wen Zhesang didn't let him say this, but Xie Yikou thought that she was willing to flee and hide with her in private, rather than live in the palace with many masters. In fact, she was afraid that Mu Yin's misunderstanding of her would deepen. She is not a weak woman who can only rely on men to protect her, nor is she able to play with other people's feelings and use feelings as a shortcut.
Xie Yikou thought that although Wen Zhesang didn't say anything like him, as long as he kept insisting and persevering, one day, he would hear those words. Compared with Mu Yin, he is willing to give up his bloodline of the previous dynasty, but he is free and indomitable.
He can accompany Wen Zhesang to Qingfeng County again, or go to the desert, go to Jiangnan, and go wherever she wants. Because he is not an emperor, because he chooses to be free with her.
"I ...... I've done so much for her, I just want to keep her. Mu Yin clenched his fists, and he actually had murderous intent towards Xie Yikou in his heart.
Xie Yikou blew the foam floating on the tea water, "You didn't ask if what you gave was what she wanted." I admit that there are many things you have done for her that I can't do, but there is one thing, I will only be with her in this life, but there are always countless beautiful women around you. Why should you wronged her. ”
"Your Majesty!" Zheng Fan saw that something was wrong, so he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "The third prince and the Taifu have left the palace." His Majesty's expectation was good, they really suppressed the news of His Majesty's death, and went to the ice room to see, but they shouldn't have seen any flaws. ”
Mu Yin took a deep breath and nodded: "Good job, Wei Zeshan's gang has already disguised themselves in Beijing and hid in the Lin Mansion, wait for Zheng Yu, Zheng Hao will arrange the things over there, and I will catch them again!"
Zheng Fan: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Xie Yikou was speechless: "As expected, they won't act rashly if they can't find me." But if you die, they won't give up this opportunity. ”
Mu Yin glared at him, his stomach was full of sullen and he hadn't let it out, but this was obviously not the time to be angry. So he threw up his sleeves and left, saying, "Stay here honestly, this matter is over, you are naturally safe!"
"Then the grass people will send the emperor to him." Xie Yikou lengthened his tone. The sky of the palace was white and gloomy, like cotton stained with water, and fell heavily on the heart.
In a village hidden in a mountain col on the outskirts of Shangjing, Wen Zhesang followed Jiang Weixi to hide here. The wind in the sky could not blow away the clouds, nor could it blow away the uneasiness that enveloped the sky over Shangjing.
"Don't worry, big brother, he's very good, he'll be fine." Jiang Weixi brought a charcoal basin into the house, and then went out and said, "This place is a good place that I finally found, it is very safe, adults come into the house to roast the fire." ”
Wen Zhesang looked back at him and said with a smile: "You don't need to call me an adult, I can't afford it now." I just felt that I was incompetent, and since I returned to Beijing, I have been hiding in the house and living in peace, but he has been dealing with traitors all day long, and has been born and died several times. ”
Jiang Weixi disagreed, rubbed his hands and sighed and said, "Thanks to the big ...... Miss Wen has always helped us, and I don't know that my eldest brother's stupid head is that he can come up with such a thing as cooperating with the emperor, it must have been guided by Miss Wen. Hey, otherwise, the eldest brother would probably really become a thief. ”
"Who doesn't want to live in peace in this world?" Wen Zhesang put together his cloak, the emperor has only been on the throne for five years, the foundation has just been solid, and the people don't want to have any more trouble at this time. She turned around and went into the house, the rough thatched hut couldn't keep out much wind and snow, but Wen Zhesang lived leisurely.
In this small mountain village, she can see the vast sky.
Jiang Weixi followed her into the house, closing the door tightly, "Yes, people live in the world, so they want to be stable." ”
"My lord, Xie Yikou...... Still no trace. "Seeing that the emperor is dead, and there is no leader inside and outside the court, this is the best opportunity to let Xie Yikou ascend to the throne. But he disappeared at this juncture.
"Seek, live to see people, dead to see corpses. Shangjing is such a place, where can he go? The old man looked up, his eyes gloomy. He has worked so hard for so many years to plan so much, and finally got this opportunity...... But why did Xie Yikou suddenly disappear? Did he run away on his own, or was he taken captive by someone? The strange thing is that Wen Zhesang also disappeared together, could it be that he really eloped with a young man? It is ridiculous to give up the low-hanging crown for a woman.
He Qiuping rarely hesitated, "What the adults want to do is only one step away from being realized, if you can't find him, it is impossible to keep the emperor's death a secret, it's better to ...... Stabilize the situation first. After the overall situation has been decided, if he is found, it is not too late to make him the emperor. ”
"You know what?" The old man glared at him coldly, "What the old man wants to support is the bloodline of the Jinsheng Dynasty, and in this world, except for Xie Yikou, the old man can't allow others to sit in that position, even if it's temporary." ”
"Yes, my subordinates understand."
The old man waved him down, and just as he walked to the door, Mu Pan came over to him. "Commander He, does the master still insist?"
He Qiuping frowned and nodded, "I mentioned a little bit of what you said, but the adults didn't agree. ”
Mu Pan sighed, "The master is too stubborn. To put it mildly, if something goes wrong with Xie Xiaozi and he can't come back, can the adults still keep suppressing the news of the emperor's death? As he spoke, he was speechless, his face full of helplessness.
"I'll go find Xie Yikou's traces first." He Qiuping said goodbye to him.
Looking at He Qiuping's distant back, Mu Pan was almost invisible, and shook his head, since he knew the news that the widow of the seventh prince was alive, the old man became more and more stunned. Now that the world is peaceful, for the sake of the people and the country, why bother to revive the Jinsheng Dynasty?
But he is just a lowly servant, and it is not his turn to call the shots when he thinks about these things. Mu Pan wiped his face, and then went to the study to clean up. In recent years, the master has been suspicious, and he easily does not allow anyone to enter the study, that is, seeing that he is old and loyal, so he lets him go to the study to clean once a month.
It has been more than a month since the emperor said that he was sick, and he has not been to the court. The civil and military officials didn't know why, but they saw that the third prince and the old lady had been helping to deal with government affairs, and there was no chaos, so no one asked rashly. But when one after another officials in the court were dismissed, demoted, and transferred, everyone in the court was in danger.
In Shangshu's mansion, Wen Shangshu had just left the early dynasty, and he was angry as soon as he returned to the house. The people didn't dare to come out, and Aunt Zhuang hurriedly rushed over with her son after hearing about it, wanting to comfort Wen Shangshu with her son, but she was scolded by a stinking person.
"Someone! What about the eldest lady? Wen Shangshu was too lazy to look at Aunt Zhuang, who had a sad face after being scolded, and even the son who he liked in the past cried annoyingly today.
The steward said: "Back to the master, the eldest lady went to live in the temple and has not come back yet."
Wen Shangshu frowned: "When did it happen?"
Steward: "Already...... It's been more than a month. ”
When Wen Shangshu heard this, he said angrily: "Nonsense, I didn't know how to return home after being away from home for more than a month, you go and ask someone to bring the eldest lady back!"
The steward did not dare to be disobedient, so he responded in a good voice, and immediately sent someone out to find Wen Zhesang.
Aunt Zhuang wiped her tears and said softly, "Master, what happened here?" Although the concubine is dull and can't share the worries of the master, the lord can't keep the words in his heart all the time, the master's body and bones are the most important. ”
Wen Shangshu just wanted to say that she was useless, but when he saw those eyes full of care, he unconsciously relaxed his tone, "Some things in the court are okay." It's still cold, so you don't take Ming'er out, so as not to freeze him. ”
Aunt Zhuang glanced at the swaddling clothes held by the nurse, and bowed her head in response, "The concubine knows." It's really cold today, and the lord must be cold when he comes back from outside, so the concubine will go to cook a bowl of ginger soup for the lord to drive away the cold. ”
This time, Wen Shangshu nodded. Aunt Zhuang was overjoyed in her heart, and immediately left with the nurse and others after getting a haircut.
Changyan Temple is not far from Shangshu Mansion, if you ride a horse, you can walk back and forth in half a day. The people of Shangshu Mansion went out in the morning and came back before noon. Wen Shangshu thought that these people were doing a good job, but he didn't expect that they didn't see Wen Zhisang at all, and even the maid Dongyue she took out was nowhere to be seen.
"Bastard, bastard! Find, look for it again, even if you dig three feet into the ground, you have to get the eldest lady back! Wen Shangshu was furious and had palpitations at the same time. He was almost demoted in the court today, but the reason for this was only a small mistake. And Mrs. Lin, who treated him like a master and apprentice to death, insisted on degrading him.
Now that he was troubled by Wen Zhesang, Wen Shangshu finally remembered that not long ago, Mrs. Lin knocked on the side and asked him where Wen Zhesang was. He didn't think there was anything wrong at that time, but if he thought about it carefully, where would Wen Zhesang intersect with Old Lady Lin? She is missing now, could it be that she has done something behind her back?
The more Wen Shangshu thought about it, the more frightened he became, in the end, she was a woman who wanted to enter the office, and her courage was different. But no matter how bold she is, she can't not discuss anything with her father, no matter what, he can't, he can't really ignore her!
Some things are inseparable in the end. Wen Shangshu didn't know what was going on, but after many years of ups and downs in the imperial court, he smelled a dangerous smell. The emperor's refusal to show up for a long time, and no longer let people visit, this is not a good phenomenon after all.