652 Truth
Next, this drama should soon have its next breakdown!
Duanmufei's eyes were shining, and he peeled the incense for Duanmu in return.
Duanmuxian looked at this pair of delicate granddaughters, and was secretly relieved in his heart, he still saved trouble for his family, and he knew that he would not cause trouble to the family by tossing around.
These people really have nothing to do!
Duanmu Xian shook his head with a sigh, and remembered that Cheng Engong had invited the Jiangnan Divine Doctor to the emperor today, and his eyes deepened.
I don't know if the emperor will wake up......
Is this so-called miracle doctor really capable, or is it in vain?!
Duanmu Xian squinted his eyes and drank tea with a comfortable expression.
Since his granddaughter is fine, Duanmu Xian is not worried, at this moment, he has some thoughts in his heart to see the excitement of the Chengen Mansion, and the meaningful words of Cen Yin in the Heart Cultivation Hall sounded in his ears again-
"Since this 'miracle doctor' was invited by the queen's mother, all the consequences will be borne by the queen's mother."
Duanmu Xian always felt that Cen Yin was not such a good talker, and I am afraid that Cen Yin also had "scheming" in his heart about this matter.
Let's wait and see, don't worry, this game has just opened.
Duanmu Xian didn't think much about the affairs of the Chengen Mansion, and changed his words with a smile: "Four girls, how are you playing with your sister and Hanxing today?" ”
When it came to playing, Duanmu Fei suddenly put those miscellaneous things behind him, and his spirit was bright.
"Grandfather, today we are playing Keju." Duanmufei started from the bets they placed before the game, and vividly described Duanmujun's various heroic postures on the Keju field, until Duanmujun accidentally turned her foot and replaced her on the court.
"Sister Jun, your feet...... Have you ever seen it with the Imperial Doctor? Duanmu Xian looked at Duanmujun's ankle worriedly.
"Grandfather, it's okay." Duanmu Jun smiled slightly, and added tea to Duanmu Xian, "I just turned around a little, and the female doctor has already seen it." ”
"Sister Jun, you can stay in the Zhanqing Courtyard these days to recuperate, don't go out." Duanmu Xian's expression slowed slightly, and he said with concern.
"Yes, grandfather." Duanmujun obediently agreed, thinking to herself: Anyway, she is going to tie a paper kite shelf for Cen Gongzi in the past two days, and it is better not to go out.
Duanmu Xian was still a little uneasy, and secretly wondered in his heart that when he returned home, he still had to find a doctor for his eldest granddaughter who was good at stumbling, and asked casually: "Four girls, what happened after the game?" ”
"The game ended up losing." Duanmu pouted in annoyance, and his little face wrinkled together, "If Ah Yan is here, we won't lose anything." ”
Thinking of Ah Yan who was far away in the south, Duanmu Fei couldn't help but flash, and his eyes were in a trance.
Hearing Duanmufei mention Mu Yan's stinky boy, Duanmuxian felt a little unhappy in his heart, and comforted: "If you lose, you lose, there are always losers and winners in the game." That is, the loss of a few gold coins is just a few gold bills, and they are all counted in the grandfather's account. Duanmuxian generously promised and coaxed the little girl.
"Thank you, grandfather." Duanmu Fei accepted Duanmu Xian's kindness with kindness, and smiled.
Now it's good, and the money for the next bet is also available.
"Grandfather, don't worry, next time we will win, if we win, I will invite you to Yunteng Restaurant to have a drink!" Duanmu Fei showed a flattering smile, and peeled a few fragrant trees for Duanmu Xian, looking filial and well-behaved.
"Good, good. Grandfather knows that you are filial. Duanmu Xian felt very useful, smiled like Maitreya Buddha, and once again sighed that his granddaughter was really the best.
Wait a minute!! Next time?!
Duanmu Xian suddenly remembered that Duanmu Jun and Cen Yin also mentioned "next time" when they were at the gate of the palace, so he asked again: "Did you just talk to Lord Cen about any agreement?" ”
Duanmu Fei answered all questions: "Cousin Hanxing and Prince Xingwang made an appointment to go winter hunting together next time, and Gongzi Cen will also go." ”
Duanmu Xian casually said "oh" and moved his eyebrows.
Originally, it was nothing for Cen Yin to go winter hunting together, but why was the eldest granddaughter asking Cen Yin?!
Duanmu Xian glanced at Duanmu Jun, who was peeling pine nuts, and always felt that something was wrong...... No, he will have to ask Mrs. Li the next time he takes a break!
But before the next rest, Duanmuxian became busier, leaving early and returning late, and often stayed in the palace overnight.
Concubine Jiang Ning's funeral was simple and grand, and the body was buried in the concubine's garden seven days after the corpse was suspended.
Mu Youjing, the third prince, was so grief-stricken that he knelt in front of Concubine Jiang Ning's spirit for three days and three nights, without eating, drinking, or sleeping, until he was exhausted and fell into a coma......
On November 28, the Empress remembered the pure filial piety of the three princes and proposed to record the three princes in her name.
As soon as these words came out, it was like a stone stirring up a thousand waves, from the court to the various prefectures in Beijing, there was an uproar.
Some people immediately "truth".
On the day of Concubine Jiangning's drowning, there were many nobles and sons in the palace who went to Juju, and they all witnessed Huang Cheng's autopsy and Mama Xu bowed her head and confessed.
Although the queen gave a gag order, they were not allowed to talk nonsense.
But now is different from the past, in the three months since the emperor fell into a coma, the queen has done a lot of stupid things, and her majesty has weakened a lot, and those noble ladies and sons don't care at all, they don't dare to talk nonsense in public, but they have said a lot in private, and it has spread out as soon as it spreads ten, ten, and hundreds of places.
And although the people who were not present at the time heard about the singing and harmony between the queen and the three princes, while secretly guessing, they still had some doubts that they would be thinking too much.
As a result, Concubine Jiang Ning had only been dead for less than ten days, and her bones were not cold, and the queen was going to record the three princes in her name, no matter what the external name was, the queen's move seemed to confirm this kind of speculation.
For the sake of the throne, the third prince is really ruthless!
There is also a queen, originally throughout the ages, from Dasheng to the previous dynasty, there are no longer a few queens who did not give birth to a prince, naturally there is no shortage of people who have recorded the prince who lost his mother in his name, such as Mu Youyi, the fourth prince who has been raised under the queen's knee since childhood, but the four princes lost their mother as soon as they were born, and they were only a few months old when they were raised to the queen's knees, but the three princes are different, this is an adult prince, and the intentions of the queen and the three princes are obvious.
All kinds of discussions spread from the prefectures in central Beijing to the streets and alleys, and spread to the top of the city.
Some people say that there must be a hidden secret in the murder of Concubine Jiang Ning, and it must be re-investigated.
Some people say that the three princes did not hesitate to kill their mothers for the throne, insidious and vicious, cold-blooded and ruthless, and their character was really despicable.
Some people say that the prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people, and the murderer of his mother cannot be allowed to go unpunished.
Some people say that the most poisonous woman's heart, the emperor suddenly fell seriously ill, maybe it is also related to the queen.
……
In the past few days, all kinds of discussions have not stopped, but have also become more and more intense.
Some of these discussions inevitably reached the ears of the third prince, Mu Youjing, making him uncomfortable and making him angry.
In a private seat on the second floor of Yunteng Restaurant, as soon as Mu Youyi entered the door, he couldn't help but be angry at Jiang Deshen, and reprimanded in a deep voice: "Grandfather, this thing is really not beautiful!" ”
Jiang Deshen was the only one in the seat, and his complexion was not very good-looking, but he still respectfully saluted Mu Youjing, "Your Highness, sit down and talk." He got up and asked Mu Youjing to sit down.
Mu Youjing lifted his robe, sat down with a golden knife, and Jiang Deshen personally poured wine for Mu Youjing.
"Hey! This time, the effect was too far from what was expected. Jiang Deshen sighed helplessly, and stroked the goatee on his chin irritably, "Who would know that Cen Yin was with Duanmu Fei that day!" "On the same day, the Chengen Mansion brought the king divine doctor into the palace to go to the Heart Cultivation Palace, with Cen Yin's character of fighting for power and profit, it stands to reason that he should stay in the Heart Cultivation Palace!
According to their original plan, there were no outsiders around the lake, and Duanmu Fei was speechless, and he would become a suspect in the murder of Concubine Jiang Ning.
The third prince, as the son of Concubine Jiang Ning, is the victim.
Duanmufei has Cen Yin as her backer, and most of them will be forcibly protected by Cen Yin, and she will not be convicted of death, but Cen Yin can protect Duanmufei, but she can't block the mouths of the people, and outsiders will think that Concubine Jiang Ning's death was done by Duanmufei, and Cen Yin had to protect Duanmufei, and naturally no one will suspect that the cause of Concubine Jiang Ning's death is "not hidden".
Moreover, he can also use this incident to discredit the Duanmu family and the eldest prince, so that they can suffer a secret loss, and even, if they are lucky, the third prince can also exchange some benefits when Cen Yin protects Duanmu Fei.
However, it is better to calculate it than to calculate it.
Cen Yin came so fast! And Duanmu Fei is even more treacherous, not close to the lake!
Everything is in chaos!
Mu Youjing picked up the wine glass with some irritability, raised his head and drank the wine in the glass, his eyes flashed with a cloudy and uncertain light, and muttered vaguely: "No, it's all wrong......
Originally, he could use this incident to recognize the queen's knees, the queen could get the good name she wanted, and he could also get the sympathy of the outside world, killing two birds with one stone.
Especially because of his reputation in the north before, and later he was punished by his father and grounded, he needs to use this incident to show his pure filial piety, and then naturally come out of the grounding.
But now?!
Far from improving, his reputation has worsened.
Thinking of the gossip outside, Mu Youjing's face turned pale, and he put the wine glass in his hand on the table heavily.
"Your Highness, those who achieve great things are not informal." Jiang Deshen added wine to Mu Youjing again, and said with a good voice, "What if people talk about it a few times behind your back now?!" ”
At this point, Jiang Deshen could only comfort Mu Youjing on the good side.
"Your Royal Highness, if you think about it carefully, the emperor is not still guilty of forcing the palace to usurp the throne, but the emperor is the emperor, how can he not let him abdicate because of this! As long as His Royal Highness ascends to the throne in the future, no matter what gossip there is now, it will not be a matter. ”
"Since ancient times, the winner is king, and the loser is the villain."
"Moreover, it is not completely without benefits now, at least His Highness does not have to be locked up in the palace, and it will be more convenient for us to act in the future."
Listening to Jiang Deshen's words of relief, Mu Youjing gradually calmed down a lot.
Yes, he has been confined in the palace for more than four months, until this opportunity arises, and he pretends to be stupid after guarding the spirit and does not continue to be grounded.
Hey, so far, he can only think in this direction.
Mu Youjing raised his head again and drank the contents of the cup, the depression in his eyebrows lingered, in just a few days, his whole person had lost a lot of weight, and he was a lot haggard, these Jiang Deshen saw it in his eyes.
Jiang Deshen sighed secretly in his heart, and said in his heart: After all, the third prince is still young and can't hold his breath.
"Your Royal Highness, people can't be resurrected after death, Concubine Ning Niangniang knows under the spring, and she will also want His Highness." Jiang Deshen continued to comfort Mu Youjing, "Wait for His Royal Highness to succeed to the throne in the future, sit firmly on this country, and seal Concubine Ning." Concubine Ning has always loved His Royal Highness, and she will be happy for Her Highness when she thinks about it. Throughout the ages, those who achieve great things must be sacrificed. ”
"My grandfather was right." Mu Youjing's expression eased slightly, and he breathed a long sigh of relief, but then he became worried, "But...... Grandfather, what if Cen Yin prevents the queen mother from recording the palace in her name? ”
Mu Youjing's eyes flickered, and the scene by the lake that day appeared in front of him, and the picture was frozen in the scene where he fell into the water, and his pupils shrank.
Because of the events of that day, Cen Yin was afraid that he was a little dissatisfied with himself.
Mu Youjing felt like he had pressed a boulder in his heart, and he was restless, originally according to the original plan, Cen Yin had to make some concessions in order to keep Duanmufei, and he would definitely not interfere in this named matter.
But now...... Up up, up not down.
"Your Highness, this is a royal matter, no matter how arrogant Cen Yin is, he can't be the lord of the royal family." Jiang Deshen could probably see what Mu Youjing was thinking, but he could only pretend that he didn't know anything, "Even if it's a folk, it's okay for a wife to keep her concubine in her name, what reason does Cen Yin have to object?!" ”
"As long as the queen agrees, Your Highness is also willing, you are willing to do it, except for the emperor, what qualifications do outsiders have to object!"
Speaking of this, Jiang Deshen suddenly felt that it was not a bad thing that the emperor was sick now, if the emperor was awake, with the emperor's suspicion, I am afraid that he would not allow the Jiang and Xie families to form an alliance, but now it is different, the emperor is in a coma. By the time the emperor woke up, it would have already been done, and it would be too late for the emperor to object.
Mu Youjing thought about it for a while, and also figured out this truth, his mood was finally a lot happier, and there was a faint smile on the corner of his lips.
This time, he personally picked up the wine jug and poured Jiang Deshen wine, and then raised his glass to toast him: "This palace toasts my grandfather, this time, it is really thanks to my grandfather's plan for this palace." ”
In the past few months, he has been confined in the palace, he can't go anywhere, some things are even heartless and powerless, if it weren't for Jiang Deshen helping him contact Chengengong outside, he wouldn't be able to get on the line with the queen.
"Your Highness, the family doesn't speak two words." Jiang Deshen said with a deep smile, drank all the wine in the cup, and then turned the mouth of the cup downward, indicating that there was no wine left.
After the grandfather and grandson toasted each other, Jiang De reminded meaningfully: "Your Highness, when you have time, you should also go to the Cheng'en Mansion to walk around, and strive to hold the affairs of Jinju in your hands." His eyes lit up.
Mu Youjing subconsciously clenched the white porcelain wine glass in his hand, his pupils became deeper, and then he poured wine for himself and Jiang Deshen again.
The sound of pouring wine echoed in the seat.
Jiang Deshen said with a little emotion: "I thought the Xie family was stupid, but I didn't expect the Xie family to use the right brain in Jinzhou. If you can take Jinju, it will be very beneficial to Your Highness. At least ......"
At least as a last resort, they can also come to the palace once.
Jiang Deshen didn't say the last sentence, but Mu Youjing also knew what he meant, and the two exchanged a look that knew each other.
"Don't worry, take it one step at a time." Mu Youjing played with the white porcelain wine glass in his hand, as if he was talking to Jiang Deshen, and seemed to be admonishing himself.
Jiang Deshen responded.
Now it is imperative to put the three princes under the queen's knees as soon as possible before proceeding with the next plan.
On this day, Mu Youjing stayed in Yunteng Restaurant until the sun went down before leaving, and the next day, under the joint promotion of the Jiang and Xie families and the queen, the matter of "registering" was put on the agenda.
However, before Cen Yin could speak, Prince Li, as the royal family commander, first objected: "Queen Mother, this matter is not appropriate, the third prince is already old, besides, the emperor is still unconscious......"
In the Yangxin Palace, in addition to Prince Li and the empress, several uncles and concubines of the emperor also came, and all the princes of the clan gathered together.
"Prince Li, why is it wrong?" The empress, dressed in a luxurious robe, sat elegantly on the top, and retorted eloquently, "This palace remembers that Empress Xiaolie also recorded Emperor Wuzong, who was still the second prince back then, under her name, why can't you come to this palace?!" ”
Empress Xiaolie was the queen of the sixth emperor of the Dasheng Dynasty, and there was originally a prince under her knees, but the prince was infected with smallpox and died young.
Empress Xiaolie offered to put the second prince in her name and became the emperor's concubine, which was considered to have quelled this war without gunpowder smoke and achieved a good story.
The princes of the clan, including Prince Li, exchanged subtle glances with each other, with different expressions, and said in their hearts: The queen really dares to say it.
They have heard a lot of rumors about the queen and the three princes these days, the three princes did not hesitate to kill their mothers for the throne, so unscrupulous, it is simply appalling, how can it be compared with Emperor Wuzong!
There is simply no comparison between this.
Prince Li's eyebrows were deeply locked, and he felt that the three princes were too ruthless, and this case could not be opened.
He really didn't want to do what the queen and the third prince wanted, so he excused himself: "Queen Mother, according to the king's opinion, this matter is not trivial, let's leave it to the cabinet for discussion first." ”
The queen had long anticipated the various reactions that Prince Li might have, and immediately retorted: "Prince Li's words are wrong, this is a royal family matter, not a court political matter, so why should the cabinet intervene." ”
Prince ......'s brows furrowed even tighter, if it was just a "registration", it would naturally not be a matter of the cabinet, but everyone knew that after the registration, the queen's next move would be to propose to make the third prince the crown prince.
Prince Li felt that the queen was simply stunned.
The queen now records the three princes in her name, which is equivalent to abandoning the four princes.
The four princes were raised by the queen since they were children, and there is not much difference between them and the queen's own children, but after so many years of mother-son love, the queen is so ruthless that she will give up, so where do you put the four princes? !
The queen raised her chin and urged: "Prince Li, the palace has already picked a good day and an auspicious day to sacrifice to the Taimiao Temple, and modify the jade ......."
"Queen Mother, the matter of registering the name is not trivial, and there is no hurry." Prince Li interrupted the queen in a deep voice, "This king still has to discuss this matter with the cabinet. ”
The queen stared at Prince Li with gloomy eyes, clenched the handkerchief in her hand, and what else she wanted to say, Prince Li had already stood up, arched his hand casually, and said: "Queen Mother, it has been cold recently, and this king's foot paralysis has recurred, so I will retire first." ”
After saying that, Prince Li didn't wait for the queen to speak again, and swaggered away.
Of course, the queen knew that Prince Li was using excuses to prevaricate, but after all, Prince Li was the emperor's uncle, a sect order, and the queen, and she had to give him some face.
Anyway, Prince Li can hide for a while, and he can't hide for a lifetime. The queen said secretly in her heart, and her eyes were dark.
Seeing this, the other princes of the clan couldn't wait to get up and retire one after another, but when they didn't see the queen's face as black as the bottom of a pot, after a while, the palace was empty.
This matter is simply a hot potato, Prince Li was overwhelmed, so he threw the problem to the cabinet, and several cabinet ministers also felt a headache, so they could only tentatively ask Cen Yin's meaning, Cen Yin ignored it, so this hot potato was kicked back to the royal family within a day, Duanmu Xian gave a high-sounding rhetoric, saying that the matter of name is a private matter of the royal family, and the cabinet is inconvenient to interfere, so let the royal family solve it themselves.
Prince Li was almost anxious, so he could only gather a group of princes of the clan in Prince Li's mansion to discuss, most of them were pretending to be confused, and they didn't want to be involved in the succession, but some people were moved by the Jiang and Xie families, after all, even Cen Yin didn't care about this matter, why should they be this wicked person, it is better to sell it to the three princes and the queen, in case the three princes really succeed to the throne in the future, maybe they will still remember their share of credit.
Under the impetus of these "well-intentioned people", Prince Li finally agreed.
As soon as Prince Li relented, the matter of recording his name was equivalent to a certainty, and the process was a rapid progress.
On the fifth day of the lunar month, the third prince Mu Youjing was officially recorded in the name of the queen and sacrificed to the Taimiao.
On the same day, after Duanmu Xian returned home, he sighed to Duanmu Jun and Duanmu Fei:
"The queen is so confused, she has to accompany the Xie family and the Jiang family to toss blindly, she doesn't want to think about it, the third prince is now for the throne, even his own mother can give up, even if he really succeeds to the throne in the future, how much affection can he expect him to have for the queen?!"
Mu Youjing and Concubine Jiang Ning are mother and son whose blood is thicker than water, Mu Youjing can kill him if he says so, not to mention that the queen and him are just mother and son in name, once there is an entanglement of interests, the queen will inevitably be the first to be abandoned.
"Rather than this, it is better to maintain the status quo honestly, no matter which prince ascends the throne in the future, the queen is the justifiable queen mother, why bother!" Duanmu Xian was in front of his granddaughter, and he didn't hide his words at all, hitting the nail on the head.
Duanmufei was in a good mood today, and personally made tea for Duanmuxian and Duanmujun.
Duanmu Fei personally sent the teacup to Duanmu Xian's hand, and said casually: "Grandfather, let them make trouble, anyway, no matter how much they make trouble, they won't make a splash, and ......" Duanmu Fei's mind appeared with a handsome and gentle face, remembering everything that day in Luhua Pavilion, "Maybe, the four princes still think it's better like this." ”
Duanmuxian picked up the blue and white porcelain teacup, slowly brushed away the floating leaves floating on the tea soup with the tea lid, and sniffed the tea intoxicated.
Good tea!
Sure enough, the heat of the tea brewed by the four girls in their own house is the best controlled!
Duanmu Xian took a sip of hot tea and said lightly: "This play has just begun to be sung, and there will be a lot of excitement next......
Duanmuxian didn't want to care about the queen and the three princes, but he didn't want to care, these people had to come to him, and he didn't want to think that their cabinet was too busy with so many national affairs every day, how could they have the leisure to pay attention to their nonsense!
Duanmu Fei looked at Duanmu Xian sympathetically, it was better to hide at home and listen to the excitement. Well, it's no wonder that the old saying says that once you enter the palace gate, it is as deep as the sea. She will not enter the palace in the future, and let Han Xing come out of the palace more often to play with her in the house.
The three ancestors and grandsons were talking, and at this time, the cicada outside the Chaohui Hall trotted to this side, and Duanmufei and Duanmujun both saw her, their eyes lit up, and they looked at each other.
Sure enough, after Bi Chan quickly stepped into the Zhaohui Hall, he curtsied and said, "Old lady, eldest girl, fourth girl, Mrs. Li's carriage has arrived." ”
"......" Duanmu Xian, who was drinking tea with his eyes down, had a flash in his eyes, and his action of drinking tea paused for a moment.
He was resting today, so he invited Mrs. Li to the mansion in advance, intending to ask about Duanmujun.
The cloak made him very uneasy......
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Good morning.
You're about to cross the road......