"Hongu has a son!" Duanmu Guifei said to her daughter speechlessly.

She's so decent, why don't she live with her son!

While speaking, Duanmu Guifei once again sighed that she still had to be kinder to her son-in-law in the future, and it was not easy for her son-in-law.

However, Han Xing, who was on the rise, didn't hear Duanmu Guifei's words at all.

She hurriedly ran to Duanmu Fei's side again, and said with great interest: "Cousin Scarlet, when the palace goes back later, let people quickly clean up the Bailu Courtyard, and it is estimated that it will have to be rebuilt and rebuilt a little." You also give the palace a counselor, how to arrange it, okay? ”

"I remember that Hakuroin is in the northeast corner, right?" Duanmu crooked his little face, trying to recall the layout of the Li Mansion, "It is built near the water, and it is not far from the garden, so the location is good." ”

"Of course it's good that this palace chosen." Han Xing proudly straightened his chest and was triumphant.

"There is a small Buddha hall in Zhongcui Palace, cousin Hanxing, how about you just convert the small courtyard next to Bailu Courtyard into a Buddhist hall?" Duanmu Fei proposed.

"That's a good idea! I was also thinking about whether I should cut down a few osmanthus trees over there and plant something else. The mother concubine didn't like the fragrance of osmanthus flowers, saying that when the flowers bloomed, the fragrance of the flowers was too strong, and she smelled dizzy. Obviously, she likes to eat osmanthus cakes and drink osmanthus wine. ”

“……”

Cousins came to you and me, and the more they talked, the more energetic they became, and no one paid attention to what Duanmu Guifei just said.

"......" Duanmu Guifei looked at the pair of cousins who were talking and laughing, first shook her head, then hooked her lips, and smiled.

was infected by the two girls, and her mood became lighter, and her dark eyes flashed with a smile.

It is like a traveler who has walked in a dark and narrow valley for a long, long time, and finally walked out of the way, and the front of him suddenly opened up and the sun was shining.

Since the emperor issued the edict of "abdication" a few days ago, Duanmu Guifei got the news as soon as possible, and it quickly spread throughout the palace.

In the past few days, many concubines in the harem are panicked, speculating, suspicious, panicking, apprehensive, and more importantly, afraid of the unknown future.

Even when the emperor had just stroked last year, the atmosphere in the palace had never been so dignified and depressing.

It wasn't until Duanmu Fei came to report today that Duanmu Guifei was relieved. It doesn't get any better than that.

Duanmu Guifei's eyes flashed, and her heart moved.

She raised her hand and made a gesture, and Mama Cheng immediately leaned over to obey the order.

"You go to Concubine An's palace to send some pastries, just say that the fourth princess and the fourth girl of Duanmu came to visit the palace today, and brought it to her to try it." Duanmu Guifei commanded meaningfully.

Mama Cheng is Duanmu Guifei's confidant, and after following Guifei for so many years, she knows her mind best, and she immediately understands it.

"Don't worry, the slave will go." Mama Cheng received her life.

She knew that Duanmu Guifei was asking her to pick a topic first, Yu Anfei has always liked to inquire about the news, and she is bound to ask, so she can take advantage of the situation to reveal the matter of "concubines who have princes can leave the palace with their sons".

Concubine Yu An not only likes to probe, but also has a broken mouth, once she knows, within today, most of the concubines in the harem will be able to know.

Mama Cheng looked at the smiling Duanmu concubine, and sighed in her heart: The concubine has been in the palace for so many years, and she can sit firmly in the position of the concubine, naturally she has her advantages, "joy and anger are invisible" is one of them.

This palace is not a place where you can laugh if you want to laugh and cry if you want to cry, everything depends on what the emperor wants to see.

And now, Duanmu Guifei's smile is sincere.

After the fourth princess got married, Mama Cheng hadn't seen Duanmu Guifei smile like this for a long time.

Mama Cheng settled down and quickly withdrew.

Only Duanmu Fei and Hanxing's voices remained in the side hall:

"Cousin Hanxing, after removing the osmanthus tree, how about building a flower gallery here?"

"Wisteria flowers are planted on the flower gallery, and this location is just right to enjoy the scenery by leaning on the water. What more flowers? How about camellia? The flowering season is long. ”

"My sister and I have a village where a lot of camellia is grown, so let's move some from somewhere."

“……”

The two cousins got together and talked with great interest, and Duanmufei also scribbled and painted on the table with his fingers dipped in tea.

Duanmu Guifei quietly looked at Han Xing's pretty side face, the corners of her red lips curled higher, and her eyebrows were shining.

She had already planned to be trapped in this deep palace for the rest of her life, but she didn't expect it to suddenly dawn.

For her, her children in this life are fine, and she can leave this harem to live with her son, and she is also satisfied!

Duanmu Guifei elegantly picked up the teacup, and said in her heart: Hanxing and Fei'er, the two girls, have some good ideas, and she will talk to the emperor when she goes back. Well, it's better to let Hanxing go to supervise the work, anyway, this girl is idle and idle.

In the side hall, the atmosphere is pleasant and cheerful.

Under the deliberate actions of Duanmu Guifei, the entire harem knew about it that day, and one stone stirred up a thousand waves.

For those concubines who have children, this is a great joy. Even if the sons of some concubines are too young, there is always hope, and if they wait a few more years, when their sons are older, they can follow their sons. To put it mildly, instead of being low and small in the palace, it is better to go out of the palace and be an old feudal monarch to be decent.

And those concubines who had no sons were anxious and panicked, one by one like headless flies, they should have gone to the queen, but the queen has been closed since the fall of the Xie family, so they have no choice but to come to Duanmu Guifei in twos and threes to find out the wind.

Duanmu Guifei did not refuse to come, and kindly reminded them a few words:

"These days, good and bad are all lived by people."

"You come and go, if you go on a rampage regardless of it, don't blame others for being ruthless."

"This stretches out his hand and doesn't hit the smiling person, smile more, no matter how bad the day is. You say don't you? ”

"The fourth princess said yesterday that she wanted to take the palace over to live, this girl is really a child......

“……”

On the one hand, she warned those concubines to be safer, as long as they didn't make trouble and didn't make trouble for the new emperor, the new emperor would not be cruel to them, and life would never be worse than now; On the other hand, she gave a little hope to the concubines who had princesses under their knees, maybe the new emperor would allow the princess to come to the nursery.

Most of these concubines were very satisfied with the extraneous voices revealed by Duanmu Guifei and went back happily.

Most of the concubines are clear in their hearts, the emperor has been sick for more than a year, and the dragon's body is getting worse.

The concubines have long guessed that the emperor will not live long, they have no sons and it is impossible for them to compete with the new emperor, all they want is a place to settle down, as long as the new emperor does not get angry with them, as long as their lives are not worse than now!

There was only a commotion in the harem for two days, and it slowly became peaceful.

On October 17, Mu Yan approved the excerpt of the Ministry of Rites and officially set the charter.

The concubines in the harem have long been prepared, and what should be entangled in the past few days has been entangled, except for a few people who are clamoring to try to exchange for more benefits, most of the concubines have accepted it obediently, and began to pack up their things and prepare to move to Qianyayuan on the outskirts of Beijing.

Everything is smooth and orderly.

This matter went unexpectedly smoothly, so that Fan Peizhong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, privately called good luck to the left and right attendants of the Ministry of Rites, and kindly let the officials of the Ministry of Rites leave the office on time on this day.

On October 18, Mu Yan ordered the Ministry of Industry and the Inner Court Department to choose a place in the capital to build a mansion.

The courtiers were also paying attention to this matter, guessing that it must be for the princes to live out of the palace.

There were only two months left before the enthronement ceremony of the new emperor, and the time was really urgent, so after discussing with the Ministry of Industry and the Inner Court Division, it was decided not to build it from scratch, and planned to pick a few idle old mansions to renovate it.

For this reason, the Ministry of Industry specially sent the left and right waiters to personally consult the meaning of several princes, and the eldest prince and the fourth prince took the initiative to choose a location to choose a mansion, and the eldest prince also deliberately chose a mansion close to the Zhang family.

A good start is half the battle.

The left and right waiters of the Ministry of Works glanced at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.

The left attendant of the Ministry of Industry politely asked the other princes, "His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince, His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince, His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince, His Royal Highness the Eighth Prince, what do you think about the four?" ”

Except for the three-year-old Nine Emperor Princes, the other princes gathered together today.

There was silence in the hall.

The Fifth Prince, the Sixth Prince, and the others exchanged glances with each other.

None of them are stupid people, and they know that they actually have no other choice at all, the eldest prince is the eldest brother and the son of the concubine, and the fourth prince has been raised under the queen's knee since he was a child, and his status is higher than that of other princes.

Moreover, they are different from the princess, their identities are embarrassing, and the new emperor has an enmity with today, it would be good if they didn't cut the grass and eradicate the roots of these princes, where did these princes dare to make trouble.

The fifth prince cleared his throat and took the lead in pointing to a mansion on the list and said, "This palace looks at this mansion on Zhongchen Street is good. ”

Who doesn't know that the Anping Eldest Princess's Mansion is on Zhongchen Street, and the Sixth and Seventh Princes immediately guessed why the Fifth Prince chose this mansion, it seems that he is planning to have a good relationship with Anping's Imperial Aunt.

Their Fifth Emperor Brother is really very active!

The Sixth and Seventh Princes were afraid of falling behind, so they hurriedly chose their own mansions centered on Zhongchen Street.

As for the eight-year-old Eighth Prince, he was still a little ignorant, and under the recommendation of the two waiters in the Ministry of Works, he also chose a mansion with a good location.

Within an hour, the left and right attendants of the Ministry of Works had completed this matter again, and they left the palace in a hurry.

Immediately afterward, the Cabinet Division began to arrange for people to renovate these mansions.

In less than three days, the Ministry of Industry has done all these princes, so that the courtiers who have been watching the situation are also dumbfounded, and secretly sigh that it has only been less than half a year since Mu Yan returned to Beijing from Huaizhou, and his limelight is already unmatched, so that these princes can only avoid their edge and just want to live in peace.

Everyone was still sighing and sighing, and another thing was like a drought and thunder on the ground, which attracted their attention, and on October 19, Sun Ding, the current political envoy of Ningzhou, was escorted to the capital, causing a sensation in the Manchu Dynasty.

The courtiers didn't know what was going on, and only a group of ministers were announced by Mu Yan to Wuying Hall for the first time.

Before a few pavilion elders had time to ask, they were first shocked by the first sentence thrown by Mu Yan:

"After verification by the East Factory, the Sun family is the original Nanhuai who has been placed in Dasheng since fifty years ago."

There was a deathly silence in the hall.

Several elders lost their voices as if they had been choked by the neck.

The elders of the pavilion all understood what Mu Yan meant, that is to say, not only Sun Ding's father and son, but even Sun Ding's father Sun Xi was also Nanhuai's meticulous work, and even included the ancestors of the Sun family.

Mu Yan said lightly: "In addition to Sun Ding, who was escorted to Beijing, Sun Xi and the rest of the Sun family are still on the way, and they should be able to arrive in Beijing at the latest early next month." ”

The hall is quieter, and the falling needles can be heard.

After a while, You Junji called: "Regent......"

He almost wanted to blurt out Mu Yan if there was any misunderstanding in this, but he thought that since this matter was verified by Dongchang, naturally there would be no mistake.

Not only did You Junji know Sun Xi, but the elders present also knew him, after all, Sun Xi had been an official to pay homage to the left servant of the Ministry of Officials before he resigned and returned to his hometown, and everyone was on an errand in the court, so they didn't look up and look down.

In their impression, Sun Xi has always been a cautious, low-key and practical person, not to mention how talented he is, but he is a down-to-earth doer.

Sun Xi turned out to be a fine work sent by Nanhuai?!

Several pavilion elders were all in a state of flux, and their minds could not be calm for a long time.

Mu Yan, who was sitting behind the bookcase, could naturally see their surprise, picked up a fold and a few confessions from his hand, handed them forward, and said, "These are evidence. ”

"This matter is very important, and before it is confirmed, the news must not be leaked so as not to startle the snake, so the relevant people in this case are handed over to Dongchang for interrogation and seizure."

Mu Yan was not only informing them, but also explaining why this matter had been hidden from the cabinet, just worried that if the secret was leaked, the Sun family would be prepared in advance.

Where the cabinet dares to have opinions, they are all only promised.

Since it was reviewed by the East Factory and copied by the East Factory, no one dared to question the authenticity of this matter.

Duanmu Xian took the lead in complimenting: "It's still the regent who is thoughtful!" ”

Several others also chimed in, and praise came one after another.

If Mu Yan really dug out the Nanhuai Meticulous Work that had been lurking in their Dasheng for fifty years, it would be a big hidden danger, which would be of great benefit to the imperial court and the society, and he would be able to withstand these praises.

Several cabinet elders settled down, gathered around and looked at the confessions given by Mu Yan, their hearts gradually calmed down, and their expressions were still difficult to hide their shock.

Not only Sun Xi's father and son were escorted to the capital, but even the daughters of the Sun family were no exception.

In cases like this, the usual practice is to escort the men in charge, and the women and children will be temporarily confined in place to be convicted before being dealt with, but this time, Dongchang obviously felt that the daughters of the Sun family were also involved a lot, so they would arrest the capital together.

Huang Siren, the secretary of the military department, just thought about it, and a little cold sweat oozed from his forehead.

He and Sun Xi, Sun Ding, father and son, are only a few sides of each other, and they don't have much friendship, but more than ten years ago, their family almost discussed marriage with the Sun family, or because the mother in his hometown insisted that his nephew should start a business first and then start a family, this family business did not succeed.

If he really married the Sun family at that time, the girl of the Sun family would be his niece and daughter-in-law at this time, and the nephews and grandchildren may have given birth to several. So is the relationship between their Huang family and the Sun family still clear?!

Huang Siren was dripping in cold sweat, and most of the middle clothes behind him were wet, and he said in his heart: There is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure. The ancients did not deceive me.

Huang Siren pondered that he must drink a cup of soothing tea after returning home today. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, raised his eyes and looked at Mu Yan in front of him.

Mu Yan, who was wearing a dark gold brocade robe, leaned lazily on the back of the chair behind him, and a few rays of sunlight came straight through the glazed window, sprinkling on Mu Yan's left face, half of his face was bright, half of his face was dark, and his facial features were more prominent, revealing a little nobility and pride.

Mu Yan continued: "This case will be tried by Dongchang. ”

The implication of this sentence is that this detailed crime will not be handed over to the three divisions for trial, and he can be regarded as giving an explanation to the cabinet.

Huang Siren was the first to respond and said: "It is very appropriate to hand it over to the East Factory for trial." ”

Several other pavilion elders looked at each other, and they also nodded frequently, deeply approving.

This case is very important, the Sun family has been rooted in Dasheng for a long time, I am afraid that it will involve some secrets that are not suitable for publication, or it will be dealt with by Dongchang, and it should be concealed, and it should be punished.

The hearts of several pavilion elders were heavy, and they vaguely expected that the affairs of the Sun family would be in the capital, no, it should be said that Dasheng's officialdom would set off a storm.

Everyone in the capital watched the Sun family being escorted to Dongchang by officers and soldiers, and most of them saw Dongchang like a mouse seeing a cat, and immediately didn't dare to talk about anything.

But the Sun family is barely a big family familiar to the courtiers in the Dasheng Dynasty, the Sun family and many families in the court have been married, and those in-laws who are directly or indirectly a little bottomless in their hearts, and they can't figure out what Mu Yan and Cen Yin want to do, so they can only ask for news everywhere.

Their first choice was naturally a few elders, however, the elders all kept their mouths shut, and avoided talking about the affairs of the Sun family, and even the family did not dare to say anything.

The more secretive the elders were, the more apprehensive the others became, and all kinds of speculations spread one after another, some suspected that Sun Ding was greedy for ink, some suspected that he was forming a party for personal gain, and some people wondered if he had offended Cen Yin somewhere......

The atmosphere in Beijing is becoming more and more solemn day by day, it seems that even God has felt that subtle atmosphere, and for several days it has been cloudy and closed and the sun cannot be seen, and the in-laws of the Sun family are becoming more and more bottomless and uneasy.

On October 22, Sun Xi and the women and children of the Sun family were also escorted from the Sun family's hometown to the capital, which once again caused a shock in the entire capital.

But anyone with eyes can see that this is clearly a frame that wants to raid the family and exterminate the clan!

Those families who have been married to the Sun family are even more afraid.

If the Sun family really committed any crime that affected the family, would their in-laws be implicated by the Sun family?!

Will the regent come to the Nine Clans?

Some people live in a panic and can't take care of other idle things, but some people are very sharp-eyed and find that the group of people in the Sun family is actually escorted by the eldest prince Mu Youxian.

Could it be that the regent doesn't plan to care about the grievances of his father's generation, and wants to use the eldest prince?

This speculation made them all a little incredulous, and they were all shocked, feeling that the young regent's way of dealing with the world was really elusive.

At this moment, Mu Yanzheng, who was remembered by everyone, walked into the edict of Dongchang with Cen Yin.

"Boom!"

The heavy iron door closed behind the two of them, blocking out the sunlight, leaving only the cold and musty smell of the air.

Quietly in prison.

Cen Yin walked forward unhurriedly, and said with a faint expression: "Until now, Xu Xiyu is still biting her mouth and not letting go, insisting that it was the Xu family who instructed her. ”

Mu Yan and Cen Yin walked side by side, strolling leisurely, a sneer on the corner of their lips.

The oil lamps on the wall emitted a dim glow, and the slightly jumping firelight made Mu Yan's handsome face have a touch of coldness.

Mu Yan's eyes flashed a sharp light, and he flashed away, and said: "Zhen Zhen also said that this person is not only stupid, but also stubborn and arrogant, and he wants to bite off a piece of meat on the Xu family. ”

In the final analysis, Xu Xiyu just wants to throw a rat bogey by herself!

As he spoke, the little scorpion who was walking at the front stopped in front of an interrogation room and said respectfully, "Overseer, the man is inside." ”

Cen Yin and Mu Yan went in one after the other.

In the interrogation room, there was an uncomfortable smell, in addition to Cao Youxian, the head of the Dongchang Prison, and the two cold-faced Dongchang fans, there were two other people, a man and a woman, all kneeling on the ground.

The man was thirty-seven or eighteen years old, of medium stature, wearing a blue straight jacket, and his appearance was elegant, but at the moment, he was scumbag with a scumbag on his chin and beard, and he looked a little embarrassed; The girl is only sixteen or seventeen years old, with beautiful facial features, a haggard expression, a slightly messy green hair, and a few green broken hair falling on her cheeks, but those black eyes are still stubborn, it is Xu Xiyu.