Chu's hand subconsciously tightened the handkerchief, and the lines on the back of his hand tightened.

"Although I didn't see with my own eyes who pushed it, but after Sister Lan fell into the water, the third princess was nearby," Chu's eyes were dark, his voice was slightly cold, and he said in a deep voice, "This matter must have been done by Xie Xiangling!" ”

Mama Li's face was extremely ugly, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Madam, since this is the case, why don't you report to the official?" ”

Mama Li is the dowry maid of the Chu family, who has served closely for many years, and later married the steward of the Zhang family, and is the confidant of the Chu family.

She watched Zhang Lan grow up, and she felt sorry for Zhang Lan, and when she heard that Xie Xiangling pushed Zhang Lan, she was very angry, and she wished that Xie Xiangling would suffer a little.

Chu Shi said lightly: "What will happen if you report to the official, or find someone to identify the third princess as the third princess?" ”

"......" Mama Li looked at Chu in confusion.

Chu stroked his sleeves, the half-drooping eyelashes left a faint shadow on the lower eyelids, revealing a touch of coldness in the gentleness, and said slowly: "In that case, wouldn't the third prince justifiably divorce his wife?" ”

The Chu family and the old lady Chu discussed this matter, Xie Xiangling pushed people to go to the lake, but no one died, according to the law of Dasheng, at most a sentence of five years, but it was cheaper for the three princes, which was equivalent to giving the three princes an excuse to divorce their wives.

For Xie Xiangling, in fact, there is no substantial loss, Xie Xiangling has a bit of a "barefoot is not afraid to wear shoes" posture since the Xie family fell, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a mad dog that bites people when they see it.

So, they might as well pretend they don't know. The third prince is not a good thing, this couple, one is bent on divorce of his wife, the other is broken and broken, the two of them eat dogs, and they are both defeated, so she can relieve her hatred!

"That's what Madame said." Mama Li suddenly realized, but Rao was like this, and she still felt like she was stuck in her throat, as if she had guessed dog shit, which made people feel very aggrieved.

Mama Li didn't say anything more, she still felt unwilling, let alone the Chu family. The Chu family also weighed the pros and cons, and didn't want to let go of the three princes and his wife lightly, so he gritted his teeth and made this decision.

Mama Li sighed secretly in her heart.

Chu Shi took a sip of tea slowly, a little absent-minded. Compared with the three princes and his wife, she is actually more worried about the eldest prince now.

The eldest prince is the eldest son of the emperor, and now Feng Yan's life experience has long been known to everyone, and now Feng Yan has won Huaizhou for Dasheng, and no one can match the limelight for a while, and now that he has returned triumphantly, they are afraid that these princes will be even more embarrassed.

She knew that her parents were all towards Feng Yan, so if the eldest prince was interested in the throne, Feng Yan and the eldest prince would inevitably fight for the throne in the future, and even fight to the death, then this marriage would definitely be inappropriate.

But yesterday's events will eventually hinder her daughter's reputation, and her daughter's future marriage will definitely become difficult.

If the daughter is still young, it will be fine, and in a few years, things will fade, but the daughter is already in time, and her age cannot be delayed.

Chu raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, and sighed again.

Not only the Chu family, but also the hundreds of officials in the court and the various governments in Beijing are also discussing in private about Feng Yan's return to Beijing, and at the same time they are waiting to see Feng Yan's next move, and also want to see how Cen Yin will respond to Feng Yan's return.

However, just when many people were hesitating to go to the Anping Eldest Princess's Mansion to visit Feng Yan, they found that Feng Yan, who had just returned to Beijing, had actually left Beijing again, and they didn't even know when he left Beijing.

As a result, everyone began to secretly guess what tricks Feng Yan was playing.

Some people speculate that Feng Yan returned to Beijing yesterday to ask for directions and test Cen Yin.

Some people speculate that Feng Yan planned to negotiate the conditions with Cen Yin first.

Some people speculate whether Feng Yan's sudden departure from Beijing and Cen Yin failed in negotiations, so whether Feng Yan's next step will be to directly force the palace.

Some people also thought that Feng Yan might not have come back alone, maybe he had brought the Southern Border Army back.

In the next few days, because of these speculations, the dark tide in Beijing was surging, and a thick cloud seemed to be shrouded over the capital, making people feel the tension of the coming storm.

There is a saying that when the gods fight, the little ghosts suffer.

In case the Southern Frontier Army faces the three major battalions of the Forbidden Army, no matter which side wins, it will inevitably be damaged, and even if they don't want to get involved in this power struggle, I'm afraid they will also suffer from the pond fish.

Just thinking about it, many courtiers and nobles feel that it is difficult to sleep and eat, and after thinking about it, they can only go to the cabinet to inquire about the news, however, the cabinet has been pretending to be deaf and dumb, but it seems unfathomable.

In this atmosphere of a gloomy future, everyone became even more uneasy, and they were worried one by one, for fear that the next news they would get when they opened their eyes was that Feng Yan led the southern army to fight outside the capital.

Some people are frightened, and on the contrary, others feel that this is a great opportunity and are eager to try it.

So, in the Taihe Hall court meeting held every ten years on the fourth day of the fifth month, Jiang Deshen couldn't wait to stand up from the queue first.

In the scorching eyes of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, he impeached Feng Yan in public with righteous words, and counted several crimes against Feng Yan:

"First, Feng Yan was ordered to lead the army to the southern border, but he took it upon himself to send troops to Nanhuai, as far as the result is concerned, he defeated Huaizhou, which is meritorious, but there is also a fluke element. If you are unlucky and fail to take Nanhuai, wouldn't you risk the lives of hundreds of thousands of my Dasheng soldiers! Therefore, although Feng Yan has merit, he should be punished, lest everyone follow suit and ignore the laws and discipline of the imperial court! ”

"Second, Feng Yan is a general with troops, but he returned to Beijing without authorization, and left Beijing without authorization, ignoring military discipline and etiquette!"

"Third, three days ago, at the birthday banquet of the Duchess of Xuanguo, Feng Yan was in full view of everyone, and injured His Royal Highness the Third Prince with a fire gun. Such unhealthy tendencies cannot be encouraged! ”

"Fourth, Feng Yan holds a firearm, where did this firearm come from?"

Jiang Deshen said slowly and methodically, and as he spoke, he looked at the Zuo Shilang of the military department not far away, and asked, "Lord Huang, dare to ask if the military department has firearms for the southern border?" ”

The left squire of the military department was worried, but now that Shen Shen, the secretary of the military department, has been removed from the north and south, and the position of the secretary of the military department is still vacant, he will inevitably be arched to the front of the left squire of the military department, representing the military department.

Huang Shilang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and replied in a difficult voice: "No." ”

Jiang Deshen was not surprised by Huang Shilang's answer, it should be said that he had already investigated in advance, so he dared to use this as an excuse to impeach Feng Yan.

Jiang Deshen's pupils brightened, and his eyes looked at Cen Yin in front of him again.

Cen Yin, who was sitting on the top, was wearing a red unicorn robe as usual, drinking tea calmly, and his slow and logical movements were obviously very elegant, but he did it, and his every move naturally revealed a demon that looked at all things, and the unfathomable profundity of the city in his chest.

Jiang Deshen stared at Cen Yin's face and continued: "Lord Cen Governor, the origin of the firearm that sealed the flame is unknown, and it is a big crime to secretly possess a firearm, and it must be thoroughly investigated!" ”

"Moreover, Feng Yan returned to Beijing from Huaizhou this time, and I don't know how many people he brought with him, I am afraid that he will be suspected of forcing the palace!"

Jiang De sneered in his heart, and was sure that Feng Yan had been planted this time.

Although it seems that Cen Yin has temporarily picked Feng Yan, Cen Yin is dictatorial and arbitrary, and no one is allowed to challenge his authority, if Cen Yin feels that Feng Yan is a threat to his status, Cen Yin will abandon Feng Yan.

Jiang Deshen's mind is not difficult to guess, and most of the civil and military officials present at this moment have also guessed, with different expressions.

Many people felt that Feng Yan was afraid that it would be bad this time, and secretly sighed that this young man would be too ostentatious if he was a little ambitious.

Duanmuxian broke out in a cold sweat behind his back, hurriedly came out of the ranks, and reprimanded Jiang De deeply: "Lord Jiang's words are wrong. Since ancient times, the generals are outside, the king's order is not affected, the battlefield is changing rapidly, the southern border is thousands of miles away, if everything is returned, where is the time, according to what Lord Jiang said, how should the generals of Dasheng lead the army to fight in the future, and who will dare to lead the troops? ”

Duanmuxian knew that Feng Yan would probably not be able to avoid the article of returning to Beijing without permission, so he should not mention it directly, and only grasped the loopholes in Jiang Deshen's words and pressed forward step by step.

"Hey, Lord Jiang has never been in the capital in this comfortable place, of course, I don't know how difficult it is for the soldiers ahead."

Duanmu Xian's words were sarcastic, and he almost said that Jiang Deshen didn't eat minced meat!

Duanmuxian's words attracted the feelings of many generals present, and they bowed their heads slightly, feeling that what Shoufu said was true.

A middle-aged military general boldly stepped forward and clenched his fists and echoed: "That's what Lord Duanmu said. The battlefield is changing rapidly, and the opportunity is fleeting, if you wait for the response from the capital, I am afraid that this Huaizhou will not be able to take it. ”

Of course, this middle-aged military general has his own careful thoughts in his heart.

Now it seems that the eldest prince is too gentle, the second prince and the third prince have a loss of conduct, Feng Yanwen has the support of the Duanmu family and the Xuanguo Mansion, Wu has military power in hand, and it is orthodox, although Cen Yin is in the middle of the court, he has no military power, and it is impossible to control the government forever. Now this time is the best time to fight for this dragon merit, and when the general trend is set, he will go to Feng Yan to show goodwill, then it will be unknown to everyone and worthless.

Liao Yushi also came out immediately, since the fall of the Chengen Mansion, he has served the three princes and Jiang Deshen, and at this moment he is naturally looking forward to Jiang Deshen.

Liao Yushi impassionedly questioned: "What kind of crime should Feng Yan be guilty of secretly hiding firearms!" ”

"There is a way, meritorious service is rewarded, and guilt is punished. Feng Yan took Huaizhou, it is a merit, but he secretly possessed firearms, which is a crime, the former should be rewarded, and the latter should be punished, and his merit can hardly cover up his crime. ”

Liao Yushi's words are sonorous and powerful, which is difficult to refute.

Duanmu Xian sneered and calmly responded: "Lord Liao has never seen it with his own eyes and has never tried it in person, how can he know that Feng Yan is secretly hiding firearms?" Maybe the fire gun was confiscated from Nanhuai! ”

Liao Yushi did not flinch, and retorted: "If it is collected from Nanhuai, it should be handed over to the imperial court!" ”

“……”

In the Taihe Palace, a cadre of people and others were arguing more and more fiercely against each other, and sparks were shining in the air.

But most of the courtiers were silent, and most of them were paying attention to Cen Yin's face.

Cen Yin didn't speak from beginning to end, just let them quarrel, sat on a high-backed chair by himself, and drank tea leisurely, as if it was none of his business.

Jiang Deshen was originally full of confidence, thinking that Cen Yin would immediately take this opportunity to punish Feng Yan, even if he didn't punish him, he would give him a dismissal, but he didn't expect Cen Yin to delay his statement, which made him feel a little bottomless in his heart.

Jiang Deshen gave Liao Yushi a look and motioned for him to ask Cen Yin directly, however, before Liao Yushi could speak, Cen Yin made a move first.

Cen Yin put down the teacup and said lightly: "If there is nothing else, everyone will disperse." ”

What the hell does Cen Yin mean?! The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were all suspicious in their hearts, and their attitude towards Cen Yin was even more difficult to understand.

Cen Yin didn't care what everyone thought, got up and left without hesitation, and sent out of the Taihe Hall in the eyes of everyone.

In the breeze, the dark cloak embroidered with the unicorn danced in the wind, and the unicorn seemed to be roaring with its teeth and claws......

Cen Yin left, and it was useless for the other ministers to stay here, and they also left the Taihe Hall one after another.

Duanmu Xian walked out of the hall, staring at the unicorn on the cloak in a daze, his eyes flashing, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Brother," You Jun gathered down the white marble steps in front of the Taihe Palace, and quietly leaned into Duanmu Xian's ear and asked, "You say, what is Lord Cen planning to do?" ”

"......" Duanmu Xian didn't understand, at this time, it was not right to say anything, so he could only smile indifferently and make an unfathomable look.

You Junji wanted to ask again, but Jiang Deshen's sneering voice came from the rear: "Lord Duanmu is really improvised, which makes the subordinate officials ashamed." ”

While speaking, Jiang Deshen walked to the other side of Duanmuxian and slowly stroked his sleeves.

"Hey, even ignoring his own grandson, he is going to the grandson-in-law of the 'future' so soon!"

Jiang Deshen's words were clearly mocking Duanmuxian for being a grass on the wall, and as soon as he saw that Feng Yan was gaining power, he abandoned the eldest prince, and saw that the wind made the rudder throw himself at Feng Yan.

He also deliberately accentuated the word "future", which means that the future has not yet been scored.

Jiang Deshen didn't lower his voice, and many ministers around him also heard it, some people didn't want to get involved in the dispute between the two sides, so they left without stopping, and some people deliberately slowed down, wanting to see how Duanmu Xian would respond.

Although Duanmuxian didn't look down on Jiang Deshen, he wouldn't let anyone ride on his neck, and sighed: "Tiger poison doesn't eat children, and some people can even get their hands on their own flesh and bones, what is it?" ”

Duanmu Xian sneered in his heart, this Jiang Deshen is just treating others with himself, he wants to fight for the dragon's merits, and he feels that others are too.

It's just a waste of tongue to have a senseless verbal battle with this kind of person, so Duanmu Xian didn't even defend himself, just hit back directly.

Whether it was Jiang Deshen or the others around him, they all knew that Duanmuxian was talking about the death of Concubine Jiang Ning, so he almost said that Concubine Jiang Ning's death was Jiang Deshen's idea.

Everyone's expressions suddenly became very subtle, and the old fox of Duanmuxian was really scolding without dirty words, clearly saying that Jiang Deshen was not as good as a beast.

"You ......" Jiang Deshen was somewhat weak about Concubine Jiang Ning's death, and his face was pale.

But Duanmuxian didn't name him after all, if he really quarreled with Duanmuxian, it would inevitably bring the death of Concubine Jiang Ning to the table again, for the third prince, just those gossips were enough to ruin his reputation.

Duanmu Xian, this old thing is really a scheming!

Jiang Deshen scolded secretly in his heart, his eyes flashed, but he still didn't dare to fight with Duanmu Xian anymore, and left with a sentence of "Lord Duanmu is really clever" and left.

Duanmuxian looked at his distant back, and continued to walk forward, muttering softly: "It's okay to find trouble." ”

Duanmuxian looked calm and relaxed on the surface, but in fact, he was still a little panicked in his heart, and sighed secretly.

In his opinion, Jiang Deshen is fighting for what is from the dragon's work, it is nothing to look for, all dynasties, but everything that involves the dragon's work is one step of heaven and one step of hell, either glory and wealth, or never superbirth.

According to Duanmu Xian's thoughts, he wants to be a pure minister of An An and let the Duanmu family prosper from generation to generation, rather than being a gambler and gambling with the whole family, however, he wants to stay out of the matter, but reality does not allow him to make a choice.

Ay!

Duanmu Xian sighed again in his heart, and plucked a tear of sympathy for himself, he didn't know how much gray his hair had turned these days.

Jiang Deshen was originally just a clown jumping off the beam, but he always wanted to sow discord when he jumped up and down, once or twice, maybe Cen Yin was unmoved, so what about three or four times?

If Cen Yin was suspicious because of this and felt that Feng Yan was the biggest threat to him, would he turn his head and deal with Feng Yan first?

Feng Yan doesn't matter, if he wants to fight for the throne, he should be mentally prepared, but if the granddaughters of his family turn against each other because of these two men...... This kind of sister is not uncommon since ancient times when she loses her husband and turns against her purpose!

Thinking of this, Duanmu Xian stopped without warning, and his face became not very good-looking.

Oh, yes! He almost forgot about this, his two granddaughters were very involved with these two men, which ...... That's a coincidence!

Thinking of his own pair of well-behaved and intelligent sisters, Duanmu Xian was even more worried.

You Junji on the side saw Duanmu Xian frowning for a while, frightened for a while, sighing for a while, and stopped in confusion.

Isn't Duanmuxian, the old fox, always Mount Tai collapsing in front of him and not changing his face? What the hell is it that worries him like this?

You Junji thought for a while and asked cautiously, "Brother, are you okay?" Do you want to take advantage of being in the palace and ask a doctor to show you? ”

Duanmu Xian came back to his senses, waved his hand and said, "No need." ”

Duanmu Xian only felt that there was no one to talk about, hey, the matter of his eldest granddaughter and Cen Yin, he could only hold it in his stomach, and he couldn't say anything about it if he was suffocated.

"......" You Junji had never seen Duanmu Xian show such a complicated expression, and he was even more curious.

Duanmuxian shook his head and sighed, and continued to walk forward with his hands in his hands.

Duanmufei didn't know that in Duanmuxian's mind, she and Duanmujun had completed a big drama of sisters turning against each other, and at this moment the two sisters were happily going to Li's house in Xiangyun Lane, because the second master of Li, Li Chuanting and his wife, arrived in Beijing today.

Originally, Li Chuanting couldn't leave Ren casually, so he symbolically went to the Taoist excerpt to ask, but it turned out to be specially approved, so he also came to the capital with his wife Xin.

When the sisters arrived, Li Chuanting and his wife had just arrived, and Li Chuanting went to the military department to report, so only Li's second wife, Xin, and Mrs. Li's wife were there.

"Maternal grandmother, second aunt."

The two sisters respectfully saluted the two elders.

As soon as Xin saw the two sisters, he was smiling, and he was reluctant to let go of the sisters' hands, and said with a smile: "Sister Jun, Sister Scarlet, your grandfather has always been thinking about you, and this time I specially asked me to bring you a gift." ”

Xin hurriedly raised her hand and made a gesture, and her eldest maid immediately instructed the maid to bring in a box, and opened the lid of the box, revealing the clothes inside.

The maids neatly put two sets of bright red clothes on the beauty couch and spread them out for the masters to see.

Duanmu raised his eyebrows in surprise and blurted out, "Second uncle, is this a riding costume from the West?" ”

Xin Shi was even more surprised than Duanmu Fei, and opened his eyes slightly. Of course, the gift she brought was not just two riding clothes, but these two riding clothes were rare, so she took them out first to offer the treasure, but she didn't expect to be broken by Duanmu Fei.

"Sister Scarlet, how do you know?" Xin asked curiously, thinking: She obviously hadn't seen this Western riding costume in the shop selling Western goods in the capital last year, could it be that in less than a year, this has become popular in the capital?

Duanmu Fei didn't sell Guan Zi either, and said with a smile: "Second aunt, I have seen pictures in a Western book before. This was the first time I had seen a real thing. ”

Duanmujun and Duanmufei were very interested in this Western riding costume, and looked at the two riding outfits on the beauty couch with great interest, from the hat, to the top, to the bottom pants, and the matching boots.

Seeing that the sisters liked it, the smile on Xin's face was even stronger, and explained: "These two riding clothes were also obtained by accident. There was a shipwallow of merchants from the Western Ocean who came to us to do business, and they were robbed at sea, but they were spared by the patrolling navy, so the Westerners specially sent some Western things as a thank-you gift. ”

"I heard that this is worn by the noble ladies on the Western side when they ride horses. I thought you two should be able to wear it, so I brought it. It's a little close-fitting, but I look pretty handsome, and even if it's not convenient for you to wear it outside, it's a good fit to wear when you're riding in your own home. ”

Mrs. Li also thought this Western riding costume was interesting, and said with a smile: "Sister Jun, Sister Scarlet, do you want to wear it and try it?" Anyway, there are no outsiders here. ”

Mrs. Li's proposal, Xin was even more excited than her, and nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, try it." In case it doesn't fit, I'll go to Minzhou again and try to get two more bodies. ”

Since the two elders said so, the sisters would not pour cold water on them, so they went to change their riding clothes behind the screen together, and several maids also went to help the two girls change their clothes.

It took a lot of incense to put this riding outfit on.

Compared with the clothes of the Central Plains, the Western riding dress is not too complicated, wearing a white shirt similar to a middle coat, a big red tops with black edges, fitted and cut, and a mopping skirt of the same color underneath, wearing a veiled Western top hat on the head, and then matching gloves and boots.

In order to put on the top hats, the sisters even untied their originally combed hair and combed it into a braid.

When the two of them walked out from behind the screen in a riding costume, they really gave people a bright feeling.

"Not bad! It fits perfectly! Xin looked at the sisters, her pupils sparkled, and she said in her heart: It's really good to have a daughter! She can also get a riding costume and wear a mother-daughter costume with her daughter.

It's just that not only can't she give birth to a daughter, but the concubines in the family haven't given birth to a niece for her.

Xin felt sorry in his heart.

Xin looked the two sisters up and down, remembered one more thing, and said, "By the way, your grandfather also asked me to bring a gift for Sister Scarlet." ”

The big maid had already ordered people to prepare it in advance, and as soon as Xin's voice fell, a little maid brought in a mahogany box, and Xin personally took out a necklace from the box.

It was a gorgeous gold collar, the collar part was the pattern of flower branches and stars and moon, intricate and exquisite, and the pendant of the collar was a pink gemstone the size of a quail egg, which was brilliant, and the whole collar had a strong exotic color.

"Sister Scarlet, this is something that your grandfather specially brought back from the West." Xin said as he personally put it on Duanmu Fei.

Duanmu leaned over and looked at the pink gem on the necklace, and asked curiously:

"Second uncle, is this pink quartz or colored glass?"

"Second aunt, is this a diamond?"

Duanmu Fei pinched the pendant and asked almost at the same time as Duanmu Xuan.

Xin Shi felt very bored, and said with a smile: "Sister Scarlet, why can't I hide anything from you?" Did you read it in a Western book again? ”

Duanmu Fei nodded, "I heard that diamond is very hard and difficult to polish, and in the West, it is known as the king of gemstones." ”

Dasheng also has diamonds, but they are very rare, this is actually the first time Duanmu Fei has seen diamonds with his own eyes, and it is a pink diamond, the book says that this is a treasure among diamonds.

"The Compendium of Materia Medica" has clouds, and diamond sand can be drilled to supplement porcelain, so it is called drilling." Duanmu Fei couldn't put it down, playing with the pendant in his hand, smiling with crooked eyebrows.

"It seems that your grandfather's gift is very much to your liking." Mrs. Li and Xin exchanged a look, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law smiled lovingly.

Duanmu Jun lowered her eyes silently, thinking that she had to look at her sister recently, her sister has always liked to study some new things, she wouldn't take this diamond to try to drill jade and make up porcelain, right?

She's still going to have to try to get some diamond sand for this girl...... Well, Cen Gongzi should have a way, right?

Thinking of Cen Yin, Duanmujun's eyes flashed with an unusually bright look, and he hooked his lips and smiled.