697 House Arrest (Second Shift)
Congzhen's expression immediately became a little strange when she heard this, and she replied: "Your Highness, the third princess is kneeling in front of Fengluan Palace now, and she has not moved since she knelt in the morning. ”
Han Xing stopped, his eyes burning, "Just kneeling?" ”
She knew that there must be a lot of excitement in the palace!
Congzhen's expression became even more strange, and she said in a fifteen-and-ten-way manner: "The third princess begged the queen mother to save the Xie family at the beginning, kneeling and kowtowing, but the queen mother has not moved......
"Later, she blamed the queen mother, reprimanded the queen mother for being the daughter of the Xie family, but she didn't save her mother's family when she saw death, and said that the Xie family had done so much for the queen mother, but the queen mother now killed the donkey in order to clear her responsibility, ruthless and unjust......"
As Zhen was speaking, a panting voice from a small chamberlain suddenly came from front of her, interrupting her: "Your Royal Highness the Fourth Princess...... Her Royal Highness the Fourth Princess. ”
The little chamberlain ran to Han Xing in three steps and two steps, and said, "Your Highness, the concubine Niangniang asks Your Highness to come over." ”
So, Han Xing's original plan to take a break was disrupted, and she obediently changed her route to Zhong Cui Palace.
"Hanxing!" Duanmu Guifei beckoned to Han Xing with a smile and motioned for her to sit down beside her, her smile was particularly dazzling.
"Mother." Han Xing was excited, and always felt that the concubine was smiling strangely, and said, "Erchen has been very well-behaved recently." She walked over to Duanmu Guifei and sat down on the Luohan bed.
Duanmu Guifei's smile stiffened, and an urge arose in her heart to stuff this girl back into her stomach.
This girl is about to get married, and she won't be able to stay for long. Duanmu Guifei said to herself in her heart, smiling even kinder.
She shook Han Xing's hand and said softly: "The mother concubine has a happy event to tell you, the mother concubine has already discussed with Mrs. Li, and the wedding date between you and Ayu is scheduled for June this year." Next, you have to quickly ask Qin Tianjian to pick a good day for you. ”
As Duanmu Fei guessed, Duanmu Guifei was indeed in a hurry to let Hanxing get married as soon as possible.
She was afraid that the emperor would suddenly become popular and the marriage would drag on for three years, and she was afraid that she would not know what the situation would be in the future, Hanxing was a princess and would inevitably be implicated, so it was better to marry early.
Yes?! Han Xing blinked slowly, and when he heard it, he was a little stunned for a while, and blurted out: "Erchen is about to get married?!" ”
Before the words fell, she came back to her senses from her surprise, felt good again, nodded and said beautifully: "It's okay, after getting married, Erchen doesn't have to be in a daze in the palace every day, and he doesn't have to go to the study to take classes!" ”
The more Han Xing spoke, the more he felt that this was a good thing, and Congzhen silently turned his gaze away, just pretending that he hadn't heard anything.
"......" Duanmu Guifei was a little speechless for a while. Is it really good for this girl to say such a thing as an unmarried girl?!
Duanmu Guifei almost sympathized with her future son-in-law in her heart.
Anyway, children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren.
Duanmu Guifei rubbed her eyebrows, called Mama Cheng over, and instructed: "You can follow the fourth princess in the next few days, and teach her what to prepare." ”
Although the princess's wedding dress will be prepared by the Inner Court Division, she still has to prepare some small items made by her own hands for her in-laws when she recognizes her relatives.
Han Xing was still depicting the beautiful life after marriage in his mind, but when he heard Duanmu Guifei say this, he couldn't laugh.
She grabbed Duanmu Guifei's hand and said coquettishly: "Mother, you can't do without Mama Cheng here." ”
Han Xing didn't know that Duanmu Guifei said that she was asking Mama Cheng to "teach" her, but in fact, it was "control" and "supervision". If you really want Mama Cheng to go back with her, I'm afraid she won't have a good life until she gets married!
Duanmu Guifei didn't bother to pay attention to her daughter's careful thoughts, hooked her lips and smiled, "Also, Mama Cheng is indispensable here in this palace......"
Han Xing nodded frequently, but in the next moment, he heard Duanmu Guifei say again: "Han Xing, why don't you stay in Zhongcui Palace?" ”
What the?! Hanxing's shoulder almost didn't collapse.
Duanmu Guifei just didn't see anything, and then admonished: "Hanxing, you are the one who is about to get married, don't run out all day." Look at it, your skin is coarse and tanned! In these months, you should stay in the house and take care of your skin, lest the horses dislike you. ”
Duanmu Guifei raised her hand and pinched Han Xing's cheek, her skin was snow-white, and the skin on her hand was two points whiter than Han Xing's cheek, delicate and flawless.
"Don't worry, Concubine." Han Xing shook his hand disappreciatively, and reassured Duanmu Guifei seriously, "Cousin You won't dislike his son." ”
Han Xing looked at Duanmu Guifei with a strange look, I heard that some girls would be irritable before they got married, and they were worried about some of them all day long, for fear that their life after marriage would not be satisfactory. Could it be that the mother concubine also had a similar heart disease?
"If you don't feel at ease, you can summon him into the palace and ask." Han Xing added.
"......" Duanmu Guifei looked at Han Xing indescribably, feeling tired. This girl doesn't want to think that this is a harem, can she casually summon Li Tingyou into the harem?!
Duanmu Guifei glanced at Mama Cheng, meaning that this girl will be handed over to you.
Mama Cheng twitched her brows, cleared her throat, and said, "Your Royal Highness the Fourth Princess, from tomorrow, you will embroider some handkerchiefs, wipe your forehead, and make a few pairs of shoes." There are still a few months, no hurry, let's take our time. The slave helps you pick out the material and choose the pattern together, this embroidery is given to different people, and there are different particulars, the Li family has many relatives, let's slowly sort out ......"
Mama Cheng gushed endlessly, and Han Xing's eyes were dizzy when she heard it, and she just wanted to faint.
She used to sympathize with Duanmu Fei to embroider the peacock cape, but now she thinks she might as well sympathize with herself. With so many embroideries, she wants to embroider until the Year of the Monkey. It's too much trouble to get married!
Congzhen on the side also saw that her princess was in her left ear and out of her right ear, and she silently remembered it in her heart.
It wasn't until Linglong came to ask Duanmu if Concubine Duanmu could set up a meal after a stick of incense, and Han Xing got some breathing space and was relieved.
The mother and daughter moved to the east side hall for dinner, and while serving them for dinner, Linglong livened up the atmosphere as if nothing happened: "Guifei Niangniang, His Royal Highness the Third Prince has just gone to Fengluan Palace......"
Han Xing was originally sandwiching a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs into his mouth, but now, he couldn't even care about eating, put down his chopsticks, and stared at Linglong with burning eyes.
Linglong then continued: "The third prince wanted to take the third princess away, but the third princess refused to leave, and had a big quarrel with the third prince. ”
"The third prince also said ......"
Speaking of this, Linglong's eyes hesitated for a moment, and then continued: "The third prince also said that those who are children should be good and filial piety first, and the third princess is angry with the queen mother, and he wants to divorce his wife!" ”
“……”
“……”
Duanmu Guifei and Hanxing glanced at each other, both speechless.
Terrible! Han Xing admired in his heart, and admired Mu Youjing's ability to open his eyes and tell nonsense more and more.
Who in this harem doesn't know that the queen has been sick for several days, and Mu Youjing actually has the face to say that the queen is sick by Xie Xiangling.
Hmm, isn't that dog-eat-dog!
Han Xing covered his mouth and snickered for a while, then turned his head to Duanmu Guifei and said, "Mother Concubine, Erchen told Cousin Scarlet on the way back to the palace today, I don't know if the Third Emperor Brother will take a break Xie Xiangling, it's so fast!" ”
The more Han Xing said, the brighter his eyes became, and he felt that he was really iron-clad.
Duanmu Guifei also put down the chopsticks, wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, and said with emotion: "At the beginning, this marriage was also begged by your third emperor brother 'in every possible way', in order to get the help of the Xie family, and now as soon as the Xie family falls, your third emperor brother immediately regrets it." ”
"Hey!"
Duanmu Guifei let out a long sigh, her dark eyes flashed with complicated light, and she sighed lightly: "Concubine Jiang Ning also died in vain. ”
If it weren't for Mu Youjing's succession to the queen's knees, how could he kill Concubine Jiang Ning! But what did Concubine Jiang Ning's death get in exchange for now?!
Mu Youjing is just a bamboo basket for water, however, people cannot be resurrected after death......
The atmosphere around was slightly condensed.
Linglong and several other palace maids looked at each other, and they were also embarrassed.
This harem is the place where bones are buried, whether it is as humble as a palace maid, or noble as a concubine, or even an emperor and prince, if you are not careful, there are no bones left, and you will not be blind to death.
Seeing the solemn atmosphere, Mama Cheng said jokingly: "Concubine Niangniang, now, the whole capital knows the virtue of His Royal Highness the Third Prince, and which family will marry the girl to him!" It's that he divorced the third princess, and I'm afraid that no girl will dare to marry him. ”
"Actually, this palace thinks that the two of them are a natural pair, or they should live together with each other, don't harm others." Han Xing said with great interest, "It's a pity, Cousin Scarlet refuses to accompany Bengong into the palace to live, so why don't Bengong go out of the palace tomorrow to find her......"
Han Xing was halfway through speaking, and his voice stopped abruptly.
Duanmu Guifei glared at her fiercely, meaning, didn't she take her words as the wind in her ears, and just told her to take good care of her skin!
Han Xing shrunk his neck, not daring to mention the matter of the palace again.
She picked up the chopsticks at hand again, meaning that she was obediently eating.
The chopsticks were raised, and she commanded again: "Linglong, you let people go to Fengluan Palace again to watch, and come back in time if there is any excitement." ”
Linglong was ordered to retreat, however, Han Xing was disappointed, and there was no progress in the follow-up of this excitement, Mu Youjing and Xie Xiangling made a fuss all night in front of Fengluan Palace, but the queen never came out.
Not only did Zhong Cui Palace send people to pay attention, but the whole palace was watching this excitement.
The next day, the three princes openly said that the Xie family was disloyal to the imperial court, the third princess Xie was unfilial to the queen, and the queen was sick, and the Xie family was disloyal and unfilial, and his character was wrong, and he wanted to divorce his wife.
The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty also heard about it, and there was an uproar and discussions.
Jiang Deshen learned the news from his colleague, and was so shocked that he almost dropped the teacup in his hand.
The middle-aged official who told Jiang Deshen about this matter originally deliberately asked Jiang Deshen to inquire about the news, wanting to see how much he knew, but seeing him so out of shape at this moment, he vaguely guessed that he was afraid that he did not know in advance.
It seems that the third prince is not so obedient to his maternal grandfather. The middle-aged official said sarcastically in his heart, and his face was silent.
As shrewd as Jiang Deshen can certainly see what his colleagues are thinking, but it is useless to care about these at this time.
He sighed secretly, feeling that the third prince was a little anxious, after all, the Xie family had just been convicted! At this juncture, the third prince's proposal to divorce his wife will inevitably cause people to think a lot.
Jiang Deshen was also in turmoil in his heart, up and down, and more or less because of the sudden collapse of the Xie family.
The Xie family fell too quickly.
He originally thought that Emperor Su could punish Cen Yin after waking up, so the Xie family could also turn the tables, but the Xie family fell faster......
Jiang Deshen couldn't help but think of the emperor again.
Since the emperor woke up from a coma that day, the palace of nourishing hearts has been fenced, like an iron wall, no one has seen the emperor again, and now it is only said that the emperor is recuperating, but whether it is the people present that day or the officials who are not present, they secretly feel that the emperor is now under house arrest.
To put it mildly, the current emperor is nothing more than a tiger with teeth extracted, no, it should be said that he is a dying sick tiger.
The middle-aged official saw that Jiang Deshen's face was getting more and more ugly, and deliberately asked, "Master Jiang, I see that your face is not very good, is it unwell?" If you're not feeling well, don't hold on. ”
Jiang Deshen came back to his senses, put down the teacup, got up with kindness, and said with a smile: "What Lord Huang said is true. The official felt a slight headache, so he will go back first today. ”
Jiang Deshen didn't care what the other party thought, he walked directly past him and went out from the side hall.
The middle-aged official's face froze, looked at Jiang Deshen's back, shook his sleeves coldly, and said secretly: What a good old man, according to him, he is clearly a smiling tiger. It's a pity, he wants to help the third prince to take the throne, but it also depends on whether the third prince can afford it!
Jiang Deshen walked towards the outside of the yamen with a heavy heart.
In fact, after the emperor woke up, Jiang Deshen also tentatively asked Cen Yin to ask to see the emperor, but Cen Yin didn't say anything; also tried to get people to get the ministers to jointly reprimand Cen Yin for putting the emperor under house arrest, but no one dared to respond.
When the emperor woke up, he couldn't restrain Cen Yin, let alone others.
Cen Yin is now powerful, and no one dares to comment on his decision, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the son of heaven under the stage.
Jiang Deshen understood that unless Cen Yin proposed to change the dynasty and ascend the throne himself, he was afraid that no one would disobey him in this Manchu Dynasty and even the prince of the clan.
The die is cast.
Jiang Deshen stopped at the yamen and sighed.
Chang Sui had already prepared the carriage at the door cleverly and shouted, "Master." ”
Jiang Deshen stood in place for a while without hearing anything before he moved and got into the carriage slowly.
The carriage slowly drove forward, Jiang Deshen's body swayed slightly with the carriage, and his eyes were bright and dark.
He also regretted it.
On the one hand, he didn't want the third prince to be elbowed by Cen Yin and become a puppet emperor after he took the throne, on the other hand, he knew that Cen Yin was scheming, and he was not so easy to move, and he would have no face if he didn't do it well.
He also considered it for a long time before choosing to cooperate with the Xie family for the third prince.
Jiang Deshen sighed deeply, the matter has come to this point, the Xie family is irretrievable, if you want to minimize the loss, then ......
Jiang De narrowed his eyes deeply, and a sharp light swept under his eyes.
As a top priority, he must first get his hands on the Xie family's connections!
Jiang Deshen's eyes became sharp, and he commanded loudly: "We won't go home, turn around and ......."
The horseman outside answered, turned around at the intersection in front of him, and the carriage went all the way south, and came to the outside of the prison without stopping.
Jiang Deshen has been an official in the court for many years, and he has his own way, and he quickly bought people off and was quietly led into the prison.
In the prison, it was dark and damp, and a gloomy and musty smell filled the air, which made people breathless, and in the darkness, there was occasionally the sound of shackles colliding, which made people's hearts hairy.
"Master Jiang, go this way."
A cell head with a sharp beak and a monkey's cheek walked in front of him with a lantern to lead Jiang Deshen until he came to a cell.
Xie Wan, who was wearing a white shirt and shackles on his hands and feet, was sitting cross-legged on a straw mat at the moment, and within a few days, he had lost a lot of weight and described him as haggard.
The cell boss handed the lantern to Jiang Deshen, and he retreated with interest, only reminding: "Lord Jiang, don't talk about it for too long." ”
Seeing Jiang Deshen appear outside the cell, Xie Wan's dim and cloudy eyes lit up with a glimmer of hope, jumped up from the ground, grabbed the wooden fence of the cell, and said, "Jiang Deshen, did the third prince let you come?" Is there a way for the third prince to save me? ”
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