Chapter XVII. Revenge
Duan Shaolan listened to the hurried footsteps, and he already roughly knew who was coming in his heart. Thinking that I was afraid that I would not be able to rest well at this time, I had to open my eyes and sit up as if I was resigned.
As soon as he sat down, Xiao Jun rushed in excitedly.
"I've seen ....." Duan Shaolan was about to salute him, but was interrupted by Xiao Jun before he could speak.
"Haven't you just seen this, so you don't need to be polite." Since being saved by Duan Shaolan yesterday, Xiao Jun has already regarded Duan Shaolan as his own, and he waved his hand and said indifferently.
"What happy thing happened to the six princes?" Duan Shaolan looked at Xiao Jun, who had gone and returned, with a happy face at this time, and the depression on his face was hard to dissipate.
"Naturally, a good thing happened." Xiao Jun sat down on the stool next to the bed and said with a smile on his face. "My father disposed of the people in the horse farm last night, and he didn't allow the second child of the Liao family to enter the palace to study and inherit the title of Yongchang Bofu, and asked my eldest brother to go to the household department to follow the director of the school after a few days of rest."
Duan Shaolan listened to Xiao Jun's words and understood the meaning of the words. Last night, Emperor Chu dealt with the relevant cadres and others resolutely, and did not let people continue to investigate deeply. First, Emperor Chu already had a rough idea of this matter in his heart, because his appearance of the two princes did not really get into the way, so he dealt with it first. The second is that Emperor Chu hoped that Emperor Liu's mother and son would not pursue the matter again, so he allowed the eldest prince to go to the household department.
The eldest prince was smart and transparent, knowing that his two brothers had suffered a small loss, and he did not disobey the will of Emperor Chu and blindly hold on to it, but gained a great benefit.
Although the six princes and the eldest prince are born from the same mother, their personalities are very different, to be honest, Duan Shaolan was very surprised that the six princes could still deal with it indifferently after learning about Emperor Chu's disposition.
"Of course, that's not all I'm talking about." Xiao Jun high-fived and laughed. "My father promised the eldest brother benefits, and no longer let us investigate this matter publicly, and then promised that I can privately rectify Liao Yongnian and the people behind him, as long as I don't cause death."
"Then what are the six princes going to do next?" Duan Shaolan asked.
"Actually, it's simple, it's easy to check who Liao Yongnian has a lot of dealings with outside the palace on weekdays." Xiao Jun already had a plan in mind at this time. "My second cousin is now working as a deputy Qianhu in the Jinqiwei, and it is enough for me to borrow two or three good hands from him. I don't want them to kill people, just for the three of us to breathe a sigh of relief. ”
After seven or eight days of raising, after all, Duan Shaolan's injuries were basically stable.
Because Duan Shaolan lived in the Chonghua Palace, Xiao Yu would find time to talk to Duan Shaolan every day.
After a few days of getting along, Duan Shaolan's composure and astuteness were seen in Xiao Yu's eyes, and Xiao Yu, who was still waiting and seeing Duan Shaolan, had already had the heart to recruit.
And Xiao Yu, who has gone to report to the household department, also came into contact with the eldest son of the Yongchang Earl's Mansion - Liao Yongheng, Liao Yongheng was born in a high-ranking family, but he has an excellent reputation in the household department, and even Liu Chen, the eldest brother of Emperor Liu's concubine, is now the head of the household department, Liu Chen, is praised for him.
"I heard my mother mention that your mother will take advantage of this draft to choose the main concubine and the side concubine for you, and you will really be an adult after you get married. Now that you're going to the household to come and train, it's time for you to try to get in touch with some courtiers. "When they get along in private, the two uncles and nephews don't have many rules when they talk in front of people." Uncle Yongchang, don't look at his family's inner house, which has been criticized, but he has served in Dali Temple for many years, and even His Majesty has praised him several times. His eldest son, Liao Yongheng, is a very promising young man, and his uncle and I have known each other for many years and is also very talented. ”
"But I've heard my second cousin talk about it, and it seems that Yongchangbo's stepwife, Aunt Changle, has a lot to do with the wife of the prince of the Zhenguo Mansion."
The second cousin in Xiao Yu's mouth is Liu Chen's second son, Liu Changqing, who is now serving in Jinqiwei, and there is no news in the gate of the noble family mansion in the imperial capital that he does not know.
"Well, that's true. However, the eldest princess of Changle and the step-lady originally relied on nothing more than to let Liao Yongnian inherit the title of Earl Yongchang's mansion, but His Majesty gave up their thoughts, Liao Yongheng was not a helpless concubine, he was born in the original family, and it was natural to inherit the title of the family. "Liu Chen has been immersed in the officialdom of the imperial capital for many years, and he will naturally see things more clearly than Xiao Yu, who grew up in the palace." You can rest assured that you will continue to contact Liao Yongheng, if such a talent is not injured, it will be a pearl covered in dust. As for Yongchangbo, he is a person who understands current affairs, so don't worry. ”
"The eldest prince, my injuries have recovered well, and as a foreign man, I am really not suitable to stay in the palace to recuperate, so I want to ask His Highness to resign and return to the house to continue to recuperate." In the days when Duan Shaolan was recuperating from his injuries, Lord Duansu would come to the palace every other day to visit for a while. "My younger sister at home is young and always doesn't come home when she sees me, and she doesn't have peace at home, and my father and mother are also very concerned about me."
"As long as you feel that your injuries are okay, I will send you home to recuperate immediately." Xiao Yu nodded. "However, I will still send the imperial doctor to the Zhenguo Mansion every two days to check on your injuries, and you can also recuperate, and continue to study in the palace after you recover from your injuries. My sixth brother is very familiar with you, he has a jumpy temperament, I don't have time to watch him in the future, and I bother you to mention him more on the side. ”
"Your Highness." Duan Shaolan said with a smile. "Actually, it's time for me to thank the two highnesses, when I first entered the palace to study, the two highnesses took care of me in many ways."
"That's it, there is no need to say more polite words." Xiao Yu nodded. "Speaking of a recent incident that happened in the imperial capital, I think I should let you know. Two days ago, Liao Yongnian was injured when he was fighting with someone while drinking in the restaurant, and the person who was witnessed doing it was your cousin in the house, the eldest son of the prince of Zhenguo. I heard that Liao Yongnian was seriously injured, and almost all the good doctors in the imperial capital were invited to the Yongchang Earl's Palace, but even after he fully recovered from his injuries, he couldn't walk smoothly. After receiving this bad news, Yongchang Bo was furious, and personally went to the Zhenguo Mansion to bring your cousin to Jing Zhaoyin's yamen. ”
"This dynasty has ordered officials not to engage in prostitution, and my uncle spent a lot of effort to stuff my cousin's entry into the military department, and it seems that my cousin's official position is only afraid that he will not be able to keep it. And my uncle has had a lot of criticisms for his accident, and the imperial historians will definitely be moved when they encounter this incident. ”
"Yes, on the first day your cousin entered the Jingzhao Yin Yamen, there were five folds of the prince of the town who was not strict in teaching his son and had no way to govern the family, and handed it to my father's table. Liao Yongnian's maternal grandmother, Princess Yongle, also entered the palace and cried, hoping that my father and emperor could severely punish your cousin according to the law. ”
Xiao Yu originally thought that Xiao Jun would lose his sense of proportion in handling this matter, but with Liu Changqing's cooperation, he actually did things quite smoothly. Yushi's side got the news so quickly, and it was also Liu Changqing's intentional move.
"My cousin is the eldest son of my uncle's concubine, and he has been favored by my uncle for many years." Duan Shaolan was also bullied by this cousin when he was young. "But grandfather has always disliked him, this time my cousin not only violated the official ban but also injured the son of the earl's court, grandfather will definitely not come forward to protect him, even the uncle will be scolded by grandfather."
"yes. The Duke of Zhenguo brought the prince of Zhenguo into the palace today to ask for the crime, and asked his father to severely punish the eldest grandson who committed crimes in the palace. ”
Zhenguo Gong is not as muddy as the prince of Zhenguo.
When Duan Shaolan was sent back to the Zhenguo Mansion, the county lord of Duansu personally led someone to bring a sedan chair to the gate of the mansion to greet him.
"The daughter-in-law has seen her father." Seeing this, the county lord of Duansu stepped forward to ask for peace to the prince of Zhenguo.
"Well, is Brother Lan back?" Zhen Guogong looked at the carriage with the royal emblem that had just left, and asked with great concern.
"Yes, back to my father's words. Brother Lan'er's injuries were almost healed, and His Royal Highness the Grand Prince specially sent someone to send him back to his house to recuperate. ”
"Is Brother Lan'er's injury almost healed?" Zhenguo Gong is more than sixty years old, but because he was born as a military general and has been practicing martial arts all year round, he is tall and does not seem to be old. He strode to the front of the sedan chair and motioned to the little maid next to the sedan chair to lift the sedan curtain. "Let me meet Brother Lan."
"I've seen my grandfather." When Duan Shaolan saw Zhen Guogong, he immediately wanted to struggle to get up and salute Zhen Guogong.
"Don't move around, the family doesn't have to do these false courtesies." Zhen Guogong held down Duan Shaolan and talked to him with a loud smile. "But seeing that you are still good-looking, grandfather is relieved. Before the injury completely healed, he stayed in the second room to recuperate. Duansu, the matter of the second room has tired you again during this time."
"Thank you grandfather for your concern."
"Brother Lan is my son, and it is my daughter-in-law's job to take care of him."
Zhenguo Gong looked at Duansu County Lord and Duan Shaolan with satisfaction, and when he turned around, he saw the prince of Zhenguo who was shrunk on the side behind him.
"What are you doing here?! Don't hurry back yet. "Thinking of this troublesome eldest son and eldest grandson, Zhen Guogong really felt upset and irritable." Tomorrow, I will take your daughter-in-law to prepare a heavy gift and go to Count Yongchang to make amends. ”
"I'm not going." The prince of Zhenguo didn't dare to look directly into the eyes of Zhenguo Gong, don't look over his head and mumble
"If you're not going to keep your eldest son, I can leave this matter alone." Zhen Guogong looked at the eldest son in front of him who was used to being abandoned by his deceased old wife, and was so angry that he rolled up his sleeves and raised his hand to beat him. "Do you know how many of your father and son's folds have been handed to Your Majesty? If you really don't want the title of the prince, it is better for you to directly write a petition to your majesty to resign the title of the son of this world, Lao Tzu is not only your son, and the title of the prince is not necessarily given to you! ”
"Father, rest your anger." The county lord of Duansu didn't want to intervene, but people came and went outside the mansion, and the neighbors of the Zhenguo Mansion were all high-ranking dignitaries in the imperial capital, so he could only hurry forward to persuade the Zhenguo Gong. "Even if there is anything to explain to the prince, it is better to go to the mansion to talk about it."