After the New Year, the six princesses were buried as scheduled. After the funeral, Shen Zhizhang ignored the obstruction of Mrs. Shen and the persuasion of his friend Zheng Wenke and others, and insisted on entering the palace to sue the prince.

Everyone thought that Shen Zhizhang was hitting a stone with an egg, and he couldn't shake the status of the prince with the strength of one person. Unexpectedly, the emperor was furious, and immediately ordered the crown prince to be placed under house arrest, and the case of the abolition of the second prince and the death of the sixth princess before the year were thoroughly investigated. Sure enough, as Shen Zhiyan and Zhu Dongxu expected, the results of the investigation were just confirming the prince's crime.

Three days later, the emperor ordered a raid on the East Palace, and the crown prince was imprisoned, and the prince of Daliang existed in name only. At the same time, the queen, the eldest princess, the eldest horse, the third princess, the three horses and others were also reprimanded.

Zheng Wenke was quite puzzled by such a result. Of course, what he was puzzled about was not that he was implicated, but Shen Zhizhang's behavior. When he talked to Shen Zhizhang at the beginning, Shen Zhizhang obviously realized that someone might have designed to frame the prince and the second prince, trying to let them fight with each other and make his own fishermen profitable. But since he thought of this, why did he take the risk and insist on testifying against the prince?

But every time he came to the door to ask Shen Zhizhang for clarification, he was rejected by Dou Qian on the grounds that "the six horses are too sad and not suitable to see people". In this regard, Zheng Wenke had no choice but to conclude with Han Xi, who was in a difficult situation: "He was probably hit and delirious. You also know that this man has always acted in a disorderly manner, and you have nothing to do with him. ”

Han Xi sighed and said helplessly: "This person doesn't know the overall situation, and the prince is the foundation of the country. Now that the crown prince is under house arrest, isn't it fueling the prestige of the second prince and other petty people? How can the affairs of the state be greater than the love of children? ”

Daliang lost two princes in a row, although the prince was not abolished, but the three princes were renamed as the crown princes, and the call to stabilize the dynasty gradually emerged from the court.

The political path of the fourth princess and Han Xi's family also fluctuated with the court for a while, and they walked into a confused deep alley.

"Do you really want to go along with the old ministers of the court and make the third prince the crown prince?" Han Xi wondered: "This situation is becoming more and more unclear. ”

The fourth princess also felt a headache, in the past, she mediated left and right between the eldest princess and the second princess, in order to be exquisite, which side of the wind leaned on which side. But who would have thought that it was only two or three years of hard work, and both sides actually fell, but it was Chen Guiren, the third prince who was submissive and she had never looked at directly, who took advantage. said that she was asked to please Chen Guiren and the third prince, and she couldn't swallow this anger for a while.

But in the end, the emperor has not abolished the crown prince, and if such a big thing happens, it is only a confinement, maybe things will be delayed. Thinking of this, the fourth princess gradually made up her mind: "Let's not be in a hurry to express our stance first, let them make trouble." Ming'er, when you go to take leave, you will say that the old illness is a prisoner and you need to recuperate. Now it's chaotic, we can't see the reason for it for a while, we don't want merit, but we want to have no fault. ”

Han Xi looked shocked and immediately retorted, "Princess, do you mean you want me to hide?" Now is the crisis of the country, as the saying goes, the rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband. My ...... as a beam"

Hearing that Han Xi, an old man, was about to talk at length again, the fourth princess twitched the corners of her mouth, forcibly endured the unhappiness in her heart, and opened her mouth to persuade: "You are right, but it depends on the time when we serve the country!" Look at the six horses, they are all jumping high in investigating any case, then they are loyal and serving, but what is the result? It only hurt my sixth sister who went at a young age. Now that the court is so chaotic, do you know which one to follow? ”

"I don't know." Han Xi replied honestly.

"Since I don't know, why bother with that brute force, thankless efforts and affect my family." Saying that, the fourth princess raised her hand and pretended to wipe a handful of tears that didn't exist at all: "I know that my husband has great ambitions in his heart, and he wants to serve the king." I'm not afraid to be like the sixth sister...... But it's good to let the child in my belly be born safely, and leave a queen for your Han family. At that time, whatever you wanted to do, I went with you......"

When the fourth princess said this, Xiaozhi was moved by emotion, and Han Xi, who listened to it, was full of guilt, and immediately became a strict wife: "Okay, good!" It's me who didn't think about it, what the princess said was that I listened to the princess, and I would go to leave tomorrow, and accompany the princess to give birth at home. ”

"Yes. When the situation is stable, it's not too late for you to go out and do your business. The fourth princess pursed her lips and smiled: "How can I ever hurt you?" Which sentence is not for you? ”

In the face of such a smart and delicate fourth princess, the old man Han Xi has completely bowed down under her pomegranate skirt, and has steadily closed the door in the troubled times and lived a stable life of his wife and children on the hot kang.

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"The eldest princess has lost power, the second princess is far away on the frontier, the third princess is not worth mentioning, and the fourth princess is the best at judging the situation." Gao Chengyan's fingertips tapped lightly on the tabletop, lowered his eyes and said slowly: "And the fifth princess has Zhao Zhuhai, you are used by me." The rest Zheng Guogong, Shen Guogong, Dou Guogong...... Most of them have been used by me as well. You say, isn't the capital already well controlled? ”

"Although your purpose is not pure, but Da Liang is a thoughtful person, if you shout second, no one dares to call it first." Jin Shu sneered, and his disdain for him became more and more obvious: "You said that you are such a smart person, why do you pretend to be stupid so much?" ”

"Because ......" Gao Chengyan bent the corners of his mouth, and said with a somewhat melancholy expression: "The days are too tired, maybe it's easier to pretend to be stupid, right?" ”

"You play like this, does your father and mother know?"

"Mother knows, my father is dead."

Jin Shu was surprised: "??? What the? ”

"King Ning is a fake." Gao Chengyan let out a long breath and said: "He died a long time ago, he has been dead for more than ten years, and the current one is played by someone else." ”

"Can this be faked? No wonder your family doesn't attend big and small gatherings, and the whole family is acting all the time? ”

"Your dad killed him." Gao Chengyan rubbed his wrist and stretched his body, as if he was saying something very common: "You know King Xiao Huan, and King Huan's little son Gao Xun, right?" ”

Jin Shu was stunned for a moment and said, "I know." ”

"Then haven't you thought about why King Lao Huan died early? Haven't you ever wondered why King Xiaohuan is low-key and has no fame at all? Gao Chengyan sneered and said: "King Huan's family and our family have almost no status in the capital, and they are not as good as the family of the eldest princess of Fuqing." If you think about it, isn't that what it looks like? ”

Jin Shu thought about his words carefully, and it seemed that this was indeed the case.

The two princes of Huanning basically rarely show up in the capital. The most famous of the Ning Wang family is Gao Chengyan, the stupid prince, and the most famous of the Huan Wang family is only Gao Xun, who is one generation behind the royal princes. Gao Xun is not only a lone seedling without the help of his brothers, but also an out-and-out prodigal son in the capital. These two families have almost no possibility of threatening the royal family.

Thinking about this, Jin Shu couldn't help but be silent.

"Cousin, the matter has nothing to do with you. But these things you won't notice if I don't say them. As a princess, as the party that has gained benefits, you grew up with brocade clothes and jade food, so you naturally can't see how many dirty things are hidden under this prosperous world of singing and dancing. Gao Chengyan sighed and said: "You think I am so despicable and dirty, but you are not me, and you have never experienced what I have experienced." Then all your accusations against me are also pointing fingers from a high place, without any qualifications and meaning. ”