Chapter 175: Inquiry
Xu Shiqiu guessed correctly, although the sky in the capital has not changed, well-informed people can already detect the undercurrent under the calm waves.
Although Yan Ye returned to Beijing ahead of schedule, she took a detour to meet someone halfway, so she didn't return to Beijing much earlier than Xu Shiqiu.
Yan Ye went to see Xu Yanzhu on the night he returned to Beijing, and also informed Xu Yanzhu of his arrangements.
"Now my identity can't be announced, so this time I will invite an uncle and ask him to come forward and help me discuss with Jiang Han. His identity is extraordinary, presumably Jiang Han will be willing to give him a face, and not delve into my identity. Yan Ye looked at Xu Yanzhu, and after saying this gently, he nervously stretched out his hand and put it on Xu Yanzhu's lower abdomen, which had not yet bulged.
Thinking that the place under his hand was pregnant with his blood through a layer of belly, Yan Ye felt that his eyes were a little sour.
Since what happened more than ten years ago, he never imagined that one day, when the great revenge was not avenged, he would have children.
After Xu Yanzhu saw Yan Ye, her heart completely relaxed, and when she heard him say this, she could naturally understand why.
Xu Yanzhu didn't ask who Yan Ye found back, during this time, she raised the fetus with peace of mind, took a lot of bitter medicine, and also understood that only by raising her body can the child she gave birth to be healthy.
So she didn't think about it deeply, and just handed over everything to Yan Ye.
Seeing Xu Yanzhu's expression, and thinking of what Hua Yu and Hua Ci said just now, during this time, she suffered every day for the child in her womb, Yan Ye sighed and said: "Zhu'er, this time it's mine, otherwise you won't suffer such a sin." ”
"Brother Yan, I am willing to give you a child." After saying this, Xu Yanzhu paused before continuing: "What's more, I will be pregnant at this time, and I am willing, I can't blame you for this." ”
Yan Ye knew that Xu Yanzhu was telling the truth, and what happened that night could not be explained in a few words.
Both of them were in love at that time, although this child came at an inopportune time, but they both really liked it.
Yan Ye had just returned to Beijing, and he did not stay here for a long time in Xu Yanzhu, and after staying for a while, he left a message, and after Xu Shiqiu returned to Beijing, he went to Xu's house to meet him first, and then came to Jiang's house with him.
Xu Yanzhu understood that Yan Ye asked her to give Jiang Han an approximate time, after all, her third uncle's return to Beijing was not small, and it was estimated that she would be able to come back within three or five days.
And the time given by Jiang Han still has a lot of time, which is enough for them to settle some things in the Xu family before coming to the Jiang family.
"Brother Yan, don't worry, I will tell Jiang Han this." After saying this, Xu Yanzhu thought for a while and then spoke: "Grandmother and third uncle are afraid that it is not easy to fool, and my aunt also knows about me, so she is afraid that she will also go." ”
As for her father, she still thinks that she is tired and sick from her mother-in-law's funeral, and she doesn't know that she is pregnant.
In this matter, Xu Yanzhu didn't want her father and mother to get involved, and their mouths were not strict.
Yan Ye didn't speak after hearing Xu Yanzhu's words, but nodded at her, indicating that he knew.
After Yan Ye left, Xu Yanzhu did not rush to send a letter to Jiang Han, but waited until the evening of the next day to tell Jiang Han that when her third uncle returned, he would first visit his grandmother and third uncle, and then come to Jiang's house.
Jiang Han didn't mind this, after all, the tone revealed by Mrs. Xu when she came to Jiang's house that day, and the Xu family also wanted to find this person's unhappiness.
Thinking that Xu Yanzhu had been raised in front of Mrs. Xu since he was a child, and had a very good relationship with the third lady of the Xu family, he didn't say much.
What's more, the capital has not been stable recently, and the three princes have obviously ignored the Jiang family before, but who knows that they will send people to find him during this time.
Jiang Han understands that the third prince is not honest and wants to do great things, but he lacks money in his hands.
The Jiang family has been a businessman for many generations, and outsiders just don't know how much silver they have, but they also know in their hearts that the Jiang family is not short of silver.
But Jiang Han was reluctant to get involved in these things, if it was said that the fifth prince came to the door, he might be willing to secretly fund some through Xu Yanzhu's relationship, but the third prince ......
Even if Jiang Han is such a merchant, it can be seen that the power of the three princes in the court is not good, although the uncle's family and the third prince's concubine's family are good, but when they really meet the Zhang family and the Hu family, they don't have any strength.
What's more, the Xu family is now back on the rise, and the upper king is involved, so the chances of the three princes winning are really too small and too small.
The most important thing is that Jiang Han thinks that the five princes are more suitable to be saints than the three princes, at least the five princes are not like the three princes, who eat you, kill you, and plot to rob your family property.
Because of this, Jiang Han was really busy during this time, and it happened that Xu Shiqiu was going back to Beijing, and he was also going to use this matter to talk to them.
The Jiang family is willing to secretly fund the five princes, but they must ensure that the Jiang family is not hated and calculated by the people of the three princes' faction.
Jiang Han thought about his bottom line in his heart, and waited for Xu Shiqiu to return to Beijing with peace of mind.
It is not only Jiang Han who is looking forward to Xu Shiqiu's return to Beijing, but the Xu family is also waiting for Xu Shiqiu to return to Beijing.
Xu Shiqiu went out of Beijing this time to be ordered to go out of Beijing to suppress bandits, even if he returned to Beijing, he would not enter Beijing directly.
He had to take the soldiers back to the military camp on the outskirts of Beijing first, and then he could send the fold to Beijing to ask for a meeting with Emperor Ruikang.
It's just that Xu Shiqiu hasn't returned to the capital yet, and Emperor Ruikang has already sent someone out of Beijing to see Xu Shiqiu, so that he can go directly to Beijing after returning to Beijing, as for the soldiers, they can camp outside the city or go back to the military camp on the outskirts of Beijing.
"Holy Lord, what is this doing?" Old Mrs. Xu sat at the top of the hall, frowning and looking at Xu Nuanwen, who came to deliver the news, and when she saw her shaking her head, she sighed and said: "No matter what the saint wants to do, we can only take precautions, but we can't take the initiative." ”
As soon as Mrs. Xu's words fell, Dong Shu, who was sitting on the other side of the lower head, spoke: "Why don't I go to the palace tomorrow to meet the queen?" Niangniang is in the palace, and she is familiar with the character of the saint, so I am afraid that she can guess some. ”
As soon as Dong Shu finished saying this, Mrs. Xu shook her head and said: "If this is the case, the queen mother will know that there are people in our family in the palace, and it will also make the queen think that we are using her." ”
"Mother, that's not what I said. The queen mother has joined forces with us now, and she doesn't want the third prince to sit in that position, so she has already sent a letter to the Hu family and asked the Hu family to help us. Although the Hu family's initial request was to want her brother Huan to marry the daughter of the Hu family, this matter was stopped by the queen's mother.
The queen mother has been trapped in the palace for a lifetime, and she has lost her children and grandchildren because of the struggle for power, and she is very unhappy that the Hu family will have another daughter repeat the same mistakes.
However, the Hu family has a little daughter, who is only one year younger than her brother Xuan, depending on the meaning of Queen Hu, she does not ask for the future queen's position, and she does not want the daughter of the Hu family to enter the palace again, but once Ye Jingxing ascends the throne, a princess, she Hu family still wants it.
Xu Nuanwen has no opinion on this, she has seen the daughter of the Hu family, because Queen Hu had a message back to the Hu family early, and the daughter's father and mother were also obedient and taught the daughter very well.
It's just that now, Brother Shuo and Brother Xuan'er's family affairs have been recognized, but Brother Huan'er's marriage has still not been decided.
Because of the great possibility of her father-in-law ascending the throne, Brother Huan is the eldest son, that is, the concubine in the palace, and she also feels that the marriage of the eldest grandson cannot be decided so early.
After all, as long as her son is on the throne, the eldest grandson is the best candidate for the crown prince.
Concubine De also thought about accepting a maiden niece after her son ascended the throne, but Ye Jingxing's speech was very dead, if he wanted to accept another woman, then he would rather not have this throne.
Concubine De couldn't resist her son, so she could only acquiesce to Ye Jingxing, and there was only one woman by her side, Xu Nuanwen.
Fortunately, Xu Nuanwen gave birth to two sons-in-law, and another concubine has been raised under her knees since childhood, and the eldest grandson is indeed exceptionally good, otherwise she is afraid that she would not give up so easily.
According to Xu Nuanwen's thoughts, her mother-in-law gave up in the end, and she was afraid that there were also reasons for her three brothers and sisters.
Empress Hu regards her three brothers and sisters as her own daughters, otherwise Empress Hu would not have agreed to let the Hu family help so easily.
What's more, now that her younger brother is more and more valued by her father, her sister-in-law is the eldest daughter of Duanwang, and several nephews are becoming more and more motivated, her Xu family's connections are not bad now.
Ye Jingxing didn't want to marry his uncle's cousin, nor did he want his son to marry the granddaughters of his uncle's family, Concubine De understood this, so Concubine De finally pondered for a long time before deciding not to set a family affair for the eldest grandson first, but to use a few nieces and nephews of her mother's family to attract some connections for the eldest grandson.
Among them, she married one of the most outstanding concubines of her mother's family to the Hu family, which is also the meaning of Queen Anhu's heart.
Because of Concubine De's decision, Queen Hu has had a particularly good relationship with her recently.
Xu Nuanwen thought about these in her heart, and then looked at the old lady Xu and said, "Mother, I think it's okay for my younger brother and sister to enter the palace." After saying this, Xu Nuanwen paused and continued: "The queen mother actually understands the current situation in her heart, and she also knows that we will definitely not ignore the news in the palace. What's more, this time my father suddenly gave such an order, we couldn't understand it, and we were worried in our hearts, so it was common sense to ask to see her and ask why. ”
What's more, the most important point Xu Nuanwen didn't say, Queen Hu regards her third brother and sister as her own daughter, she thinks about it herself, if something like this happens to her son-in-law, her daughter doesn't come to ask her, I'm afraid she won't be happy.
After all, although Queen Hu is low-key, it is really not easy to hide something from her in the palace.
Dong Shu nodded busily when she heard her sister's words, she got along with the queen a lot and had true feelings.
She has no mother's family, and her closest cousin is estimated to arrive in the capital at the end of the year, so she is afraid that she can only see her once a year.
So when she heard her sister's words, she wanted to go into the palace to see Queen Hu, and talk to her by the way.
Mrs. Xu is also a person with a daughter, and after listening to Xu Nuanwen's words, she understood her thoughts.
"In that case, you will arrange it later, and you will go to the palace in the next two days to find out what the Holy Lord means." After saying this, Mrs. Xu thought for a while and said: "This time I will also take Yuan Xi with me when I enter the palace, and I am afraid that the capital will be unstable after a while, and it will be difficult for Yuan Xi to go out at that time." ”
As soon as Mrs. Xu's words came out, Dong Shu was stunned.
She understood that her mother-in-law would not say such a thing rashly, she must have noticed something.
Could it be that something big is really going to happen?