Return to Beijing (V) (M)

It was late at night before Xinjie came back from Pingluan Pavilion. When Jing Chen came during the day, he got the letter, but Lian'er was safe and sound, so he didn't worry too much, as for Jing Chen's intentions, he believed that Lian'er had also guessed.

"It seems that the princess is a little entangled. After all, Yiqing is not a good candidate for a big position. After a few words, the two reached a consensus on this matter, and Xinjie made a conclusion on this matter.

"Actually, she's also pitiful." She was used by her own uncle, by her mother and brother, and no one really cared about her. Looking at Jing Chen today, compared to when she saw her in the palace back then, she felt that there were more vicissitudes on her face, presumably it was not easy to be in the palace in the past few years.

"Pity is also her own choice. There are many ways to protect herself, not only does she protect herself, but she also has ambitions, and she is easy to be taken advantage of. If there is no desire, it is rigid. ”

"Rigidity is easy to break, especially in the palace."

Xinjie thought of Lian'er's experience back then, and felt a heartache, and walked over to hug her: "Don't worry, I will protect you in the future." ”

Lian'er hugged him quietly, and her strong heartbeat made her feel reassured.

"If you want to be strong, you must have strength and capital to be safe." He touched her smooth hair, and the feeling in the palm of his hand was extremely comfortable: "Your husband, I will definitely be more energetic for you and our family in the future." But you have to remember that you need to protect yourself at all times, and only by saving your life can we stay together for the rest of our lives. Thinking that the people in Beijing would gradually recognize her, and his identity as General Yutai was about to be exposed, he had to instruct: "In case of an accident, try your best to save your life, then maybe you have a chance." ”

"I understand." After experiencing life and death once, she naturally cherishes it even more, not to mention that there are people who meet to protect each other.

"When the Queen Mother was looking for someone to raise the case of the Zhou family, did she mention her predecessor with me, the former Yutai general Luo Tiezhu?"

She looked up at him: "You transferred the old case of the Zhou family?" ”

"When we were in Xianyang, I asked people to sort out the old files, and there have been no clues. It's just that today I suddenly remembered and went to look through the codex left by General Luo. General Luo had the habit of keeping a detailed record of all affairs on a daily basis. A year before the accident of the Zhou family, in General Luo's codex, there was a meeting with Lord Zhou when he went to Beijing to report on his work, and then he met with Lord Zhou when he was inspecting Jiangnan. Three months before the Zhou family's accident, Lord Luo's notes mentioned that someone was creating rumors to hurt the Zhou family, and later there were things entrusted by Lord Zhou that had been hidden. As for what is hidden, there is no place to hide. I've looked through his codex before, but I haven't touched you, and I haven't cared. After all, Lord Luo's codex is all-encompassing, and Lord Zhou's affairs are often a simple sentence or two in the record of that day. At the time, I thought it was an official who was good friends with Lord Luo. Didn't think it was your father. ”

"Do you mean that the bloody case of the Zhou family may be related to the case raised by Pingluan Pavilion, or that my father learned something inside, and was deliberately spread rumors in front of the emperor, so that the emperor killed the Zhou family by mistake?"

"Possibly. But one thing is very strange, if the relationship between the Zhou family and the Queen Mother is used, if there is any major event, your father can directly invite the Queen Mother, why do you want to find General Luo? From General Luo's records, there is no such thing as the Queen Mother's will. ”

"The Queen Mother never mentioned to me that she had come to Pingluan Pavilion for the affairs of the Zhou family."

"The Empress Dowager may not be as close to the Zhou family as the Chen family or the disciples of the Tang family, but she is definitely closer than the average courtier, and I believe she is also closer to General Luo. Why did Lord Zhou go far and near? ”

"Then maybe there's a possibility. The two looked at each other, and both realized that maybe the matter was not fully implemented and needed to be verified by Lord Luo, but it was more likely that someone closer to the Queen Mother was involved. The people who are closer to the Queen Mother than them are only those who are around the Queen Mother, or people from the royal family. In the royal family, except for the princes and grandchildren, other queen mothers may not value it. Among her grandchildren, such as Yixiang Yiqing and the like, may not be as close as the Tang family brothers. At that time, these princes were still young, and at that time, in addition to the people around the queen mother or cronies, the only one who could make people scruple was the emperor. The result of the queen mother's investigation was that the emperor misheard people's words and killed the Zhou family.

"You said Jing Chen went to find Tang Xinjie's woman?" The queen was in the palace with some surprise to hear the news. She originally wanted to send someone into Tang Xinjie's yard, but she didn't have a chance, so she could only arrange someone to monitor him near his yard. The old woman gave this position to the Tang family, and she was very angry. In her early years, she let the second brother and nephew of the Lan family go to the army and the criminal department for training, so that one day she could sit in this key position that is related to the safety of the emperor and the palace and holds real power. When two Yutai generals were assassinated in a row, she was secretly happy in her heart. Originally, I thought that the old woman was the only one who was suitable for this position, but he had important tasks in Kansai, what it was, she didn't know, but she knew that the old woman would not move him for a while. She asked Yiyi to hint a few times, using the second master of the Lan family, Yiyi's maternal uncle, but Yiyi just refused, hating her so much that her teeth itched. She is still thinking of other ways to let the emperor mention it. The emperor has always wanted to weaken the real power of the queen mother, and the promotion of the queen is naturally a measure conducive to the separation of power, the emperor hesitated for a while, and before he could make up his mind, he was snatched by the old woman to find Tang Xinjie from the rivers and lakes. Now how long the emperor's body can survive, everyone doesn't know. At least the Tang brothers can help their son, so she will endure it for a while, and wait for Yi'er to sit firmly in the position before cleaning him up. However, send someone to keep an eye on him in advance and collect information as soon as possible, and when the time comes, you can always find the wrong place and take him down. This information is important today.

Although Jing Chen chased Tang Xinjie like a prodigal on the surface, it was difficult to guarantee that there were no other cats in it.

"Keep an eye on Jing Chen's side, Tang Xinjie has any movement there, and I need to send a letter immediately. And his woman, give me a closer look, what is the source. ”

"At the beginning, the information sent by Kansai said that it was the niece of his aunt's husband's family. He was born very beautifully, and he was kind-hearted, and his medical skills were also very good, and he also sat in the medical hall of Tangmen in Xianyang City and saved many people. ”

"Tang Xinjie has seen the world, he has handled so many women, but he is beautiful and kind, I am afraid that he can stand around his yard. Moreover, most of the things like sitting in free clinics are things that are famous for big families, and they can't be taken seriously. These gimmicks, the official women in the capital are all playing badly, how could Tang Xinjie not understand, how could he plunge into it? Moreover, the Bai family is dying, the old woman of the Tang Sect is a shrewd woman, how could she give such an important position of the third young grandmother to an orphan girl. Others don't know, Could it be that the old Tang family are stupid, if Tang Xinjie is powerful by Yi'er's side, his mother-in-law needs to mediate in the palace and among the nobles in the capital, plus Tang Xinjie is lustful, I don't know how many women will be carried into the door in the future, and where can the small door and small household come out of that position. At the beginning, they didn't even look down on the concubine of my Lan family, how could they look down on an orphan girl, there must be something wrong here. Check it out for me. ”

Although the grandmother in charge felt that the queen's statement was a bit subjective, after all, young men are sometimes willful in women's affairs, and there are reasons to admit death. The master ordered, so she could only do it, but as a loyal servant, she still needed to give advice: "I heard from the people on the prince's side a few days ago that when the prince talked about this, he guessed that the old lady of the Tang family cherished Tang Sanshao and felt that his position as a general of Yutai was dangerous, so she sent someone who knew how to treat medicine and poison by his side, just in case." ”

"Didn't you say that Tang Xinjie's medical skills were also very clever? Moreover, the Tang family still has such a big Baicao Hall in the capital, It is said that the doctor they sit in the hall is no worse than the Tai Hospital, and the director of the branch is even more than the several medical administrations of the Tai Hospital. Lan disagreed.

"There is a saying that doctors do not heal themselves. If he really had an accident, he might not be able to save himself. Baicaotang is for outsiders, and if it is poisoned, it is good at it. What's more, the prince said that before this major event was decided, all the people around him were within the scope of others' calculations, and he told everyone to be careful. ”

At this point, Lan was silent. The emperor is lustful, if it weren't for the jurisdiction of the queen mother, he would only be afraid that there would be several times more women in his harem. Even so, there are more than a dozen adult princes, except for Yixiang, there are at least seven or eight who can compete, and no one is convinced. In addition to having the position of the main palace, it is estimated that he is nothing in the eyes of the emperor's husband. Yi'er relies on her own talent and the appreciation of the old queen mother, and those evil seeds have always been unwilling.

"There is a saying that the old slave does not know whether to say or not." Mama saluted first, waiting for the queen's reply. Lan looked kind on the outside, she had been by her side for decades, and she knew her narrowness inside.

"Mama, what's wrong, you've been by my side for decades, what's wrong, it's all your own family."

"It's an eventful time now, although Tang Sanshao doesn't know how to raise his family affairs, but let people outside know how tolerant and generous the queen is, and she won't worry about the younger generation. Not only did he have a relationship with Tang San in this matter, but he should also care about him and his woman. It seems that the queen is magnanimous, and at the same time, I also meet this, with your countless eyes, don't you know what the purpose of the Tang family's family business is? At the same time, it also let the people around the prince know that the queen mother is sympathetic. Won't they be more faithful to their masters? ”

"She has no character and no job, wait for a suitable opportunity, calling her for no reason, a little abrupt. What's more, the Queen Mother is still a relative of the Tang family, she didn't move, why should I drop the price first. ”

Mama didn't say anything more, she had already mentioned it when she should have mentioned it, but this lord is like this, he wants to be kind outside, and he likes to hold it. thinks he is smart, disdains the advice of his subordinates, and has been playing tricks with the Queen Mother openly and secretly over the years, but he has not been pleased, and he has never introspected.