Seeing the carriage and horses go away, Min Yanshi took his own carriage and rushed back to the city because he had other official duties.

However, now the procedures for entering the city are complicated, and even if he is an official and has priority from the side, the subordinates who are driving and serving are still checked from head to toe.

Min Yanshi watched coldly, listened to the accent, and found that the people guarding under the various gates were no longer the original Imperial City Forbidden Army, as if they were from the same place as Jin Dongsheng's family.

After a long time, when the people with him arrived, the coachman hurriedly tied his trouser belt and complained: "I heard from the people in the house a few days ago, the little ones still don't believe it, and our kitchen people went out of the city to find two whetstones, and when they came back, they all asked them to pay them." ”

Min Yanshi has heard what the coachman said, and now when he enters Beijing, every stitch and thread will be turned over and interrogated, and things related to swords and blunt weapons will definitely be confiscated, and in order not to arouse public resentment, the imperial court will give some compensation.

"Let's go, don't delay." Min Yanshi said lightly, "You have to be careful with your tongue, don't talk nonsense outside, and be careful to get into trouble." ”

The carriage moved forward slowly, and the people waiting to enter the city under the city gate were still lined up, Min Yanshi subconsciously glanced back at the city wall, and found that the soldiers standing guard at the head of the wall were several times denser than before.

However, is it enough to guard the gate of the capital?

Min Yanshi sneered in his heart, sitting in the carriage, he only found out in recent days why the emperor suddenly took great pains to check the taxes in the past few years, this is to calculate the current national strength of Daqi, which is enough for him to fight for many years. chaos, and at the same time can resist foreign enemies to a certain extent.

"Ridiculous!" Min Yanshi was annoyed in his heart and unconsciously clenched his fists.

At this moment, in the Duke's Palace, the eldest lady rushed home, and it was too late to stop Ping Jue from leaving, and Prince Sheng's Mansion sent a message, and they would send someone to escort Mrs. Yan, which meant that if the family forcibly brought Ping Jue back, it would inevitably conflict with the palace.

Before leaving the palace, the queen repeatedly warned her sister that it was just a trivial matter, not to make a big incident, even if the palace and the old lady of the Zhu family were planning some big conspiracy behind their backs, they couldn't hold their breath first.

Passing through Qingqiu Pavilion, I saw Fuyi taking Huaifeng and Yanran to bask in the sun and recite ancient poems, and she herself looked pregnant, gentle and demure, at first glance, I really couldn't see that her scheming city was deeper than the sea.

Recalling her mother's eyebrow temperament, the eldest lady has also heard a little about Yan Jingshan's character, and she really can't figure it out, how can such a person raise such a daughter?

Fuyi saw her mother-in-law in the courtyard, so she took Huaifeng and Yanran out, but the eldest lady had already gone away and didn't bother to see her at all.

"Auntie, is grandma angry?" Yanran asked obediently, "We didn't say hello." ”

Fuyi shook his head and touched the little niece's head: "Grandma didn't see us, next time we meet, recite poems to her, it's cold outside, let's go back." ”

Huai Feng was holding the hand of the third aunt on the other side, he was a little older than his sister, although he didn't understand personnel yet, but he knew a few more words, tilted his head and asked Fuyi: "Uncle and aunt are not at home, don't take Huai Feng to play together, Huai Feng is not interesting." ”

Fuyi was very distressed, coaxed the little doll and said, "Auntie plays with you, Huaifeng is the most well-behaved, memorize the poem, let's go to grandma to eat delicious food." ”

Let's say that on this day, I don't know what errand Zhu Chengqian and Jin Dongsheng did when they left the city, and both of them returned to the city in the dark.

Zhu Chengqian entered the door and heard that his mother had taken Ping Jue away, and Ping Jue even asked the queen and the prince to resign in his own tone, saying that he had gone to study, and the implication was that the family knew and agreed.

Zhu Chengqian was furious and broke into the inner courtyard to question his mother, and the old lady coldly asked her son, why did he treat Pingjue as flesh and blood, just this spring, the child was still sick and didn't know when he was going to die.

"Let him be dead, and do no more iniquity." The old lady said, "If the emperor does not trust you, he will never be pretentious in this little matter." ”

Zhu Chengqian's face turned pale: "Mother, rebellion is the capital crime of the Zhulian Nine Clans, if you are really good for your children and grandchildren, you should not blindly mix and go in, you are forcing your children and grandchildren step by step to death." ”

The old lady smiled and asked: "Are you tired and confused, what kind of rebellion, who wants to rebel, the court is fine, what happened?" ”

Zhu Chengqian was shocked, Hanzhi married to Jizhou, and it was like this, in fact, what he was most worried about was Rong'er, his lifeline. Mother suddenly mixed up these things, and even helped to take care of them, could it be that she already knew something, could it be Rong'er and him......

The old lady said: "Before Ping Jue and the girls left home, they entrusted me to take care of their aunt. Now my yard is empty and deserted, your eldest nephew and daughter-in-law can't spare their hands in Dongyuan, your daughter-in-law's safety and life are important, your three brothers and sisters can't leave their bodies for a moment with milk dolls, and only your two aunts are the most suitable to serve me. Tell them to come over tomorrow, if you have anything you like to put into the room, the eldest daughter-in-law just nods, don't ask me. ”

Zhu Chengqian said gloomily: "After the incident, my son will send you to another place to recuperate, and you don't have to worry about family affairs anymore." ”

The old lady smiled leisurely: "It's okay, you don't have to let me go, I have my own place to go." ”

Zhu Chengqian turned around and walked a few steps, and turned back suddenly: "In your eyes, everything I did was wrong, you didn't agree to let her enter the door at the beginning, and now your son has become a joke in your eyes for the sake of the court and the emperor." Yes, you are a loving grandmother, but what do you do to my son? ”

The old lady sneered: "Except for Rong'er's mother, you can tell me, what else am I sorry for you for my mother." ”

Zhu Chengqian was stunned, but he was blocked by what he said.

The old lady said: "You go and get busy with your family and country affairs, you don't have to bother sending someone to lock me up, I can't go far with my legs and feet, and I don't have many years to live, don't spread it, you have a bad reputation as an unfilial son." ”

The mother and son parted unhappily, Zhu Chengqian left angrily, walked out of the inner courtyard, and halfway through, suddenly felt desolate and lonely, and couldn't help but stop.

Since the death of the sweetheart, holding the infant son back to this family, between mother and son, between husband and wife, has cut off trust and family affection, for 20 years, the huge family, the thriving population, but belong to him, only the son.

But now......

Zhu Chengqian looked angrily at the lights of Qingqiu Pavilion, his brows became tighter and tighter, and when his disgust for Fuyi was about to burst out, the subordinate hurried from the front, panting and said, "Master, the son of the flying pigeon has sent a letter to you." ”

"Rong'er?" Zhu Chengqian's spirits were greatly lifted, and he couldn't take care of his mother and daughter-in-law for a while, so he hurried to Xinghuatang's study.

That night, Zhu Chengqian entered the palace overnight, and the movement of the family reached Dongyuan, and Zhu Chengye called his son Pingluo to him.

When it comes to the recent storm in Beijing, the city gate is extremely strict, and the city defenders have also increased their manpower, and the soldiers under the command of Jin Dongsheng are practicing day and night outside the city.

Zhu Chengye said: "The strangest thing is that the old lady sent the children away, she must know something. ”

Ping Luo asked rhetorically: "What does my father mean?" ”

Zhu Chengye touched his beard and said to his son: "The old lady sent the children away, obviously to avoid risks in the future, once Prince Sheng's mansion rebelled, Hanzhi is the eldest daughter of this family, our family must not be implicated, maybe there are still people involved." Luo'er, these days, you and I have to pay more attention, and at critical moments, you can take the initiative to report the rebellion of your family to the emperor, so as to avoid being implicated. ”

Zhu Pingluo's heart was cold, and he lowered his eyes and said: "Not to mention that I wish the family to be loyal to the court, there is no such thing, even if there is, it is naturally a loss of both glory and loss, where did my father get lucky?" Even if you avoid a temporary disaster, the emperor will never spare your life, and sooner or later you will die, but I am afraid that the death will be even more ugly. On the other hand, if no one suffers, and only the father is like a clown who jumps off the beam, trapping the people in injustice, can you imagine what will happen to you in the future? ”

"Brute, it's against you." Zhu Chengye said angrily, "I just said a few words, what do you see?" ”

Ping Luo was deeply moved: "I heard my colleague mention today that Shanxi Mansion is vacant, and my son is planning to ask the emperor to go to Shanxi to take up his post. ”

Zhu Chengye was stunned, and it took a long time to come back to his senses: "What are you going to do in Shanxi, what Shanxi Mansion is missing, don't you know it?" What they lack is a subordinate county office, don't you put a good Beijing official, you want to be a little sesame official? ”

Zhu Pingluo said: "Let's see if the emperor agrees, don't think too much about it, it's late today, and my son will retire first." ”

Zhu Chengye was furious and shouted to stop his son from stopping, but Ping Luo ignored it and left without looking back.

The second lady heard the movement and hurried, but was severely reprimanded by her husband, saying that she was in charge of something as a mother, and now even the eldest son is reversed.

For all kinds of trivial matters, the second lady was aggrieved for more than half a year, and she couldn't bear it anymore, and she heard that her eldest son was also going to leave home, and her husband spoke ill of her.

When the house was "lively", Zhu Chengqian had already entered the palace to see the emperor, and was extremely excited to inform Emperor Jiasheng that his son had found the whereabouts of Prince Sheng and asked the emperor to show him.

Emperor Jiasheng also couldn't believe it, looked at the letterhead with Zhu Rong's handwriting and looked at it, and repeatedly confirmed to Zhu Chengqian: "Really? ”

What Zhu Chengqian was most excited about was not that his son had found the whereabouts of Prince Sheng, but that Rong'er had not betrayed the emperor, let alone betrayed him.

"What does Rong'er mean is to recruit their father and son instead of me?" Emperor Jiasheng pondered the words between the lines and said, "He has confidence, he will not fight, and resolve the crisis between my brothers?" ”

Zhu Chengqian's face turned red, and he couldn't hide his excitement: "He must be sure, the emperor might as well take the plan and let Rong'er take them back to the capital first, and then ......"

He made a gesture of murder, and his eyes were full of gloom: "Without the military power, the father and son are just ordinary people, and it is easy to take their heads." ”