Chapter 110: Coral Bead Screen
Wen Qing couldn't tell what was wrong, but after being reminded by Zhuang Siyan, his original attitude was not very tight, like a balloon that had been pricked by a needle, and he quickly lost his original composure.
This Ling Tian achieved much more than him.
After he arrested Zhuang Changyuan, he went to the prison three times to see him.
Although he didn't get anything, his defense against him was no less than when he was outside.
Zhuang Siyan walked around outside and returned to the palace, and when he heard that Ling Tiancheng had gone to see Old Man Zhuang in prison again, he shook his head and went back to his dormitory without saying anything.
As soon as Lan Xin saw her coming back, she hurriedly ran over: "Miss, you're back." ”
Zhuang Siyan said "um", didn't continue to walk inside, and only said when he saw Ping'er, "Bring me a cup of tea." ”
On the night of the ambush of Zhuang Changyuan, they blocked the news from the whole palace, but leaked it to Lan Xin.
Without informing Zhuang Siyan, Lan Xin walked out of the Xuan Hall by herself and went all the way to the imperial dining room.
In the end, one of the imperial chefs in the imperial dining room was arrested, and Lan Xin was also re-controlled.
Zhuang Siyan always knew that Lan Xin was more loyal to Zhuang Changyuan, but she didn't know that between her and Old Man Zhuang, Lan Xin would choose each other.
It made her a little sad.
She was not an emotionless person, and she thought that she was not bad to Lan Xin, but when Ling Tiancheng wanted to try her, Zhuang Siyan stopped her.
But Ling Tiancheng was very persistent in this matter, and he seemed to know that Lan Xin was unreliable better than Zhuang Siyan.
The result was the same as what Ling Tiancheng wanted, but it made Zhuang Siyan very embarrassed and sad.
Lan Xin can still stay here now, not because Ling Tiancheng is soft, but because he wants to fish out other accomplices through her.
He was convinced that there were still Zhuang Changyuan's people in the palace, and they couldn't see the place, and this person had to be lured out by Lan Xin.
At this time, Lan Xin followed in from outside, stretched out her hand to take Zhuang Siyan's cloak off, and saw Ping'er coming over with tea, so she continued: "Bring two more plates of tea, Niangniang doesn't drink tea." ”
Ping'er: "Yes"
Put the tea down and turn around to get the refreshments again.
Lan Xin stepped forward and said, "Miss, the message of Jiang Xuexuan is here today." ”
"Oh? What letter? ”
Lan Xin: "I said I got a coral pearl from the south, and I want you to take a look." ”
Zhuang Siyan didn't say anything.
As soon as Zhuang Changyuan's incident happened, the people in the entire harem felt that her backer had fallen, and the concubine had passed on her words to Concubine Miao before, so it was indeed reasonable for her to do it at this time.
Lan Xin continued: "This Miao Guifei has harmed you many times, this time she must want to take advantage of the banker's fall, she wants to attack you, Miss must not go." ”
Zhuang Siyan nodded: "You're right, I won't go, and she can't come to Xuandian to arrest people." ”
As a result, as soon as her words fell, she heard Ling Tiancheng ask outside, did she come back.
Zhuang Siyan got up to greet him and asked him, "Look for me as soon as you come back, what's the matter?" ”
She spoke to Ling Tiancheng in private, becoming more and more casual, and the modern language became more and more mixed.
Ling Tiancheng didn't care about this, and only told her: "An Li brought a screen of coral beads from the south, and I gave her to Concubine Miao, she is going to hold a banquet in Jiangxue Xuan tonight, invite the people in the palace to enjoy it, and I will come and take you with me." ”
"Huh? Did you give it to her? This made Zhuang Siyan a little surprised.
"Yes, I gave it to her."
Then he said, "Prepare yourself, and I will come back to pick you up later." ”
Zhuang Siyan grabbed him and asked, "You just came back, why do you have to go out again, do you still have something to do?" ”
Ling Tiancheng turned around and pulled her into his arms: "It's okay, I'll stay with you." ”
As soon as Lan Xin and the others saw this, they retreated, leaving only Ling Tiancheng and Zhuang Siyan in the hall.
Only then did the two sit down and talk about Zhuang Changyuan.
He must still have a back hand, he can't take it lightly, this is the result that both of them thought of, but now there is no way to start, and the matter in the south is imminent, Ling Tiancheng can only do this first.
Zhuang Siyan asked, "When will Ye Yuanpei come back?" ”
"It's already on the way, and I'll be in the capital in a few days."
It's good that Ye Yuanpei comes back, as soon as he arrives, An Junhou's matter can be alleviated, Ling Tiancheng only needs to put his energy on Zhuang Changyuan's affairs.
After thinking for a while, Zhuang Siyan said again: "Luo Ke's family members have all left the city, the redundant servants have been dismissed, and their own people have moved to their hometown. ”
This Ling Tiancheng knew that Luo Ke's behavior in this matter was something they didn't expect.
When Zhuang Changyuan led people to attack the mansion, he had obviously successfully blocked the Imperial Forest Army, and he also held out until dawn, waiting for Ling Tiancheng's people to rescue.
But before they entered the house, they committed suicide in advance.
Luo Ke died in the main hall of his home.
He sat down in a chair and slashed his neck with a short knife.
When Ling Tiancheng's people entered, blood flowed all over the ground, his eyes were still open, and on the table in front of him, three words were written in blood.
"The minister is guilty!"
To do this, Ling Tiancheng already knew what he wanted, so he didn't embarrass his family anymore, but just confiscated all his family property and drove people out of the capital.
A shocking case has been brewing for so many years, and once it breaks out, it will be nothing more than that.
Those who have experienced it all sigh, but those who have not experienced it are plausible.
The melon-eating masses who didn't know the truth only found that the mansions of the two major officials in Kyoto City were empty, and there were a few flowers on the street, and nothing else.
When night fell, Ling Tiancheng went back to the main hall to change his clothes and took Zhuang Siyan to Jiangxue Xuan.
Neither of them spoke on the way.
Li Fu led the palace people to follow the elder, walking unhurriedly.
At the door of Jiang Xuexuan, the palace lights have been lit, and the concubines who came early in the courtyard are also whispering.
As soon as the news of the emperor's arrival spread, the concubines were quiet, kneeling on the ground with red flowers and green willows, waiting for Ling Tiancheng's arrival.
Miao Guifei knelt under the edge of the corridor, and everyone was shouting "Long live the emperor", but she didn't make a sound.
Of course, no one paid attention to her, only Zhuang Siyan glanced at her from a distance.
When he made eye contact with Concubine Miao, he also smiled at her.
This feast came inexplicably, especially at this juncture.
There was such a big thing in the palace, and others were afraid to avoid it, but Miao Guifei stood up to find something.
Even if the coral screen was given to her by Ling Tiancheng, shouldn't it be taken care of, and then talk about it later?
What's more, the source of the screen is still from the south.
If something goes wrong, there must be a demon, and something is going to happen here tonight.
So after Zhuang Siyan saw that Mi Yueqing was also inside, he quietly walked over and asked her softly, "Is my sister's health better?" ”
Mi Yueqing hurriedly returned the salute: "Sister Xie is worried, it's much better." ”
"Although the body is good, don't still have to keep it, especially this early spring night, it is colder than winter, stand here for a while, and go back!"
Mi Yueqing instantly understood what Zhuang Siyan meant, thanked her again, and before the coral screen came out, she quietly retreated.
The other concubines didn't think so.
From the moment they received the invitation from the wonderful lady, they were excited.
This Miao Guifei is afraid of her, but the more afraid she is, the more she wants to stammer, because once you become friends with a strong person, then others can't bully you.
The second was that they learned that Ling Tiancheng would also come.
This is a great encouragement for them.
Ling Tiancheng didn't often walk around the harem before, he just didn't offend these women, and kept the surface even.
Now with Zhuang Siyan, it is common not to see them for ten days and half a month.
The women of the harem are also lonely, and all their energy and time are used to attract the attention of this only man, and now this man doesn't look at them.
It's disgusting to think about it, so where he appears, women are like bees seeing flowers.
At the same time, they want to see a good show.
The news of Zhuang Siyan's disagreement with Concubine Miao has long spread in the palace, and now Zhuang Changyuan has also fallen, even if the emperor gave him the surname Ye and made her the sister of General Ye.
But no one can change it, what is in her blood, she is still the daughter of the banker, so the banker is down, which means that her backer is gone.
Concubine Miao invited the emperor this time, and specially invited Zhuang Siyan to come, and a discerning person can see at a glance that there must be a good show to watch.
They almost took the bench and melon seeds to fall, and gathered in a circle together to watch the drama of An Miaoer vs. Zhuang Siyan.
Zhuang Siyan can naturally see this kind of drama that everyone knows, but she feels that she is not the protagonist tonight.
And Ling Tiancheng is.
So as soon as the coral bead screen came out, Zhuang Siyan instinctively blocked in front of Ling Tiancheng.
"Your Majesty, just take a look from a distance, if you get too close, you will hurt your eyes."
When someone heard this, they asked, "Concubine Wanniang, this coral screen came from the sea, how could it hurt your eyes?" ”
Zhuang Siyan smiled: "The screen naturally won't hurt the eyes, the eyes I said hurt the eyes are people." ”
The faces of those women are not very good-looking, and they can't find anything to say embarrassed, which is also very interesting.
Miao Guifei walked around from the side of the screen, dressed in colorful clothes, like a gorgeous butterfly, and flew towards Ling Tiancheng's side with light steps.
In an instant, the eyes of all the concubines were attracted from the screen, and everyone stared at her.
When she came out just now, Miao Guifei was still dressed in white, but now she is dressed in colorful clothes.
On such a night, the palace lamps filled the courtyard, and behind her was a coral screen rarely seen in the world, and she walked lightly, like stepping on a cloud, so that everyone was so enchanted that they forgot where they were.
Zhuang Siyan was the only one who wasn't attracted to her.
When Concubine Miao Guifei walked this way, she had already bypassed Ling Tiancheng's side, passed through everyone, and walked towards the screen.
She wore her own special leather gloves on her hands, carefully brushing the surface of the screen, and sniffing the scent on them.
It's slightly salty, something from the sea.
It's just that there seems to be something else in this salty smell, and although the smell is small, Zhuang Siyan is too close to smell some.
She had smelled these smells in Anritsu's mansion before.
It's gunpowder.
Gunpowder was very rare in this dynasty, even Ling Tiancheng didn't know about it, but Anli did.
Not only did he have it, but he also hid it very carefully, and the amount was not too much, and at that time Zhuang Siyan thought that he was going to use it to make firearms and the like.
Now it seems that he, like Zhuang Changyuan, was premeditated, and this move has been prepared for Ling Tiancheng for a long time.