Chapter 136: The prince returns to Beijing
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Zhao Zhen entered Beijing in the middle of September.
The war in the northwest was initially decided, and the situation was still a little turbulent, and Zhao Zhen needed to preside over the overall situation. Zhao Zhen hosted a banquet to entertain the Tatar general, and the two sides shook hands and made peace, and the Tatars convinced Zhao Zhen and vowed not to violate the border again within ten years.
The war was won by the grain and grass, soldiers and horses were innumerable, and after all the arrangements were made, Zhao Zhen led the troops back to Beijing.
It took nearly a month on the road.
When he entered the city, Zuo Huaisheng and his party had been beheaded, and Beizhen Fusi was also severely suppressed by the emperor, and he was much more low-key. The undercurrent between the emperor and Wei Xiang is also very exciting.
The courtiers are all in danger, for fear that they will be stamped with a "traitor and fellow party" at this juncture, and they will fall as a bird. Therefore, when trying the case of Zuo Huaisheng's rebellion, the attitude of the courtiers was surprisingly unanimous.
Behead! Zhulian!
No one pleaded for Zuo Huaisheng.
So when the emperor set out to suppress the Northern Zhenfu Division, no one contradicted him, and the courtiers were very obedient, but let Zhao Yan be a comfortable emperor for a few days.
As soon as Zhao Zhen came back, the situation changed, and many ministers went to wait outside the palace and asked to see Zhao Zhen.
The prince is back, they are full of confidence, and they don't have to be people with their tails between their legs, it's good!
Zhao Zhen patiently dealt with these people, called Fu Xuan into the study, and asked him about Yixuan.
"Didn't the emperor come to stay at the Wen family for a few days? I only moved back to the palace two days ago. The princess lived in the same courtyard with the emperor. Lord Wei followed the princess every step of the way, and Wen Changbai, who lived in the same courtyard, was in charge of Wen. "The dignitaries and nobles in the capital know this news, and everyone doesn't think there's anything wrong.
First, the Wen family is the queen's mother's house, the emperor's bedroom was destroyed, and there is nothing wrong with living in the queen's house; Second, Princess Yu is also a member of the Wen family, and according to her seniority, she has to call the emperor an uncle! Third, the emperor detained Princess Yu by his side, didn't he threaten King Yu as a hostage!
Anyway, no one thinks that way.
Except for Zhao Zhen himself.
"And then?" Zhao Zhen sank his face.
Fu Miao thought for a moment and continued: "Now that the Qianqing Palace has been repaired, the emperor has moved back to live, and the princess has also ...... followed into the palace. ”
Zhao Zhen's face froze.
Entering the palace? It's not enough to live in a courtyard, but also enter the palace?!
Fu Xuan found that his master's face was not good, so he didn't dare to say anything, Zhao Zhen glared at him.
"The princess lives in the side hall of the Qianqing Palace. Wei Xiang went to the yamen during the day and guarded the princess at night, and he had not been home for a long time. ”
Zhao Zhen leaned back in the chair with his eyes closed, and sneered twice when he heard the words.
He's diligent!
Fu Miao didn't know why his master sneered, and closed his mouth stupidly.
"Call Wei Xiang." Zhao Zhen tapped his fingers on the table and said slowly.
Fu Miao was embarrassed: "The palace door has been closed, and if you want to open it at night, you have to go through the emperor's approval." It's better to wait for tomorrow......"
Zhao Zhen frowned, "What?" The palace gate is not Wei Xiang's people watching? ”
Although Beizhen Fusi is only a branch of Jinyiwei, due to its growth over the years, its power is almost all over the imperial city. After Wei Xiang took over, he included the forbidden army in his sphere of influence.
Now you can't even open the palace gate overnight?
Fu Miao bowed his head, "Lord Wang, you don't know. The emperor said that Zuo Huaisheng was able to successfully break into the palace, but the guards guarding the palace gate were incompetent, so he replaced those guards. ”
Zhao Zhen was silent, and after a while, he got up and said coldly: "That king personally entered the palace to meet the emperor." ”
Zhao Zhen rode to the root of the imperial city, and now guarding the palace gate is the group of forbidden troops cultivated by Wen Changbai.
About a quarter of an hour later, the messenger came, read the decree, and opened the palace gates.
Zhao Zhen dismounted and entered the palace with the chamberlain.
The emperor was waiting for him in the Qianqing Palace.
The chamberlain pushed open the door of the hall and respectfully invited Zhao Zhen to enter. The incense in the hall is faint, and the room is full of candles. The emperor was sitting on a couch, dressed in a loose robe, with loose black hair, and was reading a book in his hand.
Zhao Zhen walked in, and the emperor didn't seem to notice him, his eyes were still focused on the book.
"Your Majesty." Zhao Zhen made a move.
He has just returned from the northwest, according to the system, he should make a big gift, but Zhao Zhen has been used to it casually for so many years, and what he said is informal, and what he said is unpleasant.
Zhao Yan closed the book, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes, and he immediately smiled, "I thought you would come back in a few months, but I didn't expect it to be so soon." What's the matter with being in such a hurry to see me? ”
Zhao Zhen took a few steps forward, his eyes approaching Zhao Yan, "The minister is here to pick up Neizi and return home." ”
Uchiko?
Zhao Yan took a sip of tea and smiled lightly, "Your princess didn't look at it herself, but she came to ask me?" ”
"Isn't she in the palace?"
Indeed, at this time, Yixuan hid in the dormitory and listened nervously to the conversation between the two.
Zhao Yan said: "The princess fled thousands of miles from Ganzhou to the capital, and she must have suffered a lot of grievances from you. Although I gave you a marriage in the first place, if the two of you can't get along, you don't have to force it. ”
Zhao Yan put down the teacup and looked at Zhao Zhen with a smile, his eyes flashing with teasing.
Zhao Zhen clenched his finger bones, pulled down his face and said, "These trivial matters, I don't have to worry about Your Majesty." Please return the inner son to the minister. ”
Zhao Yan sneered, "What? What do you mean, but I hid the princess? It's the princess who doesn't want to see you. It's useless for you to talk to me here. ”
She doesn't want to see him, can he still turn the palace upside down?
Of course not.
He's been patient for so long, he's just going to have to endure it for a few more days. Anyway, the others are in the capital, and sooner or later they will be able to see her and explain things clearly.
The most noteworthy thing about him is his patience.
Zhao Zhen said goodbye and left.
Yixuan saw that there was no movement outside, and was about to go out, but collided with Zhao Yan who pushed the door in. She was stunned for a moment, and immediately made a blessing gift, "Thank you, Your Majesty for your blessing." ”
Zhao Yan waved his hand, not caring and said, "It's the fire pit that I pushed you into, and I should pull you out." ”
Yixuan smiled and didn't answer.
It's not a fire pit, and she doesn't regret marrying him. It's just that fate has arrived, and you can't be soft-hearted when it's time to end it.
Yixuan's appetite is not good these days, and she has lost a little, her original skeleton is slender, and she looks even weaker when she loses weight. The black hair was half-dry, and it was on his shoulders, and his little face was pale and his eyes were dark.
Zhao Yan was a little soft-hearted.
"Are you hungry?"
Yixuan shook her head.
Zhao Yan didn't listen to her, and directly instructed the waiter: "Ask the dining room to prepare a bowl of rock sugar bird's nest porridge, and then pick up some soft and restrained pastries and send them." ”
After a while, everything was prepared and sent to the Qianqing Palace.
Bird's nest porridge is not something to support the stomach, Yixuan drank most of the bowl under Zhao Yan's gaze, and also used two pastries. After eating, his face was indeed much more rosy than before.
Zhao Yan stared a little stupid.
He felt that the girl's eating habits were very similar to Zhiluo's, but he couldn't say specifically, he just felt like it. Yi Xuan was embarrassed by his staring, so he asked, "What is Your Majesty looking at?" ”
Zhao Yan smiled and said: "I'm glad that I didn't bury you in the queen's mausoleum as a funeral." ”
He suddenly had a ridiculous idea.
Just keep the girl around, like now, and look at it from time to time to make him happy. If she wants a name, he can give it. It's a big deal to make up an identity - it's not a difficult thing for him. He can make her a noble concubine, the most noble except for the queen.
Zhao Yan said tentatively: "Do you really want to reconcile with Zhao Zhen?" ”
"Of course it's true."
"If you make peace with him, will he spare you?"
Yixuan: ......
Of course, I won't spare her, but let's end this marriage first. Otherwise, she and Zhao Zhen would both be awkward.
"I have a good solution. When you enter the palace, you often live near me, so that Zhao Zhen has no chance to start. Zhao Yan was serious.
Yi Xuan didn't expect this to be a pit at all, thought about it, and said distressedly: "It's okay for me to come to the palace occasionally to stay for a few days, but after a long time, it is inevitable that someone will gossip." ”
If the name is not right, it is a problem after all.
If she has a good relationship with the Queen Mother, she can live with the Queen Mother. It is natural for daughters-in-law and children to honor their mothers. But when the Queen Mother saw her, she was like a black-eyed chicken, and the Queen Mother herself was still confined, which was really not a good place to go.
As for the concubines in the harem, they have always complained about her, and she doesn't bother to bother.
After all, there is only this Qianqing Palace.
But the Qianqing Palace is the emperor's bedroom, why should she live?
Zhao Yan smiled: "I can give you a title, how about being named 'Concubine Wen'?" ”
Yixuan: ......
The kid pumped again.
She laughed dryly, stood up, and said she was leaving.
Zhao Yan didn't stop her. After all, it was a bit sudden for her to mention this, and it was normal for her to be scared.
No hurry, step by step.
*
Zhao Zhen walked out of the door of the main hall, slowly descended the steps, and looked at a person standing at the bottom of the steps.
It was Wei Xiang.
I was quite self-conscious, and I knew that I was going to see him.
Wei Xiang waved at him, respectfully shouted "Lord Wang", and said that he would send him.
The two walked and talked. The topic is naturally inseparable from Yixuan.
"The prince knows everything?"
Zhao Zhen said yes, asking him when he knew.
Wei Xiang replied: "When I was in prison, the princess came to see me. Since then, I have known the identity of the princess. ”
It turned out that Wei Xiang had always known, but he was kept in the dark. Zhao Zhen felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, and asked coldly: "Why are you hiding it from me?" ”
Wei Xiang looked at his master and was speechless.
"You think I killed her, too?"
Wei Xiang: Otherwise?
Wei Xiang's expression was clear at a glance. Zhao Zhen held his breath and said, "I don't care about such a despicable method as poisoning." ”
The two walked a few steps away, and Wei Xiang sighed, "I'm just skeptical, not sure." If the prince says no, then it is not. But why send assassins to hunt down the princess? ”
Zhao Zhen paused, looking surprised: "What did you say?" ”
Wei Xiang sensed that something was wrong, "Doesn't the prince know?" The princess said that there were assassins chasing her along the way, and there were pursuers chasing her. She narrowly escaped death several times, and if it weren't for Shuang'er, she would have died. ”
"I sent the pursuers. But the assassins have nothing to do with me. Zhao Zhen twisted his eyebrows, "Someone wants to kill her." ”
The two looked at each other, and their eyes involuntarily became cold.
If they guessed correctly, the person who poisoned Zhiluo's things in the first place and the one who chased and killed Yixuan today should be the same person.