Chapter 181: Arson
The Yuanchang Marquis Mansion was a little far away from the palace gate, and it was not until the sky began to drift with goose feathers and heavy snow that Min Weixiu's carriage entered the palace.
"The one in front of you is the sixth brother of the family?" Min Weixiu couldn't bear to sit in a soft sedan chair, led An Xi to hold an umbrella, and saw a team of guards passing by from a distance, and the one who led it was Cheng Liulang.
Cheng Liulang saw Min Weixiu, waved his hand, and asked the patrolling guards to go first, and he walked towards Min Weixiu.
"Sixth Brother Cheng, what happened in the palace today? Where did you go to the water? β
Cheng Liulang lowered his voice, "Why did you enter the palace, go back quickly." Something big happened, the three kings burned the silkworm palace, and the officials were furious. β
In order to show that they love the people like children and do not forget their roots, the official family set up a viewing hall and a silkworm palace in the palace.
Every year in spring, the queen will go to the silkworm palace to hold a silkworm ceremony and raise silkworms by herself.
"Why did Jiang Yanzhi burn down the Silkworm Palace? He's a prince, what are you going to do there? When Min Weixiu heard this, she became anxious.
Just like An Xi said, last night, I didn't see the sky in the palace red and the smoke billowing out, which means that the fire has been extinguished before it has time to burn.
However, just the fact that the three kings set fire to the palace sounds terrifying.
Jiang Yanzhi, although his temperament is a little jumpy, and sometimes he is unreliable, but Min Weixiu absolutely does not believe that he will set fire to the house.
"I don't know this, I was on duty last night, and I heard the sound of gongs and drums shaking the sky in the middle of the night. Thinking that he had found it early, Lu Bing rescued him, and the Silkworm Palace only burned a little, but ......"
"They all said that the three kings set the fire themselves, and the officials tried him, but he didn't say anything. I heard that the official was so angry that he drew his sword and was stopped by your mother. Now he is locked up in the side hall of Funing Palace. β
Min Weixiu was shocked, "Is Jiang Yanzhi injured?" β
Cheng Liulang shook his head, "It's just choked, it's not a big deal." Min Wu, the county lord regards you as a sister, my fifth sister-in-law is your sister, I will definitely not harm you, you listen to my advice, go back quickly, don't worry about this matter, the three kings are in danger this time. β
"The official family is really very angry, or you wait for the official family to be angry and come back tomorrow."
Cheng Liulang is the fiancΓ© of the Cheshire Lord, and he is also familiar with Min Weixiu, and when the Cheshire Lord travels with him, he sometimes pulls Min Weixiu with him.
Min Weixiu hugged her fists, "More Cheng Sixth Brother is outspoken." But to see the situation, I don't believe that Jiang Yanzhi would do something to set fire to the palace. He tried cases on weekdays and offended a lot of people, and I was afraid that if I didn't go, there would be no one to speak for him. β
Cheng Liulang's relationship with her is not so deep, and he didn't say much until the point, and arched his hand, "You be more careful." β
Min Weixiu ran wildly all the way, sped up some pace, and went directly towards Funing Palace, Funing Palace is the bedroom of the official family, Min Weixiu also came often when he was young, and he was very familiar with this place.
Today's Funing Palace, unlike in the past, has three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, and it seems that the atmosphere is very tense.
As soon as Min Weixiu walked to the door, he was stopped, and a guard stretched out his hand and said expressionlessly: "On the orders of the official's family, no one can enter." β
Min Weixiu took a deep breath and shouted, "Uncle, Weixiu is here." β
The official inside was holding a tea cup, and the tea was almost spilled by a thunderclap on the ground.
The eldest princess of Lin'an looked at the door, "Let Weixiu come in, let her persuade Yanzhi to see what is going on." β
The official nodded, and the eunuch standing beside him hurriedly ran out and asked the guards to let Min Weixiu in.
Min Weixiu hurriedly entered the door, and the people in the hall were all there, the official family, Queen Liu, Concubine Cai Shu, His Royal Highness the Prince, Princess Lin'an, and even the Queen Mother, who had always been worshipping the Buddha and not going out, had all arrived.
Min Weixiu saluted, and before she could speak, the Queen Mother said: "Yanzhi is in the next room, his child, although he is reckless, but he is kind and optimistic, what is going on?" He doesn't speak, so how can we help him? β
The official put the tea cup on the shelf, "This son of a scumbag! At that time, he was the only one in the Silkworm Palace, not who was he? β
This pro-silkworm palace is said to be silkworm raising, that is, it is only enabled when the queen of spring comes, and the palace door is usually locked, and before it is used, someone comes to clean it.
Min Weixiu didn't look at the official family, she was afraid that her eyes couldn't be hidden, she thought, arched her hand, "I'll go and persuade him." β
After Min Weixiu finished speaking, she retreated and hurriedly walked to the next room.
As soon as he pushed the door open, Jiang Yanzhi curled up in a ball, nested in the corner, his hair was messy, his face was black and white, and he was dusty, as if he had just rolled in the kitchen.
"Jiang Yanzhi, what's going on?" Min Weixiu walked over and flicked the ash on his head.
Jiang Yanzhi stretched out his hand violently and hugged Min Weixiu's leg directly.
Min Weixiu was shocked and wanted to break free, but she was afraid that she would use too much strength and break Jiang Yanzhi's hand.
"Jiang Yanzhi, what's going on?"
Min Weixiu asked softly again.
Jiang Yanzhi came back to his senses at this time, and let go of his hand with a red face, just like Min Weixiu's red skirt, like a red-hot soldering iron.
When he let go, he hurriedly straightened his hair and wiped his face.
Min Weixiu saw that he was fine, breathed a sigh of relief, and sat down next to him against the wall, "What's the matter?" Why did you go to the Silkworm Palace, who set the fire? β
Jiang Yanzhi shook his head in confusion, "I don't know where to start." There's a secret involved. β
He said, smiling wryly, "I...... Do you remember when you pinched me in Yizhuang, I thought I was stabbed by my grandmother and woke up in fright? β
Min Weixiu nodded, and pretended to smile easily: "You...... Shouldn't have been pricked by Mama? β
"But isn't it, I was still pierced by my aunt's most trusted grandmother."
Min Weixiu was stunned, "Then why don't you shout and call your aunt to save you." β
"Because of my mother, she just stood there and watched."
Min Weixiu stood up violently and looked at Jiang Yanzhi in disbelief, "What's the matter!" β
Although Jiang Yanzhi is a little eccentric, he can be called an extrovert no matter what, and he doesn't have a gloomy temperament at all, how can he have such a tragic past.
Moreover, it is not his character to be pricked without resisting.
"My aunt only has me and my eldest brother's two sons, she is not loved by the official family, it is because she can give birth to a son, she is firmly under the queen, even if the original Lin Niangzi is favored, she has not crossed her. But my aunt has always been very unhappy. β
"When I was younger, I was naughty and naughty. Do you remember the day on Zhang Yuan's painting? It was the day I stood behind you and looked at you, and that day was my birthday. You may have forgotten that you came to the palace to celebrate my birthday. β
"Otherwise, how could Zhang Yuan be there that day? On that day, the eldest brother asked me what I wanted for my birthday, and I saw that the eldest brother and Dongyang were studying very hard with the master every day, so I said that I would not want anything, I just hoped that they would not read today, and would play with me all day long fighting crickets, climbing trees, digging birds' nests......"