Chapter 139: The Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell



When the eldest prince came out of the Fengxian Palace, he always felt lightheaded and a little dizzy

His feeling yesterday was really not wrong, what his father wanted to say was really not easy to get along with.

Thinking of his father's words just now, the eldest prince's heart was a little heavier.

Originally, when his eldest aunt was alive, he knew that his father was still very relieved about the Marquis of Ningyuan's mansion. His father didn't want to see the Marquis of Ningyuan Mansion at all, it started after the death of his eldest aunt, and even his relatively dull queen mother could feel his father's vigilance against the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion at that time.

All this, he thought that it was only because of the 50,000 military households in the southwest of the Marquis of Ningyuan's mansion.

It turns out that the real reason is even heavier than the 50,000 military households······

Thinking of the Chinese New Year's Eve of the second year of Hongxuan, he and his younger brothers were immersed in the joy of returning to the prosperous capital from that poor country in the southwest and becoming a human being.

Unbeknownst to him, he had been going back and forth between life and death several times.

Sure enough, people who don't know anything are the most blessed.

The eldest prince sighed and slowly walked towards his Chengxiang Hall in the outer palace city.

When passing by the Heart Cultivation Palace, the eldest prince couldn't help but look back.

That night, his grandfather ambushed 200 dead soldiers here?

And his eldest aunt, when she learned the news in advance, did not hesitate to fall to the side of Emperor Hongxuan.

The eldest prince smiled bitterly.

No wonder my father was very blue-eyed to my aunt later. Not to mention the eldest aunt's own talent and her position, she can help her father secretly track down many clues, let's just say that she is not moved at all in the face of such a powerful wealth and power, and she knows that her father has no reason to distrust her and rely on her.

After all, at that time, most people would think that even if the old Ning Yuanhou wanted to rebel, it was for his descendants----- especially his eldest son Chu Huajin, who was the husband of his eldest uncle.

Some people may think that now that the old Marquis Ning Yuan has succeeded in plotting rebellion, his son Chu Huajin is the crown prince and the future emperor, and his eldest aunt Pei Shufan is the crown princess and the future queen.

Isn't this what many people dream of? For example, Liu Menghan, and Tu's ······

But the eldest aunt didn't seem to think of it at all, or didn't care. She didn't know if she had thought about it, she chose to support her father, personally poisoned her father-in-law, and gave up what a bright future.

The eldest prince remembered what his father said about "wind bones", and he felt a slight sense of realization in his heart.

The so-called reading the books of the sages and doing the things of the sages is this group of people.

The rich cannot be lewd, the mighty cannot be bowed, and the poor cannot be moved.

The eldest aunt was raised like a man, and she still lived up to Mrs. Pei's teachings for a long time.

It's just such a woman, for what she insists on trusting, not only lost her marriage, but also lost her life in the end.

The eldest prince remembered what his father said to him at the end of the Fengxian Palace: "Be kind to Pei Qianyi and Pei Qianqian." There was even a sigh.

Originally, my father thought that the second brother liked humility, and it was not bad for her to marry the second brother as the princess. After all, at that time, Qianqian was difficult to marry because of the expulsion. And marrying into the royal family, for ordinary women, even if they are concubines, they will rush to it. So he acquiesced to the second brother to go to Pei's house to ask for marriage.

Who knew that his cousin, the prince of Anjun, who later ran out, actually asked to marry Pei Qianqian.

Even if the second prince is his own younger brother, the eldest prince can't speak with a clear conscience. ---— Wang Shizi of Anjun is indeed a better candidate than his second brother.

Back in the Chengxiang Palace, the eldest prince saw that the palace attendants inside were busy cleaning and washing around, and were busy packing up his clothes and utensils, so he asked, "Is it Qintian who has set the date for relocation?" ”

The palace maid in the palace of the Great Emperor was busy stepping forward and saluting, "Your Highness is back?" ——Not long after His Highness left, Qin Tianjian sent the day. It is said that there are not many good days in the past six months, and the most suitable day for relocation is three days later. If you don't move, you'll have to wait for half a year. The crown princess said that it was too early or too late. Let's move. Let's pack our things quickly. ”

There is no shortage of manpower in the Great Emperor's Palace. After sealing the crown prince, according to the prince's regulations, some additional manpower was added, even if it was moved immediately, it was too late. It's just that it's so anxious to roar, and it looks ugly in the end.

The eldest prince pondered for a long time and looked at Mingxin.

Mingxin was the maid of the palace specially selected by the former queen for the eldest prince, and planned to let him open a personnel. It's a pity that the eldest prince had someone in his heart at that time, and he has always refused to ask for his heart. Later, the eldest prince got married, and he also died, but his thoughts were different. Mingxin was old enough to be released from the palace two years ago, but the eldest prince has been busy with his own affairs, so he forgot about this stubble.

At this time, I saw Mingxin, who was already in her twenties, but she was still on an errand in the palace, and she couldn't bear it, so she called her to the side of the room and asked her in a low voice: "Do you want to leave the palace, or do you want to stay in the palace?" ”

Mingxin has been by the eldest prince's side for seven or eight years, and he naturally understands what the eldest prince's words mean.

Seeing that Mingxin lowered her head and didn't speak, the eldest prince thought that she wanted to leave the palace, but she was embarrassed to say it to herself, so she gently persuaded her: "If you like the son of a family, tell me, I will let the princess help you propose marriage, and I will ensure that you marry in a beautiful manner." ”

Mingxin's head hung lower, still silent.

The eldest prince was also tired and didn't want to guess anymore, so he waved his hand and said, "In this case, you can go out first." Ordered someone to call the crown princess in, I have something to say to her. ”

Mingxin was a little anxious, raised his head and said eagerly: "······ Slave maid, don't want to leave the palace. ”

The eldest prince was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look at Mingxin, and saw that two blushes flew up her cheeks, but she looked at herself motionlessly.

What does Mingxin mean, the eldest prince understood, thought for a long time, and said to her: "Have you thought clearly?" - When you go out, you can be a decent husband and wife, and you are a serious lady. Follow me, at most you will be just a concubine. ”

Mingxin's background is not bad, she is a serious woman from a good family, and her family is also a petty official, otherwise she can't be picked by the first queen and sent to the palace.

After listening to the words of the eldest prince, Mingxin smiled and said, "What did Your Highness say?" As long as you can follow His Royal Highness for the rest of your life, you are willing to be a palace maid for the rest of your life. ”

The eldest prince nodded and said, "Then you go down first, and then come in to serve when you move to the East Palace." ”

Mingxin blushed and blessed, and went backwards.

Three days later, the eldest prince and the Tu family officially moved to the East Palace, and since then they have been called "Prince" and "Princess".

On the first night of the prince's move to the East Palace, he left the palace maid who had been serving the prince before.

The next day, the prince asked Emperor Hongxuan for a decree, and Feng Mingxin was a good woman, which was the prince's first concubine.

Emperor Hongxuan was very happy, and also praised the prince's filial piety, and said to the crown princess Tu that Mingxin was the person chosen by the prince when the first queen was alive, so that Tu wanted to live in harmony with Mingxin. Mingxin's maiden name is Li, so they all call her Li Liangdi.

Tu couldn't say anything about his suffering, but he didn't complain at all, so he had to watch Li Liangdi sleep night and night, and his relationship with the prince became more and more intimate.

Tu's maiden family was even more anxious, fearing that the crown princess would fall out of favor, and even entered the palace to force Tu to quickly get her two younger sisters in.

Fortunately, after Tu's incident, he already knew that the prince was not a soft-eared person, let alone the kind of womanizer who couldn't walk when he saw a woman. If it weren't for his repeated pestering, he would have had no chance to be a concubine.

The prince accepted the inscription, but he was actually beating himself.

Thinking of this, Tu really toughened up, and took back the waist card that gave her mother to enter the palace, and in the future, her mother's family was not allowed to enter the palace without being summoned.

I just read books and practice calligraphy in my palace all day to raise my baby, and I went to the back garden of the East Palace to walk, and my mood gradually became more comfortable.

Although Li Liangdi, the crown prince's new na, is favored, she is the person who has been with the prince for the longest time, not only knows the prince's temperament well, but also is more familiar with the rules of the palace than the Tu family, so she has never been pampered and coquettish, and ran to the Tu family to show off her might.

Besides, she looks favored on the surface, but everyone in the East Palace knows that the prince has instructed that Li Liangdi, the child-avoiding soup, should be drunk every morning.

These two people, one lives in the East Pavilion of the East Palace, and the other lives in the West Pavilion of the East Palace, but they are also safe.

In the Zhenguo Mansion, Jian Feiyang came back in the past few days and told He Ningxin what happened in the East Palace, which was quite happy.

He Ningxin listened, but sighed to Tu: "What a fool." Anyway, now that I understand, I hope there will be no more extraneous branches. ”

Jian Feiyang nodded, hugged He Ningxin to the bed, touched her three-month-old belly, and said in a low voice: "That Tu Hanlin family, I heard that there is no concubine. I don't know how this crown princess would think about taking a concubine for the prince like this. Now it's a shot in the foot. ”

He Ningxin was angry and funny, took Jian Feiyang's hand away, and said angrily: "You are a man, of course you help men speak." - I am also a woman, I don't believe that the crown princess can really be willing to serve a husband with others. It's just a matter of circumstance. ”

Jian Feiyang didn't care, and said, "You can't say that." Ordinary women, of course, are reluctant to serve a husband with others, but the crown princess is going to be the queen's mother in the future, but she can't say this. If you want to have no one between the two, don't enter the palace to marry the prince. ”

That's right.

He Ningxin tilted her head and thought for a long time, then squinted at Jian Feiyang and said, "You understand more and more." ”

You can talk to anyone about a lifetime and a couple, but you can't tell the emperor.

The crown prince will be the emperor in the future, so it is not applicable.

Thinking of Song Liangyu, who was now commanding the big ship to provoke everywhere in the southeast, He Ningxin was a little amused and said: "Now that I think about it, it is a good thing that Xiao Qi and the eldest prince did not have a chance at the beginning. ”

Jian Feiyang knew that He Ningxin was talking about Song Liangyu, so he nodded and praised: "General Song commands the naval army in the southeast, and he drives to the waters of the Wa Kingdom at every turn, and now he forces that group of people to move in the territory of the Wa Kingdom, and he is only worried that General Song will send a few pirate ships in and loot from time to time, where do you dare to make waves in the waters of our Daqi!" ”

In the southeast sea area of Daqi, he has suffered from the Japanese state for decades, and now he can actually raise his eyebrows and exalt himself, not to be beaten passively, but to take the initiative to beat people, which is also a good thing for people's hearts.

"The foreign art of war brought back by Xiao Qi is cloudy, and the best defense is to attack. ----- Xiaoqi didn't go abroad in vain. He Ningxin praised from the bottom of her heart.

Jian Feiyang said: "It's a pity that General Song is not young now, but he has never been able to get married." ”

He Ningxin said calmly: "Why do women have to get married? - If Xiao Qi didn't have a crush on anyone, why did she have to force her to marry? Wouldn't it be better to let her do what she loves all the time? Is it true that a woman is only worthy of staying in the back house, with a husband and children? "It's actually a bit of a fire.

Jian Feiyang didn't know where to stab the hornet's nest, so he hurriedly comforted He Ningxin and said, "That's right! Right! You're right! Let's not let Xiao Qi get married, and we won't marry for the rest of our lives. When she's old, I'll take her over to you as a companion, okay? ”

He Ningxin chuckled. Gently slapped Jian Feiyang, "It's getting more and more nonsense." Xiaoqi has her own family, parents and brothers, where do we need us to provide for her? ”

With Song Liangyu's current status, even if she doesn't marry for the rest of her life, her maiden family, the Song family, Huiguo, will not dislike her.

"Well, it's me talking nonsense. My sister-in-law, it's getting late, let's settle it. Jian Feiyang and his entourage said, and the party turned out the lights, got off the bed curtain and settled with He Ningxin.

He Ningxin kept her eyes open in the dark, and she couldn't sleep.

In the past few days, she always thinks of the things that happened when she was still Pei Shufan.

She still remembered that when she first married into the Marquis of Ningyuan's mansion, she was only fifteen years old, and she had just reached the end of her life.

At that time, she had an ambition to make a contribution to Daqi to turn the tide, maintain orthodoxy, and get rid of the Empress Dowager Pang and her group who brought disaster to the country and the people.

Who knew that she had not yet gained a firm foothold when she married into the Marquis of Ningyuan's mansion, so she fell in the way of Mrs. Marquis Ningyuan, and almost couldn't give birth to any more children.

She was puzzled and puzzled. Lao Ningyuan Hou Chu Bozan did everything possible to ask his father to marry him and be his daughter-in-law, why did his mother-in-law hate herself to such an extent that she actually wanted to kill herself......

And after the old Marquis Ning Yuan found out, although he was furious with his wife and mother-in-law, but the punishment for her was only raised high and gently put down, but later he handed over the power to preside over the backyard of the Marquis Ning Yuan's mansion to his own hands, which was regarded as compensation for himself.

He was only a little energetic, and while dealing with the ghosts and ghosts in the inner mansion of the Marquis of Ning Yuan, he slowly gained the trust of the old Marquis Ning Yuanhou and began to help him take care of the outer courtyard, and then gradually took over some of the secretly unsightly properties in the hands of the old Marquis Ning Yuan.

It should have been from that time that I discovered that the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion looked inconspicuous and dewy, but it already had a wealth that rivaled the wealth of the country.

This property is in his own hands, of course, he must play the greatest role in the restoration of the abolished prince.

In fact, at the beginning, all the resources of the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion were indeed used to help the abolished prince restore the throne.

It's just that when the matter was about to be completed, he gradually discovered that for so many years, every once in a while, Lao Ning Yuanhou had to send a large sum of silver to the southwest. In the past, it was to abolish the crown prince, and she didn't particularly care about it. Later, I found out that the waste prince was coming back soon, and the money was still correct, and it was getting more and more year by year.

I once wrote to ask where the silver industry went, but the old Marquis Ning Yuan just avoided the important and trivialized, and never answered, but often wrote back to ask her how to deal with herself if the Marquis of Ningyuan's mansion and Chu Huadan, who married the abolished prince as his wife, after the abolition of the prince was reinstated.

This is also true.

I have read the subset of scriptures and histories with my brothers for so many years, and I am certainly no stranger to these things.

The relationship between the emperor and his courtiers is not one sentence, two sentences can be said clearly.

Even ordinary people have the problem of "sharing hardships and hardships, and sharing wealth and prosperity". Not to mention the Emperor of the Lord of Ten Thousand Vehicles.

The emperor should guard against his courtiers plotting against usurpation of power.

The courtiers should also guard against the emperor's birds.

Of course, he knew everything in the letter, and he tried his best to plan for his sister-in-law, Chu Huadan, the wife of the abolished prince at the time.

It wasn't until one day, when he occasionally dealt with Lao Ning Yuanhou's letters in the outer courtyard, that he found that a letter was sent in the wrong place and fell into his hands, and he was convinced of his conjecture all along: what Lao Ning Yuanhou wanted was definitely not just as simple as a dragon's work. He seems to trust himself, but in fact, he keeps a hand on everything. As long as Pei Shufan connected some clues, he knew that Lao Ning Yuanhou had another group of his people and another group of forces outside. What these people are doing with staying, you can even think of it on your knees.

Although he didn't know where Lao Ning Yuanhou hid the other half of his men until he died, it didn't prevent him from making his own choice.

The Tao is different, and they do not conspire with each other.

What the old Ning Yuanhou wanted, Pei Shufan definitely disagreed. In public and private, she can't stand on the side of Lao Ning Yuanhou.

Besides, after so many years of behavior of Old Ning Yuanhou, she couldn't understand it better.

If this person becomes a big deal, he can only die. However, it is not a pity for him to die, but his children and his own mother's family, especially his beliefs over the years, his lifelong happiness and beliefs will be destroyed by him.

So who she will stand on, in fact, there is no need to choose. Because she didn't have a choice.

Now that she has discovered the strangeness of Old Ning Yuanhou, she naturally has her own way to start monitoring Old Ning Yuanhou's movements in the capital.

At that time, Old Ning Yuanhou did not know that he had discovered his secret, and he was still using himself to the end, plus the big thing was about to be completed, and he was also a little lax, and he acted a little unavoidable, so he could naturally let himself find out the big things he planned on the Chinese New Year's Eve of the second year of Hongxuan.

At that time, he had already stood on the side of Emperor Hongxuan, so the news that he sent out was quickly responded.

Lao Ning Yuanhou probably never dreamed that he would succeed and defeat. He thought that he could play with the people of the world in the palm of his hand, and even instigated the blood of the Golden Palace of the Old Town, and used his own woman to plan for him. He is very smart, but he is too smart, thinking that others can be bullied, but he didn't expect that the gentleman would also have a counterattack......

He Ningxin thought about the past, looked at Jian Feiyang, who was already asleep, and suddenly felt soft in her heart, slowly moved her head and put it on Jian Feiyang's shoulder.

Jian Feiyang subconsciously stretched out his hand in his sleep and hugged her tightly in his arms.

Protecting her has become his instinct.

He Ningxin smiled slowly. This time, she won't lose either. She will come up with a brilliant way to make the Zhenguo Mansion stand tall in Daqi forever.

A few days later, half of the grain from the Jiangnan and Southeast Guancang was transported to the capital, and it was put together with the grain that the Luo family had bought from the Wa Kingdom, waiting to be escorted to the southwest for disaster relief.

From the capital to the southwest, thousands of miles away, in addition to the escort of the army, there must also be a man pulling a cart to transport.

This collection of people to transport grain also requires a lot of silver.

In the Marquis Ningyuan's mansion, Pei Shufen has been sick recently and can't get out of bed.

Ningyuan Hou Chuhua couldn't wait, he was irritable every day, and asked Pei Shufen if he had any way to let him go to the southwest.

Pei Shufen saw that he couldn't hide, so he said to Chu Hua: "If Master Hou agrees to take Master Shu Fen to the southwest together, Shu Fen will help Master Hou come up with this idea." ”

Chu Hua said impatiently: "Can I still take you with me?" Don't forget, my stuff is still with you, can I not take you there? ”

Pei Shufen lowered her head a little weakly. She's been sick lately, but she's not pretending. Ever since she was kicked out by Lang Jin Dongtian, she has been suffering from major and minor illnesses, and it seems that she wants to get all the diseases she has never had in her life at once. She still doesn't understand what is wrong with Lang Jing Dongtian.

"Say it. If you don't have any ideas, don't hang me. I can go and ask others for ideas. Chu Huajin sat in front of Pei Shufen's bed and asked in a low voice.

Pei Shufen hesitated for a while and said, "If Master Hou wants to go to the southwest seriously, he must give up some blood." ”

Chu Huajin frowned and looked at Pei Shufen: "You make it clear." ”

Pei Shufen calmed down, and said with a smile to Chu Huajin: "The concubine knows that the Hou Ye has a lot of money in his hands. Now give some of it and donate it to the Holy One, and your wishes will be fulfilled. ”

Chu Huajin seemed to have an understanding, tilted his head and looked at Pei Shufen and said, "You say, donate silver to the imperial court?" ”

Pei Shufen nodded and said in a low voice: "Hou Ye's move must be done above board and known to everyone, so that the Holy Lord can no longer find an excuse to block Hou Ye's way." As he spoke, he whispered something in Chu Huajin's ear, and Chu Huajin kept nodding yes.

A few days later, there was a sudden gossip from the high gates in the capital, saying that Ning Yuanhou was selling shops and granges, and exchanged all kinds of ancestral income from Ning Yuanhou's mansion into silver and deposited them in the money bank.

Then when he went to the court on this day, the court talked about the matter of conscripting the people and transporting grain, and Emperor Hongxuan asked everyone to brainstorm and talk about their own methods.

Chu Huajin stood up and said to Emperor Hongxuan: "Your Majesty, the ministers have been deeply favored by the emperor for generations, and this is the time to share the worries on behalf of Your Majesty. As he spoke, he presented a fold with several large denominations of silver tickets.