When Song Yixiao and the chief steward tested each other, Jingzhao Mansion.

Back hall.

Ling Yin Banyanxiu walked into the warm pavilion, and at the same time took the hot handkerchief handed by the maid and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead: "Liu Zhenxi is a waiter of the Criminal Department, and he was ordered by Qiu Shuxia, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, to go through this experience, even if he is under the pretext that my son fell into the water, he can't be hung for too long-Ziya, what you said he wanted, should I or not?" ”

"Don't respond!" The one he asked was the master Zuo Licen, the word Ziya, this would also be sweating in the late autumn, but he didn't have the heart to pick up the handkerchief in the maid's hand, wiped his face with his sleeve indiscriminately, waved his hand to order everyone to withdraw, Fang Shen said, "Dongjia, now that time is tight, don't blame me for being alarmist: you are going to answer him this time and transfer the case of Na You Hong to the Criminal Department, your career is almost over!" ”

He reminded, "The owner was born in the second class back then, and now the official worships the third grade, and he is not confused when he is still in the prime of life!" Do you want to ruin your future because of a Qiu Shuxia? ”

"So serious?" Ban Yanxiu was taken aback, threw the handkerchief into the basin that the maid couldn't take away, took a deep breath, sat down at the top, waved his hand and said, "Ziya, tell me carefully, why is this?" ”

"The owner, you were only transferred back to the imperial capital four years ago to Ren Lingyin, no wonder you don't know: this You Hong is the father of Grandma Song, the wife of Yan Guogong, and his wife Zhao is still on an errand in front of Grandma Song!" Zuo Licen said urgently, "And Grandma Song's father, Song Yuan, the current secretary and young eunuch, has been married three times so far, and the wife of the knot is naturally Grandma Song's biological mother, the current Princess of Hengshan, Wei!" The follow-up string is Liu Shilang's sister-in-law! ”

He lowered his voice, "After the Liu family entered the door, they regarded the original concubine as a thorn in the flesh, not to mention the bullying and mistreatment all day long, and after she became pregnant, she took advantage of Grandma Song to go out to buy a birthday gift for her father, and instructed her henchmen to sell it to the bustard's mother - if it weren't for the bustard's mother who was afraid of Princess Hengshan and quietly sent it to the Wei family after buying Grandma Song, Grandma Song's fate can be imagined!" ”

"And then?" A layer of cold sweat appeared on Ban Yanxiu's forehead that he had wiped, and he thought that he was fortunate to have hired this master from the imperial capital when he took office. Otherwise, he would not be in the imperial capital, this kind of back house is private, and it is impossible for him to inquire about it in the future, if it is not Zuo Licen, where does he know?

"Later, of course the Wei family wanted to find the Song family to ask for an explanation!" Zuo Licen sighed, "In the dispute, the Liu family was secretly handed down and had a miscarriage, so naturally there was no reason to think about the innocence of the fetus and let her go!" Therefore, after the Song and Liu families discussed, they soaked the Liu family in the pig cage to correct the family's voice! ”

Ban Yanxiu suddenly said: "Although the Liu family is not virtuous, but in the end, they are brothers and sisters, no wonder Liu Zhenxi will take refuge in Qiu Shuxia!" ”

Speaking of this, he frowned again, "Even if I don't know the personal feud between Liu Zhenxi and Grandma Song, just relying on Qiu Shuxia, I also know that he wants to transfer this case to the Criminal Department, and he must want to drag the Yanguo Mansion into the water - the problem is that both sides are relatives of the emperor, and I am a Jingzhao, but I can't afford to provoke either side!" ”

Needless to say, the government and the opposition know that he is the heart and soul of the Queen Mother, Emperor Xianjia is his own son, and the saint is so grand that he has been a hostage in Wuhuan for five years and comes back, and he can directly serve as the largest military selection division in the military department!

But Qiu Shuxia is not far behind - otherwise, he would have been sent to a deserted place to retire in the past few months, otherwise he would have been sent to a deserted place to retire in the past few months, how could he still sit in the position of Shangshu?

"Speaking of which, Qiu Shuxia and Yan Guogong are still cousins and nephews!" Ban Yanxiu had a headache and said, "Qiu Shuxia is the nephew of the Empress Dowager, and the only male heir of the Qiu family today, and she is the serious cousin of the eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom!" What do you think this man thinks? The impeachment of the nephew in the court for several months did not stop, and seeing that His Majesty ignored it, he didn't know how to talk about it, but he actually acted in private! ”

If you want to move, don't drag Jingzhao Mansion into the water!

It's just a pit man!

"Here's the crux of the matter!" Zuo Licen's expression was solemn, "Think about it, don't talk about the relationship between Qiu Shangshu and Yan Guogong, he is a cousin who personally goes into battle to embarrass his nephew, or the kind that he repeats and repeats, how ridiculous is it?" Let's just say that Wuhuan captured hostages and forced me Da Rui to withdraw and cut the land, who doesn't know that it was the Hou Shizi of Fuyang who instigated it? Speaking of which, Yan Guogong, who was only eleven years old at the time, was actually killed by his cousin! These two are Qiu Shangshu's nephews, Qiu Shangshu wants to kill his relatives because of this matter, how can the argument be aimed at the prince of Fuyang, not the prince of Yan Guo! ”

Ban Yanxiu groaned: "The DPRK and China are also talking about this...... Many people speculate that Duke Mo Yan Guogong offended Qiu Shuxia? ”

"How is this possible?" Zuo Licen shook his head again and again, "Duke Yan Guogong inherited the title at the age of five, and was immediately admitted to Mingren Palace and raised by the Queen Mother herself. Occasionally out of the palace, but also under the leadership of the palace people, returned to the Jin State Princess's Mansion to visit her parents, brothers and sisters, and never went to Qiu's house to walk around - Qiu Shangshu wanted to meet this nephew, that could only be met when he went to Mingren Palace to greet the Queen Mother! ”

Let's not talk about this probability, let's just say that even if it happens, with Jian Xubai's age at the time, what can Qiu Shuxia say to him? At most, it's just a perfunctory sentence on the face of the Queen Mother! In front of the Queen Mother, how could Jian Xubai offend this uncle?

What's more, in front of the Queen Mother, even if the two uncles and nephews have a conflict, can the Queen Mother not mediate?

To say before the age of five...... Such a young child, no longer sensible, is a cousin to remember until now? How narrow-minded is this? Or are you not human?

Therefore, Qiu Shuxia is because of personal grudges, so she is especially targeting Jian Xubai, and this speculation cannot be established at all!

"And what do you mean?" Ban Yanxiu's weak crown entered the rank of the second class, and in the absence of ancestral shade, he achieved it from the third grade in just ten years, although it was lucky, but the knowledge and ability are there. It's just that the overall vision is a little worse, and it needs the assistance of staff.

This will be left Cen and nodded: "Hasn't the owner forgotten how Qiu Shangshu's only son died?" ”

- The Qiu family currently has only one male heir, Qiu Shuxia, which is the biggest reason why the Queen Mother still tolerates her nephew's unforgiveness to her grandson although she hurts Jian Xubai to the bone.

After all, no matter how much the queen mother spoils her grandson, she can't bear to call her mother's heir.

However, Qiu Shuxia actually had a son, but the child died three years ago. The reason is very simple, the child is a concubine, and his health has not been very good since he landed, so he let the biological mother raise it first. And the biological mother thought that she had a meritorious child, but she despised the main mother, which made Qiu Shuxia furious and sold her far away - as a result, the child became more and more emaciated because she missed her biological mother and did not think about eating.

In this case, left and right, including the wife, of course persuaded Qiu Shuxia to buy the person back, so as not to have an accident with the child.

But Qiu Shuxia disagreed: "How can you mess up the order of dignity and inferiority for a child!" ”

Later, the child gradually died, and Qiu's wife was worried, and knelt on the ground and wept: "The so-called unfilial piety has three, and no queen is the greatest!" Now that the husband has only one son under his knees, even if his biological mother is rude, after this separation of mother and son, he has also learned a lesson. I also ask my husband to plan for the family and welcome his mother back home! ”

As a result, Qiu Shuxia said: "According to the rules of the succession of princes in the Qianyong period, there is no heir. I don't have a son-in-law, in fact, I'm the last one. So whether the concubine can be raised or not depends on the meaning of God! As for his biological mother, she was originally only from a humble background, but after giving birth to a son, she didn't take her mother seriously, which shows the corruption of her character and morality! It's just that her son still cherishes her like this, and now she is sold far away, if she is picked up, how can the child's temperament not be affected by her in the future? Rather than having an unfilial son who is disrespectful, rampant and arrogant, I would rather die before he grows up, so as not to spoil my Qiu family's style! ”

…… Not long after he said this, the child died.

Counting it, Qiu Shuxia will be half a hundred years old now, and she has no brothers and nephews. Even if it is because he is in charge of the Ministry of Rites, he attaches great importance to etiquette, but in order to emphasize the dignity and inferiority, he actually sits back and watches the only parent and child die of grief - this iron heart, even above the court, there is no shortage of people who look sideways.

But!

To this day, Qiu Shuxia does not regret it, but is proud, thinking that she is doing this because she does not abandon the Gangchang etiquette law because of personal feelings, but is a move to support orthodoxy!

It's like standing on the peak of morality and overlooking all living beings!

"No heir is no heir......" Ban Yanxiu is not a stupid person after all, the master reminded him slightly, he had come to his senses, he couldn't help but get up, put his hands behind his back, paced back and forth in the room for a few steps, and suddenly said, "You mean, Qiu Shuxia's sword dance this time is not intended by Yan Guogong, but by the prince?!" ”

——In the vassal kingdom of the former Yong period, only the son-in-law could succeed the heir. If there are no sons-in-law, even if there are thousands of descendants, they will be counted as having no heirs, and the result will of course be the elimination of the country.

"Qiu Shangshu compares himself with the heirs of the feudal kingdom in the former Yongshi, and would rather cut off his children and grandchildren than change his will, which shows his determination to maintain the etiquette and law!" Zuo Licen sighed, "Of course, the royal family is different from the subjects, and it is impossible not to establish a prince because there is no concubine. The problem is that the East Palace of this dynasty has been established, but it is not a son-in-law! And Your Majesty has a son-in-law! And Qiu Shangshu made it clear that he insisted on 'establishing a son with nobility rather than longevity, and establishing a successor with longevity rather than virtue'. ”

In other words, in Qiu Shangshu's eyes, King Zhao from the Yuan Dynasty is the natural candidate for the prince!

"I just want to say that these days, Her Royal Highness the Acting Princess, has been running around for Her Royal Highness the King of Wei, which will cause an uproar in both the government and the opposition." Ban Yanxiu couldn't help sighing, "But I don't want Qiu Shuxia to attack Yan Guogong, who is friendly with His Royal Highness the Prince, since the beginning of the year - this court will be chaotic soon!" ”

Zuo Licen said in a deep voice: "So I advise the owner that you can't transfer the case to Liu Shilang!" Whether it is the eldest princess or Qiu Shangshu, they are all relatives favored by His Majesty, and if they exceed them, His Majesty may not be able to account for them. But between the proprietor and His Majesty, there is only a monarch and a minister! How can you rush into such troubled waters? ”

"Will this offend Qiu Shuxia?" Ban Yanxiu was a little worried, "That even Yan Guogong dares to hold on, if it is aimed at me......"

"The owner!" Zuo Li Cen Zhengse said, "This case was reported to Jingzhao Mansion first, and you took over, took people, and collected evidence in accordance with the regulations, and the whole process is evidence-based." Slowly, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu overstepped his authority and asked, that is, His Majesty the Jinluan Palace asked, what did you say you did wrong? ”

The point is, "Although there are signs of two kings competing for the crown prince now, the East Palace is not empty." Not to mention who will sit on the throne in the future, at least for now, it is a matter of course to put the crown prince before the second king! ”

Since ancient times, the crown prince is the most noble of all princes!

King Wei and King Zhao are not convinced? Who called them now just vassal kings!

has the ability, is in the East Palace!

When the time comes, don't talk about Ban Yanxiu, Jingzhao, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military will change their attitude towards them!

"Now, although Your Majesty tolerates the eagerness of the two highnesses, King Wei and King Zhao, he has never expressed the intention of Yi Chu! The ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee, there are few people who have a clear position, how can you express this attitude now? Zuo Licen said bitterly, "If you anger Your Majesty, the consequences will be unimaginable!" ”

At the beginning, Emperor Xianjia thought that he would not live long, and in order to help the crown prince Liwei, in matters involving the East Palace, he did not forget the thunder means everywhere!

Ban Yanxiu recalled those unlucky colleagues in the past, and couldn't help but feel a thrill - if you really follow in the footsteps of those people, what is the point if you have no chance of promotion? That's a life-threatening thing!

"What's more, the prince has always been virtuous, and he was raised by His Majesty himself, and the father-son relationship is deep! Although he is not a son-in-law, he may not lose his position. Once he is still the crown prince to inherit the throne, how can the owner deal with himself? ”

"But if King Zhao ascends the throne, can he still openly blame the owner for being loyal to his duties? When the time comes, at most, it will be Zhishi! ”

"Which is more important, the owner, think twice!"

Ban Yanxiu didn't have to think twice, and said categorically: "I'm going to reject Liu Zhenxi!" ”

"Wait!" Zuo Licen hurriedly shouted to him, "You used the excuse that the little boy was greedy to play and fell into the pond, so you left Liu Shilang in the flower hall and returned to the back hall - this will be to see the guests again after watching the little boy, how can you not change your clothes?" ”

"That's what Ziya said!" Ban Yanxiu shook her sleeves in embarrassment, "You go with me, in case the surname Liu is entangled, I can help knock on the side drum!" ”