Tongying frowned: "When did you not see you?" Does his family know where he went? ”

"I haven't seen him since the day before yesterday, and there are only nurses and a few servants in his house, and I think he went to someone's house to play, and he hasn't been here for a day, and no one has asked him to know about his disappearance."

The missing one is younger than his deceased father, who used to be the ruler of Luan Yiwei, because of his seniority, many people came out of his hands, and after his death, Luan Yiwei's people took great care of his son. Since he turned sixteen last year and entered Luan Yiwei, because of his pleasing appearance, diligent legs and feet, sweet mouth, and the only son of the old-timer, Luan Yiwei, has always treated him as a little brother, and often invited him to play at home. Therefore, he did not return home on the day of rest, and his family did not become suspicious.

Tong Ying thought for a while and asked, "Do those suspicious people know what their origin is?"

Sun Guard shook his head: "I don't know, although I suspect that it will be sent by that nobleman, but if I think it is less than that noble man who has a serious martial arts position on his body, he will not kill him for a trivial matter, right?" ”

Tong Ying sighed: "Okay, you tell the others about the road from Luan Yiwei's yamen to Xiaoxiao's house, and check the road next to Xiao's house to see if anyone has seen Xiaoxiao." Also, keep an eye on the man's movements, and then send someone to appease the younger ones. After a pause, he added: "You go first, and call Lao Feng by the way." I changed my clothes and rushed over. ”

Guard Sun answered and turned to leave. Tongying goes back to her room to change her clothes. Seeing this, Shuning hurriedly dropped the needle and thread in her hand and said, "Where are you going to go so late?" Is there anything important about Guard Sun? ”

Tong Ying said while putting on her clothes: "Luan Yiwei, someone is missing, I don't know what's going on, I want to help find someone." You may be back later tonight, so you don't have to wait for me. ”

Shuning listened to this, turned around, took a cloth bag, filled some snacks, handed it to him, and said, "Eat when you're hungry." Don't come back too late, you'll have to go on a business tomorrow. ”

Tongying took the cloth bag, stuffed it into her arms, put on her boots and left. Shuning watched him rush into the night, and somehow had an ominous feeling.

Tongying didn't have much to gain that night, only heard that someone saw it on Zhengyangmen Street that day, and stayed in a restaurant for most of the hour, and when he came out, he still seemed to have drunk some wine, but no one knew where he went later.

It was the middle of the night when Tongying got home. I only had time to get up and wash my face after a while. Shuning watched him drink a large bowl of strong tea with some distress, only to hear him smile and comfort herself: "It's okay when you are on the southern tour." I didn't sleep all night, and I tried to find a chance to take a nap at noon. Shuning sighed, and went out to ask someone to clean the small yard she had rented before, so that Tongying could sleep more comfortably at noon, and she also took the idea. Going to cook there again.

The place where he disappeared was less than the place where he continued to disappear. Everyone in Luan Yiwei has already heard about it. Worried. Some people always suspect that the prince is a ghost, but some people think that it is less than the so-called offending prince. It's just that when he met outside last year, he ignored the request of the prince's subordinates, went forward to pour tea and waited, and after the southern tour came, he had a few quarrels when he met the guards of the East Palace again, how could the prince want to harm him because of this? Tongying asked people to look for it while suppressing the discussion of his subordinates, which was a headache.

However, just when Tongying thought that she could no longer hide her from her superiors, she appeared. He was much haggard, and said in a hoarse voice that he had only met a friend and drank two more glasses, and only then became drunk and fell ill before he disappeared for three whole days, and he was derelict in his duty and was willing to accept punishment.

Tongying was really angry at that time, and immediately scolded him, although the others had some sympathy, but they all thought that they deserved it. But Tong Ying saw that his face was less than pale, and his actions were also a little difficult, remembering that he had just said that he was sick, so he didn't have much difficulty for him, and only detained him for half a month, and sent someone to send him home...... When the other Luan Yiwei people learned about this, they all laughed and said that they were worried in vain.

Xiao, but he took another three days off in a row, and when he reappeared, the whole person was very thin. He missed his errands for six days in a row, and it was impossible to hide it from the people above him, so the Minister of Honor and Health punished him for three months, and also circulated a notice of criticism.

Everyone thought that was the end of the matter. Tongying returned to the most relaxed working state in the past, and because she encountered a lot of good things, she was very happy.

First of all, all the old servants on Fengtian's side were resettled, and their lives were safe, which made him greatly relieved. Then there is the current Minister of Honor and Guard, who is old, and during the southern tour, he was sick twice because of his frailty, thinking that he could no longer hold this position, so he wrote to the emperor to tell him to grow old.

Although the emperor did not agree, it was a fact that he was old and sick, and the emperor probably just wanted to stay for the sake of the old ministers, and sooner or later the people in the court would agree, so he couldn't help but consider the candidate to take over. Among them, Tongying has the highest voice, he is young and promising, he was born in the clan, served as the Luan Yiwei for more than a year, his performance is very good, and he is quite prestigious among the Luan Yiwei. But the only drawback is that he is too young and not qualified.

At the same time, two other ministers are also popular candidates. One was a general who had cooperated with the emperor's eldest son in the Northwest War, and the other was a minister of the same clan as the crown princess. They all have their strengths and backgrounds, but none of them are from Luan Yiwei. In the end, no one knows who killed the deer.

However, the appearance of the latter two candidates also hinted that the struggle between the eldest son of the emperor and the crown prince was once again put on the surface. The emperor's eldest son, the officials of the Mingzhu faction, have already won many victories, and although the crown prince and Suo Etu's side still have the advantage, they have suffered a lot of hidden losses.

Tongying doesn't care too much about whether he can be promoted, but if he can be promoted, he can instruct others to do things without having to work hard, which is quite attractive. But what he was most proud of was that Luan Yiwei's people all embraced him: "When I first went, others looked at me as young and didn't think much of me as such. Thought I was just going to enjoy the blessed land. When I actually made a appearance, they believed that I was really capable. Now even those red-eyed ones are in my hands. Looking at their trusting eyes, I felt so happy in my heart. Of course, he also contributed to his concern for his subordinates.

He laughed so hard that Shuning turned his head and snickered before he said angrily: "You have said it three times, I know that you are very supportive now." But be careful, don't capsize in the gutter and be robbed of your seat by someone else. Tongying smiled: "What are you afraid of?" Even if one of those two is in the position, what can I do? Shu Ning thought about it, so she didn't say anything anymore, and only concentrated on medicine Tongying's feet. For a while, his hand was heavy, and Tong Ying screamed in pain.

Shuning didn't feel distressed: "If you deserve to get a scar, you can scar, what are you doing to tear off the scar?" Now the wound opened again. ”

Tong Ying smirked: "It's really annoying that it can't fall off, but it's fine." Ming'er will be fine. Shuning glared at him, carefully bandaged his hands with a clean white cloth, and put on his socks. Tong Ying looked at her serious and careful expression, and her heart moved. Reach out and pull her over.

At this time, a voice sounded outside the house: "Bei Zi's grandson guard came and said that he had something urgent to see you." Shuning sneered on the table, but Tongying answered angrily and glanced at his wife. Put on your shoes and go out.

However, Sun Mingze did not bring good news this time. Less than something happened again.

Because it has been missing less than once before. So today he never came home. The family sent someone to ask. After looking for two or three hours, there was no one, worried that something would happen again, and the others were planning to go to various restaurants to ask...... But he received a letter from his family saying that he had returned. A senior who had been friends with him was very angry, so he went to his house to inquire about the situation, and learned that since he came home, he said that he would be alone for a while, and no one was allowed to disturb him, and he entered the study and never came out again. When the senior broke through the door to ask for the guilt, he was now hanged in the study.

Tongying rushed to Xiaoxiao's home overnight. The body has been removed and placed on the bed. However, when several Luan Yiwei who came to help with the funeral after getting the news, they unexpectedly found that there were many traces of abuse on their bodies, some of which were very unsightly. Tong Ying and the others were furious when they saw it.

Obviously, Xiao Yu suffered a great humiliation before he could think of committing suicide. Thinking back to the last time he disappeared, he fell seriously ill, but I'm afraid it wasn't the first time. But although he is a humble official, he is a military official in the mainland of the imperial court, who dares to treat him like this? And why wouldn't he tell anyone?

Tongying had some bad premonitions, but he still calmed down and told the insiders present not to spread the matter, so as not to ruin his reputation, and sent another person to comfort his family and assist in the funeral. The next day, when he returned to the Yamen of Luan Yiwei, he called a few trustworthy subordinates, including those who knew about the previous night, and asked them to quietly inquire about the whereabouts of the last night.

This investigation, however, was easy to find traces of spiders. Xiao was stopped on the way home, and he didn't know what the other party said, so he followed the person in despair. Someone saw him in a remote alley, but there was a courtyard in that alley that belonged to a cousin of Ling Pudi, the head of the internal affairs office and the prince's grandmother. That evening, a carriage, guarded by many people, left the courtyard, and half an hour later, it appeared at the mouth of the alley, its steps staggering, and its face pale.

The carriage left and drove in the direction of the palace, and some of the passers-by who saw their group recognized one of the accompanying guards as the guards of the East Palace.

After finding this, Tongying immediately stopped the investigation and ordered those who knew about it to prevent them from revealing it. If the real culprit is the crown prince, he is afraid that he will die in vain, because the emperor will not severely punish his favorite son because of a person's life. Rather than let the murderer and accomplice suffer stigma after death, why bother with some innocuous sin?

Some of his men understood and some were unwilling, but they had to endure this breath for the sake of being small.

Tong Ying didn't tell his wife about it, and felt that she shouldn't have polluted her ears with such a thing, so Shuning only knew that one of his men had died, and he was sad, so he tried to find a way to make him happy.

But Tongying dreams back every night, but she always thinks of her smiling face before her death and her appearance after death, and feels that she knows his grievances, but she still lets go of the people who hurt him, and she is very sorry for him.

However. Even though Tongying tried her best to suppress this matter, rumors gradually spread from unknown corners. These rumors directly accuse the prince of forcing Luan Yiwei's young man to death because of his good male sex. Although it was only secretly circulated in the capital, it began to be mixed with a lot of speculation and slander, which greatly damaged Xiao's reputation, and even Tongying was involved.

Luan Yiwei's men were furious, although many were afraid of causing trouble. I didn't dare to say anything, but some people didn't understand Tongying's motives for questioning him for hiding the truth. Although he had done an excellent job before and was also very concerned about his subordinates, after all, he was from the clan, and his father's and brother's position was biased towards the prince, and as the rumors intensified, his situation gradually became embarrassing.

Because the Minister of Honor and Health of Luang heard about this and claimed that he wanted to recuperate. Leaving things to Tongying, Tongying had to face this scene alone. Externally, it is necessary to deal with the temptations of self-righteousness or ill-intention, and internally, it is necessary to suppress the dissatisfaction of subordinates and appease the less than the family. For the accidental explosion of the ground conflict between Luan Yiwei and the East Palace. It is all the more necessary to do our best to persuade and mediate. But every time he saw the incomprehensible and suspicious eyes of his subordinates, he felt that his heart was like a knife, and he gradually became a little exhausted.

Shuning also heard some rumors from other places, and roughly knew that Tongying was unwilling to say it to herself. He summoned Tianyang, who was waiting with him, to ask what was going on. I realized how difficult my husband's situation was.

She doesn't remember much about history. I only vaguely remember that Emperor Kangxi seems to be very fond of the crown prince, and he will not be abolished until he is quite old, so it is unlikely that the crown prince will be brought down now. And the prince. Seems to be a misbehaved, bad-tempered, and perverted person. From the rumors in Beijing in the past few years, it can be seen that most of the facts about his inconsistency of men and women are true.

But even if it is a real emperor, he will not do anything to the crown prince, so Tongying will hide it. Obviously, this approach is thankless, and now he is caught in the middle, unable to tell the truth, but he cannot ignore the truth, so it is so painful.

However, Shuning knew that she really couldn't help in this kind of court battle, and all she could do was to try to make him feel more comfortable at home. She also racked her brains to help find a way, but she really couldn't think of it. When an outsider asked her about the whole story with a gossip face, she always used the sentence "how can the rumors be believed to be true" to block back; And when someone questioned Tongying's approach, she always stood on Tongying's side; For the families of Tongying's subordinates who usually have dealings, she tries her best to care for them in a gentle way, help them solve difficulties, and make those subordinates not easy to say ugly words.

Tong Ying was not so sad to see her like this. At least one more person can understand him, and he is also one of his closest family members. He regained his spirits and once again stood tall to face the rumors of the outside world.

After July, the rumors that the Huai River burst its banks shocked the imperial court were gradually overshadowed by rumors related to the disaster. And not long after, Prince Jian and his entourage finally arrived in the capital after more than ten days of slow travel.

Prince Jane's condition is not serious, or it should be said that he has improved, except for the lack of energy, his complexion is fortunately, and he has no difficulty walking with a cane. He went south this time, but under the pretext of settling in the capital, he had already obtained the emperor's permission and filed it in the Zongren Mansion. Almost on the same night that he entered the palace, a physician was sent to stay for a long time.

Prince Jian's entourage was numerous, in addition to the four mothers and sons of Jifujin, there were also four mothers and sons of the Guo family of the side Fujin, two mothers and daughters of the Gao family, and the mother and son of the Wang family of Shufujin, etc., It is said that there were also a few concubines and concubines and concubines in Fengtian, and a few little brothers and little Gege did not follow. There is even a Shufu Jin Guerjia clan who is afraid that he will be left in Fengtian because he is approaching the delivery date.

Tong Ying's bunch of new siblings were the youngest of them were little babies less than three years old, and the oldest was a half-grown teenager of twelve or thirteen years old, and they were chattering and arguing. Because there were so many people coming, even if they had prepared in advance, they were still a little scrambling. The Guerjia clan, who had returned to the capital, took the opportunity to count the Ilgen Jueluo style and acted inconsiderately, the latter almost gritted his silver teeth, but he could only put on a teachable appearance on his face, and only told Yarjianga about his grievances at night.

Jifujin originally wanted to obtain the power of the palace steward as soon as possible, but the prince Yaerjianga handed back the power to his wife on the grounds that he still needed to take care of his sick father after Fujin. Ji Fu Jin Pi endured this breath without smiling. Since the prince Fujin Guerjia complained to Prince Jian during the Mukden period, accusing her of giving "broken shoes" to her stepson as a concubine, and deceiving the prince to bully Yuan Fujin's former servant, Prince Jian, had already reprimanded her, she could only act more carefully.

Yarjianga was in a happy mood because his wife let Ji Fujin eat turtles, and he became intimate with her again.

After Prince Jian entered Beijing, Tongying and Shuning rushed over to say hello as soon as possible, and they often went to visit after that. Tongying was busy with official business, so Shuning strictly abided by the principle of inviting a small peace for three days and a large peace for five days, and was very respectful to Prince Jian and his wife and the other side rooms, so that they could not find fault. Although I was a little tired, I felt that everything was worth it when I looked at Tongying's smiling face when she got along with her father and brother.

Prince Jian had also heard the prince mention the previous rumors and agreed with the second son's approach. In any case, this matter must not really break out and damage the reputation of the crown prince. They also expressed disdain for those who created and spread rumors, believing that they were behind the manipulation of people with intentions.

The support of her father and brother made Tongying even more determined. When the Huai River flood gradually faded away, and rumors about the crown prince forcing the military attache to death spread again, he did not waver.

However, people with a heart will not be willing to admit defeat. As rumors spread to the palace, the harem ladies also began to discuss the matter in private. At this time, someone revealed that when the military attache of Luan Yiwei offended the prince that day, the fourth elder brother was actually present. Then there was a recital in the imperial history that impeached three people in a row. first impeached the prince for misconduct and virtue; followed by the fourth elder brother acting for the tiger and failing to admonish the elder brother; Then there was the clan Luanyi, who made Tongying's royal majesty not strict and concealed the truth, which was suspected of bullying the king.

As soon as this recital came out, it immediately put the scandal that was originally just circulating in the dark into the light. Although the emperor seized on the inappropriateness of some of the words used in the compromise and denounced the imperial history, everyone knew that there had to be an explanation for this matter anyway, and it could no longer be left unchecked.

One night, a young Zhan Shi from Zhan Shi Mansion went to Prince Jian's Mansion to visit the sick and talked for a long time. Then Prince Jian discussed with the prince until midnight, and the next day he sent someone to summon Tongying back to say that he had something to discuss with him.

Shuning followed Tongying to Prince Jian's mansion, and after paying tribute in front of Prince Jian and condolences to his physical condition, he retreated to the backyard to meet the female dependents, leaving Tongying to discuss business with his father and brother.

After visiting Ji Fujin in the backyard, Shuning went to look for Guerjia, but she was a little surprised to find that she and Guo Fujin talked very affectionately, and they became close friends at some point. After asking in private, she felt really speechless. The Guerga clan apparently still remembered the idea of finding a clan husband for their maiden sister, and from the time they arrived in Mukden, they worked very hard to sell her named cousin to Prince Jian and Guo Fujin.

By the way, she also yin Yiergen Jue Luo, because the latter proposed to be the sister of the fifth elder brother of Azaran as a concubine, but the other party was hired as the wife of the famous Fucha family, which made Prince Jian's mansion lose face, and later gave a beautiful maid to Azaran, but never mentioned the matter of marrying a wife. Guo Fujin was originally worried about the romance of his eldest son, hoping that he could marry a good wife, and after entering Beijing, he saw that he not only did not restrain but intensified, so he felt that it was Ilgen Jue Luo who brought his son badly. And because Azaran's pregnant concubine miscarried, she put the blame on the Ilgen Jueluo clan, who was in charge of taking care of it.

Guo Fujin and the Guerjia clan unexpectedly became irreversible, and reached a marriage contract, they had already greeted the palace, and soon they would issue an order for Azaran to take the cousin of the Guerjia clan as his wife.

Shu Ning watched them talk and laugh wordlessly, admired the Guerjia clan's persistence very much, but felt a pity for the girl who was about to marry the prodigal son.

Although the people in the inner courtyard got along fairly well, in Prince Jane's room, the atmosphere suddenly became cold. Tong Ying only felt a faint ringing in her head, and her eyes were dark, and she could hardly believe what her father and brother had just said.

Prince Jane advised him: "At present, this situation has become a dead end, and someone must come forward to bear the responsibility." Those two are the flesh and blood of the Heavenly Family, although Ama is reluctant to give up, but he still hopes that you can come forward to take on this matter. ”

(Because of yesterday's oolong, I made a little trick today, so that everyone can spend less money, and those who suffered losses yesterday should make up for it, and those who did not suffer losses should be regarded as New Year's gifts.)