Chapter 233: Life and Death (Part II)
Hearing the news of Wang Lang's death, Eleven Niang was stunned for a while.
Wang Lang is dead?
How did he die?
thought of the things he did to Shi Niang, and thought of Shi Niang's temper...... It won't be Shi Niang......
The thought flashed, and her mouth suddenly felt dry.
You must know that in this society, it is not a matter for a man to beat a woman, but if a woman kills a man, eight or nine times out of ten will pay for her life.
Shi Niang, don't do anything stupid!
You must know that they are all concubines, unless it can be proved that Wang Lang is all wrong, otherwise, the Luo family will definitely not stand up for them.
She couldn't help but look at Xu Lingyi.
saw Xu Lingkuan on the other side jumping up with an "oops": "Wang Lang is dead?" When was this? How did he die? ”
Xu Lingyi saw his wife looking over anxiously, paused, and said, "It's in the afternoon." He drank too much and had a discord with others. Someone in Shuntian Mansion knew about the relationship between our two families, and specially sent someone to tell me. ”
The language is concise and there is not a single superfluous word.
Eleven Niang felt weird when she heard it, and Xu Lingyi seemed to be avoiding something.
But when I thought that this matter had nothing to do with Shi Niang, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Just as she was about to ask in detail, Mrs. Tai said with concern: "Has the perpetrator been caught?" On the Wang family's side, do you want to send someone to condole? ”
"It was the ...... who reported the crime Boss, the perpetrator was caught on the spot. Xu Lingyi had a few hesitations when he said this, but soon returned to his former gentleness and calmness, "People die like lights going out." Before, I was afraid that Xiao Wu and Wang Lang would get together, but now that Wang Lang is gone, our two families are also in-laws, so we should send someone to condole. It's just that it's getting late today, and the Wang family has just gotten bad news, and it's a time of grief. Let's send someone tomorrow! ”
Mrs. Tai nodded, her expression stunned: "Wang Lang is an only son...... The Wang family is only afraid that the sky has collapsed at this moment. As he spoke, as if he remembered something, he asked Eleven Niang, "Did he leave a son and a half daughter?" ”
Eleven Niang shook her head: "No!" ”
She thought of what happened to Shi Niang and thought of Jin Lian's miscarriage...... I don't know if Wang Lang thought of these when he died? Do you have any regrets?
"This kid ......" Mrs. Tai's eyes sank as she listened, and she shook her head and sighed.
The fifth lady persuaded Mrs. Tai: "Wang Lang is so spoiled that he doesn't know that the sky is high and the earth is thick, and he has always been bold. I often walk by the river, how can I not get my shoes wet. It's also his bad luck. ”
"You know something, this white-haired man sending a black-haired man is the most uncomfortable." Mrs. Tai said, and there was a glint in the corner of her eye.
Mother Du looked at it and hurriedly handed over the handkerchief: "What is Mrs. Tai doing?" Several masters are around you, and you are sad! ”
"yes, yes." Seeing this, the third lady hurriedly and diligently brought tea to Mrs. Tai, "You drink some hot tea, it is more comfortable." ”
"Don't be sad, grandmother!" Several children also stepped forward to comfort Mrs. Tai.
Mrs. Tai took Mama Du's handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes, took the tea of the third lady, and saw several children looking at her worriedly with little faces, and her heart suddenly warmed.
"When you are old, you are prone to sadness." She took a sip of hot tea, "It's not too early, everyone is gone!" If there is anything, we will talk about it tomorrow. ”
Everyone should disperse.
Mother Du served Mrs. Tai to freshen up.
"Master Hou's business...... Do you want me to send someone to ask? ”
"No, you don't." Mrs. Tai let out a long sigh, "The matter has come to this point, and it is useless to talk about it." Let the fourth child be quiet first. When he thinks about it, he will naturally tell me. ”
Mother Du nodded and helped Mrs. Tai change into the dirty clothes she was sleeping in.
Xu Lingkuan was silent all the way to the house.
The fifth lady looked a little worried, and turned her elbow at him: "What's the matter?" ”
Xu Lingkuan didn't make a sound, went to wash sullenly, and went to bed lazily to rest.
The fifth lady thought for a while, and pouted: "Ling Kuan, what's wrong with you?" Are you feeling uncomfortable? Why don't I let Songxia accompany you? ”
Songxia is a second-class maid next to the fifth lady, and since Xiaolan has made a room, she has become the fifth lady's personal servant. is also a beauty with apricot eyes and peach cheeks.
"No need!" Xu Lingkuan looked dazed, stretched out his arms and hugged Danyang in his arms, "I didn't expect Wang Lang to die!" ”
It was for this purpose.
After all, the two of them are small. He's a soft-hearted man again.
Thinking of this, the fifth lady did not go around the matter of sleeping anymore, but leaned her head on her husband's shoulder, and said quietly: "Yes! No one thought of it. To be honest, I didn't like him when I was younger. I always feel that the way he looks at people makes people feel creepy. I always feel that he is restless, and something will happen one day. But I didn't expect that I would lose my life at a young age. I just don't know who the murderer is? Do you know that he is the son of the Maoguo Mansion? Wang Lin was really unlucky to have such a younger brother. It has not been easy for her in the Jiang family in the past few years. It is necessary not only to please the old, but also to respect the young, and to take care of the young. If it weren't for this younger brother, why would she be so ......?"
Xu Lingkuan listened to the chatter of the fifth lady, and touched her head with his hand, but his mind drifted to a distant place.
When the fourth brother taught him a lesson about messing around with Wang Lang, he only talked about it on the surface, but he didn't think so in his heart. When he saw his brother's lesson, he ran away...... Now that I think about it, thanks to the fourth brother, otherwise, I don't know how many ridiculous things I would have to do...... As soon as it happened, Shuntianfu Yin sent someone to tell the fourth brother, it seems that he wanted to hear what the fourth brother meant. People who don't know about the dismissal of the fourth brother know about the Shuntian Mansion Yin? If you knew, I wonder if they would be so attentive in the future? Although this matter has little to do with the Xu family, it is related to the fourth sister-in-law's family after all. If Shuntian Mansion Yin doesn't give any face, the fourth sister-in-law will be small if she has no face in her mother's house, and the fourth brother will be big if she has no face in front of the fourth sister-in-law.
I have to find a way to help the fourth brother.
I just don't know who the murderer was?
It's a pity that I suddenly heard the news of Wang Lang's death just now, and I was surprised and forgot to ask the fourth brother who the murderer was......
Thinking of this, he sat up with a "vacant" movement, and his movements were so large that he almost lifted the fifth lady off the bed.
"Four treasures, four treasures," Xu Lingkuan shouted the name of his personal servant, "You go to Shuntian Mansion Yin early tomorrow morning and ask, who killed Wang Lang?" ”
The little guy went away.
The fifth lady couldn't help but pull his sleeve and said coquettishly: "Master Hou said that he wouldn't let you take care of Wang Lang's affairs, why did you get involved again?" ”
Without waiting for her to speak, Xu Lingkuan said, "Aren't I trying to help the fourth brother?" ”
The fifth lady listened to the anger, and didn't believe that he was trying to help Xu Lingyi: "Master Hou still wants you to come out?" ”
Xu Lingkuan couldn't say that he was worried about the snobbery of Shuntian Mansion Yin, so he didn't take Xu Lingyi's words to heart, and said nonsense: "If this kind of thing happens, naturally there are many people and great power." The government is also scared when it looks at it......"
The fifth lady was speechless.
When did the government ever fear too many people?
He wants to help Eleven Niang get ahead!
She listened to her husband's nonsense, pulled the quilt and turned over with her back to Xu Lingkuan and fell asleep.
At this moment, Eleven Niang was helping Xu Lingyi burn her feet.
"In addition to removing the governor of the five armies from the post of the governor of the capital, the emperor ...... But what else did you say? ”
She was a little worried.
Xu Lingyi leaned on the recliner with her eyes closed, her expression a little cold.
"Said ......"
But there is no follow-up.
Shi Niang hesitated for a moment, wiped her hands with the handkerchief stacked on the small pestle on the side, sat down on the brocade pestle next to the recliner, and asked him in a low voice, "What did you say?" ”
The warm scent of roses lingers.
He opened his eyes.
I saw a pair of eyes as bright as the morning star.
He smiled faintly: "The emperor announced that Wang Jiubao entered Beijing. ”
The emperor asked Wang Jiubao to enter Beijing.
The Wang family and the Ou family are world enemies again......
Eleven Niang groaned: "In this way, the emperor is on our side. ”
Xu Lingyi nodded, with a faint smile in his eyes: "Although Liang Ge Lao and the others are all opposed, Chen Ge Lao remains silent. Therefore, the emperor still decided to declare Wang Jiubao to enter Beijing and talk about the opening of the sea ban. ”
Chen Ge is always the first assistant, and if he remains silent, he will be sixty percent sure of things.
Eleven Niang didn't expect Elder Liang Ge to object: "...... Didn't Elder Liang Ge come to you for the New Year? ”
Xu Lingyi smiled self-deprecatingly: "He was just here to probe my tone at that time. I don't want to be a part of it. Second, I thought that Topaz had bypassed him and sent Wang Jiubao's letter to me, so I became vigilant. I played Tai Chi with him for half a day. I didn't say whether I supported or didn't support the opening of the sea ban. ”
It seems that the ministers of the DPRK and China have their own ideas on whether to open the sea ban, and things are quite complicated.
Compared with this matter, she was more worried about the actions of the Ou family: "Since the emperor recruited Wang Jiubao into Beijing, the Ou family should also have a move?" ”
"That's so fast." Xu Lingyi said, "This time the emperor's decision was very sudden. And with a strong attitude. Directly took the holy decree prepared by the pedestrian division and asked several cabinet elders to issue a communication to various ministries, and several cabinet elders were caught off guard, arguing for almost an hour about Wang Jiubao's entry into Beijing and the opening of the sea ban, and finally Chen Ge Lao came forward, which calmed down the matter. I only knew, not to mention the district family in Fujian, they sent the most capable people to stay in Yanjing. To make a decision, you also need to listen to the meaning of Fujian. ”
Eleven Niang nodded.
Xu Lingyi said: "We have to make good use of this point." It's just that it's inconvenient for me to come forward. You must know that there is also an Ouyang Ming by the emperor's side! He's just afraid to stare at me all the time! Rather than being caught by him, it is better to wait for Wang Jiubao to enter Beijing. I think Wang Jiubao must be very willing to show his strength, so that the emperor and the ministers of the court can believe that he is fully capable of competing with the Ou family. ”
It's like casting a name.
Wang Jiubao has no way to refuse.
Eleven Niang smiled bitterly.
Politics is really not something that everyone can afford to play.
"As for Ouyang Ming," Xu Lingyi sneered, "I can just take this opportunity to see his reaction." ”
Eleven Niang was stunned.
Why did you get involved with Ouyang Ming?
"When the fifth prince died, let Ouyang Ming accompany the eldest son of the emperor to worship the ancestors, and let me accompany the queen mother and the third prince to Xishan." Xu Lingyi looked up at the blue-green and gold-painted Chengchen, "He is not only treating the emperor's eldest son as a prince, but also preventing me from getting too close to the emperor's eldest son." Since I can see it, can't Ouyang Ming see it? If he can't see it, he is not worthy of being a courtier of the future emperor. ”