How could Prince An let the princess and the prince come to greet the old lady in one day, and invited Xue Mingrui and her to the mansion tomorrow?

Is it because of the three-day limit in the court? Rong Hua's eyes flickered, Prince An was in the old lady's house today, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't say it, it was clear that there was something unspeakable, there were many people in the house, and she couldn't say it clearly, so she would invite Xue Mingrui and her to the palace again.

If you find an excuse not to go, maybe you can stay out of the matter, if you really don't go, the three-day period has arrived, I'm afraid this case will still not be closed, with Xue Mingrui's temperament, he will definitely take the initiative to meet it instead of avoiding it, Xue Mingrui is worried about her, otherwise he wouldn't have rushed back to talk about this, Rong Hua nodded slowly and said: "Prince An has sent a lot of gifts, and we should really return the gifts, if the concubine doesn't go, it means that we are not sincere." ”

She always had what he was thinking.

Xue Mingrui's hand picked up Rong Hua, saw her hairpin loose sideburns, and stretched out his hand to help.

Rong Hua smiled: "It's the daughter-in-law's casual bun, and she is about to comb it back." ”

Xue Mingrui also had a smile in his eyes, "It's good-looking, comb it!" As he spoke, he got up, "The little guy is waiting outside, and I have to go back to the yali." ”

Seeing Xue Mingrui get up, "Rong Hua thought of Prince An's son, "Do Hou Ye and Prince An's son often meet?" ”

Xue Mingrui said: "I have also had a few contacts.

Rong Hua said: "There are some things that I haven't told the Hou Ye, Prince An means that she has taken a fancy to us Yishuang." ”

Xue Mingrui raised his eyebrows.

Rong Hua said: "Hou Ye is at ease, the old lady said, now I can't respond to it no matter what, and Hou Ye can do it with peace of mind." ”

Seeing Xue Mingrui away, Rong Hua instructed Jinxiu, "Find Mother Li to take a look at the gift list sent by Prince An", and called Chunyao, "You and Jinxiu together, go to the library to find a gift of similar weight and take it out." "These complex relationships must be mastered just right, and the gifts from Prince An's Mansion cannot be accepted, if you want to avoid suspicion, you must find the same gift after accepting it.

Prince Zhuang stood leisurely under the promenade to feed the birds.

The birds fluttered and flew up, only calling "The prince is auspicious, the prince is auspicious." ”

The spies outside came back and said, "Prince and Princess An went to the Xue Mansion and sent gifts to the Xue family, and the Xue family accepted them. ”

Received them all? Prince Zhuang's hand paused.

"When Prince An came out, it was personally sent by Mrs. Wu Muhou."

Mrs. Wu Muhou didn't even avoid it.

Prince Zhuang came to mind that Prince An has always been a domineering appearance with a straight face, in fact, it is just a show, he is the least bold in private, and he doesn't know what to do when he encounters something, this time he went to Wumuhou Mansion to find out the news, if the Xue family behaves very tough, and rejects people thousands of miles away, Prince An will die, relying on Xue Mingrui's mind, and holding on to the end with a fluke mentality.

Then the situation will be much better than it is now.

Prince An is hiding dirty silver and doesn't know what to do, Xue Mingrui wants to find out where the silver is going in three days, the two people have their own plans, and naturally-for-tat, Xue Mingrui wants the silver to go to the court to check Prince An's mansion, and the final result is self-evident Xue Mingrui found the dirty silver, and Prince An fell off.

Even if Xue Mingrui pleaded with the emperor again to find out the truth, Prince An's charge of hiding dirty silver was confirmed.

Xue Mingrui is not on his side, and he can still borrow the hand of this lonely minister to eradicate dissidents.

Prince Zhuang frowned slightly, although it was not going well now, but the sheep did not mean that he could not win to the end.

Xue Mingrui's move is very difficult, even if he has the trust of Prince An and Prince An's character, his first thought is that he still doesn't dare to go to the palace to explain the ins and outs of the matter.

He wouldn't let Prince An make it clear.

Prince Zhuang sent away the spies and then teased the birds, and Prince An sat on a chair and listened to the staff reply, "This silver is not clear, according to our opinion, it is the silver of the Ministry of Works." ”

Although Prince An had already prepared in his heart before, he couldn't help but tremble when he heard this, "What should I do?" How could this silver suddenly appear in my village? He raised his eyebrows as he spoke, "It must be Zhou Yanning, that traitorous villain, it must be him who framed this king." ”

The staff hurriedly said: "The prince is angry, this matter is not to be publicized, the case of the Ministry of Industry has been making trouble for so long, and the current situation is very clear......,... Besides, the prince has also been in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Industry, and if this matter is poked out, the prince will suffer a big loss. ”

"The prince finally has the current situation, there are a few available people around him, and the emperor has also relied on the prince a lot during this time, it is a good time for the prince, and now that he has offended the holy wrath, all his previous efforts have been in vain."

Prince An woke up like a dream, and looked at the few Qingke with wide eyes, "What's the use of saying these things now?" What did you do earlier? ”

The pilgrims were all shaken.

Prince An stood up, paced a few steps in the room, and made up his mind after thinking for a while, "Yesterday, the prince persuaded me that some things can't be hidden, it's better to say it earlier, presumably the prince also found out something", he paused, "I think the prince's words are also reasonable, it's better to go to the palace and talk to my father while the court hasn't found out yet." ”

The staff who spoke before was Du Tao, the leader of these Qingke, Prince An listened to him more on weekdays, and the Qingke looked at Du Tao together, Du Tao hurriedly stepped forward and comforted: "Lord, this thing must not be done." Although the prince is smart, how can he know that there are many powerful things here, the case of the Ministry of Industry is already known to the government and the opposition, the prince originally played the emperor, even if the emperor believes the words of the prince, it is impossible to suppress the case, but will blame the prince for not governing the family strictly, so that people can take advantage of it. In case the emperor doesn't believe it, then the prince will become the target of the public, and since someone dares to frame the prince, there must be a later arrangement, as soon as this matter happens, the latter will inevitably come one after another, and it is useless for the prince to argue again. ”

Prince An's face became more and more ugly, and he sat in his seat all of a sudden, and it took a long time before he said in a dumb voice: "What can you do?" ”

Du Tao said: "There is also a way, as long as the prince finds Wu Muhou, who is responsible for the corruption of the Ministry of Works, and comes up with a countermeasure, he will say that the silver is found out from Shi Mian's private property." ”

Prince An said: "On the private property of Shi Mian? How many times has the Criminal Department checked and it hasn't been found, why did it suddenly pop up a lot? ”

Du Tao said: "The reason why it is said to be private property must be not in the open, the Shi family is a big family, I don't know how many granges are not recorded in the name of Shi Mian, so if you can know it, it is not Shi Mian's industry?" The source of the silver is there, and Wu Muhou also closed the case within three days, isn't everyone happy? ”

When Prince An heard this, he thought about it carefully and remained silent.

Du Tao continued: "As long as Xue Mingrui helps, there are so many people around the prince who are available, are you afraid that you won't be able to do things well?" After this matter is done, the prince can also take Wu Muhou for his own use, and Wu Muhou can also be called a capable official, as long as he can do things for the prince, how can he be afraid that Prince Zhuang and his faction are so rampant. ”

Prince An was moved by what he said, and the advice of the prince Zhou Yongsheng gradually faded from his mind.

Prince An looked at the room full of Qing guests, and said in a deep voice: "It is not easy to ask Wumu Hou Xue Mingrui to help. ”

Du Tao said: "Who doesn't want to climb rich, those who don't seek profit must seek fame, Wu Muhou's case over the years is not just to seek fame, this case was originally provoked by him, and he can't explain to the emperor if he can't close the case in the end, so the three-day limit is not necessarily a bad thing for the prince." ”

Feng Lichang's family came in from outside and said quietly: "The second wife is back." ”

Rong Hua said in a low voice: "How is the situation?" ”

Feng Lichang's family said: "The second wife just found someone to enter the house to interrogate, and the second master has already gone to the old lady's house. ”

Rong Hua raised his head, the second master and the second wife have never acted separately.

Rong Hua said: "Don't worry, wait a while and see when the second wife will pass." ”

Rong Hua and Xue Yishuang were reading in the room, and Jinxiu came in and said, "The second wife took the gift from Princess An to the second room and went to the old lady's house. ”

Xue Yishuang heard this, and like Jinxiu, his face became ugly.

Rong Hua looked at Xue Yishuang, "My sister will go to my mother's place to accompany my mother first, if I hear something after a while——"

Xue Yishuang said gently: "I'll try my best to suppress it and let my mother relax." ”

Rong Hua smiled slightly, and asked Xue Yishuang to take the maid to Mrs. Xue's house first.

Rong Hua waited in the room while writing a notebook, and after a while, Li's mother came and said, "Young lady, old lady, please go to the house." ”

If you want to write a good notebook, you have to calm down, take your time one stroke at a time, you can't be impatient and can't be rash, Rong Hua put down the pen and looked at Li's mother with a smile, "I'll go with my mother." ”

Rong Hua followed Mother Li into the old lady's yard, the maids were standing in two rows in the yard, and Mother Li stepped forward to open the curtain and invite Rong Hua into the house.

When he walked inside, he vaguely heard Xue Chongyi's voice, pushed open the partition door, and the sound was real, "My son was also surprised when he heard it" It's not impossible to think about it again. ”

Hearing the sound of Rong Hua opening the door, Xue Chongyi and the second wife turned their heads to look over.

Xue Chongyi's eyebrows furrowed as if he was a little angry, glanced at Rong Hua, and then looked away.

The second wife breathed a sigh of relief and let Rong Hua sit next to her, "You're finally here." ”

Rong Hua didn't know why he looked at the old lady, and the old lady sighed when she touched it, "Your second uncle heard some rumors outside, saying that there was a movement of the pro-army in the Beijing camp, I am afraid that there was an edict, and the emperor was furious in the court, for the sake of the silver that the Ministry of Industry was greedy for." ”

Rong Hua glanced at Xue Chongyi, and went to Changningbo Mansion to know it clearly.

The old lady said again: "The emperor gave a three-day deadline for Ming X to close the case." ”

Xue Chongyi said: "This is not trivial, for this greedy silver, the emperor walked around angrily, and said in the fold that should be copied, and what should be killed should be killed, as if to encourage such inconsiderate jackals who cannot be appeased." Xue Chongyi looked at the old lady and continued, "My son is not in the Ministry of Industry now, and some things are not clear, I really don't know what will happen if the case cannot be closed in three days." ”

The old lady said: "I don't understand political affairs, but the case of the Ministry of Industry's embezzlement of ink was originally investigated by Mingrui, and if it can't be done clearly in the three-day period, there will probably not be much punishment." ”

Xue Chongyi looked left and right, looking cautious, "I'm just afraid of being implicated." ”

The old lady's eyes lit up, and she suddenly looked at Xue Chongyi, "How do you say this?" ”

Xue Chongyi said in a low voice: "My son heard that this matter is related to Prince An, and the reason why the emperor moved the pro-army is because ......of this" said and brought the cloisonné inlaid gold treasure box in the second wife's hand and put it on the table, "Mother, my son has thought about it, at this time, Prince An will bring the prince to ask her mother for peace, I am afraid it is not appropriate for us to receive so many gifts, in case we are impeached by the imperial history, this is indeed a fact" Then what can I do?" ”

The old lady looked at Xue Chongyi, "What do you mean?" ”

Xue Chongyi said: "My son thinks so, it is better to return all the gifts sent by Prince and Princess An." At this time, Mingrui is running errands outside, and we should be careful at home, after the big deal is over, we will come to the door to apologize. ”

Second Mrs. Xue also said: "Prince An's Mansion should also be able to understand our suffering, after all, everyone is looking at Ming Rui." ”

The old lady turned up from the corner of her eyes, looked at Rong Hua, and the eyes of Xue Chongyi and the second wife immediately followed.

Xue Chongyi's eyes were slightly deep, and the second wife's eyes stared at Rong Hua without blinking, and the room full of people waited for Rong Hua to speak. Rong Hua calmly plucked the jade hairpin from his head, "Prince An gave me this jade hairpin, this ordinary gift is just a courtesy visit, Prince An came to sit with the old lady, Prince An is just here to kowtow to his aunt and grandmother, according to etiquette, we will take the gift back next time." ”

Xue Chongyi's eyes sharpened, "The feelings of the meeting also depend on the timing, when is it." You're still young, how do you know this? Saying that, he waved his hand, meaning not to let Rong Hua speak.

Rong Hua reinserted the hairpin back into his head and raised his head to look at the old lady.

The old lady said lightly: "Okay, I have seen many ups and downs over the years, and there is nothing unsightly in our Xue family, how can we be afraid of this kind of ordinary visit, and now the case has not been decided, is it possible that our family will turn away everyone?" We have already accepted these things, how can we return them, if you have that heart, go to the palace tomorrow, bring some gifts to express your heart, and leave. ”

Xue Chongyi's face suddenly turned pale when he heard this, "Otherwise, my son will find a few more brothers to inquire." ”

Rong Huasong loosened the handkerchief in his hand, I am afraid that going out to inquire is an excuse, and coming back will inevitably disturb people's hearts.

At this time, he put himself out of the matter early, anyway, no matter what kind of errand Xue Mingrui does, it has nothing to do with him.