Chapter 169: National Funeral
According to national regulations, the whole country is mourned for a year, no one is allowed to marry, and other happy events are not allowed to set up wine and banquets, and even the new emperor's enthronement ceremony must be postponed. Hongyi complied with the last wishes of the first emperor and opened Enke in February, so that the capital could restore some lively and lively atmosphere. When the new emperor is in the dynasty, the things that should be liquidated will be liquidated openly and secretly, and the people who should be promoted will also be promoted, and when it is time to amnesty the world, the world will also be amnesty, so Fang Youxin will be reused, and the official worship of the prime minister is also expected by everyone.
However, the death of Anqinghou was unexpected, although Anqinghou's heart was biased towards Hongwen, but the deceased was big, and the new emperor had just succeeded to the throne, so Anqinghou's Mansion was relatively lucky to escape except for the Three Kings' Mansion. Others who openly supported Hongwen at the beginning picked excuses, saying that they misbehaved during the national funeral, were fined for a few months, suspended from their posts, or transferred to other Qingshui Yamen. is as heavy as Princess Anjing's family, the house slaves were all dismissed and returned to their hometowns, and the masters had to guard the tomb for the first emperor, only Linlan was protected by Song Yu, so she didn't have to follow to guard the emperor's tomb, but because she didn't pass the door, she couldn't live in the Anqing Marquis's mansion, so she was taken into the palace by the Empress Dowager He and Rouwan as a companion.
As soon as the Marquis of Anqing left, the Hou Mansion had no owner, and it stands to reason that this inheritance should be the elder, but Song Yan's father died early, so it should be Song Yu's father, that is, the head of the Xicheng Soldiers and Horses. But who doesn't know in the Anqing Hou Mansion that the old marquis loves Song Yan the most, and everyone calls him the little marquis, which is obviously to leave the seat to him. It's just that because of the trouble last year, the first emperor personally ordered that Song Yan was not allowed to attack the lord, and the sentence "I didn't tarnish the reputation of the century-old marquis's mansion" can be regarded as disgrace for Song Yan. Song Yu and Yan Kaizhi are close friends, and Yan Kaizhi is desperate to follow Hongyi, so Hongyi naturally puts Song Yu into his own circle.
Song commanded the attack, and the next Marquis of Anqing was of course Song Yu, although Song Yu was not the eldest son, but he was the son-in-law. Song Yu, who had always planned to be an idle rich man, suddenly found that he was like a fish in water, and he couldn't hold a beauty, and even the title that he never dared to dream about fell on his head.
Even Song Yu is like this, not to mention the He family's group of royal relatives who have meritorious service to the king, although they are not knighted in the palace, they have a lot of rewards. Even some of them openly occupied those high-ranking mansions in Beijing, and no one dared to say no.
The Li family is as low-key as ever, only Li Sinian was summoned once, compared to the original Second Prince's Party, it can be said that the Li family is calm and untouchable. Si Yan and Fan Erlang went to Enke at the same time, but the results were really good.
Si Yan was only the second-to-last in the top three, and he was substituted because someone in front of him was found to be carrying a cheat sheet. This achievement made Li Ge very dissatisfied, after all, there were two brothers, Li Sijin and Li Sinian, who forced De Siyan to voluntarily ask to return to Pingshan Academy to continue studying. Liu was reluctant to let his son suffer, but the brothers and fathers in the family were all pleased with his actions, and finally had to compromise and let Yan Sui and the two mothers take care of them, which could be regarded as reuniting their young couple. Although Fan Erlang is also a top three, he is upright, he got the exam, and the eldest brother was affected in this turmoil, so the lord of Yinghua pinned his hopes on the second son and the second daughter-in-law, and it was inevitable that it was not because of the relationship between the Li family.
Xiaoli was resigned, which was not a big problem for Shaohua himself, but Yan Kaizhi had promised her that she would come to the door to propose marriage when she and Lu arrived. Now that Xiaoli has resigned, there is no need to mention it, and this person has disappeared, which makes Shaohua feel a little aggrieved. Because of the lack of news from Jinhua, the atmosphere of the entire Xiyuan Garden became very heavy, and all the women in the backyard were confined to their homes and were not allowed to go out, let alone invite guests to the door.
finally asked for Youhan's blessing, and only then did he get the news from Zhang on the crutch, but this news made Shaohua's heart like a falling stone and depressed.
Chu He walked over and helped Shaohua rub her heart, afraid that she would be angry, while listening to Youhan's words nervously.
"Wu Niangzi, my godfather said that this Xingyong Bo Mansion has been closed since the end of last year, and it has not been opened until now. There was no one inside, and it was said that Mrs. Bo and the lady were taken into the palace, but there was no news of General Yan at all. Youhan looked at Shaohua's expression cautiously, and her heart was as anxious as her.
"Could it be that no one heard?" There are few house slaves in Xingyongbo's mansion, and there are less than twenty masters up and down, although Xingyongbo's mansion is not big, but the master and servant are also more than comfortable.
Youhan pursed his mouth disapplausively, "My godfather has asked, the people in the house have disappeared since the beginning of the year, and no one knows where they went, as if they had disappeared." Youhan thought for a while and said, "Some people say that it may be ...... by someone from the Great Prince's Mansion next door" Youhan said half a sentence, and was immediately blinded by Shaohua.
Chu He immediately scolded: "Isn't there no one in the Great Prince's Mansion for a long time." Although Hongwen's disappearance is incredible, the new emperor did not investigate or ask about it, and locked up the real and false Wang family members who made trouble, and the servants and mansions were rewarded to the other He family members, except for the eldest princess, the other concubines were sent to the Jiaofang Division.
Later, some people said that they had seen Hongwen's concubine in Goolan Courtyard, so they guessed that the master behind Goolan Courtyard was related to Hongyi, but this is all a later story.
Youhan muttered, "Then where did you say those people ran away?" ”
Shaohua looked impatient, "Don't you have any other useful news?" She didn't care where the subordinates of Xingyongbo's Mansion went, the important thing was that Yan Kaizhi, such a big living person, could not be heard from in a good manner, and no one cared about him, as if everyone was used to his disappearance.
During this time, she asked Youhan to inquire, and at first she thought it was because of Doro's business, so she went to Lingjing and Chuanbei, but Xu Ziang returned to Beijing, and even brought Doro's news, saying that she was willing to marry the princess of Qingguo and cultivate the alliance forever. Now the court is making a lot of trouble because of this matter, because everyone knows that King Dora is old and has many wives and concubines. The first emperor had few children under his knees, and those who were qualified to be close and marriageable were the only ones who were gentle and gentle.
But who dares to let the current emperor's compatriot sister go to make peace, Lin Lan's identity is suitable, but it is obvious that she is the future daughter-in-law of Anqinghou, the future Mrs. Anqinghou, and it is not appropriate for her to marry an old man who is about to die. Some people say that the second prince of Doro only went to Beijing to worship not long ago, and as soon as he returned, he raised troops in a retrospective manner, and now he proposed to make peace with his relatives, which must be just a trick of theirs, maybe it is brewing the next attack. Now that the first emperor is gone, the new emperor should follow the example of the previous king and resolutely beat Doro back, so that they can destroy the country from now on.
Looking at the courtiers who usually crowded around Hongwen and reluctantly demanded peaceful coexistence with Dora for mutual benefit and win-win results, now they all encouraged him to send troops, and the new emperor sat on the throne and sneered. In the harem, Rouwan couldn't cry even more, kneeling in front of Empress Dowager He and crying so much that she was heartbroken. Empress Dowager He naturally doesn't want her daughter to marry and kiss, but she doesn't want to go to war either. Although Hongwen is gone, but his whereabouts are unknown, no one knows whether he is alive or dead, and Empress Dowager He has not forgotten that the three princes and the prince Hongfang are eyeing the court. Moreover, it has only been long since the death of the first emperor, and he wantonly provokes war, and without complete certainty, it will only fuel Dora's flames.
Compared with these, Shaohua's mood was even more irritable, because Xu Ziang came back and Yan Kaizhi disappeared.
"Second brother, please stay!"
Li Sinian didn't expect Shaohua to squat at the gate of Taoyuan and wait for him, if he didn't go in to find Zhou Yan, he had a serious look on his face, he also guessed seven or eight in his heart, and motioned to his entourage to retreat first.
"What are you waiting for me here?" Li Sinian asked knowingly.
"The second brother knows about Xingyong Uncle's Mansion." Shaohua's sharp eyes caught Li Sinian's eyelids trembling slightly, and he thought that he must know something, "Why is there no one in Xingyongbo's Mansion?" Is something going on? ”
"I didn't go to Xingyongbo's Mansion, how do I know what's going on." Li Sinian continued to play stupid.
Shaohua hurriedly said, "Aren't you the imperial history?" Aren't you usually looking into the parents of officials in Beijing, how come you don't even know that everyone in his family is missing? ”
Li Sinian's eyes sank, and he said in a low voice: "Who told you that the position of the imperial history is to inquire about the shortcomings of the parents, this is not what you little lady is best at, you don't know how I know." "It seems to be true, but you can't say that, it sounds like they're doing shady things every day.
Shaohua ignored Li Sinian's sarcasm, and said anxiously: "Second brother, I was wrong, you have a lot of adults, don't worry about me about this." I beg you, what the hell is going on. ”
Li Sinian saw Shaohua's face like he was about to cry, and finally he couldn't bear it, so he said: "Lanzhi is recognized as a righteous daughter by the Queen Mother, and it won't be long before she will go to Doro to make peace." Li Sinian was curious why he was secretly summoned by the emperor to discuss the matter, and Shaohua intercepted him on his way home.
"What? Why, he, he won't let Laneige go and kiss. Shaohua was taken aback.
"Him?" Li Sinian frowned.
"It's Yan Kaizhi! He loves Laneige the most, how could he agree to let Laneige marry. Shaohua said anxiously.
"If he was here, maybe Laneige wouldn't have gone to kiss." Li Sinian sighed with emotion.
But this emotion was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day for Shaohua, and five thunders thundered to the top, and she stayed for a long time before she regained her emotions.
He ...... Dead? Shaohua trembled and cried, and the whole person looked very sad.
Li Sinian realized that he had said the wrong thing, and seeing her like this, he also knew that he couldn't take the words back, so he had to say: "It's not that it's dead, it's just missing." When the emperor and that person were rescued, Yan Kaizhi chased him out, and it is said that there was a vicious fight in the palace, and then they all disappeared. ”
"Lost in the palace?" Shaohua's eyes widened.
"It's not clear, but I heard that there was chaos in the palace at that time, and no one knew their whereabouts." Li Sinian sighed, stretched out his hand on Shaohua's shoulder, and patted him gently, "If he has a big life, he will definitely come back, but you have to be prepared for the worst." ”