Chapter 165: If you are soft-hearted, you have no choice
Tang Shenzhi's title came abruptly, although the sage gave him a house, but he couldn't clean it up for a while, so he stayed at his aunt's house for the time being.
Seeing that the palace people diligently sent him into the 'door', the Zhuo family up and down, including You Chi, Song Weiyi and others, were in a complicated mood, and the two brothers You Huan and You Chi were secretly glad that they had never felt sorry for him when they were young. A group of people greeted each other with their own thoughts, and Zhuo Fangli personally sent the palace people back to restore their lives, and then returned to the hall, looking at the nephew who had changed back to his surname, he was a little embarrassed.
Zhuo Fangli is in the shadow of his father, and he is only a four-grade official so far, if Tang Shenzhi is just in the eye, he is still a junior, but now that he is a marquis and a royal bloodline, Zhuo Fangli is not sure how to treat him. Fortunately, Tang Shenzhi was not a person who was rampant when he got his will, so he took the initiative to propose that he still follow the family etiquette, and knelt down in the hall to thank his uncle and aunt for their kindness.
As soon as he knelt down like this, although Zhuo Fangli and You were busy supporting and shouting, the displeasure and unfamiliarity in their hearts were mostly gone. It's just that You's heart is still a little mustard, and after greetings, he sent the rest of the people away, called Tang Shenzhi to him, and said, "When did you know about this life experience?" But your mother told you to hide it from your grandmother? β
Ban's personality You Clan knew very well that if Ban's family had known Tang Shenzhi's life experience, even if they didn't expose their mother and son immediately, they would definitely not let Tang Shenzhi come to the Zhuo family. However, before Tang Shenzhi entered Beijing, Ban wrote a letter to his family and asked You to take care of him more, so as not to let this introverted nephew be wronged in the Hou Mansion.
To say that Tang Shenzhi has loved him the most over the years, of course, is his mother Youzi, but it can be said that the decision for his long-term consideration is Ban's. Although You Ruoheng loves talents, he is 'sexual' and emotional, and he can't even take care of himself, and he relies on Ban's mediation to make the family prosperous now. Don't talk about the side, just say that it is also under the fence, how many grievances and bullies has Shen Dangu suffered when he was a child? Tang Shenzhi's situation is much better than Shen Dangu, not only does he have a mother, after all, You Zi is also a low-lying child in his mother's family; It's not just that the grievances of the Hou Mansion are more complicated than the You family, but the Ban family is 'wanting' to get rid of Tang Shenzhi's maternal grandmother!
However, when You Zi took Tang Shenzhi back to his parents' house, although Ban didn't have a good face, he didn't drive them out in the end. Later, Tang Shenzhi showed his talent for reading, and Ban also improved the treatment of their mother and son. Originally, the "girl" who married out of the "door" spilled the water of the "door", especially the "girl" who climbed the "bed" to give birth to a "girl", Ban's ability to drag the young son back to his parents' house to eat and live is considered generous, if you want to talk about the talent of reading, the You family is not without such children and grandchildren, change to an old lady with a narrower heart - Tang Shenzhi is afraid that he will not have to read books.
Even You's interest in this nephew is largely because of Ban's advice. Otherwise, the You clan didn't have much to count on Tang Shenzhi. Didn't her second son Zhuo Zhaocui also hit this time? The ranking is not as high as Tang Shenzhi, but the future may not be as good as Tang Shenzhi.
Not to mention the champion Song Weiyi this time, Jinshi Bai Zijing, is also You's niece 'daughter' in law, and You also has two sons-in-law 'daughter' in law. Tang Shenzhi's nephew is not necessarily for You's family.
So Ban's bloodline is really attentive to the blood of his rival in love - Tang Shenzhi still hides such a big thing from Ban's, even considering that he is afraid of Ban's face-turning, You also feels cold for his mother!
After she asked, she stared at Tang Shenzhi's eyes tightly.
Tang Shenzhi was silent for a moment before he said, "Auntie, I only found out after I returned to Qi County this time. β
"Qi Jun?" You Shi frowned and said in surprise, "Ren family? β
"I wasn't told by the Ren family." Tang Shenzhi said softly, "On the way back, the pair of Zheng family sisters were entangled, and I was afraid that bringing them back would embarrass my aunt, so I pulled down my face and asked my subordinates to drive them away." That night, someone sneaked into my house and asked me to take them with me! β
You Shi was taken aback and said, "Is this so?" Who do you know? β
"The person who came was 'blinded', and he could see that he was skilled in martial arts, and I didn't know who it was." Tang Shenzhi smiled bitterly and said, "Now that I think about it, I'm afraid it's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince or the person from the King of Yanchang County?" β
You's face changed slightly, originally she was the daughter-in-law of Minping Hou, since Minping Hou chose the king of Yanchang County, of course she was also looking forward to the victory of the king of Yanchang County and the Zhuo family to have a share of the dragon's merit. But later, the Marquis of Minping lost power, but the little 'girl' Zhuo Zhaojie married the prince of Yongcheng Hou of Zhending, and the You family naturally felt that it was more beneficial for his family to ascend the throne of the Zhending County King.
Now that he heard that his nephew's feudal marquis was dragged into the water by the crown prince and the king of Yanchang County, his heart suddenly rose high, and he hurriedly asked: "The Zheng family sisters were also arranged by them?" β
Tang Shenzhi sighed: "I think so, right?" Originally, I refused to agree, although I didn't know anything wrong with the Zheng sisters at that time, but since that person forced me to take them to Chang'an, I naturally had an inside story. But when the man saw that I didn't agree, he took a strand of hair and showed it to me, and told me to get up the next day to see my third cousin. β
"That strand of hair is Saburo's?" You immediately understood.
"Not bad." Tang Shenzhi's eyes 'revealed' a sad 'color', "That person came in and out, and the people accompanying us didn't even notice it, even the third cousin himself didn't notice that a strand of hair was cut off, if I don't do what he said, the third cousin ......"
You couldn't speak for a long time!
Tang Shenzhi continued: "Later, that person came again and told me about his life experience...... I naturally didn't believe it, but the man said that the pair of bracelets that I planned to add makeup to my seventh cousin when she left the cabinet before she came out was actually not my so-called grandmother Gu Qiushui's thing at all, but ...... Out of the Qi Palace! The bracelet wasn't on me at the time, but the man described it exactly as I ...... Will you be skeptical, and you don't know what to do at that time? I just wanted to get rid of the bracelets as soon as I got back. β
Speaking of this, Tang Shenzhi's eyes showed a touch of pain, and said, "Xu Jingxin...... It is the head of the line who is in the temple today, and she has my father's painting there, which I knew before, but she didn't 'confess' to me at that time. It wasn't until after this experience that I suspected Xu Jingxin's origins, so I later persuaded my third cousin all the way to agree to Ren Na Zheng sisters to go to Chang'an together. Afterward...... On the second day of the first lunar month, the day when the fifth cousin and the seventh cousin returned to Ningning...... The Zheng sisters were actually the ones I persuaded to let them out, and those people were all third sisters-in-law, so naturally they wouldn't refuse......"
Obviously, the torment and fear of those days are not good memories, Tang Shenzhi was still a little incoherent at the moment, and after a pause, Fang continued, "In fact, as soon as I returned to Chang'an, I managed to find Xu Jingxin and asked what happened. Xu Jingxin said that as long as the Zheng family sisters were 'got' out of the Hou Mansion, she would solve the matter for me. So when my seventh cousin-in-law asked me to express my position, I said to give them money and send them out of the house...... I'm not soft-hearted, aunt, I just don't want the Hou Mansion to get into trouble-at that time, I really didn't know that the person who cut my third cousin's hair in the inn and looked at me was the prince and the king of Yanchang County, because Xu Jingxin also speculated that it was...... The remnants of King Yan. β
You Shi muttered, "Where did King Yan come from?" King Yan and the prince of Yan Wang...... It's all dead a long time ago, huh? Several county lords have their own families, and Princess Yan is still staying in Chang'an now! β
Without a male heir, even if there are some loyal subordinates, how can it be done? In the end, it's just a life of keeping the old master's family.
Even if there are so many people who refuse to give up, it has been decades, and two generations have already changed, where is there such a reason for not giving up? You must know that King Yan died before the first emperor - and both King Yan and the son died of illness, which was ordered by the first emperor himself to be thoroughly investigated.
Tang Shenzhi smiled bitterly and said, "At that time, I thought that King Yan might have an unknown bloodline elsewhere. β
You Shi only felt that there was chaos, she calmed down, and said in a deep voice: "Such a big thing, since you have no idea yourself, why don't you tell me?" Do you think I'm going to kill you right away?! β
"How could I think that?" Tang Shenzhi shook his head and said, "Did Auntie forget?" At that time, on the way, I was worried about my third cousin, and after I came back, I immediately went to Xu Jingxin, and she said that it might be the remnants of King Yan, and I thought it was. Then I thought, if I told my aunt about this matter, although my aunt gave me advice, it was more likely to startle the snakeβsince the person I mistook for the remnants of King Yan had high martial arts, in case I hurt my aunt and Moling's maternal grandfather and grandmother...... How can I make up for my broken bones? And I am indeed worried that my life experience will attract the blame of the heavenly family, but I am not afraid that my aunt will drive me out, I am worried that if I tell my aunt, even if I go to the palace, it will be difficult for the Zhuo family to clear the relationship. β
Afraid that You didn't believe it, he hesitated for a moment before he said slowly, "Because after I came to my aunt's place, I vaguely heard something from the past." Seems...... The prince's Yuan and Mrs. Liang are the mother of King Yan, and King Yan is competing with King Qi for the crown prince before he will be exiled. Later, the Liang family followed the king of Qi...... So I think that if it is the remnants of King Yan, I am afraid that they will not like the Liang family either. β
"I think I think I should be the one that King Yan hates the most, but on the way back to Chang'an, the 'masked' man obviously had the opportunity to kill me, but he didn't kill me, but took the 'sex' life of the third cousin to force me to take the Zheng sisters to the Chang'an Hou Mansion. I thought about it, and felt that it was very likely that they were trying to harm the Hou Mansion, and I hadn't heard the news of the remnants of King Yan for many years, since there was a move, I was afraid that it would be...... There will be a thunderous blow! I thought that my aunt had a great kindness to me, and this matter could not make them get their wish no matter what, so after confirming the words of the 'masked' man from Xu Jingxin, I tried every means to 'get' the Zheng sisters out of the Hou Mansion, so that Xu Jingxin could try to get rid of them - Qi Wang Yu...... My own grandfather's manpower is against the remnants of King Yan, and in short, I don't want to drag my aunt down. β
Tang Shenzhi lowered his head and said, "I think that my aunt will know about such a thing, and I am afraid that it will be more troublesome, so I will deal with it quietly...... Xu Jingxin also agreed with this, and the bracelet mentioned by the 'masked' man was also broken and thrown into the moat, in order to ...... If one day an incident happens, it is always good to lose a piece of evidence. Xu Jingxin, I also told her to burn some of the things there...... But I didn't expect that it was not King Yan Yuxin who designed these, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. And it's not just the bracelet that proves my origins. β
He closed his eyes in a daze and said, "My original plan was to move out immediately after returning to Chang'an, and I can't give a good reason for my aunt's 'handover' here, and it's easy to attract attention." I thought about passing the palace examination, and tried to beg my aunt to find a remote place to take up a post, so that if something happened in the future, I tried not to drag my aunt and grandfather down. Xu Jingxin promised to pay attention to the movements of the people related to the Yanwang Mansion...... I thought it would be a few months and nothing would happen. β
You sighed deeply and understood why things were the way they were!
Before, Tang Shenzhi tried his best to persuade Zhuo Zhaozhi and forced the Zheng family sisters back to the Hou Mansion, but the You family was unhappy, so he felt a little suspicious. Because Tang Shenzhi may indeed be a soft-hearted person, but a junior like him who has been under the fence for many years, where did he get the courage to be the master?
After all, Tang Shenzhi himself is a sojourner in the Hou Mansion, and without the permission of the Hou Mansion, rashly bringing people into the 'door' is really not like a person who is used to looking at people's eyes.
But I don't want the prince to '' behind the scenes! And because Tang Shenzhi knew that his heart was weak after his life experience, and the intricate relationship between the Minping Marquis Mansion itself - coupled with Xu Jingxin's misjudgment of the remnants of King Qi, Tang Shenzhi mistakenly thought that the opponent was only the remnants of King Yan, so Tang Shenzhi carefully arranged and planned, thinking that it was good for the Zhuo family to keep his mouth shut - but who would have thought that the person behind the scenes was not the remnants of King Yan, but the prince of Da Liang!
Then Xu Jingxin and others' precautions naturally became a joke.
Tang Shenzhi's is good for the Zhuo family, but it is also empty.
ββOn the day of the palace test, Tang Shenzhi was completely caught off guard! If it weren't for the fact that he has always been silent and forbearing, I am afraid that he would be shocked on the spot!