"Isn't King Miao your father-in-law?" Emperor Yongchang didn't seem to understand Xiao Yi's heart.

"In the past, Weichen's current Yue family is, it is, it is a royal clan, and Xiao Yi thinks about the royal family."

"Good one for the sake of the royal family, look at this."

Xiao Yi took another copy of Emperor Yongchang's hand suspiciously, lowered his head and hurriedly read a few lines, his face suddenly turned pale, and cold sweat came down: "Your Majesty, long live, I, I didn't fornicate with Liu Guangzhong, it's just a coincidence, a coincidence......" He felt that his words were very convincing, so he closed his mouth and knelt down deeply, "The emperor is clear, and the loyalty of the ministers can show the sun and the moon!" ”

Emperor Yongchang thought about it again and again, and felt that Xiao Yi and Liu Guangzhong had no benefit in forming an alliance, and he had been holding back in the capital for more than ten years. What's more, with the information given to him by Mei Dun and Mei Yuhe, how could King Miao not choose to be tied to Xiao Yi and live a difficult and difficult life, but give up marrying him and live a comfortable and proud life, right?

But this coincidence is too suspicious for him.

"Xiao Aiqing, they all say that your martial arts are world-famous, these days, there is a martial arts competition ring in the Beijing Defense Battalion, how about you go to be a referee?"

"Do what you do!" Xiao Yi quietly breathed a sigh of relief and bowed out.

Emperor Yongchang immediately summoned Shen Mingzhao, and he wanted to hear the opinion of this humerus minister.

Shen Mingzhao was also dumbfounded at the two folds, he would never believe that Xiao Yi would collude with Liu Guangzhong, then, this is a coincidence, his mind quickly turned a few times, and finally, he came to a conclusion.

Emperor Yongchang kept looking at Shen Mingzhao, and when he saw his lowered eyelids, he moved slightly, and knew that he had already come to a conclusion, and Emperor Yongchang was not in a hurry to ask, anyway, Shen Mingzhao definitely had to say it before he could leave.

"Your Majesty, Xiao Yi's twist and turn can be regarded as confirming from the side that what Liu Guangzhong said is true, you can give it a try, Xiao Yi definitely did not collude with him privately, he is a capable person, he has been idle for more than ten years, and he is very lonely, the emperor has just had the intention of recovering himself, he will not let himself be in such a sensitive situation."

"Well, I think so too, otherwise, huh!" Emperor Yongchang didn't finish speaking, otherwise, he immediately ordered Xiao Yiwumen to be beheaded.

After Emperor Yongchang finished speaking, his heart suddenly became enlightened, Xiao Yi wrote this in order to please himself, but he didn't expect it to coincide with Liu Guangzhong's recital.

At this time, Liu Guangzhong just wanted to ask for help, and he would never choose such a general as Xiao Yi, and casually using a certain Wenchen ambushed by the Liu family would be thousands of times better than this.

Shen Mingzhao saw that the emperor's face was no longer as annoyed as at the beginning, and knew that he had also figured it out, so he lowered his head and said nothing.

In other words, it is called more wrong to say more, not to say it is good, the companion is like a tiger, he Shen Mingzhao will always be vigilant to protect himself.

"I asked Xiao Yi to be the referee of the Beijing Defense Battalion Competition."

Shen Mingzhao patted his head with a sudden realization: "The minister is stupid, he should have thought of this a long time ago, alas, this Xiao Guogong is excellent in martial arts, if he had been allowed to do this earlier, he would not have cultivated a lot of talents for our court?" ”

This sycophant was cleverly shot, and Emperor Yongchang unconsciously brought a high hat, and he leaned very comfortably on the carved backrest of the dragon chair, dealing with the fatigue of the government for a long time, and it seemed to be swept away.

Shen Mingzhao took Liu Guangzhong's recital, looked at it again and again, and made sure that he was willing to give up military power in order to protect his family, and just wanted to put it down, but suddenly found that the last page had a small note clipped, and he took it out and looked at it.

"What is it?"

Shen Mingzhao respectfully handed it over with both hands.

Emperor Yongchang swept it, and his eyes widened: "Liu Guangzhong caught the person who assassinated the Queen Mother?" ”

"He just said, there could be."

"What does he mean by that?"

"Of course, it is to clear the suspicion of the imperial concubine, if the imperial concubine has not assassinated the queen mother, his family's guilt will be lighter, and the chance of survival will be greater."

"Well, send a message to Kyoto."

"I think it must be kept secret."

"Well, Shen Aiqing, do you still think there are thieves undercover in this palace?"

"It's hard to say, the Queen Mother's poisoning is too strange, especially the detoxification, is it two groups of people who did it, or a group of people who poisoned and detoxified? Why, it's a lot of thought. ”

After Shen Mingzhao withdrew, Emperor Yongchang recruited Guo An'an, which involved the ** in the palace, so it was naturally difficult for the foreign ministers to interfere.

Guo Anan has been having a bad time for a while, the Queen Mother's poisoning case has stagnated, and even the death of Xiao Yi's ex-wife Mrs. Mei is also a mess, making him very shameless in front of the emperor.

was also disappointed in Guo An'an, Shen Mingxi, who wanted to give the truth of that incident to King Miao as a gift when he went to Miao Jiang.

"Your Majesty, the slave is going to ***."

"Well, be quick, Scholar Shen said to keep it secret, you can interrogate it in person, and when necessary, you can act cheaply."

"Yes!" Guo Anan bowed and retreated, walked out of the upper study, and couldn't run under his feet, he was too anxious to do this, and swept away all the recent troubles.

When it was dark, Xiao Yi returned home from the Beijing Defense Camp, and he was still worried in his heart, the emperor arranged an errand for himself, on the surface, he believed that he did not collude with Liu Guangzhong, but in fact, after careful study, there is another meaning, that is, even if he is the first hero in the world, he is invincible with one punch and four palms, and the emperor wants to subdue him, and the most suitable place is the Beijing Defense Camp.

Wen Jin saw his father happily going out in the morning, and went home with a heavy heart, and he couldn't help but be a little worried, not knowing what trouble he was encountering. Mrs. Xiao also saw that something was wrong with the man, and wanted to say something, but it was not good to be in front of the child, after dinner, Xiao Qiyun and the three of them left first, Wen Jin saw that Mrs. wanted to speak and stopped, so she asked people to remove the remnants of the table and send mung bean soup, and then asked politely: "Daddy, please forgive Jin'er for taking the liberty of being presumptuous, are you in big trouble?" ”

Xiao Yi never talked about business at home, mainly because no one could help him share his worries, and now, seeing that his daughter cared, a warm current surged in his heart. But he still didn't want his daughter to worry, so he shook his head: "It's nothing, Daddy is a little tired." ”

"Daddy, as the old saying goes, one person counts short, two people count long, my daughter may not be able to help you figure out a way, but she can always share some for you, after my daughter comes home, I have never seen my father so depressed and worried, there must be something."

Mrs. Xiao couldn't help but say: "Master, Jin'er is right, we are a family, we have blessings and hardships, your bitterness is our bitterness, your sweetness is also our sweetness." ”

Xiao Yi has never shared with him in the past ten years, whether he is sad or happy, and the intimate words of his wife and daughter have made his heart fluctuate for a while, and he can't help but open his heart and say a few words about today's events.

"How could such a coincidence happen?" Mrs. Xiao was very surprised and looked nervous.

Wen Jin didn't speak, her mind was running fast.

Mrs. Xiao is also a heroine among women, she quickly stabilized her emotions and comforted her husband: "Don't worry, master, the emperor also thinks it's too coincidental to suspect it, but he obviously still trusts your character, otherwise, wouldn't he immediately order you to be put in prison?" ”

"Madame's words are very true." Xiao Yi also thought so, but he had been idle for too long, and he cared too much about this opportunity, so he would suffer from gains and losses, and his emotions would be agitated.

"Daddy, what good can you do if you collude with Liu Guangzhong? Is it possible to rebel with him? Back then, more than 100,000 troops of the Liang Dynasty were at your disposal, and you did not set yourself up as a king because of this, but now that time has passed, and you have long lost the momentum of the past, can you still do things that make the lives of the people miserable? The emperor is a smart man, behind everything, there is a purpose, what is your purpose? Is there no guilt to find guilt? ”

"Yes!" Mrs. Xiao also nodded again and again.

Xiao Yi's face was much calmer, and Wen Jin found an opportunity to retreat, leaving the husband and wife to comfort each other and enhance their relationship.

Xiao Yi may be old, lonely for more than ten years, and also hope that someone can join hands with him, the new lady is much better than Zhao Yulan, not only considerate, but also can share blessings and misfortunes, he himself is unconscious, and he likes to return to the inner house more and more, unlike before, always stay in the outer courtyard until dark before coming back to sleep, or simply use the excuse of studying, live in the outer courtyard and do not come back.

Mrs. Xiao could feel that Wen Jin tried her best to match them together, and she was very grateful, before she got married, she was very worried about the second half of her life, feeling that her husband had already had two wives, experienced ups and downs, and it was not easy to have feelings with her, plus there were four women, one boy and five children, and the stepmother was not good, and it was even more difficult to live at home.

On the first day of eating, she found that the dark tide between the eldest daughter and the second daughter was turbulent, fortunately, the eldest daughter still took care of the overall situation, did not go crazy on the spot, and after a few days of getting along, she found that the two children left by her husband's first wife were very good, although the boy was silent, but he concentrated on learning and was sincere to people, and the girl was even more empathetic, well-behaved and lovely. The three daughters left by the second wife, although their minds are not pure, they are flattering to her everywhere, and they hope to take advantage of the situation to step on the first two. Mrs. Xiao still doesn't understand why she only worships one tablet on her wedding day, but she can see that the man has a cold attitude towards the children left by his second wife, and these are not popular. Mrs. Xiao is not cold to Xiao Qiyun for the time being, but she has always been very bland with them, anyway, they are all girls, she just needs to let them recognize the situation, understand that the future personal future is in their own hands, and dare not easily provoke themselves, the first two children, not only capable, but also very sincere, she took the attitude is: Jun votes for me with papaya, and I repay it with elixir.

Mrs. Xiao knows that she is older, and it is very likely that she will not be able to have children, and her life is fine when she is young, but what about when she is old? Xiao Yuchen is her only reliance, her original plan was to have a good relationship with her stepson at any cost, and now, this wish is even more urgent, just because Xiao Yuchen and Xiao Wenjin in her eyes are kind and sincere, gentle and amiable, and they are the kind of people who are most worthy of being emotionally invested.

Just like just now, Wen Jin intended to create opportunities for them to enhance their relationship, such a cute girl, Mrs. Xiao only hated that she was not her own.

The next morning, when Xiao Yi rode to the Beijing Defense Camp, his mood was no longer the anxiety and boredom of the previous day, and he was able to calmly look at the accidents and unhappiness encountered.

Guo Gonggong quickly left the capital, but he arranged for the people who kept an eye on Xiao Yi but did not slack off in the slightest, Emperor Yongchang in the next few days, the reports received were all Xiao Yi in the Beijing defense camp, doing his best, not only the referee was fair, but also met a young man with good qualifications, and he would enthusiastically dial one or two, obviously not taking the coincidence with Liu Guangzhong's excerpt to heart.

This kind of performance can only be explained by the selflessness of his heart, and it can also be explained that he believes that the emperor can return his innocence.

Emperor Yongchang put down the matter and only waited for the news of Gonggong Guo to return to Beijing.

The so-called investigation of the poisoning of the Queen Mother, Emperor Yongchang did arrange it this way at first, but when Guo Anan left, he received a secret decree from the emperor, asking him to touch it by the way, and Liu Guangzhong asked for the real purpose of reclamation.

Xiao Yi was in a correct state of mind, and he had a very happy time in the Beijing Defense Camp, and he was full of joy with the Xiao Mansion, and after breakfast that day, Mrs. Xiao left Wen Jin and discussed with her: "Mother wants to visit the county lord of Yujie, does Jin'er think it is appropriate?" ”

Wen Jin most hoped that the Qian Mansion and the Xiao Mansion could move around, and couldn't help but be overjoyed when she heard it: "Madam, there is nothing inappropriate, you and the county lord are royal relatives, and they are both open-minded, elegant and dignified. ”

"What light can you stain?"

"Oh madam, that's my stepmother, you two are fine, it's easy for me to move around."

Seeing Wen Jin's frank confession, Mrs. Xiao naturally felt comfortable, and she smiled and said, "Then I, I'll send someone to send a post?" Tomorrow the precious son of the county lord will be twenty-five days, I will go to visit, I will be able to catch up with her full moon wine, hehe, my newlywed joy, plus her joy of making Zhang, this is a joy and joy. ”

"Hehe, it's me who is happy, the joy of my father-in-law, the joy of my father's wedding, looking at the capital, no one can compare to my happy events."

Mrs. Xiao was stunned for a moment, and laughed, "I just found out that you were quite poor." ”

"Madam, hee-hee, there's a lot you don't know."

"So, tell me, what else does my mother not know?"

"Hee-hee, this is a secret." ……

Wen Jin and Mrs. Xiao have had difficult years to support a family, one is honest and the other is wise, the two get along very well, although Xiao Qiyun tries her best to stammer, but every time she welcomes the horse, she is most afraid of meeting smart people, and she is not a traitor or a thief, only foolish worms like to listen to other people's flattery. Therefore, Xiao Qiyun did not spend much effort, but she did not have Wen Jin's face in front of the new lady, she was depressed, she scolded Wen Jin behind her back, sometimes the three sisters were together, and they inevitably complained that God was not long-sighted, why she was always partial to Xiao Wenjin.

When the county lord of Yujie received Mrs. Xiao's post, he was surprised and delighted, the other party was willing to associate with her, it must be because of Wen Jin's relationship, otherwise there are many royal relatives and many prominent statuses, and there are not many people who come to Qian Mansion as the first household to communicate. Although Xiao Yi once set the tone because of the Qian family's raising of Wen Jin, and he would be a relative in the future, if the new lady didn't have a good relationship with Wen Jin, she could hang the Qian family.

After receiving the reply to the warm invitation, Mrs. Xiao prepared a few pieces of muslin suitable for making clothes for children, a bag of silk wool for cotton clothes, a pair of silver anklets with bells, and a box of children's Qizhen Dan, which she brought from her mother's house and was produced by a local pharmacy, which has a particularly good reputation.

Gifts can be said to be cheap, but they are very affordable, and they are all things that can be used immediately.

Mrs. Xiao took it out and showed it to Wen Jin: "Because it is a new relative, I don't know the temperament of the county lord of Yujie, is it appropriate to send it like this?" ”

"It's good, the county lord's mother is not the kind of person who retreats." Wen Jin replied.

Xiao Qiyun was standing on the side, feeling that such a gift was really a bit cold, and when she heard the answer, she couldn't help but pout, feeling that Wen Jin always couldn't get rid of her popularity in the mountains, at least, she didn't give a jade pendant or something like that.

However, Xiao Qiyun didn't say it, anyway, the Qian family is related to Wen Jin, and the lighter the gift Mrs. Xiao gives, the less attention she attaches to this relative, which is equivalent to saying that it is not as close to Qian Wenjin as it seems on the surface.

Xiao Qiyun deduced this time, and her heart was somewhat balanced, and she felt that Mrs. might be pretending to be good to Wen Jin because of her father's partiality.

It was Wen Jin who accompanied Mrs. Xiao to the Qian Mansion, the county lord of Yujie had not yet come out of the full moon, and he mainly rested in bed every day, and when they arrived, they just woke up from a sleep, and Wei came forward to welcome the guests in. Fortunately, Ge Shi is a rural person, and he feels that the mother is not so delicate, and does not agree with Mama Fang to cover the room tightly, and there is no wind at all, but through the outside room, the inside room is properly ventilated, and the room has no incense and no smell.

Lord Yujie's face was like a silver plate, white and fat, wearing a cotton jacket, sitting at the head of the bed, and greeting Mrs. Xiao who came in with a smile: "You are Sister Yawen?" I've heard for a long time that it's a capable person, but I haven't been able to meet each other, and I haven't even been able to attend your wedding. ”

Mrs. Xiao gave a blessing to the county lord of Yujie, and continued: "It's not that Niangniang can't go out, and it is also appropriate for her sister to come to visit her sister." ”

Saying this, Mrs. Xiao had already walked to the crib, Xiao Baozi slept sweetly with his eyes closed, only to see his two little arms raised next to his face, his small fists clenched tightly, when Mrs. Xiao looked down, he just moved his mouth and yawned a lot.

"Oops, it's so cute, and it yawns." Mrs. Xiao was in her thirties, and it was the first time she saw such a young child, she was very surprised, staring at it motionless, she was simply stunned. Wen Jin came to the bedside of the county lord Yujie: "Niangniang, everything is okay in the confinement?" ”

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