"Guifei Niangniang, I have only been back in Beijing for a year, I have heard the absurd story of the second prince, there was a prince before, no one cares what he is, but today, it makes me feel particularly wrong, I have been in contact with the second prince, although he is silent, but he is also very well-behaved, and smart and clever, especially a martial arts, superb, why are the rumors about him outside the palace so unbearable? In the past, I thought that he did it on purpose, or you did it on purpose, to set off the prince and reassure the prince, but today, when the prince encounters an accident, this problem is completely different. ”

Concubine Mei Guifei motioned to Caifeng to help her up, and stared at Wen Jin with a pair of red and swollen eyes: "When you say this, I also remember, the second prince is sometimes in the palace, teasing his younger brothers and sisters, deliberately making funny moves, or saying anything joking, can gossip in the palace, and it is very unbearable, although I have punished a few palace maids, but to no avail." ”

Wen Jin nodded: "It seems that the problem is more serious than I imagined, the attention of the mother and the emperor is on the prince, and little attention is paid to the second prince, and someone has long wanted to assassinate the prince, they have played a big game of chess with you, and they are going to destroy the second prince, the fourth prince and the third prince are about the same age, and they have long been famous outside......"

Concubine Mei's fists clenched: "Concubine Zheng, that slut, don't think that colluding with Dong Jincai inside and outside, acting in embarrassment, and echoing each other can shake my son's status." ”

"Yes, concubine, you have to cheer up, not for you, but also for the second prince, for the third prince, you can't just cry."

"Got it, Princess Nanhai, thank you for reminding me."

Wen Jin shook his head: "Don't thank me, I'm also for myself, what happened in my family a few days ago, you must also know that if you let those wolf-hearted people be proud, not only will you suffer, but I will also suffer, and the entire people and loyal ministers of Jurong will suffer with it." ”

"Yes, you're right, not just for myself, but for all good people."

"It's right for the concubine to think so, the emperor asked me to accompany you in the palace for two days, just right, the concubine can go with you for details, what should I do next."

"Yes, you are right, although I know that they are doing evil, but there is no evidence, and the emperor may not believe it if I say it, then I will defeat their plot in the open, and I should not hope that the emperor will believe my words."

"Concubine, you should tell the emperor, you still have to say it, but how to say it, to what extent, you have to think about it."

Mei Guifei nodded, she said a lot of words, sat for a while, her emotions shifted, her body was also consumed, and she finally felt hungry: "Caifeng, let the kitchen send some porridge." ”

Caifeng glanced at Wen Jin gratefully, and withdrew to decorate, Mei Guifei hadn't eaten much for two days, and she could only eat porridge for this meal, plus a few light side dishes, Wen Jin watched her wash and dress, and watched her eat, Mei Guifei, who was smart and capable in the past, and dared to think and dare to do it, came back, so she put her mind at ease.

Solving a problem, Wen Jin remembered the second one: "Guifei Niangniang, you just said that there are more rumors in the palace, why did that Lin Changshan go?" In the past, there was Gonggong Guo, but there was no change in this palace and outside the palace. ”

"Alas, Lin Changshan is also a good person, but his health has not been good in the past few years."

"What's going on? How can Guo Gonggong entrust a big thing to a sick man? ”

"Alas, Lin Changshan suddenly fell seriously ill the year before last, and the imperial doctor couldn't tell what the disease was, some people guessed that it was poisoning, but he couldn't tell what poison it was, he originally intended to hand over his errand to his apprentice, but unfortunately the emperor didn't worry about that person, so the matter was put on hold."

Wen Jin supported her forehead, she came back with a lot of things, the prince is smart and capable, his brilliance has covered up these undercurrents, and now, when things surfaced, I found that the surface of Mei Guifei was stable, but in fact, it was already full of holes and loopholes.

Wen Jin left the palace in the evening, saying that he would take care of Mei Guifei the next day, although the two wanted to cheer up, but Lin Changshan was seriously ill, and the concubine was short of manpower for a while, and Wen Jin was here, Qian Jun was not in the capital, and there was no manpower available, so things looked passive.

Back home, it was already dark, Qian Qian was teaching midnight reading in the study room in the outer courtyard, I heard that my mother was back, and we went into the inner courtyard to say hello, Guiyuan and Mango were already sleepy, tired of being by Wen Jin's side and reluctant to leave, but the upper and lower eyelids were disobedient and fighting, Wen Jin handed them over to the nurse, and then told the two sons the actual situation of the matter.

Midnight was the first to speak: "Mother, Brother Haolin, the second prince, is smart, an article, read it once and remember it, he is too naughty, otherwise, who would dare to say that he doesn't say a word." ”

"Why is the second prince naughty?"

Midnight smiled embarrassedly: "I also heard that the second prince is much older than me, and he is about the same as my brother, I am in Zongxue, and he has long been gone." ”

"I heard that it would be fine, you say." Wen Jin wanted to know what happened to the second prince.

"Mr. said that the second prince was arrogant and arrogant, he listened to the lecture at that time, and especially liked to refute Mr. with the words of the sage, especially there was a Hanlin surnamed Kong, he claimed to be a side branch of the Confucian family, the second prince did not like him very much, he talked about the monarch and the ministers, father and son, the second prince asked him what is called water can carry a boat, water can overturn a boat, Kong Hanlin said that the sky is round, the second prince asked him why no one has seen the edge of the sky, anyway, what Kong Hanlin said, the second prince can ask him, Kong Hanlin dislikes the second prince the most."

Wen Jin understands the feeling of the second prince, a very smart student, meets a stupid and pedantic teacher, and the relationship between the two must be very stiff.

Midnight thought about it again: "I heard that once Mr. took the students of Zongxue to the labor army, but the second prince quietly took two classmates and dismantled the stone thrower, he said that he wanted to see clearly and make a more powerful one, and was reprimanded by Mr. and punished him for copying the Analects twice. ”

"Poor second prince, he is so smart, maybe he can really make a more powerful stone thrower, but unfortunately he met a gentleman who is not good at guiding, which is really a huge loss for the imperial court."

Qian Qian nodded: "What the mother concubine said is extremely true, the second prince is not naughty, but too smart, Mu Xiu will be destroyed by Lin Feng, and what he does is beyond the imagination of those stupid people." ”

Wen Jin shook his head: "For the second prince, it is indeed very sad, too smart, and has been misunderstood again and again, no wonder he is a little cynical when he grows up, and he is often gossiped outside, and I still think it is difficult for him to be a big responsibility, it seems that as long as he is well guided, the second prince can completely take up the crown prince of the eldest prince, so that the Jurong Dynasty will continue to prosper." ”

"Although the mother's idea is good, I am afraid that the courtiers are unwilling to support the second prince to inherit the throne." Although Qian Qian is a secluded cultivator, he is no stranger to the world, and his speech is completely in line with the thinking habits of ordinary people, Wen Jin is very pleased, no wonder his master said that he still has decades of secular life.

Wen Jin thought of his father again, he must have been with his grandfather, and he had heard too many stories about the world, so he was not out of touch with the world.

People in this era went to bed early and woke up early, Wen Jin asked his two sons to rest in the outer courtyard, and rested after washing himself.

When I entered the palace the next day, I was discussing with Concubine Mei how to put the second prince Qian Haolin on the throne of the crown prince, when an attendant hurriedly walked in, and Concubine Mei couldn't help but look very nervous when she saw her: "What's the matter?" ”

The concubine has already sent out the idle people in the palace, leaving only Caifeng and the princess of the South China Sea, the chamberlain looked at it, knelt down and said: "There is news from the south, there is a cult organization in the south of the Yangtze River, the Fushen Sect, and it has already played an anti-flag, and Liu Qin, the master next to the prefect of Zhenyang, is it evil?" One of the chief protectors of the sect is that he sent someone to kill the prince, and the prince of Nanhai has personally urged the governor of Jiangnan to exterminate the Fushen Sect with all his might, and to avenge the prince. ”

"Fukushinke?" Mei Guifei and Wen Jin were surprised.

"Yes, the news has spread, these days, everyone is wrong, it's not because of the competition for the throne that someone harmed the prince, but the prince has suffered on behalf of the emperor, and the Fushen Sect wants to rebel."

Wen Jin felt that this news was really incredible, but she also knew that with this matter of the Fushen Sect to cover up, the truth about the prince's murder would probably be covered up, and Dong Jincai and Concubine Zheng would definitely let people spread the news soon, and they were the best candidates for the new prince.

Concubine Mei also thought of this, her expression was a little gloomy, the two of them were depressed, and there was news again:

Jiangnan because of the new policy, floods and Fushen rebellion, the situation is extremely chaotic, in the eyes of the emperor, the most capable civil and military all-round courtier, is none other than the prince of Nanhai, so, a will to go down, appoint the prince of Nanhai as the messenger, have the power to act cheaply, to him must appease the people of Jiangnan, exterminate the bandits, and stabilize the society.

Without Qian Jun in the capital, things will depend on her and the two women of the South China Sea Princess to advance, which is too difficult. Wen Jin's heart is heavy, she is not a politician after all, and she doesn't even have experience in officialdom and fighting, can she do a good job in major matters related to the fate of the second prince and Concubine Mei? This is not an ordinary trivial matter, but a life-and-death political struggle that needs to be fought step by step, steadily, and without any omissions or flukes.

"What should I do?" Mei Guifei subconsciously muttered.

Wen Jin also wanted to ask her, but unfortunately she didn't dare to speak, and after a while, she suddenly patted her head: "Guifei, the three stinkers have beaten Zhuge Liang, and the two of us are not enough, why don't you call the second prince to discuss it?" I heard that he is very smart, but he is a little cynical and a little sick, if the second prince can defeat Dong Jincai, the splendid country of this Jurong Dynasty will be handed over to him, and we can rest assured. Concubine Mei was still very worried: "Lin'er is only twenty-two years old. "Guifei Niangniang, we ignored a big person, no, not one, but three brothers, Lord Shen, don't forget the three Lord Shen, they all hate Dong Jincai."

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