Chapter 430: Palace Banquet (I)
Ran Yan unfolded the letter, looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but be surprised, "Someone beat the ancestor. The idea of sleeping? Why? ”
"About for our Shaw's vault." Xiao Song saw her face 'showing' suspicion and confusion, so he explained, "The general clan has reserved a batch of property, if the family is hit hard, as long as there is a vein of incense, you can make a comeback with this money in the future, where our Xiao family's property is hidden, only the patriarchs and descendants of the past generations know, but I know a little bit or two." ”
Xiao Song leaned on the cushion at the head of the couch and said, "I heard that a map has been handed down, and this map has been scattered and kept by the Xiao family's daughter-in-law. The reason why I know this is because Ling Xiang was killed last time. The murderer is not only trying to blame his mother, but his ultimate goal is probably to get the map in his grandmother's hand. ”
The more big the family, the more afraid it is of overturning, so the wealth saved must not be a small amount.
"The map should have been passed to the Ah family, right? Why bother with the idea of a mausoleum? Ran Yan was puzzled.
"I once asked my mother, and she said that she had a share in her hand, and her grandmother's share was not passed on to her concubine." Xiao Song held Ran Yan's hand and said, "But it doesn't matter, the murderer only knows that the Xiao family has hidden money, but he doesn't know that the map is scattered so many copies." I've looked closely at your hairpin, and it's likely that the 'flower' pattern on it is also part of the map. ”
"So, Mrs. Dongyang also has it in her hand?" Ran Yan said.
Xiao Song nodded, "Naturally, she is the last queen of the Xiao family, I'm afraid there are not only them, but there will also be a large part of them." ”
Ran Yan suddenly understood why Li Tai would cooperate with a 'female' person, even if on the one hand, it was because Mrs. Dongyang did have strength, and on the other hand, it was probably because she had the Xiao family's gold map in her hand. If Li Tai wants to mutiny and rebel, it is absolutely the top priority for God to unconsciously gather money.
"In this way, the person who made the idea of the mausoleum this time has already called out 'desire'." Ran Yan frowned.
Xiao Song bowed his head, "It's inconvenient to tell you the details in the letter, but my Xiao clan is also a big tree, so Li Tai really dug up the roots easily, so it's not the Xiao clan." When our family told us about this movement, they just wanted to warn us that Chang'an might not be peaceful. ”
"Now I think about it, they should plot the dynasty, usurp the throne, so like an arrow on the string, tense for a long time, so that those of us around are always worried about being injured by mistake, and it is uncomfortable to go up or down." Ran Yan sighed.
Ran Yan is not afraid of facing the scourge of war, whether they mutiny or plot, originally it was none of her business, but now there are people targeting them from time to time, and the situation is really not good. History records that Li Chengqian and Li Tai did not overthrow Zhenguan's rule, but there is no record of the birth and death years of Xiao Yuezhi and his wife. According to her 'nature', I feel that it is better to cut the 'messy' numbness quickly, which is more enjoyable.
Xiao Song squeezed her hand and scolded lightly. Cut loose. ”
The two looked at each other and smiled, and lay quietly for a while, and Ran Yan went to turn off the lights.
The rain stopped for two days.
Autumn is dry and the sun is drying the ground soon. In the past two days, Xiao Song has been paying close attention to the movements of the DPRK and China, and the wind and waves are quiet, revealing a bit of uneasy suffocation.
Siu Song canceled the trip.
Going to Lanling was originally to avoid the storm of the struggle for the prince, but now someone is fighting the idea of the Xiao family to hide gold, they are bold on the road, maybe they will be ambushed, in Chang'an City, although it is not peaceful, but after all, it is at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and the saint is still alive today, unless it is a madman like An Jin, no one dares to openly attack them.
In order to avoid the impeachment of Yu Shitai for the crime of bullying the king, Xiao Song had no choice but to hand it to the saint again, saying that he had received news from his family that robbers were infested near Lanling, and now he was telling the local government to deal with it.
Li Shimin doesn't care too much about such trivial things at all, at most he just takes a cursory glance at the folds. But the program cannot be abolished.
Xiao Song took a month off, and then he was idle, teasing the children at home, accompanying his wife, and reading books. It didn't matter if he rested, he made a bunch of people in the Criminal Department busy, and when he heard that Xiao Song didn't leave, he went to the 'door' with an official document from time to time to disturb him.
The weather is getting colder, and it's the Mid-Autumn Festival. In the palace, hundreds of officials were banqueted, as well as the ladies of the five grades or more, Xiao Song and Ran Yan were invited.
The palace concubines had long heard that Xiao's 'servant' Lang's family had three children in one child, and they all wanted to see it with their own eyes, so Wei Guifei specially ordered to allow the 'woman' to bring her son and 'daughter' into the palace, and the day before the banquet, she also specially ordered someone to come over and tell Ran Yan about it.
Where can Ran Yan not understand, even if he is unwilling in his heart, he can only comply.
"Husband, we can pretend we don't understand, right?" Ran Yan, who was already dressed up, was still making her last struggle.
It was still early, Xiao Song was lying on the table in a red 'color' official uniform, teasing the two sons who were dressed like little Fuwa, looking at her and smiling slightly, "It's just a banquet, with the children, we can get out as soon as possible!" ”
Ran Yan thought about it, Li Tai was not ready, and he should not have the courage to 'force' the palace to rebel, so he was relieved.
The venue of the 'women' meeting was not in the same place as the hundred officials, Xiao Song said, "It's just that Mrs. Hard has to take three children." ”
"Wherever you need me to bring it, it's just the 'milk' mother and the evening green hugging." Ran Yan knelt down on the mat in front of the dressing table, took a horn comb and combed the weak hair.
Weakly and obediently sat on the mat with his little 'legs', hanging his head and 'fiddling' a little wooden rabbit.
The father and son over there began to stare patiently at the mother and daughter, and after a while, they each played, Xiao Song also asked the 'waiter' to hand over the book to pass the time, and waited until Ran Yan changed his weak clothes and combed his hair, and the father and son were already lying horizontally.
"yes." Weakly crawled on Xiao Song.
Xiao Song held her with sleepy-eyed hands, "Look at whether my 'daughter' is beautiful." ”
"Father and son have a virtue, these two stinky boys are drooling from sleep, Xiao Yuezhi, I let you play with them, why did you fall asleep again!" Ran Yan stretched out his hand and pulled Xiao Song.
"The banquet won't end until late, just to catch up on sleep." Xiao Song got up, looked at the weakness carefully, and praised, "Well, it's good-looking." Madame's hand is a coincidence. ”
Ran Yan ignored him and gently woke up the two little guys.
It was already sunset outside, Ran Yan and Xiao Song had dinner at home, fed the three children, and got into the carriage on the inner 'door' road and went to the palace.
This is the first time Ran Yan has participated in the feast of the Tang Dynasty, influenced by her mother in her previous life, she is also more interested in ancient culture, and she is still happy to see it with her own eyes.
The sound of the carriage gurgling against the slate, the three children's eyes widened excitedly, Xiao Lao'er, who usually loves to move, was more like an ADHD child at this time, and he couldn't hold it happily.
The carriage drove directly from the Suzaku 'gate' and did not get off until the palace 'gate' near the Rintokuden Hall.
When a few officials who had just arrived saw Xiao Song, they stepped forward to greet him.
"Xiao 'waiter' Lang is radiant!" In the middle of the greetings, a slightly smiling voice said.
Listening to the voice, Xiao Song knew who it was, and when he saw the two fat men coming from afar, Xiao Song arched his hand and smiled, "Uncle Eldest Sun, His Royal Highness King Wei." ”
The person who spoke just now was Li Tai.
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