Chapter Ninety-Nine: Prince Xin'an (1)
Qing let Yu Zichen enter the Beijing Division, Aunt Juan and her party were arranged to go to Nanxiang to settle down, only Yushan asked to go with Qing Rang, Aunt Juan blocked unsuccessfully, Qing Rang was rare not to persuade to agree, along the way Yu Shan rarely spoke, after arriving in Beijing, she went to the Great Prince's Mansion privately, and did not come out again, for this matter Qing Rang only said to go with her. And she did not enter the Great Prince's Mansion to visit Hua Shu, although the eldest prince helped her save her eldest brother's life, but in the end he is not a bright and upright person.
On the second day of entering the Beijing Division, the Holy Decree announced to the world that the prince has both ability and political integrity, and has meritorious service to the country, and is specially named the crown prince, and will succeed the unification of the country in the future. As for the merit that the saint said, the palace people said that the saint has always wanted to build Dengxiantai, but the treasury has been out of money, and a few days ago, the prince asked for a decree saying that in order to show filial piety, he originally built Dengxiantai for the saint, and the people of the prince's faction touted it, and the prince's matter was like this.
"Now the affairs of the imperial court are so ridiculous," Mrs. Yin of the Jingshi Mansion Mrs. Cao couldn't help but sigh, "The husband originally wanted to resign and return to his hometown, but I advised him not to do it for the time being, if they all left, it would really be the people who suffered." ”
Qing let his fingers on the grapes, a grain of mouth, and spit out the skin lightly, "Madame said very well, no matter what the court is, we should do our duty, and it is good to be able to appease the people." ”
"It's comfortable to talk to you, those ladies are always talking about some boring things about rouge and gouache," Mrs. Cao really likes Qingrang, the first time she saw the fall and generosity, and the dancing that night, now seeing the white cloth on her head, she has heard of the things in Duanmu Mansion, "Your father and brother's affairs, you mourn, I am not good at persuading people, but if you want to talk to people, I can accompany you." ”
"If I mourn too much, it will make the deceased uneasy, and my wife does not need to worry about me."
"It's a good thing that you can think like this, but it's also a strange thing to say, I always feel that you are a little similar to the people I know, so I am more in love with you."
"Mrs. has a noble character, presumably the person she makes friends with must also be the dragon and phoenix among people, and it is a blessing to be similar to Mrs. Queo."
"You don't want to praise me like this, where is it a blessing to be similar to my old man, do you know the tragedy of the Meng family in Dongshuo back then? The old man I am talking about is the young lady of the Meng family. ”
Kiyorang's hand squeezing the grapes tightened, "Oh? I heard that Dongshuo's Meng family was beheaded overnight, but I was curious about what crime I had committed, and I actually ......"
"Shh Mrs. Cao looked around, "Although so many years have passed, the reason for the Meng family's conviction is still a topic that cannot be mentioned. ”
Qing Rang was silent and didn't say a word, Mrs. Cao thought she was scared, "Don't talk about these boring things, let me tell you about the interesting story of the young lady of the Meng family, including your father was fascinated by her back then, the fourth son of Jingshi, she chose Meng Jianyuan, but at that time, Meng Jianyuan's demeanor was not inferior to your father's back then, one was uninhibited, the other was stable and reliable, which girl in Beijing was not envious and jealous of her at that time." Recalling the anecdotes of her youth, Mrs. Cao smiled gently.
"Then how did the young master of the Meng family marry the young lady?" Qingrang felt that there was no one in this world who loved her mother more than her father, and she was full of curiosity about the person who might be her biological father.
"Speaking of another good story, when Princess Danyang fell in love with Meng Jianyuan, Meng Jianyuan was expelled from the house by the Meng family for the later young lady to resist the decree not to marry the princess, just when everyone felt that Meng Jianyuan had lost everything for the beauty, the Queen Mother suddenly made a decree to marry them, and the Meng family accommodated them, after all, Meng Jianyuan is the eldest son and grandson of the Meng family, and the expulsion from the house is just for the palace to see."
"He is uninhibited, but he can give up his glory for the sake of his beloved, and even sacrifice his life, in the end, he is the most affectionate and sexual......"
"Not really." Mrs. Cao recalled that the personable young man was still related to him, "Such a good man lost his life overnight, but legend has it that when he was beheaded, he also stood and never knelt down." Your father is also a loving and righteous person, the news of the Meng family's accident came out, your father resigned and returned to his hometown, everyone understands in their hearts that although your father and Meng Jianyuan are rivals in love, they are still good brothers, and he will never be an official in the court again after his brother's tragic death. ”
Dad should have left Jingshi to cover his mother, and the Queen Mother may also know the inside story. Originally, I came to Mrs. Cao to understand the matter of the Meng family in Dongshuo, but I didn't expect her to say so much for Mrs. Cao, Qing Rang saw that the time was not early, got up and said goodbye, Mrs. Cao said to send a car to send off, Qing Rang said that it was not far from the residence, and she could walk by herself.
Farewell to Mrs. Cao, Qing Rang walked to Yufu in the falling sunset, feeling that someone seemed to be following him behind him, and he was confused if he didn't follow him today, Qing Rang couldn't help but feel a little guilty in his heart, but listening to the steps should not be a kung fu master, she deliberately detoured to the quiet alley, and sure enough, someone was behind her.
"Miss Duanmu!"
Listening to the voice of a woman, Qing Rang turned around, the shabby clothes would be thought to be a homeless woman if she didn't look carefully, but the face under the shabby square scarf was so clean that it looked like a lady from a good family, Qing Rang didn't remember people's faces, but she kept forcing herself not to forget this face, "Mama Li?" ”
"It's a slave!" When Mama Li said this, she wrapped her face with a square scarf again, "The slave and maid came on purpose*." She waited outside the Yu Mansion in the capital for several days, and finally looked forward to coming to Qingrang, she didn't dare to enter the mansion, and waited until today Qingrang came out of the mansion to Fu Yin.
"Mama, it's inconvenient to talk here, go back to the house with me."
"No, miss, I can't go with you, I'm secretly back to Jingshi, if they find out, I will only have a dead end." Mama Li looked around again, "I came because the Queen Mother had something to say to Master Duanmu before she died, the last time Miss asked someone to rescue me from the Prince's Mansion, but I was robbed by the eldest prince's people halfway, I told the eldest prince that the prince killed the Queen Mother to get out, I was going to Linsu to find Duanmu Lord, but I learned about Duanmu Lord's funeral, so I waited for Miss." ”
Qing Rang knew about the twists and turns, "What does the Queen Mother have to say to my father?" Now that my dad is no longer alive, do those words matter? ”
"Important! The Queen Mother explained to Master Duanmu that if the things left by the Meng family back then were used by people with improper intentions, it was better to destroy them in advance! ”
Ruined? What the Meng family left behind, does it refer to her? Or did she refer to the treasure she had never heard of, Qing Rang sneered, "The Queen Mother can explain these words to my father face to face, and you know it?" My identity ......"
Mama Li nodded, "When the Meng family had an accident, your mother happened to be in Beijing, Duanmu Lord hid her privately in the house, the Queen Mother also embarrassed after knowing what to do, Duanmu Lord took the initiative to resign and return to his hometown, your mother also swore that she would not take a step in Linsu in this life, and the Queen Mother promised, I didn't know the existence of Miss at that time, and then the Queen Mother came back and told the Queen Mother that the Queen Mother should only turn a blind eye." ”
"To tell the truth, I can survive to this day, and I have to thank the Queen Mother?" Isn't it the court that wants to destroy the Meng family, she smiled bitterly in her heart.
Mama Li knew the opposite of Qing Rang's words, "The Queen Mother was also strongly opposed to the matter of the Meng family, in fact, the slave maid still has something to tell Miss, Master Duanmu is actually not sick, he was poisoned!" ”
"I already know. Thank you Mama for telling me, now that my father is dead, these ugly things will be buried with his body. "After all, the prince is also dead, and the eldest brother has avenged his father, what else can she do.
"Then the young lady also knows that the eldest prince did it?" Mama Li looked surprised.
Qingrang frowned and stepped forward, "What, the eldest prince?" Isn't it poisoned by the prince? ”
"The slave didn't dare to deceive Miss, the eldest prince sent someone to arrest me, I was courteous for a few days after correcting the prince for the eldest prince, one night I heard him personally ordered someone to poison the tonic given to Duanmu Lord, and sent it over in the name of the eldest princess, saying that it was for Duanmu Lord to suppress the shock, and then the people who went out came to report that Duanmu Master drank, and also sent someone to kill the prince and blame Duanmu Prince, these are all overheard by my own ears!"
"No, it's not that the crown prince knows about the treasures of the Meng family, it's not that my father and eldest brother are trying to cover my identity......"
"Miss is confused, the prince doesn't know about the Meng family at all, the queen mother noticed that someone was inquiring about the treasure before announcing that Duanmu Master went to Beijing to get together, the prince caught Duanmu Master Tuanmu is just the Duanmu family's property, if he knows about the Meng family, how can he not arrest you but catch Duanmu Master?"
"Then why did the eldest prince kill my father and frame my eldest brother? Then who is investigating the affairs of the Meng family? ”
"For the sake of the Duanmu family's rich and rival property, Master Duanmu died, and the eldest young master also died, and naturally the family property fell to Miss Hua Shu. The matter of the Meng family is because the queen mother saw Meng Xuanyin, the orphan of the second son of the Meng family, in the palace. ”
Hua Xin'an, he turned out to be not a villain who took advantage of people's danger, but a beast who ruined her father and brother, Qing Rang walked forward step by step, her eyes were dyed red with anger and hatred. After walking a few streets, you can hear the gongs and drums opening the road in the distance, and the sound of the prince's travel is endless.
Qing Rang's hatred was difficult to suppress, she picked up the wooden stick on the side of the road and wanted to rush up to fight to the death with him, but her hand was pulled, "Sister......" Yu Shan called her softly, Yu Shan looked at the anger and hatred in her eyes that had no time to hide, and understood her thoughts, "This is just a waste of death." ”
"Yushan, you also know ......" Knowing that the eldest prince had harmed his father, Qing Rang nodded before he finished speaking.
"Dad has been fine since he came back from Jingshi, since he drank the tonic sent by Hua Shu from Jingshi once, he has become weird, he rarely goes out in Lianju, and that day Dad treated Hua Shu's dim sum so abnormally, I guessed it."
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"Because I want to avenge my father with my own hands!"
Qing Rang looked at Yushan and felt that she seemed to have grown up too much overnight, "So you came to Jingshi with me, so you entered the Great Prince's Mansion, what do you want to do?" Xin Anxin is ruthless, don't get involved in this matter, I have ...... about revenge."
"Sister, aren't you too, you want to fight with him with a broken wooden stick, don't worry, I won't act rashly, I will wait, and wait until one day to push him into the abyss of no return!"