In the quiet room of a small courtyard at the back of the Great Huguo Temple, Jiang sat upright, his face expressionless. The two girls knelt down under the snow and looking for plums, and you told me word by word the conversation between Wen Hui and Zheng Lijun that I had just witnessed. Wen Hui just sat on the side, looking depressed. Wen Xian, Wen Juan and Wen Ya and the maids and daughters-in-law waiting beside them were not present, except for Gu Mama and Du Juan standing behind the Jiang family, only Wen Yi was sitting in the corner of the house, watching the incident coldly.

After listening to the reply of the two girls, the calm expression on Jiang's face could not be maintained any longer, and he repelled them, even though his eyes were red, he looked at his daughter with a pale expression and said, "You are ...... these days." Behaved so well-behaved at home...... Could it be that this is the idea? Do you know that Miss Cheng will be here today? ”

Wen Hui raised her head in a daze, her eyes glazed, and after a long while, she reacted, slowly lowered her head again, and didn't say anything.

The more Jiang thought about it, the more excited he became. She attaches the most importance to her own flesh and blood in her life, especially this daughter who has been raised by her side since she was a child, which can almost be said to be her eyeballs, and even her husband's eldest son, who is responsible for upbringing, has to be slightly behind. Since returning to Beijing, for her daughter's marriage, she has been frightened every day, and finally waited for her daughter to be obedient and grow up, she is still comforted, just thinking about making up for the grievances her daughter has suffered these days, but she didn't expect that the person on the tip of her heart slapped her hard.

She remembered what Fang had just said to find Mei in the snow, and she couldn't help but tremble: "How many times have I told you about your evil obstacle?" That Zheng Lijun is a traitor, and even your relationship with her for more than ten years can be forgotten. Fortunately, God bless you, let you escape, don't you say that you are far away from her, but you still take the initiative to find her? How many lives do you have to give? ”

Wen Hui was still stunned there, Jiang Shi gritted his teeth fiercely, and immediately rushed down from the seat, grabbed his daughter's arm vigorously, and shook it a few times: "Wake up quickly, are you really confused?" ”

She grabbed very hard, Wen Hui's face immediately showed a look of pain, a slight struggle, then fell back, Jiang Shi had to grab again, only to hear a "hiss", Wen Hui's coat cracked.

Mama Gu, Du Juan and others hurriedly stepped forward to persuade them, and Wen Yi didn't dare to sit on the wall anymore to watch, so she hurriedly stepped forward to support Jiang and said loudly: "Auntie, beware of hurting the sixth sister"

Jiang Shi woke up like a dream, and cried out, his body seemed to have no strength anymore, and slowly stroked down.

Wen Yi and Du Juan hugged her together, pulled back to the original seat half-dragged and half-supported, and called Mama Gu: "Mama go outside and guard, so that someone can hear the movement and run over to take a look, and the wind leaked." The fifth sister, the tenth sister, and the eleventh sister are there, so don't be alarmed. ”

Mama Gu reacted with a stirring spirit. Wen Xian and Wen Juan are just there, Wen Ya is there, but she must not be able to find a hint of the clue When Wen Yi and Wen Hui came back, the latter looked different, and it had already attracted Wen Ya's attention several times, if it wasn't for Jiang's cleverness, she found an excuse to send people away early, and the news spread back to the Shilang Mansion, Aunt Yu didn't know what to say in front of Master Gu That is, Old Madam Yu knew, and Jiang and Wen Hui had a hard time. Mama Gu immediately gave Wen Yi a look of gratitude, and then went out quickly, ordered the girls waiting in the courtyard to keep their mouths shut, and asked a few mothers-in-law to guard the courtyard gate and not allow anyone to come in. Because she was not at ease, she also stood under the porch to let out the wind.

In the quiet room, Jiang Shi had gradually calmed down, but he couldn't help crying bitterly, and kept shouting: "Evil obstacles, evil obstacles" Unexpectedly, he was out of breath for a while, and coughed continuously, coughing heartbreakingly, making the cuckoo tremble when he heard it. Wen Yi said: "When the eldest aunt goes out, she should always bring two emergency pills, can they be relieved and invigorated?" Take some and eat them, so that the eldest aunt may suffer less. Besides, the sixth sister's clothes are torn, if she brings a change of clothes, she should also take them for the sixth sister to change into, otherwise if you go out like this, let people see it, wouldn't it be hindered by the reputation of the sixth sister? ”

Jiang Shi listened reasonably, but coughed so hard that he couldn't speak for a while, so he could only give Du Juan a look, who hesitated for a moment before responding: "Everything is on the big carriage outside, the slave and maid will go and get it, Miss Jiu, our lady is uncomfortable, please help take care of it." As he spoke, he peeked at Wen Hui and didn't say much, but he also knew that the serious lady under this lady's knee was useless.

Wen Yi naturally responded, and after she left, she gently calmed Jiang's chest, and seeing that she had finally calmed down, she glanced out of the door, and saw that the nearest Gu Mama was also a little away, and she might not be able to hear anything, so she lowered her voice and said to Jiang: "Auntie, now the sixth sister has seen Miss Zheng and parted unhappily. At this time, it is useless to dwell on these subsections, what matters is how to act in the future before the nephew and daughter go late, and I have never heard what the sixth sister and Miss Zheng said before, but I remember that when Miss Zheng left, the sixth sister once shouted loudly, asking Miss Zheng if she was not afraid that she would tell the past? It's a matter of Ouchi, if the queen mother and the emperor know, how can Miss Zheng marry into the royal family? It's just that Miss Zheng didn't care, and asked the sixth sister to give it a try, and saw who was the one who suffered when she saw it. Auntie, the sixth sister's words are tantamount to threatening Miss Zheng, and what happened in the past, what harm is it to the sixth sister, is the first thing to ask now is if it really involves the big one, and the sixth sister is involved in it, I am afraid that it is not a boudoir spirit that can be mixed up, in case something is wrong, I am afraid that our entire Gu family will be affected"

Jiang Shi was awakened by her words, his face turned pale again, he hurriedly got up to help Wen Yi, walked to his daughter, stared at her tightly and asked, "You tell me honestly, what does that sentence mean?" Miss Cheng ...... What have you done? You...... How do you know? Ever...... Was it involved? ”

Wen Hui was caught by her mother, and she had woken up from her anxiety, but she was sad and had been sobbing in a low voice, and when she heard her mother speak, she bit her lip aggrievedly, but she didn't dare not answer, so she whispered: "She used to ...... often goes to the palace to live, and sometimes Concubine Zheng is angry from other mothers, so she will help persuade her...... Sometimes I have some ideas...... I've only been to the palace with her three or four times, and the details aren't clear, it's just ...... I can perceive a little bit ......."

Jiang Shi gasped, swallowed his saliva, and his voice was hoarse: "You...... You didn't get involved, did you? Seeing Wen Hui bow her head with a look of shame, she almost couldn't help fainting. There is such a thing as a harem to win favor, that is, no matter how much she understands affairs, she also knows how big the risk is. Zheng Guifei is proud at the moment, but if people are asked to come out, those favorite concubines, princes, and royal relatives will naturally be fine, Wen Hui's identity is certain to die, not to mention Zheng Guifei, once she knows that Wen Hui has the idea of threatening, I am afraid that the first one will not be able to tolerate her

Wen Yi was also terrified when she heard it. She has lived a lifetime, since she knew that the third prince was the new monarch who ascended the throne a few years later, Zheng Guifei was respected as the queen mother, and the Zheng family had two generations of mothers, and her power was unmatched. Although Zheng Lijun can't be the crown princess at the moment, with the Zheng family as the backing, it is definitely not something that a person with an identity background like Wen Hui can threaten. If he inadvertently saved Du Yuanru and only blocked Zheng Lijun's path to the crown princess, he only annoyed her alone - judging from the reactions in the heavenly palace these days, the third prince and Zheng Guifei may not oppose Du Yuanru becoming the crown princess, otherwise things would not go so smoothly - but Wen Hui's threat may directly shake Zheng Guifei's status

Thinking of this, Wen Yi couldn't help but stare at Wen Hui with eyes that hated iron and steel, gritted her teeth and said, "Sixth sister, you can make it clear, what happened back then, does it matter?" You...... What have you done? ”

I don't know if it's because her eye knife is too sharp, Wen Hui was startled, and said with a wince: "It's nothing...... It's just a prank...... Nothing can be cured of sin by speaking out...... I don't go to the palace very often, that is, when I play with her outside, I just want to find someone to vent my anger......"

"Who are you looking for?" Jiang Shi asked sharply.

Wen Hui shivered, gritted her teeth to hold back her tears of grievance, and said in a trembling voice: "There is a ...... is Liu Guiren, who was favored for a while in the past, she was rude to Concubine Zheng Guifei, but with the protection of the emperor, Niangniang had no choice. At that time, there was also a concubine who was at odds with Concubine Zheng Guifei...... Lijun and I were outside the palace, and I thought that Liu Guiren's brother would make a big fool in front of people, and blame Concubine Zhen's nephew. As a result, the two families quarreled and quarreled...... Fighting...... In the end, the emperor reprimanded them, and since then he has snubbed Concubine Zhen and Liu Guiren...... And one more time...... A palace man was favored by the queen and was rude to Concubine Zheng, Lijun and I found a mouse and quietly threw it into her house, scaring her half to death...... It's just a prank like this......"

Wen Yi listened to it and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, if it was just such a small fight, it would be known to others, and it would be nothing, and it should not affect the family. However, she couldn't help but wonder, if it was just such a trivial matter, then why did Wen Hui threaten Zheng Lijun with them? She couldn't help but look at Wen Hui and asked, "That's all?" Sixth Sister didn't miss it, right? ”

Wen Hui lowered her head and didn't speak, Wen Yi was about to ask more clearly, but she only felt that her left arm sank, and Jiang almost couldn't stand. She couldn't help but be taken aback, and hurriedly supported the other party: "Auntie, auntie, what's wrong with you?" Seeing that the other party was as white as paper, I couldn't help but think a lot: Could it be that there is something mysterious in Wen Hui's words?

Wen Hui also seemed to know that it was not good, wiped her tears and got up to help support her mother, Wen Yi and her worked together to drag Jiang back to his original position, pinching people and loosening his neckline, seeing that Jiang's face gradually eased, he breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, Du Juan came back with medicine and clothes, and the three of them hurriedly fed Jiang Shi with medicine, Wen Yi saw that Jiang looked stunned, so he first sent Du Juan to change Wen Hui's clothes, and stayed for himself, gently stroked Jiang's chest, and carefully asked: "Auntie, what did the sixth sister say...... Could it be that there is something wrong? Will you take care of our family...... Is it a hindrance? ”

Jiang Shi couldn't help but feel sad from it, and choked up: "Good boy, you don't know...... These two things, it sounds like a small matter, but they are actually ......" lowered his head and sobbed for a while before continuing, "Liu Guiren and Zhen Concubine were just quarrels back then, but because the two young masters were young and vigorous, they disagreed, so they fought, and finally broke out into a fight of hundreds of people, so it alarmed the saint." In a fit of rage, the two young masters were sentenced to receive fifty boards each, but both of them were injured at that time, so they both died...... Liu Guiren only has this one brother, and Concubine Zhen's nephew is also a single seedling, after this incident, although the two families have lost face, but compared to the inheritance of incense, the two mothers fell out of favor is just a trivial matter...... Now Concubine Zhen's brother sits in the ministry, and Liu Guiren's brother holds the military power, and he is still a powerful general in front of Taiwei Zheng. If your sixth sister spreads this matter, not to mention anything else, your uncle's official position...... It's going to be in jeopardy," she wiped from her tears, and added, "As for the frightened palace man...... It was originally valued by the saint, but because of a fright, he fell ill within two days, and gave birth to a male fetus that had become a shape, and after struggling for half a month, he also followed...... The queen was furious and ordered a strict investigation, but it was still over. If it was known by the Holy Lord, it would not be an accident, this is a serious crime of murdering the emperor's heir, since your sixth sister has known it for a long time, why did you hide it until today......

Wen Yi's face changed, and she was silent for a while before she said, "Auntie, although the sixth sister has known about this for a long time, she should hide it. What kind of character is Zheng Guifei? How could the sixth sister be shaken by a few words? If you hide it, you can save yourself. It's just that the sixth sister shouldn't make a threat, if Miss Zheng tells the palace, I'm afraid that Concubine Zheng will kill her."

Jiang Shi was so frightened that his face turned white again: "That...... How's that to be? ”

Wen Yi's heart was in turmoil. If Wen Hui didn't say that threat, or if the truth didn't come out, it would be Zheng Lijun's intention to retaliate, and it would just be the eldest uncle's family who suffered, but once those things were known to the bitter master, the emperor was furious, and he was afraid that the entire Gu family would suffer

She bit her lip and felt a heart: "Auntie, when things come to this point, you have to be ruthless, Miss Zheng will not take the initiative to tell others the truth of the year, we must control the mouth of the sixth sister, and also make Miss Zheng believe that the sixth sister will not say it, no...... I don't have the guts to say it."

Where did Jiang Shi still have an idea at this time: "I won't let Hui'er reveal half a word—but does this really work?" Miss Zheng is so vicious......"

"Let's get through this period of time first," Wen Yi said categorically, "Although Miss Zheng can go out today, just looking at the rumors in Beijing in the past few days, I know that she is not as beautiful as before, and under that suspicion, she can't go out as she wants as she did before." No matter what method is used, either lock the sixth sister at home, or send her to a place unknown to hide for a few days, in short, the sixth sister can't be allowed to go out again, so she won't be plotted again. Although the position of the crown princess is now falling, Miss Zheng can always keep the position of a side concubine, and the palace has issued an edict that she will be busy with the wedding, so she will have no time to take care of outside affairs. When the marriage between the sixth sister and the cousin of the Liu family is completed, you might as well talk to the Liu family and let them go back to their hometown to study. Avoid it for a few years, and wait for the rumors to pass. ”

Jiang Shi nodded again and again when he heard this: "This is reasonable." Miss Zheng is no matter how beautiful she is, and when she enters the East Palace and becomes a side concubine, it is inconvenient to come out. It's just that...... If she can even do it with the people of the Lu Wangfu, our family ......"

Wen Yi said: "The maid of Luwang's Mansion lost her life because she had a ghost in her heart and was led away by the people she sent. The sixth sister is not separated from others, how can she compare with her? After a pause, "It's just that the eldest aunt needs to remember that this matter is related to the life of the sixth sister, although you feel sorry for your daughter, you can't relax anymore."

Jiang Shi nodded hurriedly: "Don't worry, this time...... I really can't be soft-hearted anymore" As soon as these words came out, her heart ached, and she burst into tears again.