Chapter 219: Cutting Its Wings, Cutting Its Heart, and Losing Its Reputation
The four-room family that the Jiang family mentioned before, Chen Lan first mentioned it to the Zhu family, and the Zhu family immediately agreed happily and directly asked Chen Lan to let go of the pick. And this time when he went to the Korean Mansion, Chen Lan said to the county lord of Yixing, this one was even more direct, and recommended the two families of Changdi and Hongying's Lao Tzuniang together, and privately explained to her that when she got married in the future, she would give Changdi and Hongying as a dowry. With these two good girls here, it's easy to deal with in case of an accident.
Therefore, although he didn't sleep well all night, early in the morning, after the Korean government followed the good news from Dai's mansion, Chen Lan also left Chen Yan, who was full of pitiful faces, to practice in the martial arts arena, and took the car back to his home. Knowing that Chen Xi was in the Water Mirror Hall, she simply didn't bother to ask about the stall, and when she returned to the Tatexiang Courtyard to see the Zhu family, she followed the list sent by Zheng's mother, carefully looked at several candidate family members, and finally circled the two families. One man was with the master when he was out, the woman was a third-class servant in the garden behind, and the other had just returned from a break from the shop and had not yet sent a messenger.
Mother Zheng couldn't help frowning when she looked at it, but Zhu nodded with a smile: "Yes, presumably the county lord should be extremely capable of picking the past, and our family is still so honest and willing to work, lest when the Yang family is now overstretched, these people have ideas that they shouldn't have." You of the Zheng family go to the front to meet the people in these two rooms, and then send them over in person. โ
"Yes."
The old lady opened her mouth to approve, and Zheng's mother naturally didn't say anything more, and went away as soon as she agreed. And as soon as she left, Chen Lan hesitated. The incident she encountered in the Korean Mansion yesterday, she could naturally still hide it, but the last time she worked hard to hide the news of the court from the Zhu family, she still couldn't help Chen Ying tear it up all of a sudden after she came back, which made the old lady even more angry. So, after weighing it again and again, she still said what Mrs. Qian had to say.
"What is this Qian doing this kind of thing, idiot" Zhu Shi changed his complexion, and scolded angrily, and gradually the anger disappeared, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face, "She is the nanny of the King of Jin, even the princess has to respect her for three points, in the past, His Royal Highness the King of Jin had anything to do, and she often came forward, so it should not be her own opinion...... If that's the case, could it be a concubine? But what is she doing at this time to provoke the county lord?"
Although the county lord of Yixing didn't mention this matter again last night, Chen Lan vaguely felt that if it was really the Qian family's doing, the biggest possibility behind it was Concubine Shu. But Concubine Shu has no reason, why did she go to calculate Mrs. Ji and the county lord of Yixing? Seeing that Zhu's brows were furrowed into a big pimple, she could only persuade gently: "When I came out this morning, the county lord had already sent someone to invite Qian's mother, and I expected that the county lord's methods, even if the matter could not be revealed, it would not be publicized." โ
"I hope so......" Thinking about the current wave of unevenness, Zhu only felt exhausted, smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I really regret it now, I knew that it would be like this, I would never let your eldest cousin marry into the palace." A person as unkind as King Jin, if she is implicated in something this time......"
As if it was a prophecy, in the afternoon, the Yangning Marquis Mansion almost learned of the surprise news at today's court meeting like other mansions - the right deputy of the Imperial Court of the Imperial Palace, the Imperial History, asked for the seal to succeed on the grounds that the six palaces have no owner and the throne is vacant, and his son will enter the East Palace to calm the heart of the world. As soon as this performance was performed, the emperor was immediately furious, and immediately ordered his dismissal from his official position and exile to Burma. As a result, after the court meeting, the yamen of various ministries and institutes were like snowflakes, and the general administration department and the six department corridors were busy without touching the ground.
"After Feng succeeded, his son entered the East Palace...... If this is a few days earlier, then there are probably no more than two, one is a concubine, and the other is a concubine, but now the concubine has just lost her son, which means that the ministers plan to promote the king of Jin? โ
Although it was supposed to be Zhu's nap at this time, Chen Lan was also used to squinting on the bed for a while, but she didn't feel sleepy. Seeing that the old lady listened to her words, she suddenly rubbed her temples with her right hand and barely able to move her left hand, she hurriedly stepped forward to help, and waited until she moved the stone blue pillow and put some cushions on the side of her right hand before she continued: "The emperor is in his prime, and he doesn't want to talk about the establishment of the prince early, plus the queen has just passed away, and he doesn't want to be crowned as a successor, which is also reasonable." The bosses in the court should all know, why are they still so eager for quick success? โ
If half a year ago, the King of Jin entered the East Palace, the Zhu family would definitely be happy to see it, and maybe they would be happy for a while because of the performance of the ministers. But now, the more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt, but she couldn't tell where the uneasiness was. So, Chen Lan said so to herself for a while, and she suddenly only felt a flash of inspiration in her mind.
"Lan'er, did you mention when you sent the letter just now, who are the people who are on the book?"
Chen Lan just said it in her mouth, but she was really confused in her heart, and when she heard what Zhu said at this time, she was stunned at first, and then suddenly came to her senses. The side of the Bisheng Tongzheng Secretary is not a message sent by Zhang Quan, but the inside line of the Yangning Marquis Mansion, so the news only says that the ministers have written a book, and the specific people only know the most unlucky right deputy capital Yushi. So, she immediately stood up: "Old lady, I'm going to see if Mother Zheng has come back." โ
In the evening, the Zhu family finally got the exact news - except for the right deputy capital Yushi who was considered a high-ranking official of the ministry, the rest were not high-ranking officials of any weight, from the first level of the head of the sixth department to the attendants of the Hanlin Academy, it was difficult to find more than four grades, not to mention the old ministers of the pavilion. And these names Chen Lan felt unfamiliar, but Zhu's face gradually changed when he listened to it, and in the end, he clutched the pillow next to him, and he didn't realize that his nails were pressed blue by that strength.
"Either you have walked through our house in the past, or you have been close to Han Gong...... Good means, good means, even instigated them one by one to write into the book, I don't know, I thought it was my old woman fanning the flames behind my back, this seems to be to establish the king of Jin, but in fact, it is just to put him in the stove and roast him"
It wasn't until this moment that Chen Lan finally came to his senses. Zhu was in the bureau before, and many things were not clear and discerning, but she, a bystander, was able to give some thorough reminders, but now that she encounters such a complicated situation, she knows too little about the past and personnel of this era after all, and this is naturally not as good as the old lady who has lived for most of her life. At this moment, her mind quickly flashed one recent incident after another, and then her face changed abruptly.
"Old lady, do you still remember that a book in the Jin Palace, which persuaded the King of Jin to write a book to abolish the concubine?"
Chen Lan brought up the old matter again, and Zhu's face became even more ugly. But she knew that Chen Lan was probably not untargeted, so she frowned and said, "Do you think that matter is related to today's events?" โ
"I just listened to the old lady's words, and I felt in my heart that if the emperor ordered someone to investigate thoroughly this time, and in the end someone planted the matter in our mansion and the Korean government, then, coupled with the fraud case at the beginning and the Dongchang Marquis Mansion, etc., are entangled, not to mention winning the title, we are afraid that the two families will lose power. As for the matter of the Qian family, it may not be impossible to push it on Princess Jin. But for Concubine Shu and King Jin, they may feel like the previous time that others are actually plotting against us, they are just implicated by others, as long as they can get rid of us, the harm they suffer is only minimal, and the biggest damage is also a broken arm, and there may not be no new ones to make up. Cut its wings, cut its heart, lose its reputation, we are finished, and the king of Jin is finished. โ
Speaking of this, Chen Lan didn't continue to speak, just looking at Zhu's rather ugly face, she knew that the old lady should also agree with her idea. With such a thing in mind, that night, the grandparents and grandchildren were all pulling the rice without a mouthful, and when they were about to remove the table when they ran out of hastily, Chen Yan slammed the curtain and came in.
"Old lady, sister, I'm back" Seeing that Chen Lan said that he was looking at himself, but his face seemed to be a little reluctant, and the old lady didn't seem to be in a good mood, Chen Yan couldn't help but touch his head, and then coughed dryly and said, "Sister, when I came back today, I met the messenger of Shuntianfu in the middle of the road, and I went up to see the excitement on a whim, but who knew that I happened to meet Senior Brother Luo in civilian clothes, and Du Ge Lao." Du Ge Lao said, tomorrow Zheng'er's sister's birthday, I want to go, I have to invite you to go. โ
Cabinet Deputy Du Weifang?
Chen Lan and Zhu glanced at each other, and when they saw the old lady nodding slightly at him, he said with a smile: "If you don't say it, I won't let you go to the Du family alone." I'll go with you tomorrow. โ
Seeing Chen Yan's relieved look, Chen Lan didn't know that Du Weifang's prospective father-in-law had put too much pressure on Chen Yan. Knowing that Chen Yan had already eaten, she had a discussion with him in the Tatexiang Courtyard for a while, and then retreated. When he left the hall and there were no other outsiders around him, Chen Lan asked Chen Yan in a low voice, "Is it okay for you Senior Brother Luo to look good?" โ
"I'm thin, and my spirit is not bad, but it's just ......" Chen Yan hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to tell the truth, "Mr. said before, Senior Brother Luo and I are in a different situation, he is better than anyone else, but that temperament is not suitable for officialdom, but if he can pass the current ...... That pass, you don't have to worry about him in the future. By the way, there is also a happy event in my brother's family."
Chen Yan grinned and said, "Maybe it won't be long before Senior Brother will be able to add a younger brother or sister, and Duchess Weiguo is happy."
For Luo Xu, Chen Lan has always had a deep guilt in his heart. He had done their siblings a lot of favors, and had passed through a lot of information, but she couldn't respond to that expectationโnot only because she lacked his unforgettable past, but also because she wasn't used to taking that step on a life's worth of events without being able to grasp or influence.
At this moment, when she learned that Luo Xu, who had suffered many changes, was finally about to usher in a real good news, she suddenly felt relieved in her heart, but then frowned: "This is good news, but the Duchess of Weiguo is not young after all...... Next time I meet you, Senior Brother Luo, don't just be happy."