Chapter 213: Turbulent Tide (Part II)

The crown is full of Jinghua Chapter 213 Turbulence,, the crown is full of Jinghua 5200 ()

Chapter 213: Turbulence

After putting on his coat and grabbing a half-old velvet cloak to cover his body, Chen Lan went out of the house again. At this time, it was already late at night, and the huge Hou Mansion was silent, and there was not much sound outside, as if the entire Jingshi had fallen asleep. She stood in place for a while, and when she was thinking about it, she only heard a sister, and when she looked back, she saw Chen Yan rushing in from the gate of the courtyard without knowing when, her clothes were still neat, but her shoes were pulling.

"Three watches in the middle of the night, why did you get up?"

"I heard that something happened, and I didn't feel at ease, so I came to take a look." Chen Yan was still a little sleepy-eyed, rubbing his eyes vigorously at this time, and seeing that Chen Lan's face was a little gloomy, he salivated and said, "I have long told the mother-in-law who guards the door to be vigilant, if you find any movement, no matter what time of day, just come to report me, isn't it just the right time?" Sister, what's going on? ”

Everyone got up, and Chen Lan couldn't drive Chen Yan back again, so he had to say what he had just heard in three or two sentences. Hearing that it was a fire in the palace, Chen Yan couldn't help but change his complexion: "In the middle of the night, how could a good person in the palace catch fire, there has never been thunder today, if you want to say that there is a fire, most of them have been extinguished just after they got up, and there has never been such a thing for decades." Besides, the old system of the grandfather, the fire prevention things such as the bucket pool in the palace are the most fully prepared, and even the Lantern Festival lanterns are placed outside, not in the palace."

Chen Lan didn't know what Chen Yan said, and now he couldn't help but think of the palace change that day. After calming down her nervousness, she said to Aunt Yun and Aunt Liu who came out: "Please ask Aunt Yun to take a trip to the Lotus Courtyard, in case there is any commotion on the street, don't alarm the old lady." Aunt Liu went to the front yard and ordered the door to be closed and no one was allowed to enter or leave. Mother Tian, you take someone with me to take a look at the swallow tower. ”

Hearing that Chen Lan had been assigned, Chen Yan immediately interjected: "Sister, it's dark and difficult to walk in the garden at night, I'll go."

Hearing the sound, he turned his head and saw Chen Yan puff up his chest, looking like a little adult, and thought that although the Swallow Tower is the highest three-story building in the family, the Hou Mansion is not far from the Xi'an Gate of the Imperial Palace, but after all, it is separated by a West Garden, and there is not much to see, Chen Lan nodded after a little thought: "It's okay, you go, be careful, bring that windproof glass lamp." Qin Fang, you follow. ”

When Chen Yan took Tian's mother and Qin Fang to go, Chen Lan stood there and thought for a moment, but finally left Hongluo to watch the house, and took Aunt Yun and Yun'er to the Lotus Courtyard. I arrived at the entrance of the hall along the mezzanine, and a black shadow rushed over at the other end of the mezzanine. Aunt Yun immediately dodged in front of her, while Yun'er raised the lantern with one hand, and when the black shadow approached, Chen Lan saw that it was a mother-in-law guarding the second gate. The woman was stunned for a moment, then stepped forward and bent her knees.

"Third Miss, the little one just met Aunt Yun." Seeing Chen Lan nodding slightly, the woman hesitated for a moment and said, "Also, just now, a small guy in the outer courtyard knocked on the door, saying that there was a sudden movement on the street, and it seemed that a team of soldiers and horses had passed. Steward Liu sent someone in to ask if he wanted to send someone to see what was going on. ”

"Aunt Yun has already gone out to talk about this, you just have to guard the door." Chen Lan was close to the mother-in-law, and smelled that she didn't have the smell of wine like some night watchmen, so he smiled slightly, "Tomorrow I will report to the third lady, and tonight you will each be rewarded with five hundred yuan for the second gate."

"Ah, thank you Miss Three, thank you Miss Three" The woman hurriedly saluted, and when she saw that Yun'er had already opened the door of the Tatexiang Temple, she quietly withdrew with joy.

As soon as Chen Lan entered the Tatexiang Courtyard, he saw that Zheng's mother, who was wearing a big coat, had come out of the ear room, and made a gesture at her and entered the ear room together. After whispering the matter, she saw that Mama Zheng's ** face suddenly turned dead white, so she pretended to be calm and said: "Mama Zheng doesn't have to worry too much, I came here on purpose, just in case." It must be known that now it is not as good as the original Weiguo Gong Jin Cicada went to Kaiping, and most of the rest of the generals are outside, the capital is the most heavily guarded, but it is expected that the ** of the ten is the water in the palace. ”

"People can see the smoke from the swallow tower, even if the moon is fine these days, I'm afraid it's not an ordinary water...... If you say so, the twenty-four yamen in the palace are often inevitably involved in water and the like, but what kind of palace is important......"

Mother Zheng saw that Chen Lan was a little dazed, knowing that she was young, so she asked Chen Lan to sit down, poured water again, and said in her mouth: "Grandpa Tai was a bucket and a pool back then, and it was forbidden to use an open flame for eunuchs and palace maids after entering the night, and it was forbidden to use illegal heating, just to prevent fire, it is said that this was also a taboo in the early years of Grandpa Tai, and the most hated thing was a fire word." Before, there was water in the Lantern Festival Lantern Market, and then there was a commotion, if this time it was really water in the palace......"

Before she could finish her chatter, there was a soft cough outside, and in an instant, a man with a lantern stepped over the threshold and entered, but it was a green calyx. Seeing Chen Lan taking Aunt Yun and Yun'er in Zheng's mother's house, she was a little stunned, and then said: "The old lady has woken up and is asking what is going on, so I will come out to take a look." ”

Chen Lan waved his hand to Zheng's mother, and then followed Lu Cao out of the door, and had to explain a few words to her. Sure enough, the bluffed green calyx immediately pressed his chest and said, "God...... It's only been a long time, and there won't be another accident, right? ”

"I just hope we're thinking about it too much."

After entering the main room, Chen Lan went straight to the west room, and when she saw that Zhu was already sitting up straight with her clothes on, she stepped forward and saluted, and then sat down on the edge of the bed. To put it mildly, there was a mother-in-law who saw smoke in the direction of the palace on the Swallow Tower, which seemed to be walking water, and she didn't wait for Zhu's question, so she said sincerely: "The old lady relaxes first, there is no big movement on the street, and the fourth brother took people up to the Swallow Tower." Let's wait a while, and if it's okay, we can sleep with ease. ”

"This year...... I don't want to let my age be a big man."

Zhu gently patted Chen Lan's hand, and didn't ask more, just moved it inside, "After the Mid-Autumn Festival, it will be cold at night at this time, don't sit still, just stay with me for a while, and talk to each other." ”

Chen Lan responded with a smile, took off his shoes and lifted the corner of the quilt and sat in, and chatted with Zhu Shi about some miscellaneous words, at this time the lights were dim, and Lu Cao and Aunt Yun all tiptoed back, she gradually became a little sleepy as she spoke, and unconsciously leaned on Zhu's shoulder, and then she was a little confused. She didn't know how long it took before she heard what seemed to be a voice in her ear, and an agitated spirit jumped up.

“…… It is indeed the direction of the palace, only the height of the swallow tower can not see whether it is the imperial city or the palace city, but the situation on the street can be seen clearly. Although there were people and horses passing over, they were all from the Xicheng Soldiers and Horses, and occasionally a team passed by the guards who were on duty at the red shop in the outer imperial city, and the rest did not see anyone...... Ah, sister, are you awake? ”

Chen Yan saw that Chen Lan woke up suddenly, and hurriedly smiled and helped tuck the quilt, squeezed his eyes again, and said, "The old lady just asked me not to wake you up, but you are sleeping outside, and the old lady can't talk to me in the outer room." ”

Chen Lan moved embarrassedly, and when she saw Zhu Shi looking at her kindly, she couldn't help blushing: "I don't know what's going on, I fell asleep while talking to the old lady......

"In the middle of the night, when you young people are asleep, where are you so awake like me? You leaned on me when you fell asleep, curled up like a kitten, but you slept motionless, and you slept with a smile. ”

Hearing that Zhu actually took out the nonsense he made up about Wu's mother and ridiculed him, and said that he was in good spirits on happy occasions, and seeing Chen Yan squeezing his eyebrows there, Chen Lan suddenly blushed even more. It's just that although the fire in the palace is also a major event, it is stronger than any turmoil or the like, so she had to get out of bed immediately. After the Zhu family settled down, she and Chen Yan went back to Cuiliuju, but this time An Ansheng went to bed, but she couldn't sleep, and she always felt a sense of unease lingering in her heart.

As if to confirm her premonition, early in the morning, the exact news spread into the mansion - the Fengxian Hall was on fire

Although the fire was not one of the three major halls like the Fengtian Palace, nor was it the Qianqing Palace, the Kunning Palace, and the East and West Six Palaces, the Fengxian Hall was the place where the tablets of the emperors and queens were placed, and it could be regarded as the most cautious place in the entire palace, but the fire in this place was of great significance. Not to mention Chen Lan, even the Zhu family felt extremely palpitated when they heard such news.

This is like a fire in the ancestral hall at home, which is the most likely to cause chaos

Chen Jiu has been sick at home since he was injured last time, and now in the entire Yangning Hou Mansion, only Chen Ying, the Marquis of Yangning, is in the court, but the Zhu family has always found another channel to find out the news. But during the lunch break at noon on this day, Chen Ying, who had not been home for several days, suddenly returned home. And it was the short moment he appeared in front of the Zhu family that he brought two shocking news.

The imperial history of the Metropolitan Procuratorate said that the fire in the Fengxian Hall was a warning from heaven, not that it has always been a taboo for women to interfere in politics.

Patrol the city of the imperial history in Cheng'en, Yan Xuanfu Datong mutual market fraud case is closed, suspicious points, although Dongchang Hou Jinliang has been ambushed, but the family all hanged themselves, which shows that there are grievances, and I implore another competent official to investigate in detail.

At that moment, in the face of Chen Ying's eyes like a night owl, Zhu almost wanted to pick up what he could smash and smash it over, but one hand was held down tightly by Chen Lan, and then he finally pressed the urge to rage. When Chen Ying bowed slightly and retreated, she took a few big breaths on her chest, and suddenly felt sad.

"Lan'er, take the title back, you must let Xiaosi take back the title of Marquis of Yangning, I just hold on to it, and I must see that day"

PS: Hug your fists and ask for leave, today's nephew has 100 days of wine, only this chapter, don't wait at night

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