Chapter 208: News from the palace on the emperor's birthday
Hua Zhen said, watching the expression on Princess Dongjun's face change, and she didn't say more, she knew that Princess Dongjun must have listened.
Just sat on the side and waited, for a long time, waiting for the look on the face of the princess of Dongjun to return to her previous dignified, Hua Zhen spoke: "The princess wants to drink some tea?"
Hearing this, the princess of Dongjun looked at the table, and shook her head at the teacup that had not been touched since she came in, and said softly: "What you said today, I will definitely go back and talk to the king of the county, although this matter is also related to you, but if this concubine Yun is really ill-intentioned, you can also be regarded as doing me a favor to the Dongjun Palace." I and the king of the county are not the kind of people who don't know kindness, and today I have written down this kindness for the king of the county. ”
Hua Zhen smiled when she heard this: "The princess of the county is polite. ”
"Okay, I should go back too, the county king is still waiting for me to reply. Hearing this, Princess Dongjun stood up, but there was not much gratitude in her eyes when she looked at Hua Zhen, but she was a little colder than before.
It seems that she thought that Hua Zhen deliberately used these words to exchange for the favor of the Dongjun Palace.
Hua Zhen looked at it but didn't say anything, and she didn't bother to explain, and when the Dongjun Wangfu checked Wang Mingquan, she would naturally know.
Seeing off the princess of Dongjun, Hua Zhen did not delay and went to the other garden in person.
Xiao Huaijin was still worried about what happened to Zhaoyang, for fear that Hua Zhen would be wronged.
Seeing Hua Zhen coming, he immediately stood up, strode over, looked at Hua Zhen, and his eyes were full of worry: "How is it? Zhaoyang can embarrass you?"
Hearing this, Hua Zhen shook her head, and then said, "I came to tell you something. ”
"What's the matter?" Xiao Huaijin couldn't help frowning.
"Do you know Wang Mingquan, the political envoy of the two Huaiyan?"
Hearing this, Xiao Huaijin nodded: "What's the matter?
"Just now, the princess of Dongjun came, saying that it was this Wang Mingquan who dedicated Ruoyun to the king of Dongjun, and when Wang Mingquan told the king of Dongjun, this Ruoyun was still with me in Luzhou. In other words, Wang Mingquan and Ruoyun have known each other for a long time, or they are originally in the same group. However, what is certain is that the master behind Ruoyun will not be Wang Mingquan's political envoy of Lianghuaiyan, otherwise there is no need for him to arrange Ruoyun in the Hua family for five years. ”
"So you suspect that there are people behind them. Xiao Huaijin saw Hua Zhen's heavy face, and a thought immediately flashed in his heart.
Hua Zhen nodded when she heard this, and then said softly: "Right now, if we want to know Ruoyun's true purpose and why she hid in the Hua family in the first place, we must find out who is behind her." Now Ruoyun is in the palace, and Qin Guifei is staring. But Wang Mingquan was outside the palace. ”
"You want me to start with Wang Mingquan. Xiao Huaijin reacted immediately.
"Now it's obvious that this Wang Mingquan and Ruoyun are in a gang, since we want to know what they are planning behind them, we should start on both sides. Although I said it clearly to Princess Dongjun, it is one thing for them to believe it or not, and it is another thing to do it after believing it. Instead of this, let's send someone to keep an eye on Wang Mingquan ourselves. Hua Zhen said and looked at Xiao Huaijin, which suddenly caused Xiao Huaijin to reach out and scratch her nose.
was immediately stunned, but looked at Xiao Huaijin's eyebrows full of smiles: "It's still my family Zhen'er who is smart and thoughtful." ”
The corners of Hua Zhen's mouth raised slightly when she heard this, and she lowered her head and felt that her cheeks were slightly hot.
After a long time, he coughed lightly: "You quickly arrange someone to do it, it's best to do this as soon as possible." ”
Xiao Huaijin nodded and responded: "Okay." ”
Then he said softly: "Zhaoyang is embarrassing you?"
Seeing that Xiao Huaijin was still thinking about this matter in her heart, Hua Zhen smiled and shook her head: "No, she just didn't understand it for a while, and she didn't embarrass me, maybe she will figure it out after a while, and everything will be fine." ”
Jiang Fu listened to Hua Zhen still speaking for Zhaoyang at this time, and suddenly felt a little unfair in her heart: "County Lord, Zhaoyang County Lord treats you like that, why do you still have to speak for her, why do you have to endure it if you are wronged." ”
As soon as the words came out, Hua Zhen glared, and Jiang Fu had to pout.
Xiao Huaijin had already heard it clearly: "She bullied you?"
Hearing this, Hua Zhen turned her face: "She has had a smooth life, and she has never had anything unsatisfactory, and this temper is inevitably a little willful." Originally, I was happy with you in my heart, and I was looking forward to marrying you as a wife, but now I was poured a basin of cold water on my head in front of everyone, and I was angry in my heart. In addition, someone instigated me, I mistakenly thought that all this was my fault, and after a few days, it would be okay to figure it out. ”
Seeing Hua Zhen say this, Xiao Huaijin's eyes were covered with a trace of anger: "Zhen'er, do you know what you're talking about." It was wishful thinking on her part, and I never made her like me, nor did I ever do anything to her, except that one chance encounter on the street. It was not owed to her, nor was it an object of the prince's mansion that she li. Even if in front of the emperor, I refused this family business, it was also my business, why should she be resentful. Besides, even if she is willful, reckless, and resentful, she should blame me for refuting her face, instead of sprinkling this anger on you.
You let her mess around like this today, and speak for her, believe me, she will never say that you are good at all, but will only blame you even more, and feel that all this is your fault. Not everyone in this world is grateful for their gratitude. You should know this better than I do!"
Xiao Huaijin said with a little coldness in his eyes.
He can't tolerate Hua Zhen being wronged in the slightest, let alone tolerating it, this thing is still because of himself.
At this moment, my heart was even more angry.
Seeing this, Hua Zhen looked at Xiao Huaijin with a complicated expression, and then her eyes fell on the stone bench on the side: "In Beijing, I only have Zhaoyang a friend to make friends with, except for her, there is no one who can speak in this prosperous capital." ”
"So is this the reason why you can tolerate her hurting you?" Hearing this, Xiao Huaijin looked at the sadness in Hua Zhen's eyes, and suddenly felt distressed: "Zhen'er, you should remember that since she will do things that hurt you, she doesn't treat you as a friend." If she really treats you as a good friend, she will never break into your county lord's mansion with someone. She should be able to talk to you, you are just pampering her like this, which will only make her more unscrupulous. ”
As he spoke, he hugged Hua Zhen into his arms, his eyes slightly sour.
Listening to Hua Zhen lying on her chest, the sound of breathing became heavy, and Xiao Huaijin was even more distressed.
But Hua Zhen can only figure it out for herself.
After a long time, Hua Zhen raised her head, looked at Xiao Huaijin and said softly: "Okay, I will take care of this matter, you don't have to worry." ”
Hearing this, Xiao Huaijin breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.
Then he pulled Hua Zhen to sit down on the stone table beside him, and said softly, "I have one more thing to tell you." ”
"What's wrong?" Seeing Xiao Huaijin's solemn face, Hua Zhen frowned slightly.
Xiao Huaijin generally wouldn't talk to him like this unless it was something very important.
Immediately, my heart was raised.
I listened to Xiao Huaijin and said: "I just got the news, it will be the emperor's birthday in another month, and the emperor plans to hold a banquet and invite all the princes to Beijing. It is very strange that the emperor let Fanbang enter Beijing to congratulate him this time, and he specially instructed all the princes to bring their daughters, and the Turks in the Western Regions of Tibet brought their princesses into Beijing. I don't know if he plans to enrich his harem, or if he wants to choose concubines for several princes. Although several princes now, except for King Song, have already had concubines, it is impossible to say that the emperor will choose a side concubine for them. ”
Hua Zhen's brows tightened when she heard this, but she shook her head after thinking about it.
"It won't be to choose a concubine for the prince, if the emperor is to choose a concubine for several princes, he can just let the princes bring their daughters into Beijing, and there is no need to let Tubo and the Western Regions bring their princesses into Beijing. Let's not talk about Fanbang, Rao is your Yanbei woman, and the emperor will not let her enter the prince's palace, let alone Fanbang women. ”
"Then what do you think the emperor wants to do this time?" Xiao Huaijin was even more puzzled, this news had just been obtained, and the little eunuch who passed the news was also very puzzled.
Hua Zhen paused when she heard this, and looked at Xiao Huaijin's eyes full of suspicion: "You say, will this matter be related to Ruoyun?"
"What do you say?" Xiao Huaijin immediately looked at Hua Zhen when she heard this.
Hua Zhen shook her head: "I just deduced, listening to Qin Guifei's words, the emperor pushed the draft that should have been there this year for Ruoyun, and then he would set up a banquet to marry the prince and the king of Song, just because this marriage was originally decided, and it was originally intended to be used for marriage through this draft." Because the draft is gone, there is such a palace banquet. ”
"But since even the draft has been pushed, it is impossible to let them enter the palace. Xiao Huaijin's face was even more solemn when he heard this.
Hua Zhen immediately asked, "Who is Yanbei here this time?"
"The eldest lady of Yanbei Palace, my sister Xiao Lingjun. ”
"Will the prince come with him then?"
Hearing this, Xiao Huaijin raised his eyebrows slightly: "Dad is afraid that he won't be able to come because of the recurrence of the old disease, so he asked the second brother to bring Lingjun into Beijing." ”
"The second son of the Xiao family. Hua Zhen couldn't help blurting out.
Xiao Huaijin nodded.
Although she didn't know much about the affairs of the Xiao family, she had also known about it in her previous life.
This Yanbei King is married to two princesses, the first princess died within two years of giving birth to Xiao Huaijin because of her poor health, and the princess surnamed Wang is the daughter of the Taiyuan Wang. gave birth to a son and a daughter, twin sons, this daughter is Xiao Lingjun, the eldest lady in Xiao Huaijin's mouth, and the son is the second son of Yanwangfu, Xiao Zhengze.
Although she had not dealt with the Xiao family in her previous life, she had also heard before her death that there was a civil strife in Yanbei, and it was the second son Xiao Zhengze who plotted to seize the position of the prince and assassinate Xiao Huaijin.