The funeral of the princess of Jincheng County was held vigorously under the competition of the imperial court and various forces, but Meng Yan refused the kindness of any of the Zhong clan's children, including the envoy of his own senior brotherhood, Hou Zhongfan.

Under the command of Ye Bohuai, the envoy of Jiangxia Jiedu launched a surprise attack on Xizhou, capturing a large number of people from Andong Mansion, and the Empress Dowager Zhong Rouning sent Lu Chongzong to help the Zhong clan make peace with Meng Yan, and the result can be imagined, Meng Yan did not buy it.

"Sanniang, I didn't expect you to be so mad!" Zhong Rou, who was pouted back by Meng Yan, was angry, she didn't like Meng Yan, it was just a political disagreement, and she never thought of attacking his family.

"Niangniang, believe it or not, I never wanted to hurt Haoyue." Zhong Roulan was already anxious at the moment, and the verbal and written criticism of all forces had already exhausted her physically and mentally, and Cang Shuliang's sentence of "killing people to pay for their lives" made the scholars of the Chen Dynasty criticize Zhong Roulan very badly.

"But now that the body of the princess of Jincheng County is there, how do you explain it? Your person has been arrested by Lu Chongzong, even if he is full of mouths, he can't tell clearly! Zhong Rou Ning said with disappointment in her eyes.

"This is a conspiracy of the people of the East China Sea, everyone knows that I just want Meng Yan's support." Zhong Roulan explained as much as she could.

"But the man died!"

Just this sentence, thousands of reasons are false, Meng Yan's attitude is already very clear, Zhuo Tianya is not Ye Bohuai's opponent at all, if it weren't for Ye Bohuai's mercy, Xizhou City would have been broken now.

Looking at Zhong Roulan's helpless expression, after all, it was her sister, Zhong Rou Ning still felt a little unbearable in her heart, "It is impossible for the imperial court to help you, if you want to solve this matter at this time, one is to confirm the conspiracy of the people of the East China Sea, and the other is to let Xiao Yu come forward to help you, otherwise you will wait for the three halls to be tried." ”

Zhong Roulan nodded in approval, but there was no spectrum at all in her heart, Xiao Yu was already benevolent if she didn't fall into the well at this time, as for helping herself, it was basically impossible, what she could do now was to admit her mistakes, and figure out the conspiracy of the Donghai people, Andong Mansion and Dongyang County King were going to carry out a big purge, who knows how many people in the Donghai people were by their side.

Gu Qingfeng did not choose to go back to Changsha, but asked Meng Huan, who was already able to walk, to return to Changsha under the escort of Tong Yan to announce the death of Cangshu Haoyue, and she took Meng Wanshu back to Chencheng again, she was wary of all the people around her, especially the people of the Ming Jian Division, and took Meng Wanshu with her side all the time.

At this time, Gu Qingfeng accompanied Meng Yan to sit in the mourning hall, and Meng Wanshu fell asleep in her arms, and the crisis of not being able to find her mother made Meng Wanshu feel very low, even if she fell asleep, she grabbed Gu Qingfeng's fingers tightly.

"Your Highness, Su Qing has imprisoned himself in the prison, and the affairs of the Ming Jian Division have been taken over by Qing Shuai." Gu Qingfeng's face was tired.

"You take the child to rest, you shouldn't have come back." Meng Yan's voice was full of exhaustion.

Gu Qingfeng shook his head and said stubbornly: "Your Highness, Changsha is not necessarily safer than here. ”

Meng Yan looked at Gu Qingfeng meaningfully, and said: "Qingfeng, I want to thank you for keeping your promise, if you want to leave, just talk to me, whether you go to Bihai City or Dongchuan is up to you." ”

Gu Qingfeng smiled miserably and said: "I am from Zhengxi Mansion, my wife entrusted the child to me, I can't break my word, my father is very good in Bihai City, as for my brother, I think one day he will understand after all." ”

Meng Yan saw that Gu Qingfeng insisted, and he didn't say anything, the two of them sat quietly like this, Meng Yan looked at Cangshu Haoyue's coffin in a daze, and only said after a while: "You send a letter back to tell Su Qing that I trust her, let her not have a burden, Ming Jian Division is temporarily taken over by Qingshuai because I am worried that she is overkill, I believe that most of the soldiers in Zhengxi Mansion are still good." ”

On the day Gu Qingfeng arrived in Chencheng, he told Meng Yan the last words of Cangshu Haoyue word for word, and it was not until today that Meng Yan officially responded, in her heart, Su Qing would definitely have no problem, hearing Meng Yan's attitude, it could be regarded as a sigh of relief, if Su Qing was really disposed of, I am afraid that it would move the vitality of the Ming Jian Division.

"Your Highness, do you want to transfer someone over, your safety is very important now." Gu Qingfeng asked.

"Look at the arrangement, I really don't have the energy to think about it."

Gu Qingfeng thought for a while and said, "Please give an order from Your Highness to let Jiang Xia Jiedu make Gu Yanfeng come over." ”

Meng Yan immediately took out the seal from his arms and handed it to Gu Qingfeng, the weight of this seal Gu Qingfeng knew, she was surprised that Meng Yan was not wary of herself, and then looked at Meng Yan, only to see that his eyes were full of sadness, since Cang Shu Haoyue's coffin was parked, he didn't shed any tears, just stayed in the mourning hall every day to talk to Cang Shu Haoyue's body, sometimes sad and sometimes happy, no one understood what the relationship between Meng Yan and his wife was, until yesterday Cang Shuliang was carried over to see Meng Yan's state, lamented: " Don't disturb him, they have a lot to say. ”

As soon as Gu Qingfeng went out with the child in his arms, he saw Xiao Yu's car arrive, and just wanted to catch up, but saw Zhong Roulan get down from the frame, and Gu Qingfeng immediately asked everyone to make a defensive posture.

"What are you going to do!" Seeing this, Xiao Yu hurriedly said, he was persuaded by Zhong Roulan, not for anything else but for the stability of the court, seeing the hostility of Meng Yan's subordinates, he didn't understand, but the knot in his heart had to be solved after all.

Gu Qingfeng took out Meng Yan's seal without showing weakness, and said aloud without being humble or arrogant: "The prince has an order!" The children of the Zhong family are not allowed to step into the house for half a step! Those who dare to violate it do not care about life and death! Please forgive His Royal Highness King Wu! ”

The dignified King Wu was blocked by a maid at the door, his face was somewhat embarrassed, but it was not easy to attack, and he knew the seal in the hand of this maid, and the seal in Zhengxi Mansion was more powerful than the jade seal, it seems that the identity of this little maid is not ordinary, and he said coldly: "Can this king enter?" ”

"If His Royal Highness King Wu must go in, the slaves and maids will not dare to stop him." Gu Qingfeng's respectful feelings were full of hostility.

Xiao Yu looked back at Zhong Roulan behind him and said, "I'll go in first and talk to the second child, you can wait here." ”

Zhong Roulan shook her head and said miserably: "Don't bother His Royal Highness King Wu, it's the same when I stand here and say." ”

After saying that, Zhong Roulan strode forward, and the guards in the courtyard all took their knives out of their sheaths and wound their arrows, but if Zhong Roulan dared to step in, they would not show mercy because of her identity.

I saw Zhong Roulan take out a stack of papers from her arms, hold them up with both hands, and say, "This girl, please transfer these to the county king." ”

Gu Qingfeng probably guessed what the content was, and with a flick of his eyes, a guard took the things and went straight to the atrium, while the others remained in a state of confrontation.

Xiao Yu had been observing Gu Qingfeng's movements and expressions, and always felt that his face was a little familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere, and suddenly the faces of the Gu family in Zhengbei Mansion flashed in his mind, so he asked, "Girl, dare to ask, but is it the Gu family's daughter?" ”

Gu Qingfeng was stunned for a moment, and then said: "His Royal Highness asks each other, the slave maid is indeed the daughter of the Gu family, Qingfeng." ”

"Gu Qingfeng?" Xiao Yu muttered, "What is the relationship between the girl and Gu Qufeng and Gu Yingfeng?" ”

"They are my brothers." Gu Qingfeng didn't hide it, when his wife was assassinated, he had performed Gu's peerless learning, and he couldn't hide it, so it was better to show his identity.

"I see, but why are you..." Xiao Yu moved his mind at this moment.

"It's just the grievances of the previous generation, my Royal Highness is kind to the Gu family, and I am kind to me, and the slaves and maids are willing to serve by my Royal Highness." Gu Qingfeng could hear Xiao Yu's intention of wooing and distancing.

"Hehehe," Xiao Yu smiled awkwardly, and was a little helpless to be scolded back by a little girl twice in a row, so he had to smile awkwardly.

When the two sides had been vigilant in a stalemate, another group of people came from outside the house, and I saw Zhong Jue with a group of people and horses surrounding this place, and fiercely walked in and asked directly: "Meng Yan!" You come out for me, my Zhong clan dares to act! The deeds of the people of the East China Sea have been investigated, what do you want? ”

Zhong Roulan hurriedly came up and grabbed her father, she was a little puzzled, why did her father suddenly make a mistake at this time, "Father, what are you doing here?" ”

"What am I doing? You ask what Meng Yan did?! Zhong Jue said angrily.

"What's going on?" Zhong Roulan asked confusedly.

"Why did he incite the scholars and the people to insult my Zhong clan in every way?!"

No wonder Zhong Jue is so angry, he can admit that he did something wrong, but what was scolded by the world was the family's reputation, and the current situation is that even if it can be explained clearly, Zhong's reputation will be irretrievable.

Zhong Roulan bowed her head and was silent, Xiao Yu was a little happy in her heart, but she still maintained her demeanor, but she could also imagine who was behind her back with her toes, who else could she raise her arms and make the scholars and people of the Chen Dynasty make trouble? Moreover, Zhongshu Ling Geng Xuan is his disciple, and he will definitely not interfere with it, and the Zhong family can't stay in Chencheng anymore.

After a while, another team with the emperor came from outside the mansion, and directly confronted the Zhong family, and it turned out that Zhong Rouning came with Lu Chongzong's people.

I saw Zhong Rouning slowly getting out of the car, looking around at the kneeling people, and said, "All of you Aiqing have come to see Princess Jincheng?" Father, what do you mean by bringing so many people? ”

Zhong Jue was embarrassed, but there was no reason for the father to bow his head to his daughter, so he directly stalked his neck and didn't reply.

"The Empress Dowager, the old prince brought someone here to question the king of Jincheng County." Gu Qingfeng's voice came from the courtyard.

"Questioning? Isn't the death of the princess enough? Zhong Rouning's tone immediately became stern, this is looking for trouble, he is trying to repair the relationship with Meng Yan for the Zhong family to worship in person, and he is just enduring being scolded for two sentences, and the foundation of the Zhong family is not in Chencheng, and his father is really confused.

At this time, the guards who sent things to Meng Yan hurriedly came back, and after whispering to Gu Qingfeng, he said: "Queen Mother, my Royal Highness said that if this Chencheng really can't accommodate us, we will set off to return to Changsha today, and at most three months to conquer the West Mansion will definitely let Changsha out, and ask Niangniang to take pity on my wife." ”

This is embarrassing, even Zhong Rouning's face is a little unbearable, but what can I do, I can only try my best to appease, and said: "The king of Jincheng County is too worried, Zhengxi Mansion has repeatedly made war exploits for my Chen Dynasty, and now the princess has been assassinated by the East China Sea, it is really heartbroken, the court will definitely give the county king a satisfactory explanation, today the mourning family just wants to worship the princess, nothing else." ”

"The Queen Mother is no wonder, my Royal Highness is mentally damaged, and he is no longer able to get up to meet him, if you want to worship, please come with the slave maid." Gu Qingfeng's attitude was indifferent to the extreme, and even the basic manners and etiquette were perfunctory.

Zhong Rou was unhappy in her heart, but she was also helpless, she really forced Meng Yan to be anxious and didn't know what he would do.

Zhong Rou Ning led everyone to the atrium to offer three pillars of fragrance to Cang Shu Haoyue, but there was no surprise that Zhong Jue and Zhong Roulan were stopped at the door, and Meng Yan didn't have any affection at all.

Zhong Rou Ning sighed lightly when she saw this, adjusted her posture and comforted Meng Yan, but she couldn't see a trace of emotion in Meng Yan's dull eyes, and the papers scattered on the ground were the evidence and motives of the East China Sea that Zhong Roulan had collected.

At this moment, no one noticed Lu Chongzong's complicated eyes and resentment towards the Zhong family.

Zhong Rouning didn't stay too long, from entering the door to walking less than half a pillar of incense, Zhong Jue and Zhong Rouning naturally followed Zhong Rouning, and the soldiers they brought also quietly dispersed.

Just as she was about to walk out of the alleyway, Zhong Roulan was suddenly stopped.

"Lord Chenyang, please stay!"

Gu Qingfeng hurriedly came up and handed her a brocade box, "My Royal Highness gave it to you." After saying that, he turned around and left.

After Zhong Roulan opened it, she closed her eyes and couldn't bear to look at it directly, what should have come was still here, and there was no accident.

Xiao Yu glanced at it, and there was a severed handkerchief lying quietly in the brocade box.