The night is deep, and the study room in the west courtyard of Yulongyuan.

Li Xuan stood calmly in front of the window, the cold wind was blowing, he didn't care, his eyes looked straight at the crescent moon overhead.

The crescent moon flashed out of the clouds like a hook, and then fell on the Jade Dragon Garden, on Li Xuan, and on a secret book on the desk in the study behind him.

There are four big characters written on it - "Xingyang Zheng's".

Xingyang Zheng family, the mother family of the hidden princess Zheng Guanyin.

The cold wind blows, the pages turn, and countless names flash.

Li Xuan sighed lightly, turned around, and walked back to the table.

With a slight flip of his hand, the pages of the book had already fallen to the pages of Zheng Guanyin's branch.

The hidden princess Zheng Guanyin is from the third room of the northern ancestor of the Zheng family in Xingyang.

Since Zheng Donglin, they have Zheng Daoyong, Zheng Daoyu, Zheng Cheng, Zheng Chen, Zheng Shanguo, Zheng Jibo and other cadres.

Tongan Xianggong Zheng Rentai, from the fifth room of the northern ancestor of the Zheng family in Xingyang.

In addition to Zheng Rentai, most of their ancestors were in the position of Sima in the army, and only the ancestor Zheng Jing was the Northern Qi Jin Ziguanglu doctor, Yangping Taishou, and Xingyang County Duke.

After that, it got worse and worse.

Even in the Wude period, the dukedom of Xingyang County was inherited by Zheng Shanguo, the uncle of Zheng Guanyintang.

Therefore, even if Zheng Rentai was a meritorious hero of Emperor Taizong's Xuanwu Gate, he was only named the Duke of Tong'an County in the end.

……

Li Xuan looked at the copy of the Xingyang Zheng clan genealogy recorded in detail in the book, and couldn't help but shake his head.

This copy was made by Li Xuan from the "Surname Record" compiled by Emperor Xianqing during the reign of Emperor Xianqing.

The predecessor of the "Surname Record" was the "Clan Chronicles" during the Zhenguan period of Emperor Taizong, and in this dynasty, under the suggestion of Empress Wu, the "Clan Chronicles" was rebuilt and renamed the "Surname Records".

Among them, it is very important to show the details of some wealthy families in front of everyone.

However, compared with the rapid progress of other scholars, the Zheng clan in Xingyang is declining.

Especially Zheng Guanyin's lineage, since the incident of Prince Yin, he has been extremely injured.

Zheng Jibo, the father of Zheng Guanyin, died of illness shortly after the Xuanwumen Incident.

Zheng Guanyintang's uncle Zheng Shanguo, in the Wude period, served as the prince's left concubine, Dali Siqing, the criminal department of Shangshu, after the Xuanwumen incident, released Qizhou Thorn History, Jiangzhou Thorn History, Zhenguan three years, died.

Beizu has three rooms and one vein, and now there is only one assassin history, and the others are mostly long histories, joining the army, and being outsiders.

Zheng Rentai's northern ancestor has five rooms and one lineage, since Zheng Rentai died of illness, only Zheng Rentai's son Zheng Xuanguo was transferred from General Youjin Wuwei to Yizhou Assassin Shi a few years ago.

In fact, the entire Xingyang Zheng family, whether it is a long room, a second room, a third room, a fourth room, or a fifth room, is a bumpy career in the Li Zhi Dynasty.

Even if you raise the power of one room, at most you can cultivate a thorn history, and sometimes, it will be even worse.

The tragedy hidden in "Surname Directory" makes people shudder.

Standing behind the table, looking at the records on it, Li Xuan couldn't help but sigh lightly.

It is no wonder that Mrs. Tong An chose to move at this time, because if she does not move, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the Xingyang Zheng family to maintain the status of five surnames and seven families.

Closing the secret book, Li Xuan's gaze became cold.

If the Xingyang Zheng family can seize this opportunity and marry the daughter of the family into the East Palace, then there will naturally be a chance to save one or two declines, but Li Xian, who has Li Zhi's words and deeds, will definitely not easily give the Zheng family too many opportunities.

If nothing else, if the Zheng family wants to recover and catch up with the Cui family's status, it will only take decades.

But Mrs. Tong An is too old.

Cui's wife, Tong'an, is a figure of the same era as Princess Zheng Guanyin, and even Zheng Guanyin died of old age and illness, and Cui's is afraid that there will be no more years.

If there is no her, there is no love between the royal family and the Zheng family, and the Zheng family will only fall faster.

Li Xuan gently flipped out a secret letter, which recorded all the movements of the Zheng family over the past year.

The fire was lit, and MeSign was completely burned.

The firelight shone on Li Xuan's face, and there was endless indifference in his eyes.

Although the hidden princess Zheng Guanyin is dead, the hidden prince Jiancheng and Zheng Guanyin have descendants left, and this person is the king of the East China Sea.

But alas, the King of the East Sea also died.

But fortunately, the king of the East China Sea has a daughter who stayed, which is Ye Wanwan.

Or to be more precise, Ye Wanwan's body still has the blood of the Zheng family.

Back then, the third room of the Zheng family used to secretly fund the king of the East China Sea in private, where no one was discovered.

Although the King of the East China Sea is dead, this part of the relationship has been transferred to Ye Wanwan's body without anyone noticing.

The Zheng family's five rooms are five rooms, and the Zheng family's three rooms are three rooms.

There is a calculation of five rooms for five rooms, and there is a calculation for three rooms for three rooms.

Seeing that the last ember of the secret letter was extinguished, Li Xuan said softly: "Now look at how much impact this chess piece can have on the Empress Wu." ”

The sound echoed through the study, and darkness was completely enveloped.

……

In the darkness of the four fields, three carriages, escorted by dozens of guards with long knives in their hands, came to a manor in the west of Luoyang City.

The gate of the manor opened, and everyone entered the manor in an orderly manner.

There wasn't much noise in the whole process.

Deep in the backyard, the carriage stopped.

A gray-haired, golden-haired, wrinkled septuagenarian woman stepped out of the carriage.

Even though he is quite old, he is still sensitive between movements.

The old woman's footsteps did not stop, her eyes swept around, she always felt a gaze of being watched, but on closer examination there was nothing.

Raise your head, the crescent moon is like a bud.

The old woman looked at the bright crescent moon, and it seemed that in the midst of the crescent moon, a figure was staring at her.

Immediately, the old woman let go of this somewhat absurd thought, turned around, and looked into the carriage.

A girl in a green skirt walked out of the car with a tired face.

Although she is tired and her eyes are a little difficult to open, the beautiful embryo with bright eyes and bright teeth and soft facial features is gradually opening.

……

"Grandmother." The Zheng girl stepped down from the carriage and yawned before saluting Cui Shifu.

"Hmm!" Mrs. Tong'an Cui nodded lovingly, then looked aside and said, "Miss Fuqi go back and rest." ”

"Whoa!" The maids around were slightly blessed, and then stepped forward to help the Zheng girl back to the room.

When Miss Zheng Qi completely disappeared from sight, Mrs. Cui's face suddenly sank.

Turning around, Mrs. Tong'an, who gritted her teeth, said, "Tell the fourth master to come to the study." ”

"Whoa!" The butler on the side immediately surrendered, and then quickly turned to leave.

Mrs. Tong An looked in the direction of Luoyang, and said with cold hatred in her eyes: "Your Majesty, is there really no place for my Zheng family in the palace?" ”

It's not that there is no position of the Zheng family in the palace, but there is no position of the main branch of the Zheng family.

Li Xian is now the crown prince, and the prince has two princes and concubines.

Once Li Xian ascends the throne, in addition to the empress, Li Xian will have four noble concubines.

In other words, now that the woman of the Zheng family has entered the palace, then she will become one of Li Xian's four concubines.

There will even be a chance to see the queen's position in the future.

It's just that that person, Mrs. Tongan, hopes to be her granddaughter.

……

A rush of footsteps sounded outside the study door, and Zheng Xuan'an's figure appeared in front of the open study door.

When his footsteps stopped, Zheng Xuan'an stood outside the door and bowed to Mrs. Cui Shi in the study and said, "Mother." ”

Mrs. Tai nodded coldly and said, "Come in." ”

"Yes!" Zheng Xuanan cautiously entered the room, looking extremely cautious.

Don't look at him calling Mrs. Tai "mother", but he is not the son of Mrs. Cui.

His father Zheng Rentai had a total of five sons before his death, but there was only one son-in-law, Zheng Rentai and Choi's son Zheng Xuanguo.

So for so many years, although Zheng Xuanan has been in charge of the Zheng family's outer business, there is only one loose official who invites Lang.

"How's the news from the Yuansheren?" Mrs. Cui looked at Zheng Xuan'an with a cold gaze.

Zheng Xuan'an bowed his head slightly, bowed down and said: "The Yuanshe people said that the queen of heaven has a fate, and the Zheng family marries Zheng Renshan's granddaughter into the East Palace, and it cannot be changed." ”

Mrs. Tai's face turned cold, and she said disdainfully: "The daughter of my Zheng family, how can he marry whoever the Li family wants."

Tell Yuan Wanqing that except for Qi Niang, the Zheng family will not marry any daughter into the East Palace. ”

Zheng Xuanan stood aside and bowed his hand, not daring to speak.

"Talk, what's wrong?" Mrs. Tai looked at Zheng Xuan'an's appearance, and her eyes were full of dissatisfaction.

"Mother, sister-in-law also asked Yuanshe to help her niece, but Yuanshe said that this is the decision of the queen of heaven, and no one can do anything." Zheng Xuan'an's face was full of helplessness, Yuan Wanqing didn't have much to do in this matter, Qi Niang was also Yuan Wanqing's niece, he would definitely help if he could, but the queen of heaven ......

"The witch." Cui Shi gritted his teeth and cursed hatefully.

As soon as Cui Shi spoke, Zheng Xuanan was immediately startled, and hurriedly spoke: "Mother is cautious." ”

Cui Shi looked up and saw Zheng Xuan'an looking at several maids in the study with worried eyes.

"Don't worry, they are all old people who have followed their mother for decades, and they all have children at home, so it's okay."

Cui Shi waved his hand, although his expression was still calm, but the kind of indifference on his face had completely disappeared.

Empress Wu contacts and monitors the world through various means, even if it is an old family like the Zheng family, all the servants in the inner house are born to the family, and it is inevitable that they will be intimidated and bought and surrendered by the secret guards.

Raising his head, Cui Shi opened his mouth and asked, "What did Liulang say over there?" ”

"The sixth brother said, everything is at the disposal of my mother, if I don't marry into the palace, I won't marry into the palace, and there is no need for my Zheng family daughter to marry into the palace, and the Xue family can't explain it." Zheng Xuan'an's face was solemn.

Zheng Xuankai, the son of Zheng Renshan, is now the Sima of the Daizhou Assassin Mansion.

To be able to be a Sima under Xue Rengui, Zheng Xuankai is somewhat capable.

Moreover, under Xue Rengui's command for many years, Zheng Xuankai had already reached a marriage contract with other Xue clansmen.

"Then let Yuan Wanqing tell the palace that Jiuniang already has a marriage contract, let them choose another good, my Zheng family ......"

Before Cui's words were finished, a rush of footsteps had already come from the front yard, and then the housekeeper appeared at the door of the inner courtyard and walked out with an anxious face.

"Old lady, the Yuanshe people are here." As soon as the housekeeper's words were finished, Cui's face was completely gloomy.

Immediately, Cui Shi raised his head and said with a sneer: "It seems that the demon woman is really staring at my house every day." ”

Zheng Xuan'an's face instantly turned extremely pale.

Cui Shi waved his hand, looked at the butler on the side and said, "Take everyone down, change the group of people, and see that Yuanshe person again." ”

"Yes!" The housekeeper raised his head with a solemn face, but his cold gaze fell on Zheng Xuan'an and the other maidservants.

All were pale and horrible.

……

"Wan Qing has seen Mrs. Tai, and she came rude late at night, I'm really sorry, I have a gift here, and I apologize a little."

Yuan Wanqing bowed slightly and sent a piece of paper in front of Mrs. Tong'an.

Cui Shi looked down, and his face changed suddenly, because it was a letter of divorce.

(End of chapter)