Chapter Eighty-Seven: If the Water is Stormy
The changes in the eldest grandson's family are one after another, which can be regarded as a dish that has enough wine for the people in the market. This first tranche is still after Changsun Xi was sent to his hometown, and the heir of the Changsun family fell into vain. Privately, the elders of the eldest grandson family held a meeting to discuss the choice of heir, and after deliberation, of course, it was replaced by the eldest grandson Yue. However, there was also a small episode in this, and it was also an important reason why the elders finally decided to have the eldest grandson Yue as the heir.
The rules of the eldest grandson's family are more traditional, and they have always been inherited by the eldest son or eldest grandson, that is to say, the eldest grandson is the more concubine, the youngest in the family, and there is an eldest grandson in front of her, that is, the biological father of the eldest grandson Xi, no matter what, it is not her turn. But the eldest grandson Wuming made a big fuss in the ancestral hall for her daughter's affairs, and angrily wanted to seek justice for her daughter, and when she was angry, she said that it was the conspiracy of the eldest grandson. It is precisely because of this incident that the eldest grandson Changfu removed all his positions and locked him up at home to think about it, and after this incident, the eldest grandson Wuming became enemies with his brother's family. The eldest son was confined, the eldest grandson returned to his hometown, and the youngest son had no intention of family business, so there was no one to take the position of heir except for the eldest grandson. And when this bad news reached the ears of the eldest grandson Nameless, it was undoubtedly sprinkled with a handful of salt on the wound, or a handful of salt mixed with chili peppers, and since then he has been ill and has become thin into a handful of bones.
Since then, the eldest grandson Yue has become the only heir of the eldest grandson family, and she has changed from a poor little under the former fence to the most favored eldest grandson and eldest daughter, but she is still an approachable big sister, where something happens, and her helpful and amiable and respectable image is carried forward in the academy! This made many men admire her, and at the same time improved the reputation of the eldest grandson's family, which made the eldest grandson and the eldest husband's attitude towards her greatly changed, compared with before, it can be described as heaven and earth. Su Yan always laughed at her, and the pheasant turned into a phoenix!
Since then, she has been nicknamed Phoenix
Every time I met Changsun Yue, someone would greet him attentively: "Hello Phoenix!" ”
"Phoenix, have you foraged for food?"
"Phoenix, when are you looking for a male phoenix?"
The broken matter between the eldest grandson and the Mo family has finally passed, and it is March 15 in the blink of an eye.
As Yansheng said, Zuo Qing is trying his best to smooth out the scandal about the eldest grandson's family, although it is difficult to reach the sky, but with the passage of time, I think this matter will pass sooner or later.
The bustling streets, with peach blossoms blooming on both sides, and the teahouses and restaurants that stretch to the end are still as lively as at night. In the wing room on the second floor of Yunlai Pavilion, Su Yan sat by the window, biting his chopsticks, taking off his chin with both hands, looking down at the crowd downstairs, while listening to the big news that Yan Zhen got from the palace and making appetizers, but it was a plate of appetizers with heavy taste.
Back then, the marriage of the Mo family and the Sun family was a marriage given by His Majesty, if it was replaced by other ordinary women who defiled this marriage order, they would have been given to death a long time ago, and now it can be regarded as burning high incense if they can leave a small life. But what he really said was not this well-known matter, but that His Majesty had suppressed the eldest grandson's family openly and secretly after this incident, and it was difficult to do business, and several shops had been closed.
How can it be said that the eldest grandson's family also almost overturned their wealth because Rong Guo could gain a foothold in the Six Kingdoms, and now because of their granddaughter, it is really sad!
Yan Zhen whispered to her: "Murphy lost face in this matter, and those officials who opposed him secretly applauded, and there were rumors in the market that they were discussing in private, and they also turned out Murphy's old things as they spoke," Seeing Su Yan's eyes widen and look expectant, he suddenly felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart, and continued: "I think that when His Majesty was still the prince, Murphy had already planned for him, and just a few years later, the first emperor suddenly died, and there were rumors back then, saying that it was Murphy," he lowered his voice to the lowest, "Wipe the king to seize the throne!" ”
Su Yan hurriedly covered his mouth: "You dare to say this kind of thing, don't die?!" Although it was a scolding, the voice was kept to a minimum.
Yan Zhen easily broke her hand, not bothering to be heard: "It's not outside, it's very safe!" ”
Safe? How safe can a green house be? Su Yan hurriedly closed the window, checked the door again, and was relieved to see that there was no movement, and went back to teach a few more lessons.
Yan Zhen continued to tell her: "After this incident, maybe he has a weak heart, and now he has handed over all the affairs of the academy to Zuo Qing, that is to say, Zuo Qing will be in charge in the real sense of the word in the future." ”
"What is weak, I think it is upset by someone poking the backbone, and I am no longer able to manage the academy," Su Yan said and snorted coldly, "It sounds good to say that it is the master of the academy, and it has not been Zuo Qing who has been in charge for a long time, he only needs to sit and make a profit, and now he gives up the position of the main leader, but it is just to make Zuo Qing right, and his benefits remain the same." ”
"And say me, I think you are also a mouthless person, if you spread these words, you will have a hard time!"
As he was talking, the little maid entered the door with the dishes, Su Yan made a look, and Yan Zhen immediately closed his mouth.
Looking at the table full of dishes, Su Yan hated in his heart, and couldn't help cursing: "It's so shameless!" I said that you ordered such a big table for a treat, and they are the most expensive! ”
Yan Zhen smiled triumphantly: "If you ask for help, you naturally have to break the bank, do you think there is still free news in the world?" ”
"It's in vain that I'm so good to you on weekdays, are you still human!" After that, he picked up the dishes and chopsticks, and looked like a dry rack, "I don't believe it yet, my martial arts can't compare to you, and I will lose if I eat!" ”
As soon as the words fell, the two immediately jumped on the bench, you come and go, Su Yan didn't know when he was pointed. Yan Zhen dangled in front of her with a big chicken leg, and couldn't help but laugh at her for what she was doing, the first place in eating!
Su Yan scolded angrily: "You still have to be above board, how can a villain like you convince the public!" Hurry up and untie it for me, or I want you to walk around without eating! ”
Yan Zhen looked at her with a smile on Erlang's legs, bit the chicken leg, and was immersed in it, but heard a voice coming in from outside the door, "You have to be forgiving and forgiving, why is General Yan so unsympathetic?" "I saw the West Building coming, hand-cranked folding fan, and the face was like warm jade.
Yan Zhen glanced at him coldly, and he was not in the mood to eat, so he simply hugged his arm and looked at him coldly.
"You're here at the right time, I won't be able to hold it any later!" When Su Yan saw that the West Building was coming, he screamed extremely miserably.
Xilou smoothly put away the folding fan and gently knocked it on her back, and sat down beside her. Su Yan's hands were full of strength because he tried to break the acupoint, but at this moment, the acupoint was loosened, and his hands smashed out uncontrollably, and it happened to hit the mouth of the person opposite. Yan Zhen covered his face in disbelief, and then hurriedly took out a delicate small mirror to see if he was broken.
Su Yan was relieved, and then he took a sip of tea with satisfaction, and suddenly found that there was a young man behind Xilou, carrying a basket on his shoulder.
"Who is he?" Su Yan looked at the young man, his face was delicate, and he had a little bit of the beauty of the West Building.
The young man stood up and said to her deeply: "The little one has just entered the Wan Chaofang on an errand, surnamed Qiu, and Mr. calls me Changzhi." After that, his eyes smiled like a bright moon, and even the ordinary scenery nearby was very clear.
Xilou turned his head and said something to Chang Zhi, who immediately nodded in response, and then bent down slightly to Yan Zhen, and said politely: "I have long admired the prestige of the great general, and I am fortunate to see it today, it is better for the younger brother to be the east, set up another banquet, and drink hard." ”
Yan Zhen looked at this young man curiously, he had lived a handful of years, and it was the first time he met someone who dared to invite him to drink, and he couldn't help but sigh that he had lived for a long time! However, he didn't worry about leaving Su Yan and Xilou alone, so he decisively rejected him, but he didn't expect to be so long that he bowed deeply, and said respectfully: "The little one has always longed to be a general who serves the country, but unfortunately he has no strengths, if he can be taught by the general, maybe he can hope, and please ask the general to give advice!" ”
Yan Zhen blushed, and said very helpfully: "Speaking of which, I do have the qualifications to teach, if you really want to learn, I will have to charge!" ”
Chang Zhi hurriedly stepped forward, saluted again, and almost knelt down and prostrate on the ground: "The little one will worship you as the master in the future!" With that, he took a step forward, and Yan Zhen immediately grabbed his shoulders and exited the door together.
Su Yan's attention was withdrawn from Changzhi's body, and he continued to feast, during which he did not forget to ask Xilou: "You deliberately opened your words, do you want to say something to me?" ”
Xilou smiled at the corner of his mouth: "There is indeed something I want from you." After the murder in Houshan, you and Xu Ziya went to the dark market, thinking about it, you should know something about the dark market, but I don't know, what do you think about the unusual there? ”
After he mentioned it, all Su Yan's memories came back, and later he listened to a lot of things about there, some of which he had seen and some of which were circulated. I was going to check it out, but unfortunately she's just a teacher, what kind of ability do she have?
Then he put down his chopsticks and said: "As we all know, most of the dark market transactions cannot be put on the table, but the people only know one and do not know the other, especially the matter of selling people, let alone the powerful officials involved, which shows how strong the secrecy is done." Even if the Criminal Department investigates, those powerful people stuff some silver taels and communicate with each other, and there will be no trace left. ”
"Don't talk about these secret things outside people, even the people nearby don't know," Xilou was shocked by what Su Yan knew, "You live in the academy and rarely go out, how do you know?!" ”
"Xu Ziya, he ......"
yes, how did he know? How can a student know the secrets of the dark market? The more Su Yan thought about it, the more strange she felt, at that time, it was Xu Ziya who proposed to go to Yunlai Pavilion to investigate the murder case in Houshan, and later accompanied her to the Jade Workshop. He participated in the whole process of investigating the case, which seemed to be too positive, but it was not like his style of acting!
Now that I think about it, it seems that he deliberately threw out clues to lead himself to track down...... What is he trying to do?
Su Yan suddenly felt extremely frightened, as if he was in a bottomless abyss, everything around him was pitch black, and he couldn't see anything.
And the strange thing in the West Building is that Xu Ziya is just a tool used by Zuo Qing to mention Su Yan, why did he tell her the secret of the dark market? At this time, she didn't have time to take care of it, interrupted her thoughts and said: "To tell you the truth, when we first arrived in Ruoshui, we began to investigate the dark market, and found that some noble officials in Kyoto were involved, and even many children of the family were involved. ”
"Tan Cen?" Su Yan searched very hard for this person in his mind, but found nothing. I can only listen to Xilou's explanation: "Tan Cen worships under Murphy's door, but he rarely has contacts, and the people we installed in the Ministry of Officials have collected some information, and found that he has never accepted bribes from any officials, and even the affairs he handles, which obviously have a lot for him to embezzle, but he does everything in an orderly manner, and outsiders see him as a clean official." But once, our people followed him and found that he had met with the shopkeeper of the dark market a few times, and if he was really honest, why did he contact that kind of person? After staring at him for a long time, I was sure that Tan Cen did have a lot to do with the dark market! ”
"To what extent?"
"The cleaner the surface, the dirtier the inside, Tan Cen is cautious, and he is extremely cautious when meeting with the shopkeeper of the dark market, and the place he chooses is very hidden, and our people can't hear what they say, but after a few times, I can still roughly guess that Tan Cen should be the master of the shopkeeper. Later, I sent a few trustworthy people to the dark market to investigate, and found that there was no showdown at all, and the guards inside were all hidden in a place where they could not see. ”
"However, I went to Xu Ziya once, and it was not as difficult as you said." Su Yan felt that he was exaggerating, otherwise how would he get in.
Xilou explained: "It's naturally easy to enter the dark market, but if you want to enter that stall, don't even think about it!" I also went there once in disguise, wanting to spend a lot of money to buy a showdown, I never thought that the people there would get to the bottom of it, and I wanted to inquire about all the eighteen generations of my ancestors. ”
"So, Zuo Qing will do everything possible to get the showdown in the hands of Changsun Xi?"
Xilou's eyes were firm: "This opportunity is not easy to come by, we must seize it!" ”
Su Yan frowned and listened to his words, and finally couldn't help but ask him, "You have always been secretive to me, why did you suddenly say it?" She immediately became vigilant, "What exactly are you trying to do?!" ”
"How can I have bad intentions towards you, it's too late for me to protect you!" Xilou's eyebrows and eyes were gentle, and his voice was also intoxicating, he held the folding fan in the palm of his hand and tapped it gently, with the idle posture of a child's brother, "Anyway, you have already noticed what we are doing, and if you cover it up again, you will be tired and panicked, it is better to talk about it, we can still discuss it." ”
"You're a broken jar, forcing me to help you?"
"By saying that, how did I become a wicked person with no human feelings!"
The word impersonal is suitable for Zuo Qing, as soon as he thought of that ice-like person, Su Yan's mind instantly became confused, and he immediately pulled the topic back to the dark market, "Since you want to investigate Tan Cen, do you have a plan?" A wooden sign is not enough, if you want me to pretend to be a woman who is sold into it, who do you think will want it with my appearance? ”
"Don't worry," Xilou said softly, "We've already planned everything, and then you just need to take Shou Yanzhu and swagger with me to the dark market." ”
Su Yan suddenly remembered that Xilou had given one as a gift, which was kept in the wooden box where the bell was stored, and had never been used, and at this time Xilou said: "I will look like a general, this person is Yu Chengfeng, a friend of Changsun Xun, who has been serving in the border army, although he is in an important position, he has rarely been to Kyoto, and most of the people here are not familiar with it." ”
"With Changsun Xi's showdown, you really have to find a reasonable identity, Changsun Xun is too familiar to everyone, a border city general who has never met a few times, has a title that can deter the enemy, and it is not easy to show the stuffing, good way!" Su Yan nodded in approval of his plan.
Xilou suddenly frowned, a little worried, "Although the preparations are sufficient, the dark market is too deep, and there are still many dangers, so we must always be vigilant." ”
After three rounds of drinking, the plan was clear. That night, the two took advantage of the night to wrap their cloaks and return to the academy.