Chapter 11: Secrets
The concubines of the Hou Mansion made a fool of themselves and the housemother fell out of favor, and the concubines of Wenhou and the big and small were all alive.
In the previous life, Mrs. Wenhou covered the sky with one hand in the back house, and most of the concubines in the back room flattered their mother and daughter and bullied Lutang.
In this life, she moved back to the West Garden from Lutang, and those women who didn't take her seriously, all came over to give gifts and chat.
Lutang specially received it with hospitality. After tea and dinner, they eagerly inquired about the eldest lady's condition, but Lutang deliberately avoided talking about it.
Lutang brought up the old story again, implying that the Wen family should be the stepchild of the second room.
"We have a lot of wealth in the second room, but there is no male inheritance. If the uncle has two sons, it is right to succeed one, but unfortunately the uncle only has one son-in-law. ”
With a single word, he gave the concubines a big deal.
Instead of living under Mrs. Wenhou, it is better to have a concubine who is more promising!
A few days later, Mrs. Wenhou had a quarrel with her husband over her daughter's affairs, and her condition worsened.
The concubines in each room showed their magical powers, the older ones fought for power and profit, the younger ones competed for favor and sour, and the Hou Mansion was gradually chaotic, and there was no stability at the beginning.
The fire in the backyard is a small matter, but the things in the court are even more disturbing.
The little thing in Wenjitang, because Xiao Yuanmu, the king of Qi, did not give up, and it made a lot of noise. The trivial lawsuit was fought from Jingzhao Mansion to Dali Temple, and even the emperor was shocked.
One day, after the next dynasty, the emperor summoned the Marquis of Wen in the Xuanshu Palace, and made a powerful statement lightly.
"The major affairs of the country are in worship and worship. Wen Qing is a person who leads soldiers, and you need to know that there is no trivial matter in the soldiers' family. ”
Emperor Daliang has only reached the age of not being confused, but his temples are already gray.
He reclined on the couch and sipped tea: "The young man of King Qi was exiled to Yan Kingdom, and then he guarded Beiguan, and I transferred him to take the Xuanjia army back to Beijing, and the King of Jin and Qing were puzzled. ”
"He is my youngest brother, the youngest who suffers the most. I asked him to return to Beijing, with his own preference. Wen Qing has been in the dynasty for many years, why bother arguing with him? ”
The emperor did not mention the falsification of military medicinal materials, did not ask the reason for the greed for military spending, only talked about the brotherhood between him and the King of Qi, and indiscriminately asked "Don't quarrel with the King of Qi"!
Wen Hou felt a chill in his back.
Under the emperor's interrogation, the Xuanjia military quartermaster case was closed, and only Wenjitang was sealed.
When Xiao Yuan, the king of Qi, was facing the saint, the emperor understood the hard work of his younger brother in leading the troops, and specially ordered to merge the guards outside the city of Beijing into the Xuanjia army under his command, and all of them were controlled by one person.
Daliang Gyeonggi garrisoned, 20,000 guards stationed outside the city, and 10,000 forbidden troops stationed in the city, which were originally under the command of Wenhou's henchmen. There are 5,000 Yulin troops stationed in the palace, led by the King of Jin.
Xiao Yuanmu received 20,000 protectors and brought 10,000 Xuanjia troops, and in one fell swoop, he became a force to be reckoned with around Gyeonggi.
Since then, the King of Qi, the King of Jin, and the Marquis of Wen have a vague three-legged power in the court.
Xiao Yuanmu seems to be a martial artist, but he is actually very skillful.
Lu Tang nodded in approval, almost forgetting his wandering mood in the secluded alley.
On this day, as soon as Lutang had dinner, Ziqian took the maid and the baggage, and Qing Lingling stood at the corner gate of the West Garden.
Zhang Xiaoniang has been beaten to death in public. Wenhou was not allowed to collect the corpse, but only wrapped it in a straw mat and buried it in a mass grave.
Ziqian hid in the room for a few days, and finally couldn't help but run, she knelt at the door and wept.
"Second sister, I was confused that day, and I was deceived by my mother and Wen Hongyao. Although I am a concubine, I am also the daughter of my father and mother, and my sister is my only relative, so I beg my sister to take me in! ”
The pitiful image of innocence reminds people of her previous life, when she held the poison and gritted her teeth to tear Lutang's lips.
Lu Tang put up a smile on her face, pinched her jaw and shook it, and said in a soft and intimate tone: "Of course, my sister won't let you go." ”
Zi Qian stepped forward on her knees, knelt on Lu Tang's lap, and said in a low voice: "Sister, do you know who the son of evil in Wen Hongyao's belly is?" ”
Lu Tang restrained his smile and glanced down, and everyone dispersed.
"She told you?"
"No, she won't tell outsiders about her ugliness. But my sister thinks about it, who can the daughter come into contact with on weekdays? It must be a very close relative! ”
She didn't know the details, she just pretended to be a mystery.
"The only relatives we often come and go with are the Yan family. Yan Ergongzi has the best relationship with her, and I often see gifts from Yan Ergongzi in her room! ”
"Yan Shuzhi?" Lutang said indifferently.
Ziqian nodded and said hurriedly: "It must be him!" He has a bad reputation on weekdays, Wen Hongyao is so beautiful, and he is a cousin of a childhood sweetheart! ”
Lu Tang was noncommittal, lowered his head and picked up the teacup, and said softly: "It's not early, you go to bed early." ”
"Yes." Ziqian hugged the burden and followed the servant back to his old room.
Zi Qian's guess is not unreasonable, and Lu Tang also thinks that it is him.
Prime Minister Yan has two sons, the eldest son Yan Shuqin is known for his talent and learning, and he is a young official to Shangshutai in the middle of the service, and the people in Beijing are called "Little Yan Bachelor".
The second son, Yan Shuzhe, is a gentleman, who has only studied martial arts for two years, and is mixed in the forbidden army as a general, and was favored by Wenhou three years ago and became the commander of the forbidden army.
The two sons of the Yan family, one is well-dressed and the other is not as good as a beast, but they are both very good-looking, which attracts the daughters of Jingzhong to compete for it.
The night was silent, and Lutang tossed and turned in the bed tent, unable to sleep peacefully in the middle of the night.
"Second Miss, Second Son Yan has passed over to the mansion to visit his wife and eldest lady in the inner house."
In the early morning of the next day, Lutang was watering in the medicine garden, and Su Su was holding a tea tray and whispering.
It's coming fast!
In his previous life, when he was a prostitute in the Jin Palace, the first brute who forced Lutang to sleep was Yan Shuzhen!
At the night banquet in the palace, the "green waist" presented "Hu Xuan" and danced to applause. The princess Wenhong medicine ordered to take out the glazed heart pot inlaid with gold and jade.
Lutang smelled the wine and refused to drink it, but Yan Shuzhen poured the liquor into her.
When she was carried into the guest room, she was unconscious, and she only remembered that Yan Shuzhen was infinitely powerful, like a bloodthirsty hyena, obscene and cruel.
After a night of torture, Lutang was scarred by his practice.
Yan Shuzhen was fed overnight, and boasted to Xiao Yuanhui unscrupulously: "The minister is the commander of the forbidden army, His Royal Highness has orders, and the Beijing master is in control!" ”
In exchange for the support of the commander of the forbidden army, it took no effort to get the support of the commander of the forbidden army, Xiao Yuanhui and Wen Hongyao just smiled indifferently.
Thinking of this, Lu Tang picked a light green begonia bud in the medicine garden, the petals fell and the stamens were slightly opened, the pollen was scattered on her fingertips, and her eyes were full of murderous intent.
Yan Shuzhen first went to visit his aunt, greeted the condition of Prime Minister Yan and his wife, and after talking a few words, he hurriedly came to his cousin Wenhong Pharmacy.
He is young and merry, a bastard who is a hanger, and he laughs when he speaks.
"My cousin is delicate and expensive, why is she sick again?"
Wen Hongyao had a miscarriage for more than ten days, and his body had just recovered, and he saw his hippie smile and angry willow eyebrows upside down:
"The Yan family didn't hurt me enough, they even came to see me laugh! If I can't survive, don't think about a good outcome! ”
Yan Shuzhen hurriedly soothed and smiled: "Good cousin, cousin just asked how your body is, I see that you are in a hurry again!" It's just a few days of illness, what to do to find death and life! ”
Wen Hongyao's scandal can't be hidden from his wife's maiden family, Yan Shuzhen came today to support his aunt and cousin.
"My father wanted to kill me." Wen Hongyao cried to Yan Shuzhen like rain of tears: "The matter has come to this, I still hide it from my parents and didn't say his name." He hid, did he try to force me to death? ”
Yan Shuzhen didn't fold, and hurriedly persuaded: "We are all close relatives, it's too late to love you and love you, how can I force you?" He couldn't come to visit him because of important things in the court, so he specially asked me to bring a lot of tonic medicine and ask my cousin to have a good baby. “
Wen Hongyao's eyes were full of tears, and he cried: "I didn't raise the son alone, don't want to hide cleanly!" He thought he had a good marriage, and he abandoned me like a. But my Wenhong medicine is not a, and I will never let him have a good time! “
The "he" in her mouth is Yan Shuzhen's brother, the prime minister's eldest son Yan Shuqin.
It was Yan Dagongzi who had an affair with Wen Hongyao, and only her most confidant maid Miaotong and the dead Miaoyun knew.
Not only did Zi Qian guess wrong, but even Lu Tang also looked away.
The eldest son, Yan Shuqin, is full of poetry and books, quite ancestral style, handsome and graceful, and is a person of light and moon.
Just three months ago, Prime Minister Yan Cheng received the grace of the saint and ordered his eldest son to marry the eldest princess Huaze, the youngest daughter of the first emperor.
Wen Hongyao was indignant, so she vowed to marry the most powerful King of Jin, no matter who stood in the way, she would kill her as soon as possible.
Yan Shuzhen frowned helplessly and said, "My cousin is still so quick-tempered!" He is at fault in every way in this matter, and he also blames his cousin for not being careful. I didn't come up with an idea for you earlier, the child was beaten down and thrown in the green begonia room, and let that girl give you the guilt. Why is it so unbearable? ”
Wen Hongyao's eyes were like ice, his hatred deepened, and he gritted his teeth tightly and said: "That slut in Lutang uses tricks to earn me!" That day, the house was enjoying the flowers, and Lutang pushed the wonderful clouds to His Royal Highness the King of Jin, which made me break a confidant. “
"I asked Zhang Xiaoniang and Ziqian to drug her, I wanted to wait for the effect of the drug to take effect, and then beat the child and frame her for it. Who knew that she had prepared some fake medicine and preemptively made a fuss in the hospital. “
"I was poisoned, and I accompanied my mother to her room to search for it, and I felt unwell after an hour or two. Who would have thought that Zhang Xiaoniang would go crazy and break into a miscarriage ......"
Yan Shuzhen pursed his lips and frowned, and said in disbelief: "Lutang usually doesn't know that pinprick hurts, and the wood seems to be an idiot, can he have such a scheming?" ”
Wen Hongyao wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and calmed her mind, "As soon as this incident passed, her father allowed her to move back to live in the West Garden, and her mother's dowry was also returned to her. She became a serious daughter. ”
Yan Shuzhe's heart moved, and his expression was quite playful.
"No wonder my cousin is looking for life and death. You are afraid that Wenhou will raise his niece and snub his own daughter. If King Jin's marriage contract is completed, his sister will be the princess, and his sister will be a head shorter. Lutang's delicate appearance, which man can resist it? ”
Wen Hongyao saw that he was mocking, and choked up and said angrily: "What does my second cousin think of me!" ”
Yan Shuzhen hurriedly said: "My cousin is an understanding person, and we are close relatives, so we don't have to hide our words." You and my brother are childhood sweethearts, but unfortunately they have no fate. My strict family will still be the master as a concubine, just as the daughter of your Wenhou will marry the royal family. My brother sent me to tell you that he is not a person with a bad heart, and he will definitely help you become the princess of Jin. ”
Wen Hongyao heard this, her eyes were full of tears, and she asked softly: "King Jin and Lutang have a marriage contract, how easy is it to break the royal appointment?" ”
Yan Shuzhen saw that there was no one left and right, and whispered in his ear: "The marriage contract of King Jin was mentioned casually by the saint, the Daolu Division did not divination, and the Ministry of Rites did not get married. Lutang's parents are mourned, and the royal family has never married an orphan girl as a concubine, so my cousin can rest assured. ”
The fate is sinister and you can't marry into the royal family, such an excuse is the most solemn!
Wen Hongyao felt that his heart was open, slowly wiped away his tears, took a sip of ginseng tea, and hesitated slightly: "I'm just afraid that the ugly things will be publicized, and the King of Jin doesn't believe me anymore." ”
Yan Shuzhen said nonchalantly: "Cousin thinks too much!" There are Yan and Wen to suppress public opinion, who dares to say long things in Beijing? Now, my cousin should cheer up her spirits and not pretend to be sick at home. ”
"In these two days, my parents will be in Chongxian Temple Jiao, take advantage of the excitement, please King Jin and your family to watch the ceremony together."
Wen Hongyao Gu Ying felt sorry for herself, her complexion had decreased in the past ten days, and she said sadly: "I'm just afraid that my body won't be able to hold it." ”
Yan Shuzhen squinted and smiled: "My cousin is more pitiful, and King Jin will definitely be tempted." Chongxian Guan Chen Tianshi is good at linen physiognomy. The old fairy of the Royal Immortal Pavilion, give your sisters a face-to-face discussion of marriage, can your cousin's marriage be successful? ”
Yan Shuzhen is a bastard, he can't think of such a serious way, it must be his brother Yan Shuqin, or his father's prime minister Yan Minzhong has come out for his niece.
Wen Hongyao nodded in agreement, and finally broke into laughter.