Shen Hong looked at him: "But he inquired too carefully." ”

"Yes."

The two coincided with each other's thoughts.

Shen Hong said: "When he returned to Shangjing, the first emperor died, he expressed his sorrow, went to worship, and asked about this matter, but he returned to Shangjing this time, the goal was to ascend to the throne, he should not exert too much effort in these things that were already a foregone conclusion, he should make more friends with the old times, throw away the old feelings and new interests, and not do these things, unless these things themselves are related to his ascendancy." ”

Ergou nodded: "But think about it, if he really plans to do this, it feels a bit like he came to us." ”

Shen Hong thought for a moment and said, "He may have known something, after all, he was in the position of the first assistant before, maybe he had already noticed something at that time." ”

Ergou was silent for a moment, and understood what Shen Hong meant, Bai Ruoxian had always said in front of the first emperor that Shen Hong was difficult to tame, and he was gentle on the surface but actually ambitious, and he seemed to be polite but he was a wolf with ambition.

At that time, although the first emperor had already taken precautions in his heart, he did not listen to Bai Ruoxian, but wanted to use Shen Hong for another two years with the idea of unloading the mill and killing the donkey.

The first emperor died, Bai Ruoxian should still have this idea, if Shen Hong is now famous in Beijing, he is the only one, and he can be said to have seen through Shen Hong's opponent.

Bai Ruo returned to the Shangjing Mansion first, he still had some maids in the mansion, who used to have close contacts with the people in the back house, and Yuchu was in charge of everything for him, so that he could know a lot of unknown things from the women in the back house.

Thinking of Ling Yuchu, Bai Ruoxian let out a long sigh in his heart, and only felt sorry, Yuchu was too proud, but if she was willing to endure it, she would not be unable to survive, but he also knew that Yuchu had been a proud girl since she was a child, the Ling family was weak, she was unwilling to be subservient, so she wanted to help him take charge of the Ling family as a member of the Ling family, and the fall of the Ling family would be too big a blow to her, and she naturally would not survive.

This matter was also done by Shen Hong, and the Ling family's contribution was naturally counted on his head.

Bai Ruo first called a group of maidservants, who had followed Ling Yuchu before, so they naturally knew what he meant by his commands, and a group of maidservants and goddesses had different colors, with a lot of surprise on their faces, and exchanged glances with each other.

Now that they have ushered in the backbone again, the power of their Bai family is about to recover.

A group of maids went to socialize everywhere, went to the back house to send things and pull relations, and made love on the one hand, and inquired about news on the other.

The maid of Baifu is holding the hand of a familiar maid sister at the moment: "Sister, you don't know, since the Bai people returned to their hometowns and worried about it, Miss Yuchu is gone, we are frightened, and we don't dare to come out anymore, we are afraid of causing something, if the Bai people are back, they can be regarded as having a backbone, and their hearts are settled for a little or two, so I came to talk to my sister, my sister used to take care of me, just like a family member, and now I finally see my sister." ”

The maid wiped away her tears as she spoke, and when the sister heard her say this, she must have been extremely sad when she knew that she had suddenly changed her mind, and the first thing she did when she went out was to look for her, so that she could not be moved.

"Good sister, go and sit in my room, roast the fire, it just so happens that I don't have any work on my hands at the moment, and the master is also going out to be stubborn, you and I can sit down and talk."

When she entered the house, the elder sister lit incense pieces and brought some fruits as they are common in the season, and she asked the little maid to bring two plates of snacks, saying that her friend had come to see her and wanted to entertain her.

The little maid answered, and went to the small kitchen to fetch it, and when there was nothing to do, a few maids sat in the room and chatted.

From the beginning when the Ling family was raided, to the time when Ling Yuchu committed suicide, they hid in the mansion and did not dare to go out.

"Good sister, if today's son is good, Lord Bai is always back, there is always hope, and it is not bad to want to come and move again."

She said it tactfully, but everyone knows that if Bai Ruoxian comes back first, he will not have an official for the time being, nor will he be edicted, but Bai Ruoxian has always been the first assistant in the past, and it is always not difficult to find some way to find an official now.

The maid smiled and said: "Yes, that's exactly what happened, otherwise how dare I come to look for my sisters, I have a stable heart, with this landing, otherwise walking around outside, I am afraid that I will be sent down if I provoke a displeasing eye, I hid in the house, I don't know many things and dare not inquire, and then I heard that His Majesty has died, and I am scared to death, it is really a good day, there are always these sad things." ”

The big maid sighed: "Who said it wasn't, so suddenly. ”

The maid looked at the big maid: "Sister, did you go to the palace banquet with you that day?" What the hell is going on? ”

The big maid shook her head: "We were in another hall, and we didn't see anything, but we were locked up and interrogated. ”

"My sister really suffered, but she was just interrogated, and she didn't do anything, right?"

"Naturally, they won't do it, the queen and all the concubines are here, how dare the people of the criminal department be too presumptuous, and the people who only walk around outside to deliver food, because there is a vacancy in the middle, can't tell where they have gone, and they are dragged outside the palace and beaten a little.

"My sister is really kind-hearted, and a person as good as my sister should be reincarnated as a concubine of the Heavenly Palace in the next life, and she will rarely come to the world to suffer this kind of ordeal."

The big maid laughed for a moment: "It's really poor, if you want to talk about fame, it's still Mrs. Shen's life is the best." ”

"Which Mrs. Shen?"

"Mrs. Shen, Lin Piao, the sister-in-law of Lord Shoufu."

"Oh, who is I, he has always had a good life, and how can he have a good life at the banquet?"

"Before the accident, he just said that he wanted to relieve himself, and the queen deliberately asked the palace maid next to him to guide him, but he didn't know how, and was picked up by the first assistant, and then went to the Wuji Palace, and he didn't have any side to this matter, otherwise he was not in the palace at the time, and he would definitely have to be interrogated, and then he went there, and he didn't suffer anything, and he was protected by the first assistant, so why not be a good fate."

They didn't dare to be too envious and jealous of other noble girls, knowing in their hearts that people were already noble, far from what their kind of people could think, but when it came to Lin Piao, they were full of admiration, and they wished that they could become like him, although they were born lowly, but they had some good luck, if they could also have this kind of luck, not to mention mixing well like him, it would be enough for them to get a fate.

The maid secretly wrote it down in her heart, and said with a smile: "If my sister doesn't die, my sister will marry a good husband in the future, and everyone will be envious." ”

"You girl, flamboyant."

……

The maid returned to Bai Mansion and told Bai Ruoxian about the incident, Bai Ruoxian had recently collected a lot of news about Shen Hong and Lin Piao, and it was still very strange to say that Lin Piao was taken by the people sent by the queen to relieve himself, but in the end he was taken away by Shen Hong, which is really strange.

Bai Ruoxian inquired about Lin Piao's previous affairs in the foundry, and it was simple to talk to the people in the foundry, and let the servants around him make friends, and when they had a few drinks and meals, and when they were drunk, they could say anything.

After all, for them, Lin Piao's brother had done such a great thing, which made all the men lose their faces, but if they really wanted to be angry, they would only be even more embarrassed.

Speaking of which, there is only one secret that makes people feel that it is worth mentioning, and when it comes to that matter, their drunken faces become ambiguous: "You don't know anything powerful, not to mention that people in the world appreciate the owner of the forest, that is, the first emperor, and also admire the owner of the forest mill very much, and generally go into the palace to send things, all as long as the owner of the forest workshop to send them, the owner of the forest workshop sometimes has a temper, does not like to deal with it, and refuses to go, so it is our turn."

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When Bai Ruoxian learned the news, his face froze for a long time, and he couldn't believe that the first emperor had feelings for Lin Piao.

It's no wonder that raising such a wolf ambition as Shen Hong is not right, how can there be a serious sister-in-law who raises a little brother-in-law to raise such a brother-in-law!

Bai Ruoxian had a big idea in his heart.

When Jingyang heard about this, he came to visit Bai Ruoxian.

Bai Ruoxian ordered the attendants to serve tea and gave up the upper position to Jingyang, who sat on the upper seat and looked at Bai Ruoxian with his eyes down.

"Master Bai, I heard that you are asking around about the murder of the first emperor, I was not in Shangjing at that time, and I don't know enough details about many things later, so I always want to hear about the joints in my heart, if Lord Bai knows something, it is better to tell the palace about it."

Bai Ruoxian told the story of the five kings poisoning the first emperor, and Jing Yang interrupted impatiently after hearing this: "I know all this, is there any new news?" ”

Bai Ruoxian said: "The eldest princess is joking, I just want to know what happened at the beginning, and I read the natural file and asked the adults who investigated the case, and many of these things will naturally be known to the eldest princess." ”

When Jingyang saw him come back, he began to inquire around, thinking that he could find out something that the big family didn't know, but he didn't expect it to be like this, and he was also a little impatient in his heart.

Bai Ruoxian saw that the eldest princess's face was pale, so he hesitated and said, "There is something to do." ”

The eldest princess listened to him slur: "You say." ”

"The minister didn't dare to say it."

The eldest princess looked at him coldly, she was very good at showing off her age.

"Master Bai just has to say that this palace will not blame."

"I'm afraid this matter will damage the reputation of the emperor, if the eldest princess wants to hear it, please walk out of this room and treat it as if nothing had happened."

When Jingyang heard him say this, he glanced at him: "Okay." ”

Let's see what he can say.

Bai Ruoxian said: "This matter is not conclusive, but I heard some sounds, and the first emperor once admired Lin Piao. ”

Jingyang was surprised: "Really? ”

"I don't dare to say that it is conclusive."

Jing Yang looked at him: "You doubt Shen Hong?" ”

Bai Ruoxian shook his head: "The minister has no such intention, but he just happened to hear this news, and he will not investigate it any more later, the evidence of the five kings murdering the first emperor is conclusive, and I have no reason to suspect Shen Hong, this is just an unimportant side matter." ”

Jing Yang looked at him, if it was really a trivial matter, Bai Ruoxian would not have deliberately mentioned it, pinched a strand of hair in his hand, and gently wrapped it around his fingertips: "It's true, Lin Piao is so talented, how can a man in the world not admire, it's a pity......"

Jingyang said and stood up: "If this is the case, the palace will leave first." ”

She wanted to see what Bai Ruoxian could do, but no matter what Bai Ruoxian wanted to do, it was impossible to use her as a gun.

Bai Ruo got up first to send him off, respectfully sent the eldest princess to the door of the mansion, and watched Jingyang's carriage leave.

What kind of person Jingyang is, he naturally will not be easily moved by a word, but he wants to plant a seed in Jingyang's heart, and when one day it takes root, everything will take root and sprout.

If Bai Ruo arranged someone to go to the palace to find a relationship, he didn't need to make a big fuss, as long as he could avoid Shen Hong's eyeliner and pass a word inside.

He has been an official for many years, so he naturally knows how to do things well quietly, and the fewer people who handle this matter, the better, and even the simpler things are done, the better; if he lays out too many arrangements, Shen Hong will be able to find out what is wrong with the details and break his game.

He asked the maid to find the palace maid who was familiar with him in the old days, and there was no need to cooperate with the inside and the outside, and the fewer people who had the intention to do it, the better, otherwise Shen Hong knew this kind of method better than him.

The best thing is that there is only one link from beginning to end, and if you don't take the lead and don't pull the tail, you won't be able to find anything even if you check it.

The maid blended into the palace through acquaintance, and several times she helped pack up her clothes under the pretense of chatting, and after a few times, she finally found an opportunity, and then secretly stuffed the prepared letters into the folded clothes.

There is no signature, no context, just written in it that Shen Hong saw the first emperor when the first emperor died, the first emperor admired his sister-in-law, and Shen Hong and his sister-in-law were incest.

With a little sticky rice, the thin letter was pasted on the inside, and almost nothing could be seen, and the little emperor was waiting to change into his clothes, and for many years he was delicate and expensive, so he felt panicked, and returned to the dormitory to untie it, and found that a letter was inexplicably pasted on it, on which a secret word was written.

The little emperor's heart immediately jumped, and he pretended that there was no such thing, and asked everyone around him to retreat: "I don't have any clothes, I'm tired, I want to take a nap." ”

The left and right people retreated, and the little emperor tore the thin letter from his clothes, looked at the rice sticky that had hardened on the back, and turned it over to look at the secret words on the envelope.

But he had a feeling that the letter must be very important, and that he would open it, but if it was to play tricks on him, he would definitely let the Imperial City Guards arrest him.

The little emperor opened the envelope, and the short three sentences jumped into his eyes, and the little emperor looked at the things on the letter in shock: "Impossible...... It's absolutely impossible...... How would this ......?"

But thinking about it, the little emperor felt that it seemed to be very reasonable, he had seen Lin Piao, although every time he didn't see it up close, but Lin Piao was famous in Daning, he was a very powerful brother, and his appearance was very beautiful, which everyone in Shangjing knew.

It is not uncommon for a man to like this kind of brother, but he can imagine that the second emperor brother likes Lin Piao, but he can't imagine that Shen Hong likes his sister-in-law. Beneath his glorious appearance, is he hiding filth and dirt like this?

Shen Hongdu is twenty-four years old, and he has not yet married a wife and had children.

And Lin Piao has always claimed that he will not remarry, but he does not know what dirty things he is doing with his brother-in-law.

If this letter is true, I am afraid that he has fallen into a net, Shen Hong is not a virtuous minister, but he is just closing the net in his hand little by little, and if no one today has seen through his true face, but he has seen a corner of the corner, so what is good for him?

If he killed the second emperor brother because of his sister-in-law's affairs, then what a ridiculous courtier he is? For a little jealousy, for his incestuous sister-in-law, killed the emperor? What seems to be a beautiful Da Ning is so ridiculous behind the scenes.

Even if he didn't do it, did he already know about it? Did he push it secretly?

The little emperor was on the verge of an abyss, and when he looked at the letter in his hand, he finally decided to burn it.

This person did not dare to write a letter to himself openly, probably for fear of being discovered, and if someone who did not pay attention to Shen Hong's side found out, would he, the emperor, not be able to do it?

But it was daytime, and there were no lights around, so the little emperor found the fire letter in the small box under the cabinet, pulled out a candlestick that he lit, burned all the letters in the palm of his hand to ashes, and then shook it into the inkstone, mixed it with the remaining ink, and ground the pieces of ash with ink ingots, and soon melted into the ink, and no trace was seen again.

The little emperor breathed a sigh of relief, blew out the candles, and collapsed on the dragon bed, feeling very tired.

Another thought popped up in my heart: What if someone wanted to deal with Shen Hong and deliberately framed him?

He thought about it, whether it was true or not, he had to do something to deal with it, and then look for clues to see if he could find proof of what the letter said.

Moreover, if Shen Hong is powerful now, whether it is true or not, we must always think of ways to deal with him, otherwise will the surname Chu or Shen be in the world in the future?

The little emperor lay on the bed and sighed.

It turns out that being an emperor is so hard.

But he will try to do everything well like the second emperor brother.