Xie Hao, an outstanding landscape poet of the Southern Dynasty Qi and known as "Xiao Xie", once wrote a poem: "The beautiful land in the south of the Yangtze River, the imperial state of Jinling", which is the city of Nanjing. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Nanjing was formerly known as Jiangning, Jinling, Moling, Jianye, Jianye, Jiankang, Qinhuai, Jiqing, now called Yingtian, Jingshi, is one of the north and south of the Ming Dynasty, and the son of heaven is stationed in Nanjing City today.

The capital division of this dynasty, that is, Nanjing, is divided into inner city and outer city outline, of which the inner city is 99 miles around the perimeter, and the outer city is 180 miles around the city, and there are more than 2 million military and civilian people living in it, which is the undisputed largest city today.

Dong Rengui no longer dared to enter as much as he wanted like Xuzhou, and he could get out as soon as he wanted, and he regarded the law of the city as if it were nothing! He honestly lowered the cloud-piercing boat in a hidden place ten miles away from the outer city of Beijing, and a group of four people entered the city in a carriage and came to Liuhou Mansion.

Liu Hou's mansion is built in strict accordance with the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty, the public waiting mansion, the gate is three, there are gold lacquer beast face tin rings, the front hall, the middle hall, the back hall are seven each, the Liu Hou Mansion is like this.

Dong Rengui and his entourage, under the guidance of Lu Youping, entered the Hou Mansion from the corner gate, and went straight to the second gate, preparing to meet Mrs. Liu Hou, the biological mother of the captured son Liu Anming, in the back hall.

"The Hou Ye went to the court and was not in the house, so the lady received the second son. Lu Youping explained in a low voice while leading the way in front: "Because our speed is too fast, it is only seven o'clock in the morning (8:45), and the court meeting has not yet dispersed!"

"Hmm, isn't it the seventeenth day of the first lunar month? The imperial court should not have opened the seal yet, right? Why is there a court meeting today?" Dong Rengui asked puzzled.

There was an edict in this dynasty, so that the Lantern Festival began on the 11th day of the first month, and gave 10 days of holiday for the Baiguan Festival, and the 17th day of the first month was during the Lantern Festival holiday, so Dong Rengui had this question.

"Alas......" Lu Youping sighed and said in a low voice: "There has been such a shocking case in the national dynasty, and everyone in the hundred officials and lords is in danger, how can they have any vacation? ”

"Hey!" Lu Youping sneered and continued: "Holding a court meeting to discuss countermeasures? Discussing a fart countermeasure is just to calm people's hearts and cover up the news, poor our son......"

"Understand!" Dong Rengui patted Lu Youping's shoulder with pity on his face, and comforted: "Don't worry, the Shizi Ji people have their own natural appearance, and it will be fine." ”

"Hope!" Lu Youping wiped a handful of tears and silently led the way.

"Hey, what are you talking about?" Lian Xiang bumped Dong Rengui with her elbow in displeasure, "Isn't their son dead yet?

"You don't understand that. Dong Rengui shook his head lightly and said: "If the imperial court wants to cover up the news for the sake of stability, then Liu Hou Shizi must have a reasonable whereabouts, and the most impeccable thing is that he fell ill and died......

He took a deep breath and said, "If that's the case, then even if Liu Hou Shizi comes back in the future, he is not Liu Hou Shizi, not Liu Anming, because in the official place of the imperial court, he is already dead, and even Liu Hou and his wife can't recognize him openly......"

"That's it......" Lian Xiang nodded and thought: "That is, Liu Anming, the son of Liu Hou, is dead, and that guy can't appear in this identity?"

"More than that!" Dong Rengui bowed slightly: "He can't even appear openly in Jingshi, in front of his relatives and friends in the past, to put it simply, everything in his past will be cut off with him." ”

"Hmm. Lianxiang nodded thoughtfully.

The group marched forward in silence.

"The front is the back hall, and the lady is already waiting for you inside. After a while, they came to the front of a row of tall houses, and Lu Youping led them in.

"But Xiao Er?" Dong Rengui had just walked into the hall when a gentle female voice came, and he followed the sound to see that in the tall and spacious room, a lady dressed in regular clothes was sitting on the throne, looking at him eagerly.

"Exactly, the student is Dong Rengui. Dong Rengui was slightly stunned, and then calmly stepped forward to salute.

"Virtuous nephew, please get up!" What Dong Rengui didn't expect was that the lady who was obviously Mrs. Liu Hou actually got up to help him personally, although it was only a false support, but it also surprised him.

Not to mention the difference in the status of the two in the world, just to talk about the social atmosphere at this time, Mrs. Liu Hou has gone beyond the norm when she received Dong Rengui, a young man, when her husband was not at home, and now she is even more making such a move, if it spreads, I am afraid that it will hinder her reputation.

"Mrs. Xie. Dong Rengui took a few steps back without leaving a trace, and distanced himself from Mrs. Liu Hou.

"Alas......" Mrs. Liu Hou sat back on the main seat under the service of the maid, and sighed: "I didn't expect you to be so old in a blink of an eye, I remember when you were a child, when I hugged you, you were just a little ......"

Mrs. Liu Hou gestured with her hand, and suddenly burst into tears, "I still remember that I was holding you, watching your eldest brother and Ming'er play together, in a blink of an eye, you have all grown up, but your brother Ming is ......"

"Madame, reassured. Dong Rengui also remembered when he heard this, Mrs. Liu Hou in front of him did hug him, and that was not long after he crossed over, so he remembered it very clearly.

At that time, Mrs. Liu Hou came to Xuzhou with Liu Hou to visit Dong Dayong, Mrs. Liu Hou saw his mother die, and he was also sick, and his mother's love was overflowing, and he took care of him for a while.

Until she left Xuzhou, she hugged him and was reluctant to give up, and even offered to take him back to Beijing and accept him as a righteous son, but Dong Dayong refused.

Thinking of this past, Dong Rengui's eyes when he looked at Mrs. Liu Hou were also a little softer, and he comforted her: "Madame doesn't have to be sad, the prince of the world has his own nature, and it will be fine." ”

"Yes, Ming'er will be fine. Mrs. Liu Hou also echoed, but her tears couldn't stop flowing, "It's just that I can't let go of my mother's heart......"

She wiped her tears and smiled: "But it made the virtuous nephew smile, but the virtuous nephew, you are too angry, just call me aunt, you don't have to call it any lady, if your brother Ming is still here, he will definitely ......."

Mrs. Liu Hou choked up and couldn't speak.

"Don't worry, ma'am. Seeing this, Dong Rengui hurriedly comforted: "Before the student came to Beijing Teacher, he had asked a friend to inquire about the matter of the son, and he also got a little news......

"Ah, you got news from Ming'er, how is he now, is he suffering, is that monster not abusing him?" Dong Rengui just said that he had received some news, and Mrs. Liu Hou immediately asked like a cannonball.

"The specific news students didn't get, after all, the time is too short, and some detailed news is too late to inquire, but it is certain that the prince is safe for the time being, madam, don't be impatient, wait a few days, there will be further news......"

Faced with Mrs. Liu Hou's questioning, Dong Rengui had no choice but to comfort her with empty words, and finally dealt with her, ended the meeting, and temporarily settled down in the guest room of the east courtyard of the Hou Mansion, and waited for Liu Hou to return to the house to talk about details.