Shengshichun

"I guess it's the name of the deceased."

Mrs. Ning pondered: "Since it belongs to him, it is not impossible. But I don't know the name of the deceased, so I can't be sure about it. Didn't you - didn't you target any scope? It's so unusual for Prince Rong's Mansion to be so deliberate. .Have you ever thought about searching for this word in the capital?"

"This word is not uncommon. If you start a search based on just one word, it is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack. And this fan and this letter are so important that they are obviously not suitable to be disclosed to the public rashly."

"What should I do?"

"The general has already gone to the palace. Let's see if he has gained anything here." Fu Zhen looked at the dark night and slowed down his voice. "The emperor has been a great help. When we were worried that we couldn't get close, the palace issued a decree to let him He led troops into Prince Rong's Mansion.

"I read the imperial edict, and it didn't say how long they would be stationed there. That means they will stay there for at least more than a month before Princess Rong's funeral."

This is good for them.

It saves you a lot of digging around.

But the emperor's pillow was delivered so timely when he was dozing off, making people feel that such a trick was not an accident.

"...Why can't I go in? Are you still unreasonable, little girl?"

"My sister told me to guard here and said no one can enter, which means no one can enter!"

At this time, there was a faint sound of conversation downstairs.

After hearing this, Fu Zhen walked to the stairs and looked down at the two people downstairs: "What are you arguing about?"

"...Fifth sister-in-law!"

"elder sister!"

Liang Zhi and Xie Yu scrambled up the stairs and came to her, pointing at each other and saying, "I won't let her come up, she has to force her way up!"

The other one was not to be outdone: "I had already agreed to meet here tonight, but he didn't believe me and insisted that I was unruly!"

Xie Yu is a very smart girl. After all, she comes from a noble family. She has a good way of learning. After studying with Mrs. Ning for a period of time, she has learned a lot about housekeeping.

Mrs. Ning also loves talents, and since this girl is a straightforward person with no big ideas, Mrs. Ning simply discussed with Xie Zhang and proposed to take her with her and teach her some things about the store.

Xie Zhang was afraid of causing trouble to her, so he refused at first. Later, Mrs. Ning persuaded her sincerely, and Xie Yu was also pestering her to go. If you rely on trust so much, how can you insist on insisting on it? Naturally, he agreed later.

In order to repay Ning Jia, he now pays a lot of attention to Ning Jia. Xie Zhang and Master Shen were already familiar with each other, and they occasionally had tea and chats together. Now, for Ning Jia, the number of visits to Shen's house has increased significantly.

So Xie Yu simply lived in the Ning family. Fu Zhen knew that after he left the cabinet, Mrs. Ning would be lonely in private, so she was happy to see it happen. It was also a good thing to have Xie Yu to accompany her on his behalf.

The Pei family and the Ning family are at opposite ends of the same alley. On weekdays, when Fu Zhen invites the Ning family to visit, he always invites Xie Yu. When he returned to the Ning family, he didn't forget to call Xie Yu over.

After dinner earlier, the mother and daughter wanted to talk. Fu Zhen was afraid that Xie Yu would be bored, so he asked her to stay downstairs.

Who would have thought that he would actually meet Liang Zhi again.

This pair of enemies, since the last misunderstanding at the training ground outside the palace gate, could not see eye to eye with each other.

Xie Yu is still three months shy of having haircut, and is only half a child, but Liang Zhi is already twenty! He is several months older than Pei Zhan, how can he not give in at all?

Fu Zhen rolled his eyes at him: "Childish."

After speaking, he patted Xie Yu on the shoulder: "Well done! You are so dedicated to your duties. I will reward you later."

Xie Yu was so happy that he hugged his fist like their generals, and then grinned proudly at Liang Zhi: "Did you hear that? 'Childish' general?"

Liang Zhi rolled his eyes and said, "It's really hard to raise a villain with a woman!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Fu Zhen was slapped on the back of the head: "Everyone here except you is a woman. What did you say?"

Liang Zhi secretly glanced at Mrs. Ning, the oldest person in the family, and scratched his head...

Mrs. Ning pursed her lips and smiled: "Okay! - Miss Yu, could you please help me see where Brother Xuan has gone? There are people coming and going in the restaurant, so don't let him knock you."

Xie Yu was a smart girl. She knew they had something to say here, so she said "Okay" and went down as briskly as a little butterfly.

Fu Zhen looked away, and when he saw Liang Zhi looking downstairs intently, he patted the back of his head: "What are you looking at?"

Liang Zhi jumped up in shock: "Why do you keep hitting me?"

Fu Zhen sat down: "Didn't Lao Wu ask you and Lao Qi to guard the city gate for him? Why are you here?"

Liang Zhi sat down and said, "The emperor has no idea, but we have no idea? It's not like there are really assassins. The seventh one is there."

"Then we can't neglect our duties. What if something goes wrong?"

"I know." Liang Zhi said, "Originally I wouldn't have come, but I saw He Qunying."

Fu Zhen looked up: "What's wrong with him?"

Speaking of the cause of Mr. Ning's death, it was revealed from He Qunying.

But since the last time he showed up and asked the Ning family to borrow a boat, the boat was given to him and there has been no follow-up news.

Thinking of this, Fu Zhen asked Mrs. Ning: "After He Qunying borrowed the boat, did the people on the boat bring anything over?"

"No." Mrs. Ning frowned and said, "He loaded two ships of silk honestly and found no other inclusions. The people at the dock suggested that the people in our tent should still follow, and they had no objection."

This is strange. Did they misunderstand He Qunying back then?

Fu Zhen looked at Liang Zhi again: "Finish your words."

Liang Zhi said: "Actually, it's nothing special. I just saw him leaving the city quickly, and then his father's guard commander followed closely and led a group of people to chase him out!"

Fu Zhen was stunned for a moment. It was no secret that the father and son of the He family had a grudge, but in the past they had only made trouble behind closed doors. Why were they chasing each other on the street now?

She said: "How do you know you are going after He Qunying?"

"When we got to the city gate, the guard was asking Lao Qi's people, asking if He Qunying had gone out of the city? Hearing that he had, he immediately left two people to go back to the house to answer the question, and the rest of the people chased after him. Still not clear?"

"What kind of trouble is this!"

The Liang family didn't want to get involved in the He family's affairs.

But thinking that the He family father and son were now in the same faction as Xu Yin, she added, "Have you ever let someone keep an eye on you?"

"I haven't even gone outside the city. Firstly, I can't catch up. Secondly, the target is too obvious. It will easily lead to conflicts if they recognize that the Liang family is watching.

"But I asked Lao Qi to go to the He family to inquire. It shouldn't take long for news to come."

Liang Zhi said and took a sip of tea.

"Master, is there someone outside the door asking to see General Liang?"

An announcement was made at the stairs downstairs.

Liang Zhi immediately stood up: "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here! - Let him come up!" There was a bang on the stairs, and his personal guard Xiao Si came up.

"Master, I heard that the He family and his son had a falling out. It seems that it was because of He Qunying's opening of a mulberry shop in the south. He Qunying actually sold off their public property and exchanged it for his own private property to start this business. , the aunt of the He family found out and reported it to He Huan.

"He Huan was furious. He Qunying didn't know why, after so many years of not having a face-to-face conflict with his father, he couldn't hold it back this time."

Several people in the room looked at each other, and everyone felt incredible.

I knew He Qunying was a bad guy, but I didn't expect him to be such a bad guy. Doesn't this make it clear that he is a domestic thief?

Just as Fu Zhen was about to put the matter down, he raised his head again: "Since the silkworm mill he opened is not his own private property, why did he put so much effort into it?"

"Yes!" Mrs. Ning said, "This is unreasonable. Even if he wants to make a profit, there is no reason to go so far to open a workshop."

Liang Zhi immediately said: "It seems that He Qunying's two ships still need to be investigated!"

Mrs. Ning nodded: "I'll make arrangements right now!"

After some more gossip, Mrs. Ning saw that it was getting late, so she urged Fu Zhen to take Brother Xuan back. Liang Zhi happened to be there and could escort him for a while.

On the way back, Liang Xuan fell asleep in Fu Zhen's arms. This reminded Liang Zhi of the way Liang Ning held Liang Xuan at some time in the past.

He asked Fu Zhen: "How are my aunt and Lao Wu doing now?"

Fu Zhen held the top of Liang Xuan's hair and replied casually: "Isn't that the case?"

Pei Zhan still looks shameless every day. There are so many important things to do in front of him, and Fu Zhen is too lazy to be serious with him. As long as he doesn't violate the rules they set, she has turned a blind eye.

"Then will aunt leave the Pei family by then?"

"Otherwise?" Fu Zhen raised his head, "Isn't this what was agreed upon at the time?"

Liang Zhi opened his mouth, but stopped talking.

This is indeed what I said at the time, but time will always bring about changes!
The only sound in the dark alley was the sound of wheels and horse hooves, and for a while no one spoke anymore.

……

After a day and a night, people in the capital gradually accepted the sudden changes in Prince Rong's Mansion.

Every family began to prepare to go to Prince Rong's mansion to express their condolences.

Pei Yu and his wife felt a little headache. Such a big thing happened. Although Princess Rong had always been a bad person, she was dead after all. The deceased was the biggest, and there was no deep hatred between the two families. They felt that they should go.

But not long ago, he demolished all the doors and walls of the palace. If this happens, I always feel that the door and walls will be demolished in vain.

Besides, Pei Zhan had repeatedly warned them not to play with the people from Prince Rong's Mansion, so wouldn't it be even more forbidden to go?

The two of them couldn't make up their minds repeatedly, so they simply became the hands-off shopkeeper and left the matter to Fuzhen.

Of course Fu Zhen has to go.

She made an appointment with Su Xing'er, and in order to cheer her up, she planned to go on the first day of the altar chanting.

For someone with the status of Princess Rong, a funeral must last forty-nine days. The first day of chanting is considered a big day.

Therefore, those who are willing to support, or those who must support, will choose this day to show up. The second and third encounters in the future will be discussed separately.

Xu Yin naturally skipped the morning court these days. Although he did not have to worry about Ding, he still had to pay filial piety in front of the spirit. He had to make time no matter what in the first few days.

The third day when Pei Zhan entered Prince Rong's mansion was the day when the altar was opened, and it was also the day when Prince Rong had to retrieve the fan for Xu Yin.

Xu Yin did not show up at Prince Rong's Mansion yesterday, so early this morning, Prince Rong sent someone to the Xu family to pass on him.

"Shilang Xu, the prince said that nobles from the palace will come to express condolences today, so he asked me to send a message. The prince must give him an explanation before dark."

But Xu Yin asked: "Who is the noble person from the palace?"

"It's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Xu Yin's eyes stayed on his face for a moment, then nodded and said: "I know."

After the messenger left, Lian Ruan walked past him and walked in.

She looked at his back and said, "He Qunying is back. He is waiting to meet the master in the teahouse at the entrance of the alley."

Xu Yin raised his feet and walked out: "Did he go back to his home?..."

……

It was the common wish of the emperor and empress that the prince came to Prince Rong's residence to express his condolences. After the eunuch who conveyed the order delivered the news, Prince Rong's Mansion began to clean the streets and splash water on the streets. Prepared for the arrival.

When Fu Zhen and Su Xing'er arrived at the palace, the door was bustling with activity. They skipped the courtesy of the female historian who came to greet them on Zhang's orders and went directly to the mourning hall.

Just after the worship ceremony was completed and ready to meet Pei Zhan, a sharp voice shouted "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived" outside.

Fu Zhen had not seen the prince for many years. When he saw everyone walking towards the door to greet him, he tugged on Su Xing'er's sleeves and followed him out.

The emperor and empress gave birth to three legitimate sons.

The eldest son Yang Hao died in an accident during the battle. Later, he gave birth to a second son and a third son. One is the current prince and the other is the third prince.

The prince had just attained the title of Crown Prince, so he was two years younger than Liang Ning. Fu Zhen's impression of him still lingered in Liang Ning's memory.

Since the eldest son of the emperor, Yang Hao, was no longer alive, he made the second prince the prince. From a young age, Liang Ning knew that the good-tempered young man in the palace would become the emperor in the future. For the sake of his parents, even if he met him when he was a child, He didn't do it many times, and Liang Ning was still respectful, unlike any other disciples from other families.

The prince seems to be easy to get along with, and he doesn't talk too much. Whenever he encounters someone, as long as it's not a particularly important matter, he will stop and say a few words.

The content of the questions has no practical meaning, it is purely a courtesy.

On the contrary, Liang Ning was relatively familiar with the princess he had chosen at that time. There were not many girls who were as stingy as Yong Ping. Most of the young ladies were willing to play with Liang Ning, who was carefree and carefree.

At that time, Liang Ning made an appointment with the princess-to-be, and then often went to the East Palace to accompany her. Who knew that fate was not good enough, and she left before she could get married.

The door opened and inside the palace, the people in the palace and the guests who arrived were already standing on the ground, but there was still a distance between everyone and the corridor that the prince wanted to pass through.

Fu Zhen and Su Xing'er stood at the forefront of the officials and wives. When they raised their heads, they took a clear look at the prince walking under the canopy.

"Welcome Your Highness!"

Prince Rong and his son shouted loudly and were about to bow down.

The prince has already said hurriedly: "Uncle Wang, no courtesy! All my dear friends, no courtesy!"

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