There is a black lotus in the deep palace

Chapter 295 You Must Go Personally
"Some people, after all, will not die until the Yellow River, and will not cry when they see the coffin."

"You suspect... the Meng family?"

Xia Houjue nodded without saying a word, and said no more. Tang Wanning saw his solemn expression, and her heart sank involuntarily.

But she was still a little puzzled, if the Meng family rebelled, what were they planning?

Firstly, there is no emperor's heir, and secondly, there is no name for the teacher. As long as there is a change, they must be rebellious officials and thieves. They can neither convince the public nor the people. Their success rate is too low.

Anyone who dares to rebel like this, either has a brain hole or has a back trick.

After thinking about it, Tang Wanning felt that they still had a plan, otherwise no one would be so stupid as to dare to touch an egg with a rock.

……

This year has been very unstable, and Xia Houjue is not the kind of person who likes to be lively.

On New Year's Eve, Concubine Gao brought the concubines of the harem to set up a family banquet. Xia Houjue appeared symbolically for a while, and then left with Tang Wanning. The two went back to Jinhua Palace to watch the new year together.

After the sacrificial ceremony was completed on the first day of the second day as usual, Xia Houjue wanted to take Tang Wanning out to have fun, but unexpectedly another secret letter from Jiangnan came one after another.

And this secret letter confirmed that the reason for those changes in Jiangnan was the scholars and literati of the Meng family in Jiangnan.

Xia Houjue slapped the secret letter on the imperial case: "Unexpectedly, these so-called loyal and patriotic scholars will also rebel against the day. The Confucius and Mencius Poetry Club they organized is clearly for reading and lectures, but in fact they intend to rebel. The poems are all from the Confucius and Mencius Poetry Society"

Tang Wanning picked up the letter paper and glanced at it. Although she didn't know how to write poetry, she could still recognize those unsightly slanderous words.

She was thinking about what to do when Xia Houjue spoke.

"I must go to Jiangnan myself"

"You go by yourself?"

Xia Houjue nodded silently: "Do you still remember the magistrate in Yangzhou, and those corrupt officials in Jiangnan that we happened to meet along the way?"

"They got a lot of money, much more than what was confiscated. Where did this huge amount of money go? Wanwan, do you know?"

Tang Wanning's complexion also turned serious: "Could it be... recruiting troops?"

"But if you go there now, it's tantamount to scaring the snake away."

"That's why I have to pretend that I'm still in the capital. I've already greeted my sixth brother, and he'll be back soon. Then let my sixth brother pretend to be me, Wan Wan, and the rest will depend on you. "

Tang Wanning was a little worried, and just about to persuade her, Xia Houjue said again.

"You don't have to worry. I'll take your third brother with me this time. He's extremely smart, capable of both civil and military skills. He can be of great use. Don't worry, Wanwan."

This time, Tang Wanning couldn't say anything, so she had to.

……

Xia Houjue didn't just leave as soon as he said it, after all, he still had to wait until Xia Houjing came back from Jiangnan, and the wait was half a month.

After the Shangyuan Festival, Xia Houjing rushed back from Jiangnan, while Xia Houjue set off in concealment with his secret guards.

Before leaving, he solemnly patted Xia Houjing on the shoulder: "You have been by my side since childhood, and we are dependent on each other in this deep palace. Concubine Li came from a humble background, and my mother passed away early. The two of us are in a precarious state, fighting together After all these years, hopefully this will be the last."

Xia Houjing looked at Tang Wanning who was exuding the brilliance of motherhood during pregnancy, and replied solemnly: "Don't worry, Brother Huang, Jing will definitely live up to the entrustment, and will definitely take good care of the Queen's Wife, and will definitely let the Emperor's nephew be born safely."

Xia Houjue nodded in satisfaction, then looked at Tang Wanning again.

"Take good care of our child, and wait for me to come back in the palace." He took out a purse from his arms, the stitches were not dense, and the appearance was not good-looking. The dragon on the purse even looked like a struggling snake.

But he still regards it as a treasure: "Wanwan, here is a jade pendant, which is also a talisman. When he is born, no matter whether he is a man or a woman, give it to him as soon as possible, and you have the right to see me."

"Understood." Tang Wanning burst into tears.

"I see, it's almost dawn, so hurry up and go"

Xia Houjue finally didn't hesitate any more, turned and left, while Tang Wanning slumped on the cushion in front of the imperial case, crying uncontrollably.

"Why do you have to go by yourself? Why can't you send someone else to go? Why? Isn't he the emperor? Where is such an emperor?"

Xia Houjing had already changed into a dragon robe at this time, but his face was not changed yet, he sighed and gritted his teeth.

"Emperor's sister-in-law don't have to worry, some things really need to be dealt with by myself. Jiangnan is the foundation of the entire Great Xia Dynasty, and Jiangnan determines national security."

"Brother Huang is not alone here. Several generals have dispatched troops to support him. Brother Huang must clean up Jiangnan this time."

Tang Wanning looked at Xia Houjing, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, and smiled dryly, holding her stomach and saying, "What you said makes sense, I'm suddenly tired, so you can take care of yourself."

"From tomorrow onwards, I will cooperate with you well"

"Yes, sister-in-law pay attention to rest."

……

Back in his dormitory, looking at the empty bed beside him, his heart twitched a little.

If Xia Houjue knew that Xia Houjing had thought about him, would he have kept himself in the capital so smoothly?
Does he still dare?Is he willing?Isn't he afraid that Xia Houjing will have rebellious intentions?

The more she thought about it, the more irritable she became, and it was inconvenient to turn over, so she had to open the purse that Xia Houjue gave her out of boredom.

The purse was embroidered for him by myself before, the stitches were rough and extremely ugly, it was hard for him to wear it all the time.

Sure enough, there was a golden dragon jade pendant in the purse. Nine dragon heads were carved on the white and delicate mutton jade. The dragon heads were covered with pure gold. It looked like there was gold in jade, and jade in gold. The shape is exquisite and luxurious.

It's just that no matter how expensive something is, she still finds it ugly now, so she simply put it back.

Suddenly, she touched a small note, and her heartbeat accelerated suddenly. She couldn't wait to take it out and read it, only to see two sentences written on it.

"If I come back safely, I promise you half your life without worry, if you have no troubles, I promise you a lifetime of peace"

A line of fine print at the bottom: Wanwan, I have already arranged everything, nothing will go wrong, don't worry, wait for me to come back.

Tang Wanning couldn't bear it anymore, tears dripped down like beads with a broken thread, and complained again in her heart.

"It's just a counter-rebellion. You have never taken care of the dangers in the Northwest before. Why do you have to go to this small rebellion yourself?"

She cried and cried and laughed with tears in her eyes.

"Yes, scholars are more valuable than those who practice martial arts. Once you lose them, you will lose the hearts of the people."

"It's like when a scholar meets a soldier, it's hard to explain why. What the literati fear most is death. If you can't be suppressed by soldiers alone, you have to go in person and unravel the true colors of those people in person, so that the people's hearts will be firmly established."

(End of this chapter)