Embroidered color and fragrance
Chapter 127
Chapter 127
"What did you say?" Xu Liren stood in the narrow passage outside the yamen, looking at the servant who was talking back and forth, his face full of disbelief, "Because of treason?"
The little servant nodded, looked left and right, and whispered in Xu Liren's ear, "... But these things are actually fine, the Holy One is angry and punished, at most he is going to guard the imperial tomb like the fifth prince." That's all, but the clothes are wearing dragon robes, I'm afraid it's..."
The relationship between Xu Liren and Zhao Dong dates back to more than a year ago, there is no need to say what happened specifically, but he still knows Zhao Dong's character.
It is absolutely impossible to hide the dragon robe in the clothes.
"The Holy Majesty believed it, and didn't someone check it out?" Xu Liren asked, and the servant nodded, "The Holy Majesty Long Yan was furious, and he didn't listen to His Highness's excuse at all."
"You go back first." Xu Liren nodded. The matter of the dragon robe is too strange. It should be that Zhao Dong was plotted against. He has to find a way to investigate, "Don't come out of the palace to find me if you have nothing to do."
The little inner waiter said, after walking a few steps, he remembered something again, and said: "Just now, when the crown prince went to search the residence of His Highness the Seventh Prince, he found that Eunuch Lu had hanged himself on the beam. Yes, do you want me to inquire about it?"
"Grandpa Lu is dead?" Xu Liren was very anxious. What happened to Zhao Dong was so sudden. Yesterday he told him about his current strategy, and it really made him succeed. Brothers Zhao Biao and Zhao Jun Turn against each other.
They quarreled all the way to the Imperial Study Room. Under such circumstances, the Holy Majesty would be furious, and it was inevitable to punish the two of them. Moreover, once Ma Siyi died, Sun Dahai was confirmed as the murderer, and his life could not be saved.
Then, in the end, the matter of the guard will definitely fall into the hands of His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince.
But things turned around, Zhao Biao and Zhao Jun were fine, but Zhao Dong was charged with treason, still wearing a dragon robe for treason.
There must be a problem, but where is the problem?
How did Eunuch Lu die?
"I know the matter, you go back now." After Xu Liren finished speaking, the waiter left.
Xu Liren was about to go back, when suddenly a servant came from the palace and shouted: "Master Xu, Your Majesty's request, please pack up and go to the palace quickly." He also said: "The maidservant is going to invite other adults. "He left in a hurry.
Xu Liren took a long breath to calm himself down, straightened his clothes, and went to the palace with his hands behind his back.
The door of the imperial study room was closed. Eunuch Du stood at the door and when he saw him coming, he explained in a low voice, "The empress is inside, please wait a moment."
"Okay." Xu Liren nodded, and the head of the desk stood at the door with his chest upright, and he didn't do anything unnecessary to inquire. Eunuch Du just glanced at him and went to the door to continue guarding.
Soon several other courtiers arrived, and more than a dozen important officials stood at the door. After a while, they saw the queen come out from the inside, with red eyes, holding a handkerchief and leading them away in a hurry.
There was a strange feeling everywhere in the palace, Xu Liren took the lead, and together with Zheng Wenju led everyone into the imperial study.
Seeing them, Zhao Zhiang said bluntly: "I demoted Lao Qi to a commoner, you should know about it."
"Your Majesty." Zheng Wenju was about to speak, but Zhao Zhiang slammed the table suddenly, and said, "I called you here, not to ask for your opinions, you just listen and listen."
Everyone dared not speak.
"From now on, he will be imprisoned in the clan's mansion. I will thoroughly investigate this matter. Who of you knows, and those who participated will report to me as soon as possible. If I find out," he swept his eyes and clicked Point to everyone, "I will not spare you."
As he spoke, he got up and walked a few steps with a flick of his sleeves, then stopped to look at the crowd, and strode to the apse.
Xu Liren and Zheng Wenju looked at each other, then looked back at their colleagues, gestured, and everyone filed out, feeling as if a stone was pressed on their hearts, and they felt the sign that the rain was about to come.
The Holy Majesty is very suspicious, and this matter is a serious crime of treason, and it happens to be the son he once loved and trusted, so it must be a big blow to him.
Xu Liren went out of the palace and went straight home in a sedan chair. Mrs. Xu greeted her and said, "My lord, how did I hear that His Highness the Seventh Prince was imprisoned as a clan member? What happened?"
"Let's go back first." Xu Liren entered the room, Mrs. Xu closed the door, his heart was pounding, Xu Liren sat down on the chair exhaustedly, and said: "His Royal Highness was found wearing a dragon dress in the imperial study room." robe."
"What!" Mrs. Xu jumped up out of composure, she was even more surprised than hearing Su Zhengxing come back to life, "His Royal Highness is wearing a dragon robe?"
Xu Liren nodded weakly and rubbed his forehead, "This happened so suddenly, there was no sign at all." They were caught off guard.
"Master, what does the Holy Majesty say now?" Mrs. Xu sat down opposite Xu Liren, her expression showing nervousness, "How to investigate His Highness the Seventh Prince, and to what extent do you intend to investigate?"
If it's just the dragon robe, then Xu Liren is clean, but if they follow Zhao Dong all the way to the outside, they will definitely not be able to remove it clean.
"Secretly investigate first." Xu Liren said, "I'll intercede after the Holy Spirit calms down a bit."
Mrs. Xu frowned, "We don't have to be afraid, we didn't do anything after all." She added: "But now we have to be more careful in everything."
Xu Liren nodded and was about to speak, when suddenly there was a popping sound from the window of their bedroom, the couple jumped in fright, and saw a small stone wrapped in a note rolling to their feet.
The two were startled, Xu Liren walked over to pick up the stone, and pushed open the window.
Outside the window is the backyard. Girls and women who come and go are doing things, and no one is acting suspiciously. Xu Liren quickly closed the window, opened the note in his hand, his face changed drastically after reading it, and he sat down on the chair slumped.
"What's the matter." Mrs. Xu went over to take the note, and took a deep breath after reading it, "Master, is this someone warning us to leave us alone about His Royal Highness?"
Xu Liren nodded uncertainly, looked at Mrs. Xu, and said, "It's expected, there must be someone behind the scenes to push this matter."
"Who could it be?" Madam Xu asked.
Xu Li said: "The prince has a kind heart. Even if His Highness Seven is not tolerated, he will take it slowly. His Highness Fourth and His Highness Seven have always had a good relationship. His Highness Fifth has nothing to do with himself. Even if he wants to do something, it should be against the Crown Prince. As for Prince Ning, at the moment Doesn't seem like it's ambitious."
Xu Liren actually couldn't think of who it was, "I heard that in the imperial study room today, the Mrs. Su from Baoying Embroidery Workshop you know is here, saying that she is here to avenge her sister."
"Su Jin?" Mrs. Xu's complexion changed a few times, "Then...then she approached us because she knew about our relationship with His Highness the Seventh Highness."
Xu Liren shook his head, "Probably not. No matter how smart she is, she can't find out these things. Besides, what can she do if she finds out? We don't have anything for her to hold." Simple."
Mrs. Xu nodded, and Xu Liren said helplessly: "You can only wait for His Majesty's matter. Maybe after two years, things will turn around."
He wanted to see the time to intercede, but now it seems that it is better to be safe.
Here, in the Seventh Prince's Mansion, Zhao Biao and Zhao Jun led the Feiyu Guards and drove all the servants into the yard, searching from room to room. Zhao Biao stood in the yard with his hands behind his back. Zhao Jun asked: " Prince, have you been to the pavilion in the middle of the pond in his backyard?"
"The one that was repaired later?" Zhao Biao asked, startled.
Zhao Jun nodded, "I haven't been to him before, the prince wants to see it?"
Zhao Biao nodded and Zhao Jun went to the backyard. Wang Dahai brought people over and said, "Your Highness, there is no wrongdoing in Lu Gonggong's death. He was indeed hanged."
Zhao Biao and Zhao Jun looked at each other, knowing very well in their hearts that the hanging was indeed hanged, but it is unknown whether he hanged himself or was hanged by someone else.
"Contain the corpse, and everyone in the mansion asked about it one by one." Zhao Biao felt that there should be nothing in Zhao Dong's yard. He was cautious, and they had been brothers for so many years, but they didn't have a single one. Everyone knew that Zhao Dong would do things like rape women in private.
Even if Liu Sanniang said it in person, they still couldn't believe it.
The two brothers went to the backyard, and the guards who had been guarding the surrounding area caught six of them. According to the interrogation, there were 20 guards in the backyard in the open, and no one except Zhao Dong knew who was in the dark.
The house in the middle of the pond was very clean, so clean that there was only a bed and a desk inside, and nothing else.
"I'm afraid we will get nothing." Zhao Jun looked around, disappointed, "What should I do?"
If you can't find anything here, it seems that going back to the palace will not be easy.
"Look again." Zhao Biao was careful, walked out and stood outside to take a look at the exterior, and called Zhao Jun, "You don't think this house looks very big from the outside, but the space inside is extremely small?"
Zhao Jun nodded. The two of them thought of something for a moment. They almost entered the door together and walked to the bed. They knocked on the wall and heard a boom. The two pushed the bed to the side, and the bed moved easily. When I opened the position, I saw a door behind the bed curtain.
The door was so ingeniously made that the door frame was just blocked by the bedpost, and the rest was exactly the same as the wall.
If you don't push the bed away, you can't find it at all.
"Come here." Zhao Jun called out, and then five or six guards came in, Zhao Jun ordered: "Open the door, go in and have a look."
The door opened, and a breath of exhaustion rushed over. The guards who entered were dumbfounded. After Zhao Biao asked several times, he replied: "His... Your Highness, the things inside are very strange."
"What?" There were no windows in the room, but there were beads hanging on the walls on all sides, and the light was dim and eerie, and Zhao Biao entered the door, stunned and dumbfounded.
They saw that there were three or four shelves inside, and the shelves were either hung with red satin or pulled with iron chains. A lot of nails, or a whip, or a thin mace hanging...
"What is this for?" Zhao Biao went over, grabbed the iron chain and looked at it carefully, and took down the mace. Zhao Jun shook his head and said, "I don't know. I have to send it to the palace to present to my father." ?”
Zhao Biao thought for a while and said, "That's good." Apart from these, they didn't find anything particularly valuable.
Zhao Dong is too cautious.
"Wang Dahai." Zhao Biao ordered, "Take all the contents inside. Also, Ma Wenpo will be sent to the Ministry of Criminal Justice first. He is the only one who knows everything about Zhao Dong."
Wang Dahai should be, and brought people in to move out all the weird things inside.
After a while, many people saw a spectacle. Flying Fish moved into the palace carrying or carrying some unnamed instruments of torture.Zhao Zhiang and the Queen stood in the corridor of Qianqing Palace and watched for a while. He asked after a while, "It was found in the old Qi's mansion? He actually set up a private prison?"
"Father, my son doesn't look like a torture tool, because there is no blood in that room, but there is something..." Zhao Biao couldn't say it well, "It's kind of weird."
Zhao Zhiang was also stunned, pointed at the mess, and said: "Go to the Ministry of Punishments and find someone to ask if these are instruments of torture. If you ask clearly, they will be recorded on that little beast's head."
"Yes." Zhao Biao ordered someone to invite the head of the Ministry of Punishment to enter the palace. The head of the prison was puzzled after seeing it, and replied: "The little official doesn't know what this is."
Just when everyone was puzzled, Si Sanbao happened to pass by and saw all these things in the yard, his expression changed slightly, he called for Eunuch Du, and asked, "Where did you get these things?"
"It was moved from His Majesty's house. I don't know what it's used for. His Majesty sent people to investigate." Eunuch Du pointed to those things, "It's so weird, I've never seen it before."
Shocked, Si Sanbao walked quickly to Zhao Zhiang's side, and replied in a low voice, "My lord, I've seen these things before."
"Have you seen it?" Zhao Zhiang asked, "What is it?"
Si Sanbao said in a low voice: "Zajia went to the old den of the bandit Jiao Kui once, and saw these things in his old den. They were used...to do that kind of thing."
As soon as his words fell, the surroundings became quiet, and the queen's expression changed unpredictably, and she immediately said with a flick of her sleeves: "Absurd thing!"
"This little bastard." Zhao Zhiang was furious, and scolded, "I really have gained a lot of insight."
Zhao Biao's expression was extremely embarrassing. If he knew it was a dirty thing, he would never move it to the palace.
"Go and tell Wu Zhongjun to let him do it himself and beat that little beast with fifty lashes." Zhao Zhiang wished he could do it himself, but now whenever he heard Zhao Dong's name, he felt disgusted, wishing he had never had this son.
"Calm down, it's not worth it for such a person." The queen was very happy, Zhao Dong was ambitious, the sooner he got rid of him, the future Zhao Biao's throne would be secure, "I will help you to rest for a while."
Zhao Zhiang pointed at the queen and said angrily, "Look at you, even if you didn't give birth, you should take care of it. Now I think about it and I get angry."
"Yes, it's all the concubine's fault." The queen had no choice but to appease her, knowing that no matter how bad she was, it would never happen to her. Zhao Dong's mother and concubine passed away in the past two years, and there were not so many unrests in the earlier wars. According to the rules, whoever raises the son, so how he raises it has nothing to do with her, the queen.
It's just that those women can't get on the stage. Not only are they low-spirited, but even the sons they raise are disgusting and dirty.
Zhao Biao waved his hand and asked people to quickly lift these messy things out. Looking at those things, his face was still hot.
It's really unexpected that Zhao Dong, who is usually dignified, is actually such a person.
No wonder Liu Sanniang would say such things.
Although Zhao Zhiang did not issue another verbal order to reprimand Zhao Dong for this matter, the matter still got out.
At this moment, Liu Changshu was walking back and forth, after thinking for a while, he grabbed his official hat and was about to go out. Second Master Liu Jun just came back from the outside, and while putting on his horsewhip, he said, "Father, you are going to the palace." ?”
"En." Liu Changshu said: "The people around don't know, but that day I impeached the emperor's eldest grandson for him, and I must explain this matter to the Holy One."
Liu Jun went out with his father, and said as he walked, "You are not the only one who is with the Seventh Highness, so you can wait and see. Besides, you really don't know about the Seventh Highness's dragon robe. If the Holy Majesty finds out Both of you have contacts with His Highness Seventh, and you said that because I have friendship with His Highness, you have walked with His Highness a few times."
Liu Changshu nodded, "You are not wrong to say that, you young people have no fame, it is normal to make friends and have fun." He found Liu Jun's explanation very convincing, "Then go to the palace now as a father, Explain this matter. Going late is worse than going early, being the first one makes me feel more regretful."
Liu Jun nodded, and closed the sedan chair curtain for his father, and said in a low voice: "However, on the side of Marquis Changxing, you have to make a statement. This matter has nothing to do with Marquis Changxing. My son even suspects that it is Could it be that Marquis Changxing did something behind the scenes, so that His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince..."
"Don't talk nonsense." Liu Changshu said: "Unless there is evidence, this matter cannot be explained."
It is difficult to find out about the dragon robe. After all, Eunuch Lu is dead, and no matter how Ma Wenpo asks, he just bites him to death. Liu Jun thinks that Ma Wenpo really doesn't know.
If this matter was really done by Marquis Chang Xing, it can be seen that he is far from being as straightforward as he appears on the outside, and he is hard to catch up with such scheming methods.
"If you don't tell me, I'd have forgotten." Liu Changshu said again: "Go and check the two embroidered ladies who sued the imperial court in the palace today. I see, these two are not simple. Especially that Su Shi, who was earlier She had a picture of mountains and rivers, so she was rewarded by the sage to give her Jinxiufang, and later she helped Chang Xinghou write memorials, disturbing the court for a month without peace, and now she suddenly jumped out to sue His Highness Seven, the more I think about it, the more weird I feel , if no one instructs her behind her back, then this woman will be very difficult."
"My son thinks so too. If someone ordered it, it might be Lord Ning. But if Lord Ning really has a different heart, why didn't he do it himself, and actually find a woman to go around, it's too strange." Liu Jun said.
Liu Changshu also thinks so, "Check it out first, and then talk about other things later." When he comes out of the palace, if he has not been convicted, demoted, or demoted, then he is still qualified to talk about it. , It is useless to say that these are the slightest.
Liu Jun should go.
At this moment, Su Wanru was persuading Liu Sanniang, "Even if you want to push, you won't be able to shave your hair and become a nun. You just stay in Yanjing and comb your hair yourself. This way, you can live a more lively life and do what you like." things."
"Ajin." Liu Sanniang smiled wryly, and said, "After that child died, I made an oath in front of the Bodhisattva that if one day I avenged my vengeance, I would shave off my hair and become a nun. I will serve the Buddha all my life. Revenge is rewarded, and I cannot break my promise."
"Sanniang." Su Wanru didn't know what to say, her eyes turned red, and she said, "For such a person, you ruined your life, why bother?"
Liu Sanniang held Su Wanru's hand and said with a smile, "I will live well if I stay in the nunnery."
"Then you should be a lay Buddhist." Su Wanru would be the next best thing to do, "I'm afraid the nunnery outside Yanjing City is not as clean as you think. If you really want to serve the Buddha, there are many ways."
Liu Sanniang's complexion changed, she pursed her lips and said, "I'll wait for a while to make sure he won't be released, so I'll go to Yingtian. I often go to Yingtian's Plum Blossom Nunnery, and I'm very familiar with the presiding master there."
Su Wanru sighed, knowing that it was useless to say anything.
In the evening, when Mrs. Yang heard the news that Liu Sanniang was going to become a monk, she sullenly said, "You child, life is full of ups and downs, both bitter and sweet. If you are afraid that the Bodhisattva will blame you, you can devoutly embroider a few books for the Bodhisattva." Put the scriptures in front of the Buddha to offer, and as for the matter of becoming a nun, don’t even think about it, it’s the first time I’ve seen myself suffer for others.”
Marquis Changxing also nodded, and said with a frown: "I just asked someone to inquire about it. The crown prince found a bunch of things from His Royal Highness's residence and moved them to the palace. Immediately, His Majesty asked Wu Zhongjun to beat His Royal Highness fifty lashes himself. .”
"With these fifty lashes, if he is not healed, he will have a hard time this summer." Chang Xinghou said, "So just like Madam said, you don't need to use the way of becoming a monk to express your aspirations, and you don't need to serve the Buddha specially. .”
"Yes." Yang said: "What you have to do now is to start again. You are still young, find a good man again, get married and live, and you will have a good life."
Liu Sanniang sighed inwardly, nodded her head yes, and didn't argue anymore, but her heart was already settled.
She was afraid that this matter would hurt Su Wanru, if she became a monk, others would believe their words even more, and Zhao Zhiang would not punish them additionally.
"Listen to Lord Hou and Madam." Su Wanru said: "Don't think about my safety. This time we will be locked up for a few days at most, nothing else will happen."
Liu Sanniang pursed her lips and said nothing.
"Master Hou." The woman outside the door said through the curtain, "Prince Ning is here, and he is already in the outer courtyard."
Zhao Yan came suddenly?Marquis Changxing frowned and asked: "Did you tell me what happened?" He said that he had already got up.
Su Wanru was also taken aback for a moment.
The mother-in-law replied: "The lord said that he came here specially to find Miss Su, and asked Miss Su to go to the outer courtyard to say a few words."
"I'll go and have a look." Su Wanru and Chang Xinghou said, "It's probably related to Zhao Dong's matter."
Marquis Changxing didn't stop her, Su Wanru went to the outer courtyard, Zhao Yan stood under the tree in the outer courtyard with his hands behind his back, saw her walk a few steps, and asked, "Don't let Marquis Changxing plead for mercy on the matter of foot restraint, you can live here for ten years with peace of mind. Days, I will keep you safe in ten days."
"My lord, did you come to tell me about this?" Su Wanru looked at him in surprise, Zhao Yan nodded, and said: "Although everything you said about this matter is reasonable, every sentence stands still, but After all, if it conflicts with your identity, it is normal for the emperor to punish you. As long as you accept the punishment with peace of mind, you will be fine when the crown prince and his confinement period expires."
Su Wanru was thinking just now how long she would be imprisoned, but now she was relieved when she heard Zhao Yanyi's words, and said, "Okay, then I'll just stay here honestly, I might as well just do embroidery, and I won't go anywhere walking around."
Zhao Yan nodded, his eyes fell on her face, with a little worry and scrutiny, "Everything you did before was to avenge my seventh brother?"
He thought she was jumping up and down to avenge Liu Sanniang?Su Wanru shook her head and said, "It's half for this matter. There is also the matter of Marquis Changxing and Zhu Shizi. If I can help you, I will be happy."
Zhao Yan nodded, and did not express any opinion on today's matter, he said: "Then I'm leaving, you take care of yourself, don't panic, nothing will happen." Even if the father really wants to kill her to vent his anger, there is still him Are you there.
He will take her to the fiefdom, he has never asked for anything, if he asks his father, he will not refuse him.
"Thank you." The cup of tea in the side hall today must belong to him. He came but cautiously did not go in immediately. He probably felt that the matter had not reached the point where he would go in. Yes, if he went, things would be more complicated. The result might not be so good.
Zhao Yan went out from the corner gate, his horse stopped outside the gate, turned on the horse, looked down at Su Wanru, and said, "Go back."
If Su Wan should do so, she watched him go away!
Zhao Yan did not go home, but rode his horse leisurely to Deqinghou's mansion. Deqinghou has been sick for a few days, and has not recovered until today.
"Prince Ning?" The mother-in-law who guarded the door was very surprised. King Ning did not send a name card, nor did he let his family members come to inform him. go in.
Everyone in the Deqinghou Mansion knew that Zhao Yan would soon be their mansion's son-in-law.
Now, there is only one decree from the Holy Majesty.
Zhao Yan was led by his mother-in-law, with a gift in his hand, his brows were warm and warm like a spring breeze, and the maids in Deqinghou's mansion were stunned and dumbfounded.
It's no wonder that their young lady will be Concubine Ning no matter what, even if she doesn't know which bitter cold place she will go to in the future.
It turns out that King Ning has such a face, it's really pretty.
When Zhao Yan arrived at the main courtyard, Mrs. Li had already greeted her. After Zhao Yan said a few words, she went into the bedroom. Just now, Marquis Deqing was talking to Mrs. Li about Zhao Dong, but he didn't expect Zhao Yan to come.
The couple were really taken aback.
"Master Hou." Zhao Yan put the things on the table and said, "You can just lie down, I just came to talk to you."
Marquis Deqing didn't force it. He had one leg, and now he has been ill for several days, so he really has no strength. "My lord, please sit down. I'm so useless now, I'm really negligent."
"It's okay, Lord Hou and I are polite." Zhao Yan said, and sat down on the chair beside the bed. The mother-in-law came in to serve tea, and Zhao Yan took it and put it aside.
Marquis Deqing looked at him, wondering why Zhao Yan came today. He had never been here before, so why did he suddenly come today.
Could it be because of His Highness the Seventh Prince?
Marquis Deqing was in a panic, but Zhao Yan suddenly asked, "Master Hou thinks, if I'm looking for a fief, which one should I choose?"
"The lord asked the minister?" Marquis Deqing was very surprised, Zhao Yan actually came to ask him, probably because he knew about his marriage proposal with the Holy One.
He was really thoughtful, afraid that he would miss and worry about his daughter, so I came to ask his opinion on the fiefdom.
"Yes." Zhao Yan nodded, "Master Hou can tell me clearly."
Marquis Deqing was blunt, and said: "The places in Huguang are too eye-catching, so it must be impossible. Fujian and other coastal areas are too remote, and the poor mountains and unpopular people are really not suitable for living. If I let the humble officials choose, naturally It’s Jiangxi, the land is vast, the resources are rich, the people are good, and the most important thing is that it’s close to Beijing.”
Zhao Yan nodded slightly, and said thoughtfully: "Then listen to Lord Hou. In the past few days, I will go to the palace to discuss this matter with my father. I have settled this matter earlier, so as not to cause another accident."
"What's the problem with your lord?" De Qinghou's heart skipped a beat. If he hadn't thought about it before, but what happened to Zhao Dong just now, he had to think about it a little more. Said, if I can help my minister, I will definitely help."
He felt that Zhao Yan was a little anxious.
Zhao Yan held the teacup for a moment, glanced at Hou Deqing's hesitant expression, then shook his head and said, "It's okay, Lord Hou thinks too much."
It's okay, Marquis Deqing's heart was pounding, he always thought that Prince Ning was gentle, but now that he thought about it, he didn't seem to know him well, all he knew was the impression that he had met once or twice.
Marquis Deqing was at a loss.
Zhao Yan didn't sit for long, and left after saying a few words with him. As soon as he left, Marquis Deqing told Mrs. Li, "Ask a woman to go and have a look quietly. Don't let the prince know."
Mrs. Li should have assigned the mother-in-law to go out, and the mother-in-law came back about half an hour later, and said: "Master Hou, after Lord Ning left here, he made a detour to the Seventh Prince's Mansion, but he didn't go in. I stood outside for a quarter of an hour before calling back to my palace."
Marquis Deqing was dumbfounded.
"My lord is in such a hurry to leave, isn't it true that he has something to do with His Highness the Seventh Prince?" Marquis De Qing looked at Madam Li, and Madam Li's expression also changed, "No... no way, I didn't hear that he was in contact with His Highness the Seventh Prince. .”
Marquis Deqing sat up with an unpredictable expression, Mrs. Li said: "Master Hou, do you want to investigate further?" This is a major event in their daughter's life, and it is also related to the future of their Deqing Marquis.
They don't ask for the favor of the rich and powerful generations, but at least they must ensure that this generation lives and dies safely.
"I want to investigate." Marquis Deqing nodded. Other things are easy to talk about. It doesn't matter whether Zhao Yan is muddled or incompetent. With him in Beijing, he can ensure that their husband and wife are fine, but if Zhao Yan also moves the throne Thoughts, then...it's hard to say.
"There is one more thing." Mrs. Li said: "He made great contributions when he was awarded the title. It is possible to find out what kind of achievements he made."
Marquis Deqing shook his head, "Even the Queen and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince don't know about this matter. I'm afraid only the Holy Majesty and King Ning know about it, and we outsiders have no way to find out."
Mrs. Li sighed, "Then...then what should I do."
"Don't worry, His Highness the Fifth Highness hasn't gotten married yet. It will take at least next year for our daughter." After Marquis Deqing finished speaking, Mrs. Li immediately said, "Then what if the imperial decree comes down."
Marquis Deqing hesitated for a moment, and hesitantly said: "Don't worry, I'll think about it later."
"Father, mother." Li Jun came in from the door and asked with a happy face, "Have Prince Ning been here?"
Li Jun is very happy, this is Zhao Yan's first visit to their house, does he also have feelings for her, is he looking forward to the imperial decree of marriage from the Holy One just like her.
"Let's go." Mrs. Li frowned. The husband and wife were both panicking. Her innocent appearance really made her helpless.
The result of Zhao Dong's incident in the later period was beyond many people's expectations. In the court, anyone who had contact with Zhao Dong was either demoted or reprimanded. Even the noble sons who had a relationship with Zhao Dong were called A reprimand was given in Dao Yu's study.
As for Xu Liren, Liu Changshu and others, their titles were demoted by half a level, and their salaries were fined for one year.
All the servants in Zhao Dong's mansion were executed with sticks, three of the seven staff members were beheaded, five were fined and exiled into the army, and the rest of the maidservants and mother-in-law were beaten and sold.
In just ten days, the former Seventh Prince's Mansion was empty, the plaque on the door was taken off, and the surrounding area was empty, with no one around.
As for the expedition, Zhao Zhiang suppressed it and sent someone to investigate Cao Enqing, and make a decision after finding out the results.
But at the moment in the clan mansion, Zhao Dong was lying on the bed, and the welts on his back had scabbed after applying the medicine. It wasn't that Wu Zhongjun felt sorry for him, but just because he didn't want Zhao Dong to die so early in the clan mansion.
In case Zhao Zhiang regretted it one day, he missed his son and took out his anger on Wu Zhongjun.
Zhao Dong slowly opened his eyes and saw Wu Zhongjun sitting in his room drinking tea. He sneered and said, "Is uncle here to see if I'm dead?"
"With uncle here, you won't die." Wu Zhongjun said with a smile: "However, uncle can only do this."
Zhao Dong gave a cold snort of disdain, and forced himself to sit up, tearing his back sorely, "Why don't you be a good man, uncle, and tell me what's going on outside now."
"Your house has been confiscated." Wu Zhongjun thought of those messy things, "Those things are so ingeniously made. Your uncle and I have been immersed in it for so many years, and I am not as sophisticated as you."
Zhao Dong's complexion changed, he changed his gaze, and said, "How did the father deal with that demon girl Su?"
Wu Zhongjun rolled his eyes at him, put down the teacup, and said, "Your Highness, take a good rest. You want to eat and drink." After walking a few steps, he remembered something, raised his eyebrows and said, "The lard bibimbap here Very good, would you like to try it, Your Highness?"
"Get out!" Zhao Dong was furious, Wu Zhongjun went out with a flick of his sleeves, and said coldly: "You are still a prince, you are not even as good as Su Shiyuan now."
Wu Zhongjun hummed a little tune and went out. Zhou Sheng was waiting for him at the door, and said in a low voice: "Master, the Su family has been sent to the palace by the saint."
"Why did it spread again? A little girl like her is busier than me." Wu Zhongjun thought for a while and said, "Go and squat outside the palace gate to hear what's going on."
Zhou Sheng nodded and left.
Song Qiao stood aside with an unpredictable expression, and Wu Zhongjun muttered as he walked: "This little girl doesn't know the origin, and the more I think about it, the more weird I feel." A little girl, in the imperial study, said the truth, even though Wu Zhongjun knew it all along. She is smart, but this time she was still surprised.
He always felt that things were not that simple, but he had no way of knowing what was going on.
"Master." Song Qiao asked curiously, "Do you think His Majesty will punish Aunt Su?"
Wu Zhongjun waved his hands, "It's hard to say. It depends on how Su Shi resolves the doubts in the mind of the Holy One."
Song Qiao frowned, lowered his head and didn't ask any more questions.
Su Wanru came out from the palace, and she was still with Zhao Biao. She bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for speaking for the women!"
"I also pity talents. Although you are a woman, your ability is not inferior to that of a man." Zhao Biao nodded, looked at her and said, "I heard that you plan to set up a women's school in Beijing?"
Su Wanru replied truthfully, and said: "It's not considered a women's school, but I just want to teach embroidery to some women who like needlework. Reading and writing in my spare time is actually a way to pass the time."
"You have such an idea, it is really commendable." Zhao Biao nodded and said: "You can do things freely, and if you have any difficulties in the future, you can come to me. Some things are not as convenient for King Ning as I am."
Su Wanru stared at Zhao Biao in a daze.
"You guessed right." Zhao Biao replied: "It is indeed King Ning who came to find me. It is reasonable for him not to ask Father, because the matter has already involved the three of us brothers. If he also goes, Wouldn't it add fuel to the fire."
Su Wanru responded, "Thank you, Your Highness."
Zhao Biao nodded, got into the carriage and left slowly.
Su Wanru stood at the gate of the palace, and saw the carriage parked opposite at a glance. Zha Rongsheng was standing beside the carriage. She smiled and went over, saluting: "My lord."
"My lord is not here." Zha Rongsheng said: "Only let the servants come to take you back."
Su Wanru let out an oh, and got into the car, Zha Rongsheng said again: "My lord mentioned the matter of fiefdom and wants to settle in Jiangxi, so I will leave for Jiangxi tomorrow, and I won't be back until a month or so later."
She didn't know about it.
"You don't need to send it off, the lord said that you take good care of yourself. If you have anything to do, you can write to him or go to the prince. He has already said that the prince will definitely take care of you."
Su Wanru lifted the curtain and looked at Zha Rongsheng, smiled, and said, "Please thank you, father-in-law."
Cha Rongsheng smiled and said yes.
On the second day when Zhao Yan went out, Su Wanru was still busy going back and forth in the embroidery workshop. The Xu family didn't invite Liu Sanniang to teach in the mansion, and they didn't ask any more questions. In the blink of an eye, April turned into May...Zhao Jun and Yongjia On the day Uncle's Miss Cai got married, the capital was very lively, and many people from the embroidery workshop went to the street to watch.
Zhou Xian came back and said vividly: "It's nothing more than ten miles of red makeup. Getting married in a big mansion is really enviable."
"Do you want to get married too?" Su Wanru pulled Zhou Xian and said with a smile, "Dr. Mei hasn't come for several days, I miss him so much."
Zhou Xian blushed and said angrily, "I won't talk to you anymore." After saying that, she walked away coyly.
Su Wanru smiled lightly, ironed and folded the cloak of Xu's grandson, she had to find a good opportunity to send the cloak over.
"A Jin." Zhu Xun ran in all the way, Er Gouzi followed behind her, Su Wanru was taken aback, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Zhu Xun frowned, and replied: "Just now there was a battle report from Liaodong, saying that Myna destroyed the Li family two days ago."
"The Li family?" Su Wanru was dumbfounded, "Why did he suddenly destroy the Li family?"
This is so strange, before Shen Zhan left, the two of them had agreed to talk to Li Maoan, and deal with it slowly, so that Li Maoan could become Zhao Zhiang's hindrance, this was what they discussed, how could Shen Zhan...
Could it be that you have encountered a difficult problem that you have to do?
"Didn't the starling write to you?" Zhu Xun looked at her strangely, and Su Wanru shook her head, "I didn't write to me, not only that, the letter I sent him, the shoes and socks I sent him, and the people who went to Liaodong to find him, No news at all."
Qing Liu, Sui Yi and Sui Er, even Zhou Feng didn't know about them.
"Then he may be too busy." Zhu Xun said: "In short, the Holy Majesty is very happy, saying that myna has made great achievements."
That's right, the Li family was a nail in Zhao Zhiang's heart. Zhao Zhiang had been in pain for many years, and now Shen Zhan single-handedly pulled out the nail.
Can he be unhappy?
"Do you know when he will come back." It's not that Su Wanru doesn't believe Shen Zhan, but she thinks that something happened to him and she is forced to do so.
In short, she wanted to see him very much, the sooner the better.
"The Li family has been imprisoned, and they will come to the capital at the end of the month. It is estimated that they will stop and go, and they will arrive in mid-June." Zhu Xun said, "Are you worried, or I will make a trip for you."
Su Wanru shook her head and said, "Let's talk about it when he comes back."
"Then you go with me." Zhu Xun said.
"Forget it, the house in the backyard will be almost done by the end of June. I have a lot to do. Anyway, the Li family is gone. If there is any problem, I will know when he comes back." Su Wanru squatted down and touched the two. Gouzi's head.
Although her expression was calm, she was very angry. She gritted her teeth and muttered: "It's best to be able to explain clearly when you come back. If you can't explain clearly, just wait for me!"
(End of this chapter)
"What did you say?" Xu Liren stood in the narrow passage outside the yamen, looking at the servant who was talking back and forth, his face full of disbelief, "Because of treason?"
The little servant nodded, looked left and right, and whispered in Xu Liren's ear, "... But these things are actually fine, the Holy One is angry and punished, at most he is going to guard the imperial tomb like the fifth prince." That's all, but the clothes are wearing dragon robes, I'm afraid it's..."
The relationship between Xu Liren and Zhao Dong dates back to more than a year ago, there is no need to say what happened specifically, but he still knows Zhao Dong's character.
It is absolutely impossible to hide the dragon robe in the clothes.
"The Holy Majesty believed it, and didn't someone check it out?" Xu Liren asked, and the servant nodded, "The Holy Majesty Long Yan was furious, and he didn't listen to His Highness's excuse at all."
"You go back first." Xu Liren nodded. The matter of the dragon robe is too strange. It should be that Zhao Dong was plotted against. He has to find a way to investigate, "Don't come out of the palace to find me if you have nothing to do."
The little inner waiter said, after walking a few steps, he remembered something again, and said: "Just now, when the crown prince went to search the residence of His Highness the Seventh Prince, he found that Eunuch Lu had hanged himself on the beam. Yes, do you want me to inquire about it?"
"Grandpa Lu is dead?" Xu Liren was very anxious. What happened to Zhao Dong was so sudden. Yesterday he told him about his current strategy, and it really made him succeed. Brothers Zhao Biao and Zhao Jun Turn against each other.
They quarreled all the way to the Imperial Study Room. Under such circumstances, the Holy Majesty would be furious, and it was inevitable to punish the two of them. Moreover, once Ma Siyi died, Sun Dahai was confirmed as the murderer, and his life could not be saved.
Then, in the end, the matter of the guard will definitely fall into the hands of His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince.
But things turned around, Zhao Biao and Zhao Jun were fine, but Zhao Dong was charged with treason, still wearing a dragon robe for treason.
There must be a problem, but where is the problem?
How did Eunuch Lu die?
"I know the matter, you go back now." After Xu Liren finished speaking, the waiter left.
Xu Liren was about to go back, when suddenly a servant came from the palace and shouted: "Master Xu, Your Majesty's request, please pack up and go to the palace quickly." He also said: "The maidservant is going to invite other adults. "He left in a hurry.
Xu Liren took a long breath to calm himself down, straightened his clothes, and went to the palace with his hands behind his back.
The door of the imperial study room was closed. Eunuch Du stood at the door and when he saw him coming, he explained in a low voice, "The empress is inside, please wait a moment."
"Okay." Xu Liren nodded, and the head of the desk stood at the door with his chest upright, and he didn't do anything unnecessary to inquire. Eunuch Du just glanced at him and went to the door to continue guarding.
Soon several other courtiers arrived, and more than a dozen important officials stood at the door. After a while, they saw the queen come out from the inside, with red eyes, holding a handkerchief and leading them away in a hurry.
There was a strange feeling everywhere in the palace, Xu Liren took the lead, and together with Zheng Wenju led everyone into the imperial study.
Seeing them, Zhao Zhiang said bluntly: "I demoted Lao Qi to a commoner, you should know about it."
"Your Majesty." Zheng Wenju was about to speak, but Zhao Zhiang slammed the table suddenly, and said, "I called you here, not to ask for your opinions, you just listen and listen."
Everyone dared not speak.
"From now on, he will be imprisoned in the clan's mansion. I will thoroughly investigate this matter. Who of you knows, and those who participated will report to me as soon as possible. If I find out," he swept his eyes and clicked Point to everyone, "I will not spare you."
As he spoke, he got up and walked a few steps with a flick of his sleeves, then stopped to look at the crowd, and strode to the apse.
Xu Liren and Zheng Wenju looked at each other, then looked back at their colleagues, gestured, and everyone filed out, feeling as if a stone was pressed on their hearts, and they felt the sign that the rain was about to come.
The Holy Majesty is very suspicious, and this matter is a serious crime of treason, and it happens to be the son he once loved and trusted, so it must be a big blow to him.
Xu Liren went out of the palace and went straight home in a sedan chair. Mrs. Xu greeted her and said, "My lord, how did I hear that His Highness the Seventh Prince was imprisoned as a clan member? What happened?"
"Let's go back first." Xu Liren entered the room, Mrs. Xu closed the door, his heart was pounding, Xu Liren sat down on the chair exhaustedly, and said: "His Royal Highness was found wearing a dragon dress in the imperial study room." robe."
"What!" Mrs. Xu jumped up out of composure, she was even more surprised than hearing Su Zhengxing come back to life, "His Royal Highness is wearing a dragon robe?"
Xu Liren nodded weakly and rubbed his forehead, "This happened so suddenly, there was no sign at all." They were caught off guard.
"Master, what does the Holy Majesty say now?" Mrs. Xu sat down opposite Xu Liren, her expression showing nervousness, "How to investigate His Highness the Seventh Prince, and to what extent do you intend to investigate?"
If it's just the dragon robe, then Xu Liren is clean, but if they follow Zhao Dong all the way to the outside, they will definitely not be able to remove it clean.
"Secretly investigate first." Xu Liren said, "I'll intercede after the Holy Spirit calms down a bit."
Mrs. Xu frowned, "We don't have to be afraid, we didn't do anything after all." She added: "But now we have to be more careful in everything."
Xu Liren nodded and was about to speak, when suddenly there was a popping sound from the window of their bedroom, the couple jumped in fright, and saw a small stone wrapped in a note rolling to their feet.
The two were startled, Xu Liren walked over to pick up the stone, and pushed open the window.
Outside the window is the backyard. Girls and women who come and go are doing things, and no one is acting suspiciously. Xu Liren quickly closed the window, opened the note in his hand, his face changed drastically after reading it, and he sat down on the chair slumped.
"What's the matter." Mrs. Xu went over to take the note, and took a deep breath after reading it, "Master, is this someone warning us to leave us alone about His Royal Highness?"
Xu Liren nodded uncertainly, looked at Mrs. Xu, and said, "It's expected, there must be someone behind the scenes to push this matter."
"Who could it be?" Madam Xu asked.
Xu Li said: "The prince has a kind heart. Even if His Highness Seven is not tolerated, he will take it slowly. His Highness Fourth and His Highness Seven have always had a good relationship. His Highness Fifth has nothing to do with himself. Even if he wants to do something, it should be against the Crown Prince. As for Prince Ning, at the moment Doesn't seem like it's ambitious."
Xu Liren actually couldn't think of who it was, "I heard that in the imperial study room today, the Mrs. Su from Baoying Embroidery Workshop you know is here, saying that she is here to avenge her sister."
"Su Jin?" Mrs. Xu's complexion changed a few times, "Then...then she approached us because she knew about our relationship with His Highness the Seventh Highness."
Xu Liren shook his head, "Probably not. No matter how smart she is, she can't find out these things. Besides, what can she do if she finds out? We don't have anything for her to hold." Simple."
Mrs. Xu nodded, and Xu Liren said helplessly: "You can only wait for His Majesty's matter. Maybe after two years, things will turn around."
He wanted to see the time to intercede, but now it seems that it is better to be safe.
Here, in the Seventh Prince's Mansion, Zhao Biao and Zhao Jun led the Feiyu Guards and drove all the servants into the yard, searching from room to room. Zhao Biao stood in the yard with his hands behind his back. Zhao Jun asked: " Prince, have you been to the pavilion in the middle of the pond in his backyard?"
"The one that was repaired later?" Zhao Biao asked, startled.
Zhao Jun nodded, "I haven't been to him before, the prince wants to see it?"
Zhao Biao nodded and Zhao Jun went to the backyard. Wang Dahai brought people over and said, "Your Highness, there is no wrongdoing in Lu Gonggong's death. He was indeed hanged."
Zhao Biao and Zhao Jun looked at each other, knowing very well in their hearts that the hanging was indeed hanged, but it is unknown whether he hanged himself or was hanged by someone else.
"Contain the corpse, and everyone in the mansion asked about it one by one." Zhao Biao felt that there should be nothing in Zhao Dong's yard. He was cautious, and they had been brothers for so many years, but they didn't have a single one. Everyone knew that Zhao Dong would do things like rape women in private.
Even if Liu Sanniang said it in person, they still couldn't believe it.
The two brothers went to the backyard, and the guards who had been guarding the surrounding area caught six of them. According to the interrogation, there were 20 guards in the backyard in the open, and no one except Zhao Dong knew who was in the dark.
The house in the middle of the pond was very clean, so clean that there was only a bed and a desk inside, and nothing else.
"I'm afraid we will get nothing." Zhao Jun looked around, disappointed, "What should I do?"
If you can't find anything here, it seems that going back to the palace will not be easy.
"Look again." Zhao Biao was careful, walked out and stood outside to take a look at the exterior, and called Zhao Jun, "You don't think this house looks very big from the outside, but the space inside is extremely small?"
Zhao Jun nodded. The two of them thought of something for a moment. They almost entered the door together and walked to the bed. They knocked on the wall and heard a boom. The two pushed the bed to the side, and the bed moved easily. When I opened the position, I saw a door behind the bed curtain.
The door was so ingeniously made that the door frame was just blocked by the bedpost, and the rest was exactly the same as the wall.
If you don't push the bed away, you can't find it at all.
"Come here." Zhao Jun called out, and then five or six guards came in, Zhao Jun ordered: "Open the door, go in and have a look."
The door opened, and a breath of exhaustion rushed over. The guards who entered were dumbfounded. After Zhao Biao asked several times, he replied: "His... Your Highness, the things inside are very strange."
"What?" There were no windows in the room, but there were beads hanging on the walls on all sides, and the light was dim and eerie, and Zhao Biao entered the door, stunned and dumbfounded.
They saw that there were three or four shelves inside, and the shelves were either hung with red satin or pulled with iron chains. A lot of nails, or a whip, or a thin mace hanging...
"What is this for?" Zhao Biao went over, grabbed the iron chain and looked at it carefully, and took down the mace. Zhao Jun shook his head and said, "I don't know. I have to send it to the palace to present to my father." ?”
Zhao Biao thought for a while and said, "That's good." Apart from these, they didn't find anything particularly valuable.
Zhao Dong is too cautious.
"Wang Dahai." Zhao Biao ordered, "Take all the contents inside. Also, Ma Wenpo will be sent to the Ministry of Criminal Justice first. He is the only one who knows everything about Zhao Dong."
Wang Dahai should be, and brought people in to move out all the weird things inside.
After a while, many people saw a spectacle. Flying Fish moved into the palace carrying or carrying some unnamed instruments of torture.Zhao Zhiang and the Queen stood in the corridor of Qianqing Palace and watched for a while. He asked after a while, "It was found in the old Qi's mansion? He actually set up a private prison?"
"Father, my son doesn't look like a torture tool, because there is no blood in that room, but there is something..." Zhao Biao couldn't say it well, "It's kind of weird."
Zhao Zhiang was also stunned, pointed at the mess, and said: "Go to the Ministry of Punishments and find someone to ask if these are instruments of torture. If you ask clearly, they will be recorded on that little beast's head."
"Yes." Zhao Biao ordered someone to invite the head of the Ministry of Punishment to enter the palace. The head of the prison was puzzled after seeing it, and replied: "The little official doesn't know what this is."
Just when everyone was puzzled, Si Sanbao happened to pass by and saw all these things in the yard, his expression changed slightly, he called for Eunuch Du, and asked, "Where did you get these things?"
"It was moved from His Majesty's house. I don't know what it's used for. His Majesty sent people to investigate." Eunuch Du pointed to those things, "It's so weird, I've never seen it before."
Shocked, Si Sanbao walked quickly to Zhao Zhiang's side, and replied in a low voice, "My lord, I've seen these things before."
"Have you seen it?" Zhao Zhiang asked, "What is it?"
Si Sanbao said in a low voice: "Zajia went to the old den of the bandit Jiao Kui once, and saw these things in his old den. They were used...to do that kind of thing."
As soon as his words fell, the surroundings became quiet, and the queen's expression changed unpredictably, and she immediately said with a flick of her sleeves: "Absurd thing!"
"This little bastard." Zhao Zhiang was furious, and scolded, "I really have gained a lot of insight."
Zhao Biao's expression was extremely embarrassing. If he knew it was a dirty thing, he would never move it to the palace.
"Go and tell Wu Zhongjun to let him do it himself and beat that little beast with fifty lashes." Zhao Zhiang wished he could do it himself, but now whenever he heard Zhao Dong's name, he felt disgusted, wishing he had never had this son.
"Calm down, it's not worth it for such a person." The queen was very happy, Zhao Dong was ambitious, the sooner he got rid of him, the future Zhao Biao's throne would be secure, "I will help you to rest for a while."
Zhao Zhiang pointed at the queen and said angrily, "Look at you, even if you didn't give birth, you should take care of it. Now I think about it and I get angry."
"Yes, it's all the concubine's fault." The queen had no choice but to appease her, knowing that no matter how bad she was, it would never happen to her. Zhao Dong's mother and concubine passed away in the past two years, and there were not so many unrests in the earlier wars. According to the rules, whoever raises the son, so how he raises it has nothing to do with her, the queen.
It's just that those women can't get on the stage. Not only are they low-spirited, but even the sons they raise are disgusting and dirty.
Zhao Biao waved his hand and asked people to quickly lift these messy things out. Looking at those things, his face was still hot.
It's really unexpected that Zhao Dong, who is usually dignified, is actually such a person.
No wonder Liu Sanniang would say such things.
Although Zhao Zhiang did not issue another verbal order to reprimand Zhao Dong for this matter, the matter still got out.
At this moment, Liu Changshu was walking back and forth, after thinking for a while, he grabbed his official hat and was about to go out. Second Master Liu Jun just came back from the outside, and while putting on his horsewhip, he said, "Father, you are going to the palace." ?”
"En." Liu Changshu said: "The people around don't know, but that day I impeached the emperor's eldest grandson for him, and I must explain this matter to the Holy One."
Liu Jun went out with his father, and said as he walked, "You are not the only one who is with the Seventh Highness, so you can wait and see. Besides, you really don't know about the Seventh Highness's dragon robe. If the Holy Majesty finds out Both of you have contacts with His Highness Seventh, and you said that because I have friendship with His Highness, you have walked with His Highness a few times."
Liu Changshu nodded, "You are not wrong to say that, you young people have no fame, it is normal to make friends and have fun." He found Liu Jun's explanation very convincing, "Then go to the palace now as a father, Explain this matter. Going late is worse than going early, being the first one makes me feel more regretful."
Liu Jun nodded, and closed the sedan chair curtain for his father, and said in a low voice: "However, on the side of Marquis Changxing, you have to make a statement. This matter has nothing to do with Marquis Changxing. My son even suspects that it is Could it be that Marquis Changxing did something behind the scenes, so that His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince..."
"Don't talk nonsense." Liu Changshu said: "Unless there is evidence, this matter cannot be explained."
It is difficult to find out about the dragon robe. After all, Eunuch Lu is dead, and no matter how Ma Wenpo asks, he just bites him to death. Liu Jun thinks that Ma Wenpo really doesn't know.
If this matter was really done by Marquis Chang Xing, it can be seen that he is far from being as straightforward as he appears on the outside, and he is hard to catch up with such scheming methods.
"If you don't tell me, I'd have forgotten." Liu Changshu said again: "Go and check the two embroidered ladies who sued the imperial court in the palace today. I see, these two are not simple. Especially that Su Shi, who was earlier She had a picture of mountains and rivers, so she was rewarded by the sage to give her Jinxiufang, and later she helped Chang Xinghou write memorials, disturbing the court for a month without peace, and now she suddenly jumped out to sue His Highness Seven, the more I think about it, the more weird I feel , if no one instructs her behind her back, then this woman will be very difficult."
"My son thinks so too. If someone ordered it, it might be Lord Ning. But if Lord Ning really has a different heart, why didn't he do it himself, and actually find a woman to go around, it's too strange." Liu Jun said.
Liu Changshu also thinks so, "Check it out first, and then talk about other things later." When he comes out of the palace, if he has not been convicted, demoted, or demoted, then he is still qualified to talk about it. , It is useless to say that these are the slightest.
Liu Jun should go.
At this moment, Su Wanru was persuading Liu Sanniang, "Even if you want to push, you won't be able to shave your hair and become a nun. You just stay in Yanjing and comb your hair yourself. This way, you can live a more lively life and do what you like." things."
"Ajin." Liu Sanniang smiled wryly, and said, "After that child died, I made an oath in front of the Bodhisattva that if one day I avenged my vengeance, I would shave off my hair and become a nun. I will serve the Buddha all my life. Revenge is rewarded, and I cannot break my promise."
"Sanniang." Su Wanru didn't know what to say, her eyes turned red, and she said, "For such a person, you ruined your life, why bother?"
Liu Sanniang held Su Wanru's hand and said with a smile, "I will live well if I stay in the nunnery."
"Then you should be a lay Buddhist." Su Wanru would be the next best thing to do, "I'm afraid the nunnery outside Yanjing City is not as clean as you think. If you really want to serve the Buddha, there are many ways."
Liu Sanniang's complexion changed, she pursed her lips and said, "I'll wait for a while to make sure he won't be released, so I'll go to Yingtian. I often go to Yingtian's Plum Blossom Nunnery, and I'm very familiar with the presiding master there."
Su Wanru sighed, knowing that it was useless to say anything.
In the evening, when Mrs. Yang heard the news that Liu Sanniang was going to become a monk, she sullenly said, "You child, life is full of ups and downs, both bitter and sweet. If you are afraid that the Bodhisattva will blame you, you can devoutly embroider a few books for the Bodhisattva." Put the scriptures in front of the Buddha to offer, and as for the matter of becoming a nun, don’t even think about it, it’s the first time I’ve seen myself suffer for others.”
Marquis Changxing also nodded, and said with a frown: "I just asked someone to inquire about it. The crown prince found a bunch of things from His Royal Highness's residence and moved them to the palace. Immediately, His Majesty asked Wu Zhongjun to beat His Royal Highness fifty lashes himself. .”
"With these fifty lashes, if he is not healed, he will have a hard time this summer." Chang Xinghou said, "So just like Madam said, you don't need to use the way of becoming a monk to express your aspirations, and you don't need to serve the Buddha specially. .”
"Yes." Yang said: "What you have to do now is to start again. You are still young, find a good man again, get married and live, and you will have a good life."
Liu Sanniang sighed inwardly, nodded her head yes, and didn't argue anymore, but her heart was already settled.
She was afraid that this matter would hurt Su Wanru, if she became a monk, others would believe their words even more, and Zhao Zhiang would not punish them additionally.
"Listen to Lord Hou and Madam." Su Wanru said: "Don't think about my safety. This time we will be locked up for a few days at most, nothing else will happen."
Liu Sanniang pursed her lips and said nothing.
"Master Hou." The woman outside the door said through the curtain, "Prince Ning is here, and he is already in the outer courtyard."
Zhao Yan came suddenly?Marquis Changxing frowned and asked: "Did you tell me what happened?" He said that he had already got up.
Su Wanru was also taken aback for a moment.
The mother-in-law replied: "The lord said that he came here specially to find Miss Su, and asked Miss Su to go to the outer courtyard to say a few words."
"I'll go and have a look." Su Wanru and Chang Xinghou said, "It's probably related to Zhao Dong's matter."
Marquis Changxing didn't stop her, Su Wanru went to the outer courtyard, Zhao Yan stood under the tree in the outer courtyard with his hands behind his back, saw her walk a few steps, and asked, "Don't let Marquis Changxing plead for mercy on the matter of foot restraint, you can live here for ten years with peace of mind. Days, I will keep you safe in ten days."
"My lord, did you come to tell me about this?" Su Wanru looked at him in surprise, Zhao Yan nodded, and said: "Although everything you said about this matter is reasonable, every sentence stands still, but After all, if it conflicts with your identity, it is normal for the emperor to punish you. As long as you accept the punishment with peace of mind, you will be fine when the crown prince and his confinement period expires."
Su Wanru was thinking just now how long she would be imprisoned, but now she was relieved when she heard Zhao Yanyi's words, and said, "Okay, then I'll just stay here honestly, I might as well just do embroidery, and I won't go anywhere walking around."
Zhao Yan nodded, his eyes fell on her face, with a little worry and scrutiny, "Everything you did before was to avenge my seventh brother?"
He thought she was jumping up and down to avenge Liu Sanniang?Su Wanru shook her head and said, "It's half for this matter. There is also the matter of Marquis Changxing and Zhu Shizi. If I can help you, I will be happy."
Zhao Yan nodded, and did not express any opinion on today's matter, he said: "Then I'm leaving, you take care of yourself, don't panic, nothing will happen." Even if the father really wants to kill her to vent his anger, there is still him Are you there.
He will take her to the fiefdom, he has never asked for anything, if he asks his father, he will not refuse him.
"Thank you." The cup of tea in the side hall today must belong to him. He came but cautiously did not go in immediately. He probably felt that the matter had not reached the point where he would go in. Yes, if he went, things would be more complicated. The result might not be so good.
Zhao Yan went out from the corner gate, his horse stopped outside the gate, turned on the horse, looked down at Su Wanru, and said, "Go back."
If Su Wan should do so, she watched him go away!
Zhao Yan did not go home, but rode his horse leisurely to Deqinghou's mansion. Deqinghou has been sick for a few days, and has not recovered until today.
"Prince Ning?" The mother-in-law who guarded the door was very surprised. King Ning did not send a name card, nor did he let his family members come to inform him. go in.
Everyone in the Deqinghou Mansion knew that Zhao Yan would soon be their mansion's son-in-law.
Now, there is only one decree from the Holy Majesty.
Zhao Yan was led by his mother-in-law, with a gift in his hand, his brows were warm and warm like a spring breeze, and the maids in Deqinghou's mansion were stunned and dumbfounded.
It's no wonder that their young lady will be Concubine Ning no matter what, even if she doesn't know which bitter cold place she will go to in the future.
It turns out that King Ning has such a face, it's really pretty.
When Zhao Yan arrived at the main courtyard, Mrs. Li had already greeted her. After Zhao Yan said a few words, she went into the bedroom. Just now, Marquis Deqing was talking to Mrs. Li about Zhao Dong, but he didn't expect Zhao Yan to come.
The couple were really taken aback.
"Master Hou." Zhao Yan put the things on the table and said, "You can just lie down, I just came to talk to you."
Marquis Deqing didn't force it. He had one leg, and now he has been ill for several days, so he really has no strength. "My lord, please sit down. I'm so useless now, I'm really negligent."
"It's okay, Lord Hou and I are polite." Zhao Yan said, and sat down on the chair beside the bed. The mother-in-law came in to serve tea, and Zhao Yan took it and put it aside.
Marquis Deqing looked at him, wondering why Zhao Yan came today. He had never been here before, so why did he suddenly come today.
Could it be because of His Highness the Seventh Prince?
Marquis Deqing was in a panic, but Zhao Yan suddenly asked, "Master Hou thinks, if I'm looking for a fief, which one should I choose?"
"The lord asked the minister?" Marquis Deqing was very surprised, Zhao Yan actually came to ask him, probably because he knew about his marriage proposal with the Holy One.
He was really thoughtful, afraid that he would miss and worry about his daughter, so I came to ask his opinion on the fiefdom.
"Yes." Zhao Yan nodded, "Master Hou can tell me clearly."
Marquis Deqing was blunt, and said: "The places in Huguang are too eye-catching, so it must be impossible. Fujian and other coastal areas are too remote, and the poor mountains and unpopular people are really not suitable for living. If I let the humble officials choose, naturally It’s Jiangxi, the land is vast, the resources are rich, the people are good, and the most important thing is that it’s close to Beijing.”
Zhao Yan nodded slightly, and said thoughtfully: "Then listen to Lord Hou. In the past few days, I will go to the palace to discuss this matter with my father. I have settled this matter earlier, so as not to cause another accident."
"What's the problem with your lord?" De Qinghou's heart skipped a beat. If he hadn't thought about it before, but what happened to Zhao Dong just now, he had to think about it a little more. Said, if I can help my minister, I will definitely help."
He felt that Zhao Yan was a little anxious.
Zhao Yan held the teacup for a moment, glanced at Hou Deqing's hesitant expression, then shook his head and said, "It's okay, Lord Hou thinks too much."
It's okay, Marquis Deqing's heart was pounding, he always thought that Prince Ning was gentle, but now that he thought about it, he didn't seem to know him well, all he knew was the impression that he had met once or twice.
Marquis Deqing was at a loss.
Zhao Yan didn't sit for long, and left after saying a few words with him. As soon as he left, Marquis Deqing told Mrs. Li, "Ask a woman to go and have a look quietly. Don't let the prince know."
Mrs. Li should have assigned the mother-in-law to go out, and the mother-in-law came back about half an hour later, and said: "Master Hou, after Lord Ning left here, he made a detour to the Seventh Prince's Mansion, but he didn't go in. I stood outside for a quarter of an hour before calling back to my palace."
Marquis Deqing was dumbfounded.
"My lord is in such a hurry to leave, isn't it true that he has something to do with His Highness the Seventh Prince?" Marquis De Qing looked at Madam Li, and Madam Li's expression also changed, "No... no way, I didn't hear that he was in contact with His Highness the Seventh Prince. .”
Marquis Deqing sat up with an unpredictable expression, Mrs. Li said: "Master Hou, do you want to investigate further?" This is a major event in their daughter's life, and it is also related to the future of their Deqing Marquis.
They don't ask for the favor of the rich and powerful generations, but at least they must ensure that this generation lives and dies safely.
"I want to investigate." Marquis Deqing nodded. Other things are easy to talk about. It doesn't matter whether Zhao Yan is muddled or incompetent. With him in Beijing, he can ensure that their husband and wife are fine, but if Zhao Yan also moves the throne Thoughts, then...it's hard to say.
"There is one more thing." Mrs. Li said: "He made great contributions when he was awarded the title. It is possible to find out what kind of achievements he made."
Marquis Deqing shook his head, "Even the Queen and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince don't know about this matter. I'm afraid only the Holy Majesty and King Ning know about it, and we outsiders have no way to find out."
Mrs. Li sighed, "Then...then what should I do."
"Don't worry, His Highness the Fifth Highness hasn't gotten married yet. It will take at least next year for our daughter." After Marquis Deqing finished speaking, Mrs. Li immediately said, "Then what if the imperial decree comes down."
Marquis Deqing hesitated for a moment, and hesitantly said: "Don't worry, I'll think about it later."
"Father, mother." Li Jun came in from the door and asked with a happy face, "Have Prince Ning been here?"
Li Jun is very happy, this is Zhao Yan's first visit to their house, does he also have feelings for her, is he looking forward to the imperial decree of marriage from the Holy One just like her.
"Let's go." Mrs. Li frowned. The husband and wife were both panicking. Her innocent appearance really made her helpless.
The result of Zhao Dong's incident in the later period was beyond many people's expectations. In the court, anyone who had contact with Zhao Dong was either demoted or reprimanded. Even the noble sons who had a relationship with Zhao Dong were called A reprimand was given in Dao Yu's study.
As for Xu Liren, Liu Changshu and others, their titles were demoted by half a level, and their salaries were fined for one year.
All the servants in Zhao Dong's mansion were executed with sticks, three of the seven staff members were beheaded, five were fined and exiled into the army, and the rest of the maidservants and mother-in-law were beaten and sold.
In just ten days, the former Seventh Prince's Mansion was empty, the plaque on the door was taken off, and the surrounding area was empty, with no one around.
As for the expedition, Zhao Zhiang suppressed it and sent someone to investigate Cao Enqing, and make a decision after finding out the results.
But at the moment in the clan mansion, Zhao Dong was lying on the bed, and the welts on his back had scabbed after applying the medicine. It wasn't that Wu Zhongjun felt sorry for him, but just because he didn't want Zhao Dong to die so early in the clan mansion.
In case Zhao Zhiang regretted it one day, he missed his son and took out his anger on Wu Zhongjun.
Zhao Dong slowly opened his eyes and saw Wu Zhongjun sitting in his room drinking tea. He sneered and said, "Is uncle here to see if I'm dead?"
"With uncle here, you won't die." Wu Zhongjun said with a smile: "However, uncle can only do this."
Zhao Dong gave a cold snort of disdain, and forced himself to sit up, tearing his back sorely, "Why don't you be a good man, uncle, and tell me what's going on outside now."
"Your house has been confiscated." Wu Zhongjun thought of those messy things, "Those things are so ingeniously made. Your uncle and I have been immersed in it for so many years, and I am not as sophisticated as you."
Zhao Dong's complexion changed, he changed his gaze, and said, "How did the father deal with that demon girl Su?"
Wu Zhongjun rolled his eyes at him, put down the teacup, and said, "Your Highness, take a good rest. You want to eat and drink." After walking a few steps, he remembered something, raised his eyebrows and said, "The lard bibimbap here Very good, would you like to try it, Your Highness?"
"Get out!" Zhao Dong was furious, Wu Zhongjun went out with a flick of his sleeves, and said coldly: "You are still a prince, you are not even as good as Su Shiyuan now."
Wu Zhongjun hummed a little tune and went out. Zhou Sheng was waiting for him at the door, and said in a low voice: "Master, the Su family has been sent to the palace by the saint."
"Why did it spread again? A little girl like her is busier than me." Wu Zhongjun thought for a while and said, "Go and squat outside the palace gate to hear what's going on."
Zhou Sheng nodded and left.
Song Qiao stood aside with an unpredictable expression, and Wu Zhongjun muttered as he walked: "This little girl doesn't know the origin, and the more I think about it, the more weird I feel." A little girl, in the imperial study, said the truth, even though Wu Zhongjun knew it all along. She is smart, but this time she was still surprised.
He always felt that things were not that simple, but he had no way of knowing what was going on.
"Master." Song Qiao asked curiously, "Do you think His Majesty will punish Aunt Su?"
Wu Zhongjun waved his hands, "It's hard to say. It depends on how Su Shi resolves the doubts in the mind of the Holy One."
Song Qiao frowned, lowered his head and didn't ask any more questions.
Su Wanru came out from the palace, and she was still with Zhao Biao. She bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for speaking for the women!"
"I also pity talents. Although you are a woman, your ability is not inferior to that of a man." Zhao Biao nodded, looked at her and said, "I heard that you plan to set up a women's school in Beijing?"
Su Wanru replied truthfully, and said: "It's not considered a women's school, but I just want to teach embroidery to some women who like needlework. Reading and writing in my spare time is actually a way to pass the time."
"You have such an idea, it is really commendable." Zhao Biao nodded and said: "You can do things freely, and if you have any difficulties in the future, you can come to me. Some things are not as convenient for King Ning as I am."
Su Wanru stared at Zhao Biao in a daze.
"You guessed right." Zhao Biao replied: "It is indeed King Ning who came to find me. It is reasonable for him not to ask Father, because the matter has already involved the three of us brothers. If he also goes, Wouldn't it add fuel to the fire."
Su Wanru responded, "Thank you, Your Highness."
Zhao Biao nodded, got into the carriage and left slowly.
Su Wanru stood at the gate of the palace, and saw the carriage parked opposite at a glance. Zha Rongsheng was standing beside the carriage. She smiled and went over, saluting: "My lord."
"My lord is not here." Zha Rongsheng said: "Only let the servants come to take you back."
Su Wanru let out an oh, and got into the car, Zha Rongsheng said again: "My lord mentioned the matter of fiefdom and wants to settle in Jiangxi, so I will leave for Jiangxi tomorrow, and I won't be back until a month or so later."
She didn't know about it.
"You don't need to send it off, the lord said that you take good care of yourself. If you have anything to do, you can write to him or go to the prince. He has already said that the prince will definitely take care of you."
Su Wanru lifted the curtain and looked at Zha Rongsheng, smiled, and said, "Please thank you, father-in-law."
Cha Rongsheng smiled and said yes.
On the second day when Zhao Yan went out, Su Wanru was still busy going back and forth in the embroidery workshop. The Xu family didn't invite Liu Sanniang to teach in the mansion, and they didn't ask any more questions. In the blink of an eye, April turned into May...Zhao Jun and Yongjia On the day Uncle's Miss Cai got married, the capital was very lively, and many people from the embroidery workshop went to the street to watch.
Zhou Xian came back and said vividly: "It's nothing more than ten miles of red makeup. Getting married in a big mansion is really enviable."
"Do you want to get married too?" Su Wanru pulled Zhou Xian and said with a smile, "Dr. Mei hasn't come for several days, I miss him so much."
Zhou Xian blushed and said angrily, "I won't talk to you anymore." After saying that, she walked away coyly.
Su Wanru smiled lightly, ironed and folded the cloak of Xu's grandson, she had to find a good opportunity to send the cloak over.
"A Jin." Zhu Xun ran in all the way, Er Gouzi followed behind her, Su Wanru was taken aback, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Zhu Xun frowned, and replied: "Just now there was a battle report from Liaodong, saying that Myna destroyed the Li family two days ago."
"The Li family?" Su Wanru was dumbfounded, "Why did he suddenly destroy the Li family?"
This is so strange, before Shen Zhan left, the two of them had agreed to talk to Li Maoan, and deal with it slowly, so that Li Maoan could become Zhao Zhiang's hindrance, this was what they discussed, how could Shen Zhan...
Could it be that you have encountered a difficult problem that you have to do?
"Didn't the starling write to you?" Zhu Xun looked at her strangely, and Su Wanru shook her head, "I didn't write to me, not only that, the letter I sent him, the shoes and socks I sent him, and the people who went to Liaodong to find him, No news at all."
Qing Liu, Sui Yi and Sui Er, even Zhou Feng didn't know about them.
"Then he may be too busy." Zhu Xun said: "In short, the Holy Majesty is very happy, saying that myna has made great achievements."
That's right, the Li family was a nail in Zhao Zhiang's heart. Zhao Zhiang had been in pain for many years, and now Shen Zhan single-handedly pulled out the nail.
Can he be unhappy?
"Do you know when he will come back." It's not that Su Wanru doesn't believe Shen Zhan, but she thinks that something happened to him and she is forced to do so.
In short, she wanted to see him very much, the sooner the better.
"The Li family has been imprisoned, and they will come to the capital at the end of the month. It is estimated that they will stop and go, and they will arrive in mid-June." Zhu Xun said, "Are you worried, or I will make a trip for you."
Su Wanru shook her head and said, "Let's talk about it when he comes back."
"Then you go with me." Zhu Xun said.
"Forget it, the house in the backyard will be almost done by the end of June. I have a lot to do. Anyway, the Li family is gone. If there is any problem, I will know when he comes back." Su Wanru squatted down and touched the two. Gouzi's head.
Although her expression was calm, she was very angry. She gritted her teeth and muttered: "It's best to be able to explain clearly when you come back. If you can't explain clearly, just wait for me!"
(End of this chapter)
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