Chapter 71: Catholicism
There are major events in the imperial court and government orders in the state government. In order to let the government departments know, they all print and distribute the residence newspapers and send them to the officials every few days.
In the past, Jiang Xuening sat in this side hall to meditate, and Xie Wei often dealt with official documents there.
But he has always been a cautious person, he will take as many things as he brings with him, and he will never be negligent to this point, just leaving out such a page of the mansion newspaper...
Is it intentionally placed here for yourself to see?
Jiang Xuening couldn't figure it out further.
After the little **** passed through the door, she carefully read this page of the mansion newspaper twice, and then walked to the desk, gently picked up the sapphire paperweight on top, and shared this page of mansion newspaper with other people who had used it. Pages, old or unused, are pressed together.
Leaving the palace the next day.
Although many things have happened in the palace these days, and even Princess Leyang has not been able to figure it out, but all the companions managed to survive until the day when Xiu Mu left the palace and returned home, and he was not very old. No matter how depressed the mood is, it will inevitably rise a little bit, and it is rare to show some brisk smiles.
You Yue was even more delighted.
She has asked Xiao Shu and Chen Shuyi a lot about official and private salt these days, and she only feels that there is great profit to be made from it. Before entering the palace, she accidentally got secret information from that **** You Fangyin, and she had already ordered people to go down to find Ren Weizhi in Beijing, and check the truth of the matter along the way.
Ten days have passed now.
You Yue believes that when she returns home, there will probably be amazing good news waiting for her!
"I have to say goodbye to all my sisters again. I didn't expect ten days in the palace to be long but short. Once I have to say goodbye to everyone, I still feel a little bit reluctant." There is a smile on the brows, "I only hope that Xiu Mu will hurry over these two days, and return to the palace soon, to accompany His Royal Highness to read, and to reunite with all the sisters."
Almost everyone didn't pack their luggage.
One is just a temporary rest for two days, and the other is that after Jiang Xuening was almost unlucky because of a piece of paper, everyone dared not bring anything when entering and leaving the palace, so they all dressed lightly.
Early in the morning, he went to Shunzhen Gate.
Everyone had different expressions and basically didn't answer You Yue's words.
Yao Rongrong frowned, and sighed worriedly: "I'm not afraid of sisters' jokes, I'm timid, and the things in the palace are really frightening. I thought that the lives of the nobles are all satisfactory, but I don't want to do it every step of the way. Shocking. Alas, even His Royal Highness Princess Chang and His Royal Highness Linzi King will be punished..."
As he spoke, his voice became smaller.
As if afraid of being heard by others.
Jiang Xuening was walking not far from her. Hearing the words, she couldn't help but glance at her, and tried her best to think back, but she just remembered that Yao Rongrong, who was timid and afraid of getting into trouble, seemed to have entered the palace in her previous life.
It's just that they are neither favored nor bullied.
If you are really afraid of the "frightening" days in the palace, why do you still enter the palace?
When she thought of this, she couldn't help turning her gaze towards Xiao Shu—
This is the woman who almost became the big winner of the palace fight in the future.
As usual, the rich clothes are deepened, the bearing is graceful, calm and composed, with the kind of courage that can only be cultivated by a noble family.
Jiang Xuening clearly remembered that in her previous life, she insisted on being a master and a queen, so she abandoned Yan Lin, stole Jiang Xuehui's marriage, and married Shen Jie with all her heart.
Although the whole process is difficult, there are no real dangers and obstacles.
In this life, the intersection between her and Shen Jie has become shallower, but on the contrary, she encountered frame-ups and thrills that she had never encountered in the previous life. Is it because she has changed in this life, causing the people who secretly framed people to be in crisis, so she framed them, or in the previous life? There was such a frame-up but she didn't know about it for some reason, or did the other party fail to frame it by mistake?
Xiao Shu said indifferently: "His Royal Highness Princess Chang and His Royal Highness King Linzi are nobles, but they were punished by the Empress Dowager and the Holy One in a moment of anger. How can they be compared with others?"
Yao Rongrong fell silent immediately.
However, Jiang Xuening changed her mind, deliberately smiled, and continued: "Miss Xiao's words are very true. Not to mention the noble status of Tianhuang, the punishment is just to make them think clearly, and will not take the truth. Then It is true that the feet are punished to kneel for a few days. Her Royal Highness may be bored, but His Royal Highness Linzi may not be. It is the winter solstice, and it is a good time to hide in the mansion to draw pictures of the winter. free day."
Xiao Shu was walking in front calmly at first, but when she heard the words "Sui Han Tu", her footsteps stopped abruptly, she couldn't help turning her head to look at Jiang Xuening, and said with a smile: "Second Miss Jiang really knows a lot. "
Although Shen Jie was the king of Linzi, and later he was established as the "Emperor's younger brother", but he was not very enthusiastic about political affairs, and he had a soft temperament, and he always preferred to play with words. He has a little-known hobby, which is to draw pictures of the cold weather in winter. She only found out after marrying Shen Jie in her last life, but it's hard for ordinary people to know so clearly.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Shu knew so well.
You know, at this time Shen Jie has not yet been established as the emperor's younger brother! And I only heard that Xiao Shu and Shen Zhiyi were close, never heard that Xiao Shu and Shen Jie were also very close...
Thinking about it, Jiang Xuening sneered from the bottom of her heart, but on her face she curled her lips gently, showing that she didn't quite understand Xiao Shu's meaning.
Xiao Shu didn't say anything.
After a while, the gate of the palace was approaching, and the carriages and sedan chairs from all the prefectures were waiting outside.
Tang'er and Lian'er haven't seen their girls for ten days.
Both were waiting in front of the carriage.
Jiang Xuening came out from the palace gate, and was startled when she saw the two of them: the two girls had already put on warm and thick jackets, their heads and faces were neatly tidied up, they looked fair-skinned, ruddy, with With a happy smile, he waved his hands happily when he saw her.
"Second girl, are you not tired from studying in the palace?"
"Long time no see, I really miss you!"
God knows how comfortable the two big maids would be without Jiang Xuening in the mansion. The monthly money is still paid, and there is no need to wait on others, let alone worry that the girl will fight with the wife and the eldest girl at every turn. At the beginning, I was not used to being so relaxed and leisurely, but after three days, I got used to it, and I felt really healthy and delicious. My back is no longer sore, my legs are no longer painful, and my hair doesn't fall out much.
Just ask—
Is there anything happier in the world than serving a girl who is going to study with her in the palace?
That's why Lian'er and Tang'er are so happy to see Jiang Xuening now, because they only need to serve her for two days, and soon there will be a full ten-day "long vacation", and this situation can last for half a year.
Simply moved!
One of the two came up to help her into the carriage, and the other served the tea attentively and carefully.
Jiang Xuening was still a little confused, but after sitting down and thinking about it carefully, she understood the key points. Tang'er was alright, a bit reserved and steady was not so obvious, Lian'er's eyes were almost squinted into crescent moons, and the word "happy" was almost written on her face.
She couldn't help laughing.
He intentionally teased them and said, "Are you so happy to see your girl back? Then it seems that I'm overthinking, or I'll report to Her Royal Highness Princess Ming, and I won't accompany you to study. I'll be at home every day, so I won't have to worry about you. "
Tang'er: "..."
Lian'er: "Huh? Don't, it's such a good opportunity to study with you in the palace—"
After she finished speaking, she met Jiang Xuening's half-smiling eyes, the back of her head twitched suddenly, she came to her senses, and quickly covered her mouth with an aggrieved expression on her face.
Jiang Xuening leaned on the lead pillow in the car, watching their emotions and sorrows on their faces, and only then did she feel a little relaxation that she hadn't seen for a long time.
The breeze lifted the curtains.
She looked along that corner, and when the coachman turned the carriage with his whip and rein, the majestic Forbidden City stood in the dense morning mist, passing by the narrow corner in front of her window, gradually disappeared—
This short and peaceful reading time is finally over.
On the way back to Jiang's mansion in the carriage, Jiang Xuening asked about what happened in the mansion recently.
Lian'er and Tang'er, these two maids, enjoyed themselves and enjoyed their leisure, but they also inquired clearly about the things they should know, and there were many things.
When Jiang Xuening asked, they counted each one with her.
As soon as she entered the palace, everyone in the mansion was beaming with joy, especially those servants who had been oppressed and made things difficult by her before, all of them were as happy as Chinese New Year;
It is rare for the Meng family to have a comfortable life;
Jiang Xuehui received invitations from some princes and aristocratic ladies, and she still listened to the piano, admired flowers, and wrote poems, except that she was inquired about her marriage by many wealthy families in Beijing, it was no different from the past.
It's just that Jiang Xuening listened, lifted the curtain of the car and looked outside, and saw that the pedestrians on the street were all in a hurry, wishing to bury their heads in the ground, as if they were afraid of causing trouble.
One must know that the capital city is a bustling place, how could it be so deserted?
The Yongyihou Mansion is honorable, built near Zhuque Gate, with pavilions and pavilions, high walls stretching continuously, covering half a street. Jiang's carriage will also pass by the end of this street when returning home.
However, at this moment, what I saw in my eyes was soldiers lined up, standing guard at the end of the street, all wearing heavy armor, holding knives and halberds, with serious faces, and pairs of eagle-like eyes scanning the passing pedestrians.
As soon as Jiang's carriage passed by, someone was watching closely.
It wasn't until they saw the Jiang Mansion's family emblem on the carriage that they recognized it, then they looked away and didn't stop them immediately.
Jiang Xuening remained silent.
Seeing her expression, Tang'er cautiously lowered her voice, and said: "A few days ago, heavy soldiers suddenly came and surrounded Yongyi Hou's mansion. Our Jiang manor was shocked when we received the news, and the master even got up at night. They sent people to inquire about the situation. However, everyone said that this time the matter was very serious, and there were many vagrants wandering around in the capital recently. Jin Yiwei has been dispatched, arresting people everywhere, the prison is full, and it is rumored that they are all members of the "Heavenly Sect"..."
Heavenly religion!
It is rumored that this religion existed several decades ago. At the beginning, it was just like Buddhism and Taoism. I didn’t expect that it later attracted many refugees and rangers. " as the name, enshrined to the head of the teaching, and take action to listen to the orders of the head of the teaching.
Twenty years ago, King Pingnan rebelled against Tianjiao.
But after King Pingnan was defeated, the mysterious leader directly led his people to retreat from the capital, and the power of Tianjiao was also much smaller in the encirclement and suppression by the court.
It's just that Tianjiao has spread widely, and there are two people around the leader who are very clever.
One is older, both called "Mr. Gongyi";
One of them seldom shows up, and is only called "Dujunshan people".
Although few people have seen them, they can often predict the enemy first. Although the imperial court is powerful and its troops are strong, it often misses the point. Moreover, most of the Tianjiao sects are ordinary people, and the Xiangtang is hidden, so it is still difficult to suppress the Tianjiao. In recent years, the imperial court has slowed down a bit, and the Tianjiao has begun to operate and develop its power in the Jiangnan area far away from the capital.
Is it time to make a comeback?
Jiang Xuening only knew that she had been attacked several times by members of the Tianjiao in her previous life, and that Xie Wei almost uprooted the entire Tianjiao later, but she knew very little about this mysterious sect, let alone what they wanted to do now. What.
All she knew was that an accident was imminent at the Yongyi Hou's Mansion.
The sudden appearance of the Heavenly Sect forces in the capital this day is by no means a good thing, I'm afraid it will be used as a fuss by someone with a heart!
She raised her hand to press her temple, but felt a string inside was tense and painful, she asked, "Is father in the mansion?"
Tang'er said cautiously: "Yes, I know that the girl will come back from the palace today, and she is waiting for you in the mansion to talk."
Jiang Xuening nodded: "I'll go back to the mansion in a while and pay my respects to my father first, and you guys can help me inquire about Qingyuan uncle's mansion, especially You Fangyin's."