Chapter 72: past

Chapter 72: past

Jiang Boyou had been waiting in the study for a while.

What happened in the Sun Palace a few days ago had already spread to his ears, but in the end, there was no danger, the Holy One gave Jiang Xuening a reward, even the family rewarded him a lot, he can only thank him as a father Thanks to the kindness of Tianjia, I dare not ask more questions.

But think back—

Hou Yongyi's mansion was imprisoned on the front foot, and girl Ning was framed on the back foot in the palace. How could it be so simple?

Jiang Boyou was over forty years old, although he was lucky enough to become the Minister of the Household Department, but thinking about it so far, it was only because he helped Xie Wei to go to Beijing, which helped the current emperor to ascend the throne.

But he really didn't have the heart to be a high official.

Up to this position is already extremely dangerous, and going up is all about intrigue, life and death, very involved, very few people retire after success, most of them are rich and powerful, and they are once a disaster.

Just like today's Yongyihou Mansion...

"well…"

Jiang Boyou looked at the "Zuo Zhuan" that he couldn't read in front of him, and heaved a long sigh.

The old butler lifted the curtain and came in to report: "Master, the second girl is back."

After speaking, step aside.

Jiang Xuening got out of the carriage and went directly to Jiang Boyou's study. At this moment, she lowered her head slightly and came in from the door, bowing to Jiang Boyou who was sitting behind the desk: "Daughter pays respects to father, please greet father."

Girl Ning was raised in the mansion, she was always stubborn, but she seemed to have grown up and calmed down a while before entering the palace, but when Jiang Boyou thought about the things in the palace, he always felt worried.

Seeing her standing peacefully in front of him now made him feel a little uncomfortable.

He got up from his seat, came over and put his hands on her shoulders, carefully looked up and down for a while, then nodded and said: "Okay, okay, let's sit down and talk."

There are warm kangs in the clinic, and brocade mats and pillows are placed in all of them.

Jiang Boyou sat at the head.

A servant girl in the room brought a brocade stool and put it on the bottom. Jiang Xuening sat down, looked at Jiang Boyou's expression, and said, "Tang'er said that father is waiting for me at home, what's the matter?"

Her face was serene, and she no longer had the perverse and hostile look she used to have when she always held her breath when looking at people. When she entered the palace, she appeared to be more cultivated and demeaned than before.

But there was a kind of depression for no reason.

In the past, Jiang Boyou always hoped that she would be as sensible and courteous as Xue Hui, but now when he recalled that domineering little girl, he felt that it would be good if she could always be like that.

He laughed at himself. Thinking of what he was about to say, he felt a little hard to say. After a while, he lowered his head and said, "Father has already heard about the matter about you in the palace. What about the Yongyihou Mansion outside, you You should have heard of it, right?"

Jiang Xuening nodded.

Jiang Boyou said: "A few days ago, a major event happened in the Heavenly Palace. The Jade Ruyi presented to the Empress Dowager by the Ministry of Internal Affairs was engraved with words against the party. No matter how much you do the investigation, it's fine if you find out the remnants of the Pingnan King's Party. But for some reason, the Yongyihou's Mansion was implicated, suspecting that the Yongyihou's Mansion had colluded with the remnants of the Pingnan King's Party, and even colluded with the Heavenly Sect. He even said that he had the correspondence between the Yongyi Hou Mansion and them. Although the facts have not been ascertained, the court has surrounded the Hou Mansion to prevent the Hou Mansion from fleeing or causing chaos. More bad luck than good luck!"

letter!

Even though he had already made preparations, when he heard more definite news from Jiang Boyou, Jiang Xuening still felt a kind of fateful pressure.

This was the case in the previous life.

The reason why the Yongyihou's Mansion was convicted was because the imperial court had indeed found out that the Hou's Mansion was in contact with King Pingnan's rebellious party, and had obtained the letters. But this is also the most confusing part of her last life...

Jiang Xuening looked at Jiang Boyou: "It is said that King Pingnan's party is exhausted, not to mention that even King Pingnan himself is dead. Today's rebellious party is just a mess, not even as good as Tianjiao. The Yongyihou Mansion is in charge of the three kingdoms in the world. Divided military power, led the army together with Dingguo government to repel the rebel army of King Pingnan and Tianjiao twenty years ago, and broke the siege of the capital. Nian still has contact with the rebellious party?"

"Sure enough, even you think it's unreasonable?" Jiang Boyou smiled wryly, "But it's because of this that it seems so real. After all, it's a pity for the parents of the world!"

Jiang Xuening was stunned.

She didn't understand why Jiang Boyou made such a statement.

Seeing her confused, Jiang Boyou slowly said: "This disaster all stems from the tragedy of the 'Three Hundred Yitong' twenty years ago. For so many years, although the three families have never made it public, it seems that this incident never happened. It was normal, but now that the dark tide is coming, we know that none of them have forgotten it. Especially the Yongyi Houfu, it is even more brooding about it..."

It was the story that Jiang Xuening knew.

It's just that compared to Fang Miao's words in Yang Zhi Zhai, Jiang Boyou's narration contained inside information that Fang Miao did not know.

Or maybe it's still the tip of the iceberg.

"The Xiao family was once married to the Yan family. At that time, the Empress Dowager Xiao was the queen in the palace. Xiao Yuan Xijue became the Duke of Dingguo. With the help of the Empress Dowager Xiao as a matchmaker, he married the sister of the Marquis of Yongyi, the Yan family, and soon gave birth to a son. The son, named 'Dingfei', was named the son early.

"The royal family, the Xiao family, and the Yan family are all connected as one.

"When King Pingnan and the Tianjiao rebellious party led the army to attack the capital, Mrs. Yan was bringing her young son Dingfei to a banquet in the palace with the empress and prince, who is now Empress Dowager Xiao and the Holy One."

Jiang Xuening immediately noticed the difference: "You can hear the rumors that the Holy Majesty escaped a catastrophe because he was in the palace and hid. Nan Wang was arrested against the party and became one of the 'three hundred righteous boys'."

If Xiaoshizi was in the palace at that time, how could he be arrested?

If Xiaoshizi was arrested, how could the prince escape?

Jiang Boyou was also in the capital back then, even though he was only a small scholar, he had personally experienced this incident, and most of the rumors about the "Three Hundred Free Boys" in the world just laughed it off.

Sad after all.

He sighed and said: "The rebellious party arrested three hundred children but still failed to find the crown prince, so they ordered the entire capital to threaten the lives of these three hundred children and force the royal family to hand over the crown prince. All the people worship the Son of Heaven, but how can the parents of these children sit back and watch their own flesh and blood perish? The capital has been breached, the royal family will fall, and there are rumors everywhere in the city. Even the royal family has to think about the hearts of the people. However, the prince is The blood of the royal family, the nobles of the sky, the present, the future emperor! How could he fall into the hands of the rebels for the sake of three hundred ordinary children?"

Jiang Xuening's heart suddenly jumped.

Jiang Boyou laughed inexplicably, and said: "At that time, there was only the eldest son in the palace who was about the same age as His Royal Highness, and he was familiar with court affairs, and his etiquette and demeanor were not wrong. After the siege of the capital was lifted, all the survivors in the palace said that he was not the age of the crown prince. Although he is small, he has the righteousness of the family, the king and his ministers in his heart. One is for the safety of the crown prince, and the other is for the lives of three hundred children. It's human nature to let those children go as promised after they got them, but before the reinforcements arrived, they slaughtered all of them, leaving no one alive!"

The tragic scene that year was still in front of my eyes.

Jiang Boyou shook his head: "Most of the young princes back then have died, but the accident occurred in Dongyue, and after the person can be dug out of the ice, it is already difficult to recognize. Therefore, Madam Yan still has some hope. Thinking that her child was not among them, she had to search for her life and death, and even turned against Xiao once, and returned to the Yongyihou Mansion with Heli. Although she died of illness within two years, the Yongyihou Mansion has carried on her legacy over the years and has always had Looking for the whereabouts of Xiao Shizi in the dark."

Jiang Xuening felt chills in her heart when she heard this, and she faintly understood, but said: "You mean, the reason why the Yongyihou's Mansion was searched for letters related to King Pingnan's opposition to the party is because they still want to find the little prince. Whereabouts, and the one who knew these things most clearly, apart from Tianjiao, was the Pingnan King Party..."

Jiang Boyou nodded: "This matter is also a heart disease between the royal family and the Xiao family!"

The little prince back then was only six or seven years old, so what "although he is young, he stood up with the righteousness of his family and his country and ministers in his heart", he just told the common people. He was also a person who had been immersed in officialdom for many years. I really don't believe these high-sounding and obedient words.

Jiang Xuening recalled all kinds of clues from her previous life.

It turned out that there was a correspondence with Pingnan Wang Nidang in order to find the "Ding Fei Prince" who may have long since ceased to exist...

She felt at a loss: "So there is no solution to the difficulties of the Yongyi Hou Mansion?"

Jiang Boyou knew that she and Yan Lin were also childhood sweethearts, so he felt very uncomfortable at the moment, but their family was nothing compared to the big family that would shake the whole court if they stomped their feet.

He was silent for a long time before he said with guilt: "It's my father who is incompetent. When Lord Hou asked about it a few months ago, he also mentioned your marriage with Yan Lin, and said that he would get ready after the boy's coronation ceremony. Although Lord Hou always knocks over the walls of our house, and I often scold him, I really appreciate his youthful disposition, capable of literary and martial arts. Unlike those dudes in Beijing, he is very satisfied with his father. It's a good thing that my Jiang family is not involved in this, and I can't let go of my face to do things that make people suffer, but if I want to send charcoal in the snow, I'm afraid I will be burned..."

This means that her marriage with Yan Lin will not be finalized.

Jiang Boyou probably felt that she had a deep friendship with Yan Lin, if he didn't tell her the news in advance, he was afraid that she would suddenly find out and do something irrational and surprising.

Jiang Xuening was extremely calm after hearing this.

As expected.

And since the first day she was reborn, she has been thinking about how to face this opposite. Now that it finally came, she felt a strange numbness instead, her heart was no longer restless, and it was as clear as a lake.

There was silence in the study.

Jiang Boyou only looked at her with worried eyes.

Jiang Xue sat peacefully for a long time, then got up slowly, and bowed to Jiang Boyou again: "Now that the Yongyi Hou's house is in danger, my daughter knows that my father is powerless to turn the tide, but the Hou's house is kind to Jiang's house, and Yan Lin is kind to Jiang Boyou." Daughter, Xiao Xiao has a merciless request today."

Jiang Boyou had never seen her look so solemn before, so he couldn't help being stunned.

However, Jiang Xuening calmly expressed her plan: "In the past, the prince of Yan gave many valuable things. If the Hou's mansion is in trouble, the house will be ransacked. What matters in the government and the opposition do not need money? There is no shortage of money anywhere. My daughter wants to sell old things, but she is afraid that the price will be cheap, and she is even more afraid that troubles will affect the family, so she wants to ask her father for help."

Yes.

There was no warning of the disaster at the Yongyi Hou's Mansion. Now that the mansion is under heavy siege, there is no difference in house arrest. Even if there is so much wealth, there is nowhere to spend it. With the final decision, he was convicted.

Jiang Boyou knew that Yan Lin had no reservations about Ning girl, only that Ning girl was heartless;

But she didn't think about it, she still remembered the kindness of others, and she was willing to repay it.

There were tears in his eyes, so he wanted to agree, but after thinking about it, he couldn't help but feel a little worried: "But now the situation is critical, and no one in the court and the public dare to speak for the Hou's mansion. Even if I have prepared money, I don't know where to go to get it." , not to mention who would dare to do something for the Hou Mansion..."

Jiang Xuening closed her eyes slightly, and said: "Father, don't worry, the remaining daughters can find their own way."

Sometimes, although I am afraid of raising tigers, I can only feed them when I have to.

The Yongyi Hou Mansion, which used to be a bustling city, is now surrounded by heavy soldiers, and even a bird dare not stay on the steps.

The carved beams and painted buildings are all dyed deserted.

How many years of prosperity seems to have become a dream, and everyone is in a panic, not knowing when the butcher's knife hanging high will fall to the neck.

Hou Ye Yan Mu was lying on the bed, his face was a little pale, and he couldn't stop coughing.

Yan Lin was sitting in front of his window with a medicine bowl in his hand, laughing at him: "A few days ago when it was raining, I told you not to drink, but you didn't listen, so you dragged me along, now the wind and cold are coming up, and you still have a headache. Do you know that you are wrong?"

Yan Mu hated it very much: "This medicine is bitter."

Qing Feng, who was serving by Yan Lin's side, just came in, raised his eyes, lowered his voice and asked, "Master Hou, your son, the invitation that Ling Yunxuan made for your son's crown ceremony a month ago has been delivered, and the butler is in front of the mansion. Check with those soldiers, and the subordinates of the special envoy came back and asked, do you want these invitations... do you want to send them?"

Yan Mu glanced at Yan Lin.

Yan Lin was stirring the wooden spoon in the medicine bowl, without even raising his eyelids, he just said: "Yes, and I will send it out. Why not send it out?"

Yan Mu sighed and said: "The current situation in the Hou Mansion, even though invitation cards have been issued, how many people dare to come, why bother?"

Yan Lin was unmoved, and his face was extremely calm: "In times of danger, we don't see people's hearts. Now that God has given us the opportunity to see clearly, why should father and I fail?"

Yan Mu was stunned.

Yan Lin said to Qing Feng: "Go back to the housekeeper."

Qing Feng looked at his eldest son in astonishment, as if he didn't expect him to say such a thing, it took him a long while to realize, he bowed and left.

Yan Lin serves Yan Mu to drink medicine.

Yan Mu was silent for a long time.

After the medicine was finished, he leaned on the pillow he had raised up, blinked his eyes, and opened his mouth somewhat awkwardly: "'Water drips through a stone, and gathers sand to form a tower'. I have been learning piano for 23 years. That Mr. Xie, really treats you like this say?"

Yan Lin stared at the empty medicine bowl and said, "Yes."

Yan Mu laughed suddenly, old tears slowly shed from the corners of his wrinkled eyes.