Chapter 140: 140 seen (first update)

Chapter 140: 140 seen (first update)

Chapter 140 140 See (first update)

Qi and Hao have been fighting for years since the founding of the country. The two countries were at odds with each other. It was not easy for the two countries to reach an armistice agreement during the reign of the late emperor. This marriage was also decided by the late emperor and the current monarch of Nan Hao. At that time, Daqi was in crisis, with internal and external troubles, and the late emperor wanted to use this marriage to give Daqi some time to recuperate.

Although Nan Hao agreed back then, he obviously lacked interest in the marriage, so the marriage was delayed again and again, until today.

Now that the Nine Emperors Uncle is seriously ill, his father is still so high-profile and spreads the matter to everyone. Wuhejialou and his party have been in the capital for two months, so this matter must not be hidden from the eyes and ears of Wuhejialou. .

The Nine Emperors Uncle is Da Qi's national treasure sword.

With him here, he can intimidate all the barbarians, and even Nan Hao would not dare to easily attack Daqi.

If something unexpected happens to Uncle Nine Emperors, if Nan Hao wants to tear up the peace treaty, Daqi will probably usher in another **** storm.

Several pavilion elders exchanged glances with each other, and their expressions became serious.

In fact, they knew very well in their hearts that the emperor just made a gaffe.

If Wuhejialou really colluded with King Chen, then he should choose to leave Daqi as soon as possible.

But instead of leaving in a hurry, he stayed.

The reason why he didn't leave probably was because he wanted to see if King Chen was really seriously ill...

One of the cabinet ministers, who was in his fifties, agreed bravely and said, "Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince is right. It is rare for the Great Prince Wu He to be an envoy to Da Qi, so the marriage should be pushed forward as soon as possible."

On the day of Wanshou Festival, everyone still remembers the scene where the emperor provoked Uhagalou in public.

They all could see that the emperor was very dissatisfied with Uhagalou.

But Hao is strong and weak, so it would be unwise to fall out with Uhagalou at this time. To be honest, the emperor's indifference to Uhagalou and his party these days has made them very uneasy.

Fortunately, Uhagalou firmly believed in Buddhism and had a gentle temperament, so he did not fall out. Thanks to the prince's intervention, the scene was not too ugly.

Now while Wu He Jia Lou is in Beijing, it is best to settle the marriage as soon as possible.

Several pavilion elders agreed:

"Your Majesty, my direct princess of Da Qi and Nan Hao's eldest prince are both talented and beautiful. If they give birth to a child with the blood of Da Qi in the future and succeed Nan Hao to the throne, then the two countries can truly have peace!"

"Master Li is right."

"Your Majesty, when our country recovers and recuperates, it is not impossible to bring Nan Hao back to our territory and unify the Central Plains in the future."

“…”

Everyone spoke kindly to the emperor and racked their brains to say all the nice things.

The emperor's expression finally softened a lot, and he sounded very satisfied, as if he had already seen the scene in the future when the people of Nanhao would surrender to him and he would unify the Central Plains.

Thinking of Gu Jue's critical illness and Taoist Master Xuanjing, the emperor finally felt happy again.

Gods descended from heaven to help him cultivate Taoism and become an immortal. He must be the Lord of the Four Seas!

Seeing that the emperor was relieved, the chief minister of the cabinet immediately suggested: "Your Majesty, why don't you let the Crown Prince go down to discuss this matter with Haoren?"

This proposal attracted the support of other cabinet ministers.

The emperor had no interest in summoning Uhagalou and responded without thinking: "Prince, I'll leave this matter to you."

Gu Nanjin: "..."

Gu Nanjin's eyes twitched, feeling speechless.

This is a marriage between two countries, and of course it was negotiated by the emperor of the country, which showed that Da Qi was more sincere.

Could it be that in the father's heart, the Hao people would be as groveling to him as those vassal tribes? !

That's Nan Hao!

Gu Nanjin's forehead was aching, and he was even more unsure about this marriage.

The last time he saw Wuhejialou's attitude, he was obviously not very happy about the marriage. His attitude also represented the attitude of Emperor Hao. Gu Nanjin was not sure whether the marriage could be negotiated, but his father still refused. It's like condescending.

But in the current situation, if his father intervenes, Gu Nanjin is afraid that he will offend people so much that there will be no room for change.

He thought about it again and again, but finally refused to be persuaded and agreed: "Yes, Father."

As the voice fell, the ministers, including the chief minister of the cabinet, all breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that the emperor's temperament had become increasingly moody and changeable during this period.

After the business talk was over, the emperor continued to examine the lessons of several princes, while the prince Gu Nanjin retired.

As the prince, he had already started to get involved in the government affairs. He was already busy with government affairs, but when he came to the study, two extra things happened, which really made him wish he had three heads and six arms.

Gu Nanjin first went to the East Palace to meet with several advisers. They stayed in the study room to discuss for a long time. In the afternoon of that day, some posts were sent from the East Palace to the mansions of some noble clansmen in Beijing, inviting everyone to play polo.

One of the posts was also sent to the Yongding Marquis Mansion.

The Hou Mansion suddenly became excited, and a maid immediately rushed to Rongfu Hall to report to the Madam: "Madam, someone from the East Palace has sent a message."

The madam was overjoyed and said quickly: "Quick, please come quickly."

She smiled until deep wrinkles appeared between her eyebrows.

Seeing that Mrs. Tai was happy, Grandma Wang joked: "Mrs. Tai, it is a great honor to get the post from the East Palace. I heard that in March, the East Palace will send out flower appreciation posts, but even the Marquis of Jing'an didn't get the post. "

The madam felt more and more comfortable as she listened, her back straightened even more, and there was a bit more arrogance in her eyebrows.

Their Yongding Marquis Mansion is a marquis granted by Emperor Taizu, which is naturally different from the Jing'an Marquis Mansion whose viscount title has not passed through three generations.

After a while, another little maid brought in a young chambermaid in green clothes.

The young chamberlain in green clothes was very arrogant. When facing the Madam, he just casually clasped his hands and said lukewarmly: "I'm here to deliver a message to Miss Chu Er."

As if she had been slapped on the spot, the Madam's smile dropped, and her face suddenly became very ugly.

The madam looked at the apricot-yellow post in the little chamberlain's hand. She originally thought it was so glorious, but now she felt how miserable it was. At this moment, in her eyes, this post was no different than a reminder.

She forced out a smile and told Nanny Wang with a forced smile: "Take this father-in-law to the doctor."

The young chamberlain in green curled his lips, and his round face was still smiling, but when he turned around, he waved his sleeves unabashedly, feeling that this Yongding Marquis Mansion was simply inexplicable.

Can't they call Miss Chu Er over?

After the little chamberlain followed Grandma Wang out of Rongfu Hall, the sound of smashing things came from the room behind, and the servants in the courtyard all turned their tails between their legs.

The atmosphere in Rongfu Hall was stiff and solemn, and the same was true in the main courtyard. There was an unexplained dullness in the air.

The eldest maid who went to report to the Shen family did not invite anyone in at all. She politely said to the young eunuch: "Little Eunuch Li, please follow me to the wing to wait. I will send someone to summon the second girl right now." ”

Little Eunuch Li didn't expect that Mrs. Hou didn't even intend to see him. His face instantly darkened and he said angrily: "Lead the way!"

What does a mere Mrs. Hou get? !

Little Eunuch Li was almost upset, but he was also afraid that if he failed such a simple errand, he would be the only unlucky person, so he could only follow a little maid to wait in the wing.

Mrs. Shen, who was resented by Young Eunuch Li, didn't mean to put on airs. She was in no mood to chat with the people in the East Palace. She was so shocked that she hadn't calmed down yet.

There were only two people in the room, Shen and Grandma Chen, and everyone else had been sent away.

"When did this happen?" Shen asked eagerly.

Grandma Chen also looked solemn, "It just happened the day before yesterday."

"The afternoon before yesterday, Grandma Yu went to her son's tavern. On the way, a flowerpot fell from the third floor of a restaurant and hit her, causing her head to break and blood to flow. She fell unconscious on the spot. …”

"The Lu family invited many doctors from the county, but Grandma Yu injured her head and disappeared in the middle of the night."

"Yesterday, the Lu family went to the restaurant where the incident happened in mourning to make trouble. They cried, made trouble and burned paper money. The owner of the restaurant said that the flower pot was blown down by the wind. Their owner was willing to pay compensation and the two parties bargained. After half an hour, the restaurant finally paid the Lu family a total of one thousand taels of silver, and the matter was settled."

"The matter didn't even reach the Yamen."

Grandma Chen told the whole story.

As the saying goes, if the people do not sue the officials, they will not be held accountable.

Ordinary people are afraid of the government, so they don't dare to get involved in official disputes. Officials and businessmen also don't want to get involved in lawsuits, for fear of ruining their reputation.

Therefore, many matters often do not reach the government and are settled quietly and privately.

This incident sounded like a simple accident at first, but the more Shen heard about it, the more frightened she became.

There are many unpredictable accidents in life. It is not uncommon to encounter a frightened horse as soon as you go out, and to be accidentally hit to death and crippled.

Grandma Yu has lived well for so many years, and she has lived a good life like a wealthy country squire in the year since she was released. However, she just ordered someone to check her, and she suddenly died in an accident. How can there be such a thing in this world? So many coincidences!

Chu Qianchen's wet nurse died of illness when she was six years old. Her stable mother-in-law moved away with her family and disappeared without a trace. Now even the housekeeper, Grandma Yu, happened to die at this time. So many "coincidences" ”, then it’s not a coincidence at all.

Shen's heartbeat accelerated "suddenly" and her face became more and more solemn.

She couldn't help but have a thought in her mind: there must be a person hiding behind these coincidences, and did this person not want her to investigate this matter? Therefore, various methods were used to "silence" the insiders.

Shen's eyelids trembled suddenly and he slowly closed his eyes.

After she closed her eyes, her expression was dignified and gentle. Under the sunlight, her face looked slightly bleak, and her clenched hands showed that she was not as calm as she looked at the moment.

There seemed to be huge waves rising in her heart, one wave higher than the other, which could not subside for a long time.

The surroundings fell into silence, and the atmosphere became more and more depressing as the silence continued.

The dull chirping of cicadas and wailing sounds came from outside the house.

Just when Nanny Chen felt like she was out of breath, Mrs. Shen opened her eyes and her eyes calmed down.

She asked softly: "Did you not reveal the fact that I asked you to go to the Duke's Mansion to borrow someone?"

"No, you personally told me about this, and I didn't say anything to anyone." Nanny Chen said hurriedly, and then she told how she personally went to Duke Mu's mansion that day and asked the Duke's wife to borrow someone. The matter was told once.

On that day, Mrs. Shen and Chu Qianchen had just visited the Duke's Mansion and brought Gu Zhiyan back. Nanny Chen was also afraid that she would arouse suspicion if she went there again, so she also brought two frames with her that she had just returned from The watermelon sent by Zhuangzi came out of the house under the guise of Shen's filial piety.

She casually exchanged greetings with the concierge when she left the mansion, and after that she never specifically mentioned to anyone that she went to the Duke's Mansion to deliver watermelons.

Mrs. Shen clutched the handkerchief tighter, causing her fingertips to turn slightly white.

She asked again impatiently: "If you think about it again, have you really never told anyone else?"

"Perhaps your inadvertent words or two leaked the news..."

Some things are unintentional on the part of the speaker, but intentional on the part of the listener. Grandma Chen may have just said something casually, but someone might have heard some clues and it’s hard to tell.

So, Grandma Chen carefully recalled the events of that day and said with certainty: "No..."

etc!

Grandma Chen's eyes widened, and she suddenly remembered.

By the way, when she left the room that day, she happened to see the eldest girl Chu Qianhuang and said a few words to her.

Under Mrs. Shen's questioning gaze, Grandma Chen said truthfully: "That day when I went out from here to the Duke's Mansion, I saw the eldest girl in the corridor..."

It’s the 1st. I should have guaranteed monthly passes today. I’ll give you two~

(End of chapter)