It was already night when the group returned to the capital without any risk.
The Jiang Mansion had already sent someone to respond at the city gate.
It was Jiang Boyou who came in person.
My daughter was inexplicably caught in such a dispute, and she returned unharmed. When she saw Xie Wei, she couldn't help but repeat the words of gratitude in the letter again and again, which made the servants in the house hurriedly pick up Jiang Xuening back.
The New Year's Day is celebrated early in the capital, and there is even a lively lantern festival at night on the first day of the new year.
The prosperous long street is lined up.
Everything is familiar, but Jiang Xuening sat in the carriage watching, but felt a little unfamiliar, far less real than the wild mountains and waters he saw outside.
That short dream-like adventure is over.
The high gate wall of Jiang Mansion is embedded in the surrounding wealthy mansions, which is not very conspicuous, revealing a rigid and rigid dogma, and there are festive lanterns hanging at the door. If it wasn't for him to be a witness, just looking from the outside, he would have no idea that the family had lost their own daughter in the past few days.
Jiang Xuening heard Meng's cry just as he turned into the backyard.
Jiang Xuehui persuaded.
"Why did she ever think of me as a real mother? Ever since I took her back to the capital, it's not that I haven't thought about repairing my relationship with her. Otherwise, why should I force her to learn the piano and study? But what about her? As a servant in the cheap manor, I will also be cheap on you. The palms of my hands and the backs of my hands are full of meat. If you two are equally good, why don’t I want to level this bowl of water?”
There was anguish in the cry.
"But she's the bitch Wanniang who deliberately taught me to anger me, to respond to me, and to get revenge on me! She's all thinking about it, and she can't stand on the stage of everyone's ladies. She said that I won't take her to socialize with ladies and ladies in Beijing. , but she didn't even look at it. Wouldn't it ruin the reputation of our mansion by taking such a good country girl out? No matter how thick-skinned I am, I can't bear the gossip of others!"
Jiang Xuehui seemed to have heard a lot of words like this, and with a long sigh, she said to her: "Mother, my sister has been raised by Wanniang since she was a child, and she was brought back to the mansion when she was fourteen years old, even if you are not used to it, It will inevitably take some time to change some habits. It has only been four years. Besides, after my sister entered the palace, I have seen a lot better. She must have suffered a lot of grievances outside this time. She is the flesh and blood that fell from your stomach, blood is thicker than water, if you criticize her again, won't you push your sister back to the old way?"
Meng Shi said, "Why does she look like my own?"
Jiang Xuehui was silent for a moment, then sighed: "After all, it's the New Year's Day, and there's no big trouble. I think my sister will be calmer this time, so why bother to scold her? If it annoys my sister, she's not an ordinary person. "
After listening to Meng Shi, he didn't speak for a while.
Jiang Xuening stood under the wall outside the courtyard and listened, thinking that it was Jiang Xuehui who was so powerful that she persuaded Mr. Meng to stop.
As soon as he stepped up, he wanted to enter and greet him.
Who would have thought that at this moment, a laughter of sadness or joy suddenly came from inside: "Sometimes I would rather never know that she is my biological daughter..."
Outside the promenade, only the cold silhouette of the wisteria trellis remained in winter.
A few pieces of residual snow piled on top.
Jiang Xuening raised his head and looked at it, only to feel that all the voices in his ears were far away. Jiang Xuehui seemed to say something again, but she didn't hear it clearly.
After a while, footsteps came again.
It was Jiang Xuehui who thought that her father had already gone to pick up Jiang Xuening, and she was afraid that she would return to the house soon. She thought that her temperament should not want to see her here with her mother, so she found an opportunity to say goodbye to the Meng family.
But she didn't expect that when she left the courtyard, she saw Jiang Xuening standing under the wall.
At the moment when they were facing each other, Jiang Xuehui actually felt that the pretty face that was half hidden in the darkness had an indescribable paleness, like a frost flower under the bright moon.
However, the fact is that Jiang Xuening actually smiled at her.
She saw that she turned to go.
I don't know why I felt uneasy for a while, and I couldn't help but call out to her: "Sister."
Jiang Xuening stopped and looked back at her: "Is something wrong?"
"No, it's nothing..."
Jiang Xuehui, who was usually long-sleeved and good at dancing, but she also felt that she was short of words at this time and didn't know what to say. After a long time, she slowly said: "His Royal Highness misses you very much. I rewarded a lot of things, and I had them put them in your room."
Jiang Xuening blinked, remembering Shen Zhiyi, smiled silently, and replied lightly, "I see."
In the dead of night, the entire capital is gradually falling into sleep.
However, with the return of Xie Wei and his party, countless people woke up from nightmares.
The news quickly spread to the palace.
Empress Dowager Xiao was getting older, and she felt less and less. She was sitting next to Xiao Shu, who was kneeling and copying scriptures for her, talking about the princess going to marry her: "Where does Zhiyi know the importance? It looks like this is clearly meant to be I have a quarrel with me. Although I don’t say it, I don’t even pay attention to the royal brother who has always been close to me. It’s just a family matter, how can I allow her to be a little girl?”
The Yan family fell, and the army was unstable.
The barbarians of the Xiongnu, who were rubbing their hair and drinking blood, naturally covetted them.
However, in such a big and powerful dynasty, apart from the Yan family, how could it not be possible to find half of the generals who can replace Yan Mu? It just takes time.
It is expedient to promise them and their relatives first.
When the vacancy of the Yan family is filled by new generals, the Xiongnu can naturally be re-occupied outside Yanmen Pass, so that the barbarians can once again bow their heads to Dagan.
Xiao Shu is a native of the big clan, and she is very familiar with the affairs of the family and country, and she also knows how serious it is.
Just listening to the Empress Dowager Xiao say this, I can't help but feel a sense of sympathy.
She stopped copying the scriptures, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "But Your Highness is also your own flesh and blood. After this, the desert is far away, and the barbarians are fierce, but I don't know when I will be able to return."
The Empress Dowager Xiao actually laughed, and a few smile lines appeared in the corners of her eyes.
But the more kindness, the clearer the coldness in his eyes.
She leaned on the imperial concubine's couch and said calmly, "There is a saying that 'the family in heaven has no father and son'. Shu'er, you are also someone who will enter the family of heaven in the future, so you should remember it clearly."
Xiao Shu's heart froze at first, but then she heard the meaning of the Queen Mother Xiao's words, and she was a little nervous.
Just thinking about it, but it can not help but cover a little haze.
She said, "Looking at the appearance of His Royal Highness King Linzi, I like Jiang Xuehui more."
Empress Dowager Xiao waved her hand, she was very confident, and only said: "Don't worry, there is Aijia."
With the Queen Mother's guarantee, it stands to reason that it is foolproof.
But Xiao Shu is not someone who will be happy in advance. Before things are settled, anything can happen. So she didn't show much joy, just thanked her aunt with a smile on her face.
Seeing that it was getting late, the palace servant who was serving wanted to help the Queen Mother to go to bed.
But at this moment, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside.
It was the chief eunuch who ran towards the dormitory with a happy face: "Get out of the way, there is good news, there is great news!"
Empress Dowager Xiao couldn't help but stop, but raised her eyebrows in surprise, looked towards the door, and asked, "What good news?"
Xiao Shu was also very curious.
The eunuch ran with sweat on his forehead and kowtowed to the ground, his face almost bursting out with laughter: "Qi to the Empress Dowager, the grandfather returned to the capital half an hour ago, and he is safe and sound. Complete victory! Just now someone specially sent a message to give you great news! It was said that the prince of Dingfei, who had no news 20 years ago, is back! He is still alive! It’s good!”
certain, not…
Empress Dowager Xiao's head exploded with a "hum". She stood on the hall, swayed a few times, almost didn't stand up, and asked in a trance, "What did you say?"
The eunuch thought she was too happy, and said in a louder and clearer voice: "Come back! The blood of the grandfather, the savior of the saint in the past, definitely not the prince, came back with all his head and tail. Oh, I heard people say that not only does he look a lot like the father-in-law when he was young, but he also looks like Mrs. Yan back then! She is suave, talented, and very handsome!"
Empress Dowager Xiao's eyelids twitched wildly, and she felt that her eyes were starting to darken.
Her feet were weak and she took a few steps back.
He raised his hand, just wanted to say something, but his face was pale, and with a "dong", he fell down!
Everyone in the palace was stunned, stunned for a moment, and then shouted loudly: "The Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager!"
Xiao Shu's mind was also in chaos. She almost watched the Empress Dowager Xiao beside her fall down, but somehow forgot to reach out to help her up. Seeing everyone's hands and feet, she stood aside with the same expression on her face. A little stupefied in disbelief.
live...
How could the child of Xiao Yan and his second generation still be alive
If true, if true...
Xiao Shu felt a shudder in her heart. In the noisy and panicked Cining Palace, she raised her head and looked at the sky outside. She saw darkness, not even half a star, and the wind blew in the cold night, making people tremble uncontrollably!
Adjacent to the former Yongyi Hou's mansion, which had been sealed by the official seal, was Xie Wei's mansion.
In the qin hall, the lights are bright.
Lv Xian, who was wearing a literati gown with his hands behind his back, paced up and down the hall, walking from left to right, then from right to left, looking outside from time to time, obviously he had been waiting for a long time.
It wasn't until midnight that there was a sound from outside.
Xie Wei finally came back.
When Lu Xian saw the figure finally coming from the hand-picking corridor, he couldn't hold it back, he took a step outside, and asked anxiously, "How is it?"
Xie Wei glanced at him and frowned slightly: "Almost."
Ever since he knew about Zhang Zhe's interference and Xie Wei hadn't immediately removed the stumbling block, Lu Xian's whole person fell into a state of anxiety. This anxiety is not aimed at the matter itself, but more because of Xie Wei, who is getting more and more wrong.
As soon as he heard the word "almost", he almost exploded.
Lu Xian was very direct: "Did Zhang Zhe kill him?"
Xie Wei said: "No."
Lu Xian's eyelids jumped: "Why?"
Xie Wei came in, opened a hidden compartment on the bookshelf against the wall, took out the seal bag from his sleeve, put it in together with the small book seal on the side, and replied plainly: "In full view, I'm afraid to give people a handle."
"Shit!"
When Lu Xian heard this, he couldn't hold back his scolding.
"If you make up your mind to get rid of this person, you will have a thousand and ten thousand appropriate ways to keep others from knowing about it! What's more, this time you are going with an idiot like Xiao Yuan, it would be appropriate to use it to take the blame But! How can you miss such a good opportunity? This is still you, Xie Ju'an—"
When he said this, he suddenly got stuck.
Lu Xian looked at the hidden box that was closed by Xie Wei again, and suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart: "What is that important thing?"
Xie Wei said: "It's just a gadget for the students to honor Mr.
Lu Xian stared at him: "Jiang Xuening?"
Xie Wei said "um".
Lu Xian didn't speak for a long time, and he also looked at Xie Wei like this for a long time, faintly aware of an unprecedented danger, so he said meaningfully: "You really know what you are doing—"
"Know."
Xie Wei interrupted him rarely, and then looked back at Lu Xian, without avoiding his solemn and serious eyes, and even repeated it to him very calmly, so that he knew that he understood what he meant—
"Lu Zhaoyin, I know."