Jiang Boyou waited in the study for a while.
What happened in the palace a few days ago had already reached his ears, but in the end, there was no danger. The sage gave Jiang Xuening a reward, and even the family gave a lot of rewards. Calling him as a father can only be full of thanks. The grace of the Tianjia family, on the contrary, did not dare to ask any more questions.
But looking back -
The front foot of Yongyi Hou's mansion was detained, and Ning girl was framed by the back foot in the palace. How could it be so simple
Jiang Boyou was in his forties. Although he was lucky enough to be the minister of the household, he still only helped Xie Wei to go to Beijing back then, which helped the current sage ascend to the throne.
But he really didn't have the heart to be a high-ranking official.
It is already dangerous to reach this position, and it is all intrigue and deceit.
Today's Yongyi Hou's mansion...
"Ugh… "
Jiang Boyu looked at the "Zuo Zhuan" that he couldn't read, 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 off the carriage and went directly to Jiang Boyu's study. At this moment, he slightly lowered his head and walked in from the door. He bowed to Jiang Boyu, who was sitting behind the desk.
Ning girl was raised in the mansion, she has always been stubborn, but before entering the palace, she seemed to have grown up and calmed down, but Jiang Boyu always felt worried when he thought about the affairs in the palace.
Seeing her standing in front of him now, I feel a little uncomfortable.
He got up from his seat, walked over and put his hands on her shoulders, looked carefully up and down for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay, okay, sit down and talk."
On-dollar beds are set up in the clinic, and brocade cushions are placed to induce pillows.
Jiang Boyou sat at the top.
The girl who was waiting in the room brought a brocade stool and put it on the bottom. Jiang Xuening sat down and looked at Jiang Boyu's expression before saying, "Tang'er said that my father made a special trip to wait for me at home, what's the matter?"
Her face was calm, and she didn't have the arrogance that she used to look at people with a sigh of relief. When she entered the palace, she seemed to have more self-cultivation than usual.
But there was a sense of depression for no reason.
Jiang Boyu used to hope that she could be as sensible and polite as Xue Hui, but now, thinking back to that arrogant and domineering little girl, she felt that it would be good if she could always be like that.
He laughed at himself, remembering what he was about to say, and felt a little hard to say for a while. After a while, he lowered his head and said, "Dad has already heard about what happened in the palace. Outside the Marquis of Yongyi, you Should you have heard of it?"
Jiang Xuening nodded.
Jiang Boyu said: "A few days ago, there was a big event in the palace. The Yu Ruyi presented to the Empress Dowager by the Ministry of Internal Affairs was engraved with words against the party. No matter how much you investigate, it will be enough to find the remnants of King Pingnan's party. But for some reason, Yongyi Hou's mansion was implicated in it, suspecting that Yongyi Hou's mansion and the remnants of King Pingnan's party, or even colluded with the Heavenly Sect, He even said that he had mastered the correspondence between Yongyi Hou's mansion and them. Although the facts have not yet been ascertained, the court had already surrounded the Hou's mansion in order to prevent the Hou's mansion from escaping or causing chaos, and he would be convicted only when the matter was revealed. More bad luck!"
letter!
Even though he had already prepared, when he heard more accurate news from Jiang Boyu, Jiang Xuening still felt a fatal pressure.
It was like that in the last life.
The reason why Yongyi Hou's Mansion was convicted was because the imperial court had indeed found out that Hou's Mansion had connections with King Pingnan against the party, and had correspondence. But this is also the most confusing part of her last life...
Jiang Xuening looked at Jiang Boyu: "It is said that King Pingnan's party is exhausted, not to mention that even King Pingnan himself has died. Today's rebellion is nothing but a piece of sand, not even as good as the Heavenly Sect. Twenty years ago, he led the army together with the Duke of Dingguo to repel the rebels of King Pingnan and the Tianjiao, and relieved the siege of the capital. It was supposed to be a deadly feud, how could there be so many after the fact? Nian is still connected with the rebels?"
"Sure enough, even you think it's unreasonable, right?" Jiang Boyu gave a wry smile, "But it's because of this that it seems very real. What a pity for the parents in the world!"
Jiang Xuening was stunned.
She didn't understand why Jiang Boyu made such remarks.
Seeing her bewilderment, Jiang Boyu said slowly: "This disaster all stemmed from the tragic incident of the 'Three Hundred Righteous Boys' 20 years ago. Although the three families have not been publicized for so many years, it seems that this incident never happened. It's been a while, but now that the dark tide is coming, we know that they haven't forgotten who they are. Especially the Yongyi Houfu, I'm even more worried about this..."
It was the story Jiang Xuening knew.
It's just that, compared to what Fang Miao said in Yang Zhizhai, Jiang Boyu's story contained an inside story that Fang Miao didn't 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, and the Empress Dowager Xiao was a matchmaker. She married the sister Yan of the Marquis of Yongyi as his wife, and soon gave birth to a child. The son, named 'Dingfei', was sealed the prince early.
"The royal family, the Xiao clan, and the Yan clan are all connected in this way.
"When King Pingnan and the Heavenly Sect rebelled against the party and led their army to invade the capital, Mrs. Yan was bringing her young Dingfei prince to have a feast with the queen and the prince in the palace, that is, the current Empress Dowager Xiao and the sage."
Jiang Xuening immediately noticed the difference: "It can be heard from rumors that when the sage was in the palace, he hid and escaped, but because the prince was similar in age to the sage who was still the prince at the time, he was peacefully reconciled by the heavenly sect. Nan Wang went against the Party and arrested him and became one of the 'Three Hundred Righteous Boys'."
If the little prince was in the palace at that time, how could he be arrested
If the little prince is caught, how can the prince escape
Jiang Boyu was also in the capital back then. Although he was only a small scholar, he could be considered to have personally experienced this incident. Most of the rumors related to the "Three Hundred Righteous Boys" in the world today are mostly just a laugh.
Sad after all.
He sighed and said, "The rebels arrested 300 children and still haven't found the prince, so they announced that the entire capital would threaten the lives of these 300 children and force the royal family to hand over the prince. For the next, 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 die? The capital city has been conquered, the royal family will fall, rumors are everywhere in the city, and even the royal family also needs to think about the hearts of the people. However, the crown prince is The blood of the royal family, the nobleman of Tianhuang, the present day, the future emperor! How could he fall into the hands of the rebel party for the mere 300 ordinary children?"
Jiang Xuening's heart suddenly burst.
Jiang Boyu gave an inexplicable laugh and said, "At that time, there were only the prince and His Royal Highness in the palace of the same age, and he was familiar with the affairs of the palace, and the etiquette and bearing were correct. Later, the siege of the capital was lifted, and the survivors in the palace were all called Dingfei's age. Although he is small, he has the righteousness of the monarch and ministers of the family and the country, one for the safety of the prince, and the other for the lives of three hundred children. Human nature, after getting people, it is better to let those children go, but before the reinforcements arrive, they slaughtered all the people without leaving a single survivor!"
The tragic scene of that year is still in front of me.
Jiang Boyu shook his head: "Most of the little princes in those days have already died, but when the accident happened in Dongyue, it was difficult to identify people after they were dug out of the ice. Therefore, Mrs. Yan still has a little hope. Thinking that her child was not among them, she had to look for it, and even turned against the Xiao family for a while, and returned to Yongyi Hou's mansion. Although she died of illness within two years, Yongyi Hou's mansion has inherited her legacy over the years and has always been there. Find the whereabouts of the little prince in the dark."
Jiang Xuening felt a chill in his heart when he heard it, and vaguely understood, but said: "You mean, the reason why Yongyi Hou's mansion was searched for letters related to King Pingnan's rebellion is because they still want to find the little prince's son. whereabouts, and the one who knew these things most clearly back then, apart from the Heavenly Sect, was the one party of King Pingnan…”
Jiang Boyu nodded: "This matter is also the heart disease of the royal family and the Xiao family!"
At that time, the little prince was only six or seven years old. "Although he is young, he has the righteousness of his family, the monarch and his ministers." I really don't believe these high-sounding good words.
Jiang Xuening recalled all kinds of clues from the previous life.
It turned out that there was a correspondence with King Pingnan against the party, in order to find the "Dingfei Shizi" who may have long since disappeared...
She felt at a loss: "So the difficulty of Yongyi Hou's mansion is unsolved?"
Jiang Boyu knew that she and Yan Lin were also childhood sweethearts, and at this moment, he was not feeling well, but their family was nothing compared to the big family that would shake the entire court when they stomped their feet.
He was silent for a long time, and then said with guilt: "It's my father's incompetence. When the Lord Yue asked earlier, he also mentioned your marriage with Yan Lin, and said that he would only get ready after the kid's crown ceremony. Although Lord Hou always overturns the walls of our mansion, I often scold him, but in fact I admire his youthful temperament. It is fortunate that my Jiang residence is not implicated in it, I can't bear to do something wrong with that face, but if I want to send charcoal in the snow, I may set myself on fire..."
This means that the marriage between her and Yan Lin could not be completed.
Jiang Boyu should have felt that she and Yan Lin had a deep friendship. If she didn't inform her of the news in advance, she might suddenly know that she would do something irrational and amazing.
Jiang Xuening heard it but was very calm.
As expected.
And since the first day she came back from rebirth, she has been thinking about how to face this opponent. Now that it has finally arrived, she has a strange kind of numbness, and her previous anxiety is gone, and she is as clear as a lake.
The library was quiet.
Jiang Boyu only looked at her with worried eyes.
Jiang Xue sat quietly for a long time, but she got up slowly, and bowed down to Jiang Boyou again: "Now the Yongyi Hou Mansion is about to suffer, and the daughter knows that her father is powerless to turn the tide, but the Hou Mansion is kind to Jiang Mansion, and Yan Lin is kind to Jiang Mansion. Daughter, so today Xuening has an unkind request."
Jiang Boyu had never seen her look so solemn, so he couldn't help being stunned.
Jiang Xuening calmly stated his plan: "In the past, the son of Yan gave many valuables. If the Hou's mansion suffers, the house will be raided. What matters in the court and the public without money? There is no shortage of money. My daughter wants to sell old things, but she is afraid that the price will be cheap, and she is afraid that the troubled autumn will affect the house, so she wants to ask her father for help.”
Yes.
There was no warning that Yongyi Hou's mansion suffered a disaster, and now the mansion is surrounded by heavy troops, and there is no difference in house arrest, so there is so much wealth and there is nowhere to use it.
Jiang Boyu knew that Yanlin had no reservations about Ning girl, only that Ning girl was heartless;
But she didn't think about it, she still remembered the goodness of others, and she was willing to report it.
There were tears in his eyes, so he was about 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 dares to speak for the Hou's mansion. Even if the money is prepared, I don't know where to go. , I don't know who would dare to take care of the Hou residence..."
Jiang Xuening closed his eyes slightly and said, "Father, don't worry, the rest of the daughters have their own way."
Sometimes, although I am afraid of raising tigers, I can only feed them when I have to.
The Marquis Mansion of Yongyi, which used to be a city in the courtyard, is now surrounded by heavy troops, and not even a bird dares to stay on the steps.
Carved beams and painted buildings, all dyed and deserted.
Years of prosperity seems to have become a dream, everyone is in a panic, and I don't know when the hanging butcher's knife will fall on the neck.
Hou Ye Yanmu was lying on the bed, his face was a little pale, and he couldn't stop coughing.
Yan Lin sat in front of his window with a medicine bowl and laughed at him: "It was raining a few days ago and I told you not to drink alcohol, but if you didn't listen, you even pulled me along. Now the wind and cold are coming up, and the wind is still attached to the head. Do you know that you were wrong?"
Yan Mu was very disgusted: "This medicine is bitter."
Qing Feng, who was waiting by Yan Lin's side, had just come in, looked up and asked in a low voice, "Master Hou, Shizi, the invitation that Lingyun Xuan made for Shizi Guanli a month ago has been delivered, and the housekeeper is in front of the mansion. Check with those soldiers, and the subordinates of the special agent came back and asked, 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 for a while, without even raising his eyelids, he only said: "Yes, and I have to send it. Why not send it?"
Yan Mu sighed and said, "The Hou Mansion is in such a state now that an invitation has been issued, and how many people dare to come, why bother?"
Yan Lin was unmoved, and his face was very calm: "If there is no crisis, you will not see people's hearts. Now that God has given us the opportunity to see clearly, why should father and me live up to it?"
Yan Mu was stunned.
Yan Lin said to Qing Feng, "Go back to the housekeeper."
Qing Feng looked at his son in surprise, as if he did not expect him to say such a thing.
Yan Lin served Yan Mu to drink medicine.
Yan Mu was silent for a long time.
After all the medicine was finished, he leaned on the pillow he helped up, blinked his eyes, and opened his mouth with some difficulty: "'Water drops through the stone, gathers sand into a tower', and has been learning the piano for 23 years. That Mr. Xie, he really treats you like this. say?"
Yan Lin stared at the empty medicine bowl and said, "Yes."
Yan Mu suddenly laughed, and old tears slowly dripped from the corners of his wrinkled eyes.