When Jun Huailang returned to the Yongning Mansion, he unexpectedly discovered that the Yongning Mansion was being cleaned with great fanfare.
There were still a few pieces of black green on the boy's face at the door, and there were bloodstains on the corners of his lips. Seeing Jun Huailang coming, the servant called excitedly, "The eldest young master is back!"
Jun Huailang dismounted at the gate of the mansion, frowned and asked, "What's wrong with your face?"
If the doorman could be hurt like this, there must be trouble in the house.
He handed the reins to the servant's hand, turned his head and strode toward the mansion.
"Don't be in a hurry, young master!" The little servant quickly caught up and said. "A group of officers and soldiers came to the mansion just now to make trouble, and now they have all been taken away!"
Jun Huailang breathed a sigh of relief.
That being the case, it must be Xue Yan's person who came back early.
He asked, "Who took it away?"
The little servant heard the words, thought for a while, and shook his head again: "This servant doesn't know. But the leader of them is in the lady's courtyard right now, and they said they want to clean it up."
"... Cleaning?" Jun Huailang was a little puzzled.
The boy nodded.
"The leader said very few words. He said he wanted to clean, so he took his subordinates and started to do it." He said. "When Madam saw this, she arranged for the servants to do their own things."
When Jun Huailang heard this, he probably knew who was coming.
Duan Shishi has always handled things properly, but he doesn't understand the world at all. It must be him who can do such a thing.
Jun Huailang nodded: "I see, let's go to the wife's room to have a look. You will inform the accountant later, everyone is shocked by the incident in the palace. You let the accountant only allocate money and give you some reward money, There are also those who are injured, and the government will pay for them to be treated."
When the doorman heard this, he was naturally grateful to Dade and thanked him again and again.
Jun Huailang nodded and asked him to tie up his horse, then went straight to his mother's courtyard.
As soon as he walked near the yard, he saw Fanzi coming and going, and at first glance it was people from Dongchang. Among them, some Jinyiwei guards stopped to salute when they saw Jun Huailang.
Jun Huailang stepped straight into the courtyard.
The courtyard was busy at this time. The fans were carrying buckets and were cleaning the ground. The dry step in the yard was wet, and you could vaguely see the bright red blood, which was washed away.
"elder brother!"
At this moment, Jun Huailang heard a clear and soft voice.
It's his sister.
He followed the source of the sound, and saw his mother and sister sitting on the stone table by the small garden in the courtyard.
Seeing him, Mrs. Jun stood up, and Jun Linghuan ran away from her position, running towards him all the way.
A pale yellow skirt floated back softly when running, like an apricot flower falling from a branch, sweet and soft, falling into his arms.
Haven't seen each other for over a year.
Jun Huailang's eyes were a little hot, and he took two steps forward to embrace Jun Linghuan in his arms.
"Brother, you're back!" Jun Linghuan threw himself into his arms.
Jun Huailang raised his hand and touched her soft hair.
"Brother came back late," he said. "It's my brother's fault that I didn't protect you."
Jun Linghuan shook his head in his arms.
"Brother didn't come back late," she said. "Brother, I miss you so much."
Jun Huailang's eyes were warm, but he couldn't help laughing.
"My brother misses you too," he said. "Has Ling Huan been injured or scared?"
Jun Linghuan shook his head.
"No." She replied obediently. "There is a brother who protected Ling Huan and mother, brother, don't be afraid."
Jun Huailang looked up and saw that Duan Shishi had already stood three steps away in front of him.
Having been with Xue Yan for a long time, Jun Huailang gradually got to know his subordinates somewhat.
Duan Shishi's standing here is by no means taking credit, but he has something to report to him.
Jun Huailang put his arms around Ling Huan and stood up.
He saw Duan Shi Shi saluted him with a knife and said, "My subordinates failed to complete the task of the prince. After the aftermath is completed, I will go to receive the punishment."
Jun Huailang was puzzled.
"Xue... Didn't the lord only ask you to protect everyone in the mansion?" he asked. "You did a good job, what's the penalty?"
Duan Fourteen did not speak.
Just then, Mrs. Jun came up.
"Huailang." She called out with a smile.
Jun Huailang looked at him, nodded and replied, "Mother."
Madam Jun sized him up and down, and said with a smile, "You've grown taller, and you're already an adult."
Jun Huailang responded with a smile.
Mrs. Jun looked at Duan Shishi and said to Jun Huailang, "This child doesn't talk much. I only asked for a long time, and he only said that he failed to complete the order and killed people. It must be that his master did not allow him to be in the country. The mansion murdered? That's why he was stubborn, he wanted to wash the main house clean before giving up."
Jun Huailang understood.
According to Xue Yan's temper, he must have ordered Duan Shishi not to let the Duke's Mansion see blood.
It was only because of this that Duan Shishi insisted on washing all the blood in the yard.
Jun Huailang smiled helplessly and looked at Duan Shishi.
Duan Shishi must have never looked in the mirror at all, so he doesn't know what he looks like now. The dark flying fish suit on his body has been dyed a large dark red, and it looks like dried blood, which is very terrifying.
And his face was also covered with large bloodstains, which had dried up by this time. On the left face, there are also a few scratches, which are wiped out by a good hand.
Jun Huailang couldn't help but smile.
"Duan Fourteen," he said.
Duan Shi Shi saluted him, signaling that he was listening.
"You have done a good job this time. The original intention of the lord was to let you protect the people of the Duke's Mansion. Presumably at that time, it was a last resort for you to kill people." He said.
He knew that Duan Shishi was best at following orders. Speaking of which, he said plainly, "You don't have to be punished."
Duan 14 got Jinbao's suggestion.
Jinbao told him that today is different from the past. Although he is a subordinate of the prince, he should listen to the words of His Royal Highness.
If His Royal Highness is not there, what the lord says is what he says. But if His Royal Highness opens his mouth, even if his opinion is at odds with the prince, he must listen to him.
Duan Fourteen was naturally puzzled.
At that time, when Jinbao saw Duan Shiyi's icy cold appearance, he knew that he didn't understand.
Jinbao knew that he was a stone, and he didn't understand this kind of worldly manners at all.
Jin Bao was speechless and said, "You are the subordinate of the prince, right?"
Duan Fourteen replied: "Yes."
Jin Bao said: "Now the prince is also a subordinate of His Royal Highness, and he has to obey His Highness's orders. So, you just listen to him, remember?"
This time, Duan Fourteen remembered.
Hearing what Jun Huailang said, Duan Shishi held his sword and replied, "Yes."
Jun Huailang nodded: "Okay, now there is one more thing for you to do."
Duan Shishi silently waited for the order.
Murder and assassination, and snooping for intelligence, these are the abilities that he is best at and has inscribed in his bones.
But seeing Jun Huailang hugging Jun Linghuan, he smiled faintly.
"The yard doesn't have to be cleaned," he said. "Go wash your face."
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Xu Xiang and the fourth prince fled from the secret passage in the palace and were captured by the King of Guangling. From the luggage they carried, they found the forged imperial decree and the emperor's jade seal. Because they were in a hurry to escape, the fake imperial decree had not been completed, and only half of it had been written.
Now, it is obvious what they want to do.
Before catching Xue Yunhong, Xue Yan had all the civil and military officials in the palace to wait.
The Xu family was full of people, and all of them were immediately thrown into prison. And Xue Yunhong was also imprisoned in the ancestral mansion for plotting to usurp the throne, waiting to be dealt with.
Now, all civil and military officials know that the Xu family and the fourth prince will never have a chance to turn over again.
And now, who else can the court fall into
Of course it was the King of Guangling.
However, King Guangling dealt with the rebels in front of everyone and dismissed them all.
He never mentioned who the prince was going to be, nor did he tell them who would sit on the dragon chair in the early morning tomorrow.
The ministers were at a loss, but no one dared to ask.
The crowd was gathered, and then dismissed by Xue Yan.
Xue Yan went to the palace of Emperor Qingping.
Empress Jiang was guarding the palace at this time.
The imperial physicians gave Emperor Qingping acupuncture day and night, and two hours ago, Emperor Qingping finally woke up. But when he woke up, he could barely open his eyes, still quadriplegic, unable to speak.
When he woke up, the fourth prince was already sitting on his dragon chair and began to issue orders.
When Xue Yan came in, the imperial physicians were trying their best to give him medicine.
However, Emperor Qing Ping already knew what happened in the previous dynasty, and also knew that he was poisoned and Chang'an was besieged by heavy troops. At this moment, he was keeping his mouth tightly shut, refusing to take the medicine.
He was awake, and the imperial physicians naturally did not dare to pry his mouth open. The imperial physicians and palace servants in the room were all crying and kneeling, begging him for mercy and drinking the medicine.
Xue Yan entered the hall and saw such a scene.
Empress Jiang stood aside, secretly wiping her tears with a handkerchief. The hall was in a hurry, and no one noticed anyone coming.
As soon as she looked up, she saw Xue Yan stepped in.
"King Guangling!" She was startled, and then an unbelievable joy appeared on her face. "You're here! Could it be that Qianchao, Qianchao has...?"
Xue Yan nodded.
Empress Jiang paused, and saw that Xue Yan had passed her and entered the palace of Emperor Qingping.
In the hall, everyone was still trying to persuade Emperor Qingping to drink medicine. Seeing Xue Yan come in, after a moment, the hall was silent.
Emperor Qingping looked in that direction with difficulty, and saw Xue Yan standing there.
His son has grown so tall. The sunlight outside through the golden nanmu panes outlined his figure with a bright circle of light.
Emperor Qingping opened his eyes wide and looked at him fixedly.
Xue Yan frowned and folded his arms.
"Look at what I do?" he said. "If you want to plead for your fourth son and spare his life, don't think about it, it's impossible."
Emperor Qingping only looked at him.
He didn't expect that so many of his children would end up either incompetent or deliberately harming him. The only one who was truly powerful and able to avenge him was this child who had not been raised by his side since he was a child.
Xue Yan looked sideways and looked at the palace and imperial physicians around him.
"Why, the medicine is not fed?"
The palace people hurriedly started.
This time, they found that the emperor did not keep his mouth tightly shut and was unwilling to drink medicine.
The palace people breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that it was the emperor's worry, and it was solved by His Royal Highness King Guangling.
Xue Yan grabbed a chair and sat down.
"However, be prepared," he said. "Being the emperor for a few more years, I will not take over your mess."
The emperor's mouth pursed again.
He looked at Xue Yan.
I saw Xue Yan folded his legs. In the splendid golden hall, he sat in the bright sunlight, noble and solemn, clearly looking like an emperor.
He pursed his lips wickedly.
"Because I have a wife," he said.
"Man, there is no way to pass on the lineage."