After Chaoren breathed his last, Du Tan let go of his hands, wiped his hands in disgust, and after calming down, let the personal guards carry him into the house.
The next day, a maid went to fetch water, and saw a figure in the well, screamed in fright, and immediately attracted attention.
Only then did the servant girls learn that Chao Ren left a letter and committed suicide by jumping into a well.
After hearing this, Mrs. Du was still a little dazed, and looked at the servant girl, "Hurry up and ask the uncle to come back!"
The servant girl nodded, and immediately went to invite Du Tan, and Du Tan came after a while. Aunt Du waved her hand and turned away a room full of maids.
"Qin'er, Chaoren..."
"Chaoren can't think about it for a while. It has nothing to do with the Du family. Mother doesn't have to worry." Du Tan interrupted Aunt Du's words lightly, "Chaoren heard about Princess An's sudden death yesterday, and received a letter from King An, in which he condemned Chaoren , so she committed suicide by jumping into a well."
Auntie Du breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the words, and asked again, "Tan'er, after mother left yesterday, did you argue with Chao Ren?"
Aunt Du's eyelids kept twitching. Why would she want to kill herself alone? Aunt Du had been with Chao Ren for more than ten years and knew her very well. Chao Ren was very selfish and extremely domineering.
If Chao Ren couldn't think of committing suicide by throwing himself into a well for a while, Aunt Du couldn't believe it, for fear that Du Tan would be involved.
"Mother, don't think too much. My son left the house after the big fight yesterday. I heard from the servant girl that Chaoren had a nightmare yesterday and his mind was not clear. That's why he slipped and fell into the water."
Du Tan's face was calm, and he didn't take this matter to heart at all. Instead, he breathed a sigh of relief. The anger accumulated for many years was finally relieved.
"Mother, don't worry about King An. Now King An is in danger. Before entering the city, Concubine An died suddenly. King An refused to take another step. It is estimated that even the Queen Mother sent someone to send a letter. The king must go to Beijing, and the military power in his hands will definitely be lost, and he has no time to worry about the Du family."
Du Tan's eyes darkened, even the Queen Mother's last straw was King An.
King Chen was detained, and part of the military power was stranded in his hands. Even the Queen Mother would definitely not hand it over to Emperor Dongming and the Right Minister, and King An was very difficult to deal with the Right Minister and Emperor Dongming.
Now the best choice for Empress Dowager Lian is to hand over the military power to herself, and then join forces with King An to fight against Emperor Dongming and Prime Minister Right. Not to mention the chances of winning, at least a tie.
Only in this way can King Chen survive, and even the Queen Mother has been forced to go to Liangshan and has to turn against her.
Du Tan had waited too long for this moment, and only this time he could have a chance to compete with Prime Minister Right.
The corners of Du Tan's mouth curled into a smile, and it was not in vain that he worked hard to arrange all this. When Prince Chen was pulled off the horse, and the right minister led the troops into the palace, it was Du Tan who delayed the right minister.
It was also he who provoked the relationship between Queen Mother Lian and the right minister, and made suggestions to let Queen Mother Lian attack Mrs. Xiao and Rong Yue.
Everything was as he expected, Prime Minister Right was really angry, and blamed all of this on Prince Chen, and detained Prince Chen not to leave the capital.
Even the minister of trust around the queen mother annoyed the right minister because of his wife's testimony, and was belittled by the right minister. Now there is not even a trustworthy and capable person around the queen mother.
Du Tan is the only choice for Empress Dowager Lian. At the beginning, Du Tan persuaded Empress Dowager Lian and told her that Emperor Dongming and Prime Minister Right had secretly joined forces. Unfortunately, Empress Dowager Lian insisted on attacking Prime Minister Right and did not take his words seriously. .
Now, the facts are in front of Empress Dowager Lian, and Empress Dowager Lian has no choice but to choose.
It was also Du Tan who asked Chaoren to send a letter to King An, asking King An to delay the time and not to enter the capital, and told King An the situation in the capital.
If Wang An went to Beijing, he would throw himself into the trap. On the surface, Wang An would not be attached to anyone, but secretly he would take refuge in the Empress Dowager Lian. Du Tan guessed that this matter must not be hidden from the right minister, and he really guessed right!
Aunt Du was confused, she felt that the capital city was not very stable, it looked calm, but actually it was choppy, and it would erupt at some point.
"Tan'er, mother is a woman who doesn't understand these trivial matters. You are mother's only son. Compared with making you famous, mother hopes that you will be safe."
Aunt Du even regretted it, she shouldn't have come to the capital to take this muddy water, there must be something big about to happen.
Du Tan smiled, "Mother, you don't have to worry too much. What can happen to the emperor in Kyoto? You just need to take care of yourself. You have been frightened a lot these days. My son wants you to go out and relax."
Aunt Du shook her head, "No, mother doesn't go anywhere, mother is where you are, Chaoren is dead, and there are still a lot of trivial matters to be dealt with in the house, how can mother leave all this to you, you just worry about it." Don't worry about going forward, you don't have to worry about the things in the yard, and mother can still take care of it."
Although Aunt Du is a woman from a Taoist family, she has stayed in the capital for 20 years after all. She has seen the scene where Emperor Dongming and Prince Chen competed for the throne after the death of the first emperor. How many people died in that battle.
If the Right Prime Minister hadn't played tricks, the one sitting on the throne today would be King Chen. When Emperor Dongming ascended the throne, King Chen immediately led his troops away from home. Since then, a three-legged confrontation has been formed.
Right now, King Chen was detained, Emperor Dongming was injured, and even the Queen Mother was grounded. On the contrary, he became the regent.
Aunt Du only felt that there must be a reason for it. The water in the capital was too deep for her to guess. It was because she thought everything too simply.
"Qin'er..." Aunt Du moved her lips, a little scared, "Why don't we leave the capital, find a place where we don't know us, and start a new life."
"Mother, it's too late." Du Tan sighed, "My son is an official of the imperial court, and he is not allowed to leave the city at will without an order. Maybe he will be caught at the other end when he steps out of the city gate. The queen mother just didn't get it. , within today, there will be a letter."
Seeing that he couldn't hide it, Du Tan simply said it directly, and Aunt Du's expression changed, "That Chaoren..."
"Yes! This bitch doesn't obey women's morals. She was pregnant with her son long before she married her. The first miscarriage, the child is not mine at all."
When Du Tan mentioned Chaoren, his eyes suddenly flashed with sharpness and disgust. Aunt Du was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear, and her whole back was wet with shock.
"Mother, there's no need to think about anything. I've come to this point. I don't believe it. He wins and I lose every time!"
Du Tan could never forget the contempt and sarcasm in the eyes of Prime Minister Right. He vowed to take back Xiao's surname to the death, and put the entire family under him!
Seeing Du Tan's expression, Aunt Du settled down, her lips trembled, and her cold hands tightly clenched Du Tan, "Mother understands, Tan'er, just let go and fight, what do you say, mother listens!" It's yours."
Du Tan nodded, and talked with Mrs. Du for a few more words, and then was called away by the guards.
"Your Excellency, you are the hidden guard of Yuxiu Palace."
The corner of Du Tan's mouth curled up into a smile when he heard this, and he entered the yard alone. The reason why the Queen Mother was willing to find Du Tan was because she knew that Du Tan's hatred for the Prime Minister was no less than that of the Queen Mother herself.
Sure enough, as Du Tan expected, even the Empress Dowager handed over half of the military power in the hands of King Chen to Du Tan, and the remaining half was in the fiefdom. As long as Du Tan could leave the palace, he could get the military power of King Chen.
It seems that even the Queen Mother is going all out.
The dark guard handed Du Tan a brocade box, half of which was a tiger talisman, and beside the tiger talisman was a small round particle. Without saying a word, Du Tan put the particle in his mouth and swallowed it.
"Go back and tell the empress dowager that I will live up to my expectations and vow to save His Royal Highness Chen Wang."
Seeing that he had eaten, the hidden guard handed the tiger amulet to Du Tan, who held the tiger amulet tightly, unable to restrain his excitement.
Finally the day has come!
The second bedroom of the Du family held a funeral, and there was white canvas everywhere. Du Tan knelt down to watch the coffin, and Aunt Du fainted from crying and couldn't help herself.
In the afternoon, King An sent people to go to Beijing quickly, and made sure that Chaoren and Concubine An could be buried in peace as soon as possible. He left 30,000 soldiers and horses for the deputy general to defend the city, and took away hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses to return to the post city.
Emperor Dongming looked at the letter and cursed angrily, "Everyone has already left, and you still come to ask me for my opinion, but have you ever put me in your eyes!"
Prime Minister Right raised his eyebrows and squinted at Emperor Dongming, "King An was too frightened to go to Beijing. He lost his wife and daughter for two days in a row, and Prince An's life is also suffering."
Emperor Dongming was so angry that he rolled his eyes to the right minister. It was not because he was forced to have nowhere to go, so he came up with such a method. No matter when, the right minister has a way to force people to nowhere, abandon the car Bao Shuai is light.
"Then what should we do now?" Emperor Dong Ming frowned, he underestimated this younger brother, he thought he was an honest man, but he didn't expect that there were many small tricks behind his back, if he hadn't discovered it early.
"Your Majesty, don't forget about the bet with this humble minister." Prime Minister Right raised his eyebrows, and Emperor Dongming felt his heart ache.
At the beginning, Prime Minister Right said that King An had a different heart, and he had already taken refuge in Empress Dowager Lian behind his back. Emperor Dongming didn't believe it, so he made a bet with Prime Minister Right, and then set up a game. If King An stepped into the capital city within ten days, even King An has no different intentions, that is, the right side loses.
Emperor Dongming was sure that King An hadn't betrayed him, so he made a bet with Prime Minister Right very firmly. He even thought about what he would ask Prime Minister Right to do after winning.
After waiting for eight days and allowing spies to monitor him at any time, Emperor Dong Ming could be said to be sure of winning, but on the eighth day, King An unexpectedly returned the same way, leaving only one lieutenant.
This slap on Emperor Dong Ming's face was loud enough, and Emperor Dong Ming could only grit his teeth to respond. The last time he was robbed of a gold medal for avoiding death by the right minister, this time he was tricked into betting by the right minister again. Many times, but never won once.
But every time, Emperor Dongming couldn't remember the lesson, he just didn't learn the lesson, he was defeated repeatedly, and the more frustrated he became, the more courageous he became. Emperor Dongming silently swore in his heart that this would definitely be the last time.
Emperor Dong Ming swallowed nervously, looked at Prime Minister on the right, "What is Xiang Ye's condition?"
Prime Minister Right glanced at a huge map hanging on the wall, with far-reaching eyes, Emperor Dong Ming's nervous heart almost jumped out, knowing today, Emperor Dong Ming would rather bite his tongue than agree to gamble with Prime Minister Right.
"This time, my wife almost had a miscarriage. I have no sons under my knees, but only a daughter. The emperor should know that my daughter is my favorite."
In the middle of the sentence, he deliberately paused, and Emperor Dong Ming looked vigilant, he didn't believe that Prime Minister You made such a simple request.
"Lingqianjin is indeed intelligent, courageous, and very filial. Xiangye is very lucky." Emperor Dongming praised a few words.
The right minister also nodded unceremoniously, and when he mentioned Concubine Xiao, his face was full of pride, "Yes, Xiao Jiu's mother left early, and I can't protect you all the time as a man. I just feel that I owe this Lots of kids."
After talking a lot, Emperor Dongming's heart was raised high, but he didn't know if Prime Minister Right would mention any frightening conditions.
The right minister's eyes turned from the map back to Emperor Dongming's face, "Since the emperor also thinks that Xiaojiu is smart and cute, why don't you recognize Xiaojiu as a righteous daughter and give her the status of a princess? Besides, I think that Quanzhou City is very cute." Well, it is most suitable as a fief."
This is not a negotiation, even the fiefdom is optimistic, it is simply to inform him, open your mouth to create a city, this price is high enough.
Emperor Dongming glanced at the map and asked strangely, "Quanzhou City is too far away from the capital city, and there are countless fiefdoms close to the capital city. Why did you choose Quanzhou City?"
Prime Minister on the right raised his eyebrows, "Weichen found someone to match the horoscope, Quanzhou and Xiaojiu's horoscope is very good, that's it!"
The corner of Emperor Dong Ming's mouth twitched, he was so startled by Prime Minister Right that he had nothing to say, but there was no way he would lose, no wonder Prime Minister Right asked him to make a bet. Remember, this emperor is really aggrieved!
"I agree, I am very pleased to have one more daughter."