The right minister smiled knowingly when he heard the words, and looked at the time, "Prince An lost his wife and daughter, and it is reasonable to disobey the emperor for a while. Concubine An and Chaoren have stayed in the post city for decades, and they must return to their roots." OK."
Emperor Dongming raised his eyebrows, "What does Xiangye mean?"
The Prime Minister on the right looked at the map hanging on the side again, and the corner of his mouth curled up, "Some people have been looking forward to it all their lives, and finally got the chance. If you don't tell them to try, how can they die."
At this time, Eunuch He knocked on the door, "Your Majesty, Mr. Du and Mr. Wu Gui are asking to see you outside the hall."
"Your Majesty, I have important matters to attend to, so let's take a step first." The acquaintance on the right retreated, and when he went out, he ran into Du Tan and Wu Guiren.
Wu Guiren was already in tears, and within one night, her mother died tragically at home, all of this was inseparably related to Da Fang.
"It was you who killed my mother!" Wu Guiren couldn't hold back and rushed over, staring at Prime Minister Right with red eyes, wishing to tear him to pieces.
"Wu'er!" Du Tan grabbed Wu Guiren, "This is the Prince Regent, don't be rude!"
The nobleman bit her lips tightly and clenched her fists tightly, only then did she forcefully regain her sense of reason.
Prime Minister on the right raised his lips and squinted at Du Tan, then shifted his gaze to the nobleman, "Your nobleman is very filial, if you have time, go and see your mother for the last time."
The noble man glared at Prime Minister Wu angrily, "I don't need to bother you. You have done so many evil things, and you are not afraid of retribution. God is watching. Sooner or later, you will end up like my mother. !"
No matter how the nobleman cursed, the right minister was not angry at all, but nodded with a smile on his face, "That's right, the wicked should be severely punished, but it's a pity that your mother's death is really not worth it."
After the words fell, Prime Minister Right raised his foot and left, leaving only a handsome back.
Wu Guiren was stunned for a while, "Father, what did he mean?"
Du Tan narrowed his eyes and watched Prime Minister Right's figure get farther and farther away, with a gloomy look in his eyes, "Prime Minister Right has always been good at talking, you can still trust him, your mother is so arrogant, how can you bear it? No one would have thought of such humiliation by jumping into a well and committing suicide in a moment of confusion."
As he said that, there was sadness and melancholy in Du Tan's eyes. He looked very decadent, and he had aged a few years overnight. The nobleman looked very distressed.
"Father, your mother's death was not caused by you. On the grandfather's side, Wu'er will definitely explain it to the grandfather."
Du Tan let out a long sigh, "It's because I didn't take good care of your mother. When I send your mother back to Yicheng, I will personally plead guilty to King An."
Wu Guiren's doubts have been dispelled after hearing the words. After all, her father and mother have been in love for many years, and she has seen it all. How could his father attack his mother? She must have thought too much.
Du Tan's eyes sparkled, he kept staring at Wu Guiren's expression, and said tentatively, "Wu'er, you are your mother's only daughter, and your mother loves you the most. Now that something like this happened, I am ashamed of you for my father. No one will teach you in the future, let me remind you, you must be careful when you are alone in the palace."
Du Tan took out a stack of silver bills from his sleeve, "Your mother prepared these for you, and they were put together with the suicide note. There are many inconveniences in the palace, so keep some silver bills with you."
Wu Guiren couldn't help feeling hot when he heard this, and tears flowed from the corners of his eyes. He took the bank note and took a deep breath, "Father, don't worry, my daughter will definitely take good care of herself."
Seeing that her expression was normal, Du Tan was relieved, at least Chaoren didn't mention anything that should not be mentioned to Wu Guiren, as long as he can leave the capital safely, the rest is not important.
"Wu'er, you and I are father and daughter, the closest people in this world, and what the palace intrigues say may not be true, so don't easily believe what other people say."
Du Tan raised a few more words, and Wu Guiren nodded, "Yes, Wu'er understands."
Du Qin breathed a sigh of relief, and followed Eunuch He into the hall.
Du Qin's meaning was very simple, he asked Emperor Dongming for half a month's leave, and hurriedly escorted Chaoren back to the post city to be buried in peace.
"Your Majesty, I married Chaoren as a concubine, and made Chaoren suffer a lot of grievances. I feel ashamed and uneasy. It is Chaoren's only wish for the fallen leaves to return to the post city. I beg the emperor to allow me to escort Chaoren back."
Every word Du Tan said was very touching, and the noble lady helped intercede, "Your Majesty, my father and mother love each other deeply, and the Du family has encountered a sudden change..."
Wu Gui was crying so hard that he kept kowtowing to Emperor Dongming, "I beg the emperor to fulfill my mother's last wish."
Emperor Dongming was very moved when he heard this, and he sighed, "I have long heard that Du Aiqing and Chaoren are in love with each other, and their relationship is very good. This morning Du Aiqing personally guarded Chaoren's spirit, it is really touching."
Du Qin moved his body when he heard the words, and even looked at Emperor Dongming very excitedly. As long as Emperor Dongming let go, he can leave Beijing immediately.
Du Tan didn't even expect that Emperor Dongming would agree so happily. Emperor Dongming waved his hand, and Eunuch He immediately handed over two cups of tea.
"Du Aiqing, Chao Ren is also my niece. The sudden change is really unexpected, and I feel regretful and guilty. I respect you for this cup of tea. Thank you Du Aiqing for being so kind to Chao Ren."
Holding the teacup in his hand, Du Tan's eyelids twitched. Seeing that Emperor Dongming had already taken a sip of the tea, Du Tan looked down at the tea leaves floating in his hand, and his heart sank suddenly.
If you don't drink this cup of tea, I'm afraid Emperor Dongming won't let him leave the capital city. Is this a temptation or something else...
Du Tan didn't have time to think about it, he lowered his head and took a small sip before letting go.
Emperor Dongming smiled, "Go, I will grant Du Aiqing a month's leave. If you see King An, please send my regards to King An on my behalf, and let him let go of his knots. After all, the deceased has passed away and mourned."
Du Tan couldn't hide his excitement, and immediately nodded, "Yes, I have taken orders."
Emperor Dongming waved his hand and told them to retreat, Du Tan and Wu Guiren couldn't wait to leave the palace.
"Your Majesty, Master Du has left the palace."
Emperor Dong Ming nodded, staring at Quanzhou City, trying to figure out something from the map. Quanzhou City is neither rich nor poor, but the location is remote, so why did you choose Quanzhou City
Emperor Dong Ming waved his hand, "Go get a bigger map!"
Eunuch He was stunned for a moment, then nodded and immediately went to get the map. Emperor Dongming followed his line of sight, his expression changed slightly, Quanzhou City was in the northwest, and Dongchu was just in the southeast. The most important thing was that Quanzhou City was very close to Xiyue .
Is it really a coincidence
"Forget it, take it down." Emperor Dong Ming fell into deep thought, thinking about something in his mind.
"Decree, the Lord of Yihe County is respectful and gentle, pure filial piety and kindness. She is a model of noble daughters in the capital. I am moved by hearing this, and decided to accept her as a righteous daughter, specially conferred the title of Princess Yihe, and bestowed the feudal land of Quanzhou City!"
Eunuch He was taken aback when he heard the words, why is it that the emperor is going to confer Miss Xiao as a princess
"Send this imperial decree to the Xiao family and give it to the Prime Minister. There is no need to read it out." Emperor Dongming ordered again.
Eunuch He nodded immediately, "Yes."
As soon as this charming man came to Du's house, he saw that everything that came into his eyes was white, and couldn't help but have red eyes, and went straight to the mourning hall.
Du Qin was busy making preparations, and said that he would leave Beijing in two hours.
"Father, will you rush?"
Du Tan cleared his throat, "The weather is hot now, and there will be some delays on the road. It's better to let your mother die early."
Wu Guiren nodded when he heard the words, and stopped asking any more questions, thinking about going to see Chaoren for the last time, Aunt Du immediately stopped her.
"Wu'er, it's absolutely impossible, this coffin has already been sealed, you are a nobleman in the palace, you shouldn't be contaminated by these, if you look at it more, you will only get more and more reluctant."
Aunt Du was crying so hard that she dragged Wu Gui and cried, as if she and Chao Ren were so close.
Wu Guiren didn't think too much when he heard the words, he was moved by Aunt Du, and knelt in the mourning hall and cried loudly. Aunt Du was holding the coffin beside her, and no one was allowed to approach.
Wu Guiren's arm was suddenly pulled, it was her personal servant girl Bi Luo, Bi Luo gave Wu Guiren a wink, Wu Guiren understood, and glanced at Aunt Du.
"Grandmother, there is one more thing to go out of the palace this time. Wu'er didn't bring anything into the palace, and it will be difficult to leave the palace in the future. Wu'er will go to clean up and take a look at her mother's belongings. It is considered a good thing to bring with her." Think about it."
Wu Guiren was out of breath from crying, tears kept flowing like broken beads, Auntie Du nodded upon hearing this, "Good boy, you can go."
Wu Gui supported the hand of the servant girl and left the mourning hall. Aunt Du gave her a wink, and immediately a servant girl followed her closely.
The more this happened, the doubts in the nobleman's heart became deeper and deeper. He held Biluo's hand tightly and walked forward. He went to Chaoren's courtyard first. The nobleman gave Biluo a wink. Biluo understood, and immediately said, "Noble man , time is limited, the servant girl will take the two little maidservants to pack the nobleman's luggage first."
Wu Guiren stood in the corridor and nodded, "Go."
Without further ado, Bi Luo pointed to the little maid sent by Aunt Du, and then pointed to another little maid, "You two come with me."
Biluo was very strong and could not refuse the two of them, so he took them away.
After they left, Jin'er came in with a tray and a cup of tea in her hand.
"My lord, please have some tea."
Jin'er is the second-class maidservant next to Chaoren, even though she is second-class, she is extremely trusted by Chaoren, and nobleman Wu knows that.
Wu Guiren glanced at Jin'er, lowered his voice, "There are no outsiders here, just say what you have."
Jin'er bit her lips tightly, almost couldn't control her crying, and took out a letter from her sleeve, "This is what Madam asked her slaves to hand over to the nobleman, nobleman, the madam died so badly..."
Wu Guiren frowned, "Mother, how did she die?"
Jin'er lowered her voice and whispered a few words in Wu Guiren's ear, Wu Guiren's complexion changed drastically, and she was about to grab Jin'er's arm to question, when she heard footsteps coming from outside.
"How on earth are you a servant girl who can't even hold a cup of tea well. This is my mother's favorite set of tea cups."
Wu Guiren frowned and taught Jin'er a lesson, the two maidservants who came in later stood by the door and bowed their heads in silence, Jin'er kept kowtow to admit his mistake.
The nobleman waved his hand, "Forget it, go out quickly, you will be upset just looking at it!"
After staying for a while, the nobleman Wu left the house and went to the mourning hall. In less than an hour, Du Tan had already tidied up. Just as the palace sent someone to remind her, the nobleman Wu kowtowed to the coffin and said to Du Tan After a few words, he left the Du family.
Sitting on the sedan chair, the nobleman fell into deep thought. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that something was wrong, and her fingertips became colder and colder, with an ominous premonition.
After returning to the palace, Wugui opened the letter in his arms. After reading the letter, Wugui was stunned, his back felt cold, and his whole body went limp.
Sure enough, she guessed it right, the mother's death was really related to the father, how could a person who is so proud and has not avenged his revenge easily commit suicide.
It was Du Tan who killed Chao Ren out of embarrassment. No wonder Mrs. Du blocked her from seeing the coffin. Mrs. Du was so heartbroken that one had to doubt it.
Based on the relationship between Chaoren and Aunt Du, it would be good if Aunt Du didn't have fun after Chaoren died.
And what the right minister said at noon, echoed in Wu Guiren's ears from time to time, the right minister said to let her see Chaoren for the last time, saying that Chaoren's death was not worth it.
At that time, she had asked Du Tan, but Du Tan perfunctorily said that the Prime Minister had malicious intentions and deliberately provoked her. The more she thought about it, the nobleman became more and more frightened, clutching Chao Ren's handwritten letter tightly in her hand.
This letter was written by Chao Ren himself, and Wu Guiren is the most clear about Chao Ren's handwriting, and she will never admit it wrong.
Chaoren must have discovered Du Tan's selfishness a long time ago, that's why he asked him to write the letter in advance. Du Tan's hatred for Da Fang has reached its peak, and there is nothing he can't do.
The letter also said that Du Qin had long intended to attack King An, and wanted to replace him and serve the Queen Mother Lian.
Wu Gui was stunned, how could his father hide it so deeply.
"My lord, my lord has left the city, and the old lady has followed."
Wu Gui raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, and took Aunt Du away as well, it was obvious that he would never come back again.
Wu Gui stood up abruptly, went to the table and wrote a letter very quickly. After drying, he took off a jade pendant from his waist and put it on it, "Immediately send someone to hurry up and hand over this letter to my grandfather. be quick!"
Bi Luo didn't dare to delay when she heard the words, she nodded immediately and left with the letter.
Prime Minister
The right minister was leaning on the chair, holding a letter in his hand.
An hour ago, the secret guard intercepted Chao Ren's letter to Wu Guiren, and exchanged a fake one for Wu Guiren, and the real one fell into the hands of the right minister.
After reading the letter, Prime Minister Right was shocked and angry, and even more guilty!
After a long time, Prime Minister on the right slammed the table, "Where is Du Tan now?"
"Master Hui, I just arrived in Lincheng, and I can leave Lincheng tonight if there is no accident."
The corner of Prime Minister Right's mouth sneered, and his whole body was surrounded by anger, "Let Lord Qin, Lord Zhao, and Lord Shen come over immediately!"
The few people came very quickly and didn't dare to delay at all. They looked at each other in blank dismay, only feeling that the right-hand man was a little unusual today, and there was a wickedness in his eyes.
The Prime Minister on the right rolled his eyes at Shen Yi, "There are 100,000 troops in General Huang's hands in Liangzhou City, we are going to prepare tonight, and we will rush to Liangzhou City in the morning with the truth's secret order, and give the 100,000 soldiers and horses to the truth Take it to Suizhou."
Suizhou is the border of Dongchu and Dongming.
Shen Yi also realized that this matter was unusual, and nodded, "Shen Yi will definitely live up to Master Xiang's expectations."
The Prime Minister on the right glanced at Qin Yu again, "The truth is, there are still 150,000 soldiers in Lianzhou..."
"Master Xiang wants Qin Yu to go to Chongzhou?" Qin Yu frowned, only thinking that this matter was unusual and made such a big commotion.
Chongzhou is the fiefdom of King Chen.
Prime Minister on the right nodded, and looked at Qin Yu appreciatively, "Yes, I believe in your strength. Prince Chen still has half of his troops in Chongzhou, and half of the troops brought by the capital are in the hands of Du Tan. In addition, King An There are a total of 350,000 soldiers and horses in your hands, if you make a big move, it will definitely cause turmoil, so you can only act out of your wits, not act recklessly."
Qin Yu suddenly glanced at Prime Minister on the right, "Why didn't Prime Minister let Prince Chen go? In this way, the soldiers and horses of the two men will be divided into two, and Du Tan will definitely not hand over the other half."
The Prime Minister on the right chuckled softly, "Even the Queen Mother can rest assured that half of King Chen's troops will be handed over to Du Tan, so she will not do anything. Du Tan is poisoned in his body, if he has no life to support him, what's the use of military power?" ?”
The Prime Minister on the right paused, "Empress Dowager Lian has been in collusion with Dong Chu for a long time. Dong Chu will definitely intervene this time to avenge the capture of the city. The current plan is to cut off the connection between Du Qin and Dong Chu."
"Father-in-law, I have a proposal." Zhao Zun said suddenly, and everyone looked at him, only to hear Zhao Zun say, "Eastern Chu's troops are limited, they are in the middle of the cracks, and supplies are scarce. There are often people who rob the passing supplies. Dong Chu offends neighboring countries, so he may not have the time to deal with Du Tan."
Shen Yi and Qin Yu glanced at Zhao Zun one after another, the corners of their mouths twitched, and they said in unison, "Master Hou, you mean to pretend to be a member of Eastern Chu to set up a frame for blame?"