After searching the house, Shen Xinyan was even more sure that something had happened in the palace. Since He Peng dared to come under the banner of "following orders", it can be seen that this "will" was supposed to be true, but she was not sure whether it was true or not. It comes from the original intention of the person who made the decree.
Above the court, the crown prince is gradually declining. Although he still bears the name of supervising the country, his control over the court is not as good as before. On the contrary, the supporters of the second prince and the third prince are getting more and more, especially the second prince, whose momentum is close to that of the prince, and behind him are Empress Zhou and Concubine Shu.
With full support, there is a great momentum to replace the prince.
Emperor Yuanyou's illness was still repeated, and it was said that he often felt drowsy. Shen Xinyan only heard it from Wei Chengzhao's mouth, and he couldn't tell the truth from the fake.
After Wei Chengzhao made an appointment with Yang's natal niece, Wei Junhang took the initiative to find a job for him with Wucheng Bingmasi. According to what Wei Junhang meant, he planned to train him, so that he could be a powerful helper to Wei Chenglin in the future.
Even for Wei Chengyue and Wei Chengqi, Wei Junhang had plans in his mind, but before he could put them into action, Wei Chenglin disappeared, followed by Rong Di going south.
Wei Chengzhao also knows that this is an extraordinary period, so he returns home on time every day after leaving the yamen, never stays outside too much, and occasionally tells Shen Xinyan all kinds of news he heard in the yamen. It was also at this time that Shen Xinyan realized that Yang's son was actually no less intelligent than her eldest son Wei Chenglin, and even more low-key and smooth than Wei Chenglin.
In his previous life, Wei Chengqi, who was the long-term housekeeper, almost went out of the house for the sake of the Fang family, and his life after that was also quite miserable. However, after Sanfang moved out of the Duke's mansion, Wei Chengzhao and his younger brother Wei Chengyue quickly found a job. The two brothers worked together and lived a splendid life. Therefore, Yang straightened his back and took care of those who had never had children. Her concubine's house was sold, and the remaining ones brought their children to live in front of her, so naturally they dared not make any more disturbances.
Everyone has their own way of life, and those who are beautiful on the surface may not be really comfortable and calm on the inside, such as her in her previous life. Mingmian sees that Luobo has lost his support, but in fact it may not be true that he has suffered for half his life, such as Yang Shi in his previous life.
The Duke's Mansion closed its doors to thank the guests, Shen Xinyan restrained the servants in the mansion, and wholeheartedly took care of the Eldest Princess and the pregnant Wei Yingzhi. Occasionally, Mrs. Yang would come to help her. As for Mrs. Fang, she was still "resting from illness", but Shen Xinyan would no longer send people to secretly watch her every move as before.
Everyone has weaknesses, and Wei Chengqi is Fang's biggest weakness. She may not care about anyone or anything, but she has to care about her son.
Today, Shen Xinyan and Wei Yingzhi were talking in the eldest princess's room. The eldest princess was a little out of spirits, but when she saw her granddaughter's belly slowly showing, her spirit immediately improved a lot. She expressed concern Asked about her pregnancy.
Wei Yingzhi put her arms around her waist, and acted like a baby in her arms as she was when she was a child, making her laugh endlessly.
After a while, Brother Xiang ran in 'thump-thump', quickly climbed onto the soft couch, pulled away his sister's hand holding his grandmother, and retracted his small body into the embrace of his grandmother, only then was he satisfied smiled.
His small appearance of protecting the food made everyone laugh.
Amidst the laughter, Zi Yan whispered something in Shen Xinyan's ear, Shen Xinyan nodded, looked at the three grandparents and grandchildren who were having fun together, and walked out quietly without disturbing them.
"Second Aunt!" Wei Chengzhao, who had been waiting in the corridor for a long time, saw her come out, and rushed up to meet her.
"What happened?" Shen Xinyan's heart tightened when she saw his anxious expression.
"His Royal Highness has an accident. This morning, Sun Shoufu and several important officials of the court entered the palace to discuss matters, and found the second prince covered in blood in Bixiu Palace. After several adults entered, His Royal Highness was holding a bloody dagger .” Wei Chengzhao told the news he had just received in one breath.
Shen Xinyan's expression changed drastically.
"The Second Highness is dead?"
"The imperial physicians are doing their best to treat them. Now they are just hanging on their breath. The situation is very dangerous. It is still unknown whether they can be saved. At this moment, the courtiers and clansmen have all entered the palace. If the suspicion cannot be cleared, His Royal Highness is in danger. Yea!"
"What did your majesty say?" Shen Xinyan asked.
"Your Majesty has been in a coma all morning, and finally woke up. After hearing about it, he asked the Imperial Hospital to treat the second prince with all his strength, and at the same time summoned the sixth master of Duke Li's mansion to enter the palace. I don't know about the other nephews."
"However... King Ruyang has asked for an order to imprison His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the clan mansion." Wei Chengzhao hesitated for a while, but still spoke truthfully.
King Ruyang is the most senior in the royal family, even if the eldest princess sees him, she has to call him uncle.
The crown prince was imprisoned in the clan mansion, if the suspicion could not be removed, not only would the crown prince's position be lost, but he might be involved in a wide range of cases. But, can Emperor Yuanyou still believe it? An emperor who will order to search the Duke's mansion, is he still the emperor who valued Rui Guifei and the crown prince the most
Shen Xinyan didn't dare to hold out too much hope.
If the crown prince falls, Imperial Concubine Rui may not be able to survive alone, and the British government, who is in the line of the crown prince...
She shuddered.
"Second Aunt, do you think that this matter could be caused by the Third Prince? Think about it, if the Second Prince died of serious injuries and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince cannot be cleared of his crimes, wouldn't His Majesty only have the Third Prince? Who else is better?" Wei Chengzhao lowered his voice.
Shen Xinyan's face was solemn: "What you said is not unreasonable, it's just that brother Zhao, the truth has not been found out for a day, and no one is sure who did it. For this matter, we should first find a way to get it from the imperial concubine in the palace." Get in touch and see if we can help."
Wei Chengzhao thought about it for the same reason, and nodded in response: "What the second aunt said is that my nephew is not thinking well."
After a pause, he asked again: "The second aunt, the sixth uncle Qiao has always been close to the second uncle, should we ask him about it?"
Shen Xinyan shook her head: "It is precisely because he is close to your second uncle that we can't ask him about it. Your Majesty may not allow him to thoroughly investigate the second prince's injury. If we contact him in private, it will be a big deal for him. Not necessarily a good thing."
Wei Chengzhao understood what she said.
"If you want to get in touch with the imperial concubine in the palace, it seems that you have to ask the fourth sister." Wei Chengzhao said.
What Shen Xinyan could think of was also Wei Yingzhi. After all, Wei Yingzhi was Concubine Rui's niece and daughter-in-law, and she was pregnant. Although Concubine Rui did not call her into the palace these days, she would send people out of the palace to give her things every now and then. Wei Yingzhi put someone by her side so that she could keep abreast of the pregnancy of her niece and daughter-in-law.
Just as she had guessed, Emperor Yuanyou really asked Qiao Liuhui and Dali Temple to thoroughly investigate the serious injury of the second prince, and Shen Xinyan also got the news that the imperial concubine Rui in the palace asked her to wait.
She secretly heaved a sigh of relief, for Concubine Rui to be able to say this, it can be seen that she is not completely unsure.
Because the second prince was assassinated, the prince became a suspect, and all the courtiers were in danger. The more the Dali Temple was investigated, the more evidence pointed to the third prince, and in the clan mansion, the third prince became the prince. A pair of difficult brothers.
An accident happened to the crown prince, Emperor Yuanyou braced himself to take charge of the matter, but the courtiers found that His Majesty's complexion was getting worse and worse, and his body was getting weaker and weaker. Often the courtiers were fighting fiercely, and when the emperor was asked to make a decision, the courtiers would He was found asleep on the throne.
For a while, the hearts of the people in the court were scattered.
The emperor fell ill, one of the three princes went, and the other two were imprisoned in the clan's mansion. The Rong and Di people outside the Guan were advancing step by step, and the bandits in Xiyan were still in chaos. The court was already in the greatest crisis.
In the harem, the birth mother of the second prince, Concubine Shu, shed tears day and night because of her son's life and death. The birth mother of the third prince, Concubine Li, and the crown prince's birth mother, Rui Guifei, were grounded.
The courtiers were all relieved when the news of the great victory at the border was sent to the defense case in eight hundred miles.
At this time when disasters are happening one after another, they urgently need good news to dispel their inner anxiety and uneasiness.
Immediately afterwards, Wei Chenglin, the Xiyan garrison who was originally rumored to have died in the bandit chaos, suddenly led his troops to break through the bandit leader's stronghold - Qingfeng Mountain, captured the first leader of the village alive, and beheaded the second and third leaders. Then he joined up with the reinforcements of the Marquis of Zhongyi, and Cheng Sheng pursued them. In less than a month, the Xiyan bandit chaos that had plagued the court for many years was completely put down.
When the news was sent back to the Duke's Mansion, the Eldest Princess wept with joy, tightly grasping Shen Xinyan's hand, she couldn't stop saying: "I knew it, I knew Brother Lin would be fine. His grandfather spent so much effort on cultivation He, how could he die because of a little banditry?"
"Yes, what mother said is that Brother Lin is fine..." Shen Xinyan's throat was a little congested, her eyes were also watery, and she answered with a choked voice.
During these days, her heart has been suffering, but everyone in Nuoda's house is looking at her, but she can't show it.
Now that the news of the victory at the border and the survival of the eldest son, these two great news came back, it was only then that she had an outlet to vent her day and night worries.
"I knew I would go with Yunfu back then..." Wei Chengyue, who was on the side, was happy for his cousin, but his tone was a little disappointed.
Even Yunfu, the precious Marquis, went to the battlefield. Back then, his martial arts skills were not as good as his own! If he also followed, he would definitely be able to wipe out those bandits together with his eldest brother.
Even Wei Chengzhao's eyes were full of annoyance and yearning.
Wei Chengqi's martial arts skills are mediocre, and he likes writing more than martial arts, so apart from being happy for his cousin and sister-in-law, he doesn't have any other feelings.
Everyone in the Duke's Mansion rejoiced because of this rare good news. In the palace, Emperor Yuanyou, who was supposed to be drowsy, rubbed his forehead, took the black pill that Qiao Liu handed over, swallowed it, and drank a few more sips of water, then sighed: "But at last there is good news, Junhang If you procrastinate any longer, I'm afraid I will soon be unable to continue acting."
Qiao Liu said with a smile: "Your Majesty really impressed me this time, I am astonished!"
Emperor Yuanyou glared at him, and thinking about everything that happened in the past few days, his face was livid with hatred, and he barely suppressed his anger and asked: "Can the second prince be saved?"
"Life is not worrying, but I am afraid that I will never be able to do without the medicine jar in the future."
Emperor Yuanyou sneered: "This is what he asked for! If he didn't have thoughts that he shouldn't have, how could he be used by others, so that he almost lost his life!"
"It's not entirely his fault. They are aiming at his legitimate son. After all, the prince is gone, and it is more beneficial for them to have a grandson who is still in his infancy." Qiao Liu spread his hands. .
The prince has been married for many years, and he only has two legitimate daughters under his knees. The third prince just got married, and the eldest son of the second prince is the only one in the younger generation of the royal family.
Such a single seedling, and still a milk baby, is indeed the easiest to control, but it is much more useful than supporting an adult prince.
"Junhang said that Prince Cheng has sneaked back to the capital, you have checked the past few days, do you have a clue?" Emperor Yuanyou took a few deep breaths and asked again.
"Not yet." Qiao Liu was ashamed.
Although Emperor Yuanyou was impatient, he also knew that this matter could not be rushed, so he didn't blame him.
When Qiao Liu left, he saw Queen Zhou coming slowly with her maid. He didn't want to be polite, so before they found out, he quickly dodged behind the rockery, thinking about waiting for them to pass before leaving.
The sound of rings colliding with each other when the woman was walking gradually faded away, and he came out from behind the rockery. He casually looked at the backs of those people, and his eyes gradually fell on the bowing man next to Queen Zhou. waist eunuch body.
I don't know if it was his illusion, but he always felt that this person was a bit strange, but he couldn't figure out what it was for a while. After thinking for a moment, he decided to find an opportunity to explore again.
Regardless of whether it is an illusion or not, since you have doubts, you have to find a way to check and verify.
When the servant came in to report and said, "The empress is here", Emperor Yuanyou had already changed into a sick and weak appearance, but a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes.
This bitch actually dared to join forces with the rebels to poison him with the intention of manipulating him. Originally, he was still thinking about the friendship he had had before, and at least he would give her a happy ending, but now...
A killing intent flashed across his face.
The humiliation suffered during these days will teach the bitch to pay ten times the price in the future!
After the first victory report sent back by the army, the army won the next few battles, while the Rongdi people lost one after another and were gradually forced out of the pass.
While following the progress of the second prince's case, the courtiers also followed the border war. They were all relieved to learn that the Rongdi people had finally been expelled from the customs and every inch of their lost land had been taken back.
Immediately, there was a voice in the hall saying that it should be accepted as soon as it is good. Some courtiers believed that since the foreign enemies had been driven away, they should withdraw their troops and wait for peace negotiations, so as not to save the people from suffering from war again.
As soon as such remarks are made, naturally there are not many people who agree with them, but there are also many who hold the opposite opinion, thinking that our army should go all out and completely suppress the Rong and Di, so as to achieve once and for all.
The peace faction and the war faction were not willing to give in, and they fought until their faces were red. They both wished to ask His Majesty to accept their own opinions. As for the case of the second prince, they naturally moved back.
Shen Xinyan, a housewife like this, naturally knows very little about courtier disputes, but she only learns a little bit from Wei Chengzhao's bits and pieces every day.
Compared to these, what she cares more about is when Wei Junhang and Wei Chenglin will return
She remembered that in her previous life, General Murong led the troops to directly attack the Rongdi imperial court, beating the Rongdi people to the point where they had no power to fight back. From then on, they bowed their heads to the imperial court and never dared to have second thoughts.
And it was also in that battle that Wei Chenglin's military talents were fully demonstrated, joining forces with General Murong, once again reproduced the invincible glory of the Wei family and the Murong family fighting together.
Since then, no one in the ruling and opposition parties dared to underestimate this young British prince.
But in this life, Wei Chenglin went to Xiyan to quell the bandit rebellion in Xiyan, so Shen Xinyan was really not sure whether he would participate in the war against Rongdi again.
A few days later, Emperor Yuanyou issued a decree, commanding General Murong to lead his troops to attack Rongdi with all his strength, and completely solve this serious problem for the people on the frontier and the court.
In the struggle between the main peace faction and the main war faction, the main war faction won the final victory.
Shen Xinyan was not surprised by this, after all, the court also made this choice in her previous life.
What surprised her was that Emperor Yuanyou made another decree, ordering Wei Chenglin, who had just quelled the Xiyan bandit rebellion, and Zhongyihou to lead troops to support General Murong. The imperial court will not return.
Shen Xinyan let out a long sigh.
Sure enough, there are some things that cannot be changed whether it is in the previous life or in this life.
The only change is that in this life, not only her son, but also her husband, her son-in-law also participated.
Ever since the Eldest Princess found out that her son and eldest grandson were all fine, her condition improved in an instant. Although she was sometimes confused, she took Shen Xinyan's hand and chatted with her about the old Duke and Wei Junting and Wei Junhang brothers. Still quite sober.
After word spread that the imperial court wanted to go after Rong Di with all its might, the Eldest Princess couldn't help worrying. Regardless of Shen Xinyan's dissuasion, she insisted on going to the temple to pray for Wei Junhang, his father and son Weng.
Shen Xinyan couldn't persuade her for a long time, so she did what she wanted and took advantage of the fine weather to personally accompany her to the Lingyun Temple in the suburbs of Beijing.
Wei Yingzhi, who originally learned that they were going to pray for blessings, would also follow, but she was reprimanded by Shen Xinyan, and her body was getting heavier, so she had no choice but to give up.
Only then did Shen Xinyan let out a soft snort of relief.
The mother-in-law has nothing to do with it, so is there nothing she can do with her daughter
The carriage went all the way to the outskirts of Beijing, Shen Xinyan greeted the temple one day in advance, and arranged everything properly, because she was afraid that there would be too many people in the temple and bump into the eldest princess.
After all, the eldest princess's body is not as good as before, so she can't be ignored at all.
When she arrived at Lingyun Temple, she accompanied Princess Dachang to pray for blessings, and accompanied her to listen to Master Huiming's lecture.
After dying and being reborn again, she has gained a lot of respect for ghosts and gods, and now she also hopes that gods can protect her relatives to return safely.
When we left Lingyun Temple, the sunset glowed all over the mountain and brought a beautiful view of red.
Shen Xinyan helped the eldest princess into the carriage, and ordered the servants to drive carefully. The carriage drove steadily on the road and headed towards the city.
"It's not good, it's not good, there are traitors, run away!"
Suddenly, there was a cry from nowhere, which startled the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the carriage.
"What happened?" Shen Xinyan asked hurriedly.
"Ma'am is not good. It is said that there are rebels breaking in ahead, and everyone is running for their lives!" The voice of the attendant came from outside the car.
"At the feet of the Son of Heaven, where are the rebels? It's absurd!" the eldest princess shouted.
"No matter what, mother, let's go back to the house quickly. If we are not afraid of 10,000 yuan, we are afraid of an emergency. Now is an extraordinary time, so we have to be careful." Shen Xinyan persuaded.
The Eldest Princess' face softened slightly: "Just follow your orders!"
Shen Xinyan then ordered the driver to speed up and return home sooner or later.
For some reason, the word "rebel" always made her feel uneasy.
Didn't Murong Tao pretend to be a traitor in his previous life? Could it be that he is still repeating his old tricks in this life
Thinking about it, it shouldn't be possible. At this time, Murong Tao should be on the battlefield with his father.
And the third prince was still locked up in the clan mansion, and Zhou Guanning, who was the concubine of the third prince, didn't have the time to go out.
Thinking of this, her heart became a little more stable.
Suddenly, the carriage stopped abruptly. At any rate, after several such emergencies, Shen Xinyan steadied herself very cleverly, and even the eldest princess was held steady by her.
"Help, save my wife quickly!" The woman's frightened cries came from outside, and the servant driving the car swallowed back the scolding that was about to come out.
Shen Xinyan was startled, and felt that the woman's voice seemed somewhat familiar. When she lifted the curtain of the carriage, she saw a wolfish woman next to the carriage, dragging the driver and begging for more than ever.
When the woman saw her appear, she rushed over immediately.
"Madam, please save my wife!"
Shen Xinyan froze instantly.
This person is none other than Zhou Guanning's maid, Liu Shuang!
"But something happened to the third concubine?!" She asked sharply.
Liu Shuang nodded again and again with tears in her eyes: "Madam, please beg your concubine, she was captured by the rebels who rushed out just now!"
Speaking of this, she couldn't help crying again, crying desperately.
If something happens to the third concubine, she will not even think about living!
"What? The third concubine was taken away by thieves?" The eldest princess in the car heard their words clearly, and her face changed drastically.
To kidnap people in broad daylight, this thief is too rampant!
"Take people along to follow the road and see where the thieves have taken the third princess and concubine. Remember not to fight with them. Since they have taken people away, they must be fully prepared. You cannot beat them."
"Hurry up and go back to the city, find Master Zhou Maozhou, and tell him the matter in detail."
"Get in the car quickly, let's go back to the city immediately!"
Shen Xinyan ordered calmly.
"Why don't you let your guards chase after you?" Liu Shuang wiped away tears, a little dissatisfied.
Shen Xinyan sneered: "Your princes and concubines are precious, so is it possible that the lives of the female family members of our government are worthless?"
Don't blame her for being selfish, in her eyes, ten Zhou Wannings are not as good as one Eldest Princess!