153 The Envoy
At the end of March, Yao Ping came to Lingnan Zhuhai Park by a fast boat. He came to see Li You.
Nangongyi was still arranging this year’s farming with Hongwu. When he heard the report from his subordinates, saying that the butler Yao Da was here, they both arrived at the entrance of the manor to greet them. They all knew one thing. Yao Ping must have something to look for Li You. Coming.
Yao Ping got out of the carriage, and Nangong Yi and Hong Wu stepped forward to bow their hands and said, "Hong Wu has seen Uncle Ping." "Butler Yao is well."
Yao Ping bowed his hand in return, but asked: "I have an urgent matter to see Alang, I wonder if Alang can be here?"
"Steward Yao, A Lang is not here now. I can order someone to find him. Steward Yao comes all the way and rests in the advanced manor. We will discuss something later, can we?"
Yao Ping also knew that this matter was in a hurry, so he could only ask Nangong Yi to find someone, and wait until he found someone.
When they arrived at the living room of the small courtyard where Nangongyi lived, after the three of them sat down, Hong Wu asked carefully, "Uncle Ping, what happened to Yangzhou?"
"Oh! Yingying has entered the palace." Yao Ping sighed and shook his head.
"Ah!" Hong Wu was just astonished. He didn't know how to deal with this matter, let alone what would happen to Li You when he got the news. He didn't dare to think at all.
Nangongyi's eyes widened too, and even the corners of his eyes twitched a few times. He was sure of one thing, that is, Li You would poke a big hole in the sky after he got the news. He has this ability, and he has it. This guts.
Nangong Yi hurriedly asked, "Steward Yao, how did this happen, and when did it happen?"
Yao Ping was silent for a moment, as if he was organizing his speech, and then he heard him say: "This matter has to start with the emperor's selection of court ladies. At the end of November last year, the emperor had a wide selection of good-age women from all counties in the world to enrich the harem For this purpose, more than one hundred middle-level officials and flower and bird envoys were sent to various states and counties."
Just as Yao Ping said this, Nangong Yi suddenly interrupted him, and said in a very puzzled way: "Flower and bird messenger? I know this official, and what is this flower and bird messenger?" New Bayi Chinese website first published https:// https://
Yao Ping continued: "This flower and bird envoy is an official position set up by your majesty today. The flower and bird envoy is the middle official envoy. They go to various places to select the beauties of the world to expand the harem. Therefore, they are called the "flower and bird envoy" by the people. As expected, such an official position was simply set up.
In the selection of palace ladies at the beginning of this year, the Xu family of Yuhang won a quota. The daughter of Xu family, now only Yingying is a girl of school age, this matter can not be fooled, and the person brought by this flower and bird envoy is rumored to be an internal guard. Where can there be mistakes? Originally, Yingying secretly left home after learning about this, thinking about coming to Alang, but Cheng Rui stopped him, and in desperation, Yingying had to enter the palace. Seeing that it was a foregone conclusion, I came to discuss with Alang. "
Listening to the whole process, Hong Wu felt a little angry and asked Yao Ping, "Uncle Ping, what does Xu Chengrui mean? Why did he have to pull Yingying into the palace? Did he forget that the young master saved his family? If there is no Young Master, where would they be today?"
Nangongyi waved his hand and said: "Hongwu, you should not blame him. This is not as simple as you think. If Yingying escapes, the Xu family will suffer. This does not refer to their family, but the entire Xu family. , Otherwise, how could he stop Yingying? You know, if Yingying is here, once the matter is found out, the Li family will be over. This is the emperor's power. Xu Chengrui is doing very well, you have to Blame him."
Hong Wu is not clear about this. What he thought was that Yingying had met Li You at the age of ten, and she could be regarded as growing up with Li You, and she could be regarded as a childhood sweetheart. Everyone saw the matter between Yingying and Li You. During these seven years, the two had been with each other, and Li You planned to marry Yingying back this year.
Everyone also thinks that the two of them are talented and beautiful, a match made in heaven, and they can definitely live happily for a lifetime. Hong Wu thought so anyway. But I didn't expect that accidents could happen even if things were already fixed, and Yingying was chosen as the picking girl!
For a while, there was silence in the living room. The three of them sat in their chairs silently thinking. They didn't know how to tell Li You about this matter, nor did they know how they would react if Li You knew about it. After a long time, Nangong Yi suddenly raised her head and asked, "Butler Yao, has Yingying entered the palace?"
Seeing Nangong Yi's question, Hong Wu also asked: "Mr. Nangong, is there any other way?"
"If you haven't entered the palace, there is a way. As long as the selected woman is seriously ill or died directly, the matter will be eliminated. Although there is an internal security check, it can be hidden from the truth."
But Yao Ping's next sentence also said that they had no idea: "Yingying should be back to Beijing with the flower and bird envoy five days after my departure. It is indeed that we knew it was too late and did not have any preparations. Madam is also a little sad about this."
Nangong Yi said: "Madam is only worried that Alang will do something unfavorable to her, so she will feel sad. As long as Alang goes back, the wife will be at ease."
Hong Wu said, "I'm afraid that only my Li family will be worried about this matter. They must be anxious for Xu's!"
Nangong Yi shook his head slightly, and didn't say what Xu Zhongming's attitude was. Nangong Yi didn't know, but he was very clear about the Xu family's attitude on this matter. The current Xu family must be very willing to own family members. Women entering the palace. Because once a woman from her family enters the palace, if the emperor chooses to be the concubine or the concubine of a prince, the whole family will be favored by the royal family.
Once married to the royal family, the family's strength will be greatly expanded. Whether it is in the Tang Dynasty or the place, this kind of power and influence will also increase a lot. This kind of thing should be eager for the Xu family. .
Those who have this idea, except for the few top Shandong nobles rare in Datang, other families are all willing to be married to the royal family. Today's Xu family must have this idea. For this, Nangong Yi absolutely believed in his own judgment.
"It's useless to say this. Now I need to tell Alang, this is the business, so let's let Wang Yanzhang go to Luzon now." After that, Nangong Yi left the door.
At this time, Yao Ping asked Hong Wu: "Hong Wu, where is Luzon, and why would A Lang go?"
"Uncle Ping, the young master just went there to have a look. Originally, this Luzon was not far from Liuqiu. Within a few days, the young master will definitely return here." Hong Wu didn't dare to say anything, this was Li You's account. When he came down, he explained that he was afraid that Yao Ping and his mother were worried about themselves. (End of this chapter)