Xiao Fang's lotus steps lightly walked in front of King Zhennan, her body full of happiness.
She was dressed in green cloth, without makeup, and her eyebrows were slightly frowned. She looked so delicate and weak. In the past, the King of Zhennan would have felt sorry for her, and he would hug her to comfort her, but now the King of Zhennan has more than half his heart They all fell on the young and beautiful Wei Shi.
Compared with Wei Hua, who is in his youth, Xiao Fang is actually older. Both children are already in their teens. Even though the years have passed, their beauty has not diminished, but there are still some fine lines at the corners of their eyes. She can still use makeup to cover it up, but at this time, she washed off the lipstick, but it made the fine lines more obvious.
The King of Zhennan frowned indiscriminately, lifted his robe, and sat down on the grand teacher's chair in the main seat, and said straight to the point: "Today, the king just received the imperial edict..." He squinted at She said: "The imperial decree says that you have embezzled Brother Yi's property for many years, and ordered you to return the property you have occupied and all the gains you have made over the years..."
Xiao Fang was startled, she had already guessed the contents of the imperial decree, but she never expected that it would mention property.
Ever since the incident about Liuhezhuang and Kaiyuan Pawnshop came out, she had a premonition, but fortunately, Yizhi only asked one or two questions, and it didn't hurt. And she is Xiao Yi's mother after all, as long as she pretends not to know, Xiao Yi will have nothing to do with her, even if the property is in Xiao Yi's name, she can still hold the money tightly in her hands. Unexpectedly, Xiao Yi actually asked the emperor to stand up for him?!
Xiao Fang's heart is extremely angry at this moment, she should get rid of those people left behind by the old prince early, as expected, there will still be future troubles!
No, blame her for being too lenient, if Xiao Yi had been sent to meet the old prince underground, nothing would happen now!
Thinking about it, the only thing Xiao Fang can do at this moment is to calm the anger of King Zhennan. With tears in her beautiful eyes, she said with an aggrieved face: "My lord, I am not..."
"Are you really not?" Zhennan Wang asked with a dark face.
The last time Xiaofang said that she was wronged, King Zhennan believed her because of the trust of his husband and wife for many years, but now...
The King of Zhennan said coldly: "If there is no sufficient evidence, how could the emperor issue such an imperial decree?... How many things have you kept from this king? What happened to Brother Yi's properties?!"
The real annoyance in King Zhennan's heart was not that Xiao Fang's family had taken up much of Xiao Yi's property. After all, Xiao Fang's family was also Xiao Yi's mother, and it was natural for a mother to manage the property for the child. He had been hiding it from him!
King Zhennan reprimanded her so harshly in front of the maids, he simply didn't save her face! Xiao Fang was angry and annoyed, but he didn't dare to show it on his face.
I'm afraid we can't hide the matter of the property, but since Xiao Yi is so ruthless and ungrateful, disregarding his hard work in managing his property for many years, and exposing this matter, then don't blame her!
Xiao Fang lowered her eyes slightly, and after a long while, she finally raised her head, her beautiful face showed determination, and said: "My lord, now, I will not hide anything from you. My father was indeed I left some property to Brother Yi and Brother Luan, besides the Kaiyuan pawnshop, there are also some shops and fertile land, these are all managed by my concubine in the coming years, but I never have the intention of encroaching on them!"
Sure enough!
"Then why didn't the king know?!" King Zhennan frowned, his face full of displeasure.
He also knew that his father had accumulated a lot of property while he was alive, and he thought that after his father passed away, all of them had been returned to the public, but he didn't expect that some of them were hidden from him!
And such a big matter, Xiao Fang has never mentioned it?!
It was in vain that I had always trusted her so much!
At this moment, King Zhennan was not only angry, but even deeply felt betrayed.
Xiao Fang regained her composure and explained: "I didn't know about this at first....Does the lord still remember the steward Shen who is beside the king?"
Zhennan Wang looked at him coldly, without speaking, the cold gaze made Xiao Fang shudder. But now, she can no longer evade, and can only bite the bullet and continue: "One year after the death of the father, Shen Da steward committed suicide and died for the Lord. His loyalty is moving."
She carefully looked at Zhennan Wang's expression, and said, "Three days before Shen Da Guan committed suicide, he came to see my concubine, and it was at that time that I knew about it. Shen Da steward said, father Wang left most of the private property he had saved during his lifetime to Brother Yi and Brother Luan. The two grandchildren will each have half, and they will be formally handed over to them after they become adults. My concubine was before the two children were adults, and helped them manage their property... "
He really regarded him as a fool! Zhennan Wang sneered and said: "Princess, this king is the direct son of my father and the biological father of Brother Yi and Brother Luan. Even if Manager Shen really wants to find someone to entrust Why didn't you come to find me, why did you entrust this matter to you?"
Xiao Fang hurriedly said: "My lord, do you remember that before my father passed away, I had a big fight with you?"
Speaking of that matter, King Zhennan's face turned dark again, thinking: Could it be that his father still hated that matter until his death? If so, then he should not entrust the property to himself, but It makes sense to hand it over to a confidant in charge.
only…
It's fine that Shen Guanshi is devoted to his father, but Xiao Fang has also kept it a secret from him for so many years!
Seeing that the King of Zhennan no longer questioned him endlessly, Xiao Fang knelt down on the ground and wept, "Your Majesty, my concubine has always been a custodian and has no intention of encroaching. The body is helping Brother Yi and Brother Luan to save it well. When the two children reach the crown, they will return them all... You also know that the concubine has always regarded Brother Yi as her own son, Not selfish at all."
If Xiaofang said so before, King Zhennan must have believed it, but now, after being kept secret for so many years, King Zhennan's trust in her has been greatly reduced. He looked at her suspiciously, with a smile that was not a smile Said: "Wangfei, Wangfei, until now, are you still treating me like a fool?"
"My lord..."
Xiao Fang wanted to say more, but Zhennan Wang raised his hand impatiently and stopped him. He no longer wanted to hear her continue to quibble.
"In short, regardless of whether you deliberately took Yige'er's property or not, since the emperor has issued an imperial decree, you should quickly return Yige'er's share, as well as the income from the past years, without missing a single penny..." Having said that, King Zhennan was still very unhappy in his heart. His father must have left Xiao Yi with a lot of private property, and Xiao Fang dared to hide it from him all these years and managed it privately. No less!
Xiao Yi is already defiant now, and when he gets such a large amount of property, I am afraid that he will not take himself seriously.
I am the royal son of my father, and my father would rather secretly leave his private property to his grandson without letting him know, it is too much!
Xiao Fang tightened the veil in her hand, wanting to return these golden egg-bearing properties and the profits of so many years, it was like cutting her flesh with a knife, it was painful! Moreover, the profits of these years were not It's all in her hands. After all, the property is under Xiao Yi's name, and a lot of money has been distributed to him in the accounts handed over every year! Now he still wants to steal his own, it is simply unreasonable .
There are also Zhuangzi, shops, and fertile fields in the south of the Yangtze River, which are difficult to buy even if you have money. She originally thought well that after a few years when Brother Luan became the eldest son, he could slowly transfer the property to her own name, and leave it to Sister Fei as a dowry someday!
Now it's all gone!
Xiao Fang resisted the pain in her heart, and tentatively said: "My lord, those properties are left to Brother Yi and Brother Luan by my father." She deliberately mentioned Xiao Luan again, and then said, "In order to show The concubine has absolutely no intention of getting involved in those properties, from the concubine's point of view, it's better to give them and all the income from the past year to brother Yi, what does the prince think?"
Zhennan Wang Meifeng frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Give it all to him? He doesn't know how to manage it. If you give it to him, I'm afraid that those properties will be wiped out soon. Xiao Yi and brother Luan are both father's sons. Sun, the father and the king have a will, and the property should be divided equally between the two of them."
Xiao Fang secretly rejoiced in her heart, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
At least half of it can be given to Brother Luan in a straightforward manner, which is better than being completely taken over by that evil species! Xiao Fang was thinking complacently, and then heard Zhennan King add, "As for Brother Luan's share of property , you immediately sort out the account books and hand them over to the king, and before Brother Luan is crowned, the king will take care of it for him in person."
The smile in Xiao Fang's eyes "swiped" away completely, her hands trembled uncontrollably, and finally managed to force out a voice: "... I know."
Although not reconciled, Xiao Fang also knows that he must not offend King Zhennan now, and it is best for this matter to pass like this...
Xiao Fang restrained her mind and thanked Yingying: "I am here to thank the prince for his love and care for brother Luan."
If it was in the past, King Zhennan would have benefited a lot from hearing it, but at this moment he only felt it was extremely harsh.
The King of Zhennan said coldly: "Brother Luan is the son of this king, how could this king not love him?"
When Xiao Fang heard the words, she felt a "thump" in her heart, forced a docile smile on her face, and said, "It's my concubine's slip of the tongue." In this situation, she said too many mistakes, even if she said a word casually, the King of Zhennan might have There may be other ideas.
King Zhennan snorted coldly, the anger in his heart could not be appeased no matter what.
He thought that his prestige in the southern border and in the palace was absolute, but he didn't expect that not only Xiao Yi, that rebellious son, disobeyed him, but even the princess had a second heart for him. When the news spread, he dignifiedly ruled Nan Wanglian's own back house I can't help it, it's really embarrassing!
The dignified concubine is not as sensible as a side concubine, it really disappoints him!
It seems that I have spoiled her too much these years, which made her lose her sense of proportion! King Zhennan thought so, and said in a cold voice: "Princess, since you want to pray for Nanjiang, you should act like you are praying."
Xiao Fang felt even more uneasy, Zhennan King had never treated him so indifferently.
"Come here!" Zhennan King raised his voice and ordered, "I will pass on the order of this king, and the princess will devote herself to praying for the southern border. Naturally, she can't be too extravagant. From today onwards, everything will cost more than the monks and nuns of the Qing Temple."
Xiao Fang's face froze. Although she was praying here, no one dared to ask her to practice penance. It was just to live in another place. What does the prince's order mean now? She really asked her to go to a nun-like place. day
The King of Zhennan looked at her expressionlessly, and said: "Princess, since you are so sincere, then kneel down and copy the "Ksitigarbha Sutra" a thousand times for the casualties of the people in southern Xinjiang. I’m back to the palace, and I’ll take my hair here to practice!”
"My lord!" Xiao Fang was really frightened at this moment, and begged, "I know I was wrong, so please forgive me this time... Your lord!"
This time, King Zhennan did not soften his heart, but said: "If this king finds out again that you dare to make claims, then you should stay here in Qingming Temple and don't go back."
Zhennan Wang was still angry, he flicked his sleeves fiercely, and strode away, leaving Xiao Fang's back without nostalgia.
Xiao Fang was both angry and anxious. Although she knew that King Zhennan would be angry after this incident was exposed, she never expected him to be so angry. As a woman, she can clearly feel that King Zhennan's affection for her is not as good as before, otherwise she would never be so heartless.
Wei Wei! It must be the little bitch Wei Wei who is sowing discord in front of the prince!
She must find a way, find a way to coax King Zhennan back...
Back then, she was able to snatch the position of Princess Zhennan from her useless cousin, but now, what a mere Wei Wei is!
She must find a way...
"Princess." At this time, the abbot of the Ming and Qing Temple knocked on the door and came in, bowed and said, "The prince has an order when he leaves. Let the princess live in the temple from today, and concentrate on copying the "Ksitigarbha Sutra". Go with the poor nun."
The host's attitude was alienated, and he couldn't see the humility and obedience towards him a few days ago, but it was because of the prince's indifferent attitude towards him. Xiao Fang secretly resented that she was a princess after all, and this little nun dared to be so rude!
Xiao Fang clenched her fists tightly, her face turned blue and white, her chest seemed to be blocked by something, it was hard to bear the suffocation.
"Princess, there are 13 chapters in the "Ksitigarbha Sutra". The prince has ordered you to copy it a thousand times. Please start early so that you can return to the palace as soon as possible."
"you… "
Xiao Fang couldn't get up in one breath, his eyes darkened, and he fell down.
"princess!"
Xiao Fang's maidservant who was waiting in the room shouted anxiously with bright eyes, and then told the abbot, "Quick, find the doctor quickly."
The abbot recited a Buddha, stood there with his eyes and nose, and his nose and heart, "Look at the poor nun, the princess is just tired for a while, please ask the girl to help the princess to the back temple, the pen and ink are ready, when the princess wakes up After that, you can start copying."
Ming Mou's heart is slightly cold, this Ming and Qing Temple is enshrined by the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, and the abbot's attitude towards the princess is obviously at the order of the prince.
What will the princess do in the future!
The Xiaofang clan was praying for blessings in the Ming and Qing Temple, and the date of return has not yet been determined. On the other hand, the bank notes sent by Xiao Yi from the capital have already arrived in southern Xinjiang.
There were fifty thousand taels of bank notes, which Nangong Yue collected together in a short period of time.
As soon as he received the bank note, Tian He happily called Mo Xiuyu and Yao Lianghang over.
Mo Xiuyu looked at the large banknotes on the desk, and said overjoyedly: "My lord, the money came just in time!"
Xiao Yi ordered them to reorganize a Xuanjia army as his personal soldiers, and now the 3,000 Xuanjia army has been reorganized, and they are waiting for this military salary.
In the past, Mo Xiuyu thought that 3,000 soldiers were not many, but when he had to manage the food, clothing, and use of these 3,000 people, he would find that the feeling of these 3,000 soldiers sitting on the mountain was really terrible!
Clothes and armor, arrows, weapons, wound medicine, tents... All of these need money!
In the past, Mo Xiuyu thought that he was a general, as long as he knew how to fight, he was now managing and training the Xuanjia Army with Yao Lianghang. Only then did he realize that the potential of a person is really unlimited. Nanny's potential...
Mo Xiuyu and Yao Lianghang glanced at each other. In just over a month, the two felt that they were several years older...but they also benefited a lot!
Tian He picked up the few thin silver bills, but felt that they were heavy, and sighed with complicated eyes: "Fifty thousand taels! It's a full fifty thousand taels. In order to raise these fifty thousand taels of silver, the son may not Easy."
Hearing this, the smiles on the corners of Mo Xiuyu's and Yao Lianghang's mouths disappeared, and Yao Lianghang said solemnly: "It's really difficult for the prince."
The son is the future king of Zhennan, and forming his own soldiers is also a very important thing. Logically speaking, the king of Zhennan should also support him, but their princes are narrow-minded, and they are afraid that the son will become powerful, and they will not seem to die at all. He is as broad-minded as an old prince, so that the son walks hard every step of the way, and now he needs to worry and bother about this yellow and white thing.
Tian He's heart is more deeply touched than Mo Xiuyu's. After all, he watched with his own eyes how the old prince taught and carefully cultivated the current King of Zhennan, paving the way for him step by step... I didn't expect the difference between father and son It's so big!
Tian He calmed down and didn't think about it anymore, he just told Mo Xiuyu solemnly: "Xiao Mo, although the son didn't say it, the money must be hard to come by, we should save some money and don't waste money wasted!"
"This subordinate understands." Mo Xiuyu stood up solemnly, bowed to Tian He and clasped his fists.
Naturally, it is necessary to save some money. Fifty thousand taels seems to be a lot, but it is far from enough to raise three thousand soldiers, and they are still three thousand elite soldiers. Fortunately, it can meet the primary military needs, and it can be used for a while. It's been a while.
If there is no money, it is absolutely impossible!
Tian He said with relief: "Your Majesty, you have worked so hard! Even in the capital, you have not forgotten us."
The eldest son Xiao Yi, whom they had been thinking of, was clinging to Nangong Yue at this moment, without any of the heroic arrogance he had when he was in southern Xinjiang.
Forty days have passed since Xiao Yi returned to the capital, and the one-month vacation the emperor gave him was used up early, but he seemed to be unconscious, clinging to Nangong Yue all day long, and he didn't even bother to leave the palace.
Finally, the emperor couldn't stand it any longer, so he summoned Xiao Yi into the palace, made some good talk, and let him continue to receive the job of the Wucheng Bingmasi.
In this way, Xiao Yi could only bid farewell to Nangong Yue in a grievance early in the morning, and ran to report to the soldiers and horses in the five cities. On the same day, a good report from the north was also submitted to the emperor's imperial case. .
"Okay, great!"
Looking at the good news in his hand, the emperor was overjoyed and praised again and again.
Unexpectedly, the Nanman Rebellion had just subsided, and now even Chang Di was defeated by Dayu's iron cavalry. This is really great news!
The emperor couldn't help but read the victory report again, his eyes lingered on Han Huaijun's name, and a proud smile appeared in his eyes.
Mr. Han Huai beheaded Changdi's general with his own hands, which is not a small feat!
This is the true nature of the children of the Han family! But the attitude of the younger brother, King Qi, towards the eldest son of the concubine...
The emperor's eyes flickered, and he sighed in his heart: After all, Brother Jun and his uncle are the masters for him. A good man has already established a career, and it is time to start a family! When Brother Jun comes back, he and Sister Xi's marriage will be arranged! Let the queen be happy.
Seeing that the emperor was in a good mood, Eunuch Liu took a step closer and congratulated with a smile: "The emperor is a sage! It seems that I, Da Yu, will wipe out the barbarians all over the world, just around the corner!"
The emperor regained his composure, and said with a sigh of emotion: "It was I, the soldiers of Dayu, who charged forward and repelled Changdi. It was really not easy!"
This battle between Dayu and Changdi has lasted for more than a year, and they finally won this hard-won victory.
Over the past year, Dayu's losses have not been small...
When the emperor calmed down a little bit from his joy, he thought of a person he had forgotten for a long time--King Chang Di Cheng.
Since the war between Dayu and Changdi, King Cheng has been under house arrest in King Cheng's mansion in the capital.
Next, it is time to consider how to deal with this King Cheng.
There was a smile on the corner of the emperor's mouth, and he gave some instructions to Eunuch Liu. Eunuch Liu also smiled, with thick wrinkles in the corners of his eyes, and went down to work.
Eunuch Liu's work efficiency was extremely high, and in just an hour, several palace servants arrived at King Cheng's mansion with the emperor's imperial decree and a dozen boxes of rewards.
King Cheng was naturally called to kneel down in the main hall to receive the order, but his mind went blank because of the contents of the order.
how can that be possible!
He, Changdi, was actually defeated by Dayu? Even the famous General Taka was beheaded, with tens of thousands of casualties and thousands of prisoners, and if Dayu continued to go deep, even Changdi's capital would be in danger...
These items were repeatedly repeated in King Cheng's mind. He didn't listen to the rewards mentioned in the decree at all, and knelt on the spot dumbfounded.
The little servant who delivered the decree sneered in his heart, but said in a sharp voice on purpose: "His Royal Highness, the emperor is generous and merciful, and awarded these rewards, why doesn't your highness thank you? Could it be to the emperor..." He sneered, A look of contempt flashed in his eyes, King Cheng can still be in this city palace today, what about tomorrow
"Your Highness..." King Cheng's personal servant knelt behind him and pulled King Lacheng's sleeve nervously. Only then did King Cheng come to his senses, kowtowed on the ground to thank him, and then raised his hands to receive the imperial edict, his face always He hung down, hiding the humiliation in his eyes.
The little servant flicked his sleeves coldly, and walked away swaggeringly.
The servant hurriedly escorted several palace people to the entrance of the main hall.
After the palace servants left, the main hall was so quiet that even the sound of a needle falling could be heard.
King Cheng still held the imperial decree and knelt stiffly on the spot, lost his mind.
The servant helped him up cautiously, and asked worriedly, "Your Highness, are you alright?"
How could he be good! King Cheng's complexion has never been so ugly before, his eyes paused on the boxes of rewards packed in red wooden boxes in the main hall, and he felt that the red was a bit dazzling, as if it was given by Changdi Zimin. blood donations stained…
Even though he was put under house arrest by Emperor Dayu in the Prince Cheng's mansion, King Cheng did not despair so much.
Because he knew in his heart that as long as the battle between Dayu and Changdi did not end for a day, he would be safe and sound in Dayu.
If Changdi wins, he can predict that he will instantly change from a prisoner to a guest, becoming an important pawn in the peace talks of Emperor Dayu, and even have the opportunity to return to Changdi again... But what he didn't expect was that Changdi lost!
How is this possible
After being shocked, he had to worry about his future, and now whether he can live or not depends on Emperor Dayu's will.
King Cheng's eyes were covered by a thick haze...
It's all Nangong Cheng's fault!
Back then, he was sincere to Nangong Cheng, but how did Nangong Cheng repay him
She betrayed him, trampled on his sincerity, broke his wings like an eagle on the prairie, and was locked in this cage-like palace of Prince Cheng like a poultry!
And what about her
She even got married in a splendid manner and became her Mrs. Xuan Ping Bo Shizi!
Why
Thinking of her as a despicable, shameless, duplicitous, greedy, fast-moving woman, why should she live such a glamorous life now
King Cheng pursed his thin lips, his eyes were so dark that they seemed to come from the bottom of hell.
Nangong Cheng!
Since he is going to sink into hell, it is a bit too lonely for him to be alone, isn't it
He smiled sullenly, and the little servant beside him was silent, afraid to speak at all.
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Mr. Er Geng came here at 18:05 this afternoon~