Han Lingfu settled down, the temptation was too great, he needed to think about it.
Han Lingfu stood up and said to Bai Yi: "You have a good rest, I'm leaving first... I'll see you tomorrow."
"Your Highness." Bai Yi reluctantly pulled him back, and said affectionately, "I want to write a letter to my mother, telling her that I married a good man, so that she can rest assured." Pausing deliberately, he said, "In a few days it will be fifteen..."
Han Lingfu was slightly taken aback, fifteen
He also spent a lot of time in the Lifan Academy, so he naturally knew that the emperor allowed the envoys to visit Kuilang in the prison on the first and fifteenth of every month. He looked at the clothes and immediately realized that she wanted to mention this matter to the envoys in Baiyue in the name of a family letter, and asked them to discuss with Kui Lang when they visited Kui Lang.
Putting clothes on is really hard work for himself, and he is exhausted.
Han Lingfu was moved. In contrast, he couldn't help but think of Bai Muxiao. She used to be able to advise him, but now... Han Lingfu sighed secretly.
Han Lingfu nodded slightly to Baiyi, and said: "You should take a break today and write a letter in a few days. At that time, I will order someone to send it to the envoy for you."
He put on his clothes and smiled gently, "Thank you, Your Highness."
Han Lingfu sat down and talked with her for a while, then got up and went out.
Watching him disappear outside the door, the disgust on Bai Yi's face finally showed undisguised.
She unconsciously stroked her lower abdomen with her hand, and there was only a faint pain in the lower abdomen, and the weakness of her body believed that she could recover soon. For Baiyue, everything is worth it...
She is now in Han Lingfu's inner house, and Han Lingfu is the only one she can rely on.
No matter how down-and-out Han Lingfu is, he is still a prince, and he is also ambitious. Naturally, there are people who can use it, which is more convenient than them acting in the capital. But Han Lingfu is not stupid, and it is not so easy to tease him casually. The time Bai Yi spent with Han Lingfu was not short, and she knew that this man was quite conceited, and he would only take the bait if he believed that he was wholeheartedly for him.
As for Bai Muxiao... If Han Lingfu only had Bai Muxiao in his heart, how could he sneak in.
The only blame is that Bai Muxiao loves this man so much, otherwise he wouldn't let him get it easily.
Two birds with one stone.
This child is also worth going.
Han Lingfu didn't know that Baiyi had no sympathy for the child in his womb, and he couldn't wait to go to the study in the front yard after he left the Shuiliyuan.
He calmed down in the study for a long time, and finally confirmed that the proposal of laying out clothes was of great benefit to him.
If this matter is accomplished, he will have a great advantage among his father's princes, and if this matter fails, it will not harm him too much. Anyway, he has already reached this point, so it is only natural that he has such a good opportunity to give it a go!
What's more, he happened to have Guan Yubai's handle in his hand
I really have to thank Xi Rong. Back then, in order for Nangong Yue to marry the second princess instead, he used a smelting formula as a transaction condition. Later, Xirong failed to get things done. Naturally, the smelting prescription cannot be refunded, so they sent themselves a big news...
Once this matter is uncovered, I am afraid it will cause turmoil in the court.
Back then when Guan Yubai returned to the capital, he closed the mansion all day long and only treated himself as a leisurely prince, so Han Lingfu naturally didn't need to pay attention to him. As for now... this is a godsend opportunity. Who made him block his way!
He couldn't seem too eager, wait until the Baiyue envoys see Kui Lang on the fifteenth day.
Han Lingfu picked up a pen, dipped in ink, and wrote a large character "forbearance" on the white paper.
Make sure that Baiyue begs him instead of him begging Baiyue, such an alliance is in his best interest...
Undercurrents surged in the Three Princes' Mansion, each with their own thoughts.
The Zhennan Palace, which is also in the capital, is still as peaceful as before.
Since Xiao Fei got the set of "Zuo Zhuan" yesterday, she once again stayed at home to read books in her room. Seeing that she was in a state of forgetting to eat and sleep again, Nangong Yue simply asked someone to take her away after lunch. He called over, naturally in the name of wanting to read a book with her.
Xiao Fei thought that her eldest brother was going far away, and her sister-in-law might be bored in the house alone, so she came over immediately regardless of Nanny Lan's objection.
Nangong Yue took her into the small study room, and let her read here while she looked at the account books.
As the end of the year draws near, it's time to do the math for this year's accounts. From a preliminary point of view, this time, a lot of money can be transferred to southern Xinjiang.
The two were busy with their own affairs, and the room was quiet.
Not long after, Lily came in with a mahogany tray and said, "Concubine Shizi, Miss, the bird's nest from the kitchen has arrived."
The bird's nest was ordered by Nangong Yue. Nangong Yue put down the account book and said to Xiao Fei who was obsessed with the book and didn't hear anything outside the window: "Sister Fei, drink the bird's nest."
Xiao Fei, who was sitting by the window, reluctantly raised her head from the scroll, Nangong Yue looked at it a little amused, and asked Xiao Fei to come over and sit down with her across the desk.
Nangong Yue just scooped up a spoon, but she paused: "This is not a blood swallow."
Lily was stunned for a moment, and came over to look at it, frowning slightly: "Concubine Shizi, I'm going to ask the servants in the kitchen." It's clear that Concubine Shizi wanted blood swallows, so why did she send Guanyan over.
Xiao Fei hesitated and said: "Isn't this official swallow and blood swallow similar?" Anyway, the effect of bird's nest is to moisten lung dryness, nourish kidney yin, and tonify deficiency.
One sentence made Nangong Yue show a little embarrassment, Baihe glanced at Nangong Yue with a smile, and said: "Big girl, you don't understand now, the blood swallow is also suitable for replenishing blood."
Xiao Fei still looked dazed, but Lily had already picked up the curtain and went out.
After a while, Lily came in with a middle-aged woman, and said: "Concubine Shizi, the servant Zhang Yimu who brought the kitchen is here!"
"Concubine Shizi." Zhang Yimu's family saluted neatly, "Rats entered the kitchen warehouse two days ago, and the good blood swallow was ruined, so we can only replace it with this official swallow." .It will be Chinese New Year in more than a month, and the bird's nest in Wangdu is a little nervous these days, and the slaves have already made reservations at Jinyanzhai, and they will arrive in about three or four days."
In the kitchen, apart from the chief steward mother, Nanny Pan, there are also several steward mothers, and this one-acre family is one of them who is in charge of the kitchen purchases.
Nangong Yue looked at her indifferently, and said, "The chief manager of the kitchen is Nanny Pan, right? Why didn't she come and tell me?"
Zhang Yimu's family was stunned for a moment. She is one of the companions brought by the concubine from her mother's house. She still has a little understanding of the concubine's temperament. The concubine has always only cared about the general direction and never made mistakes thing.
On weekdays, unless the Shi Ziye was around, the Shi Zifei herself didn't care much about food, she just got by, so the kitchen took the initiative to change the blood swallow to the official swallow.
Zhang Yimu's family swallowed, and replied: "Because the servants are in charge of the kitchen's purchases, so..." She thought it was just a trivial matter, so she came to report.
Nangong Yue gave Baihui a wink, and Baihui said solemnly: "Since the matter of the kitchen has been handed over to Nanny Pan, if there is any problem, Nanny Pan should report it."
The implication is to accuse Zhang Yimu's family of overstepping.
Zhang Yimu's family was dumb, could only salute, and then left in despair.
Seeing her go out, Nangong Yue looked at Xiao Fei who was opposite, and seeing her thoughtful, she said, "Sister Fei, do you know what this one-mu family did wrong?"
Xiao Fei thought for a while and said: "That Nanny Pan is the chief manager of the kitchen, if everyone follows her and goes over Nanny Pan to find sister-in-law, then sister-in-law, you are so busy dealing with these people every day, how can you have time to read? .”
She spoke decently at first, but when she reached the last sentence, Lily couldn't help laughing: This big girl thinks of reading everything.
Saying that, Xiao Fei looked at Xueyan in front of her again and said: "Also, there is no Xueyan in the kitchen, she should come and report in advance, instead of making her own claims."
Nangong Yue nodded with a smile. After all, Xiao Fei is the eldest girl of the palace, and she can see many things, but she has books in her head, and she is usually unwilling to think deeply about these trivial matters. Now that she mentions it a little, she gradually understands it.
After a while, Nanny Pan, who was dressed in a bean-green vase flower beanie, came in under the guidance of Thrush.
Under Nan Gongyue's signal, Baihui cut to the chase and said, "Nurse Pan, just now the kitchen replaced the blood swallow that Shi Zifei asked for with official swallow, and said that the blood swallow in the storeroom was ruined by mice, and it couldn't be replenished for a while. New... this thing, do you know?"
Nanny Pan hurriedly replied: "Back to Shi Zifei, Zhang Yimu's family has already booked a new blood swallow at Jinyanzhai, and it will arrive as soon as the day after tomorrow. Because there is no blood swallow, it has to be replaced with official swallow. "
Nangong Yue put down the teacup in her hand, looked at her for a moment, and asked again: "Nurse Pan, you just need to tell me this, do you know?"
Although it was cold winter, the room was warm with silver charcoal, but Nanny Pan felt cold all over, and said falteringly: "Your maidservant knows, but..."
Nangong Yue didn't want to hear her sophistry at all, so she interrupted her in a cold voice: "Since you know, why didn't you come and tell me when you couldn't order Xueyan? Why didn't you come and report when I ordered Xueyan today? And let the second-class steward below come to me arbitrarily and let me know that this is how you are subordinated?"
Under Nangong Yue's questioning one after another, Nanny Pan was already sweating profusely.
Since she was married to the palace with the concubine, she has been the chief manager of the kitchen. Everyone below respects her, and the concubine's nanny, An Niang, supports her, so everything goes smoothly. This is the first time she has encountered such a situation. setbacks.
In fact, the concubine does not eat bird's nest very much on weekdays, so she originally thought that she would not need to disturb the concubine when the bird's nest arrived the day after tomorrow, but the concubine ordered blood swallow today.
When the concubine Shi Zi sent someone to question her, Nanny Pan felt that something was wrong and knew that this matter had been done wrong in the first place. At that time, Zhang Yimu's family wanted to please Nanny Pan, so they volunteered to explain to the concubine Shizi, thinking that the concubine Shizi has always been kind, so she shouldn't pursue anything... After all, no one thought that the mouse would bite through the warehouse wooden door!
I didn't expect to anger the imperial concubine somehow!
Nanny Pan knelt down on the cold marble floor with a plop, and confessed: "Concubine Shizi, this servant made a mistake. This servant must scold Zhang Yimu's family well." It means that it is Zhang Yimu's family who made the mistake.
Nangong Yue's eyes sank, and she said, "Nurse Pan, you mean that it's all up to Zhang Yimu's family, and you don't know anything about it?"
Nanny Pan was stunned. No matter what she said, she also served in the Lin's courtyard, and she had a bit of face when she was in Nangong Mansion. In the final analysis, today's incident was not a big deal, and I vaguely admitted my mistake, so I let it go.
But if you have to make it clear, if Shi Zifei calls Zhang Yimu's family to confront her again, then it will be difficult for her. After all, quite a few people in the kitchen know about Xueyan... How will her subordinates view her in the future? How will she convince them
Nanny Pan gritted her teeth, and could only say: "No, it was my servant's idea to know about this. Please forgive me." Her back was covered in cold sweat.
Nangong Yue calmed down a little, and earnestly warned: "Nurse Pan, since you and Zhang Yimu's family are my companions, you should be more cautious in doing things, and set an example for the entire family! There are no rules and rules, and things do not follow the rules, and everyone else has learned how to behave! Then what kind of chaos will this palace become?"
"Yes! Princess Concubine!" Pan Nanny prostrated herself on the ground in fear.
Nangong Yue looked at Xiao Fei at this moment, and asked casually: "Sister Fei, how do you think we should punish Nanny Pan?"
Xiao Fei didn't expect Nangong Yue to ask herself, and she was a little bit surprised. Nanny Pan looked at Xiao Fei nervously, feeling terrified and puzzled: After the eldest concubine married into the palace, she withdrew many of the concubine Xiaofang's staff. Don't take this chance...
Xiao Fei didn't pay attention to Nanny Pan, and said in a deep voice, "Since you didn't follow the rules, you should just copy the family rules. The ancients said: 'If you read it a hundred times, you will see its meaning." After copying it a hundred times, it must be true. The house rules are also memorized."
Lily almost didn't laugh, and praised in her heart: Miss, this idea is cruel!
Nanny Pan was almost dumbfounded for a moment, but then hurriedly thanked her. She didn't dismiss her post, and didn't deduct her salary, which is considered a light punishment... But then she felt a little headache, she couldn't read a few words at all, this family rule is not easy to copy!
Nangong Yue waved her hand to let Nanny Pan back down, and only Nangong Yue and Xiao Fei were left in the small study.
The originally hot bird's nest is now at the right temperature, Xiao Fei ate half a bowl, wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and said: "Sister-in-law, although this bird's nest is good, it's not as good as our golden bird's nest, it's a pity I came here in a hurry this time ..." Thinking of why she came in such a hurry, Xiao Fei couldn't help showing a trace of embarrassment on her face.
Nangong Yue also thought of it, and looked at her with a half-smile.
Xiao Fei cleared her throat and tried to bring the subject up: "Sister-in-law, have you heard from elder brother? When will elder brother return to the capital?"
Nangong Yue was stunned, counting the days, even if she went around the south of the Yangtze River, Xiao Yi must have arrived in the southern border... It's a pity, this matter cannot be told to Xiao Feiming...
Thinking of Xiao Yi, Nangong Yue's eyes were full of longing.
…
"Ahh!"
Xiao Yi rubbed his nose, and said cheerfully to himself: "It must be the stinky girl who is thinking about me."
This is the capital of Baiyue - Ruijiang City.
Since Xiao Yi left Southern Border, he disguised himself as a merchant, and brought a hundred elite soldiers into Baiyue via the trade route, and came here.
After entering the city, Xiao Yi took seven or eight people to one of the most famous restaurants in the city. Xiao Er enthusiastically led them to the private seat on the second floor, and chatted with Xiao Yi with a smile: "This uncle is from Chang'an. Did it belong to Di?"
Xiao Yi, dressed as a bearded man and wearing a long dihu suit, smiled boldly, and deliberately said in Baiyue dialect with a strong accent: "Xiaoer has a good eye!"
The little girl smiled modestly: "The little one means that I see a lot of businessmen. I don't know what the guest officer is going to order today..."
After ordering, the waiter went downstairs, while Xiao Yi sat by the window and looked down at the street below.
Compared to the coldness of the royal capital, Ruijiang City at this moment is as warm as early summer. Ruijiang City is worthy of being the capital of Baiyue. The streets are vertical and horizontal, and there are many shops. Those Baiyue people in strange clothes come and go on the streets, exuding a strong exotic atmosphere. Looking at its prosperous appearance, it doesn't look like the capital of a defeated country at all.
It is also true that Dayu has only been established for less than 20 years, but Baiyue has a history of nearly 100 years. Ruijiang City is a natural port by the sea. If many Nanyang merchants want to go to Dayu, they often stop their ships in Baiyue for a few days to replenish food and water sources, and also do business by the way. Over the years, Baiyue has been thriving and prosperous.
The current king of Baiyue is nearly sixty years old, weak and sick, and has been neglecting politics for a long time. The eldest prince Kui Lang has assumed the power of Baiyue as early as seven years ago, and he is only short of being the last one to ascend the throne.
The eldest prince, Kui Lang, is young and energetic. He has started wars frequently since five years ago. Over the past few years, he has brought many surrounding small clans into the territory of Baiyue. Under the leadership of the eldest prince, the Baiyue army is invincible, but after four or five years of fighting, most men were recruited to serve as soldiers, how can the population of Baiyue prosper
Therefore, in recent years, the people have gradually complained. Although it seems that Baiyue's territory is expanding day by day, it is actually an external problem and an internal problem...
"Dengdengdeng..."
After a while, there was another sound of chaotic footsteps outside, so that the hearts of the few elite soldiers accompanying in the elegant seat were raised, until there was a regular knock on the door.
Twice, pause, and three times.
Finally, everyone relaxed their shoulders again, and one of the pockmarked faces hurriedly stood up and opened the door, only to see a handsome man with wheat-colored skin standing in the corridor outside the door, wearing a moon-white long dihu suit, it was Mo Xiu Yu.
Mo Xiuyu strode into the private seat, and closed the door with a pockmarked face.
"Master..." Mo Xiuyu cupped his fists and saluted Xiao Yi by the window.
"Sit down." Xiao Yi casually pointed to the seat opposite him, and poured a cup of herbal tea for Mo Xiuyu himself.
After Mo Xiuyu sat down, he was flattered to take it. He was really thirsty, so he drank it all in one gulp.
A round-faced young man dressed as a follower couldn't help urging: "Mo...brother, what did you find?"
Mo Xiuyu brought a few elite soldiers into Ruijiang City two days earlier than Xiao Yi and his party to investigate the news, and they made an appointment to meet at this restaurant today.
Mo Xiuyu put down his teacup, and began to report: "My lord, the eldest prince Kui Lang was originally in power in Baiyue, but he is warlike and often leads troops to go out in person, and the daily political affairs are left to the two younger brothers of the same mother, the second prince and The sixth prince came to take charge. Kui Lang was brutal and licentious, but he was indeed a fierce general. Accepted as a side concubine, the third prince has always held a grudge against Kui Lang because of the hatred of taking his wife. This time, after the news of the first prince Kui Lang's capture came, the third prince was eager to make a move, and the fifth prince and a group of courtiers almost forced him to The king of Baiyue abdicated to let the virtuous, but it was a pity that he was quickly suppressed by the second prince and the sixth prince. Now the political situation in Baiyue is still stable. But if the eldest prince Kui Lang cannot return to Baiyue for a long time, it will be hard to say... "
After a pause, Mo Xiuyu continued: "According to my subordinates' knowledge, although the second prince who is currently in power has always claimed that he is only taking power temporarily on behalf of his brother, and only waits for Kui Lang's return, according to my subordinates, the second prince may not have a little Selfishness. Most of Baiyue's military power is in the hands of Kui Lang himself, but nearly one-third of the military power is in the hands of the First Concubine's father, General Alig. In the past month, that Alig has counted He secretly visited the second prince's mansion for the first time, and even sent one of his daughters to the second prince's mansion...to stay temporarily as a cousin girl." Obviously, if Kui Lang couldn't come back to Baiyue, the daughter of the general's family would be killed. I will live in the Second Prince's Mansion forever.
Xiao Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, and asked: "It seems that the relationship between the second prince and Kui Lang's brothers is not bad..."
As the saying goes: Heavenly family has no father and son. Once it comes to the supreme position that can hold the power of life and death, what is the relationship between father and son and brotherhood? Cannibalism between father and son brothers, uncles and nephews in the royal family is not uncommon in history, and it will not be uncommon in the future! It is very rare that the second prince did not seize power immediately while being captured by Kui Lang.
Mo Xiuyu nodded: "The eldest prince, the second prince and the sixth prince are born of the same mother, and they are the sons of the former empress. It is said that King Baiyue once had a favorite concubine more than ten years ago. In order to please the favorite concubine, King Baiyue He did a lot of foolish things, and even the sixth prince almost lost his life at the hands of the beloved concubine when he was young, and the former empress was also mad at him to death. If the second prince and the sixth prince hadn't been protected by the eldest prince Kui Lang since childhood , I am afraid that they would have died long ago in the palace like a dragon pool and a tiger's den, so these two princes have always followed Kui Lang's lead and respected Kui Lang very much." After a pause, Mo Xiuyu added, "I belong to Judging from the various sources of information from my investigation, although the second prince has ambitions, I am afraid he will not easily betray his elder brother." Unless he is sure that Kui Lang will never return to Baiyue, the second prince will not move easily.
Xiao Yi stroked his chin with a half-smile and said: "This is still true 'Like father, like son'."
When his father was in the prime of his life, he was arrogant, extravagant and dissolute. Because of a favorite concubine, he did a series of foolish things. Now that his son Kui Lang has grown up, he is also blinded by power and commits the scandal of seizing his sister-in-law. There must be a son.
It's just that other people in the private seat didn't dare to respond, they all thought of the delicate relationship between King Zhennan and his eldest son Xiao Yi.
In the private seat, there was silence for a while, only the noise from the street outside could be heard from time to time.
Xiao Yi pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "I'm not afraid that the second prince has no ambitions, what I'm afraid of is that he is really pure and desireless. The most easily inflated thing in this world is probably ambition..." Once he has tasted the benefits of power, How can it be so easy to forget, otherwise there would not be so many people in this world crazy about it.
Xiao Yi looked down thoughtfully at the bustling street outside, and two stall owners on the side of the road were already shoving and arguing over the space occupied by each other's stalls. The corner of his mouth curled slightly, and he said slyly: "If there is a conflict of interests, there will inevitably be conflicts. Since we are all here, let's help them push and find a way to intensify the conflicts among their brothers."
Kui Lang is so domineering and domineering, not to mention those half-brothers, I am afraid that his same mother and emperor brother have also suffered a lot of anger. When Kui Lang was in power, everyone had to show weakness and swallow their anger, but Qianli The embankment collapsed in the ant's nest. Once there is a crack in this cast-iron embankment, the resentment and resentment that were suppressed in the heart will emerge and grow wildly like weeds...
If Mo Xiuyu was touched, he said: "Then I will find a way to investigate the second and sixth princes carefully..."
As he said that, his eyes were attracted by something on the street outside, and he hurriedly said: "My lord, look quickly, the man in brocade clothes next to the red-topped carriage is the sixth prince."
Following the direction Mo Xiuyu pointed, one can see that there is a gorgeous red-topped carriage coming towards the city gate. There are six people who look like guards behind the carriage, and a young man in brocade robes with green eyes is riding A red horse followed the carriage step by step. The people in the carriage raised the curtain from time to time to chat with the brocade-robed young man.
Mo Xiuyu sighed with emotion: "My lord, this sixth prince is considered a seed of infatuation. He will go out in casual clothes twice a month, and accompany his sixth prince and concubine to the Mazu Temple outside the city to worship Mazu."
Xiao Yi stared fixedly at the sixth prince for a long time, a gleam flashed in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Such a rare opportunity, let's take this opportunity to try the sixth prince..."