When Guan Yubai arrived at Yufangshu, the emperor was talking with Lu Huaining, and when he saw him coming, he nodded and signaled him to excuse himself.
Guan Yubai stood in front of the imperial court, as elegant as the wind, and his eyes were even more gentle and calm.
"Give me a seat."
The servants in the imperial study had already been dispatched, only Eunuch Liu was left behind, and with the emperor's order, Eunuch Liu personally moved a stool for Guan Yubai to sit on.
The emperor looked at him deeply, and after a long time, he opened his mouth and said, "Yubai, I don't know what to do."
The emperor looked a little tired, and his complexion was extremely gloomy.
Guan Yubai opened his mouth slowly, and said, "Your Majesty, it's okay to say so." His voice was gentle, as if it could comfort people's hearts, calming the emperor's mind.
"Yubai, I suspect that the person who colluded with Baiyue is my son." The emperor seemed to have exhausted all his strength to say these words, and then shook his head with a sigh.
"I don't know which prince the emperor suspects?"
The emperor sighed again, "My third prince."
Even if the emperor wants to believe his son, but Han Lingfu's is too suspicious, his side concubine is Baiyue Saintess, and when he was in charge of Lifan Academy's errands, he had a good relationship with Baiyue envoys. ... It really made the emperor have to doubt it.
The emperor told Guan Yubai what happened just now, and then said, "Yubai, what do you think I should do?"
Guan Yubai drooped his eyes and pondered for a moment, stood up and bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I'm sorry to say that this matter is of great importance, and His Highness the Third Prince alone may not be able to do it. Unless..." He paused, and said with deep meaning , "On the court, someone will help him."
"Help him?" The emperor murmured after a moment of contemplation, "Could it be the Marquis of Pingyang?... Lu Huaining."
Lu Huaining hurriedly clasped his fists in response, "The minister is here!"
The emperor looked directly at him and said, "I asked you to send someone to watch over Pingyang Hou, but there is news."
The last time Lu Huaining reported that Han Lingfu had gone to the Marquis of Pingyang for two consecutive days, the emperor asked Lu Huaining to send someone to watch him. It is impossible for Jin Yiwei to go out without gaining anything, so I heard Lu Huaining report respectfully: "My Majesty, Mrs. Pingyang Hou complained to the nuns around her two days ago that His Royal Highness the Third Prince always ran into their mansion and wanted to ask for help. Marquis of Pingyang helped him. But the second princess caused her daughter to get married to Xi Rong, and their Marquis of Pingyang’s mansion had long since severed their ties with the third prince, and it would be useless for him to run away many times.”
The emperor frowned slightly
Mrs. Pingyanghou's remarks can be said to be a bit "rebellious". Qu Jiayue's marriage is for the country and the people, and Pingyanghou's family is actually dissatisfied... Well, the emperor also admitted that this matter was done by the second princess. It is common sense to be dissatisfied, and it is fine to talk about it in private. The emperor feels that he is still a wise emperor, so he doesn't care about it. However, according to Mrs. Pingyanghou, Xiaosan went to Pingyanghou, but Pingyanghou rejected him
So, it wasn't Marquis Pingyang who colluded with Xiaosan
The emperor couldn't help thinking of Lu Wenzhuo again.
The emperor pondered, but Guan Yubai raised his brows slightly after hearing Lu Huaining's report, as if he was a little surprised, but a slight smile appeared on his lips, and his breath became more moist.
That being the case, what if he "helped" Pingyang Hou...
"Your Majesty. In my opinion, the Marquis of Pingyang only has a little prestige in the army." Guan Yubai spoke, his voice was like a breeze, "But this time, we will start with the imperial envoys first, and everyone above the court will It should be impossible to criticize each other with words and pens by civil servants, and to judge Pingyang Marquis."
The emperor thought for a while and said: "Yubai is right.... Who does Yubai think is more suspicious?" Having said that, he looked at Guan Yubai with some scrutiny.
"Your Majesty." Guan Yubai said softly, "Instead of guessing here, why don't you give it a try, it will be clearer at a glance."
"How to try?"
"Since His Highness the Third Prince is suspicious, the Emperor can continue to put pressure on him." The official said with a hint of meaning, "In this way, if His Highness is framed, naturally he will not do anything wrong, but If it is as the emperor guessed, then His Highness will definitely find a way to get rid of the crime, so you just need to keep an eye on His Highness."
Seeing that the emperor was thinking, Guan Yubai went on to say: "Now the court... no, it should be that the entire king's capital is panicked, and the emperor should not expand this panic."
The emperor nodded slightly, and said: "...Lu Huaining. Send someone to guard the Third Prince's Mansion, and report to me immediately if there is any change."
Lu Huaining quickly responded.
After Lu Huaining left the imperial study room, he quickly mobilized people, and within a short time, he had already surrounded the Third Prince's Mansion in secret.
However, Han Lingfu didn't know about all this, he didn't even know that the emperor had become so suspicious of him. After returning to the mansion in a hurry, he immediately wrote a letter and ordered his cronies to take it to Pingyang Hou's mansion.
Then I waited anxiously... but I didn't want to wait until the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.
The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month is the Laba Festival. Although the recent turmoil in the capital has made many people uneasy and many banquets have stopped, Laba is an important festival after all, and mansions of all sizes can’t help but feel sorry for it. Get busy.
Zhennan Palace is no exception.
Early in the morning, the palace was filled with the strong smell of Laba porridge, and Nangong Yue opened her eyes in the smell.
I don't know if Ah Yi had a bowl of Laba porridge
Thinking of not being able to spend Laba with A Yi in the past two years, Nangong Yue couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but she quickly said to herself that their days will be long in the future.
This Laba Festival, Nangong Yue had a relatively easy time. Xiao Fei thoughtfully shared her worries and helped her take care of many matters during the Laba Festival. Therefore, Nangong Yue only had to put on the big makeup of the concubine of the previous life and wait for the palace to give her Porridge is.
At this time, Baihui came.
Nangong Yue waved her hand to get the people in the room to leave, and she saw Baihui blessed her body, and said back: "Prince Concubine, Zhu Xing said that the letter from the son has been prepared, and it will be sent to the Third Prince's Mansion later."
Nangong Yue lowered her head slightly and said, "In a moment, you go and tell Zhu Xing that there must be no mistakes in this matter." In fact, Guan Yubai can do it by himself, but Nangong Yue thinks it might be Because A Yi is not here now, he will deliberately use this to express his position to these people who are loyal to A Yi. That being the case, she must let someone handle this matter properly.
Baihui replied cautiously: "Yes."
"It's getting late, let's go to Wushou Hall."
After Nangong Yue said that, she went out and asked Baihe to call Xiao Fei over.
Not long after Nangong Yue sat down in the Martial Shoutang, Xiao Fei hurriedly followed Baihe, and Taoyao behind her was holding a mahogany food box in her hand.
After presenting to Nangong Yue, Xiao Fei almost couldn't wait to say: "Sister-in-law, do you want to see the porridge box?"
Nangong Yue thought it was Xiao Fei's first time to be in charge, so she was a little uneasy, so she said, "Sister Fei, you look good." Anyway, both the design of the porridge box and the list of congee deliveries have last year's old rules to follow, There can be no trouble.
Xiao Fei's originally sparkling eyes seemed to have been poured with a bucket of cold water, and her whole body was a little listless.
Only then did Nangong Yue realize that she was wrong, and quickly changed her words: "Sister Fei, I'd better take a look."
Xiao Fei immediately showed her face again, Tao Yao hurriedly opened the porridge box, and a strong sweet smell wafted out.
Nangong Yue smiled when she saw the porridge box.
In the porridge box, there are still patterns of preserved fruit, lychee meat, longan meat, peach kernels, pine nuts, and red-dyed melon seeds, but instead of the auspicious patterns of previous years, it has been changed to Suihan Sanyou. You can tell Xiao Fei from the composition. It took a lot of thought.
Nangong Yue smiled slightly and praised: "Sister Fei, did you ask the kitchen to put this pattern?"
Xiao Fei nodded her head shyly, but Lily beside her couldn't help but slander: This time it's been a hard time for the kitchen. It took a lot of effort to spread a porridge box like this!
While talking, Que'er came in and announced: The Laba porridge rewarded by the palace has finally arrived.
Nangong Yue and Xiao Fei shared porridge with the second door to thank each other.
Xiao Fei not only ordered people to stuff red envelopes into the servants, but also gave them a porridge box, and the servants were flattered and thanked them repeatedly.
The porridge cart in the palace left, and then went to Chang'anhou Mansion, Xuanpingbo Mansion...
The various mansions in the capital quickly received the Laba porridge from the emperor one by one. However, at the third prince's mansion, Han Lingfu waited for a whole day until the sun set, but still did not wait for the servant who gave the porridge.
Han Lingfu's face was so gloomy that water could drip from it.
Since I sent a letter to Pingyanghou that day, there has been no news from Pingyanghou.
And now, his father did not give him porridge, although it was only a bowl of Laba porridge, but it was enough to represent his attitude.
I'm afraid that before tomorrow, everyone in the capital will know that he has not been given Laba porridge. What will those people think of him then? He is a dignified prince!
Sure enough, the emperor was suspicious of him!
This thought made Han Lingfu uneasy. He dared not imagine what would happen to him once his father found out that he had colluded with Baiyue to frame the courtiers!
He is the prince, and this matter does not involve treason, so he should not be sentenced to death, but it is certain that he will never have a holy family again. If that seat is getting farther and farther away from him, it will be more terrifying and desperate than death to Han Lingfu...
Marquis of Pingyang, how does he do things!
If he hadn't acted rashly, he wouldn't have fallen to this point!
While Han Lingfu hated Pingyanghou half to death in his heart, he could only rely on him, and continued to look forward to his reply as soon as possible, and discuss countermeasures with him.
Han Lingfu was so distraught that he couldn't sit still in the study, opened the door and walked out, facing the cold wind of the twelfth lunar month, he walked aimlessly in the mansion, through the courtyard, through the garden, through the a small bridge...
He didn't know how long he had been walking, but when he came back to his senses, he found that Xinghuiyuan appeared in front of him.
Xiaoer...
The figure of Bai Muxiao couldn't help but appear in Han Lingfu's mind. Her every frown and smile, every anger and anger, made his heart flutter in retrospect.
But thinking of the last time the two broke up unhappy, he hesitated again.
After hesitating on the spot for a moment, he finally didn't want to go against his own heart, and strode into the Xinghui Academy.
The few servants in the yard showed obvious surprise the moment they saw Han Lingfu, and quickly went up to salute Han Lingfu.
"Where's side concubine Bai?" Han Lingfu asked impatiently.
Several slaves looked at each other, followed by one of the maids who boldly replied: "Return to Your Highness, Bai... Concubine Bai has already gone to Zhuangzi." After talking about it, the maid's tongue had already started to fight, and she was trembling. It is clearly the Zhuangzi who was ordered by His Royal Highness the Third Prince to go to Concubine Bai, why do you seem to have forgotten it now?... Hey, what happened to this master is really incomprehensible, just please don't take your anger on these servants.
Han Lingfu was in a daze for a moment, and then said to himself: Yes, Xiaoer has gone to Zhuangzi.
He looked around in a daze, the bricks and tiles he was familiar with on weekdays, without Xiao'er, it was like a shabby room, without any brilliance.
Han Ling Fu walked out of the Xinghui courtyard in a desperate manner. For a moment, he didn't know where he should go.
Without Xiao'er, he has something on his mind, but he can't express it!
Why Xiao'er just doesn't understand his intentions, insisting on saying that she wants to leave him!
A flash of pain flashed in Han Lingfu's eyes, which finally turned into a sigh...
"Your Highness..."
At this time, a gentle voice sounded behind Han Lingfu, Han Lingfu turned around, and saw Bai Yi standing not far away looking at him, her figure was thinner than before the baby, and the cold wind was blowing her hair , a pair of blue eyes are even more pitiful.
"Put clothes on." Han Lingfu was startled for a moment, then walked over, frowning slightly and said, "Why did you come out without wearing a cloak?"
Bai Yi looked at him affectionately, and said, "I haven't seen His Highness for a few days, so... I came here specially to find His Highness."
Han Lingfu's heart couldn't help but soften a little. Seeing that she was wearing thin clothes, he said, "Let's talk to you."
The clothes should be gentle and gentle, so the two went back to her Shui Li Yuan together.
The silver frost charcoal was burning in the room, and as soon as he entered, there was a burst of warmth. He personally served hot tea in his clothes, and after a few sips of tea, Han Lingfu's tight strings relaxed a lot.
Putting on his clothes, he said with a smile, "Your Highness, I can squeeze your shoulders for you."
Han Lingfu subconsciously wanted to refuse, but seeing that Bai Yi had already stood up, he agreed.
While pinching his stiff shoulders for him, Bai Yi tentatively asked: "Your Highness seems to be preoccupied recently, can this concubine be a flower of interpretation for His Highness?"
Not long ago, Baiyi received a letter from A Dachi, who was sent in by someone. It turned out that when A Dachi went to deliver something to His Highness Kui Lang in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice yesterday, he was rejected, saying that Emperor Dayu did not allow them to hand it in at will. stuff goes in. A Dachi was dumbfounded on the spot. It turned out to be fine. They would send some food every two or three days. After all, His Highness was really wronged to live in prison, but why couldn't they send it all of a sudden
A Dachi felt that something was wrong, and immediately ordered someone to deliver a letter to Baiyi.
These few days Han Lingfu closed the house, which made Baiyi a little strange, but when he received A Dachi's letter, he was even more disturbed, and came to Han Lingfu impatiently.
Han Lingfu couldn't help sighing. After all, this matter was related to his alliance with Baiyue, so he roughly explained the matter.
The pretty face of putting on the clothes immediately froze. Fortunately, Han Lingfu couldn't see her expression, and said anxiously: "... I don't know how Pingyang Hou handles things, so careless."
It's really useless! Bai Yi was annoyed in his heart, a good situation can actually make him like this, he is still a prince, he is simply too useless!
He asked worriedly on the face of putting on his clothes: "Your Highness, what should we do?"
"Wait until Marquis Pingyang writes back..."
He and Pingyanghou are now grasshoppers tied to the same rope, and he doesn't believe that Pingyanghou will not worry.
Having said that, Han Lingfu still felt physically and mentally exhausted under this day-to-day torment.
"Your Highness."
At this moment, Xiao Lizi knocked on the door and said in a low voice outside the house: "My slave has something important to report."
Han Lingfu said casually, "Come in."
Xiao Lizi opened the door and came in with a happy expression on his face. He glanced at the clothes first, and then said, "Your Highness... the Marquis of Pingyang has delivered a letter." He knew that His Royal Highness the Third Prince was anxious because of the delay in replying to Marquis Pingyang. Fortunately, I finally received the letter, and His Highness should be in a better mood.
"Marquis of Pingyang?!"
Sure enough, Han Lingfu was overjoyed, stood up hastily, and said impatiently: "Give me the letter!"
Xiao Lizi hurriedly handed over the letter.
Han Lingfu took it apart in a hurry. At this moment, his hands were trembling a little.
Han Lingfu looked at it all at once, and Pingyanghou said in the letter that his mansion was being followed, so he didn't reply to his letter in time. He also said that the current situation is very unfavorable to them, and there must be a more favorable backer to speak for him in front of the emperor.
And the person Pingyang Hou mentioned was Lu Wenzhuo, the chief assistant of the dynasty.
Han Lingfu then looked at the second page of the letter, and was stunned for a while, and there was no movement for a long time.
Bai Yi waited anxiously at the side, seeing this, he didn't care whether it would offend him, so he called softly, "Your Highness?"
Han Lingfu came back to his senses and held the letter paper tightly in his palm.
"Your Highness, what's wrong?" Bai Yi looked worried, "...Could it be that Marquis Pingyang brought bad news?"
"It's not bad news." Han Lingfu thought about it, and finally said bluntly, "Pingyanghou said that the current situation is not too good for the palace, but it is not too bad. Lu Wenzhuo, the chief assistant of the cabinet, has always been very popular with the emperor. Xinzhong, if he is willing to speak a few words of kindness for this palace in front of the father, everything can be easily resolved."
Bai Yi was overjoyed in his heart, but on his face he asked for Han Lingfu's sake, "Then why is Lu Shoufu willing to help His Highness?"
Han Lingfu stuffed the letter into his sleeve, raised the corners of his lips and said, "I will ask him to help us."
Although he has no intersection with Lu Wenzhuo, Pingyang Hou told him a secret about Lu Wenzhuo, a big secret!
It wasn't until this time that Han Lingfu knew why Lu Wenzhuo had spoken out to help him that morning. In fact, Lu Wenzhuo didn't want to help him, but to completely trample on Guan Yubai.
It turned out that the one who framed the official army and wiped out the official family was not only King Yan, but also Lu Wenzhuo!
Presumably when Guan Yubai returned to the capital and became more and more favored day by day, Lu Wenzhuo must have had trouble sleeping and eating. I am on the same side as him, and their enemy is the same person, so he will definitely help me!
"I'm going to the study first, so you can rest. It's been cold these days. If you want to go out, you still need to wear a cloak." Han Lingfu said, and walked out. He couldn't wait to write a letter to Lu Wenzhuo.
Looking at the back of Han Lingfu leaving confidently, Bai Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Shouldn't be a problem, right
It's almost January, and His Highness Kui Lang has been away from Baiyue for more than half a year, and Baiyue must be anxiously waiting for His Highness to go back.
In any case, this matter must not go wrong...
Dayu is so far away from Baiyue that Baiyue doesn't know that Baiyue has undergone earth-shaking changes at this time...
Baiyue's fourth prince Nuhar is about to ascend the throne!
At this time, Nuhar was trying on the crown robe used in the enthronement ceremony under the service of the servant, and put on the gold thread crown, standing in front of the huge bronze mirror, full of vigor.
From tomorrow onwards, he, Nuhar, will no longer be the fourth prince of Baiyue, but the new king of Baiyue! All the subjects of Baiyue will bow their heads and become ministers at his feet, what a joy it is!
Who in the entire Baiyue would have expected such earth-shaking changes to take place in the court hall in just half a month!
There was a hint of complacency in Nuhar's expression.
After parting with Xiao Yi that day, Nuhar followed Xiao Yi's instructions and went to see the second prince a few days later to express his loyalty. At first, the second prince didn't take him seriously at all, it was just hypocrisy some. Nuhar knew it in his heart, so he revealed the alliance between the fifth prince and the sixth prince to the second prince. Of course, the second prince didn't believe it, until Tianyi Gong saw the evidence with his own eyes like him. The second prince's attack was like a thunderbolt, and immediately surrounded the two princes, and then there was a development beyond Nu Hal's expectation, that is, the second prince shot and killed the fifth prince.
The second prince reprimanded the sixth prince for being ungrateful, but who knew that the sixth prince said disdainfully that he already knew that the second prince had a different heart, and all he did was to protect the throne for his elder brother. Although the two brothers argued, the second prince still couldn't bear to kill his half-brother and put the sixth prince under house arrest.
After the incident in Tianyi Palace, the news that King Baiyue was critically ill suddenly came from the palace that night.
Both the second prince and the third prince entered the palace in a hurry, hoping to obtain the succession of King Baiyue and ascend the throne in a legitimate way, but they didn't know that they had already fallen into his trap.
That day, as soon as the second prince and the third prince passed through the gate of the palace, Nuhar led his "personal guards" to appear, and "righteously" used the excuse that the second prince and the third prince intended to force the palace to rebel, and mercilessly sent the two princes away. People kill.
Just like Dayu's saying goes: the tree falls and the monkeys scatter. Seeing the blood of the second and third princes splattered on the spot, their cronies surrendered immediately.
The fourth prince also knew in his heart that if the second prince and the third prince hadn't lost their right-hand men, then he might not be so easy to win! But the winner is the king, and the loser is the bandit. won!
When King Baiyue heard that he had lost his third son in one day, he couldn't catch his breath and had a heart attack... Nuhar subconsciously wanted to call the imperial doctor for him, but soon hesitated... After all, King Baiyue only wanted As long as he is alive, he will not be able to ascend the throne.
That night, the Baiyue King died!
Before the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty had time to react, they were cleaned up by Nuhar with lightning speed in just a few days. So far, no one in the court dared to question the day of the palace change.
No one can stand in front of His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince!
The night gradually deepened, and the surroundings were silent...
"Your Highness, it's getting late, the enthronement ceremony will start tomorrow morning, shouldn't you rest?" The servant bowed respectfully.
"I'm alone... the king is not sleepy!" Nuhar's blood was boiling at the moment, and he didn't feel sleepy at all! Moreover, he was reluctant to take off this crown robe, and even more reluctant to sleep and wrinkle it!
He only expected tomorrow to come in the blink of an eye.
"You all go down!"
Nuhar didn't bother to look at the waiter, and waved them away impatiently, but he didn't wait for the waiter Nuo's voice for a long time. He felt a little weird, and was about to turn around to look, when he heard a voice that was so familiar that it gave him goosebumps: "Your Highness, the fourth prince, you are so majestic!" There was a hint of irony in his tone .
Nuhar's body froze as if frozen for a moment, he turned around slowly and looked over, first he saw the servant fell on the ground without sound, and Mo Xiuyu was looking at him with his arms crossed, half a smile , as if he was nothing more than a clown.
Nuhar almost didn't change his face, but he still restrained himself, took a deep breath, and looked towards the throne he dreamed of, only to see a beautiful young man sitting there at some point, with a pair of sparkling peach eyes smiling Looking at himself, he apologized without sincerity: "I'm so sorry to bother Your Highness so late!" The young man leaned lazily on the throne, with his right elbow resting on the armrest wrapped in white tiger skin, and his right hand resting on his chin , crossing Erlang's legs, so uncomfortable.
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