Most of the evening sun had already set, and a faint silver moon rose from the sky. The moonlight was intertwined with the afterglow of the setting sun. The sky was half-bright and half-dark, indicating that a dark night was coming, and the air was heavy...
The surroundings of An's Mansion were guarded by a group of soldiers from the Southern Border Army. The guards were so strict that they surrounded An's Mansion like an iron bucket.
"Tap Tat Tat..."
Not far away, a young man in purple robe galloped over the snow on a tall dark cloud horse, and stopped at the gate of Anfu. Those soldiers saluted Xiao Yi in unison: "See you, my son."
The shouts were like thunder, which attracted the surrounding people to whisper to each other, and cast their eyes on Xiao Yi in awe, curiosity or amazement.
Xiao Yifei got off his horse, casually threw the rope to the bamboo behind, and strode into the gate of Anfu.
After hearing the news, Chang Huaixi greeted him, first clasped fists to salute Xiao Yi, and then said: "My lord, everyone in the mansion has already taken care of them. .Things are still being checked and counted..."
While speaking, Chang Huaixi led Xiao Yi to the mansion, until he reached the main hall.
The main hall was crowded with An's family members. Apart from An Pinling's house, many other clansmen from An's main branch and other houses also came to Luoyue City for the wedding of Zhennan King, including several married people. Female, at a glance, there are at least forty or fifty people in the hall, the senior ones can still sit, and the younger ones basically can only stand.
At this time, An Zhihua and An Minrui had also been brought back to An Mansion, and they were standing in the corner anxiously. An Zhihua tightly held the handkerchief in her hand, feeling both panic and resignation in her heart. Originally, she should be sitting in the new house now, waiting for her bridal chamber. She should have been the honorable Zhennan Princess, not like a prisoner like she is now!
"Master, you are finally here!" An Pinling, who was at the top, immediately stood up when he saw Xiao Yi, and said eagerly, "What are you doing? Our An family and you are a family connected by blood. I still remember that your mother often came to An's house as a guest when she was a child, and she regarded my uncle as my own father. My son was originally from the same root, so if there is anything you can't say properly, why bother to make it like this?!"
An Pinling also tried to use Dafang's affection for Xiao Yi, "My lord, I just found out about the frightened concubine, I asked clearly, all these things were done by my unfilial and virtuous daughter-in-law. The reason, hey, the family is unlucky! Our An family will definitely give Shi Zifei an explanation!"
Hearing this, Mrs. An's face was pale. She knew that her father-in-law was going to sacrifice herself. She wanted to refute, but she saw the pleading eyes of her husband and children. At this time, the whole An's family can't be folded in, right? !
Xiao Yi looked at An Pinling's righteous indignation, and smiled, but the smile did not reach his eyes, and said: "Speaking of the concubine mother, I only found out a few days ago that the concubine mother was the nurse next to her. You kindly gave it to me by my uncle and grandpa, by the way, her surname seems to be Lu..." After a pause, he added, "Isn't this mother Lu from Baiyue?"
One sentence was like a huge thunder falling in the main hall. The faces of Mrs. An and An Ziang and his wife turned pale, and they looked at An Pinling helplessly. Although the other An family members didn't know what was going on, they heard that it was related to Baiyue , and it was the wet nurse sent out by the Anfu, her heart sank.
Could it be... An Pinling's eyes widened to the limit, and he suddenly realized a certain possibility. His slightly shriveled lips moved, and he wanted to deny it instinctively, but he knew in his heart that this was just a dying struggle.
The son of the world knows it!
My family's details, my family's actions... the son of the world knows everything!
Thinking about it, An Pinling's body trembled slightly, and he fell back on the grand teacher's chair, as if his soul had been taken away from him, as if mourning.
Xiao Yi's eyes became colder, and impatiently glanced around the An family in the hall, not wanting to talk nonsense with these people anymore, and ordered Chang Huaixi and the others in a cold tone: "Seal the mansion! The members of the An family wait Do not leave at all."
"Yes, Master." Chang Huaixi clasped his fists in reply, his black eyes were shining brightly, and he was full of heroic spirit. It's just an Anfu, if they didn't release the water deliberately, even a fly wouldn't want to come in and out at will!
"Xiao Xizi, you did a good job today!" Xiao Yi praised without hesitation.
Chang Huaixi handled this matter in Anfu very well today, especially this one by An Minrui, "released" without showing any trace, and has a bright future!
Life is like a play, isn't it? !
Xiao Yi's eyes flashed, and he strode away, leaving Chang Huaixi and a group of Southern Border Army soldiers to continue to deal with follow-up matters.
When Xiao Yi returned to the palace, the sky had completely darkened, and all the guests who came to watch the ceremony had dispersed, but the palace was still brightly lit. Xiao Yi got off his horse at the gate of the ceremony. Hearing that Nangong Yue was still in the main hall, he could not help but Frowning.
At this time, Ah Yue should have had dinner and was about to rest, but now he still has to work hard on these things.
As he thought about it, a displeasure was released from his body, and the woman who answered was so frightened that she trembled, not knowing what she said wrong.
Xiao Yi walked swiftly to the main hall, and before he entered the hall, he heard Nangong Yue's voice from inside: "...Luo mother, Que'er, tell the kitchen to boil more mugwort leaves water, and put the water in the main courtyard of the Wangfu. Sprinkle it with mugwort leaf water on the inside and outside, and smoke it again with mugwort leaves, don’t be sloppy!”
During the speech, Xiao Yi strode into the main hall. Nanny Luo and Que'er saw Xiao Yi coming back, and hurriedly bowed their knees to salute.
Xiao Yi didn't even look at the two of them, staring at Nangong Yue and urged: "Ah Yue, it's time for you to rest."
"Ah Yi..." Looking at Xiao Yi, Nangong Yue's eyes lit up, and her face that seemed to be calm at first added a bit of expression in an instant, just like a grass that was indomitable in the wind and rain suddenly had a green color that can shield it from the wind and rain. The shade is average.
Knowing that Nangong Yue was like Xiao Yi, one could tell from her expression that something was wrong, so she quickened her pace.
Nanny Luo and Que'er faced Nangong Yuefu silently, and then quietly stepped back to work.
In the main hall, only Nangong Yue and Xiao Yi were left.
"Ah Yue, what's the matter?" He walked up to her, put his big palm on her thin shoulder, and asked softly.
Nangong Yue, who was sitting on the grand teacher's chair, leaned her head on his chest, and with this movement, deep tiredness gushed out like a tide.
Her appearance made Xiao Yi even more distressed.
"Ah Yue..." His big palm gently stroked her back, "I'll carry you to rest, and then you can talk to me slowly, okay?"
Being carried from the palace to Bixiaotang by him, what will be her future dignity? ! Nangong Yue's eyes were wide open, as if he had made some terrible proposal, she shook her head hastily, "I'm fine."
Scared by Xiao Yi's words, Nangong Yue immediately became more energetic.
She tried to divert Xiao Yi's attention, so she hurriedly told about Baihui's discovery of a baby dress in An Zhihua's dowry just now, and said: "...that little dress looks fine, but my grandfather put it on After the clothes were cut, there was still a layer of cotton cloth inside, and the cotton cloth had some mottled marks... Grandfather judged that it was the pus of smallpox acne... "
Following Nangong Yue's narration, Xiao Yi's frown became tighter and tighter.
There have been no children born in Zhennan Palace for several years, and now there is only this child in Ah Yue's womb.
It is conceivable that An Zhihua wanted to give this "little dress" to the child in the name of an elder when Ah Yue gave birth to a child after marrying into the palace.
Even if he knew that even if such a day really came, he and Ah Yue would not be able to let the child wear clothes of unknown origin, but when he thought of An's family's vicious intentions, Xiao Yi still couldn't help squinting his peachy eyes, and a fierce murderous look burst out of his eyes .
But the movements of his hands were more gentle, one hand was placed on Nangong Yue's shoulder, the other hand held her left hand, intertwined with her fingers, and comforted her gently but firmly: "Leave everything to me."
With him here, everything is left to him.
His Ah Yue doesn't need to worry about anything!
Surrounded by his warm and familiar breath, Nangong Yue relaxed completely, responded vaguely, found a comfortable position in his arms, and leaned against him quietly...
In the main hall, the originally dull and oppressive atmosphere gradually became warm and sweet.
Huamei and Yinger, who were guarding outside the main hall, took a look inside. Both of them breathed a sigh of relief. Today is destined to be full of ups and downs. Although the biggest wave has passed, the follow-up will take some time to finish. effort.
The whole palace is busy. The main courtyard is sprinkled with mugwort leaves by a group of maids wearing masks, and the mugwort leaves are smoked. Today, all the servants who have entered the main courtyard are temporarily confined in it and are not allowed to go out.
Even if the clothes were just put in a small box, and the pus from smallpox was stained on the inside, adults were not as easy to be infected as children, but Nangong Yue never dared to take smallpox lightly.
The servants of the palace also knew what was going on at this time, and they were so frightened that their souls almost flew away. Smallpox is a terminal disease that will kill you if you get infected. There is no cure for it since ancient times. The servants in the main courtyard couldn't help secretly rejoicing that they had recovered their lives.
At the same time, the investigation on the Anfu side is still going on. Among the guests who went to Anfu to drink today, as long as they are the immediate family members of the An family, they will all be left in the Anfu under the care of the Southern Border Army. The in-laws and others went back to their respective mansions after the interrogation. Those people managed to get away. They all had lingering fears and dared not say anything to the outside world. After returning to the mansion, they quickly closed the door and planned to wait and see what happened during this period of time. the wind.
It's only been less than two hours since the wedding, and the city of Luoyue is once again in turmoil.
The king of Zhennan and the An family married, and all the prestigious mansions in Luoyue City were invited to the wedding banquet. Even those who were not qualified to attend were paying attention to every move of the wedding. The city is full of wind and rain, and people are in panic.
In the auditorium of the palace before, many guests were inconvenient to ask Zhennan Wang for inquiries, so they had to leave the palace temporarily, but after returning to the palace, their buttocks were still hot. Several high-ranking generals, especially those veterans They also discussed coming to the palace to meet King Zhennan one after another, and wanted to find out what he said.
In the army and even in the whole of southern Xinjiang, who doesn't know that the father and son of Zhennan King have always been at odds, and Zhennan King's attitude changed suddenly after the "father and son talk", which really makes people have to think deeply and try to figure out the mystery.
King Zhennan was worried, and he only hoped that this matter would be exposed quickly. It would be best for everyone to forget that he had planned to marry An's family. If he dared to tell the truth, he could only vaguely call those who came to test his tone Sent one by one.
No, the two middle-aged soldiers entered the study and were sent out without a cup of tea.
"Old Mo," one of the tall and strong soldiers frowned at the bearded soldiers beside him, "Tell me, what does the prince mean?"
The bearded man known as Lao Mo also furrowed his brows deeply, and said, "Lao Guan, my son... Could it be that he wants to treat those aristocratic families..."
As he spoke, he raised his right hand and gestured with a hand knife, the metaphor in his words was clearly revealed.
Lao Guan's face was even more ugly, what the colleague said was really what he and his wife were worried about.
Just like King Zhennan married the Fang family of the four major families in southern Xinjiang, and now he almost married the An family. Many generals in southern Xinjiang have married with these families. For example, his wife is from one of the four major families, the Shen family.
The son had dealt with Meng Yiliang, a veteran of the army before, and he had raided the army for a while, making everyone in the army feel at risk. Now that the An family has provoked the son, with his temper, it is not impossible to take the opportunity to clean up the family... If the Shen family suffers because of this, will it implicate the Guan family
When he came to the palace this time, he also hoped that the prince could persuade the elder son a little bit, but this time, even the prince's attitude was unpredictable, and he even faintly revealed the intention of supporting the elder son, which made people tremble a little...
The two soldiers felt as if a mountain was pressing down on their hearts. They felt breathless and left the palace with a heavy heart. In the outer study, King Zhennan was in no better mood than them. The more they thought about it, the more irritable they became. Get up and go to the window for some air.
"My lord," at this time, Ji Jiao walked into the study slowly, and knelt down to King Zhennan who was standing by the window, "The imperial concubine ordered the servants to come to report to the lord, and temporarily seal the main courtyard."
The Crown Princess would definitely not do things for no reason. Zhennan Wang raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's going on?"
Kikyo succinctly explained the matter of Xiaoshang.
Hearing this, even the king of Zhennan was so frightened that he almost staggered, and hurriedly grabbed the window sill, with a slight force on his palm, he murmured: "The most poisonous woman's heart, the most poisonous woman's heart..."
There was Xiao Fang in the front, and An in the back. These two women appeared gentle and graceful on the surface, but they were both femme fatales.
Fortunately, Xiao Yi, a rebellious son, discovered it in time this time. Otherwise, if such a vicious woman married in, wouldn't he have killed his precious grandson? Moreover, smallpox is contagious, if not done well, even myself, the concubine, and other people in the palace may be infected with smallpox...
Zhennan Wang's face was so gloomy that he was about to drip water, and he didn't dare to think about it any more. If An Zhihua was here, he would have cut her heart off with one blow.
King Zhennan calmed down, turned his head and asked Ji Jiao: "Is the concubine alright?"
Ji Jiao hurriedly replied: "Go back to the lord, the imperial concubine ordered the main courtyard to be cleaned, and asked all the servants who have stayed in the main courtyard today to live in the Zhuangzi for ten days, and return to the palace after it is confirmed that there is no problem, even the imperial concubine The concubine's personal maid is no exception."
Originally, when the servants heard that they were going to live in Zhuangzi for ten days, they were worried. Firstly, they were afraid of smallpox, and secondly, they were worried that they would not be able to come back in the future. Naturally, everyone was convinced, and no one dared to say a word.
King Zhennan sat down on the armchair by the window, nodded with emotion and said: "The concubine is worthy of being from a scholarly family." She did everything without leaking.
There is a concubine in charge of the inner courtyard of the palace, which really saves me a lot of worry!
Zhennan Wang picked up the teacup, and after taking a sip of the tea, he felt a little relieved.
No wonder there is an old saying: a good wife and a good husband are less likely to cause misfortune. With the crown prince, the palace escaped this catastrophe.
In this way, the imperial concubine is really her lucky star.
This time, if Na Nizi hadn't found out about An Jia's head when he was investigating the case of the concubine's shocking horse, and found out that An's family was collaborating with the enemy, he might have been tricked into marrying An Zhihua.
This An family is really hateful, they must know that once their crimes are discovered, they will be doomed, so they want to drag themselves into the water to save their lives, their hearts are terrible!
Zhennan Wang thought about the cause and effect, almost gnashing his teeth.
At this moment, a servant exclaimed from outside: "Auntie, the prince is inside, please..."
Before the boy finished speaking, Mrs. Qiao rushed into the outer study angrily.
"Brother, what's going on? It's a good marriage, how can you go back on your word?! Also, what do you mean by sending someone to my house to investigate?"
As soon as Mrs. Qiao entered the door, she questioned King Zhennan, and the more she spoke, the more angry she became.
Today, Mrs. Qiao ate at Nangong Yue's place and lost all face in front of several female guests. She wanted to show Nangong Yue some flair, so she deliberately left the palace ahead of time without leaving behind the formal ceremony. She thought that after the king of Zhennan found out, she could wait for the opportunity to sue Nangong Yue, but she didn't expect that it would end like this. The king of Zhennan didn't send anyone to inquire, but a group of rude Nanjiang came. Army soldiers questioned endlessly as if they were interrogating prisoners...
It wasn't until those members of the Southern Border Army came to the door that Mrs. Qiao learned that her nephew Xiao Yi had made a big fuss when the King of Zhennan was worshiping. Xiao Yi's people took care of even An's family.
She just walked away for a while in advance, and the Zhennan Prince's Mansion seemed to be turned upside down!
Mrs. Qiao was furious, and no matter how dark it was, she rushed to the palace again angrily, intending to question Zhennan Wang Xingshi. This is her matchmaker, what will happen to her face in the future? !
Zhennan Wang's sharp gaze was directed at Mrs. Qiao, and he narrowed his eyes suspiciously.
It would be fine if Mrs. Qiao didn't show up, King Zhennan didn't think of her, but now her arrival reminded King Zhennan that Mrs. Qiao was the middleman in his marriage with Anfu.
Thinking about it, King Zhennan's complexion became weird.
In the past, Aunt Mei was sent to the palace by the eldest sister, but now An Zhihua is the elder sister who is the one to set up a relationship. Why are they all related to the eldest sister
When Mrs. Qiao brought up the matter of the continuation, King Zhennan wondered if the An family had promised her some benefits. Later, because he was satisfied with the marriage, he didn't pursue it any further...
Thinking about it now, King Zhennan has to wonder what role his elder sister played in it
Simply being deceived, or...
King Zhennan looked at Mrs. Qiao, and asked in a cold voice: "Elder sister, tell me, did you take the benefits of the An family?"
Mrs. Qiao, who was furious, was stunned when she heard the words. She didn't expect Zhennan King to ask this suddenly. She felt a little guilty, but she couldn't admit it. She bit the bullet and said, "What good?! Brother, do you think I'm Who? How could I accept the benefits of Anjia!"
Zhennan Wang was not moved by this, and stared at Mrs. Qiao without blinking. It was precisely because he knew that the elder sister was greedy for profit that he asked this question.
Mrs. Qiao was furious at the sight, and said impatiently: "Who said that? Is it from the An family? Brother, they are talking nonsense, trying to destroy the friendship between you and me!" She said, thinking in her heart: Could it be Is An Fu holding a grudge because of the failure of the marriage and dragging himself into the water
Seeing Mrs. Qiao's sore feet being stepped on, King Zhennan couldn't figure it out, and looked at her disappointedly. Before the An family said anything, she was so guilty that she jumped over the wall in a panic.
It's because he, the younger brother, is too used to her, so that she is so arrogant and domineering today, regardless of the seriousness!
Getting into trouble again and again, making mistakes again and again, and almost causing disaster to the palace and implicating herself!