"Lawless! How dare the Zhennan Palace dare to rebel?!"
Chen Rentai said angrily, his eyes were about to burst into flames.
Before the words were finished, there was a mess of footsteps coming from the corridor outside. The rumble of steps was mixed with the sound of armor colliding, and then a dozen soldiers in black armor rushed into the room aggressively.
The leader was a young general in his twenties, with one hand on the scabbard, striding forward in front of the soldiers.
It was Yao Lianghang who led the Xuanjia Army!
Sure enough, it was behind Xiao Yi's back.
Mrs. Qiao's body was on the verge of falling, and she argued angrily: "Master Chen, all this was done by my nephew! It has nothing to do with Zhennan Palace."
Looking at these cold-faced soldiers, Ping Yanghou felt that all this was both unexpected and expected.
It seems that Xiao Yi is not bluffing, just like what he once told himself——
He doesn't care about the court!
Marquis Pingyang lowered his eyelids halfway, hiding the complexity in his pupils.
Yao Lianghang took a few steps forward again, cast his cold eyes on Chen Rentai accurately, and directly reprimanded him in a cold voice: "Chen Rentai, you are so courageous, how dare you pretend to be an imperial envoy and pass on the imperial decree, come here, and give it to the general Down!"
One sentence made the room quiet again, and everyone was shocked again.
Chen Rentai was so angry that the veins on his forehead fluttered, and his chest heaved even more. The Zhennan Prince's Mansion refused to obey the edict, and now it dares to preemptively turn black and white!
This is really going to be reversed!
"Presumptuous!" Chen Rentai pointed at Yao Lianghang's nose and said angrily, "You... how dare you slander the imperial envoy!"
He looked astonishing, but actually felt a little guilty in his heart. He brought nearly a thousand horses to southern Xinjiang during his trip, and now most of them are stationed outside the city, only a hundred people have been brought into the city, but now there is no sound outside the inn, I am afraid that these hundred people have already been captured by the Xuanjia Army down!
After all, this is Luoyue City, the territory of Zhennan Prince's Mansion, maybe even the 900 or so people outside the city have fallen into the eagle claws of the Southern Border Army at this moment.
The situation is very bad for myself!
Chen Rentai's face was so gloomy that he was about to drip water. In contrast, Yao Lianghang was so calm, obviously he came prepared.
"Chen Rentai, whether you are an imperial envoy or not is up to you!" Yao Lianghang said loudly.
As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier of the Xuanjia Army hurried in, holding a bright yellow imperial decree in his hand, and presented it to Yao Lianghang, saying: "General, the imperial decree has been found!"
Yao Lianghang opened the imperial decree, glanced at it casually, and said coldly: "This imperial decree is indeed fake! Chen Rentai, what else can you say?!"
"Of course this imperial decree is true!" Chen Rentai almost jumped his feet, "Yao Lianghang, you are clearly pointing a deer into a horse and turning black and white!"
"Chen Rentai, how dare you speak so hard!" Yao Lianghang sneered and said, his eyes shifted to Pingyanghou, and there seemed to be a strange light shining in it. Foreboding.
really-
"It just so happens that Lord Hou is here, so he can testify whether the decree is fake or not?!"
Yao Lianghang spoke slowly, each word sonorous and forceful.
Chen Rentai, Mrs. Qiao and the third princess were startled again, feeling their hearts go up and down in a short period of time.
The development of the situation has exceeded their expectations time and time again!
Pingyang Hou was also stunned, his heart was cold, but his heart was like a mirror.
He didn't understand until now.
I see!
No wonder Xiao Yi had been refusing to accept his overtures before, and deliberately left himself alone. It turned out that all of this was for today, for this moment!
Immediately afterwards, he thought of something again, his brows were furrowed, and his heart was both shocked and terrified.
Could it be that Xiao Yi had long expected that the emperor would send such an imperial edict? !
When this guess surfaced in Pingyang Hou's mind, everything became a matter of course.
Since Kui Lang and the three princesses' trip to southern Xinjiang was driven by Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai behind the scenes, it can be seen that the two of them, no, it should be said that Guan Yubai had already understood the emperor's mind... After all, the emperor would leave Xiao Yi behind. In the capital, now you want your grandson to go to the capital...
Know the small and see it, and push today to know the coming one.
Guan Yubai, this Guan Yubai is really scary!
If it is said that the emperor did not destroy all the officials and families, then what would happen to Dayu
There are two heroes standing side by side, the official army and the southern border army, which can not only deter foreigners from all directions, but also allow the two to check and balance each other. How could the emperor come to a situation where there is no general or army to attack southern border today!
Today's Xiao Yi is no longer that cub, he has grown fangs and sharp claws, and he may pounce at any time...
Thinking about it, Marquis Pingyang trembled in his heart. He was in Southern Xinjiang at the moment, so of course he didn't dare to offend Xiao Yi, but once he identified Chen Rentai, he and even the whole Marquis of Pingyang's mansion would be on Xiao Yi's boat. There is no way out.
Marquis Pingyang clenched his fist, but for a moment, he was already full of thoughts and hesitated.
It was Chen Rentai who came to his senses first, looked at Marquis Pingyang with probing eyes, and couldn't help guessing in his heart: Marquis Pingyang won't be colluding with the Zhennan Palace, right? So Pingyang Houming knew that the Zhennan Prince's Mansion occupied the land as the king, but he kept it hidden and did not report it to the emperor.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but his heart skipped a beat, and he said half in warning and half in doubt: "Master Hou, don't help the evildoer..."
Hearing this, Marquis Pingyang raised his head, his face sank like water, without even looking at Chen Rentai, he said to Yao Lianghang, "Little General Yao, this Marquis can't tell the truth for a while, this matter is very important, which one is it?" Whether it is true or not... This Marquis is not easy to say..."
Pingyanghou really didn't want to go into this muddy water, but his unclear words were enough to make Chen Rentai's heart sink. Obviously, Marquis Pingyang might not make trouble, but he would never offend Xiao Yi for himself.
A mocking smile appeared on the corner of Yao Lianghang's mouth, Pingyang Hou also thought too beautifully, he still wanted to be a white wolf with nothing!
"Hey," Yao Lianghang sighed quietly, "It seems that Lord Hou is getting old and his eyes are blurred. Since he can't even judge whether the imperial decree is true or not, he doesn't know if his mind is still clear. What did our elder son say..."
Marquis Pingyang stiffened all of a sudden, how could he forget what Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai had said to him, and he could even recite every word backwards!
Yao Lianghang was threatening himself, yes, he already knew too much, if he was unwilling to cooperate with Xiao Yi, how could Xiao Yi let him leave Southern Border? !
Thinking about it, Marquis Pingyang's complexion suddenly changed a few times, and the dark tide in his eyes was even more turbulent.
In fact, as early as the moment he came to southern Xinjiang according to the order, he was already deeply trapped in this quagmire, with no way out.
die or...
He gritted his teeth and said, "Little General Yao is right. This edict is clearly false."
The final word!
Chen Rentai's eyes were wide open, and he blurted out: "Pingyanghou, are you going to rebel?!"
But Yao Lianghang smiled, and waved his hand directly: "Don't let me take down this thief who pretends to be an imperial envoy!"
The soldiers of the Xuanjia Army behind him were already gearing up. Yao Lianghang immediately swarmed up after giving an order, and escorted Chen Rentai away. Even Mrs. Qiao was sent out by Yao Lianghang half-invited and half-forced.
Soon, only Marquis Pingyang and the third princess were left in the room, and Chen Rentai could still be vaguely heard yelling and cursing: "King of Zhennan, Marquis of Pingyang, you dare to murder... um..."
Soon, nothing could be heard.
The room fell silent again, for a while, there was no sound.
Until the frightened third princess finally came back to her senses, she looked at Pingyanghou in disbelief, her pretty face turned pale, and asked, "Master Hou, you... what do you want to do?!" If he was bribed, even the imperial envoy who came to deliver the decree to his father dared to frame him, so what else would he not dare to do? !
Marquis Pingyang sighed faintly, and said: "Your Highness Third Princess, don't you understand? Whether the imperial decree is true or not is not important at all..."
Xiao Yi said it was fake, and it was fake.
Besides, now that the imperial decree has fallen into Xiao Yi's hands, he can turn the real imperial decree into a false imperial decree at any time, change or add a few sentences on it, and then plant it on Chen Rentai.
Who can prove that the person who tampered with the imperial decree is Xiao Yi? !
Even if Marquis Pingyang didn't say the following words, the third princess could still think of all kinds of things, and her pretty face became even more ugly.
She said in a trembling voice: "Master Hou, are we going to be helpless with the Zhennan Palace?!"
Marquis Pingyang didn't answer her question, but asked instead: "There are 200,000 troops in southern Xinjiang. As far as I know, Master Chen only brought more than a thousand people from the Thousand Guards Battalion with him. How can a mayfly shake a big tree?" ?”
The thousand people brought by Chen Rentai might not even have a ripple in Southern Xinjiang. If Xiao Yi claims that Chen Rentai has never been to Southern Xinjiang, what can the emperor do
The more Pingyang Hou thought about it, the heavier he became. He didn't know whether he should be thankful that he was a hero who knew the current affairs just now, or should he worry about how to go in the future...
After a pause, Marquis Pingyang asked again slowly: "What do you think, Your Highness the Third Princess?"
He looked at the third princess without blinking, as if he was asking, does His Highness still want to fight against the 200,000 troops in Southern Xinjiang by himself
"..." The third princess's cherry lips trembled slightly, holding her breath in her chest, unable to answer.
She understood what Pingyanghou meant, the situation was stronger than others, what could she do as a weak woman? !
If she wants to survive, if she doesn't want to die in a foreign land like Kui Lang, she can't fight against the Zhennan Palace...
Of course she was afraid of being abandoned by her father, of course she hated Nangong Yue for humiliating herself, but—
She is more afraid of death!
If he dies, he will be completely forgotten like the second sister, and there will be no possibility of life from now on... Maybe even the third brother has forgotten that he once had a direct sister, right
She gritted her teeth and said to herself, as long as the green hills are here, there is no need to worry about no firewood. At this time, it is still the best policy to save your life first!
"Master Hou, what should we do then?" She looked at Pingyang Hou helplessly, her mind went blank in panic.
Knowing that he had persuaded the third princess, Marquis Pingyang felt relieved and asked, "Have you read the imperial decree, Your Highness?"
The three princesses shook their heads.
Marquis Pingyang said meaningfully: "Since this is the case, Your Highness only needs to remember that Chen Rentai passed the imperial decree falsely!"
The third princess blinked slowly, and then said to herself, yes, she was just a bystander from the beginning to the end of Chen Rentai's matter, she didn't know anything about it, everything was just hearsay...
The third princess nodded vigorously and said, "What Hou Ye said is true. I will listen to Hou Ye in everything."
As she said that, she was still a little thankful, fortunately there was Marquis Pingyang in southern Xinjiang this time, if she was alone, she would be like a headless chicken, not knowing what to do.
Pingyang Hou comforted the third princess a few more words, and then came out of the third princess' room.
The corridors outside seemed to be as usual, but in the eyes of Marquis Pingyang, everything was different.
He couldn't help but wonder what Xiao Yi's next step would be? !
But my heart was like a mess, and I couldn't think calmly at all.
Moreover, every step taken by Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai was so unexpected that it was completely incomprehensible!
Ping Yanghou walked to the door of his room unknowingly. He wanted to open the door and go in, but changed his mind and hurried downstairs.
He decided to go to Bixiao Hall to meet Xiao Yi again!
After a stick of incense, Marquis Pingyang rode his horse to Bixiao Hall, but this time, Xiao Yi didn't see him.
Pingyanghou could only return without success, but he didn't know that the Zhennan Palace was in chaos.
After Mrs. Qiao was kicked out of the inn by Yao Lianghang, of course she refused to go back to Qiao's mansion obediently, and came to the palace again in a hurry, with the purpose of complaining to King Zhennan.
The King of Zhennan was still angry, and he didn't want to see Mrs. Qiao, but when he heard that Chen Rentai was taken away by the Xuanjia Army, he was shocked, and hurriedly sent someone to the camp of Luoyue City to call Xiao Yi.
The King of Zhennan waited anxiously. Unexpectedly, after a cup of tea, someone came to report that the prince and concubine had arrived.
After a while, Ji Jiao led Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue into the study.
In fact, Xiao Yi came back from the camp of Luoyue City half an hour ago, just waiting for Zhennan King to summon him. His father naturally did not "live up" to his expectations.
After the two saluted the King of Zhennan, the King of Zhennan looked at Nangong Yue with a slightly calm expression, asked a few words about his baby Jinsun with concern, and then wanted to send his daughter-in-law away first, but saw Xiao Yi pulling Nangong Yue away. hand, said: "Ah Yue, are you tired from standing? Let's sit down and talk."
With that said, he had already led Nangong Yue to the armchair by the window and sat down.
Mrs. Qiao had endured and endured when King Zhennan was speaking, and when she saw this, she quickly seized the opportunity to preemptively said: "Brother, now that A Yi is here, you can just ask him to see if I have wronged him!"
When she said this, the anger in Zhennan Wang's heart was ignited again, he stared at Xiao Yi and asked: "Ni... Tell me, did you send troops to the post station to arrest Chen Rentai?"
Xiao Yi asked back with a smile: "Father, if it's not me, who would dare to use troops?!"
The implication is to admit it!
Zhennan Wang's chest was throbbing, and he covered his chest.
Mrs. Qiao stood up suddenly, looked at King Zhennan eagerly, and said: "Brother, look, A Yi has admitted it! He has taken the courage of a bear, and dared to imprison an imperial envoy and fabricate charges ... Brother, you don't even know, the group of people below him are like bandits..."
"I don't know why the eldest aunt is in the station?" Nangong Yue suddenly asked indifferently.
yes.
How could the elder sister be with Chen Rentai and the others? Zhennan Wang squinted his eyes and was suddenly distracted.
Mrs. Qiao puffed her chest out, and said confidently: "It's not all because of A Yi's recklessness! I went to the station specially to see Mrs. Chen to intercede with the palace. Originally, Mrs. Chen and His Royal Highness the Third Princess have already promised not to blame, no Thinking of the people from the Xuanjia Army suddenly rushing to take Master Chen down!"
The more Mrs. Qiao talked, the more angry she became. She tried her best to plan for the palace, but Xiao Yi made troubles again and again, insisting on pulling the palace into an abyss of destruction...
Nangong Yue smiled slightly, and said warmly: "The eldest aunt really worked hard to make friends with the third princess for our palace."
Her gentle voice was like a spring breeze, but the tone of the next sentence changed, revealing a bit of vigor, "I even didn't hesitate to drug brother Yu's wet nurse!"
The last sentence is sonorous and powerful.
What? ! When King Zhennan heard that it was related to the baby Jinsun, his eyes widened instantly, and he hurriedly asked: "Princess, what's going on?" His suspicious eyes shot at Mrs. Qiao like sharp arrows.
Mrs. Qiao's eyes flashed, and she denied it without thinking: "Concubine Shizi, don't spit blood!"
Nangong Yue's smile deepened, and she was not in a hurry. Mrs. Qiao never shed tears when she saw Huang He, and she didn't expect him to plead guilty obediently.
Nangong Yue approached step by step and continued: "My niece heard that Madam Xu, who is in charge of the kitchen purchases in the palace, her son seems to have just married a wife, a girl from a family surnamed Qiu. The grandmother of the Qiu family seems to be a grandma. Your aunt's dowry mother, Hu, right? Speaking of which, eldest aunt, you really love the house, and bought such a generous dowry for the Qiu family, bought a small house in Maofeng Town, and bought more than ten acres of land... "
Nangong Yue looked as if she was chatting with Mrs. Qiao, but every word she said made the other party's heart skip a beat.
But Nangong Yue's eyes were dark, she was actually not as calm as she appeared.
Today I can finally settle this account!
Baihui has been investigating the root cause of the problem ever since she found out that there was something wrong with the spare wet nurse years ago. For this reason, Baihui carefully screened the daily food of the three wet nurses, and took care of everything without any problems. Eliminate the food... Finally, she focused on a few supplements specially prepared for breastfeeding women, such as Shiquan Dabu Soup, Bazhen Soup, etc. In addition to food, these tonic soups also contained ginseng, Poria cocos, roasted licorice, Atractylodes macrocephala and many other medicinal materials.
Baihui checked the medicinal materials herself, only to find that the Chuanxiong had been swapped into a herb called hibiscus and put into the Shiquan Dabu soup. The two are very similar, and the ordinary cooks and maids in those kitchens Can't tell the difference at all.
Those nourishing herbal medicines were bought into the palace by Madam Xu, who was in charge of the kitchen of the palace.
Baihui didn't startle the scene by questioning Madam Xu, but quietly investigated where Madam Xu bought the "Chuanxiong". , but after arriving at the palace, it turned into a rhizome.
Obviously, Madam Xu made a move.
Afterwards, Nangong Yue ordered Zhu Xing to investigate Nanny Xu and dug out the roots of everyone in Nanny Xu's family, only to find out that Nanny Xu's son married a daughter-in-law who was the same as Qiao's family. Some unexplainable relationships...
"Auntie, did my niece and daughter-in-law wrong you?" Nangong Yue asked with a smile.
Mrs. Qiao said forcefully, "If I dare to give Hu Hu a little property, I have to get your niece's consent?" She can give her things to whomever she likes!
"Father, what is the truth, you will know if you bring that mother Xu up for trial." Nangong Yue turned to look at King Zhennan, and bowed respectfully, "Father, the medicine that the three wet nurses put on their bodies It is extremely rare, as far as my daughter-in-law knows, it is probably only found in the inner court. My daughter-in-law knows that the third princess is angry with our palace because of the death of the third son-in-law, but she did not expect that the eldest aunt would actually help the third princess... "
As she spoke, there seemed to be water in her eyes, and she looked sad and indignant.
"It really chills my daughter-in-law!"
In fact, Nangong Yue knew that Mrs. Qiao had been humiliated by her because of her behavior, and because of Qiao Ruolan's matter, she held a grudge against herself, so she got together with the third princess who was also dissatisfied with her.
But King Zhennan doesn't need to know this.
A sly light flashed under her half-drooped eyelids, and she quickly exchanged a look with Xiao Yi who was beside her.
King Zhennan didn't pay attention to Nangong Yue, his eyes fixed on Mrs. Qiao.