Seeing that Chunlan was about to break in, Zhao'er didn't bother to say more, and hurried out.
"what happened?"
"The slaves don't know either. The slaves heard from the guard Zhao that the guards had already searched several houses, saying that something was lost in the palace. His Majesty was furious and ordered people to search everywhere."
Missing something
The emperor was lost, and His Majesty was furious. Who knows who is holding chicken feathers as an arrow!
However, Zhao'er also knew that this matter was not trivial, not to mention the safety of Emperor Jiacheng. If Emperor Jiacheng was found in Xue Mansion, her family would probably lose their lives.
In order to appease the chaos inside, but also to embolden yourself.
Zhao'er waved his hand and said, "Someone must have deliberately made things difficult. Your Majesty has always valued my master, and even if something is lost in the palace, he will not let anyone search Xue's mansion. Go and take my official order, and I will take a look. Whoever eats the ambitious leopard dares to break into my Xue Mansion."
As the woman's crisp voice gradually moved away, the surroundings became quiet.
Mo Jia whispered: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, this woman is cunning and wise, and she will not let anyone break in."
Emperor Jiacheng glanced at him: "Do you know her?"
Mo Jia touched his nose: "I met by chance in my early years."
"So you came here without going anywhere."
"When you can't get out of the city temporarily, only here is the safest."
A team of janitors came to the gate of Xue's house, but they were blocked outside.
Most of the houses near Jinyu Hutong are the residences of high-ranking officials. It seems that the streets outside are cold, but in fact, the servants are watching the movements everywhere.
This group of imperial guards were like wolves and tigers, and they had already searched several houses. When it was Xue's turn, many people were curious whether they could enter.
"My master was ordered to go out to Beijing for official business, and the wife of the mansion brought a few young masters. It's not reasonable for you to break in like this."
Zhao Zhi brought a few servants and some guards to block the door, and patiently reasoned with the guards.
One of them, who looked like a general, sneered at the corner of his mouth: "This is an ordinance from the Holy Spirit, and no one can be exempted from it. Don't wait to stop it, disobeying the decree is a big sin. Get out of the way!"
Just as the two sides were at a standstill, a crisp female voice sounded.
"Whoever resists the decree and disobeys, you should tell me. Why, see my master going out, bullying our house, the old and the weak, women and children, right?"
"Who is this?"
Is that even a question
Seeing the other party's official uniform, you can also guess that it is the hostess of this mansion.
Zhao'er walked out of the door with a few maids. Compared with the cowardly maids behind her, she didn't seem to be intimidated or afraid at all.
"Who asked you to search my Xue Mansion, is it Your Majesty, or is it a noble person in the palace? Do you have a handbook? You want to search my house indiscriminately, you are so bold!"
It's not that these janitorial guards have never seen women, but the women they usually see are all low-brows and pleasing to the eye, gentle and careless.
Seeing that she was in her twenties, she was wearing a second-class lady's official uniform with golden embroidered Yunxia Zhaiwen and a full set of Zhai crowns.
This official uniform is extremely oppressive, and if it is not good, it is easy to see the clothes and not see the person, or to dress the person in an old-fashioned manner. But the clothes on her body, not only did not cover her, on the contrary, it set off the other party with a very different temperament.
Those willow eyebrows are like knives, and the beautiful eyes are full of sternness, which makes people want to lower their heads and dare not look at them.
Is this the wife of that Xue Shilang
Never thought it would be so stunning.
No wonder that Shi Lang Xue had only one wife for many years, not even a concubine. This is a well-known fact in Beijing.
The leader of the Imperial Guards could not help slowing down his expression and tone, clasped his fists and respectfully said: "The last commander has received an order from the palace, and the palace has lost something extremely important. His Majesty Longyan is furious, and the last commander must be found. arrive."
"Don't come with me, how do I know if what you are saying is true or false! If you want to search my Xue mansion, you can! Take out His Majesty's hand letter. If you don't see His Majesty's hand order, I don't believe that His Majesty will let people search Xue. government."
Seeing this, the leader couldn't help but stiffen his face: "Madam, don't be embarrassed, the last generals are also obeying orders."
"Who's life will you listen to? My wife didn't say that I wouldn't allow the search, but for no reason, you waited to search my Xue Mansion like this. How would you guess if you let outsiders see it? If you don't know, you think that my master has done something to embezzle money and pervert the law. , This is to raid the house. In the future, how will I be an official in the court and how will I meet people?"
"This… "
Zhao'er sneered and said, "If you can't take out the decree, who knows if you came from someone else's orders. Who doesn't know that my master has offended a sea of people in the capital, and let you guys break in. If you Put something in my house, and then the thief shouts to catch the thief, isn't my Xue mansion telling Tian Tian not to scream that the ground is not working?!"
These repeated remarks really left the general speechless.
After all, what the other party said was the truth, and he really couldn't come up with a hand letter, but he could think of the above order.
He couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and turned into anger, and said, "Anyway, in this Xue Mansion today, the search has to be searched, and the search has to be collected."
Zhao'er let go: "Then you come and search!"
He also ordered the servants around him: "You all get out of the way and let them go in to search. In addition, prepare the frame, and this lady is going to go to the palace to ask your majesty, what is the matter, to insult my Xue mansion like this. My master is loyal and loyal, There is no credit or hard work. It is said that the coastal area is going to open Fu, and my master has been gone for ten years. Now that the treasury is abundant, my master is not proud of it.
"It was said that there was a disaster in Henan, and the court did not give a grain of food, so they went to the disaster relief. Now the Suzhou Gongyuan has stopped taking the exam, and my master has traveled thousands of miles. It turns out that this is how the court treats loyal ministers! Your Majesty, aren't you afraid? Chilled the hearts of loyal ministers..."
Zhao'er sang, read and played, and ran down the steps.
No one can stop it, no one dares to stop it.
The guards wanted to stop her, but she rushed over. There are differences between men and women, and she is also a second-rank official lady, and her rank is higher than them. If this is really a collision, black and white are not clear.
They could only block from a distance, Zhao'er walked forward, and they retreated back, but they were forcibly forced away from the door of Xue Mansion.
Seeing that everyone was blocking the way, Zhao'er waved his sleeves and said: "If you want to search, go and search, don't block the way of this lady. Dachang has a clear order. If there is any important matter, please enter the palace and ask to see you. You can stop again. , I will go to the palace gate and kowtow to death later, and let the world see how the court treats loyal officials and family members, forcing us to have no way to survive."
Splash... what a bitch!
The problem is that these janitorial guards really dare not let her go to the palace gate. If things become too big and other incidents arise, I am afraid that the people above will cut them first!
The well-armored Janissaries looked at each other and looked at the leader.
The tall leader's complexion turned pale, he could only hold his breath, and said in a grievance: "Madam, please go back to the mansion, this time is not the other time, Your Majesty has clearly ordered the inner city to be under martial law, and you are not allowed to hang out on the streets. At the end of the day, I will go back to the palace to ask for a hand-written order, Madam really doesn't need to do this."
Zhao'er was reasonable and unforgiving: "What's the matter with this lady? Isn't this because you are forcing me to search my Xue Mansion? Are you only allowed to do it, and no one is allowed to resist, can you be reasonable in this world..."
While she was still raging in her righteous indignation, the Praetorian Guards had already lined up to leave.
An ignorant shrew who doesn't care about her. But no matter what, it can't hide the fact that he fled in embarrassment.
With a sound of 'pop', the tea cups of the first-class Ru kiln shattered into flowers on the ground.
The second prince was trembling with anger, and his face was hideous: "What a shrew, you go to so many people, can't you just take a woman?"
Before taking people to search for the leader of the Imperial Guard in Xue Mansion, the bright armor was covered with tea leaves, and the tea dripped down the lines, very embarrassing.
Zhong Qingyang couldn't help frowning, and said to the leader genially: "Well, you go down first, the Second Highness will only get angry when he is short of breath."
After the man went down, he said to the second prince: "When using people, you have to be restrained."
The second prince, Wen Tao, and his martial arts are all good, but his temper is not very good. This is the violent temper inherited from Emperor Jiacheng.
"Uncle! I'll send someone to write a letter, and I will punish this woman." The second prince stood up with a swipe, and walked away with his tall body.
"Enough is enough!" Zhong Qingyang shouted, and immediately softened his voice: "Uncle knows that you are in a hurry, but now the Xue family really can't move, Xue Tingxiang is far away in Suzhou to quell the examination strike, and the limelight is in full swing. What happened at home, on the cusp of the limelight, what we did is likely to be exposed."
Yes, Emperor Jiacheng, who has always relied on Xue Tingxiang, how could he dispose of Xue's house at this time, which obviously tells the world that there is something wrong.
The Xue family is small, and the second prince's grand career is big.
In fact, the second prince also knew this truth, that is, he messed up the regulations for a while, and since he got the news of Emperor Jiacheng's disappearance, he was completely messed up.
He was in a panic all the time, for fear of a catastrophe.
After all, Emperor Jiacheng has always been an insurmountable mountain in the eyes of the princes. The princes admired him, but feared him, because in addition to the former prince, Emperor Jiacheng was kind and pleasant, but he was always strict with the other princes.
If it had been half a year ago, he would have dared to do such a thing to the second prince, but he couldn't wait any longer.
The father emperor actually planned to establish the third prince as the heir, and once the heir was established, the other adult princes would inevitably go out of the capital to become the vassal.
So the second prince jumped off the wall and took a risk.
I thought it was in the bag, but I never thought that it was the first thing that I couldn't find the jade seal of the country.
Although this national jade seal is usually never shown to people, it is also a symbol that shows that it is ordered by the sky and is justifiable. Without the National Jade Seal, it is not the real Son of Heaven.
In order to prevent someone from making a fuss about this matter in the future, Emperor Jiacheng was spared his life. The second prince wanted to do both hard and soft, to force out the Imperial Jade Seal. Who would have thought that the loss of Emperor Jiacheng would happen again.
So how could the second prince not be chaotic.
"Then uncle, what do you say now?"
Zhong Qingyang tried his best to stabilize his mind and said, "We will prepare with both hands and first order people to search other mansions, especially the families of the courtiers that Your Majesty relies heavily on, especially those with military power. In fact, there is a possibility that Your Majesty will go to Xue's mansion. It's not big, Xue Tingxiang is not in the mansion, what can the old and weak women and children do in that room, so skipping Xue's mansion doesn't hinder the big event. As for the other preparations, we can only take risks. "
The second prince looked over in surprise.
"If you still can't find it, order someone to release the news of His Majesty's death, and call several other princes into the palace to face the Holy Spirit. They have been clamoring to see His Majesty, but Zheng Ancheng came forward to stop them. Happy to enter the palace. At this time, we will do a show and read the will. When His Royal Highness ascends the throne, the boat will be sinking, and they will not be able to make any big waves."
As for the missing Jiacheng Emperor
As long as he can ascend to the throne, it is naturally what the second prince says. If the other party doesn't show up, it's fine. Once they show up, they will be slaughtered, and fake death can also become real death.
After all, Emperor Jiacheng was already dead, who would have thought that he would still be alive.
No one dared to believe that the second prince dared to make news of Emperor Jiacheng's death before he died, and used it to ascend the throne.
No one dared to think so, and that was where they could take advantage.
The second prince's cheeks twitched, and he gritted his teeth: "Okay, just do it like this."
Zhao'er stood on the street and cursed for a while before turning around and returning to the house.
The door of Xue Mansion closed again, as if this had never happened.
But what happened here was secretly circulated in various houses, saying that the woman of the Xue family was thrown away, and even the guards were forced away.
There was ridicule, but more of it was learned and imitated. When the Guards wanted to search other mansions later, many of them pretended to be arrogant and humiliated, and asked to see the Holy Master.
All of this has caused great trouble to the Second Prince and others, but that's something else.
On the other side, Zhao'er took someone back to the main courtyard.
The girls in Chunlan looked at her back with admiration. They had long known that Madam was not an ordinary person, but only today did she know that Madam could still be like this.
They talked about what happened before, and they all said that Zhao'er was very powerful, and the woman would not let her man. Just as he was talking, he was frightened by two people who suddenly appeared in the bedroom.
"Okay, shut your mouths and go down first. You are not allowed to tell anyone what happened here."
The four girls nodded again and again, they were all bought by Zhao'er, and their loyalty was unquestionable, and Zhao'er was not afraid of them talking nonsense.
After waiting for a few girls to go down, Zhao'er came to the table and sat down, picked up the cold tea on the table and drank it all at once.
After all, she is not afraid. Now that the inner city is closed and Xue Tingxiang is not at home, this kind of thing happened again. It is equivalent to the lives of dozens of people in the Xue family, all on her shoulders.
It's normal to have lingering fears.
"I didn't expect you to be afraid too."
"Everyone will be afraid. Hall Master Mo is extraordinary. Naturally, I don't know what to be afraid of."
This is ridiculing that Moga is not a human being.
Mo Jia's cheeks were twisted for a while, and he had to maintain a generous appearance, not to mention ruining his image.
Emperor Jiacheng raised his eyes and looked at his face, obviously it should not be, but there is a sense of watching a good show.
"When are you going to leave? My man is not at home, and I am a woman and can't afford anything."
Morgan laughed angrily.
At this time, I knew that I was pretending to be weak and helpless, and that was the one who pretended to be going to the palace gate and kowtowed to death. These are what Moga heard in several discussions in Chunlan.
"Mrs. Xue, in the whole world, is it not the king's land, and the coast of the land is not the king's minister. You are the official wife of the imperial court. Now that you are in great danger, shouldn't you stand up and protect your majesty's safety."
"I'm a woman and Taoist family, I haven't read books, I don't know what monarchs, ministers and ministers, and the Dali of the safety of society and crops. I know that now this group of people outside is digging three feet in the ground, and they said that they will come back if they go back and ask for a hand decree. Wait. Besides, if I find you here, my Xue family will sacrifice their lives for you.
"So you guys should leave quickly. I came from the Han family of Xue's family, and I am the only man who made a lot of money. After all these years, I didn't get half of the money, and I posted a lot myself. There is nothing wrong with the court. He has always loved me very much. If I and a few children lost their lives, I don't know what he could do, so Dayi and Xiaojia, I choose Xiaojia."
"If Xue Tingxiang knew what you said, would he regret marrying you?" Emperor Jiacheng on the couch suddenly said.
Zhao'erda has not looked at the two of them since he spoke.
Seriously, I didn't go to see Emperor Jiacheng.
After all, letting her be the emperor is still an old man who can't move freely and is so embarrassed. She really can't say these words. But as she said, she was afraid that this sense of crisis was the strongest this time, except for being kidnapped by the Red Gang.
Even worse than that time, there was a feeling that the butcher's knife was on top of his head and was about to fall in an instant.
It would be fine if she was alone. She couldn't imagine what Xue Tingxiang would be like if she was gone. What's more, there are several children, she can't risk her own children.
After hearing this, she turned to look at Emperor Jiacheng, neither guilty nor timid.
"Why should he regret it? If he knew the current situation, he would have agreed with me to do so."
It seemed a little uncomfortable to be stared at by these two people, she stood up with a swipe: "Your family surnamed Qi is in trouble, and so many people are implicated. This is your family matter, what can we outsiders do."
It seems a bit rascal to say that, it is obviously a major event, but she is caught up in family affairs. But it can't be said that she was wrong. After all, this is the family feud with the surname Qi. When the son grows up, he feels that his father is an eyesore, so he wants to get rid of his father and take charge of himself.
Heaven has no father and son.
Emperor Jiacheng had this kind of consciousness for a long time, but it was the first time he had such a deep and profound experience.
He looked depressed, the corners of his mouth pursed tightly, and he didn't say anything.
Mo Jia glanced at him, and his mood was a little complicated. At this time, he naturally didn't want to joke with Zhao'er, and solemnly said: "They won't come again, at least not for the time being."
"how do you know?"
"Because Your Majesty would never attack Shi Lang Xue. Anyone would, but Xue Tingxiang would not."
The past ten years have been enough for Emperor Jiacheng to regard Xue Tingxiang as a confidant.
In other words, even if Xue Tingxiang made a huge mistake one day, Emperor Jiacheng thought about his old love and his exploits, at most he would be dismissed from office, and he would not be treated like him. A decent share should be kept for him.
Although Mo Jia came to Emperor Jiacheng not long ago, he understood this truth. It is correct to say that no one in the court did not understand this truth.
"What Xue Tingxiang has been doing these years, you should know clearly in your heart that any innovative move must be supported by a wise emperor. Your Majesty will suffer such a catastrophe, which has a lot to do with innovation. If His Majesty's mausoleum collapses , the situation that Xue Tingxiang has worked so hard for for many years will collapse in an instant."
Zhao'er pursed her lips tightly and looked at the two people in front of her.
Her heart was struggling. And hearing these words, the balance is tilted.
"Well, you guys just stay. Let's talk about it first. In a pinch, I may be greedy for life and fear of death."
After speaking, she left here, obviously going down to make arrangements.
After all, there are two more people in the house, and they can hide it for a while, but not for the rest of their lives.
The Xue Mansion was under martial law.
It seems to be no different from ordinary, but in fact there are people staring everywhere.
Zhao'er returned to the main courtyard.
As the head lady, she must stay in the main courtyard. However, the living room was moved from the bedroom to the east room. Fortunately, there was a large kang next to the window. When Xue Tingxiang was away, sometimes he would be lazy and rest here, but it did not attract attention.
"I have already sent someone to send a letter to Ting Wei. Whether it succeeds or not is still unknown. Even if it does, he, as a civil official, may not be able to turn the tide."
On the bed, Mo Jia was serving Emperor Jiacheng taking medicine.
Seeing his uncontaminated appearance, I didn't expect that he was still very good at serving people.
Zhao'er's eyes were a little surprised, and at the same time, she was also a little malicious. She always felt that Mo Jia suddenly came to the land from the sea, and even ran to the capital, and even went to Emperor Jiacheng's side, which always made people feel incredible.
Zhao'er even guessed that Mo Jia could not survive at sea and went to the palace to become a eunuch. Otherwise, why did he explain that he would appear next to Emperor Jiacheng? When he came to Xue Mansion, he was still wearing the clothes of an eunuch.
The look in her eyes made Mo Jia a little annoyed and angry. After serving Emperor Jiacheng and drinking the medicine, he called Zhao'er out.
"What's your look like?"
"No, nothing."
"You dare to say that there is nothing, obviously there is something."
Mo Jia, who has always been unpredictable, is probably only easily aroused by encountering Zhao'er. He even wondered if Zhao'er did it on purpose, otherwise why would he misunderstand him so much.
What kind of person is he
The problem is, he doesn't know Zhao'er well either, and Zhao'er doesn't know what kind of person he is.
Zhao'er was still honest. Seeing Mo Jia's anger like this, he said a little embarrassedly: "Actually, it's nothing to be a eunuch. The world is difficult, and it is understandable to do anything to survive."
"I'm not a eunuch!"
If it wasn't for the situation, Mo Jia really wanted to use a man's means to tell her the truth. It's a pity he can't, Luo Fu has a husband, and she is too assertive. Besides, he is still living in Xue Mansion with Emperor Jiacheng, so he can't do such despicable and shameless things.
If it weren't for all these constraints, he might have...
Thinking of this, he took a deep look at Zhao'er.
Zhao'er looked disbelieving, but still said: "Okay, okay, I know you're not a eunuch, let's not talk about this, okay?"
"What's your tone, I'm really not a eunuch!"
It was probably because Mogata was angry and cared too much, but instead aroused Zhao'er's curiosity. She asked, "Then you're not an eunuch, so how can you be by His Majesty's side, and you still serve people? Does he know that you used to be a pirate? Entering people in the palace is so casual, and you don't even check eight generations of people's ancestors. It's so easy. in."
Take a look! It's not that he has no bearing, it's that this woman is so irritating, she speaks as if he is something shameful.
In particular, hearing a slight choking laughter in the inner room made Mo Jia bleed even more.
"I'm not really a eunuch, he's my father."
Uh!
Zhao'er's jaw dropped.