The days always seem to be extraordinarily calm, but no one really knows whether there is something lurking under the calm.
In the past few days, Prince Ding's mansion has been in danger, especially the few highly valued aides under Fu Xiu Yi, who acted even more cautiously. For nothing else, a few days ago, Pei Lang, whom Fu Xiu Yi valued the most, was arrested and locked in a private prison. The specific willingness is not clear to everyone, but someone who knows about it slightly revealed that it was because Pei Lang was originally a spy sent by Fu Xiu Yi's opponent.
Before this, no one could deny Pei Lang's talent. Although the disciples were jealous of Fu Xiu Yi's treatment of him, Pei Lang has indeed solved a lot of problems for Fu Xiu Yi over the past two years. Fu Xiu Yi arrested him after saying he was arrested, not to mention whether it was true or not, but the night before he was arrested, Pei Lang and Fu Xiu Yi were playing chess and drinking tea together.
If Fu Xiu Yi suddenly learned about the clues, he would definitely investigate whether it was true or not, otherwise he would have wronged a good person and harmed a confidant. But Fu Xiu Yi made such an immediate decision, it only means that he had doubts about Pei Lang for a long time, and he could still be so intimate even if he had doubts, this Prince Ding was not a simple person. Regardless of whether it was killing the chickens to warn the monkeys, when the staff faced Fu Xiu Yi again, they were more respectful.
However, Fu Xiu Yi was not as comfortable as others thought, and he also had some doubts.
They sent someone to stare at Princess Rongxin's mansion, but finally learned that Princess Rongxin had actually disguised herself and went to look for Su Mingfeng at Pingnanbo's mansion. Although he didn't know what they said or what Princess Rong Xin was doing, Fu Xiu Yi thought that there must be something strange about it. Princess Rongxin lived in a secluded place, and even had a very close relationship with Emperor Wen Hui. If there was, it would mean that Princess Yuqing and Princess Rongxin were good friends in the early years. But Princess Yuqing had been dead for many years, Princess Yuqing's son Xie Jing Xing was also close to Princess Rong Xin, but Xie Jing Xing had also died on the northern battlefield two years ago. There is no friendship between Pingnan Bofu and Princess Rongxin.
Fu Xiu Yi racked his brains thinking about the relationship between Princess Rong Xin and the Nanbo Mansion, but unfortunately, no matter how much he looked for, he couldn't find any valuable clues. And what made Fu Xiu Yi puzzled was why Princess Rong Xin did not go to Ping Nan Bo Su Yu but wrote Su Ming Feng alone? Su Mingfeng has long been out of his official career. For official business, Su Mingfeng can't help at all. For personal business, does Su Mingfeng know Princess Rongxin privately? Su Mingfeng, Su Mingfeng... Fu Xiu Yi was chewing on the name when he was suddenly stunned.
Su Mingfeng's name is well known by many people in the Ding capital, not only because he is excellent and talented, nor because it is a pity that he had to quit the official career due to a serious illness when he was in a good career, but he was still Xie Jing Xing since he was a child. Big hair small. Some people once wondered how Su Mingfeng looked at how such an upright and awe-inspiring young man could hang out with a cynical and naughty boy like Xie Jing Xing all day long. But the Marquis of Lin'an Mansion and the Mansion of Nanbo were already family friends, so it would be understandable if they had a good relationship.
As if he had discovered a clue, Fu Xiu Yi's thoughts were instantly cleared. Su Mingfeng was Xie Jingxing's child, and Princess Ming An was Xie Jing Xing's aunt. If Princess Ming An went to find Su Mingfeng in private, they would most likely be talking about Xie Jing Xing.
But isn't Xie Jing always dead? Why did Princess Ming An suddenly ask the dead person? In the past, everyone did not dare to mention a single word of Xie Jing Xing in front of Princess Ming An, because they were afraid of hurting Princess Ming An, Princess Ming An took the initiative to ask... Could it be that Xie Jing Xing is not dead yet? Fu Xiu Yi was taken aback by his sudden conjecture, and he quickly denied that he had personally read the secret report on Xie Jing Xing's death that day, so he could not be wrong. What's more, it is impossible to think about how to steal the beam and change the column under the watchful eyes of the public.
But it was obviously going to follow the affairs of Princess Ming An and Prince Charui, how could Su Mingfeng suddenly be found, and Xie Jing Xing who died might be involved, in this case, the matter would become more complicated, but it was also more interesting...
Fu Xiu Yi stood up, thought for a while, and instructed the people around him, "Go to the dungeon."
There is a dungeon in the palace of King Ding, built in the ancestral hall in the courtyard. The royal ancestral hall is not here, the reason why the ancestral hall is set up in the palace is just to worship Buddha and pray for blessings. On the wall is a statue of Guanyin with kindly brows and kind eyes. When you open the painting, you will see a small Laughing Buddha. When you twist the wooden fish at the feet of the Laughing Buddha, the stone door bursts open, and you walk in along the corridor of the stone door. The palace's dungeon.
The people in this dungeon are all spies or those under King Ding who have made big mistakes. Ordinary death is not enough to punish them. The stone walls are covered with thin leather-like things. When you look carefully, they turn out to be dead people. They have been peeled and dried here. They still maintain the look of extreme pain before death. shudder.
Outside is an ancestral hall for prayers, but inside is doing such devilish deeds. Right under the eyes of Guanyin, this place is like the eighteenth hell, even more terrifying than the eighteenth hell.
Fu Xiu Yi walked in with a leisurely expression, looking at the human skins on both sides with admiration. The men next to him led the way in front, and when they reached the last room, they stopped.
The people in the prison were hung upside down and locked on the beams, and they were soaked with blood. The robe was dyed bright red, and the original color was almost invisible. And because it was hung upside down, blood dripped drop by drop on the ground from time to time, forming a small blood stain.
Fu Xiu Yi looked at the man quietly, the man seemed to have passed out, he winked at the people next to him, and immediately someone took a bucket of chili water and poured it on the prisoner.
The man was agitated, his whole body trembled uncontrollably, it seemed that the pain was beyond words, and he was suffering tremendous pain.
Fu Xiu Yi stepped forward with a smile and said, "Are you still used to what you have been doing, sir?"
The chilli water stabbed the wound, but it also washed away the blood on the prisoner's face. With a clear and arrogant face, it was Pei Lang.
Pei Lang smiled and replied with a trembling voice, "Thanks to His Highness, I have a good life."
"I knew for a long time that Mr. is not an ordinary person, but I didn't expect that not only is he outstanding in talent, but his integrity is also admired by this hall. Otherwise... how could the Shen family send you here?" Fu Xiu Yi sighed, "It is said that the soldiers led by Shen Xin are all heroic, and Mr. Literati, it turns out that the bones are so hard, how does General Shen tune | teach people, this shop also wants to know."
Pei Lang took a breath and said with a smile, "This subordinate has nothing to do with General Shen."
"It's been a few days, and your husband is still so persistent." Fu Xiu Yi said, "Although the integrity is laudable, it's a headache in the end, and one has to prepare some unusual gameplay for the gentleman."
Pei Lang just laughed and did not speak.
Fu Xiu Yi looked at him with a very gentle tone, as if he still had some nostalgia, and said, "Actually, this hall and your master and servant have had a good time together. You are very talented, and this shop also appreciates it. This hall is naturally soft-hearted and willing. Let me give you a chance, after you have made merit and atonement, you will assume that nothing happened in the past, this hall is the same as you used to be, this hall calls you Mr., you are the most powerful think tank in this hall." Coaxingly said: "As long as you tell this hall, what secrets does the Shen family have, and what is the purpose of your being sent to this shop. How about a second chance?"
Pei Lang coughed twice, coughing up a few piles of red blood, and then smiled with difficulty: "Thank you for your highness, but this minister has nothing to do with the Shen family, so I can't answer your highness's question, probably because I asked God not to give it to the minister. This opportunity is a pity."
Fu Xiu Yi looked at him expressionlessly, and after a long while he smiled softly, he clapped his hands, brushed off the blood that had splattered on his body, and said, "Mr. Let's see how long the bones of Mr. can be hard." He waved to the people around him: "This thing can't get into Mr.'s eyes, and it can't be used. Change it to something better."
He stepped back for a while, and was about to leave, suddenly remembered something, and said: "Sir, this hall can also find out the secrets of the Shen family. However, this hall also wants to ask Mr., and I heard that the Shen family values friendship and righteousness. I don’t know if General Shen will send someone to rescue Mr. from the fire pit?”
He left with the guards.
After Fu Xiu Yi left, Pei Lang violently spat out a large mouthful of blood. This prince who seemed to be gentle and most scheming actually had such a vicious and violent side. It was just the last words that Fu Xiu Yi Wen asked Lang, but he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
It is true that the Shen family attaches great importance to friendship and righteousness, but it is Shen Miao who handles affairs, Shen Miao attaches great importance to friendship and righteousness, that is only for the Shen family, apart from her relatives and friends, other people are probably not important in Shen Miao's eyes. . As for whether Fu Xiu Yi said he would come to save him, Pei Lang felt that he should not. Not to mention whether Shen Miao has the ability to get people from He Ding Palace, it is still the most secret dungeon. When Shen Miao asked him to hide beside Fu Xiu Yi and play a secret chess game, she should have expected such a day. Shen Miao knew long ago that once Fu Xiu Yi found out, Pei Lang's fate would be extremely miserable, but she still did it.
Reasonably knew that Shen Miao would not come to save him, but Pei Lang actually had a faint expectation in his heart. He could not tell exactly how he felt about Shen Miao. At the beginning when Shen Miao used Liu Ying to threaten him, Pei Lang even felt a bit disgusted in his heart, he hated the feeling of being threatened and out of control. But then for some reason, he actually regarded himself as Shen Miao's person. She will worry about Shen Miao and try her best to be a chess piece. Pei Lang himself could not understand what he was doing, he thought that he probably owed Shen Miao something in his last life to follow her in this life and almost his life was changed. The guard responsible for the torture came again, Pei Lang put aside his thoughts and started a new round of torture.
What he didn't know was that in Prince Rui's mansion, Huo Long and Yeying were sitting on a tree and smashing melon seeds. Nightingale asked, "Boss Ji and Young Master Gao haven't come out yet. How long are they going to be guarding the tower?"
Huo Long spat out a mouthful of melon seeds and said, "I guess the master has simply forgotten about this. The master has been running around these days, how can he care about others? I heard that there was another letter from the Great Liang Palace urging him. The master probably wants to finish these things earlier and return to the palace."
"That's right, but Boss Ji has been staying in the tower, what about the news from Fengxian's pawnshop? Will it delay things?"
Huo Long rolled her eyes at Nightingale: "Fengxian pawnshop earns money, so there are people from Mo Yujun who will report the information to the master. Besides, Boss Ji himself is concerned about some inexplicable things, so there is nothing serious. Blind. worry!"
As soon as Nightingale heard it, she suddenly felt that her companion was right, and said, "Yes. Why bother with so much."
There are some things in the world that are just wrong. Sometimes a small change will affect the trajectory of the whole thing.
In the study room upstairs in Linjiangxian, Fengxian's pawnshop, a thick stack of letters was already piled up in the corner of the desk, and it was probably covered with a layer of dust when no one sorted it out. And the letter at the bottom had three words written on the envelope.
Ding Wangfu.
…
Because of this time, there was a little movement in Prince Ding's mansion, not to mention the Prince's mansion. Emperor Wenhui had the heart to give favors to the crown prince, so that the crown prince and Huangfu Hao had a good relationship. Therefore, Huangfu Hao's visit to the prince's mansion was almost ostentatious, and there was no need to hide it from being discovered.
It's just that what the prince said to the prince's mansion was not something that Emperor Wen Hui could manage.
The crown prince poured a little wine for Huangfu Hao and said with a smile, "What do you think Brother Huangfu thinks about what this palace said just now?"
Huangfu Hao smiled, didn't say yes and didn't say no, and said, "You've played really well in this abacus. I've let this palace do all the bad guys. You have a good reputation and you're a good woman."
The prince was not annoyed, and followed with a smile: "A gentleman has the beauty of an adult. If it is possible, this palace would be happy to see fifth Miss Shen as your Qin country's crown princess, but everyone knows that this is impossible." Not big enough to marry the daughter of a courtier from another country to his own prince. The title of the crown princess does not stop representing a woman, but also the power of the woman's family. It is best to help the crown prince. As a native of Ming Qi, Shen Miao could not help Huangfu Hao, not to mention that Shen Xin was reluctant to marry his daughter to Qin.
Huangfu Hao shook his head: "What's the hurry, Ben Gong didn't say that he wanted to win people's favor. But..." He looked at the prince: "Ben Gong is not a person who likes to do good things all day long, let alone do it with his own reputation. It's a good thing, if General Shen hates Ben Gong in the future, it will be very difficult for Ben Gong."
The prince laughed as soon as he heard it. This Huangfu Hao was also a sensible person, and he quickly understood the benefits. Fame is of no use in Ming Qi, let alone getting Shen Miao to marry it would not be considered a big deal of evildoing. With just one sentence, Emperor Wenhui and the crown prince could owe Huangfu Hao a favor together, so why not do it. Of course, how to exchange the owed favors, Emperor Wen Hui didn't know, this matter was the prince's idea, it just depends on how important this marriage is in the prince's heart.
"Brother Huangfu, what's the problem?" The prince asked with a smile.
"It's not a big deal, it's just to make you laugh." Huangfu Hao sighed and looked worried: "Although I am the Prince of Qin, the commoners still have a hard-to-read scripture, not to mention the scriptures. Gong. The father treats Ben Gong very well, but the brothers in Ben Gong are not worried. If one day the brothers have a dispute with Ben Gong..." He gave the prince a meaningful look: "At that time, please also ask Help this palace."
The prince was stunned for a moment, and then he cursed Huangfu Hao for being cunning. Every country will have the matter of seizing the heir, especially a country with many princes. But what Huangfu Hao meant was that if there was a day when the Qin imperial court fought and Huangfu Hao seized the heir, the crown prince must help him. How a prince of Ming Qi could help the prince of Qin to win his heir, then he could only borrow troops.
Huangfu Hao really had a good abacus.
Seeing his hesitation, Huangfu Hao smiled: "What are you hesitating about? Isn't this the same thing that this palace is doing for you now?"
The prince was shocked and looked at Huangfu Hao without saying a word. If this time was successful and Shen Miao married him, the Shen family would be tied to his Crown Prince’s mansion, with the help of the Shen family, the strength of the crown prince would only increase greatly, and an important weight would be added in the struggle for succession. code. Now Huangfu Hao is helping him, isn't it just to help him win his heir
In this way, it seems that the conditions offered by Huangfu Hao are not so unacceptable anymore. After all, in this matter, he got more.
The crown prince was heartbroken and said, "Okay. Brother Huangfu draws his sword to help this time, and Ben Gong will definitely not stand by and watch in the future."
Huangfu Hao laughed and exchanged cups with the Crown Prince a few times before saying, "But... you really want to marry Shen Miao." Seeing the Prince's puzzled expression, he explained, "Back then at the tribute banquet, Ben Gong sees that Shen Miao is not a soft-natured, but she is very strong. You are so confident in taming her?”
"What's this." The prince waved his hand indifferently: "No matter how strong her temper is, she is still a woman. As long as she is a woman, once she gets married, her temperament will be put away. To tell you the truth, when the crown prince arrived The East Palace was still fierce, and it is still not obedient to Ben Gong. Women, spend a little time coaxing, just like a cat, you will still be docile in the end."
Huangfu Hao heard the words and said no more, but he sneered in his heart. The death of Princess Ming An is still a mystery to this day, but Huangfu Hao always felt that Shen Miao could not get rid of the matter. Later, the matter between him and Fu Xiu Yi was taken advantage of without knowing what happened, and now Fu Xiu Yi has deliberately kept a distance from him. The Shen family was not ordinary and there seemed to be someone behind Shen Miao who was giving instructions. Although the Prince’s strength is not weak, but when encountering Shen Miao, he may not be able to win without losing.
It's just that these are irrelevant to Huangfu Hao. He was also happy to watch the play, so after laughing a few times, he and the prince rejoiced over the wine chat.
…
But on the other side, in the mansion of Yuanwailang, Shen Miao actually replied to the post.
It was only said that Shen Dongling had invited her over to taste the incense, Shen Miao agreed, but she had to bring Luo Jia’s cousin Luo Tan.
Wang Bi was very happy to see Shen Miao's reply and said to Shen Dongling, "It's not that the two of you sisters have no relationship, but she did not expect that she would agree."
Shen Dongling was also a little surprised, but she said with a smile: "It seems that I have not seen each other for a long time. After all, the two sisters in the house are the only two left." She took the post from Wang Bi's hand. , look carefully.
In all fairness, Shen Dongling never thought that Shen Miao would reply to the post and promised to come and see Pinxiang. With Shen Dongling's understanding of Shen Miao, Shen Miao was cautious by nature and it was impossible to come here. Bu this out, Shen Miao’s presence or absence is not really a big deal, the reason why she wanted to write a post to Shen Miao was just because she wanted to prove to Wang Bi that she did her best for Wang Bi and hoped that Wang Bi would be able to do more things in the future. Missing some good things about her.
But who ever thought that Shen Miao agreed.
Shen Dongling’s thoughts turned abruptly, the reason why Shen Miao brought Luo Tan was probably because Luo Tan knew martial arts, so it would be more at ease to have someone to accompany her. Furthermore, Shen Miao would definitely bring many bodyguards with her and would definitely ensure Shen Miao's safety. Since Shen Miao dared to come, she must have made a sure-fire plan.
But Shen Dongling didn't care either, her purpose was not to plot against Shen Miao. Shen Dongling pushed Wang Bi: "Husband, since Fifth Younger Sister agreed to come, it would be better to find a reason for the future. Calling His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Huangfu Hao together, in the future, it can be said that Huangfu Hao was enjoying the fragrance. Looking at the dignified and beautiful fifth sister and giving birth to admiration, wouldn't things be more natural after that?"
"You women really think more thoughtfully." Wang Bi smiled and put his arms around Shen Dongling's shoulders: "If you have a wife like this, what else can a husband ask for?"
Shen Dongling laughed and joked with him, but he was thinking of something else.
Shen Miao was good at calculating others and Shen Dongling also saw it when Ren Wan Yun and Shen Miao fought. At the end of the Shen family, the big house was preserved, if there was anyone who was powerful, it would be Shen Miao and Shen Dongling.
Shen Dongling also wanted to see who was more powerful between herself and Shen Miao. Counting Shen Miao into one's own plan was much more interesting than counting Shen Yue.
…
Shen Miao, who was being "calculated" by Shen Dongling, was holding her cheeks and playing chess with Xie Jing Xing in the room.
Xie Jing Xing played a good chess game, and Shen Miao played steadily and steadily, with different planning step by step, Xie Jing Xing seemed to be able to see at a glance what the chess pieces she had arranged for a long time were useful, where Shen Miao played, Xie Jing Xing would block them at the corresponding place. After more than half an hour, Xie Jing Xing had won several points against her, the battle was still at a stalemate and it was hard to part.
In the previous life, Shen Miao had practiced chess very hard in order to have a chat with Fu Xiu Yi, not to mention the number one at least it was hard to meet an opponent, but under Xie Jing Xing's men they could not fight, Xie Jing Xing was like a nemesis. It was the first time that the temple wanted to regret chess since he learned chess.
Seeing that Xie Jing Xing ate several of her again, Shen Miao said, "I am tired, I cannot go down."
“Don’t want to go down or can’t go down?” Xie Jing Xing said, “Please, I will teach you.”
Shen Miao was going to laugh at his words, she came over in the middle of the night to find someone to play chess, that is, Shen Miao had a good temper, and others had already sent Xie Jing Xing out. She said, "Thank you, I don't want it." She didn't plan to be a chess master, what to do with this. It was a surprise to her that Xie Jing Xing played such a good chess game, Xie Jing Xing was outstanding in his skills on the battlefield, he had never heard of him being particularly good. But after thinking about it, this person is playing the world in the palm of his hand, and a small chess piece is nothing.
She asked, "In two days, will your crew be arranged?"
Two days later will be the day of Pingxiang, and it will also be the first time that she and Xie Jingxing have joined forces to deceive others. One calculation is two princes, I am afraid that it will make people feel terrified. But Shen Miao did not feel that there was anything, she herself had given birth to a prince, and she really did not feel that the status of a prince was unattainable. Xie Jing Xing was even more so, his own elder brother was the emperor and the crown prince was his nephew.
So in this way, she and Xie Jing Xing calculated the two princes, but they felt it was very suitable.
“Don’t worry, nothing will go wrong.” Xie Jing Xing said: “Your carriage is also arranged, do you really want to go?” He frowned, “You may not go.”
“Why not go?” Shen Miao said, “Whether I go or not has nothing to do with me, but… I hope they can be more solemn.” Shen Miao smiled slightly, “If I go, they will only make the layout more realistic. , but in the end it turns out that everything was wrong. Wouldn't it be more fun?"
Xie Jing Xing said with a smile but not a smile, "So cruel?"
“Is it ruthless?” Shen Miao asked back.
"Ruthless." He nodded, his eyes glittering like clear water, and his thin lips hooked lightly: "But I like it."
Shen Miao: “…”
Since that night, Xie Jing Xing's words have become more and more frivolous, but it is only a matter of words, his behavior is still very respectful to her. Suddenly a person squeezed into her life, Shen Miao was not used to it, but she had to admit that with Xie Jing Xing present, many things became much easier. It seemed that what she took a lot of trouble to do, Xie Jing Xing could easily solve it.
But if you continue to rely on it like this, it will still make people feel uncomfortable. Shen Miao has not yet learned how to trust a person, or in other words, trust a man. She was brave and resourceful in the things next to her, but in the relationship between men and women, she was seriously injured, so once again, she was still clumsy like a child. Even if someone taught me gently, it was stupid and slow.
Xie Jing Xing stared at her casually, his eyes were heavy and he didn't know what he was thinking. There are chess pieces at hand, the girl sits dignified and gentle, and the lights make her soft and graceful, like a blooming lotus.
And he had a handsome face, dark eyes as deep as night, looked at each other thoughtfully for a while, and suddenly raised his lips and smiled.
"If this matter is settled, I will marry you, Shen Jiaojiao."