Shen Miao and Xie Jing Xing were okay, the whole Prince Rui's residence seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
A blessing in disguise is that not only did the two of them reconcile, but they also seemed to start sleeping in the same room. This was simply beyond everyone's expectations, especially Uncle Tang was the happiest, making Xie Jing Xing's Tiger Whip Deer Whip and Bull Whip Soup every day, every time Shen Miao looked at it, she felt speechless.
Xie Jing Xing started to investigate the matter of the Ye family, but it was a little strange that Ye Mei sister and brother were indeed born and raised in Great Liang and lived in Qinzhou before. Shen Miao had no idea why this was, and later, she only thought that it was probably her life that changed many things unintentionally. For example, Fu Xiu Yi's fate, and the identity of Mrs. Mei's sister and brother.
But no matter how it changes, one thing remains the same. Since Ye Mei was her enemy in her previous life, she has entered the "Ye" family again in this life, but the position of their mortal enemies has not changed at all.
Pei Lang's injury also gradually improved, Shen Miao went to see it once, but did not enter the house, only glanced from a distance outside the house, saw that he could also go down to drink the medicine by herself, and left. Regarding Pei Lang, Shen Miao’s mood was very complicated, but Pei Lang probably didn’t know about her past life, she knew about her past life, but she was unable to face each other with a peaceful mind.
Just keep that distance.
Xie Jing Xing was very satisfied with this, saying that she was much more sensible than before, and taking this opportunity to "reward" her well, it seemed like she wanted to make up all the house that had not been completed before, and directly let Shen Miao spend the past few days. He couldn't lift his spirits in a sullen way, as if he had been recruited by a male ghost to replenish his yang.
The situation in Long Ye looked stable, but the whirlpool disputes were beyond what others could imagine. After Emperor Yongle's royal hunt, the bureau set up to deal with the Lu family began to close the net, the Lu family was busy dealing with the royal family, and Xie Jing Xing was also busy a lot.
And Shen Miao naturally would not take it easy because there was a letter from Ming Qi.
Luo Xueyan's letter to Shen Miao arrived.
There were two letters to the family, one was written by Luo Xueyan, saying that they were all well now, and told Shen Miao to go to Long Ye that if she was wronged, she must not swallow it and write back to tell them. He also told Xie Jing Xing to treat Xie Jing Xing with respect and mutual support and understanding. It was just to ask about the situation on Shen Miao.
The other letter was written by Shen Qiu.
Shen Qiu's letter was not the same as Luo Xue Yan's. When Shen Miao got married, she once said some things to Shen Qiu, although she did not understand clearly, she also hinted that Shen Qiu should beware of the Ming Qi royal family, the Ming Qi royal family was a jar of mud, what the Shen family had to do was Mingzhe protects himself, no matter what method he uses, he must always draw a clear relationship with the royal family, otherwise he will have to be dragged into the quagmire together. If it is necessary, it is to give up the Qingming of the Shen family, and to save his life first.
This time, in the letter Shen Qiu wrote, he talked about the situation in Ming Qi.
After all, Shen Miao left the Ding capital for more than half a year. The situation in Dingjing was on the verge of breaking out, and there would be changes every day, not to mention half a year. However, this change came as a surprise.
Emperor Wenhui was seriously ill.
At first, he had a cough, and then his condition worsened. Now he has even reached the point where he can't go to court. Occasionally, he is also in low spirits, and after a few words, he goes away. I don't know why there are even rumors in the palace, Emperor Wen Hui has run out of fuel, and he won't survive if he can't survive for a year.
Shen Miao just laughed when she saw these words, how long could Emperor Wen Hui live, was it really only one year? Shen Miao did not believe it, anyway, the previous life Emperor Wen Hui did not die so early, of course, it is hard to say if there was anything strange in the death of Emperor Wen Hui. The Ming Qi royal family is inherently complicated, and the princes are not as simple and simple as those in Long Ye. One person ascends the throne, and there are so many people who have to sacrifice. A father and an emperor are nothing.
Shen Qiu mentioned in the letter that Emperor Wen Hui was seriously ill, but for some reason he attacked Concubine Xu Xian, who was once his favorite. Concubine Xu Xian was demoted to a talented person. Not only that, but the entire Xu family was also angered by Emperor Wenhui, which implicated the two brothers, King Jing of Zhou. The two brothers can no longer manage the affairs of the court and China. Shen Qiu does not know the specific situation. In short, Concubine Xu Xian and King Jing of Zhou have fallen out of favor. King Jing of Zhou seems to have fallen behind in winning the heir.
The Li Wang faction, on the other hand, had an unprecedented friendship with King Ding.
The Li Wang faction was also a powerful party in the struggle for succession. King Ding, Fu Xiu Yi, and the two of them were in a bad relationship, but now they are good friends, thinking about it, something is wrong. What is even more suspicious is that in this faction, the original King Li actually had a faint meaning to respect King Ding.
When writing this, Shen Qiu's handwriting was a bit scribbled, and it was obvious that he was not in a calm mood.
Forget it, I summed it up again. It is probably that in the Ding capital now, among the original princes, the most popular now is the ninth prince Fu Xiuyi who used to have no desires and no desires. And Fu Xiu Yi's mother-in-law, Concubine Dong Shu, also became Emperor Wen Hui's support.
When Emperor Wen Hui was seriously ill, the person he loved was the person he was closest to. Some people speculated that, looking at this trend, the prince would eventually be gone, and Emperor Wen Hui would most likely pass the throne to King Ding Fu Xiu Yi.
As a result, a big | Bo Chenzi turned to Fu Xiu Yi again. No matter if it was because of his own reasons or because of external things, no matter how he looked at it, Fu Xiu Yi would become Ming Qi's future heir.
And Fu Xiu Yi gradually began to deal with the Shen family.
The military power of the Shen family had been taken back by Emperor Wen Hui before, but Fu Xiu Yi wanted to give Shen Xin new power and let their father and son lead a brand new army. No matter how you look at it, it is a pit, Fu Xiu Yi made it clear that he dug a pit for the Shen family to jump in. If he didn't do well, he was caught in Fu Xiu Yi's trap.
Shen Qiu wrote in the letter that the Shen family will not take over the military for the time being because of Shen Xin's illness, but I don't know how long this excuse will last, because since Fu Xiu Yi started to deal with the Shen family, he would definitely not use this method only. . Fortunately, the Shen family is not without help. Fu Xiuyi is also targeting the Feng family, that is, Feng Anning's house. The Feng family and the Shen family are planning to join forces. They should join forces with some other Ming Qi officials to protect themselves. is enough.
However, there is still some confusion in the words. It seems that the Shen family, who has been loyal for several generations, is now confronted with the royal family and is suspicious of each other, which is a bit embarrassing.
Shen Miao read the letter, folded it and put it away, feeling a little worried. Xie Jing Xingfang looked at her with her, saw her worried appearance, and asked, "Are you worried?"
“Fu Xiu Yi is starting to deal with the Shen family.” Shen Miao said in a deep voice, “The speed at which he rushed up was too fast, in less than a year, there was no one who could compete with him in Dingjing for the time being. King Jing of Zhou was so arrogant at the beginning, Now that Concubine Xu Xian has also fallen, and Wang Li has also been subdued by him.” Shen Miao said, “His methods are not simple.” Although it was known that Fu Xiu Yi was the emperor of Ming Qi in the last life, there is no Shen Miao in this life. Family, he still turned things around even though he was already at a disadvantage, it made Shen Miao feel that the arrangement of the Shen family was a little too rash, maybe she underestimated the enemy.
“It’s not surprising.” Xie Jing Xing smiled, “In order to win the heirloom, he started preparations many years ago. Although King Jing of Zhou had an advantage, he was ahead of him. Not to mention King Li, without the support of his mother’s family, there is no way cannot be compared.”
“But why does he still target the Shen family?” Shen Miao frowned, “It stands to reason that since the military power of the Shen family is gone, there is no threat to him, such as the current Marquis of Lin’an. He will not start to deal with it. The Marquis of Lin'an's mansion is still holding on to the Shen family..." Fu Xiu Yi won't waste time on meaningless things, the suppression of the Shen family can be considered superfluous now, why bother
Xie Jing Xing pondered for a moment and said, "Maybe it's because of you?"
“Me?” Shen Miao looked at him.
"You married in Great Liang, and Fu Xiu Yi suspected my relationship with you before, and suspected that Great Liang was the backer of the Shen family. After returning to Long Ye, I also attracted attention to Fu Xiu Yi's movements, and found out that he was investigating Lin'an Hou's residence about me. He may know my identity. He may have misunderstood the relationship between the Shen family and me, thinking that the Shen family has defected to Great Liang, or has other plans." He paused, then continued, "Fu Xiu Yi's methods are ruthless, Suspicious by nature, once he senses something is wrong, he will definitely cut the grass and root it. If the Shen family makes him a little uneasy, he will spare no effort to eradicate it."
"I understand this." Shen Miao's eyes were slightly cold, even at the end of her previous life, didn't Fu Xiu Yi clean up the big house neatly for the sake of the Shen family's military power.
“But you don’t have to worry.” Xie Jing Xing pinched her face: “I arranged someone in Dingjing, no matter what, I still have the ability to protect your family’s safety.”
“You already arranged someone?” Shen Miao asked, “Why didn’t you tell me earlier.”
Xie Jingxing said, "I still need to take credit for this kind of thing? That's my family. I didn't arrange it well, how could I let them stay in Dingjing?"
When Shen Miao heard Xie Jing Xing said "that's also my family", her heart was as sweet as eating honey and there was a smile in her eyes, and she said, "Speaking of which, I did not expect the Feng family to join forces with eldest brother." Back then, in order to prevent Feng Anning from repeating the mistakes of her previous life, she even took care of Shen Qiu to help take care of the Feng family. However, in this way, Feng An Ning should not marry the cousin who had been ruined by Jin Yu as he was in his previous life.
“But there is one thing, I was about to tell you.” Xie Jing Xing’s face suddenly became solemn, “Fu Xiu Yi has a secret relationship with the emperor of Qin.”
Shen Miao was startled and asked, "Do you want to borrow soldiers?" When talking about this matter, Shen Miao remembered when she had been a hostage in Qin for five years. Now that Fu Xiu Yi has never married, could he have found other hostages
"It may be that some agreement was reached in private, most likely it is to cede the land." Xie Jing Xing said.
Shen Miao frowned, "Is it to help him win the heirloom? But to use the power of a foreign country to win the heirloom, there will be a lot of involvement in the future, and Fu Xiu Yi will not be like this."
Xie Jing Xing lowered his gaze and said, "In order to deal with Great Liang."
Shen Miao looked at him, “They want to deal with Great Liang? Crazy.” Although the strength of Ming Qi and Qin Guo teamed up was much higher than before, Great Liang’s national strength was also placed in front of everyone, at least they were both losers. situation. After so many years of peace, how could they take the initiative to provoke disputes.
“This can’t tolerate a thorn in the eyes,” Xie Jing Xing laughed, “Besides, Long Ye is a little bit chaotic now because of the Lu Ye family, they have an opportunity to take advantage of it and will not let this opportunity go.”
Shen Miao pondered Xie Jing Xing's words for a while and said, "You are right, sooner or later there will be such a day." However, starting a war now may not be a good opportunity for Great Liang.
“You don’t need to worry.” Xie Jing Xing rubbed her head, “Leave these to me.”
“I am also the princess of Prince Rui’s residence, okay?” Shen Miao glared at him and was very dissatisfied with his words.
Xie Jing Xing looked at her calmly, "Oh, it's not too bad to change from a queen to a princess?"
“I have already eaten, what’s the point of talking about it now.” Shen Miao snorted.
Xie Jing Xing wanted to speak, but Fen Xiang knocked on the door outside, motioning her to come in, Fen Xiang looked at Shen Miao and Xie Jing Xing with tangled meaning in his eyes.
“Do you have anything to say to me?” Shen Miao looked at her inexplicably, “If you have something to say, just say it directly.” She just didn’t care about Xie Jing Xing’s presence.
Fenxiang said: "At noon today, Young Master Pei said he was going to go out for a walk. The servants thought that Young Master Gao had also said that Young Master Pei would go out and walk more to help his injury, as long as he didn't go far. The son wants to be alone, but the slaves don't think much about it. He usually just walks by the door for a while and will come back, but today he didn't come back until it was dark."
Shen Miao frowned, "Is something wrong?" Pei Lang has no martial arts, and if there is any danger on the road, he will not have the ability to protect himself at all.
“The slaves also thought so.” Fenxiang said, “But Bajiao found this on the table in Young Master Pei’s room.” She took out a letter-like thing from her sleeve, handed it to Shen Miao, and said, “ Young Master Pei's clothes and softness are missing in the room, if the slaves guessed correctly, Young Master Pei should have left."
Shen Miao was about to open the letter when she paused.
Xie Jing Xing's expression also changed slightly.
“Did he say anything before leaving?” Shen Miao asked Fennel.
"I didn't say anything. As usual, I also said that the weather is good today." Anise said.
Shen Miao was a little stunned, Xie Jing Xing said, "Let's see what the letter said." When he was about to get up and leave, Shen Miao grabbed the sleeve.
Xie Jing Xing turned his head and Shen Miao said, “Let’s look at it together.”
He paused, thought for a while, and sat down again, but a smile appeared on the corner of his lips.
Opening the letter, what caught my eye was Pei Lang's words. Pei Lang's words were as clear and meaningful as others, and he had the elegant style of those famous people. He himself looked at it like this, but it was hard to imagine that he was such a romantic and refined person, but he was always involved in the struggle for power in his previous life.
The letter started by saying that for so long, living in Prince Rui's mansion has caused a lot of trouble to Prince Rui's mansion, and I thank the husband and wife for taking them in. He also hoped that Shen Miao would keep her promise and settle Liu Ying's second half of her life well.
Pei Lang wrote that although he had followed Shen Miao to Long Ye before, it was only an expedient measure and it was because of Fu Xiu Yi that there was no way to escape to Long Ye. But staying in Prince Rui's mansion all the time, there are still many inconveniences. He has his own plans and plans to take advantage of his lifetime to travel around and gain some knowledge, so he leaves without saying goodbye.
Because he and Shen Miao had a teacher-student friendship before, but later they had some friendship, but during the time in Ding Wang’s mansion, they had understood some things about Ding Wang and knew that Shen Miao seemed to have always been towards Ding Wang. With the intention of being on guard, he arranged some things for Shen Miao, hoping that the Shen Miao faction would be useful in the future.
After the contents in this letter were handed over to Shen Miao, their relationship could be considered clear. No one owes anyone, Pei Lang wrote that in this life I don’t know if there will be any chance to meet each other, so I can only say cherish it.
Pei Lang’s letter was written in a very simple manner, with almost nothing special, even if it was intentional to draw a clear line with Shen Miao, there was a sense of alienation and politeness between the lines, with a polite appearance, as if returning to the original Guangwen When Mr. Tang and the students.
The other piece of paper in the letter densely recorded some things about Fu Xiu Yi. About his confidants, about some of his plans, some future steps, those who want to win over and those who want to bring down.
Xie Jing Xing originally followed Shen Miao to swipe the piece of paper casually, but when he saw the back, his expression became solemn.
In this letter, everything about Fu Xiu Yi was recorded in detail. In this way, Fu Xiu Yi was almost as if he didn't have any secrets in front of them, revealing everything. With this thing, dealing with Fu Xiu Yi was like grabbing the seven inches of a snake, and it was almost heartbreaking every step of the way.
Xie Jing Xing said, "How could he know so much?"
Even if Pei Lang was a spy by Fu Xiu Yi's side, it was impossible for Fu Xiu Yi to trust him to such an extent. Among them, the pieces that Fu Xiu Yi was hiding in the deepest places were all written down by Pei Lang in a single stroke. It seemed that he had followed his confidant for many years and knew the affairs of his master in such detail.
Shen Miao's fingertips trembled a little.
Some of the things here, and some of them, will definitely happen in a few years. Even now, Fu Xiu Yi didn't know those people, how could Pei Lang know them
Unless Pei Lang also had the memories of the previous life, he already knew Fu Xiu Yi's "future" henchmen, chess pieces, and "future" plans.
When did Pei Lang know about it? I didn't understand anything until it became clear.
Could it be... Shen Miao's heart moved, she dreamed of her previous life because of the assassination on Xie Jing Xing's birthday, could it be that Pei Lang was the same
She looked at Fennel: "What's different about Mr. Pei these days?"
"Different places?" Fennel echoed carefully: "It doesn't seem to be different, it's just sitting in a daze from time to time, I don't know what to think. But Mr. Pei was quiet before, so it should only be the case during the recovery period."
Shen Miao was undecided and wanted to ask if Pei Lang knew about the previous life. Pei Lang was the one who had been with Fu Xiuyi the longest, and naturally knew Fu Xiuyi the deepest. But just as he was about to speak, he stopped.
so what? If Pei Lang really recalled his previous life, just like Shen Miao could not face Pei Lang, Pei Lang would definitely not be able to face her.
The two of them are neither fateful enemies nor close friends. There was a blood debt, and I paid it off myself. In the deep palace, he couldn't help himself, but he did make mistakes. It can't be assumed that nothing happened, and it can't be explained clearly.
Seeing her uncertain expression, Xie Jing Xing asked, "Do I need to order someone to bring him back?"
Shen Miao regained her senses and said, "No need. Since he wants to live his own life, let him go." Seeing each other was like seeing each other, so it was good for Pei Lang to leave like this. She pinched the piece of paper, her eyes faintly shining.
Seeing this, Xie Jing Xing said, "This is written on the top..."
“It’s true.” Shen Miao said, “This has to be handed over to eldest brother, we are not in Dingjing, it is not good to hold this. Leave it to eldest brother and father, eldest brother and father will take care of it. With this, the Shen family At least there are more chips." Then he made a difficult problem: "But this thing is very valuable, and it has to be sent back to Ming Qi. If it is robbed on the way..."
"Let the Mo Yu Army go." Xie Jing Xing said casually, "The Mo Yu Army has sent letters for so many years, and they have not been intercepted by anyone."
Shen Miao felt a little at ease, and before she could speak, Pei Lang's letter was taken away by Xie Jing Xing again. Xie Jing Xingzuo casually threw the letter away and said, "It's too late, rest."
“Where is it late?” Shen Miao wondered, “It’s just dark.” Then she added, “Although there is no need to find Mr. Pei, at least he must be kept safe, he was stabbed for no reason that day, if he was attacked again People are staring at…”
Before he finished speaking, Shen Miao was already picked up by Xie Jing Xing, he threw Shen Miao on the bed, bullied himself and approached, and said in a negative way, "Do you care about Pei Lang any more?"
Shen Miao: “…”
…
in the palace.
In the imperial garden, the lotus flowers bloom well in summer, and the green lotus leaves almost cover the pond.
Empress Xian De sat in the pavilion. Although there was no moon today, there were stars. The breeze was cool and the water was sparkling. It was a beautiful scene. She ordered someone to make flower tea again, and a small cup of it in summer is very ironic.
Aunt Tao stood behind her and smiled, "This year's lotus flowers are blooming well."
Empress Xian De glanced at it and said with a smile: "Last year, people changed the seeds, and this year is really prosperous." Then: "It's also cool in summer."
Just as he was talking, he saw someone walking by from a distance. He seemed to have seen Empress Xian De and a few people. He moved slightly, turned his head, and walked towards the pavilion.
When he got closer, he could see clearly that this person was none other than Concubine Jing.
Compared with the arrogant and domineering appearance of Concubine Jing in the past, Concubine Jing today looks much more embarrassed. Or it should not be said that today, in recent days, Concubine Jing's condition has not been very good. She seems to have no intention of taking care of her clothes right now, and her always beautiful face is a little tired.
However, when he saw Empress Xian De, his tired expression turned into hatred immediately.
She said: "I saw someone here from a distance, and I was saying who was so interested. It was the Empress."
Empress Xian De smiled noncommittally and said, "This palace is drinking tea here, would Concubine Jing have a drink?"
Concubine Jing looked at her with a sneer, and said, "Sister has the heart to drink tea, but younger sister doesn't."
Emperor Yongle began to suppress the Lu family. Although the people in the harem did not understand the previous dynasty, the emperor's attitude could be seen. The original favorite concubine has now reached the point where crying and pleading can't shake the emperor's expression in the slightest, which means more.
"Is Concubine Jing's mind? This palace can't control it." Empress Xian De smiled and continued pouring tea unhurriedly: "The tea is always here."
Concubine Jing was trembling with anger.
Mrs. Lu came to the palace to find her, saying that Emperor Yongle had taken action against the Lu family, but her attitude was not at all affectionate. She also said that she was favored by Emperor Yongle, so she couldn't even blow the pillow, so she asked her to inquire about Emperor Yongle's tone, and it was okay to ask for mercy when necessary.
But Concubine Jing did it, but to no avail. In fact, Emperor Yong Le had indeed favored her for so many years. Even in this harem, Empress Xian De had to give her some courtesy. No matter how arrogant she was, she would always be safe in the end. But she never changed Emperor Yongle's mind.
Sometimes I felt that Emperor Yong Le seemed to take everything in his eyes, knowing that she was deliberately flattering. Sometimes Concubine Jing even felt a little ashamed, but sometimes she felt that Emperor Yong Le really did favor her. Now that something happened to the Lu family and she wanted her daughter to help, Concubine Jing went to find Emperor Yongle, and Emperor Yongle's attitude was cold again.
Concubine Jing has been smooth sailing all her life, and she has never suffered any hardships. When she entered the palace, she was easily promoted to the concubine based on the background of the Lu family. Now that the Lu family is in trouble, she suffers along with it, but she finds that for so many years, she has done nothing but make enemies in the palace.
On the other hand, Empress Xian De, who she had always looked down on, was still sitting in the pavilion drinking tea leisurely, and Concubine Jing was full of resentment.
She thought that Emperor Yongle did not love Empress Xian De, but Empress Xian De was respected by everyone because of her status as Empress. This is so unfair. If Empress Xian De hadn't gotten in the way, she would have become an empress, and Emperor Yong Le would not dare to underestimate the Lu family. How could she have such a headache now.
Concubine Jing suddenly felt resentment in her heart.
I happened to see Queen Xian De sitting in the pavilion. There was a staircase on the side of the pavilion near the lake, which was convenient for feeding fish on weekdays. It was quite elegant, but it was a little dangerous.
Concubine Jing calmly took a few steps closer to Empress Xian De and said, "My elder sister has been cooking tea for so many years, so she naturally knows the reason for making tea. But my younger sister doesn't like drinking tea, the tea is bitter, and the drinker is uncomfortable. What are you doing here?" As soon as she finished saying these words, she exclaimed, "Oops", slapped her feet, and leaned on Empress Xian De. Empress Xian De was on the side facing the water. If she leaned on her like this, Empress Xian De would naturally be knocked into the water!
Who is Empress Xian De? Concubine Jing is stupid, but Empress Xian De is not stupid. She didn't pay attention to this trick, and she had been on guard for a long time. Seeing Concubine Jing approaching, she immediately took a step back, just avoiding Concubine Jing.
Only a "pop" sound was heard, and the water splashed.
The maid next to Concubine Jing exclaimed "Aah".