Wen Huaian, who was traveling in the open air to transport food and fodder, was most looking forward to Tang Cheng's carrier pigeon letter.
This time, after receiving the pigeon message from Tang Cheng, Wen Huaian held his forehead with his hand and smiled helplessly. He knew it would be like this. Wherever Tang Tang was, it was always so lively.
"Now there's probably no one left who dares to invite Tang Tang to the banquet."
Wen Huaian chuckled.
Well, it would be good if there was someone else to divert Tang Cheng's attention, so that he wouldn't always be thinking about the handsome monk in Puji Temple who cooks delicious vegetarian food.
Wen Huaian was extremely satisfied with the Queen Mother who had managed to keep Tang Cheng’s hatred in check.
Perhaps after some time, Tang Cheng will forget about Monk Huizhi.
Wen Huaian raised the corner of his mouth and rubbed the head of the tiger puppet. In a very good mood, he immediately sent a pigeon message to strongly support Tang Cheng in giving a good return to the Queen Mother, and also told Tang Cheng to take good care of herself and the baby in her belly.
The officers and soldiers escorting the grain and fodder saw the carrier pigeons flying into the sky and heading towards the capital, and they gossiped among themselves.
"Do you think that the frequent use of carrier pigeons by Prince Wen and Fourth Miss Tang to send letters will attract the attention of those who are watching the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion?"
"It's good to attract attention. If those people intercept the pigeon and see the contents of the letter, it will be a lot of fun."
"I guess he'll be pissed off."
"Ha ha!"
"… "
The team escorting food and fodder is huge, and the target is so obvious that everyone knows the route, and not many people will keep an eye on it every day.
The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is different. There are many people watching it, especially spies from other countries. When they see carrier pigeons flying to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion frequently, they will definitely not be able to resist intercepting them.
Of course, Wen Huaian would also think of what the officers and soldiers could think of. He didn't care at all. If he could focus those people's attention on him, Wen Huaian would be so happy that he wouldn't be able to contain himself.
It's true, there were people who couldn't help but intercept the carrier pigeons again and again, and almost vomited blood when they saw the contents of the letter.
Anyone would be furious after trying so hard to intercept the carrier pigeon only to be shown off by Prince Wen and Fourth Miss Tang.
In the end, they didn't bother to pay attention to the carrier pigeon that flew directly into the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, and even complained in their hearts about how clingy Prince Wen and Fourth Miss Tang were.
This is all later.
As everyone was eagerly waiting, the results of the imperial examination were announced.
Tang Cheng's eldest brother Tang Yuanqing was on the list, and Xie Xuening's husband Zhao Yuanjin ranked second, among the top.
If nothing unexpected happens, the rankings will not change much after the palace examination.
This is indeed the case.
The capital was filled with joy, and Tang Cheng sent a gift to the Nanyang Marquis' Mansion to congratulate his elder brother.
When the top scholar was paraded through the streets, Tang Cheng stayed at home watching Dabao. He did not go to watch the fun, but he listened to a lot of gossip.
What is the emperor's choice of son-in-law
Tang Cheng listened with great interest.
As she was talking, Pearl mentioned Princess Irene.
"All the princesses of marriageable age have chosen their favorite prince consorts, except Princess Yilin. She has not recovered from the strange disease she contracted before the results of the imperial examination were announced, so the matter of choosing a prince consort has been shelved."
"What a shame! I heard there are many talented young people among the high school students this time!"
Pearl sighed when she talked about this.
Princess Yilin's reputation had already been damaged by the Puji Temple incident, and now she had contracted a strange disease that even the imperial doctors were helpless to treat. A lot of rumors were also circulating behind the scenes.
Tang Cheng said casually: "What's so regrettable? Maybe Princess Yilin has high standards and didn't like any of them."
Tang Cheng had a mediocre impression of Princess Yilin and had little interest in gossip about her.
Zhenzhu agreed when she thought about it. The princesses were all born in wealthy families and had noble status, but the prince consorts were from humble backgrounds and were much inferior to the sons of aristocratic families who were carefully trained. She must have looked down on them. If the emperor had not given his word to select prince consorts for the princesses of marriageable age in this spring examination, the princesses would probably have preferred to choose the sons of aristocratic families as their prince consorts.
They didn't know that Princess Yilin had fallen in love with Xie Xue Ning's husband Zhao Yuanjin and was secretly plotting something.
After hearing the gossip, Tang Cheng became busy. Tang Ping was a trustworthy person, so Tang Cheng's plan needed to be handed over to him to complete. Therefore, Tang Cheng did not hide what she was going to do to the Queen Mother from Tang Ping.
Tang Ping was shocked and stunned when he heard this.
He told this to the Duke of Zhenguo in a daze. The Duke of Zhenguo narrowed his eyes and curled the corners of his mouth.
Tang Si is going to do something big.
The Queen Mother and her family had attacked Tang Si time and again, and the Duke of Zhenguo had long since lost his patience and immediately supported Tang Si's actions.
With the support of the Duke of Zhenguo, Tang Cheng became more confident after secretly testing the effectiveness of the lightning rod during a spring thunderstorm. Wen Huaian, who was thousands of miles away, was also very concerned about Tang Cheng's plan.
Everything is ready, only the east wind is missing.
Tang Cheng is very patient.
During this period, Prince Rong's son came with his new wife to share in the good fortune, and Tang Cheng learned about the follow-up of the bride replacement.
The original bride was drugged and knocked unconscious in her boudoir, and was replaced by a noble lady who loved Master Xiao. Even though they got married, it was all in vain in the end. She was forcibly sent back by Prince Rong's wife and became a laughing stock in the entire capital. Prince Rong's mansion took out their anger on the other family, and in order to save the family, the noble lady's family abandoned her and sent her to a temple to become a nun, often accompanied by green lamps and ancient Buddhas.
The Crown Prince's Consort is still the original bride.
The bride was not very pretty, but she had a plump figure and a smiling baby face. She was a foodie. Tang Cheng discovered that she also liked the vegetarian food prepared by Monk Huizhi of Puji Temple, and he had a good impression of her.
In mid-April, Tang Cheng's elder brother Tang Yuanqing got engaged, and after the wedding he would be sent to serve as an official.
In the same month, Tang Xin and the fourth prince got married.
Tang Cheng still brought his own food to attend the wedding. This time, no one made trouble and the wedding went smoothly.
Pearl and others breathed a sigh of relief.
Not long after Tang Xin's wedding, Tang Cheng focused his attention on the Empress Dowager. There had been several thunderstorms before, and Tang Cheng thought of Tang Xin's upcoming wedding, so he put his plans on hold.
Now that Tang Xin is married, Tang Cheng has nothing to worry about and is eager to do big things.
The Queen Mother still worships Buddha in the royal temple.
It was just convenient for Tang Cheng to do what he wanted. There were many thunderstorms in spring. According to Tang Cheng's observation of the sky, there would be a thunderstorm in two days. The Duke of Zhenguo's men quietly arranged lightning rods at the corresponding positions in the courtyard where the Queen Mother was temporarily staying according to the drawings given by Tang Cheng.
The lightning that strikes the roof will eventually be conducted underground.
It won't hurt anyone.
The main purpose is to create the phenomenon of divine punishment.
The plan went very smoothly.
On that day, everyone in the royal temple witnessed the shocking scene of lightning striking the courtyard where the Queen Mother was.
At that time, the Queen Mother was taking a nap in a room in the courtyard.
When lightning struck the wing where the empress dowager lived, the scene was extremely chaotic. The news could not be blocked in time and spread quickly. With the operation of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, the news that the empress dowager was punished by heaven quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys.
The entire capital was in an uproar, and people were talking about it, saying that the empress dowager had done too many bad things and that was why she was being punished by heaven. Overnight, the empress dowager's reputation plummeted.
The emperor's desk was piled with impeachment memorials from the censors, and the most senior prince personally came forward to declare that the royal family did not need a empress dowager who was condemned by heaven.
It is imperative to depose the Queen Mother.
Finally, the emperor followed public opinion and announced to the world that the empress dowager had been deposed, and at the same time deprived the empress dowager's family, the Chen family, of the title of Duke Cheng'en.
Tang Xin, the girl who traveled through a book, and Liu Jintong, the reborn heroine, were both shocked by this shocking news.
Both of them were in disbelief.
The Queen Mother and her family fell just like that! They fell!
It would have been fine if he hadn't taken any action, but Tang Cheng, the mastermind behind the scenes who solved the big trouble of the Queen Mother, was secretly proud of himself and deliberately sent a pigeon letter to Wen Huaian to show off in a subtle way.
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