Then at night Qi Jiulu came with his face covered.
Facing Yun Fenghuang's reproachful gaze, Gong Xiangxiao coughed dryly: "Isn't it true that your noble lord can't see Brother Qi?"
We have fully satisfied your request, so why are you unhappy
... This idea must have come from Qi Jiulu!
Yun Fenghuang gritted his teeth secretly and was about to speak when he heard Gong Xiangxiao say: "Today someone came up to criticize Mr. Lingshan."
"Oh?" She immediately didn't care about Qi Jiulu coming over, her eyes flashed and she said, "Who did it? What did they say?"
Gong Xiangxiao said: "It's from Yushitai. He said he received the report from Mr. Lingshan's hometown."
The content of the revelation is very shocking: it is suspected that the old lady of the Wei family did not die of illness, but that Wei Changkong poisoned his mother in order to escape from the court!
Yun Fenghuang disagreed: "It was a coincidence that when Wei Changkong became an official, he just avoided the Ji family's sharp influence... It is impossible to say that there was an inside story about the death of the old lady in their family. But how could the villagers know about such a big thing? ?”
"So the relationship between that countryman and Wei's family is unusual." Qi Jiulu said with a smile, "It is said that a certain steward of the Wei family's inner courtyard had a lover who was raised outside, and gave birth to a pair of children to the steward. The steward's wife is an elder of the Wei family. The lady's attendant was jealous, but she was deeply trusted by the old lady of the Wei family, and even Wei Changkong respected him. Therefore, the steward did not dare to let anyone know about this matter, and hid the mother and son tightly. And because of his legal wife She only gave birth to four daughters and no male heirs, so she favored the three outsiders in her heart. Not only did her good friend save a lot of money, but he also heard a lot of news about Webster's inner court."
Anyway, it is a vivid story. The steward and the head wife are both Webster's servants, so naturally their daughter has also been serving Webster's children since childhood. At that time, Wei Changkong had already entered the imperial court, and suddenly he wrote home saying that there was a lot of entertainment in the imperial capital, and there was a need for more people. The old lady of the Wei family did not dare to neglect, and selected a group of people, including the two daughters of the steward and his wife.
Not long after the two daughters arrived in the imperial capital, the old lady of the Wei family died of illness... According to the woman who claimed to be a close friend of the steward, Wei Changkong planned this to defraud the hostages, and then forced the steward and his wife to poison the mistress and return to the officialdom because of the safety of the two daughters. Township.
Of course, after the steward and his wife did this, they were quickly silenced.
Fortunately, the mother and son outside the family had never been known to the public, but they escaped the disaster. It was just that he was still frightened in his heart. He pretended to be calm until the limelight was over, and then he hurriedly packed up his belongings and fled away from home.
The reason why I now report to the Yushitai is, in the words of the good friend: "Although I have never entered my late husband's house, I have long considered myself as his wife. At that time, the children were young, the late husband had passed away, and Wei Changkong was powerful. If If she gave birth to her first child, it would be a pity for the young woman to die, but how could her children survive? How could she face her late husband under such circumstances? Now that the children have grown up, they missed their father very much. After thinking about it, the young woman no longer had any worries. Therefore, I came to the Imperial Capital to avenge my late husband... I also ask all the gentlemen of Lantai to find out what is going on and give my late husband justice!"
Yun Fenghuang chuckled softly when he heard this and said, "Isn't this woman already dead?"
"Of course he died." Qi Jiulu said in a casual tone, "After crying and complaining in public, he bumped his head against a pillar and died. At this moment, everyone in the capital was talking about it. Some people even made up nursery rhymes. Why did the emperor love six poems? Ling Shan He is as timid as a chicken, his articles are eloquent, he kills his relatives and avoids his relatives... Even the Prince Regent's Palace has been arranged."
Yun Fenghuang looked at Gong Xiangxiao, who had a dark face: "It must be Ji's handiwork."
It is said that the regent holds the Imperial City Division, which not only guards the palace but also monitors the world and has always been the eyes and ears of the Heavenly Family. But outsiders don't know that Wei Changkong once killed his mother. How could he not know? In this way, he still hired this person as a teacher for his second son. Could it be that the drunkard was not interested in drinking, or that he was interested in the six-song talent, but that he wanted to learn from the other party about the experience of matricide
After all, many people knew that the relationship between the Prince Regent and his aunt, Queen Mother Ji, was not very good.
There are rumors that the Prince Regent's biological mother, Hongyan, died young, which is not unrelated to the Queen Mother Ji...
"It's normal." Yun Fenghuang said, "I originally went to the palace, how could I only expose Mr. Lingshan and let the palace go? But such a small battle shouldn't trouble the prince?"
Gong Xiangxiao was silent for a moment and then said: "My father didn't want to see me. He only said that there was no need to worry, he had arrangements."
Although he also knew that since his father had been able to serve as regent so far, it was indeed impossible to be taken care of so easily. But things were getting heated, and I felt uneasy. I wanted to show some concern, but the regent simply refused...
If this was just the father and son in the palace, maybe Gong Xiangxiao could make excuses for his father, such as being busy, but because of his stepmother and half-brother, it would be difficult for Gong Xiangxiao not to feel a sense of loss and rejection. feel.
"Since the prince has said so, the prince can just wait and see what happens." However, neither Yun Fenghuang nor Qi Jiulu meant to comfort him. Yun Fenghuang said nonchalantly, "Anyway, it is your father who asked Mr. Lingshan to be the teacher. The person who worships Mr. Lingshan as his disciple is your younger brother, and he has little relationship with the prince."
Gong Xiangxiao was in a bad mood and asked with a sullen face: "Besides Yue Jieyu being happy, is there anything special happening in the palace recently?"
"With my current status, the Crown Prince should know better than I do about palace confinement." Yun Fenghuang guessed that he wanted to explore the regent's response from the news in the harem. He spread his hands regretfully, "I found out today The marriage of the three princesses is quite interesting, but the prince should have known about this for a long time?"
"Are you talking about Ji Minggan and Jinyun?" Gong Xiangxiao frowned and said casually, "Ji Minggan does like to tease Jinyun, but the Ji family planned to let him Shang Minghui early in the morning. Jinyun is not a fool, so how dare he follow Minghui robs her? She now hopes that the matter between Minghui and Ji Minggan will be finalized as soon as possible. "
Yun Fenghuang was stunned for a moment. She was just testing, but she didn't expect it to be true: "What about General Zheng and Her Royal Highness Princess Penglai?"
"Concubine Shen is dedicated to finding a good husband for her daughter, but she comes from a humble background and is now in a deep palace. How does she know about the children of each family?" Gong Xiangxiao said, "I can only choose from His Majesty's companions. And I am the cousin of the princess. Yuan Ke and Yun Qike are the nephews of Xing Ning Bo and the sons of Duke Yi. They are both annoying to the Queen Mother Ji. Both Shen Taibin and her daughter are living under the Queen Mother Ji. How dare they Looking for these two companies? In addition, Ji Minggan has been assigned to Minghui, and Deng Chengzhai has a gloomy and unpleasant temperament... Of course she can only have Zheng Fengfeng's idea. However, Zheng Fengfeng seems to have no intention of Penglai... This person is deep-minded and doesn't like to talk much. I also think that well."
He shook his head and stopped talking about these people, saying, "The thing you want to talk about when you urge us to meet is probably Yue Jieyu Youxi, right? Why is she making things difficult for you?"
The prince glanced at Qi Jiulu, showing a look of gloating, "I heard that it was daytime today, and she rushed to the Taichu Palace to announce the good news, and she happened to see you and His Majesty having sex with each other?"
"What are you talking about? We are just different in appearance." Yun Fenghuang's expression remained unchanged and he said lazily, "Mother Yuan is not something to be afraid of. I am about to meet the prince, but here is: Empress Dowager Ji does not like Ji Minggan and does not want to The princess was betrothed to him. However, it was just because of the Ji family's face that it was difficult to refuse directly. No, our wise and mighty Majesty took advantage of the situation and recommended the concubine to the Queen Mother, saying that he would find a way to disturb the matter... Concubine While you were bargaining with him, he came."
Gong Xiangxiao asked with a smile: "What happened next? Didn't you suffer any loss?"
"What harm can I suffer?" Yun Fenghuang chuckled, "Your Majesty, let's get down to business: If there are troubles in the marriage between Her Royal Highness Princess Minghui and Ji Minggan, the culprit will be our Majesty... "
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid you're not that stupid." Before she could finish, Qi Jiulu interrupted, "Furthermore, Empress Dowager Ji only has one daughter, Princess Minghui. Once something happens to the princess, she would rather kill her than let her go. By then, it will not only be you, but also the Imperial City Secretary It is difficult not to be implicated in the manpower in the palace, and even the prince's arrangements in the palace."
Gong Xiangxiao glanced at him sideways, but did not reveal that he was just worried about Yun Fenghuang's risk, and said: "Ji Minggan has no intention of Minghui. Since the Empress Dowager Ji is also opposed to it, you might as well lend a helping hand. Not only does he show his face in front of the Empress Dowager, but also for the sake of Hello Minghui."
He sighed, "Although I don't like the Ji family... but Minghui is of the late emperor's blood."
The late emperor and the regent had a good relationship. As the prince who was taken care of by the regent in his early years, Gong Xiangxiao also had feelings for the late emperor. He naturally loved the three princesses including Ming Hui and had no hostility. He was somewhat protective of his brother. .
After thinking for a while, he said, "I heard that Yue Jieyu was pregnant, and I was thinking that you might be in trouble. But since Empress Dowager Ji wants you to do something, there is no need to worry for the time being."
"Prince?" Seeing that what he wanted to say had already been said, Qi Jiulu immediately looked at him.
The corners of Gong Xiangxiao's mouth twitched and he said helplessly: "I understand."
Get up and walk away.
Yun Fenghuang frowned and thought about something. When he saw this, he rolled his eyes and said, "The prince has left, what are you doing here?"
"... I have something to tell you." Qi Jiulu touched his nose through the mask and said in a low voice, "Promise me, don't be angry first..."
Then Yun Fenghuang immediately exploded: "Don't tell me that Chao's bastard is also happy?!"
"How is this possible?!" Qi Jiulu said quickly, "I never go to her room! If she is happy, then the Chao family will stop being human!"
Yun Fenghuang snorted coldly and said in a calm tone: "Looking at your guilty conscience, it must not be a good thing!"
Qi Jiulu said carefully: "The palace... um... just... um... gave me two beautiful maids..." Seeing Yun Fenghuang looking at him with wide eyes, he felt more and more short of breath, "I didn't want to accept them at first, but the prince told me in private He said that the servants of the palace have noticed that I am not very enthusiastic about Chao, so they suggested that the stewards send me beautiful maids. If I don’t accept beautiful maids, they will probably send me some handsome young men... "
"... They are just two beautiful maids." Yun Fenghuang squinted his eyes, and after a while he smiled and said, "If you don't tell your serious wife about this kind of thing, why did you tell me? What did these two people do? When my maid comes in, she doesn’t pour me tea and kowtow!”
Qi Jiulu said seriously: "If you were my wife, how could such a thing happen?"
Both of them were silent for a moment after saying this. Yun Fenghuang sighed and said: "Well, it doesn't matter. I am a concubine in the palace myself. Can I blame you for not being able to help yourself? Just be careful, you Now that you have close contact with the prince, the regent’s step-concubine probably doesn’t like you, your beautiful maid... who knows who the real master behind them is?”
"If you were to go back to Peacock Slope now." Qi Jiulu heard this and said sadly, "Would you still treat me like that?"
That year, he went out like crazy and grabbed the horse. He took a shortcut at Peacock Slope to catch up with Xie's convoy sending Yun Fenghuang to the imperial capital, and invited her to elope with him.
At that time, the weather was freezing and snowy, and Qi Jiulu was in a hurry to go out. He didn't even wear a fur coat. He didn't know how a jacket could last so far in that kind of weather - maybe it was because of his inner feelings. Burning a fire
A fifteen-year-old boy stood in front of the motorcade. His long hair and eyebrows were covered with thick frost and snow, and there was a bloodstain on his cheek that had been swept by a branch. The blood had not flowed very well before it mixed with sweat and snow and froze into a shallow layer. Scarlet ice covered half of his face.
He was already exhausted and at the end of his crossbow. His waist was still as straight as a javelin. His eyes were so bright that it was soul-stirring. There was an indomitable determination in the corners of his eyes and brows. He ignored the scoldings and warnings of Xie's bodyguards and servants, and didn't even look at them. Several long bows in the queue were slowly drawn, and white-feathered arrows were pointed at the high heads. They stretched out their hands towards the carriage: "Ahuang, follow me!"
He never thought that Yun Fenghuang would reject him.
He refused so simply and neatly, just as decisively as he wanted to take her away at all costs.