In the landlord's pavilion in the upper room of Princess Renhe's mansion, Princess Renhe sat alone in front of the dressing table, her face was stunned, regretful, angry, frightened, and finally settled on sadness.
She and Emperor Hongzhi were not of the same mother, but she was the eldest imperial sister and the first eldest princess to get married after the emperor ascended the throne. Therefore, whether it was a land grant, a dowry, or the choice of a consort, it was not as important as others.
It seemed that they were all the first. However, no matter how much land they were given, they could not compare to her husband's incompetence. Of course, she knew that because he married her, he would not be able to make any further progress in his career, and he would even end up ruining the rest of the Qi family.
Therefore, even though she hated the husband who had ruined her life, she cried bitterly when he died and refused to eat, drink or sleep. But now, her and his only son, the only lifeline is
In this precarious situation, how could she not feel panic or uneasy?
But just for that one thing, the emperor and the empress became indifferent to her. They thought that she could mend the relationship by taking the things given by her son and entering the palace. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be another catastrophe in the blink of an eye. Her son was killed.
After the prince was summoned to the palace, he came back in despair. If she hadn't discovered it early, he might have even done something stupid.
After thinking about it, Ren and the eldest princess became more and more uneasy. Finally, they simply got up and went to the front of the Buddhist niche at the back. They religiously laid three sticks of incense and kowtowed before them. Finally, they clasped their palms together and murmured to themselves: "Old man
God bless my good son... I just hope he can survive this hardship after suffering this time. If so, I would rather eat a long fast for the rest of my life without eating any meat..."
"Eldest Princess, Eldest Princess!" After kneeling on the futon and reciting sutras for a long time, Ren and the eldest princess were startled when they suddenly heard the voice outside. When they were about to stand up, their knees were completely numb from kneeling for so long. She
She could only sternly call someone in. Seeing the girl's face full of joy, she felt relieved and hurriedly asked: "What, is Liang'er back?"
"It was Mr. Xing'an who personally sent the person back. He is at the second gate right now!" This girl is the confidant of Renhe and the eldest princess. After saying this, seeing Ren and the eldest princess sitting there slumped, she quickly stepped forward to help him up.
He continued, "The person who sent the message said that he saw with his own eyes the car where Xing Anbo helped our young master get out of the car, and he didn't seem to have any grudge. Thank God, this incident must be over!"
Having said that, without seeing her son, how could Ren and the eldest princess feel relieved? After thinking about it, she gritted her teeth and asked the girl to help her out. Even though she was wearing a thick crane cloak, she could not stand out from the warm house.
When she walked outside in the cold weather, she still shivered. After exiting the hall and walking along the corridor to the west, she saw Qi Jiliang walking quickly, and she couldn't help but stop for a moment.
, and immediately quickened his pace to meet him.
"mother……"
"My son, just come back and ask!"
Princess Renhe hugged her son into her arms and repeated it several times excitedly. When she heard Qi Jiliang's hissing breath, she hurriedly let go. Seeing her son's patient look, she
She couldn't help but feel worried, and hurriedly took the person's hand and hurried back. When she entered the landlord's Nuan Pavilion again, she immediately kicked out the rest of the people, and asked her confidants to watch outside, and then she couldn't help but untie Qi Jiliang's clothes.
As soon as she took off her outer robe and jacket, she saw that Qi Jiliang's body was wrapped in thick white cotton cloth. Her eyes immediately turned red, and then she stretched out her hand tremblingly, but as soon as she touched the white cloth, her eyes suddenly turned red.
The ground shrank back.
"Liang'er...it's useless to be a mother. I'm sorry for my life..."
"It's okay, mother, it's really okay!" Qi Jiliang's eyes were also red, he sniffed hard, and then he said with a strong smile, "It's just a small flesh wound. My uncle personally pulled out the thorns, cleaned it and bandaged it with medicine.
, I’ll be fine in a few days! Mom, my uncle is a good man. If he wants to forgive me, he will definitely help me make peace in front of the prince..."
"Really?" Before she could finish her words, Princess Renhe grasped Qi Jiliang's shoulders tightly. Seeing that her son's brows were all wrinkled, he nodded heavily. She hurriedly let go of her hand, and then used her handkerchief.
He wiped his eyes vigorously and then smiled through his tears, "Then I'm relieved...but did Xing Anbo really wrap up your wounds himself?"
Seeing the disbelief on the faces of Ren and the eldest princess, Qi Jiliang remembered his gaffe at that time, and his face turned red, and he explained exactly what he had done in the main hall of Xing'an Bo Mansion when he was naked and carrying a thorn to plead guilty.
When Xu Liang was admonishing him, he shed tears unconsciously and said: "Mom, I only realized that I was wrong after listening to my uncle's admonishment. I shouldn't be so impatient, nor should I be so narrow-minded. I fall into someone else's trap as soon as I am instigated by others."
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Princess Renhe immediately became solemn when she heard the word "trap". When Qi Jiliang explained intermittently how he found out from Yingsan that Zhu Houzhao and Xu Xun came to make trouble at his home, and how he was advised by Yingsan to seek Xu Yi's instruction.
When she went to spread the news, she felt an inexplicable panic in her heart. At one point, she couldn't help but want to raise her hand to give her son a hard slap, but she finally put her hand down. After a long time, she stretched out her right hand and touched Qi Jiliang's forehead.
He took off his disheveled hair and sighed deeply.
"Did you also tell Xing Anbo these words clearly?"
"I told you on the way back in the car. Since he treated me like this, I shouldn't lie to him anymore.
Of course I admit it was my fault, but I don’t want to spare that guy!”
"Then, this uncle is really a kind-hearted gentleman." Princess Renhe breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing Qi Jiliang's face full of approval, she said bitterly, "When you were in Xing'an Uncle Mansion, you still
Without confessing the instigator, he could let go of his resentment and treat you like this. Even if you are a child, this feeling is extremely rare. After all, if there is such a case of impersonating an imperial relative, whether it is me or
You have already lost your Sacred Heart, and others cannot afford to fawn over us. Thank God, you have met a rare good person."
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In the evening, when Jiao Fang returned home from the Ministry of Officials, she learned that Qi Jiliang had gone to Xing'an Bo Mansion to plead guilty, but Xing'an Bo Xu Liang personally sent the person back to the Princess' Mansion. Although he had previously heard that Zhu Houzhao had
Qi Jiliang was called to get angry, and he also knew that the son of the eldest princess had been exposed [first posted on Baidu], but the sudden development of the matter to such an extent was still somewhat beyond his expectation.
It's really incredible that Qi Jiliang can be so generous, and Xu Liang, who values his son the most, can be so willing to take it up and let it go!
Thinking that the emperor has not yet made a decision, Ma Wensheng is likely to pass another test. Although he is unwilling to do anything else at this time, there is no need to do anything else at this time. After all, Ying San has already [Baidu Post]
First article] He asked Li Zheng to send people out of the capital, and he also asked Wu You, Wang Gai and others to liao him. He did not show up in person and had no involvement in the whole thing. The only ones with some traces were him and Li Rong.
I met him twice, but no documentary evidence was left, so no one could find anything against him.
"Li Rong is still a bit indecisive. No wonder he is being pushed over by the younger and better Xiao Jing!"
Just when he said this through gritted teeth, the voice of the housekeeper Li Zheng came from outside: "Master, I have something important to report."
"Come in!"
Jiao Fang drank in a deep voice, and not long after, Li Zheng tiptoed into the room. After bowing his hands and saluting, he whispered: "The master asked me to do some things, and I asked Dongchang for a few things."
, finally [Baidu Post First] got a clue. The book boy Yunfu our family took in a while ago is not actually a boy whose parents died and had no one to rely on, and he surrendered to slavery in desperation. His real surname is Xu, and he is from Jinling.
Renshi, I came to the capital a few months ago. At that time, I went to Xicheng in the name of a scholar and had friends with a few candidates who would take the exam next year. Later, I got a letter from my family and suddenly disappeared. After that, I pretended to be a candidate.
Recommend people to our family."
"Jinling's surname is Ming..."
Jiao Fang thoughtfully tapped the handrail with her fingers, then suddenly stopped, a flash of light flashed in her eyes: "Send someone to Jinling to investigate, it is the Xu family in Taiping who once had a conflict with Xu Xun, the prince of Xing'an.
Is there someone similar to Yunfu!"
"The master is saying..." Li Zheng was horrified, and immediately crossed his arms in response. When he was about to exit, he suddenly remembered something and asked hurriedly, "Yunfu is still on duty in the study during the day these days, and the master only comes back at night.
We don't need him. Now that his identity is suspicious, should we give him another job?"
"No need!" Jiao Fang shook her head resolutely, "It's okay to keep him here. There's nothing that would interfere with my study!" Wouldn't he be a fool if he left those written and ink documents here?
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In a barracks next to the school grounds in Xiyuan, Xu Xun immediately stretched out his body in an awkward manner when he saw the hundreds of households carrying several general flags and small flags go out. Seeing Wang Shouren also there
Na slapped his shoulder, and he smiled and said, "Why, have you spent a long time drawing the bow with the young Marquis again today?"
"That's not true. Today I told the young Marquis about the military affairs of Juyongguan and Shanhaiguan, and he was very interested. Although he has no temperament and does everything according to his temperament, he really has some talent for marching and fighting, and many things
That's absolutely accurate." Wang Shouren raised his eyebrows thoughtfully, then looked at Xu Xun with some humor and said, "No wonder you dared to bet with me before. It turned out that you defeated him in that archery game and aroused his desire to win.
"Xin, it turns out that Brother Xu, you are secretly working hard behind the scenes!"
"There is no way, I have a poor foundation, and I can't do it without hard work." Xu Xun spread his hands and said very bachelorly, "I am the real person who can't do anything in literature and martial arts. Now I am being pushed to the shelves. It doesn't matter if I can't memorize all the four books and five classics, but
If I can’t do anything with the bow and horse, someone might find fault with me three months later. To be honest, it would be better if I had my father’s skill with the bow and horse.”
"Oh, your father is very good at bow and horse?"
"That's right, I shouldn't be any worse than you." Xu Xun looked at the curious Wang Shouren and smiled slyly, "Why, you don't believe it? When we leave Xiyuan after the parade, you come home with me.