I am the master of this world

Chapter 147 Writing to Mother

Shen Ning took the initiative to find Princess Changle.

Seeing Shen Ning, Princess Changle asked anxiously: "I heard that Xu Chong went straight to find you, what happened?"

"Princess, don't worry, I'm an upright person. I'm here to serve the imperial court. I have no selfish intentions, so what I say is from the heart and from the bottom of my heart. I believe Eunuch Xu will understand how I am." Shen Ning replied.

Princess Changle was a little worried: "You are too open and upright. Xu Chong has followed my father for many years. He is smart, but he likes to be flattered. It's all my fault. I forgot to remind you that you should also cater to him."

"It's okay, it's up to people to make things up to God." Shen Ning comforted, and then solemnly said: "Chang Le, I have something very important, I need to confess to you, and I hope to get your help."

"What's the matter?" Princess Changle suddenly became curious.

Shen Ning continued to act and said: "Changle, you know my identity. I am from the Shen family in Youzhou. My uncle is Li Yuanxiao. And Li Yuanxiao comes from the Li family in Xiapi, Xuzhou. It is a middle-ranking family. My uncle was a rebel when he was young. Shen Lie's deputy general, you don't know about this, do you?"

"Shen Lie?" Princess Changle muttered to herself, a little surprised.

When something happened to Shen's family, Princess Changle was only eight or nine years old, a little girl, so long passed, she only vaguely remembered Shen Lie's appearance.

Shen Ning continued: "Shen Lie is not only kind to my uncle, but also helpful to my Shen family. It is said that my parents were ill back then and could never have children. Thanks to Princess Yiyang's introduction of famous doctors, I was born, so Yiyang The princess and Shen Lie are my benefactors. Without them, there would be no me. Maybe they are just a little effort, and I can’t remember it anymore, but my parents told me that the kindness of a drop of water should be repaid by the spring. It’s a pity that something happened to the Shen family. Then there is no chance to repay. But."

"The last time I saw the princess, the princess seemed to have slipped her tongue. Princess Yiyang is still in the world. Is it true?"

"If you feel embarrassed, and this matter is confidential, it is inconvenient to disclose it, then pretend that I didn't ask, and I won't make it difficult for you!"

After hearing Shen Ning's story, Princess Changle said unexpectedly: "So you and my aunt still have this fate! If it were someone else, I wouldn't say it, but you are different. That's right, my aunt is indeed still alive, When the whole family of the Shen family was beheaded, my father did not want to implicate my aunt, so he announced the news of my aunt's death. In fact, for so many years, my aunt has lived in the palace, and I often go to the palace to see her. And although it is a secret , but some dignitaries in the imperial capital still know about it, it’s not a big secret!”

Shen Ning nodded, suppressing the excitement in his heart.

Thinking about it, it was true. If my mother lived in the palace, although she couldn't leave the palace, she could still move around. She couldn't be imprisoned.And with so many concubines in the palace, they would naturally know her identity.And if these concubines knew about it, how could the concubines' natal family not know about it?

When Meng Xingchen and He Xuanwu first arrived in the imperial capital, their strength was shallow, so they could not find out the whereabouts of Princess Yiyang. In fact, it is not a secret that Princess Yiyang is still alive.

Knowing that her mother was still alive, Shen Ning naturally wanted to see her.

So Shen Ning couldn't help asking: "Changle, can I see her?"

Princess Changle shook her head and said, "It's a bit difficult! Because my aunt lives in the harem, you can only enter the harem if His Majesty summons you, otherwise you won't be able to enter."

"It's me, Meng Lang." Shen Ning said with a smile.

Princess Changle continued: "How about I send a letter for you, and you can express your gratitude. My aunt is willing to do good, and she doesn't ask for anything in return."

"Okay, then I will write a letter to greet her on behalf of my father, mother and me, and then I will trouble you to take it there for me!" Shen Ning said.

Princess Changle smiled and said, "It's not troublesome at all."

Then Shen Ning began to write a letter.

In order to prevent the letter from being seen by others, Shen Ning naturally could not reveal his real identity, but he had to ask his mother to cooperate, so how to write this letter was very particular.

Fortunately, these are all in Shen Ning's plan. Shen Ning already knows how to write the letter.

After writing the letter, Shen Ning also handed the letter to Princess Changle, and asked her to help see if it was suitable.Princess Changle couldn't resist Shen Ning's plea, and read the letter.

The content of the letter is normal, greetings first, then thanks and so on.

Princess Changle received the letter and decided to enter the palace tomorrow.

Seeing that she didn't see the secret in the letter, Shen Ning immediately felt relieved and took the initiative to let her read the contents of the letter, let alone make her doubt it, proving that Shen Ning's magnanimity is true.

Afterwards, Shen Ning did not stay long in Princess Changle's mansion.

The next day, Princess Changle entered the palace early in the morning.

First go to Emperor Sima Zhou to pay his respects.

"Changle, rest for a day, are you okay?" Sima Zhou asked with concern.

Princess Changle said: "Thank you for your concern, my son is fine now. Father, my son wants to go to my aunt's place for a while, but I haven't gone for a long time."

Sima Zhou nodded and said: "Go, spend more time with your aunt. She has been eating fast and praying to Buddha all these years, and she doesn't want to see me. She has always hated me. Hey, she is the only one left among my brothers and sisters who are still close relatives in the world. , I hope she can figure it out in her lifetime, just like the prince."

Speaking of the prince, Princess Changle fell silent immediately.

As a younger sister and daughter, it is not easy for her to participate in the affairs between his brother, the prince, and his father.

Afterwards, Princess Changle went to the harem and came to the northeast corner. There is a remote meditation palace here, which is rarely disturbed by anyone on weekdays, so it seems very quiet.

After Princess Changle entered, the female officer rushed out to greet her.

"Where's aunt?" Princess Changle asked.

The female official replied: "His Royal Highness is reciting Buddha in the Buddhist hall, please wait a moment in the main hall of the Princess, and the servants will report."

"No need, don't bother Auntie, I just wait." Princess Changle ordered.

In the backyard of the main hall, there is a Buddhist hall. Looking into the house through the doors and windows, one can see a middle-aged woman kneeling on a futon, devoutly reciting Buddhist scriptures.

She is Shen Ning's mother, Princess Sima Qing of Yiyang.

A quarter of an hour later, Sima Qing finished reading the Buddhist scriptures, stood up, walked to the spiritual tablet beside her, and lit three sticks of incense.

There were densely packed spirit tablets on the table, and the names and taboos written on them were all loyal members of the Shen family.

Although 18 years have passed, she couldn't help crying when she saw these spiritual tablets, especially the spiritual tablet of "my late husband Shen Lie".

And under Shen Lie's spiritual seat, there is a blank spiritual seat.

Wiping away her tears, Sima Qing walked out, only to realize that it had been a long time since Princess Changle.

She came to the main hall and saw Changle.

"Auntie!" Princess Changle greeted her with a smile, and supported Sima Qing's arm.

Sima Qing saw a different kind of expression on her face. She hadn't seen her since she got married, so she smiled and said, "What good thing happened to make you so happy? You look completely new."

"Oh, aunt, you are so powerful, you can tell it at a glance!" Chang Le shyly said.

Sima Qing patted her hand and said: "I watched you grow up, how can I not know your temperament. After all, does it have something to do with men?"

Chang Le was a little shy, but still nodded.

"It's definitely not Yang Jian. It seems to be another man. Hey, what I was worried about happened. Forget it, it's been hard for you these years. Come and tell my aunt, what kind of man made my Chang Le so infatuated?" Sima Qing was curious. asked.

Although Chang Le blushed, she still told the story of seeing Shen Ning.

Although Sima Qing has never met Shen Ning, but through Chang Le's description, she couldn't help but praise: "This son is versatile in both civil and military affairs, and has great ambitions. He has a handsome appearance and a good personality. No wonder he fascinates you. By the way, you Say he is Li Yuanxiao's nephew?"

Princess Changle nodded and said, "That's right, he has a relationship with you, aunt."

Sima Qing was surprised, and asked, "What's the relationship with me?"

Princess Changle took out the letter, handed it to Sima Qing, and said, "Auntie, you are still Shen Ning's savior. It's been too long, and Auntie may have forgotten the good deed at the beginning. This is what he asked me to give you Letter of thanks."

Sima Qing frowned slightly, feeling that something was wrong.

He has no contact with the Shen family in Youzhou, but he knows Li Yuanxiao very well.

At the beginning Li Yuanxiao was her husband's lieutenant general, and he was a brother and sister. After an accident happened to the Shen family, Li Yuanxiao was lucky enough to escape, but Sima Qing knew Li Yuanxiao, and Li Yuanxiao would definitely run for the revenge of the Shen family, and would not be a treacherous person.

The cautious Sima Qing didn't say anything, but opened the letter.

When I opened the letter, I saw scrawled handwriting.

Shen Ning's calligraphy is not good. Although he has been practicing until now, his level is still there.

"His arm was injured, so the handwriting is ugly." Chang Le thought that Shen Ning had an arm injury, so he thought the handwriting was ugly, and he didn't know that Shen Ning was at that level.

Sima Qing read the letter.

As Princess Changle saw, the letter began with a self-introduction, followed by words of thanks, and finally a blessing to Sima Qing.

Sima Qing frowned, she thought about it, she was absolutely sure, she definitely didn't find any famous doctor for Shen Ning's parents!
Although it was nothing but nonsense, Sima Qing didn't tell An Leming that she was wondering if it was Li Yuanxiao's idea?
Just as Sima Qing was thinking secretly and focusing on the letter again, her eyes suddenly widened.

Ancient letters were written from right to left and top to bottom.

So before Shen Ning wrote the letter, he prepared to line up the array.

So as long as Sima Qing observes carefully, you will find that the bottom word of each vertical line is a code word. From right to left, it reads:
"Seven wounds are in Beijing, we will discuss them in detail."

Sima Qing was suddenly excited, and the hand holding the letter was trembling.

Back then, the entire Shen family was about to be executed, and she was imprisoned by the emperor. She could not save the entire Shen family, so she asked her confidants to contact Xu Qishang and others to rob the execution site together.

So as long as Xu Qishang is not captured, his child will be safe.

Not long ago, news came from Pengcheng that the son of the Shen family had been killed. Sima Qing didn't believe it, because she hadn't seen the news about Xu Qishang, so she firmly believed it was fake!
And now, she finally got the news of Xu Qishang, in the imperial capital!
"Chang Le, the boy who asked you to deliver the letter is named Shen Ning, how old is he?" Sima Qing suddenly realized a situation and hurriedly asked.

(End of this chapter)