Huan Rong

Huan Da Sima must do what he says, and the day before the crowning ceremony, he led fifty tigers and two teams of government troops back to the city.

The momentum is so great that it attracts the attention of the people.

The main gate of Huan Mansion is wide open, waiting for the return of the Patriarch.

Princess Nankang and Mrs. Li learned the news in advance and moved back to the mansion ahead of schedule.For the sake of Huan Rong, even if it is pretending, she must pretend to be perfect.

Both Huanxi and Huanji were dressed in deep clothes and jade belts, wearing Jinxian crowns on their heads, standing solemnly at the bottom of the steps.

Huan Rong, as the legitimate son, was in front of Huan Xin and stood side by side with Huan Xi.

Sweeping over the two brothers, Huan Xi didn't need the support of his servants, but supported the wooden crutch with one hand, subconsciously straightened his back, just to stand more stably.With a disability, he knew that he would be deposed sooner or later. Huan Xi didn't want to be looked down upon by others. Whenever he had an opportunity, he would put on airs to show his status as a prince.

Huan Rong had no intention of scumbag title, no intention of fighting with him, when he encountered provocation, he laughed twice, it was all a scene of fun.

Huan Xin was indignant.

Staring at Huanxi's back, thinking of the insults and provocations he had received recently, his eyes were lowered, and a gloomy expression appeared on his expression.

Da Sima drove into the city, crossed the stone bridge on the river, and moved along the north bank of the Qinhuai River.

Hu Ben was wearing armor and holding a long halberd, and the army was in order, with a murderous look all over his body.

The people gathered beside the road, frightened by their vigor, and with awe on their faces, they all praised Da Sima's Wenzhi and martial arts loudly, with the style of a capable minister, and the words "long live".

Huan Wen raised the curtain of the car, dressed in dark clothes, with a sword on his waist, and a leather hat on his head, making him look even more heroic.

The cheers became even louder, like a mountain roaring and a tsunami.

The car drove far away, and the healthy servant who was mixed in the crowd retreated quietly, and hurriedly reported to the palace and noble officials.

Wang Tanzhi and Xie An got the news first, but they shook their heads and sighed.Sima Yu took a step back, and after listening to the eunuch's report, he sat in the hall and was lost in thought for a long time.

Ever since Ane gave birth to a double heart, Empress Dowager Chu was trapped in Changle Palace, and it became more and more difficult to send people out of the palace.If you want to grasp the news outside the palace, you need the approval of the emperor.Even so, it may not be possible to learn the details.

"One day... someday!"

The eunuch did not return for a long time, presumably the palace guards stopped him.Empress Dowager Chu was furious, her eyes frightened, and the Daoist scriptures written on silk were crumpled into a ball.

The hall was empty and dark, and candles were still lit during the day.

The eunuch's maidservant lowered her head with a dull expression, like a puppet.

The Empress Dowager Chu tore the silk cloth, and her figure stretched continuously on the wall, swaying with the candlelight, with an indescribably eerie feeling.

In front of the gate of Huan's mansion, Sima Huan stepped down from the shaft of the chariot, helped Princess Nankang up with his own hands, and encouraged his son with a smile on his face, which was very different from usual.

"Tomorrow's ceremony, to celebrate Azi Yuanfu, there will be a lot of guests. There is no need to hold a banquet today, rest early, and don't make mistakes in the ceremony."

"Follow my father's instruction."

Huan Rong bowed to him.

Huan Xi and Huan Xin looked at him, unable to hide the jealousy in their hearts.

When the two were crowned, the guest of honor was from a middle-rank noble family, and the official rank of praise for the crown was only a thousand stones.The speeches for the guest's funeral came from the Yin family of Chenjun, and it was still for Sima Huan's sake.

Fortunately, Huan Rong was crowned in advance, and the official was appointed as the guest of honor, and the crown was Xie An!

The Taiyuan Wang family, Langya Wang family, Chenjun Xie family and Gaoping Xi family sent congratulatory gifts one after another, and more than half of the Jiankang gentry will come to watch the ceremony.

After the news came out, everyone inside and outside Jiankang praised "Huan's son is full of knowledge, great talent, and both civil and military".

Huanxi stayed in the mansion, due to his inconvenient legs and feet, he almost didn't leave the gate, and Princess Nankang arranged for someone to watch him, so he seldom heard such rumors.

Huan Xin was an official in the court, and every day when he went to Taicheng, he could hear news about Huan Rong.

Seeing that Huan Rong's limelight is getting better and better day by day, he can almost stand shoulder to shoulder with Wang Xie Langjun, so out of anger, he even sent someone to fabricate slander, intending to damage his name.

Unexpectedly, stealing chickens does not save money, and Jia Sheren learns about it and uses it in turn. Instead of suppressing Huan Rong's limelight, it draws the fire on himself, and the mistakes of the early years are revealed one after another, becoming stark contrast.

"Compared to the fifth son, what the third son has done in the past is really hard to describe..."

After half a sentence, everyone shook their heads.

The implication is that Huan Rong is the phoenix in the sky, and Huan Xin is the pheasant on the ground; Huan Rong is the colorful cloud in the sky, and Huan Xin is the mud by the river; Huan Rong is the unicorn in the cloud, and Huan Xi is the frog at the bottom of the well.

All in all, nothing compares to heaven and earth.

The healthy servant reported the truth, spoke hesitatingly, and half concealed it, which further enhanced the satirical effect.

After hearing half of it, Huan Xin was so angry that his eyes turned black.

Obviously, he wanted to damage Huan Rong's reputation. It was rumored that he had a violent temper, killed innocent people indiscriminately, was greedy for gold and silver, imposed heavy taxes on the jurisdiction, and aroused public resentment.How did it pass back and forth, and actually put myself in it? !

Jianfu shook his head again and again, really not knowing why.When the matter developed to this point today, he was more confused than Huan Xin.

Huan Xin was in a predicament and had to cover his face when he went out.Too busy to take care of himself, naturally there is no time to regenerate bad water.

Jia Sheren smiled slightly, with Zhizhu in his hands, everything was under control.

Compared with him to manipulate public opinion?

It's really a landlubber jumping into the deep water - looking for death with all his heart!

In terms of Huan Xin's paragraphs, it is not enough for Jia Sheren to "play" for two rounds.

The reason is that the vision is really limited, and the means are never on the table.Even if someone gave advice, it was all left over from Jia Sheren's play, so there was nothing to be afraid of.

Huan Ji and the two young masters who stayed in Gushu worried Jia Sheren.

Contacting Sima Huan's previous actions, and thinking of Huan Rong's order a few days ago, Jia Bing thought about it and persuaded Huan Rong to play a game of fast chess with the "Duke of the County" as a bait.

However, it is inconvenient for me to do it myself, let alone involve Minggong, after thinking about it, Huanxi became the only choice.

So, after some careful planning, Jia Sheren borrowed manpower from Qian Shi, invited the servants of the Huan Mansion with silk and silk, waited for the opportunity to persuade Huan Xi's close friends, and mentioned Huan Xuan and Huan Wei more, step by step. Introduce Huanxi into the urn.

Mrs. Li found out by chance that she flicked her hand lightly, interrupting and adding a fire to help him accomplish his work.

Sima Huan's sudden return to the city will not affect the implementation of the plan at all, but will prompt Huanxi to see the "reality" clearly and speed up his actions.Even if it doesn't succeed completely in the end, it will still cause Sima Huan a headache for a while, and he has no time to pay attention to Huan Rong's every move.

At this moment, Huan Da Sima Zhengqiang cheered up and staged the drama of "love between husband and wife", "benevolent father and filial piety", and "a happy family" in front of the world.It never occurred to him that the chess game had already been laid out, and he was only waiting for the target to enter the urn.

That night, the Huan Mansion did not hold a large banquet, but only the "family" reunited. After dinner, they went back to their rooms to rest and prepare for tomorrow's ceremony.

Huan Da Sima stayed in the main room, and his servants lit new incense.

Princess Nankang was sitting in front of the bronze mirror, her long black hair fell behind her shoulders, she heard the sound of snoring, she glanced sideways at her husband on the couch, and couldn't help but curl her mouth coldly.

Under the corridor, Huan Rong was stopped by Huan Xi.

Seeing the elder brother with a bad face, obviously looking for trouble, Huan Rong just raised his eyebrows, and said: "It's getting late, we still need to get up early tomorrow, please leave."

Translated: I have nothing to say, excuse me.

"My younger brother must be very proud?" Huan Xi said gloomyly, "If I hadn't been murdered by you that day, how would I have fallen into this situation!"

He is the eldest son!

It is the son of the Maharaja who asked to be established!

If he hadn't been injured on the battlefield and became a cripple, everything in the Huan Mansion should belong to him, and so should all the glory!

"Brother, what do you mean?" Huan Rong was neither angry nor angry, but rather amused, "I did harm to you, brother? Where did you say that?"

"You still dare to argue?!" Huan Xi was even more angry, his eyes were reddened by jealousy, and he almost lost his mind.

"I'm quibbling?" Putting away his relaxed expression, Huan Rong said in a deep voice, "Brother must be clearer than me about the cause of the matter. People don't hurt my heart, and I don't hurt anyone's feelings!"

If you want to harm someone, don't be afraid of being retaliated!

As long as you slap someone, you can't be slapped back?

There is no such good thing in the world!

"you……"

"Furthermore, it is well known that my elder brother took the lead in fighting against the enemy, and was even seriously injured." Huan Rong slowly raised the corners of his mouth, "to this day, elder brother is still the son of the Duke of Nanjun. ’ But the reason.”

Huan Xi glared at Huan Rong angrily, hating poison in his heart, but he was very clear that what the other party said was true.

"Brother, what do you want to say? It's not your wish to go to battle, and it's not your wish to kill the enemy? Are you unwilling to obey my father's order, or even dissatisfied?"

Looking back at the poisonous gaze, Huan Rong said word by word: "I advise my brother to recognize the reality, if not, the position of the son will be replaced sooner."

"Do you think you can replace him?" Huan Xi snorted, "You are just like your mother, you have one thing on the surface and another on the other side, just for people to see! Saying that you don't care about the title is a lie! You are a vicious woman." !"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a chill in his throat.

A palm-length bronze sword rested on his neck, and the sharp tip of the sword was lightly passed, leaving a little bloodstain in an instant.

Huan Xi didn't dare to move, didn't dare to doubt at all, Huan Rong could pierce his neck on the spot with a little force.

"You...you dare..."

"Why not?"

Huan Rong's subordinates exerted force, and the blood flowed even more urgently.Huan Xi's face turned ashen, and he could hardly utter a sound.

"Sir!"

A healthy servant wanted to step forward, but was stopped by Dian Kui.

The former was taken aback, and started directly, "Get out of the way!"

Dian Sima grinned, and grabbed it with his big hand, only to hear a crisp "click", Jianfu's forearm broke on the spot, and before he could scream, he was hit on the back of the neck by a palm, and passed out.

Dian Kui glanced at the rest, and smiled even more provocatively.

Anyone caught by his gaze will feel chills down their backs and retreat subconsciously.

Unexpectedly, Xu Chao and Qian Shi blocked the way back, and it was impossible to escape.

"Want to harm the envoy? Ask the fist of a certain family first!"

Five or six healthy servants shook their heads in unison.

dare not!Absolutely not!Don't dare to kill him!

Compared with my own head, Shizi's orders are nothing!Even if they are settled by Qiu Hou, there is at least a buffer in the middle.Now if you bite the bullet and pretend to be a tough guy, blood will splatter on the spot in all likelihood!

Huan Xi turned his back to the crowd, with the tip of his throat pressed against the bronze sword, he did not dare to move.The line of sight is out of reach, but judging from the sound alone, one can guess what happened.Facing Huan Rong's gaze, he became more and more angry and ashamed, and for a moment he forgot to be afraid.

"Huanxi Huanbo said."

Huan Rong spoke slowly, with a calm voice, without much fluctuation in tone, but with an indescribable coldness.

"You hate me, you can use any means, I will follow. But don't involve my mother. I have killed people before, and I don't mind killing a few more, understand?"

Approaching Huan Xi, Huan Rong's voice became colder, "I won't say what I said a second time, you'd better remember it firmly."

Whoever dares to slander his mother, he will make him look good!

Even if it is death, don't even think about death An Sheng!

There are laws in troubled times, and he has enough confidence to say so.Huanxi didn't want to lose his life, so he had better recognize the reality.

"Do you dare to say that you have no intention of being the son of the eldest son?" Huan Xi went all out and looked at Huan Rong with a livid face.

"That's why you say ten thousand and ten thousand?" Huan Rong sneered.

"Is not it?"

"You are a frog in a well, don't think of others the same way."

"What did you say?!"

"I am the Duke of Fengyang County. I hold the land of Youzhou in my hand. I have thousands of soldiers and tens of thousands of people in the state. It is beyond your imagination to trade taxes, money and food every season."

Huan Rong withdrew the bronze sword, hid it in his sleeve with his backhand, looked Huan Xi up and down, as if looking at a piece of wood.

"I am not short of money and food, and I have a lot of military exploits. I might as well tell you that when I entered Taicheng a few days ago, the emperor intends to crown me in the Tai Chi Hall."

Huan Xi's eyes widened, and his breathing suddenly became short of breath.

Tai Chi Temple?

"If I wish, it's not a lie to seal the title of county duke or even a king with a different surname."

Speaking of this, Huan Rong raised his chin, showing arrogance, without any abruptness, on the contrary, it made the viewers feel it should be taken for granted.

"A mere position as the eldest son? Seriously!"

Huan Xi's complexion changed a few times, his fists clenched tightly, as if he didn't want to believe it, but he couldn't find anything to refute.

"My future path is completely different from what you think. As long as you don't hinder me, you can do whatever you want. But, remember what I said before, whether it is intentional or not, let me hear the words that criticize my mother, and it is From your mouth, I will definitely let you know what the so-called 'boiling a living person' really means!"

"Do you threaten me?"

"Just treat it as a threat."

With a flick of his long sleeves, Huan Rong raised the corners of his mouth, and the bronze sword was held in his hand again, flipping between his slender fingers, bringing out a burst of dark light.

"Brother, do you remember?"

Facing the threat, Huan Xi nodded stiffly, and subconsciously touched his neck.

Huan Rong nodded in satisfaction, turned and left without saying anything.

It doesn't matter if you listen or not.

According to Huanxi's records in history, this person's head will get flooded sooner or later, and he will not be able to live for a long time without his hands.

It wasn't until he walked through the corridor and his back disappeared into the night that Huan Xi let out a "hiss", his expression twisted, feeling the belated pain.

"Sir!"

The servant hurried forward, but was waved away by Huan Xi, "Get lost!"

Seeing the loyal servant lying on the ground with a broken arm, he didn't feel any gratitude, but kicked him hard.

"Useless things!"

Everyone's expression changed immediately, and at the same time, their hearts were chilling.

Huanxi didn't realize it, and strode back to the house where he lived, and the servants applied the wound medicine and bandaged the wound.Recalling the previous situation, he gritted his teeth in anger.

"Why is Mr. Lang bothered?" A beautiful maid served hot soup and gently squeezed Huanxi's arm.

"nothing!"

The maidservant didn't dare to say any more, and after a while, seeing Huan Xi's anger lessened, she said cautiously: "Your Majesty, I just heard people talking about it. When Da Sima was outside the city, he often sent people to Guyou, and even sent people to Going to Kuaiji seems to be looking for mentors for Lord Liulang and Lord Qilang."

"How old are they, how could it be possible..."

In the middle of speaking, Huan Xi suddenly stopped.

"Who did you hear?"

"It's Aye from the South Courtyard. Her elder brother was in the Xifu Army and was elected to Huben for his bravery."

"South Courtyard?" Huan Xi narrowed his eyes slightly, beside Princess Xin'an County?

"Why does she inquire about this?"

"It is said that the princess of the county has a life." The maid continued, "And she also said that since Da Sima returned to Jiankang, the princess of Xin'an County will often send people out of the city and send letters to the aunt. I feel strange and want to ask, She refused to speak."

Send people out of town?

Send a letter to my aunt?

The more Huan Xi thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. Several thoughts flashed through his mind as he had said before contacting Huan Rong, and finally he gritted his teeth.

As he thought, Huan Ji was already useless, and he knew that he could no longer fight, and he was afraid that he would support one of them to pave the way for the future.My father sent him back to Jiankang, but instead stayed Huanji in Gushu, I'm afraid he would have thought about it too early!

Before, he just wanted to use some means to make those two slaves disabled.Looking at it now, it is necessary to cut the weeds and eradicate the roots, leaving no one behind!

After dismissing the beautiful maidservant, Huanxi opened his eyes until dawn, and decided to send someone to Gushu immediately, to do it before Sima Huan returned.If the arrangement is made in advance, it will not only get rid of the suspicion, but also lead to misfortune and push the matter to Huan Xin and Huan Rong.

Huan Xin slept until midnight, when she suddenly heard a soft sound from the wooden window, she put on her clothes and got up, only to find that the healthy servants in the courtyard were nowhere to be seen, and the servants who were on guard at night were asleep in front of the screen, motionless.

Suspicious in his heart, he was about to call for someone, when he suddenly saw a ball of silk cloth beside the bed, picked it up and looked closely, his pupils suddenly constricted.

"Lang Jun?"

The voice of a healthy servant came from outside the house, and the servant in front of the screen slowly woke up.

Seeing Huan Xin standing in front of the window, the servant girl was shocked and knelt down on the ground, trembling all over.

How could she have fallen asleep? !

Unexpectedly, without saying a word, Huan Xin turned around, walked around the screen, and returned to the couch, tightly clutching the silk cloth covered with words, looking at the top of the tent with a ruthless expression.

In contrast, Huan Rong had a good night's sleep and had no dreams until dawn.

The next day, when the sky was light, the health servants and maid servants in Huan Mansion began to be busy.

To welcome the distinguished guests, the corridors and courtyards were cleaned thoroughly, the trees were carefully pruned, exotic flowers and plants were placed in the courtyards, colorful silks were hung under the corridors, and standing screens were installed, presumably to accommodate the female relatives of various families.

In front of the main room, golden osmanthus is fragrant, and under two osmanthus trees, there is an ancient wooden bed, and a low couch is set beside the bed, ready to place crowns, headbands, hairpin guides, etc.

Princess Nankang got up early and arranged with Mrs. Li herself.

It was rare for Sima Daofu to be disciplined, so he helped a lot.

After the bed was set up, Princess Nankang took a short rest, turned to Sima Daofu, and said, "The emperor is coming, the distinguished guests are coming, all the things in your courtyard are tightly closed, don't show them to others at will."

"No!" Sima Daofu was very respectful.

Any fool should know that he can't make a mistake today.If not, father would make her look good without Auntie being held accountable.

When he was busy, the front yard suddenly came to report that someone had sent more than ten carts of congratulatory gifts, which were now parked outside the mansion.

"The person here calls himself the Qin family."

Princess Nankang nodded, and asked someone to inform Huan Rong, and brought the visitor into the mansion for resettlement.

When the maidservant presented the gift list, Princess Nankang glanced at it, and suddenly her eyes froze.

"Sister?" Mrs. Li was curious, "What's wrong?"

Princess Nankang frowned, handed over the gift slip, and signaled Mrs. Li to take a closer look.

The words Luanfengchai came into view, Madam Li blinked her beautiful eyes in disbelief, "Sister, could it be the wrong delivery?"

Even if you want to get married, it should be Yu Pei.

Langjun crowned and sent Luanfengchai?

Is this a congratulatory gift or a visit to find fault?