bamboo horse prince

After Li Sheng received the secret letter, he rushed to the academy and handed it to Yang Nian without stopping.

"What did the letter say?"

Yang Nian put down the letter, "This Zhao San is from the hometown of Shangshu of the Household Department. Concubine Zhen arranged for him to give false testimony, just to make this matter bigger and frame my father."

"But how can the news about Concubine Zhen be so well-informed?" Li Sheng asked, "Then who killed the old eunuch?"

"Zhao San said that Concubine Zhen overheard the conversation of the unspeakable person." Yang Nian sighed, "This unspeakable person is the murderer."

"The unspeakable person?"

"I don't think it's the emperor," Yang Nian analyzed, "Concubine Zhen often goes to the Queen Mother's Palace, and it is possible to overhear those things. Besides, if it is someone sent by the emperor, my father will not be wronged." .”

"But Queen Mother," it's your father's sister.

Yang Nian knew what the next part of Li Sheng's words was, "I didn't expect it either, but instead of letting the emperor suspect and continue to investigate, it's better to let this unlucky brother take the blame for himself."

"Nian'er," Li Sheng couldn't bear it, and held Yang Nian's hand.

"My father didn't know anything from the beginning to the end. He is so smart, why is he so foolish and loyal..."

"The teacher is admirable because of this."

"Hey." Yang Nian sighed heavily, wiping away tears, "But I'm different from him, Li Sheng, I'm not loyal to the world, I'm not loyal to the superior, I'm only loyal to you."

Yang Nian's sudden confession made Li Sheng's throat tighten. Others' evaluations of Li Sheng were always dull and serious, but they didn't know that he gave all his emotions to one person.And the luckiest thing in the world is that the people he cherishes the most treat him with the same affection.

On the second day of junior high school, on the day of returning to her natal family, Yang Nian entered the palace with all the relatives of the concubines.

"Lord Lu." Yang Nian deliberately approached the Minister of the Household Department.

Lu Zhiyun is a native of Jiangnanhuai. He joined the Xu family, a prominent family in the early years, and later obtained the official position of a director of the household department under the protection of the shadow. However, he was not reused because he did not understand the "way of being an official". He became a model of uprightness in the court and was highly appreciated by the former emperor.

No matter how wise and resourceful he is, he is actually not as strong as a niece who can bear a son.

"Nephew Yang." Lu Zhiyun didn't know Yang Nian very well, but his tone was very kind.

Yang Nian saluted, "What a coincidence." It implied that Lu Zhiyun was not a direct relative of Concubine Zhen and shouldn't be here.

"It's true, but Zhen'er's father is in her hometown, and she can't make it. She has only one relative in Beijing." The flesh on Lu Zhiyun's face trembled with the opening and closing of his mouth.

"That's it," Yang Nian wanted to say a few more words, but when he saw Xie Yi waving at him, he felt that the days ahead were long, and he didn't rush to talk a lot, "Then I will take my leave first, my lord."

"Whatever you want to talk about, nephew, let's go first."

"Have you ever met Concubine Zhen's father?" Yang Nian asked as soon as he arrived at Qingluan Palace. Easiest to keep a secret.

Yang Feng'er thought for a while, "Really not, it's rare that her family was not transferred to be an official in the capital according to her flamboyant personality."

"Lu Zhiyun's wife died young, and his relationship with the Xu family is neither deep nor shallow. If the Xu family wants to send someone to the palace, some of them have their own influence, so why do they need to go through him?"

"You're right. The Xu family sent other girls, Concubine Li and Concubine Hua, all of whom were recommended by Jiangnan Fuzhou Yin."

"How is the relationship between Concubine Zhen and them?"

"It's not that they are in a group, or even have little contact with each other. I heard Concubine Hua say that Concubine Zhen is probably the child of some distant relative. They have never been to his family's big banquet, and they are not familiar with them."

"This is even more strange," Yang Nian decided to investigate the matter carefully, "I have something else to tell you."

Yang Nian told Yang Feng'er about the queen mother asking someone to kill the old eunuch, the concubine Zhen framing Yang Shao, and the emperor forcing Yang Shao to death.

Yang Feng'er cried while listening, she really couldn't believe that the lover she once trusted would do such a thing to her dearest relative.

"I know you can't accept this in the short term, but I don't want to hide it from you."

Yang Feng'er sobbed for a while, then calmed down, and asked in a hoarse voice, "How can I help you?"

"Sister, you don't have to force yourself." Seeing her, Yang Nian's heart ached like a needle.

"Now that I know the ins and outs, how can I sleep peacefully beside the one who killed my father and enemy." Yang Feng'er said firmly, "I am also part of this revenge link, right? What am I going to do?"

"You don't have much to do. How is your relationship with the other concubines in the harem?"

"Since Concubine Zhen became pregnant, I have been complaining about illness for a long time, canceled the daily face-to-face meetings, and rarely saw them."

"No, I want you to visit the various palaces frequently, firstly to establish your prestige in the harem, and secondly to check and balance Concubine Zhen."

"Check and balance her? Now the emperor only favors her, and there is a prince..."

"Don't worry, the emperor already has some doubts about the Minister of the Household Department, so he will naturally be afraid of her. If you become strong at this time, the emperor will not suppress you, but will encourage you."

"That makes sense, don't worry about that, Concubine Zhen is now relying on the crown prince to bully all the concubines, the entire harem doesn't like her, I want to win over others easily."

"This matter must be kept secret." Yang Nian reminded, "Every bit of preparation is for the day when the matter will come true."

"It's easy to take revenge on Concubine Zhen, but..." Yang Feng'er suddenly thought of something terrible, "Could it be that you and Sheng'er...?"

"It's what you were thinking about." Yang Nian was very frank.

"God," Yang Feng'er covered her mouth in surprise, "I thought Sheng'er wouldn't..."

"Although he has never revealed it, since he returned to Beijing six years ago, I have vaguely felt his ambition. I intend to help him cover it up, but when the matter about father came out, I think what he did may be That's right, rather than being loyal to this ignorant mediocre gentleman, it's better..."

Yang Feng'er's tears fell again, "I was blind."

"It has nothing to do with you. At that time, brother Lian must have been sincere to you and wanted to rule the world and the world, but power blinds people's minds. How many kings have gone through this road."

"Then you are not afraid of Sheng'er..."

"You forgot how smart your younger brother is. He is different from your silly sister. If I am not fully sure, how can I support him with all my strength?"

Yang Feng'er nodded, then suddenly realized, "Who are you calling stupid!?"

Jieyi opened the palace door at this time, and a few caring people took a peek, and happened to see Yang Feng'er chasing Yang Nian with a branch, "This empress is really big-hearted, she was crushed by Concubine Zhen, don't think about it." How can I consolidate my position and still make such a fuss with my younger brother?"

"His family is like this. Mr. Yang is so cautious, but the two children are so muddy that they can't support the wall. It's really embarrassing."