Leisurely Moon Pavilion
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The wind was so strong when we came here, but after only half an hour in Xun Mansion, the moon is bright and the wind is clear when we come out."
The sixth prince looked at the person on the right under the moonlight, the bright moon was shining brightly, and it was also turned into a decoration at this moment. "Brother Xun has a good eye for people. Not only is your face first-class, but your mind is also top-notch."
"The sixth prince teased me, the man in white who followed you in the Xun Mansion that day, I'm afraid even the moonlight would be ashamed."
"Could it be that Du Han has overturned the jar of jealousy? My heart can learn from the moon. Jing Ting has been studying with the Imperial College since childhood, and he and I are brothers."
Tang Duhan burst out laughing, and quickly said straightly: "Where does the vinegar jar come from? The sixth prince is just joking."
"People say brewing rice into vinegar, I only hope that there will be jars of rice vinegar brewed when the harvest is harvested this autumn."
Tang Duhan didn't make a sound when he heard the words, the only question between the two of them was the buzzing of bugs and the whistling of the wind.After walking for a long time, Tang Duhan looked at the lights and said, "Sixth prince, do you really want to win the throne? Being an emperor may not mean everything goes well, and fame and fortune after thousands of years are just a few lines of history books." He bowed his head for a moment. He thought that if the sixth prince really won the throne in the future, for the sake of the country, he would marry a wife and have children, and go to the harem. At that time, today's "bright moon can be used as a lesson" may only be a day in the future.
"Of course not everything goes well," the sixth prince lowered his voice and moved closer to Tang Duhan, "but if it doesn't happen, I'm afraid I won't even be able to see you again when I become a prisoner in the future. "
The two of them were silent for a long time again, they just focused on watching the flickering lights, big and small lights, and they didn't stop until Zhining Lu.
"You live in a unique way."
"There's nothing special about it, but it's poor and simple. These are the tea leaves sent by Mr. Xun, and there's nothing to entertain them."
"Brother Xun's tea is always the best." The sixth prince took a sip, "I'll come back another day as soon as possible, and bring my father's poem."
"Thank you." Tang Duhan accompanied the sixth prince to the alley and watched him off for a long time.
The dedication of the poem was completed soon, "My sage, Longyan Dayue, not only highly praised the sixth prince, but also asked you to serve in the cabinet." Xun Yiyang said after entering Zhining Lu.
"The cabinet? I'm afraid it's a mixed bag again."
"Nowadays everyone knows that you have a good relationship with the sixth prince, even if some people are jealous, they dare not express it. Just turn a blind eye and close your eyes, don't take it too seriously."
Tang Duhan thought to himself, probably, it is only to live like Guo Shangren that it is called "not being serious"?
"Although you are just a clerk, after all, the cabinet is the place where the emperor usually discusses political opinions and important news. I don't need to say more about the stakes." Xun Yiyang smiled and hooked his temples, "Sure enough, I didn't misunderstand you."
Tang Duhan originally only wanted to meet those people from the Imperial Academy, but now that he has completely changed his place, he is actually quite happy with the work of repairing books. He reached out and poured himself a cup of tea, and fell down on the chair, not knowing what to expect from this trip. Is it an oil pan or a fire wok?
The next day, he changed into a new official uniform and walked to the inner palace. Although the cabinet has no real power, it is directly questioned by the emperor, so it is convenient to be summoned at any time in the inner palace.
"You're quite smart, you used tricks to take advantage of the sixth prince, you lowly bastard." Lu Yu, the man in white, scolded.
Tang Duhan already knew that he was Zhong Jingting, the only son of the Minister of the Household Department, and also from the family of the empress dowager who had passed away.
"It's just because you throw face in front of me every time, you should never use the sixth prince as your envoy, a lowly son." Zhong Jingting, dressed in white robes, followed closely.
Tang Duhan just wanted to let go. "I don't know if you two are here, but the lowly grassroots are bothering you. Mr. Tang has just been promoted, and I'm overjoyed." Fang Linyong walked over with bows and bows.
Zhong Jingting glanced at him with lowered eyebrows, "I talk about being low all the time, lest people not know that you came from Fangjia Village in Majiashan, and you think you're going to make a fool of yourself every day when you date the third prince, but you're good, you know you're low, anyway, It's not like some people who pretend to be noble." Zhong Jingting used to dislike Fang Linyong's posture of bowing his head and bowing his head, and he used to say that he didn't want to be troublesome.
Tang Duhan understood that he was criticizing Sang Huai and was really annoyed, so he said angrily: "Mr. Zhong has been blessed by his ancestors, so he can be a moon in the sky, and someone like me who lives in the dust can only be a tree, hoping to give blessings to future generations in the future. You don't have to knock and beat, I really suspect that I am using the sixth prince, just ask yourself."
Zhong Jingting sneered a few times, shook his hands, and said, "It's not a bad mouth, but it's still a dog barking." After saying that, he patted the dust on his body and walked away.
"Master Tang, thank you, humble grassroots."
Tang Duhan's two perfunctory sentences also dispersed each other.
Four years have passed in a trance, Tang Duhan pretended to be deaf and dumb like Guo Shangren in the cabinet and lived a peaceful life, and his relationship with the sixth prince became more and more profound.The leisurely days like the spring breeze ended suddenly on the day of the great cold because of the queen's sudden death.
☆、National mourning
During the winter solstice of the 42nd year of Wanqing, Empress Xiaohui suddenly died of illness in the palace at the age of thirty-five, and rumors abounded for a while.
When the news came, Tang Duhan was waking up in the womb of the Six Emperors, and the spring was beautiful all night, and that room was already a mirror of beautiful faces, crushed into the world of mortals.The sixth prince was stunned for a long time when he heard the report, Tang Duhan didn't know what to do for a while, so he just waited quietly at the side.
Zhong Jingting rushed into the palace and urged the sixth prince to hurry to the late empress's palace, ignoring Tang Duhan alone.
The huge palace, but there is no snow falling in the queen's palace, which is trampled into drops of sewage by the footsteps that flow into the ground.
The imperial doctor diagnosed that the empress had been suffering from blood deficiency after giving birth to the sixth prince, and she suffered from cough, so she finally couldn't survive this year's cold winter.
"Although the mother's health has not been very good, she has never been so seriously ill. In the past few days, my ministers have often come to visit and have never seen anything unusual." The sixth prince knelt by the bed and lowered his head and said loudly.
"Sixth Brother's words are very true. The son-in-law has also paid his respects to the Queen Mother for several days. The Queen Mother is weak and has not asked about the affairs of the palace for a long time. She just concentrates on resting for the rest of her life. Now that she has passed away suddenly, why not make people suspicious? "The third prince knelt behind the sixth prince and kowtowed to the emperor.
"Re-examination." An aged and feeble voice floated from above like a cold winter day, "Call the entire imperial hospital for another examination."
Concubine Jing stood on the side to appease the emperor.
After another hour, the Tai Hospital gave unanimous answers, and the two princes were speechless.
The queen's funeral is scheduled to be held six days later, and the state funeral will be held, and the six princes will raise their banners. Hearing this, all the officials in the government and the opposition are almost at ease about the matter of setting up an heir.
Tang Duhan hadn't heard from the sixth prince for several days. He only knew that he was guarding the spirit in the palace day and night, and he had nothing else to do except to run the cabinet as usual and live in Ninglu.Xiaosong still has never married a wife, and Guiyun is now sixteen, born and raised as Xiaojiabiyu, clever and ingenious, Tang Duhan hangs his heart on the people in the palace day and night, the food is neither sweet nor the tea, he wakes up in the middle of the night, picks up a Look at the volume "Chu Ci".
"Boom! Boom!" The wooden door was knocked loudly. Zhong Jingting, with disheveled hair and filthy white clothes, came riding on his horse regardless of the snowy night road, and shouted out of breath, "Sixth Prince! Poisoned."
Hearing this, Chi Ning's house was in a state of panic, it had never been like this since moving in.Tang Duhan looked at the people around him, finally forced his expression and said: "Xiaosong, follow Mr. Zhong to the palace, and Guiyun will go to Xunfu with me."
"My lord, I'll accompany you to the Xun Mansion. It's really not safe at night." Xiao Song tied a heavy cloak on Tang Duhan.
Tang Duhan held Xiaosong tightly and choked up, saying, "I don't mind, I can only feel at ease when you go to his palace."
The few people left in a hurry, Tang Duhan and the two of them didn't know how to ride a horse, so they walked quickly to the gate of Xun's mansion with only lighted lanterns.
Xun Yiyang had already fallen asleep, and when he heard the servant's report, he wrapped up his cloak and walked out.Tang Duhan hurriedly explained the whole story like pouring beans, Xun Yiyang hurriedly changed his clothes and drove the horse, leaving Guiyun behind, and ran to the palace with Tang Duhan on his back.The two saw Xiaosong at the gate of the palace, "Mr. Zhong's heart is like an arrow on the road, the road is slippery on a snowy night, one stumbled and fell off his horse, and he has already been carried to the imperial hospital." With the dim light in the room, he ran towards the inner palace, with high walls, cold snow, and a miserable scene and cold moon.
When entering the room, the imperial physician's servants were already kneeling in the dark, and the emperor and Concubine Jing were also sitting scattered, with angry expressions on their faces, waiting for the imperial physician's diagnosis.
Xun Yiyang and the others knelt down and could only bow their heads to listen to the words above.
"It's because the lamps and candles are mixed with spices that induce disease. The empress gave birth to the sixth prince for less than a month, and she suffered a hemorrhage after giving birth. The physique of the sixth prince is quite similar to that of the empress. In addition, the six princes have not been in good health for the past few days. The poisoning of the sixth prince is not deep, and he can be cured later."
The emperor patted the seat directly: "A few days ago, did you check the candles in the Queen's Palace?"
"It was daytime at that time, and the ministers were negligent and did not check." The head of the imperial hospital knelt down and kowtowed vigorously, "It is the ministers who have neglected their duties, and I implore you to abdicate."
"Father, my son remembers that the candles in the mother's back room were put away at that time. The negligence of the imperial physician is also understandable. Presumably there must be court ladies and eunuchs responding inside and outside. These people should be strictly investigated." Three The prince knelt down.
"I'll leave it to you to do this. These imperial physicians will definitely cure Chen'er in order to atone for their sins." After the emperor said that, his breath softened, and Concubine Jing hurriedly patted his back gently and brought water and tea.
Tang Duhan was sweating while listening to it. Fortunately, the sixth prince was not seriously ill, and his heart was relieved.
After the crowd dispersed, Xun Yi and Yang went to the Imperial Hospital to visit Zhong Jingting. He had already changed into white clothes, but his leg was injured and he could not walk. But it is the person whom the sixth prince loves. I have seen it clearly in the past four years. I do not know when my leg injury will heal. I, Xue Ye, is eager to find you because of the sixth prince's thoughts and thoughts. You should take good care of her Look at him. I have seen many times. People with low status always value fame and fortune more, so they will be more sloppy. If you are like this, I"
"Thank you, I will live up to my expectations."
Zhong Jingting's face was as pale as his attire, and he smiled wryly: "Then what are you doing here with me, go to his place."
Tang Duhan turned around and asked Xiaosong to stay in the Imperial Hospital to take care of him, "Although you have no shortage of servants, more people are always more powerful, so the sixth prince can rest assured."
New candles were changed, the fireworks were brightly lit, and Tang Duhan and Xun Yiyang talked quietly.
"I'm afraid that these things have something to do with Concubine Jing's mother and son. Both the queen and the six princes will suffer, and Concubine Jing and the third prince will benefit the most." Xun Yiyang poured himself a cup of tea, and looked at the six princes. Tang Duhan, who was cornered, said.
"They are indeed suspicious, but Imperial Concubine Jing's mother and son are not idiots, so this straightforward method of killing chickens and taking eggs is too clumsy."
"Although it is a personal risk, the current emperor has rarely favored the harem since the death of the first empress, and many princes died young. In terms of status, status, and age, the most suitable ones are three or six princes. Even if the emperor knows the truth behind the scenes, he may have to think about the country and make the third prince the king, the concubine Jing's mother and son have made a bad plan."
"You and I are just guessing in detail, without any evidence, how can we tell the emperor?"
"You just take care of the sixth prince these days, I'll look for the 'evidence', but everything that has been done will never completely disappear."
Tang Duhan and Guiyun took turns guarding the sixth prince's bedside day and night, and had to settle in the palace several times, but the person on the bed took medicine, but still fell asleep.
"Young master, Lord Xun came here just now and asked me to tell you that there is no news yet." Gui Yun said with a smile on his face.
Tang Duhan didn't have the mood to care about this kind of thing at this moment, he just watched the sleeping man touch his forehead and shake his hand from time to time, "Let him go." After a few strokes, Tang Duhan was overjoyed and said, "Guiyun, you, go to the Imperial Hospital to see how Mr. Zhong is doing."
☆, looking for fragrance
After Guiyun left, Tang Duhan helped the sixth prince to sit up, and hurriedly poured a glass of warm water to drink.
"Everyone can't believe it."
Tang Duhan raised his head and didn't ask any more questions, just bent over and sat on the head of the bed as usual.
"My mother gave birth to me, but I was raised by the long-dead empress. We don't have much love between mother and child. When I heard the news of the death of illness, I didn't even want to cry. With her gone, I'm lost" The name of the Queen's Country Mourning Headband is the queen, not the mother, I don't know if it is sadness or joy." After drinking, the sixth prince lay down again, holding Tang Duhan tightly in his hand, and continued, "Brother Xun and Jingting are both together. We've known each other since we were young, so we shouldn't be suspicious, but now, I feel that the world has been turned upside down and I can't rely on anyone."
Tang Duhan clenched his hands under the quilt even more, "Jing Ting came to Ning Lu to pass the news of your poisoning a few days ago. Xue Ye Lu slipped off his horse and fell off his horse. I don't know if his leg will recover." Suddenly remembered something, whispered He also said, "When I was studying, I was tired of reading all kinds of classics, so I went to look for wild history novels. How many kings won the country and lost the Gaotang, so I always thought, how to keep each other's thoughts but can't meet each other, and face each other day and night. It's better." Tang Duhan lowered his body even more, and turned his face to the side, "If you were the sixth prince, which one would you choose?"
"I always thought that if you are not in the world, you should ignore the beauty."
Tang Duhan got up to cover the six princes with embroidered quilts, waited for him to sleep, sat in front of the door with a cup of hot tea, looked at the bright moon in the sky, and whispered, "'The snail's name is false, and the small profit is small', tearing apart the mandarin ducks."
Early in the morning, Tang Duhan took Guiyun to visit Xunfu, just in time for Xunjia's breakfast, "I didn't inform you in advance, sorry to bother you."
"Young Master Tang is so troubled about the Sixth Prince's affairs, why bother or not. Have you eaten yet? Ah Yu, go and buy two pairs of bowls and chopsticks."
"I've already had breakfast, Mr. Xun, you don't have to be polite. It's the first time I see Mrs. Xun. Although I often troubled the family in the past, I didn't have a chance to see you." Tang Duhan paid respectful respect, and Xun Yiyang turned around and said that he had something to do. go.
Mrs. Xun was clean, and sent her husband out. She turned her head and smiled and said, "The daughter's family is only in the inner room. Except for being summoned in the underground palace every year and festival, how can I participate in the affairs of the man's family? My younger brother Jingting, Tang Young master, have you seen him recently, the last time I heard Yi Yang said that he fell off his horse, I was worried, but I couldn't stop visiting."
"I went to see it yesterday, and it has improved a lot. I just need to take it easy in the future."
"Trouble Mr. Tang. I have some things here, and Yiyang doesn't often go to the palace. I implore Mr. Tang to pass them on to my younger brother. I didn't expect Mr. Tang to come today, and I didn't pack anything. If Mr. Tang doesn't mind , can you move to the back room?"
Tang Duhan blushed when he heard the words, "Just wait outside, little brother."
Mrs. Xun covered her face with a smile when she saw it, "Mr. Tang is a decent person, and I'm not a pink-faced person. It's just that I have to entrust Mr. Tang with those things in person, so I kindly ask you to go to the back room."
"My little brother is too caring, let's go." Tang Duhan passed by the west wing of Xun Mansion when he went to the inner room, thinking to himself, I don't know what is going on there now, it has been a few years since he came back again.
When I walked into the main house of Xunyi Yang, I felt an open atmosphere, and the room was full of bamboo-like fragrance. Mrs. Xun used this cabinet for a while, and that drawer for a while. When I got married back then, I brought it from home, and now I give it to my younger brother, and it is also a comfort for him in the imperial hospital."
Tang Duhan smiled secretly inwardly, making it look like parting for no reason, but turned his head to see the chaotic porcelain vases piled up in the dowry, occasionally fine powder was scattered, he lowered his eyebrows and gave Guiyun a wink, and continued to move Chatting sensibly with Mrs. Xun about the gadgets she had before she left the pavilion, such as the birthday clock, the papers presented by the pavilion, the jewelry left by the deceased mother, all kinds of things. "When my younger brother sees this, he can be counted as not forgetting my incompetent sister." Mrs. Xun said so emotionally that she choked up her sobs.
Gui Yun understood, took advantage of Mrs. Xun's inattention, secretly stuffed a bottle into her sleeve, and pretended to knock over a few bottles by accident. Immediately, all the pots and jars were broken, and a strange smell wafted into her nostrils.
Gui Yun hurriedly knelt down to clean up the remnants, while apologizing heavily.
"Madam Xun, what kind of fragrance is this? I've never seen it before." Tang Duhan asked from the side, watching Madam Xun's face carefully, he clearly saw that she was panicked, her face suddenly turned pale, her pupils shrank, and she breathed in. Yang Yang faltered and replied: "It's just incense from someone else, that's all. I don't like spices very much, and I have never used them."
"Since the things are packed, the little brother will definitely bring them."
Mrs. Xun regained her composure, and said with wet eyes, "Please trouble Mr. Tang. In the future, take care of my younger brother. I know that my younger brother is devoted to the sixth prince and has never looked down on others. Now he only hates his family background. He, He's good in nature."
Tang Duhan turned his head and said with difficulty, "I understand"
The two of them left the Xun Mansion and went to the pharmacy, then hurried back to Zhining Lu, and saw a figure standing in front of the door from a distance, and when they got closer, it turned out to be Guangling.
"Why did you come out?" Tang Duhan couldn't help being surprised.
"The room said."
Tang Duhan saw that Guangling was still wearing the usual lake blue robe, his complexion became more and more sallow, and Mingyan's appearance had aged a lot in the past four years.
After entering the house, Tang Duhan first went to Guiyun to get the porcelain vase, and then sent her to make tea.
"What's the matter? He looks hurried." Tang Duhan asked.
Guangling sighed, "Now I have completely lost my job, and I don't even have the chance to play the piano in Xianyue Pavilion."
"Ok?"
"I'll talk about this matter later when I have a chance, first lend me 100 taels of silver."
Tang Duhan opened the cabinet and took out a navy blue embroidered bag.
"Now I can't stay in Xianyue Pavilion, so I will lend you 100 taels to find work."
Tang Duhan helped him pack his money, "Didn't you say before that you can do nothing but play the piano?"
"Look for the former customers, maybe you can find another job playing the piano." Guangling curled his lips, "I still have to go this way in the end, I am really unwilling."
"Is there anything else you need? Maybe I beg the Xun Mansion to force you to stay in Xianyue Pavilion."
"That's a good idea, but don't say goodbye for now, I'll look for it first."
Tang Du's letter had been brewing for a long time, but he still said hesitantly: "Guangling, you were popular in Xianyue Pavilion back then, why didn't you find someone else's house early and redeem it?"
Guangling laughed, "How are you doing now that you are redeemed? We are men after all, and we can't show our face after all. How can we be willing to enter someone's house and watch the faces of wives and aunts all day long? However, assuming that at the beginning I know what happened to me today, maybe I may not be able to find someone else's house."
Hearing this, Tang Duhan's heart became more and more determined, he sent Guangling out, packed up everything carefully, found Xun Yiyang, and went to the palace.
☆, stone out
Xun Yiyang led Tang Duhan into the palace gate, and informed him to see the Holy Majesty.
"The servant girl of the humble minister was in the inner room of the Xun Mansion. Mrs. Xun found this porcelain vase in the dowry. After the imperial physician's appraisal, it was consistent with the spices in the lamps and candles in the uterus of the Sixth Emperor. Mrs. Xun came to ask questions."
The old-fashioned monarch panted and ordered the eunuch to pass on.
Mrs. Xun went to the hall dressed in plain white clothes, her eyes were swollen from crying, and when she heard Juhua's decent excuse, she replied in a deep voice, "It was indeed the work of the grassroots."
"Who is behind the scenes?" Tang Duhan said coldly, "You may be given a lighter punishment for telling the story. Zhong and Xun's family is only with you."
"Noble Concubine Jing," Madam Xun raised her head determinedly, glanced at the hall, and then hurriedly retracted, "It's Noble Concubine Jing."
"Nonsense," Concubine Jing only annoyed her, smiling beside the emperor, "The empress is your aunt, we can distinguish between close relatives, even if I want to harm someone, I will never find you."
"Grand Concubine Jing has a meticulous mind, and the third prince has a heart of swallowing elephants. Don't you two know the truth of 'If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get tiger cubs'."
"Presumptuous!" Royal Concubine Jing was furious when she heard these words.
Mrs. Xun snapped and said: "Your Majesty promised on that day that the three princes will ascend the throne in the future, and Bao Zhong and Xun's family will be safe forever, otherwise they will definitely take revenge. Pity me, a woman, how dare I not think about my mother's family and husband's family? It will be mistaken for a moment to enter the way of the empress."
Concubine Jing could not hear her words, and hurriedly knelt down: "How can the emperor listen to her one-sided words."
"In the past, the sixth prince had a hemorrhage, and the Empress always knew that it was Concubine Jing's murderer. She just swallowed her anger because there was no evidence. Now that the empress has gone for no apparent reason, how can Concubine Jing still get away with it?" You Hua roared cried.
The words filled the emperor's heart with the voice and smile of the empress back then, and when he saw the person in front of him, he felt even more hateful, "There are both physical and personal evidence, how can you tell the difference between your mother and child?"
Concubine Jing knew that the situation was over, she could only say sadly, "Your Majesty, the concubine has nothing to say now, since she has assumed the name, she simply shook it all out, it was indeed the concubine's doing, I only hate how she deserves it." In terms of appearance and talent, the courtiers and concubines will not lose to her in everything, and I only blame the courtiers for not having the same Xun Mansion as their mother's house." Concubine Jing knelt down on the ground, holding the emperor's legs with both hands, crying on her back, "I was jealous. Seeing her being favored day and night, my concubine got jealous for a while. It was the concubine who hated her that deliberately threatened and lured Mrs. Xun. The third prince has always been loyal to the king and filial to his father, so he hid it from the emperor for his unworthy mother."
"All of you, my empress has never died without a disease," the emperor thought of the former empress on his heart, "sent these two to Xishan Temple, prayed to Buddha to redeem them, the third prince was named King Zhongjian, and moved out of the palace. "
Tang Duhan also didn't go to the palace of the Six Emperors, he went out of the palace gate alone, wandered around the East Market and West Market along the way.Suddenly Gui Yun, who was dressed in a emerald green bun, was talking with his servants in front of the Xun Mansion with a sad face.Tang Duhan turned his footsteps and passed Xianyue Pavilion, thinking that the building was empty and bored, so he moved slowly and settled in Zhining Lu in the eastern suburbs.The sky was already full of sunset clouds, and Gui Yun was sitting under the dead sycamore tree.
"Young Master, about Mrs. Xun...what's the situation with Master Xun now?" Seeing Tang Duhan pushing the door, Gui Yun immediately got up and asked.
Tang Duhan cast a sideways glance, "What his wife did, he just got involved and was demoted to a lower rank."
"Young Master, how could you involve Master Xun?" Gui Yun said anxiously, "He used to help us all the time."
Tang Duhan closed the door, ignored her, and walked straight into the house, "I said it was implicated, and it's not a fatal matter. I'm in such a hurry to do something. If I really care about it every day, tomorrow I sent you there."
"My lord, I don't think it's strange. It was Mrs. Xun who led us into her inner room, and after Gui Yun heard about the incident in the palace, she recruited them all." Gui Yun said slowly with a cold voice.
Tang Duhan stopped in front of the inner room door, put his hand on the door knocker, and turned to look at Guiyun, "'Don't be stupid or deaf, and don't be a family member', we keep our duty, Xun Yiyang formed an alliance with the sixth prince, how could he? There is a reason why you don’t know this, a man can bend and stretch. Even if you worry about him, you don’t have to avenge him in front of me.” After speaking, he pushed the door open and closed it tightly behind his back.
I was probably tired from walking, so I wrapped my clothes hastily and rested when I entered the house.
Not long after, there was a sound of caressing outside the door, but it turned out that Guangling came in with a worried look on his back, carrying a guqin on his back.
Tang Duhan closed the door and made tea for Guangling, "What?"
"After all, there is no one in Wenrou Township who can be relied upon to act on every occasion. It's just that I was also hypocritical at the beginning, and now I come back to you."
"Or just settle down here. I don't get paid to clean the house on weekdays. It's still possible for several people to live and eat together."
Guangling looked at the blue color in the cup and said with a smile, "When I knocked on the gate of the courtyard just now, your maid looked polite and clever, so there is no need for me. I just asked Mr. Xun to sell favors to Chen in a serious way. Uncle say, I go back to Xianyue Pavilion, wouldn't it be good?"
"Forget it, you're only here for a rest today, tomorrow morning I'll go to the Xun Mansion with Gui Yun. I'm very tired these days, so I won't see you off."
After setting up a bedroom for Guangling, Tang Duhan walked to Guiyun's room.
"My lord." Gui Yun was embroidering female reds when he saw someone coming and hurriedly hid under the quilt.
Tang Duhan glanced at him, "This is the first time I've come to your house in four years. Although I support you on weekdays, I'm not a family after all. I can't take care of you enough."
"Young Master, why did you say that so politely? This afternoon, it was Gui Yun who contradicted Young Master in a moment of impatience. Please forgive Gui Yun."
"I told Guangling that tomorrow morning, you will take him to the Xun Mansion to find Xun Yiyang, and ask him to tell Chen Shuzhi of Xianyue Pavilion to tell Guangling to go back to Xianyue Pavilion as usual. You will also come tomorrow I asked Xun Yiyang carefully, and discussed for a while when I would pick you up at a good time, and the dowry has been prepared. I usually annoy him, so I won't open the door for you."
"Young Master." Gui Yun was speechless for a while, his eyes wet in vain.
Tang Duhan supported the doorknob and stepped over the threshold, "Let's go, the Ming media is married and passed by, and I won't treat you badly."
Tang Duhan didn't get up until the sun was high, and there was still Gui Yun's breakfast in the living room.The emperor was seriously ill, and the cabinet rested for several days. Tang Duhan ate a bowl of porridge leisurely before heading to the palace.
When they arrived at the Sixth Prince's uterus, the maid told him that he was in the imperial study.
"Then I'll wait for him." Tang Duhan paced back and forth in the room, flipping through the collection of poems in front of the bookshelf for a while, and took out a few calligraphy and paintings to enjoy.
"Today I am changing the booklet for my father, I didn't expect you to come, how long have you been waiting, have you had lunch yet?"
Tang Duhan was about to answer when the sixth prince patted his head and said, "I forgot to say hello to my father, you Hua, you prepare a meal for Mr. Tang." Then he turned around and held Tang Duhan's palm and said, "wait for dinner at night. I come back."
"Ah."
Tang Duhan copied "Nine Songs" one by one and over and over again throughout the afternoon, and piled it on the floor at the foot of the table after finishing it, until the rice paper was higher than the desk before stopping.
"You Hua, burn it for me."
"Young Master's character really resembles that of the former empress. Back then, the empress's wife often copied the calligraphy of the former empress, so she couldn't be that good."
Tang Duhan looked at the book with cold eyes, "I really envy the empress."
"The empress's life is really enviable except for her coming."
When the moon was on the top of the branches, the sixth prince came back.
"Read the book all afternoon?"
"Ah."
"Why don't you go out for a walk, the snow scene outside is really unique."
"Winter sleepiness is committed."
The sixth prince changed his cloak, approached Caring step by step, and said, "I asked the kitchen to make some new-style snacks to satisfy my cravings in my free time."
"You've been so busy these days, I've never been picky, I just pick what to eat, don't worry about it."
The sixth prince saw a volume of "Shu Yu Ci" in his hand, "Yi An's Ci is too sad, reading it in winter is even worse for the body."
Tang Duhan looked up, but didn't speak.
Seeing this, the sixth prince ordered his servants to go out, and then he said in a low voice: "You have already guessed about Concubine Jing?"
"Do you really want to do this?"
"The mother's life is going from bad to worse. She hates the fact that the noble concubine Jing caused her to suffer from postpartum hemorrhage so that she would not be able to have another child for the rest of her life. That's why we set up this plan. It's not a pity that such a fish dies and the net is broken. No one is innocent. I can only feel sorry for you." .”
"What is Mrs. Xun's crime? Zhong Jingting is not innocent? This is really killing one thousand enemies and harming oneself by eight hundred. The Zhong and Xun houses have gone downhill after this incident. You will cultivate new forces in the future, won't you?" Tang Duhan With tears in her eyes, she turned her head, "I don't have any mother's family, I came out of Xianyue Pavilion, you can find some royal relatives in the future."
☆, Guige
Tang Du bid farewell to the sixth prince and went to the imperial hospital.
"Young master, why are you here so late?" Xiao Song felt strange when he saw it.
"How is Mr. Zhong recovering?"
"The Zhong Manor has sent a large number of servants to take care of her these past few days, and they should be able to go out in a few days."
"Then pack your things and go back with me tonight." Tang Duhan sat on a chair and drank tea.
Xiaosong hesitated to speak, but turned around and went into the back room to pack his luggage.
After leaving the palace, Xiaosong walked ahead with the lantern lit, and the snow had not completely melted.
"Guiyun is going to get married in a few days, and Zhining Luli wants you to take care of her."
Xiao Song said softly, "Why so suddenly? Who is she married to?"
"Xun Yiyang."
The candle light flickered.
The two walked back to Zhining Lu in silence, the room was pitch black.
"Komatsu boil water."
"Go ahead, tidy up Guiyun's house by the way, and save it as a wedding room for the cabinet."
"Understood." Xiao Song backed away with a gray face.
After washing, Tang Duhan lay on his side on the warm mattress and read by candlelight. The petite regular script turned into symbols of other worlds, and he couldn't catch his eyes no matter what.
Getting up early the next day, Tang Duhan walked towards Xianyue Pavilion alone.
"What's wrong?" Guangling was sitting by the window making tea at the moment of rest.
"It's nothing, things have been chaotic these past few days, and it's inevitable that I will feel depressed for a while."
"In ancient times, men with unsatisfactory official careers would like to run long-distance brothels, you can tell your reason." Guangling smiled and brought tea.
"Why don't you still have the mind to tell a joke again." Tang Duhan took a sip from the purple clay cup.
Seeing his distraught appearance, Guangling said, "It just so happens that I also have troubles these days, why don't you help me think about it today?"
"You don't just play the piano all the time, what can you worry about?"
"Do you remember Ran Nan?" Guangling took out a piece of rice paper and wrote his name on the upper left corner.
"The one who wears red and always loves to criticize?"
"Yes, he was kicked out."
Tang Duhan was puzzled, "Be more specific."
"After you left, Uncle Chen's newcomer is named Wen Xie, do you still remember?"
Tang Duhan recalled the first time Wen Xie performed in the hall on the first floor that day, "I have a little impression."
"I don't know what medicine Ran Nan gave Wen Xie. The whole body was covered with red bumps, and later it became pus. When Uncle Chen found out, he broke Ran Nan's half of his leg and threw him out. It happened to be raining that day. Ran Nan It was thrown by a few big men at the back door, and I looked down from the top like an abandoned dog."
Tang Duhan held the teacup tightly with one hand, "What about Wen Xie?"
"I went to wash and sweep the floor in the backyard. I'm so young that I haven't encountered any big storms. After this incident, my mind has become a little dazed."
"Wouldn't Uncle Chen lose his money now?"
"What's the matter, there is no camellia in Peony, and there is no shortage of people in Xianyue Pavilion."
"Fortunately, you have never caused trouble, and you can live comfortably in peace and order."
"The tree wants to be quiet and the wind keeps on, and now someone has come to trouble me." Guangling laughed.
"Ok?"
"Uncle Chen asked me to teach his new top player to play the piano. That kid is extremely stupid. With his handsome face, he really thinks that everything is safe. He finds excuses every now and then. Although it's not good, it's really annoying."
"What can you say to Uncle Chen?"
"I don't have that status in front of Uncle Chen." Guangling raised his head and glanced at the other party, then said quietly, "The girl named Gui Yun next to you last time was really smart, and she handled things very well, and she has a very good relationship with the Xun family. "
"I know, I'm planning to marry her over."
Guangling burst out laughing, "It's useless for me to think highly of her. What's the benefit of marrying her with such status and status, don't get covered in mud and make peace."
"Let her go, keeping it is a disaster."
"Why, help Xun Yiyang monitor you?"
Tang Duhan was dumbfounded, "An outsider like you can see it so clearly."
"It's not surprising to see too much." Guangling stood up, "What are you having for lunch, we two go out to eat out, it's rare that the kid didn't come to see me today."
"I'll let Xunyi Yang and Uncle Chen know." Tang Duhan said.
Guangling smiled, "Thank you."
In the afternoon, Guangling went to play the piano in the hall, and Tang Duhan lay on Guangling's bed in a daze for lunch.
The shallower the sleep, the more chaotic dreams.
Xun Yiyang came to Zhining Lu to marry Guiyun in the dark evening, but walked into the European-style church with a new wedding ceremony; Zhong Jingting saw Mrs. Xun in the prison, and they both cried and swore that Tang Duhan would pay for his debts in blood; Finally got the wish to sit on the throne, I hid behind the palace dragon pillar and peeked at him walking towards the golden staircase, but the third prince suddenly rushed out from a dark corner and kicked him off the palace stage.
Woke up with a frown.
"Did you catch a cold last night and sweat a lot?"
"Why are you here?" Tang Duhan said calmly, looking at the dreamer beside the bed.
"Xiao Song said, you have nowhere to go outside Zhining Lu except Xianyue Pavilion."
The sixth prince looked at the person on the right under the moonlight, the bright moon was shining brightly, and it was also turned into a decoration at this moment. "Brother Xun has a good eye for people. Not only is your face first-class, but your mind is also top-notch."
"The sixth prince teased me, the man in white who followed you in the Xun Mansion that day, I'm afraid even the moonlight would be ashamed."
"Could it be that Du Han has overturned the jar of jealousy? My heart can learn from the moon. Jing Ting has been studying with the Imperial College since childhood, and he and I are brothers."
Tang Duhan burst out laughing, and quickly said straightly: "Where does the vinegar jar come from? The sixth prince is just joking."
"People say brewing rice into vinegar, I only hope that there will be jars of rice vinegar brewed when the harvest is harvested this autumn."
Tang Duhan didn't make a sound when he heard the words, the only question between the two of them was the buzzing of bugs and the whistling of the wind.After walking for a long time, Tang Duhan looked at the lights and said, "Sixth prince, do you really want to win the throne? Being an emperor may not mean everything goes well, and fame and fortune after thousands of years are just a few lines of history books." He bowed his head for a moment. He thought that if the sixth prince really won the throne in the future, for the sake of the country, he would marry a wife and have children, and go to the harem. At that time, today's "bright moon can be used as a lesson" may only be a day in the future.
"Of course not everything goes well," the sixth prince lowered his voice and moved closer to Tang Duhan, "but if it doesn't happen, I'm afraid I won't even be able to see you again when I become a prisoner in the future. "
The two of them were silent for a long time again, they just focused on watching the flickering lights, big and small lights, and they didn't stop until Zhining Lu.
"You live in a unique way."
"There's nothing special about it, but it's poor and simple. These are the tea leaves sent by Mr. Xun, and there's nothing to entertain them."
"Brother Xun's tea is always the best." The sixth prince took a sip, "I'll come back another day as soon as possible, and bring my father's poem."
"Thank you." Tang Duhan accompanied the sixth prince to the alley and watched him off for a long time.
The dedication of the poem was completed soon, "My sage, Longyan Dayue, not only highly praised the sixth prince, but also asked you to serve in the cabinet." Xun Yiyang said after entering Zhining Lu.
"The cabinet? I'm afraid it's a mixed bag again."
"Nowadays everyone knows that you have a good relationship with the sixth prince, even if some people are jealous, they dare not express it. Just turn a blind eye and close your eyes, don't take it too seriously."
Tang Duhan thought to himself, probably, it is only to live like Guo Shangren that it is called "not being serious"?
"Although you are just a clerk, after all, the cabinet is the place where the emperor usually discusses political opinions and important news. I don't need to say more about the stakes." Xun Yiyang smiled and hooked his temples, "Sure enough, I didn't misunderstand you."
Tang Duhan originally only wanted to meet those people from the Imperial Academy, but now that he has completely changed his place, he is actually quite happy with the work of repairing books. He reached out and poured himself a cup of tea, and fell down on the chair, not knowing what to expect from this trip. Is it an oil pan or a fire wok?
The next day, he changed into a new official uniform and walked to the inner palace. Although the cabinet has no real power, it is directly questioned by the emperor, so it is convenient to be summoned at any time in the inner palace.
"You're quite smart, you used tricks to take advantage of the sixth prince, you lowly bastard." Lu Yu, the man in white, scolded.
Tang Duhan already knew that he was Zhong Jingting, the only son of the Minister of the Household Department, and also from the family of the empress dowager who had passed away.
"It's just because you throw face in front of me every time, you should never use the sixth prince as your envoy, a lowly son." Zhong Jingting, dressed in white robes, followed closely.
Tang Duhan just wanted to let go. "I don't know if you two are here, but the lowly grassroots are bothering you. Mr. Tang has just been promoted, and I'm overjoyed." Fang Linyong walked over with bows and bows.
Zhong Jingting glanced at him with lowered eyebrows, "I talk about being low all the time, lest people not know that you came from Fangjia Village in Majiashan, and you think you're going to make a fool of yourself every day when you date the third prince, but you're good, you know you're low, anyway, It's not like some people who pretend to be noble." Zhong Jingting used to dislike Fang Linyong's posture of bowing his head and bowing his head, and he used to say that he didn't want to be troublesome.
Tang Duhan understood that he was criticizing Sang Huai and was really annoyed, so he said angrily: "Mr. Zhong has been blessed by his ancestors, so he can be a moon in the sky, and someone like me who lives in the dust can only be a tree, hoping to give blessings to future generations in the future. You don't have to knock and beat, I really suspect that I am using the sixth prince, just ask yourself."
Zhong Jingting sneered a few times, shook his hands, and said, "It's not a bad mouth, but it's still a dog barking." After saying that, he patted the dust on his body and walked away.
"Master Tang, thank you, humble grassroots."
Tang Duhan's two perfunctory sentences also dispersed each other.
Four years have passed in a trance, Tang Duhan pretended to be deaf and dumb like Guo Shangren in the cabinet and lived a peaceful life, and his relationship with the sixth prince became more and more profound.The leisurely days like the spring breeze ended suddenly on the day of the great cold because of the queen's sudden death.
☆、National mourning
During the winter solstice of the 42nd year of Wanqing, Empress Xiaohui suddenly died of illness in the palace at the age of thirty-five, and rumors abounded for a while.
When the news came, Tang Duhan was waking up in the womb of the Six Emperors, and the spring was beautiful all night, and that room was already a mirror of beautiful faces, crushed into the world of mortals.The sixth prince was stunned for a long time when he heard the report, Tang Duhan didn't know what to do for a while, so he just waited quietly at the side.
Zhong Jingting rushed into the palace and urged the sixth prince to hurry to the late empress's palace, ignoring Tang Duhan alone.
The huge palace, but there is no snow falling in the queen's palace, which is trampled into drops of sewage by the footsteps that flow into the ground.
The imperial doctor diagnosed that the empress had been suffering from blood deficiency after giving birth to the sixth prince, and she suffered from cough, so she finally couldn't survive this year's cold winter.
"Although the mother's health has not been very good, she has never been so seriously ill. In the past few days, my ministers have often come to visit and have never seen anything unusual." The sixth prince knelt by the bed and lowered his head and said loudly.
"Sixth Brother's words are very true. The son-in-law has also paid his respects to the Queen Mother for several days. The Queen Mother is weak and has not asked about the affairs of the palace for a long time. She just concentrates on resting for the rest of her life. Now that she has passed away suddenly, why not make people suspicious? "The third prince knelt behind the sixth prince and kowtowed to the emperor.
"Re-examination." An aged and feeble voice floated from above like a cold winter day, "Call the entire imperial hospital for another examination."
Concubine Jing stood on the side to appease the emperor.
After another hour, the Tai Hospital gave unanimous answers, and the two princes were speechless.
The queen's funeral is scheduled to be held six days later, and the state funeral will be held, and the six princes will raise their banners. Hearing this, all the officials in the government and the opposition are almost at ease about the matter of setting up an heir.
Tang Duhan hadn't heard from the sixth prince for several days. He only knew that he was guarding the spirit in the palace day and night, and he had nothing else to do except to run the cabinet as usual and live in Ninglu.Xiaosong still has never married a wife, and Guiyun is now sixteen, born and raised as Xiaojiabiyu, clever and ingenious, Tang Duhan hangs his heart on the people in the palace day and night, the food is neither sweet nor the tea, he wakes up in the middle of the night, picks up a Look at the volume "Chu Ci".
"Boom! Boom!" The wooden door was knocked loudly. Zhong Jingting, with disheveled hair and filthy white clothes, came riding on his horse regardless of the snowy night road, and shouted out of breath, "Sixth Prince! Poisoned."
Hearing this, Chi Ning's house was in a state of panic, it had never been like this since moving in.Tang Duhan looked at the people around him, finally forced his expression and said: "Xiaosong, follow Mr. Zhong to the palace, and Guiyun will go to Xunfu with me."
"My lord, I'll accompany you to the Xun Mansion. It's really not safe at night." Xiao Song tied a heavy cloak on Tang Duhan.
Tang Duhan held Xiaosong tightly and choked up, saying, "I don't mind, I can only feel at ease when you go to his palace."
The few people left in a hurry, Tang Duhan and the two of them didn't know how to ride a horse, so they walked quickly to the gate of Xun's mansion with only lighted lanterns.
Xun Yiyang had already fallen asleep, and when he heard the servant's report, he wrapped up his cloak and walked out.Tang Duhan hurriedly explained the whole story like pouring beans, Xun Yiyang hurriedly changed his clothes and drove the horse, leaving Guiyun behind, and ran to the palace with Tang Duhan on his back.The two saw Xiaosong at the gate of the palace, "Mr. Zhong's heart is like an arrow on the road, the road is slippery on a snowy night, one stumbled and fell off his horse, and he has already been carried to the imperial hospital." With the dim light in the room, he ran towards the inner palace, with high walls, cold snow, and a miserable scene and cold moon.
When entering the room, the imperial physician's servants were already kneeling in the dark, and the emperor and Concubine Jing were also sitting scattered, with angry expressions on their faces, waiting for the imperial physician's diagnosis.
Xun Yiyang and the others knelt down and could only bow their heads to listen to the words above.
"It's because the lamps and candles are mixed with spices that induce disease. The empress gave birth to the sixth prince for less than a month, and she suffered a hemorrhage after giving birth. The physique of the sixth prince is quite similar to that of the empress. In addition, the six princes have not been in good health for the past few days. The poisoning of the sixth prince is not deep, and he can be cured later."
The emperor patted the seat directly: "A few days ago, did you check the candles in the Queen's Palace?"
"It was daytime at that time, and the ministers were negligent and did not check." The head of the imperial hospital knelt down and kowtowed vigorously, "It is the ministers who have neglected their duties, and I implore you to abdicate."
"Father, my son remembers that the candles in the mother's back room were put away at that time. The negligence of the imperial physician is also understandable. Presumably there must be court ladies and eunuchs responding inside and outside. These people should be strictly investigated." Three The prince knelt down.
"I'll leave it to you to do this. These imperial physicians will definitely cure Chen'er in order to atone for their sins." After the emperor said that, his breath softened, and Concubine Jing hurriedly patted his back gently and brought water and tea.
Tang Duhan was sweating while listening to it. Fortunately, the sixth prince was not seriously ill, and his heart was relieved.
After the crowd dispersed, Xun Yi and Yang went to the Imperial Hospital to visit Zhong Jingting. He had already changed into white clothes, but his leg was injured and he could not walk. But it is the person whom the sixth prince loves. I have seen it clearly in the past four years. I do not know when my leg injury will heal. I, Xue Ye, is eager to find you because of the sixth prince's thoughts and thoughts. You should take good care of her Look at him. I have seen many times. People with low status always value fame and fortune more, so they will be more sloppy. If you are like this, I"
"Thank you, I will live up to my expectations."
Zhong Jingting's face was as pale as his attire, and he smiled wryly: "Then what are you doing here with me, go to his place."
Tang Duhan turned around and asked Xiaosong to stay in the Imperial Hospital to take care of him, "Although you have no shortage of servants, more people are always more powerful, so the sixth prince can rest assured."
New candles were changed, the fireworks were brightly lit, and Tang Duhan and Xun Yiyang talked quietly.
"I'm afraid that these things have something to do with Concubine Jing's mother and son. Both the queen and the six princes will suffer, and Concubine Jing and the third prince will benefit the most." Xun Yiyang poured himself a cup of tea, and looked at the six princes. Tang Duhan, who was cornered, said.
"They are indeed suspicious, but Imperial Concubine Jing's mother and son are not idiots, so this straightforward method of killing chickens and taking eggs is too clumsy."
"Although it is a personal risk, the current emperor has rarely favored the harem since the death of the first empress, and many princes died young. In terms of status, status, and age, the most suitable ones are three or six princes. Even if the emperor knows the truth behind the scenes, he may have to think about the country and make the third prince the king, the concubine Jing's mother and son have made a bad plan."
"You and I are just guessing in detail, without any evidence, how can we tell the emperor?"
"You just take care of the sixth prince these days, I'll look for the 'evidence', but everything that has been done will never completely disappear."
Tang Duhan and Guiyun took turns guarding the sixth prince's bedside day and night, and had to settle in the palace several times, but the person on the bed took medicine, but still fell asleep.
"Young master, Lord Xun came here just now and asked me to tell you that there is no news yet." Gui Yun said with a smile on his face.
Tang Duhan didn't have the mood to care about this kind of thing at this moment, he just watched the sleeping man touch his forehead and shake his hand from time to time, "Let him go." After a few strokes, Tang Duhan was overjoyed and said, "Guiyun, you, go to the Imperial Hospital to see how Mr. Zhong is doing."
☆, looking for fragrance
After Guiyun left, Tang Duhan helped the sixth prince to sit up, and hurriedly poured a glass of warm water to drink.
"Everyone can't believe it."
Tang Duhan raised his head and didn't ask any more questions, just bent over and sat on the head of the bed as usual.
"My mother gave birth to me, but I was raised by the long-dead empress. We don't have much love between mother and child. When I heard the news of the death of illness, I didn't even want to cry. With her gone, I'm lost" The name of the Queen's Country Mourning Headband is the queen, not the mother, I don't know if it is sadness or joy." After drinking, the sixth prince lay down again, holding Tang Duhan tightly in his hand, and continued, "Brother Xun and Jingting are both together. We've known each other since we were young, so we shouldn't be suspicious, but now, I feel that the world has been turned upside down and I can't rely on anyone."
Tang Duhan clenched his hands under the quilt even more, "Jing Ting came to Ning Lu to pass the news of your poisoning a few days ago. Xue Ye Lu slipped off his horse and fell off his horse. I don't know if his leg will recover." Suddenly remembered something, whispered He also said, "When I was studying, I was tired of reading all kinds of classics, so I went to look for wild history novels. How many kings won the country and lost the Gaotang, so I always thought, how to keep each other's thoughts but can't meet each other, and face each other day and night. It's better." Tang Duhan lowered his body even more, and turned his face to the side, "If you were the sixth prince, which one would you choose?"
"I always thought that if you are not in the world, you should ignore the beauty."
Tang Duhan got up to cover the six princes with embroidered quilts, waited for him to sleep, sat in front of the door with a cup of hot tea, looked at the bright moon in the sky, and whispered, "'The snail's name is false, and the small profit is small', tearing apart the mandarin ducks."
Early in the morning, Tang Duhan took Guiyun to visit Xunfu, just in time for Xunjia's breakfast, "I didn't inform you in advance, sorry to bother you."
"Young Master Tang is so troubled about the Sixth Prince's affairs, why bother or not. Have you eaten yet? Ah Yu, go and buy two pairs of bowls and chopsticks."
"I've already had breakfast, Mr. Xun, you don't have to be polite. It's the first time I see Mrs. Xun. Although I often troubled the family in the past, I didn't have a chance to see you." Tang Duhan paid respectful respect, and Xun Yiyang turned around and said that he had something to do. go.
Mrs. Xun was clean, and sent her husband out. She turned her head and smiled and said, "The daughter's family is only in the inner room. Except for being summoned in the underground palace every year and festival, how can I participate in the affairs of the man's family? My younger brother Jingting, Tang Young master, have you seen him recently, the last time I heard Yi Yang said that he fell off his horse, I was worried, but I couldn't stop visiting."
"I went to see it yesterday, and it has improved a lot. I just need to take it easy in the future."
"Trouble Mr. Tang. I have some things here, and Yiyang doesn't often go to the palace. I implore Mr. Tang to pass them on to my younger brother. I didn't expect Mr. Tang to come today, and I didn't pack anything. If Mr. Tang doesn't mind , can you move to the back room?"
Tang Duhan blushed when he heard the words, "Just wait outside, little brother."
Mrs. Xun covered her face with a smile when she saw it, "Mr. Tang is a decent person, and I'm not a pink-faced person. It's just that I have to entrust Mr. Tang with those things in person, so I kindly ask you to go to the back room."
"My little brother is too caring, let's go." Tang Duhan passed by the west wing of Xun Mansion when he went to the inner room, thinking to himself, I don't know what is going on there now, it has been a few years since he came back again.
When I walked into the main house of Xunyi Yang, I felt an open atmosphere, and the room was full of bamboo-like fragrance. Mrs. Xun used this cabinet for a while, and that drawer for a while. When I got married back then, I brought it from home, and now I give it to my younger brother, and it is also a comfort for him in the imperial hospital."
Tang Duhan smiled secretly inwardly, making it look like parting for no reason, but turned his head to see the chaotic porcelain vases piled up in the dowry, occasionally fine powder was scattered, he lowered his eyebrows and gave Guiyun a wink, and continued to move Chatting sensibly with Mrs. Xun about the gadgets she had before she left the pavilion, such as the birthday clock, the papers presented by the pavilion, the jewelry left by the deceased mother, all kinds of things. "When my younger brother sees this, he can be counted as not forgetting my incompetent sister." Mrs. Xun said so emotionally that she choked up her sobs.
Gui Yun understood, took advantage of Mrs. Xun's inattention, secretly stuffed a bottle into her sleeve, and pretended to knock over a few bottles by accident. Immediately, all the pots and jars were broken, and a strange smell wafted into her nostrils.
Gui Yun hurriedly knelt down to clean up the remnants, while apologizing heavily.
"Madam Xun, what kind of fragrance is this? I've never seen it before." Tang Duhan asked from the side, watching Madam Xun's face carefully, he clearly saw that she was panicked, her face suddenly turned pale, her pupils shrank, and she breathed in. Yang Yang faltered and replied: "It's just incense from someone else, that's all. I don't like spices very much, and I have never used them."
"Since the things are packed, the little brother will definitely bring them."
Mrs. Xun regained her composure, and said with wet eyes, "Please trouble Mr. Tang. In the future, take care of my younger brother. I know that my younger brother is devoted to the sixth prince and has never looked down on others. Now he only hates his family background. He, He's good in nature."
Tang Duhan turned his head and said with difficulty, "I understand"
The two of them left the Xun Mansion and went to the pharmacy, then hurried back to Zhining Lu, and saw a figure standing in front of the door from a distance, and when they got closer, it turned out to be Guangling.
"Why did you come out?" Tang Duhan couldn't help being surprised.
"The room said."
Tang Duhan saw that Guangling was still wearing the usual lake blue robe, his complexion became more and more sallow, and Mingyan's appearance had aged a lot in the past four years.
After entering the house, Tang Duhan first went to Guiyun to get the porcelain vase, and then sent her to make tea.
"What's the matter? He looks hurried." Tang Duhan asked.
Guangling sighed, "Now I have completely lost my job, and I don't even have the chance to play the piano in Xianyue Pavilion."
"Ok?"
"I'll talk about this matter later when I have a chance, first lend me 100 taels of silver."
Tang Duhan opened the cabinet and took out a navy blue embroidered bag.
"Now I can't stay in Xianyue Pavilion, so I will lend you 100 taels to find work."
Tang Duhan helped him pack his money, "Didn't you say before that you can do nothing but play the piano?"
"Look for the former customers, maybe you can find another job playing the piano." Guangling curled his lips, "I still have to go this way in the end, I am really unwilling."
"Is there anything else you need? Maybe I beg the Xun Mansion to force you to stay in Xianyue Pavilion."
"That's a good idea, but don't say goodbye for now, I'll look for it first."
Tang Du's letter had been brewing for a long time, but he still said hesitantly: "Guangling, you were popular in Xianyue Pavilion back then, why didn't you find someone else's house early and redeem it?"
Guangling laughed, "How are you doing now that you are redeemed? We are men after all, and we can't show our face after all. How can we be willing to enter someone's house and watch the faces of wives and aunts all day long? However, assuming that at the beginning I know what happened to me today, maybe I may not be able to find someone else's house."
Hearing this, Tang Duhan's heart became more and more determined, he sent Guangling out, packed up everything carefully, found Xun Yiyang, and went to the palace.
☆, stone out
Xun Yiyang led Tang Duhan into the palace gate, and informed him to see the Holy Majesty.
"The servant girl of the humble minister was in the inner room of the Xun Mansion. Mrs. Xun found this porcelain vase in the dowry. After the imperial physician's appraisal, it was consistent with the spices in the lamps and candles in the uterus of the Sixth Emperor. Mrs. Xun came to ask questions."
The old-fashioned monarch panted and ordered the eunuch to pass on.
Mrs. Xun went to the hall dressed in plain white clothes, her eyes were swollen from crying, and when she heard Juhua's decent excuse, she replied in a deep voice, "It was indeed the work of the grassroots."
"Who is behind the scenes?" Tang Duhan said coldly, "You may be given a lighter punishment for telling the story. Zhong and Xun's family is only with you."
"Noble Concubine Jing," Madam Xun raised her head determinedly, glanced at the hall, and then hurriedly retracted, "It's Noble Concubine Jing."
"Nonsense," Concubine Jing only annoyed her, smiling beside the emperor, "The empress is your aunt, we can distinguish between close relatives, even if I want to harm someone, I will never find you."
"Grand Concubine Jing has a meticulous mind, and the third prince has a heart of swallowing elephants. Don't you two know the truth of 'If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get tiger cubs'."
"Presumptuous!" Royal Concubine Jing was furious when she heard these words.
Mrs. Xun snapped and said: "Your Majesty promised on that day that the three princes will ascend the throne in the future, and Bao Zhong and Xun's family will be safe forever, otherwise they will definitely take revenge. Pity me, a woman, how dare I not think about my mother's family and husband's family? It will be mistaken for a moment to enter the way of the empress."
Concubine Jing could not hear her words, and hurriedly knelt down: "How can the emperor listen to her one-sided words."
"In the past, the sixth prince had a hemorrhage, and the Empress always knew that it was Concubine Jing's murderer. She just swallowed her anger because there was no evidence. Now that the empress has gone for no apparent reason, how can Concubine Jing still get away with it?" You Hua roared cried.
The words filled the emperor's heart with the voice and smile of the empress back then, and when he saw the person in front of him, he felt even more hateful, "There are both physical and personal evidence, how can you tell the difference between your mother and child?"
Concubine Jing knew that the situation was over, she could only say sadly, "Your Majesty, the concubine has nothing to say now, since she has assumed the name, she simply shook it all out, it was indeed the concubine's doing, I only hate how she deserves it." In terms of appearance and talent, the courtiers and concubines will not lose to her in everything, and I only blame the courtiers for not having the same Xun Mansion as their mother's house." Concubine Jing knelt down on the ground, holding the emperor's legs with both hands, crying on her back, "I was jealous. Seeing her being favored day and night, my concubine got jealous for a while. It was the concubine who hated her that deliberately threatened and lured Mrs. Xun. The third prince has always been loyal to the king and filial to his father, so he hid it from the emperor for his unworthy mother."
"All of you, my empress has never died without a disease," the emperor thought of the former empress on his heart, "sent these two to Xishan Temple, prayed to Buddha to redeem them, the third prince was named King Zhongjian, and moved out of the palace. "
Tang Duhan also didn't go to the palace of the Six Emperors, he went out of the palace gate alone, wandered around the East Market and West Market along the way.Suddenly Gui Yun, who was dressed in a emerald green bun, was talking with his servants in front of the Xun Mansion with a sad face.Tang Duhan turned his footsteps and passed Xianyue Pavilion, thinking that the building was empty and bored, so he moved slowly and settled in Zhining Lu in the eastern suburbs.The sky was already full of sunset clouds, and Gui Yun was sitting under the dead sycamore tree.
"Young Master, about Mrs. Xun...what's the situation with Master Xun now?" Seeing Tang Duhan pushing the door, Gui Yun immediately got up and asked.
Tang Duhan cast a sideways glance, "What his wife did, he just got involved and was demoted to a lower rank."
"Young Master, how could you involve Master Xun?" Gui Yun said anxiously, "He used to help us all the time."
Tang Duhan closed the door, ignored her, and walked straight into the house, "I said it was implicated, and it's not a fatal matter. I'm in such a hurry to do something. If I really care about it every day, tomorrow I sent you there."
"My lord, I don't think it's strange. It was Mrs. Xun who led us into her inner room, and after Gui Yun heard about the incident in the palace, she recruited them all." Gui Yun said slowly with a cold voice.
Tang Duhan stopped in front of the inner room door, put his hand on the door knocker, and turned to look at Guiyun, "'Don't be stupid or deaf, and don't be a family member', we keep our duty, Xun Yiyang formed an alliance with the sixth prince, how could he? There is a reason why you don’t know this, a man can bend and stretch. Even if you worry about him, you don’t have to avenge him in front of me.” After speaking, he pushed the door open and closed it tightly behind his back.
I was probably tired from walking, so I wrapped my clothes hastily and rested when I entered the house.
Not long after, there was a sound of caressing outside the door, but it turned out that Guangling came in with a worried look on his back, carrying a guqin on his back.
Tang Duhan closed the door and made tea for Guangling, "What?"
"After all, there is no one in Wenrou Township who can be relied upon to act on every occasion. It's just that I was also hypocritical at the beginning, and now I come back to you."
"Or just settle down here. I don't get paid to clean the house on weekdays. It's still possible for several people to live and eat together."
Guangling looked at the blue color in the cup and said with a smile, "When I knocked on the gate of the courtyard just now, your maid looked polite and clever, so there is no need for me. I just asked Mr. Xun to sell favors to Chen in a serious way. Uncle say, I go back to Xianyue Pavilion, wouldn't it be good?"
"Forget it, you're only here for a rest today, tomorrow morning I'll go to the Xun Mansion with Gui Yun. I'm very tired these days, so I won't see you off."
After setting up a bedroom for Guangling, Tang Duhan walked to Guiyun's room.
"My lord." Gui Yun was embroidering female reds when he saw someone coming and hurriedly hid under the quilt.
Tang Duhan glanced at him, "This is the first time I've come to your house in four years. Although I support you on weekdays, I'm not a family after all. I can't take care of you enough."
"Young Master, why did you say that so politely? This afternoon, it was Gui Yun who contradicted Young Master in a moment of impatience. Please forgive Gui Yun."
"I told Guangling that tomorrow morning, you will take him to the Xun Mansion to find Xun Yiyang, and ask him to tell Chen Shuzhi of Xianyue Pavilion to tell Guangling to go back to Xianyue Pavilion as usual. You will also come tomorrow I asked Xun Yiyang carefully, and discussed for a while when I would pick you up at a good time, and the dowry has been prepared. I usually annoy him, so I won't open the door for you."
"Young Master." Gui Yun was speechless for a while, his eyes wet in vain.
Tang Duhan supported the doorknob and stepped over the threshold, "Let's go, the Ming media is married and passed by, and I won't treat you badly."
Tang Duhan didn't get up until the sun was high, and there was still Gui Yun's breakfast in the living room.The emperor was seriously ill, and the cabinet rested for several days. Tang Duhan ate a bowl of porridge leisurely before heading to the palace.
When they arrived at the Sixth Prince's uterus, the maid told him that he was in the imperial study.
"Then I'll wait for him." Tang Duhan paced back and forth in the room, flipping through the collection of poems in front of the bookshelf for a while, and took out a few calligraphy and paintings to enjoy.
"Today I am changing the booklet for my father, I didn't expect you to come, how long have you been waiting, have you had lunch yet?"
Tang Duhan was about to answer when the sixth prince patted his head and said, "I forgot to say hello to my father, you Hua, you prepare a meal for Mr. Tang." Then he turned around and held Tang Duhan's palm and said, "wait for dinner at night. I come back."
"Ah."
Tang Duhan copied "Nine Songs" one by one and over and over again throughout the afternoon, and piled it on the floor at the foot of the table after finishing it, until the rice paper was higher than the desk before stopping.
"You Hua, burn it for me."
"Young Master's character really resembles that of the former empress. Back then, the empress's wife often copied the calligraphy of the former empress, so she couldn't be that good."
Tang Duhan looked at the book with cold eyes, "I really envy the empress."
"The empress's life is really enviable except for her coming."
When the moon was on the top of the branches, the sixth prince came back.
"Read the book all afternoon?"
"Ah."
"Why don't you go out for a walk, the snow scene outside is really unique."
"Winter sleepiness is committed."
The sixth prince changed his cloak, approached Caring step by step, and said, "I asked the kitchen to make some new-style snacks to satisfy my cravings in my free time."
"You've been so busy these days, I've never been picky, I just pick what to eat, don't worry about it."
The sixth prince saw a volume of "Shu Yu Ci" in his hand, "Yi An's Ci is too sad, reading it in winter is even worse for the body."
Tang Duhan looked up, but didn't speak.
Seeing this, the sixth prince ordered his servants to go out, and then he said in a low voice: "You have already guessed about Concubine Jing?"
"Do you really want to do this?"
"The mother's life is going from bad to worse. She hates the fact that the noble concubine Jing caused her to suffer from postpartum hemorrhage so that she would not be able to have another child for the rest of her life. That's why we set up this plan. It's not a pity that such a fish dies and the net is broken. No one is innocent. I can only feel sorry for you." .”
"What is Mrs. Xun's crime? Zhong Jingting is not innocent? This is really killing one thousand enemies and harming oneself by eight hundred. The Zhong and Xun houses have gone downhill after this incident. You will cultivate new forces in the future, won't you?" Tang Duhan With tears in her eyes, she turned her head, "I don't have any mother's family, I came out of Xianyue Pavilion, you can find some royal relatives in the future."
☆, Guige
Tang Du bid farewell to the sixth prince and went to the imperial hospital.
"Young master, why are you here so late?" Xiao Song felt strange when he saw it.
"How is Mr. Zhong recovering?"
"The Zhong Manor has sent a large number of servants to take care of her these past few days, and they should be able to go out in a few days."
"Then pack your things and go back with me tonight." Tang Duhan sat on a chair and drank tea.
Xiaosong hesitated to speak, but turned around and went into the back room to pack his luggage.
After leaving the palace, Xiaosong walked ahead with the lantern lit, and the snow had not completely melted.
"Guiyun is going to get married in a few days, and Zhining Luli wants you to take care of her."
Xiao Song said softly, "Why so suddenly? Who is she married to?"
"Xun Yiyang."
The candle light flickered.
The two walked back to Zhining Lu in silence, the room was pitch black.
"Komatsu boil water."
"Go ahead, tidy up Guiyun's house by the way, and save it as a wedding room for the cabinet."
"Understood." Xiao Song backed away with a gray face.
After washing, Tang Duhan lay on his side on the warm mattress and read by candlelight. The petite regular script turned into symbols of other worlds, and he couldn't catch his eyes no matter what.
Getting up early the next day, Tang Duhan walked towards Xianyue Pavilion alone.
"What's wrong?" Guangling was sitting by the window making tea at the moment of rest.
"It's nothing, things have been chaotic these past few days, and it's inevitable that I will feel depressed for a while."
"In ancient times, men with unsatisfactory official careers would like to run long-distance brothels, you can tell your reason." Guangling smiled and brought tea.
"Why don't you still have the mind to tell a joke again." Tang Duhan took a sip from the purple clay cup.
Seeing his distraught appearance, Guangling said, "It just so happens that I also have troubles these days, why don't you help me think about it today?"
"You don't just play the piano all the time, what can you worry about?"
"Do you remember Ran Nan?" Guangling took out a piece of rice paper and wrote his name on the upper left corner.
"The one who wears red and always loves to criticize?"
"Yes, he was kicked out."
Tang Duhan was puzzled, "Be more specific."
"After you left, Uncle Chen's newcomer is named Wen Xie, do you still remember?"
Tang Duhan recalled the first time Wen Xie performed in the hall on the first floor that day, "I have a little impression."
"I don't know what medicine Ran Nan gave Wen Xie. The whole body was covered with red bumps, and later it became pus. When Uncle Chen found out, he broke Ran Nan's half of his leg and threw him out. It happened to be raining that day. Ran Nan It was thrown by a few big men at the back door, and I looked down from the top like an abandoned dog."
Tang Duhan held the teacup tightly with one hand, "What about Wen Xie?"
"I went to wash and sweep the floor in the backyard. I'm so young that I haven't encountered any big storms. After this incident, my mind has become a little dazed."
"Wouldn't Uncle Chen lose his money now?"
"What's the matter, there is no camellia in Peony, and there is no shortage of people in Xianyue Pavilion."
"Fortunately, you have never caused trouble, and you can live comfortably in peace and order."
"The tree wants to be quiet and the wind keeps on, and now someone has come to trouble me." Guangling laughed.
"Ok?"
"Uncle Chen asked me to teach his new top player to play the piano. That kid is extremely stupid. With his handsome face, he really thinks that everything is safe. He finds excuses every now and then. Although it's not good, it's really annoying."
"What can you say to Uncle Chen?"
"I don't have that status in front of Uncle Chen." Guangling raised his head and glanced at the other party, then said quietly, "The girl named Gui Yun next to you last time was really smart, and she handled things very well, and she has a very good relationship with the Xun family. "
"I know, I'm planning to marry her over."
Guangling burst out laughing, "It's useless for me to think highly of her. What's the benefit of marrying her with such status and status, don't get covered in mud and make peace."
"Let her go, keeping it is a disaster."
"Why, help Xun Yiyang monitor you?"
Tang Duhan was dumbfounded, "An outsider like you can see it so clearly."
"It's not surprising to see too much." Guangling stood up, "What are you having for lunch, we two go out to eat out, it's rare that the kid didn't come to see me today."
"I'll let Xunyi Yang and Uncle Chen know." Tang Duhan said.
Guangling smiled, "Thank you."
In the afternoon, Guangling went to play the piano in the hall, and Tang Duhan lay on Guangling's bed in a daze for lunch.
The shallower the sleep, the more chaotic dreams.
Xun Yiyang came to Zhining Lu to marry Guiyun in the dark evening, but walked into the European-style church with a new wedding ceremony; Zhong Jingting saw Mrs. Xun in the prison, and they both cried and swore that Tang Duhan would pay for his debts in blood; Finally got the wish to sit on the throne, I hid behind the palace dragon pillar and peeked at him walking towards the golden staircase, but the third prince suddenly rushed out from a dark corner and kicked him off the palace stage.
Woke up with a frown.
"Did you catch a cold last night and sweat a lot?"
"Why are you here?" Tang Duhan said calmly, looking at the dreamer beside the bed.
"Xiao Song said, you have nowhere to go outside Zhining Lu except Xianyue Pavilion."
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