Records of the King of Xin'an County

In the Taiji Palace, a talented person of the fifth rank is really nothing.Not to mention Empress Du who lives in the East Palace, Concubine Yuan Shu who is deeply favored, Concubine Yang Xian who is ranked among the fourth concubines by virtue of raising children, and Zhang Zhaoyi who is cautious and prudent—there are three or two unknown old people in the East Palace who are also Jieyu or beauties , even the Zhou family, who was conferred the title of Jieyu shortly after entering the palace, can now look down on Yang Baniang.

This is really just a good start.However, everyone in the Hongnong County Government believed that it was only a matter of time before Yang Ba Niang rose to the top.After all, she was young and beautiful, and she had the Hongnong County government as her support. Whether it was Concubine Yuan Shu or Concubine Yang Xian, if she wanted to move her, she had to weigh her grandpa Yang Shijing.As long as she is favored by the saint, status, children, what else can she not get?

Wang Zixian stood in the corner, looking at the joyful Yang family members from a distance.The smiles of Yang Shijing and Mrs. Wei were still somewhat reserved, but Yang Qian's joy was undisguised.Those concubines and concubines were even more joyful, a group of Yingying and Yanyan kept saying auspicious words, as if they were the ones who were sent to the palace to gain glory and wealth.

Seeing this, Wang Zixian couldn't help feeling somewhat curious.From the news from the chess pieces he arranged in the Yang family, it can be seen that this Yang Ba Niang is not an intelligent and clever woman from a family.If the Concubine Yang Xian in the palace is not only superficial and vain, but also very self-righteous, then Yang Ba Niang has many of these problems.Strictly speaking, she is just a beautiful little lady raised by her parents.

Then, here comes the question - why is the Yang family so sure that after entering the palace, she will be able to pass three hurdles and kill six generals to win the favor?

Not to mention Concubine Yang Xian's jealousy, even Concubine Yuan Shu's use of some tricks is enough to make this little lady completely overwhelmed.Moreover, is a saint the kind of king who falls in love with a beautiful young lady?Judging from the fact that he was able to keep his filial piety for three years, and that he still kept the favor even though Empress Du was seriously ill and childless, he was by no means an emperor who would be easily shaken by beauty.

Or, the members of the Yang family have been dazzled by the results of their previous victories?Or, Yang Baniang's move is very important to them, so they don't care about the danger she will encounter?Just hoping that she will bring about the results they want to see?

Maybe it is, after all, if the Yang family really has the ambition to usurp the throne as a foreign relative, they must first have a queen who can be completely controlled, or have a young and ignorant prince or even a young emperor.

This night, the celebration dinner of the Yang family lasted until midnight.As a guest at a happy event, Wang Zixian was also able to attend and celebrate together.On the pretext of being acquainted with relatives, several young ladies of the Yang family came over to call him cousin and toasted with him to drink fine wine.He smiled slightly, drank the wine without hesitation, and when the corners of his eyes were raised, the little ladies couldn't help but blush secretly.

Since the curfew had already started, Yang Shijing left him to rest at Yang's house.Moreover, in order to show his closeness, he specially asked Yang Qian to place Wang Zixian in the study in the back garden: "I heard from Ming Du that you are very interested in the collection of books and ornaments in his study. His yard also has everything. , you can live there. You will have to come here often in the future, the old man asked your aunt to clean up a yard for you."

"Thank you uncle." The prince couldn't hide his admiration, "I can borrow a few books from my cousin when I sober up later."

"Just look at those books, don't be polite to me." Yang Qian is also very generous, "If there are any books that you have seen, it's okay to give them to you." Although the words are so nice, his heart is bleeding : Many books in his collection are rare and only copies. Although he has memorized them all, how can the value of the only copies be estimated?

"My cousin treats me like this, how can I make progress?" Wang Zixian smiled, his manner still elegant and dignified, "It is my great fortune to be able to read those books. I think these books are my cousin's favorite. How can a gentleman take what others like?"

Yang Shijing became more and more delighted with this cheap nephew, so he wrote a letter that night, ordering his cronies to send it to the Pei family's family in Puzhou tomorrow.The Pei family is known as the Hedong Pei family, and it is divided into Dongjuan Pei, Zhongjuan Pei, Xijuan Pei, Beijuan Pei, and Nanjuan Pei. Several houses have moved to Chang'an, and even the ancestral temple has moved here.Only Pei, the southern family member married to his elder sister Yang, and several small family members remained in his hometown.And the Hedong County in those days is now Puzhou, and it is only a day's journey from Chang'an.

Of course, he didn't know how rich and colorful this cheap nephew's night was.In the first half of the night, in the name of sobering up, he read dozens of volumes of lonely books and memorized them word for word.Then, he turned off the lights and lay down, and only after the servants of the Yang family were exhausted and fell asleep, he quietly turned out of the yard.

In the eyes of the Yang family, this slender young man still looked a little thin.Not only is he not as strong as an adult man, but he is more like those children of aristocratic families with fair skin and weak bodies during the Wei and Jin Dynasties.Moreover, it has never been heard that he likes hunting and playing polo and other activities. It seems that he spends all his time behind closed doors reading and attending literary meetings.

Therefore, if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would definitely not believe that this young man's skill over the wall was so dexterous.The nearly two-foot-high courtyard wall seemed to be useless, and he jumped lightly and disappeared.If they knew that just a few years ago, he had killed many enemies with his own bow and arrows, and he did not change his face in the face of mountains of corpses and seas of blood. I am afraid they would not underestimate his force.

Although he has only been to the back garden of the Yang family twice, and his visits were just to take a look at the flowers, Wang Zixian seems to know the structure and layout of the garden better than many servants of the Yang family.He walked quickly on the remote path, avoiding the staggering servants who were patrolling around, and gradually came to the vicinity of a barren field.

It is really hard to imagine that there is such a small courtyard in the majestic Hongnong County Mansion.The courtyard was covered with weeds, and the wild trees and vines almost covered the courtyard wall. If one didn't look carefully, in the darkness of night, perhaps no one would be able to discover the existence of this small courtyard.At this moment, Wang Zixian felt as if he had passed through the entire Chang'an City and came to a small village in the suburbs.

He squinted his eyes, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Who would believe that the eldest son of Hongnong County's mansion lived in such a desolate courtyard?This scene also made him want to get to the bottom of it: what kind of mistake did this Yang Dalang commit?Just being locked up in a simple courtyard like a prison?

The Yang family claimed that he had been "recovering from his illness", but may I ask which eldest son of a big family would recuperate in such a place? !Even if he is self-cultivating and deliberately pursues returning to the basics, it is absolutely impossible to be in such a down-and-out appearance!

Wang Zixian walked along the narrow path in the wild grass, and arrived in front of the small yard not long after.He found that the courtyard door was locked tightly from the outside.Judging by the dust falling on the heavy chains, it had not been opened for at least two or three months.And the nearly two-foot-high courtyard wall firmly imprisoned the people inside.

If several pawns of the Yang family hadn't sworn to him that the people in this yard were still alive, he might have thought that Da Lang of the Yang family had already died in this desolate yard in obscurity.

Judging from the current situation, this Yang Dalang will never have any good feelings for the Yang family—no matter who it is, after being imprisoned by his family as a sinner for decades, it is impossible for him to miss the pitiful family affection and the so-called of blood.No, he doesn't need to talk too much, he doesn't need to sow discord, as long as Yang Dalang is exchanged for freedom, he will readily agree to cooperate with him.

However, Wang Zixian still needs to consider another possibility.That means Yang Dalang is really sick, and he is terminally ill, without any reason.Such a person is naturally of no value to the Yang family, and there is no need for him to cooperate.

In any case, since he had come, he had to go in and take a look inside.As for whether Yang Dalang can cooperate—perhaps just because of his existence, it is very likely that it is a hidden pain for the Yang family.Otherwise, the Yang family would not have kept him here forever, and hardly mentioned that there was an eldest son.

The agile Wang Zhuangtou floated over the high wall and landed in the courtyard.Compared with the desolation outside, the inside is very clean.The ground covered with bluestone slabs is spotless, and a peach tree stands silently in the corner, full of green fruits.The main room of the carved and painted building is exquisite, and the wing rooms on both sides are also newly renovated.

Of course, Yang Shangshu, who is busy and busy every day, can't take care of this eldest son who has long been forgotten.Maybe only Yang Qian, the only son, was left in his heart.And the only one who can make the eldest son live as comfortably as possible in the county mansion is the very unsmiling Mrs. Wei.Not to send her son far away, but to let him live in the county government's mansion under her own nose, which is probably what Mrs. Wei meant.Only in this way can she take care of her eldest son as best she can.

It's really pitiful for the hearts of parents in the world——

However, no matter how exquisite the courtyard is, it cannot change the fact that this is a cage.

Wang Zixian stood in the middle of the courtyard, bowed towards the main room, and said in a low voice: "A certain Wang Zixian accidentally strayed into this place, and he still looks forward to his cousin Haihan."

The next moment, the main room was lit up, and a hoarse but warm voice replied: "Since you entered by mistake, why bother you to disturb people's dreams, just leave quietly... Wang? The mother's house My surname is Wei, my grandmother's surname is Pei, and my aunt and great-aunt seem to have never been married to the Wang family, I wonder which family's cousin you are?"

Wang Zixian raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Someone is the brother of Langya Wang's family in Shangzhou, and his mother is the daughter of the sixth house of Hongnong Yang's family in Huazhou. Speaking carefully, the son of Hongnong Yang's daughter called your cousin, it is also It should be." Just hearing the response, he felt that this Yang Dalang must be an interesting character.It's really a pity to be locked up in such a small place.