Records of the King of Xin'an County

Although the progress of the case trial was very difficult, the news of Princess Anxing and Cheng Qing's house arrest in the palace has not spread for a long time.After all, they have indeed been involved in the case, and it is reasonable for the saint to treat them fairly.Moreover, Empress Du did treat them like honored guests, and the expenses for food and clothing were extremely fine. From time to time, she would send her confidant Shang Gong to visit them and ask them if they lived comfortably.

Almost every other day, King Peng took a serious look at Princess Anxing and Cheng Qing. It seemed that he was just caring for the younger generation, but he didn't know what news was being exchanged behind the scenes.Even though the people serving them are the eyeliners of the saints, even though these eyeliners kept their eyes wide open for twelve hours a day, they didn't notice any changes in them.

On the other hand, King Peng seemed to be completely willing to go all out, and he made no secret of his position.Not only did he care about the lives of Princess Anxing and Cheng Qing, but he also relied on being an elder to often meet with saints and say things like not to treat his family wrongly.It sounds like admonishment, but it actually has a faintly uncomfortable coercive meaning.

The sage agreed every time with a smile, and advised him not to worry.However, after he left, his face usually darkened for several hours.The majestic emperor, being pointed at by a person with bad intentions, has never been so aggrieved in his heart.And the results of the interrogation by the servants of the Anxing Princess's mansion made him even more anxious and unbearable.He has already realized that it is very likely that he will return without success this time, so he must think about the next countermeasure as soon as possible.

No matter how Princess An Xing and her henchmen plan to retaliate, as long as it doesn't hurt everything he has painstakingly managed, so what if he suffers some grievances?As for the sacrifice, if he has to pay the price, then he must accept it calmly.No matter how heavy the price is, he must accept it—because this is the lesson brought about by the failure of the confrontation.

The sage's anxiety gradually affected some wily courtiers.They were more or less aware of something, and they started chatting secretly.As a result, the matter of Princess Anxing and Cheng Qing's house arrest in the palace was slowly revealed.

King Peng wanted to contribute to the flames, but he didn't want to spread the praises of the saint's "justice and compassion" first.After all, Princess Anxing's reputation outside the world is so bad that few aristocrats are willing to speak for her: If she gets involved with this noble lord, wouldn't even the reputation of her own little lady be ruined?

Even the Yang family, who was the mother of Princess Anxing, kept silent for the time being.Maybe it was Yang Shijing who was dissatisfied with Princess Anxing for giving advice to Concubine Yang Xian, maybe he felt that the current timing was inappropriate, maybe he was secretly preparing for a counterattack—in short, the rich and leisurely life of the Yang family remained the same.Mrs. Wei, who has never liked to hold banquets, even openly held a grand banquet, and hinted that Yang Qian's wife came forward to host several small banquets, which were very prosperous.

At this time, Li Hui finally received replies from Luoyang and Jingzhou.After reading it, he was temporarily relieved.

Luoyang's letter was written by his elder brother Li Xin, and it was nearly a thousand words.The letter described in detail how he investigated the abnormalities in the mansion, and the Yan family and the Zhou family naturally assisted a lot.But his grandfather Li Tai's side is like a disaster, and there is nowhere that is not a hidden danger.Not only is there a problem with his favorite servant, but even the new disciples who are quite speculative with him also have different intentions.In addition, apart from those trusted servants, whether it is the old servants brought over from Chang'an, or the new servants who entered the mansion after arriving in Luoyang, many people were bribed or threatened.

The most dangerous thing is that someone secretly delivered a letter about treason to the mansion, and the handwriting imitated his grandfather's handwriting, which was almost the same.After being found out by him, regardless of whether it involved treason or not, all letters were burned.And those servants and retainers who had abnormalities were all disposed of by him with excuses.At present, these people have been tortured many times, and only some bits and pieces of information have been obtained.Uncle Li Tai was ashamed and angry, and was pretending to be ill to sulk with him, but the whole family didn't care.

Of course, along with the bad news, there is good news at home.Sister-in-law Zhou is pregnant again, and it has been four months.Yan Shi originally planned to return to Chang'an earlier to preside over the marriage of the youngest son, but in order to take care of Zhou Shi, she had to postpone her return for a while.At that time, the little niece Shouniang should also follow her grandmother back to Chang'an.Because her grandmother, Princess Linchuan, misses her very much, Mrs. Zhou also hopes that she will stay in Princess Linchuan's mansion for a while.

This child must be his nephew Li Qiao.Li Hui couldn't help but beam with joy, and carefully read the reply letter from Li Jue, the heir of Chu.

In the past, he always felt that this cousin was too soft-tempered, he was a real gentleman, but he lacked some aggressive and decisive courage.However, now, from what he said in his letter, it is obvious that he has gradually changed.Needless to say, the Prince of Chu's mansion had Chu Princess Su and his heir Chu Princess An, and after a thorough investigation, many details were found.In the monastery where the deposed prince Li Song became a monk, four or five monks were also found who secretly delivered treasonous letters with malicious intentions.

Ever since he was succeeded by the first emperor and completely kicked out of Chang'an, Li Song seemed to have turned into a clay sculpture carved out of dust, becoming less and less alive day by day.He claims to be a monk, but he is not restricted by food and drink on weekdays. He is just detained in a temple, and a group of monks surround him every day to chant scriptures and lectures.He also never refuses anyone who comes, he listens to the scriptures when he lectures, and uses them when he eats. No one knows what he is thinking now.After seeing the treason letter, he remained unmoved, but he did not take the initiative to inform anyone.

Li Jue didn't know how to communicate with this grandpa, so he visited him every few days.After catching those unruly monks, he also explained the seriousness of the matter to his face, but Li Song acted as if he had never heard of it.The abbot of the temple couldn't bear it, and asked for a way out for these monks, but Li Jue flatly refused him.After interrogating several monks, he didn't get much useful news, so he eliminated them neatly.

The Chu Palace is by no means the only bad news.Li Jue said in the letter that he hadn't mentioned it before, but now he has to announce the good news: his concubine An Shi is about to give birth, and he will be a grandpa soon.As a cousin, he is also very concerned about the marriages of his cousins, hoping that both of them can have a happy family like himself.

"..." Sitting next to the King of Xin'an, Wang Dazhuang read the letter at a glance, and silently made a note to the King of Chu.As for King Sipu, he couldn't remember it for the time being, and he didn't dare to remember it.Fortunately, this brother-in-law is far away in Luoyang, and he does not plan to return to Chang'an for the time being.Otherwise, if he sees the clues, maybe he will never want to step into Prince Pu's mansion again in the future, and he will never want to meet his beloved anytime and anywhere.

Li Hui didn't think much about it, and was happy for his brothers: "It seems that there will be two more nephews. I will personally pick some gifts for them some other day and send them to Luoyang and Jingzhou as soon as possible. By the way, Zixian, since Prince Pu's residence and Prince Chu's residence are both fine, is it necessary to remind Second Father a few words?"

Ever since the previous incident of framing in the Yue Palace, the Yue King Li Heng took a very close look at his wives, concubines and children, and the Yue Wang Concubine also cleaned up the mansion several times.Logically speaking, the Yue Palace should have no loopholes.But it never hurts to be reminded.

"These days are not suitable for visiting the Yue Palace." Wang Zixian pondered for a moment, "The sage had tested you before, presumably because he felt that the Pu Palace and the Yue Palace were closer. Why don't you write a letter and ask Princess Changning Hand it over to King Tianshui and bring it back to King Yue's mansion." In recent days, King Yue almost never left his house, obviously he didn't want to attract the attention of any party.

After the two discussed some details, they didn't fall asleep until late at night.On the second day, Fu went his separate ways, busy.While they were busy with their official duties, the two young ladies of the Wang family heard the news that Yuan Wu (Wang Zimu) was traveling in the temple.As if struck by lightning, the two pestered the little novice and kept asking.Xu is sympathetic, Xu is overwhelmed by the disturbance, the little novice finally said that he has a letter from Master Xuanhui with him, and he will first deliver the letter to Yinchan Temple in Nanshan (Zhongnanshan).

"Sister...it's because we came too often, so...that's why the third brother left?" Wang Xiangniang looked disappointed.Although she has persisted for a long time, she is a sensitive and intelligent little lady after all. It is really hard to accept that Wang Zimu actually chose to go out for a wandering in order to avoid them.Who knows how long he will travel in the clouds?Many wandering monks traveled thousands of miles to spread Buddhism in all directions, and three to five years away is considered an extremely short period of time.

"Even if he wants to go out and travel, he must not leave without saying goodbye like this." Wang Luoniang showed a little resoluteness on her brows, and replied without hesitation, "Even if we really can't persuade him to change his mind, at least brothers and sisters, there must be some kind of friendship." We have to say goodbye once. Otherwise, if we sisters get married in the future, we may never see each other again."

Hearing this, Wang Xiangniang nodded slightly: "Sister is right. However, I heard that the incense in Nanshan is very prosperous, and there are at least dozens of temples. How can we find this 'Yinchan Temple'? Besides, A Nuo's mother also He will never easily agree to let us go out of Chang'an City and search for several days in Nanshan."

Although the two sisters are the daughters of the Langya Wang family, the little Yang family has never raised them well.One is that Xiao Yang is a concubine, and she has her own way of dealing with things. If she follows the etiquette of a family woman in everything, she will not have a relationship with Wang Chang, a brother-in-law before she is married; Even if he knows many family rules, he has never taught them much.And A Nuo is Dayang's wet nurse, an upright mother Fu, just like the lady husband of a noble family.Because the two of them are not young, but they don't learn the etiquette rules well, so they are extra strict with them.

As long as she thinks of A Nuofu's mother, not only Wang Xiangniang is a little apprehensive, but Wang Luoniang can't help but grit her teeth.However, the two of them have never been small in courage, so naturally they never thought of backing down, so they discussed in a low voice.

She must not ask her eldest brother Wang Zixian for help, and he has no time to accompany them.Wang Luoniang thought in her heart: Then there is only one person left to rely on—this person has never been different from others, and he will definitely not reject her.

So, she immediately ordered someone to search for He Cheng quietly.He Cheng accompanied Mr. Song to Ci'en Temple to play chess with Master Xuanhui almost every day. Occasionally they would meet in the temple, so it was not difficult to find them.And when He Cheng received the news from the servant, he immediately told Mr. Song in a low voice: "This disciple is duty-bound..."

"Is it obligatory?" Mr. Song squinted at him, "If you let your senior brother know...heh..."

He Cheng's face changed slightly, he cupped his hands and begged for mercy: "Sir..."

"It's about your marriage, so just go." Mr. Song waved his hands angrily, "If your brother asks, I'll just say I don't know."

"..." Is there such a master and apprentice in the world?He Cheng smiled helplessly, turned around and backed out.

Master Xuanhui, who was sitting opposite the chessboard, was holding a Buddhist bead in his hand, as if he had never seen or heard anything.