Records of the King of Xin'an County

After Yan Zhan suddenly "sick", although Yang Qian felt a little strange, he didn't pay much attention to it.After all, the goal of contacting Yan Zhan has been achieved, and Empress Du has indeed softened, revealing her intention to raise the fourth prince.So, all that remains is to persuade Yang Ba Niang.

At the beginning, he tried to hint gently through Concubine Yang, but Yang Ba Niang's reaction was extremely violent.After all, she thought she was completely different from Hu Jieyu, so she didn't have to send her own son away just to please Empress Du.

When I heard my niece sneer and said: "Why didn't my aunt give His Highness Duke Huai to Empress Wende back then? If she had given it away, His Highness Duke Huai would not have been weak and sick and died early." Concubine Yang was ashamed and angrily turned around and left as if struck by lightning. After leaving the Tai Chi Palace, I never stepped out of another palace.

But after Princess Anxing heard about this, she couldn't stop laughing, but then suddenly changed her face: "It's just a little girl who doesn't know the heights of the sky and the earth, but she dares to speak nonsense about my brother!" After getting up, the smile became more and more charming, and the red lips were also extremely bright.

Yang Qian couldn't invite Concubine Yang any more, secretly annoyed, and felt that Yang Ba Niang really didn't know how to flatter her.However, Empress Du took care of the Tai Chi Palace very well, and he really couldn't find the time to send someone to send a letter to Yang Ba Niang quietly.Therefore, I had no choice but to ask Mrs. Wei, and asked Mrs. Wei to come forward and persuade: "Mother, this god-given opportunity must not be missed! Just let Shiro stay with Queen Du for the time being. After Shiro becomes the prince, our family will not worry about not having a chance to take him back. !"

Mrs. Wei stared at him fixedly, the bodhi seed in her hand turned faster and faster, and then nodded slightly.Yang Qian was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Mother, you must not let Grandpa know about this matter. Let Grandpa treat it as a matter of course, otherwise he should scold the child for being too eager."

Mrs. Wei silently nodded again, and Yang Qian immediately left with a smile on his face.However, his complacency did not last long.The next day, Little Webster found out that he suddenly became seriously ill, and had to be sick at home to recuperate like Prince Yan.What's even more strange is that after inviting the imperial physician to come for diagnosis and treatment, and drinking the first-class medicine, Yang Qian's illness became more and more serious, and he kept coughing without mentioning it.

Perhaps it was because Yang Qian had been ill for a while before, and hematemesis was common. Yang Shijing only called the imperial physician over to ask a few words, and ordered his grandson to be moved to the courtyard alone without further questioning.He has a lot to worry about now: such as whether to take advantage of the current situation to send the fourth prince to Empress Du; such as how to secretly send a letter to his daughter, so that she will not let the fourth prince fall into other people's schemes ; such as whether to contact Princess Anxing again, use her contacts in the palace, and so on.As for Yang Qian, Mrs. Wei and Xiao Wei are both there, so it is not his turn to care about everything.

At this time, the personable Wang Zixian came to Yang's family to visit again.It was called a visit, but he just stood far away, looked at Yang Qian's withered and sick face, and then said a few words to the young man of the Yang family.After the Young Lord of the Yang family sent him out of the mansion, he probably did not expect that he would quietly come to the Yang mansion again that night.

The Hongnong County Government House, which was supposed to be closed, was not on the lookout for this handsome young man.The dark chessmen placed in the Yang family performed their own duties, and they have already eroded countless gaps in the defense of the mansion.But with only one gap, Wang Zixian can go to any place he wants as if he has entered the land of no one.

The lone moon hangs high, and the grassy courtyard still stands quietly.This is the second and possibly the last meeting between Wang Zixian and Yang Dalang.Yang Dalang lay in Shanniang's arms, his body became more and more stooped.Compared with the first time we met, his expression didn't change much, but a little bit more sad: "I have a heartless request, I hope Wang Langjun can agree."

"Although I only met my first cousin once, we have been friends for a long time." The prince said, "If it is within my ability, my first cousin can say it is fine." In fact, when I saw this couple, Wang Zixian had already guessed their purpose of wanting to see him.Even if he has never studied medicine, he can tell at this moment that Yang Dalang's strange disease has probably oppressed his viscera, coupled with the exhaustion of his mind and body, his life expectancy is not long.And Shanniang also has the will to die, her eyes and eyebrows are all awe-inspiring.

"From outsiders' perspective, the Yang family is already a family of flowers and brocade cooking oil, riches and glory are at their fingertips. And in a few decades, they may become the mother family of princes or even saints." Yang Dalang sighed deeply, "But in our It seems that the Yang family is already in turmoil, and it is very likely to be overthrown at any moment. I was born as the Yang family, and I will die as a ghost of the Yang family. Naturally, I am willing to save a chance for the Yang family. But... I have no intentions..."

No one is willing to listen to him, no one is even willing to step into the courtyard.He had good intentions in his mouth, but he could only burn them here alone until they were wiped out.The moment he heard that Yang Ba Niang gave birth to the fourth prince, he realized very clearly that the Yang family was hopeless.The entire lineage of Hongnong Yang's Jingzhaofang has been dragged into the abyss by the ambitions of his parents, sisters and brothers, and it is difficult to turn over.

"It's just that I have indeed received the kindness of my parents' upbringing, but A Tao doesn't owe the Yang family a penny." Yang Dalang continued with a wry smile, "My good mother and I raised him with our own rations, and he stayed with us in the After so many years in this small, square courtyard, it is enough."

"Grandfather..." Ah Tao opened her eyes wide, showing a rare look of panic, "Grandpa, Auntie, you don't want me anymore?"

"A Tao, Grandpa won't live long, and the wealth of the Yang family may only be a few days left." Yang Dalang said, "I would like to live and die with the Yang family, but I don't want you to follow me to be stupid. Good boy, You should go to a wider place to have a look—at least, a world more magnificent than this courtyard, or even Chang'an."

"I...I'm not going." A Tao whispered with red eyes, "I'm not going anywhere, I just want to be with my grandfather and my mother." Although he grew up trapped in a courtyard, he was by no means Unintelligent child.On the contrary, he is extremely intelligent and filial, so he can naturally understand the painstaking efforts of his parents.However, understanding does not mean being able to accept it, let alone giving up the blood relationship.

"Good boy, do you have the heart to let us not know how prosperous Chang'an is and how beautiful and moving the scenery outside Chang'an is?" Yang Dalang smiled slightly, "If you can take a look for us, we may be happy in this life." I can rest in peace. Otherwise, I will live and die together, and my heart will inevitably be unwilling..."

A Tao was startled, and after hesitating for a moment, Fang turned around and looked at Wang Zixian with tears in his eyes: "Will he take me there?" Wang Zixian is already the person he trusts the most besides his parents.But after all, they only met twice, and today is only the third meeting.

Under the earnest eyes of the family of three, Wang Zixian moved his eyes slightly, nodded and said: "If my cousin doesn't mind, I will accept A Tao as a disciple, and I will take him by my side to teach him carefully in the future. Of course, my disciple, the vision cannot It’s only limited to Chang’an, not even limited to Datang.” Ever since he met Yang Dalang for the first time, he felt that it was a pity that such a character was trapped in a square inch.A Tao, who was raised by Yang Dalang, believed that he would never be inferior to anyone else in terms of xinxing, and he was enough to become his first disciple.

Yang Dalang smiled gratifiedly, and Shan Niang immediately got up and brought a cup of tea, and asked Ah Tao to pay homage to his teacher.After Ah Tao knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times, Wang Zixian took the tea in his hand and took a sip: "We will formally perform the ceremony of apprenticeship in another day, and today we should just confirm the status of master and apprentice."

"Thank you Zixian." Yang Dalang struggled to get up, and together with Shanniang, he bowed to him.To be honest, they never thought of asking the prince to offer their disciples, they just hoped that he could take A Tao and leave the Yang family, and take care of A Tao in the future.A Tao is an extremely independent young boy, and he should be able to grow up safely with just a little care.Now it was an unexpected joy, and it would not be an exaggeration to present a big gift to the prince.

The prince offered to help them up, and Yang Dalang and Shanniang urged A Tao to leave immediately, so as not to be discovered.Before leaving, Wang Zixian asked Yang Dalang about A Tao's name.Yang Dalang was silent for a moment, then Fang sighed: "Just name him Yang Shen, think carefully and act earnestly."

"Yang Shen, the word is honest. It's a good name." The prince offered his palm and said.Although the word "duxing" overlaps with Yang Qian's, he doesn't care about it, and thinks that A Tao doesn't need to shy away from that so-called uncle.

When A Tao——Yang Shen stepped out of the Hongnong County Mansion with his husband, he looked up at the endless night sky, and suddenly stopped in his tracks.The young man who was less than ten years old pursed his lips, turned around and looked at the mansion that completely trapped their family - or it would be more appropriate to call it a "cage", and couldn't help asking: "Sir, can I still Can I see grandpa and grandma?"

Wang Zixian raised his eyebrows, thinking of Yang Qian who was seriously ill in bed, and the news that Mrs. Wei's befriended ladies had frequently sent people to and from the pharmacy recently: "If we can quickly decide the winner, we should be able to meet again. How about letting them live in Nanshan to recuperate?" At least, he felt that Yang Dalang should not be trapped in that courtyard until his death.

Hearing this, the young man who had never been to "Nanshan" nodded his head half-understood, and tightly hugged the bow and arrow in his arms: He believed that it would be a future infinitely better than the present.

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The next day, the Tai Chi Palace, which had always been peaceful, suddenly fell into chaos.Hu Jieyu, who had been immersed in the pain of losing her son for several days, ran all the way from the small mourning hall where the third prince's coffin was placed into the Anren Hall with disheveled hair.She burst into tears in front of Empress Du's sick bed, and sued Yang Chongrong for instructing her maid to stab the third prince with silver needles and poison him, so that the third prince died of a long illness.

"His Royal Highness! Saburo has never suffered from any serious illness before, and the maidservants have taken care of him so meticulously. How could it be... How could it be possible to just go like that?! Moreover, he is getting weaker every day, and it doesn't seem like a long time at all. The disease is more like poisoning!! It must be that poisonous woman! It must be her hands!!"

"It's a bunch of nonsense!" Yang Chongrong categorically denied it, thinking that Hu Jieyu spit out blood for no reason, and it was all because of jealousy of her children.Recently, because she was repeatedly persuaded to send out the fourth prince, she also has a good temper. Naturally, she didn't have any good looks towards Hu Jieyu who "slandered" her, and every word was extremely sarcastic. "Why did I attack the third prince? Could it be that I was jealous of you sending your own son away to be raised by others?!"

Princess Changning at the side immediately turned ugly when she heard the words, and she heard Yang Chongrong argue again: "Not long after I gave birth to the fourth prince, I only visited the third prince a few times! How dare you slander me so much?! If you say Get up and visit the third prince, who in the palace has never been there? Her Highness Concubine Shu never fails every day!"

Concubine Yuan Shu, who was dragged into the battle for no reason, was furious immediately, and sneered: "After the death of the third prince, whoever benefits the most will be the most suspect!!"

"Isn't it?" Concubine Yang Xian also fanned the flames, "The recent rumors have spread all over Chang'an City."

"..." Empress Du was still ill and was really unable to deal with this matter, so she immediately sent someone to report to the saint.In a hurry, the sage ordered Princess Changning to investigate carefully—because this matter involved the emperor's heir, he really couldn't trust Concubine Yang Xian and Concubine Yuan Shu, who had been fighting back and forth, and even began to consider whether to promote a suitable person to be a concubine or concubine. To assist Empress Du in managing the court affairs.

After hearing this, the ministers of the former court were in an uproar, and Yang Shijing broke out in a cold sweat for a moment.