Princess [rebirth]

The crown prince was assassinated on the way to meet his relatives, and the sage was furious when he found out.

The saint immediately summoned the Minister of Dali Temple and handed over the assassination of the prince to Dali Temple for detailed investigation. In addition, he also summoned the generals of the Jinwu Guard to give him a severe reprimand. After all, the Jinwu Guard was in charge of the capital. Patrolman, now that the prince is openly assassinated on the street, it is obvious that the Jinwu Guard has neglected his duty.

When the emperor was angry, he buried a million corpses.

On that day, General Zuoyizhonglang and Zuojie Envoys under the Jinwu Guard were sent directly to the prison, and all the guards and Qiqi stationed in Wuhou's shops at the gates and corners of the cities in Kyoto were also taken away.This time the sage was really ruthless, and issued a death order for a thorough investigation, Dali Temple did not dare to neglect, and almost arrested most of the soldiers of the Jinwu Guard.All of a sudden, everyone in the court was in danger, and everyone maintained a strange calm on the surface, but private rumors were rampant, and there were all kinds of speculations. Among them, the one that attracted the most attention was the assassination of the prince. , naturally it was the big fire in the Xiao Mansion.

Although the fire in the Xiao Mansion only burned Lady Xiao's courtyard, but at that time the flames were so bright that the sky was full of smoke floating over the Xiao Mansion. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who was going to meet the bride in Xiao's mansion was assassinated on the way, which made the ceremony had to be suspended. Now anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was because someone was determined not to let Mrs. Xiao into the palace, so the wedding was messed up.

As early as the day when the incident happened, Mrs. Xiao personally issued an order to seal the Xiao Mansion. Any servants in the family who dared to chew their tongues would be beaten with a hundred sticks before being handed over to Ren Yazi to be sold elsewhere.The servants were all terrified when they heard this, and they ran their errands with even more trepidation. After all, the old lady said nicely, she was driven out of the mansion after a hundred sticks, but no one knew that after a hundred sticks, how could there be any life left?And even if he held on to his breath and was taken out of the house after being beaten with a stick, even if he had a way to survive, he would become a dead end.

Therefore, after the rumors spread, the Xiao family from top to bottom put on a calm appearance to face the guesses and temptations of others, and killed the Xiao mansion with one bite. The fire was just an accident, and the rest of the news was not disclosed. , making the whole thing seem even more mysterious. ...

And after Mrs. Xiao's embroidery room caught fire, the old master of the Xiao family took people out of the mansion immediately. Where did he go?Naturally, it is the Zhongshu Lingfu, which is also in the east of Kyoto.

As the son-in-law of the Xiao family, Zhuo Rongyong cannot leave it alone if something happened to the Xiao family, and the matter of the Xiao family is closely related to the Zhuo Mansion. Now that Zhuo Jingfan has been abolished, if the daughter of the Xiao family can enter the palace Becoming the crown prince's successor concubine is beneficial to both the Xiao family and the Zhuo family.Besides, Zhuo Rongyong was even more impatient than Xiao's mansion.His son had already been abolished. At the beginning, he was able to take the position of Zhongshu Ling because Zhuo Jingfan was named the crown princess. Now that the saint has abolished the crown princess, is he going to point the finger at him next?

Therefore, he didn't worry about whether his son had been wronged in the palace at all. He was only thinking about whether Mrs. Xiao would be loved by His Highness, and whether she could be firmly favored.He even thought that as long as Mrs. Xiao gave birth to His Highness's son first, he would be His Highness's eldest son, with a noble status and a possibility of succession. For the Xiao family and the Zhuo family, it could not be better.

But before he had time to be happy for a few days, something happened to His Highness's wedding reception team, and the associated wedding ceremony was cancelled. When he heard the news, he was stunned.Xiao Wanniang was also stunned. A few days ago, she and her second sister were talking about that after the niece enters the palace, she must let the niece nod and agree to let the second sister also enter the palace to serve His Highness, but now such a big event happened, Can my niece and daughter still enter the palace?

Before Xiao Wanniang could talk to Zhuo Rongyong, she heard the porter report that the old man of the Xiao family had come, and Zhuo Rongyong rushed to the gate to greet the old man personally.The old man of the Xiao family is already in his prime this year, but he still has a hale and hearty appearance, and his body looks very tough. At this time, he only brought two long-term followers, and his attitude was polite mixed with alienation, and there was a faint hint of arrogant.

Zhuo Rongyong didn't dare to neglect the other party, and he didn't care about the rude behavior of the other party who came to the door without handing over the name card. After all, such a big event happened in Xiao's mansion, how could Old Master Xiao still have the heart to wait slowly for Zhuo at Xiao's mansion? Rong Yong replied to the post.

Zhuo Rongyong personally led the old man into the door, and after a few pleasantries, he went to Qinghui Garden, who knew that just as he arrived at the gate of the courtyard, he met Xiao Wanniang who came to block the way.When Zhuo Rongyong saw Xiao Wanniang, a trace of displeasure flashed in his eyes, the old Mrs. Xiao behind him squinted his eyes when he saw Xiao Wanniang's demeanor at this time, but Xiao Wanniang seemed not to know their dislike, and saluted the old Mrs. Greetings, and then began to wipe away tears and cry about missing.

"My son-in-law, you have worked hard these years." The old lady Xiao ignored Xiao Wanniang's crying, but turned her head and said to Zhuo Rongyong indifferently.Xiao Wanniang didn't expect that her Aye would embarrass her like this, her face turned red and then pale from being choked, she didn't cry, and it didn't matter if she didn't cry.

"Don't dare to be, my son-in-law is not hard." Zhuo Rongyong said politely, after a few polite words, they bypassed Xiao Wanniang and went directly into Qinghui Garden.Qinghui Garden is Zhuo Rongyong's study courtyard, without his permission, even Xiao Wanniang would not dare to go straight, so at this moment she could only grit her teeth and stand at the gate of the courtyard, looking at the backs of Aye and her husband. ...

Main courtyard of Prince Huai's Mansion

"What did you say?!" Princess Huai accidentally smashed the medicine bowl, and sternly asked Steward Chang who was kneeling in front of her.

"Back to Princess, His Highness was assassinated yesterday, and the welcoming team retreated back to the palace after less than half the journey." Chang Guanshi lowered his head and said tremblingly.

"Assassinated?! Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on the front? Why did the king transfer someone but no one came to inform me?!" Princess Huai was panting with anger, while Baicao and Bailing were busy helping the princess, and the ground shattered. No one cared about the cracked porcelain bowl for a while.

"Back to the princess, the king did not mobilize the manpower in the mansion this time, even Chang Shi and Bing Cao Shenjun did not receive the news." Chang Guanshi knelt on the ground and said in a low voice.

"...I didn't expect him to grow up! It seems that the king has not really only known to have fun in the past ten years." After hearing this, the princess raised her lips and gave a sneer. He didn't dare to make a sound, and Chang Guanshi also held his breath, waiting for Wang Hao's next order.

After contemplating for a while, the concubine ordered: "You ask Chang Shi to ask Chang Shun who is next to the king to see who the king has met these days, and to be skillful when asking, so as not to arouse Chang Shun's vigilance. You know my tricks." The concubine's tone was condensed with a warning, and Chang Guanshi hurriedly responded, and then retreated respectfully.

After Manager Chang withdrew, the concubine finally let out a sigh of relief. Baicao and Bailing were very nervous, and kept trying to persuade the concubine. Concubine Huai lost her temper, and felt a sense of fatigue welling up from her bones. She sighed, but waved her hands to make Baicao and Bailing retreat first.

Baicao and Bailing didn't dare to disobey her, they bowed their heads and retreated to the outside room. When the maids guarding the outside room saw her two, their eyes sparkled with curiosity, but no one dared to step forward to ask one or two questions.Before, they all heard the movement of the broken porcelain bowl in the inner room, and saw Guanshi Chang's appearance of imminent disaster. Although they wanted to know what happened in their hearts, they also knew what to ask and what not to ask. ask.

Baicao and Bailing saw the faces of the maids, and they all nodded slightly in their hearts. It is understandable for the servants to be curious. They are afraid that they will not be able to control their eyes and mouths, and they will mix everything up. Then they will die. They don't even know, after all, the affairs of the masters are not something that can be inquired at will.In this grand mansion, the most taboo thing is to see a lot and know a lot, sometimes ignorance is a blessing.

The more secrets you know, the less your life will be guaranteed. With such a simple truth, the maids who work in the main courtyard of the princess have long known that they can be promoted to the main courtyard, which means that they have Certain vision and shrewdness, so there is a lot of doubts in my heart. If Baicao and Bailing don't say anything, they will not ask without winking. ...

In the main courtyard, there was news that the princess had lost her temper, but there was no rumor about it at all. After the princess had a rest and regained her strength, she called Baicao and Bailing in.At this moment, the rest of the maids stayed in the outer room, and all looked enviously at the two close-fitting maids as they walked into the inner room.

"Doumeng, when do you think we will be as respectable as Sister Baicao and the others?" A maid who looked younger walked up to another maid who had a good relationship and whispered softly.

"There will come a day when Bai Ling will always have a match, and the princess has left two vacancies for maidservants who have not been filled. Isn't it just picking someone? So we have to be smart and do everything before the princess speaks." Do it well first, as long as it catches the eyes of the concubine, won't you be afraid that you will lose face in the future?" Dou Kao pressed against the maidservant's ear and said carefully.

"You are right, but the other sisters are also looking at the two vacancies. We are young and not born in the same family. I am afraid that we will not be able to earn the other sisters." The older maid.

"Furong, Cardamom, what does it look like muttering there?" At this moment, a maidservant wearing a light green lapel, short skirt and long skirt shouted in a low voice. The servant girl squinted and glared at the two of them.Fu Rong and Cardamom's hearts trembled at the same time, and they quickly put on a cute face, not daring to whisper any more.

The servant girl scolded the two of them, and stopped talking. After a while, Baicao withdrew, pointed at her and said, "Fang Fei, you go to the little lady's courtyard. The princess is waiting for the little lady to eat together." After hearing this, Fang Fei blessed her body, picked up the padded jacket at the side and put it on, opened an umbrella and hurried to the little lady's courtyard.

Then Baicao instructed the maids to prepare meals. The maids kept moving their hands, but they kept muttering in their hearts. Since the morning, it has been raining non-stop. In such a cold day, the princess would normally The little lady would not be allowed to go out in the cold wind, but today the princess actually said that she would have a meal with the little lady, which is really strange.

When the lunch was ready, Fang Fei led the little lady to come, and several little maids hurried forward to take the umbrella from Fang Fei's hand, and Fang Fei unbuttoned the cloak for the little lady lightly, while Fu Rong and Cardamom waited beside her , took the little lady's cloak, shook it, and hung it aside.There were other maids waiting on the little lady to change her shoes. After working for a long time, she heard the little lady say indifferently: "Okay, let's all get back. It's cold, you should go to the ear room to escape the cold."

"No." All the maids responded softly, but no one walked away. Fang Fei lifted the curtain for the little lady, and when the little lady walked into the inner room, Baicao withdrew and said, "Thank you, little lady, let you all go to rest." Come on, just leave two of them here and wait." After hearing this, the servant girls dared to rest in the anteroom.

In the inner room, Dou Zhirong was sitting beside the concubine, listening to the concubine talking to her about yesterday's events in detail.

"Aniang, no matter whether Aye touches this matter or not, Prince Huai's Mansion probably won't be able to avoid it." After hearing this, Dou Zhirong said softly.

"Well, your father thinks that he is a brother of a sage with a different status, so he acts without scruples, but he doesn't know how to allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch. Even brothers will fight for the family property. Don't say that now he What you want to fight for is that seat, do you still expect the sage and his brothers to respect you?" Wang Hao pouted and said sarcastically.

"Auntie, if Aye really didn't mobilize the manpower in the mansion, we don't know how many people will be involved behind this matter. Our Huai Palace must make plans as soon as possible." A trace of worry flashed in Dou Zhirong's eyes. Dear Aye, she has no hope in her heart, but she can't let Aye's wolfish ambition ruin Duke Huai's mansion and her elder brother.

The princess could hear her voice, and after pondering for a while, she said lightly: "I came to you today because of your brother and sister. I want to send you to the northwest."

"Northwest?" Dou Zhirong was taken aback, she didn't expect that A Niang would send her and brother to her grandfather's house, but after thinking about it carefully, this road is the only way out for Huai Palace and brother. one.

"Well, now that His Highness is assassinated, the saint must be very furious. Duke Huai's mansion cannot withstand the anger of the saint. You, Aye, are short-sighted and can only see the land in front of you. How can you expect the consequences of angering the saint?" It was a self-deprecating smile, but fortunately Duke Huai was a little smarter this time, and he knew that he did not use the guards in the mansion to avoid suspicion, otherwise it would not be surprising that the sage took over Duke Huai's mansion when Dali Temple investigated.

"Aniang, I'm not leaving." Dou Zhirong said, her tone was soft but full of firmness. She didn't wait for the princess to speak, and then said: "The palace cannot be deserted. If you send me and brother away, let me What does the saint think? If I stay, I will at least make the saint more merciful."

"Sister Rong..." The concubine was a little dazed, she didn't expect her daughter to say these words, her eyes gradually turned red, and she stretched out her arms to hold her daughter, feeling a little choked up, but her heart was filled with sadness for her daughter's sensibility, and at the same time Some guilt.In fact, she really thought about sending only her son away, but she felt sorry for her daughter, so she changed her mind and said that she would send them all away, but her daughter was so exquisite that she said she wanted to stay. How can you not be sad when you are a mother?

"Aniang, I want to stay with you, don't send me away." Dou Zhirong will not feel resentful because Aniang wanted to keep her. It was difficult, and it was even more impossible for her to leave.

The concubine hugged her, she shed tears drop by drop, she felt relieved that her daughter was sensible, but also felt sorry for her daughter who had to suffer with her, and at the same time couldn't help feeling resentment towards Dou Ze in her heart.Before Dou Ze wanted to fight and rebel, did he consider the Huai Palace behind him?Have you considered his wife and children?Has he ever thought about what kind of fate Huai Palace will face if he fails?

Dou Ze probably never thought about these things.

Dou Ze can only dream of his spring and autumn dreams, thinking that he is no worse than a saint, but he was just unlucky and failed to be reborn in the belly of the Queen of the Palace, so he could not become a prince.Dou Ze's mother concubine was in the palace in the past, and she was also the favorite concubine of the Sixth Palace. She is very similar to the current Concubine Wan, a ruthless character who almost squeezed the queen down.Only Dou Ze's mother and concubine had a poor life. When Dou Ze was not yet grown up, she was injured by a cold, and passed away after several months of lingering illness.

But Princess Huai recalled afterwards that it was really strange that Dou Ze's mother and concubine had gone. I heard that Dou Ze's mother and concubine were not in good health, but she was not a sick child who could die from a cold.And at that time, she and the queen fought fiercely. If she hadn't collapsed because of the wind and cold, it's really hard to say who will be the final crown prince.

Perhaps because of the concept instilled by his mother and concubine since childhood, Dou Ze always believed that Dou Yuan had robbed him of his crown prince position. Before Dou Yuan ascended the throne, Dou Ze used many means, but each time he made a mistake. Dou Yuan hid him; and after Dou Yuan ascended the throne, Dou Ze never gave up, always thinking of pulling the other party down so that he could sit on the throne.So in the past ten years, the atmosphere between Dou Yuan and Dou Ze has become more and more tense.

Princess Huai was puzzled, why didn't Dou Yuan just attack Dou Ze?

As long as the saint is more ruthless, finds a reason to send Dou Ze out of the capital, and then arranges an ambush along the way, he can get rid of a serious problem without anyone noticing it, and it will not be confirmed.No matter how bad it is, the sage can also throw a remote and barren fief to Dou Ze, and let him fend for himself. ...

And the saint in the palace, why doesn't he want to kill Dou Ze?Dou Ze attacked his son again and again, which has already touched his bottom line. If he hadn't cared about the late emperor's edict, he would have cut Dou Ze into pieces.

Speaking of this edict, the sage felt disgusted as if he had swallowed several flies. He never thought that the woman could coax the former emperor into making such an imperial edict, which could keep Dou Ze in good health for the rest of his life.If he wanted to attack Dou Ze, he had to weigh whether it would cause turmoil in the court.

That woman is just a small talent, she was originally the concubine sister of Concubine Dou Ze's mother, after Concubine Dou Ze's mother passed away due to illness, she fell into the eyes of the late emperor by chance, and since then she has been favored, even though her position His status did not rise very quickly, but in the harem at that time, this talented person was the only one who was favored.And because Dou Ze is her nephew, she often mentions Dou Ze in front of the sage, and Dou Ze also falls into the eyes of the sage.

And that woman's method not only wins the heart of the saint, but also makes Dou Ze's family invincible in the court. Because she understands the mind of the saint, every time she sends out news, it can make everyone happy. His own family avoided disaster and even won the favor of saints.Moreover, she also threaded a thread in private, allowing the little ladies in her family to marry into several big families in the capital, tightly tying the power of each family together, and finally even took aim at the Cheng family in the northwest.

At that time, if the queen hadn't been quick to stop her, Cheng Rou would have married Dou Ze long ago. If Dou Ze had the Cheng family's help, he would definitely be able to win the throne even more. At that time, Dou Yuan was no match at all.Later, Dou Yuan sat on the throne with difficulty, and then brought Cheng's daughter into the harem to avoid future troubles.

After the sage ascended the throne, he immediately decreed to select many concubines to be buried as the late emperor, but before his decree was passed to the talented man's palace, the talented man hanged himself. Before he hanged himself, he left a blood letter for Dou Yuan, expressing that Dou Yuan Ze's men and horses hold the last emperor's edict in their hands. If the saint wants to attack Dou Ze, after the edict is made public, everyone will be able to judge right from wrong.The sage didn't believe in evil at first, but whenever he wanted to deal with Dou Ze, there would always be important officials in the court who stood up to defend Dou Ze. Once or twice, the sage couldn't tell that this was the late emperor's backhand, maybe he could Said yes, that talent's arrangement.

Afterwards, in order to clean up the court, the sage took a lot of effort to eradicate the connections left by the former emperor and talented people. Therefore, for several years, the sage had no intention of dealing with Dou Ze at all.After he managed to remove the threat from the court, Dou Ze had grown a lot.But the last edict that made him sleepless and restless has not been found. Even if he wants to pretend that there is no such thing, it always feels like a needle is stuck in his heart, and it hurts from time to time, reminding him that there is still such a hidden danger. outside.

Fortunately, the He family in the northwest sent a daughter-in-law into Prince Huai's mansion, so that he would not be completely unable to control Dou Ze's movements.Moreover, Princess Huai did a good job, not only holding the palace in her hands, but also reporting Dou Ze's secret actions to him in detail.It was also for the loyalty of the He family, so when Dou Yuan cut off the future of the Cheng family, he did not attack the He family.

But he has repeatedly backed down over the years, in exchange for Dou Ze's progress. He did not poison the prince enough in the past few years, but now he still wants to assassinate the prince. Dou Ze relied on his will and acted without any scruples. Dou Yuan endured him for so long , I can't stand it anymore.Now the power of Dou Ze's team in the court has been weakened by him a lot. He doesn't know how much power the former emperor gave Dou Ze in private. At least now, if he opens his mouth to deal with Dou Ze, the resistance will be small. many.

Therefore, he intends to blame Dou Ze for the assassination of the prince this time. Even if there are other people intervening, Dou Yuan can't care about finding out all the people. The most important thing is to get rid of Dou Ze first. After all, the assassination is not wronged. Dou Ze dared to assassinate the prince, even the will could not save him!