Princess [rebirth]

Dou Heng and other officials stayed in the middle and lower reaches of the Qinghe River in the south of the Yangtze River until the beginning of summer. Dou Heng was not ready to leave for Kyoto until the weather became hotter.There are about ten people in their party. They went out of Beijing by order at the end of autumn last year. They even stayed by the Qinghe River during the Chinese New Year. They were finally able to return to Beijing. The mood of everyone was not to mention how happy they were.

It's just that before they packed their bags, they heard about the turmoil in the capital one after another. Dou Heng, as the heir of Prince Jin, was one of the few princes' residences that survived the cleansing of the court this time.Long before Dou Heng left Beijing, Jin Wang Dou Qing had hinted to him that there would be accidents in Beijing next year, and it would be good for Dou Heng to go to the south of the Yangtze River, because firstly, he was doing things for the saint, and secondly, he was avoiding going out.

When Dou Heng was controlling the water in the south of the Yangtze River, he was also paying close attention to the situation in the capital. When the poisoning incident at the palace banquet on New Year's Eve was reported to Jiangnan, more than two months had passed, and the king of Fenyang, the king of Weinan and others The news of being arrested and imprisoned, he only found out after hearing people mention it.

When he returned to Kyoto from Jiangnan, the big purge that took more than half a year was over, but the atmosphere in Kyoto was still very solemn. After all, it had been many years since the practice field had killed so many people. The rich and powerful families who came to the capital were worried, but whenever they heard a knock on the door, they were afraid that the forbidden army would come to the door.The flower viewing banquets or poetry gatherings that were often held by various mansions in the past have also been cancelled. For the past six months, everyone has been huddled in the mansion, fearing that the sage will be caught in the wrong place and charged with treason.

After Dou Heng returned to the capital, he went directly to the palace to report to the saint. When he returned to the Prince Jin's mansion, it was already the middle of the year, and the King Jin was waiting for him in the study.Dou Heng came to Yueweitang, Yueweitang is the study of King Jin, located in the Chunhui Garden in the front yard of the palace, Chunhui Garden is the courtyard of King Jin, but when King Jin is not in the backyard, he lives alone in Chunhui Garden .

When Dou Heng came to Chunhui Garden, King Jin's long attendant was already waiting at the gate of the courtyard, and Dou Heng followed his long attendant into the Yuewei Hall. King Jin was standing behind the desk writing, Dou Heng stepped lightly, walked to the side and stood there. waiting.I saw King Jin holding a Langhao pen, swaying it freely on the white rice paper, Dou Heng poked his neck and took a look, and saw four large characters on the paper - Destiny Belongs.

"What did you see when you went to the south of the Yangtze River this time?" Dou Qing finished writing, put the Langhao brush in his hand into the brush washer, picked up the handkerchief prepared by the servant, and asked while wiping his hands.

Dou Heng made up his mind, and described everything he saw along the way, as well as the attitude of the government in the counties around the Qinghe River, all in detail, and finally summarized the advantages of water control this time. shortcoming.Dou Qing listened quietly, without interrupting Dou Heng's narration, until Dou Heng had come to an end, then Dou Qing nodded, "Well, I am very pleased that you can put down your body and learn this."

Dou Heng stood aside respectfully, with neither arrogance nor impetuosity on his face, and Dou Qing was even more satisfied when he saw him. He waved his hand and motioned for Dou Heng to sit down. After Dou Heng sat down, Dou Qing sighed and lowered his He said in a low voice, "My son, in the past six months, the court can be said to have undergone a major cleansing. I didn't expect the saint to have such courage and means at such a young age."

"Father, my son heard about Fenyang King..." Dou Heng pursed his lips and asked, although he had heard about what happened in the capital, but it was a few steps too late, and it was not that detailed, so he kept thinking about it. When I come back, I have to ask my father carefully.

"The deaths of King Fenyang and King Weinan are more than justified. You don't need to know the details. You just need to remember that there is only one saint in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and that is the one sitting on the throne now. No matter what rumors there are in the future, don't worry about it." Take care." Dou Qing's eyes flashed, and he said meaningfully.The King of Fenyang County and the King of Weinan County colluded with the remnants of the previous dynasty. It was said that they and King Yan participated in the rebellion, but in fact, the origins of these two county kings are extraordinary. He was also summoned into the palace by a saint. Only then did I know this shocking secret.

Unexpectedly, the remnants of the Great Wu Dynasty were unwilling to give up. It took such a long time to plan. If the sage hadn't been able to see through Mu Xuan's plot first, otherwise, on the day when Mu Xuan and others revolted, the palace would be destroyed. There are internal support, and there is also a rebel party in the capital. At that time, the rebel party will cooperate with the outside world, and it will not be difficult to take down the imperial palace and Kyoto.Let’s just say that the poisoning incident at the palace banquet was the first step for the rebels to seek to usurp the throne. Fortunately, the queen’s concubine, Hong Fu Qitian, was fine. .

In the dark, it seems that even God is helping the saints. Dou Qing thinks that sometimes fortune is also very important. Dou Chun is talented and capable, and even fortune is very good. Those who want to usurp the throne , How could it be possible to pull him off the horse?From this point of view, Dou Chun really has the so-called spirit of a real dragon in his body.Dou Qing still remembers that when Dou Chun was born, the eminent monk of Baima Temple had seen Dou Chun's face. At that time, the eminent monk asserted that this son had the appearance of an emperor, and he was the next emperor destined by destiny.

At that time, only the first emperor and the first empress were present. The first empress was very happy to hear that, only the first emperor had a subtle expression, but the first emperor still made Dou Chun the crown prince when he was five years old. After a while, Dou Chun He was poisoned and almost died, even if he was rescued, he was stupid.

But Dou Chun was so stupid that the late emperor's harem had nothing to do with him. Dou Qing squinted his eyes. Although the late emperor's attitude towards Dou Chun was subtle, he did value this son very much, and it could be seen that he never thought about it. After giving up on Dou Chun and watching Dou Chun being stupid for ten years, the first emperor never let his concubine get pregnant. The first emperor was guarding against the birth of other princes, lest a healthy and intelligent prince would threaten Dou Chun's status. .

What puzzled Dou Qing was why did the first emperor trust Mu Xuan so much?It was only after he was called into the palace by the sage that he realized that Mu Xuan was actually the blood of the Great Wu Dynasty. Thinking of the King of Fenyang County and the King of Weinan County, Dou Qing's face darkened a bit.The remnants of the Great Wu Dynasty are really unwilling to give up. They dare to hide in the dark and confuse the blood of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It is really disgusting.

Dou Qing would not speak out these dirty things to pollute Dou Heng's ears, and Dou Heng saw that his father's expression was not right, so he would not ask too much, just like his father said, as long as he is loyal to the saint, the rest will be fine. Don't worry about it.

The father and son talked for a while, and Dou Heng left Chunhui Garden and returned to his own courtyard. His concubine Shizi had already led a group of servants to wait at the gate of the courtyard. Dou Heng saw the figure at the gate of the courtyard from a distance, and hurried Speeding up his pace, he has been away from home for nearly a year, and he really misses his wife in his heart.

The concubine Shizi has never been separated from Dou Heng for such a long time. During these days, her heart has been hanging in the air. It was only now that she saw Dou Heng that she felt that her heart had settled down.

"My lord, my concubine has asked someone to prepare hot water, go and wash it quickly." After the concubine Shi Zi and Dou Heng entered the room, the concubine Shi Zi changed Dou Heng's clothes herself, saying in a warm voice.Dou Heng smiled, pinched Shi Zifei's palm, then walked into the bathroom surrounded by maidservants, Shi Zifei ordered someone to prepare meals, so that Dou Heng could eat after coming out.

When Dou Heng washed away his exhaustion and walked out of the bathroom, the imperial concubine was waiting for him with a clean handkerchief. The imperial concubine wrung his hair for him, and then the two went to the front hall to have dinner together.After finishing the meal, Dou Heng took the concubine Shi Zi for a walk in the yard. The two of them were separated for so many days, and they were a little sticky at this moment.

It was only the two of them who walked to the other side of the yard, and heard a noise coming from the Moon Cave Gate not far away. Dou Heng frowned and stopped in his tracks. Come, Dou Heng said lightly: "Go and see, who is making noise there." Dou Heng's eldest follower took the order, and came to report after a while. , I want to say hello to the prince.

The concubine Shizi stood aside, with a flash of hesitation on her face, but she resisted not opening her mouth. Dou Heng listened to the report of the long follower, his face was very ugly, and he said in a cold voice: "Are there no rules in the palace?! Whatever People can run to the gate of this prince's courtyard to shout?!"

Chang Sui shuddered, and immediately took a few wives to the gate of the Moon Cave. The concubine Shi Zi smiled softly and said softly: "Your Majesty, calm down, it's getting late, you have to go to court tomorrow morning, and let the concubine serve you to rest." stop?"

Dou Heng looked at the gentle and gentle wife beside him, feeling a little guilty, he coughed a few times, "Ahem, Madam said yes, let's go back." After speaking, he took Shi Zifei back to the main room, and the door of the Moon Cave The commotion soon subsided, and Dou Heng's head sent a few wives to gag the concubine and drag her back to her courtyard. Shocked.

This little concubine was considered favored in the past, but this time the son went out on business, and he had been away for nearly a year. The concubine was anxious, and finally found out that the son was coming back today, so she hurriedly cleaned up, and then thought of going to Shizi showed his face in front of him, even if he couldn't get him, he had to remind him of himself.

Unexpectedly, the eldest son who was still tender and affectionate a year ago actually sent a few wives to send him away, and the concubine threw herself on the bed sadly, crying bitterly. ...

The next morning, Dou Heng, who had spent a wonderful night with the concubine, went to the court early in the morning refreshed, while the concubine overslept and almost missed the time to greet the concubine in the morning.Fortunately, the concubine had expected such a situation, so she sent her personal servant girl over early to pass on the message.It's just that although the princess said that there is no need to greet her, the concubine Shizi still took good care of her and led the maids to the main courtyard of the princess.

When the concubine arrived, the other two sisters-in-law had already arrived. The second wife and the third wife saw that the concubine's face was like a peach, with a trace of Cheng Huan still on the corners of her eyes and eyebrows. The two curled their lips in unison, and the concubine said Let her rest, she insists on running around with this appearance, afraid that others will not know that her husband and wife love each other?

But the concubine is very satisfied, although she said that she doesn't need to say hello, but this is her niece and daughter-in-law's heart, and the concubine is a daughter-in-law and a niece, and she is willing to come. This is the filial piety of the concubine and respect for myself.Seeing the princess's smile deepening, the two ladies murmured a few more words in their hearts, only the princess's status is noble, and at the same time she is the niece of the princess, which is something they can't match.

And no matter how jealous the third wife is, she is also the daughter-in-law of the princess's direct relative, so there is no limit to how jealous she is. After all, the princess treated her very well in the past. The only person present who was unwilling was the second lady. She is a concubine, and she is also a concubine, so she loses a bit of confidence in front of the concubine and others.

The concubine had a panoramic view of the expressions of the two daughters-in-law, she laughed in her heart, the concubine is really not good enough to be on the stage, she just matches the concubine of the king, as soon as she sees the concubine, her heart feels like swallowed Disgusting as a fly.The biological mother of Prince Jin's second son was just a concubine, not even a servant or a child. Back then, she was such a lowly maid who didn't care about her, and she dared to give birth to a gentleman under her nose.

Fortunately, she already had Dou Heng at that time, otherwise it would be a joke if Jin Wang's mansion gave birth to a concubine's eldest son?Although the concubine was disposed of by the King of Jin himself after the birth of Erlang, but the child was innocent, so the King of Jin left the concubine.

As long as the princess sees the concubine, she will think of the lowly maid who dared to stop avoiding the concubine soup when the mistress is pregnant, so she puts the concubine far away, and determines the age of Dou Heng and the concubine. Almost, she wants to take care of Dou Heng, how can she concentrate on taking care of another child?Fortunately, Dou Qing didn't ask her to take care of the concubine, she was happy to leave him to the nanny and maid.

It is also because of this that every time the princess sees the second wife, she will think of that terrible incident, but her eldest son is already the eldest son, and the Jin Palace will belong to the eldest son in the future, so she turns a blind eye to Erlang's family. With one eye closed, the second wives on the left and right still know how to look at people, flattering her very happily, so she endured the slight discomfort in her heart. ...

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Dou Chun and Zhuo Jingfan didn't know anything about Jin Wang's mansion. At this moment, Dou Chun was going to court, and Zhuo Jingfan was waiting for Dou Chun in the study of Liangyi Hall.

When Dou Heng came back yesterday, because Zhuo Jingfan was accompanying Dou Chen, he didn't see Dou Heng. Today Dou Chun will keep Dou Heng here, and let Dou Heng personally recount the experience of going to the Qinghe area. There are also some details of water control that need to be explained by Dou Heng. Yesterday was just a general report. Dou Chun was considerate of Fang Zhou's exhaustion, so he quickly let him out of the palace.

So at this time Zhuo Jingfan sat in the study and waited, while he was still flipping through the "Great Zhou Dynasty Water Classic" and the county annals of the Qinghe area.He thought in his heart, although this time due to his precautionary measures, there was no catastrophe, but it was only temporary. If he wanted to completely eliminate the flood problem of Qing River, he had to think about it in the long term.

While Zhuo Jingfan was still thinking about the terrain along the Qinghe River, Fu Ling suddenly reported that the lady of Qingping County had sent a message to enter the palace and wanted to see the empress.

"See me?" Zhuo Jingfan raised his eyebrows. After Dou Chun started to rectify the court, Zhuo Rongyong's position as Zhongshuling was removed, although Dou Chun granted the other party a first-rank Rongqin Duke , but to put it bluntly, it's just a false title, it sounds nice, and it has no real power at all.

In fact, this is quite normal, because he is already the empress, so Zhuo Rongyong, as the empress's father, can no longer get in touch with the government center, so as to prevent his relatives from becoming big.No matter how deep Dou Chun's relationship with him is, this is the traditional rule, and in his opinion, the character of Zhuo's family is really not up to standard, even if Dou Chun doesn't touch Zhuo Rongyong's Zhongshu Ling, he will still ask Dou Chun Chun mentioned.

It's just that he thought that the Zhuo family should have asked to see him long ago, but there was no news. He thought that the Zhuo family had learned to behave well and knew how to be a man with their tails tucked up. I saw Xiao Wanniang, the wife of Qingping County.

"The palace is empty today, let her come tomorrow morning." Zhuo Jingfan thought for a while, and then told Fu Ling.

After a while, Dou Chun came back, Zhuo Jingfan told him about Xiao Wanniang's begging to see him, Dou Chun frowned, "If you are impatient to deal with them, leave it to me, I will block it for you."

"No, I have to see her sooner or later. It's better to talk about it earlier." Zhuo Jingfan shook his head and said lightly. Dou Chun walked up to him and sat down, and said softly: "Don't be sad, you And I."

"I'm not sad, I just feel worthless for..." Zhuo Jingfan said vaguely, Dou Chun's eyes flashed, guessing in his heart that the other party was worthless for the real Zhuo Jingfan, but he said, " Are you worthless for Madam Zhuo?" The Madam Zhuo here refers to Zhuo Rongyong's ex-wife, who is Zhuo Jingfan's biological mother.

"...Forget it." Zhuo Jingfan was silent for a moment, sighed and said, he was a little guilty, so he didn't dare to look at Dou Chun, he always felt that Dou Chun had already seen something, but the other party didn't ask, he Pretending to be ignorant, left and right he is Zhuo Jingfan now, he has neither disguised nor pretended, so it is not a lie?

It's just that being reborn in someone else's body is too bizarre, Zhuo Jingfan can't guarantee that Dou Chun won't be afraid when he finds out, what if the other party thinks that he is a monster and wants to burn him to death?Although the two of them already connected with each other, it's hard to accept such an unimaginable thing as the separation of the soul on anyone's body?Zhuo Jingfan glanced at Dou Chun, feeling a little sorry for his concealment.

Seeing Zhuo Jingfan's expression, Dou Chun guessed what he was thinking, and he secretly smiled in his heart, the longer Fanfan kept the secret, the more he would feel sorry for himself, and when he confessed in the future, he could take advantage of Fanfan's guilt and guilt. Soft-hearted, he asked Fanfan to assume such and such poses... Dou Chun's thoughts gradually drifted away, Fanfan was too shy on the bed, he finally got a booklet, and wanted to try all the poses in it once , but Fanfan didn't agree to anything.

But now it seems that his thoughts are very likely to come true someday in the future. Dou Chunguang was imagining it, so he almost got a nosebleed. He coughed dryly a few times to expel the reverie in his mind, and said in a serious manner. : "By the way, I really didn't expect that King Fenyang and King Weinan would have anything to do with the remnants of the previous dynasty."

"Well, these remnants of the Great Wu Dynasty are really omnipotent. Mu Xuan is busy in the palace, and they are not idle outside the palace." Zhuo Jingfan snorted coldly, and after the last drop of blood from the Great Wu Dynasty escaped from the palace, he Hidden, after so many years, they have already infiltrated the clan of the Great Zhou Dynasty. If they hadn't caught Liang Zhongxuan, they would not have known that the clan already had internal support from the Great Wu Dynasty.

According to Liang Zhongxuan, they formulated many plans, one of which was to replace the clan of the Great Zhou Dynasty without anyone noticing.Except that the King of Fenyang County and the King of Weinan County are the blood of the remnants of the Great Wu Dynasty, they even selected several declining clans, killed them, and pretended to be clans.Because the clan usually does not need to enter the palace, and many clans in the Great Zhou Dynasty are idle children, the replaced ones usually keep a low profile and do not interact with people often, so no one noticed that Li Daitao froze .

This time, with the poisoning of the queen, all the remnants of the previous dynasty were wiped out, and Dou Chun and Zhuo Jingfan finally breathed a sigh of relief. How could others be allowed to snore on the side of the couch? He has endured the opponent for a long time, if he was not afraid of scaring the snake, he would have wanted to catch Mu Xuan early in the morning.Fortunately, he endured it, otherwise, if the clan suddenly rebelled, coupled with the private soldiers from Longteng Mountain, it would be difficult to deal with it.

But Mu Xuan and others were captured, but the Xian Taifei of the White Horse Temple was nowhere to be found.In the early morning of the Chinese New Year, Dou Chun sent out the imperial army to arrest those rebels. After all the rebels and thieves of the Wu Dynasty were arrested and imprisoned, Dou Chun sent people back to the White Horse Temple, only to find that they should be chanting sutras and praying for blessings in the temple. Concubine Xian ran away long ago.

For this reason, Dou Chun lost his temper fiercely. After all, Concubine Xian was pregnant with Mu Xuan's child. If Concubine Xian was not brought back, wouldn't it be another ex-concubine after the child was born and grown up? To the bloodline?

Because of Concubine Xian's escape, all the monks in the White Horse Temple were taken back to Dali Temple. After some interrogation, Dou Chun's people found a few traitors among them. Dou Chun's people were in charge of all the torture, and Dali Siqing and others were not allowed to approach the prisoner.

Dali Temple Minister can sit in this position, and his heart is like a mirror. Knowing that this matter may involve too much, so the saint will not let them get involved, so he will avoid it from a distance. Sometimes it is not too curious Good things, since ancient times, the more you know, the sooner you die.

Dou Chun privately sent many people to hunt down Concubine Xian, but unexpectedly, there was no news at all. It has been half a year now, and the child in Concubine Xian's womb should be born.As long as Dou Chun thinks that there is another bloodline from the previous dynasty leaking out, he will be very responsive, so he has sent many more people to find Concubine Xian even if she is three feet away. ...

On this day, Mrs. Qingping County entered the palace to meet the empress.

Zhuo Jingfan sat on the main seat in the main hall of the Lizheng Hall and received Xiao Wanniang. This time Xiao Wanniang entered the palace alone, Zhuo Jingfan was a little surprised, he thought that the other party was going to bring Zhuo Yilian here again.

After Xiao Wanniang saluted and greeted the queen according to the rules, she was given the grace to sit down and answer. She sat down carefully, and with a flattering smile, she asked warmly: "I wonder if your mother is in good health? At the beginning of the year It really frightened us, even the mother's father is also worried."

"Everything is fine in this palace, how is your home?" Zhuo Jingfan said flatly, and asked meaningfully.

"Back to your mother, thank you for your concern, everything is fine at home, and the second sister got a young man a few days ago." Xiao Wanniang covered her mouth and smiled, a flash of joy flashed in her eyes, no matter how noble Zhuo Jingfan's status was Well, it's a flaw that he can't bear children for the saint. Now he can still be good, but when the saint gets tired of him in the future, let's see how he will live in this palace!

"Oh? The second sister has a child?" Zhuo Jingfan raised his eyebrows, he had never heard that Zhuo Yilian was pregnant, but in the blink of an eye, Zhuo Yilian gave him a nephew.

"Go back to your mother, yes, the minister's wife entered the palace this time to tell her the good news." Xiao Wanniang said with a smile, the malicious intentions in her tone were not concealed.