Shengjing Conspiracy

The banquets in the palace had to be held two or three times throughout the year, and they had to be held every time there was a happy event. Wen Youqing attended quite a few times, so it was not unusual for palace banquets.

When Wen Youqing and Jing Yun entered the hall together, there were already quite a few people present, and the places where civil and military officials sat were different, so the two of them didn't rush to sit down, but found a place with few people in the courtyard to hide and relax.

But there is a saying that things backfired. As soon as the two of them found a place to stand, someone heard the news and walked towards them.

"Good day, General Jing and Sir Wen. It's been a long time since they've seen each other, they still look good." The speaker looked to be in his early fifties with a long beard, but he looked older than his real age.

Jing Yun didn't stay in Beijing often and didn't know some officials well, so he could only reply with a bow hand when talking about the other party's situation, and said politely.

"Your Majesty Wang, you are being polite. I heard that Ling Qianjin is going to marry the Prime Minister's son in the coming year. I hope I can have a glass of wedding wine to add joy." Wen Youqing said with a smile, very generous.

Lord Wang squeezed his beard and smiled brightly, he pretended to be a few years younger like that, and after saying a few words, he walked away to greet others.

Jing Yun watched the man walk away, and leaned closer to Wen Youqing's ear and whispered, "Why is Yan Yan so clear about his daughter's marriage?"

Stretch out a finger to poke people away, and there are not many people in the place where there are many people.

"Who doesn't know about Wang Shilang's daughter's wedding, you are the only one who doesn't care about it." Wen Youqing said lightly.

"I care about what these people do, and it's enough to care about Yan Yan." Jing Yun was confident.

Hearing the love words suddenly, Wen Youqing blushed and glared at him.

After talking about it three days ago, Wen Youqing realized that Jing Yun was still restrained before, but now he was becoming more and more unscrupulous, and after that day, he even brazenly stayed at his house, his room, and his bed!

Waking up every day is sticky, especially time-consuming!

Wen Youqing's smiling face almost froze after dealing with a few officials who were greeting each other. Suddenly, the crowd became commotion, and several people gathered together to whisper and look at the person who had just walked in.

Wen Youqing also followed other people's eyes to look over, and when she saw who was coming, she was stunned for a moment.

"It turned out to be true. This year His Majesty really kindly let this one come too."

"Shh! Keep your voice down! I think you've lost your mind!"

"Hey, we're just a petty official who can't catch us, so it's okay to talk about it."

"Be cautious in your words and deeds! Anyone who pulls out here can kill you!"

"Okay, okay, can't I stop talking?"

"..."

Listening to the words of a group of officials behind him, Wen Youqing became more certain of her thoughts, and the emperor actually let this person out.

"Who is this person?" Jing Yun saw Wen Youqing's focused and apprehensive expression.

Jing Yun's voice was not low, Wen Youqing quickly pulled him back a few steps, "You should keep your voice down."

"Okay, so who is he?" Jing Yun lowered his voice helplessly.

"Prince Abandoned, Shang Lanyun." Wen Youqing looked at the young people in the crowd alone and sighed, "He will come today, what does the emperor think?"

Abandoned prince?

Jing Yun raised his eyebrows slightly. He knew this. The current emperor, Emperor Anping, succeeded his elder brother, Emperor Qianhua. Of course, this was said to the outside world. The abolished elder brother's seat as the crown prince, and placed under house arrest in the deep palace, the abolished prince Shang Lanyun has not appeared in front of everyone for many years.

The matter of Emperor Qianhua has always been forbidden to discuss in the court, and the same is true about Shang Lanyun. This time Shang Lanyun came, and the officials present kept him calm in the courtyard, so as to avoid being rumored to be involved with the deposed prince. .

Because of the sudden arrival of the Shang Lanyun Hall, it fell into an eerie silence. Fortunately, it didn't take long for Emperor Anping to come, and Prince Shang Lanqing also came with him.

Shang Lanqing followed Emperor Anping one step behind. The father and son didn't know what they were talking about, and they were quite warm and loving. The other princes who had already taken their seats were calm, envious, and jealous.

Wen Youqing was sitting in his seat, quietly looking at the people present, taking these into his eyes, and then glanced at Shang Lanyun who seemed to be out of the way, feeling sad in his heart, this royal matter is really messed up.

Looking at it, he saw Jing Yun sitting opposite him, who was staring at him quietly for an unknown how long.

Wen Youqing blinked at him, and the other party pursed his lips, his eyes became more and more resentful, as if accusing him of staring at others and ignoring him just now.

Childish ghost!

Regarding General Jing's childish behavior, Mr. Wen was amused in his heart, and he rolled his eyes mercilessly on his face.

Jing Yun received Wen Youqing's white eyes and raised his lips in a good mood. Suddenly he saw the two of them sitting next to Wen Youqing, and he frowned soothingly.

"elder brother!"

Wen Youqing, who was flirting with Jing Yun, was pulled back by the sound, and when he turned his head, he saw Duke An and Wen Yunzhu, who called his brother, sitting in the vacant seat beside him.

Wen Yunzhu leaned in front of Wen Youqing and kept yelling at his brother, but Wen Youqing didn't bother him, patted his head and told him to sit down, it was as if he hadn't seen An Guogong the whole time.

An Guogong was ignored and couldn't bear to take the initiative to start a conversation, so he could only say with a cold face, "I don't know the rules!" He didn't know which son he was talking about.

When Emperor Anping arrived, the banquet began. Dishes, dances and dances were served in turn. Wen Youqing paid no attention to what was going on outside the window, and concentrated on eating. From time to time, he gave Wen Yunzhu some good snacks.

Wen Youqing, who was happy feeding his younger brother, didn't notice that the banquet had begun to present a gift. Duke An picked up Wen Yunzhu, who was still stuffing his mouth, "Get up, and come with me to present a gift to His Majesty."

When he said this, Duke An glanced at Wen Youqing. It stands to reason that Wen Youqing is the eldest son of Duke Anguo's mansion, and he should be the one who presented gifts with his father, but since he moved out of Duke Anguo's mansion, the father and son broke up. The thing is that everyone knows it.

An Guogong and Wen Yunzhu walked up, and Wen Youqing was sitting on the seat drinking alone. Although the others saw that they didn't talk, they were all thinking in their hearts that An Guogong was determined to give up Wen Youqing, the son-in-law.

Jing Yun naturally saw everything in his eyes. If his eyes could turn into swords, Duke An would have been pierced by thousands of arrows. Yan Yan, who was protecting him in his palm, would have been abandoned by others, but this person couldn't be beaten. Jing Yun It is the seven orifices of Qi that produce smoke.

It was Duke An's turn to present gifts, and he took out the long wooden box he had prepared earlier, and motioned for Wen Yunzhu to take out a scroll from it.

Wen Yunzhu is 15 years old this year. This is the first time he came to a palace banquet with his father. Although he has practiced many times at home, he is still nervous. He resisted the trembling and slowly opened the scroll, saying the words that he had practiced countless times, " May Your Majesty Hongzhi for hundreds of generations, forever——!"

Suddenly, Wen Yunzhu screamed and sat down on the ground. The scroll in his hand fell to the ground and unfolded completely. The people present saw the words on the scroll clearly, and the audience was in an uproar.

I saw that on the scroll were four big bloody characters - Anping Stealing the Country.

The current emperor is Emperor Anping, so it goes without saying what Anping's theft of the country refers to. If this kind of thing happens at the palace banquet, the government of Anguo will change.

"It's not like this! It's not like this!" Wen Yunzhu looked at the scroll and was so frightened that he couldn't say anything else, he could only repeat a sentence.

An Guogong was also frightened by this rebellious scroll, and knelt on the ground trembling.

"You are so brave!" Emperor Anping's face was ashen, he picked up the cup in his hand and threw it at Wen Yunzhu.

Wen Youqing stood up with a cold face, walked quickly to Wen Yunzhu and knelt down, "Your Majesty!"

He doesn't want to meddle in Duke An's affairs, but he can't ignore Wen Yunzhu, if Wen Yunzhu is allowed to develop today, he can't escape death.

"Wen Youqing?" Emperor Anping sneered, and sarcastically said: "Your An Guogong's mansion is really a blockbuster if you don't make any noise. The thing is here, what else do you want to say?"

"Your Majesty, calm down, how can my younger brother do such a rebellious thing at such a young age, there must be some villain who intends to frame Anguo Gongfu!" Wen Youqing said bravely.

"Creating blame?" Emperor Anping smashed his glass again, "I see that your An Guogong's family has been dissatisfied with me for many years and finally don't want to bear it!"

The cup shattered by Wen Youqing's side, and the shattered fragments ran across Wen Youqing's cheek, leaving a trace of blood in an instant.

When the emperor was angry, blood flowed for thousands of miles, and millions of corpses were laid down.

Everyone present kept silent, for fear that if they spoke out, they would be blamed.

Shang Lanqing looked at Wen Youqing with a frown, and tightly clenched his hands hidden in his sleeves. He wanted to speak for Wen Youqing, but he couldn't.

On the other side, Jing Yun walked up quickly, half kneeling beside Wen Youqing, "Your Majesty must have grievances in this matter!"

Jing Yun was promoted by Emperor Anping, and he was closer to Emperor Anping than Jingyun in the Duke of An's mansion, and the strength of the border city army should not be underestimated. Now Emperor Anping will not attack the border city army, so at this time Jingyun stood No matter how great the anger of Emperor Anping came out, he would restrain himself.

"I've heard that you and Wen Youqing have a good relationship, but I didn't expect to stand up and speak for him at this time." Emperor Anping sneered again, "Since you are so committed, I will give Wen Youqing a ten-day deadline. Wen Youqing, if you can't find out the truth, how about I give you the whole family of Duke Anguo's house to be executed."

Investigating the case in ten days is simply a fantasy!

Jing Yun wanted to ask for more grace, Wen Youqing grabbed his sleeve and kowtowed, "Thank you for your kindness, I will give you an answer."

"I hope you don't just talk nicely." Emperor Anping stood up and looked at the four of them coldly, "Duke An and his son are being imprisoned in the prison, Wen Youqing, I am waiting for your answer."

Wen Youqing kowtowed again, "I take orders."

Emperor Anping didn't look at him again, and left the hall with his sleeves shaken. As soon as the emperor left, all the officials present also left in twos and threes, as if staying for a while would bring bad luck.

The soldiers quickly rushed up to escort the two of them. Wen Yunzhu was still a child after all, and when he saw the soldier, he was so frightened that he sobbed and cried, "Brother! Brother, save me!"

An Guogong wanted to grab Wen Youqing's arm in a panic, but Jing Yun stood in front of him and didn't give him a chance to grab it.

Wen Youqing didn't even look at An Guogong, he held Wen Yunzhu's hand, "Don't be afraid, Yunzhu, brother will definitely save you, don't be afraid!"

"Brother, I, I'm afraid..." Wen Yunzhu was out of breath from crying, clutching at Wen Youqing as if holding on to the only straw.

Knowing that the child had never experienced such hardship, Wen Youqing was also distressed. He looked at the cold and solemn soldiers. These were the imperial guards in the palace who were no better than outsiders. He could not plead for mercy, nor could he.

Wen Youqing could only comfort her, "Don't be afraid, Yunzhu, it's fine, no one will make things difficult for you, don't be afraid!"

Jing Yun frowned watching Wen Yunzhu's crying, and said in a deep voice, "A man should not change his face in front of the landslide. Since your brother said he would investigate the case, what's the point of crying."

These words were very harsh, and Jing Yun was originally a person whom Wen Yunzhu respected, so Wen Yunzhu was stunned by such a statement.

Looking at his brother's worried expression in front of him, the young man felt a little uncomfortable because he had let his brother down too much.

He wiped his face, "Brother, don't worry about investigating the case, I'm fine!"

Wen Youqing felt even more distressed, and he wanted to say a few more words, but the forbidden soldiers didn't wait for anyone, so he had no choice but to watch the forbidden soldiers escort the two of them away.

At this time, the people in the hall had almost left, Wen Youqing looked at the scroll that was abandoned on the ground with a cold face and said nothing.

Jing Yun didn't speak, but took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the blood on his face. Wen Youqing grabbed his hand and said in a muffled voice, "You shouldn't have stood up."

"It doesn't matter." Jing Yun said lightly.

"It doesn't matter!" Wen Youqing turned around to look at him, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty has long regarded the Border Town Army as a thorn in his side, and if you are a little careless, both you and the Border Town Army will die without a place to die!"

Jing Yun saw himself in the other person's eyes, and laughed, "When something like this happened, you cared about me first, which means that I am more important than Duke Anguo's mansion, right?"

Wen Youqing was almost laughed angrily by him, he turned his face away and didn't want to look at him, Jing Yun pinched his chin and turned around, and said seriously: "If you don't understand this case, you're dead, and I'm dead too, let's make a pair of dead ghosts Why not live him forever?"

Dead ghost mandarin duck?

What nonsense is this!

Wen Youqing really laughed out of anger this time, she patted Jing Yun's hand away to pick up the scroll, her face was full of sorrow.

"You can't stay in the palace for a long time, let's go back first, and then check bit by bit."

Wen Youqing nodded, and the two left the palace side by side.

In the dark of the palace, Shang Lanqing, who had gone back and forth, had been watching them silently, watching their backs go away without saying a word.