The loyal minister was forced to marry the traitor

Bai Yan had a high fever that night, and his body was drenched in sweat. He breathed in softly, murmuring something in his mouth, and the servant girl who was serving him called Uncle Xiao in a panic. Stumble over the threshold.

Those who served Bai Yan knew that he seldom got sick, but if he caught cold, a wind chill could almost kill him.

"Go to the doctor quickly!" Uncle Xiao only wore a single shirt, and took a cloth towel from the handmaid to wipe Bai Yan's sweat non-stop.In just a short while, the clothes that the maid had just put on for him were soaked again, his lips were unconsciously biting, and blood beads stained the corners of his lips, making him look horrifying.

The Bai Mansion was brightly lit, and the attendants were all busy without touching the ground, but none of them were useful.

Since the previous dynasty in Yingdu, the curfew time has become shorter and shorter. In the Xu Dynasty, Yingdu was in a hurry, and the vendors were busy closing their stalls, but there was that dude who even invited friends and companions to the brothel Chu Pavilion.

Xiao Jiu and Qin Fang came out of the palace, accompanied by He Zhaoyuan.

"Lord Hou, the leader of Beidi's thief has been taken into custody, but His Majesty has not said a word, and that student is also there. Although he didn't say anything, it seems that he has other plans. I don't know what he is planning?"

The person He Zhaoyuan was talking about was none other than Yun Zhong, the Grand Master of the court.

Yun Zhong, who has gone through three dynasties, has become the head of the cabinet after the dispute of "Great Ritual Discussion". Not only that, his eldest daughter married into King Zhao's mansion when the current emperor was still in the residence, and King Zhao inherited the Datong, naturally Followed by the promotion of imperial concubine.

Yun's family is very powerful, Yunzhong's three sons are all officials in the court, and his second daughter married into the Marquis of Fenyang after Jiji. Besides, he got a daughter when he was old, and his youngest daughter, Yun Qiyin, is now sixteen.

"Master Yun can reach half of the court", this statement is a tacit secret among the people of Yingdu.What Xiao Jiuqin was thinking about was another thing. Back then, Bai Yan was trapped in the Imperial Prison, and he tried his best to fail to get in. In the end, unexpectedly, it was Yun Zhong who got him out of the Imperial Prison.

For many years, he has been brooding over this matter. He Zhaoyuan didn't know what he was thinking, and continued, "Speaking of this, I think of one thing." If you don't hear about everything, you probably don't know that today, Mr. Bai is the celebrity in front of Yun Zhong."

He curled his lips as he spoke, "Not only that, he is also the apex of the Supervisor of Ceremonies..." In fact, it is a bit ambiguous to say this. Bai Yan is in the Metropolitan Procuratorate and has little contact with the Supervisor of Ceremonies. One is an upright and dignified censor, and the other is a powerful eunuch who wields power. The words "sharp-hearted" are really not a good word.

Especially, it is the backbone that this man can also marry.

"Palmprint eunuch, Huai Chun?" Xiao Jiuqin's face was hidden in the darkness, and He Zhaoyuan couldn't see his expression clearly, so he continued naturally, "It's also ironic to say that, because the Holy Master allowed Taishi's great skill to shake the Lord, he then He was given a false title—Cabinet Chief Assistant, which sounds eye-catching, but in fact it is not as good as Eunuch Huai Chun.”

He Zhaoyuan has never liked eunuchs, but he seems to have some admiration for Huai Chun, "Hui Chun has the power to 'approve red', what the Holy Majesty has done, and why it bothers him, he knows everything clearly, let me give you an order , he was the first to know, and to put it bluntly, Huai Chun had to take a look at this imperial edict..."

"Tsk, Mr. Bai is the two most powerful people who have climbed the girder, and their methods are really admirable!"

He Zhaoyuan sighed to himself, but he didn't know that Xiao Jiu's mind had already flown away.

"If I remember correctly, the Shence Army is also in the hands of Huai Chun." Xiao Jiuqin was silent for a while, then suddenly said this.

He Zhaoyuan nodded, "Shortly after the Holy Majesty came to the throne, Yun Zhong asked to abolish the Xichang. At that time, Huai Chun was just an inconspicuous little eunuch of the Imperial Horse Supervisor. The Holy Majesty had not taken real power, so under Yun Zhong's repeated urging The West Factory was abolished... It's just that no one expected that Huai Chun, who was well-versed in human feelings and extraordinary means, became a palm print eunuch in less than three years after being abolished in the West Factory, and the Holy Majesty handed over the Shence Army to him. "

After saying this, He Zhaoyuan pouted again subconsciously, "Looking at it this way, it's not Yun Zhong or Huai Chun who are the most powerful, but the lord Yushi..."

He followed Xiao Jiuqin, and heard countless versions of the rumors, but all of them were because of the deep hatred between Xiao Bai and Bai Yan. If there is anyone in the world who wants to kill Bai Yan the most, it must be Xiao Jiuqin.

After all, how can the facts that everyone recognizes be wrong.

He Zhaoyuan relied on himself to uncover these secrets that should not be revealed, so he could not help but sympathize with Xiao Jiuqin. Anyone who was betrayed, or betrayed by someone he trusted, felt uncomfortable. Thinking of the moment in the hospital today, he patted Xiao Jiuqin's shoulder.

"Master Hou, the cycle of karma and retribution is not good, just look at it, the censor lord is switching between Yun Zhong and Huai Chun, something will happen after all, he wants to get both of them even if one is not enough, How can everything fall into his favor."

Xiao Jiuqin was noncommittal to He Zhaoyuan's words, and the two were about to turn the corner when they saw a girl rushing towards He Zhaoyuan's arms.

"Ouch!" The little girl sat down on the ground, clutching her head and exclaiming in pain.

He Zhaoyuan's chin was obviously bumped, and his expression was ferocious, "You little girl, are you in a hurry to reincarnate? You don't even look at the road in the middle of the night!"

"My lord, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." The little girl kept apologizing, and finally got up from the ground, her hair was tied up in a bun, and it seemed to be falling apart, her forehead was red, and she was about to leave after apologizing.

He Zhaoyuan stopped him, "I haven't spared you yet, why are you running away?!"

"Okay." Xiao Jiuqin kicked He Zhaoyuan, "Restraint." He wanted to tease a little girl when he saw a little girl, but he didn't know who he followed. His father was an upright and strict person, so how could he have such a flirtatious temperament.

Xiao Jiuqin was sighing, when the little girl suddenly exclaimed, "Third Young Master!"

The crisp voice was full of surprises, Xiao Jiuqin frowned and saw the little girl almost jumped up, "Your servant is Yingyue!"

She shook her bun, and before Xiao Jiuqin could speak, she plopped and knelt down at his feet, "I know that the third son is back, and Uncle Xiao has been talking about it for the past two days, but I didn't expect to meet here..."

The little girl was chattering, but Xiao Jiuqin's face slowly changed, "Yingyue? The nanny's youngest daughter...Yingyue?"

"It's a servant girl." Yingyue knew that Xiao Jiuqin still remembered her when she heard it, and her lips curled up happily, "When Lord Hou went to Northern Xinjiang, the servant girl was only ten years old, and now she has grown up..."

With such a simple sentence, the little girl already burst into tears.

The old man in the Marquis of Pingjin dies, walks away, there are not many familiar faces, Xiao Jiuqin suddenly met the nanny's young daughter, the accident was greater than the joy, he was in a mess, but he still remembered what the girl said just now , "You just said, who... always talks about me?"

He didn't dare to think too much, and he was even more afraid that he had heard it wrong.

The little girl didn't understand his complicated mood, so she wiped away her tears and said, "It's Uncle Xiao."

Xiao Jiuqin was completely stunned, and stared blankly at Yingyue, "Back then... Uncle Xiao, didn't you follow, follow my father... died?"

His mind was in a mess, it was the day when the people of Pingjin Houfu turned their backs on their backs.When he first heard the news of his elder brother's death, Xiao Jiuqin was busy saving Bai Yan, his mother was already in a bad condition at that time, and when the messenger finished speaking, his mother almost fell down.

The Pingjin Hou Mansion was in chaos. Xiao Jiuqin led his servants to pull up the lanterns bit by bit, and replaced the white flags. The coffin was stopped in the mourning hall. Before everything was arranged, the news of his second brother and his father also came. Death, father's life and death unknown.

The news spread, his mother finally couldn't hold on, lying in the cold mourning hall, tears streaming down her temples.

On the fifth day, Marquis Pingjin died.

On the same day, Beidi barbarians repelled Daliang soldiers for a hundred miles and broke through one pass and three cities.

But even though he and his mother were the only ones who died in Pingjinhou's mansion, he never thought that this was just the beginning. With the shence army stationed outside Pingjinhou's mansion day and night, all the servants were dismissed, and those who resisted were killed , luckily, it was also sold.

On the last day, even the wet nurse was taken away, and there were only mother and son left in the mansion.

"Third Young Master..." Yingyue called out a few times carefully, and He Zhaoyuan also looked at him worriedly, "Master Hou?"

"Nothing." Xiao Jiuqin restrained his emotions, and turned to ask Yingyue, "It's almost time for curfew, why are you running around outside?"

Yingyue exclaimed when she heard the words, "Ah, it's broken!"

She was about to run in a hurry, but Xiao Jiuqin called to stop him.

"Third son, my lord has a high fever, and he is about to lose consciousness. If we don't call the doctor, something will happen!" After she finished speaking, she ran away quickly.

Xiao Jiuqin was slightly taken aback.

"Don't tell me, the little girl you know, the adult he is talking about is that Bai Yan." He Zhaoyuan's mouth was broken, and it was not the first day that Xiao Jiuqin knew him, but at this moment, he suddenly felt a The thought of sealing his mouth.

Xiao Jiuqin didn't give up this idea until he reached the gate of Bai Mansion.

But there are some things, it's okay not to talk about the time, it's better to be self-deceiving than to disagree, no, Xiao Jiuqin didn't know where he made a mistake, so he brought He Zhaoyuan to the gate of Baifu.

"Master Hou, are you... taking advantage of his illness to kill him? Or are you just staring at him to vent your anger?" He Zhaoyuan looked at Xiao Jiuqin's expressionless side face, and the next moment he felt strange The sense of disobedience, the speculation in his mind was just formed, but he denied it, "It can't be worry or something."

Xiao Jiuqin remained silent.

The gate of the Bai Mansion was very quiet, there was not even a gatekeeper, and in the middle of the night, only a little girl was called to invite a doctor.

Not to mention He Zhaoyuan's unconstrained speculations, even Xiao Jiuqin found it inconceivable.

After all, when word spread to Northern Xinjiang, this Mr. Bo was very extravagant, not to mention the gold brick pavement, there are always swarms of servants, and the imperial doctor is always there, flattering inside and out...

So how could it be reduced to a high fever in the middle of the night, and even a little girl was called to find a doctor.

He Zhaoyuan couldn't believe it.

Xiao Jiuqin was even more pissed, staring at the plaque of Bai Mansion, he asked in his heart: Bai Yan, what do you want to do?