Chapter 336: The Marquis Enters the Palace

Zian was summoned into the palace by the empress dowager, and he probably knew what was going on in his heart.

Murong Jie was also in the mansion, she asked: "If the Empress Dowager asks, do you want to tell the truth?"

Murong Jie thought for a while, "You make your own decision."

It was also difficult for Zian to make a decision. The Empress Dowager must know about this matter, at least a part of it, and if she said it, she would lose face.

Murong Jie raised his head to look at her, and said indifferently: "There is nothing to embarrass."

Zian looked at him with a warm smile on his face, "Okay, I see."

Murong Jie loves Zhuang Zhuang in his heart, and he doesn't influence her decision, because the person summoned by the Empress Dowager is not him.

He knew that she would say it in the end, and he actually hoped that she would say it, because if the empress dowager knew about this, then she owed Zhuang Zhuang an explanation.

When Zian came to Shou'an Palace, the Empress Dowager stepped back and stared at her and asked, "The princess asked you for a scar and asked to see the emperor. You know what happened, don't you?"

Zian nodded, "I know."

"What happened? Can you tell Aijia?" The Empress Dowager asked with a change of expression.

Zian raised his head and looked at the slightly nervous expression of the empress dowager, "Empress dowager, the princess knows what happened back then, she knows that the emperor ordered Xiao Xiao not to marry Zhuang Zhuang, Han Qingqiu just obeyed his order and went to seduce him." Xiao Xiao."

The Empress Dowager's face suddenly turned pale. She lowered her hands slowly, but firmly grasped the armrests of the chair, and the emotions in her eyes became very complicated.

Zian looked at her, really unable to tell what was going on in her heart.

After a long time, the empress dowager sighed softly, "It really is so!"

Zi'an was startled, she didn't know?

The Empress Dowager stretched out her hand, asked her to sit down, and said, "The Ai family actually guessed a little bit, but they never dared to ask the emperor."

"The empress dowager didn't know all this time?" Zi'an asked.

The empress dowager's eyes were gray, "I don't know, but it's actually very far-fetched. Lord Hou personally entered the palace to beg Ai's family to marry Xiao Xiao and Han Qingqiu. Ai's family scolded him angrily and kicked him out, but, The emperor personally came to the Ai family and asked the Ai family to make an order. The Ai family was very surprised at the time and asked him what he meant. The emperor told the Ai family that Xiao Xiao wanted to use Zhuangzhuang, and the Xiao family had the intention of rebellion. He let the Ai family go down. According to the decree, he said that Master Hou disliked Han Qingqiu's low birth, and the Ai family could raise Han Qingqiu's status by giving him a marriage, and the Ai family finally agreed."

"The empress dowager believes it?" Zi'an raised his voice.

The Empress Dowager said: "The Ai family believed it at the time, but after this happened, the Ai family thought about it,

I don't think it's possible. The Ai family knows very well that Mr. Xiao is loyal to the court and the royal family. How could he have the intention of treason? Afterwards, Xiao Xiao went out to fight and made many military exploits. Besides returning to Beijing to report on his duties, the Ai family knew that he was heartbroken since he never came back. But so what? The Ai family can't pursue this matter, the emperor is the son of the Ai family after all! "

She raised her head abruptly, "Come on, pass the news that Jingguo will enter the palace!"

Zian was taken aback, "What does the Queen Mother want to do?"

The empress dowager looked sad, "The Ai family wants to know what the emperor told the Xiao family back then, the Ai family suddenly remembered something."

"What's the matter?" Zion asked.

The empress dowager's eye circles turned red at that moment. She looked at Zi'an, "Back then, Xiao Xiao went out to battle and made great achievements in battle. The second time he went out, he was in command. Before he went out, he knelt in front of Aijia and begged I'm sorry for one thing."

"What are you asking for?" Zi'an couldn't help being curious.

The empress dowager was silent for a long time before she said softly: "He said that if he died on the battlefield, don't bury his body in the general tomb, but bury him in Tangshan!"

"Tangshan? Is it the Tangshan outside the capital?"

"Yes, Zhuang Zhuang used to like to go to Tangshan to escape the summer heat the most. The first emperor gave Zhuang Zhuang a manor. It was in Tangshan. When Xiao Xiao went out, Zhuang Zhuang happened to be in Tangshan. At that time, the Ai family couldn't figure out why. , I gradually forgot about it later, and now I suddenly remembered, oh my god, these two children..." The empress dowager's voice choked up slightly, she really loved Zhuang Zhuang, if it was someone else, it might not make her like this Sad and guilty.

Zi'an didn't speak for a long time.

The Empress Dowager didn't say anything more.

When Yasukuni Hou entered the palace, it was getting late at this time.

The Empress Dowager looked at the gray-haired Marquis Jing, "Master Hou, how are you doing recently?"

"Thank you, Empress Dowager, for your concern, the old minister is still quite tough!" Jingguo waited in a loud and authentic voice. Indeed, when Zi'an saw that his face was rosy that day, and he acted according to the wind, he knew that his body was really tough.

"That's good, Lord Hou is in good health, it's my great Zhou's blessing!"

"The empress dowager's phoenix is ​​in good health, which is my great Zhou's blessing." Lord Hou said.

The empress dowager smiled, "Okay, the Ai family knows that Lord Hou is a straightforward person, so they won't beat around the bush. Tell the Ai family what happened before Xiao Xiao married Han Qingqiu? What did the emperor tell your Xiao family? Did he threaten you?"

After all, Lord Hou has experienced strong winds and waves. Hearing such sharp questions from the empress dowager, he remained calm and said respectfully: "Empress dowager, there is no such thing. Back then, it was Xiao Xiao, a rebellious son who was so confused that he secretly communicated with the princess's maid. This song has hurt the princess, so that the Xiao family has no chance to marry the princess, a virtuous and virtuous emperor."

The empress dowager sighed softly, "Master Hou doesn't need to say anything to save face, the Ai family only wants to know the truth."

"This is the truth. The empress dowager doesn't need to get into it. Eleven years have passed, and everything has passed. The emperor is wise. During his reign, he has benefited the people and won the love of the people. He is a rare and ancient king." Hou Ye resonated forcefully. typical.

Zian knew that Master Hou would not say anything. He was a man of firm will and a visionary general. He deeply understood that for the sake of the country and the Xiao family, all of these should be buried.

Seeing that he insisted on refusing to speak, the Empress Dowager said, "Forget it, the Ai family knows you. If you don't want to say it, I'm afraid there is no way to force you to speak. The Ai family will only ask you, if Xiao Xiao and the princess are still in love now, Are you willing to accept the princess as a beginner?"

Lord Hou was silent for a while, and then slowly said: "The grandson of the old minister has no talent, and he can't match the princess!"

Zian's expression darkened. It seemed that the Xiao family was really scared.

The Empress Dowager sighed heavily, "You go!"

Before Lord Hou left, he glanced at Zi'an and said, "Princess, everything is the best arrangement, and you don't have to worry about it."

These words were obviously telling Zian not to meddle in other people's business.

Zian was silent, she knew that a big family of a family carried something on their shoulders, it was the life of the whole family, and he couldn't tolerate his soft-heartedness.

After Lord Hou left the palace, he told the people around him in a deep voice, "Go and investigate immediately to see if the princess has entered the palace today!"

"Yes!" The guard took the order and left.

When Lord Hou returned to the mansion, the guards also returned not long after, "Go back to Lord Hou, the princess did enter the palace today, and she also met the emperor."

Hou Ye's face was serious, he pondered for a long time, then raised his head and said slowly: "Let Da Furen go to the Princess Mansion and have a few words with the Princess."