Chapter 633 The Old Lady Suffered a Loss
In this way, after the weather turned cold, the troops were divided into two groups.
The female relatives followed Ye Wang back to the capital, while Murong Jie took Su Qing, Xiao Tuodao and others back to Beimo.
In addition to the hidden guards, Ye Wang allocated some more people to Murong Jie.
Because he acted privately, it was impossible for Murong Jie to send troops there. The government soldiers had to stay in the residence to protect Zi'an, so they could only rely on Ye Wang's people and his own hidden guards.
It was already noon when Zian returned to Beijing.
The carriage went to Mrs. Chen's house first, and Liu Liu said that she would visit Mrs. Chen first, and then return to Hou's mansion.
Zi'an saw that he had already arrived at the door of Chen's house anyway, and Mrs. Chen also sent medicinal materials to Bei Mo at his own request, so he had to go to thank him.
After entering Chen's house, Zi'an felt as if she had been in a lifetime. After staying in the Beimo epidemic area for a long time, when she returned to Dazhou, any place she felt was home.
The weather has started to be hot, and cicadas are singing on the tall locust trees and plane trees, and the girls are circling in front of the trees with sticky poles.
The concierge came to report earlier, and Mrs. Chen saw a figure flying towards her just as Mrs. Chen asked someone to cut the tea, rubbing vigorously in her arms.
Mrs. Chen's usually cold face softened, "Silly girl, have you suffered enough for a while?"
Liu Liu remembered everything she had encountered in Beimo, her nose was sour, and she shed tears, "It doesn't matter if it's bitter, something happened to Rou Yao."
Chen Taijun naturally knew about this, and comforted him: "Don't worry, the county lord is a blessed person, I'm afraid he was rescued, but he hasn't returned yet."
After comforting Liu Liu, the old lady looked at Zian and sighed softly, "It will be good when the princess comes back."
Hearing what the old matriarch said, Zian felt helpless and aggrieved. Thinking about it, she, an old lady who has always been reclusive, might have suffered a bit.
Zi'an entered the Chen Mansion, one is to thank the old matriarch, and the other is to understand the current situation. After all, what the night king said is relatively general. If you want to know the specific situation, you have to ask the old matriarch. Xiaosheng.
The old lady retreated to the left and right, and closed the heavy door, leaving thick guards outside to watch.
Seeing the great battle of the old matriarch, Zi'an couldn't help staring at it solemnly. It seems that the earthquake in Dazhou is no less serious than that in Beimo.
The old lady picked up the pipe and smoked it.
In the past, the old lady was a straightforward person, and it was the first time for her to show off like this. However, seeing her dignified expression, it wasn't that she was showing off, but that she didn't know where to start.
The smoke lingered in front of her, and her eyes showed a sharp cold light like a knife, "Princess, don't blame the old man for being so cautious. In this mansion, a few women came here a few days ago, and they were all gifted by the Empress Dowager Shengde." Yes, it is said that the Chen family has a huge family business, and there are too few people in the mansion, and some people have come out to help the old man, not only in the old man's mansion, but even in the Regent's mansion, there may be a bunch of black-hearted old cabbages now. She is very kind, but deep down she is completely dark."
Before Zian could speak, Liu Liu said, "Why is that? Could it be that we don't have enough manpower to buy them? What's the empress dowager's idea?"
The old lady Zi'an replied, "I'm afraid that all the military families have it? I'm afraid it's not the empress dowager's intention, but the emperor's intention. The emperor is on guard."
There was a hint of appreciation in the eyes of the old matriarch, "What the concubine said is correct, and the old concubine also thought about what the emperor meant. This imperial concubine was originally the late emperor's sinful concubine. She has been silent for many years but will never be lifted up for no reason. Her natal family It's a prominent family again, the emperor favored her for the first reason to win over her natal family, and the second reason, some dirty things have to be done by someone."
She paused, smoked a few more puffs of cigarettes, and continued: "The Empress Dowager Sheng De held a tea party a few days ago and brought a group of wives into the palace. The marquis's mansion is morally corrupt, and he doesn't know what filial piety is. He even used the princess's natal family as an excuse, pointing out that the princess framed her grandmother and father in order to seek wealth and honor, and ruined the reputation of the Prime Minister's mansion. daughter to become a princess."
Liu Liu was furious, "Then Mrs. Xia and Xia Huaijun have already been convicted. They are the sinners of Da Zhou. How can it be said that Shang Zi'an murdered them and ruined their reputation?"
"Hehe," the old matriarch's eyes were icy cold, "This case of the Prime Minister's Mansion is not being tried by the emperor himself."
"So what? The evidence is convincing. Xia Huaijun colluded with the rebels, causing the zombie disease to rampant, and how many people were killed? Could it be that Zi'an made excuses to frame her? Her slap is too big, and she can't cover the Ministry of Punishment." And Dali Temple, right?"
"It's just that Empress Dowager Shengde said so, and the emperor didn't express his position." The old lady looked at Zi'an, "So, do you understand what it means?"
Zi'an naturally understood, "I used to have a bad reputation, but it was only after I cured the zombie disease that I was supported by the people. If you want to reduce my reputation, it is natural to lay the blame on me. Those who enter the palace are all wives from aristocratic families. Believe in my notoriety, they will soon die." It will spread throughout the capital, but the emperor is always right no matter what the people say about me, because he never denied my contribution to the zombie disease plague, and he never acknowledged what Empress Dowager Sheng De said .”
The old matriarch said indifferently: "That's right, Empress Dowager Sheng De said to restore the atmosphere, Hui Zu ruled the country with benevolence and filial piety, and now he wants to set things right. These women, to put it bluntly, are here to pull the pigtails of various aristocratic families. Is there any shameful thing in the family? Once caught, and it happens to be during the rectification period, I am afraid that it will be used to sacrifice the flag. Therefore, Wangfei, your regent palace will bear the brunt and will become the focus of Empress Dowager Shengde object of rectification."
Zi'an said: "There are no elders in my house, and there are not a lot of relatives and elders involved in a mess, how to deal with it?"
Xiaoyi also needs to have elders to pick out her faults.
The old matriarch looked at Zi'an, "Now, all the concubines will enter the palace to pay their respects to the empress dowager and empress."
Zian sneered, "I'm afraid it's aimed at me, right? Other princes have concubines in their residences, but I don't."
"It's good to know." The old matriarch said, paused for a moment, and then said bitterly: "Don't talk about your concubine, even those of us who have orders have to go three times a month. To set an example for women in the world, I hate that I have never learned palace rules in my life, and that old woman is a terrible showman, the last time I entered the palace to pay my respects, I was punished to kneel."
Zi'an was shocked, "What? Does the emperor care about this matter?" She remembered that the emperor respected the old matriarch very much.
"In her inner palace, they are all strictly hers. Could it be that the old man was punished, and he went to complain to the emperor like that kid?" the old lady said bitterly.
"She's holding a chicken feather as an arrow!" Liu Liu said angrily, widening her almond eyes.