Da Suining

Chapter 276
Back then, I was desperate, so I lost weight, entered the palace with the opera troupe, and started my old profession. You may not know that I can sing opera. The imperial concubine listened to my opera every day, so she took a fancy to me, she was pretty, and I had nowhere to go, so I married her in Chenghuan Hall, and dug a hole behind the screen of her bedroom, the hole went straight to the face This is the place where we have a tryst, usually I pretend to be a eunuch and serve in Chenghuan Palace, if I want to go out, I change into white clothes and go secretly for a while."

White clothes, Palace of Chenghuan, Lan Tuan suddenly remembered that he had seen a man in white appearing in and out of the Palace of Chenghuan several times, and sometimes after chasing him, he disappeared again. He was willing to hide in the room behind the Palace of Chenghuan, with Concubine Mei as a cover.

"Who would have been unlucky recently, that damned centipede bit the emperor in the middle of the night, and that damned imperial doctor Baxi searched the centipede and found a hole in the ground, and then I couldn't hide the matter between me and Concubine Mei, that bitch was afraid of leaking it and wanted to poison me To kill me, I wanted to follow Baxi to confess my sins to the emperor, maybe, if I redeem my crimes, the emperor will spare me, but who knows that the eldest prince will cut me off before I finish talking, and the emperor can't wait for me to die immediately , let people bury me alive.”

I vaguely remembered that I seemed to have seen or heard about Tang Wu, Tang Xiaoniang's relative, in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

But not very real.

Lan faded into a black robe and said coldly: "Can I die?"

"No, no, the emperor didn't let me finish my sentence at that time. I'm afraid it's a lifelong regret. It seems that it's fate to let you bury me alive." Tang Wu wiped the mud from the corner of his mouth: "Although I committed a capital crime, but in my heart There is a big secret that is related to the rise and fall of the Xuan Kingdom, this is a top priority, please tell the emperor, Lord Lan, if I don’t tell, no one will tell, and the emperor will always be kept in the dark.”

"What secret?"

"I can only tell after I see the emperor."

"Then I'll bury you alive now."

"As expected, Master Lan is the most ruthless." Seeing that Tang Wu couldn't threaten him, he had to say softly, "I told Master Lan, and Master Lan must go and tell the emperor that although the late emperor died, his Where are you still alive, child?"

"What child?"

"It is the son of the former queen, who is still alive."

The son of the former queen.

Lan Fai was shocked.

His mother, Princess Guo, grew up in the palace since she was a child. She knows everything about the palace well, not to mention everything about it.

Lan Tui also heard about the late emperor. He said that the late emperor was weak. At that time, he was half established and the middle way collapsed. In the meantime, the first emperor's son also died, and the heaven wanted to destroy the country. Guo Zhengchan was ordered to replace Emperor Chengzhao and establish Xuanguo.From this, Guo Zhengchan's lineage multiplied until now.

When the first emperor's son died, the imperial physicians in the palace were all there.The first empress couldn't bear the blow of losing her son, so she hanged herself. Why did Tang Wu say that the first emperor's son was still alive.

"I'm afraid you didn't make it up to live, did you?"

Think about it too, he is an actor, how much can he know about the secret affairs of the palace.

Tang Wu, however, looked confident: "Master Lan doesn't believe me? Not only do I know that the son of the late emperor, the crown prince, is not dead, but I also know who the crown prince is."

"Who?"

"Xiang Daying's son, Xiang Guoxin."

"Nonsense." Lan Tuo put the knife on Tang Wu's neck.

"Master Lan must think that I am wronging people by talking empty teeth. But the fact is that the last emperor was critically ill, and the only prince who was qualified to inherit the throne died."

"Didn't you say that the prince is alive, why is the prince dead again?"

"I don't know the details of that year, but as far as I know, when the first emperor was critically ill, Guo Zhengchan wanted to kill the crown prince of Emperor Chengzhao, who was a baby. It was not easy to kill him. Xiang Daying replaced the prince with his own son, so Emperor Chengzhao His son survived under the name of Xiang Guoxin, but Xiang Daying's son died at the hands of Guo Zhengchan, Guo Zhengchan thought he had wiped out the roots, but he never imagined that the first prince was still alive."

"Stop talking." Lan Fai felt his chest rise and fall.

According to what Tang Wu said, then Xiang Suining's younger brother is the former prince, but Xiang Suining's younger brother died in that coup.

It matters a lot.

Tang Wu clamored for Lan Fai to report to Guo Zhengchan, so that he would pay off his merits before he died.

Lan Fade didn't give him this chance.

Seeing that Lan Fai was unmoved, Tang Wu encouraged him: "You have grasped Xiangguo's heart and brought me to the emperor to make meritorious service. I'm sure it will be a first-class meritorious service. By then, you will be full of glory and wealth."

"What if I don't want this glory and wealth?"

"Mr. Lan, you..." Tang Wu saw that Lan was unmoved, and he was also a little scared. He was about to die, and he shouted loudly: "I know that the former prince is not dead. I know that the former prince is not dead."

A row of imperial guards stood far away, watching Tang Wu and Lan Tui's movements.

Tang Wu got up and wanted to run.

Lan Tuo drew out the knife, pointed it at Tang Wu's back, and with a sharp cut, Tang Wu fell into the pit.

Lan Tui personally put the soil on Tang Wu's body. Tang Wu was unwilling and struggled in the pit, but he was buried deeper and deeper. The soil covered his face and gradually buried his voice.

"Why are you"

Lan Fade didn't speak.

All the way back, Lan Tuo walked with the knife in hand, the blood on the tip of the knife dripped down little by little.

"Lord Lan, why did he die?" a forbidden soldier asked.

"Too much talk."

The forbidden army didn't dare to ask.

Baolong Street.

The drizzle wet the clothes.

Xiang Suining went to Liuyunfang wearing an apricot skirt and carrying an umbrella.

When Xiang Guoxin came back from the southwest, Tong Siyue made him a new set of clothes.

There is also indecent assault.

Xiang Suining deliberately took a box of chrysanthemum tea that he made by himself, and picked two bolts of clothes that the emperor had bestowed on Xiang Guoxin, and handed them to Tong Siyue.

Tong Siyue blushed and accepted it, especially the two pieces of cloth, which were tribute materials from the palace, smooth and dense.

I could make some clothes.

But Tong Siyue was reluctant.Holding two pieces of material and locking them into the box, I didn't want to take them out no matter what.

Xiangguo is heartless, Tong Siyue is more mature than him.

"I heard that the emperor made him a fifth-rank official. My father said that Guo Xin is young and promising."

"That's right, the fifth-rank officer has been appointed, but one lady is missing." Xiang Suining joked.

Tong Siyue stopped talking and just laughed.

Coming out of Liuyunfang, the rain became denser, Xiang Suining walked slowly to a street corner with an umbrella in his hand, originally wanted to take shelter in a tea house, and didn't want to be pulled by someone, so he was directly pulled into a carriage.

It is blue fading.

The carriage came to a remote temple.

Lan Fai tied the horse under the big banyan tree, the rain gradually stopped, and the sky was gray and blue.

To make a long story short.

Lan Tui told Xiang Suining what Tang Wu said before he died.

I just felt like there was thunder above my head, Xiang Suining was so shocked that he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

A drop of water fell from Xiang Suining's hair into Xiang Suining's eyes.

Xiang Suining's eyes were a little moist.

Heart sour, but speechless.

She suddenly thought of her mother Tang.

Down's madness.

It is said that the Tang family went crazy because of Tang Xiaoniang's stimulation, because Xiang Daying's concubine killed his wife, so he couldn't stand the stimulation.

Now that I think about it, how can I know that Tang didn't go crazy because he knew the truth?

She and Xiang Daying are also considered husband and wife.Her only son died in place of the former prince, but the former prince lived under her nose under his name. There was no reason for her not to be crazy.

Thinking about the past few years, Xiang Daying doted on Tang Xiaoniang and Xiang Guoxin everywhere, thinking about what Tang Wu said, Xiang Daying personally buried his own son in order to protect Emperor Chengzhao's son, suddenly he couldn't understand Xiang Daying.

When I was young, my father didn't feel pain, and I complained many times in my heart.

This time there was a sudden smack.

The bells of the temple are dull and heavy.

The rain washed the gray tiles of the temple, and the trees in the forest were also washed shiny.

The air smells of humidity.

Moist and fresh.

Xiang Suining felt tears streaming down his face from the corner of his eyes.

Crystal tears, hot tears.

Lan Tui held the knife and looked at her silently.

The sun hid behind a tree.

The forest gradually darkened.

The gray tiles of the temple were covered with a darker layer of ash.

The vermilion door creaked shut.

The mountains and forests are lonely, and the fallen leaves make a sound.

"You are crying." Lan Tui stared at Xiang Suining.

"No, it's just rain blindfolded."

"Sometimes my mother says the same thing."

"Master Lan, stay away from me in the future."

"Why?"

"If what Tang Wu said is true, then protecting the former crown prince is a death penalty, and the crime can be punished. There is no benefit for Mr. Lan to get too close to our family."

"I'm not afraid of that."

"I don't want to hurt the innocent."

"You didn't implicate innocent people."

"One day our family might be ransacked." Xiang Suining sighed helplessly.

The scenery along the way passed by in a hurry.

When it was time to light the lanterns, Xiang Suining returned to the mansion.

The mansion is already preparing mooncakes for the [-]th of August. There are five-nut fillings and black sesame fillings. Xiang Suining's favorite is egg yolk fillings. They taste salty and fragrant, almost dripping oil.

Xiang Guoxin's favorite food is black sesame seeds. When he was a child, Xiang Guoxin ate a mouthful of black sesame seeds, and he would hold Xiang Suining's hand and insist on showing her: "Second sister, look, my teeth are broken. My tooth is broken."

In the past, Xiang Suining always laughed at him seriously: "Ah, little old man, your teeth are really broken, your teeth were eaten by worms."

This time, Xiang Guoxin let Xiang Suining see his teeth again with a grin.

Xiang Suining also looked at him seriously, but couldn't laugh.

Looking closely, Xiangguo has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and now he is getting fatter, his face like a small silver plate is full and full of vitality, and his thick hair is like seaweed.

Think about her and Xiang Yan's looks, although one is born as a descendant and the other is born as a concubine, but there are still some similarities.

But with Xiang Guoxin, the appearance is indeed different.

Tang Wu's words had some credibility.

Xiang Suining held a few salted egg yolk mooncakes, thinking about letting Tang have a taste.

As soon as he arrived at Tang's yard, he saw someone waving at the door.

"Who?" Xiang Suining asked.

The front of the Tang family has always been deserted.

Xiang Suining couldn't help but utter a sound as the black shadow wandered around repeatedly in the moonlit night.

The man turned around and left, Xiang Suining chased after him, only to find out that it was Xiang Daying.

"Since father wants to see mother, why didn't he go in?" If it was before, Xiang Suining would have to mutter in his heart that Xiang Daying is a big scumbag.

Now I don't think so in my heart.

"It's the same when you look at the door." Xiang Daying put his hands behind his back: "What are you doing here with your mother, she is crazy, and she won't remember your kindness."

"Why did the father come?"

Xiang Daying didn't answer.

"I'm here to give my mother some mooncakes with salted egg yolks. Dad doesn't like salted egg yolks, but I do. I think my preferences should be the same as my mother's."

"probably."

"It's getting late, I have to go back, my lady is still waiting for me to rest."

In the past, I always felt that Xiang Daying was biased towards Tang Xiaoniang, but now it seems that Xiang Daying doesn't have Tang's in his heart, it's just that he doesn't talk about it.

Xiang Suining silently followed Xiang Daying and walked a long way.

"Father, the moonlight is good tonight." Xiang Suining looked up at the boundless sky, there was no moon and few stars tonight.

Xiang Daying looked up at the sky, then at Xiang Suining, feeling that the child spoke strangely.

She was also very reserved when she was brought up to talk to her before.

Now she seems to be looking for something to say.

"Suining, do you have something on your mind to tell me?" Xiang Daying stopped in his tracks.

"Father, why is my mother crazy?"

Xiang Daying paused, lowered his head and thought for a long time, then looked up at the deep night: "Because I dote on my concubine and kill my wife. Your mother can't stand the excitement."

"I know that's not the truth."

Xiang Daying's face turned pale.

On a moonless night, Xiang Suining could see his pale face clearly.

"What exactly do you want to ask?"

"My mother is crazy because my own brother died."

Xiang Daying seemed to have been tapped on his acupuncture points, he stood there for a long time without answering, then he took Xiang Suining's hand and dragged him to the small Buddhist hall of Xiang's family.

The small Buddhist hall is the place where Mrs. Xianglao usually worships the Buddha.

Mrs. Xiang likes to be quiet, this place has always been remote and quiet.

A paper lantern in the corridor was a bit dim.

Xiang Daying pushed open the door of the small Buddhist hall. The Buddhist hall is not big, with the statue of Guanyin hanging in the middle.

Three pillars of incense curled up.

Behind the incense burner, there are three layers of tablets.

Xiang Suining knew about the three-tier memorial tablet. He had followed Mrs. Xiang to worship the Buddha before. Mrs. Xiang knelt on the futon and chanted sutras with her eyes closed, but she couldn't stay still. Look at the three-tier tablet.

They are all the memorial tablets of the ancestors of the relatives.

Xiang Daying opened a window and asked Xiang Suining to sit opposite him.

"Where did you hear what, tell Dad honestly." Xiang Daying was very serious, saying these words, and did not forget to watch the movement outside the window.

Xiang Suining told Xiang Daying about Tang Wu. Xiang Daying was already drenched in sweat. He is not a coward. People, still made him nervous: "I thought he was still living in a corner spying on us, and I didn't want him to die. It's good to die, it's good to die. Maybe you still have some memories of what happened back then, this Tang Wu , came to our house every now and then to play the autumn wind, not to mention the bank notes, and threatened us from time to time, now that he is dead, I can finally sleep peacefully."

"What Tang Wu said is true?"

(End of this chapter)