Yipin Tianxia

Nianfu's trip to Beijing will take about half a year.

I remember that when I first left Beijing, the lotus flowers in the suburbs of Beijing were still in full bloom, but when I returned to Beijing, I could already smell the faint fragrance of plum blossoms.

Since I sent someone back to report the letter in advance, it was not surprising to see someone pick it up.But unexpectedly, it was Du Chuan who came to pick them up.It also took more than 100 miles of land, and it was halfway two or three days away from the capital.

This was so grand, Ouyang Kang was more frightened than pleasantly surprised, so he hurriedly got out of the carriage, ignoring the heavy snow on the ground, and walked forward to salute.

Du Chuan hurriedly helped him up, "It's so cold, why are you talking about these vain etiquettes? I heard that you were very ill on the way, are you well? Your husband was afraid that you were not well, so he specially asked me to bring you Two bottles of Qiuli ointment, the best for cough and asthma, for you and your father-in-law."

Ouyang Kang was touched, "How is the sir? How is the grandmother? Is everything at home safe? Why did uncle come in person in such a snowy day?"

"The family is fine, and I'm fine. I came to pick you up because I want to go out and walk around." Du Chuan said with a smile, "I heard the good news about Princess Ping and your daughter-in-law. The whole family is very happy. If I didn't stop you, Both your husband and wife want to come and greet you."

He paused for a moment with a smile on his face, "And the emperor, I should send someone to pick it up tomorrow or the day after. You took back 20 taels from the emperor, and it was spread all over the court, and no one is not boastful."

Ouyang Kang blinked his eyes, didn't ask any more questions, and first led Du Chuan to meet his father-in-law and his family.

Say hello to each other, and thank you for your concern.Ouyang Kang sat in Du Chuan's car and asked seriously, "What happened in Beijing?"

Although Du Chuan loves him very much, the old lady and Su Cheng, one is old and weak, the other is disabled, and now it is the twelfth lunar month, the year is approaching, and there are many things at home that need someone to take care of.The original omnipotent housekeeper, Zhong Shan, is no longer here. If it wasn't necessary, how could Du Chuan have traveled so far to pick them up?

Du Chuan sighed, "Since you left, many things have happened in the capital, especially recently..."

"What happened?" Ouyang Kang's heart sank.He clenched his fist slightly to calm himself down.

Du Chuan frowned and thought for a while, as if he didn't know where to start, and said after a while, "Princess Changle is gone."

Ouyang Kang knew that it was the little princess who was loved by the emperor.

"Later, I didn't know how to find out. Jin Wang still had a heart of disobedience under house arrest. Not only did he often complain, he even practiced witchcraft. Curse the current emperor and princess."

Ouyang Kang's eyes darkened, this would be a great blow to the emperor, or any father.

"The Holy Order ordered that King Jin be divided into five horses. But the courtiers objected, saying that this was not in line with etiquette. In ancient times, the royal family, or high-ranking officials. No matter how big a mistake they made, they would at most give white silk, dove wine or a dagger. A whole corpse, for the whole face. But the emperor was heartbroken about the death of the little princess, and he refused. Later, the king of Chu persuaded him, willing to be punished by the stick for the king of Jin, and begged the emperor to give the king of Jin a whole corpse, but he unexpectedly recruited The emperor was furious. He reprimanded the king of Chu for only knowing the deep brotherly love, but not pity for his younger sister, and not worthy of being an example for the prince, so that he wanted to demote the king of Chu as a commoner and expel him from the court."

Ouyang Kang's face became more serious.The King of Chu is a good man, but this time he really touched the Emperor's scales.

Mr. said that Gao Xian is a sensible person, but he is also an iron-blooded emperor who has come out of the sea of ​​swords and blood.When he shows his sharpness, the only thing you can do is to avoid him.

"As the eldest son of the emperor, the king of Chu has a great relationship. As a result, the opposition from the officials became more intense. But the emperor insisted on not listening, so that Liao Tingwei was killed in the courtroom."

What?Ouyang Kang was shocked.

He was not familiar with Liao Tingwei, but he had dealt with Liao Tingwei several times. He knew that he was an old man who loved enjoyment and power. He would choose such a violent way to kill himself, which shows how critical the situation was at that time. when.

Du Chuan glanced at him, and said with a bad face, "Because of the death of Liao Tingwei, the matter of the king of Chu has been temporarily put on hold, but no one expected that at this time, Mr. Pei from the Imperial College published another book, the first sentence of which is The saying is: it is the fault of the father whether to raise or not to teach."

Ouyang Kang's scalp went numb, his fists in both hands were already clenched, and he trembled slightly.

Pei Xingyan, the dean of the Imperial College, is both civil and military, loyal and upright.He is Guan Yaozu's mentor, and he also has a half-teacher friendship.

There was a snow disaster in Beijing that year.Ouyang Kang will always remember that when he and Nianfu were helpless and almost desperate, it was Mr. Pei who took the lead in delivering the first cart of grain to his family regardless of his personal honor, disgrace or safety.

But such a person is destined not to be suitable for officialdom.

"Right now, Mr. Pei's family of thirteen members have all been imprisoned. The sentence is to be executed!"

That is waiting to die.Ouyang Kang was dizzy for a while, and he could hardly listen anymore, before he asked with difficulty, "What, what else?"

Du Chuan was silent for a long time before opening his mouth with difficulty, "Recently, for some reason, a rumor began to circulate in Beijing that Princess Ping...is Princess Taikang from the previous dynasty!"

There was a hum in Ouyang Kang's head, his pupils suddenly tightened, and his eyes turned black.

Ji Longfeng, he's so ruthless!Did you actually release this news?Is this going to drive their family to a dead end?

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On the seventeenth day of the twelfth lunar month, King Ping returned to Beijing.

The emperor sent a special envoy, with a brocade car and a canopy, to meet him ten miles out of the city.Received a banquet in the palace, even King Ping's parents-in-law were honored.

Drink as much as you can, let's finish the meal and feast.

In Linde Hall, the irrelevant people have already retreated.King Ping's father-in-law, mother-in-law, daughter, son-in-law and his family of six all knelt in front of the dragon chair.

Only King Ping's clear voice could be heard, and he said quietly, "I have a family matter that I don't know. I'm afraid I'll confuse the bloodline and disrupt the country. I want to distinguish it in front of Your Majesty."

After a moment of silence, the emperor's deep voice sounded from above, "Yun."

Mu Shaoqin turned around on his knees, supported his wife, kowtowed to the two elders of the Shi family, and made a big salute, "Right now, there are rumors in the capital, so I have to take the liberty to ask my father-in-law and mother-in-law in front of the Holy Master, is my wife, Hui Niang, the birth of your two elders?"

Father Shi immediately became angry, "Other people say this, why are you talking too? Mother Hui is of course our own daughter, she has never been able to walk and talk, she is in front of me, and she is now in her thirties, why not My own child? Juaner, tell me!"

Unexpectedly, Aunt Shi was in tears, looking at her daughter, choked with sobs and unable to speak.

Hui Niang knelt and stepped forward, holding her mother's old and cold hand, her body trembling, tears streaming down her face, "Mother... tell me, I am your own, right? I am your daughter and father's daughter, right?"

Aunt Shi held her hand tightly, crying too hard to speak.Unexpectedly, in the main hall, another old but majestic voice sounded.

"Crying and crying, do you think it's okay not to tell the truth? If you don't tell the truth again, Ai's family will be punished immediately!"

With tears in his eyes, Nianfu raised his eyes and glared.The one who came was none other than Empress Dowager Mu.

As soon as the emperor frowned, Empress Dowager Mu said, "This matter is not only about the state system, but also about the blood of the Mu family. There is no room for loss, and the Ai family must know!"

The emperor glanced down again, and said, "Then ask the queen to sit down and give the old man a little time."

After he said that, Empress Dowager Mu had no choice but to give up, and sat down on the lower head with a face as heavy as water, the eyes staring at Hui Niang were as cold as ice.

Aunt Shi didn't know where her courage came from, so she suddenly put her daughter behind her back and said loudly, "Yes! This is all the fault of the old woman alone. If you want to kill me, I will take it alone. Don't touch me. Madam Hui!"

"Tch!" Empress Dowager Mu sneered softly, but she looked at Niang Hui with a colder gaze, "By saying that, you are admitting that she is a bastard of unknown origin?"

"My Lady Hui is not a bastard!" Father Shi flew into a rage, his chest heaving violently, and he tightly held Aunt Shi's hand, "My mother, tell me that Mother Hui is our own, I picked her name before I left!"

Aunt Shi's tears fell down like beads with a broken thread, "I'm sorry for the child's father! Niang Hui, our Niang Hui... She, she died eight days after she was born!"

It was like a thunderbolt from the clear sky, which stunned Father Shi.Hui Niang also went limp, almost half paralyzed on Mu Shaoqin's body.

Nianfu cried and climbed forward, pulling Aunt Shi's sleeve, "Grandma, grandma, this is not true, how could mother not be your child? You love me so much, and her so much..."

Aunt Shi hugged her back and burst into tears, "The war disaster that year, your grandfather was taken away, and your uncle escaped by hiding at your grandma's house in the country. But I have a big belly, there is nothing I can do... ...Thanks to the kindness of the folks, Seventh Aunt asked her boy to put me in the car and take me to escape together. I, I was the mother Hui who was born in a ruined temple on the mountain...but at that time, even people I have no food, where can I get milk?"

The entire hall was so silent that even a needle could be heard falling on the ground.Everyone is listening to this sad country woman tell about the past,

"...Hui Niang kept crying and crying. I felt worse than being cut by a knife. Fortunately, Aunt Seven knew a recipe and asked her kid to dig earthworms for me. I just boiled them like that without oil. No salt was added, and when I drank it, milk really came out... But, Mother Hui finally had a stutter, and the pursuers came again.

A child under the full moon would not be able to see the wind, let alone bumps, but what else could I do besides hugging her and fleeing for my life?

On the third day, Hui Niang developed a high fever and kept crying, unable to eat milk, and couldn't be coaxed well.But the chasing soldiers don't stop, how dare I stop?

The child followed me all the way, but he suffered from the old nose.Finally on the eighth day, Seventh Aunt finally found a relative who opened a small inn, so she had a place to settle down, and Madam Hui stopped crying.I thought the child was fine, but when I looked again, the child died in my arms..."

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