Wanqingsi

Chapter 185 The Madman
"By the way, Xiangrong from your Yun family has been in the palace for a while, right?" The queen mother suddenly changed the subject again, and said with a smile, "She was 'registered' by the emperor to stay in the palace, it seems that the emperor has a good impression of her. "

"It's the blessing of Xiangrong and the Yun family to be favored by the emperor." I smiled.When a woman enters the palace, if she wants to be favored, it depends entirely on her own ability, and the Yun family can't help her much, at most she can help her with money.But the old man's attitude was a bit strange. When Xiangrong didn't enter the palace, he was very concerned and helped her take care of everything very thoughtfully, but once he entered the palace, he didn't care much about her.I originally thought that the old man really wanted to have a concubine in his family, so he would definitely bother to help Xiangrong with activities in the palace. A few days ago, I made a special trip to ask the old man if he would allocate a sum of money to help Xiangrong stay in the palace. I don't need to talk about ideal things in the future, so I won't say more, with an attitude that this matter is over, it's hard to fathom what he's thinking.

"Well, the draft is over. Those ministers in the court have written letters many times to let the emperor become a queen as soon as possible. I don't know what the emperor thinks. None of the beautiful girls who stayed in the palace has been promoted. After the election, this matter is also very important. Keep procrastinating." The Empress Dowager's tone was a bit troubled, "I really don't let this palace worry."

This, it seems that I am still not suitable to express any opinions.To be honest, every time I come to see the Empress Dowager, I feel a little terrified. Dealing with this empress is more difficult than dealing with her emperor's son. What is she thinking?I am a widow, not to mention that I have a clean relationship with the emperor, even if I really have something to do with the emperor, it is impossible for me to enter the palace and become his woman, let alone I am not an ordinary widow.I smiled wryly from the bottom of my heart, why should she guard against me, my heart has already died along with Yunzheng, or maybe the Empress Dowager doesn't believe the rumor that Mrs. Ronghua became crazy after remembering her husband?Yun Zheng, I'm so tired, what should I do?
Seeing that I was silent, the queen mother smiled: "Ye girl, in this draft, your family wants Rong Dexing to be outstanding in appearance. I have seen her horoscope, and she is the best match with the emperor. I like her very much, Marquis Yongle It is a blessing to have such a well-behaved grand-niece."

"That can't compare to the Queen Mother's blessing. Such a good girl is now the Queen Mother's daughter-in-law." I smiled. Is this a favor to the Yun family?Or want to imply that Xiangrong is intentionally allowed to enter the main palace?Grandpa must be very happy to know, right?
"You can talk, you girl." The queen mother smiled slightly, and I smiled without saying a word.The Queen Mother has said so much, but what I want to know most is what I said to the Emperor today, right?But the emperor asked this matter to be kept secret, for fear of scaring the snake, I can't say it.The Queen Mother didn't know what was on her mind, and she didn't want to ask, so I pretended to be confused.

When I came out of the palace, I went straight to find Yi Chenwen, who knew I would go in, and seeing him packing his luggage, I was stunned: "Shenwen, where are you going?"

"I wanted to travel around for a long time, but I have been entangled in common affairs before, so I have no chance." Shen Wen served me tea, "Sister-in-law's wife came just in time, so I won't go to the house to inform you anymore."

"Why do you want to leave suddenly?" I frowned and stared at him, "Because of Miss Sai?"

Shen Wen was quiet for a while, then said calmly: "How come, I am not familiar with Miss Sai."

"Unfamiliar?" I smiled, "Shen Fan, I'm from here, so you don't have to lie to me."

Shen Wen was silent, and I sighed: "Since you have decided, I will not persuade you anymore, but can you tell me, who is Miss Sai? Why did she marry General Ji?"

"Sister-in-law, Miss Sai and I are just ordinary friends, I don't know anything about her." Shen Fan still insisted on this set of words.I looked at him quietly for a while, then nodded: "Okay, then I wish you a smooth journey."

After all, I don't have a deep friendship with Yi Shenwen, so I can't force him to say things he doesn't want to say.He went back to the Hou Mansion with a lot of worries, and as soon as he got out of the car, Yun Yi came up to him with a worried expression: "Young Madam, you are back, Master Hou just fell ill again!"

I was surprised: "Is grandpa okay?" The old man's health is getting worse day by day, and the frequency of attacks has increased recently.

"Mr. Fu is treating him." Yun Yi hurriedly said, "Go and have a look!"

Xiaohong hurriedly helped me to walk in, and hurriedly stepped into the old man's room, and saw An Yuanxi and Yun De standing by the bed, and Mr. Fu was administering needles to the old man.I hurried to the bed and saw that the old man had his eyes closed, as if he had passed out.Looking up at An Yuanxi, he said softly, "How is Grandpa?"

"I just had an attack, but now Mr. Fu has given needles, and the condition has stabilized." An Yuanxi whispered.As soon as the words were finished, I heard the old man cough, and I quickly turned my head to look over, and saw the old man's eyelids trembled, and he slowly opened his eyes.Mr. Fu sighed lightly, and said softly: "Master Hou, you need to rest well, don't get angry and anxious. I'll go out and prescribe you a prescription."

The old man nodded wearily, Mr. Fu went out, and I quickly squatted beside the bed: "Grandpa, how are you?"

"I'm sick, just rest and rest." Seeing that An Yuanxi and I were standing by the bed, the old man smiled slightly, "I scared you."

"How did Grandpa get sick?" I frowned and said worriedly, "Mr. Fu told you not to be angry, who is angry with you?"

"It's just a business matter." The old man shook his head, "It's nothing."

"Grandpa, don't worry about business matters." I sighed, "Isn't my uncle watching with me? Grandpa is still worried?"

The old man just smiled, and suddenly realized that he was responsible for those things himself, right?What was it that made him so anxious that he had a heart attack?Why did the old man keep refusing to reveal this mysterious deal?

Seeing that he refused to talk, I changed the subject and said with a smile: "By the way, Grandpa, I want to tell you a happy event. Today I will go to the palace to see the Empress Dowager. Listening to her tone, I intend to make our family Xiangrong the empress."

"Really?" The old man's reaction was very flat, and he didn't feel happy at all.I was a little surprised. I saw the old man's face darken, and a wave flashed in his eyes. After a long while, he closed his eyes and said in a low voice: "I'm a little tired, I want to sleep for a while, you go out first."

An Yuanxi and I looked at each other, stood up, Xiaohong helped me out of the room, and An Yuanxi followed.I walked two steps silently, stopped and looked at him: "How did Grandpa get sick?"

"This month my uncle's account that should have been transferred to 'External Expenditures' was not transferred, but he also used it to make other expenses. Grandpa was very angry when he found out, and fell ill after cursing a few words in the room." An Yuanxi Looking around, he said softly.

What is this mysterious "external expenditure"?Why is the old man so anxious?Not only the deacons of the Yun family don't know about it, but even An Yuanxi and I don't know about it.What secrets does the old man have that we don't know?I lowered my head, lost in thought.Seeing my uncertain expression, An Yuanxi said softly, "Sister-in-law is entering the palace today, are you okay?"

"Eh?" I was startled, and looked up at him, "What?"

"Uh..." An Yuanxi paused, "It's nothing, as long as sister-in-law is fine."

What can I do?It was strange for An Yuanxi to ask this question.After thinking for a while, he said to him: "Uncle, please ask Deacon Yin to find out for me the origin of General Ji's new wife."

After An Sheng disappeared, An Yuanxi begged the old man to ask Deacon Yin to help find An Sheng's whereabouts, and the old man handed over the power of dispatching Deacon Yin to An Yuanxi.An Yuanxi looked at me, didn't ask me why I wanted to check her, just nodded: "OK."

I thanked and went back to the room, thought about it, and asked someone to call Yun Gan over: "You have someone watch over Yi Shenwen for me, and the General's Mansion also arranged someone for me to watch over Mrs. Ji, and they have to report to me every day If there is anything unusual, report it immediately."

I don't suspect that Shen Fan has something to do with General Ji, but I also don't believe that he really knows nothing about Saikamen. At this time, I can only collect as much information and information as possible. The most important thing is Find a way to save General Sabi.The emperor already knew that General Ji was hit by Xie Jiang, how would he deal with this matter?With his personality, he might seek to verify the authenticity of this matter. Who would he turn to to confirm it?

A day passed, and there was no movement between the emperor and Jifu.Two days passed, still calm.The spies I sent couldn't find any useful information in a short period of time. I was so anxious that I couldn't rest all day long.On the third day, Ping An's "Fengchi" recovered and came to the house to thank him.The girl had an angry face when she entered the door. I didn't know her reason for coming at first, and I felt a little guilty. I thought she had discovered the cause of my illness, so I smiled and said tentatively: "Oh, why is your face so unhappy? Who messed with our Ji Shangyi?" ?”

"Oh, don't mention it, it makes me angry when I say it." Ping An sat next to me and said angrily, "I met a lunatic when I went out today, talking nonsense, and I was so angry."

"Oh? What did he say that makes you so angry?" I smiled and took the tea from Xiaohong.

"As soon as I went out today, I saw a man looking around furtively outside the general's mansion. I didn't know what he wanted to do. I asked the servant to catch him and question him. It turned out that the man was a lunatic, talking nonsense, saying that we The general’s mansion is covered by evil clouds, and evil spirits are at the head, someone must have been possessed by evil spirits and lost their souls.” Ping An said angrily, “I became angry when I heard it, and someone beat up that lunatic. Dare to curse our General's Mansion..."

My hand trembled, and I almost knocked over the teacup, feeling uncertain in my heart.Who is this man?How did he know that someone in the general's mansion had fallen into a sorcerer's spell?Is it someone related to Saikamen?If so, why would he go to the gate of the general's mansion and talk nonsense?I put the teacup back on the coffee table and said with a light smile, "How do you know that man is crazy? Have you seen him before?"

"He's talking nonsense, is he crazy or something?" Ping An said angrily, "I've never seen that person before, and that person doesn't seem to be from the capital city, I saw him dressed like a bumpkin, as if he came from the countryside. "

"Oh? From the countryside?" I pretended not to care, "How do you know?"

"I don't know why. That man is wearing a very old-fashioned short cloth shirt. The style is probably 50 years old. He is carrying a dilapidated package and a ridiculous tiger-head hat." Pingan snorted. Laughed out loud, "I've never seen anyone wearing such a funny hat, what age is that hat worn by!"

"Why are you dressed like this?" I smiled, "Is that person young?"

"It's strange because you're not young. You should be in your early twenties, right? Tell me, what is it if you're not a lunatic?" Ping An probably remembered the man's appearance, and covered his mouth and laughed.

"It's really interesting, what does that person look like?" I asked with interest.

"Look, it's not ugly, just a simple look." Pingan tilted his head and thought for a while, then smiled, "It's just that the dress is too funny."

I chatted and laughed with Ping An calmly, and when she said goodbye and left, my smile immediately darkened.Ask Xiao Hong to call Tie Wei into the room: "Yun Xun, you go out immediately and find a man in his early twenties with a silly face wearing a tiger hat and an old-fashioned short cloth shirt. Bring him back to the Hou Mansion!"

——2007, September, 4
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