Rebirth of the Merchant Girl

Chapter 219 The Princess

Xie Yanniang nodded knowingly. If it had been revealed in advance, the fifteen princes would have been scolded by the common people as sinners through the ages before the throne was obtained.

When the imperial edict was received, Long Zhiyu lied that the young emperor was seriously ill, saying that his life was not long, so he found the most suitable person to inherit the throne.Even if some people have doubts, it is logical.

If Long Zhiyu got rid of all the clues and wiped out all the insiders, who would know that the poor young emperor was actually killed by his own uncle?

At that time, it was a foregone conclusion, and the regent who was far away in the border town could not do anything to him, let alone other people.

When Long Zhiyu became the emperor, the first thing he did was to eradicate dissidents, and Ruan Jingxin was the first to bear the brunt.

Xie Yanniang looked at his side face worriedly. Ruan Jingxin didn't put on a mask and wiped his face with dust, just like the ordinary people who came from a long way outside, their outstanding facial features were hidden under the dirt, ordinary Doesn't get anyone's attention.

"You must not let the fifteen princes succeed, or your lord will be in danger."

Ruan Jingxin turned his face to her and smiled at her: "We are an ordinary couple in the city, what should I call my wife, can people see the flaws?"

Xie Yanniang was startled, she buried her small face in his shoulder and called softly: "Master? Husband? Langjun?"

"Madam, whatever you want is fine," Ruan Jingxin walked around the street with her on his back, looking around, like a country bumpkin who came to Beijing for the first time.

He wandered around for a long time. In the eyes of others, it might be too expensive to hesitate to stay in a hotel. Finally, he detoured to a small inn in an alley.

Although the inn is small, it has all the internal organs. After Xie Yanniang entered, she looked at the clean shop, and Xiaoer greeted her with a smile on her face.

The lobby is full of guests. It can be seen that the location of this inn is hard to find, but it has a good reputation and many repeat customers.

After Ruan Jingxin went in, he said directly to Xiaoer: "I want a big room, the one facing southeast is best, so that my wife can live more comfortably."

He deliberately changed his voice to sound low and rough.

Xiaoer's eyes moved slightly, and he quickly returned to normal: "The guest came at the right time. There happens to be a guest room facing southeast in the store. Let me take the guest officer up to have a look."

Ruan Jingxin nodded, and followed Xiao Er to the second floor. There was a whispering sound from behind. It was strange that someone would ask for a southeast-facing room on purpose. The forest is so big that there are everyone.

But with a smile, they quickly left it behind.

Xiao Er led the two of them to the corner room on the second floor, opened the door and went in.

Closing the door, Xiao Er unscrewed the mechanism under the bed, and a secret door suddenly appeared.

He bowed his body to salute, and immediately stepped back three feet.

Ruan Jingxin nodded slightly at the shop waiter, and stepped in with Xie Yanniang behind her back, the secret door was quickly closed.

Xie Yanniang was startled, Ruan Jingxin comforted her softly: "Don't worry, this inn is my place, and Yun Zhang takes care of it himself on weekdays."

Sure enough, I walked into a dark room through a secret passage, and the shopkeeper was already waiting by my side: "My lord, the fifteenth prince brought his side concubine to the palace to greet the queen mother. The emperor happened to be at the queen mother's place. Holding the young emperor hostage with a dagger. It is a pity that after the news spread, the gate of the palace was closed, no one was allowed to enter or leave at will, and the news could not be transmitted."

Ruan Jingxin frowned, revealing such an expression: "Generally, I already know, so don't act rashly for now."

"Yes," the shopkeeper kept his head down, not looking at Xie Yanniang who was on Ruan Jingxin's back.

Who else can the regent carry on his back besides the princess?

The shopkeeper asked again: "Is your lord planning to enter the palace to rescue the emperor? From the perspective of a villain, the fifteen princes left well prepared, and those maids are well-trained. Obviously they didn't buy them from outside the mansion in a hurry. Don't wait for the two to meet each other." Fighting, my lord will get the benefit of the fisherman again?"

Xie Yanniang couldn't help but take another look at him. The shopkeeper looked at him kindly and kindly, but he was full of bad words when he uttered it. Was this a good thing to encourage Ruan Jingxin to wait for the right time to intervene and ruin Long Zhiyu?
She looked at Ruan Jingxin again, waiting for his statement.

It's just that he didn't seem to have much interest in the lofty imperial chair, so he pondered for a moment before saying, "How many people are left in Beijing?"

"There are less than 50 people, including the palace, about 100 people." The shopkeeper is Kang Yunzhang's right-hand man, and he knows the manpower in Beijing well.

With such a small number of people, it is impossible to confront Long Zhiyu head-on.

"Prepare the hot soup, let's wash up first, and make a decision after meeting someone later." Hearing this, the shopkeeper immediately stepped back and gave orders in person.

Xie Yanniang was puzzled: "Who are we going to see?"

Ruan Jingxin narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "The elder sister of the late emperor, the eldest princess of the Qing Kingdom."

This Eldest Princess Xie Yanniang had heard of it before, but she lived in seclusion and rarely appeared in front of people, so she was gradually forgotten.

Now that Ruan Jingxin mentioned it, she couldn't help being stunned: "My husband plans to ask the eldest princess for help, and go to the palace to save the emperor? It's just that the eldest princess is still standing by and doesn't seem to want to get involved in this matter."

Even when the young emperor came to the throne, the eldest princess didn't show up, which shows that she doesn't take royal affairs very seriously.

I heard that when the eldest princess' consort Hussar General died in battle, he left a posthumous son.It's a pity that this daughter was frail and sickly when she was born, and her life was almost hanged by the carloads of precious medicinal materials.

I'm afraid it's too old now, but no one has ever seen even one side.

The imperial doctor said that it is impossible to see the wind, there are groups of maids guarding inside and outside the courtyard, and there are also female guards looking for day and night, no one can enter except the eldest princess.

This incident caused a lot of trouble, and it was also in the previous life that Long Zhiyu was worried about winning over the eldest princess, and took her to meet the eldest princess's most cherished daughter, but who knew that the nurse next to the eldest princess blocked the gate of the courtyard.

The eldest princess was even more unceremonious, and asked the female guard to send Long Zhiyu out, and never let him in again.

Because of this, Long Zhiyu felt resentful. He was afraid that when he first ascended the throne, the first thing he would do would be to take the eldest princess under his knife!

With the vengeful temperament of the fifteenth prince, it's no wonder he would let the eldest princess go!
"When the emperor ascended the throne, he had appointed the eldest princess' daughter as Princess Huilan, intending to win her over. Unfortunately, the eldest princess only let the nanny go to the palace to thank her." Ruan Jingxin also frowned. How can I get her to agree to help send me into the palace?
"When the first emperor was drunk, he once said that his elder sister was the most difficult to impress. Money and power are not on her mind at all." For the current plan, we can only start with Princess Huilan.

After washing up separately, Xie Yanniang changed into a luxurious dress, and saw Ruan Jingxin walking towards her holding a brocade box: "This is a rare Tianshan snow lotus, which is especially effective for people with weak bones."

He only hoped that this rare medicinal material could impress the eldest princess a little, although the hope was not high, at least it would not anger the eldest princess.

Xie Yanniang put on the door veil and comforted Ruan Jingxin, "Don't worry, Husband, if it doesn't work, let me try."

"Oh, what's the lady's idea?" Ruan Jingxin looked at her curiously, and saw Xie Yanniang take the mask from him and put it on for herself.

"I heard that the eldest princess is good at chess. I happened to memorize a lot of unique chess records. Maybe I can make the eldest princess a little more friendly?" Xie Yanniang was not sure, but she had to try to know.

Ruan Jingxin glanced at her and said with a smile: "I never thought that the lady is so knowledgeable that she doesn't even know about chess pieces?"

Xie Yanniang lowered her head, knowing that her words were not convincing.

After all, she lived in a small town in the south since she was a child, and her life was difficult. How could she get in touch with the orphan?

Although Xie's mansion is rich, and Mr. Xie also likes to be arty, but it is impossible to spend a lot of money to buy a single copy that is useless.

After Xie Yanniang was taken back to Xie's house, she didn't go out much, and spent the rest of her time in the Prince Regent's hot spring village.

Zhuangzi's study room is nothing but travel notes and four books and five classics, but there are no isolated chess books. Where did she read them?
How could Xie Yanniang tell Ruan Jingxin that when she was seriously injured by Long Zhiyu in the palace, she had to catch her breath for a few days, lying on the bed was really boring, so she sent people to search for some lonely books, and played against the chess records by herself. Play well to pass the time.

Unknowingly, she memorized more and more chess records.

Unexpectedly, one day, the gadgets that pass the time may come in handy now.

Xie Yanniang looked at Ruan Jingxin, and said jokingly: "If I say that it's the only copy I've seen in my previous life, will my husband believe it?"

"In my last life, was it still when Li'er was?" Ruan Jingxin shook his head, that lynx was clearly wild in the mountains and forests, where was it a small household item, how could he see an orphan?
I am wandering with myself, I don't even have enough food, I fight and kill every day, and it is not easy to save my life. How can there be such an elegant thing as an orphan?

But Xie Yanniang didn't say anything for the time being, she was afraid there was something inside, Ruan Jingxin didn't want to push too hard: "No matter what, lady just let go and do it."

Xie Yanniang glanced at him gratefully, the memory with Long Zhiyu really made her so disgusted that she didn't even want to say it.

Maybe one day, she will confess to Ruan Jingxin, but it's not at this time.

The eldest princess's mansion is not far away, but the gate on the bustling street has been sealed long ago.

It was said that the eldest princess felt that the gate facing the street was too noisy, so she asked someone to block it, and opened a gate in another secluded alley.

She is really a temperamental person, if she says it is blocked, it will be blocked, if she says to open the door in another direction, it will be opened, and it doesn't matter where the door is facing, let alone whether it is a matter of decency, it only depends on whether she is happy or not.

Xie Yanniang had a very good impression of this eldest princess, especially because she treated Long Zhiyu without any false words. Even after the fifteenth prince ascended to the top, the eldest princess's expression did not change much.

It can be seen that the eldest princess has a bad impression of Long Zhiyu, and she is too lazy to deal with it, and it can even be said that she treats him coldly.

This attitude has not changed from beginning to end.

This made Xie Yanniang admire.

(End of this chapter)