Concubine's true colors

Chapter 112
Xiangning Lane, located not far from the imperial city of the capital, as long as it is not a foreigner, the local people of the capital will automatically avoid it when they pass by, and will not easily step into the alley.

Because in this alley, there are all the residences of the princes who have become kings as adults. Therefore, Xiangning Alley, among the common people, is also appropriately called Wangye Alley. Qi, the most intense place.

Don't look at the princes, they all moved to Xiangning Lane, but this alley occupies a huge area, so the distance between each other is relatively far. If they don't come to visit each other on weekdays, it is easy and difficult to meet each other.

And in the most central position of Xiangning Lane, there is a palace with the largest area and the most grandeur, which faintly reveals an aura of overwhelming kings.

Standing in front of the gate of the mansion, one can see the four characters "Prince Tai's Mansion" written on it, and the owner of this mansion is the mansion of Zhou Xiantai, Prince Tai, the second son of Empress Xue and the second son of Emperor Ming.

As the current empress's descendant, the only prince who can compete with the prince, the cost of Zhou Xiantai's mansion this week is not much different from the prince's East Palace.

And in the Prince's Mansion, in the luxuriously decorated main hall, there are currently five people sitting.

The man at the top of the game is a man wearing a dark yellow panlong court dress, with cold eyes, imposing manner, and his whole body is domineering, even if he just sits there quietly, he can bring a lot of excitement to the people around him The deterrent power is not to be underestimated.And this person is none other than the second prince, Zhou Xiantai.

And in the first place next to Zhou Xiantai, there were four people sitting on the left and right.

The first one on the left is a middle-aged man about forty years old. Seeing this man with a smile on his face and a calm expression, just one glance gives people a sense of sophistication.And this person's appearance is five points similar to Qian Yunhong's, it is his father, Qian Ming, Marquis of Huai'an.

Looking at the person sitting first on the right side, wearing a white robe Saixue, with a refined temperament and a soft and handsome face, it is Ji Lingfeng who has never appeared after saying goodbye to Xiao Jinxuan in Yangzhou.

Except for Ji Lingfeng and Qian Ming, the other two people who were sitting beside them, from the point of view of their official service, were all above the third rank, so they must be extremely high-ranking people.

Five people with such identities gathered in the Prince's Mansion, without even thinking about it, they definitely did not come here to reminisce about the old days and talk heart-to-heart.

Sure enough, Zhou Xiantai took a sip of tea, then looked directly at Huai'an Marquis Qian Ming, and asked in a cold voice:

"Hou Ye, my brother the crown prince paid homage to the treasonous king in private. When will the witnesses enter the capital? This is a great opportunity to win over the crown prince. I don't want to waste this opportunity."

Hearing this, Qian Ming said quickly and respectfully: "Don't worry, Your Highness, within two days, this witness will arrive in Beijing and bring him before His Majesty. His Majesty was disgusted by the chaos of the Four Kings back then, and The crown prince dares to pay homage in private, this is simply a conspiracy, such a crown prince, His Royal Highness will not stay even if he thinks about it."

The Rebellion of the Four Kings mentioned by Qian Ming refers to the fact that when Emperor Ming first came to the throne, because of his unstable foundation, his four siblings rebelled together and sought power to usurp the throne.

The situation was very critical at that time, Emperor Ming was even besieged in the imperial city, and his life was in danger.In the end, Marshal Xiao arrived in time, led the Xiao family army, fought bloody battles with the rebels of the four kings for five days and five nights, beheaded two of the kings, deterred the rebels, and forced them to withdraw from the capital.

At the end of that war, it was very tragic. Although most of the rebels were killed, the Xiao family army also died and injured over ten thousand. The streets of the capital were all bright red, which was shocking.

After the situation completely calmed down, the bright red blood stains had not faded away, and no matter how the people scrubbed them, they couldn't get rid of them.

At that time, there was a rumor that it was the countless heroic souls of the Xiao family army, who were reluctant to leave their homeland, so their blood was unwilling to be shed. This incident was widely spread at the time, and even Emperor Ming was alarmed.

In the end, he was grateful for the Xiao family army, and for the sake of appeasing the people, he chose a geomantic treasure land to build monuments and tombs for the dead Xiao family army. He also buried the heads of the four kings who had been beheaded in the ground nearby I built a temple of rebellion, listed the crimes of rebellion by the four kings, alerted future generations, and comforted the souls of heroes.

And when the cemetery was built, it rained heavily on the second day. It rained for five consecutive days and washed away all the blood in the city. Everyone exclaimed miracles. It gradually calmed down.

Therefore, in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Rebel Temple was a symbol of disobedience, and not long ago, Qian Ming's eyes and ears found out that the crown prince went to the Rebel Temple and performed some worship. It is a great opportunity to turn the prince.

So in private, he began to look for witnesses, the emperor paid off, and the prince's sacrifice to the rebellious king was indeed seen by the nearby villagers, so he escorted the witnesses to Beijing, preparing to use them as an important weapon to correct the prince.

It's about the crown prince, Ji Lingfeng, who is a guest of the prince of Thailand, is naturally very caring, so he saw him and said softly:
"If this time we can really persuade His Majesty to abolish the crown prince and establish another one, Lord Hou will take the lead. However, we should not take it lightly on the side of the crown prince. I think it is safer to send the guards of the prince's mansion to personally escort the witness to Beijing. It has saved Lord Hou a lot of trouble, you see how good this is."

Hearing this, Zhou Xiantai glanced at Ji Lingfeng approvingly, very satisfied with his approach.

Although Qian Ming is now attached to Zhou Xiantai, but the other party is an old fox, he never falls behind in the matter of soliciting credit and favor, and he and Zhou Xiantai are also on guard against each other.

Just like the witness testimony this time, in fact, Zhou Xiantai had hinted more than once that Qian Ming hoped to take over these witness witnesses himself.

However, in order to take the lead in front of Emperor Ming and gain greater benefits from Zhou Xiantai, Qian Ming still refused to let go. Therefore, Zhou Xiantai was angry and hated Qian Ming, but he was reluctant to use him.

But this time, Ji Lingfeng brought up the old story again, hoping to take over the testimony, but after Qian Ming heard it, he just snorted coldly.

"Young Master Ji is capable of writing and martial arts. The guards of the prince's mansion have always been commanded by you. The King of Thailand trusts you, but forgive me, I can't trust you. Thinking about the incident in Yangzhou last time, it was Young Master Ji who said, I asked my daughter to go with me to interfere with Yu Wang, but although I was not at ease, I agreed for the sake of the overall situation, but what is the result."

When he said this, Qian Ming was obviously a little excited, and he stood up directly from the chair, pointed at Ji Lingfeng, and said with eyes full of indignation:
"When I left the capital, Mr. Ji promised me that Yingluo would not be hurt at all, but now my daughter is dead, and even the sixth prince almost got in and handed over the witness card to you, Ji Lingfeng. Depending on your ability, it's better not to say such big words and make me laugh."

Ji Lingfeng, who had always been very conceited when people questioned his ability to do things in public, couldn't help it immediately.

"Your Majesty is wrong. Yangzhou and his party, if it weren't for Yuanning County Lord, who has a perverse personality, acted without authorization, made enemies at will, and provoke Xiao Jinxuan, how could they have caused today's murder? After all, your daughter will be killed. The fate of the foreign land is her own fault, how can I blame it on me.

When it comes to the matter in Yangzhou, in fact, Ji Lingfeng is also simmering in anger. If it wasn't for Qian Yingluo, who became jealous and wanted to provoke Xiao Jinxuan, how could the subsequent series of things happen.

At the very beginning, although Ji Lingfeng also helped Qian Yingluo and dealt with Xiao Jinxuan together, when he realized that what he provoked was not a white rabbit, but a fox that only ate meat and drank blood, he immediately wanted to stop, but It would be too late then.

Every time he thinks that he will be defeated by a woman in the end, Ji Lingfeng is angry and annoyed, but he can't help it in his heart and admires him endlessly.

But when Qian Ming heard this, he became even more angry.

"Ji Lingfeng, it's obvious that you're not good at handling things, you can't beat Prince Rui, but now you're talking about a woman, Xiao Jinxuan has also investigated this, she's just Xiao Heng's concubine daughter, but you are all responsible for Yangzhou's defeat. To such a little girl, you, a man of seven feet, actually admit that you are not as good as a woman, don't you feel blush when you say this?"

Zhou Xiantai, who was sitting at the top, had already frowned. Marquis Huai'an and Ji Lingfeng were the people he relied on the most, so the conflict between these two people was the last thing he wanted to see.

"Okay, Lord Hou, Ling Feng, both of you should say a few words less. The incident in Yangzhou is over. My Highness can understand how Lord Hou feels about losing his beloved daughter. But Ling Feng has assisted me for many years. His ability , I also believed it, and the most important thing right now is not to quarrel with these meaningless past events, how to bring down the prince is the most important thing in front of us."

Speaking of this, Zhou Xiantai glanced at Huai Anhou, and a look of unwillingness flashed in his eyes.

"As for the testimony of witnesses, His Royal Highness is also very relieved of Lord Hou's methods, so I will listen to Lord Hou and how to arrange witnesses, I will not interfere."

Zhou Xiantai spoke to mediate, and Ji Lingfeng and Qian Ming naturally stopped arguing.

Moreover, after hearing that Prince Tai was no longer competing for witnesses, Hou Huai'an, who was still full of grief and indignation, had a flash of light in his eyes, and his face returned to normal.

That's right, Qian Yingluo is indeed the Marquis of Huai'an, the only direct-born child, and her biological mother is a princess, but no matter how noble Qian Yingluo's background is, she is just a daughter.

Now, Qian Ming has three daughters and five sons, so Qian Yingluo's death didn't make him feel so sad, and Qian Ming just mentioned his dead daughter just now, but he used it to block Zhou Xiantai's mouth and make him feel sad when he was in distress. Open your mouth, let him ask for witnesses.

Seeing his own tragic drama, the effect is good, but Qian Ming is now attached to Zhou Xiantai. Although he wants to keep a backup and show his own value, he is unwilling to really offend the second prince.

Therefore, just when he got up, he was about to say a few polite words to Ji Lingfeng, so as to ease the atmosphere between each other, so as not to really become tense.

Suddenly, Qian Ming's personal attendant ran in from outside in a panic.

"Master Hou is not well. Master Yunhong has sent a letter saying that Her Royal Highness was seriously injured in the Guanyin Temple and her life is in critical condition. I'm afraid she will die soon."

(End of this chapter)