Chapter 97: On Gongfeng King
After Qingshan watched Xiao Yuanhao leave, she turned to Yingluo and said, "Miss, please get on the carriage."
Yingluo nodded and smiled at her, turned to Aunt Su and said, "Auntie, you go back to the carriage first, let's follow you later."
Aunt Su looked at Yingluo and then turned to look at Qingshan, hiding the doubts in her eyes, and a smile appeared on her face and said, "Okay, Ying'er, you have also been frightened a lot today. Let's go back first."
Qingshan personally drove the carriage and followed Aunt Su's carriage. The group slowly drove towards the direction where Chen Mansion was.
On the way, Qiaoer couldn't help asking: "Qingshan, what are you doing today? How could he startle our horses for no reason?"
Qingshan hesitated for a moment, looking embarrassed, "Sister Qiaoer, this action is confidential today, I'm sorry I'm not in a position to tell you."
Qiaoer curled her lips, whispered, and stopped asking more questions. Yingluo glanced at Qiaoer, shook her head and smiled bitterly, "Jiaoer, don't make things difficult for Miss Qingshan. I believe she has her own persistence and difficulties." She paused and continued, "Qingshan, is your leg injured better?"
Qingshan outside the car felt warm and replied: "Thanks to the lady's injury medicine, my leg injury has been healed now."
Yingluo smiled slightly, "That's good."
While talking, the gate of Chen Mansion was close to him. Qingshan and Qiaoer helped Yingluo get off the carriage together, and Aunt Su also came over. Qingshan saw Aunt Su in front of her and was not convenient to say anything, so she bowed to them and drove away in the carriage.
Looking at Qingshan's departure back, Aunt Su asked in a tentative manner, "Yinger, who are these people today? Why are they all so mysterious and arrogant?"
Yingluo lowered her eyes and smiled slightly, saying lightly: "Auntie, these people are people we cannot provoke. For the sake of the stability of the Chen Mansion, it is better for the aunt not to know too much." Before Aunt Su came to her senses, Yingluo had already lifted the corner of her skirt and walked towards Tingting in the mansion.
Aunt Su was stunned, or was Bao Sheng from behind who spoke to remind him before he realized that she said she could not provoke him? It seemed that she knew the origin of these people. Aunt Su couldn't help but wonder how long this girl had been in Kyoto, how could she recognize so many people who could "provoke him"? How many secrets were hidden in her body?
On the third day after the Fierce Horse incident, an extraordinary thing spread throughout the Kyoto, causing shock to the court and the country. King Ding, the most respected cousin of His Majesty the Emperor, was raided from the mansion three days ago, and he was seriously injured for resisting arrest on the street, and then went to prison.
Because the evidence of rebellion was conclusive, the emperor Long Yan was furious and dragged out an old minister who tried to plead for King Ding on the spot and ordered the same crime to be punished. So the whole court was panicked and no one dared to plead again. Now, King Ding and the gangsters who were stationed in the court and the army were now detained in the heavenly prison, waiting for the final imperial trial.
This news naturally came from Qiaoer to Yingluo's ears. Yingluo actually guessed that when King Ding appeared in the Pear Garden that day, she felt something was wrong. It was the strange tranquility before the storm. Now that King Ding's faction has been wiped out, it seems that Xiao Yuanhao must have made great contributions.
Yingluo had this question, and it was not a random guess. Because a month later, the imperial list was released and the once arrogant King Ding was demoted to the land of the common people and exiled to the southern Yi, and he would never return to the capital. As for the other peasants, they were not so lucky, and they were all sentenced to death. Dingzhou, the fief of King Ding, naturally returned to the control of the court, and the huge wealth underground. This is probably the true intention of our Emperor, Yingluo was guessing this way.
The former pride of heaven was once a prisoner and fell into a foreign land. The world was really impermanent. This incident added a few more topics of conversation for the people of Kyoto. Some people said that King Ding was self-inflicted, while others secretly lamented that the ruthlessness was the most imperial family.
After this incident, the emperor was very happy and favored Xiao Yuanhao, his grandson. So with a big stroke, he gave him the most gorgeous and spacious mansion closest to the imperial city to him. The emperor wrote the "King Xi Mansion". Yes, although our eldest grandson Xiao Yuanhao had not married a concubine before he was young, he was a legitimate prince who was even higher than his royal uncles. This is the only one since the founding of the country, which shows how much the emperor admired and valued this grandson.
Because he was a meritorious and noble in his status, no one in the court dared to object, and they all agreed to the emperor's decision to make a wise decision. Although there were constant congratulations on the surface, secretly, the factions of the princes belonging to were unable to sit still. The emperor was unpredictable now that he was so fond of Xiao Yuanhao and was supporting his power openly and secretly. Is the direction of the wind on the imperial city going to change?
Compared with those officials who belong to different factions who are fighting against each other, the most uneasy and headache-inducing princes are naturally the princes who are at the forefront. They don’t understand whether the emperor’s move is to consolidate the position of the prince or intentionally support new competitors! In the previous dynasty, there was not a precedent for the emperor to directly pass on the emperor’s grandson. If this is true, it would be a big deal!
Xiao Yuanhao has been fighting and robbing these years. On the surface, he rode his horse and whip around, but he did not see him participating in the court. No one knows how much energy he has accumulated behind him. It can be said that they know nothing about him.
For several days and nights, the study rooms of each royal palace were brightly lit, and the trusted staff rushed to offer suggestions and spared no effort to make suggestions for the masters.
This ethereal and uneasy mood also spread to the masters of the various halls of the harem. In these days, the princes who had already divided the palaces came to the harem with their concubines to pay tribute significantly. While chatting, they all felt anxious and worried about the current situation.
Compared with the surging tides in the previous dynasty and the harem, the more uneasy and nervous were the students who participated in the examination. Today is the day when the examination results are released! Only by passing the examination can you have the opportunity to see Tianyan and participate in the final palace examination! Countless students have been studying hard for many years and have passed the layers of scientific examinations, which is not the only day!
Shen Tanchun sent the butler to stay by the tabernacle outside the Gongyuan early in the morning, waiting for the auspicious time to see the red list as soon as possible.
In the Shen Mansion, there was also a nervous and nervous atmosphere everywhere, which was the most important thing in Chunhua Courtyard. At this time, Aunt Su was sitting in peace and kept walking around the place. Bao Sheng saw if the housekeeper came back, and then he whispered to the Bodhisattva statue, and his anxiety was beyond words. Shen Xuan, who was sitting on the side, could not help but be infected by Aunt Su's emotions, and comforted her softly: "Mom, please relax, brother will definitely be fine!"
Aunt Su knelt in front of the Bodhisattva statue, her eyes closed and sighed, "I hope the Bodhisattva will bless you! My mother's long-cherished wish for so many years depends on today."
Time passed by minute by minute, and the hourglass in the room also turned a few times. Chen Xuan became more and more nervous, holding her breath and not daring to speak more. The air in the room was quiet and a little depressing.
Chapter completed!