That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 552

In the early morning, the Princess Mansion was filled with a peaceful atmosphere.

In the pavilion of the Houfu, five maids gathered together, together with Xiao Yuanying, the master of Qingluan County, and the shadow who had just arrived at the Princess Mansion not long ago, there were seven women.

The women talked about the autumn terrace that night, and they praised the man who was about to become the emperor's son-in-law very much.

Xiao Yuanying rested his chin on the stone table, with a sleepy expression, a little worried about that guy's injury, and also a little afraid of his sister's censure. After all, it was because of her that Xu Beiyou went to Qiutai to explain the truth, although it was reasonable It's over, and I'm very relieved, but he himself was seriously injured. Logically speaking, he is about to be his brother-in-law. Or logically speaking, when a woman gets married, her elbows will be turned outward. Then sister She will definitely protect her brother-in-law, so she will most likely be bullied by her sister and brother-in-law together. Thinking of this, she sighed, feeling a little sad that belongs only to a little girl.

Liuying, who had the best relationship with Xiao Yuanying on weekdays, sat beside her and asked softly, "Princess, what's the matter? Don't say anything."

Xiao Yuanying glanced at her sullenly, but still didn't speak.

The shadow who had just moved into the Princess Mansion from Tiance Mansion was also silent, sitting alone in the corner, watching all this in silence.

Yinzhu, Qiuguang, Huaping, Qingluo, and Liuying are Xiao Zhinan's maids in name, but in fact they should be regarded as court ladies. She will not become a dowry maid, but she can also marry and have children in the future. In terms of errands, only one of the five is responsible for taking care of the princess's mansion, while the other four mainly focus on peony, and silver candles are the most important. He has a great reputation and is regarded by many insiders as the "little flower master" of peony.

When they saw Xiao Zhinan personally supporting Xu Beiyou walking towards this side, the five women immediately dispersed and went about their respective errands, only Xiao Yuanying and Ying Ying, two "idle people" remained in place.

Fortunately, Xiao Zhinan was in a good mood, and he didn't intend to settle accounts with Xiao Yuanying, so the little girl escaped.

After she helped Xu Beiyou into the pavilion, there were exactly four people in the pavilion.

Xu Beiyou looked at the shadow, and Xiao Zhinan explained softly: "This is the 'shadow' of Tiance Mansion. After I was attacked last time, my father sent her to guard it."

Xu Beiyou snorted and praised, "Thank you."

The shadow who had been silent all this time shook his head lightly and said, "It's a matter of duty."

Xu Beiyou smiled, but did not speak.

Xiao Zhinan and Xu Beiyou talked about the recent anecdotes that happened in the temple today, such as Yan Wang Xiaoli and Liao Wang Mutang met on the road to Beijing, because the question of who entered the city first became embarrassing, and the two held the real power of military power The vassal kings were about to put on a stance and let their own soldiers come to form a charge. Fortunately, Xiao Mohe, the king of Lingwu County, arrived. In order to save face, under the mediation of Xiao Mahe, a peacemaker, the two were reluctant to settle the matter.

The grievances of the three feudal kings have long been known to all. Qi Wang Xiaobai and Liao Wang Mutang have been at odds since childhood, and Qi Wang Xiaobai and Yan Wang Xiaoli also had mutual filth because of their close fiefdoms, and now they are having trouble again. Regarding the confrontation between King Liao and King Yan, it is no wonder that some people laughed and said that fortunately the person who arrived was the King of Lingwu County. If it was replaced by King Qi, it would really be a melee between the three kings.

King Qi Xiaobai is now about to formally establish his crown prince status and announce to the world that according to the unwritten rules among clans, the most distinguished King Qi will be the last to arrive in the capital, and Qizhou is very close to the imperial capital, so at this time Xiao Bai Haven't moved yet.

This time when the kings entered the capital, there was bound to be another flurry of chaos. The Daqi clan had always had a small population, and there were only a few princes, and there were very few mediocre people, so most of them were entrusted with important tasks, either guarding one side, Either he is in charge of the court, in short, he has great power, and after he has power, he will inevitably be arrogant, especially Xiao Li, the king of Yan, even the people in the dark guard mansion who make ordinary officials frightened are not taken seriously by him. There was once a The commander of the Dark Guard Mansion violated King Yan's guard of honor, and was beaten to death by Zhang Zhaonu in the street. Afterwards, he was fined by the emperor and confiscated his salary for one year.

But how many vassal kings in the same place live on that 1 taels of silver?I'm afraid it's not enough to support the servants and maids in the mansion, let alone support the army and worship the disciples.

In the final analysis, the Xiao family is still thin in population, neither the late emperor nor His Majesty the present are reluctant to deal heavy blows to the clan, as long as it is not a serious crime of treason, they will not touch the princes lightly.

Hearing this, Xu Beiyou couldn't help thinking of Qi Wang Xiaobai and Liao Wang Mutangzhi. These two vassal kings were not as domineering as Yan Wang Xiaoli, but in terms of background, they were probably still above Yan Wang, but they The status is special, the former has the status of the crown prince, and the latter is a king with a different surname, so it is not good to be too public.

Xu Beiyou thought in his heart, if His Majesty the Emperor settles the internal party disputes, he might attack the vassals of various places. The first to bear the brunt must be King Wei of Wei and King Grassland Khan, followed by King Yan and King Liao. However, His Majesty estimates that Before that day, the person who will move the knife should be the current King of Qi, Xiao Bai.At the beginning of the dynasty, the hearts of the people were fluctuating, and it was the general trend to seal the king and protect the four sides, but it was also the general trend to cut the feudal clan and centralize power after the people's will.

Xiao Zhinan suddenly remembered something, and said softly: "During the half-tenth of your recovery period, apart from the entry of the kings into the capital, there was also the issue of Qiutai. Qiutai now belongs to me. I will not speak. No one can do anything about it. Articles, but there is a lot of articles to do in the matter of injuring the governor of the Metropolitan Government."

Xu Beiyou is not a stupid person, he reacted after a moment of stunned, and asked: "That old man who almost died with me is a fellow governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion? I thought he was a master of the Dark Guard Mansion."

Xiao Zhinan explained: "The old man's name is Zhou Tong. He was originally the right commander of the Chinese army. The Zuo Dudu of the Shangzhong Army, but he was even transferred to be the acquaintance of the Dudu of the Metropolitan Government, and there was probably an evil fire in his heart, and he wanted to use this incident to flatter Duanmu Ruisheng, but he didn't expect to kick you This iron plate, I heard that he is still lying on the bed half dead at the moment, it is estimated that he will not be able to get out of bed in a year or so."

Xu Beiyou smiled, "It is said that boxing is afraid of young people, but I am still stronger than him. I guess in a day or two, I will be able to move normally without any hindrance."

Xiao Zhinan smiled softly and said: "The Metropolitan Procuratorate has always been Lan Xiangye's answering person, and you are the son of the elder Han Ge. You don't need Lan Xiang to speak. Naturally, various speech officials have written letters of impeachment, but they were all kept by the emperor. , the holy will is clear, and it will calm down after a few days, but in this way, your name, Mr. Xu, has really spread throughout the imperial capital."

Xu Beiyou laughed it off.

Xiao Zhinan hesitated for a moment, and asked curiously: "What did you do to Duanmuyu? I heard that he was fine at the time, but after returning to the house, he stayed behind closed doors. He hasn't seen anyone for a long time. Could it be that he did it quietly? Did he die in the mansion? But if he really died, there is no reason for Duanmu Ruisheng to be so quiet."

Xu Beiyou smiled, "I planted a ray of Zhuxian sword energy in his body."

(End of this chapter)