That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 580
When Xu Beiyou returned to the mansion, Han Xuan had already come back one step earlier and was sitting in the main hall drinking tea.

Han Xuan lowered his head and took a sip of tea, and asked, "Did you talk to Duanmu Ruisheng?"

"Three days later, he will bring Duanmuyu over." Xu Beiyou replied softly in front of Han Xuan.

Holding the teacup in both hands, Han Xuan said softly, "Don't leave any traces behind."

Xu Beiyou said in a deep voice, "I know it well."

Han Xuan asked: "How sure are you that you can recover the sword spirit of Zhu Xian in Duanmuyu's body?"

Xu Beiyou didn't hide anything, and said bluntly: "Fifty percent, it's up to fate at that time. If it is taken back, it means that God will not take Duanmuyu back. If it can't be taken back, then he can only blame his own bad luck and not being blessed to continue living. "

Han Xuan hummed, poured out the remaining tea in the cup, got up and left.

After Han Xuan walked away, Xu Beiyou sat in Han Xuan's seat, resting his elbows on the armrest and propping his forehead with his hands.

Not long after, Feng Lang came to Xu Beiyou's side, he was a little respectful and awkward, and said in a low voice: "Young master."

Xu Beiyou asked, "How?"

Feng Lang said softly: "Today I went to the Supervisor of Ceremonies with the card of Master Xiang, and saw the Chief Eunuch Zhang Bingbi, and he said that he has sent someone to handle that matter, please rest assured, young master."

Xu Beiyou hummed.

Feng Lang couldn't help asking curiously: "Young master, what is it?"

Xu Beiyou didn't hide it either, and said bluntly: "It's about the matter of the Dark Guard Mansion. I want to know what Duanmu Ruisheng, the overlord of the Dark Guard Mansion's palm seal, did in the 20th year of Taiping and the first year of Taiping. What."

The Daqi court paid attention to the way of controlling size and size, using the cabinet's secondary assistants to check and balance the chief assistant, the right governor to check and balance the left governor, the minister to check and balance the ministers, the local government to check and balance the chief minister, and the local commanders to check and balance The major imperial guards, one big and one small, use the small to control the big.

Of course, the Supervisor of Rituals is no exception. The chief eunuch who holds the pen is also used to check and balance the eunuch who holds the seal. Zhang Baisui, who is in charge of the seal, is too much trusted by His Majesty the Emperor, and Zhang Bao, the chief secretary, is Zhang Baisui's son-in-law, so it seems that the chief secretary is far less famous than the cabinet minister, but when the next secretary After the Supervisor of Rituals took over the position, I am afraid it will be a different situation.

Today's Chief Bingbi is Zhang Bao, who can take the tribute from the palace as his own, which shows his power.

In terms of Xu Beiyou's current status, he is still far behind the chief eunuch Bingbi, but with Han Xuan's face, and they are all on the same boat, Zhang Bao is still willing to help Xu Beiyou with this favor.

Hearing the words Anwei Fu, Feng Lang didn't dare to ask further, for fear of hearing something he shouldn't have heard.

Xu Beiyou didn't have any scruples, and continued: "Actually, it's not something shameful. The Supervisor of Ceremonies has always had the duty of admiring the secret guards. There should be a record of this matter. That's why I asked Zhang Bao to 'look it up' The reason why Zhang Bao didn't give an answer immediately, I think it depends on the meaning of the above."

Feng Lang was greatly shocked. There were only two people above the chief eunuch holding the pen, one was the palm print eunuch, and the other was His Majesty the current emperor.

No matter who it is, they are all great figures in the world today, and for him, Feng Lang, they are even more unattainable figures in the sky.

He never imagined that he would be so close to these great figures in his life.

……

On a slightly chilly morning, a man in a black python robe walked into the imperial city.

The soldiers of the Tiger Camp who were in charge of defending the imperial city did not stop this man from strutting into the imperial city. Even the leading commander saluted the man very familiarly. After the man responded with a smile, Jin Cheng Tianmen, without stopping all the way, went straight to the inner court.

The current emperor Xiao Xuan only has one empress and two concubines, so there are not too many strict rules in the inner court. If someone is close, even a man can enter directly.

The man who entered the inner court was none other than Xiao Xuan's eldest son, Qi Wang Xiao Bai, and the person he wanted to meet was his mother, Empress Xu.

Arriving in front of Feishuang Hall, after passing the report, Xiao Bai entered the hall, saw Empress Xu who had just eaten breakfast, and looked at her mother who looked good, Xiao Bai's mood was a bit complicated. For him, the world There are two most important women, one is the biological mother, and the other is the sister of the compatriots. Now that the mother and sister are at odds, it is a headache for him.

As a son, he can't accuse his mother of anything, and as an elder brother, he can't bear to be too harsh on his sister. In his opinion, it is best for his father to handle this matter, but his father chose to stand by and watch, which made him feel a little bit wrong. Some anger.

Empress Xu didn't think too much about it, she said that the child was the flesh that fell from the mother. Although Xiao Bai was already in his thirties, in the eyes of Empress Xu who personally raised Xiao Bai, he would always be a child.

She looked at her son's increasingly angular face, and looked at it carefully, as if she couldn't get enough of it, and said distressedly: "I haven't seen you for half a year. Although your face is a little paler, but you are thinner, you should save more time when you come back this time." time."

Xiao Bai smiled and said: "The queen mother is wrong, she is not thinner, but stronger."

Empress Xu beckoned to let Xiao Bai take a few steps closer, then stretched out her hand to squeeze his arm, and said softly: "In the blink of an eye, you have also stayed in Qizhou for ten years, and you can only come back a few times a year. Every time you can’t stay for a few days, you leave. This time, your father wants to formally designate you as the crown prince, and the queen mother wants to ask your father to make you the crown prince directly, and you will stay in the imperial capital in the future.”

Xiao Bai half-jokingly said: "Queen Mother, it's about the crown prince, you can't talk nonsense, it's easy to make taboos."

Empress Xu lowered her eyes and said softly: "That's right, but he only has your son, who else can he seal if you don't?"

Xiao Bai sighed and said, "The Heavenly family has no relatives, so the emperor's mind is unpredictable."

"What are you talking about?" Empress Xu raised her hand to hit her, but she raised her hand and put it down immediately.One reason is that Xiao Bai's skin is rough and fleshy, so it doesn't hurt or itch to hit him, and the other reason is that he is reluctant to hit him.For so many years, between mother and son, let alone fights, there has never even been a blush and harsh words.

Xiao Bai pulled an embroidered pier and sat in front of Empress Xu, and said softly: "Mother... mother, I know that you have had a hard time these years. Be careful, the Xu family incident happened later, and the uncle's family also..."

Xiao Bai paused, looked around from the corner of his eyes, and then said softly: "All these years, you have supported the Xu family by yourself. The emperor has refused to give you any real power for so many years, for fear of raising a second relative. Now that I have been away from Beijing for many years, I can't help you. Fortunately, that girl Zhinan is old. If you have any complaints Discuss it with her, and treat it as a conversation between mother and daughter."

Empress Xu pursed her lips, shook her head and said, "No one bullies my mother, nor does anyone give her any favors."

Xiao Bai said seriously: "Mother!"

Empress Xu straightened her face and said: "Mother is fine, really. As long as you are well, Mother will be satisfied. You must never say such things again in the future."

Xiao Bai sighed and did not speak.

(End of this chapter)