The daily routine of wearing a book and abusing literature to cultivate a scholar and Xiaoxianggong

Chapter 176

[The capital city, in Prince Fuguo's mansion. 】

Autumn in the north is one autumn rain and one cool one. After two rains, even if the sun comes out in the capital at the end of July, the heat will no longer be as scorching as in summer, and it will become cooler in the morning and evening and hot at noon.

But after all, Qiuhuo still has the remaining prestige.At noon that day, in a luxurious palace-like room in the Prince's Mansion, an exquisite golden plate was placed on a gilded copper base, with snow-white ice cubes placed under the plate, and grapes and peeled and cut peaches were placed on the ice cubes. Take advantage of a cool and pleasant fruit plate.

Sitting next to the fruit plate was a woman who looked less than 40 years old, with thin cheeks and slightly protruding cheekbones. Inlaid with gold, silver, pearls and gemstones, he is wearing a brocade wide-sleeved gown in the latest fashion in the capital.

She picked up a grape in the fruit plate and tasted it, then said to the maid behind her, "Take it away."

The maid saluted with a "yes" and hurriedly backed away with the tray carefully.

The steward standing next to him hurriedly bowed and said, "But it's sour? It's because I didn't arrange it well, and I ask Concubine Yan to punish me!"

Concubine Yan sighed softly, her eyes were slightly closed, she pressed her eyebrows gently with her fingers, and said slowly: "It's not sour, it just tastes a bit cold. In this weather, it's hot and I want to eat cold food, but it's too cold to take a bite." , not at a comfortable point.”

The steward hurriedly laughed and said, "You are so right!"

Concubine Yan propped her head on one arm, she seemed a little tired, while admiring the new gemstone ring on the other hand, she casually said to the steward: "Let Jie Yan come in."

The manager hurriedly nodded and answered yes, then went out and waved to the tall, black-clothed man with a knife on his waist waiting outside the door, and the man started to walk towards the door.

The steward returned to where he was standing just now, bent down and waited for the next order from the master.

Xie Yan entered the door, knelt down and bowed his head, saying: "Xie Yan has seen Concubine Yan."

Concubine Yan glanced at him, and waved her hand to let the maids go out.After the maids went out and closed the door smoothly, a look of dissatisfaction appeared in her eyes, and she said lightly, "Get up."

Jie Yan got up and stood up, but his head was still lowered.

Concubine Yan looked at him and asked, "Can we find out now?"

Jie Yan cupped his hands and bowed his head, and replied, "I've found out."

Concubine Yan gave a "hmm" and said, "Let's talk about it."

Jie Yan replied: "In June of this year, Manager Wu said that someone in a barren mountain village 20 miles outside the capital was drunk and unintentionally confided that [-] years ago he happened to see a man and a woman rushing down the barren hill with a baby in their arms. This has been verified."

Concubine Yan didn't seem shocked after hearing this, she just asked lightly: "Who can find out who the man and the woman are?"

Jie Yan replied: "At present, it is guessed that Mrs. Pei accidentally rescued a couple from the same country at the market in the capital. According to investigations, Mrs. Pei passed by the market one day when she first entered the mansion, and a man and a woman on the roadside seemed to be refugees. Bullying, the man fainted on the ground and the woman was on the verge of starvation, so she took the two back to the house to take care of them. After questioning, they found out that the two were from the southeast province. After buying a few acres of land and Anjia, the two suddenly disappeared after more than half a year, and the fields were quietly sold off by strangers, and they disappeared from sight.”

Concubine Yan sneered: "Guess? After two months of research, you gave me two words of guess? Then what do I raise you for?"

Jie Yan bowed his head again and said: "Concubine Yan, calm down. Since Concubine Yan asked me to investigate this matter, I bought a servant who went to the southeast province with Li Guanshi a year ago to test whether there is any news. It was found out that Guanshi Li was very surprised to see a handsome man by chance when he was in the southeast province. Later, he also met a couple named Pei in a temple in the provincial capital. I guess he has already reported this to the elders The eldest princess, and has already seen the son born to Mrs. Pei."

Concubine Yan asked, "Are you sure it's your son?"

Jie Yan replied: "Eight or nine is not far from ten."

Concubine Yan seemed to hold back her anger and said, "No wonder Mrs. Pei said at the beginning of July this year that she was going to visit relatives in the southeast province. It was true that she was visiting her relatives. It turned out that she wanted to see her son. Mrs. Pei has been honest and obedient for 20 years. , I didn't expect it to be a fake appearance, and I was so daring behind my back! I entered the mansion only half a month later than her. She had just entered the palace for five months, and she said she would go to a small temple on the top of a barren hill thirty miles outside the city. Chanting scriptures for the deceased father for half a year, the princess, the idiot, as a princess, agreed without knowing anything. Now I know that this Pei family went to the top of the mountain to give birth to a son secretly! The prince was not at home for a whole year after he got married. She was pregnant, but she dared to hide it, and in the first few months she claimed to be sick and bedridden, but now that she thinks about it, her plan is really deep!"

Seemingly out of breath, Concubine Yan stood up and walked slowly in the room for a few steps, while Steward Wu hurriedly stepped forward to help her.

Concubine Yan pondered over it carefully, and came up with a few more questions.

She asked Xie Yan, "You said that the guy who went to the southeast province with Li Guanshi on business a few years ago, he also saw Pei's son at that time, he looks very similar to the prince, and Li Guanshi recognized it at a glance. How can this guy Didn't you recognize it? Didn't you mention it after you came back?"

Xie Yan replied: "My lord hasn't been back to Beijing for more than a year. This guy just came here half a year ago, and I haven't met my lord yet."

Concubine Yan sighed lightly, she seemed tired after walking two steps, she was supported by Wu Guanshi to sit down again, and said to herself: "In the past, this stupid princess sometimes sympathized with Pei, and sometimes she was angry with her. She, but in the past few months, has been very kind to this Pei family, asking for warmth, and often wandering around Pei's courtyard. The surname Pei said that she was going to the southeast province, and immediately agreed to arrange it. Thinking about it carefully, the eldest princess used to Occasionally, he would chat with me and say something intimate, it seems like I haven't been here for two years, um..."

Steward Wu hurriedly lowered his head and said, "Could it be that the eldest princess found out..."

Concubine Yan sneered, with a look of disdain in her eyes: "Even if the eldest princess finds out that the reason why she cannot conceive for life is the various soups I gave her every day for the first three years before entering the mansion, what can I do? Southeast Governor Yan of the province is my own father, Minister of the Ministry of War is my grandfather, King Jin recognizes me as a god-sister, even if she goes to find the little emperor, the little emperor will not be able to make decisions for her. Our lord, Zhu Cheng, will win or lose if you add them together. Even if I kill Mrs. Pei and her son now and hand over the evidence to the lord, I will be imprisoned for two days at most. It’s delicious. Waiting and waiting, nothing will happen. Their foundation is not stable now, and it is impossible to turn against my Yan family. And I, our Yan family is counting on my son to inherit the throne as soon as possible, and get rid of a strong enemy without any effort , won’t let me be wronged.”

Manager Wu hurriedly bowed his head and said, "What Concubine Yan said is true!"

Concubine Yan said again: "The eldest princess seems to be smarter now, she should have planted eyes and ears here, knowing that I am investigating this matter recently, so she sent Mrs. Pei away thinking that it would be much safer."

Manager Wu hurriedly said, "That's necessary..."

Concubine Yan raised her hand to stop her and said, "Wait a moment."

(End of this chapter)