Gel makeup

Chapter 43

Gu Liangfen went to pay homage to Du Sizhong, and saw that Du Sizhong's mansion was in a hurry, so he called him and asked, "What happened at the beginning? Are you going away?"

Du Sizhong cupped his hands and said, "Go north soon."

It turned out that Du Sizhong also served as the commentator of daily life, and he was quite relied on today.This time he didn't go up to Xijing this time because he recently lost his wife and wanted to stay in Beijing for the funeral.Now that his wife has been buried, he was called to go to Xijing today, so he had no choice but to go in response to the imperial edict.

"Even if Brother Gu won't come, I'm going to see Brother Gu before I leave Beijing." Du Sizhong said.

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Gu Liangfen to ask, he talked about the current tense situation in the court, shook his head repeatedly, and said softly: "What the queen and Mr. Fan Ge mean is that the king of Anping County sent people all the way to Beijing for the purpose of presenting prisoners. But now that His Majesty is not in the Imperial Capital, the ceremony of offering captives is not possible. We should wait for His Majesty to come back to make a decision. Besides, even if it is offering captives, there is no reason to kill them all. If it is just to boost morale, why not kill them in front of the two armies Do you have to get it back to the Imperial Capital?"

Gu Liangfen asked: "Why did you bring back the Imperial Capital?"

Du Sizhong couldn't directly say that it was the clan's relatives who were protesting today, so he had to interrupt: "The Zhong Palace and the Yin Ning Palace also said that His Majesty has always been kind and loving since he practiced Zuo. If he rashly ordered the prison to kill people at this time, it may destabilize the hearts of the people. But No matter what, King Duan refuses to let go."

Gu Liangfen asked: "Then what do you say today?"

Du Sizhong replied: "Your Majesty is far away in Xijing, and it is difficult to control the situation in the Imperial Capital. The King of Anping County has his troops away again, so His Majesty can't say much right now."

Gu Liangfen sighed: "Does that mean this matter is irreversible?"

Du Sizhong thought for a while and said: "Seeing that King Duan refused to let go, the queen actually... actually said that if King Duan is willing to take a step back on this matter, the queen will always retreat modestly. Forbidden."

"Is there any causal connection between not letting people go and the queen's resignation from the middle palace?" Gu Liangfen asked in surprise.

Du Sizhong replied: "Brother Gu doesn't know, King Duan has always been at odds with the cabinet. When the Empress Dowager appointed the niece of He Shizhi, a scholar, as the current Empress of the Yuan Dynasty, King Duan strongly opposed it, but at that time the Empress Dowager pressured her Now the empress is the daughter of the late Dongge University scholar Ye Xiufeng. When she was in the middle palace, because of King Duan's objection, it was a waste of time. The middle palace and King Duan have been at odds for a long time, and King Duan is naturally willing to see the queen. Resignation on the table."

Gu Liangfen said: "It sounds like this Prince Duan is not very powerful."

Du Sizhong hesitated to speak, and said for a long while: "Since the empress has put down her words, and the future is at risk, I can only see which side will make concessions first. If the empress concedes, Mr. Fu will be in danger; if the king concedes , Mr. Fu's matter may still have room for change."

Gu Liangfen could only sigh after hearing this, said a few polite words, and was sent out by Du Sizhong.

When Gu Liangfen returned to Wu Zhai, Wu Zhenying came out from behind the screen. Seeing his complexion was not good, he asked, "You came back so soon? Didn't you go to see your Uncle Fu?"

"Brother Du will leave Beijing soon to take up a post. This matter can no longer involve him. Apart from the friendship between his teacher Lin Shiyi and Uncle Fu, he himself has little contact with Uncle Fu, and he has done his best until now." Gu Liang Fen Road.

Wu Zhenying nodded, "That's what you said. Then what did he tell you? And did Siqing say anything to him?"

Gu Liangfen hesitated for a moment: "He said that Prince Duan and Zhonggong have torn their faces. Siqing's words are all crazy, so it doesn't matter if you don't listen."

Wu Zhenying stared at Gu Liangfen, Gu Liangfen couldn't resist his gaze, thought for a while and said, "Siqing, she forced Prince Duan to make concessions on this matter."

Wu Zhenying asked: "According to the temperament of your sister Siqing that you, Uncle Fu, and I mentioned before, she is a person who can go all out regardless of the consequences. As you said, she is now easily blamed. How can I force others to make concessions?"

Gu Liangfen was just silent, and said for a while: "It doesn't matter what kind of persecution is used, the important thing is that if she makes a move outright, it will give people a hard time, and I am afraid that many people will participate in her pre-government."

Wu Zhenying suddenly turned around and said, "Don't wait, let's do it now."

"Didn't you say wait and see, don't mess her up?" Gu Liangfen asked, "Why do you want to do it again?"

"It's a big deal for me to throw my hands away and leave Beijing. Your sister has no way out." Wu Zhenying replied softly.

Gu Liangfen quickly objected: "This is not possible! Absolutely not!" After taking a breath, he said, "We can't be invisible by ourselves, and she will know when we move, she can't let you take this risk now !"

"Old, old, old man!" Uncle Lu suddenly stepped in, "Who do you see coming?"

A woman in long bikini followed behind Uncle Lu. She took off her veil, and Wu Zhenying recognized her at a glance as the boy dressed as a man who drove Siqing that day.Gu Liangfen recognized her as Shen Huanhua's maid, so he said, "Xia...what girl is Xia? Why are you..."

Xia Chu smiled, and said softly: "Mr. Gu is back? I didn't expect Mr. Gu to recognize the slave girl. The slave girl is now called Xia Chu. After our girl is gone, the slave girl went with the eldest aunt in our uncle's house." After saying goodbye to Wu Zhenying, "Miss, send your slaves to tell you that Mr. Fu's matter should be resolved. Please don't worry about Mr. Wu and Mr. Gu. Don't do anything about that matter for now."

Gu Liangfen blurted out, "No, she can't take this risk."

Xia Chu said: "It's our girl's idea that Du Hanchang went north. Our girl said that Xu Dasinong, who is also under the old Mr. Lin of the Gushan Society, pretended to be dead, but Du Hanchang always moved forward. Not good. There is also a group of people from the Zhejiang Yao Fuyuan, who are rushing to tell the truth, but making things more and more troublesome. This matter can be resolved with less people getting involved."

"Then she has to leave a way out for herself, right? Right now..."

Xia Chu interrupted Gu Liangfen's words: "Mr. Gu, you can rest assured, our girls have a sense of propriety."

Wu Zhenying also said: "I can't do it, and your sister Siqing can't do it, so what do you say?"

Gu Liangfen was at a loss for words for a moment, Wu Zhenying had already sent Xiachu out.

After Wu Zhenying turned back, Gu Liangfen said: "Uncle, Siqing said that as long as Prince Duan backs down, she will take the imperial palace and leave the imperial palace!"

Xiachu returned to Nanyuan and told Siqing about Gu Liangfen's return. Siqing said: "He came back so soon? If he has already returned, it may not be useful for you to go this time. My brother's temper, the more you talk about him, The more he wants to rebel. It has to be done quickly, if they decide to get people out first, it will be bad." He asked again, "Did you ask my brother if Shangyang County is safe?"

Xia Chu said softly, "Girl, Mr. Wu is here, but the slaves don't dare to ask."

Si Qing thought for a while and said, "That's right. Then you go and call Cheng Yingzhou, and I'll tell him to find a suitable time to ask my brother."

Xia Chu agreed to go, Ling Zhen came over and asked: "Girl, you just tore face off with Prince Duan, and you didn't leave any retreat for yourself?"

Si Qing said: "When Meng Guangshi died, I had already broken my face with King Duan. This time, I will save Uncle Fu no matter what. Think about it, if I didn't save Uncle Fu in this way, but secretly To get Uncle Fu out, we must get the help of Uncle Wu and my elder brother. Old Uncle Wu has implicated the sister of the Jiang family, and my brother has even implicated Shangyang County, and the consequences will be unimaginable in the future."

Ling Zhen sighed and said: "You are so concerned about this matter, will Prince Duan be suspicious?"

Siqing shook her head, "I have been fighting against King Duan for a long time, and he has long since become numb. Don't worry, even if he submits his resignation, he still has to pass the test in court. Besides, if the third brother doesn't return to Beijing for a day, I will They don’t let go of the power of Beijing, Wei and Jingying for a day. The military talisman Fang Kui makes them more afraid than the position in the middle palace.”

Cheng Yingzhou got the words from Xia Chu, so he found out about Gu Liangfen's whereabouts, and went to the restaurant that Gu Liangfen opened in the south of the city.The waiter of the restaurant greeted him to sit down in the private room upstairs, he ordered wine and food, and when the food was ready, he sent the waiter away.

Cheng Yingzhou quietly opened the door of the private room, looked around, walked along the corridor on the second floor and the hanging flower door to approach the cover room, there was a picture hanging in the corridor, which was a painting of plum blossoms with broken branches, and wrote a poem: "The qualifications in the flowers are late, and the iron and stone It is obvious that the heart is weak.Who in this world can appreciate it, and spend the whole night thinking about it for you.It seems that the wind and snow will not last for many days, and the fragrance reaches the first few branches in the garden.It's good if you don't open it, it's never appropriate to be noble.

Cheng Yingzhou was about to go inside when he heard Gu Liangfen's voice.

Gu Liangfen said: "Brother Xu, I understand. I still want to ask Brother Xu again, how confident is Brother Xu in this matter?"

Xu Wenchang, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, said with a smile: "There are many ways to talk to me. If this situation is created, King Duan will have to weigh it. Since the 18th year of Xining, Her Royal Highness has been in the middle palace, and she has always lived in a high position. I think Duan Wang has done too much, let alone Qingliu?"

Gu Liangfen asked: "How to create momentum?"

(End of this chapter)