White Moonlight of Powerful Officials at large

Chapter 65

In June of the 15th year of Jiahe, the Prince of Ryukyu came to visit. Wen Tingchun, as the Minister of Honglu Temple, was in charge of all the receptions for foreign visits.At the dust-cleaning banquet, Prince Liuqiu drank a glass of wine and died suddenly on the spot.

Wen Tingchun was immediately detained for accountability, and the Ryukyu people insisted on swearing at him. Wen Lan asked himself to return to Ryukyu as an envoy to mediate the matter with the Ryukyu people.

Wen Qi went through this great change, knowing that the honor and disgrace of the family are closely related to everyone in the family, so he asked for orders to go to northern Xinjiang, hoping to atone for his father's sins.

But Wen Tingchun couldn't survive the scorching heat, and the case had not been clarified, so he died of illness in Dali Temple Prison.Wen Lanyuan went to Ryukyu, and there was no news for several years. Three years later, Pei You found her a blood-stained sachet.

The three brothers and sisters each have a sachet, which is a relic of their mother.

As for Wen Qi, even though he worked in the Ministry of War, he was originally a civil servant, so it was alright to ask him to make wine and taste wine, how could he go into battle to kill the enemy?During the fifth month of going to Northern Xinjiang, Pei You reported that Wen Qi had disappeared from the front line.

From then until Wen Ning died of illness, there was no news of him at all.

Whether it was missing or killed in battle, she knew in her heart.

But these things clearly happened in June, and now it's only March, and the Prince of Ryukyu is about to visit?
Wen Ning didn't care whether the news Linglan heard was wrong or not, she immediately packed her luggage and returned to Wenfu.

The first thing he did when he returned home was to find Wen Lan.

They packed up their luggage and left Ci'en Temple in the afternoon. When they returned to Wen Mansion just as night fell, Wen Lan was off duty. Seeing Wen Ning return home suddenly, they were very pleasantly surprised: "You came back by yourself? Why didn't you tell the family Just one word, I can take a day off to pick you up."

I haven't seen her in two months, Wen Lan's face looks like a spring breeze, her eyes are already warm, but at this moment they are overflowing with surprise, her smile is like a bay of spring water.

Wen Ning didn't tidy up or change her clothes, so she hurried to his room to wait for her, and when she saw him, she asked, "Brother, did you hear that the Prince of Ryukyu is coming to visit?"

Wen Lan didn't expect Wen Ning to ask about this matter, rather surprised: "What's wrong?"

It was only then that Wen Ning felt that she was acting too eagerly, so she adjusted a bit, and said with a smile, "Just from what Linglan said, I feel that the place in Ryukyu is overseas, and I'm very curious, so I want to hear from you."

As always, Wen Lan was not in a hurry, she took off her outer shirt first, washed her hands, and asked the servant to make tea before sitting down slowly: "The small country of Ryukyu is far less vast than my Dayin, with abundant resources. What's the matter?" Curious? It’s just that it borders our northeast border, and in order to reduce border troubles, His Majesty has treated them with courtesy all these years.”

"Then their prince is really going to visit soon?" Wen Ning asked again.

Wen Lan nodded and said: "I chatted with my father that day. This time, it was His Majesty's personal invitation. Ryukyu was overjoyed and readily accepted the invitation. He will arrive in Beijing either at the end of March or early April."

Wen Ning's eyes dimmed.

End of March, beginning of April.In this life, the day when Shen Jin went to war was the same as in the previous life. For some reason, the day when the Prince of Ryukyu came to visit was brought forward so much.

When dealing with this matter, she didn't have much direction. She thought that there were still a few months left, and she could think about it slowly, but after doing this calculation, wouldn't it be only half a month?
Seeing her expression, Wen Lan said amusedly, "What? What's wrong with you, that you were disturbed by Ryukyu's visit?"

Wen Ning couldn't be in the mood to joke with him, and asked seriously: "Brother, do you know if Daddy is in court, will there be any...enemies, or someone offended?"

Her expression was too serious, which made Wen Lan stop joking: "Ah Ning, what's the matter?"

Wen Ning grabbed the sachet by her side again.She didn't know how to tell those things to Wen Lan, but what Wen Qi said last time was right, they are a family, this is a matter of family survival, her dearest father, and the life and death of her two favorite brothers, she You can't try to catch it by yourself.

It's fine if you can get it down, but what if you fail?

Can she bear the consequences of her family's ruin and death again?

"Brother." Wen Ning's eyes turned red as she thought about it, and she choked up, "Brother, I stayed in Ci'en Temple for a long time this time, maybe I burned incense devoutly, and the Bodhisattva showed mercy. Dream……"

Wen Ning took what happened at the Ryukyu Prince's dust-cleaning banquet as a dream, and told Wen Lan: "Brother, I just had this dream not long ago, and I heard that the Ryukyu Prince is really going to visit, don't you think this dream is strange? Ruomeng It’s fake, of course it’s the best. But what if it’s really a bodhisattva, and give me a precognitive dream? Brother, if the Ryukyu prince really had an accident at the banquet, Dad will definitely not be able to escape this calamity.”

Wen Ning spoke very seriously: "Besides, after thinking about it, everyone else at the banquet was well-behaved, but Prince Ryukyu had an accident, so it couldn't be because of his father's negligence, but someone deliberately poisoned him. So I just asked you, did father offend anyone in the court, or did he have any enemies, if he could take precautions in advance... Maybe he could escape the catastrophe?"

Wen Lan was still a little dazed in the "dream" that Wen Ning said, but she didn't recover, feeling funny and surprised.

"Brother!" Wen Ning shook his arm, "What I said is true. Your marriage to A Luan of the He family is set on June [-], right?"

Wen Lan came back to her senses and coughed lightly: "What did Butler Qin tell you?"

"You see, I haven't changed my outer shirt when I go home. How can I have time to ask Butler Qin about this?" Wen Ning moved her chair, sat closer to Wen Lan, tugged at his sleeve, and said, "It was a dream in a dream." Yes! Daddy is in prison, your marriage with Sister Aluan is postponed, and later you invite yourself to go to Ryukyu, and your marriage with Sister Aluan will end without any problems!"

Wen Lan frowned, maybe Wen Ning's expression was too serious, maybe she really predicted the date of his and He Luan's marriage, which made him suspect that this dream was really about to happen.

"Brother, no matter whether this dream is true or not, are you not afraid of [-], just in case?" Wen Ning Yin Yin looked into Wen Lan's eyes, "If it happens, don't we just watch Dad go to prison and watch us fall into prison?" The family is broken?"

In fact, Wen Ning also thought about it herself, the timing of the Ryukyu prince's visit in this life is different from the previous life, could it be... no one poisoned the Ryukyu prince this time, and the result of the Wen family is also different from the previous life?
But she dared not gamble.

Can't bet either.

Wen Lan's eyes also sank.After her younger sister was sensible, she was only a little out of tune with Pei You's affairs, such a big matter, it would not be a joke.

The boy who just went to make tea brought tea up and poured a cup for each of the two masters, Wen Lan waved his hand, and he went down.

There were only two brothers and sisters left in the room.

Wen Ning was afraid of the cold, so she took a sip of the hot tea.

Wen Lan looked at the swaying tea and pondered for a moment, then said: "You know what father is like. Being an official is the same as being a man. He has always been gentle and uncontested. The court said that friends can be counted many times, but enemies..."

Wen Lan shook her head: "At least as far as I know, my father has never offended anyone. In his position, there is no chance of offending anyone, let alone any enemies."

Wen Ning frowned while holding the tea.

She thought about it by herself, and felt that it was impossible for Wen Tingchun to offend anyone, let alone forge a fatal feud with anyone.

It may also be someone with malicious intentions who wants to destroy the relationship between Dayin and Liuqiu, and Wen Tingchun is just a victim of it.

"Ah Ning, brother has taken this matter to heart." Wen Lan looked at Wen Ning and said, "But it's not a trivial matter. If the dream is real, it can't be solved by you and me sitting here and drinking a cup of tea. Your brother Rong Think carefully about how to deal with it, and you go back to rest first."

Wen Ning naturally knew, nodded, got up and went back to her Xiangtiyuan.
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Back in her own yard, Linglan was still packing her luggage, and at the same time took a few maids to tidy up the unoccupied wing for two months.

Seeing Wen Ning come back, ask her what she wants for dinner.

Wen Ning, however, was in her own thoughts and did not answer her words.

Linglan shook her head.

Since they hurriedly set off back home, Wen Ning was a little lost all the way, wondering what she was thinking about.

She didn't ask too many questions, and went down to prepare dinner by herself.

Wen Ning does have this habit. When she has something to think about, she doesn't know what's going on outside.

She was thinking about the sudden death of Prince Ryukyu from another angle.

If it wasn't for the poisoning against Wen Tingchun, if Wen Tingchun was just a victim in this conspiracy, who would poison the Prince of Ryukyu?
In other words, who would benefit the most from the sudden death of the Ryukyu prince in the Dayin Palace?

If it was really the poisoning of the Prince of Ryukyu, the matter might not be just a dispute among courtiers, but... a struggle for imperial power.

Emperor Jiahe did not establish the East Palace for a long time, which indeed caused disasters later, but it was related to Ryukyu...

Wen Ning carefully recalled her previous life, the prince of Ryukyu who died suddenly was not the prince of Ryukyu.Although the Ryukyu people were angry after the incident, it did not really cause the two countries to fight each other.

Emperor Jiahe rewarded many gold and silver items, vegetable seeds, cattle, sheep and horses, as well as some planting and breeding masters. Although the envoys went to Ryukyu, this matter turned the page silently.

No one has benefited from it.

Only the Wen family was ruined because of this.

Therefore, to say that someone poisoned the Prince of Ryukyu to death for some unknown purpose is not like...

Wen Ning thought of the words that a certain woman whispered in her ear at the right time:

"Ma'am, I never thought about it, little general Shen, why did you receive the military order on the night you got married? Mrs. Wen, the Wen family was originally fine, why was it suddenly thrown into prison, and the family was ruined?"

It should not be.

Pei You didn't recognize her at all in this life, and Shen Jin still received the military order to go to southern Xinjiang on the tenth day of the first lunar month, so it can be seen that it was not Pei You who hindered her.

That woman deliberately said those words to provoke her and Pei You.

Wen Ning sighed.

If it was really Pei You, this matter would be simple.

In this life, he always took a detour when he saw her, so why would he spend his time designing the Wen family, then she needn't worry about it.

But speaking of women...

Wen Ning's mind suddenly lit up.

She seems to have found a lifeline.

The establishment of Pei Youshen's lover in the previous life is well known in the whole city, but it does not prevent him from having several concubines in the backyard.

Pei You is not simple, and neither are those concubines.Among them was a girl named "Yingyao" who impressed her the most.

She might be able to help.

No, not maybe, but definitely can help.

"Linglan, are the men's clothes still in the room?"

"Ah... ah?" Ling Lan came in with the dishes, just entering the room, saw Wen Ning's eyes glowing, as if she had come to life suddenly, and asked her for men's clothes.

"Forget it, eat first." Wen Ning hurried over to get the food.

It's too late today, and he just returned home, Wen Tingchun will definitely talk to her later.

People who are in a hurry can't be in a hurry.

In the 15th year of Jiahe, Yingyao should have been in the capital.

Let her have a good meal and think carefully about how to plan this matter.

　I forgot to put the manuscript in the manuscript box when I went out today, it’s a little late~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)