After the general's wife was reborn, everyone knelt down and begged her for mercy.

In the Jinluan Palace.

After the civil and military officials shouted long live, Emperor Xia Wen raised his hand and said, "All your ministers are safe."

After everyone stood up, Eunuch Mo, the chief eunuch, took a step forward, shook the Buddha dust in his hand, and sang loudly: "If there is something to do, we will start playing, but if there is nothing, we will retreat."

"Your Majesty, I have something to tell you." As soon as Eunuch Mo finished speaking, a man hurriedly walked out of the queue and knelt directly on the ground.

Emperor Xia Wen glanced at the kneeling man, narrowed his eyes slightly, and then nodded: "Duke Guo Guo, please tell me what you have to say."

"Your Majesty." Jiang Heng kowtowed, "It's been a month and there's no news about Jiang Yan. It's probably the worst."

Emperor Xia Wen frowned but said nothing.

"Your Majesty, I have two sons. Now I no longer have one, but only one is left. Your Majesty, I am old and don't have many more years to live. Now the position of the heir apparent in the Duke's Palace has been vacant, and I feel unhappy. So down-to-earth.”

Emperor Xia Wen's brows furrowed even higher, but he quickly returned to normal: "What do you want, Aiqing?"

"The old minister invites his youngest son Jiang Peng to be crowned the crown prince."

"Old Duke." Emperor Xia Wen stood up, walked off the high platform, and bent down to help Jiang Heng up. "It's not that I don't give you this face, but... there is no precedent for this."

"emperor?"

"Jiang Peng is a concubine. There is no precedent for a concubine to inherit a title. However, it must be done with meritorious deeds? Otherwise, it will be difficult to convince the public."

Jiang Heng opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

"Actually, Jiang Yan mentioned this to me before." Emperor Xia Wen patted Jiang Heng on the shoulder, "Back then, the late emperor named the ancestor of the Jiang family as the Protector of the Country because he was good at fighting and protected me. People of Daxia, but since the old Duke passed away, he has not led any troops."

Jiang Heng's old face turned red: "That... that old minister is weak."

The surrounding officials couldn't help but curl their lips. Who didn't know that this man had never learned anything since he was a child? It's a pity that the old prince was injured on the battlefield, so he left such a son behind. There was no other way, and in the end he could only He could just use his ancient status as an excuse to give up his military power.

But fortunately, Jiang Yan came out later, and he had the demeanor of the old Protector of the Country, but it's a pity that now...

"Then let Jiang Peng go to the barracks to practice. At least he can accumulate some military merits, and then he can be crowned the heir apparent." Emperor Xia Wen said and turned around and returned to his seat, "Who else has this memorial?"

Jiang Heng wanted to say something else, but someone came out and said, "Wei Chen, the imperial envoy, Zhang Xu, has something to report."

"allow."

"If Mr. Jiang hadn't made arrangements for this snow disaster in advance, I'm afraid it wouldn't have been so smooth, and the granaries in the capital wouldn't have been so empty. Fortunately, the scale of the disaster is not large now, and we can deal with it in time. If it happens again on a large scale, If there is a natural disaster, the empty treasury will shake the foundation of the country. Your Majesty, we must punish him severely." Zhang Xu knelt on the ground.

"I second the proposal."

"I second the proposal."

……

A large group of people knelt behind them.

Emperor Xia Wen's expression was not good either: "Well, what Aiqing said is that Wu Yizhou must be severely punished for this matter." "Wei Chen is here." Wu Yizhou stepped forward and knelt down.

"I leave this matter to you. You must investigate clearly and don't let a corrupt official go." Emperor Xia Wen said and stretched out his hand.

Eunuch Mo handed over a sword.

Emperor Xia Wen grabbed the sword and took it out to look at it: "This is what the late emperor once wore. I will give this to you today. During the handling of the case, anyone who maliciously obstructs them can be killed first and then reported. In addition, the Ministry of War and the Gyeonggi Prefecture will assist Wu Yizhou."

"Wei Chen accepts the order." Wu Yizhou kowtowed hurriedly, then stood up and took the sword with both hands.

Xiang An, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Xie Ningyuan, Governor of the Gyeonggi Prefecture, also hurriedly came out to kowtow and lead the order.

"Retreat from the court." Emperor Xia Wen stood up, flicked his sleeves, turned and left.

Everyone's eyes changed when they looked at Wu Yizhou.

Wu Yizhou held the sword and left the Jinluan Palace with square steps, followed by Xiang An and Xie Ningyuan.

On that day, Liu Kan, the Minister of Household Affairs, and other officials involved in the treasury were all invited to Dali Temple.

Because of this, the entire capital became serious, and many people became panicked. After all, no one knew whether the people invited in would implicate themselves. Although the investigation was about the granary, if there was something else What's going on? Wu Yizhou will definitely not ignore it.

Ning Ruyan had almost packed everything that needed to be packed at this time, but what made her depressed was that because the canal was frozen, she could only take the land route, but a bridge going south outside the city collapsed. It has not been repaired. There is a path to walk on, but it cannot accommodate horse-drawn carriages. It is fine for a single person to ride alone.

As a result, we can only wait for the bridge to be repaired, or for the canal to thaw.

However, I definitely won’t be able to go back in time to celebrate the New Year.

"I can only write to my father and brother to let them know first. Let's leave after the Chinese New Year." Ning Ruyan finally made the decision, but her mood was a little heavy, because Xiaobao had been missing since the full moon. It looks the same every day. After the wrinkles have gone away, it is now fair and tender and very cute. Being cute is not a sin. What is sinful is that the little guy looks more and more like Jiang Yan. It is hard not to notice the double phoenix eyes, and even more so. , the red birthmarks under the left armpit are all the same. Fortunately, the birthmarks are not easily exposed.

"Miss, originally the cold weather was not suitable for the young master to travel far away." Bai Zhi was very happy, "Now it seems that God can't bear to let the young master suffer."

The other people were not disappointed and took out their packed things again. They would always go back anyway, it was just postponed for a few months.

Ning Ruyan nodded, but what she was thinking in her heart was that she must leave Beijing as soon as possible.

Originally, there would be palace banquets in the palace before and after the New Year's Day, but now because of the snow disaster, the palace is planning to hold a fundraising banquet to help the victims rebuild.

The initiator is the eldest princess.

After all, Ning Ruyan is the head of the county, so she is naturally invited, but this makes her very confused, because she is currently breastfeeding, and it will take a long time to enter the palace. The baby can be temporarily fed by the wet nurse twice, but It would be very uncomfortable for her to have breasts engorged, and she might even make a fool of herself.

"Miss, I have a recipe that can temporarily stop the milk flow, but it will be very uncomfortable." Bai Zhi hesitated and gave a suggestion.

"Great, it's better to feel uncomfortable than to make a fool of yourself." Ning Ruyan breathed out, "As long as I can endure it for most of the day, that's all."

So, on the morning of the banquet, Ning Ruyan tried her best to let Xiaobao eat two milks, then drank medicine, brought three sets of changes of clothes, and then brought Mulberry Leaf and Perilla into the palace. (End of chapter)