Jinghong Tower

"Princess Lingshan, the daughter of the Crown Princess, died of illness the year after King Zhao passed away. Princess Huishan later married to the south of the Yangtze River and had no children, and died in her twenties. Princess Meishan was still in her infancy at that time. During the reign of Emperor Taizong, she married a new Jinshi. The Jinshi looked like a human being, but he was not a good person. He beat and scolded the noble princess. Princess Meishan was very timid, and even after being beaten, she had to fight for him. Hiding it, I found out later when her maid ran to my house for help after her ribs were broken.

I made this matter so big that Emperor Taizong ordered the two of them to reconcile. After the reconciliation, the bitch was dismissed from his official position and died on the way home.

But the princess of Meishan was still destroyed by him, which is not clear here. "

Li Jinxiu pointed to her head and continued: "I even suspect that her head was beaten by that villain. How could a decent person become like that?
  Within a few years, she was gone, alas! "

Li Jinxiu let out a long sigh, and He Ran frowned and asked, "Where were the palace attendants from the Prince's East Palace, those Liangdi and so on."

"Together with the Crown Princess, they all went to Ci'en Temple to become monks and died of old age in Ci'en Temple."

Only then did Li Jinxiu realize that something was wrong, and quickly asked, "Master, do you doubt that King Zhao has any descendants?"

He Ran smiled: "It doesn't matter whether he has any descendants."

Li Jinxiu didn't understand. She asked tentatively: "If you don't look for the descendants of King Zhao, do you think you are optimistic about King Jin? No, if you are optimistic about King Jin, then..."

If Master He was optimistic about King Jin, why would he ruin King Jin's good deeds?

He Ran did not continue this topic. At this time, Xiaoli sent the latest battle report. The Jin King's army defeated Pingshan Guard and was only a hundred miles away from Zhending Mansion!

In the palace, after the emperor looked at the map and learned the distance from Pingshan Guard to Zhending Mansion and the distance from Zhending Mansion to the capital, the emperor was completely stunned.

So close!

Fighting, there was no choice but to fight, but it was impossible for the imperial commander to personally conquer the city. Moreover, the capital city was also very dangerous. If Zhending Mansion could not hold it, they would attack the capital city. He did not want to become a king who would subjugate his country!
  In fact, if the King of Jin ascends to Dabao, he really cannot be regarded as the king of subjugation, because the country is still a country, and the Zhou Dynasty is still a Zhou Dynasty.

The [-]-strong army that originally wanted to overwhelm King Jin was now actually on the battlefield. In addition, Marquis Wu'an, who had been transferred back to the capital, went into battle again and shouldered the heavy responsibility of protecting the capital.

There was a tremor in the capital, King Jin was about to reach Zhending, and after passing Zhending he would arrive in the capital.

Some families have quietly sent their children south. Now it seems that the south is the safest.

An unexpected guest came to Jinghong Tower, Mrs. Shangguan!
  He Ran didn't expect that Mrs. Shangguan would come to see her again.

"Good boy, do you want to go to Yangzhou? Your second uncle's family is in Yangzhou. If you want to go, I will send someone to take you there. Your second uncle's house has a beautiful village. You will definitely like it."

He Ran understood that Mrs. Shangguan was worried about her, so she wanted to send her to Yangzhou to avoid the war.

He Ran was deeply moved. In her three lifetimes, this was the first time someone cared about her like a child.

She held Mrs. Shangguan's hand and said softly: "Grandma, don't worry, I am safe in the capital."

Mrs. Shangguan shook her head: "I know you have Jinghong Tower, and Mrs. Li is also very kind to you, but you are a girl who has not left the court after all. Now a fight is about to start. It is very uncomfortable for you to live outside alone. safe."

He Ran repeatedly said that if something happened, she would move in with them, and Mrs. Shangguan reluctantly agreed and left despite repeated instructions.

As soon as Mrs. Shangguan left, an uninvited guest came to Jinghong Tower.     Master He!

Hearing that Mr. He was coming, He Ran almost spit out her tea.

"Is he still in the capital?" Is it true that so many things happened to the He family and he didn't even go back?

Xiaoli said with a smile: "He went back once, and the Yan family sent people to guard the door. As soon as he returned, the Yan family knocked on the door and asked him to hand over Yan. He also said that Yan must have been killed by him. He refused to let the Yan family in, so the Yan family smashed the door of the He family. He didn't dare to stay in Zhending, so he returned to the capital overnight."

When Xiaoli said this, she thought of something: "Guess who he came back with?"

"With his two sons and two daughters?" He Ran guessed.

"No, no!" Xiaoli shook her head like a rattle, "He came with a woman and a child. The woman was his aunt, and the child was born from his aunt."

He Ran was shocked. She had really underestimated Mr. He. He actually had an outside wife.

But one thing He Ran knew was that it would be easy for Lao Guanghuai to kill Mr. He. The reason why he was kept alive until now was entirely for her, his granddaughter.

No matter what, Mr. He is her nominal father. If he dies, her daughter will have to observe filial piety for him. She is fourteen years old, and this filial piety lasts for three years, which happens to be the most important time for most women to get engaged and get married. Three years.

So He Ran guessed that Lao Guanghuai probably wanted Mr. He to disappear like Yan. No, he was out of touch, that is, everyone knew where he had gone, but he just stopped contacting his family.

He Ran guessed Lao Guanghuai's strategy, and of course she didn't want to see Mr. He.

Mr. He failed to see He Ran. The clerk at Jinghong Tower told him that he was a step late and Mrs. Shangguan had just picked up He Ran.

No matter how thick-skinned Master He was, he would not dare to go to Mrs. Shangguan to ask for someone.

The King of Jin's army was about to finally fight. Mr. He was very anxious, but he didn't want to go back to share the trouble with his family. He also wanted to go south now!

Because of Lao Guanghuai's transfer, there are many official positions in the south that need to be adjusted, ranging from the fourth rank to the eighth and ninth rank. In the past month, officials have been sent south with transfer orders every now and then. Mr. He is extremely envious. , he also wanted to go south, so that he would not only be away from the war, but also away from those bastards of the Yan family.

As for the large He family, Mr. He is not worried.

The King of Jin is not a bandit with mud-legged background. He is the son of a dragon and a phoenix. He will not commit rape, murder or kidnapping. At most, he will go to a wealthy family to raise food and salary when he has no money. The He family is in the wealthy family of Zhending Mansion. If you can't get in line, if you really want to come to your door, you can be safe with just one thousand eight hundred taels.

What Mr. He is most anxious about right now is to go south. He came to see He Ran because he wanted He Ran to say something nice in front of Mrs. Li.

He had heard that even the Empress Dowager summoned He Ran. This fake now knew many noble ladies.

Unfortunately, Mr. He still couldn't see He Ran, so he could only leave dejectedly.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked out of Jinghong Tower, he heard someone calling him: "Is this He Jinshi from Zhending Mansion?"