The struggle of the reborn prince

The Mid-Autumn Festival was a very grand festival in the Song Dynasty. A few days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, there was a strong festive atmosphere. Stores generally rearranged the colorful buildings in front of the door, everything was new, and the wine was unsealed again. open for sale.This is the time when crabs come out, and it is also the season when fruits are rushing to the market. Fruit shops are full of fresh fruits, such as pomegranates, Libo, pears, dates, chestnuts, grapes, and tangerines.Mid-Autumn Festival night is the most lively night, and the most important activity is to appreciate the moon. The dignitaries and rich families enjoy the moon in their own buildings, pavilions and pavilions.Ordinary citizens scramble to occupy the restaurant first, and there are noises in the restaurant, so they can't be kept idle, accompanied by silk, bamboo and flute music, and enjoy it while eating, so as to see the moonlight first.It is the poor family, buy some food and wine, chat while eating, and enjoy the bright moon. The children are the happiest, they can stay up all night and play.

The village was bustling and bustling, but now the palace is full of chills, without any festive atmosphere.Huang Jingchen came back a few days ago. He not only brought rewards from the palace, but also a large number of people. All the old people in the mansion were sent to the stables for interrogation one by one, and new people were replaced everywhere.

"Jianxi, how is things going?" Zhao Tun asked Jianxi while lying in the bathtub.

"Second Master, everything is done. I have brought Fengxi, Osmanthus, and Sophora back!" Jianxi replied quickly. Not only did he escape the purging of the mansion this time, he also He was promoted two ranks, from the senior class of internal servant to internal regular servant, and now he has an official status of the eighth rank, and his monthly salary has also grown to eighth. His rank in the inner court is only lower than that of Huang Jingchen, who is the sixth rank. Everyone in the palace knows that they are also ranked first in the palace.

"Well, they didn't suffer anything?" Zhao Tang asked again.

"Second Master, Feng Xi was beaten by a board and his butt was smashed, but he didn't hurt his muscles and bones. The two girls only took the whip and let me bring them back. The injuries are not serious, but they were terribly frightened!" Jian Xi thought Thinking about the scene I saw in the horse circle just now, I was still afraid for a while. The few people who came from the Imperial City Secretary were really the little ghosts of Yan Luodian. They were ruthless. Two of them have already died, but the old Zhangtou is worse than death; the little Taoist priest Mingyue is being tortured, and there is no good flesh left on his body. If the prince hadn't helped him, he would probably be worse than them. Thinking of this, see Hi more respectful.

"Hey, they were all implicated. Mingyue and Lao Zhangtou probably won't survive. You have to be careful in the future. If you hadn't clamored to see the big python, this disaster would not have happened!" Zhao Tang sighed. Said in a tone.

"Yes, my lord, I would like to thank my lord for saving my life, but there is nothing wrong with seeing Xi's knife mountain and sea of ​​fire!"

"Okay, don't show your loyalty, it's better to be less greedy for money in the future!" Zhao Tuo knew that Jianxi would be his own after seeing him, and couldn't help but tease him and said.

"Ah?! My lord, why do you know everything?" Jianxi was taken aback, his jaw hung so hard that he didn't drop his jaw. It turned out that the lord knew about what he thought he was doing in secret. He suddenly felt that the lord he accompanied every day Not like a child, but like an old man who is more scheming than Daguan Huang.

"Hehe, because I'm a monster!" Zhao Tang said with a mocking smile.

"Even if the lord is a monster, I will be with the lord from now on..." Seeing that Zhao Tun didn't mean to blame him, he breathed a sigh of relief, supported the horizontal board of the bathtub made by the lord, dipped some bath beans gently Dab it lightly on him.

"Jianxi, what's wrong with the taste this time?" Zhao Tong asked.

"My lord, the bath beans used this time were rewarded by the palace. I heard that they were configured according to "A Thousand Golden Prescriptions". There are [-] flavors of flowers, such as naihua, pear blossom, red lotus, plum blossom, cherry blossom, white hollyhock, inula, musk, etc. They are very precious, and most people have never seen them before!" Jianxi quickly replied road.

"Really, it's just too extravagant!" Zhao Tun shook his head and said, he stopped talking and let Jianxi serve him. Jianxi touched the prince's thin body and patted some water from the front, and his back was soaked. He didn't have the strength to restrain a chicken, but he easily killed that extraordinary assassin. It really makes people wonder how he did it. Could it be a monster.

"My lord, why do you still want Fengxi and the others to come back?" Jianxi expressed his doubts while touching the water.

"You are such a pig brain. Fengxi and the others are by my side every day. I can't tell who they are. Although Osmanthus fragrans is greedy and often steals, Sophora japonica likes to gossip, but they are simple-minded people. They spend all day Waiting on me, do you want me to watch them suffer?"

"Yes, my lord, what about the others?" Jian Xi asked again.

"Hey, I don't know about the others, but there must be some eyeliner planted by the assassin among them. I can't tell them one by one, so I have to make them suffer!" Zhao Tang said with the corners of his mouth curled up, "We are in danger this time, you Thinking about it, it is definitely not something that one person can do. First, Lao Zhangtou spread rumors about the discovery of the boa constrictor, and then deliberately told Mingyue. Mingyue was young and had no discernment, so she told us right away, but you are impetuous by nature, I Young and young, he must not be able to hold back his curiosity, and must clamor to see it. He caught our weakness and led us into a trap step by step. Our people understand, otherwise, Li Guanshi from the outer court alone would not be able to do it!"

"Oh!" Jian Xi felt chills when he heard that, he was the prince's companion and the person who knew the prince's whereabouts best, so of course he was the main suspect, if the prince didn't help him, he would end up in the worst situation without asking.

"Later, you go to Doctor Wang to get some wound medicine for Fengxi and the others. Don't arrange errands for them these few days, and heal their injuries first. If the senior official asks, just tell me what I said!" After taking a bath , Zhao Tun got dressed and told Jian Xi to say.

"Yes, they will appreciate the kindness of the lord!" Jian Xi felt warm in his heart, and it was their admiration that the lord was so considerate.

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Jianxi waited for Zhao Tun to rest, and arranged two small yellow gates to guard the door, and then went to Wang Taiji's to get the medicine.

"Jianxi, is the prince asleep?" Jianxi ran into Huang Jingchen as soon as he went out, and he was followed by two people. Jianxi had seen them in the palace, and they were all members of the Imperial City Department. My heart is shaking.

"Yes, sir, the lord is asleep!" Jian Xi quickly replied with a salute.

"Well, you've worked hard these past few days. Everyone in the mansion has been interrogated. If you have nothing to do, come and listen and see what's wrong!" Huang Jingchen felt that he was a little old, and he worked hard for several days. Somewhat exhausted.

"You have to pay attention to your health!" Jian Xi understood that through this matter, the senior officer regarded him as one of his own, and hurriedly stepped forward to support him.

"Well, I can't take care of it these days, so you have to pay more attention, my lord!" Huang Jingchen told him that Gongjin's attitude towards Jianxi was very helpful.

A few people came to Huang Jingchen's residence, and Jianxi quickly ordered Xiaohuangmen to light the candles everywhere, bring freshly brewed tea soup, pour it for them personally, and stand beside Huang Jingchen, pinch his shoulders and beat his back , as respectfully as ever.

"Go out, lock the door, no one can come near it!" Huang Jingchen waved his hand to let the little yellow gate guarding the door retreat, leaving only the four of them in the room.

"Qian Er, there are no outsiders now, tell me what have you found out in the past few days?" Huang Jingchen took a sip of tea and asked the person sitting next to him.

"Father, Ma San and I have passed all the people in the house through the sieve, and executed the most suspected people. Everything points to the dead manager Li, who bribed the gardener in the back garden, Mr. Zhang. , asked him to spread rumors, and deliberately told the little Taoist priest Mingyue to listen to him, and he found out the rules of the prince's activities, and knew that the prince was going to the Taoist temple to offer incense on the first day of the lunar new year. He led the prince to the place where he was ambush in the back mountain, but he was killed by Jianxi without counting himself..."

"Ah..." I was surprised when I heard this Jianxi, the result of Qian Er's interrogation was the same as the prince's analysis, and the prince has been hiding in the house since the accident, which surprised him so much that he couldn't help it. speak out.

"What's the matter Jianxi?" Jianxi interrupted Qian Er's words, Huang Jingchen frowned and asked unhappily.

"Damn the little one, but he was used by the villains to put the prince in danger. He deserves death!" Jian Xi was also clever, and immediately knelt down and said in fear, but he didn't dare to say that the prince had already settled the result.

"You did make a mistake this time, but you can't blame it all, they arranged it too carefully!" Huang Jingchen raised his hand, making Jianxi stand up and said, Jianxi hurriedly stood aside with his hands down, not daring to make another sound.

"Ma San, have you found out the origin of Guanshi Li?"

"Dutou, according to the wooden plate on Li Guanshi's body, he is determined to be the killer of Yemen. Their identities are all fake, and the source can't be found, but I found out that he was introduced to the mansion by someone from Cui Guogong's mansion, and the man who introduced him His people fell ill and died soon after!" Ma San said with a bow.

"Oh, is Cui Guogong the father of Concubine Cui De in the palace?" Huang Jingchen sat up abruptly and asked.

"Exactly!"

"Concubine Cui De, how could it be her?" Huang Jingchen touched his smooth chin and whispered, Concubine De came from a family of officials and officials. She was once involved in a palace dispute to frame the queen, but now she only gave birth to two princesses. Involved in this kind of battle involving the seizure of the heirloom, is there something else hidden, "Is there anyone else involved?"

"After a rigorous trial, there are several other empresses in the palace who have also planted eyeliners. They are all handymen and little yellow men with no grades, but they just passed on some news and did not participate in this matter!" Ma San said.

"Hmph, they treat my tiger as a sick cat!" Huang Jingchen snorted coldly with a sullen expression on his face, "You deal with the rest of the matter, and don't leave anyone involved in the assassination. Those spies, you know how to deal with it." , All those who have unknown origins or have ties to the palace and outside the palace will be sent to the government, and they will be dealt with according to a crime. This matter must be handled properly, and we must not let down the trust of the empress in us!"

"This charge is easy to find. These stewards bullied the prince when he was young, and even privately divided the envoy's money of [-] guan. They are really courageous, and this one is enough!" Ma San said with a smile.

"You can't live with your own crimes, you should do it cleanly, and don't let people catch you!" Huang Jingchen said.

"Yes, we must handle the matter well and never leave any trouble behind!" Qian Er and the two bowed and replied.

"Okay, I'll go back to Beijing tomorrow after clearing things up. Madam misses that you've been working hard, and you haven't been able to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival at home. I've prepared a gift for the two of you, and I'll take it away with you!" Huang Jingchen said with a smile.

"Thank you, Madam, thank you sir, we will try our best!" The two of them looked at each other, unable to hide their excitement. This is really a good thing that is both named and profitable. In the future, there will be noble concubines in the palace to take care of them, and their happy days will come. up.