box of hearts

Chapter 203: Ji Xianbin (11)
"You probably don't know the regent and his governor. In this world, the dog has the sharpest nose, and the regent and his spies have the sharpest eyes. Nothing can escape their eyes. Such an overly shrewd person The eyes will never believe the facts that others put in front of them, they will only believe what they have discovered. If everything is too simple and clear, it will arouse their suspicion. Only by making them doubt us first can we clear the suspicion. This is exactly Master Wang San's brilliance, true and false, false and true, every step is under control."

"It seems that as long as you listen to Master Wang San, you will be able to bring down the Regent just around the corner."

"That's natural. But my father warns you, you must be cautious in what you say and do in the future. Father didn't want you to take this job. Who told you to be in the limelight, fight every day, and file lawsuits about human life, and it spread to the ears of Master Wang San , write a letter to the Queen Mother personally to send you to Yanjiao? The higher-ups have explained that father is a slave, can you say 'no'? How many times has father told you how your biological father died? Originally you His true identity is a big hidden thunder, and now he is on the back of this case. You don’t know how your father got here these two days, and your heart is in your throat all the time, for fear of hearing—”

"That's enough, that's it again." Wu Yi smiled and dug his ears, as if these dexterous fingers were only used for childish things, not for cruelty and torture, "Father, don't make a fuss all day long, My son didn't say anything to Mr. Qiao, besides, Mr. Qiao also got into this situation because he offended the regent? Since he is the regent's enemy, he is also our friend."

Wu Ran was agitated, and slapped the desk heavily, "Friend? Huh, why do you think we can 'betray' and 'sell out' the enemy? Remember it, no matter who you are with You can't say a word more, even Teacher Qiao."

Seeing that his adoptive father was furious, Wu Yi became serious, bowed his body and replied, "Son, you've made a note, don't worry, Dad." However, the sharp eyes soon returned to his eyes, both frank and ruthless, "But Dad Well, that Duan is indeed a strange woman. Mr. Wang San had repeatedly warned that she must never touch her body. It was because of pretending to be an inner eunuch, and because he was afraid of hurting the regent's sympathy for her, so he did not touch her body. You must not hurt her face, you can only do some innocuous articles on her hands. That's it, what my son uses is what is called a 'vice' in the Tao. I have seen old boxer Hong use it to deal with it. The senior brother who betrayed the sect can't even be a member of the Hui family, and confessed to everything, but such a weak girl didn't let go from the beginning to the end, she was actually made of water, and her bones were made of iron! Regent, Heh, and Teacher Qiao's vision, they are all really good."

"Also," Wu Ran gave his adoptive son a hard look, "you are not allowed to mention the word 'duan' in the future. Dad knows that you are big-hearted, and at this age, it is not easy to go to the kiln with your brothers and sisters to see and see." So, just don't bring home all the girls' miscellaneous things, and let your mother see it and talk about it later." Then, he slipped a four-corner embroidered ropa from his sleeve and threw it forward.

Wu Ran pinched the handkerchief and rolled it up a few times, her face blushed.

Wu Yi looked over, and there was a feeling of licking in his eyes, "I will discuss it with your mother later, and we will arrange a marriage for you as soon as possible. You just read the book these few days, although the Queen Mother has promised to you this year. The top three in high school, your test papers are not good, and your performance is too bad. When you release a half-time official, marry a daughter-in-law, and have a son, I will be worthy of the spirit of my brother-in-law."

A burst of footsteps came from the verandah, the door opened, and there was Lusi'er wearing a brown bamboo and stone waistcoat, "What are you talking about so lively? Dinner is ready, let's continue talking at the dinner table." Very charming, he took out a willow branch from his side and pressed it on Wu Yi's forehead, "Look at you, and you are clumsy to get ink on your face. My lord, this teacher Qiao is really a fairy. Our adoptive son can be taught by him to take care of him, and this year we don't want to win the number one prize..."

This couple, who have no real husband and wife, and their parents and children who have no blood relationship, are like the most harmonious family in the world. They talked and laughed and walked to the dining room with the smell of food outside, leaving only one room full of food. A study room that is full of words, but never utters a word.

After a night of nothing to say, a new dawn came.

This morning, the Empress Dowager Xihe arrived at the Ciqing Palace in the East Palace.

The Eastern Empress Dowager Wang greeted her with a smile, and she was very hospitable. Mingqian tea, seasonal fruits, and exquisite refreshments from the imperial dining room... kept asking the servants to bring them up.However, when the people retreated, what Xihe used to repay her hospitality was——

"You plot against me."

Mrs. Wang raised her shiny eyes, and burst out laughing with a "chi".She raised her right wrist with two flat gold bracelets with nine-curved plain patterns, and signaled Wu Ran to guard the door, so she took a good look at Xi He, "Sister, what are you talking about?"

In the long court years, from the concubine who had to bow three knees and kowtow three times when she saw the queen, to the queen mother who was only slightly inferior to the queen mother, the queen mother, and to today when the west wind overwhelms the east wind, Xi He also Never had he spoken to Mrs. Wang in such a genuine and disrespectful tone.She didn't smile, and each word fell from her mouth like icy edges: "You told me when the moon was sacrificed in August last year, and you heard that the regent went south to Yangzhou to find the lady surnamed Duan. Tell me at the beginning of the new year, listen Said that Duan was about to return to Beijing, and told me the day before yesterday that she was robbed in Yanjiao. But I sent Quan Fu to inquire about the palace this morning, and no one, not even the most well-informed eunuch, No one has heard of these things. You are not 'heard' at all! Last year, the princess of the regent had a great funeral, and the prince moved to recuperate. Since then, your third brother Wang Zhengting has sent someone to follow the prince, all the way to Yangzhou, and then has been Monitor the whereabouts of that surnamed Duan, abduct her before she returns to Beijing, and plant it on me. You deliberately revealed this information to me, just so that I can't get rid of the prince's doubts, because it is the real murderer. know things."

Wang clapped his hands and laughed. The hairpin pendant on his head was a Tibetan bee blood amber as big as a thumb, and the extremely fine whiskers and claws of the crystallized bees were also invisible under the amber transparent gelatin. hide away. "It's not bad at all! I told my sister a long time ago that the Qi family is born with love. Look, the regent is such an extremely smart person. Whenever he encounters something related to that 'Mrs. You became a blind person, and blamed you on my sister. Fortunately, my sister is a sensible person, and she has always been so clear. I am very relieved to have such an ally who understands."

Xi He snorted coldly: "My sister set up a trap to harm me, and you still want me to be your 'ally'?"

"If my sister doesn't have this intention, it's time to confess everything to the regent instead of coming to my Ciqing Palace, isn't it?" Wang's eyebrows were full of joy, like the clouds after a long cloudy sky, "My third brother I always say that sister, you are a hero among women. I was not convinced before, but today I am convinced. In terms of ingenuity and resourcefulness, sister, I am not as good as you, but no matter how stupid my sister is, I know that when you are with a person you hate and you Among the people you hate, who will you choose as your ally."

Xihe was frightened for a moment, hate?Does she hate Qi She?She thought so, she should have hated him for a long time and deeply.The love and hatred of most people, like most people themselves, are shallow and insignificant. When they die, a cup of loess will be submerged in the world of mortals.But she, Zhan Xihe, is not; just as there will be a mausoleum across valleys and mountains after her death, her love and hate should not end in the silent passage of time, but should have a matching and vigorous ending.

Right now she is wearing a purple and blue swing-pattern robe with gold threads wrapped around her body, but her expression is not swinging at all, she looks straight at Mrs. Wang without wavering, "I need to meet another An ally."

"Your sister is talking about my third brother?" Mrs. Wang raised her hand and brushed her temples, "Back when my royal family was very powerful, it was common for father and son brothers to come and go to my Ciqing Palace; I used to be a frequent visitor to my younger sister's Palace of Compassion. But in the past few years, the Prince Regent has set strict rules. Not only did he no longer step into the harem, but he also forbade his relatives from entering and leaving the palace. It's also hard to see my family. My third brother and I can only rely on eunuchs to communicate with each other, so how can we meet your sister?"

Xihe's whole body exudes determination that cannot be returned, and said in a deep voice: "Tomorrow is the 27th, the day when the Qingming Mausoleum will be erected. Including you and me, the royal family and officials will all go together. , it’s not as heavily guarded as the Forbidden City. You just sent a message to Mr. Wang, saying that I want to see him, he is such a resourceful person, he must have a way.”

Of course Wang Zhengting has a solution.

On the second day after the relatives and dignitaries drove out of Beijing, that is, in the middle of the night of February 29, a figure like a ray of cool moonlight came to the dormitory of the Western Empress Dowager in the Baoding Palace.

In the hall, only two palace lanterns were lit on both sides of the throne, and Xi He was sitting in the middle with her makeup on, "Your Excellency is here, and I am sorry for your lord's attire."

"Your Majesty Wang Zhengting, I sincerely invite the Holy Mother and the Empress Dowager to be safe and blessed." Wang Zhengting's indifferent face was gradually revealed from a set of eunuch's shirt and official hat.

This secret meeting between the two lasted for a whole hour, that is, this hour turned a pair of old rivals who had a new enemy in common into an enemy, and they will also bring a brand new, Unprecedented war.

(End of this chapter)