Rebirth of the Splendid Phoenix

Chapter 91
The introduction of the Xuzhou incident to the capital almost caused an uproar among the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty. No one thought that just an ordinary natural disaster and plague would involve many officials and generals hiding in the southern region.

Ningzhou Prefecture, Xuzhou Guard, Ningyuan Guard, in addition to these few, there are also several other officials, large and small, who have also been dragged out. Not to mention more, just these are enough to make people shudder.

Everyone in Daqing knew that Xiyuan was ambitious, but after General Baili defeated his army more than ten years ago, there was talk of a peace, and there was no big war started, it was all small fights.

Who would have thought that those people from Xiyuan who were so zealous would actually plant so many nails in Daqing early on, killing officials and people, ruining the reputation of the court, discrediting the emperor, and even daring to attack Xuzhou City directly after the plan was exposed? How hateful it is.

Xie Jinhua and Bailifeng were escorting 'Yuan Yuchen', and before they entered the capital, the resentment of the people and officials in the capital was already at its peak.

They all asked the imperial court to ask Nishihara for an explanation.

At the same time, some old people looked at the son-in-law of the eldest princess beside everyone in the hall, but their minds changed.

The son-in-law of the eldest princess used to be the Xiyuan nobleman who accompanied the second prince of Xiyuan to Beijing. Although he was not the son of the emperor Xiyuan, he was his nephew. Not to mention the great future in Daqing now, even if he is about to lose his life.

Above the court hall, the eldest princess' son-in-law didn't say much, but those eyes were everywhere.

Who knows if he will still be in contact with Xi Yuan, will he always think of a way to pass information to Xi Yuan?

Fortunately, the emperor didn't pursue his intentions, but asked someone to prepare a letter of credence, and after 'Yuan Yuchen' entered the capital, he asked Xi Yuan for an explanation.

Just after coming down to the court, the prince's son-in-law met the princess Yuan'an who was looking for him.

Looking at the worry and faint anxiety in the other party's eyes, the princess consort's gentle and restrained smile couldn't be maintained for a while, and finally turned into a touch of bitterness.

"Princess."

He walked forward slowly, looked at Princess Yuan'an, opened his mouth to say something, but didn't know what to say.

The Xuzhou incident was like a sharp knife, piercing through the illusion of peace that he had been painstakingly maintaining.

He spent more than ten years creating an illusion of maintaining a happy and complete life, but it only takes one night to destroy it all.

The eldest princess held the son-in-law's hand: "Call me Yuan'an, and Gan'er misses you, let's go and see Gan'er."

She smiled, and her usual sharp face was a little softer now.

"Princess Yuan'an, I"

The eldest princess son-in-law opened his mouth to say something, but Princess Yuan'an gently pressed his lips with one hand.

"Ah Jing, I believe in you."

She smiled lightly, without the slightest reluctance.

You believe in me, but I don't believe in myself.

The eldest princess son-in-law looked at the eldest princess who was gently burying her head in her arms, with a gloomy look in his eyes.

Compared with how difficult it has become for the son-in-law of the eldest princess, Xie Jinhua, Qin Zheng and Bailifeng in the Xuzhou Incident this time also entered the eyes of everyone in the court.

But the most eye-catching ones are Xie Jinhua and Qin Zheng.

Although Bailifeng repelled those heavy armored soldiers in the end, he was a famous young general himself, and it was taken for granted that he defended Xuzhou in everyone's eyes.

Secondly, when there was no evidence, he directly killed the Ningyuan guard. Those heavy armored soldiers outside Xuzhou City did not directly admit their identities from the beginning to the end, but everyone was [-] to [-]% sure of their identities. There is still some talk about Bailifeng's unauthorized deployment of troops.

Therefore, many people secretly calculated this incident, and it was Xie Jinhua and Qin Zheng who benefited the most.

Qin Zheng is better than Xie Jinhua.

Xie Jinhua is a woman after all, as long as she doesn't enter the emperor's harem, the rewards that the emperor can give her are the female official position in the palace or some famous and untitled awards.

Qin Zheng was not burdened by Bailifeng's identity, and he was not burdened by Xie Jinhua's gender. After experiencing such an experience himself, he can also see that he is capable, at least able to lead troops. The father and son of the Li family have a heart-to-heart knot because they are older, as long as they are not stupid, they all know that as long as he returns to Beijing this time, he will definitely soar into the sky and be reused by the emperor.

It is not certain how great the future achievements will be.

Because of this, before Qin Zheng arrived in the capital, someone in the capital had already set his mind on him.

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"You mean, Qin Zheng is your son?"

Looking at the third son who was smiling awkwardly in front of him, the emperor almost wanted to laugh out loud.

"I really didn't expect that there are still descendants of our royal family living outside."

And he almost really became someone's servant.

Although the emperor's expression was slightly smiling, his eyes were full of coldness.

King Rui looked at the emperor's half-smile expression, and the initial indifference gradually became unbearable.

"Father, then, isn't that when the son was young, I didn't think of it for a while."

What King Rui said made people laugh, and Wang Quan, who was behind the emperor, lowered his head, so as not to laugh himself too ugly.

King Rui is forty-two this year. According to Qin Zheng's age, the time he said was still young, that is, he was in his thirties. In some families who got married and had children early, he was enough to be a grandfather.

Wang Quan held back his laughter, but the emperor couldn't help it. He grabbed something at hand and threw it on King Rui's body.

It was a brush wash, not heavy, King Rui still made a gesture of oops.

"Father, father, I really knew that I was wrong. I was too young at that time, and I thought it was enough for the child to be born by the princess. Aren't the others just fun? Yudie, but haven’t I still kept the child in the palace for so many years? If there were no accidents, the child would still be in the Palace of Rui.”

King Rui carefully picked up the brush washer that had fallen on the floor, held it in front of the emperor, and put it on his table: "Father, you should take pity on my son, the love between father and son, son is getting old now, and I am starting to think about it." What I did wrong in the past, I was thinking about blood and family, and I couldn't bear to let my blood flow outside so unclearly."

King Rui said it was pitiful, tears were about to flow from those blue-black eyes, the emperor sneered.

He knew exactly what his own son was.

Greedy and lustful, without big ambitions, can only see small profits in front of him, never have long-term plans.

Just because he knew the other party's temperament, even if the emperor looked down on King Rui, he was most at ease with King Rui.

If the other son had something to do with Qin Zheng, let alone a promotion, the emperor would never give Qin Zheng the slightest chance.

It's just that since that person is King Rui: "That kid does have some ability, and I have the heart to hone it. This time he has done a good job, and my family members are really relieved to use it. I intend to promote that kid's position. It's just that he His birth was a flaw."

The emperor and King Rui revealed some of their plans.

Qin Zheng's biological mother was a singing girl in Prince Rui's Mansion. This was known to many old people in Prince Rui's Mansion, so the emperor had already found out.

The identity of the son of a singing prostitute is too shady, the emperor wants to reuse Qin Zheng, but he doesn't want to reuse a son of a singing prostitute.

King Rui's eyes lit up instantly.

Although he doesn't have long-term ambitions, he is not a fool either. In the royal family, pure fools don't live long, so when he heard the emperor's words, he understood what the other party meant: "Father, don't worry, I will sort out the palace when I turn around." Ah Zheng can be regarded as my third son, born of a concubine in the mansion, and also a serious son of Prince Rui's mansion."

What King Rui wants is Qin Zheng, who can be reused by the emperor, and hang it under his own name, and give the other party's mother's family a concubine background. In his opinion, it is more than enough. My two sons still haven't posed much threat, there is nothing better than this.

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Xie Jinhua and Qin Zheng didn't know what happened in Shengjing, but they could guess that there must be a tough battle to fight when they return to the capital.

As night fell, the gates of the capital had been closed at this time, Bailifeng arranged for his subordinates to set up camp in the same place, cook on a hot stove, and was not going to move on.

Xie Jinhua sat on the boulder, looking at the vaguely outlined Shengjing from afar.

The trip to the south was not peaceful, and even experienced the baptism of life and death, but when he was able to see the outline of Shengjing from a distance, Xie Jinhua felt that he did not want to move on.

Sheng Jingwai is not calm and dangerous, but there are trustworthy people by his side, no matter how great the danger is, as long as he works hard, he will never feel too sad.

Outside Shengjing, an enemy is an enemy.A friend is a friend.

If you want to do something, you can do it directly. If you hate someone, you can directly express that dislike. There is no need for hypocrisy or pretense.

But in Shengjing, there are too many people that Xie Jinhua hates, and there are too many people that Xie Jinhua doesn't want to deal with.

"Sister, what are you thinking?"

Qin Zheng walked up to Xie Jinhua with a bowl of meat porridge that had just been cooked.

"I didn't think of anything."

Xie Jinhua took the bowl and chopsticks handed over by Qin Zheng, answered casually, and then asked, "Have you eaten?"

Qin Zheng hooked his lips: "Eat."

Xie Jinhua brought the bowl close to his lips, it was slightly hot, but in this cold night, the temperature was just right.

Qin Zheng piled up a pile of grass leaves on the ground, lit the fire, and a spark quickly started a flame.

The flame colors of red and yellow make Xie Jinhua's bright face even more brilliant.

Xie Jinhua felt the warmth from his heart to the skin on the outside of his body.

She looked at Qin Zheng who was concentrating on tending the fire, and at the curved smile on his lips: "A Zheng, do you want to recognize your ancestors and return to your ancestors?"

Xie Jinhua has no news about the capital, but she can guess.

The emperor's mind, King Rui's mind, Qin Zheng will no longer be an existence of unknown origin when he returns to the capital.

But the blood of the royal family.

In the past, Xie Jinhua felt that it was necessary for Qin Zheng to restore her identity, but at this moment, seeing the smile on Qin Zheng's lips, she suddenly wanted to ask.

He wanted to ask Qin Zheng what he meant.

She felt good to him, maybe not what he wanted.

Although Qin Zheng is a young man, he has his own ideas. He is entitled to know and decide his own future.

Qin Zheng fiddled with the wooden stick on the fire and suddenly paused, a look of panic flashed in his eyes, the next moment he thought that Xie Jinhua didn't know his real secret at all, and continued to move his hands: "Sister, are you talking about Prince Rui's Mansion?"

"Correct."

Xie Jinhua responded directly.

"Does my sister want me to be the son of Prince Rui's Mansion?"

Qin Zheng asked again.

Xie Jinhua couldn't see Qin Zheng's expression clearly, the smile on his lips was still there, but that handsome face seemed to be covered with a layer of wax, that smile was deliberate and pale.

"I miss you."

Xie Jinhua was silent for a while, and paused every word.

"My sister's decision is my decision."

The young man finally raised his head. The face that seemed to be covered with wax and whose expression could not be seen clearly looked from the front, as if it was a different kind of determination.

(End of this chapter)