Rebirth of a famous family: Mala's first wife

Chapter 47
The third prince was poisoned and dumb, and the ones whose interests were damaged were naturally himself, as well as his biological mother, Concubine De.The suspect is nothing more than the party of the Empress Empress, or the party of the Concubine Shu.

But no matter how the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple search, they will not find the two empresses.

Cui Duo has been an official for many years, and he has the ability to gather clues to an unknown little maid in the cold palace.It is only said that a certain concubine who was favored in the past, after being thrown into the cold palace, still did not want to repent and waited for an opportunity to take revenge. Her original goal was the old enemy Defei, but it happened that the third prince happened to be in Defei's palace that day , Empress Defei felt sorry for him, so she let him eat her bowl of eight-treasure porridge, and then the third prince returned to her palace, and developed symptoms of poisoning...

How did this major conspiracy happen in the heavily guarded and heavily guarded deep palace?In every small link, the seasoned Fu Heng gave a very reasonable explanation.It doesn't matter what kind of explanation this is, the important thing is that the emperor and the empresses in the harem all accepted it!

The harem returned to peace.The only difference is that in the cold palace, a court lady "throwing herself into a well in fear of crime", several maids and servants around the concubine de concubine and the third prince were executed. Drink the medicine, hoping to be able to speak again one day...

The so-called companion is like a tiger, it seems that this Beijing official is not easy to do!After listening to Mrs. Fu and Mrs. Yin, they both felt the same lingering fear.Yin Shi also asked unsatisfactorily: "Then what happened afterwards? Did Boss Cui get out of the body again?"

Fu Heng gave his wife a dissatisfied look, which meant that she was talking too much again!A wife shouldn't ask what the husband didn't say!Yin shrank her neck, not daring to say anything more.

In fact, it was difficult for Fu Heng to answer Yin's question.Because there was some falsehood in what he said just now, in fact, he and Cui Shilang didn't say a few words at all!Cui Shilang is so busy that he doesn't touch the ground, how can he have time to take care of his cousin who suddenly appeared?After receiving the handwriting from my cousin, I really called him into the mansion, but I just asked a few casually, "Which year did you study for Jinshi?" "How is the climate in Danyang?" "How is Lingtang in Jincheng?" ?” and other gossip, they let him out.It was originally said that he was going to stay in the mansion for dinner, but he was still too busy afterwards, and finally no one was seen...

Poor Fu Heng waited at the gate of Cui's house early in the morning, and the door didn't even accept his invitations at first.Later, he said good things again, collected some money, and continued to wait, and finally someone accepted his greeting card and Mrs. Fu's letter of recommendation.After waiting for more than half a day, he was invited into a small hall next to Master Cui's study, drinking tea while waiting.

It was not until late in the evening that I heard that Mr. Cui was back, and I reckoned that I had met several people before finally it was his turn.He presented the meeting gift he had prepared to the old man with great trepidation - he heard that the old man had a reputation for being upright, so he didn't dare to prepare anything valuable, so the long attendant reminded him that the old lady had picked out some calligraphy and paintings , an isolated ancient book, and I told him to tell him only when I was in Beijing. He was really happy when he saw it. He heard that the old man is a man of real talent and learning. Isn't sending these things just what he wants? !
Sure enough, the elder accepted the gift very readily, and then drank tea and chatted happily with him, but he didn't say anything particularly important, and he didn't explain anything, just chatting.After drinking a cup of tea, the boss said that there was something else to do, and invited the manager to see the guests off, and this time the interview was over!

At that time, he hadn't eaten all day, and he was so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back, but his heart was still fluttering, with a feeling of unreality, so he followed the steward into an elegant flower hall ignorantly, the steward Politely asked him to wait for the elders to have dinner together, and later told him that there was no need to wait, so he ate alone with a table of delicious food, and he wanted to appear gentle, not daring to eat too much.After eating, he continued to wait until the middle of Haishi when someone led him back to the post house where he was staying in an ordinary sedan chair.

That night, he slept on the cold bed in the inn, thinking about it, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.Everyone I meet during the day, no matter if they are doormen, stewards, ordinary servants, or even that unfathomable old uncle, their every word, every look, and every expression are very important. He played it back countless times in his mind, and he figured out countless deep meanings.

And what he said to his mother, Mrs. Fu and his wife Yin after returning home, half came from his hearsay news, and the other half came from his own speculation and exaggeration!
But Mrs. Fu and Mrs. Yin didn't know that he was actually bragging, they only thought that Cui Duo and Cui Shilang really appreciated him!Mrs. Yin was too bullied by him to speak, and Mrs. Fu asked worriedly: "Brother Heng, since he is the boss, he chose to be wise and protect himself, how could he help you in front of those bosses in the official department?" What about talking?"

Fu Hengxian was taken aback by the question, but he quickly comforted his mother boldly, and he was actually comforting himself: "Although the boss didn't say it clearly, how can I guess his foresight? On the morning of the second day after I saw him, a familiar steward came to the posthouse. That person was a familiar face in the posthouse. In the afternoon of that day, the lord and the principal of the Ministry of Officials summoned me and asked me in detail about my political achievements in Danyang in the past two years. They also kindly asked me about my relationship with Cui Shilang. Relationship? After I answered, they wrote an 'excellent' on my assessment file!"

The matter of evaluation that had been worrying for a long time was solved so easily.The process went so smoothly that even he couldn't believe it.At that time, he only felt that the circumstances of these two days were really different from each other!The day before, he was still so unknown, thinking sadly that there might be nothing to gain from this meeting. Unexpectedly, the next day, some people he knew and did not know took the initiative to greet him, and everyone said hello to him. He always smiled at each other and said endless compliments, as if he would definitely be promoted to some high-ranking official in the coming year!
This is probably the benefit of power.No wonder some people say that power is like a bone-biting poison, the more contaminated, the more addicted!In vain he lived for more than thirty years to understand!And the reason why he was addicted to women in the past was really because his grade was too low, he hadn't tasted the true taste of power at all!
Mrs. Yin is a person who is easy to be satisfied, and at this moment her face was filled with joy, "It is a great joy to get an excellent grade in the examination! Congratulations, master! Congratulations to the master!" Does the excellent evaluation mean that the master is expected to be promoted ?I don't know which party will be transferred to be an official?No matter what, my family should go to the next level!
The old lady Fu couldn't hide her worry, and she sighed earnestly: "Brother Heng, I think this matter is not that simple! Your uncle Cui Shilang won you over to him without any effort. It is not unusual to be kind to you without avoiding others! Think about it, although he has not made a clear statement on the matter of establishing a reserve, he will definitely be there in the future. If you choose one of the princes to support, then you will naturally be regarded as his party, and there will be no room for you to choose... So, it is still a blessing or a curse to do so, and it is still unclear. Unknown!"

When Yin heard this, she couldn't laugh anymore.Looking at her mother-in-law and then at her husband, she finally understood what it means to "seek wealth and wealth in danger"!

Fu Heng smiled wryly, "What mother said is true! After my son calmed down at that time, he had already thought of this! Later, I was even more thinking, why did Mr. Cui do this? If he didn't help me, he wouldn't help me." There will be any loss; and if he helped me, it means that I have some kind of use value in me, which he wants sooner or later... But since I have chosen to be unwilling to be left behind, I can have the value and the opportunity to be used by others , is also a good thing!" When he said this, his eyes were bright and his face was firm.It is completely different from the previous county magistrate Fu Hengfu who only knew about romance.

With such an ambitious husband, Yin suddenly felt strangeness, awe, and deep worry.She looked at him, suddenly dumbfounded.I vaguely realize that the usual little days of quarreling and fighting in the past may soon be over, and what greets their family may be an unpredictable future with ups and downs... The husband in front of me may bring Give them great honor and favor, and there is a possibility that if you are not careful, you will lead them to the brink of hell again!

As for Mrs. Fu, at this moment, she regrets more! "Son, to be honest, I want to see this day as a mother, but I am also afraid of seeing this day! Why have I wanted to write to Cui Duo for so many years, but I have been hesitant to write? I am just afraid! As a girl I saw it right away, that man is very scheming, and his emotions and anger are invisible! I was afraid that I would draw this thread for you, but he dragged you into a place I don't want to see..."

It turns out that the mother-in-law's hesitation these years is due to this secret worry!A doubt lingering in Yin's heart was finally solved, and she looked at her mother-in-law with sincere respect.

Fu Heng still replied with a wry smile, "Mother, don't think too much. In any case, the matter has come to this point, and there is no turning back! How can we look forward to everything? If it succeeds, I am lucky! If it fails, I will die!"

"Well, that's true!" Mrs. Fu could only nod approvingly.Strangely, she suddenly felt that although her son's smile was bitter, there was an unprecedented look of confidence in his eyes.Perhaps the son has already fallen in love with that uncle Cui Duo who occupies a high position and holds the power of life and death!

(End of this chapter)