A Thousand Hills

Chapter 354

Xie Moru quickly suppressed Uncle Fang's matter in her heart. In this world, except for her mother, Xie Moru has never encountered help without expecting anything in return.Uncle Fang gave her some help, of course it was good, at least, it solved Xie Moru's current predicament.

Xie Moru will eventually climb to the top, but she especially enjoys stepping up to the throne of princess under the witness of Emperor Mu Yuan and Queen Mother Hu.

Except for the first meeting, Xie Moru has not had any contact with Ms. He. Of course, she is a little curious about how Ms. He will speak for her. However, this is not the most important right now. The most important thing right now is her canonization ceremony. Have……

Xie Moru did not expect Jiang Xingyun's investigation to come so quickly, Jiang Beiling is not a good friend.

Xie Moru asked Jiang Xingyun to investigate Xue Dongli's descendants. Naturally, Jiang Xingyun would not investigate Xue Dongli's family tree. Jiang Beiling was Xue Dongli's disciple, and his intimacy was no less than that of father and son.

Therefore, Jiang Xingyun will not let such a living person like Jiang Beiling go without asking, but instead go to Xue Dongli's hometown to investigate.Jiang Xingyun was born in the family of a military general, and his own martial arts are also top-notch, so there are relatively few opportunities to deal with literati.Of course, there are also a few cleaners in her house, who help write posts and do some paperwork and so on.

However, Jiangbeiling's status was naturally not comparable to that of Qingke.

However, Jiang Xingyun was not afraid to see him.

Seriously speaking, Jiang Beiling is nothing but a white body, because of his outstanding status in the literary world, he is quite famous.But in terms of identity, Jiang Beiling has no official titles, but Jiang Xingyun is a real earl.

When Jiang Xingyun heard about Daotang in the past, she didn't adopt the attitude of a literati visiting a sage. She directly handed over a name card and said indifferently, "Mr. Beiling, please come and see me, the Earl has something to ask."

The servants first invited Jiang Xingyun to have tea in the house, and others went in to report.

Jiang Xingyun saw Jiang Beiling in Jiangbeiling's study. Jiangbeiling was over ninety, so his face was naturally very old. However, from Jiangbeiling's transparent eyes, Jiang Xingyun understood that this old guy was far from being confused.

Jiang Xingyun sat down in front of Jiang Beiling, waved his hand, and the people in the room retreated spontaneously.

Jiang Xingyun said, "I came here this time to ask Mr. Beiling, where are the descendants of Xue Dongli and Princess Mingyue?"

Jiang Beiling showed a look of astonishment, then, he stared at Jiang Xingyun without saying a word for a long time.Jiang Xingyun was obviously also very patient, she just sat upright without saying a word.In the silent study, the atmosphere was not tense. Jiang Beiling just didn't speak. There was no trace of anxiety or worry on his face. He just didn't speak.Jiang Xingyun was not even half worried. If Jiang Beiling didn't know about it, she would have to find another way to investigate.Jiang Beiling didn't deny it. The more he didn't speak, the more he proved that he knew about it.

Since Jiang Beiling knew, Jiang Xingyun must have a way to get the answer from him.

Of course, Jiang Xingyun hopes that Jiang Beiling can cooperate. After all, Jiang Beiling is so old, and this must be a famous person. For famous people, Jiang Xingyun hopes that the matter can be resolved peacefully.

There was a clear voice of reciting poems and odes outside the study. After Jiang Beiling got older, he moved the study to the vicinity of Wen Dao Hall. It was not very quiet here, but it seemed that Jiang Beiling liked this place where he could hear the sound of reading. .

It is now the end of February, the season when spring is warm and flowers are blooming. Outside the study, there are not only the sound of reading, but also the sound of the spring breeze blowing through the treetops, the melodious singing of the oriole, and the slow and steady passage of time.

After a long time, Jiangbei Lingfang said slowly, "I thought, when I close my eyes, no one should ask me about this matter."

Jiang Xingyun continued to listen to Jiang Beiling, and Jiang Beiling said, "No matter who asked Earl Jiang to investigate this matter, I think it must not be His Majesty."

"Mr. Beiling only needs to give me the answer." The implication is that you don't need to worry about other things.

Jiang Beiling once had the reputation of rejecting the great ancestor three times, but in fact, his temper was not bad. Even if Jiang Xingyun's tone was not very polite, Jiang Beiling's complexion did not change at all.Of course, it may also be because of Jiang Xingyun's outstanding appearance.After all, Jiang Daru is a man, even if he is an old man, but facing a slight offense from a beautiful woman, I believe Jiang Daru is willing to endure it.Jiang Beiling said softly, "Before Nanshan resigned, he told His Majesty frankly about his life experience."

Jiang Xingyun looked as expected. If Princess Mingyue was followed by Xue Nanshan, Emperor Xue's teacher, it would not surprise her too much.However, Jiang Xingyun was a little puzzled, "Emperor Xue is the successor of Xue Dongli, how did he end up living in a Taoist temple?"

Jiang Beiling said lightly, "Nanshan's grandfather was the son of the family teacher and Princess Mingyue, and he died in the strife of the former royal family." Speaking of this, Jiang Beiling looked at Jiang Xingyun, "The reason why he was exiled in the Taoist temple was because his grandfather was at that time Before passing away, his grandmother ordered his servants to take away his father, and later his father settled down in Shuzhong. However, it was the last years of the previous dynasty, and wars continued, and his parents passed away early, so they sent him to Fostered in a Taoist temple."

Speaking of it, it is completely calm.

"Don't think that Nanshan has any enmity with the imperial court..." Jiang Beiling said, "In fact, the former court had no kindness to him, and the current court has no grudge against him."

Jiang Xingyun said, "We have no enmity with Emperor Xue."

After saying this, Jiang Xingyun got up to say goodbye, walked to the door, and suddenly asked, "Is that mole in the corner of Princess Mingyue's eye red?"

Jiang Beiling raised his eyebrows, and Jiang Xingyun smiled slightly, "I know the answer, sir." It seems that Princess Mingyue doesn't have a red mole.

Jiang Xingyun strode away, and Jiang Beiling couldn't help but sigh softly, looking out of the door with inexplicable tiredness and disappointment in his eyes.

He found out what he wanted, but there was nothing that Jiang Xingyun was happy about. If Emperor Mu Yuan knew Xue Nanshan's background, then this matter would be meaningless.Jiang Xingyun didn't want to pull Xue Nanshan down from the stage, it would be too petty to just stare at Xue Nanshan.

However, this matter still needs to be discussed with Xie Moru.

Xie Moru was surprised and said, "I didn't expect His Majesty to know."

Jiang Xingyun said in admiration, "Emperor Xue really did not leave any excuses in his actions." In this matter, Jiang Xingyun said that Xue Nanshan was really smart to confess his background with Emperor Mu Yuan.Otherwise, if Jiang Xingyun finds out today, he will kill two birds with one stone.

"It's strange that Emperor Xue's master knows the word Nanshan." Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, I saw Nanshan leisurely.No way, that's how the word Emperor Xue came about.Literati always have a plot, hiding secrets in some word games.Xie Moru said, "Since that's the case, don't investigate Emperor Xue anymore. Go to Jingxin Nunnery and meet someone for me."

"Who?"

"Mrs. Beichanghou."

"Mrs. Beichang Hou is in Jingxin Nunnery?" Jingxin Nunnery is a royal nunnery, like the Sixth Prince's Concubine, who wants to read scriptures, that is to go to Jingxin Nunnery.Going forward, Princess Yongfu quarreled with Xie Moru back then, and because Princess Yongfu was too embarrassing, Emperor Mu Yuan put her in the Jingxin Nunnery to read scriptures.In addition, for example, some concubines of the Emperor Taizu, who do not want to live in the palace, can also go to Jingxin Nunnery to practice.Therefore, the people in the meditation nunnery have always been the royal family members.Mrs. Beichanghou is the wife of a foreign minister, how could she be in Jingxin Nunnery?

Xie Moru said, "I only recently found out that Mrs. Beichanghou is in the Jingxin Nunnery. She is now called Miao'an, so I can meet her for me and ask, does she know about the Qingsong Mingyue Picture?"

Jiang Xingyun said, "I'm going to Jingxin Nunnery, so I can't hide it from others."

"I didn't want to hide people, but don't make a big fanfare." Xie Moru thought about Emperor Mu Yuan's temperament, a faint sneer floated on the corner of his lips, and said to Jiang Xingyun, "You wait for my news, I will inform His Highness about this. "

Jiang Xingyun responded to the matter.

The Fifth Prince was also slightly surprised that Madam Beichanghou was in the Jingxin Nunnery, so he directly returned to his wife, "How do you know about this?"

Xie Moru said, "Your Highness forgot that the sixth younger siblings are practicing in Jingxin Nunnery. It was the sixth younger siblings who mentioned it to Erlang by accident. After Erlang knew about it, he would never hide it from me and told me."

The fifth prince has always had a good impression of the sixth prince and concubine. This younger brother and sister have even endured the beating of his sixth younger brother who killed thousands of knives. Thinking about the Tie family, even the married daughter of the Tie family has a good reputation.It happened that this younger sibling was out of luck and met his bastard sixth younger brother.The Fifth Prince Jin said again, "It's a pity for the sixth sibling."

"Your Highness needs to talk to His Majesty about this matter. Because of my mother's family, His Majesty has always been very considerate of me. I understand His Majesty's approach. After all, I want to grow old with His Majesty. Your Majesty should be a relative. Father, for your own son, you naturally have to think more about it." Xie Moru said that the fifth prince was a little embarrassed, and the fifth prince hurriedly tried to explain his father's words, "When the father gave you and me a marriage, it was to marry the ancestors. Let go of everything."

Xie Moru smiled slightly, and held her husband's hand, "I know, I didn't mean to complain about His Majesty. It's just that Your Majesty misread me. I checked the picture of Qingsong Mingyue, not for myself, a wife is worth a husband, and His Majesty Now, I don’t lack anything. However, I also know that His Majesty has something in his heart that he can’t let go of. Does Your Highness still remember what I told you, what Eldest Princess Ning Rong told me before she died? That will.”

"Is it possible that such a thing really exists?"

"I'm just guessing." Xie Moru said, "Oh, there is one more thing to tell His Highness. I asked Xingyun to investigate. There is news about the descendants of Xue Dongxi and Princess Mingyue."

"So fast!"

"Jiang Beiling is in the imperial capital. Others don't know about Xue Dongli's affairs, but Jiang Beiling always knows." Xie Moru smiled, and didn't make a fool of himself, "His Royal Highness also recognizes Xue Dongli's descendants, that is Emperor Xue .”

His Highness the crown prince's mouth was open, and he could definitely stuff a goose egg.Before His Royal Highness digested the news, Princess Xie added, "However, according to Jiang Beiling, Master Xue has already told His Majesty about this matter, and His Majesty knows about it."

His Royal Highness let out a long breath, and said with emotion, "I never thought of that. Emperor Xue is actually a descendant of Xue Dongli and Princess Mingyue."

Concubine Xie and Jiang Beiling said, and the ins and outs of Emperor Xue's life experience, and the prince listened to it.In fact, even if they knew about Emperor Xue's background, the prince and his wife could do nothing.Although Emperor Xue's grandfather is a descendant of Princess Mingyue, but then again, grandfather Xue is not the former royal family, he is only the son of the princess.What's more, Grandpa Xue died in the strife of the previous dynasty.This kind of life experience is somewhat surprising to the world, but to the current Emperor Xue, it is just a trivial matter.Even if someone accuses Emperor Xue of concealing his identity, Emperor Xue can still say that he did not hide it, his name is Nanshan.Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, leisurely seeing Nanshan.This is the explanation of his identity.The most beautiful thing is that Emperor Xue had already truthfully informed Emperor Mu Yuan of his identity.

Emperor Mu Yuan knew about this matter, so there is nothing to say about this matter!
After digesting the mystery of Emperor Xue's life experience, the prince asked, "How about the will? Could it be that you have news?"

"I'm not a god." Xie Moru ordered someone to take out the picture of green pines and bright moon that uncle Fang entrusted Miss He to bring, and unfold it for the prince to see, "literati are so mysterious, just like uncle, who can't speak directly when they have something to say. From this painting , it can be found that Princess Mingyue and Xue Dongli do have a son. There is another difference in this painting, which is this little mole." Said Moru pointed to a small red mole at the corner of Princess Mingyue's eye in the painting, and said, "Listen to Jiujiang Said that there is no such mole in the copies on the market outside."

"Is there a mole? Is there a mole?" His Highness the Crown Prince is not stupid, he chanted twice and asked, "Is there a purpose?"

"Yes, if this mole is meant to imply the decree, what else is there besides the decree mentioned by Princess Ning Rong?" Xie Moru said, "If I can't guess it, it's fine. I have to tell His Majesty. His Highness is thinking about whether he wants to tell His Majesty."

The prince thought for a while, and said, "It's better to ask the emperor about it."

"His Highness, I would like to ask His Majesty, if it is convenient, can Xingyun go to the Jingxin Nunnery to ask Mrs. Beichang Hou some old things."

The prince didn't want to hit his wife, so he said, "Maybe the father would rather investigate this matter by himself."

"That's okay." Xie Moru said calmly, "I'm only worried that His Majesty's people won't be able to ask."

"Don't say that."

"I'm not saying that His Majesty's people are inferior to Xingyun, but if Mrs. Beichang Hou wants to say something to Your Majesty's people, she might have already said it." Xie Moru was sure that Mrs. Beichanghou held a huge secret in her hands, Otherwise, based on her background in the British government and her years of house arrest in Jingxin Nunnery, Emperor Mu Yuan would not have kept her if she hadn't been extremely valuable.

Although Mrs. Beichanghou is valuable, it is too difficult to meet Mrs. Beichanghou without the knowledge of Emperor Mu Yuan in a place like Jingxin Nunnery.Xie Moru didn't want to take that kind of risk either. Emperor Mu Yuan suspected her to guard against her, but most of the time, her interests were the same as that of Emperor Mu Yuan.

Since the interests are the same, there is the possibility of cooperation.

Of course, Xie Moru didn't force her, she said, "You can ask His Majesty, if His Majesty is not happy, that's okay. The last decree, after all, is an old thing, and I'm just curious, but speaking of it, it has nothing to do with us. What does it matter? When this will is handed over to Princess Fusheng, there will be neither you nor me in the world."

The prince was also extremely curious, and chattered with his wife, "What do you mean by will?"

"How do I know."

"Guess."

"If I had to guess, it must be something closely related to His Majesty."

The prince thought too far.

It's useless to think too far, it's just that the crown prince doesn't know about these things, if he knows, there's no reason not to tell his father.This is how the crown prince acted as a mouthpiece between the crown princess and Emperor Mu Yuan. However, the crown prince did it willingly, and returned a picture. Look at how smart and sensible my daughter-in-law looks.

The prince knew that the relationship between his father and his wife had always been delicate.His father didn't like his wife very much, and of course, his wife didn't like his father either.The two belonged to the kind of people who hate each other when they meet each other.As the mediator of the relationship between the two, the prince has been working hard to speak well of his wife in front of his father.In front of his wife... Well, there is no need to speak well of his father.Because his daughter-in-law kept saying that His Majesty is a wise ruler, I understand and understand His Majesty's hesitation... Hey, thinking of this, the prince is very grateful for her daughter-in-law's understanding.As for the things that were found out now, his wife didn't have to confess to his father, but his wife still did.

The prince hoped that his father could understand his daughter-in-law's magnanimity and generosity. His daughter-in-law was not so narrow-minded and hated the sky and the earth because of her old friends.His daughter-in-law's heart is wider than people imagined.

Emperor Mu Yuan heard the crown prince said these things, smiled and said, "I said why Zhaoyun asked Zijin to bring things to the crown princess all the way, so that was the intention."

Only then did the prince know Miss He's name Zijin.

The prince was indeed worthy of his father's own son, Emperor Mu Yuan said after saying, "Let your daughter-in-law prepare for the canonization ceremony of the princess with peace of mind." Without saying anything else, the prince knew what the intention was.It was obvious that his daughter-in-law didn't need to intervene, and the prince didn't say much, and he talked to his father about Chunwei, and Emperor Mu Yuan listened to the prince's arrangement and agreed.

Emperor Mu Yuan didn't need the Crown Princess to intervene, and the Crown Princess didn't have much time to take care of this matter right now. Seeing that the canonization ceremony was ahead, Princess Wenkang brought the mother from the Department of Internal Affairs to tell the Crown Princess the regulations and rules of the canonization ceremony .

The Crown Princess called Mrs. Jingnan and Mrs. Cheng'en to listen together, and said, "The rules of etiquette sent by the Ministry of Rites are one foot thick. I don't have time to read them carefully. Why don't you listen to them all? Mammy has always been proficient in this area."

The two nuns leaned over and were humble, if they were to explain the rules to another newly promoted noble master, they would dare to make a big deal.What kind of person is the Crown Princess, and they have been in high positions for many years, the two of them can only be respectful and try to make a good impression on the Crown Princess.

The four of them listened to the two mothers talking about the etiquette for three days and the process of registering the princess.When the crown prince was mourned earlier, the crown princess was actually recorded once.Princess Wenkang was also an envoy last time, this time Emperor Mu Yuan ordered his younger sister to continue to be an envoy, and asked Xie Moru to say that she is really an envoy of iron, a concubine of flowing water.However, it also shows that Emperor Mu Yuan had great trust in Princess Wenkang, and that Princess Wenkang is a familiar hand after all, and she can also give advice to Princess Xie.

Princess Wenkang acted extremely carefully, after the two nuns finished explaining these rules, she also reminded Xie Moru to carefully check the dresses used by the crown princess, and the jewelry and shoes worn that day, so that there must be no mistakes.Princess Wenkang said, "These things may sound trivial, but they are extremely important. When the book of mourning for the crown princess was published, one of the big beads on the phoenix hairpin fell off for some reason. Fortunately, the craftsman from the Department of Internal Affairs was called in time. Delayed. You may not know about this matter, but I know it. On the day of great joy, I am afraid that villains will cause trouble." Thinking about it now, isn't mourning the crown prince a blessing.

Knowing Princess Wenkang's kindness, Xie Moru said, "Don't worry, Auntie, I know it well."

Princess Wenkang did not pretend to be an elder who taught the princess, and said with a smile, "I know you are a meticulous person, but I just gave you a word of advice."

The Crown Prince's family moved back to the East Palace ahead of schedule. In March, Chun Wei took office first. On the day the list was released, the Crown Princess also ordered someone to take a list to look at. I must know it, but the princess of the list must have seen it.The crown princess saw that Miss He's father and son-in-law were all on the list, and Miss He's son-in-law was ranked very high, actually among the top ten.

Looking at the records of Jinshi's birth and age, the Crown Princess couldn't help saying, "This Jiang Gongshi is really young." He was younger than the number one scholar in Emperor Xue's division. Back then, Emperor Xue was the number one scholar and Jiang Gongshi was Tanhua.

The prince saw the list earlier than the princess, and when he returned home he said with a smile, "Now I'm no longer a tribute, but Jiang Tanhua."

Ranked after Chunwei, the names on the list are all Gongsheng, and the Gongsheng will be ranked after the palace examination, and then they will be Jinshi.The top ten were all ordered by His Majesty, and the princess laughed when she heard this, "It can be seen that Jiang Tanhua looks good."

"Very good." Apparently having seen Jiang Tanhua, the crown prince added, "It's a little young, but it's a rare and beautiful article."

The princess asked, "Which list is Miss He's father on?"

Miss He got his father's attention, and the crown prince also paid some attention to this family, saying, "In the second list, the ranking is no better, the second list is 45th."

The crown princess nodded, and stopped asking.

After Chunwei, it is the canonization ceremony of the princess.

Compared with the crown prince's canonization ceremony, the crown prince's canonization ceremony is naturally a little smaller in ostentation, but the official crown prince concubine also needs to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth.This is the difference between the main concubine and the concubine, just like Queen Su back then, if Queen Su waited until the day when she was formally registered, she would sacrifice to the imperial mausoleum of heaven and earth.But like the two noble concubines Su Xie, no matter how noble they are, the title of noble concubine is as valuable as a book, but there is no ritual for the title of noble concubine.

I found an auspicious day in advance to worship the heaven and earth, and then talked to the ancestors of the old Mu family, and I was going to give the crown prince a crown princess, not an outsider, the granddaughter of the assistant saint, the niece and granddaughter of the emperor Taizu, and then praise the crown prince All kinds of virtues, write a sacrificial letter and burn it to the ancestors of heaven and earth to know.

On the first day of the concubine's canonization, the sun was really rising and the sky was clear. According to Xie's family privately afterward, the rhododendron tree in the princess's natal house was full of flowers on that day.Xie Moru wore the big red phoenix bird costume of the crown princess and the eight-tailed phoenix hairpin on his head. He sat on the throne of the East Palace, accompanied by envoys and deputy envoys, and accepted the official conferment of the imperial court.The same as the canonization of the prince, the formal procedure is not complicated, but it is too solemn and there are too many things prepared in advance.

Xie Moru took the imperial decree and handed it over to the female officer beside him, and then took the jade seal of the crown prince held by the eldest princess Wenkang, and the golden book of the crown prince held by Mrs. Cheng Engong.At this point, Xie Moru officially has the authority of the crown princess.

After accepting the treasure book, he had to go to the Charity Palace to meet the Empress Dowager Hu.Empress Dowager Hu's face was a little stiff, but fortunately, she completed the procedure in a very ritualistic manner, and there were no mistakes or any mistakes.

Empress Dowager Hu said a few official words, and then sent Xie Moru to the East Palace to accept the big ceremony ordered by the emperors to pay homage.

This is the difference between the official canonization and the unofficial canonization. Previously, all the edicts would also come to pay Xie Moru's greetings, but it was only a courtesy on the first and fifteenth day of the new year.Today, it is a formal audience. From then on, Xie Moru has the right to formally announce the orders.

There are also rules for imperial court visits, first the royal princesses, and then the princesses will naturally greet the crown princess under the leadership of the eldest princess Wenkang.Then there are the princes and concubines, starting with the eldest prince and concubine.The second is the Duke's wife, and the third is the order of the court.

Xie Moru looked at the people who bowed their heads under the throne, and slowly grasped the flying phoenix armrest of the throne with his right hand.

In the sky, a large star suddenly exploded with dazzling brilliance, and it could still be seen even under daylight.

(End of this chapter)