Rebirth: Splendid Wedding

Chapter 467 The End (15)

"Prince, you have just recovered from your injury, go back to the mansion first, without my will, you are not allowed to leave half a step." Wu Chengdi said.

This is house arrest!
Tuoba Lin's eyes widened in an instant, he staggered two steps forward, and knelt down in front of Emperor Wu Cheng, "Father, it's my son who made a slip of the tongue, and my son is also eager to protect his mother, I beg father to forgive me this time , I will pay attention to my words and deeds in the future."

The first of all good deeds is filial piety.Tuoba Lin understood this truth, even though the imperial concubine did something wrong, as a son, he did not ask whether it was right or wrong, first of all he had to protect her, this is the duty of a son.

Emperor Wu Cheng's face softened a little, but his attitude was still very tough, he said: "It's alright, alright, you go back and reflect on it for a few days, and wait for my will."

After hearing this sentence, Tuoba Lin got up and gave Tuoba Lin a hard look before leaving.

At the end of the trial, even though the evidence was solid, the imperial concubine only admitted to murdering the former prince Tuoba Chun, but refused to admit to poisoning the king. Emperor Wu Cheng had no choice but to temporarily imprison the imperial concubine in the prison of the clan's mansion, and let people closely guard it. sentencing.

Ningyuan Hou Zhao Ang could accept this kind of result. Originally, he wanted to provoke Prince Yong and the crown prince so that they would choke each other to death, but he would be able to make a profit. Unexpectedly, he did not make any moves yet. Tuoba Lin then disintegrated part of the prince's power.

Returning to Ningyuan Hou's mansion, Zhao Ang couldn't help but feel happy, Wei Zhen brought tea in, poured him a cup of tea and asked: "Congratulations to the Marquis, the imperial concubine is done playing this time, the prince is no longer a threat to the Marquis."

People who were locked into the dungeon of the clan's mansion rarely came out alive, and even if they did, they would be handicapped, not to mention that the imperial concubine was a weak woman with no martial arts.

"It's just that the subordinates don't understand why the imperial concubine is unwilling to plead guilty with so much evidence?"

"Because she knows that if she admits it, she will definitely die without a place to die, and the prince will not end well." Zhao Ang picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up: "The dignified prince has a concubine who is a criminal. She is not qualified to inherit the throne, but she is quite smart, even though she has iron-like evidence, she never admits it, in this way, the prince will have a chance to breathe."

Wei Zheng continued: "Then should we do something?"

"We don't need to do anything, someone will naturally pull him down."

"It's Prince Yong."

Wei Zhen deserved to be Zhao Ang's confidant, and he understood it as soon as he heard it.

"That's right." Zhao Ang sneered, "It's not too late for us to wait for them to fight until the end. From now on, you have to pay close attention to Prince Yong's every move. As long as he makes any moves, he has to come to me." report."

Wei Zhen nodded in response, "Yes."

Zhao Ang put down the tea bowl, suddenly remembered something, said: "By the way, last time I asked you to investigate the relationship between that little boy and Concubine Yong, how is the investigation now?"

Wei Zheng said: "The little boy's name is Hai Long. Princess Yong brought him back to Sunshine House in the market. I heard that he had sores all over his face at that time. It was Princess Yong who asked the doctor to treat him. But since that day, Princess Yong has not done anything. Then go to the other courtyard. However, today she sent someone to the Sunshine House to deliver New Year gifts, it seems that she cares about those children, but other than that, there is nothing special."

Zhao Ang frowned thoughtfully, "Are you sure that little boy has nothing to do with her?"

"Probably not. The people she sent didn't take special care of the child, and treated him equally with other children."

After listening to Wei Zhen's report, Zhao Ang was not relieved. He always felt that the matter was not as simple as it appeared on the surface, but after so many days, he still found nothing. Could it be that he was thinking too much?
"Master Hou, do you want to continue to send people to watch the other courtyard?"

"No need, you withdraw people back first." Zhao Ang waved his hand, and then said: "You also send people to watch over the prince. Today he was caught off guard by Prince Yong, and he will definitely not stop there."

Wei Zhen was puzzled and said: "The crown prince has been grounded, and the imperial concubine has also been imprisoned in the clan mansion. No matter how unwilling the crown prince is, can he still be successful?"

Zhao Ang stroked his beard and said: "Although the imperial concubine was imprisoned in the clan's mansion, there is still a Queen Mother Zhou behind the crown prince. Although the Zhou family fell, Zhou Tao's gangsters have not been cleaned up for a day. As long as the crown prince is still there, they will support him." Their hearts will never stop, not to mention that the emperor's partiality to Prince Yong has chilled their hearts."

Speaking of this, Zhao Ang thought of something, his brows furrowed, and Wei Zhen, who had been paying attention to Zhao Ang's expression, asked, "Master, what's the matter?"

"I think we started off with a wrong move."

"That step?"

Zhao Ang pondered for a moment, and said: "At the beginning, we should not have watched the sky from the well and watched their brothers fight each other, but joined hands with Tuoba Lin to deal with Prince Yong, deal with Feng Xiang's several important ministers, and then push Tuoba Lin out of the game. "

"It's true that Tuoba Lin is a very capable person, but Prince Yong is more capable than him, and the city is extremely deep. Look at what he has done in the past year. First, he won the emperor's approval and his trust, and then He deliberately planned to overthrow Zhou Tao, relieve the emperor's serious worries, and then destroy the emperor's trust in the imperial concubine, and isolate Tuoba Lin's power in the court."

Emperor Wu Cheng feared Zhou Tao's power and ambition of his relatives. He was not vigilant at the beginning and let Prince Yong take the lead to solve the problem for Emperor Wu Cheng. Now that I think about it, I regret it, but regret is useless. Things have developed to this point , and finally confronted Prince Yong.

Hearing this, Wei Zhen frowned and said worriedly: "Prince Yong is indeed a very powerful opponent, but a powerful opponent will always have weaknesses. It's just that we made a mistake last time, thinking that Concubine Yan was his weakness. An army against the general. If we can find his weakness this time, no matter how powerful he is, he will never be strong!"

Zhao Ang pondered: "Last time it wasn't that we made a mistake, but that we were fooled because we were too careless. Facing an opponent like Prince Yong, we must not only identify his weaknesses, but also find out countermeasures and implement them. Therefore, we Previous plans must now be reconsidered."

Wei Zheng said: "Okay, then I will send people over tomorrow to monitor the Prince's Mansion."

As he spoke, he seemed to think of something, paused, and continued: "By the way, Lord Hou, there is something that I almost forgot to tell you. Our people found the trace of General Yun's daughter Yun Huahua in Cangzhou, but she is very cunning. , She escaped several times, and it seems that an unknown person is covering for her, and we may have been exposed, someone is checking our Tengtu."

"If the Marquis guessed correctly, these people must be Prince Yong's people. With his intelligence, he may have already grasped a lot of information about us." Zhao Ang pondered for a moment, then said: "How about this, you withdraw the people. , even if we can get the order talisman now, it is not complete, so it is better to spread the news, maybe there will be unexpected gains."

Giving and taking are two completely different things, the former is voluntary, the latter is predatory.Since the contest with Tuoba Lin is inevitable in the end, maybe what happened with Yun Yanhua this time is a turning point.

After thinking about it, he took out a pen, ink and paper, and wrote on it. Wei Zhen stood by the table and rubbed the ink for him, so that he could see clearly what he wrote.

After the content was written, Wei Zheng said, "Master Hou, will he believe it?"

Zhao Ang smiled confidently, "Yes, he has no reason not to believe it now, he will never miss anything that can help him deal with Tuoba Lin, not to mention the information I gave him is like a timely gift to him .”

With that said, Zhao Ang folded the letter, sealed it, and handed it to Wei Zhen.

"Send someone to the Prince's Mansion immediately."

Wei Zhen took the letter and walked out.

After walking two steps, Zhao Ang stopped him, "Wait."

Zhao Ang scratched his beard and thought for a while, "Find a stranger to send it, and don't let him know that this letter is related to us."

"Yes."

After following Zhao Ang for so long, Wei Zhen naturally understood that this is an anonymous letter. If the sender is found out, it is equivalent to telling the other party who the writer is. suspected.

On the same night, Prince's Mansion.

After Tuoba Lin returned to the mansion, he immediately asked Yuan Hua to call Ge Ping to come to the study. After that, he stood in front of the window, looking at the knee-black night sky. The night was so quiet that only the sound of the cold wind could be heard. There were occasional barks from here and there.

The sky is blowing cold wind, it seems that there will be a snow.

The cold wind suddenly blows from the roof, and the bone-piercing cold invades the heart and lungs. He poured a glass of water, maybe drank a little hastily, and choked. The teacup hit the ground hard, and under the force of the impact, the teacup collided with the hard ground and shattered, and the fragments flew in different directions.

He calculated everything, but in the end he got nothing. Not only did he lose his beloved, the backer of the Zhou family, he would even be unable to protect his mother and concubine. What was wrong with him?
"Lin'er, you have to remember that this country and the throne originally belonged to you. No matter what happens in the future, no matter what price you pay, you must get it back. No matter what you do, you can't lose to that bitch's son. , you must be better and more valuable than him in the future, so your father will pay attention to you and value you."

The words that the mother and concubine had reminded him all the time since he was a child kept churning in his mind, like a magic voice, and he slammed his clenched fist on the table.

"No, Gu will not lose! Gu will never lose to him! He is just a bastard, think that he can defeat Gu? Don't even think about it!" As he said, he swept all the things on the table to the ground in a frenzy. The sound of falling and fragile objects is particularly loud in the middle of the night.

The guards outside the study didn't know why, so they looked at each other. This was the first time they heard that the prince was out of control, and they were unavoidably worried. Could it be that the prince was about to lose power as the rumors said?
Thinking of the expression on the Prince's face when he came back, the two began to feel anxious, and they were relieved when Yuan Hua led Ge Ping and saw the two push the door in.

After entering the door, Yuan Hua and Ge Ping saw the mess on the ground, and the prince was lying on the table with his hands on his chest, and they were shocked.

"Your Highness!"

Yuan Hua stepped forward anxiously to find out: "What's wrong with you?" Last time the prince was injured by an assassin, he was not easy to get angry and worry.

"I'm fine." Tuoba Lin raised his head, his face was a little pale, he pushed Yuan Hua's hand away and stood up, and sat down on both sides of the pit table with Ge Ping, while Yuan Hua started to dispose of the debris on the ground, paper, ink and inkstone pen etc.

Ge Ping sat down and poured two cups of tea. On the way here, he had already learned from Yuan Hua what had happened in the palace. Given the current situation, it was hard to say words of comfort, so he said a few words of encouragement, and then Said: "Then what is your Highness's plan?"

"Stop the previous plan."

"Stop?" Ge Ping paused with his hand holding the tea bowl, frowned and said, "The plan has already started, and there is no way to stop it." What he is ready for is only driven by rumors. As long as tomorrow is over, his plan will be successful How could it be halfway done.

Tuoba Lin said: "Judging from the current situation, father's trust in Tuoba Lin, this kind of thing is impossible to overthrow him, it will only expose our purpose, even if we suspect that he has a relationship with the Yan family, it may not be possible It will make Father and Emperor look at Gu differently."

Ge Ping understood what he said, because the matter of the imperial concubine had a great impact, his crown prince might not be able to secure his position, if he carried out the plan now, the emperor would probably hate him even more, thinking that he was provoking trouble, don't Speaking of the position of the prince, I don't even know if I can keep my life.

It seems that if you want the Soul Eater Bingpo in Xuanyuan Zhen's body, you can only rely on yourself, and things can't wait any longer, otherwise there will be no chance when the Soul Eater Ice Soul really merges with her.

Tuoba Lin naturally didn't know what Ge Ping was thinking at the moment. Seeing that he didn't speak, he thought he agreed, and then discussed with him the countermeasures.

He can no longer sit still. After what happened to his mother and concubine, the throne is getting farther and farther away from him. Many officials who supported him in the past have no hope for him, and those who stay behind may not be loyal. Therefore, taking advantage of him now There are also pre-emptive strikes before commanding them.

Ge Ping looked at him and said, "Are you sure you want to do this?"

Tuoba Lin nodded without hesitation: "Yes, Gu can't wait any longer."

At dawn, Ge Ping got up and was about to leave, but Yuan Hua came in at this moment, holding a letter in his hand, and handed it to Tuoba Lin, "The guard said it was sent by a watchman."

Tuoba Lin read the letter, then handed it to Ge Ping and said, "What do you think?"

Ge Ping quickly read the letter and said: "The content of the letter said that Prince Yong had found Yunfenghua and protected it, but he did not report it to the court. Obviously, he wanted you to know that Prince Yong might recruit troops. , secretly betrayed, and wanted to use your hands to provoke the relationship between Prince Yong and the emperor, and this person is anonymous, obviously he has no good intentions."

"Father has always wanted to take back the military power that the Yan family held back then. Zhou Tao saw his selfishness and took advantage of this to bring down the Yan family. Now that Tuoba Lin is looking for the order talisman behind his father's back, it can be seen that he has ulterior motives. We If this matter is reported, coupled with the previous plan, let the words promote his relationship with the Yan family, in this way, will the father still trust him as much as now?"

Tuoba Lin was deeply favored by his father, which made him both jealous and hated. If there was an opportunity to destroy his position in his father's heart, he would definitely not miss it.

Ge Ping frowned, "Didn't you say that the plan is going to be suspended?"

Tuoba Lin chuckled and said: "I mean that the plan to expose Xuanyuan Zhen as Concubine Yan has been suspended, but Tuoba Lin's relationship with the Yan family will continue. We just need to pour all the sewage on Tuoba Lin and it will be done." .”

"This is inappropriate." Ge Ping paced back and forth a few times, then read the letter again, frowned and thought for a moment, and then said: "The person who wrote the letter to His Highness is unknown, but its purpose is obvious. He wants to Your Highness and Prince Yong fought each other, and he benefited from it. Your Highness, your current status is sensitive, so it is better not to confront Prince Yong head-on, and it is not appropriate to say that he is wrong in front of the emperor. Besides, even if His Highness fights Prince Yong down this time , Your Highness, do you think the emperor will pass on the throne to you?"

Ge Ping's last words pierced into Tuoba Lin's heart like a sharp sword. His face was gloomy and forbearing, his hand holding the cup tightened again and again, his veins popped out, and in an instant, he returned to normal. Looking at Ge Ping, he calmly said : "Then according to Mr. Gu, what should I do?"

……

Concubine Yan woke up the next day and learned about the situation in the palace from Bingtao. She thought that the imperial concubine was only involved in the murder of Tuoba Lin's father and the emperor, but she did not expect that the death of the former prince was also related to her.She hid quite deeply, if it wasn't for Tuoba Lin and the others' tricks, it might be difficult to catch her.

No matter what, now that she is a prisoner, Prince Tuoba Lin's power has been cut in half. Back then, he lied to her feelings, and together with treacherous ministers murdered her Yan family, causing the entire Yan family to be wiped out. Difficulty sleeping.

Today's Tuoba Lin is like an eagle with broken wings, unable to fly even if she wants to, she is one step closer to her revenge, she is happy in her heart, but thinking of the task assigned to her by her master, she can't help feeling extremely irritable.

Last night, she was shocked by the words of her master asking her to persuade Tuoba Lin to seize the heir apparent, and she couldn't think deeply about the meaning. After the master left, she couldn't sleep all night, thinking about many things, but there were many things she didn't want to understand.

Although the master did not tell him her identity in detail, he knew that she was the princess of the Cang Kingdom. Her husband was killed by the Queen Mother Zhou and the Royal Concubine, and she broke into the palace that night. From the conversation between the Royal Concubine and the Queen Mother, she heard that However, Tuoba Lin's mother and concubine were also from the Cang Kingdom, and his father was also murdered by the Queen Mother Zhou and the imperial concubine.

Thinking about it this way, how similar is the experience between the master and Tuoba Lin's mother and concubine? Also, if the master has nothing to do with Tuoba Lin, why did he have to persuade him to seize the heir, and said that the throne originally belonged to Tuoba Lin.

Whether Tuoba Lin wins the heir, what does it have to do with her?So, she guessed that the master might be Tuoba Lin's concubine Ji Mingxi? (Note: Ji Mingxi is Tantai Mingyan's pseudonym in North Vietnam.)
After the former crown prince Tuobayao died in battle, it was rumored that Ji Mingxi committed suicide by abandoning his child due to excessive grief. After that, no one in the royal family mentioned this name again, and no one investigated how she died.

She thought, if the master was Ji Mingxi, who knew the Six Ways of Spiritualism, she must have given herself a way out before committing suicide, so that everyone would think she died. In fact, she just used the golden cicada's trick to escape her shell, and then wandered around the world under the pseudonym Yekui Waiting for revenge, otherwise, why does she wear a mask every time she appears in front of people?

If her guess was correct, then did Tuoba Lin already know that Ji Mingxi was not dead, and that the two had met each other long ago?Otherwise, how could Tuoba Lin get the pill that the master specially prepared for her?It was because he had known for a long time that her master and his concubine were the same person, so he got the pill so easily.

Also, the master doesn't seem to want the Yan family to be rehabilitated, and deliberately obstructs Tuoba Lin from managing the Yan family's affairs, but wants him to participate in the seizure of the heir. for.

Besides, the master knew her true identity long ago, but he never revealed it, which means that she only regards herself as a pawn, and she must be very clear about Tuoba Lin's feelings for him.

No wonder her soul will be reborn on Xuanyuan Zhen. The master reborn her, and from the beginning to the end, she just used her to return to Beiyue as Xuanyuanzhen. She knew her determination to revenge. After returning to Beiyue, she would definitely seek revenge from Tuoba Lin. Perhaps her marriage to Tuoba Lin was also her plan.

Tuoba Lin has no intention of the throne, but in order to avenge her and clear up the grievances of the Yan family, he must enter the center of imperial power. Once a person has power, his desire will expand infinitely.

As for her, she became Tuoba Lin's weakness.

It would be great if she could persuade Tuoba Lin to seize the throne, but if not, Tuoba Lin would compromise with his master for her sake.

She once swore that she would never become someone else's pawn again, but she still became someone else's pawn in the end!

At noon, Tuoba Lin returned to the mansion, Yan Feiran was eating in Zhenxia Pavilion, when she saw him coming in, she threw down the bowl and rolled into his arms like a gust of wind, "Is the emperor willing to let you back? Thought you had forgotten your home?"

Tuoba Lin patted Yan Feiran's head amusedly, this was the first time he had seen Yan Feiran take the initiative to love her, put his arms around her waist, reluctantly pushed her away, and kissed her forehead.

"How come, you are at home."

Even if she didn't look at Tuoba Lin's expression, Yan Feiran felt that he was in a bad mood, although he rarely said a word of love, "What's the matter, are you unhappy?" Yan Feiran raised her head slightly, looked at Tuoba Lin and said: "Actually, the prince doesn't need to worry. After all, the emperor and the imperial concubine have been married for many years, and there is some kind of connection between them..."

Tuoba Lin understood what Yan Feiran meant. What the emperor valued most in his life was his supreme authority that could not be challenged by anyone, and he had the right to fall into the hands of the imperial concubine. Therefore, even if the evidence of the crime was convincing, the imperial concubine denied it without fear. Just like the case of his family, it is related to his reputation for the rest of his life, so how can anyone touch it!
He didn't speak, and after sitting down, he hugged Concubine Yanran in his arms, and gently lifted her chin, "Will you blame me, the matter of the Yan family has not been settled..."

Concubine Yan raised her hand, pressed his lips lightly with two fingers, and stopped him from continuing, "I understand your concerns, the case of the Yan family is related to the emperor, that is the biggest rebellion in his heart, if you insist on touching It is equivalent to overthrowing his high authority, although he is poisoned now, and his life is not long, but the authority is still there, and his unbridled ambition has passed on to future generations the reputation of killing Zhongliang, fatuous and cruel."

"Of course, but..." Tuoba Lin hugged Yan Feiran tightly, "I will not let you down, I will find a situation that makes it hard for him to get off, completely out of his control, whether he wants to or not, he Everyone must agree to retry the case in public to clear the grievances of the Yan family, and this opportunity will come soon, you just wait and see what happens."

"Don't hug me so tightly." Concubine Yan was a little out of breath being hugged by him, she struggled slightly and said, "I know you won't let me down, but there is something I want to tell you."

　Dear readers:

　　Thank you very much for your persistence in this article, and you have never given up chasing the ending so far. Lan is very moved!

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