The Fugitive White Moonlight of a Powerful Minister

  Chapter 65 A Silver Lining

  In June of the 15th year of Jiahe, the Prince of Ryukyu came to visit. Wen Tingchun, as the Minister of Honglu Temple, was in charge of all receptions for foreign visits. At the dust-cleaning banquet, Prince Ryukyu drank a glass of wine and died suddenly on the spot.

  Wen Tingchun was immediately detained for accountability, and the Ryukyu people insisted on swearing at him. Wen Lan asked himself to be an envoy and go back to Ryukyu to mediate the matter with the Ryukyu people.

  After this great change, Wen Qi knew that the honor and disgrace of the family are closely related to everyone in the family, so he asked for orders to go to northern Xinjiang, hoping to atone for his father.

   But Wen Tingchun couldn't survive the scorching heat, and the case had not yet been clarified, so he died of illness in Dali Temple Prison. Wen Lanyuan went to Ryukyu, and there was no news for several years. Three years later, Pei You found her a blood-stained sachet.

  The three brothers and sisters each have a sachet, which is a relic of the mother.

  As for Wen Qi, although he works in the Ministry of War, he is a civil servant. It is okay to ask him to make wine and taste wine. How can he go to battle to kill the enemy? During the fifth month of going to northern Xinjiang, Pei You reported that Wen Qi had disappeared from the front line.

  From then on until Wen Ning died of illness, there was never any news of him.

   Whether it was missing or killed in battle, she knew in her heart.

  But these things clearly happened in June, and now it’s only March, and the Prince of Ryukyu is about to visit?

  Wen Ning didn't care whether the news Linglan heard was wrong or not, and immediately packed her luggage and returned to Wenfu.

  The first thing he did when he returned home was to find Wen Lan.

They packed up their luggage and left Ci'en Temple in the afternoon. When they returned to Wen Mansion just as night fell, Wen Lan was off duty. Seeing Wen Ning return home suddenly, they were very pleasantly surprised: "You came back by yourself? Why didn't you tell the family Just one word, I can take a day off to pick you up."

   Haven't seen each other for two months, Wen Lan looked like a spring breeze, her eyes were already warm, but at this moment they were full of surprises, and her smile was like a bay of spring water.

  Wen Ning didn't tidy up or change her clothes, so she hurried to his room to wait for her, and when she saw him, she asked, "Brother, I heard that the Ryukyu prince is coming to visit?"

  Wen Lan didn't expect Wen Ning to ask about this matter, rather surprised: "What's wrong?"

  Wen Ning felt that she was acting too eagerly, adjusted a little, and said with a smile: "Just from Linglan, I think the place in Ryukyu is overseas, and I'm very curious, so I want to hear from you."

As always, Wen Lan was calm and unhurried. She took off her outer shirt first, washed her hands, and asked the servant to make tea before she sat down slowly: "The small country of Ryukyu is far less vast than my Dayin, with abundant resources. What's the matter?" Curious? It’s just that it borders our northeast border, and in order to reduce border troubles, His Majesty has treated them with courtesy all these years.”

   "Then their prince is really going to visit soon?" Wen Ning asked again.

  Wen Lan nodded and said: "I had a chat with my father that day. This time, His Majesty personally invited me. Ryukyu was overjoyed and accepted the invitation. I will arrive in Beijing either at the end of March or early April."

  Wen Ning's eyes dimmed.

  Late March, early April. In this life, the day when Shen Jin went to war was the same as in the previous life. For some reason, the day when the Prince of Ryukyu came to visit was brought forward so much.

  Facing this matter, she didn't have much direction. She thought that there were still a few months left, so she could think about it slowly, but after doing this calculation, wouldn't it be only half a month?

  Seeing her expression, Wen Lan laughed and said, "What? What's wrong with you, that you were disturbed by Ryukyu's visit?"

  Wen Ning couldn't be in the mood to joke with him, and asked sternly, "Brother, do you know if Daddy is in court, will there be any...enemies, or someone offended?"

  Her expression was too serious, which made Wen Lan stop joking: "Ah Ning, what's the matter?"

  Wen Ning grabbed the sachet by her side again. She didn't know how to tell those things to Wen Lan, but what Wen Qi said last time was right, they are a family, this is a matter of family survival, her dearest father, and the life and death of her two favorite brothers, she You can't try to catch it by yourself.

   It's fine if you can get it down, but what if you fail?

  Will she be able to bear the consequences of family ruin and death again?

"Brother." Wen Ning's eyes turned red as she thought about it, and she choked up, "Brother, I stayed in Ci'en Temple for a long time this time, maybe I burned incense devoutly, and the Bodhisattva showed mercy. Dream…"

Wen Ning took what happened at the Ryukyu Prince's dust-cleaning banquet as a dream, and told Wen Lan: "Brother, I just had this dream not long ago, and I heard that the Ryukyu Prince is really going to visit, don't you think this dream is strange? Ruomeng It’s fake, of course it’s the best. But what if it’s really a bodhisattva, and give me a precognitive dream? Brother, if the Ryukyu prince really had an accident at the banquet, Dad will definitely not be able to escape this calamity.”

Wen Ning spoke very seriously: "Besides, after thinking about it, everyone else at the banquet was well-behaved, but Prince Ryukyu had an accident, so it couldn't be because of father's dereliction of duty, but because someone deliberately poisoned him. So I just asked you, did Dad offend anyone in the court, or did he have any enemies, if he could take precautions in advance... maybe he could escape the catastrophe?"

  Wen Lan was still a little dazed in the "dream" that Wen Ning said, and didn't recover, feeling funny and a little surprised.

   "Brother!" Wen Ning shook his arm, "What I said is true. Your marriage to the He family's A Luan is set on June 18, right?"

  Wen Lan came back to her senses and coughed lightly: "What did Butler Qin tell you?"

"You see, I haven't changed my outer shirt when I go home. How can I have time to ask Butler Qin about this?" Wen Ning moved her chair, sat closer to Wen Lan, tugged at his sleeve, and said, "It was a dream in a dream." Yes! Daddy is in prison, your marriage with Sister Aluan is postponed, and later you invite yourself to go to Ryukyu, and your marriage with Sister Aluan will end without any problems!"

  Wen Lan frowned, maybe Wen Ning's expression was too serious, or maybe she really predicted the date of his and He Luan's marriage, which made him suspect that this dream was really about to happen.

"Brother, no matter whether this dream is true or not, are you not afraid of 10,000, just in case?" Wen Ning Yin Yin looked into Wen Lan's eyes, "If it happens, don't we just watch Dad go to prison and watch us fall into prison?" The family is broken?"

  Actually, Wen Ning also thought about it, the timing of the Ryukyu prince’s visit in this life is different from the previous life, could it be that no one poisoned the Ryukyu prince this time, and the result of the Wen family is also different from the previous life?

   But she dared not gamble.

   You can't gamble either.

  Wen Lan's eyes also sank. After her younger sister was sensible, she was only a little out of tune with Pei You's affairs, such a big matter, it would not be a joke.

  The boy who just went to make tea brought tea up and poured a cup for each of the two masters. Wen Lan waved his hand, and he went down.

  There were only two brothers and sisters left in the room.

  Wen Ning was afraid of the cold, so she took a sip of hot tea.

  Wen Lan looked at the swaying tea and pondered for a moment, then said: "You know what father is like. Being an official is the same as being a man. He has always been gentle and uncontested. The court said that friends can be counted many, but enemies..."

  Wen Lan shook her head: "At least as far as I know, my father has never offended anyone. In his position, there is no chance of offending anyone, let alone any enemies."

  Wen Ning frowned while holding the tea.

  She thought about it herself, and felt that it was impossible for Wen Tingchun to offend anyone, let alone forge a fatal feud with anyone.

   It may also be someone with malicious intentions who wants to destroy the relationship between Dayin and Ryukyu, and Wen Tingchun is just a victim of it.

"Ah Ning, brother has taken this matter to heart." Wen Lan looked at Wen Ning and said, "But it's not a trivial matter. If the dream is real, it can't be solved by you and me sitting here and drinking a cup of tea. Your brother Rong Think carefully about how to deal with it, and you go back to rest first."

  Wen Ning naturally knew, nodded, got up and went back to her own Xiangtiyuan.

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  Backing back to her own yard, Linglan was still packing her luggage, and at the same time took a few maids to clean up the wing that hadn't been lived in for two months.

   Seeing Wen Ning come back, ask her what she wants for dinner.

  Wen Ning was in her own thoughts, and did not answer her words.

   Linglan shook her head.

  Since they hurriedly set off back home, Wen Ning was a little distraught along the way, wondering what she was thinking about.

  She didn't ask any more questions, and went down to prepare dinner by herself.

  Wen Ning is indeed in this habit. When he has something to think about, he doesn't know what's going on outside.

  She was thinking about the sudden death of the Prince of Ryukyu from another angle.

  If it wasn't for the poisoning of Wen Tingchun, if Wen Tingchun was just a victim in this conspiracy, who would poison the Prince of Ryukyu?

   In other words, who would benefit the most from the sudden death of the Ryukyu prince in the Dayin Palace?

  If it was really the poisoning of the Prince of Ryukyu, the matter might not be just a dispute among courtiers, but...a struggle for imperial power.

  Emperor Jiahe did not establish the East Palace for a long time, which indeed caused disasters later, but it is related to Ryukyu...

  Wen Ning carefully recalled her previous life, the prince of Ryukyu who died suddenly was not the prince of Ryukyu. Although the Ryukyu people were angry after the incident, it did not really cause the two countries to fight each other.

   Emperor Jiahe rewarded many gold and silver items, vegetable seeds, cattle, sheep and horses, as well as some planting and breeding masters. Although the envoys went to Ryukyu, this matter turned the page silently.

   Didn't see anyone benefiting from it.

  Only the Wen family was ruined because of this.

  So it’s not like…

  Wen Ning thought of the words that a certain woman whispered in her ear:

   "Ma'am, I never thought about it. Little General Shen, why did you receive the military order on the night you got married? Mr. Wen, the Wen family was originally fine, why was it suddenly thrown into prison, and the family was ruined?"

   Probably not.

  Pei You didn't recognize her at all in this life, and Shen Jin still received a military order to go to southern Xinjiang on the tenth day of the first lunar month, so it can be seen that Pei You was not behind it.

  That woman deliberately said those words to provoke her and Pei You.

  Wen Ning sighed.

  If it was really Pei You, this matter would be simple.

  In this life, he always detours when he sees her, so why would he bother to design the Wen family, then she doesn't have to worry about it.

   But speaking of women...

  Wen Ning's mind suddenly lit up.

  She seems to have found a chance.

  Pei You's lover in his previous life was well known throughout the city, but it didn't prevent him from having several concubines in his backyard.

  Pei You is not simple, and neither are those concubines. Among them was a girl named "Yingyao" who impressed her the most.

  She might be able to help.

   No, not maybe, but definitely can help.

   "Linglan, are the men's clothes in the room still there?"

   "Ah... ah?" Linglan came in with a dish, and just entering the room, she saw Wen Ning's eyes glowing, as if she had come to life suddenly, and asked her for men's clothing.

   "Forget it, let's eat first." Wen Ning hurried over to get the food.

  It's too late today, and I just returned home, Wen Tingchun will definitely talk to her later.

   People who are in a hurry can't be in a hurry.

  In the fifteenth year of Jiahe, Yingyao should already be in the capital.

   Let her have a good meal, and then think carefully about how to plan this matter.

   I forgot to put the manuscript in the manuscript box when I went out today, it’s a little late~

  (end of this chapter)