Bab 45: Crisis
Shangguan Yong had never seen an imperial edict in his life, but he was not interested either. He only told the Marquis of Le An that he was going back to report to Zhou Yi.
At this time, Marquis Le An didn't want any outsiders to stay at the Xin King Manor. He didn't think twice before ordering Shangguan Yong and his men to leave.
Shangguan Yong led the soldiers and horses of the vanguard camp out of the Residence of Duke Xin, afraid that Marquis Le'an would suspect him. Shangguan Yong didn't dare to ask what Marquis Le'an wanted to do with the corpses of the Duke of Qin, the royal concubines, and the princesses.
"Find it." After Shangguan Yong left, Marquis Le An ordered his men: "Pay attention to the secret chamber and secret compartment in this mansion. Not a single piece of paper can be left behind!"
The scene that followed that played out at the Residence of Duke Xin was like a search for his family.
When Shangguan Yong returned to the camp, he saw Qing Nan standing in front of the main entrance, stamping her feet.
"Big Bro." When Qing Nan saw Shangguan Yong, he hurriedly walked up and held the reins for him.
"How is it?" Shangguan Yong asked.
"It's nothing," Qing Nan said. "I just came back to report to the Great General."
Shangguan Yong dismounted and said softly to Qing Nan: "If you have something to say, say it after I've seen the general."
Qing Nan nodded her head. Marquis Le'an's men were still standing at the Yuan Gate.
When Shangguan Yong stepped into the tent and saw Zhou Yi, Zhou Yi opened his mouth and asked, "Where is Xin Wang?"
Shangguan Yong said: "Prince Xin committed suicide. The people from his Mansion were all executed by Marquis Le An."
Zhou Yi stared at Shangguan Yong and said, "Did the King Xin say anything to you?"
Shangguan Yong really wanted to hand over the register to Zhou Yi, but could Zhou Yi believe it? What if General Zhou was also the person of the empress and the crown prince?
Shangguan Yong shook his head and said: "The Duke of Xin only spoke to the Marquis of Le An alone. At that time, I was searching the Mansion of the Duke of Xin."
"That's good then," Zhou Yi said with a sigh. "I'll write down the war in Xiang An city. You can return to the capital and also take a look at your family."
"I will obey." Shangguan Yong wished he could fly back to the capital immediately.
After Shangguan Yong left the tent, he went back to the tent with Qing Nan. The two of them acted like thieves and only gathered together to discuss things after confirming that there was no one around.
"I gave the child to a brothel girl in the city," Qing Nan said, following up with Shangguan Yong.
Shangguan Yong immediately glared at her, "A brothel girl?"
Qing Nan said, "At this time, how would I know which family in the city can help me raise a baby? This brothel girl is already old and doesn't have much business to do. I'll take the money and buy her off.
"Is this woman reliable?"
"I said that she is my illegitimate child, in the army, only people who want to kill their children are allowed to have them, so I asked her to help me raise them first, and when I have the time, I will go pick them up later and arrange everything for her for the rest of her life," Qing Nan said, "Don't worry, Big Brother, my instinct with people are quite accurate, that brothel girl doesn't look like someone who isn't honest. Besides, even if Duke Le An found out that the Mansion of the Duke Xin Palace was missing a child, who would have thought that they'd go to the Flower Street to search? I did it for the good of the baby. "
He was also a child of the Imperial Bai Clan, and was about to be raised by a brothel girl. Shangguan Yong thought that this was not a good thing, but Qing Nan was right, the brothel girl's child didn't need to be registered, it was the safest way to hide a child on the street.
"I'll think of a way to get the baby out after Marquis Le An's group has left," Qing Nan said. "Big brother, do you want to raise him? Would Sister-in-law agree? Just say we picked them up on the road? "
"We'll talk about it later," Shangguan Yong said, hiding a life-threatening register in his bosom. Perhaps if the little kid didn't need his support, and if the grievances of the Messenger King could be reversed, then the little kid would still be a descendant of the Royal family.
"Big brother …"
"You don't need to ask about this," Shangguan Yong waved his hand at Qing Nan. "I'll go back to the capital to send a letter. After Marquis Le An left, remember to arrange that child well."
"Sure," Qing Nan agreed straightforwardly.
In this study, Zhou Yi wrote to Emperor Shizong that the king of the letter seemed to be deliberately seeking his death. According to Zhou Yi, the war in Fengzhou did not seem like a war of atavism, and he hoped that Shi Zong would look into the matter of the rebellion.
That evening, when Marquis Le'an had brought his men to search through the Residence of Duke Xin's quarters for 'evidence', Shangguan Yong had already left for the capital with Zhou Yi's secret letter.
The Marquis of Le An had no results in his search, so he was furious and ordered for the bodies of the Xin Wang couple and the crown prince to be carried to the busy city of Xiang An, where they were turned into corpses. Thinking of how he had failed to fulfill the empress's orders this time, Marquis Le An wrote a letter to Lady Xiang at the suggestion of his aides.
He only said that the messenger king had met the Grand Preceptor's second son-in-law before dying, Shangguan Yong, and they had a private conversation, the contents of which were unknown. This letter was sent to the capital by the Xiang clan's servants.
As for the capital, An Jin had no way of knowing that Shangguan Yong was now on his way from Xiang An city to the capital.
At this time, An Jinxiu was busy with An Yuanzhi's joining the army. As always, Grand Preceptor An reprimanded An Yuanzhi for his decision to join the army, but he spoke harshly about it.
As long as An Yuanzhi dared to join the army, he would never have a son like An Yuanzhi again. How could An Yuanzhi care about the Grand Preceptor's harsh words? After a complete falling out with him, An Yuanzhi settled in the Shangguan household, waiting for An Jinxiu to clean up his luggage and leave the capital.
Seeing that she could not persuade An Yuanzhi to wait any longer, she wrote to Shangguan Yong, asking him to look after him.
Grand Preceptor An ignored An Yuanzhi's departure. To the Grand Preceptor, An Yuanzhi was just a concubine son. Without his care, how could he have made a name for himself by joining the army?
He will wait for the time that this son to come home and beg after he had been badly battered outside. Currently, Grand Preceptor An was more concerned with the crown prince than with An Yuanzhi. His attitude towards the crown prince was getting worse and worse, and he was scolding him whenever the latter was mentioned. This made Grand Preceptor An extremely anxious, wanting to help the crown prince, but he didn't know why the Emperor was so suspicious of the crown prince.
After the night fell, Grand Preceptor An sat in his study. Outside the window, it had rained for several days in the capital city, but the rain still hadn't stopped. As he listened to the sound of the rain, he grew more and more confused. While he was helpless, Grand Preceptor An wasn't sure if his eldest daughter, An Jinyan, would still be sleeping peacefully in the Eastern Palace.
At this moment, An Jinyan was sitting in a small parlour in the East Palace. She looked down at Eunuch Xie who was sitting below her and said with a smile, "It's really not easy to talk to Eunuch Xie."
With a face full of smiles, he said, "What identity does this servant have? How can this servant meet the Crown Prince's consort?" If there's anything the Crown Princess needs, feel free to instruct your servant. "
In order to let Eunuch Xie come to the Eastern Palace for a visit, she had even sent out the White Jade Buddha that the crown prince kept in his private storage in the Eastern Palace. Only then did she invite this famous person from the Emperor over, "I know that there are a lot of official affairs and you can't be absent for a long time here." An Jinyan said to Eunuch, "Eunuch knows what I want to know, so it's better if we just don't waste time.
Eunuch Xie retracted the smile on his face and said somewhat awkwardly, "Esteemed imperial concubine, His Majesty is the only one in this world who doesn't lacks anything." "This servant is also a fool. I only know how to serve His Majesty. The other servants know nothing at all."
"Eunuch, His Highness won't forget you," An Jinyan said, "People should sometimes look further ahead, only after a long period of time can one enjoy wealth. To you, Eunuch, a period of wealth is meaningless."
With a smile that wasn't a smile, Eunuch Xie replied, "Esteemed wangfei is too serious. His Majesty really did like one thing recently, but from servant's point of view, even if the crown prince was filial and filial, he still wouldn't be able to give it to His Majesty."
An Jinyan said, "If Eunuch doesn't tell us, how would we know that His Majest want that the Crown Prince can't do it?"
"His Majesty has taken a fancy to a woman," Jilly said.
"Women?" This answer was out of An Jinyan's expectations. The world knew that Emperor loves beauties, so it wasn't strange that they would fall for a woman. What kind of beauties were not available to the emperor?
At this moment, Eunuch Xie rose from his seat and walked over to An Jinyan. He spoke almost in a whisper, "The second lady of the Residence of An is a heavenly beauty. Your Majesty has always been thinking about her, but unfortunately, she's already married. Can this official take her away?"
An Jinyan sat blankly on her seat.
"Esteemed wangfei, Thus servant still has matters to attend to in His Majesty's imperial study. This servant will be leaving now," Eunuch Xie knelt before An Jinyan and left the small parlour.
"Master," the eunuch, Wu Shun, who had been waiting at the foot of the hall, hurriedly greeted him with an umbrella as he saw that Eunuch Xie was coming out.
Eunuch Xie looked at his disciple and asked, "Why don't you serve His Highness the Crown Prince?"
Wu Shun raised more than half of the umbrella above his head and whispered, "The crown prince's palace is over there. He doesn't need the servants to follow him."
"new concubine?"
"Yes, she is the newly selected beautiful lady," Enlightened Shun said. "This servant has also seen a beautiful lady."
The Crown Prince was going to favor a pretty girl, but the Crown Princess was still planning his future. The couple from the Eastern Palace were rather interesting.
"Ha," Eunuch Xie laughed.
"What's wrong, Master?" he hurriedly asked.
"It's fine," It seemed that the Crown Prince's consort, An Jinyan, was not a kind woman. To send a married woman into the palace, could An Jinyan really do such a thing?
"The Crown Princess … she …" Wu Shun wanted to continue asking.
"Shut up!" Eunuch Xie understood and said, "How did I teach you? The talkative servant always dies early, do you think you have lived too long? "
He quickly shut his mouth.
"Serve His Highness the Crown Prince well. If there's anything you need to know, let me know who it is." E7nuch Xie patted Wu Shun's face as he reminded him.
"This servant understands," Wu Shun hurriedly replied.
On the way out of the Eastern Palace, Eunuch Xie turned around and glanced in the direction of the Eastern Hall. He was waiting to see how far An Jinyan could go for the crown prince.
An Jinyan, who was sitting in the parlour, had already regained her senses. The Emperor was interested in An Jinxiu? An Jinyan's first thought was, could it be that the eunuch named Xie had been bribed by a prince to say such crazy things to harm her and the crown prince? But when An Jinyan thought about it, from giving a marriage gift to the full moon banquet for her son, the Emperor actions towards a fifth-grade military official was actually a bit too benevolent.
An Jin. This was the first time in her life that the Crown Prince's consort, An Jinyan, had lost sleep because of this little concubine.
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