Luo Junyao personally watched and arranged Xie Cheng's residence, then returned to the room and fell asleep somewhat drowsily.
Perhaps the things that happened last night and today were too much and too intense, and he was restless in his sleep. Waking up from the chaotic dream, Luo Junyao sat up and looked up at the sky outside, and found that it was already afternoon.
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Rubbing his brows, Luo Jun got out of bed, took the clothes he had put aside and put them on. The movement inside attracted Lan Yin from outside, "The princess is awake, I will ask someone to bring you some food." Lan Yin walked in.
, said softly.
Luo Jun waved his hand: "No, I have no appetite."
Lan Yin said disapprovingly: "How come? You didn't eat anything when you came back at noon."
Luo Junyao sighed inwardly. Not only was it noon, she didn't eat anything in the morning either.
But I really don’t have much appetite at the moment.
Seeing that Lan Yin had already raised her voice to order the little girl outside, Luo Junyao didn't stop her, but just asked: "Is Ayan back?"
Lan Yin shook her head and said: "The prince hasn't come back yet, but the second young master came here in the afternoon. He heard that the princess had fallen asleep and asked us not to wake you up, so he left again."
Luo Junyao frowned slightly, "What's wrong, second brother?"
Lan Yin said: "Second Young Master said that nothing happened. He just passed by the palace and came in to take a look. He said that Second Young Master is now responsible for the security of Shangyong City and is busy." Speaking of this, Lan Yin thought of the movements outside last night. Although those
The chaos did not disturb the people in the palace, but they were still a little uneasy.
The maid from the palace moved very quickly, and within a short time she was able to deliver easy-to-digest porridge and appetizing side dishes.
Luo Junyao smelled the spicy, sour and crunchy side dishes, and then he felt a little hungry and sat down to eat some.
While eating, Luo Junyao was thinking about whether to go into the palace to see what happened to Xie Yan and A Cheng. While he was in a state of trance, he came in with a sword and reported: "Prince Qi, Madam Changlehou, Chang Xingbo
Madam, Mrs. Shangshu of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and others are asking to see you."
Luo Junyao raised his eyebrows slightly, "Why are they here at this time?"
Feng Jian said: "I'm afraid I'm here to find out the news. The legitimate daughter of Marquis Changle is the legitimate wife of the fourth son of Prince Ning's mansion. Now Prince Ning is imprisoned. Although Prince Ning's mansion has not yet been raided, it has been surrounded.
No one is allowed to go out."
Luo Junyao was a little surprised, "The Changlehou Mansion was not involved in the affairs of Prince Ning's Mansion?"
Feng Jian said: "The Marquis of Changle was granted the title of Marquis because of his kindness. The Marquis of Changle himself has no achievements and naturally has no power. I am afraid that King Ning will look down on this in-laws. Moreover, the fourth son of King Ning is not favored.
I have never dealt with a concubine who is of the same lineage as the prince."
"Where are Mrs. Changxingbo and Mrs. Shangshu of the Ministry of Civil Affairs?" Luo Jun asked, shaking his chin.
Feng Jian said: "These two... Changxing Bo and Libu Shangshu were detained in the palace. Although they were not imprisoned in the sky, and people were not prohibited from entering and exiting the mansion, but..."
Luo Junyao nodded to show that he understood. These two people were also here to find out the news.
After thinking for a while, Luo Junyao said: "Please ask them to sit down for a while."
"Yes, Princess." He bowed with his sword and excused himself.
When Luo Junyao stepped into the flower hall, there were four or five richly dressed ladies sitting inside. They were chatting in low voices. When Luo Junyao came in, they quickly stood up and bowed respectfully, "I have met the Princess Regent."
Luo Junyao smiled at everyone and motioned for Feng Jian and Lan Yin who were following him to step back. Then he walked to the main seat and sat down and said with a smile: "I'm late, please forgive me."
The leading woman was already quite old. Although she had taken good care of herself, her temples were still gray. She quickly apologized and said with a smile: "Princess, you are serious. We are the ones who disturbed the princess."
Luo Junyao smiled and said, "Everyone is here today, but you don't know why?"
Although Luo Junyao is the regent princess, she had a poor reputation before she got married at a young age, and she married Xie Yan not long ago. In the past, these ladies might not think highly of her. But now they ask for help, and their attitude is naturally very respectful.
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The woman sitting on the right, who looked about fifty, said respectfully: "To be honest, I do have something I want to ask the princess for." Luo Junyao knew her, and her husband was the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. The Ministry of Personnel is the head of the six departments, the Ministry of Personnel.
Mrs. Bu Shangshu is naturally quite famous in the Yonghuang City. Now she is smiling apologetically to a teenager who is more than ten years old. I am afraid that this Mrs. Shangshu has not experienced it for several years.
However, it is said that the Minister of Civil Affairs does have some relationship with Prince Ning, so it is no wonder that she is anxious.
Luo Junyao was naturally aware of their intentions, but he didn't show it at all on his face. He just said, "Madam, you might as well tell me. If I can help, I will do my best."
Several female relatives looked at each other and then explained their purpose of coming. Sure enough, they came to inquire about their husbands and family members.
Mrs. Changxingbo said cautiously: "There was a big commotion in the city last night, and we women don't know what happened. My master hasn't come back yet, and the old lady at home is very anxious. We want to find out who can't get close to the palace gate.
, I really had no choice but to come and beg the princess, but our master..."
Before she could finish speaking, others agreed.
For those who can appear in the Regent's Palace at this time, most of the problems are actually not serious. Those who really participated in Prince Ning's rebellion have long been thrown into the sky prison, even if their family members are still alive
Unless he is imprisoned, he cannot leave the house. Of course, it is not ruled out that some fish may have slipped through the net.
Therefore, Luo Junyao did not hide anything from them and said softly: "Don't worry, everyone. There must be too many things in the palace, so all of you stay in the court to do things and have no time to return home. Not to mention your family, it is our prince, not
And you haven’t even stepped foot into the palace since you left last night?”
How can these words appease these worried ladies? Some people still couldn't help but said nonsense: "Princess, they may return to the palace today? If not, can we...send someone to deliver something to the palace? The master went out in a hurry last night, I'm afraid
I didn’t even bring enough clothes.”
Luo Junyao thought for a while and said: "The palace is not stable and outsiders may not be able to enter. You might as well wait a little longer. If you still don't leave the palace after the Shen time, you can have your things delivered to the palace gate. Someone will surely deliver them in."
No matter how busy you are, you can’t let all of you be hungry and cold, can you?”
After hearing this, everyone relaxed a bit. It seems that at least my master will not have any major problems, and he really has not been imprisoned, right?
Luo Junyao comforted everyone a few more words before sending these people away.
Only Mrs. Changlehou stayed at the end. After everyone else had gone out, she said with some anxiety: "Princess..."
Luo Jun raised his eyebrows and said, "Is there anything else, madam?"
Mrs. Changlehou said cautiously: "Princess Qi, the second girl in my family married the fourth son of Prince Ning a few years ago." Seeing Luo Junshao frowning slightly, Mrs. Changlehou said quickly: "Princess Mingjian, our family and
Prince Ning’s rebellion has nothing to do with it! Although the two families are married, Prince Ning’s house has little contact with us. My unlucky daughter and son-in-law are not welcomed by Prince Ning either. They will never dare to participate in the rebellion.
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What Mrs. Changlehou said was not an excuse. The fourth son of Prince Ning's mansion was a concubine who was not taken seriously. When Princess Ning chose a wife for him, she deliberately chose Changlehou's mansion, which had never been developed.
Firstly, she is the legitimate daughter of the Marquis, so to outsiders it would not be considered as a princess who wronged her concubine. Secondly, apart from a title, the Marquis of Changle has no power or influence. In terms of power and wealth, she is probably not even as good as a fourth-grade official with real power.
Luo Junyao said: "Madam, don't worry, if the Changlehou Palace and Lingai's son-in-law are really not involved in this matter, the prince and the adults in the court will not wrongly accuse innocent people. But... your son-in-law is the son of Prince Ning after all.
, I’m afraid it’s impossible to say that we won’t be implicated at all. If we can offset the merit..."
Mrs. Changlehou was not a fool and immediately understood what Luo Junyao meant.
She thought about it in her mind, pulled the handkerchief a few times, nodded and said: "I understand, I thank you for your advice. I wonder... can I go visit my little daughter?" Prince Ning's mansion was surrounded by the Zhenguo Army.
Even if she wanted to say something to her daughter, she wouldn't have a chance.
Luo Jun smiled and said, "Madam, you love your daughter so much, who can bear to refuse her?"
Mrs. Changlehou was overjoyed and said, "Thank you very much, Princess."
Mrs. Changlehou secretly made up her mind to convince her daughter and son-in-law no matter what, to find a way out for herself while the time was still early.
Prince Ning must have been defeated. Even if Prince Ning was undefeated, having Princess Ning and the Crown Prince in his lineage might not necessarily bring much benefit to the family.
If he is still being implicated now, then he is really being unfairly accused.
In the palace, the atmosphere in the main hall was still solemn.
It was already evening at this time, but several important ministers still hadn't been able to go home. Because of what happened last night, everyone had barely slept a sleep until now. Those who practiced martial arts were better off, but those who were scholars were really unable to hold on.
Already.
Old Taifu Su and the two who were really old were sent back to rest by the Regent, while the others who were still "young and strong" could only continue to work with the Regent.
The exhausted ministers did not dare to complain about the regent, so they secretly cursed the troubled Prince Ning.
"Prince Ning and his accomplices should be thrown into the sky prison and interrogated carefully." A thin courtier wearing a first-class imperial uniform said respectfully: "But I don't know... what should be done with those who are temporarily detained in the palace?"
The regent threw some people directly into the sky prison, while others were just placed under house arrest in the palace without anyone even coming to interrogate them. Obviously, the regent had different ideas about how to deal with these two types of people.
The most important thing is that this is already a troubled time. The regent suddenly detained so many courtiers. Who will handle the matter?
Xie Yan said in a deep voice: "I have sent the Capital Procuratorate to investigate. If these people really have nothing to do with Prince Ning, they can go back soon. But..."
Everyone couldn't help but prick up their ears, and those detained also included their relatives and friends. There was nothing anyone could do about those who were looking for death, but as a minister, no one wanted the person in power to be someone who liked to join forces or take the opportunity to eliminate dissidents.
Xie Yan said: "They are impetuous and easily incited. It is a fact that these people were involved in last night's palace change. No punishment is not enough to warn the world. If everyone is normal, they will be demoted one level and fined for one year."
Everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief: It's okay.
Regardless of whether he was deceived or not, he followed the rebellion and forced the palace to the door of the Empress Dowager's Palace, which directly led to the death of the Empress Dowager, but this kind of punishment is not serious at all.
"Your Majesty is generous." Everyone said in unison.
Xie Yan rubbed his brows and said, "Thanks for your hard work, everyone, please go back today. We will discuss the rest in the morning."
We don't go to the morning court every day, but today we must go to the morning court every day. The ministers didn't dare to have any ideas, and they all agreed in unison.
The minister of Honglu Temple came out and said: "Your Majesty, at noon, the Qi people sent a resignation letter."
Xie Yan was not surprised, "Bai Jingrong is leaving? How will the Ninth Prince's wedding be handled?"
The minister of Honglu Temple said: "It's exactly this. The Qi people are handing over the money in a hurry, which means they have to leave early, so the wedding will naturally be late. In addition... Prime Minister Ruan is still in the heavenly prison now..." Ruan Ting entered the heavenly prison, and Ruan
The family is the dependents of guilty ministers, can the daughter of the Ruan family still marry the ninth prince of the Qi tribe?
Xie Yan thought for a while and said: "You go and reply to the Qi people, I am sure."
Everyone looked at Xie Yan in surprise, and Xie Yan said: "I will order the Dingguo Army to escort the queen of the Qi tribe out of seclusion, but the agreement between the Qi tribe and Dasheng must be fulfilled before Bai Jingrong comes out of seclusion. As for the marriage... If the Qi tribe is dissatisfied with the daughter of the Ruan family,
, as long as the agreement is reached, I will guarantee the safety of the Ninth Prince in Shangyong."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Everyone understood clearly and asked Dingguojun to escort Bai Jingrong out of the customs and take over the land agreed in the agreement. If the Qi people refused to fulfill the agreement, Dingguojun would not mind sending Bai Jingrong back again.
