After a brief silence, Tian Yuchan spoke again: "It's my fault that Jinqian is ignorant. She was indeed a little reckless. But when the consort was trapped in the enemy's camp, she was also eager to save her husband, so she asked Princess Pingning to do this."
Sister-in-law, please don’t argue with her. When she returns to Beijing next year, I will definitely punish her."
"The Queen Mother made a strong statement. This is human nature."
Chu Nanzhi responded with a smile.
However, hearing that Princess Qian would be returning to Beijing next year made her wary.
Minister Ling Ji Huaishu has been in the south of the Yangtze River for some time, and his thorough investigation of Tang Confucianism must have come to a conclusion soon.
Even though the Queen Mother tried her best to protect the couple, Tang Ru's dismissal from office was inevitable.
But judging from the current situation, she hopes to detain the couple in Luyan Port.
So by asking Princess Qian to return to Beijing, she was afraid that she would disappoint the Queen Mother.
From the Queen Mother's tone, Lin Tingyan had already sensed that she and King Qinghe were ready to take action, otherwise she would not have revealed her plan to take Lin Jinqian back to Beijing.
At this juncture, he naturally wanted to pay closer attention to Chu Nanzhi. Since his idea of letting Lin Jinxiao enter the capital had been refuted, he could only get rid of this person completely.
Just now he heard from the palace officials that Yin Enci summoned the woman alone. He guessed that the Empress Dowager wanted to secretly send the mother and son out of the capital.
Secretly sizing up Lin Jinke, he held the wine glass and said casually: "Nan Zhi, it's your first time in Beijing, and Prince Pingning is far away in Luyan Port. This New Year has been hard on you. Fortunately, here are our uncles and brothers in Beijing.
Not a lot. After the first day of the Lunar New Year, I will ask the family members to visit your house more often."
After saying that, he looked around at the people in the palace, and then said: "You have been in Beijing for several months, and today is the first time for many of the clan members to meet you. We just take advantage of this new year to get acquainted with each other."
"What Uncle Sixth Emperor said is absolutely true."
Lin Jinke also took advantage of the situation and echoed: "I heard that my little princess Rui Yin and Rui Xi were having some troubles a few days ago. In a few days, Brother Yu will ask your sister-in-law to bring the children to the house for a reunion in person. Then don't thank the guests behind closed doors.
yes."
"Brother Wang and Uncle Sixth Emperor are so enthusiastic. How can I be that ignorant person? I will wait for you all when I return home tonight."
Chu Nan Zhiwen replied with a smile.
He had already guessed in his heart that these two people knew that he was about to leave Beijing and were preparing to monitor him more closely.
It seemed that the Empress Dowager's worries had to arouse her attention. Today, the two of them had just left the city to host a sacrifice together, and when they came back, they started colluding as if they were wearing a pair of trousers.
If you don’t leave Beijing during the Lunar New Year, it will be extremely difficult to leave Beijing again after the Lantern Festival returns to the dynasty.
And Yin Enci also noticed something strange. He calmly picked up the wine cup in front of him and took a sip. He just smiled indifferently and said:
"Today, the imperial court relies on all the nobles and nobles of the clan here, Tingyan and Jinke. The Ai family is very pleased that you can care so much about Princess Pingning and live in harmony."
Then, he deliberately let out the news: "At present, the official administration in Jiangnan is in disarray. Two days ago, the Minister of Ji sent a report, saying that there were many old cases in various places in the south of the Yangtze River. The imperial officials dispatched by the imperial court were colluding with the local officials and gentry. The emperor intended to let Ping Ning
The princess will patrol the south of the Yangtze River in the name of the Great Sikou, and prepare to take office after the New Year."
These words directly caused an uproar in the palace.
Lin Tingyan secretly glanced at Lin Jinke, who looked stunned. Although he had already guessed the plot, he did not expect that his ancestor would take the initiative to tell everyone.
As a result, it will not be easy to detain this woman in Beijing.
But this was by no means the best time for Lin Jinke to force himself into the palace. If he didn't wait for the good news of Lin Jinxiao's removal from Luyan Port, he would have no chance of winning.
After careful consideration, he relaxed and decided to watch a good show.
It is easy to enter Beijing, but it is not easy to go back.
From Jinling City to Pingning Prefecture, there were old disciples of the Tang family everywhere along the way. He wanted to see how the Empress Dowager sent Chu Nanzhi, mother and son out of the capital.
At this time, Lin Jinke also began to think about how to stop Chu Nanzhi.
"After the New Year's Day."
He was silently calculating in his mind.
If we can get rid of Lin Jinxiao before the Lantern Festival and solve our worries, with the 30,000 cavalry and the Tang family troops stationed in the suburbs of Beijing, it will be easy to take over Jingling City. I am afraid that Princess Pingning will use some tricks again.
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Thinking of this, he no longer wanted to have a banquet. He congratulated Chu Nanzhi and left in a hurry with an excuse.
When he returned to the palace, he began to plan and send a message to Tang Ru to prepare for the assassination of Lin Jinxiao. He also sent orders to his cronies to continue to report and detain Xie Jingchen in the capital as a hostage. As long as the chickens and dogs in Pingning Prefecture were disturbed, he would not care about Lin Jinxiao even if he survived.
After the banquet ended, the royal family members left one after another. Yin Enci reluctantly called the quadruplets to him and warned her: "When we return to Luyan Port, the four of you must obey your father and mother.
Take good care of your mother-in-law for great-grandmother."
"Great-grandmother, we understand."
Although the quadruplets were happy when they learned that they would be able to go home soon, they suddenly felt reluctant to part with this kind old man.
"go Go."
Yin Enci stroked the little ones one by one and looked at Chu Nanzhi meaningfully. She knew that the return trip was extremely difficult and dangerous, but there was only this much she could do for them now.
Asking her to leave Beijing according to the imperial edict should save some trouble along the way.
Now, it depends on whether the Queen Mother's party dares to openly commit rebellion at this juncture.
After leaving the palace and sitting back in the carriage, Mr. Chang and Mr. Nie heaved a sigh of relief.
Looking at Chu Nanzhi who looked uneasy, Chang Yanjue couldn't help but ask: "Nanzhi, our ancestors asked you to leave Beijing according to the imperial edict, and we can return to our hometown after the New Year. Why are you still looking so sad?"
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"Can you two elders see what's strange about the Sixth Uncle Emperor and King Qinghe today?"
Chu Nanzhi did not say it directly, but reminded her tactfully.
"Your uncle, the Sixth Emperor, is now highly regarded by our ancestors and His Majesty. He is very proud of himself. Knowing that you are a popular person among our ancestors and His Majesty, there is nothing wrong with wanting to treat you more affectionately."
Nie Huai'an frowned suspiciously: "King Qinghe is indeed a little unusual today. I feel that these two people may have some fancy thoughts hidden in their hearts."
"Now that Jin Xiao has stabilized the situation in Pingning Province, even if King Qinghe is ambitious, he probably does not have the courage to openly rebel. Everyone has witnessed the fate of King Nandu, so he should not want to follow in his footsteps."
Chang Yanjue curled his lips angrily.
"Yang Runchen has been executed. I can no longer hide my identity. How could King Qinghe be willing to let His Majesty and our ancestors welcome me back?"
Chu Nanzhi gritted his teeth and replied: "This person will rebel. We must leave the capital before the Lantern Festival. This is what our ancestors wanted."
"Is it possible that our ancestors are no longer able to control the current situation?"
Chang Yanjue looked at Chu Nanzhi with a surprised look.
"I believe that our ancestors will be able to stabilize the situation of the government."
Chu Nanzhi replied firmly.
"No matter how our ancestors arranged it, we always prepare for the worst in everything."
Now that the matter has come to this, Nie Huaian can only think about the best aspect of the matter: "Letting you mother and son stay in Beijing is really a great hidden worry."
Chu Nanzhi realized this and began to silently plan the days for leaving Beijing.