There was a coughing sound in the cabin, and a white-faced middle-aged man leaned in the cabin and coughed deeply several times.
A beautiful middle-aged woman handed over the decoction and said, "Take some quickly to suppress your cough."
The man took the soup and medicine bowl and drank it all in one gulp. He waved his hand and said, "Go out and call Mr. Liu."
The woman hesitated for a moment, then responded and went out.
After a short time, a middle-aged scribe with a pale face, about thirty-four or five years old, entered the cabin and called him "Lord".
"Stop calling me Lord!" The white-faced middle-aged man pointed to the couch: "Sit down! Sit down and talk."
Mr. Liu sat down, pondered for a moment and then said: "Then... I'd better call you the Crown Prince."
Han Zongmin nodded and didn't care much. He just asked, "Do you know all the news about the capital?"
Got it! Mr. Liu looked at Han Zongmin and said, "I'm afraid your illness is caused by anger and worry."
Yes! Han Zongmin sighed, he was halfway on the road and received the letter from Fei Ge. He knew at that time that it was not good and he cried out a mouthful of blood. Once hope is slim, all that is left is fear! I am afraid that something will be revealed, then
That's the point of no return.
It was already much better, but who would have thought that after giving birth to a stupid son, he actually went to propose to the daughter of the eldest princess. What would the person on the throne think of this? What would his father think?
I feel anxious and angry, my chest feels tight, and I have some cough today.
"Mr. Liu thinks, how should we deal with this matter now?"
Mr. Liu then said: "Your Majesty, don't be anxious. There is no evidence for this matter... and the court will not investigate it. Therefore, when it is not urgent. From now on, your Majesty must be a member of the Emperor's family. You are the clan, so this
The Holy One said it himself. As a member of the royal family, you must tell the truth to the Holy One."
truth?
Yes! The truth.
So, in the imperial study room, the pale-faced Han Zongmin knelt in front of Emperor Wen Zhao and could not get up.
There are only two people in the study, the monarch and his minister.
Han Zongmin knelt on the ground and whispered: "I...I'm here to confess my sins."
Plead guilty? Emperor Wen Zhao looked complicated, "Why did you mention pleading guilty?"
Han Zongmin coughed twice before saying: "I have done something stupid. I can't hide it any more, and I don't dare to tell my father about it! Now, I don't know who to tell! Now that I have met His Majesty, I know that I can't deceive you! Follow me.
What others dare not say, I can only mention to His Majesty..."
"What are you hiding from your second uncle?"
Han Zongmin nodded, "Yes." He kowtowed again, "I... before I married Mrs. Yang, I had made a private engagement to a Yi woman, and they had a son and a daughter."
Emperor Wen Zhao was stunned for a moment, then frowned: "Absurd!"
Han Zongmin looked frustrated, "I know it's ridiculous! I was young at that time, and my father was often not at home. You know the path to the southwest, with mountains connecting mountains...it was too difficult to walk. At that time, my father had just established himself in the southwest.
I remember that I came back when I was 12 years old, and then came back when I was 16 years old. I suppressed rebellions, fought in wars, and traveled around the mountains. I didn't set foot at home for four years. In the meantime, I only received a letter once, telling my mother and me that I had made a decision.
The next marriage was planned. But when I was hunting in the mountains, I met a Yi woman. We fell in love with each other and got married. I did not dare to disobey my father's marriage arrangement, so I kept the woman in the Yi people.
In my tribe, I only went back to see her once a year and a half. She gave birth to the eldest son for me, and then gave birth to a daughter... I was leaving, and I couldn't leave her in the mountains. Therefore, I brought her to the capital.
But the capital city is no better than the southwest, and people cannot be hidden here. Instead of asking people to speculate, I would rather be honest about the past. I would like to ask the Holy One to make a decision, and I also want to ask the Holy One to be the mediator and tell my father. My father has been very strong in his life, and he believes in Taizu the most.
Even if I don't get along with my mother, I have never been dissatisfied with her. But I have hidden this from my father all these years and done this stupid thing for fear of making my father angry..."
Emperor Wen Zhao asked, "Who else knows about this?"
Han Zongmin thought for a while and said, "I have always been very cautious and did not dare to let my family know. I guess my family will not know about it."
Emperor Wen Zhao raised his foot and kicked it, "Don't know? Don't you know that Cheng Song said that he no longer wants to be a grandson and wants to marry Defeng?"
Han Zongmin raised his head, looking particularly surprised, "Does this child know? But Chen has never thought about changing his life to a grandson."
Emperor Wen Zhao snorted coldly, "Over there, you marry first and give birth first. Who is the legitimate son? Who is the legitimate eldest son? This child must know that you brought him back, so he acted like this!"
Han Zongmin kowtowed again, "Your Majesty, this is my fault."
Emperor Wen Zhao said, "Okay! I will tell my second uncle about this. You can go to the banquet first! Ask me to think about how to mention it to my second uncle."
yes!
Han Zongmin responded and slowly exited the imperial study room.
Emperor Wen Zhao also sat back slowly.
Lu Cheng handed the hot tea to the saint, and Emperor Wen Zhao asked, "Lu Cheng, there is nothing... It's just that Prince Han has an outside wife and a wife... Do you remember it?"
Lu Cheng sighed inwardly, and then nodded: "Yes! Remember! Who doesn't make mistakes when they are young? The old slave remembers it accurately, it's just a royal household matter - nothing more!"
Yes! It’s just housework.
Without drinking a sip of tea, Emperor Wen Zhao stood up and said, "Let's go! It's time to start the banquet."
The main hall was very lively. Although the royal family and the Han and Lin families were not all present, all the important people were there. It had not been this complete for many years.
Lin Chongwei was very happy and took Han Zongmin to look at him, "How come you don't know how to take care of yourself at such a young age? I'll call Qingniu back to show you. You need to take good care of it."
The old lady took Han Zongmin's hand and said, "When we separated, I was still a child. When I see you, you are already so old."
"Aunt, I miss you too! Are all the medicinal materials I sent you suitable for use?"
It works! It works! Why doesn’t it work?
Han Maojie asked Lin Keqin to speak, "You are much stronger than Zong Min! Zong Min has learned some methods of dealing with others over the years, which is different from you. You fought with one knife and one gun."
"Being able to deal with people shows that he is more thoughtful than my nephew! My nephew is far behind."
Hu Qin! There is no truth in your mouth.
Young and old together have endless affectionate words to say.
This is also the first time Tongtong has met Han Zongmin. He is a very gentle man who does not seem to be aggressive at all. He is middle-aged, like an elegant and generous elder, and always has a smile in his eyes when he looks at his juniors.
After looking at it for a few seconds, he looked away, added tea to the auntie and Mrs. Yang who were talking to the queen, and then sat next to the queen, with the auntie holding her in her hand and stroking it.
Han Siyuan raised the cup and glanced at Tongtong thoughtfully. Tongtong's behavior was actually very strange. She probably didn't realize it herself. She was actually a very friendly person. It was easy to get close to those close to her.
. But this time, I seem to be very close to my uncle and aunt, but in fact I have never been close to them.
For example, if the uncle coughs from time to time, it may be a simple matter for Tongtong, just raise his hand and press it down. Or he may ask someone to change a cup of tea she prepared, and it will stop after one or two cups.
But did she do it?
No! Let’s take the example of the eldest uncle talking to the Queen. If she had been in the past, Tongtong would have been considerate of the new guests! She would have taken care of the person who was supposed to be close to him and who was a complete stranger to the palace. She had always been so considerate.
But did she do it?
Neither!
Tongtong seems to be a smooth person, but in fact she is an angular person. She has clear likes and dislikes, and has her own standards in her heart, and her standards have always been fair.
If it weren't for something serious, she would never be like this.
Therefore, he sat here motionless, holding the cup in his hand, his eyes filled with concentration.
Tongtong glanced over unintentionally and looked at Han Siyuan. She gestured and asked him: What's wrong?
Han Siyuan waved his hand, nothing happened.
Tongtong thought that he had been treated coldly by his grandmother again. He waved to the palace attendant. This palace attendant was from the Queen's Palace and was very familiar with her. She ordered, "Give the second brother a hot pot, he must have not had lunch."
Then he entered the palace."
There are large pieces of fried tofu stewed in the hot pot, which makes you hungry.
Han Siyuan lowered his head to eat deliciously, but his eyes became more complicated. He took the hot tofu into his mouth and swallowed it whole.
After eating and drinking two more glasses, he got up and wandered off.
He planned to go back to prison. There was Tian Guangbo in the prison who was about to be executed. If he had to trace the matter back, he could only trace it to this person.
Han Chengsong once went to find him and wanted to see Tian Guangbo.
He was thinking about this in his mind and was about to leave.
He heard a crisp sound of porcelain hitting the ground. He turned around in shock and saw the anger on his grandfather's face. There were fragments of porcelain scattered in the center of the hall. It was not difficult to tell that it was his grandfather who dropped it.
What's going on?
Just listen to my grandfather scolding: "Kneel down!"
With a crash, the whole hall was knelt down. All the juniors, regardless of whether it was Fourth Master, Tongtong, or any of the princes and princesses, all stood up and knelt down.
Han Maojie stood up and personally helped Fourth Master and Tongtong up, "You have elders in your hearts, this is your filial piety! But the prince is the prince, and you must not do this in the future. This will harm your subordinates."
The fourth master helped Han Maojie sit down, and Tongtong took the old prince's hand and squeezed it, "When you are angry, let your temper out! Being so depressed will lead to illness. Whoever is wrong should be scolded.
Just scold and hit when necessary, what is this?"
The old prince pointed at Han Zongmin and said, "You evil son! You can say it yourself in front of this junior."
Emperor Wen Zhao hurriedly said: "Second uncle, you are really bad-tempered... We are all members of the family today, and the juniors are all here! Let's talk about it in private later!" Han Maojie waved his hand, "This matter can only be explained clearly if the juniors are here.
." He pointed at Han Zongmin, "You have never told your parents and elders at home that you married a wife and had children in private, and you have concealed it until now. Is that right?"
Marrying a wife and having children privately? This is extremely treasonous nowadays!
The old princess said: "Min'er will never be like this. You old thing, where did you hear this nonsense?!"
Han Zongmin kowtowed: "Father, my son knows his mistake! But my son can't really leave people alone in the southwest! This time... this is..."
Tongtong and Fourth Master looked at each other and understood. They didn't dare to move, and they were afraid that the court would be suspicious. The key was that Han Chengsong was too anxious to escape. Who wouldn't think more about this action? Han Zongmin thought about it.
This method can put an explanation on the matter.
Is there really an outer chamber and an outer chamber?
Tongtong is probably true! This matter cannot be faked.
The purpose of this move was to blind the eyes of the court, hoping that the matter in front of him would be fooled into the past. Emperor Wen Zhao chose to be fooled to buy time and let Southwest transition to the court smoothly. This will take time, ten years? Twenty years?
Anything is fine! As long as there is no war, anything is fine.
This person's move indirectly contributed to the marriage between Han Chengsong and Zhao Defeng.
Tongtong looked towards Zhao Defeng, and Zhao Defeng was looking at Han Chengsong...
