Xia Jie's face was calm, looking at the woman kneeling in front of him, ignoring the astonishment on her face.
Dou Wei couldn't handle Xia Jie's intention and turned his eyes for help to Dou Zunian and Dou Zuan who were standing nearby. Unexpectedly, he only saw their eyes focused on other places. He had to report back dejectedly.
"Returning to the emperor, this is, this is the eighth daughter of Wei Chen, Dou Yixin."
As soon as Dou Wei finished speaking, the shrill shout came over again. Dou Yi seemed to feel that he had not achieved his goal, so he shouted from behind: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I have something to report, something important to say."
Report, it is related to the good health of Concubine Yi, I hope the emperor..."
This time, Xia Jie regained his expressionless expression at first and said decisively: "Let her come over."
Dou Wei trembled all over, and responded indifferently, but then said: "Your Majesty, there is bright sunlight here. Your Majesty, please move to the house, and then ask questions and make a decision."
Xia Jie took a deep look at Dou Wei and said after a long time: "It's accurate."
Dou Wei breathed a sigh of relief and led Xia Jie and Yi Fang to the main room, the most spacious and bright room in the inner house. When he passed by Dou Yixin, his eyes were cold, as if it was not his blood at all, but just his birthright.
's old enemy.
In fact, if possible, Dou Wei would really like to strangle this daughter to death with his own hands. They are both daughters of his Dou family. Why can one of them be the emperor's favorite even if they are crazy, but the other one can only bring endless troubles to his Dou family?
Dou Wei didn't have time to think too much. After settling Xia Jie and Yi Fang, he hurriedly looked for an opportunity to come out while Xia Jie was still coaxing Yi Fang to have tea. He didn't dare to call Dou Zunian and Dou Zunian who were accompanying him inside.
Dou Zuan and the other two could only vent their anger on Dou Yixin, who was waiting for Xia Jie to summon her.
When he saw that Dou Yixin was covered in dirty silk and satin, Dou Wei's eyebrows and his heart beat a few times and he scolded: "You are so presumptuous that you dare to disturb the Holy Master without authorization."
Dou Yixinsui and Dou Yilan were both born from the Dou Wang family, and they were also legitimate daughters in the past, but Dou Yilan was the eldest daughter, and Dou Yixin had older brothers and sisters above, and younger brothers and sisters below.
For the family, the status is not particularly noble, especially Dou Wei, who has never paid much attention to his daughter.
But Dou Yixin has a good appearance, which is similar to that of Yifang. Everyone knows that the Dou family has a daughter named Yifang, who is the favorite in the harem and is a stunning beauty.
But Dou Yifang was already Concubine Yi, so naturally no one dared to think about her again, so Dou Yixin, the daughter of the Dou family whose name resembled Yifang, immediately attracted many suitors. However, in the end, Dou Yixin was
It was decided by the elders of the Dou family that she was given to Prince Lian as his concubine, not for anything else but for the blood of the same origin.
The elders of the Dou family also have their own thoughts. The Dou family's daughter, as well as the daughter of other clans and aristocratic families, want to be the emperor's favorite.
To give birth to a prince with Dou family blood in the palace, it still had to fall on Concubine Yi.
But no matter how much Concubine Yi is favored by the emperor, this prince must not be born with any signs of madness. Since only blood from the same source can be used to detoxify the medicine, then the blood of Prince Lian and the emperor is naturally close, but if he is born for Prince Lian, he must
The child of the medicine is a daughter of the Dou family. Perhaps the medicine is more reliable. In addition, King Lian happened to hear that there was a daughter from the Dou family, Dou Yixin, who looked similar to Concubine Yi. He came to propose marriage and hired her as a concubine.
He didn't refuse. But it was all of this that made Dou Yi feel indignant.
She thought that she looked like Yi Fang. She should be the one to stand out at the Hundred Flowers Banquet, not Dou Yilan, Dou Yirui and others. If she had gone, she would have been favored by the emperor. But Dou Yilan
Her status as the eldest daughter excluded her, and now she was sent to be a concubine to Prince Lian. Prince Lian had a noble status, but no matter how noble he was, he could not be more noble than the emperor.
But the done deal was done. She originally wanted to accept her fate. If she could really give birth to a child who could save the prince in Concubine Yi's womb, she would be Concubine Yi's benefactor and the benefactor of the future prince. Her status would be as stable as Mount Tai. Who knew that Bi Ruge would be like that?
This woman was not allowed to give birth to a child. This time, she came back with all her strength to tell the emperor that Bi Ruge had no intention of detoxifying Concubine Yi!
Therefore, she thought she had the real secret in her hands and did not take Dou Wei's warning into consideration at all. She just curled her lips casually and said, "Don't worry, father. My daughter has her own opinions when doing things."
Dou Wei's beard trembled angrily and said angrily: "What do you think? You and your mother are both born to cause trouble. I don't know how your mother was raised!"
When Dou Yi heard this, she felt angry, but no matter what, she did not dare to contradict Dou Wei. Etiquette and filial piety were like a mountain, weighing on her. This was something that the children of the Daxia family never dared to question.
, even if you are dissatisfied, it is just suppressed in your heart.
When Dou Wei saw that Dou Yixin was silent, the anger in his heart calmed down a little. At this time, he could not ask detailed questions to find out what secrets Dou Yixin had. He had to report it to the emperor, but he was afraid that Dou would be shocked.
Yi Xin couldn't speak, which offended Xia Jie, and knew that the current Yi room was expected to be replenished. She could only suppress her anger and warned carefully: "You have to remember, when you go in later, the emperor will ask questions.
You should look at Zu Nian and Zu An's eyes before you speak."
Even if Dou Yixin is not a favored legitimate daughter, she always considers herself to be a legitimate daughter. Dou Wang was inexplicably deprived of her status as a legitimate wife, and Dou Zunian, the son of a common concubine, became a legitimate daughter. She has long been dissatisfied, but she also knows that if in the future,
She wanted to rely on her family's power and win a place. At this moment, she had to bow to this brother, so she reluctantly agreed.
Seeing this, Dou Wei finally felt relieved. Although this daughter was born from the Dou Wang family, in terms of understanding current affairs, she was much better than the Dou Wang family and Dou Yilan.
For no reason, Dou Wei thought of Dou Wang, who was still noisy in the family temple, and Dou Yilan, who was married to the Chen family as a concubine, but news of her quarreling with her mistress came every day. His eyebrows twitched several times, and he was angry.
It's rising again.
The conversation between Dou Wei and Dou Yixin outside was viewed by several people in the room as nothing more than a joke.
Xia Jie pinched Yi Fang's wrist with one hand to prevent her from leaving his side out of curiosity. He smiled and said, "You girl is a bit eclectic."
Dou Zunian snorted coldly, his eyes full of disgust, "How can a daughter trained by King Dou be noble?"
Xia Jie heard the words but smiled and said nothing. He had no intention of interfering in the affairs of the Dou family. As Dou Zunian was his valued confidant, if he couldn't even handle the family affairs, there would be no reason to stay by his side.
However, he had already known that Dou Yixin was sent to Prince Lian's Mansion to be a concubine. He had other plans for coming here this time. However, Dou Yixin's incident was really unexpected. What he wanted to know was
, is the sentence Dou Yixin said related to Yifang true?
"Dou Yixin was sent to Prince Lian's Mansion, is there any arrangements for her?"
Since Dou Yixin was sent to Prince Lian's Mansion by the Dou family, Xia Jie did not believe it, and Dou Zunian and Dou Zuan did not interfere in this matter.
When Dou Zunian and Dou Zuan heard this, their eyes narrowed and they remained silent. When Xia Jie saw this, he knew something was wrong and sneered: "What, something went wrong?"
Dou Zuan looked ashamed, stood up from his seat, bowed long and said: "Zu An is ashamed, Zu An arranged this matter by himself, but several maids and nuns who were sent to Prince Lian's Mansion to dowry, on the second day after entering Prince Lian's Mansion,
, he died of a sudden illness."
After Dou Zuan finished speaking, he felt uneasy in his heart.
The purpose of sending Dou Yixin to Prince Lian's Mansion was not only to allow Dou Yixin to give birth to a child with a more similar blood relationship, but also to investigate what was going on in Prince Lian's Mansion.
At that time, the Empress Dowager divided the place where the secret treasure was hidden into eight parts, and the Duke of Shou, Kang, Douhou, the Murong family, Emperor Jing'an, Prince Lian, and the emperor each took one part, just to benefit from these.
Different people are suppressing each other, and the two most important ones are in the hands of the Bi family and the Murong family. The Empress Dowager has tried her best to protect the Bi family, but she has ignored the interests of the Daxia royal family.
If this secret treasure cannot be returned to the emperor for one day, the foundation of the Daxia royal family will be unstable, and the world may be in chaos at any time. The share in the hands of Emperor Jing'an was passed on to the prince, but the share in the Douhou Mansion had already been transferred more than ten years ago.
It was taken away by that person's design. In this way, the emperor was greatly constrained. In order to regain the thing, he had been keeping quiet about it to Duke Shou's Palace and Prince Kang's Palace in recent years. He was not only worried about the power in their hands, but also worried about the thing.
At this time, seeing that Duke Shou's Palace and Prince Kang's Palace were being suppressed step by step and unable to fight back, Murong Yi also agreed to join hands with the emperor to uncover the secrets and find things out of the hatred in his heart.
After so many years, there has been no progress.
Prince Lian had been unassuming in the court for many years and only cared about having fun. But if he didn't have extraordinary ability, how could he be chosen by the Empress Dowager? This secret made the emperor jealous, but he had no ability. How could he be chosen?
If you can protect it, since the Empress Dowager wants several families to suppress each other and preserve the foundation of the Bi family, she cannot let that thing easily flow from the hands of the people she arranged to the emperor's hands. Therefore, Prince Lian is by no means what he looks like on the surface.
So simple.
But this time, Prince Lian personally came to ask for Dou Yixin's hand in marriage. This was an excellent opportunity. He could detoxify Concubine Yi with all his heart, and he could also legitimately arrange for people to get in and find out the news. Who would have known that those carefully cultivated people would
A good player will be silenced overnight.
Having ruined such a big thing, Dou Zuan couldn't help but feel shocked in front of Xia Jie.
But after Xia Jie thought quietly for a moment, he smiled loudly and said confidently: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Now that my second brother finally takes action, this matter will be much easier to handle."
Dou Zuan was stunned for a moment and looked at Dou Zunian. After a long time, he saw the meaningful look in Dou Zunian's eyes and then he had an epiphany.
Yes, Prince Lian had been holding back for many years and only wanted to avoid trouble. At this time, he went out of his way and proposed marriage to the Dou family. He wanted to look like he was obsessed with sex, but on the other hand, he was still worried and took action to deal with the dowry person.
, this shows that King Lian is already uneasy or excited at this time. After all, the secret is too important. Now, the Bi family's legitimate daughter, who is in charge of the most important part of the secret, is by his side. As his head wife, it is inevitable that
He will not have other thoughts.
The emperor had long wanted to take the opportunity to eradicate the few remaining vassals, but when he first took action, those royal vassals took the initiative to hand over their power. However, due to human kindness, some of the most powerful ones were left behind. Daxia was benevolent and righteous.
In governing the country, we can no longer rely on nameless measures. If even the virtuous king who is having fun with meat and wine has other thoughts this time, then when it comes to dealing with other people, the name of preventing trouble before it happens can stop everyone's mouths.
Great kindness!
Dou Zuan's eyes lit up and he was overjoyed.
Xia Jie was slightly comforted when he saw that Dou Zuan understood what he was thinking so quickly. He lowered his head and looked at Yi Fang, who was playing with his fingers next to him. A trace of sadness appeared on his face.
Yifang, Yifang, I do not shy away from you now. All things are done openly in front of you. Whether it is conspiracy or human life, everything is unfolding in front of you. If you are really sober, will you?
Forgive me for bullying you in the first place, and will you allow me to love and cherish you again?
Her eyes were deep and full of love, but the woman wrapped in infinite tenderness was completely undecided and did not raise her head to give any response.
The way Xia Jie looked at Yifang quietly fell into the eyes of Dou Zunian and Dou Zuan. After the two looked at each other, they both let out a long sigh.
Many things in the world are like this. When doing it, I feel no regrets or pain, but in the end, I feel that there is no light in the sky and the earth, the sun and the moon are dim, and there is no interest in life.
Dou Zunian was silent for a long time. After drinking a glass of sake, he had to say dryly: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen's sister is still waiting outside the house."
Xia Jie didn't even raise his head, waved his hand and said: "Ask her to come in."
With the exception of Yifang, all the daughters of the Dou family were dull and unreliable. Xia Jie had high hopes for Dou Yixin's so-called news, but he just wanted to know from her how the Yifang medicine was progressing.
Dou Yi walked in timidly, but as soon as she took a closer look, she lost her heart. Looking at Xia Jie, she forgot to lower her head, her eyes were full of intoxication.
There is such a man in the world. The power of the emperor is so breathtaking.
Dou Yi couldn't bear to look away, but at the same time she felt even more resentful.
Such an emperor is completely different from that Prince Lian. Why was Dou Yilan the one who entered the palace and participated in the Hundred Flowers Banquet, but instead tried to make all kinds of jokes? Why not her? What if it was her, what if it was her!
As the emperor, Xia Jie had long been accustomed to others looking at him like this. He lowered his head and continued to talk softly to Yifang in his arms, coaxing him to say something. No matter how irrelevant what Yifang said, he would
I feel happy, with smiles on my lips.
Seeing this, Dou Yixin broke out into a jealous smile. No matter what the anxious and worried Dou Wei suggested, he just ignored him and looked at Xia Jie infatuatedly, thinking only that he was too far away just now.
I didn't see it carefully. This time, I must see it clearly and leave it in my heart.
Dou Wei saw that his daughter was so careless and the emperor was still undisciplined. He didn't know what he wanted. He was so angry that he winked at Dou Zunian and Dou Zuan. Dou Zuan couldn't avoid it. He suppressed the smile in his heart and coughed lightly.
, covered her lips and said: "For your information, your Majesty, my sister is waiting for your Majesty's enquiry."
I asked the editor to hide what I posted before, and then re-edited what I posted. There were banned words, so I blocked them. Damn it, from now on it will be 4,000 words per chapter. There will probably be three more chapters today, don’t worry.
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I once again apologize to everyone for my instability. By the way, I really uploaded it last night, but it couldn't be displayed. God is my witness. I lied to you and cursed me for not having food to eat. Also, there is no charge for this nonsense.