"Idiot." Yongxun rubbed Hejia's hair and then said, "Hejia, in the past few years...has the imperial concubine ever mentioned Brother Eleven?"
He Jia said doubtfully: "I mention it occasionally, what's the matter?"
"When I mentioned Brother Eleven just now, the imperial concubine looked a little off. I was wondering if she hasn't let go of what happened back then?"
"This..." He Jia thought about it and said, "I should let it go. After all, so many years have passed, but every year on the anniversary of my brother's death, E Niang will lock herself in the Buddhist hall for a whole day, even with me.
Not seen either."
Yongxun's mind was racing, and he said: "It seems that I have never let go. Back then...it was indeed me who harmed Brother Eleven."
He Jia took his arm and comforted him: "What happened back then was all caused by Dai Jia's family. It has nothing to do with Brother Twelve. Don't always blame yourself. As for E Niang...my brother is E Niang after all."
She was born in ten months of pregnancy and has been raised for so many years. Now that she is no longer in her lap, she is inevitably a little sad, but I believe that E Niang does not blame Brother Twelve for all this."
"I know." After saying this, Yongxun's heart moved and he said, "By the way, has the imperial concubine ever mentioned third brother?"
Mentioning Yongzhang, Hejia suddenly pouted and said: "I get angry when I think of him. Eniang thought that he was seriously ill and had only a few years to live, so she kindly persuaded Emperor Ama to let him go out of the clan's house, but he repaid his kindness with vengeance.
, to harm Brother Twelve like that, if I had known this, I should have kept him locked up in the clan’s mansion until he died!”
"The matter has passed. Don't be angry again." Under Yongxun's comfort, Hejia gradually calmed down and said: "Because it was E Niang who persuaded Emperor Ama to explain the reason why he left the clan's house. He had previously
I often go to the palace to pay my respects to E Niang. As for E Niang mentioning..." She tilted her head and thought for a while, frowning her delicate eyebrows and said:
"I only remember one time, I had a nightmare and couldn't sleep. I went to E Niang's palace. When I was at the door, I heard E Niang asking Cuizhu where the third brother had gone. Cuizhu seemed to have said something about Shanxi, but I remembered that the third brother
I have never been to Shanxi, so I must have heard wrong." As she said that, she asked curiously: "Why is Brother Twelve asking this?"
Yong Xing smiled and said, "It's nothing, just asking casually."
Shanxi... As He Jia said, after Yongzhang was released from the Zongren Mansion, he had never been to Shanxi. However, when he interrogated Zhao Fu's generals, he discovered that there were many Shanxi people among them, including Zhao Fu.
Inside, the place where they first raised their troops was also Shanxi. Yong Zhang went to Shanxi to find Zhao Fu, and then moved to Jinan.
If Cuizhu knows Yongzhang's secret whereabouts, then Concubine Hui is likely to know what Yongzhang did. In other words, they... are accomplices!
If this guess is true, Concubine Hui is too terrible. For so many years, Huang Eniang and herself have been kept in the dark by her, and there is no doubt about her.
"Brother Twelve? Brother Twelve?" He Jia stretched out his hand and shook it vigorously in front of Yongxun's eyes. After he came to his senses, he asked curiously: "What is Brother Twelve thinking about that makes him so obsessed?"
Yongxun would never tell Hejia what was in his mind, and said with a smile: "I was thinking, what kind of young talent can be worthy of our Princess Hejia, the number one scholar? Or a young general?"
Hearing this, Hejia's face immediately turned red, and she said shyly, "What are you talking about? I...I have never thought about getting married."
Yongxing smiled and scratched the bridge of her straight nose and said: "The men are getting married when they are college students, and the women are getting married when they are college students. What is there to be ashamed of? Besides, you are already fifteen this year, so you should really pay attention. After all, the imperial examination will be held this year.
Well, why don't you take a good look at the top three Jinshi at that time, and if you are of good character and unmarried, how about I ask the Emperor to grant you the title of consort?"
He Jia has always been thin-skinned, and his face was so red that it almost burned. He turned away and stamped his feet: "I...I won't tell you anymore. Go away! Go away!"
After leaving the Yonghe Palace, Yongxun's face suddenly darkened and he went to the Changchun Palace without saying a word. Although Hu was in good spirits, her face looked a little haggard, presumably because of the recent events in the palace.
After hearing Yongxun's suspicion of Xia Qing, Mrs. Hu's face was full of horror. Although she found that Xia Qing had behaved strangely in the past two years and had become somewhat alienated from each other, she never expected that she would...
Mrs. Hu composed herself and said solemnly: "Are you sure that Concubine Hui is conspired with Third Brother?"
"I'm not sure, but none of us know that the third brother has been to Shanxi. Concubine Hui's people know it. This is a big problem."
Mrs. Hu rolled up her sleeves and stood up. After walking a few steps in the palace, she said, "Does the Queen know about this?"
"No, Huang'e Niang is not in good health. I don't want to alarm her for the time being before there is conclusive evidence." Faced with Yong Cang's words, Mrs. Hu nodded and asked, "Where do you plan to start?"
Yongxun thought: "Although Third Brother and Zhao Fu are both dead, Zhao Fu's soldiers are still alive. Maybe some of them will know about this. If..."
Mrs. Hu took over the words and said: "If you find someone who knows about this matter, bring him to the emperor and confess the collusion between Concubine Hui and Third Brother, right?"
"That's right." As soon as Yongxun finished speaking, Hu shook his head and said, "No, this road won't work."
Yongxun said in confusion: "This is the best way. Why does the empress say it doesn't work?"
"The Emperor is very fond of Concubine Hui now. How can he convict her based on just one word? If you don't do it right, she will bite you back and say that you deliberately instigated people to harm her. Then you will be the one in trouble.
, and it will also bring trouble to the Queen."
Yong Xing was startled, and then said: "No, Huang Ama will not be so unclear about right and wrong, and can't distinguish between right and wrong."
"Of course I couldn't do it before, but now it's hard to tell." Mrs. Hu sighed and shook her head: "In short, this method won't work."
Yongxun was silent for a moment and said helplessly: "But other than that, is there any way to prove that Concubine Hui is colluding with the third brother?"
Hu shook his head and said: "Brother Twelve has misunderstood the key point. What we have to do is not to prove that Concubine Hui is colluding with anyone, but who she wants to harm!"
Yongxun was confused by what she said, and said doubtfully: "Aren't the people she wants to harm the emperor and me?"
"That's right, so as long as you are alive, there will definitely be another time!" After hearing this, Yongxun gradually came to understand, "Is your Majesty saying that instead of pursuing the previous one, why not just wait for the next one?"
"That's right, as long as we can get both the stolen goods and others, we won't be afraid of her denying it." At this point, Hu said with a bitter smile: "We have tried to avoid it, but we still can't avoid this massacre. It's a pity that the empress worked so hard that day.
!”
Yongxun clenched his fists and said, "I will never let anyone hurt the Queen, not even Concubine Hui!"
This incident became a secret between Yong Cang and Hu. They never mentioned it to anyone again, and they did what they had to do, as if nothing had happened.