Chapter 458: Not allowed to play with incense at home
Hearing this, Mrs. Enrongbo sighed and said, "That's the truth. I don't think the Dingbei Hou Mansion will have any contact with Li Du, but the court investigation of collaborators is not what we women and children think..."
What doesn't Lin Yunyan know?
She has the deepest experience.
In the final analysis, it means that the imperial power is in conflict, and all parties will do whatever it takes to achieve their goals.
Whether or not he is treasonous, the so-called evidence is all false.
The previous Chengdu Mansion was also like this.
I know it in my heart, but I can't say it with my mouth.
"Yes, if you are involved in this matter, you will inevitably have to give it more thought," Lin Yunyan changed the topic, "We are unable to clear the Ding Beihou Mansion of charges, but we can only help as much as we can.
Madam, I am not trying to put gold on my face.
At this time, others are more scrupulous about what they do, that is, Uncle Enrong's Mansion, and I, even if our actions are not so thorough, we are not afraid of being implicated for no reason."
"The princess is favored by the empress dowager," the old lady said slowly, "and she is also a kind-hearted person who does not want to see her old neighbor suffer.
I'm not trying to shirk anything. There's no reason for us to sit idly by and ignore things that can help.
But I’m also afraid of making things worse.”
Lin Yunyan heard worry from the old lady's words. She pretended to be confused and asked: "How could it be self-defeating?"
The old lady sighed: "The more people like us, the more cautious we have to be. Alas!"
"I think," Lin Yunyan leaned slightly and spoke to the old lady in a suppressed voice, "after deposing the Crown Prince, His Majesty still values His Highness, but His Highness's situation in the court is not as good as before.
Naturally, the Duke and I hope to help His Highness, but if Your Highness wants to return to the position of Crown Prince, the help of the Enrong House is indispensable.
If even my grandfather's family is standing by and watching, who can your Highness expect?"
When the old lady heard this, her face turned pale.
She looked Lin Yunyan up and down a few times and said in a deep voice: "The Holy One has His Majesty's consideration. If His Highness is a qualified prince, the courtiers will also see it. Princess, we can just talk about this among ourselves.
Don't say anything outside."
Lin Yunyan blinked: "Yes, let's talk about it among ourselves, but what should I say about outsiders?"
Having said this, Lin Yunyan stood up and left.
Aunt Yu sent her out all the way.
As soon as she came out of the hospital, Lin Yunyan frowned slightly.
Aunt Yu saw this in her eyes and said: "Princess, I'm sorry to say this, our old lady is responsible for self-restraint. It's not that she doesn't worry about His Highness, but she doesn't know how to use it even if she has the strength, let alone dare to use it."
"I know," Lin Yunyan said, "I'm anxious too.
On the surface, it seems that Li Du is plotting against Dingbeihou Mansion, but what is happening behind his back?
Our Duke is also in Yumen. If the Marquis of Dingbei is in disarray because of this, and the Xiliang people take advantage of the situation to attack, and Yumen suffers several defeats, the Duke will also be to blame.
At that time, the Duke of Guo will have to be cautious and lose his place in the court. How can he actively fight for His Highness?
Maybe I don't know, but I heard from my father that the Liu family and the Gu family would seize the opportunity to take advantage of Dingbeihou's incident and try to get as much benefit as possible.
In other words, things are not fair in Dingbeihou Mansion and are going downhill all the way. Their Ji family is not doing well, and we are also suffering setbacks.
I am anxious today, am I just for myself?
To put it mildly, if the Empress Dowager is with me, I will be prosperous. Even if the Duke of the country suffers a defeat, it is not his first crime. We can still live a good life behind closed doors.
But what should you do, Your Highness? What should you do in the future?"
Aunt Yu felt very upset when she heard her few sincere complaints.
After sending the person out, he returned to the room and saw the old lady sitting cross-legged on the Arhat bed with a solemn look on her face.
Aunt Yu relayed Lin Yunyan's words to the old lady and said, "I see that the princess is really anxious."
"Alas..." The old lady let out a long sigh, with a look of helplessness on her face, "I also understand her. At her age, she is inevitably more anxious when things happen. But we know our own situation. It's not that we don't want to be anxious, it's that we don't dare to be anxious at all."
Aunt Yu lowered her eyes.
As an old servant of the Xia family, he knows everything about the situation at home, so how could he not know that the Xia family is in trouble?
Enrongbo Mansion, the father-in-law and the uncle-in-law, seem to be very prosperous, and they can kill people with just a few names, but apart from this name, what else does the Xia family have left?
Nothing is left.
There is only "favor" but no real power.
If it hadn't been for the emergence of a queen, even the word "enrong" would not have been mentioned.
However, the empress left before the emperor ascended the throne. Fortunately, she left behind her eldest son, and the emperor valued friendship and did not create a new queen after he ascended the throne. This allowed the Xia family to run smoothly as the head of the family.
But how many years has it been since the empress was gone?
More than ten years!
How many years will this grace from the Holy Spirit last?
neither knows!
If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could succeed to the throne smoothly, then everything would be fine, but the Crown Prince would no longer be the Crown Prince!
If they take the initiative to plan something for His Highness, if the matter is not done well and instead annoys His Majesty, they will be doing a disservice.
Moreover, the Holy Emperor's gentle treatment of the Xia family for more than ten years is inseparable from the Xia family's self-restraint and self-restraint.
If the Xia family had bared its teeth and claws, the situation might not be the same as it is today.
If the Empress was still here, she wouldn't have allowed her family to be so humble and restrained. In the end, today's grace and honor are just castles in the air, and the feet are empty.
"The princess is young and she doesn't understand this." The old lady raised her hand and wiped the corners of her eyes. "I shouldn't say it. She will not understand this dilemma until the day when the Queen Mother leaves."
Aunt Yu said: "The princess is not a proud person who relies on favors."
"It was not true in the early years," the old lady thought for a while and said, "In the past two years, especially after getting married, I think she has caused a lot of trouble.
I can't blame her. Every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite. She married into the Duke of Fuguo's mansion, and it would take a lot of effort to recite the scriptures in her hand smoothly.
I see that there doesn’t seem to be such a tacit understanding between her, Duke Fu, and His Highness..."
Aunt Yu was surprised: "There are probably some differences of opinion, but if you don't have the same mind, I don't think it's like that."
The life-saving kindness of Dingguo Temple alone is the guarantee of a smooth future.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! There should not be a breakup between the Princess and His Highness.
"We don't understand the affairs of other families," the old lady's eyes darkened, and she told Aunt Yu, "If the princess wants to help decide the Beihou Mansion, let her do it. We are still the same as before, don't get involved in outside affairs, don't
Causing trouble.
Yes, Qingzhi has been walking around with His Highness a lot lately? Let him have some peace!"
Aunt Yu agreed.
The other side.
Lin Yunyan walked out of Uncle Enrong's Mansion, with many doubts lingering in her heart.
The old lady was overly restrained when it came to dealing with Li Shao.
In the past, especially in the previous life, when Li Shao came to power, he launched an attack on the Anyi House and implicated the Dingbei House and the Chengyi House. The Enrong House never stood up and said anything for the old neighbors.
This is certainly not wrong, and it is not something to blame. We are all members of a big family, and we want to protect our family members and avoid getting into trouble. It is human nature.
Moreover, Uncle Enrong's residence has been going to court for many years, not caring about the important affairs of the court, and only being idle royal relatives. With such restraint, if the Xia family stood up to oppose Li Shao's opinions, it would be even more strange.
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Some people like to argue, and there are certainly people who don't.
With her grandmother Xiao Duan's kind-hearted pearl in front of her, Lin Yunyan didn't have much doubt about Enrong Bofu's caution.
A quiet and restrained gainer, this is Lin Yunyan's view of Enrong Bofu.
Looking back in this life, it seems to be the same.
When the prince was deposed, Enrong Bo entered the royal study to express his understanding and decision to respect the Holy One.
It would be foolish to object to something that is a sure thing.
But before that, during the long period of back and forth, the Enrongbo Mansion had not fought for anything for Li Shao...
Looking back at it now, it seems too "restrained".
When talking to the old lady face to face today, Lin Yunyan could feel this excessive "restraint" more and more.
It's not because of the temperament of the family, but rather it seems that they are afraid of coming forward and being implicated in some problems.
Considering the Holy Emperor's great love for the late Queen, the Xia family's fear was obviously too much.
Lin Yunyan returned to Uncle Chengyi's Mansion and found Aunt Wang.
Aunt Wang is still very talkative, and she can talk about all the big and small things about her neighbors eloquently.
"At the Dingbei Hou Mansion, while guarding the house, his old lady almost hit the pillars, but fortunately the people waiting on her left and right were clever and hugged her tightly."
"I heard that Mrs. Hou persuaded her, saying that Mr. Hou and the others were still killing enemies in Yumen. If she knew that her family was trapped and my mother fought back with death, she might be shaken, frightened, and lose the opportunity to make meritorious deeds.
You will lose the opportunity to prove your innocence and say that no matter what happens, everyone in the house will stay alive until Dingbei Hou's master returns to the court."
"The past two days seem to be much more stable. The servants and guards have delivered the food and food as normal. I think it won't be a problem for them to live here."
"I just don't know when I can get rid of the suspicion. There are so many guards in the alley, and every household feels uncomfortable."
After hearing this, Lin Yunyan asked, "I want to know about the Enrong residence."
"Uncle Enrong's Mansion?" Aunt Wang was puzzled, "They are still the same."
"What about the past?" Lin Yunyan asked, "What were they like before they were knighted?"
Aunt Wang took a breath and recalled: "Our alley is either a prince's house or a high-ranking official's home. Before they were ennobled, the family was headed by the current uncle's grandfather, and his great-grandfather was honored as a doctor.
There were several officials, big and small, in the family.
But that's all in the past. Ever since those old ladies passed away, things have been going downhill.
Fortunately, my family is rich and the house is ancestral property, so I continue to live here.
Later, the first queen joined the royal family, and after the Holy Emperor ascended the throne, he was granted the title of Enrong Bo.
The slave remembers that their family has always been very well-behaved and has good neighborly relations, both in the past and now.
After all, there are no messy families living in our alley, they are all decent."
Lin Yunyan said softly: "Mom, please help me find out as much as possible. I went to see Mrs. Bo today, and I always felt that something was wrong with her words. She seemed to be hesitant and worried that the Holy One would be angry. What could they possibly do that would offend the Holy One?"
Grandma Wang was surprised and looked thoughtful.
Lin Yunyan did not rush her and waited quietly for a while.
"If you didn't mention it, I wouldn't have thought of this. But if you mention it..." Grandma Wang frowned, and she didn't feel confident in her words, "I'd better listen to what Grandma Su at the third girl's place said."
Lin Yunfang's place?
"It's been three or four years," Grandma Wang recalled. "Did you give the third girl a set of spice jars as a gift one year?"
Now it was Lin Yunyan's turn to frown.
Three or four years?
To her, it was more than thirteen or fourteen years.
"There seems to be such a thing," Lin Yunyan said, "Is it during Yunfang's birthday?"
"My servant didn't know so clearly. I just heard from Nanny Su that the third girl likes that set of jars very much," said Nanny Wang. "It happened that Miss Xia Si came over, and the third girl took it out to light incense and smell the fragrance. Unexpectedly, Xia Si
The girl said she didn't know how to do this.
The third girl said, "Then I'll teach you." The fourth girl Xia refused, saying that playing with incense was not allowed at home.
Not only her, but other sisters also refused to play. They even said that one time she wanted to play with incense, but the old lady scolded her when she found out.
She was full of grievances and cried to her mother. Her mother seemed to have also complained, saying, "How can a lady not enjoy sex?"
I don’t know if this matter is important, but when you asked, you found it strange.
I've seen this before, but I've never heard of anyone not letting a girl smell fragrance."
Lin Yunyan pursed her lips.
Uncle Enrong's mansion doesn't allow girls to play with sex?
The Holy One clearly said that the late Queen liked to use spices and was also good at mixing incense.
Is it because after the accident happened to the empress, the elders in the family did not want to see things and miss people, and were sad about the old scene?
Or is there another reason?
But when it comes to the use of incense by the late empress, the mystery of the heavy casualties caused by the fire in Dingguo Temple was only revealed this year. Previously, no one knew that sleeping incense was lit in the temple that night, and why the Enrong Palace prohibited girls from playing with incense.
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Or is it that, although they didn’t know the whole story, they vaguely guessed part of it, and that’s why they banned it?
Lin Yunyan raised her hand and pressed her temples.
She thought this was something she should figure out.
The Holy Emperor was unwilling to give up on Li Shao because he loved and felt guilty about the late empress. If the late empress had some other secrets, perhaps they could use them against Li Shao in the future.
"Mammy." Lin Yunyan whispered a few more words to Mammy Wang.
Aunt Wang understood and nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry."
Dusk falls.
Lin Yunyan's carriage drove out of Chengyi's Mansion.
A carriage was approaching. The two carriages met and each had to step aside.
Lin Yunyan lifted the curtain and looked out. It happened that a curtain was also raised on that side.
"Princess." The person in the car greeted.
Lin Yunyan nodded slightly: "Mr. Xia."
The person in the car was none other than Xia Qingzhi.
As the Xia family's carriage moved forward, Lin Yunyan thought for a while and asked Uncle Niu to follow him not far or near.
The evening in Beijing is very lively.
The carriage in front stopped outside a teahouse. Xia Qingzhi got out of the carriage and glanced at the gorgeous carriage not far behind.
Uncle Niu spoke in a low voice to the car.
Wanyue jumped out of the car and walked into a rouge shop on the street.
When Xia Qingzhi saw this, he just thought they were on their way and didn't think much about it.
Wan Yue came out soon, and reported to Lin Yunyan with a smile: "I told Liao Zi's wife that Liao Zi happened to be resting in the backyard, and I have asked him to go and have a look."
Lin Yunyan nodded.
The teahouse looked a bit ordinary, not like a place where Li Shao would come.
But he didn't know who Xia Qingzhi was having tea with.
