Recently, there have been no major events in Beijing, but small ones. The Meng family has been at the center of various minor storms, making people either care about or laugh at them. In short, they are very busy.
Therefore, although the entire Meng family received Princess Hua Luan's visit attentively, they did not pay too close attention after all.
After all, the relationship between this little princess and the Meng family is not shallow. There is no reason to leave the bastards outside alone and not deal with them. Instead, she keeps an eye on her own people as if to guard against thieves.
So when the little princess actually became a "thief", the Meng family was not mentally prepared at all.
Without much effort, Princess Hua Luan easily obtained the imperial edicts sent by emperors to the Meng family over the years.
Qi Yunzhou had always found her here when he was looking for connections. The little princess was as clear as a mirror, and she was afraid that it would be inconvenient for the matter to be made public, so she just acted as a gentleman and had no intention of letting the Meng family know about it through open channels.
Of course, the little princess doesn't know how to use martial arts, so this physical work still has to be left to her subordinates.
"Your Highness, they are all here." The number of maids around the little princess is similar to that of her mother, and there are only two core members, but the configuration is slightly different.
The role of the maids around Yongle at that time was more inclined to manage the household affairs for him. After all, the prince-in-law was already the commander of the Jin Yiwei, and the family had countless masters.
Therefore, both Amber and Vanilla around Yongle were not skilled in martial arts, and their strengths lay in management. However, they did not expect that the princess and the consort were both hands-off shopkeepers, so their functions changed from checking for deficiencies to taking charge of the battle themselves.
But Hua Luan is different. The little princess lives in the palace every day, and there is no property to take care of, and no people to manage.
Therefore, most of the attendants around the little princess are prepared to facilitate her travels and mischief. In a word, all of them are very skilled. Although I dare not say that one is equivalent to a thousand, they are enough to make her run sideways.
.
Therefore, the current defense of the Meng family is of no use to the little princess. The imperial edict can be read at any time. The attendants entering and exiting the Meng family ancestral hall are no different from wandering in their own backyard.
"There are so many."
Looking at the pile of imperial edicts in front of her, the little princess frowned and was too lazy to read them. She was most impatient with these documents, but thinking of Qi Yunzhou's mysterious appearance, she couldn't help but curious and started rummaging through them.
Meng Yuan was a confidant of two generations of emperors, so the number of imperial edicts preserved by the Meng family was extraordinary. The little princess had to pick and choose for half an hour before she found the target assigned by the teacher.
"...Commander Meng Yuan was ordered to set off for Jiangnan on the eighth day of December to escort the beauties donated by the Huangfu family to Beijing."
According to the clues provided by Qi Yunzhou, the little princess only found such a specious imperial edict, but she did not know the cause and effect of this matter, so she looked to the left and right.
"What do you think the teacher wants me to do when he asks me to look for this?" the little princess asked.
The composition of the attendants around the little princess is complex. Today she brought a total of three attendants. In addition to having the same martial arts skills, the three of them have different backgrounds.
One of them is Caiyun. She was born in poverty and grew up in the palace. Later, she was favored by Aunt Axiu and taught some martial arts with her. She first followed the imperial concubine and then served Empress Yongle. Now she is arranged in
Next to the little princess.
The other person was born as a general, his surname was Liang, and his name was Yu. Both his father and brother were in the Jinyi Guards, so he had been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and through family connections, he became the princess's companion.
The last person is the daughter of an aristocratic family, named Qin Xiangxiang. Her family has been clean for generations, and she is a serious scholarly family. However, for some reason, she has raised a daughter who does not like playing, chess, calligraphy and painting, but only loves swords, guns and sticks.
The elders in the family refused to change despite repeated admonitions. Later, the little princess learned about this matter. She found it interesting and went to meet the man in private. The princess wanted a helper with martial arts skills, while the daughter of the Qin family wanted to be free from the constraints of the family. The two hit it off, and Hua Hua
Luan requested the Queen's decree and recruited Qin Xiangxiang into the palace as his attendant.
Although these three people come from different backgrounds, they are similar in some places. These girls have extraordinary knowledge.
Caiyun has been in the palace since she was a child, and has heard a lot of gossip. At the same time, she has her own network of connections. Most of the elders in Liang Yu's family are royal guards, and she can hear interesting things among officials quietly. She has many people in her hands.
The "handle".
Although Qin Xiangxiang does not have the same conditions as the other two, she comes from a Confucian family and was forced to read many books since she was a child. Therefore, although she hates learning, she is so talented that her photographic memory is almost as good as a walking
Book library.
The imperial decree that the little princess is investigating today is what happened when the former crown prince went to Jiangnan decades ago.
The three girls looked at each other, and Qin Xiangxiang frowned at first and said: "There is an elder in my family who likes to record the major events that happen in the world every year. I have read that book. The content starts from the time when the late emperor ascended the throne. I have never heard of any beauty from the Huangfu family.
This matter, and...it seems that there is no such aristocratic family in Beijing."
The late emperor's harem all came from aristocratic families, and everyone's origins were clearly known. This was known to everyone, and because the late emperor was fond of mysticism and disliked women, very few people offered beauties to the late emperor.
Both times, they were all recorded in the book by the elder of the Qin family, but the Huangfu family was not among them.
Liang Yu thought for a moment and then said: "Huangfu... I have some impression of this name. It should be a wealthy family in the world. It seems to be a martial arts family in Jiangnan. However, this family should have declined long ago. Today's Jiangnan has not heard of it.
Talk about some powerful Jianghu forces."
One of these two women is a descendant of Jin Yiwei and the other is from a wealthy family. Both the civil and military are quite unfamiliar with this so-called "Huangfu Family".
"That's it."
The little princess frowned. She only knew that Meihua Academy used to be in the Jiangnan area. Could it be that the teacher wanted to find an old friend? But this information was found in the Meng family, so I thought that this old friend must have committed something.
The little princess couldn't figure it out for a while. Caiyun on the side suddenly whispered: "Your Highness, I have some impressions of the surname 'Huangfu'..."
"Really?" The little princess looked at Caiyun in surprise.
Caiyun seemed a little hesitant. She was sixteen this year and the eldest among the four. She had watched His Majesty's journey from the imperial guard to the emperor.
So even though the old people in the capital today are tight-lipped about what happened back then, those who once followed Aunt Axiu and served in the imperial concubine's palace remember those things clearly.
If we talk about places outside the capital, whether in the south or north of the Yangtze River, Caiyun is not very clear about the affairs in the Jianghu, but she knows that there is a big shot named "Huangfu" in the palace in the middle of the capital.
Caiyun said softly: "If you remember correctly, the late emperor had a princess who was your Majesty's biological mother... Her surname was Huangfu, and I heard she was from Jiangnan."
The little princess said in surprise: "That's the one in the cold palace?"
"Yes."
Caiyun nodded, and then advised: "Your Highness, please forgive me for being bold. This matter is extraordinary and concerns your Majesty and many adults. It is best not to get too involved."