Mrs. Gan washed her face in the greenhouse, then came out and went all the way back to the courtyard.
Prince Heng was already impatient with waiting. Seeing Mrs. Gan come in, he frowned and sneered: "What? Are you crying?"
Mr. Gan sat down opposite her, "They say good deeds are rewarded with good deeds. Your Majesty allowed me to see my daughter. Although his motives were not pure, for me, this was a grace. Your Majesty's good deeds were immediately repaid with kindness."
Sure enough. I just got the news that Jin Chengan’s mother has run out of oil. Three to five months is the limit..."
Prince Heng was a little careless at first, but as soon as he said these words, he stood up in an instant, his face became solemn and anxious: "How accurate is this?"
"Eight points." Mrs. Gan looked at Prince Heng with an extremely determined look on her face. This was not because she trusted Lin Yutong's medical skills, but because she knew that the man in front of her needed an excuse. His heart was already ready to move.
Already.
"Eight points? Eight points is actually accurate." Prince Heng frowned, "Jin Chengan, that bastard, didn't even mention it at all."
Gan thought to herself: Can someone tell you that my own mother is about to die? The doctor who treated the old lady knew it well and didn't dare to be so straightforward. Isn't this just rushing to get beaten?
"If you want to know whether this news is accurate, the prince will send someone to ask the doctors who have treated him." Gan said, sat down and started to drink.
Prince Heng turned around and looked at Mrs. Gan: "Is there anything else I can't believe about you? If you say yes, it must be yes." He leaned down and looked into Mrs. Gan's eyes, "You said, let's do it next
what to do?"
we?
Mr. Gan chuckled in his heart, but said: "The Emperor is just dissatisfied with Prince Duan now, and is far from being jealous..." He is almost far away from getting rid of him.
Before he finished speaking, Prince Heng understood. He waved his hand and strode out, "I haven't been able to return home recently. I have something to tell someone..."
Lin Yutong came back from the palace, feeling a little uneasy: "What do you think King Heng will do?"
Fourth Master held the book in his hand and raised his head helplessly: "If it were you, what would you do?"
Lin Yutong sat up suddenly: "Me? What will I do? If we really want to force the palace, the timing is not right. Prince Duan oversees the country, and the emperor has not said anything publicly until now. This proves two points. First, the emperor feels that everything is still under control.
Among them, the other one is one that the Emperor relatively trusts in Prince Duan."
The fourth master smiled noncommittally and said that the emperor felt that everything was under control? Only those who sit in that seat would really understand this. Why have emperors been said to be suspicious since ancient times? This proves that as long as you sit in that seat for a day
I have to live in fear. I am afraid that a little negligence will ruin my country and even my life. There is no absolute control. The most difficult thing to control in the world is the human heart, but the human heart is the most changeable. As for the opposite party
The relative trust of the prince, this sentence is correct. In other words, the emperor is not worried about Prince Duan's betrayal at all. There is a price to pay for killing the king and killing his father. The victory or defeat is basically a 50-50 decision. And Prince Duan holds the key to it.
From his understanding of the power to supervise the country, his chances of ascending to the throne are between 70 and 80%. If he really wants to mutiny, then his brain is caught in the door. No one will ignore the safe path and take risks.
.So, this is how the emperor’s trust in King Duan came about.
He crushed them into pieces and told Lin Yutong bit by bit.
"That is to say, as long as the emperor asks Prince Duan to feel that his ascendancy is almost certain, Prince Duan will follow the emperor's wishes... not only will he not think about treason, but he will also open his eyes wide and keep an eye on this person with evil intentions for the emperor...
..." Lin Yutong said this, feeling a little frustrated. Anyone who can be an emperor is a master at playing with people's hearts. "Then what should I do if I am Prince Heng?"
The Fourth Master looked at Lin Yutong huddled in the quilt and thought again, covered his face with a book and chuckled. Everyone has a different personality. No one knows what Prince Heng will do next. If it is right
Prince Heng knows a little bit and can guess a thing or two, but Prince Heng is basically a person with psychological problems. Such a person is almost half a lunatic. Use normal thinking to guess him? Only if you really think about it can something big happen.
Lin Yutong lifted up the quilt, reached out and took the book away from Fourth Master's face, and saw that he actually had a smile on his face, "I know you are the worst person."
The Fourth Master tucked her into the bed: "Okay, okay! I really don't want to tease you anymore! Let me think about it..."
The next day, before Lin Yutong had time to ask Fourth Master what he had figured out, he ate breakfast and hurried out. Because Gui Wu found out where Marquis Jing'an was staying when he went out today. He was going out to meet Jing'an.
Go.
Lin Yutong hurriedly handed over the medicine prepared for Mr. Gan, "When you are done, go to Yunshang Pavilion and hand this to Shi Zhongyu."
The Fourth Master took it and left, "I've sent someone to the seafood shop. I'll ask someone to deliver some dry goods later. I'll make squid soup tonight..."
Lin Yutong agreed before sending him out.
He was the only one left in the room, and it suddenly became cold. "Find some pieces of white silk cloth." The lining on the fourth master's body was not only short, but also a little narrow. The fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy was exactly tall.
When I was in good health, now that I am in good health and practicing Qigong every day, it is reasonable to think that I am growing faster. Other clothes are not good, so it is better to make your own inner clothes.
As soon as the cloth was brought here, Man Yue hurried in, holding a bamboo tube in her hand, "Master, look at this."
"What?" Lin Yutong frowned when he saw that it was a very thin bamboo tube, "What is this? Where did it come from?"
Man Yue whispered: "The woman who was guarding the small arch gave it to me. Last night, someone knocked on the door, and she got up and went to look, but there was no one outside the door. She didn't pay attention, thinking it was a strong wind.
, she did something wrong. When we came together today, she wanted to clean up the snow by the door. Who knew she found this in the snow? She said that there was a note inside, so she didn’t dare to read it, so she quickly took it and handed it to me.
.”
Lin Yutong reached out and took it from Man Yue's hand. She looked it over and over and saw that there was indeed a note stuffed inside. She knocked it on the table and a piece of the note popped out. She reached out and took it out and unfolded it.
It's in small letters. It can be seen that the person writing this is definitely not an ordinary servant girl. When she looked at the content above, the look on her face became strange.
"At three o'clock in the morning, there is a rockery in the back garden."
At first glance, Chu Chu realized that this was an appointment with him at the rockery in the back garden at 3:00 pm. But was it for him or for the fourth master? At 3:00 pm, at one or two o'clock in the middle of the night, it was so cold.
God, what are you doing in the back garden?
Lin Yutong collected the note and told Man Yue: "Give that woman a reward."
This bamboo tube should have been stuffed through the crack in the door. Although my Dongyuan is close to the prince's yard, it may not have been sent from the next door. Because so far, the access control here is very strict. The other four
Not only are the courtyards connected by arches, but the doors leading to the back garden are also open. So there is no way to find out who sent this and why.
Let's go take a look with Fourth Master in the evening to see what's fishy here?
At this time, Chu Huaiyu from the Imperial Courtyard was holding a note in his hand, and his brows were so furrowed that he could kill a mosquito, "Our courtyard is really awesome, whoever wants to come can come."
Qingping waved her hand and told Qingxing to go down first, "Girl, what do you think this...means?"
Chu Huaiyu took the note: "At three o'clock in the morning, there is a rockery in the back garden. This bitch is not afraid of freezing my cousin out."
Qingping's expression changed: "You said, this is... for the Crown Prince?"
Chu Huaiyu chuckled: "Then what do you think? Could it be that it was given to me, your master?"
"Who? Who is so bold?" Qingping also became angry, "This is too blatant." She didn't care about her master's face at all.
"Who else could it be?" Chu Huaiyu said coldly: "Who else would be so anxious except that grandma in the west?"
"You mean it's the second grandma?" Qingping asked in a low voice, feeling even more frightened. It would be really embarrassing for this to happen.
Chu Huaiyu laughed mockingly: "What kind of second grandmother is she?"
Qi Duo'er was copying Buddhist scriptures in the house to pray for the old lady. If she knew about Chu Huaiyu's abuse, she would definitely die of injustice. She really didn't know anything at the moment.
Lin Fanghua looked at her daughter in white and her wrists were swollen when she wrote. She felt distressed and blamed herself. How could this be a good thing now?
She came out of the inner room and walked across from Juguo.
"This girl, what are you doing in such a hurry? You don't know where to look." Lin Fanghua scolded, and Kuiguo quickly hid her hands behind her back, "Madam, I..."
"What is it?" Lin Fanghua stretched out her hand, "You girl, you have learned how to play ghosts. Take it out..."
Suiguo remembered the words written on it and glanced into the room. She didn't know whether it would be appropriate to tell the wife to know about it in the future. Lin Fanghua's face suddenly dropped, "You girl, I've turned against you..."
"No..." Seeing that Lin Fanghua's face looked annoyed, Suiguo quickly handed it over, "I found this at the door of the girl's bedroom today..."
Lin Fanghua looked at the content on the note and immediately glanced at Kuiguo, "I have something to ask you to do. I came here in a hurry and a box of jewelry was left in the other courtyard. You should go back quickly.
Get it back for me."
But this time, it was snowing again. If I went out of the city and rushed back, the city gates would be closed, so I might not be able to enter the city.
"I'll be back in time tomorrow night." Lin Fanghua sent the fruit, "I can't trust anyone else, so you'd better go there yourself."
Sui Guo glanced inside. She was not stupid. She naturally knew that this was what the madam sent her. She was afraid that she would tell the message on the note to the second grandma. Although she didn’t know what the madam wanted to do, she was the second grandma’s biological mother.
, you will never harm the second mistress. She responded, turned around and walked out the door.
Lin Fanghua took the note and glanced at the door, "This silly girl is interacting with people so unclearly. How can I ask people to catch her? Besides, she has no name and no status. She is giving her body to others for nothing.
What's going on? We have to have a good talk with this prince tonight, the advantage is not in vain."
But he said that the fourth master had gone out and went to Yunshang Pavilion to give the medicine to Shi Zhongyu. Then he got up and went to the teahouse.
The name of this teahouse is very crude, it's called 'Teahouse'.
But it's called a teahouse, which is actually a bit misnamed, because it's not a building, but a house hidden in a busy city. As soon as they arrived at the door, Fourth Master knew that it was impossible to have a chance encounter in a place like this. You have to be introduced by regular customers before entering here.
, Otherwise, you won’t even be able to get in through the second door.
He didn't beat around the bush, "I'm here to pay homage to Marquis Jing'an, please let me know."
"Who?" Marquis Jing'an raised his eyebrows and looked at the waiter who came in, "Who do you think will come to see me?"
"The Fourth Young Master of Duke Jin's Mansion." The second brother replied in a low voice.
"The nose is quite sharp." Marquis Jing'an put down the tea cup and glanced at the person opposite, "It seems that this person is not a bad person."
The person opposite shook his head and said, "Why is Mr. Hou so lax in his words? It was you who exposed the words. No wonder people came to your door."
"Don't mention it..." Marquis Jing'an shook his head, "I owed the Miao family a favor back then... That's it! That's it!" He raised his head and said to the waiter: "Invite people in."
When the Fourth Master came in, he glanced at the man sitting opposite Marquis Jing'an. This man was obviously a military general. Even in casual clothes, he could tell that he was definitely a veteran on the battlefield.
Seeing the ceremony, Marquis Jing'an waved his hand, "Sit down wherever you like. You don't have to worry about him."
The fourth master took the teapot and poured the tea with his own hands, handing it over, "You're being presumptuous, junior."
Marquis Jing'an picked up the tea, looked at the fourth master's determined expression, and smiled: "You are confident, how can you be sure that I will definitely meet you?"
The fourth master did not answer, only said: "Jing'an Hou Jingan Hou, the word "Jing'an" is not a simple title." He raised his glass in a salute gesture, "The title of the Marquis was canonized by the late emperor thirty years ago.
.That year, Bei Liao marched southward in a big way, but the commander was the current prince, His Majesty. You were the deputy general at that time, right? The emperor at that time was named the king by the late emperor because of this great victory... But what is interesting is that the late emperor named the emperor.
Prince Xia, I made you the Marquis of Jing'an and gave you the marriage to the then princess..."
Blemishes are spots on jade. It also means that there is something seriously wrong with this person.
The word "Jing'an" means "Pingding" and "An" means Antai.
Damn it if there's nothing fishy here.
If I guess correctly, His Majesty, who was still a prince back then, stole the achievements of others. The late emperor did not expose this matter for the sake of the royal family's face. But after all, he gave Marquis Jing'an a fairly fair treatment in terms of title. Although many people still think of it
It is said that the Marquis of Jing'an took advantage of the emperor. He followed the emperor and was favored by the princess. He was made a marquis because he favored the princess. But anyone who understands will know the meaning behind this. It is just a pity.
, the Marquis of Jingan could only stay in the capital at such a young age, and this wasted time for thirty years.
"Shut up!" The look on Marquis Jing'an's face suddenly became serious, "You dare to say these words."
The fourth master glanced at the military general sitting opposite Marquis Jing'an, "You dare to meet people here, why don't I dare to talk here?" If it was not safe here, how could Marquis Jingan dare to meet these generals.
Marquis Jing'an glanced at the other side. Someone must have found out the details. He chuckled and said, "I didn't expect that Jin Cheng'an gave birth to a good son." After saying that, he looked towards the Fourth Master and asked, "What do you want?
What do you know from me?"
The fourth master brought up the teapot again and was about to pour tea for the other party. Marquis Jing'an's hand suddenly covered the teacup, "I can't drink the tea you poured. I took a sip just now and was almost frightened to death by your words."
"I haven't lived enough yet. I really don't dare to drink your tea. If you have anything to ask, please ask. If you can tell me, I will tell you. If you can't tell me, I have no comment."
The Fourth Master had no choice but to pour himself a glass: "It's not what I want to ask, but what the Marquis can tell me."
"What a cunning boy." Before Marquis Jing'an could speak, the person opposite him laughed and cursed.
Marquis Jing'an shook his head, feeling helpless, and sighed and looked at the fourth master: "The old members of the Miao family are not dead, but even if you find them, it's useless. People's hearts are fickle! You may not know the reason why the Miao family
The reason why they can open a racecourse under the eyes of the Liao people is because they have what the Liao people need..."
The fourth master understood it all at once. He drank the tea in the cup in one sip and then stood up: "I'm sorry to disturb you so much today. I'm taking my leave."
"Wait!" Marquis Jing'an looked at the Fourth Master and asked with interest: "I haven't finished speaking yet, what do you know?"
Fourth Master cupped his hands, but said nothing, turned around and walked out.
What do the Liao people need? Just salt, iron and food.
Iron is too sensitive and is under the control of the imperial court. It is considered a private discovery of iron ore. It is unlikely that this thing will be given to the Liao people. Moreover, the transportation of this thing back and forth is too conspicuous, so this iron can be excluded.
The same is true for grain. Although grain can be purchased, if the amount of grain is large, it will easily attract attention at the border.
There is only salt. No matter how strict the imperial control is, private salt still exists. Moreover, can the Liao people still use salt as food? In addition, the Miao family is in Liaodong, and Liaodong is close to the sea, so they can build a secret
The salt field is not difficult.
This was the Miao family's trump card for building a racecourse under Beiliao's nose. But now, I'm afraid that Jin Cheng'an is still continuing this matter and even doing it even bigger. He has a lot of thoughts about this matter, but he can't ask Marquis Jing'an to say it out.
.
The crime of illicit affair with the people of Tongliao cannot yet fall on Jin Chengan.
Marquis Jing'an and the person opposite looked at the person walking neatly and couldn't help but look at each other.
Who does this so-called secret look at? For a fool, the answer tells him that he may not even understand it. But for a smart person, if he sees through it at a glance, there is no secret.
When the fourth master came back, he didn't get the squid soup.
"That thing needs to be cooked and soaked. It won't work in two or three days." Lin Yutong handed over a bowl of chestnut rib soup, "It will take two days. I will make it for you in two days."
Fourth Master washed up and took the bowl, "It doesn't matter anytime. I see that you haven't been eating well these past two days, so I want to try something else."
Lin Yutong sniffed, there are disadvantages of having a girl to serve, it is that fresh vegetables from the space are still not available. Now, not only is he tired of eating this food, but the fourth master is probably also very tired of it. "I'm going to ask someone to find some vegetables.
Come on, this is better than radish and cabbage."
While talking, Lin Yutong handed the note he received today to the fourth master: "Who do you think handed this over and why did you ask us to see it?"
Fourth Master read both sides of the note, "Then go to bed early after dinner, and get up in the middle of the night to take a look..."