"Really moved?" Lin Jue was stunned for a while and asked with a frown.
"Yes, there are two Fang family husband and wife, and a beautiful eldest daughter, who is their daughter. All three of them have moved away. The Fang family's sister-in-law even came to my house to say goodbye to me, and I couldn't bear to leave them. Fang
My sister-in-law is a warm-hearted person. Her daughter is also well-educated and courteous, and she is always very polite. It is rare to have such a good neighbor these days." The old woman smacked her lips.
Lin Jue and the four of them looked at each other, vaguely aware of something. This move must have been a temporary decision. The time was last night. It was most likely that after Fang Huanqiu learned the news of her marriage, the Fang family wanted to prevent her from meeting Lin Jue again.
Instead, he chose to move and disappear in the middle of the night, never to see each other again. Lin Jue's mood suddenly became depressed.
"May I ask, auntie, have they said where they moved to?" Lin Jue asked unwillingly.
The old woman shook her head like a rattle and kept saying, "I don't know what I'm doing anymore. They didn't say where they would move to."
Lin Jue asked again in a deep voice: "So, has that young lady from the Fang family always lived here before?"
"Look at what you're asking, the girl named Huanqiu is the daughter of the Fang family, so she naturally lives here. I often see her sitting in the yard reading. She is a good girl, and my old wife can't carry her
She has come to help me move the bucket a few times," the old woman replied.
Lin Jue frowned and said nothing. This once again proved the news that Fang Huanqiu was alive. Although this matter had been 100% confirmed before, it was the most direct proof at this moment.
"Thank you, ma'am. It's time to work." Lu Wu shouted.
"Nothing, nothing. If nothing happens, I'll go do some work." The old woman retracted her head.
Lin Jue felt depressed and complicated. He was looking forward to seeing Fang Huanqiu. Although he could not renew their relationship, at least meeting him would comfort his longing for him. But he didn't expect that Fang's family would move away like this. Huanqiu was
Hiding from herself, the more this happens, the more it shows that she cannot let go, and the more she feels guilty in her heart.
The little princess was also surprised by this result, but her mind was much clearer. She said softly to Lin Jue who was standing there in a daze: "Husband, the golden hairpin and the marriage certificate were delivered to our house early in the morning, and Miss Fang and the others moved in the middle of the night.
, the time does not match up. The only possibility is that they are actually still living in the city, they just changed places."
Lin Jue perked up and nodded: "That's right, they must still be living in the city."
However, Lin Jue soon became dejected again. Bianliang City is such a big city with a population of over one million. Finding it is like looking for a needle in a haystack, which is not easy.
"Isn't Mr. Fang still an official in the court? Isn't it hard to find their place to live? As long as Mr. Fang is here, he will naturally follow him to find their place." Lu Wu said softly.
"You're right. If you are here, sir, you can always find them. Unless Huanqiu insists on not seeing them. It's not difficult to find them. You can find out by following Mr. Fang." Lin Jue nodded.
The little princess smiled and nodded and said: "That's it, don't worry, just find them slowly. Husband, you can go to the staff room to report first. Later, I will arrange for someone to keep an eye on Mr. Fang and find their whereabouts."
Lin Jue sighed, as of now, that's all it has to be. If Fang Huanqiu insists on hiding from him, there is actually no other way but to think about it in the long run.
…
The people in Bianliang City have been having a lot of fun these two days. The incident of Lin Jue, the number one scholar, being arrested for his son-in-law made a big fuss. Vice Prime Minister Qian Qianyi and people from the Liang Prince's Mansion were beaten to death in the street in order to snatch the number one scholar. This incident
But it was really surprising. The number one scholar, Lin Jue, was eventually snatched away by Prince Liang's Mansion and married the princess of the Prince's Mansion, which was also surprising.
Because if the matter of catching a son-in-law was done by ordinary officials and a wealthy family, there would be nothing to criticize. However, if a royal family did this, it would be a bit unbecoming. And the person who did this was the King of Liang, the current emperor.
My younger brother, it’s even more inappropriate. The common people only talked about it after dinner, but when the officials in the court learned about this matter, they were very concerned about the emperor’s attitude after learning about it. Everyone knew that the emperor was most likely to be involved in this matter.
To be angry.
On a sunny morning in early summer, in the Baowen Pavilion on the northwest side of Yanfu Palace, the current emperor Guo Chong of the Great Zhou Dynasty after the early dynasty was standing in front of a writing desk and splashing ink on a piece of flat rice paper. Anyone who is familiar with the emperor Guo Chong knows that the emperor has a certain skill in writing.
There are two situations. One is that the emperor sits in front of the case and writes in small regular script with hairpin flowers, every stroke is meticulous. In this situation, it means that the emperor is in a peaceful state of mind, calm and relaxed, and in a happy mood.
Another situation is that the emperor stands in front of the desk and writes big characters with a splash of ink. This usually means that the emperor is in a bad mood today and vents his unhappiness by splashing ink. The situation at this moment is obviously
The second type. Therefore, the maids and eunuchs serving in Baowen Pavilion are very cautious and do not even dare to breathe loudly for fear of being easily offended and causing trouble.
Although the emperor usually does not get angry easily, but once the emperor gets angry, it will be terrible. When the emperor is angry, someone will always be in trouble. Guo Chongping has always been quite peaceful with the people around him, and he often makes jokes with them, but then
It is when he is in a good mood. Once he is offended when he is in a bad mood, Guo Chong will kill the slaves around him mercilessly.
However, Guo Chong's anger at this moment had nothing to do with the matter of catching his son-in-law. Although he had heard about it and felt very unhappy, it was not enough to make him angry.
Guo Chong waved his pen and ink, and the rough pen tip made a whirring sound on the rice paper, leaving ink marks like dead branches on the paper. Li Lin, the personal eunuch standing beside him, wanted to remind the emperor that he should dip some ink into it.
Okay, otherwise the dry and bald brush would tear the soft rice paper, and the written words would not look good. But Li Lin finally restrained himself from saying anything. At this time, any words he said might cause trouble, so it was better not to meddle in other people's business.
For good.
Sure enough, there was a sound of slapping and cracking, and the dry brush tore the paper under Guo Chong's strong force, pulling out a long tear on a piece of paper with vertical and horizontal ink stains.
"Bastard!" Guo Chong cursed angrily and threw away the brush. A few drops of ink spattered on both sides of Li Lin's nose. Li Lin only blinked and did not dare to wipe it.
Guo Chong sat down on the chair angrily, picked up the tea cup and took a few sips of tea. He looked at the flowers and trees in the courtyard outside the flower window that were slightly dazzling under the summer sun, his face gloomy.
"Your Majesty, please drink some iced sour plum soup. The weather is extremely hot earlier this year. Your Majesty can cool off the heat and feel calmer." Li Lin finally spoke softly.
"Don't drink!" Guo Chong frowned.
"Then... the emperor went for a walk in the back garden to save himself from being bored here. I heard that the begonia flowers in the back garden are in bloom, which is very beautiful." Li Lin said in a low voice.
"Li Lin, you want me to feel more relaxed, I understand. But... how can I be happy? This is a small country, but it actually bullies me. I... I can't do anything to them,
How can I feel comfortable? Since I came to the throne, I wanted to do something great, but in the past five years, I have accomplished nothing. The situation in the Zhou Dynasty has gone from bad to worse. I am ashamed of my late emperor and my ancestors. Now even small barbarian countries dare to challenge me.
, Can I feel relieved? Hey, it's useless to tell you this, you don't understand either." Guo Chong sighed.
Of course Li Lin understood. He had already known the reason why the emperor was in a bad mood today. As a personal eunuch beside the emperor, if he couldn't understand the emperor's happiness and anger, how could he be such a fool? I'm afraid he would have stopped long ago.
Nen is qualified for this position. Today's morning court is earlier than usual. That's because the emperor left the court early. The reason for leaving the court early was precisely because of the affairs of the Liao Kingdom in the north.
Yelu Zongyuan, the new emperor of the Liao Kingdom, has sent envoys again. This new emperor of the Liao people who succeeded in seizing the throne has sent three groups of envoys since he came to the throne. It is not a good thing to come so frequently. Every time
They came for the same thing, which was to ask for a renegotiation of the Yanyun Alliance treaty with the Zhou Dynasty. To put it bluntly, they wanted to ask for an increase in the annual coins from the Zhou Dynasty.
The Liao people's tone was very tough, which made Guo Chong very unhappy. Guo Chong originally believed that the Yanyun Alliance should not have been concluded in the first place, let alone the Liao people actually dared to ask for an increase in annual coins. So the first few groups of envoys
They didn't get any good words, so they were sent back. Less than twenty days after the last group of envoys left, the fourth wave of envoys from the Liao people arrived yesterday. But this time, the Liao people actually came to issue an ultimatum.
of.
"Yelü Zongyuan, the Tiansheng Emperor of the Liao Kingdom, told the Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty: Since I came to the throne, I have adhered to the righteousness of our brotherly country, abided by the alliance, and sincerely made good friends with the Zhou Dynasty and continued the friendship for hundreds of years. Therefore, I sent several envoys.
I sent an envoy to your country to discuss the repair of the terms of the Yanyun Alliance. However, your country did not respond. It was arrogant and rude, behaved arrogantly and neglectfully, and ignored Daliao's appeal. This move was against the etiquette of exchanges between the two countries, and it was a great blow to our country.
The contempt of the Liao. All our subjects in the Liao are full of anger and hatred, and the public sentiment is boiling. Everyone feels ashamed and hopes that I will punish your country and revoke the covenant between Yan and Yun. However, I remember that the century-old brotherhood between the two countries has been hard-won.
I don’t want it to be ruined, so I thought about it again and again and sent an imperial envoy to discuss the matter of repairing the alliance. I hope that everyone in your country will treat it sincerely and carefully consider the suggestions made this time. Don’t let the century-old friendship between the two countries be ruined.
At this time, it will be detrimental to your country if the two countries resume war..."
This is a letter of credence that was read out by the envoy sent by the Emperor of Liao at the Daqing Palace today. But where is this letter of credence? This is an imperial edict issued by Yelu Zongyuan condescendingly to the Zhou Dynasty.
The ultimatum threatening war. Yelu Zongyuan made it very clear: The previous negotiations failed to achieve results, and our envoys returned empty-handed. This is your arrogance and rudeness, and the entire Liao Kingdom will take it seriously.
Shame. My subjects all want me to break off hostility with you, but I think about the centuries-old friendship between the two countries and decide to give you one last chance. This time I will finally send someone to discuss with you. If the negotiation fails this time,
We're going to hit you.
Such a condescending tone has never happened in the hundreds of years since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty. Never has the powerful Zhou Kingdom suffered such humiliation and arrogance, and it was the Liao Kingdom, which was called a barbarian country by the literati of the Zhou Dynasty. It must be said that the Liao Kingdom
The country is indeed vast in territory, and its land area is not much different from that of the Great Zhou. But outside the sixteen states of Yanyun, how can the land in the bitter cold land in the north compare with the rich Central Plains of the Great Zhou and the fertile wilderness of the south of the Yangtze River. That's it.
A country of barbarians actually started to issue an ultimatum to the Great Zhou Kingdom. How could this not make Guo Chong extremely angry?
