The Beloved Imperial Consort - Chapter 5

[5. Chapter 5 The Fifth Dynasty]

In the Taihe Hall, a group of courtiers lowered their eyebrows.

Yuan Chengdi just got angry in the courtroom. Guo Jianping, the former governor of Qingzhou, was dismissed for investigation. The rest of the congregation will be held in custody for retrial at a later date. He also ordered the Minister of Officials to submit the candidates for the new governor within three days. Yuan Chengdi’s actions have always been vigorous and resolute, and this time was no exception.

After retreating from the dynasty, Emperor Yuancheng looked at the princes without a trace. However, he saw that the eldest son Zong Zhengchun was in harmony with the prince Zong Zhenghui, and his brother and brother were respectful, talking shoulder to shoulder. The sixth prince, Zong Zhenglin, had a cold face. Facing the courtiers to compliment him, he just nodded, slightly impatient. On the other side, Zong Zhengming, the fifth prince, had a gentle smile and was very graceful, responding to the greetings of the three or five courtiers.

Emperor Yuan Cheng looked at all the sons, and then led Gu Changde, the chief eunuch, to the imperial study, his eyes dark and hard to understand.

The accident in the courtroom really caught everyone by surprise. In private, the waves are surging, and they are all staring at the fat man who has been moved out, watching how to install their confidant officials.

Zong Zhenglin was as always, nothing to do with himself, and was very cold. It is clear that he does not want to be entangled in this matter, and those who do not know think that the Qingzhou case has nothing to do with him.

However, the fact is that His Highness the Sixth Highness had made Qingzhou’s idea long before the Crown Prince. After leaving no trace, push the boat with the current. The arrangement has already been arranged properly. After that, the princes will definitely compete openly and secretly, and the personnel from all walks of life will be frequently mobilized. And his people will be pushed up by their own hands in this battle, and the post of governor is not far away from being in the pocket. This matter is secret, even the confidants like Wei Zhen don’t know about it. It can be seen that the hidden power in Zong Zhenglin’s hands cannot be underestimated.

Although the crown prince is older than Zong Zhenglin, unfortunately, he is very happy and a little impetuous, looking at the immediate interests. Since childhood, he was established as a prince, and he has always been bossy and superior to his brothers. Many things are taken for granted, and due to Emperor Yuan Cheng’s favor and favoritism, he has done a lot of unruly things in private.

As for Zong Zhenglin, the sixth brother, he was trying to win over and guard at the same time, but in his heart, he felt that the sixth brother was rigid and unreasonable, and he really did not look down on him. It’s not that Zong Zhenglin is not a threat. As long as he is a prince who grew up in the palace, it has never been easy, so everyone has to be on guard. Not to mention that the sixth younger brother Zong Zhenglin was a sect on weekdays, even if it was a camouflage, in the end he had a weak foundation and little qualifications, so he couldn’t stand up.

Today’s biggest thorn is still the First Prince Zong Zhengjun! Concubine Li Gui’s mother’s family was a century-old family. Zong Zhengchun’s grandfather was the Duke of Ang, and his uncle occupied the position of commander of the army.

The matter of borrowing the governor of Qingzhou this time, a slap in the face of Zong Zhengjun, can only be counted as interest. More accounts, and some time, settle with him one by one!

But on the Qingzhou side, Mu Xiyao was not idle either. Although she is a woman in the inner court, all kinds of news are restricted, but she is often able to get a few words from the gossip between Master Mu and the Yu family before dinner.

Today, I heard Mr. Mu tell Yu Shi that dinner will not be at home in a few days, all because the fifth prince will be going to Jinzhou on an errand soon, and he will stop in Qingzhou for two days.

As soon as the word “five princes” came out, a person’s name suddenly jumped into Mu Xiyao’s mind: Fifth Dynasty (yìzhāo)! !

The fifth dynasty, this man is a great talent! Foresight, his wisdom is close to the demon. Non-chief counselors can’t fight it! Under the tutelage of a generation of celebrities Mu Yuanzhen. This person has an empty ambition, but he has no intention of taking the imperial examinations, and he is quite strong and only waits for the master of the Ming Dynasty.

As famous as the ingenuity of the Fifth Dynasty, this man loved his wife like his life. Even if his wife was harmed by others when she was in the boudoir, it was not easy to give birth and raising, and she had to have only one daughter. The fifth court did not take it seriously, and even disobeyed her mother’s order and vowed not to take a concubine. The wife was scolded by her mother when she was at home, and she lived abroad with her wife and daughter all year round, and she had only one wife and one daughter in her life.

The wife and daughter of the fifth Yi Dynasty in the previous life were once at Fahua Temple outside Qingzhou City, and were entangled by a gangster. Just as Zong Zhengming passed by, he offered a helping hand. In the evening of the same day, the fifth court handed Bei Tie to the door to thank him. After chatting with the Fifth Prince until late at night, he just left. The two have known each other since then.

After Zong Zhengming returned to Beijing, he wrote many letters expressing his admiration for his talent and wishing to be hired as a staff member. The fifth dynasty saw Zong Zhengming as a decent person, polite and virtuous, humble, benevolent and righteous, with his own political opinions. I feel that although he does not have the talent of a holy master, he also has the potential of a wise king. He was also grateful for his help to his wife and daughter, so he voluntarily entered the government and planned for him.

Zong Zhengming benefited from it, and in the future struggle for succession, he benefited many times. Even more unknowingly, with the hand of the eighth prince Zong Zhenghan, he severely damaged the prince’s lineage in one fell swoop, and blamed the eldest prince for his unwillingness to serve as a minister, provoking the wrath of Emperor Yuan Cheng, and abolishing the title of the eldest prince, Prince An, for a lifetime. Ban Shengjing. Such a shocking change, the fifth dynasty has made great contributions.

But I don’t want the villain in the mansion of the fifth prince to be resentful that the fifth dynasty is being used so much, for fear that it will shake and divide the vested interests. The middle-aged daughter, the wife and daughter of the fifth dynasty, was isolated everywhere, mocking and insinuating the two of them. It also implies that the wife of the fifth dynasty has no virtue and is the sole owner of the husband. Even if the two were determined to avoid it, they did not avoid the right and wrong in the future. Under the secret push of someone with a heart, the young girl of the fifth dynasty was accidentally pushed into the lotus pond by the concubine of the fifth prince and became seriously ill.

The fifth dynasty is the one who protects the shortcoming, the beloved wife and young daughters are the inverse scales that he cannot touch! As shrewd as he is, how can he not guess the tricks inside, but he doesn’t want his wife and daughter to be wronged. Then he used his means to leave safely with his wife and daughter, retreated completely, and never came back. Mu Xiyao suspects that the sixth prince, Zong Zhenglin, wrote all kinds of things here.

Now that you remember this, you can’t miss this person in the fifth court. Checking the date carefully, it was this month that the fifth family went to Qingzhou to visit friends. On the 16th, his wife and daughter went to the Fahua Temple outside the city to offer incense and make a wish.

After Mu Xiyao entered Yingshuixuan, she asked Huilan to instruct him to summon someone.

After half a column of incense, he saw a tall young man walking quickly, just standing still, he gave Mu Xiyao a respectful salute. This man has clear eyes, a strong physique, steady and powerful steps, and he has learned martial arts at a glance.

This person is Zhao Qing, the younger brother of Zhao Yunzhi, the personal bodyguard of Mu Jingzhen, who is twenty-one years old. When Mu Xiyao went out on weekdays, Zhao Qing was accompanied and guarded. Mu Jingzhen simply assigned Zhao Qing to Mu Xiyao, who was half of Yingshuixuan. Mu Xiyao was proud of Zhao Qing, and asked him to follow him every time he went out. On weekdays, when he needed it, he also ordered him to go out to buy and do business. After a year of observation, I found that Zhao Qing is a loyal person, capable of acting, and flexible in mind. What is rare is that he not only understands martial arts, but also literacy, which is a useful talent. Looking for him this time is a big deal.

“I’m calling you this time because there is something I need you to do.” Mu Xiyao rarely sat upright, with a serious and serious expression. He also ordered all the maids who were serving to retire.

This was the first time that Zhao Qing saw the second lady act so cautiously, so she immediately cheered up and waited carefully.

Mu Xiyao added, “This time the matter is very important, even if an adult asks, you can’t say it. Except for me, only one ear can be heard! Can you do it?”

What is “only one ear”? That is to say, except for Mu Xiyao himself, only Zhao Qing knew about it.

A little hesitant, Zhao Qing looked at Mu Xiyao boldly, then bowed his head and bowed: “Zhao Qing must do his best.” It’s not that Zhao Qing didn’t think about it if he dared to answer like this.

It’s been less than two years since Master Mu let Zhao Qing follow the second lady, but Zhao Qing is a smart person, and naturally he can see some clues. In Yingshuixuan on weekdays, the second lady behaved differently than in front of her elders. Just by looking at her young age, she was able to take care of her own courtyard without leakage, and she knew that this person was not innocent on the surface, ignorant of world affairs. Zhao Qing sometimes even felt that he had never seen this second young lady, who was only 13 years old, as if what he saw was just an appearance.

The Second Miss arranges the affairs of everyone in the courtyard on weekdays. It seems that it is not motivated by interest. It seems that there is some kind of connection, but she cannot see it. Even if he had such a strange idea, Zhao Qing didn’t mention it to anyone, and only devoted himself to the errand that the master explained. That’s why Mu Xiyao only fell in love with him.

“On the 16th of this month, I will go to Fahua Temple…” In this way, Mu Xiyao slowly informed Zhao Qing of the preparations he needed to make that day.

The more Zhao Qing listened, the weirder his face became, but he never asked, just silently wrote it down and saluted.

On the 16th, the sky was clear, and the warm sun of early winter made people feel happy.

Mu Xiyao took a group of guard maids, said goodbye to the Yu family, got on the carriage, and went to Fahua Temple.

Today, Mu Xiyao specially dressed up to cover up her usual laziness and enchantment. The ones used are also the best in Qingzhou. Even the outer cover of the Xiangfei-dyed brocade-trimmed cloak, and the incense on it is also a new famous product “Tingzhi” from the fragrance hall.

In the carriage at the back, all the maids were neatly dressed, all of them were generous and decent, fresh and not ostentatious. The guards are all carefully selected, tall and strong people, uniform in dark blue clothing, very spiritual. Zhao Qing is particularly outstanding.

At the foot of the Fahua Temple Mountain, Mu Xiyao got off the carriage with a whole face, as if he really came to the mountain to make a wish, hoping to pray for the blessing of the Buddha to keep the family safe and healthy.

As the only insider, Zhao Qing followed a group of female relatives and glanced at the extremely pious, holy and dignified expression on her young lady’s face. Pretending to be the same as everyone else, it was very hard to endure.

At the gate of the temple, Mu Xiyao only left the maid to follow, and the rest of the guards were waiting outside. After entering, he offered incense, made a wish, made good luck, and asked Hui Lan to donate sesame oil money, and went through the scene. At noon, I ate fast food in the temple again, and rested for a while, before estimating the time and taking people away.

Zhao Qing saw his second young lady coming out at the door, and he greeted everyone to follow, and walked slowly down the mountain. But I was very curious in my heart, what is the reason for the second miss to arrange this out so much?

What’s more, there are also two gangsters and rogues on the official road, who are trying to stop them? Although he was completely obeying his orders, he had no idea why. While thinking about it, I heard a noise coming from the front.

The light in Mu Xiyao’s eyes flashed away. Not in a hurry to rush over, just steadfastly, still acting like a girl, as if she didn’t know the previous situation at all. He just turned around and instructed Zhao Qing to ask someone to investigate.

[End of This Chapter]