It was getting late at this time. Although the fact that there was an assassin at the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet had been sealed early, this did not prevent people with a little knowledge from conjecturing.
Moreover, the Jinwu Guards were mobilized in the capital, and people from Dali Temple were invited. The dispatch of these people could easily remind people of an accident.
Therefore, when many people find that their wives and children have not returned from attending the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet, they plan to go to Qi Mansion to find out.
And as more and more people came to find out what happened, what happened at today's chrysanthemum appreciation banquet could no longer be hidden.
Therefore, after discussion between King Liang and Dali Temple, they decided to release him.
Because there was a reason for the incident, although a curfew was imposed in the city, the Jinwu guards today did not intercept these late returnees.
When Jiang Nianjiao and her aunt and cousin came out of Qi Mansion, Qi Mansion, which was already crowded with cars and horses, seemed even more crowded. The masters or housekeepers of each mansion were just waiting outside.
Jiang Nianjiao did not expect Jiang Fang to come, so after leaving the house, she planned to get on her carriage and leave.
Unexpectedly, before she was about to get in the car, someone suddenly called out "Miss."
At first she thought the man was calling a girl from another family and didn't care, until Aunt Du suddenly called "Manager Zhang?"
Jiang Nianjiao looked at the other party after hearing this.
The man was in his forties, tall and thin, with a short beard, and looked smart and capable.
Isn't this person the foreign affairs steward of his own house?
So she stopped and said, "Manager Zhang, why are you here? Didn't I ask Qiao'er to report to you that I'm safe?"
Manager Zhang said with a smile, "I am worried about the young lady and madam, so I came here in person."
Jiang Nianjiao was a little surprised when she heard that Jiang Fang came to pick them up in person.
But thinking of Aunt Du, she soon realized it.
She didn't care whether Jiang Fang cared about her or not.
Anyway, although she and Jiang Fang are father and daughter, their relationship is not much better than that of passers-by.
She might have longed for this kind of care when she was young, but if you have never owned something, you might not be afraid of losing it.
The same was true of her attitude towards Jiang Fang.
When they got on the bus, Jiang Fang was indeed waiting for them in the carriage he usually drove in the morning. His eyes only glanced casually at Jiang Nianjiao, Aunt Du and their group.
Then he didn't say any words of greeting. He just said softly, "Get in the car first." @
Jiang Nianjiao naturally got on the carriage after hearing this.
And just a moment after she got in the car, Lu Zhizhang looked at Aunt Du without any surprise and asked her if she was okay.
Aunt Du naturally shook her head.
Then he asked Du Zechi again, and Du Zechi naturally just shook his head. Even because of his performance today, Du Zechi later only told Jiang Fang what he had discovered today.
Seeing Du Zechi foaming at the mouth, Aunt Du obviously didn't agree very much. He just glared at Du Zechi and said, "Okay, just stop saying a few words. Haven't you done enough this night?"
Du Zechi was scolded by his mother, so he naturally stopped saying anything.
After stopping her son's words, Aunt Du said to her brother, "Although we are fine, Jiaojiao's life was almost hanging by a thread just now. It was not enough for those assassins to assassinate Prince Liang, they actually wanted to assassinate Jiaojiao. Fortunately, Jiaojiao was killed. Save it, otherwise we really don’t know what to do today.”
After Du Zechi heard this, he immediately corrected him, "Those two groups of assassins are not the same group at all, they are just that so-and-so. They wanted to win Mr. Lu's heart, so they deliberately came up with a painful trick. Who would have thought that she would be killed without using it?" Someone was killed, but my cousin was innocently implicated."
When Aunt Du talked about the situation at that time, she just wanted her brother to pay more attention to her daughter. After all, she had lived in Jiang Mansion for so long, so she could still see some connection between the father and daughter.
So when she heard that Du Zechi almost changed the subject, she couldn't help but glare at Du Zechi again. Du Zechi didn't know her mother's painstaking efforts. He just muttered in a low voice, "Isn't what I said the truth?"
Fortunately, Jiang Fang finally looked at Jiang Nianjiao, and he finally asked, "Are you okay?"
Jiang Nianjiao shook her head
Head "It's okay."
Jiang Fang didn't look like Jiang Nianjiao was in trouble, so he just nodded and said, "Then please pay attention to your safety. And don't go around attracting bees and butterflies in the future. If the marriage continues to be shady, I won't be able to control it." .”
When Jiang Nianjiao heard this, she simply remained silent.
Anyway, from this man's perspective, I'm afraid he's just a troublemaker who knows how to cause trouble all day long.
Aunt Du originally wanted to ease the relationship between the two, but she didn't expect that her kind act seemed to make their relationship even more tense.
Considering that she didn't know what the relationship between the two father and daughter was, she naturally couldn't continue to speak.
When Du Ze saw that everyone was silent, he naturally stopped speaking. Silence only spread in the carriage.
As soon as November arrives, the weather becomes colder and colder. The capital has been raining continuously for several days, and the biting cold wind makes it even more difficult to endure this bleak season.
Since the last Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet, regarding the incident where King Liang was almost assassinated, although those people still refused to recruit the people behind the scenes, Dali Temple still found out many Qiang Mo details again, which even involved some courtiers. Because of this, Emperor Yong had to pay attention to this case.
However, the case was not yet settled. At the beginning of November, Mr. Chen's condition suddenly worsened, and then he passed away within two or three days.
The imperial city was in great mourning for a while.
Because he was a veteran of the three dynasties, he was also the one who supported the current Emperor Yong to ascend to the throne and suppressed the rebellion on behalf of Emperor Yong's father, Prince Qingren.
His funeral was naturally arranged according to the highest standards of ministers. Even Emperor Yong personally came to attend the funeral of this veteran of the Three Dynasties.
You must know that no matter how high-ranking Mr. Chen is in the court, he is still just a minister. In terms of etiquette between monarchs and ministers, there is absolutely no reason for the emperor to express condolences to Mr. Chen personally.
The highest honor for a minister is for the king to send a palace official to convey an imperial edict to express the emperor's condolences.
However, Emperor Yong made an exception and came to express his condolences, and even this time the queen was allowed to come back to attend the funeral.
When the emperor came to see the old man for the last time, everyone in the Chen family knelt around the coffin and cried bitterly.
I don’t know whether it was because she was infected by other people’s emotions, or because Queen Min actually felt something in her heart. When she saw her father’s remains, her eyes finally turned slightly red.
But when she thought that she was a queen, a model of a destined wife, and she should never lose her etiquette in front of others, she just shed tears again and again.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Yong suddenly gently shook her hand and said with a gentle voice, "Cry if you want. No one here can say anything to you."
After that, he just let the etiquette officer who recorded the queen's etiquette go out.
Although the moment when Emperor Yong held her hand was extremely short, Queen Ke Min still lost her mind for a moment.
They had been at odds with each other for many years, because his first wife was killed by his mother's clan, so he had always been lukewarm towards her, but when he was young, he had occasional moments of concern.
But as the years went by, this occasional care became less and less.
So little that she almost forgot the person's temperature.
But today, in her most depressed day, he once again showed such kindness.
Thinking of these, her originally gloomy heart became a little hazy.
And without the courtesy officer, Queen Min finally relaxed. At that moment, she seemed to be no longer the dignified Queen who set an example for all people, she was just an ordinary woman.
She just let her tears fall down and gently wiped her tears with the handkerchief.
But after being a queen for so long, she didn't dare to be too presumptuous. Even if she was crying, she only looked very depressed.
She had always hated her father, because after marrying into the palace, his father never took care of her again. He was so proud of her success, but who knew that his daughter was struggling in the harem. The emperor hated her because of her first wife. She, the concubines in the harem didn't take her as the queen seriously at first.
Even when she was framed by Emperor Yong's beloved concubine, her father never showed her any favoritism. Even when Emperor Yong mentioned the matter, he only said that if he really murdered his beloved concubine, he could be punished more severely. And all this is just to fulfill his reputation.
It is also because of this
Afterwards, she resented that person even more.
Her journey was so painful that she thought she would never be able to forgive this man in her life.
But when he really died, Queen Min couldn't help but feel sad.
After all, they were connected by blood, and no matter how resentful she was at the beginning, she still couldn't completely cut off this relationship.
And that resentment seemed to completely dissipate with the death of that person.
However, she could not stay here for long, so after paying her condolences, the queen returned to the palace with Emperor Yong.
After that, the first seven days passed. Mr. Chen was also buried in Nanjingyuan, with his posthumous title of Duke Wu Zhong.
On the day of the burial, almost the entire street in Wangliufang was hung with white flags. Passers-by watched, filled with joy and sorrow.
From Emperor Yong's personal condolences to Mrs. Chen, many people only saw the emperor's favor for the Chen family, and they wanted to cling to the Chen family even more.
But some people saw the crumbling Chen family after the death of Mrs. Chen. After all, the honor given by Emperor Yong was actually just for the face of the great Sima.
Now that Chen Dasima is dead, if the Chen family is in trouble again, who will be able to protect the Chen family from the wind and rain.
It's a pity that the Chen family and most people at that time did not understand this truth.
They only saw immediate benefits, and even after the death of Mr. Chen, the emperor only gave the old man the title of Duke.
This kind of enfeoffment is extremely difficult to achieve in the middle of a dynasty, and those who can be enfeoffed as Dukes are those who turn the tide.
The current head of the Chen family naturally followed this position. For a time, the Chen family's favor was unprecedented.
Although the head of the Chen family is quite cautious, he can't stand the fact that his mother and daughter-in-law are both domineering people.
The unprecedented favor did not earn the Chen family any gratitude, they only became more arrogant.
