Qin Zhilan is dead.
No one expected that she would die so suddenly.
Even Qin Taifu knew in his heart that Qin Zhilan's suicide by hanging from a beam the night before was not serious, but was deliberately staged to make the emperor soft-hearted.
He submitted a report, and the emperor relented and immediately ordered the Qin family to be unblocked. Qin Taifu was still thinking about how to arrange Qin Zhilan's marriage, but she committed suicide by hanging herself from the rafter again without warning, and her death was too sudden.
He knew that his daughter-in-law went to Prince Rong's Mansion today - although he knew that going to Prince Rong's Mansion was humiliating himself. After all, Rong Huaishu was married, so what else could he do to go to Prince Rong's Mansion now? You can't let Zhilan be your concubine.
But he didn't stop it.
He knew that Zhangsun was unhappy, so he got drunk and vented his anger on his mother.
He didn't stop either.
Unexpectedly... Was it unexpected, or was it expected?
This is good, there is no need for a concubine.
After picking and choosing, no one got married in the end, which fulfilled her pride and came cleanly and left cleanly.
The saddest person in the Qin family was Mrs. Qin. When she saw her daughter hanging on the beam, she was so grief-stricken that she fainted on the spot.
The Qin family had not yet completely cleared up, and suddenly fell into a haze again.
This matter soon spread to the palace. Emperor Mu, who was reviewing the papers, was shocked and looked up at Yang Dexi: "Qin Zhilan is dead?"
"Yes." Yang Dexi looked solemn, "I heard that Mrs. Qin went to Prince Rong's Mansion in the afternoon."
Emperor Mu frowned: "Why is she going to Prince Rong's Mansion?"
"I don't know."
Emperor Mu was silent, with a slightly unhappy look on his face: "Huai Shu is already married, is it possible that Mrs. Qin still wants Huai Shu to marry her daughter?"
Yang Dexi replied cautiously: "Mrs. Qin may really mean this."
"Are they willing to let Qin Zhilan marry Rong Huaishu as a concubine?" Emperor Mu's voice was filled with anger. For the first time, he suspected that Mrs. Qin was having shit in her head. "There were a lot of rumors before, which ruined my career." Not to mention her reputation, she has committed suicide again and again. Is she protesting to me?"
Yang Dexi stood aside with his eyes lowered, not daring to say a word.
"Forget it." Emperor Mu rubbed his eyebrows, "Send someone to the Qin family to comfort him."
"Yes." Yang Dexi took the order and left.
Emperor Mu looked at the pile of memorials and couldn't approve them at all. He turned to look at the two young eunuchs standing by the door and coldly ordered: "Send all these memorials to the East Palace and let the prince approve them as soon as possible." over."
The little eunuch took the order.
Emperor Mu sat alone for a moment, then stood up and said: "Show me your way to Shuhuang Palace!"
…
Because Chu Yunfei was in confinement, after Rong Cang learned about this, he ordered people to keep their mouths shut and not tell her the news for the time being.
Prince Jin'an and his wife, who lived in the prince's residence, were all shocked by the news.
Jiao Wanwan was making tea when she heard the news. When she heard this, her hand holding the teapot froze and she looked up at King Jin'an in disbelief: "Miss Qin committed suicide?"
King Jin'an hummed, his expression indifferent.
"Is it because of us?" Jiao Wanwan was in confusion. For the first time, she felt that she was responsible for the death of a woman. "Is it because she was rejected from marriage that she couldn't think about it..."
"Don't think too much about it yet." King Jin'an raised his hand and stepped back, "You guys stay outside and don't allow anyone to come in."
"yes."
The maid left and closed the door.
"I know that the reputation of women in the capital is very important. They value their reputation more than their lives." Jiao Wanwan put down the teapot, her face flustered and pale, showing a look of self-blame, "We were too anxious, we shouldn't have entered the palace as soon as I just ask my father to cancel the engagement and take it slow, or... or I should meet her first and test her attitude towards this marriage..."
"Wanwan, don't be like this." King Jin'an stood up and held Jiao Wanwan in his arms, "I don't blame you for this. If there is anything wrong, it is also my fault. I was too impulsive."
Jiao Wanwan looked at the neatly arranged tea cups before investigating the case, feeling complicated and uncomfortable in her heart.
The aroma of tea overflowed in the room, but it couldn't hide the depressed mood at this time.
She stood up and walked to the window, staring out the window blankly: "Did we come to the capital at the wrong time this time?"
"Qin Taifu intends to get closer to us, but they are guilty, and we will get into a lot of trouble if we have anything to do with him." King Jin'an is no longer the gentle and harmless person he was in front of others, he is calm and calm. The words are a warning against changes that are very likely to occur in the future, "There was Gu Chengye in the past, and then there is the Qin Taifu. Even if King Jin'an has no ambition, who will believe us?"
"So we did the right thing?" Jiao Wanwan tilted her head to look at him, frowning, "The wedding is coming next month. If we don't return to Beijing in advance to stop the marriage, we and the Qin family will really become in-laws. Relationship, but I...I didn't expect that someone would die."
"It's not necessarily because of us that people are killed." King Jin'an is obviously more rational than her. "I have heard a lot about Qin Zhilan's reputation. I also sent someone to inquire about it yesterday, just in case."
Jiao Wanwan asked: "What did you find out?"
"Qin Zhilan is not willing to marry me." King Jin'an smiled, his eyes were deep and cold, and the hand around Jiao Wanwan's shoulders tightened slightly, "She is a selfish person, let her take the initiative Suicide is impossible unless there is pressure from family members.”
At first, because of the incident where the legitimate daughter of the Xie family fell into the water, there was a lot of rumors outside. It was said that Qin Zhilan deliberately caused the accident in order to cancel her engagement with the eldest son of Prince Rong.
Her reputation was destroyed overnight, but she never thought of short-sightedness.
It is really unreasonable to commit suicide today.
Jiao Wanwan was silent for a long time, with so many thoughts in her mind, but finally she turned the topic to the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess: "What do you think of the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess when they return to Beijing this time?"
"I don't have much contact with the Crown Princess, so I don't know much about it." King Jin'an narrowed his eyes, "As for the Crown Prince, I can only say that my father made him the Crown Prince, which is a bit beyond my expectation, but because it's him, I don't think we need to worry. too much."
"Why? Because of trust?"
"You said something before, it's called being defeated." King Jin'an smiled, "Even defense and confrontation are unnecessary, because in terms of military strength, no matter now or in the future, we cannot be his opponent. So let’s just be calm and let him know that we are peaceful. If even so, he is still suspicious and will take action against us in the future, there is nothing we can do about it. If there is a confrontation, then we will fight. We can’t just sit back and wait for death, right?”
Jiao Wanwan was silent for a moment: "In these years, have you really never thought about becoming an emperor?"
"What's the benefit of being an emperor? You can't even decide whether to marry or take concubines, and you can't even protect the lives of your own children." King Jin'an said indifferently, with a hint of disgust on his face, "Back then, my mother-in-law was the most favored concubine in the Sixth Palace. , won’t she be buried in this cannibal palace? I don’t even dare to think about whether my father really dotes on her, or whether he treats her as a pawn. I worry that I think too much and even father and son cannot be together.”
"A lot of things happened in the capital this year, more than in the past few years. Duke Zhen was exiled, the Prime Minister's Office collapsed, King Chen was deposed, King Yu was imprisoned, and the crown prince had already begun to supervise the regency after he was established. And the battle in Mobei..."
Jiao Wanwan sighed, "The speed is as fast as a dream."
It was indeed too fast, as if everything had happened within one year, leaving people overwhelmed.
King Jin'an didn't speak anymore and stood silently with her in front of the window. He was tall and his features were steady and indifferent with years of accumulation. He seemed to have seen through the vanity and glitz of the world and didn't bother to participate in it, but he wanted to give it to himself and his wife. A stable place to stand.
Therefore, even if you live in a corner, you should always be aware of what is happening in the capital, instead of being an idle waste who doesn't hear what is happening outside the window.
