The continuous drizzle fell quietly across Chang'an at dusk.
The brown datewood carriage drove slowly towards the Lecheng County Government House in the rainy night.
In the carriage, Wu Niang Qiongyu had been playing for a day and had fallen asleep in a daze.
Liu Jinyu leaned against the car wall and held Qiong Yu in her arms. Next to her, Li Xuan sat at the door of the car, using her body to block the raindrops sweeping in from outside.
At this time, Li Xuan heard Liu Jinyu suddenly speak behind him, looked at Liu Shubi and said, "Siniang, you are going to have a wedding next year, right?"
Liu Shubi, who had been dozing for a while, woke up immediately and understood Liu Jinyu's question. She nodded sadly and said, "It's Gushi Chen, the nephew of Chen Zheng, the imperial court official, the general of Guide, and the commander-in-chief of the Lingnan March. The grandson of Mrs. Wei Jing of Gushi, the time of marriage depends on what the Chen family says."
"The Gushi Chen family?" Li Xuan spoke at this time, frowning tightly, looking at Liu Jinyu and asking: "This is not a good choice. How could Yue Weng choose the Gushi Chen family?"
Liu Jinyu shook his head and said softly: "This is not surprising. In the second year of the General Chapter, Quanchao Manxiu rebelled. General Guide was ordered to go south to quell the rebellion. The army was like a broken bamboo, reaching the foot of Jiulong Mountain.
But soon the army became intolerant of the local water, food and miasma, and the soldiers fell ill. The army reversed course and was eventually trapped. After Mrs. Wei Jing learned about it, she asked her to lead troops south to assist. His Majesty allowed her to lead more than 5,000 children, grandchildren and soldiers to go south to assist, and finally relieved the difficulties in one fell swoop and calmed the spring tide. "
"Gushi Chen family, I seem to have heard someone mention it somewhere... By the way, someone from the Xu family in Yangzhou once served under General Guide." Li Xuan finally remembered that when Lu Yuanfang entertained him in Yangzhou, Introduced to Xu Yizhi of the Xu family in Yangzhou.
"Lang Jun is talking about Xu Tao, the general of Wei Lang who leads the left army. He is indeed serving under the commander-in-chief of Lingnan March. However, the Yangzhou Xu family is a branch of the Hangzhou Xu family. Xu Tao is the nephew of the former prime minister Xu Jingzong. This Gushi The origins of the Chen family can be seen at a glance." Liu Jinyu's face turned slightly solemn. She knew the origins of these government and opposition officials better than anyone else.
Xu Jingzong and Li Xuan couldn't help but frown slightly.
The commander-in-chief of the Lingnan March was at least a general of the Sixteenth Guards of the DPRK, but Chen Zheng seemed to have been deliberately forgotten, and he had been kept in Fujian.
The reason for this can only be explained by the words "Xu Jingzong".
The former Prime Minister Xu Jingzong was Empress Wu's confidant, but after his death, he was given the posthumous title "Gong", which means "one's faults can be corrected".
At that time, few people knew that before "Gong", the posthumous title originally assigned by the imperial court was "Miao", which was a bad posthumous title because of "the name and reality are cool".
Empress Wu and others fought hard, and finally came up with the word "Gong".
He revised history rashly and failed to manage the family well. This was the verdict of the government and the public about him.
Therefore, everyone who was close to Xu Jingzong, such as Chen Zheng, was driven away from the center one by one.
"The Chen family is in Quanzhou now." Liu Jinyu said one sentence, and Liu Shubi couldn't help sobbing.
The Chen family is originally from Gushi, Henan, but Liu Shubi's fiancé is in Quanzhou. Maybe they will get married in Gushi in the future, but after the marriage, they will definitely go to Quanzhou.
Although there were family members in the imperial court who could not serve as officials, Fujian was special. The Chen family led their countrymen to Quanzhou, which was equivalent to moving to Quanzhou.
Not to mention, the Chen family's grandmother, Mrs. Wei Jing, is also in Quanzhou, so most of the Chen family's wives and children have to move to Quanzhou.
When a woman gets married, she has to leave home. In this way, she has to move thousands of miles away. Although she does not become lonely and helpless, it is very unacceptable.
"It's a little better." Liu Jinyu sat over, held Liu Shubi in his arms, and said softly: "The father and mother of the Chen family died of illness when they moved to Fujian, so they only have to honor their grandmother, Mrs. Wei Jing. That's good... I heard that Mrs. Wei Jing is the clan sister of former prime minister Wei Zheng, and she has a strict upbringing, so there is no need to worry about marrying a bad person."
"That's good. At least he is a motivated person." Li Xuan smiled softly and said, "Although my brother-in-law will definitely be transferred from Wuzhou in the future, Nanchang is not far from Quanzhou. Maybe my husband and I will be together in the future. Settling in Nanchang, Si Niang can come to Nanchang when the time comes, and my brother-in-law and Sanniang will also go to Quanzhou to see you."
"Then it's better to just marry San
brother-in-law. "Wu Niang Qiongyu didn't know when she woke up in a daze, and she didn't know what she heard. She said one sentence that made Liu Jinyu and Liu Shubi burst into laughter.
Li Xuan shook her head, turned around and stuck her head out, looking at the road outside in the rainy night.
Behind her, Wu Niang Qiongyu shook Third Sister Liu Jinyu's arm and pouted, "Third Sister, when I grow up, I will marry Third Brother-in-law. In the future, I will be able to eat delicacies from the mountains and seas, and sleep as late as I want." At what time can we still play every day..."
Liu Jinyu and Liu Shubi in the carriage burst into laughter at the same time.
A girl talks nonsense.
After sending the Liu sisters home, the carriage slowly headed towards Kaihuafang. Listening to the patter of raindrops, Li Xuan hugged Liu Jinyu, wondering where she had gone.
"What is Mr. Lang thinking?" Liu Jinyu suddenly raised his head and looked at Li Xuan, with an unknown meaning flashing in his black eyes.
Li Xuan came back to her senses, then leaned into Liu Jinyu's ear and whispered: "My husband is thinking, it has only been a few days, and Sanniang has already gained a lot of weight."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Liu Jinyu rolled her eyes at Li Xuan angrily. At the same time, her hand touched Li Xuan's waist in the blink of an eye, and said in a dangerous tone: "Lang Jun is not thinking about something that he shouldn't be thinking about, right? .”
"What shouldn't be thought of?" Li Xuan was slightly startled, not understanding what Liu Jinyu meant.
But then he put these things behind him, reached out again to hold Liu Jinyu in his arms, and then whispered: "My husband is here, how is the investigation of the East China Sea King case now?"
The King of Donghai revealed his identity, and even everyone knew that he must have made complete preparations, but no matter whether it was Qianniu Guard, Jinwu Guard, Dali Temple, Ministry of Punishment, Ministry of War, Yongzhou Prefecture, or Chang'an Wannian County, they could not leave it alone.
They must try their best to track down the clues about East China Sea King.
Firstly, it was to give an explanation to the palace, and secondly, it was just in case.
What if the King of the East China Sea reveals some flaws? Once such a case is solved, it will immediately lead to success.
I am afraid that few people will ignore this rare opportunity. If there are too many people watching, Donghai King will naturally be constrained in doing things.
Li Xuan had some doubts that the King of East China Sea would completely calm down at this time.
"My husband doesn't care about Jin Wuwei and took me on vacation. Do you really care about catching the King of East China Sea?" Liu Jinyu raised her head and looked at Li Xuan with a half-smile.
Li Xuan rolled her eyes angrily, and then said: "Don't you know whether my husband has investigated or not? Moreover, among the Jinwu Guards, who can hide the personnel transfers from the palace, and what I think? , the Queen of Heaven has long seen that she is letting this king do whatever she wants."
Qianniu Guard, Jinwu Guard, Dali Temple, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of War, Yongzhou Prefecture, and Wannian County of Chang'an, combined together, cover almost all areas of Chang'an, and each party has its own investigation direction.
Li Xuan admitted that the King of Donghai had been planning this matter for a long time and had almost cut off all the clues.
But they are not incompetent here. There is Di Renjie in Dali Temple and Yao Chong in Jinwu Guard.
Not to mention, there are Li Xuan and Ming Chongyan hiding behind the scenes, and Pei Yan and Pei Xingjian are also watching.
Even the secret guards and secret guards were searching the palace. If the King of Donghai showed any flaws in this matter, he would be finished.
This is Empress Wu's layout.
"Who do you think the King of East China Sea is?" Liu Jinyu raised her head and looked at Li Xuan curiously.
Li Xuan's face suddenly became solemn. He looked at Liu Jinyu and said, "Madam, after you leave Chang'an for your husband, you should try not to go out unless you have something to do. Don't go to the poetry gatherings of literati and poets. People from Wannian County in Chang'an If someone comes to your door, you can send them directly to Jinwu Guard. If someone from Jinwu Guard comes to your door, no matter who they are, they will be detained directly and sent to Qianniu Guard."
Liu Jinyu was a little confused after hearing this: "What if someone from Qianniu Guard comes?"
"If Qian Niuwei comes to visit, there will be something to do." Li Xuan smiled, reached out and pinched Liu Jinyu's nose, and then said with a smile: "What, you still think you are your husband?"
Did I ask you to kill Qian Niuwei's personality? "
"Isn't it?" Liu Jinyu raised her head and looked at Li Xuan with a serious look on her face.
It seemed that if Li Xuan really told her this, Liu Jinyu would really do it.
Li Xuan shook his head in a funny way and said, "General Qianniuwei on the left is the Prince of Beiping, and General Qianniuwei on the right is the Duke of Liang. As long as these two are around, Qianniuwei will be the most solid backing."
Qianniu Guard is more trustworthy than Jinwu Guard, and Li Xuan can see this clearly.
Even though there are Qin Jun and Cui Ding in the Jinwu Guard, if something really happens, these two people may not be able to withstand it. On the contrary, the clan will be both prosperous and devastated.
Liu Jinyu nodded seriously and said, "I understand."
Li Xuan held her tightly in his arms and said softly: "Living in Chang'an is not easy. No one knows who is planning what. Sanniang, the only way to avoid all this is to give her husband as soon as possible." Give birth to a big fat boy..."
"Lang Jun, please let go, this is in the car..."
The carriage drove slowly into Prince Peng's Mansion. The rain had gotten heavier without knowing it. Li Xuan and Liu Jinyu's clothes were still wet even though they were supported by oil umbrellas.
"Mom!" Li Xuan and Liu Jinyu entered the Tang Dynasty and immediately saluted their mother and concubine Ouyang who had been waiting for them.
Ouyang quickly helped Liu Jinyu up and said with some distress: "You're not wet, right? Go back to the house to wipe yourself off and change your clothes. Grandma will have someone make ginger soup for you."
"Mom!" Li Xuan stood up and felt helpless when she saw that this mother had a daughter-in-law but no son in her eyes.
"What mother, you are such a big person. If you get caught in the rain, it can't do anything to you. Why don't you go into the house and do it yourself?" Ouyang rolled her eyes at Li Xuan angrily.
Li Xuan looked at Liu Jinyu helplessly, and saw Liu Jinyu looking at him and laughing secretly.
Li Xuan couldn't help laughing, and his mother-in-law Ouyang, as well as the housekeeper and servants at home, also laughed.
At this moment, a rapid sound of horse hooves was heard outside the door of the mansion.
Immediately afterwards, a group of Qianniu Guards appeared in front of the mansion. They jumped off their horses and walked towards the mansion. The leader was none other than Zhou Qian. Zhou Qian had no time to reminisce with Li Xuan, so he handed over his hand and said: " The Queen of Heaven issued a decree announcing that King Nanchang will enter the palace immediately."
