Shadow Thirteen should not have appeared in the palace in broad daylight, but time was really tight, so he had to break the rules once. He believed that whether it was the emperor, the Duke, or the boss of their family, they could all understand his approach. of.
Following the young chamberlain into the palace of the Queen Mother, Ying Thirteen curiously looked left and right, and everything he saw felt new. This was the first time he entered the palace through a normal route, and it was quite a fresh experience. .
"Your Majesty, my subordinates!" Ying Thirteen knelt down on one knee and saluted Song Jue and the Queen Mother, "I have met the Queen Mother, and I have met Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
"Get up, get up!" Song Jue ran to Ying Thirteen, helped him up with his own hands, and handed the token back to Ying Thirteen. He looked it up and down, "Hey, it's better than the last time I saw him. You seem to have lost a little weight." He dragged Ying Shisan to Bai Meng's side, held his shoulders and asked him to sit down, "It's rare to see you show up during the day. Is there any new move from the Liao people?"
"This matter has nothing to do with the Liao people."
Ying Thirteen nodded towards Bai Meng as a greeting. He looked at Song Jue, then at the young maid and chambermaid standing in the palace, and raised his eyebrows slightly.
Song Jue understood and waved his hand to ask the young palace maid and the young chamberlain to leave. They were the only ones left in the palace.
"You two, don't leave!" Shadow Thirteen stopped the two shadows who were about to retreat, "I'll have your work later."
"Yes!" The two shadows responded and stood aside politely.
"Mysterious!" Bai Meng stretched out his hand and tugged Ying Shisan's hair, "What's going on?"
"This matter has something to do with Her Royal Highness the Princess's quasi-consort. For the sake of Her Highness the Princess's reputation, it would be better if fewer people know about it." Ying Thirteen looked at Song Jinyu, "Your Highness the Princess, you must be mentally prepared for this marriage. I’m afraid it’s going to turn yellow.”
"Is it related to the woman at the Great Buddha Temple?"
"What I saw that day was indeed Her Highness the Princess." Ying Shisan nodded, "That day, I followed Yerunan and Qi Zhifeng to the Great Buddha Temple. They went to worship the Buddha in the temple. I was watching nearby and accidentally bumped into them. The second son of Prince Yihe, the consort-to-be of Her Royal Highness the Princess, met a young and beautiful woman. The two behaved very intimately, and outsiders could tell at a glance that the relationship between the two was unusual."
"They...were having a secret meeting in the Great Buddha Temple?" The Queen Mother looked at Ying Thirteen in shock, clasped her hands in front of her chest, and chanted repeatedly, "Amitabha, Amitabha, don't blame the Buddha, don't blame the Buddha!"
"They met in the woods behind the Great Buddha Temple. The woman came to offer incense, and the second young master should have come to pick her up. Later, because Yerunan and Qi Zhifeng came out, the subordinates wanted to follow them, so they couldn't take care of them. The second young master is with that woman. My subordinates watched Yerunan and Qi Zhifeng return to the post house, and told the brothers in the post house to watch them before returning to the grove behind the Great Buddha Temple."
"Were they always in the woods?"
Song Jue's expression was serious. Although he had always been friendly and people of his own age and generation would not act like an emperor, he was still the emperor after all. He would never allow anyone to offend the majesty of the royal family.
"Yes, they have been in the grove during this period. After the subordinate returned, they left after about a cup of tea. The subordinate followed them to a gold shop and saw Her Royal Highness at the door. Her Royal Highness was just He took one look at the Second Young Master and left, as if he didn't mind the woman beside him." Ying Thirteen looked at Song Jinyu, "Does Your Highness the Princess recognize this woman?"
"I don't recognize her!" Song Jinyu shook her head, her expression a little disappointed, "She looks very similar to the Crown Princess of Prince Yihe's Mansion, so I mistakenly thought she was the Crown Princess, so I didn't mind."
"My subordinate understands!"
"Hey!" Bai Meng poked at Shadow Thirteen with dissatisfaction, "After we hear Her Royal Highness tell this story, you can tell us who this woman is."
"Long time no see, Commander Bai is still so restless. This is not a good thing!" Ying Thirteen doesn't like Bai Meng very much, simply because this man once had ill intentions towards their Shen Jiajun and the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion, although now The two sides reconciled, but he still didn't like this person. Ying Thirteen raised his eyebrows, gave Bai Meng a roll of his eyes, turned around and continued to talk to Song Jue, "My subordinates followed them back to the Great Buddha Temple. This woman lives in a nearby courtyard. The person who opened the door was a man about the age of An old woman about sixty years old, and at the same time, a little boy about four years old ran out of the yard." Ying Thirteen looked at Song Jinyu, "Is this what Her Royal Highness saw?"
Song Jinyu didn't speak, just nodded slightly.
"Although my eldest son has not met Her Highness the Princess a few times, every time he mentions Her Highness, he admires her very much. He says that Her Highness is a very heroic, refreshing, and heart-to-heart friend. In addition to this marriage, When it comes to the royal family's reputation, I can't stand by and pretend I didn't see it. Therefore, my subordinates asked brothers who have been in Beijing all year round and are familiar with the situation in Beijing to investigate the situation of this woman, and... she and Er The relationship between the young masters." Ying Thirteen stood up and knelt in front of Song Jue, "I will kill him first and then tell you the story. Please forgive me."
"No, this matter was done very well! I won't blame you, and I want to thank you!" Song Jue helped Ying Thirteen up, "I believe that if Xiaocha knows about it, he won't blame you for making the decision without permission. .”
"I thank you, Your Majesty!" Ying Thirteen tugged on his hair and said sheepishly, "I was thinking that if the boss knew that I knew the inside story, but allowed it to develop, His Highness the Princess would be deceived and the royal family would lose face. If I’m embarrassed, my skin will probably be peeled off.”
"Thirteen, you are very right!" Song Jue patted Ying Thirteen on the shoulder, "Xiaocha will definitely do this!" He poured a cup of tea for Ying Thirteen, "So, what are you going to do now? Got the evidence?"
"I got it!" Ying Thirteen took the tea cup with both hands, drank all the tea in it, and nodded, "The woman's name is Liang Shu. She is nineteen years old, similar to the age of the second young master Zhao Yinhe. She is the former Ministry of Household Affairs The youngest daughter of the minister Liang Yuqing. When the Liang family was confiscated, Liang Shu's mother was waiting for childbirth in her natal family. Her natal family was in Fengjia Town, almost a hundred miles away from Xijing. In addition, Liang Shu's mother was a concubine, so she escaped. After one death.”
"Liang Yuqing?" Bai Meng frowned slightly, "This name is quite familiar!" He thought for a while, but did not remember who this person was, so he poked Ying Thirteen, "Whatever serious crime he committed, he would be executed. To the point?"
"What's wrong with your brain?" Song Jue sighed, "Liang Yuqing, the former minister of the Ministry of Revenue, the Liang Yuqing who embezzled a hundred thousand taels of military pay and was executed together with Yang Xiong, the former minister of the Ministry of War!"
"I remembered!" Bai Meng slapped his forehead, "It's incredible that he still has descendants alive!"
"Then she has been living in Fengjia Town for so many years?" Seeing Ying Shisan nodding, Song Jue continued to ask, "Then how did she get involved with Zhao Yinhe? Did she come to live in Xijing later? ?”
"That's it!" Ying Thirteen drank another bowl of tea, "Five years ago, when Zhao Yinhe was fourteen years old, he and several young men from Xijing City went to Fengjia Town to visit that place. Although it’s in the mountains, it’s a natural hunting ground.”
"They went hunting."
"That's right!" Ying Thirteen nodded, "I came back from hunting to rest in the town, and saved Liang Shu who was bullied by the bullies in the town. Her mother passed away when she was three years old, and she has been following the nanny for so many years. We lived together. Because he was very beautiful, he was often harassed by bullies in the town. I don’t know what the second young master was thinking at the time, but he was seriously injured trying to save Liang Shu. "
"I understand, a hero saves a beauty and pledges his body to her!" Bai Meng sneered, "It's such a vulgar story. Nowadays, the dramas in the theater no longer act like this."
"But that's the fact." Ying Shisan sighed, "The second young master spent half a month recuperating in the Liang family. The two of them had a secret love. When he was ready to return to Beijing, he took Liang Shu back with him. After arriving in Xijing, he purchased a courtyard near the Great Buddha Temple to house the master and his servants."
"So, that little boy who is almost four years old is Zhao Yinhe's son?"
"Yes, the second young master loves him very much and visits him almost every day."
"Does the old prince know about this?"
"Judging from the current situation, neither the old prince nor the prince knew anything about it. They have always believed that the second young master really likes the princess." Shadow Thirteen looked at Song Jue and the two shadows, "Subordinate I suggest you invite the old prince, the prince, and the second young master to come into the palace. If possible, invite the woman and the little boy to come in too, and let us confront each other, lest they refuse to admit it when the emperor condemns them."
"Your Majesty!" Bai Meng looked at Song Jue and nodded lightly, "I think that the thirteen brothers' proposal is very correct. That woman and that child should have been raised outside by the second young master behind the old prince and the prince's back. They I didn’t know anything about it. I still said what I said, since we want to break off the engagement, we must break off the engagement openly and justly, and we can’t let them pour dirty water on us!"
"Xiaomeng and Thirteen are right." The Queen Mother, Ying Thirteen and Bai Meng stood on the same front, "If this Zhao Yinhe marries someone else, that's it, just deal with it secretly. But now he is He is to be the son-in-law of our royal family. From now on, people will say that he is Jin Yu’s consort. Before getting married, a consort actually raised an illegitimate wife and gave birth to a child. If this spreads, what will happen to Jin Yu? What about being a human being? Now that we have discovered this matter, let's solve it completely!" The Queen Mother looked at Song Jinyu, "Girl, what do you think?"
"Everything is decided by the Queen Mother and the Imperial Brother!" Song Jinyu's face showed no expression and her mood was relatively calm. She seemed not surprised by the result at all. "But, I have a request. Please don't involve that woman and her child. They are innocent in this matter."
