Records of the King of Xin'an County

After Jian Guogong handed over the case statement, the saint just picked it up and glanced at it, then put it aside and ignored it.The next day, when Li Hui and Princess Changning brought the Lord Xin'an who had returned from Zhaoling to greet him with a smile, he thought about it casually, and looked at the book again.However, the emotion in his eyes was extremely calm, without any deep and complex expressions, as if the person who conspired against him was not his half-sister, but just a stranger.

At this time, there was a boy and a girl laughing outside the Hall of Eryi. He looked up, his eyes lingering on his beloved daughter, Princess Changning for a moment, and then moved to his nephew and niece next to him.The nephew was handsome and outstanding as always, with a relaxed smile on his lips, and when he looked at the two cousins, his eyes were full of pampering.The niece is quiet and beautiful, like polished jade, more gentle, introverted, elegant and moving.

"Grandpa, Sister Huanniang is back. I want to keep her in the princess mansion. The two sisters are good companions." After the three greeted each other, Princess Changning couldn't hide her joy and said, "Mother I also think it is very suitable, otherwise I will live alone in the huge princess mansion, and I will inevitably feel lonely."

"Since you intend to invite guests to stay in the mansion for a long time, what's the use of asking me and Zitong? Naturally, you have to ask the guests if they are willing." The saint said, "However, recently Wanniang often lives in the princess mansion, you will The sisters are all taken away, so your aunt should miss you all the time." Ever since Princess Yong'an and the aunt of Shouyang County worshiped His Royal Highness Prince Pu as their teacher and learned poetry, calligraphy and painting, they have been paying close attention to Princess Changning's mansion and Prince Xin'an's mansion. linger.Almost three or four out of the ten days lived outside, and Empress Du's Anren Hall was indeed much quieter.

"Sister Huanniang is of course willing to live with my son, you don't need to ask to know! Besides, grandpa, don't worry, we will definitely enter the palace to accompany grandma every day. Sister Huanniang, is it right?" Princess Changning held the letter County Lord An's jade arms shook, revealing a sliver of the childishness of a young lady, and the gloominess between her brows and eyes also dissipated a lot.

County Lord Xin'an nodded lightly, and said with a smile: "I heard that Yue Niang lived next door to my cousin, so I have always been curious. Now that I have the opportunity to live together for a while and enjoy the scenery of the two mansions, it is considered complete."

"Brother is going to get married in a few days. I will introduce you to my sister-in-law when the time comes. Both of you have studied Buddhist scriptures and Taoist scriptures, so you must be a good match. By the way, sister Huanniang still remembers your sister-in-law. Is it? Jingzhao Du's daughter is also my distant cousin. I didn't have a chance to meet before, so it will be convenient for us to go in the future. I also thought that opening a door on the wall will make it easier for us to go in and out, anyway. There is nothing to hide in the brother's house..."

Hearing the two young ladies chattering about their marriage, Li Hui's smile froze.Sitting far away on the other side and writing something, Wang Zixian paused the tip of his pen, and the ink stained the rice paper.However, he quickly raised the pen and turned it slightly, the handwriting is still neat, smooth with a little sharpness, it seems to be the same as usual.

The saint couldn't help laughing and said: "Why, you are still so nervous when it comes to marriage? It really is a young man..." After finishing speaking, he sighed, as if recalling the distant past, and said with emotion: "When I got married in the past , it should be the same? I feel uncomfortable when I hear a few jokes from people."

After chatting and joking with his nephew, he looked at his niece and said, "Huan Niang, now it seems that your temperament is a bit quieter. If the second brother and the second sister-in-law meet, maybe they hope that your temperament It would be better to change with Jing Xing. However, the second brother also mentioned it in the letter, and Jing Xing seems to have calmed down a lot."

The eyes of Xin'an County Lord moved slightly, and a little watery light floated: "Fifth brother's temperament is really too jumpy, and only by being calm through experience can people feel at ease... I want to come to Grandpa and Grandma. I will definitely feel very gratified." Although there were countless expectations and doubts hidden in her heart, she still endured it and did not ask or plead.

The sage nodded, and then mentioned the reason why she came back: "I heard that you found that Concubine Yan and the concubine Li Ge were secretive in their words and deeds in the palace, and later restrained Concubine Yan in one fell swoop?"

The Lord of Xin'an County smiled lightly and gently, as if the sunshine in this winter was as clear and warm as ever: "It's just a coincidence. My son has been in Zhaoling for a long time, and whenever there is a slight disturbance, he will feel strange. It is not the first time that the common man Li Ge has been in contact with outsiders, because he is an elder, and his son can't talk about it, so he just ignores it. But recently, he suddenly hid dozens of people, hurriedly, and behaved very strangely, and his son gave birth Suspicion, order people to guard the palace more closely, just in case."

"It's just that I didn't expect that there was also a woman among these people who quietly entered the palace to have a secret meeting with Concubine Yan, and happened to be met by the maid next to my son. Knowing what they must have planned, my son sent a letter to my cousin. My cousin sent Buqu and maids to help, and my son waited on the sidelines, seeing that Concubine Yan sent her maids to destroy the dedication hall and the bedroom, and immediately put them under house arrest."

"What? Destroy the dedication hall and the bedroom?!" The saint changed his benevolent attitude just now, and suddenly changed color, startled and angry, "Where did they have the courage?!" Mausoleums of previous emperors?If it is true that the mausoleum is damaged, it not only means that his filial piety has been compromised, but it is also a bad omen.Not to mention that he had to issue an edict to sin against himself, maybe someone would use this to spread rumors and make trouble! !

"Uncle, calm down." Li Hui continued, "What they wanted to destroy was the decorations in the dedication hall and the bedroom. After being discovered by Huan Niang, they all threw themselves into the trap, but nothing happened. Perhaps these people's original intentions were just to use this as a pretense to trick grandfather. I don't want to kill each other, so I put pressure on my uncle to let Aunt An Xing go. However, if they really let them do it, King Ni will never let go of this good opportunity to build momentum."

The sage narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "The second of the ten rebellions is to conspire a great treason, to destroy the ancestral temple, the mountain mausoleum, the palace, and the death penalty. Now that the evidence is convincing, give the concubine Yan poisoned wine, and bury her in the Yan family as a commoner." In the mausoleum." As Concubine Yan, she should have been given a good posthumous title to be buried in Zhaoling.But since she had no respect for the late emperor and conspired with Li Ge to destroy the dedicated hall and bedroom, naturally there is no need to show her any favors.The concubine is an elder, her status is not suitable for him to depose, and it is inconvenient to reveal the crime of planning to destroy Zhaoling, but the funeral can imply her guilt.

"As for the rest of the Yan family, I don't believe they are not aware of it. After careful investigation, if there is one person related to this matter, the whole family will be exiled to Guangzhou. And Li Ge... I will talk to Uncle King Jing first." A mere concubine For a man who commits such a heinous crime, it is not too much to be sentenced to beheaded.However, looking at King Jing's face, the punishment may be postponed for a few days, and the beheading can also be changed to poisoned alcohol or self-judgment—in any case, the death penalty is unavoidable.

Li Hui was silent for a moment: "Have uncle met Aunt Anxing?"

"See you." The saint said, the corners of his eyes and brows felt a little chilly, "You all come with me to see each other."

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In Zongzheng Temple, Princess Anxing sat quietly by the door, looking at the snow in the courtyard outside.Her demeanor could even be called demure, neither the usual lazy appearance nor the appearance of madness, and she never pretended to be sick and weak Xizi.From a distance, it seems that everything is in the plan.

However, perhaps only she herself knows that if it is said that her vitality was [-]% a few days ago, after the interrogation yesterday, only [-]% is left.And the sage didn't come, as if he had no interest in the secret she was holding, which meant that she had less than [-]% vitality left.

It is true that she miscalculated.

Not only did she underestimate the power of Prince Pu's mansion, but she also underestimated that nephew who was only filial in the past and received a lot of love.It was no accident that Prince Pu left Luoyang, and it was not an abandoned son who left this young man in Chang'an.He should have thought earlier that the young man who won the favor of the late emperor and the sage is definitely not an easy person to be with.

But she is not reconciled!She is not willing to be ruined in the hands of such a yellow-haired kid! !Not reconciled...not reconciled...

Just when she lowered her eyes and barely suppressed the strong killing intent that filled her blood, Sheng Jia came in person.She raised her head suddenly, raised her delicately drawn lips, and smiled at the saint: "The saint is finally willing to come to see me. I also said that I will never see my brothers and sisters again before I die."

"So I'm here to fulfill your dying wish." The saint said indifferently, "As for brothers and sisters - you should have seen Sister Linchuan and Qinghe yesterday. The third brother didn't want to see you, and the second brother was arrested. You were framed far away in Guangzhou, so I probably don’t want to see you. Eldest brother... the common man Li Song, you were the one who harmed him back then.” It’s extremely ironic that a person who wanted to kill his brother would dare to mention brothers and sisters.

"Hee hee, if I hadn't acted, how could the sage rest in peace?" Princess Anxing actually laughed, "The sage should have thanked me, but why did he become angry?"

"My court, my relatives, I will take care of them myself, so what does it matter to you? Besides, your memory is so bad, have you forgotten how my Sanlang died?" Old and new enmities—or the enmity between their brothers and her, there are many that can be counted.

"This is what you owe me, brother, and you should repay it multiple times." Princess Anxing replied with a smile.

"I owe you? Heh, why did I ever owe you anything? And why did I ever owe Duke Huai? He clearly died of illness and had nothing to do with the brothers, yet you still keep saying that you want revenge?"

"If it wasn't for Li Song and Li Tai calling the imperial physician away that day, how could my elder brother die of a serious illness?! And you——take away the throne that belongs to elder brother, so naturally you should pay it back!!"

The saint raised his eyebrows: "So, you took the opportunity to take revenge on the matter of the Yang family? As for Zheng Guogong, who called away another imperial physician, his children have long since disappeared, and the family has been scattered. Is there any means of yours?"

"I will not let go of all the murderers who killed my brother." Princess Anxing laughed more and more wantonly, "Look, haven't I finished my revenge now? Li Song was succeeded, no longer Grandpa's son, who became a monk, was not allowed to step out of the fief for the rest of his life - it was considered cheap for him. Of course, there must be someone who is unwilling to let him go. Li Heng was exiled to Guangzhou, would you still be willing to let him come back? Wulang? Maybe he Will you die in Guangzhou? As for Li Tai, don’t you think it’s terrible to have two such outstanding sons? It’s his turn next? ? It will be interesting to end up as lonely as me in the future!"

The saint's eyes suddenly sank, and after a while, Fang whispered: "I am naturally different from you, a madman."

"Hee hee! Is that so?" Princess Anxing raised her head and laughed, looking crazy, "The saint is willing to let me, a lunatic, live a few more years to see if you are really different from me? Can I trade things with you?"

The sage stared at her fixedly, and suddenly smiled: "Forget it."

Princess Anxing froze suddenly, her eyes widened in disbelief——

"It turns out that you were just trying to annoy me and gain a chance." The saint raised the corners of his lips, "But I just don't want to do what you want."

"You don't want to know about the rebellious king?!" Princess Anxing stood up abruptly, her expression twisted.

"I don't want to." The saint said leisurely.

"Really don't want to?! His power must not be underestimated, and it is very likely to shake your country!!" Princess An Xing trembled slightly, as if she was about to rush out in the next moment.

"We already know who he is." Li Hui walked over quickly, stood in front of the saint, and continued calmly, "This is no longer a secret, and it won't change your life."

"Impossible! Impossible! Absolutely impossible!! Impossible!! I don't believe it! You lied to me!!"

In the unusually sharp and ear-piercing cry, the sage said to his nephew beside him calmly: "Give me poison and wine, send her there."

Li Hui nodded: "My child understands."