[Langya Bang] Qi Ye Zhenzhen

On the day when the news of the prince's confinement came out, Yan Zhen's grandmother, Mrs. Yun, visited Prince Jing's mansion. She came here specially to see her newborn great-grandson.

Yan Zhen naturally met her in person.

"Grandfather and grandmother have been wandering abroad for many years, but they are back." Yan Zhen had a deep impression of her grandfather and grandmother, and remembered that they had no contact with Yanfu since their mother passed away.

Except for giving gifts during the New Year and holidays, there is almost no communication.

Yan Zhen asked Zhu Ji and Tortoise to take the child out to show Mrs. Yun, and then sent Liu Li to bring Xiao Youning over.

Mrs. Yun is old, but she is in good spirits. Unlike her elder sister, the queen mother who died young, the queen mother was lingering on the bed before her death, and her bones were broken. Mrs. Yun is still in good spirits at the age of seventy, traveling with her husband in the mountains and rivers .

"This boy looks more like Prince Jing. Girls, he looks like you. However, Ah Qi's eyes are like yours." Mrs. Yun hugged Xiao Youxu, the child neither crying nor fussing. His star pupils turned like two big black grapes.

Yan Zhen hugged Xiao You'an, and saw that her features looked more like Xiao Jingyan's, and she smiled again: "My eldest daughter, I'm afraid my grandmother hasn't seen her before. Ajiu resembles me the most."

As soon as Yan Zhen finished speaking, Liu Li brought Xiao Youning in.

"Greetings to mother." The little girl saw that a stranger was there, and immediately saluted Yan Zhen in a polite manner.

Yan Zhen didn't know what she was thinking: "Come here quickly. I have seen my grandma."

"Ajiu pays respects to Grandmother."

When Mrs. Yun saw Ah Jiu, who was exactly like her daughter who died young, she seemed to have returned to the past in a trance. She was stunned for a while, and then said slowly: "Good boy, get up quickly. Come closer, let Grandma take a good look at it."

Xiao Youning was never a shy person, so he walked up to Mrs. Yun, and Mrs. Yun lovingly touched her bun: "Ajiu's birth is really good, it looks like a lucky child."

Mrs. Yun made out with the children for a while, then asked Yan Zhen to take the children down, while she chatted with her granddaughter whom she hadn't seen for a long time.

"Recently, Prince Jing has become a bit prominent." Mrs. Yun has gone through three dynasties, so her vision is naturally good, and her tone is also very sharp.

When Yan Zhen heard this, she said neither humble nor overbearing: "It's all because of the emperor's love. If it wasn't for the decline of the crown prince, the stalemate between the two parties with the prince would be broken. No matter how talented the prince is, he wouldn't be in his turn."

Mrs. Yun looked at Yan Zhen's eyebrows and eyes that were almost exactly the same as those of her daughter who died young, and her calm demeanor was exactly the same as hers.

"Does your father know?"

Yan Zhen was startled, then smiled: "It's always been my father's skill to judge things and judge people. Of course he knows."

"Since he knows, he is willing to let you go this way."

Yan Zhen pursed her lips, Li Dio smiled slightly: "Although this road is not an ordinary way of life, although Ah Zhen is not talented, it is not enough to kill this road."

Mrs. Yun looked at Yan Zhen's smiling eyes, and sighed: "Your grandfather said that you will not look back. It seems that I underestimated you. You are always smart, you can make a decision and you have already made it." Well, make all the preparations. So, there is one thing you put away."

Mrs. Yun spread out her palm, and inside lay a jade tablet in the shape of witch hazel.

Witch hazel is the Queen Mother's favorite flower.

Yan Zhen's eyes were fixed. She once speculated that after the death of the Queen Mother, who would give the power in her hands?

Her only two biological daughters, one was blood-splattered in the palace because of the Chi Yan case;The rest of the princesses, Princess Ningyang, who grew up single-handedly, are far away in the fief; she thought about it, but she didn't expect that a power would be handed over to the grandmother who had always been at odds with the Queen Mother.

"Grandmother?" Yan Zhen took the jade tablet from her grandmother's hand, looked at this old man who had lost both her sister and daughter, but didn't know what to say.

They got along with each other in silence until Mrs. Yun left Prince Jing's mansion.

Yan Zhen looked at the witch hazel in her palm, and suddenly remembered its alias honeysuckle, and suddenly remembered the name of her grandfather, as if she caught something in her heart, she sighed and disappeared in the wind.

When Meng Zhi came to Prince Jing's mansion, it was the time when the rumors from outside were the worst.

Xiao Jingyan and Yan Zhen met him in the study.

Since he expressed his support for Xiao Jingyan, because he used to be in the Red Flame Army and was very close to Lin Shu, Xiao Jingyan believed him very much after being open and honest.

"Meng Qing, it is not a trivial matter to imprison the prince in the Eastern Palace. Do you have any evidence in your hand?"

"No, nothing. Your Majesty only gave me a metaphor." Meng Zhi also stared anxiously because of this matter, "The thing is like this..."

"Don't say it first, follow me into the secret passage, so you won't have to say it again when you see Mr. Su."

With a promise, Meng Zhi followed Xiao Jingyan and Yan Zhen into the secret passage, and wandered around to the secret room that he had been to several times.

Xiao Jingyan pulled the bell rope installed on the wall to notify Mei Changsu of his arrival, but after waiting twice as long as usual, there was still no figure of the counselor, which made the two people in the secret room a little uneasy, but You can't go through it directly to see what's going on.

After waiting for a stick of incense, there was finally movement in the secret passageway of the Su residence, but even Prince Jing, who was inferior in martial arts to Meng Zhi, could be sure that the person who came in without a sound after the door rang was definitely not Xiao Jingyan.

Sure enough, after a moment, Fei Liu's young and handsome face appeared at the entrance of the secret room, and said in a cold and blunt tone, "Wait."

Seeing that it was Fei Liu, Yan Zhen quickly stopped Commander Meng who opened his mouth to ask. She looked at Fei Liu with a displeased expression on his face: "Fei Liu, what's the matter, seems to be unhappy? Who is pestering you, Su?" brother?"

"En." The gloomy young man nodded emphatically.

"who is it?"

"Poisonous snake."

Meng Zhi was taken aback, "Who are you talking about?"

"Poisonous snake!" Fei Liu didn't like to answer the same question repeatedly, so he gave him an impatient look.

Yan Zhen was also taken aback when she heard that, then she came to her senses and asked, "Is it King Yu?"

"Ok!"

Hearing this, Xiao Jingyan, Yan Zhen and Meng Zhi all understood the situation, they were slightly relieved, and sat down peacefully.

Fei Liu was still standing outside the door, looking at the three of them seriously, with no intention of leaving.

Yan Zhen took out the Nine Links that she played with Ah Jiu just now from her bosom to relieve her boredom.

She flicked her fingers to untie the Nine Links, concentrating on playing, not paying attention to Xiao Jingyan's question to Fei Liu for a while, until as soon as the word "buffalo" was out of her mouth, the last ring fell off her palm and fell to the ground with a crisp sound. .

She looked up at Xiao Jingyan, who was in deep thought, and at Fei Liu, who was bewildered, and secretly thought about how to make this matter go away.

Before Yan Zhen could think of a solution, Mei Changsu came.

"Sorry for being late. Prince Yu just came to discuss some matters and sent him away." Mei Changsu was explaining, seeing the different expressions of Prince Jing and Meng Zhi, he immediately sensed that the atmosphere in the room was not right, "What's wrong? You guys What were you talking about just now?"

"It's nothing," Xiao Jingyan stared into his eyes, but his tone was very light, "We're talking... about the buffalo..."

When Xiao Jingyan said these words, Meng Zhi was the most nervous in the secret room, and Fei Liu was the most relaxed. Mei Changsu, who was between the two of them, showed no signs of panic, but it was by no means pretending. Relaxed, he just narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was reflecting what Prince Jing meant, and then he seemed to understand, and then he showed some surprise, guilt and panic, and slowly turned his body, He called out in a reproachful tone: "Fei Liu...are you talking nonsense?"

"No!" The boy didn't understand why he was being blamed, his eyes were wide open, his mouth was slightly open, and he looked very aggrieved.

"Fei Liu, didn't I tell you that Sister Nihuang was joking, shouldn't I learn it?"

"yourself!"

Mei Changsu seemed to be choked up by the boy's rebuttal, paused and said, "Yes, brother Su himself learned it twice, it's not right, we'll change it together in the future, did you hear me?"

"Oh." Fei Liu tilted his head and glanced at Xiao Jingyan again, "Change!"

"I'm sorry, Your Highness." Mei Changsu then bowed to Prince Jing, "Princess Nihuang Princess came to visit after the year, and when we were chatting, she talked about some old things. I found it interesting, so I knew it was rude to call Your Highness that way. , I still couldn’t help using it twice in private, but this kid Fei Liu learned it. This is my presumptuousness, please forgive me, Your Highness.”

"So I heard what Nihuang said." Xiao Jingyan's facial expression did not change much, but there was a trace of disappointment in his lowered eyes, "I thought..."

He deliberately stopped in the middle of speaking, Yan Zhen stepped forward and held his hand, comforting him silently.But Mei Changsu stood quietly and didn't answer, but Meng Zhi couldn't help asking: "What do you think?"

"I thought Mr. Su... knew someone else before..." Xiao Jingyan's eyes blurred for a moment, then he suddenly concentrated, regained his clarity, and said with a smile, "Unexpectedly, Princess Nihuang really valued Mr. Su. I am willing to tell you about the old things in the past."

Yan Zhen didn't wait for Mei Changsu to reply, and said, "Let's not talk about this for now, let's talk about serious things first."

Mei Changsu nodded, and turned sideways: "Your Highness, Concubine, Commander Meng, please."

Yan Zhen followed Xiao Jingyan on the secret road, it was the first time for her to walk, the secret road was dark and the sight was very bad, Xiao Jingyan held her tightly, even if someone else was around, he didn't shy away from it.

When you reach the steps, don't forget to remind me.

Mei Changsu said with a smile, "Your Highness and the princess are truly in love."

"The concubine hasn't recovered after giving birth. She said that she can't see clearly at night. That's why the king is so careful, which makes me laugh."

When he came to the inner room, Meng Zhi immediately changed his expression and said, "Your Majesty imprisoned the crown prince in the East Palace, you all know that, right?"

"I don't know the details." Mei Changsu stared intently, "How the matter happened, what His Majesty said and did at that time, I have to ask the Grand Commander to explain it from the beginning."

"Okay." Meng Zhi thought about it for a while, and slowly recounted the details of how he was ordered to accompany Emperor Liang to the East Palace that day.

Although he is not good at Chinese words, but he has a good memory, his words are simple and accurate, and he can describe the situation of that day clearly.

Mei Changsu waited for him to finish speaking, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Is the prince still serving by the old people from the Eastern Palace?"

"Yes. But I was worried that he might act inappropriately in despair, so I sent a smart and reliable person to watch at any time." Meng Zhi said with a sigh, "This prince is ruined, but I don't know What exactly is His Majesty planning?"

"According to my judgment, it will not be abolished for the time being, and even if it is abolished, a new prince will not be established immediately." Mei Changsu turned to Xiao Jingyan, "Does Your Highness understand what I mean?"

Xiao Jingyan nodded, "Understood."

He understood, but Meng Zhi didn't understand.

However, this great commander was not a person with deep curiosity, so after thinking about it, he couldn't figure it out, and he didn't ask further.

"The East Palace is located in the imperial city, and the defense inside the palace is taken over by the imperial guards, but the surrounding area outside the palace is the responsibility of the patrol battalion. His Highness will also order people to intensify the inspections. No matter how chaotic the court situation is, there must be no chaos near the East Palace. Any chaos will cause accidents. Then The responsibility rests with the two of you, and King Yu is happy to take advantage of it."

Meng Zhi immediately agreed: "This responsibility is indeed heavy. Didn't I tell you just now that I didn't even issue an edict from Daoming? At that time, I asked His Majesty for it, but I was always interrupted when I couldn't finish speaking. Now I have to Relying on a word of mouth to persevere."

"Speaking of this," Mei Changsu turned to look at him, "You should prepare a great gift for that Eunuch Gao."

"Ah? I still want to thank him? Why?" Speaking of this Gao Zhan, Meng Zhi is afraid that he is still angry. Now that Mei Changsu wants him to thank him, how can he agree.

"He interrupted you with good intentions and a favor. If you repay it, it means you know his kindness and have accepted his favor." Mei Changsu smiled at him, "That's it."

Meng Zhi glared at him, "Mr. Su, I'm a rough person, I don't understand these twists and turns, what's going on, please tell me clearly!"

Yan Zhen pursed her lips and smiled for a while, listening to Mei Changsu's explanation.

"Then let me ask you, when you first asked His Majesty to issue an edict, did His Majesty pay any attention to you?"

"No……"

"Why is he ignoring you? Is it because he didn't hear clearly, or because he was confused?"

Meng Zhi was startled, speechless.

"If there is anyone in this world who understands His Majesty's heart best, it is definitely not the empress or concubine, not the prince or king, not these courtiers who have been speculating on his holy will, but Gao Zhan. He has been by His Majesty's side day and night, and he has been trustworthy all these years. It is not bad, without a quick reaction and accurate judgment, it is impossible." Mei Changsu took a deep look at Meng Zhi, "Take the matter of the Changxin Palace as an example, your Majesty ignored your request for a handwritten order. It means that His Majesty was hesitant at the time. Firstly, he didn’t want to deal with it immediately, and secondly, he didn’t want to deal with it so badly that he would not be able to return to the world in the future. If an order is issued by Zhongshu Chaoge to confine the prince, he must always give a reason, no matter what the reason is written, Once it is serious enough to confine the crown prince, it is not a small crime. The current situation of the crown prince cannot bear this clear order. What he issued can almost be regarded as an edict to abolish the crown prince..."