Chapter 228 Something Happened
The twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, light snow.
Shen Ning didn't expect it to snow today.
It was rare for her to want to lie down in bed.
She also wanted to bring her daughter over and lie in bed with her, but the little girl was used to playing every day and wanted to go out and find her sisters.
Shen Ning couldn't hold herself back, so she had no choice but to have someone send her away.
Zhan Xue has become accustomed to being her husband.
Although the little girl couldn't speak, as long as she was in class and her sisters stopped talking, she would crawl on the blanket obediently or be held by someone, and listen to the class as if she could understand.
Everyone was used to it, but Shi Xiangyun and Xue Baochai were quite surprised.
The daughter of a Duke's mansion was actually crawling on the ground...
Although the room was very warm and clean with blankets and floor heating, Jia Yue was actually crawling on the floor with so many people serving him?
She saw the little girl crawling to Miss Lin.
Lin Daiyu calmly touched the little sister's head with her hand.
Jia Yue gave her a toothless smile and then crawled towards Tanchun again.
While listening to the class, Tanchun reached out and touched her sister.
Jia Yue stayed beside her for a while, then crawled towards Yingchun.
Yingchun picked her up without hesitation and held her on her lap.
Jia Yue did not struggle or make a sound. Instead, she leaned obediently on her sister and began to listen to the class.
Shen Ning, who had calculated the time, couldn't help but smile when she saw her daughter being well-behaved.
Sure enough, prenatal education is still very important. Look at the baby who is so naughty at ordinary times, but he will not make trouble as long as he is in class.
“…The wise find pleasure in water, the benevolent find pleasure in mountains. The wise are active, the benevolent are quiet. The wise are joyful, the benevolent are long-lived.”
Zhan Xue was about to leave the get out of class, and said, "This sentence comes from the Analects of Confucius, Yong Ye. The sage used water and mountains as metaphors from the perspective of aesthetic taste to discuss the difference and unity between the wise and the benevolent. Zhu Dajia of the Song Dynasty once said in his annotations that the wise understand the truth of things and flow around without stagnation, just like water, so they enjoy water; the benevolent are at peace with righteousness and are thick and unchangeable, just like mountains, so they enjoy mountains.
If you are interested, you can go to the study and take a look.
Okay, this class ends here, everyone take a break. "
A year is almost over and she has accepted two more students.
Zhan Xue was also quite convinced.
Fortunately, the two newcomers also have some foundation.
Even if she can't keep up for the time being, she can always take extra classes to make up for it.
Compared to Rongguo Mansion, she has more flexible time here.
Mrs. Shen pays more attention to the practical nature of the girls' learning.
For example, reading is to broaden your horizons and think about different angles and solutions to problems.
As for music, chess, calligraphy and painting, it’s up to the girls’ own interests.
But housekeeping finances...
Zhan Xue felt that this was what she valued most.
So we let them get in touch early.
He even did not hesitate to use Ningguo Mansion for them to practice.
Zhan Xue has observed that she is not afraid of them making mistakes, but is only afraid that they are wrong and don't know it.
Outside the window, Shen Ning suspected that her daughter could understand the word "rest". As soon as Zhan Xue put down the book, the little girl screamed "ah" and jumped happily into Yingchun's arms.
"Madam, are you here to pick up Yue'er?"
Zhan Xue smiled and looked at Shen Ning outside the door. Just as she was about to say something else, she saw the maid running over, "Madam, someone is coming from the palace. The Queen wants you to come in and talk."
Huh? The girls all turned around.
Shen Ning didn't care about Zhan Xue and asked, "Who is coming?"
"Madame Wu, who is beside the Empress."
Instead of using the eunuchs, he used the maid around him, which was a sign of closeness.
Shen Ning breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm sorry, sir, I have to trouble you to look after Yue Er for me today."
"If you have something to do, go by yourself. Yue'er is very well behaved. Don't worry, we are watching over you."
Why should she take care of the kid?
In addition to the wet nurse, maids, and her sisters.
A hug to one, a teasing to another, and the day is over.
Sometimes Zhan Xue wanted to hug someone, but she couldn't get anyone to hug her.
Baochai watched her leave in a hurry, and her mind flew away.
Shen Ning, who had just washed and put on makeup, got on the carriage to the palace not long after.
Nanny Wu was an old acquaintance. When she first entered the palace, it was Nanny Wu who was waiting at the palace gate on the orders of the Queen.
"Don't worry, ma'am."
Having received two purses from Jia Zhen, Nanny Wu was unusually kind and said, "Today's summons is most likely a good thing."
"oh?"
Shen Ning blinked, "Madam, do you know what good news it is?"
"Yesterday, Master Zhen from Jiangnan was escorted to the capital, and the Emperor and the Empress talked about the former Crown Prince."
She would not tell anyone that the emperor and empress had left the palace.
Nanny Wu only said what she could, "When the former crown prince was alive, he was always thinking about Jiangnan and was worried about the officialdom, taxes, and so on in Jiangnan."
At that time, almost all of these were controlled by the Zhen family.
Shen Ning began to understand what she meant.
The Zhen family fell, and the emperor was thinking about the prince.
In fact, the reason why he thought of the prince was not only because of the Zhen family, but also because of Mr. Liu.
Shen Ning sighed softly in her heart.
Faintly, she felt that there was someone behind Mr. Liu.
The other party was also using Mr. Liu to attack the royal family of Dazhao.
The emperor might also know this, but it was in his interest to beat down those unhuman princes, so he turned a blind eye.
But this person...
If she were the emperor, she would not be able to rest in peace unless she took down this man.
"After the prince left, the emperor often missed him."
Although Nanny Wu did not mention Qin Keqing explicitly, Shen Ning already knew that the main purpose of entering the palace today was to get benefits for her.
"Thank you for the reminder, Mammy."
Shen Ning thanked him sincerely, "I already know how to do it."
"Madam has done a great job."
Nanny Wu smiled and said, "I just saw a servant in your house who had just returned from the Qin family with gifts."
The Jia family is a kind family.
There was no neglect towards Qin because the emperor had fallen.
After all, the emperor can pity her because she is the prince's daughter, or he can ignore her.
"Qin is a lovely person."
The smile in Shen Ning's eyes deepened, "You only saw that my family sent things to her, but you didn't see that she sent things to my family."
As she spoke, she pointed to the headband on her head and said, "Look, this is what she gave me the other day."
“…Mm, it’s really beautiful!”
A large pearl, embedded in the middle of the plain brocade, exudes an elegance that cannot be ignored.
It also fits the color of filial piety in Ningguo Mansion.
Aunt Wu was impressed by the girl's cleverness and dexterity, "Congratulations, Madam, on having a wonderful granddaughter-in-law."
Judging from Mrs. Shen's expression, she really likes Qin.
That's good!
Nanny Wu had also inquired about it a long time ago. She was very good to her daughter-in-law, Youshi. Because she was afraid that Youshi had no money, she also gave her a lot of property.
In this capital city, evil mothers-in-law are often heard of, but someone like Madam Shen... is very rare.
No wonder their queen likes it.
In the past, their queen was often bullied by Concubine Zhen.
The atmosphere in the carriage was harmonious, and when we arrived at Kunning Palace, it was naturally not bad either.
Just as Shen Ning was about to salute, she was stopped by the Queen.
"Between us, sister, you don't have to be polite."
The queen was also very good at speaking. "After the New Year, you will go back to your hometown, and it will be difficult for my sister to come to the palace banquet. If I don't summon you, I'm afraid my sister will forget me."
"Look at what you said, is my memory that bad?"
Shen Ning laughed and sat down with her. "Last time I was sick, I have to thank you and the Emperor for giving me the imperial physician from the Emperor Retired. Otherwise, I wouldn't have recovered so quickly."
“This is how it should be.”
The Queen had already felt that she was thinner than the last time they met.
However, she tried not to mention sad things if possible.
"The mutiny a few days ago..."
The queen sighed, "It's really beyond my imagination."
She hesitated for a moment and said, "Sister is one of us. I guess she has heard of Mr. Liu, right?"
Lord Dong of Shuntian Prefecture started investigating Mr. Liu from the thief he caught in Ningguo Prefecture.
The emperor told her everything, so she knew the whole story. "You said... Is there anyone else behind Mr. Liu?"
“…There should be.”
The Queen also had this doubt, so Shen Ning was relieved. "It could be from the previous dynasty, the north, or even foreign enemies. In other words, it is possible that several forces came together to help him."
Whether it happens or not, it’s better to be careful.
I'm really careless...
What if someone takes advantage of you?
Although Dazhao was not suffering from internal and external troubles at this time, it was actually not much worse.
The West is rising.
north……
Whether it was the Tatars or the Jin people, they all wanted to replace the previous dynasty.
The Rakshasa Kingdom further north has not stopped its war efforts.
To stand still and remain complacent is to fall behind.
"It's just that they did everything just fine."
Shen Ning sighed and said, "This is what makes Mr. Liu stand out. However, it is precisely because of their perfect invisibility that they stand out even more."
This? The queen was shocked. She finally knew where the uneasiness had come from.
During the time when the prince was in trouble, the shadows of the previous dynasty and the people from the north were present.
Now that so many princes have fallen, all the pointers point to only Mr. Liu. This is totally wrong.
The other party had calculated it correctly. This was also in the interests of her and the emperor, right? "No wonder my sister could come up with a plan to deal with the Japanese."
The queen was full of admiration and gratitude, "Sister, you are so talented, I appreciate it."
It seems that we should send more people to watch over the Sinner Village.
She couldn't think of anything deeper for the time being, but if something happened in the Sinner Manor, then the Dazhao Imperial Family...
The Queen quickly thought of her three children and the Emperor's other two children.
Their safety...
"Please sit down for a while. I'll be right back."
The queen went out quickly and asked people to keep an eye on the three princes and two little princesses.
Their food, clothing, housing, and the people around them must be carefully checked.
She didn't know why, but at this moment, she couldn't control her panic.
At this moment, she could no longer talk slowly to Shen Ning. When she went back, she said directly, "Good sister, the emperor just mentioned to me yesterday about the prince and Qin's place. I want to borrow your relationship to grant them a favor."
"Then I would like to thank the Queen on behalf of Qin."
Given grace, they will certainly continue.
Shen Ning also wished that Qin's status could be higher.
In this capital city, there are many people who are considered heroes by their birth.
If the Queen used her to say that she particularly liked Qin, it would invisibly raise her status.
"Why do you want me to thank you?"
The Queen said: "To be honest, it is the Royal Family that has let that child down."
In the clan house, she had to take care of the daughters of criminals. It didn't make sense that they would ignore the prince's daughter who had taken care of her and her husband.
When Shen Ning came out of the palace, three carriages filled with rewards followed behind her.
The emperor and empress, who had turned the tables and became the masters, gave her the first huge reward in their lives.
This time, there was no imperial decree, but the more low-key it was, the more people who were interested knew how much the emperor and the empress valued the Ningguo Mansion.
From various snacks from the imperial kitchen to various newly made jewelry, fabrics, furs, and medicinal materials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, everyone was given a portion.
Shen Ning, who went home to distribute some of the gifts, didn't know that not long after she left, the Queen found out that the second prince born to Concubine Zhou was given a chronic poison by the palace maids around him.
The few sets of clothes made for the eldest princess, born to Concubine Yu, were also very inappropriate.
This? This is directed at her!
Fortunately, she checked first. If anything happened to the two children and the emperor found out, the final clue would definitely be her.
The queen was sweating on her back and asked someone to invite the emperor on the spot.
After a while, the emperor could not help pacing back and forth in the room after hearing that the queen was warned by Madam Shen that she was suspicious.
"Today, the criminal village reported that Prince An and Prince Jing were also dead."
The emperor wanted to beat someone up! "They also couldn't bear it and committed suicide?"
No, those two princes both have some martial arts skills.
"no!"
The emperor shook his head. "They encountered a pack of wolves while they were hunting wild boars."
He stopped and looked at the queen. "Their sons were also killed. A total of seven people died."
Surprisingly, there was no other trace.
“…”
The queen's heart was trembling.
Seven! Who are they?
"Your Majesty, who do you think... is it?"
“…Someone from the royal family must have been involved.”
When Taizu passed away, he was worried that the throne would fall into the hands of others.
His father tried hard to have a baby.
now……
The emperor tried hard to think about the old guys in the royal family.
“I just don’t know whether they are being used by others or whether they just get what they want.”
The emperor made a prompt decision and said, "Liu An, pass on my decree. It is the New Year. For the sake of the emperor emeritus and the fact that they are my brothers and nephews, I will send them each a stone of rice and flour.
In addition..., I am deeply saddened to hear what happened today. From today on, the criminal Zhuang will add 3,000 troops to look after their safety."
"yes!"
Liu An went there in a hurry.
But the emperor still had nowhere to vent his anger, "I have to ask the emperor about this matter."
Over the years, it was his brothers who had been making trouble with him.
But Father...
The emperor believed that with the old man's keen insight, he must know who in the royal family was coveting the throne.
When he hurried to Shoukang Palace, the emperor closed his eyes slightly to express his silent protest.
"Father, something happened."
The emperor was in a heavy mood.
These days, he has become a little too proud of himself.
Everything was too perfect for him.
He wanted this perfect success too much.
"We...may have all been plotted against."
It was difficult for the emperor to say it, but he had to say it.
The emperor originally thought it was the so-called bad news like yesterday, but he didn't expect that it was another bad news that he had once feared.
Although he had prepared himself mentally and even breathed a few more times when the emperor came, his condition was now worsening and he could not control it.
Fortunately, the imperial physician was right next door and the patient recovered quickly.
A year has a New Year's Eve, a year has a reunion. Today is New Year's Eve, let's get rid of worries and welcome hope. May the lights be always on, and may you be happy and peaceful. May you be safe and happy every year. May your wishes come true and you will be safe every year.
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