Another major case that has caused a stir in the capital has arrived.
The wives and grandmothers in the backyards of each family were stunned for a moment, and then they were in an uproar.
Not to mention the clay, straw and paper figurines, there were several boxes of talisman papers copied from Ma Dao Po's house, many of which were still being worn by them and their children.
This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that one of the talisman papers contains a drug that can make people weak and hallucinate. If worn for a long time, it can be fatal or drive people crazy.
The first wife of Yu Shilang, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, went mad while visiting someone else's home. She was diagnosed with hysteria and was later imprisoned in the backyard, where she died.
This is terrifying when you think about it carefully!
Yu Shilang's first wife was the daughter of his imperial examination teacher. With her dowry and the money he earned from embroidery, Yu Shilang went to Beijing to take the imperial examinations and rose through the ranks.
She took care of his parents at home while he took a concubine and gave birth to a child in the capital. After much difficulty, his parents brought her to the capital, but she went crazy within less than a year.
It is said that Minister Yu went everywhere to seek medical advice for his first wife, and he was able to become a minister because he went to the retired emperor for help in seeking medicine. The retired emperor, moved by his devotion to Yu, promoted him when the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue became vacant.
Many ladies had seen his wife go crazy at the beginning. Yu Shilang's mother said that it was because her mind was not at peace. She felt sorry for her daughter-in-law and specially asked Ma Dao Po for a talisman.
At that time, the old lady was crying like a dog. The censors heard the news and took action. At the court the next day, Minister Yu was impeached like a dog. His black gauze hat and official uniform were stripped off on the spot and he was thrown into the prison of the Ministry of Justice.
While the wives and grandmothers of each family were listening to the gossip outside and conducting urgent self-examinations, some of those who had done bad things through Ma Dao Po also began to feel uneasy day and night.
However, they didn't have to worry for many days before the yamen runners from Shuntian Prefecture came to their door.
While the families of the high-ranking officials in the capital were in a state of panic, the Ning and Rong mansions were peaceful and quiet.
Grandmother Jia recovered from her illness and became well-behaved.
But the Ningguo Mansion began to prepare for a long journey.
The emperor and the queen actually wanted to say, Madam Shen, you are old and in poor health, why don’t you just stay at home!
But when the words came to my lips, I couldn't help but continue.
Jia Jing is Madam Shen's Achilles' heel! If Ma Dao Po had not mentioned Jia Jing, she probably would not have been arrested on the spot by Madam Shen in her anger.
After all, the management of Rongguo Mansion was not as strict as that of Ningguo Mansion, and the emperor easily got the information of that day.
He found that when she was at home, she was also bullied by her aunt from the next room. She had to coax her when she cried unreasonably. He and the queen both felt like laughing.
Alas, it’s so difficult to be a human being! "Mother!"
Jia Zhen has already rented a boat. "Everything is ready on the 16th day of March. We will leave the day after tomorrow."
"become!"
It’s March in Yangzhou.
Shen Ning nodded, “In a while, go and invite your third aunt and her family over.”
"My son just came over from over there."
Jia Zhen smiled, "I have also told the old lady and the others. The old lady and the third aunt both asked what to do with Yue'er. If you don't want to take her with you, send her to them."
"bring!"
I didn’t bring it last time. How many days did the little girl feel wronged?
Shen Ning said without hesitation, "Your wife is at home, and she has to be settled."
"Yu's pregnancy is stable."
They can also come back quickly by water.
Jia Zhen said, "Two midwives have been invited, and there is a doctor at home on call at any time. She will be fine."
Shen Ning waved her hand, “While you are at home, spend more time with me.”
She had almost finished cleaning up what she needed to clean up.
I failed the first time, so I can’t fail the second time.
Shen Ning is now checking her daughter's things.
Although it will get warmer as you go south, it is still cold in this season. With young children, I would rather carry things with me and not use them than be without them when I need them.
Time passed quickly during their preparations, and March 16 arrived as scheduled.
When the family went to Tiekan Temple to restart the spirit, Shen Ning's heart had already run to the boat.
She could finally leave the capital.
When we boarded the boat from Dongbianmen Wharf, there were a lot of ships of all kinds traveling north and south on the Tonghui River.
Jia Yue's eyes were simply not enough to see enough. She found everything new and everything new.
Chen Ning let everything be done by her because she was also curious.
The mother and daughter were wearing thick fur cloaks and special masks. On the deck, they both smiled at the capital city that was getting farther and farther away.
"Mother, after we arrive at Tongzhou from Tonghui River, we will probably stay there for a night. Do you think we should stay at an inn or a post house?"
"The inn!"
As far as Shen Ning knew, the posthouses near the capital were all in very good condition.
Especially the posthouse in Tongzhou, which is the only way for officials from the south to enter Beijing by water. As far as Chen Ning knows, there are seven or eight courtyards alone.
"The inn is very close to the pier."
Jia Zhen reached out and took his sister who was crying out to him. "It's rare for your sister to come out. I'd like to take her to the city for a walk. What do you think?"
"Just her?"
Shen Ning was speechless, "Or is it that your mother often goes out?"
"Uh~"
Jia Zhen was stunned by the question, but fortunately he reacted quickly, "Of course you are with us. Sister, aren't I worried that you think she is too young and don't want to take care of her?"
"Look at how tough she is."
Her daughter seemed to have endless energy, and she could hardly hold her anymore. "We dare to leave her behind. Do you believe that she will cry with us all night?"
It's really possible.
Jia Zhen couldn't help laughing.
Traveling by water without getting seasick is a thousand times better than traveling by land.
Although it was still quite cold in the capital at this time, the shore was already green and large and small ships were coming and going in an orderly manner.
It's a pity for Shen Ning that she can't draw.
Otherwise, there must be a picture of Tonghui and busyness.
She was immersed in the joy of leaving Beijing, but she didn't know that at this moment another urgent report from the north was being delivered to An Yi by Hai Dongqing.
He opened it hurriedly, and soon ran to the imperial study with a happy face.
"Your Majesty, the Luosha Kingdom's negotiation delegation is about to enter the capital by sea. Lord Shi asked, should we still fight?"
What? The emperor took the urgent report, read it for a while and said, "Send it to Mr. Liu."
He actually wanted to say, spread the news to Madam Shen of Ningguo Mansion.
It’s hateful. I can’t talk about the rest!
Mr. Liu arrived very quickly. He took the urgent report and turned to the side hall where the oversized map was placed. "Your Majesty, they said they were negotiating, not seeking peace."
“…”
The emperor frowned, "Then beat him, beat him hard."
Beat them until they ask for peace.
"The more we defeat them before their delegation arrives in Beijing and brings them to the negotiation table, the more advantage we will have."
Now is not the time for them to rush to find someone.
Mr. Liu was also deeply touched by the crazy student's words that day.
Although many things are difficult to implement, and even if they are really implemented, both the emperor and he may be assassinated, he is really tempted.
Who in this world can resist the temptation of leaving a name in history?
"Liu An, grind the ink!"
The emperor quickly returned to the imperial study and replied on the spot.
"Call the officials from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue to come to the palace immediately."
The envoys from the Rakshasa Kingdom are coming, so they still need to make some preparations.
…
Although Tongzhou in the evening is not as lively as Beijing, Chen Ning had few opportunities to go out when she was in Beijing, so Tongzhou is good in every way.
At this time, she had changed out of her luxurious dress and was wearing only casual clothes. She took Wen Peilan and Xiaodong, and followed Jia Zhen who was holding Jia Yue, and walked along the various stalls.
Stalls selling vegetables, chickens, eggs, various trinkets and snacks were set up from the city gate all the way into the city.
The soldiers guarding the gate only paid attention to preventing people from quarreling or fighting, and did not care about anything else.
When Jia Yue saw the furry little chicks, she couldn't take her eyes off them. She had never seen them before and she kept screaming and wanted to get hold of them.
"That won't do."
Although Shen Ning also liked the chicks, they were going on a long journey now. If they really took them with them, they would most likely die. "There's a wooden horse over there. Let's get her one!"
She pointed to a stall not far away that was about to be closed.
The stall owner heard it and waited for them to come over.
"You can put the lady on the little wooden horse and shake it. She will definitely like it."
“There are no carvings!”
Jia Zhen looked down on this little wooden horse that was made of ordinary wood and didn't even have any carvings on it, but he couldn't allow his sister to raise chickens, so he could only put his sister on it while looking down on her.
At this time, Xiaodong had already wiped the back of the horse that Jia Yue was going to ride.
Jia Yue rode on the pony and shook it, and sure enough, he forgot about the chicken over there.
"Okay, that's it."
In case it rains and I can’t go out, my daughter will be more well-behaved with this little wooden horse.
Shen Ning made the final decision, "How much?"
"Thank you, eighty cents."
The stall owner could sense their wealth, and upon hearing what they said, he raised the price of the wooden horse by twenty cents.
Sure enough, no one bargained for him, and Shou'er paid the money very quickly.
A special fragrance came from further away. After paying the money and riding the horses, several people continued forward and soon arrived at a stall selling fried fish and shrimps.
It smelled nice and looked clean. There were many people on the boat, so Jia Zhen simply bought it all.
The next day, they turned from Tonghui River to Beiyun River. Although they had already seen the scenery for a day, each scene was different, so Chen Ning simply took Jia Yue to play on the deck.
As for Rong'er, he has been busy at home recently and has missed a lot of his studies. Even on the boat, he still has to write and memorize.
It was not until the third day that Shen Ning regained her concentration and started writing The Return of the Condor Heroes which she had put aside for a while.
Her hands were not as convenient as before.
However, there were too many people on the boat and the soundproofing was not good. Chen Ning didn't want Jia Zhen and Rong Ge'er to know that she was Mr. Jin, whom everyone in the capital wanted to meet recently.
The days were smooth and beautiful as we headed south.
You can get on the boat during the day and dock at night, and you can take a stroll if you have time.
When she was tired of writing, she would go sightseeing. When she was free, she would take care of the baby. Following Jia Zhen, Chen Ning finally got to taste many unique snacks that were not available in the mansion.
For example, the unique mugwort cake, toon mixed with tofu, sweet and sour meatballs, Maotou meatballs, Imperata porridge, bean curd chicken...
Aunt Li followed the food and remembered everything she ate. Unconsciously, her recipe book became more and more extensive.
On April 10, the Prince of Nan'an finally came to Beijing.
He entered the palace before he had time to return to the palace.
"Long live the emperor!"
He finally didn't have to worry anymore.
But when he returned to Beijing, the first thing he had to do was to sue Wang Ziteng.
"Stand up, my dear, you have worked hard."
The emperor personally helped him up and said, "My dear minister, you have just returned from the south. You must know that General Wang is over there..."
"Your Majesty, Wang Ziteng is a butcher."
What? The Prince of Nan'an fell to his knees. "Every time he conquered a city, he would kill a group of wealthy families first." He took out the surrender letter secretly delivered by the King of Annan. "The King of Annan had sent several waves of envoys to submit the surrender letter a long time ago, but his envoys always had accidents. They had not even left Annan before all kinds of accidents happened. This is the surrender letter that the King of Annan had no choice but to ask me to bring back."
emperor:"……"
He frowned and slowly took the watch.
In fact, what Wang Ziteng did in Annan had already been reported back by the secret line.
The matter had never been dealt with because both he and Mr. Liu felt that Wang Ziteng had handled it properly.
There had been several rebellions there during the previous dynasty, and they became even more serious during the reign of Dazhao.
The grandfather and father of the current King of Annan both surrendered to the Jokhang, but what was the result? As soon as there was the slightest disturbance in Dazhao, they would rebel, so that the Nannan Palace had always held the military power in the south.
Last year, when the war broke out in the north, Annan responded immediately.
This is intolerable.
"I already know all about this."
The emperor's voice turned cold.
The Prince of Annan and the Prince of Nan'an have been fighting for so many years, but he can still ask the Prince of Nan'an for help, and the Prince of Nan'an wants to speak for him...
No wonder he was bullied again and again in the south, causing the people of Dazhao to be bullied as well.
"You said that General Wang is a butcher. Then I ask you, when King Annan was fighting you these years, did he massacre the people of Dazhao?"
this? Prince Nan'an slid down from his chair and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty...Your Majesty is guilty!"
"Okay, now that you're back, just take a good rest at home!"
As a coach, I am soft-hearted...
The emperor no longer had any interest in the Prince of Nan'an. "Give my regards to the old empress dowager. You don't have to worry about the affairs in the south."
"……yes!"
When Prince Nan'an came out of the palace, sweat broke out on his back.
He thought that since Wang Ziteng had taken his military power and given him soldiers by the emperor, and now that they had won several great victories in Annan, the emperor would have to be on guard and tighten his grip on Wang Ziteng, so he accepted the things given by the King of Annan.
Unexpectedly...
Prince Nan'an hurried home.
After a while, Concubine Nan'an listened to what her son said in the ancestral hall and couldn't help but sigh.
"Mother, did your son do anything wrong?"
"Of course it's wrong."
Concubine Nan'an was very sure that her son was not fit to lead troops.
Although she had let it go at first, she always felt a little regretful, but now, she is really glad that she let it go early.
"Last year, the Tatars invaded from the north, and Annan was ready to make a move. You yourself wrote to say that several villages on the border were massacred."
Concubine Nan'an looked at her son, "What are you doing now? Are you sympathizing with them again? Are you afraid that the emperor will not suspect that you are colluding with the King of Annan?"
Prince of Nan'an: "..."
"Why are you so stupid?"
The King of Jin is stupid, and his son is almost the same! Concubine Nan'an was angry, "Is this what your grandfather and your father taught you? Tell me, what benefits did they give you?"
"……Mother!"
The Prince of Nan'an was stunned.
"explain!"
"They sent two beautiful concubines!"
Pah~ Concubine Nan'an slapped him hard, "Kneel here!" (End of this chapter)
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