Chapter 1016 Secret (Happy Birthday Xiaoxue)
Madam Tang raised her eyelids and looked at Manbao for a long moment before saying, "Alright, but there hasn't been much news about the Prince of Yizhou lately. It's no different from previous years. He's been in the capital, and he's been paying his respects to the Queen Mother at the palace every day."
Mrs. Tang paused here, then suddenly approached Manbao, leaned her elbows on the table, and stared into his eyes and asked, "Why are you investigating the King of Yizhou? Did Magistrate Tang ask you to do so?"
Manbao was startled by her sudden approach and shook his head like a rattle.
Mrs. Tang glanced at Bai Shan and Bai Erlang, and Bai Shan nodded repeatedly, indicating that Manbao was right.
Bai Erlang followed Manbao in shaking his head, indicating that it was not County Magistrate Tang who ordered the investigation.
Bai Shan's head paused for a moment, and he turned to look at Bai Erlang. He could only force himself to shake his head, but Bai Erlang nodded with him.
Manbao glared at his two stupid junior brothers and was so angry that he couldn't speak.
Mrs. Tang smiled slightly and asked, "Have you been communicating with County Magistrate Tang recently?"
"I write one or two letters occasionally to say hello," Bai Shan replied cautiously. "After we arrived in Beijing, County Magistrates Tang and Yang took good care of us."
"I can see that my father-in-law knows all of you. I heard him instruct the housekeeper to take good care of you." He raised his eyes and looked at them.
Bai Shan and Man Bao looked fine, but they looked puzzled. "Really? But we haven't seen the steward of the Tang Mansion."
Mrs. Tang glanced at Bai Erlang.
Bai Erlang's forehead was covered with sweat, and he nodded repeatedly, "I haven't seen it either."
He felt that he had come to the wrong place. He shouldn't have come just for a bite of delicious food today. Mrs. Tang was really terrible. In the future, he would let Bai Shan and Man Bao handle such things.
Bai Shan paused for a moment and then asked, "Madam Tang, the King of Yizhou is fine, but what's troubling the current emperor?"
Mrs. Tang turned her head and looked at him.
The two of them locked eyes and stared at each other in silence for a long moment before Madam Tang asked, "Is this something you want to ask yourself, or did County Magistrate Tang ask you?"
Bai Shan was silent for a moment before saying, "County Magistrate Tang will agree to our asking."
Mrs. Tang twirled the teacup with her fingers and said, "What a worry~~ Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. Everyone seems so happy, but it's a bit of a pity."
Madam Tang said, "A few days ago, a concubine died in the Eastern Palace. I heard she committed suicide by hanging. She had just miscarried a three-month-old child. The Crown Princess became ill because of this and hasn't recovered much yet."
Bai Erlang and Manbao were puzzled. "Why did she hang herself? How did she lose the baby?"
Bai Erlang even lowered his voice and asked, "Was it the Crown Princess' fault?"
"Impossible!" It was Bai Shan who spoke. Although he had heard very little about this in the Imperial Academy, he had occasionally heard a sentence or two. He said, "The Crown Prince has been childless, and the Crown Princess is very anxious. If the concubine has a child, she should be happy."
Mrs. Tang nodded, "Yes."
Manbao looked up at Madam Tang for a long moment and asked, "But that concubine was also harmed by someone, right?"
Madam Tang didn't answer, but simply said, "If there's anything that's bothering me, this is probably the only one. The Emperor reprimanded the Crown Prince just two days ago."
Manbao thought about the complaint they had received and couldn't help but slam his hand on the table and said, "I know. It was the King of Yizhou who did it. The Crown Prince has no son, so his position is unstable. The foundation of the country is unstable, and the government is naturally unstable."
Madam Tang spit out the tea in her mouth and stared at Manbao with wide eyes, "What did you say? The government is unstable?"
Manbao blinked and asked guiltily, "Did I say that?"
Bai Shan put his hands up to cover his face. After a while, he looked up and said to Madam Tang seriously, "Madam Tang, you heard wrongly. She didn't say that."
Mrs. Tang: ...These two naughty kids, do they think she is deaf?
She said unhappily, "There's also a piece of gossip. I don't know if it's true or not. Do you want to hear it?"
Manbao and Baishan nodded repeatedly, while Bai Erlang shook his head.
Bai Shan, who was sitting next to him, reached out and pressed his head, making him nod.
Madam Tang, however, paid no attention to his opinion and continued, "I heard secretly that the Crown Prince was reprimanded by His Majesty because he struck the Third Prince and vandalized his mansion. However, the incident happened inside the mansion, and the Censor refused to file a petition. His Majesty and the Empress also wanted to suppress the matter, so no one dared to speak openly about it."
Manbao and Baishan opened their mouths wide, and after a while they fell silent as if they were thinking about something.
Mrs. Tang looked at their faces and thought thoughtfully.
The meal was not very enjoyable because no one was in the mood to eat. Everyone ended the meal hastily. Mrs. Tang gave them a few notes and told them to come to her if they had any problems.
Manbao told her her home address and asked her to come over when she was free so that she could give her some beautiful flowers.
Mrs. Tang knew that she loved money, so she asked with a smile, "Are you giving it to me as a gift, not selling me?"
"I'm not selling them. I'm not selling them. Those pots of flowers don't look like orchids. They're not worth much."
Mrs. Tang thought of a pot of flowers she had never heard of before and saw in someone's house yesterday. She couldn't help asking, "There's a flower called Sky Star Grass. Are you selling it?"
Manbao blinked, "Mrs. Tang, you have seen it."
Mrs. Tang: "...I think that flower is quite rare. How could it be worthless? Why is it not valuable?"
Bai Shan coughed lightly and pointed ahead, saying, "Mrs. Tang, your carriage has arrived."
Mrs. Tang glanced at him, chuckled, and stopped asking questions. She waved her hand and said, "Okay, I understand. I won't tell anyone."
After saying that, he helped the maid's hand and got into the carriage.
As Mrs. Tang got into the car, the smile on her face fell and she pulled her handkerchief again and again.
What does it mean that the government is unstable?
She vaguely guessed what her husband and his team were investigating, and even more so, she guessed why he refused to tell her these things.
This is a matter of life and death, and people may die if you are not careful.
Mrs. Tang paused when she thought of this, but it didn't make sense. If it was a matter of life and death, and he didn't even want to tell her, why would he let the three children get involved?
How old are those three?
Mrs. Tang frowned and turned to ask the eldest girl, "What does Zhou Man's family do?"
The eldest girl paused and said, "It's said that they farm and grow medicinal herbs, so Miss Man learned medicine, and the family also started a grain seed business with the master."
"What about Bai Shan? Oh, right. He's the descendant of a meritorious official. A descendant of a meritorious official..." Mrs. Tang pondered for a moment and said, "Let's go back and find out what merits his father had and where he served as an official."
"yes."
The three people who also got on the carriage were also not quiet, and their expressions were also solemn.
The three people who have rich experience in storytelling have come up with several scenarios.
Manbao held up a finger and said, "One possibility is that the Crown Prince doesn't have a son yet, but the Third Prince does. He wants to compete with his eldest brother for the throne, so he heard that the Crown Prince's concubine was pregnant, so he caused her to have an abortion and then framed the King of Yizhou. The Crown Prince didn't believe it, but the Emperor did. So the Emperor got angry with the King of Yizhou and told us to sue him."
Happy birthday to Xiaoxue. May you become younger and younger and meet your love soon.
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