There is such a thing???

The king was shocked again...

Could it be that the grandson of the second wife of the Minister of Rites... is actually his son???

Yuwen Lan tried to ask, "Is it true? The child is actually that old man's?"

But Yan Shu nodded and said, "Of course it's true. Because the young master is weak and can't have children, so the child must be his father's!"

[Look, just a story makes you so shocked, if you knew that this is a real story that happened in the Minister of Rites's mansion, wouldn't you be scared to death? ]

Yuwen Lan, "..."

It's actually true!

This Minister of Rites is so ridiculous!!!

He tried hard to hide his shock and anger, and asked, "Then, didn't anyone in the family find out?"

Yan Shu said, "This old man is the head of the family, and his wife died many years ago, so no one cares about him. Even if there are a few servants in the family who know about it, they dare not say it. What's more, this old man looks very righteous, and people outside have never thought that he would be so morally corrupt and shameless! He usually favors this grandson, and outsiders just think that he sympathizes with his son's weak body, so he pays special attention to his grandson."

Yuwen Lan thought about it secretly after hearing this, and it seemed that he had indeed heard that the old man, the Minister of Rites, loved his little grandson especially.

So this is the reason? ? ?

Tsk, it's really too absurd, too absurd, too absurd!

He tried to calm himself down, and then listened to Yan Shu continue, "Of course, later on, the son also found out about this, and ran away from home in anger. He went out to fight, and later he was lucky enough to meet a miraculous doctor, who gradually restored his health and expanded his family business.

This was obviously another plot she added. Yuwen Lan nodded and asked, "What about his father?"

Yan Shu said, "As the saying goes, if you don't want others to know, don't do it yourself. The father-in-law and daughter-in-law were too absurd. One day, the matter was exposed and despised by the world. Others in the family were angry and drew a clear line with them, and the huge mansion gradually fell into ruin. When the old man was about to die, he remembered to repent to his son and went to the door to beg for mercy several times. "

Yuwen Lan raised his eyebrows, "Did his son forgive him?"

"Of course not!"

Yan Shu said, "How can such a thing be forgiven? As a son, of course he was not moved. Later, the daughter-in-law shamelessly went to beg him, but he simply ordered someone to kick her out and let her fend for herself."

Yuwen Lan sighed, "If only it were true, people in the world often cannot tell right from wrong, especially when they are bound by family affection."

"Who said it wasn't?"

Yan Shu also said, "So the storybook is to break free from the constraints of reality. Things that are difficult to realize in reality can be realized in the story, so that the readers will feel more comfortable."

Then she asked him, "Your Majesty, what do you think of this story?"

Yuwen Lan hummed, "Not bad."

Then she said hurriedly, "Then please ask Your Majesty to help me send it to Mr. Zou and ask the bookseller to publish it."

Yuwen Lan raised his eyebrows, "So anxious? Didn't they only publish two yesterday?"

Yan Shu smiled and said, "The more the better. Readers will like it anyway."

But in her heart she said, [Princess An has gone to complain to the Queen Mother about the golden bowl, so I must respond. It will be interesting if there is a give and take!]

Yuwen Lan, "..."

Well, it turns out that she not only likes to watch the excitement, but also likes to fight.

But what about Concubine An?

Did she go to the Queen Mother and tell her about the golden bowl he gave to Yan Shu?

Oh, that's fine.

He nodded and said, "Zou Mo will enter the palace later. I will bring it to him for you."

Then he picked up the manuscript and stood up to go out.

Yan Shu said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." But she was a little surprised, "Why did Your Majesty come just now?"

It was not even noon yet, and there was still a long time before going to bed at night. He came suddenly and ate four of her big buns as soon as he came.

Yuwen Lan hummed, "I am tired of reading the memorials, so I came out for a walk."

Well, actually, he knew that she had just met her family, and wanted to see if she was happy.

But... seeing how excited she was eating the buns just now, she must be very happy.

Having said that, the buns are really delicious.

He then picked up another one and said, "I'll go back first and come back in the evening."

Then he walked out.

Well, he ate while walking, and couldn't stop for a while.

Behind him, Yan Shu, who had sent him off respectfully, returned to the table and twitched her lips as she looked at the few buns left.

If she had known this, she would not have asked him just now.

He ate five of her buns in one go. This man is really rude.

~~

At the same time, in Ci'an Palace.

After thanking the Queen Mother, Concubine An talked with her for a while and finally got to the point.

"Yesterday, the Lord Ankang County came to see me and said that she wanted to take a look at the golden bowl that Tubo presented as a tribute last time, so that she could ask the craftsmen to make a small one according to the pattern and give it to the eldest princess as a gift for her next month's birthday."

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Ankang has always been a filial child, but I don't know how skilled the craftsmen outside are? Can they make it decent?"

Concubine An smiled and said, "I am also a little curious, but it's a pity that I can't ask the Lord Ankang County to open his eyes." The Queen Mother

said with an "oh", looked at her and said, "Why?" Concubine

An lowered her eyes and said, "Yesterday, I asked Zhao Shun, the manager of the Qianming Palace warehouse, and found out that Your Majesty had given the golden bowl to Concubine Yi some time ago."

After she finished speaking, she waited carefully for the Queen Mother's reaction.

The Queen Mother was indeed surprised and asked, "Was it given to Concubine Yi?"

Concubine An nodded and said, "Indeed, and it seems that it was before Concubine Yi was injured."

- There was not much to say, as long as the Queen Mother knew that the golden bowl was not given by the Emperor because Concubine Yi was injured while guarding the emperor, but was given for no reason.

However, after a moment, the Queen Mother smiled and said, "Your Majesty really values ​​Concubine Yi, but this is ultimately your Majesty's own thing. It is up to you to decide who you want to give it to."

Concubine An was scolded, but the Queen Mother was not angry?

Or was she actually uncomfortable but didn't want her to see it?

But no matter what, she could only nod and say, "The Queen Mother is right. So this time, the county lord can only return disappointed."

The Queen Mother stopped smiling and said, "That's not appropriate. It's not something she should see. How can she be disappointed? Not everyone can see your Majesty's things?"

Concubine An was scolded, and hurriedly knelt down to salute, "I spoke out of turn, please forgive me, Queen Mother."

She knew that the Queen Mother seemed to be talking about the county lord Ankang, but she was actually talking to her.

The Queen Mother closed her eyes and said, "I am tired, go down." Concubine

An didn't dare to say anything more, so she could only agree and leave the palace.

The palace was quiet. Zhu Shu stepped forward to massage the empress dowager's shoulders and said, "This is the first time that the empress dowager has said such harsh words to Concubine An." The

empress dowager closed her eyes and said, "No matter who it is, you must not have thoughts that you shouldn't have."

She had only promoted this girl for a few days, and she actually wanted to use her as a gun?

People can't be too stupid, but being too smart is also not okay.

~~

When Concubine An returned to Lanlin Palace, her mother Tian had just returned to the Shangshu Mansion.

As soon as Tian got off the carriage, she saw her younger sister-in-law Yang coming up to her and asked anxiously, "Did your sister-in-law tell the Empress about Achang?"

Tian said with a cold look, "The Empress Dowager gave the Empress the authority to assist in the Internal Affairs Bureau a few days ago. The Empress has been very busy recently. I only met her once and said a few words to her in a hurry. How could she have time to mention such a thing?"

She walked forward.

Perhaps she was afraid that the other party would continue to pester her. After walking a few steps, she said again, "Even if I told her, the Empress would not be able to help."

Such a result, of course, disappointed Yang.

Coupled with her look of disgust, Yang suddenly became angry and snorted, "No matter how busy the queen is, she still has to care about the lives of our family, right? It is impossible that you have forgotten your last name and where you are from?"

As soon as these words came out, Tian immediately stopped and said angrily, "How dare your sister-in-law be so disrespectful to the queen? Be careful that the news gets out and others hear it, and the nobles in the palace will punish you!"

Oh, he is using the palace to suppress her again?

Yang simply put her hands on her waist and cried, "Punish me? Okay, I'll wait here! Let's see if the queen really wants to punish me one day, so that I can get a good reputation for killing my relatives for the sake of justice!"

Without waiting for Tian to say anything, she covered her face and cried again, "Everyone bullies us mother and mother! Outsiders bully us, and our own family bullies us! Is there any way for us mother and mother to survive!"

Here it comes again!

Seeing that all the servants in the courtyard were laughing at her, Tian didn't want to get involved with her anymore, so she just cursed her in a low voice and walked away quickly.

Yang cried for a long time, and seeing that there was no effect, she simply wiped her tears and went to the front yard of her father-in-law, the Minister of Rites.

However, no matter how she persuaded him, the old man still refused to see her.

He only sent a servant to tell her, "Second Madam, the Grand Master really has no other choice. His Majesty has now issued a strict administrative order to the Imperial College. Anyone who dares to open the back door and let people in will be severely punished once they are found out. Besides, many government offices have changed their staff recently, and the Grand Master is not familiar with the people in charge of this matter. Even if he wants to, he can't do anything about it."

"No other choice?"

Yang sneered, and simply said loudly, "Now the Grand Master doesn't even care about Achang? Well, the father doesn't care about the life or death of the child, and no one in the mansion cares. Let's just tear each other apart one day and not live anymore!"

~~

Qianming Palace.

Recently, the Imperial College has opened its doors to recruit new students, and Zou Mozhong needs to go to the palace from time to time to report everything to the king.

This time, he presented the first batch of names to be recruited to the king.

After Yuwen Lan read it, he returned the list to him and gave him a stack of manuscripts.

Zou Mozhong was stunned for a moment and immediately asked, "Is this the new work of Master Xiaoyao?"

Yuwen Lan nodded, "Yes, Zou Qing can take a look first."

Zou Mozhong was just what he wanted, and he immediately agreed and started to read it on the spot.

After reading it, he sighed, "The beginning of the story of Master Xiaoyao is always unexpected, but the protagonist always has a satisfactory ending. For example, in this story, the unruly person gets his comeuppance and is punished by heaven, while the unyielding person can get out of the mire in time and be reborn. It is thought-provoking and a good story."

Yuwen Lan said, "In this case, let's ask the bookseller to publish it as soon as possible, and let the world read this good story, maybe it will benefit from it."

Zou Mozhong hurriedly agreed, and took the manuscript with him to leave the palace, and delivered it to the bookseller on the way back home.

When the bookseller saw that it was a new work of Master Xiaoyao, he immediately arranged for someone to print or copy it, and the first batch of the storybooks came out before the sun set.

Needless to say, as soon as this new storybook was sold, it attracted many people to buy it.

After reading the story, everyone despised the father-in-law and daughter-in-law who had an affair, and deeply sympathized and admired the self-reliant young man.

Of course, many people also remembered that Young Master Xiaoyao had predicted the Southwest Tongzheng Shi Xie Pei a while ago, so they started to guess again -

who is this old man who had an affair with his daughter-in-law?

... Could it be a minister in the court?

But judging by his age, if so, he has to think of the older ones...

~~

Early the next morning, Yan Shu was enjoying her breakfast comfortably, but she heard the system say, [Readers have narrowed down the scope to more than ten people, and it is estimated that we can guess who it is tonight. 】

Yan Shu sucked the juice from the soup bag while thinking that she was being lenient. Otherwise, she would have written that the old man had two sons. The eldest son had a son and a daughter. The outside world would have guessed that it was the Minister of Rites Song Zhilang.

【By the way, did the old man read it?】

System,【I sent someone to buy the storybook this morning, and he is reading it here.】

A moment later,【He has finished reading it.】

Yan Shu asked hurriedly,【What is his reaction?】

System,【He was so angry that he smashed the teacup, vase, inkstone... Tsk, he has fainted now.】

Yan Shu,【??? Fainted?】

System, [Right, all right, the servants heard the noise and found him, and they carried him to the bed and are rushing to find a doctor.]

Yan Shu, [Tsk tsk, I thought he would be frightened and fall down like Xie Pei, but he fainted? With this kind of psychological quality, he has been messing around for so many years?]

The system snorted, [The main reason is that this old man has been in a state of panic since the sacrifice. After hearing about the Southwest Tongzheng History a while ago, he has been worried that your storybook will reveal his secrets. Today, he saw that not only did it reveal secrets, but it was written even more cruelly than Xie Pei, so of course he couldn't stand it.]

Yan Shu pulled the corner of her lips, she deserved it!

Now it's up to Concubine An. I only revealed a small piece of information to her that day, and now the big news is out, I don't know when she can see it?

System, [Don't worry, the Song family is about to send a letter to the palace. She will know soon.]

Yan Shu's eyes lit up, [That's great.]

In this case, she will wait to continue eating melon.

Well, don't mention it, eating with melon, the soup dumplings taste especially delicious!

~~

Not long after, the news from the Minister of Rites' Mansion was indeed delivered to the palace.

Upon hearing that her grandfather had fainted, Concubine An was naturally shocked and asked hurriedly, "How could this happen? Hasn't grandfather always been in good health?"

But she heard the housekeeper who came to report the news crying, "Yesterday, the Second Madam made a big fuss in the mansion because of the Second Young Master's admission to the Imperial College. Not only did she quarrel with the Madam, she also ran to find the Dowager. When the Dowager didn't see her, she made a fuss outside the door again, saying things like 'No one in the family cares about her mother's life or death', 'You can't rely on your father', and 'If they fall out one day, we will all be in trouble.' Don't want to live anymore' Such words must have made the grandfather very angry. "

Anpin immediately said angrily, "Second uncle's health has always been like that. It's good enough for him to take care of himself. How can he take care of Achang? She can actually say such words!"

The housekeeper said, "That is to say, no matter how healthy the grandfather is, he can't stand her making such a fuss! Look, this morning, the grandfather was reading a book and suddenly fainted. He dropped a lot of things before fainting. I think he was very angry."

Hearing this, Anpin was also angry.

But she thought about the housekeeper's words again, but suddenly she was stunned.

- Grandfather fainted while reading a book?

She paused and tried to ask, "What book was grandpa reading before he fainted?"

The housekeeper had no idea, so she just said, "I don't know either. I only heard that the master sent someone to the street to buy it this morning... Now the master and his wife have already hired a doctor, but for the sake of safety, I still hope that the queen can find a doctor to check on the master, to be on the safe side..."

Anpin understood what her parents meant.

- Grandfather is the pillar of the family. Her father is only the secretary of the Honglu Temple now. How can he compare with the second-rank official rank of grandfather?

So if something happens to grandpa, the family will suffer a great loss.

It seems that the doctors in the palace are certainly better than the doctors outside the palace. Now her parents can only do their best to save grandpa, the head of the family.

At this time, the housekeeper finished speaking, and Anpin nodded immediately and said, "I will go and ask the Queen Mother for her will."

My grandfather was an old minister of the Queen Mother, and I thought that the Queen Mother would take care of this request.

The housekeeper also agreed and was about to leave, but she heard her say, "Wait, when you go back, ask someone to bring me the book that Grandfather was reading before he fainted."

The housekeeper didn't understand, but hurriedly agreed and hurried out of the palace.

~~

Half an hour later, Doctor Yu arrived at the Shangshu Mansion.

And the things that Anpin wanted were also delivered to the Lanlin Palace.

Anpin saw that it was actually a storybook, and the author was the Xiaoyao Master who had become famous a while ago.

She was shocked and quickly opened it to read, and soon her mouth opened wide.

——How come this story is somewhat similar to the one written on the waste paper thrown away in Ganlu Palace that day? It also tells about the violation of human ethics between father-in-law and daughter-in-law...

But, how did Li Yanshu know what Master Xiaoyao was going to write?

However, she was even more surprised when she continued to read.

——The father-in-law and daughter-in-law actually gave birth to a child?

Because she was already suspicious, she couldn't help but think of her own family at this moment.

Could it be...

Achang is actually...

This is too scary!

Concubine An threw the book to the ground, still frightened.

She tried to shake her head in an attempt not to think about it anymore.

However, that thought was like a seed, and it had already taken root in her heart.

She tried to calm herself down and think about it carefully.

——At my grandfather's age, he didn't like to read this kind of street story.

But my grandfather actually sent someone to buy it back this morning.

And he fainted after reading this book...

Could it be... that it is really related to this book?

If so, think back to what the second aunt Yang said yesterday...

She said that Achang's biological father could not be relied on... She

also said that at most they would just break up and forget about it...

Concubine An was startled and immediately called the eunuch in the palace and said, "Go to the Shangshu Mansion and tell my father two things..."

~~

Yan Shu followed the system and ate almost the whole day of gossip about the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Rites. It was exciting and fulfilling.

In the morning, it was the Shangshu Mansion that had everyone busy treating the old man, but probably because the old man was too old, even if the doctor went there later, they could only wake the old man up with difficulty, and he still couldn't get out of bed.

Doctor Yu judged that the old man was very likely to have a stroke, which made the Song family very anxious.

And Concubine An sent a message from the palace -

first, to ask her parents to quickly take care of the second aunt Yang to prevent her from talking nonsense and being heard by outsiders;

second, to ask the family to find a way to stop her new storybook and never let more people see it.

So Concubine An's parents, in addition to rushing to find a doctor to treat the old man, also had to do these two things.

The two were really confused and flustered, so Concubine An's father accidentally fell when he went down the stairs, and Concubine An's mother was scalded by the hot tea...

In contrast, Yan Shu was enjoying herself while eating melon seeds and watching the excitement.

At this moment, she heard the system say, "The latest news is that the people sent by the Shangshu Mansion want to pay to buy the storybook and not to print it again. The bookseller thought the price was too low and refused, so they smashed the bookstore and were caught by the passing government officials."

Yan Shu raised her eyebrows, "Tsk, how come the government showed up so timely this time?"

System, "That's because of the emperor's new edict recently. The court from top to bottom has rectified the atmosphere and is doing things very efficiently."

Yan Shu nodded, "My golden thigh has done a lot of good things."

Hey, that's just right.

——Now Jingzhao Prefecture is still the emperor's own people, and the old man, the Minister of Rites, is not favored by the emperor because of the sacrificial ceremony. It is estimated that Jingzhao Prefecture will not favor the Minister's Mansion and will handle the case well.

Tsk tsk, it would be even better if we can find out the reason why the Song family did not allow the printing of the book.

She drank a sip of tea comfortably.

Anyway, nowadays, no matter how big the matter is, the bigger the better!

~~

At the same time, in Qianming Palace, Jinyiwei was also reporting the situation to Yuwen Lan.

"Your Majesty, the people from the Ministry of Rites went to the bookstore to smash and destroy things, and have been arrested by Jingzhao Prefecture."

Yuwen Lan said, "Tell Jingzhao Prefecture to find out the cause of the incident, punish those who should be punished, and sentence those who should be sentenced. If there are officials involved in violations, report to the Censorate immediately, and do not show favoritism."

Jinyiwei immediately agreed, and then reported, "In addition, the Song family has also locked up the second wife Yang. I wonder if there will be other actions."

Oh, locked up Yang?

It's really a nest of snakes and rats.

Yuwen Lan just said, "This woman will be useful in the future, and she must not die."

Jinyiwei immediately agreed, and then withdrew to do his work.

Yuwen Lan glanced out the window, but saw that dusk had already fallen, so he ordered Fu Hai, "Put the dinner in Ganlu Palace, I will go there to enjoy it."

~~

Not long after, Yan Shu welcomed the emperor.

There was also a table full of delicious dishes.

She saluted Yuwen Lan while watching the palace servants setting the table. When the palace servants put the dishes in place, she glanced at them and her eyes lit up.

It turned out that today's dinner included wild delicacies such as dragon sprouts, bamboo shoots and ferns, chicken threads and silver fungus, osmanthus fish strips, and eight-treasure rabbit cubes. The main dishes were hanging oven pheasant and roasted lamb legs, as well as her favorite two-color bean cakes and lotus tofu.

She asked in surprise, "Why is there such a rich feast today?"

And they were all her favorites!

Yuwen Lan glanced at her, sat down at the table, and said leisurely, "I ate your buns today, and I'm afraid you'll complain, so these lunch boxes are compensation."

Complain about him...

Yan Shu paused quietly, but smiled shamelessly, "How could I be so stingy? Besides, my things belong to your majesty, right? I won't complain no matter how much you eat." As soon as

he finished speaking, he looked her up and down with deep eyes, nodded and said, "Yes, yours is mine."

Then he picked up the chopsticks with a smile and said, "Eat."

Yan Shu, "..."

Tsk, what does this look mean?

Why does it make me feel a little creepy?

But...

there are so many delicious foods in front of me, it's better to eat first.

So she also picked up the chopsticks and started eating.

Well, everything was delicious tonight -

the dragon sprouts and bracken bamboo shoots were all mountain delicacies, and the chef Yu cooked them very deliciously;

the chicken shreds and white fungus and the eight-treasure rabbit cubes also had their own merits, and the various ingredients complemented each other;

the sweet-scented osmanthus fish fillets were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, not to mention the pheasant and roasted lamb legs, which were delicious with the aroma of charcoal fire, and they all made people linger on the aftertaste.

And her favorite two-color bean cake was sweet and dense, and the lotus tofu melted in her mouth, which was even more to her heart.

Yan Shu ate this meal very comfortably.

After dinner, the two played a game of throwing pots for a while to help digestion.

——Since she had "hard" won the emperor last time, Yan Shu often practiced secretly.

This time, her ability was really good. She hit the pot mouth several times, which made Yuwen Lan look at her with new eyes.

As the night deepened, the two of them were sweating and had almost digested their food, so they went to wash and bathe and prepare for bed.

Perhaps because of the fun of playing pot tossing just now, Yan Shu came out with a flushed face.

Yuwen Lan's heart itched when he saw her, and when she got on the couch, he immediately hugged her in his arms.

"The storybook is written for outsiders to read. No matter what, remember that what is more important is between you and me." He said softly.

Yan Shu lay in his arms and hummed obediently, "I understand."

As she said that, she rubbed his front.

- Yes, she must always remember that the emperor is her thigh, and she must hold him tightly no matter what.

With a thigh, you can have everything!

Yuwen Lan, "..."

This girl, she obviously loves him, why does she always call him a thigh?

Is she still worried that he will abandon her one day?

Do you think he is not sincere enough?

So he reached out, gently lifted her chin, and said seriously again, "I will protect you, don't worry about things that will not happen."

Yan Shu was stunned.

At that moment, she saw her reflection in his eyes.

Hmm, he is so gentle, is he saying sweet words?

It turns out that the emperor can also say sweet words...

Yuwen Lan smiled in his heart.

He is not made of stone, how can he not say sweet words?

Silly girl.

Thinking of this, he lowered his head.

However, before he touched her, she suddenly said, "I have something to report to Your Majesty."

Hmm?

Yuwen Lan said hoarsely, "What's the matter?"

But she said, "If anyone wants to trouble me recently because of the storybook, please tell your majesty that you wrote it."

Yuwen Lan, "???"