Chapter 151 Zong Si Returns to Beijing (3)
On the other side, when Meng Yuan entered the palace, it was already late at night.
Emperor Jingwen was still awake, and when he met him in private, he seemed much weaker than usual.
"Father." Meng Yuan bowed and said.
"You love playing chess very much. How about playing a game with me today?" Emperor Jingwen said.
Meng Yuan said calmly: "If father is interested, son will naturally be willing, but son is not good at it, father may not be satisfied."
Emperor Jingwen's eyes showed some tenderness, and he said with a smile: "Father, do you want to compete with me? I just want you to accompany me."
Meng Yuan was silent for a moment, but then said, "Father's health has deteriorated a lot."
If someone else had said such disrespectful words, it would surely displease Emperor Jingwen. However, Meng Yuan's tone was filled with worry, a son's worry for his father, so Emperor Jingwen did not reject it.
"Everyone grows old one day." Emperor Jingwen said with a smile, "But now that the crown prince has not been appointed, I am a little worried."
Meng Yuan, however, did not care about the matter of opposing the crown prince at all, and said, "Since Divine Doctor Mu said that your father's life is not in danger, your father does not need to worry too much."
Emperor Jingwen was somewhat moved by this matter.
The day the third brother learned that he was sick, he said nothing, but when he came back, he brought the genius doctor Mu Ruoheng with him. Unlike the fourth and sixth brothers, they each had their own plans in mind.
Thinking of Meng Ze and Meng Che, Emperor Jingwen couldn't help but feel a headache. The two had been fighting fiercely, and now their plans had been ruined. Now he accidentally discovered from the Sixth Prince's Mansion that Sun Zheng had a close private relationship with the Sixth Prince, so he could not take the opportunity to deal with the Fourth Prince.
Now that the Ningguo Mansion has failed to form an alliance with the Sixth Prince through marriage, the military force in the hands of the Prince of Jin cannot be used by the Sixth Prince. Behind the Sixth Prince, there is only the Prince Xuan's Mansion, and he may have to be controlled by the Prince Xuan's Mansion.
"What your Majesty is worried about is that this country will become the hand of outsiders." Emperor Jingwen said with a smile.
"My fourth and sixth brothers are not weak ones." Meng Yuan said.
Although there were two people who mentioned this, it was the fourth son Meng Che who reminded Emperor Jingwen. Meng Ze's matter was most likely related to him. He must have noticed something, so he dragged the sixth son into the water, which saved his life.
Emperor Jingwen snorted coldly. Although the fourth brother had means, such a person who betrayed the country must not be kept, otherwise the country would be defeated by him sooner or later.
This time we have to keep the fourth brother, but we also have to find a way to check and balance him.
"What do you think about the opposition to the crown prince?"
Meng Yuan didn't care much and said, "No matter who is in charge, I am happy to see it happen. I just don't want them to be so busy fighting among themselves that they ignore state affairs."
"You can see how fiercely they fought," Emperor Jingwen said with a smile.
Meng Yuan said: "They have all tried to win over the sons and ministers."
"If I hadn't tried to win you over, you wouldn't have been able to see it," Emperor Jingwen said jokingly, "Even a blind man could see that they were like this."
In the second half of the sentence, Emperor Jingwen clearly showed a hint of impatience, which showed his dissatisfaction with it.
But Emperor Jingwen himself had gone through the same thing, and now it was his son's turn, and he didn't want them to fight each other.
Meng Yuan did not deny it.
"Prince Xuan's mansion is about to return to the capital. I am tired now. How about you go to meet him on my behalf?" This was the reason why Emperor Jingwen asked him to come.
Right now, since he couldn't deal with Meng Che, he had to maintain the balance on the surface. He had just found out Sun Zheng's secret letter from Lao Liu, and now he was sending Lao Liu, so Meng Che couldn't help feeling unbalanced.
This is the disadvantage of having few offspring. Back then, Emperor Jingwen was afraid that if he had too many offspring, the subsequent fight for the throne would be bloody and cruel, so he did not pursue many children. But he did not expect that he would end up in the current situation where there is no one to choose from.
It is not certain how satisfied he is with Meng Ze. If it were not for Meng Che's treason and if the third brother had not had a leg disease, Emperor Jingwen would really be undecided.
"Your son is willing to share your worries, father." Meng Yuan said.
As for Meng Ze, after learning that Sun Zheng's secret letter was found in the prince's mansion, he was naturally terrified and anxious to see the emperor.
However, for several days in a row, Emperor Jingwen had no intention of meeting him.
Meng Ze was originally busy with Ning Fu's marriage. Even if Lu Xingzhi married Ning Si now, it was not without hope. As long as Lu Xingzhi died, Ning Fu would be a widow and it would be easier to deal with. In that situation, if he was still willing to marry her as his legal wife, I'm afraid the Ningguo Mansion would be grateful to him.
Unexpectedly, someone slandered him for having frequent private contacts with Sun Zheng.
Meng Ze was so furious. Originally Sun Zheng was his man, but was later poached by Meng Che. Now that something had happened, he put the blame on himself.
In addition, the war was not going well recently, and Meng Ze has not encountered any good things recently.
Meng Ze went to Concubine Zong for help.
Concubine Zong said: "If I go to plead for mercy, your father will probably just blame me for not disciplining you properly. You just need to kneel before your father and don't say anything. Come rain or shine."
Meng Ze naturally did as he was told, and naturally blamed Meng Che for all his resentment.
Meng Che, in fact, had no idea of the twists and turns in Sun Zheng's case, and couldn't help wondering: "What is Old Six up to?"
"I'm afraid it has something to do with Prince Xuan's return to the capital." said the aide beside him.
"I'm afraid there's a lot of estrangement between him and Prince Xuan's Mansion now. When the Crown Prince returns to the capital, we'll send someone to try to win them over." Although Meng Che didn't know what happened behind the scenes, he had heard that Meng Ze had tried to suppress Prince Xuan's Mansion some time ago.
But now that his eldest son was born, Meng Che had no intention of getting entangled with him for the time being.
"The one sent to welcome the prince is the Third Prince," said the aide.
Meng Che couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said, "Send the new chess pieces that were recently added to the set to the third brother."
However, Meng Ze knelt in front of the palace for six days before he was received by Emperor Jingwen.
"Father, how could Sun Zheng and I exchange secret letters in private? It is obvious that someone is framing me. I hope Your Majesty can understand this." Meng Ze said.
Emperor Jingwen said: "If he succeeds in plotting against you, it won't be a frame-up."
Meng Ze's heart sank and he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. In the court, there was no point in judging right or wrong; only evidence could tell the truth.
However, after thinking about Emperor Jingwen's intention, he realized that he was aware of what was going on behind the scenes, and was currently on his side, so he suppressed the matter.
"Your son will be careful in the future." Meng Ze walked down the slope along the pole.
Emperor Jingwen waved his hand and said, "Go down."
But Ning Fu was in the teahouse. After sitting with Yaoyao for a while, she got up and said goodbye.
"Fourth Miss, I don't know when I will come to the teahouse in the future, so you don't have to come looking for me." Yaoyao said. It was rare for Meng Yuan to let her out for some fresh air.
Ning Fu smiled and said, "After this period of time, everything will be fine. Miss Yaoyao won't be so worried in the future."
Yaoyao nodded, "I'm very happy that the fourth lady can come to see me."
The only relative Jingcheng can see now is Ningfu.
Nymph left some trinkets for her.
When he left and approached the carriage, he felt something was wrong. The coachman seemed to be threatened and did not dare to move.
Ning Fu paused and quickly recalled whether there was anything unreasonable or revealing about her visit to the tea house today. She felt relieved only after confirming that she had only seen Doctor Mu and met the tea girl Yaoyao.
Even if someone suspected her, there was no evidence.
A gentle breeze blew, and Nymph smelled the scent of gardenia.
But she paused.
Among the men, only Zong Si likes to follow her and use this incense.
When he went forward and lifted the curtain, who else could it be if it wasn't Zong Si?
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