The flying geese fly away, and the smoke from the cooking stove and the sparrows return together.
The sun sets, leaving only a streak of red on the horizon.
Dong Shulan and Yu Wenjun were tasting the freshly baked sweet potatoes. They thought they were so sweet that they felt a little sorry for Susu.
I think Su Su would like the taste of this sweet potato very much, but unfortunately she left Jinghu Villa with her senior brother Su Jue and others, saying that they were going to hunt in Beiwangchuan. Dong Shulan and Yu Wenjun did not care about these affairs in the martial arts world. The martial arts world was far away from them. What they cared about most now was their first shop in Guanyun City.
Fu Xiaoguan was practicing Qinggong in the yard at this moment. Ning Siyan walked in and handed him a letter.
"You said you wanted me to hand it to you personally."
"Where's the messenger?"
"Leave these words, leave this letter, and go."
Well, Fu Xiaoguan sat down at the wooden table and said as he opened the letter, "Where did you buy that stone table? If it's convenient, buy another one. This wooden table in this yard always feels..."
He had not yet finished speaking, for he had already unfolded the letter.
His eyes widened, and he blurted out in extreme surprise: "What?!"
Dong Shulan and Yu Wenjun were startled and immediately came over. "What happened?"
The letter reads:
"According to an urgent report from the palace, Emperor Wen told Empress Xiao in person at Zhengyang Palace last night: Fu Xiaoguan is the son I and Xu Yunqing had when we were in Jinling!
Upon hearing this news, I was extremely shocked and remembered the rumors in the palace. It was said that Emperor Wen did not like Empress Xiao and only loved Xu Yunqing. The two had had several relationships between the 40th and 43rd years of Taihe and gave birth to a son.
I have been investigating this matter but have not been able to come to any conclusion because the daily records of Crown Prince Wu Changfeng during those three years have been lost and are now said to be in the hands of the current Empress Dowager.
I cannot enter the Empress Dowager's palace, and it is difficult to tell whether this matter is true or false. Please inform the boss in December. Whether it is true or false, we must handle it with caution.
Also, since Fu Xiaoguan arrived in Guanyun City, Empress Xiao has summoned Eunuch Gao, the head of the Inner Palace, twice in a row. Combined with Emperor Wen's words, I'm afraid Empress Xiao will be hostile to Fu Xiaoguan."
Dong Shulan and Yu Wenjun looked at Fu Xiaoguan almost at the same time, with surprise evident on their faces.
"Are you Emperor Wen's son?" the two women exclaimed in unison.
Ning Siyan was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
"It seems that I am doing a good job as a doorman. You are actually the prince of the Wu Dynasty!"
"Get lost!..." Fu Xiaoguan was completely upset. "This must be a conspiracy!"
"Although you are indeed powerful, do you think Emperor Wen would be willing to plot against you?"
Fu Xiaoguan suddenly remembered that Emperor Wen summoned him to attend the grand court meeting in Juhua Hall, remembered the emperor's heartfelt enthusiasm and excitement at Guanyuntai, and remembered that at the grand court meeting, Emperor Wen withdrew the decree that Princess Taiping should marry Wenkui... He had even gossiped about whether the child was Emperor Wen's illegitimate child. Could this be true?
Looking at the bewildered Fu Xiaoguan, Ning Siyan took a sip of wine and spoke, "If you are really a prince, it would be a blessing for the Wu Dynasty. The current crown prince Wu Gan..." Ning Siyan shook her head, "I've seen that kid at Liuyuntai in Shili Pinghu. He's not cut out to be a crown prince, let alone an emperor. That kid is good at eating, drinking, whoring, gambling, and everything in between. The only thing he's not good at is governing a country."
At this point, he looked at Fu Xiaoguan and said seriously, "But his mother is the current empress. Empress Xiao was a very resourceful woman. Emperor Wen disliked her back then, but she followed the old empress dowager's path and became Emperor Wen's woman, and then the empress. Of course, the Xiao family played a role, but Empress Xiao's methods were the real strength."
"If this thing is real..." Ning Siyan looked at Fu Xiaoguan very seriously, "You have to be careful."
After saying this, he walked out, but what he was thinking in his heart was this doorman... It seems that this job is not easy!
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Almost at the same time, Nangong Yiyu of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion was humming a tune and amusing his little grandson in the back garden. An official from the Qianji Pavilion walked into the Prime Minister's Mansion, came to the back garden, and respectfully handed a piece of paper to Nangong Yiyu.
He unfolded it and saw that it was no different from Fu Xiaoguan's. He almost jumped up, his face full of disbelief, "What?!"
The noise was so loud and the movements so exaggerated that the little grandson, who was learning to walk on the ground, was frightened and fell down, bursting into tears.
Nangong Yiyu waved his hand and said to the old woman, "Take her back to his mother."
He turned to look at the official: "How is this possible? Where is Zhou Tongtong? I want to see him!"
"Your Excellency, the Left Prime Minister, the Pavilion Master has urgent matters to attend to and has ordered this official to show you this message."
"Is there anything more important than this? Is it true? Have you found the diary for those three years? Don't let that bastard pull off another case of misidentification!"
"Your Excellency, the Left Prime Minister, this was stated by His Majesty himself and is confirmed to be true."
Nangong Yiyu calmed down, his old eyes rolling around. What did His Majesty want to do by bringing this matter up at this time?
To clear the name of Fu Xiaoguan?
No, if we want to clear Fu Xiaoguan’s name, we have to do it during the sacrifice to heaven.
He remembered the assassination attempt on Fu Xiaoguan by Bei Wangchuan in the border town of Yu Dynasty, the conflict between Fu Xiaoguan and Gao Yanei at Jinshui Tower in Shili Pinghu, and of course the imperial edict that he had tried his best to prevent - it seemed that Fu Xiaoguan was really the illegitimate son of His Majesty!
Since Your Majesty was speaking to Empress Xiao, I think it was because Empress Xiao had the intention to kill Fu Xiaoguan.
If Fu Xiaoguan really became Wu Xiaoguan and became the crown prince of the Wu Dynasty... He remembered the conversation with Fu Xiaoguan at Guanyuntai and thought it would be a good thing.
The current crown prince's military skills... are really incompetent. So now the question is, with Empress Xiao's scheming, how could she let Fu Xiaoguan, a small landlord from Linjiang, seize the throne of the Eastern Palace.
She will definitely take action against Fu Xiaoguan!
But she couldn't come openly, because His Majesty told her Fu Xiaoguan's identity, so she had to come secretly - Fu Xiaoguan was surrounded by five masters from the Taoist temple, and even Bei Wangchuan had failed to defeat him. Could she have any other means?
Just as Nangong Yiyu was thinking hard, the Qianji Pavilion official said something again:
"In the evening, the Tianji Pavilion received news that Bei Wangchuan was in Canghai Jianlu, and the news had been spread through the factory master, Eunuch Gao."
"Who?"
"The disciples of the Daoist Academy have gathered in Guanyun City to hunt Beiwangchuan."
Nangong Yiyu was shocked. "Do the disciples of the Taoist Academy already know the whereabouts of Bei Wangchuan?"
"They've already left town."
"Lure the tiger away from the mountain?"
"not good!"
"Prepare the car and enter the palace!"
"Go and inform Officer Fu immediately, right now!"
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