228 Punishment(1/2)
There is a reason for the emperor and the Marquis Xuanping to leave the palace in a very small way. It is not surprising that the old Marquis would meet. Originally, the three of them had booked a place to secretly cause trouble together.
I just encountered it in advance.
The emperor and the other two went to a nearby...theater.
That's right, it's the theater.
Everyone knows that Xuanping Hou is unruly and loves beauty and listens to operas. He often comes and goes here, but no one knows that this is originally an industry under his name.
The three of them entered the wing room, and the servant outside closed the door.
The emperor was so sad that he was half-deadly sad that he sat down, and after he sat down, he said impatiently: "Long story! How is the matter?"
The old marquis did not dare to neglect, so he bowed and said, "When you say that, since the news of your return to Beijing has been heard, my whereabouts have been targeted by someone."
"Bank Family?" asked the emperor.
Mr. Xuanping caught a handful of melon seeds.
The emperor glared at him.
"Oh." The melon seeds were not allowed to be eaten. His Majesty was so angry that Hou Xuanping helped to put the melon seeds back.
The old marquis nodded: "That's right, the old minister went to the temple today, and Prince An quietly followed."
The emperor frowned: "He actually followed you by himself?"
The old marquis didn't feel strange: "Everyone knew his guards and officials, he could only take risks by himself."
It is not easy to find Prince An. The old marquis almost didn't notice it on the way to go. When he came back, Prince An got on the carriage a little in advance, and then the old marquis discovered it.
As for why he was in trouble, the old marquis didn't know.
When talking about serious matters, the emperor's face became a little serious: "Where is the whereabouts of the Queen Mother? Are you looking at it?"
The old marquis speculated: "I think... the Empress Dowager may have entered Beijing."
The emperor frowned even more: "Why do you say this?"
The old marquis said thoughtfully: "Although the dealer was still pretending to look for the empress dowager, they were looking for it much slower. Moreover, when Prince An left the capital, he was traveling with his sister on the surface, but in fact he was inquiring about the empress dowager along the way. Afterwards, Prince An returned to Beijing in the name of the provincial examination... The old minister said bluntly that Prince An was still young, and he had no need to give up looking for the empress dowager for an imperial examination."
The emperor pondered for a moment, feeling that the old Marquis said it was reasonable: "So you think he must have returned to Beijing because he found the Empress Dowager? But since he found it, why not let the Empress Dowager return to the palace?"
When the empress dowager returned to Beijing, she was more afraid of the emperor. The banker held a heavenly card in his hand but did not play. What is this routine?
The old marquis thought, "This... I can't understand it. Maybe... it's because the empress dowager's leprosy has not been cured. They are secretly treating the empress dowager?"
A leprosy empress dowager will be despised and disliked. When Empress Dowager Zhuang got leprosy, they all thought that the opportunity to overthrow Empress Dowager Zhuang was coming, but who expected that the empress dowager escaped by himself.
If they dare to say that Empress Dowager Zhuang left the palace privately, Grand Tutor Zhuang would dare to question in public whether they had murdered Empress Dowager Zhuang.
They did not dare to block the winners and losers, so they had to use a roundabout way, claiming that the empress dowager suddenly had a bad disease and went to the palace to recuperate.
Then they asked the dealer to find out the news intentionally or unintentionally that Empress Dowager Zhuang escaped due to leprosy.
The people of the Zhuangjia also taboo that this disease would ruin the reputation of the empress dowager, so they held it down and searched for the empress dowager privately.
The two sides achieved a delicate balance in a short period of time.
But this balance will be broken one day.
If the Grand Tutor Zhuang really finds Queen Mother Zhuang and cures Queen Mother Zhuang, then the days when the two sides will be broken will not be far from breaking the balance.
The journey from the clinic to the temple was not close, so I delayed for a while on the way. When Gu Jiao returned to the Bishui Hu, it was already dusk.
A bright ray of rays of rays in the sky fell on a red wall and green tiles, shading out a warm orange light.
When Gu Jiao walked into the alley, she really felt like she was going home.
She had never experienced this feeling in her previous life.
In her previous life, she lived with her parents with very few days, and she was blank and cold, without the slightest warmth of home.
The so-called home is just a residence.
But now it seems to have a new meaning.
After a busy day, she will long to come back here and meet the people in the house.
She is not always tireless, but she is used to being tired. No one will love her anyway, so it is useless to be pretentious.
"Jiaojiao!"
Xiao Jingkong's voice interrupted Gu Jiao's thoughts.
The little guy sat on the threshold and waited for her again.
He fell down in the morning and cried so hard that he was crying. But now he ran towards her and threw himself into her arms.
She took the opportunity to pick him up, but he shook his head and said, "No, Jiaojiao is so tired."
He resisted the urge to hug him and grabbed Gu Jiao's hand.
"Does your legs still hurt?" Gu Jiao bent over to pull his pants legs.
Xiao Jingkong shook his head: "It doesn't hurt!"
In fact, it still hurts a little, but Xiao Jingkong's coquettish act was based on the premise of not adding burden to Gu Jiao.
"Sister!" Gu Xiaoshun heard the movement at the door, threw down the carpentry work that had been done halfway, and rushed out like a monkey, helping Gu Jiao get her small backpack, "Give it to me!"
Gu Xiaoshun insisted on holding the small backpack in his hand and carefully put her small medicine box into her east room.
Gu Yan was originally working for Xiao Jingkong in the yard, shoveling the chicken cakes, which made him smoke. He had no time to get free, and did not even have time to Gu Xiaoshun. Finally, he saw his sister, whose beautiful face was so dark.
Gu Jiao was amused by his appearance.
Gu Yan turned his back awkwardly.
Gu Jiao goes to coax him.
It is difficult for others to coax him, but it is not easy for Gu Jiao to coax him? Gu Jiao pulled his hand and he lost all his temper.
Yao brought a plate of freshly cooked steamed cakes out of the stove. When she saw her daughter, she looked gentle: "Jiaojiao is back? She happened to make some snacks, Jingkong, go and see if my aunt is awake?"
"Okay!" Xiao Jingkong likes to go to his aunt's house to check in. He can always find something, and he feels full of accomplishment!
Xiao Jingkong ran to the old lady's house with a whimper.
The old lady was holding a can of candied fruit and eating it with a grunt.
The old priest sat speechlessly across from her, just watching her eat for the afternoon.
Is it edible so much?
How many years have you been hungry for the late emperor?
"Aunt!" Xiao Jingkong ran over!
The old lady stuffed the candied jar into the old Jijiu's arms with lightning speed.
The old priest looked at the jar that suddenly appeared in his arms: "..."
You pressed me here for the afternoon just for this moment?
The old priest didn't want to take the blame, so he immediately returned the jar to the old lady.
The moment Xiao Jingkong entered the house, he saw that the old priest reached the candied jar in front of the old lady, and the old lady hugged her hands with her face firm and refusal!
The old lady hummed with a nose: "I said I can't eat anything, it's useless to coerce and tempt!"
Old priest: "…"
So, did the half-jar candied fruit be eaten by ghosts?
Can you still have some face and consciousness as a queen of the demon country?
The old priest sighed.
No wonder Ah Heng was relieved to bring the demon queen by his side, and just attacked the demon queen in this way, it really didn't pose any threat.
It's just that he's suffering.
Every day, I was either robbed or took the blame, and I was miserable in my old age!
But after Prince An said goodbye to Gu Jiao, he went to the clinic first and ordered a batch of golden sore medicines for Miaoshoutang.
I made her angry today and took care of her business to coax her.
Afterwards, Prince An returned to the mansion in a carriage.
The Grand Tutor Zhuang was already waiting in the flower hall.
Because of the Queen Mother’s affairs, Grand Tutor Zhuang was worried a lot and everyone was much older.
"Grandfather." Prince An went into the house and bowed.
The old master Zhuang looked at him and said calmly, "Why did you come back so late? Have you followed him all day?"
Prince An lowered his eyes: "No, I bought something on the way back to the house."
Master Zhuang closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled: "Is there anything abnormal about his whereabouts?"
Prince An replied: "He went to the repaired cable bridge and looked at it. He must be looking at the quality of the cable bridge."
To be continued...