Chapter 252 2

Hongyi did not suspect that Yan Kaizhi and Jin Zhaocheng were colluding in a mutiny, but Yan Su's death was a pit for both of them, especially knowing that Yan Su was killed by mistake at the beginning, which almost did not riot the soldiers in Lingjing.

At the beginning, Wang Ling, the uncle, was the largest emperor merchant of the Qing Kingdom, and even had humanity. Wang's family property was comparable to that of Uncle Xiao at the founding of the country, and finally became rich in the state treasury. However, Xiao's uncle gave birth to a peerless daughter, Mrs. Bo, who was praised by later generations, but Wang Ling was finally expelled from the capital by the Wang family, and even the eldest prince's whereabouts were unknown.

However, it is humane that the Wang family can become the queen without the strong financial resources of his mother's family. Because after the death of Empress Duanming, the property copied from the Wang family is enough for three years of tax.

Wang Ling's most common business is to go to Duoluo. Taking advantage of his identity, he has made a lot of money in Duoluo. However, because Wang Ling was greedy for money, he could only get in and out. Some people said that his personal property was richer than the treasury. The late emperor couldn't help but be a little taboo. He looked for an opportunity to restrict business transactions in Liangcheng and severely frustrated Wang Ling's money. After complaining with the queen's sisters that it was ineffective, Wang Ling secretly transferred from Lingjing and found that although the communication between Lingjing and Dora was not as much as that in northern Sichuan, it was far better than the number of flies in Liangcheng.

Yan Su once advised Wang Ling not to associate too much with the Doro people, otherwise it would cause the emperor's suspicion, but Wang Ling was all about making money. How could he hear Wang Ling's words, so he made a scene with him.

But somehow, someone suddenly told Yan Su to treason against the enemy. Yan Su was shocked and seemed righteous, because he had already closed the city and banned merchants, and he admitted that he was loyal and not afraid of rumors. Unexpectedly, the imperial historian came to investigate and arrested several Doro people who did evil in Lingjing. He had a bad temper and quarreled with the imperial historian after a few words of discord. And the imperial historian was not a good talker. He killed Yan Su first.

Perhaps, Yan Su didn't expect that after his unjust death, his wife and children were wanted. Fortunately, Jin Zhaocheng covered them and fled back to the capital. Soon, the palace issued an order to copy Wang Ling's home, because Wang Ling had different intentions and even did not hesitate to frame Zhongliang. Yan Su's grievances were cleared. Although the imperial history was only dismissed, the mastermind behind the scenes was also arrested, which seemed to be a happy ending.

"The second master chased me back because he was worried that I would threaten your throne. The second master might as well take back my title, and maybe the rumor will break without attack." Yan Kaizhi looked at Hongyi with a serious expression.

"Do you think that I don't have enough troubles when you say this angry words to me at this time?" Hongyi narrowed his eyes and put on a majestic face. Looking at Yan Kaizhi silently bowing his head, he sighed coldly: "Chaizhi, you have changed. You have to be much calmer than now. You should go back and reflect. You don't have to worry about anything else. I have my own plans.

Broken by Hongyi's words, Yan Kaizhi suddenly realized that his mood was much more ups and downs than before. He and Hongyi are not only brothers and sisters, but also monarchs and ministers, and he almost stunned the impulse. In fact, he knows in his heart that Hongyi will never cut his position, let alone pinch him, not only because of their feelings over the years, but also because they all have a common enemy.

As an emperor, what Hongyi needs to guard against most is his mother's family. The old road of the Wang family is in front of him, and he always reminds himself not to repeat the same mistakes. No matter how meritorious the He family is to him, he can only be a minister. As an uncle, the heart of the He family is too big, or the heart of the Empress Dowager He is too big. In his harem alone, in addition to the queen, how many women are surnamed He, and how many people are in-laws with the He family in front of the holy driver.

What Hongyi needs to prevent more is not Yan Kaizhi, but the He family, and even the Xu family.

Since Yan Kaizhi knew the imperial history of those years and now lives a rich and glorious life in Pingzhou, his heart has never stopped hating for a moment. Hongyi needs him to contain the He family, Lanzhi or Shaohua. The larger Yan Kaizhi's bargaining chip, the more immobile the He family will be. Yan Kaizhi knew that he was used by Hongyi, but he was also willing to do it.

Lanzhi's marriage almost let Yan Kaizhi go. It was Mrs. Yan who hugged him tightly and forced him to calm down, and even said the secret she had hidden for many years. Yan Su's death was not only manslaughter, but also implicated by Wang Ling. In fact, the real behind-the-scenes has always been around them. As soon as Mrs. Yan mentioned that she poisoned the second princess for the Empress Dowager He and forced Queen Duanming to death, even the poison on the late emperor had nothing to do with her.

At that moment, Yan Kaizhi felt like five thunderbolts, and his mind was full of chaos.

"Yes, your father is just a chess piece, and even we have been in her game from beginning to end. It's not that I'm cruel. As soon as Lanzhi leaves, she will be safer and will become our last retreat. Mrs. Yan looked at her pale son and said righteously, "Your father's revenge must be revenged, but first of all, you must jump out of her grasp. I have endured for so many years, and I want her to lose completely."

Yan Kaizhi almost listened to his mother's words. Thinking of the truth that he had found out about the poisoning of the ancestors and her grievances over the years, he didn't know how to speak for a moment.

"Erlang and the He family are two different things. As long as you let Erlang believe you, he will always stand on your side, because he will never tolerate the He family." Mrs. Yan's words made Yan Kaizhi relax a little, but the invisible pressure on his shoulders was heavier. As for the wife of the Li family..."

"Nang, I have made a promise to her, and I can't live up to her." Yan Kaizhi said it seriously, but he sweated all over his back.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Yan smiled and said, "Not only can you not bear her, but you must marry her back."

The communication between him and his mother is not small, but this time it makes him feel that he has never known his mother. There are too many secrets behind her gentleness and compassion. It's ridiculous that he has always wanted to protect them with his own hands, but his mother and sister turned out to protect him.

Every time he thought of this, Yan Kaizhi couldn't wait to kill his enemies and take them to hide far away. However, the longer he stayed, the deeper he fell, and after marrying Shaohua, he couldn't extricate himself.

"Ho long live, did you let Xing Yonghou go back like this?" Lian Qing carefully served Hongyi.

"Otherwise? I keep him fighting with me." Hongyi is also a little angry and has a bad attitude.

"However, Xing Yonghou doesn't seem to know about Mrs. Hou's disappearance." Lian Qingyue whispered more and more. He just wondered why Yan Kaizhi was so calm about the news of his wife's disappearance.

"Didn't you tell him?" Hongyi was shocked, saw Lian Qing and shook his head incessantly, and shouted anxiously, "What about him? Why didn't you stop it?" Lian Qing looked innocent and was so angry that Hongyi kicked him, "What are you looking at? Why don't you catch up with him? Don't let him do impulsive things." Thinking that he had just forgotten this and asked Yan Kaizhi to go to the harem to pick up Mrs. Yan and the others home, he was as anxious as ants on a hot pot.

Hongyi thought about it, and the more inappropriate it was. He called Lian Qing and left the memorial to follow him out.

However, they were still a step late. After Yan Kaizhi withdrew from the imperial study, he felt dull. As early as the day before Hongyi's secret order arrived, he suddenly received a small cloth bag. When he opened it, it turned out to be the peach blossom hairpin he gave to Shaohua.

Because he asked Song Yu to find the material and style of the peach blossom hairpin, he was very impressed with this and remembered that Shaohua took it with him when he entered the palace. A portable object appeared in Pingzhou thousands of miles away for no reason, and I don't know who sent it, leaving a word. If Hongyi's secret decree hadn't arrived at the same time, I'm afraid he would have gone straight to the harem as soon as he came back.

The more he thought about it, the more inappropriate he felt. He strode to the harem, didn't have time to ask Mrs. Yan, and went straight to the place where Shaohua lived. As a result, when people went to the empty building, there was not even a maid to serve. Yan Kaizhi's heart trembled and hurried to the place where Mrs. Yan lived, but was told that Mrs. Yan had left the palace this morning, but Shaohua's whereabouts were unknown.

An unknown whereabouts made Yan Kaizhi gasp. Thinking of the peach blossom hairpin, he was more and more sure that something must have happened to Shaohua. I never thought that my mother would leave the palace before him, and I couldn't even find someone to ask.

With a flash of inspiration, Yan Kaizhi suddenly thought of a man, threw away the little maid who was trembling by him, turned around and rushed out.

For Yan Kaizhi, the palace will not go wrong with his eyes closed. He came so aggressively all the way. Someone was so scared that he hurried to inform the Empress Dowager He. Therefore, just as he stepped into the bedroom, he was immediately stopped.

"Marquis, this is the Empress Dowager's bedroom. Don't be so presumptuous. Please go out immediately." Ying Shanggong had already prepared for Yan Kaizhi's meeting to plead, but she still felt guilty in the face of his anger.

"I want to see the Empress Dowager." Yan Kaizhi used an order, not a request.

"Bold!" As soon as the Yingshang Palace opened her mouth, the Empress Dowager He came to hear the news and stood on the stairs and looked down at the angry King Kong-like Yan Kaizhi. The Empress Dowager He only glanced at him and said to the Yingshang Palace, "Get back and let Xing Yonghou in."

Yingshang Palace turned around and was stunned. Yan Kaizhi had already strode in. Seeing that Empress He was sitting on the pear blossom couch as usual, Yan Kaizhi resisted his arrogance.

He took out the peach blossom hairpin from his arms, stared at the Empress Dowager He, and said, "Mother, you sent this hairpin. I'm back as you wish. Can you tell Shaohua where it is now?" The reason for sending him a peach blossom hairpin is to make him worry, because he went to Pingzhou, and of course, the Empress Dowager He was directly threatened. Moreover, Shaohua and others are visiting the palace. Thinking about it, it is self-evident who threatened him with Shaohua.

Empress Dowager He had a thin face, but smiled and said, "You are becoming more and more presumptuous. Relying on the holy pet in front of the car, you rushed straight into the harem without saying anything. When you saw me, you didn't kneel down and asked for someone directly. Where did you hear that I kidnapped your wife?

Yan Kaizhi's face was cold, "I didn't say that you kidnapped her, but it seems that you really did it." Empress Dowager's expression stagnated. Unexpectedly, she said something and was hesitating to use the words. Yan Kaizhi had already said, "Mother, I just want to know where Shaohua has gone."

When Empress Dowager He saw Yan Kaizhi's fierce and majestic appearance, she was a little shocked. Then she shook her eyebrows: "Didn't the emperor tell you that Li Wuniang was wandering around in the palace and was mistaken for a guilty maidservant and sent out of the palace?"

Is it mistaken for a criminal maidservant? Yan Kaizhi felt that he had heard the most ridiculous joke ever.

The Empress Dowager He explained, "Yes, I sent this hairpin. That day, I asked her to come over to talk, stole her hairpin and sent it to you, and then let her go back. Unexpectedly, her stubbornness did not change when she entered the palace. It happened that she caught many unruly maids in the palace that day, and she was mistakenly recognized by the chamberlain and sent out. The emperor has sent someone to look for it. You can go back and wait for the news first.

Yan Kaizhi could hardly believe his ears. The Empress Dowager He actually said things so lightly, as if he had lost just a pet or a toy.

The front harem was played like a monkey by the mother and son, and suddenly became angry.

"Won't you let people go?" Yan Kaizhi didn't think that Shaohua would be sent out in the palace for no reason.

Empress Dowager He was annoyed by his questioning. She had already had a good temper and explained it to him. Unexpectedly, Yan Kaizhi was bold and presumptuous. With beautiful eyes, she patted the table again and scolded angrily, "Yan Kaizhi, pay attention to your identity. I can tolerate your mother's rudeness. I didn't allow you to be presumptuous!" For her, Mrs. Yan and Yan Kaizhi are two different things. "Even if I catch her and kill her, what can you do with me?"

Looking at the sarcastic face of the Empress Dowager He and thinking of his father's tragic death, Yan Kaizhi couldn't help clenching the peach blossom hairpin, "I'm only three steps away from the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager is cautious!"

It's okay to be threatened by her son, but she didn't expect that even Yan Kaizhi would talk to her. Empress Dowager He couldn't help sneering: "Do you want to kill me? Aren't you afraid that they will be implicated by you?

Unexpectedly, Yan Kaizhi laughed and said, "Thank you for reminding me that I would have known that there would be today. There is already a letter of divorce at home. If I am unfortunate, someone will naturally send the letter of divorce to the Li family, which is more than enough to protect her with the ability of the Li family. As for my mother, the empress dowager will not keep her longer than you.

Yan Kaizhi's words poked into the heart of the Empress Dowager He, and it seemed that Yan Kaizhi's claws would reach her throat, and for the first time there was a feeling of being unstable.

"Khaizhi must not be presumptuous!"

Just when Hongyi rushed in, the Empress Dowager He found for the first time that Hongyi was so secure. However, Hongyi's eyes only fell on Yan Kaizhi, looked at him, and kept frowning to signal him to leave quickly. He suddenly regretted letting Yan Kaizhi go to Pingzhou and stirred up so many things that even the steps could not be taken back.

"Come on! Immediately escort the Marquis Xingyong back to the house, and you are not allowed to step out of the house without my order!"