Return of the Swallow

Lu Wenru felt aroused in his heart when he was asked, and his thoughts turned back and forth: "Uncle, the villain thinks this is a manifestation of the Holy Spirit trusting you."

This is not enough to win Lu Heng's trust.But Lu Heng felt more comfortable when he heard it.

"Trust? Don't the Lord trust the Prince of Faithfulness?"

Lu Wenru said: "The villain doesn't know so much, but you see that Prince Zhongshun's official career has gone downhill in recent years, and his military power has been seized several times, and the family members have died. How many people are jealous of him. The saint said that he was the worshiping brother of the Prince Zhongshun, but in fact, some people have impeached the Prince Zhongshun many times, not to mention the harsh treatment on the surface."

Lu Wenru said while observing Lu Heng’s face, seeing that Lu Heng’s complexion was slightly slow, and continued: "Uncle and Prince Zhongshun are not the same. Behind the uncle is a century-old family as the foundation. The Holy Lord was also thanks to the support of the Lu family. , Both economically and personally, the Lu family and the old family in the former North Ji are complementary. It is the intertwined relationship in the imperial court, and the key point is the arrangement of the Lu family. Therefore, the sage attaches great importance to you, this It’s different from Prince Zhongshun’s unfounded Takeo."

Lu Wenru scratched the itch in Lu Heng's heart with every sentence. After he said something, Lu Heng was already very angry.

Lu Heng sighed: "Meeting Utjin Khan and Ke Dun is already a troublesome thing, let alone escorting people into Beijing? Once you leave Huichuan, the treasure will stagnate. Then it will happen. There are many unexpected changes. Now only you and Lu Xiong know where the treasure is. But if I leave Huichuan and leave everything to God’s will, who can guarantee that Pang Xiao will never know? I’m in Beijing, At that time, the whip will be beyond reach and will only increase annoyance."

As Lu Wen heard the words, he should even bow out: "Uncle, the villain will always only be loyal to the uncle. All your affairs, the villain will be absolutely tight-lipped, and will never reveal anything to anyone at will."

Seeing his nervousness, Lu Heng couldn't help laughing, "Get up quickly, I can't believe you? I say this, and it's not against you, let alone that Lu Xiong would leak secrets, he was kept under guard. Yan, if the secrets can still be leaked, the people under me can wash their necks and wait. I just said God’s will."

Lu Heng's smile gradually faded, frowning worriedly, "Heaven's will is mysterious and mysterious, and no one can say whether it really exists. In the past, I only realized that I was the proud son of heaven from a family. , The manpower is to the extreme, and there are only so few things that can be done. I am worried that God will not allow me to get that treasure."

Lu Wenru looked down and thought for a while, unable to find words to respond.After a long while, Fang racked his brains and squeezed out a sentence: "If you can let the Tatar Khan and his party come later, or let them stay after they come, it will be fine to enter Beijing later."

When Lu Heng heard the words, it was like an initiation.

He was too confused, and he was not as thorough as a dumb Lu Wen.

"You usually do not say anything, but the suggestions made at critical moments are useful." Lu Heng laughed.

Lu Wenru said in a daze: "Uncle, the villain is superficial, and what he said is not true."

"No, you were right just now."

Lu Heng stood up, the previous irritability was gone, and the calmness and competence of the past reappeared. He walked to the bed with his hands and watched at the half-opened window beside the small puddle of rainwater. The brain's weeds slowly burst into a smile.

"You are right, you have to think about it for a while."

If Lu Wen didn't dare to answer, he vaguely felt that he had heard something extraordinary again, and bowed his head deeply.

Qin Yining thought that since the queen came here, although she was ordered to pray that the natural disaster would end soon, it is impossible to stay in the temple for twelve hours a day. She and Bian Ruohan are the only two qualified to accompany the queen here, and the queen will naturally. Ask her to speak.

But it took three days to wait for the little servant beside the queen.

"Princess, the empress invites you to go."

Qin Yining immediately responded and asked people to talk to Pang Xiao, and then took Jiyun and Bingtang and rode out in a carriage to Lu Heng's villa for the empress and Zhuang's party.

The Bieyuan is much more spacious and luxurious than the Yamen. Outside the Bieyuan, there are many guards who are closely guarded. Qin Yining brought Jiyun and rock candy to the front porch and was ordered to get out of the car. The servant wife came to check carefully and confirm them. He was allowed to enter the door without any weapon or poison.

Following the servant woman along the veranda to the back house of the mansion, Bingtang and Jiyun both became serious and looked at the surrounding situation nervously.

Bingtang approached Qin Yining's ear and whispered in a voice: "Wang Hao, how does the slave and maid think the atmosphere is not right? It's a bit like when you entered the palace..."

Qin Yining was almost framed for murdering the emperor's heir in the "Xiaozhu" in the palace. Later, he was imprisoned in the Empress Dowager’s Ci'an Palace and almost starved to death without eating or drinking. It was really not a good memory. .

Qin Yining shook his head and made a hissing gesture.

Bingtang immediately understood what Qin Yining meant, and said no more.

After passing the Chuhua Gate, Qin Yining saw several servants guarding.Seeing Qin Yining came with two maidservants, she checked again.

After checking and confirming that there were no abnormalities, a servant led the way.

"Don't blame the princess, the servants also acted cautiously and didn't mean to disrespect the princess."

Qin Yining smiled and shook his head, "This father-in-law is too polite, you are only a matter of course, understandable."

The little servant smiled and arched his hands, "Oh, thank you for your understanding. People often say that the princess is the most sympathetic person, and it is true."

Qin Yining only smiled upon hearing this.

Seeing that Qin Yining seemed unwilling to talk more, the little servant kept quiet, and smiled and led Qin Yining and the two maids to the main house.

"Please wait for the princess."

Qin Yining smiled and nodded.

The little maidservant went in to pass the pass. Not long after the curtain was lifted, the grandmother next to the queen quickly greeted Qin Yining, and bowed her knees to salute Qin Yining: "The slave maid has seen the princess."

"Grandma exempts you, you are the old man next to the empress, don't do that."

Grandma Sun looked at Qin Yining with a smile, "Niang Niang is waiting for you, please come with the servant."

Qin Yining said, "You have work", and followed Madam Sun into the door.

There is a faint fragrance in the house, like mint, but also like some kind of elegant floral fragrance.Because of the rain in the past few days, the weather still has the feeling of cold and wet spring. In order to avoid dampness, the warm kang was burned in the house, and the bead curtain was put on the side. The stronger the fragrance, Qin Yining determined that the fragrance is exactly the nine earrings placed in the middle of the ground. From the carved peony pattern incense burner.

The queen wears a red dress with narrow sleeves and a cross-collared collar, a pomegranate skirt, and a long hair that is high in a peony bun. There are three bird feather hairpins with gold silk threaded side by side. The phoenix hairpin is worn on the other side, and the phoenix mouth is still attached. With a matt Dongzhu.Although he was old, his appearance was ordinary, but his graceful demeanor came to his face without concealment.

Qin Yining respectfully bowed down and bowed, "The minister's wife greets the empress and empress."

"Quickly avoid the ceremony." The queen smiled and raised her hand. Grandma Sun immediately helped Qin Yining to get up, and then turned around with a smile, called the companion of the palace, and also called Bingtang and Jiyun away.

Even if Bingtang and Jiyun are worried about 10,000, they have to obey.

From the corner of Qin Yining's eyes, seeing that there were no other people in the room, he knew that the queen must have something important to say, and looked down and waited for the queen to speak.

Due to the angle of his head, Qin Yining did not see the complicated look on the queen.

When she looked at Qin Yining, her eyes were full of scrutiny and speculation, as if she had only met Qin Yining for the first time today, not because of her previous closeness and the helplessness brought about by her husband's different positions.

"Princess Zhongshun came to Huichuan, are you still used to living?"

Qin Yining felt that something was wrong with the queen's address to her. In the past, the queen directly addressed her as the princess, and sometimes even referred to her as a sister, but today's address is very alienated.

Qin Yining knew that when she didn't know, something must have happened, which changed the queen's impression of her.

Qin Yining said cautiously: "Hui Niangniang, the minister's wife came to Huichuan. At first they were not used to it, but later they got used to it."

"Oh, is it so."

Qin Yining nodded and said: "Yes, the prince is ill, and the minister's wife has to find a suitable house when she comes. It has already taken eight distractions to catch up with the bad weather. The minister's wife was caught in the rain and also suffered the wind and cold, that's all. Later, the minister’s wife found the house and was beaten up by someone who broke into it. A lot of the valuables were taken away. The other party also told her that the house was in favor of her and wanted to chase me away... In short, what happened? It's very complicated, and it's really hard work."

Qin Yining spoke extremely slowly when answering, but his mind turned fast.There was no grudge between her and the queen. Although they knew that they would lead their husbands and sons to different positions in the future, they could still be friends who said nothing important.

In addition, the queen's attitude towards her was very intimate when she first arrived, and she changed without reason or reason.

So, someone must have been slandering the queen when she didn't know.And here, the most likely person to do this is Bian Ruohan, not to mention that the Zhuang brought by the queen is still Bian Ruohan's cousin.

With such an analysis, Qin Yining can already be sure that the queen must be because of her and Bian Ruohan.

In some cases, the conflict between her and Bian Ruohan was known to the queen.

If it's not good, it can't be said that Bian Ruohan has arranged her in front of the queen.

Sure enough, when the queen heard what Qin Yining said, her brows frowned slightly. She did not immediately state her position, but pretended to be surprised: "Really there is this? In Huichuan County, who else would dare to go to Prince Zhongshun to grab the house. ?"

Qin Yining smiled bitterly: "The empress is extremely clever, she has naturally guessed that the other party is Mrs. Zhongyi Bo. Mrs. Zhongyi has a deep prejudice against me, but I tolerate everything, but she is entangled, which is really annoying.