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"Good news! Good news! Great victory in southern Xinjiang!"

A three-thousand-mile expedited news of good news reverberated through the streets of the royal capital as the handsome horse passed by, and then spread throughout the entire capital, all the way to the imperial study.

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The smile on the emperor's face could not be concealed. Since he ascended the throne, there have been constant events, especially in the past two years, when there have been frequent wars. It was rare to have such a big happy event, which really made him ecstatic.

Southern Border Victory! Although the Nanmans hadn't retreated completely, Xiao Yi led the troops to capture the two cities occupied by the Nanmans in one fell swoop, and cut off their supply lines, which was enough to seriously damage the vitality of the Nanman army.

This was Dayu's first great victory after the battle with Nanman.

The emperor looked at the good news and became happier. After reading it several times, he said overjoyedly, "Ayi really didn't let me down, you did a great job! You really did a great job!"

Eunuch Liu said jokingly: "It is thanks to the emperor that you know people well, and this great victory is possible! It is my great fortune."

"Hahaha." The emperor said with a big laugh, "You are the only one who can speak."

Along with the good news, there was also a booklet from Xiao Yi. The emperor opened it up in a good mood. After reading a few lines, he was amused. This book has Xiao Yi's consistent style, and it shows how wise and powerful he is and how he can conquer Nanman. The more the emperor looked at it, the more cheerful he became. He smiled and said to Eunuch Liu: "Huairen, look at this kid, you don't know how to be humble."

Gonggong Liu pretended to lower his head and said, "Xiao Shizi is sincere."

"When I sent him to the southern border, I was worried. After all, Yi has never been on the battlefield since he was a child. I was afraid that if the sword had no eyes, what should I do... However, Yi really did not let me. Disappointed." The emperor said with relief, "In the end, this Southern Border Army was also created by the old Zhennan King, but because the Zhennan King was confused and he couldn't take care of the overall situation, he would let those barbarians go. Arrogant attack. This A Yi is the rightful son of the prince, and this time back, there will be a leader in the group. What is the fear of Nanman?"

If Xiao Yi asked for credit for the soldiers on this account, or humbly gave all the credit to the emperor, the emperor would inevitably have concerns, thinking that he would be a little more scheming when he went out. However, Xiao Yi did not mention the merits of other soldiers. Although he was showing off himself, he was not arrogant and complacent. Instead, it was like a junior showing his ability to his elders, which made the emperor very happy. .

The emperor also unknowingly put himself into the identity of an elder, and only felt that Xiao Yi was indeed a child raised by himself, and this was the first time he went on an expedition and made great achievements.

"Reward! It must be a big reward." Emperor Long Xin said with great joy, "Well... Ayi is not in the capital, so reward the girl Yue! Huairen, you also help me think about it, what can I reward? I remember that I just donated a few dongzhu earlier, the little girl's family should like this kind of thing..."

The emperor was in a good mood, so he simply asked Eunuch Liu to fetch the booklet from the private library and personally picked out a lot of things, not only rewarding them to the Zhennan Wangfu, but also to the Yongyang eldest princess's residence. Although Xiao Yi's account was not mentioned, the good news that he sent was clearly written on the meritorious soldiers, and even Fu Yunhe's name was on it.

When the full rewards were delivered to the Zhennan Palace, Nangong Yue was about to go to the study in the front yard, and she went to receive the order first.

Southern Border Victory!

Nangong Yue curled the corners of her lips, and she knew that Yi was absolutely impossible to lose. In his previous life, he fought all the way from the southern border to the capital, and controlled the whole of Dayu, how could he lose to the southern barbarians in this area.

After sending Eunuch Liu away, Nangong Yue asked Lily to register all the rewards in the library, and took out the Dongzhu specially, planning to give it to Lin when she returned to Nangong Mansion next time. She was in a very good mood and rewarded all the servants with a silver naked child. The palace was overjoyed. She only felt that it was really different to have a mistress in this palace. There were new clothes and rewards. There are still two days of rest in the month, and this day is simply too good.

The servants in the house all had a spring breeze on their faces, as if they were Chinese New Year.

Nangong Yue took Lily and Baihui to the study in the outer courtyard. At this time, Zhu Xing had already been waiting outside the study, and when she saw her, he bowed respectfully.

Nangong Yue raised her hand to avoid salute, entered the study by herself, and sat behind the desk.

As soon as she sat down, Zhu Xing hurriedly replied, "Concubine Shizi, I have already found it. Concubine Ji's aunt is indeed surnamed Niu, the Niu family is the son of the Fang family, and Concubine Ji's aunt was originally the third master of the Fang family. The maid later opened her face and became a concubine, and she was raised as a concubine after she gave birth to a concubine, and then she gave birth to a second princess. This aunt Niu only gave birth to their brother and sister, and then she was not favored until the second princess. After marrying into the palace to fill the house, I turned around."

That day, after returning from Zhuangzi, Nangong Yue asked Zhu Xing to investigate the matter.

Although the capital is thousands of miles away from the southern border, there are still some old people from the southern border in this town's palace, and it is not difficult to find out some news.

Nangong Yue nodded slightly and asked, "So, that Niu Guanshi is really the uncle of Concubine Ji?"

"It should be right." Zhu Xing replied hurriedly: "...The subordinates have already sent people back to the southern border, and there will be definite news in a few days."

Nangong Yue thought about it for a while, and then asked bluntly, "How many people did the old prince leave behind? I heard the prince once mentioned that there should be more than four of you."

"More than that." There was a trace of sadness on Zhu Xing's face, "The old lord left a total of twelve cronies to the eldest son. But in the end, only the four of us were left to see the eldest son alive."

Nangong Yue continued to ask: "Is there ever a big steward?"

"There is indeed a great steward. Senior steward Shen has been with the old prince for twenty or thirty years, and has always been in charge of the old prince's property. After the old prince passed away, the great steward Shen died loyally to the Lord..."

"Martyrdom?" Nangong Yue's eyes narrowed and she said, "Tell me well."

Zhu Xing tried his best to recall and said: "...Since the death of the old prince, Mr. Shen has been guarding the mausoleum for the old prince, until the first anniversary of the old prince, he hit his head in front of the old prince's tomb and died. "

Nangong Yue lowered her eyes and pondered, and suddenly said, "The old woman in Liuhezhuang said that the steward Niu came there a year after the old prince went, replacing the original steward."

"Yeah..." Zhu Xing nodded blankly at first, then reacted abruptly and blurted out, "Prince Prince, could it be..."

Nangong Yue said lightly: "The old prince has already entrusted the orphan, if the steward Shen is a loyal servant, he should take care of these properties for the eldest son. After all, at that time, the eldest son was still young. However, he put the old prince's will. Don't you think this is very suspicious?"

Zhu Xing was sweating profusely, recalling that time, they were all mourning for the martyrdom of Shen Da, but they never thought that this would be arranged by humans...

Nangong Yue let out a long sigh. Obviously, since the death of Director Shen, there have been fewer people who can take care of Xiao Yi's business.

When Nangong Yue looked at the account book, she felt a little strange. Since the old prince left so much property to Xiao Yi, why didn't he leave a trusted person to take care of him. Otherwise, they wouldn't have bullied the master just because the master hasn't questioned him for many years. In fact, the old prince really did keep the right people, but unfortunately, he was killed before he could hand over these properties to Xiao Yi himself.

If Director Shen was still there, this should not be the case now.

Nangong Yue pondered and asked: "How many people know about the matter of the old prince's entrustment of the orphan?"

"The old prince was afraid that there would be disputes due to these industries, so he made the five elders of the Xiao family become middle-aged people. But the prince and the princess should not know it." Zhu Xing said, "The old prince once warned that until the After the prince gets married, he will hand over these properties to the prince in front of the prince and the five clan elders."

Nangong Yue followed up and asked, "Who is keeping these house deeds and land deeds all these years?"

"It's all placed in Dafeng Bank, and we only took it out when we came to go to Shiziye."

"So, no one has asked in all these years?"

Zhu Xing nodded in shame, and said, "After handing over to the prince in the capital, Cheng Yu will take care of it, and then it will be handed over to me."

Whether it is Cheng Yu or Zhu Xing, they all came down from the battlefield. If they are marching and fighting, they will not lose to others, but when it comes to running household affairs and clearing accounts, they are really blind.

They just waited for the Concubine Shizi to take over all this.

"I understand." Nangong Yue nodded clearly and said, "According to my guess, someone should have disclosed the matter of Tuogu to Princess Ji." Therefore, Princess Ji would rely on Xiao Yi's young age to intervene. in these industries.

In addition to Liu Hezhuang, I don't know how much she knows, let alone how much she has meddled in.

Just that Liu Hezhuang has so much income every year into the hands of Xiao Fang, and also left Xiao Yi with an indescribable infamy! Really good calculation! It was because he wanted to wait until Xiao Yi became notorious to be able to claim his throne righteously.

Too bad she got it wrong.

Nangong Yue suppressed the anger in her heart and asked calmly, "Is there any news from Steward Niu and Zheng Zhi?"

"People have been sent to find them. From the capital to the southern border, people have been deployed along the way. As long as they dare to go back to the southern border, they will not escape from our hands."

Nangong Yue nodded, remembered something again, and asked, "By the way, does Director Shen still have a family?"

Zhu Xing replied: "After the steward Shen left, it was up to the lord to let the slaves of their whole family go."

"You arrange for someone to look for it. If you can find the nephew of Shen Da's steward, you can ask him if he is willing to come to the capital."

Zhu Xing was a little surprised and asked, "Does the princess want to use them?"

"Our manor is currently lacking a chief steward to take care of general affairs. Since the old prince trusts Mr. Shen so much and entrusts the orphan, maybe his son and nephew can also use it." In Nangong Yue's opinion, the orphan usually only chooses those A truly loyal person is not only loyal to himself, but also his family members must be loyal, otherwise how could he entrust his love to his grandson. She paused and said, "However, I have to see for myself whether it is used or not."

Zhu Xing bowed in response, "Yes. Concubine Prince."

"Let's do it first."

Nangong Yue stood up and returned to Fufeng Courtyard.

She still has quite a few books to look at.

Last time, she only cared about checking the accounts. As for other details, such as Liu Hezhuang's change of manager, she didn't pay attention to it. Now she needs to read it again to see if she can get any clues from it.

Since Mrs. Fang dared to stretch her hand so long, if she didn't think of a way to stomp her hand, she really couldn't justify it!

Nangong Yue lifted her spirits and instructed Baihui, "Let the small kitchen prepare me a golden bergamot roll, a hibiscus fish bone, Changchun soup and emerald tremella. You can watch the rest." How could you have the strength to fight them! She thought for a while and then said, "Today is a big joy, everyone in the house will add a meat dish and let the big kitchen cook it."

"Yes, Concubine Shi." Baihui replied with a smile, "Those little maids will definitely be happy."

Since Nangong Yue came back from Liuhezhuang, she locked herself in the small study for a long time and didn't come out, not even having dinner. For the next few days, she was in a bad mood, thinking about it all day, which made Baihui really worried. Seeing that she finally regained her strength, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and quickly ordered a second-class maid to do it.

Everyone in the house is overjoyed, and everyone is smiling, wishing that good news would come every day.

And this good news from the southern border also affected the entire royal capital.

Due to the repeated wars, although they were far away from the frontier, they still affected people's hearts to some extent. When the news of this good news came, all the people who were a little nervous were relieved and rushed to report to each other. But it became lighter overnight.

Even the discussions in the restaurant and teahouse are all about the great victory.

All of them confidently said, "Dayu will win".

And Xiao Yi's letter was delivered to the capital a few days after the good news came.

As soon as she got the letter, Lily ran into the house happily, and before anyone arrived, the voice came first, "Concubine Shizi, Master Shizi has sent a letter. Look at it!"

If this is what she is doing on weekdays, Baihui will definitely frown and punish her, but today, looking at the face of Shizi's letter, she will not compare with Baihui.

"Give it to me now."

Nangong Yue, who was reading the account book, stood up in surprise and quickly took the letter with a look of joy that could not be concealed on her face.

Great! Ai's letter finally arrived.

She opened the envelope. In addition to a letter full of writing, there was another envelope hidden in it. She glanced at it casually and found that the second envelope contained a letter from Fu Yunhe, so she temporarily put it in Turning to one side, he read Xiao Yi's letter with a smile on his face.

In the letter, Xiao Yi first used half of the length to describe her longing lingeringly, and then eloquently wrote about what he had done in the southern border during this period, and by the way, he also mentioned how Xiao Fang sent him. When a woman came over, he threw an oiran to Xiao Luan in a tit-for-tat manner, and praised himself for his bravery, valiantness and adeptness in fighting, and beat the Nanman army to the ground.

At the end, he emphasized that he was all right in Southern Border, he was not injured or sick, let Nangong Yue stay in the capital with peace of mind, don't worry about him, but remember to miss him!

Nangong Yue gently stroked the powerful handwriting on the letter, as if seeing the appearance of the young man on the battlefield strategizing and fighting the battlefield, the smile on the corner of his mouth became a little thicker.

Although she knew that Xiao Yi would be fine, she didn't feel completely at ease until she received this letter.

After Nangong Yue read it several times, she carefully put it into a mahogany box. Since Xiao Yi went to Southern Border, Nangong Yue has carefully treasured every letter from him, and will take it out from time to time to read it again... When she fills the box, Xiao Yi should come back.

Nangong Yue locked the box with her brows curved and put it aside.

Then, Nangong Yue looked at the letter from Fu Yunhe, her eyes flickered slightly, and after thinking for a while, she instructed Lily to prepare to go to the car and go to the palace of the eldest princess Yongyang.

When the concierge of the princess' mansion saw Nangongyue's visit, he quickly opened the side door to welcome her Zhu Luncha into the mansion, and immediately sent someone to report Yongyang and Fu Yunyan.

In Wufutang, in addition to Yongyang, Mrs. Fu happened to be gossiping with Yongyang in Dongci. When the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law heard that Nangongyue was coming, they couldn't help being a little surprised. Visit, why are you here today? Nangong Yue has always been polite, and although she is close to the Princess' Mansion, it is rare to come here rashly like this. Yong Yang hurriedly sent the big maid by his side, Red Line, to greet him.

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Fu Yunyan's lively and clear voice from outside the house: "Ayue, I thought you would come tomorrow. You don't know, I've been really bored these past two days, if it wasn't for my mother forbid me Going out, I've already found you to play with."

This child... Mrs. Fu shook her head secretly, these are all people who have a relationship, and they still want to play all day. She pondered in her heart that Liu Niang was not too young, and it was only a matter of a year or two to get married. Being a daughter-in-law was not as comfortable as being a girl at home. Everything could be up to her mind, but she still had to sharpen her temperament.

In their thoughts, the two walked in affectionately, arm in arm. Seeing how affectionate and affectionate they were, Mrs. Fu couldn't help but smile. Nangong Yue is her future sister-in-law, and they can get along happily, it's the best.

After they saluted Yongyang and Mrs. Fu, and sat down again, Nangong Yue took out a letter and explained the meaning: "Grandma Yongyang, Aunt Fu, and Yue'er took the liberty to come a day early. The letter from Nanjiang was sent today along with the letter from Yi."

As soon as I heard that it was a letter from Fu Yunhe, the three generations of women in the Fu family in the east all had happy expressions on their faces, and there were even faint tears in Mrs. Fu's eyes, but she immediately wiped away the tears, thinking: "My sons and daughters are all It's a debt, this brat finally remembered to write a letter.

Fu Yunyan sat next to Nangong Yue, and without Yong Yang's instructions, she happily took the letter and delivered it to Yong Yang in person.

Yong Yang looked at the familiar handwriting on the envelope, and hooked the corners of his mouth in relief, and instructed Fu Yunyan, "Liu Niang, help grandmother to read."

Fu Yunyan was naturally disrespectful, and couldn't wait to open the envelope, took out the letter, and read it aloud.

Fu Yunhe's letter was not as lengthy as Xiao Yi's. There were only a few sentences, mainly to report safety, and to ask about the health of his grandmother and parents, but he didn't mention a word about the battlefield.

Knowing that he was safe and sound, Mrs. Fu breathed a long sigh of relief on the one hand, but on the other hand, she secretly complained that Fu Yunhe's letter was too short.

Not only was Mrs. Fu dissatisfied, but Fu Yunyan was also dissatisfied, and muttered, "Grandmother, mother, third brother's letter is too perfunctory. Not to mention how many battles he fought and how many enemies he killed..."

She didn't say it, but when she said it, Mrs. Fu's face became even more ugly. Fu Yunyan shrank her shoulders and did not dare to say any more.

Nangong Yue took a sip of tea, and smiled to relieve Fu Yunyan: "Liu Niang, I want to go to Yaowang Temple the day after tomorrow, do you want to go with me?"

"Okay." Fu Yunyan replied without thinking, as long as she could go out, she would be full of energy, "I just happened to be going to ask for a peace amulet for the third brother!"

Mrs. Fu heard the words thoughtfully and said, "I heard that the safety amulets and signs in the Yaowang Temple seem to be very spiritual."

"The signature of the Yaowang Temple is said to be very spiritual, but I intend to repay the vow." Nangong Yue said with a smile, "I went to Yaowang Temple to ask for a peace amulet for him before he went to war, and now I have won the battle, I think I should still go to the temple to repay my wishes.”

Mrs. Fu also believed in Buddhism, so she quickly agreed and said, "You are right, Ayue, since you have asked the Bodhisattva, you should go and repay your vows." Following her, she suggested to Yongyang, "Mother, why don't we join Ayue as well? Go to the Yaowang Temple and ask for a peace amulet for Brother He. Pray for him and Ayi as well."

"Yes, yes!" Fu Yunyan said brightly, "Mother, grandmother, let's go together! Go and pray for the brothers and the others, and wish them an early victory after the battle and a victory."

Yong Yang was also moved, and looked at Nangong Yue with a smile: "Ayue, you don't care if there are more of me and your Aunt Fu?"

Nangong Yue raised her lips and said with a smile, "Grandma Yongyang, Yue'er's welcome is too late... Let's go together."

In this way, in the early morning of the third day, Nangong Yue's Zhu Lun Cha first arrived at the Princess Mansion, and after meeting with Yong Yang and the others, they set off together to go to the Yaowang Temple.

Although this Yaowang Temple is small, the incense has always been strong, but in today's Yaowang Temple, there are not too many pilgrims, and they feel empty.

Seeing the two red-wheeled carts parked outside the temple, the monks in the temple knew that a distinguished guest was coming, and immediately an eight or nine-year-old little novice greeted him, folded his hands together and recited the Buddha's name, and said, "Several benefactors. , today the main hall of this temple is temporarily closed, is it okay for the little monk to lead the donor to the side hall?"

Yong Yang has always been generous, and said nonchalantly, "Little Master, then take us to the side hall."

Fu Yunyan didn't care either. For her, worshipping a Bodhisattva meant seeking peace of mind, and it didn't matter which one was worshiping.

Only Mrs. Fu frowned. They rarely came to this Temple of Medicine King to offer incense, and when the main hall was closed, it always made people feel as if the Bodhisattva shut them out, fearing that it was not a good omen...

He Ge'er was a life-threatening man in the southern border, how could it be rare to come to pray for incense and encounter such a thing!

Madam Fu just winked, and Momo behind her immediately understood what she meant and asked with a smile, "Little Master, why is this hall closed? Could it be that there is something important to do in your temple today?"

The little novice was used to seeing the faces of the pilgrims on weekdays, so he quickly explained: "Several donors, today because the old lady of Zhang's house is doing things in the main hall, the main hall can only be temporarily closed, please forgive me!"

Momo thought of something, and asked again, "Mrs. Zhang? Could it be from Zhang Mianzhi's mansion?"

"It turns out that the donor also knows." The little novice heaved a sigh of relief, since they knew each other, it would be good to avoid them being human inside and out. This thing always comes first.

While talking, the little novice had already led them to the side hall, and was then sent by Momo to guard outside the hall.

Seeing that there were no outsiders around, Mrs. Fu couldn't help complaining in a low voice: "Mother, Zhang's family has been jumping up and down recently, doing some rituals in this Yaowang Temple, and then serving porridge at the four city gates... "Is it possible that you still want to bribe the hearts of the people? ...that's not right, who can please someone with this porridge, that is, those ignorant people who say something nice about Zhang's residence, it is estimated that even if the emperor hears about it, at most they will laugh it off.

Yong Yang's expression darkened, but he didn't say anything.

This is good practice, whether it is porridge, and it is not that other families have not done it, but Zhang's residence happens to be the third prince's foreign family, so that their every move has become noticeable.

No one cared about this topic very quickly, and everyone devoutly offered incense and worshipped Buddha, and Mrs. Fu even asked for a sign, which was signed. Madam Fu suddenly smiled, as if she felt at ease all of a sudden. Now that even the Bodhisattva has spoken, Brother He will surely come back from the southern border safely! As a mother, she did not ask her son to honor his ancestors, but only hoped that he would be safe.

After everyone finished offering the incense, they went out of the side hall. Madam Fu was about to order Momo to go with the little novice to donate incense money, but she saw two familiar figures in front of her walking slowly towards this side.

The people who came were one old and one young, the old one was an old woman in her fifties, her gray hair was neatly combed into a bun, and she was wearing an autumn-colored robe; the young one was a fourteen-year-old. The five-year-old girl, it was late autumn at this time, but she was dressed quite thinly, dressed in plain white, with only a few silver plum blossoms embroidered on the skirt.

The girl carefully supported the old woman and walked to the front of the side hall.

"I've seen His Royal Highness the eldest princess, I've seen the first concubine!" The old and the young respectfully saluted Yong Yang and Nangong Yue.

"Mrs. Zhang, no ceremony." Yong Yang said lightly.

After Mrs. Zhang and the girl in white standing beside her stood up, Mrs. Zhang introduced: "Your Highness, this is my granddaughter Yi Ren... Sister Ren, please don't give your Highness a greeting."

Zhang Yiren took a step forward and bowed again: "Greetings to Your Highness." Her voice was gruff and soft, as if she was pinching her throat, and Fu Yunyan shuddered when she heard it, she couldn't help but quietly They exchanged glances with Nangong Yue.

Yong Yang casually looked at Zhang Yiren, especially her outfit, if she hadn't known that both Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Zhang were alive and well, and Mrs. Zhang had passed away for many years, she almost thought there was a funeral for their Zhang family. Now... Yong Yang's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, thoughtful.

She complimented politely, then took off the bracelet on her wrist and gave it to the other party.

Afterwards, Zhang Yiren turned away and greeted Nangongyue again, Nangongyue rewarded her with a jade pendant, and she was blessed again, and said softly: "Thank you, Concubine Shizi. At first sight, it really lives up to its reputation, and Yiren admires it very much."

"Miss Zhang won the prize." Nangong Yue said with a smile.

Zhang Yiren has two noble cousins, one is the second princess and the other is the Mingyue County Lord. In comparison, Zhang Yiren is only the daughter of a third-rank official, and her status is really not high. In the final analysis, it's just that the elder brother Zhang is more expensive than the younger sister, and their Zhang family has insufficient background.

Mrs. Fu also rewarded Zhang Yiren, while Fu Yunyan got a jasper wrench from Mrs. Zhang.

After a lot of hard work, both sides finally met each other and recognized each other.

Mrs. Zhang said to Yong Yang again, "Your Highness, I have just heard from the monks in this temple that a noble person is coming to pay homage to the Buddha, so I came here to greet His Highness. I have invited the eminent monks in the temple to do things in the main hall these days. It disturbs His Highness's interest in worshipping Buddha, and please forgive His Highness."

"Mrs. Zhang is very polite." Yong Yang said, "Everything is on a first-come-first-served basis. Madam Zhang doesn't need to be too concerned."

"Thank you, Your Highness." After Mrs. Zhang was blessed again, she said goodbye.

The grandparents and grandchildren left again, and looking at the direction they were leaving, it was obvious that they were going back to the main hall...

This book was first published by Xiaoxiang Academy, please do not reprint!