Spring Forest Evening

When Shen Fu said this, Uncle He was not too surprised, nodded and said:

"That's right. When I received your letter that day, saying that the palace was on fire, and people died in the Wanqing Courtyard, I thought, this matter must not be simple."

"Before we left, our husband and wife had a discussion. The senior sister said at the time that to be able to do evil so arrogantly in a place like Prince Jing's Mansion, and at the feet of the emperor, there are only a handful of people behind it."

"During this journey, because of the doctor's words, I also remembered some old things. Now I learn from you. To be honest, I really feel like the dust has settled."

Zhou Heng and Shen Fu also experienced a similar situation before, and when they heard what he said, they also remained silent.

Originally, Zhou Heng wanted to mention how to lure the snake out of the hole, but after seeing Shen Fu, he decided not to talk about it, thinking about waiting for Shen Yi to come over and then see the situation.

Uncle He began to ask Shen Fu some details:

"Wan Qing Courtyard, did you send someone to clean it up after the incident? That place is relatively close to Kang Wang's Mansion behind it, and I don't know why the people there died..."

The implication is quite similar to what Zhou Heng thought before. It seems that everyone thinks that the third princess sent someone to kill the people in the yard first, and then burned the corpses to wipe out the traces. But if they want to prove that the people inside are not Burned to death, or at least proved to be forced to be burned to death, I don't know how difficult it is...

Zhou Heng was thinking about it when he saw Shen Fu standing next to him, went outside and called Mu Yun in, and said in a deep voice:

"Go back and tell your master about the situation of the Water Dragon Bureau and the Wucheng Bingma Division."

It seemed that Shen Fu was already doing something, and maybe there were some results. Zhou Heng's eyes lit up, and he didn't say anything, but Uncle He asked Shen Fu a strange question after Mu Yun went out:

"Does the lord know the origin of Qingyuan that night?"

Zhou Heng watched, and Shen Fu was stunned for a moment. Although he didn't say anything, he probably didn't know.

Uncle He also noticed it, and after pondering for a while, he said:

"Maybe I'm thinking too much, but if that empress in the palace intends to target Prince Jing's mansion, we have to think more about it."

The empress in the palace should refer to the queen mother. Zhou Heng is also very curious about the mother and daughter of the three princesses whom he has never seen before. She was taken aback:

"Not many people know about this matter. It's all happened many years ago. Who are the people involved...Oh, by the way, Ms. Zhou probably doesn't know much about it. I used to be a servant in the palace during the late emperor's time."

And this?Zhou Heng felt very surprised. Uncle He is not yet 50 years old now. Since he was working in the palace back then, he must have a future. This can be seen from the attitudes of Shen Fu and Shen Yi towards him. Give up?

Zhou Heng felt it was a bit of a pity, but then he thought about it again. Just now Uncle He also said that it was "the time of the first emperor". It was enough for me to explain one more sentence, so I didn't say anything, just nodded and smiled to show that I understood.

Seeing her reacting so calmly, Uncle He was a little surprised. He couldn't help raising his eyebrows and looked at Shen Fu. Seeing that he didn't express anything about it, he smiled knowingly, and continued to talk about the old things:

"When the Empress Dowager first entered the palace, because she came from Zhongnan Road, she was not familiar with the situation in the capital, so she wanted to find someone to understand. Naturally, the people in the palace don't have to think about it, and look for the wife outside. We also had some concerns, so we searched and found Afu, your mother and concubine."

"Your status as a mother and concubine is enough, and you have no real relationship with the royal family, and you have a background in the Zhen Guogong's mansion, so you can be said to be the best candidate."

"What's more, your concubine mother is a few years older than her, and she has a good temper. I remember that at that time, in front of the late emperor, the empress dowager also said 'thank you, sister', which made the late emperor laugh, and praised her for finding people."

Do you know everything about the empress?It seems that he is still a high-ranking official in the palace. Zhou Heng searched the limited ancient knowledge in his mind, and felt that Uncle He should be the head of the palace guards, or the one who personally protects the emperor. I have to be more sensible and come out by myself, but his surname is not Shen, so why is he in Prince Jing's mansion now?

Press down the doubts in your heart and continue to listen to his story.

Uncle He said with some emotion at the moment:

"At that time, the successor had just entered the palace after all, and was also favored. The late emperor allowed her to call your mother and concubine into the palace every three days, but your father was a little dissatisfied. After all, Ayi is not very old, and you are still teething. Xueyu, and worried that your mother and concubine made some mistakes in the palace, so she asked me to watch more."

"I don't know if your father told the first emperor that the first emperor happened to meet in the empress's palace twice later, so he asked me to send your mother and concubine out of the palace. Because of this, your mother and concubine would occasionally say something about the empress and concubine. The way she gets along."

"I ran into your mother and concubine again once, but when I came out, I didn't smile as usual. Thinking of your father and king's entrustment, I asked one more question."

"Your concubine mother frowned and said, just now in the Changchun Palace, the empress asked her a few words about the Wanqing Courtyard in the Wangfu, sighed that she married into the Shen family really has a long history, and asked what the courtyard is used for now Your mother and concubine actually didn't know what it meant, so she just smiled and vaguely said that it was useless and only let people do daily cleaning, and the empress nodded and said nothing."

"Your mother and concubine are careful, and feel that this young empress will not just talk about it casually. After all, Wanqing Courtyard is just an ordinary courtyard in Prince Jing's mansion. I'm afraid it's the late emperor's meaning, so I also use this topic to ask a little bit. It told me something about the past."

"The reason why I remember this is because not long afterward, the empress heard that she was feeling unwell, and she was recuperating in the Changchun Palace with peace of mind. She didn't come out to see anyone for a long time, and when she came out again, she said that she was pregnant. Your mother and concubine also took the opportunity to stop entering the palace, so I was relieved. A few days later, I told your father that I met him once. Your father said that he also felt a little baffled and couldn't figure it out. What are the articles here."

"It's not our turn to talk about the matter in the palace, but your father told me about the Qingyuan incident that night, saying it was a false alarm. It turns out that after Princess Zhaohuai's accident, Emperor Wu was distressed, and from time to time When she came to this mansion, she lived in the hidden mansion at the beginning, and she still lived in the courtyard where Princess Zhaohuai lived. Disturbing Emperor Wu, the Crown Princess is filial, and deliberately chose a secluded place."

"Princess Concubine Zhaohuai is the only blood of Princess Zhaohuai. Emperor Wu loved her the most, so he specially named her residence 'Wanqingyuan'. Your father said that it should be to commemorate Princess Zhaohuai. After all, her name is" "Wanqing' is homonymous with "wanqing'."

"This happened decades ago. The first emperor was born of the crown princess. Princess Zhaohuai was his grandmother and the great-uncle of your mother and concubine. Your father said that when you returned to the mansion that day, your mother and concubine I went to the courtyard to check it out, and didn't find anything unusual, so I went back to the Duke's Mansion the next day to ask her grandmother."

"Your great-grandmother is amazing. She was the only daughter of the eldest princess back then, and the only niece of Princess Zhaohuai and Emperor Wu. Speaking of which, she was also the first emperor's cousin. What did they say about your father? The king didn't say anything, but said that the old man laughed after hearing your mother's concubine's narration, and said that your mother's concubine should feel relieved, your mother's concubine grew up with her grandmother since she was a child, and she came back with peace of mind after hearing it."

"It was true that nothing happened afterwards, but the yard was not very useful at first. After this incident, your father said, just in case, and later let it be left vacant at will. Anyway, it is remote, and later, it was you Let people live in..."