The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Chapter 398 The 5th Prince's Maid

Shi Mingwu lowered his eyes and sighed, "It's your fourth sister-in-law. Gong Xuan told the Fourth Prince everything, so the Fourth Prince hurried north. I estimate that he will come to Prince Duan's Mansion the day after tomorrow."

Shi Mingmo was horrified and staggered a step. "Fourth sister-in-law! Why did she betray the Shi family? Did she ignore Fourth Brother and Yunfan? She loves Zhuzhu the most among all the sisters-in-law!"

Shi Mingwu smiled bitterly: "It's true that she loves Zhuzhu the most, but she killed my mother and was afraid that we would retaliate against her, so she wanted to drag everyone in the Shi family to hell with her."

After much hesitation, he did not talk about his past life.

The Shi family members have all gone crazy, and Shi Mingmo is also a little crazy. If he knew that Wang Fan was the one who did it all, he would probably go crazy right now.

Shi Mingwu felt powerless.

Once people's hearts are scattered, it is extremely difficult to get them together again.

No wonder Third Aunt is not afraid of falling out with the eldest branch of the family.

Zhuzhu is so ignorant, lawless and reckless.

Shi Mingmo didn't know what to say. He wanted to comfort her but didn't know where to start. He asked, "Brother, what should we do now?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a subordinate's low voice came from outside: "Master, Sixth Master, the eldest son of the Tang family wants to see you."

Shi Mingwu and Shi Mingmo were both shocked, and the two brothers looked at each other.

Shi Mingmo gritted his teeth in hatred: "How dare this ungrateful bastard meet us?"

Shi Mingwu said solemnly: "Since he has come to our door, we have been exposed. We might as well listen to what he has to say."

They requested an imperial decree to return to Nanjing to observe mourning. When the news spread that they had gone back, the court inevitably suspected that they had ill intentions.

Tang Zhan came to their house, and they had to see him even if they didn't want to.

"Please come in, Master Xiao Tang."

After a moment, Tang Zhan came in, dressed in military uniform. He clasped his fists and said with a smile, "Hello, Brother Wu, Brother Mo Liu!"

Shi Ming-wu and Shi Ming-mo returned the gift.

Shi Mingmo forced himself to suppress his murderous intent, but was unwilling to talk to a villain like Tang Zhan who betrayed his master.

That’s right. In the eyes of the Shi family, the Tang family climbed to their current high position entirely with the promotion of the Shi family, and they must be loyal to the Shi family.

The Shi family respects the Tang family on the surface, but in fact they treat them as loyal subordinates. The Tang family should respect them as they respect their masters.

The Tang family reported the incident to the Fifth Prince, stabbing the Shi family in the back, which was tantamount to treason.

Tang Zhan asked in surprise, "I heard from my subordinates that they have seen the guards of the Shi family appearing outside Prince Duan's mansion from time to time in recent days. I thought they were seeing things wrong. My brothers have all returned to Jinling, so why are they here?

Today, I accidentally saw Brother Jin Rui. He has always been with Brother Wu, so I stopped him to ask him and found out that the two brothers were here. I wonder why the two brothers returned to the northwest? "

Shi Mingwu said worriedly, "It's because of Ling Yun. I played chess with the Fifth Prince before, and he said he would give the Fifth Prince a chess manual. On the way back to Jinling, I bought it at a bookstore and insisted on returning to give it to the Fifth Prince.

The Sixth Prince did not agree, but as a child he insisted. He felt sorry for the Fifth Prince living alone in such a deserted house, so he ran away secretly.

When I heard the news, I hurried back to the northwest and went to look for him with Lao Liu.

Who would have expected that the Fifth Prince was no longer at the border, but had returned to Prince Duan's Mansion. We had no choice but to come here again to look for him. We just happened to find him today. We were planning to set off back to Nanjing tomorrow.

Because there was an imperial decree in front of me, I wanted to do it quietly, but I didn't expect that you would find out! You are still as cunning as before!"

After that, Shi Mingwu gave Tang Zhan a gentle punch and praised him, "Yes, you are so perceptive. Handing over the Shi family army to the Tang family will make my second uncle and I feel relieved. We don't have to worry about the enemy's invasion."

Tang Zhan believed his explanation and said a few humble words. Suddenly, his expression became serious and he said, "Now that we have found Ling Yun, you two brothers should leave here as soon as possible."

Shi Mingwu pretended to be confused: "Oh? I wanted to invite you for a drink. What do you mean?"

Tang Zhan then said in detail: "Brother Wu, do you still remember when the general found out about the Fifth Prince from the army? At that time, the general said that he would write a memorial to report the matter to His Majesty, but until I took over the Fifth Prince, the capital still hadn't heard the Emperor's order on the matter."

Shi Mingwu's heart sank, but he remained calm and said, "My second uncle and I also felt something was amiss. After returning to the capital, we promptly reported it to the emperor."

Tang Zhan said solemnly: "I also guessed that someone intercepted the general's memorial. When the fifth prince was in the capital, he was suspected of following and monitoring the fourth prince, and because he pretended to be poor, he attracted the attention of the crown prince and the officials in the court.

I'm afraid that many people have already known about the Fifth Prince's anonymous military service, and they are just waiting for the right opportunity to expose the truth so that they can falsely accuse the Shi family of colluding with the Fifth Prince.

I know very well that the Shi family has been strong-willed for generations and loyal to the emperor. They will never form a clique with the prince for personal gain.

Therefore, I was restless day and night after you left, and told my father my guess. Then my father hurriedly wrote three memorials to clarify the matter and sever the relationship between our two families and the fifth prince. "

Shi Mingwu knew he was quibbling, but he had no evidence. He was so angry that his liver hurt, but he could only praise him: "You did the right thing. I will tell my second uncle when I get home, and he will also praise you for your cleverness and agility."

If he really wanted to be loyal to the Shi family, he should have reminded them earlier, instead of waiting until all the Shi family members were gone and then secretly submitting a memorial and stabbing the Shi family in the back.

Tang Zhan grinned sheepishly, scratched his head and said, "I learned all this from my brothers. The general taught me well. I'm very happy if I can help a little.

The fifth prince joined the army and was involved in treason. His brothers left and came back. If this attracted the attention of others, it would definitely arouse suspicion from the court.

Although I also want to get drunk with my brothers for three days and three nights, it is not advisable to stay here for long. For the safety of my brothers, I advise you to leave as soon as possible. "

Shi Mingwu took out a chess manual and handed it to Tang Zhan: "Then you can give this chess manual to the fifth prince on behalf of Ling Yun.

By the way, when I was looking for Ling Yun these two days, I heard some rumors that a mysterious woman appeared beside the Fifth Prince? When I was in the capital, I heard that His Majesty wanted to arrange a marriage for the Fifth Prince. If the Fifth Prince already has a lover, I am afraid that something unexpected will happen again. "

Shi Mingwu was not making up the arranged marriage.

He stayed in the capital for three more days. The news came from the inner court. The emperor was furious when he learned that the fifth prince had joined the army. He wanted to arrange a marriage for the fifth prince and ordered him to return to the capital to get married.

Tang Zhan took the chess manual and was startled when he heard this. He shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of any mysterious woman, but I heard from the servants of Prince Duan's mansion that a beautiful maid has just entered the backyard of the mansion and has become Prince Duan's maid."

Shi Mingwu: “…”

Shi Mingmo: “…”

She gave up being Prince Cheng's concubine and became Prince Duan's maid!

Shi Mingwu was upset, but he managed to calm his expression and said with a smile, "I wonder if it would be convenient for me to meet with His Royal Highness Prince Duan?"

Tang Zhan flatly refused: "Brother Mingwu, this is a time of great trouble, don't make things complicated. Yesterday I received a report from my men that the prince's men have appeared in this city."