Li Zhang's family lived in an official house, but the edict exempted the house money. In the words of Xu Ping's previous life, there is only the right to use, not ownership. In fact, Li Yonghe didn't have his own house for so many years, and the small courtyard outside the city still belonged to Duan Lao's courtyard before, and then it was resold to Xu Ping.

Originally, when the emperor first recognized his relatives, he asked Li Yonghe to live in Fanglin Garden, but Li Yonghe resolutely did not move, so he moved here. Fanglin Garden is the former residence of Song Taizu before he ascended the throne, the former residence of Qiandi, Li Yonghe is close to Zai, and it is indeed not suitable to live.

Seeing that the sky was dark, Lin Suniang said goodbye to Su'er. If you are in time, you can go out of the city with Xu Ping.

Su Er said: "Sister, it's rare for you to come once, and you have to have dinner before leaving anyway." If it's late, you might as well stay here and leave tomorrow as well. The father-in-law led the troops to guard the Empress Dowager's palace, and Da Lang went on an errand, and there was no one else at home, so it didn't matter if he stayed for one night. ”

Lin Suniang couldn't stand Su Er's left and right, so she had to sit down again and wait for dinner before leaving.

The two sat and chatted some gossip, sent Li Zhang's servant back, and reported back to Su'er.

Su Er asked, "It's still early now, are the two of them looking for a place to eat and drink?" ”

The servant said: "When I arrived near the imperial city, I happened to meet a stone pavilion chief in the palace, and the three of them knew each other, so they made an appointment to find a place to drink and keep out the cold." Coincidentally, there happened to be a small shop near the palace, which was opened by someone Xu Guanren knew. I heard that it was the daughter of a subordinate of Xu Guanren in Yongzhou, and her parents came to the capital to change the official election, but unfortunately both passed away. The girl had no relatives, so she delayed in the capital and opened a small shop to make a living. ”

Hearing this, Su Er was nothing, Lin Suniang chuckled in her heart, and pretended to ask casually: "Is the person who opened the shop surnamed Duan?" ”

The servant said: "Probably, I heard others call her Duan Niangzi." That little lady looks really Peugeot! ”

Su Er asked Lin Su Niang: "Sister knows that little lady?" ”

Lin Su Niangqiang pretended to be casual: "Where will I know?" I've just heard people talk about it before. Her father is a county magistrate in Yongzhou, and he is a capable subordinate of Dalang. ”

Su'er didn't take it to heart either, and sent the servant out.

Since the news that Xu Ping and Li Zhang were drinking in Duan Yunjie's shop, Lin Suniang was in a state of confusion, where could she stay here in Su'er? barely got enough of dinner, and hurried home with his subordinates.

Lin Suniang knew Duan Yunjie from Xiuxiu's mouth at first, and she occasionally mentioned it when she came back to talk to Lin Suniang about Yongzhou. However, Xiuxiu's mouth was tight, and she only said that this person was very capable, had a good temper, and got along with herself. As for what she has to do with Xu Ping, Xiuxiu didn't leak anything at all.

Maybe it's a woman's intuition, or maybe it's that Xiuxiu's expression is always a little unnatural, Lin Suniang always feels that things are not so simple. As Xu Ping's side, Lin Suniang didn't expect to get any news from Xiuxiu, their master and servant were single-minded, and this kind of thing was naturally hidden in every possible way.

Later, Lin Suniang only pretended to be inadvertent, asked Xu Ping, asked Gao Daquan, and asked Sun Qilang, just as a small talk, talking about their affairs in Yongzhou. Duan Yunjie has lived in the yamen for a long time, and I don't know when anyone will mention it. Although they all hid it for Xu Ping one by one, after Lin Suniang comprehensively analyzed the words of several people, she still had a rough idea in her heart.

This woman must have something to do with Xu Ping.

Lin Suniang believed that Xu Ping would not hide it from herself to find other women, and she would have left Yongzhou, so this matter would be over. But where did he think that this woman also happened to be in the capital, and it is a little uncertain what will happen in the future.

Xu Ping will not hide it from Lin Suniang, but if he finds out that he wants to admit a woman into the door, can Lin Suniang still stop him? At this time, there are many strong women, and there are also those who prevent their husbands from taking concubines, but they will be joked about among scholars. Xu Ping will not lose this person, and Lin Suniang will not let her husband make others laugh, at that time, it will be irreparable.

The days of winter are short, and it is completely dark when Lin Suniang returns to the small courtyard in the city. asked the housekeeper, only to know that Xu Ping did not return here at all, but went out of the city directly.

Lin Suniang was about to follow out of the city, but was stopped by Cui'er. It's freezing cold, and although the gates may not be closed so early, don't try your luck.

Back in her small courtyard, Lin Suniang was alone, and she felt cold and lonely.

In this era, there are naturally many concubines from rich and noble families, but it is still rare among officials to take concubines at the age of twenty or thirty, and it is easy to provoke criticism. There are really good women, and most of them keep courtesans at home, and they don't really admit them into the door.

Sitting alone in the room, looking at the dark night outside, Lin Suniang couldn't help but want to buy a few courtesans at home and go home, tying Xu Ping's heart. After all, courtesans are outsiders, so they don't affect family life much. can think about it, Xu Ping usually doesn't even go to the brothel of the Qinglou, and he can't talk about being a good woman at all.

The more things are like this, the more troublesome it is, Lin Suniang is sitting alone, and her heart is numb.

The government hall is brightly lit and full of people at this time.

The rest of the zai fu have all gone home, and only Lu Yijian is left on duty. The abolished queen was originally decided by Lu Yijian and the emperor after discussion, which one would stay to block the gun for him? Even Song Shou and Zhang Dexiang, who have always been attached to Lu Yijian, hid at home early and made up their minds not to wade into the troubled waters this time. This incident offended the Taiwan officials and was a small matter, and few people could stand it when they were pointed out by thousands of people in the world afterwards.

The Taiwanese officials who gathered in the political hall after receiving the news were led by Fan Zhongyan and Kong Daofu respectively, and they questioned Lu Yijian endlessly. How could Zhongshu be so bold and detain the Taiwan admonition chapter and not be able to reach the heavens.

Lu Yijian's face was expressionless, and he turned over and over in one sentence, the holy will had been decided, and he was just acting according to the order.

Look at the dark sky, Lu Yijian looks like a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water, no matter who comes up and says something, he is the same sentence. The detention of Taiwan and Zhang Shu is deducted according to the emperor's will, and if you have something to talk to the emperor, it is useless to tell me.

Fan Zhongyan and Kong Daofu were quite calm, and there were impatient people in the Imperial History Terrace and the Imperial Academy, who were already angry, and the Imperial Shi Yang Kai said in a loud voice: "The Chinese book presses the Taiwan Advice Chapter and does not report it, isolating China and foreign countries, Lu Xianggong, do you want to be a Ding Wei?!" ”

Lu Yijian looked at his nose, nose, mouth, mouth, and eyebrows: "I act according to my will." ”

Yang Kai said angrily: "Anzhi Holy Will is like this? The words come from your mouth, who knows whether it is true or false? ”

Lu Yijian held his hands, still like that, and he didn't even bother to open his mouth.

In the second year of Tiansheng, Zuo Zhengyan Song Zhen said: "If the prime minister doesn't report it, then it will be a shame!" ”

After speaking, he looked at his own dean Fan Zhongyan.

Fan Zhongyan and Kong Daofu glanced at each other and nodded.

Kong Daofu said in a deep voice to Lu Yijian in front of him: "Isolate China and foreign countries, and the power minister does it!" Lu Xianggong, if you do such a thing today, how will you face the public opinion of the world in the future? ”

Lu Yijian said slowly like a puppet: "I am the prime minister, a minister of the Son of Heaven, and I act by the will of the Holy Lord. ”

Kong Daofu glanced at Lu Yijian, who was not allowed to enter the oil and salt, turned around and walked out of the door, and said in a loud voice: "Let's go, let's go to the back and ask for the right!" ”

A group of Taiwanese officials were headed by Kong Daofu today, and when they saw him go out, Fan Zhongyan followed, and the others also followed out of the political hall and went straight to the back. Lu Yijian was left alone, standing alone in the political hall.

When I arrived at the back, the gate of the vertical arch hall was closed, and outside the door stood the guards of the front division of the palace and the imperial city division, firmly guarded. On either side are the guards of the gate, each guarding their own passage.

On duty here tonight is Li Zhaoliang, the envoy of Dongshangmen, the son of Li Jilong, the elder brother of Empress Mingde of Song Taizong, and the cousin of the current emperor. The chief of Ximen was not there, and the person on duty was the head of Li Zhang, the Marquis of Ximen.

Kong Daofu and Fan Zhongyan took people to the outside of the vertical arch and looked for Li Zhaoliang first.

Li Zhaoliang has a good temperament, but he grew up in the palace since he was a child, and he is very skilled, where will he cause this trouble, and he said kindly: "I am in charge of the East Gate, and I don't know the affairs of the West Gate, so the princes still go to the West Gate." ”

The functions of the doors on the two sides are different, and the officials of the court should enter through the west gate if they want to face the saint, and Li Zhaoliang said that there is no flaw.

Li Zhaoliang has a peaceful temperament, and he is blameless for being an official, the only thing is that his wife in the family went early and did not remarry, and he is the housekeeper of the three favored concubines. The three of them each have their own set of people, and for many years there has been a lot of trouble in the Li family, Li Zhaoliang can't control it, and others can't control it.

This kind of family-like colleague is at most just a joke and doesn't take it to heart. But today's officials are all Taiwanese officials, and they have always regarded themselves as moral, and they don't have a good impression of Li Zhaoliang's failure to even manage his family. After hearing his words, they didn't bother to pay attention to him, and they all flocked to Ximen.

Li Zhang is young, and his status as a relative has recently been suddenly promoted, and when he saw so many of the most difficult Taiwanese officials to come to him, he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly greeted him.

Kong Daofu said: "Li Zhang, you are a close relative of the saint, do you know that there is a major event in the palace today, and the queen has been deposed?" ”

Li Zhang replied respectfully: "I have a guest at home today, and I came in a hurry, and I will come here to be on duty as soon as I arrive at the palace." I haven't heard of what the imperial history said. ”

Kong Daofu said: "Now that the world is peaceful and prosperous, the Son of Heaven is ancient and modern, how can there be a reason to abolish the queen?" You have opened the door, and I and my colleagues will see the Holy Heavens and take back their orders! ”

Li Zhang accompanied him with a smiling face: "I really don't know about this matter, but the official family has a will, and the ministers will not be seen tonight." I'm on duty at the gate, everything is subject to the will of the official, and the imperial history forgives. ”

Kong Daofu was indignant: "This is a national event, how can it be judged by common sense!" You are the Empress Dowager Zhuangyi's relatives, don't you remember the Empress Dowager's miserable life? How could such a tragedy be allowed to happen again? Open the door quickly! (To be continued.) )