Husband and Father Youwei

Chapter 106 Entering the Palace Again

  The story started twenty-seven years ago, when the former prince conspired against the king and was abandoned by the first emperor. Later, the first emperor died of illness, and it was passed down to King Wu, who was famous for his military exploits at that time, which is now Emperor Wucheng. I just don't want to, after Emperor Wucheng ascended the throne, the first decree he made was to make Tang Jingyun, the eldest brother of Tang Weiyong, the cabinet scholar of the current dynasty, as the queen, and he kept Tang Jingyun in the palace without waiting for the empress ceremony to be held. inside.

This move immediately caused huge waves among the government and the public, and even among the people, because although Tang Jingyun is a twin, he has already married a wife and has a three-year-old child under his knee. Although Tang Jingyun's wife was weak due to dystocia and passed away years ago, Tang Jingyun, an unfaithful person who was married and had children, would be considered a reluctant concubine. The exemplary mother of a nation?

So immediately there were hundreds of cultural relics officials in the court and the royal family members who wrote to object, but Emperor Wucheng was an extremely tough and somewhat self-respecting emperor, he didn't pay any attention to it, and he still insisted on going his own way, but in the end the matter of establishing the queen still failed. , because during this period, Emperor Wu Cheng was assassinated by an assassin and was seriously injured.

The matter of becoming a successor was delayed because of this, but Tang Jingyun was still kept in the palace by Emperor Wucheng. Fortunately, Emperor Wucheng allowed Tang Jingyun's family to visit the palace every once in a while, and finally relieved Tang Jingyun of his parents. The pain of missing my siblings and children lasted for several months until the second year of Wucheng.

After several months of cultivation, Emperor Wu Cheng had already fully recovered. Just when all the officials were worried that Emperor Wu Cheng would bring up the old story again and wanted to make Tang Jingyun his queen again, something unexpected happened. Tang Jingyun's only son, only four The year-old Xiaoshuang actually disappeared at the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival.

Tang Jingyun's child had nothing to do with Emperor Wu Cheng, but Emperor Wu Cheng had Tang Jingyun in his heart, so he immediately ordered people to search for it in the capital, but after searching for a long time, they only found one that had decayed and deformed, whose appearance could not be seen clearly. But there is the corpse of the youngest son who is about the same age as Tang Jingyun's son. After identification, this child is Tang Jingyun's lost young pair.

Although unfortunately, the child was finally found, but the matter was not over yet. How the child was lost and how he died was always investigated, and this investigation took more than half a year. The final result was that most of the officials and clan members of the court were either reprimanded, or demoted. Or be abolished, there are more people who are exiled, beheaded, ransacked their families and exterminated their families, and the entire court has been cleaned up.

Tang Jingyun, the son of a university scholar, freely read the books of sages and sages, and even served as an accompanying student for the prince. After taking part in the imperial examination, he was a high school candidate, and was able to enter the Imperial Academy as an official. Tang Jingyun came from an extraordinary background, and he himself is extremely talented. It can be said that he has a bright future. How could he be willing to be trapped in the harem, and toss and turn under men?

For other women and Shuang'er, becoming a queen might be the greatest honor, but for him he only felt humiliation, so even if he disobeyed the imperial decree and endured the thunderous wrath of Emperor Wu Cheng, he still resisted vigorously. But after experiencing the serious injury of Emperor Wu Cheng and the loss of his son, when Emperor Wu Cheng mentioned the matter of becoming a queen again, he actually agreed. However, the imperial court had undergone a major change of blood, and the surviving officials and clan relatives had seen the importance that Emperor Wu Cheng attached to Tang Jingyun, as well as his cruel and bloody methods, so no one dared to speak out against it, and let the matter of standing up again, It went quite smoothly.

It is true that the Tang family lost a child, and it is the current queen Tang Jingyun's parent and son, who is also a twin, and is about the same age as Ruan Tang, but the child lost by the queen has been found and passed away. Then it's not Ruan Tang, so who is he? Ruan Tang didn't know, maybe they were wrong this time, he just remembered the scene of playing under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree in front of the Tang family, but it didn't necessarily mean that he was from the Tang family.

Thinking in this way, Ruan Tang put down the matter of the Tang family and the queen, and didn't think about it anymore, but he was disappointed again, even the most exquisite and expensive delicacies in the restaurant were a bit tasteless.

After eating something briefly and taking a rest, the three of them planned to leave the restaurant and continue to visit other places in the inner city that they hadn't seen before. But not long after the three of them came out of the private room, the door of the next room opened, and a noble young man in a brocade robe and a jade crown walked out. Three people from the restaurant, Tu Lin.

The three of Tu Lin had already left the restaurant, and they didn't realize that they had attracted the attention of others. Although the inner city is mostly populated by prominent families, it is much smaller than the outer city, so in just one day, they all went shopping, but this time, they didn't find any more. So far it has to end.

Ruan Tang was naturally very disappointed, if he couldn't remember anything, it would be fine, but it only reminded him of some fragments and gave him hope, but after several days of running around, there was no result in the end.

On the way home, Ruan Tang couldn't see anything on his face, but Tu Lin knew that Ruan Tang must be feeling sad. He wanted to comfort Ruan Tang, but he was afraid of touching Ruan Tang's sad things, so he had to say something else. Yes, trying to divert Ruan Tang's mind so that he no longer thinks about those unhappy things.

Not long after, they returned to the courtyard rented by Tu Lin, and the servants left with Tu Lin and Ruan Tang, ready to return to his original master, because Tu Lin said that he would not bother him any more, so tomorrow he will Do not come again. Tu Lin asked his servant to thank his comrade for himself, and gave the servant a large reward, and the servant left.

After the servant left, Tu Lin didn't bother to talk to the two children whom he hadn't seen for a day, so he wrote a letter and asked one of the two soldiers in the family to take it to the camp outside the city and take it from himself. Transfer a few more from your own soldiers. Tu Lin thought to himself that there should be no enemies in Beijing, but not long ago, when he, Ruan Tang and the servant were on their way back home, they noticed with vigilance that someone seemed to be following them.

Although the people who were following them had no intention of showing up, just in case, Tu Lin decided to transfer a few more of his own soldiers from the military camp outside the city to his home.

Naturally, Ruan Tang couldn't hide Tu Lin's actions, and after Ruan Tang learned that someone was following them, he became a little nervous, even a little inexplicable, not knowing who they offended for this kind of thing to happen. Fortunately, Tu Lin comforted him and said that no matter what he did now, he could be regarded as a meritorious minister who put down the war in the southern border, and he is still registered with the emperor. If someone really wants to deal with them, it will not be easy, let alone now, Ruan Tang Only then did I feel a little more at ease.

It's just that it can't be assumed that nothing happened, coupled with the unsatisfactory search for relatives, Ruan Tang didn't sleep well that night, and actually had a nightmare.

"A-Tang, A-Tang, wake up—" Tu Lin was a light sleeper, and something was wrong with Ruan Tang. He realized that something was wrong when he woke up, and then he saw Ruan Tang frowned, his eyes were closed tightly, and a thin layer of pimple was oozing from his forehead. Sweat, seemed to be very uncomfortable, hurriedly wiped his sweat, and called him repeatedly.

Tu Lin yelled several times, only to see Ruan Tang's body startled suddenly, and he opened his eyes, only panting violently, his eyes were filled with shock, even though he woke up, he still hadn't recovered Come on.

Ruan Tang was obviously having a nightmare, and Tu Lin could tell without asking any further questions, and hurriedly comforted him: "Okay, okay, it's okay, it's all fake, it's just a dream, it's okay."

After soothing for a while, Ruan Tang gradually calmed down. Seeing that he was sweating a lot, Tu Lin got out of bed and poured him a cup of warm tea to moisten his throat, "Why did he suddenly have a nightmare, what did he dream about?" Ruan Tang took the teacup

, But he didn't drink, but shook his head, and then said in a hoarse voice: "...I don't know whether the things I just had in my mind were nightmares, or...the memories I lost when I was a child..." Lost when I was a

child memory? Tu Lin couldn't help being very surprised and surprised. They searched the capital for three days, but they couldn't remind Ruan Tang of these things. Could it be that he just fell asleep and remembered it?

"Then what exactly did you dream about?" Tu Lin hurriedly asked.

Ruan Tang then said: "...I dreamed that I became the same as when I was a child, but at that time my surname was Tang, my nickname was Yuan Er, my father was Tang Jingyun, and my mother's boudoir name was Funing. On Zhaoyuan East Street, there is an osmanthus tree planted at the gate..."

Tu Lin's expression changed as he listened, the Tang Jingyun mentioned by Ruan Tang was officially the name of the queen of the dynasty, and Fuzhaoyuan East in the capital On the street, there was only one family with an osmanthus tree planted in front of it, and that was Tang Weiyong, a scholar of the Yuan Cabinet, and now the mansion of Jing Guogong, Tang Jingyun's younger brother Tang Jingting.

"Are you the queen's lost child for more than 20 years? But didn't you say that the queen's child has been found?" Tu Lin couldn't help but said, and the child had already passed away.

"Yeah, I know that too," Ruan Tang said with a wry smile, "It's just that those scenes were too real. I still remember that in my dream I had a wooden sword, which was made for me by my uncle, and the copybook I used for calligraphy was also made by my father. I personally wrote it for me. I also dreamed that my mother sewed me a cloth tiger and put it next to my bed, saying that I would not have nightmares. And, there are many more, which are really like I have personally experienced it..."

After Ruan Tang finished speaking, Tu Lin was silent for a moment, and said: "If you want to know whether what you dreamed is real or just a dream, the only way is to ask the Tang family for verification. It's just this matter The matter is very important, and we need to think carefully about how to act."

It is obvious that nothing has happened, otherwise Ruan Tang will never let go of this matter in his heart, but if he rushes to Tang If it is not successful, it is related to the youngest son who has passed away for more than 20 years. Maybe it will provoke the dissatisfaction and anger of the Tang family and even the queen.

There is another point that makes Tu Lin very scrupulous, and that is the emperor's attitude towards the queen's son. Although the queen lost her son back then, the emperor tried his best to find it, and even accused and beheaded many officials and clan members involved in the matter, which shows how much he attaches importance to the queen. However, in Tu Lin's view, this matter also helped the emperor greatly clear the court. In the second year after Lingcai ascended the throne, the emperor, who had not yet secured his throne, was able to almost completely control the court situation at once, and no longer acted for his relatives. The noble and old ministers are constrained.

If you think about it in a darker way, maybe the empress' loss of a child was planned by the emperor alone, so that the unsightly existence of children born to her sweetheart and other women can be solved, and it can also be used to kill people in the court , To gather power and stabilize the throne can be said to kill two birds with one stone. Therefore, whether Ruan Tang's verification is successful or not, it is very dangerous for them. If it is not successful, it will offend the Tang family, the empress, and even the emperor. If it is successful, it is very likely to become the emperor. A thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh, the outcome is also unknown.

But the premise of all this is that Ruan Tang is really the queen's son, if not, then there is nothing to worry about. In order not to burden Ruan Tang, Tu Lin did not tell Ruan Tang his guess, but the two began to discuss how to ask the Tang family to verify whether Ruan Tang's dream scene was true or not.

Soon, two days passed, because they didn't know who was following them, so Tu Lin and Ruan Tang didn't go out for two days, but stayed at home with their two children. During this period, The family has always been very peaceful, without any accidents. It was not until the celebration banquet held by the imperial court three days later that Tu Lin and Ruan Tang took their two children out again and drove to the palace.

This celebration banquet was arranged in the Chonghua Palace. In addition to Tu Lin and the other meritorious generals and their family members, civil and military officials of the third rank and above in the court, as well as royal family members, etc., were also expected to attend, so it was very convenient lively. It's just because of the rule that men and women have different seats, Tu Lin and Ruan Tang had to separate when they arrived in Chonghua Palace.

Tu Lin followed the other generals into the main hall to take a seat, while Ruan Tang took the two children to the side hall's inner family seat. Tu Lin thought about the plan he had discussed with Ruan Tang at home before coming here, and now there was only Ruan Tang alone, knowing that he might be a little nervous, he said a few words of comfort.

Tu Lin had no acquaintances in Beijing, so he was naturally with the generals who fought in the south. This time they also brought their family members. Among them was the family in Beijing who lent them to Tu Lin A servant helps fellow robes. This colleague, surnamed Kou and named Wei, was two ranks older than Tu Lin, and was a military officer of the third rank, but he was about the same age as Tu Lin, and Tu Lin was only two years younger than him. Became a friend of life and death.

Kou Wei is from the capital, and his wife Yang is also from the capital, and she has a good family background. She has attended banquets in the palace several times, so she is used to it. She knew that her husband had a good relationship with Tu Lin, so she became closer to Tu Lin and Ruan Tang than others. Seeing that Tu Lin kept telling Ruan Tang something, she smiled and said, "Don't worry, General Tu. With me here, I will definitely not let Madam have anything to do."

With the seniors who are familiar with the rules of palace banquets, and they are very familiar and friendly people, Tu Lin can't be more relieved, and he thanked him immediately: "Then please trouble Mrs. Yes, thank you very much."

"General Tu is too polite, but it's just a matter of raising your hand, there is no need to do so." Mrs. Yang hurriedly blessed her body, returned a salute, and said: "The banquet is about to start, so I will be the first to wait in person, excuse me. Mrs. Tu, let's go."

"Okay." Ruan Tang nodded, looked at Tu Lin again, and then took the two children and followed Mrs. Yang to the side hall. Seeing them leave, Tu Lin and the others stopped standing there and went to the main hall.

Unlike the previous meeting with Emperor Wu Cheng in the Taiji Palace, this time at the celebration banquet, Emperor Wu Cheng did not ask any more questions about the battlefield. Instead, after a few words of praise to Tu Lin and the others, he began to rank from low to high. In turn, Gao began to discuss meritorious deeds and rewards. As for the side hall, the queen also rewarded the family members of each reward according to the routine.

After all the rewards were finished and everyone thanked them, they sat down again. The palace maids and servants came in with delicate bowls and dishes containing imperial food, and delivered them to everyone's tables one by one. Even the dancers with bright dresses and exquisite bodies walked into the palace slowly like clouds pouring down. Spreading his sleeves and waving his arms to the melodious tune, he danced gracefully and movingly, but Ruan Tang had no time to appreciate anything at the moment.

He looked at Empress Tang who was sitting on the top seat and talking to the people around her with a smile, and couldn't help pursing his lips, with a little bit of complexity and hesitation in his eyes.

Perhaps Ruan Tang's gaze was too focused, Empress Tang quickly noticed his gaze, looked at him, smiled gently, and said, "Madam Tu, do the dishes in this palace still suit your appetite?" Ruan

Tang Busy nodded slightly, and said: "His Royal Highness has inquired, the imperial food in the palace is naturally the best, and I like it very much.

" You are from the south, and you are afraid that you are not used to the taste here, so you specially asked the imperial chef to prepare a few southern dishes, and you don't know if they are authentic?" Ruan Tang smiled and praised:

"The imperial chef is exquisite in craftsmanship, and the dishes are delicious. It is full of fragrance and very authentic, much more delicious than what I ate at home, especially this silver flower and jade stuffed soup, which tastes exactly the same as what I ate when I was a child." After Ruan Tang finished speaking, Yang's

embroidered Pa covered his lips and said with a smile: "Mrs. Tu is wrong this time. This silver flower and jade stuffed soup is not a southern dish, but a serious imperial meal. Because the ingredients are expensive, there is also a tribute, and only You can only eat it in the palace. Mrs. Tu said that she ate it when she was a child, but she was in the palace when she was a child?" After

Yang finished speaking, she immediately attracted the attention of many people. Outstanding, but it's nothing in the capital, so Tu Lin didn't get much attention, but now he suddenly heard that Ruan Tang had eaten imperial food that was only available in the palace when he was a child, and he looked over curiously one by one.

Empress Tang's expression also showed a bit of surprise and curiosity.

Being looked at by everyone, Ruan Tang couldn't help showing some embarrassment and even some doubts, and said: "I-I don't know this, although I know this dish and know that it's called Yinhuayu Noodle Soup, but When and where I ate it, but I don't remember it. I think it must be because of the high fever when I was picked up by my adoptive parents when I was four years old, which caused me to forget everything before the age of four."

Front The question of having eaten the imperial meal has not yet been answered, but Ruan Tang actually revealed his life experience that is not easy for ordinary people. He was not only adopted, but also lost his childhood memories, and everyone present couldn't help discussing in surprise.

Yang didn't expect that Ruan Tang's words would be elicited by her casual remarks. She felt that she had caused Ruan Tang's sadness, so she felt a little guilty, and was about to say something to comfort and make up for it, when a woman sitting next to her The man suddenly asked: "I don't know if Madam Tu has ever looked for her parents?"

Ruan Tang ate the imperial meal that was only available in the palace when he was young, which shows that his family background should be very good, but he was picked up by someone living outside, could it be? What happened at home?

Ruan Tang nodded first, then shook his head, and said: "When my adoptive parents first picked me up, they looked for family members for me, but I forgot the past, so there was no result." The woman

also An enthusiastic person said again: "Since Mrs. Tu has a relationship with the palace, you might as well start from here to find out who entered the palace before you were four years old, and then went to or passed through Fengyang County. Officials are honorable, so they may be able to find some clues. I don't know when Mrs. Tu was adopted by your father."

Ruan Tang said: "The second year of Wu Cheng."

As soon as Ruan Tang finished speaking, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly changed. Apart from singing, dancing and music, there was no voice of speaking, and everyone had different expressions. Some immediately lowered their heads, pretending to know nothing, while others looked carefully at Empress Tang, who was in high position. Although more than 20 years have passed, neither the older nor the younger people in the field have ever forgotten the bloody disaster that affected nearly ten thousand people in more than 20 years, and the source of that incident was It was because Empress Tang lost her son.

Everyone was afraid, not only because they had lingering fears about the tragedy of that year, but also because they were afraid of touching Empress Tang's sorrow. Because Empress Tang was sad, Emperor Wu Cheng would be furious, and some people would end badly. So it became almost a taboo in the palace in the second year of Wu Cheng, no one dared to mention it, but today, not only did someone mention it, but it was still in front of the empress.

The taboo in the palace, Yang, is naturally very clear, but the current situation is completely unexpected for her, and she doesn't know how to remedy it for a while. I was anxious and embarrassed, so I heard Empress Tang speak.

Empress Tang's expression was as usual, nothing changed, she still smiled gently, and said: "It would be a great thing to help Mrs. Tu reunite with her parents, and I am willing to do my part. I don't know if Butcher Do you remember anything from your childhood, if you can have more, you may have a better chance of finding it."

Ruan Tang immediately stood up and saluted, and said: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness, but I really don't remember much, except This silver flower jade brewed soup, I only remember that when I was young, I used to play with a wooden sword that was one foot long and two inches wide. There seemed to be a word engraved on the wooden sword, but it was the word 'no', or' I can't remember the word 'Yuan' clearly."

Except for Ruan Tang, who deliberately observed Empress Tang's reaction, no one saw it. When Tang Ruan said the word 'Yuan', Empress Tang's expression was obviously frozen Looking at Ruan Tang's eyes, there was a flash of strangeness, which made Ruan Tang's heart move slightly.

"Okay, I know, I will send someone to help Mrs. Tu with some inquiries." Empress Tang smiled and stretched out her hand to signal Ruan Tang to sit down.

After Ruan Tang saluted and thanked him again, he sat back in his seat, and then saw Empress Tang saying something to a nun beside her. The servant glanced at Ruan Tang, then quickly nodded and retreated, leaving the side hall.

The sound of singing, dancing and music is still melodious, but apart from Mrs. Yang, no one cares about Ruan Tang anymore, but Ruan Tang doesn't care, he has already done what he should do at this moment, so don't look at him anymore , but to see what Empress Tang will do, or not do anything.

Fortunately, Ruan Tang was not made to wait too long, and the maid who came to serve Ruan Tang accidentally soiled Ruan Tang's clothes. Wearing stained clothes is a crime of disrespect in front of the imperial court. Fortunately, Empress Tang is a sensible person, knowing that this is not Ruan Tang's fault, so she will not be punished. Ruan Tang only needs to change the clothes. Ruan Tang got Yang's reminder before entering the palace, but he brought a change of clothes, so he went to a room with the palace staff, and changed into the spare clean clothes he brought.

After returning to the banquet, until the end of the banquet, there were no accidents. After bowing to Empress Tang, Ruan Tang left the side hall with the two children. However, what Ruan Tang didn't know was that just before he stepped out of the side hall, the nanny that Empress Tang sent just now came to Empress Tang's side, with red eyes, she nodded slightly to Empress Tang, Empress Tang Lost for a moment, the teacup in his hand slipped from his fingers with a snap and fell onto the imperial carpet with delicate patterns.