Chapter 3

When the old lady came out, Mrs. Meng asked her son's whereabouts.

The housekeeper Zhang Da couldn't tell, he just said that at noon, he and himself counted the items that were shipped on the ship tomorrow. Later, when he was busy, he turned around, and he disappeared together with the servant. Where did the people go? I don't know.

On this trip to the north, Jiafu's brother Zhen Yaoting will naturally go with him. We are going to leave early tomorrow morning, but at this moment others have run away. Madam Meng couldn't help complaining. Zhang Da blamed himself: "Small negligence, I will call someone to find it."

Mrs. Meng sighed: "Forget it, I don't blame you. He has long legs on his body, so you can't tell you to stare at him. Just ask someone to go to the places he usually goes to take a look."

Zhang Da responded, turned around and hurried away.

Mrs. Meng sent her daughter back to the room again and told her to go to bed earlier before she left.

The night gradually deepened, and the whole Zhen Mansion became quiet.

Tomorrow morning, we will leave for the north.

These days, all kinds of past lives, as long as you close your eyes, are surging like waves in Jiafu's mind.

Totally sleepless tonight.

On this night in the previous life, she remembered that she had also spent a sleepless night, but her mood was completely different from tonight.

At that time, in addition to apprehension, there was more joy and hope for the future.

If she hadn't died once, how could she have imagined that the person she was going to marry, Pei Xiuzhi, the second cousin of the Duke of Wei's mansion, was such a cowardly and selfish person that he handed himself over to him. another man.

No one knows more about the Pei family of the Duke of Wei's mansion that she is about to marry.

The Duke of Wei's mansion has two rooms. Mrs. Meng, who is in the second room, is her mother's sister. She has three cousins, Pei Xiuluo and fourth cousin, Pei Xiuhong. Pei Xiuzhi was the second son of Mrs. Changfang Xin, but like Pei Xiuluo and Pei Xiuhong, Jiafu also called him cousin.

The most beautiful time of the Pei family was more than 20 years ago. At that time, Wen Jing, the eldest daughter of Mrs. Pei of the State Duke's Mansion, had outstanding talent and was established as the Crown Princess. Within a few years, the Crown Prince succeeded to the throne and became Emperor Tianxi, and she also became the Empress. Infected by the epidemic, he passed away after more than a year of recuperation in the royal monastery.

Although the Empress Yuan left, the Pei family's holy family became more and more prosperous and lasted for nearly twenty years. During that period, the grandson of the Pei family and the prince, Pei You'an, who gradually grew up, became famous as a young prime minister. Man Jinghua and Pei's family have the same scenery.

The so-called full moon and loss, prosperity and decline, for the Pei family, it seems that the decadence all started with the death of Duke Wei.

It happened in the sixteenth year of the Jubilee. At that time, the northern border of Saibei was restless, and Duke Wei had previously been ordered to lead the army to the border. Who would have guessed that not long after that, rumors arose in the capital that Pei You'an, the prince of Duke Wei's mansion, drank medicine and wine, forced to rape a beautiful concubine of Duke Wei, was hit by a servant, and the concubine committed suicide in shame and anger. The son pressed down and tried to cover up the scandal, but to no avail, and was finally brought before the Tianxi Emperor by the Censor.

This dynasty established the country with filial piety. During the period of his father's filial piety, Pei You'an drank medicinal wine due to his health. Originally, he was excusable, but his father's bones were not cold, so the son committed lewdness with alcohol. This sin is unforgivable. Emperor Tianxi didn't believe it, so he personally summoned Pei You'an to question him. He wanted to avenge him. Emperor Tianxi was helpless, took his fame, and was removed from the position of his son. He went out of Beijing and left the Pei family.

Like a meteor streaking across the sky, Pei You'an, the dazzling and dazzling prince of the Duke of Wei's government, was stigmatized and disappeared from everyone's sight. That year, he was sixteen years old.

The previous saints of the Pei family were too strong, and after so many years of beauty, it was inevitable that they would attract jealousy. Such a thing once became a topic of discussion behind the scenes. But this was not the whole story of the Pei family's downfall. The changes in the palace that took place in the following years were the decisive factor that truly affected the ups and downs of the fortunes of those noble families in the capital.

Two years later, in the 18th year of Tianxi, Emperor Tianxi became seriously ill and passed the throne to the 8-year-old crown prince Xiao Yu. Because Xiao Yu was young, in addition to appointing the auxiliary minister, he specially entrusted the crown prince to his trusted younger brother. King Shun'an was assisted by the King of Shun'an to supervise the country until the prince himself ruled.

Later, there were rumors that before the death of Emperor Tianxi, he specially instructed King Shun'an to guard against Xiao Lie, the king of Yunzhong. He has always been uneasy about this emperor's brother, who is quite talented and has military exploits, but Xiao Lie has been following the rules for many years, coupled with the soft personality of Emperor Tianxi, he is always hesitant, and the brothers live peacefully like this. down.

In the promise of King Shun'an's tears and tears, Emperor Tianxi left with confidence. Eight-year-old Xiao Yu became the new emperor of the Wei Dynasty.

Two years later, in the third year of Chengning, Emperor Shao accidentally fell off a horse during an autumn hunt, and the well-known Shun'an King Xiang was naturally elected as the new emperor by the courtiers, and the Great Wei began to enter the Yongxi era.

King Shun'an's rise to the throne was not all smooth sailing. Zhang Taifu, who was originally designated by the late emperor as one of the assistants, had a strong temperament and bluntly said that the cause of the young emperor's death was suspicious, saying that King Shun'an had murdered the young emperor. Some people wishful thinking that the young emperor did not die, but was saved and escaped by the loyal people around him. But these voices of opposition and doubts were quickly strangled. King Shun'an was proclaimed emperor under the efforts of another auxiliary minister. He killed and demoted a group of old ministers headed by Zhang Taifu, and quickly established the imperial court.

Since the death of Duke Wei many years ago, the Pei family has lost a leader who stands in the court. Among the younger children of the Pei family, since Pei Youan left the capital, there is no outstanding person left. Moreover, there was an emperor and a courtier, and the daughter of the Pei family was the empress of the Tianxi Emperor. The Pei family had a deep relationship with the Tianxi Dynasty. Although King Shun'an was enthroned, the Duke of Wei did not say a word, and did not say anything about it. It means to oppose, but it is impossible to restore the former kindness. Emperor Yongxi was neither cold nor warm to the Pei family, and no one in the wealthy field in Beijing knew that Duke Wei's mansion was at the end of its streak. work.

This year of Jiafu's new life is the third year of Yongxi, and King Shun'an has been emperor for more than two years.

She didn't know how she could go back to the past. Her life had clearly come to an end. At the last moment, she saw her father again in a vision. When she woke up, she found that she had come back to life again, returning to the day when she was sixteen years old, the third anniversary of her father.

Several people rose from high-rise buildings, and several people from high-rise buildings collapsed.

Jiafu knew that it wouldn't be long before many people in the Great Wei Dynasty had their fates to undergo ups and downs again.

In the previous life, within a year after she married Pei Xiuzhi, the brothers were separated from each other. Emperor Yongxi attacked Xiao Lie, the king of Yunzhong. Half of the Wei Dynasty was plunged into war.

And Jiafu's fate was completely changed because of the war in which the Xiao family competed for imperial power.

At that time, when the battle first started, everyone believed that Emperor Yongxi would win, and Pei Xiuzhi, who had successfully succeeded the Duke of Wei, to show his loyalty to the emperor and to gain military exploits, led the troops to put down the rebellion, and did not want to fight to the end. The king turned defeat into victory, the army gradually approached the capital, and many people in the court began to defect. Pei Xiuzhi defended the rebel army and attacked the capital of Qingzhou, the only place to pass through. Captured by Xiao Yintang of the prince.

Everything that happened after that is self-evident.

Jiafu's beauty is enough to captivate the city.

Pei Xiuzhi acquiesced in Xiao Yintang's move to take his wife.

But if that's all, Jaffe might still be able to understand.

What happened next made her completely desperate for this man.

After she fell into Xiao Yintang's hands, he threatened to commit suicide. Xiao Yintang did not force her, but took her by his side. Not long after, Jiafu unexpectedly discovered that Pei Youan, who had left the capital many years ago, is now in the army of King Yunzhong.

She and Pei You'an had only met a few times when she went to Pei's house when she was a child. They had never communicated with each other. They called him a cousin, but they just followed their relationship with the second room. She was still young at that time, and in her impression, this young man who always carried the bitter smell of medicine on his body had a slightly pale face and a pair of beautiful dark eyes, but it showed that he did not match his age. Precocious and indifferent. He is noble and distant. In her small eyes, it was unattainable. She was even afraid of him, and occasionally encountered him on the road. If she could avoid him, she would always avoid him immediately. Although she didn't hold out hope, in that situation, he was her only hope. She managed to see him and opened her mouth to ask him for help. Pei Youan helped her, came forward to get her back from Xiao Yintang, and sent her back to Pei Xiuzhi.

What made Jiafu utterly desperate was her husband Pei Xiuzhi's next move.

Xiao Yintang was determined to win her, although he promised to let her go because of Pei You'an's face, he secretly sent someone to hint to Pei Xiuzhi.

Jaffe didn't know what he promised or threatened. Anyway, in the end, she was given to Xiao Yintang by her husband.

At that time, she still felt chills when she thought about it.

That day, Pei Xiuzhi set up a small table and drank with Jiafu. He seemed to be drunk, and he looked at Jiafu with a fixed gaze, and tears flowed out.

Jiafu knew that he had always wanted to revive the reputation of the Pei family. Therefore, he had accepted in every possible way the Song family of the Yue family, who gained power by supporting Emperor Yongxi's ascension to the throne, and suffered a lot of grievances. After such a bleak ending, the tide is over, and all ambitions and dreams are gone.

Knowing that he was sad, Jiafu comforted him in every possible way. He hugged her and wept bitterly like a child, saying that he was sorry for her and unworthy of being a man.

Jaffe didn't understand what he meant at the time. Seeing him so sad, I just hate myself for being useless, unable to share my husband's worries, so I can only accompany him in tears.

At the end of that night, she was drunk and was carried back to the bedroom by him. When she woke up, she found that the man beside her had changed. Xiao Yintang hugged her in her arms, slumbering, and she was naked and had a severe headache.

Gave lost her freedom.

She changed from Mrs. Wei Guo's wife to Xiao Yintang's possession of the ban, a ban that will never be seen.

King Yunzhong won the battle, and he also made great fanfare to find the whereabouts of the young emperor Xiao Yu. After it was proved that he should indeed be dead, the country should not be without a king. With the support of civil and military officials, he was called Emperor Sejong. He pardoned the world. Treat the old officials of the Yongxi Dynasty leniently, including Pei Xiuzhi. And Jiafu never saw her ex-husband again.

For many years, Xiao Yintang has been extremely fond of her. After he became emperor, just because of the word "Fu" in her name, he planted wood hibiscus in the Jinbi Palace where she lived. It is like a fairy palace on earth.

So she had to repay him, and the last repayment of the ban to the emperor was probably to be buried for him and follow him in the underground palace.

Jiafu's eyes were hot, her nose was blocked, and she couldn't breathe for a while.

The shadow of the moon gradually rose, slanting in from the west window, the room was hazy, and the sound of the watchman's banging and banging could be heard faintly, which made the night more quiet.

The time is over.

She sat up from the pillow, her blue silk draped over her shoulders, gently surrounding her body.After sitting for a long time, she rolled over and got out of bed, put on her clothes, and went outside.

Sandalwood sleeps here.Tonight, the girl who was on duty with her, Mu Xiang, slept loudly, but Sandalwood slept lightly. Jiafu called her softly, and she woke up.

"Go somewhere with me."

Gave ordered.