night……

Yan Shou Zhan rested in the room of his wife Chen.

Chen took the opportunity to take eye drops.

"I don't know what the wife is thinking. She is a member of the royal family after the prince Zhang Yi. She obviously has news from the palace, but she refuses to reveal a word to the marquis. Could it be that she hopes that if something happens to the marquis, she can return to the capital?"

Yan Shouzhan closed his eyes and rested without saying a word.

Mrs. Chen, the wife of the side, was nervous and carefully observed his reaction, "For my simple opinion, I am afraid that the wife has no marquis in her heart. However, she should think about the marquis because she doesn't care about the marquis, so she should think about the children. The children's surname is Yan, not Xiao."

Yan Shouzhan frowned slightly, slightly dissatisfied.

Mrs. Chen, the wife of the side, was happy and continued to work hard. "The key is the three thousand guards of the East Palace. They were eating the meal from the Marquis' Mansion, but they were determined to look at the Marquis's wife, and even the Marquis could not send them. I told me that they should have been cut off these people long ago and drove them out with their children."

"Are you finished talking?" Yan Shouzhan's face suddenly darkened.

Mrs. Chen, the wife of the side, asked timidly: "Have you said the wrong thing?"

"Is your brother the idea that you gave you after cutting off the three thousand guards of the East Palace around your wife?"

"No, no!"

Chen shook her head repeatedly, how could she dare to admit it?

You must not harm your parents' brother, you must take them out.

However, Yan Shouzhan laughed and didn't believe a word about Chen's words.

He said, "Tell your elder brother, if you dare to interfere in the inner yard of this marquis, you will go to the mountains to stay and don't come back in three or two years."

Chen was so scared that his face turned pale and nodded repeatedly.

Yan Shouzhan snorted coldly, "I have reminded you a long time ago that you can ask for anything else, and I will give you whatever I want, as long as I have it. Only three thousand guards in the East Palace, I don't want to hear a word from you."

Chen's eyes were red with grievance.

"I'm listening to the marquis."

She looked timid and wanted to speak but stopped.

Yan Shouzhan glanced at her, "What else do you want to say?"

"I dare to ask, why? Why can't I mention that..."

Yan Shouzhan snorted coldly, "Ask your elder brother."

This This This This...

Mrs. Chen looked confused.

...

The next day, Mrs. Chen, the side wife, made an appointment with her elder brother, General Chen.

"The Marquis of Marquis will not allow me to mention the word "Three Thousand Guards of the East Palace". I ask why. The Marquis of Marquis will ask me to ask you. Brother, tell me what is the inside story?"

Chen's eldest brother Chen Moran is a Confucian general.

He studied for many years, but because his family was poor, he was unable to become an official, so he turned to join the army halfway.

In those years, the most correct thing he did was to send the girl to the Hou Mansion and serve as a side room for Yan Shouzhan.

Since then, the Chen family has ascended to heaven.

Because of the Chen family, Chen Moran was also valued by Yan Shouzhan, and he made many military achievements and grew into a powerful general.

The brother and sister support each other, which has achieved their current status and glory.

After hearing the words of the girl Chen, he frowned and thought for a moment, "The Marquis is ambitious, and his eyes are not only staring at Shanggu County, Youzhou, but also at the capital. The wife is the Marquis staring at the capital and ears."

Chen was full of doubt and puzzled, "But Xiao never admits that she has connections in the capital. She also doesn't admit that she can receive news from the palace."

Chen Moran smiled and said, "Why do you need connections? As long as her surname is Xiao, she is the daughter of Prince Zhang Yi, it's enough! The Marquis can use her identity to make some operation arrangements in the capital. The Marquis and the wife, the husband and wife, are well aware of this situation. You see, the wife never admits that she has news channels in the capital, nor is she willing to release the news. Has the Marquis ever been embarrassed by her in this matter?"

If you think about it carefully, it seems that Yan Shouzhan did not feel sad about Xiao in this matter.

Every time there is a loud thunder and a small raindrop.

Chen Moran continued: "Don't look at the embarrassing identity of the wife, she holds three thousand guards in the East Palace. These guards have been thriving over the years, and the three thousand guards have become four thousand guards. She is the daughter of Prince Zhang Yi who is "rebellious and rehabilitated". What kind of virtue can she hold thousands of heavy troops?

It was not the Emperor Zhongzong, but he felt that he had owed their Donggong family and tacitly agreed to this matter. The late emperor ascended the throne, obviously was not satisfied with the arrangements of Emperor Zhongzong. He betrothed her to the Marquis on the excuse that she was getting older and gave her a marriage decree.

The late emperor decided on her marriage, but did not take the opportunity to take away the three thousand guards of the Eastern Palace in her hands. Why? I guess there must be someone protecting her in the capital and the palace back then. Maybe she was holding a will of Emperor Zhongzong in her hand. The late emperor was afraid of the rat and dared not touch her. He could only give her a marriage, send her to Shanggu County, and betrothed to the Marquis as his wife."

Chen exclaimed, "Where do you know these things from the elder brother?"

Chen Moran casually said, "Guess! Judging from the attitude of the marquis, combined with some measures in the capital and the palace over the years, I guessed boldly. Maybe it was wrong, but what is certain is that the three thousand guards of the East Palace are the bargaining chips of his wife Xiao. Whoever dares to touch these guards will definitely turn against him. If she turns against him, how can the marquis be good? Just listen to the marquis, from now on, don't mention the three thousand guards of the East Palace. Cultivating Yun Quan well is your hope."

Mrs. Chen nodded repeatedly, "I'll listen to my elder brother. But since my elder brother knows that the three thousand guards in the East Palace can't move, why do you still ask me to mention them in the ear of the marquis?"

Chen Moran smiled, "Of course it is to test the Marquis' attitude."

"But what have you tried?" Chen asked curiously.

Chen Moran said selectively: "Wait first, wait until the palace's order arrives before making a decision. I will send someone to tell you what to do at that time."

...

A few days later, the emperor's envoy arrived in Shanggu County.

Guangning Hou Mansion opened the middle gate to welcome him.

The commander of a team of hundreds of people was a eunuch named Ding Yi, who was the official servant.

"The Lord Changshi came from afar. I bought a table of wine and food, and I hope the Lord Changshi will appreciate his face."

"You are polite! It's better to obey our orders than to be respectful. Let's talk about the matter of promulgation tomorrow."

"Everything is decided by Lord Changshi."

Yan Shouzhan personally accompanied him and invited Ding Changshi to drink.

After drinking for three tours and five flavors, Ding Changshi suddenly asked Xiao, "When our family left the palace, His Majesty repeatedly reminded us that our family must visit Mrs. Zun to see if she is doing well or not."

"I don't know that Your Majesty cares about my inner son so much. What kind of virtue can the empress do? I wish I could go to the Golden Palace, meet the saint's face, and kowtow to thank me. Only in this way can I express the excitement in my marquis."

Yan Shouzhan has both good singing and writing, and his expression is sincere, but he only burst into tears.

He was a little bit crying. He couldn't hold it out after holding it for a long time, and he still had to practice again.

Shi Ding Chang smiled and said, "Why don't you see Mrs. Zun today?"

"The attendant wants to see his uncle?"

"Is it inconvenient for the Marquis?"

"Convenient, convenient! Come and invite the wife."

The servants took the order and left.

Yan Shouzhan began to persuade him to drink again.

In about a quarter of an hour, Xiao, surrounded by his servants, came to the flower hall of the outer courtyard.

When Ding Changshi saw her, his expression changed slightly and his eyes flashed.

He slowly stood up, raised his head and smiled sarcastically.

"I haven't seen each other for many years, and my wife is old."

Xiao looked at him, "This father-in-law looks familiar. Have we seen him in the palace?"

Ding Changshi laughed, "Madam is such a noble man who forgets things. Back then, our family was a small middle-aged and worked in the empress dowager's harem. He met his wife several times and served his wife's tea."

Xiao said "Oh", "It's hard for my father-in-law to remember what happened twenty years ago so clearly."

Ding Changshi smiled strangely, "The feng shui changes. Who would have thought that the noble granddaughter of the Emperor of the Eastern Palace would marry into a bitter and cold place like Shanggu County."

Xiao's face was calm, "Eunuch Ding rose to the top and rose from Zhonghuangmen to Zhongchangshi, congratulations!"

Yan Shouzhan's eyes moved back and forth between the two.

Does Ding Changshi have a grudge with Xiao?

Or are the two acting?
Chapter completed!