Although Kang Lu had never served Zhao Ji, with his experience in Prince Kang's Mansion and his current official position, it was not difficult to use his connections to find the princess's wet nurse.
Just the day before Zhao Huan returned to Kaifeng, he finally found his wet nurse, Aunt Chen, who had lived in seclusion in her hometown in the suburbs of Kaifeng after the Jingkang Incident! "As long as you can identify whether she is Her Royal Highness the Princess, our family will promise to find you a house in Lin'an City and give you more money than you can spend in three lifetimes. How about it? We can also make arrangements for your children. An errand."
Grandma Chen was about 40 years old, and the tragedy of the Jingkang Rebellion in Kaifeng was clearly vivid in her mind. If she had not left the palace on errands that day, she would have been kidnapped and headed north together with other palace residents.
It is better to have a stable place to live in Lin'an than to be worried all the time in Kaifeng.
"As long as I can see her, I will naturally be able to recognize whether she is the princess."
Kang Lu was very satisfied with this answer, "Tomorrow evening, you only need to go to her house, just say that you are living in poverty, and ask her for some relief, and she will naturally come out to see you."
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【Kaifeng Mansion】
After scheming with her eldest brother and father, Zhao Yingluo returned to the mansion. Not long after she rested, she heard from the housekeeper Zhou Wang that a woman asked to see her and wanted some relief.
"You can arrange this yourself. She can either go to a small town in the north of the city or go to Zui Furong to help! Why do you need to ask me?"
Zhao Yingluo, who was physically and mentally exhausted, did not want to see guests.
"But that woman said she wanted to see you!"
Seeing this, Zhao Yingluo had no choice but to order the woman to come and see her. It was just a matter of time. There must be something unspeakable about her persistence.
When Grandma Chen entered the hall, she looked up and saw Zhao Yingluo sitting in the main hall.
"Oh! I was wondering why this folk portrait looks so much like Her Royal Highness, but it turns out she is really Her Royal Highness! After three years of separation, I really miss you!"
Zhao Yingluo was startled, and when she took a closer look, she saw that it was her wet nurse, Grandma Chen.
Butler Zhou Wang was a little confused, Your Highness the Princess?Could this woman have suffered from some kind of madness?This is obviously the princess.
"You woman, this is the princess, not Her Royal Highness the princess. Could it be that you have recognized the wrong person?"
"My slave has nursed Your Highness the Princess for three years and taken good care of her for 14 years. How could you admit your mistake? Your Highness, do you still remember the candied haws made by my own hands? That is your favorite food."
Zhao Yingluo secretly thought that something was wrong, bad!Could it be that my identity was going to be exposed by this wet nurse?How could she find it in her own house? If she spreads the word, it might ruin her career! "Zhou Guan's family, you go down and arrange an errand for this nanny, and the others will go down as well."
After retreating from everyone, Zhao Yingluo stood up, walked to Nanny Chen, and pulled her to sit down.
In this body's memory, she had a pretty good past with this wet nurse, and she treated her like her own child, so Zhao Yingluo didn't want to embarrass Grandma Chen just to hide her identity.
However, she needs to find out the real intention of Nanny Chen coming here.
"How have you been these two years, mama?"
"Hey! That year when the Jin people invaded Kaifeng, I was lucky enough to escape. However, all the money I had accumulated over the years was left in the palace. I had no choice but to return to my hometown in the suburbs to do some needlework to make ends meet. It was a miserable life. .”
As soon as Grandma Chen started talking, she couldn't hold it back. Zhao Yingluo finally listened to her patiently and asked, "Since Grandma knew that I might be a princess, why didn't you surrender to me as soon as possible?"
Grandma Chen sighed, "The Emperor returned south, and the princesses also came back together. However, there were rumors that Her Highness the Princess did not return south together, and she might have encountered an accident! At that time, I cried for a long time." "Later, Her Highness the Princess returned south. The portrait was circulated, but I just saw the portrait and guessed it was the princess, but I wasn’t completely sure, so I just stayed at home. It wasn’t until recently that I learned that Kang Lu had found the slave and asked the slave to come to identify me, and then..."
Zhao Yingluo immediately understood that Kang Lu had probably guessed her identity, but in order to verify the authenticity, she sent her wet nurse to identify him.
"What did Kang Lu promise to grandma?"
Grandma Chen said with some embarrassment, "He promised to give me a house and some money to live on."
"What if I told Mammy to keep her mouth shut and not tell him the truth?"
Aunt Chen asked with some confusion, "But why? Does Kang Lu still want to embarrass the princess?"
Zhao Yingluo breathed a long sigh of relief, "In short, Kang Lu and I are in a hostile relationship. It's better for grandma not to know the reason. If she gets involved rashly, she might get into trouble. As long as grandma doesn't reveal the truth to him, he promised , I can naturally give it to you, just a lot more."
Although Nanny Chen wanted to seek stability, she had raised Zhao Yingluo for 17 years. In her opinion, Her Highness the Princess was half of her daughter. Compared with love and wealth, she finally chose the former.
"What are you talking about, Your Highness the Princess? Since Kang Lu is your enemy, he is also the enemy of the slave. I would rather not accept his promises."
Zhao Yingluo nodded, very satisfied with her answer, "In that case, it will be up to grandma to return him. When he returns south, the whole house will have to take care of it."
When Nanny Chen heard that Zhao Yingluo was going to hand over the affairs of the palace to her, she was overjoyed, "I will try my best to serve the princess as before."
"Remember, you must address me as Princess at all times, so as not to reveal your identity."
"I understand! I understand!"
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The news about Grandma Chen left Kang Lu puzzled. Could it be that Shen Wanshu was really a god descending to earth?Will the Song Dynasty be brought down soon?Otherwise, how could a little lady defeat the Jin army?
But Nanny Chen's words had to convince him that his guess was wrong!
Now that both the Supreme Emperor and the previous emperor have returned from Kaifeng, and are assisted by good generals such as Zongze and Han Shizhong, as well as supported by Shen Wanshu, the richest man in the Song Dynasty, everything seems to be heading towards a trend that is not conducive to the official family.
Then Shen Wanshu insisted on welcoming back the Supreme Emperor and the late Emperor. Could it be that she wanted to support the former Emperor in regaining the throne?Become a minister of the auxiliary country yourself?Or does she want to follow the example of Wu Fu of the early Tang Dynasty and become emperor? The more Kang Lu thought about it, the more frightened he became, and finally decided to return to Lin'an immediately and inform the officials.
【Lin'an】
Before the news about Kang Lu came, Zhao Gou's second letter from his father arrived, causing Zhao Gou an even greater headache. The letter not only once again asked him to revoke his previous edict, but also ordered him to punish Zongze, Han Shizhong, Yue Fei, Wang Zaixing and other important officials. Add a reward.
Jiedushi, governor, prefect...
Those who want to be rewarded are all for their actual work! He even specifically ordered him to lift restrictions on the size of Shen Wanshu's private army and grant her unlimited recruitment of Hebei rebels! Such a reward made Zhao Gou feel a little worried.
What worries him the most is that his royal brother Zhao Huan is back! His return will be the biggest threat to his throne!
If you want to eliminate this threat, you must move the Supreme Emperor and his brother to Lin'an to prevent unexpected events.