The old man ran to the Wanji Wonton Shop with some anger, rushed into the lobby, and shouted, "Everyone, go to East Street, there's already a commotion over there!"

The neighbors who were eating wontons and noodles stopped their chopsticks one after another, changed color and said, "What, so fast!"

Lao Wan stood behind the counter and was shocked, "Didn't I just ask the little chief to inform the lady?"

"Those Manchu civil and military officers are iron-hearted this time, and they want to put pressure together to abolish the princess, how can a woman beat so many men!"

The old man said anxiously, beckoning the neighbors who were eating in the store, and went to help together, "This case, I still don't believe it, the old man can't solve it, we have all paid for so long, why, after their big officials have abducted and killed people, they will uphold the original verdict if they say anything!"

"We're not convinced!"

"Let's go, let's go!"

"Can't let them bully the princess!"

"Okay, Little Four, you and Little Five and Little Six stay in the store, I'll take a look!" Lao Wan picked up the wooden cane by the wall, limping to keep up.

"Shopkeeper, I'll go with you, you can't walk with your legs now!"

Xiao Si looked at the shopkeeper with a wooden cane, and it was inconvenient to walk, so he hurriedly held his arm and said, "Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu, you and the kitchen ladies lock the door together, I'm afraid the whole Ying will be in chaos!"

Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu nodded again and again, and began to close the window and lock the door.

The old man was anxious like something, and said loudly, "Don't say it, if you want to go, go to East Street, it's already chaotic over there!"

"I'll have to take someone somewhere else to inform everyone!"

"But you have to be careful, those Ruoao Liubu have swords in their hands, this time they are definitely menacing, and they are really moving!"

"Uh-huh!"

In a hurry, the old man led people to carry his wooden sticks and knocked on them one after another, turned around and went out of the Wanji wonton shop, all the way "bump-bump-pong-pong" staggered drums through the streets and alleys, and at the same time shouted loudly, "Everyone, there are people in the family...... Go to East Street, take a look, take a look...... Look at how the family has circled our people, and now they don't let us sue, just say that we are mobs!"

"Everyone, let's talk about it, if we are a mob, who is not a mob?"

"On weekdays, we keep to ourselves and pay taxes according to our people's rations, when have we rebelled and rioted?...... During the war, we rushed to the front, and after the war, we starved to death after years of floods and famines, and in the end it was we, the low-level pariahs, who starved to death...... I just want to eat porridge, I just want our loved ones to be reunited...... Is that also a sin?"

The old man's voice came out one by one.

When a man sat in the courtyard of his house and heard it, he wept and rode on the wall of the fence in anger and shouted at him, "Why do they say that we are a mob, and where have we rioted?"

"We steal, we rob, did we kill and set fire?...... We just want to get our loved ones back......"

"The big crime of murder and arson, that's what those big people above are doing!"

The old man preached his three-inch incorruptible tongue, nodded again and again, and knocked all the way, "Everyone hasn't forgotten the turmoil on Jin Street two days ago, the whole Yingdu knows that it is related to Ruo Ao Duwei, does anyone dare to arrest him?!"

"Why don't you arrest him, but arrest Chen Tingli, who is our master, and impeach the princess?" the people shouted.

"That's it!"

"Why?"

"Where is this justice?"

"Just because we are pariahs, we can be condemned at will!"

The people rushed out of their homes without hesitation when they heard the news, and every alley was full of people, shouting angrily, "Don't we untouchables have a way of being untouchables?"

"Are we just allowed to be oppressed by others and dare not speak out?"

"Since we are not given a way to live, we will not live either!"

"Let those nobles who are high up, who can't pick up their hands and can't resist their shoulders, chop wood, cook, wash, buy, dress, fold quilts, lead horses, drive, and go to the front line to fight by themselves......"

Along the way, there were vendors pushing a cart, carrying a burden, guarding the shed, and when they heard the news, they all rushed in the same direction, shouting, "These nobles are going to kill us!"

"What kind of business are you doing?"

"If we don't do it in the next few days, we will see that the lady wins this lawsuit!"

"The major clans will only oppress us good citizens!"

"Ruo Ao's is even more deceitful!"

"This is not to give us a way to live, and arbitrarily suppress us into a mob, then we will show them violence!"

There are even tea sheds, wine shops, inns, grain shops, silk villages, and money villages...... For a while, most of the shops closed one after another, and the bustling street market, when people went to the empty street, rushed to the East Street.

"Shopkeeper, close the door, everyone has followed the lady, who is still coming, let's go and see the situation!"

The wine shops and inns have closed.

Some even drove the guests out, "If we don't win the case for a day, we won't open the door for a day to do business!"

There are pedestrians, one after another, "Let's go, follow!"

The whole Ying, in less than an afternoon, up and down, all in chaos.

Not only did most of the shops close, but the slaves of some petty officials also fled, and long queues passed through the streets.

Walk in a flash.

Head towards East Street.

When I arrived at Dongdajie, I found that there was no one left, so I asked the official of the Criminal Prison Department, only to know that everyone escorted the princess and Chen Tingli to Chengfu, and they didn't stop and rushed to Chengfu one after another.

For a time, tens of thousands of people gathered on Beicheng Street, Nancheng Street, and Main City Street, and more and more, old and young, strong and strong, men and women, and all walks of life......

……

The government soldiers patrolling the streets, the soldiers and horses of the five cities, suddenly held their swords and halberds, and were extremely nervous, "Head, is this Yingdu rioting?"

"Looks, like!"

"Early this morning, you government soldiers didn't see it, those courtiers looked like wolves and tigers, first besieged Chen Tingli, and then surrounded the princess and a woman, there really didn't look like a man......" The soldiers and horses of the five cities who were present at the time said to the soldiers who were not present.

"It can be imagined. But how to say that men bully women. I can't see this!"

The soldiers also nodded their heads again and again.

The people who are too women, they are women who have seen and look so good, and they are willing to besiege, they really don't look like a man.

"You can't get used to it, and you can't do it. We are on errands, and who is now our head is the person related to this case - Ruo Ao Duwei. ”

"Let's go, let's hurry up and keep up, we still have to prevent them from making trouble, otherwise we won't be able to eat and walk around!"

"Uh-huh. ”

The timid soldiers followed the steps of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses.

……

In Taishi Pan's mansion, he finally took a break in January, and the descendants of the Pan family, who got the news early in the morning, walked into Pan Chong's garden with the wind.

"Maternal grandfather, maternal grandfather...... Oh no, there's a stir outside!"

"What's going on?"

Pan Chong, who was writing in the pavilion, stopped his pen and looked at his grandson who had come to report the news.

The old slave also picked up the graphite and pressed the silk silk that was blown by the wind, and then raised his head and looked at the young Xianyin who dared to reprimand Wu Hou and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division on the Golden Palace.

"My grandfather didn't know that last night, Lao Situ gathered a group of important ministers to discuss the abolition of the prince. I went to the palace early this morning, but fortunately I was stopped by the king, and then they didn't give up, and went to the Criminal Prison Department to ask Chen Tingli and the princess to release Situ Nan, and finally even the people clashed with Ruo Ao Liubu in order to protect Chen Tingli. ”

Xianyin arched his hand and replied, "Grandfather, are we still going to move now?"

"Send someone to keep an eye on the movements of the princess and the courtiers. ”

"If it's really time to do something about it, it's natural to move. ”

Pan Chong raised his eyebrows, a frost crossed his eyes, and said slowly, "You can't let the entire Ying follow the turmoil because of their personal selfishness." ”

"Yes, grandfather, grandson, let's do it. ”

Xian Yin hurried over.

Hurried away again.

……

If the Ao family is in the house, it is naturally a group of people who turn on their backs.

The first to bear the brunt is naturally the big house Blue Wolf Pavilion.

Xiao Jiang hurriedly ran in and shouted, "Uncle, Miss, the courtiers outside have made trouble again for Uncle's case, and I heard that someone else died." ”

Zhou Jinghua was startled, and the golden hairpin in her hand that was about to be inserted into her bun fell to the ground.

Ruo Ao Yuejiao quickly caught her hairpin with one hand, and then inserted it into her black hair, and said in a deep voice, "What are you worried about?"

"I found out about it yesterday. ”

"You know?"

Zhou Jinghua asked.

"Well, this was originally my means of putting pressure on the princess. ”

looked at the delicate face of the woman in the bronze mirror, only the eyes were bloodshot red, and there was a heavy shadow underneath.

Ruo Ao Yuejiao's face was gloomy, he turned around and waved his hand to Xiao Jiang and frowned and ordered, "Don't tell Madame about this outside matter in the future, so as not to make Madame sleep restlessly at night." ”

"Yes, uncle, Xiao Jiang knows that he is wrong. ”

Xiao Jiang cautiously agreed.

Zhou Jinghua sat in front of the dresser, nervously pulled his sleeve and asked, "Why don't you let me know, it's a critical moment recently, if something happens to you, we ...... We're all wrong......"

"With me, it's all right. ”

"Even if there is something, it will only be the people outside who have something. ”

After Ao Yuejiao said these words, she raised her hand and wanted to brush her sideburns and comfort her, but seeing her unconsciously shrink back, her hand frozen in mid-air was stunned, and her face was cold.

looked at her coldly and asked directly, "Are you afraid of me again?"

Zhou Jinghua took the initiative to hold his hand with both hands, shook his palm, looked at the hideous scar on his forehead with the wolf-like appearance, shook his head and smiled, "I didn't ...... I'm just worried about you......"

"It's useless to worry, and if you solve all your worries, you won't have to worry about it. Ruo Ao Yuejiao looked at Zhou Jinghua, who was having trouble sleeping, and said softly.

"So how are you going to fix it?"

Zhou Jinghua asked unconsciously.

"You don't have to know that. ”

Ruo Ao Yuejiao didn't say much, and emphasized the words just now to all the attendants around him, "Madam, you need to rest absolutely, and no one should take the news from the outside to disturb Madame, you know?"

"Yes, Childe!"

Seeing that all the maids sent Yue Jiao to turn around and strode out of the bedroom, and ordered someone to immediately prepare horses to go to the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses.

Zhou Jinghua has been sitting in front of the dresser, her gaze is uncertain, silently looking at the tall man who is gradually walking away outside the window.

While walking, the black military uniforms flew and drove the cold wind outside, like a dark cloud churning outside the window, enveloping the world, and I don't know what kind of wind and thunder are hidden in it.

A golden hairpin that had inserted the man into his bun was pulled out again.

Thrown on the table with a "clang".

Hair was untied.

The more Jiao Jiao didn't let her know what was happening outside, the more she wanted to know, otherwise the trace of doubt in her heart would continue to magnify.

called Xiao Jiang into the room again, the master and servant said to the outside world that they wanted to make up for sleep, locked the door, and then the two of them disguised themselves and walked out of Ruoao Mansion from the back door, and they were nowhere to be found.

……

The housekeeper of the second room rushed into Ling Yin's main courtyard, "Ling Yin, Ling Yin...... Oh no, the ministers really went to the Prison Division and the palace to make a big fuss!"

Ling Ziban, who had been sitting in the courtyard and thinking alone, shook the yellow batch in his hand slightly, and locked it into the mahogany box with a "click", "How is the situation of the lady now?"

"The princess is fine, the king turned away the ministers because Xiu Mu wanted to accompany Princess Wu. ”

"It's like what the king does. ”

Ling Yin Zi smiled and nodded, "What about the Prison Division? There are many people gathered over there these days, and Ziliang and the major clans have brought so many people over, I'm afraid there will be another conflict, right?"

"The adults are like gods, and they really made a big fuss. ”

"The people almost fought with the six private armies brought by Master Sima for the sake of the princess, and some people were killed and wounded, but fortunately, the princess appeared in time to stop a fight. ”

When the housekeeper said this, his throat and eyes were finally not so tight, when he stood on the teahouse in the distance and watched, his liver and gallbladder were about to burst, for fear that something would happen to the princess, and the people he arranged to protect her nearby did not protect the princess, and when the prince came back, he didn't know how to explain, and he didn't know how to explain to Lord Ling Yin and Mrs. Ling.

I didn't expect the princess to be angry.

actually put all the insulting and accusatory words of Lao Situ into his stomach, and even persuaded them to retire, and saved Chen Tingli by the way.

The housekeeper told the situation one by one, which made Yin Ziban a little surprised, and then frowned all morning and finally unfolded, looked at the northern sky with a smile and said, "My son's vision is better than that of his father, there are few unparalleled debaters in this court who can deal with Situ Xing's old ghost, and Ben Yin also suffered his losses when he was young." It's a pity that in his life, he didn't teach his only only son like Ben Yin, and he always wanted to protect these children, how could he protect them?"

"That's what the adults say...... It's just that my lord, tomorrow, the lady asks for an early public trial, do you still want to go over to hear the trial?"

The butler's expression darkened.

He has been following his wife these days, and he always feels that his life span has been much shorter, and his gray hair has increased a lot.

First of all, the princess and Situ Nan and the eldest prince had a conflict on the East Street, and then the princess and the horse disciple were in chaos on Weijin Street, and today they were besieged by the ministers, and he almost stood upstairs as if he was about to see the people rioting and irreparably bloody conflicts.

"Now this case has alarmed the major families of Chu, tomorrow there will be countless Chu people and even foreign travelers, flocking here, if the princess boasted of this Haikou, she would not be able to win this lawsuit, and Yu Gongzi's reputation would also be lost. ”

The housekeeper hesitated, and in his selfish heart he felt that if such a lady could win and successfully overthrow the eldest son, then the prince would come back and rise to the top; if he lost, the son would have to come back and clean up the mess, although Yu Gongzi's reputation would also be beneficial.

But he always felt that he had lost the case, and as the housekeeper of the second room, he would be very unwilling.

So he said, "The old slave has an idea, I don't know if I should say it......

"Tell me about it. ”

Ling Yin Zi retracted his gaze and put the wooden box into his big sleeve.

"If the princess can win this lawsuit, she can also hide the arrogance of the eldest son, and then wait for the princess to come back and finish it, wouldn't it be easy!" The housekeeper said cautiously, but he thought in his heart that if the princess won, he would not toss anymore, so that he could also return the princess to the prince safely.

"Definitely. ”

Ling Yin's big hands slowly rubbed over the mahogany box, "Then tomorrow, let's also go to see the trial of the three divisions!"

"Yes, the old slave will go and inform the third son now and arrange it. ”

The housekeeper looked happy and hurried to make arrangements.

……

And the Lu family, the Zhao family, and Mrs. Wang, the three of them sat together, inquiring about each other's news.

"What is the second uncle's plan, now?" Lu Shi asked idly, "It's starting to make the princess annoying outside." ”

"That is, the second sister-in-law also told us to give us peace of mind. ”

Zhao secretly snickered, but pretended to be at a loss on his face, shaking Mrs. Wang's arm.

How did Mrs. Wang know that from early in the morning, after the ministers passed the house, Ling Yin Ziban locked herself in the courtyard of the inner study alone and did not come out, so as not to disturb her, she didn't know what the situation was, but when she heard the housekeeper come back to report that the ministers jointly impeached the princess, she was really angry and her heart was really smoking.

"You two don't want to ask me now, I want someone to ask now. ”

Mrs. Wang rubbed her forehead and sighed sadly, "Recently, it should have been a lot of happy events for our Ruo Ao clan...... But now I only feel that my heart is crisp, my sister-in-law's Jiao'er is suspected of being a homeless person, and my daughter-in-law is busy in and out of the place where the men of the prison department go in and out all day long...... I have to worry about the big one, I have to worry about the small one, and now I have to worry about Yan'er coming back, and I can't explain it to him. ”

The three ladies sat together, feeling sad, so they could only sit dry and wait, looking through the autumn water.

Even the subordinates below also slowed down their movements, and even Die'er pulled away Ruo Aoxue, who was chattering and asking questions non-stop, for fear of upsetting the three ladies.

And the stewards of each room struck the servants of each chamber, the slaves, one by one.

For a time, Ruo Ao Mansion was full of grass and trees.

……

Zhao Hou and other courtiers who did not participate in the abolition of the prince naturally got the news, and could only sigh one after another: "This year is another eventful autumn!"

……

The whole Yingcheng was in turmoil, but the palace was still peaceful and quiet, and from time to time the wind blew through the golden chrysanthemums in the purple smoke, and as the late autumn approached, the more fearless the wind and frost.

The king of Chu took a lunch break, got up in the afternoon, walked around for a while, and had dinner with Princess Wu, the family was happy, and in the evening, he ordered someone to prepare a chime song and dance music, and in the palace, a song and dance were leveled, and he didn't feel the slightest turmoil in the city.

Even Zhao Chang was guarding the King of Chu, and there was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, and he said to the King of Chu from time to time, "King, this singer sings well tonight, and he should be rewarded!"

"Well, reward!"

……