Chapter 280: Aftermath
Zhao Shuo and his stepmother have a long history of grievances that have accumulated for many years, and they both regard each other as a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh. Zhao Shuo longed for Zhao Shuo's early death, so that the position of the prince of Liao could be vacated for her son; Zhao Shuo wished that the stepconcubine of the king of Liao died early, and it was best to give her two sons her life together, so that they would not have to think about killing him all day long and snatching him from the throne of the prince.
If Zhao Shuo got the opportunity and felt that he was expected to attack his stepmother, and bribed someone in the teahouse of the Liao Wangfu to drug the stepconcubine of the Liao Wang, it would not be surprising at all, it was definitely something he could do.
Zhao Mo could understand his father's thoughts, but he couldn't figure out why he wanted to make a move at this time?! Now that Zhao Shuo has sat on the throne of the prince of Liao, as long as he doesn't make a mistake and doesn't let the emperor and the crown prince have a reason to clean him up, no one can take away his title. The Liao Wang's family is not a saintly person, even if they rack their brains, it is impossible to cross Zhao Shuo's son to achieve their goals. Zhao Shuo still wants to poison his stepmother at this time, what is his intention? Tu takes this opportunity to give himself a chance to keep his mother's filial piety, leave the capital, and return to the Liaodong palace to guard the system? Or does he think that he and his stepmother have turned against each other, so he can not follow the etiquette and law to keep filial piety?
Even if the step-concubine of the king of Liao died, her two sons would not want to mention marrying a wife in a short time, and they would not want to find a good errand in the capital, or take the position of the prince. But when the father is mourned by the mother, according to the law of this dynasty, the children only need to keep filial piety for one year. A year later, what should Zhao Yan and Zhao Yan do, but it was Zhao Shuo who caused himself a big trouble. The teahouse boy he bought was so stupid that he easily revealed his wealth of unknown origin in front of people, and it must only be a matter of time before he was found out. What will Zhao Shuo do then?
Killing his stepmother is also killing his mother, a great rebellious felony, and a heinous act, even his children and grandchildren will be disgraced, and their children and grandchildren will never be able to raise their heads again. What else can this father do besides pit his son and pit himself?!
Zhao Mo had nothing to say to his father.
Although he had nothing to say, for the sake of his future, Zhao Mo had to find a way to clean up the aftermath for Zhao Shuo.
He sighed, and then asked the housekeeper some specific details again, about the teahouse, about everything Zhao Shuo had said to her, and whether Zhao Shuo had found someone else or something before moving out of the palace. Although in Zhao Shuo's opinion, the steward of the inner kitchen and the little servant in the tea room were already the people he had bought and entrenched, so he would be relieved to make a request, but who could guarantee that they would not betray him? Now that the housekeeper of the inner kitchen told Zhao Mo this secret directly, isn't that the best proof? Moreover, it is not only betrayal and betrayal that will reveal secrets. The teahouse guy stupidly showed off and squandered the money given by Zhao Shuo, and he was already leaking secrets.
The housekeeper was very honest and told everything she knew. Because of the importance of the matter, she also did a small investigation before she came to tell the whistle, so she found out a lot of inside information. She also told Zhao Mo the list of people who might sense that something was wrong, and then cautiously asked: "What is the prince of the county going to do? This matter cannot be known to the princess, the second master, and the third master! If it spreads, the reputation of the prince will be ruined, and the prince of the county will also be implicated." But the princess and the second master may feel happy. "Because Zhao Shuo had an accident, it means that the position of the prince may fall to Zhao Li. Except that the step-concubine of the Liao King will be annoyed because she was poisoned, how can Zhao Li not be happy that her dream has come true?
Zhao Mo snorted coldly: "I will handle it properly and not let them know." You should not know about it, and you should not mention it to anyone. After returning to the palace, you took it seriously and kept an eye on other people's movements in private. If anyone is suspicious, let me tell those who have been placed in the palace that they know. In the future, if necessary, I will send you a message asking you to cooperate with me. After the order, he added, "I heard that your youngest son's family has not sent any envoys? I am going to open a mansion here, and I need manpower, so let your youngest son's family come and do things for me." ”
The housekeeper knew that her youngest son's family was going to come to Zhao Mo as hostages, which was to remind her not to betray her again. Instead of being angry, she took it for granted. The master at the head is shrewd and reliable, so that the subordinates can feel at ease, which is better than following a stupid master. Besides, she is in the Liao Palace, and she is a steward to say it well, but the master of the palace is not a saint, and she only returns to Beijing once in a few years, and they are not decent to be subordinates, she is obviously a steward, and she is not as good as the rough servants of other county palaces and princesses' mansions, but once she relies on Zhao Mo, the prince of the county, who is in the right scenery, the future life will be better. This is Zhao Mo's grace to her and her youngest son, she is not a person who doesn't know what to do.
After doing what should be done, the housekeeper put on her cloak again, and quietly disappeared into the night under the leadership of Ah Shou. Zhao Mo sat at the table, combing through the information he had just gotten, thinking about how to clean up the tails of his father's hands.
Now I don't know if the concubine of Liao Wang will notice anything wrong, at least for now, she herself only thinks that she will be sick for a few days in a row because of water and soil adaptation and heat stroke. Once she has been ill for a long time, the medicine she is currently taking does not work, and sooner or later she will invite a more capable doctor or doctor, and maybe she will find out the truth of her illness. At that time, she only needs to ask people to check her daily diet, and it is easy to find out who is drugged. And with the temperament of that teahouse boy, I'm afraid he won't be a hard-mouthed loyal servant.
This teahouse boy must be dealt with, and he must be careful not to reveal the source of his wealth to anyone!
Zhao Mo thought about it for a long time, thinking about it so much that his brain hurt, he couldn't help sighing, raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, only to feel that he was really miserable.
In order not to make himself more miserable, Zhao Mo made a move the next day. He first asked people to make some arrangements in the Liao Wang's Mansion, and when Zhao Yan came to him to kill time as usual, he pretended to be unintentional and asked the other party: "Third uncle, what are you doing here with me all the time? What you need most now is to heal your leg injury first! Didn't I introduce you to a good doctor? Why don't you ask him to treat you and recuperate at home, but instead run out every day? You are too tired and it will not do you any good for your legs." ”
These words hit Zhao Yan's heart, and his face suddenly turned dark: "Don't you want to treat my injuries?" The concubine disagreed, saying that she was afraid that the imperial doctor would make a mistake, and I would suffer in vain, and I would still be lame after treatment! Even if I was not as lame as I am now, I would still be lame, so why should I suffer again? She also said that if I treat my injuries at this time, I will be injured for 100 days, and I will have to stay in bed for three or four months, so what will happen to the Queen Mother's birthday? I am afraid that even the Wanshou Festival will be delayed! If the Queen Mother knew that my leg injury was not cured when it was first treated, and I was left with a disability, I would have misunderstood that our Liao Wangfu had been reduced to the point that we couldn't even find a reliable palace doctor, and it would also affect the reputation of the palace. She said, I want to govern, I can, but not now, at least until Zhao Li successfully marries a wife and gets the position of the son. Until then, I'm not allowed to be a mess! Listen, this is also my own mother! Why didn't I realize that she was such a mean and ruthless woman?!"
Because in the past she protected you and never meant you to be cruel or ruthless, of course you wouldn't know.
Zhao Mo slandered in his heart, only to feel that Zhao Yan was so disgusted and treated coldly by his mother, it was really retribution. At the beginning, he relied on the preference of his parents to bully his eldest brother, sister-in-law and nephew, but now his mother's and brother's attitude towards him is less than one-tenth of his viciousness. At least, the step-concubine of the King of Liao and Zhao Li don't plan to force him to die!
Zhao Mo said lightly to Zhao Yan: "I'm afraid the emperor doesn't plan to change the prince of Liao." The princess has such an idea, I am afraid that she will never let the third uncle heal your leg. ”
Zhao Yan sneered: "Because I have cured my leg, I don't guarantee that it will be cured." The abolished son is useless, only the sound son is her treasure. I didn't expect anything from her anymore, just a little chilly. My father clearly said that he would treat me as before, but my mother would not let me treat my injuries, and he would not say a word, but only persuaded me all day long, and it was nothing to suffer less crimes, and if I suffered sin, I could not let my legs heal, so why bother? Hmph, why didn't he want to think about it, if I really broke my leg and reconnected, I might still be a cripple, but I might also get better? They said they were afraid that I would suffer, but in fact they were just worried that I would get in the way of Zhao Li!
Speaking of the second brother, the hatred in his heart was even deeper: "And Zhao Li, who has not been very honest recently, always wants to send someone to my yard, but I don't know what I want to do." I don't believe it, can he still kill me?! I'm crippled, and he won't let go, his brother is more ruthless than the enemy!"
Zhao Mo saw that the topic finally reached the situation he wanted, and hurriedly said, "Then the third uncle has to be careful." Even if you treat your injuries, you can't be careless, it's better not to treat them in front of your second uncle, right? Otherwise, if you break your bones in front of you and reconnect them in the back, and he does a little trick and foot in the back, you will really suffer a crime in vain! The thoughts of the prince and princess are clear in your heart, and when the time comes, it is estimated that no one will make the decision for you. ”
Zhao Yan's face changed suddenly. Why did he forget about this possibility? He hurriedly said to Zhao Mo: "I'm also on guard against him, so I'd rather wander outside these days than stay in the palace to face him face to face, and even eat and drink outside as much as possible." It's just that he's always done things in secret, so he shouldn't make trouble after I start to heal my injuries, right? That would be tantamount to harming my own brother in front of my father, queen and mother, could it be that my father could still spare him?!"
Zhao Mo said: "What if you can't spare him? Could it be that the prince can still break his leg for you?"
Zhao Yan's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He knew in his heart that of course this was impossible. It is estimated that Zhao Li just took a few scoldings and a few boards to apologize to him, and then the matter passed lightly, right?
Zhao Mo said: "The place to recuperate is easy to solve, where can I not find a quiet place to go?" But whether the people around the third uncle are reliable or not, I don't know." You're also beware of him doing something to you in your diet, aren't you? You're stopping his people from entering your yard, but if you are bribed by him in your own yard, can you prevent it?"
Zhao Yan didn't speak, but the fear in his eyes was not fake.
Zhao Mo sighed: "A few years ago, I didn't watch out for my stepmother's secret hand. These tricks are all used to it. The second uncle's personality, the third uncle knows better than me, you should have more eyes, and don't trust the people around you too much. Don't think you can get justice from the princess and princess. If something really happens, the prince and princess will probably only kill all the insiders, so as not to cause trouble to the second uncle, and they will not call the shots for you. ”
Zhao Yan hurriedly grabbed his nephew's arm: "Good nephew, you have to help me!"