Chapter 318 I'll go in person
In the study outside King Jing's mansion, Li Weiqing's anger rolled down according to Helian Tao's head: "Good boy! How did you beg Ah Ci to go in the first place! What is it now? You will make it clear to me! If you insist on marrying the daughter of the Zheng family, I don't mind letting Ah Ci marry you and divorce her! My daughter Li Weiqing, why should I serve a husband with others, and I should make compromises, it is really a joke!"
Helian Tao hurriedly knelt down in front of Li Weiqing, "The little son-in-law has no such thoughts, so I sent someone to find my father-in-law to come to discuss! If the little son-in-law has the slightest idea of not being able to hold back Xiao Wu, the sky will immediately thunder and the ashes will be wiped out!"
Helian Ting leaned forward when he heard this, and his eyes showed distress and unbearable, but after a while in his mind, he put down his raised hand and sighed heavily. Li Shuci sat silently and watched, not knowing what to say.
If she is alone, she doesn't mind being an enemy of anyone, and she doesn't even hesitate to kill Zheng Ting and bear the scolding of the world, but she has too much flesh and blood to give up. She can do whatever it takes, she can do whatever she wants, but then what about her family, who will bear the blame for all of this.
"How did the Confucian King escape? When did he escape? Also, who is the person in Dagan now?" Li Weiqing listened to Heliantao's words, and his anger gradually subsided, he didn't know that this matter had nothing to do with Heliantao. But can he get angry at the king and blame him?
Seeing that Li Weiqing's anger finally fell back into his stomach, Helian Ting said: "I have sent someone to Dagan to investigate, but most of the results will not be there, otherwise the Confucian King will not reveal his secrets, let us know that he is coming to us to seek revenge! Now he must be hiding in the shadows in another identity." ”
"The Confucian King really has no last resort!"
"Alas...... Yes, if we do not obey the will, we will definitely have a dislike with the king. But if you follow this matter, you and I will definitely be incompatible, and Ah Ci and Tao Ge'er will inevitably turn against each other. Is there a good plan for my family?"
Li Weiqing shook his head, "No." "It's because he didn't have it that he was angry with Helian Tao.
"That Zheng daughter is the orphan of the hero, and there is a personal promise from the emperor, and the world knows it. Since that excerpt was introduced to Beijing, she has been half damaged, you and I can't escape public opinion, and Ah Ci will be scolded by the world. Li Weiqing frowned, looking at her daughter sitting there haggard and quiet, her heart was no different from a needle prick.
Helian Tao followed Li Weiqing's gaze to look at his new wife, and held her in his arms in distress. "Then if the Zheng family has the intention of marrying into a powerful family, they should have come to Beijing as soon as possible to plan, at least they will not be willing to fade out of everyone's field of vision and be forgotten, how can they not be heard from for more than ten years? It must be that there was no such plan before. ”
Li Weiqing agreed: "I think so too, but the Confucian King's methods go without saying, since he wants to use the Zheng family to divide us, he naturally made a complete plan, no matter what mistakes go wrong with the Zheng family, he will cleanly erase them for them." It's just that I don't know if the Zheng family has been in the same league with the Confucian king, or has they been led by the nose without knowing it?"
Helian Ting said: "No matter which one it is, if you want to solve this matter, you must start with the Zheng family." ”
"What does Dad mean by fighting with the Confucian King for control of the Zheng family, so as to persuade the Zheng family to give up?"
Li Weiqing was about to answer, and someone reported outside the door: "Lord Wang, Xin Wu has asked someone to bring back the news." ”
Helian Tao took it with his own hands, took out the tissue paper roll from the thin bamboo tube, read it again, not only showed nervousness, but read the content to everyone: "The daughter of Zheng Dejiang, the general of Zhenxi, wants to marry Helian Tao, the son of King Jing, and the news of serving a husband with Princess Fujia has spread from Nantai County to Shangjing with Zheng Xu's excerpt into the palace, and it has almost been announced to the ......world."
Li Shuci raised her head suddenly, looking straight at the tissue paper in Heliantao's hand, although her face was haggard, her eyes were no longer yesterday's weakness and sadness, and calm and indifference overflowed from it. In this way, there is no way for them to solve this matter quietly, she sneered, the Confucian King really tried his best to calculate them!
Several people seemed to feel that Li Shuci had something to say, and they couldn't help but look at her. Li Shuci was silent for a moment and said, "Promise her." ”
"What?!" Li Weiqing and Helian Tao almost thought they had misheard. One of these two people is her husband, and the other is her father, and they care about it, but Helian Ting understands what she means. "Ah Ci, do you want to ......?"
"That's right, Zheng Ting is the key to this matter, and it is also the weakest link in this matter. We must not only agree with great fanfare, but also treat the Zheng family girl seriously. At least, in the eyes of the world, there must be no fault on our side. Li Shuci walked up to Helian Tao and stood side by side with him, "The Zheng family has only proposed to fulfill the marriage contract so far, it should be the role of the Confucian king, I think, the Zheng family may not have wanted to fulfill this marriage contract before." Father is right, we must fight with the Confucian king for control of the Zheng family. ”
"But, no matter what the reason is, they have changed their attention, haven't they?" Helian Tao said hurriedly: "Little Wu, we can't take this risk, if the Zheng family really has nothing to blame, it will be too late by then!"
Li Shuci shook his head: "If you want to wait for Zheng Ting to go to Beijing, of course it's too late, and it's too passive, I want to go to Nantai County to pick up Zheng Ting in person!"
"No!" Helian Tao was the first to retort. When he received the brocade box sent by the King of Confucianism, he understood that the King of Confucianism had never given up on Li Shuci, even though she was already married!" Moreover, although Nantai County is not too far away, the road is still full of unpredictable dangers. In case the Confucian King takes this opportunity to ......"
"Alright...... I've decided. Li Shuci looked directly at Helian Tao: "Isn't there no danger if you stay in Shangjing?" Staying here and waiting, you can only wait for something that is more unacceptable than the danger. Rather than be attacked on our backs, we might as well take the initiative, right?"
Helian Tao was speechless, Helian Ting said: "Ah Ci is right, but your safety is the most important thing, let Brother Tao secretly protect you, follow you to Nantai County, and bring some more good hands." In this way, both my in-laws and I can rest assured. ”
Although Li Weiqing didn't speak, he also meant the same, just to let their father and son take the initiative to say it.
At this time in Zheng's house, Zheng Jiao followed Zheng Ting to her house, and the tears were about to stop, she peeked at Zheng Ting, although Zheng Ting has not bullied her, but the sense of alienation from the top is really growing up with her since childhood, today Zheng Ting bumped into her quarrel with her aunt and reprimanded her aunt, and came to comfort her, which couldn't help but make her feel a little weird. "Thank you, big sister......"
Zheng Ting looked at her and shook her head slowly, her expression was not intimate, and she was as usual with a hint of lightness: "You don't have to thank me." I'm not speaking for you, it's just that my aunt's behavior is really a little excessive. You also know that although our Zheng family has declined, my mother is the most important person. ”
"Yes, Gillian knows. Zheng Jiao saw that Zheng Ting still had the same attitude as usual, and heard her say this, she suddenly let go of her heart, and felt that she was thinking too much. Zheng Ting just took the opportunity to count her aunt, not to really comfort her.
Zheng Ting glanced at her, turned around and ordered the personal girl to bring tea, and then said to Zheng Jiao: "You are also a person who is going to get married, and our family is going to move to the grandmother again, before that, we have to go to the ancestors, and then make a slight change to the family tree, you and Aunt Sun will also go with you this time." ”
When Zheng Jiao heard this, a wave of ecstasy welled up in her heart. She is marrying someone instead of Zheng Ting's identity, but of course Zheng Ting will not let herself even have an identity, since she has thought of this joint, the implication is that she really acquiesces in this matter and will not obstruct it. In this way, more eldest sisters will help Gillian plan. ”
Zheng Ting smiled at the corner of her mouth slightly, and said, "You don't have to thank me, I'm all for the Zheng family." ”
Three days later, the affairs of the family have been taken care of, except for Mrs. Zheng, who is old and stays at home. Zheng Xu and Zhao Shi personally drove everyone to the ancestral tomb to worship.
Guan held Zheng Ting's daughter in his arms, teasing and rejoicing along the way, although he was not the man she was looking forward to, but he could also be the blood and blood of her Zheng family, Aunt Sun and Zheng Jiao kept saying good things and complimenting them on the side, and Zheng Ting sat on the side and looked at them absentmindedly. The hands hidden in the sleeves trembled unconsciously.
The carriage had been gone for nearly an hour, and everyone in the carriage was a little drowsy. Only Zheng Ting was very sober, and lifted the curtain from time to time to look out.
"Husband, how long is it to arrive, I am dizzy from the carriage. ”
Zhao Shi hurriedly motioned to Zheng Xu to stop the carriage, turned around and lifted the curtain and said to Zheng Ting: "Ah Ting, you have just come out of confinement, and your body is still weak, it is better to rest for a while before leaving." ”
Zheng Ting greeted Guan Shi and said, "Mother, you accompany me to get out of the car and go around, I am a little sad." ”
Guan immediately responded and got out of the carriage with Zheng Ting.
Zheng Ting looked at the child in Guan's arms, her eyes hesitated, and Zhao Shi said at this time: "Mother, give me Yu'er, the child is still young, afraid of the wind, I will take her to the carriage." ”
Zheng Ting took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the turmoil in her heart, and almost grabbed the child from Guan's arms and handed it to Zhao Shi. Zhao Shi saw her like this, and quipped: "Look at you, I'm really afraid that the child will blow the wind." As he spoke, he carried the sleeping Yu'er into the carriage.
Zheng Ting looked at the shaking curtain and lowered her eyes, and then looked up and was already ruthless. Zheng Xu sat on the carriage beam, holding the reins, and leaned on the carriage with his eyes closed. Zheng Ting suddenly pulled out the silver hairpin on her head and stepped forward and tied it on the horse's hind buttocks. The horse was sleepy and tired, and Leng Buding was stabbed, and the pain was terrible, and he rushed forward with a mad neigh.
The road up the hill was wide, but Crazy Horse slid down a steep slope in spite of the direction.
Zheng Xu was frightened, and he grabbed the reins of the horse but it was useless. Subconsciously shouted: "Help!"
The people in the carriage barely made a sound, and they tumbled and fell down the slope with the carriage. Guan Shi exclaimed and looked at Zheng Ting in shock, "Ah Ting! What have you done?!"
Zheng Ting trembled, but regardless of Guan's exclamation, she ran back quickly, and ran wildly for half a pillar of incense before she found a low-lying place, slid down the dirt slope to the bottom, and ran to the place where the carriage fell.
The carriage was already bumpy, and when Zheng Ting arrived, Zheng Jiao's eyes were wide open, her neck had been broken, and she hung her head down on the scattered shelves of the carriage, looking at Zheng Ting who was running over in a strange posture, Zheng Ting's heart trembled, and she slowly walked forward.
Aunt Sun was also out of breath, Zhao Shi was pierced in the chest by a cracked log, and bright red blood was still gurgling out of the wound! Zhao Ting covered her heart and knelt aside, trembling and touching Yu'er's little face.
"Save ...... Help me......"
A cry for help suddenly came into Zheng Ting's ears, and Zheng Ting suddenly stood up and walked in the direction where the voice came from.
Zheng Xu was lying on the ground with his eyes half-open, the flesh and blood on his forehead were blurred, and when he saw Zheng Ting coming, he raised his arm with all his might: "Ah, Ah Ting...... Save ......"
Zheng Ting's heart was beating wildly, she looked at Zheng Xu who was dying, gritted her teeth and picked up a stone from the side. "Die!"
The clouds are thickening, and the night is closed.
In an inconspicuous three-entry house, He'an incense curls out from the Rui Beast incense burner, and a man stands in front of the landscape flowers and birds with his hands, not knowing whether he is admiring the flowers and birds, or concentrating on the brush and ink on the painting. The person behind him reported in a low voice: "Master, Zheng Xu is dead, as well as Zhao Shi, Zheng Jiao's mother and daughter, and the child who has just completed the moon, have all died." ”
"Oh?" The man played with the beads in his hand, and when he turned around, the dark brown tear mole under his eyes was particularly conspicuous, making his complexion more and more pale, as if he had been seriously ill: "Is it Zheng Ting's hand?"
"Yes. Han Jin raised his head slightly, looking at the fairy-like man in front of him, he thought he would be angry, but he didn't expect him to just ask so lightly. "Master, what now?"
"What should I do?" Jin Sheng thought about it with interest and said: "Hmph, this Zheng Ting is interesting, even her own daughter is willing to be a killer, very good, such an ambitious and ruthless person can pose a threat to her." ”
Han Jin looked at him inexplicably and asked, "Could it be that the master expected such a thing to happen in the first place?"
Jin Sheng didn't answer him directly, but asked rhetorically: "Do you think that woman Zheng Jiao, or Zheng Xu, can do what I asked?"
"The subordinate understood. Han Jin said clearly: "The subordinates will try their best to erase the traces of the existence of Zhao Shi and others. It's just that Dagan's side is ...... Presumably, the king will definitely send someone over there to check, will it ......?"
"It's going to be fine. Jin Sheng smiled slightly: "This stand-in, since the age of fifteen, has been able to get along with my father and brother on my behalf, and no one has ever found a flaw, not to mention, he is now delirious and a cripple, what can they know from him." Now, I have only one identity!"
"Yes, my subordinates are too worried. ”
"Alright. Go down, remember to deal with Zheng Ting's affairs. ”
Jingwangfu, Li Shuci and Helian Tao sat in the room, relatively speechless.
After a while, it was Li Shuci who spoke first: "Don't think about it." Anyway, we've figured it out, haven't we?"
"Xiao Wu, I always feel that the purpose of the Confucian King is not to separate, but to you!" Helian Tao's handsome eyebrows and eyes were full of hidden worries.
Li Shuci smiled and said: "Sedum, you and I both know that the Confucian King is a man with great ambitions, how could he give up such a good opportunity for the sake of a mere woman? What's more, we have no other way at this time, we can't really wait for Zheng Ting to kill her with a knife after she arrives in Shangjing, right? If that's the case, how should the Li Mansion and the Jing Wangfu face the king? That was decided by the emperor himself." ”
"But this is an insult to you!" The next moment, he was forced to serve a husband with others. "Little Wu, we shouldn't have come back!"
Li Shuci blocked Helian Tao's mouth: "Don't say this again, you and I both know that although the king and us are righteous, the heavenly family is ruthless after all." We came back to help him, and how could we lose everything at the last minute when we had done all the good deeds? What was wrong with making a show and letting the world see my generosity and virtue. ”
"Little Wu, you promise me that no matter what happens, you can't leave. Helian Tao suppressed the deep uneasiness in his heart, and his eyes were pleading like a child. "Little Five, promise me ......"
Li Shuci held his outstretched hand and hid the pain and reluctance: "If you can guard me alone, why should I leave you?"
In the afternoon of the next day, Qingge had already taken the girls to pack up the cages one by one, Li Shuci looked at a row in the yard, there were more than a dozen large boxes, and couldn't help but be dumbfounded, Qingge said: "The princess doesn't have to worry about this, we will remember which one is placed where!"
Li Shuci said helplessly: "Qingge, I didn't mean this. We're not going out to play this time, and we're in a hurry, there are too many of these things, it's too inconvenient, you can take it lightly. It's best to bring only one cage. ”
Qingge also knew that Li Shuci was not a person who paid attention to pomp, but her girl was going to pick up a woman who had a marriage contract with the prince, where could she not put on a show? Lan Xin said on the side: "Why should the girl wronged herself!"
Li Shuci crossed his forehead and looked at the sullen green pigeon: "This road may not be smooth, it is a burden to bring so many things, we went out last time, don't you know? Let's clean up again!" "She went out this time to pretend to be virtuous, where to show off what pomp! It is best that everyone in the world knows her generosity and reasonableness. In the end, the basket came out of Zheng Ting, so it's no wonder that she is gone.
Between her and Helian Tao, even if there are contradictions and problems, she will not give others a chance to intervene! A-Niang is right, if there is a pimple in her heart, she should be honest and unreserved, so as to solve the problem, like her, she is stuffy in her heart and suffers from everything, but the other party doesn't even know what she is angry about!