The night was as cold as water, Zhu Shouqian drank alone on the moon, and was hurriedly taken back to Jinling by Mao Xiang from Shaoxing, he didn't even have time to take a closer look at the old house of his grandfather's family, and it was rumored that the officers who were scared to death by the Xie family's unjust soul were also cremated, and nothing was found, and the cousin who was killed was almost buried in the fire.

Waste, I'm such a waste.

Thinking of his cousin who was burned and unconscious in many places on his body, Zhu Shouqian's heart was like a knife, he held a jar of flower carvings and poured it into his mouth, and the clear wine syrup flowed down the young man's green stubble, slid over the raised Adam's apple on his neck, and went straight into the placket of the moon-white collar, instantly wetting most of it.

"If you feel uneven in your heart, you can drink it away." The Li Ba Thorn who bought it was wearing a dark sleeved robe, shaking a Sichuan gold folding fan and fluttering, "Shouqian, it's not interesting to drink wine alone, share a sip with me." ”

Zhu Shouqian said lightly: "You giggle every day, what grievances can there be in your heart?" ”

The eight thorns I bought looked melancholy for the new poems, "Alas, I am a proton of the country, and the carved fence and jade should still be there, but Zhu Yan has changed, and I ask you how much sorrow you can have, just like a river of spring water flowing eastward!" You say how much grievance I have in my heart. ”

Zhu Shouqian didn't bother to talk, threw half of the jar of flower carvings to him, and looked at the big official ship sailing in front of him with a long look, the lights in his cousin's cabin had been extinguished, at this time she should be asleep, and the wound wouldn't hurt when she fell asleep......

I bought the eight thorns and said secretly, I finally said a word of truth, but you were indifferent, he drank two sips of the wine jar, and sighed with satisfaction: "Good wine, Shaoxing's flower carving really deserves its reputation, but it's a pity that we stayed for two days and returned to Jinling, and we haven't drunk enough." ”

Zhu Shouqian said coldly: "I'm here to investigate the case, not to drink." ”

The eight thorns I bought disagreed, "What's the difference, the clues will be broken as soon as they are touched, and the trip to Shaoxing will be nothing." Now that the emperor simply wants you to go back and hand it over to the people of the Governor's Mansion to take over, why did the emperor do this? What is he afraid of? What is he covering? ”

Zhu Shouqian was already accustomed to his provocation and said: "Xiaoba, you have trespassed, if this word reaches the emperor's uncle and grandfather, you will take a step out of the palace gate in the future." ”

The eight thorns who bought it patted Zhu Shouqian's shoulder nonchalantly and said, "Good brother, I believe you will never betray me." ”

Zhu Shouqian said: "I just got the news from Mao Xiang, Shen Rong confessed, saying that Zhang Shicheng's treasure was related to Luan Feng, instigating Luan Balang, and Miss Luan's death was all done by him, but he didn't do it by burning West Lake Island, he just sent someone to follow his cousin, and there was someone else who committed the murder." ”

The eight thorns who bought it asked, "Do you believe the words of this insatiable profiteer?" ”

Zhu Shouqian said: "Pouring dirty water on the dead is too despicable. The cousin personally examined the bones, and Luan Feng and Mrs. Wang had scars on their ribs and throats, and they obviously died unexpectedly. The dead cannot rise up and refute it. Shen Rong's lies are full of loopholes, and it seems that he doesn't shed tears when he doesn't see the coffin. It's just that Mao Xiang wants him to enter Beijing alive, for fear of killing people, he can't let go of his hands and feet to torture to extract confessions for the time being, so he just talks about it first. ”

The bought Li Ba stabbed and smiled: "You are really a kind person, seeing that Miss Luan was driven to mad to death, and Luan Balang lost his parents at a young age, he felt that Luan Feng and his wife were innocent and framed by Shen Rong." In fact, it is unknown whether Shen Rong splashed dirty water or revealed the truth. ”

Zhu Shouqian asked rhetorically, "Do you think Shen Rong is telling the truth?" ”

The eight thorns he bought said with a "cheeky" smile: "Take my experience of often lying, a good lie can't be all lies, it's best to have mixed truths and half-truths, half-truths and half-truths, so as to deceive others." That's what I've been living comfortably with this trick until now. ”

Kind of face, please point face, okay? Zhu Shouqian was stunned, and was once again shocked by the shamelessness and no lower limit of the eight thorns he bought.

The eight thorns who bought it said triumphantly: "So Shen Rong's confession, I can't say that half of it is the truth, at least a few points are true, we have to identify what points he has are true and those points are false, and get the information he wants - so that we can find the real culprit behind the scenes and avenge Miss Xu, tsk, the girl who is like a flower and jade, was almost burned alive, too vicious, too bold." I want to find out the real culprit and avenge Miss Xu. ”

At the mention of his cousin's injury, Zhu Shouqian's eyes were obviously gloomy, and he said: "You are as careful as a hair, last time you used Luan Balang's words to point out that Shen Rong had doubts, and it was beneficial to solve the case." But this case has been taken over by Mao Xiang, he just sent someone to tell me the general content of Shen Rong's confession, the detailed transcript is confidential, I can't read it, and you are not qualified to read it. ”

The eight thorns who bought it took the opportunity to attack his heart and said: "So, the emperor is so anxious to ask you to go back, and he wants Mao Xiang to take over the case, and he must escort Shen Rong back to Beijing alive. Want something? ”

Zhu Shouqian said in a low voice: "You suspect that it is the emperor's uncle and grandfather......"

The eight thorns who bought it blinked, "Back then, the Mingjiao divided the world into three parts, Chen Youliang, your imperial uncle and grandfather, and Zhang Shicheng." Zhang Shicheng is the strongest and richest, Shen Wansan, the richest man in Jiangnan, has enough silver, but how does it compare to Zhang Shicheng? To put it bluntly, it's just picking up some of Zhang Shicheng's leftovers to eat, which shows that Zhang Shicheng's wealth is so much, who in the world is not tempted? ”

Although the eight thorns that were bought did not say it explicitly, every sentence implied that Zhu Yuanzhang came for Zhang Shicheng's wealth. I don't care if Xie Zaixing is wronged or not, the investigation of the case is secondary, and the search for Zhang Shicheng's treasure is the main thing.

Zhu Shouqian was silent, he should have listened to it. The bought Libala lit another fire and said: "The small island of West Lake has been burned clean, and Mao Xiang sent people to surround the desert island and dig three feet into the ground. and the Luan family's mansion has also been taken over as an official property, and they are also digging pits everywhere, do you think Mao Xiang is not able to open up wasteland and farm? Without the orders of your imperial uncle and grandfather, he dared to act like this? Still trying to leave you and your cousin alone? I won't even show you the transcript of Shen Rong's confession? ”

Zhu Shouqian clutched the edge of the wine vat tightly, as if he was about to break the pottery wine vat.

The eight thorns he bought pointed to the Huadiao wine and said: "My heart is uneven, but there is still good wine to dissipate; But what if the world is not peaceful? How are you staying? ”

Zhu Shouqian's eyes were full of anger, and he said: "What about injustice? I'm just a powerless king. ”

The eight thorns who bought it said: "No, your Zhu family has never been a submissive character. Back then, your imperial uncle and grandfather were an ordinary farmer in Fengyang, and they were forced to live no longer, so they became monks and went around making fortune for food. Later, even the monks couldn't survive, so they rose up and established today's foundation. You are the Zhu family, with the blood of the Zhu family, how can you blindly tolerate it and let others slaughter you? ”

"Therefore the heart is uneven, and there is wine to dispel it; If the world is ......uneven, Zhu Shouqian put down the wine jar, looked at the dark river in front of him, and said: "If the world is uneven, the only way to calm it is with a sword!" ”

The eight thorns he bought stretched out his hand and put it on Zhu Shouqian's shoulder, and praised: "Good, great good!" ”

At the same time, Jinling City, the Imperial City, and the Prince's East Palace are brightly lit.

The imperial doctor checked the pulse of the crown princess, Chang has been in a coma for two days, and has not woken up yet, and her sister Chang Jin has also stayed up for two nights without sleeping, she rubbed her red eyes, and asked, "Imperial doctor, how is my sister?" ”

The Imperial Physician sighed, shook his head, and said, "The oil is withered and the lamp is extinguished, and the old decay is powerless." ”

Since the death of her eldest nephew Zhu Xiongying, her sister has been depressed and depressed, and she has no thoughts of life, and no one can save a person who wants to die.

Looking at the sleeping little nephew Zhu Yunxi in the cradle, Chang Jin held back his sadness and said, "Okay, I know, please invite the three brothers to come in and see my sister for the last time." ”

Chang Mao, the Duke of Zheng Guo, who was slandered and insulted by the concubines of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and ordered to go to Yunnan to quell the turmoil, Chang Sheng, the second brother who held a heavy army, and Chang Sen, who hurriedly heard the news and rushed back from Shaoxing, walked into the dormitory, looking at the thin princess who only had a handful of bones left, there was anger and sadness in the eyes of the three men.

Outside the palace of the crown princess, Concubine Lu knelt on the ground and prayed to the heavens, willing to fold her life and renew the life of the princess.

Concubine Lu cried heartbreakingly, her forehead was red and swollen, "The sky is above, the crown princess is virtuous and benevolent, but unfortunately she is riddled with illness and is in danger. ”

Prince Zhu Biao was very sad when he saw his concubine crying with pear blossoms and rain. The eldest son, Zhu Yunwen, walked into the dormitory with a cup of ginseng soup and held it to Chang Jin, "Auntie, this is a boiled century-old ginseng." ”

Zhu Yunwen has been with his mother-in-law's bedroom, guarding the crown princess day and night with Chang Jin, in order to fulfill filial piety, he has a sincere attitude, clear eyes, pure and harmless, and is respectful and polite to Chang Jin.

Chang Jin hated his biological mother, Concubine Lu, for being hypocritical, but she had clear grievances and did not get angry at Zhu Yunwen, what can a child who is not yet an adult understand? It's just doing what you're told to do, fulfilling the responsibilities of a concubine.

Chang Jin took the medicine cup and said, "You're tired too, go down and rest." ”

Zhu Yunwen was smart and clever, and when he saw the faces of his three uncles, he knew that the Chang family wanted to say something considerate, and he was not welcome here, so he said, "Yes." I want to make my aunt's favorite lotus seed soup in the kitchen, and I will send it over immediately, and my aunt will use more to save her health. ”

Chang Jin nodded, and Zhu Yunwen respectfully greeted the three uncles who were not related by blood, and then stepped back to take a nap.

The crown princess was unconscious, and Chang Jin fed ginseng soup, and she swallowed half of it, and the other half came out of her lips. After a while, I don't know if it was the century-old ginseng that played a role, or the princess returned to the light. She finally woke up.

"My sister is awake!" Chang Jin hurriedly hugged Zhu Yunxi in the cradle, "Sister, look, my little nephew has been teething in the past two days!" A little bit like little glutinous rice, it's really interesting. ”

Half-year-old Zhu Yunxi was woken up by his aunt from a dream, very dissatisfied, he grinned and cried twice, Chang Jin stuffed a piece of milk cake into his mouth, tasted the sweet taste, and was in the uncomfortable teething period, he immediately stopped crying, two little chubby hands held the milk cake in his mouth and slowly chewed and grinded his teeth.

The person is extremely thin, and on the small face of the slap, a pair of eyes are amazingly big and amazingly bright. The crown princess looked at Zhu Yunxi reluctantly, touched his fat feet, and was about to wipe the crystal saliva from the corners of his mouth for him, but suddenly retracted her hand, turned her face away, stopped looking at him, and said: "Take it away, give it to the nurse, I'm about to die, it's not clean here, don't hurt him." ”

Chang Jin was sad, held back her tears and said: "Sister, don't believe in any gods and ghosts, the little nephew Ji has his own natural appearance, and he is not afraid of those dirty things." ”

The crown princess said: "Gods and ghosts are not terrible, people's hearts are terrible." Jin'er, I'm about to leave, and the only thing I worry about is aquatic. I trust you alone, entrust you with the aquatic life, and take good care of him as he grows up. ”

Chang Jin nodded, "I watched Shui Sheng be born with my own eyes, and I will also watch him grow up and start a family, sister, don't worry." ”

The crown princess said to Chang Mao and Chang Sheng: "Two brothers, I'm going to see my father underground." The aquatic life is still small, and he can't help his uncle's family. In the future, the Chang family will count on you to support the family business. The Chang family is already rich and noble, you must be cautious and beware of villains. Don't be impulsive. ”

"It's not easy for the Chang family to have today, it's all earned by my father's desperate life, my father had the name of killing generals back then, and there were too many enemies. Cherish ye the present. Patience comes first, don't pay attention to other people's ridicule, slander, misunderstanding, and even insults, live behind closed doors, the emperor remembers the merits of his father in the past, and the young face of the aquatic life, will always protect our Chang family. ”

Chang Mao knew that his sister alluded to his slander and rape of the concubines of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and said: "But we ignore it, don't explain, blindly endure and retreat, don't go to the battlefield to fight, make contributions to show the prestige of our Chang family, and close the door like a turtle with a shrunken head, can we really avoid the secret arrows of others?" ”

The crown princess said: "Don't care about temporary gains and losses, the long road of life, you have to look at the long term." endure it for a while, and when you boil it up and grow sensible, you will slowly get better. It used to be a turbulent and famine year, and I needed to make a career like my father. But now is a peaceful and prosperous world, there are some things, it is better not to do more wrong. ”

The crown princess sighed: "I only knew how to dance with my father and play with swords before, but since I entered the palace, I began to learn to read, read three thousand history books, and figured out some truths." You must remember that the Chang family is the home of military generals, but it is also the home of relatives, and the most important thing for relatives is not merit, but loyalty, and the trust of the emperor, and the emperor's favor and trust are the foundation of relatives. Put yourselves in the right position, and don't put the cart before the horse. ”

Although Chang Mao and Chang Sheng didn't quite understand their sister's words, this was their sister's last words, and they both agreed with tears. The two elder brothers were both fierce generals on the battlefield, and they couldn't help crying at this time, only the third brother Chang Sen cried silently, and a handkerchief was soaked.

The crown princess said to her younger brother Chang Sen with relief: "Third brother, I used to worry about you the most, but now I am most at ease with you." If the text can't be written, it's nothing if the martial arts are not, and we can support the family. What your fox friend Xu Zengshou said is actually very right, your parents were born and died, and the original intention was to let you juniors lie down and sleep. ”

"Don't forget the original intention is the best, useless is useful. In the future, when you have nothing to do, read more Zhuang Lao's teachings, this is the way of governing the family and behaving that our relatives follow. Absolute sainthood and abandonment of wisdom, absolute benevolence and righteousness, absolute ingenuity and profit, and simplicity. Only then can we control the big with the small, defeat the strong with the weak, brake with static, overcome the rigid with the soft, respond to all changes with the same, and do nothing without doing anything. ”

Chang Sen cried: "I don't! I don't want to read, what breaks Zhuangzi Confucius, I just want my sister to live! Nothing! ”

The crown princess smiled sadly, helped her brother wipe her tears, and said, "Look at your appearance, you are still crying and playing tricks like when you were a child." When I married into the East Palace, you were so tall......"

The crown princess compared the position of the bed, and her eyes began to scatter, "It seems to be five years old, you stopped the sedan chair and cried, saying that you don't want my sister to marry, and you want me to play with you at home for the rest of my life." Actually, I couldn't bear you, I was sitting in a sedan chair and thinking...... Thinking about what kind of life it would be like if you didn't marry into the royal family? ”

Concubine Lu's crying and prayers, as well as the voice of the prince Zhu Biao's consolation, seeped in through the cracks in the window, and the princess said angrily: "Now think about it, if you don't marry the emperor's family, maybe ...... Maybe it's—"

The crown princess struggled to use her last strength, forced a smile on her face, and said, "Maybe it will be beautiful." ”

In the fourth year of Hongwu, Xia, the crown princess Chang's sting.