Bafutang, a small building in the middle of the lake.

Yao Miaoyi gave the main pulse of Yongan County, and yesterday the county lord's abdominal pain was red, and she was urgently taken to Xiaozhu in the middle of the lake to protect the fetus for the county lord.

The veins of both hands have passed, and the county lord of Yong'an touched the slightly raised lower abdomen with both hands, she bit her lip, snorted for a moment, and still took the initiative to ask, "How?" Will the child be able to survive? ”

It sounded indifferent on his face and tone, but in fact, his inner concern and expectation were about to come out.

Yao Miaoyi looked at the county lord of Yong'an fixedly, this woman went from the initial resistance, to the acceptance of the reality of pregnancy, to the fearful care for the fetus in the womb, like a handful of sun-dried noodles thrown into boiling water, from straight and stiff, to soft and smooth, and surging with the boiling water.

If you are unable to resist, you will be forced to accept the reality, and you will also numb yourself, thinking that this is the best option at the moment.

A sense of sorrow arose. And what's even more sad is that he has to cooperate with Zhu Di, the king of Yan, to continue the lie that Mingjiao supports the lord of Yong'an. Until she gave birth to the imperial heir safely.

Yao Miaoyi said: "The county lord is overly worried on weekdays, often sleepless at night, weak and weak, which is not good for the fetus. The medicine I prescribe can only heal the body, not cure the heart disease, and if you don't take this fetal medicine, you will hurt your body if you eat too much. ”

The county lord of Yong'an sighed, "This is a heart disease, and there is no cure." I also know that I am worried and sad, and I am not good for my children, but I always can't control myself. I think if I give birth to the child of the Zhu family, how will I face the parents and relatives who died tragically in the hands of the Zhu family in the future? ”

"It's okay if the child is a girl, if it's a boy, won't he be as embarrassed as Zhu Shouqian, the king of Jingjiang, in the future? But if I can't keep this child, won't I lose the only loved one in the world? He has a life alive, how can I choose a fate for him? Cut off his future? ”

The face of the county lord of Yong'an has the brilliance of motherhood, and there is also the sorrow of the lord of the dead country, the two feelings are intertwined, water and fire are incompatible, every moment seems to be tormenting, pregnant women generally get fat, but the county lord of Yong'an is emaciated, only the lower abdomen gradually blows as if it is getting bigger, reminding her that she is going to play the role of a mother.

"Doctor Yao, what do you think I should do?" The county lord of Yong'an was in a trance, her eyes were sometimes dim, sometimes sharp, and she could see that she was suffering, otherwise she would not have made a useless request for help from Yao Miaoyi.

Yao Miaoyi's purpose was for the lord of Yong'an to give birth to an imperial heir. She had to continue to lie, "Don't think too much about the county lord, our Ming Sect supports the county lord." Didn't you see the letter written by the Ming Sect Master himself last time? ”

In fact, the so-called secret letter was written by Zhu Di's advisor.

The county lord of Yong'an shook his head slowly and said: "Although Zhu Yuanzhang swore to comfort me, saying that after giving birth to the child, he would give me and the child's name, enter the palace with another identity, and the family will be reunited from then on." But I was worried that he would break his promise, and when the time came, he would go to the mother and leave the child, and the child would be sent to the deep palace, and I would continue to be secluded in the middle of the lake, and the mother and son would be separated from each other and never see each other. ”

"Miaoyi, a child raised by Queen Ma, how could she cooperate with Mingjiao and rebel against her father? Maybe the oath we have made now will be empty by then. ”

Yao Miaoyi was surprised: "The emperor's golden words, can you still regret it?" ”

"You're still too young." The county lord of Yong'an sneered, "If a person is in a supreme position. You don't have to worry about finding a valid reason for anything. A promise is a golden mouth. Capriciousness is the emperor's mental trick. In short, no matter what he said or did, even if he referred to the deer as a horse, countless people applauded and said that the emperor was shengming. ”

Yao Miaoyi said secretly, in this way, the worries of the county lord of Yong'an are not groundless, cranky. When the county lord's father Zhang Shicheng was still the king of Wu in Suzhou, he was in the most chaotic and complicated era, and he was used to seeing you sing and I appeared on the stage, and she was used to seeing me deceit, life and death, she didn't believe that Zhu Yuanzhang could keep his promise.

Yao Miaoyi said calmly: "County Lord, if you really come to that point, to be honest, there is nothing I can do, let's see if the sect leader has a way." ”

The county lord of Yong'an sighed: "I am imprisoned here, surrounded by the emperor's cronies, and I usually talk to Hu Shanwei, a fellow villager in Suzhou, about the past of my hometown, Shanwei is a good woman, but I dare not believe her." There are some of our Zhang family's former staff members and relatives outside, but now I don't know if they still miss me, the old master, maybe they have already changed their ways and are loyal to the Zhu Ming Dynasty, only you can tell a few words of truth with you. ”

Yao Miaoyi said with a straight face: "Thank you for the trust of the county lord." ”

A look of madness flashed in the eyes of the county lord of Yong'an, "I have thought about it, maybe my whole life will be buried in the small building in the middle of the lake, and I will never see my own flesh and blood, and my child will never know who his mother is, and how much suffering and grievances he has suffered in order to protect his life, but-"

The county lord of Yong'an whispered: "I won't let their days go too far!" Hehe, Dr. Yao, you come with me. ”

The county lord of Yong'an took Yao Miaoyi to the study, pointed to the "Picture of King Wu Xingle" hanging on the wall, and said, "Do you know who made this painting?" ”

Yao Miaoyi pointed to the inscription on the scroll and said, "Yankee, one of the four masters of Wuzhong." ”

This picture axis is very familiar, when Yao Miaoyi changed clothes here, it was through guò "King Wu Xingle Tu" and speculated the identity of the county lord of Yong'an. Zhang Shicheng proclaimed himself the king of Wu, and there is also the appearance of the Yongan county lord when he was a girl. This painting is the picture of the pleasure that Yankee painted when he became a staff member of Zhang Shicheng and held a family banquet for King Wu's family in the garden.

The brushstrokes of this pair are exquisite, and the expressions of the characters, even the slight tremors of the breeze blowing through the leaves, are vivid.

The name of the four heroes of Wuzhong is well deserved.

The lord of Yong'an said: "Yankee is known as a double masterpiece of poetry and painting, my father cherished talents, and he was very respectful during his lifetime, and published several poetry collections for him, and invited skilled craftsmen to print according to his dozens of landscape painting engravings, bound into a book, and made "Yang Gong's Paintings", which has been published and highly respected, and Yankee has become famous all over the world. ”

Yao Miaoyi said: "Yang Gong's Painting Spectrum was originally printed in 1,000 copies, and the later engravings were all copied according to the paintings, which was not as good as the original version. Nowadays, in some bookstores, the first book has been regarded as a good rare book, and the price is more than 50 taels of silver, and sometimes it is not possible to buy it, so it is kept and sold at a higher price in the future. ”

Yao Miaoyi wondered, why did she suddenly get involved with Yankee? Since Zhang Shicheng's death, Yanji has switched to Zhu Yuanzhang's arms and is an official of the Zhu Ming Dynasty, is he actually in Cao Ying's heart in Han? Single-mindedly trying to help the old advocate Shicheng get revenge?

The county lord of Yong'an seemed to guess what Yao Miaoyi was thinking, and smiled sadly, "The trees fall and scatter, and the good birds choose trees to perch on." A talented man like Yankee was not exempt from vulgarity, and he was loyal to my father at the beginning, saying that he was a hero of the generation. Now kneeling at the feet of Zhu Yuanzhang, three shouts of long live, also from the heart. Ruthless is more of a reader, so I won't entrust my future to him. ”

Then why do you want to mention this "King Wu Xingle Map"? Yao Miaoyi looked at the county lord of Yong'an suspiciously.

Yong'an County laughed with tears: "My father was in control of the salt pans and shipping in the south of the Yangtze River, rich and rivaled the country, with countless wealth, the world's gentlemen, heroes and knights, all defected to come, Suzhou City is prosperous, like a paradise on earth." Of the three heroes of Mingjiao, my father is the most powerful. But there is no 100-day red, my father was finally defeated by Zhu Yuanzhang, I was captured and imprisoned by him, and even ** with him, pregnant with the evil seed in my belly! ”

The eyes of the county lord of Yong'an were full of monstrous resentment, perhaps the fetus in the womb felt the strong emotional fluctuations of the mother, and began to squirm uneasily in the belly.

The county lord of Yong'an took a deep breath, ate a piece of milk cake, and gently stroked his belly, the fetus was comforted, and gradually quieted down, and the county lord said in a low voice: "Actually, my father has already prepared, he hid all kinds of secret letters, account books, registers, and some wealth in the study in a secret place, in case of a comeback in the future." And this secret is hidden in the first edition of "Yang Gong's Painting". ”

Books! Yao Miaoyi's hand hidden under her sleeve suddenly clenched her fists, Zhang Shicheng's account book for buying and selling private salt! Finally there is a whereabouts!

The county lord of Yong'an was looking down and stroking his lower abdomen, and he didn't notice Yao Miaoyi's strange appearance, and continued: "Don't look at these court officials now, they all look like dogs, and they keep saying that they are loyal to the Zhu Ming Dynasty, in fact, many people secretly contacted my father back then, betrayed and betrayed their lords, so that in the future, after my father destroyed their lords, unified Jiangnan, and ascended the throne as emperors, they could still preserve their identity and wealth, and seek high-ranking officials from my father." ”

Yao Miaoyi held back the excitement in her heart and asked, "Who are they?" ”

The county lord of Yong'an said: "At that time, the Ming Sect divided the world into three parts, Chen Youliang, Zhu Yuanzhang's advisers and generals, and even the officials of the Yuan Dynasty all secretly took refuge, my father was in full swing at that time, and they thought that he was most likely to dominate the world in the future." ”

Yao Miaoyi asked cautiously: "Could it be that Xu Da, the first hero of the founding of the country, is also among them?" ”

The county lord of Yong'an thought for a while and shook his head, "Xu Da didn't, but his father-in-law Xie Zaixing took refuge in my father, and for some reason he was exposed and beheaded all over the house, and my father also sighed about it, saying that he was a talent." ”

Bang! It was like a thunderbolt in my heart. Yao Miaoyi almost vomited blood on the spot: What! Was my grandfather really a traitor?

There was a storm in her heart, and Yao Miaoyi tried her best to let herself pretend to be casual and asked, "Oh? Xie Zaixing really betrayed Zhu Yuanzhang? I heard that the Xie family committed suicide by hanging a beam in the ancestral hall, and the word 'injustice' was written in blood on their chests. After the Xie family was destroyed, no one dared to live in the house, and it became a murderous house, and legend has it that ghosts often cried and shouted injustice at night. ”

The county lord of Yong'an snorted coldly, "I saw Xie Zaixing and my father talking in secret, the two talked very happily, Xie Zaixing relied on the salt field in my father's hand, I don't know how much silver he earned, he was wronged?" Hehe. ”

Yao Miaoyi fell into the abyss, and in a trance, she heard the county lord of Yong'an say: "You go and buy a copy of the first edition of "Yang Gong's Painting", and I will teach you to unlock the secret of the painting......"