Chapter 53
In addition to a series of ideas, Xiao Liuzi bamboo tube but Bean's finally felt that it was best to strangle him directly, and looked forward to his father's praise with a proud face, "Dad, my idea is okay?" β
Dazong was drinking tea while turning his brain to ponder about this, and suddenly heard that his son, who had always been smart, was so unable to hold his breath that his lungs were about to explode. He raised the teacup and wanted to smash his son, but he was a little reluctant to hurt him, so he gestured and the teacup fell to the ground. The debris was mixed with water splashing, and he couldn't care about the stinging pain on the back of his hand, and slapped his son hard. At the end, he pointed at his son and trembled, "You don't know the height of the sky, you are really confused!" β
Xiao Liuzi looked at his father with an angry face, regardless of the burning pain on his face, he shouted at the top of his voice, "Dad, what are you beating me for?" β
He has grown so big since he was a child, except for the fact that he is an illegitimate child, and the rest of his food and drink are much better than the children born to his father's descendants. My father, who was distressed that he had lost his roots and hair before, actually beat himself! Xiao Liuzi's eyes were red, full of unspeakable grievances and anger.
Da Zongzheng didn't really want to beat his favorite youngest son, but he didn't dare to let his son talk about it anymore, for fear of causing trouble. He wanted to be in a hurry, but he didn't expect to shoot heavily, looking at the five red marks on his son's face, his heart was twisted and painful, and he couldn't wait to hit his face.
He stretched out his hand and pulled his son to him, and explained in a low voice, "You kid, how did you drink the poisonous wine when you were those two slaves, and it wasn't that the Dong family used any means to mix the poisonous tea you took into the wine jug." Since she can put the poisoned tea into the wine of the two minions, she can naturally put it in your and my meals.
She didn't poison us last night, just a warning to us, don't look at her now, it's still easy to kill us. Before, my father was too big, and they all said that rabbits would bite people when they were in a hurry, not to mention that she, the most noble princess of the Great Qi Dynasty, was the princess. β
Listening to his father's words, most of the grievances in Xiao Liuzi's heart were gone, although he didn't believe that a down-and-out princess still had such means, but he didn't dare to make rash suggestions anymore.
The more Dazong pondered, the more frightened he became, he just saw that the lock had not been pried, which showed that it was not Dong Rong's own hand last night. There must be someone in this Zhengfu who is secretly protecting her, and a character like her must not be offended for the time being, so she can only wait until the future to settle this account slowly.
Thinking like this, he hurriedly ordered people to prepare meals and beds, and asked Zheng San to inform Zhang Yang and the others, who had been waiting outside the gate of Zongzheng Mansion, that they could send clothes and things in. At the end, I changed my clothes and went to see Dong Rong with some energy.
Dong Rong only took a nap on the table for an hour last night, her hair was slightly messy at this time, but her expression was excellent, sitting in the circle chair, her back was straight, and she slowly admired the patterns on her clothes, without the panic and misery of being a prisoner.
Dazong was coming with a large number of people, and she only smiled faintly, without any surprise on her face, and it was completely under her control.
Dazong Zheng let no matter how thick-skinned he was, he was also a little embarrassed at this time, he raised his fist to block his mouth and coughed twice to hide his panic, and finally took the lead in saluting, "Say hello to the princess." β
"No courtesy." If it was in the past, Dong Rong would have to stop it, or get up to return the salute, but today he just threw out two words, and his voice was cold as if it was with ice ballast.
Dazong was chuckling in his heart, guessing that Dong Rong definitely understood the whole story of last night, so he became more and more weak-hearted, and said with a hard smile, "Did Niangniang sleep well last night?" Zongzheng Mansion is in disrepair, and the furnishings in this house are too simple, but it is a snub to the mother. Wechen asked people to prepare toiletries and meals to eat, and invited the mother to eat. β
After speaking, he waved his hand and motioned to the eunuchs on the side to quickly bring out the food in the food box. The table, which was small and tattered, was now full of food, and began to creak with a tooth-souring sound. Hearing this, several little eunuchs widened their eyes, for fear that it would collapse at any time and spoil those delicious foods.
A sneer appeared at the corner of Dong Rong's mouth, as the old saying goes, people are good at being bullied, and horses are good at being ridden. This is really true, if it weren't for the death of two eunuchs, how could this great sect be so fearful and so attentive early in the morning.
"Youlao is a big deal, and last night a little father-in-law brought me some refreshments, and it is said that he is working under the kitchen. I don't know if this table of wine and food is also from his hands, then I don't dare to move the chopsticks. β
When Dazong Zheng heard this, his body couldn't help but tremble violently, his face turned pale, and he responded cautiously, "Niangniang doesn't know, that little eunuch did something last night and has already been punished." Today's wine and food are definitely made by the chef himself, if the mother does not dislike it, I will accompany the mother to eat together, okay? β
Dong Rong sneered in her heart, estimating that this great sect did not have the courage to harm her again.
"No need, Dazong is a busy person, and this palace will not hinder you from handling official business."
Dazong Zheng quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly flattered him again, "I have asked the palace steward to prepare the usual clothes and supplies for the mother and send them in." If there is anything else to do, just tell the people who are waiting outside. It's just that the case hasn't been cleared up yet, and it's not good for me to take the initiative to send my mother back to the palace. Look, mother..."
Dong Rong glanced at him and replied lightly, "That's it, this palace also knows that you are in trouble." There is no shortage of food here on the left and right, so I will stay for a few days. When you return the innocence of the palace, it's not too late to return to the palace! β
"Thank you for your understanding!" Dazong was on the ground with a big stone in his heart, bowed down and said a few polite words, and then cautiously retreated.
Da Zongzheng solved a major matter in his heart, returned to the back hall and drove his son home, then sat back on the Luo Circle chair and raised his arm to wipe his face indiscriminately, finally settled down, thought for a while, picked up the pen and wrote a simple letter, and sent an inconspicuous little eunuch to send the letter out.
Watching the back of the little eunuch disappear into the corner, he touched the sweaty clothes on his back, and felt a little embarrassed. has been an official for many years, and he has not experienced danger, but he didn't expect to be scared today.
Dong Rong sat at the table slowly and ate, while listening to Jia Yi report in a low voice, "Fang Dazong is sending the letter out, I asked Jia Sanjia and Jia Si to follow behind, and it is estimated that there will be news in the afternoon." β
Dong Rong nodded, pointed to the food on the table, and said with a smile, "These meals taste good, you can eat some together." β
Jia Yi has been hiding in the dark to protect his master, and he didn't dare to leave for half a step, so naturally he didn't have time to look for food. So you're welcome, sit down and munch.
didn't mention how the master and servant ate and drank happily, only said that Jia San and Jia Si Jia secretly followed the little eunuch all the way out of Zongzheng Mansion. I saw that the little eunuch ran directly to the shopping street. Whenever I see a fabric shop, I have to go in, and when I see a good color of the cloth, I have to pick it up and compare it carefully for a long time, but in the end, I shake my head and pick out some faults, and then throw it aside, causing the store to secretly scold my mother.
In this way, he seemed to wander casually for more than an hour, and only then did he arrive at the door of an inconspicuous cloth house, and looked left and right to see that no one paid attention to his whereabouts, and then quickly entered the door.
This cloth village is very cleverly arranged, the faΓ§ade is not big, but it is very spacious in the backyard, an old eunuch is sitting under the tree drinking tea, and when he sees the little eunuch, he shouts, "Xiao Xiazi, you monkey cub, why did you get here?" β
The little eunuch looked up and saw that this old eunuch was the father-in-law Zhang who was in charge of procurement in the palace he was looking for.
"Oh, Grandpa Zhang, you're here too." Xiao Xiazi smiled and narrowed her eyes, her hands were not idle, and she hurriedly saluted, "Xiao Xiazi greets Father-in-law Zhang." β
Father-in-law Zhang laughed and stretched out his hand to help him. The moment the two came into contact, the letter that Xiao Xiazi hid in his sleeve reached the hand of Grandpa Zhang. Father-in-law Zhang secretly raised his eyebrows, and when he turned his hand again, the letter disappeared again. He smiled on his face and scolded in disgust, "You monkey spirit, hurry up, I haven't seen you for a long time, but you've grown taller." "How did you get here today?
"It's nothing, just look around, find good material and return the favor."
The two of them were like friends who met occasionally, and after a few words of greeting, Xiao Xiazi left the cloth village and continued to wander.
However, the father-in-law shouted at the little eunuchs to hurry up, and when the sun set, he drove the full carriage back to the palace to make errands. Riding the little eunuchs to unload the car, Grandpa Zhang picked two of the best horses from the fabric, and then held them in his arms, trying to avoid human eyes, and turned into an extremely secret courtyard.
The third and fourth Jia, who were secretly following, guessed the critical moment, and they were all 100% energetic, and they fell far behind and refused to relax at all.
Sure enough, there was an old lady waiting in the courtyard, and when she saw Grandpa Zhang, she looked coldly at the dark night sky and refused to speak.
Father-in-law Zhang hurriedly stepped forward to apologize, "Ouch, let Mama Guo wait for a long time, there are too many things to buy in the palace today, and the time has been delayed, please..."
Mama Guo had a cold face, waved her hand lightly twice, and finally turned her head to a corner and shouted sternly, "Who is where?" Get the hell out of here! β
Gonggong Zhang was so frightened that he suddenly shrank his neck, and looked at the corner of the wall with the same vigilance. But after a long while, there was no movement in the courtyard except for the cold wind that blew through the scalp.
Mama Guo frowned and was about to step forward to check, but there was a foraging civet cat on the wall, a few jumps, and disappeared in a blink of an eye. Father-in-law Zhang hurriedly took the opportunity of offering the cloth to stuff the letter over, and the two left after a simple greeting.
After a long time, Jia San and Jia Si, who were hiding behind the flowers and trees in the corner of the courtyard, dared to quietly probe out, and the two of them exhaled softly at the same time, and their faces were a little happy for the rest of their lives. If it weren't for the fact that I happened to catch a foraging cat nearby, and threw it out to solve the old woman's suspicions, I am afraid that there will be some twists and turns today.
The two didn't dare to delay any longer, performed light skills, and quietly left the palace.
"Master, Jia San and Jia Si brought back the news that Da Zongzheng's handwritten letter passed through the hands of several people, and finally reached the hands of Guo Mama, the most powerful person next to Concubine Bo. The old lady seems to have some kung fu foundation, and she is very cautious, and she can't get close within 100 meters. The first three and the fourth were afraid of startling the snake, so they didn't dare to follow and came back quietly. β
In the dark of night, Jia Yi stood in the redressed room and whispered a report. R638