Chapter Forty-Eight: The House

Cheng Qiniang sat up screaming, only to find that it was already dawn.

Not in a carriage, not in a post station or restaurant, not in the private residence of an official whose name he could not name.

The room was beautifully furnished and warm as spring.

This is the home in the capital where she stayed yesterday, the home arranged by that silly sister.

The house is very large, just at this moment stunned and dazed, it can also be called exquisite, this must be a mansion, but yesterday because of that sudden incident, everyone was not in the mood to look at this home.......

She didn't even know when she fell asleep.

As she sat up, there was a loud sound of footsteps outside the tent.

"Seven Ladies." The servant woman hurriedly came over and looked at Cheng Qiniang, who was sitting up, to reassure.

Cheng Qiniang pushed them away, crawled to the window and pushed it open.

The cold wind blew on her face, making Cheng Qiniang shiver, and she also saw this courtyard clearly, small but with a different atmosphere from the home in the south that she was familiar with.

This is the capital, this is the capital where the stupid sister is.

"Seven Niangzi, I just woke up and couldn't blow the wind." The servants hurriedly pulled her back and closed the window again.

Cheng Qiniang stretched out her hand to stop it.

"Fourth brother." She shouted.

Everyone followed her gaze and saw a young man walking through the courtyard gate.

"Fourth brother."

Cheng Qiniang simply pulled up her hair and changed into clothes, and ran out.

Cheng Shilang, who was waiting in the hall, smiled and saluted.

"Because I went to the academy, I only came today, is my sister still used to living here? I...."" he said.

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Cheng Qiniang's cry.

"Fourth brother. Daddy was caught! She cried.

Cheng Shilang was a little embarrassed, busy and reassured.

"It's not. It's not that it's taken away. This is the same as the guilt of pleading. He said.

When the second master Cheng entered Beijing, his daughter and his uncle greeted him in person, and outside the city gate, the second master of Zhou reprimanded him in public, and personally sent the second master Cheng to the Yushitai.

On the way, Master Zhou did not shy away from people and swaggered through the streets, so the news had already spread.

But this intention is for the good of Cheng Er, after all, his impeachment has already been mentioned by Feng Lin. Although Feng Lin is gone, this matter cannot be written off, otherwise sooner or later someone will pick it up again as an attack, so there must be a decision.

Asking for guilt is naturally a good statement, although Master Zhou is a bit exaggerated.

Cheng Qiniang didn't understand it at all, and she wouldn't listen to this, hiding her face and crying.

"She deliberately killed her father, and she wanted to kill her father." She cried.

Cheng Shilang doesn't like to hear this.

"Qi Niang." He said with a straight face, "How can you talk like that? Do you know that her uncle's behavior almost killed her, and she was shouted and beaten and punished, which was all caused by her uncle's improper behavior and falling into the hands of others. Uncle was sent to Yushitai by Master Zhou, which is better than being arrested by Yushitai. ”

"What's more. The eldest sister also lived in Yushitai, and she was arrested for a woman's house. ”

"You, how can you turn right and wrong and blame her instead?"

Cheng Qiniang was stunned by the shouting.

There was a moment of silence in the room.

"Fourth brother, you don't like me anymore, you only like her."

Cheng Qiniang cried again.

Cheng Shilang couldn't cry or laugh when he was said, and was about to persuade again, when a girl ran in happily.

"The master is back." She said.

The warm towel was pressed on his face, although the girl was already the lightest action, but Cheng Er still gasped, raised his hand and slapped the girl.

"Get out."

The girl covered her face and didn't dare to say more, so she hurriedly retreated.

Mrs. Cheng Er reached out and took the towel and personally gave Cheng Er a warm compress.

"This surnamed Zhou is really ruthless." She said with a breath.

Hearing the word surnamed Zhou, Cheng Er thought that he had been humiliated.

"It's all because he is relying on the strength of the crowd, so he should bring more people." He said indignantly.

Thinking of the fierce and vicious entourage of Master Zhou's family, and then thinking of the entourage of his own family who were kicked away by a kick at that time, Second Master Cheng hated itchy.

It's really a tiger falling in Pingyang and being bullied by dogs!

"Master, don't worry, the person sent by my mother's family is about to arrive." Second Mrs. Cheng said busily.

"What's the use of coming now!" Cheng Er was even more angry, and threw the handkerchief on the plate, "Enjoy the blessing of being an uncle." ”

"I couldn't come along." Second Mrs. Cheng said, "We are still walking so slowly, and we are constantly adding things along the way, if we really want them to come with us, maybe it will be next year." ”

Hearing the words "adding things", Cheng Er stood up straight suddenly.

"Those things!" He said.

Along the way, everywhere they passed, the officials and squires flocked to visit, in addition to eating well and living well, leaving them to play in the mountains and rivers and watching the plays, they also gave gifts before leaving, and they were full of accumulation.

These things are the meat of Second Mrs. Cheng's heart, and she nodded hurriedly when she heard this.

"Here, put it well, it's too late to make new clothes, so keep it for spring shirts, and some of them you put away for the New Year, so we saved a lot of money..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Second Master Cheng.

"Whatever else you send, you have to be asked to leave!" He shouted.

Second Mrs. Cheng was stunned.

Asked to go?

That's her stuff! Who can go?

As he was talking, there was a commotion outside the door.

"Hurry up, hurry up, move your things and leave..."

A deafening sound rang out.

Second Mrs. Cheng hurriedly walked to the door and looked, and saw a group of fierce and vicious entourages pouring in, people scattered, and Master Zhou swaggered out of it.

It's him again!

"Sir!" Second Mrs. Cheng looked at Second Master Cheng in horror, "What is he going to do?" ”

Cheng Er's eyes were about to split, and he stared at Master Zhou, who was standing in the courtyard with his waist and belly shy, as if he had returned to the Imperial History Terrace.

"....that's all?" Master Zhou crossed his waist and asked, "Just borrowed a few stagecoaches and ate a few meals?" ”

When he said this, he raised the whip of his hand.

"Say!" He yelled.

Second Master Cheng was so frightened that he took two steps back. However, a few imperial historians next to him hurriedly stepped forward to stop Master Zhou.

"Lord Zhou. Lord Zhou was angry. If you have something to say, say it well. They scrambled.

What is this called!

The people who were sent to the Imperial Historical Observatory still had to protect the Imperial Historical Observatory.

Second Master Cheng was angry and anxious.

"Don't be stubborn, all the things you did have been verified and reported!" Master Zhou was indignant, holding the horsewhip and pacing back and forth, "Why did our Zhou family come up with such a shameful thing as you!" ”

The ghost is your Zhou family!

Cheng Er's master jumped violently.

"Lord Zhou is discouraged, and he has something to say." Once again, the imperial historians forgot the persuasion of identity.

"It's not easy to return the gifts that have been received."

After some deliberation, an imperial historian said.

"I can't look into too much detail."

One by one, it gave everyone a look that you understand.

The investigation is too detailed, and those who give gifts will inevitably be implicated.

So many places, so many officials along the way. If you really want to be investigated for giving a gift, then the matter will really make a big fuss.

"Naturally, you can't go back." Another imperial history said.

"That's easy." Master Zhou stopped and turned to look at Second Master Cheng.

Second Master Cheng shuddered at his sight.

How does this old immortal want to humiliate him?

"Now that the Mao people are in disaster, the court is relieved, the government has opened warehouses to release grain, and the squires are boiling porridge for disaster relief, Cheng Er should also do his part for the people of the court." Master Zhou said coldly, "I will donate my family wealth together and use these ill-gotten wealth from the people to the people." ”

"That's mine!"

Second Mrs. Cheng's screams sounded in her ears, and Second Master Cheng came back to her senses. looked at the Zhou family's entourage as if they were robbing their homes.

"The surname is Zhou! What do you want! He stood up and shook his clothes and shouted.

Master Zhou did not show weakness, and stepped forward to stare at him.

"What do you want to do!" He yelled. "Don't you know what you're going to do? Have you been a dog all these years? ”

Second Master Cheng's face was blue when he was yelled.

Although he was stunned by Master Zhou outside the city gate, after entering the Yushitai, he had already learned that something had happened in the capital on his way, and his official was not in vain, so he immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

Carefully discussing these things about him is not a big deal, but this is the case in the officialdom, when you say that you have something, a big thing is a matter, and if you are fine, you can also be comforted by the emperor by writing anti-poems.

This time the case must not be left behind, otherwise it will kill him if it is turned over at any time.

"Sir, sir." Second Mrs. Cheng shook his arm and urged in panic.

Second Master Cheng shook off Second Mrs. Cheng and walked with his clothes off.

"I'll do it myself!" He shouted.

Seeing the large and small boxes being carried out, Mrs. Cheng couldn't help crying with her hands on her heart.

"Oh my God!" She cried, even more heartbroken than when Second Master Cheng was arrested by Master Zhou and taken to the Yushitai.

Cheng Qiniang stood aside, her face frightened, reaching out and grabbing Cheng Shilang's sleeve tightly, her ears filled with her mother's cry.

The capital, the capital is not good at all.

"She's a bad person! She's a bad person, and you're going to be killed by her sooner or later! ”

Cheng Liuniang's shout sounded in her ears.

Cheng Qiniang couldn't help crying anymore, and as soon as her hand was released, Cheng Shilang stood away from her side.

What's wrong?

She looked over and saw Cheng Shilang looking out of the door with a happy face and taking two steps.

"Sister!" He shouted with joy in his voice.

Younger sister?

Cheng Qiniang followed his line of sight, and saw a few people standing in front of the shadow wall at some point, one of them was wrapped in a large cloak, and she was raising her hand to lift her hood, revealing her face.

The beautiful ones are cold, and the eyes look at them as if they don't look at them at all.

Cheng Qiniang couldn't help shuddering, took two steps back and snuggled up to the servant.

"Sister, why are you here?" Cheng Shilang said happily.

"Isn't this my home? It's the New Year, and my father is here, so naturally I want to have a family reunion. Cheng Jianniang said, smiling slightly.

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"She's back?"

The king of Jin'an County also learned the news from the mouth of the inner servant.

"It's the New Year." The chamberlain whispered.

The New Year is naturally with his parents, King Jin'an nodded, slightly distracted.

"Wei Lang."

The Emperor's voice came from there.

The king of Jin'an County hurriedly responded and hurried over.

"Don't worry so much, if you don't talk back and forth for less than half an hour, can't you even take care of a Qing King with so many people? Don't worry. The Emperor said.

Looking at the waiter who bowed his head and exited.

The King of Jin'an replied with a smile and sat down on the other side of the eldest prince.

"You did all this homework yourself?" The emperor asked, looking at the paper in front of him.

King Jin'an nodded.

"Not bad, not bad." The emperor praised, and while continuing to look at it, he said, "You went to the official hall?" I heard that the takeover was quite fast? ”

"Yes, the child wants to share the worries of His Majesty." King Jin'an said.

The Emperor glanced up at him and smiled again.

The eldest prince on the side looked at the king of Jin'an and then at the emperor, and a slight displeasure flashed in his eyes and a nervous panic that he didn't even notice himself.

"I know that you are the smartest, but you don't have to worry about it." The emperor smiled and put the papers away, "In the future, be careful." ”

The king of Jin'an responded and bowed down.

"The minister lives up to His Majesty's high expectations." He said.

He's the smartest?

How is he the smartest?

I'm the smartest! My homework is the best!

The eldest prince's eyes flickered, his face was slightly flustered, and his eyes fell on the king of Jin'an.

I'm the best!

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Today's update. (To be continued......)