Chapter 96: Embattled, Who is the Inner Ghost
Zhao Xing smiled at him, "Qingfeng, I'll go to you after I finish talking to Jingyun." β
Qingfeng glanced at the clouds and walked out slowly.
Zhao Xing patted the chair next to her and motioned for Jingyun to sit down. Jingyun nodded, and stared at Zhao Xing for a long time. Zhao Xing was stunned and was about to ask, but he was shocked and asked, "Is the injury on your body very good?" β
Zhao Xing raised her eyebrows, "Didn't you say it just now?" This little injury on my body is no longer a big deal, don't worry, Jingyun. β
Jingyun bowed slightly, paused, and said, "I have something I want to tell you." β
Zhao Xing knew that Jingyun must have something to say when she was looking for her, but she was still a little surprised, she had known Jingyun for a while, and she knew that this person was sensitive, and he was no less than a few powerful men in the court, but when she just came back, what was the important thing he told her so carefully?
She leaned over slightly.
Jingyun said in a low voice: "An Shi, be sure to be careful against the people around you. β
Zhao Xing was stunned for a while, and then slowly looked at him and asked, "Who?" β
"It's hard to judge right now." The light in the clouds was a little deep.
Zhao Xing became more and more puzzled: Is Jingyun's sentence "not good to judge", is it really not known, or is it evasive?
When Jingyun went out, Zhao Xing looked at his back lightly and asked, "What about you?" Do I want to guard against you? β
Jingyun glanced back at Zhao Xing, didn't say anything, and left the house.
Zhao Xing's thoughts were still in chaos, and when she didn't want to get twilight, an uninvited guest ushered in the house, and said something similar to the meaning of Jingyun to her.
This person seems to be smiling, with sharp eyebrows and eyes, but it is Xiao Zheng.
Zhao Xing looked at Xiao Zheng leaning against the door, "Say, what kind of moth do you want to move?" Who the hell are you trying to talk about? β
Xiao Zheng stared at her with a pair of dark eyes, and after a long time, he replied with a smile: "Jingyun must have said the same thing to you, right?" He's talking about me? β
Zhao Xing glanced at him, "Don't you see people coming to me, just chew the root of your tongue at will." Are you upsetting people and fearing reprisals? β
Xiao Zheng pursed his lips, disapproving, and only continued his own words, "An Shi, you be careful of him, really." You don't know that since ancient times, it is difficult for good people to be loyal and disobedient, and I am the model of that. β
Zhao Xing wanted to vomit at this time, but she just suppressed it and didn't show it on her face, and only asked, "Xiao Zheng, if according to what you said, Jingyun is really an inner ghost, then what do you say he is for?" What does he want from me, I'm just a court lieutenant. β
The smile lines at the end of Xiao Zheng's eyes deepened, and he said, "You are an official personally selected by the Taishi, and the meaning is different." Besides, you may have some secret hidden in yourself? For example...... You may be from an ordinary white family, or you may be a chess piece deliberately planted by someone who is hostile to the Taishi through the emperor's appointment, or you yourself are unknown...... You spy on people, and you are watched by people, and that's called a causal cycle, isn't it? β
Zhao Xing was taken aback, and took a breath of cool air in her heart, in terms of kung fu, she was not as good as Xiao Zheng in any case, so she didn't deliberately pretend to be calm, but said, "According to what Zheng Gongzi said, who is An Shi?" What's the secret that no one knows? Is it the Taishi, the right Fufeng, or the meticulous work of other caring people? What about the clouds? If you have asked me to guard against him, who should he be? Taishi, Right Fufeng, or other people with a heart? β
Xiao Zheng covered his mouth and smiled, laughing a little irrepressibly, "Then it depends on who An Shi is." β
He let out an "oops", his eyebrows fluttering, "You are the Taishi's person, and that Jingyun is the person who is right to support the wind or other people; If you are the latter, then he is the person of the Grand Master. Isn't that obvious? Stupid Anshi. β
When Zhao Xing heard this, Fang breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, he didn't recognize his identity. She raised her hand to wipe her sweat, and simply asked, "What about you?" Who are you? Taishi, Right Fufeng, or someone else's fine work? Why are you telling me this? β
Xiao Zheng sighed, "An Shi, An Shi, aren't you stupid to ask this?" Why don't you understand the truth of the tree falling down? I'm under you, and of course I'm thinking of you. Have a little more heart, and drive him out. With me for a day, I will help you keep an eye on him for a day. Of course, if you doubt me, you can cast me out. But Anshi, you must know that in this world, bad people are not good-looking, you don't have to look at the clouds silent, I am often misunderstood and make judgments, often, people who look bad are not necessarily bad, and people who look good are likely to be calculating you. Forget it, that's all I say, you can do it. β
After Xiao Zheng finished speaking, he opened the door and was about to leave.
Zhao Xing was already in tears when she heard it. If Xiao Zheng is really a masterpiece, then he is definitely a strong man. It is difficult to find such a swaggering and unstoppable work in the world. If he was a meticulous worker, she really wanted to know the boss behind him and see who discovered this talent.
Seeing that he was leaving, she stood up and grabbed him, "You said that Jingyun is a fine work, do you have any evidence?" β
Jingyun Fang said that Xiao Zheng pays special attention to their words and deeds, and often wanders around, which is the case in the past few days, but he has no solid evidence now, and he still needs some time to find evidence.
At this time, Xiao Zheng turned his head, his eyes were profound, "He often shoots pigeons, besides, this is my intuition, look at him, is his origin unknown?" β
Zhao Xing took a sip, "How many people here have a clear background?" Aren't you of unknown origin? Maybe it's still a Jiangyang thief and a wanted criminal! Before you don't have real evidence, don't shake the heart of the army, I'll wait for your real evidence, Uncle Zheng. β
"Okay, you wait." Xiao Zheng snorted coldly and went out.
Zhao Xing sat down with a frown, put her hand on her cheek, and straightened out what the two had just said.
The people of this Tingwei Mansion have been together for some days, in order to avoid Liu Le before the emperor's appointment, they often went out to find out the whereabouts of Lanruo Temple, and later encountered the case of Bai Yinshuang, although they didn't talk much to each other, but, everyone also explained their origins.
Qin Shuang was originally a county catcher, saying that he couldn't get used to seeing the local corrupt officials rampant with unspoken rules, so he jumped ship; Huangying's ancestor still seems to be a person from Dongying, but he has been interested in Central Plains culture since he was a child, so he ran away from home; Jingyun is said to come from a famous family in the rivers and lakes, and he is a candidate for the head of the door, but the infighting in this door is fierce, he was plotted by others, and simply left after escaping death. These three people later met on the way to Chang'an, and when they saw each other, they bowed to each other, and Qin Shuang and Huangying respected Jingyun as the boss.
As for Xiao Zheng, he is a scholar from another county, who has been determined to be a high-ranking official since he was a child, and came to Chang'an to meet Zuo Fengling Gong Sun Hong, but he is quite appreciated, and his own literary talent is also outstanding, so he was able to participate in the countermeasures.
As for herself, when she was introduced, she was introduced according to the identity given by her father, saying that she was a candidate from Duling, and her parents died early.
At first glance, everyone looks like there is no problem, if there is a problem, it must be a good job of covering up their identity, if you want to thoroughly investigate their family history, I am afraid that it is not easy, let the yamen send to investigate, it is even more difficult to find out something.
Originally, she was relieved to hand over the matter of Bai Yinshuang's case to a few people, because although the case was related to the partisan dispute in the imperial court, it had little impact on her, and she never mentioned her true origin.
However, if you think about it carefully, among these people, there should be no Ji Di, otherwise, Ji Di will definitely know about the arrangement of Ji Di by her and Liu Qu later, how could he not stop it after he knew?
If there really is an inner ghost, who sent this meticulous work? Is it Shi Qing, who seems to be neutral but is not, and holds great power, or other officials, or is it Liu Qu himself? Of course, it is not ruled out that this matter is from beginning to end, but Jingyun and Xiao Zheng are suspicious and thoughtful.
But if not, now that she is being used by Liu Qu, there are only two possibilities for this inner ghost, the person who is opposed to Liu Qu is sent to investigate her and Liu Qu's various actions, or is Liu Qu suspicious of her and sent to monitor her?
All of these, including Bai Yinshuang, the cemetery, the Chu Fu who appeared last time, and the scholar Xiaoqian, she didn't think about it, but at that time, Bai Yinshuang's case was on the line, and she didn't have time to think about it, and now that she was pointed out, her gender was recognized by Liu, and everything was pushed to the forefront-
Once, she also cherished her love with Laifu and liked the stubborn lonely young man, but now, she and Liu went to ...... It feels so weird and complicated!
And Liu went to ...... to her If there is still a point or two of past feelings, she believes it; If there is really that kind of love between men and women who must be you, she always feels unbelievable.
She can still carry a few pounds and taels of her own, yes, he did make concessions, and even acquiesced to her continuing to be an official as a woman, last night was unhappy, he respected her even more, and even let her go home early, but who can guarantee that this is not his desire to capture and indulge, let the tiger return to the mountain, the purpose is to find out her true origin, find out the secret behind her? Even Zhang Manqian, who grew up together since childhood, didn't treat her sincerely......
Now, if there is really a ghost hidden in this court governor's mansion, won't she be embattled? Who is the inner ghost? Qin Shuang and Huangying don't seem to be a fine work, Xiao Zheng, who seems to be the most suspicious, and Jingyun, who is the most calm and down-to-earth, will no one be an inner ghost, or will they all be internal ghosts? And who are the people behind them?
The more she thought about it, the more she felt that these two people were by no means simple, it seemed that both of them might be internal ghosts, and she couldn't help but feel chaotic in her heart, a little Zheng she couldn't deal with, if there was another shocking cloud......
Thinking about it carefully, she was very frightened, the wound on her chest was touched, and she felt a faint pain, she suddenly remembered the day she was injured, she looked around for Zhang Manqian, but Zhang Manqian looked at Tao Wangqing, her heart hurt fiercely, and she remembered Liu Qu's loss of control last night......
I only felt that my heart was getting more and more painful.
Even if her injuries have not healed, she will go to the court in two days to go to Dali to check the relevant files.
Thinking of the case of Yang Cheng's family annihilation, she suddenly became aware of a problem-
It's impossible for Liu Qu not to know her true identity!
She is a native of Duci County, this Tiaoci County is not far from Du Ling, she used the fake identity of Du Ling Zhang Anshi, Liu Qu knew that she was a woman, so he should draw her portrait, start with Du Ling, and thoroughly investigate her identity, so many days, it should have been found out, why is he so calm, and even never mentioned it?
Unless...... He didn't find it?
But it's almost impossible, so many days have passed!
Duling is not far away from Yanci County, and she has been in Yanci County for many years...... He's Liu Go, it's impossible!
Don't...... What did someone do to help her in the shadows?!
Will it? Who will help her? Could it be...... She clenched her slightly trembling fingers tightly, and for a moment thought of the gentle, indifferent man she had known for more than ten years.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xing was surprised and delighted, her heart trembled, and her eyes were slightly hot.
But in the current situation, how could she make an appointment with him? Let's not talk about the palace lieutenant's mansion, that is, outside the mansion, I am afraid that Liu Qu's people have been ambushed. This meeting, if Liu Qu knew about it, wouldn't it hurt Man Qian!
She was still a little weak, she thought for a while, she was already a little exhausted, she had to lie down, and not long after, she fell asleep with the thought that she had to see Zhang Manqian.
In a daze, she heard as if someone was knocking on the door, but she didn't get up to open the door, she was already asleep.
It was the breeze that came in.
was going to ask her about Liu going next, but the forbearant man made him uneasy, but when he saw that Zhao Xing was sleeping soundly, he was worried about her body, and he didn't wake her up again, but just walked over and tucked the quilt for her.
He opened the window slightly, and squintedβ
In the courtyard, Huangying was still muttering to Qin Shuang about Zhang Anshi's lack of righteousness, as if he had something to hide; Under the two laurel trees on the left and right, Jingyun and Xiao Zheng stood on their own, looking at each other lightly......
Qingfeng twisted his eyebrows, if he had followed the old fox's last wish and took her away from this rolling red dust and hid from the world, would it be better?
It's just that......
He slowly turned his head and stared at the woman sleeping peacefully on the bed.
If so, how can you be relieved?
Day 2.
Zhao Xing's body is still weak, and there is no way to go to the court and recuperate with the government.
But there was a guest in the house: Liu Le.
The main hall of the Tingwei Mansion,
Zhao Xing personally served the tea, served it to Liu Le, and said sincerely, "Thank you Princess Anshi for coming to visit." β
Liu Le looked at her steadily, his eyes stagnated slightly, and he asked later: "Zhang Anshi, your ...... Are your injuries better? β
Although Zhao Xing had a lot of conflicts with her before, and she didn't like her to despise human life, she also understood that although this girl's temper seemed to be a little irritable, her heart was not bad, and she had been in the deep palace for a long time, and some concepts were inevitably deep-rooted and distorted.
At this moment, seeing her concerning, she was moved, so she replied softly: "It's much better, don't worry." β
Liu Le nodded, and said in a low voice: "Actually, I heard that you came back yesterday, and I wanted to come to see you, but my mother didn't allow me to go out of the palace to see you." β
When Zhao Xing heard this, she couldn't help but think of the woman with a gorgeous face and a ruthless wrist, and shivered slightly, but she didn't care about anything at this time, she only thought secretly:
Wei Zifu thought that he was worried about the difference between her and Liu Le's men and women, and he still had to take precautions, after all, Liu Le was a golden branch and jade leaf.
Liu Le pointed to the gift box on the table, his face was red, and he whispered, "This... Some of these supplements were given to you by me, and some were asked to be brought by Sister Yanfei. β
Shi Ruoyan?
Zhao Xing was surprised and delighted, and said: "The princess asks An Shi to thank Concubine Yan." β
Liu Le glanced at her a little stunned, "Why are you so happy when you talk about this concubine?" How did you and she meet? β
Zhao Xing was slightly stunned, what's wrong with this Liu Xiaole? How do you feel suddenly unhappy.
Since she knew Shi Ruoyan's identity at this time, of course she would not say that she and she met at the Longmen Inn that day, after all, she was a "man", and she was afraid of damaging Shi Ruoyan's reputation, so she said: "How can you know?" Isn't it because the Taishi knows him? I take the liberty of saying that I feel that Concubine Yan is like a sister. β
When Liu Le heard this, he immediately smiled, "It turns out that you treat her as a sister." β
Zhao Xing nodded, "Yes." β
Liu Le immediately said, "However, your sister Concubine Yan has not been very good recently. β
Zhao Xing was taken aback, "What's wrong with her?" β
"Didn't you see that day? Dawan's early county lord is interesting to my master, and now the queen mother has invited her to the palace, what do you mean by this? Now not only Concubine Yan, but Sister Concubine Rong is also very unhappy, oops, in short, Master's entire harem women are unhappy. Moreover, the master has taken time to accompany the early county lord these days. Hehe, it's okay to save the little of the Tao family from taking advantage of it. β
Zhao Xing had heard Qingfeng say it before, but when she heard it again, she felt a little strange in her heart, thinking: This is a famous beauty in Dawan at the beginning, and the most important thing is that her identity is noble, and now she is devoted to Liu Qu, if Liu Go, it will be a good thing.
I heard that Shi Ruoyan was Liu Qu's favorite woman, no wonder! It's hard to think that Ruoyan can still be distracted to care for her at this moment. She thought about it, and only felt that Liu Qu was extremely hateful, and he abandoned it from the beginning to the end! I remembered the two of them the night before...... Doesn't he love Shi Ruoyan the most? How can you do that to other women? Hmph, yes, in ancient times, wasn't it common for men to hug left and right? In his eyes, she is just a momentary novelty, he already has a lot of women, fat and thin, each with their own style......
She was stunned, and hurriedly shook her head to prevent herself from thinking about it, and remembered what Liu Le had just said, and was a little strange, and asked, "Does the Tao family the princess said mean Tao Wangqing?" β
"Yes, it's her!" Liu Leliu raised his eyebrows, and a trace of contempt crossed his eyes, "It's not her or who, the queen mother said that she is not a good woman, and she is ...... with her sister."
When she talked about this, she seemed to suddenly think of something, and she stopped talking, "Don't talk about that fox and charm, isn't this going to marry Youfufeng, but she has entered my master's harem!" Shameless! β
Zhao Xing shook her hand slightly, thinking: This matter is not Tao Wangqing's fault, it was Liu Qu who took her into the palace strongly!
She couldn't help but hate that person even more in her heart, of course, she would not analyze Tao Wangqing's matter with Liu Le here, let alone defend her.
She is just a stingy ghost, not so great that she can understand the woman she loves in Zhang Manqian's heart.
She chatted with Liu Le for a while, all around the case that day, Liu Le said with his eyebrows fluttering, and said straightly, "Zhang Anshi, you are really amazing." Finally, when it was time to say goodbye, she glanced at her faintly, bit her lip, and said:
"Then, then I won't bother you to recover from your injuries, and when you're well, we'll ...... Go to the suburbs again...... How about riding a horse together in the suburbs? Yes, no, if you have any good proposals, you can do it, I'll listen to you. β
"Okay, let's ride a horse, I like to ride a horse." Zhao Xing smiled and got up to see her off.
"Don't, don't send, don't send. You better go back and lie down and rest, and I'll go by myself. The corners of Liu Le's mouth curled, and he led a few maids and maids to walk out contentedly.
After walking a few steps, he seemed to think of something, suddenly turned his head and smirked at Zhao Xing: "Zhang Anshi, if you have time, you can come to the palace to play with me, don't go back to me to find you." β
Zhao Xingyi was stunned......
But when he saw the other side, Liu Xiaole watched her stomp her feet, and ran away as if she was flying. But at the gate, he unexpectedly crashed into a person's arms.
This person is the shocking cloud that walked in slowly.
Somehow, Liu Le, who has always looked shocking and unpleasant, didn't make much trouble this time, and only scolded "dead face paralysis" and ran away.
On the contrary, Zhao Xing stared at Jingyun tightly, and found that a trace of disgust flashed in Jingyun's eyes very quickly.
Although Jingyun has always been indifferent, a little quieter than Qingfeng, but his temper has always been excellent, perhaps it should be said that he is detached and polite, this kind of strong emotion has never appeared in him, how can he be ...... to Liu Le
Several men then followed him in, and a trace of disdain crossed the emperor's eyes, and he sneered: "That barbarian princess is really a shameless prodigal hoof, I don't want to think about it, it's a harem, a harem, and if the noble masters in it are not summoned, can others enter?" Qin Shuang, Jingyun, do you say yes? β
Xiao Zheng gave him a roll of the eyes, "I only know that trouble comes from the mouth, and you don't look at what your identity is." β
"Are you looking for a fight?" The Imperial Shadow was furious, but was lightly pressed by the Shocking Cloud.
On this day, except for Liu Le's visit, there was nothing else, and time passed quickly.
At nightfall, Zhao Xing was preparing to rest early, nourish her spirits, and go to the court tomorrow, intending to state to Liu that she had started to do things, in addition, she planned to go to Dali Prison to extract the files copied by Yang Chengjia, but the voice of the housekeeper Tian Bo suddenly came from outside the door, "Son, someone sent a letter over." β
She wondered, letters, letters, and letters, only, who would it be this time? She hurriedly opened the door.
Tian Bo respectfully presented a letter.
Zhao Xing took it over, opened it and looked at it, and after a while, he suppressed the almost trembling excitement in his heart and said, "Uncle Tian, prepare a sedan chair immediately." (To be continued.) (To be continued.) )