Chapter 22: One thing after another

It's really a dog skin plaster that can't be hidden, Xi Chao saw that the girl's eyes flashed and he had to think that there was a trick, and it seemed that he couldn't stop if he didn't solve the matter, and his eyes turned around in the crowd and retracted.

"What are you going to do?" Xi Chao opened his mouth lightly, and when he opened his mouth, it was not a sympathetic word but a cold question, which shocked everyone's eyes again.

Half of the onlookers thought that since the county lord arrived, he would definitely help, and maybe he would severely punish Chang Gongzi to reproduce the sensation of a few days ago.

The girl was speechless in shock, why didn't she follow common sense, shouldn't she sympathize with herself and bury her father with silver, so that she could climb the big tree of the Prime Minister's Mansion in the name of loneliness.

"Why does the county lord ask that?" A young man dressed as a scholar walked out at this time.

Sure enough, Xi Chao looked at the scholar with handsome eyebrows, he really had a good appearance, and he couldn't hide the strangeness in his eyes, which really responded to the sentence Sven scum.

"This young lady is already very pitiful, is it possible that the county lord is born with a hard heart and will not be saved when he dies?" The scholar was overjoyed when he saw that Xichao did not answer, and became aggressive.

"County Lord, County Lord save me." The girl cried and begged, so pitiful.

Chang Gongzi saw that someone stepped forward to help, his face was gloomy, and he stepped forward and gave the girl a slap, "Slut, slut, the lord bought you, you are born as a lord's ghost, and you are a ghost in death, and if you want to ask for help, you don't want to see if you can get into the eyes of the county lord." That's a lot of meaning.

After hearing this, everyone knew that if this was saved, the county lord would judge people by their appearance, and if they didn't save it, they wouldn't be able to get into their eyes, no matter how they said it, it was the county lord's.

"Why doesn't the county lord speak?" The scholar's eyes were secretly happy, and he reiterated again: "Didn't the county lord save the mother and daughter a few days ago, why did he have to stand by and watch this time when he rescued people?" ”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone speculated, although they didn't dare to openly accuse the county lord of wrong, but they couldn't ignore it when they talked about it quietly.

"Could it be that the county lord just did the thing before and didn't save it when it was bad, or did he want to deceive the people with a good reputation, or did he look down on this girl's lowly status?" The scholar's words were harsh and forced again and again.

This is a heavy sentence of words, saying that people are immoral, deceitful, and misconducted, this is a big hat, if it is buttoned up, not only will the reputation be affected, but the family behind it will also be affected.

"Well said." Hong Ming looked at the sharp-tongued scholar with a smile and said: "You just said that my master didn't save him when he saw death, why didn't you step forward to stop Chang Gongzi when he beat this girl just now, but you want to blindly pursue my master's sins, I want to doubt your intentions this time." ”

"You,!" The scholar got carried away, and when he heard what the woman in red said, he suddenly felt that he was in a hurry.

"Am I talking nonsense, you three actors know it." Hongming had already seen Xi Chao's impatient expression, and decided to make a quick decision, the original good mood was destroyed, and if he continued to hold on, he would have to see blood.

"Tell the truth!" The scholar refuted: "What is your status as the servant girl of the county lord to speak on behalf of the county lord?" "Directly pointed out the fact that the handmaid has no master.

"Oh, that's funny." Hong Ming laughed out loud and sneered: "Then what kind of identity do you dare to question the county lord?" ”

One sentence made the scholar blush, and said angrily: "I'm a Gongsheng who doesn't care about your servant, and I don't want to retreat quickly, Mohu's fake tiger power makes people laugh." ”

"Yo, there's a story." Hong Ming sneered: "You are also a person who has read poetry and books, you should know the truth that you should not do to others what you do not want to be done to yourself." ”

The scholar was speechless, and the corner of his eye glanced at where Chang Gongzi was.

Chang Gongzi was also anxious, how could he find such a person who couldn't speak, it seemed that the matter had been revealed, how could this be good, his face was not churning, and he couldn't show half a word when he was killed, and he would be guilty of openly defrauding the county lord, and secretly scolding himself for listening to people's words to act in such a play, didn't he hurt himself.

"Don't look at it, I can't think of a way to look at Chang Gongzi anymore." Hong Ming took the scholar's actions into his eyes, and said without waiting for him to speak: "If you really should rescue the people who robbed the people's girls in broad daylight, it's a pity that the three of you acted too clumsy, first this crying girl ran to the crowd and grabbed who couldn't ask for help but rushed towards my master, the route was too long, whether it was a call for help or a bad heart is worth pondering." ”

Everyone heard it in the clouds, how could they accuse the county lord of not saving people for a while, and act again for a while, and then look at the faces of the three people, okay, why didn't the girl kneeling on the ground cry, how did Chang Gongzi's face change several times, even the scholar who stepped forward didn't speak, everyone looked at the county lord who was calm and calm on the side, could it be premeditated, but for what?

Hong Ming didn't wait for anyone to open his mouth and continued: "If there is Chang Gongzi, who wants to take advantage of this girl, how can he be broken free by a weak woman, since he wants to be strong, why not just pull his clothes and solve it on the spot, wouldn't it be just right, in front of so many people, how can raw rice be cooked and cooked in front of so many people." ”

Hey, everyone gasped when they heard this, this was the first time they heard a beautiful girl say such open words, it was a public life, how could it be so simple.

"Finally, let's talk about the scholar who stepped forward." Hong Ming's smile was faint, but there was an extremely cold chill in his voice, and the scholar who was swept by his eyes couldn't help but feel cold.

"As I said before, since I saw Chang Gongzi beating this girl, but instead of stepping forward to stop it, he repeatedly forced my master to ask for an explanation, what kind of reason is this?" Hong Ming said unhurriedly: "You are so bold that you are planning to plan my master, do you know what kind of crime it is to slander the county lord?" ”

Everyone heard this, it was already completely clear, the eyes of the three of them had changed, and the cursing continued, looking at Si Swenwen's good person but such a black-hearted reader, it was really a shame for the world's readers.

"And this girl's dead father is really weird, and he can pretend to be able to go on such a hot day." The five senses of people who practice martial arts are naturally acute and abnormal, how can they not find out whether the man wrapped in the straw mat has breath.

When the words fell, the faces of the three of them turned pale in an instant, today is planted, thoroughly, and they don't know what the fate will be.

Everyone was shocked again, the dead man was still alive, and a bold person stepped forward to lift the straw mat to check, and the person in the straw mat saw that he couldn't pretend anymore, so he hurriedly got up, which just proved that this was a four-person play.

"Sue sΓΉ the mastermind behind you, there is no next time." Xi Chao's cold words made everyone present feel cold, and they all knew that this county lord was not easy to mess with, and it seemed that someone was going to be unlucky.

The three people who were too frightened no longer added a living dead, and after hearing this, the big stone in their hearts fell and breathed a sigh of relief, and their hearts finally escaped and their lives were saved, but they didn't think that the next thing would make the four of them unforgettable for life.

"Red Stamen." Xi Chao hates others for calculating himself the most in his life, and this incident made her no longer restrained, so that those who are not treacherous will have a long memory.

"Yes." Hongrui walked up to the man who pretended to be dead with a smile on his face, and when he didn't react, he pulled out the long dagger in his sleeve and stabbed the man in the neck, and a head rolled to the ground and blood splattered out, which was very terrifying.

Everyone was so frightened by this scene that they forgot to wipe the blood that was gradually falling on their faces, staring at the woman in red in disbelief, and they couldn't imagine how the woman who was still laughing could take a person's life all at once. Even if everyone has seen the vegetable market mouth, they really can't stand it at such a close distance, and the bloody breath goes straight into the nostrils, and they can't stop retching when they smell it.

The three actors were so frightened that they were paralyzed on the ground in cold sweat, and the clothes on their bodies were already soaked with sweat, and no one could accept the scene of beheading with their own eyes, and at such a close distance, the smell of blood rushed straight to hide.

Xichao didn't want to stay longer and took people away, leaving everyone stunned present.

"Tsk, it's another human life." There was a tone of schadenfreude in his voice.

"No, it's blood again." One person corrects.

"It's dead this time." One pointed to the corpse lying lying downstairs.

"You forget, that man was already a dead man before, and he was killed just to make up for the lack of the previous scene." The man laughed.

"Oh, that's cruel." The words are so, but I can't hear the meaning of regret for the dead.

"It is worthy of being the lord of Zunyi." The man praised.

"The woman in red is actually a master, and her neatness is as skillful as chopping melons and vegetables."

"That's why she dares to be arrogant." It seems to sigh indescribable.

"Cut, what's the big deal, she's seen blood three times since she came back, it's really a bad star, don't get there, but wherever she is, she will see blood, then it's good-looking."

"Not necessarily."

Xi Chao doesn't care about dying a person, that person is a dead person, since he wants to pretend to be a dead person, he should look like a dead person, killing chickens and making an example of monkeys.

"Master, the eldest lady is in trouble again." The rumors outside are already flying all over the sky, and Ah Qi knows that he has said too much this time, but he is so scruples about the reputation of the entire Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Let her be." Ouyang Ye's brain hurt as soon as he heard about the Xi Dynasty, and in less than half a month, he shot three dead and one injured, which was really a good paragraph.

"But ......" Ah Qi looked at his master in surprise, how could he just let it go like this, how good is it if something big happens.

Ouyang Ye wanted to take care of it, but in what capacity did he take care of it, the one who didn't need to look at it knew that he was a bad master, how could he touch that bad head.

"My son, do you really ask to marry Miss Xiangfu?" Concubine Chen had too much anxiety in her heart, and looked at her son steadily.

"I don't know what my father is thinking." The second prince, Mu Rong, wrinkled his eyebrows slightly and said: "If the mother concubine and the ministers can marry the lord of Zunyi, it is a hundred times stronger than winning over the ministers of the court, and the eldest brother must not be allowed to suppress the ministers." ”

"But have you ever thought about it carefully, the eldest prince is also married to Miss Xiangfu." Concubine Chen was worried: "How can a daughter of a family enter two families, even the emperor will never allow it." ”

"He is only married to the daughter of the concubine, how can he be compared with the young lady who is born, the mother also saw the favor of the emperor for the county lord, how can he ascend to the sky in the future if he does not seize this opportunity." Mu Rong was invited after careful consideration.

"She is favored, but you don't know what she does outside, that kind of woman marrying into the house will only make the family uneasy." Concubine Chen has always looked down on the person of Zunyi County Lord, I don't know why, when she sees that girl, there is always something wrong in her heart.

"As long as you can get the support of the prime minister, why not." Mu Rong was iron-hearted this time, "Besides, everyone has married back, and I'm afraid that she won't be able to turn the sky upside down, so it's just a good training." ”

"The mother concubine is afraid that she will cause you a big disaster outside." Concubine Chen frowned and felt inappropriate: "How can such a woman who can be said to be strong be willing to teach her husband and children at home with peace of mind, maybe we all guessed wrong, the emperor just wants to test the two of you brothers through the lord of Zunyi himself." ”

Mu Rong hesitated a little when he heard this: "This is just speculation. "There was a slight uneasiness in my heart.

"It's been a few days since you went to the fold, why hasn't the emperor moved at all until now?" Concubine Chen had to think hard for her son, she had to think of the consequences of every step, and if she made a wrong move, she would lose everything.

"If my father really doesn't want his son to marry the lord of Zunyi, who does he want to point it to?" Mu Rong suddenly thought of someone and suddenly said, "Could it be the third brother!" ”

Concubine Chen thought about it for a while, and said: "The age difference between the two of them is quite only one year old, which is just right, but in the past two years, although the third prince has lived closest to the emperor, he has not seen the emperor frequently meet and teach him personally, and he has been sick from time to time, even if he marries the lord of Zunyi, it will not be a big problem for you." ”

"His age is not enough to go to the court on an errand, but I'm afraid that there will be a case." Mu Rong had to take precautions, although it had long been determined that the third prince was indeed sick, and his father did not often go to see the third brother, but people did live well in the palace, even if a living person has lost the two most important things, but he can't just throw it away, since ancient times, the emperor's mind is unpredictable, and he can't gamble his net worth and life. The palace is a big dye vat, maybe it will change by then, and now the third brother is still young, what about the future? Some things are better to plan early, the most important thing is to be able to sit firmly in the position of the prince.

"In two years, you have already stood firm in the court, most of his people who have no maternal power will not be favored, even if he marries the lord of Zunyi, what can he do, if he makes a move, the first person to get rid of him will be the eldest prince, don't forget, the concubine of the eldest prince is the concubine of the prime minister, how to say that the relationship with the prime minister is also closer." Concubine Chen was not afraid that the third prince would do something in the future, thus threatening her son.

No matter what the parties were planning, Xi Chao's side was indeed calm as usual, holding an iron bow and crossbow in one hand and a drawing in the other hand to look closely, although it was a small circle, it was still far from the requirements in her heart.

"Master, if there are talented people and skilled craftsmen in the palace, why don't you let them try?" Hongming put forward his opinion.

Xi Chao thought for a while and said, "I'll go back to the palace tomorrow." "Presumably, my father is already in a hurry.

"Then the slave will pack up her things." Hong Ming's joy was exposed, mainly because the palace was urging tightly, and it was not good to urge the master to go back, so now that the master spoke, she didn't have to worry anymore.

"Go ahead." Xi Chao hooked a smile at the corner of his mouth, put down the bow and crossbow in his hand, and took the book on the side to read.

The most hotly discussed topic in the market is the farce that was exposed, and someone even invited a storyteller to talk about this smash hit Zunyi county lord.

"I didn't say anything about that scene." One person said happily: "If I hadn't been there at the time, the woman's pitiful appearance would have been out of pity, how could I have known that it was a farce." ”

"No, the four handmaidens around the county lord are very skilled." One person praised.

"You've seen it with your own eyes?" There are doubts.

"That's, I've seen three of them so far, two women in green, one woman in red, and the other woman in red, I don't think it's going to be any worse." The man said proudly.

"Not only is the hands neat, but the kung fu is even better." One person took over the conversation and said: "That scholar was speechless, how could he still be filled with righteous indignation at that time. ”

"It's not, I thought I was a gentleman, but I was a villain." Someone is most ashamed of such hypocrites.

"Morality has lost the face of the reader." One of the scholars said angrily.

"That woman is so shameless, crying so much that she is pitiful, but her heart is not right." Someone ridiculed.

"I don't know what this play is singing?" Some people have doubts in their hearts.

"It is said that the woman wants to hug the big tree of the county lord, and the glory and wealth in the future are just around the corner."

"Phew, if you want to be beautiful, you don't weigh what your identity is." Someone disdainful.

"That woman doesn't know the identity of the county lord, Baba rushed forward, do you still want the county lord to marry her?"

"Hahahaha." The crowd burst out laughing.

"In my opinion, it's impossible, who doesn't know that the county lord likes men's clothes, and he is either followed by two green or two red, how can he not recognize it."

"Someone must have planned to frame the county lord behind his back."

"It's not, I just saved a mother and daughter a few days ago, and this is a man who sells himself to bury his father, don't save it, let people say, save it, the woman is a restless master, who would have thought it would be a play." The speaker couldn't help but sigh.

"At first glance, I want to ruin the reputation of the county lord, it's too hateful." Some people are not angry.

"What's the good of ruining the reputation of the county lord?" Some people are puzzled.

"It's hard to say, maybe I want the county lord to not be able to marry, seeing that the county lord is thirteen years old, it should be the age of the marriage, and it will be two years away." Some people have their own opinions.

"I think it's a scandal to attack the prime minister's mansion by ruining the reputation of the county lord."

"The county lord is deeply liked by the saint, and we have to worry about her marriage here."

"Huh."

"The marriage of the second lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion is coming soon."

"It's coming."

"There must be a lot of excitement to see." There are people who can't stay idle, and naturally want to join in the fun.

"That's, what's the matter, it's also the prince marrying the side concubine."

"Did you say the county lord would come forward?"

"I heard that the two sisters are not close."

"It's hard to say, it shouldn't be too much on the scene."

Xi Chao returned to the small garden where he lived in the palace, and Mu Jin came in a hurry after getting the letter, "I'm finally willing to come back." ”

"What is this?" Mu Jinming first gave a hug to a little sister to comfort his miss for his little sister, and when he saw the bow and crossbow on the table, he asked, "Where did the bow and crossbow come from?" ”

"Let people make it." Xi Chao changed into his regular clothes and sat down.

"What's the use?" Mu Jinming can somewhat touch her little sister's temperament, and at first glance, she is not just for fun.

"I want to make a repeater, small enough to fit in my sleeve or tie to my arm, and firing five to ten arrows at a time, for eighteen guards." The training of the Eighteen Guards in the past two years has paid off, and of course Xi Chao wants to equip his subordinates with good weapons.

"Got eyebrows?" Mu Jinming picked up the bow and crossbow and looked at it, it was indeed much smaller than usual.

"There are drawings, but what can be made is not ideal, and what you make is what you hold in your hands." Xi Chao said: "If the craftsmen outside can't do it, it seems that they have to find the craftsmen in the palace, and I don't know if they can do it." ”

"If it can be done, it can be used in the army." Mu Jinming's face was overjoyed.

"In the army?" Xi Chao didn't expect that now she is only thirteen years old, and it is difficult to reach out in the army.

"Recently, there have been a lot of small movements in the army, and I'm afraid that there will be something wrong at the border gates." Mu Jinming wrinkled his eyebrows and said worriedly: "You also know that the competition between the eldest brother and the second emperor brother is becoming more and more frequent, and my father wants to suppress me. ”

"Court?" You can guess it without asking, although the Xi Dynasty only asks about the affairs of the DPRK and China, I have heard some of them, plus the ** women are vying for power, and I secretly don't know how many conspiracies and tricks are staged, and the father's head is not easy to suppress too much, hurting the foundation, and it is really difficult to do for a while.

"What if someone in the army defects?" Mu Jinming didn't dare to think about the consequences, the other two countries were eyeing each other, once the border pass was broken and the gate was opened, there would be no power to return to heaven.

"How many credible people are there?" Such a strict question could not be delayed, and Xi Chao turned his mind a few times and asked: "Father is afraid that he is also worried about the army." ”

"The Emperor only has a quarter of the military power in his hands, and whether he is loyal or not, the other three military power alone is enough to pose a threat." This matter has been buried in Mu Jinming's mind for a long time, not that he has not discussed a way with his father, but there is no way to get the best of both worlds, and this delay has come to this point.

"How many people do you have in your hands?" Xi Chao asked, "Let them check them one by one." ”

Mu Jin was not surprised that the little sister would know that she had a secret guard in her hand, and said: "It has been sent out, and you also know that the secret guard is not easy to come by, and the number of people is small, and it is inevitable that there will be a shortage in the palace." ”

"You don't need to worry much now, the eldest prince and the second prince have been fighting openly and secretly for so many years, and they don't have the ability to control the border guards, you first pull out the moths in the Praetorian Guard, and be safe around you to do things."

"Hmm." Mu Jin wants to move the forbidden army tomorrow morning.