Chapter 152, resignation
At home during the holidays, there is no network, it is not easy to update, and everyone reads the article happily.
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Emperor Jing didn't rush to issue a holy decree, he inquired a little, and he knew the reason for the matter, but he was not angry, but laughed: "Stinky boy, do you have a good face?" I can't control my own woman, so I actually let her run away, hmph, I will show my face, it's useless. ”
After laughing, I was a little annoyed: What is it? Following her son as the daughter of a criminal minister, that is already a blessing that the old Zhou family has cultivated for several generations, and the little girl of the Zhou family doesn't know how to cherish it, but it is such a luxurious waste, how can it be reasonable.
He, like Yan Zhenrui, has always done things directly, Zhou Zhiqing couldn't find him, he thought of Zhou Pin and his wife for the first time. I sent someone to the prison to ask, and I actually said that the person was sick and dead.
Emperor Jing was furious: I promised to cut off his head on the ninth day of the ninth month of September, but he dared to die of illness in advance? And you people, can't you eat for nothing? A good person, who can't look good, can make him sick and die?
Okay, don't run any of them, let's go with Zhou Pin.
Emperor Jing didn't care about it, and killed dozens of people in the prison for the crime of playing duty.
For a while, almost all the capital was filled with blood, and the sound of wailing resounded in the sky. The imperial historians made a few sporadic excerpts, and were reprimanded by Emperor Jing in the court, so they were all honest.
His Majesty has killed too many people, but it is not without reason, Zhou Pin was the biggest traitor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he was beheaded to show the public, which was to set an example. If you knew that he would die so silently, why bother to eat and drink and raise him for more than half a year? Wouldn't it be over if we killed him at the beginning?
Emperor Jing asked the eunuchs beside him: "Is there no one in the Zhou family this week?" ”
That eunuch is also an old man beside Emperor Jing. When he replied, he was not so restrained: "Zhou Pin is the first in line at home, and there are two brothers and two sisters below. Among them, Zhou De is only a small county in Fujian, and he has not moved the place for nearly ten years. The third brother Zhou Xiao is not in good health and has been supporting his parents in his hometown. The two younger sisters have long been married, and they are not from famous families...... There are also a few other people in the Zhou family, and there are more than a dozen officials, but they are not as high as Zhou Pin's official rank, because Zhou Pin has been perverse over the years, and the clansmen dare not speak out against him. Gradually, they lost contact with him. ”
Emperor Jing snorted in his heart. secretly scolded Zhou Pin for being treacherous.
I'm afraid Zhou Pin himself knows in his heart that the business he does is a job that will lose his head at any time, so he has settled his family and clansmen early, and if he goes to settle the accounts at this time. will be charged with a faint king.
Hum. You think you'll be able to checkmate me like this? I'm in a hurry. I will whip you to the dead.
The eunuch said: "There is only one lady by Zhou Pin's side, and he gave birth to two daughters, and the eldest daughter of the Zhou family originally made a marriage contract with Chen Hanzheng, the secretary of the ministry. After the Zhou Pin incident, the two families were automatically and voluntarily dissolved, and then Zhou Zhilan entered the Chen Mansion as a concubine......"
Needless to say, the second daughter of the Zhou family knows it in her heart.
Sure enough, Emperor Jing heard that Zhou Pin also had a daughter, and immediately had an idea. When the old man dies, he dies, and there is not one alive here?
Emperor Jing issued two holy decrees in a row, one was to urgently edict Zhou Zhiqing to enter the palace immediately to ask for guilt, and the other was to order someone to hang Zhou Zhilan outside the city gate, when Zhou Zhiqing would come back, and when would she be released again.
A team of guards with knives and guns rushed straight to the gate of Chen's mansion.
Chen Hanzheng had expected that he would not be able to escape this catastrophe, and he was impatient, but he had to reorganize his clothes and burn incense to receive the order.
Zhou Zhilan was very calm. These days, her body has grown up, and she can already get out of bed and walk around. She knew that she didn't have the qualifications to be squeamish, and when she heard that the Tatar prince was going to make peace with the Great Zhou Dynasty and fell in love with Zhiqing, she knew that this thing couldn't be good. Sure enough, the decree came.
At this point, she didn't want to die.
People say that they live this life to suffer. The big people are here to deal with the disaster, and the little people can only suffer. The suffering of this life is not purified, and the next life will come again, it is useless for her to escape and cower, it is better to accept it.
Zhou Zhilan sat quietly in front of the dresser, and the maid dressed her up. In the bronze mirror is a pale, thin woman. Zhou Zhilan said: "Rub more rouge, you can also cover your haggard look." ”
She is Zhou Pin's daughter, this is a fact that cannot be changed, whether it is honor or disgrace, she has to bear it.
The maid didn't dare to say much, so she dressed her carefully according to her instructions.
Outside the door, Chen Hanzheng stood at the door and said, "Go down." ”
The crowd did not dare to delay, hurriedly saluted, and hurriedly withdrew. Zhou Zhilan didn't move, only glanced at Chen Hanzheng from the mirror, and when she looked at him, she quickly lowered her eyes and said, "Is it time to go?" ”
Chen Hanzheng was speechless. In the past, he felt that he was powerless, and in the face of family feuds, he couldn't do anything, and he had to make peace with the enemy. Now, the family revenge has been avenged, the enemy has been imprisoned, and he has also become the secretary of the ministry, a position that many people have dreamed of for many years.
But so what? Now, he can't even protect his own woman.
Zhou Zhilan didn't feel much resentment. Since ancient times, monarchs and ministers have been like this, Chen Hanzheng can only endure no matter how dissatisfied he is, is it possible that he can still expose the rebellion?
That's good, too. She and him are originally evil, maybe she owed him in the previous life, so she wanted to be humiliated in this life, just to repay him.
The two have no game, it is better for the outside power to force them to separate, and they don't have to complain about each other, so they can reconcile and disperse.
She also has no worries about her life or death. Maybe it was destined that she would be punished as an official slave, and she would have to repay her actions in the previous life. With Chen Hanzheng's protection, she has lived a peaceful life for nearly a year, and she has to return to the old road in the end. If she escapes again, she does not know how harsh fate will punish her.
Zhou Zhilan stood up and gave Chen Hanzheng a blessing: "Zhilan is grateful for the protection of the adults for nearly a year, and it has nothing to do with it, I just hope that the adults will take care." Zhilan said goodbye......"
Zhou Zhilan is dressed in gorgeous makeup, and she is glamorous. The waist is slender and soft during the movement, which is endearing. Her expression is peaceful, more and more like a green lotus out of the water, holy and elegant, inviolable.
Chen Hanzheng choked in his throat and didn't know what to say.
When Zhou Zhilan passed by him, Chen Hanzheng held Zhou Zhilan's wrist. Zhou Zhilan stood still, but did not raise her eyes to look at him. Chen Hanzheng said in a low voice: "I have already dealt with it, they won't embarrass you much." ”
Zhou Zhilan was noncommittal: even if she was embarrassed, she was not afraid.
"You are weak, don't hold on, show weakness, no one will embarrass you." In the final analysis, she is just a bait, leaving her alive is the most beneficial to Her Majesty, so Zhou Zhilan has no major changes, and no one will want her life.
Zhou Zhilan nodded slightly, broke free of Chen Hanzheng's hand, and when she walked to the door, she heard Chen Hanzheng's trembling voice: "I'm sorry-" (to be continued......)