Everyone in the cabin changed color in unison, and the prince looked at Zhang in disbelief: "Zhao Jue is also there?" ”

Zhang said with a white face: "He came a long time ago, saying that he came in advance for the prince to come to Shanghai." The courtiers felt that he was acting strangely, so they sent letters to Beijing one after another, and asked the eldest son-in-law, who was an official in Shandong, to warn His Highness, if His Highness had not received it? I took my grandchildren and granddaughters in Jiading to wait for His Highness to summon me, and I was hoping to remind you, but it's a pity ......"

"You've arrived in Jiading?" The crown prince frowned, and then sneered, "I see, even the head of the palace can't be relied on, so it's so up and down, no wonder they are so bold!" ”

Zhang stood up: "Zhao Jue doesn't know if he found something, he must not let him break in, I'll stop him!" ”

Zhao Xiu hurriedly helped her and said, "I went with my grandmother, and I was very careful when I pulled people in, even if someone really saw it, it was a person scurrying around on the dock." What do those people know? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is wearing just ordinary clothes, and the clothes worn by the prince are even more inconspicuous, I don't believe that Zhao Jue really found anything, most of it is because of Zhao Ze, right? ”

Zhang's spirit was shocked when he heard this, and he took a deep breath: "In this case, let's stop him." He also instructed Lu's mother: "Change into clean clothes for the two nobles, clean the wounds and give good medicine." Lu's mother agreed worriedly.

Zhao Xiu helped Zhang out of the cabin, her heart was pounding all the way, her palms were wet, countless guesses flashed in her mind, and before she could figure it out, she had already come to the front hall, Zhao Wei was confronting Zhao Jue, blocking him from coming in to "meet his grandmother".

Zhao Jue sneered: "Although you and I are peers, I am your brother. You are so arrogant and rude that you dare to claim to be a reader? Don't think it's great to have a talent on your body, I'll say a word. I can still take your fame! ”

"What a big breath!" Zhang sneered and walked out with a straight face, Zhao Wei was taken aback when he saw this, and hurriedly glanced at his sister, Zhao Xiu gave him a look, and he stepped forward to support Zhang: "Why is grandmother here?" Your old man was frightened, and it was time to rest. ”

"If I don't come out again. I'm afraid that there will be more arrogant and rude so-called juniors who have broken into the inner cabin. Zhang looked at Zhao Jue with an unkind expression, "I have been a prince and wife for decades, and I have never experienced such a thing." I don't want to open my eyes! ”

Zhao Jue's face changed, he put on a smiling face again, and saluted respectfully: "Grandmother is serious, how dare your grandson be rude to you?" My grandson is here on business. I heard that my grandmother and younger siblings were here. I came here to say goodbye, I didn't want Brother Wei to be unpretentious, and I had to drive my grandson off the boat, which made people feel weird. My grandson is worried about what kind of trouble my grandmother is going through, so I want to see you no matter what......" As he was talking, his face suddenly changed again, and his eyes were staring at the hem of Zhang's shirt, which was drenched in a large area.

Zhao Xiu followed his line of sight. It's not good to scream. This must be the river water that touched His Royal Highness the Crown Prince when he helped him into the cabin. Look at Zhao Jue's words and deeds now. It doesn't seem like he's finding any signs, just be careful and send people away, but if he gets suspicious because of his wet clothes, that's not good.

In a flash, Zhao Xiu had already thought of an excuse: "You are really good at pretending to tell lies, when you were in Fengxian, you asked people to spread rumors outside all day long, slandering your grandmother's reputation, and now you are embarrassed to pretend to be filial to your grandson?" When we see you, shouldn't we chase them out? Since you have received official duties, go ahead with your official duties! I don't know what happened on the dam, there was a commotion outside, the river suddenly rose, the boat shook violently, the tea on the table was overturned, and the cabin was in chaos. I was waiting for my grandmother to go back to the cabin to change her clothes, and you were clamoring to come in, so that my grandmother had to turn around in a wet suit. Now it's still in the moon, if it is because of you that my grandmother suffers from the cold, I will definitely spread your deeds all over Shanghai, so that you can also taste the taste of rumors! ”

It turned out that it was because the boat spilled over the tea when it was shaking. Zhao Jue's face relaxed, and he said with a smile: "Sister Xiu is really a good mouth, it's just a girl's family, she shouldn't be so bitter and mean, otherwise it will spread and ruin her reputation, how will she marry in the future?" ”

"Whether my granddaughter marries or not, it has nothing to do with you!" Zhang raised his sleeve angrily and pointed out, "I don't want to see you, you get out of me!" ”

Zhao Jue smiled very proudly, and was about to say something, when suddenly his face turned pale again. Because he found that there was a blood stain on Zhang's cuffs, which was not big, but looking at the color, it was obviously fresh blood! He took two quick steps forward and laughed, "What's on Grandmother's cuff?" Could it be that blood is not enough? Where did my grandmother get hurt? Could it be that he was injured when the ship was rocking? As he spoke, his mind was spinning rapidly: the news from the dam had already arrived, and Hong Wencheng had succeeded, but the crown prince and the prince of Guangping were dead, and I didn't know if they had escaped. The waterway under the dam is connected with the moat here, if the prince and they sneak here through the guò waterway and meet the people in the second room, the ancestors and grandchildren of the Zhang family obviously collude with the Guangping Palace, and they will definitely save people, maybe ...... Prince: They're on board!

Zhao Jue quickly glanced at the entrance to the rear cabin, his face full of strong ambition and desire. If he can catch the main master, it will definitely be the first merit, and in the future, the new monarch will ascend the throne, and he will be the marquis and pay homage to the prime minister, and the ancestors of the second house will be nothing more than ants for him!

Zhang was feeling remorseful in her heart, how could she not find the blood stains on her body? Zhao Wei's face was also pale, he had already known the truth from Lu's mother, otherwise he would not have stopped Zhao Jue to death, is it really a failure now? This is not a trivial matter, this group of people even dare to harm the prince, it is clear that they want to seek a big position, and the three of his ancestors and grandchildren have nothing to rely on except for the name of a county mansion, where is their opponent? I'm afraid that the lives of the whole family will be lost.

Zhao Jue saw that their ancestors and grandchildren's faces were pale, and he was more sure in his heart, and said to them with a cruel smile: "Grandmother and Brother Wei are still honest." I won't hide it from you, the dam collapsed, in fact, there were pirates who were secretly making trouble and planted gunpowder on the dam. It's like this outside, and it has something to do with pirates. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is worried that the pirates will sneak into the people and escape, so he ordered us to search everywhere. Grandmother's boat. Isn't it true that there are pirates? ”

Zhao Xiu thinks that perhaps when people are faced with a crisis, their potential is always easier to burst out. She didn't know what was wrong with her. In such a tense moment, it is possible to stay calm. After Zhao Jue finished saying that, her first reaction was to sink her face, and she sneered loudly: "Okay, it's not enough for you to ruin my grandmother's reputation outside all day long, and now you want to slander my grandmother as a thief, what else can't you do?" What pirates? What does it have to do with our family? There were indeed people hiding on board. But I'm sorry to disappoint you, because we're hiding your son! ”

Zhao Jue was still listening triumphantly. When I heard the last sentence, I froze: "What? ”

Zhao Xiu glanced at Zhang and Zhao Wei quickly: "Grandmother, brother, what are we hiding now?" Anyway, even if Zhao Ze is dead. That's someone else's dead child. What does it have to do with us? Grandmother was kind-hearted and said that although Xiao Changfang had been expelled from the clan, and Zhao Ze was not a good person, but it was a life, did she really want to watch him die? Only then did he take him in, and he personally changed the dressing for him. But he's going to beat us up as rebellious pirates, and if he doesn't tell the truth, maybe he'll cut us down with a knife. But he said to others that he was killing his relatives in righteousness! After that, he turned around and took a bite at Zhao Jue: "It's really worthy of being the descendant of Xiao Changfang." As Lao Tzu, he dares to kill his own brother, and as a daughter-in-law, he dares to kill his mother-in-law and uncles and aunts, and now he is not far behind as a son, and he can even kill his own flesh and blood, and it is not uncommon to kill his grandmother and cousins! ”

Zhang and Zhao Wei immediately understood Zhao Xiu's meaning, Zhang was still a little hesitant, and seemed to be unable to bear to push Zhao Ze out as a shield, but Zhao Wei was very decisive, Zhao Ze is now the son of a rebel, so what if he gave his life because of this? He instructed the people guarding the door of the hall: "Go, bring Zhao Ze up, and let him take people away." ”

Zhao Jue looked at them in disbelief, and asked with a dry smile, "How could Ze'er be here with grandmother?" ”

Zhao Xiu glared at him: "You beat your son half to death, he escaped by himself, and he happened to meet someone from our family, and our family kindly saved him, what's so surprising about this?" Our family is different from you, our heart is not dark, and we will never be able to do anything to watch people die. Although I don't know why you hit him, causing him to be bruised all over his body, and he is still unconscious, but he kept calling his father to spare his life when he was hot, I guess I didn't wronged you. Are you worthy of being a father? What the hell did he provoke you, and you want to kill him? Could it be that he is in the way of your concubines, so you want to get rid of him so as to pave the way for the son born of your concubine? ”

Zhao Jue hurriedly said: "Hugh wants to talk nonsense, how can I do this?!" After a pause, he asked, "Is he still in a coma?" What did you say other than spare your life to me? ”

Zhao Xiu sneered: "Even if he only said this, it is enough to prove that you beat him like this." When we returned to Fengxian, we immediately went to the capital to sue you, so that everyone could see how a ruthless murderer like you was still qualified to be an official! ”

Her threat, Zhao Jue didn't take it to heart at all, anyway, the overall situation has been decided, as long as the prince's body is found and the new monarch ascends the throne, he will have no worries, the women and children in the second room will sue him, who will pay attention?

The subordinate carried Zhao Ze out and placed him on the floor of the front hall. Zhao Ze was still unconscious at this time, but looking at the clothes on his body, he knew that his injuries were not clear, and the clean middle clothes that he had just changed had blood stains on his head.

Zhao Jue looked at his son, he didn't have any pity at all, he just observed it carefully, and checked his pulse to make sure that he was really unconscious, so he put his heart at ease. Now Zhao Jue is not in a hurry to extinguish his mouth, when the overall situation is decided, what use can a child's words be? At the same time, he also believes that his son will not be stupid enough to do stupid things.

He got up and was about to speak, when Zhao Xiu spoke again: "You want to take your son away, it's no problem, but there is one thing, he is seriously injured now, maybe he will die at some point, if you take people away like this, and then say that we killed him, wouldn't we have done good deeds and been splashed with dirty water?" You need to write a letter of closure stating that he was still alive when you took him, and that you insisted on taking him away, and that if Zhao Ze's injuries worsened because of this, you would be responsible for any consequences. After writing the closing letter, I went to the dock to find two people with official positions to testify, signed their names, and pressed their handprints, and then they were allowed to take people away. ”

Zhao Jue's doubts are now alleviated, and he is rushing to search for other places, where can he have the time to do so many things? Besides, he has official duties now, and it is very inconvenient to take his son with him, if he really dies, let people know, and his reputation will not be good. It's better to leave Zhao Ze behind, if he can be saved, it won't hinder the overall situation, if he dies, wouldn't it just let Xiao Changfang take responsibility?

So he smiled and bowed: "Grandmother, my grandson has official business, Ze'er will ask my grandmother to take care of it, and I will be exempted from cutting the book, and when I finish my official duties, my grandson will go back to the old house to ask you for peace." Then he turned and departed.

He didn't know that as soon as he left, Zhao Xiu's feet softened, and Zhang and Zhao Wei also breathed a sigh of relief, and their expressions when they looked at Zhao Xiu were twelve points of surprise.

Zhao Xiu waved his hand: "Don't look at me, hurry up and leave, lest he regret it for a while and come back to search for people." ”

Zhao Wei hurriedly ordered the boatmen to lift anchor, and the ship went south along the waterway and went straight to Nanhui County. (To be continued......)