Chapter 144: Cold Heart
Zhong's face tensed again, and he closed his mouth and refused to speak no matter what. Seeing this, Mrs. Zhong suddenly got up crying and knelt down and said, "Please save your brother from the princess!" He's really been deceived! It's all to blame for Ma Wanyan, who coaxed your brother to give out the money with clever words, your brother thought that he was a brother-in-law, and he never guarded against it, who would have thought that he would take that money to help King Ying rebel? If your brother had known what they were going to do, he wouldn't have been able to agree to it even if he died! β
Old Lady Zhong looked at her in surprise: "Daughter-in-law, what are you talking about?!" β
Mrs. Zhong raised her head and asked her with tears: "Mother, be sober, your brother-in-law is guilty of an unforgivable capital crime this time, if you want to save your sister, you should let her reconcile with her brother-in-law as soon as possible, and the child can't be wanted." We still can't get rid of the crime of complicity in our own family, do you want to ruin the family business passed down by your son, grandson and ancestors for the sake of your daughter?! β
Mrs. Zhong woke up like a dream, her whole body wilted, turned her head to look at her daughter, stopped talking, and lowered her head to wipe her tears: "Good boy, save the family." I'm old, and I gave birth to you anyway, do you want to watch your own mother being taken to beheaded? β
Mrs. Zhong also cried: "Princess, please." Although your brother only provided a little silver to King Ying, but now that King Ying is in trouble, if you track it down and find your brother's head, our family will die! What will you be like then? What is the face of the son? If you are angry, just scold us, but even if it is for the sake of the world, you can't leave us alone! β
Zhong's face was full of pain, and his eyes were full of struggle. She really hated it. Watching their loved ones die, but what these relatives did was too chilling. They really thought that the Guangping Royal Mansion was far away from the imperial court and had a low schedule. Do you know nothing about the outside world? Her brother is involved in rebellion, so it's not as simple as providing a little silver? My sister-in-law didn't speak the truth, she didn't say a word of truth, she just wanted to fool the Guangping Palace!
Gao Zhen saw his mother's expression, and looked at Mrs. Zhong coldly: "Auntie's words are so strange, my uncle wants to harm me, and my uncle didn't remind me of this matter even if he knew about it. With such cold feelings, does the mother still care about them? You don't remember any of your feelings now, but you don't know that my uncle and uncle knew that I was on the dam. Or when you decide to blow up the dam, do you remember what it means to be flesh and blood? As for face, I don't care, and my face is not earned by my uncle. β
Mrs. Zhong was too anxious: "How can the prince say such a thing?" From small to large. We don't hurt you less. Your uncle treats you better than your own son, don't you miss the old love at all? β
Gao Zhen said indifferently: "I don't miss the old love, the result is the same." Zhong Jia...... If he participated in the rebellion, the evidence is conclusive, the emperor and the prince will not let it go no matter what, and the mother and I can't help. If you are indeed innocent and only deceived, then there is no intercession with us. You'll be fine. Grandmother and aunt should go back early, there is a commotion outside. The officers and soldiers are searching for the remnants of King Ying, and while it is dawn, you can go home and let your uncle prepare early, so that you can suffer less when you pass the hall. β
His words were already hinting, no matter how disappointed he was, he couldn't bear to see his mother sad. It's a pity that the three Zhong family ladies present didn't hear it. Mrs. Zhong thought that what he meant by this was to let Master Zhong prepare to go to prison early, so she couldn't help but get excited: "Shizi, you can't do this!" We almost married our daughter to you, and if something happens to your uncle, Ya will also suffer, will you bear it?! Don't forget, the two of us had a tacit understanding at the beginning, and everyone knows it. If people know that your fiancΓ©e is in trouble, won't they laugh at you?! β
Zhong was furious and swept the teacup to the ground, and the shattered teacup splashed Mrs. Zhong's skirt with the tea, startling her. Zhong also pointed at her nose and scolded: "Shut up! When did my son get engaged to your daughter? If your daughter is really my daughter-in-law who has not passed through the door, then why do you still ask Zhu Lifei to give her a marriage to the sixth prince as a side concubine?! It's three or four years old, it's really thick-skinned! I heard that the sixth prince is expected to be the prince, and even the side concubine is willing to do it, or rob the marriage of the cousins, you are embarrassed! At that time, Zhen'er had just had an accident, and you came over to show off to me all day long, saying how good the six princes were, and you were still glad that you didn't promise your daughter to my family Zhen'er, but now you have forgotten it? If it weren't for my mother's face today, I wouldn't even allow your mother and daughter to enter the door, so get out of here as soon as possible, don't dirty the door of our palace!" β
Mrs. Zhong blushed, but she couldn't say a word. Zhong Yazhi's face was pale, trembling all over, and she looked at Gao Zhen with tears, but Gao Zhen didn't look at her, so she cried softly: "Auntie...... My niece and nephew are also involuntarily, and you say this, how can I meet people......"
Old Lady Zhong also choked up and said, "Shuyi, I know you have a complaint in your heart, if it weren't for the fact that there was no way, we wouldn't have begged to come to the door." Your brother-in-law colluded with Ying Wangfu, we were also shocked, but thinking of your sister and her children, we really can't bear to report it. Anyway, the prince has no hope of establishing a prince, who ascends the throne in the future will not affect you in the slightest, if our family can get the new king's blue eyes, you can also get some light, so your brother will hide this matter......"
Chung looked at his mother in disbelief, never expecting her to say such brazen words. Could it be that the relationship between mother and daughter is ordinary, and for the sake of her son and grandson, the mother even disregards etiquette and shame? At the beginning, the mother who kept saying that she used filial piety and family interests to force her to seek a high-ranking position for her brother and brother-in-law, in fact, never cared about her idea as a daughter, right? She has done so much for her mother's family over the years, what is it?
Mrs. Zhong didn't know her daughter's mood, and was still chattering: "Now that the prince and the prince are safe and sound, and King Ying is also defeated, your family has merit, and it will only get better and better in the future, so how about pulling your brother and brother-in-law?" If your brother-in-law really doesn't make it, I won't force you, but your brother's family, the old one is your own mother, and the younger one is your own nephew, all of whom are your blood relatives, can you bear to watch them die? Don't blame you for being elegant, I'm bent on kissing and kissing. Marry her to Zhen'er. But Zhu Life's concubine looked down on Yaqing's little family spirit, and wanted to find an elderly and stable side concubine for the six princes, so she had to pick the middle and elegant. Zhu Lifei was being favored at that time. She spoke, what else could be elegant? When you say this about her, what kind of face does she have to face? This is your own niece and nephew, are you going to force her to die? You weren't such a ruthless person before! When I came, I was still thinking, now that the six princes are also bad, it is better to give elegance to Zhen'er, in the end, it is a marriage determined by heaven. No matter what, it still has to be matched as a pair. But you're so ruthless now, isn't it chilling?! β
As she spoke, the old lady became more and more sad. He hugged his granddaughter and cried.
"Am I ruthless? Mother, you actually say that I am ruthless?! Zhong's face turned white with anger, and suddenly his body shook, he snorted, and a wisp of blood slowly flowed down the corner of his mouth. but he was angry and angry. He vomited blood.
Gao Zhen's face changed: "Mother! Hurriedly supported his mother, and ordered Yanxia: "Come and help my mother to lie down in the room!" Then he ordered the maids outside the door: "Ask for a doctor!" Then he and Yanxia worked together to help Zhong into the bedroom.
Mrs. Zhong couldn't care about crying, and followed up with concern: "What's wrong, what's wrong?" I'm just saying, why are you still vomiting blood? If you vomit blood at such a young age, is it worth it? Or hurry up and let Zhen'er marry Yazhi into the door, you hand over the housework, and it is serious to recuperate. β
Gao Zhen looked at his grandmother, who was loving in the past and was now full of calculations, and then looked at his aunt, whose face was more eager than worried. There is also a cousin who is a little shy and happy in a panic, and her heart is cold: "You ...... Let's go back. Tell Uncle SΓΉ what I said, and what happens in the future depends on your creation. β
The ladies of the Zhong family were driven out of the gate of the Guangping Palace, and the prince personally ordered, and the attendants of the palace did not talk about the slightest affection, and the old lady Zhong was treated like this for the first time, and she was ashamed and annoyed, and when she went out, she scolded while getting into the carriage: "Unfilial and rude brute!" How did your mother teach you? I'm your grandmother! How dare you do this to me! β
Mrs. Zhong could only persuade her in a good voice: "Mother, don't be angry, this is outside, let people hear it, and our family will be embarrassed." Zhong Yazhi also said, "Yes, grandmother." If you scold your cousin and ruin your cousin's reputation, he will blame us even more. My aunt is not in good health, and my cousin is also anxious. β
Mrs. Zhong was slightly relieved, and when the carriage had gone for a while, she also calmed down, and looked at her daughter-in-law and granddaughter a little helplessly: "What can I do now?" Shuyi's temperament is so big, we talk about it, but she refuses to let go and say help, and now she vomits blood and faints. If King Guangping really annoyed us because of this and refused to intercede for our family, what would we do? He complained about his daughter-in-law again: "It's all your fault, and you will give the elegance to the six princes as a side concubine." I said at the beginning, it's enough to have Yaqing, Yazhi and Zhen'er are a good pair, why do you have to rob Yaqing's good things? The age difference is several years, and she is still a side concubine, and now the sixth prince is gone, which is really harmful. Finally, blame the granddaughter: "When you got along with your cousin in the past, you shouldn't always be willful and make him unhappy, otherwise your marriage would have been decided a long time ago, where did this change happen later?" If he could remember half of the old love today, he would not disregard the affection of his relatives and insist on driving us out of the house. β
She talked for a long time, either blaming her daughter-in-law or granddaughter, and occasionally scolding her little daughter and son-in-law, but she didn't say anything bad about her son and grandson. Mrs. Zhong listened silently, secretly slandering in her heart. Zhong Yazhi was extremely aggrieved in her heart, thinking of her cousin Gao Zhen's attitude, she only felt that the future was at a loss.
Back at the Zhong family, Master Zhong rushed up impatiently: "What's the matter?" My sister agreed to intercede? When he saw his wife shake her head, she fell to the ground. Mrs. Zhong hurriedly stepped forward to help him: "Don't worry, master, the princess is not in good health, seeing that the prince came back safely, she fainted with excitement, even if she has the heart to help, she can't help." But the prince has returned, I heard that he saved the prince, and the king of Guangping is also in the palace, both of them have made great contributions, as long as we can persuade them to intercede for the Zhong family, we will not be afraid. β
"How can you think so easily......" Master Zhong's face was ashen, and he had no spirit. Old Mrs. Zhong was distressed when she saw it: "Boss, don't be afraid, there is a mother." Zhen'er is now angry, so she insists on refusing to help. But I gave birth to a daughter, I know that your sister will never watch you die! If she is really so ruthless, I will run to her and hang herself, and I will scold her when she dies! β
"Mother......" Master Zhong cried, moved by his mother's maintenance. His eldest son, Zhong Yazhuo, stood aside, turned his head silently, and asked Zhong Yazhi, "Sister, what did my aunt and cousin say?" Can you tell me the same? β
Zhong Yazhi looked at his brother listlessly: "What are you asking for?" In a word...... My aunt and cousin are annoyed now. β
Zhong Yazhuo said helplessly: "Even if you are annoyed, there is a reason to be angry, right?" In the past, he had always been close to us, and there was no reason to suddenly turn his face. The cousin followed the prince south, the prince had an accident, and he also had no news, and now the prince has returned safely, and he has also returned, how much does he know about the south? Does he know everything about his uncle? He's annoyed with our family, isn't he...... Because he knew that his father and uncle had joined forces to calculate the prince's affairs and disregard his life? β
Master Zhong suddenly stopped crying, looked up at his mother, wife and daughter, and his eyes widened.
The Zhong family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, you look at me, I look at you, they are all confused, they only know that the princess of Guangping, Zhong Shi, at first listened to their request and was very excited to refuse, and accused the Zhong family of being unfaithful and unfilial, violating the wishes of the old lady Zhong, and acting perversely, and when Gao Zhen came back, Zhong hugged his son and cried for a long time, and then quarreled with them about whether to save the Zhong family, during which Zhong Yazhi's marriage was mentioned, and then Zhong vomited blood and fainted. After arguing for a long time, many words were blurted out, so how could they recall? Even if you recall it, what's the use? That's just ...... It's just a quarrel.
In the end, Zhong Yazhi, who has the best memory, recalled the whole story little by little, and retold every word Gao Zhen said.
Zhong Yazhuo was so anxious that she stomped her feet: "Why didn't my mother and sister say it earlier?!" My cousin is clearly hinting at our family, if there is any important evidence, destroy it quickly, as long as we don't let the court find evidence, we will naturally be fine. After a while, the ministers of the court and the central government didn't know if they had found anything. Father, hurry, all those letters, account books, vouchers, and those who know the servants must be disposed of quickly! β
Master Zhong woke up like a dream, and hurriedly got up and went to the study, he really had a lot of things in his hands, at that time he just wanted to leave a place to rely on, and also save his brother-in-law Ma Wanyan and the six princes They turned their faces and didn't recognize people, but now these things have become the Zhong family's life-saving talisman, Rao is no longer reluctant, and he can't keep it anymore!
Mrs. Zhong also came to her senses, and pulled her grandson with a straight face: "You accompany your grandmother, some people have to send it to Zhuangzi to seal their mouths, and they can't be delayed any longer." "Pulled Zhong Yazhuo away.
Mrs. Zhong and Zhong Yazhi stood in the courtyard for a while, and the former slowly figured out what was going on, and couldn't help but rejoice: "I see." Actually, the prince is still very concerned about our family, why didn't I hear it? If you hear it, you will definitely stop the old lady and prevent her from saying those words, and your aunt will be so angry that she vomits blood. β
Zhong Yazhi was also very pleasantly surprised: "Cousin...... It should be deflated, right? When my aunt's illness is cured, they won't bother us anymore, right? β
"Of course!" Mrs. Zhong looked at her daughter, looked up and down, and looked satisfied, "I know that your cousin still misses the old love." Good girl, don't worry, now that the sixth prince has something wrong, he will not be able to live, and when he dies, the so-called marriage will naturally be invalidated. You wait, let's make your aunt happy first, and then you can use some means to let your cousin know your benefits. After two years, when things fade away, I will persuade your aunt to nod and promise you to your cousin, you are still the dignified wife of the prince of Guangping, the noble royal daughter-in-law, and no one can hinder your future! (To be continued......)
PS: Khan, the heroine is hidden again, and she will try to let her appear tomorrow......