Chapter 209: The Banquet of the Lord of Shu
Meng Chang and a group of concubines and children were placed under house arrest in a mansion in the west of the city, which was the residence of Wang Zhaoyuan, the former right minister, and Wang Zhaoyuan was imprisoned by Wenlongtu for "treacherous power", and his home was also raided.
Meng Chang, the faint master, wanted to surrender thieves, indiscriminately kill loyal soldiers, lose the hearts of the people in Shu, etc., many of the blames were blamed on Wang Zhaoyuan's flattery, of course, Wang Zhaoyuan is indeed to blame.
However, Meng Chang took his concubines and children and was placed under house arrest in the former courtier's mansion, which had been raided, and his heart was naturally even more terrified.
In fact, Wang Zhaoyuan's mansion is also luxurious, but compared to the Shu Imperial Palace, it is 108,000 miles behind.
For Meng Chang, who is accustomed to a luxurious and extravagant life, he is naturally suffering every day.
And being guarded by the soldiers, he didn't dare to go out at all, only yesterday I wanted to visit Wenlongtu, at first glance I had the courage to say to the soldiers outside the house, the soldiers were also released, but there were two teams of soldiers, front and back protection.
In fact, now it is to let Meng Chang run casually, he doesn't know where to escape, let alone dare to escape, if he is caught, he is afraid that he will definitely be beheaded, he is afraid of being Ling Chi or something, I heard that the Central Plains has begun to have this kind of cruel punishment, that is, he has entered the criminal law, and he will cut people to death with a knife.
Of course, Meng Chang naturally heard the rumors, this kind of cruel punishment was abolished by Lu Ning in the previous dynasty, not to mention the Central Plains, there was no such punishment in the first place, as for the killing method of the inch, although it had appeared a long time ago, it was not in the criminal law, it just depended on the cruelty and perversion of the monarch or the cool official.
Today, Wen Longtu visited, Meng Chang ordered the chef to try his best to arrange good wine and good food, and the Qi people provided good meat and vegetables, but they were only full of food, such as the previous delicacies of the mountains and seas, which were naturally all gone.
Nowadays, there are too many monarchs from all walks of life, and Lu Ning doesn't want to raise a bunch of extravagant idlers, and his descendants must learn to be self-reliant.
Lu Ning got off in front of Wang Zhaoyuan's mansion, and Meng Chang had already led a group of wives and children, slaves and maidservants in front of the mansion.
Seeing Lu Ning get out of the car, Meng Chang took a few steps, bowed down in panic and said, "Sinner Meng Chang, I've seen Wenlongtu!" Behind him, Concubine Hui Hua Rui, Zhaorong Li Yanniang and several other concubines all bowed their knees, and the former princes and princesses, lined up on the other side, also saluted together.
They were all worried on their faces and worried in their hearts, they were once royal nobles, and now, when they wake up from nightmares every day, they all wish they were just grassy people.
I haven't seen her for more than half a year, Mrs. Hua Rui is a little thin, and there is a deep melancholy between her eyebrows, but the willow waist lotus step, the glamorous beauty has not diminished slightly.
Sneaking a glance at Lu Ning, her beautiful eyes were extremely complicated, and she remembered when she first met this man more than half a year ago. At that time, this man was very strong, but her personality dictated that she was calm, and deep down, she felt that she was tolerant of a lot of kindness to this man, and the man did not know the height of the sky, nor did he know the royal majesty of Shudi, and he did not blame him.
But I don't want to, when we meet again, I want to bow to him, and I hope that he still remembers himself and can help himself and his husband escape a possible cruel fate.
When Lu Ning looked over, Mrs. Hua Rui hurriedly turned her beautiful eyes away, not daring to look at him again.
Li Yanniang Lu Ning saw it for the first time, and a strange feeling also rose in her heart, the inventor of Chaotian Bun, like Mrs. Hua Rui, is a wild history, a glamorous celebrity, and a favorite concubine of the Emperor of Shu, but now in front of herself, she peeked at herself in panic, her eyes were full of pleading, which made people faintly feel a sense of satisfaction that time and space were dislocated.
I saw that her hair was really towering and exquisite, and I was afraid that I would have to comb my hair for an hour or two every day, but her beautiful bun was indeed luxurious and graceful, and she was even more delicate.
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Surrounded by the Meng family, they entered the house, and when they arrived at the dining room in the back hall, only Meng Chang, Mrs. Hua Rui and Li Yanniang were left, and it originally seemed that it was just the seats of Meng Chang, Mrs. Hua Rui and Lu Ning.
Since Mrs. Hua Rui was worried about her husband, she finally said the little bit of relationship with the current Wenlongtu of the General Academy.
Meng Chang was sick and rushed to the doctor, wanting to see if he could find out some news from Wenlongtu through the origin of Mrs. Hua Rui.
That's right, so Mrs. Hua Rui was also on the side to accompany the wine, but she didn't know what Li Yanniang whispered in Meng Chang's ear, so she stayed.
Although they drank at the same table, Meng Chang was once the emperor of Shu after all, and Mrs. Hua Rui was his imperial concubine, pouring tea and wine for Lu Ning was the errand of the maidservant, and Madame Hua Rui just sat aside.
But Lu Ning felt that although they didn't know their true identity, it would not be beneficial for them to poison Wen Longtu in the slightest, even if they knew their identity, Meng Chang didn't have the courage or ruthlessness to die with him.
And even the cooks in this house have all been replaced.
But after all, it is in someone else's mansion, this person is still the old master of the old country, and who knows that among the slaves and maids, there are no people with ulterior motives? Or a loyal man who drills the horns of the bull?
It was Lu Ning who only ate and drank a little lightly, and did not move the chopsticks too much, thinking that even if the wine and food were poisonous, his physique, eating such a little would not be a big deal.
Madame Hua Rui didn't speak much, only occasionally glanced at Lu Ning with a complicated expression.
Meng Chang didn't have the consciousness of being the lord of a country at all, and asked with a smile, does Long Tugong know how the Holy Son of Heaven will give birth to Xiaoke?
Obviously, although he was apprehensive in his heart, he was a royal nobleman since he was a child, he ascended the throne at the age of fifteen, and ruled the country of Tianfu for nearly thirty years as the emperor of Shu.
He is just in his early forties, but now he has two gray hairs, obviously from the Qin army into Sichuan, he has been tormented, and now he has become a prisoner, the future life and death do not know, more than half a year, haggard, has shown old age.
In fact, Lu Ning had already figured out how to deal with him, and like Chai Zongrang, he would be crowned a county uncle and sent to Jingshi.
However, he naturally can't come up with the holy decree now, after all, Emperor Qi has to have time to think about it, and the time to send an envoy to Chengdu Mansion.
Yes, he could only be vague and reassure Meng Chang.
Meng Chang's face was even darker.
That Li Yanniang, although she didn't talk much, her eyes were wandering, and she looked at Lu Ning frequently, her beautiful eyes were full of flattery and begging.
Even Lu Ning felt that her feet under the table were lightly touched by her slender feet, although she quickly retracted, but she was far away from her, if she said that she was unintentional, I am afraid it is unlikely.
Li Yanniang is very afraid of death, and now there is a rumor around the Lord of Shu, who is afraid that the Lord of Shu and the concubines, princesses, and princesses will be killed by thieves on the way to the capital.
This is with a cautious heart, speculating that he may be going to kill the royal family of Shu Kingdom.
Li Yanniang seems to believe in the panicked wind blowing from the people next to her, and she and Meng Chang obviously have no real feelings.
Of course, for most women today, especially the women who accompany the king, it seems too meaningless to talk about the relationship between men and women.
Moreover, most women have never been able to control their own fate, so they can only accept it, the last royal family is beautiful and beautiful, and how many of them are not new favorites who have become upstarts?
How many of them will resist?
What about their own concubines?
Lu Ning's mood was suddenly a little low, is his concubine the same for himself? But think about it, the acquaintance with Gui'er, Wu Niang, and Yongning, and the followers and companions of big and small peaches. Even if the little queen of Luo Dian and Lan Chan who are in love with the dew, and the Ami bone who is admitted to the inner palace with guilt, even if they don't have any feelings for the latter three, it is more of an outlet of lust, at most, they have some love or pity for them, but even the latter three, they can't be said that they are ruthless to themselves.
When I think about it, I suddenly feel a little better and a little satisfied.
Then I thought that the rest of the women who had some relationship with her, Tang Yuniang, had just sent a letter to the secret supervisor to send her to Chengdu Mansion, and after a few days, she cut off Wang Zhaoyuan's head, which was considered to be fulfilling her promise, but she didn't know if she could untie the knot in her heart, but that was not something she needed to consider.
and Su Xiaoxiao in Daozhou, who also sent a letter to someone to send her to Chengdu Mansion, thinking about it, I also think about this little girl, she is the serious first concubine of Mr. Wen.
It's funny to think about it.
Thinking of Pan's Jiao's again, she wrote a letter to Su Xiaoxiao, talking about Pan's Jiao's family, it was up to her to decide, if she felt that she didn't have any friends and needed the two of them to be companions, she would bring it, but what she meant was to send some money away.
Speaking of which, Pan's Jiao's are literate and hyphenated, and Pan's is also very capable of writing some things, as his own study girl, another form of secretary is not unavoidable.
But I always feel that I should spend my life cleanly, there are a few beauties around me, beautiful and delicious, pleasing to the eye, just don't be lonely every day, too much chatter, it's really not interesting.
Just as he was thinking wildly, Meng Chang on the side screamed a few times, and Lu Ning came back to his senses and said with a smile: "What? ”
Meng Chang sighed even more in his heart, it's over, it seems to be all over.
This Wenlongtu, who doesn't eat or drink, doesn't care too much about himself, it seems that his situation is really worrying, so this Qi person thinks it's very unlucky to talk too much about a death row prisoner, right?
"Concubine Hui, I didn't say anything to you last time, I really think that you are like a big sister to me! Speaking of which, I blame my sister too! Seeing Mrs. Hua Rui's frowning, Lu Ning suddenly thought of the eldest sister, for the sake of the eldest brother-in-law's affairs, is it the same every day, and is he a little too much? It seems that I don't talk about family affection at all, isn't it, I should also find time to have a meal with the eldest sister and the eldest brother-in-law's family, I seem to have not seen the eldest sister and the eldest brother-in-law for three years, compared to the second sister, and the second brother-in-law who has been a cronie who helped him hide his identity, it is almost the same as the two families.
In a trance, Lu Ning said what he was thinking.
Mrs. Hua Rui's pretty face immediately turned red, and she was even more angry, but she didn't dare to stare at Lu Ning.
Hearing Lu Ning call Mrs. Hua Rui "Concubine Hui Niangniang", Meng Chang's face turned pale immediately, and then listening to Lu Ning's words later, he was even more speechless for a long time, and he didn't know what he was thinking, and he became more and more sad.
Li Yanniang looked at Lu Ning, Mrs. Hua Rui, and Meng Chang, thoughtfully.