Chapter 222: Help

In fact, there are not so many people who really care about the identity of Prince Zhao Qing, but when they saw that some people were flocking to it, people were a little curious, and they didn't ask the reason, so they ran with them in a daze, and naturally more and more people came, and the scene became more and more lively.

The noise and noise resounded in the sky, and many people wanted to squeeze into the hall of the government, so that the officials of Kaifeng Mansion were on guard as if they were facing a great enemy.

When the officials secretly complained in their hearts, the proprietor of the nearby shop and restaurant was also complaining, and the more and more people gathered, not only disturbed the interest of the guests, but also aroused the curiosity of the guests in the store, and they ran out to see the excitement, but the shop was not patronized, so when Chu Zhen and Cao Yaxin entered the restaurant, they were immediately warmly received by the shopkeeper.

"On the second floor, the private room is a private seat, and no one is allowed to disturb you." Chu Zhen didn't talk nonsense, and directly threw a string of copper coins to the smiling guy, and hurriedly ran upstairs with Cao Yaxin, taking advantage of the fact that others didn't expect this trick, he took a position first.

"Childe, you haven't yet." After taking the money, the guy smiled even more, and suddenly woke up that the guest hadn't ordered yet, and immediately turned around and shouted at Chu Zhi's back.

"Come to the banquet, whatever you have to offer." Chu Qian's voice came slowly, not to mention the money given by the emperor, the profit of the workshop business alone was enough for Chu Zhen to be wide in front of people.

After estimating the location, Chu Zhen pushed open the private room on the second floor facing the Kaifeng Mansion, walked lightly to the window, lifted the curtains, and looked down at the barricade.

Chu Zhen looked far away, wanting to see the situation in the yatang clearly, but unfortunately the Kaifeng Mansion was strong, with high walls and large tiles, and he could only vaguely see the backbone of the house, and occasionally saw the shaking of the figure, as for the specific situation in the house, it was only guessed by these clues and intuition.

"Now it's the shadows of the sticks of the officials shaking, and it's time to officially start the court trial." Chu Zhen speculated, but it was a pity that it was too noisy outside, otherwise he would have heard the sound of killing power.

After looking at it carefully for a while, he really couldn't see any clues, Chu Zhen simply withdrew his gaze, ready to rest and investigate again, and suddenly found that Cao Yaxin's smooth and graceful face beside him had two red clouds, and he couldn't help blinking his eyes in confusion and confusion, and the soft and slippery touch came from his hand.

I was in a hurry to go upstairs just now, and I didn't pay attention for a while, Chu Zhen was a little embarrassed, and reluctantly let go of Cao Yaxin's gentle and jade-like hand, cleared her throat, and said in a harmonious voice: "Yue Gongzi, the government will definitely take some time to verify the case, let's rest for a while and wait for the results slowly." ”

Qingli Miao's eyes flashed a trace of shyness, Cao Yaxin nodded slightly, just sat down, only to see the restaurant guy walk in with a smile on his face, put the steaming tea soup and pastries on the table, politely asked the two to use it slowly, and then bowed down and closed the door, there were only two people left in the private room, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little weird.

In order to hide the embarrassment, Chu Zhi gently raised his glass and took a sip of tea soup, and couldn't help but glance at Cao Yaxin, a pair of dark eyes with dream-like purity and charm, a delicate and delicate Qiongyu nose and a rose-like bright red cherry mouth, which just matched her melon seed face, no matter how close or far she looked, she was generally elegant and beautiful.

Of course, it was only when Chu Zhen learned that she was a girl that she was so appreciative, and in the eyes of others who didn't pay attention to it, Cao Yaxin was just an overly handsome and beautiful young man.

Sensing Chu Zhen's gaze, the burning gaze made her a little embarrassed, Cao Yaxin's little face was slightly red, she lowered her head, her little hand seemed to be a little dazed, and she gently grabbed the ornament on her waist and played with it.

Finding that he was a little rude, Chu Zhen hurriedly moved his gaze away, was silent, and said softly: "Young Master Yue, why don't you come out with the fair and good brothers?" ”

"They're busy with other things." Cao Yaxin replied softly, her face a little unnatural.

"Oh, how is Uncle Cao Shi doing? When are you going to leave for Xuzhou? Chu asked, purely out of content.

"I was going to leave in the next two days, but this happened, so I decided to postpone it for a few days and set off again when things came to light." Cao Yaxin said softly, her tone seemed a little low.

"Then I'm afraid Uncle Cao Shi will have to wait." Chu Zhen smiled: "This matter is very important, it needs to be carefully verified, according to my speculation, it will be difficult to conclude the case without two or three months." ”

"Couldn't it be faster after so long?" Cao Yaxin was surprised, and her tone was a little eager.

Sensing that Cao Yaxin seemed to be particularly concerned about this matter, Chu Zhen was vaguely surprised in his heart, sighed for a moment, and said softly: "Let's put it this way, in fact, this matter can be big or small, if it is just an ordinary swagger, then the case can be decided immediately, the problem is that that person claims to be the dragon son of the official family, and the weight is naturally different, not to mention Kaifeng Mansion Yin, even if he is the prime minister of the dynasty, he does not dare to draw conclusions easily, and he must go through repeated verification before the case can be closed. ”

"Damn liar." Cao Yaxin cursed in a low voice.

"Yue Gongzi, you seem to be very concerned about this." Vaguely inaudible, Chu Zhi simply said directly, but secretly thought in his heart, Empress Cao has been in the palace for many years, and still has no heirs, although the responsibility is not on her, she must also be under a lot of pressure, and now I heard that there is a prince of unknown origin, no matter what you think, it is very normal to pay attention to this matter.

Cao Yaxin hung her head and was silent, her bright eyes flashed a trace of gloom, Chu Zhen naturally couldn't see it, she couldn't bend down to watch it, seeing that she was silent and didn't speak, she realized that she was asking a little abruptly, so she wanted to make a haha to reveal this section, but she heard Cao Yaxin say quietly: "Daddy and the second uncle discussed and wanted me to marry that person." ”

Hearing this, Chu Zhen's hand holding the cup trembled slightly, but fortunately it was stable, the tea soup did not spill out, and the disordered breathing returned to normal, and then tasted the rich and fragrant tea soup casually, without hearing any movement, Cao Yaxin was a little disappointed, and her bright eyes dimmed, full of resentment and confusion.

Calm down, Chu Zhen didn't feel strange, after all, the Song Dynasty was not the Sui and Tang dynasties, and there was no fixed hereditary and gate valve system, which determined that the phenomenon of famous families still had considerable instability.

Therefore, it is very rare to maintain the prosperity of several generations, such as the Cao family and the Gao family for several generations, mainly because of their strict rules and cautious handling, in addition, the most important thing is that there is the identity of a relative to support, not only the royal family wants to win over the family through marriage to stabilize the imperial rule, but the family also responds positively in order to seek long-term wealth and peace of mind.

If Zhao Qing's identity is true, then he is Zhao Zhen's only son, even if he can't become an emperor in the future, he will be a prince at worst, but unfortunately, the Cao family's calculation is doomed to failure.

"I don't want to marry him." Cao Yaxin said softly, looking up at Chu Qian, her watery eyes were full of resentment.

Chu Zhen's eyes flickered, he didn't dare to look at him, and said softly: "The more assured, you will definitely get your wish." ”

"Can you help me." Cao Yaxin's eyes flashed, a sense of surprise appeared, as if she thought of something, and her thin white face slowly flushed with two patches of redness.

I can't help you, but someone can help, Chu Zhen wanted to answer like this, but sensing the expectation in Cao Yaxin's eyes, he said with a ghostly expression: "Of course you can." ”

"And when are you going to go?" Cao Yaxin's head was lowered, her heart was pounding, and her little face was so red that she seemed to be dripping blood.

What to go? Chu Zhen was puzzled and confused, and then suddenly, to expose the identity of the liar, this really needs to be calculated carefully, Shen "groaned", Chu Zhen smiled and said: "This is not in a hurry for the time being, let's see how Kaifeng Mansion decides before making plans." ”

"Oh." Cao Yaxin's tone was obviously disappointed, and her little hands subconsciously rubbed her ornaments hard, secretly cursing someone in her heart for being really elm head, and she didn't understand the amorous feelings at all.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of cheers outside the window, as if he was celebrating something, Chu Zhen was a little curious, stood up and walked to the window, looked down, and saw that the "tide" of people below had indeed increased compared to just now, and the people on the outer layer were basically unaware of the situation, full of "confusion" and "confusion" and incomprehensible "color", while the onlookers in front of the government were excited, talking about something excitedly.

"What's the matter, isn't it already over?" Cao Yaxin said softly, suddenly feeling very conflicted in her heart, just now she hoped that the person was fake, so she didn't have to worry about the marriage, but now she hopes that the person is the real prince, so Chu promised that the matter can be carried out as soon as possible.

"I guess it's not that fast." Chu Zhen shook his head and said, "Or maybe something happened in the hall that caused the people to shout." ”

"Why is it so slow?" Cao Yaxin muttered and said, her expression was charming and cute.

"Don't worry, it's only been less than a quarter of an hour, and the dishes we ordered haven't even been put on the table." Chu Zhen smiled lightly and said: "Besides, handling the case is to strictly investigate and carefully examine to prevent some omissions, so that we can be clear." ”

Of course, in ancient times, it was just a good wish to be discerning and impartial in enforcing the law, and in feudal society, human relations often overrode the law, and even the emperor could not strictly abide by the laws and decrees formulated by himself, let alone the local officials who were far away from the emperor.

While speaking, there was a gentle knock on the door, and with Chu Zhen's permission, the door opened, and a few guys rushed in, neatly laying down seven or eight plates of steaming delicacies, as well as a pot of pure wine, and then politely withdrew.