Chapter 46: Seeing the Light of Day Again
The next morning, a few magpies landed on the branches, 'chirping' and screaming incessantly; the shopkeeper Liu, who had been frightened for several days, had some gray hair on his sideburns, and his body was rickety, and he looked much older.
Shopkeeper Liu looked up at the magpie screaming on the branch, sighed, shook his head helplessly, and paced around the courtyard of the inner house, frowning and sighing.
"Daddy!" A pleasant voice sounded!
Shopkeeper Liu turned around when he heard the sound, and a girl in yellow with an excellent posture walked slowly towards him; Seeing this, Shopkeeper Liu's face was full of gloom and mist dissipated instantly, and he said in a harmonious voice with a smile on his face: "Siyin, why did you get up so early today?" β
The girl in yellow is Liu Siyin, the daughter of Liu's shopkeeper, with her hair in a low bun, her beautiful face is pale, and the corners of her eyes are black; Seeing his father's anxious expression, his eyes turned red, and then with a smile on the corner of his mouth, he quietly stepped forward to help his father and said, "Dad, the magpie keeps crying in the morning, it must be a good omen!" β
Since Sun Chuanting's accident, Liu Siyin has been deeply shocked, washing her face with tears all day long, and her body is getting thinner and thinner!
"Hehe, this early morning magpie annunciation, maybe it is the hope of the court's lawsuit!" Shopkeeper Liu's eyes were full of love, and he comforted him with kind words, but his heart was full of mixed tastes and bitterness.
The father and daughter were comforting each other, and Xiao Er ran into the inner house in a hurry, looking extremely flustered, his eyes were full of fear, and he shouted as he ran: "Master! Oh no! β
Seeing this, Shopkeeper Liu's father and daughter were taken aback and asked, "Liu Neng, why are you so flustered?" β
Xiao Er Liu Neng said in a panic: "Old man, something is wrong!" There are a lot of brocade guards at the door, and the restaurant is surrounded by brocade guards! β
"Brocade Guard?" Shopkeeper Liu's face changed greatly when he heard this, his body was weak and sifting chaff, and his body trembled, as if a catastrophe was coming; Jinyiwei is comparable to the plague god in the hearts of the people, the deadly living king of Hades.
"Daddy!" Liu Siyin's face turned pale, and he hurriedly supported the trembling body of the shopkeeper Liu.
"How's that good?" Shopkeeper Liu sighed.
"Dad, why don't we go and ask Mr. Xu?" Liu Siyin said thoughtfully.
Shopkeeper Liu suddenly realized, and hurriedly nodded: "Yes, yes, yes!" Go to the guest room and meet Mr. Xu! β
At this moment, Xu Xiake had already gotten up and was talking with King Xin, and couldn't help but be surprised when he saw Liu Siyin, the shopkeeper and his daughter entering the door in a hurry!
"Mr. Xu, something is wrong, Jinyiwei has surrounded the entire restaurant, I'm afraid a big disaster is coming!" Shopkeeper Liu said tremblingly.
When Xu Xiake heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then looked at King Xin, and suddenly understood in his heart, it must have been An Dehai's arrangement, and then smiled: "It's okay, don't pay attention to them!" β
"Huh?" Shopkeeper Liu and Liu Siyin are both inexplicable and don't know what to say.
At this moment, Liu Neng, the second shopkeeper, ran over in a panic, and shouted hurriedly: "Master, it's not good, Jinyiwei came in to get someone!" β
"What?" Shopkeeper Liu trembled with fright when he heard this, and his face turned pale.
Immediately behind Liu Neng, a team of brocade guards strode neatly outside the courtyard, and the 'uproar' was immediately divided into two rows, with their bodies standing upright like javelins, majestic and awe-inspiring.
Jinyiwei calmed An Dehai and walked briskly from the back of the queue, looking very flustered, and behind him, two Jinyi Wei Qianhu supported a middle-aged scribe. An Dehai hurriedly walked into the courtyard, his eyes scanned the audience, and finally fell on King Xin, he hurriedly stopped, looked at King Xin with a slight hesitation, and hesitated.
Seeing this, King Xin was stunned for a moment, then looked at An Dehai and nodded: "There are no outsiders here, come here!" β
An Dehai was relieved when he heard this, hurriedly walked to King Xin, knelt down on one knee, and shouted: "Jinyiwei calms An Dehai, see Childe!" β
When the shopkeeper Liu, who was already frightened and overwhelmed, was stunned when he saw this, like a clay sculpture and wood sculpture, his brain was blank; Liu Siyin is even more discolored, their father and daughter have always identified Xu Xiake as Sun Chuanting's friend, and this time they brought their students to Xi'an to study and visit friends;
In any case, I can't imagine that the terrifying and famous pacification envoy actually knelt down to a handsome young man?
"Well, get up!" King Xin nodded.
"Gongzi Xie!" An Dehai got up and thanked him, then turned around and shouted, "Zhang Qi Wang Sha! β
As soon as the words fell, I saw two brocade-clothed guards Zhang Qi Wang Sha, supporting the middle-aged scribe into the courtyard! The middle-aged scribe was about thirty years old, with a haggard face, and it seemed that he was not in good health, and he had a slight difficulty walking between his legs and feet, and he had obviously been tortured.
When Shopkeeper Liu and Liu Siyin saw the middle-aged scribe, they were immediately shocked and dumbfounded, followed by tears of joy; Liu Siyin instantly lost control of his emotions, cried bitterly on his face, hurriedly greeted the middle-aged scribe, and shouted sadly: "Sir! β
Seeing this, Xu Xiake was stunned for a moment, and then got up with a smile on his face, brushed his beard, smiled and nodded, his eyes were full of joy.
The middle-aged scribe was none other than Sun Chuanting, a fellow scholar of Xi'an who was convicted and imprisoned; Since he was imprisoned, Sun Chuanting has put life and death aside, holding the heart of death, knowing that it is impossible to get out of prison and see the light of day again.
Just yesterday, after King Xin left the Jinyiwei Zhenfu Division, An Dehai personally led people to the Liumen Prison, and escorted him to the Jinyiwei Zhenfu Division under the pretext of arraigning Sun Chuanting, and strictly guarded him.
Leaning slightly, after some explanation, Sun Chuanting raised his eyes to look at Xu Xiake, a smile appeared on his pale face, and he bowed slightly: "Brother Xu has been absent for a long time, I don't want you and me to see each other again, it is such a scene, thank you Brother Xu for your rescue, please forgive Chuanting for being injured and sick, I can't bow and thank you, I'm ashamed!" β
"What a blessing!" Xu Xiake sighed bitterly and shook his head: "The person who saved you is not Xu!" β
Sun Chuanting was puzzled when he heard this, Mu Leng looked at Xu Xiake in a daze, his eyes were full of questions?
Xu Xiake looked at King Xin and explained, "The person who saved you is this Zhu Gongzi!" Xu Xiake deliberately accentuated the tone of the word 'Zhu Gongzi'.
When Sun Chuanting heard this, he raised his eyes to look at King Xin, and his heart was full of doubts! I saw that the 'Zhu Gongzi' in front of him had a face as white as jade, a straight nose and a square mouth, handsome and extraordinary, deep eyes, and a domineering spirit; although he was not very old, he showed the momentum of a superior person between his gestures, which made people daunting.
Although Sun Chuanting is arrogant, his mind is so sharp, seeing his people looking at his appearance, and then looking at Jinyiwei's calming An Dehai standing respectfully beside 'Zhu Gongzi';
In addition, Xu Xiake had just introduced 'Zhu Gongzi', Sun Chuanting suddenly realized in his heart, and hurriedly bowed down and said: "Thank you Gongzi for your rescue, Sun Chuanting thank you!" β
Seeing this, King Xin got up with a smile, helped Sun Chuanting with both hands, and said in a harmonious voice: "Mr. Sun has suffered!" β
When Sun Chuanting heard this, his heart suddenly warmed, he raised his eyes to look at King Xin in front of him, his eyes were full of excitement, and he said in a low voice: "Sun Chuanting, how can he be, His Royal Highness is bothered, he is ashamed, and he will not be redeemed!" β
When King Xin heard this, his heart moved, and he couldn't help but secretly admire! Sun Chuanting is really thoughtful and intelligent, just by a short contact, he was able to recognize my identity, no wonder Xu Xiake highly admired him.
So he smiled and said: "Mr. is keen-eyed, thoughtful, and will be the pillar of the country in the future, in view of Mr. being injured, it is not appropriate to say more, after Mr. is well-healed, we will talk about it at night, how about it?" β
Sun Chuanting's eyes lit up, and he was inexplicably moved, this situation and this scene are indeed not suitable to say more, and he knew it in his heart, so he bowed down and said: "Thank you!" Then he looked at Xu Xiake and nodded slightly, and finally, with the support of Liu Siyin, he went back to the house to recuperate; After thanking the shopkeeper one by one, he also left.
After seeing them leave, An Dehai hurriedly bowed down and said, "The old slave released Sun Chuanting without His Highness's permission, please punish His Highness!" β
King Xin looked at An Dehai and smiled slightly: "What is the crime?" You will have to be released sooner or later, but in this way, it is equivalent to you openly disobeying Dongchang's orders, and at the same time offending Yang Sichang and his party, you are not afraid that they will trouble you? β
An Dehai sighed bitterly when he heard this, the reason why he was in such a hurry to release Sun Chuanting and personally escort him to King Xin was also a last resort!
Just last night, the secret news of the execution of Sun Chuanting came from Dongchang, which made An Dehai sit on pins and needles, if he had not asked about this matter before, he would not hesitate to execute Sun Chuanting; The execution of a Sipin Prefecture Tongzhi is nothing in the eyes of Jin Yiwei, as simple as strangling an ant.
However, at this time and at that time, since King Xin came forward to protect Sun Chuanting, even if An Dehai did not have the matter of Xiao Anzi, he would not dare to disobey King Xin if he was given ten dares.
Let him be in a dilemma, it is difficult to ride a tiger, and not killing Sun Chuanting is equivalent to blatantly disobeying the instructions of Dongchang; Killing Sun Chuanting is tantamount to disobeying the will of the king; One is the top boss Jinyi Weidong Factory, and the other is the emperor's younger brother King Xin, no matter which side it is, it is an existence that cannot afford to offend, An Dehai has not slept all night, restless, pacing back and forth.
In the end, An Dehai made up his mind, and as soon as the morning dawned, he personally escorted Sun Chuanting to King Xin, and explained the reasons for the incident to King Xin one by one.
After listening to all of An Dehai's statement, King Xin thought for a whileβ’β’β’β’β’β’
After a long time, King Xin looked at An Dehai and said: "This matter is really difficult for you to deal with, it is already commendable to be able to send Sun Chuanting to me safely, this matter has been written down by this king, you plan to report it to the capital, and report the matter of Xi'an Mansion truthfully, and the king will deal with the rest of the matter!" β
When An Dehai heard this, he was relieved, and hurriedly bowed down to receive the order, this time he completely pressed his political life on the side of King Xin, if King Xin tried his best to exonerate him, at least ensure that he is safe for now; If King Xin holds real power in the future, he will definitely not treat him badly An Dehai and Xiao Anzi, and he will have a strong backer in the future.