Chapter Thirty-Eight: Zi Qian Disappears
At the time of the execution, Shen Chongming was afraid of blood and deliberately avoided it, and Zhao Ziqian did not go, but came to look for Shen Chongming as soon as it was past three o'clock in the afternoon.
"Lord Shen, since ancient times, the dead have been buried in peace, and Ziqian is a child, this must be done, and I ask the adults to help me hire a few people to bury my father."
Shen Chongming naturally wouldn't refuse, nodded and said, "I also hope that Miss Ziqian's festival will be smooth, and I will arrange it in the future." With that, he turned around and walked out, Zhao Ziqian's disgraceless eyes were really unbearable.
After all, it was a vain death, and it was impossible to have a grand funeral due to the limitations of his identity, Shen Chongming first bought a coffin and asked someone to collect Zhao Mingda's body, and then went back and took Zhao Ziqian to a relatively secluded place not far from the West Lake outside the city to find a relatively secluded place for Zhao Mingda.
At sunset, looking at Zhao Ziqian's puppet-like expression, Shen Chongming's heart ached faintly, although he never cried, but his grief was greater than his heart dying, I am afraid that if he wants to recover from this injury, it will take a long time.
"Lord Shen, Zi Qian hasn't been out for a while, shall we go around here and go back?" Before getting into the carriage, Zhao Ziqian suddenly stopped and said.
Shen Chongming couldn't ask for such a thing, originally he thought so, but unfortunately such a thing was a little unexpected, so he didn't dare to bring it up. Now Zhao Ziqian took the initiative to propose, and immediately nodded and said, "Okay, let's go back later." ”
The water surface of the West Lake is murmuring, but it is a pity that the dusk in winter is still a little more gloomy, the two walked side by side, but Zhao Ziqian didn't say a word. Seeing her like this, Shen Chongming was really a little distressed, and stopped and held Zhao Ziqian's fragrant shoulder and said, "Miss Ziqian, cry if you want to, it's not good for your health to always hold it in your heart." ”
Zhao Ziqian looked up at him and smiled slightly, but tears burst out of her eyes in an instant, and her body began to tremble slightly.
"Cry, just cry." Shen Chongming looked at Zhao Ziqian and said seriously, first sobbing, which slowly evolved into crying, Shen Chongming was distressed, and hugged her in his arms.
"Lord Shen, Daddy is gone, Zi Qian is left alone in this world from now on, no one will hold Zi Qian in the palm of her hand anymore, no one will be there anymore." Zhao Ziqian, who was lying in Shen Chongming's arms, couldn't cry and cried bitterly.
Shen Chongming, a manly husband, inevitably cried, and said softly: "Ziqian, don't worry, I Shen Chongming will protect you in the future, and I will never let you suffer the slightest grievance, absolutely!" ”
After a long time, Zhao Ziqian stopped crying, got up from Shen Chongming's arms with tears on her cheeks, looked at Shen Chongming and said, "Lord Shen, can you let Ziqian be alone quietly?" ”
Shen Chongming hurriedly nodded and said, "Okay, as long as you're happy, you can do anything." ”
"Thank you." Zhao Ziqian whispered, suddenly raised her head and kissed Shen Chongming lightly, turned around and walked towards the lake in the distance, leaving Shen Chongming standing there.
"Dad, you're gone, there's nothing worth your daughter in this world, your daughter will follow you today, and our family of three will be together forever from now on." In an instant, Shen Chongming's figure involuntarily appeared in his mind. Despite this, Zhao Ziqian still resolutely jumped up and walked towards the lake.
"Miss Zhao!" A loud shout suddenly sounded in his ears, and Zhao Ziqian, who was in the air, was grabbed by someone's wrist, only to feel that her body was suddenly pulled back, and there was still solid ground under her feet.
Zhao Ziqian, who was shocked, looked back and saw that it was Cai Wenyuan, who had been missing for many days. Cai Wenyuan he had seen, it was not long after he was appointed as the right political envoy of the Zhejiang Political Division, Zhao Mingda invited Cai Wenyuan to a banquet, and Zhao Ziqian was thirteen years old that year.
"Cai Wenyuan!" Zhao Ziqian was dumbfounded, her eyes were full of hatred, it was this person who pulled her father into the water and let him leave her.
"Miss Zhao, why are you suffering, people can't be resurrected after death, you just lose your body, how can you be worthy of Governor Zhao, who worked hard to save your life?" Cai Wenyuan was like a kind elder, and said with some hatred that iron does not become steel.
Zhao Ziqian, who was originally going to fight for her life, didn't want to drag this big bad guy down, and said with a puzzled face: "Daddy worked hard to save my life? ”
Cai Wenyuan smiled bitterly and nodded: "Yes, do you know why I didn't leave Hangzhou at the risk?" ”
Zhao Ziqian shook her head, Cai Wenyuan was right, although more than ten days have passed since the case was solved, the government has not stopped the search of Cai Wenyuan, and now it is very likely that he will be found in Hangzhou Mansion.
Looking at his expression, Cai Wenyuan sighed and said: "It's for the prefect of Zhao, I originally wanted to save him if I didn't want to fight for this life, but it's a pity that the government is too strict and has never had a chance to start, and now he was killed by a traitor, the old man is ...... Alas. As he spoke, Cai Wenyuan raised his hand and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.
Zhao Ziqian was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "You mean that Daddy was killed by a traitor, could it be that he was framed?" ”
"Yes, this matter was planned by Guo Mingyi from beginning to end. Guo Mingyi is greedy, and the old man and your father have submitted several impeachments to the imperial court and he has been in the sea, which has also caused him to hold a grudge. In this way, he planned this matter, and at the same time bribed several Beijing officials who came to investigate the case to frame the old man and your father, and the old man realized that something was wrong and escaped, but unfortunately it was too late to inform Lord Zhao, which caused him to be in prison and killed by traitors! Cai Wenyuan said reproachfully.
Zhao Ziqian shook her head in disbelief and said, "That's not the case, how could Shen Chongming murder my father, if that's the case, how could my father entrust me to him." ”
"Miss Zhao, wake up. Your father was also forced to be helpless, that Shen Chongming coveted your beauty, so he coerced your father, and your father also took all the blame for saving your life, otherwise they would have killed you! Cai Wenyuan said with a painful face, as if things were really like this.
Zhao Ziqian was not deeply involved in the world, and when she thought about what happened, it was really exactly the same as what Cai Wenyuan said, and her heart was relieved, and she couldn't help believing it.
Cai Wenyuan's eyes were like torches, and he saw through what Zhao Ziqian was thinking at a glance, smiled coldly in his heart, sighed and said: "You won't believe the words of the old man's family, but the old man can't watch Lord Zhao's only flesh and blood disappear like this." Miss Zhao, listen to the old man's advice, even if you don't believe the old man's words, don't take it lightly, you must live well, and don't let your father's hard work be in vain. ”
Cai Wenyuan's expression was sincere, how could a little girl who was not deeply involved in the world see the flaws, and with such emotional words, where would Zhao Ziqian, who was still a little wavering in her heart, still doubt it, and couldn't help asking: "That...... Then why would they let me go, aren't they afraid that one day I will know the truth of the matter and expose them?
Cai Wenyuan smiled bitterly: "Miss Zhao, Guo Mingyi's hands and eyes are all in the sky, the officials in the local capital are friends with him, even the old man can't shake him in the slightest, even if you know the truth of the matter, what can you do to them, then you will just lose your life in vain." Moreover, that Shen Chongming is a pervert, according to rumors, there are already a group of wives and concubines in the family at a young age, and he is even entangled with my top brand Yan Yumeng in Hangzhou Yanyu Building, how can such a person kill a woman like you. It's also because of this that he has been coaxing you for so long. ”
Speaking of Shen Chongming, although Cai Wenyuan's face was full of disdain, he hated it in his heart, it was this bastard's intervention that destroyed his plan, otherwise Guo Mingyi would have been convicted at this time to make way for himself.
Listening to Cai Wenyuan's talk about Shen Chongming's matter, Zhao Ziqian couldn't help but feel disgusted when she thought about it again, it turned out that he was so good to him, it was just a little hypocrisy.
"Miss Zhao, if you can trust the old man, go with the old man, one day, we must eradicate these corrupt officials and avenge your father!" Cai Wenyuan gritted his teeth and said.
The temptation of this sentence is very great, Zhao Ziqian was stunned in her heart, and couldn't help but think of her father's talent, she originally thought that she deserved it, but she never thought that she was murdered by a traitor, and this revenge must be avenged!
"Okay, I'll go with you, and one day I must avenge my father!" Zhao Ziqian said with a firm expression, the reluctance to Shen Chongming at this moment has long been gone, and only hatred is left in her heart!
Cai Wenyuan was overjoyed in his heart, nodded and said, "Okay, then let's leave here now, and when we come back, it will be the time for Guo Mingyi and Shen Chongming to pay for the blood debts of the thieves." ”
After that, he disappeared into the vast night with Zhao Ziqian, and he didn't notice that Zhao Ziqian was rescued by Cai Wenyuan just now and only fell off the jade bracelet from his wrist.
At this time, Shen Chongming didn't know that the concept of right and wrong in Zhao Ziqian's mind had been completely reversed by Cai Wenyuan's words, and he was still immersed in the sudden kiss.
However, when Zhao Ziqian didn't come back, he couldn't help but become anxious, and he didn't care about the promise to let her go alone, so he raised his feet and walked in the direction of leaving. As a result, it can be imagined that there is no figure of Zhao Ziqian on the shore of the West Lake at night.