Chapter 41: Each has his own scheming
Just when the Li Mansion was anxious about this matter, no one would notice the female baby who seemed to be weak but was actually stubborn and had a tragic background. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
In fact, whether it is Li Zhen, Liu Rui, or Xiao Liang, the most tragic and sympathetic among them is Zhao Wan, who has locked herself in the room all day.
This is the sorrow of the little person, she is so weak in the face of fate, she can't resist, she can't escape, she can only choose to accept or die to end it all.
Zhao Wan thought of death, and used death to apologize to Li Zhen and the Li family, but she didn't dare to die, because if she died, then everything Li Zhen had done for herself before would be meaningless.
This is how the world is, when a person wants to die but does not dare to die, this is the real sorrow, her sorrow, the sorrow of everyone, and the sorrow of the world.
Zhao Wan's tears have long been gone, although her father's revenge was avenged, but it was two people and the entire Li family who were sacrificed.
This is not the result that Zhao Wan wants, Li Zhen and herself are just a pair of strangers who have nothing to do with her, and as for Xiao Liang, he has never even said a word to him, and he has never smiled at him.
And these two people are now in prison because of themselves, and they are still guilty of murder and desecration, which makes Zhao Wan feel like she is jumping from a bottomless abyss to another equally bottomless abyss.
The same grief, but with more guilt and uneasiness.
Zhao Wan didn't have the courage or face to face Li Chengye and Li Mo, or even everyone in the Li family, she locked herself in her room and escaped from all this.
The original bed of red satin quilt has been replaced by white silk by Wang Po, white as snow and smooth as fat.
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Liu Rui's coffin has been parked in the main hall for a whole day, in stark contrast to Liu Rui's "frugality" during his lifetime, the entire mourning hall has been arranged to be extremely grand, even exceeding the specifications of a five-grade official.
Liu Rui's death may not be a bad thing for most officials in Jiangling Mansion, but more of an opportunity, an opportunity to show loyalty, of course, this loyalty is to show the person standing behind the Liu family.
Even before Liu Rui's death, Liu's Mansion had never been as lively as it is now, with hundreds of officials of all sizes in Jiangling Mansion, plus many unqualified officials and relatives near and far, the daily flow of personnel in Liu's Mansion is second only to the City Gate Tower.
The funeral post to Chang'an Baifu has been sent out quickly, there is Bai Minzhong's face, and the post stations at all levels along the way are afraid that they will also be busy, and the journey of nearly two thousand miles will take at least seven days at the earliest, if you count the time for eating and sleeping, it will take nearly a month to go back and forth.
Liu Kuo's expression was very sad, but he was very proud in his heart, his father's death was also an opportunity for him, a great opportunity, he will reach the age of crowning next year, which also means that he can rely on the shade of the door to enter the office, if nothing else, he will get at most a nine-grade idle errand.
But now, everything is possible, because the orphans and widows themselves are bound to receive more favor from their uncles, and even it is not impossible for His Majesty to reward a five-rank official in the face of his uncle.
At this time, Liu Kuo and his mother knelt on the ground in sackcloth to thank him, but the expressions on his faces were different, compared with the sadness of his mother Zhang, Liu Kuo's eyes were more eager, far more eager than before, and this eagerness was more than his father's death.
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It has been four months since Li Deyu took office in Jiangling Mansion, and he no longer has the posture of calling for wind and rain in Chang'an City, but it gives him more time to think.
Think about your life and your future.
He has been in the age of sixtieth year, and he has been degraded twice, and he has experienced the glory of being a very human minister, and he has also felt the confusion of the world. When he left Chang'an four months ago, he knew that this time he might never return.
He knows the reasons why His Majesty is belittling him, and he also understands His Majesty's suffering, which cannot be spoken, and can only be borne silently by himself.
What's more, now that he is the Jingnan Festival, he is easy and comfortable, the military power is completely handed over to Yan Shuo, and the political power is taken care of by Li Chengye, all he has to do is to fish and worship the Buddha, and his life is comfortable.
But I don't want Liu Rui to be assassinated by accident, and this murderer is still a guard in Li Chengye's house, if only that's it, it's easy to do, kill the guard, and then make up a reason to clear up the relationship with Li Chengye, and reprimand him a little bit to pass, but Li Chengye's son who is so good to die is involved again.
This made Li Chengye suddenly feel a little tricky, Li Chengye was his right-hand man in Jiangling Mansion, if he killed his son, it would inevitably cause Li Chengye's dissatisfaction, but on the other side it was Bai Minzhong's sister-in-law who died, no matter which end he was heading, it was a mistake.
"Alas!"
Li Deyu grabbed and tore the half-written song to shreds, this matter must be resolved before Chang'an's will comes down, otherwise the baby will definitely die, and Li Chengye will not be able to escape the involvement.
So this matter must be resolved as soon as possible, as far as his heart is concerned, Li Deyu is still more biased towards Li Chengye, after all, Liu Rui is Bai Minzhong's person.
Li Deyu lowered his head and gently took a sip of the tea soup that was already half-cool, some salty and a little fishy, he frowned and said to himself: "The mountain stream water of Ning'en Temple, but this tea is boiled old!" ”
Li Deyu picked up the teacup and got up slowly, and was about to splash the tea, but as soon as he opened the door, he seemed to suddenly think of something, so he retreated back and put the teacup back in its place, and then said to the attendant at the door: "Come and change clothes, go to the state prison with the old man!" ”
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This was the first time Li Zhen was in a prison, and the Tang Dynasty's prison was divided into separate rooms, and prisoners were detained according to their status.
Although Li Zhen's identity is not a rich and noble, he can be regarded as the son of an official eunuch, and he conforms to the will of the people because of this matter, so the prison cell he got with Xiao Liang is not bad.
At least there is no trouble with mosquitoes, flies and rats, two meals a day are considered rich, and even Xiao Liang has a pot of mash per meal.
Li Zhen's heart has never been so relaxed as it is now, here he doesn't need to think about anything, let alone arrange anything, all he has to do every day is to eat and sleep, and as for the people who come to visit, he is afraid that his relaxed heart will become nervous again, and he is afraid that he will cry, and he is even more afraid of seeing others cry.
But the only thing he worries about is his father Li Chengye, although he only has a relationship with Li Chengye for eleven years, but in the past eleven years, he has really felt the warmth of his family, which is not easy to come by, and he has been imprisoned before he has cherished it.
"Alas......" Li Zhen sighed as he lay on the soft hemp mat.
"Humph! The old man wants to see what kind of bastard this bastard is! ”
At this moment, a cold snort came from outside the cell.