121 The events of the past life
Xiao Xun covered Lu Nianjin's hand, looked at her side face, and said in a cold voice, "So far, it is also a scourge to keep her, it is better to ......"
"How about it? Kill her? That's the prince's white moonlight, is the prince willing to do it? Lu Nianjin asked rhetorically.
Xiao Xun clenched her hand, lightly imprinted a kiss on the corner of her lips, and said, "You are the white moonlight of this palace." β
Lu Nianjin snorted, "Then this matter will be handed over to me to deal with, no matter what I do, the prince can't interfere, and he can't blame me." β
"Good!" Xiao Xun looked into her eyes with a smile and said seriously.
Lu Nianjin was satisfied. When she turned around, she called Zhang into the house.
Zhang's recently took charge of the business of Wisteria Mansion, and she made a lot of money, which was called a spring breeze proud, and she stepped forward to salute Lu Nianjin with a bright smile.
Lu Nianjin raised his hand, "Madame doesn't have to be polite, sit down!" β
Zhang sat in a corner of the pestle, and after greetings, he asked about business, "I don't know what the princess called me to do, what are your orders?" β
Lu Nianjin's eyes changed, and he didn't answer her question directly, but turned to Huang Lun, "My eldest brother's matter, does Madam know?" β
It has been a few days since this incident, and the Zhang family lives opposite the Huang family, and has a good relationship with the Huang family's aunt, so naturally they have heard of it. Hearing Lu Nianjin mention it at this moment, a touch of sympathy flashed in her eyes, and she said, "Sister Li mentioned it to me, and her eyes were swollen when she cried. β
"Well," Lu Nianjin nodded, paused, and said, "Does that lady know who did this?" β
"Aren't they the two scholars in Changle Town?"
"No," Lu Nianjin sneered and shook his head, "Su Yan and Wang Ji are just a knife in the hands of the culprit behind the scenes, and the real murderer is someone else." β
"That'...... What does the crown princess mean? β
Lu Nianjin looked into her eyes, "It's Meng Qingting." β
"Miss Meng?!" Zhang was dumbfounded, "Is it because of the matter of Wisteria Mansion?" β
Lu Nianjin shook his head.
"What's the reason for that?"
"She used to love the crown prince and wanted to ...... Dedicated to the Crown Prince. Lu Nianjin said in a deep voice.
"I see." Zhang finally came to his senses, paused for a moment, and said, "The crown princess called me over today, did she want to make a move on the business in her hands?" β
Lu Nianjin said "um", "I want you to do whatever it takes to make all her business lose everything!" β
"I see." Zhang stood up and solemnly promised.
Lu Nianjin looked at her fixedly, and emphasized again, "Remember, it's at all costs!" β
"My subordinates understand!" Zhang said, and now she directly used honorifics.
Lu Nianjin nodded, pointed to the chair behind her, and said, "Sit down and talk, how is the business of Wisteria Mansion these days?" β
The Zhang family also wanted to report this matter today, so he hurriedly took out the account book from his wide sleeves, presented it, and said, "Mrs. Yang's wife and daughter recommended a lot of ladies and young ladies to come over, and those young ladies brought in another handkerchief to hand them over, and we are now full of people in Wisteria Mansion every day." β
Lu Nianjin listened to Zhang's words, opened the account book and looked at a few pages, the account record was exactly the same as what Zhang's said, she bowed her head slightly, "This time we have inherited the love of Mrs. Yang's Mansion, and you will send a post to Wisteria Mansion in September, and the Yang Mansion will taste the craftsmanship of the mysterious chef in September." β
Zhang hurriedly agreed, "I'll write a post and send it over when I turn around, but the crown princess, how many people can this post accommodate?" β
Lu Nianjin pondered for a moment and said, "There are six dishes in total, bring a few people, and let the poster make his own decisions." β
"Yes."
After talking about the matter of Wisteria Mansion, Lu Nianjin asked again about peace and security.
Zhang Shi thought of her pair of children, the expression on her face was indescribably soft, she replied softly, "Now Ping'er and An'er will drink two bowls of milk every day, and the two little guys' bodies are getting better and better, especially An'er, Xu is milk has drunk too much, and the skin of that body is softer and silkier than the best satin." I'll bring her to the crown princess another day. β
Lu Nianjin said with a smile, "I haven't seen Ping'er and An'er for some days, and I really miss them, next time Mrs. comes over, I must bring them over." β
Zhang nodded.
Subsequently, she left a lunch at the National Teacher's Mansion before leaving in a hurry and rushing to the Wisteria Mansion, the restaurant's business was too busy to leave her at all.
The groom who drove the car also knew that the master was an anxious man, and along the way, he drove the car very fast.
Half an hour later, seeing that the Wisteria Mansion was close at hand, the horse pulling the cart suddenly galloped like crazy.
The coachman was so frightened that he was almost thrown out of the cart, but thanks to his great strength, he held on to the reins and did not let go, so that he did not fall off the cart and was trampled to death by the hind hooves of the horse.
In the carriage, Zhang's swayed from side to side, his head hit the wall of the car hard, and the corners of his forehead suddenly broke and swollen, "What the hell is going on?" She shouted outside in a panic.
The coachman was tugging on the reins and watched in horror as the horses broke off the reins, constantly knocking over the pedestrians and peddlers on the road, and replied in a panic, "Madam, the horses are crazy, they have knocked over many people, and they have trampled on severalβ"
Zhang listened to the coachman's words, and his heart sank to the bottom.
She clutched the side wall of the carriage hard, her brain spinning to figure out a solution.
But she had a wound on her head, and when she moved her brain, the pain was even worse.
Just as she was in pain, and her hands turned white, and she was about to chisel her head open, she heard the neighing of horses, and the next moment the wheels of the carriage were cut off, and the whole carriage rushed forward.
As she tumbled to the ground, a grim-looking man in gray picked her up, and he took her to her feet, put his arm around her shoulders, and asked, "Is Madame alright?" β
Zhang glanced at the man in gray gratefully, shook his head and said, "I'm fine!" Thank you for saving your life. β
"A trivial matter, Madame doesn't need to worry about it!" The man in gray said, and glanced at Zhang worriedly, "Madame may stand firm?" β
Zhang was shocked, and it was only then that he reacted, he was still leaning on the man's arms, and he hurriedly pushed his chest back two steps, and said, "I'm sorry." β
The man arched his hand, "Since Madame is fine, then we will say goodbye." β
"Can the benefactor leave his name and surname?" Zhang saw that the man was about to leave, and hurriedly shouted.
When the man heard this, he turned around, and Luo Tuo smiled and said, "Nameless!" When the words fell, he walked away without looking back.
Zhang watched his back disappear, forcibly restrained a trace of bitterness in his heart, walked towards the coachman who had been helped up, and said, "How could the horse suddenly go crazy, has anyone else touched this horse in the past few days besides you?" β
When the coachman heard the master ask like this, he finally supported his body, and knelt down again with a puff, and said with a crying voice, "Back to Mrs., this horse has always been watched by the slave, and the slave is responsible for the safety of the master's travel, and he dare not be negligent, and he comes by himself to feed the grass and bathe the horse on weekdays, and he does not dare to let the horse leave the slave's sight for a moment when he goes out......"
Zhang's face became even more gloomy when she heard the coachman say this, she coughed vigorously, and said gloomily, "So, the horse had an accident on the road?" So saying, she walked towards the corpse of the horse lying on the ground.
She examined it carefully, and sure enough, she found a silver needle in the horse's neck.
Her eyes were cold, and she was about to pull out the silver needle, when the man in front of her, who had been trampled and trampled by the horse, rushed over with a stick and a knife.
The men didn't say a word, but slashed at her with the murder weapon.
The groom will do some work to protect the home, but he wants to save his master, but because of the previous stimulation, he can't get up now.
The sound of the stick breaking the wind whistled, and Zhang's pale pupils even reflected the hideous appearance of the person closest to her, she thought of Ping'er An'er at home without warning, and subconsciously raised her hand to block, but the stick was stopped by a gray knife handle when it was less than a point away from her.
Zhang looked back in astonishment, but the person who saved her was a man in gray who had left earlier and claimed to be nameless.
"Why are you back again?" She felt a trace of grievance in her heart and asked in a low voice.
Nameless didn't say anything, he directly grabbed her arm and hid it behind him, then looked coldly at the victims' families, and said, "This lady didn't mean to hurt people, today's matter, why don't you each take a step back, Mrs. will bear all the medical expenses, everyone's healing expenses, and give you a compensation, and you will let Mrs. go!" β
"How much then?" Some of the injured people's family members with relatively minor injuries were the first to ask.
Nameless turned his head and looked at Zhang.
Zhang knew that Nameless was thinking about her, she nodded lightly at him, then stepped forward, bowed deeply to the families of all the casualties, straightened up, and said, "Because of the frightened and slightly injured people in my carriage, I am willing to compensate ten taels of silver, those who hurt their bones, I am willing to compensate one hundred taels, and those who unfortunately died, two thousand taels!" β
"I agree!" One of the wounded, who had just scratched his skin, shouted, "Give me ten taels of silver, and I promise not to trouble you again!" β
"I agree!" The family of an injured man with a broken arm shouted that their family's income was only one tael of silver a month, and the one hundred taels promised by this lady were only saved by their family after ten years of hard work, and a fool would not want it.
As soon as these two people spoke, there were more people who compromised behind, and in the end, there was only a woman with red and swollen eyes who was crying, she looked at Zhang sadly, and cried in grief, "I don't want silver, I don't want a tael, I just want my husband, we have been married for a year, I just found out that I was pregnant today, but before I could tell him, he ...... I will give you money, and I will give you as much as you want, and will you give me back my husband? β
Zhang: "......"
She could feel the despair and sadness of the woman, but in matters of life and death, she was just a mortal, and she really had no choice.
"I'm sorry!" With tears in her eyes, she knelt down towards the woman.
Some people who are anxious to get the money persuade the woman, "Little lady, you don't have to be too sad, people can't be resurrected after death, although you have no husband, but you are still beautiful, and there is a thousand taels that your wife paid you as a dowry, and then dip it may be better than the first marriage!" β
The woman was so teased and persuaded that she wept even harder, and she wiped her red eyes with a veil, and her tears were like a river bursting its banks.
The more Zhang looked at it, the more uncomfortable it became, and after thinking about it for a long time, he had to solemnly promise her, "I will compensate you for 1,000 taels, you and your flesh and blood, follow me in the future, I will give birth to you." β
When the woman heard what Zhang said, she stopped crying, she looked at Zhang, and said delicately, "What Madame said is true?" She could see that this lady was not an ordinary person, and with her promise, she could indeed live well for the rest of her life.
Zhang nodded solemnly, "If you say a word, it is difficult to chase the horse, if you violate this oath, you will thunder!" β
"That'...... The future of me and the child will be handed over to Mrs. β
Zhang nodded.
At this time, someone urged Zhang to take the money.
Zhang looked at the man led by the group, "Naturally, I won't lose you money, but not now!" β
"When will that have to wait? Are you going to be coaxing us and making fun of us victims? The man cursed and looked dissatisfied.
Zhang shook his head, tightened his face, and said, "The silver compensated for you, I will hand it over to the Criminal Department Shangshu, and then the Criminal Department Shangshu will transfer it to you!" β
"Why do you want to hand it over to the Criminal Department Shangshu?" Someone asked.
Zhang looked sideways at the horse carcass not far away and said, "Come with me!" β
Everyone followed her a few steps forward with suspicious expressions.
"What do you think this is?" After finding the wound on the horse's neck, Zhang asked the people present in a cold voice.
When those people heard this, they stared at it for a moment, then changed their faces and said, "This horse went crazy because it shot poison at someone!" β
Zhang Shi turned his gaze and nodded slightly, "Not bad!" So, I'm going to report this matter to the official! β
The family members of the injured exchanged their heads for a moment, and said, "This is as it should be, otherwise how can there be a good next time." β
"As for your compensation money, no matter whether this case will be solved or not, within three days, the officials of the Criminal Department will send it to you." When everyone was quiet, Zhang promised.
"Thank you, ma'am!" Some people thanked Zhang, thinking that she was very righteous, and such a result was obviously not caused by her, but she was willing to take out money to comfort the injured.
"No thanks." Zhang shook his head bitterly, "Let's go to the Criminal Department now!" β
"Yes, ma'am!" As the group spoke, they walked in the direction of the Criminal Department.
Only the woman who cried the most did not follow, and she staggered behind.
Zhang noticed her friction and looked back at her more, "What's wrong with you?" Walking so slowly? β
The woman smiled with difficulty and said, "My husband's bodies and I are still in the place where the accident occurred, and I am afraid that people will come and go, and I am afraid that someone will be disrespectful to him, or Madame, you can take them to the criminal department, and you can give me my compensation money in private." β
When Zhang heard the woman say this, her pupils suddenly shrank with force, and something exploded in her mind.
However, she did not show it, but calculated it, nodded at the woman imperceptibly, and said, "That's fine, you can go, mourn!" β
The woman said yes and went alone!
Zhang watched her walk away step by step, until she could no longer see her, and then she took the other injured and their families to the direction of the Yamen of the Criminal Department......
Not far away, an inn on the street is on the second floor.
Meng Qingting retracted his gaze, closed the window with his hand, and sighed mockingly, "Zhang Huanting, isn't she going to enter the game." β
Opposite her, Xiao Ze smiled gently, "Qing Ting, you are the daughter of the world, and the things in this world are not certain to you." β
Meng Qingting listened to Xiao Ze's words, but he was not too proud, but a little distracted.
Where is she a female Zhuge , she is just the light of reliving a lifetime.
In the previous life, she was Xiao De's side concubine.
She couldn't look down on the cold and lonely Xiao Xun, and was deceived into the Three Princes' Mansion by Xiao De with a few sweet words.
When she first entered the Three Princes' Mansion, she lived a good life for a few days, and she was in love with Xiao Deen, and she blended oil in honey. But this affection did not last long, and Xiao De, the brute, soon became infatuated with other women.
In the Wutong Garden of the Three Princes' Mansion, she lit candles all night, waiting for him night after night, but ten times out of ten, ten times would be in vain.
The third princess, Luo Shi, was a sweet-hearted person, and in front of Xiao De, she took care of their side rooms very well and cared for them, but as soon as Xiao De left, she immediately changed her appearance.
In the decades in the Three Princes' Mansion, she has received countless slaps, and her knees have thick calluses. What's more, all three of her children died at the hands of Roche.
She remembered that her first child was a daughter, and when she was four months pregnant, she was tripped by Luo's aunt, and she saw red intermittently for a month, and the child was gone. The second child was a dragon and phoenix fetus, which turned out to be an excellent omen, but Luo's couldn't accommodate their mother and son, she sent someone to push her off the bridge, and fell straight on the ice of Layue, the child was gone at that time, a boy, a girl, more than five months, can see the eyebrows. She hugged them and watched them cry until they were out of breath, and their bodies half the size of a palm became cold little by little.
Since then, she has formed a mortal enmity with Roche, and until death, they hate her so much that they want to skin her and cramp.
And when she was suffering from these, what about Lu Nianjin! She married Xiao Xun.
Step by step, she bloomed with dazzling light, from a widow to a justifiable crown princess, and then to a noble queen mother under one person and above ten thousand people.
If that's all it takes, it's not enough for her to hate her so much.
What she hates even more is that she picked up Xiao Xun, who she couldn't look down on, but got the love she longed for the most for a lifetime. Xiao Xun treats others coldly, but he is extremely gentle when he treats his wife Lu Nianjin.
From her life to her death, for forty years, even if Xiao Xun ascended the throne as emperor, he did not accept any more women into the room.
He guarded Lu Nianjin, guarded the six children they gave birth to, and his grandchildren and grandchildren, enjoyed happiness and a happy family reunion.
And she was trapped in the mud of the Three Princes' Mansion, watching Xiao De be reduced to a concubine, and she didn't let go of the maidservants in the mansion, day and night, she only knew how to indulge in pleasure.
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"Qing Ting, what's wrong with you? Why is your face so ugly? Xiao Ze saw that Meng Qingting didn't know what to think, his expression became more and more hideous, and he couldn't help but interrupt her and asked.
Meng Qingting was shouted by Xiao Ze before she came back to her senses, she gathered her hand hidden under her wide sleeves, poured out a breath of turbidity, and said, "It's nothing, just thinking of some unpleasant things?" β
"What's the matter?"
"It's not a big deal, don't mention it. It's been too long since we've been out, it's time for us to go back! With that, she stood up.
Xiao Ze let out a sullen sigh, stretched out a hand towards her, put his arm around her, and the two walked out together.
The yamen of the Criminal Department, Zhang explained the matter clearly to Yuan Tong, and left all the silver tickets for compensation, and then left with the hand that came to pick her up the crescent moon.
"Girl, are you really okay?" Out of the yamen of the Criminal Department, the crescent moon looked at the pale face of his master and asked.
Zhang shook his head, "I'm fine." β
"Then let's go back now, you're frightened, and you must rest for a few days."
Hearing the crescent moon say this, Zhang sighed, "How can I have this blessing." If we don't go back to the house first, I have to go to the National Teacher's Mansion again. β
"What are you going to do at the National Teacher's Mansion?" Crescent Moon looked suspicious, then pointed to the broken skin and bruises on her forehead, and said, "The wound on your forehead can be dealt with by the slave maid, and you don't need the crown princess at all." β
"It's not because of this, it's just now, I want the crown princess to help me check a few people!" Zhang explained.
The crescent moon suddenly realized, "So that's the case, then let's go quickly!" It's not too late. β
Zhang snorted, held the crescent moon's hand, and got into the carriage.
Half an hour later, the National Teacher's Mansion, Luoshen Garden.
Lu Nianjin heard Yun Shu inform the Zhang family that she wanted to see her, and a look of confusion appeared on her face, "Didn't Mrs. Wan just leave for a long time, why did she come here again?" β
Yun Shu listened to the master's inquiry, and hurriedly told the Zhang family what had happened just now.
After hearing this, Lu Nianjin immediately grimaced his face and instructed Yun Shu, "Go and invite Mrs. Wan in and bring her directly to the bedroom!" β
"Yes, girl!" Yun Shu took the order and retreated.
It didn't take long for Zhang to be brought in.
She walked to the middle of the bedroom with some difficulty, and was just about to salute, but was interrupted by Lu Nianjin, "Madame has an injury, don't be polite, sit down!" β
Zhang's fell hard, his hips and leg bones hurt badly, and after listening to Lu Nianjin's words, he only said thank you in a low voice, and sat down on the small pestle that Yun Xun hugged over.
"What the hell is going on here?"
"Back to the crown princess, here's how it ......"
Zhang told the story of the incident in detail.
Especially when talking about Nameless and the woman who died with her husband, she restored every expression and every sentence of the two people at that time.
After hearing this, Lu Nianjin also felt that something was wrong.
"Do you remember what those two looked like?" After pondering for a moment, she asked Zhang.
Zhang nodded, "I'm in business, and I've always remembered the appearance of guests accurately. β
"Draw it, I'll have someone check it!"
"Yes!" Zhang responded.
Soon, Yun Jiang asked the little maid to go out and bring in pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
The crescent moon was inked, and Zhang recalled the appearance of the two people and drew them on rice paper.