Chapter 24: The Death of Madame Xu
Looking at the people of the Xu Mansion who were captured by the officers and soldiers brought by Zhou Xiong, Jiuhuang bit his lips tightly, and the hand hanging down his side was tightly clenched into a fist, if it wasn't for the two of them who were later Su Nuqin.
"This is the emperor's will, if you are reckless, it is a capital crime to resist the will."
Feeling the anger on Jiuhuang's body that was about to reach the brink of an outburst, Su Nu whispered beside Jiuhuang.
"You must know that the emperor's punishment of you with thirty military sticks is already an extrajudicial favor."
Extrajudicial favors? Jiuhuang sarcastically said in his heart: Zhao Yun is just a faint monarch who listens to traitorous ministers and indulges in the harem all day long, so he will exile his father-in-law for thousands of miles before he finds out the facts, and even more when his father-in-law suddenly died in the prison of Dali Temple, he implicated everyone in the Xu family.
It was a loss that my father died on the battlefield for the Celestial Empire in order to keep the Celestial Empire.
"The Xu family has been loyal to the Heavenly Dynasty for generations, but they didn't expect to get such a result in the end. Master, in the spirit of heaven, you can see that the monarch that your Xu family has been loyal to for generations is so mediocre. ”
Mrs. Xu, Ling, was escorted out by two officers and soldiers. From learning that Xu Liang was imprisoned and fainted and fell ill on the bed, and then hearing that Xu Yang was exiled, Mrs. Xu's health has become worse and worse.
I thought that Jiuhuang could have a glimmer of hope that the Xu family might be able to save the Xu family, but after a day's work, Xu Yang was imprisoned, and the Xu Mansion was implicated and imprisoned, and was convicted of Zhulian.
At this moment, in the circle of noble ladies in Shangjing, Mrs. Xu, who has always been known for her limited gentleness, also wailed to the sky.
Looking at the Ling clan who was escorted out by the officers and soldiers, Jiuhuang could no longer suppress his emotions, broke free from the plain girl who stopped her, ran to the front of the Ling clan, pushed the two officers and soldiers away, supported the weak body of the Ling clan, suppressed the sadness in his heart and called: "Mother"
This shout contains Jiuhuang's nurturing and pampering of the Ling family over the years.
Ling Shi looked at Jiuhuang, although tears had already blurred her vision, she could still see Jiuhuang's face clearly. Although she is now miserable and sad in her heart, she smiled at Jiuhuang with a strong face: "In the future, without me and your father-in-law, you have to do well or go down, don't live up to your father's expectations of you, you must always remember that your father is Jing Yu, the general who is admired in the Celestial Empire." ”
"I know that you have been a sensible child since you were a child, Ah Jiu, listen to your mother's words, don't be sad about my affair with your father-in-law, and don't think about avenging the Xu Mansion; The Xu Mansion has been loyal and good for generations, and it is the Qi of the Xu Mansion that has been received, and you have to go down well. ”
When Ling's last sentence was finished, she finally spat out a mouthful of blood.
During this time, everything Jiuhuang did for the Xu Mansion, the Ling clan knew what the Jiuhuang had done for the Xu Mansion even if he was lying on the bed. And when Zhou Xiong broke into the Xu Mansion with his officers and soldiers, he learned the truth from the maid who ran into the house in a panic.
So, before the officers and soldiers broke into her yard, she had already taken the poison. The poison was able to sustain herself until the last time she saw Jiuhuang, and she was already satisfied.
Looking at the Ling family who suddenly vomited blood, Jiuhuang felt at a loss, tears continued to overflow his eyelids like a spring, hugged Ling's body, and kept calling in his mouth: "Mother, what's wrong with you, mother..."
Hearing Jiuhuang's call, Ling wanted to reach out and touch Jiuhuang's face again, but his hand was only stretched out in the air, but it suddenly slipped down, and his head leaning on Jiuhuang's shoulder was tilted, and there was a light smile on her face that she blindly liked.
Feeling that the person in his hand was no longer breathing, Jiuhuang's body couldn't help but stumble, "Mother"
A sharp voice, with grief, reluctance, despair, and hatred, sounded in the Xu Mansion.
Jiuhuang raised his head and closed his eyes to face the sky, and his eyes like a clear spring overflowed from the corners of his eyes, sliding into the two sideburns of his head.
Zhou Xiong watched Ling's sudden death, Jiuhuang's body exuded a thick murderous aura, and he didn't know what to do for a while.
Just as he was struggling with whether to continue to detain the people of the Xu Mansion or withdraw back to Dali Temple, Jiuhuang's voice suddenly came from the front.
"After doing your will, you'd better leave the Xu Mansion as soon as possible, otherwise, you will stay here forever."
Jiuhuang's cold voice made Zhou Xiong shiver, obviously it was only the end of summer and the autumn solstice, but he felt that he had entered the harsh winter, and he was shivering from the cold.
After a moment of stunned, Zhou Xiong came back to his senses and ordered the officers and soldiers to be brought to take the people of the Xu Mansion into custody and leave the Xu Mansion quickly.
After all the people in Dali Temple left, Jiuhuang had already recovered from Ling's death, turned his body, and looked at the plain girl and Qin Jue who were still standing in the Xu Mansion, Jiuhuang said lightly: "Why are you here?" ”
Su Nu looked at Jiuhuang who was so calm in front of her, and asked worriedly, "Are you okay?" ”
Obviously, he was still a grieving person just now, but in the blink of an eye, he became so calm, if he didn't know everything, if he didn't see it with his own eyes, Su Nu thought that Jiuhuang had nothing to do with Xu Mansion.
Hearing Su Nu's words, Jiuhuang smiled and said: "It's okay, what can I do, I'm King Jing, the only one in the Heavenly Empire, even in so many big and small countries, who has been named a prince as a woman." ”
The smile on Jiuhuang's face, which was even uglier than crying, and the extreme sarcasm in her words, made Su Nu hear the grief in her heart at this time; Even her current grief is no less than the pain of losing her biological parents back then, and today's pain still contains deep hatred; Yes, hatred, that is hatred for Zhao Yun's mediocrity.
At this time, in addition to quietly accompanying Jiuhuang's side, Su Nu did not let her commit the crime of killing her head.
In the palace of the third prince, after Zhao Xuan came back from the palace, he instructed the housekeeper to pay close attention to the situation in the Xu Mansion, and at the same time asked the guards around him about the situation they had discovered.
"Master, Zhou Xiong, the young secretary of Dali Temple, has taken the people of Xu Mansion into Dali Temple."
This is the news that the housekeeper sent someone to pay attention to the Xu Mansion.
Have you seen someone take someone into Dali Temple? Although Zhou Xiong's speed is fast, it is also in Zhao Xuan's guess. was about to speak, and wanted to ask about Jiuhuang's situation, but found that the housekeeper hesitated and looked like he wanted to speak.
"What else?"
The housekeeper, who was thinking about whether to inform Zhao Xuan of Ling's death, was shocked when he heard Zhao Xuan's questioning; came back to his senses, looked at Zhao Xuandao, and said, "Mrs. Xu is dead." ”
Kindness? Zhao Xuan didn't react for a while, the meaning of Mrs. Xu's death.
Perhaps seeing Zhao Xuan's doubts, the housekeeper explained: "The little guy who was sent to inquire outside the Xu Mansion came back to report that Mrs. Xu had committed suicide by poisoning herself without the news of Lord Xu's death and the implication of more than 100 lives in the Xu Mansion. ”
As soon as the butler finished speaking, he felt a gust of wind blowing around him.
He waited quietly for Zhao Xuan's speech, but he couldn't get Zhao Xuan's response for a long time. looked up and wanted to ask Zhao Xuan if they were going to Xu's Mansion to mourn, but found that Zhao Xuan was no longer in the house.
It turned out that Zhao Xuan knew the seriousness of the situation after listening to the housekeeper's words, and then used the fastest speed in his life to leave the prince's mansion and head towards the Xu mansion.
In the Xu Mansion, Jiuhuang did not let the Su Nu and Qin Jue help, and hung the mourning flags all over the Xu Mansion alone, personally bought two good Nanmu coffins in the coffin shop in Shangjing, dressed up for the Ling family, gently put her into one of the coffins, and set up a mourning hall for her in the Xu Mansion.
Of the two coffins placed on the mourning hall, one was placed by the Ling family, and the other was prepared for Xu Yang.
Su Nu and Qin Jue watched Jiuhuang busy on the side, and they didn't want them to intervene to help; They knew that the Nine Phoenixes were still the Nine Phoenixes. But Qin Jue knew that after experiencing the affairs of the Xu Mansion and the death of Xu Yang and his wife, Jiuhuang was no longer the Jiuhuang he used to be, and he could feel the current hatred in her heart.
Watching her pretend to be strong and supporting the Xu Mansion alone, Qin Jue's 3 suddenly flashed a thought in her heart; He can't sit idly by like this, even if he knows that he will intervene, he will pay a thousand times the price, as long as she can be less grieved, Qin Jue thinks it is worth it.
Zhao Xuan hurried to the Xu Mansion and saw the Xu Mansion that was already covered with white mourning flags.
With a "bang", Zhao Xuan's mind seemed to have something broken, and a buzzing sound appeared in his head.
He walked into Xu's Mansion in a daze, looking at the busy wine shop, there was no sadness on his face, and he even seemed very calm; But looking at such a nine phoenix, Zhao Xuan's heart for some reason, a trace of thought flashed, wanting to kill all the people who bear her in the world, in exchange for her even a trace of smile.
"Nine Phoenix..."
Zhao Xuan called the busy figure and wanted to comfort her, but he found that he didn't know how to talk to her and what words to use to comfort her.
Hearing Zhao Xuan's shout, Jiuhuang turned his head and said, "Third Prince, why are you here?" ”
Zhao Xuan opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything, just walked to Jiuhuang's side like that.
"I'm here to condolence Mrs. Xu."
Zhao Xuan said, and then whispered like a promise by Jiuhuang's side: "Believe me, I will definitely give them innocence." ”
Hearing Zhao Xuan's words, Jiuhuang was slightly stunned and said, "Thank you for coming, the third prince." ”
Jiuhuang said while looking at the coffin placed on the mourning hall, her eyes were ethereal, making it difficult to see the emotions in her eyes, and after a long time, Jiuhuang's words came softly, and said, "This is what I will definitely do." ”
seemed to be swearing, but Zhao Xuan knew that Jiuhuang was resolute in his words. He didn't say anything, and followed Jiuhuang into the mourning hall and came up with a stick of incense for Mrs. Xu.
This is Zhao Xuan's greatest sincerity, although Zhao Xuan is Zhao Yun's prince, but Jiuhuang is not a person who can't be confused, knowing that Zhao Xuan has been helping her for Xu Yang's affairs; And Zhao Xuan, as a prince, can come to mourn for Mrs. Xu is also his greatest sincerity.
Therefore, Jiuhuang accepted Zhao Xuan's sincerity.