"Listen to your uncle," Wang Kui drank the small wine brought by his son in the felony cell of the Criminal Department, and whispered to Wang Shuai: "Your uncle has been mixed in the officialdom all his life, and he has traveled more roads and seen the world than our grandfather combined, he knows when to do something, so you just do what your uncle tells you to do." Don't be clever behind your uncle's back, beware of paying yourself in. ”

After more than a year in prison, Wang Kui's heart gradually slowed down, and his former hot temper was also wiped out by time and loneliness. However, as soon as he heard his son mention the matter of the Liu family, a trace of resentment flashed in his eyes, the family was ruined and hated, if he didn't hate, he didn't want to retaliate, that was nonsense, Wang Kui's mind was not so broad, but he was resentful in his heart, what could he do, didn't he still have to stay in this prison honestly?

Therefore, Wang Kui's biggest wish now is not to take revenge and get out of his heart, but to hope that his big backer Liu Peng can think of a way to redeem him earlier, after all, Liu Peng is sixty and nine this year, and when he is old, he has a strong body and a good life? In case one day, this uncle dies suddenly, and the only backer of their Wang family falls, and then he doesn't say that he will go out, but in this cell, without the care of his uncle, he is afraid that it will be difficult for him to live for another half a year.

It's a bit selfish, but this is a reality, I can't help Wang Kui not think about it first, Liu Peng has no heirs, Wang Shuai is now equivalent to a wasted person, and it is not of much use, if Liu Peng really falls, Wang Kui knows that his own fate will be very miserable.

"Got it, Dad," carefully poured a glass of wine for Wang Kui with a pot, Wang Shuai responded weakly, and said: "My uncle has been busy going in and out these days, as if he already has some clues, and their Liu family can't jump for a few days." ”

Thinking of the small and lowly peasant Liu family that he used to bully and ravage, and now he has swaggered and become one of the few big families in Sanyuan County, Wang Shuai felt a burst of resentment in his heart, in addition to wanting to take revenge and hate earlier, he couldn't bear to let him beat and scolded Liu Yi and Liu Ertiao in the past, and the scenery of Liu Yi and Liu Ertiao who was scolded would be as beautiful as now, and five people and six people were alive in the world, and he wanted to trample them under his feet again.

"Shuai'er, you think too simply, if the Liu family can solve it so easily, as early as a year ago, after our father and son suffered, your uncle would not have spared them." Regarding his son's words, Wang Kui shook his head lightly, "Not to mention the Yang Bofang who has always been close to the Liu family, just Liu Yiyi and the friends he made later, which one of them did your uncle dare to touch easily?" ”

Although he has been locked up in prison, some news and events outside have reached Wang Kui's ears to some extent, Wang Kui raised his neck again and poured a glass of wine, and said: "There is also that Liu Ertiao, not to mention being the county governor of Sanyuan, he also married the daughter of the Ministry of Rites and Mansions, and was valued by the emperor, and won the support of the Ministry of Rites and Mansions, how can such a person be so easy to be overthrown?" ”

It's not that Wang Kui is depressed, but that although his uncle Liu Peng is an old man next to the prince, he has not been treated by the prince in recent years, and his energy and influence are much worse than before. Moreover, Liu Yiyi is the life-saving benefactor of the prince and the queen's mother, if you want to find help from the prince's side, it is difficult to climb to the sky.

After taking a sip of wine and food, Wang Kui glanced at his precious son and said: "During this time, in your uncle's mansion, you don't have to do anything, try to beg your uncle as much as possible, let him quickly find a way to save his father, although there is no sin in this prison, but if you stay for a long time, your father will go crazy." ”

In order to take care of his face and influence, Liu Peng rarely came to visit in prison, so Wang Kui could only ask his son to plead in front of his uncle now.

"Dad, please rest assured, if you don't mention this matter, Shuai'er will also mention it to your uncle," pouring wine for his father again, Wang Shuai said weakly: "In fact, my uncle also hopes that my father can come out to reunite with us earlier, and he has never given up his plan to rescue his father for a moment in the past year, but my father's sins are really troublesome, and I am afraid that there will be no effective way in a short time..."

As he spoke, Wang Shuai's chest ached for a while, and he couldn't help but stop talking, covering his chest with both hands, and gasping for breath for a while.

"Shuai'er, what's wrong?" Wang Kui hurriedly stood up, walked around behind his son, reached out and gently brushed Wang Shuai's back, and asked in a loud voice.

"It's okay, it's an old problem, it'll be fine in a while." Wang Shuai turned his head and smiled miserably at Wang Kui, gasping and said: "This is all due to Liu Yiyi, his punch seemed to be light, but it just hurt the child's lungs, although he can't die, but he can't live comfortably, now the child can't bear the heavy object, but the mood is a little excited, and the chest will be suffocated." ”

Speaking of this, Wang Shuai's gasping intensified again, showing that his mood was very excited at the moment, and a flame of hatred flashed in his eyes.

"You are Liu Peng?" In the main hall of the East Palace, Wu Mei was sitting at the head, raising her eyes to look at the old man Liu Peng who was bowing below, lightly opened her lips, and asked him in a loud voice.

"It's Weichen, I don't know if Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess summoned Weichen to come, what instructions do you have?" Liu Peng bowed respectfully and bowed his head to greet Wu Mei, his two eyes kept staring at the ground, not squinting, very regular.

"Hehe, Lord Liu is the old man next to His Royal Highness the Prince, you don't have to be too formal, let's sit down and talk back." Seeing Old Man Liu's serious appearance, Wu Mei nodded lightly, and then smiled kindly and stretched out her hand to invite Liu Peng to take a seat, and said, "I heard that when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince first began to read and write, Lord Liu followed His Royal Highness the Prince's side, right?" ”

"Back to Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess," Ti Peng sat down at the bottom, and after listening to Wu Mei's question, Liu Peng replied: "The first emperor, the emperor, and the queen's mother, when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was four years old, he followed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to wait and assist, this time, it has been fifteen years. ”

I don't know what the princess meant by calling her, Liu Peng has always been cautious when answering, and he didn't dare to be a little lazy.

"Oh, it's been so long, no wonder His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always valued and trusted Lord Liu so much." Wu Mei nodded slightly, took a small sip of the tea bowl, looked up at Liu Peng, and said: "I heard that Lord Liu has never had an heir under his knees, and the only nephew is still in the prison of the Criminal Department, and he will be released from prison indefinitely, but is there such a thing?" ”

"Huh?!" Liu Peng's heart tightened, regardless of etiquette, he suddenly looked up at Wu Mei, and saw that the crown princess was sipping tea, with an indifferent face, and didn't even look at him, Liu Peng's forehead couldn't help but sweat, after a year, I don't know what Wu Mei meant by mentioning this matter again?

"Back to Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess, there is indeed this matter, it is Wei Chen's unscrupulous nephew, who violated the law and discipline, broke the law of my Tang Dynasty, and has been in prison in the Criminal Department for a year," Liu Peng replied: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also knows about this matter." ”

At the beginning, Liu Peng was cheeky and begged Li Chengqian to come forward to save Wang Kui's life, but this matter was not a secret, so Liu Peng said it calmly.

"It's called Wang Kui, I know, I heard that Mr. Liu Yiliu personally sent him to prison at that time," Wu Mei glanced at Liu Peng with a chuckle, and said: "I also heard that Wang Kui also has a son, Wang Shuai, who was also sent to serve in the northwest border, I wonder if he is okay now?" ”

"Although the northwest is bitter, but that kid is not bad now, he didn't lose his life, and Princess Lao remembered it." The crown princess must have already known something, while answering Wu Mei's question, Liu Peng quietly raised his head and glanced up, seeing that Wu Mei's face was the same as usual, and he couldn't see the reason at all, so he had to sit there with trepidation again, thinking about when the people in the mansion revealed the news?

Seeing that Liu Peng became a little nervous, the corners of Wu Mei's mouth were slightly hooked, and there was a trace of disdain in her eyes, just such a scene made her sweat break out on her head, and she didn't have any responsibility and courage in her chest, no wonder she had worked by the prince's side for fifteen years, but she was still just a minor official of the fifth grade. Compared to this calm kung fu, this old man can't even compare to Zhang Chuwen who just passed, and it will be difficult to do much in the future.

"Really? I thought that Lord Liu had already found a way to redeem people from the northwest, hehe," Wu Mei put down the tea bowl in her hand, looked at Liu Peng and said: "I don't know if there is a grudge against Liu Yiyi, who sent Wang Kui's family to prison, and Liu Mansion?" ”

"The crown princess laughed, Weichen didn't dare!" I still didn't know what Wu Mei meant by this time, Liu Peng carefully arched his hand and said: "The prince broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people, they violated the law of my Tang Dynasty, and they were sent to prison, but they deserved it, how dare Weichen hold a grudge?" ”

"Oh? Is it? Seeing that Liu Peng was inconsistent, Wu Mei was also unimpressed, glanced at Liu Peng, and whispered to Liu Peng: "If this is the case, then why does Lord Liu pay so much attention to the 'Liu's Tea Workshop' in Sanyuan Liufu and Liu Ertiao, who is a county in Sanyuan?" ”

"Also, in the past few months, the young man who often enters the prison cell of the Criminal Department to visit Wang Kui, I wonder how Lord Liu will explain?"

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