Chapter 745: Old and Decrepit
Da Xiliu stood on Han Jian's side with a little apprehension in her heart, and the guards went in, she was also afraid that Mrs. Luo was really planning something unfavorable to the Eastern Palace, and Han Jian would forgive what he said, but it was only for the death penalty. With the glory of Mrs. Luo for half of her life, she can't afford to suffer the pain of being suppressed, and Daxiliu also has a little self-blame in her heart, and her "betrayal" may be the reason why Mrs. Luo took the risk.
But the guards went in for a long time, and there was no sound of fierce fighting, and after a while, the guards came out to pay their respects, and Onishi Yanagi was slightly relieved to see the situation, at least it means that there was no killing inside.
"Hmm." Han Jian nodded, and led Daxi Liu and a group of guards and officers and soldiers into the courtyard.
The courtyard is not big, just a very ordinary courtyard, Mrs. Luo has already come out of the house, and there are several guards guarding behind her, because Han Jian did not order the use of force, even if Mrs. Luo is guarded by the guards, her personal freedom is not restricted, and she looks a little peaceful standing there, but she lowers her head and does not look at Han Jian and Da Xiliu. There were several women behind Mrs. Lowe, and Onishiliu recognized two of them as Mrs. Lowe's new daughter-in-law, or rather the vacancy that had replaced her and her sister who had worked under Mrs. Lowe.
"The slave family greets the young son." Even if Mrs. Luo did not look up, she felt an atmosphere of solemnity. Han Jian came in, the swords, guns, swords, and halberds were all bright, even if Mrs. Luo asked herself if she had experienced a big scene, she still couldn't help but feel frightened from the bottom of her heart.
Han Jian didn't step forward, but stood more than a foot away from Mrs. Luo and looked at her, with a sneer on his face: "Madam actually returned to Luoyang, why don't you go back to this king?" ”
Mrs. Luo's hands that were originally clasped together trembled slightly, and then she said, "The slave family doesn't dare to disturb the young son." ”
"Oh." Han Jian nodded, and then asked, "Why did that lady hide her whereabouts?" But do something that goes against the will of the king and is detrimental to the interests of the imperial court and the eastern royal palace? ”
Mrs. Luo immediately saluted and said, "The slave family does not dare." ”
Han Jian suddenly laughed, with a bit of chill in his smile, which made Daxiliu nervous. Although Han Jian does not do anything to kill, she is very familiar with the situation of the Eastern Wangfu in the Jiangbei Wei Dynasty, if Han Jian is just a benevolent Eastern King. I'm afraid I wouldn't be standing here talking to Mrs. Lowe today. Just as Han Jian wanted to subdue Mrs. Luo for his use for no reason, Han Jian has always acted strangely and arbitrarily, but under this kind of arbitrariness, his prestige is also the same in the Eastern Palace, and even in the imperial court. Once Han Jian has a killing intent in his heart, I'm afraid it won't be as simple as dying one or two people.
"Go inside and talk." After being silent for a long time, Han Jian spoke.
Mrs. Luo, several women around her, and the guards all got out of the way, allowing Han Jian, Daxiliu and the others to enter. The house was small, and the hall was tightly packed with two chairs. Han Jian looked around, and from the hall was the bedroom in the backyard, and there was a courtyard next to it. but they do not know what it is for. The guards are searching inside, but to no avail.
Just glanced at it in private, and Han Jian sat down, and at this time, Onishi Yanagi stood heroically behind Han Fitness like a female guard escorting him. Mrs. Luo didn't dare to trespass, when Han Jian was standing, she had to be short, and now that Han Jian sat down, she simply knelt on the ground. The women behind her kneeling will also kneel.
"What do you do on your knees?" Han Jian looked at Mrs. Luo and said, "Since Madam, you said that you did not do anything that would damage the imperial court and the Eastern Palace. Then there is no mistake, and there is no need to kneel if there is no mistake. ”
Mrs. Luo said respectfully: "The slave family does not dare. The slave family did something to conceal the young son, and he should be punished for his mistakes, and the slave family was a slave of the East Wangfu, and the master should also kneel. ”
Han Jian smiled: "Madame should be a slave of the East Palace? ”
Mrs. Lowe did not reply, saying that there were many mistakes. She is good at observing words and feelings, and Han Jian is obviously angry this time. Li Yun went to Guanzhong to do things beautifully, and when she came back, she asked Han Jian for credit, while she secretly returned to Luoyang, and when she came back, she was still plotting behind her back, and even deliberately hid her whereabouts so that the Eastern Palace's mansion would not track it down. She naturally doesn't have to worry about having no ghosts in her heart, but once there are ghosts in her heart, she herself will feel a lack of qi.
"Young boy, I have investigated inside, and there is no concealment." The guards searched several times, and only after making sure that the investigation was correct, did they come out to return to Han Jian.
"Got it. Let's go down! Han Jian said, and the guards all stood on the side, trapping Mrs. Luo and the other women in the middle.
Han Jian stood up suddenly, walked around the hall, and suddenly looked at Mrs. Luo and said, "Madame is back to Luoyang this time, what is she planning here, this king really wants to know." I wonder if Madame can solve the king's doubts? ”
Mrs. Luo said: "Slave family...... Don't dare to do anything. I just asked myself that I hadn't completed what the young son had confessed, and I felt ashamed, so I thought...... Once he leaves, he will no longer involve Xiliang's affairs, and if he has the opportunity in the future, he will serve the young son again! ”
After speaking, Mrs. Luo simply bowed to the ground, and her posture was extremely reverent. But this gesture made Han Jian squint his eyes and look at Mrs. Luo.
Han Jian was noncommittal, and Da Xiliu on the side was extremely nervous in his heart. She felt that Mrs. Luo obviously had a sense of agreement, she was born as a person from the East Palace, and died as a ghost from the East Palace, and she should be aware of this when Mrs. Luo chose to take refuge in the East Palace, and withdrawing without permission was equivalent to betrayal. This is also the reason why Da Xiliu is cautious about doing things for the East Palace, because she is also afraid that one day when she will withdraw from the East Palace system, she will also be killed.
"Madame doesn't think about it anymore?" Han Jian asked.
Mrs. Luo said with a cry in her tone: "The slave family has no long things, and can no longer serve the young son, if the young son is afraid that the slave family will leave and bring some disaster to the East Palace, the young son will give the slave family to death, so that the slave family can be loyal!" ”
Han Jian continued to squint at Mrs. Luo.
With what she knew about Mrs. Love, how could she believe any nonsense to withdraw? If Mrs. Luo really intends to leave, she will not risk returning to Luoyang, and Mrs. Luo's property in Luoyang has long been transferred elsewhere, and Mrs. Luo can go directly if she wants to leave, but in the whole world, all she can go to is Nanqi. But the current situation in the Southern Qi Dynasty is not very stable, Xiao Zhan ascended the throne, and Xiao Ling is in charge, her Mrs. Luo is already no one with money and no one, and she is also old and decrepit in terms of appearance, even if someone in the Southern Dynasty wants to take advantage of her background. It will never be Xiao Zhan and Xiao Ling. In other words, if Mrs. Luo leaves the East Palace, she is nothing.
At the moment, Mrs. Luo is using retreat to advance, hoping to exchange her original merits for Han Jian's mercy and entrust her to her side.
Mrs. Luo knew very well that with her current connections and abilities, she was far inferior to Li Yun, who was also a descendant of Xiliang. It was also a matter of time before he was abandoned by Han Jian. But Han Jian didn't know why Mrs. Luo had to secretly return to Luoyang since she had the idea of retreating as advance, which showed that Mrs. Luo still had a plan behind her back, and it was only when he discovered that she used this trick of retreating into advance, which should not be what Mrs. Luo originally planned.
"What did Madame say, Madame had made great contributions to the court and the Dongwang Mansion, how could she be a dispensable person? This king will still have a lot of time to use his wife in the future, so why should his wife go? Han Jian knew this time. What we have to do is not to be tough, nor to let her go unkindly, but to keep her with affection, which is also to show Daxiliu. Even if Mrs. Luo is dispensable to him now, but Da Xiliu still holds an important position by his side, and Han Jian can't do without Da Xiliu's helper for the time being. Onishiliu himself still has feelings for Mrs. Luo, but he is forced to express his closeness to Mrs. Luo.
Mrs. Lowe was still on her knees, but her voice was choked.
Han Jian was a little annoyed in his heart. But for now, he still wants to keep Mrs. Luo. On ambition. Mrs. Luo is bigger than Li Yun, and in terms of conspiracy methods, Li Yun cannot be compared with Mrs. Luo's cunning and cunning. Han Jian asked Mrs. Luo and Li Yun to go to work together before, just to make the two compare and-for-tat, and what they wanted was a catfish effect, maybe Mrs. Luo's cunning and cunning sensed his intentions. And he returned to Luoyang on his own to plot something, and now he is found to have begun to talk about the past to win sympathy and pity.
"Madame, please." Han Jian personally helped Mrs. Luo to get up, and Mrs. Luo's hand was held by Han Jian, which seemed a little taboo, but after all, Han Jian was her master. Even if it violates the defense of men and women, it is only a small section. She stood up slowly, but it was still pear blossoms and rain sobbing, because of her influence, the women behind Mrs. Luo were also wiping their tears, but without the instructions of Han Jian and Mrs. Luo, they could only kneel.
"Madame must be disheartened by Xiliang's affairs." Han Jian looked at Mrs. Luo's face with a smile and said, "It's also that this king is not doing things well, which makes Mrs. feel cold." Today, this king has made a promise to Mrs. you, even if you can't make Mrs. the lord of Xiliang in the future, you will never treat Mrs. badly, and Mrs.'s status and reputation in the future will inevitably be above that of King Xiliang. Madame is satisfied? ”
Mrs. Luo said with a look of sincere fear: "How can the slave family be respected by the young son?" The slave family is just a woman, who only wants to live in peace and dare not have any more luxury. ”
"Well, that's Madame." Han Jian still said with a kind smile, "Since this king promised to let his wife be prosperous in the future, how can there be any reason to break his promise?" Madame may as well go inside and speak. ”
Mrs. Luo's body trembled slightly, as if she couldn't understand what Han Jian meant. Han Jian suddenly treated her kindly, which made her a little uneasy.
If Han Jian was angry, she would feel that Han Jian was revealing her true feelings, and she wanted to quit the Dongwangfu system, but not only was she not blamed by Han Jian but she was still treated so favorably, which also showed that Han Jian was also aware of her intentions and was likely to kill her. Mrs. Luo was a little hesitant for a while, although she thought that retreating was to ask Han Jian to remember her past achievements and look down on her, but now Han Jian was so "polite", which made her feel in danger.
"Ma'am, please." Han Jian smiled and motioned for Mrs. Luo to come to the inner hall to speak.
Mrs. Luo felt terrified in her heart, but in this situation, she did not dare to question and disobey Han Jian's orders, so she had to go to the inner hall with Han Jian. However, it is said that the inner hall is only separated from the outer hall by a wall, and there is only a curtain to block it, but compared to the outside, it seems to be the difference between hell and heaven. Han Jian can be kind to her outside, and even if he kills her directly inside, it is not too much.
Inside, Han Jian sat down at the table, picked up the teapot on the table, but found that there was no tea in it. This house should have been uninhabited for a long time, even the table is covered with a layer of dust, Mrs. Luo is also a cunning rabbit, she has a lot of strongholds in Luoyang, once to avoid the pursuit of the imperial court and even different factions in Xiliang, and now it is used to guard against the Dongwang Mansion.
"Madame's dwelling is also chic." Han Jian said with a smile.
Mrs. Luo stood at the door curtain and was about to walk inside, but she noticed movement behind her, it turned out that Da Xiliu was worried about what was happening inside and stood outside the door curtain, wanting to be at Han Jian's dispatch at any time.
"Those who have nothing to do, go outside, this king has something important to say, and he doesn't want to be disturbed." Han Jian said loudly.
Da Xiliu was suspicious, but he could only take the order, and at the same time signaled to let the guards take Mrs. Luo's goddaughters and entourage maids outside, while she was standing at the door of the hall, she was afraid that something would really happen inside. Whether Mrs. Luo wants to be unfavorable to Han Jian, or Han Jian wants to kill Mrs. Luo, she doesn't want to see it.
Everyone went out, and the back hall was already quiet. Han Jian looked at Mrs. Luo who was standing hesitantly and said, "No one is disturbing now, and Madame doesn't have to be so restrained, it's better to say anything directly." ”
Mrs. Luo was silent, and at this time she didn't know what Han Jian wanted her to say. Confessing honestly or admitting her mistakes was something she couldn't do, but right now, Han Jian was still waiting for her to speak, which made her even more uneasy.
"Madame doesn't have anything to say?" Han Jian asked again.
Mrs. Love's mouth fluttered, but she didn't say anything. Han Jian said: "Madame doesn't, but this king does." Madame may wish to come closer and speak. ”
Mrs. Luo's soles were as heavy as a thousand jun, and she slowly walked to the table, only three feet closer to Han Jian, but Han Jian still didn't seem to be satisfied, and waved her hand to let her go closer. He did not stop until he had reached a place where she could breathe. Han Jian suddenly picked up Mrs. Luo's hand, stroked the back of her hand with his fingers, and asked with a smile, "Has Madame ever married a wife?" ”
"No...... Never. ”
Mrs. Luo was shocked, Han Jian didn't blame her, and seemed to be teasing her. She didn't lie either, her mother was the daughter of the old clan chief of Xiliang, and her father was Luojiaqiu, who was the quartermaster of the Xiwangfu and later the Shangshu of the Eastern Pavilion of the Imperial Court. In the past twenty years, she has only one identity, that is, the concubine of Luojiaqiu, and it is even recorded in the classics of the government.
Luojiaqiu's wife and daughter died early, and Mrs. Luo is the only heir of Luojiaqiu, and she naturally can't marry others if she wants to inherit Luojiaqiu's property. Although the name is so, after all, Mrs. Luo wanted to buy off the ministers of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, and even got very close to Hu Deming, the former court lieutenant Shaofu, so Han Jian naturally did not know whether there was a personal relationship between men and women. (To be continued......)