The fragrant girl waited left and right, until it was dark, and she still didn't see Zhang Yi returning home. Xiangnu knew that Zhang Yi loved wine, guessing that he had drunk too much, so he didn't take it to heart.

Waiting until late at night, Zhang Yi still didn't come back, and the fragrant girl became anxious, so a fast-legged servant went to Zhaofu to investigate. An hour later, the servant returned, saying that the gate of the Zhao Mansion was closed, and everything was silent, and he thought he had fallen asleep.

Seeing that the servant's eyes were sleepy, the fragrant girl sent her to sleep, and sat in the room until the rooster reported the dawn, knowing that he could not come back, she muttered: "This drunkard, when he sees wine, he has no soul." He got up and went into the inner room, and slept with his clothes.

The sky is bright and the sun is rising in the east.

The fragrant girl was sleeping soundly, there was a sharp footstep on the street, a team of catchers rushed to the Zhang's house, the catcher kicked the door open, and the guards rushed in and surrounded the houses.

The lieutenant raised his throat and shouted: "Everyone in the house, all stand up!" ”

All the servants were astonished, and they came out one after another, and stood still in the courtyard.

Xiangnu's personal maid hurriedly entered the inner room: "Madam, it's not good, the officers and soldiers are here!" ”

"Officers and soldiers?" Xiangnu was stunned, and suddenly sat up from the couch, "What are the officers and soldiers doing?" ”

The maid pointed out: "The slaves don't know, they are fierce..."

Before the maid's voice fell, the lieutenant's voice came in again: "Everyone in the house, all stand up and listen to the order!" ”

Hearing the word "listen to the order", the incense girl was stunned, thought for a while, hung the Xi Shi sword on her body, walked to the mirror, straightened the cloud sideburns, slowly walked out of the inner room, stood at the door, looked at the armor, lightly opened her lips, and said coldly: "Fellow soldiers, why are you here?" ”

Seeing that the fragrant girl was heroic, the lieutenant was slightly dignified, and he hugged his fists and said: "I am ordered to confiscate all the property in the mansion of the criminal minister Zhang Yi, please forgive my wife!" ”

"Sinner Zhang Yi?" Xiang Nu was taken aback, "May I ask the captain, what crime did the husband commit?" ”

"I don't know! It's just an order to check it, please get out of the way! ”

Xiangnu thought for a while, and said coldly: "It's okay to raid, please ask the lieutenant to show the imperial decree." ”

"The Imperial Decree is here!" As soon as Xiangnu's voice fell, a person walked in outside the door, it was Chu Guosi who defeated Xiang Lei.

Si Shi is a unique official position of the Chu State, which is equivalent to the Si Kou or Si Punishment of the Central Plains countries, specializing in arresting thieves and thieves and committing traitors.

Xiangnu grew up in Chudi, so she naturally knew about it, and when she saw that Si Shi had come forward, she thought that the situation was serious, so she stepped forward and said, "May I ask my lord, what crime did the little woman's husband Zhang Yi commit?" ”

Xiang Lei glanced at the fragrant girl, took out the imperial decree from his sleeve, and said in an indifferent tone: "Madam, when Zhang Yi was a guest in the Zhao Mansion, he took advantage of the fire and chaos in the mansion to steal the treasure of suppressing evil and the clan, and the evidence is conclusive. The king was furious, and specially ordered to cut off all Zhang Yi's titles and confiscate all property, this is the imperial decree, please review it! ”

The incense girl took the imperial decree and examined it carefully. At the time of the meeting, the incense girl saw the seal of King Wei more than once from the edict issued by King Wei himself, so she knew the authenticity, this was indeed the imperial decree, so she was anxious, and knelt down and knocked: "The little woman begged the adult to play the king, the husband Zhang Yi is not a thief, he must have been wronged, please see the king!" ”

Xiang Lei sneered a few times: "Whether your husband is wronged or not, I will know soon!" I am here to confiscate the family property, please get out of the way! ”

The incense girl knew that it was useless to beg him, so she slowly got up: "The adult is ordered to check it, and the little woman does not dare to stop it." All the property in the house is in the house, please check it! If the adults have nothing else to do, the little woman is one step ahead! ”

Si Yu didn't expect the incense girl to leave, and hurriedly said: "Madame can't go!" ”

"My lord, please see," the incense girl handed the imperial decree back to Si Shi, "The imperial decree only said that the family wealth was confiscated, and it did not say that the little girl was seized." Why can't the little girl go? ”

Si was stunned, looked at the imperial decree carefully, and it was difficult to say anything more, so he had to give up: "According to the imperial decree, the lady can leave, but the family property must be left." ”

"Returning to my lord," said the fragrant girl slowly, "the sword on the little woman's body is a thing for self-defense; The clothes and ornaments on the little woman's body are things that cover shame, and they do not belong to the family property. He pulled out a golden hairpin from his head, "The family wealth is in the house, the wealth of the little woman, only this golden hairpin, please check it!" ”

A soldier stepped forward to take the golden hairpin.

Xiang Lei has handled countless cases, but he has never encountered such a difficult person, and he was stunned for a while, neither accurate nor inaccurate, only staring at the fragrant girl with his eyes.

Xiangnu raised her hands: "If you don't believe it, you can search your body." ”

Seeing that Xiang Nu's words came to this, Xiang Lei had nothing to say, and said: "Mrs. is not surprised when she encounters chaos, she fights according to reason, and she is respectful!" Madame, you can go! ”

The incense girl thanked her, and passed through the aisle that the armor soldiers gave way to, leaving a faint fragrance all the way.

Seeing that all the sergeants sniffed and sniffed the incense, Xiang Lei said angrily: "Sniff a fart, raid the house!" ”

As soon as the fragrant girl left the house, her heart was like a bursting chestnut, and she ran wildly along the street for a while, until she was by a lake, and then she slowed down.

Tears are useless. As she walked along the embankment, she regained her mind and pondered the catastrophe that had come her way.

Obviously, it is impossible for Zhang Yi to be a thief, let alone steal He's bi. Someone must have planted the blame, and the person who planted the blame is Zhaoyang, and the purpose is also very clear, so Yin's position. Xiangnu knew that Zhang Yi came back for this. Ling Yin's position may be important to Zhang Yi, but for Xiangnu, what is more important is Zhang Yi as a person. Gongsun Leech and Jing Sheng have all left, and in this world, she only has this one relative now. If Zhang Yi had three longs and two shorts, she would have no reason to live again.

The fragrant girl opened her mind and thought hard. Zhaoyang is an important minister of the Chu State, and He's Bi is the important treasure of the Chu State, not to mention, the King of Chu has issued a royal decree, which is the Qin case, and it is almost impossible to overturn the case.

Jing Cui? Jing She died, Jing's situation fell, Jing Cui wanted to help, but he couldn't help him. Besides, the Jingfu is mourning, wouldn't it make it difficult for him to find him at this time?

The fragrant girl thought about it, but there was no one to help.

In despair, a flash of inspiration flashed in the incense girl's mind, and it suddenly brightened.

Jin Shang!

As long as you find this person, you can find Your Highness. Zhang Yi came back this time, it was His Royal Highness's will, and His Royal Highness would not sit idly by and ignore such a major event. Moreover, in the current situation, only His Highness can save him.

Previously, Zhang Yi had mentioned Jin Shang's mansion to Xiangnu, saying that it was on Gongqian Street. The incense girl didn't think about it anymore, turned around, and ran straight towards the street.

When she came to Gongqian Street, the fragrant girl was stupid. This street is inhabited by many dignitaries, and the famous Zhao Mansion is also nearby. Xiangnu didn't know which mansion was Jin Shang's, and she didn't dare to ask. was in a hurry, and saw an old man in front of him who was exercising in the morning, so he stepped forward to ask.

The old man pointed out to her a mansion door, and the incense girl looked for it, and it was Jin Mansion.

The incense girl reported her name and surname, and the doorman asked her to wait and fly to report.

After a while, Jin Shang greeted him and said, "Sister-in-law, I knew that you were coming, but I didn't go anywhere, I just waited in the cold house." ”

Hearing this, the incense girl concluded that Jin Shang had already knew, and after replying, she didn't speak, and let the two lines of tears flow out.

Jin Shang hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law, don't cry, this is not the place to speak, go into the house." ”

The fragrant girl wiped her tears and followed him into the house.

Jin Shang led the incense girl into a private room in the backyard, and pointed to the guest seat: "Sister-in-law, please take a seat." ”

The fragrant girl knelt down and cried silently: "Lord Jin, the little woman begs..." ”

Seeing the fragrant girl like this, Jin Shang's eyes showed lust, staring at her like fire, for a long time, he got up and approached, helped her up, and said softly: "Mrs. Sister-in-law, come, we have something to say slowly." ”

Xiangnu got up, sat down at the guest seat, looked at Jin Shang with a pair of teary eyes, and arched her hand: "Lord Jin, the husband was framed, and the king... ”

"Alas," Jin Shang sighed lightly, "I've inquired below, it was Zhaoyang who did it!" Zai Xia just came back from the palace, and heard His Royal Highness say that the day before yesterday, Zhaoyang presented an exotic white Ji to the king, asking for He's Bi as his mother to exorcise evil spirits. The king was overjoyed and gave him the bi. I don't want him to ask for this bi not to exorcise evil spirits, but to frame Zhang Zi! This person has dangerous intentions and poisons, and set up this trap, and the front and rear links are not leaky, and Master Zhang has never fortified and has become the prey in the trap. Now that Zhaoyang's human and physical evidence are there, Zhang Zi is full of mouth and can't explain clearly. He Shibi is the treasure of the world, and it is the treasure of the king's heart and liver, once it disappeared, the king was naturally angry, alas, His Royal Highness is also..."

"Lord Jin," Xiang Nu's face turned pale, "You mean... even His Royal Highness, he..."

"Don't hide it from Mrs. Sister-in-law," Jin Shang nodded heavily, "The matter is too big, and His Highness can't do anything about it!" ”

"Oh my God!" The incense girl screamed, her eyes darkened, and she fell to the ground.

Jin Shang was both surprised and delighted, stepped forward, held her in his arms, and pinched her.

Xiangnu woke up, saw lying in Jin Shang's arms, her face was crimson, she was ashamed and anxious, she suddenly broke free, a carp avoided to one side, knelt on the ground, kowtowed again and again, tears rained down: "Lord Jin..."

Jin Shang didn't expect the fragrant girl to be so strong, so he was stunned for a moment, got up, sat back on his seat, coughed lightly, and sighed: "Alas, Mrs. Sister-in-law, let's say, how do you want to help you in the future?" ”

The fragrant girl wiped away her tears, her eyes were firm: "The little girl wants to see His Royal Highness, please ask the adult for help!" ”

"Alas," Jin Shang's face was embarrassed, and he sighed again, "Don't hide it from Mrs. Sister-in-law, Your Highness has already deduced that Mrs. Sister-in-law will come, so I specially let my wife stay at home, in order to tell Mrs. Sister-in-law, Your Highness, I don't want to see you, and I can't see you." ”

"Why?"

"Because it's tricky. Zhaoyang's ironclad evidence is like a mountain, the king is convinced, and in his anger, His Royal Highness..."

The fragrant girl lowered her head, and after a while, her eyes shot at Jin Shang like an arrow: "Lord Jin, little girl... beg again, are you willing to help?" ”

Jin Shang was stunned, didn't dare to look at her, and sighed softly: "Alas, of course I'm willing to help, but..."

Xiang Nu pulled down her hair, as if she could see through his thoughts, and her voice was calm: "Say, how do you want the little girl to repay?" ”

Jin Shang's straightforwardness surprised Jin Shang, he was stunned for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, since Mrs. Sister-in-law has said it here, this is also a shame." ”

"Say it." The incense girl withdrew her gaze, closed her eyes slightly, and her voice became calmer and calmer.

"That's right," Jin Shang smiled awkwardly, "I know that my sister-in-law is born with a strange fragrance, and I feel itchy and unbearable, and I also want to check the source of the strange fragrance on my sister-in-law in my dream." If the sister-in-law is willing to "pause, it seems that she is bargaining with the small traders in the bazaar," if she is willing to loosen her clothes and untie her belt, let her fulfill her long-cherished wish in the next place..."

"What else do you want?" The incense girl coldly intercepted his words.

"That's... Jin Shang is not good at going on.

Xiang Nu untied the sword, put it on a few cases, got up and walked over, stood still in front of Jin Shang, slowly widened her clothes, took off naked, and her tone was still as calm as Fang Cai: "The little woman is wide-dressed, please Lord Jin to check the incense." ”

In front of such a woman, Jin Shang was stunned and motionless.

"Lord Jin, the little woman has already dressed as promised, if the adult doesn't notice, the little woman will also be dressed."

"Chachacha!" Jin Shang also came to his senses, and said a few times, half kneeling and half squatting.

Because of the words in front of him, Jin Shang didn't dare to make a mistake, circled her several times, and pretended to sniff her up and down, like a hunting dog. The fragrant girl's eyes were closed, and two lines of tears flowed down her cheeks, dripping onto the cold floor.

Jin Shang sniffed for a while, and the fragrant girl spoke, her voice was cold: "Lord Jin, have you finished checking?" ”

I thought that the fragrant girl would show weakness, but I didn't want her to be so strong, although she was naked, but she showed an awe-inspiring aura, Jin Shang suddenly lost his thoughts, took a step back, and sat down slowly.

In front of the fierce woman who had practiced peerless swordsmanship, Jin Shang originally didn't dare to make a mistake, not to mention that he was taking advantage of the danger of others and lacked confidence.

"Lord Jin, have you checked it?" Xiangnu asked coldly.

"Looked." Jin Shang was convinced.

"Master Jin has already checked, and the little woman is now dressed." The fragrant girl took a step back, picked up the clothes and ornaments on the ground one by one, put them on, and sat down on the table again, her eyes were like torches, shooting directly at Jin Shang, "Lord Jin's long-cherished wish has been fulfilled, as for how to help, the little woman will wait and see." ”

"Tut-tut," Jin Shang gave a thumbs up and admired, "Mrs. Sister-in-law is really a strange woman, Zhang Zi got it, it is Zhang Zi's blessing." Curious since childhood, I prefer female fragrance, and today I am offended, and I hope that my sister-in-law will forgive me. Sister-in-law rest assured that Zhang Yi is a friend, and she has promised to do her best. Mrs. Sister-in-law can wait here, and then go to beg His Highness to rescue Zhang Zi. "Don't hide it from Mrs. Sister-in-law, whether Zhang Zi is dead or alive, I am afraid that there is only this way in front of me." ”

Xiangnu clenched her fists slightly: "The little woman sincerely thanks my lord, waiting for the good news!" ”

It was dark, and in the secret room of Chen Zhen's house diagonally opposite Zhaofu on Gongqian Street, a woman in black knelt on the ground with a burden in front of her. Chen Zhen stretched out his hand to open the baggage, and a set of purple clothes appeared inside, and the purple clothes were wrapped with the missing gold plate and the world's most precious treasure and clan.

Chen Zhen suppressed his excitement, held it in both hands, watched it carefully, stroked it repeatedly, and praised it sincerely: "Tut-tut, it is worthy of being the best jade in the world!" After appreciating it for a while, he sighed again, "It's a pity that such a treasure was locked in the palace by the King of Chu and used to suppress evil spirits!" ”

Chen Zhen admired it for half an hour, and when he saw that the woman in black was still kneeling on the ground, he seemed to think of her and nodded at her: "Gillian, who else knows about this?" ”

"Returning to my lord," replied the woman in black named Gillian, "and no one else knows about it except the slave and maid." According to the master's instructions, the slave and maid took the jade, and hid in an inn for a day, and when they saw that it was dark, they quietly came back to report to the lord. ”

"You're doing a great job!" Chen Zhen smiled at her appreciatively, took out two wine lords, filled them with wine, and handed her a knight, "Come, the lord congratulates you!" "Say a self-righteous man.

"The slave and the maid thank the lord for the wine." Gillian picked up the wine and drank it all.

Seeing that she finished drinking, Chen Zhen slowly put down the wine jue and stared at her intently.

Gillian was slightly surprised, and asked softly, "Lord, why don't you drink?" ”

"Alas," Chen Zhen sighed again, "Gillian, don't hate me after you leave." ”

"Let's go?" Gillian exclaimed, "Where are you going?" The slave and maid did not go anywhere, but followed the master..."

Chen Zhen couldn't bear to watch her roll back and forth, turned his back on her face, and sent her a sentence: "Alas, Gillian, it's not that the lord is ruthless, it's this way, you have to go!" ”

Gillian covered her stomach, so painful that she couldn't speak, rolled on the ground for a while, blood flowed from the corners of her mouth, and she didn't move.

Chen Zhen turned his head, put away Baoyu, threw the purple clothes that Gillian had worn into the brazier and burned it, summoned two more male servants, swept her with grass, and carried her to the soil pit that had been dug in the back garden, and buried it.

Just sent Gillian away, the housekeeper came in and said, "Lord, Lord Zhuguo has arrived!" ”

Chen Zhen clapped his hands and said, "Let's go, greet Lord Zhuguo." ”

The housekeeper took a step forward and whispered: "Lord Zhuguo seems to have something, don't wait to greet him, enter the mansion by himself, this Chenguang is already waiting for the lord in the living room." ”

Chen Zhen and Jiazai walked out of the secret room, walked quickly to the front hall, and saw Zhaoyang really waiting there, pacing anxiously in the hall.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Zhaoyang greeted him and said, "Lord Shangqing, you are finally here!" ”

"I'm sorry," Chen Zhen replied, "I'm busy with a trivial matter, I don't know if the adult is coming, take a step late, and look at the adult Haihan." ”

Zhaoyang stepped forward to take his hand as if he was in his own house, walked back to the living room, and smiled: "Don't talk about this." Come on, come on, sit sit down! "I sat in the main seat, but let Chen Zhen sit in the guest seat.

Chen Zhen smiled and said, "Lord Zhuguo, you are anti-guest-oriented. ”

When Zhaoyang saw it, he hurriedly got up and smiled awkwardly: "Hey, I'm in a hurry, it's rude!" ”

Chen Zhen also laughed, sat down in the main seat, and arched his hand: "My lord, please take a seat!" Seeing that Zhaoyang also sat down, he gave his hand again, "Seeing that the adult is like this, it seems that there is an urgent matter, can you say that you are here?" ”

Zhaoyang looked at Chen Zhen's housekeeper.

Chen Zhennu mouthed, and the housekeeper withdrew.

Seeing that there was no one else, Zhaoyang couldn't wait to say: "Lord Shangqing, what about the object?" ”

"Dare to ask your lordship, what is it?"

Zhaoyang was stunned and lowered his voice: "Baoyu! ”

Chen Zhen smiled with relief: "Oh, it's that thing, it's lost." ”

"Lost?" Zhaoyang was shocked, "Where did you lose it?" ”

"Yun Mengzeri."

Zhaoyang's face was pale, his fingers were Chen, and he was angry: "You... How can you throw it into Zeli?" ”

Chen Zhen arched his hand and lowered his voice: "Lord Zhuguo, in your opinion, what should be done with this thing next?" ”

Zhaoyang hurriedly said: "This is a thing below, of course it must be handed over!" ”

"Lord Zhuguo," Chen Zhen was not in a hurry, "For the sake of this piece of jade, don't say that it is Ling Yin's position, do you not even care about your life?" Even if the adults don't spare their own lives, the Zhao family has hundreds of families, big and small, don't they care about it? ”

Zhaoyang stared at Chen Zhen, puzzled: "What do you mean by this?" ”

"Alas," Chen Zhen sighed lightly, "My lord is really a money obsesser, and he can't even turn this little bend." Adults think about it, in order to get the position of Yin, the adults set up a trap with this thing, bullying the king, the temple, the old lady, and harming the friend Zhang Zi, and it is a great rebellion to be loyal to filial piety and friends. If this is known, how can the adults exist in the world? Dare to ask your lord, do you dare to hide this thing in the house? ”

Zhaoyang was stunned and responded: "In the secret room hidden under the hide, it will never be known, won't it be?" ”

"Alas," Chen Zhen sighed again, "My lord is really stubborn! In this world, if you don't want people to know, you can't do anything unless you do. When an adult hides a treasure in the room, it is equivalent to hiding a tumor in the abdomen. Let's put it this way, adults may not talk about it now, but it is difficult to guarantee that they will never talk about it in the future; You may not talk about it when you wake up, but you can't guarantee that you will never talk about it in your dreams; You can not talk about it before drinking, but it is difficult to never talk about it after drinking. Even if the adults don't say anything, Zhang Zi's case can't stand the twist. If the king wakes up and asks about this matter again, the adults will have ghosts in their hearts, and their mouths will inevitably be swallowed. If the horse's feet are exposed, won't all the previous achievements be wasted? ”

After Chen Zhen finished speaking, Zhaoyang broke out in a cold sweat, wiped his forehead with his sleeve, and whispered: "Even so, it is a pity that such a treasure is thrown into Daze by Shangqing!" ”

"Alas," Chen Zhen let out a long sigh full of musicality, "I am also a person who loves money, how can I not know the pity?" Doing so is a last resort. Think about it, only by doing this, can everyone get their place! ”

"What is it to each his own?"

"In jade, it was originally a spiritual thing of heaven and earth, and it returned to heaven and earth and got its place; In adults, because there is no such thing, there is no ghost in the heart, false is true, true is also false, adults can only have no hesitation, and there is no way back, only regard this thing as Zhang Yi stolen; In Zhang Yi, it will always be a headless case, even if he becomes a powerful ghost, there is no evidence; In the king, this thing will never return, and he will never think that he himself has lost his judgment and blamed the good man; As for the following, he is also frank and open, and he will not be affected by this thing. ”

Chen Zhen spoke so eloquently that every sentence was reasonable, Zhaoyang had to obey, and sighed: "Alas, I threw it away, what good is it?" "What about the thrower?" ”

"The person who threw the object, that is, the one who took the treasure, had already sent her on her way below. Rest assured, this is over, forever. From today onwards, the world's most precious treasure and clan bi will be like the Xuanyuan sword, becoming a historical story! ”

"Okay," Zhaoyang turned his head, "don't talk about that." In the next place, there is another matter to discuss with Shangqing. ”

"Is it for Zhang Yi?"

"Yes." Zhaoyang nodded, "This person is alive one day, and he will be restless the next." In the next thought, I simply took advantage of this moment to end him and completely cut off future troubles. ”

Chen Zhen shook his head again and again.

"Oh?" Zhaoyang was puzzled, "Why is this?" ”

"Lord Zhuguo," Chen Zhen said slowly, "Zhang Yi stole the He's bi, and the whole Chu Kingdom, especially His Highness, is suspicious. If the adult executes Zhang Yi without knowing it, it will be called to cover it up, which is not only useless, but also adds suspicion, and His Royal Highness will think that the adult is killing people and killing people. The king is approaching his twilight years, the dragon body has long been gone, once the mountain collapses, His Royal Highness inherits the unification, the monarch and the ministers are suspicious, how can the Lord of the Pillar Kingdom deal with himself? ”

"But Zhang Yi is alive, and he will definitely bite back!"

"He's Bi was passed to Zhang Yi and disappeared. According to Zhang Yi, he will be sure that he didn't take it, and hand over the jade to a woman in purple, and in this world, the woman in purple no longer exists. The more Zhang Yi insisted, the more everyone believed that he was lying, and even if he had a hundred mouths, it would be difficult to explain clearly. The He's Bi is famous all over the world, and Zhang Yi's theft of treasures will also spread to the nations. A thief, no matter where he goes, is a rat crossing the street, and if he is alive, he is dead. Besides, once Lord Zhu Guo ascends to the position of Ling Yin and holds great power, is he still afraid of a displaced and lost soul of a street rat? ”

Zhaoyang nodded again and again, and arched his hand: "Listening to Shangqing's words, it is like opening a mouth, and I have been taught below!" "Get up slowly," Shangqing rested, and said goodbye below! ”

Sending Zhaoyang away, Chen Zhen returned to the secret room, took out He's bi again, the more he looked at it, the more he loved, stroked Youqing, and muttered: "Good baby, good baby, good baby, you have you in this life, Chen Zhen is also worth it!" As he spoke, he carefully brought it to his lips and kissed it gently.

In the side hall of Chu Palace, Prince Huai paced back and forth anxiously.

Jin Shangha lowered his head, his two big eyes were firmly fixed on the heels of Prince Huai, and they rotated back and forth as he paced.

Prince Huai's footsteps slowed down, gradually paused, and turned to Jin Shang: "Father is angry, how do you ask Bengong to speak for him?" ”

"Returning to His Highness," Jin Shang still lowered his head, his lips activated, "No matter how you speak, Your Highness must speak, and only His Highness can speak now." ”

"Why does Hongu have to speak?"

"Because Zhaoyang framed Zhang Zi like this, there are only two explanations, either out of ignorance or with ulterior motives."

Zhaoyang is obviously not an ignorant person.

Prince Huai stared at Jin Shang: "Say, what is his intention?" ”

"Mingli is for the position of Ling Yin, and secretly he is provoking His Highness." Jin Shang went straight to the death hole.

"Provoking Hongu?" Prince Huai took a step forward and forced Jin Shang to look.

"Exactly." Jin Shang raised his head slightly, and his tone was affirmative, "Zhang Zi was invited back by His Royal Highness, Zhaoyang knows that he still wants to set up a trap, and the minister thinks that this is a blatant provocation without His Highness." ”

"Why did he provoke Hongu?"

"It's a Zhao family. Zhang Zizhi's talent is more than ten times higher than Zhaoyang's, which does not eliminate the courtier's comments. His Royal Highness has a close past with the Qu clan and the Jing clan, and he has a gap with the Zhao clan. Zhaoyang knew that he was instigating the king and sent Zhang Zi to govern the Yue country. Jing She passed away, making Yin's position vacant, Zhaoyang was complacent, but when he heard that Zhang Zi was back, he was serving His Royal Highness's will, what did he think? ”

Prince Huai took a long breath.

"Your Highness," Jin Shangkan said eloquently, "As far as Zhaoyang is concerned, Ling Yin's position is bound to be won, Zhang Zi is in front of him, and it is recommended by His Highness, so how can Zhaoyang not be afraid?" Zhaoyang knew that if he didn't do anything to get rid of Zhang Zi at this time, when His Royal Highness inherited the unification, Zhaomen would have no future, so he fought against the odds and fought for his life. ”

"What Aiqing said is reasonable, but," Prince Huai paced a few more steps, his brows furrowed, "This palace has seen the lawsuit, and it is almost impeccable. ”

"Yes, looking at it before and after, this trap is extremely thorough, and according to Zhaoyang's talent, I can't think of it."

"Yes, yes, yes," Prince Huai nodded again and again, "Such a careful calculation is definitely not what Zhaoyang can do." Aiqing knows who is plotting? ”

"If it is not expected, it should be Chen Zhen, the secretary of the Qin State."

Prince Huai was shocked, and couldn't help but let out an "oh", staring at Jin Shang with both eyes.

"The minister has already discovered," Jin Shang is not in a hurry, "this person has been from Qin to Ying since the year before last, and he lives diagonally opposite the Zhaoyang Mansion. The minister also found out that the Bai Ji who was dedicated to the king of Zhaoyang was brought by Chen Zhen from the Qin State. Chen Zhen hid in the mansion for two years, but at this time he offered beauty, and his heart was suspicious. ”

Prince Huai paced again, paused: "Chen Zhen and Zhang Zi don't know each other, there is no injustice and no hatred, why do you want to harm Zhang Zi?" ”

"I don't know." Jin Shang was slightly stunned, and lowered his head in response, "However, Yichen speculates that since Zhang Zi is a great talent, if he sees it in Chu, it will be unfavorable to the Qin State." Chen Zhen is not only good with Zhaoyang, but he should also plan for Zhaoyang. It's a pity that such a talented person traveled thousands of miles to Chu to make great achievements for Chu, but he died of a plot for no reason, which is really the tragedy of the Chu country. Besides, one day the mountain collapses, His Royal Highness is in charge, if there is no Zhang Zi around to plan, wouldn't it be a shortcoming? ”

Jin Shang's tongue was like an arrow, and every sentence hit the heart of Prince Huai.

Prince Huai didn't hesitate any longer, stared at his eyebrows, raised his head and asked, "According to Aiqing's opinion, how should this palace behave?" ”

"What the king has lost is nothing but a piece of precious jade. Zhang Zi has to cross thousands of miles with the strength of one person, isn't this skill worth it? His Royal Highness can implore the king and ask him to pardon the capital crime for the sake of Zhang Zi's merit in destroying Yue. As long as Zhang Zi survives, there will be drama to sing. If Zhang Zi dies unexpectedly, everything will be gone. ”

Prince Huai paced a few more steps, and his brows moved: "There is!" Kick off Zhanghuatai! ”

"Obey the order!"

Jin Shang prepared the chariot, whipped the horse, and drove the prince Huai to Zhanghuatai and knocked on King Wei.

Although King Wei still has residual anger, his anger has passed, and his attitude has eased significantly compared to yesterday.

Prince Huai stepped forward and said, "The son knocks to see his father!" ”

"You're here to intercede for Zhang Yi, right?" King Wei got straight to the point and asked coldly.

"Erchen doesn't dare," Prince Huai bowed again, and responded, "Erchen thinks that He's Bi is the treasure of my town palace, and Zhang Yi dares to steal it in front of everyone, his heart can be punished, and the crime is unforgivable!" In view of the seriousness of this case, and the fact that it involves Shangzhu Guo Zhaoyang and dozens of guests, Erchen really wants to try this case in person, and ask his father for permission! ”

King Wei thought for a moment and nodded: "It's okay." You can ask Zhang Yi on behalf of the widow, the widow treats him well, and plans to entrust him with important tasks, why did he take revenge and do such a reluctant? ”

"Sons obey orders!"

After receiving the imperial decree, Prince Huai hurried to the Sifu Mansion and heard that Xiang Lei was interrogating Zhang Yi in the execution room.

Xiang Lei is the maiden nephew of Zhaoyang's biological mother, Mrs. Jiang Jun, and Zhaoyang's cousin. In view of the fact that this case is open to heaven and involves the Zhao family, Xiang Lei was very attentive, tortured and interrogated, and was bent on forcing Zhang Yi to confess and confess the whereabouts of He Shibi. Xiang Lei used all kinds of torture, but Zhang Yi was born with a stubborn temper, and he was wronged and aggrieved, and would rather die than confess.

Zhang Yi passed out several times, was woken up by cold water, and then used new torture tools.

Zhang Yi once again passed out on the execution table. Xiang Lei drank the order to relax the punishment, the jailer poured cold water several times, and Zhang Yi still didn't wake up. Xiang Lei was stunned, took his finger and tried it in front of Zhang Yi's nostrils, and when he saw that he was still angry, he asked people to carry him off the torture table.

At this time, Prince Huai, accompanied by Jin Shang and others, strode in.

Seeing that it was the prince, Xiang Lei knelt down and knocked: "Minister Xiang Lei knocked to see His Highness!" The minister didn't know that His Highness was coming, and he missed the welcome, so please surrender your Highness! ”

Prince Huai glanced at Zhang Yi, who was lying on the ground like a dead man, and his heart was shocked, and he asked with a heavy face, "Beat him to death?" ”

Xiang Lei responded: "Back to Your Highness, the prisoner is only temporarily unconscious. ”

Prince Huai breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that you're not dead." Confessed? ”

Xiang Lei shook his head: "This person has a hard mouth, and he won't confess!" ”

Prince Huai glanced at Zhang Yi: "If you don't want to recruit, just carry it down." ”

"Command!" Xiang Lei responded and ordered the jailer to carry Zhang Yi away.

"Xiang Lei," Prince Huai looked at the direction in which Zhang Yi was carried out, "Before this case is concluded, if Zhang Yi dies, you won't be able to tell!" ”

Xiang Lei shuddered, "Minister..." shouted at the prison captain, "Summons the order, summon the prison doctor to treat the criminal!" ”

Prince Huai walked to the presiding table and sat down in front of the chairman: "Take the confession!" ”

Xiang Lei submitted his confession.

Prince Huai looked at it for a while, and wanted to come to the case file, and after a careful trial, he turned to Xiang Lei: "Is there a copy?" ”

"Yes."

"Get a copy."

Xiang Lei brought a copy, and Jin Shang put it away.

Prince Huai got up slowly: "Xiang Aiqing, Zhang Yi is hard, and he can't be forced." If you beat him to death, lose his life, and can't find Baoyu, the king blames him, and you can't afford it! ”

Xiang Lei knocked: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

After coming out of prison, Prince Huai and Jin Shangchi went to Zhanghuatai again, asked to see King Wei, and said: "Father, my son has tried this case, and I feel full of suspicions. ”

"Oh?" King Wei asked urgently, "What is the suspicion?" ”

Prince Huai put a bunch of copies of the case file and Zhang Yi's confession on the table, and said slowly: "But all thieves must have premeditation. The thief still needs to step on the point, let alone the thief who went to the Zhuguo Mansion to steal the world's treasures? On the other hand, Zhang Yi returned home on the first day, and was invited to Zhaoyang Mansion for a banquet the next day, and he didn't know about the jade appreciation before, so he couldn't plan it at all. This is one of them. "Finger case file," According to the case file, Zhang Yi went to the banquet alone and had no helper. According to Zhang Yi's servants in the mansion, after Zhang Yi returned to Ying, he stayed in the mansion and did not go out, that is, Zhang Yi had no chance to find helpers. This is also the second. As far as Erchen knows, Zhang Yi is not a person who loves money. Besides, Zhang Yi was favored by the king, you are the order of the Huiji, and the future in Chu is unlimited, how can you be willing to lose a splendid future for a piece of precious jade? This is also the third. Zhang Yi's torture is beyond the reach of ordinary people, but he passed out several times, and would rather die than confess, if it were not for the aggrieved person, ordinary thieves would not do it. Fourth, too. Zhang Yi insisted on handing over Baoyu to a woman in purple, and Erchen thought that it was not nonsense. Reward the jade to Zhang Yi's hands, the house was on fire, all the guests went to the rescue, at this time someone asked for Baoyu, Zhang Yi in this situation, will lose the distinction, mistakenly think that it is the witch to come to get the jade. According to Erchen's investigation, some guests present discussed the matter, saying that Zhang Yi's expression at that time did not seem to be pretending. This is also the fifth. With these five points, the sons are to—"

King Wei frowned, waved his hand to stop him, and said in a deep voice: "So, Zhaoyang framed him?" ”

Prince Huai shook his head: "Erchen thinks that Zhaoyang will not deliberately frame Zhang Yi." ”

"Why wouldn't he?"

"There are also several reasons," Prince Huai said eloquently, "First, this matter involves the Zongmiao, as a descendant of the Zhao family, Zhaoyang will never deceive the heavens and harm people in the Zongmiao and discredit the Zhaomen; The second is Zhaoyang's mother's filial piety, since this bi is to pray for Mrs. Jiang Jun's exorcism, Zhaoyang will not be insincere, not to mention that Mrs. Jiang's inner bed is on fire, even if Zhaoyang has this heart, he can't ignore his mother's safety; The third is that among the guests present, not all of them are from the Zhao family, the Huang family, the Xiang family, the Qu family, the Jing family and other families all attended the meeting, and the sons reviewed their testimony, which was exactly what Zhaoyang and Zhang Yi said! ”

"The widow asked you," King Wei interrupted him again, "Zhang Yi didn't steal the jade, and Zhaoyang didn't frame it, where did this jade go?" Will it fly away? ”

The crown prince Huai thought for a while, and whispered: "I just came back, and Erchen was thinking about this all the way. Erchen was wondering, this jade is extraordinary, will it be..."

King Wei's heart was slightly cold, and he leaned over: "You mean..."

"Erchen is thinking, Zhaomen sacrifices jade, raises the door to ban purple, where is the person in purple clothes? And the great fire, which was born very wonderfully, and the maidservant waited for the candle all day long, and the candle never fell down, but it happened that day it fell. According to the case file, the sons connected the process before and after, the father and the king, Mrs. Jiang Jun was sick, Zhaoyang asked for jade, his father was enacted, the god and witch sacrificed jade, the thirty-six masculine men, Zhang Yi returned to Ying, Zhaoyang was invited, the family temple appreciated the jade, Mrs. Jiang Jun was sleeping on fire, Zhang Yi guarded the jade, and the woman in purple fell from the sky... ”

King Wei leaned back, gasped, closed his eyes and meditated, opened his eyes and asked, "Huai'er, hearing you say this, could it be that God took away this jade?" ”

Prince Huai nodded: "Erchen thinks that this jade has never been out of the palace gate for more than 100 years since it entered Zhanghuatai, and this theft may be due to God's will." ”

King Wei thought for a moment and nodded slowly: "Well, you are right, the widow should not let the jade out of the palace." That day was also evil, and as soon as Zhaoyang begged, he gave it to him. After a brief pause, "In your opinion, how should the widow deal with Zhang Yi?" ”

Erchen thought that the evidence was conclusive, Zhang Yi couldn't explain clearly, the matter had become big, and he couldn't go unpunished. However, the father always had a clear reward and punishment. Don't say that Zhang Yi may be wronged, even if he really steals this jade, he can't ignore his world-class achievements for Da Chu. Even if this jade is invaluable, it is difficult to compare with thousands of miles of land. Zhang Yi, as a guest secretary, traveled more than 10,000 miles to help me destroy Yue in one fell swoop, in addition to my henchmen, why didn't my father make up for his mistakes, pardon his capital crimes, and at the same time edict the world, showing my father's public heart of rewards and punishments. ”

"Well said!" King Wei breathed a long sigh of relief, "Let's do it!" You can tell Zhang Yi that he can go wherever he likes, and the widow will go back and forth with him, and the two will not owe each other. ”

Prince Huai's heart sank, his mouth opened a few times, and he wanted to justify, but he said: "Erchen has the order!" ”

A car came to an abrupt halt in front of the prison gate.

Jin Shang glanced at the fragrant girl and whispered: "Mrs. Sister-in-law, this is it." ”

The incense girl got out of the car and rushed into the prison gate, but was stopped by the guards. Jin Shang caught up and handed over the gold medal and decree of the king of Chu's amnesty. The doorman checked it, told them to wait, and flew in to report.

About half an hour later, several jailers carried Zhang Yi out and put him on the ground.

Seeing Zhang Yi covered in bruises and his face like a dead man, the fragrant girl cried "Husband..." and hugged him tightly in her arms.

Zhang Yi opened her eyes, gave her a smile, and closed her eyelids again.

There are several carriages parked outside the prison gate, and the people of the neighborhood are waiting for business here. Jin Shang raised his hand to summon one, and worked with Xiangnu to put Zhang Yi into the car, turned to Xiangnu and said, "Sister-in-law, I promised to do so, and this has also been fulfilled." Then he took out a money bag from his sleeve and handed it to him with both hands, "There are ten pieces of huá in the bag."

Cake, the right is in the mind, and I hope that Mrs. Sister-in-law will not give up! ”

The cake is also called Yinggong, it is pure gold casting, which can be called the most valuable currency in Yingdu, and ten pieces of cake is quite a generous gift. The incense girl was originally fierce, and the incident of the day before yesterday happened, so she refused to accept the charity, refused to accept it, and replied: "Lord Jin is kind, the little woman has a heart, as for the adult's ten gongs, please take it back." ”

Jin Shang smiled slightly, and handed it over: "In my mind, Mrs. Sister-in-law can not receive it, but Mrs. Sister-in-law has to accept this little money." At the moment, Mrs. Sister-in-law is penniless, not to mention anything else, just like Zhang Zi, there should be a place to heal and shelter. ”

The fragrant girl sighed lightly, took the money bag, and shook it again: "Since you say so, you will be a little woman who temporarily borrows an adult." ”

Jin Shang didn't say anything, jumped on the car, and hugged his fists: "Take the next step first, take care of your sister-in-law!" ”

Xiangnu returned the salute, jumped into the car, sat down, and carefully held Zhang Yi in her arms, so as not to make the journey bumpy and hurt him.

When the coachman saw that she was seated, he turned his head and asked, "Madam, where are you going?" ”

Xiangnu was about to reply, Jin Shang suddenly jumped out of the car again, and said closely: "I almost forgot a big thing, please ask my sister-in-law to tell Zhang Zi, the king said: 'Tell Zhang Yi that he can go wherever he likes, and the widow will come and go with him, and the two will not owe each other." ’”

Hearing such heartless words, the fragrant girl burst into tears, nodded slightly, and turned to the coachman: "On the shore of Lishui, Qifeng Tower." ”

The coachman replied, "Good! Then he raised his whip and urged his horse, and galloped away.

The carriage galloped to Qifeng Tower, and the shopkeeper greeted him, and when he saw Zhang Yi like this, he was surprised, shouted at a few servants, and carried him to the second floor of the house where they had lived.

The fragrant girl reflexively went downstairs and wanted to pay the fare, but the driver said, "The adult who called the car has already paid the fare." ”

The fragrant girl sighed, thanked the coachman, and hurried upstairs.

Zhang Yi was released from prison with his front foot, and Xiang Lei arrived at Zhaoyang Mansion with his back foot.

Hearing that the prince personally came to rescue Zhang Yi, Zhaoyang was shocked, and secretly glad that he had listened to what Chen Zhen said and reserved a hand, otherwise, if Zhang Yi died, the consequences would be really unimaginable.

Thinking about the process before and after, Zhaoyang admired Chen Zhen more and more, so Xing Cai invited him over to discuss the next step.

Seeing Zhaoyang coming out, Chen Zhen bowed his hand far away: "The adults are overjoyed!" ”

"Oh?" Zhaoyang was stunned, "Where does the joy come from?" ”

"Your Excellency is going to sit firmly in Ling Yin's seat, don't you like it?" Chen Zhen congratulated again.

Zhaoyang became more and more confused: "Please speak clearly!" ”

"Hehehe," Chen Zhen pointed to the courtyard gate, "Even if you want to say it clearly, you can't be outside this courtyard gate!" ”

Zhaoyang also laughed, waved his hand, and gave courtesy: "Lord Shangqing, please!" ”

The two walked into the hall and sat down.

Zhaoyang arched his hand and inquired in a probing tone: "As Shangqing said, His Royal Highness personally came forward to rescue Zhang Yi." In the next thinking about this matter, the more anxious he became, this invited Shangqing to come, I wanted to ask for a countermeasure, but Shangqing leaned forward, and his voice was lowered, "Dare to ask this... ”

"May I ask my lord, if Chu Ruo doesn't set up an order for a year, will it be successful?"

"Of course not! Ling Yin is the key point of Chu, if there is no order Yin, the government decree will not pass, the six governments will not be adjusted, and the three armies will not be governed, and there will be changes for a long time. ”

"What about three months?"

"It doesn't seem right. According to the usual practice, if Ling Yin is to leave his post, within a month, he will be appointed as a new Yin. ”

"That's it." Chen Zhen smiled and said, "Ask your Excellency again, in Chutian Chudi, apart from Zhang Yi, can anyone compete with your adult for this position?" ”

Zhaoyang shook his head.

"Zhang Yi is already a wasted person, and it has been nearly a month since Jingshe left office, and the adult is about to ascend the throne, so I am congratulating."

"Shangqing said early," Zhaoyang said urgently, "This is also the case in the next hurry." His Royal Highness will rescue Zhang Yi, and he will definitely recommend it again in front of the king. The king is old, and the world of Great Chu will soon be His Royal Highness, and the king knows that if His Highness insists, he may be..." According to His Royal Highness's talent, he may already be suspicious. The king is not a pedantic person, if he comes to his senses, he will strictly investigate..."

"Don't worry, my lord," Chen Zhen smiled slightly, "Neither His Highness nor the King will pursue this matter anymore." Even if it is traced, there is no evidence. Those who should keep their mouths shut up, as long as the adults don't say it, who knows? As for Zhang Yi, I don't know if the adults have heard of it, according to what I heard, at the gate of the prison, Jin Shang once said to Zhang Yi's wife, and the king said: 'Tell Zhang Yi that he can go wherever he likes, and the widow will go back and forth with him, and the two will not owe each other. 'Lord Zhuguo, the king's words are very exquisite! ”

"Did you hear that?" Zhaoyang was shocked and stared at Chen Zhen in disbelief.

"Hehehe," Chen Zhen smiled, "For the sake of adults, do you dare not care about it?" ”

"The king has this edict, but," Zhaoyang nodded in response, "What is the understanding of this edict, I have to consult Shangqing next!" ”

"This edict is to say that the state of Chu is not as good as the Central Plains, and the only people that the imperial court really trusts are the Jing, Qu, and Zhao clans. None of the foreigners used by the first dynasty had a good end, not to mention far away, Wu Qi forty years ago was an example. Zhang Yi made great achievements in destroying Yue, but he ruled Yue, but he made the king feel at ease, and he could prevent it! ”

Zhaoyang smiled bitterly in embarrassment: "Actually, those are all words on the next side. ”

"The key is here," Chen Zhen suppressed his smile and said with certainty, "Only the words of adults are loved by the king." ”

Zhaoyang thought for a while, but he was not without admiration, and arched his hand: "It's really a pleasure to talk to Shangqing." Since you mentioned Ling Yin's position, you dare to ask Shangqing, and you will stop talking and look at Chen Zhen.

Chen Zhen paused word by word, as if the general was issuing a military order to his subordinates: "Do two things immediately: first, instigate the elders to recommend adults; Second, expel Zhang Yi from the country as soon as possible! ”

This time, Zhang Yizhen was tossed miserably.

Sending away the coachman, the fragrant girl returned to the room, looked carefully, and saw that there was no good skin on his body, and she was so distressed that tears flowed, hugged him and cried: "Husband..."

Zhang Yi's eyes were closed, and her face was like a dead man. Thinking that her husband could still smile in front of the prison gate, but there was no reaction at this time, Xiangnu was suddenly startled, she didn't care about crying, took her pulse, saw that she was still pulsating, she hurriedly wiped away her tears with her sleeves, walked downstairs quickly, and said to the shopkeeper: "May I ask the store, is there a disease doctor nearby?" ”

"Madame, don't worry," the shopkeeper replied, "There is a shop nearby that specializes in treating bruises, and when I saw Lord Zhang like that, I had sent Xiao Er to invite him." Madame waited a moment, and the doctor must have arrived. ”

When the words fell, there was a trotting sound outside, and it was Xiao Er, followed by a middle-aged man carrying a suitcase.

The shopkeeper greeted him and pointed upstairs and said, "There is a customer who has been injured, please ask Mr. for treatment." ”

"Thank you!" The fragrant girl bowed deeply to the shopkeeper, and turned to the doctor, "The little woman has Mr. Lao." He also pointed to the staircase courtesy, "Sir, please!" ”

The doctor went upstairs to inspect Zhang Yi's injury, carefully pulled Zhang Yi's limbs, pressed and touched, took the pulse, his heart was slightly cold, and turned to the fragrant girl: "Quick, please ask the store to boil a pot of water," lifted the lid of the box he carried, took out a package of herbs, "Cook this medicine for a quarter of a moment!" ”

The fragrant girl went to boil the potion and brought it back to the room, where she saw that the doctor was carefully cutting off Zhang Yi's clothes with scissors little by little. The doctor dipped the pom-pom in hot water and soaked it in soft blood water before slowly peeling it off.

After tossing for half an hour, the doctor completely removed Zhang Yi's bloody clothes and cleaned the wound with medicated water. During the whole process, the fragrant girl was shocked and burst into tears. There are so many wounds on Zhang Yi's body, and the injuries are so serious, don't say that she is a fragrant girl, even the doctor is shocked. While cleaning, the doctor sighed: "Alas, these people, this is to the death!" ”

The fragrant girl choked up and said, "Sir, husband, he's going to be fine, right?" ”

"Look at the way it is now," replied the doctor, "there will be no big deal." After a pause, he exclaimed, "If he is injured like this, if he were an ordinary person, several of them would have died early." Your husband can survive, miracle! ”

Xiang Nu breathed a long sigh of relief and thanked her: "Little girl, Mr. Xie, rescue!" ”

The doctor washes the wound and applies ointment one by one. The incense girl asked Xiao Er to buy a white silk, tear it into silk strips, and wrap it finely. From a distance, Zhang Yi was wrapped tightly, as if she was wearing a new white outfit.

After finishing this, the doctor wrote a prescription and handed it to the fragrant girl: "Madam, Zhang Zi's injury is inside and not outside. External injuries are only scratches of the surface and can be healed within a month, but internal injuries are critical and should not be missed. This prescription is administered, and it is taken for three days. ”

Xiangnu took the prescription, took out the money bag given by Jin Shang, took out three pieces of gold, and handed them with both hands: "Mr. Xie!" Please also pay for this little consultation fee. ”

Seeing that it was three pieces of pure gold, the doctor stretched out his hand and said, "Madame's courtesy!" Three shellfish coins are enough! ”

The shell coin is a copper coin of the Chu State, which resembles a polished shell, and is also known as grimace money or ant nose money in later generations.

"Sir, you don't have to be polite," the incense girl forced three pieces of gold to shove over, "The grace of life, don't say it's three gongs, even if thirty are scattered, it will not be enough to repay!" ”

The doctor was moved, accepted one gong, handed the two gongs back, and thanked him: "Thank you for your kindness!" Three days later, in the next self, one to change the medicine for the adult, and the other to change the prescription according to the situation. ”

The fragrant girl sent the doctor away, took out a shovel, and asked Xiao Er to go to the pharmacy to catch the medicine according to the prescription.

It was dark, Xiao Er grabbed the herbs, and the fragrant girl personally suffered them, and brought them to the bed, Zhang Yi was still asleep.

The medicine was cold and warm, warm and cold, and Zhang Yi was still unconscious. With tears in her eyes, Xiangnu held Zhang Yi's hand and knelt in front of the couch all night. At dawn, the fragrant girl was so tired and tired that she couldn't stand it anymore, so she finally lay down in front of the couch and passed in a daze.

In the blindfold, Xiangnu felt itchy on her face, and she was stunned, and when she opened her eyes, it was Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi woke up early and was wiping her tears with her unbandaged hand.

The fragrant girl was pleasantly surprised: "Husband, are you awake?" ”

Zhang Yi's eyes blinked twice, and a smile appeared on her face: "Xiangnu, you just had a nightmare, and you are crying." "The words are slow, almost word for word.

Seeing his struggling appearance, Xiangnu's tears welled up again, and she nodded again and again: "Hmm! Well! ”

"The way you cry is not good."

"Hmmm! Well! Xiangnu nodded again, and tears flowed out more.

"Smile."

The fragrant girl wiped away her tears and squeezed out a smile.

"It's not good to laugh, it's going to be like this." Zhang Yi grinned and smiled brightly.

The fragrant girl smiled, and the smile was bittersweet and sweet.

Xu was tired, Zhang Yi slowly closed his eyes.

The incense girl lit the fire and warm medicine, tasted it, brought it to the front of the couch, scooped out a tablespoon, and called softly: "Husband, drink, drink it, drink it, and the injury will be healed." ”

Zhang Yi let out a "hmm", opened her eyes, tried to sit up, and with a little force, her whole body hurt sharply, and she couldn't help but let out an "ouch".

Xiangnu put down the medicine bowl and asked urgently: "Husband, does it hurt?" ”

Zhang Yi smiled bitterly and nodded.

Xiangnu's eyes fell on Zhang Yi's bandage, and her voice was a little choked: "Husband, there is no place in your body that is not injured, Xiangnu... Xiangnu and the Zhao family are also too ruthless!" Choked up again, wiping tears with his sleeve.

Zhang Yi smiled slightly: "Take a good look, is that thing there?" "Say it, open your mouth wide, and let the incense girl look at it.

Xiangnu didn't know what she meant, and looked at his big mouth with wide eyes: "Husband, what's wrong?" ”

Zhang Yi didn't answer, only stirred one tongue up and down, left and right.

"What do you mean by the tongue?"

Zhang Yi nodded, grimaced, and stirred the tongue up and down.

Xiangnu was amused by him, and laughed: "If it is not there, how can the husband speak?" ”

"Hehehe," Zhang Yi closed her mouth and laughed a few times, her voice was clear, "The tongue is there, it's enough." After a pause, he smiled, his eyes showed contempt, and his nostrils sounded, "Hmph, Zhaoyang is too stupid, he really wants to harm me, he doesn't need to be punished at all, just cut off this thing." ”

"Husband," the fragrant girl came back with tears, picked up the medicine bowl, and said angrily, "It's all like this, and you still say this!" Come, drink the medicine. ”

Zhang Yi woke up from time to time, but overall it was improving. On the third day, after taking the decoction, the wounded part was oozing blood, and the plaster needed to be replaced.

Waiting until dark, still not seeing the doctor come to the door, the fragrant girl was anxious, and went downstairs to ask Xiao Er. Xiao Er came to the door to ask for help, and came back to report that the door of the house was locked, and the doctor did not know where to go.

Xiangnu felt that the doctor was a sincere person and would not keep his promises, but this Chenguang did not come, thinking that he had encountered an emergency. When I got up the next morning, the doctor still didn't come. The incense girl asked Xiao Er again, but the doctor's door was still locked.

Xiangnu had no choice but to ask the store for other doctors, so that Xiao Er came to the door to ask for help, but the result was shocking. As soon as they heard the word Qi Fenglou, doctors near and far shook their heads. Xiao Er asked the reason, or said that he was not at home, or that he was not idle, or that he was shallow in medical skills, in short, no one was willing to come to the door. The doctor's opening of the store is nothing more than waiting for business, and there is business to come to the door, but the doctor does not do it, which makes Xiao Er really wonder.

Xiao Er went from the front to the back, and still couldn't hire a doctor. As he was walking, Xiao Er felt that it was dark, and when he looked up, there were dark clouds, so he hurriedly ran back to the store, and saw the store standing on the shore of Lishui dozens of steps away from the store, talking to two strangers, looking very respectful.

Xiao Er wanted to report to the store, but seeing this situation, he stepped into the store and went straight to the second floor.

Xiangnu heard the sound and asked, "Little Er, have you ever invited the doctor?" ”

Xiao Er shook his head and told the story in general.

The fragrant girl bit her lip, was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Is the store available?" ”

Xiao Er pointed out with his finger: "Talking to people by the river." ”

The fragrant girl slowly walked downstairs.

When the shopkeeper returned, he just walked to the door, and when he saw her coming down, he also paused, and stared at her strangely.

The fragrant girl took a few steps forward and saluted: "Shopkeeper, the little girl is here to trouble you again." ”

The shopkeeper didn't answer, just stared at her strangely.

The fragrant girl was stunned and asked lightly: "Shopkeeper, what's wrong with you?" ”

The shopkeeper seemed to react, retracted his gaze, and replied: "Oh, nothing." What do you say, ma'am? ”

"The little woman wants to... trouble the store again."

"Say it."

"The little woman wants to go out, so she temporarily entrusts her husband to the store, and asks the store to take care of it."

"Where does Madame want to go?"

"General Jing's house."

"Well," said the shopkeeper, who thought for a moment, sighed, "and tell Madame that you should not go." ”

"Why?" The fragrant girl was shocked.

"Also, in the small shop below, I'm afraid Madame won't be able to live there."

"This... little woman won't pay less for the store!"

"Ma'am," the shopkeeper sighed and shook his head slightly, "it's not about the store's money. Someone just warned Zai Xia that if this shop wants to be opened, if Zai Xia wants to live, his wife and Master Zhang must move out. ”

The fragrant girl's face turned pale.

After a while, the fragrant girl finally reacted, bit her lip, and asked lightly: "It's past the time now, and the sky is not good, can the little girl stay for another night and move out tomorrow morning?" ”

The shopkeeper burst into tears, lowered his head, and muttered, "Madam, please, let's go, go as far as possible!" "Slightly paused," Also, I want to say that in this Yingdu, except for the palace, no family has the courage to accommodate Mrs. ”

The fragrant girl stopped talking, turned around and went upstairs, and after a while, she came down with a money bag: "Shopkeeper, please count the store money." ”

The shopkeeper took a deep look: "Madam, the store money is not collected." ”

The fragrant girl took out three pieces of gold and handed them over: "The shop, everything is one thing, the little woman lives in the store, when she pays the store, the store does not want to count, and the little woman has the right to make three gold." ”

The shopkeeper made another gesture: "Madam, it's not that you can't accept it, it's that you can't accept it." ”

"Why?"

"The store has its own rules. I opened a store under the promise that Mrs. would live in the store. If the lady leaves the store, she should pay the store. Mrs. did not return, she was forcing Mrs. to go, and the rules were the first, so she should compensate Mrs. Yes, how can she collect the store money again? Madame insisted on paying, but she was forced to do it. ”

Seeing that the shopkeeper's words were righteous, the incense girl returned the salute deeply: "Since I said this, the little girl thanked me." The little woman asked for another thing and asked the store for help. ”

"If you can, I am willing to serve my wife."

"The husband is injured like this, and the little woman is too weak to bear it, so ask the shopkeeper to hire a carriage, preferably with a tent. Looking at the sky, it looks like it's going to rain. The night is dark, in case it rains, there is no awning, and the husband is afraid that he will not be able to withstand it. The more she spoke, the more uncomfortable she became, and she choked up.

The shopkeeper and the second child were also embarrassed, wiping their tears with their sleeves.

After a while, the shopkeeper raised his head and turned to Xiao Er: "Xiao Er, go, put on the carriage and horses, put on a new canopy, and send Lord Zhang and Mrs. Zhang out of the city!" ”

"Where is the villain sent?"

"Send out Yingdu, until Mrs. finds a suitable place to live, and you will come back."

The incense girl also thanked her, went upstairs instead, and saw that Zhang Yi was still asleep.

The fragrant girl didn't want to disturb him, and habitually stood up, intending to pack a simple package. However, in the whole house, except for the Xi Shi sword and the money bag given by Jin Shang, nothing belonged to them.

The more Xiang Nu thought about it, the more sad she became, she fell on Zhang Yi's body, and whimpered and cried sadly.

Outside the window, it was getting darker and darker, and it was almost impossible to see in the room.

A flash of light broke through the air, and a spring thunder rolled from the clouds.

The rain was pouring down, and it was getting heavier and heavier.

This is the first heavy rain in the beginning of spring in Chu State, and the children are running in the rain with excitement, and the government and the opposition are jubilant.

Spring rain is as expensive as oil.

In Zhanghua Palace, King Chu Wei's eyes were slightly closed, his expression was joyful, and he stretched out one ear to listen intently to the sound of rain hitting plantains outside the window.

"Hehehe," King Wei opened his eyes and looked at Prince Huai, who was sitting diagonally opposite, "Huai'er, listening to this rain, it's really solid." ”

Prince Huai did not have a sense of joy, but his expression was gloomy, as if it was not a long-awaited happy rain at all.

King Wei was slightly stunned, didn't say anything more, withdrew his gaze, and slowly shot towards the few cases in front of him. There is a bunch of concertos at the right end of several cases, which have just been presented by Prince Huai. King Chu Wei flipped through one, glanced at it, put it on the left, flipped it again, swept it again, and stacked it on top of the previous one.

King Wei looked through them one after another, and a large stack of pieces was moved from the right end to the left end by him without exception, and arranged them as a stack.

After King Wei finished stacking, he looked up at Prince Huai: "That's all?" ”

Prince Huai opened his eyes and nodded: "That's all." ”

"In addition to Zhaoyang, can anyone recommend others?"

Prince Huai shook his head.

After a period of silence, King Wei seemed to think of something, and slowly raised his head: "Zhang Yi, where did he..." ”

"I don't know." Prince Huai seemed to feel that something was wrong, and added, "However, Erchen heard that he has already left Ying, and this Chenguang may be on the way." ”

"Out of the way?" King Wei seemed to be stunned, and thought for a while, "Where are you going?" ”

"I don't know."

King Chu Wei stopped making a sound, and after a long time, his eyes returned to the recitals in front of him: "What do you think of these recitals?" ”

"Sons and daughters only listen to the will of their father." Prince Huai's expression was blank.

"The widow is asking you!" King Chu Wei raised his voice.

The crown prince Huai was taken aback and cheered up: "Back to my father, my sons think that as soon as Zhang Yi leaves, the government and the opposition of Chu State are afraid that only Zhaoyang is suitable." ”

King Wei closed his eyes and fell into meditation again.

There was a longer silence.

"Well, you're right." King Wei finally opened his eyes, "This matter can't be delayed." Jin Feng Zuo Sima Zhaoyang is Ling Yin, and governs the six mansions! Jin Feng right Sima Qu Kuo is the left Sima, and Shangzhu Guojingcui is the right Sima, governing the three armies! After a pause, his eyes closed again, "Give the decree and go." ”

Prince Huai got up and knocked: "The son of the minister has the order!" ”

At dusk, on the official post road leading from Yingdu to the ancient city of Xiangyang, a caravan traveled with difficulty. The raindrops, sometimes small, hit the brand-new awning, making a "bang" sound.

The car was moving slower and slower, and there was a sudden shock, and it stopped moving. Xiao Er jumped out of the car and saw that the left wheel was stuck in a mud puddle. Xiao Er was in a hurry, he was beating a horse again, and he was pushing a cart, and the wheels shook a few times, and he fell deeper and deeper.

Xiangnu probe: "Xiao Er, stop again?" ”

Xiao Er nodded: "Yes, madam, I'm stuck in the mud again." ”

The incense girl jumped down, took a look, and helped push the cart, but the wheels sank deeper.

Xiangnu was anxious, look at the sky, it was almost dark, and as far as the eye could see, there was no one in the four fields, only the rain fell from the sky, forming a large rain curtain. The low-lying areas of the fields have long been waterlogged, and from a distance, the ocean is one after another, and it is reflected in the dim sky.

Xiangnu asked, "Little Er, where is this?" ”

Xiao Er pointed to a mound in front of him: "If Mrs. Hui speaks, turn over the mound in front of you, it should be Ji Cheng." If it's a good day, it's supposed to be noon. ”

"What can I do?" The fragrant girl frowned, and looked at the mud pit with concern.

Xiao Er patted the horse's back and shook his head gently: "Madam, there is no way." After walking for a day and a night, the horse was powerless. In this way, we will have to spend the night in this mud pit, and wait until tomorrow day to find a way. ”

"This..." Xiang Nu was so anxious that she cried, "Husband, he was already seriously injured, and this is a bumpy road, if there is no treatment, I am afraid that I will not be able to endure it." ”

Xiao Er squatted down, hugged his head and meditated, and shook his head again: "Madam, the villain has walked this road, there is no village in front of this place, there is no shop behind, there are still more than 20 miles away from Jicheng, besides, this horse... ”

The fragrant girl listened carefully, and sure enough, there was the sound of carriages and horses behind her.

In a moment, a carriage caught up.

The rider jumped out of the car and walked over. The fragrant girl looked up and saw that the man was wearing a hat and a brown coat, so she took a step forward and saluted: "The little woman has seen Mr." ”

The hat man replied: "I've seen the girl below." Then he pointed to the carriage and the horse, "Girl, this is..."

Xiang Nu said: "Our car is stuck in a mud puddle, can Mr. help push it?" ”

The hat man is not another person, it is the flying knife Zou who chased all the way.

Zou Chao shouted at the car: "Master, there is a car stuck in a mud puddle, please come down and help!" ”

The Jasher jumped out of the car, also wearing hats.

Zou found more than a dozen small stones and handed them to the fragrant girl: "Girl, you stand by the left wheel, as soon as the wheel moves, you put stones into the rut, move it, pad a few pieces, and when the pad is flat, the wheel will come out." Turned to Xiao Er again, "Catch the car!" ”

Xiao Er drank horses, and two hats were carts.

The wheels swayed, and the fragrant girl put stones in it, and after a while, as the hat man said, the left wheel rolled out of the mud pit.

The incense girl did the same, and the right wheel also rolled out.

The two hat-bearers walked to the stagnant water on the side of the road and washed their hands.

The Jasheren looked at the fragrant girl: "The girl is..."

Xiangnu thanked him: "Gongsun Yan thanked Mr., please ask Mr. Daming!" ”

The Jasher man took off the hat and arched his hand: "A little thing, no need to be polite." In the lower Jasher, fortunately! Glancing at the canopy, "Where does the girl want to go on a rainy day?" ”

The fragrant girl lowered her head for a moment and raised her head: "The little girl wants to go to Jicheng." ”

"That's it ahead." The Jasheren walked to the little second horse, examined it, and turned to the fragrant girl, "However, this horse of yours can't move, if the girl wants, she can take it at the go." ”

The fragrant girl carefully examined the two, and the appearance was not evil, and when she looked back, it was a horse cart, and she was helpless, so she nodded and responded: "The little woman has thanked you." It's just that, the little woman still has a please, her grandson is seriously injured, and she is in this car, and I hope that Mr. will not give up. ”

"This is natural." Jia Sheren walked to the car, glanced at Zhang Yi, and exclaimed, "This gentleman is not lightly injured!" Zou Sheng, quick, lift to the car! ”

The Jasher people and the throwing knife Zou carefully moved Zhang Yi to the cart behind.

Xiao Er turned to the fragrant girl and said, "Madam, you have a car here, can the villain go back, the master is still waiting." ”

Xiangnu took out two pieces of gold: "Brother Xie." You take this. ”

Xiao Er pushed again and again, and saw that the fragrant girl did not follow, so he had to accept it, drove the carriage and horse to the side of the road, let go of the Jasheren, turned the head of the car, and passed it again and again, and slowly left.

Because the fragrant girl had already called "Waizi" first, the Jasher people changed their title and stretched out their hands to give courtesy: "Madam, please get in the car and take care of Mr." ”

Xiangnu got into the car, and sure enough, there was a lot of space inside, and the paving was soft, Zhang Yi was lying comfortably on the bunk, her eyes had been opened. Clearly, he knew exactly what was going on.

To reduce weight, the Jasher people followed the car and walked in the rain.

The flying knife Zou shouted at the horse and whipped it, and the cart passed through the rain curtain and galloped towards Jicheng.

The road is muddy, and it has passed three shifts by the time it arrives in Jicheng. Flying knife Zou found an inn, woke up the shopkeeper, and told Xiao Er to boil hot water. The Jiashe people instructed the incense girl to carefully wash the wounds on Zhang Yi's body and remove the pus.

To the shock of the Xiang Nu, the Jia Sheren seemed to know Zhang Yi's condition, took out the medicine box, like a seasoned doctor, skillfully changed the new medicine for him, and handed a few packets of herbs to the Xiang Nu, asking her to go to the torment quickly.

After finishing Zhang Yi, Xiao Er also came up with food.

Xiangnu fed Zhang Yi half a bowl of gruel, and when she saw him fall asleep again, she dined with the two of them.

After eating a few bites, Xiangnu slowly put down her chopsticks and looked at the sheren: "Mr. Jia, who are you?" ”

"Hehehe," Jia Sheren said with a smile, "It's a businessman down there, come to Handan." I originally wanted to come to Yingjin to batch southern goods, but unexpectedly, the market changed, and I took a trip in vain. ”

"Really?" Xiangnu asked rhetorically, her eyes questioning, "The little woman still thinks that Mr. is a doctor." ”

Jia Sheren smiled again, half explained: "Businessmen run around, it is inevitable that they will have a headache and brain fever, so they have learned some medical skills under it." As for the medicine box, it was originally a standing thing, one for self-use, and the other in case of emergency, it was also good for emergency. Wouldn't it come in handy today? He laughed a few more times, tilted his head and looked at the fragrant girl, "Why did Madame ask about this?" ”

"It's nothing," the incense girl sighed, "the little girl is just curious. ”

"If that's the case," said Jasheren with a smile, "I would like to ask you below, why is your husband injured like this?" ”

Xiangnu heard that the other party was indeed a northern accent, and she was not from Zhaoyang, and when she saw them taking care of them like this, she had no doubts, reported her origin, and told Zhang Yi in detail about her victimization.

"Oh my God, the gentleman in the car turned out to be Master Zhang Yi!" Jia Sheren pretended to be shocked, "The name of Lord Zhang was heard of when I was in Handan. This time, the city rumored that Lord Zhang stole and the family, I didn't believe it at the beginning, and later, I also believed it, I didn't want to have so many twists and turns," sighed, "Alas, this world! ”

The fragrant girl burst into tears.

"Dare to ask Madame," asked the Jasheman, "where are you going?" ”

Xiangnu shook her head, and tears came out again: "When you come to this step in the field, the little woman is already homeless." Where to go in the future will be decided by him after his husband recovers from his injury. Excuse me, sir, will he be fine, right? ”

"Lord Zhang is mainly injured, wrapped up in Sheren."

The fragrant girl saluted: "Thank you, little girl!" ”