Chapter 33: Chen Xichu and Feng Rin
The news of Yu Hua's arrest was only circulated among the martial arts students and teachers who took the exam from the beginning, and gradually spread to the ears of other martial arts students and other teachers.
Chen Xichu, who waited all night and didn't wait for Yu Hua to return, understood that her Yu Lang might have had an accident.
As she walked out of the room, she heard the guests chattering outside.
"Have you heard? Yesterday in the martial arts exam, there was a senior martial artist named Yu Hua, he was besieged by all the martial artists, and finally won the first place, but he was backstabbed by his brother, and now he is arrested and put in prison, and his life and death are uncertain. ”
"It is said that this is still related to Ji Datou, but those two people seem to have a grudge before, and someone in Baixianglou saw them fighting before, Lin Zunwu reported him to take revenge!"
"Who knows? But the one named Yu Hua, I'm afraid his life will be lost, cheating on the martial arts academy grading exam, this is a crime of bullying the king, and it should be beheaded, just to see how His Majesty falls. ”
Chen Xichu happened to hear this conversation, and she didn't need to ask, she already understood what happened, and when she heard "sin should be beheaded", her legs were weak and she was about to fall.
Knowing this, he should have taken Yu Lang back to the countryside that day, saying that he was successfully admitted to the martial arts academy, it turned out to be cheating, and Yu Lang was too careless and fell for the liar.
She subconsciously thought that the so-called Yu Hua cheating referred to the fact that he was on the list again after he fell off the list, how could Yu Hua in her mind be honest and honest, how could he do such an opportunistic thing, subconsciously she thought that someone had deceived her Yu Lang.
Full of remorse, she came to a shop in the capital.
This is a cloth shop, in an inconspicuous corner of the street, but the cloth sold in it is of high quality, the owner of the shop saw Chen Xichu, a little surprised, he smiled and asked: "Xichu, why are you here?
You're too anxious, didn't you say okay, I'll send someone to tell you when there's news?
It just so happened that I just got the news yesterday, and it is said that in the sect of a small country north of the Tenglong Kingdom, there was a young man who was usually not good-looking, but after becoming a martial artist, he suddenly became extremely smart.
This performance is just similar to Yu Hua's, you don't have to worry, your Yu Lang is enlightened, which is a great thing. ”
Not long ago, on the day Yu Hua just crossed over, when he returned to his residence, just three or two sentences attracted Chen Xichu's attention.
Chen Xichu, who found that Yu Hua's performance was very different from before, found her third uncle the next day and asked about the sudden cleverness of people.
Unlike the third uncle who smiled brightly, Chen Xichu's face was full of anxiety: "Third uncle, there is an important matter!"
Hearing this, the third uncle looked at Chen Xichu, and his smile was a little strange: "Eh, I said that you little girl, you can't wait to marry yourself?"
You Yu Lang has just been admitted to the martial arts academy, and your young couple has not gained a stable foothold in the capital, and the most basic thing is that they don't even have a wedding room, so they are anxious to think about getting married.
Aren't you worried that when you Yu Lang sees the prosperity in the capital, he will empathize and fall in love with other girls?
Think about it, you Yu Lang suddenly became enlightened, he didn't like you, and he liked other girls, which is very possible. ”
The third uncle didn't seem to notice the anxiety on Chen Xichu's face at all, and he quipped to himself.
The foundation of the Chen family is in the countryside, and it is a small local landlord, which is currently inherited by Chen's father, and several other brothers of Chen's father have left their hometown to wander outside, among which the most successful is the third uncle who settled in the capital.
When Yu Hua and Chen Xichu first arrived in the capital, they went to pay a visit, and the third uncle also said that if there was any trouble that they couldn't solve, just go to him.
Now the trouble is coming, and it's still big trouble, the kind that wants to be beheaded.
Chen Xichu's tears rolled in her eyes, and the more she heard the third uncle mention it, the more difficult it was to suppress the sadness in her heart.
The third uncle finally discovered her abnormality, he was startled, and hurriedly asked: "Xichu, what's wrong with you? That kid really left you and got along with other girls?" The third uncle has also known a lot of people in the capital over the years, you tell the third uncle, if you dare to bully my family Xichu, I will let people break his legs!"
The third uncle made a gesture of walking out as he spoke, so frightened that Chen Xichu hurriedly stopped his voice, pulled him and explained: "It's Yu Lang, Yu Lang was arrested by them, and he ...... He also said that he wanted to ...... Beheading. ”
Chen Xichu cried silently, and her words were broken into three or two, but the third uncle still felt the seriousness of the problem from just a few words.
"Don't worry, just sit down and talk slowly. ”
The third uncle beckoned her to the store, poured her a cup of tea, and waited for her to calm down a little before letting her tell her what she thought was going through.
After listening, the third uncle's face was heavy, and he knew better than Chen Xichu in the capital how serious the problem was facing Yu Hua.
Admitted to the Martial Academy by means of cheating, this can indeed be called a deceptive act, if the saint is held accountable, it is not impossible to be killed after entering the heavenly prison.
But the two of them came from the local area, what kind of powerful people can they get acquainted with in just a few days? In other words, cheating is not something that an ordinary martial artist like Yu Hua can do.
The third uncle easily noticed the loophole in Chen Xichu's words, and he didn't believe that Yu Hua had the ability to bribe the examiner and add his name to the list of martial artists.
"Xi Chu, don't worry, there may be a misunderstanding in this matter! Yu Hua didn't return overnight, maybe he did well in the exam yesterday, and he was dragged by his classmates to celebrate his achievements, and he forgot to go back! Wait for me to send someone out to investigate. ”
After saying that, he sent a guy and asked him to explore around the capital.
After a while, the guy came back, and the news he brought back was a little different from Chen Xichu's statement.
Yu Hua was arrested by the examiner because of his outstanding performance in the exam, and was hated by the martial arts students who were admitted to the martial arts academy together, and then reported him for taking pills.
This is very different from what Chen Xichu said about bribing examiners, if bribing examiners is a big crime, and it should be beheaded, then what Yu Hua committed was just a trivial matter, at most he was kicked out of the martial arts academy and let him find another way to make a living.
After listening to the third uncle's explanation and asking several times, Chen Xichu finally believed that her Yu Lang was only in some small trouble now.
Chen Xichu returned to her residence, and after half a day, she still didn't see Yu Hua come back, and the discussion outside gradually exceeded her expectations.
This seems to have evolved into a big trouble, and its crime should be beheaded, and it has become a dark cloud hanging over Chen Xichu's head.
Walking back and forth in the room, Chen Xichu, who was always uneasy, decided to go to her third uncle.
"Third uncle. ”
Unlike last time, hearing her call, the third uncle didn't have the smile he had before.
The third uncle has no children under his knees, and he is also very concerned about this niece, after Chen Xichu left, the guys he sent out to investigate the news did not stop, and the news they brought back gradually became less optimistic.
Seeing this, Chen Xichu also knew that the situation was not good, so she asked desperately: "Third uncle, is there no other way?"
The third uncle glanced back at her, then sighed, and suddenly said: "It's not that there is no way, it's just ......"
Chen Xichu's eyes burst out: "As long as I can save Yu Lang, I am willing to give everything!"
"I have known a lot of dignitaries and dignitaries in the capital for so many years, and this matter is not completely out of room for turnaround, and I know a few people in the martial arts academy, maybe there is still a chance. ”
The third uncle sighed again, and he explained the method carefully.
This cloth shop is not big, but the people in it are not small, and the biggest one is the current princess Her Royal Highness - Feng Rin.
He told the door one by one, and after Chen Xichu heard it, he hurriedly prepared, and then left in a hurry.
Looking at the figure of Chen Xichu leaving, he was silent for a long time, I don't know if it was because he lost the favor of Her Royal Highness the princess, or because he saw Chen Xichu's persistence.
Chen Xichu and Yu Hua's marriage, he had doubts from the beginning.
It can be said that once Yu Hua walks from the countryside of the Chen family to the capital, his fate is no longer under the control of the Chen family.
If it is said that the eldest lady of the landlord's family fell in love with the poor boy in the township, then after being admitted to the martial arts academy, it is no longer Yu Hua who is not worthy of the other party, but Chen Xichu.
Especially when he heard Chen Xichu say that Yu Hua had become much smarter overnight, and he was very different from the honest martial arts idiot in the past, he felt a little uneasy in his heart.
As a martial idiot, Yu Hua would stupidly obey the Chen family's request and marry Chen Xichu, but Yu Hua, who has become an ordinary person, even beyond ordinary people, will he still abide by the previous agreement?
I'm afraid that Yu Hua, who has opened his mind and seen the prosperity of the capital, will no longer be willing to succumb to this small Chen family.
At the moment, inside the princess's mansion.
A maid stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, someone is asking to see you." ”
Among them, the girl who was dressed in gold-rimmed silk and a little heroic in her lazy style frowned and said, "Didn't you say that you would rest today and not see any guests?"
Unlike other princesses in the palace, Feng Rin has an outstanding talent in martial arts, and for this reason, the current emperor made an exception to allow her to live outside the palace and gave her this princess mansion.
The life outside the palace has made her a little less weak and more heroic, and she is also a famous figure in the Golden Kite Martial Academy, which is as famous as the Tenglong Martial Academy and only belongs to the royal children.
She is quite famous, and she has a lot of contacts with the children of those dignitaries and nobles on weekdays, but she has a rule that she closes her door and does not see visitors at a certain time, that is, on rest days.
It was her rare quietness, and when she saw someone disturbing her, she showed a hint of dissatisfaction on her face.
The maid observed the words and looks, and saw that Feng Rin showed an angry look, so she asked tentatively: "Since the princess does not want to see guests, I will send her away?"
"Go ahead!"
Feng Rin said casually, she thought about it, and then asked, "Who is here?"
"It's a Chen girl, introduced by the owner of Chen Ji Cloth Shop. ”
Hearing such an answer, Feng Rin breathed a sigh of relief: "Forget it, invite her in!"
Princess Fengrin owes the owner of Chen Ji's cloth shop, that is, Chen Xichu's third uncle, a favor, but an adult invitation, since it is Chen Xichu's third uncle's recommendation, anyway, the tranquility has been broken, so she simply meets her.
This is the first time Chen Xichu and Feng Rin have met!
Chen Xichu walked in, looking at the living room that was beautifully furnished and expensive, and the Chen family, as a small landowner in the countryside, was completely incomparable with it, she felt a little nervous.
The maid brought a chair, and when she sat down, Feng Rin asked, "Why is Miss Chen here?"
"Your Royal Highness Princess, please save Yu Lang!"
Chen Xichu had just sat down, and when she heard the question, her expression suddenly became excited, and she pleaded eagerly.
Seeing this, Feng Rin frowned, this begging formation, she had seen it a long, long time ago.
At that time, she had just left the palace, and as the daughter of the Son of Heaven, her status was noble, and many people heard the news and asked her to help.
The scene at that time was exactly the same as now, and that eager, hysterical attitude, even when she thinks about it now, makes her extremely uncomfortable.
"Xiaoshi, pour a cup of tea for this Miss Chen!"
After all, it was a friend asking for help, and as a princess, her bearing and cultivation were far beyond the comparison of ordinary people, she restrained the anger in her heart and instructed the maid on the side.
Seeing that Chen Xichu drank the tea and calmed down, she said quietly: "I can understand Miss Chen's thoughts, but after all, I am a soft-spoken person and there are not many things I can do, Miss Chen, please go back and find someone else!"
She subconsciously didn't want to help, she had seen too much, and she was numb.
If everybody begged for help from her like this, she would be annoyed to death one day.
She came up with a set of customary diplomatic rhetoric, and wanted Chen Xichu to leave consciously.
"Your Royal Highness Princess, Xichu begs you for help, I am willing to give everything for this!"
As she stood up, she was about to kneel down, but the maid beside her took a step ahead of her and skillfully supported her.
Chen Xichu's eyes were resolute, she knew that this was her last chance, if she couldn't ask for the help of Her Royal Highness the Princess, then her Yu Lang would lose her life.
Feng Rin seems to be moved by her sincerity, perhaps just wanting to hear her plea.
"Miss Chen, don't be impatient, I can understand your feelings. ”
She paused and continued: "You might as well talk about Miss Chen's affairs, but I don't guarantee that I can help." ”
When Chen Xichu heard it, she was overjoyed, and she told the truth about the news she got from the third uncle.
After listening to her words, Feng Rin's expression was a little strange, as if he had encountered something strange.
"Miss Chen is talking about Yu Hua, a martial artist who was admitted to the Tenglong Martial Arts Academy this year?"
Chen Xichu was overjoyed, and she hurriedly asked, "The princess heard of the name of Tai Lang?"
Feng Rin exhaled, how could she not have heard of Yu Hua's name, the one who defeated all the martial artists who entered the second level with one enemy and ten, which attracted the competition of the teachers in the inner courtyard, and finally chose a teacher who had just returned to China and had the least qualifications to worship the disciples.
How could she not know such a famous, born, and legendary character?
Since it is a matter of the martial arts academy, and it is a talented martial artist like Yu Hua, it is naturally not a big deal, she asked the dean to intercede for Yu Hua, and this matter can be solved.
Thinking of this, she was not in a hurry, in a blink of an eye, seeing Chen Xichu's anxious look, an idea suddenly popped up in her heart, she frowned, and pretended to be difficult to say: "This matter is not easy to handle, Grandpa Mu of the Martial Academy is really not easy to speak." ”
As she expected, the expectation on Chen Xichu's face slowly dissipated, and the loss shrouded again, and at this moment, Feng Rin's voice changed: "But it's not completely impossible, it's just ......"
"As long as Yu Lang can be saved, Xichu is willing to give everything!"
After receiving Chen Xichu's answer, Feng Rin asked with a strange expression: "Are you willing to give everything?"
Chen Xichu nodded.
She said again: "Then exchange your life for your life and let you die for him, can you do it?"
The maid Xiaoshi on the side covered her mouth and snickered, after a few years, Her Royal Highness the princess who was eccentric and liked to tease people was back.
However, this joke was too big, and seeing the resolute gaze in Chen Xichu's eyes, Xiao Shi pulled Feng Rin's clothes.
Feng Rin glanced at her, signaled with her eyes that she understood the proportions, and looked at Chen Xichu's resolute expression, she suddenly laughed and said: "I can't do what is difficult for a strong man, Miss Chen, don't worry, I won't embarrass you! Your Yu Lang is just a few small problems, not as serious as you think, I will go and plead with Grandpa Mu, and I will let your Yu Lang go!"
Chen Xichu got up, and was about to make a move again, but the maid Xiaoshi, who had already expected it, pressed her on her shoulder with one hand and forced her back into her position.
"Miss Chen doesn't have to thank me, my words don't carry much weight, it's your Yu Lang who is too talented, even if I don't come forward, Grandpa Mu and they won't embarrass him. ”
Hearing Feng Rin's explanation, Chen Xichu's heart that had been hanging finally let go.
No matter what, it would be good to see Yu Lang come back safely, as for being kicked out of the martial arts academy, driven out of the capital and returning to his hometown, or relegated to a deserted place, as long as she could save her life, she was grateful.
Feng Rin changed her clothes, just went out, and went to the martial arts courtyard with Chen Xichu to intercede for Yu Hua, at this time, a maid came up and whispered something in her ear.
I saw that her face changed, and she lost her previous ease.
Seeing this, Chen Xichu sighed in her heart, she understood that something bad had happened.
And for her, the person she is most concerned about now is Yu Hua!
She asked tentatively, "Your Royal Highness?"
Feng Rin turned his head a little stiffly, revealing an apologetic look.
She took half a step back, sighed, and said in an apologetic tone: "Yu Hua's matter has reached the ears of my father, and now this matter is no longer something I can control!"
Although she had already thought of it in her heart, when she really heard this result, Chen Xichu's heart was still like a knife, she couldn't imagine the days without Yu Hua!
"When this matter reaches the ears of our father, it is no longer up to us to decide, and the rest can only be left to my father. ”
Feeling a little embarrassed, Feng Rin said again: "Although it is the first time we met, I and Miss Chen are sisters, if there is anything that can help in the future, just come to me!"
"As for Yu Hua......"
She didn't continue, but the meaning was clear to both of them.
Chen Xichu left gloomily, Feng Rin was also a little lonely, and those who stayed here only sighed.