"If there is nothing else to do, then Jin Huan will go back to the room to rest first. Her question was not answered, and she was a little stumbling and wanted to leave, but Zhou Ming stopped her: "Sit down first." ”

"Huh?" Mrs. Zhou's work has been done, but she and Zhou Ming haven't talked about anything yet, why are they so happy?

"Lord Xiao hasn't been here for a long time, I don't think you can bear it for a few days, so sit down first. Zhou Ming's words simply moved her beyond measure, and she obediently waited for an answer.

Zhou Ming took a sip of tea, stroked his gray beard, and said: "Southern Daliang wants to exchange protons with our Dayan, and the emperor sent him there." ”

This amount of information is a bit large, and she really can't react: what the hell is Zhao Yu's guy doing, from the general to Jing Zhaoyin, and now he is being asked to be a diplomat?

Originally, there was nothing particularly dangerous about exchanging protons, but it was completely different if the other party was the main beam.

Daliang is Xiao Jingzhi's country, and it is also a country that he can't be righteous and bright in his life, after all, in the battle of Zhangzhou, he gave Dayan such a big victory, and it also brought Daliang great shame.

And his identity as a Liang person will only make the Liang people hate him even more, not to mention Hu He, who was at war at that time, I am afraid that any person in Liang Jiankang City will have a gritted teeth expression when they mention him.

Zhao Yu has always said that he appreciates his talent, but none of the things he does can show his love for talent, on the contrary, everything he does is persecution.

She can almost make up for Zhao Yu's psychological process: Xiao Jingzhi looks very weak and is from Jiangnan, so he preconceived that he has no talent to command the army, and the words of "great grace and amnesty" should not be in his expectations. Although he recognized his ability, he was not convinced from the bottom of his heart that he could really defeat a hundred, and the battle of Zhangzhou was Xiao Jingzhi's big victory, but it was his big defeat.

Therefore, he had further actions, he threw Jing Zhaoyin's difficult official position to him, this is an official position that can be compared to Jiuqing There are too many interests entangled, he wanted to use this official position to give him some blows, but unexpectedly he did too well, and with his excellent skills and shrewd means, he even won the support of some people in the imperial court.

The ministers who can exchange protons on behalf of their country are all people valued by the emperor, this is Zhao Yu's means, which can be understood as his trust in Xiao Jingzhi, and it can also be understood that he is killing people with a knife.

He wants to use the hands of the Liang people to send the people he "admires" to hell, and Xiao Jingzhi's entry into hell can also be used as an excuse for him to send troops to the Liang, this can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone, right?

I don't know if her thoughts are too vicious, but when she thinks of this, her face turns pale, and even her originally red lips are no longer bloody.

"The emperor is trying to let Xiao Jingzhi die, isn't it?" She seemed to hear her own voice, floating softly in the air, as if there was no place on the ground, just like her heart, empty and terrible.

"Jinhuan ......" Mrs. Zhou stepped forward and grabbed her hand, seeing her distracted look, she put her head on her shoulder, patted her back gently, and comforted: "It's okay, a wise person like Lord Xiao will definitely turn evil into good fortune......"

"Mother, you already knew that Xiao Jingzhi was sent to Daliang, that's why you agreed to me to deal with Xiao Mansion, didn't you?" It's strange, obviously so angry, but why can you say such things so calmly?

"Jinhuan, child, don't walk into a dead end, Lord Xiao can win the battle, you can pacify Yecheng, such a person will definitely not be helpless when he is in front of the beam......" Zhou Ming's words made her cry even more painfully, her hands grabbed her collar, kept twisting, her hands were worn out of the skin, and blood slowly came out, and she asked hoarsely: "Just because he won the battle, just because he deserved Jing Zhaoyin, are you going to send him to death, he is just a person, just a person, why do you treat him like that?!"

"...... of Jinhuan"

"...... of Jinhuan"

The cries of the Zhou couple did not make her pause in the slightest, and she ran away without hesitation, as if she could escape the truth she knew by escaping this place.

I also knew how long she had been running, but when she raised her eyes, she saw the familiar door.

Yecheng City South Tou Dao Street Xiao Mansion.

She unconsciously ran to his mansion, just wanted to vent the sadness in her heart, raised her hand and began to knock on the door, Xiaozhu came quickly, saw her face full of tears, and said in surprise: "Miss Zhou, are you here?"

I entered the Xiao Mansion softly, and as soon as I sat down, I saw Ah Cheng.

"Sister Jinhuan, what's going on?" Apparently her current appearance frightened both Xiaozhu and Ah Cheng, and Su Wan shrugged behind her to indicate that she didn't know either.

Almost at this moment, she finally realized what she was doing: Zhou Jinhuan, what are you doing now, Ah Cheng is a ten-year-old child, Su Wanben has nothing to do with this, Xiaozhu is just a scholar, what can they do, when did you fall to the point where you want them to comfort you, you just have a little bit of interest?

"Nothing...... It's okay, my sister was grounded by the Zhou Mansion, it's the kind of grounding that locks the room, I'm afraid I won't be able to see you for a few days, so I hurried over to see you...... "Lying is a matter of hand to her hand."

"Oh. Ah Cheng's reaction was a little flat, and finally asked the point: "Sister Jinhuan asked about the news of Brother Xiao?"

"Besides, Zhou Ming banned me because I asked him for news, but don't worry, I will inform you as soon as I have news here. ”

Squeezing out a smile, she herself felt a little fake, but what can be done?

The best way to cover up a lie is to talk as little as possible.

So she slipped out of the Xiao Mansion very wisely, leaving Ah Cheng and Xiaozhu behind.

"Miss Zhou is also a lover, but she can cry like that when she is grounded, I was really scared at first, and I thought something was wrong. Xiaozhu closed the door, looked at Ah Cheng, who was still pondering, and pushed him: "What do you think, it's not early, go and rest." ”

"I'm going to practice tomorrow. Ah Cheng said such a sentence lightly, hung his head and went back to the room, and Xiaozhu didn't take it seriously and went back to his room.

"Girl, should you use eggs to compress your eyes, or tomorrow I'm afraid it will be very swollen." "Su Wan won't believe the nonsense she said in the Xiao Mansion, she is in the Zhou Mansion, and the grounding is pure nonsense.

I don't know if she was tired of crying, so she lay on the bed and didn't want to move.

Feeling a slight chill in her eyelids, she realized that Su Wan was already sitting on the edge of the bed.

"It's all Wan'er's bad, it woke up the girl. Su Wan was about to leave, but she grabbed her sleeve, and her voice was hoarse because she had been crying for too long: "Wan'er, when you go to the palace in five days, can I follow you?"

This is simply a fool's dream, if Su Wan really let her follow, then what would Zhao Yu think?

Su Wan was originally the dark line arranged by him, and she appeared with the dark line arranged by him, so does Su Wan still have a way to live?

"Look at me at this moment, my mind is dizzy, and I have forgotten to think about your situation. She smiled disappointedly, and when she saw that Su Wan was about to say something, she shook her head: "Forget it, just if I didn't say it, even if I can enter the palace with you, he will doubt the way I know the news, isn't that selling Zhou Ming?"

This feeling is too aggrieved, knowing everything, and pretending not to know anything.

The key is that she has no other way than to wait now, how can she, a woman who doesn't even know martial arts, help Xiao Jingzhi?

Closing his eyes, a line of tears fell: Zhao Yu, if Xiao Jingzhi has any mistakes, I will definitely not let you go!

After figuring it out, she wrapped the pain and confusion in her heart with a smile, and went to the Zhou couple's room early the next morning to say goodbye.

The Zhou couple looked unbelievable, and in just one night, it seemed that everything had changed.

"Last night, my daughter was emotionally out of control, Daddy, I'm sorry. She did her own thing, as if the night that was out of control was just a dream.

She still laughs often, but the smile often can't reach the bottom of her eyes; she likes to go to the kitchen to run, but since that night, she has run more diligently, and there must be a sweet and sour tenderloin in the Zhou Mansion every day at noon, which has become the signature dish of the Zhou family, but this dish is only made by herself; she likes to stare at a red silk handkerchief, and the crooked words on the silk handkerchief make the girls in the house can't help but complain." Miss, if you like silk handkerchiefs, slaves and maids can embroider for you, you can do any tricks, but this is really difficult to get into the elegant hall, if you call the ladies of Beppu to see it, I'm afraid it will be a joke", and at this time, she will generally only pretend not to hear, and still treat the silk handkerchief as a treasure.

In the days when Xiao Jingzhi was away, it seemed that time passed very slowly, and a second seemed like a year.

And there was one thing that changed the days when it was as calm as water, Zhou Ming was sick.

Zhou Ming is over fifty years old, but his health has always been very good, this illness came without warning, as the only daughter in the family, she seems to finally have something new to do, and takes care of him carefully.

"Jinhuan, do you know what day this is?" Mrs. Zhou wiped Zhou Ming's sweat with a silk handkerchief, her face was very calm, and Zhou Jinhuan replied briskly: "It's the fifth day of the first month of this month, and it's also the seventh day of Xiao Jingzhi's departure. ”

She always remembered the day he left, and she didn't know how far Yecheng and Jiankang City were away, she only knew that she was waiting, and she had to wait.

"Idiot, my idiot. Mrs. Zhou clapped her hand and said half of the words: "Today is not only the seventh day of his departure, but also your father's birthday." ”

Zhou Ming's birthday?

Her heart has been on Xiao Jingzhi recently, and she doesn't remember anything else, she has to rely on Mrs. Zhou's reminder, and she is really blushing.

However, this can't be completely blamed on her, the ancients were very concerned about birthdays, especially integer birthdays, the mansion should be wantonly operated, but the mansion has been quiet, and she won't know.

"Mother, my daughter is not filial, and I don't even know my father's birthday, so I will go to prepare a birthday gift for my father in a while. ”

To be honest, the Zhou couple is still very sincere to her, and she can't have no conscience.

I had to leave the house and buy a high-quality inkstone, and when I returned to the house, I changed my gloomy face from the past, and the whole person was a forced smile, but after entering the house, her face suddenly turned pale again......

"Jin Huan, why don't you say hello to the emperor?" Zhao Yu, what is he doing?