Chapter 141: Virtuous for the people, traitorous for the name
Wu Shuyuan asked the teacher in the lobby, Zheng Xiaoqiao tried his best to defend himself, just when Wu Shuyuan was not reluctant to ask tightly, Xiao Zong stepped out to relieve Zheng Xiaoqiao, so angry that Wu Shuyuan was speechless and almost fainted, and then was carried back to the room by the maid to rest.
Wu Shuyuan deeply believes that Xiao Wei's disappearance must have something to do with Zheng Xiaoqiao, but the Li family is dead, Yangxi is a nun, the main investigation clue has been broken, and Xiao Zongjin openly confronted her in order to protect Zheng Xiaoqiao, which made Wu Shuyuan's way of forcing Zheng Xiaoqiao to ask the truth was useless.
Xiao Zong's temperament is unpredictable, easy to go to extremes, if Wu Shuyuan has been holding Zheng Xiaoqiao like this, in the end, not only will she not be able to find out Zheng Xiaoqiao's conspiracy, but it will inevitably provoke their mother and son to intersect, if Xiao Zong's relatives do not recognize her and disobey her and isolate her, Zheng Xiaoqiao will become more and more lawless, and it will be difficult for the Assassin Mansion to have a peaceful day.
Wu Shuyuan understands this reason, and after that day, she never asked Zheng Xiaoqiao about Xiao Wei again, but even so, Wu Shuyuan still secretly investigated the matter, she understood that if Zheng Xiaoqiao was not removed for a day, Xiao Er would not be sober for a day, and the entire Thorn Mansion would not be peaceful for a day.
After Fu Lianzhao's death, Ziying had planned to inform Wu Shuyuan of the ins and outs of the matter, so as to bring Zheng Xiaoqiao to justice with her majesty, but after thinking about it, she also endured the pain, and now, Ziying is only willing to accompany Xiao Wei, protect her and take care of her, and then quietly watch her grow up safely.
Asked tightly by Wu Shuyuan that day, although Zheng Xiaoqiao expected it, she was really frightened, and she broke out in a cold sweat, she had never seen Wu Shuyuan like this since she married into the Assassin's Mansion, it was like eating herself raw. After Zheng Xiaoqiao returned to the room, he was still shocked, sitting at the head of the bed in a daze, and only calmed down after a while, but there was a little more hatred and insidiousness in his eyes.
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"Mrs. Yu, there is no change between the old lady and the mother." Scattered flowers whispered. When Ziying entered the house with Fu Lianzhao, Wu Shuyuan asked Ziying's words, Ziying was astute, and remembered what Fu Lianzhao said to her on the road that Tuyuhun Capital City was ambushed, so Fu Qi was so, and the slaves in the house also called her a mother.
"If it's a sister, then Fu Lianying is also a person who can endure... Fu Lianzhao is dead, and Fu Lianying will not act rashly for the sake of Princess Fufeng... Although the old lady has some scruples about the adult, she will never give up on the disappearance of the princess, and I am afraid that today's situation is just a cover-up..."Zheng Xiaoqiao frowned and got up, "Tell Litang to keep an eye on the old lady, and report it immediately if there is any trouble." "Litang is the maidservant in Wu Shuyuan's room, but she is not the main servant, just an insignificant little maid.
Scattered flowers should be asked later: "Madam, what should Qingxia do?" Zheng Xiaoqiao smiled: "What about her?" "Scattered flowers: "Mrs. doesn't know, that Qingxia seems to be silent and hairy on weekdays, but in fact, she pretends to be stupid and stupid, smart and calculating, this cheap person is a person who knows secrets... The slave is worried..."Zheng Xiaoqiao interrupted: "Don't worry too much, as long as Fu Lianying doesn't act rashly, that little skin is useless even if he has a thousand plans... Now that the situation is delicate, we must no longer cause trouble, and it is the best policy to wait and see what happens..."After Zheng Xiaoqiao gave an order, the scattered flowers should quietly retreat.
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One day, Xiao Zong was chatting and laughing with all the guests, and when he was in the mood, the servant came to report, "My lord, Zheng Shijie, the Taishou of Guangling County, asks to see you." Xiao Zong dropped the wine cup and smiled, "Oh? Invite him to come in and have a drink with me!" The servant should have gone, and told Lin Wen that it was Zheng Shijie's visit and was stunned, so he got up and said, "My lord, Xiaosheng's family has a plan to retire in advance..." There are red flowers and green grass in the pavilion, and there are good wine and delicacies on the table. Come on, come on, sit down and eat a few more! Xiao Zong was full of smiles, how dare Xiang Lin shirk the disappointment, frowned and slowly sat down again.
The other sitting and standing doormen had jealous eyes and snorted, Xiao Zong smiled, "Brother Xian, that Zheng Taishou is young and promising, dignified, and quite talented, I will introduce you when he comes, maybe you two can be friends if you are like-minded!" As soon as he said that, he saw a person walking not far from the path, personable but obviously a little unruly.
"Zheng Shijie, the Taishou of Guangling County, visited Lord Assassin Shi." There were seven or eight guests in the pavilion, Zheng Shijie had no intention of looking at each other, and greeted Xiao Zong and bowed down, Xiao Zong hurriedly grabbed Zheng Shijie's arm and smiled: "Oops! Why should my brother-in-law be polite, take a seat quickly! Zheng Shijie was stunned for a moment, and then sat down with blank eyes after thanking, thinking about how Xiao Zong became so polite today, which was not at all the cold attitude in the past.
"My brother-in-law hasn't visited for more than half a year, even if he doesn't worry about his wife and sister Fu Lianying, he should visit Ling Mei Jinzhi~" Xiao Zong complained slightly, Zheng Shijie heard it in a fog, and the eight poles were confused, but when he heard the word Jinzhi, he was stunned, and was taken aback after thinking about it carefully, and Xiang Lin Wenyan, who was sitting with his head bowed and reclining, was also shocked.
Zheng Shijie killed Zheng Xiaoqiao's mother Ji Weiyang in revenge for killing his mother, and since then the two have formed a blood feud, and later Zheng Shijie took office as the Taishou of Guangling County in South Yanzhou, Zheng Xiaoqiao also married Xiao Zong, the assassin of South Yanzhou, under careful calculation, which not only fulfilled the wish of his father Zheng Xun to climb the power of the nobles, but also used Xiao Zong's hand to repay the hatred of Dai Tian, which is not a clever plan to kill two birds with one stone.
Zheng Xun knew that his second son had a deep hatred, and he was reluctant to marry Zheng Xiaoqiao to Xiao Zong at first, because he knew that the child Zheng Shijie was an official under Xiao Zong's rule.
However, the revenge of killing her mother is deep in the bone marrow, and Zheng Xiaoqiao, who swears revenge, has already calculated everything, she lied in front of Zheng Xun that Zheng Shijie is her eldest brother, and she is willing to let go of her hatred for the sake of family harmony and peace, and said something about marrying into the Xiao family without harm, Zheng Xun was thrilled when she heard it, and her heart was in turmoil, as expected, under Zheng Xiaoqiao's persuasion, Zheng Xun agreed to her.
Zheng Xun planned that this family affair must not be known to the child, so before and after the little girl married into the Assassin's Mansion, Zheng Xun did not inform Zheng Shijie of the matter, and Zheng Xiaoqiao also followed Zheng Xun's wishes, and lied to Xiao Zong's brother when he got married that he was too busy with official business to come.
At the beginning of the year, the rain fell frequently, the water level of the big river (that is, the Yangtze River) soared, the Jiangdu ferry port of Jiangdu County, Guangling County was flooded by the raging river, and dozens of dams broke the embankment nearby, and the land was destroyed for a time, the houses collapsed, the corpses were everywhere, and the people were deeply troubled by the flood.
Jiangdu County Commander Chen Xiu while urgently repairing the paperwork to play Zheng Shijie, while raising the county's strength to control the flood and save the disaster, Zheng Shijie was shocked after learning about the flood, thinking about how he would be appreciated by Xiao Zong since he took office, how he would be appreciated by Xiao Zong, and this time it was a good opportunity not to be missed.
Zheng Shijie immediately played Xiao Zong's major flood disaster, but the letters and documents that entered the house, no matter how heavy they were, must first pass through Zheng Xiaoqiao's hands before they could be delivered to Xiao Zong, which Zheng Xiaoqiao and Xiao Zong discussed, if there are no important documents, Zheng Xiaoqiao can dispose of them by himself, and if there are important documents, Zheng Xiaoqiao will report them to Xiao Zong.
Zheng Xiaoqiao understood that the matter was serious, so he told Xiao Zong about the flood, Xiao Zong immediately replied, ordering Zheng Shijie to immediately send people and horses to Jiangdu Ferry to deal with the flood, Zheng Shijie received the order and went to Jiangdu to work with Chen Xiu to control the flood.
However, Zheng Shijie had always been resentful because Chen Xiu was a close friend of Xiang Lin, and after arriving in Jiangdu, he ordered Chen Xiu to mobilize strong men and horses to dredge the water and repair the dam, and worked hard day and night, but he hid in the county government and shouted five and six to watch from the wall.
The people of Jiangdu County took it to heart, and after the flood occurred, they spontaneously organized to go to various embankments to help each other, but the water of the river was fierce, rising day after day, and the dam mouth of the dam collapsed repeatedly, and the people were killed and injured, and Chen Xiu almost died.
Zheng Shijie only returned to the Taishou Mansion seven days ago, and today he personally came to the Assassin's Mansion in person, in order to invite merit and reward, and boast of his great achievements. Of course, he also has a purpose, that is, to visit Ziying, who has always been in his heart.