Chapter 107: Borrowing a Knife
"Lord Zhu, I'm just reminding you that within the county government, you must not make loud noises!" Xu Nian replied coldly to County Lieutenant Zhu.
He looked at him just now, although he had good intentions, he didn't carry Prince Zhao behind his back, and he was not afraid of being used by County Lieutenant Zhu to make trouble.
"Oh, I'm so bold, no wonder I dare to send dogs, stalk me, arrest me! However, Xu Nian, don't forget, there are nobles above me! ”
"You'd better let me go honestly and admit your mistakes to me, otherwise, be careful that you can't eat, and go around!" County Lieutenant Zhu didn't take Xu Nian in his eyes at all, rolled his eyes at him with infinite disdain, and said triumphantly.
"Who's up there?" Prince Zhao listened harshly and asked Xu Nian curiously.
Xu Nian hurriedly replied respectfully: "Concubine Yun Niangniang in the palace is a distant cousin of Lord Zhu. ”
"Hey, that's a nobleman!" Prince Zhao couldn't help but smile sarcastically.
Xiao Qiongzhi felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly asked Zheng Bang in a low voice: "Uncle, who is Concubine Yun, do you know?" ”
Zheng Bang glanced at a few guards beside Prince Zhao, thought about it, carried Xiao Qiongzhi on his back, walked to a secluded place outside the county yamen, and said in a voice that only she could hear: "The identity of Concubine Yun is not simple. ”
"Her name is Luo Meiyun, and she was originally just a peasant girl on the outskirts of Taiyang, from a humble background."
"Seven years ago, my Daxiao national teacher Wei Feng found Luo Meiyun and claimed that Luo Meiyun was the child he gave birth to when he traveled to Chu thirteen years ago with Luo Meiyun's mother. Take her to your side and raise her. ”
"Three years ago, on the 70th birthday of His Royal Highness Prince Daxiao, His Majesty Emperor Daxiao personally held a banquet for him. The princes and kings of all walks of life went to congratulate one after another. ”
"During the feast, Wei Feng arranged for the seven daughters he had found over the years and who had been born to women from various countries in one night when he had traveled to various countries in the past, and danced to cheer up."
The princes and kings of the princely states looked at his face and expressed their appreciation. Wei Feng took the opportunity to pry His Majesty the Emperor and pointed them out to the monarchs of Qi, Yan, Chu, Eastern Liang, Southern Liang, Chen, and Han as side concubines. ”
"Prince Zhao's father got Luo Meiyun."
"Then after Luo Meiyun married Queen Chu, did she give birth to a son?" Xiao Qiongzhi hurriedly asked again.
This is an era when mothers are more precious than their children.
Even if Concubine Yun was assigned to the King of Chu by Emperor Daxiao as a side concubine, and had the support of her father, who was the national teacher of Daxiao, if she did not have a son, she would not be able to threaten the status of Prince Zhao's mother and Prince Zhao.
In this way, Prince Zhao is likely to give Concubine Yun a favor in dealing with the matter of Zhu County Lieutenant.
But if Concubine Yun gave birth to a son, then the status of Prince Zhao's mother and Prince Zhao would be in danger of being replaced by Concubine Yun's mother and son in the future.
In this way, Prince Zhao is likely not to be polite in dealing with the matter of Zhu County Lieutenant, and even wishes that the matter would be as big as possible.
"Luo Meiyun gave birth to a baby boy prematurely when she was married as a side concubine by the King of Chu for nearly eight months." Zheng Bang replied.
"Not only her, but Wei Feng's other six daughters, who are married to the kings of various countries as side concubines, also gave birth to a baby boy prematurely when they were married for nearly eight months." Zheng Bang added in particular.
"That's a coincidence, isn't it?" Xiao Qiongzhi felt a little incredible.
"What's even more coincidental is that in April this year, Wei Feng's fortieth birthday, when Wei Feng's seven daughters brought their children back to celebrate their birthdays, I was also there."
"I can see at a glance that the seven children all look like their mothers, and none of them look like their fathers."
"And Wei Feng's seven daughters all look a little bit like him. Do you know what that means? Zheng Bang said this and asked quietly.
"Are you suspicious that those seven children are actually Wei Feng's flesh and blood?" Xiao Qiongzhi heard the meaning of his words.
"Yes. And, not only did I doubt it, but your father was so suspicious at the time. We also sent someone to investigate the matter. ”
"But the strange thing is that the news we got proves that Wei Feng's seven daughters were all innocent when they married the princes and monarchs." Zheng Bang said with regret.
"I don't believe that there are so many coincidences in this world, uncle, you don't know - forget it, don't talk about it." Xiao Qiongzhi wanted to tell Zheng Bang a secret she knew, but in the end, she decided to give up.
In her mind, in the memory of another world, there was some kind of membranous repair.
But she is still a seven-year-old child, she shouldn't know this, and it is inconvenient to tell Zheng Bang about it.
"Okay." Zheng Bang didn't ask, took Xiao Qiongzhi and returned to the yamen.
"How did you find County Lieutenant Zhu?" At this time, Prince Zhao happened to be looking at Yang Zhong, looking at him, and asked in a deep voice.
Yang Zhong replied seriously: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, when we went to chase after County Lieutenant Zhu's men according to your instructions, we found that he was heading towards the East City Gate, and after walking for a short time, we turned into an alley and entered the South Street. ”
In the end, he stopped at the Armor Inn on South Street and asked the innkeeper which room a woman named Bai Lingling lived in in the inn.
"When he went upstairs to find the room, we quietly knocked him unconscious and walked outside the room to listen to the movement."
"We happened to hear that the woman named Bai Lingling was discussing with County Lieutenant Zhu how to catch the tiger hero and his little niece."
"So, we rushed in, tied them up, jumped out of the window with them, and returned to the county office, waiting for you to come back."
"Your Royal Highness the Prince, you see, this woman who is tied to County Lieutenant Zhu is the same as the long-necked masked woman who instructed my cousin to arrest and beat the Tiger Hero and his little niece, and she is also discussing with County Lieutenant Zhu about catching and beating Tiger Hero and his little niece."
"She also has a long neck, and she also wears a jewel Jin Chuan on her hand, and the gems on the Jin Chuan are all purple!"
"My cousin found out that the long-necked masked woman lived in the armor inn on South Street last night, and this woman happened to be at the armor inn today, all of this shows that the long-necked masked woman is her!" Chang An suddenly pointed to the woman who was tied to County Lieutenant Zhu, followed closely behind Yang Zhong, and couldn't wait to tell Prince Zhao seriously.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, the masked woman with a long neck, is indeed this woman, and her neck is so long; The Jin Chuan she wears on her hand is like this! Liu Wuxiu quickly echoed.
She had already followed Chang An's point, leaned over, and took a closer look at the neck of the woman who was tied to Zhu County's lieutenant and the Jin Chuan on her hand.
"It turns out that behind the long-necked masked woman, there is a big backer like County Captain Zhu! No wonder Zhu Yu and his five subordinates can be killed without anyone knowing! Xiao Qiongzhi took the opportunity to pretend to be suddenly enlightened and sighed loudly.
Chang An was reminded and thought so.
He immediately looked at County Lieutenant Zhu and said with a sad face: "County Lieutenant Zhu, my cousin Zhu Yu, in the past two years, I have treated your distant cousin as my own brother, why, why did you put him to death for a woman this time?" “
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