Chapter Seventy-Two: Treason with the Enemy
Back home, Zhao Siyan passed by the garden, but was stopped by Gu Chenfeng.
Zhao Siyan glanced at Gu Chenfeng calmly: "Gu Gongzi, what does this mean?" ”
Gu Chenfeng was holding a lantern that was not very exquisite, and it looked strange.
Gu Chenfeng smiled a little embarrassedly: "This is what I did myself, I have failed many times, this is the best-looking." ”
Zhao Siyan didn't speak, just glanced at him calmly, not knowing what this had to do with her?
Gu Chenfeng said: "Give it to you, although it is not perfect, but it is a piece of my heart." ”
Since the last time Gu Chenfeng showed his heart to her, Zhao Siyan has been avoiding him, but she didn't expect to be caught by him today.
Zhao Siyan sighed and said seriously: "I'm sorry Gu Gongzi, I can't accept it, it's not in accordance with the rules for men and women to give and accept kisses," After a pause, she said again: "Gu Gongzi shouldn't be someone who can't afford to let go, right?" ”
After Zhao Siyan finished speaking, he bowed slightly, turned around and left.
Gu Chenfeng's hand holding the lantern tightened, and his face was astringent.
When she was stopped for the second time today, Zhao Siyan was helpless, she looked at Chen Wanying with a hostile and mocking look on her face in front of her, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Something is wrong with my cousin?"
Chen Wanying hooked the corners of her lips: "Some people say that the prince has taken a fancy to you, I didn't believe it at first, but now I believe it, with the prince, no wonder the third cousin is arrogant, and even Gu Gongzi can't look down on him." ”
Zhao Siyan frowned faintly, she glanced at Chen Wanying: "I don't know what my cousin is talking about." ”
"Do you dare not admit it?" Chen Wanying asked angrily.
Zhao Siyan looked helpless: "Why should I admit such a thing out of nothing?" After a pause, she said lightly: "There are many things in this mansion that are not out of nowhere, and they are all settled in the end." ”
Chen Wanying's face changed suddenly, and she said coldly: "I'm just warning you, since you have a better place to go, don't attract bees and butterflies everywhere, thinking that man will take a fancy to you!" If you don't know how to respect yourself, don't blame me for ignoring sisterhood. ”
Zhao Siyan was stunned for a moment, she didn't understand where to start, and she didn't bother to talk nonsense with her, so she only said lightly: "I remember my cousin's words, I hope my cousin can remember it too!" ”
After Zhao Siyan finished speaking, he walked over directly, not bothering to pay attention to her at all.
Lu He asked with a puzzled expression, "Miss, what do you mean by Miss Watch?" ”
"Didn't we meet Sun Gongzi today? She's here to assert her sovereignty. Zhao Siyan said lightly.
Green Lotus didn't even know what to say: "What kind of man can't we girl find?" How could you fall in love with that grandson, Miss Biao is thinking too much, right? ”
Zhao Siyan didn't speak, didn't she just think too much.
"This is the only thing she can have, so she naturally feels that everyone will rob her." Zhao Siyan said lightly.
In fact, Zhao Siyan sympathized with Chen Wanying in her heart, she always felt that someone wanted to rob her of her things, and she always lacked a sense of security, I don't know if this is related to her experience since childhood, or if she was originally such a character.
Zhao Siyan didn't bother to care about these things.
Chen Wanying stood in place with an angry expression, and just as she wanted to turn around and leave, she saw Gu Chenfeng standing behind her, staring at her with gloomy eyes.
Chen Wanying couldn't help but shrink a little, "Cousin, cousin." ”
Gu Chenfeng's eyes were faint, but he revealed a coercion, "Don't go to Siyan for trouble in the future." ”
Chen Wanying's anger rushed up all of a sudden, why did these two have to protect Zhao Siyan? What's so good about Zhao Siyan?
"What do you mean, cousin? When did I get into trouble with her? It is obvious that she herself misbehaved and wasted her cousin's affection for her, how can it be said that I am looking for trouble with her? Chen Wanying asked rhetorically.
"Are you sure you want to tell me about misconduct? Do you know that if your story spreads, let alone the son of the Sun family, it will be impossible for you to get married. Gu Chenfeng asked rhetorically.
Gu Chenfeng had seen a man hiding in her room!
Chen Wanying's face turned white all of a sudden, "No! You can't do this! My grandmother would be sad. ”
The corners of Gu Chenfeng's mouth showed a hint of mockery, it was ridiculous that Chen Wanying actually thought that lifting out Old Lady Zhao would make him worry, it was simply ridiculous.
"As long as you don't go to Siyan's trouble, I naturally won't talk too much, otherwise at that time, you will be the one who makes the old lady sad." Gu Chenfeng said lightly: "Your family affairs are also decided, after you get married, you will live your life in peace, it has nothing to do with you, otherwise I don't mind letting what I say become true!" ”
After Gu Chenfeng finished speaking, he glanced at her warningly, then turned around and left.
Chen Wanying was so angry that her face turned pale, even if she had to give up Gu Chenfeng out of desperation, but Gu Chenfeng was really the first man she was excited about when she was a girl, so who wouldn't like a young man who was as gentle as jade?
But Gu Chenfeng defended Zhao Siyan again and again, and even threatened her for Zhao Siyan!
Why do these people have to be so good to Zhao Siyan? And she wants to use all means to love and pity the slightest!
Chen Wanying bit her lower lip tightly, and finally turned around and left in hatred.
After Chen Wanying left, Zhao Siyin walked out from behind the rockery, looked thoughtfully at her back as she left, and couldn't help but show a meaningful smile.
Today's harvest is quite a lot.
After Zhao Siyan returned to Tingyu Garden, she saw that Liu was talking to Mama Li.
"It's true, the porter has seen it." Mama Li said.
Liu sighed: "This is really ...... How could this be the case? ”
Zhao Siyan walked over and asked curiously, "Mother, what's wrong with the second sister?" ”
Liu glanced at Mama Li with some hesitation, and Mama Li said: "Now that it has spread all over the house, I can't hide it from the third lady." ”
Only then did Liu Shi say: "Today, your second sister went out to watch the Lantern Festival, and I heard that Wen Shizi sent her back. ”
Zhao Siyan looked surprised: "What? Wen Shizi? How did the two of them get together? ”
"Who knows? And I heard that she also brought back a particularly delicate and beautiful crystal lamp, which Wen Shizi personally helped her win back. ”
On the lantern festival, the man gave the woman a lantern with a bit of an ambiguous metaphor, but because Dengzhou has always been open to the people, and this is also a blessing in it, no one will say that it is not in accordance with the rules. It can be said that this is a blatant act of overture.
And now Wen Shizi gave Zhao Siyin a lantern.
Zhao Siyan's brows furrowed tightly, when Wen Jingting came to the Zhao family that day, she felt that Dafang's reaction was wrong, I was afraid that Dafang had already moved her mind at that time.
Zhao Siyan's brows furrowed, of course she didn't want Zhao Siyin and Wen Jingting to get together, which would affect Zhao Tingshan.
"Silk words? Silk words? What are you thinking? Liu couldn't help but ask.
Zhao Siyan thought about it and shook her head: "It's nothing, mother, I'm just a little tired, I'll go back to the room first." ”
Ryu nodded.
After Zhao Siyan went back, he wrote a letter and called Yun Cui: "Tomorrow the letter will be delivered to my grandfather." ”
Liu Tianye did what he said, and after he went back, he had already written a song to return to the retreat and no longer lead the troops, and Li Junze also made a gesture to save it, so that his request was approved, but Liu Zhenjun was still in the army.
Zhao Siyan didn't write anything else, but asked Liu Zhenjun to check in the army to see if there were any suspicious people around Zhao Tingshan.
Yun Cui nodded.
"Miss, don't worry, the second master will be fine." Yun Cui said with relief.
Zhao Siyan narrowed his eyes and muttered to himself: "This is not enough, only by leaving the Zhao family can we do it once and for all." ”
When Yun Cui heard Zhao Siyan's words, she couldn't help but tremble, and she couldn't help but lower her head. How could Miss have such an idea? Leaving the Zhao family? How is this possible? At the beginning, the second master abandoned literature and martial arts and did not leave the Zhao family, and now it is even more impossible, and now the entire Zhao family has to rely on the second master.
Yun Cui didn't take this matter to heart, thinking that maybe Zhao Siyan just said it casually.
After the Lantern Festival, Zhao Siyin went out more and more frequently, she always had various reasons, the eldest lady and Mrs. Zhao didn't care much, but looked happy to see it, and the eldest lady's momentum became more and more sufficient, and she even walked with the wind.
And the marriage of Sun Jingze and Chen Wanying is also on the agenda, and the two families exchanged Geng posts and began to officially discuss marriage.
However, for these, there are also several major events outside.
The first is that the Sun family has made great contributions to providing food and grass for the Dengzhou army, and everyone knows that the Sun family is now used by Li Junze.
The second thing is that Zhao Tingshan lost a battle and lost the town of Hanlin near Dengzhou, which was fierce, and Zhao Tingshan was also wounded, but when he came back with his old department, he was accused of collaborating with the enemy and treason.
The rumor that Zhao Tingshan was bought by the Liao people immediately spread throughout Dengzhou, what do the people of Dengzhou hate the most? is a traitor, and this kind of behavior of eating inside and outside is the most hated.
In such a situation, even if Li Junze tried his best to protect Zhao Tingshan, Wen Jingting was biting on this matter, and he had to investigate Zhao Tingshan.
The two have clashed several times over this matter, and the generals in the army have not yet expressed their position, but they have quite a few complaints about Li Junze's approach.
"Everyone knows that Zhao Tingshan is the confidant of the prince, and now the evidence is conclusive, the prince still wants to protect him, but he doesn't know that this collaborator is treasonous, does the prince know?" Wen Jingting looked at Li Junze with a smile and said.
This is even Li Junze's suspicion, since you are so desperate to protect a traitor, are you in a gang with him?
Li Junze said lightly: "Victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, Wen Shizi only relied on one defeat to conclude that Lord Zhao collaborated with the enemy and treason, is it too hasty?" How much credit did he make for the banner? Wen Shizi was in such a hurry to deal with him, so he wasn't afraid that the other soldiers would be cold? After a pause, he added: "In addition, the so-called conclusive evidence is a defeat? Hmph, in this way, who in the whole army dares to guarantee that they will not lose the battle? ”
Now those soldiers who originally questioned it also began to be a little apprehensive, could it be that losing the battle is collaborating with the enemy and treason? Then if they lose the battle in the future, are they also collaborating with the enemy and treason? Who can guarantee that they will win every battle?
A glyph flashed in Wen Jingting's eyes, "Okay, since you want evidence, we will find evidence, as long as the prince agrees to investigate!" ”
"I naturally agree to the investigation, but no one wants to touch him until there is evidence!" Li Junze said categorically.
If he hadn't known that when Li Junze wanted to snatch away his daughter, Zhao Tingshan might have been moved, but now he didn't feel moved at all, alas, this subordinate and father-in-law are different.
Wen Jingting squinted, glanced at Zhao Tingshan with a heavy face, and left with his sleeves.
Although Zhao Tingshan was not convicted, his freedom was restricted.
Wen Jingting was personally responsible for investigating Zhao Tingshan, and Li Junze did not object.
The news of Zhao Tingshan being placed under house arrest spread all at once, and many people said that Zhao Tingshan was difficult to protect himself now, after all, there was no wind and no waves, who knew that he was really innocent? The loss of Hanlin Town is a fact, and in this regard, Zhao Tingshan is indeed extremely evil.
The entire Zhao family was also in dire straits, when Zhao Tingshan surrounded the Sun family's shop before, the people in the city had scolded Zhao Tingshan, which caused the entire Zhao family to be affected, this time it was more serious than that time, and now it is a collaboration with the enemy and treason.
The eldest lady and Zhao Qingru had a lot of cool conversations, especially after the Sun family was not as enthusiastic about the Zhao family as usual after the accident in Zhao Tingshan, Zhao Qingru was even more angry.
"Mother! Look at it, what have we all been dragged down by the second brother now? Wanying's good marriage is going to be affected by the yellow, which makes us how Wanying will behave in the future! Zhao Qingru said, tears fell: "Wanying's life is already hard, if something like this happens again, where will there be good people willing to want her in the future?" Mother! ”
"And what do you want me to do?!" Old Mrs. Zhao said angrily, paused, and said angrily: "This son of evil was born a debt collector, and he didn't borrow his light for a few days, and now he is completely affected by him!" ”
The eldest lady also followed: "Mother, Wanying still has people, but Yin'er didn't even say anything, after that, the second brother was convicted, and our family was drowned by the spitting stars, and at that time, who would marry us?" ”
"Marriage?" Zhao Qingru sneered and said: "Don't talk about getting married at that time, I'm afraid I won't even be able to save my life!" ”
Old Mrs. Zhao was shocked, thought about it, and then said, "Is it so serious?" Could it be a misunderstanding? ”
No matter how Zhao Tingshan is, he is also her biological son.
The eldest lady hurriedly said: "Mother, this is not another crime, this is treason with the enemy, and it is to connect the nine clans!" ”
Mrs. Zhao couldn't help but panic: "How is this good?" ”
The eldest lady thought about it, and finally couldn't help but say: "Mother, now the plan for the present is to remove the second brother before he is convicted!" ”
As long as the clan is eliminated, it will not be a member of the Zhao family, and naturally they will not be implicated.
Old Lady Zhao frowned and did not speak.
The eldest lady hurriedly said: "Mother, if you don't make a decision, once you are convicted, it will be too late!" I know you feel sorry for your second brother, but you also have to think about our family! After a pause, she continued: "Big deal, if the second brother is proven innocent in the future, it won't be too late for us to bring him back." ”
Mrs. Zhao thought for a while, and finally said, "I'll discuss this matter with your father first." ”
The eldest lady and Zhao Qingru glanced at each other and reluctantly responded, and the current situation can only be like this.
Zhao Dexiu was even more angry when he knew the news: "Our Zhao family does not have such a disloyal and unrighteous unfilial son!" Except for the clan! Must be removed! ”
Seeing his angry face, Mrs. Zhao didn't dare to say anything, so she thought about going to the patriarch to discuss the matter of removing the clan.
When Zhao Siyan received the news, a hint of mockery flashed in his eyes.
Liu Shi looked flustered: "Yan'er, what can I do about this?" What is your dad going to do? ”
Zhao Siyan said softly: "Mother, don't worry, my father will be fine before he is convicted." ”
For some reason, Liu looked at Zhao Siyan's indifferent face, and his originally uneasy heart gradually settled down, maybe because these days, as long as Zhao Siyan said that it was okay, it was really fine.
Zhao Siyan's expression was faint, and she didn't seem to be in a hurry at all.
Yun Cui looked at her young lady's expression, her heart beat like thunder, she thought of the night she overheard Zhao Siyan's muttering, saying that the only way to leave the Zhao family is once and for all, and now the old lady and the old lady Zhao are about to exterminate Zhao Tingshan, it is difficult for her not to connect the two things.
Yun Cui didn't feel scared, but felt a little proud, her young lady is really amazing, what is this called? This is called wishing come true, as long as her young lady wants to do something, there is nothing that cannot be done!
Her young lady is amazing!
Back in the room, Yun Cui couldn't help but ask, "Miss, is the second master really okay?" ”
Zhao Siyan glanced at her and said meaningfully: "It depends on what you mean by something." ”
She thinks that Zhao Tingshan is okay if he is cleared of charges, and as for whether he will be expelled from the Zhao family, she actually doesn't care, she just doesn't know if others will think so.
Mrs. Sun was also planning to withdraw from her relatives at this time, originally the Sun family and the Zhao family were married to Zhao Tingshan, but now that Zhao Tingshan had an accident, there is naturally no need for this family affair to continue.
Mrs. Sun told Sun Fugui about her plans, but Sun Fugui shook her head: "Madame!" Now not only can we not stop the marriage, but we must also be more proactive than before. ”
"This Zhao Tingshan is difficult to protect itself, and we still have to marry the Zhao family?" Mrs. Sun said with an unhappy face.
If it was Zhao Siyan, she wouldn't object, but she really didn't like that Chen Wanying.
"This is just a superficial phenomenon, Zhao Tingshan has not been convicted yet, but the prince is trying to protect him!" Sun Fugui's eyes flashed and said: "Even if Zhao Tingshan is convicted in the end, it will be for the sake of the prince, who is a person who values love and righteousness, and will definitely make up for the Zhao family when the time comes." ”
But now that the Zhao family really has no characters who can handle it, and he still doesn't give up at the critical moment of Zhao Tingshan, can Li Junze not look down on him?
Sun Fugui felt that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity given to him by God, and he absolutely could not miss it.
Sun Fugui can be said to be a man of his word in the Sun family, no matter how reluctant Mrs. Sun is, she has no choice but to press it down and continue to discuss marriage with the Zhao family.