Chapter 496: Trapped Beast (2)
Just overnight, the sky in the capital changed color. The whole dark cloud obscured the sun, and between the heavens and the earth, only gray color remained.
Martial law and curfew were imposed throughout the city, and after dark, no one was allowed to walk or wander in the streets, and all inns, taverns, restaurants, teahouses, and brothels in the city were not allowed to open for business, and the people were not allowed to gather to discuss state affairs, let alone go out of the city. In this way, the news of the loss of the capital can be pressed tightly!
From Chu Jingchuan to the present, it has not been ten hours, and Wei Feng, who has acted quickly, has already completely controlled the Meng family's mansion under the leadership of Xue Changqi, the commander of his command. The fifty-six members of the Meng family all became Chu Jingchuan's captives!
Meng Zhenglu did not come back after entering the palace, and Meng Xizhao took great pains to investigate, only to learn that his father had been imprisoned in the prison of the Criminal Department, and his life and death were uncertain.
As the eldest son, Meng Xizhao had to take on the responsibility of taking care of the whole family at such a time of crisis!
His wife Qiao Huiyun was overwhelmed and fell ill, the big room and the second room were also crying all day long, and the children were even more panicked, not knowing what to do!
Meng Xizhao and Meng Xiran wanted to enter the palace to see Chu Jingchuan in person, the Chu family and the Meng family are friends in the end, and they have been in love for many years, and they may be able to say a few words...... Of course, this is just their wishful thinking!
On the second day of the siege, above the early dynasty, only Chu Jingchuan and his courtiers who supported him remained. Everyone suggested that Chu Jingchuan should prepare to ascend the throne as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams at night. However, Chu Jingchuan didn't want to be the emperor himself, because that would be unjustifiable!
He wants to be the regent, let the crown prince succeed him, and make him his puppet!
Take the Son of Heaven to order the princes! He wants to make the Zhou royal family a laughing stock for everyone in the world!
However, some people are worried that the emperor who is thousands of miles away, Zhou Youchen still has a lot of troops in his hands, and if he returns to defend in time, he is afraid that it will not be easy to deal with. Chu Jingchuan is not afraid, because he is already ready! He and Zhou Youchen have never been able to escape this battle!
Just when the Meng family was panicking, the Chu family was also anxious because of what Chu Jingchuan had done. Chu Jingchuan's wife Rong almost couldn't believe her husband, and she actually lived in the palace like this!
She waited for him for three whole days before he returned home.
It was only a hurried meeting before, and she had a lot of things to say to him yet. What's more, after Chu Jingchuan returned home, he just took care of family affairs and discussed state affairs with a few cousins. But there was no word to see her......
Rong couldn't wait any longer, so he took the initiative to come to the door of the study and wait. At this time, the heat was heavy, and the maids were afraid that she would be sick from the heat and hurriedly whispered to persuade her.
"Madame, watch out for your body! The general has done such a great thing, and it won't be long before you will become the master of the palace! ”
Rong's heart trembled when he heard this, and he felt very sarcastic.
She turned around slowly, looked at the maid who persuaded her with a smile, and raised her hand to give her a slap without saying a word.
The slap was so muffled that the maid almost fell to her knees.
Everyone was stunned, and they didn't understand why Madame was suddenly so angry. She has always had a gentle temperament, and she has never blushed at her subordinates.
Rong Shi lowered his face, his eyes swept over everyone, and he said in a cold tone: "Take care of your mouths!" Who wants to enter the palace? Who wants to be a mother? ”
They only know that they are secretly happy in their hearts, but they don't know how dangerous it is! Plotting to usurp the throne is not a beautiful thing! Once something happens, it will be a big sin for the Nine Clans!
Zhu Jiu Clan...... As long as Rong thought about this, a chill ran in his heart. It is his fate for her to marry Chu Jingchuan, and she will follow him all her life, whether she is alive or dead, she has no regrets! But her child and her mother are innocent!
The movement outside attracted the attention of Chu Jingchuan in the study.
He pushed the door out, saw his wife with a calm face, came to him, curtsied, and said, "Husband, I have something to say to you!" ”
Chu Jingchuan's eyes sank: "You shouldn't come here." ”
Rong said, "If you shouldn't come, you're here." My husband didn't return for two years, and now he's back. It's time to listen to me. ”
If she usually wouldn't talk to him in such a tone. It's just that now she can't care about her tone anymore.
The husband and wife went into the study to talk, and retreated.
Rong looked at her husband's face and asked word by word, "Husband, do you want to be the emperor?" ”
Chu Jingchuan frowned when he heard this.
She seemed to be knowingly asking, she did it on purpose.
Seeing that he didn't answer, Rong asked again, "Husband, do you want to live in the palace all the time?" ”
Chu Jingchuan heard this, and said in a deep tone: "This is not something you should ask. ”
Rong chuckled when he heard this, and his smile was full of sarcasm.
Between their husband and wife, they have always talked little, and they have very little.
"As a wife, can't you ask if your husband is going or going?"
Chu Jingchuan glanced at her: "Now is not the time for you to be jealous." ”
He knew what she was thinking, and he knew what she was worried about.
Who knows, but the Rong family shook his head: "The general underestimates the concubine too much." You think that the concubine will be jealous of you again, but in fact, it is not...... From the first day of the Chu family, the concubine knew that there was a person hidden in the general's heart, a person who could never be forgotten for the rest of his life. ”
Chu Jingchuan didn't have the patience to wait for her to finish, and interrupted her loudly: "It's good that you know." ”
Rong took a step forward: "Husband, who are you doing today?" ”
Chu Jingchuan's eyes sank: "What do you mean by this?" ”
Rong lowered his head slightly, and a faint mist appeared in his eyes.
"The concubine wants to know, the general has done so many things, the final purpose is for himself, for the Chu family, or for Brother An? Or ......"
At this point, she paused abruptly and bit her lip silently.
Chu Jingchuan deliberately asked, "Or what?" You keep talking! ”
Rong raised his head, stared into his eyes and said, "Are you doing all this just to take revenge on the queen mother!" ”
She deliberately said the last two words, and she had already predicted the answer in her heart.
Sure enough, Chu Jingchuan's face changed, and he said angrily: "Hurry up and put away your little cleverness." What do you know about the court? ”
Get you back?! No matter how stupid and stupid he is, he will not sacrifice his relatives.
He really wanted to take revenge on Meng Xilan, so he wanted to take away everything she had, everything she cherished the most, and everything he deserved for the Chu family.
Seeing that he was angry, Rong lowered his head again and bit his lip hard.
Chu Jingchuan glared at her for a while, calmed down for a while, and then said: "Tomorrow Wuwu will go to Beijing and return home, and when she comes, you have to take good care of her." She is now pregnant, and she must not be negligent. ”
Rong was shocked when he heard this. Is Her Royal Highness the Princess pregnant?
Chu Jingchuan took a deep breath and said, "She cares about that child very much. So, you have to take care of her for me. ”
For more than ten years as a husband and wife, he has always trusted her, she has a pure temperament and will not do anything out of line.
He walked up to her and said earnestly: "Don't think about it, the queen and the crown prince are just chess pieces to me. ”
Hearing this, Rong raised his eyes to look at her, his face was slightly pale, and the expression on his face calmed down a little.
He was his husband, he was her everything, how could she not believe him?
Rong burst into tears, nodded silently, curtsied, turned and retreated, and left quietly.
In order to block the news and hide the news of the loss of the capital, the four major gates of the capital were all strictly guarded, and only people were allowed to enter the city, but they were not allowed to leave the city.
Worry-free entered Beijing from the south gate and returned to his hometown again, with a heavy and complicated mood.
She lifted the corner of the curtain and looked out, only to feel that something was not quite right.
Why are all the shops on both sides of the street closed, and the streets are empty, except for the guards who patrol the city to and fro.
Worry-free's eyebrows frowned, and his heart was uneasy.
Mingzhu was beside her, looking at the master's line of sight, and she was also secretly surprised.
It seems that something big has happened in the capital again.
Wuwu thought that he would return to the palace, but who knows, but he came to the front of the Chu family's mansion.
The person who greeted her was her aunt, whom she hadn't seen in years.
Rong looked at the carefree woman who was pregnant with Liujia and had a big belly, and her emotions were a little excited for a while, she didn't care about speaking, and hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "The concubine greets Her Royal Highness the princess, Her Royal Highness Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose." ”
Carefree stroked his stomach with one hand and reached out to her with the other.
"Auntie, please get up. It's all family, why are you so polite to me. ”
Although she can't remember the memories of her childhood, she can't remember them clearly. But in her impression, her aunt was a very gentle person and treated her very well.
Rong carefully let her into the front hall to speak, and as soon as she sat down, she asked, "Where is my uncle?" ”
Rong's face changed slightly, and he didn't tell the truth, but just said perfunctorily: "Your uncle is still in the palace." ”
Worry-free nodded slightly, and asked again: "Then he must have seen the queen mother." ”
Rong lowered his head again; "Maybe, when your uncle returns to Beijing, the queen will naturally praise him."
Seeing her hesitant tone and vague words, she shook her head secretly in her heart.
She immediately changed her serious and anxious expression and said, "Auntie, are you hiding something from me?" ”
Rong was silent, his eyes dodging.
"Auntie, my uncle said something to me before, terrible things! So, could you please tell me, is there something wrong in the palace? ”
Uncle kept saying that he wanted to get back everything that the Chu family should have, but now, he was nowhere to be seen, and she hardly dared to think about what he was doing at this moment.
Seeing that she was so emotional, Rong couldn't sit still, so he hurriedly pressed her shoulder and sighed softly: "Your Highness, your uncle has his own opinions, and no one can stop what he wants to do." As women, we can only accept our fate, don't get excited, everything will be fine. ”
The more she didn't say it, the more anxious she became, and she shook her head again and again: "No, I don't believe it." I want to enter the palace, I want to enter the palace to see the queen mother in person, I want to see the prince! ”
Judging intuitively, something must have happened in the palace, and she couldn't do nothing and ask nothing.