CHAPTER XIV
My entanglement with Zhao Yinlan is far more than as simple as Ju'er bumping into her and having a personal affair with someone, but because of Azu.
At that time, my body was just better, and Mrs. Mu asked me to go out and walk around more to recover my body, so I walked around the yard and saw Azu standing at the door every day looking at me.
He is a tiger-headed tiger with a long head, a sincere person, and an honest person at first glance.
He is not only good to the general and his wife, but also to everyone in the White Mansion. He often shared the food in his bowl with other soldiers.
It just so happened that I was idle and had nothing to do, so I moved a stool and sat at the door every day to teach Azu to read and write, and teach him some principles of how to behave in the world.
Unexpectedly, Azu was talented and intelligent, and he made rapid progress, and in a few days, he changed from a guard to the head of the guard of the White Mansion.
Azu is the head of the guards of the White Mansion, protecting the thoughtfulness of nearly 100 people up and down the White Mansion, and the important thing is that Azu is very appreciated by Bai Zhanqi.
Bai Zhanqi will tell Azu wherever he goes, and he will send Azu to do everything, in Bai Zhanqi's eyes, Azu's status has surpassed his personal soldier, and he has become a celebrity.
And every time, when I was chatting with Mrs. Mu and Bai Zhanqi, I would also mention Azu, intentionally or unintentionally, praising him as a rare and trustworthy person.
What a glorious thing it is to be appreciated by the general, and the other soldiers in the Baifu are also beyond their reach and envious.
When I used to chat, I occasionally heard the maid in the house talk about it, this Zhao Yinlan was originally a singer in the Lichun Pavilion in Luoyang City, with a crisp and gentle voice, and she was one of the top singers in the Lichun Pavilion, and she was naturally coquettish and very good at coaxing the guests, and all the guests who came to the hall would ask her to accompany her by name.
At that time, the old general was still alive, in a battle, Bai Zhanqi was defeated due to a command error, not to mention the punishment of the saint, and when Mrs. Mu gave birth to a third daughter, she was depressed, so she came to this Lichun Pavilion to borrow wine to eliminate her sorrows, and met Zhao Yinlan.
Bai Zhanqi and Zhao Yinlan left after being happy for half a month, and after returning home, they followed the old general out to fight.
When he came back a few months later, he saw Zhao Yinlan standing at the gate of the White Mansion, howling and crying and claiming that he was pregnant with the general's flesh and blood.
The old general was so angry that he lay in bed for three days.
Bai Zhanqi and Mrs. Mu were originally two little guesses, childhood sweethearts, and everyone with good feelings was envious. If it weren't for the bad mood of those days, how could she have taken a fancy to her when she was bewitched by Zhao Yinlan.
Although there were a hundred reluctances, it was useless, and Mrs. Mu also felt sorry for the general because she gave birth to three daughters in a row, so she took Zhao Yinlan as a side room, hoping to give birth to a male baby for the general in the future.
As the saying goes, good and evil will be rewarded in the end.
Although Zhao Yinlan was pregnant, she still did not change her bad habits in the Lichun Pavilion, drinking and having fun, singing and singing every night, and it didn't take long to see blood, and the medical treatment failed to save the fetus in the womb.
Although the child is gone, he can't go back to the Lichun Pavilion no matter what, and he is insulted and lives an inhuman life.
In the hall, Zhao Yinlan knelt down in front of Mrs. Mu with a puff, crying so much that the pear blossoms brought rain, "Madam, save me, don't let me go, in the future, I will wash and cook, cook cattle and horses for you, as long as you promise not to send me back to Lichun Pavilion."
After all, it was a game with the general, the child was gone, the love was still there, and Mrs. Mu was born with a bodhisattva heart, with a kind face, and she couldn't stand Zhao Yinlan's words and agreed to her.
It's just that since then, Bai Zhanqi has never stepped into her boudoir for half a step, as if there is no one in the Bai Mansion.
In order to make a comeback, please Bai Zhanqi, and re-establish his position in Baifu, Zhao Yinlan set his sights on Azu.
During that time, she wandered around the gate when she had nothing to do, dressed extremely charmingly, with flaming red lips.
When she walked to the door, she deliberately fell down and asked Azu to help her.
Ever since I accidentally saw Zhao Yinlan throwing flattering eyes at Azu, I have paid attention to her.
I can't say it on the surface, but I still can't help but advise Azu behind my back, when Azu was not on duty, I found him and asked him to stay away from Zhao Yinlan, pay more attention to everything, don't be sold and help count the silver.
But Azu is a man of strong blood and can't withstand temptation.
Zhao Yinlan was a thief with a weak heart, and when she saw that the matter was exposed, she was afraid that the general would know that she would not be able to spare her, and she was afraid that Mrs. Mu would kick her out of the house.
first forced my Ju'er to death, and now all the spearheads are pointed at Azu, and the wicked first sued a thief to catch the thief, and killed them all, causing Azu to die.
How can I stand idly by?
I didn't kill Boren Boren but died because of me, this heartache is only understood by Bai Yan Leng in front of him, he took me into his arms, and said softly, "If you want to cry, cry."
I lay on his chest and choked up crying, only to hear the little guard outside come over and say, "It's almost time, let's go."
I told him not to sign and not to admit his guilt, and promised him that I would find a way to get him out as soon as possible.
Out of the cell, Bai Yanleng and I walked side by side, my heart was very chaotic, Bai Yanleng kept his head down and walked silently, the two of them were speechless all the way.
After walking for almost half a stick of incense, Bai Yanleng suddenly asked me, "Azu's matter, how are you going to save it?"
I don't have any score in my heart, after all, Zhao Yinlan is treacherous and cunning, and she is Bai Zhanqi's concubine, if it doesn't work out, Azu's life will not be guaranteed.
I sighed and shook my head, "Let me think about it, although the situation is urgent, you should not act rashly."
Bai Yan Leng raised his head and looked at me and said, "Feifei, no matter what difficulties you encounter, you must remember that I am always by your side and accompany you."
I squeezed out a smile at him and said, "Thank you, Nineteen."
It's night, and it's late.
Lying in bed, tossing and turning and unable to sleep.
Even though I knew all about Azu, it would not be easy to save him.
Ai'er slept in my cubicle and called me "Mr. Su".
I ignored her, sighed deeply, distraught, and had no score in my heart.
Ai'er, this little girl, is indeed smarter than Ju'er. She knew that I couldn't sleep well for Azu's business, so I shouldn't keep her silent, so she didn't say much, and kept quiet.
The next morning, I saw Ai'er with a pair of dark circles on her face, and she had a sleepless night like me.
After eating pastries and porridge, I went out, and Ai'er asked me, "Sir, where are you going so early, do you want me to accompany you?"
I waved my hand at her and said, "Go out for a walk."
As I passed through the entrance of the hall, I heard a voice talking from inside.
I glanced around the room. Seeing Bai Zhanqi playing chess with Bai Xiaoqiu, Bai Yan watched coldly.
Mrs. Mu was drinking tea with a cup, and her fourth daughter, Bai Qingrui, was watching a game of chess while half-squatting.
Seeing me coming, although Bai Zhanqi didn't look up, he could feel the unhappiness in his heart.
Bai Xiaoqiu had a straight face, without a smile and an ugly face, but Bai Qingrui hurriedly got up and pulled my arm, and Mrs. Mu hurriedly greeted me and said, "Mr. Su is here."
Suddenly, I didn't know where the courage came from, I arched my hands high above my head, leaned forward slightly, and said, "General, madam, Azu is wronged, he is definitely not that kind of person, please also ask the general to see."
At that time, I thought that no matter what, I had to save Azu's life first, and the truth would always come out one day.
But how could Bai Zhanqi spare Azu just by my words.
He held a chess piece in his hand, didn't look at me, and said, "Mr. Su, the facts are in front of you, how can you spare him if Azu has committed such a dirty thing."
I knelt down on my knees to the ground, "General, you must know what kind of person Azu is on weekdays, today you only punish him and not Aunt Zhao, I'm afraid it's not because of what he did, but because of your face." The concubine was bullied, you can't let go of your high figure, and if you don't check, you can conclude that Azu is the culprit, the general has always been upright in my heart, and today it seems that I was wrong."
"Mr. Su, you, speak wildly, come on, take down Mr. Su."
As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Xiaoqiu immediately knelt on the ground with a puff, and Bai Yan Leng also quickly knelt on the ground with a bang, "Big brother, don't be big brother, Mr. Su is just in a hurry, and he has nothing to stop, and I hope that my eldest brother will not be angry in front of me."
At this time, Mrs. Mu also hurried over to save the scene, "Yes, General, Mr. Su is just saving people's hearts, she has no malicious intentions."
Bai Zhanqi puffed out his eyes and looked at me and said, "Mr. Su, no matter what, you can't save Azu's life, I think you still have to protect yourself, hurry up."
Speaking of which, Azu still has to die, and a person with a pure nature can't get any worse no matter what.
In this huge white mansion, Azu and I suddenly had a feeling of dependence on each other.
I can't just watch good people innocently being wronged.
I said loudly, "If the general doesn't believe Azu, I, Su Feifei, dare to use Xiangshang's head as a guarantee for him, please give me some time to find out the truth of the matter, if Azu really slanders Aunt Zhao, the general can cut off my head and hang it above the city gate."
Bai Zhanqi suddenly stood up from the chair, stood up, and said, "Mr. Su, no matter what kind of relationship you have with Azu, why do you risk your own life as a guarantee, isn't it child's play to cut off your head, Azu is just a small head of the guard, I want to see what evidence Mr. Su can come up with to prove that Azu was indeed wronged."
Bai Xiaoqiu, who was kneeling on the ground, was also dumbfounded, looked at me stunned, and said, "Su Feifei, are you crazy for a guard?" ”
Bai Yan Leng also said earnestly, "Big brother must not, Mr. Su is just in a hurry, big brother must not be angry." As he spoke, he stopped me behind him.
Of course I'm not crazy, not only am I not crazy, but now I'm more sober than anyone else.
Ju'er's matter is hastily closed, Azu must no longer be innocent and wronged, and I will not give up until the matter is clarified.
By the end, a room full of people were pleading for me. Bai Zhanqi gave me a week to find out about it.
Then after my constant verification, searching, and interrogation, I finally learned from Zhao Yinlan's personal maid that this was all a farce written and acted by Zhao Yinlan in order to protect herself.
When I went to the prison to pick up Azu out, as soon as he saw me, he knelt on the ground with a puff and said earnestly, "Thanks to Miss Su for saving me, this kindness Azu will never forget."
I picked him up from the ground, looked at him, and said secretly in my heart, Azu, after all, it is me Su Feifei who owes you a favor, and this time it will be offset by two.