Chapter 256: Relatives Become Enemies

Chapter 256

Relatives become enemies

Interrupting Zhang Bo's words, the old lady asked in a trembling voice:

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. None of the prime minister and the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty said a fair word for the second master, so let these treacherous villains make something out of nothing and frame them? ”

The eldest lord was also like ashes at this time, and the muscles on his cheeks were shaking, and he was finally a man, seeing that Li Bo's face was difficult, he hurriedly persuaded his mother:

"Mother, calm down, Banzai only said that he was imprisoned pending trial, and he was not convicted, let's let Guard Li finish his words first."

Seeing that the old lady had settled down, the eldest lord motioned to Li Guard to continue, only to see Li Bo continue:

Originally, they also listed ten counts of Lord Xiao bullying the market and bribing officials in Pingyang, and took out a letter from Xiao Fu Yin to Master Xiao in the court, and under the protection of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister and others, they were kept in the middle of Banzai, but the people of Xiao Mansion were not allowed to leave Pingyang for the time being, so as to be summoned at any time...... His Royal Highness sent a message asking Second Master Xiao to leave Pingyang quickly and prepare to go south before the holy decree was issued. asked Second Master Xiao to prepare for leaving the house first. ”

"The letter of the second master?"

I heard that the court actually took out the Xiao family's private letter, and the eldest man was secretly shocked, the people who could enter his study were all confidants, how could there be letters flowing out? As soon as Li Bo's voice fell, he asked, and Li Bo hurriedly replied:

"This matter was specially explained by His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness suspects that Master Xiao has a spy of King Yan around him, and asks Master Xiao to be careful about the people around him."

Hearing this, the old lady and the eldest lord glanced at each other, shook their heads, and the old lady asked:

"What does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince want Jun'er to do in the south?"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't say anything, he only said that if the words arrived, Second Master Xiao would understand that the words had been brought, and there was still something to do, so he would leave first."

Seeing Li Bo's farewell, the eldest man didn't keep it, thanked him again, forcibly stuffed a hundred taels of silver tickets, and sent it to the door, and then turned around and returned.

When the eldest lord returned to the hall, he saw that the old lady had a gray face, and the minions were even more bloodless, their bodies were like sieve chaff, and even the stubborn Xiao Yun was also a master of the six gods at this time. Xiao Qing was born in an official career, and he was still calm, and he was comforting the old lady in a low voice.

waved his hand and sent the minions out, asking Xiao Ang to guard at the door, and then the eldest master persuaded:

"Mother, don't worry, the second brother has only been imprisoned temporarily, and he has not been convicted yet, I think my Xiao family is favored by the emperor, and this time it will definitely turn evil into good fortune, but I lost some money, fortunately, Jun'er has set up another portal in the south, and most of the Xiao family's funds are there, so it will not be fundamentally moved."

"The second brother has set up another portal in the south?"

Xiao Yun, who calmed down, heard this and asked, Xiao Qing also looked up at his father, the eldest master listened, and said to the two:

"Jun'er went to the south a year ago to set up another door, and I will talk to Qing'er and Yun'er about this matter in detail in the future, this time let you go to the south, one is to take refuge. In case the crown prince is deposed, the Xiao family will not be spared, and you will be incognito in the south, so you can leave a root for our Xiao family; Second, once something happens to the Xiao Mansion in Pingyang, you can use the forces of the south in time to help the Xiao family get out of trouble, Yun'er quickly go to Xiao Xiangyuan to pass on the prince's words to your second brother, and ask him to come to Shouxi Hall immediately to discuss, Qing'er also go down, and prepare to leave the house today. ”

"Father, grandma's birthday is 5 days away, and my son ......"

"Qing'er is pedantic, the catastrophe is just around the corner, and I have to stick to these, if I really destroy the foundation of my ancestors, it is a big unfilial piety, my birthday is just a good one, I will go down and prepare, leave Xiao Mansion overnight tonight, I am afraid that if it is a holy decree, no one will be able to leave......"

is worthy of the old lady, after calming down, she is decisive enough, seeing that Xiao Qing wants to wait for her birthday before leaving, she interrupted directly without waiting for her to finish, and there is no doubt in her clear tone.

Seeing that the old lady was angry, Xiao Qing and Xiao Yun hurriedly got up and walked out.

The two grandsons went out, and the old lady looked at the eldest master and asked:

"How could the big man's private message get out?"

"My son doesn't know. After a while, my son will check it out. ”

"It seems that there is really a traitor in the Xiao Mansion, and it should be carefully cleaned up, some secret letters in the master's study should be destroyed, and they should be destroyed in the next two days, keeping them is always a bane."

"Yes, my son thinks so too, let's clean it up tonight, don't worry about my mother, the prince is kind-hearted, and the Ji people have their own nature, as long as they get through this difficulty and survive these days, they will always get better."

"Since there was a vision in Daqi, the prime minister was impeached, and the prince was caught in rumors, I was worried that there would be a day when King Yan would deal with the Xiao family, and he would first start with the second master, which was also expected, but I didn't expect that Zhang Yushi would bear the brunt. After all, they are relatives and have always been in close contact, and the Xiao family has supported him financially for many years, so it is okay not to help at this time, but to take the lead in impeaching the second master! ”

"Mother, there is still family affection to talk about at the moment of life and death, and it is all a matter of master."

Speaking of this, the eldest lord suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said:

"Mother, Xiu'er is married to King Yan, and she has lived in the mansion for so long. Will it be ......"

Hearing this, the old lady also shuddered, but then shook his head and said:

"Xiu'er's mind is a little cloudy, but it's always a girl, and her hand can't reach out to your study, the eldest master still checks the people around him, but the minions in the courtyards who are usually close to Xiu'er still have to be cleaned up......"

"What the mother said is that the son will talk to Cui's and Mr. De"

"Don't tell the eldest lady about Zhang Yushi, I don't think her illness can be cured, she usually kisses her mother's sister, after hearing this, I'm afraid I can't stand it......"

"What the mother said is, by the way, mother, the son wants Jun'er to organize the people in the south in the name of Shangguan Jun to jointly protect the second brother, even if it is only for the time being, we can slowly find a way"

"Well, let them brothers, go to the government mansion first to do some things in the south, don't let the second master's family suffer inside, our house will also make some preparations in the next few days, it should be ......"

As he was talking, the waiter knocked on the door and came in and replied:

"Back to the old lady, the eldest lord, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has entered the mansion."

When the old lady heard this, he hurriedly said that he would invite him quickly, and he didn't talk about that at this time, and directly invited the prince to the Shouxi Hall.

With two guards, the prince came to the capital with the little servant, the old lady and the eldest master had already stood outside the door to greet him, and when they saw him coming, they hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, saluted the prince, and said:

"The grass people Shangguan clan knocks on the prince"

"Grass people Xiao Chen knocks on the prince"

When the prince saw this, he gave him a handful of help and said:

"Mrs. Xiao, Master Xiao doesn't have to be polite. Hurry up, please."

The old lady and the eldest gentleman got up in response, exchanged a few more greetings, entered the hall, and the guests and hosts landed, and served good tea again.

After the prince sat down, he took a sip of tea, and without being verbose, he simply told Li Bo about it, and then told him about letting him go to the south to find the god of medicine, and finally said:

"Old Taijun Xiao, Master Xiao, don't worry, the current situation is only temporary, my father is only worried because of the floods and plagues in the south, there is Nan Huaizhong and the prime minister's best to protect it, my father did not believe the rumors in the market, otherwise he would not have sent this king to the south, as long as this king finds the god of medicine, cures the plague, the people are stable, and the rumors are self-defeating, Xiao Lao Ye is in this king's southward period, as long as the Xiao family's industry is not crushed by the joint suppression of the Ouyang family and the Li family, we have a chance to turn the tables, as for Xiao Fu Yin, this king will take more care of him when he goes to the south. ”

"The grass people thank the prince for his love, and the second brother's affairs still depend on the prince's thoughtfulness."

"Even if there is no impeachment of Zhang Yushi, this time the flood and plague in the south, Xiao Fu Yin is also to blame, as the saying goes, the war is fought with grain and grass, the 500,000 troops in the north are consumed every day, and the south has no harvest due to floods, and the court is already stretched, Master Xiao has been operating grain and silk in the south for many years, if the Xiao family can open a righteous warehouse, assist the court to resettle the victims, control the northward movement of the victims, quell the rebellion of the displaced people, and make the first contribution, maybe Xiao Fu Yin can save his life"

The old lady's eyes lit up, then dimmed, and said:

"His Royal Highness said very much, but His Royal Highness doesn't know that in the past two years, most of the Xiao family's southern business has been transferred to the Fulishan Copper Mine, and this year's grain is not much.

Hearing this, the prince's heart sank, he originally had great expectations, he wanted to persuade the Xiao family to open a righteous warehouse and control the displaced people, he and the god of medicine controlled the plague again, the south was stable, his crisis would be alleviated, and the north had already mastered the evidence of King Yan's collaboration with the enemy, and then he could bring down King Yan with his backhand.

At the critical moment, the Xiao family actually said that there was no food and they couldn't help!

After pondering for a long time, he spoke:

"Speaking of Fulishan Copper Mine, I heard that Shangguan Jun is also a cheap grain, just now this king and his father discussed the disaster in the south, and his father also mentioned him, and he was also very serious, praising him for not taking advantage of the national disaster, colluding with profiteers to raise the price of grain, and discussing to issue a decree to praise it, but this person is deeply thoughtful, between me and King Yan, left and right, and can not really be used by this king."

Hearing this, the eldest lord pondered for a moment and said:

"Caomin heard Jun'er say that he and Shangguan Jun have a lot of friendship, if Jun'er can persuade Shangguan Jun to join forces with the Xiao family to open a righteous warehouse, and jointly sign the second brother of Gubao, according to the prince's opinion."

When the prince heard this, he shook his head and said:

"If that's the case, that's the best, I'm afraid it's ...... at this time"

"When the Xiao family transferred the business, Shangguan Jun promised Jun'er, the Xiao family will definitely help if there is something Fuli Mountain, I heard that this person is broad-minded and fair-minded, let Jun'er try, if he is really a person who keeps his promises, maybe he can do it"

Hearing this, the prince's expression was light, and he said:

"Since that's the case, let Xiao Jun try it, if it really works, it's also the luck of this king, the luck of the people of the world, by the way, why don't you see Xiao Jun."

"Jun'er is preparing to go south according to His Highness's wishes, and His Highness has something, so the grass people will send someone to pass it on."

Seeing that the eldest master wanted to pass it on, the prince stopped him and said:

"Master Xiao doesn't need it, this king will go to him in person."

After speaking, the prince had already stood up, the old lady and the eldest master saw it, they didn't dare to stop it, they hurriedly responded, got up and sent it out with the back, just arrived at the door, only to see Xiao Yun standing there with a sad brow, seeing the prince come out, he was busy kneeling down and kowtowing, and the minions on both sides also knelt down.

Seeing Xiao Yun kowtowing, the prince stopped and said, "No courtesy"

Xiao Yun got up and stood aside, looking at his father and the prince, his face hesitated, and he stopped talking.

Seeing Xiao Yun like this, the eldest lord's heart moved, he asked Xiao Yun to find Xiao Jun to come over, could it be that Xiao Jun listened to the prince's words and was indifferent, when is this, the second master is in prison, and the disaster of destroying the door is just around the corner, he also lost his temper for a woman, thinking of this, his face sank, and he saw that the prince was about to move, afraid that his son would collide with the prince again, offending Tianyan, and asked:

"Why are you here alone, Jun'er?"