Chapter 51: Advice but Disobedience
Chu Liuyan naturally understood Xu Da's concern for his sister-in-law, but Chu Liuyan also knew that this matter involved Wu Guogong, Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying and others, and if he rashly intervened, it would be a thankless trouble.
However, looking at Xu Da's painful and angry eyes, Chu Liuyan knew that Xu Da must not believe that his sister-in-law Xu Biyi actually committed adultery with a dramatist.
Chu Liuyan immediately remembered the situation that day.
After Chu Liuyan took Xu Biyi away, he saw that Xu Biyi had a lot of blood, and her body was already red, so she hurriedly sent Xu Biyi to an embroidery pavilion.
When Xu Biyi was placed on the bed, Ma Xiuying and some slaves came over with their heels.
Ma Xiuying was not confused, she immediately waved her hand to rebuke a few slaves, closed the door casually, and after visiting Xu Biyi's situation for a while, she said to Chu Liuyan: "Wu Guogong doesn't know why his temperament has changed greatly, but my speculation has a lot to do with the girl named Li Ningluo. ”
Ma Xiuying's cautious move immediately made Chu Liuyan understand that Ma Xiuying must have something to say to herself that she can't say to outsiders.
Now that I hear it, there is really something strange in the meantime.
Chu Liuyan lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and said to Ma Xiuying. "Li Ningluo, could it be the girl who snuggled up to Wu Guogong just now?"
Ma Xiuying nodded and said: "It is this person, who looks like he is soft and weak on the outside, he looks weak and weak, but in his bones he is sassy, charming (for the sake of harmony) tight, Wu Guogong has just taken this woman as a concubine for a few days, and he has already made Wu Guogong dizzy, confused, as if he drank some ecstasy soup." Speaking of which, Sister Biyi is really pitiful. Speaking of this, Ma Xiuying couldn't help but secretly wipe away her tears.
Chu Liuyan was stunned when he heard this, in Chu Liuyan's impression, Ma Xiuying is an open-minded woman, and she has never been easy to understand right and wrong.
But what Chu Liuyan didn't expect was that such a mild-tempered Ma Xiuying actually had such a strict evaluation of Li Ningluo, and between her words, she was also vaguely dissatisfied with Wu Guogong Zhu Yuanzhang being so obedient to Li Ningluo.
Something strange really happened.
When Ma Xiuying saw that Chu Liuyan had no words, she knew in her heart that what she had just said to Chu Liuyan must have been remembered by her.
didn't speak, just secretly stretched out his hand in front of Chu Liuyan and quietly handed over a paper ball.
Chu Liuyan was very curious, but seeing that Ma Xiuying's actions were so secretive, there must be something very important that he couldn't say to himself here, so he wrote it in the paper ball. In this way, it seems that today's events are really very strange.
Chu Liuyan naturally understood Ma Xiuying's deep meaning, but he was still extremely confused in his heart, and gently took the paper ball in Ma Xiuying's hand with his backhand, and did not unfold it, so he sent the paper ball to his sleeve.
When Ma Xiuying saw Chu Liuyan behaving like this, she was greatly relieved, nodded quietly at Chu Liuyan, and then said to Chu Liuyan: "Biyi doesn't worry about my sister here, I will take care of it, but if this kind of thing happens, where will his brother ask his sister to go and tell General Xu Da about today's situation, just say that Wu Guogong is confused for a while, and let General Xu Da not take it to heart." ”
Chu Liuyan was stunned, he didn't expect Ma Xiuying to have such a request, maybe he didn't want Wu Guogong and Xu Da to have a conflict because of Xu Biyi's matter, but this was really a bit unbelievable, so he wanted to ask.
But I saw Ma Xiuying glancing at the edge of the window lattice, Chu Liuyan's heart moved, and he immediately looked back, only to see a figure lying outside the window.
Someone listened to the corner, Chu Liuyan's heart moved, and he already understood the intention of Ma Xiuying's words, and immediately replied to Ma Xiuying: "Since there is such an order, my sister will definitely do her best, and she will definitely not let General Xu Da take this opportunity to come to Wu Guogong's mansion to make trouble." ”
"If it is so good, then there will be labor. I'll leave the matter of Sister Biyi's affairs to me. ”
Ma Xiuying said as she sent Chu Liuyan out of the door, and when she saw the figure outside the window, she hurriedly shrank back, waiting for the two to come out of the room, only to see the back of a maid.
Ma Xiuying said hatefully at the back: "Sure enough, there is something strange, since Li Ningluo came, I always feel that someone is watching my every move, and when I see it today, it is really the case." ”
When Chu Liuyan heard this, he hurriedly said: "Even if someone is eavesdropping, it is not necessarily Li Ningluo's person, why do you insist that Li Ningluo is behind the ghost?" ”
Ma Xiuying said in a deep voice: "I just came out with you, this eavesdropper couldn't avoid it for a while, and I saw the back, I can vaguely recognize that this person's clothes are Li Ningluo's personal maid next to the cheap woman." ”
Chu Liuyan said in shock: "In this way, Li Ningluo is really a little weird. ”
"It's not just weird, it's like a fox and a goblin." Ma Xiuying said hatefully, and then pointed to Chu Liuyan's sleeve.
This time it made Chu Liuyan a second monk who was confused, even if Li Ningluo sent someone to secretly follow Ma Xiuying to spy on the news, but why do you want to say that Li Ningluo is a fox and a fairy child. However, Chu Liuyan also knew that the paper ball handed over to him by Ma Xiuying must have some strange things written in it, and it was very likely to be related to Li Ningluo.
Realizing this, Chu Liuyan reached out and touched his cuffs, and he could vaguely sense that the paper ball that Ma Xiuying handed over to him was still there.
After a little determination in his heart, he reluctantly said goodbye to Ma Xiuying.
When Chu Liuyan got out of the mansion of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Duke of Wu, got on the horse, and ran to a place where no one was, Chu Liuyan got off the horse, and then took out the paper ball, only to see that it was written: "Late at night the day before yesterday, I saw Li Ningluo alone, and went to the back garden secretly, I was suspicious, and after following him, after hearing a strange sound, Li Ningluo disappeared, and the matter was very suspicious. ”
Chu Liuyan was unconsciously surprised, according to the situation on Ma Xiuying's paper ball, Li Ningluo was really a little weird.
In the middle of the night, the third watch was alone, and he didn't even bring an entourage, so sneakily came to the back garden, there must be something unattainable.
There must be no suspicion in this way, naturally there are some things to do that must be hidden from the servants of the Hefu, but after a strange sound, Li Ningluo disappeared, which is really a bit unbelievable.
How could a good person disappear without a trace in an instant, could it be that Li Ningluo was really a bewitching fox fairy fairy or something like that as Ma Xiuying said.
However, looking at Li Ningluo's expression and aura, Chu Liuyan quietly denied his idea.
Li Ningluo will definitely not be a goblin, so there is only one possibility left, that is, this Li Ningluo must be a martial artist, and his celebratory achievements are very clever, so that Ma Xiuying, who is not familiar with martial arts, is dazzled and misunderstands that Li Ningluo is a monster.
But even so, it can be said that Li Ningluo's light skills must be very clever, but looking at Li Ningluo's situation, he looks so soft and weak, and he has no martial arts at all.
Hiding his martial arts and skills so deliberately, is there any ulterior secret?
Chu Liuyan was extremely puzzled about these things in his heart, and he really couldn't understand why Li Ningluo acted like this.
Chu Liuyan thought about it for a while, his intuition was extremely strange, and he couldn't think clearly at the moment.
Under the circumstance that he really didn't know the essentials, Chu Liuyan got on the horse and quickly returned to his mansion.
Unexpectedly, on the second day, when he was about to go to Xu Da to talk about the matter, Xu Da had already sent someone to his place.
Chu Liuyan knew that for Xu Da, he must have heard some rumors, after all, Xu Da must have heard of such a big thing, so he hurriedly rushed to the place where Xu Da was with the soldiers who came to report the news.
"Master Chu, listening to your words, I also think that Li Ningluo's woman is very strange." After listening to Chu Liuyan's words, Xu Da calmed down, Xu Da knew that if this matter was really a ghost, then if he wanted to clear his sister's grievances, the safest way was to find out the black hand behind the scenes.
Although Xu Da's mood was not good, he calmed down a lot. In any case, if you know that someone is making trouble, then it can be proved that Xu Biyi must have been framed by others.
For this matter, Xu Da must not tolerate anyone, no matter who it is, if he wants to hurt this closest sister, Xu Da will never agree.
"What General Xu Da said is extremely true, but the current situation does not prove that Xu Biyi was framed by Li Ningluo with ulterior motives, and now the only way to prove this matter is to find out the people behind this matter and give Biyi's sister justice." Chu Liuyan said softly to General Xu Da.
Xu Da smashed the table and said angrily: "If this woman really makes a ghost, I will definitely break her body into thousands of pieces and cut her with a thousand knives, otherwise it is not enough to eliminate the hatred in my heart." ”
Looking at Xu Da's hideous and terrifying look, Chu Liuyan already understood that Xu Da must be furious about this matter.
No matter what, Xu Da and Xu Biyi are brother and sister who are linked by blood after all, if the sister is innocently framed, Xu Da will not be able to swallow this breath no matter what.
"General Xu Da, since this is the case, let's start with Li Ningluo, no matter what, this woman must have some ulterior secrets. As long as the background of this person can be carefully investigated, then it can be proved that Xu Biyi is innocent, and at that time, we have the evidence in our hands, and Wu Guogong cannot give Xu Biyi a leave. ”
"That's right, has my sister committed any seven rules, and she definitely can't let people take a break easily, even if it's Wu Guogong Zhu Yuanzhang. Speaking of which, this Wu Guogong Zhu Yuanzhang is really not a thing, and he doesn't check out such a thing, so he easily believes that my sister is committing adultery with that actor. This can be regarded as my good brother, because I am still here for him to resist the Han army under the command of the Han King Chen Youliang. Xu Da was not angry in his heart, and he didn't have any good words for Wu Guogong Zhu Yuanzhang.
Chu Liuyan knew that the current war was tight, and if the generals were not in harmony, Wu Guogong Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da would definitely break the big thing, but for Chu Liuyan, even if these things had to be solved now, it did not mean that they could be solved.
Li Ningluo must have some forces behind her to support her, otherwise, with such a soft and weak woman, it would never be possible to make such a big move in the mansion of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Duke of Wu.
"What is the origin of Li Ningluo?" Chu Liuyan said to himself unconsciously.
"I heard that it was Li Junshi who presented it to Wu Guogong." Hearing Chu Liuyan's words, Xu Da replied.
"What, it's from Li Junshi's side, she's someone from Li Junshi." Chu Liuyan asked.
Xu Da obviously had already put in a lot of effort, so he said to Chu Liuyan: "I have already inquired, this woman seems to be the adopted daughter of Li Junshi. ”
"This, could it be that Li Junshi has nothing to do with this matter." Chu Liuyan said.
Xu Da was silent for a moment and said: "Now that Yingtian's soldiers and horses are fighting against the Han army under the command of Han King Chen Youliang, Li Junshi will not come to spoil my affairs at this time no matter what." Even if I had some trouble with him, it would be a private matter, and I would not be guilty of doing such a thing for these things. ”
Chu Liuyan smiled and said: "I didn't expect General Xu Da to speak for Li Junshi, I heard that Wu Guogong wanted to be unfavorable to General Xu this time, and he also followed Li Junshi's advice, no matter what, this person is still a little unconvinced by General Xu Da." ”
Xu Da smiled a little wickedly: "I have always been at odds with Li Junshi, and the people in the army also know about this matter. However, now that the enemy is present, I don't think Li Junshi will fall into the ground for me under any circumstances, and these things will make way for the war no matter what. I didn't expect that Chu Junshi would also speak for Li Junshi, but I also heard that Wu Guogong wanted to be unfavorable to me this time, and he also followed Li Junshi's advice. But at the last moment, it wasn't on my side that Wu Guogong let me out, and from these things, we can know that even if I and others are arguing with each other, when it comes to a critical moment, no matter what, we will have the same hatred. Regardless of whether this person is a little unconvinced by me, when facing the common enemy, the Han army under the command of Chen Youliang, the king of Han, Li Junshi must support me, which is also something that Chu Junshi has seen personally. ”
When Chu Liuyan heard Xu Da say this, he smiled and said: "That's right, the last time I had an argument with Li Junshi about the release of General Xu Da in front of the Han King Chen Youliang, Li Junshi really didn't want Wu Guogong to release you. However, after the defeat of General Chang Yuchun and General Tang He, Li Junshi changed his tone, and then promoted the general in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Duke of Wu, hoping that the general could come out as soon as possible and lead the soldiers of our army to fight against the Han army under the command of Chen Youliang, the king of Han. Speaking of which, Li Junshi did a favor for you. ”
Xu Da naturally agreed with Chu Liuyan's opinion, and echoed and said: "That's right, in the face of major rights and wrongs, Li Junshi is still reliable, no matter what, I still believe in Li Junshi." ”
"If this matter is not related to Li Junshi, then it will be difficult to handle." Chu Liuyan shook his head and said.
Xu Da asked puzzledly: "Why is this, I don't know the details of it, but if this woman is the righteous daughter of Li Junshi, although this matter is not easy to deal with, but if it is really this woman who interfered with it and framed my sister-in-law Xu Biyi, I will naturally not be able to spare her." At that time, if it is undoubted, I am afraid that Li Junshi will not be able to protect this woman. ”
Chu Liuyan said with some concern: "I'm not worried about this, I just think that if this woman is really the righteous daughter of Li Junshi, I'm afraid that things are not so simple when I think about it now, and it is very likely that there are some things that I can't think of at the moment, this woman is deeply hidden, I'm afraid that the plotter must be not small, I'm afraid it's not as simple as framing Biyi's sister." ”
After listening to Chu Liuyan's words, Xu Da was also shocked.
Xu Da secretly thought to himself: "Chu Liuyan's words are not unreasonable, if Li Ningluo is really ill-intentioned to conceal his identity, he must be doing a big thing, and it will definitely not be so simple just to frame Xu Biyi." The framing of Xu Biyi may be just a small beginning, and it is very likely that there are a lot of unknown back-ups, and these back-ups are the really terrible things, because according to the current situation, Wu Guogong Zhu Yuanzhang already trusts this woman very much, and actually obeys the mercy of this woman, thinking that his sister-in-law and the actor Ye Wen are committing adultery, and they actually want to divorce their wives. I really didn't expect that Zhu Yuanzhang, who has always been shrewd and capable, would become like this, if what Chu Liuyan said was true, then this Li Ningluo was definitely not a simple small role. ”
Chu Liuyan looked at the pensive Xu Da, and understood in his heart that Xu Da must have thought of some unspeakable things. However, Chu Liuyan also understands that the current situation does not allow him and Xu Da to make any long-term plans, and the top priority now is to keep Xu Da's sister-in-law first, so that Zhu Yuanzhang, the Duke of Wu, will not be able to leave her.
So, Chu Liuyan went to see Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang has always listened to Chu Liuyan's advice, and he met Chu Liuyan.
"Does the prince really want to divorce his wife?" Chu Liuyan asked straight to the point. Her eyes were clear, and there was naturally an aura of authority in her eyes.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a long time, and finally nodded and said, "I must take a break from Xu Biyi." If this matter is spread out, how can I Zhu Yuanzhang have face? I also thought that Biyi would do such a thing. Smoke girl, I've always trusted you, but this time you were wrong. I heard the conversation between Biyi and Ye Wenqing with my own ears, is this also wrong? ”
"Guogong, have you seen Sister Biyi and that drama with your own eyes? People say that seeing is believing, and hearing is false, but has Guogong forgotten this? Chu Liuyan looked directly at Zhu Yuanzhang with a calm gaze.
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and said: "I Biyi has known her since she was very young and took care of her, can I hear her voice wrong?" Liuyan girl, I know that you are Biyi's good sister, but I also understand that you are entrusted by Xu Da this time. The public is for the sake of the private and the private is for the private, and I hope Tiande will not confuse the two. ”
"Yes, the marshal once entrusted me. I am here today, not only for the marshal, but also for the country. I don't want Guogong to become a person who is scolded and abandoned in the future. Guogong, what kind of person Sister Biyi is, you should be clear. Don't you think everything happened too suddenly and by coincidence? I hope Guogong will think twice. also Biyi's sister is fair. ”
Zhu Yuanzhang originally had great respect for Chu Liuyan. But Xu Biyi's matter, he had already preconceived, so no matter what Chu Liuyan said, he was only willing to believe what he heard, Chu Liuyan's advice was naturally difficult to hear.