Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Praying Mantis Catches the Cicada
In the dark prison, the eldest prince Zhao You couldn't figure out how he was imprisoned in the prison just because of a dancing girl.
"Someone, come on!" Zhao You suddenly shouted unwillingly, and the guard came over and asked kindly, "Yo, master, what's wrong with you?" β
"What's wrong?" Zhao You snorted and stood up, straightened his clothes: "Go, call your steward, I have something to say." β
"Our steward here has been sick for the past few days, recuperating at home, and Lord Xu Minzhong is temporarily in charge, do you want the slave to call Lord Xu to you?" The officer asked.
When Zhao You heard this, how dare he let this Xu Minzhong come over, her daughter died because of her miscarriage, and now he is thinking that he would like to eat himself.
"Forget it." Zhao You waved his hand: "But there are other people in charge?" Zhao You glanced outside, and the officer smiled: "Lord Xu has ordered, he will personally inquire about your affairs." β
"He's so bold!" Zhao You finally couldn't help it: "I'm a dignified son, if he dares to commit such a crime, his father won't spare him!" β
The little guy was not afraid, and he stood up straight at this time: "You still take care of yourself first, I heard that the queen mother was so angry that she fell ill and fell into a coma, and she hasn't woken up yet, Uncle Guo has been away all the year round, and he hasn't come back for a long time, and the palace has only been convicted for three or five days, so you better think about what to do in the future." β
When Zhao You saw his attitude, he was so angry that he kicked the prison door: "You little rabbit cub, wait for the master to go out, and I will be the first to kill you!" β
The little guy smiled and looked at the chicken, duck and fish meat that he had just brought in his hand: "Then the slave is waiting for the master to come out." Then he took the food and left.
Zhao You was angry and hungry now, but Zheng Yun, who was sitting in the opposite cell, was calm, and looked at Zhao You while eating meat: "The eldest prince, do you really want to eat some?" β
"Where are you still in the mood to eat at this time?" Zhao You snorted.
Zheng Yun smiled. The beard also trembled: "Don't worry, you are born to the emperor, no matter what the emperor does, he can't sentence you to death, at most exile." Exile, that is, going to the bitter cold land in the northwest, freezing so cold that your hands and feet are cracked, you can't eat enough and don't have warm clothes, and you are beaten and scolded by low-level soldiers all day long, so you can survive, right? β
Zhao You was stunned when he heard this: "If you don't scare me, my mother won't let me end up like this." β
Zheng Yun smiled: "The crime of rebellion, you are now the wall is down and everyone is pushing it, and I don't know how many officials outside want to participate in your excerpts." Don't forget, you have offended the old man who has many protΓ©gΓ©s under your feet, and you have offended Xu Minzhong, who is in charge of this Dali Temple, what do you think the queen can do? β
Zhao You pondered for a while, felt that what Zheng Yun said was reasonable, and hurriedly turned his head to look at him: "Then it won't be exiled, at most give me a king, and then give me a piece of land so that I can never return to Beijing."
"Hahaha, you can pull it down." Zheng Yun laughed: "Have you ever seen a prince in history who has been detained as a rebel and can still be a king?" Take 10,000 steps back, even if the emperor can't bear it now, and really seals a piece of land for you, what about the future? β
"Later? What do you mean? Zhao You was puzzled.
Zheng Yun pulled the cell door and whispered: "When the King of Ease, the second prince, the third prince, and so on will one day ascend to a high position, do you think you will still have a way to live by then?" β
"This" Zhao You hesitated, if it was him, he would definitely not leave the person who wanted to rebel: "Then you say, what should I do?" β
"It's simple." Zheng Yun smiled and sat back: "Let me out, and then my subordinates will go down to deal with you, so that I can save your life when the time comes." β
Zhao You looked at Zheng Yun suspiciously: "Hmph, I won't believe you." β
Zheng Yun looked like he had known it for a long time: "At the beginning, my subordinates told you that King Xiaoyao wanted to kill me, but you didn't believe it, and now you don't believe it, then I can't help it." Zheng Yun ate and drank to his heart's content, gathered the hay in the cell, and lay down comfortably on it to sleep.
Zhao You wanted to speak, but he opened his mouth and didn't say anything, but saw Zheng Yun turn over: "Let me remind you, you have grabbed a lot of pigtails from the King of Carefree in your hands, and the King of Freedom will not give you a chance to say it." β
"He's coming to save me?"
"If he wanted to save you, he wouldn't have appeared until now." Zheng Yun said nothing, so he didn't say more, and if he said too much, he would arouse Zhao You's suspicion.
Zhao You found a corner and sat down, his face gloomy. He couldn't die so easily, and he couldn't let Zhao Xunyan benefit so easily.
Zhao You stood up and walked to the old door again: "Zheng Yun, you save me, I will definitely repay you in the future." β
Zheng Yun didn't bother to turn over: "You don't believe me anymore, what else can I do to save you." β
Zhao You gritted his teeth: "You save me today, and I will find a way to get you out tomorrow." β
"It's a deal!" Zhao You showed his big white teeth, tonight, no one can kill Zhao You!
In the other courtyard, Zhao Xunyan had internal strength to support, but he was already awake in half an hour, looking at Chu Zhenzhen, who was still immersed in medicine, his face was pale.
Zhao Xunyan walked out of the courtyard, and knew that the old seven and eight were coming, his face was dark and about to drip water, and he didn't say a word, turned his head and went back to the Xiaoyao Palace.
In the palace, Mr. Jiao was already waiting with a group of people, and when he saw him, he looked worried, thinking that he was busy saluting because of the matter of the eldest prince: "Lord, the matter of the eldest prince"
"You don't have to worry about it." Zhao Xunyan looked at the staff in the house, and turned his head to catch a glimpse of Jiao Simiao: "Jiao Simiao will follow me into the study, and everyone else will go back, what should I do." With that, he hurried away.
Jiao Simiao's expression darkened, and he stepped in.
At this time, Chu Xi had just returned to the mansion, and Chu Bingsong was already waiting.
Chunzhi stood on one side with his head down, Xiao Fu'er's eyes seemed to be a little swollen, Chu Xi walked into the flower hall, Chu Bingsong's expression sank, as if he was about to be angry, but knowing Chu Xi's temper, he couldn't help it.
"Know you're back?"
Chu Xi stepped forward and saluted: "I don't know that my father is here, if I know, I will come back earlier." β
Chu Bingsong saw that she was not sneering, but looked at her uncomfortably: "Your mother is still sick, you dare to take your two younger sisters to participate in the Lantern Festival, where have you learned your etiquette and filial piety?" β
Chu Ji saw that he was here to find fault, and raised his head and said, "Second sister doesn't allow me to enter Ruyi Garden, I have arranged for a doctor to come and check at any time, what does my father think is wrong?" Although I was invited by Miss Yun, the second sister and the third sister were all invited by the King of Carefree, and if my father wanted to punish him for this, I would have to talk to the King of Joy when I turned around. β
"Sharp teeth!" Chu Bingsong hated her so much that she was obviously born to her, but every time she saw her, she couldn't wait to crush her like her mother: "How could King Xiaoyao suddenly invite Zhen Zhen?" And now what about them? Chu Bingsong was asking, outside Chu Xiuxiu knew the news that he was here, and had already rushed over to tell Zhao Xunyan what happened in the courtyard, but omitted the plot that she partnered with Chu Zhenzhen to deceive King Xiaoyao.
"You ---- do you still want to make a face!" Chu Bingsong was so angry that he slapped the table, Chu Zhenzhen had spread bad rumors before, and now he came to have an affair with King Xiaoyao, which made his face as a prime minister go there.
Chu Xiuxiu pouted: "Dad." Don't be angry, besides, the truth is already like this, and the Seventh Prince also agreed to ask the emperor for a marriage from the emperor. β
"Stupid! Stupidity! Chu Bingsong jumped to his feet in anger, he knew best who Zhao Xunyan was, he would never do anything he couldn't help it, this matter must be Chu Zhenzhen and Chu Xiuxiu's troublemaker, after Zhao Xunyan sobered up, maybe he would think that he had his own participation in this matter. Even if he was willing to marry Chu Zhenzhen in the end, he would still hold a grudge against her and the Prime Minister's Mansion in his heart.
Where did Chu Xiuxiu want to get so much: "Dad, didn't you also want your second sister to marry King Xiaoyao before, why has it changed now?"
Before Chu Xiuxiu finished speaking, she was slapped hard by Chu Bingsong, and she was directly beaten to the ground.
Chu Bingsong pointed at her: "I just want her to marry, that is also a clean and beautiful marriage, now that she is married, do you think she can sit firmly?" β
"Why can't he sit still, doesn't he want to win over the Prime Minister's Mansion?" Chu Xiuxiu muttered in a low voice, Chu Bingsong only felt so angry that his face turned black: "Why did I give birth to a bunch of fools." β
Chu Xi stood on one side lightly and didn't speak, Chu Bingsong had treated his children as tools from the beginning, and now he was so angry not because he was worried that his daughters would be injured and hurt, but because the tools were useless and not easy to use.
"By the way, what kind of doctor are you looking for, I saw that he prescribed two pairs of medicines, and your mother seems to have stabilized a lot?" Chu Bingsong raised his eyes to look at Chu Xi, and there was occasional killing intent flashing in his eyes.
Chu Xi said lightly: "That is, the doctor in the city." Chu Xi didn't say a word after answering simply, and Chu Bingsong didn't want to continue to ask, so he had to say: "Then you can take care of your mother, and you can't make any mistakes again!" β
"After all, Ji'er can't enter Ruyi Garden, and she can't serve the left and right in person, let alone the subordinates of Ruyi Garden, and she can't guarantee whether something will go wrong. If the father is really worried, if he gives the deed of sale of the entire people in the house to his son, he will guarantee that nothing will go wrong. Chu Xi looked at him calmly, he saw Chu Xi's indifferent eyes, he couldn't tell what he felt in his heart, he only felt that he wanted to be angry and had nowhere to go.
"You're not too ambitious." Chu Bingsong was talking, and Steward Zhu ran in outside: "Master, the people from the Xiaoyao Mansion have sent the second lady back." β
Chu Bingsong's face sank, he glanced at Chu Xi as if warning, and went out.
Chu Xiuxiu breathed a sigh of relief: "It's so dangerous." β
Chu Xi glanced at her, and walked inward: "You have to remember, if you say a wrong word, you will lose your life." After Chu Xi said this, the person had already turned into the inner room.
Chu Xiuxiu listened to this voice, and inexplicably felt a little chill down her back, looking at the silver silk charcoal in the charcoal brazier, the seemingly complete charcoal turned into ashes and scattered, she couldn't help but feel cold in her heart, and hurriedly left the Zhujin Pavilion.
Xiao Fu'er poured tea for Chu Xi: "Miss, that Steward Zhu is really not a thing. Xiao Fu'er pouted.
Chunzhi glanced at her: "It's okay for you to say, I've gone with his people to inquire about him, can he not beat you." β
Chu Xi looked at Xiao Fu'er: "What did you inquire about Steward Zhu?" β
Xiao Fu'er pursed her lips slightly: "I only heard that Steward Zhu has a good friend, but I didn't find out who it was, and I didn't ask a word about the other news." Xiao Fu'er pouted.
Chu Ji saw her aggrieved appearance, laughed, and asked Chunzhi to bring her a pair of jade earrings that Xiao Fu'er liked very much before her jewelry box: "I know that you are wronged, take these earrings to play, next time I inquire about things, I can't pat my chest to ensure that I am a jack of all trades, you know?" β
When Xiao Fu'er saw the round jade earrings, she liked them very much, so she hurriedly took them, and said with a smile: "The slave knows." β
"You don't know, Miss is asking you to do things next time, and you will have a few more eyes." Haruka smiled.
Xiao Fu'er's face was slightly red, and he nodded hurriedly.
Chunzhi covered his lips and smiled for a while, before he said to Chu Xi: "This matter of Steward Zhu, the slave maid inquired with the mother of Ronghua Academy, it seems that the biological mother of the fourth lady came to the Prime Minister's Mansion before and after, I heard that he used to be from a small county town, his parents died early, and he was abducted and bought by Ya Po since he was a child, and then came to our house." β
"Where is his deed of sale with the old lady?" Chu Xi said, if it is really from a small county town. It should be marked on the deed of sale.
Chunzhi shook his head: "No, the deed of sale of everyone in the front yard is in the hands of the master." Chunzhi said and paused again: "Actually, the original deed of sale of everyone was managed by the eldest lady, that is, your biological mother, and after the death of the eldest lady, they were separated." β
"We were separated after my mother died?" Chu Xi's heart suddenly sank, and a very ridiculous idea popped up in his head, but now it seems to be possible.
Chunzhi nodded, and when she saw Chu Ji like this, she said a little strangely: "Miss seems to care about this Steward Zhu?" β
"A bad guy like him, get rid of one, and our house will be cleaner." Xiao Fu'er snorted.
Chunzhi looked at her with a helpless smile and said no more.
Chu Xi made several people retreat, leaving only green shoots and green sandalwood.
"Lu Tan, you go and keep an eye on Chu Xiuxiu, and report any movement at any time." Chu Ji said.
Lu Tan answered, and Lu Ya came over to look at the pensive Chu Xi, and changed another cup of hot tea for her: "Since Miss first recovered from that serious illness, it seems that she has been very busy. β
Chu Xi came back to her senses, but lowered her eyebrows and did not speak. She also wants to live a good life. But these people didn't allow it, so she had to fight for it herself.
"Before Mother Shen died, she actually told the slave maid some things." Green Sprout hesitated, but still opened his mouth.
"What's the matter?"
Lu Ya raised her eyes to look at her and bit her lip slightly: "Mother Shen said, let the slave maid take you out of Chu Mansion, in this Chu Mansion, there are monsters that can eat people." β
Chu Xi's heart suddenly lifted: "Who is that monster?" β
Green Buds' eyes were slightly wet: "She said, it's the master." β
Even though Chu Ji knew that her biological mother was murdered by Qin Xue at the behest of Chu Bingsong, she still felt like a knife when she heard it now.
"Anything else?" Chu Xi asked.
"The Chu family has an ulterior secret, but this secret is only known to the old general of the Yang family, except for your mother. Mother Shen didn't want you to be embarrassed, but she knew that you wouldn't leave if you didn't give up, so she told the slave maid this. Miss, now the time is ripe, the eldest lady and the second lady have received their due retribution, and the lord is now in a hurry, and the Prime Minister's Mansion will collapse sooner or later. Why don't we go now. "Green Shoots are a little eager.
Chu Xi looked at her and was a little worried: "Green Sprout, what's wrong with you?" β
Green Sprouts were full of tears: "The slave doesn't know, the slave only feels very panicked, as if something is going to happen." β
Chu Xi believed in his instincts and stood up: "I'll send you out of Beijing immediately, and I'll pick you up after a while."
"No, if Miss doesn't leave, the slave and the maid won't leave, the slave and the maid have been with you for so many years, even if you leave alone, where can you go?" Green Sprout's tears seemed to break the embankment, and Chu Xi pulled her: "I will let you marry Li Xiao." β
"Miss, are you telling the truth?" Green Sprout looked at her.
Chu Xi looked at her somewhat persistent look and nodded: "Don't worry." β
Lu Ya hurriedly got up and knelt down: "Miss Xie." β
Chu Xi saw that her mood was stabilizing, so she pulled her up: "You go back and rest first." β
Green Sprout nodded, got up and retreated, but before leaving the room, he took a deep look at Chu Xi. Only then did he leave.
Chu Xi looked at the empty room, and the depression in her heart pressed down like a mountain, pressing her out of breath until someone hugged her from behind.
Smelling the familiar smell, Chu Xi did not refuse, the loss of control and despair of the green buds made her always feel that something was wrong in a certain link, but after thinking about it one by one, she couldn't think of what the problem was.
"Help me protect the green shoots." Chu Xi's voice trembled a little.
"Okay." There was an affirmative answer from behind, and Chu Xi was relieved: "Has the plan started?" β
Lin Qingyu said: "The first step has begun, let's go, I'll take you to see a good show." β
Outside the prison, there is a very clean and empty field, usually someone secretly approaches, the guards can find it at once, but today's guards seem to be extraordinarily few, occasionally you can see one or two, they are also listless, no one is well guarded at all, and after a while, three black-clothed mermaids rushed in.
Zhao You stared in horror in the dark. didn't dare to sleep, but Zheng Yun slept profusely.
"Zheng Yun, Zheng Yun" Zhao You was afraid in his heart and shouted at him in a low voice, but he didn't make any sound except for even snoring.
The man in black walked lightly and quickly ran here, Zhao You seemed to hear a little sound, his hands and feet began to weaken, and he shouted directly outside: "Come on, come on!" β
Zhao You shouted for a long time, and he didn't even see a shadow.
Zhao You became more and more frightened, almost crying: "Call you Lord Xu Minzhong, I want to see him!" I have something important to say to him" Zhao You had not yet finished speaking, and by the light coming through the skylight of the size of the prison, he could clearly see the black-clothed man standing in front of him.
Zhao You was so frightened that he hurriedly retreated: "You, who are you?" β
"The man who came to take you to Hades!" As the three of them spoke, they took their swords and cut the chains on the door, and before they were about to push the door in, they saw that the even snoring behind them had stopped at some point, and there was a sound of the chains opening, and when they turned around, Zheng Yun had already punched one person.
The two fainted to the ground, and the rest didn't think about it, and first wiped the necks of the two people who had fainted on the ground, and then raised the sword and stabbed at Zheng Yun.
"It's ruthless!" Zheng Yun sighed with emotion, turned his head and picked up the sword on the ground, and fought against the man.
This assassin's martial arts are not low, and Zheng Yun is also not bad, and Zheng Yun is from the battlefield, and the killing aura in his body suppresses this assassin.
Zhao You was frightened and shouted at Zheng Yun: "Keep alive, stay alive!" β
Zheng Yun didn't bother to pay attention to him, this group of people was clearly a dead soldier, and even those who fainted had to be extinguished first, even if they could catch their mouths alive, they might not be able to ask something.
The assassin was defeated by Zheng Yun, and knew that he was about to be defeated, so he simply withdrew his last sword and directly wiped his neck.
Zhao You looked at all this, and complained to Zheng Yun dissatisfiedly: "Didn't you let you stay alive." β
Zheng Yun secretly scolded 'fools' in his heart, and turned his head to search those people's bodies.
Zhao You flipped over two people, and directly took out a waist card from one person, on which were written the words 'Eight Princes' Mansion': "This, this, this, actually the eighth wants to send someone to kill me!" β
Zheng Yun glanced at him: "The eldest prince thinks about it again, the eighth prince Zhao Xuanyi has always been benevolent, and you have nothing to do with him in this matter, how can he harm you?" Isn't it asking the Assassin to go out with a handle now? β
When Zhao You heard this, he thought about it: "Maybe he can't wait"
"It's not the Eighth Prince who can't wait, or do you want to take advantage of this matter to get rid of you and the Eighth Prince in one fell swoop?" Zheng Yun said again, Zhao You is still a little strange, he usually looks honest, how did his brain turn so fast today, but he didn't think much about it, after all, life and death are in front of him.
"So you mean, there's another mastermind in this?" Zhao You said strangely.
Zheng Yun smiled: "I won't tell you more, so you don't have to say that I slandered the King of Ease." But you waited, and then gave your daughter to King Xiaoyao as a side concubine, Lord Xu Minzhong, who promised that it would be there in a while, if he caught the handle of the eighth prince, then King Xiaoyao no longer had to worry about which prince in the court could fight with him. β
Zhao You didn't speak, only pondered about this matter. It stands to reason that King Xiaoyao said that even if he and Lao Ba died, it would not be his turn to succeed to the throne, what was the purpose of his doing this?
"Could it be that the King of Freedom intends to support other princes? Who will it be, the seventh, the ninth or the tenth? "Among the remaining princes, only these three are a little more prominent.
Zheng Yun shook his head with a headache, went back to close his prison door, put on the chains for himself and fell asleep again: "Great prince, don't forget what you said, only when I go out, can I help you deal with it." β
Zhao You sneered: "If I let you out, who will protect me if a few more assassins come?" β
"If you don't let me out, there will be no one to protect you if the assassins come again." Zheng Yun simply came hard, and Zhao You was so choked that he couldn't speak, and after a while. I really saw Xu Minzhong coming over with someone.
"What's going on?" Xu Minzhong hurriedly asked, and then looked at Zhao You, who was with the prison door wide open, in surprise: "The eldest prince, what is this?" β
Zhao You was not stupid, put away the waist card, and looked at Xu Minzhong: "A few assassins can actually break into the prison to assassinate the prince, Lord Xu, you are so derelict in your duties, I don't think you want this black gauze hat anymore!" β
"This is all killed by the Great Prince?" Xu Minzhong looked at Zhao You suspiciously.
Zhao You snorted coldly: "What's the matter, who else can there be here besides me?" Could it be that you, Lord Xu, helped me kill it? β
Xu Minzhong faced his sarcasm, his expression was slightly cold: "Why is the eldest prince so sneering." After that, he turned his head: "Give me a good search, see who sent them, and I will give the emperor an explanation tomorrow."
"I searched it, but there was nothing, but there was a person who was shouting 'King Xiaoyao save me' before he died, I don't know if they have something to do with the Xiaoyao Palace, Lord Xu has time, why don't you go to the Xiaoyao Mansion and ask?" Zhao You snorted coldly.
Xu Minzhong looked at the arrogant Zhao You. Glancing at him coldly, he asked the assassin to be taken down, and his cell door was locked: "By the way, I forgot to tell the eldest prince one thing." β
"What?" Zhao You squinted at him.
Xu Minzhong looked at him: "Your favorite dancing girl, the queen has already made the decision and used her as an official prostitute, and now I don't know who she is serving." β
Zhao You was so humiliated, he naturally couldn't bear it: "Xu Minzhong, you wait for me, I'll be the first to kill you when I go out." β
"I'm not afraid, anyway, you've already killed my daughter and grandson." Xu Minzhong sneered, the people who have entered the prison still want to go out intact, don't even think about it!
Coming out of the prison, things did not develop as expected, and Xu Minzhong hurriedly went to a two-story restaurant outside.
In the private room on the second floor, Xu Minzhong stood respectfully: "He said that he didn't find anything, and said that he killed all the people." β
Zhao Xunyan held the hand holding the wine glass slightly, and drank the wine in the cup: "Who else is in the prison?" "Zhao You can't even catch a chicken, let alone kill someone. Someone must help him.
Xu Minzhong thought for a while: "There is one, but his cell door is locked, and he was still sleeping soundly when we went, so it shouldn't be him." β
"Who is he?" Zhao Xunyan Danfeng's eyes turned slightly.
"Second General Zheng Yun."
"Zheng Yun" Zhao Xunyan's face turned cold: "At the beginning, I sent twenty elite assassins to assassinate him, but he escaped, and now there are only three people, so he is naturally not a problem." β
"Then you mean, Zheng Yun is helping the eldest prince? But when I went, his cell door"
"In the army, do you think it is difficult to unlock a lock?" Zhao Xunyan glanced at him coldly: "It's not strange that he helped Zhao You, but why do they even have to put away the waist card on the assassin's body?" β
"Could it be that the Assassin suddenly fell on the way to assassination?" Xu Minzhong guessed, and Jiao Simiao on the side laughed out loud: "Lord Xu, those are all the elites of the prince's mansion, and they will never make such a low-level mistake." β
"That" Xu Minzhong was going to continue, but Zhao Xunyan just sighed heavily: "You go back first and think about how to deal with the ministers of the DPRK and China tomorrow." "The eldest prince was almost assassinated in the prison, according to the emperor's temper, he would even really let Zhao You go, he has to think of another way now.
Xu Minzhong wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Yes, the minister will go back." β
"Wait." Zhao Xunyan said again: "Tomorrow will be in the court." You can't say another bad word about the eldest prince, remember? "The more Xu Minzhong shows his hatred for Zhao You, the more the emperor will pity this eldest son, and the big prince's party will also use this to fan the flames, saying that the eldest prince was framed, and finally find a scapegoat, and Zhao You will be able to get out safely.
Xu Minzhong nodded hurriedly: "I know." After saying that, he turned around and retreated.
Jiao Simiao walked forward: "Lord Wang, what should we do next?" The eldest prince will not die for a day, and sooner or later he will pull us to be the back. β
Zhao Xunyan had a gloomy face: "Then find a way to stabilize him first, and then let him not have a chance to talk more." β
"What do you mean?"
"I'll go see him tomorrow, find the letter from the Yang Mansion as soon as possible, this time the Eighth Prince and the Yang Mansion will always die!" Zhao Xunyan commanded.
"What if that letter is missing?" Jiao Simiao asked.
"Do you still need this king to teach you?" Zhao Xunyan said, got up and left.
Jiao Simiao hurriedly bowed and saluted: "I understand." "If it's really gone, let the people in the house imitate and write a letter, anyway, then Yang Ying will look like a fool, and when the time comes, say hello to the people from the Criminal Department, and use the words to provoke. That's all there is to it.
The two people sitting on the roof raised their eyebrows slightly after listening to the words inside: "Things seem to be going quite smoothly, it depends on whether Zheng Yun can come out tomorrow." Chu Xi looked at Zhao Xunyan, who had already walked downstairs and was about to get into the carriage and leave, and Zhao Xunyan seemed to have noticed something, and looked up vigilantly, Lin Qingyu immediately hugged Chu Xi and lay down.
Zhao Xunyan watched for a long time, until others asked, "Lord Wang, what's wrong?" β
"It's fine." Zhao Xunyan looked at it, turned around and got into the carriage and left.
Lin Qingyu looked at the white face that was close at hand, and couldn't help but take a peck: "It's so soft"
Chu Xi's face was hot for no reason, and she wanted to get up but was stopped by Lin Qingyu: "Don't move, Zhao Xunyan hasn't gone far yet." β
Chu Xi didn't move obediently, but on such a day, there was still snow on the roof, and it was still soft when she was lying down.
Lin Qingyu carefully let Chu Ji pill his arm and raised his eyes to look at the sky: "Look, there is moonlight today." β
Chu Xi raised her eyes and saw the moon.
The moon seemed to be brighter than it had ever seen before, and the cold moonlight was falling. I don't feel cold, but I feel more and more gentle. The haze in the sky is also illuminated by the moon, and the shadows are so full that people feel very calm, as if they can see through everything and let go of everything. Could it be that those Buddhists are all in this state of mind? If this is the case, when everything is done here, it is not impossible to go to the temple to find a pure place to cultivate.
Chu Xi thought of the master abbot of Hanshan Temple who was full of wisdom, and also remembered the old nun who was making trouble in the nunnery, and even Zhen Niang, who lived next to the nunnery and didn't seem to care about the world, also remembered it.
Chu Xi looked at the moon in the sky, and Lin Qingyu looked at the person beside him.
"Sister, do you like a moon like this?"
"Well, it's quiet." Chu Ji responded, her tone was unusually indifferent, but with a bit of joy that she hadn't even noticed.
Lin Qing is foolish. Hold her in his arms, and his legs will also wrap around her: "Then is it better to call the child we have in the future Xiaoyue or Jingjing?" β
Chu Xi: ""
In Yang's mansion, General Yang didn't sleep all night, and Yang Ci also knelt outside the house all night.
When the door opened in the morning, Mrs. Yang was already crying: "Resignation, you get up." β
Yang Ci's face was pale from the cold, and he knelt straight on the ground: "No, if grandfather doesn't agree to resign, he won't get up!" β
General Yang sat in the middle room, his eyes red. His Yang family is dedicated to the court, for the community, and for the people, two of the three sons died, and one was abolished, but he was still loyal, but what kind of sin did he do, and now he is going to suffer this calamity, and even the only grandson is now forced to marry such a wife.
Old General Yang only felt that his throat was dry and he couldn't speak. Picked up the tea that had already been cold next to him and poured it down, then staggered to the door, looked at Yang Ci who was kneeling in front of the door, and felt distressed: "Get up, I will answer you." β
The tears in Yang Ci's eyes finally fell, and he kowtowed to General Yang silently, and then got up, but he only saw the figure of General Yang holding on to the door frame and slowly walking back.
Grandfather is old, this Yang family can only rely on him to support it!
Yang Ying was released from the ancestral hall, and when she heard that Yang Ci knelt in front of the old general's door all night begging to marry her, she almost couldn't believe it, and after confirming it, she hurried to find Yang Ci.
Yang Ci just returned to the courtyard, looked at Yang Ying, who had been waiting for a long time, and barely squeezed out a smile: "Ying'er." β
Yang Ying almost trotted over, and when she got to him, she blushed: "Brother quit." β
"Well, I'm a little tired today, let's go rest for a while." Yang Ci said.
Looking at his pale face, Yang Yingdeng was annoyed: "Grandfather is really old and confused, why did he really let you kneel all night!" β
"I'm fine." Yang Ci shook his head, but Yang Ci was unrelenting: "What are you still protecting him for, he is so old, he should have died a long time ago, and it is the right thing for the Yang family to let you take care of it."
"Shut up!" Yang Ci looked at Yang Ying who spoke ill of her mouth angrily, Yang Ying was frightened, and tears immediately burst into her eyes with grievance: "Brother Ci, what are you doing so fiercely, don't you want to marry me!" β
Yang Ci thought about his purpose in doing this, tried to suppress the anger in his chest, and reached out to take her hand: "Ying'er, I'm sorry, I'm too tired to control my temper, but my grandfather is my relative after all, don't say such things in the future, okay?" β
In the face of such a gentle Yang Ci, Yang Ying was naturally a hundred willing: "Okay, don't worry, Brother Ci, Ying'er will never say such things in the future." After that, he stepped forward and helped him: "I'll send you in to rest, anyway, it won't be long before anyway."
Yang Ci remembered that under the heavy snow that day, Chu Xi, who was standing indifferently with a red folding umbrella, his palms were slightly tight, and he was helped into the room by Yang Ying.
When Chu Xi woke up, she was already in her room, and there was no one else by the bed, but there was still residual heat left by another person in the bed.
Lu Tan came in and saw Chu Xi looking at the side of the bed in a daze, trembling: "Miss, isn't there a ghost next to you?" β
Chu Xi was taken aback, and looked back at Lu Tan before he breathed a sigh of relief: "Didn't you say that you have to ask first when you come in the future?" β
Lu Tan looked at Chu Xi meaningfully: "I screamed a lot and you didn't make a sound, I thought something was wrong, so I rushed in." β
Chu Ji held her forehead, she only remembered that she seemed to be looking at the moon last night, and then looked at it, but she fell asleep, and she didn't remember how she came back.
"Come here in such a hurry, what's the matter?" Chu Xi sat up, her stomach dressed.
Lu Tan smiled: "Chu Xiuxiu, this girl is really good, she found a lot of people with her mother, and spread the romance between the second young lady and the king of Xiaoyao, and the people of the Dingguo Mansion also intervened, and the capital was boiling at this time." β
Chu Xiwan'er: "Since Aunt Nie can raise Chu Xiuxiu so big under Qin Xue's nose and not be targeted by Qin Xue, it can be seen that she still has some means." β
"Then do you think this Aunt Nie is also a corner? Usually don't say that dogs that bark don't bite, don't dogs that bite people bark, I think she usually doesn't say a word, but at a critical time, I don't see her letting Chu Xiuxiu come out with her. "Green Sandalwood Road.
Chu Xiu smiled: "She should just be cowardly, and she just pulls Chu Xiuxiu back every time something happens." "If he is really smart, the daughter he raised should be like Chu Dai'er.
"You let people watch this matter, don't let her say anything else." Chu Ji admonished.
Green sandalwood bowed: "You can rest assured." β
"By the way, what about the green shoots?" Chu Xi asked.
Lu Tan wrinkled her little nose: "I just saw her go to the corner door of the backyard in a panic, and I don't know what to do." β
Chu Xi sighed slightly: "That's it, let her go first." β
Had breakfast. I heard that Yun Songyi was coming, and Chu Xi had been waiting for a long time.
Yun Songyi's face was not very good, obviously he hadn't rested well in the past few days, and when he came in and saw Chu Xi, his eyes were red.
"Big sister, my grandfather's health is getting worse and worse." Yun Songyi said directly.
Chu Xi knew her sadness, Elder Yan had always doted on her and her mother, she was crying because she was worried about Elder Yan's body, and she was worried that if he passed away, she would have to go back to Yunfu, and Lady Yun might not have a good life.
"Can you ask the imperial doctor to see it?" Chu Xi asked.
Yun Songyi shook his head slightly: "The eldest uncle said that I can't invite the imperial doctor, and I can't enter the palace, and I don't have anyone to entrust." Yun Songyi choked, but the tears in her eyes couldn't help it.
Chu Xi handed her a square scarf: "Don't worry, I'll see if I can ask the Marquis of Anping Mansion to help." β
Yun Songyi looked at Chu Ji gratefully: "Thank you, Sister Xi'er." β
Chu Xi smiled slightly: "Don't thank me first, Elder Yan's body has been getting worse and worse over the years, and now he has suffered such a blow, which is even worse, and now your uncles are fighting for family property." He probably felt more and more uncomfortable in his heart, and I was afraid that even if I invited the imperial doctor, it would be useless. β
Yun Songyi looked strong, but in fact, his heart was extremely soft, and when he heard Chu Xi's words, he lay on the small table and sobbed in a low voice.
Lu Tan looked distressed from the sidelines, and Chu Xi patted her on the back gently: "I know that there is something wrong with me saying these words, but you and your mother should start planning as soon as possible." β
"I don't!" Yun Songyi raised his head very resolutely: "How can I have any plans now, I just want to take good care of my grandfather and let him get better soon." β
Seeing her like this, Chu Xi raised the corners of her lips: "Hanshan Temple is a pure place, and there are people with great wisdom like the abbot master, why don't you persuade your grandfather to go to the mountain to live for a while, and it may be better to recuperate in that quiet place for a while." β
"Really?" Yun Songyi is now sick and rushed to the doctor, she already believed in Chu Xi, and nodded even more when she heard her say this.
"He's sick, firstly because of his health, and secondly because of your family, if you let him go to the mountains to live for a while. Out of sight and out of mind, you and your mother also follow the past to talk and walk around every day, and when you are in a good mood, your body will naturally be better. Chu Ji said.
Yun Songyi felt reasonable, thanked him and turned his head to go back. Chu Ji grabbed her who was in a hurry: "Do you know how to persuade your grandfather to go up the mountain when you go back?" β
"These uncles are okay, even a few uncles, I'm afraid they won't be willing, and my grandfather won't want to leave now." Elder Yan still has savings over the years, and Mrs. Yun also brought back the one hundred and forty-eight dowries when she came back, but there are many heirs under the Yan family, and those ladies who want to prepare a dowry for their son, a dowry for their daughter, and daily expenses for their husband are naturally staring at this silver.
"It's okay, as long as your grandfather agrees. A few of them can't be stopped from being daughters-in-law. Chu Xi comforted.
"And what do I say?" Yun Songyi said busily.
Chu Xiwaner: "Just ask your mother." "Madame Yun is a smart person, and she knows best how to persuade to soften the stubborn Elder Yan.
"Then, then I won't stay more" Yun Songyi looked at Chu Xi gratefully.
Chu Xiwan'er: "By the way, my cousin Xiao will also go to the mountain in a few days, he doesn't know anything about politics, if you can introduce him and let him talk to Elder Yan, it would be the best." β
"Don't worry." Yun Songyi smiled and said that the person ran away without a trace.
Lu Tan said strangely on the side: "Miss, why didn't I know that my cousin was going to Hanshan Temple in a few days." β
"He doesn't know either, so go tell him now." Chu Xiwaner.
Lu Tan raised his eyebrows: "Miss, you are giving Miss Yun a trick." β
"It's not really, it's just benefiting others and benefiting oneself." Chu Xi smiled and said no more. Li Xiao is dedicated to studying books, but rarely involves the way of real officialdom, and his father is also an honest person, so he can't teach him anything at all. When the eldest prince is done, the eighth prince is the time to employ people, if Li Xiao is not prominent, I am afraid that he will not be able to enter the eyes of the eighth prince, so this move. She's got to go steady!
(Battlefield Literature)