Chapter 35: The best policy
"I didn't write the letter." Zhao Changyu handed the letter to Zhao Hanzhang beside him.
Zhao Hanzhang took it, opened it to see, and saw the familiar handwriting on it, and couldn't help frowning.
Ma Jiaen's eyes fell on Zhao Hanzhang, "The letter is very clear, this letter is written by Shang Caibo's granddaughter." This girl is supposed to be the granddaughter mentioned in the letter. β
Zhao Hanzhang had already read the letter, and she said calmly: "I didn't write this letter." β
"You say no, no?"
Zhao Hanzhang pointed to a word on the letter and said: "You may not believe it when you say it, but the fact is that I can't write this 'θ' word, and although the handwriting on it is similar, there are still differences, don't believe me, I will take you another draft I wrote to show you." β
Zhao Hanzhang turned his head and said to Cheng Bo: "Go to the wastepaper basket in my grandfather's study to find it, there should be manuscript paper for these two days." β
Cheng Bo bowed down and retreated.
Soon he took seven or eight pieces of crumpled paper and spread them out for Ma Jiaen to see.
Zhao Hanzhang smiled and said: "If General Ma thinks it's hard to distinguish, you can ask someone to distinguish it, Wang Sima is good at words, and he was a matchmaker for me and Fu Dalangjun some time ago, maybe he is willing to help." β
Ma Jiaen flipped through the manuscript papers, lifted his eyelids and glanced at her, and said, "I will report it." β
Then he turned around and was about to leave.
"Wait," Zhao Changyu stopped people, his face was gloomy, "Although I don't know who forged this letter, but I can figure out the trick, I am already at the end of the crossbow, and the Zhao family doesn't have much to calculate, this person not only provokes the relationship between me and the prince, but also provokes the relationship between the prince and His Majesty. β
Ma Jiaen glanced back at Zhao Changyu and strode away.
As soon as he left, Zhao Changyu finally couldn't hold it anymore, and his body fell limply.
Zhao Hanzhang, who had been holding him, hugged the person hard, and called in a low voice, "Grandfather ......"
Zhao Zhongyu was shocked, and hurriedly reached out to support half of his body, "Big brother! β
"Ask the doctor."
Everyone carried Zhao Changyu back to the house.
At this time, they can't go out, so they can only ask the doctor at home to see it.
The doctor was startled after touching the pulse, lowered his eyes and listened carefully to the pulse, and finally retreated to the outer room, and said in a low voice: "Second old lady, third mother, Lord Lang, this is the end of the strong crossbow." β
"Nonsense, it was clearly said that there are still three months left, how long has it been?"
"I don't dare to talk nonsense, the pulse is true, it's too weak to hear, if you have anything to say at home, just say it quickly, otherwise ......"
Zhao Zhongyu opened his mouth and couldn't help but look at Zhao Hanzhang.
Zhao Hanzhang's heart fluctuated, and his fists were clenched tightly.
She didn't speak, turned around and entered the inner room, and sat on the edge of the bed to look at Zhao Changyu with his eyes closed.
She thought she wouldn't be sad, Zhao Changyu was a historical figure, and his death was doomed, but ......
This is a strange world, but in this strange world, he is the one who trusts her the most and cares about her the most, and even her original name was given to her by him.
Zhao Hanzhang thought that they would have a long time to go together, after all, he wanted to watch her get married, watch her gain a firm foothold in the Fu family, and then take the Wang family and Zhao Erlang over......
Her heart ached for a while, her eyes were swollen and astringent, and she couldn't speak for a while.
Wang also heard the doctor's words, and couldn't help but take out his handkerchief and cry in a low voice.
Zhao Changyu slowly opened his eyes, tilted his head slightly to look at them, his gaze swept over the Wang family and Zhao Zhongyu, whose face was ugly, and fell on Zhao Hanzhang, he smiled and said, "It seems that grandfather is going to break his promise and can't send you to marry." β
Zhao Hanzhang couldn't hold back any longer, and tears fell drop by drop.
Zhao Changyu stretched out his hand and patted her hand, and sighed lightly: "Don't be sad, death may not be a new life." β
"Grandfather ......"
"Let's talk less and say more useful things," Zhao Changyu said anxiously, his face became even paler, and he asked Zhao Hanzhang to sit up, "The letter was not written by our ancestors and grandchildren, the king of the East China Sea can naturally distinguish it when he takes the draft, but he can distinguish it, but he may not withdraw from the army, and there are not many things that will be wrong over the years." β
Zhao Zhongyu and the others felt a chill down their spines when they heard this, they couldn't be clearer about what the consequences would be, and it was possible that none of the people in this house would be able to get out alive.
"It's time to die, it's just so coincidental, my life is still of some use."
The others were still confused, Zhao Hanzhang and Zhao Zhongyu had already changed their faces, and said in unison: "No!" β
Zhao Zhongyu's face turned blue and said: "Big brother, my Zhao family is also a famous family, and there are protΓ©gΓ©s who are old and old, and there are relatives and friends in Beijing, how can they be so humiliated?" β
"Even if it's the King of the East Sea," he whirled in place with some anger, his face turning blue, "he doesn't deserve our life yet." β
Zhao Changyu said calmly: "He has soldiers in his hands, even if he breaks in, what can you do?" β
Zhao Zhongyu opened his mouth, sat on the edge of the bed for a while, patted the bed board fiercely and said: "Then they will die together, and he will be remembered for this in the annals of history in the future." β
Zhao Changyu sighed deeply and turned his head to look at Zhao Hanzhang, "What do you think?" β
Zhao Hanzhang said in a low voice: "The left side of the mansion is connected to the Jia family, select a few guards, let them take Erlang and the eldest lady over the wall, Xu Jia's family has a lot of money, and entrusts them to send people out of Luoyang, as long as they go out of the city gate, they can go back to their hometowns, and we can drag on here for a day." β
Zhao Changyu looked at her approvingly and said, "Good boy, your uncle's method is the next policy, and your method is the middle strategy, which is not as good as mine." β
Zhao Hanzhang's eyes were red, "Grandfather, don't do this, I will hate him to death." β
Zhao Changyu couldn't help laughing, "Silly boy, the doctor has said that my time is up." β
Zhao Hanzhang cried and shook his head, "Imperial Doctor Chen said that you can live until I get married, as long as you want to live in your heart, you will definitely be able to live." β
"Living for two or three more months is just a sin for two or three months," Zhao Changyu stretched out his hand to hold her hand, and then stretched out his hand towards Zhao Erlang.
While crying, Wang pushed Zhao Erlang forward.
Zhao Changyu put the hands of the two sisters and brothers together, "Hanzhang, I entrusted your brother to you." β
Zhao Hanzhang cried and nodded.
Zhao Changyu gasped and looked at Zhao Zhongyu, "I know, you blame me for scolding you before, and think I treated you lightly." β
Zhao Zhongyu opened his mouth, his eyes were slightly red, and he shook his head in denial, "No." β
Zhao Changyu sighed and said: "Whether there is or not, I have to leave, I took a small character for Sanniang, called Hanzhang." β
"She has a temper like me, a little big, you are an elder, don't worry about her in general," Zhao Changyu let go of Zhao Erlang, stretched out his hand on the back of Zhao Zhongyu's hand, and his eyes were slightly red, "The Zhao family is going to be handed over to you, I have been the patriarch, I know that the clan affairs are complicated, and there are a lot of worries, and when you get to that point, you will know, I don't love you, but there are many last resorts, I always hope that you can fight for yourself, and you can stand up." β
The emotion in Zhao Zhongyu's heart dissipated, he withdrew his hand, pursed the corners of his mouth and asked, "In the heart of the eldest brother, have I always been very incompetent?" β