Chapter 163: Good News, Bad News
"September 15, this day has finally come." Huo Yu looked up at the cloudless clear sky, and a sadness welled up in his heart. The emperor has issued an order to order all ministers to go to the court governor's mansion to observe the trial. This is also an unprecedented thing, and he, the big Sima, can't avoid it.
Shuo Fang's ten prisoners are actually ordinary and suspicious cases, but because of the act of arson, they suddenly became world-renowned.
"Prisoners." Huo Yu gritted his teeth. If it weren't for the act of arson to complicate things, Chun Yu would have been dealt with a long time ago, and there would not be today's passive situation.
He was thinking about telling Feng Zidu a few more words before going out, when Huo Yun and Feng Zi came out of breath. He stared at the two of them in surprise, and couldn't help but shudder for a moment before asking, "What's the matter?" โ
Huo Yun and Feng Zi both glanced at each other, and Huo Yun said: "A good news, a bad news, which one to listen to first." โ
"Good news, good news." Huo Yu shouted eagerly.
Huo Yun looked at Feng Zidu Nunu.
Feng Zidu said with a happy face: "After we found the traces of the ten prisoners of Shuofang, we sent someone to keep an eye on it to see if there was a chance to make a move. I also sent a family to guard the guest house where the Song Club lived, I didn't want us to have a chance to do it, they made an accident themselves, God help me. โ
"What's going on?" Huo Yu couldn't wait to ask.
"Song Hui, this old man's foot." Huo Yun said first.
Huo Yu didn't seem to understand, looked ignorant, and said, "Got a broken foot?" It's good news? โ
Feng Zidu shook his head slightly, thinking, "Well frogs can't speak the sea." A trace of disdain flashed in his eyes, and he quickly regained his composure, patiently explaining: "If Song Bowei has lost his feet, he will not be able to walk, and he will miss the hour." If the time is missed, it will be a capital crime, and ten prisoners will sit together. This is the plan we planned at the beginning, and we never wanted to do what people wanted. Hehe. โ
Huo Yu didn't think that this matter was worth celebrating, his expression was indifferent, he thought for a while, and said, "If you can't walk, then they can hire a carriage to go over." โ
Huo Yun didn't care about his attitude, and said smugly: "Feng Jun has thought of it a long time ago. He has sent a steward to guard the house with his family, but any carriage that wants to pass by the inn will be stopped and not allowed to come near. Then they will not find the chariot, and they will not be able to walk, and they will miss the hour. โ
Only then did Huo Yu understand the so-called good news. Since learning that his mother instructed someone to poison Queen Xu, he has been indulging in panic, and then the planned methods have failed repeatedly, and he is even more demoralized. At this time, he didn't have much hope.
"Today is September 15, and the arrest of the 10 prisoners of Shuo Fang has attracted much attention. Therefore, it is especially necessary to be cautious in acting, and must not be publicized, so as not to harm the Huo family. As he spoke, sorrow came from it, and he choked up.
"Don't worry, the lord, I just sent someone to secretly obstruct it, and no one knows that it was our Huo Mansion envoy's means." Feng Zi was infected by his negativity, and he was also a little discouraged.
"What's the bad news?" Huo Yu asked in a hoarse voice, and his heart also lifted.
"The Tiger Talisman has been stolen." Huo Yun lowered his head and finished speaking, gritted his teeth, and his cheeks bulged.
"What was stolen? Tiger Talisman, what Tiger Talisman? Huo Yu asked.
Huo Yun told him that he wanted to steal the tiger talisman, and once the matter was urgent, he mobilized the Beiying Forbidden Army, attacked Weiyang Palace in the name of escort, and killed Liu Xun in the chaos. At that time, the news of the destruction of the dead in Yongyang Palace had just come back, and Huo Yu was already numb, and Huo Yun and them tossed it.
"The Tiger Talisman of the Beiying Forbidden Army."
"If you steal, you steal, and it's useless to keep it." Huo Yu was depressed and didn't want to say more.
Seeing this, Feng Zidu quietly motioned for Huo Yun to go out together.
The two came to the courtyard, and Huo Yun let out a long breath. Feng Zidu said: "I'll go to the guest house to keep an eye on, maybe there will be a turnaround." โ
Huo Yun shook his head helplessly, and said with a wry smile: "I'll go to the Tingwei Mansion with Da Sima to see what the result of the ten prisoners of Shuofang who has been tossing us for more than a month will be." โ
Feng Zidu said: "Okay, I'll go first." โ
Huo Yun looked at Feng Zidu's back as he gradually moved away, and muttered, "Go first." โ
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"Xiaoyi, have you cleaned up?" Guo Cong bent down and carefully brushed the folds on his clothes, then straightened up with satisfaction and turned back to ask.
Xu Xin said: "I got up early in the morning and looked at the birds in the treetops in a daze. โ
"Freedom is precious." Guo Quji sighed.
Xu Xin was stunned when he heard this, patted his head, and said with a smile: "At a young age, where did you learn such sorrow." โ
Yesterday, Guo Cong found out that Zhang Xiaoyi had not returned the night before, and he couldn't help but feel worried. Although Zhang Xiaoyi often goes out to play alone, he has never spent the night outside. The next day, I will go to the Tingwei Mansion to bring the case to justice, and there must be no mistakes.
In the evening, Zhang Xiaoyi still didn't come back, and everyone couldn't help but worry, and was about to send someone out to look for it, but Zhang Xiaoyi came back. When he returned, he was sullen and asked him nothing, but he did not answer, and the people left him. However, Xu Xin kept an eye on him from time to time, and when he saw his demented appearance, he dragged him to ask what was going on. Zhang Xiaoyi's face was flushed, and he was smiling, but he refused to say where he went that night. Xu Xin looked at his shy expression, and wondered in his heart, this little Yi was not in love, so he said something to enlighten him intentionally or unintentionally.
Everyone packed up and prepared to go out. Guo Qu was indignant: "We sold horses, which was originally encouraged by the imperial court, but now it has become a crime, which is too unreasonable." โ
Xu Xin patted him on the shoulder and said, "Today is to be reasonable." โ
"Third uncle, when are we leaving?" Zhang Xiaoyi returned to the door, reluctantly asked with a relaxed appearance, and inadvertently stepped on a basin of water placed by the door.
Xu Xin glanced at it and muttered, "What's the hurry." After that, he raised his head and smiled at Zhang Xiaoyi, and said softly: "The so-called Yiren is on the water side." โ
Zhang Xiaoyi's face turned red and said, "What do you mean?"
Xu Xin was about to tease, but Zhao Bai came over and pulled him away, saying, "Go, go, go, go." โ
Guo Cong and the others came to the Tingwei Mansion, just after the time, they stepped up the steps, a young man smiled at them, Guo Qu took a step forward, grabbed his shoulder and shook it, and said, "Qiu Qian, you have come." "They were about the same age and became friends at Shuofang County Prison.
Qiu Qian and Qiu Weng and the others arrived slightly earlier than them. Since Shuo Fang separated, Qiu Qian has no intersection with them. He introduced Guo Cong and others to his father, Shi Kangxian, and Cao Zhang's shopkeeper. The two were polite, waiting together outside the door of the Tingwei Mansion,
When the people watching the excitement on the street saw that a prisoner had been brought to justice, they immediately became excited, pointed their fingers, and talked about it.
Someone knew about it, so they introduced that this was Maoling Guo Cong Guo Daxia, which caused a burst of restlessness, and several men dressed as rangers stepped forward to try to meet Guo Cong, but were driven down by the officials guarding the door.
At this time, the crowd of onlookers was in a commotion again, and they said one after another: "Another one, another one." Everyone's eyes looked at the end of Zhanghe Street.
Qiu Qian, Guo Cong and others also stood on the steps and looked over, and recognized them as the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Xu family. Xu Yu was holding a wooden sign-like object in both hands, Ling Yue was wearing a peasant hat, covering her face with tulle, and her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were followed by a man, but she didn't look like Zhao Wushu.
Since the separation of Xihe Town, Guo Cong and others have been thinking about Song Bo and Zhao Wushu. When Xu Xin saw the Xu family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law coming, he was surprised why he didn't see Song Bozu and his grandson, so he couldn't wait to greet him, and when he got closer, he recognized that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were actually Pang Meng, and couldn't help but be surprised and happy, stepped forward to give a salute, and said, "Pang makes you safe." โ
Pang Meng also returned the salute and said, "You are all here." โ
Xu Xin said: "The five of us and Qiu Gongzi have arrived. Guo Cong, Qiu Qian and others also saw Pang Meng, greeted them together, and greeted each other.
Xu Xin looked behind him for a while, looked puzzled, and asked, "Why didn't you see Zhao Gongzi?" โ
Pang Meng didn't squeak and turned his gaze to Xu Fei. Everyone's eyes also followed, and only then did they realize that Xu Yu looked sad, holding a tablet in both hands.
Everyone was shocked to see that the tablet was engraved with the words "Zhao Jun died on September 9 for no reason."