In addition to the Jia family, the Jia family's relatives were also implicated, and the first to bear the brunt was the twenty-four friends of Jingu, who killed and collected.

Shi Chong temporarily saved his life, but was dismissed. He is brilliant and talented, but he is uninhibited, and his favorite thing in his life is to fight with the emperor and fight with the gate valve. Every time he is attacked by political opponents because of this, it can be described as three ups and three downs. But in the past, the enemies of him were basically fighting for strength and wealth, and to put it bluntly, there was a lot of money and nothing to do. But this time, unlike in the past, it was a bloody storm involving political positions. However, the political position does not change just by saying, since the big tree of the Jia family has been chosen, even if it falls, he can only accept his fate.

Sima Lun, the king of Zhao, is now in the midst of gaining power, showing off his might and being domineering. The strategist Sun Xiu himself is a traitorous villain, and this time he relied on Sima Lun's fox fake tiger power to do all kinds of bad things. He had long heard that Shi Chong had a stunning concubine named Lu Zhu who was good at playing the flute, and he coveted it very much. In the past, Sima Lun had not yet gained power, and Shi Chong was in the middle of the day, of course he didn't dare to have any ideas. Now that Shi Chong has been defeated, he no longer has any fear, so he wants to take advantage of the danger of others and take the green bead for himself.

Although Shi Chong was dismissed, he did not delay his enjoyment. On this day, he was playing with Lu Zhu and other concubines in the Golden Valley Garden, when suddenly someone came to report that there was a messenger from Sun Xiu asking to see him. When Shi Chong heard that it was Sun Xiu, he was both surprised and puzzled: he and Sun Xiu were incompatible opposites, and there must be nothing good for him to send someone here.

However, Shi Chong has always had an unruly temper, relying on his own prestige and status, and he is not too worried about this. So he called the messenger in.

In the past, in the face of such a lowly leg, Shi Chong didn't even look at him. But now that time has passed, I have to put down my body and ask him in person.

"My General Sun wants to ask for a beautiful Ji by the side of the prince."

Without a little tactfulness, I asked for it bluntly. But Shi Chong was not angry. Although he loves beautiful women, he doesn't cherish them, and he often says to the concubines around him that he will beat them and kill them. Besides, there are countless beauties in Jingu Garden, let alone one, it doesn't matter if you give ten or eight to others.

At that moment, in order to show his arrogance in front of his opponent, he asked dozens of beauties dressed in fresh clothes and covered in the scent of blue musk deer to stand in a row and let the messenger choose.

This envoy had never seen such a formation in his life, and he was dazzled by it, and said to Shi Chong: "The prince and the marquis here are really beautiful women, but my general Sun asked for green beads by name, I don't know which one is?" ”

When Shi Chong heard this, he was furious: "It's too much to deceive people! Others are okay, the green bead is my favorite, how can I give it to him Sun Xiu! ”

Although Shi Chong was irritable and refused, the envoy's attitude was very persistent: "The prince is a smart person, everything should be based on the overall situation, look farther, and advise the prince to consider this matter thoroughly before making a decision." ”

In the past, with Shi Chong's character, whoever dared to say such a thing in front of him would have been killed by a sword a long time ago. Now that the tiger is falling in Pingyang and being bullied by dogs, he tried his best to restrain himself, but said resolutely: "Everyone is up to choice, only green beads are impossible!" ”

The messenger returned in vain and reported to Sun Xiu. Sun Xiu was very angry when he saw that Shi Chong didn't give him face, and immediately asked Sima Lun to find a way to kill Shi Chong.

Regarding Shi Chong's political loss this time, Mrs. Shi seemed to smell an unusual smell of terror. was alone in panic, suddenly heard the sound of footsteps outside, and when the door curtain rose, she was startled, it turned out to be Zhixin.

"My son, why are you back?"

Zhixin saw her mother, with obvious melancholy on her face, and reluctantly smiled: "Why should Mother ask!" When the storm rises, the branches sway, how can the leaves be stable? ”

Old Madam Shi instantly understood that Zhixin was also removed from the palace because she was implicated in this incident. She was originally very willing for Zhixin to come out of the palace, no longer be this female doctor, and then find a good home for her to marry. But today, when Zhixin really came out of the palace, she not only couldn't be happy, but also increased her sadness. She grabbed Zhixin's hand and silently burst into tears.

Seeing her mother's sad appearance, Zhixin said puzzled and confused: "What's wrong with Grandma, aren't you looking forward to my coming back every day?" I'm back this time, so I can be with you every day. ”

"Daughter." Old Madam Shi said slowly, "You said that since you entered the mansion, how have I treated you all these years?" ”

Zhixin was stunned for a moment, about her life experience, the old lady was not allowed to talk about it casually in the mansion, in order to let herself forget the past and completely transform into a real Shifu lady. But today, why did she take the initiative to ask about it?

"My mother loves me very much, just like my own mother."

Hearing this answer, Shi Mu didn't show much joy, but said sadly: "With your words, I will be content." But......" she paused again, "but if I told you the truth about your entry into the mansion, would you forgive me?" ”33

What happened? It was your son who designed to lure me to Luoyang and deliberately caused the capsizing accident, and then your mother and son coaxed me together, saying that my brother was dead and my mother was lost, causing me to have a home and not be able to go back to him, and I could never see Brother Yan forever? I already know all of this. Why would the old lady take the initiative to tell herself these things today? Conscience found? However, what is the use of dwelling on it anymore? Even if you kill the Shi family, can you save everything you have? Right and wrong, people can't have no conscience, after all, the old lady's practical actions over the years have also warmed herself a lot.

"Mother, the past is gone, it hurts in vain, and it is useless to mention it."

Before the Shi family was on the verge of catastrophe, Old Madam Shi originally wanted to tell Zhixin all the truth. But Zhixin's brief refusal disrupted what she wanted to say. "But do you hate me and your brother?"

The torture of the true soul.

"Hate." From the bottom of my heart, there are no distracting thoughts.

Hearing this word, Shi Mu not only was not unhappy, but felt a little relieved: "Then hate, you should hate." Even if the Shi family lets you have fine clothes and food, you can't exchange it for the family affection that should belong to you and your youth. When Old Madam Shi said this, her voice was already a little trembling.

Tears filled Zhixin's eyes. She suddenly relented. At the beginning, if it wasn't for this kind old woman's hard obstruction, in the face of the persecution of Shi Dagongzi, he would have died by self-discipline at that time.

"Your brother caused the incident, and I later aided in the abuse, and I broke my conscience, do you know why?"

Zhixin shook her head, she really didn't understand very much.

"I told you before." Shi Mu continued, "The purpose of leaving you in the mansion is to find someone to accompany me to relieve my boredom and talk. But that's only one of them. There are so many sons and daughters in my house, why do I have to recognize a poor woman who is separated by heaven and earth and has no blood relatives as a daughter? Your noble and chaste temperament and dignified and elegant temperament are indeed my appreciation. Other than that, I have other hopes for you. ”

Something else to look forward to? Zhixin never knew that the old lady had other plans for her. "Where did Mother start with this?"

"From your father's unruliness."

"My father was indeed dissolute, but what could I do to help?"

"I didn't need your help during my lifetime, but after the Shi family was wiped out, I want to ask you to help collect the corpses of the Shi family."

Yes? Zhixin shuddered when she heard this, and was puzzled: "Mother, how do you say this?" ”

Old Madam Shi sighed helplessly and said, "Don't think this is alarmist. That's what I thought years ago. Your father is good at flattery, but he is also accustomed to being arrogant. He likes to be competitive, fight for wealth and insult each other, and when his temper comes up, no one cares about whether it is a relative of the emperor or a prince and a minister. This kind of high-profile arrogance will bring trouble to him sooner or later. People like us are like a big tree in the sky, and others can't easily move it. But as soon as it moves, it will not be as simple as breaking branches and branches, but directly uprooting them. There are many lessons from the past, those big families who are bells and eat, when they gain power, they are extremely prominent, and after they lose power, their families are extinct. Although there are relatives and friends, but they are afraid to avoid it, who is willing to step forward? Isn't it miserable! Why wouldn't my Shi family be like this? When this day comes, all the heirs of the entire Shi family will not be spared. And you, as the daughter of the Shi family's non-blood relatives, are an exception. If I secretly find you a good husband to marry, you will be completely free from being implicated. I beg you not to fail my trust when the time comes. ”

Hearing this, Zhixin seemed to understand that the reason why the old lady was so good to herself was that she wanted to be a corpse collector for the Shi family one day.

"But I'm afraid this is just my mother's wishful thinking."

"Why, you are so ruthless and unwilling to take care of the aftermath for the Shi family?"

"It's not that I don't want to agree to what my mother has entrusted me. What I mean is that if there is a day when Shifu is really in trouble, I will be able to escape without being affected, but it is just my mother's wishful thinking. ”

"I know. That was just my initial vision. If you only stay in the peony garden all the time, outsiders will not know that the Shi family still has a daughter like you. What I didn't expect was that later you would enter the palace by chance and become a female doctor. In the past few years, the entire Luoyang family knows that the Shi family has such a doctoral daughter as you. In this case, the outcome is uncertain, and it's hard not to be affected. That's why I've always wanted to marry you off as soon as possible, but you've always refused to obey. But now......" Old Madam Shi said here, and said decisively in a tone that could not be delayed, "the catastrophe is really coming, I can't wait any longer, I have to choose a family for you—the law of this dynasty stipulates that a married daughter is not subject to the sins of her father's family." ”

Some people died, but not completely......