Chapter 76: Lockdown Trial (2)
Xiao Yonghan's eyes flashed with cold light, staring at the eldest princess
"Some of them were given by the emperors...... There are also some of the normal income of the Horse Mansion over the years, and our Mansion has always been relatively frugal, so the surplus is relatively large, and it is also normal. ”
"Hehe, I'm afraid the eldest princess has some misunderstanding about thrift. This king has also been to the Horse Mansion to see, no wonder everyone calls it the Imperial Palace, there is no place that is not exquisite, even the rooms where the people live are more magnificent than the backyard of the prefect's yamen!"
The eldest princess nervously explained: "What is the Imperial Palace, it is all a rumor! A few years ago, when the first emperor gave the fief, the mansion was built. ”
"The eldest princess doesn't have to be too humble, when the first emperor gave the mansion, the king also came to watch the ceremony, and this time I came to the Horse Mansion, I was really eye-opening!"
Lord Ronghe saw that his mother was speechless by Xiao Yonghan's words, and he couldn't bear it.
She knelt in front of Xiao Yonghan: "Please let the prince spare his father and mother! The construction of the house is Ronghe's idea, it is Ronghe's willfulness and recklessness, and he has to compare with other people's families!"
Xiao Yong said coldly: "This king is based on the investigation of the case, not to listen to your family affairs!"
"Governor Liu, the Horse Mansion is corrupt and bribe-taking, and the evidence of intent to rebel is conclusive, first take a cadre into custody and wait for the emperor's ruling!"
The county lord of Ronghe knelt down and walked in front of Xiao Yonghan, pulled the corner of his clothes and begged: "Please, uncle, you can open the net and let your mother go!
"Who is your uncle? You don't even recognize your aunt, why do you need to recognize me as your uncle! When you framed your aunt in the first place, did you ever think that you would have today?"
Lord Ronghe was stunned as if he had been struck by lightning: "You declare a personal vendetta......
"Ronghe County Lord, please be cautious! This time the emperor ordered the ministers to investigate the case, does the county lord mean that the emperor is reversing black and white?"
The eldest princess staggered two steps, she didn't expect that the disaster was really from Kyoto.
Later, she sent someone to inquire about the situation after the banquet that day, and heard that everyone pointed out that it was Mo Ruxue who caused Li Jieyu's miscarriage, so she relieved herself. Secretly sent a lot of good things to the masters of the palaces.
I heard that Mo Ruxue was beaten later because of this incident, and she was finally relieved! If she dares to abuse her daughter, she has to weigh whether she is qualified or not!
But now the emperor suddenly came to such a holy decree, and she was caught off guard.
Over the years, she has relied on the royal firms given to her by the first emperor, and she has accepted all kinds of underworld and white businesses, and she has not refused to come, and she has made a lot of money by taking advantage of her identity.
She had a premonition that something was going to happen sooner or later, and she was thinking about transferring part of her property after the Chinese New Year, but she didn't expect that the emperor had already heard the rumors and acted first.
"Mother, tell me quickly, you said that you were wronged, our family already has so much money. ”
From the beginning of the recollection of the county lord, the mother always met all her requests.
I remember the first time I came back from the palace, she disliked the dilapidated and old Horse Mansion, and she cried at home.
The next day, the best craftsmen in the lockdown came to build the mansion, and the mansion was more than doubled.
All the farmhouses outside the courtyard wall of the Horse Mansion were demolished, and the Moon Gazing Tower was built, and on the night of the full moon, the full moon was reflected in the Weizi Lake, the cool moonlight, and the scenery was very beautiful.
The eldest princess hugged Ronghe County Lord sadly: "It's my mother who is sorry for you, and my mother has ...... you have been involved."
"Okay, the drama of mother-daughter love is almost over, and the rest will be handed over to Governor Liu. ”
Xiao Yonghan got up and walked towards the door, and Governor Liu got up to see him off.
Seeing that Xiao Yonghan was leaving, the horse knelt in front of Xiao Yonghan: "Lord Luo, all this is done by the princess, I really don't know, she is in charge of everything at home." Ask the prince to open up and let me and these concubines go, we are all innocent!"
Those aunts cried and knelt down in front of Xiao Yonghan, begging constantly.
"Pony, you have shared the bed with the princess for so many years, isn't it too heartless to say that!"
Xiao Yonghan frowned and looked at the horse master kneeling on the ground with disdain.
"I was forced at the beginning, and I became a colt in a daze, and I didn't have any feelings for the princess. The princess is very jealous, and her punches and kicks are light, and it is better to torture these women than to die!"
Xiao Yonghan looked at these women one by one, wearing gold and silver, and their complexions were good, and none of them were haggard.
The eldest princess listened to the horse's accusation, and her face turned pale: "Hehe...... Husband and wife are birds of the same forest, and they fly separately when disaster comes!"
By the time she met the colt, his family had already begun to fall into ruin, and he was borrowing money from place to place.
In an unintentional move, she gave him a little money at will, and as a result, he found all kinds of excuses to approach her every day.
For him, she gave up the noble children of good character and good looks that the emperor chose for her, and insisted on marrying him!
The emperor had no choice but to agree and gave her the richest fief and a mansion with excellent feng shui.
Unexpectedly, within a few years, he was clamoring to take a concubine, as a concubine, openly accepting a concubine, where did he put her face!
couldn't stand his soft grinding and hard bubbles, she relented for a while and agreed, and since then it has been out of control, and the concubines in the family are going to the house several times a year.
Every time he has a conflict with those/people, he is towards those vixens, and has never defended her, every time it is the same sentence: "You are a princess, you let her do what? ”
Once upon a time, the princess status that brought him glory became a weapon for him to blackmail her.
Watching him eat her, wear her, live with her, and raise a bunch of concubines with her money, she really felt that she was in a bad place, she thought that he would change his mind sooner or later, but she didn't expect to get a white-eyed wolf in exchange!
"The horse is really a noble man who forgets things, I'm afraid he has long forgotten the days when he went around begging for money to live, right?"
The concubine stood up and shouted at the eldest princess: "I'm afraid that the princess will forget that my family was originally a well-off family, if you didn't deliberately conceal your identity and make me mistakenly think that you were in danger, in order to save you, I scattered all the family wealth, otherwise how could I have fallen to that point!"
Xiao Yonghan was not interested in these things about Chen Sesame and rotten grain: "The two of you go to the prison and slowly reminisce! ”
After Xiao Yonghan left, Governor Liu walked in front of the eldest princess and the concubine: "I offended the two of you, please go to the mansion to live for a few days." ”
The eldest princess didn't say anything, and obediently followed the servant, and the county lord Ronghe followed closely, and the concubine was escorted away crying and crying.
Xiao Yonghan returned to the room and wrote a letter to Xiao Yongyan, explaining the situation to him clearly, and asked Zhu Jian to send the letter quickly.
From here to Kyoto, it takes five days to come and go.
He took out the letter that Mo Ruxue had written to him again, and it seemed that the paper was neatly folded by him.
It's snowing again in Kyoto, she's so bored trapped in the house!
I should have written a letter to her just now, forget it, I'm going back soon.
Two days later, Governor Liu came to report, the eldest princess confessed to all the charges, and said that the master was an accomplice, and begged the emperor to let her live for the sake of Ronghe's complete ignorance.
"How to decide is the emperor's business, this king has already sent a letter to the emperor, and he will receive a reply in a few days. ”
"Yes, yes, Xia Guan understands. Now that the case is over, Xia Guan wants to invite the prince to go to the swallow tower tonight for a gathering, I wonder if the prince has time?"
"What kind of place is Swallow Tower?"
"There are the most authentic specialties of our lockdown city, the prince came to the lockdown city, he has been busy with official business these days, the lower official dared to invite the prince to taste it today, the prince, you see?"
Xiao Yonghan said casually: "That's okay!"
"Then the lower official will retire first!" Governor Liu smiled and left happily.
In the evening, Governor Liu arranged a sedan chair early to wait for Xiao Yonghan at the gate of the Closed City Post House.
When Xiao Yonghan arrived at the Swallow Tower, Governor Liu was already waiting at the door.
They went upstairs to the private room and sat down, and in a short time, all the dishes were ready.
During the meal, Governor Liu was diligent, but no matter how he patted the horse whiskers and flattered him, Xiao Yonghan looked like he didn't eat oil and salt.
Governor Liu's eyes rolled, and he immediately had a new idea: "Lord Wang, eating like this is inevitably a little boring, and the little song of Yanzilou is also a must, do you want to listen to the last paragraph?"
Xiao Yonghan was noncommittal, and Governor Liu immediately went down to make arrangements.
After a while, a woman in a peach-pink gauze skirt came in with a pipa, although it was already the middle of winter, but this girl was not afraid of the cold, and was dressed thinly.
The girl was about fifteen or sixteen years old, as delicate as a hibiscus out of the water, with a graceful figure, a concave and convex figure, shiny black hair scattered behind her head, a simple bun on her head, a beaded hairpin, and no ornamentation.
"The folk girl has seen two adults, and the two adults are blessed with Jin'an. The crisp voice like a yellow warbler came from the mouth of this woman, and it made people's hearts ripple.
As soon as she came in, she noticed Xiao Yonghan, this handsome and extraordinary man was by no means an ordinary person, and seeing the courteous appearance of Governor Liu, she was even more sure of her thoughts.
Xiao Yonghan glanced at this woman, and he chuckled lightly at this woman's dress, and didn't say much.
Governor Liu noticed the subtle expression on Xiao Yonghan's face and smiled understandingly.
"You pick two tunes that you're good at and play them for us first!"
"Yes, then the folk girl will play a song "Spring River Moon"!"
The woman sat down upright, playing with the strings with her bare hands, and suddenly the big strings were noisy like a torrential rain, and the small strings were cut like whispers. Noisy and staggered, big beads and small beads fall on the jade plate.
At the end of the song, Xiao Yonghan applauded a few times without hesitation, in terms of piano skills alone, it is indeed outstanding.
"Bamboo Sword, reward this girl. ”
"Yes. ”
The bamboo sword took out a piece of silver from his bosom and put it in front of the girl.
After the girl thanked Shi Shiran and withdrew, the room was quiet, Xiao Yonghan also got up and said goodbye, and Governor Liu sent someone to send him back to the post house.
When Xiao Yonghan returned to the room, he found that there was an extra person in the room......