I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 299

Asking the servant girl to put the food on the table, Zhang Minhua let people back out, and then looked at her daughter who was curled up on the bed wrapped in a quilt, "Get up and eat something, and drink the medicine later."

Facing the wall and curled up, Zhou Shuyao closed her eyes with a pale complexion. Even though the kang was extraordinarily warm, her body was still shivering. She didn't want to think about it, but the image of Fu Langhuan's tragic death clearly came to mind. Can't drive away.

"Shuyao." With a long sigh, Zhang Minhuai sat up beside the bed, and gently touched Zhou Shuyao's head. Zhang Minhuai, who was always dignified and virtuous and even a little harsh, showed the worry and uneasiness of being a mother at this moment. .

"Mother, I don't want to eat, I can't eat." Choking back, Zhou Shuyao wished she could turn back time. Why did she come to Xiangwu County? If she stayed at Zhou's house in Linzhou Prefecture, then all this would not have happened .

"As long as you didn't kill people, my mother will never let people wrong you, but if you can't bear the disease yourself, even if you cleared your grievances, your body will collapse, what will you do in the future?" Thinking of Zhou Shuyao's suffering All of this, a stern look flashed across Zhang Minhua's delicately made-up face.

Don't let her find out who the murderer is behind the scenes, otherwise, even if she risked her life, she will seek justice for Shuyao.

Zhou Shuyao, who was curled up in the quilt, was unmoved. She didn't have such a headache now, and she could recall some fragmented scenes. She remembered that she and Fu Langhuan had quarreled.

As for who made the first move, Zhou Shuyao couldn't remember, but there was a scene of them fighting together in his memory.

Why did Zhou Shuyao remember a little bit of the quarrel, it seemed that Fu Langhuan thought that she would definitely marry Yang Xu, and became insolent when the villain got his wish.

Zhou Shuyao couldn't see Fu Langhuan's superior appearance, and seemed to say, "A merchant's daughter is at most a concubine."

It is estimated that this big truth angered Fu Langhuan. Zhou Shuyao closed her eyes and tried hard to think back, not even caring about the headache. After she finished speaking, Fu Langhuan smashed things like crazy. I can't remember anything.

Looking at the indifferent Zhou Shuyao, Zhang Minhua had no choice but to ruthlessly say, "Shuyao, the arresters from the county government are guarding outside. I went to the Qiu Mansion, and it will not be long before I ask you to ask for a statement, even if you force it, you will eat it!"

If it is in Linzhou Prefecture, or if it is just a simple murder case, Zhang Minhua can hide the truth from Zhou Shuyao, but as long as you think of Zhang Yiyi who is still in the prison of the county government, she is the pillow of the town's marquis, and she is not a prisoner now. Dang goes to jail.

The water in Xiangwu County is too deep, those people don't even pay attention to the Marquis' Mansion at the border of the town, not to mention the small Zhou family and Zhang family, otherwise they would not dare to plan to frame Shuyao.

No matter how angry and worried Zhang Minhua is, her mind is still clear. At present, she can only respond to changes with the same. But Shuyao's first priority is to take care of her health. If she dies of illness, then the crime of murder will never be cleared. Cleared up.

Probably frightened by Zhang Minhua's harsh words, Zhou Shuyao's stomach was also cramping with hunger, so she could only get up and put on her clothes, and then sat at the table and ate without taste.

Zhang Minhua, who was also hungry after being busy until now, breathed a sigh of relief, and picked up the chopsticks as well.

Two quarters of an hour later, the maid cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks, and delivered the ginseng soup that had been boiled all morning, and then retreated outside the door again, leaving only the mother and daughter in the inner room.

"Shuyao, please think carefully about last night's situation first, your uncle will be here soon." Zhang Minhuai said warmly, looking at her lost daughter with distress, she had encountered such a vicious scheme before she was too late, but what happened It's useless to hate even now, the most important thing now is to keep Shuyao.

After Zhang Minhua and Zhou Shuyao drank all the ginseng soup, they couldn't help but feel more energetic, and Zhang Minxian, who was a quarter of an hour late, also entered the inner room with a cold air.

"Brother, sit down and warm up, this is the ginseng soup that was just delivered and it's still hot." Zhang Minyu hurried over to greet him.

After running outside all morning, Zhang Minxian was really cold, so he didn't refuse this meeting, and poured down a bowl of warm ginseng soup, and then he felt a little warmer on his body.

"Is Shuyao better?" Putting down the bowl, Zhang Minxian looked at his niece with distress. Who would have thought that the people behind the scenes would be so vicious that they would plot against a little girl, Shuyao.

"Uncle, I don't feel so uncomfortable after drinking the medicine." Sensing the concern in Zhang Minxian's words, Zhou Shuyao couldn't help but blushed.

On weekdays, she felt that her uncle was eccentric, and she valued her younger brother who could support the family. Zhou Shuyao was not without complaints, but at this moment, she suddenly realized that she was narrow-minded, something really happened, and her uncle braved the cold wind and snow to replace her run around.

After Zhou Shuyao recounted all the memory fragments that he could recall, Zhang Minxian's face became serious, and Zhang Minhuai was the same. Even if she is a woman in the back house, she also knows that these memories are very unfavorable to Zhou Shuyao. People estimate that this meeting has been sent to prison by the officials.

Looking at her anxious daughter, Zhang Minhua grabbed her hand and stared at Zhou Shuyao with a stern and ruthless gaze, "Shuyao, forget what you just said, no matter who asks you, you I can only say that I was drugged, and my head hurts so much that I can't remember anything!"

Looking at the stern mother, Zhou Shuyao, who was already restless, nodded blankly, "I remember, I won't say anything."

Zhang Minxian, who was sitting by the side with a serious face, didn't stop her. Fortunately, after Shuyao came back, he asked Dr. Qian to check her. Besides suffering from the cold, although Dr. Qian didn't find out anything about her headache, he also suspected Shuyao. It was drugged.

It's just that after one night, the properties of the medicine have dissipated, and Dr. Qian's medical skills are generally not found out.

After confessing to Zhou Shuyao, Zhang Minhua couldn't help but look at Zhang Minxian, "Brother?"

"Let Shuyao keep his mouth shut." When Zhang Minxian spoke, both mother and daughter felt relieved.

When encountering major events, they will still be involuntarily flustered. No matter how strong and powerful a woman is, she will only live in the one-acre land in the back house. Not enough to watch.

After Zhang Minhua checked Zhou Shuyao's statement carefully three times, and made sure that there were no loopholes in her speech or expression, she was slightly relieved. After Zhou Shuyao drank the medicine, she asked the maid to stay in the room again. That's it.

In the study room, after Zhang Minxian sealed the sealed envelope with wax, he sent someone back to Linzhou Mansion immediately. No matter whether Shuyao was involved in this case, or the enemy was secretly plotting against the Zhang family and Zhou family, Zhang Minxian Xiandu must let his father know and let the two families prepare.

"Brother." After watching the guards leave, Zhang Minyu walked in, closed the door with his backhand to cut off the cold air outside the room, "Shuyao has already taken the medicine and fell asleep, brother, what can I find when I go out in the morning?"

Zhang Minxian was not surprised by Zhang Minhua's sharpness and vigilance, he raised his hand to signal her to sit down, and then said: "There are dragons and snakes in Xiangwu County now, and the people sent by our Zhang family and Zhou family dare not act rashly, but I still found out some news..."

"What? That bitch Zhang killed Shuyao?" Rao Zhang Minhua was as calm as a man, but at the moment she was shocked and angry, and her voice was sharpened by the overwhelming anger, " Is Zhang’s scourge dragging our Zhang family into the water when he is about to die?”

Not only did Zhang Minhua hate and poison Zhang Yiyi, but Zhang Minxian also didn't like this concubine sister. When she married into the general's mansion, the Zhang family didn't benefit from it, but was suppressed by Zhang Yiyi's power.

Afterwards, General Yang was framed for collaborating with the enemy and treason, and the Zhang family, who was an in-law, was almost implicated. Now it is hard to survive, and the Zhang family who was in prison dared to make a moth. It was Zhou Shuyao who was involved. No wonder Zhang Minyu Furious, this is new hatred superimposed on old hatred.

Poured a cup of tea and handed it to Zhang Minhua, who had a sullen face and fierce eyes. After all, Zhang Minxian had been an official for many years, and he was better at nourishing his energy. "Calm down, Mrs. Zhang is just a grasshopper after autumn. How long, she will not be able to deploy all these to frame Shuyao, there are still people behind Zhang."

And this person is the real mastermind behind the scenes, Zhang Yiyi herself, including the Fu family and Fu Langhuan who died tragically, are just tools in the hands of the people behind the scenes.

After drinking two sips of tea, Zhang Minhua suppressed his anger and calmed down, "Brother, what are the people behind the scenes planning to do? Targeting the Yang family who is about to recover?"

As for the Zhang family and the Zhou family, it's not that Zhang Minhua underestimated himself, and the various forces hidden in Xiangwu County probably didn't take the Zhang and Zhou families seriously. But in the eyes of that person, he was nothing more than an ant, not qualified enough to be framed by them.

"Ms. Zhang has been locked up in a women's prison alone since she was imprisoned. The guards are also soldiers from the guard, and there are various forces watching. In addition to Yang Xu's previous visits to the prison, this time the Fu family bribed the guard's mother-in-law. Mrs. Zhang sneaked into the cell, and no one has ever entered again, so it is impossible to tell whose orders Mrs. Zhang is following."

The reason why Zhang Minxian was able to find out that the Fu family had been to the prison was also because they came to Xiangwu County for Zhang Yiyi, so they sent people to watch from the beginning, so that they could receive some news.

Zhang Minhua nodded in agreement, and went through all the things in her mind, "No matter how Yang Xu is involved, the Yang family will not ignore it. Fu Langhuan was not killed by Shuyao. Speaking of which, we were still given by the Yang family." Being dragged down, with Old General Yang's behavior, this may not be a bad thing."

As the saying goes, it is not a blessing to lose a horse, and Zhou Shuyao was framed and murdered. As a mother, Zhang Minhuai was naturally furious. Even if she found out later, it would eventually hurt her reputation for Zhou Shuyao, who was about to reach her age. I'm afraid it's impossible.

But now that I think about it carefully, Zhou Shuyao was implicated by Yang Xu and the Yang family. Being able to climb up to the general's mansion will make the two families rise with the tide.

"You can also rest assured that with the Yang family around, no one can frame Shuyao." Zhang Minxian's clear and stern face also softened a little.

Zhang Minhua, who also doesn't have to worry about Zhou Shuyao anymore, finally laughed, "I know, I'm tired of running around for Shuyao."

"The whole family doesn't talk about each other, so you should go and have a rest. Shuyao is still sick, and there are still many things that you need to worry about." Zhang Minxian said softly.

"Brother, take care of yourself too. I'll go see Shuyao first." Zhang Minhuai stood up. She was indeed a little tired, but she was worried about Zhou Shuyao's daughter before, so she was naturally nervous. Now she will relax and feel a strong sense of anxiety. tiredness.

When Zhang Minhua left the study, Zhang Minxian told the boy at the door to stay at the door not to let anyone approach, and then closed the study door behind his backhand.

"Master." At this moment, a middle-aged man came out from the small wing behind the study. He was wearing a blue gown, and his hair was tied with the most common wooden hairpin. At first glance, he looked like a poor scholar.

"Pingqing, sit down." Zhang Minxian nodded slightly, signaling Feng Pingqing to sit down and talk, "What do you think about Shuyao?"

As a staff member and Zhang Minxian's classmate and friend, Feng Pingqing's attitude was still respectful, first he poured Zhang Minxian a new cup of tea, and then he spoke.

"Based on Old General Yang and General Yang's behavior, even though Miss Zhou was implicated because of the Yang family, the reason why this happened is because our Zhang family wanted to cling to the Yang family."

Feng Pingqing's bluntness was harsh, but Zhang Minxian didn't get angry. Even he was easily confused by flattery in the officialdom for many years. Only Pingqing's straightforwardness as always kept Zhang Minxian awake. Make the most rational and correct judgment.

Picking up the teacup, Zhang Minxian didn't drink it. After a long silence, the tea was completely cold. After drinking it in one gulp, he instantly woke up.

"Master, considering the overall situation, any sacrifice is worthwhile, even Zhou Tongzhi will agree." Feng Pingqing said seriously, still with the gentleness of a scholar, but the words were bloody and murderous. The viciousness that has never been concealed.

"Let me think about it again." Zhang Minxian put down the cold teacup, thinking of Zhou Shuyao who he saw not long ago, thinking of her admiring and grateful appearance, Zhang Minxian closed his eyes to hide the complexity in his eyes.

Seeing this, Feng Pingqing didn't rush, but poured tea and drank slowly self-sufficiently. If a family wants to prosper, sacrifices are inevitable. If they climb to the General's Mansion, the Zhang and Zhou families will benefit immensely.

There was silence in the study, and the servant guarding the door saw the person coming and immediately took a few steps forward to stop him. After listening, he returned to the door of the study and knocked on the door twice, "Master, County Magistrate Zhu coming."

Zhang Minxian opened his eyes suddenly, all hesitation and hesitation disappeared, stood up and walked to the door, it was Zhang Tongzhi, the wily and calculating official in the officialdom.

(End of this chapter)