Shu Blossoms

Chapter 111: Brightness and Darkness
After a day and a night, there was a lot of quarrel in the court hall, and the courtiers were divided into two factions, one of which thought that the princess's mansion and Zheng's mansion should be searched to find out the rumors to reassure the people, while the other thought it was Xie Hui's rebellious divorce The purpose is to make Jiankang City mess up, so that they can reap the benefits of the fisherman, and they cannot be allowed to succeed.

Emperor Zhou was disturbed by the quarrel and ordered to withdraw from the court, leaving behind Zhongshuling Wang Can, servant Wang Quan, hussar general Yue Hua, imperial guard commander Yue Qi and others.

"Leave the ministers today to discuss how to deal with this matter"

Emperor Zhou took a sip of hot tea, and ordered Gao Han to serve hot tea to the next few ministers before speaking slowly.

"Your Majesty, all the ministers in the court know about the eldest princess's personality and the Zheng family style. Although the eldest princess has a quick temper, she has never exercised power. I have been in contact with Zheng Shao several times, he believes in Confucianism and is a clean official. There must be some young people who are obstructing this matter."

Yue Hua, Yue Qi and the others nodded in unison.

"But the common people are now provoked by those hiding in the dark. If we don't act and the hidden people stir up again, Jiankang may undergo great changes!" Wang Can continued.

"Then what to do, we can't really search Zheng's mansion." Yue Hua thought for a while and couldn't help shrinking his neck, he was afraid that the eldest princess would tear his ears.

Hearing this, Emperor Zhou raised his head and looked at him, "Third brother, why don't you take a team to take over Zheng's mansion?"

Before he finished speaking, Yue Hua jumped up and backed away again and again, "Don't say goodbye, Your Majesty, my brother is a general of hussars, and his duty is to assist Zhong Shuling in defending the city. Now that the rebels are besieging the city, you still have to deal with such a trivial matter." Let Yue Qi do it!"

Emperor Zhou looked at Yue Qi again, but Yue Qi was not like Yue Hua who was Emperor Zhou's younger brother, so he didn't dare to refuse, but just put on a bitter face.

Seeing this, Emperor Zhou couldn't help laughing, "You don't have to be afraid of this, the elder sister won't do anything to you. Nowadays, many people have been provoked to surround Zheng's mansion, and you take people to protect the safety of everyone in Zheng's mansion. .”

"Then there is no need for Yue Qi to go in person, he has to protect His Majesty's safety."

Wang Quan spoke at this time.

"It's enough if there is Liu Xin in the palace, but I'm afraid of being kicked back by the Eldest Princess for the others!"

Emperor Zhou laughed as he spoke.

Seeing that Emperor Zhou was still laughing heartily at this time, everyone couldn't help admiring them. He deserved to be the Emperor of Great Zhou, and he was as stable as Mount Tai!

After Yue Qi took the order and left, Emperor Zhou said to Wang Can and Yue Hua: "Don't be idle, now Xie Hui only dares to harass the people and dare not confront them, then you should send troops to raid them once, if you can break the Their food and grass are better, so Xie Hui thought I was really intimidated by this little trick!"

Wang Can and Yue Hua looked at each other with a smile, "Your Majesty is wise, the old minister is planning to discuss the raid with General Hussars, but I didn't expect His Majesty to be ahead of us!"

When Yue Qi came to the gate of Zheng's Mansion with a thousand imperial guards, Zheng Heng had just sneaked over the wall and returned to Zheng's Mansion.

Yue Qi took out the imperial edict, stood in front of the Zheng residence and shouted: "Princess Xunyang, Zheng Shao, Zheng Ye accept the imperial edict!"

The eldest princess and Zheng Ye supported Mrs. Zheng to kneel down, and Zheng Shao knelt at the front, kneeling to welcome the imperial edict.

"Recently, the eldest princess and the Zheng family were involved in the case of the Luoxia Temple, causing widespread grievances among the people in Beijing. From now on, everyone in the Zheng family is not allowed to leave the mansion without authorization, and we will make arrangements after the Jingzhao mansion finds out the truth!"

After everyone in Zheng's mansion received the order, Yue Qi led people to surround Zheng's mansion. He stood in front of Zheng's mansion with a big horse and a golden knife, looking serious and upright. Everyone in front of Zheng's mansion saw this situation, They all knelt down and shouted: "Your Majesty is holy."

In the Zheng mansion, Zheng Shao and others had just returned to the main courtyard when they saw Zheng Heng sitting in the hall holding a bowl and gobbling it up.

Seeing this, the eldest princess quickly stepped into the main hall, sat aside and asked anxiously: "How is the matter? Have the children been found?"

Zheng Heng nodded while pawing rice into his mouth.

Seeing this, the eldest princess snatched his job in a hurry, and urged: "Let's explain the matter clearly before eating!"

Zheng Heng was already [-]% full, swallowed the food in his mouth, and took a sip of soup before slowly saying: "I found thirteen children in Zhuangzi, damselfly, Zhixuan and the other three children were just killed by a few days ago. The one who was taken away, the others are...too miserable, they have been locked up in the cellar of Luoxia Temple for a long time."

"Then where are these children sent now?"

Mrs. Zheng sat on the other side of her eldest grandson and asked aloud.

"They are now in the Zhuangzi in the south of the Yuan family..."

Zheng Heng sneered, "Dare to plot against our family, this time they will definitely make them regret it!"

"What about those children? If the Yuan family finds out, they will definitely not let these children go without their cruelty. If these children make mistakes because of this, it will be our family's fault!"

Zheng Shao was a little worried about those children.

Children are innocent, but these people are so unconscionable, seeking such unjust gains.

"Grandfather, don't worry, we have already made arrangements. Someone else is secretly protecting those children, and before they find out, Jingzhaofu Yin will lead people to search Yuanjiazhuangzi. Presumably Jingzhaofuyin is already in Yuanjiazhuangzi at this time." .”

After Zheng Heng finished speaking, he began to eat again with his rice bowl in his arms.

He had to rush back to the barracks after eating, there was no food at this hour, so what if he was hungry at night if he didn't eat more!
After he cleaned up all the food, he got up and said goodbye to his grandparents and parents. At this time, a servant woman came to report in a hurry, "Madam, the man in the west courtyard of the master has woken up."

The eldest princess stood up abruptly when she heard the words, exchanged a glance with her husband Zheng Ye, and hurriedly ran to the west courtyard.

"I'll go and have a look too, maybe this person can become a nobleman in our family!"

Speaking of which, Mrs. Zheng also got up and went to the west courtyard with the help of her servant.

It was inconvenient for Zheng Shao and Zheng Ye to go there, so they went to the study to wait for news.

Only Zheng Heng was stunned, and followed behind his grandfather and father and asked: "Who is it, someone lives in the west courtyard again?"

"The only person left in the cellar of Luoxia Temple."

Zheng Ye sighed.

"They are still alive there?"

Zheng Heng was surprised!

"Presumably they thought she was dead!" Now that there was nothing to do, Zheng Ye told his son in detail, "When she was sent back, her body was so broken that she could hardly be called a human, and the flesh on her legs was gnawed. Her flesh and blood were badly mutilated, and the person who brought her said she was eaten by rats."

"The doctor said, in fact, her body is almost exhausted, and it should be that she is hanging on her last wish and refuses to leave."

"I have been raised in the mansion for these days, and I have not woken up, and I am unwilling to let go of that tone. I don't know if it is good or bad to wake up today."

As soon as they arrived at the door of the study room, a servant came rushing over, panting and asked: "Mr. Lang, madam asked the servant to ask you, do you know a man named Yuan Wang?"

"Yuan Wang?" Zheng Heng was a little puzzled, "How?"

"Do you know him?" the servant asked again.

"know!"

"The man woke up and shouted to see Yuan Wang, please bring him quickly!"

After the servant girl said the salute, she ran away in a hurry.

Zheng Heng looked at his father with some doubts.

"Go! It's too late!"

Zheng Ye slapped his son, Zheng Heng came to his senses, ran out in a hurry, and then ran back and said: "Yuan Wang lives in the suburbs of Beijing, and I'm afraid there will be a curfew every time I come here, father, you can find a way to make her stay !"

After he finished speaking, he hurried over the wall.

Just as he climbed up to the top of the wall, suddenly a head protruded from the outside of the wall, and the two collided. The man was obviously thinner, so he was knocked down and fell hard to the ground.

Zheng Heng took a closer look, and it turned out to be Yuan Wang!
(End of this chapter)