After the hero goes crazy

Chapter 320 What are you laughing at?

After hearing this, Liu's face showed joy.

She was about to rush out of the gate, but when she moved her footsteps, she seemed to remember something, subconsciously paused, and turned to look at her daughter.

Yao Shouning was sitting at the gate right now, resting his chin on his palms, looking up at the sky, his little face seemed to be clouded with gloom, and his usual bright smile was gone.

"What's the matter?" Yao Shouning seemed to have sensed Liu Shi's gaze, and without knowing it, he stepped in and turned his head.

Mrs. Liu murmured to herself: I have been waiting for Cao Mama and Zheng Shi not to return, but she just said something casually, and they came back. Is this daughter capable, or is she just talking casually?
She suddenly remembered all the previous things.

I remember that before the Xicheng incident, when the mother and daughter went to find Dr. Sun, she held her hand and said that she had a nightmare: she dreamed that her aunt was bad.

At that time, I laughed at her thinking about her day and dreaming at night.

I thought it was because the child knew that a relative was coming, so he thought about it, and didn't take her words to heart at all——then he met Su Miaozhen and his brother on the same day, and spread the sad news of Xiaoliu's death to God. All.

Thinking back on many things, Liu realized that she had really neglected her daughter a lot.

The family has not been peaceful recently, and there have been a lot of troubles. She has a too strong temperament and treats Yao Shouning like a child, so that she never listens to her words seriously.

When she turned around, she realized that this little daughter had grown up, was gradually maturing, and she was out of her own protection.

She felt remorse in her heart, but she squeezed out a smile on her face and shook her head:

"fine."

Liu's eyes were red, she bowed her head and walked out quickly, and soon she saw Cao Mama and others coming back.

They were in a bit of a state of embarrassment. Madam Cao's forehead was wiped off, and her messy hair was pinned behind her head. Zheng Shi and the strong servants raised by the family who followed each carried several bags of food.

"What's going on here?"

Liu Shi wiped the corners of her eyes, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

Mammy Cao breathed a sigh of relief after returning home, but she didn't notice anything unusual about Mrs. Liu. After listening to her question, she continued to talk about her experience after going out with Zheng Shi:
"After we go out..."

Knowing that the flood was coming, Mammy Cao didn't dare to delay, and went out with Zheng Shi and the strong servants to buy food for the coming winter.

Unexpectedly, the rains have not stopped recently, and the food in the city of God is in short supply. Although many merchants do not have the ability to predict, they have already begun to secretly raise the price of rice by relying on their keen sense of the market.

"These people bribed the government and increased the price more than ten times. Many people came forward to argue, but they were arrested by the government."

Granny Cao wiped her face and said:

"There was a conflict in the middle, and some people started attacking the grain shop from behind, refusing to let people leave. Fortunately, there were so many people that the grain we bought was not taken away, but we were also trapped in the grain shop."

At this moment, a team of black armor from the General's Mansion arrived.

They took the lead in attacking the Yamen servants and subdued them, and then forcibly detained the grain merchants and took over the rice shop.

The leader said that it was ordered by General Lu Wuji to 'borrow' the excess food first, and then return it in full after the rain stopped in the future.

Naturally, the grain merchants were unwilling, so they organized servants and warriors to resist.

"There are hundreds of these people, and they rushed out of the backyard in a swarm." Cao Mama said the scene at that time, with lingering fear:

"Ma'am, I suspect that these people have premeditated."

Not only that, Cao Mama said in a low voice:

"These people are tall, with fleshy faces, fierce eyes, and well-trained actions. I don't look like ordinary idlers, but rather—"

Mammy Cao was afraid that disaster would come out of her mouth, so her voice stopped at this point.

Mrs. Liu understood her inner concerns, and supported each other into the house with her.

Fengchun went to prepare hot water for Cao Mama to warm her hands, while Liu Shi took a dry towel and handed it to Cao Mama. She bowed her head in thanks and took it. live.

Yao Shouning poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to Mammy Cao: "Mommy, drink tea."

Mammy Cao smiled and took the tea, Yao Shouning urged:

"and after?"

"The two sides fought, and the refugees were just ordinary people. Seeing this battle, they felt timid, so they scattered in all directions. Later, the people from the General's Mansion still gained the upper hand."

Yao Shouning was a little worried.

She knew that this time the eldest princess was really in trouble.

Behind these grain merchants, there must be someone to support them.

Having become familiar with the prince, she also has a better understanding of some government affairs in Shendu City.

As Lu Zhi said, the DPRK and China are divided into three camps.

One faction is headed by Gu Xiang, the father-in-law of Emperor Shenqi, the other is dominated by the prisoner Chu Xiaotong, and the other big force is the eldest princess and his wife.

In addition, there is an invisible force: Zhenmensi.

Among these forces, Gu Huanzhi is the head of the state, Chu Xiaotong was single-handedly promoted by Emperor Shenqi, and the people from Zhenmagic Division obey the emperor's orders...

The eldest princess and his wife are alone and alone.

But everything is not absolute.

Although these three forces are all obeying Emperor Shen Qi, they are still not without grievances.

The prince said that Gu Huanzhi was loyal to the emperor, but he also had selfishness - and this selfishness was Gu Hou's only son, the fourth prince Zhu Jingcun.

Gu Xiang wanted to make Zhu Jingcun the crown prince, but he didn't hide his intention.

Although Zhu Hengrui said that she and Shen Qidi both looked at each other and hated each other, but they were both of the Zhu family, so she naturally hoped that Daqing's country would be stable.

Over the years, Emperor Shenqi has devoted himself to cultivating Taoism and ignoring the government affairs. Deep down in her heart, she also wants Zhu Jingcun to be crowned prince. In Zhu Hengrui's words, that is: I am afraid that Emperor Shenqi will one day eat too much of the poisonous pill he refined and die from poisoning. died.

The country cannot live without an owner!
Zhu Jingcun is of the blood of the Queen of the Central Palace, and the Gu family is also a well-known family, so it is natural for him to inherit the great lineage.

It is precisely because of this that the General's Mansion and Gu Huanzhi coincided with each other, and they were called the Royalists.

Chu Xiaotong, who is in prison, does not care about the future of Daqing. Like Zhenmasi, he is only loyal to Emperor Shenqi and the next monarch in the future.

As for whether the next monarch is the Fourth Prince Zhu Jingcun, then he doesn't care.

Therefore, these four forces are equivalent to a tie, maintaining the superficial peace and tranquility.

But the arrival of a disaster is very likely to break this balance.

According to Madam Cao, if there are people behind these grain merchants who dare to fight against the general's mansion, it must be one of Gu and Chu.

And all of this stems from the message she sent in the morning and her grandfather's entrustment.

The eldest princess had promised her that Liu Bingzhou would not be disappointed, so she and Lu Wuji must have been reckless at such a moment.

She remembered what Liu Bingzhou once said: Everyone follows the trend of the times, desperate to give up everything, just to earn a hope for future people...

At that time, she seemed to understand the deep meaning contained in Liu Bingzhou's words, but now that she has experienced all this herself, she finally understands.

Yao Shouning's eyes turned red, feeling a little sad.

"The General's Mansion forcibly took over the grain store, and divided the grain into two. One part was transported away, and the other part was sold to the people at the original price." Madam Cao sighed, with a worried look on her face:
"Before we left, those grain merchants still refused to leave, clamoring that they would report to the officials, and refused to give up."

The people in the general's mansion in the middle knew their identities, and once said that they would ask the grain merchants to refund their price difference, but Madam Cao knew how much pressure the eldest princess and his wife would bear with such a move, so she couldn't bear to make more troubles, so she refused.

She whispered this matter to Liu Shi, and Liu Shi said seriously:

"You've done a good job. At the critical moment, we can't help much, so we should try not to make trouble. Money is not as important as food at this time, and it is spent as it is spent."

"I think so too." Madam Cao nodded and said:
"Later, I heard that several large grain stores in Shendu City were controlled by the people of the General's Mansion. The princess's private guards who were transferred to Shendu a few days ago came in handy." After finishing speaking, she added:
"Before we went home, we heard someone say that the eldest princess forced her way into the palace..."

She hadn't finished speaking, and then everyone heard a dull and long voice: "dang—dang—dang——"

This heavy sound was like a signal, and the same sound came again and again: "铛—铛———"

Madam Cao's words were interrupted, her face showing confusion.

Mrs. Liu also turned her head. Yao Wanning, who was packing clothes and cloth in the house, felt uneasy, stood up and came out, but Yao Shouning's eyes were inexplicably sore, and she shouted loudly:
"It's the bell, it's the bell!"

Before she left the General's Mansion, the Eldest Princess said that the people and soldiers would be divided into two groups, and the bells on the Star Observation Tower of Si Tianjian in the city and the observation tower in the outer city would be rung.

When the bell rang, it meant that the people in the General's Mansion had already started their actions.

Liu Shi and the others looked puzzled, but seeing her happy, they knew it was a good thing.

In the evening, the Yao family knew what was going to happen next, and felt uneasy.

Liu Shi forced herself to let Cao Mama set the meal first. In any case, she had to eat enough to have the strength to deal with the next thing.

Everyone was sitting around two tables, and before they even moved their chopsticks, they heard a loud knock on the door from outside.

In the distance, it seemed that someone was crying shrilly.

The scene before Yao Shouning's eyes flickered, and his consciousness was in a trance for a moment.

In front of her, what she saw was a room covered with white cloth.

There was a coffin in the room, and a woman knelt in front of the coffin, holding a handkerchief and crying loudly.

When she put down her veil, she revealed Mrs. Wen's face that was more than ten years older.

"Mrs. Wen—" Seeing this scene, Yao Shouning stood up with his hands on the table.

The phantom disappeared, she was sitting in the hall of the Yao family, and everyone on the table was attracted by her voice.

Su Miaozhen was facing the gate, but those round eyes had already turned around.

'Zi Liu——'

On her face, the red fox opened the corner of her mouth, revealing her white canine teeth, staring at her suspiciously.

"What Mrs. Wen?"

Liu asked curiously.

Yao Shouning didn't answer, feeling that the fox demon's eyes caught her at this moment.

At this moment, Yao Wanning glanced over Su Miaozhen's face, and seeing that her sister was silent, she took the initiative to make a relief:

"Is it someone from outside?" She asked in a soft voice:

"Maybe Shouning's ears are sharp and he can hear a human voice. Mom, do you think that crying sounds like Mrs. Wen? I sound like it."

When she said this, Liu Shi also felt that it sounded like Mrs. Wen's voice.

Speaking of Mrs. Wen, everything that happened during the day came to mind again, and Liu frowned.

"Come here at this time, something may have happened."

She already had a bad impression of Mrs. Wen in her heart, but she could tell the seriousness of the matter clearly.

So he quickly called Fengchun and said:

"Go and ask if something happened to the Wen family."

"Yu'er, something happened to the Wen family."

Liu Bingzhou at the other table heard the conversation between the mother and daughter, and couldn't help but speak.

Liu's heart sank.

Fengchun took out an umbrella and went out, leading people in after a while.

It was Mrs. Wen's mother and daughter who came, Sun Nanny and Yuyin followed behind them, but Wen Jingsui disappeared.

The mother and daughter were both soaked, their dresses were covered with mud, and they looked extremely embarrassed.

Yao Ruoyun hurried forward to greet her, seeing that Wen Xianrong lost her usual smile and her eyes were red and swollen, she couldn't help being very distressed, and asked her:

"What's going on here?"

"Mrs. Yao..." Mrs. Wen grabbed Liu's outstretched hands, and as soon as she yelled, she burst into tears and couldn't even speak.

"What's the matter?" Seeing that she had lost her usual composure and was crying with tears all over her face, Liu Shi couldn't help feeling a little worried, so she hurriedly asked.

A few girls in the family took advantage of the opportunity to fetch hot water for the two mother and daughter to wash their faces and hands.

"Where's Jing Sui?"

After Liu's question, Wen Xianrong couldn't bear it any longer, and threw himself on her shoulder, crying 'woo woo':
"Aunt Liu, something happened to my father!"

As soon as her words fell, Yao Shouning's heart tightened. Thinking of the scene he 'saw' earlier, a bad premonition welled up in his heart.

Yao Shouning didn't see Wen Qingzhe much, but he knew that he was a serious and dignified gentleman. Although his position was low, he was a man of letters.

Thinking that such an elder might have an accident, she couldn't help but feel a little worried, and even felt uncomfortable for her good friend Wen Xianrong.

Life is at stake.

Yao Shouning was anxious, and was about to step forward to comfort his friend, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw Su Miaozhen, who curled her mouth.

On her face, the red fox mouth also grinned, and said happily:
"It's almost dead."

"Her father is going to die?" Su Miaozhen asked.

The fox demon showed disdain: "Wen Qingzhe overestimated himself and wrote to the emperor to relocate the people along the banks of the river. The emperor thought he didn't know what to do, so he had already thrown him into prison!"

Su Miao really knew that it has great supernatural powers, and she couldn't help being very happy to hear it explain the reason.

The fox demon's lips moved, and said sharply:

"The national teacher once counted, saying that this Wen will hinder our family's plan in the future, and now he died very well, just to move a roadblock!"

Su Miaozhen remembered all kinds of "previous life", she fell into Yao Ruoyun's clutches, and was tortured by Wen Xianrong. Now seeing her sad, she felt a happy feeling that her hatred would be avenged.

After hearing this, Yao Shouning finally understood what happened to the Wen family.

Wen Qingzhe was involved in tonight's flood and touched the emperor's back.

She was anxious and worried, and seeing Su Miaozhen's face overlapped with the demon fox's, they both laughed together, she was very angry in her heart, and shouted loudly:
"What are you laughing at, cousin!"

At this moment, everyone's attention was on Mrs. Wen and her party, and Yao Shouning's shout immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Even Mrs. Wen, who was crying non-stop, raised her head. Liu Shi turned to look at Yao Shouning, then at Su Miaozhen, feeling a little headache for a while.

Yao Wanning also stared at Su Miaozhen coldly, besides that, Yao Ruoyun, Liu Bingzhou, Su Qingchun, who were comforting Wen Xianrong in a low voice, as well as Madam Cao in the room all turned their attention to Su Miaozhen.

When she was watched by so many people, she immediately panicked.

(End of this chapter)