Liaozhai: A scholar should draw a sword

Chapter 220 Inner Palace Controversy
"What's the matter with you?"

Coincidentally, at this time, several arresters with knives hurried over.

In fact, these few policemen had already seen what was going on here, but when they heard that the troublemaker was the younger sister of the second tier of the East Factory, how could they dare to intervene?

Now things have changed, the subordinates led by Feng Xiu were beaten.

They thought that the opportunity to curry favor had come, so they naturally ran fast, with a murderous look.

He ran to the scene and deliberately pretended not to know Feng Xiu, and asked in a serious manner, "Who is fighting here?"

"You guys came just in time..."

Feng Xiu suddenly got excited, ran up to the arresters, and said in a condescending tone: "My elder brother is Feng Da, the second-rank head of the East Factory..."

The leading arrester pretended to be surprised, and hurriedly cupped his hands: "So it's Mrs. Feng."

"Hurry up and arrest this man, he is disrespectful to my old lady and even beat my old lady's subordinates."

"Yes, yes, ma'am, please rest assured... go, take this person down!"

The leading police officer commanded majesticly.

"Yes!"

The other three detectives immediately drew their knives and surrounded Zhou Yu from three directions.

The reason why they didn't rush forward was because they saw that Zhou Yu knocked down a few servants in twos and threes, and his skills were good, so they didn't dare to be careless.

"I advise you to be arrested without a fight, otherwise you will be punished for resisting arrest!"

A catcher shouted loudly at Zhou Yu.

"Hehe, who gave you the courage to arrest people randomly without asking questions?"

Zhou Yu glanced coldly at the policemen, and then took out a token made of ivory.

The token was half the size of a palm, with three large characters "Jin Prince's Mansion" engraved on the front and a character on the back: Qing.

This was handed over to Zhou Yu by the Prince of Jin before, saying that it was convenient to do things with this token in hand.

If it was said that Prince Jin still had some forbearance before, then all scruples have been completely put aside now.

After all, the other party has already attacked him. If he doesn't fight back with all his strength, he may be tricked by the villain again one day.

He believed that Zhou Yu was a capable man, so he naturally tried his best to win him over, so as to help him.

"stop……"

Seeing Zhou Yu flashing his token, the leading police officer was taken aback, and quickly ordered his men to stop.

Because, he recognized that this was the badge of the guest of Jin Wangfu, which meant that the person in front of him was an important person beside Jin Wangye.

Similar to the existence of a military division.

Although Ke Qing did not have the establishment of the imperial court, how could he offend a dignified guest of the prince's mansion with a small headhunter?

What's ridiculous is that Feng Xiu is illiterate and doesn't know what this token means.

The point is, she is used to domineering, no matter what your background is, can you still provoke Dongchang?
So, dissatisfied, he yelled at the head catcher: "What's the matter with you? If you don't arrest people today, I won't let you go."

The head catcher looked miserable, and whispered: "Mrs. Feng, this person is Prince Jin's confidant..."

In the end, Feng Xiu shouted arrogantly: "So what about Prince Jin? You can arrest people, but I will take care of you."

"Snapped!"

With the words still on his lips, he slapped the shrew on the ground with a slap.

"You are so courageous, you naughty woman, the prince of Jin is a dignified prince, and when he meets today, he will call him uncle, how dare you be disrespectful?

Could it be that you and your elder eunuch want to conspire against each other? "

This slap, coupled with Zhou Yu's words, finally made Feng Xiu wake up, her face pale with fright.

Rebellion, what a big hat!This is the heinous crime of punishing the nine clans.

For a while, he was too foolish, and quickly covered his face to argue: "I didn't, you are talking nonsense..."

Zhou Yu said coldly: "You still don't admit it? So many people here have heard it, how dare you argue?"

"I... I didn't, I didn't mean that, how could I be disrespectful to Prince Jin..."

"Get out of here immediately! If you dare to come here to make trouble again, don't blame me for reporting to Lord Jin and punishing you for disrespect!"

A few policemen stood aside, neither leaving nor staying, wishing they could slip through a crack in the ground.

If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have come here to wade into this messy water, but now it’s all right, and I’m not human inside and out.

Feng Xiu didn't dare to say anything more, with a livid face, she glared at Liu Nian viciously, and then left the scene with a few servants in desperation.

"Okay, it's alright, let's all go."

Zhou Yu waved to the crowd of onlookers.

"Thank you son for saving me..."

With tears in his eyes, Liu Nian stepped forward to thank Zhou Yu Fuli.

"Girls don't need to be polite."

At this time, the old lady ran over quickly, and saluted repeatedly with a flattering expression: "Thank you, young master, for saving the siege, thank you, young master, for saving the siege.

You have helped me so much, please do me a favor and go in for a few glasses of water and wine..."

Zhou Yu didn't refuse, and said with a smile, "Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."

He didn't want to take the opportunity to drink some flower wine, this Jiaofang Secretary is a special place, and it is also a rare good opportunity to inquire about news.

Not long after, Zhou Yu and the old lady came to an elegant small courtyard.

"My lord, this is Miss Liu Nian's boudoir. My lord sits down and drinks a cup of tea first. After she washes up, I change clothes and come out to have a few cups with my lord."

"Well, it's work."

After about one stick of incense, Liu Nian walked into the room wearing a long skirt that stretched the floor.

"I'm sorry, I kept you waiting for a long time, and the little girl punishes herself with a drink."

Walking to the table, Liu Nian gave a blessing, then picked up the flagon and poured a glass of wine and drank it down.

"You don't need to be too polite, girl, sit down, I have something to ask you."

"Yes!"

Liu Nian sat down.

"What happened before?"

Although Zhou Yu heard some reasons, he still wanted to ask about the situation in detail.

"Ugh……"

Liu Nian sighed and began to explain the reason.

"That woman's name is Feng Xiu, and she is the younger sister of Feng Da, the head of the second stall in the East Factory. She was married before, but in order to enjoy the blessings in the capital, she married a rich young master named Lu Ling.

The Lu family has been in business for several generations, and has accumulated a lot of wealth, which is enough for her to live a life of luxury.

But after all, the Lu family is just a businessman and has no status.In order to cling to Gao Zhi, he forced Lu Ling to divorce his wife and marry Feng Xiu as his wife.

After Feng Xiu married into the Lu family, she was so domineering that even the elders of the Lu family dared not provoke her.

Lu Ling couldn't refuse this marriage, and felt depressed, so he often went in and out of Fireworks and Willow Lane.

A few days ago, Mr. Lu often came to look for the little girl, and said that he would find a way to redeem the little girl when he had the opportunity.

In fact, the little girl knew that it was just a word of consolation, and the young master knew the rules of Jiaofang Division, so how could she redeem herself so easily?

But Lu Ling's words and deeds angered Feng Xiu, so he brought his servants to the door to make trouble... Mr. Cheng also saw it.

If it wasn't for the young master's timely rescue, I still don't know..."

Speaking of this, Liu Nian's eyes turned red, perhaps thinking of his tragic life experience, he couldn't help crying.

"Well, let me take the liberty to ask, how did the girl end up here?"

"This……"

Liu Nian hesitated.

"I know that the girl is suffering, and that's why you might as well tell it all, maybe I can help you."

Liu Nian smiled wryly and said, "Thank you, sir, for your kindness, it's just...it's just that the little girl's situation is a bit complicated, and I'm afraid it won't be so easy to solve."

"There is nothing difficult in the world, as long as there is a heart, if the girl gives up by herself, then there is really no hope."

"I didn't give up..."

Liu Nian suddenly became agitated.

"My lord, do you know how the little girl got here these past few years?
At any rate, my father was also the third-rank envoy of the Grand Hospital. Back then, both my grandfather and great-grandfather were Juren.

In any case, the little girl was born in a scholarly family, and she has read poetry and books since she was a child, and she is well-versed in books.

But now, she has been reduced to a happy place, and she has to force herself to smile and serve all kinds of men every day.

At that time, I wish I could just die.

The reason why I have survived until now is not because I am in love with the world, but because I can't let go, and I am unwilling..."

Hearing these words, Zhou Yu couldn't help but sighed, and nodded: "I understand the girl's feelings. From what the girl said, could it be that your father died of injustice?"

"That's right, all of this is the conspiracy of those eunuchs, their methods are all-inclusive, and they have persecuted many Zhongliang.

At that time, my late father stood out from the imperial physicians with his superb medical skills, and was rewarded many times by the late emperor and the late empress dowager, and was promoted step by step to be the envoy of the imperial hospital.

The battles in the inner palace had always been fierce, and my late father often went to the harem to treat the emperor and treat the concubines, so it was inevitable that he would get involved.

However, my late father was very clear-headed. He always stood in the perspective of a doctor and never considered whose camp he would join.

Also because of his father's integrity, he offended many people, including Cao Kun.

It is not an exaggeration to say that whether Cao Kun is inside or outside the palace, he has almost reached the point of covering the sky with one hand.

At that time, my mother also persuaded my father to let him protect himself wisely, even if he didn't please Cao Kun, don't offend him.

In fact, my late father didn't want to offend Cao Kun, but he couldn't help himself in many things. If he wanted to follow Cao Kun, he would violate his principles, medical ethics, and conscience.

Therefore, he has always adhered to his principles.

A few years ago, the empress was pregnant again, and the empress was very excited.

The empress had two children before, the first was a princess, and the second was supposed to be a prince, but they died in just a few days.

For this reason, the empress had a serious illness and almost lost half her life.

After many years, the empress was pregnant again, so she was naturally very excited and pleasantly surprised.

At that time, it was my late father who diagnosed the empress's happy pulse.

After he told the empress that it was a happy pulse, the empress empress rewarded my father heavily in excitement.

As a result, not long after, a rumor came out of nowhere in the palace, saying that the empress was pregnant not with a dragon species, but with a species commanded by the imperial guards.

When the empress heard the rumors, she was so angry that she vomited blood on the spot.

The emperor also heard about it, and couldn't help being furious, and decreed to behead at least dozens of palace maids and eunuchs who had made wild rumors.

In this way, no one dares to spread rumors anymore.

On the surface, the emperor regarded this rumor as a rumor, but not long after, the commander of the imperial guard disappeared mysteriously, and no one knew his whereabouts.

However, everyone can guess that he was probably secretly executed.

Things seemed to have calmed down, but the empress was burdened with a heavy psychological burden.

She knew that the emperor was very suspicious, and would be more or less suspicious of the origin of the child in her womb.

But she had no way to prove her innocence, so she could only grit her teeth and persist, wanting to wait until the child was born.

Out of concern for the empress, my late father often went to visit, and personally prepared and decocted medicine according to the empress' physical condition and sent them there.

But I never thought that one day, shortly after taking the anti-fetal medicine sent by my late father, the queen mother kept complaining of stomach pain...

Soon after, the child was miscarried.

My late father was puzzled, because he had checked the day before, and the empress was fine, so how could something happen suddenly?

There must be something hidden in this.

But before he figured out the reason, he was arrested by the people of Dongchang, saying that his father had poisoned the dragon species, and even showed evidence in a serious manner.

According to the rules of the imperial hospital, all the medicine residues given to the emperor and empresses in the harem must be kept for a period of time for later inspection.

The evidence shown by Dongchang was exactly the medicine that the late father had given to the empress before, and musk was found in the medicine residue.

How could my late father, as an envoy of the imperial hospital, make such an obvious and low-level mistake?
Taking a step back, even if he really had that thought, it would be impossible to use such a clumsy method. Someone must have tampered with the medicine dregs afterwards.

However, Dongchang didn't listen to his late father's excuse at all.

My late father said that he wanted to meet the emperor to appeal but was rejected... In fact, so what if he met the emperor?

The emperor only believed in Cao Kun, and would not believe what his late father said at all.Otherwise, they would not order to search my house in the future.

The night before the execution, I finally met my late father, who told me that he had made the biggest mistake in his life.

My late father told me one thing.

He said that a few days ago, Zhao Liang, the judge of the imperial hospital, had chatted with him for a while, and his late father slipped the truth, saying that the empress conceived mostly a boy.

At that time, he didn't take it seriously, after all, Zhao Liang was judged by a dignified fourth-rank court, so he should know the rules and not talk nonsense.

Thinking about it now, he was still too gullible.

Maybe the other party was deliberately prying into his tone.

Because, once the empress gave birth to a baby boy, the structure of the harem would definitely undergo tremendous changes.

After all, the previous rumors were groundless and without evidence.Once the emperor confirms that the empress gave birth to his own dragon species, he might become a prince.

At that time, the emperor had seven princes, and if nothing else happened, the eldest prince was the most likely to be in charge of the East Palace.

Because the eldest prince was born to Concubine Lan Gui, and Concubine Lan Gui was the emperor's favorite concubine, and she won the Queen Mother's favor.

But the queen is the master of the harem after all, once a dragon son is born, God knows whether the emperor will change his mind.

My late father connected all these together, and finally guessed the reason, there must be someone who didn't want the queen to give birth to a dragon child, so secretly manipulated..."

After listening to the call, Zhou Yu nodded thoughtfully.

"From what the girl said, the matter of your father being wronged may not be that simple, and it may involve harem struggles, power struggles and so on.

How about this, I'm afraid it's not very safe for you to stay here now, I'll discuss it with Prince Jin in a while, pretending to let you go to the palace to perform dances for fun, but in fact it is to protect you.

I think that no matter how bold the people in Dongchang are, they might not be able to forcefully break into the Prince Jin's mansion to arrest them.

When the time comes, we will find a way to find out the truth of the matter, restore your father's innocence, and find out who is behind the scenes. "

"Great, thank you son, thank you son..."

Liu Nian burst into tears like rain, and immediately got up and bowed profusely.

She was able to support until now because she still had a glimmer of hope in her heart, thinking that one day she would be able to clean up her father's grievances.

Now, she finally waited until this day.

She believed that as long as Prince Jin was willing to step forward, her father's grievances would definitely turn around.At least, some truth can be found.

……

(End of this chapter)