Dajin royal family

Chapter 222
Although Zheng Ruyi hurried on his way, how could he be the opponent of the inner guard, so he was a step behind the inner guard, and when he arrived in Chang'an, he knew that the inner guard had probably handed over the man to the emperor.Zheng Ruyi, who knew something about the inside story, understood that the only way to save Cui Yunxiang was to find her grandfather.Therefore, he rushed into the mansion all the way.

When Zheng Ruyi clarified how Cui Yunxiang was caught in Donglai County and all the things Jiang Chengxiao did in Donglai County and Qi County, the room fell into a state of dead silence.Zheng Shanyuan held his forehead with one hand, and stared at Zheng Ruyi blankly, which made him a little scared.

On the other side, Zheng Renli has been completely petrified. It turned out that Jiang Chengxiao went to Qingzhou not to investigate any officials, but to exterminate the mob. He didn't even tell the Zheng family about this.Perhaps, the emperor knew from the very beginning that Cui Qi and even the Cui family were behind the mob in Dongnae County?
Thinking of this, he suddenly shivered.The image of the prince that emerged in his mind instantly became dark.At this moment, he didn't know how to express his feelings, especially for the sensual image of that prince.

He had always thought that the prince was just a child with extraordinary intelligence, but through the suppression of the mob in Donglai County, he discovered that the prince was terribly scheming, even if they had expressed so much kindness before. , but the prince still didn't treat them honestly, instead he used Ruyi, Pei's children, and Yu Qing as bait.

What a mind.

Or, is this really a scheming that a 16-year-old child should have?
Compared with Zheng Renli's wild thoughts, Zheng Shanyuan seemed to be in a certain depressed state, and he could naturally think of what Zheng Renli could think of.Previously, he had always felt that Jiang Chengxiao relied on the Zheng family enough, and that he had enough affection for the Zheng family to release, but judging from his concealment of the suppression of the mob, he did not fully agree with the Zheng family at all, and he was strongly wary of the Zheng family. .

Otherwise, how could he let Zheng Ruyi be the bait to attract attention.What a decisive scheming, he really underestimated that child.

"Grandfather, shouldn't it be time to notify the Cui family immediately to rescue Yunxiang?" Zheng Ru insisted that Zheng Shanyuan kept silent, and urged him again.

Hearing this, Zheng Shanyuan picked up the teacup on the table and threw it towards Zheng Ruyi with lightning speed. With a "touch", it hit Zheng Ruyi's forehead, and traces of bright red color gathered on the head, and finally It turned into a bloodstain that flowed from the forehead, passed through the eyelashes, and entered the eyeball.

All this happened too fast, almost to the point where Zheng Shanyuan smashed Zheng Ruyi, and Zheng Renli looked at Zheng Shanyuan belatedly.As for Zheng Ruyi, he was completely dazed, and he didn't understand why his grandfather hit him suddenly. He didn't feel the pain in his brain and the blood and tears in his eyes until the blood entered his eyeballs and made his eyes uncomfortable.

Zheng Ruyi wiped the blood from her eyes, knelt down helplessly, not knowing what happened.Is it wrong to rescue Yunxiang?
At this time, Zheng Shanyuan said, "What did I ask you to do in Qingzhou?"

Zheng Ruyi was still thinking about why his grandfather hit him, and he didn't know how to answer Zheng Shanyuan's question for a moment.

"Say it!" Zheng Shanyuan reprimanded sharply.

"Help Qingque clear Qingzhou officials!" Zheng Ruyi hurriedly changed her mind and answered her grandfather.

"Then why did you come back before him?"

"To inform grandfather to rescue Yunxiang." Zheng Ruyi stammered when she realized that something was wrong.

Zheng Shanyuan slapped the table angrily, got up and ignored her plain clothes, grabbed Zheng Ruyi's ear and pushed open the door towards the small ancestral hall in the mansion.When the servants on the road saw the angry patriarch, Zheng Ruyi with a gray face, and Zheng Renli who followed closely behind, they immediately stood there with their heads down and did not dare to move.

The ancestral hall of the Zheng family is not in the capital, but in Zhengjia Village, Xingyang. The small ancestral hall in the capital mansion was built for the convenience of Zheng Shanyuan's daily sacrifices, so it is just a room.

When the three came to the ancestral hall, Zheng Shanyuan grabbed Zheng Ruyi's ears and pushed her to the ground, pushing Zheng Ruyi to the ground, then Zheng Shanyuan shouted: "Kneel down for me!"

Hearing this, although he didn't know what mistake he had made, he still knelt on the cold floor in fear in the face of his aggressive and unkind grandfather.The next moment when he raised his head, he saw that his grandfather was already holding a jujube stick to enforce the family law.

"Straighten your back!" Zheng Shanyuan hit Zheng Ruyi with a stick, and the pain instantly stimulated all the nerves in Zheng Ruyi's body.He didn't dare to neglect, enduring the pain and straightened his back.

"You bastard, let you be troublesome!"

"You bastard, make you disobedient!"

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After every sentence, Zheng Shanyuan beat Zheng Ruyi with all his strength. Every time he swung the jujube stick, Zheng Renli's heart skipped a beat. He had never seen his father hit him so hard.

After beating more than a dozen sticks, Zheng Shanyuan was exhausted due to his illness, so he had to stop and continue beating Zheng Ruyi out of breath.So he threw away the jujube stick, sat directly on the futon, and took a breath.

Seeing this, Zheng Renli glanced at Zheng Ruyi, who was lying on the ground crying with distorted complexion, walked behind his father and patted his back gently.

After a while, Zheng Shanyuan felt that he could speak, looked at Zheng Ruyi and said, "Do you know why I beat you?"

"Because... my grandson didn't... didn't follow your orders." Zheng Ruyi endured the burning pain in her back, forced herself to kneel on the ground, and looked at Zheng Shanyuan in fear.Although this is not the first time he has been dealt with by the family law, but this time it was his grandfather's automatic hand, and it was so heavy. If his grandfather was not old, he might not have been able to bear it just now without passing out.

"You still don't understand." Zheng Shanyuan sighed in disappointment, "If you weren't about the same age as Qingque, I would never have put you next to him. If it wasn't for Ru Xin, you were a concubine. I hope that you, Ru Xin, are a hundred times stronger than you. , it's not your turn to tie the sparrow!"

Hearing this, Zheng Ruyi's face darkened, as if she was not convinced that she was being compared like this, and argued strongly: "I really don't know what my grandfather wants to say, if my grandson is doing something wrong, please ask my grandfather to point it out, and my grandson will change it." .”

"Okay, then let me ask you, since you know that Cui Yunxiang is harboring treasonous criminals, why did you leave Qingque and come back to tell us without authorization!" Zheng Shanyuan stared at him fiercely.

Zheng Ruyi opened her mouth, and then said in a low voice: "Because Yun Xiang is about to become my Zheng family's son-in-law, and the Shandong gentry are one. It would be best if we can save them."

"Hmph, let me ask you, how do you plan to save him from getting involved with the rebellious Cui Qi?" Zheng Shanyuan was laughed at by this naive and stupid grandson.

Zheng Ruyi gritted her teeth and thought, "If the Zheng family and the Cui family join forces and push the blame to Cui Qi, Yun Xiang might be saved."

"You mean, for a mere Cui Yunxiang, our Zheng family will do our best to rescue it, regardless of the loss of the family, regardless of His Majesty's holy will, and we will only be sophistrying for a rebellious person!" Zheng Shanyuan's tone became fierce again. .

"I'm not..." Zheng Ruyi was sweating profusely, he seemed to know why his grandfather was so angry, it wasn't worth the Zheng family's all-out effort for a Cui Yunxiang.

"Let me ask you again, when Cui Qi and Cui Yunxiang were arrested that night, there was such a big commotion, did that kid from the Pei family come back with you to inform the Pei family?" Zheng Shanyuan asked pressingly.

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"Also, Qingque has already promised you to spare the other old officials of the Cui family in Qingzhou. Why didn't someone send a letter back after the incident involving Cui Yunxiang this time? Why didn't that Pei Yuanyan, who is also a son of the Shandong gentry, come back with you? Why did the inner guard appear there, why Cui Yunxiang followed Qingque to Donglai County, have you thought about these questions!"

The more he talked, the more angry Zheng Shanyuan picked up the jujube stick and hit Zheng Ruyi's shoulder again, making him grin his teeth and grin in pain.

"You never thought about it!" Zheng Shanyuan said coldly: "You idiot has been dazzled by the so-called son-in-law of the Zheng family. You don't know that this Cui Yunxiang is not important at all. Even if he dies, your sister can still marry someone else. What is a mere Cui Yunxiang, the son of the family's son-in-law? You have no structure, no vision, you fool!"

After Zheng Shanyuan's prodding with sticks and words, he finally understood the crux of the matter.Cui Yunxiang was involved in rebellion this time, no one would really be willing to go all out to rescue him.

However, what Zheng Ruyi didn't know was that because some forces in the court opposed His Majesty's "canal" matters, now the Cui family fell into the hands of the emperor, and basically he could only give up Cui Yunxiang.

(End of this chapter)