Crown Jewels

Chapter 221 The Great Secret

I saw two gilt characters of "Jiang's Mansion" written on it.

Only then did the shopkeeper realize that he had walked in the wrong alley, and hurriedly turned around and left the mansion.

Inside the vermilion gate, the courtyard was filled with the stench of alcohol, and the wine bottles were lying on the ground everywhere.

Just as Jiang Chao crossed the threshold, the woman who fell face-to-face with a wine glass hit her big belly. The force on her head almost made him spit out. With the help of the guards, he managed to stand upright. He raised his left and right eyes impatiently, and suddenly saw that he was embarrassed A very wronged woman, her clothes are a little disheveled, and there are red marks on her wrists.

Shocked by Jiang Chao's aura, the woman got up quickly, put away her crying tears, looked at Jiang Shan who was sitting in the wine jar in the courtyard with lingering fear, and then Qi Ai yelled "Master" with an aggrieved expression.

Looking intently, it turned out to be the person in Jiang Shan's house. Jiang Chaoshun glanced towards the courtyard, his eyes fell on the woman's pinched and bruised wrist again, he narrowed his eyes for a moment, and then waved his hands impatiently.

At the end of August, the scent of cinnamon, which was dying, was strong, and the smell of alcohol filled the courtyard. Jiang Hong looked at Jiang Shan, who was lying in the middle of the wine bottle, with some disheveled hair, with helplessness in his eyes. After a silent sigh, he stepped on the wine bottle and came to in front of him.

The plump figure cast a shadow, Jiang Shan, who turned his head down and was drunk, raised his eyes in displeasure. When he saw the person in front of him, his expression was uncomfortable, and he lowered his head again, sticking the wine bottle to his mouth and gulping it down. A restrained posture in front of Hong.

"Shan'er—"

Jiang Hong put away his solitude and squatted down with difficulty. Hei Zhuang's hand just wanted to take the wine bottle in Jiang Shan's hand, but suddenly met his eyes, and even Jiang Hong shuddered a little when he was caught off guard.

"I'm asking you, Li Jiang..." Jiang Shan was silent, struggling to utter a few words.

"Is he really dead?"

It was these few words that made Jiang Hong raise his head in disbelief, draw out the fat lines on his neck, and opened his mouth to say an affirmative answer, but when he met Jiang Shan's stern eyes, he seemed to see through everything. The coldness of Jiang Hong's lips twitched for a moment, and suddenly it was difficult to speak, because Jiang Shan's expression just told him clearly that he might know some truth.

Seeing Jiang Hong rolling his eyeballs, with a hesitant expression as if he was looking for an excuse to prevaricate, Jiang Shan suddenly moved closer to Jiang Hong, exhaling a cloudy smell of alcohol with a cold taste from his cheeks, Jiang Chao could clearly see the decadence and heartache in his eyes .

"You don't have to try hard to lie to me, when I entered the Jiang Mansion, it's just how many things in the Shu Palace do you remember—"

"So... Emperor Shu died on Long's birthday."

The word "death" came out, and the voice was a little trembling. The wine bottle in Jiang Shan's hand was jingling, and there was also some restlessness coming out. Jiang Hong shrank for a moment with yellow cloudy eyes, Jiang Shan The pain and anxiety caused by the pain made him feel distressed as a father, but when he said what happened back then, it was like a monstrous secret was leaked. Jiang Hong was so shocked that he sneezed directly under the stimulation of the strong scent of sweet-scented osmanthus. His belly began to tremble, his knees became limp, and he knelt down in front of Jiang Shan. The distress in his eyes was replaced by a deeper level of fear.

Just when his knees were so weak and he was about to hit the cold and hard ground, Jiang Shan impatiently threw away the wine bottle in his hand and held Jiang Hong's body firmly, preventing him from kneeling on the ground, dangling The wine bottle fell to the ground, the body of the bottle was not broken, but the wine inside was making chaotic sounds, which made people feel empty in their hearts.

"What does 'Father' do?"

The word "Father" was chewed in Jiang's mouth, and it was specially aggravated, quite a bit of hatred

"Hurry up and get up—"

Jiang Hong's fat body hung on his right arm, and Jiang Shan had no choice but to lean forward, exerting strength in his chest and abdomen.

Jiang Shan narrowed his eyes coldly, and the hint in his words brought Jiang Chao back to his senses in an instant. After all, the old fritters who had been in court for many years, after the initial shock, quickly digested and accepted the facts. Putting his hands on the ground, he patted Jiang Shan's back and recovered. At the beginning, he looked like a loving father, but what he said was not fooling after all.

"Shan'er, for the father, for the father—"

Ignoring Jiang Chao's long sigh, Jiang Shan picked up the wine bottle again, and the water poured out with a sense of urgency, as if urging.

"Shan'er, don't worry, the Emperor of Shu has now been escorted by his guards and headed to Xia Kingdom—"

"Jiang Di Yuanmou, before entering the palace, he noticed some clues and made arrangements in advance. The person who died in the palace this time was the substitute of Jiang Di back then..."

The word stand-in exited, and the rushing flow of wine stopped suddenly. Jiang Shan held the wine bottle tightly with his fingers, drawing bluish-purple red marks, but the depression and pain in those stern eyes faded away because of his words After a while, the rush of wine flowing in Jiang Hong's ear became calmer.

……

Lin'an Street, which used to be bustling and bustling, has shown a bit of solemnity these days because of the patrolling armor.

After patrolling with a serious face, a woman in a blue skirt with Dai in the distant mountains appeared under the willow tree behind her.

Shen Lanqing looked away from the patrolling guards, and glanced at the magnificent restaurant in front of her. The words "Xingqing Building" on the plaque were inexplicably familiar, but after a moment of contemplation, she seemed to be forgotten by her in the sea of ​​consciousness.

Shaking her head slightly, the corners of Shen Lanqing's lips curled into a helpless smile, she put aside the thoughts in her head, and walked towards the government office of the official department in front of the neighborhood. She came here today to receive the official documents.After leaving the palace banquet that day, although there was no news, the tense atmosphere in Lin'an City and the city gates that were strictly guarded by soldiers suddenly became tense.

For the trip to the south of the Yangtze River, she planned to leave in the next two days.

Therefore, if you want to pass the inspection of the guards at the city gate, you cannot leave Lin'an City without a document certified by the official department.

The sun at noon was just right, and the light spots sprinkled on the blue skirt. Shen Lanqing bid farewell to the officials of the official department, and put the freshly issued bright yellow documents in the bag. The blue skirt flew across the threshold of the government office while picking up the steps, and the sound came again. The sound of neat and regular footsteps reveals well-trained discipline.

The noon sun was dazzling, Shen Lanqing stretched out her hand to block it, and looked towards the team of people coming against the light...

In Xingqing Building, the wine and meat are fragrant, and the decorations, tables and chairs are full of luxury of gold bricks and green tiles. In addition to Nanqu Pingkang Square, it is also a well-known gold selling cave in Lin'an City, a place for rich families to indulge.

The dishes, wine and meat in the hall were all ready, and the meat soup brought by the attendant was a little cold, Jiang Shan lowered his eyes, his expression a little gloomy.

You Zhi, who was following behind, didn't dare to say anything, but kept looking at the door of Xingqing Tower. At this moment, he was in a complicated mood, and he didn't know whether he expected Shen Lanqing to come or hoped that she would not come.

Nearly two hours had passed before the appointed time. As a scholar, Shen Lanqing was always polite. If she really took the so-called celebration banquet that Jiang Shankou talked about, she would definitely not be late or even absent. Now that she hasn't come here, it could only be because of that one reason, she was not prepared to come here at all.

Although You Zhi was somewhat disappointed by this realization, he was inexplicably relieved.

But... Cautiously glanced at Jiang Shan, who was drinking with his head down, with a very bad expression on his face, and the second son of the champion Hou who was watching the show with a playful smile on the other side of the hall, which made the atmosphere of the hall full of wine and meat fall into a stalemate.

(End of this chapter)