Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 318
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Zhang Jinyu accompanied Lin Daiyu and glanced at her. This woman named Xiao Cui was so obvious. Could there be someone else as the scapegoat? She felt something was wrong in her heart, because Xiao Cui already had the will to die in her eyes.

The people from Huangcheng Division directly brought a bucket of cold water and poured it over the head. When the cold water was stirred, Xiao Cui was immediately woken up.

Zhao Si, Eunuch Zhao, walked to the front slowly, and said in a pleasant manner;

"The miscellaneous family also climbed up step by step from the eunuchs from a young age. They know the hard work of the people below, and they know that it is not easy. The miscellaneous family admires those loyal guardians the most. Why do you think you are like this?"

The maid Xiaocui shook her head, then raised her head and said with a smile;
"Hehe, that sounds really nice. Since Eunuch climbed up from below, how about the little eunuchs who were with you? Are they still there?"

"Good question,"

Eunuch Zhao narrowed his eyes and responded loudly.

"Ahem, since you asked a good question, please give me your eunuch's advice?"

Miss Xiao Cui was blown by the cold wind, she couldn't help coughing, and asked in a cold voice.

"Haha, because the Zajia is loyal, the Zajia is the most lowly person, but the emperor's grace is so great, and the Zajia has such kindness, but some people are unfaithful, unfaithful, and cruel to their masters. Are these people too contemptible? Of course not. Good ending."

Eunuch Zhao was not stingy with giving advice, and he couldn't help boasting a lot, but Xiao Cui's maid laughed and said sarcastically,
"Elder-in-law's words are already very remarkable, so dare to ask Eunuch, what kind of lowly law did you do back then, what kind of favor was given to you by which master, what kind of eagle dog did you become, and who did you harm? Hahaha "

"You, you, so ignorant of good and evil"

Zhao Si was asked about the pain, his face was ferocious, he stared at the woman viciously, furious, pointed at the servant girl tremblingly, and said angrily;

"Come here, come here, give the Zajia a hard beating, a beating."

Just when the people from the Imperial City Division were about to beat him with a whip, Zhang Jinyu couldn't stand it any longer. If he beat someone again, he would die, and there was nothing to ask.

"Do you recognize this maid, Miss Lin?"

"I know, she is the maid beside my father, but this girl is Aunt Wang's dowry, ah."

Speaking of this, Lin Daiyu opened her eyes in disbelief, could it be her.

Seeing this, Zhang Jinyu knew what was going on, and shouted to the courtyard;

"Stop, don't hit, if you hit again, you won't be able to take it anymore. Eunuch Zhao has worked hard, so come back and rest. This Marquis will ask for you."

"Master Hou, this female thief is so bold, she dared to tease the miscellaneous family, and I was so angry."

Zhao Si, Eunuch Zhao, was so angry that he wished he could kill this woman in order to relieve his hatred. Zhang Jinyu also comforted him;
"Why should Eunuch Zhao be angry with a maidservant, take a rest, come and help Eunuch Zhao to rest."

"No, Lord Hou, no need for miscellaneous families, but I want to see what the purpose of this woman is?"

Zhang Jinyu nodded and walked over. Unexpectedly, the maid turned her head around, spit out a mouthful of blood and cursed,

"Humph, they're just like the same raccoon dog."

Zhang Jinyu looked at the blood on his sleeve and didn't wipe it off, and said in agreement;
"It's the same, the girl is also a person with a story. As for what you asked just now, I can answer you. Both the Marquis and Eunuch Zhao are living on the imperial salary. But you can avoid it, girl, it’s hard to say whether you are loyal to the master’s family or the people behind you.”

Seeing the slight change in Miss Xiaocui's eyes, Zhang Jinyu continued;

"Furthermore, when you enter the Lin family, you are considered to be members of the Lin family. You eat the Lin family's food and smash the Lin family's pots. What kind of loyalty do you think you have? Are you more poisonous than those snakes and scorpions?" Comparing one's feelings with one's own."

"Master Hou, you are right, compare your heart with your heart."

At this time, a crisp voice came from the back of the main house, and a gentle woman came slowly, with a look of mourning on her face.

"Who's there?"

Hearing someone hiding not far away, Zhang Jinyu yelled loudly, and saw a woman coming out from behind the bamboo grove on the east side of the main room, one of them was wearing white clothes even wearing a fox fur.

Zhang Jinyu also turned her head and looked over. When she saw this person, she must be the Aunt Wang that Lin Daiyu was talking about. The Lord is here. When Xiaocui saw Aunt Wang coming, she shouted;

"It was I who murdered Mr. Lin, and I gave the medicine. I did it all by myself."

"Why bother! Hey"

Zhang Jinyu didn't look at Xiaocui's maid again, but just sighed.

Lin Daiyu tightly covered her mouth with her jade hand, and looked at Aunt Wang in disbelief. It turned out to be her. The aunt who had been by her side all these days, how could it be her? Tears blurred her eyes for a while.

Aunt Wang just came over, touched Lin Daiyu's bun, and then said to the courtyard;

"Let him go, I did this, why make it difficult for a maid?"

"Why, Auntie, why?"

Lin Daiyu cried out and asked.

"Because my surname is Wang, and I am from the Wang family."

Aunt Wang replied quietly, with a calm look on her face at the moment, as if she felt a little relieved.

"King, woof, that's it."

In the silent courtyard,

Lin Daiyu was also speechless and choked.

"Master Hou, what should we do about this matter?"

Eunuch Zhao also had no choice but to ask.

"Go to see Mr. Lin and see what he has to say. After all, it's a family matter."

Zhang Jinyu pointed to the room and said.

"Extremely extreme, someone escorted her into the house."

Jinling City,
General Tang also had his breakfast, and then he began to beat drums and gather troops, preparing to send out the imperial guards to guard along the way, and then the deputy general took the lead to the Qinhuai River to prepare the layout of the execution ground.

Outside the old palace, the secret sentry of the East Prince's Palace, who was watching the movements of the Forbidden Army, discovered the unusual movement of the Forbidden Army on the wall.

"Li Qianhu, there has been movement from the Imperial Army."

Li Dong, who closed his eyes and rested under the eaves behind him, immediately opened his eyes, a gleam flashed in his eyes, he quickly got up, and looked in along the edge of the wall. , walked out of the old palace first, and it seemed that there was some movement.

"Go and inform Commander Yang that there is movement from the Imperial Army. By the way, keep an eye on the people in front to see where they are going. I will continue to keep an eye on them here."

"Yes, Chito."

The secret guard in front took out the bamboo hat, put it on his head, turned over and got off the courtyard wall, and quickly followed the guards in front to see where he was going. After following all the way, he actually approached the Qinhuai River. Ahead, past the corner of the street, is the romantic place of the Qinhuai River.

The forbidden army also continued to walk forward, and when they reached the western intersection of the Qinhuai River, they immediately began to clear the area. The secret guards of the East Prince's Mansion who were hiding in the surrounding restaurants, inns, and brothels all saw it.

Commander Yang even showed up in Yunliang Pavilion not far away, in a box on the third floor,

"Return to the Commander, there has been movement from the imperial guards in the old palace, and as the Commander expected, the execution place is at the Qinhuai River."

"Okay, I understand, so can you confirm where Commander Yan's son is?"

Yang Cheng also inquired again and again, saving people is the most important thing, but there has been no news of Mr. Yan's family.

"Return to Commander, still not there, we can only confirm it at the time of execution."

Looking at the secret guard's answer, Yang Cheng was also a little anxious, so he opened the east window and looked to the west. The imperial guards had cleared the intersection on the west bank of the Qinhuai River, which was the execution ground, and chaos had to be created. , Immediately thought of a way.

"Hey, go and inform them, the whistle is an order before you start. Now you go and tell them, try to wake up the benefactors and kiln sisters of the brothel, and call them out to watch. The more people the better, the more people you have, the easier it is to start."

"Yes, Lord Commander."

Sensing the urgency of the time, the secret guard immediately ran out to communicate, and Yang Cheng in Yunliang Pavilion also asked the people around him to pretend to be benefactors outside and shout.

After the person went out, after a while, there was a voice;

"Come out and see, come out and see, the imperial army has also come to the Qinhuai River to see Sister Yao,"

"My God, there are so many people here, sister Yao is not enough."

"Ahaha, that's right."

The sound was so loud that it spread far away, and soon many benefactors and kiln sisters would come out to watch,

"Yeah, it's true. Why are so many imperial troops coming so early in the morning? Are they really looking for Sister Yao? Can you stand this beauty?"

A patron on the second floor was teasing the kiln sister from last night.

"Oh, necrosis,"

Although Sister Yao was reluctant, she still looked across the window with her charming eyes. Then other brothels in the Qinhuai River also made similar noises. More and more people were watching, and there was a lot of discussion.

In the other rooms of Yunliang Pavilion, especially in the academy, many students didn't go back at all, and stayed here directly. They were served by beautiful concubines, and they were all annoyed by the noise outside.

Gong Huaiyu was woken up, so she simply got up and changed her clothes, she was inevitably a little curious, and asked;
"Nansheng, what happened outside?"

"Master, there seems to be a discussion outside that the Imperial Army will also come to Qinhuai River to find Sister Yao."

The guard Nansheng replied from the stall next to the door, he must have been guarding the door all night.

"What, it's a joke. If the imperial army goes to a brothel so blatantly, those commanders may not want to do it."

"Master said yes."

Gong Huaiyu better dressed, then put on a belt, stroked her hair, and walked out,

"You take a rest first, go back and have something to eat with this prince, come here, get some breakfast, and bring a pot of sake by the way,"

"Yes, son."

The guards on duty outside the door immediately led away, while Nan Sheng stayed by Gong Huaiyu's side for a moment.

"Xie Shizi, a humble job is not tiring,"

"You, fine,"

Gong Huaiyu wanted Nan Sheng to take a rest here, but knowing that this person had this character, she shook her head helplessly, then walked to the window, opened it, and looked along the Qinhuai River, there were indeed a large number of troops from the Imperial Army stationed in the west ashore.

"Interesting, do you know what happened? Why did the forbidden army come here?"

"Returning to the master, I asked people to inquire about the humble position, but the people around didn't know about it, it was very sudden."

The southern guard behind him, of course, had seen the scene outside the window, and had already arranged for the Eagle Guard of the West Prince's Mansion to investigate, but the time was too urgent and there was no gain.

"Don't worry, bring the table over here, we'll eat at the window, we'll find out after a while, logically speaking, Luo Yunhou is unlikely to let the imperial guards come out indiscriminately, could it be Eunuch Zhao, that's not right."

Just when Gong Huaiyu was wondering and guessing, the imperial guards of Jiugong began to go to the dungeon to arrest people.

"Be honest, tie them up, and then put bags on everyone's head."

"Yes, General."

The marching deputy general took the people down and started to face the rosters one by one. After clicking on one, he took out one. After a while, the school grounds were crowded with detainees.

(End of this chapter)