The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 8 The Lost Warmth

In the courtyard of a wealthy businessman named Ge.

Xiao Yuan was taken to the bedroom in the back house and stood alone. She clenched the corners of her clothes tightly with both hands, her fingertips turned white, and she felt uneasy.

When Liu Chengyou led his army into the city, Xiao Yuan curiously asked Fu Jinzhan what kind of person the Second Highness was.

I remember the eldest lady just smiled bitterly and said: "It's like a ferocious beast that eats people without spitting out the bones."

Xiao Yuan didn't think too much, but she just kept the eldest lady's advice in mind and never stepped out of the Governor's Mansion.

Madoka couldn't even imagine how bad a person could be.

The door behind him opened and closed, Liu Chengyou changed into a cool white silk dress, his hair was casually tied with a silk scarf, and he sat down on the chair in front of Xiao Yuan.

Madoka took a quick peek, then quickly lowered her head, her whole body trembling slightly, as frightened as a baby bird left in its nest.

"Tell me, where is the Khitan masterpiece named Zhu Xiu hidden?"

Liu Chengyou picked up the celadon bowl and sipped the green tea slowly.

Xiao Yuan knelt down and suppressed her fear and whispered: "If you return to Your Highness, I will not know."

Liu Chengyou said calmly: "If I can't catch anyone, I can only use you to demonstrate fish scale dissection. Isn't it a pity that a pretty young lady should be tortured like that?"

Xiao Yuan lowered her head and didn't dare to speak. She didn't know what fish scales were, but she felt inexplicably cold all over her body.

Liu Chengyou stared at her and suddenly laughed warmly and said: "Let's change the topic. You are Fu Jinzhan's personal maid. If you are willing to point out that Fu Jinzhan is harboring Khitan masterpieces and win over Heng Haijun for his evil intentions, I will make the decision to save you." Slave, how about giving you a large reward and allowing you to return to your hometown and live in peace?"

Xiao Yuan was startled and said in a panic: "Brother Xiu is not a Khitan spy! The eldest lady has not colluded with the Khitan people! Your Highness must not accuse a good person unjustly! Although the slave is the maid of the eldest lady, the eldest lady has never made any contract with the slave. Contract, treat slaves like sisters."

Liu Chengyou's face gradually turned cold, and hostility emerged from his narrow and long eyes.

The door opened and two muscular women walked in, one of them holding a whip in his hand.

"Strip her naked and give her twenty lashes first." Liu Chengyou licked his lips, a sickly flush appeared on his face.

The two strong women bowed to accept the order, twisted Xiao Yuan's arms from left to right, and roughly tore her dress regardless of her struggles and cries.
The numbing sound of whipping and crying spread throughout the courtyard. The guards and servants outside all showed fear and invariably moved away from the bedroom of the main house.

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At noon, Zhang Yanchao escorted Zhu Xiu back to the mansion.

A wooden stake was erected in the courtyard. Zhu Xiu was tied to the stake and her mouth was gagged with a cloth. She could only open her eyes wide and struggle to make a whine.

"Stay still, you will feel better soon."

Zhang Yanchao cursed and hurried to the bedroom to report to Liu Chengyou.

Soon, Zhang Yanchao was ordered by Liu Chengyou to come back to prepare for the demonstration of fish scale dissection.

Zhu Xiu watched him with his own eyes. He used a knife that could be used to cut off the hair and used it to mark his body. One of his followers found a fishing net and measured his figure to see if it fit him.

"The so-called fish scales are to strip you naked, tie you tightly with a fishing net, and then use a knife to cut out the protruding flesh. In the end, only a skeleton is left! The feeling is so painful that you can't even live!"

Zhang Yanchao's face was full of excitement. He rolled up his sleeves and washed his hands and knife in a basin of water.

Zhu Xiu's eyes widened in horror. Isn't this Lingchi's punishment?
Two attendants stepped forward and took off his clothes. Zhu Xiu struggled and twisted desperately, whining in his throat, and veins on his forehead and neck bulged in fear and excitement.

The servant moved the chair to the corridor. After a while, Liu Chengyou, who was only wearing a white lining, walked out of the room, sat lazily on the chair and yawned.

At this moment, a loud noise came from the direction of the mansion door.

A guard rushed over to report: "Your Highness, Fu Jinzhan led his men to break in."

Liu Chengyou stood up loudly, looking embarrassed.

Zhang Yanchao quickly shouted: "Gather troops and horses to protect His Highness the Second Prince!"

Zhu Xiu's face was full of ecstasy. Mrs. Fu finally came back and he was saved!

Just as Zhang Yanchao hurriedly mobilized the guards in the mansion, Fu Jinzhan and Pan Mei led dozens of Fu family guards into the back house.

Fu Jinzhan, scale armor, phoenix helmet, and red robe, holds a simple sword, and has a pretty face with a gloomy look.

After receiving a message from Pan Mei last night, she asked Zhao Pu to lead an army to escort the grain and grass, and continue to return to Cangzhou by water.

She and Pan Mei led the Fu family's bodyguards to ride back overnight.

She knew very well that Liu Chengyou was insidious and treacherous. If he was allowed to act recklessly in Cangzhou City, he might cause a big mess that would be difficult to deal with.

Seeing Zhu Xiu tied to a stake almost naked, Fu Jinzhan's expression became even more sullen.

Pan Mei strode forward, cut the rope with a few knives, picked up the clothes and threw them on him indiscriminately.

Zhu Xiu hurriedly put it on, his legs and feet were a little weak. Pan Mei held his arm to prevent him from falling.

"Thank you, Brother Pan!" Zhu Xiu looked pale and forced out an ugly smile.

Pan Mei grinned and whispered: "Yesterday, when I saw the Zuo Wei army surrounding the Governor's Mansion, I knew something was going to happen, so I hurried out of the city to find the eldest lady. Fortunately, we met her on the way. It's because you deserve to die."

Zhu Xiu choked and nodded. Under the fear, sorrow and joy, his spirit was extremely weak.

Staggering to Fu Jinzhan, Zhu Xiu said urgently: "Miss Xiaoyuan has lost her whereabouts, I'm afraid she was taken captive, please make the decision!"

Fu Jinzhan's eyes immediately showed anger. He looked past the layers of left guard soldiers and landed on Liu Chengyou at the back. He shouted sternly: "What is the purpose of Your Highness seizing the maid next to me?"

The guards separated and Liu Chengyou walked down the stone steps and said with a smile: "Ms. Fu, don't get me wrong. I am not arresting this person for Madam Fu. I just heard that this son was a Khitan slave. I was afraid that Madam Fu would be deceived, so I brought him here." interrogation.

That maid of yours is so bold that she dared to let Khitan Xizuo go without permission. If Mrs. Fu is not around, I will enforce the family law for Mrs. Fu and clean up the house for Mrs. Fu. "

Fu Jinzhan gritted his teeth and shouted: "Let him go immediately!"

Liu Chengyou clapped his hands, and two strong women dragged a woman with a torn dress, bloodstains all over her body, and disheveled hair out, and threw her down with a pop.

"Since Mrs. Fu wants me, I will give it back to you. But this bitch has a tough mouth. Her whip is almost broken, and she refuses to say a word about Mrs. Fu."

Liu Chengyou smiled sadly, his evil eyes fixed on Fu Jinzhan.

If it was this woman who was insulted by him last night, that would be enough.

But it doesn't matter, now that Fu is a minister of the Liu Dynasty, he has time to take care of things.

At that time, Fu Yanqing commented on several of his sons in front of Liu Zhiyuan, saying that Liu Chengyou had a violent heart, would retaliate, had no tolerance for others, and would never achieve great things.

At that time, Liu Zhiyuan and Fu Yanqing were generals in the same dynasty, and they had a close relationship and were called brothers.

Liu Zhiyuan valued Fu Yanqing very much and believed in what he said. Since then, Liu Zhiyuan has become more and more strict with Liu Chengyou. However, Liu Chengyou's mental ability has also disappointed him more and more, and even alienated him.

This incident was always kept in Liu Chengyou's mind. He hated Fu Yanqing and the Fu family deeply, and even dreamed of eradicating them.Fu Jinzhan is also aware of these grievances, so she has always avoided direct conflict with Liu Chengyou, just because she does not want to intensify the conflict.

Unexpectedly, Liu Chengyou would kill a little maid of the Fu family.

"Xiaoyuan." Fu Jinzhan's eyes turned red and his hand holding the knife trembled.

Zhu Xiu was stunned for a moment, and felt a loud bang in his head. His heart felt as if it had been hit with a sledgehammer, and the pain was unspeakable.

"Sister Xiao Yuan!" Zhu Xiu howled miserably, broke away from Pan Mei, stumbled and fell next to Xiao Yuan, and gently picked up her body with trembling hands.

There was sticky blood where the palm touched, and whip marks were carved on her body. No part of her skin was intact, and the blue bricks under her body were stained with large blood stains, which were scarlet and dazzling.
"Sister." Zhu Xiu burst into tears, blurring her vision, her heart ached like a prick, and she couldn't help crying loudly anymore.

Madoka was the first tenderness he felt when he came into this world.

A girl with a pure nature gave him the warmth of a family member.

Just because Zhu Xiu was the same age as her younger brother Bao Geer who died young, and just because Zhu Xiu taught her to read and read seriously, she regarded Zhu Xiu as the second person in the world who was really good to her besides Madam Fu.

For more than a month, Madoka took care of his daily life and sewed clothes and shoes for him with her own hands.

Zhu Xiu gave her great care, and she returned [-]% warmth.

But now, this ray of warmth gradually cooled and disappeared in Zhu Xiu's arms.
Xiao Yuan forced a smile on her blood-stained face, but her scarred body was in too much pain, and her smile was covered by the pain.

She wanted to reach out and touch Zhu Xiu's bald head, but she barely raised it halfway and then lowered it weakly.

Zhu Xiu hurriedly held her hand and gently touched her head.

There was a smile on Xiaoyuan's lips, and her voice sounded like a worm: "Live well"

After saying that, she slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep forever in Zhu Xiu's arms, weak and exhausted.

Zhu Xiu hugged her tightly, tears streaming down her face, her shoulders kept shaking, and she suppressed her cries in her throat, roaring miserably like a wounded beast.

Fu Jinzhan shouted angrily, jumped up, his red shirt floated in the air, and stabbed Liu Chengyou straight with his long knife!
"Protect His Highness the Second Highness!" Zhang Yanchao shouted urgently, then drew his sword and stepped forward to stop him.

The left guard soldiers reacted quickly and formed a formation to protect Liu Chengyou.

"Protect the eldest lady!" Pan Mei also drew her sword and shouted, leading a group of Fu family guards to rush forward.

Fu Jinzhan's long sword charged up, and the impact knocked the sword away from Zhang Yanchao's hand, and kicked him in the chest. Zhang Yanchao staggered and almost fell. Before he could stand up, Fu Jinzhan's sword was already on him. neck.

"Ms. Fu intends to rebel?" Zhang Yanchao shouted loudly, his legs clearly trembling, but he showed a brave and loyal attitude that was not afraid of death.

Fu Jinzhan's eyes were stern and angry, and he applied force with the knife. A bloody mark was drawn on Zhang Yanchao's neck.

Pan Meida smashed his fists with his sword, knocking down several left guard soldiers who tried to rush forward. Fu's personal guards were guarding Fu Jinzhan, showing no fear in the face of the left guard soldiers whose number was several times their own.

"Madam, please don't be impulsive! Our troops will arrive in half a day!"

Pan Mei glared at Zuo Weijun warily and whispered quickly.

He was reminding Fu Jinzhan that if Liu Chengyou or Zhang Yanchao were really killed, there would be an unbridgeable rift between the Fu family and the new imperial court.

At present, this is absolutely not in the interest of Foo.

Taking a step back, even if they really want to take action, they have to wait for Zhao Pu to lead Heng Haijun to rush back, otherwise their few manpower will be chopped into pulp by thousands of left guards in the city in an instant.

Fu Jinzhan gritted his teeth tightly and his cheeks were stained with tears. He wished he could kill Zhang Yanchao with a knife and then take Liu Chengyou to kowtow in front of Xiao Yuan to atone for his sins.

But she knew better that once she did this, Fu would be in an extremely bad situation.

As the eldest daughter of the Fu family, she must consider the interests of the huge family behind her.

Liu Chengyou was startled and then quickly calmed down. He was sure that Fu Jinzhan would not dare to really raise his troops to cause chaos. He waved his hand to signal the guards to move away. He stepped forward and said with a smile: "I am just a lowly slave. Why is Madam Fu like this? This matter It's my fault, I shouldn't have accidentally beaten him to death. When I return to Kaifeng in the future, I will personally come to apologize and compensate Madam Fu to several well-behaved Jiangnan maids."

Fu Jinzhan looked at him coldly and slowly put down the knife in his hand. Zhang Yanchao hurriedly took the opportunity to avoid it and touched the blood marks on his neck with an annoyed look on his face.

"That's right. It's a trivial matter, why bother to make the swordsmen meet?" Liu Chengyou said with a bit of sarcasm, waving his hand to signal the left guard to put away his weapons.

Before he could finish speaking, a figure rushed out from the side, and when everyone was caught off guard, he punched him hard on the bridge of the nose.

Zhu Xiu tried his best to hit Liu Chengyou's face with his fist. At this moment, all he could think about was the tragic death of Xiao Yuan, and he was filled with hatred and anger. He just wanted to kill him to avenge Xiao Yuan!
Liu Chengyou screamed and fell backwards, covering his face with blood splattering from his nose.

Zhu Xiu wanted to pick up the knife and chop him, but Zhang Yanchao quickly kicked him over. Two soldiers rushed over and pinned him down.

"Beast! You don't deserve a good death! I will kill you to pay for it!~~~"

Zhu Xiu struggled and roared frantically, his voice full of endless grief and resentment.

"Kill him! Kill him immediately!" Liu Chengyou covered his bleeding nose and roared angrily.

Fu Jinzhan hurriedly stopped him with a knife: "Let's see who dares!"

Soldiers from both sides drew their swords to confront each other, and the situation became tense again.

Liu Chengyou was furious: "Fu Jinzhan! Do you still dare to protect the Khitans? I will definitely report this matter to the imperial court and ask my father to make a decision!"

Fu Jinzhan did not give in at all, and said forcefully: "Your Highness, just tell me. If it can be proven that he is a Khitan master, I will do whatever you want to do with him! However, before that, he is still a disciple of my Fu family, and no one can touch him." He doesn’t get a cent!”

"You~" Liu Chengyou was furious and choked to the point of being speechless.

Zhang Yanchao was afraid that Liu Chengyou's brain would get hot, so he actually ordered Fu Jinzhan to be killed, which would really be shocking.

Fu Yanqing's fierce tiger is getting more and more powerful as he gets older, and when it becomes more troublesome, he is afraid that the new imperial court will fall apart immediately.

"Your Highness, calm down! Don't be impulsive! It's better to temporarily put this kid in jail and kill him when there is a chance in the future to vent your anger for Your Highness."

Zhang Yanchao whispered in a low voice.

Liu Chengyou's face was filled with unwillingness, and he glanced at Zhu Xiu, Fu Jinzhan, Pan Mei and others with resentment, and nodded slowly.

"Come here! Take this traitor to prison and wait for interrogation!" Zhang Yanchao ordered loudly.

Fu Jinzhan was anxious and wanted to stop him, but Pan Mei hurriedly tried to dissuade him: "Madam, don't worry, we have people in the prison of the state capital to keep Zhu Xiu safe! No more conflicts today, lest the situation becomes irreversible!"

Fu Jinzhan took a deep breath and ordered Fu's personal guards to put away their weapons.

With a wry smile on her face, Pan Mei sent two soldiers to follow the left guard to take Zhu Xiu to prison.

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