Taohuaxi

Chapter 100 Death News
Her voice was filled with fear.

In the darkness, I hugged her, patted her back gently, and comforted her: "Don't be afraid, Cherry, don't be afraid, Cherry..."

Her little body trembled and she kept murmuring: "Father, don't hurt Uncle Douya, don't hurt Uncle Douya, don't..."

My heart felt like it had been poured with snow water, which made me feel cold.

How could Cherry talk like this in her sleep?

Ever since I brought her to Qin Mansion from Shenju Mountain, her relationship with Qin Mingxu has always been harmonious.Qin Mingxu loves her, and she is also very dependent on Qin Mingxu.Why would she be so scared when she mentioned "adopted father" in her sleep?

I wiped the fire sickle and lit the lamp again.

Cherry's young face was covered with tears.

She suddenly opened her eyes, sat up, wiped away her tears with her sleeves, threw herself into my arms, and shouted: "Yu Niang——"

I hugged her tightly and asked: "Cherry, do you have a nightmare?"

"Hmm." She nodded.

"Tell Yu Niang, what kind of nightmare are you having?" I said gently.

Under the candlelight, she pursed her lips and said nothing.

She is a precocious child with many things on her mind. I often don’t know what she is thinking.

I stroked her hair and said, "Cherry, your nightmare is related to your adoptive father and Uncle Bean Sprout, right? How could you have such a dream for no reason?"

"No, Yu Niang, it's not for no reason, it's not..." She shook her head violently.

"Mother Yu, do you love your adoptive father?" Her eyes were like two small lanterns burning.

I put the quilt on her body and said, "Why do you ask this suddenly?"

"Tell me, do you love your adoptive father?" she asked seriously, as if she must get an answer.

I nodded and said, "Love. Your adoptive father and I are husband and wife, so naturally we love each other."

"Then, how about comparing with Uncle Bean Sprout?"

I stretched out my hand and tapped her nose: "How can we compare like this? They are different. Your adoptive father and I are husband and wife, and your uncle Douya and I are brothers and sisters. They are both important to me."

She lowered her head thoughtfully.

"Mother Yu, Uncle Douya is the most pitiful. No matter what, I don't want Uncle Douya to be hurt."

"No one can hurt Uncle Bean Sprout," I asked, "Cherry, did you hear any gossip somewhere?"

She didn't answer, leaned forward, blew out the lamp, got into bed, and said, "No, Yu Niang, it's just a dream, how can I take it seriously? Go to sleep."

She dared not look into my eyes again.

She was vague about her dream.

She must be hiding something from me.

She is a child after all.No matter how well you hide it, some traces will still show.

I lay down and fell asleep with my head full of doubts.

What happened between Qin Mingxu and Feng Gao?

Why did Cherry say that her foster father killed someone...

This winter, Yangzhou is colder than in previous years.It has snowed four times.Each one is bigger than the other.It was completely white outside the courtyard.In my daze, I heard chaotic footsteps, panicked knocks on the door, and shouts. When I woke up, there was nothing.

The Qin Mansion was extremely peaceful.

In the calmness, there seems to be an undercurrent of crisis.

I caressed my raised belly and prayed to the Bodhisattva for peace.

Safe.

Safety.All I want in this life is these two words.

On the day of Laba.

Xiaoyin cooked a big pot of Laba porridge, and the warm aroma spread everywhere in the house.

I ordered the boy to call Hua Lian and Zhu Xifeng to come over so that the family could reunite for the holidays.

The boy went there for a long time and didn't come back.

I held Cherry and stood under the eaves waiting.

Occasionally, a snowflake blew against my eyelashes, and the chaotic footsteps in my dream approached and became a reality.I didn't wait for Hua Lian and Zhu Xifeng, but instead waited for a group of officers and soldiers to rush in.

The leading officer took out an official document and said sternly: "Who is Zhu Sangyu?"

Cherry hugged my legs.

I tried my best to calm down and said: "That's me. What do you have to do, gentlemen?"

The officer said solemnly: "Oh, you still dare to ask us what we are doing? You have made a big mistake! You will find out when you get to the Yamen!"

I held the cherry in my arms and said to the policeman: "I can come with you, please let me settle my daughter first."

The officer sneered: "Settle down? Where are you going to settle down? Your natal family's Zhu Mansion was sealed off by the government half an hour ago! All the superiors and subordinates were imprisoned. Your husband's Qin Mansion will also be sealed off! No one can escape. . Among the 21 historical books, I only heard about the extermination of nine tribes, and only my Ming Dynasty had the precedent of annihilating ten tribes. What? Boss Zhu, you dared to cause such a huge disaster, didn't you think of today's situation? "

He waved.

The officers and soldiers posted seals and took people.

The mansion suddenly became chaotic.

When I arrived at the government office, I learned that something had happened to the tribute wine from Zhujia Winery.

This matter is important.It involves Concubine Zheng of Chengqian Palace and the newly born little prince.

The magistrate did not dare to say anything about the details, but ordered me to be put into a cell and under strict guard.

I sat alone in the damp and cramped cell, thinking about Yingtao, Hua Lian and Zhu Xifeng.They were all imprisoned, but not with me.

When Qin Mingxu comes back to collect the debt, he will definitely be arrested.Where is Bean Sprout, and has he been implicated?

How can I save myself from such a catastrophic disaster?
I didn't know that at this time, a disaster occurred at Dong'an Station, where Jizhou connects with the capital.

Sudden avalanche.

Dozens of people were buried.

Among them, there was a group of people from Dongchang who returned to Beijing to resume their duties.

The only person who survived was a factory guard who happened to be out at the time of the incident.

The local government urgently reported the matter to the court.

The surviving factory guard struggled to pull out a black robe from the snowdrift, a black robe given by the emperor as the "Donggong Governor of the East Factory of the Ming Dynasty".Those who unfortunately died have no bones left.The factory guard held his black robe, mounted his horse in panic, and rushed to the capital.

Avalanches are natural disasters that cannot be predicted even by gods and cannot be faked.

The Dong'an government documents, the factory guard's report, Feng Gao's black robe... all of these prove that Feng Gao was martyred in Dong'an.

The news exploded in the palace like a muffled drum.

Who would have thought that Feng Gao, who was full of peach blossoms and had a snake-like heart, would die like this.

Really, people are not as good as heaven.

Feng Gao worked for Long Live for a long time without making any mistakes, and won the Holy Heart.Therefore, Long Live rewarded him with the false title of "Loyal and Yi Gong" and ordered people to bury him with rich clothes and honor him after his death.

Dongchang, Jinyiwei, and the internal servants in the palace made the funeral a lively affair.

News of his death reached Yangzhou three days later...

(End of this chapter)