Taohuaxi

Chapter 23 Kill the chicken to warn the monkey

"Go to the East Factory."

I got on the carriage and told the driver.

He Ming whispered from the side: "Second Young Madam, when the second master came to Beijing, the villain has been waiting in front of me. The second master is the most careful person. He has never tried to please anyone or cling to the powerful. Tonight Something that is absolutely unimaginable...I heard that Dongchang has the most ways to torture people, and the second master is going to suffer this time..."

It was raining harder and harder outside.

The crackling sound on the carriage was like hitting my heart.

The carriage arrived at the north of Dong'an Gate and in front of Dongchang Gate.

There's a lot of security outside.

I got off the carriage, walked outside the door, and said to Na Fanzi: "I want to see Mr. Feng Factory."

The man glanced at me and said, "Mr. Feng is reviewing the case tonight, and no one will be seen."

I leaned over and said, "I...I am his family member. Could you please inform me."

Fanzi sneered: "Our Mr. Feng has been in Dongchang for 15 years, and we have never heard that he has any relatives."

"Mr. Feng, Mr. Feng——" I rushed to the door and slapped the shop head.

The gangsters got angry and gathered around, saying, "Take this woman away!"

Heming and the other boys quickly came over to apologize and helped me onto the carriage.

He Ming sobbed: "Second Young Madam, please go back first. This matter will be discussed in the long term and cannot be rushed."

You can't be in a hurry, how can you not be in a hurry?

Cheng Huaishi and I went out happily together. It seemed like the warmth of him holding me was still in my palms. In the blink of an eye, he had been captured, and his life or death was uncertain.

Raindrops dripped down the hair on my forehead.

I returned home in despair.

A good night's sleep.

The wind blew the window sill open, and I got up and closed it three times during the night.

When I closed my eyes, I always seemed to see Cheng Huaishi tied to a wooden stake, the bright red iron stretched out towards him, Feng Gao's evil face full of cruelty, I sat up straight: "No, no, no !”

There are fangs and traps everywhere under these eight streets, nine roads, and Beijing chariots.

At dawn, I wiped my face carelessly, got on the carriage, and went to Dongchang again.

I stood outside the door, waiting.

It rained all night and stopped, and the smell of earth carried the periwinkles that flourished in the capital in May, fishy and bright.

A green cloud crown, silver gauze clothes, a figure like a cherry blossom.

Feng Gao finally appeared.

I hurriedly stepped forward and called out: "Mr. Feng——"

He saw me and stopped, with a complicated look on his face.

The fan next to him said flatteringly: "Mr. Feng, don't pay attention to this crazy woman. She came here last night and lied that she was your relative. Fortunately, the villain was smart and drove her away."

Feng Gao's eyebrows skipped a beat, and as he repeated his left hand, his powerful internal force forced Na Fanzi to take five steps back.

I looked at him, leaned over and said, "I beg Mr. Feng to be kind and let my husband go."

Maybe it was my pleading as a child that stung him.

He said in a deep voice: "Come in with me."

The fans no longer dare to block it.

I followed him step by step through the door.

This is my first time to step into Dongchang - a place rumored to be extremely mysterious.

Upon entering the lobby, you can see a large portrait of Yue Fei.There is also an archway in front of the hall that is "famous for centuries".

The tables and chairs are all black, and there are black curtains hanging on the curtains, showing the supreme authority of Dongchang "from the capital to the world, investigating things in the afternoon, even if the palace is unavoidable".

When he reached the inner room, he slowly sat down.

I stood in front of him, lowering my head: "Mr. Feng, if you can-"

Before I finished speaking, he interrupted me: "Sister, you don't have to be so careful when talking to me."

His face once again had the look I was familiar with when he was in Yangzhou.

How many faces does he have?

"How can a civilian woman be the sister of Mr. Feng Chang with a low status? In the past, it was a civilian woman who didn't know the importance and made Mr. Feng laugh. Mr. Feng is the most important person to His Majesty. He is a big shot who sticks to his word. Stretch out your hand. With just one finger, the civilian woman and her family can die without a burial place." I said.

His eyes were full of heartache: "Sister, please don't talk to me like this. Don't you understand why I took Cheng Huai away?"

"Folk women don't understand."

"Let me tell my sister a story."

He said softly: "In the sixth year of Longqing, the late emperor passed away. Your majesty is young now, and the late emperor left you alone in the care of Mr. Zhang. Mr. Zhang is the emperor's teacher and the first assistant. He teaches your majesty very strictly. The person your majesty fears the most is none. More than Lord Zhang. In the past, whenever Your Majesty made the slightest mistake, Empress Dowager Ci Sheng Li would say to Your Majesty, "Mr. Zhang will hear about it, what can I do!" In the ninth year of Wanli, your Majesty was drinking in the palace and hit someone by mistake. Ci Sheng Li The Queen Mother was so angry that she summoned Master Zhang and asked him to imitate Huo Guang of the Eastern Han Dynasty and depose His Majesty, and make King Lu the emperor. Later, regarding this matter, Master Zhang wrote the "Edict of Sin" on His Majesty's behalf. 'End...Sister, do you understand?"

After a long while, I said: "Then, what do these things have to do with Cheng Huaishi?"

"Sister, sister, Cheng Huaishi is full of loyalty to the country, but he doesn't know that the country and the family are not as good as the king! What your majesty wants is loyalty to the king! Only loyalty to the king can save one's life in the officialdom! I talked to him a lot last night, I wonder if he understands?"

Feng Gao sighed: "If he is not my sister's husband, I don't care what he does!"

"You mean... you mean..." I hesitated, not sure.

Feng Gao nodded, looked around, and said quickly: "Your Majesty will cut down the tree sooner or later. Once the tree falls, will the people standing under the tree still be alive? Sister, think about it, who is Cheng Huaishi? Introducing him into an official career? It's not too late for him to step out from under the tree now."

I panicked and said, "Your Majesty...is your Majesty really cruel? Lord Zhang is a great weapon of the country, how is that possible?"

Feng Gao solemnly said: "Sister, if there is any movement in the world, the first person to smell it is Dongchang." "Then... where is King Lu?"

"Prince Lu is the biological son of the Queen Mother. Your Majesty serves your mother with utmost filial piety and will not kill Prince Lu. But that does not mean that Your Majesty will not kill those who cling to Prince Lu. Last night, Your Majesty received news that Prince Lu was having a banquet at the Su Mansion. His Majesty ordered me Knock on the people inside. I chose Cheng Huaishi. One is to frighten King Lu and take the person away in front of him; the other is to frighten other people and let them see that he is a person who is very close to King Lu. What will happen? Cheng Huaishi has not long been in office. If he expresses his loyalty to His Majesty at this time, it is a perfect opportunity to clarify himself. I took him away not because of him, but because of my selfishness towards my sister."

"When can we let him go?"

"Not recently. Dongchang cannot be seen through by others."

He pointed to the outside of the hall: "Sister, do you know why the statue of Yue Fei is hung in Dongchang? His Majesty reminded Dongchang Tiqi to handle the case in vain. When Cheng Huaishi can leave depends on himself."

"I understand. You want Cheng Huaishi to be willing to be the chess piece placed by His Majesty next to Mr. Zhang."

He was silent.

Silence is the default.

The silver gauze clothes on her body looked so sinister amidst the black curtains in Dongchang.

After a long while, I shook my head: "You said all this just to bring down Mr. Zhang and eliminate dissidents. You thought Cheng Huaishi had just entered the official career and was a newcomer who was easy to handle, so you chose him."

Feng Gao looked at me, his eyes dim: "Sister, don't you understand yet? I am the person you should trust most. Even if I harm everyone in the world, I will not harm you."

"I just protected you once at the ferry. Mr. Feng exaggerated. Since you are determined not to let Cheng Huaishi go, then... I am the one who said too much today."

I turned around and walked out.

Feng Gao didn't stop me.

He just said behind me: "Sister, do you know Humulus? You and I are both Humulus growing in wasteland... We are the same people. We were in the past and we are now. Sister, I hope you so much I can remember."

These words are so incomprehensible.

It was like a heavy fog, accompanied by bursts of pain in my head, making me more and more confused as I listened.

"Sister, don't get wet in the rain anymore. It's no longer time to stay in the ruined Jingjue Temple in Dongchang Mansion."

His words were extremely sad and desolate.

What play was he singing in?

Is this how he won the trust of Lord Long Live with his sweet words?

Perhaps, making people feel close to him is just a way for him to make a living.

He turns his hands into clouds and turns his hands into rain. He is full of conspiracies and intrigues and is not easy to deal with.

When we walked out of Dongchang, the clouds were light, neither overcast nor sunny.

The coachman asked me: "Second Young Madam, shall we go back home?"

"No, go to Master Zhang's residence."

This road is blocked, so I will go another way. I will rescue Cheng Huaishi.

However, when I first arrived at Zhang's Mansion, I saw the door of the mansion wide open.Two teams of servants were neatly lined up on both sides.The carriage is ready.

"My lord, come out of the house!" A man in a long gown called.

Sound the gong to clear the way.

A middle-aged man with a slim figure and beautiful eyebrows, and a beard that reaches his belly came out. His official uniform was neat and fresh, with clear creases.

There is only one person in the world who can wear Chiluo official uniform.

This must be Master Zhang, the world-famous chief assistant.

Sure enough, he was arrogant and different.

Standing behind him was Xun Yitang.

I haven’t seen him in half a year since we were at the ferry on the first snowy day last year.

She was still dressed in black, weak and slender.

Mr. Zhang got on the sedan chair.

After a while, it became quiet outside the house.

Xun Yitang walked towards me.

"Mrs. Cheng, what are you doing here?" She smiled.

"I……"

Before I could say anything, she said: "Mrs. Cheng may have come to ask Mr. Zhang for help——"

She paused and said: "Master Zhang just went out to meet the Holy Spirit. Master Zhang is the emperor's master, and your Majesty has always been willing to accept his words. Master Zhang will not let the villain of Dongchang do whatever he wants." "

I fell silent.

The fact that I had been worried all night was such an understatement in her words.

Her demeanor as a daughter of an official family made her feel aloof and aloof at the moment.

She looked at me: "I heard that Mrs. Cheng has some dealings with the owner of Dongchang. This is not a good thing. How can the second master be stained with mud? Mrs. Cheng should cherish the reputation of the second master in the future. Everyone in Dongchang, You are just a lackey. You instigate Your Majesty and do all kinds of evil. Organizations like Dongchang should be banned."

I remained silent.

She smiled: "Mrs. Cheng, please go back home and wait for the good news. As long as Mr. Zhang is here, the second master will release him."

I got on the carriage, feeling an unspeakable loss in my heart.

She said the same thing as Cheng Huaishi: Dongchang should be banned.

A river seemed to appear in front of me, and Cheng Huaishi was on the other side. I tried my best to cross it by boat.And Xun Yitang is on the other side.

In the evening, Cheng Huaishi really came back without a single scratch on his body——

(End of this chapter)