Taohuaxi

Chapter 52 Want to add a crime
There is no longer the strong fragrance of autumn tea and ink on his body.

The darkness and dampness of the prison gave everything a musty smell, including him.

The white robe was ravaged beyond recognition during repeated interrogations and questioning.

At this stage, he said that he wanted to give Xun Yitang a status.

At this point, he finally wanted to be selfish for once.

I couldn't tell whether his words were true or false.

All I know is that his childhood sweethearts with Xun Yitang are true.It is true that he narrowly escaped death in order to avenge Xun Liangdao.In Zhang Mansion, when Xun Yitang was poisoned by snake venom, his heartbreaking grief was real.After the Wanmin Umbrella incident, the look he and Xun Yitang looked at each other across the vast sea of ​​people in front of Wufeng Tower was also true.

The Buddha said that if there is no desire, there will be no suffering, and if there is no burden, there will be no tiredness.

After he divorced me, he really married Xun Yitang. Will he have no regrets anymore?
If this is the case, why should I hold on to this title tightly and refuse to let go.

The jailer held a torch.

I walked all the way out of the cell.

He and I had good times.

Even though the first thing I worshiped was his spiritual tablet.After he learned my identity, he praised my righteousness and acquiesced to the matter.

He and I got to know each other a little bit.

The couple also used to talk at night, chatting about dramas and family affairs.

We also read history books together and savored the fragrance of Huizhou tea.

We have also shared joys and sorrows, and we have weathered all the storms together.

We also worked together to prevent brothers from fighting each other.

There was also the joy of fish and water, and the mandarin ducks were sleeping under the red gauze tent.

I tried hard to get close to him and blend in with him, but in his heart, was he still not as good as the Xun Yitang I met when he was young?
Catastrophe is imminent.

He gave me a divorce note.

The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier.

The capital seemed to be immersed in gray rain.

Qin Mingxu is waiting for me holding an umbrella.

I walked down the steps in a daze, and Qin Mingxu hurriedly came over to greet me: "You have just passed away, so you can't get wet in the rain."

Even he missed me just now.

The tears I had been holding back in prison burst into tears in an instant.

Qin Mingxu said in a panic: "Sang Yu, Master Cheng, haven't you asked yet? Things can still turn around..."

I remained silent and got into the carriage.

Along the way, in order to make me happy, he broke his heart and told many jokes.

"Once upon a time, there was a quack doctor who killed a patient with the wrong medicine. He was tied up in a woodshed by the patient's family. In the middle of the night, he broke free from the rope, slipped out of the house, swam across a river and escaped home. When he entered the door, he saw his son under the lamp. After reading the medical book, he hurriedly grabbed his son and said, "My son, please slow down the reading of the medical book first, and learn how to use Fu Shui first before getting down to business!" Sang Yu, do you think it's funny or not?"

Seeing that I didn't smile, he tilted his head and clapped his hands violently: "In other words, it was also a rainy day. A scholar wrote a poem. It snowed in the sky but not rained. The snow turned into water when it reached the ground. It would be troublesome to turn into water, so why not It was raining. At this time, an old man came over and said, your poem is very simple, I can also do it. Sang Yu, guess what poem the old man made? "

I said: "The husband and wife have not yet gotten married, and a divorce letter comes halfway. A divorce letter is too troublesome, so it would be better not to get married in the first place."

He laughed dumbly, as if he understood something.Swallow the remaining half of the joke.

"Sang Yu, you—"

I looked at him.Taking a boat from Dongchang Prefecture to Yangzhou to get married, I encountered robbers on the way and ran for my life in a hurry. It seems like it happened yesterday.

It is said that as many hardships as there are on the road to marriage, there will be as many hardships after marriage.

It turned out to be true.

"Sang Yu, people always have to reconcile with themselves. Many of the truths we think are not the truth. But when we are in the middle of things, we have no other choice but to accept them."

He solemnly said: "Sometimes, accepting others' kindness is also a kind of kindness."

The folded umbrella was still dripping water in the carriage.

I said: "You already know, right?"

"what do you know?"

"Cheng Huaishi's letter of divorce."

"Yes." He lowered his head.

After a long while, he said: "Cheng Laoer and I are two different people. I used to dislike those literati who indulged in writing and ink. I always felt that they were quite vain, valued reputation too much, and lived a very tiring life. But after hearing this from Mr. Cheng In the second letter, he told me that if something happens to him, please ask me to take good care of you. I suddenly have a new view of him. He is a responsible person. He also knows choices. His mind is broader than I thought. He said, in Yangzhou, you have been made a widow once, and you cannot be made a widow again. He has thought out a way out for you. If this incident had not happened, I think he would have been a good husband. So, I actively rescued you. He tried his best to let you meet in prison. Sang Yu, I have no selfish motives."

He spoke very frankly.

On this rainy night, he sent me here, picked me up, made silent arrangements, and was extremely considerate.

"Master Qin, thank you." I said softly.

He smiled: "Thank you very much! Sang Yu, we have been able to cross the same boat after ten years of cultivation. We got to know each other on the boat. You have taken care of my mother for such a long time."

When I returned to Cheng Mansion, I saw Mrs. Qin standing under the eaves, with a anxious look on her face, and she was confused.

"Mingxu, Sangyu, you are back."

Qin Mingxu said hurriedly: "Mother, what happened?"

Mrs. Qin said: "Half an hour ago, Mr. Factory Master woke up. He was stunned and didn't say a word. I was worried that he was hungry, so I went to the small kitchen to make food for him. When I turned around and came back, he was gone! "

"Did he leave any notes?"

"No. There was nothing. He left without saying a word. Xiaoyin and I searched all over the house, but there was no sign of him." Mrs. Qin said in a panic.

I thought for a while: "Don't worry. He will probably go to the palace to report on his duties."

Qin Mingxu said: "Mother, what Sang Yu said makes sense. The factory owner is highly skilled in martial arts and holds great power. He is not a child. How can he be lost?"

"Not a child... not a child..." Mrs. Qin murmured.

It seemed that in her eyes, Feng Gao was just a child.

Qin Mingxu and I helped her back to the west wing.

She sat on the couch, held my hand, and repeated: "Sang Yu, you have to let him come back, come back to me..."

"Hmm." I nodded.

I was also very worried.But my gut tells me that he won’t just leave.

This night, I slept very poorly.The rain gurgled.

The red gauze curtain floats here and there.

My mind was filled with Cheng Huaishi's letter of divorce and Feng Gao's extremely despairing and depressed face.

bean sprouts.

Your life has been full of ups and downs, and you finally have a biological mother. You should be happy.

bean sprouts.

You are right, I am the same person as you. What we are desperately looking for, what we desperately want to hold on to, is just the word stability.

But why is stability so difficult?

How I wish you were whole.

If we had not been bullied by the Feng family when we were young, had we never been separated, and danced as lions in Dongchang Mansion all our lives, wouldn't it be much better?I begged for a steamed bun and gave you half of it.During the holidays, it is the happiest thing to eat hot cakes.

Long Live announced the suspension of court for seven days because of Mr. Zhang's death.

Weeping bitterly, he made offerings to the nine altars and held a high-standard funeral.

Long live said to everyone: "The country's loss of Mr. Zhang is like a bird losing its wings. My loss of Mr. Zhang is like the loss of a relative."

The body was sent to Dali Temple for examination in court, and they concluded that Mr. Zhang died of illness.

The turbulent current situation has calmed down for the time being.

The gold sent one after another was accepted by the officials of the third division.

Just when Qin Mingxu and I thought things were turning around, suddenly, the wind direction changed——

On the fourth day after Master Zhang's death, seven famous officials including Yu Shi Lei Shi frame impeached Cheng Huai for corruption, but in fact he had been collecting money for Zhang Shoufu for a long time in his position in the Ministry of Household Affairs.

The finger points at Zhang Shoufu.Lei Shi frame said that Zhang Shoufu relied on his high position, extravagant private life, and extremely luxurious life, and he actually dared to use a sedan chair with 32 people.Not only that, Zhang Shoufu has been deceiving Tianting and deceiving the Holy Emperor for a long time, and his disobedience is clearly exposed.Unless he died of illness, the speaking officials would not dare to speak out for fear of his lustful power.

Long live the shock.

The officials were busy presenting all kinds of evidence.

There are more and more people accusing Mr. Zhang of his crimes.Among them are many subordinates who were promoted by Mr. Zhang in the past.

Every clause is conclusive.

Three days later, Wansui issued an order to copy the Zhang family, cut off all his palace rank, and forcibly took away the seals and imperial edicts given to him during his lifetime, so as to expose his crimes to the world.

As Zhang Shoufu's number one henchman, Cheng Huaishi, who "made money" for him, was naturally not immune.

Long Live ordered that he be sentenced to death and his body hung at the Meridian Gate.

The imperial edict is clear.

Master Zhang's wishful knot did not make Wanzai feel the slightest pity.

Banzai insists on letting them die in shame.

Dirty water poured down.

There was nothing left to think about.

Everything is carefully arranged.

When I heard the news, the soup in my hand spilled all over the floor.

The people from the Twelve Prisons came to convey the order, and the Queen Mother ordered me to go to Cining Palace to paint.

I thought about it and followed them.

Cining Palace, which used to be lively and bustling, was extremely quiet today.

Empress Dowager Li was lying on the couch, and there were no lights in the palace.

I stood outside the bead curtain and called out: "Queen Mother——"

After a while, a faint voice came from inside: "Sang Yu, come in and come to the Ai family."

"Why didn't you light the lamp, Queen Mother?"

In the darkness, she choked.

"The situation is so dark, what's the point of lighting a lamp?"

I stood by the couch and leaned over.

She said: "His Majesty was actually planning to order Mr. Zhang to be whipped to death. He was in trouble because of the family's difficulties, so he stopped him. If you die, you will die. Why should you let Mr. Zhang have no peace after his death?"

As the Queen Mother, she tried her best, but still could not persuade the Sacred Heart to return.

useless.

It's useless to do anything.

"The Ai family has known Mr. Zhang for decades and has always appreciated him and admired his talent. Now that he has passed away, the Ai family seems to have aged ten years. Recalling the past, the Ai family once asked him to write for His Majesty. I ordered you to discipline your majesty severely. I am afraid that from that time on, your majesty will hate him. Now that I think about it, it is all the fault of my family..." She put her hand on her forehead and sighed deeply.

The passing of her old friend made her deeply sad.

"A black-hearted prime minister lies on the bed of a dragon" has never happened.

But the Queen Mother really considers Mr. Zhang as her confidant and friend.It's not just as simple as treating him as a subject.

It is precisely because of this that she entrusted her son to Master Zhang for more than ten years.

If you are too strict, you will become enemies.

"Your Majesty, I want to resign from my position as palace painter." I knelt in front of the bed and said.

"Sang Yu——" She sat up and reached out to touch my cheek.

"I heard that Cheng Huaishi has divorced you. Anyway, you have nowhere to go. It's better to stay with the Ai family. You are still the royal Lord of Yide Township. Cheng Huaishi's affairs have nothing to do with you."

I cried and said, "Thank you, Queen Mother, for your kindness. It's just that I don't want to stay in the capital anymore. My wife is too stupid to serve around the Queen Mother."

She helped me up, and after a long while, she said, "That's fine, the Aijia won't force you to stay. If you have any difficulties, just tell the Aijia."

I bowed down and bowed three times, knelt down and left.

The next day was the day of Cheng Huaishi's execution.

The sun looks like it is about to burst.

Outside the execution ground, there was a sea of ​​people.

(End of this chapter)