Ming Dynasty: At the beginning, the house was ransacked and the ancestral temple was burned down.

Chapter 166 The princess breaks her guard and cries bitterly! Zhang Chonghui pretending to be stupid!

"Do the demon books outside have such handwriting?" Zhu Yijun asked Chen Ju who was standing aside.

"Replying to the emperor," Chen Ju replied: "Those demon books that have been spread out are indeed consistent with the handwriting on this demon letter. But those demon books are all printed, and only this letter in the home of the great scholar Zhu Geng is the same." The handwriting of the demon script is clear and it was written by one’s own hands.”

Up to now, almost all the information pointed to Zhang Chonghui as the 'initiator' of this 'renewed demon book', but Zhu Yijun said nothing more.

Looking at the familiar handwriting on the 'Book of Continued Demons', Zhu Yijun always felt that something was wrong somewhere, but he couldn't explain it.

He didn't know why, but he always felt that...this demon letter was not written by Zhang Chonghui.

Although he did not think that the demon book was written by Zhang Chonghui, Zhu Yijun still felt that Zhang Chonghui was definitely involved in all the things that happened on Shangyuan Night this time!

"Continue checking for me!" Zhu Yijun stared at the demon book in his hand and ordered in a deep voice:
"In addition, send someone to Jiangling, Huguang to find out what actions the Zhang family has taken over the years!"

……

At the same time, in the west of the city, in the suburbs.

Luo Sigong believed that he knew Zhang Chonghui well enough. After all, he and Zhang Chonghui had clashed more than once, so he remained stubborn and said:

Therefore, Luo Sigong guessed - either Zhang Chonghui is really 'innocent'! Either that, Zhang Chonghui even kept Zhang Jianxiu, his uncle, in the dark!
Luo Sigong obviously believed the latter more, because he would not believe it even to death. This time, Zhang Chonghui would be innocent among the things that happened one after another on Shangyuan Night!

"Zhang Sizhe, based on what I know about your nephew, there is no reason for him to go west unless he is desperate!"

The word 'you' was so harsh, and Zhang Jianxiu's anger didn't look like it was staged. And based on Luo Sigong's understanding of Zhang Jianxiu, he knew that this rough guy couldn't act.

"It's been two days and two nights! I'm just looking for a few people! I can't find them! I didn't know that the Jin Yiwei are already in such bad shape!"

Luo Sigong smiled maliciously and said deliberately: "Aren't you afraid that you will be angry?"

Zhang Jianxiu suddenly frowned and cursed: "Last time, Yaoshu, you framed my nephew! This time, Yaoshu, you want to frame him again, right? What? Do you really want my Zhang family to die?"

"Okay, let's make it sound like I took advantage of your mother." Zhang Chonghui interrupted Zhu Xuanyu's nagging and put down the soft and beautiful woman who was sleeping behind him.

"You must be tired after carrying my mother for a long time. How about we spend the night here. And... you put my mother down first. Men and women are not allowed to have sex. I have no choice but to let you be a foreign man... "

"Don't think that I don't know that these Japanese pirates are caused by your nephew himself! What kind of bullshit Japanese pirates are joining his accomplices? Maybe you can lie to others with this kind of words! Lie to me, in the next life!"

Zhang Jianxiu had been thinking about it for a long time, complaining or accusing him the whole time. However, Luo Sigong was as if he was deaf. Not only was he not angry, he didn't even rush the other party, he just looked for clues on his own.

"It was you who took advantage..." Zhu Xuanyu could only dare to mutter in his heart, and he hurriedly took the Queen's mother from behind Zhang Chonghui and hugged her tightly in his arms.

"Chen Yin." Luo Sigong ordered helplessly: "Personally take thirty people to the west to search, and look carefully."

Also coming with him was Zhang Jianxiu, who although he had no official position, was bossy and eager to find his nephew.

"I'm not leaving, just stay here for the night." Zhu Xuanyao just sat on the ground.

Looking at the sun that was about to set, Luo Sigong's head hurt more and more.

……

"What kind of decision do you have! What kind of decision can you make?" Zhang Jianxiu was merciless and pointed at the opponent's pain points: "You are always so stubborn! You will never give up until you hit the wall!"

Chen Yin was stunned! Did he read that correctly? Luo Sigong actually compromised with Zhang Jianxiu? ?
However, this is not the end yet, something even more shocking to Chen Yin is still to come!

"I'm so hungry..." Zhu Xuanyao was so tired that he squatted on the ground and said feebly:
"We've been walking for a whole day, why haven't we seen a single person? It's almost dark, where are we now..."

This time, Zhang Jianxiu was too lazy to persuade him. He simply said unceremoniously: "Okay! Okay! Then you can continue to be stubborn! Just wait! Sooner or later, the good Jin Yiwei will turn into a bunch of trash under your toss. !”

"Damn you..." Zhang Jianxiu was also disgusted and immediately cursed angrily: "Luo Gongbao, I really want to slap you, but I'm afraid you are a pervert and lick the palm of my hand!"

"Okay!" Luo Sigong was not in the mood to joke now, so he asked in a low voice: "Is your nephew also responsible for the demon book this time?"

Not only was Zhang Jianxiu ungrateful, but he even mocked Luo Sigong, saying, "Hey! Commander Luo, who is so superior, why are you listening to me now?"

The little girl seemed to be afraid that her charming mother would be taken advantage of by the man in front of her.

Logically speaking, if Zhang Jianxiu said something so unpleasant, both Luo Sigong and Luo Sigong would be furious. However, what he did next was something no one expected!

The other subordinates on the side were shocked when they saw this scene, especially Chen Yin. He even suspected that Luo Sigong was bewitched by Zhang Jianxiu, but he was not angry at all?

Luo Sigong did not hold on, but he still disagreed with Zhang Jianxiu's idea and immediately retorted: "Impossible! There is no water source in the wilderness over there! Bandits appear from time to time! Zhang Chonghui would only go there if he was crazy. Escape to the west!"

This time, Luo Sigong finally spoke. He suppressed his impatience and said: "Zhang Sizhe, can you please stop making trouble! I will make my own decision on everything! Go back quickly! If you don't leave, I will have someone drive you away. "

"Zhang Sizhe, I'm afraid you've forgotten that traces of someone's fire have been found at the foot of the mountain to the north and south, right?" As Luo Sigong asked, he suddenly came close to Zhang Jianxiu's ear and spoke in a voice that only the two of him could hear. Seeing the voice whispered:

Is this still the stern and ruthless Boss Luo?
"I'm talking about Luo Gongbao, are you deaf?" Zhang Jianxiu didn't seem to want to give up easily. When Luo Sigong ignored him, he even kicked his nose in his face and took the initiative to find trouble:
"It's been two days! You can't find anyone in a place as big as the west of the city! Don't you know how to think differently? Is it difficult to admit that you are wrong?"

"Gao Jian is out of the question." Zhang Jianxiu didn't seem to notice that the other party was angry, and actually started talking, saying:
"First of all, let them stop looking north! Although there are rivers and water there! But you know, the Japanese pirates also know! In order to avoid the Japanese pirates and join their accomplices, my nephew will definitely not go north to throw himself into a trap!
Also, don’t look further south. There are many people in the south. If my nephew had really gone south, he would have encountered a lot of people! Why is there still no news at all? "

Two whole days and two nights!
Originally, Jinyiwei's manpower was not very sufficient, but at this time, a bullshit "Continued Worry and Crisis Hongyi" came out!
His Majesty the Emperor seems to have lost trust in those in the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment, so the two matters of finding the empress, princess, and princess, as well as the investigation of the originator of the 'Xu Demon Book' were all handed over to the Jin Yiwei to investigate!

Zhu Xuanyu glanced at her little cousin who was sitting on the ground, and then at the queen's mother who was still in a coma on Zhang Chonghui's back. While feeling strangely uncomfortable, she also said:

Although Zhu Xuanyu didn't say anything, her aggrieved and resentful eyes betrayed her thoughts.

As the commander of the highest officer of Jin Yiwei, Luo Sigong didn't dare to sleep well for the past two days. He was so anxious that he came to the west of the city to find someone in person!

At the same time, Zhang Chonghui, who was still carrying someone on his back, said helplessly: "You two ladies, you have to rest for a few steps, and you have to rest again after a few steps. Throughout the day, we have been walking for ten miles. We haven’t reached it yet, so you can’t walk now? Get up quickly and find a place to spend the night before it gets completely dark.”

"What are you talking about?" Zhang Jianxiu seemed to really not understand what Luo Sigong was saying. He simply ignored Luo Sigong's words and only affirmed: "Anyway, listen to me and look for the west! They are definitely going to the west! "

"I really can't walk anymore." Zhu Xuanyu was also panting from exhaustion. She hadn't eaten for two days and two nights, and her legs were trembling from hunger.

At the same time, west of the city.

It was such a familiar accusation again. This time Luo Sigong was really angry. He simply spread his hands and said angrily: "Okay! Then tell me! What do you have to say!"

Zhang Chonghui couldn't help but smile when he saw this. He raised his eyes again and looked in the east direction. He saw that the road he came from was still deserted and silent, and there was no sound of people or horses chasing him.

Just when Zhang Chonghui was thinking that the officers and soldiers should be chasing him, the girl's somewhat angry questions came to his ears.

"Why are you smiling?" Zhu Xuanyu always felt that Zhang Chonghui's smile just now was strange, as if he could read her mind.

"Why am I laughing?" Zhang Chonghui withdrew his gaze and said, "I'm laughing, we seem to be going in the wrong direction."

"What? Going the wrong way?" Zhu Xuanyao on the side was so anxious that he jumped up when he heard this!

I think she has been pampered and pampered for nearly ten years, but this is the first time in her life that she has walked so many roads! My legs were about to break, but I ended up saying the wrong thing?

"There is no way." Zhang Chonghui looked helpless and spread his hands and said: "At first I thought we were in the east of the city, but this seems to be the west of the city."

"So?" Zhu Xuanyao actually didn't blame him and just asked quickly: "What should we do?"

"What else can we do?" Zhang Chonghui simply sat on the ground, facing the east and said, "So, let's continue walking back tomorrow."

"No..." Zhu Xuanyao collapsed like a deflated rubber ball, touching her growling stomach, she sighed: "I'm starving to death, I really can't walk... "

"Drink some water if you're hungry." Zhang Chonghui said, taking the water bag from his waist, unscrewing the lid and handing it to the little baby.

Zhu Xuanyao didn't refuse and took it directly and started drinking.

However, plain water cannot relieve hunger. After drinking it, Zhu Xuanyao was like last night. She took the initiative to get into Zhang Chonghui's arms to keep warm as soon as it was dark. She also muttered that she wanted to go to bed early to save energy.

The little baby was probably hungry and exhausted, so he fell asleep in a short time. He was smacking his mouth in his sleep, obviously dreaming of something delicious.

To be honest, Zhang Chonghui was surprised by this pampered ten-year-old girl. He didn't expect that in the past two days and two nights, this child had not cried once. In comparison, her cousin Zhu Xuanyu, who was a few years older, started crying.

Zhu Xuanyu cried. Even though her back was turned to Zhang Chonghui, even though it was completely dark, and even though the fire was not lit tonight, Zhang Chonghui still saw the little girl trembling and crying with her shoulders twitching.

"Stop crying, your father's people will find us soon." Zhang Chonghui could only comfort him like this. At the same time, his eyes were fixed on the east.

I thought Zhu Xuanyu would insist that she was not crying, but this time, the little girl did not refute, and even shook her head in despair, wiping her tears and crying:

"It's been two days and two nights and I still haven't found you...Father, he must not want me and my mother anymore...He doesn't like us in the first place...He must not want us anymore...

And we have been living outside for such a long time... Even if we go back... he might think that we are not innocent... Then... a glass of poisonous wine will kill us two...

Wuwu... If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have asked my mother to go out of the palace to watch the fireworks at the palace... It's all my fault... If it weren't for me, my mother wouldn't be so weak now... It's all my fault..."

The more Zhu Xuanyu cried, the more she collapsed. She even hiccupped as she cried. In the past, the eldest sister, the most sensible in the eyes of her brothers and sisters, was now crying like an ignorant child.

The little girl was crying so sadly, but any man who saw this tearful scene would not be able to help but step forward to comfort her.

However, Zhang Chonghui did not say another word of comfort, just like an emotionless machine and remained silent.

This time, Zhu Xuanyu felt even more uncomfortable. This was the first time she had spoken such private words to an outsider. She didn't expect that the outsider didn't even have a word of comfort!

The girl's thoughts were always complicated, and she was so angry that she wanted to turn around and give the man behind her a hard slap!
However, at this time, Zhu Xuanyu suddenly became determined to win. After wiping the tears on her face, she said angrily:

"My father will not come to pick us up, and the conditions I negotiated with you before can't be fulfilled. You can take my sister back to Beijing tomorrow."

"What about you?" Zhang Chonghui asked cooperatively.

Zhu Xuanyu replied: "We can't go back anyway. Tomorrow I will take my mother to find a river and jump into it to commit suicide."

"Oh." Zhang Chonghui only said this one word and said no more.

With such a cold answer and such a cold man, Zhu Xuanyu finally couldn't bear it anymore. She turned around, stared at him in the moonlight, and said angrily: "What's wrong with you! You..."

"What's wrong with me?" Zhang Chonghui tilted his head, as if he really didn't know why the little girl in front of him was angry.

"You...forget it."

After all, Zhu Xuanyu couldn't say what was in her heart, but at this moment, she saw Zhang Chonghui patting her little cousin's back very gently.

It's just putting the kids to sleep, it's nothing special.

However, such a scene, at such a moment, fell in Zhu Xuanyu's eyes, but it completely broke her psychological defense.

This time, Zhu Xuannao really cried, and the cry was so loud that it woke up Zhu Xuanyao who was sleeping.

"Sister Huang, why are you crying?"

Zhu Xuanyao looked shocked! This was the first time she saw her cousin, who had always been dignified and sensible in the past, cry... and she cried in such an imageless way...

"Why am I just crying! I'm going to die anyway! No one will care if I die anyway!"

Zhu Xuanyu cried very excitedly, as if it was catharsis before death. After all, she really felt that she could not go back.

Her father never loved her, and her mother, the only one who loved her, had been asleep for a long time and still hadn't woken up.

Coupled with two days and two nights of wandering around, this series of bad luck already made her feel like the sky was falling apart, making her breathless.

But now, even the stranger in front of her didn't even try to hold her back when she said the words that she wanted to die!

It's okay if there is no comfort. He is even like her partial father who only sees his younger brother Zhu Changxun. He is also partial and only cares about comforting the little cousin who is sleeping soundly!
"What's the point of being so obedient and sensible? In the end, I'm not as lovable as my naughty and rude brother!"

What's the use of being so dignified and polite as my mother? In the end, it is better to go around looking for trouble, and the stupid and rude Concubine Zheng is favored! "

Zhu Xuanyu cried louder and louder. While crying, he complained about the unwillingness he had felt for a long time! She was going to die anyway, so she didn't care about modesty or etiquette!
Seeing his sister's "crazy" look, Zhu Xuanyao was also frightened and shrank into Zhang Chonghui's arms.

Zhang Chonghui remained silent, only quietly looking at the little girl in front of him who was as crazy as a cat with exploding hair, watching her change from crying and shouting to whimpering, until she could no longer cry out in the end.

Zhu Xuanyu actually wanted to cry, but she was too hungry to continue crying.

She originally thought about finding a river and jumping into a river to commit suicide, but now it seems that she might just starve to death in the wilderness.

"Are you done crying?" Zhang Chonghui finally spoke up.

Although Zhu Xuanyu had no strength left, he still couldn't help but said to this 'heartless' man: "It's none of your business!"

Zhang Chonghui didn't care about this, but asked: "Do you know why you are in so much pain? Because you are stupid enough to want to rely on the love and care given to you by others to prove yourself."

"Ah?" Zhu Xuanyu didn't even understand what this ruthless man was talking about.

Zhang Chonghui said: "You are still young. It is normal not to understand some things. It is also normal to want to get some love from others. But after experiencing life and death, you should understand one thing. Is it true that I can give you love?" The only person you care about is yourself."

Zhu Xuanyu was obviously stunned. The fourteen-year-old girl seemed to understand a little bit, but she didn't seem to understand. Just when she was at a loss, the man in front of her seemed to notice her doubts and took the initiative to explain to her.

"You just said you wanted to commit suicide by jumping into the river, but I didn't stop you. It's not that I didn't want to stop you, but if you really wanted to die, I couldn't stop you. On the contrary, if you didn't want to die, I would help you. Even if you find a river, you don't dare to jump into it.

On the one hand, you are sure that your father will not send anyone to find you mother and daughter; on the other hand, you are hoping in your heart that he can send a large army to find you. You are afraid of despair but also long for it, but look at your sister, is she ever afraid? She has never been afraid because she knows her father will not give up on her.

But not everyone can be loved and favored by their parents like your sister. She also has brothers and sisters whose parents are not partial, and her brothers and sisters may not be as good as you. Is it possible that without the love of my eccentric parents, I can't live this life anymore?

You see, at this time of life and death, what is the difference between someone hurting and no one hurting? If a group of bandits came at this time, everyone would die. In the face of life and death, there is no big deal. In the face of life and death, even if you are favored by the whole world, it is of no use. "

Zhu Xuanyu was dumbfounded by these words. These words made her feel as if the suffering that she had just felt like the sky was falling was nothing...

"I...what do you mean?" Zhu Xuanyu asked.

"It's not interesting." Zhang Chonghui was too lazy to explain in detail, so he just replied: "Anyway, don't worry, your father will not abandon you. The officers and soldiers will find this place by dawn at the latest."

Zhu Xuanyu didn't quite believe this, but for some reason, she suddenly felt that whether the emperor's father wanted her or not seemed... not that important anymore...

After all, she was even ready to die. What was the use of false love in the face of life and death?
Yes, Zhang Chonghui is right, in the face of life and death, there is no big deal.

Zhu Xuanyu realized that she seemed to have been brainwashed by some strange truth, but she did not resent this feeling. She even felt unprecedentedly relaxed and calm.

Zhu Xuanyao had already fallen asleep again, perhaps because he was bored to sleep by the sutra recited by Zhang Chonghui.

Sister Wang Xi is still unconscious, and she doesn’t know whether she is really unconscious or just pretending...

Zhu Xuannao has stopped crying, but her eyes are still red and swollen. The two days and two nights of wandering, coupled with the violent behavior during the previous collapse, have caused her bun to be loose and her hairpin to be messy.

When people who don't know see the girl's disheveled hair and swollen and red eyes, they will almost subconsciously think that this little girl must have suffered some inhuman abuse or suffered a huge grievance not long ago!

Looking at the surprisingly calm tall man on the side, it is almost inevitable that everyone will wonder what kind of beastly things he has done to this young girl...

"Zhang Chonghui." Zhu Xuanyu said as if his heart had died: "If no one comes to find me at dawn, please help me find a temple. I want to become a bhikshuni."

"This is not possible." Zhang Chonghui directly rejected Zhu Xuanyu's sudden enthusiasm, and said: "I still hope that I can save you and my daughter to prosper. If you become a monk, how can I ask the emperor for a reward. "

"Do you really think that after you save us, you will be able to achieve great success?" Zhu Xuanyu said with a wry smile:
"To tell you the truth, all the conditions I negotiated with you were all lies. If my father knew that your outsider had been staying with our mother and daughter for so long, he would definitely give in secretly. I will put you to death to prevent you from talking nonsense and disgracing my royal family.”

Zhu Xuanyu didn't lie, she still knew the emperor's father quite well.

Her emperor father would never tolerate his wife and daughter being alone in private with a foreign man for so long.

Especially this foreigner is a descendant of Zhang Juzheng...

(End of this chapter)