Shao family has a daughter

Chapter 65
Xianhui rested her chin and looked at him, hey...what a young man.He looks good, comes from a good family background, and is a powerful person. He is simply one in a million. How could he have such a hobby?In his eyes, how is a man better than a woman?Can't help but look at Chu Qi, who has a delicate face, this...could be the house boy.

Chu Qi was taken aback by her mistress. She didn't know what she was thinking, but it didn't seem like a good thing. She laughed and said, "Princess Sijun, I'm going to buy some snacks for you." The mistress joked that it was her Brothers are fine, but if he really dared to treat her as a brother, wouldn't the king of the four counties poach his own eyeballs?Hurry up, hurry up.

Xian Hui stared at Gao Chen in a daze for a while, and was soon attracted by the storyteller downstairs.

This is the largest and best storytelling building in Jiangdu. People who can tell stories on it all have a clever mouth, and they speak in a rhythmic, ups and downs, which makes people want to listen.

After a joke was finished, the audience suddenly burst into thunderous applause.

While changing people, the tea customers downstairs were gossiping.

"Do you know? Not long ago, a strange thing happened in the palace." Someone started, and said to the spectators around: "The king of the big county has an aunt. I heard that she was very favored at first. After a while, he was burned to death by the fire."

Xian Hui's heart skipped a beat.

what happened?Although most people in the palace knew that Shao Tongyun was burned to death, but to the outside world, it was said that Shao Tongyun suffered a miscarriage and was weak and died of a collapse of blood.Could it be that some servants were not strict with their mouths and spread the word?Curious, he pricked up his ears and continued to listen.

The people around asked, "My God! Did you burn an aunt to death?"

"Impossible, can a large living person be burned alive in the palace?"

"Yes." Someone urged: "Quickly, quickly, what's going on?"

"It's hard to say." The person in the lead continued: "The new concubine of the four counties who entered the palace knows, right? I heard that Mrs. Shao who was burned to death was born to the same father. Liang Zijie has grown. You all know the water inside, I don’t dare to cause trouble, so I won’t say much..."

"Good!!" The tea drinkers in front of the stands applauded loudly, and the storytelling began again.

Xianhui's face changed again and again, and when she turned her head, she saw Gao Chen's gaze coldly looking down. He was standing with his hands behind his back, like a sharp sword with a sharp edge out of its sheath.I couldn't help being a little aggrieved, "Fourth County King, did you hear what those people said just now? They are talking nonsense."

The private room on the second floor of the teahouse is covered with a special gauze curtain, so people on the top can see the bottom, but the bottom cannot see the top clearly.

Gao Chen called a servant to come in, pointed down, "Those..." He clicked on the people who were talking nonsense just now, and then ordered: "Go to the back and ask the guards to come in quietly, and take them all down. "

His voice was calm, but there was a trace of sharp anger suppressed inside.

"I'll send you back first." Gao Chen's tone was firm, with the authority of a superior who did not allow refutation.

But Xianhui didn't intend to refute.

Someone wants to protect himself, let himself hide under his invulnerable wings, what's wrong?In every boudoir woman's dream, isn't there such a handsome and handsome husband, who is cared for and cared for, and someone who protects herself deeply from the wind and rain?At this moment, Gao Chen's weight in his heart was much heavier.

And Lu Jian's shadow naturally faded into the distance.

"Okay." Xianhui got into the carriage, held back his shyness, and shook his hand. It was wide and big, and there was a thin layer of calluses in the palm, like the marks left by holding swords all year round. Murderous, but let the protected people feel at ease.Leaning on him along the way, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and he felt that he was no longer afraid of anything.

Gao Chen was not as grateful as Xiaojiao's wife, but felt cold in his heart.

You must know that Jiangdu is not as dense as the capital, with many factions and powerful families, and it is very common to intrigue with each other.Jiangdu is the territory of his father, King Qing. To put it bluntly, King Qing is the emperor of Jiangdu!The officials and people in Jiangdu could not disobey the emperor, nor could they disobey King Qing.

In such a situation, someone actually talked about the right and wrong of the palace in the teahouse, is it dead?Don't think too much, it's clearly instigated by others on purpose!
Is it sister-in-law?Or Xiaohe?Yang or...Rong?
Gao Chen temporarily changed his mind and ordered Chu Qi, "Turn around and go to Shao's house." He didn't say anything to Xian Huiming, but said: "It just so happened that we came out, so we went to your house to make up for the three days' delay in returning home. .”

Xianhui also understood in her heart that today's incident is likely to have something to do with the Rong family.Although it was hard to say whether it was instigated by Princess Dajun or Princess Xiaohe, but after Shao Tongyun died, the person who hated him most should be the Rong family.In terms of emotion and reason, everyone should go home and inquire about the news.

She had no objection, and went back to Shao's house with a tense heartstring.

In the east courtyard, Shen shi came out happily after hearing the news.

"Mother." Xianhui returned to her mother's house happily, put down those troubles first, and said joyfully: "The king of the four counties specially accompanied me back, saying that he would return home in three days to make up for it."

"Okay, please come inside." Chen smiled and welcomed her daughter and son-in-law in.

Looking at her daughter quietly, she was worried that she would be wronged and bullied in Prince Qing's mansion, but now it seems that the king of the four counties has taken good care of her daughter, so he is a little relieved.

"Mrs. Shen." Gao Chen didn't waste any extra nonsense, and asked directly: "I want to ask, after Shao Tongyun's death, what is Mrs. Rong's reaction?"

"It's not that bad." Shen thought for a while, "At first...the palace sent someone to send the news of Shao Tongyun's death. Mrs. Rong cried for several days and even had a fight with the master. Later, Mrs. Rong gave Shao Tongyun performed a ceremony, and I kept people staring at the west courtyard, and there was no other abnormality."

Gao Chen's face was slightly condensed, "Mrs. Rong didn't make trouble?"

The east and west courtyards of the Shao family are mortal enemies. Shao Tongyun is dead. It is too weird for the Rong family not to cry or make trouble. The rumors about the teahouse today are also strange.I'm afraid the water is very deep.

Shen asked, "What happened outside?"

Xianhui explained: "Just now I was listening to books with the kings of the four counties in the teahouse, and I heard some people talking about right and wrong, not only about Shao Tongyun's death, but also about my enmity with her." Pointing to the west courtyard, "So I suspect... ..."

Shen Shi was shocked when she heard the words, but she knew that now was not the time to be angry.

She was about to ask a question, when a woman hurried over from outside and stood at the door, "Mrs. Shen, there is something urgent in the west courtyard." After the master allowed her, she came in and replied, "My boy has been staring at the west courtyard. When I got up early, someone from the west courtyard sneaked out of the city."

Out of town?Xianhui hurriedly asked, "Where did you go?"

The mother-in-law replied: "That man was in a carriage. My boy kept running and followed quietly, but when he left the city, the carriage ran too fast and he couldn't keep up with him." Afraid that the master would blame him for not doing the job well, he tried to provide as much information as possible. "It is said that after the man left the city, he went to the small official road in the northeast."

"Northeast small official road?" Gao Chen frowned, "Go over there, um...it seems that only Jingshui Temple is famous, and you will be in the countryside."

"Jingshui Nunnery?!" Xian Hui and Shen Shi said in unison.

Gao Chen reacted quickly, and when he heard about Shao Tongyun's visit to Jingshui Nunnery, his eyes jumped immediately,—Rong's behavior has been weird recently, and her people may have gone to Jingshui Nunnery again. Could it be that it has something to do with Shao Tongyun relation?Make a bold guess, could it be that Shao Tongyun is not dead!
What he thought of, Xianhui quickly thought of it too.

Neither of them was in the mood to linger, so they bid farewell to Mrs. Shen immediately and got into the carriage.

Gao Chen's expression was quite calm, and he comforted Xian Hui, "Don't worry, when I send you back to the palace, I will go to Jingshui Nunnery in person."

Xian Hui shook his hand, "Well, I'll wait for your news."

Gao Chen's eyes were slightly cold, if Shao Tongyun is really not dead, and is still fabricating rumors to hurt Xianhui behind his back, then take her out and tear her into pieces!Just as the thunder was furious, the carriage stopped suddenly with a "bang", and there was a quarrel outside, "Who is it? How dare you disturb the driving of the four county kings!"

Xianhui shrank back instinctively, avoiding trouble.

Gao Chen blocked her behind, and said in a low voice: "You stay inside and don't move." Lifting the curtain of the car, he looked outside, and then couldn't help being surprised, "... Prince Yan's son?" He immediately scolded the servants, "Stay away."

From another carriage, a young man in a splendid dress and a brocade robe stepped down. He looked pretty good, but his brows looked a bit sinister, which made people feel very uncomfortable. "The King of the Four Counties." He walked over slowly, and said with a smile, "You have won the battle, and my brother is happy for you, so I came here specially to congratulate you."

King Yan's fief and King Qing's fief are six or seven hundred miles apart, but he spoke as if his neighbors were visiting.

Gao Chen said with a smile: "Why didn't the prince tell you earlier? When did you arrive? I might as well send someone to meet him."

"Just arrived." Prince Yan smiled, "It's not... Our second child has gone to Liaozhou to be the governor of Liaozhou. The noise at home is annoying, so I will come out to relax and hide." He didn't shy away The intrigue in Prince Yan's mansion was simply explained openly.

This Gao Chen believed it.

Prince Yan's son sent people to ambush him halfway to frame his brother, but he did not expose his tricks, in order to let their brothers fight among themselves, and Prince Yan's mansion must be very uneasy.It's just that the prince of Yan came to Jiangdu, did he feel that he never doubted him at all?Or dare you think that you dare not kill him?

Either way, it's too crazy!
"Since we happened to meet here." Prince Yan's face was full of joy, "It's better to meet by chance than to invite each other. Let's go to the best restaurant in Jiangdu, and we two brothers can have a drink."

Of course Gao Chen didn't want to go, one had something to do, and the other was that he hated this person.But compared to Shao Tongyun's trivial matters in the back house, of course it is more important to deal with Prince Yan first, so he quickly whispered a few words to Chu Qi, let him go to Jingshui nunnery to deal with it first.Then with a calm expression on his face, he smiled generously and said: "Okay, if you don't get drunk today, you won't go home."

The two went to the restaurant together.

As a servant, Xianhui also had to lower her head and follow.

Prince Yan took his seat, and swept across the handsome and indistinguishable young man's face with his head, his eyes showed a touch of surprise, "Amazing!" The snow-white face was without any blemish, under the sunlight, it seemed like A pool of water-filled icy and beautiful jade makes people's eyes linger.

He looked away, winked and smiled, "The kings of the four counties also have the hobby of Wei and Jin romance? Where did you find this kind of beauty? It's really rare."

The veins in Gao Chen's hand twitched, but he said calmly: "On the ninth day of the lunar new year, I'm talking alone with Prince Yan, you step back."

As if being pardoned, Xianhui hurried out and closed the door.

I really regret it.

If I knew it earlier, I shouldn't pretend to be a servant.If he appeared as the concubine of the four counties, he naturally didn't have to go upstairs, and he wouldn't have to be coveted and sized up by the son of King Yan like a young lady.And... this, this, this, doesn't it prove that Gao Chen is a man?Ah, he will definitely knock himself on the head again later.

It's just that I don't care about this right now, and I'm anxious, I don't know what's going on with Chu Qi?Did you find anything important?And Shao Tongyun, will it be shocking that he is still alive?The charred body at that time was probably not her, right?The mood is really ups and downs.

After standing outside like this for nearly half an hour, Gao Chen and Prince Yan finally came out.

Prince Yan smiled and said, "I'm staying at the post station, and I'm going to have a banquet tomorrow to congratulate." Then passing by Xianhui, he glanced at it like a spider's thread, then smiled, and led people downstairs.

As if to shake off those gazes, Xian Hui brushed off her clothes, with a look of disgust in her eyes.

Gao Chen looked at her sideways, and said: "This person is difficult to deal with, don't pay attention to him."

Just about to go downstairs, Chu Qi rushed back panting, "I took people to Jingshui Nunnery, and once I went, people blocked the entire front door and back door." He lowered his head, "But...it seems to be too late step."

Gao Chen raised his eyebrows, "A step too late?"

Chu Qi lowered his head and replied: "I heard that a month ago, a female pilgrim asked for a room by herself and lived in Jingshui Nunnery. It has always been the money of sesame oil offered by the Rong family. This morning, the female pilgrim suddenly couldn't stay. Gone."

a month ago?This morning?

Xianhui pondered carefully, wasn't it just the fire in Yunwei's other courtyard a month ago, when Shao Tongyun just died?This morning, it was himself and Gao Chen who had just heard the rumors.That is to say, Shao Tongyun is very likely still alive, and has been hiding in Jingshui Nunnery for a month.Until this morning, Gao Chen caught those rumormongers in the teahouse and alarmed her, so he immediately let Rong Shi arrange to escape.

There is a sense of depression and chagrin that just missed a good opportunity.

Gao Chen was also a little displeased, but he was much calmer than Xianhui, and his ability and power were much greater, so this trouble was not to mention anxiety.Immediately called his confidant lieutenant general, took off his waist badge, and ordered: "Quickly go to the post station to send an order to block all entrances and exits in Jiangdu!"

Shao Tongyun is just a weak woman, if she is alive, she will not be able to run far.

It was already noon when Xian Hui and Gao Chen returned home, they ate in silence.

Gao Chen drank a cup of Xiaoshi tea and got up, "I'm going to the study, Jingshui nunnery needs to be arranged." Then he said: "Whether it's the arrangement for Shao Tongyun's life, or Rong's revenge, or something else. They Since I want to slander you, it may come out of today’s teahouse, and it’s hard to say that someone is spreading rumors in other teahouses, so I’ll send someone to investigate.”

Xian Hui didn't doubt his analysis and means, nodded, and silently sent him out.

What should have been a happy day was completely messed up.

Shao Tongyun, Rong Shi, Princess Dajun, and Princess Xiaohe, they are all in this big drama, what roles do they play?Xianhui was slightly upset, but could only wait for the news temporarily.

As soon as Gao Chen left the house, the servant came over and passed on a message, "My lord asked the kings of the four counties to go to Qingfengshuixie."

As soon as they entered the door, everyone was already there.

Gao Dun hurriedly said: "I just got the news that Prince Yan's son disguised himself as a silk merchant and came to Jiangdu all the way."

"I've already seen it." Gao Chen calmly said, "The emperor sent King Yan's second son to Liaozhou, and the Prince Yan's mansion must not be peaceful. But even so, there is no need for the prince of Yan to hide in Jiangdu. He came here this time, most likely there are other things."

King Qing nodded and said, "We are discussing and speculating on this matter, but we haven't reached a conclusion yet."

"It's not hard to guess." Gao Chen thought of the coveted expression of King Yan's son, and wanted to slash him with a sword, "He came to Jiangdu, there are two possibilities. Either something happened in Yanwang's mansion, and he hid quietly; Either something is going to happen to Jiang, and he intends to come here to frame him." His tone paused, "No matter what, we have to take countermeasures early."

"Yes, yes." The advisors all agreed.

In Qingfengshuixieli, a secret discussion is going on.

In the post station, Prince Yan was lazily leaning on the chair, his eyes were a little frivolous, he looked at the young woman kneeling on the ground, and asked with a smile: "Are you the younger sister of the princess of the four counties?"

"Yes." The woman replied.

"Oh?" Prince Yan's son took a suspicious tone.

Today, the handsome boy next to Gao Chen knew that the other party was a woman in disguise.Gao Chen is so cherished and valued, he will be angry if he looks at him even more, it must be a very important beloved woman - he has no concubine, and that woman is probably the princess of the four counties.

And the woman with exquisite features in front of her, according to her, is the sister of the princess of the four counties.

Prince Yan leaned down and pinched her chin with his hand, "But I see, you don't look alike?" His hand had already reached into the other side's skirt, and he fiddled gently, "If you dare to lie to deceive me, Then don't blame this king for not knowing how to pity and cherish jade."

As he said, he pinched his hand hard.

"Ah!" The woman exclaimed in pain, clutching her chest tightly, and said repeatedly: "I am, I am... I am her half-sister Shao Tongyun!"

(End of this chapter)