peasant young lady

Chapter 327

Hearing Cheng Xia's words, Zhu Youtang was taken aback for a moment, and he frowned in disbelief, "What did you say? You still have a request, did I hear you wrong? I haven't given you the crime of trespassing on the Hall of Supreme Harmony." Forget it, you made another request."

"Your Majesty," Zhu Youzhu took a step forward, "Although she is guilty, she does not hide her merits. We would not know about Wang Yue and Zhao Dezhong's affairs without her statement. Please see that she has made meritorious service. For the sake of this, let me be lenient and deal with it lightly."

Zhu Youtang glanced at Zhu Youtang, who was full of anxiety between his brows, and looked away lightly, "Where is the Hall of Supreme Harmony, it is allowed for anyone to trespass, if this rule is not established, How can the Hall of Supreme Harmony become a solemn place in the future? Doesn’t everyone dare to break into it.”

Zhu Youzhu panicked, "Your Majesty, there is a reason for what happened, and there are reasons for it."

Zhu Youtang breathed a sigh of relief, and waved his hands to make Zhu Youtang stand up, "Since there were rules before, let's follow the rules, such a precedent cannot be set," Zhu Youtang said and glanced at Cheng Xia, "I want to punish you for your crime, What do you have to say?"

Cheng Xia looked up, seeing Zhu You winking at herself, and smiled nonchalantly, "Your wife must follow orders."

"That's good," Zhu Youtang was very satisfied with Cheng Xia's respectful attitude, "If that's the case, then roll out the staff outside the hall to pay two hundred."

"Your Majesty!" Zhu Youzhu knelt directly beside Cheng Xia, "Two hundred sticks, not to mention a girl, even a man can't stand it, Your Majesty, please be merciful."

Seeing Zhu Youzhan pleading for her so sincerely, Cheng Xia suddenly couldn't bear it, she bent down slightly, and then looked up at Zhu Youzhan who was sitting on the dragon chair, "Your Majesty, I have the gold medal for avoiding death, can I Will you spare me this punishment?"

Zhu Youtang and Zhu Youtang were both taken aback, "What is the gold medal for avoiding death?"

Cheng Xia carefully took out the jade pendant that had been prepared a long time ago from her sleeve. Seeing this, Liu Jin hurried forward to take it, and handed it to His Majesty respectfully.

Seeing this jade pendant, Zhu Youtang's pupils instantly grew bigger. He took a suspicious look at the small and delicate jade pendant, and then looked at Cheng Xia incredulously, "This is Princess Yongqing's jade pendant?"

As soon as this remark came out, the entire hall was in an uproar. No one in the imperial court knew about the matter of Princess Yongqing and Xu Pu Xiangye, especially the two of them withdrew from the imperial court to live in seclusion, which surprised countless people.As for the jade pendant in Princess Yongqing's hands, they knew it even more clearly, because when the former emperor gave it to Princess Yongqing, it was in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, under the watchful eyes of all the veteran officials.

For so many years, there has been no news about the two of them, why did this jade pendant suddenly come into Cheng Xia's hands.

"How did you get it?" Zhu Youtang asked.

"Returning to Your Majesty, my wife accidentally went to Pingtan Town in Fuzhou Prefecture, and happened to meet Xu Xiang and Princess Yongqing who had lived in seclusion there for 25 years. By chance, the princess gave this jade pendant to you. Make it a parting gift for my wife, and tell my wife that if I offend the Holy Majesty someday, I can use this jade pendant to exchange for my life."

Zhu Youtang stood up excitedly, "The two of them are still alive? Where are they now?"

"Princess Yongqing and Xu Xiang are currently in Nanjing. I will not hide this from Your Majesty. The minister's wife heard about the collusion between Wang Yue and Zhao Dezhong at Xu Xiang's home."

"Okay, okay," Zhu Youtang finally saw a smile on his face, "Xu Xiang has lived in seclusion for many years, and he has never forgotten to care about the important affairs of the court. He is worthy of being a veteran of the four dynasties. body, your guilt will be exempted."

"My wife kowtows to thank Your Majesty!" Cheng Xia kowtowed while thinking, when she has time in the future, she must go to pay her respects to Princess Yongqing, and thank her for waiving her two hundred boards.

"By the way," Zhu Youtang held the jade pendant in his hand, and slowly sat back on the dragon chair, "Just now you asked me to grant you a request, what request?"

Cheng Xia hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, since you asked King Xing to pursue Zhao Dezhong and come back to plead guilty, the minister's wife wants to go together and arrest Zhao Dezhong."

"Oh?" Zhu Youtang was puzzled, "You have enmity with Zhao Dezhong?"

"Yes," Cheng Xia said bluntly, "During the time when Zhao Dezhong was the county magistrate in Chong'an County, he did all kinds of bad things to harm the village. The minister's wife was one of the victims. Therefore, the minister's wife wants to seek justice from Zhao Dezhong."

"You said he did all kinds of bad things?" Zhu Youtang's brows and eyes froze instantly again.

Cheng Xia was startled and thought badly. The Queen mentioned that His Majesty also wants face. How could he point out so bluntly that the person His Majesty has placed high hopes on for such a long time is a heinous person.

However, the matter has come to this point, she has no room to retreat, Cheng Xia took out the autographed letter she asked for from Zheng Guan from her sleeve, and asked Liu Jin to hand it to His Majesty.

Zhu Youzhang stared at Cheng Xia dumbfounded, and felt that her sleeves were a treasure, anything could be pulled out from them, it was omnipotent.

Zhu Youtang read the letter at a glance, and he was already exhausted. Today's incidents made him completely lose his good temper. What kind of thing did he trust? People have exposed their old background.

That's all, in the face of the interests of the family, the country, and the world, his face is nothing, he admitted, "I promise you, go with King Xing."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Before Cheng Xia could thank the lord Long En, Zhu Youzhao knelt down first instead.

Just as he was talking, the imperial physician entered the hall panting. He didn't have time to wipe the sweat off his forehead, so he saluted immediately, and then walked up to Wang Yue and gave him an injection. After a while, Wang Yue woke up.

He opened his eyes in a daze, and when he saw His Majesty sitting on the dragon chair directly in front of him, Wang Yue was frightened, turned over and sat up, and quickly knelt down and kowtowed.

Zhu Youtang waved his hands at Zhu Youtang and Cheng Xia, "Go down first, Du Shangshu will go together, and do what you should do."

Cheng Xia originally wanted to appreciate Wang Yue's embarrassment, but she also felt relieved, anyway, the evidence is conclusive, all courtiers can testify, and nothing will happen again.She just waited to catch Zhao Dezhong back together with Zhu Youtang, and then inquired about the results of Wang Yue's disposal.

Walking out in parallel, Du Shangshu couldn't help but bowed to Cheng Xia, which surprised Cheng Xia, "Master Shangshu, why is this?"

Du Shangshu shook his head and laughed, "I still know something about Wang Yue, but he is very cautious, and it is not easy for people to catch a little bit of clues, so it is difficult to convict him. I discussed it with Shao Chen before, but I don't have a clue, I never thought that such a hard-to-handle person would be punished by you, think about it, it's really gratifying."

"No, Du Shangshu is being polite," Cheng Xia said realistically, "The evidence related to Zhao Dezhong was found by me, but the evidence related to Wang Yue is due to Shao Chen and has nothing to do with me." The relationship is that she acted with her in a play that seemed to be true or false.

Du Zhiqian only regarded her as being modest, walked out of the west side of the Meridian Gate, bid farewell to the two of them politely, got on his horse and galloped away.

Zhu Youzhu tilted his head and smiled at Cheng Xia, "You have no horse to borrow now, do you want to ride mine?"

Cheng Xia looked at Zhu Youtang with a funny face, and still shook his head, "I don't have Du Shangshu's horse to borrow, but I can walk back, anyway, there is no His Majesty waiting in front, I can go home anytime."

Zhu Youtang was choked by her, and he coughed twice before regaining his original rationality, "Forget it, how did you get here?"

Cheng Xia pointed to the north, "My carriage is parked at the Shenwu Gate."

Zhu Youzhu nodded, "Then I'll walk there with you," he said, looking at his attire, "I don't need to go back to the mansion, I will accompany you back to Shao's mansion first, pack up some things, and then go all the way to the northwest to pursue Zhao Dezhong."

Cheng Xia scratched his head, "Where is Zhao Dezhong now?"

"The food and grass he is in charge of transporting has already arrived at Fengxiang Mansion in Xi'an. When we arrive, he may be going to Lintao Mansion."

Lintao Mansion?It's just a little southwest of Lanzhou, and they have all gone to Gansu? "Why is he so fast?"

Zhu Youjian explained in detail, "Zhao Dezhong walked directly from Zhejiang to the northwest, without going north. In fact, he didn't go very far. After all, the horses and chariots transporting grain and grass were much slower than Shao Chen's army marching. He had to Before Shao Chen arrives in Yili, the food and grass should be arranged properly, so as not to delay the battle."

Cheng Xia thought for a moment, and suddenly regretted her decision a little bit. It would take four or five days to run such a long distance, and riding a horse every day was really exhausting. She thought she could catch Zhao Dezhong back soon, but it ended in trouble A big oolong.

Seeing Cheng Xia's face, Zhu Youzhu knew what she was thinking, and he couldn't help but smile, "Or you can think about it from another angle, you have been in the Ming Dynasty for so long, and the places you have visited are from Fujian to the capital, Northwest you still have Have you ever been there, such a good opportunity, do you really want to miss it?"

Well, Cheng Xia admitted that what Zhu Youzhu said was in his heart. If he could go straight to Dunhuang and see the oldest and most complete Dunhuang murals, he would have no regrets in his life.

When they arrived at Shenwu Gate, Cheng Xia got into the carriage, and Zhu Youzhu rode slowly by the window. Cheng Xia lifted the curtain and asked him, "Since you've been away for such a long time, are you sure you don't want to bring something home?"

"No need," Zhu Youzhao directly refused, "I just need to bring the money."

Cheng Xia grinned and shrank her head back, maybe this is the so-called rich and willful.

Arriving at Shao's Mansion, Cheng Xia just wanted to walk towards Leng Cuixuan, when she saw a person rushing from the corridor beside him, that person was very fast, if Zhu Youzhu hadn't led Cheng Xia to avoid it, she would definitely have been hit by one staggered.

Cheng Xia calmed down and took a look, it was Wang Qingwan who was on the verge of collapse.

"I'm going to kill you!" Wang Qingwan stopped and turned around and rushed towards Cheng Xia.

"What are you crazy about?" Cheng Xia raised her hand to stop Wang Qingwan's movement, looked at her with a cold face, and then at Shao Lin who appeared behind Wang Qingwan, "Why, did you get the news? Knowing that Wang Yue was arrested Entering the palace? You also know that all the gold, silver, jewels and evidence hidden in your boudoir have been discovered? The moment you choose to help the evildoers, you should have thought of this result."

Wang Qingwan yelled like crazy, "I ask you, how did you get that key?"

Without changing his face, Cheng Xia looked directly at Wang Qingwan and said word by word, "Shao Chen gave it to me."

"Ahhh, brother Ah Chen, you are really worthy of me!" Wang Qingwan shouted to the sky as if venting his anger.

Cheng Xia looked away lightly, saw Wang Qingwan continued to pounce on her relentlessly, and immediately pushed her away impatiently, "I don't want to talk to you, I originally wanted to wait for Shao Chen to come back and then settle your matter, But if you come up with it yourself, then I will settle the account for you first, so that you can listen carefully, whether Shao Chen is sorry for you, or you are for him. "

(End of this chapter)