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Chapter 218 Zimo is Engaged, Someone Comes!

In the palace, Lei Li, who deals with 'thieves', is popular.And Princess Yuan, at this time, had already found Zhao Ying and called him into the palace.

"Things have come to this point, brother, what should we do?" In Ci'an Palace, the Empress Dowager Zhao huddled in the arhat chair, her face was full of bewilderment, she looked at Zhao Ying with helplessness, and then turned to Princess Yuan, sobbing He asked, "Sister-in-law, I did what you told me to do. It's not bad at all. You said things would be fine, but how...how did it become like this..." She mourned, with tears in the corners of her eyes .

After what happened at noon, Shen Cangyu stared at him like a dead man, remembering Shen Cangyu's power and the scene of the abolished prince's rebellion.

Really frightened the Queen Mother Zhao, who was not considered tough herself! !
"I ordered it, I dare to admit it. Even if Shen Cangyu is looking for trouble, she will come to me!! What are you afraid of?" Princess Yuan frowned, feeling irritable and angry.She didn't care about the identity of Queen Mother Zhao, and didn't want to hide her true emotions, but directly expressed, "You are the Queen Mother, the emperor's biological mother, and you are so afraid of a servant and servant... Are you really embarrassed?"

"Look at your terrified look!!" She scolded fiercely.

"Yuan'er, don't be presumptuous!" Seeing that the Empress Dowager Zhao shrunk her head when she was reprimanded, her eyes were full of anger but she didn't dare to refute, Zhao Ying frowned, and turned her head sharply to reprimand Princess Yuan, "What is the identity of the Empress Dowager? Where can you blame it?"

"Today's incident was due to your unpreparedness, self-esteem, and anxiety. That's why Shen Cangyu found out and was escaped by Lin Zimo. The Empress Dowager didn't accuse you of being incompetent, but she was kind. How dare you accuse the Empress Dowager? Rude! Hurry up and apologize to the Queen Mother." Zhao Ying said mercilessly.

"Zhao Ying, you are so big..." Princess Yuan was scolded bloody, her brows stood on end, and she was about to get angry.

"Mother, shut up, daddy is right, you are too shameless!" Zhao Liang'er quickly stopped, stood up again, stepped forward, knelt down, "Aunt Queen Mother, you know my mother's temper, She has always had a knife mouth and a bean curd heart, she has no evil intentions, and she has no intention of committing any crimes, please don't bother with my mother for the sake of Daddy and Liang'er, Aunt Queen Mother."

"Liang'er made my mother kowtow to apologize to you!" She knelt on the ground, begging pitifully.

"Hurry up, don't be like this, we are all one family, the princess is my sister-in-law, but I don't care about it, I don't care about it, there is no need for a child like you." The Empress Dowager Zhao has a short face and loves Zhao Liang'er very much , begged in such soft words, and her brother and niece also turned to her, and reprimanded her sister-in-law, she was no longer angry.

Standing up, she stretched out her hand to help Zhao Liang'er up, and she pleaded for Princess Yuan, "Forget it, brother, I can't blame my sister-in-law for this matter, it's because I'm too timid... Besides, the matter has reached this point, it doesn't make sense to blame anyone Now, why don’t we discuss what to do?” The Queen Mother Zhao sighed, caressed Zhao Liang’er, and sat on the arhat chair. She looked up at Zhao Ying, and said hopefully, “Since Shen Cangyu and Lin Zimo are not Turning against my sister-in-law and me face to face, is it because they are also worried about my brother... can we just let this matter go!"

"Anyway, we didn't succeed, and Zimo was fine when he left the palace."

The Empress Dowager Zhao herself turned over the matter of Princess Yuan's "offending", and Princess Yuan would not bring it up for nothing. Although she was very angry that her husband and daughter were facing "outsiders", she also understood that it was indeed the case just now. She fumbled for a moment.

Today's Zhao family still needs to rely on the support of the Queen Mother Zhao to gain a foothold in the court, so it really shouldn't be presumptuous.It's just that she was reprimanded just now, and she was not angry, so she immediately pretended that nothing happened, and said something to flatter her... With Princess Yuan's temper, she really couldn't do it, so she just said coldly "Impossible, if we dare to move Lin Zimo, we are digging Shen Cangyu's foundation and shaking his foundation. How big of a heart is he to let go of such a major event?"

Although Princess Yuan's words are harsh, they are true.For a moment, Queen Mother Zhao was weeping and speechless, Zhao Ying frowned and sighed, Zhao Liang'er leaned against Queen Mother Zhao, clenched her teeth tightly, her face was pale and white, "Since it has reached this point..." She pursed her lips and held her hand. Fist, "I can't tell, we're going to make the first move!"

"Liang'er, what do you think? Make the first move? How?" Princess Yuan looked sideways and asked her in surprise.

"Anyway, even if we compromise, Shen Cangyu won't let it go, and just show that he is not ready yet, so let's take the first shot!" Zhao Liang'er's eyes flickered, revealing such a cold and hard feeling, "Soldiers are precious and fast, It's a matter of life and death."

"But, Liang'er, our roots are still shallow, so we may not be able to defeat Shen Cangyu." Zhao Ying frowned tightly. In fact, what he said sounded nice, "maybe" against Shen Cangyu?Ha ha, in fact, it is simply no match for it.

"If the battle is all based on the strength of the two sides, then there will not be so many cases in history where the weak wins the strong!" Zhao Liang'er sneered, and said grimly: "Just wait to check the strength of the troops, the financial resources...the final victory will be settled? "

"Then Liang'er, what do you want to do? The current situation is different from the past. It's a matter of life and death... It can't be solved by just touching your lips." Zhao Ying sighed, not very hopeful.

Although his daughter is talented and quick-witted, she has always been pampered by Princess Yuan, and she can make some decisions about family affairs, but those are just small things, it's okay for her to practice her hands, but now...

How can a little girl like her intervene in the fate of the Youguan Zhao family, and even the entire Great Jin Kingdom?

"Daddy, don't look down on me, come and listen to me..." Zhao Liang'er smiled coldly, pulled Princess Yuan and Zhao Ying over, and whispered in their ears.

Occasionally, she would even take a look at the Empress Dowager Zhao who was still wandering in the sky, and was a little panic-stricken, with a frightening light in her eyes.

……

In the capital, no one else knew about Lin Zimo's scheme except the Zhao family and Prince Rong's mansion.Even Lin's grandmother, Lin's mother, and Lin Zimo didn't tell them about this.

First of all, it's not a good thing, telling them... It's useless except to make them angry and worried.Secondly, he is a big man, so Lin Zimo is really embarrassed to tell his mother, grandmother...

I always feel like I can't afford to lose that person.

So, things just passed by like this. On the surface of the capital, the wind is clear and calm, and it is still lively and luxurious, as if nothing happened.

Only in the dark, the frequent movements of the army, the occasional gunpowder-filled battles in the court and the tense atmosphere between Shen Cangyu and Zhao Ying, can people perceive that the war is about to break out.

On this day, the weather was fine and the red sun was high, and the old Lin family house changed from its previous low-key and inactive style.Red lights are hung high, colorful silk is everywhere...

"Why isn't it still here? The hour is almost over!" Mrs. Lin stood in the courtyard, her face, which was always gentle and kind, showed a little anxiety.

"Aunt Lin, don't worry, I think it should be soon, I can already hear the sound of gongs beating outside!" Luo Chuchen held her arm with a smile on his face, and comforted her in a low voice.

"Really? Did you hear it?" Mrs. Lin said in surprise, she leaned forward slightly, and tilted her ears, as if she wanted to hear the sound of gongs and drums that Luo Chuchen said, but... "Oh, I'm old I'm old, and my ears don't work well!" She sighed, but she still didn't hear anything.

Today is Lin Zimo's engagement day.In the morning, before dawn, Shen Cangyu and his wife boarded the gate of the Lin Mansion.There were only two mistresses, Grandma Lin and Mother Lin, in the Lin family. In addition, Grandma Lin was very old. As soon as Luo Chuchen entered the door, she was arrested by Mother Lin and was busy greeting guests.

As for Shen Cangyu, Grandmother Lin arranged for her to go to Qi's house with Lin Zimo to deliver the dowry gift.

Lin Zimo and Shen Cangyu went out with a large group of people when it was just dawn in the morning. Now, it's almost noon, and these people haven't come back yet.No wonder Mother Lin was worried.

After all, after the betrothal gift was sent out, the Qi family had to return the dowry. It would be unlucky for the dowry not to enter the house at noon.

"Auntie, you are not old. You can still teach your daughter-in-law and help Zimo and the others take care of their grandchildren!" Luo Chuchen quickly smiled and complimented, "Their young couple are both rough-tempered. You don't care about them, who will come?" What about it?"

The girl from the Qi family, Luo Chuchen, had seen Wei'er before. She had a good appearance and a hearty temper—to be honest, her temper was somewhat similar to that of Lin Zimo's.

If there is no reliable person to teach and help, in a short period of time, I am afraid that it will be a bit difficult.

"Hahaha...the two of them..." Mrs. Lin couldn't help laughing when she heard what Luo Chuchen said. Speaking of Qi Wei'er's temperament, she really didn't quite get used to it when she first met, after all, she was a girl. It's really rare for her to develop such a family.However, Lin Zimo has been supported since he was a child, and he got used to it early on. After meeting him a few times, he really likes Qi Wei'er a little bit.

Mrs. Lin shook her head with a smile, and suddenly sighed as if remembering something, "Oh, these years are not forgiving. When you are old, even if you want to, you will be powerless. Just like your mother-in-law, when I saw her a few days ago, she was still in good health. Very, isn’t it too sick to be bedridden now?”

"It's the age after all." She sighed, and asked again with concern: "How is your mother-in-law now? Is your health getting better?"

"The doctor said it was just delaying the day." Luo Chuchen's eyes flickered, and then he said calmly.

In fact, Xu Jifei had died a few days ago.Since Shen Cangyu chose to take action, how could she give her a chance to live on? Naturally, she was drugged on the same day and returned to the west on the same day... However, she is Princess Rong after all. So he gave her a pretext and gave her a contagious and extraordinary disease, and went to 'recuperate' directly.

Waiting to 'raise' one or two months, the disease will naturally be incurable, and it will return to the west directly.

Moreover, because her 'sickness' was contagious and would surpass others, Xu Jifei's popularity in the capital was not very good, no one came to visit her at all, and it was covered up smoothly.

In other words, if someone feels something is wrong, they dare not say it.

After all, Shen Cangyu is the regent, and what is Xu Jifei?How could anyone offend Shen Cangyu because of her?
"It's all fate!" Mrs. Lin sighed, and then put the matter aside and stopped asking.

After all, the relationship between her and Concubine Xu is not very good, but because she is Luo Chuchen's mother-in-law, she had to ask.Moreover, today is her son's big day, it is really unlucky to mention such an unlucky Concubine Xu who contracted a disease and seems to have to wait for the day to return to the West.

So, the two happily abandoned Xu Jifei, and began to chat about some daily affairs. Luo Chuchen is also a good-natured person. In three words, until Mrs. Xu was coaxed into a smile, Luo Chuchen's eyes were as loving as a daughter's.

The two chatted for a while, and at noon, Shen Cangyu and Lin Zimo also came back with their dowry.I have to say that the Qi family really loves this daughter Qi Weier very much. The dowry of 120 eight loads is full, and when the dowry is displayed, it is placed in the whole yard, and everyone who sees it sighs.

Drinking and having a banquet, Grandmother Lin and Mother Lin flew up in a hurry, and Luo Chuchen, who had been arrested as a young man, accompanied him around.After finally dealing with the guests, she found time to come to Shen Cangyu's side.

"You said... will anyone move in the mansion?" She leaned close to Shen Cangyu's ear and asked in a low voice.

"I kept her just for today!" Shen Cangyu chuckled, with a stern look in his eyes, "Otherwise, she plotted against Zimo, how could I tolerate her?"

But it turned out that on that day, although Xu Jifei, the mastermind, returned to Lihentian, how to deal with Xu Lingzhu, the 'accomplice', became a big problem.If you want to kill her, she is not guilty of death.Let her go, she did make a big mistake, and she witnessed how Shen Cangyu tortured Concubine Xu Ji to death... A perfect witness.

Of course, Shen Cangyu insisted on not doing one thing, but sending her down to see her "auntie", but Luo Chuchen really couldn't bear to face such a grief-stricken little girl desperately begging for mercy... The two of them After several discussions, he finally chose to keep her.

Of course, this is not because of Luo Chuchen's "Holy Mother", who did not accomplish enough and failed.What kind of person is she?I, my natal family can fight, and the Anling Hou Mansion, who was almost defeated, is still poking there with tears, saying that she is 'kind', but the Luo family can't answer.

Even if Xu Lingzhu is cute, she has a good impression of him, but if it affects Shen Cangyu and Rong Wangfu, Luo Chuchen will take his life without hesitation.

The reason why she was kept was, as Shen Cangyu said, just to 'lead the snake out of the hole', to leave an opening.

"Don't worry, I have someone in the house. It's good that the Zhao family doesn't contact Xu Lingzhu today, but if they want to use her to make a fuss, they can't escape my eyes." Luo Chuchen smiled slightly, very confident.

"Chen'er is doing business, so I can rest assured!" Shen Cangyu held her hand, and clung to Dim Sum.

This pair... It should be said that they were black-hearted and rotten husband and wife looked at each other and smiled. The feeling between each other was called a tacit understanding.

……

In Lin's residence, the betrothal gift was given and the dowry was received. There were a lot of guests, and the atmosphere was very lively and joyful.But in the Lanxiang Courtyard in the northwest of Prince Rong's Mansion, Xu Lingzhu stared blankly at the maidservant who was standing straight in front of her.

Since entering the capital and entering Prince Rong's mansion, she has been living with Concubine Xu Ling in the west wing of the main courtyard, and did not arrange the courtyard alone.Only now, Xu Jifei, the 'mistress' is dead.The main courtyard has been locked, and Xu Lingzhu's 'niece' from the Eighth Route is naturally not qualified to live alone in the main courtyard.

How can there be any reason why the serious master Rong Wang lives in the small study, but let her a foreign niece occupy the main courtyard?

That's all for concubine Xu, she's a 'princess' anyway, so what is Xu Lingzhu?Even if Shen Cangyu has other uses for her, he can't wrong his father to 'perfect' her!
So, naturally, after Xu Jifei became 'seriously ill', she was afraid of 'infecting' her niece, so she sent her niece to Lanxiangyuan to live alone for a while, which is very reasonable.

After tidying up her burdens, Xu Lingzhu lived in the Lanxiang Courtyard without a master. There were delicious food, good drinks and good service. There were countless maids and women, as if they were no different from those in the main courtyard. I couldn't help shivering, and had nightmares every night, but after three or two days, my whole body was sluggish.

She wanted to go home, go back to Qingshan County, and promised not to tell anything about her aunt for the rest of her life, but no matter how she begged or promised, no one believed her at all.Shen Cangyu and Luo Chuchen just threw her into this small courtyard, and sent a few people who looked like servants but were actually monitoring her to follow her day and night.

Xu Lingzhu didn't understand why?Is it dead or alive? Give it a good time?What's the matter with such a half-delay?Is it fun to scare her?Xu Lingzhu wanted to resist and escape, but... the weakness in her bones made her dare not do anything, and she never even yelled loudly.

She could listen to Concubine Xu and was led to this situation step by step because of her soft temper and Confucian temper.And Shen Cangyu and Luo Chuchen, who were more vicious than Concubine Xu, naturally frightened her even more, not even daring to say a word of resistance.

Live in the Lanxiangyuan honestly, what to do and what to eat.Xu Lingzhu only thought about counting one day and earning money every day, but she didn't think about it at all. At this moment, her situation is still worth using, making people go to great lengths to come to see her through hardships.

"You, what did you say?" Xu Lingzhu nestled on the soft bed, hugged the round pillow with both hands, looked at the rough envoy maid in front of her almost in disbelief, and said in a tone of complete disbelief: "Your master, Princess Yuan To put me in this situation... It can almost be said that a prisoner tried to help her succeed?" She pointed at herself, her eyes staring at Yuanyuan.

"That's right, Miss Xu, my master said that if you can do it, you can make any request." The rough envoy maid seemed to have not seen Xu Lingzhu's ridiculous face written with "this matter is ridiculous", He still said quietly.

"What are you talking about? I'm in this situation now? I don't know how many days I can live... What can I help her? How dare I help her?" Xu Lingzhu sneered and shook her head, with a bit of malice in her tone, "More What's more, Princess Yuan has harmed me to what I am now, and even my aunt... ahem, I can do it, so why should I help her?"

She raised the corners of her mouth, her attitude was very bad, she did not appear to be obedient in front of Concubine Xu and Princess Yuan at all.However, it wasn't that she was inconsistent with the outside and the outside, or that she was broken, but that...

The person standing in front of her now is nothing more than a rough envoy, a servant, so why should she be afraid?You know, even if she has a Confucian temper and soft temper, she is still a lady from an official family.

"I can't agree to any of your Journey to the West, you go back and tell your master!" Xu Lingzhu said coldly.

Based on her current situation, even if she is not smart, she should know that if she is honest, she may not be able to survive!If you dare to do it, do you really not want to go back alive to see your parents?
"Miss Xu." The servant girl didn't care about Xu Lingzhu's bad attitude, but slowly... said softly in a very low and gentle voice: "You are from Qingshan County, and you have Gaotang's parents and two brothers at home. And a young brother, the eldest brother is studying literature, the second brother is practicing martial arts, the youngest brother is still in elementary school...the uncle is in business, and there are a few cousins..."

"You, what are you talking about?" Xu Lingzhu got up from the collapse suddenly, stared at the servant girl in shock and anger, and asked with trembling lips: "How do you know this? What did the family do?"

The things Princess Congyuan did were drugged and scheming, so Xu Lingzhu could know that this was a person who did not use means to achieve his goals.Moreover, she is a majestic princess, and Zhao Ying also has some people in her hands... Her father is only a county magistrate, and her brother is even white. How can she be against Princess Yuan and Zhao Ying!
"It's just what Miss Xu thinks." The servant girl smiled lightly, no matter whether Xu Lingzhu was soft or hard, ironic or frightened, she seemed to be completely ignorant, raised her hand gently, and took out a white jade stick from her bosom. She handed the hairpin carved with plum blossoms in front of Xu Lingzhu, "Miss Xu, this is Lingtang's personal belonging. In order to win your trust, our princess specially asked my servant to show it to you!"

With that said, he stuffed the plum blossom hairpin into Xu Lingzhu's hand.

"Mother!" Xu Lingzhu exclaimed, looking carefully, it really is her mother's dowry hairpin - a little red among the white plum bushes, the most unique, gifted by her grandmother to pass down the family, her mother once said, when she gets married Time to give her as a family heirloom...

"You, what did you do to my mother? What about my father, my brother and younger brother! Let me tell you, if you dare to hurt them, I, I will fight with you!!" She scolded her eyes red, looking at the expression Almost desperately.

"Miss Xu, don't worry, your family is sitting at our princess's place, and you are very comfortable when you move around." The rough envoy maid remained calm, smiling slightly, with no deep meaning, "As long as the girl can handle the things that our princess has entrusted Well, they'll be perfectly safe, of course."

"I, I..." Xu Lingzhu's eyes widened, tears rolled in her eyes, her face was flushed, and in the end, she had no choice but to fall to the ground helplessly, "I, I agree to anything, agree to everything, you guys, Don't hurt my family."

"As long as the girl is obedient and gets the job done, our princess has said that the girl's whole family will be rich and prosperous, and enjoy it endlessly." Seeing Xu Lingzhu's submission, the maidservant, who had been calm and calm, finally showed a bit of a smile on her face. The color of pride.

Hearing what she said, Xu Lingzhu couldn't help but smile wryly. Now she is no longer looking forward to any wealth and glory. As long as she and her family can return to Qingshan County safely, she is already satisfied and dare not ask for anything else!

(End of this chapter)