The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 425
The New Year's Eve was no different from the past, it was festive and lively, everyone's heart was happy, except Xue Juzheng.

After the New Year's Eve, early the next morning, Liu Wei ordered people to load the box that Xue Juzheng had sent the day before yesterday into the carriage, and led them to the Midie Forest outside the city.

Not long after leaving the imperial city, snowflakes began to float in the sky. The snowflakes were not very big, but they added to the chill.

The wind whizzed past, and the boxes on the carriage made bang bang noises due to the collision. Because of the snow, the road became more and more difficult to walk.

After walking out of the city for about an hour, I finally came to Midie Forest.

The Midie Forest is very large, and it is already covered with a layer of white. If the snow is bigger, it may be more beautiful and beautiful.

But Liu Wei was not in the mood to appreciate the scenery here, and the carriage was a bit difficult to walk through the Midie forest. Several people lifted the box off the carriage and walked slowly towards the tree marked by the kidnappers.

They didn't go too far. After walking about 200 trees, they saw the tree with the mark on it. Liu Wei didn't think too much about it. After ordering people to drop the box, they returned immediately.

And when Liu Wei returned, in the dark of Midie Forest, a spy frowned slightly, thinking whether to come out, but after hesitating for a moment, he decided to wait and wait until the kidnappers came to get the money, before they shot or followed him Not too late.

The snow was heavier, and when Liu Wei's carriage entered the capital, the snow on the road was already exhausted.

Zhuge Pi showed a slight smile and said, "My lord, how many days are you going to keep Wei Wang and Xue Juzheng's people waiting?"

Liu Wei tightened his clothes and said with a smile: "Wait for three days, after three days let Xue Juzheng's son be released."

Zhugepi nodded, and then didn't ask any more questions, as if for them, if they put those boxes behind the Midilin, the things there had nothing to do with them.

Wind chill.

Not long after Liu Wei arrived home, Xue Juzheng hurried over.

"Thank you Master Liu for your help. No... I don't know if you have seen the kidnappers. When did they let my son go?"

Liu Wei shrugged: "I'm only responsible for helping you transport the money, but I didn't promise anything else. I haven't seen the kidnappers, so I don't know when they will release your son. But according to me, as long as you The kidnappers are sure that it is safe and they will let your son go after they get the silver."

"This……"

Xue Juzheng suddenly became worried. The people of King Wei had been lurking in Midie Forest. If the kidnappers found out that it was not safe to withdraw the money, would they not let their son go?

In this way, isn't the money given away for nothing? Do you want to persuade King Wei to withdraw all the people he sent?

Xue Juzheng was very distressed. He felt that the kidnappers should send his son back first, but he didn't have the right to speak. The kidnappers could not want the money, but he couldn't let his son go.

The rather helpless Xue Juzheng left Princess Ruyi's mansion. After Liu Wei had some tenderness with Princess Ruyi, he went to visit his friends with the gift he had prepared earlier, so that Liu Wei could take it and go to visit on the first day of the new year. Yes, it must be a true friend.

And a true friend must be Cao Jue.

After Liu Wei came to Cao Jue's house, Cao Jue was teasing his son. His son was very young and couldn't walk yet, but he had a tiger head and a tiger brain, very similar to Cao Jue.

When Cao Jue saw Liu Wei coming, he immediately greeted him.

"Brother Liu, do you have time to come and see my brother?"

"Brother Cao buried me, even the emperor is on holiday at this time, what can I do with my daily affairs?"

"I heard that you are helping Xue Juzheng to save his son. Isn't this a matter of time?"

Liu Wei waved his hand: "I've already been there." As he spoke, he shook the gift and a jar of good wine in his hand: "This is a good wine made by my Liu family winery. Today at noon, we brothers have a good drink. But this meal, you can't be shabby."

"Don't worry, I'm not satisfied with one dish, I'll kill the cook in the mansion right away."

Liu Wei was a little speechless. He killed the cook if he was not satisfied with one dish. He naturally didn't believe that Cao Jue could really cook it, but it was too much of a joke. If the cook heard this, he was afraid that you would really kill him. What if you put poison in your food?
Knowing that Cao Jue was joking, Liu Wei didn't continue the topic.

The two sat down in the living room, warmed their hands on the stove, and chatted briefly. As they talked, they talked about children. Liu Wei smiled bitterly. Women are most likely to talk about their children when they are together. It's not like Cao Jue's style to be able to predict children.

"I said Brother Liu, you are so talented and handsome, you can be said to be No. What do you think of your son marrying him and becoming an in-law with you?"

Liu Wei smiled: "This is naturally good."

It's just that although Liu Wei said it was good, she didn't think so in her heart. If she really had a daughter, it would depend on who she liked, and who said that she would definitely have a daughter?

But now Princess Ruyi's eight sons haven't touched her stomach yet, so he can't say much.

With that said, the food and drink were served, and the two began to eat and drink.

After drinking for three rounds, Cao Jue became a little speechless, and said: "Brother Liu, now that the Holy Majesty has just ascended the throne, and my father has been demoted to a level for no reason, what do you think the Holy Majesty thinks? When the late Emperor was in power, My father led the army to destroy the Southern Tang Dynasty, such a great contribution to their Great Song Dynasty, but... But why did the Holy One do such a thing."

With that said, Cao Jue drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and continued: "Although my father didn't say anything about it, I know my father must be feeling bad."

Cao Jue's father, Cao Bin, was a famous general in the early Song Dynasty. Liu Wei also knew that he was demoted to one level. Now that Cao Jue expressed his feelings, Liu Wei only showed a slight smile, and said, "Brother Cao misunderstood the Holy One, and the Holy One I still value my father very much. The reason why I want to demote him is because the Holy Majesty has another purpose. My father is a smart man who can see the way, so he doesn't fight without showing it. When the time is right, the Holy Majesty will promote him. of."

Cao Jue thought for a while, but still couldn't figure it out, and said, "Brother Liu, I know I'm stupid, but you can't change the way to scold me, you just talk about what's going on."

Liu Wei felt helpless when he met Cao Jue, who was so stupid. After slightly shrugging his shoulders, Liu Wei drank a glass of wine and said: "The Holy Majesty lowered your father's rank to frighten the King of Wei. It's nothing more than because Brother Cao, you are the son-in-law of the King of Wei, and your father is the in-laws of the King of Wei."

As soon as Liu Wei said this, the wine glass in Cao Jue's hand suddenly shook. He was very shocked, and soon felt that he was so stupid. Why didn't he think of this? How tragic was the battle between King Wei and the Holy One for the throne? After the Holy Majesty ascended the throne, it is normal to suppress anyone who has a relationship with the King of Wei, right?
(End of this chapter)