Reborn to marry ex-husband's nemesis

Chapter 411
"Although I have returned to the capital, it seems that I have broken away from the frontier, but it is not the case. General Qi, who is now guarding the frontier and commanding the three armies, is my best friend. In order to hide it from Xiao Qirong's eyes and ears, I acted with him. It's a scene of cutting off one's robes, but we have been communicating in secret for so many years, if something really happens in the capital, he will definitely help the Hou Mansion, and if you are in a desperate situation, you can go to the border to find him."

"General Qi?" Chu Zhi's eyelids twitched violently, "But...that cold-faced God of War, General Qi?"

In the end, Chu Zhi almost changed his tone.

Zhongyonghou only thought she was too surprised, so he didn't take it to heart, and said amusedly: "Aside from him, who else in the world can there be General Qi?"

Oh my god... Chu Zhi was dumbfounded.

That's right, she remembered that the master in her previous life had mentioned more than once that Zhongyong Hou was rigid, he only knew how to be loyal, but he didn't know how to save his life. I will remember this matter firmly.

As a result, when it came to a critical moment, I almost forgot about it!

She finally understood that it turned out that Master's scolding of the Zhongyonghou's Mansion was not because he couldn't understand it, nor was it a suppression, but because he grieved and grieved for his friend's death and being wronged.

What kind of fate is this? In her previous life, she became General Qi's apprentice, and in this life she married into the Zhongyonghou's mansion, and General Qi and Zhongyonghou were life-and-death friends... This fate is really a coincidence of his aunt! ! !
Later, Chu Zhi didn't know how he got back to the room, and he was dizzy.

Even when Dong'er asked her, she didn't respond.

The more he knew, the more doubts Chu Zhi had in his heart.

Zhongyonghou's Mansion and Wei's family are relatives, Wei's family is an old official in the court, even if only one concubine is a fifth-rank official in the court, but the others are distributed in various places in Daliang, teaching and educating people, and the world is full of peaches and plums.

At the same time, Marquis Zhongyong and General Qi are life-and-death friends. General Qi's prestige in the frontier is needless to say, not to mention that there are so many gold, silver, treasures, food, grass and weapons in the Marquis Zhongyong's mansion.

Since the Hou Mansion had already thought out the way out, why was it that they were copied and beheaded by the whole family in the previous life?What's more, the accusation came too fast and ridiculous, just because he participated in witchcraft with the prince, he was convicted, and everyone except Han Zhan was executed in just a few days?

It's too weird and too incredible.

The more you ponder, the more flaws you will find.

So, what happened in the previous life?That caused the Hou Mansion to be destroyed overnight?
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On the second day of Chu Zhi's secret talk with Hou Zhongyong, he heard that ten veterans braved the scorching heat and went to the palace together, begging His Majesty for some disaster relief funds to deal with the drought.

Emperor Xiao had allocated money twice before, but corruption has existed in all dynasties, and it cannot be eradicated at all. Therefore, Emperor Xiao sent Hai Xiuyan to investigate the case. As for the loss of disaster relief funds from the people, you can find your own way.

All the embezzled money has been in your pockets, so those people will naturally spit it out again. As for how to spit out the money that has been eaten, it depends on the skills of Gu Changyan and Han Zhan.

Emperor Xiao deliberately used this method to force them to handle the case, but the disaster was imminent, and the people in dire straits couldn't afford to wait!

In desperation, the old ministers made such a bad move.

Needless to say, this group of veterans really had the backbone. They knelt in front of the palace gate for two days staring at the scorching sun. After they all collapsed from heatstroke, Emperor Xiao finally allocated the disaster relief funds.

Following that, His Royal Highness also began to raise funds and donate food in the city, and shipped them to various places. Not long after, Han Zhan and Gu Changyan also heard good news, saying that the case of Hai Xiuyan had been investigated, and a lot of food and gold had been confiscated from the corrupt official’s house. , can be regarded as a solution to the urgent need.

Emperor Xiao was very pleased with the meritorious service of the prince, and rewarded the prince heavily, and ordered the prince to study hard with his example.

The fourth prince was dissatisfied, and Chu Xi gave an idea.

"I have a plan, I don't know if I should say it or not."

"You said."

"Father is obsessed with immortality, and strives to live forever. He firmly believes in these things. The reason why the prince can make meritorious service this time is because those old officials knelt in front of the palace and begged His Majesty to release the disaster relief money. The prince picked up the leak and followed suit. , asked the rich and powerful families in the city to donate money and food, and now the crown prince has gained a good reputation and is praised by the sage and the people, but those rich and powerful families are afraid that they will feel angry, and they are the ones who paid for the money and food, so why should the benefits fall on the crown prince alone? Come on? Your Highness, do you think they will be happy?"

"what do you mean……"

"What His Royal Highness can do, His Highness can naturally do."

"You asked me to follow the crown prince and follow the trend to do disaster relief money?" The fourth prince frowned, "It's nothing more than picking up people's teeth, if there is anything wrong, I will become a laughing stock, not to mention the crown prince who is in front of me, no matter how good I do." , father will not see my efforts."

"Your Highness misunderstood, how could I ask you to do this." Chu Xi smiled softly, "I am asking you to advise the emperor to go to the Dragon King Temple to pray for rain. The rain in the drought in the past dynasties is not to ask for rain. Come here? Besides, this is something that touches the heavens, not only can it reflect the father's benevolence and understanding of the people's sentiments, but also don't need those aristocratic families to pay money, they will definitely support His Highness wholeheartedly."

The Fourth Highness was overjoyed, and suddenly thought about it again: "It would be great if the rain is completed, but what if it doesn't?"

"Your Highness is confused. Didn't you send several Taoist priests to Father? Those Taoist priests must be capable, otherwise they would not have been kept by Father's side for almost half a year. You first ask those Taoist priests to do the math. See which months and days are suitable for praying for rain, and then prepare to go, so you can be more sure." Chu Xi said, "Besides, it's no big deal if it doesn't work, anyway, His Majesty has done everything that should be done, and it's not up to the father to decide if it doesn't rain. Those ministers can't say anything, Father is the most annoying old minister whispering in their ears, after this incident, Father can also be quiet for a few days, once Father is in a good mood, Father, you will be rewarded!"

The fourth prince's eyes were full of joy: "Yes, why didn't I think of that!"

Chu Xi covered her mouth with her fan, and said with a coquettish smile: "Your Highness is someone who wants to do big things, so just leave this kind of small things to me to think for you, so why bother you."

The fourth prince hugged Chu Xi and kissed him fiercely: "You really are my little lucky star, just wait, I'll go to the palace to see my father right now."

As Chu Xi expected, Emperor Xiao was very moved after hearing the proposal of the fourth prince, coupled with the Queen's lobbying, he nodded and agreed without the slightest hesitation.

After ordering Qin Tianjian to calculate, and adding what the sorcerer said, he decided to go to the Dragon King Temple to Qi Yu in five days.

Due to the hasty decision, the Ministry of Rites hastened to get busy again, and all the busy feet did not touch the ground, and finally made all the preparations on the day of praying for rain.

Emperors have always been obsessed with praying for rain, so that the weather will be smooth and the grains will be plentiful.

When Xiao Huang first came to the throne, it rained every year, but in the past few years, he was addicted to wine and sex, singing and dancing every day, and he had long forgotten this matter, so rumors started to spread, saying that Xiao Huang was unkind. There was a severe drought.

(End of this chapter)