810 Kill the chicken to warn the monkey (supplement 5.13)
Dou Wei, Ji Changshi.
To be honest, Tao Daizhuo almost forgot who they were.
His eyes were still suspicious, looking at the people on the ground.
Could it be a trap?
Did you catch him on purpose?
However, wouldn't it be more convenient to catch it directly? Why use a trap?
Oh, maybe in order to lure more of his men, the other party also suspected that he had a trap and secretly arranged his men, so he asked him to go into the city and catch a turtle in a jar!
Tao Daizhuo's eyes slowly turned left and right, and after guessing with his increasingly sluggish mind, he said in a deep voice: "No, I will not enter the city."
"Don't go into the city?" The man looked at him, "But Lord Marquis, there is such a heavy snowstorm, where will you go if you don't go into the city?"
"It's up to you. Anyway, I won't enter the city." After Tao Daizhuo finished speaking, he was about to sit back.
The concubine was about to lower the car curtain at the same time, but her eyes suddenly stopped and she looked at the figure on the city wall in the distance.
In the night, there seemed to be a piece of clothing hanging high on a pole, but if you look closely, it was not clothes. It was not as elegant as clothes, and it was a little heavier.
"Master Hou, look!" The concubine seemed to have discovered something extraordinary.
Marquis Jing'an really thought something terrible had happened, so he hurriedly raised his eyes to look.
Following their gazes, the men also cast their gazes, and the leading man said, "Well, sir, that's a woman who was just executed today and was only hung up in the evening."
"Ah, it turns out to be the body of a woman," the beautiful concubine put her hand to cover her lips, unable to help but wonder, "What did she do to end up hanging on that wall?"
"She..." The man smiled, "It's nothing."
"Nothing?" Marquis Jing'an's eyes suddenly became suspicious again, looking at the man with a bright look.
The man had no choice but to tell the truth: "Master Hou, this matter is a long story. There was originally a county lieutenant in Congxin Mansion, who was also a secret agent with Master Yanpo. Later, the incident happened and the county lieutenant had to die. After his death, he left a pair of
Wife and daughter, the wife and daughter know about the relationship between our Captain Dou and Master He Yanpo, so they cannot stay."
"Well, there's only one here," the concubine said, pointing, "Where's the other one hanging?"
"No, no," the man said, "to tell you my wife, Chen Yongming's wife is not dead yet, and is still in our hands. Hanging above is a woman who has secretly helped the wife and daughter many times. She is a painter.
’s wife.”
"Oh, I understand," the concubine nodded, "killing the chicken to scare the monkey."
"Yes, Chen Yunqi is missing. To prevent her from joining others in talking about our captaincy, we have to keep her mother in our hands."
"No," Tao Daizhuo frowned, "then isn't this Congxin Mansion unsafe?"
"...Well, the captain has recently planned to leave Congxin Mansion and replace it with someone else."
"How did you do this!" Tao Daizhuo reprimanded, "How did you let a few women ruin it? You are really useless!"
The man said "hmm" softly, not daring to answer the question.
The Marquis of Jingan in front of them was like a dog in the former Daqian, and he was begging for mercy in the troubled times. But in front of them, this was Tao Lan's uncle.
"You still want me to enter the city! It's not safe, you are trying to harm me!" Tao Daizhuo said angrily, sitting back in the carriage.
The beautiful concubine looked at the corpse on the city wall again, showed a disgusted expression, shook her neck, and lowered the car curtain.
In the end, the carriage team did not enter the city, but went all the way north. Near the inn coming out of the North City Gate, they chose the most remote inn to stay. After a long journey, they finally rested.
As soon as they left, the entire city gate seemed more and more empty.
The guards who were supposed to be guarding the city wall were huddled in the room around the heater when no one was around.
Occasionally when the wind blows stronger, they will send a person out to see if the female body has fallen on the city wall.
Several guards recognized this female corpse. Tai Zicang's wife, the Bai family, who was famous for being virtuous and dignified in Congxin Mansion, ended up dying in such a way. It was really sad.
It can only be said that she was fortunate that Tai Zicang had been separated from her for more than a month before the accident. She had been living in the school and had never gone back. Otherwise, this butcher's knife would probably hit Tai Zicang again.
That is not a trivial matter. Tai Zicang is too talented. If something happens to him, some famous scribes in Congxin Mansion will definitely protect him, and then there will be a big disturbance in the city.
The wine was warming on the stove, and the city guards continued to talk about the Bai family while drinking.
The voices came from inside the house, through the cold wind, and they were all ridiculing, mocking, and laughing at the joke.
Tai Zicang's thin figure stood under the old elm tree five or six meters away from the back of the house, listening blankly.
Ever since dusk, when the maid at home came to tell him that something happened at home, he had been looking like this in a daze.
When he saw his wife's body hanging high on the city wall, he didn't react much, as if he was stupid. He didn't cry, frown, or say a word.
He came at Haishi and had been standing here for a long time. If the guards hadn't come out from time to time to see if the corpses on the wall had fallen off, he actually wanted to go up and stand with her, sit down, and talk casually.
Everything is good.
The sound of wind was in his ears, sometimes roaring, sometimes whimpering, sometimes shrilling, passing quickly.
I have been numb and stupid from the cold, but I just don’t want to leave. I really can’t. Standing and watching from a distance like this is just to accompany me.
Time passed slowly, until the weak sun pushed aside the dark night, and the guards on shift found Tai Zicang unconscious under the old elm tree.
The officials did not allow Tai Zicang to return to the government, and when he woke up, they escorted him directly from the hospital to the school.
Tai Zicang insisted on going home and had a dispute with the officials. The quarrel became more and more fierce. These officers and soldiers finally angered all the teachers and students in the school. Gao Licheng, the confidant left behind by Xin Shun, came after hearing the news. After hearing the whole story, he
Agree with Tai Zicang to go back.
Two gentlemen came out of the school and accompanied Tai Zicang. The people from the government continued to follow, and Gao Licheng also went with them.
As I approached Tai Mansion, I saw many neighbors gathered around the door, and there was chaos in the mansion.
"Is this a house raid?" a gentleman asked in shock.
Tai Zicang was so angry that he ran forward without caring about his frostbitten body.
The entire Tai Mansion fell into chaos, and Ding Ling Xuan Lang was completely smashed.
After Tai Zicang rushed in, the soldiers who were beating him up were about to use violence against him, but Gao Licheng, who came quickly, ordered him to stop.
There was a mess on the snowy ground. The potted plants in the courtyard and the tables, chairs and benches in the house were all broken to pieces. There was also a recently beaten to death corpse under the west eaves. She was the most considerate servant of Bai Qingyuan.
Tai Zicang was out of breath, and after he slowed down, he ran inside.
When he saw that his collection of art studios, which no one could enter, was also smashed, Tai Zicang rolled his eyes and fell unconscious.
