"What... what big transformation into a living person?"
Her face looked confused and suspicious, but her eyes were a little evasive. Zhu Ying perfectly explained to people what it means to have a guilty conscience. Even Zhang Shou couldn't help but feel like covering his face when he saw her really shallow acting skills.
Impulsive. Miss, you are completely selling your own flaws, not doing it yourself!
Zhu Jing and Zhu Tingfang, their father and son, also heard some of the tricks. They were about to ask again, but they didn't want the wife to say: "Okay, you and your son have some serious things to do. Don't waste your time with me. Go ahead and stay."
Just let Yingying and Ah Shou chat with me. Dalang, go and make preparations. I think there will be a formal decree soon. You can choose from the people in the family."
At this point, the wife paused and said calmly: "Our Zhao family is not inferior to the Zhang family of Qin family. Whatever Qin family can give to Zhang Chen, our family can give you double."
Can this kind of thing be compared? Zhu Tingfang simply didn't know what to say. But his grandmother was all for his kindness, so he could only thank her quickly, and waited until he and his father Zhu Jing, who was also expelled, left Qing'an Hall
, he couldn't help but ask: "Dad, what does mother mean by being transformed into a living person?"
"What do you mean?" Zhu Jing glanced sideways at his eldest son, sighed and said, "Your second brother followed your sister and Zhang Shou out of the city to Zhao Yuan, and then suddenly disappeared without a trace. Don't you think this matter has something to do with them?
Can't we get away with it? Your grandmother and your mother seem to be fully aware of it, but they're just hiding it from the two of us."
Uh... Zhu Tingfang only feels that her mood is very complicated. Although women are born to be on one side, especially the Tai Fu, Jiuniang and Zhu Ying's grandparents, who are natural allies, but this feeling of being excluded is really uncomfortable.
Okay. If that's just it, forget it, but what dissatisfied him the most is that Zhang Shou is also a man, but he is regarded as one of their own by them!
But this emotion only lasted for a moment, and he immediately discovered a more important problem: "Dad, what you mean is that Zhang Shou and Yingying not only knew that the second brother ran away from home, but maybe they were behind it? No,
It’s not Yingying. She has the courage, but doesn’t have the intention. Only Zhang Shou! Let’s see how he can boss people like Lu Sanlang and Zhang Chen around..."
"The second brother, that heartless fellow, will never escape his clutches!"
Zhu Jing couldn't help but snorted: "Erlang has never been able to do things since he was a child. He is not good at literature and martial arts. He is not as good as you at all. Even if Zhang Shou is capable, is it possible that he can still be gifted? It's Lu Sanlang Zhang
Chen, it's just a moment of cleverness, and it cannot be compared with you. Otherwise, why would Zhang Shou recommend you to go to Cangzhou? He has many students! I think Erlang's trip is of no importance."
Although he agreed with his father's words, because he was bragging when he said it, Zhu Tingfang remained silent. But at this moment, he noticed something moving behind him and immediately turned around. Sure enough, he saw the curtain of Qing'an Hall opening not far away.
He got up, but Zhang Shou quickly chased him out. He immediately glanced at his father, and Zhu Jing snorted slightly dissatisfied.
Zhang Shou had a panoramic view of the expressions of the father and son. When he came closer, he said bluntly: "Because Yingying volunteered before, I thought she told the two of them about the second brother Zhu, but I didn't expect it."
She only told Mrs. Tai and Ninth Aunt, and also lied about the military situation in front of me. In fact, Brother Zhu is in Cangzhou..."
Zhang Shouyan informed Zhu Er's whereabouts and purpose in a concise and concise manner. Before Zhu Jing could question, he said sincerely: "I told Brother Zhu Er early in the morning that he is not needed to inquire about the movements of the eldest prince, nor is he needed.
Go and confront the eldest prince, all he has to do is carefully hide his identity, find out the things or people, and preferably bring them back, then you're done."
Although he personally placed Zhang Shou and his son in Rongshui Village, and he carefully selected all the villagers and sent them there, even the teachers, but now that Zhu Jing has returned from the war, even though he has already signed a marriage contract and accepted this son-in-law, he
After carefully examining Zhang Shou for the past few days, I always feel that there are many mysteries.
He is different from Ge Yong. He is used to doubting everything, otherwise he would not have made such a decision about Zhang Shou's life experience. Therefore, he is really doubtful about the saying that he is gifted and self-taught!
At this time, Zhang Shou revealed that he asked Zhu Er to look for fine seeds, and those fine seeds were said to come from overseas, which were recorded in letters by people close to Emperor Taizu. How could he think that things were suspicious? However, speaking of Taizu's overseas survivors and Zhang
If it was related to longevity, it would prove that the people he stayed in Rongshui Village were deaf and blind, and he thought this was impossible.
Therefore, before Zhu Tingfang could respond, Zhu Jing said with finality: "In that case, Dalang, pick twenty capable men from my bodyguard, one man and two horses, and let them go to Cangzhou first. With Erlang
Those who have always had extremely poor eyesight and luck may encounter something by chance. As for you, if the emperor really chooses you and allows you to choose who to bring, you will choose the Ruiqi Camp!"
Zhu Tingfang couldn't help but glance at Zhang Shou. According to what his father said, Zhu Er was simply a broom star who would be unlucky wherever he went. He would fall into the water even if he walked normally. Zhang Shou learned at this time that he would be unlucky in the future.
Let his second brother do something serious again?
But in the end, the last two sentences were the key point. He quickly retracted his somewhat erratic thoughts and said in a deep voice: "Yes."
After Zhu Tingfang left in response, Zhu Jing stared at Zhang Shou for a long time, and finally turned around and left without saying anything. As soon as he left, the curtain at the door of Qing'an Hall moved, and immediately after, Zhu Ying came.
I came out on tiptoe, looked around, and then breathed a long sigh of relief.
"Thank God, dad and eldest brother are gone!"
"Yingying, if people heard what you said, they would think you were an unfilial daughter who deceived her father, and a sister who disrespected her brother." Zhang Shou shook his head helplessly, and then asked angrily, "What did you do before?
You promised me, but why did you only tell Mrs. Tai and Aunt Ninth about your second brother, but you actually hid it from your father and eldest brother?"
"Tell grandma and mother the same thing." Zhu Ying looked around to talk to him, but under Zhang Shou's gaze, she could only say reluctantly, "Dad doesn't have much hope for the second brother. He has always been
I feel that the second brother has no ability, so I just hope that he will be honest. The eldest brother also doesn’t believe that the second brother will do serious things because he made some random mistakes in the past, so..."
She coughed, with a serious look on her face: "So, I told my grandmother and mother that a man should strengthen himself and give his second brother a chance! He should hide it from his father and eldest brother first, and wait until the second brother becomes a blockbuster, then give him a good scare.
Scared them, but..." She was so angry that her eyebrows stood up: "It turned out that all the good things were messed up by that damn rotten eldest prince!"
Do the three women in this family hope that Zhu Er can become a blockbuster? The question is, even if Zhu Er can successfully find the person and the seeds, can he become a blockbuster without planting anything?
Thinking of this, Zhang Shou couldn't help but light a candle for Zhu Er in the distance. Don't blame me for recommending your eldest brother to go to Cangzhou... With my current reputation and power, going to Cangzhou will not be able to calm the situation, but it will be different if your eldest brother goes. As for
When your elder brother gets there, whether he will give you a good beating for not reporting Zhu Ying's knowledge or not, that's really not my problem!
"A sneeze, a sneeze, a sneeze, a sneeze!"
Zhu Er never knew that apart from being scolded and beaten by his father, being crushed by his elder brother, and being bullied by his younger sister with a smile, there were other worse things in life. But he knows now. Because
He had just exerted his potential to the fullest, riding the wind and waves... no, he jumped into the water with all his strength and swam to the life-saving boat after being heavily chased and intercepted from the shore!
At this moment, he was soaked all over and sneezed several times. After wrapping himself in a torn linoleum, he looked at the countless torches on the shore with lingering fear. He never thought that he would come into contact with Lao Xianyu several times in private.
Later, he felt that following a few guards was too annoying, so he left them alone and acted alone. As a result, he happened to be involved in the Cangzhou palace incident!
Xian Yunhe, the nephew of Lao Xianyu, was one of the victims who was fired and had his house burned down. Ah Liu rescued the two of them, but he escaped on his own. While other spinners who endured the situation also experienced the storm of being suspended from work.
After that, he suddenly appeared, raised his arms, gathered hundreds of people, and used some tricks to break into the palace by surprise, and directly kidnapped the eldest prince.
Therefore, Lao Xianyu, his only relative, was unlucky, and Zhu Er, who happened to be with him, was even more unlucky.
He wanted to shout loudly, "I am the second son of the Duke of Zhao", but looking at the wolf-like posture of the officers and soldiers, when Old Xianyu led him to escape, he immediately followed closely with all his life. This escape was
For three whole days, he barely managed to get out of the city, only to be stalked again. Then at the most dangerous moment, when Old Xianyu asked him to dive, he did not hesitate to jump into the water... No, he jumped into the sea!
If he hadn't been forced to learn how to swim in the water by his elder brother when he was playing in Zhaoyuan on the outskirts of Beijing when he was a child, and his swimming skills were quite high, he would have definitely drowned in that section of waterway just now!
After finally catching his breath, Zhu Er breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the small boat gliding across the sea like a fish under the control of Old Xianyu, and finally got rid of his pursuers under the cover of night.
If I hadn't followed him at that time, I might have been slandered by the black-hearted Cangzhou officials as the Duke of Zhao who was plotting against the eldest prince.
This is really not his wild imagination, but something that is very likely to happen... If he didn't know about the messy activities of the Yamen government from the old Xianyu's mouth, he really didn't know that the world was so dark!
"This time your nephew really suffered a lot! He actually occupied the palace...Does he know that this will probably be labeled as treason and rebellion?"
The maritime businessman nicknamed Old Salted Fish was in his early fifties. He originally had a bit of a fairy spirit, but now his whole body was equally wet, his hair was messy, his clothes were all stuck to his body, and he looked more and more skinny, plus that full face
He had a sad face, and for a moment he looked more like an old country farmer.
He steadily parked the boat in a depression of a cliff to take shelter from the wind, and then skillfully tied a cable to a protruding rock and squatted on the bow. Staring at the dark night that seemed to contain a huge storm.
After waiting for a while, he recognized a few familiar stars, and then he looked at Zhu Er and asked with a half-smile: "Second Young Master, do you think the government will attack the palace?"
"What an attack! If the eldest prince dies, they will all be waiting to pay for it from top to bottom!"
Zhu Er yelled angrily, and then he saw Old Xianyu looking at him with a strange look, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat. The imperial court has laws. If there is any rebellion under the rule, officials at all levels will be guilty of serious crimes. Now they have fallen into the trap.
The prince, that's even more serious. But ultimately, there are too many people involved behind the incident involving the eldest prince, and there's no guarantee that someone won't take the risk.
If you give it a try, you may be able to break into the palace and rescue the eldest prince. Even if you are held accountable afterwards, you may be able to escape with your life and even save your family. If the imperial court sends troops to investigate the matter, how many people will there be in Cangzhou in the end?
Get involved?
He couldn't help but swallowed hard and said with a numb voice: "Even if they want to attack the palace, there is no one. There are not many soldiers and horses in Cangzhou... Wait, the people who were chasing us before, then
Not officers and soldiers either!"
"Haha, Second Young Master, you finally know." Old Xianyu smiled, with a hint of contempt and disdain on his face, "That must be the servants that the big families jointly put together, and they were fed with rewards.
They say they want to arrest us two idlers. Even if they arrest the prince, those guys who are desperate for money might also rush forward! Have you ever heard of Longyou being tricked by a shrimp in the shallows?"
I am now Longyou Shoal!
Zhu Er roared in his heart, but he couldn't tell others that I was the second son of Zhao Guogong. In his opinion, the old salted fish had been dragged to death by his only nephew.
It's possible, and he might turn into something different. He's not a big brother who can survive wherever he goes, and can get out of trouble even if he falls into the hands of Beilu. He doesn't have that ability!
He sorted out his chaotic thoughts, couldn't help but shiver again, and then whispered: "Even if those guys jump over the wall and want to attack the palace, what can we do next?" At this moment, when he returns to Beijing and has accomplished nothing, he will
Beaten to death by dad!
Old Xianyu glanced at him with some resentment: "You are about to be beaten as an accomplice of a traitor, what else can you do? Do you understand? Of course it's cold salad! Don't you have a lot of big guys with you?"
Are they your followers? Why did all of them disappear at the critical moment? Could it be that you hired a few people to fill the scene and entertain my old man?"
Zhu Er saw that Old Xianyu's face was extremely unkind, and he suddenly became angry: "Do you understand the emergency? Who knew that I would be so unlucky to be involved in such a thing, they were busy informing my family before it was too late, plus
We don’t have enough manpower, and we don’t know where we are, how can we contact you and me? In short, they must be searching the world for our whereabouts now!”
"What they do is similar to what the government does." Old Xianyu smiled suddenly, and then looked at Zhu Er seriously, "Second Young Master, you think you are either rich or noble, and you have been pestering me these days.
What does a washed-up old maritime merchant do?"
"I..." Looking at Old Xianyu's face, Zhu Er couldn't help but feel a little scared. If the guards were by his side, he would certainly have enough confidence. However, he was now a proper young man in trouble, but the one who rescued him was not
She was not a beautiful village girl, but a bad old man full of mysteries. He took a deep breath, then pouted into the sea with a tigerish face.
"A man should strengthen himself...don't I just want to do something to show off to my family, and plan to go overseas to do business and make a fortune?"