One person said that Mr. Zhu was seriously injured and dying. Ah Liu just frowned slightly. Three or five people said that he was just a little suspicious. But along the way, he heard a lot of such arguments, and some even described the crossbow vividly.
The charm of one arrow, the right way is that three people can become tigers, and everyone's opinions can make gold, he couldn't help but change his face for it.
When he thought that Zhang Shou's car was not like the ones commonly used by emperors in the palace when traveling incognito, it was lined with steel plates for protection. When he thought that Zhang Shou was at the public school now, and he didn't know whether the person protecting him was doing his best, he almost thought
He wanted to ride back. Fortunately, he remembered that the fourth prince was also at the public school, and there were always a lot of people from the Nancheng Military and Horse Department and the Imperial Attendants nearby, so he held back forcefully.
But even so, he could not help but speed up his horse even though it was just a trot at first. Although it was not a forbidden gallop, he was able to shuttle flexibly among the cars and horses in the middle of the road, and in a short time he was able to beat many of the cars and horses.
He died. Although many people did not recognize him, some people recognized him, and there were even more discussions.
When Ah Liu finally arrived at the gate of Zhao Guogong's mansion, he saw only the orderly gatekeepers in the past, but now they were as messy as ants on a hot pot. He didn't notice when he dismounted from his horse. It wasn't until he led his horse to greet him.
, just now someone recognized him and quickly stepped forward to take the reins.
"Sixth brother, how come you are here? Did Mr. Shou ask you to come to visit the eldest son? It is simply lawless. Someone actually stabbed the eldest son with a crossbow in broad daylight..."
Everyone was so verbose. Ah Liu was really too lazy to listen, so he threw down the reins and walked in. After entering the door, he even felt that walking fast was still too slow, so he simply ran as fast as he could with the four-color tonics.
He is a person who often comes and goes. Others are surprised when they see this gust of wind blowing past him, but they will not stop him. And he is also very familiar with the layout of the Zhu family in Zhao Guogong's mansion - except Zhu Ying.
He has never been to He Jiuniang's courtyard. He has been guided through other places, so he is very familiar with them.
So in an instant, he stopped outside the door of Zhu Tingfang's Haoran residence. The boy waiting in front of the door just blinked and suddenly there was such a person in front of him. He was so frightened that he almost exclaimed. Fortunately, that sound
As soon as the word came out, he recognized that it was Ah Liu, and he quickly covered his mouth.
Ah Liu glanced at the person and saw that the other person had no intention of stopping him, so he walked directly inside. As he gradually approached the main room, he suddenly sniffed and found that it was a pungent smell of medicine, and among the
His brows furrowed even more after the few flavors were obviously used to stop bleeding and stimulate muscles.
As soon as Zhu Yi, who was standing guard in front of the door, saw Ah Liu getting closer and closer, he couldn't help but feel a little thump in his heart and hurriedly announced: "Eldest Young Master, the sixth brother from Young Master Shou's family is here!"
"Let him in."
Hearing the voice that was clearly the wife's, Ah Liu saw Zhu Yi's expression froze on his face, so he walked past the people without hesitation and stepped inside. When he crossed the threshold and entered, he walked quickly while squinting.
His eyes quickly glanced around.
I saw that this was still the same layout as the last time I came here. There were no partitions between the three huge rooms. There was a large red sandalwood case in the middle. A pair of swords hung on the west wall. There were no precious furnishings on the ancient shelves on both sides, but they were full of them.
Everything is covered with layers of books. On the east wall is a black lacquered and carved bed. The wife is sitting on a chair next to the bed, and Jiuniang is sitting on the brocade pier next to it.
As for Zhu Er, he was sitting at the end of the bed. In short, the family of three seemed to be visiting the injured.
However, Zhu Tingfang, the injured and injured patient who was supposed to be sitting or lying on the bed, was completely missing at this time! Even though Ah Liu glanced at the bed several times, he could not find anything about Zhu Tingfang here.
Traces - Although the quilt seemed to have a large bulge, as if the person was sleeping with his head covered, how could this be hidden from him?
Because of this, when he came forward with the four-color tonic, he couldn't help but asked with some confusion: "Where is the eldest son?"
Mrs. Tai always likes the honest Ah Liu, and she suddenly smiled and said: "I didn't expect that I and them had made great preparations, but you were the first one to come to check on me! Looking at you like this, why did you spend money to buy something?
Bring it to me and see!"
Seeing that Mrs. Tai didn't answer his question, but instead asked about him, Ah Liu hesitated for a moment, and finally handed over the things in his hands. Jiuniang took them on his behalf, and opened the packages one by one in front of Mrs. Tai for everyone to see.
Then he jokingly said: "Mom, look, a wild ginseng that is very old, Panax notoginseng from Yunnan, and such a big Ganoderma lucidum..."
The wife watched her daughter-in-law show the four-color tonic to herself with a smile, and then suddenly asked: "Ah Liu, did Ah Shou ask you to buy these things? Or did you pick them yourself?"
"Master, let me make my own decision." Ah Liu confessed honestly. Thinking that he could be brief to others, but to speak clearly to the Zhu family, he added, "I found the most famous drugstore in the outer city.
I asked someone to prepare the best four-color tonic. The shopkeeper asked me if I wanted wild ginseng, the treasure of the store, and of course I said yes. Anyway, if the eldest son is injured, it’s right to take more."
Sure enough... Madam Tai and Jiuniang looked at each other and couldn't help but smile knowingly.
Zhu Er endured it again and again, and finally couldn't help complaining: "Sixth brother, you never thought about rushing to buy supplements in such a hurry. Would others think that my elder brother was injured and was about to die? Besides, these
The thing may indeed be a first-class precious thing to that trading company, but our family... no, you Zhang Yuan also has it!"
Seeing Ah Liu slightly stunned as never before, Zhu Er, who had never had the upper hand over Ah Liu, immediately became energetic: "Really, I won't lie to you! Don't you know that because her brother-in-law was weak since he was young, Yingying had sent her to him several times?
Have you given supplements? Moreover, I heard that when my brother-in-law and you were in the village, my grandmother also sent medicinal supplements. Those are the best treasures..."
Before he could finish his words, he suddenly felt a pain in his forehead. He immediately covered his forehead and let out a cry. Looking again, he saw that Jiuniang was standing in front of him with an angry look on his face. He immediately closed his eyes.
He opened his mouth and smiled at his stepmother in a flattering way.
"Ah Liu Dai Ah Shou came to see your eldest brother. He is so kind. How can you come up with so many words?" After lecturing Zhu Er, Jiuniang said with a smile, "They say that sending goose feathers thousands of miles away is light on gifts but heavy on affection.
What's more, you sent such a valuable thing over? As for what Erlang just said, others will think that Dalang is seriously injured... Haha, you have also seen this situation now."
"The family originally announced that he was safe and sound, but we all gathered here to deal with the people who came to check on the injured... We wanted to make people think that Dalang was seriously injured. So, you are doing something wrong."
"Really?" Ah Liu asked, then lowered his head in embarrassment, "I'm sorry, it was all my negligence."
"It's okay, Ah Liu, you are also kind-hearted. I thought you would empty out other people's pharmacies, but I didn't expect you only bought four items, which is already very restrained. It's not like I don't know that you, like Ah Shou, have always been
I am diligent and thrifty. This time I went to someone and said I wanted the best without even paying back the price. This is also caring and causing chaos. In fact..."
The madam paused and said nonchalantly: "Actually, I secretly sent several groups of people to the Duke of Qin's Mansion, the Prince of Weinan's Mansion, and even the Prince of Jiangdu to beg for old wild ginseng. Although I told these people to go back as soon as possible,
You must keep your mouth shut, but you can't help but let some news out, so when you came in, you should have seen the nervous look of the other people in the family, right?"
Understanding the meaning of Mrs. Tai's suspicion, Ah Liu couldn't help but frowned suspiciously: "But even if the assassin has accomplices, he won't dare to come to Zhao Guogong's mansion after hearing this news, right?"
Zhu Er forgot the lesson just now and couldn't help but interject again: "Assassins are not that bold, but there must be someone who has ill intentions towards my eldest brother! My eldest brother integrated the Five Cities Military and Horse Division with an iron fist, and now he is in this position
I don’t know how many people are salivating, but at this moment there must be countless people wishing that he would die and be disabled... Oh, mother, please don’t hit me, I really am not cursing him, and I don’t dare to!"
Seeing Zhu Er's humiliation under Jiu Niang's head-banging, Ah Liu glanced sideways and withdrew his gaze, and then said hesitantly, "But what if others don't fall for it?"
Mrs. Tai understood what Ah Liu had not said, and immediately said with a smile: "Do you want to ask, if the assassin makes a move, he should only have a chance to shoot an arrow, and the onlookers should be able to see the truth clearly.
, why are there still rumors on the streets that Dalang is seriously injured?"
Seeing Ah Liu nodding, Jiuniang said: "Because the second prince's book boy was caught near dawn. It was still early when Dalang went out, and there was no one on the road outside. After the accident, the only person who
The three passers-by were invited back to the Xicheng Soldiers and Horses Division, and Dalang subsidized each of them with five guan of money from his own pocket, so they were naturally happy to stay in the Xicheng Soldiers and Horses Division."
How can it still be like this? Sure enough, money can make all the difference!
Ah Liu thought so in his heart, but asked: "Do you want my help?"
Before his grandmother and stepmother could answer, Zhu Er quickly said: "No, no, no, no, there are so many people in Zhao Guogong's mansion, but you are the only one who is the most capable around my brother-in-law. How can I let you run so much for him? Besides, the eldest brother secretly came from the secret passage."
He left with several of his most capable people. God knows where he is waiting for a thunderous strike right now, and you can't find him!"
Seeing Ah Liu's unconvinced expression, Zhu Erqing knew that he had said something wrong, and quickly made up for it: "Besides, it is unreasonable for the assassin to assassinate the eldest brother. What does the matter of the eldest prince have to do with the eldest brother? We must be careful.
Follow him and attack in the east and west..."
Before he could finish his words, Ah Liu suddenly turned around and walked out, apparently to prevent the sound of people from attacking Zhang Shou. Zhu Er hurriedly reminded him: "Brother-in-law, you don't have to worry too much. The soldiers of the Five Cities are here."
Ma Si doesn’t know how many people are staring there! But Yingying may be leaving the palace now that she has heard the news..."
"I'll pick up the eldest lady!" Ah Liu interrupted Zhu Er, and after saying this without any doubt, he had already arrived at the door, and then dropped the sentence without looking back.
"Wait until I send her back and then go to the young master's place!"
Seeing the person disappearing out of the door, Mrs. Tai and Jiuniang couldn't help but smile. Zhu Er wiped the sweat from his forehead and then smiled at his grandmother and stepmother in a flattering way: "Grandma, now
He and your mother don’t have to worry about Yingying. If he takes action alone, he can really stand up to dozens of others. If Yingying hears about her elder brother and gets into trouble, there will still be people to suppress her..."
"Are you sure Ah Liu can suppress Yingying, instead of Yingying ordering him around?" Jiuniang asked with a half-smile. Seeing Zhu Er was dumbfounded, she then covered her face and sighed, then she smiled and said
Said, "Erlang, your eldest brother is not here, and we have spread such rumors again. Now that we have the first one to detect the flaw, there will be no guarantee that there will be a second and third one. So..."
"Change your clothes and make a sacrifice. Even if others find out, they won't complain that our family is too sloppy when you go back."
Suddenly understanding the meaning of his stepmother's words, Zhu Erdeng's eyes widened, and then he stuttered even when he spoke: "Mom, you mean... you mean let... let me... I
Pretending to be a big brother?"
The madam also laughed immediately. She stood up and looked condescendingly at the dead Zhu Er at the end of the bed, and said thoughtfully: "If your mother hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have noticed.
Erlang, you actually look quite similar to your elder brother."
Looks like a ghost! Growing up, you all said that I don’t look like him! Even when he’s lying in bed, he looks like a young hero who can’t be insulted. Even when I put on my armor, I look like a deserter! Why are you making such nonsense about our looks now?
Like? Zhu Er was feeling sad, angry and helpless, but he didn't expect his grandmother to step forward and gently rub his head like she did when he was a child.
"With such a hard-working big brother, you have been under a lot of pressure since you were a child. Finally, you have a good temperament, and now you have found a way for the future. Your parents don't have to worry anymore. I previously ordered people to search for you on the farm.
You have found a few old farmers who are simple in character but know some words, and ask them to follow you to Cangzhou."
Seeing that Zhu Erdeng was surprised and happy, the wife said calmly: "I have praised the emperor before that you are finally sensible. The emperor said that you just try your best to collect seeds from overseas and conduct various selections."
Once the results are obtained from the experiment on planting and optimizing cultivation, the Emperor will personally plant the seeds in Xiyuan. Once the results are obtained, they will be promoted from Gyeonggi Province. I will remember you as your first contribution."
"Grandma, is this... is this true?" Zhu Er was so surprised that he couldn't even close his mouth. But when he saw his grandmother nodding slightly, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, knowing that people have always had a bad temper.
Although he was not so willing to lie in bed and pretend to be injured, he still tried to calm himself down, and then looked at his stepmother with a solemn and solemn look as if he was going to the execution ground and said: "Mom, I have figured out what happened to my eldest brother.
It’s my business, you can tell me how to do it!”
Jiuniang caught a glimpse of the coldness on Mrs. Taifu's face, and remembered that when Zhu Tingfang came back, she found out from the entourage the danger at that time. She said with a half-smile: "You just need to pretend to be asleep. The so-called fishing, of course, is willing to