Princess Zhaoyang had never seen such a tragic scene, especially her own husband.
Chen Shimei's resentful eyes frightened her so much that she screamed, fell to the ground and fainted.
When she woke up again, she was back home.
"Princess, are you awake?"
Seeing this, the female officer quickly stepped forward and expressed concern.
At this time, the princess's mansion was already decorated with white curtains, and people were playing and playing music to attend the funeral for Chen Shimei.
The princess looked at the familiar bedroom, was frightened, and said angrily:
"Why do you still let me sleep here? Give me another bedroom!"
With that said, he didn't even bother to put on his shoes and ran out with his bare feet.
Two long legs run very fast.
Although she felt that Chen Shimei deserved to be beaten, she inevitably felt guilty.
At this moment, a young eunuch came to the palace and summoned: "Princess, the officials have summoned you!"
Princess Zhaoyang had no choice but to dress up and go to the palace with her female officials.
When she arrived at the Funing Palace, she saw that the emperor and the queen mother were both there. She braced herself and saluted, "Mother, queen, brother."
The emperor glanced at her, put down the tea bowl and said, "Speaking of which, what's going on between you and Cao Bin?"
The princess quickly shook her head and said, "Brother, please don't listen to outsiders' nonsense. He and I have nothing to do with each other."
The emperor looked at her carefully, nodded and said:
"In this case, I will ask Cao Bin. I want to see if he dares to deceive you!"
When Princess Zhaoyang heard this, she was speechless and didn't know how to answer.
At this moment, the little eunuch came in and reported:
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Zhongjing Marquis Mansion has reported that Zhongjing Bo has gone to the Privy Council to receive the official documents and has taken his men to Yanzhou."
"Good boy......"
The emperor laughed dumbly. He did not expect that Cao Bin ran so fast and had already left the capital before he could question him.
The Queen Mother was so angry that she knocked her cane and gritted her teeth:
"This bastard just ran away after causing trouble to my daughter. Don't let the Ai family catch him!"
When Princess Zhaoyang heard this, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly:
"Mother, brother, we are really innocent."
She was a little worried that if she admitted it, the Queen Mother and the Emperor would punish Cao Bin.
The Queen Mother thought for a moment and said, "Emperor, you have to find a way to get Cao Bin to marry Zhaoyang."
The emperor was stunned for a moment, then shook his head quickly and said:
"My mother, my sons and ministers can't let Cao Bin divorce his wife and remarry."
"If he refuses to admit it, it would be a bit unkind to do so..."
After the emperor finished speaking, he thought to himself, Cao Bin, Cao Bin, I am worthy of your loyalty.
Otherwise you'll be in big trouble!
The Queen Mother pondered for a moment, waved her hand to Princess Zhaoyang and said:
"Zhaoyang retreat first...be more careful in the future and don't damage my royal reputation."
Princess Zhaoyang did not expect that the Queen Mother would let Cao Bin marry her. She was pleasantly surprised but also a little hesitant.
Because she had never thought about this before, and she didn't know Cao Bin's attitude.
After hearing this, I had to excuse myself and leave.
She needed to think about this.
Looking at her back, the Queen Mother said: "Emperor, the Ai family would like to borrow some spies from the Imperial City Department."
The emperor asked in confusion: "What is the queen mother?"
The Queen Mother glanced at him and said:
"Didn't the emperor say there is no evidence? When the time comes, the Ai family will catch them in bed and see if Cao Bin admits it or not!"
When the emperor heard this, he suddenly broke into a cold sweat and mourned for Cao Bin in his heart.
I thought to myself, I can only help you so far. Whether it is a blessing or a curse depends on your luck. I hope you will not be so unlucky.
After Princess Zhaoyang left Funing Hall, the female officer immediately came up to her and asked cautiously:
"Princess, is everything okay?"
Princess Zhaoyang knew what she was asking, shook her head and said:
"Don't worry, it's none of your business."
The female officer breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly helped her walk out of the palace.
After the two got on the carriage, the female officer hesitated for a moment and asked with a blushing face:
"Princess, do you want me to go make an appointment with Uncle Cao?"
The princess looked at her speechlessly and said:
"Cao Bin has led his troops to the northwest."
The female officer was a little disappointed and complained: "He left without telling us. It's really..."
Princess Zhaoyang glared at her and said:
"Weren't you afraid that I would be entangled by Cao Bin?"
The female officer's face turned red and she quickly lowered her head, embarrassed to speak.
Princess Zhaoyang can also understand. After all, that person is so ridiculously strong that even she can't help it, let alone this old girl in her twenties...
Cai Jing's residence.
The butler reported to Cai Jinghui with a careful look on his face:
"Sir, before Cao Bin left, did he change the leaders of the construction camp?"
"Chen Shimei's secret account is also gone... I'm afraid we won't get our money back."
When Cai Jing heard this, the corner of his eye twitched and asked:
"What did King Duan say?"
The steward said:
"His Royal Highness Duan Wang said there was nothing he could do, but Princess Zhaoyang refused to admit it at all."
Cai Jing asked again: "How much money did you lose in total?"
The butler said cautiously: "One million strings."
When Cai Jing heard this, he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood. This was his half-life worth of corruption, and he had been cheated out of it by Cao Bin.
He waited for a long time before gritting his teeth and saying:
"Don't worry, Xixia is his cemetery."
When the steward heard this, his eyes lit up and he immediately said:
"Sir, once Cao Bin dies, won't his property become ownerless?"
Cai Jing stroked his beard, looked better and said:
"You are right, we should have prepared early."
As he said that, he glanced at the housekeeper and asked, "Where is that Ximen Qing?"
The housekeeper said quickly: "He was driven to Jiangdong to manage the private salt 'business' for the government."
Cai Jing said: "Let him come back, give him another chance..."
A few days later, Cao Bin led his troops to the vicinity of Luoyang.
At this time, Cao Zheng was following him, inspecting the camp.
"Dad, I think we should set up a secret sentry on that mountain!"
Although Cao Bin only led 6,000 men, marching in formation and setting up camp was a considerable skill.
Watching Qiong Ying, Lu Zhishen and others commanding the camp.
Cao Zheng learned and practiced at the same time, and he understood very quickly.
Cao Bin looked at Cao Zheng who was like a little adult and was very pleased. With Cao Zhen's growth card, he would be able to stand alone in a few years.
Then I can just be honest and lazy...
After Chen Shimei's case was settled, he simply arranged his family affairs and led his troops out of Beijing.
Qin Xianglian had nowhere to go, so Cao Bin arranged a housekeeper position for her and asked her to help manage the housework.
In addition, Feng Yihan and his disciples were also left in the capital by Cao Bin to protect the mansion and prevent accidents.
The rest of the fighting force, such as Jiaozi, Shi Qian, Xia Laodao, Wu Song, Lu Zhishen, Hu Sanniang, and Qiongying, were all taken by Cao Bin.
In addition, there is Mi Yixiangyun, who was originally the personal female officer of Empress Wu Zang. She once helped Cao Bin escape from the Xixia camp and has been managing the inner chamber of the Hou Mansion.
I took her with me this time, thinking that she might be useful during my trip to Xixia.
Finally, there are those who have not moved...
