When Wang Chang had integrated with "Rongxiang", Yang Zhen's return trip to Jiaoqiu Fu finally went smoothly with the joint efforts of Wang Dan and Hun Xi; Cong Cong had a reunion at Dr. Pi Chen's house; the "Rongxiang" coachman who accompanied him all the way also went to Miss Zu's family and responded simultaneously to the timely completion of Qiu Fu's registration and registration.
According to the original plan, after completing this "business trip", Yang Zhen and Wang Dan's family would all leave Zheng State and return to the defense. Yang Liu'er also took the opportunity to buy a lot of Zheng State specialties and planned to take them back. Everything was going as expected, but , until an "anonymous letter" from a neighbor in Rongxiang was submitted to the "Message Booth" and was handed over to the Holy Father by the inspector, which completely changed.
The coachman never revealed to Wang Dan's family who this "Miss from the Ancestor Family" was, nor did he create an opportunity for them to meet; only Yang Zhen remembered the gentle voice and the hand that stretched out from behind the sedan curtain. The girl's right hand was extremely white: she was holding a crystal clear small green jade medicine gourd. The scene seemed to be frozen, lingering and deeply ingrained in his memory.
No one would have thought that this "Miss Ancestor" with her sharp ears and eyes, was the maid of Xiang Xu's wife, Xiang Zheng's mother. A Zhen, a descendant of the Si family, originally belonged to Gongsun Hei's branch and was once killed by the childless family. When Zu Le and Saha were running around in their childhood, they rescued each other once when they encountered gangsters. As a token of their gratitude, they worshiped each other as adopted daughters before parting. From then on, they had such a connection.
This time, Yang Zhen got into trouble under her design. After the inspector wrote the letter, the emperor held him accountable all the way. Finally, it came to the stage of sealing and verifying the pictures. The new pictures they submitted had obvious provenances. , this allowed the Great Zheng Kingdom to collect a lot more cattle and horses, but it also lost more land rights and increased military service population expenditures. The report letter was clearly written, and all the ins and outs were revealed. Five ten, people can’t help but take a breath:
The person who wrote the letter simply knows everything. Who is the one?
Zheng's laws are strict, and corruption and dereliction of duty are serious crimes that cannot be avoided even with amnesty.
The head of the family, in the face of conclusive evidence, struggled several times, but could not get justice. Three clans had been wiped out, and everything in their possession had been bid farewell. Now, this disaster is coming to the Yangzhe family.
After Azhen learned the news for the first time, she quickly asked the coachman to tell Wang Dan's family and let them find a way to escape.
However, according to Zheng's household registration management system, there is no pass. It is not so easy for them to leave the capital of Zheng "without anyone noticing."
The current problem has been thrown from here. Doctor Pi Chen has temporarily kept the news about Wang Dan and his family. It is not an "airtight" iron wall. Although they have considered in advance that they should keep a low profile and use the back door at night. Go out at night, but the spies placed by the inspectors all over the capital are either walkers or traders, so they are hard to guard against.
After all, "paper cannot contain the fire." If Dr. Pi Chen does not think of a solution, he will soon be charged with "covering up" the same crime.
On this day, when he went to court, someone ordered him. The emperor also noticed that Doctor Pi Chen's expression was not right. On a day that was not very hot, he actually fainted from "heatstroke" outside the palace. The emperor ordered people to carry him back. Got home.
As soon as the carriers left, Dr. Pi Chen, who had "fainted", immediately "woke up". He sat up, his eyes straightened, and cursed angrily at the ladies who were crying beside the bed:
"Even though I'm not dead, don't cry anymore!"
Cong Cong was in a humble position, kneeling in the back row, and Dr. Pi Chen raised his hand to greet him: "Come here, Cong'er! Everyone else, get out and close the door!"
After sending everyone away, Congcong cried so hard that it was endearing.
"Cong'er, if you keep him in my house any longer, our clan will be wiped out, up and down, all three clans! I know that you and Yangliu'er have a deep love for each other, but at this time, it is still unknown whether our family can protect itself. , You really can’t take any more risks! I’m going to do what I’m going to do, don’t blame me for being cruel!”
Doctor Pi Chen's attitude was very clear: This man could not be kept, he had to be killed and offered up in order to keep his family safe.
"Don't do it! Sir! The sheep have been under my care since they were young, and I feel the same affection as mother and child. You are trying to kill us!"
Congcong cried and knelt down on the ground, pouring out his hands for the sheep and begging for mercy.
"This knock of yours is really going to kill us!"
Dr. Pi Chen closed his eyes and slowly spoke out his final decision word by word.
"Sir, is this really true? I can't help it, I just want to die in front of you first!"
Cong Cong begged but refused, slowly stood up, took out Dr. Bi Chen's sword hanging on the bedside curtain, placed it across his neck, and painfully made the final "threat" effort.
"Cong'er! Why are you doing this! Put it down quickly! Don't move!"
Doctor Pi Chen stood up from the couch and stepped forward to grab the sword. At the same time, he took a step back and still held the sword across his neck. Two lines of hot tears fell down his cheeks and onto the sword, and then quickly dripped. It fell on the front of the clothes and soaked a large area.
"If you say 'let go' of Zhen'er and his family, I will put down my sword!"
It was the last ditch effort she could make to risk her life like this.
Doctor Pi Chen was so frightened that he shrank his hand, raised it in the air, took a step back, and said:
"Don't move! You can talk, please talk!"
When he saw Cong Congye finally let go of the sword and the sword fell to the ground with a "bang" sound, he immediately leaned over to pick up the sword as quickly as possible, quickly sheathed it and threw it behind him. He held the hilt of the sword tightly with his right hand, making sure not to let Cong Cong touch the sword blade again.
Wang Dan's family, who lived in Pi Mansion, still heard the news from the servants and couldn't help but feel anxious.
Seeing how anxious his parents and master were, Yang Zhen decided to take care of everything by himself and let them and his master go first.
However, how could Yang Liu'er bear the thought of losing his son who had finally found him again and failed to live up to expectations? She hugged Yang Zhen and refused to let him go.
Wang Dan pondered for a long time and said: "Don't wait, I will go see my uncle personally for help. You two will stay in Pi Mansion for the time being. No matter how gossip others say, you will hold back until I come back!"
Hun Xi was entrusted to stay behind to take care of the mother and son. He immediately hit the road and asked Master Hua Xi for help.
Hua Xi didn't want to wade into this muddy water. After all, what he wanted to challenge was the national law of Zheng. But Wang Dan had no choice but to beg. Yang Zhen and he were also related by blood. If they were to be implicated, it would be difficult to completely stay out of the matter.
A few days later, a hundred chariots loaded with colorful banners and weapons were sent from the Song Dynasty to the capital of the Zheng Kingdom.
Hua Xi chose this time to visit Zheng Guo. It was an unavoidable and necessary trip for both public and private purposes.
