After Li Shu returned home, she heard that Liu Chengxu was playing chess with Zheng Hao. She ordered the kitchen to add a few more dishes that her father loved. She changed into her regular clothes and asked the maids who were looking after the door at home, "When did my father come here?" ?”
"Not long after you left, my father-in-law came over. He was having tea and playing chess with me."
Li Shu said in confusion: "My father rarely comes here on weekdays."
Because Mr. Zheng was out, Liu Chengxu was a very measured person. He usually picked her up outside Zheng's house, somewhere where the concierge couldn't see him. He never did this.
Thinking of Li Jia who she had just met when she came out, she thought, could it be because of Li Jia's incident?
Liu Chengxu really discussed this matter with Zheng Hao. Of course, he didn't ask his son-in-law to help, but he had some ideas that were not suitable for outsiders.
"Her mother only has her own blood, and for the sake of my good reputation, she went to Qingxiu early, and then left early. Now that my official position has been dismissed, to be honest, I have been away from home in the past few years. I really don't know What should I do?"
Zheng Hao heard this and understood very well. It was precisely because Uncle Liu was very humane that his parents were willing to marry the Liu family when his official position was not high.
The officialdom has its ups and downs. If you look at the Song family's jokes today, how do you know that you won't become the Song family in the future?
Although many people think Liu Chengxu is pedantic, he does have a lot more humanity than others.
But regarding this matter, Zheng Hao said: "Let's see how the Song family will judge it first. Now the emperor is trying to make a big case to shock the kings. King Cheng has sent Jinyi guards to spy on him, and he will be escorted to Beijing if necessary. And I have proposed to the emperor how to control the sect's share, and now we have to cut off the sect's harvest. Only when the Bohai County King is convicted and King Cheng comes to Beijing can we deal with these people of the Song family. But I think Song Mingcheng is not an ordinary person, he is Xiao Yun's confidant , I have done a lot of things for him, and I am afraid that he will not end up well. In fact, it would be better if the eldest brother-in-law is not in the Bohai County Prince's Mansion, but he is appointed as Xiao Yun's personal guard, and he is Song Mingcheng's brother, so I am afraid it is difficult to escape the relationship..."
Liu Chengxu nodded: "Isn't that right? He did well in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion before. I even wrote to him and asked him to prepare for the martial arts examination. Your uncle and your grandfather were both from the martial arts examination. When they pass the examination, Now, his background is different. It's good that he went to the Bohai County Prince's Mansion for some reason. Did your uncle say the same thing? "
But Liu Chengxu also knew that once he was sentenced, he had nothing to do: "This is his fate, either exiled or beheaded. But Lijia can only let her make peace first, but now the Liu family clan is not If I don’t accept her, I can’t harm the Liu family.”
If the crime committed by the Song family was to kill the nine tribes, it is hard to say whether the Liu family will survive the disaster in the future. How to save Lijia?
Liu Chengxu himself is not afraid, but where is Mr. Fu, how many other sons, brothers and grandparents are there?
…
When Lishu heard that her father was gone, she said to Zheng Hao, "I asked the kitchen to add a few more dishes, why did my father leave just now?"
Zheng Hao said: "I am also worried about your eldest sister. How can I let your eldest sister go home at this time? Maybe the Liu family will be implicated."
Seeing that Lishu had heard that the Liu family was implicated, he quickly said: "Don't worry about the Liu family. If someone lays maggots in front of the emperor, I will also help to speak."
Lishu can understand Liu Chengxu's entanglement. After all, Lijia is also his daughter, but she can also understand that others, including herself, have distanced themselves.
relation,
After all, this matter is likely to involve him.
Everyone is watching,
However, Lijia already felt that she had no other way out. Her mother had been killed in an honor killing because she was committed to bandits and was sent to a nunnery. She later fell into the water and died.
Everyone in the Liu family wished her mother was dead. Now that the Song family had committed a crime, everyone in the Liu family also wished she was dead.
Lijia started writing a letter. In fact, her talents and learning were not bad, but she was never as easy to show off as Lishu. After she finished writing it, she had it delivered to the Princess Longchang Mansion.
She was sure that Princess Longchang would definitely protect her.
The eldest princess Longchang didn't know that the matter had been exposed. Song Mingcheng had trapped the Zeng family that day and also privately tortured the maid of the Jintan County Lord. However, the maid was missing, and the palace was strictly forbidden to spread the news.
She thought she did it perfectly. Even if someone said it, the authenticity could not be found out, so it would be slander.
Unexpectedly, someone from the Song family sent a letter without fear of death. Princess Longchang opened the letter and read it, but frowned: "It said that Grandma Zheng saw it and told her? This person really has evil intentions. .”
"Eldest Princess, what should we do? We can't let her succeed in this kind of thing?"
Princess Longchang said bitterly: "She also threatened me. If I don't agree, even if she dies, everyone in the world will know when I was coerced by others."
"Then what are you going to do? Do you want us to go..."
"No, many people are watching now. If you take action, we will become the target of public criticism. The emperor of this dynasty shares the world with the scholar-bureaucrats. The emperor likes to buy the hearts of the scholar-bureaucrats. Didn't she say that she wants to spread the word everywhere? Okay? Okay, then I'll let her entire family die, and let's see who dares to spread the word." Princess Longchang also recruits several censors and officials from the Ministry of Rites, so she naturally knows how to handle it.
…
Lijia was surprised because she had not received a reply from Princess Longchang. This letter seemed to be lost in the sea and could no longer be traced.
"Is it possible that my letter was not delivered? Or it was not delivered to the eldest princess."
When she wanted to go out again, everyone in the Song family was imprisoned, yes, everyone including herself.
The cells here are dark and damp, rats are running around, and the food is filled with sand when it gets cold. Liu Chengxu came over to visit the prison. If it weren't for his brother's relationship, people who were in prison would not be allowed to visit.
"Lijia, I brought you some dry food and robes. It's getting cold. Remember to wear them." Liu Chengxu said.
When Lijia saw Liu Chengxu, she immediately felt a glimmer of hope: "Dad, are you here to save me? Please save me."
Liu Chengxu felt a little guilty: "I'm afraid I won't be able to save him."
"What about the eldest princess? Did she say anything?" Lijia couldn't help but ask.
Liu Chengxu didn't know why she suddenly asked about the eldest princess. He shook his head: "I don't know about that."
He was able to come over this time, and it was already a life and death situation. Therefore, he said: "There are two hundred taels sealed in this robe. You can take it and pack it. I will leave first."
Lijia realized that Liu Chengxu was leaving, and quickly asked her sons around her to call her grandpa: "Say it, tell me quickly, let grandpa save you."
Although Liu Chengxu couldn't bear it, he couldn't let himself be really ruined. He and the entire Liu family
son,
So he said: "Don't be like this..."
Lijia was desperate.
Why do you care so much? My father is soft-hearted, so he feels sorry for her. Maybe he can use the strength of the Liu family to rescue her.
Liu Chengxu reluctantly walked away.
…
In fact, Lishu's family also received a letter asking for help. It was Aunt Qiu who sent someone to bring money to Beijing to see if Concubine Qiu could be rescued. Her son was gone, so she couldn't let her daughter go too.
Lishu sat with Mrs. Zheng, and Mrs. Zheng wiped her tears and said to the visitor: "There is nothing we can do, this is her fate."
Although she was crying sadly, she had no intention of rescuing her. The Qiu family could not find any other way. They wanted to stay at the Zheng family, but Li Shu said: "Now is an emergency, I'm afraid it won't be possible."
She knew that Mrs. Zheng didn't want to be the bad guy, so she would be the bad guy.
The Qiu family actually stayed in the Zheng family for a year and a half. At that time, the Zheng family and the Qiu family were as close as one family. Later, they became estranged from the Zheng family because of the affairs of the eldest son Qiu. But even so, Mrs. Zheng's feelings for Aunt Qiu have not changed. The two sisters were very close to each other through correspondence, but now they were driven away by Li Shu, and they couldn't help but curse.
"Do you think your Zheng family has always been so good? If your relatives don't help, who will save you when you are unlucky in the future?"
Most people would feel guilty hearing this, but Li Shu smiled and said, "Then wait until we are unlucky."
She is not afraid of this at all. She is willing to admit defeat.
It's really funny why others would sacrifice their lives for you.
Lishu's toughness allowed the Zheng family to survive, but also suffered criticism.
Because her son had a fight with Li Shu's son, Grandma Wu couldn't help but write at home about how relatives should help each other. She actually didn't really want to help, just to highlight her own difference. Unexpectedly, Reported by Jin Yiwei.
Although Wu Shilang's official position remained unchanged, which was the emperor's way of preserving the dignity of his ministers, Grandma Wu and her husband were sentenced to exile.
Even Lirou was frightened to death: "It's true that trouble comes from the mouth."
Wu Xuanhe nodded: "Yes, now that something happened to Xiao Yun, everyone is staring at the people related to Xiao Yun. I heard that your third sister directly drove away the Qiu family. Although it is an inhumane title, it also saves The Zheng family."
a month later
Prince Cheng was escorted to the capital. Prince Cheng cut off the vassal vassal. The king of Bohai County was executed. The sons of the Song family who were fifteen years old and the women who were fourteen and above were all executed. Those who were not yet adults were deprived of slave status.
Princess Longchang breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the verdict. She still dared to threaten me. Now all your clan members are dead. How can you threaten me? If the Dharma is not transmitted to the six ears, all your Dharma will be swallowed back into the stomach.
Just when he was breathing a sigh of relief, someone from the palace came to invite Princess Longchang to come over.
"Father-in-law, what's the matter?"
Princess Longchang would often judge the seriousness of the matter by the expressions of the internal officials. Today, the eunuch sent by the Chief of Ceremonies had a solemn expression, and Princess Longchang was also stunned.
…
East Palace
The prince was playing with a jade cicada. This jade cicada was very unique. It was given to him the year he was crowned prince. He was very happy.
Seeing a young eunuch coming in, the prince asked: "Song Mingcheng said that my aunt was confused about blood, what do you think? Has my aunt entered the palace?"
"Entering the palace, the emperor is very angry. He said that he wants to depose the crown prince and imprison the princess." The little eunuch conveyed the message very cleverly.
The prince smiled and said: "Okay, everything has settled."
The little eunuch didn't dare to raise his head. Now the prince's biggest rival, Xiao Yun, is gone and has been cut off from the vassal. The emperor has severely suppressed and controlled the vassals. Prince Yun's lineage has also been sent away, and even the prince's most hated princess has also been sent away. To be abolished.
What is this called? He thought of the jade cicada that the prince was playing with just now, and couldn't help but think, this is the mantis stalking the cicada with the oriole behind it. !
