Si Chen crows the rooster and takes away the night again, replacing it with day.
Gu Ruosu's noisy and prosperous Hefeng Hall with its flowers in full bloom is now tightly closed. The slanting wind and drizzle are blowing ruthlessly in the courtyard, making it very desolate and deserted.
The delicate spring flowers bloomed like wilting under the window lattice of Gu Ruosu and Xie Ruqing's house. The willow branches that had long been dyed tender green were wet with water and hung heavily. At this moment, all the scenery seemed to be the same as Xie Ruqing's. The mood is similar, heavy and indescribable.
Xie Ruqing, who was alone guarding the "vacant room", heard the sound of rain hitting banana trees outside the window, and woke up from the drunkenness. She felt the cold brocade quilt on her body, and saw that the incense in the room had disappeared, and unreasonable sadness came back to her heart.
"Brown Tang, where is Madam?" Xie Ruqing didn't have time to worry about the cold spring weather for the past few days, so she opened the door and said to the empty courtyard.
The next moment, Brown Tang appeared from an unknown corner holding a white and green oil paper umbrella with a jasmine pattern, and ran in front of Xie Ruqing. He looked up at the bruise on Xie Ruqing's face and the red bloodshot eyes, and Brown Tang hurriedly said :
"Master, I heard the news. Madam was not taken away by Chu Ci and others. It was Master Gaofang. He came to look for you last night. He happened to meet the madam who climbed over the wall, and happened to save the madam who fell down. So, she The frightened lady was taken away...I forgot for a while, sir, these are the exact words sent by Master Gaobo this morning."
"Gao Qi... He just "forgot" for a moment. How is the lady? Just ask more. That guy Gao Qi finally coaxed her out. He must have tried every means to make her happy."
Brown Tang lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
Although Xie Ruqing felt a bit disgusted at this moment, she finally put the heart that was about to jump into her throat back into her body. Fortunately, fortunately, she went to Gao Qi's place and was not taken away by someone else. OK... not bad, not bad...
"I'm going to go out now, so I'll let my wife stay at Gao Qi's place for a while."
"This... how about, little one... go get the madam back first?" Brown Tang said cautiously.
"No need. Once I leave, I will probably have to wait until dark before I can come back. Although it only lasts a few hours, things can change quickly.
Not at ease, she stayed at home alone and unhappy.
Besides, at the moment, apart from me, the only person in Kyoto who can really protect my wife wholeheartedly and has the ability to protect her is Gao Qi.
You don't have to go look for your wife now. When I come back, I will go and pick her up myself. "
Xie Ruqing spoke for a long time, seeming to be explaining to Brown Tang the reasons for not picking up Gu Ruosu, and also seeming to be overcoming his own feelings of love and longing that were about to become unbearable...
Xie Ruqing walked back to the house alone, put on a set of purple silk Xiyanhua long clothes, and took out a sandalwood brocade box from under the bed, and took out the There was a purple jade carved hairpin inside. After thinking for a long time, I finally put it on my head.
Before going out, Xie Ruqing took out a "Jasmine" style ruby ring from Gu Ruosu's jewelry box and put it in her arms. Then she took the brown sugar and went to the row of Dukes who had been waiting at the door for a long time. The carriage in front of him headed in the direction of the post house where Chu Ci lived.
Besides, Chu Ci, who was still unaware that Xie Ruqing was about to arrive in a big way, got up early in the morning and set up an awning in the courtyard. Under the awning, there were a deck chair and a small table. There were a lot of delicious wines and fruits and vegetables on the table, and there were two beautiful women beside them. They were lying on the recliner with great interest, looking at the Wuhan in front of them holding small whips, and they laughed unceremoniously. They beat a few people who had been tied under the big locust tree for an unknown period of time, and their lips were dry and their mouths were dry and their faces were as pale as vegetables.
"Try harder, we adults, we will always remember after pain. If you don't use force, adults won't be able to remember. You have to be careful about your own skin." Chu Ci smiled and used his mouth. He took the big grape from the hand of the girl next to him and said casually.
The burly men who heard this did not take Chu Ci's words as a joke. Instead, they immediately got goosebumps all over their bodies and no longer cared about the "noble" status of the people tied to the tree. , all of them accumulated enough strength in their hands, and the next moment they were beaten, their skin and flesh were torn apart, and they screamed in pain!
In the air, the smell of blood that was originally just invisible turned into an invisible billowing red wave after a moment, attacking the people present.
Chu Ci and the two girls beside him didn't feel any discomfort when they smelled such a smell. Instead, they all showed "satisfied" smiles.
But perhaps the scene was becoming more and more bloody, which finally made the others unable to stand it any longer. All they saw was that a high-spirited young man rushed out from the post house and ran to Chu Ci angrily.
Chu Ci raised his head, as if he was the aristocratic man who had the courage to taunt Chu Ci in the suburbs a few days ago. Chu Ci changed his posture, and hugged a woman in blue into his arms without getting up, and said:
"Little Prince, what's the matter? I didn't sleep so early in the morning, but I was woken up by these ignorant people. If you don't want me to have their mouths blocked, Little Prince, you go back and continue to sleep."
The man whom Chu Ci called "Little Prince" did not give Chu Ci any face when he heard this. Instead, he frowned in displeasure and said with dissatisfaction:
"Chu Ci, what's the matter with you? You dared to use lynching so early in the morning. These people are our Southern barbarian ministers, even if they are lower in rank than you.
But now they are all envoys to the Southern Barbarians just like you and me! No distinction between high and low!
How dare you lynching my uncle in a foreign country behind his back!
Believe it or not, I will report you to my uncle when I get back! "
After hearing this, Chu Ci reluctantly suppressed his smile, straightened his expression, called the two girls off his body, and said:
"My young prince, are you complaining about them?"
"Humph, this prince is just telling the truth!"
"Tell the truth, just tell the truth. The young prince still remembers the mistakes these people have made."
"This..." The young prince stopped talking for a moment.
It was not a big deal to have an unprovoked verbal conflict with Dayong's courtiers, but some of them failed more than succeeded. They had the courage to argue, but they were incapable of winning, which would make them lose face.
He was about to start a fight with someone in front of everyone in the court. It would have been even more embarrassing if he hadn't been stopped by words in the end.
Each and every one of them undermines the prestige of our Southern Barbarian nation. Your uncle, our King, has already given instructions that if someone brings disgrace to the country, I will punish them as I please. " Chu Ci finished this long paragraph in a leisurely manner, and then motioned to the young prince to continue.
"But our sins should not lead to death! Master Chu, the king only asked you to punish us, not to kill us! You are disobeying the king's order!" It turns out that those who were tied to the tree were also Nanbarbarians. Among the officials of the mission, one of them suddenly said loudly.
When the young prince heard what the official said, he hurriedly said: "That's right! My uncle gave you the right to take charge of the entire team, but he didn't give you the right to take their lives! You are going against my uncle's original intention!"
"Use my uncle's words to eliminate dissidents and pursue selfish desires! You have to remember that even if you are a Nanman national master, this Nanman is still named Duanmu! The world belongs to our Duanmu family! It is not yours!" Duanmu! Hong was afraid that he could not scare Chu Ci, so he immediately added indignantly.
When Chu Ci heard this, the smile on his face deepened. He picked up the golden wine glass, took a sip of wine, stood up, walked to Duanmu Hong, and said:
"Excluding dissidents, the young prince is really serious. I, Mr. Chu, do not have such great ability. I, Mr. Chu, just do things according to the wishes of the king. This southern barbarian has always been named Duanmu."
Duanmu Hong wanted to say something more, but after Chu Ci finished speaking, he simply ignored him, walked to the group of people who were hung up and beaten, and temporarily signaled to the burly men. stop.
"Two years ago, during the Huiyang coup, the common man Duan Mukai colluded with the governor of Huiyang, and attempted to assassinate the king when he was on a tour of Huiyang, and ascended to the throne. As a result, the eldest prince died to save his father, and nearly ten personal guards were killed. As a result of his death, at that time, only the Inner Secret Academy knew the news about the king's patrol in Huiyang.
Master Bai was serving in the Inner Secret Academy at that time, but later, one month before the liquidation of the Inner Secret Academy, Master Bai happened to be transferred out of the Inner Secret Academy and escaped the liquidation.
A few days ago, it was discovered that Lord Bai had received money from a common man in Duanmu and revealed His Majesty's travel itinerary that day, a capital crime. "Chu Ci randomly came to a hung official, took out the gem-encrusted dagger from his arms, and after saying that, he stabbed it straight into the chest of Lord Bai.
Blood splashed onto Chu Ci's clothes and face. The two girls who were originally serving Chu Ci hurriedly stepped forward and took out their handkerchiefs and wiped them for Chu Ci.
Chu Ci looked at himself in disgust, clicked his tongue, then walked up to the man who had spoken with such courage just now, and said with a smile:
“In this natural disaster, Liyang dug embankments thousands of miles away, floods occurred, and countless people were killed and injured.
It has been found out that the Liyang dam built five years ago was caused by corruption and the use of inferior construction materials. The flood caused by the continuous heavy rain in Liyang collapsed in one breath. The dike has caused a situation of thousands of miles of dike digging.
We had to leave our homes and come to Dayong for peace talks.
Mr. Shangguan was the official in charge of the construction of Liyang Dam. I think this matter has something to do with you. "
"I have been wronged! Master, please investigate clearly! I have served the Southern Barbarians for many years and loves the people as my own children. How could I do such a thing!" The Lord Shangguan in Chu Ci's mouth took a deep breath and said for He defended himself.
Chu Ci laughed more and more wildly and said: "Sir Shangguan is very eloquent and good at acting. If he hadn't joined the officialdom, he would have become a pillar and become famous all over the country.
One month ago, Mr. Jing, the owner of the Beitu Factory, found a total of two hundred thousand taels of silver in a house you bought in the name of his elder brother in Yiyang, the hometown of Mr. Shangguan. I will court the law. Corruption exceeding five or two will be punished by death.
But obviously, our Lord Shangguan is not afraid of anything... The people from Beidu Factory worked carefully and searched the underground of your house. They found five hundred thousand taels with the private seal of Nanman's official silver. The gold, traced by the private seal engraved on the official banknotes, was exactly the official banknotes transferred by the Ministry of Revenue to Liyang for the construction of the dam five years ago.
Sir Shangguan, you formed a clique for personal gain, took bribes and embezzled official money, causing the people of Liyang to be displaced and causing countless deaths and injuries. This is a capital crime. "
After saying that, Lord Shangguan turned pale and prepared to plead for mercy, but before he could say a word, Chu Ci wiped the trowel on his face, and blood splattered... It was so lingering and terrifying...
Chu Ci looked at the sword in his hand that killed two people in one breath and contained the blood of two people. He couldn't help but feel a little irritated. He felt that these people had really dirty his sword...
Chu Ci took a clean Luopa from Mei Jiao Niang's hand, wiped his knife carefully, then stuffed it back into the scabbard and said:
"Keep fighting! Don't stop! If you're beaten to death, it's all mine!"
"You..." The young prince Duanmuhong obviously didn't know what these officials had done. After hearing these words from Chu Ci, he looked at the reactions of those people and saw what he didn't understand. He immediately felt ashamed. Blushing, she ran to Chu Ci, ready to apologize, but she still couldn't.
Chu Ci looked at this "unbelievably stupid" prince and felt ridiculed in his heart. He didn't know how the Duanmu family, who was walking on the edge of a knife, raised such a stupid child who didn't understand anything. If he hadn't seen In terms of his identity, it is estimated that he has been chewed up to the point that no bones are left.
"Little prince, if you can't say what you want to say, there's no need to say it. I don't want to hear it either. Little prince, I only want to say one thing to you."
Duanmuhong asked doubtfully: "What are you talking about?"
"You are not on the list for this trip. You asked the king to come with you. Since you are here, listen to me, don't cause trouble for me, and do your duty (vase) That’s it.
What I do and how I do it, your parents have not dared to question me directly in front of me, so you, let alone your own status, pretend to understand and point fingers at me, if it ruins my big things... No one can protect you..." At the end of the sentence, Chu Ci whispered in Duanmuhong's ear.
Duanmuhong suddenly felt a chill in his body. In his impression, the playboy Chu Ci, who had always relied on the emperor's uncle's favor and some small talents to dominate, at this moment... seemed to be an evil ghost from hell... in his mind. whispered in my ear...
"Hey, little prince, don't be too afraid. You are a relative of the emperor. I am just a loyal dog of your Duanmu family. As long as the owner does not seek death, how can the dog... be willing to bite the owner~" Chu Ci looked at him The frightened Duanmuhong said mockingly to himself.
Duanmuhong frowned and was about to explain that although he disliked him very much, he had never treated him like a dog. When he saw Dugu Baitian hurriedly ran in and said to Chu Ci Li said:
"Imperial Master! Outside, Grand Duke Xie Ruqing of Yongyan State came towards us in a carriage in a swaggering manner. Now... he is almost at the door!"
"Oh~" Chu Ci's eyes flashed with light, and then he said:
"I didn't expect that my senior brother came here quickly. Let's go, Master Dugu. Go to the door and let me greet him properly." Chu Ci pretended to walk out, but as if he remembered something, he turned around and said :
"Throw these people into the tank in the kitchen first. Remember to use a big stone to hold the lid down and leave a gap for breathing. They are not allowed to be released without my order. This will save you embarrassment. There is... here, clean it up for me quickly...
If the problem is discovered later, I will be angry~"
When Chu Ci said these words, there was a smile on his face and a smile in his tone, but the murderous intention contained in it made everyone shudder... It seemed that he had passed through the cold spring and entered the severe winter...
