Zheng Xiu ran so fast that he disappeared as soon as he jumped down.
But he heard Feng Bei's question.
So he jumped down and ran faster.
Did Feng Bei notice it?
Cold sweat was dripping on Zheng Xiu's forehead. He had been pretending to be his own son. It was hard to imagine how Feng Bei would react when he knew the truth. He seemed to see Feng Bei, who took off his black silk gloves with a sullen face and sneered at him and touched him.
Feng Bei's ability was definitely beyond the ordinary. Zheng Xiu could not imagine a group of sergeants being able to block Feng Bei's sword.
After all, what star position or heavenly position can only be used to measure mortals, not non-human beings.
Fengbei obviously belongs to the latter.
Nothing happens during the day until nightfall.
Zheng Xiu went to the appointment with trepidation.
As if Feng Bei hadn't asked that question last night, he still smiled slightly when he saw Zheng Xiu arriving as promised.
This little day continues, fermenting, and the level of experience increases slowly.
Not to mention Zheng E's basic attributes, all of Zheng Xiu's traits that can be deployed at will, with the help of Feng Bei, have all been upgraded to the state of "proficiency".
Outrageous.
Even in "Proficiency", he still gets "meager" experience every time he fights against Feng Bei.
Although I don’t know where the end of the progress bar is, as long as it can improve, there is always hope.
Treasure Queen Feng Bei is like an experience bag that cannot be touched to the bottom, which makes Zheng Xiu linger and reluctant to leave.
So fragrant.
Even if the truth is discovered by Feng Bei, Zheng Xiu can't help but feel that he will die without regrets and it will be worth it.
To put it another way, if he exposes the "truth" that Zheng Shan is Zheng E, he must not expose himself as the last of the two incarnations.
Zheng Shan and Zheng E were slapped to death by the angry Feng Bei, and they could still do it again, but if Zheng Xiu himself was slapped by Feng Bei, it would really be over.
From time to time, he checks the affinity level of [Station Station Fengbei] in his heart prison.
Still "pampering".
Zheng Xiu was relieved.
Fengbei's mouth can deceive people, but [Yizhan Fengbei] cannot deceive people.
Pampering is pampering, for real.
The days were dull and quiet, Zheng Xiu worked day and night, and "Painter Zheng Shan" had not yet stepped into the path of being a painter.
Zheng E's knowledge is gradually increasing. What is special to mention is that when Zheng E copied the popular works of the great writer Ximen Bei, his [knowledge] was greatly improved. Now his knowledge has reached "twenty-six", reaching the realm of five carts of knowledge.
It is said that the great writer Ximen Bei shed tears of gratitude after receiving the support from the Zheng family and said that he would work harder to write a masterpiece that is more hypocritical and heartbreaking than "Lan Xin Ruo Meng".
After Zheng Xiu received Pingping's message, he was shocked at the time. Can a person bear a book that is more outrageous than "Lan Xin Ruo Meng"? But when he thought about the increase in knowledge, Zheng Xiu could only bear the pain and ordered someone to tell Ximen Bei, asking the great writer to write boldly without worrying about secular ethics. When the time comes, the Zheng family can buy as many copies of that strange book as they want, and they won't be short of money.
In the blink of an eye, it’s December 20th.
Winter snow.
The day is dim.
Zheng Xiu was painting eggs that day when he saw a commotion below. Scar Laoliu rushed up panting, followed by a thin figure wrapped in a mink fur cloak.
As soon as the man took off his hood, his true face was revealed. It was Zheng Erniang.
"How did you come!"
Zheng Xiu never expected that it would be Zheng Erniang who came. Logically speaking, Zheng Erniang knew the identity of the child, so she was the one who should not be worried.
"Mr. Zheng, we don't have much time. I sent away many of the jailers, leaving only my confidants. You have about two cups of tea! You two work quickly! No one will disturb you!"
Scar Laoliu didn't talk nonsense this time. He winked at Zheng Xiu and opened the unlocked cell door for Zheng Erniang, leaving the two of them alone.
Zheng Erniang was slightly taken aback by the fact that the locks of this prison were not even closed.
The moment she saw Zheng Xiu, Zheng Erniang was stunned again.
She always felt that today's master was particularly handsome, as if his whole body was exuding a hazy glow.
Haven't seen you for a long time?
"Why are you here! It's freezing! You're not in good health and you don't care about it?" Zheng Xiu quickly helped Er Niang into the house to warm up by the fire. He complained for a while, then Zheng Xiu asked Zheng Er Niang to sit on the Taishi chair and covered her with gold. After getting into the velvet quilt, he frowned: "Did something happen?"
According to the itinerary, Zheng Erniang knew that the evil boy would not appear until nightfall. She came here in a hurry. Zheng Erniang would not ignore the importance and force Scar Laoliu to take her to the sky prison for a trivial matter. It must not be a trivial matter. . Zheng Xiu understands his god-sister, she has never been a pretentious person.
Otherwise, as the adopted daughter of the Zheng family and sister of Zheng Xiuqian, it would have been impossible to take care of the Zheng family's huge family business in an orderly manner over the years.
"Master!" Zheng Erniang felt the residual warmth and long-lost body odor belonging to Zheng Xiu in the bed, took a deep breath, and then said in a deep voice: "Something happened."
"Don't be anxious. Speak slowly. Have a cup of tea and be calm. If the sky falls, I will hold it up."
Zheng Xiu calmly picked up the blue sky white jade phoenix pattern chilong pen worth thousands of gold.
He was still short of two hundred and thirty eggs to draw today.
Nothing happened last night.
But after the court this morning, the Inspectorate issued an official document, which was spread out on a large page. It was about the matter of Princess Yurun. Zheng Xiu was under serious suspicion and could not be separated. He planned to imprison Zheng Xiu indefinitely until the truth came out. until.
This was not a big deal at first, but then, Zheng Xiu's various properties were troubled by unknown unidentified people early in the morning. Someone pulled a banner in front of the Xiangman Building, saying that profiteers poisoned the food and killed his 80-year-old mother, and demanded that the profiteers pay for their lives;
In Zheng's Commercial Street in West Market, someone took out some fake gold, silver and jade, insisting that they were bought from Zheng's, and wanted Zheng's compensation;
The heaven and earth haven't opened yet, and several women are crying and saying that their husbands died immediately in the heaven and earth. There are several corpses lying on the ground, white silk is spread all over the ground, incense and paper money are burning in front of the door;
On their way south, the Zheng family's caravan was blocked by masked thieves as soon as they left the imperial city. Although the Zheng family's husband decisively fought back against the thieves, the Zheng family's caravan had not been robbed for many years. Someone is obviously doing something behind his back.
The above chaos happened at the same time, and there were even rumors among the people, even worse than when Zheng Xiuchu was imprisoned. They said that the Zheng family was going to collapse and the richest man Zheng was going to be in ruins.
Affected, a terrible wave of redemptions broke out in Zheng's Bank early in the morning. Fortunately, the bank had a deep foundation and was able to withstand it, but it was obviously not an option to continue like this.
Overnight, the Zheng family suffered drastic changes, and multiple parties took action, simultaneously sniping at the Zheng family.
Zheng Xiu asked calmly: "Do you have a message for Qing Thirteen?"
"Yes!" Zheng Erniang curled up in bed and said it in one breath. She took out a small velvet bag from her arms, which contained an embroidered brocade box: "Qing Shisan asked me to hand it over to you."
At this point, Zheng Xiu had finished painting a thousand eggs and put down his paintbrush somewhat depressedly.
What made him depressed was not that something happened to the Zheng family, but because he couldn't see the way out. too difficult.
Only then did Zheng Xiu cancel [Projection], and his whole body made a soft sound as his bones retracted.
The brocade box was wrapped in three layers. When he opened the brocade box, there was a large yellow bowl that was turned upside down. Zheng Xiu carefully took out the big bowl and turned it over. He saw two words written on the bottom of his wrist - Middle One.
"That's it." Zheng Xiu smiled: "It seems that I can't stand the issue of establishing the throne on March 3rd."
"Now that things have come to this, Master, why are you still making riddles?" Zheng Erniang's mind was heaving. Although Zheng Xiu told her not to be impatient, the Zheng family was facing a change that she had never encountered since she started her family. A series of changes made Zheng Erniang, a frail woman, exhausted. To deal with it, the absence of Zheng Xiu in the family was like the absence of a backbone, making it difficult for her to sleep and eat well. How could she not be anxious?
No matter how calm he looks on the face, he is just pretending, and the worry in his heart cannot deceive him.
"Look, do you see what's written in the bowl?" Zheng Xiu turned the bottom of the bowl towards Er Niang and asked with a smile.
"Senior One."
"A long time ago, I used cards to give some secret codes to some prominent people in the city. Different cards correspond to different people. Southeast, northwest, and southeast refer to the directions. The white ones and nines in the middle correspond to several key positions. A military commander and a civilian official. Then a while ago, I used the identity of Zheng E and sent a message with a whistle, asking Qing Shisan to step up the investigation. "
"Chinese..." Zheng Erniang followed Zheng Xiu's train of thought, then her expression suddenly changed and her voice was very low: "Imperial Palace?"
"Yes, Zhong refers to the palace. Qing Shisan is telling me that he has determined who is instigating these people behind the scenes. If there is only 'Zhong', it means that the emperor ignores the feelings of the martyrs of the Zheng family. He insists on getting rid of the Zheng family. Even if I give him money every year, he can't be satisfied and wants to take over this fat sheep of my Zheng family. If this is the case, I, Zheng Xiu, have nothing to say. This is a historical law and it is reasonable. , reasonable, and in line with human nature. But now that he is prosperous and the treasury is full, Old Wei will not be so stupid as to kill the goose and take out the eggs. If he is really short of money and military pay, he will order someone to give a hint or two, and I will personally send it to the treasury. It doesn’t matter, there’s no need for these winding bridges.”
"It stands to reason that Old Wei knows me well. My actions over the years are not like those profiteers who are greedy for wealth and are ruthless. To me, money is nothing more than an external possession."
Zheng Xiu finished speaking with a smile and an attitude of "I'm not interested in money", then frowned and thought: "The information from Qing Shisan happened to be from the first grade, which is a bit difficult to handle."
Zheng Erniang asked: "The eldest prince?"
"Yes, the eldest prince, ah eldest prince!" Zheng Xiu looked at the big yellow bowl and said slowly: "Old Wei once said that the eldest prince has a calm temperament, a far-sighted vision, and moves after making a decision. I didn't expect to get rid of the second prince. In addition, he was the one who couldn't help but take action first. But once he did, it only meant one thing. He was confident and had planned it for a long time. Although the matter of establishing a prince disrupted his arrangement, he had no choice but to do so. Don’t force me, Zheng, to state the reason for her position!”
Zheng Erniang is indeed a strange woman who has taken care of the Zheng family for many years. When an ordinary woman hears such a terrifying inference, her face will turn pale with fright. But the more she talks, the calmer Zheng Erniang's expression becomes. She looks at Zheng Xiu who is talking so eloquently that he seems to be unfazed. , staring at her good brother with bright eyes.
"What are your plans, Master?"
Zheng Xiu held the big yellow bowl with one hand and asked with a smile: "Do you know why Qing Shisan put this bowl upside down in the brocade box?"
After finishing speaking, he did not explain or wait for Er Niang to answer, but slowly turned the bowl upside down: "He was asking me if I wanted to..."
Zheng Erniang understood instantly, but she didn't dare to say the rebellious word.
It takes a lot of courage for a mere woman to say that word.
Zheng Erniang knew about it, Qing Shisan knew about it, and Master Zheng knew about it, which is why the information was spread so obscurely.
"That's why I said, it's difficult to do. If you win, you'll get a deduction, but if you hit one, haha."
Zheng Xiu put the bowl upright into the brocade box, wrapped it again, and handed it back to Zheng Erniang.
"Go back, and remember to ask them to make a bowl of ginger soup to warm you up."
Zheng Xiu's calmness made Zheng Erniang dumbfounded: "How long has it been and you are still thinking about Erniang's body?"
"Don't worry, let them fly for a while." Zheng Xiuyao watched the ravens flying in the sky.
After a moment of silence, Zheng Xiu smiled.
"But maybe this year, when I am thirty, I can go home and have a reunion dinner."
(End of chapter)
