After Huang Taiji left, a consensus was quickly reached in the Chongzheng Hall that the replacement request made by the Ming Emperor was very cost-effective for the Qing Dynasty and must be replaced.
Although Duduo was unwilling to come back for Daishan, there were still 3,000 Qing soldiers. Yue Tuo took these 3,000 soldiers and threw them at Duduo, leaving Duduo helpless and had no choice but to agree.
Of course, the final decision still needs to be made by Huang Taiji. Therefore, they jointly wrote down the agreed results. This matter could not be delayed. Even if they knew that Huang Taiji had vomited blood and returned to the harem to recuperate, they still asked the eunuchs on duty to send him in quickly.
Yue Tuo was still uneasy. After thinking about it, he immediately remembered that Fan Wencheng seemed to be looking for Chen Shaozong's mother.
Chen Shaozong's mother was designated by the Emperor of Ming Dynasty and was the most important in this hostage exchange. Yue Tuo was afraid that Fan Wencheng would do something, so he hurriedly said hello to the others and hurried after him.
At this time, in a house near Shengjing Palace, there were two Jianlu guarding the door. However, they did not stand guard properly. Instead, they turned to look inside the door and talked as if they were watching a show.
"What is the origin of that old lady who is being imprisoned? Scholar Fan has come to find her?"
"What's the origin? If there is any, how dare he, Fan Wencheng, speak so loudly to this old lady?"
"That's right. My daughter-in-law has been ruined. She doesn't even dare to fart, so she only dares to bully those who are of Han origin!"
"Listen, it seems that the old woman is not convinced by him, and seems to have started a quarrel!"
"Haha, it doesn't matter to us anyway, whatever, we just listen to the excitement!"
"..."
In the yard inside, an old woman was washing clothes. At this time, the weather was already a little cold. It was impossible for people of low status to do such washing.
In front of the old woman, stood a tall man with a dignified appearance but a money-like tail. He lowered his head and yelled in Ming Dynasty Mandarin: "I asked you, did you hear it?"
His voice was so loud and majestic that even a group of palace maids gathered around the wall to watch the excitement heard it. However, the old woman still seemed not to hear it and was minding her own business washing clothes.
When Fan Wencheng saw it, he immediately became angry. He took another step forward, stared down at the old woman and shouted, "I'll ask you again, are you free to teach your son to betray the Qing Dynasty?"
However, he was ignored.
This time, he couldn't bear it anymore. Those Jianzhou Jurchens despised him, but now even an old woman from the Ming Dynasty despised him like this. It is really unbearable!
He stepped forward and kicked the wooden washbasin over. Fan Wencheng shouted again: "I'm telling you, now that your son has committed a crime, no one can protect you. If you don't answer my words, don't blame me." Are you being violent?"
In fact, he was certain in his heart that it was Chen Shaozong who defected to the Ming Kingdom in all likelihood and ruined the emperor's plan. For such a serious crime, not to mention just a mere old woman, even the queen would eventually be killed by the emperor. At this time, no one would care if he was tough on her.
After hearing his words, the old woman finally slowly raised her head, stared at Fan Wencheng and said, "How is my son?"
Now in this world, the only person she can care about is her son. Previously, Jianlu suddenly took her away from her home and sent her to Shengjing. She knew that it was related to what her son was doing. She had been worried about not knowing what would happen next. When she heard this, she naturally wanted to know the situation.
"Haha, your son has betrayed the Holy Grace and secretly liaised with the Ming Army. Now he has defected to the Ming Army and has never come back." Fan Wencheng sneered and said, "It's no wonder that he is still a well-known filial son. For the sake of his own glory and wealth, he has betrayed you. Got killed!"
He is also treacherous. He does not ask directly, but uses intimidation to confirm what he wants from the side.
The palace maids who were watching the excitement couldn't help but be surprised when they heard it, and they immediately started talking in low voices.
"I told you, she was sent here because she was dragged down by her son!"
"Are you crazy to betray the Qing Dynasty? If you want to kill your own mother, you are really worse than a pig or a dog!"
"What a filial son. These days, for the sake of glory and wealth, your own parents will sell them. There are too many!"
"..."
After hearing Fan Wencheng's words and the discussion of the palace maids nearby, the old woman finally had a trace of anger on her face. She stood up immediately. Although she was not tall enough, she still looked up to Fan Wencheng, but when she spoke, she was not afraid. Instead, she said in a very firm and powerful tone, full of pride: "As expected of you, you are my son. Disappointing my mother’s teachings all along, abandoning the darkness and turning to the light..."
Hearing this, Fan Wencheng felt happy. His guess was indeed correct. This old rascal had secretly taught Chen Shaozong that he must defect to the Ming Dynasty. For this reason, although the Qing Dynasty did not allow their mother and son to meet, But Chen Shaozong still ruined the good thing.
But when the palace ladies heard it, they all didn't believe it and started talking while shaking their heads.
"This son is really unfilial, but back then, she still wanted to protect her son!"
"Yes, if you leave his mother here, she will definitely die. It's a pity for the parents in the world, but they can't bear to have their son's reputation damaged!"
"..."
When the old woman heard this, she immediately turned to look at them and said loudly: "It's not what you think. In the whole army, my mother and son are the only two who depend on each other. Why? They were all killed by the Jianbu! I didn't expect that my son was confused for a moment. He actually joined his enemy and became a lieutenant general! For this reason, I have always been worried about him and often taught him. Now my son has finally given up the dark side and turned to the bright side and returned to the Ming Dynasty. This is acknowledging his ancestors and returning to the clan. How can he not be hurt without hurting me. Haha. , if you die in old age, you will die. I have my son to avenge my old age and my whole family! My son is a filial son who is both loyal and filial!"
At this point, she turned to look at Fan Wencheng and sneered: "You are Fan Wencheng, the descendant who claims to be Fan Wenzhenggong, right? I heard my son say that if you forget your ancestors so many times, you are not afraid of your ancestors." Can't the coffin board be covered?"
"You..." Fan Wencheng never expected that such an old woman would suddenly say such words. Even though he prided himself on being both civil and military, he was unexpectedly caught off guard and his face turned red with anger and he couldn't even speak.
He was a tall and handsome man with a dignified appearance. Suddenly, he was so angry by an old woman that his face was as red as a monkey's butt. This sudden contrast made many of the palace ladies burst into laughter. Voice.
When Fan Wencheng saw him, he felt like Huang Taiji and was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood. Fortunately, he was in good physical condition. He didn't spit out the blood, but he was still very angry.
On weekdays, he could tolerate being insulted by others, and even the hatred of his wife, which showed that he was very rich and shameless to the extreme. In this regard, he always enlightened himself. Those were the powerful Jianzhou Nuzhen princes. He couldn't afford to offend him, and he would be a great hero if he could endure it!
However, at this moment, he was being humiliated by an old thief who he even looked down on. He really couldn't bear it. How could he greet a lowly person with a smile after being scolded in front of his face and forgetting his ancestors?
With this thought in mind, Fan Wencheng clenched his fists, took a step forward again, stood in front of the old woman, and shouted: "You are so mean-mouthed and dare to be rude to me. I will make you regret giving birth to a son and hurt you." !”
After he finished speaking, he made a ferocious face and punched the old woman in the face. I dare not take action against my masters, but there will be no adverse consequences at all for taking action against a woman who has given birth to a traitor!
Seeing this situation, the palace ladies couldn't help but exclaimed. Although they were indeed palace maids of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, they were also women. When they saw such a tall and handsome man like Fan Wencheng punching an old woman in the face, they subconsciously sided with her. , I really couldn’t bear to see the old woman being beaten to death or seriously injured by Fan Wencheng.
In their hearts, there are also many people who are not worthy of the old woman. She ended up like this because she was implicated by her son. If it were her, she would definitely regret giving birth to a son who cheated her!
However, the old woman knew that her son had arrived at the Ming Dynasty, and she seemed to have let go of her worries. She was fearless and stood tall without any sign of begging for mercy.
At this moment, suddenly, a loud shout came from the door: "Stop!"
Fan Wencheng suddenly trembled when he heard this. He was deeply impressed by the most powerful people in the Qing Dynasty. As soon as he heard it, he knew that the person shouting stop behind him should be Prince Jin of the Qing Dynasty, Aisin Gioro Yue Tuo.
A prince's words would give Fan Wencheng ten more courages, but he would not dare not listen.
Fan Wencheng quickly stopped his hand, turned around and saw Yue Tuo striding over, surrounded by his personal guards.
So, he quickly squeezed out a smile, greeted him and said with a smile: "I don't know if His Highness is here, but I am not welcoming you from afar. It is really rude!"
After he finished speaking, he saw sharply that Yue Tuo seemed to be very worried. He looked at the old thief and wanted to explain. Sure enough, he heard Yue Tuo preemptively ask: "This is Chen Shaozong?" mother?"
When the old woman heard this, she nodded without hesitation and replied without any weakness: "Chen Shaozong is my son!"
"Your Highness, it's her!" Fan Wencheng explained quickly from the side. "The villain has just found out that it was this old rascal who encouraged her son to betray the Qing Dynasty. The villain was very angry just now and wanted to teach her a lesson. Take it out!”
"You dare?" Upon hearing this, Yue Tuo turned to look at Fan Wencheng with a cold face and shouted sharply.
His words are obviously antonyms, which means that you have the intention to try it out.
Fan Wencheng also understood, but in this way, he was confused: Why did Yue Tuo's reaction seem to be defending this old thief?
At this time, he thought that Yue Tuo had not heard clearly, so he made himself speak more clearly, and explained to Yue Tuo again: "Your Highness, the emperor's painstaking arrangements were all destroyed by her son. And all this is the result of this old man Instigated by the thief. If they dare to betray the Qing Dynasty, they must know the consequences of betraying the Qing Dynasty..."
Yue Tuo didn't expect that after what he said, Fan Wencheng would become bolder and dare to talk back?
His temper was okay originally, but when his father's life was at stake, the weight of two princes of his clan was at stake, and his interests were at stake, his temper was not good.
With a "pop" sound, Yue Tuo slapped him over. Fan Wencheng didn't expect this. He was slapped hard on the face and made a loud sound.
"Shut up, I will see who dares to be rude to the old lady!" Yue Tuo said sharply after the beating.
This slap and the following words were like a double blow, leaving Fan Wencheng stunned!
What's happening here? Where am I? What am I doing?
Not to mention him, even the palace ladies who were watching the excitement were stunned. They also couldn't understand. They suspected that Yue Tuo was possessed by a ghost and hit the wrong person, right?
This old woman was imprisoned here, washing clothes in the cold weather. It turned out that her son betrayed the Qing Dynasty and ruined the emperor's good deeds. It was this old woman who was going to be beaten, right?
In the state of shock among them, Yue Tuo turned around and looked at Chen Shaozong's mother. He tried his best to change his expression to a kind one, tried to soften his tone and said, "I've frightened the old lady! Don't worry. From now on, no one will dare to be disrespectful to the old lady."
After he finished speaking, he lowered his head and glanced at the washbasin kicked over by Fan Wencheng, and then shouted to the maids: "How could these despicable tasks be done by the old lady? I tell you, please serve me well, old lady." , otherwise I will never forgive you!"
Confused, confused, Yue Tuo's series of reactions made everyone confused. Including Chen Shaozong's mother, she was also confused.
She looked at Yue Tuo with a trace of doubt on her face. Then she firmed up her expression and said to Yue Tuo firmly: "Now that my son has returned to the Ming Dynasty, I have put life and death aside. Don't use anything. It’s a conspiracy, it’s just a death, what should I be afraid of!”
As soon as he heard that she seemed to be seeking death, Yue Tuo became anxious. He couldn't care whether others died, but this old woman must not die!
So, he eagerly said to the old lady: "No, don't put life and death at risk! Your son is still waiting for you to come back and reunite!"
"..." After hearing this, the old woman looked at him a little puzzled. For a moment, she didn't know what he meant by that.
Yue Tuo was afraid that something might happen to her, so he quickly explained: "The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty personally led the army to capture Jinzhou City, and then sent a message that he would exchange the lives of Prince Li and three thousand Qing soldiers for you to return and your son. Reunion. You must take care of yourself and don’t have any accidents!"
"Ah..." When the old woman heard this, she couldn't help but sigh with surprise.
"Ah..." Fan Wencheng, who was covering his face, sighed in fear when he heard this.
"Ah..." When everyone else heard this dramatic explanation, they all said "Ah".
