Yijuan cloud

Chapter 124 Yu Zhong’s Father

No matter how long the night is, it's already halfway through.

The clear moon hangs on the eaves, and the chirping of summer insects comes and goes, as if they are chatting together. Perhaps they are also sighing, why is the house so deserted tonight?

The swing pergola made a slight "creak" sound when it shook.

I usually hang out here during the day, and Linghua pushes me higher, and I can see the kapok outside the wall... The layout is very similar to the yard at my home in Yangzhou.

His thoughts are everywhere.

Now that I think about it, I can say that he is very thoughtful and extremely smart. Most of his cynicism and laziness in the past were just an act.

He was the favorite prince of Emperor Cheng Xiao. He had excellent archery skills and excellent riding skills. When the late emperor was still alive, he led troops to kill the Yellow Turban Army at the age of 14. He fought abroad for two years until he was seriously injured and the late emperor passed away.

How could he be a coward who was too scared to leave the city when he saw a Tatar?
He even deceived people like Tang Shou.

Who doesn't know that Tang Shou is called the guarding eunuch, but in fact he is the emperor's eyes and ears. Border officials, big and small, can't hide the emperor's every move. If the prince doesn't hide his clumsiness, I'm afraid it won't be as simple as being transferred to a border post.

I thought he was vulgar and cowardly at first, but after getting along with him for a long time, I realized how powerful he was.

Although he never told me his plans from beginning to end, he has already shown many extraordinary qualities in front of me.

I know he knows martial arts.

He also told me that the assassin who seriously injured him in Tianxiang Pavilion that day was deliberately arranged by him.

A lobbyist sent by King Jin had a private meeting with him, and only a bitter trick could make others believe that he had never been in cahoots with King Jin.Secondly, the emperor had always been wary of him, and he wanted to win his trust in one fell swoop.

Although he still has many things that he has not told me, I don't blame him, because there are many things in everyone's heart that are inconvenient to tell others, even if they are as close as lovers.

While playing on the swing and waiting for dawn, I suddenly heard a knock on the corner door, which was very clear in the night.

The corner gate was in my yard, so I could hear it.

When I walked over quickly, I guessed that the person visiting late at night must have been to the main entrance, but there was no guard boy, so I found the corner gate here.

Just don't know who.

I pulled the latch, opened the door, and saw Mrs. Cao standing quietly behind a boy.

Seeing that it was me who opened the door, Mrs. Cao's serious face couldn't hide her surprise. Without waiting for the boy to speak, she walked up to me first. After bowing to me, she whispered: "Why is it a girl who opened the door? Why are you disturbing me so late?" Girl, I just have something urgent to ask the girl to clarify."

I smiled bitterly and said, "Madam, please speak in the room."

She hesitated for a moment, then looked back and said, "My concubine's husband is also here. I wonder if I can go and listen together?"

She calls herself "Concubine", and she still thinks that I am the quasi-concubine, but she doesn't know that I am no longer.

I lowered my eyes and said, "Mrs. Cao broke off the slave, and Prince Yi has broken off the engagement with the slave. Is Mr. Cao here? Please come in quickly."

Mr. Cao was originally walking far behind, but when he arrived at the house, no one came out to greet him, so he hurried over and asked, "Is there anyone in Miss Lin's home? Why didn't I see any maids or slaves?" Mrs. Cao also stopped in. Zuo, his face also changed drastically, and he lost his voice: "What happened here, girl?"

Judging from the situation of the two of them, I'm afraid they didn't find out anything from elsewhere, and they didn't know anything about Prince Yi and Cao Junlei.

However, Mr. Cao has been an official for decades, and Mrs. Cao's natal family is also well-off, so they are extremely keen on the political affairs of the court. They may have thought that their son Cao Junlei was being investigated for no reason, or that the prince was involved.

After asking them to sit down in the room, Mrs. Cao asked repeatedly: "I heard from the servants at home that the girl knew the whereabouts of the dog, but she still stayed in the palace. How did the girl know about this? And the girl Why is there no one at home?"

"Does Mr. Cao not know anything about it?" I asked thoughtfully.

Although Mr. Cao is not an important minister in the court, he is still a veteran of the two dynasties, and his relationship between the court and China is not simple. How can he not know anything?

Could it be that only Prime Minister Xu and a handful of people knew the inside story about this matter?
Yes, everything is still calm.

Before the storm comes, it is difficult for ordinary people to detect the undercurrents.

It seems that this matter has just begun. Perhaps it is not as serious as imagined?
But I also thought that Mrs. Xu was so devastated when she came out of her parents' home that she couldn't even care about her dignity. It can be seen that the result of her plea to Prime Minister Xu was not satisfactory.

Mr. Cao shook his head: "I asked everyone I could, and they all said they didn't know anything. If Miss Lin knows anything, I hope you can tell me."

I will tell the truth what Xu said.

While talking, Mr. Cao stood up several times, walked a few steps anxiously, and then sat down again. When I told him that the guards sent by the emperor found oil paper rolls in the fish, he finally couldn't hold it back anymore and slapped it hard on the corner of the table. , stood up with a leap, Zi blushed and said angrily:

"You traitor! You did such an unfaithful and unfilial thing! How could I, the Cao family, have been so loyal for generations and raise such a beast?"

"Master——" Mrs. Cao also stood up, as if she had aged more than ten years all of a sudden, and whispered softly, "Master, please think of a way to save Lei'er..."

"Why save? I still have the ability to save him? Our whole family will be killed by him! If, if he..."

As Mr. Cao spoke, he swayed slightly, held his forehead with his hands, calmed down for a while, and then continued: "If he is really evil and treasonous, I would rather chop him with my own hands to express my gratitude for the divine grace! "

I heard a burst of anger. I originally thought Mr. Cao would find a way to deal with Cao Junlei, but I didn't expect him to be such a foolish and loyal person!
Then he said in a cold voice: "If Prince Yi has close personal relations with officials in the court in order to protect himself and prevent the emperor from being suspicious of him and ending up like his other brothers, why not?"

"The king wants his minister to die, and he has to die. If the prince abides by the law and abides by his duties, how can the emperor attack him? He did these things. No wonder the emperor suspects that the king is powerful, but he behaves irregularly and forms cliques for personal gain. How is it different from treason?" He turned around and glared at me.

Mrs. Cao had tears streaming down her face and cried, "Please go and beg Prime Minister Xu. After all, this matter concerns the prince, and he will not stand idly by."

Mr. Cao waved his hand: "That's the end of the matter. Let's just leave it to fate."

There was finally a ray of light in the sky. I put on my gauze hat and walked to the Palace Square. I was very far away when I was interrogated by the guards and ordered not to go any further.

It was a cloudy day, maybe it was going to rain, and it was foggy.

After a while, I saw from a distance a man kneeling in front of the palace gate. He took off his hat and shoes and knelt straight. Looking at his back, it was Mr. Cao.

In my anxiety and pain, I thought disdainfully: Did he come to kneel right after he left my house?Was he begging for mercy for Cao Junlei, or begging the emperor to kill Cao Junlei?How could the second young master Cao, who was so handsome, handsome and open-minded, have such a father?
(End of this chapter)