good season

Chapter 9 I don't want to die with you
Two days later, Xiao Zhen heard the news of King Liang's death.

As for the cause of death, it was the same as in the previous life, caused by heart disease.

Everything was the same as in his previous life. King Liang died on the tenth day of April, also from a heart disease.

Although the Liang Palace blocked the news, Xiao Zhen knew that at this moment, everyone in the Liang Palace believed that the Liang Prince was killed by the Princess and her husband, and that his parents would be imprisoned in Zither Villa as in his previous life, and eventually die at the hands of Zhao Yunnuan.

Among the three children of King Liang, Zhao Tinghan was already a sickly child. Upon hearing the news of his father's death, his condition worsened and he died within a month.

Zhao Tingxuan, the second son of Prince Liang, is unlikely to achieve anything great. He listens to his sister Zhao Yunnuan in everything. Xiao Zhen has investigated and found that it was Zhao Yunnuan's idea to imprison the eldest princess and her husband. She also dispatched the Prince Liang's personal guards. The person who gave the order to kill could only be her, not Zhao Tingxuan.

At that time, everyone believed that it was the eldest princess who colluded with the Xiao family to kill King Liang. The Xiao family was wiped out, and the people applauded. No one remembered the Xiao family's past achievements. The Xiao family was just traitors.

At that time, Xiao Zhen could only hide with Xiao Yuedong, feeling as panic-stricken as a dog that had lost its home, and was completely unable to seek justice for his parents and the Xiao family.

By the time they finally gained a foothold and were able to take revenge, Zhao Yunnuan was already dead, and even the coward Zhao Tingxuan was dead. The emperor took back the red seal and iron certificate of the Liang Palace while crying. The Liang Palace, which had ruled Liang for more than 120 years, became history from then on.

Thinking of these past events, Xiao Zhen didn't dare to stop for a moment. He gritted his teeth, endured the pain in his body, and rushed to Liangdi day and night.

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

Zhao Shiqing and Xiao Su left Qingquan and headed towards Liangdi, but the weather was not good and it started raining halfway through the journey.

It rarely rains so heavily in April, and the rain came suddenly. When it came, the sky was clear, but now it is pouring rain.

"Why does it feel like June?" Xiao Su wiped the rain that had flowed into his eyes and complained angrily.

Zhao Shiqing didn't think there was anything wrong with it. She knew it would rain because she heard what Yan Zi said. But she was in a hurry to get on with her journey, so she would go even if it rained knives, not to mention rain.

But the little demon was unhappy and shouted in dissatisfaction: Cats don’t like rain. Rain makes cats feel insecure.

Xiao Su heard that the cat's cry actually came from Zhao Shiqing's arms. He asked curiously, "Zhao Xiaosi, you gave birth to a baby, and it has a long tail?"

Xiao Su thought he would be hit by a whip from Zhao Shiqing, and he was ready to dodge, but Zhao Shiqing seemed not to hear him and seemed to be listening to something.

"Hey, Zhao Xiaosi, what are you listening to? You ignored me when I talked to you."

Zhao Shiqing raised a finger and made a hushing sound, signaling him to be quiet.

Xiao Su really shut up. He looked around, and there was no one in sight except the wild dogs fleeing in the rain. Zhao Xiaosi was just being mysterious. Only two idiots like them would travel in the rain.

After a moment, Zhao Shiqing asked, "Is there a place nearby where we can take shelter from the rain?"

Xiao Su breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that the evil woman also knew to take shelter from the rain. Fortunately, she was not completely crazy.

Xiao Su pointed with his whip: "Go up the road ahead and there is a private school not far away. I know the teacher there."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Shiqing spurred his horse and galloped away.

Xiao Su hurriedly urged his horse to catch up. This madman just left without even saying hello.

The private school was built in a two-story house. The children were reading, and the sound of reading complemented the sound of rain outside.

The one who taught the children to read was the local teacher, Mr. Zhang. Zhao Shiqing and Xiao Su stood under the corridor to avoid the rain. The scholar's wife brought a dry towel, and the two of them wiped themselves casually. She then told the scholar's wife not to worry about them and they would leave when the rain stopped.

The rain came and went quickly. Less than half an hour later, it gradually stopped. The children also finished their classes and looked at the two wet rats with their bright eyes. Zhang Xiucai greeted Xiao Su and asked about the health of Master Xiao Wu. Xiao Su answered one by one, but from time to time he glanced at Zhao Shiqing with the corner of his eyes.

The rain had stopped, but why was the devil not in a hurry? Shouldn't she hurry on? Instead, she took out a cat and attracted all the children to come over.

At this moment, the scholar's wife came over in a hurry and said to Zhang Xiucai, "There was an accident on the bridge just now. Uncle Wang asked us if we have any unused door panels and asked us to help."

Before Zhang Xiucai could speak, Xiao Su rushed to ask, "What happened?"

The scholar's wife said, "Uncle Wang only said that a passerby had an accident, but he didn't know the details."

Xiao Su: "It's raining so hard, why are there still people on the road? They are so lucky."

Xiao Su wanted to say "I'm really tired of living", but when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he suddenly remembered that if that female devil hadn't suddenly changed her mind, wouldn't the two of them still be traveling in the heavy rain?
Xiao Su subconsciously looked at Zhao Shiqing, but saw that Zhao Shiqing had stuffed the cat back into the bag without him noticing. Seeing him looking at her, she said, "Let's go and take a look together."

When everyone arrived, they realized that the bridge had collapsed.

Xiao Su cursed, "This bridge was built by our Xiao family. It was only completed last year, but it collapsed after only one year. The craftsmen must have cut corners!"

Fortunately, there was no one on the bridge when it collapsed, but the road was not visible in the rain. Two passers-by were riding horses and only discovered that the bridge had collapsed when they got closer. However, it was too late and both the horses and the people fell down.

Fortunately, this is a dry bridge, and the river under the bridge was diverted a few years ago. The person who fell into the bridge was not washed away by the river, but he was seriously injured. Fortunately, he is not dead yet.

Everyone worked together to rescue the man and sent him to a nearby clinic.

Xiao Su took out twenty taels of silver and gave them to Uncle Wang and Scholar Zhang: "If the silver is not enough, go to Xiao's house and get it. Just say I promised you."

Everyone hurriedly thanked them, saying that the Xiao family was worthy of being a family that did good deeds and brought benefits to the village.

Because the bridge collapsed, Zhao Shiqing and Xiao Su could only walk down into the abandoned river channel. It had just rained, and the abandoned river channel was full of silt. When they finally got back to the official road, both men and horses were in a mess.

It was not until this moment that Xiao Su suddenly realized something was wrong.

Zhao Xiaosi is the most shameless. Shouldn't she be complacent and boast about her ability to foresee things?
But Zhao Xiaosi said nothing, which was not normal.

"Zhao Xiaosi, did you know that the bridge would collapse? Hey, could it be you who caused the bridge to collapse?"

Zhao Shiqing whipped Xiao Su with a whip and he shut up.

"Think about it with your pig brain. If I really want to do that, I have to wait until I cross the bridge myself."

Xiao Su looked at Zhao Shiqing, who was covered in mud, and felt that there was some truth in what he said.

"But did you know in advance that the bridge would collapse? Otherwise, why did you suddenly want to take shelter from the rain?"

Zhao Shiqing looked at him and told him the truth: "Yes, I heard it from the wild dogs. They said someone had tampered with the bridge. I didn't want to die with you, so I went to take shelter from the rain."

Xiao Su said, "Zhao Xiaosi, you are just talking nonsense. You said it was a wild dog that told you. Why don't you say it was a lion or a tiger that told you?"

As soon as he said this, Xiao Su suddenly remembered that he seemed to have seen a wild dog today. But, so what? Zhao Xiaosi was just talking nonsense.

(End of this chapter)