Nong Hua Makeup

Chapter 164
Wen Yuan sat in the dungeon, except for his complexion, he was basically the same as usual. In this prison, no one abused him.

"The Empress is here." Wen Yuan opened his mouth, raised his head from the darkness and looked at the beautifully dressed woman walking in front of him with complicated eyes.

"You know that Bengong will come, so you should also know what Bengong will ask you." Lin Jinhua walked to the dungeon, Mo Feng was holding a lantern at the side, and saw Wen Yuan's pale face with a heavy expression.

Wen Yuan got up, stepped forward to salute her, and then said: "The empress has arrested her subordinates, and she has never used punishment. I am not a person who does not know what is good or bad." After he finished speaking, he paused, and then said: "My empress I want to ask why a subordinate who has always been loyal to the royal family suddenly stole the jade seal from the previous dynasty, right?"

"The old lady ordered you?" Lin Jinhua asked him.

Wen Yuan shook his head: "It's not the old queen, the old queen is just a pawn of that person. The subordinates are not willing to betray the royal family. Although the monarch of Qi is also from the Zhao family, it is not the Jin Dynasty after all. The next thing I can tell the empress is that this person is not in the palace now, and he has no malice towards the empress, so the empress can no longer pursue this matter."

The more Lin Jinhua heard it, the more strange she felt. If this person was not in the palace, then the old lady would indeed be excluded, but besides the old lady, who would Wen Yuan and others listen to?If it was the imperial family of the former Jin Dynasty, all the ones who had taken the lead had already been dealt with, and those who hadn't taken the lead would not be overwhelmed at this juncture.

Before Lin Jinhua could continue to ask, Wen Yuan took a deep look at her, pulled out the dagger that had been hidden in his sleeve, and stabbed hard into his heart.

He knelt straight on the ground, looked at Lin Jinhua, opened his mouth, but didn't say anything. When Lin Jinhua opened the cell door to come in, he was out of breath.

The imperial guards never betrayed the royal family, so Wen Yuan naturally had to do the same.

"Mother..." Mo Feng looked at Lin Jinhua worriedly, but Lin Jinhua just closed his eyes and sighed, a sense of powerlessness slowly swept over him.Now that things have happened, some people must live and some people must die, otherwise this country will not be settled.

"Look for someone and bury him alive." After she finished speaking, she went out slowly.

The wind and snow outside were getting bigger, falling on the side of the promenade, the maids were busy cleaning up, and when they saw her coming, they bowed and stood on one side from a distance.

Lin Jinhua looked at the wind and snow, walked slowly, and her thoughts floated along with the snowflakes falling up and down.

"Your Majesty, Mrs. Xu is here, waiting in your palace." A court lady came forward and said with a smile.

"It's so late, why did my aunt come here?" Lin Jinhua didn't understand, so she also quickened her pace and walked in with a smile when she saw Mrs. Xu who was waiting.

Seeing her coming, Mrs. Xu greeted her with a smile, and said softly, "Do you remember what day it is today?"

"Today is..."

"Today is Laba. My aunt made dumplings and cooked Laba porridge. They are all your favorite fillings, and I also made some that the emperor likes. Your father, brother and your uncle are also here, thinking of you I usually have a lot of things to do, so I won't bother you." Mrs. Xu dragged her and chattered softly, but Lin Jinhua felt her eyes were slightly wet.

She can't even remember the last time when the Laba festival is celebrated, when her mother was still alive?At that time, she also liked to hug herself and chatter to the newly made dumplings. She didn't care about it before, but now that she saw her again, she felt a wave of warmth in her heart.

When Madam Cui came, she just cooked a small bowl of dumplings brought by Mrs. Xu, and also filled a bowl of Laba porridge.The white and fat dumplings can almost be expected to be full of stuffing.

"Your Majesty, this servant has cooked some, you can try it and warm yourself up." Nurse Cui stepped forward with a smile and said, in fact, these things are also prepared in the palace, but it is not a very important festival, after all, the queen The empress didn't care either.

Lin Jinhua looked at Mrs. Xu's expectant eyes, nodded, and then stepped forward to take it, sat at the small table next to the warm couch, took a sip of the sweet Laba porridge, and then scooped up a dumpling, blew it cold and bit it Take a sip, and the mouth is full of delicious soup with smooth and tender skin and meat stuffing with fresh bamboo shoots, so fresh that people can't wait to swallow their tongues together.

"How is it?" Mrs. Xu looked at her expectantly from one side.

"If it's possible, I really want to keep my aunt in the palace and make a hundred dumplings before letting you out." Lin Jinhua laughed, and Madam Xu also relaxed: "If you like it, I'll send some later. I made these with my own hands, and those servants made them, and I left them to your uncle."

Lin Jinhua smiled so much that she rolled her eyes, just as Zhao Huaiyan came back.

I heard that Mrs. Xu had brought dumplings, so I came back on purpose, but when I came back, I could smell the aroma of the whole house.

"emperor……"

The court ladies saluted, but Lin Jinhua didn't bother to get up, turned her head and looked at the visitor with a smile, and said, "Huaiyan, come and have a taste." Ordinarily, she didn't like to address the emperor's birthright.

The maids were all used to it, and knew that the emperor would not care, so they tactfully did not show any surprised expressions, and Mrs. Xu was very surprised.

Zhao Huaiyan walked over with a smile, and seeing the bowl of dumplings and Lin Jinhua's greedy cat, she smiled and said, "I want to spend Laba with my family."

"That's right." Lin Jinzheng felt lost, entered the palace and became a queen, there was no chance of reunion, and Huaiyan accompanied her to eat soup pot in the side hall, that was considered a gift.

"Get ready for regular clothes." Zhao Huaiyan said to Mo Feng.

Mo Feng was slightly taken aback, and instantly understood what he meant, and immediately went to prepare.

Lin Jinhua also looked forward to seeing him: "Where are we going?"

"Of course I'm going to eat dumplings at the master's house." Zhao Huaiyan smiled and rubbed her head, and Mrs. Xu looked at the two of them so affectionately, and was very pleased.

Soon they changed their clothes, took grapes and wine and left the palace quietly.

In Lin's mansion, Lin Luzhi and Xu Boshan were sitting under the plum tree in the yard, cooking wine and drinking together, while Wang Ruyan and Xu Zhaozhao were sitting in the conservatory talking together, Yuan Shao was taken to the room by Lin Jincheng for questioning, no one guessed Lin Jinhua would actually come.

Xu Boshan was still feeling emotional: "Time flies so fast. You said that in just two years, who would have imagined that Hua'er would transform into the queen of Daqi?"

"Yeah, I didn't expect that." Lin Luzhi still remembered that he had objected to Hua'er marrying Zhao Huaiyan at the beginning, but thinking about it now, he was really blind.Zhao Huaiyan is a dragon and a phoenix among people, he should have seen it clearly long ago.

"It's a pity that they will stay in the palace today and won't be able to reunite with us." Xu Boshan sighed again, looked at the wine simmering in the small stove, took it out and poured another glass, and heard the corridor Mrs. Xu's voice came from outside: "You can't drink too much if you are happy today, you don't know your body."

"Hey, the housekeeper is back again..." Xu Boshan immediately drank the wine and turned to look at Mrs. Xu who had just come back, but when he turned around, he saw Lin Jinhua and Zhao Huaiyan who were laughing on the porch.

He thought he was really dazzled by drinking too much, and pushed Lin Luzhi: "Luzhi, look, I'm hallucinating..."

Lin Luzhi laughed out loud: "How much did you just drink..." Before he finished speaking, he turned his head and saw Lin Jinhua, his eyes were straight: "Hua'er, is it really you?"

"Uncle doesn't believe it, and neither does Daddy?" Lin Jinhua laughed.

Jiu'er and Putao were twisting and twisting in the mother's arms at the back, and when they heard the mother laughing, they both laughed foolishly.

Only then did Lin Luzhi confirm that he read it correctly, and hurriedly told his servants: "Go and inform the young master." After speaking, remembering the taste of wine in his mouth, he turned around and poured the boiled plum soup into his mouth, it was sour I couldn't keep my eyes open until I stopped.

After filling the plum soup, he immediately stepped forward to greet him.

Zhao Huaiyan saw that they couldn't hide their joy, and the missing piece in his heart seemed to be filled. He smiled and said, "Father-in-law, you don't have to be polite."

"Yue...father-in-law..." Lin Luzhi was a little excited, and the nanny brought the child over again. Putao didn't understand, but Jiu'er grabbed Lin Luzhi's newly grown beard.

Xu Boshan also hurriedly poured plum soup, he didn't have a grandson to hug, so it would be nice to hug someone else.

He quickly stepped forward, and stretched out his hand towards Putao with a smile: "My dear prince, can uncle hug you?"

Lin Jinhua saw her father holding Jiuer at a loss and didn't know what to do, then looked at Xu Boshan's loving and easy-going expression, and smiled slightly. His father has always been like this, and he has been fighting outside all year round. Maybe he himself doesn't know how to get along with him. Get along with people.

Soon Lin Jincheng also rushed over, with snow still falling on his shoulders, as well as on his hair.

After he rushed over, he wanted to salute, but Zhao Huaiyan stopped him: "Come here today, Hua'er and I are just son-in-law and daughter, there is no emperor or queen."

"Yes." Lin Jincheng couldn't tell that this was his love for Jinhua, so he said directly: "The banquet is almost ready, let's go and sit inside." People immediately paid attention to it as if it was the New Year. The servants ran back and forth with smiles on their faces, and the masters were all happy from the bottom of their hearts.

When Xu Boshan was walking beside Zhao Huaiyan with the obedient grape in his arms, he smiled lightly and said, "Huaiyan, when are you going to have a third one?"

When Zhao Huaiyan heard him suddenly calling his name, his hands trembled slightly. Except for Jinhua, he hadn't heard anyone call him that in a long time.

"Look at fate."

"It's best to have twins, so that the royal heirs will prosper." Xu Boshan smiled unceremoniously. He was originally approachable, but now he looks kind and loving, more like an elder in the family.

Zhao Huaiyan relaxed a little, and smiled slightly: "What uncle said is true."

Xu Boshan saw that his guess was right, he really didn't mind his talking like this, so he struck while the iron was hot and said, "The prince is almost one year old now, he hasn't hired a teacher yet, Huai Yan, what do you think of me?" I really like grapes so much, I can tell at a glance that he is quiet and smart, and his appearance is also cute.His own daughter and son can't count on him for the time being, so he has to use someone else's son to relieve his addiction to being a grandfather.

Zhao Huaiyan was worried that he would be busy with government affairs every day, and his son would be unaccompanied like he used to be. Hearing this, he was happy: "That's hard work, uncle."

"It's not hard, it's not hard." Xu Boshan teased Little Putao, and said with a smile, "Are you right, little prince?"

Putao couldn't understand this, so she just babbled back to him, showing her small white teeth, very cute.

Lin Jinhua deliberately walked ahead and left Xu Boshan to talk to Zhao Huaiyan. Seeing that they chatted harmoniously, she felt relieved.

It wasn't until a few people entered the inner room where the banquet was set that the outside became a little quieter.

Beside a very tall plantain tree outside the yard, the woman was watching the leaving figure on the side of the diamond window, smiling slightly.

"Miss A Miao, why are you here? What are you looking at?" A maid came over and asked quickly when she saw her.

"It's okay, I heard that the person who the old man always thought was very similar to me has returned, so I came to take a look." She immediately lowered her head in fear, even her body was trembling.

The servant girl only smiled when she heard the words, covered her with the cloak she brought, and said with a smile: "You are weak, and you have to wear a cloak when you come out in the future, otherwise you will suffer if you get sick again?"

Chen A Miao originally thought that she would be blamed, but seeing that she just covered herself with a cloak in a soft voice, the gloom in her eyes also dissipated.

"Thank you……"

"Thank you for what you're doing, maidservant. It's only right for a maidservant to serve you. It's getting late, you must be hungry too. The master ordered the small kitchen to prepare dinner for you. Let's go back." The maid said with a smile.

Chen A Miao looked back again, finally nodded, and left with her.

As soon as she left, Mo Yue, who was watching from the dark, left quietly.

Lin Jinhua and Zhao Huaiyan sat at the head of the table, and when she watched Mo Yue come back and nodded slightly at her, she withdrew her thoughts.

This Chen A Miao really has a problem.

"I don't know if you are coming back today, so I just prepared some casually." Lin Luzhi hugged the wine that kept pulling his beard, smiling so hard that his teeth could not see his eyes, what kind of food is not food, that's what the polite words say, whatever , as long as the granddaughter is happy.

Seeing him like this, Lin Jinhua smiled and said, "Let the wine go down first." After speaking, she called the nanny, but Lin Luzhi hurriedly refused. Usually there are so many opportunities to get close to her granddaughter, anyway, the beard is pulled It doesn't hurt.Xu Zhaozhao couldn't sit still either, and played back and forth with the child.

Jiu'er giggled, Lin Jinhua saw that the two of them were really having fun, so she stopped trying to persuade them.

While speaking, she saw Wang Ruyan, who was only smiling quietly, and said softly, "Yan'er, have you been feeling better recently?"

"It's improved a lot." Wang Ruyan said with a slight smile. Looking at Lin Jinhua now, she feels a little comforted in her heart. After all, she is still living well, so maybe she can be like her?

"Don't be too polite, let's eat." Xu Boshan saw that everyone was still, but Putao's eyes were fixed, and he laughed.

Zhao Huaiyan knew that if he didn't move, they wouldn't move either, so he moved the first chopsticks unceremoniously, and the dinner began.

Everyone at the banquet tacitly did not drink, and the food on the table was full of fragrance. Because Lin Jinzheng was in a good mood, she twitched her index finger and ate a lot. However, what she paid most attention to was Zhao Huaiyan. Normally, he ate two bowls at most. After drinking three bowls, Lin Jinhua doubted that he would have added four bowls if he hadn't seen that everyone was almost finished eating.

Zhao Huaiyan noticed her gaze, leaned close to her and said softly, "This is the first time Hua'er has seen a husband's appetite?"

"Yeah." Lin Jinhua laughed, usually he never cared about the food and lodging, every meal in the palace seemed to be just to fill his stomach, he never enjoyed it, but today is different.

"The Lin family's food is good, so come back more." Zhao Huaiyan raised her thin lips, looking at the lively people at the table, not only did she not feel dissatisfied by being offended, but her eyes sparkled.

How many years, he has never been like this.

Lin Jinhua raised her hand to grab his hand on his lap, only to find that his hand was trembling slightly.

She felt distressed and grabbed his hand even tighter.

After the meal, Yuan Shao, who had left halfway, came in with a smile, and said, "The fireworks are ready, everyone, come out and watch."

"Fireworks?" Zhao Huaiyan usually saw a lot of them in the palace, but usually he didn't bother to watch them, and he didn't think it was very beautiful, but when he heard it today, he actually looked forward to it.

Lin Jinhua took his hand and stood up, and the others followed suit and went outside.

The snow-covered yard reflected the light of the red lanterns, and Zhao Huaiyan led Lin Jinhua to the center of the yard before stopping.

Xu Zhaozhao teased the two children, laughing and laughing very lively, until there was a ringing sound, and a bright flower exploded in the sky, and the laughter turned into one after another 'Wow——'!
Lin Jinhua could see the little maids on the porch jumping up excitedly, and Mo Feng and Gao Zhi also quietly fell behind and talked shyly, and then looked at Zhao Huaiyan, standing upright like a tree, looking up at the sky, with eyes full of The expression is complicated, but the complexion is relaxed and comfortable.

Before she could react, Zhao Huaiyan raised her hand and held her in his arms, and said with a light smile, "Hua'er."

"Ah."

"Thank you." Thank you for letting me know that there is another way to live life, thank you for letting me know that no matter how bitter the days are, they will sometimes turn sweet.

When the fireworks exploded, Lin Jinhua could see the moist light in his eyes.

She leaned against him lightly, and he thanked herself, why shouldn't she thank him?Thank you for never giving up on yourself, thank you for holding my hand and leading her out even though you know how unbearable you are.

At night, it was already midnight after returning to the palace.

Putao and Jiu'er fell asleep in the carriage, but Zhao Huaiyan and Lin Jinhua could not fall asleep when they returned to the palace.

The two lay face to face on the bed, looking at each other like this, until Lin Jinhua chuckled, and Zhao Huaiyan stretched out his hand to hold her tightly in his arms.

The dreams at night became sweeter, with the laughter of children, the warm and nagging advice of family members, and the light and gentle fragrance of the lover, which made people seem to have the strength to resist everything.

Early the next morning, Zhao Huaiyan went to court, and news came from Han Beixiao that he died last night.

Lin Jinhua knew that he couldn't be saved, so she could only sigh, and only after seeing the already stiff corpse did she ask someone to carry it out of the palace.

"Ma'am, now that Han Beixiao is also dead, what should Master Xu do?" Mo Feng asked on one side.

"Now that Changsun Xuanyin has stopped for the time being, the matter of Han Beixiao is not too important. The ministers on the left and right can see clearly that the murderers are their own people." Although Lin Jinhua said so, the stubborn minister Still there is still, it is better to find a way to keep them from making trouble.

Mo Feng nodded: "Then Mo Xue..."

"Has Helian Jing left the palace?" Lin Jinhua asked.

"Going out, I heard that I stood for a day and a night before, I don't know if I figured it out, so I left alone." Mo Feng said.

"Since that's the case, bring Mo Xue back to the palace. No one is paying attention to what happened back then. Just find someone to settle it." Lin Jinhua said.

Mo Feng responded quickly.

After Mo Feng left, Lin Jinhua called Mo Yue Mo Hua.

The stove burning silver charcoal in the room crackled from time to time. Lin Jinhua sat on the warm couch and pondered for a while before asking them, "Didn't you find any clues?"

"Yes, it seems that it has been prepared long ago. When the servants went to investigate, there was no problem at all. The midwife died of illness the year before last. She said that she had a chronic illness and has never been cured. Everyone in the Chen family village also knew about Chen Amiao. It was picked up, and it was said categorically that there was a large birthmark on Chen A Miao's face, and there was no flaw at all. As for Chen A Miao who said before that he came to the capital to find his fiancé, we have also met this fiancé, who is sold in the vegetable market. Damn, this person has met Chen A Miao before, because he disliked the birthmark on her face, so he married another wife long ago, and he was the one who found the person who wanted to insult Chen A Miao at the entrance of the alley that day."

"It's really foolproof." Lin Jinhua thought about the words carefully, but couldn't see the problem.But she always felt that it was not normal for this person to appear at this time, especially before she appeared, there were so many people with human skin masks like her own in the capital, she felt even more strange.

Mo Hua nodded: "Could she really have no problems?"

"If it's okay, why did she secretly go to see the empress yesterday? The servant feels that something is wrong, but now she is not doing anything, and she is determined to leave to find her fiancé in the Lin residence, so she can't find any flaws." Mo Moon Road.

"Then it's best to send someone to watch her first. If she makes any moves, report it immediately." Lin Jinhua said.

"Yes." Mo Yue replied.

After things were arranged properly, Lin Jinhua continued to read her medical books, but her mind was spinning rapidly, not only considering the purpose of the person who stole the jade seal, but also thinking about Chen A Miao. For the time being, she can ignore the matter, after all, Huai Yan is there, but she always feels like she has neglected something.

Outside the palace at this time.

Xianyue has already changed into a snow-white long gown, and the blue silk is tied up with jade hairpins and simple beads.

She looked at herself in the bronze mirror, she was still as beautiful as before.

She smiled slightly, and raised the corner of her mouth: "Is the outside ready?"

"Get ready, I heard that today's Prince Batu is in the restaurant near the post house." The maid said.

"En." After saying that, Xian Yue was about to go out, so she was pushed and turned around, and saw Helian Jing who suddenly appeared at the door.

She frowned slightly: "Are you okay?"

"You hope I have something to do?" He Lianjing looked at her deeply, her appearance remained the same, but she was no longer the proud and cold string moon.At that time, although Xianyue also had blood on her hands, she never bothered to let herself be a humble or even so despicable person.

Xian Yue snorted coldly; "Whether you have anything to do has nothing to do with me, He Lianjing, if you don't want to help me, just leave, anyway, I never counted on you!"

He Lianjing listened to her disdain and sarcasm, as if she had been like this from the beginning, even though now she was her husband in name.

"I won't leave you." After He Lianjing finished speaking, she turned around and went out, but paused, and said: "But I want to tell you, if you continue to be obsessed with your obsession, your life will not last long."

"Don't worry about it, get out of here!" Seeing that he dared to preach to herself, Xianyue immediately became angry. What kind of thing is he? He is just a dog who has been circling around her for so many years, begging for mercy. Dare to teach yourself...

Why did he come to teach himself...

Xian Yue burst into tears, looking at He Lianjing's back, she clenched her hands tightly.

He Lianjing didn't look back, and walked away.

Zhao Huaiyan said, let him think about whether there is still a way out, he has thought about it carefully.He can ruthlessly abandon Xuan Yue, but he can't do that.Xianyue is hateful now, but she is even more pitiful.What's more, she is still his nominal wife now?And that time, he also took her body.

The escape route has long been blocked by himself. Since he can't pull Xianyue to the world, let her go to hell with her.

Xian Yue watched him leave like this, her heart seemed to be grabbed by someone, and she felt extremely uncomfortable.

But she has already embarked on this road of no return, either committing suicide or continuing on.Who is she, Xuanyue, how could she be so useless as committing suicide?Even if she dies, she will die in Zhao Huaiyan's hands!

She packed up again and went out.

Batu and Baozhu are now observing the men in Daqi. When Baozhu sees it, her brows are twisted into twists.

"Brother, you said that I don't expect them to be as tall and mighty as the men on our grassland, but they can't be as thin as chickens, right? Look at all the skinny ones, their waists are probably thinner than mine. Baozhu compared her waist and sighed deeply.

But Batu was thinking about the Bao'er he had seen before, who was fat and white like a lamb.

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw a figure approaching from one side.

When he turned his head, he saw a woman in a white dress sitting in a wheelchair, her exposed eyes were extremely beautiful.

He thought about Lin Jinhua from before, and laughed: "There are really a lot of beautiful women in Daqi."

Seeing that he opened his mouth, Xianyue said in her heart, "Master, I want to go to the second floor, but the maid next to me can't lift it. Seeing that you have a kind face, I wonder if I can help?"

When Batu heard this, he immediately recruited the guards around him: "Hurry up and help this girl."

The guards should be about to go up, but Xianyue immediately said: "Young master, I am a girl from a good family. I only feel that you are kind, and I want you to help me. Others..."

"Sorry, my elder brother has injured his arm recently, so it's not easy to carry the girl away, let me do it." Baozhu stepped forward and said with a smile: "I'm a woman, and I'm also very strong, so I won't insult the girl lightly."

Xian Yue looked at her smiling at herself, gritted her teeth slightly: "But..."

"It's nothing to worry about, don't worry, I'm as strong as an ox!" Baozhu stepped forward to hug her, but Xianyue immediately said: "No need." She thought that Baozhu was doing this to prevent her from seducing Batu.

Thinking of the word seduce, she felt humiliated and refused directly.

Baozhu thought she was angry, and turned her head to look at Batu in embarrassment. Just in time, someone came from the posthouse, saying that a letter had come from Mongolia, so Batu and Baozhu hurriedly left.

As soon as they left, Xian Yue's situation became more and more embarrassing.

The men sitting in the corner of the lobby stared at her for a long time, and when they saw Batu and his party leave, they came over and said with a wretched smile: "Girl, that young master is not willing, but we are very willing. How about it? Shall we carry you up?"

"Get out!" Xuan Yue said coldly.

"Hey, the chick is quite tempered! You were clamoring for a man to hug you just now, why are you pretending to be a chaste and strong woman?" Seeing that the molestation was not going to work, the few people immediately started cursing with obscene language.

Xian Yue didn't want to argue with them, so as not to reveal her identity, but those men were indeed well-known local rogues, seeing that she was leaving, they turned around and took the tea on the table and poured it on her body, and even tore her away. took off her veil.

The maid beside her immediately drew out her sword: "Go away!"

When those men saw Han Jian, they took a few steps back timidly.

Xianyue hurriedly picked up the veil and put it on. She has never suffered such humiliation in her life, but now she has to endure it. She must not reveal her identity, otherwise Huaiyan will immediately send someone to kill herself...

She held back the tears in her eyes, and cast a dark look at those wretched men: "Next time I meet you, be careful of the heads on your necks!" After finishing speaking, she let the maid push her away.

In fact, He Lianjing had been following her in the dark, watching her leave like this, without saying anything.

Batu and Baozhu went back to the inn, but after knowing what happened just now, they were all in a cold sweat.

"Father said that beauties are traps, it is true." Baozhu said.

Batu glanced at her and smiled: "I thought you had noticed something wrong with her long ago."

"No, I just want to hug the beauty. She looks so pitiful. I didn't expect it to be a femme fatale." Baozhu shook her head, and then someone reported that the guard in charge of guarding the tribute had just gone out with her. A man got into an argument and was taken directly to Dali Temple.

Batu paused in his heart: "Let's go and have a look..."

"Brother, if you go, will they misunderstand that we, Mongolia, are here to provoke trouble?" Baozhu held him back.

"Then what to do, things are happening now..."

"Let me go and have a look. I'm a woman, so it's better to talk, ask the matter clearly, and let the guard apologize." Baozhu said.

Batu thought for a while and felt it made sense, so he let her go first.

Baozhu was worried that the matter would drag on for a long time, so she went on horseback. When she arrived, Zheng Qiong happened to be away, and the people below saw that she was the envoy princess who came this time, so they politely took her to the The prison went to see the guard.

The guard was locked in at the moment, and he was also very flustered. How did he know that the person who beat him happened to be the son-in-law of Shaoqing of Dali Temple?If because of his own carelessness, Qi State has a prejudice against Mongolia, then he will be to blame for death.

"Why are you so nervous? What happened?" Xu Chengqing happened to be next door, seeing him trembling nervously, he couldn't stand it any longer.

When the guard saw him talking, he simply told the whole story, and then said: "I didn't mean it, I just moved something out, but he suddenly appeared, beat me up, and insisted on arresting me." I'm here to see the officer."

Xu Chengqing remembered that Zheng Jiaojiao once said that she had found a husband and son-in-law, and I heard that he was a poor scholar, why did she still dare to beat someone now?
"Just caught you?" Xu Chengqing asked him.

"Yes." The guards nodded, and they also thought they were unlucky. Now that they are here to beg Qi, how dare they make things difficult for the people of Qi.

Xu Chengqing thought for a while, called the jailer outside, and said, "Where is your Master Zheng?"

"Master Zheng went out to handle errands early in the morning." The jailer said honestly, his attitude was still very respectful.

"Then who gave the order to arrest this man?" Xu Chengqing asked again.

"This..." The jailer felt embarrassed at him, and lowered his voice, "You also know that the people in Dali Temple are all people related to the government. How dare you arrest people casually? It was Mr. Zheng's son-in-law Xue Wenqian who asked someone to arrest him. It's his bad luck to come in, it's not good to offend anyone, but to offend him..."

Mentioning Xue Wenqian, the jailer secretly shook his head.

Seeing this, Xu Chengqing thought for a while and said, "Let Master Zheng come back later and let him see me."

"Yes." The jailer responded quickly, and the guards on one side were stunned. Isn't he also locked in a prison, how can he command the biggest official here like this?

Just as he was about to ask, the orb just came in.

He got up quickly and said, "Your Highness, why are you here?"

"Come to ask about your situation." Seeing that his body was covered with bruises, Baozhu bit her lip slightly. Although she had a hot temper, she also knew the seriousness. When they came to Qi, they came to pay tribute as a small country.

The guard said the matter again bitterly. Seeing her frown, he said in a low voice: "Princess, this subordinate deserves to die. If the Emperor of Qi blames this subordinate, this subordinate is willing to kill himself now..."

"Don't be so anxious, right and wrong, Mr. Zheng will give you an explanation." Xu Chengqing didn't intend to interrupt at first, seeing that he was about to commit suicide every now and then, and the princess on the side seemed to allow him to commit suicide, so he opened his mouth.Otherwise, when people are really dead, wouldn't it make people think that Qi State willfully humiliate and indiscriminately kill those who come to pay tribute because it is a big country?

But this Xue Wenqian is really a bastard.

"Who are you?" Baozhu glanced at him, his face was rare and handsome, and he had the temperament of a military general, sitting in the corner with a smile that was not a smile, and he was actually quite masculine, like the men he saw before. no the same.

"I, you don't need to know..." Anyway, the mission should go back soon, and it's unknown when he will be released from prison.

Baozhu smiled, picked a pearl from her ear and threw it to him: "My name is Baozhu, now it's time for you to tell me your name, a man from Qi."

Xu Chengqing was called out by her, looked at the pearls thrown over, and laughed, raised her eyes to look at her with slightly dark skin, and said: "Xu Chengqing. But girl, with all due respect, I like gentle and watery ones, you I am afraid that I will not be blessed.”

Baozhu was not timid: "When you come out, I will let you know if you can bear it." After finishing speaking, she glanced at the guard: "Take care of him, I will think of a way later."

"Yes!" Although the guard didn't understand why she said that, he quickly agreed.

Not long after Baozhu left, Zheng Qiong came back, and he also went straight to the prison.

"Master Xu, are you looking for an official?" Zheng Qiong asked directly after coming over.

Xu Chengqing was still very polite to him. He knew who Zheng Qiong was before, and he knew who he was now. He believed that he would not do such a cover-up, so he just repeated what the guard said just now. , then said: "Master Zheng, Qi State is in troubled times now, and at the end of the year, it is the time when countries from all walks of life come to pay tribute. What will happen?"

When Zheng Qiong heard this, his face sank: "The lower officials will go and find out in person."

"There's no need to look it up, my lord will go back and ask your son-in-law." Xu Chengqing said.

Zheng Qiong's face flushed slightly, and after agreeing, he asked someone to take care of the guard, and went home directly.

Lin Jinhua gave him the former Zheng Mansion as a mansion with a special gift, and soon he returned to the mansion, and waited in his daughter's yard to take a look. Xue Wenqian, who was honest before that, was hugging two The beautiful maid was drinking and having fun, but Zheng Jiaojiao shrank to one side with red eyes and dared not speak.

He was extremely angry, and when he came in, he yelled coldly: "Bastard!"

Seeing him coming suddenly, Xue Wenqian glared at Zheng Jiaojiao, and then hurriedly said with a smile: "My lord father-in-law, what's wrong with you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zheng Qiong asked in a cold voice: "Did you deliberately arrest the Mongolian guards?"

"This matter..." Xue Wenqian laughed after hearing this: "What do you think my son-in-law is, isn't he just a servant..."

"Have you forgotten who you were before?" Zheng Qiong said angrily.

Hearing this, Xue Wenqian's complexion was not very good-looking, and he only looked coldly at Zheng Jiaojiao who was on one side and said, "It turns out that I despise my son-in-law. If that's the case, then my son-in-law won't stay in Zheng's residence..."

"you--!"

"Father, he was wrong about this matter, didn't you just let that person go?" Zheng Jiaojiao hurriedly pulled Zheng Qiong and said.

Zheng Qiong was heartbroken: "Jiaojiao, why do you..."

"My daughter is already pregnant with his child. Even if she doesn't think about Jiaojiao, she should also think about the child. Besides, the daughter can't serve her husband now. What happened today is what the daughter allowed him to do. If you want to punish him, punish her." Let's go." Zheng Jiaojiao said with tears streaming down her face.

Zheng Qiong was really heartbroken and helpless, but he also cared about the child in her belly, so he stared at Xue Wenqian coldly and said: "From today onwards, if you want to marry a concubine, you can go to your own courtyard. Don't forget that you are a married woman. Come in, if I find you doing anything wrong again, I will kill you!"

Zheng Qiong's eyes widened angrily, and it seemed that he was really angry, so Xue Wenqian faltered and hid behind Zheng Jiaojiao without speaking.

After Zheng Qiong left, he spat at his back: "You bastard, you still want to kill me, see if I don't poison you to death!" After finishing speaking, he slapped Zheng Jiaojiao on the face, Regardless of the servants beside him, he said coldly: "For the hunt in the west mountain tomorrow, don't forget that I insist on marrying the queen's personal maid as my concubine. If you dare to spoil my good deed, I will beat you alive." kill you!"

Zheng Jiaojiao gritted her teeth and held back her tears, not daring to speak out, looking at the bruises on her wrists that hadn't disappeared, and thinking of Xue Wenqian's huge change in attitude after she knew she was pregnant, broke her heart.

Xue Wenqian is still thinking about it now. Everyone knows that the queen treats the beautiful maids around her like sisters. If he can marry one of them, he will have a relationship with the queen. At that time, he will not believe Zheng Qiong. An old man dares to be so rude to himself!

After thinking about it, he hugged those beautiful maids and went to the back room to have fun, but he didn't know that someone was watching him in the dark.

(End of this chapter)