Mu Huagui

Chapter 156 Slave Labor
Lin Zhicong shrunk his whole body into a small ball and hid in the small space of the carriage.Feeling the mark on his face imprinted by the branding iron, he knew that his life was over.

He endured all the humiliation suffered by his body, and the most unbearable thing was despair.Knowing that if I continue to suffer, there will be no turning point, and everything has come to naught.How many times he was crushed under him at night, he had the urge to die.

But he was not reconciled... What kind of grudge did he have with that Chen Jiao'er? He asked himself if he had done anything wrong to her, why did he treat him like this, why did he put him to death.

In this life, the only person he felt sorry for was the Miss Chen family who committed suicide by jumping into a well when she was supposed to die.It may be that the pain made his mind suddenly clearer, and he suddenly figured out the joints involved.

Sometimes he laughs at himself, so what if he figured it out, this three thousand miles of exile, he is afraid that there will be no turning back.Only, someone appeared in front of him and asked him about Chen Jiao'er.

He seized the opportunity without hesitation and asked someone to take him back to the capital. As long as he returned to the capital, he would have the inside story.I don't know who came, but they actually spent a lot of money to help him escape, and arranged for him to fall to his death.

He was taken to a farm in the outskirts. Because of the brand on his face, he could not go out and could only stay in the house.Fortunately, he doesn't need to do physical work, and he won't be hungry, and no one drags him outside in the middle of the night to abuse him wantonly.

After waiting for half a month, someone finally came to see him. It was a woman, wearing a bonnet and a gauze, whose face could not be seen clearly.

"You've arrived in the capital, can you tell me?" The woman's voice was a kind of sandy sound, which sounded very gentle.

Lin Zhicong sneered, with his appearance, if after telling her, she no longer cares about herself and just throws him outside, someone will definitely be caught.

Seeing him sneering and not speaking, the woman said impatiently, "I will give you the deed here, and I will give you a sum of money."

"Since you are straightforward, then I am not hypocritical, I want to..."

The woman wearing a veil got into the carriage, pulled down her weft hat, and exhaled, she turned out to be Zhen'er, the maidservant of Qin Yiyi, the eldest concubine of Xian County Prince's Mansion.

Back at the palace, the woman on the second gate saluted her with a smile, Zhen'er held up the pastry she bought outside the palace, and said with a smile, "The concubine Shizi likes to eat, but she doesn't trust others, so I have to go for a trip."

After returning, the pastry was thrown aside by Qin Yiyi, who couldn't wait to ask, "How is the situation, does he really know anything?"

"Isn't it just to get rid of the brand on the face, but also to be a commoner. Including the house deed and money, these are nothing, you can agree to him." Qin Yiyi waved her hand when she heard this, motioning Zhen'er to continue talking.

"He must know our identities." Zhen'er felt helpless.She can make decisions about other matters, but for this one, she can only come back and report to the young lady for a decision.

"Why." Qin Yiyi frowned.

"He said that Chen Jiao'er has a noble status now, even if ordinary people know about her, they can't deal with it." Zhen'er hadn't tried it, but Lin Zhicong was determined, and threatened that he would not be afraid to send him to the government now, at most he would die.They will never know about Chen Jiao'er's secret.

When Zhen'er appeared in front of Lin Zhicong again, Lin Zhicong knew that it would be difficult for him to go out to see him as a concubine, so he didn't force it.

They only got what they wanted through Zhen'er, if they could really deal with Chen Jiao'er, then they could be a rich man in the capital with peace of mind.

Qin Yiyi was horrified when she heard Zhen'er's return, and asked repeatedly, "He really said that, he must have lost his mind."

Zhen'er herself was also in shock when she heard the news. At any rate, she had calmed down a lot after riding the carriage all the way. Hearing this, she said, "The people of the Lu family may really have some secrets that are not passed on. For example..." Touching his face, he hesitated to speak.

"This matter is not allowed to be told to anyone."

Zhen'er nodded with a wry smile, even if she told it, no one would believe it.Maybe others thought he was crazy or stupid.

After thinking for a while, Qin Yiyi decided to discuss the decision with Zhou Minghua.

Zhou Minghua stayed in Xiaoyuexian's room as before, and when he heard Zhen'er's invitation, he reluctantly got up, and before leaving, he wanted to pinch Xiaoyuexian's face.It made Xiaoyuexian scream coquettishly, and when she heard Zhen'er's ears, her face flushed slightly.

Entering Qin Yiyi's room, seeing no one else, she unabashedly showed disgust, "Tell me if you have anything to do, I'm busy."

"You're busy, busy with Xiaoyuexian. How long has it been since you came to see your son?" Qin Yiyi's face changed, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Don't think I don't know your little thoughts, isn't it just that Xiaoyuexian looks like you? Like that orphan girl who has no father and no mother, hmph, maybe she's still a lonely ghost."

"What nonsense are you talking about? You don't think it's disgusting to wear a dead skin all day long, but I think it's bad luck." Zhou Minghua realized something was wrong after he brought Qin Yiyi into the door.

Before, because the side concubine had lost her reputation, the high-ranking families in Beijing were unwilling to marry their daughters to him.Only this Qin Yiyi blatantly flattered Princess Xianjun a few times, and then flirted with him secretly.The so-called women chasing men's interlayer gauze, this thing will happen soon.

The two got along all day long, and the husband and wife were even more unreserved. After a long time, Zhou Minghua was not an idiot, and soon realized that something was wrong.When he knew that the other party was Liu Shuhe, he was really shocked.

At the beginning, he joked that it was as if a disguise technique could change a person, a very novel look.Later, the face-skinning incident in Beijing broke out. Zhou Minghua came over to question her, only to find out that the woman she kissed every day had dead skin on her face, and her face turned green at that time.

Since then, she never stepped into Qin Yiyi's room.Fortunately, Qin Yiyi didn't dare to disclose this matter to the outside world, so he had to let him do whatever he wanted.

Touching the dead skin on her face, Liu Shuhe said, "One day, I will be able to peel off this layer of skin. Now that I have the chance, can you help me?"

If this layer of skin can be peeled off, unless Emperor Tianqi resigns, King Xianjun becomes emperor, and Zhou Minghua becomes the crown prince, naturally no one dares to talk about it.

Zhou Minghua understood the meaning, and said disdainfully, "You are a woman, what else can you do? Recently, even my father is struggling to deal with it, and I am trying to find a way..."

"Think of a way, why don't you say anything?" Qin Yiyi asked forcefully.

Zhou Minghua accidentally slipped his mouth, so naturally he didn't dare to continue, he just covered it up and said, "Tell me what you have to say."

"Zhou Mingyuan has been pretending to be sick for more than a month. I am afraid that he has already arrived in Annan and dispatched troops. Are you going to wait for someone to lead troops to surround the palace before you think of a way to deal with it?" The matter of Zhou Mingyuan pretending to be sick happened suddenly. The county king found out that he had been fooled, and others could not catch up thousands of miles away.

The Marquis of Annan's mansion is guarding the frontier, so naturally they can borrow soldiers. Besides, Zhou Mingyuan has been entering and leaving Annan frequently. Although it has not been possible to verify whether he has the emperor's private soldiers, he can guess something from some traces .

"Is there any way you can stop him?" Zhou Minghua's eyes lit up, and his father was already mobilizing his own strength.Seeing that the sky is about to change, he naturally hopes that his father can succeed, and it is best to show his face again.

"Come here, listen to me." Qin Yiyi beckoned, Zhou Minghua held back his disgust, leaned over, and doubted after listening, "She is about to give birth, how could she go out for a fugitive?"

"Don't worry about it, that fugitive has her secret, as long as she receives the letter, she will definitely show up." Qin Yiyi said to Zhou Minghua with a sneer.

She must want her to die. If she dies, not only the threat of Zhou Mingyuan's troops can be resolved, but also future threats can be resolved.In Qin Yiyi's eyes, the country of Great Zhou was already in her father-in-law's pocket.She didn't want a woman who was missed by her husband-in-law to threaten her status.

"Miss, Cherry was sent an envelope, saying it was delivered to Jinxiu Pavilion." Mama Su brought in a letter, and Chen Jiao'er's belly was already big, but fortunately, she was not clumsy.

Wen Po has already moved into the courtyard of the concubine and waited. The nurse has been found and is also waiting in the courtyard of the concubine.Everything is ready, just waiting for the time when the crown prince gives birth.

"Let me take a look." Chen Jiao'er was wearing soft-soled shoes, and all the furnishings in the room had been removed to make it easier for her to move around the room.

"You're due this month, so don't take a good rest." Mother Su said dissatisfiedly, her voice was full of kindness, seeing the young lady give birth to her was the greatest happiness for her.

When she tore open the envelope, she felt strange, logically, when her name was mentioned in the capital, the first reaction would be the Crown Princess of the Dongjun Prince's Mansion.Few people knew about her relationship with Mianxiu Pavilion, so why would she send a letter here.

Seeing Chen Jiao'er frowning, Mother Su hurriedly asked, "Who is it?"

"It's Young Master Huang."

The person who sent the letter was Huang Haoning. In order to avoid suspicion, he sent the letter to Mianxiu Pavilion. The envelope was also inscribed by a woman, making people think it was a boudoir sister.

"Master Huang, he..." Mother Su has a good impression of the gentle and elegant Mr. Huang, but the young lady has already married as a wife, and the son of the world is completely devoted to the young lady.Naturally, I don't want to see any connection between Mr. Huang and Miss. If people in the palace find out...

Thinking of this, Mother Su said nervously, "Miss, burn the letter quickly." After speaking, she took out the fire book and was about to ignite it.

"Mom, it's okay." Chen Jiao'er pressed Mama Su's hand down, and assured again and again that it was just a general greeting, and then Mama Su doubted it.

Huang Haoning told him in the letter that Lin Zhicong's death may have been forged.And he may have already entered the capital, please be careful.

It turned out that Huang Haoning was selected as a Jinshi, and his father was the magistrate of Fu'an, so there was naturally someone in the court to take care of everything.Before Chen Jiao'er returned to Beijing, he took over Shi Que's position.

Lin Zhicong was working as a slave laborer in the northernmost exile camp under his jurisdiction.The death of a slave laborer is not a big deal, he would never have known about it, but it happened that those who had received the money were involved in a big case.This case was interrogated by Huang Haoning himself, and only then did he learn the truth by following the clues.

After looking up the name of the slave worker, with his photo memory ability, he immediately found out that it was related to Chen Jiaoer.Worried about her safety, I sent this letter.

(End of this chapter)