Reborn I want to be a giant

Chapter 149 Assassination
Zhao Yanran didn't expect her whereabouts to be exposed so quickly. The Cheng family knew it, and the crown prince knew it too. He didn't want to think about it because he was afraid that the person who was unbearable would be himself in the end.

The summer in the other courtyard is lush, quiet and leisurely, Zhao Yanran felt that this feeling seemed familiar.Whether it's the Xinggong Palace or the former site of the abandoned Ministry of Justice, he is carefree, sleeping wherever he gets sleepy, and someone will always pick him up.

The fishermen in the south have a lot of ingenuity, Zhao Yantao is currently lying on the net bed made by the fishermen to enjoy the cool air.A concubine in thin clothes stood beside him, fanning him tirelessly. The small table was filled with seasonal melons and fruits and the iced tea served with the princess.

"Coming?" Zhao Yantao pointed to the bamboo chair next to him while holding the book, signaling him to sit down and rest quickly.

Zhao Yanran saluted seriously before getting up and sitting on the chair.

"Jian County King went to play, otherwise you will see him." Zhao Yantao got off the net bed while talking, and the father-in-law next to him immediately stepped forward to arrange his clothes.

I haven't seen him for two years. This younger brother has changed a lot. I don't know whether it is affected by the recent events or whether he has entered the court and listened to politics. He has to worry about people's livelihood.

"How many people did you bring here?" Zhao Yantao sat down on the seat opposite him, and asked someone to re-brew the tea, saying that it was Prince Rui's favorite drink.

He didn't ask why the other party appeared in Jinling.

Zhao Yanran raised her fist and coughed lightly twice.

"sick?"

"Two, I brought two people." The voice was hoarse, and the condition was obviously not good.

Zhao Yantao drank half a cup of iced tea, "This kind of person can't deal with Cheng Fu." It is very likely that he will be counter-killed.

"Their brothers and sisters have gained a firm foothold in the south of the Yangtze River. Now that there are people who want money and wealth, you underestimate them..."

"Then you lend me someone." Zhao Yanran lowered her eyes.

Hearing this, Zhao Yantao laughed, "Cheng Fu is mine. If you want to kill my man, why should I lend it to you? Huh?"

Zhao Yanran raised her head and stared at the other party, gnashing her teeth, "You knew it a long time ago, you knew everything a long time ago, but you didn't tell me the truth, all of you are laughing at me."

"Zhao Yantao, am I your brother?"

The father-in-law who was waiting at the side saw that the situation was not good, and the two brothers argued that they might reveal the royal privacy, so they hurriedly sent away the redundant attendants, and the concubine also knew how to measure, and returned to her own after saluting to the prince. Residence, leaving only a burst of fragrant wind.

"Of course you are my younger brother." Zhao Yantao said calmly.

"So, what should I do if you are my younger brother? Do you think I can be blamed for not knowing? After all, how did you find out the truth?" more difficult to achieve.

Zhao Yanran's eyes were bloodshot, and she almost went mad, "The point is that I know the truth."

Zhao Yantao spread his hands, "You can act as if you don't know. So many people have failed justice for your 'get your wish'. You should be grateful and live the life you deserve." He didn't say a word: protect You, don't let the brothers and sisters of the Cheng family get hurt.

Zhao Yanran understood every word of the other party, but is this attitude correct?He only felt incredible, bewildered, angry, and increasingly sad.

"You don't like Cheng Fu in the first place, and she doesn't care that you like it. Since this is a hatred, the only way to go is to die. You can't change this situation even if you come to Jinling. You can only rely on your own ability."

"It's still too late to go now, my people will escort you back to Jinan Mansion. It's too late, maybe you will be destined to stay in Jinling." Zhao Yantao didn't mean to scare him.

"Of course, if you want to strike first, then just pretend I didn't say anything. But I won't lend you a single soldier."

When the two brothers were deadlocked, the servant came to report and Cheng Fu asked to see him.

Zhao Yantao put down the teacup, "Send someone to send His Highness Prince Rui back to Jinan Mansion immediately." It was late, and it might be too late to reach the city gate, so he took off his waist card and threw it over, the attendant caught it, and said to the still dazed Zhao Yantao: " Your Highness, please come with your servants."

"Go back and confess to your father." Zhao Yanran ran over without knowing what he wanted to do in Jinling, but the brothers and sisters of the Cheng family didn't care about his purpose in coming to Jinling, they only thought about whether they could accomplish something.

If they missed, or had no chance to do so, then Zhao Yanran would still have to shed his skin when he returned to Beijing, and he would definitely not be able to escape the charge of leaving without authorization, so Zhao Yantao suggested that he admit his mistake.

Only a sincere apology can minimize the loss of interests, after all, the Zhang family, the Ning family and the future Zhang family's in-laws, the Chen family, are behind Prince Rui's mansion.Everyone did not express it clearly, but the expectations for him have long been written in every word and deed, and he cannot pretend to be deaf and dumb.

Cheng Fu came here to discuss the final details, because the fastest and cheapest way to shorten the distance between Jinling and Hangzhou was to blow up Shanping Road, and the migration of the people was the first problem to be solved.

"There are not many people in the mountains, so the compensation won't cost much. His Highness can also formulate a unified set of regulations for this kind of people, such as household registration transfer, tax exemption for five years, and new residences allocated according to the size of the family."

In Zhao Yantao's view, what the other party raised was not a trivial matter. He had to discuss it with his staff before submitting it to the court for instructions. Maybe the people from the Ministry of Industry would come down in person.

"I'll take care of this." How to Anmin is the prince's lifelong study, and he also has many such talents under him.

Cheng Fu is very happy, she just has ideas, if there are talents who specialize in this field to participate, it will naturally get twice the result with half the effort, and if the government is the leader, the people will be more convinced.

"As for the labor and materials, I have already raised [-]% of the money, and the remaining [-]% has to be declared by the government, otherwise how can it be called an official way?" The little girl pushed the account book in front of the other party.

Zhao Yantao admired her more and more, "I will ask the household department to transfer the money."

After discussing the business, Zhao Yantao asked about the progress of the Two Rivers tea affair. Recently, there are discussions in the city about what kind of venue would occupy such a large area.

"I'm going to disappoint everyone. Lianghe tea is more expensive, and ordinary people can't afford it." Cheng Fu said honestly.

"It is estimated that it will take three or four years to make a profit." The investment is really large.

This girl stinks of copper all over her body, but people don't hate her, instead they think she is real and cute.Hearing the other party's description, Zhao Yantao became more and more interested in the Lianghe tea affair, "What kind of place is it?"

The little girl organized the language for a long time and said only one sentence: "The place where the Dayue tea ceremony is brought to the extreme." People who are not elegant in this area will only feel it is artificial, so she can't avoid picking customers.

"Wait to be scolded."

"It's not that there are no teahouses out there, and you want to drink tea here with two pennies, isn't it plausible?" The little girl muttered dissatisfied.

Leaving the other courtyard, a figure emerged from a secluded place and followed the carriage for a while.

"The prince's people escorted him away, and he should have left the city."

Cheng Fu said coldly, "How many people?"

"Not less than fifty, I'm afraid there will be support outside the city." No one knows how many people the crown prince brought to Jinling.

Cheng Fu clenched his fists, "Come on, let's go out of the city to have a look."

"Miss, should we discuss it with the young master first?" There were so many people on the other side, so anything could happen if we approached rashly.

Luo Xing's voice came from the front of the car, "I don't agree to go."

Cheng Fu hit her thigh hard, she was extremely annoyed at the moment, she made a mistake, she didn't expect the crown prince to meet Zhao Yanran, let alone help him leave Jinling.

"Miss, don't be like this. If you get angry in the future, you will hit the servant." Jiujiu rubbed her thigh in distress.

On the official road to the north of the outer city, the guards were still gathering. Seeing that the number of them was going to exceed a hundred, Fan Yu, who had experienced many battles, knew very well that it was almost impossible to kill the opponent.

Before setting off, Cheng Han told her to do what she can, and to retreat if she can't. There is still a chance in the future, so don't sacrifice for nothing.However, she didn't want to disappoint her master, that lonely look made her worry.

After observing for a while, she made a retreat gesture to her own people, but she didn't leave, still sitting on the ground next to the tea shop and pretending to be a beggar.After everyone left safely, she suddenly ran towards Zhao Yanran and his party.

"Give me some money from the high officials, you have been stuck for a long time, poor poor slave..." Like an unreasonable child, he wanted to pick it up.

The guard tried to block her impatiently, but they couldn't get rid of it as if they were stuck, so more and more people came over, trying to beat her and scare her, but she deftly resolved them all.She kept pushing towards Zhao Yanran's position in a seemingly clumsy way.

Those guards didn't understand for a moment why they couldn't push away the fragile beggar, so that she got closer and closer to Zhao Yanran.

At this moment, Fan Yu was highly concentrated, silently counting the number of steps in his heart, and he could get closer by one foot.

"What's the matter with you beggar, get lost."

A burly sergeant appeared from her back, cupped her underarms with both hands, threw her to the wall of the tea shop, and then threw a loose money bag over.

Panting for breath, Fan Yu pretended to be bullied, grabbed the money bag and got up, ran into the broken alley next to him crying, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"You can't live with dignity if you have these legs and feet to do something."

"They... are just lazy."

The guards got together to discuss the topic of why beggars are beggars, until Shen Jingduo's eager voice came.

"Military doctor, where is the military doctor, come quickly, the young master is injured."

Only then did everyone discover that Zhao Yanran had a thick steel needle sticking out of his lower left abdomen. At this time, the blood had already leaked out of his outer shirt and stained it.And he just covered it and didn't say a word.

Someone thought of something and yelled, "It's that brat just now!!"

"It must be him!" Only then did everyone realize their carelessness.

The military doctor quickly helped Zhao Yanran off the horse, cut open the clothes and pulled out the steel needles to stop the bleeding.

"It's not poisonous, and the wound is not deep, but it's not suitable to ride a horse... Change a carriage for the young master." The superior ordered that he must leave today, so he had to go on the road with the wound.

……

Fan Yu returned to Cheng's house to report back, very frustrated, "I'm sorry, I overestimated my own strength." In most cases, the result of rushing to take action is not much better, and the distance between her and Zhao Yanran is also the reason for failure.

Cheng Han comforted her: "You did your best." No disappointment, no emotion.

"Next time, I will cut off his head and give it to you." Fan Yu looked directly at the other party.

"The future is long, I can afford to wait." These words seemed to be said to Fan Yu, but also to himself.

The news of Zhao Yanran's attack in the outer city quickly spread to other courtyards. Zhao Yantao slapped the table, took a deep breath, and quickly calmed down again.

"Did the assassin catch it?"

"Not yet..."

Zhao Yantao closed her eyes, "There's no need to waste time." The answer is ready to come out who in Dayue has a grudge against Zhao Yanran.

"Bad luck for him."

Hearing this, the princess concubine who was serving incense next to her slowly raised her head and glanced at her husband, then resumed her work.

Capital
Emperor Chengqi never thought that one day his favorite son would be criticized like this, and the censors rushed to join Zhao Yanran as if they had agreed upon it. Words that go too far have come out.Of course, there are upright people among them, but most of them are probably the hostile camps taking the opportunity to fight.

The most troublesome thing is not the courtiers. He has been the emperor for decades, and he has never experienced any scenes. These are not difficult to resolve, but the clan is concerned. What should I do if my children are vying to follow suit, which is becoming more and more unseemly.

Emperor Chengqi didn't realize until today that Zhao Yanran wasn't the cute and cute person he thought he was, and it wasn't that everyone pampered him and held him in his hands like a baby.

"Are you happy?" He looked at Xu Ze unhappily.

"Not happy."

Emperor Chengqi laughed angrily, "Isn't this you, what do you like to hear?"

Xu Ze frowned, "Your Majesty, the more than 30 people who escaped may not only be as simple as robbing the tomb, but also carried a lot of lives on their backs. If they are allowed to continue to flee, it is very likely that they will cause harm to the people of one side. I implore your majesty to let Dali Temple Shaoqing Lou Shao Jie came to investigate the case and gave him the right to dispatch government troops."

Emperor Chengqi looked as if he had swallowed a fly, looking at the six supervisors who were very concerned about the case, he didn't know whether to drive the other party out, or let himself not be angry first.When you think that others are gloating, but in fact others are worrying about the country and the people, what is this? As an emperor, he feels that he is too difficult.

"Don't you have anything to tell me about Prince Rui?" He still changed the topic.

Xu Ze was puzzled, "I didn't ask him to go, even if I am willing to take the blame for him, I have to have evidence to convince others."

After thinking about it for a while, he pretended to test again: "Does the Emperor want me to blame His Highness Prince Rui?"

"..." Forget it, this person will definitely involve resignation and retirement.

On the same day, Prince Rui Zhao Yanran's punishment came down, he was dismissed from all positions in the court, closed his doors to contemplate for half a year, and cut off his salary and food for three years.And the case of Jinan Mansion was also handed over to Lou Shaojie, Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and the matter settled down here.

At the gate of the palace, Xu Ze found that Prime Minister Zuo was waiting for him, which was very rare.

"This wins you again." Zuo Xiang laughed.

Xu Ze looked at his fingers, a little peeling, "What do you win? I am so busy in Dali Temple, you can figure out how many things will be delayed if you go out alone. Besides, the little merits that Mr. Lou lacks are the icing on the cake?" There, hard work and achievements are also there.

Prime Minister Zuo was so blocked by him that he couldn't speak. That's right, he also somewhat forgot how good Xu Ze's mouth is.

"Left Prime Minister, you don't know who the tomb robbers are, do you? They can rob tombs, kill people, rob money and do illegal things. More than 30 people are not a small number, and I don't know if there are other accomplices. I and You explain plainly, this kind of case has to be handled by an expert, and the third prince is not suitable. After a long time, the common people are worried, and the fugitives will go to other places to continue burning, killing and looting. What benefits do you think the third prince can get? How good is the prince's result?"

"Think about it carefully. Lou Shaojie is about to leave. As long as the emperor changes his words, he can turn back at any time. Dali Temple just happens to be inseparable from him."

The left minister was annoyed, "Lou Shaoqing should hurry up and bring the criminal to justice." After speaking, he flung his sleeves and left.

Xu Ze looked at his old back and shook his head helplessly.The two prime ministers are both old, and it will be sooner or later that they will be relieved of their burdens.In the past two years, I have suddenly become self-motivated, which is called dedication at best, and unwillingness at worst.

Power ministers are not like the clan and meritorious people who can inherit their fathers and nobles. Power ministers are glorious in power and lonely when they abdicate.

Zhao Yanran received the imperial decree when she returned to Jinan Mansion, so she had to pack up her things and return to Beijing.

"Why did the prince go to Jinling? Is it for the prince?" Zhang Wanqing was concerned.

Looking at his beloved wife's face, Zhao Yanran suddenly felt unwell, and ran out to retch in the flower bed.

"My lord, my lord was injured, and I have been traveling so hard these days, that's why I have such symptoms." The imperial physician came to the conclusion after diagnosing the pulse.

"understood."

There was a wound on Zhao Yanran's abdomen that was not recovering well. The imperial physician re-prescribed internal and external medicines, and told him to rest more, eat a light diet, and control his emotions.

"It made you worry." After sleeping, he felt much better.

Zhang Wanqing held his hand, sobbing with red eyes, "If you have something wrong, tell me what to do."

Looking at the other party's affectionate face, the pain in Zhao Yanran's heart became clearer.

Jinling
Xu Ye was busy with business this year, so he didn't participate in the Cuju competition, but there was still a team of people in the yamen, and he would occasionally spare his hands to guide them.Sang Zenqi did not object to the continued participation of officials in the government. He seemed to have become a loyal audience of the Cuju competition. When he met his favorite team, he could always be seen in the viewing area.

"The Zhang family and the Chen family are going to marry." Xu Ye got the exact news, and the marriage partner was none other than Zhang Wanqing's younger brother.

The tacit agreement reached by the two is to share interests and resist the unstable factor of the Cheng family.It is worth noting that the Marquis of Weiyuan has also joined this camp.One can imagine how lively the little brothers and sisters will be when they return to Beijing.

"I really think highly of me." Cheng Fu hasn't settled down in the study for a long time to deal with the Cheng family's trivial matters. Recently, it is road construction and the end of the Lianghe tea event. It is not an exaggeration to say that the feet do not touch the ground.

There were two stacks of letters on the table, from Weng Qimin and his brother, from Gu Yanya, from Gao Sheng, and from the Xu family.

She stared wide-eyed, and saw that she was right, the envelope was specially designed for the Xu family, and there was a family seal on the seal, which was written to her by Xu Ze himself.

"Huh?" Xu Ye, who was lying on the opposite side, noticed that her face was stiff.

"Is this the emblem of your family?" Cheng Fu handed him the letter.

Xu Ye was also a little surprised. Such a formal letter from home is not common, and he has never received it a few times since he grew up. The letter in front of him was sent to Cheng Fu.so……

"Why are you smirking?" The little girl was baffled when she saw him laughing to himself.

"Xu Jiancheng finally remembered that he still has a bachelor son." Xu Ye looked like he was finally guarding the clouds to see the moon.

The little girl's cheeks were flushed, and she chased people away, "Go over there, go over there." Peeping is not allowed.

Xu Ye honestly sat down at the tea table under the window sill, pretending to look at the scenery outside the window.

Cheng Fu glanced at him a few times, making sure he didn't look over, and then carefully opened the letter with a letter opener.

Xu Ze said in the letter that Xu Ye lost his mother when he was a child, and he developed a strange temperament, doing nothing all day long, and being a vicious playboy. As a father, he was afraid that he would become some kind of rebel if he was idle, so he lured him to go. In the test of merit, he was still fooling around in the end.Now that he has reached the age of Guan Guan, he should have a family and be taken care of by someone.

However, the second half of the letter was no longer tender, telling her that Beijing and China were not at peace, and that they were no longer what they looked like when their brothers and sisters left. Now that the crown prince has not returned for a long time, many people have moved their minds that they shouldn't have.

Xu Ye went to Jinling to avoid trouble, but sooner or later their brother and sister would return to Beijing, so Xu Ye would naturally return to Beijing.Xu hoped that she and Xu Ye would get married in Jinling, so that Xu Ye's position on many things would be more justified.

As for her concern that Xu's family would be affected in the future, Xu said that she had guessed it from the beginning, so she didn't have to worry too much. Xu's family is Xu's family, Xu Ye is Xu Ye, and nothing will change.Besides, their brothers and sisters didn't do anything wrong, so there's no need to get involved, and even if they were wrong, the Xu family didn't care.As long as Xu Ye recognizes her, then the sixth young lady of the Xu family can only be her...

"Don't cry..." Xu Ye kept sneaking glances, and found that the little girl's expression changed from shyness to worry to tears.

Cheng Fu folded the letter and put it back in the envelope, hugged his waist, buried his face in his firm stomach, and rubbed against him.

"Let me think again."

Xu Ye put his hand on the back of her head lovingly, "You can take as long as you want."

The head on the stomach shook, "No, it can't be too long, I'm sorry for you."

"What do old couples say?"

(End of this chapter)