Princess Fuyao

Chapter 106
"Didn't she get sick and die?"

"Well, that's what I thought at first. I was a third-class maid in her yard at first, and then I was transferred to the concubine's room for no reason. A few months later, she died of smallpox. The younger brother of Shun'er, the eldest maid of the family, got the disease. When she returned home, she was ill and passed it on to the second young lady. I ran away with a man."

Fu Yao frowned, and asked: "For a big family, this kind of thing is also possible, but they will never admit this daughter. Judging from Liang Bingwang's tone, he and Mrs. Liang are clear about their daughter's whereabouts, and the second lady of the Liang family is living a good life. Very good, you didn't think about it?"

"I also guessed that Shun'er's family was driven to Zhuangzi, but I occasionally heard from my younger brother that I saw Shun'er's younger brother, wearing silk and satin, very rich."

"Which Zhuangzi was the Shun'er family driven to?"

"Liuyizhuang, Shun'er's mother used to have a good relationship with my mother. My brother went back there, but he didn't find anyone. Of course he didn't dare to look for it in a big way. My mother and I didn't care. Now that I think about it, maybe I followed Second Miss is gone."

"When did Miss Liang Er die?"

"17 years ago, um—" she blinked her eyes and thought, counting with her fingers for a while, "almost 18 years."

"Think about it carefully, what strange things happened at home before Er Miss Liang died?"

"I was only a second-class maid at the time, and I was so young that I didn't notice anything. Oh, by the way, I was assigned to work in her room. The concubine behaved very abnormally. She often sat in a daze. She seemed very sad and worried. Afterwards, the previous great prince died, and now the prince has inherited the title. The concubine is very happy, but the melancholy energy in her body has not dissipated. She was not like that before, she just loves to be angry, and she likes to take out her anger on the previous princess, and she is cruel Li, but it’s not the kind of worried look. I also heard Qiuxia, the concubine’s first maid, said that after the second lady died, the concubine often had nightmares and screamed in fright several times. She said The words in the dream were slurred, and I couldn't hear clearly, anyway, I was afraid, especially scared."

When Zheng said this, he went around and had nothing to explain, so Fuyao changed the subject: "Your appearance is not very outstanding, how can you be sure that Boss Chu will take you away?"

"My younger brother was in the outer courtyard of the palace at the time. I heard that Uncle Chu wanted to bring a girl back from the capital. When I came here, I found out after following the master. Aunt Sang thought she grew up in the provincial government. After giving birth to a son, they became more and more angry, and the two fought fiercely at home. Uncle Chu wanted to bring a woman back from the capital to suppress Aunt Sang's arrogance. He can't compare with me, his appearance is not beautiful, but he is delicate and pleasant, and he volunteered to go to the far place with him, so Uncle Chu nodded."

"Did Liang Bingwang doubt you?"

"Uncle Chu is very good at things. He said that the bean juice made by my mother is delicious. He begged the prince of Zhenbei to give it to him. My mother was crying again and couldn't bear to part with her son and daughter. The prince waved his hand and gave all three of us to Chu. Family."

"Where's your father?"

"My father is the steward of the Liang family, and he has made great contributions. When the girl in the inner courtyard was released, he took the opportunity to ask for an aunt. My mother hanged herself for this. My father is very annoying to my mother. I wish she could disappear out of thin air. Well, everyone in the palace knows that the lord is willing to let my mother go. My brother is already married. He is a softie who goes around with his sister-in-law. My mother's thoughts are all on my brother. That bitch gave birth to a son, and my father disliked us. Not much to see."

I didn't expect this woman to be so calculating.

"I went to Jinjianji, and according to the Chu family's instructions, I partnered with Aunt Chu to deal with Aunt Sang. The Chu family saw that I was helping them wholeheartedly, and promised to release my mother and younger brother. They became civilians. My mother is very good at making snacks, so I went In Linhai Mansion, I opened a small shop and lived a leisurely life. Originally, our family was like this. Although I have no family, my younger brother’s son Xiaohai is very smart. In a few years, when my nephew was promising, he ransom me and take me back for retirement. This life will be considered safe and sound. I don’t want to, Chen Zhuo came that day, and I was seen while avoiding him. He actually secretly investigated my affairs and found my younger brother’s family. , took the life of my little nephew to force my younger brother and I to submit, Lord Ji, I had no choice but to let him lead the way."

"Tell me, what else did Chen Zhuo do besides asking your younger brother to recommend him to the Wu Mansion?"

"Anyway, it's about the affairs of Wu's mansion. No matter how big or small, I tell him. I also said that the accountant in the mansion was sick and there was a vacancy. Steward Hong of Chu's family recommended Lao Jin. Later, I just listened to Lao Jin. order."

"What did Lao Jin ask you to do?"

Mrs. Zheng blinked and thought: "After Lao Jin came, I had nothing to do. Huang Ma passed on a message, saying that Lao Jin had some advice for the master, and I was beating and drumming."

"What idea did Lao Jin come up with?"

"I heard that you are coming. The master is very flustered. The grain depot is empty. He is unwilling to spend a large sum of money to fill it up. Lao Jin persuades Liu Qingbi to sell the things in the arsenal and exchange them for a pile. Broken, use the money to buy grain and put it in storage. Chen Zhuo did all the selling of weapons. You say he is a Tartar. I think this makes sense. He must have given all those bows, crossbows, guns and arrows to the Tartars. , Get back a bunch of junk."

Mrs. Zheng is indeed a little clever. She can figure out these things as soon as she thinks about them. Fuyao didn't answer. She continued: "The weapons are exchanged for a lot of money, which is enough to buy food. Lao Jin also came up with an idea to buy gold arrows from various stores." The foundation of the grain depot, Golden Arrow Ji’s grain has always been selling fast, and I don’t know where he and Chen Zhuo got such rotten grain, and the rice that was broken by twisting it with your hands is not edible at all. I heard that the master is worried that you are not good To be fooled, they swear that there will be no problems, and they also say that the money is in their hands to be safe. If you don't agree, Chen Zhuo has a batch of grain and put it in the warehouse for a while. You say that Chen Zhuo is a tartar, and I think that's the case. He deliberately made you have no food, no bows, crossbows and iron arrows. When the Tartars came, the Golden Arrow Collection was like a hero with bare hands. There was no way to do it in a hurry. In the end, it became a dish on the table of the Tartars. You can eat whatever you want Eat." Zheng took the opportunity to compliment Yinhu and Fuyao.

"You have exposed the old background of the master. The crimes he committed are enough to destroy the family. Aren't you afraid of getting involved?"

Zheng's face was still a little sad, and then he tried to cheer up: "I know that the crime I committed is worse than the master, I just hope that the adults will see that I am an ignorant woman, and I am trying my best to make up for my mistakes at this moment, so that I don't implicate my mother's family. My younger brother, my nephew is really smart, and the husband who taught him said that he must have a great future..." She began to cry, "That evil ghost Chen Zhuo just took my thoughts, woo woo, I was originally I don’t want to do bad things, woo—”

Mrs. Zheng cried a few times, then suddenly raised her eyes: "I remembered that when the second lady died, Chen Zhuo had appeared in the palace. He was still young at that time. He wore a blue ribbon to wipe his forehead and wore a brocade gown. , dressed as a nobleman from the capital city, he looked like a literati, I ran into him entering the inner house to kowtow to the concubine. Mrs. Ji, I saw Chen Zhuo the year before last, and I always felt a little familiar, but I still can't remember where I saw him The lord won't secretly marry the second lady to Chen Zhuo, will he? The lord said that his kung fu is not ordinary."

At this moment, Fuyao's mind was also spinning rapidly. It is also possible for Liang Bingwang to collude with the ghost envoys of Wolf City in order to kill his eldest brother and obtain the title of Zhenbei King, but why did he use his own sister to make a deal?This is obviously taking Miss Liang Er as a hostage. Chen Zhuoyi is a senior thug, is it worth him?Hearing that the second Miss Liang is outstanding, Liang Bingwang only needs to send his younger sister to the palace, maybe he can get riches and glory in exchange, there is no need to take this step, could it be that Chen Zhuo forced him?Although the martial arts of the wolf city ghost envoy are extremely high, Liang Bingwang is not completely helpless.

Fuyao was a little puzzled, who did Liang Bingwang's younger sister marry that made him keep it so secret and dare not show it to others?
Seeing that Fuyao was silent, Yinhu waved his hand to take Zheng Shi down and put him in the cell, and ordered people to call the officers and soldiers who used to guard the city gate. Lord Hou summoned them, and they all came over in fear, lest they would settle old scores with them.

"In the two months before I came, did someone pull out a lot of swords and swords out of the city in a carriage? Maybe they would be packed in sacks or covered with tarpaulins."

"no!"

"Absolutely not!"

"Swords, guns, swords and halberds are heavier than food. Even if they are put in sacks, they don't look right. We can tell."

"Is there any other way to send out of the city? Biru, coffin, dowry, etc."

"I'm not sure about that. But it's only been two months, no more than five or six coffins have been sent out, and there is only one family who has married a daughter and left the city. The dowry is not much, even if it is filled with swords, guns, swords and halberds, it is not much." The city gate The official still has a lot of eyes, he has heard about the armory warehouse, and at this moment, he can guess Yinhu's intentions all at once.

When these people were sent down, Wu Shangdong was invited over. The guard Duhu inside stuffed his mouth with a cloth to keep him quiet. At this time, as soon as the cloth towel was pulled out, he jumped up and pointed at Duo. :"you you……"

"You'd better think about it, how to atone for your sins and save this old life." Yinhu said coldly, causing Wu Shangdong to slump on a chair as if his spine had been broken.

"Where did Chen Zhuo hide the weapon?"

"I don't know. I really don't know. I only know that he hid it and never shipped it out. I'm also afraid that the Tartars will invade. There are no weapons in the city."

"Now that the Tartars are coming, why don't you say it!"

(End of this chapter)