(2-in-1.) Today, Xiao'er did a full moon wine, drank more on his back, and the wine was dazzling at the moment, and it was difficult to continue, so he could only order it like this. Excuse me! ）

In the city of Hangzhou, the death of the prefect Kang Zizhen caused a great vibration. When officials at all levels in the yamen learned the news, they panicked and didn't know what to do. Soon they reached a consensus and went to ask the prince to confirm the matter. After all, there are rumors in the market, and there are various versions, and they feel that it is better not to act rashly at this time, and it is better to ask the parties concerned. This matter is too important, if it is not true, it will cause trouble.

Guo Bing received all the officials in the palace, and to everyone's surprise, Guo Bing admitted that he killed Kang Zizhen. However, it was a mistakenly killing, not a deliberate killing. Guo Bing told the officials that he would personally explain this matter to the imperial court, and if the imperial court punished him, he would bear it with all his might. He told the officials that all they had to do was to do their job and not cause chaos. They don't have to worry about anything else.

The officials were eager to do this, and they were worried about how to play the court, since the prince confessed to killing himself and voluntarily went to the court, the rest of the people also saved this trip to the troubled waters. That Kang Zizhen came to Hangzhou, and he couldn't unite with everyone, which was already annoying. At this moment, many people are secretly happy.

Of course, there were also some officials who were good friends with Kang Zizhen who immediately wrote a recital to the imperial court after returning home. They absolutely did not believe that the prince said that they were killed by mistake, so they listed the rumors in Hangzhou on the fold, hoping to attract the attention of the imperial court.

Guo Bing also made some gestures, and he ordered someone to pay for Kang Zizhen to build a good coffin and carry it to the yamen to collect the corpse for his family. The funeral expenses shall be borne by the royal government. and secretly sent someone to send 100,000 taels of silver to Kang Zizhen's wife Qin, saying that it was to express the prince's apology, and asked them to mourn and change the change, and send the body back to Lingnan's hometown for burial as soon as possible. Kang Zizhen's wife, Qin, is a person who understands, although she knows in her heart that her husband's death was not a manslaughter or accident, but she understands that her husband is actually to blame.

Since Kang Zizhen's career, he has completely changed as a person. Become empty-sighted, become unsympathetic. The Qin family has persuaded many times to ask Kang Zizhen to be more restrained, not to do things that are unfavorable to the people and scolded by the people, and not to inflate his mentality to think that he is great, and to leave three points of leeway for doing things. If it was in the past, when he was in a small county in Lingnan, Kang Zizhen would definitely listen to her advice and accept it very humbly. But now, Kang Zizhen responded to her with a big scolding.

Kang Zizhen didn't even ask for the Qin family's opinion at all, and accepted a teenage concubine to enter the door. Since then, it is even more unpleasant to look at myself horizontally, and it is not right to look at it vertically. The Qin clan had long been disheartened by Kang Zizhen. Although she was also very hurt when Kang Zizhen was killed this time, she understood that in fact, this day would come sooner or later.

Qin's cleverness lies in the fact that she knows that she must not be ignorant of current affairs in this matter. That's the prince of the Great Zhou, a royal family with a respected identity. Can you still make a fuss? So noisy that the court killed this prince to avenge her husband? This is simply impossible. If someone else can kill himself in front of everyone, and he thinks he is the husband of the king of Hangzhou, he may do anything. Instead of ignorance of current affairs, it is better to take the silver and take the three children back to their hometown in Lingnan and live a peaceful and indisputable life. As for the revenge of Kang Zizhen's killing, it is not something that she, a woman, can repay.

So this woman took the lead, dismissed Kang Zizhen's concubine and household servants, took Kang Zizhen's three children and coffin, and 100,000 taels of silver with white flowers, and left Hangzhou City and returned to Lingnan the next morning. Since then, they have not been heard from again.

In stark contrast to Kang Zizhen's wife Qin, Qian Zhongze's wife Zhao and daughter Qian Xing'er made serious mistakes.

Guo Bing also sent someone to appease and give him a bereavement. However, the two mothers and daughters did not appreciate it at all, and scolded Guo Bing and Lin Jue for being murderers in front of the visitors. The mother and daughter preached on the street that Qian Zhongze was killed by the prince and his son-in-law Lin Jue, and on the morning of the next day, the mother and daughter actually went to sprinkle in front of the palace and the other in front of the Lin house, causing a lot of trouble.

Guo Bing sent someone to give advice again and promised mercy. But the mother and daughter intensified, thinking that it was the king's grievance, and actually threatened to go to the capital to sue the emperor and let the emperor comment on the matter. In this way, of course, Guo Bing was extremely angry, and no one came to negotiate with them anymore.

But this time, they were even more angry, and they really prepared carriages and horses with great fanfare on the morning of the third day, and asked the domestic servant Lao Xia to drive their mother and daughter out of the city to Beijing to complain. This move finally cost them their lives.

At the canal ferry in the north of Hangzhou, the Qian family's carriage was suddenly frightened when it landed at the ferry crossing, and the people and carts overturned under the canal wharf. When a group of people rescued them, Qian Xing'er, Zhao's mother and daughter, and Lao Xia, who was driving the car, had already drowned. A person who participated in the salvage carriage later secretly told others that the horse pulled by the Qian family that day was missing a hoof when it was fished up. It's just weird. No matter how much you stumble, even if you break your leg, you won't lose a horse's hoof. It could only be cut with a quick knife. On the moment of disembarking from the ship, this knife is enough to cause the horse to tumble into the water, causing a catastrophe.

Of course, it was the hands of the palace guards, and He Chao sent several guards to follow the Qian family's carriage out of the city and get on the boat with them. When they went ashore, a guard gave a knife to the horse's leg and cut off one of the horse's hooves, and the Qian family's mother and daughter and Lao Xia died.

Qian Xing'er's mother and daughter actually didn't remember what Lin Jue said to them on the dock that day. Lin Jue told them at the time that they should immediately pack up and leave Hangzhou, and go as far as possible. They took these words as wind in their ears. Lin Jue actually expected Qian Xing'er's character at that time, if he refused to give in, he was afraid that he would annoy Guo Bing. For Guo Bing, what is it to kill one or two more people? If the mother and daughter were a little careful, I am afraid they would understand the meaning of the words. Maybe it won't lead to death. But everything is already irretrievable.

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The big ship arrived in Chuzhou three days later, and according to the plan, Gu Panpan and Chu Xiangxiang disembarked and went overland to Luoyan Valley in Funiu Mountain. In the morning, the big ship docked at the north wharf of Chuzhou, and Gu Panpan and Chu Xiangxiang changed into men's clothes and disembarked.

Lin Jue ordered people to load the more than 50,000 taels of silver that the two had accumulated into a cart for them to take away, but Gu Panpan and Chu Xiangxiang resolutely refused to ask for it, saying that this silver should be the silver they ransomed and should belong to Lin Jue.

How could Lin Jue ask for their silver, the two sides excused themselves, but Lin Hu came forward and said a word to relieve the siege.

"The two girls, the mountains also ask for silver, and the two girls can't enter the mountains penniless. I have an idea. The two girls went to the mountains to gain a foothold, so it was better to use the money to buy some supplies and bring them into the mountains. The mountains are already hard, and many materials are in short supply, so bringing materials into the mountains is convenient for foothold, and secondly, it also alleviates the urgent needs in the mountains. Wouldn't that be nice? ”

Lin Hu's words reminded Lin Jue, and Lin Jue smiled: "What Xiaohu said is very true. You two will not be able to live on people when you go into the mountains and live in peace. It's better to buy some supplies into the mountains and open a small shop or something. Let me give you a suggestion, there is a shortage of clothing and fabrics in the mountains, so you might as well purchase a batch of cloth materials or something into the mountains and open a sewing shop. There are tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the mountains, and business must be very good. Although there may not be any gold or silver to be made in the mountains, isn't it self-sufficient to exchange for some necessities for life? If not, do you really want to go to the land and farm? The two girls are probably laymen in this regard. ”

Gu Panpan and Chu Xiangxiang heard Lin Jue say this, so they no longer insisted. The two of them have indeed discussed privately in the past two days, and when they enter the mountains, although Lin Gongzi said that they don't have to worry about living needs, the cottage will feed them. But the two also don't want to be idle and rely on people to support them. If you can support yourself, that's the best. But they are obviously not capable of plowing the land and cultivating the land, but they don't know what to do. Lin Gongzi's suggestion is very good, and the things of female red sewing are also one of the skills they have learned, and it is a good idea to open a ready-to-wear shop. It's not to make money, just exchange some food, firewood or labor, and that's self-supporting.

Because he was carrying a large amount of gold and silver, and he had to protect two women, Lin Hu was not up to the task. The palace guards can't accompany them, after all, this is going to the Funiu Cottage, and this secret can't be known to outsiders. Bai Bing took the initiative to ask for help, and together with Lin Hu, escorted Chu Xiangxiang and Gu Panpan into the mountain. With Bai Bing escorting, Lin Jue was immediately relieved. She alone can replace a small team of palace guards.

After bidding farewell to the group, the ship continued its journey. After passing Chuzhou, I have actually walked a small and half way. At the speed of a large ship, it will take another five days to reach the capital. But as he got closer to the capital, Lin Jue's mood became more complicated and nervous. Because he knew that when the news of Kang Zizhen's killing reached the capital, the capital was probably already boiling. When he arrived in the capital, it would be difficult to clean up.

Lin Jue made a decision, before arriving in the capital, he had to ask something from the princess. There is no better time than now.

The fifth day of the fifth month of May, the day before arriving in the capital, is also the traditional Dragon Boat Festival. Although they were on the boat, the princess and the little princess still wrapped zongzi and took a shower in accordance with the rules, and watched the dragon boat race on the boundary along the way. In the evening of the same day, after throwing a large pot of zongzi into the canal according to the traditional custom, Lin Jue set up a table of banquets and invited the princess to the banquet for the Dragon Boat Festival dinner.

The princess has been in a low mood for the past few days, worried and worried. Today's Dragon Boat Festival watched some programs, appreciated some customs, and was distracted. So the mood was slightly better at dinner. The princess was actually a cheerful person, and she also loved to play and be lively, and at the banquet, Lin Jue and the little county lord deliberately talked about some light-hearted topics, which made her rarely happy. The little county lord couldn't drink, so Lin Jue took the opportunity to toast his mother-in-law with several glasses of realgar wine.

After a few glasses of realgar wine, the princess was obviously a little drunk. His face flushed slightly.

"Lin Jue, I can't drink anymore, I haven't drunk so much wine for many years, if I drink it again, I'm afraid I'm going to get drunk and fall on the boat." It's not good to get drunk and make a fool of yourself for a while. Can't drink anymore. The princess finally blocked the wine glass that Lin Jue raised again.

The little county lord also smiled: "Husband, my mother is not as good as you." Just take a few drinks to suit the occasion, and you're still planning to get your mother drunk. ”

Lin Jue put down the wine glass and smiled: "I didn't think so, didn't my mother-in-law drink a lot of alcohol when she was young?" How can these glasses of realgar wine get drunk. Isn't it the holiday that I want to make my mother-in-law happy? ”

The princess smiled and said, "How do you know that I drank well when I was young?" ”

Lin Jue said: "Hey, didn't my mother-in-law say it herself?" When I was in the capital, I played around with Concubine Rong, and said that once I was boating in the northwest lake, and the two of them drank a jar of spirits. ”

The princess was stunned and said, "Did I say it?" How come I don't remember? ”

The little county lord also looked at Lin Jue suspiciously. Lin Jue said with a smile: "The son-in-law can't still fabricate it." Of course, my mother-in-law said these things. ”

The princess smiled: "I think I was drunk, but I can't remember." ”

Lin Jue said with a smile: "My mother-in-law talked about Concubine Herong that day, and my son-in-law thought it was very interesting when I heard it. Can you tell us more about those things? ”

The princess waved her hand and said, "Didn't I tell you everything that day?" What else to say? Actually, I ...... with Yourong Well...... Concubine Rong has been dating for a short time, and since she left Hangzhou, she has rarely interacted. ”

Lin Jue nodded, suddenly let out a long sigh, turned his head to look at the sunset outside the window and became silent.

Guo Caiwei hurriedly said: "Husband, what's wrong with you?" ”

Lin Jue turned his head and smiled reluctantly: "It's nothing, it's nothing." Let's eat vegetables, eat vegetables. ”

The princess frowned and said, "Lin Jue, what do you have in your heart to say, what do you say about keeping half and half doing?" It's weird and panicked. ”

Lin Jue smacked his lips and said, "The son-in-law just doesn't want to spoil the scenery." Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, and my mother-in-law and Wei'er are very happy, and my son-in-law doesn't want to spoil the atmosphere. But after listening to his mother-in-law's words, the son-in-law really couldn't be happy. ”

The princess hurriedly said: "Why is that? ”

Lin Jue sighed and said, "The purpose of my mother-in-law's visit to Beijing this time is to intercede with Concubine Rong. I thought that the friendship between my mother-in-law and Concubine Rong was quite deep. Concubine Rong may be able to see that she will help in the friendship of the year. But listening to my mother-in-law say this, it seems that you haven't been in a relationship for so many years, and that emotion must have faded. After so many years, even if you were good friends back then, you haven't seen each other for many years. If Concubine Rong refuses her mother-in-law, then the purpose of this trip will be in vain. ”

When the princess heard this, her expression became solemn. sighed softly and said, "Yes, the prince made such a fuss, which is really overwhelming." I don't know if I can succeed in asking for someone this time. But no matter what, it's always a try. I don't think Yourong is so ruthless, after all...... After all...... We still have a friendship. ”

Lin Jue said softly: "Mother-in-law, forgive my son-in-law for saying a rebuttal." The fact that the prince killed Kang Zizhen this time is likely to cause great consequences, and may even cause the Liang Wangfu to be destroyed. The son-in-law is by no means alarmist, he has never told you this, because he is afraid that you will be frightened. ”

The princess was horrified and said, "Is this matter so serious? Could it be that killing a person would have such serious consequences? ”

The little county lord looked at Lin Jue and said with disgust: "Why did the husband say these words to make his mother worried? Didn't you say don't say these things? ”

Lin Jue waved his hand and said, "Wei'er, this matter is not something to be hidden, I want my mother-in-law to understand the heavy responsibility on her shoulders during this trip." Concubine Rong must be allowed to speak to the Queen Mother, so that this matter will not be magnified. If the emperor can't make a big deal small, the consequences will inevitably be worrying. I'm about to go to the capital, but now my mother-in-law's words make me feel anxious, I thought my mother-in-law could succeed, but now it seems that this is not the case, how do you say I am not anxious? ”

"That'...... So what to do? So what to do? The princess's face turned pale, and she rubbed her hands and muttered, "Didn't I know that the matter would be so serious that it would endanger the entire palace?" I thought that it would not be too serious to succeed or not, so I said in front of the prince that I could give it a try. Knowing this, I should have been more cautious. Now it's a problem. ”

Guo Caiwei hurriedly comforted: "Mother, don't worry too much, there will always be a way." Husband will figure it out. ”

The princess looked up at Lin Jue and said, "Yes, yes, Lin Jue, your brain is active, so what do you say to do now?" ”

Lin Jue said: "Mother-in-law, I actually don't have a very good way. If you want to persuade Concubine Rong to help, there is naturally one way to play the emotional card with her mother-in-law. We can't force people, can we? Unless we have something in our hands, if Concubine Rong refuses to agree, then we have to force her to agree, after all, it is a major matter related to the life and death of the palace, and we can't care about anything. But what handle can we have for Concubine Rong? Could it be that he talked about what he did with Lu Shilang when he was young, but she didn't have too much to do with Lu Shilang, but it didn't work out. My mother-in-law told me everything you knew that day, and I don't think there's anything to borrow. Hey, no way, really no way. ”

Lin Jue shook his head and sighed deeply, his face full of gloom. It seemed that he was helpless and extremely depressed.

"If Yourong refuses to go to the Queen Mother to intercede, what will be the worst outcome?" The princess asked dumbfoundedly.

Lin Jue frowned and said, "I have already discussed this matter with my father-in-law, and the worst result is ...... Someone took the opportunity to play and pushed his father-in-law to a dead end. If the emperor chooses not to act in order to appease their anger, the father-in-law's life is in danger. Liang Wangfu ...... I'm afraid it will be impossible to escape. What I'm most worried about is that this matter is not handled very well, and if the little prince makes any moves to be caught, it will be pulled out by someone. Needless to say, Wei'er and I naturally didn't end well. ”

The princess sat back in her chair, her face as white as paper.

Guo Caiwei hurriedly moved over to wipe her chest for the princess, and said to Lin Jue with disgust: "Husband, why are you talking so scary? If you say that again, I'm really angry. ”

Lin Jue hurriedly said: "Wei'er, don't be angry, I shouldn't say it." Mother-in-law must take care, just treat your son-in-law as a fart. This is the worst-case scenario, and it doesn't have to happen. ”

The princess waved her hands weakly and said, "Wei'er, don't blame him, he doesn't tell me the truth, do you want me to be in the dark?" Lord, lord, this time it's a big basket. What should I do, she may not be willing to speak for me. ”

Lin Jue said softly: "Mother-in-law, Concubine Rong was so good to you back then, didn't she have any handle in your hands?" You can't hide it from her now, but now you're going to force her to do something for us. ”

The princess was stunned, shook her head and said, "No, no, there is no handle." ”

Lin Jue sighed: "Mother-in-law, don't be confused. Even I know about Concubine Rong's mother, and I've heard some rumors. You have a very close relationship with Concubine Rong, how can you not know what happened to her back then? The son-in-law knows that some things are indeed taboo, or he can't say them. But at this critical juncture, what could be more important to keep the palace and the prince? Besides, the son-in-law is not brainless, he will consider it and will not be reckless. ”

The princess frowned and muttered. Her entanglement at the moment made Lin Jue even more convinced that the princess knew some secret things. It's just that these are too sensational, and she doesn't dare to talk nonsense.