The prince is seriously ill

Chapter 41 The Wolf's Den and the Tiger's Den

After Ji Fuchen left Shen's residence, he hid day and night every day, and arrived at Qingyun Village in about a month.

After nine years of separation, the trees on both sides of Qingyun Village have become lush and lush.

"Stop, where is the cripple who dares to break into my Qingyun village?" Two big men stopped Ji Fuchen at the door.

"Please tell your wife, just the old friend... Xun Yu came to visit and brought her a big gift." Ji Fuchen raised his head and said.At this time, he realized that the name Ji Fuchen was meaningless when faced with past events, and he had to regain Xun Yu's identity and responsibility.How much he wanted to forget everything related to Xunyu, from now on he only remembered that his name was Ji Fuchen, but it was a pity that no matter how much dust was cast on the word Xunyu, he would never be able to deceive himself and others as if it never existed.

The big man looked at him from the beginning to the end, and saw that one of his feet was missing, he was using a branch as a crutch, and he was wearing a coarse green robe.

Xun Yu was not annoyed, and said without changing his face: "You just need to say the word Xun Yu, and my wife will meet you. Please also tell the strong man."

"Wait for me, my wife will come out later, but you can't come up with a big gift, I have you to look at."

Xun Yu waited indifferently at the door.Before going up the mountain, he inquired about everything about Qingyun Village.The original head of the family had died of a sudden illness five years ago, and he had no children at his knees. Now it is Mrs. Zhu, mother and son who really have the final say.

The big man said to the two people behind him: "You two pay close attention to him, I will report to Madam." Then he turned around, went straight to the lobby, grabbed a little girl in purple clothes and said, "Where is Madam?"

The little girl lowered her head, blushed and whispered: "In the bedroom."

The big man rolled his eyes, thought for a while and asked, "With whom?"

The little girl faltered and said: "Chen...Teacher Chen."

Hearing the words, the big man glanced at the inner room with his eyes, and walked towards the inner courtyard.Thinking of something, he purposely walked lightly, walked around the gate, and quietly came to the window, and silently drilled a small hole in the window screen with his index finger.

One eye leaned over, and saw two white legs in the room tightly wrapped around Mr. Chen's strong waist.There was a shameful gasp, and Madam Zhu said softly, "Well, brother Chen is so powerful, I'm about to die."

Section Master Chen sped up his movements, and said complacently, "My dear, did I make you feel comfortable?"

Mrs. Zhu closed her eyes, but her expression seemed to be enjoying herself, "It's comfortable, brother Chen made me so comfortable."

After hearing this, Section Master Chen suddenly stopped moving, moved his hands up and down, narrowed his eyes into two slits and said: "Compared with the third and fifth, who is more powerful?"

Mrs. Zhu opened her winking eyes, but she smiled and said nothing, but her legs were entangled even tighter, like old tree roots coiled in the soil, and she said angrily after a long while: "In Brother Chen's opinion, I am the most beautiful." , or is your wife beautiful?"

Chief Chen couldn't wait to move again, he gritted his teeth and said, "It goes without saying, of course it's you, little elf, how can that yellow-faced woman be as delicious as Madam's?"

The saliva flowed out, and the big man swallowed itchingly. He opened his eyes and stared at the two kneaded areas reluctantly, his throat gurgling, and finally his eyes moved to the slightly open, comfortable and uncomfortable. With a beautiful face, he swallowed again, rubbed his hands vigorously, and walked away from the window on tiptoe step by step.

The big man walked around and returned to the door, with his ears attached to the door. He cleared his throat when the provocative voices in the room calmed down, knocked on the door and said, "Ma'am, there is a man named Xun Yu outside asking to see you."

After a while, Mrs. Zhu's lazy voice came from across the door, "Is the boy you mentioned a cripple with a pale face?"

"Exactly. He said he brought a big gift to his wife and wanted to see her."

"Great gift?" Mrs. Zhu said with a smile, with a gentle smile, straightened her clothes and said, "Bring him to the lobby, take care of him, be careful, don't play too much, so I can give him back Great gift."

The big man pricked up his ears to listen, and then retreated after a little thought.He tied Xun Yu up with a rope as thick as his thumb, and escorted him to the front hall himself.He can be sure that the service in the wife's mouth is far more than this level.

Xun Yu saw Mrs. Zhu from a distance.She doesn't seem to have changed much, she still looks graceful and luxurious, with her eyes opening and closing, she is full of charm.It's just that her temper seems to be better, she speaks softly and softly, and doesn't show her emotions, probably no one can see into her heart.

Mrs. Zhu glanced at Xun Yu, smiled and said: "I heard that you came to give me a gift, why are you empty-handed?"

"Although Madam's way of hospitality is different, I can't be abrupt. When old people meet each other, it is natural to prepare a big gift to show sincerity."

Mrs. Zhu put her slender hands on the chair rail, got up slowly, walked in front of Xun Yu with small golden lotus steps, looked at him with a half-smile and said: "So, I will wait and see, waiting for the second son who doesn't love my mother or father. The prince brought me an unexpected surprise."

Xun Yu also smiled and replied: "Madam is guarding such a big village. If she lives by robbing houses all day long, it will not be a long-term solution. Even though Madam has accumulated a lot of money in the past few years, she still has to support the entire village. People, after all, it is not an easy task, if there is no other source of income, I am afraid that it will not be long before they are stretched. Therefore, I came here today to give Madam a source of income."

Mrs. Zhu tilted her head and listened quietly, the corners of her mouth curled up charmingly from time to time, but she just smiled and said nothing, neither expressing her approval nor objecting, she just waited patiently for him to continue.

Seeing that she hadn't spoken yet, Xun Yu lowered his voice and said, "This gift I gave to Madam is enough to guarantee Qingyun Village's food and drink for ten years."

Mrs. Zhu was not moved, she looked at him squarely and said, "Second prince is really a nobleman who forgets things too much. Eleven years ago, your father gave an order, and all the loyal and loyal members of my Zhu family fell to the ground; nine years ago, when there was a famine, you were almost killed by me." The brothers were boiled and eaten without leaving any bones, but now you say that you will give me money, do you think this joke is funny?"

"Why does Madam think this is just a joke?" Xun Yu said in a deep voice, "Since ancient times, the superior has monopolized the power of life and death, and you and I are like ants in front of him. I only have the name of a prince, but I am hated by him. Not safe. The loyal family of the Zhu family was brutally slaughtered. I was young and weak. Although I wanted to save them, I had no choice but to watch the Zhu family become innocent. The emperor owed his wife hundreds of lives. Madam is resentful in her heart, and it is reasonable to ask her descendants to repay the father's debt, so how can I have any grudges?"

"What the second prince means is that you don't hold grudges about everything in the past? Even if I once locked you in the head room to eat, you don't mind?"

Xun Yu's eyes flickered, and finally he shook his head and said: "I was imprisoned in the gang's room and almost died here. If I said there were no complaints, it would be just a lie. But the past is the past after all, and people have to look forward. Today, I came to Qingyunzhai to stand in front of Madam, because I wanted to discuss a business with Madam. For the sake of long-term interests, I hope to reconcile with Madam, so that the past displeasure will disappear and be written off."

Mrs. Zhu tapped the table with her five fingers, looked at him probingly and said, "So, the second prince came here today to cooperate with me? I'm curious, what kind of big deal is it that the second prince would not hesitate to do?" Working with the enemy, he came all the way to my deep mountain and old forest. Also, why does the Second Prince think that I will not kill you to vent my hatred? Why do I think that I will cooperate with you?"

"In fact, there is no deep hatred between Madam and me. Madam can kill me for a while, but it is a pity that the 30 taels of silver that are at your fingertips will fly away." Xun Yu said with a smile, "30 taels of silver. Two silvers, such a great benefit, I believe Madam will not refuse."

Mrs. Zhu walked over gently, her beautiful phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, "You mean, the gift you want to give me is 30 taels of silver?"

Xun Yu nodded and said, "Yes, it depends on whether Madam has the courage to ask for it."

Mrs. Zhu glanced at his shoe with a hole in it, and said with a warm smile, "Tell me, where did your 30 taels come from?"

"Of course I can't take it out, but some people can take it out." Xun Yu said calmly, "I don't know if Mrs. Zhu has ever heard that the court is fighting a war, and the emperor ordered to collect salaries from all over the country. 30 taels of silver have already been seized, and they will be escorted back to Beijing soon."

Xun Yu observed her expression while talking, saw that she just moved her eyelids, and didn't mean to interrupt himself, so he paused and said: "There are only two roads to Beijing, one is dry road and the other is water road. If you take the water route, you must first go to the East China Sea, then go north from the East China Sea, and finally turn to the dry road to the capital. In this way, the journey will be greatly lengthened, and it is far less convenient and quick than the dry road; but the dry road is short, and you have to go over mountains along the way. Qingyun Mountain is the only way to pass. There are many bandits, so the government must be worried. But the worry is nothing to worry about. I guess they will most likely choose the dry road. As long as Madam sends someone to guard the mouth that must pass, they will be able to win That 30 taels of silver. I'm afraid Madam won't have the guts to snatch things from the imperial court, and she won't dare to offend the most powerful person in the world."

Mrs. Zhu's smile gradually faded when she heard the words, and there was a trace of mockery in her eyes: "Second prince, there is no need to speak out to provoke each other. Today is different, and now my every move is related to the survival of tens of thousands of people in Qingyun Village. If I really move The imperial court’s salary, at that time, the imperial court will send a large army to crusade. Although I have a lot of people in Qingyun Village, if I really confront the imperial court head-on, I can only use an egg to cast a stone. For a mere 30 taels of silver, I will pay the entire cottage, so I'm not interested in doing a deal that doesn't pay off."

"Madam's words are wrong. If you get the 30 taels, Qingyun Village will naturally be able to retreat or defend. Madam should know that the reason why Qingyun Village has survived to this day is closely related to its terrain. Qingyun Village is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even if the imperial court's [-] troops are approaching, teach him that one man should be guarded by others, and this is the defense; there are many dangerous places in the world, if the wife is afraid of the imperial court's retaliation, she can immediately transfer her position and disappear without a trace, leaving only Give them an empty shell, this is a retreat. If Madam does not make a decisive decision and keep women's thoughts in mind, she will definitely miss the opportunity."

Mrs. Zhu sat back on her chair, looked down at her from a high position, and said after a while: "You came all the way to my place, and you tried your best to persuade me to rob the court's money, what do you want? Don't tell me you are doing it for me." Come to think of it, I don't believe in that."

Xun Yu looked back at her steadily, and asked with a smile, "What do you think, madam?"

Mrs. Zhu thought for a while and said, "Could it be that you want to share the 30 taels equally with me?"

Xun Yu shook his head and said, "Ma'am, don't worry, I won't take any money from the 30 taels."

Mrs. Zhu narrowed her eyes and looked at him, "Then what do you want?"

"Madam is so smart, I must have understood it in my heart." Xun Yu said, smiling inexplicably, and lowered his voice, "What I want is... to conspire with great things. Madam should know that we have the same enemy."

Mrs. Zhu chuckled, "Conspiracy for big things? The same enemy? Second prince, you really know how to joke, and you really think highly of little ladies." After she finished speaking, she suddenly lowered her face, and said in a sharp voice, "Before I want you Fate, hurry up and get out."

Instead, Xun Yu took a step forward and leaned closer to her ear and said, "Less than three years after the death of the head of the family, Madam doubled the number of people in Qingyun Village to more than ten thousand in just two and a half years, and sent people to Opening a gambling house in Qingyun County, and secretly buying knives, arrows and weapons, hoarding money, food and horses, I am afraid that the ambition is not small?"

"The second prince was joking. The expansion of the number of people, the purchase of weapons and horses are just to increase the defensive power of Qingyun Village, so that people dare not ride on us easily. To feed and support the family, how can you survive by looting and looting without any other means?" Mrs. Zhu explained calmly, then suddenly changed the subject, "I'm a little curious, how did you know this? ?”

"How can there be an impenetrable wall in the world? There is such a big movement in Qingyun Village, as long as you want to inquire, why not get news?"

"No wonder the second prince is so confident. It turns out it's because he holds these self-righteous bargaining chips. Are you so sure that I will join forces with you?"

Xun Yu said solemnly: "Madam bears the burden of humiliation and lives on the sidelines, isn't it just to seek justice for the wronged souls of the Zhu family?"

When Mrs. Zhu heard this, she still had a smile on her face, but her eyes were already filled with cold water.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a gust of cold wind in his face, Xun Yu tilted his head, and a short knife whizzed past close to his face, only to hear a clang, the short knife plunged deep into the wall, the handle whimpered and trembled, and it took a while to gradually still.

Xun Yu avoided the fatal blow, turned his head to look at the door, and saw a young man with a black, lean and stern face striding in. The young man's knife-like eyes were fixed on Xun Yu, walking towards him step by step. He stopped a step away from him again, and said darkly: "Since you are so sure that we will join forces with you, I will not let you succeed."