insane

Chapter 116

On the second day, Liu Mu bid farewell to Yu Wanran again, disguised herself and set off on the road, heading north.

A few days later, the yamen said they had found Liu Mu's body.This time Yu Wanran did not deny it, and pretended to believe that the deceased was Liu Mu.

"Wanran, now that Liu Mu's body has been found, you also know that he will not come back again. Should you reconsider what I said. I know it's not appropriate to say these things now, but you can't always be alone People should have someone to take care of them in life. I just received the imperial decree yesterday that the emperor wants me to return to Beijing to take up my post. I am worried that you will be alone and unaccompanied. Why don't you go back to the capital with me. "

Yu Wanran said, "I've noticed Mr. Feng's affection for me early on. It's just that the world is unpredictable, and people's hearts are even more difficult to guess. Who knows that after a few years I will grow old and look bad, will Mr. Feng treat other people?" The girl is also so emotional."

"Wanran, if you don't believe me, I can swear to God now!" Feng Langqu said and held out three fingers.

Yu Wanran didn't pay attention to what Feng Langqu was about to swear, she just turned around and said, "I plan to go back to Jinling in a few days. I've been away for a long time, but I miss Jinling a little bit."

Feng Langqu hurriedly said, "Okay. After all, Jinling is also a prosperous place, much better than here. What's more, you have lived in Jinling for so many years, and you will feel homesick after leaving for a long time. If you want to live in Jinling, I can report to the emperor and go to Jinling to be a prefect or something."

Yu Wanran said, "Master Feng's official career is the most important thing, so you don't have to do this for me."

Feng Langqu said, "Wanran, don't you understand? Compared with you, whether you are an official or not, and how big an official you are, is not important at all. The only thing I care about now is you."

Yu Wanran smiled, "If Master Feng is still like this two years later, I will definitely marry you. I'm afraid that by then, Master Feng will have forgotten what he said today."

"Okay, then I will wait to marry you two years later."

On the second day, Yu Wanran returned to Jinling, but Feng Langqu was unable to personally send Yu Wanran back to Jinling because he had to rush back to Beijing to take up his post.

"You don't have to send Master Feng off." Yu Wanran said.

Feng Langqu said to Yu Wanran in the carriage, "Don't forget what you promised me. Two years later, I will definitely go to Jinling to propose marriage."

Yu Wanran just smiled and didn't say any more.

At this time, Zeng Qing hurried all the way to the Tarhan tribe outside the pass.

"Qingqing, why are you so interested in suddenly running to the grassland?" Prince Tuge of the Tarhan Tribe asked.

"Now the emperor favors villains, and Feng Liang's party is covering the sky with one hand in the court, killing Zhongliang. In this way, I am afraid that sooner or later the country will be threatened. If the father and son succeed, I am afraid that my father will die because of it." No guarantee. So I came here to ask for your help.”

"My king has heard about the recent events that happened in your court. How can I help you?"

Zeng Qing said, "As long as you can come forward to testify in the future, saying that the father and son of the Feng family colluded with you secretly, borrowed troops from you, and wanted to usurp the throne."

"This...let me think about it..." Tuge lowered his head and thought for a while, drank a glass of wine, and said, "If this matter is revealed, I'm afraid it will provoke a war between the two countries. Qingqing, it's not that I don't want to help you. It's just that I am now The situation is also very worrying. My father is old now, and his health is not as good as before. My brothers and uncles have begun to collude with each other secretly and frame each other for the throne. Last month, in just one month, my father ordered to be beheaded. My sixth uncle, no one in his family survived. And my eldest brother, he was afraid that his eldest son's status would be threatened, and wanted to prepare soldiers and horses in advance, but my father found out and executed him. I didn’t kill my nephew and my elder brother’s concubines. But they were expelled from the grasslands of Tarhan. From then on, they had to change their names and surnames, and they could no longer say that they were descendants of Tarhan. Now the father and king are all soldiers. Staring at us all the time. Even if my father finds out about this matter unilaterally, it would be enough to cost me my life. There are already many conflicts within Tarhan. If there are foreign enemies attacking at this time, I am afraid that we have no chance of winning at all. .Unless I have full control over me and won't pose any threat to me, otherwise...Qingqing, I really can't help you."

When Zeng Qing returned to the capital, Liu Mu had already been waiting in the capital for a long time.At night, Liu Mu sneaked into the boudoir of the prime minister's daughter like a thief.

Zeng Qing said, "I'm afraid that the mad monk's plan will come to nothing. I went to the Tarhan tribe, and Prince Tuge refused." His tone was rather disappointed.

Liu Mu smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, there will always be another way."

Zeng Qing handed a bundle to Liu Mu and said, "Here are all Zi Yan's things, and they were placed with her maid, Si Zhu, later Si Zhu said that some of the things in it were too valuable and she was afraid of losing them, so she gave them to me for safekeeping. He also specifically told me that if I can see you one day, let me give these things to you. If I can't see you, I will leave it to Xu'er as a dowry when she grows up. Since Ziyan's accident happened, I So I left Si Zhu in my house, I wanted to help her find a good family, but she said that if the young lady has not avenged her, she will not marry for a day."

Liu Mu opened the bundle, and saw that there were some precious jewelry inside.Liu Mu used to play with Zi Yan in Jinling back then, and she had seen most of Zi Yan's items before, but she didn't see any of them from the past, presumably they were given to Zi Yan by those dignitaries in the capital Bar.Liu Mu casually picked up one of the folding fans, opened it and said, "I've seen this before..." Liu Mu recalled the scene at that time again, "I was not married at that time, and I ran to Zi Yan all day long, letting me mess around, She was never annoyed."

Seeing the fan in Liu Mu's hand, Zeng Qing couldn't help taking it. Liu Mu said, "Unexpectedly, the daughter of the Xiangfu who is used to seeing all kinds of treasures will also look at this fan with admiration. It can be seen that this is indeed not an ordinary treasure. I am surprised that the owner of this fan Who the hell is it?"

Zeng Qing looked at the inscription on the fan and said, "Sure enough, it's King Heng's note!" Seeing his expression, he seemed a little shocked.

"King Heng? Could it be that you mean the youngest younger brother of the late emperor, the King Heng with outstanding military exploits?"

"It was him."

Liu Mu said, "It turned out to be King Heng's inscription, so it's no wonder this fan is so delicate."

Zeng Qing looked carefully at the pattern of the fan, "I heard that King Heng has a few things that never leave his body, one of which is a paper fan inlaid with gold, and there is a night pearl that was used by Qin Shihuang at the bottom. This fan The handwriting on it is Heng Wang's again, I think it is likely to be this one. The origin of this paper fan is unusual, if it is really Heng Wang who gave it to Ziyan, maybe it can help us this time."

Liu Mu didn't understand what Zeng Qing was referring to, and just said, "That's not right. How could King Heng's things be in Zi Yan's hands. I remember that a young master surnamed Jin gave them to Zi Yan."

Zeng Qing said, "Maybe Sizhu will know the origin of this fan."

Liu Mu hurriedly said, "That's right! Zi Yan has always regarded her as her own sister, so she must know most of Zi Yan's affairs. You just ask her to come over, and we will find out after asking."

Zeng Qing walked to the door, turned around and asked, "Si Zhu will come later, you must not tell her that Zi Yan is still alive. I only told her that day, send Zi Yan back to Jinling for burial, and when you return to Jinling in the future, It's good that there is someone to pay homage to. With Wen Siren's villainous temperament, if he knows that Zi Yan is not dead, he will find a way to harm her again. Therefore, only Xiang Yun and you and I know that Zi Yan is still alive. "

When Si Zhu came to the room, she was surprised by the masked 'man' in the room.I wondered in my heart, how could there be a man in Miss Zeng's room in the middle of the night.

Liu Mu hurriedly picked up the paper fan and asked, "Si Zhu, do you know where this paper fan came from?"

"You...know me?" Si Zhu didn't answer Liu Mu's question right away, but stared at him suspiciously.

Liu Mu directly took off the mask.

At this time, the news that Liu Mu's body was found had already spread to the capital, Si Zhu was really taken aback by this face, "Master! Are you already dead?"

Liu Mu said, "Haven't you heard that the more rascal I am, the longer her life will be!" Then she asked, "Do you know the origin of this paper fan? Was it given to Zi Yan by a young man surnamed Jin?" ?”

Si Zhu said, "That young master's surname is not Jin, but the old bustard of Chunfeng Pavilion saw that young master was generous, so he casually called him Young Master Jin."

"Then do you know the origin of this Young Master Jin?"

"That's not clear. Mr. Jin has only been to Jinling a few times, and I heard that he is from the capital. Mr. Jin has a deep affection for the young lady. When he came to the Spring Wind Pavilion for the last time, he wanted to take the young lady back to the capital, and said that he would marry the young lady. Although I don't know what the origin of Mr. Jin is, but if the girls in the brothel can meet such a lover, it is really rare. How many people envy such a home, the fate of the girls in the brothel is rough After the old age, most people are lonely and helpless. Of course, the young lady would think about these things, but she didn't agree to Mr. Jin immediately, but asked Mr. Jin to come back the next day to give him an answer. As a result, the young lady resolutely refused on the second day Mr. Jin."

Recalling the situation at that time, Liu Mu couldn't help regretting that he was the one who delayed Zi Yan's wonderful marriage.

Si Zhu went on to say, "Miss wanted to come to the capital to get close to Wen Siren to avenge you that day, but I persuaded him to no avail, so I followed the lady. The lady said that Mr. Jin should be a high-ranking official in the capital. If I could meet him again, maybe It will be helpful to this matter, so I brought this paper fan too." Si Zhu cried again, "Miss said that the only regret in her life is not being able to marry you."

Liu Mu gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely avenge your miss. Also, if you want to avenge your miss, then you can't tell anyone what happened tonight."

Si Zhu said, "I understand, don't worry, my uncle, Liu Mu is dead."

"If King Heng had revealed his sincerity at the beginning, then Wen Siren would definitely have revenge for Zi Yan if he killed Zi Yan. In this way, we would have a chance to win King Heng over." Zeng Qing said while nodding "In this way, the crazy monk's idea seems to be much easier to handle."

Early the next morning, Zeng Qing went to Prince Heng's mansion, the guards at the gate neither informed nor let Zeng Qing in, they just said, "Our lord doesn't see any guests today, you two should go back."

In the end, Zeng Qing had no choice but to take out the gold medal bestowed by the late emperor, "Seeing the gold medal is like seeing the late emperor, who dares to stand in the way of the late emperor!"

Seeing this, everyone knelt down, and the housekeeper who was about to leave the mansion saw the gold medal in Zeng Qing's hand, and knew that this woman had a lot of background, so he hurried over a few steps.At this time, Zeng Qing had already put away the gold medal, and the butler said respectfully, "Is this girl here to find my prince?"

"That's right, please take the trouble to lead the way."

The butler knew that he couldn't stop the master in front of him, so he could only say, "How about this, the girl will wait with me in the front hall and have a cup of tea, and I'll go in and pass the news. After a while, the girl came back. The prince is tired from running all the way and needs to rest. If the prince is really tired and refuses to meet, then the little one will be in trouble."

Zeng Qing took out the folding fan and said, "Do you know this thing?"

The butler was taken aback, "This is not my prince's folding fan! How could it be in the girl's hands?"

Zeng Qing handed the folding fan to the housekeeper, "Give this folding fan to the prince, and he will naturally meet me."

After a while, King Heng walked quickly to the front hall, seeing that the woman in front of him was not Zi Yan, he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed, "This girl wants to see this king?"

Zeng Qing hurriedly knelt down, "My lord."

Heng Wang seemed to be joking and said, "Sit back quickly. With the gold medal bestowed by the former emperor on your body, I dare not let you kneel down easily."

After Zeng Qing sat down, King Heng said, "Who are you? What are you doing with me? Why is that folding fan in your hand?"

Zeng Qing said, "The little girl, Zeng Qingqing, came here today just for Miss Ziyan's affairs, and she asked the prince. That folding fan...was found in Miss Ziyan's belongings."

"A relic?" Heng Wang shook his hands, ignoring the tea splashed on his cuffs, and hurriedly asked, "Do you mean that Zi Yan is dead?"

"That's right..." Zeng Qing told Heng Wang the whole story.

Heng Wang slapped the table with his palm, "Hmph! This Wen Siren is really too much. Don't worry, this king will not let Ziyan die in vain." He asked again, "But the king didn't reveal his identity that day, so how could you?" I know that the folding fan belongs to my king."

Zeng Qing said, "I heard that the prince never leaves his body, and one of them is a paper fan inlaid with gold. I saw that this fan is exquisitely crafted, and there is an inscription of King Heng on it, so I guessed that this paper fan is probably the It was given to Zi Yan by King Heng."

"Do you recognize this king's handwriting?" There was no Heng Wang's signature on the fan. He was surprised. How could this little girl know? This person must have a lot of background, not to mention the gold medal bestowed by the former emperor. Thinking about it again, if she is a lady from a dignified family, how would she know Zi Yan?

Zeng Qing said, "In my father's study there is a painting of the prince's calligraphy, which was given to my father by the prince 11 years ago."

"This king seldom gives words to others. Eleven years ago... the girl's surname is Zeng. Could it be that the girl is the daughter of Prime Minister Zeng?" King Heng suddenly realized, nodded again and said, "It turned out to be the princess of Changle. Gold medal."

Zeng Qing smiled and said, "Speaking of which, I met the prince once when I was a child."

"That's right, but you were still a *year-old girl at that time, and I don't recognize you now." King Heng said, "Although you disturbed my rest today, I still want to thank you for telling me about Ziyan. king."

Zeng Qing said, "My lord, killing Wen Siren for revenge is only one thing, and the second... Zeng Qing still wants to ask my lord for help."

"tell me the story."

"Actually, Wen Siren wasn't the only one who killed Miss Zi Yan. If the Feng family and his son hadn't framed the Liu family in every possible way, Zi Yan wouldn't have been killed by Wen Siren."

"Could Miss Zeng want to use my hand to get rid of the Feng family?" Heng Wang smiled and said, "Although I have not been in the capital often in the past two years, I also know that the two prime ministers in the capital are now fighting openly and secretly, and it has reached the point where swords are on the verge of breaking out. Getting rid of the Feng family for your father by this king's hand is Miss Zeng's ultimate goal."

"I really want the prince to kill Feng Liang and his son, but it's not for my father, but for the Liu family who was killed by Feng Langqu in Jinling back then." Zeng Qing described her and Liu Mu and how the Liu family suffered. All the harm was told to Heng Wang one by one.He also said, "From Prince Heng's affection for Ziyan, it can be seen that the prince is a person who values ​​love and righteousness. Presumably the prince can understand my eagerness for revenge."

"The current emperor favors Feng's father and son, how can he kill them easily. The emperors of all dynasties have always been suspicious. Why did this king kill his right-hand man and take the risk to help you?"

Zeng Qing said, "Your majesty was deceived by the Feng family and misunderstood the slander of the villain. Many generals in the court were removed from the military power and replaced by Feng Liang's cronies. And you have made great military achievements, and now you are the only one who can fight against the Feng family. If Feng Liang is afraid of the military power in the prince's hands, and with his villainous style, he will inevitably go to the emperor and say something nonsensical to frame the prince. Although I am a girl and don't understand major affairs in the court, what I just said is not necessarily true It will really happen, but it is necessary to guard against others, and getting rid of Feng Liang must be beneficial to everyone. What's more, it is also for the sake of my country, and about Jiangshan Sheji, that is your family's business."

King Heng smiled, "You little girl is not very old, but you are quite courageous. I never imagined that the taciturn Zeng Pu would teach such an eloquent daughter."