Half fairy

Chapter 128
As soon as the tall man clarified his intention, he faintly sensed something was wrong.

Not for anything else, just relying on his understanding of this tall man.

Perhaps in the eyes of these tall adults, he Zhong Su is just a merchant who can be manipulated at will, but in his Zhong Su's eyes, these tall adults are not some fools who think they are being used by him.

In the past, he lowered his posture to deal with it, and when people nodded and said yes to everything, it was for the benefit, not because he was really stupid and incompetent.

He realized that something was wrong, and he had already realized that Gao's taking Yu Qing away might have malicious intentions.

Although he realized that Yu Qing's going might be dangerous, after weighing the pros and cons, he still didn't expose it.

Because he has already felt that Yu Qing's reckless actions have caused the whole body to be affected by one hair, which has directly ignited the confrontation between the two factions.

A group of civil and military officials came to look for Yu Qing at the front door, and Mr. Gao knocked on the back door to look for him, so he already felt it.

At his level, with his limited knowledge, and unable to determine who the two factions will win in this contest, he does not want to offend either party. He has never been qualified as a merchant, so he did Made a plan just in case.

The situation is really going to the point of no return, we can only give up Yu Qing and save Zhong's family!
Pretending to be confused is the best choice. Sending Yu Qing away can still satisfy Du Fei and Li Fangchang. At least in the eyes of these two people, I have done my best. If I stabilize these two, I will stabilize the Zhong family. internal.

There are many other aspects, he has his own series of considerations.

He didn't want to go to this point either, but what Yu Qing had done was beyond his imagination. With the future uncertain, he couldn't possibly take the entire Zhong family to be buried with him.

Stabilize Yu Qing, take the opportunity to negotiate with him, and quickly solve the hidden dangers that may be caused by the treasure map.

And after Yu Qing is sent away, the Zhongfu will not become the center of the vortex of the two factions' contests, and it will be able to stabilize Du Fei and Li Fangchang inside.

But this is not enough, not enough to keep the Zhongfu safe, not enough to keep his wife and daughter safe.

The power of the two parties colliding is too terrifying. Yu Wei can easily crush the Zhong family. Ordinary people will die without even making a fuss. hospital.

In a courtyard usually used to store sundries, an elderly lame man sat on the steps and tied a broom in the yard.

"Old Wu." Zhong Su stepped forward and called out.

The cripple looked up, stood up immediately, and took two steps forward with a limp, "Why are you here?"

Zhong Su said solemnly: "Old Wu, the Zhong family may be in trouble, and now I don't trust anyone, only you."

The crippled old Wu suddenly became serious, "Waiyuan, what can you tell me?"

Zhong Su immediately whispered into his ear secretly, and the latter nodded slightly from time to time.

After finishing speaking, Zhong Su took out a special firework from his sleeve and handed it to him, "Let's use 'see you soon' as a signal, once we see the signal, the life and death of the Zhong family will be entrusted to you!"

The crippled Old Wu with a dignified face nodded, stuffed the special firework into his arms and put it away, then strode away with a limp.

After Zhong Su watched her disappear, he went to the inner house and the courtyard of the two daughters. After dismissing the younger daughter first, he signaled the eldest daughter to go to the study to talk.

After entering the study room and closing the door, Zhong Su walked to the coffee table and sat down, then motioned for his daughter to sit down on the other side of the coffee table, and then said in a low voice: "Ruochen, the two half-size paintings I gave you, do you still want to return?" remember?"

Zhong Ruochen nodded again and again, with a slight sense of shyness in his expression, half of it was a betrothal gift, and half was a dowry.

Zhong Su: "At the beginning, when you asked me if the painting had any deep meaning, I said that I would tell you when you and Ashheng had a child. Now, things have changed, and we need one more person in our family to know the meaning of the painting. The secret of a painting, so that if there is an accident, there will be someone who knows, so that the secret will not be lost, and maybe it can be used to save lives at critical moments."

Zhong Ruochen was very surprised when he heard the words, "Father, why did you say something unlucky? What accidents can happen to our family?"

She naturally didn't know that since she was a child, someone had sheltered her from the wind and rain, and she never had to face some bad things.

"The painting turned out to be complete, and A Jiezhang got it from an ancient tomb..."

Zhong Su ignored his daughter's surprise, and first told the story of how he got the painting back then.

The more Zhong Ruochen heard it, the more shocked he became. He never thought that this painting could have such a big relationship and hide such an important secret.

After listening, she became more and more surprised, "Father, what happened, why did you tell your daughter this?"

Zhong Su had the urge to pinch the armrests of the chair with both hands, and sighed melancholy, "We met a bastard! We missed you, and also hurt my Zhong family. I don't know how to tell you some things, I'm afraid you will Can't accept..."

But in the end I still spoke, there is no way, the storm is imminent, and the whole family may have to bear and face it, some things as the parties must be mentally prepared, otherwise the imminent gaffe may cause delays.

It can be regarded as long-term pain rather than short-term pain.

He told the story of Yu Qing's resignation and the confrontation between the two forces in the court.

It's nothing to resign, Zhong Ruochen can still accept it, she doesn't care whether Yu Qing is an official or not, what she cares about is Yu Qing.

Knowing that Yu Qing just ran away, she was completely stunned, her face turned pale instantly, as if struck by lightning.

No one can personally understand her mood at the moment.

Countless beautiful longings, all the sweetness that has been brewing for a long time, all the beauty of thousands of words, all turned into two lines of clear tears at this moment, and the tearful eyes were dumbfounded...

Of course, Zhong Su would not tell her to give up Yu Qing's plan to protect herself, and would never tell her. Some things can only be done but not said, even if it is for the benefit of her daughter, otherwise she will hate him for the rest of her life...

Outside the Duke’s carriage, which was still strolling around in the capital, he galloped towards him. The horseman turned over and landed on the shaft of the chariot, returned on one knee, pushed aside the curtain with one hand, and reported to Neiyin: “Mr. Before Heng's resignation letter was delivered to His Majesty, His Majesty was furious when he heard about it, saying that Ash Heng's throwing of the crown was a blasphemy to the imperial court, and he has ordered that Ash Heng be arrested immediately!"

Pei Qingcheng, who was sitting beside him, tensed his cheeks, what was supposed to come finally came.

Ying Xiaotang narrowed her eyes, and suddenly ordered decisively: "Inform the chiefs and generals in the city, let them also carry out His Majesty's will, and immediately dispatch all the troops to block the entrances and exits of the streets and streets in the capital, and seize Ashiheng immediately if they find it!"

As he spoke, he leaned over slightly, and whispered to the subordinate who was kneeling on one knee, "After you take it, you will be sent to the wolf guard prison outside the city immediately. If you get on it, grab it for me immediately, and be sure to grab it for me! Tell them, just say what I mean."

"Yes!" The visitor took the order, but hesitated for a moment, "Grand Duke, I'm afraid it's a bit unreasonable to rob like this. After all, it was done in the capital. If there is no proper reason, I can't explain it to the superior. Some people may hesitate."

Ying Xiaotang snorted coldly, "Then give them a reason! Ash Heng was involved in the assassination of Bai Lan and Hei Ling'er last night. The military has not closed the case. After we finish the investigation, we will hand over the person to other departments." Check, if your Majesty has any questions, I will answer them myself!"

Pei Qingcheng on the side nodded while stroking his beard.

"Yes!" The visitor took the order, let go of the curtain and closed it, stood up and flew away, landed on his own mount, turned the mount and left quickly.

Immediately afterwards, another rider came, and the rider turned over and landed on the shaft of the carriage, pushed aside the curtain and knelt on one knee, and urgently reported: "Duke, our spies found Ashheng's carriage during the search of Beijing. , in a wine garden called 'Long Yuanqiu' in the south of the city.

The spies immediately notified the people nearby to check, and confirmed that Ashheng had indeed eaten there at noon, and also entertained four guests.It's just that when he was leaving, for some unknown reason, Ashheng suddenly changed to another carriage, and his current whereabouts are unknown. "

Pei Qingcheng was furious, "We're looking for him everywhere, but that bastard is entertaining him leisurely!"

Ying Xiaotang raised his hand to signal him to appease his anger, "No wonder I couldn't find it, so I changed the carriage. Have you found the carriage?"

The visitor said: "I haven't found it yet, but it has been passed around, and the carriage I was looking for was replaced by Long Yuanqiu Restaurant."

"Okay, why change the carriage?" Ying Xiaotang said to himself, and suddenly said: "Immediately control all the relevant personnel of the restaurant, as well as the four people who were invited by Ashheng. Be sure to find out the reason for the banquet and the reason for the banquet." The reason for changing the carriage."

"Yes." The visitor took the order and left.

One person just left here, but another person came to report, "Guogong, the servants from the Zhongfu, said that they met Ashheng with friends on the main street, and said that they said they were going to the flower boat on Xicheng Lake." Let’s go play, the people who are guarding the Zhongfu have already rushed to the west city to look for it.”

Ying Xiaotang's face darkened, "You guys are going to sit and wait. There are plenty of people. Report here, and someone will come to look for you. Do you need some of you to run errands? Who told you to leave your post without authorization? Is there anyone left there? ?”

The visitor suddenly looked embarrassed, "No... there is no one else."

Pei Qingcheng helped and said, "They are also kind-hearted. After knowing their whereabouts, they thought it would be faster to go directly."

Ying Xiaotang passed the situation in his mind, and the outline of the map of the entire capital also appeared in his mind. His face gradually became gloomy, and he was puzzled there, muttering to himself, "Come out from Yushitai and go to the restaurant in the south of the city for dinner. ...went to the West City Lake to play again...and met the servants on the main street..."

Suddenly he turned his head to look at Pei Qingcheng, and said coldly: "That kid should have been targeted a long time ago, and he should have been tricked by someone when he was entertaining guests at Chengnan Restaurant. The purpose of changing the car is to avoid our search, ah After Shi Heng changed the carriage, he should have returned to the Zhongfu, and these guys guarding the Zhongfu probably fell into the trick of diverting the tiger away from the mountain!"

"..." The visitor was dumbfounded.

Pei Qingcheng said in a deep voice: "What's the point of calling the tiger away from the mountain and letting Ashheng return to the Bell Mansion? Can you confirm? What if I really went to the West City Lake to play..."

Ying Xiaotang: "Whether you can confirm it or not, since the person who went to Xicheng has already gone, we must guard against the possibility of diverting the tiger away from the mountain." Pushing aside the curtain with one hand, he shouted: "Go to a few people, hurry to Zhongfu!" Shouted to the coachman, "Go to Zhongfu!"

(End of this chapter)