win the hairpin

Chapter 492 Xu Ling Returns to Beijing
On the seventh day of April, Zhang Xuling returned to Kyoto from Lingnan.

Before he got off the boat, he already knew that there were sudden changes in the capital. The changes were shocking and made everyone in the Zhang party feel like they were walking on thin ice.

Concubine Zhang Guifei angered Jinshang, she had already put Jinshang under house arrest in the palace, and took back the power of the noble concubine. At the same time, she angrily reprimanded King Yan many times in the court for his unfavorable handling of affairs, and her disgust was beyond words.

Some people speculated that today's visit was because of the private salt incident that rejected Zhang Guifei's mother and son, but Zhang Xuling knew it was impossible.

It is absolutely impossible for such a trivial matter to offend Jinshang so far.

The weather is getting hotter, and the tense atmosphere in Beijing and China has not eased, but intensified, and rumors are everywhere.

What happened?

Standing on the deck, Zhang Xuling looked at the approaching bustling pier, his heart seemed to be clenched by a big hand, not daring to be careless.

The situation on the pier was the same as when he left Kyoto. Lifu carrying big bags came and went, covered in sweat and dust, all guilds were waiting for the goods to arrive on the pier, and there were countless small vendors coming and going Yell, earn a few coins to support the family.

Getting off the boat and going home, he walked steadily all the way, but as soon as he stepped into Zhang's door, he couldn't help but get red eyes—things are different.

The Zhang family has never been a big and flourishing family. Even when the power was in the hands of the public, there were only a few people in the family. However, there were female relatives in the backyard and a prime minister in the front yard. People came and went in the house all the time. , Lively and lively, when it was time to add a baby, Jin Shangyu bestowed Yu'er steamed buns, which was an unprecedented honor.

But now, the only ones in the family who can breathe are the two brothers and his youngest son.

Walking all the way in, he felt the dilapidation and gloom of this house, as if the shadow of death had been lingering, and even the servants he saw by chance were like frightened birds, ready to fly away at any time.

Soon, he saw Zhang Xutang who was basking in the sun with Zhang Zihou in his arms in the backyard.

The servants were all let out by Zhang Xutang, and there were only two uncles and nephews left in the yard, one older and one younger sitting on the porch leaning against each other, their eyes scattered.

When the popularity is low, the vegetation grows wildly, bringing a large area of ​​oily green light and shadow, these shadows without breath and heat mottled and shrouded the uncle and nephew, showing more and more withered and decayed.

Seeing such a pitiful scene, Zhang Xuling's nose became more and more sore, and all the fears and prejudices against Zhang Xutang in his heart disappeared, and he even felt his own heartlessness-although he was living in Lingnan, he was able to live on. I didn't think about everything at home for a day.

After the father died, how did the second child survive alone?

He stood there for a while, wanting to go in and hug his younger brother and son, but he was too nervous to move. After a while, he took a deep breath and walked in quickly.

"Second child, Zihou." He opened his arms, trying to pull the two of them into his arms like a female monkey, but the two raised their heads with doubtful expressions.

Zhang Zihou didn't know the person in front of him at all, but Zhang Xutang felt strange——Zhang Xuling's body was black and shiny, but his body was stronger than when he was in the capital. He couldn't find any demeanor of the old Zhang family. Much like a farmer returning from transplanting seedlings in the field.

"Big brother?"

"Don't know me?" Zhang Xuling smiled awkwardly, and at the same time felt that Zhang Xutang's eyes were completely different from before.

In the past, although Zhang Xutang's gaze was ruthless, it was also vivid and lively, with ambition, desire, love and hatred, all of which were never left behind, but now his eyes are very empty, as if he has entered a Buddhist gate.

Zhang Xuling was startled by this.

"Second," he took a step forward, and tentatively hugged Zhang Zihou—his affection for his son was limited, "What happened?"

Zhang Xutang replied very calmly: "The matter has been exposed. Today I want to poison my aunt and King Yan, and I have secretly ordered the imperial army to do it the day after tomorrow. Today I will go to the imperial mausoleum to worship. When he returns to the palace, they have already died Killed."

"What's the matter?" Zhang Xuling frowned, then his eyes widened in shock, and at the same time his mind became dizzy, "Impossible"

It took him a full quarter of an hour before he calmed down: "I will do it the day after tomorrow, there is still time to go now."

"Where are you going?" Zhang Xutang pushed Zhang Zihou and signaled him to go out and play by himself, "Brother, is there any king in the world? Wang doesn't know yet, if we catch him by surprise, we won't necessarily lose."

Zhang Xuling became dazed again: "But since ancient times, there have been very few palace transformations that can accomplish anything."

"This is the end of the matter, brother, we have no way out. Everything has been arranged. I have been waiting for you to come back. Tomorrow night will be the time to see the outcome."

After Zhang Xutang finished speaking, he stood up from the corridor, his face was very indifferent, but his eyes were filled with excitement.

He is a person who fears that the world will not be chaotic, and now that a big chaos is in his hands, how can he not be excited.

Immediately afterwards, he pushed Zhang Xuling's head over and began to whisper.

There was blood in every sentence of his, and every word carried human life, and he didn't finish until it was dark.

The yard hadn't been lit yet, and there was no meal. It was dark and dark, and the moonlight was not bright. Zhang Xuling raised his head in a daze, and looked around.

He suddenly hoped that the sky would not light up, and it would just keep dark like this, so that he could hide his head and shrink back in the darkness, so that he didn't have to do that thrilling event.

But sooner or later the sky will be bright.

He knew that he had fallen into Zhang Xutang's hands again this time, and he couldn't escape no matter what.

He stood there in a daze for a while, and when Zhang Xutang disappeared, he fumbled to light the lamp, and the servants also came alive with the light, and began to ask him where the food was placed.

Zhang Zihou slipped in and stared at Zhang Xuling cautiously. Zhang Xuling squatted down, hugged him in panic, and kissed his little cheek. He didn't want to do big things anymore, and wanted to take his son back to Lingnan to farm.

When Zhang Xuling was in dire straits, King Jin and Yin Xiao came out of the palace at the same time.

I had a banquet today, and I asked King Jin to accompany me to drink. When King Jin came out of the palace, he had already drank too much. He vomited in the carriage, so he just came down to enjoy the cool breeze, and let go of the father's love that has been warm recently. .

He walked with one foot deep and one foot shallow, Yin Xiao followed him two steps away, Huang Ting led the guards and guarded them far behind, they all walked in silence.

When he reached the fork in the road, Yin Xiao suddenly said: "My lord, I went wrong."

King Jin looked at the road to Zhouqiao: "It's not wrong."

Yin Xiao took a step forward expressionlessly: "Wrong way, Wangfu is on Caomen Street."

King Jin said angrily: "Can't I go and see her! Back off!"

Yin Xiao did not retreat, and said firmly: "Your Majesty asked me to escort you to the palace, but did not ask me to escort you to other places. Please go back to the palace first."

"Oh, then the king will go around Zhouqiao before going back." King Jin went to Zhouqiao again.

This time Yin Xiao didn't stop him, because he had already seen Song Huiyue.

(End of this chapter)