Concubine like a house

Chapter 185: All the jades and stones are burnt to vent old grudges (1)
Three days later, Yunfu.

It has been half a year since Yun Cheng went to the North to recover his business, and at the beginning of April coincided with King Cheng's wedding, so he took the opportunity to stay in Jingzhou and walk around with the aristocratic family.

Now Zhuang Yiran's belly is getting bigger and bigger, and she will give birth in half a month.Chuxiu was afraid that she would miss her husband eagerly, so he went to Jiyun Hall to talk with her from time to time.

This morning, the dark guard just sent news that Yun Cheng was already on his way back, and that he would arrive in Yanlan City in seven or eight days.Chuxiu was planning to go to Jiyuntang to tell Zhuang Yiran the news, but Yunfeng rushed to Zhiyanxuan in a hurry and said: "Ma'am, the eldest lady is back."

Yun Xiangrong is back?After disappearing for more than half a year, why did you suddenly come back?Chuxiu got up suddenly, her eyebrows frowned slightly: "She still knows to come back? Where is she?"

"I went to the other courtyard early this morning, and I have already seen the second aunt, and now she is in the mansion, saying that she wants to see you." Yun Feng replied in a low voice, emphasizing, "It seems that the eldest miss has something urgent to see you. "

Chuxiu felt that there must be something strange about Yun Xiangrong's sudden return, so he asked, "Is there anything she should be anxious about?"

"Miss didn't say anything." Yun Feng replied truthfully, "She insisted on seeing you, so she was in the front hall of Zhiyanxuan...do you want to drive her away?"

Chuxiu pondered for a moment, then said: "No, let's go and see what she's up to first."

However, the two of them hadn't reached the front hall yet, and on the way they met Zhu Ying who said urgently: "Ma'am, just now the secret guard sent a message, saying that Marquis Weiyuan suddenly resisted the decree and made a detour on the way back to Beijing."

Chuxiu paused, and looked at Zhuying: "What do you mean by 'resisting decree detour'? Isn't he on the road well?"

As early as when Shen Yu set off from Beidi, the secret guard had already reported to Chuxiu, and he hadn't heard of any troubles that Shen Yu had encountered along the way, how could...

Chuxiu couldn't help but sink his mind, but Zhu Ying continued to say: "The Marquis of Weiyuan returned to Beijing very smoothly, but when he was two days away from Jingzhou, he changed his own way to suppress the bandits. Afterwards, the generals of the Northland They all went to Jingzhou, but he didn't go back, he came in the direction of Fangzhou."

Zhu Ying handed the secret letter in her hand to Xiu, and finally emphasized: "Emperor Tianshou is furious, and has ordered people to arrest him."

Hearing the words, Chuxiu was angry, anxious, surprised and suspicious. He changed his usual gentle temper and was very annoyed: "What is Shen Yu doing? The concubine of Emperor Tianshou is lost, and now he is angry. Does he think his life is not long enough? "

Zhu Ying and Yun Feng were both startled, they had rarely seen such a temper tantrum, and they looked at each other for a while.After a while, Zhuying was the first to react, and explained to Chuxiu: "The loss of the empress and concubine of the Emperor Tianshou was originally a secret... Weiyuan Marquis has no information on the road, so he may not know about it."

How could Chuxiu listen to these words, his stunning face was blushing, it was all caused by anger: "Even if he has something urgent, he should return to Jingzhou first. Isn't this going to the knife's edge now? "

Both Zhuying and Yunfeng didn't know how to answer the conversation.

Chuxiu tried to calm himself down, but knowing that complaining was useless, he pondered for a moment, and then ordered Zhu Ying: "You immediately send an order to the dark guards everywhere, and you must contact Shen Yu to find out why he resisted the decree and went around."

"Yes. I'll do it right away." Zhu Ying took the order and left, and Yun Feng stopped him, "Wait a minute, the eldest lady is outside the Zhiyan Pavilion, I'm afraid she will hurt the lady, you'd better accompany her. "

Zhu Ying really stopped in her tracks: "Okay, I'll accompany Madam to see the situation first."

As soon as the three of them walked to the front hall, they saw a woman kneeling in front of Chuxiu, with a "plop", Lihua said with rain, "Sister-in-law, please save Shen Yu!"

It was Yun Xiangrong.

Seeing the other party's appearance, Chuxiu's heart sank even more, and a pair of clear eyes flashed a sharp luster: "Speak well! What's going on?"

Yun Xiangrong's tears were like beads with a broken thread, and at the same time as they fell down, he was incoherent with anxiety: "This matter is a long story...Mingzhang tricked Shen Yu into coming to Fangzhou, and set a trap to harm him."

"Then how did you know about it? How did you come back suddenly?" Chuxiu looked down at her with a stunning face.

I don't know if it's hard to speak or what, Yun Xiangrong bit his lower lip, he didn't want to say another word no matter what, his face became paler and paler.

Although Chuxiu was extremely worried, he was well aware of this psychological tactic, and he must not fall into a disadvantage from the very beginning.So she pretended to be calm, and deliberately said harsh words to Yun Xiangrong: "Since you refuse to tell, why should I believe you? After disappearing for half a year and then suddenly coming back, how do you know that you have no plots?"

Chuxiu half-bent down, pulled the skirt out of Yun Xiangrong's hand, took two steps back and said, "Do you think I'm still the same Chuxiu from before? Let you play tricks? I won't listen to you at all!"

But Yun Xiangrong knelt on the ground and called out pitifully: "Sister-in-law...Even if I played tricks on you, don't you know my feelings for Shen Yu? How could I hurt him..."

As she spoke, she knelt on the ground and walked towards Chuxiu, completely ignoring that her light-colored skirt was stained with dust, and her knees were also stained.She knelt down to Chuxiu, grabbed her skirt again, and sobbed, "It's too late, if you don't send someone to rescue him, he will die in Mingzhang's hands..."

die?Chuxiu's heart suddenly twitched, and his face became tense.Zhu Ying immediately gave her a wink and asked her to hold on, then she asked aloud: "Miss, what is this about Mingzhang? How do you know that Mingzhang is plotting against Marquis Weiyuan? If you can't say a word Two or three times, don't say Madam is not convinced, I also feel far-fetched."

Yun Xiangrong's shoulders twitched violently, and if viewed from behind, this had already surpassed the category of a woman crying, and it looked like she was suffering from epilepsy.She twitched unceasingly, with tears running down her face, and she was no longer the gentle lady she used to be.

Chu Xiu restrained his anxiety and waited patiently.Seeing that Yun Xiangrong remained silent, he said to Zhu Ying, "You go to work first, since Yun Feng is here with you, nothing will happen."

Zhuying knew that Chuxiu was worried about Shen Yu, and he himself was also worried. Just now, Chuxiu asked him to inform the hidden guards to inquire about Shen Yu's whereabouts.

Yun Xiangrong still looked up at Chuxiu, his body twitched, tears filled his eyes: "Sister-in-law, I beg you, save Shen Yu...I can't stop Mingzhang, I can't stop him..."

"If you want to continue to hide it, you can cry here. I have so many chores that I don't have time to listen to your crying." Although Chuxiu said so, the man stood still.

Yun Xiangrong also insisted on grabbing her skirt, unwilling to let go.

This time, Chuxiu was really annoyed, and she called her name and scolded angrily: "Yun Xiangrong! You are the eldest lady of this mansion after all, don't ask yourself to be humiliated!" Chuxiu's chest heaved unsteadily, and her beautiful eyes burned Flames of anger ignited, her lips parted slightly, her words were cold and hard, completely different from her usual gentleness.

And Yun Xiangrong's eyes were already filled with tears, he couldn't see Chuxiu's current appearance clearly, he could only hear the other party's anger from his voice.She was finally in a hurry, worried about Shen Yu beyond everything, and cried helplessly: "Sister-in-law, don't go, I say...Mingzhang is Min'er's biological father..."

Min Er's biological father is Ming Zhang!Chuxiu was shocked, but immediately reacted: "You were not raped at all?"

Yun Xiangrong swallowed a mouthful of tears, and nodded, "No, I was the one who lied to Shen Yu because of my big belly."

Xiuqi does not strike anywhere, and trembles uncontrollably.She thought of Shen Yu's self-blame and embarrassment back then, and her own guilt and sadness, it turned out that it was all a play played by Yun Xiangrong!

"Why did you and Mingzhang collude?" She asked coldly.

Yun Xiangrong hesitated for a while, before reluctantly replying: "Three years ago, Emperor Tianshou went out to patrol Yanlan City in disguise, and Shen Yu was assassinated and raised in the mansion... When you went to visit him, you mentioned the 5000 million taels of gold to him At that time, my mother heard that Shen Yu was injured, so she just went to visit him, and heard at the door..."

"Later when my mother told me about this, I was skeptical, so I rummaged in Shen Yu's study, and I happened to find out the stub of the IOU issued by Mingzhang at that time, which should have been found by Shen Yu when he ransacked the house in the Ming Mansion... Find an abandoned letter, only half burned, it is a secret letter written by Emperor Tianshou to Shen Yu, telling him not to thoroughly investigate this debt..."

"So you became suspicious?" Chu Xiu hurriedly asked.

Yun Xiangrong nodded with a sob: "My mother overheard that you canceled that debt, I thought it was strange. It's only natural to pay back the debt, why didn't you let Mingzhang pay back the money? After reading the secret letter, I I'm even more skeptical..."

When Yun Xiangrong said this, Chuxiu couldn't bear it any longer, and interrupted her bitterly: "Defend by day and night, and house thieves are hard to guard against. Shen Yu is recuperating in Fangzhou, but you are making trouble in Jingzhou, searching his mansion And Secret Letter!"

"How can this be considered a search? I'm his legitimate wife, so I can't go in and out of his study?" Yun Xiangrong was a little dissatisfied, "It's just that he was too careless and the letters were not hidden enough, so I found them."

Hearing Yun Xiangrong's words, Chuxiu had guessed Shen Yu's thoughts.He burned half of the secret letter and then regretted keeping it. He must have wanted to keep the secret letter as evidence, in case something happened in the future, and the Emperor Tianshou put all the responsibility on him.It is a pity that although Shen Yu's original intention is cautious, it is a hundred secrets and one sparse.

But who can blame this?No one would have imagined that Yun Xiangrong would be so scheming.Everyone regarded her as a victim of this marriage, but they didn't realize that her mentality had already been distorted.

As Chuxiu thought about it, Yun Xiangrong continued on his own: "I read that secret letter, and I felt puzzled at the time. The Emperor Tianshou wants to bring down the Ming government, so it stands to reason that he should hold on to this huge debt. Fang, why did you tell Shen Yu not to investigate thoroughly? So I took the initiative to contact Mingzhang and handed this letter to him."

"You can't love Shen Yu, but Mingzhang hates Shen Yu for stealing his home, so you two are working together to eradicate him?" Chuxiu felt that Yun Xiangrong was too scary!

"It's not about eradicating him, and I never thought of harming Shen Yu. The downfall of the Ming family, in the final analysis, Shen Yu was just following orders, and he wasn't instigating behind the scenes." Yun Xiangrong said frankly, "It was Mingzhang who found out everything by himself. , asked me to cooperate with him, he said he wanted revenge, and I agreed."

"Then last time at Lanshan Temple, you and Mingying conspired to kidnap Yiran?" Chuxiu thought of this incident, and felt even more resentful towards Yun Xiangrong in his heart.

Unexpectedly, Yun Xiangrong shook his head: "I met Mingzhang several times in private at Lanshan Temple, but Mingying didn't know that I had an affair with his brother. Originally, Mingzhang and I conspired to kidnap you, who knew You and Yun Cheng returned home halfway!"

"Then why did you kidnap Yiran?" Chuxiu asked immediately.

"No, we didn't intend to kidnap Zhuang Yiran. We wouldn't be so stupid as to offend Mrs. Zhuang. At that time, Mingzhang realized that things were wrong, so he asked the kidnappers to withdraw. Unexpectedly, Mingying and us thought of going together. She herself Let's do it."

Yun Xiangrong spoke too hastily, and took a few breaths: "I didn't know this until I was tied up on the boat. It's a pity that the kidnappers Mingying found were too bad, and they didn't know you, so they tied up the two female family members from Yun's residence." Let's go. Mingzhang knew something happened to me, so he told Mingying about our relationship."

"Then Yiran later said that you were raped with naked clothes, and Mingzhang did it?" Chuxiu hit the nail on the head.

"Yes. I was on the boat with him at that time... The officers and soldiers suddenly came to search the boat, and he ran away in a small boat. I didn't have time to get dressed, so I had to pretend that I was raped." Yun Xiangrong admitted it all.

As of now, everything is revealed.

But at this point, Yun Xiangrong suddenly became excited again: "Mingzhang promised me at the beginning, he said that as long as I cooperate with him, he will spare Shen Yu's life after the matter is completed... But he changed his mind! The release of false news will destroy the life of Shen Yu." Shen Yu lied to Fangzhou! In this way, Emperor Tianshou will definitely punish him, and Shen Yu will die!"

Yun Xiangrong's face was full of remorse, and he cried bitterly again: "To show my sincerity, I told him that I was a virgin, and I did not hesitate to commit myself to him... I thought he would keep his word, but now he wants to take Shen Yu Deal with it together! I can't persuade him..."

Deal with it together!What this means is...Mingzhang not only wants to deal with Shen Yu, but also Yunshi!Chuxiu heard the clues in Yun Xiangrong's words, and immediately ordered: "Yunfeng, take the young lady to the execution hall. If she doesn't explain Mingzhang's tricks, don't let her out!"

Hearing this, Yun Feng only waved his hand, and three or five guardians jumped out from the darkness immediately, and lifted Yun Xiangrong up from the ground.Yun Xiangrong is a woman who has no strength to restrain a chicken, and she is crying so hard, how can she resist?But she was still worried, and asked Chuxiu again: "Sister-in-law, it's a small thing to deal with me, but it's a big thing to save Shen Yu!"

"As Yun's daughter, she actually helps outsiders to harm Yun's...with such a vicious heart, how can I tolerate you!" Chuxiu waved his hand at the nurses, and then said: "Punishment! Be sure to come from here. The words came out of her mouth!"

"Don't worry, ma'am, I'll torture myself." Yun Feng replied straight away, winked at the guards, and they dragged Yun Xiangrong to the torture hall.

The more this kind of time, the more Chuxiu forced himself to calm down.Since it was Mingzhang who played tricks behind the scenes, and since she knew there was a fraud in it, she couldn't act rashly.She knew that all she could do now was "wait".

Waiting for the dark guard to find out Shen Yu's whereabouts, and waiting for Yun Feng to torture Yun Xiangrong.

Half an hour later, she waited for Zhu Ying to come first: "Ma'am, the dark guard just came to talk, saying that the city guards captured three sneaky people into the city this morning, and one of them took the Customs clearance letter."

Zhu Ying deliberately paused, and then said: "I went to see it just now, and the mount looks like that of Marquis Weiyuan, and it is also wearing armor. It is obviously pretending to be Marquis Weiyuan, trying to sneak into the city."

Someone has Shen Yu's customs clearance document?Chuxiu pursed her lips and pondered, and replied: "Shen Yu can't be so unlucky, someone stole his document, and even lost his mount and armor..."

"That's what I mean too. Those three people have been imprisoned now. I'll send someone to find out later, and I should be able to get some news." Zhu Ying replied.

Chuxiu nodded, and couldn't help talking to himself: "What the hell is Shen Yu planning? I can't understand him more and more..."

But Zhu Ying reassured: "You're right that you can't figure it out. Marquis Weiyuan must have had a lot of tricks in training on the battlefield in the past few years. Maybe he specially asked people to pretend to be him and go back to the city, so as to attract the attention of treacherous people. "

"I hope so." Chuxiu could only try to think on the bright side, "I'm afraid that he will be too impulsive and act recklessly without careful consideration."

"The Marquis of Weiyuan today is no longer the little Marquis of Shen in the past. Don't worry, madam." At this point, Zhu Ying suddenly remembered an old event - the inside story of Shen Yu's first resistance to the edict.The last time he left Beijing without authorization, this time he resisted the decree and detoured. Although the two incidents were different, they were essentially the same. Shen Yu resisted the decree.

Moreover, they came towards Fangzhou twice... Could it be that they came out of Xiu this time?But Chuxiu is in Yunfu, so why did Shen Yu come over in such a hurry?

Zhuying was sensitively aware of the connection between these two events, so she tried to tell Chuxiu: "Ma'am, do you remember that Marquis Weiyuan went to Jiangdi to quell the chaos?"

Chuxiu recalled it for a moment before replying, "Of course I remember...why did you bring this up?"

Seeing that the time was ripe, Zhuying planned to tell the truth: "Madam, actually, Marquis Weiyuan went to Jiangdi to quell the chaos three years ago because..."

"Ma'am!" Just as she got to the point, Zhu Ying's words were interrupted again, this time it was Yun Feng who came to report urgently.

I saw that the latter didn't even care about etiquette, stepped into the house and said as he walked, "Miss is recruited, it was Mingzhang who released the false news that you were taken away. Marquis Weiyuan refused because of his desperation. Go back to Beijing, resist the decree and come to Yanlan City to save you."

Hearing this, Chuxiu didn't know whether to be moved or annoyed, he was so anxious that he wanted to cry.Thousands of words, wanting to reprimand and complain, finally turned into five words: "Shen Yu is so stupid!" As he spoke, his throat was already choked up, and he was afraid that if he opened his mouth again, he would cry.

But Zhu Ying was the most emotional after hearing Yun Feng's words, and couldn't help but sigh: "Marquis Weiyuan was like this last time too... It shows the depth of his affection."

It's a pity that Chuxiu was worried about Shen Yu, so she didn't listen to this sentence at all. When she thought of Mingzhang's methods, she didn't know whether to admire or disdain: "Mingzhang is also considered to be very capable, and he has fallen to such a point. , can still struggle to the death, and play us in the palm of his hands."

(End of this chapter)