blue bird song

Chapter 53
The girl in the car is naturally Deng Zhihan's sister, Deng Zhiping.Seeing that his younger brother was fine, Deng Zhiping pursed his lips and smiled, ordered the maid to put down the pedals, and helped her get out of the carriage.She was wearing a light green shirt and skirt, standing pretty on the official road, she was really as beautiful as jade, with a graceful demeanor.

"Elder sister, younger sister is polite." Deng Zhiping looked at the girl on horseback with a smile, and congratulated her gently, "I haven't seen you for many years, and I'm delighted that elder sister still looks as good as ever."

Deng Zhiping's makeup is very decent, his etiquette is very thoughtful, and his voice is gentle and pleasant.No matter how you look at it, she is the demeanor of a famous lady.

Qing Que smiled and said: "I advise you not to mistake my sister! Your eldest sister passed away seven years ago, and the Deng family held a funeral for her. Did no one know about you? Deng Zhiping, Deng Zhihan, you can't go to Xuanfu, go home !"

Deng Zhihan blushed, straightened his neck and shouted: "No, I'm going! My grandfather is in trouble, how can I just sit idly by?"

Deng Zhiping glanced at Qing Que carefully, with a sincere expression on his face, "Sister, we are real sisters, aren't we? Please, for the sake of Brother Han and me, please let my grandfather go! I beg you!"

"Elder Sister, what is the most precious thing in the world? It's family love, father-daughter love, and sisterhood! Eldest Sister is now on the rise and admired by the government and the public, so why bother to dwell on past kindness and resentment?"

"Little sister saw you at the first sight, and knew that you are not a mortal. You must have a broad mind and a loving heart! Eldest sister, the past is over, forget it, and start again, okay? Take a step back to the sea and the sky, step back With just one step, you can save brother and sister Han and I!"

After Deng Zhiping finished speaking earnestly, a pair of bright eyes looked at Qingque full of hope.

Qing Que smiled and said: "Deng Zhiping, Deng Zhihan, you two will go to the same place with me, promise me one thing, maybe I won't pursue it, maybe."

Deng Zhiping and Deng Zhihan's eyes were filled with brilliance.

Qing Que led them up the mountain until they reached the stone house.

"Deng Zhiping, Deng Zihan, if either of you can jump from the iron window, land on the upside-down iron nail like I did back then, and climb over the iron nail to the side of the creek, the past will be erased. "

"I crawled over it back then. If you can walk, you can do it by walking. I was slapped a few times, and my internal organs were injured. However, I don't need to beat you." Qingque added kindly.

Deng Zhihan's eyes turned red, "I'm coming!" Deng Zhiping hurriedly stopped, "You are the eldest grandson of the Deng family, and the Deng family will depend on you in the future, how can you get hurt? Sister will come."

Qingque smiled and watched them push back, without speaking.

Deng Zhiping was extremely insistent, "I'm an older sister, and I'm a girl, so I can't support the family. Brother Han, in terms of emotion and reason, it should be me."

Deng Zhihan thought that he had to go to the Xuanfu to save the lives of his grandfather's family, so he nodded with tears in his eyes.

Deng Zhiping walked slowly towards the stone house, "Sister, can you order someone to move a ladder?" Qing Que smiled, "No, I'll take you up." Lightly picked up Deng Zhiping and threw her against the iron window of the stone house.

Deng Zhiping plucked up the courage to look down, almost crying in fright.The ferocious iron nails on the ground outside looked like a man-eating demon.

Deng Zhihan closed his eyes with tears in his eyes, unable to bear to look down.Qingque smiled and stood outside the iron window, waiting for Deng Zhiping to jump down.

Deng Zhiping, as long as you have the courage to jump off, I will not let you fall on the nail.

For a long time, Deng Zhiping didn't jump off.

Deng Zhiping collapsed, covered his face and cried loudly, "I'm afraid, I'm very afraid!" Jumping from such a high place to the iron nail, how dare, how dare?Flesh and blood, how can I stand that.

Deng Zhihan was dumbfounded, Qing Que smiled contemptuously, "Deng Zhiping, if you don't have the guts, don't act like a big-tailed wolf!"

Qingque clapped her hands crisply, and called the guards to order, "Show me these two people, and don't allow them to leave the capital!"

Accompanied by Deng Zhiping, who cried bitterly and lost his image, Deng Zhihan returned to Ningguo Mansion dejectedly.He wanted to complain to Deng Zhiping, "I want to jump, but you don't allow it; you go up, but you refuse to dance!" But looking at his delicate sister, he felt unable to say it.

Qing Que ordered someone to send a letter to Shen Fu that night, "Deng Zhihan was driven back to Ningguo Duke's mansion by me. He will definitely not be able to get out in ten or eight days, so you can think about it differently."

The room was a bit gloomy, and Shen Fu's heart gradually became colder and colder.This cruel girl, her own brother also did it!She is going to push me into a desperate situation, is she going to die or not? Shen Fu sat down on the chair slumped, feeling terrified and bewildered.

Shen Fu took out a large sum of money and went out to do some business, but all the slaves from the East Factory were dispatched, who would dare to recruit them?Everything that has something to do with Dongchang has an evil nature, making people afraid to take it over easily.

Dongchang's investigative skills are indeed first-class, and Shen Fu's [-] empty salary was rewarded soon after.The prince is kind, but he was furious when he heard the report, "The country's funds are insufficient, and the Ministry of Households collected all these military salaries, and it was hard to get them together! But Shen Fu filled his pockets!"

Shen Fu was imprisoned by the Ministry of Punishment and put on death row.

Empty pay is not the same as collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country.Things have changed, and it is extremely difficult to obtain evidence of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, but it is obvious that the empty salary is on the bright side: how many soldiers are actually in the Xuanfu, how many soldiers are paid by the Ministry of War, and there are physical evidence such as account books and rosters, which are clear. There is no way to quibble.

For this one crime alone, Shen Fu is already a death sentence, and the Shen family's property is bound to be confiscated.If the crime of collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country is also carried out, then not only one Shen Shen will die, but the entire Shen family will face annihilation.

Shen's house, located in the bustling area of ​​Suzaku Avenue, suddenly became lifeless.Servants and maids absconded with their belongings, there was no smoke in the kitchen, the garden was untied, and the house was unswept, desolate and desolate.

Mrs. Zeng sat awkwardly on the official hat chair with four heads, and Shen Mao and Shen Ying wept under her knees, "Mother, the money can't be given out, and no one dares to take it! The door of the father-in-law's house is closed, and he can't see it at all. Two The younger sister was sent by her brother-in-law to recuperate in a village in the suburbs, and the third younger sister is a concubine's daughter-in-law, and life in the Anyang Marquis Mansion was not easy..."

You can't count on it all!Zeng closed his eyes tiredly.When it's time to die, the son is useless, and the daughter is useless!Collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country, there is no trace of it at all, and there is no way to investigate it.The accusation of collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country is ignored, as long as the matter of empty pay is not revealed, the Shen family will be fine!If they could go to the Xuan Mansion at night and recruit [-] recruits in a hurry, the Shen family would be able to live in peace right now!
The son was stopped by the Qi family father and daughter.The grandson was also stopped by that girl of the Qi family!Qi Qingque, my good Shen family has been ruined in your hands.

Thinking of Qi Qingque, Zeng's teeth itch with hatred.what is sheIt's just a bastard born of an orphan girl with no matchmaker and no employment!With a background like her, she should be cast aside, bullied, and beaten to death!

Zeng took out two silver bills of 1 taels, and said coldly: "A Mao, Ah Ying, you both take one of these two silver bills, and go out and secretly buy a few masters of the rivers and lakes. I will be useful."

Shen Mao and Shen Ying thought that the Zeng family had gone mad, and wanted to invite all the masters of the world to go to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice to rob the prison, and took the silver ticket, feeling worried.Shen Mao said with a smile: "It depends on what it is to buy. Those people in the world also make money to live a good life. If the risk is too high, they will not dare to do it." Shen Ying boldly reminded, "If you want to Prison robbery, they dare not agree anyway."

Zeng gritted her teeth and said, "Our family is in this situation because of Qi Qingque, that wild girl! Now that your father's life is in danger, and the Shen family is also in ruins, how can I be reconciled. If I don't kill this girl, I will I will die with peace!"

Shen Mao and Shen Ying secretly breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that Qi Qingque was going to be killed.It's much easier to assassinate a few people than to rob a prison.

The two accepted the banknotes and agreed, "Money can turn ghosts around! There is a large amount of money now, and it is easy to find a master to help out."

Zeng was full of resentment, "You two should deal with it as a serious matter, don't delay! I can't wait to see the head of this bastard!" After hearing this, Shen Mao and Shen Ying only felt that they had lost their minds. Feeling cold, he bit the bullet and agreed again and again.

Zeng's face slowly eased, and sighed: "I don't know what happened to your eldest sister, did the Deng family feel sorry for her? And brother Han, who secretly took someone to go to Xuanfu, but was forced by Qi Qingque. He was sent back to Deng's house. At this moment, I don't know if he has been punished."

Even if the Shen family is really convicted, the crime is not as good as a married daughter, Amo is fine.I'm afraid, Brother Han's going to the Xuanfu privately has angered Ning Guogong, and he will be beaten severely.Duke Ningguo has always picked up the whip to teach his children and grandchildren, regardless of it, and whipped them violently.

Shen Mao comforted her, "My great-grandson, no matter how angry Ning Guogong is, can he be cruel? Mother, just rest assured." Shen Ying also said: "The eldest sister has a pair of children, Sister Ping and Brother Han. For the sake of the children, the government will not embarrass her."

Zeng's heart moved, and there was hope in his eyes again, "Amao, Aying, will Ningguo government give us a hand for Brother Han's sake? Anyway, if Brother Han is convicted Foreign family, after all, it is not good for him."

Shen Mao smiled wryly, "Duke Ning made a personal guarantee in front of His Highness the Crown Prince, saying that his father was loyal and brave, and would never collude with the enemy and betray the country. As a result, not long after Mr. Ning made the guarantee, news came from the Xuanfu that his father would be paid for nothing. Mr. Ning His face is dull, these days he can't pretend to be sick, and he has no face."

The Zeng family sighed a long time, "Because of a wild girl, the Shen family suffered a crushing defeat! It's also Amo's fault. Back then, she was neither cruel nor cruel, and kept tigers as a threat." Shen Mao and Shen Ying were silent for a while, reluctantly persuading Zeng Shi rested.

When the two brothers came out of Zeng's house, Shen Ying said angrily, "It's all the elder sister's fault! If it wasn't because of her, how could our family have offended Qi Qingque, the god of plague?" What's the use of this. The eldest sister must regret it, and Hugh will make things worse."

Shen Mao was not mistaken, the eldest lady of the Shen family, his precious sister Shen Mo, had already turned green from remorse.After suffering such a serious injury and bleeding so much, that girl survived!Not only did she not die, but she also explicitly targeted the Shen family.Life-saving people, people who recruit recruits to fill up the vacancies, the Shen family sends one out, and she intercepts one!
This girl, she is going to put the Shen family to death.Shen Mo thought desperately, and quickly changed her mind.A woman cannot live without the support of her natal family, and the Shen family cannot be defeated!No matter what method I think of, I want to save my father and the Shen family!
Brother Han, this kid has lived in the outer courtyard since he was a child. He has been taught a lot by his great-grandfather and father, and he is not smart enough. It seems that he is useless.Sister Ping, she looks good on weekdays, but when things come to an end, she realizes that she is too tender, and it is useless.That wild girl threatened her, but she actually believed it!Sister Silly Screen, close your eyes and jump down to see if that wild girl dares not save you!

The sons and daughters can't be relied on, the father-in-law has no prestige in the court, the father-in-law lost face, and pretended to be sick so he couldn't go to the court.Looking around, Deng Qi was the only one left in the entire Ningguo Mansion.

Shen Mo took her maid and forced her way into Deng Qi's study, and forced her to ask Deng Qi, "It's fine if you don't care about the relationship between husband and wife. Sister Ping and Brother Han, don't you have the heart to do it?"

Deng Qi watched her silently for a while, then waved his hand, ordering all the servants and maids to retreat. "Sister Ping and Brother Han, what's wrong?" Deng Qi asked lightly.

Tears welled up in Shen Mo's eyes, and she choked up and said, "If my father gets the notoriety of collaborating with the enemy and treason, how can Miss Ping talk about getting married? Who will want her?"

Deng Qi scolded: "Nonsense! Sister Ping's surname is Deng, what has she got to do with the Shen family? If the male family comes to ask for marriage, it is my daughter of the Deng family, not the granddaughter of the Shen family!"

"What about Brother Han?" Shen Mo cried and said, "He will be the son of the Marquis of Funing in the future, the Marquis of Funing! Who would look up to him if he has a married woman who has been convicted?"

"This is even more absurd!" Deng Qi yelled at the case, "A man should not rely on the shadow of his ancestors, but build a career by himself! He doesn't even rely on the shade of his ancestors, should he rely on his grandparents? If he is promising by himself, who has shallow eyesight Will it be because the Shen family looks down on him?"

"Qing Que is the family of Jiao Didi's little girl. She has no father to rely on. Her grandfather has long since died in battle. Didn't she rely on her own strength to become famous in the first battle! Shen Mo, girls can be self-reliant and rely on themselves in everything, Brother Han But a big man!"

Shen Mo was trembling with anger, "I knew that in your eyes, Sister Ping and Brother Han together can't compare to a blue sparrow! They are all your own children, are you guilty?!"

Deng Qi looked at her with a gloomy face, and asked word by word: "Let me ask you one last time, what did you do to Qing Que in the stone house? You kept saying that you were innocent, and you brought Qing Que to After the stone house, he comforted her softly, and then left. Is this really the case, Shen Mo, tell the truth."

Shen Mo shrank back and tried to calm herself down, "I didn't do anything! You clearly know Grandma's temper, and Grandma and I are just following orders! Don't you know me, gentle and kind, with no hands? The power to bind a chicken, what can I do to a child of seven or eight years old?"

Deng Qi's eyes were gloomy, and he obviously didn't believe it.Shen Mo felt fearful, and forced a smile, "Qing Que and you are always father and daughter, right? This child must be like you, kind-hearted, gentle and honest. For Sister Ping, for Brother Han, you go to Persuade her! If she can let the Shen family go, she will be helping her own brother, younger siblings."

Deng Qi smiled sarcastically, "You came here for this? Shen Mo, how could I go to see Qing Que? What face do I have to see Qing Que?"

A line of tears flowed down Deng Qi's cheeks, Deng Qi murmured: "I am her own father, but how did I treat her? She has only been to Deng's house once in her life, and she ran away with scars and blood stains. I almost died. And then? Everything in the Deng family is as usual, as if she never came back. As a father, I couldn't protect her at the time, and I couldn't avenge her afterwards. What face do I have to meet her? What do I have? To meet her face to face?"

Deng Qi sat slumped on the chair, covering his face with his hands, in excruciating pain.Shen Mo tentatively walked forward, squatting in front of him and softly persuaded: "No, don't think so. You have difficulties. Qingque is a good boy. If you are filial to your child, you will definitely understand."

Maybe her voice was too gentle, as if Deng Qi didn't hear it, he was immersed in the pain and ignored her anymore.Shen Mo squatted in front of him for a long time, gradually her body became numb and her heart became cold.

Shen Mo returned to the inner house in a daze, sitting alone in a daze.Is the Shen family really hopeless? No, I don't believe it.I can't admit defeat until the last moment!
The last time my father escaped from danger, he relied on Eunuch Wang and Concubine Wan Gui.Now that eunuch Wang has long been dismissed, and Concubine Wan Gui has passed away, who else can follow in the palace?If the queen is not successful, talking is the most useless; the queen mother is really out of reach; the concubine Chen?Princess?
Shen Mo made a prompt decision, tried to find out the eunuch's connections, and wanted to send gifts to the concubine Chen and the concubine to plead for mercy.Unfortunately, Concubine Chen has just been promoted to the position of noble concubine recently, the palace is very busy, how can I have the time to care about such trivial matters?The crown princess, she entered the palace not long ago, her temperament is not familiar, no one dares to solicit her.

Unwilling to give up, Shen Mo started thinking about the princess's natal family.The concubine's natal father named Cheng Enbo, and her two younger brothers, Zhang He and Zhang Yan, both studied in the Imperial College, so it should be easy to make friends with.

A heavy gift was sent over, and the Zhang family brothers accepted it.Shen Mo is overjoyed, if she dares to accept the gift at this time, she has nothing to fear!It seems that the Crown Princess is capable, and the Zhang family is on the right track!
Only two days after Shen Mo was overjoyed, this gift was returned, "The Emperor Taizu's legacy says that relatives are not allowed to interfere in politics!" The refusal was grandiose.

Shen Mo was trying to save people, but Zeng was only thinking about "the master of the rivers and lakes, assassinate, see the head of that wild species".Shen Mao and Shen Ying were urged by her, and they really paid a lot of money to invite four talented people.These four capable people are all outstanding in kung fu, they can open steles and crack stones, and they can kill people invisible, but it is indeed a big price, 1 taels per person.

"Money is not a problem." Zeng threw out two more banknotes with pride, "Tell them that if the matter is done, there will be a big reward!"

Zeng is happy to spend money to buy the head of the enemy.

(End of this chapter)