Embroidered color and fragrance

Chapter 181 Goodbye
"People are different." Su Wanru sneered, and said, "Look back and think about it, what else do you have in your life other than calculating others? What have you got, even your own flesh and blood, you have licked it." You have nothing to be proud of when you give up your face to others."

"My father is much better than you. He lived his life calmly. He was in love with my mother. There were three of us, brothers and sisters. In his spare time, he went fishing, painted and painted, and talked and chatted with us. It is also a name that will last through the ages, and future generations will never forget that there was once a wise king who wanted to save the people of the world, his name was Su Zhengxing."

"The name Su Zhengxing, whether it was or will be louder than you." Su Wanru sneered, and said mockingly: "Some people have died many years ago, and their walking is just a shell. And some people He is dead, but his belief and soul will always exist in the hearts of the world. So instead of winning, you have lost completely."

Some people have died many years ago, and what they are walking is just a shell?Xiao Hanqing stared wide-eyed, looked at Su Wanru and shook her head, "You...what are you talking about, you little girl is talking nonsense, you really don't know what to say."

"She's right." Zhao Yan said: "Some people are actually dead, uncle, what do you think?"

On the day that Princess Xizhen died, the real Xiao Hanqing was already dead. Those who survived for more than 20 years were walking in a body without a soul. In this way, a person without a soul is a walking corpse.

"Shut up!" Xiao Hanqing was furious, and suddenly grabbed the knife that had been on his neck. The new knife was so sharp that he didn't know the pain at all. "I am a winner. None of them has my strategy. What the princess liked me back then was my intelligence."

"What is Su Zhengxing? He is just a self-proclaimed romantic scholar. He can play the piano and play music in a romantic way. Does he know anything else? Zhao Zhiang is just an idiot. Without my help, it is impossible for him to sit on the throne. He Think he is invincible, but don't know, he is the most stupid person in the world."

"No one has my skills." Xiao Hanqing laughed, and looked at Xiao Shan with contempt, "I don't pay attention to you, a little Chengdu envoy."

Su Wanru snorted, and said: "Then you are still nesting in the city, begging Lord Xiao to give you military power, you don't like it, I don't think you are worthy."

"Wrong!" Xiao Hanqing said: "If it wasn't for you, the Xiao clan would have been wiped out long ago. Do you know that as long as you get his soldier talisman, it will be the time of Xiao Shan's death. It's a pity...it's all your fault, it's all your fault!"

"You think too much." Xiao Shan said, "My soldiers only recognize me, not to mention you holding a soldier talisman, even if Zhao Zhiang holds a soldier talisman, they will not listen to you."

"It's not your turn to become the Jiedu envoy of the Xiao family when it is destroyed." Xiao Shan said in a deep voice, "Do you think that others are fools, waiting to be tricked by you?"

Xiao Hanqing sneered, he was not willing to believe Xiao Shan's words at all, "There are words in chess that are said after the horse, so you are smart if you say this now." He said again: "This world belongs to my son, no one of you can take it away, you can't take it away!"

"Uncle." Zhao Yan came over, his face was extremely ugly, he supported Xiao Hanqing and persuaded: "Turn back..."

Xiao Hanqing looked at him and didn't care about the knife on his neck at all. He turned his head and the knife grazed his neck, leaving a deep wound. He didn't care. He held Zhao Yan's arms tightly with bloody hands , "Zhong Yuan, what about your pursuit, your ambition, wake up quickly. Now... kill them all now, and within five years, uncle will let you take that position."

"Let's do it." Xiao Hanqing said: "They are poisoned, as long as they get angry, their blood will reverse. They are not your opponents, you have to believe in yourself."

Zhao Yan's face was full of disappointment, "What about after taking that position?"

"You are the monarch of the world, the king." Xiao Hanqing said: "You will definitely achieve a great cause, and your name will last forever. Isn't that enough? Who else in this world has such an opportunity."

Zhao Yan shook his head, held Xiao Hanqing's hand, and held it firmly, "So many people died because of me, do you think I can sit in that position with peace of mind?"

"What's the matter? Once you succeed, you will die. You are an emperor. They died for you. It is glory and glory for their ancestors. They can't ask for more!" Xiao Hanqing's eyes were red, almost crazy, "When you board the moon tower, you will die!" Mother will see that her son has regained the throne and Da Yuan has returned."

Xiao Hanqing laughed loudly as he spoke, suddenly a cold light flashed in his eyes, he had a dagger in his hand, turned around and stabbed Shen Zhan in the abdomen unexpectedly, Su Ji and Xiao Shan moved at the same time, and Shen Zhan had already reacted, coldly With a smile, the knife in his hand pressed down and fell into the flesh without a sound. Xiao Hanqing's arm holding the dagger was broken at the shoulder.

Blood gushed out like a gush, Xiao Hanqing took two steps back, stared at his arm, and fell on Zhao Yan's body.

"Uncle." Zhao Yan supported him, and quickly tapped his acupoints, but the blood did not stop immediately. Xiao Hanqing stared, as if he felt his right arm disappeared. He looked at Shen Zhan, Angrily said: "How dare you!"

Shen Zhan didn't answer, let alone pay attention to him.

Xiao Hanqing couldn't stand, and Zhao Yan couldn't support him either, the two fell to the ground, Su Wanru looked at Zhao Yan, frowning.

She didn't know what it felt like. If Zhao Yan had always supported Xiao Hanqing, maybe he would have felt better, but he didn't. The collision of this twisted family relationship would definitely make him very painful. This kind of pain couldn't be worsened, and she wasn't sure if he could support it.

"Uncle." Zhao Yan clutched Xiao Hanqing's arm, trying to block it in a panic. He is rarely like this. He has always been personable, no matter what happens, he is indifferent. Holding Xiao Hanqing's eyes turned red.

Xiao Hanqing was completely insane. He touched his empty arm and couldn't believe it.

"Kill me." Xiao Hanqing grabbed Zhao Yan with the other hand, "Let me die with dignity. Even if I die, don't die by their hands, Zhong Yuan, you kill me, hurry up! "

Zhao Yan shook his head, "You'll be fine, and they won't kill you, trust me." As long as Xiao Hanqing promises not to go out again, he believes they will spare his life.

"No, people have goals in life." Xiao Hanqing said: "My goals are gone. What's the point of you letting me live?"

As he said, he picked up his right arm with support, held it in his hand, and wanted to put it on, "I can't go to see her in such a mess, she won't like it, what she hates the most in her life is a slovenly person .”

"Help me put it on." He put his arm against the cut, took the dagger from his hand, and handed it to Zhao Yan, "Remember, I will put my arm on after I die, remember."

He said, stuffing the dagger into Zhao Yan's hand, pointing to his heart, "Pierce here, fast, fast!"

Zhao Yan was trembling while holding the knife. He remembered that when he was young, he traveled with his uncle. They traveled to many places together. Every time he went to a place, he would tell him countless stories about this place. The people here in every dynasty and generation .

Almost all his skills and knowledge were taught by his uncle.

They are nephews, but more like friends.

How could he do it? Even if the other party betrayed the world, he would have no reservations about him. He had no choice. Zhao Yan hugged Xiao Hanqing and wept, choked up and said: "Don't die, you won't die, please .”

In this world, he has no relatives, "Please, uncle."

"I failed." Xiao Hanqing held on, dying, and suppressed his voice not to let others hear, "Zhong Yuan, in fact, I failed. I lost a lot of money with one wrong move. Although I can make a comeback, the previous situation is okay. I have carefully planned it for more than ten years, and now if I want to start all over again, the timing is not right and there is no time."

This is his last dignity, he will not admit his failure to others.

"Do it." Xiao Hanqing said: "Don't act like a woman, I am not afraid of death, I am only afraid that my death will not be glorious enough."

Zhao Yan closed his eyes, his face was full of pain, at this moment a person came in front of him, knelt down and took the dagger from him, he looked at the other person in a daze, and said with a sob: "A Jin!"

"You hate me." Su Wanru held the knife, looked at Xiao Hanqing and smiled, "You lost, whether you admit it or not." After saying that, the dagger plunged into Xiao Hanqing's chest with a puff.

She looked at Zhao Yan expressionlessly, and said in a low voice: "Prince Ning, you are wrong, we will not spare him, he has done so many evil things, if you don't kill him, I am sorry for the dead."

"A Jin." Zhao Yan widened his eyes, looked at her, then looked down at Xiao Hanqing in his arms, holding the knife on Xiao Hanqing's chest, and shouted hoarsely: "Uncle!"

"How much love does she have for you! But it's useless, and she can't live." Xiao Hanqing giggled, and fell into Zhao Yan's arms. Although his eyes were still staring, he was completely out of breath.

Su Wanru sighed, they will not be friends from now on.

She got up and walked to stand beside Shen Zhan without speaking.

Zhao Yan hugged Xiao Hanqing tightly, tears fell silently, but he was powerless... He suddenly felt that he was useless, he couldn't become a complete villain, and he couldn't give up his loved ones.

Contradictions are like two forces tearing him apart. He is contradictory, entangled, and blames himself. He even feels that he is the most unnecessary in this world.

He shouldn't exist here, without him, there would be no such madness of my uncle, and so many people would not die innocently because of it.

How ridiculous, he is the most ridiculous and redundant existence in this world.

Zhao Yan laughed, shook his head, his eyes were distracted, and he stumbled when he got up.

"Everyone." He hugged Xiao Hanqing and got up, stumbled, "Thank you for not killing everyone, Zhao is very grateful."

As he spoke, he bowed, looked up at Su Wanru, his eyes were filled with pain, the corners of Su Wanru's mouth moved but she didn't speak, and she didn't know what to say.

"A Jin." He looked at Su Wanru, "Take care."

Su Wanru said: "Where are you going, outside... You can't go outside, they are all looking for you." She also said: "You'd better stay in Chengdu Mansion, it's safest to hide your name."

"It doesn't matter where you go." Zhao Yan turned around, staggered, and his voice was erratic, "Ajin, nice to meet you."

me too!
May the next time we meet, you and I will be fine!Su Wanru grabbed Shen Zhan's arm, watching Zhao Yan go out step by step, his figure slowly disappeared into the jungle.

Zhao Yan had no destination, walked aimlessly, and lay down on the ground when he was tired. Mosquitoes crawled over his body, and the little beast looked around, waiting for the opportunity. After an unknown period of time, he got up again. , hold Xiao Hanqing and continue walking...

He didn't stop until a place with beautiful water and clear mountains, dug a hole by the pool with bare hands, put Xiao Hanqing's body in it, covered it with handfuls of soil, and compacted it tightly.

He sighed a long time, and lay down beside the tomb, "Uncle...human nature is evil, you shouldn't teach me to be kind."

"Why did Xiao Hanqing raise Zhao Zhongyuan so well?" Su Wanru was always wondering, he could raise him into a villain, selfish, so that Zhao Yan wouldn't have the conflicts and pains he has today, " He probably never imagined that one day Zhao Yan and him would become two completely opposite people."

"It's probably because I can't do it myself, so I want my children to do it. Zhao Zhongyuan is arrogant, noble, and smart... Maybe this is the person Xiao Hanqing wants to be the most." Su Ji said.

Su Wanru turned around and hugged Su Ji, patted him on the back, and said, "Second brother, the revenge will be avenged, you have to cheer up."

"Am I depressed?" Su Ji pulled her away, "I'm full of energy and not depressed at all."

Su Wanru looked at him with a smile, nodded and said, "That's good. When I go back and tell Zhu Zhengyan, he must never have imagined that he has been ill for a while, and what he wanted to do has already been done."

She said with a long sigh of relief, no matter what, they killed the first person they wanted to kill, and she sent that person on the road with her own hands.

"I hope that the soldiers who died can be comforted a little. When the general situation is stable in the future, we will definitely go to Qingzhou again, burn incense to comfort, let the world know them and remember them." Su Wanru said again: "Just erect a monument of fame in Qingzhou, Let their descendants be proud to have them."

"Okay." Su Ji patted her head, and said, "It's useless to say so much, we're following other people's advice. Mei Yu, is there any poison in this room?"

"Yes." Mei Yu said, "I haven't seen a poison that may be used by people here."

Lu's medical skills are excellent, but some methods are still very strange, which should be related to her birth.

"It seems that the only person who is looking for here is here." Mei Yu looked at Xiao Shan, "Master Xiao, please keep Master Miao alive."

Xiao Shan nodded, and said: "We won't kill them all." As soon as he finished speaking, Miao Changying came in with a knife in hand, "There are 420 people in the village, half of them were killed or injured, and the rest were all captured. How should we deal with it?"

Xiao Shan withdrew his gaze, looked at Miao Changying and ordered: "Invite Patriarch Lu here!"

Miao Changying should be, but was dragged in after a while, Miao Changying kicked him on the knee, Patriarch Lu fell to his knees, but he didn't worship, his old face with his head held up was stubborn madness, Xiao Shan Asked: "Xiao Hanqing is dead, tell me, what do you plan to do."

Patriarch Lu was startled, and fell to the ground with a plop, in disbelief.

"What did he promise you?" Xiao Shan asked.

Patriarch Lu smiled, and said: "He said that he can help us avenge and destroy Xiao's family." He looked up at Xiao Shan again, "It seems that he drew a cake for me."

"Starting today, the remaining 200 of you will move out of here." Xiao Shan said: "I will set aside land for you to cultivate, and your children and grandchildren will go to school, just like all the people in the world. All privileges will be cancelled, and all clansmen are not allowed to live in groups for life. , not allowed to enter the mountain, you are willing."

Patriarch Lu looked at Xiao Shan and smiled, "If you're like this, it's better to kill us. Our clan rule is unity and independence. If you let us go out, it's better to kill us."

"I'll give you half an hour to think it through." Xiao Shan said, "If you want to die, I'll make it happen for you. No one will be left behind, men, women, old or young. This is your burial place! If you want to go out, then change your surname and bury your name to live in peace."

Patriarch Lu's face was ashen.

"There is one more condition." Su Wanru said, "Do you know how to cure the poison in this room?"

Patriarch Lu was startled, looked at this house, smelled it, and suddenly laughed. He is very old and has many wrinkles. When he smiles, these wrinkles are like blooming flowers on the other side, revealing a kind of eerie, "So... Xiao Hanqing didn't lie to me, although the Xiao clan and the Manchu clan cannot be wiped out, but Xiao Shan and his son will die here, it's worth it, haha, it's worth it!"

Su Wanru was dumbfounded, "You don't care about the life and death of those clansmen outside?"

"They will be like me, they would rather die than avenge the dead." Patriarch Lu laughed, "It's worth it."

Su Wanru asked back: "Then who will avenge you, you are going to die."

"No need. We died for our clansmen, and we will ascend to heaven after death, and we will serve the gods." Patriarch Lu said, "The gods will be happy because of this."

Su Wanru suddenly didn't know how to communicate with such a person, he turned to look at Xiao Shan, Xiao Shan was about to speak, when suddenly Mei Yu came out from behind, squatted in front of Patriarch Lu, and said something in a low voice.

Patriarch Lu's complexion changed, he looked at him in astonishment, and hesitantly shouted: "You..."

"Look." Mei Yu said, "There are accidents everywhere in life."

Patriarch Lu laughed, shook his head and said, "Okay, I'll detoxify you." He said and looked at Xiao Shan, "I also agree to your previous request. We will not live in groups in the mountains from now on. From today onwards, Jiang people will live Outside the mountains!"

His change made everyone unable to accept it for a while.

Su Wanru looked at Mei Yu in amazement, with a puzzled look on her face, Mei Yu smiled at her, raised her eyebrows mysteriously, and said to Xiao Shan, "My lord, since he agreed, let them pack their clothes and leave the mountain today Bar."

"Okay." Xiao Shan nodded, and ordered with Miao Changying: "Give them a day, let them pack up their clothes and follow you out of the mountain, first go to Hujiazhuang to stay for a few days, and I will explain the follow-up things in detail when I go back. go down."

"Yes!" Miao Changying said yes.

Patriarch Lu got up, took out a porcelain bottle from his arms, and handed it to Mei Yu, "This is the antidote, one pill per person, it can not only detoxify but also prevent poison."

No wonder Zhao Yan was fine. Mei Yu took it over and smelled it, and ate one first. After a while, she felt that she was fine, and then distributed it to everyone. Patriarch Lu looked at Mei Yu and said, "You...follow me."

"Patriarch, please." Mei Yu said, then turned around and said to everyone, "I'll come as soon as I go."

Everyone also followed out of the house, looking at the house from the outside was nothing special, Su Wanru and Su Ji asked: "Second Brother, what did Mei Ziqing say to that old man?"

"It's probably about the treatment of the clansmen." Su Ji looked around. The environment here is very good, Fengshui is also good, and it is surrounded by mountains and rivers. "Perhaps, it is because he looks at this place and feels familiar."

No way, Su Wanru looked back at Shen Zhan and asked, "Would you like to visit her house?"

"I won't go." Shen Zhan said in a deep voice: "Since she is buried, she has nothing to do with me."

He said that he will see her off, and since the matter is done, then everyone will owe nothing.

"Let's take a look around? The environment here is good." Su Wanru said, "We'll ask Mei Ziqing what's going on after he comes back later, maybe he can solve the mystery of the Jiang clan for us."

Xiao Shan went to deal with the affairs in the village, and the three of them wandered along the stone path at the door.

Seeing that the two of them holding hands and talking were not pleasing to the eye, Su Ji waved his hands after walking for a while and said, "I don't worry about Mei Ziqing, you are also walking around here, don't go too far away." After saying that, he left.

"He's jealous of me." Shen Zhan said.

Because Zhao Yan was actually in a bad mood, Su Wanru couldn't laugh or cry when she heard what Shen Zhan said, "My second brother is suave, too many girls like him, so he won't be jealous of you."

"I will be jealous." Shen Zhan turned around, hugged Su Wanru in his arms, and whispered in her ear: "Still thinking about Zhao Zhongyuan?"

Su Wanru nodded, "Well, I just feel sorry for him. He didn't think of all this, but he was pushed forward all the time. Xiao Hanqing never asked him what he wanted."

"Why don't you feel sorry for me." Shen Zhan was dissatisfied, and then looked scared, "I almost died just now."

Su Wanru chuckled, squeezed his arm, and said: "Are you embarrassed, you are embarrassed to say such things." After a pause, she said: "By the way, there is something that I need to discuss carefully when I go back."

"How to report back to the Holy Majesty?" Shen Zhan asked.

Su Wanru nodded, "You must not bring up the matter of kinship recognition. Even if we want to stay here for a while, we have to find other reasons. Otherwise, Zhao Zhiang would really dare not keep you."

"Am I so stupid?" Shen Zhan kissed her, "Of course I just tell him what he wants to know the most."

Su Wanru pursed her lips and smiled, she couldn't say many things, Su Ji is here, Zhao Yan is here, and Shen Zhan is Xiao Shan's son...

No matter which one, it was enough for Zhao Zhiang to be furious, and he didn't know how he would react when he was angry.

The two stood on the side of the road talking for a long time, when it started to rain, Shen Zhan took off his clothes and put it on her head, and ran to the front, all the people in the village dispersed, and there were people in the back mountain When cleaning the battlefield, there were the corpses of old people and even children on the ground.

"Don't look at the children." Miao Changying and Shen Zhan said, "You don't even blink your eyes when killing people, just like ghosts."

Children are taught by adults.Su Wanru asked: "Doesn't everyone in their village study?"

"If you don't read, you only memorize the clan rules from childhood to old age, and everyone can recite them backwards." Miao Changying said: "Everything is subject to the patriarch's command, even if the son and daughter-in-law of the family have children, they have to come to the patriarch to discuss the decision .”

Su Wanru was stunned, she felt like a group of people who had been completely brainwashed, there was no distinction between good and evil, there was no difference between you and me, only the patriarch and the village.

"Then even if it's released, you have to be careful." Su Wanru said in shock, "What if you make trouble outside."

Miao Changying laughed and said, "Don't worry, Hujiazhuang is not an ordinary Zhuangzi. It's where our soldiers live. Everyone practices martial arts, so we're not afraid of them making trouble."

It turns out that Xiao Shan is also thoughtful.

As they were talking, Su Ji and Mei Yu came over together. Mei Yu's expression was flat, and she couldn't see joy or sorrow. She asked curiously: "Mei Ziqing, what did you say to the patriarch? Why did he listen to you?" ?”

"I said that I am also a member of the Jiang clan. I also told him that I have successfully gained the trust of Master Xiao and Marquis Zhennan." Mei Yu said with a smile, "He thought I would help them avenge and destroy the entire Xiao clan. "

Because of the tribe, Patriarch Lu didn't doubt it at all.

"Then, what did he take you to do?" Su Wanru asked.

Mei Yu smiled, pointed to her arms, and said with a low voice: "Give me the family rules, let me memorize them by heart, and always remember that the gods are watching me in the sky."

"God!" Su Wanru stroked her forehead. Just killing Xiao Shan and his son could not satisfy patriarch Lu's hatred. He wanted to make the entire Xiao clan die. For this reason, he would rather exterminate the clan and move out to live.

In fact, as long as they move out and turn over another generation, the Jiang family will be assimilated, and no one will follow the clan rules and pretend to be monsters.

"Master Xiao said to get him out first." Mei Yu said, "He will take care of the rest. It will not be so easy for people to come back after they leave here."

That's right, Su Wanru nodded, and said, "Master Xiao is still thoughtful."

"However, you are really from here, are you really Lu's son?" Su Wanru looked at Shen Zhan, feeling very strange, Mei Ziqing said: "I'm not sure, I was too young and didn't remember many things. But when I stand here, I can clearly think of some pictures."

"I don't know if it's her son, but I must have been here before." Mei Yu said.

At least the people here, otherwise Mei Yu, who has never been to Chengdu Mansion, how could she feel familiar in this deep mountain and old forest.

"Then, what are you going to do?" Su Wanru said.

Mei Yu smiled, waved her hand and said, "It doesn't matter what kind of person I am, as long as I know what kind of person I want to be, that's fine."

This is so good, Su Wanru suddenly felt her shoulders relax a lot.

Everything is going smoothly and beautifully.

She turned her head to look at Shen Zhan, and then at the tall figure who was busy in the distance, and said, "Lord Xiao looks so far away, he really looks like our Zhennanhou."

"What are you thinking about?" Shen Zhan patted her head, and said helplessly, "I haven't slept all night, find a place to rest, we will probably stay here all night."

Su Wanru really yawned.

When the news of Xiao Hanqing's death reached the capital, half a month later, Zhao Zhiang looked at Zhou Feng and asked, "Are you sure he's dead?"

"It's absolutely true, not only Xiao Hanqing but also Zhao Zhongyuan died." What Zhou Feng said was naturally explained in Shen Zhan's letter. He also knew Shen Zhan's background. Go and see for yourself what Shen Zhan's biological parents are like.

"Okay!" Zhao Zhiang laughed loudly, patted the table and said, "You write back to Shen Zhan, just say that I am very happy, and he handled this matter very properly."

Zhou Feng nodded yes, and said again: "However, Master Hou was injured a little, and I'm afraid he will have to recuperate in Chengdu Mansion for a while. And..." He paused, looked around, and said in a low voice: " Lord Hou wants to take this opportunity to find out the military defense of Chengdu Mansion."

"Shen Zhan never targets without reason." Zhao Zhiang nodded and said, "Tell him, I let the Fourth Prince take care of his affairs temporarily, so that he can do things with peace of mind and don't have to worry about the capital."

Zhou Feng nodded yes, kowtowed and retreated.

Zhao Zhiang walked back and forth with his hands behind his back, only then did he feel the turbid breath in his heart dissipate, and he felt a transparent feeling of clearing the clouds and seeing the sun.

No matter what achievements Xiao Hanqing had made, just because of his crime of deceiving the emperor, he wished to tear him apart.

He actually recognized someone else's son, which was a great shame.

The other party is not dead, he can't get out of this tone.

"It's good to die." Eunuch Du handed Zhao Zhiang a cup of tea, "There is finally good news these days."

Zhao Zhiang took a sip of tea, nodded slightly, and said: "That's true." After a pause, he sighed, and said: "It would be the best thing if the prince's health improves."

Zhao Biao was lying on the bed all the time, he could blink when talking to him, but it was only blinking, and he couldn't move anywhere else.

It is the living dead.

"The prince will definitely recover." Duke Du said, "Don't worry."

Zhao Zhiang nodded, and suddenly remembered something, "Did the Su family go to Chengdu Mansion with Shen Zhan? What do you mean by girl and Shen Zhan? It's been a few months, and she's going to Annan next year."

"Your Majesty." Eunuch Du said cautiously, "I'm afraid it's not easy. This matter of going to Annan, this servant thinks that you have to think long-term."

Zhao Zhiang frowned, and walked back and forth in the room, feeling irritable again, Eunuch Du said in a low voice; "Su's family can make money, the shops in Xuzhou are all set up, and now she has another family. There are two more, if this continues, she will be able to earn more money for you, Majesty, in less than ten years."

"That's right, this money is much more than the tax." Zhao Zhiang hesitated and said, "Wait a little longer, if she doesn't come back after the meeting at the end of the year, I will have to make another estimate."

Su Wanru is worth 300 million taels.

"Your Majesty." Si Sanbao yelled outside the door, and then entered, Zhao Zhiang said, "What's the matter?"

"Civil riots broke out in several places in the northwest." Si Sanbao said: "There are three townships in total. They are not neighbors. It is said that because of taxes and grains, there are too many kicks. The people don't want to, so they do it, and they die. A lot of people."

"The heart is really getting bigger and bigger." Zhao Zhiang said coldly: "Cut off all the people related to the yamen servants who did it at that time. Tell Xu Liren to order all the state capitals. If anyone dares to tamper with tax collection, I will definitely be wrong. Will keep other people's heads for the New Year."

"Yes." Si Sanbao responded, and said again: "The people's situation in Sizhou is not very stable. It is said that the people of Sizhou dare not live there anymore because the Zuling cut off the Huai River."

Zhao Zhiang threw the teacup in his hand, and said angrily, "Go and tell them, anyone who dares to make trouble will be chopped down. Isn't the emperor's ancestral tomb not as important as them? Besides, the Huai River has been fine for many years. Could it be that if I move, it will show its strength?" , simply don’t know what to say.”

"They just live a good life, forgetting the hard times of the past few years, and now they are with me, idiots!" Zhao Zhiang sneered, "If there is no me, they can have a good life now, ahi is worried about the flood, and he even has family None."

Si Sanbao surrendered to Yingshi and wrote a letter to Fengyang.

In Xiao's mansion, Su Wanru was also very surprised when she heard Shen Zhan's words, "Cut the flow? Just for the ancestral grave of his old Zhao family?"

"It should be. The water flowed into the ancestral mausoleum last year. I'm afraid that something like this will happen again next year." Shen Zhan pulled him to sit down under the tree in the yard, and the girl and mother-in-law hurriedly laid soft cushions on the stone pier, Shen Zhan was actually very uncomfortable, but he didn't speak after all.

"I hope it's okay." Su Wanru was speechless, and was about to speak when she saw Zhu Xun and Mr. Miao coming over, talking and laughing together. She waved her hands and shouted: "What are you two doing? I heard that someone Went to the casino?"

"Small bet." Zhu Xun chuckled and said, "After gambling for two hours, we lost ten taels. How big do you think we are playing?"

Mr. Miao looked distressed, wanting to cry, "Master Hou, you are fine, but my father beat me ten times when I came home, and now my butt is sore."

"Your father also uses a whip." Zhu Xun blurted out, and after he finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something, looked at the crowd suddenly, and smiled embarrassingly: "It seems that I should bet more."

No matter how much he gambled, no one would come to control him and reprimand him.

"Call me together tomorrow." Su Wanru winked at him, "I'm treating you."

Zhu Xun smiled at her, came over and patted her on the shoulder, saying, "That's interesting!"

"Where to shoot?" Shen Zhan looked at Zhu Xun, Zhu Xun laughed and said, "Brother, you are too stingy, Ah Jin is not yours alone, it belongs to all of us, right?"

Su Wanru nodded, "Yes, yes!"

"Say it again?" Shen Zhan didn't stare at Su Wanru, but just waited for Zhu Xun.

Zhu Xun jumped away with a cry, "Brother, you are too stingy." After saying that, he ran away in a hurry, and the smile on his face gradually faded when there was no one else. He stood in the backyard of the Xiao Mansion, looking at the sky. , smiled helplessly: "Father, my starling and I are just the opposite now. He has both parents, but... only mother and younger sister."

"You can see, his parents are very kind to him, but mynah still insists on it. He said he can't call him father. He has lived for more than 20 years, and he has never called anyone else father except you." Zhu Xun said, wiping away his tears, "This is all a good thing, and you must be very happy to hear it."

"Master Zhu." Another little girl called him from behind, "The banquet is in front, and I'm missing you."

"Here we come," Zhu Xun responded, turned around and walked forward, not far away, and saw Shen Zhan waiting for him by the side of the road, he looked at him and shouted with a smile: "Brother."

Shen Zhan put his shoulders on his shoulders and said, "Do you want to go to the barracks? You haven't been there for many years, right?"

"Can you really go?" Zhu Xun said, "Didn't it be said that the whole Xiao clan opposed you as the Jiedu envoy of Chengdu and wouldn't let you go to the military camp?"

The members of the Xiao family were afraid that Shen Zhan was a fake, and even more afraid that he would deceive Xiao Shan and his wife, and finally catch them all.

"They can decide this kind of thing." Shen Zhan didn't take it seriously at all, "Ask them to save face."

Zhu Xun snorted and said, "Hearing your tone, do you really consider this place your own home?"

"She likes it." Shen Zhan said, "We get along very well with Mrs. Xiao, like a mother and daughter."

Zhu Xun let out a cry, and entered the flower hall with Shen Zhan. Everyone was inside. Su Wanruo and Madam Xiao were talking, discussing a set of jewelry that Su Wanru brought back from the silver building yesterday. Gold-plated flowers, a jade hairpin decorated with coral, and earrings the size of fingernails.

"It looks better this way." Mrs. Xiao is very satisfied with Su Wanru. Her skirt today is also new. The peach red skirt is paired with a hibiscus white skirt, which looks like a lotus flower. "Beautiful!"

Su Wanru covered her face and smiled, and said: "Madam, don't make clothes for me, I haven't repeated my clothes for half a month."

"I still have a lot of fabric." Mrs. Xiao said, "I'll take it out tomorrow and make winter clothes for you."

She is not only kind to Shen Zhan, but also kind to everyone around Shen Zhan.

"Ma'am." Mother Liu refilled her tea with a smile, glanced at the people who were preparing to eat, and said loudly on purpose: "Don't keep thinking about making clothes and buying jewelry. You should quickly ask the matchmaker to come back and prepare the dowry and betrothal gifts." Ready."

"Who wants to get married?" Su Wanru asked curiously, and turned to look at Young Master Miao, who waved his hands, "No...it's not me."

Madam Liu covered her face with a smile and talked to Su Wanru with a smile, but she stared at Su Ji's reaction out of the corner of her eye, fearing that Su Ji would disagree, "Of course it is to prepare for your marriage with our young master. After the child is born, our wife can still take care of it for you."

Su Wanru was stunned, she smacked her lips and turned to look at Shen Zhan, only to see the undisguised approval on his face.

(End of this chapter)