soy sauce lady

Chapter 15

The carriage was galloping, but it was not the direction to return. Wen Su opened the door and looked out, then sat back in the car in a daze, "My lord, you are suddenly in such a hurry, could something have happened?"

Xiao Zheng hummed, frowned and said, "Liang Qingde went back suddenly, I'm going to take a look." Even though he admitted his identity, he still couldn't call her sister Huang like he used to.

Wen Su was surprised, why did Liang Qingde suddenly want to go back?Aren't you afraid of being held hostage again?

The carriage was driven by Zhao Quan. I don't know if he knew Xiao Zheng's worried mood. He worked extraordinarily hard today, the whip was whipping, and the speed of the carriage was almost twice as fast as usual.

After passing the busiest neighborhood, the carriage turned into a slightly narrow road, and then went out of the south gate, and then it became quiet. There were farmlands on both sides, and it became more and more secluded as it went.

Not long after, the carriage stopped slowly, and Zhao Quan respectfully reported outside: "My lord, the secret guard said that he is here."

Xiao Zheng opened the curtain and got out of the car, turned into a small path according to his instructions, walked for a while, and fell into an ordinary courtyard in his eyes.

Wen Su followed behind and praised: "It's really a hidden place."

The surrounding area is desolate, only trees and fields, and the small tile house hidden in it is really inconspicuous and naturally hidden.

Xiao Zheng sighed a little in his heart. He didn't know how she survived all these years of living in seclusion as a well-clothed princess.

He approached first, stretched out his hand and pushed open the courtyard door, but was stunned for a moment.Wen Su hurriedly followed up and probed for a look, but was also taken aback.

Liang Qingde was coaxing a one or two-year-old child in his hands, with a smile on his face and a peaceful picture.

After thinking about many reasons, she ignored her child.Also, it is not normal to have been married for many years and have no children.

Xiao Zheng suddenly felt a little awkward, he was hesitating whether to go in, a hand behind him gently pushed him, and Wen Su greeted him with a self-conscious smile: "Mrs. The big fat boy is at home!"

Liang Qingde was startled, turned his head to look, and when he saw Xiao Zheng at the door, he hurriedly called them in.

Xiao Zheng pursed his lips, walked in reluctantly, and saw Liang Qingde put the child on the ground, pointed at him and said, "Quick, call uncle."

The child blinked his big black eyes, as if he was a little afraid of him, and hid behind his mother, refusing to come out.

"This child..." Liang Qingde smiled embarrassedly at Xiao Zheng, "Back it, I'm making you laugh."

"It's okay." Xiao Zheng replied dryly, but his eyes couldn't help but stare at the child.

The yard was a bit empty, with only a well, a stone table, and a few stone benches, probably because no one was home for many days, and a layer of dust fell on them.

Wen Su looked around for a week, and said in surprise: "These days when Madam is away, is it possible to let the child stay at home alone?"

"Of course not. The child was entrusted to an acquaintance to take care of it. I was worried, so I came back to take a look." After Liang Qingde said this, he glanced at Xiao Zheng apologetically, "Back it, I have caused you to worry, I am really sorry."

Xiao Zheng nodded lightly, then glanced at the child behind her again, and coughed lightly: "What's the child's name?"

Liang Qingde smiled embarrassedly, "Actually, he hasn't even named him yet."

"What?" Xiao Zheng was surprised, "You haven't given a name yet when you're so old?"

"He..." Liang Qingde's eyes flashed, he bent down suddenly, covered the child's ears, and then said softly, "He is not our own."

Wen Su on the side was stunned, and the child whose ears were covered blinked in confusion, as if he was puzzled by his mother's actions.

Liang Qingde sighed, "Retire, to be honest, I can't bear children at all."

Xiao Zheng opened his mouth and was speechless for a while.

"I once advised Yanchun to marry someone else to carry on the lineage of the Lin family, but he refused to say anything. This child was just adopted not long ago, so it hasn't had time to get a name."

Wen Su was stunned, and couldn't help admiring Lin Xuan.I couldn't help turning my head to look at the regent, and found that he also had a dazed face, and after a long time he lowered his eyes and said: "Even if he still has a conscience, he treats you well."

Liang Qingde smiled, "Yes, I'm doing well, don't worry."

The child whose ears had been covered for a long time finally couldn't bear it and began to grab his mother's hand. Liang Qingde let go of his hand, and he simply ran away to avoid being tortured again by covering his ears.

Wen Su was worried that he would fall, seeing him running to him, she quickly knelt down to catch him, hugged his small body and raised her head to Xiao Zheng, "My lord, it's my uncle anyway, please give him a name. "

Liang Qingde's eyes lit up when he heard the words, he quickly nodded and said: "Yes, let's go, you can choose a name for him."

Xiao Zheng was startled, looking down, the child began to shrink into Wen Su's arms again.

"Just call Yi."

"Yi?" Liang Qingde laughed, "You seem to like this word very much. I remember you had to name Duan'er Yi at the beginning."

Xiao Zheng also couldn't help laughing, "So you still remember that later when he was weak, I chose the word Yunyi for him, but I hope this name will make him live a free life without restraint."

"It's really a good name." Wen Su stood up holding the child, patted his head with a smile, but suddenly stopped her hand, with a bewildered expression on her face.

Seeing this, Xiao Zheng was immediately puzzled, stepped forward and said, "Wen Qing, what's wrong with you?"

"My lord," she turned her head with a melancholy expression, "I suddenly miss my little prince."

"I see." He laughed, raised his hand and patted her shoulder, "Well, I miss him too."

"You..." Liang Qingde's unbelievable voice came from behind, Wen Su turned his head and met her surprised face, "You two already have a son?"

"..."

A false alarm.

Xiao Zheng wanted to take Liang Qingde and the child back together, but she still had some things to pack, so there might be an accident, so he had to order all the hidden guards to stay behind to protect the mother and the child, and leave the carriage behind.He took Zhao Quan and Wen Su to a post station not far away and hired two horses.

Wen Su has a lot of opinions on this.

Why only hire two horses?
Xiao Zheng replied very calmly: "Because Wenqing you don't know how to ride a horse, I have no choice but to take you with me."

"..." Well, this is also true.Wen Su resigned to his fate and climbed on his horse again.

Fortunately, it is outside the city, and there are almost no pedestrians on the road.The two of them rode together without worrying about being criticized, which somewhat comforted Wen Su's restless mood.

It's just that the sun is really strong, but Xiao Zheng's driving speed is as slow as walking, and Zhao Quan is hiding behind, separated by a long distance, and there is no one to shade him, which makes her a little bit unbearable.

She also deserved her bad luck. In order to make a good impression on Liu Ke, she wore a dark blue skirt when she saw him off this morning. It was okay in the morning, but it was uncomfortable in the middle of the day.

Just when there was unspeakable suffering, the top of her head suddenly darkened, and Xiao Zheng's wide white sleeves were lightly placed on her head, covering the venomous sunlight.

The people behind didn't say anything, as if nothing happened.Wen Su was slightly taken aback, feeling a little moved in her heart.

But if you ride faster, it will be even more touching.

"Wenqing, the flood in the surrounding farmland has receded. This time the flood has calmed down."

Wen Su blushed for a while, it turned out that the reason for walking so slowly was to inspect the disaster situation.She turned her head and looked around, then nodded, "Compared to the past, this time the effect is remarkable. It's really thanks to Mr. Lin showing up in time."

Xiao Zheng breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, "That's good, the embankment at his place is about to be completed, and when this matter is over, we can start."

Wen Su knew that what he meant was to deal with those corrupt officials, and she felt a little excited. The resentment and unwillingness in the past were going to be vented, so happy.

While talking, he could faintly see the city gate. This is the most secluded section of the road, surrounded by lush trees, and the road gradually narrowed.

The scorching sun was blocked by the luxuriant foliage, and Wen Su felt much more comfortable. He was about to ask the regent to put down the arm that was covering him, but suddenly he felt his body stiffen, and he pulled the reins to stop.

"My lord, what's wrong?"

Xiao Zheng didn't make a sound, looked around, and was about to move on, when Zhao Quan's panicked shout came from behind him: "My lord, be careful!"

The horse's hoof suddenly kicked in the air, Xiao Zheng quickly picked up Wen Su and jumped up, and fell to the side. The horse had already rolled into a huge deep pit, neighing unceasingly.

Wen Su didn't know what happened at all, she was still stunned, she was pulled forward by Xiao Zheng, surrounded by woods, judging by the situation, there must be an ambush.

A gust of wind came from behind him, Xiao Zheng turned around, and saw a few men in black who were approaching quickly, all of them were gleaming sharp-edged swords in their hands.

Before he had time to say anything, he pushed Wen Su aside and greeted him.

Zhao Quan then rushed to them, drew his sword and stepped forward to help, knocking down the two of them in a short while, but the rest of them did not give up, it seemed that they were determined to die.

Although he was bare-handed, Xiao Zheng struck extremely ruthlessly, almost as long as he caught the opportunity, it would be a one-hit kill move.The past expeditions on the battlefield and the several assassinations he experienced after becoming the regent made him understand the truth that dealing with the enemy is either your death or my death.

However, Wen Su had never seen this kind of posture before, and she had been petrified for a long time. Looking at the more and more dead bodies in front of her, her body became weak for a while, and the bloody smell melted into the tip of her nose, which made her suffocate in her chest.

When the whole person was about to fall down, she suddenly felt someone falling beside her. She was startled, and when she turned her head to see the man in black, she immediately screamed.

Seeing this, Xiao Zheng quickly untied the jade pendant from his waist and threw it out, hitting the blade of the man who was about to fall heavily. The man in black was forced to take a few steps back, and he flew over to catch Su Su.

However, Wensu's body was as soft as a lump of mud, and it was really difficult to take her away, so Xiao Zheng simply picked her up and was about to leave, when the man in black, who had recovered from his senses, slashed at her without hesitation, In the middle of his left arm.

Xiao Zheng hissed, Zhao Quan had rushed over and blocked him.

There were still men in black pouring out from all around, Xiao Zheng made quick calculations, and ran towards the depths of the woods with Wen Su in his arms.

After staying away from those men in black, Wen Su's consciousness finally began to return, and his brain came to his senses.Feeling that the regent was a bit exhausted, she said apologetically, "My lord, let me down, I'm fine now."

But before he could answer, he suddenly felt that the world was turned upside down, and the two of them had fallen into a pit.

Feeling the sticky liquid on her fingertips, Wen Su raised her hand to look at it, was taken aback, and hurriedly got up to look at the regent, only to find that his left arm was still bleeding, almost staining half of his white clothes red.

"My lord, you..." Wen Su panicked and crawled to his side, only to see that he was panting heavily, and his face turned pale.

"It's okay, it's just that you've lost a lot of blood, so don't worry."

How can you not worry?Wen Su looked up and looked up, but only heard the sound of clanging and fighting. It seemed that Zhao Quan was still dealing with those people.

She blamed herself quite a bit, if she wasn't clever enough, she wouldn't have hurt the regent, what should she do now that she is here?
Xiao Zheng saw her flustered, and said comfortingly: "Don't panic, this is the first time you have encountered this, no wonder you. This pit is not as deep as the previous one. It must be used by hunters to hunt. It's okay."

In fact, he is a royal, how could he know this, he just said it to appease her, but Wen Su really calmed down when he heard the words, knelt down in front of him, and his pale face recovered a lot.

"My lord, let me bandage it up for you."

"Ah."

She swallowed her saliva, turned her back, opened the coat, and pulled the corner of the middle coat, but she was too flustered, and it took a long time to finally tear off a piece of cloth.

Turning around to bandage the regent, but met his smiling eyes, "Wenqing, this king has said, don't panic, everything will be fine."

Wen Su took a deep breath and nodded, before he had time to deal with the wound, he directly wrapped a cloth strip around his arm for a few times and tied it tightly, the bleeding finally stopped.However, when he looked up, he found that the regent had already tilted his head to one side and his eyes were closed.

She was startled, and hurriedly held his face and called him: "My lord, my lord, what's wrong with you?"

At the end of the call, the voice was crying, and the hand holding his face couldn't help shaking.

Xiao Zheng opened his eyes slightly, and couldn't help being taken aback when he saw her appearance, and quickly sat up straight, "It's okay, it's okay, this king is just scaring you."

Wen Su couldn't bear it anymore, tears filled her eyes, "How can you be so scary, what if you fall down covered in blood and don't wake up?"

"No, no, how could such a thing happen?" Xiao Zheng had never seen her cry, so he couldn't help being a little flustered, and quickly reached out to pat her on the back.

"Why not? Back then, my father was like that. He said good things, then suddenly coughed up blood and fell down, never waking up again..."

Xiao Zheng's hands were stiff, and his eyes were full of guilt. He put his hand on her shoulder and pressed her lightly, hugging her into his arms, "No, at least I won't just leave you like this..."

Obviously these people have been eyeing them a long time ago, otherwise they wouldn't have pinpointed the timing so accurately.

It was also thanks to Zhao Quan, it seems that he usually has no tendons, but in terms of martial arts, he is actually the number one master in the army. Not to mention ten times, he has killed at least ninety percent of the opponent's hands.However, he was also injured, and passed out after rescuing Xiao Zheng and Wen Su.

Liang Qingde blamed herself for this for a long time. If she hadn't missed her child, such a thing would not have happened.Looking at his blood-covered younger brother, his eyes were swollen from crying, needless to say he boiled medicine and served him.

Fortunately, Xiao Zheng only lost a lot of blood and did not hurt his vitals, but Wen Su was so frightened that he lay on the bed longer than him.

Lin Xuan and Qi Jian who came after hearing the words were both shocked, but Xiao Zheng leaned on the bedside without saying anything, until after Qi Jian left, he said to Lin Xuan: "This king seems to know that your soldier The meaning of the words."

Soldiers, fighting also.

Who is now at war with him?

It was the traitors and vassals who were across the river from him.

Of course Xiao Zheng didn't believe that they had the ability to cross the river to assassinate him, unless... there was their accomplice here.

Lin Xuan looked solemn, "That's why I asked you not to go out that day. I should have said this directly, but there is no evidence, but now it is confirmed."

The reason why those corrupt officials are so tyrannical that even he, the regent, dared to lie is not because they are bold, but because they are confident.

They already have other backers, and it's good if they can make money. If they are exposed, they will defect to the rebels in an open and honest manner.

Liang Qingde's robbery had indeed been alarmed before, and the prefect of Taizhou was detained. Naturally, those subordinates were only worried about whether their corruption would be exposed, while the others were even more worried that their rebellion with him would be revealed.

So he just kept on doing nothing, maybe he took the first opportunity, and he could go to the south of the Yangtze River to ask for credit. Maybe if the regent was removed, he would be able to become a founding hero if the court fell.

It's just that they forgot that Xiao Zheng is a soldier himself, and he can't fight on the battlefield.If it weren't for Wen Su's presence, I'm afraid none of those people would be able to go back alive.

Xiao Zheng picked up the half-cold soup on the bed and drank it all in one gulp, the light in his eyes was ups and downs, like a bloodthirsty sharp sword, the chill was overwhelming.As soon as he let go, the bowl fell to the ground and shattered in half, making a crisp whine.

"This king's oral decree states that all the gates of the surrounding five cities will be closed down, and all city officials will be arrested. No one will be left. If anyone escapes, their family members will be detained. If anyone refuses to follow, they will be killed first and then released."

Lin Xuan pursed his lips, took a step back, and bowed to him, "Yes."

"Also... don't tell Wen Su."

Lin Xuan was startled, looked up at him, but saw that he turned his face away, and said calmly: "She is not suitable for these killings."

"Okay." Lin Xuan nodded lightly, turned around to leave, but suddenly stopped, "Back, I want to tell you something about Wen Su's identity..."

In fact, Wen Su had nothing to do. After the psychological fear was cured, she immediately got out of bed alive and well. However, the regent was recuperating recently and seemed to be very busy. She felt ashamed, so she didn't disturb her.

So Zhao Quan became the object of her harassment.

A plate of fragrant, soft and exquisite pastries is placed in front of you, and the fragrance emanating from it will whet your appetite.

Zhao Quan stared at the opposite person in grief and anger, and said in a low voice, "Master Wen, what do you mean?"

Wen Su glanced at his face wrapped like a rice dumpling, and smiled apologetically, "Yes, I forgot that you hurt your face, and you can't eat these things now."

Zhao Quan immediately slapped the table and stood up, "Those bastards, don't you know that you don't hit people in the face?"

So sad, this is disfigured!I really want to drag those bastards back and hack him thousands of dollars!

Wen Su hurriedly comforted: "Okay, okay, I'm here today to thank you, if you hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid the situation was not good at that time."

"Master Wen, you are very good, the one who is not good is the prince." Zhao Quan turned his head, "The prince has been hugging you all the time, who can hurt you?"

Wen Su's face turned red, "My lord...when did you hug me?"

Zhao Quan squinted at her, "You don't want to deny it, do you?"

"..." Wen Su was at a loss for words, got up and ran out of the room.

Until now she had to admit that she didn't go to see the Prince Regent not because of any guilt, nor because he was busy lately, but because of her embarrassment.

She didn't think it was a problem.

Sending Liu Ke off in the morning, and cuddling with the Prince Regent a few hours later, what is this?
Do you still have morals?

But at that time, she was really terrified. Seeing the regent's appearance, she remembered the scene when her father left. She fell down and never got up again, as if she was the only one left in the whole world.

She was really afraid that the regent would not be able to sleep.

She sighed, squatted in the corner of the courtyard and drew circles, and said silently in her heart: Chaoqing, I am very firm, don't worry, we will talk about it when we return to Beijing...

"Master Wen, what are you reading?"

Suddenly a voice came from beside her, she was startled, and turned around quickly, it turned out to be Lin Xuan.

"Mr. Lin, why are you here?"

Lin Xuan smiled, "Come here on a business trip. The embankment has already been completed, and I have lived up to expectations."

"Really?" Wen Su burst into a smile, "That's great, the prince must feel more at ease now."

"Yeah, it's just that the matter of those corrupt officials is still being dealt with. After this matter is completed, it will be considered as really over."

"Isn't it tricky?"

Lin Xuan looked left and right, waved at her, motioned her to come closer, and said in a low voice, "There are still people who refuse to plead guilty to death, and the anti-kings in the south of the Yangtze River are involved, so it's a bit difficult."

Wen Su was puzzled: "How could the anti-kings in Jiangnan be involved?"

Lin Xuan explained to her about the second list of adultery with the rebels, but remembered Xiao Zheng's instructions, and did not elaborate. Fortunately, Wen Su reacted quickly and understood it immediately.

"Those people pleaded not guilty because we have no evidence and think there is still hope for Jiangnan."

Lin Xuan nodded, "Exactly."

Wen Su lowered her head and thought for a while, but she didn't have a clue.

Lin Xuan didn't say much when he saw this, he made an excuse and left.

He said that these are actually a test. He has heard Xiao Zheng talk about her unique insights these days, but now he wants to see where her intelligence lies and whether she is intelligent enough to match her identity...

In the evening, Wen Su finally went to see the regent.

Liang Qingde was going to deliver medicine earlier, but she bumped into her, so she simply took over, no matter what the reason.

Because Zhao Quan was disfigured, she didn't want to come out to meet people, so there was no one around the door at this time, but there were hidden guards hiding in almost every corner, so she was worried when she was wandering by the door with a medicine bowl Someone comes out.

After a long time, he finally plucked up the courage to push open a crack in the door, and saw the regent sitting at the table reviewing the memorial, his left hand was injured, half of the clothes were casually covered, the neckline was pulled a lot, and the spring light was half exposed on the chest.

Wen Su rubbed his nose to make sure that he didn't have a nosebleed. Just as he was about to knock on the door, he looked up and smiled.

"So it's Wenqing, come in."

Wen Su pushed the door open, approached with his head down, put the medicine in front of him respectfully, "My lord, take the medicine."

"En." Xiao Zheng responded, and was about to raise his hand to pick up the bowl, but he suddenly took a breath.

Wen Su was startled, quickly raised her head and asked, "My lord, what's wrong with you?"

Xiao Zheng gently stroked the well-bandaged wound, shook his head and said: "It's okay, it's not a big deal, but the movement of the right hand will affect the left arm."

Wen Su raised her eyebrows, so serious?But looking at the pained look on the regent's face, it shouldn't be a fake.

"My lord, why don't I help you?" She coughed dryly, picked up the medicine bowl, twisted the spoon with her fingers to stir the medicine juice, her face seemed to be burning.

Xiao Zheng suppressed a smile and nodded, "So we have Lao Wenqing."

Wen Su silently took a breath, and tremblingly handed out the spoon in her hand.Xiao Zheng smiled slightly, lowered his eyebrows and closed his eyes, and opened his mouth to drink the spoonful of concoction.

It was embarrassing at first, but gradually she became less restrained. Seeing the person in front of her drink the medicine quietly, the heat on Wen Su's face decreased slightly, and her mood gradually settled down.

A bowl of medicine is not too much and not too little, it took some time to drink it spoon by spoon, but in the end, this action was done very naturally, as it should be, even after taking the last sip, Wen Su still took out He took out a silk handkerchief and wiped the corners of his lips.

Xiao Zheng was startled, and unconsciously raised his hand to caress the back of her hand, Wen Su woke up with a start, and hurriedly withdrew his hand, his face became hot again.

The two were speechless for a while, and the atmosphere was very awkward.

After a while, Wen Su said in a low voice: "My lord, in fact, I have something to report when I come down to the government."

"Oh? Please tell me, Wen Qing." Xiao Zheng sat upright, his expression returning to normal.

"It's about the rebellion of corrupt officials." Wen Su thought about it and said, "I heard what Mr. Lin said about it. After thinking about it for a long time, I finally found a solution."

Xiao Zheng was immediately refreshed when he heard the words, "What method?"

"My lord, do you still remember that King Wu asked Jiangnan's aristocratic family to serve in the puppet court after he failed to obtain a scholar?"

"remember."

"The lower official believes that the Jiang family, which was in a stalemate with the King of Wu, can come in handy at this time."

Xiao Zheng lowered his eyes and pondered for a while, then suddenly realized, "Yes, this king can't stop these people's thoughts. If the Jiang family came forward, it would be much easier to handle."

In other words, a big family like the Jiang family could serve as a lobbyist, directly proving that King Wu was unreliable, and Jiangnan would never accept them, so there was no way out for these people except to plead guilty.

Thanks to Wen Su's good memory, he only said that matter in front of her once, but now she can still connect the two, which is really not easy.

Thinking of what Lin Xuan said that day, and looking at the woman in front of him, something seemed different.

But there is a loophole in this method, Wen Su frowned and said: "The lower official has thought of this idea, but how to persuade the Jiang family is also a problem."

Xiao Zheng smiled, "Wen Qing forgot, besides that nephew of King Wu, the Jiang family also has a grandson called Your Majesty."

Generally, when dealing with affairs, Xiao Zheng is used to starting from the perspective of the imperial court first, while Wen Su is used to starting from the angle he is familiar with, making judgments based on the situation and adapting to the situation. From this point of view, together with politics, the two cooperate very well. It complements each other.

Wen Su was stunned when he heard the words, knowing that he would definitely write a letter to the emperor next, she smiled knowingly, and raised her hand to polish the ink for him, the images of the two of them overlapped lightly under the candlelight, as if in a dream...

(End of this chapter)