Chapter 8 Xiao Zhen's Ghost

The resignation of Jiang Ping and the other three was not smooth.

Because this time, although only Xiao Zhen died, the Fourth Prince was also seriously injured, and Jiang Ping and the other four were at the scene. Even if they could testify to each other that someone stopped them from going forward at the time of the incident, no one would believe it. What's more, they are not stupid, so they can only keep this matter in their stomachs and never tell it out.

Although Prince Consort Xiao and Princess Jiayi have been married for many years, they each have their own mansion. The Princess's mansion and the Xiao's mansion are only separated by a wall, but they are two mansions.

Huang Changshi is the chief secretary of the Princess's Mansion, and Jiang Ping and the other three are Xiao Zhen's guards. Although Xiao Zhen has residences in both mansions, the salaries of Jiang Ping and the other three are paid by the Xiao Mansion. In other words, only Prince Consort Xiao and Xiao Zhen father and son can decide whether the four stay or go. Even Xiao Yue has a say, and Huang Changshi has no control over them.

They came to see Huang Changshi just for the sake of formality, telling Huang Changshi that they had made a mistake and had to leave the Xiao Mansion.

However, Huang Changshi did not want to let them go just like that. Although Xiao Zhen did not die in the Princess's Mansion, he died when Princess Jiayi was not in the capital. In the final analysis, it was Huang Changshi's failure to take care of him. If he had sent more guards to follow Xiao Zhen at that time, perhaps Xiao Zhen would not have died.

As long as Princess Jiayi comes back, Huang Changshi will definitely take the initiative to accept the punishment. Perhaps at this moment, the censor's memorial has already been delivered to the dragon case.

Of course, Huang Changshi could not let Jiang Ping and the other three leave so easily. Although they could not share the happiness, they had to bear the guilt together.

Huang Changshi immediately ordered the guards of the Princess's Mansion to arrest the four men and lock them up.

The Princess's Mansion was on fire.

Fortunately, the fire was put out in time and only two houses were burned, with no casualties.

However, when Huang Changshi hurried over, he heard two pieces of news that made him furious.

Jiang Ping and his three companions disappeared.

The fire was actually caused by the second son Xiao Yue practicing going through a fire ring.

Huang Changshi had Xiao Yue called over to ask him about it. Xiao Yue said innocently, "Huang Changshi, you are very knowledgeable. You must know someone who can walk through the fire ring. Can you help me find a master?"

Huang Changshi was so angry that he almost vomited blood. "It's fine that you hang out with a bunch of actors all day, but now you have to learn how to jump through a ring of fire? Why don't you just go to heaven?"

"Where are Jiang Ping and the others? Does the Second Young Master know?"

Xiao Yueman didn't care: "As for them, I just told them to get out of here because they're annoying to me."

Huang Changshi felt dizzy. It was over. There was no one to take the blame.

"Excuse me, where did the Second Young Master tell them to go?"

Xiao Yue laughed so hard that he doubled over. "Huang Changshi, I heard you're a Jinshi. How could you ask such a ridiculous question? Rivers, lakes, and seas, they can go wherever they want. I don't have clairvoyance or super hearing."

At this point, Xiao Yue flipped his wrists, pretending to have a sleeve on his hand, which he rolled into a flower. Then, he raised his orchid finger and pointed at Huang Changshi, saying angrily: "You heartless enemy - Ah, ah, ah -"

Then, before Huang Changshi could react, Xiao Yue twisted his waist, took small steps, turned around and walked away, singing "clang clang clang clang clang..."

Huang Changshi......

At this time, Jiang Ping and his three companions had already left the city overnight with the badges of the Princess's Mansion and met up with Xiao Zhen fifty miles away from the capital.

"Where is Xiao Yue?" Xiao Zhen asked.

"The second young master said he has his own hiding place, so please don't worry, eldest young master." Jiang Ping said.

Xiao Zhen really didn't have to worry. He knew that although Xiao Yue was young, he could definitely hide himself well.

Jiang Ping saw the country boy who had brought them the letter, and now he was right next to his master. Jiang Ping was startled and asked, "Master, is this young man coming with us?"

Seeing Jiang Ping looking at him, Da Zhuang immediately straightened his chest and said, "My name is Yao Tianxiao."

Xiao Zhen nodded: "Tian Xiao, stay by my side from now on, and you two will take care of each other."

The four of them greeted Dazhuang one after another.

"Jiang Ping."

"Cai An."

"Li Xi."

"Xu Le."

Dazhuang was happy, peaceful and happy. It turned out that the names of city people were so down-to-earth. He smiled and said, "You can just call me Dazhuang. Everyone calls me Dazhuang."

Jiang Ping and the others didn't understand why Xiao Zhen brought this country boy with him, but they didn't ask too much, thinking that the eldest master must have his reasons.

In his previous life, Dazhuang ran away secretly because he wanted to see the outside world. At that time, Dazhuang had beautiful ideas. He wanted to make a name for himself outside, so he took his grandfather to live a good life.

However, this wish was never fulfilled, and Yao Shanbo was crushed to death by falling rocks from the mountain in the third year after Dazhuang left.

In this life, Xiao Zhen never thought that it was Yao Shanbo who took the initiative to ask Dazhuang to go with him.

Although Yao Shanbo did not say why, Xiao Zhen guessed that it must be related to the fact that he was a member of the Xiao family. This mysterious doctor who lived in seclusion in the mountains might have some connection with the Xiao family. However, Yao Shanbo refused to say, so Xiao Zhen did not ask. He just made up his mind secretly that when this matter was over, he would let Dazhuang take Yao Shanbo out of Shiji Mountain.

At this time, Xiao Zhen's body had not fully recovered. According to Yao Shanbo, he could not ride a horse at all. However, he could not wait any longer, as there was not much time left for him.

At night, they changed horses at an inn and continued on their journey. The groom who was in charge of feeding the horses raised his head inadvertently and met Xiao Zhen's pale face without a trace of blood. The groom was shocked. No wonder people said that there were evil things on the road at night. No one knew whether the guest who came in the middle of the night was a human or a ghost.

This one, must be a ghost...

The horseman was so frightened that he turned his head away immediately. He didn't turn around until the men changed horses and left.

"Oops, I forgot to check if these people had any shadows."

The groom grumbled to himself and the next day he refused to work the night shift no matter what.

A few days later, someone came to the inn, holding a portrait and asking each person if they had seen the person in the portrait. The groom took one look and trembled. The visitor became suspicious and asked, "Have you seen this person?"

The groom bravely asked, "Is this man dead?"

The visitor narrowed his eyes: "How do you know he is dead?"

The groom's body was shaking more and more violently, and he was dead, as expected!

"Ghost, it's a ghost, it's a ghost!"

The visitor used both soft and hard tactics, but the groom just insisted that he saw a ghost exactly like the one in the portrait. As for where the ghost flew to, the groom pointed in a circle to the east, west, south and north. In short, it flew into the darkness. As for whether there were other people around the ghost, of course there were, including the Black and White Impermanence, with green faces and fangs.

Other people in the inn also testified that the groom did say he had seen a ghost.

In the end, the groom was slapped and kicked several times...

For some reason, this matter spread to the capital. Some people said that the ghost was Xiao Zhen. Xiao Zhen died at a young age and was unwilling to accept his fate. So he wandered on the official road at night, so that for a long time afterwards, fewer people traveled on the road at night.