Chapter 26 The Prince is in Danger of Bloodshed
Xie Yanyan was not far from Xie Xiangxiang. She was playing with the wooden box handed over by Tang Xiaolin slowly and attentively, listening to Xie Xiangxiang's thoughts.
He admired Xie Xiangxiang very much. He pretended to be weak and pitiful while sharpening his knife.
"Oh, Miss Xie is really capable. She even went to someone else's house in a trance! Your future husband should be careful. If you get nervous on the wedding day and trance and strangle your husband to death, it will be terrible."
"You're talking nonsense, I didn't go to anyone else's house!"
"So you're not dazed?"
"you……"
Xiao Shen quickly pulled Xie Xiangxiang aside and away from Zhou Shaoyu.
Arguing with Zhou Shaoyu would be asking for humiliation. That devil is always trying to stir up trouble and has no bottom line at all.
Zhou Shaoyu led the horse and said disdainfully: "Now that you have fallen into this state, behave like a human being!"
Xie Xiangxiang drooped her eyelids, turned around and followed Xiao Shen, and came in front of Shen without saying a word.
Shen's money was stolen, and she felt as if her heart had been dug out. Seeing her come back empty-handed, she was immediately disappointed and took her anger out on her.
"You are also stupid. Why did you run out in the middle of the night? If you went out, why did you come back? You are so smart, are you going to let him take advantage of you for nothing?"
"Grandma, what are you thinking about?" Xie Xiangxiang cried, "I didn't see the other man at all! I don't know what happened, I ended up in the fields outside the city, and the city gates were closed, so I hid in the fields and waited until dawn before I dared to come back."
[The damned man in black will be pierced through the heart by arrows sooner or later]
"Who would believe you?" Old Mrs. Shen didn't believe Xie Xiangxiang's words at all. "Did Huangfu Ming's people kidnap you and you escaped back?"
"Grandma, you might as well kill me if you say that."
Xie Xiangxiang cried and banged her head against the pillar. Xiao Shen grabbed her, but she didn't even use much force and Xie Xiangxiang was held back.
She then knew that Xie Xiangxiang was acting.
She must still be thinking about Prince Xi and refuses to be with Huangfu Ming.
Old Shen said in despair: "The third girl refuses to marry, and the 500 taels of silver are not returned. Will Huangfu Ming hire someone to kill me?"
Xie Jinrong was so angry that he cursed again: "Idiot, what are you living for!"
Mr. Shen:
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Xie Yanyan took the opportunity to tell Xie Anfeng about the Shen family's plot against her.
"I went to the toilet and overheard their plan. I didn't dare to sleep that night. Later, Xie Xiangxiang came to see if I had been kidnapped. It happened that the masked man mistook me for me and kidnapped me by covering my mouth and nose."
Xie Anfeng was so angry that he wanted to chop Shen to death with a knife.
It turns out that Huangfu Ming wanted to take advantage of the situation this time and bring back Xie Xiangxiang, "the most talented woman in Kyoto" to be his concubine, but was fooled by Shen and replaced her with Xie Yanyan.
Huangfu Ming has been trying to take advantage of Yan'er again and again. It turns out that it was old Shen who spread rumors that Yan'er had the destiny of a phoenix from the nine heavens!
No wonder, a shrewd and unscrupulous businessman like Huangfu Ming did not forcefully demand the 500 taels of silver back even though it was taken away by Shen for nothing. It turned out that they were in cahoots and conspired to kidnap Yan'er.
Old Mrs. Shen is not a human being, and Xie Jinrong is a complete beast. Yan'er is his own granddaughter.
He took a deep breath and said in a low voice: "Yan'er, Dad is sorry for you."
Xie Yanyan didn't say forgiveness. Both daughters were dead. This couple of parents were truly unforgivable.
"Now there is another big thing. The Crown Prince of Zhou is in danger of bloodshed! Xie Xiangxiang and Shen said that when the Crown Prince of Zhou went to Jin, someone set up a trap to not only kill him, but also to trick the King of Nanhai to Jin, and then falsely accuse the King of Nanhai of digging for gold and treason."
"Who wants to kill the King of Nanhai? Is it the emperor or the prince?" Xie Anfeng was frightened by the bloody disaster.
"It's Prince Xi! Prince Xi wanted that position, so he mined gold privately and put the blame on Prince Nanhai."
“…”
"Xie Xiangxiang and Prince Xi were secretly exchanging letters, and the messenger was the cook Zhu Ba."
Xie Anfeng was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.
A lot of thoughts came to his mind in an instant. Yan'er was young and didn't understand. He was afraid that the one who wanted the lives of Prince Zhou and King of Nanhai was not King Xi, but the one above.
He whispered to Xie Yanyan: "Yan'er, don't tell anyone about this again. Just pretend you've never heard of it and know nothing about it."
Prince Zhou took great care of them. Without the carriage he gave them, their eldest daughter-in-law, grandson, youngest son and daughter would probably have died on the road.
He must remind Prince Zhou.
Having made up his mind, he hurriedly stopped Zhou Shaoyu who was about to leave and found a lame excuse.
"Bandits are rampant in Jin, so you must be careful when you go there. You have been in Beijing for a long time. Now that you are out, you should go visit your father. The King of Nanhai is not allowed to leave his fiefdom without an imperial decree, so you should go visit him. Loyalty to the king is important, but respecting parents is the foundation of human nature."
Zhou Shaoyu blinked his eyes and said seriously: "Thank you for the reminder, General. Jingchen has made a note of it. General, be careful on your journey, and we will meet again later."
Riding away.
Xie Anfeng was weighed down with worries and felt a little regretful. He thought that what he said was too vague and wondered if Prince Zhou understood him.
The exile team left Nanzhao City and continued heading south.
Zhou Shaoyu walked out of a place in the county town, feeling cold all over.
General Xie was obviously reminding him that someone wanted to harm them father and son.
Is there anything different in Jin?
Or is there something wrong with my father?
"Prince, are you still going to Jindi?"
"Go! Zhou Jin, you go to Kyoto immediately and investigate whether there is anything unusual above? Or are there any abnormalities among those people? Inform Mu and Huo to split up and go to my father's fiefdom. Tell my father that he is not allowed to leave the fiefdom without an imperial decree."
The king has given an order, and he cannot disobey it. He must take the land of Jin.
"What about you, Prince?"
"I'll be careful."
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After leaving Nanzhao County, we walked for less than half a day and entered a continuous mountain area.
With nearly 80 peaks and spanning seven counties, Langming Mountain is the largest mountain in the Central Plains.
The escort rode his horse, running back and forth, shouting at everyone to keep up and not to fall behind. They walked more than 30 miles in one breath, but still couldn't find a suitable place to rest.
They originally planned to rest in a village called Duan Gou, but when the people here heard that they were a group of prisoners, they not only refused to let them enter the village, but also refused to let them stay outside the village.
The wheat fields in the village were already half full of grain, and there were also some vegetables in the fields, but people were worried that the fugitives would steal them.
At the foot of the mountain three or four miles away from Duangou Village, there are several abandoned cave dwellings with dusty earthen beds and stoves inside.
There was a small stream flowing down from the mountain nearby, and the escort arranged for everyone to spend the night in this cave.
There were more than 200 people, and there was another period of scramble. Dozens of people lived in each cave. Those who couldn't get a bed on the earthen bed would grab a spot near the wall.
After finding a temporary bed, everyone looked for something to eat nearby.
Zhu Bazhishao cooked a pot of rice soup and gave two bowls to Xie Yanyan. The other 200 people only had a small amount of cakes, 10 people for one cake, and basically spent the night hungry.
We picked some wild vegetables, washed them, and ate them raw.
Xie Yanyan brought the rice soup and gave a bowl to Song Lingling and Xiao Baozi, and one bowl to Xie Lingyu and Xie Yong.
Xie Yong and Xie Lingyu refused and pushed the drink to her. The brother and sister pushed it back and forth, and finally the three of them shared the drink.
Xie Yanyan did not take out any more food. He secretly ate a few pieces of chocolate and vitamin tablets while no one was paying attention.
Everyone's saved money and food are all gone, so she should be more cautious.
In hunger, everyone fell into a drowsy sleep listening to the whistling mountain wind.
In the middle of the night, the horse suddenly neighed loudly, jumped and capered, waking up the escort and the men who were resting at the entrance of the cave.
The bailiff immediately picked up his goose-feather knife and shouted, "All men, come out quickly and pick up the stones and sticks around you! The rest of you, stay where you are."
(End of this chapter)
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