Chapter 104 Zhao Shiqing Runs Fast (Two Chapters in One)
Mrs. Nie had no idea what the third old lady was thinking. She was still feeling lucky that the Nie family didn't blame her this time. Even her shrewd third aunt didn't say anything.
At this time, Nie didn't know that the Fan father and daughter were already on the way.
As for Zhao Yunnuan asking her to give Zhao Tingxuan an additional 10,000 taels of silver, she chose to forget it.
As a mother, she did favor Zhao Tingxuan.
But the current situation is not as good as before. Before, she was a princess and she didn't have to worry about money.
But now, she is an old princess. For the rest of her life, apart from her monthly allowance, the only thing she can spend is her own private money.
Her dowry and private property were not much, and her annual output was limited, so she would spend as little as possible of her private property. If it was 1,800 silver coins, she would definitely have someone send it to Zhao Tingxuan without saying a word, but that was 10,000 taels!
Is ten thousand taels of silver a lot compared to her private money? Not much, she can easily take it out.
But she couldn't bear to give it up. It was a bottomless pit. Once she gave it away, she couldn't take it back.
Perhaps because of the ten thousand taels of silver, Nie deliberately avoided thinking about Zhao Tingxuan.
What she was thinking about now was the letter she had just written to Concubine Qiao.
As long as Concubine Qiao is willing to help her, then this matter will be successful. She will no longer be held hostage by Zhao Yunnuan, the unfilial daughter, and Axuan will be able to return to Liang.
Yes, she did it for Axuan, so that Axuan could return to Liangdi and not have to suffer in the capital.
Everything she did was for Axuan.
What is a mere ten thousand taels? How can it compare to her motherly love for Axuan?
......
Zhao Tingxuan, who was far away in the capital, naturally didn't know about these things. He received five thousand taels from his elder brother and two thousand taels from his sister.
Although these seven thousand taels were far from enough compared to the ten thousand taels, Zhao Tingxuan was very content. His brothers and sisters had not forgotten him. Not only did they send him money, they also wrote to him, telling him not to be discouraged or lose confidence. He was the second son of the Prince of Liang's Mansion and was no worse than anyone else.
His eldest brother also sent him a lot of books. During the time he was confined in the mansion, he read more books to enrich himself. He also took this opportunity to calm down and think about what he wanted, what he wanted to do, and what kind of person he wanted to be.
It's who you want to be, not what others want you to be.
Zhao Tingxuan read his brother and sister's letter over and over again. These were the most heartwarming and encouraging words he had heard (seen) since he was reprimanded by the emperor.
At this time, a long-servant came in and said, "Second Master, there is a letter for you, delivered by the official post."
Zhao Tingxuan was stunned. Liangdi had its own dedicated messenger, and letters would not go through the official post station. Who wrote this letter sent from the official post station to him?
When he got the letter and saw the ferocious words in the envelope, he couldn't help laughing.
He knew who the letter was from.
His younger sister, Zhao Shiqing.
"Second Brother:
Are you surprised or surprised when you received my letter?
I heard that you were scolded, hahaha, you deserved it!
Who made you so soft-hearted and indecisive? You deserve to suffer for others.
Every failure makes you wiser. If you only remember the punishment and not the beating, then all the suffering you have endured will be in vain, and I will not sympathize with you.
I am very poor and don't have much money, so I will support you with one thousand taels. Someone from Guangji Escort Company will deliver the money to you in the next few days. Remember to check it.
Your beautiful and kind sister."
Zhao Tingxuan smiled and shook his head, but his eyes were red.
He simply lay down on the table and cried.
There was no address on my little sister's letter, and I didn't know where she was now. She was still young, and she had gone so far away alone, without any brothers or sisters, or a master...
Zhao Tingxuan thought that although his younger sister did not mention her situation in the letter, he seemed to see his younger sister making naughty faces at him between the lines.
Zhao Tingxuan smiled bitterly. They were all alone outside. His younger sister was in high spirits, but he was having a miserable time.
He is so useless.
His mother always said that he should inherit the throne, but compared with his elder brother who worked hard, his elder sister who was as brave as a man, and his smart and capable younger sister, he was the most useless.
The more Zhao Tingxuan thought about it, the sadder he became, and he started crying again.
......
At this time, Zhao Shiqing, who was bored, was talking to the old spotted dog from the neighbor's house next door. No one knew what she said to the old spotted dog, but the old spotted dog turned around and chased a big yellow dog and started biting it.
The old spotted dog has always been gentle, and I don’t know why he is so angry this time.
Zhao Shiqing was satisfied. When she turned around, she saw Xiao Zhen looking at her.
"What did you say to that old spotted dog?" Xiao Zhen asked.
Zhao Shiqing chuckled and said, "Keep it secret."
Humph, you want to get some gossip from her, have you paid her?
Xiao Zhen asked again, "Did you go to the escort agency just now?"
Zhao Shiqing: "You're following me? Bad guy, give me money!"
Xiao Zhen......
"I don't have to follow. I can see it from here."
Zhao Shiqing looked at the flag of Guangji Escort Company not far away and said, "Okay, what you said is true."
From where she was standing, if she counted eighty-five steps, she would reach Guangji Escort Company.
Anyone with good eyesight could see that she had entered the escort company.
"What happened?" Xiao Zhen asked.
Zhao Shiqing did not hide it from him and told Xiao Zhen the news that Zhen Wuduo and Xiao Yue heard in the breakfast shop this morning.
"I heard that the son of the Marquis of Baoqing was stabbed in the buttocks and ran to the Liang Palace to extort money. My second brother Baozi gave him 10,000 taels of silver."
As the saying goes, good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles, especially when it comes to matters between the powerful and wealthy.
Not long after, the news that Zhao Tingxuan was blackmailed by Zhu Yu spread to Luzhou City.
Xiao Zhen frowned. He had known about the death of Master Nie Er for a long time, but he didn't know that Zhao Tingxuan was blackmailed by Zhu Yu. It might be because it was just a small matter, so he didn't report it.
"Zhao Tinghan has already returned to Liangdi, but Zhu Yu is still involved with the Prince of Liang's Mansion." Xiao Zhen said to himself.
Zhao Shiqing was puzzled: "What do you mean? Zhu Yu is the Prince of Baoqing? Is he related to my eldest brother?"
Xiao Zhen frowned deeply. In this life, Zhao Tinghan returned to Liang early and later inherited the throne. Zhao Tingxuan became a hostage. More importantly, there was no conflict between the Liang Palace and the Xiao family. Although Zhao Yunnuan was in charge of the royal guards, she had never been on the battlefield. Until today, she was just a princess in the palace, not a female general who went into battle and killed the enemy. She had not become a thorn in the eyes of some people.
So Xiao Zhen never thought that in this life, after many twists and turns, Zhu Yu still had a relationship with Prince Liang's Mansion.
But how should he remind Zhao Shiqing?
Xiao Zhen opened his mouth, but swallowed the words back.
He couldn't tell Zhao Shiqing that he was reborn, and that in his previous life, Zhao Yunnuan was married to Zhu Yu and became the wife of the prince of Baoqing Marquis's Mansion!
The female general who was so heroic on the battlefield died silently in the end. It was said to the outside world that she died of miscarriage. However, according to the information found by Fengyu Pavilion, Zhao Yunnuan died as a result of the conspiracy of the women in the harem. Her death was extremely pathetic.
Shortly after her death, Zhao Tingxuan, after taking Wu Shi San, imagined himself to be a god and jumped from a tall building and died.
From then on, the Prince of Liang’s Mansion had no successor, and Emperor Yongjia naturally took back the fiefdom, and the 120-year history of the Prince of Liang’s Mansion came to an end.
All of this happened in his previous life, but Xiao Zhen didn't know how to say it.
Seeing him hesitate, Zhao Shiqing narrowed her eyes and said, "Are you dreaming? An old man with a white beard? Just like when your cousin killed you?"
Xiao Zhen was stunned at first, then his eyes lit up. This Second Miss Zhao was truly an extraordinary person!
"Yes, I was dreaming. I dreamed about something."
Zhao Shiqing shook her head. If you are given a pole to climb, you should also fill the holes on the pole. Otherwise, there are too many holes and the pole is not strong, so how can you climb?
"But you said last time that you only dreamed of your cousin killing you, nothing else."
Xiao Zhen...what's in your head?
"I remember now. It was the old man with white beard who told me."
Zhao Shiqing immediately corrected him: "I just made a slip of the tongue. You don't have to copy it word for word. What you encountered was an old immortal with a white beard, and he disappeared in the blink of an eye."
Xiao Zhen...thank you so much, you are so thoughtful.
Zhao Shiqing: You’re welcome, just give me the money!
Although Zhao Shiqing handed him the ladder (which was stronger than the pole), Xiao Zhen still carefully organized his words before telling Zhao Shiqing that Emperor Yongjia would grant a marriage to Zhao Yunnuan and Zhu Yu.
Zhao Shiqing's eyes were as big as copper bells, emitting a shrewd glint like lightning.
"My sister is still in mourning. The emperor told my eldest brother to marry within a year, but he didn't say anything about my sister as well. He told my eldest brother to marry, which is unfilial, of which the worst is to have no offspring. But he wants my sister to marry during mourning as well. What does this mean? Is there no objection?"
Xiao Zhen closed his eyes. Now that things had come to this, he should stop hiding it.
"It wasn't the mourning period. It was three years after your father's death. At that time, the eldest princess was in charge of the imperial guards. She formed the Liang Army based on the imperial guards to fight against the Xiao army. The court sent troops to quell the rebellion, but the Xiao army was defeated. The court wanted to take over the Liang Army, but the eldest princess was reluctant to hand over the military power. The emperor sent her to the capital as a hostage. There was no precedent for women being held hostage in Dayong, so she had no choice but to marry into the capital."
Zhao Shiqing was stunned!
"Xiao Family Army? Did your Xiao family rebel?"
Xiao Zhen smiled bitterly: "Not this time."
As long as his father and mother are alive and Xiao Su is alive, the Xiao family will not rebel and Zhao Yunnuan will not be an enemy of the Xiao family.
Zhao Shiqing breathed a sigh of relief. "Since the Xiao family won't rebel, my sister won't form the Liang Army. Besides, my eldest brother has already inherited the throne, and he let my sister continue to be in charge of the imperial guards. Besides, my second brother is a hostage in the capital, so the emperor won't let my sister marry into the capital anymore."
As soon as the words came out of her mouth, Zhao Shiqing felt that things would not be so simple. Who knows if the old emperor would do anything he wanted? That man was not a good person. What if he wanted his sister to marry to the capital again?
Besides, why marry that scumbag Zhu Yu when there are so many people to marry!
When Zhao Shiqing was in the capital, he had heard of Zhu Yu, the son of Marquis Baoqing. Both Censor Jin and Xiao Yue were related to Zhu Yu, so Zhao Shiqing had no choice but to know about him.
Just the few things she knew were enough to show that Zhu Yu was not a good person.
Such trash is not worthy of such a good sister.
Three years, there are still two and a half years left, she still has time, after finishing the things in Wu, she will go to the capital and kill Zhu Yu, the scumbag!
Yes, Miss Zhao Er’s martial arts skills are mediocre, and she is not very useful as a killer. However, she is smart, and she will definitely be able to think of a way to kill someone with a borrowed knife.
Although Xiao Zhen didn't know what Zhao Shiqing was thinking, seeing the sparkling eyes of the little girl, he could guess that she must have had another idea.
The difference between people is so great. Some people have a mess in their heads, while others can understand things very quickly.
Xiao Zhen didn't know whether Zhao Shiqing knew that he was reborn, but he suddenly realized that it didn't matter whether she knew or not. She knew, and he knew that she knew, but no one said it out loud. This was also a tacit understanding.
After realizing that he and Zhao Shiqing had a tacit understanding, Xiao Zhen couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth. Unfortunately, he was wearing a fake face, and this little expression looked both stiff and weird on the fake face.
Zhao Shiqing couldn't bear to look at it. Oh my God, it's so ugly, get out of here!
Zhao Shiqing ran away in a flash.
Xiao Zhen was confused. Miss Zhao Er was running so fast. Was she shy?
However, he soon realized that he was overthinking it.
Because in the afternoon, when Zhen Wuduo saw him, he immediately scolded him: "Look at your face, it's fake, so fake, but it's so ugly, it's scary, and you scared my precious granddaughter!"
Xiao Zhen: Zhao Shiqing ran so fast, was he scared away by my face?
Xiao Zhen's crystal glass heart shattered into pieces after he learned the truth.
Zhao Shiqing didn't care whether his heart was broken into pieces or not, her attention had already been diverted.
The people sent by Zhen Wuduo to investigate are back. The group of people living in seclusion in Shilipu are likely to be killers!
Why is it possible but not certain?
This was because during the days that Zhen Wuduo sent people to monitor them, they did not move, and no one even went down the mountain.
This is consistent with the findings of the investigation in Shilipu. Although these people usually go down the mountain, they will go to the town to sell their prey and buy firewood, rice, oil and salt, but the probability is very rare, sometimes once a month, and sometimes once every two or three months.
But this is just what they want the villagers of Shilipu to see.
The people sent by Zhen Wuduo found out that there was not only one way out of the village, but there were two other ways down the mountain.
As mentioned earlier, more than half of this mountain belongs to Shilipu, but another part belongs to several other villages.
The other two roads down the mountain lead to two villages respectively.
Based on the investigation in these two villages, they learned that although the group of people rarely went out, they would go out in groups of several people occasionally. Moreover, once, someone saw them returning injured, and there were bloodstains on the ground where they passed by. However, it rained early the next morning and the bloodstains were washed away.
The person who saw the blood fell from the mountain and died shortly afterwards.
He once told someone about this incident when he was alive, but after his death, the person was so scared that he never mentioned it again.
But Zhen Wuduo had a lot of money, and with money there was no mouth that could not be pried open. The man risked being silenced and still told the story in exchange for one hundred taels of silver.
Zhao Shiqing held her chin, she thought of Xiuxiu's uncle and Chef Zhang in Zhaoting Town.
One was a killer until his death, the other escaped and lived in hiding.
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