Chapter 34 Come and help me change clothes
Huo Zheng said: "It's very likely."
Chunzhi was a little confused. "But I have already left the Lu family and will never have anything to do with Lu Jingyun again. Why did Ji Ruzhen do this?"
Huo Zheng said, "I guess Ji Ruzhen wants to force you to leave Linshui Town."
Haruji looked at her seriously, "Why do you think so?"
As Huo Zheng fiddled with the beans, he casually said to her, "Because as long as you're here, everyone in Linshui Town will remember how the top scholar abandoned his wife and child bride to marry the daughter of a high-ranking official. As the daughter of that high-ranking official, Ji Ruzhen naturally doesn't want to be the subject of constant gossip. It's not surprising that she wants you to leave Linshui Town."
Some people have been in a high and mighty position for too long and they start to think that a single word from them can decide the fate of others.
Ji Ruzhen is obviously such a person.
The daughter of the prime minister was born to be able to get whatever she wants. She wanted Chunzhi, the annoying person, to leave Linshui Town, so she sent someone to make it impossible for Chunzhi to stay there.
Chunzhi said, "But I won't leave Linshui Town."
She murmured to herself, "Where else can I go if I leave Linshui Town?"
Huo Zheng raised his eyes and looked at her. "The world is so vast, and each of the nine provinces has its own unique scenery. Don't you want to go somewhere else and have a look?"
Haruji said, "If I want to go somewhere else, I have to want to go, not be forced to go by others."
Huo Zheng nodded, "That does make some sense."
"Right." Chunzhi also felt that what she said was very true. "Ji Ruzhen doesn't want me to have anything to do with Lu Jingyun anymore, but what she did forced me to go to Lu Jingyun. She is making things difficult for me and herself. How can you say that? How much harm does it do to the enemy? Why hurt yourself?"
Huo Zheng said: "If we injure the enemy by 800, we will lose 1,000 of our own."
"Yes, that's it." Chunzhi said, "Ji Ruzhen is hurting the enemy by 800 and hurting herself by 1,000."
"By the way, you haven't answered me yet. What will you do if Lu Jingyun doesn't show up on the day of the trial?"
Huo Zheng piled the beans on the table together and brought the topic back to the original point.
Chunzhi said: "If Lu Jingyun doesn't come..."
Huo Zheng looked at Chunzhi quietly, waiting for her next words.
Chunzhi really didn't know what to do, so she could only say to Huo Qi, "Can you please stop being such a pessimist?"
Huo Zheng suddenly: "..."
presumptuous!
How dare you say that I have a bad mouth!
"If Lu Jingyun doesn't show up, things will get really complicated," Chunzhi said. "House sales are recorded at the county government office. If Ji Ruzhen really instructed Wu Xin to compete with me for the tofu workshop, the county's records might be burned or lost... So Lu Jingyun better keep his word and show up on time."
Huo Zheng said: "Actually, there is another way without Lu Jingyun."
"What method?" Chunzhi's eyes suddenly lit up.
If there is a way that does not require Lu Jingyun to intervene, that would be great.
Huo Zheng said, "According to the Daxing Law, any case in which the plaintiff is not present at the hearing will be voided on the spot."
Chunzhi thought for a moment and said, "You mean... if Wu Xin doesn't show up on the day of the trial, the case will be thrown out?"
Huo Zheng nodded and looked at Chunzhi with a look that said, "This child is teachable."
Chunzhi asked, "But how can we prevent Wu Xin from coming to court on the day of the trial?"
Huo Zheng smiled slightly, "What do you think?"
Chunzhi pondered for a long time before she said, "Is it too late for me to go burn incense and worship Buddha now?"
She clasped her hands together and prayed, "Gods and Buddhas above, please bless this believer to have her wish fulfilled. I hope Wu Xin will not be hit by a carriage when he enters the house, choke when he drinks water, or be robbed when he walks in the dark...I hope he gets a serious illness and can't get out of bed for months!"
Huo Zheng was shocked when he heard this: "..."
She thought of praying to God, but she never thought that the person who could really help her was either far away or right in front of her.
Chunzhi was still praying with her eyes closed, asking God to protect Wu Xin from any mishap and to prevent him from being brought to court in three days.
Huo Zheng picked up a soybean and flicked it on Chunzhi's forehead. "Instead of praying to God, it's better to pray to me."
Chunzhi opened her eyes and looked at Huo Qi with clear eyes, "What's the point of begging you? Can you beat Wu Xin so hard that he can't even come to court?"
Huo Zheng said slowly: "Maybe?"
He planned to take this girl back to the palace to be a cook.
Then he is considered as one of them.
Since I am his person, I cannot be bullied by others no matter what.
"You should stay here and recuperate." Chunzhi didn't take Huo Zheng's words seriously. She raised her hand and touched her forehead. "I'll go to the City God Temple tomorrow to burn incense. I hope the gods can bless me and make my wish come true."
She said this and went back to the house.
Only Huo Zheng was left sitting by the window. After seeing Chunzhi return to the house, he busied himself with needlework. He quietly stood up and walked to the back of the yard and blew the whistle.
Soon, Jiang He came over, knelt on one knee and saluted, "Your Majesty."
Huo Zheng ordered Jiang He: "Find Wu Xin, who caused trouble here today, and break his legs."
"Ah?" Jiang He thought he had misheard when he heard this.
The King of Chang'an has always been decisive in killing and only does big things. He has never issued such an order.
"What?" Huo Zheng said, "Remember, don't let Wu Xin know who hit you."
"Yes." Jiang He agreed immediately.
"And that Lu family." Huo Zheng disliked the Lu family. "It's dry and humid, so it's easy to get angry—"
Doesn’t Ji Ruzhen like to burn things?
After burning Chunzhi’s house deeds and land deeds, let’s burn the entire Lu family.
When Jiang He heard this, he immediately understood, "I'll do it right away."
Huo Zheng said "hmm" and said no more.
Jiang He hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice, "When will the prince meet up with Master Gu? Master Gu has been asking about the prince's whereabouts every day these days..."
Lord Gu Huaiyu was inspecting Nanzhou with Huo Zheng. Ever since Huo Zheng was injured and disappeared, Gu Huaiyu had been dealing with Nanzhou officials together with the fake King of Chang'an all day long. He lived in fear every day, with his head hanging on his belt.
Huo Zheng said: "Soon."
Jiang He didn't dare to ask how long this "soon" would take.
As the two were talking, Chunzhi came to the next room with the newly made clothes to look for Huo Qi, but he was nowhere to be found.
"Huo Qi?" Chunzhi searched around the yard holding the clothes and came to the back of the yard.
Seeing this, Huo Zheng gave Jiang He a look.
Jiang He immediately flew onto the roof and crawled in the dark.
Chunzhi saw Huo Qi at the back of the yard and said, "Huo Qi, you are here. I called you, why didn't you answer?"
Huo Zheng said: "I just heard it."
Chunzhi handed him the newly made robe and said, "The clothes are ready, take them and try them on."
"Okay." Huo Zheng reached out to take it, holding the clothes in one hand and supporting himself with a crutch in the other as he walked into the house.
Chunzhi seemed to hear someone talking just now, but Huo Zheng was the only one here.
She felt something was strange and looked around a few more times.
"Chunzhi." After Huo Zheng entered the house, he saw Chunzhi still looking around in the back yard, so he called her, "Come and help me change clothes."
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