Chapter 76
Chapter 76
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a "bang" and the window in front of him shook a few times. The young lady inside and the thin wooden plug were ultimately unable to withstand the strength of a young and vigorous man.
The window was broken open. Wen Shu looked at her lover standing outside the window with astonishment and wariness. The scene was inexplicably similar to the scene in the outer courtyard just now.
It's just that the two of them switched positions.
Wen Shuse naturally heard the oath he made. He was so imposing that he wanted to crush her to pieces. She couldn't help but feel more guilty, "Xie, what on earth do you want to do in the middle of the night?"
Aunt Qing behind her was in a panic. She had never expected that the lady would be so fierce after getting drunk. She could only try her best to persuade the sober people: "Sir, the lady has a low alcohol tolerance. She drank half a pot today. What she said offended you. Please don't bother with a drunk person like her."
Once the window was broken, the night wind blew in, and a faint smell of alcohol drifted into my nose from the young lady. Upon closer inspection, I saw that her face was flushed, which was indeed abnormal.
Before Xie Shao could say anything, Wen Shuse didn't want to hear it anymore and retorted, "Who said I can't drink much? I can drink two or three pots of Zui Xiang Lou's wine without any problem. This Mi..."
Aunt Qing's face changed, and she hurriedly spoke out to stop him, "Madam..."
Fortunately, Wen Shuse still had some rationality and stopped talking in time.
Xie Shao tried hard to calm the bloating in his heart.
Being pissed off by a drunkard in the middle of the night was really a waste for him. He looked dejected and rubbed his throbbing temples twice, not wanting to look at her ugly face anymore.
Not only is she a poor drinker, she also has poor drinking manners.
He turned around and walked down the hall without looking back.
Why did you leave again?
Wen Shuse was stunned. No matter how proud he was in his heart, he didn't have the courage to provoke him anymore. He closed the window leisurely. His steps were a little unsteady and his head seemed to be dizzy from the noise.
She walked to the bed and fell down. She didn't hear Aunt Qing calling her outside and fell into a deep sleep. When she woke up, the sun was already high in the sky.
She had bolted the door last night, so Aunt Qing couldn't get in. She had come several times. The last time, Wen Shuse heard someone knocking at the door, so she got up and got the wooden bolt.
Aunt Qing came in with a basin of water and looked at her worriedly, "How are you feeling, madam? Is your head still hurting?"
This reminder brought back the scenes of last night one by one. Wen Shuse's face turned pale and she stood there like a wooden stake. What had she done...
It was true that he lost his virginity while drunk.
This time it's completely over.
The last incident had not yet passed, and he had offended someone again. He felt extremely upset and regretful. "Uncle Wen was right. That wine was really strong. I will never drink a drop of it again." He asked Aunt Qing in despair, "Where is he?"
Aunt Qing saw that she looked regretful and could not bear to mention it anymore. She comforted her, "Don't worry, my lady. My uncle has gone to work. Before he left, he was concerned about you and asked me to prepare some hangover soup for you."
He was not concerned about her, but was reminding her that she had lost her moral character after drinking.
This was indeed what Xie Shao meant. After she made a scene while drunk, he had to bear the aftereffects of her words. He could not fall asleep all night and only fell asleep when the cock crowed.
I woke up at the hour of Mao, feeling dizzy and my eyelids so heavy that I couldn't lift them.
When they arrived at the military camp, Commander Xu was already there. They knew that he had returned to the house last night. Seeing the black eye again, they probably guessed the direction of the situation. They leaned over and whispered, "Don't think how powerful and respectable we are outside. Once the women at home start to make trouble, you are like a wooden nail sticking out of the pillar, and they still beat you."
This was such a vivid description that Xie Shao forced a smile.
Commander Xu patted him on the shoulder and consoled him, "Third Young Master, please hold on."
Of course he had to hold on. There was a vain and money-loving young lady at home. Her snobbish face always stimulated his ambition.
The contemptuous tone she used last night was still clear in my ears. A fifth-rank official only had eighty strings of cash...
With a bitter taste on the tip of his tongue, he perked up and entered the military camp.
The Cavalry Division's Chief of Staff had more than 300 men under his command, and they had already lined up, waiting for him to finish his inspection before taking up their posts.
In the scorching summer sun, no one wanted to go out for reconnaissance. The team whose turn it was was listless. They mounted their horses and were about to go out, but when they turned around, they saw Xie Shao following them. They had to swallow the complaint that was about to come out of their mouths.
Military officers are different from civil servants. There are not so many secret operations. If you want to get a position, you have to compete with your real ability. Especially those people in the military camp, they all rely on the gun in their hands to speak.
It has always been the rule in the military camp that the most capable will be promoted.
However, Xie Shao suddenly parachuted into the military camp, and he was a high-ranking military officer. In addition, Commander Xu took good care of him, so many people in the army were dissatisfied.
He was even secretly ridiculed by those people in the Infantry Division, saying that he had come to the wrong place and should go to the Palace Front Division to be the chief governor because he looked so sociable.
The eunuchs in the Palace Guards were all in a group. This was extremely insulting, and the people under them also lost face. One of them had been feeling aggrieved for a long time, so he took the opportunity to sarcastically say, "It's sunny outside, and Xie Duyu has delicate skin and tender flesh, so why don't you stay in the barracks to avoid getting a tan."
After these words were spoken, everyone's expressions varied, and most of them just wanted to watch the show.
Xie Shao smiled but said nothing. When he reached the door, he did not rush out. He waited for a while. When the horse of the man behind him approached, he suddenly held the silver spear in front of the man.
The man's face changed and he immediately understood what he meant. Since he could say those words just now, he was not afraid. Instead, he felt happy, "Xie Duyu, don't blame me for being rude to you." After saying that, he leaned back suddenly and stabbed at Xie Shao with the silver spear in his hand.
Xie Shao also dodged sideways, but did not retract his silver spear. His movements were extremely fast, not giving the man a chance to breathe.
After a few moves, the man's expression slowly changed. He no longer dared to underestimate the enemy. However, even if he tried his best, he seemed unable to turn the situation around. He finally dodged the gun, but before he could fight back, he was suppressed by him again.
Xie Shao's silver spear kept shuttling back and forth in front of and behind him, piercing through the wind outlet head-on, making a series of "whoosh" vibration sounds.
Not to mention that the horse's hooves were forced to be unable to move forward even a single step, even the body on the horse's back could not straighten out. He immediately became angry and raised the silver spear in his hand, smashing it towards Xie Shao.
Xie Shao leaned over and hit Xuan'er in the back with his silver spear, then met the enemy head-on.
The moment the gun tip touched the man, he felt his wrist go numb, and before he could react, the silver gun in his hand had fallen to the ground.
If a soldier loses his weapon on the battlefield, he is equivalent to losing his life.
The man sat on the horse, his face was red and white for a moment. Xie Shao took back the silver spear and kicked the horse's belly, "Pick it up, you have good spirits, practice more, you won't have to worry about not being promoted in the future."
This time no one dared to say a word.
The man jumped off his horse and went to pick up the silver spear. Although his expression was not looking good, he was convinced of his defeat. He followed behind Xie Shao without any more contempt in his eyes.
The group left the military camp and headed for Liangmen. The sun was scorching overhead, and they were soon sweating profusely. However, the number of people on the street remained the same, and the streets were still busy.
Seeing a group of people blocking the city gate from afar, and seeing that the carriage was full of wooden barrels, Xie Shao turned around and asked the nearest guard, "What are those?"
Having seen his true abilities with their own eyes, they perked up now. The man hurriedly reported back, "The peaches shipped from South City are offered as tribute every year at this time."
Xie Shao asked again: "Where was it sent to?"
"The Queen's bedroom."
Xie Shao took a look and slowly rode over. The guards guarding the city saw that they were from the Cavalry Division and knew they were here to check the goods, so they took the opportunity to be lazy and moved from the sun to the shade.
I had heard earlier that a new commander had arrived at the Cavalry Department, who was more beautiful than a woman. Now, I saw the man on the horse in the front, with the sun shining on him, and his face under the silver crown, so white and clean, so handsome and fairy-like, wasn't he more beautiful than a woman?
No need to guess, you know it's him.
Xie Shao ignored the gazes from the dark, dismounted, and personally opened the lid of the wooden barrel. Inside was indeed a bunch of fresh peaches. He turned around and asked the guard, "How many batches have been transported into the city?"
The guard's eyes were on his face. He didn't expect him to look at him suddenly. When his eyes met, his heart skipped a beat.
How could the people from the Ma Junsi not see the dirty thoughts of these people? Zhao Huai, whose silver spear was knocked down by Xie Shao just now, stepped forward and kicked the guard on the butt, "You bastard, I'm asking you a question, why are you blushing?"
The three yamen officials all knew that the people from the Ma Junsi were the most difficult to deal with. The guard lowered his head, not daring to look around anymore, and replied, "This is the first batch today."
Upon hearing this, Xie Shao put Gai'er down and didn't ask any more questions.
Ever since the crown prince was deposed, the queen has been ill and unable to eat.
In the evening, the servants in the palace saw that she had not yet announced the meal, so they came in to persuade her, "Your Majesty, if you don't eat, how can your body bear it? If His Highness knew, I'm afraid he would be worried again."
When the prince was mentioned, the queen became more energetic.
From childhood to adulthood, the prince had never left the palace. The emperor disregarded the relationship between father and son and cruelly drove him out of the palace. Now even his position as prince has been lost.
Everyone said that the emperor was cold-hearted. She finally understood the truth of this statement. Family ties were thinner than paper. Not only did he not care about his only biological son, he also summoned his unknown godson every day. He really wanted to support the bastard born to Mrs. Zhou.
Unfortunately, the people she sent to Jingzhou recently didn't get any news at all. It was as if Prince Jing popped out of a crack in a rock and had no father at all.
He sat up with difficulty and nodded to have the meal served.
The food was placed on the table, but I had no appetite at all. Just as I was about to ask someone to leave, the eunuch came in again and whispered, "Your Majesty, the peaches from South City have arrived today. I'll have someone carry them in for you."
The prince knew that she liked to eat peaches, so he had a large area of peach trees planted for her on his fiefdom. Every year at this time of year, the peaches would be transported to the palace.
Time flies so fast, and it’s the peach season again. Unfortunately, the prince is no longer around.
The queen was sad for a while, and ordered, "Carry it in."
After a while, two eunuchs came in, bent down and placed a basket of peaches in front of the queen. One of them stepped back, while the other stood there motionless.
The queen was just wondering when she saw the eunuch raise his head.
Who else could this face in front of her be but her son, the former Crown Prince Zhou Yan, whom she was missing?
The queen was startled and stood up in fear. She quickly dismissed everyone in the room and asked someone to guard the door. Then she looked at the former prince nervously, "How did you come in? Was anyone seen?"
His father now wished he could send him to hell. If someone were to stab him at this time, he would probably lose his life.
After not seeing each other for a few days, the prince had a stubble on his face. He first asked the queen, "Is mother okay?"
"I'm fine." The queen nodded and looked at the former prince. Seeing that he looked much more haggard, she felt even more distressed and tears flowed down her face. "How could your father be so cruel? It's all because of your mother's uselessness. My son has a miserable life..."
Zhou Yan comforted him and asked about the business, "What are your plans recently, father?"
The last time the third son of the Xie family escaped from South City, he knew that he would not have a good ending, but he did not expect that his father would be so heartless and depose the prince without hesitation.
When he received the imperial edict, he wanted to lead his troops directly to attack the Eastern Capital, but was strongly dissuaded by several retainers, and he temporarily suppressed his anger.
But he was in his fiefdom and could not find out the situation in the palace in time. He was afraid that the correspondence would be discovered, and he could not explain clearly if he sent someone to deliver a sentence or two. It would be better for him to come in person. So he sneaked into the palace under the pretext of transporting peaches.
The queen was also worried that she couldn't pass on the news, so she quickly told him everything that was going on in the palace, "Your father really treats that boy as his own son now, and he summons him every day..."
Zhou Yan was so angry that his face turned blue, and the corners of his mouth twitched. "I think he is getting old and confused."
The queen was startled and hurriedly covered his mouth, "Prince, be careful with your words!"
"I... what am I saying? Am I still the crown prince?" Zhou Yan took a breath and turned around anxiously, "I can't wait any longer. If I continue to wait like this, the world will really belong to that bastard."
The queen understood what he meant. She had thought about it before, but this step was too risky. She couldn't do it until it was absolutely necessary. "Don't worry. I'll think of a solution."
The reason why the emperor abolished the crown prince was because of Prince Jing.
Even if he is willing to hand over the world to that bastard, it depends on whether the people of the world agree.
As long as we are born as human beings, who doesn’t have a father?
"This palace is too dangerous. You should leave first and make sure no one catches you. Wait for my news tomorrow."
The next morning, just after the emperor changed his clothes, the eunuch outside came in and whispered, "Your Majesty, the queen is here, and she said she personally made the fish porridge that the emperor likes."
After the crown prince was deposed, the emperor also heard the news that the queen was ill.
Seeing that she hadn't done anything strange these few days except for Xuan's meeting with Prince Jing yesterday, he thought that they were still husband and wife, "Come in, Xuan."
After a while, the queen came in carrying a food box. She hadn't been seen for two or three days. She looked sick and had indeed lost a lot of weight.
Even though he looked like this, he was still worried about his son. The emperor's heart softened and he asked with concern, "I heard that he has been feeling unwell recently. Have you summoned the imperial physician?"
What's the use of this belated care?
She had been lying in bed for the past two days, not eating a single grain of rice. Did he send anyone to ask about it? He didn't even know when she died. The queen's heart ached, and she suppressed her surging emotions and said with a smile: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am fine."
The emperor gave her a seat.
Seeing that the two of them rarely sat together to eat, the emperor kindly advised: "I told you earlier that loving mothers often spoil their children. This incident should let him learn a lesson, turn over a new leaf, and be a good person. You don't have to worry about him anymore."
The queen's heart sank for a moment.
That was his own son, how cruel he could be.
Poor son, abandoned by his own father, and now she, as a mother, doesn't care about him anymore. Will she really let that bastard sit on the throne and then take his life?
She just didn't believe that Zhou Yuan, who was able to sit on the throne, must have known all sorts of conspiracies and tricks. He couldn't think of these things.
He thought about it, but he pretended not to know.
Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs.
"Your Majesty is right." The Queen picked up the jade chopsticks and served the emperor food, saying softly, "Your Majesty, I have good news."
The emperor looked at her suspiciously, "What's the good news?"
"Last night, I heard from my subordinates that a man from Jingzhou came back and forth in front of the city gate several times, insisting on seeing Your Majesty. After I learned about this, I was afraid that he was someone with bad intentions, so I summoned him to Your Majesty. I was going to torture him, but he knelt on the ground that day, calling Madam Zhou's name over and over again. After some questioning, I learned that he was the unfaithful man who had let Madam Zhou down, the biological father of Prince Jing."
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