Chapter 294: Mountains and Rivers, No Way Out

The sixteen-year-old Zong Zhao was the young marquis of Yuanyang Marquis Mansion, and also a good brother who grew up with Chu Heng. He walked in quickly to persuade him, "Your Highness, calm down, calm down. This child cannot be kept. Don't be fooled by Shu Fei. She did it on purpose, deliberately seeking favors and deliberately using her own death to disrupt your deployment. She is taking advantage of your kindness."

Chu Heng shook his head, his face full of pain: "I can't kill him, I can't kill him, I'm sorry to Shu Fei, I'm sorry to this child, I'm sorry to my father and mother..."

Chu Heng's defenses collapsed, and he could not hear anything Ren Ping Zong Zhao said. He kept saying sorry, and in his mind he imagined Luo Shu dying with his eyes open. His jade-white hands kept shaking.

In the end, Zong Zhao looked at him in such pain and said firmly, "Your Highness, since you can't bear to kill him, leave him to me. I will give him a clean life and let him live an ordinary life."

On a chaotic, bloody and rainy night, he handed the child to Zong Zhao.

The prince's thoughts drifted back. The collapse and struggle ten years ago seemed to be a thing of the past.

The baby who slept obediently in his cradle has now grown into a ten-year-old boy. He is well-read in poetry, can distinguish right from wrong, and is good at learning. He is a very good child.

But, Zong Zhao.

Didn't you say you wanted to give him a clean life?

In the previous eight years, the prince had always followed this saying very well. He pretended not to know who Zong Zhao's son who suddenly appeared was, and he didn't care about how the child lived or what his reputation was. He just wanted to stay away from the child's life and let the child live his own life.

However, Zong Zhao moved first.

After Jin Cheng was almost strangled to death by Luo Jingfeng, he went to the Marquis' Mansion to check on the child's body and finally discovered something unusual about the mansion. After returning, he ordered people to investigate what had happened recently in Yuanyang Marquis' Mansion:

A year ago, the Marquis's family suddenly discovered that the second son, Zong Yan, had a wife and children living away from home; half a year ago, Zong Zhao, who had been missing for eight years, suddenly wanted to get married; the old Marquis and his wife inexplicably handed over the housekeeping key and fully supported an unfamiliar new bride to teach the children; the wife they married happened to be better at teaching than many famous teachers; the famous dandy in the capital suddenly emerged in the academy...

When checking each case one by one, there are too many things that don't make sense, but because we know Jincheng's identity, they can be easily explained.

The prince inferred that Zong Zhao was still alive.

So he asked Xu Wan if she had met Zong Zhao, but Xu Wan said no.

As brothers for many years, even without any communication, he vaguely guessed what Zong Zhao wanted to do. Yes, only he and Zong Zhao knew about this matter. The only person who could check and balance Luo Jingfeng was Jin Cheng.

The situation in the court is now tense. The Luo family has completely escaped the control of the court. If it weren't for Jin Cheng, their rebellion would have directly changed the dynasty.

The prince had been ill for so many years that he had long been unable to fight the Luo family. He had also been prepared to die at any time, but Zong Zhao's behavior gave him hope.

Maybe he could still help.

If it is destined that the Luo brothers' rebellion cannot be stopped, then let Jin Cheng take this position, let this child who cares about his country and family come.

The prince opened his eyes and looked at the little devil who was still writing, his heart filled with relief and satisfaction.

The imperial physician said that the poison in his body had already penetrated into his internal organs and that his death was today. The prince wanted to leave quietly, but he never expected to see the child again.

"Your Highness, what else do you want to hear?" Zong Jincheng knew nothing. He had already finished writing the Book of Rites and thought he had helped His Highness, so he was very happy.

The prince smiled and said, "Then recite the Nine Classics of Statecraft again."

"Ah? This one is very short."

"Well, just write it."

Zong Jincheng followed his instructions and began to write and recite: "There are nine classics for governing a country: self-cultivation, respecting the virtuous, loving one's relatives, respecting ministers, caring for the ministers, being kind to the common people, attracting all kinds of craftsmen, being gentle to distant people, and cherishing the princes..."

The prince's body became weaker, but his mind became clearer. A scene from his childhood flashed through his mind. At that time, his father had just ascended the throne and held his hand to teach him how to write. What he wrote was the Nine Classics of State Governance.

"Heng'er, you must grow up quickly so that you can help your father share his worries and solve his problems. Together, we can create a prosperous era."

"Yes! Heng'er remembered it!"

The vigor of his childhood and the high spirits of his youth all appeared before his eyes, shining into his now frail body. Prince Chu Heng smiled faintly and closed his eyes.

Zong Zhao, I'll leave the rest of the journey to you to accompany Jin Cheng.

I may not be able to wait for you.

The sound of horse hooves.

The marquis's carriage was on the way to the palace.

When Xu Wan heard that the little devil went to the East Palace early in the morning, she became more and more worried. She quickly asked Cuizhi and Cuiliu to prepare the horses, and she wanted to go into the palace.

"This brat came into the palace so early and disturbed the Crown Prince's rest. I hope the guards can do their duty and not let him in. It's too much. Why did he suddenly rebel?"

Xu Wan complained while thinking, this boy doesn't seem to have entered puberty yet, Cuizhi was laughing beside her.

The carriage was already running at its fastest speed, but Xu Wan remembered that it was almost time for the court to end, and many officials would soon come out of the palace. It would be easy for something to go wrong if there were too many people and chaos.

The more she thought about it, the more worried she became. She quickly opened the curtain and shouted, "Cui Liu, you are good at Qinggong. Take our mansion's sign and go over there, so that Jin Cheng won't quarrel with the guards at the palace gate in order to enter the East Palace."

"Yes." Cui Liu took it and went towards the palace.

Xu Wan breathed a sigh of relief and thought: I must tell Bu Yan when I come back this time. When I meet this kind of little ancestor who does whatever he wants, I must not obey him completely.

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"Bang——"

"Please——"

The carriage was suddenly hit, and Xu Wan fell against the window, hitting her forehead. In addition, she got up a little early today, so she covered her forehead and hissed.

"What's wrong, Cuizhi, did we bump into someone?"

Cuizhi said anxiously, "No, ma'am, our carriage was hit by someone, and it seems these people did it on purpose."

Xu Wan opened the curtain and saw a few men on horseback looking at them provocatively, "So this is the wealthy mansion of Marquis Yuanyang? I was wondering why you were dazzled even from such a distance. Are you so rich that you can stick gems on your windows?"

"Hahahaha... All merchants behave like this. They have so much money that they don't know where to spend it. Even their carriages are made beautifully and exquisitely. How can we, the rough guys in the barracks, afford them?"

"Oh, why are you so arrogant? Wait until General Luo comes back and we'll see if they can stop being so cowardly."

Several people were provoking each other with words, and one of them walked over and stretched out his hand towards them. This was a common gesture used by the military to bully others. The wealthy merchants with good eyesight would immediately hold up banknotes to avoid disaster, so as not to offend the General Pingxi.

But Xu Wan was not from an ordinary merchant family. Her father on her mother's side was the Minister of Justice, and her father-in-law also held a legitimate title. Naturally, they could not afford to bow to these mobs, otherwise their mansion would never be able to hold its head up in the capital again.

Xu Wan winked at Cuizhi, and the accompanying servant wanted to run back to the Marquis' Mansion to call for help.

The man who stretched out his hand for the silver didn't get any, and shouted impatiently: "You bitch, you dare to call for help? I think you are not willing to accept my toast, so I'll give you a slap..."

“Zheng——”

An arrow came flying through the air with great force, piercing the claw that tried to offend. The fierce force of the arrow pierced through his hand and nailed it to the wall behind him!