Seeing the officers and soldiers with halberds break into the Danyan Embroidery Village, Meng Zhong shook a cup of hot tea and smiled slowly. Empress Du just returned to the imperial city and has yet to gain a position. To put it a bit harshly, she is just an outsider who is not clear and has no name and no distinction. What can she use to compete with Concubine Li, who has a solid foundation and has an imperial heir
Concubine Li was completely blinded by the emperor's attitude and failed to fight back in time. Now that she has recovered, she will naturally eradicate the remnants of the Du family. Meng Zhong was lucky enough to get on the line of the Li family, and while dealing with the Du brothers and sisters, he also stepped on Lin Dan into the mud. With such a big crime on his plate, this time he wanted to see how Lin Dan turned over.
In the warehouse of Danyanxiu Village, Lin Dan's hands were cut by two soldiers, and he knelt on the ground. The leader pointed to a pried open box and said in a cold tone, "Lin, you are so bold!"
"This box is not ours! You framed us!" Du Ruyan kicked and kicked Lin Dan's captor with an angry expression. What was hidden in the box was actually a piece of wood, and if it was found alone, it would be nothing, but there was a bright yellow silk satin next to it.
Also known as mulberry, the leaves can be used to raise silkworms, the trunk can be used to make furniture, and more importantly, it can also be used as a dye. Since the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the bright yellow cloth worn by emperors was rendered with it, so it belongs to tribute. But at the moment, this piece of wood and this bright yellow silk and satin are hidden in a small folk embroidery village, and this embroidery village is inextricably linked with Queen Du. If the news spreads back to the capital, what will the emperor think? The trust he had just built up in Empress Du might be shattered again.
Du Ruyan immediately understood that today's farce was not only to deal with Lin Dan, but also to deal with his aunt. She had already said that her aunt should not go back to the place where people cannibalized, and she should not be contaminated with these pickled things again. Why did she insist on doing it
Du Ruyan's eyes quickly turned red, looking like she was about to cry.
Lin Dan's tone was very calm: "Yan'er don't cry, go to your brother first."
The leading officers and soldiers sneered immediately: "What brother are you looking for? You have committed treason by hiding Zhemu and Minghuang silk and satin, and no one wants to run away today, they have to be put in jail! There will also be people on Du Rusong's side. Go catch him, and wait for him in jail."
Hearing this, Du Ruyan froze instantly, but Lin Dan lowered his head slightly to hide his ruthless expression. At this point, she couldn't produce any evidence to prove her innocence, so she might as well kill all these people and run away with her mother, two aunts, and Cui Lan. The few Japanese women were also brought along with them. They followed the Japanese pirates on the sea, and it was clear where there were small islands where they could live. Going to those small islands, away from the rule of the Great Zhou Kingdom, she can do whatever she likes, even being a pirate is better than being killed.
After thinking about it, Lin Dan's eyes were filled with murderous aura, and he was about to break free from the captivity of the officers and soldiers and launch an attack, when he heard hurried footsteps outside.
"Boss Xiao, you are so majestic!" Du Rusong strode in and saw Lin Dan being pinned to the ground, his eyes froze.
"General Du, you're here. We're about to send someone to the barracks to invite you. Now that we're all here, we don't need to bother the brothers to make another trip." The officer surnamed Xiao pointed at the The box said, "Is this yours? Who is this fabric made for? Please also ask General Du to go to Master Li to explain it in person."
"You don't need to go to the yamen, I can tell you right now that this cloth was dyed for my aunt." Du Rusong wanted to pull out his saber and chop the two people who were holding Lin Dan hostage into meat sauce, but he held back abruptly. He gritted his teeth, suppressed the anger in his heart, and pulled his sister up.
"Brother, don't talk nonsense!" Du Ruyan shouted in horror.
President Xiao opened his mouth with a sly smile, and was about to order all these traitors to be arrested, but he heard Du Rusong say slowly: "The emperor has ordered to re-canonize my aunt as the empress, and the ceremony of conferring the empress will be held at the end of the month. She instructed Miss Lin to dye the cloth, and she is waiting to send it to the imperial city to make a phoenix robe for her. If Mr. Xiao likes it, take this cloth away. I will write to my aunt later. The letter explained to her the whole story."
"No, it's impossible! I've never heard that a deposed queen can be canonized again! This is absolutely impossible!" Xiao Baozong's triumphant expression was replaced by panic.
"Do you believe it or not?" Du Rusong kicked the two officers and soldiers away, pulled Lin Dan into his arms, patted her back very cherishly and cautiously, and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, this time I'm the one who got involved. You. With me here, don't be afraid."
Lin Dan used his broad chest to suppress the murderous look in his eyes, shook his head and said, "I'm not afraid."
Du Rusong patted her back again, and then said softly, "Let's go, let's go back." Then he walked out slowly, holding his sweetheart in one hand and his sister in the other. Before going out, he turned his head and carefully looked at the officers and soldiers who came today, took their faces into his heart moment by moment, and just waited for the day to come to reconcile the accounts.
His gaze didn't seem to be looking at a living person, but rather a dead thing, which made these officers and soldiers shudder, and they let them go without daring to stop them. The soldier who came with Du Rusong made a gesture of wiping his neck, and his smile was bloody.
After they left, an officer said shiveringly, "Boss Xiao, has the abolition really recovered?"
"This must be Du Rusong's plan to slow down the army!" Mr. Xiao gritted his teeth, but he didn't dare to mention the arrest, and waved his hand: "Let's go back today and wait until the news is confirmed."
"If the news is true, what should we do?"
This question made Xiao Paizong's face pale and his liver and gallbladder torn apart. His eyes kept changing, and finally he grinned: "Then we will confess the person above, and we will die together!"
Seeing Du Rusong leading the intact Lin Dan and Du Ruyan out, although Meng Zhong was a little disappointed, he didn't think they could escape this disaster. Rebellion is a big crime of punishing the Nine Clan, even Queen Du can't escape, let alone these little trash fish.
However, at this moment, Du Rusong and Lin Dan raised their heads in unison and looked at him with the same cold eyes, making the smile at the corner of his mouth stiff on his face. He accidentally knocked over the tea cup, burned his wrist, and immediately stepped back a few steps, avoiding the sight of the two, and his heart was beating rapidly.
Du Rusong came out of the blood and rain, and it was not surprising that he had a strong aura, but Lin Dan was not inferior to him in the slightest. Lin Dan is by no means as simple as it looks on the surface! Thinking of this, Meng Zhong felt an ominous feeling in his heart.
After boarding the carriage, Du Ruyan said in a low voice, "Brother, is my aunt really canonized as a queen?"
"Really, I just received her letter. In a few days, the news will reach Lin'an House." Du Rusong poured a cup of hot tea for Lin Dan, and said in a soft voice, "Dan'er, drink some water to suppress your shock."
"Thank you, I'm not shocked." Lin Dan took advantage of the situation and handed the cup to Du Ruyan.
Du Ruyan hurriedly poured a cup of tea and said with admiration, "Dan, are you not afraid at all? If we are really caught, it would be a big crime to punish the Nine Clan!"
"What are you afraid of, the big deal is to kill all those people. Let's go to sea by boat and become pirates. My mother has a channel to build weapons and armor. Your brother can get warships through the military camp. I have a little bit of force. You are good at business. It can help us sell off the stolen goods. When we go out to sea, we can do whatever we want, and we can get as much money as we want, and it is not as sad as the current day." Lin Dan said as he spoke with a longing look in his eyes, as if he failed to kill. It is a pity to become a wanted criminal.
Du Ruyan was stunned, the teacup in his hand fell on the mat with a clatter.
Du Rusong was stunned for a while, then covered his face with a sullen smile. He should have thought that Dan'er could think of a way to survive no matter what the situation. She is the most sturdy girl in the Great Zhou Kingdom, not one of them.
"Dan'er, why are you so cute?" Seeing Lin Dan's serious appearance, Du Rusong changed from a sullen smile to a wide smile.
Du Ruyan also giggled, and the previous fears had completely vanished. She should have thought that as long as there is a faint, she doesn't need to worry about anything at all, because the faint can always think of a solution. What's wrong with being a pirate? When pirates can traverse the four seas and run wild, it will be much more enjoyable than now!
When the group returned home, Du Rusong got out of the car first, then turned around, inserted his hands into Lin Dan's armpits, and hugged her down. He is already very tall. He has fought in all directions these days, and he has been tempered a lot, and his stature has become stronger, while Lin Dan has inherited Lin Dafu's short and stout stature, and he has never grown taller after the age of fifteen. .
Now she was held by Du Rusong, like a rag doll, her thin legs kicked a few times in the air before she could step on the ground. Seeing her funny appearance, Du Ruyan covered her mouth and snickered again. Unexpectedly, there are times when the gods and ghosts are not afraid of being so embarrassed.
Zhang Hui, who walked out the door to greet her daughter, was slightly taken aback, and she couldn't help but look at Du Rusong with a little scrutiny. This person takes care of his daughter so carefully. Could it be that he has a crush on her? Oops, this can't be done, my daughter is going to recruit a doorman, but she can't be married off by the powerful!
Thinking of this, she immediately found an excuse to pull her daughter into the house and slammed the door again.
Du Rusong touched his nose and smiled helplessly, but he had no intention of giving up.
Three days later, the news of Empress Du's abolition and re-establishment finally reached Lin'an Mansion. The Du family brothers and sisters immediately became popular local figures. The officers and soldiers who went to search the Danyan Embroidery Village were all arrested and interrogated by Du Rusong, and tortured. Some people didn't survive the torture and died in prison, while some people crawled around, actually dragging many colleagues into the water, making the situation even more confusing.
I don't know how Empress Du told the emperor, but the emperor sent his most capable minister to investigate this matter, which brought a major reshuffle in the officialdom of Lin'an. Fortunately, Meng Zhong and Li's hands and feet were clean enough, and the few scapegoats they found were tight-lipped, and they didn't confess them. But the emperor is not an idiot. After receiving the letter, he made a hard note to the relevant people.