Mrs. Jiang and her group hurried back to the Chu family. She missed her daughter so much that she didn't care about her mess and went straight to the yard where Jiang Yanyi's coffin was placed.
Jiang Yangui also went there, but his feet were still wrapped in gauze and he didn't have a wheelchair, so he could only be carried on a stretcher by the servants.
The two elders of the Chu family were both in the yard. Old Madam Chu was old, and she had to bury her young son. When Chu Changping brought the coffin back home in the middle of the night, she cried and fainted. Old Master Chu was afraid that she would be too sad, so he didn't dare let her see what his granddaughter in the coffin looked like.
He wanted to see it himself, but was stopped by Chu Changping, who said he should change Jiang Yanyi's clothes and tidy up his appearance before seeing it.
Although the words were obscure, Old Master Chu knew that his granddaughter had been sent to that place. Now that his son said this, he knew that his granddaughter might not even have a pair of clothes before she died, and he shed many tears again.
He leaned hard on the ground with his cane and cursed: "What a tyrant! What a tyrant!"
When Madam Jiang came into the yard crying, the second son saw her in such a miserable state and learned about the life Madam Jiang lived in the Jiang family. He burst into tears again.
"My son! I shouldn't have agreed to let you marry that bastard named Jiang!"
"You are his first wife, how could he treat you like this? Even if Yi has a thousand faults, she is still his flesh and blood! How can this man be so cruel?"
Old Madam Chu hugged her daughter and cried until she almost fainted.
If they could get the news earlier that their granddaughter was exiled to the border to be a prostitute, they could use some money to recruit some gangsters and kidnap her on the way.
Unfortunately, Minister Jiang blocked the news, and by the time they heard the news, it was too late.
Mrs. Jiang hugged her mother and couldn't stop crying: "Mother, your daughter has a very hard life... and my poor Ayi..."
Thinking of her daughter, Mrs. Jiang wiped away her tears, stood up and went straight to the room where the coffin was placed.
The person had been dead for more than ten days, and the weather had turned cooler in autumn, so the stench was not as strong. Except for people who were close and familiar with her, no one else could recognize whether this was the cousin who had died in the mansion.
Several elderly maids were wiping the body and face of the person in the coffin with water, and a set of silk and satin clothes for burial was placed next to them.
Madam Jiang pushed aside several maids and wanted to see her dead daughter for the last time with tears in her eyes. However, she was stunned when she saw the face of the woman in the coffin covered with corpse spots.
It’s not that the woman’s death was horrible, but... this was not his daughter at all!
Mrs. Jiang stopped crying, thinking that Chu Changping had recognized the wrong person when he collected the body. When she thought that her daughter was still outside the pass and could not be buried, she was sad and angry for a moment, and shouted: "This is not my Ah Yi!"
At this time, the maidservant beside her also put on the shroud for the woman in the coffin. She thought that she was too sad and could not accept this fact, so she comforted her, "Madam, please accept my condolences."
Madam Jiang ignored them and turned around and walked out of the house: "Third brother, the person you brought back is not Ayi!"
Chu Changping was stunned by Mrs. Jiang's question, "Isn't Yi in there?"
Madam Jiang said with red eyes: "She is my own daughter. She is a piece of flesh that fell from my body. How can I not recognize her?"
At this time, several maids in the room also said that the people inside had prepared the remains.
Chu Changping had been traveling day and night these days, and after being yelled at by Mrs. Jiang, his already dizzy head felt a little swollen and painful.
He went into the house to see for himself, and the two elders of the Chu family followed him in.
Jiang Yangui was about to go in, but Madam Jiang held him back: "Your legs and feet are inconvenient, don't go in, that's not your sister in there."
Mrs. Jiang was heartbroken that her daughter might still be in the wilderness of a foreign land and unable to rest in peace. However, a few ripples rose in Jiang Yangui's empty and dead eyes.
The person his uncle brought back was not his sister. Does that mean his sister might still be alive
In the room, after the two elders of the Chu family saw clearly who was in the coffin, Old Master Chu was so angry that he slapped his son twice.
"How can you be an uncle? You can even admit your own niece's mistake?"
Chu Changping hadn't had a good rest these days, and his face was covered with stubble. At this moment, he felt a dull pain in his head.
Madam Chu felt sorry for her son. When Old Master Chu was about to fight, she stopped him: "Stop it! Changping is also feeling miserable."
Chu Changping murmured, "That's impossible. From what I heard, the person buried there is clearly Ayi. When the King of Liaonan learned that she was in trouble, he gave her a coffin for burial. This coffin was given by the King of Liaonan..."
At this time, another servant outside came in and said, "Master, there is a letter for you!"
Not many servants knew that Chu Changping had returned home, and they were all loyal servants of the Chu family.
The "master" that the servant called was naturally Old Master Chu.
Old Master Chu was in a state of confusion, so he had no intention of reading the letter. He immediately said, "Put it in the study. I'll read it later!"
The servant outside took a look at the seal on the letter and said in fear and trepidation, "Master, this is a letter from the Liaonan Palace."
Liaonan Palace
Old Master Chu and Old Madam Chu looked at each other in bewilderment. Their Chu family had no connection with the King of Liaonan, who was famous for his cruelty in the court and the country.
When Chu Changping heard the words "Liaonan Palace", he was startled. He walked out of the room quickly, snatched the letter from the servant and opened it.
The envelope with the seal of the King of Liaonan contained a piece of letter paper and another small envelope.
Chu Changping quickly read the page of letter and said in ecstasy: "Ayi is still alive!"
Upon hearing this, the two elders of the Chu family hurried out of the room. Madam Jiang snatched the letter from Chu Changping's hand and after reading it, she didn't know whether to be sad or happy for a moment.
Are you happy? I am happy that my daughter is still alive. But the emperor is about to deal with the Chu family. This is a disaster that will wipe out the entire family!
As a woman in the inner house, she had never thought of such a disaster before. She was already panicking, and looked at her brother who was born to the same mother with anxiety: "Third brother, His Majesty wants to arrest you for deserting your post and intending to rebel. What should I do?"
At this moment, the confidant who came back with Chu Changping also got the news from the street and hurried over to tell him: "Third Master, a group of imperial guards left Xuanwu Gate and came towards Duhe Avenue. They are probably coming for us!"
Old Madam Chu had just learned that her granddaughter was still alive. She had no time to be happy when she suddenly realized that this might mean the annihilation of the entire family. She fainted without even being able to catch her breath.
"Old lady!"
"lady!"
"Mother!"
For a moment, the small yard was in chaos again.
Chu Changping pinched Madam Chu's philtrum to wake her up.
Mrs. Chu looked at her most proud son with tears in her eyes, unable to contain her grief: "My son..."
Madam Jiang cried and slapped herself twice: "Blame me, it's all my fault! If I had taught Ah Yi well and not spoiled her, how could she have been so bold as to use such a despicable method to deal with Concubine Xi in the palace? It's all my fault. I treated Concubine Xi harshly. I went to the palace gate to kowtow to her and begged her to let the Chu family go. If she asked for my life, I would give it to her..."
Chu Changping handed the small envelope to Madam Jiang: "Don't say these stupid things at this time. Even if Ayi is wrong, she is not guilty of such a crime! It is this tyrant who is unjust! Even if you kneel and die in front of the palace gate, he will not take back his order. It doesn't matter if you and your son don't return to the Jiang family in the future. No matter how poor the Chu family is, we can still support you and your son. Jiang Jingan is afraid of getting into trouble, so I think he will write a letter of divorce to you in the near future. This is a letter from Ayi, please keep it well, I can't stay at home anymore..."
When he said this, Chu Changping glanced at the two elders of the Chu family again, and then said to Madam Jiang: "If I am gone, you will be filial to my parents on my behalf."
Just one sentence made the whole family's eyes tear up.
Jiang Yangui sat on the stretcher. He had never hated his crippled legs as much as he did before. He held the stretcher's handles tightly with both hands, his eyes reddened, "Uncle!"
Chu Changping touched Jiang Yangui's head and said, "You have half Chu family blood in you, so you can be considered a Chu family man. Don't give up on yourself. Your mother and sister will have to rely on you in the future. If you don't stand up, who will they rely on?"
These words made Jiang Yangui burst into tears: "Yangui will remember..."
Chu Changping then turned around, knelt down, and kowtowed twice to the two elders of the Chu family: "Father, Mother, I am an unfilial child. I have brought such a great disaster to our family."
The two elders of the Chu family hurried forward and helped him up.
After reading the letter written by the Liaonan King, Old Master Chu knew that the Liaonan King would send someone to pick up Chu Changping. As long as he left the capital, the emperor would not be able to touch him. He said, "Leave the city quickly! If you are late, something unexpected might happen!"
As long as Chu Changping is not in the mansion, even if the imperial guards enter the mansion to search, they cannot find Chu Changping and the crime cannot be charged against him.
Madam Chu also shed tears and said, "Go!"
Chu Changping looked at his elderly parents at home again, gritted his teeth, turned around and left.
Old Master Chu then ordered the servants in the mansion: "Carry the coffin down. If the imperial guards enter the mansion and find out, they can say that it was a relative of Manager He who came to the mansion and met with an accident. When the storm has passed, we can find a place with good feng shui to bury this girl. They are all miserable people..."
**
When the imperial guards reached Duhe Avenue, they suddenly ran into a group of luxurious carriages.
The Imperial Guards were used to being overbearing, so the little minions in front of them started to speak: "Get out of the way! The Imperial Guards are doing their job! Don't block the way!"
The golden curtain of the carriage was lifted by a pair of jade hands painted with bright red cardamom. The woman in the carriage was graceful and charming, with a hint of sneer on her lips: "You imperial guards are so bold that you even dare to ram my carriage!"
When they saw that the person in the car was Princess Wenshu, the imperial guards who had just spoken fell silent.
Princess Wenshu is the most beloved daughter of the late emperor and the aunt of the current emperor. What she says to the emperor is more effective than what the empress dowager says.
The commander of the imperial guards noticed something unusual in front of him and hurriedly urged his horse forward. After learning the whole story, he raised his whip and hit the imperial guard with his horsewhip. The imperial guard's face was torn, but he dared not make a sound.
The commander of the imperial guards clasped his fists towards the princess and said, "My subordinates were blind and offended the princess. I, Xiao, would like to apologize to you on his behalf."
The princess snorted coldly: "I thought I had lost my heart. How dare any dog bark in front of me!"
The commander of the imperial guards bowed even lower: "How dare I! Xiao has the emperor's order, so I won't talk to the princess any more. I will come to apologize in person another day."
The princess's face changed. Because she had taken good care of herself, she didn't look old at all. She was in her thirties, but she looked like a girl in her early twenties. She said, "I don't see the sincerity of Commander Xiao's apology at all. Do you still want to use the imperial order to pressure me?"
She ordered the driver to drive the carriage forward, blocking the road to Duhe Street, and then looked at the commander of the imperial guards and said, "My carriage will stop here today. Commander Xiao, either take your people to take a detour, or... make amends to me."
The commander of the imperial guards always knew that this lady was not easy to mess with. How come it just happened that he happened to mess with her today
It is impossible to take a detour, as the Chu family is right in the middle of Duhe Street. If you go too late, Chu Changping will get wind of it and run away, and he will be in trouble in front of His Majesty.
The commander of the imperial guards said, "Princess, please don't embarrass me."
If it weren't for the fact that the princess had a feud with the Chu family over the marriage, he would have suspected that the princess was deliberately making things difficult for Chu Changping in order to help him out of trouble.
The princess obviously had no intention of giving up: "Since Commander Xiao feels that I am making things difficult for you, then let's go and talk to His Majesty!"
The commander of the imperial guards dismounted and bowed to the princess. "I failed to discipline my subordinates and offended the princess. I hope the princess will forgive me and not take this idiot to heart!"
The princess snorted coldly and then lowered the curtain: "Wait until my carriage has passed before you go."
The luxurious convoy slowly crossed Duhe Avenue.
The commander of the imperial guards was immediately furious when he saw that there were seven or eight carriages behind the eldest princess's carriage.
Just as he showed his angry face, a carriage passing by suddenly lifted its curtain, revealing a young man with red lips and white teeth, with charming eyes: "I see that Commander Xiao is still dissatisfied with Her Royal Highness the Princess."
The commander of the imperial guards quickly clasped his fists and said, "I dare not."
This man is the most favored male favorite of the eldest princess, and he must not be offended.
People in the following carriages also lifted the curtains one after another. They were all handsome or coquettish young men, who complained about why the carriages had been stopped here for so long.
By the time the princess's convoy passed by, nearly a quarter of an hour had passed. The commander of the imperial guards quickly mounted his horse and prepared to go to the Chu Mansion to search the property.
But behind him, another eunuch rode up on horseback and shouted from a distance, "Commander Xiao, please stay!"
The commander of the imperial guards had no choice but to stay where he was and wait for the eunuch to come forward.
The eunuch came up to him, pulled the reins and said, "Pass on the emperor's order, and order the commander of the imperial guards, Xiao Qian, to go to the city gates immediately to capture Chu Changping!"
The commander of the imperial guards didn't know why His Majesty had changed the imperial edict in less than half an hour. He asked, "Will the Chu family still copy it?"
The eunuch said, "Of course I won't copy it."
The commander of the imperial guards was even more furious, but he didn't dare to show it on his face. He just said, "I obey your orders!"
***
The Imperial Palace.
All the vases and jades that could be smashed in the imperial study were smashed by the man sitting on the dragon throne. The serving palace maids and eunuchs knelt on the ground trembling. Occasionally, broken porcelain flew over and cut their faces, but they did not dare to wipe the blood with their hands.
"Waste! All of them are waste!" The new emperor swept all the memorials on the dragon case to the ground.
"What did I tell Fan Wei? I sent the person to his military camp, but he kept him to use as a handle against my good uncle!" The new emperor laughed in anger.
The chief eunuch handed over a cup of hot tea, "Your Majesty, please have a cup of tea to calm down..."
He waved it away, "Get lost!"
The eunuch in charge didn't dare to say anything even though the scalding tea poured all over him.
The new emperor placed his hands on the dragon table, his eyes filled with anger: "Call Jiang Jing'an in!"
Minister Jiang, who had just left the imperial study, was called in again by the young eunuch.
As soon as he entered the door, a folder was thrown in his face.
The new emperor was furious: "Didn't you say that the mother and son were locked up in your house? Why are they now in the Chu family?"
Minister Jiang was startled and knelt down immediately: "I am... terrified."
He was indeed completely unaware that Madam Jiang and her son had left the house.
The veins on the new emperor's forehead throbbed, and his head throbbed with pain. He rubbed his brow with one hand and said, "Your legitimate daughter is not dead."
When Minister Jiang heard this, he was only surprised, not happy.
The new emperor said ruthlessly: "She is now in the hands of the Liaonan King, who is probably waiting to make a big fuss about her! If I move against the Chu family at this time, it will be exactly what he wants!"
If there was only Jiang Yanyi in the hands of King Liaonan, then she would not be of much use. As long as Minister Jiang insisted that she was not his daughter, the accusation of "slander" could cover it up.
But now that Madam Jiang and her son have returned to the Chu family, and with them as witnesses, how will people in the world view him once the fact that he sent the daughter of an aristocratic family to the border to be a camp prostitute is revealed
If the king is immoral, doesn't that give his good uncle an opportunity to take advantage of him
When the new emperor was in a state of panic, another palace servant came to report from outside the imperial study: "Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!"
The new emperor grabbed the inkstone on the dragon table and threw it over: "Speak!"
The young eunuch was hit on the head and bleeding. He knelt on the ground and cried, "General Fan lost his manners after drinking and flirted with Concubine Xi..."
The new emperor felt his blood rushing up, he picked up the Longquan sword hanging beside him and went to the harem.
Minister Jiang was kneeling on the ground and his whole body was trembling, and his face turned pale in an instant.
***
At this time, in Xizhou, thousands of miles away, Feng Shuo was sitting in the pavilion in the west wing. Just across the wall, he could hear the noise of the young cook cooking in the kitchen.
The black and white chess pieces on the stone table in front of him were fighting each other. He placed a black piece with his left hand, and a white piece followed closely with his right hand.
The current situation in the capital city was surging in those clear phoenix eyes.
"Nephew, you can't break this game."
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