Chapter 115 Raiders Gathering
Chapter 115 Raiders Gathering
Regardless of whether the prince's "nothing is impossible" is really in his heart, or just talking, it is obviously not a matter of overnight if he wants to do something.What's more, he is not in such a hurry. As long as Zhong Shao's life is safe for the time being, whether she is exonerated or stays in prison will not prevent him from gaining favor. Even if Zhong Shao stays in prison, his favorability may increase. It's better to brush some.
People are selfish, how many people can put other people's affairs more important than their own interests?If there is, then the person who is lucky enough to meet is probably not a saint, but true love.
It was night, in the Princess Mansion, a group of staff members in the study had just finished their discussion and exited.When everyone stepped out of the room and saw the person outside the door, they were stunned for a moment, then they all saluted and said hello, and then dispersed without saying much.
"Your Highness, Miss is still standing outside..." The maid was a bit embarrassed, but she had no choice but to speak.
The eldest princess showed a rare tired look on her face. She raised her hand and pressed her temples. Hearing this, she opened her eyes and stared at the maid for a while, and finally sighed: "Forget it, let her come in."
Her daughter knew that Su Mo's temper looked soft, but in fact he was as stubborn as herself.She can put her under house arrest in the mansion, but she can't let her turn a blind eye to Zhong Shao's affairs.
The maid went out after agreeing, and led Su Mo into the study in a short while.
In the middle of the night and the cold winter, she stood outside for an unknown amount of time, her pretty face was pale from the cold, and her whole body seemed to be stiff when she moved.
The eldest princess was naturally distressed when she saw it, and hurried over a few steps, reached out and touched her face, then frowned and scolded: "Nonsense! Don't you know that you are weak and afraid of the cold? How dare you stand outside like this in this weather?" Long time! Where's Qing Luo? Why didn't that girl follow you?!"
Qing Luo was still staying in the other courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing. She was kicked in the stomach by King Rui's guards and suffered some injuries, but she couldn't come back with Su Mo.Of course, even if he was not injured, with Su Mo's anxious state at that time, he would not bring her such a burden.
After the eldest princess finished speaking, she also thought of this incident, so she frowned again, turned her head and said to the maid beside her, "Go get someone to send two more stoves, get some hot water, and let the cook boil some ginger." Soup……"
Su Mo listened to the eldest princess' orders, but just stood quietly by the side without saying a word.She stretched out her thick cloak, and casually put the delicate hand stove aside.The hand stove was already cold, but it was still slightly warmer than her bone-chilling fingers.
After listening to the order, the maid retreated again. For a while, only the eldest princess, mother and daughter were left in the study, and Su Mo then asked, "Aniang, what do you plan to do with Ah Shao's matter?"
The eldest princess looked at the hand stove and then at Su Mo, her frowning did not relax: "You don't have to worry about this matter." Seeing Su Mo's eagerness after speaking, she said again: "You are in a high position. The most taboo is to make a mistake, one wrong step will lead to an abyss! You have a deep relationship with her, and you have messed up for her, how can you plan to succeed?!"
Concerned about it, chaos, the eldest princess is not wrong, but how could Su Mo really ignore Zhong Shao?What's more, she knew that when Sun Hao came to the mansion after dark, the paper and Li Shu written by Zhong Shao should have been delivered to the Eldest Princess.The eldest princess has always had reservations about Zhong Shao, and now that something happened, if she was not the parent and son of Concubine Yu, I am afraid that she would have the thought of giving up at this moment.
But not giving up doesn't mean doing your best.Su Mo galloped all the way back from the outskirts of Beijing, in order to ask the eldest princess or Concubine Yu to go to the outskirts of Beijing in person, and protect Zhong Shao as soon as possible.But what happened?As a result, after the eldest princess heard her tell the whole story, her first reaction was to put her under house arrest in the mansion, and she did nothing at all!
Su Mo couldn't help feeling a little bit cold. At that moment, she finally felt her own weakness and incompetence like Zhong Shao.
Fortunately, for some reason, the crown prince came forward to protect Zhong Shao, and she was able to save her life when Emperor Taiping's anger was at its peak, so there is hope for the future.Su Mo is happy, but Su Mo is even more afraid...
Looking up at the eldest princess for a moment, Su Mo suddenly asked, "Will Ah Niang save Ah Shao?"
The eldest princess was obviously a little impatient, she frowned and said angrily: "If you don't save her, why should I call a staff meeting?"
Su Mo closed her eyes slightly when she heard the words, she thought for a while, and then asked: "Then Auntie really won't let me interfere in this matter? Can't you even attend the discussion?"
Ever since Su Mo showed interest in government affairs, the eldest princess began to focus on training her. In the past, she would attend the staff's discussions, and the eldest princess never kept any secrets from her.But today, she couldn't even step into the threshold of the study, just because the eldest princess said that she was acting on emotion!
Sentimental?If he really wanted to rescue Zhong Shao wholeheartedly, wouldn't Su Mo still do bad things? !It's just because there are too many interests involved and the price is too high, the eldest princess is unwilling to do her best, and seeing the prince make a move, so she wants to delay the observation for a while.
Su Mo is such a transparent person, how can he not understand?
As expected, the eldest princess once again flatly refused after hearing the words: "The timing is sensitive now, and you must not make mistakes. Mo'er, you are in a state of confusion, so don't participate in the peace. Leave the matter to the staff to arrange, and you will be satisfied with their capabilities." I know, take it easy."
After hearing this, Su Mo sighed inwardly, but she was not the kind of person who took other people's contribution for granted. Even if the eldest princess was her mother, she didn't feel that she had the right to ask her to give up anything for herself.So he just lowered his eyes and said: "In this case, then A Niang, since my daughter is married, it is not appropriate to stay in the princess mansion. I want to go back to the county mansion."
After hearing this, the Eldest Princess' face darkened, and said: "Killing the prince is a serious crime! Zhong Shao wanted to protect you, and even wrote a letter of Heli and sent it to Yang Sunhao, why are you going to the county government to participate in the reconciliation now?!"
Leaving Beijing yesterday and returning today, the two consecutive days of traveling made the weak Taiping Emperor feel tired and tired after returning to the palace, so he rested before he could give orders to do something.However, the matter will not be revealed after all. After the emperor wakes up tomorrow, there may be no Hejian County Government House in this capital.
Su Mo naturally knew that the county mansion was in dire straits, but she still felt that she should go to the county mansion.Because Xu Wenjin and Wu Changjun still live in the Zhaowen Hall of the county government, and regardless of their own abilities, there seems to be a different network behind these two people. Zhong Shao once mentioned it to her in the past , if something happens, you can ask the two gentlemen for advice, or even ask for help!
After bowing to the eldest princess Yingying, Su Mo didn't say anything, turned around and left.
The eldest princess was so angry that she had a headache, but she was only such a daughter, and she couldn't ignore it in a fit of anger.She called another maid again, and wanted her to order Su Mo not to leave the mansion, but after thinking about her daughter's stubbornness, she felt that the guards in the mansion couldn't stop her.
I had no choice but to order: "Send more bodyguards to follow the young lady out of the mansion, if something happens, just knock people out and bring them back!"
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It was late at night, silent, and when Su Mo's carriage returned to the county mansion, the third watch had passed.
The concierge was obviously asleep, and he was full of complaints when he was called to open the door in the middle of the night, but when he opened the door and saw the person outside, he was unavoidably surprised: "Why is Madam back at this time? Didn't your lord go with Madam?!"
Because Dongshou's team entered Beijing after dark, a lot of news had obviously not been spread, at least the people in the county government didn't know that the disaster was imminent.And Su Mo was exhausted today, so naturally he ignored the concierge. After entering the mansion, he went straight to Zhaowen Hall, followed by a group of guards from the Princess Mansion.
Unexpectedly, the lights in Zhaowen Hall were brightly lit, and Xu and Wu should have rested at this hour.
Su Mo's forward steps stopped, and then continued to move forward calmly, until she reached the outside of Zhaowen Hall, and ordered all the people following to stay outside, and she entered alone.
As soon as he stepped into the gate, he saw that Zhaowen Hall was not only brightly lit, but also many people were sitting there.Among them, Xu Wenjin, Wu Changjun, Xiao Wenxuan, Sun Hao, and even the old beggar Hong Ping were all known to Su Mo.There are also some people I don't know, such as a young man dressed in rich clothes, and a young swordsman holding a sword in his arms. I don't know what their origins are.
Su Mo stood at the door, his eyes swept across the crowd calmly, but he was surprised in his heart.Not only because the concierge did not tell her when she entered the mansion before, but there are still so many visitors in the mansion tonight, but also because the identities of these people are obviously very different - scribes, warriors, princesses, beggars, wealthy businessmen, and aristocratic families Boy, no matter how you look at it, these people shouldn't be together!
An inexplicable sense of absurdity arose, but when Su Mo looked at everyone, they were actually looking at her.The two sides were silent for a while, until Su Mo took the initiative to speak to Xiao Wenxuan: "The night is getting dark, I wonder why the princess is here?"
Taking Xiao Wenxuan as a breakthrough point was not because Su Mo was targeting her, but Xiao Wenxuan's existence was the most abrupt among all the people in the room.Not only because of her status as princess is the most noble among them, but also because she is the only woman in the room full of men, and it was still in the middle of the night. If Fu Wang and his wife find out, they will be pissed off by her again.
One sentence finally broke the silence in the hall, but it was not Xiao Wenxuan who spoke, but Xu Wenjin.He coughed lightly, then got up and greeted: "Let's not mention this, Madam, please sit down."
Su Mo hesitated for a while, but finally found a chair beside him and sat down without saying anything more.
With the addition of an "outsider", the atmosphere in Zhaowentang seemed to be a bit strange. Everyone didn't speak for a while, and many people even looked at each other, wondering whether the topic should continue.
However, Xu Wenjin left the person behind. Naturally, he would not let the atmosphere remain silent like this, so he took the initiative to explain to Su Mo: "Don't worry, Ma'am, the people in the hall are all related to the county magistrate, and I also heard about this. Duke Fan was in trouble, so we got together in the middle of the night to discuss a countermeasure to save people."
With Sun Hao around, it is not surprising that these people would know the news so quickly, and the existence of Xu Wenjin and Wu Changjun also made Su Mo temporarily let go of his guard.What really surprised and puzzled her was the identities of these people and the so-called solidarity.
Why did this group of people who seemed to be out of reach have a close relationship with Zhong Shao?Could it be that they were Zhong Shao's disciples or staff, like the group of staff raised in the princess's mansion, so they shared weal and woe with the master's family?But it doesn't look like it at all. How can there be a princess who serves as an assistant?And Zhong Shao never told her!
Su Mo was puzzled, but subconsciously felt that it was inconvenient to ask, so it was the best choice at the moment to wait and see what happened.
Xu Wenjin looked at Su Mo, Su Mo nodded slightly at him, his expression was calm, and he didn't say anything.So he stopped talking, and turned to the crowd and said: "Okay, let's continue, let's talk about your views."
Many people have never dealt with Su Mo, so they feel a little restrained at this time.After looking at each other for a while, the first person to speak was Sun Hao, who was most familiar with Su Mo, and he said: "Ah Shao's accident is not good for everyone. I think the prince will do his best to deal with it. Let's just wait and see what happens. Don't worry too much about it." Too worried."
I don't know what these people said before, Su Mo felt that he couldn't understand Sun Hao's words.However, it is true that the prince pleaded for Zhong Shao and saved her life. She didn't understand the other party's intentions, but now she might as well listen.
Unexpectedly, when Sun Hao's words fell, there was a lot of booing. Xu Wenjin glanced at Su Mo calmly, and said, "The prince's temperament is unpredictable. I don't think he will be so kind to save people. Especially for us You can’t pin your hopes on him.”
Su Mo didn't know the subtext of these words, but others understood it in seconds—the prince is selfish and doesn't fit in at all, if he uses some means to save Zhong Shao's life, but locks her in the cell and kills herself Favorability, isn't this group of them going to be caught blind? !
Immediately, someone slapped the table and said, "No, we still have to find our own way to save people!"
The author has something to say:
Raiders (embarrassed): We discuss things and leave an outsider here, how uncomfortable
Xu Wenjin & Wu Changjun (glance): Ignorance!Swiping Zhong Shao's favorability is not as good as swiping her daughter-in-law. Of course, at this time, let her see how hard we are trying to rescue Zhong Shao!
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