Chapter 179

Xiao Zimu was infected by his sudden collapse and his eyes and eyebrows were hurt.

He got up and went to Mao Xianchun. He helped him up and said to him, "don't worry about it first. I'll ask you, why don't you report it to the court when the famine is so serious?"

"I want to be humble. I mentioned it several times. Every time I was rebuked by Lord Zheng, and he even said..." Mao Xianchun looked frightened and carefully peeped at Zheng Zhongguang with his spare light.

Zheng Zhongguang's angry eyes were already wide open, and his face stared at him.

If his eyes were like a knife, Mao Xianchun would have been full of holes.

"What did he say? You're bold and clear. No one can threaten you!" Xiao Zimu then looked at Zheng Zhongguang again, his eyes full of warning.

"Lord Zheng said that reporting would affect his official voice and pollute his political achievements." Mao Xianchun stopped at the right time.

There was a cold hum from his highness Qi.

Mao Xianchun swallowed his saliva and then said, "Lord Zheng also said that this situation is a good time to collect money. If the imperial court knows and sends people down to provide food relief, the price of rice they bid up will be wasted and nothing will be done."

"In that case, why don't you go to Beijing alone?" Xiao Zimu raised his eyebrows in an unhappy tone.

"Everyone who has been to Beijing died. Zheng Zhongguang threatened us with a grim smile afterwards, saying that he had a deep background in Beijing and wanted to participate in his book. It was really wishful thinking. We knew that the person behind him was actually..." Mao Xianchun looked at Xiao Zimu.

"Cough" and then said, "later, we naturally dare not."

Xiao Zimu's face was already very ugly. He looked at Zheng Zhongguang, who was also dark.

Seeing his fingers holding the handles on both sides of the wooden chair, the green veins on the back of his hands burst.

The joint is raised, and both sides of the finger abdomen are pale.

"Since when, I have become your reliance for party and personal gain, extravagance and debauchery?" Xiao Zimu pushed Zheng Zhongguang step by step.

When he raised his eyes again, the cold light in his eyes coagulated to Zheng Zhongguang's eyes, making him wake up from his anger.

"Your Highness, I am wronged by his irresponsible remarks." Zheng Zhongguang accepted the cold light and looked at him calmly.

"Your Highness, what kind of person is Lord Zheng? I don't need to repeat the slander. The people in the city know that Lord Zheng, the Yin of ancient Anhui, is a lecherous and insatiable greedy. Your highness, you don't ask, but you can know by looking at the Ji concubine in the house. Besides, the villain has saved the discount of rice grain ordered by Lord Zheng as evidence..." Mao Xianchun sobbed, Every tear.

"Step back first and bring the fold tomorrow." Xiao Zimu gave an order to Mao Xianchun.

"I hope your highness will make decisions for the people all over the city and remember your Highness's great kindness." Mao Xianchun looked at Xiao Zimu's handsome and clear face. At this time, he was trying to suppress his anger. He kowtowed with gratitude and told him to leave.

"Your Highness, I'm really wronged. I did receive a lot of gifts and gifts. But I don't know the rest. I really don't know what he just said..." Zheng Zhongguang couldn't argue. His eyebrows wrinkled and his mouth flattened.

However, Xiao Zimu suddenly restrained his cold, dispersed his angry face, looked at Zheng Zhongguang with a dignified look and said, "I know."

"Ah?" Zheng Zhongguang opened his mouth wide, but was stunned.

The voice of abuse in the imagination didn't come as promised, and even said calmly. He knew what Xiao Zimu meant?

"Does your Highness believe me?" Zheng Zhongguang asked uncertainly.

"You should not know about the price of rice." Xiao Zimu walked back to his chair and held his forehead in meditation.

Zheng Zhongguang heard a trace of warmth in his heart, and suddenly had an impulse to cry.

"Why did your Highness believe me?" Zheng Zhongguang's voice was choked.

Mao Xianchun was so aggressive just now, and the words of criticism were smooth and transparent. If it wasn't him who was criticized, I'm afraid he would have believed it long ago.

"At first you had to call him to testify for you, but I really thought you wanted to find a scapegoat. Unexpectedly, he didn't hesitate to put all the blame on you. He spoke so skillfully as if he had recited it several times. Instead, I began to doubt." There was a strange brilliance in Xiao Zimu's eyes.

Zheng Zhongguang couldn't help taking a step forward and wanted to see more clearly.

Xiao Zimu looked up at him and looked into his eyes.

Zheng Zhongguang suddenly stopped. Just now, due to the situation, he almost called his cousin.

"Your Highness, I did look at the price of the fold, but it didn't float for ten Wen, so I stamped the official seal below." Zheng Zhongguang remembered the key to this matter.

The others are all nonsense of Mao Xianchun, but this is real evidence.

"I also want to see what's wrong with this fold." Xiao Zimu nodded, his eyebrows frowned slightly, and his face as bright as jade climbed up a trace of sadness.

"Since your highness knew that he was so angry just now, could it be..." Zheng Zhongguang was not a fool and suddenly opened his mind.

"I have an idea in my heart, but I don't know if they will come on stage as I expected." Xiao Zimu looked suspicious and had some consideration in his heart.

"I don't know if there is anything I need to cooperate with." Zheng Zhongguang asked tentatively.

Xiao Zimu waved to him. When he came, he attached it to his ear and whispered his plan.

Zheng Zhongguang's eyes were bright and dark, and his expression fluctuated and changed. When Xiao Zimu finished, he was surprised and asked, "will it develop to this point?"

Xiao Zimu's complexion was as warm as jade and handsome as before.

He chuckled at the corners of his lips. The hot summer was like a cool wind, which made people feel more comfortable.

"Who knows? Let's go step by step. I've just guessed ahead of time. If there are no complications, it's best. Otherwise, if the rice price is implemented on your head, the consequences will be unimaginable." Xiao Zimu got up and prepared to go out. When he passed the lotus picture, he stopped.

"Your Highness, if you can't wash away your grievances, I hope you can take care of your parents in the future." For the first time, Zheng Zhongguang used the word "lower official" in front of Xiao Zimu.

"If you haven't done it, I will protect you, your own parents and take care of yourself." Xiao Zimu's voice is light, but his meaning is deep.

"Your Highness, thank you." Zheng Zhongguang knelt down to pay homage.

Xiao Zimu walked up to the door. Wu ran looked back and asked Zheng Zhongguang, who was kneeling on the ground, "do you like that lotus very much?"

"Yes, although I don't know much about Danqing, I have a special liking for this lotus. But the painting hasn't been signed, and I don't know who wrote it." Zheng Zhongguang didn't know why he suddenly asked such a question, but he still replied truthfully.

"After this is over, I'll sign this lotus for you."