C366 Qiao Niang

Qin Gui was complacently intoxicated with the grand scheme of the peace talks, going to and fro camp everyday. On this night, he finally received the secret letter from the Fourth Prince. He and Wang Junhua were in the hidden study room, after they finished reading the letter, their eyes couldn't help but turn red. Wang Junhua laughed: "Old man, I already told you that you are inferior to Fourth Prince, why don't you believe it! Look, Fourth Prince's plan is flawless. If the two of us can't kill Tian Wei, can't the empress dowager kill her? "Hahaha, that slut, Tianwei, is really dead …"

Qin Gui was also impressed by this poison plan and sighed, "This old man has always been borrowing blades, wouldn't the empress dowager be the sharpest one? Since this plan can deal with Tianwei, it can be seen that it can also deal with Hua Rong. "

Even though the Fourth Prince's letter did not mention Hua Rong, Wang Junhua had long thought of this. Seeing Qin Gui's suggestion, he became even more joyous: "Shangguan Family has always been wavering about whether or not he should kill Yue Pengju. Earlier on, I was worried that the Shangguan Family wouldn't be willing to kill Hua Rong, but if the empress dowager wanted to kill him, how could he not? Hahaha. Come, come, old man, let's drink a few cups. After we kill Yue Pengju, Hua Rong, and Tian Wei, I will personally accept three beautiful concubines as rewards … "

"Thank you, Mrs. Guo, for your great kindness. This old man will never forget it."

Just as Qin Gui and his wife were celebrating, Zhao Deji received a letter from Jin Wushu himself. This was done in the form of an official letter from both countries, which was sent first to the Prime Minister and then to the Emperor. Qin Gui naturally knew that there was an official letter, so he intentionally asked for a leave of absence of two days. This official letter was then opened by the other official sitting in the class, and presented to Zhao Deji for his decision.

This time, Jin Wushu's letter to the negotiation had a slightly restrained arrogance in it. To Song Huizong and the others, it was no longer called the humiliating "decadence", but instead called "Old Master of Zhao". Other than proposing that Jin Songjiang return the favor to Empress Dowager Wei, he once again stressed that it would be fine to kill Yue Pengju, but everything else could be said.

Zhao Deji was so excited that he dropped the letter to the ground without caring about it. He sighed at the sky and started crying again, "The heavens have mercy on me, the empress dowager is finally coming back. "I am unfilial. In the future, I will be ten times more filial to the empress dowager, so as to alleviate my sins …"

Every time Zhao Deji mentioned the empress dowager, he would yell for the heavens and the earth. In this way, the dissenting and peaceful voices of the Officials would be completely defeated by the extremely great "Lun Ren and filial piety". Everyone had long gotten used to the Emperor's performance, but all they could do was fawn over him and say, "His Majesty's kindness and filial piety is earth-shaking."

Zhang Quwei dried the tears of the emperor and comforted him: "This little one congratulates Shangguan Family, I want mother and son to be reunited."

Zhao Deji stood up and walked a few steps, "Even ordinary people have relatives. Our beloved son died early on, and now, only our mother is left dependent on him. We immediately order her to return to the Empress Dowager at all costs."

The emperor's "at all costs" words were naturally transmitted to Qin Gui's ears through Zhang Quwei and the others. The pair of husband and wife knew the meaning of "at all costs" — — As Song Jin's first offering to negotiate, Yue Pengju's death was already a matter of time — it would not even last long. This was because Zhao Deji was already impatient to see his "mother".

The atmosphere in the imperial court was as heavy as the clouds, but Yue Pengju and his wife seemed to be unaware, as they spent their leisure time in the exquisite and luxurious "Yueyuan". The two of them only brought their son along as they traveled through the mountains and rivers of Suhang. The Little Tiger had long since passed her one year birthday and had long teeth, allowing her to truly call out "mother" and "Abba".

The fragrance of the dan-longue filled the air, as well as the refreshing autumn air. The autumn in Suhang was fruitful and full of visitors. On this day, the couple did not go out. They only stayed in the garden to look at the spring orchids in their garden. The chrysanthemums in the garden were particularly beautiful, especially the Persian dahlias, whose petals were long and narrow like hooks, and whose flowers were large and lush. At the back of the mountain, there were dense orange trees. Red and large orange trees covered the top of the trees. From afar, it looked like the color of fire. And on a row of pear trees, glistening yellow autumn pears were pressing down, causing the branches to bend.

A table was set up under a tall Danzhi tree, Yue Pengju and his wife were drinking tea together with Li Yian. In these past few days, Li Yian practically came to the Yueyuan every day, and when he was in high spirits, he stayed for ten days to half a month.

Little Tiger staggered about in the forest. His body was stronger than most children, holding a tangerine in his hand, he wanted to pick a pear, but he couldn't. He hugged the tree trunk and shouted, "Abba, Abba!"

Yue Pengju smiled as he walked over and picked up a pear for him. He held it and looked at it greedily, as if he really wanted to pick it personally. Yue Pengju bent down and hugged him again, his little hands waving about randomly. Yue Pengju then took the two fruits and placed them on the side, his little hands touching a bent tree branch, then giving up on the smaller fruits in front of him. His eyes sparkled as he stared at the biggest one, Riko.

He struggled out of his father's embrace and hobbled over to the table in front of him. With a giggle, he handed Riko over and shouted, "Mommy, Mommy …" Hua Rong ignored Riko, smiling as she said softly, "Tiger Head, give it to Granny …"

The Little Tiger turned her body around obediently and passed the pear to Li Yian with her childish voice, "Grandma … Riko... "

Li Yian was overjoyed. He received the pear and stroked his fat arm that was waving gently, sighing softly, "There are no children in old body. It's just that I don't know how much longer the Heavenly Roc can last. "

The couple looked at each other. During these days, they had been idle at home. The talk of peace outside was becoming more and more intense, and there were more and more people who objected to the letter. However, the contrast between these two forces was too wide, after all. The two of them intentionally hid their strength, not revealing their true strengths. Although they weren't completely clueless, they still didn't know much.

Just then, Yu Peng hurried in. Since he was familiar with Yue Pengju and his wife, he was naturally impolite. Ever since he returned to the capital last year, he was transferred away from Yue Pengju and took up a casual post. Everyone went inside the house to talk. Yu Peng brought a written edict. When Yue Pengju looked at it, he saw that it was ordering him and Zhang Jun to take over Han Zhongliang's military defense from the Chuzhou. 's number one general had already been captured and imprisoned in marble temple.

Li Yian looked it and also took it over, then sighed: "old body has always been thinking about why Qin Gui was so vicious, why didn't he make a move against Peng Ju right away. Turns out he was focusing his energy on killing Han Xiang Gong first, and then on how to deal with Peng Ju …"

Yue Pengju had long known about this, but he did not expect Qin Gui to be so bold, not letting up even in Chuzhou, and actually capturing him in public.

Yu Peng said: "Looking at this edict, it is obvious that it contains a trap. If Yue Xiang Gong were to go with Zhang Jun, how would he know that he has ill intentions?"

Hua Rong's heart moved, the two of them were actually being imprisoned, if they were able to leave for Chuzhou, wouldn't that be a good opportunity? She looked at her husband, Yue Pengju nodded, then said to Yu Peng: "You need to find a way to go to Han Xiang Gong's house …"

Yu Peng took his leave. The three of them no longer had any intention to admire the flower. Li Yian was worried, and said softly: "old body has something to say, I don't know if I should say it …"

Yue Pengju said: "Imigenol has something to say."

"Now that the Shangguan Family is at peace and Qin Gui is a spy, the Han Xiang Gong will not be able to escape from him. The two of you are different from the Han Xiang Gong, you don't have a large group of clan supporting you, a family of three, if you can escape, out of the cage, you might as well leave and fly far away … "

Yue Pengju's heart trembled. Li Yian was advising his wife to use this opportunity to escape. For the past ten years, he had fought for his country and saved Zhao Deji many times. He had done great deeds for the Wing Wang and defeated Jin Wushu in the north.

Hua Rong's face also changed, she was extremely nervous, escaping was not a difficult task, but this "escape", was more of a "betrayal" --for the rest of her life, she could forget about turning back. Could it be that in this world, where could the King's Land flee to? Was she going to live a life on the run? Like a rat in a sewer, never to see the light of day? The two of them looked at each other. During their free time these past few days, they had thought about this question countless times. They hoped that the best outcome would be for them to win an official and return to the forest.

Li Yian naturally thought of this, and shook his head: "This step, until the last moment, will indeed not work. Fortunately, Taizu made an oath not to kill the Grand Duke. "

Hua Rong also said in a low voice, "Even the desolated Southern Barbarians of Exile Ridge is better than fleeing for the rest of my life."

Yue Pengju did not say anything, and spoke after a long while: "Fine, let's see how the Han Xiang Gong handles the matter. "Seems like I have a slight chance of buffering …"

Before he could finish his sentence, he heard a knock on the door. Hua Rong went to open the door and saw a maid leading a woman outside. The lady was dressed in white, the couple's faces changed, the one who came was Li Qiaoniang.

Yue Pengju went forward to greet him, and knelt down on the ground with a thump. "Grand Commandant died in battle, lower official has no face …"

Li Qiaoniang's eyes were already filled with tears, but now she cried even more, and anxiously used her hands to support Yue Pengju: "Yue Xiang Gong, how dare Servant receive such a gift? Yue Xiang Gong, please rise … "

Yue Pengju was a martial general, and he had a tall and strong body, how could she help him up? They immediately knelt down, then began to cry towards each other. Hua Rong hurriedly helped her up, her eyes red. "Mrs. Qiao, Pengju's heart is in pain, make him kneel down, to comfort the heroic spirit in the heavens …" The sacrifice of Gao Lin and the others was just too tragic. Although Yue Pengju had already sent people to comfort the families of the dead, he was still trapped in peace and couldn't personally go back to comfort them.

Only when Li Qiaoniang helped Li Qiaoniang up did the two work together to comfort him again. As the three of them sat down, this was Li Yian's first time meeting her and she was also her former "love rival". She couldn't help but look at her a few times and see a trace of unease in her eyes despite the fact that she still had tears in her eyes. Li Qiaoniang bowed to her. She was also surprised to learn that this old lady was actually the famous female poet Li Yian.

Li Qiaoniang wiped away her tears and said while choking back her sobs, "This servant will mourn for my husband in Huzhou. "In the end, he was alone and had no one to rely on. Thus, he could only return to the Madame Yue at Lin An to seek help and beg the Madame Yue to take him in …" The couple were shocked, how could Li Qiaoniang reject Li Qiaoniang's request?

Li Yian secretly frowned, Yue Pengju looked at his wife, Hua Rong nodded, then said in a very calm tone: "High Grand Commandant died in battle, lower official will naturally look down on his treasure. Aunt Qiao, you only need to stay here. This Yueyuan is your home, so lower official will naturally instruct his family to take care of him. "

Li Qiaoniang suddenly lowered her voice and quickly said, "To be honest, Servant is here under orders to accompany Madame Yue …"