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But after a while, Yuan Yuan came back with a pale face. He thought over and over again, and finally said: "Brother, I don't think Ziqing can do such a thing."

Yuan Da sighed and said, "I don't know, although Ziqing is arrogant, but his heart is soft, how could he do such a frenzied thing for a dancer?"

Yuan Yuan said: "I'll take the money to the capital to get some money today."

Yuan Da raised his hand and said, "No, this person must have other plans to send Ziqing to prison in this way. Think about it, Ziqing has nothing to do, what is he going to do?"

Yuan Yuan raised his eyebrows, and said, "Could it be... that you want to hold our Yuan family in check?"

"I'm afraid of this." Yuan Da let out a long breath, and said, "We originally managed the salt industry well, but a position of salt envoy popped up for no reason, and more than a dozen princes His head was smashed."

Yuan Yuan said: "Has the patriarch decided to support a certain prince?"

"In terms of strength, he is naturally the King of Rong."

Yuan Yuan stomped his feet and said, "Brother, no matter how powerful King Rong is, he still failed to climb up to the position of prince, so why are you rushing to express your opinion!"

Yuan Da sighed and said, "With King Rong's personality, you really can't help but retreat a little bit, I'm not telling the truth."

"Well, what should I do?" Yuan Yuan fidgeted and said, "Framing Ziqing is probably the first step?"

Yuan Da said: "Let's do this. You go to Prince Liang's Mansion, and I'll go to Prince Rong's Mansion."

Yuan Yuan got up immediately and said, "I'm going to King Liang right now! After all, he is married to my Yuan family. Ziqing has always been kind to Princess Liang. I think they will help with this matter."

Seeing that he was about to leave, Yuan Da stopped him suddenly and said, "If King Liang mentions the position of Yan Envoy...just tell him and I will think about it again."

After hearing this, Yuan Yuan was ashamed and said: "Brother, it's me, an unworthy bastard, who made things difficult for you."

"Ziqing is a child of our Yuan family, and it is my duty as the patriarch to protect him. Go!" Yuan Da waved his hand.

Yuan Da himself prepared a few gifts and was about to get in the car when Yuan Wanru rushed up and said, "Father..."

Before she could speak, Yuan Da frowned and said, "I know what you want to say, don't you see what I'm doing? If you want to help, just keep your mouth shut and don't cause trouble for your father."

Yuan Wanru immediately pursed his mouth into a straight line, pointed at her father with his hand and pointed at his tightly pursed mouth.

Yuan Da shook his head angrily, jumped into the carriage, and went straight to Rong Wang's mansion.

Yuan Wanru didn't go to the village until his father's carriage disappeared completely, but was grabbed by a man within a few steps.

Seeing the original mother being held by the green bamboo, she asked her palely, "Is it true that something happened to Ziqing?"

Yuan Wanru was startled, and said, "Who told you?" As soon as she finished speaking, she quickly covered her mouth.

Yuan's mother collapsed completely, Yuan Wanru and Lvzhu hurriedly helped her into the house, poured her two cups of tea, and Yuan's mother seemed to recover, she grabbed Yuan Wanru and said: "Ziqing would never do that kind of thing. He has been honest since he was a child."

"Of course I believe in brother Ziqing, and my father also believes that he has already gone to the capital to manage. I believe that brother Yuqing will soon be cleared of his grievances and released from prison." Yuan Wanru comforted her mother with her hand on her shoulder.

Mother Yuan was overwhelmed with gratitude, at a loss what to do, she suddenly knelt down to Yuan Wanru, and said, "The old woman thanked the patriarch for Ziqing's kindness."

Yuan Wanru was so frightened that she had no choice but to kneel down, face to face with Yuan's mother, and said, "Aren't you offending me?"

Yuan's mother burst into tears, Yuan Wanru held her in her arms, pursed her mouth, thinking that there were so many things this year, where did it start, it seems... after those two people came to Yuan Village, the quiet Yuan Village has never been quiet again.

The reason is that after waiting for more than two hours, he finally saw Zeng Chuyu who was rescued by Qingxiang.

"Caomin Yuanyuan kowtowed to the concubine." Yuanyuan said and kowtowed to Zeng Chuyu.

Although it was spring every day after a year, Zeng Chuyu was still dressed in fox fur, as if she was too weak. She said softly: "Uncle Yuan is from my own family, so there is no need to perform such a big gift, Qingxiang, show Uncle Yuan a seat." .”

Qingxiang brought it neatly—a chair, and Zeng Chuyu said calmly: "I want to chat with Uncle Yuan alone for a while, you go down first."

Qingxiang responded and retreated.

Yuan Yuan sat down for a while, then sighed and said, "Chu Yu, do you know that Ziqing was imprisoned unjustly?"

Zeng Chuyu looked shocked, and said, "Uncle, what happened to Brother Ziqing?"

Seeing Zeng Chuyu's eyes wide open, Yuanyuan sighed: "Oh, look at me, you are a lady in the inner room, how can you know these messy things." So he gesticulated and said the matter again, Finally sighed: "I don't know who this damn kid has offended. Others will use this method to frame him. Chu Yu, you are the person who knows Ziqing best, and you know that he will never do this. Is it right?"

"Naturally, brother Ziqing is like a crane, casual but noble." Zeng Chuyu sighed quietly and said, "I will tell the prince about this matter, but you also know that the prince has not been going well recently. I can't say anything to my father, I don't know if I can help brother Ziqing."

Yuan Yuan felt ashamed for a while. When Chu Yin asked them to consider supporting him, they also thought about Chu Yu's situation. Take the future of the Yuan family's hundreds of people.Now Zeng Chuyu slowly said that Chu Yin was in a difficult situation, which made him even more ashamed, but he felt that Zeng Chuyu was the daughter of the Yuan family after all, and this point could never be erased, so he sighed and said, "We are all family members, so we don't care about it." We talked in circles, and the patriarch said, if King Liang is willing to help Ziqing, we, the Yuan Clan, will carefully consider the position of the salt envoy."

Zeng Chuyu smiled slightly, and said: "The patriarch never considered me as a concubine's daughter, but he immediately changed his mind when he met Yuan Yuan. Could it be that Yuan Yuan has become his own family member in his heart?"

Yuan Yuan was taken aback, Zeng Chuyu smiled softly, and said, "Uncle Yuan, let me make a small complaint, don't worry about it."

Yuan Yuan sighed, and said, "Chu Yu, the Yuan family also has difficulties. You have been smart and considerate since you were a child, and you should know this."

Zeng Chuyu stretched out his hand and said: "I know, uncle, you can go at ease, I will go to the prince to intercede." "

"Okay, I won't bother you, Chu Yu." Yuan Yuan said happily.

Seeing Yuan Yuan's back disappear, Zeng Chuyu said quietly, "How long do you plan to listen in the dark?"

"Your Majesty has really good ears." Someone smiled and came out from behind the tree.

Zeng Chuyu looked at the handsome man in his thirties with a sickly face, and after a while, he parted his thin lips and smiled slightly: "You don't know, Mr. Wang Han, a useless person like me, If you don’t have eyes and ears, it’s easy to die without understanding.”

Wang Han sighed, bowed to the end, and said: "Wang Han is so disrespectful to his empress, he has wanted to..."

Zeng Chuyu had already stretched out his hand to stop his apology. Wang Han looked at Zeng Chuyu's extremely thin hand, and the light blue veins made that hand even more like white jade. I know why my heart is faintly moving.

"My lord, you don't need to apologize to me. I know that the prince has received a lot of help from you. The prince is now alone, and you are still willing to stay here and do your best. It is Chu Yu who accepted your love. Chu Yu should treat you for that day. It’s a disrespectful apology.”

As she spoke, she stood up, Wan Fu gave her a little, and Wang Han hurriedly reached out to help, but she didn't know whether it was her own soft hands, or the silky fox-fur jacket that she touched, and she didn't hold her up.

"Your Majesty Wang Han, you don't need to be polite. I Zeng Chuyu once said that husband and wife are one body. This is not a lie. The prince and I are both prosperous and wealtered. Since I stepped into the gate of the palace, there is no one else in my heart except the prince."

Looking at Zeng Chuyu's gentle face, Wang Han had mixed feelings in his heart, and said: "Your Majesty is so affectionate to Wang Ye, so Wang Ye must feel it."

Zeng Chuyu smiled slightly and said, "Actually, Mr. Wang Han, you should know Chu Yu's real background."

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" Wang Han was puzzled.

"Yuan Da is not my biological father. My biological father is actually a distant relative of the Yuan family. He has been dead for many years. My mother and I have been relying on others to live in Yuan Village, so I have no weight in their hearts. Naturally ...They are not worth much in Chu Yu's heart."

Wang Han was quite embarrassed, and said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to be self-deprecating..."

Zeng Chuyu stroked the flower buds that had just bloomed in the garden, and said: "So what Yuan Yuan said would reconsider support, it was just a perfunctory remark, Mr. Wang Han must not take it seriously, otherwise Yuan Da should let Yuan Da know what he said. Say it personally." She bowed her head and gently straightened the hanging buds, and then said, "However, Mr. Wang Han, you might as well spread this sentence, because a suspicious and irritable person like Chu Hao will definitely mess up his position first. , at least Ziqing will suffer a lot in prison."

Wang Han looked at her profile and couldn't find anything else to say for a moment. Zeng Chuyu still said in a gentle tone: "I know Ziqing's temper very well. He has decided on one thing and will not change it easily. Even if the lord uses a lot of strength to rescue him this time...he will not work for the lord."

Wang Han frowned, and said, "Could it be... Madam, you have a better way."

Zeng Chuyu fiddled with the flower buds lightly with his hands. He was silent for a long time, and then said, "Ziqing's master once gave him an eight-character testimonial..."

Wang Han saw that she stopped talking, so he said anxiously: "Your Majesty, please continue."

Zeng Chuyu turned his head, smiled at him, and said, "Success is a talent, and failure is a talent. Because of his talent, he has no disadvantages in this life. Everyone he sees admires him, and he can't help but fawn on him." Therefore, he seems easy-going, but he is arrogant and arrogant, dismissive of tricks and schemes, and he is full of blood, so he likes to be kind, resentful, and clear in everything."

She lowered her head to look at the bud again, and said, "Just one Cai Ji is not enough for Yuan Xizheng to leave hundreds of members of the Yuan family behind, and become sworn enemies with Chu Hao..." She stretched out her hand, and Bai Yu's fingers touched the bud He took it off, sniffed it lightly, turned his head and said with a smile, "Unless you can make Ziqing mistakenly think that Chu Hao killed Yuan Cunman's family at this juncture."

Zeng Chuyu was originally a girl with a sweet appearance, but she turned her head and smiled just now, but in Wang Han's eyes, she was full of monsters, as if she was so gorgeous that she was close to a monster, and it was shocking to suffocate.

Wang Han stared blankly at Zeng Chuyu and couldn't say a word. At this time, Qingxiang came over, handed Zeng Chuyu a heater, and said, "Madam, why didn't you call me after talking with Yuanyuan? You're going to cough non-stop again tonight."

Zeng Chuyu passed by Wang Han with the help of Qingxiang, lowered his head slightly, and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Wang."

Wang Han saw her disappearing, and it was difficult for him to speak. He turned his head after a long time and said, "Wang... Wang Ye..."

Chu Yin came out from behind the tree with a pale face, and Wang Han said, "My lord, look..."

Chu Yin stretched out his hand and said, "It's absolutely impossible."

Seeing that he was agitated, Wang Han calmed down instead, and said: "My lord, although this plan of your mother is vicious, it is a clever plan that kills two birds with one stone. It not only cuts off Yuan Xizheng's retreat, but also cuts off Chu Hao's retreat. Chu Hao Hao mistakenly thought that he could rely on salt to seal the victory in this position, so we let him die in this position."

Chu Yin was silent for a long time, then suddenly raised his head, and said in panic, "It's too cruel, absolutely not, absolutely not." He said as if he didn't want to listen to Wang Han's persuasion, and left in a hurry.

Seeing that Chu Yin almost stumbled away, Wang Han couldn't help but smiled contemptuously, thinking that he would become famous, let alone the rise of an emperor.Chu Yin's kindness as a woman made him look down a little bit, but Zeng Chuyu's vicious beauty just now made him a little bit relaxed and happy.He originally thought that Chu Hao would definitely not let go of Yuan Xizheng who secretly supported Cai Ji, but he didn't expect that the irritable and vicious Chu Hao would not take action against Yuan Xizheng.

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity..." Wang Han looked at Gui Yan in the sky and sighed. Since he has done countless times for Chu Yin, there is no harm in doing it again.

The cell boss took care of Wang Han in a low voice, and said: "Master Wang, you must go in and out quickly. This will let the eldest princess know that we let you in, and I wonder if we will pick off the heads of the little ones."

Wang Han smiled and said, "The Prince of Liang will accept your affection."

The jailer smiled and said, "Don't dare, dare not."

Wang Han stepped into the cell, and the cell door behind him was locked again. The cell was very dark, and it took some effort to get used to it.Wang Han slowly stepped on the mud on the ground and walked towards the innermost cell of Yuan Xizheng. Yuan Xizheng was locked in the only temporary cell with windows in this cell.Through the fence, Wang Han could see that Yuan Xizheng was still in a white robe, sitting cross-legged on the haystack under the window.If Wang Han didn't know that Yuan Xizheng was imprisoned, surrounded by stinky water and mud, cockroaches and mice crawling, he would have mistakenly thought that Yuan Xizheng was sitting peacefully among the green mountains and green waters.

Wang Han knew that he didn't like Yuan Xizheng, because Chu Yin's only second refutation of his suggestion happened to this young man.However, he finally had to admit that he was actually jealous of Yuan Xizheng, from the first moment he saw this person.He always thought it was because Yuan Xizheng made him feel that his status was threatened, but it was only at this moment that he realized that the reason why he really didn't like Yuan Xizheng... When he stood in the dark, and Yuan Xizheng But sitting in the sun.

And just now Wang Han was full of superiority towards Yuan Xizheng, because he knew that even if the two of them worked together in the future, the only person who could become Chu Yin's true confidant was himself.Yuan Xizheng... Chu Yin will be full of precautions against him all his life. He even thought of Yuan Xizheng's possible end once Chu Yin ascended the throne. Thinking of that, he couldn't help but chuckled.But when he saw Yuan Xizheng, that sense of superiority faded unnaturally.

As soon as he stepped into the cell door, Yuan Xizheng knew that someone was coming. For some reason, a chill suddenly appeared on his body.

Yuan Xizheng slowly opened his eyes, and Wang Han with a sick face stood in front of him. Yuan Xizheng said, "Master Wang Han from Prince Liang's Mansion?"

Wang Han showed his white teeth, and said with a smile: "No wonder the prince has always praised Mr. Yuan for being smart and intelligent. You and I have never met before, and Mr. Yuan can recognize me at a glance."

Yuan Xizheng smiled and said: "I don't dare, but I know that Liang Wang's mansion has a resourceful aide who is famous far and wide. Even if I haven't met the real person, I have heard people describe it."

Wang Han walked to the left for a few years, and said, "Then Mr. Yuan, do you know why I came here?"

Yuan Xizheng spread out her front skirt, and said indifferently: "I'm afraid Mr. Wang came to meet Ziqing privately."

"Why do you see that?" Wang Han asked calmly without panicking.

Yuan Xizheng smiled slightly and said: "When Master Wang came in, he first hit Quan Ziqing carefully, then chatted with Ziqing, and then asked Ziqing to guess the riddle. If he came here with the mission of King Liang, it would not be too disrespectful to the prince. Is it?"

After Wang Han listened intently, he chuckled and said, "That's right, Wang has indeed come to see the young master in private. King Liang has already gone to the palace to ask Emperor Chang for your grievance..."

Yuan Xizheng was slightly shocked, and Wang Han said leisurely: "The king of Liang didn't come to see you, one is because he doesn't need to ask you, and he believes in your character, and the other is that he doesn't want you to think that he is threatening to repay you... I I really want to see, who is the person who can make King Liang fall in love so much?"

Yuan Xizheng did not speak for a long time, and then said: "Master Wang, if I were you, I wouldn't be so curious."

Wang Han slightly raised his eyebrows, Yuan Xizheng raised his head and said: "Because as an aide, you only have one prince, but the prince may have many aides."

Wang Han's brows trembled slightly, he chuckled lightly, and said, "According to Ziqing, it looks like he is going to serve King Liang."

Yuan Xizheng bowed slightly, and said: "Master Wang, you are wrong, I have always been willing to serve King Liang, except for fighting for the throne."

Wang Han sneered, and said, "If a prince is not born for the emperor, then what is the value?"

"Maybe Master Wang and I see value differently."

"Yuan Xizheng, how about we make a bet?"

Yuan Xizheng looked at him, and said calmly: "What do you want to bet?"

The corner of Wang Han's mouth twitched, and he said: "Betting on your innocence, don't you disdain to fight for the king of Liang? If one day you break your promise and you and I serve the same master, we must be different. At that time, I will go up and you will go down!" "

Yuan Xizheng didn't move her brows when she heard this, and said indifferently: "Since Mr. Wang is so elegant, how can I not accompany you."

Wang Han sneered slightly, and when he went out, the cell boss smiled and said, "Your Excellency is really trustworthy, you came out so soon."

Wang Han stretched out his hand, and said with a smile: "Of course, I still have a more trustworthy side, so it depends on whether you are trustworthy, Brother Prisoner."

The prison chief saw that he was holding an ingot of gold in his palm, and the gold was held by Wang Han's pale hand, making it look more and more golden and eye-catching.

The jailer said tremblingly: "I don't know what else I can do for Mr. Wang?"

Wang Han chuckled lightly, and said: "I think Yuan Xizheng is too young after all, and needs a little training. If you do what I say tonight..."

The cell boss showed a look of embarrassment, and said: "Master Wang, Princess Rui'an has ordered us not to let us touch a single hair of him."

Wang Han said leisurely: "I didn't let you touch his hair... This gold ingot is just a deposit. If you satisfy me tonight, I will give you five more small gold ingots."

The jailer gritted his teeth, took the ingot of gold, and said: "Success, Mr. Wang, there is only one thing, absolutely no one can see that he has been tortured."

Wang Han smiled and said, "Have you ever heard of castration..."

"Execution?"

"This is a punishment for women who committed adultery during the Qin and Han Dynasties. The abdomen of women was hit hard with a mallet. I heard that something in their bodies would fall off, and they would not be able to commit adultery in the future. Yuan Xizheng...no That thing, just use this, don't hurt his pretty face." Wang Han smiled.

The head of the prison sighed, and quickly put together the torture equipment, and asked someone to bring Yuan Xi to fight.

Yuan Xizheng glanced at the execution room and said, "Where's the interrogator?"

The prison chief waved his hand and said, "You don't need to ask, just tie him up first!"

The two guards rushed forward, Yuan Xi fought for a hook, and the two of them fell to the ground.

The prison chief was furious, and said: "Okay, Yuan Xizheng, you turned your back, what do you want to do, do you want to escape from prison?"

Yuan Xizheng said: "If I don't see the arraigner, I won't submit." In a few words, Yuan Xizheng, who was handcuffed on both hands and feet, threw all the guards in the room to the ground.

The cell leader was shocked and angry, but he had no choice but to do anything. A guard came in and whispered something in his ear.

The head of the cell took a look at Yuan Xizheng, and gradually showed a smile on his face. He looked at Yuan Xizheng, and said: "Young Master Yuan, we are also ordered to do things, and you are really embarrassing us... We have no choice but to wait. Please bear with me, son."

While talking, a man came in with a basin of water, took two steps towards the cell head, turned around suddenly and poured the water on Yuan Xizheng's body.

A pot of chili water was poured over his head. Yuan Xizheng felt a piercing pain in his eyes. Soon two wooden sticks hit his legs, and then his whole body was suppressed, and then he was bound to the torture rack. .

The jailer smiled and said: "Look, it's not like this in the end. If you cooperated just now, my brothers' anger would not be so strong:, you are really looking for nothing!"

As he spoke, he winked, and the guard next to him picked up the mallet and hit Yuan Xizheng hard on the abdomen. Yuan Xizheng groaned, and curled up in pain.Seeing that Yuan Xizheng didn't yell loudly, the prison chief also admired the man's toughness, so he winked, and the guard continued to torture.

After about a dozen strokes, Yuan Xizheng's lips trembled in pain, and beads of sweat fell from his smooth forehead.

The torturer sneered at the side, and said: "It seems that he is indeed a rich and noble son, he can't stand it after a few blows, this is a punishment for a girl..."

Yuan Xizheng raised his head and said: "Prisoner, I don't know whose order you are to execute me... You must know that even if he is the current emperor, he still wants to let the eldest princess three points..."

Even though the prison boss knew that Yuan Xizheng's eyes could not see at all, and he looked at Yuan Xizheng's eyes, he still couldn't stop his eyelids from twitching, and said, "Could it be that you have to take off your clothes and let Princess Rui'an avenge your grievances?"

Yuan Xizheng's lips parted slightly, and he sneered: "Why is it impossible? Haven't you heard of the allusion of 'I would rather marry Ziqing than marry the king' in Rui'an?"

The jailer was anxious for a while, thinking about it, it was true. Although Ryan is a princess, her nickname is worse than any prince. Yuan Xizheng in front of him is clearly a little boy, saying that he is Ryan's entrance Well, it's entirely possible.He winked, and the guard who executed the torture gave another blow. This time, Yuan Xizheng finally screamed and passed out.

The jailer frowned and said: "It's done, it's done, let's go here, kill him, but the trouble will be big, send it to the cell, and wash the pepper water out of his eyes."

When Wang Han saw the jailer come out, he smiled, as if he forgot that he wanted the jailer to tear Yuan Xi and fight all night, and only discharged five ingots of gold one by one.

When the prison chief saw the five ingots of gold, he was so happy that he forgot everything, how could he remember the little anxiety just now.

"Master Wang..."

Wang Han looked at the man in black in front of him, and said with a smile: "Let those people die silently, and take back...the six ingots of gold."

"Yes!" The man in black immediately took the order and left.

The weather in early spring is always warm in the day and cool in the night. Under the moonlight, a gust of wind blows, and Wang Han puts his hands into his sleeves.But he didn't get into the carriage immediately, as if he was thinking.

"Master Wang, is there anything else that needs to be done?" the coachman said flatteringly.

Wang Han withdrew his eyes from looking at the moon, and said leisurely: "There is indeed one thing to do, this matter... can be worth ten years of work."

When Wang Han finished arranging all these, the sky was already dawning, walking through the thick night with the thin morning light, Wang Han felt a sense of satisfaction that everything was under control.

A day later, many people knew that the emperor intended to belong to the King of Liang as the salt envoy, and everyone suddenly realized that the emperor had a deep intention, otherwise, why would the second prince of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Li Yan, order the King of Liang to accompany him all the way?

In Prince Rong's mansion, Chu Hao sneered. He slapped a post on the table and said, "Who does Yuan Da think he is? He actually thinks that he can blackmail me and ask me to go to his place for a gathering. I want to see it." , he has a few tough bones, call me a bargain!"

Compared with the bustle of these people, the Prince Liang Mansion seemed unusually peaceful. Chu Yin took the chess pieces and played chess for a whole day. From morning to dusk, the black and white chess pieces clearly blended together, but they also seemed to be distinct, just like two The barrier becomes an abyss of black and white.

If you go out of the suburbs at dusk.The scenery is completely different from the dense buildings in the city. It seems that everything can be seen from a distance.The old crows on a few crooked willow trees by the ancient road kept croaking, rising and falling in surprise as pedestrians passed by, and the half-round red sun was spreading in the moat, as red as blood.