Chapter 22 Chapter Sixty-Eighth: No One Sees Lan Shen Zhimi

Wuxing County is located in the southeast, and the water from east to west surrounds the city like a jade belt and flows into Taihu Lake. The blue waves of Taihu Lake are thousands of miles away. Sometimes there are thousands of ravines competing for currents, and sometimes there are lingering waves.By the lakeside, small villages are sparsely dotted in the tender blue rice fields, and the sound of singing is wafting in the wind. Fishermen girls in twos and threes are wearing homemade buns, barefoot and bare legs, playing and making clothes by the lakeside, with their own charming charm.The place where the pestle sounds is like stars arching the moon, and the sound of stones is ding-ding-dong-dong;

Shen Zhenzhu stood facing the wind, listening to the sound of the song shaking in the wind, she couldn't help feeling far away. In a blink of an eye, it has been nearly two years since she was escorted back to Wuxing from Yecheng, and it is now March of the second year of Shangyuan.Wu Xing was not affected by the rebellion, and was still peaceful and peaceful. The daughter of the fisherman "laughed and put the fishing rod on the boat" every day.She did not go back to live in the Shen Mansion, but was placed by her elder brother Shen Jiefu. She lived in seclusion in this lakeside countryside under the name of Gao Yueming. Plant side dishes, or listen to the duet songs of the fisherman's daughter, with a healthy look and a peaceful mood.

"Sister, the wind is biting in March, let's go inside!" Gongsun Erniang said behind her at some point. Shen Zhenzhu turned her head and saw Erniang Gongsun holding a food box in her hand, she smiled and let Erniang Gongsun enter the room, and said angrily, "Sister-in-law has brought good things to greedy Pearl again." Gongsun Erniang put the food box on the table, and said: "It's not your brother - I feel sorry for you to fetch water, light a fire, and cook every day. He is afraid that you will tremble, so he makes me come here every now and then." While speaking, After taking out a few dishes of side dishes and a bowl of rice that hadn't dissipated the heat, the room was immediately fragrant.

Shen Zhenzhu knew that this was the intention of her brother and sister-in-law to worry about her, so she didn't say much, took out another small bowl, shared a bowl of rice with Gongsun Erniang, and invited her to eat together.While eating, she praised "delicious". There are only two things that Gongsun Erniang is most proud of in her life. One is swordsmanship, and the other is cooking skills. It must be elated and smiling, but today Gongsun Erniang is obviously a little absent-minded.Shen Zhenzhu knew something was wrong. Sure enough, when the meal was almost finished, Erniang Gongsun said, "Pearl, today the imperial court sent another group of people to search for you."

Shen Zhenzhu put down the bamboo chopsticks, smiled and said: "This is not once or twice, what are you worried about?" In the past two years, every three to five months, the emperor will definitely send someone to the Shen residence to inquire about Shen Zhenzhu's whereabouts.The matter of Shen Zhenzhu's return to Wu Xing was covered up very carefully - it was midnight when she returned to Shen's mansion that day, her father Shen Yizhi had died of illness a few months ago, except for Shen Jiefu and his wife, only one or two old family members knew about Shen Zhenzhu's current identity and The residence is extremely secretive, and the emperor's urging on Shen Zhenzhu's whereabouts is not urgent, so Duo Cun thought about dealing with business affairs, and was always easily sent away.

Gongsun Erniang said: "This time is different. I heard them secretly say that this time they must find you, otherwise they will not be able to recover. It turns out that this incident has something to do with the sudden death of Huihe Gele Khan!" "What?!" Shen Zhenzhu shuddered all over and stood up abruptly, she couldn't believe what she heard, cold sweat swished down her vest. Gongsun Erniang was surprised, and repeated the last sentence again. "Passed away?" How ridiculous, he sipped silently. With a wave of his sleeves, he wiped out thousands of troops.

He said to her in the royal court of Huihe: "You have to remember, the gate of my royal court of Huihe is open for you at any time." He is always decisive when he speaks, and his expression is firm and persistent. Such a person, who is dubbed the word "death" today, ended his life so easily? It's not supposed to be his. In the end what happened? Gongsun Erniang wondered: "Pearl, why are you so out of control!" Shen Zhenzhu tried her best to concentrate, and sat down slowly. The sky outside the house was as blue as the sea, and the clouds were as white as white, as if she could never get enough of it.

Gongsun Erniang handed her a handkerchief and looked at her: "You are crying." "Really?" Shen Zhenzhu was a little flustered, she dipped her fingers to the corners of her eyes, and there were actually tears in her eyes.She hurriedly wiped it with a towel, but when the towel touched her face, tears rolled down her face. Gongsun Erniang had also heard some rumors. At this time, she was clearly aware of it, quietly waiting for Shen Zhenzhu to wipe away her tears, and said: "You look like this, no wonder Li Chu misunderstood you. But... I said it a long time ago: Li Chu That kid is ungrateful and ungrateful, it would be best for you to leave him. But Pearl, you are too lonely. Jie Fu talked about you with me yesterday, and he said something like, "I beg you..." I don't understand what it means .”

Shen Zhenzhu responded with a bitter smile——her heart can only be hidden in her heart forever, never uttered, and forever silent.Said: "That's the sound of '嘎吉听听, ask for your friends', which is a sentence in "Three Hundred Poems". It means that people should not live alone, they must have friends. You don't have to worry about me, brother and sister-in-law, but Not my best friend?" And asked solemnly: "Sister-in-law, then, what's going on?" "We don't have any news about Wu Xing, I don't know what's going on." Gongsun Erniang took a deep look at Shen Zhenzhu, and felt that she should tell her everything she knew, just in case, "to eavesdrop on the conversation of two of the envoys today. It turned out that when Huihe Khan passed away, he did not leave a will to specify who would succeed him. Now, the Huihe royal court has been divided into two factions, one faction supports the eldest prince Yehu, and the other faction supports the second prince Yidijian. Holding a heavy army and not giving in to each other, seeing that there is going to be a big fight. Princess Ningguo wanted to report the matter to the emperor, but Ye Hu refused to allow it, so she put the princess under house arrest, and her life was in danger!"

Shen Zhenzhu thought quickly in her heart: Others use common theories about this matter, Ye Hu is the leader and has made many military exploits, and Yidi Jian is still young, so Ye Hu should be the sweat; but everyone who knows the inside story knows that Ye Hu is not silent Parents and children, so it is also famous for opposing Ye Hu to be the Khan King.Ye Hu's move to confine Li Yu is indeed extremely poisonous and wonderful: if the Yidijian faction is not coerced to seize the Khan throne, it will definitely hurt the princess, and even hurt the face of the Tang Dynasty and Suzong. However, Ye Hu can protect the name of the princess. As long as he sits firmly on the throne, no matter whether Li Yu is alive or dead, he can push the blame to Yidijian.

Li Ruo is indeed extremely dangerous.But I believe that if the last moment is not reached, Ye Hu will not take this last move. What is Suzong's purpose in looking for her now?Did he want to use the "mother-child" relationship between her and Ye Hu back then to get Ye Hu to let Li Yu go? She shook her head secretly.Since Su Zong was able to let his daughter marry far away back then, he never thought that this daughter was dead, how could he save her with such a big fanfare today.What's more, since Ye Hu will win the position with Yi Dijian, why would he care about the friendship of the past? However, after all, it was because of her that Li Ruo married Huihe far away. Now that she is in trouble, does she just look at it like this?Are you going or not?going or not? Her hesitation fell into the eyes of Gongsun Erniang, and she sighed with a smile: "Sister, seeing you like this, I can't hold back anymore, do you want to go out for a walk?" Gongsun Erniang's words were like a scoop of cold water poured directly into her intestines and lungs, Shen Zhenzhu was startled, and thought: What am I thinking?Is there anything in this world that I can't do without, I have no strength to restrain a chicken, even if I go to Huihe, what can I really do?Now that I have made up my mind to throw everything away, how can I go back to that whirlpool again, exhausting myself and others. This night, Shen Zhenzhu had nightmares again and again.Sometimes I dreamed that Moyan was covered in blood and fell into the cliff, and sometimes I dreamed that Li Yu was walking in the ice and snow in Huihe, stretching out her hand, calling "sister-in-law, help me!" Woke up from the nightmare, sweating profusely all over. Since that day, Gongsun Erniang has not come to Shen Zhenzhu's residence for four or five days.This was an agreement between Shen Zhenzhu and Gongsun Erniang, and they should not come and go too frequently in the near future, lest they be searched by envoys to find out their whereabouts. Another three days passed, and Shen Jiefu and his wife still did not come.At noon on the fourth day, Shen Zhenzhu was just like watching the fisherman girls frolicking around the lake, but she saw a young boy shaking his head and walking towards the lakeside, heading for places where there are many fisherman girls. He stopped and chatted something, and after he finished speaking, he walked towards the crowd in front of him. In the evening of the same day, people around Shen Zhenzhu's residence whispered to each other and talked about it, spreading a shocking murder like a net: The Shen family's mansion in Wuxing City was invaded by robbers last night, not to mention the robbery. Fu, his wife, and more than 60 people from the whole family were all silenced, and the corpses were scattered all over the ground, which was terrible. Shen Zhenzhu simply ate dinner and still tidied up the hut where she lived.Picking up the bronze mirror on the dressing table, it is naturally not as bright as the bronze mirror in the palace, and the people in the mirror may not be as young as they used to be. She gently closed the door of the hut, the last sliver of the setting sun remained in the sky, the soft waves and wind of Taihu Lake, and three or two small boats rippling leisurely... After traveling for nearly an hour, they entered Wuxing City. The Shen family was originally from a well-known family in Wu Xing. In the past hundred years, there have been many people with lofty aspirations or good at managing family and wealth. The family is very prosperous.The Shen family's mansion is located in the southwest of the city, covering an area of ​​tens of mu. It is a noble family, guarded by stone lions, and it is magnificent. In Shen's mansion tonight, the rich door was closed tightly, there were no house slaves waiting in front of the door, and two big red lanterns hung there lifelessly under the eaves, unlit. It is very quiet here, there is no noise from people passing by, and there is no trace of life. Shen Zhenzhu stood in front of the door for a long time, finally walked up the steps and gently opened the door. The door was not locked, and it opened with a light push. The path in the house paved with bluestone slabs, under the reflection of the cold moonlight, gives birth to a kind of coldness that penetrates into the bone marrow.The well-planned houses on the left and right sides are dark and cramped, like two icy knives, pressing towards her step by step. Shen Zhenzhu took a deep breath, stepped on the bluestone path, and made a slight sound of footsteps, which was particularly ear-piercing in this silent night. "Wow!" Not far away, the flames flickered, followed by the sound of "huhu" and "huahua" ignition, and the flames swayed violently, and countless men in armor rushed out from the left and right houses, either holding torches or pressing the buttons. The sword stood upright, and in an instant, the courtyard of Shen's house was like daytime. With the sound of boots, two men in simple clothes and green robes, one in front and one in the back, walked in front of Shen Zhenzhu surrounded by several attendants. The person in front of him walks sonorously, stops and stops vigorously, and looks heroic. It is the Inner Flying Dragon that makes Cheng Yuanzhen.The Neifeilong envoy is directly responsible for the safety of the emperor. Today, the envoy actually came to Wu Xing in person. Shen Zhenzhu was surprised when the man behind him flashed and rushed to Shen Zhenzhu. Zhou sees the princess." Chen Zhou's appearance did not change from two years ago. Although Shen Zhenzhu had expected this matter in her heart, she did not expect that Chen Zhou would be among the envoys sent by Suzong to find her. Enabled by the imperial court.Turning sideways, not accepting his great gift, said: "Your Excellency made a mistake, the Minnv is not the Crown Princess." Chen Zhouyi smiled, stood up on his own, and explained: "The princess probably doesn't know yet: the emperor was very angry when he heard about the reconciliation between the prince and the empress. , you are still the concubine who will do your part. Although the crown prince has taken many concubines, and now he favors Zhang Liangdi the most, he can only make her the concubine Liang." Shen Zhenzhu was stunned, thinking that it is no wonder that in Yecheng two years ago, Chen Both Zhou and Fengshengyi still called her "Niangniang" in unison. The situation was urgent at that time, and she had no time to correct it. It turned out that there were such twists and turns in it. She avoided Wu Xing, but her identity was still detained in the palace. absurd. She remembered what Chen Zhou said just now, and silently said: "Zhang Liangdi?" Her heart moved, and she asked, "But Zhang Hanruo?" Chen Zhou cupped his hands and answered with a smile: "Exactly." After saying this, Cheng Yuanzhen, who had been standing beside him, suddenly took out a shining object from his sleeve, and said in a deep voice, "Shen Zhenzhu accepts the order!" Shen Zhenzhu was taken aback, and hurriedly knelt down to wait for Cheng Yuanzhen to read.Cheng Yuanzhen directly handed the imperial decree into her hands, and said: "This is the secret decree of the Holy One, the empress should read it carefully." The three of them came to the side room, lit the candles, and retreated the crowd.Shen Zhenzhu opened the imperial decree, and after seeing it, she couldn't help being surprised and anxious.The imperial decree read: "Prince Yu went to Huihe last month, and suddenly lost the news. I am very worried. I specially ordered the Crown Princess Shen to enter Huihe as soon as possible to find out." The emperor's seal is stamped on the bottom. Shen Zhenzhu hastily closed the imperial decree and asked: "How could this happen?" Chen Zhou's face was full of worry. Cheng Yuanzhen explained: "The month before last, His Highness the Crown Prince learned that there was a civil strife in Huihe, and that Princess Ningguo was in danger, so he led people to rescue her. Unexpectedly, His Highness lost the news not long after leaving Jincheng County. No one knows what happened to His Highness the Crown Prince. Where is life or death, the Holy One is so anxious that the dragon's beard is white." Shen Zhenzhu's complexion also turned pale, she bit her lips and said, "How many guards does Your Highness bring? How could he take risks like this? Now that the internal troubles are not over, he should put the world first." Chen Zhoudao: "Your Majesty may not know that the rebel army is weak now. Shi Chaoyi killed Shi Siming two months ago and made himself emperor, but was defeated by Qingmi Jiedu Envoy Shang Heng and Yanyun Jiedu Envoy Yuan Hao repeatedly. With no power to fight back, the rebels will really be put down within a year or two. Perhaps it is because of this that His Highness decided to go back to Ho with confidence. There are not a few attendants with him, and they are all led by the Eastern Palace Guards, led by Yan Ming." Shen Zhenzhu was right when she thought about it, after Li Tan's death, Li Yu blamed herself very much.Now he only has Li Yu, the only compatriot sister left, and he will try to save her no matter what. Chen Zhou went on to say: "Although the Holy Majesty sent several groups of people to look for His Highness, so far they still have no success. After all kinds of desperation, they ordered the sinners and Lord Cheng Yuanzhen to look for the empress. The love of the Tang Dynasty will not make the prince of the Tang Dynasty lose. The guilty minister wanted the empress to be in Wuxing, and in order to find the empress, he had no choice but to resort to today's plan to lure the empress to come out and ask the empress to surrender." Speaking of this, Cheng Yuanzhen faced Shang Weihong interjected, "I am ashamed beyond words." Although Shen Zhenzhu was mentally prepared, knowing that Chen Zhou was helpless, she still hated him for his unscrupulous actions, and asked, "Where is my family now?" Chen Zhoudao: "It's all right, my lord, don't worry, the guilty minister just forged a letter to lure the eldest son and his wife to visit friends in neighboring counties, and invited other servants of your mansion to sit in the yamen of Wuxing County for a while. My aunt is very smart, I have already seen through the strategy of the criminal minister, and I really admire it." He was a military general and a civil servant, and he acted on his wits, knowing that Gongsun Erniang's martial arts skills are unstoppable by anyone in the world, so he resorted to the strategy of diverting the tiger away from the mountain. He and his wife were tricked out of Wu Xing, and then they joined forces with Cheng Yuanzhen's Nei Feilong Envoy to arrest all the other people in the mansion, creating the illusion that Shen's mansion was destroyed. Shen Zhenzhu said coldly: "I'm just worried, if I still don't come after you spread the fake news everywhere, maybe this tragedy will really happen!" Chen Zhou was a little embarrassed: "The guilty minister will never dare!" Shen Zhenzhu smiled secretly, how many things are you afraid to do for fame and fortune?I don't blame you for what happened in Yecheng back then, but if I really don't come today, I'm afraid you will really kill me! Shen Zhenzhu looked at him: "My lord, how many ranks do you worship now, and what position do you get?" "Criminal ministers from the seventh rank, leading the army and turning to the school lieutenant." Chen Zhou was originally the governor of Jincheng, from the fourth rank, although he was re-appointed, he was downgraded by several ranks, so there was a lot of resentment on his face. Shen Zhenzhu raised her eyebrows: "The Holy Majesty is going to use you in this trip!" Chen Zhoulian said "I dare not", and said: "Just because the guilty minister was the prefect of Jincheng and knew the topography of the North, I was appointed by the Holy One. The guilty minister only hopes to help the empress from the side, so that His Highness can return to Beijing safely. After someone died." Cheng Yuanzhen clapped his hands and said: "I am the only one who decides this matter, Mr. Chen is just an accomplice. If the empress wants to punish her in the future, I will bear it all." Listening to Chen Zhou's flattery, Shen Zhenzhu couldn't help sighing to herself as she was far from Chen Zhou who was still ambitious after killing a powerful enemy and being seriously injured.On the contrary, Cheng Yuanzhen didn't talk much, and he knew how to advance and retreat. No wonder he became Su Zong's nephew envoy.Sighing: "I'm a commoner's woman, how dare I blame the two adults. Your Majesty has placed high hopes on me, and I only hope that I will live up to the trust." Thinking of Li Yu's life and death, his heart was full of gloom, and he said: "In this case, it is appropriate Sooner rather than later, after seeing brother and sister-in-law, let's set off as soon as possible!"