Chapter 367: Being clever but being misled by cleverness 4
Zhao Huaiyu was not surprised at all when he saw Mrs. Zhao appear. Jiang Yunxu had reminded him before leaving.
A despicable and shameless person like Zhao Ji would definitely use Mrs. Zhao as a shield.
"Grandma." Zhao Huaiyu called out reluctantly, with cold eyes, not at all sincere as when he was worried about Mrs. Zhao a few years ago.
"The Zhao family does not have unworthy descendants like you, and I don't recognize a rebellious grandson like you." Mrs. Zhao pointed at Zhao Huaiyu angrily with a cane in her hand: "It is a fact that you and your father conspired against each other..."
After hearing this, Zhao Huaiyu immediately interrupted the other party in a deep voice: "Grandma, be careful, the Zhao family has never rebelled."
"You still dare to quibble." Mrs. Zhao sneered.
Zhao Huaiyu unhurriedly got off his horse, came not far from Mrs. Zhao, and said in a deep voice: "Grandma, what you mean is that my father conspired with the current emperor to kill the late emperor, or that the emperor usurped the throne?"
As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Zhao was speechless for a moment. Even if she had some courage, she would not dare to say in public that Chu Xuanzhi had usurped the throne.
"you……"
"The current emperor has ascended the throne with integrity, and all the civil and military officials are not dissatisfied. How can the Zhao family's loyalty to the emperor become treason?" Zhao Huaiyu pressed forward step by step and set his sights on Zhao Ji: "What do you think, second uncle?
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How dare Zhao Ji say a bad word about Chu Xuanzhi in front of everyone? He hesitated and couldn't explain it.
"Second uncle is now hiding in the capital and refuses to cooperate with the investigation. Is he dissatisfied with the current emperor sitting on the throne, or does he really want to help some people commit treason?" Zhao Huaiyu continued to question.
When Zhao Ji heard this, beads of sweat fell from his face. He couldn't answer the question at all, so he could only look at Mrs. Zhao helplessly.
"You are so presumptuous. Is this your attitude when talking to your elders?" Mrs. Zhao stomped the cane in her hand angrily, looking like she was so angry that she coughed repeatedly.
Zhao Huaiyu asked back: "If grandma insists on protecting my second uncle, I won't be the one who comes to arrest my second uncle next time."
"Huh, don't scare me." Mrs. Zhao said with a tight face, "Even the emperor has to be humble and polite in front of me, let alone you!"
Being impressed by Mrs. Zhao's nonsense and refusing to listen to anything she said, Zhao Huaiyu simply gave up persuading and raised his hand and ordered to surround the two of them.
"What are you going to do?" Mrs. Zhao was heartbroken. She took out a dagger from somewhere and pointed it at her neck, shouting: "If you dare to take another step forward, I will die for you today. I want to see it."
See how the emperor faces his deceased mother under Jiuquan."
Zhao Huaiyu kept his face tense and said nothing.
At this moment, a message came from behind: "If Mrs. Zhao dies bravely today, I can let the second wife of the Zhao family forget the blame!"
Everyone followed their gaze and saw Jiang Yunxu jumping out of a luxurious carriage. She tied one hand around her waist and walked over casually. Her eyes fell on the dagger in Mrs. Zhao's hand: "
What are the old ladies waiting for?"
Mrs. Zhao almost didn't recognize that the beautiful woman in front of her was Jiang Yunxu. She was a little stunned for a moment, and then she became a little angry when she asked her: "This is the household affairs of my Zhao family. It's not your turn as an outsider to interfere. You
Instead of pointing fingers here, it is better to go back and think about your mistakes behind closed doors. If a woman is unfaithful and unclean, the family law of our ancestors is already a great tolerance for you to survive."
As soon as she finished speaking, Hong Qiao rushed forward and slapped Mrs. Zhao hard several times. Mrs. Zhao was caught off guard and the dagger in her hand dropped from the slap.
"You are so impudent that you dare to slander the Queen, you deserve to die!" Hong Qiao beat and kicked her without any courtesy, not showing off her faults at all.
Mrs. Zhao was angry and anxious.
"That's enough." Jiang Yunxu waved her hand, signaling for Hongqiao to step back. She herself came to Mrs. Zhao's side, bent down to pick up the dagger on the ground in the face of the other party's angry eyes, and was so scared that Mrs. Zhao hadn't even seen her yet.
Before she could speak, Jiang Yunxu had already put the dagger into Mrs. Zhao's hand.
"I am here to watch today, and no one is allowed to stop the old lady!" Jiang Yunxu looked at the other party with a half-smile and ordered.
Mrs. Zhao's hand holding the dagger was trembling, and she stared at Jiang Yunxu tremblingly: "Chu Xuanzang will not forgive you for forcing me to death."
"Mrs. Zhao thinks too highly of herself. You help outsiders slander the Emperor's reputation. How can you have the nerve to mention the Emperor's name?"
Under Jiang Yunxu's sharp words one after another, Mrs. Zhao was so angry that she wished she could faint and die.
Zhao Ji on the side did not dare to speak, and only bent down to support Mrs. Zhao.
Jiang Yunxu raised his head and glanced at Shi Chen, looking a little impatient: "Is Mrs. Zhao still dead?"
After being urged, Mrs. Zhao fainted without a breath. How could Jiang Yunxu let her pass so easily? A silver needle penetrated her and woke her up again.
Mrs. Zhao didn't want to die. She shook her hand and dropped the dagger again.
"Your life was saved by me. I can take it back at any time. Mrs. Zhao, please don't touch my bottom line. As for your eldership, it is worthless here!"
Before, with Duke Zhao Guogong standing in the middle, she would have been a little scrupulous, but now there is no need to look good.
"Take away!" Jiang Yunxu waved his hand, and someone immediately subdued Mrs. Zhao and Zhao Ji. The two struggled and were not carried into the carriage. Jiang Zuoxiang came to the carriage in time after receiving the news. He said loudly: "Empress, the queen,
This is all a misunderstanding, Mrs. Zhao was just confused for a moment and said what she said, so why do you have to worry about an older person."
Seeing Jiang Zuoxiang blithely describing all this as a misunderstanding, Jiang Yunxu's anger grew. Zhao Guogong's mansion had been tortured in Linyi, and he still dared to fight.
"And this matter was handled by the original prime minister. In order to avoid suspicion, this matter should not fall into the hands of Prince Zhao." Jiang Zuoxiang sat on the horse and had no intention of coming down to pay his respects.
Jiang Yunxu, however, stared straight into the eyes of Jiang Zuoxiang and ordered in public: "Come here, bring all the Zhao family members back to Linyi. I will personally interrogate the matter concerning the Duke of Zhao's residence."
Jiang Zuoxiang frowned.
Then I heard Jiang Yunxu say with a magnanimous face: "After I returned home yesterday, I thought about it and received enlightenment from the gods at night. I decided to honor my grandmother well, so I came here specifically to take care of my grandmother.
As long as my grandmother likes the capital, I will stay and take care of her until she agrees to leave the capital, and I will not care about any past grudges or grudges."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Zuoxiang's face suddenly darkened.