It is said that Tao Huansheng received the flying pigeon message from the secret guard and was so anxious that he wished he could have wings under his ribs and fly to the capital.
However, he has the duty of guarding, and the emperor has not returned from hunting at this time. There are many princes, princesses, and concubines on the hunting ground. Without the emperor's nod, he must not leave.
Looking in the direction of the capital, he couldn't help but tighten his hands and said to himself: "Ying'er, please don't let anything happen to you!"
At dusk, Emperor Wu finally drove back to Luan.
Today's hunting was fruitful. I shot a deer, six rabbits, seven or eight pheasants and other small prey.
The rabbit was given to the accompanying concubines. The princess went everywhere, and everyone received the reward. They all praised Emperor Wu for his "excellent archery skills." Emperor Wu was also very happy and ordered the imperial chef to make ten delicacies of venison, which he would enjoy with all his beloved queens in the evening.
venison.
What Emperor Wu didn't know was that those wild animals were specially captured by the people below, waiting for Emperor Wu to hunt them down.
At night, the lamp was lit in the big tent. The emperor had changed into casual clothes, drank tea, looked at his big bow, and was very satisfied with his performance today.
Not long after, Tao Huansheng came in.
"Tao Aiqing is here, please give me a seat."
The little eunuch hurriedly brought in a little Wuzi.
Emperor Wu liked Tao Huansheng. He was neither arrogant nor impetuous. What was rare was that he was thoughtful and well-spoken.
As for regrets, I feel that Tao Huansheng's wife is not worthy of him. If he has a capable Yue family, this boy will definitely achieve great things in the future, but it is a pity...
How Tao Huansheng consummated the marriage, including the decree issued by the Empress Dowager, were reported to Jin Yiwei one by one. He was also somewhat dissatisfied with the content of the Empress Dowager Yi, thinking that the Empress Dowager was too arrogant and indulgent of the eldest princess. However, He Yi had already issued the edict, even though he was unhappy.
, but it’s hard to refute the Queen Mother’s face.
I am happy today, and I am more and more pleased to see Tao Huansheng. I thought: If I had known, I would have found a princess to marry him when he first came to Beijing, but now that he is married, it will not be possible, and the daughter of the clan cannot be a concubine.
The emperor was just thinking about it when he saw Tao Huansheng lifting his robe and kneeling down.
Emperor Wu was stunned, "Ai Qing, what are you doing?"
"Your Majesty, something has happened to Wei Chen's family, and his wife's life and death are unknown. I sincerely ask our emperor to show mercy and allow Wei Chen to return to the capital."
"But a sudden illness?"
"I'm afraid he was framed. I don't know the specific reason." After saying this, Tao Huansheng looked sad.
"Oh, is this happening?" Emperor Wu frowned and thought to himself, when a minister leaves home, his family members will be plotted by others. If this spreads out, who will dare to leave his wife and children in the capital with peace of mind in the future.
After thinking about it, he raised his head and said to the little eunuch next to him: "Decheng, please go with General Tao and pass on my instructions, so that the Taiyuan Hospital will do its best to diagnose and treat you!"
"Yes, I obey." The young eunuch named Decheng bent down and accepted the errand.
Seeing that Emperor Wu agreed to the decree and sent a young eunuch beside him, he kowtowed respectfully and said, "Thank you, Lord Long Live, for your kindness!"
Emperor Wu had his own little plan. Firstly, he loved talents, and secondly, he wanted to win people's hearts.
The young eunuch had been following Emperor Wu for a long time. He knew that General Tao had gained the emperor's favor, so he did not dare to neglect and hurriedly followed him out of the tent.
Tao Huansheng came out of the imperial tent and cupped his hands to the young eunuch, saying, "Due to Tao's private matters at home, I feel sorry for bothering my father-in-law and me to travel a long distance."
Decheng shook the fly whisk and said with a smile: "General Tao's words are wrong. If you become a highly respected minister in the future, just don't forget our family."
He lowered his head and clasped his fists, "Don't dare."
It is said that the two simply packed up their belongings, took seven or eight guards with them, walked on mountain roads, crossed small bridges, took shortcuts, and finally ran all the way on the official road.
The others were used to riding horses to fight, but the little eunuch Decheng suffered a lot. He had been in the palace since he was a child, and he had never suffered such a crime. He felt that his body was about to fall apart, and his buttocks were burning with pain from being rubbed by the saddle.
No one else said anything, and he had to grit his teeth and endure it no matter how painful it was.
Several people ran all night and finally arrived in the capital at Chenshi.
As soon as he entered the capital, Tao Huansheng went straight to the Liu Mansion.
When he arrived at the Liu Mansion, he was extremely anxious, but the concierge hesitated to let him in, waiting for someone to come out to pick him up.
Tao Huansheng was so angry that it ran up his sides.
He grabbed the porter by the collar, threw him aside, and rushed in with the others.
Decheng wanted to persuade him, but looking at Tao Huansheng's black evil posture and thinking about his broken butt after running all night, he still held back.
As soon as everyone entered the courtyard, they saw Liu Yushi coming out to greet them.
Needless to say, Liu Yushi knew that Tao Huansheng was here to investigate the case, and he had a general understanding of the whole story. He knew that he was in the wrong, and he originally wanted to accompany him carefully.
But now, he, Tao Huansheng, broke into the inner house secretly. This obviously did not take him seriously. In terms of rank, both of them were fourth rank, but he was a civil servant and he was a military commander. This dynasty valued military affairs over literature, and civilian officials of the same rank
Why should he, Tao Huansheng, be so domineering if he wants to overpower the military attache?
After thinking about it, he darkened his face and said, "General Tao, it doesn't suit you to come in uninvited like this, doesn't it?"
Tao Huansheng raised his sword eyebrows and said, "Is it appropriate that my wife is being bullied for no reason at home and Master Liu's family is being dragged down in every possible way?"
"Everything happens for a reason. General Tao can't just listen to it."
After hearing this, Tao Huansheng was furious and said, "Is it possible that Mr. Liu is also an accomplice?"
"You are slanderous. I am the censor, not a pawn. I will not tolerate insults like you, a reckless man..." Liu censor jumped to his feet, and he was very angry. He wanted to scold other people, but he found the little eunuch.
Decheng immediately lost his temper.
I thought to myself: Isn’t this the little eunuch beside the emperor? Why is he following Tao Huansheng?
He quickly turned around and said to Decheng: "Isn't this Mr. Decheng? Why are you here?"
Decheng cleared his throat and said, "Our family is here on the orders of the Holy One."
When Liu Yushi heard this, his heart skipped a beat and he thought: Damn it, the emperor has been alarmed. He couldn't help but calm down and said to Tao Huansheng, "Yesterday, it was indeed because of the poor reception in the house that our lady slipped and fell into the water.
Now it has been properly placed in the guest room and is being treated by famous doctors. I believe that the crisis will soon be resolved."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Upon hearing the words "turn to peace", the veins on Tao Huansheng's forehead tensed up, and he said sternly: "You mean, my wife is not awake yet?"
"This..." Liu Yushi wanted to explain, but Tao Huansheng couldn't bear to listen and rushed inside.
"General Tao, the guest room is over here." After saying that, Liu Yushi personally led the way and led everyone to the guest room.
This is a small courtyard with a single door. Surrounding the screen wall where fairies scatter flowers, there are three main rooms, with east and west wing rooms on the left and right.
"My wife is placed in the main room, and my wife is also taking care of her. I have invited three famous doctors to take turns to diagnose and treat her."
Tao Huansheng stopped here. He was separated by the defense between men and women. If he bumped into the female family members, it would be unsightly, so he shouted: "Hongling!"
When Hong Ling heard someone calling her outside the door, she ran out as fast as she could.
When he saw Tao Huansheng, without saying a word, he knelt down and said, "General, you are here. Madam is still awake. It's a pity that this Liu family member won't let us go back to the house. I don't know what An's heart is."
As soon as these words came out, Liu Yushi became angry.
But before he could defend himself, he saw Tao Huansheng's eyes glancing over, with murderous intent in his eyes. He shrank his neck in fright and was speechless.
"Where is Madam, lead the way!"
"Yes." Hongling quickly stood up, pushed open the carved door, walked around the screen, and pointed to the bed, "Madam is here."
I saw three people surrounding the bed, an old nanny, a lady in fine clothes, and a little maid. When they saw him coming in, they all got up.
Tao Huansheng went straight to the bedside and saw Meng Ying wearing a white middle coat with a brocade quilt covering her chest. Her black hair was scattered on the pillow, her eyes were closed, and her face was pale and without any blood.
He stepped forward and shouted: "Ying'er!"
The person on the bed didn't react at all.
His heart was like a knife being twisted, thinking: Silly girls, why did you just do it yourself instead of waiting for me?
He bent down, reached out and touched Meng Ying's face, and whispered: "Don't be afraid, Ying'er, I'll take you home." After saying that, he rolled up the quilt under her body and took off his outer robe.
He put it down on her face, picked her up and walked towards the door.
Mrs. Hu had never seen Tao Huansheng before. When she entered the door, she was a little surprised. He had a narrow waist and broad shoulders, and he was as majestic as a god. She didn't know that there was such a handsome and majestic man in the world, and she was fascinated by him for a moment.
When she saw that Tao Huansheng was taking Meng Ying away, she reacted.
"Hey, this is General Tao. You are back. It's all my fault that I didn't treat you well, and my lady slipped and fell into the water. But the doctor said, don't move..."
Tao Huansheng turned his head sharply, raised his sword eyebrows, and said sternly: "Whether it was a mistake or intentional, I will find out. If it has nothing to do with you, that's it. If you let me know that you deliberately murdered my wife, Tao will not let anyone know.
I’ll let it go!”
Mrs. Hu was frightened and thought to herself: This man's eyes were shining with cold light, so sharp.
Although I am scared, I can only try my best to change things now: "Oh, my conscience, everything I said is true. Otherwise, you ask Aunt Sun, she was asked to stay by Princess Gong. And Doctor Wang
, they all know.”
Tao Huansheng nodded to the nanny: "Thank you very much, nanny, for taking care of me. I will definitely come to thank you in the future."
"General, you're welcome. Since you are here, we will go back and report to the princess." After saying this, he took the little maid and stood aside.
Tao Huansheng carried Meng Ying and walked out. Decheng had already gone to Taiyuan Hospital. The other guards followed Tao Huansheng and went straight to the door of the mansion.
Zhu Zhu was waiting outside the hospital yesterday, but the Liu Mansion would not let her go. It would have been better if the girl was awake. He broke into the house over the wall and stole the girl out, but now she is unconscious and there is nothing he can do.
Seeing Tao Huansheng coming from a distance, he whipped the horse and urged it forward.
When he got to the door, he reined in the horse and saw the stubborn old man who was the porter of the Liu Mansion, scolding his mother in a low voice. Looking at his bruised nose and swollen face, he knew that he had suffered at the hands of his uncle.
"Bah! You deserve it."
Zhuzhu had long disliked this man because he was blocking him from entering the house. If Meng Ying hadn't warned him before not to cause trouble, he would have put a sack on him in the middle of the night and beat him up.
When Tao Huansheng left the house, he saw that the carriage driven by Zhu Zhu had stopped at the door, so he got on the carriage in two steps.
Hong Ling saw that her master was as shameless as the bottom of a pot, so she really didn't have the courage to get on the carriage, so she just followed the carriage.
The wheels creaked and rolled, and the person in his arms had the scent of herbs in his breath, as soft as a kitten.
Tao Huansheng hugged her into his arms. The little face that used to be as cold as ice was right in front of him, but it had lost its former charm.
"We have left the Liu Mansion. If you wake up, please respond to me." Tao Huansheng stroked her hair and said lovingly.
Cold lips fell on Meng Ying's forehead and nose, but she didn't react at all as if she was asleep.
Whispered: "If you were awake and called me a coward or slapped me, I would be happy too."