Mr. Wei no longer cared about it, and Li Yongzhen was naturally happy with what he had done. After all, it was Ma's house that was burned, not his.
"Master Wei, there is one more thing..." Li Yongzhen said, "It is said that the Ma family even burned people to death..."
"Who?"
"Fang Yun and his wife, Fang Fang, and Fang Yun and his wife's children, well, Fang Yun's wife also had a child in her belly, which was also burned to death."
"So miserable?" Wei Zhongxian exclaimed, "Fang Yun was considered a person who took refuge in me, but he didn't expect to be burned to death."
Li Yongzhen said: "Master Wei, this is a bit strange. Why did Mrs. Ma and Ma Tong come to your place, but Fang Yun's family was burned to death?"
Wei Zhongxian said: "I know what you mean, but the old woman is indeed not present. Even if she is a scapegoat, she cannot be blamed. I still say the same thing. The key now is the succession of the new emperor, not the Ma family. The Ma family is now
Just an old woman and a eunuch can't make a difference."
Wei Zhongxian was outspoken, but he didn't know that he and Li Yongzhen were both eunuchs. What he said was tantamount to contempt for himself and Li Yongzhen.
Li Yongzhen lowered his head and rolled his eyes, then respectfully held his hands in his hands and said, "I will obey Master Wei's instructions in everything."
...
In front of Ma's house, there are ruins.
The bodies of the dead Fang Yun family have been carried out.
Because when Fangfang set the fire, everyone had kerosene on their bodies, so now it seems that all four corpses were actually burned to black charcoal, and it was impossible to tell who was who.
According to the procedure, Zuo Zuo should inspect the body to determine who is who, but Mrs. Ma refused.
Mrs. Ma’s reason was: After such a tragedy happened to her family, and she still had to examine the body, isn’t this blasphemy?
Wu Zuo didn't think too much about it. After all, the Ma family suffered such a big loss, and Mrs. Ma's refusal to conduct an autopsy was understandable.
Looking at the decadent scene in front of her, Mrs. Ma sighed and said to Tong Ma: "Those servants of the Ma family, Ma Tong, please call them back now."
Ma Tong also sighed and said, "I understand, madam."
...
Ningyuan.
Ma Xiaoquan, who had been delayed for several days, chose to leave today for Gansu.
Ma Xiaoquan's mother went out to see Ma Xiaoquan off, which made Ma Xiaoquan a little sad. Although Ma Mu was not his real biological mother, these days of getting along with him made him feel the long-lost maternal love.
"Quan'er, if you go there, if you don't adapt to it, come back. At worst, you won't be an official anymore~"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "Mom, don't worry, when has my child ever treated me badly?"
In fact, Ma Xiaoquan didn't really want to go to Gansu. He planned to go around in a circle and enter the secret realm. After all, the secret realm was where he finally wanted to go. But...if he didn't go to Gansu, he wouldn't be able to see anyone else there.
, I’m afraid it’s not easy to explain, so Ma Xiaoquan finally decided to go to Gansu first, and after explaining the matter, he would find an opportunity to go to the secret realm.
There is another reason, that is, they are worried that Wei Zhongxian will attack the Ma family in the capital. Although the two are no longer against each other, with Wei Zhongxian's temper, there is no guarantee that he will not do anything outrageous.
"Mom, the second brother is so seriously injured, I think it is better to let the second brother return to the capital. The Ma family in the capital cannot be without a man as its head."
Ma Mu nodded and said: "Your father thinks so too. You are no longer in the capital. There is no man in the family. If you are bullied, there is nothing you can do. Well, how is the Lu family doing lately?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled: "What do you mean by the Lu family, our Ma family's mortal enemy? Well, they are just Wei Zhongxian's lackeys now, but they seem to have stopped making any big noise."
"Having said that, it's not convenient for our Ma family to be without a man for a long time."
Ma Xiaoquan thought for a while and said: "Mom, instead of doing this, I think it's better for my second brother and father to go back to the capital together. I'll say hello to the Superintendent and General Mangui, and send some money to help. It should be okay.
Anyway, if they leave and the soldiers stay, these two people should have no objection."
Ma Mu nodded: "This is best, but I don't think your father will go back. After all, he brought the Ma Jiajun here single-handedly. It is impossible without feelings. Besides, if we leave, leave those people behind.
Aren't they all disappointed? So, you can tell Wang Zhichen and Man Gui, but let's just talk about your second brother. He was seriously injured and had reason to return to the capital to recuperate. Your sister-in-law and their children also returned to the capital.
Once you go back, don’t come back again.”
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "Listen to me~"
...
Beiming Shuangxue walked out with a baggage on her back. When she saw Ma Xiaoquan and Ma Mu holding hands and talking, she stepped forward and said sadly: "Mom, I really can't bear to leave you."
The horse mother touched Beiming Shuangxue's long hair and said with a smile: "You have to be careful along the way. Well, why is your hair turning green again?"
When Ma Mu said this, Ma Xiaoquan noticed the long color of Beiming Shuangxue.
Compared to the previous blood-red color, there is now a part of green hair mixed into it.
"I don't know either~" Beiming Shuangxue shook her head and looked at Ma Xiaoquan.
Ma Xiaoquan said: "Anyway, she is fine, but she probably didn't eat right. When we arrive in Gansu tomorrow, I will buy some sesame seeds and other things to give her a good supplement."
Ma Mu rolled her eyes at Ma Xiaoquan: "Sesame is a black patch, and Xiaomei's head is red. How to patch it?"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and said: "That's all I said, okay, mother, let's go~ Well, mother, I asked Lisa to stay first. After all, Yue'er just gave birth to a daughter and her son is still young.
, Fangfang didn’t come back either, let Lisa help me, it won’t be too late for them to go over after I’ve settled in.”
"That's fine~"
Ma Xiaoquan and Beiming Shuangxue looked at each other, and they both knelt down in front of Ma Mu and kowtowed three times.
With tears in her eyes, the horse mother tried not to cry. She turned her back and just waved her hand and said, "Hurry up and leave~ Don't delay~"
Ma Xiaoquan pulled Beiming Shuangxue to stand up, nodded, and got into the carriage.
"Drive~~~" On the carriage, the groom waved his whip and slapped the horse on the buttocks. The horse neighed in a low voice and ran forward.
After a long time, the horse mother turned around, shedding tears.
Looking at the carriage going away, Ma Mu shook her head and said: "After this farewell, we will never see each other again. Quan'er, don't forget, my mother has always been thinking about you..."
On the carriage, Beiming Shuangxue held the window open and burst into tears. Ma Xiaoquan was also bursting with sadness. They all knew that after this goodbye, they would never see each other again.
Ma Xiaoquan hugged Beiming Shuangxue into his arms, and the other party simply cried louder. After a while, he choked and raised his head and said: "Mr. sir, will it be just us from now on?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "Yeah~"
Outside the carriage, the coachman said: "Sir, we are going to Gansu. The road is long and bumpy. I hope you will forgive me."
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said: "No matter where you are, you are also the hardest worker~"
"Hey, my lord is loyal and courageous, and has never complained or regretted for the Ming Dynasty. Today, I was sent to Gansu. It is really hard for me."
Ma Xiaoquan and Beiming Shuangxue looked at each other and said: "It doesn't matter, I am just happy with this. At worst, I won't be an official anymore and disappear from now on. There is nothing wrong with it."
"Hey, it's rare for an adult to think openly~"
...
At the same time that Ma Xiaoquan went to Gansu, Mrs. Ma had also recalled the former servants of the Ma family. Facing the Ma family that had been mostly burned down, the servants were dumbfounded, although they had previously obtained Mrs. Ma's order to pretend
They left, but they didn't know that Madam Ma asked them to leave in the first place to deal with Fang Yun.
"Old madam, why has the Ma family become like this?"
Mrs. Ma smiled bitterly and shook her head: "Hey, I don't know why, but Fang Yun's family couldn't escape anyway, they were all burned to death. It's a pity~ But don't worry, the men of the Ningyuan Ma family will come back to take charge of the overall situation.
.”
"Is it the deacon?"
Mrs. Ma shook her head: "Definitely not, Quan'er went to Gansu~"
"Oh~"
Mrs. Ma turned around, looked at the ruins of the Ma family, and murmured: "It's just right, let's take this opportunity to rebuild the Ma family. Some things are better kept properly..."
...
Xin Wang Zhu Youjian didn't sleep much at home these two days. He was too excited to sleep.
Everyone in the court knew that the emperor had no sons, but only one brother. If the emperor died, he would be the one most likely to become emperor.
Zhu Youjian knew in his heart that he was about to become the emperor, but he showed fear on his face. He had no choice but to be cautious in everything before sitting on the dragon throne.
Zhu Youjian was startled, and quickly grabbed the staff officer's collar and said, "Don't scream now, do you want me to die?"
"I don't dare~"
Zhu Youjian let go and frowned: "It's a critical moment recently. You must be careful no matter what you say or do. Do you understand?"
The staff officer nodded and said: "The young one has secretly let out the news. According to the prince's wishes, he said that the prince wants to go out to relax and does not want to stay in the capital~"
"Very good, what's going on over there with Wei Zhongxian?"
"Returning to the prince, the whole court is full of Wei Zhongxian's eyes and ears, but fortunately, the prince lives in seclusion. Even if Wei Zhongxian has an idea, I'm afraid he won't be able to implement it... Besides, at this time, the prince wants to spread the word
Wei Zhongxian must be eager to go out and relax~"
"Well~~" Zhu Youjian put his hands behind his back and murmured, "You did a good job, but missing Ma Xiaoquan does make me a little inconvenient."
The staff officer said: "What the prince means is that if the deacon is here, he will help the prince distract Wei Zhongxian's attention?"
"Yes, but that's all, at least he still talked about me and sent someone to write me the letter in human skin. It's a shame that he could figure out the content of the letter and actually had someone stab the content of the letter on his back."