The deafening slamming sound of the door made Fu Shen couldn't help but twitch his lips.
Next to him, Lan Fu stood nervously at the door, fearing that the man would notice her.
She originally thought that Huan Ci had given up the idea of escape, so she relaxed her vigilance. Unexpectedly, in such a short period of time, this woman came out again.
Looking at Fu Shen's figure who didn't stop, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. But Fu Shen's next move made her worried again.
Fu Shen originally wanted to leave, but suddenly he caught a glimpse of Lian Ru standing in the corner. The person who tricked him into coming here that day was Lian Ru, but he forgot about this person when he was happy.
"Come here." He glanced at Lianru.
Lianru was pushed by someone and stepped forward tremblingly, lowering her head and not daring to speak.
"Let me ask you, how does she scold me on weekdays?"
What he asked made everyone a little stunned.
Lian Ru thought she had misheard and looked up at him in surprise.
"When I talk to you, the girl always mentions the good things of the third master and has never scolded him." She said without conscience.
If the third master heard those words, not only her life, but that woman's life would be at risk.
Fu Shen looked at her coldly and suddenly sneered: "Really? How does she mention me?"
"The girl said that the third master was a good man and saved her from the fire pit. She also said that she would repay the third master well and hoped that the third master would come to see her often."
The corner of Lan Fu's mouth twitched, and he admired this woman's ability to lie. Huan Ci clearly said things like "Where did that beast go?" "Let me eat this shit." "He finally got out."
Fu Shen raised his lips and smiled, turning to look at Lan Fu: "Really?"
Lan Fu nervously picked at his fingers and looked at Saoye for help.
She had never lied before, but she couldn't seem to shake her head in this situation.
"Of course not." The window behind her was suddenly pushed open from the inside.
The woman in the room glanced at Fu Shen with disgust and said, "Why don't you get out?"
Fu Shen turned around and looked at her directly, his lips moved up and down slightly, and asked: "Sao Ye, according to the rules of the house, if someone deceives you, how should you deal with it?"
"If you offend for the first time, you will be punished with twenty canes, but if you do it again, you will be kicked out of the house." Sao Ye replied.
Fu Shen looked suddenly enlightened and turned to look at Lian Ru: "This person has deceived me again and again. Do you have to wait for me to deal with him personally?"
Lianru had been feeling uneasy since that day when she deceived Fu Shen, but when she saw that it was done, she thought that Fu Shen would no longer argue with her. Now she knew which two he was talking about without him having to point it out.
Second-rate.
She hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, begging for mercy one after another.
The atmosphere in the courtyard instantly became tense, and Fu Shen's cold face actually made Huan Ci a little scared.
"If you want to show off your power, go somewhere else. Don't bother me here." She whispered.
Fu Shen raised his eyes and looked at her: "In what capacity are you talking to me now?"
Huan Ci's expression suddenly changed.
What kind of identity could she have? Her father died tragically and her home was confiscated. She was just a prisoner and could only be slaughtered.
Before she could speak, Fu Shen began to give instructions to Sao Ye: "Ten the lotus stick like a stick for twenty, and the execution will be carried out here."
Huan Ci had no sympathy for Lian Ru. This woman tried every means to take advantage of her and deceived Fu Shen for her own future. She deserved it.
But when she stood in the yard and watched the execution scene, her legs became weak involuntarily.
A person was beaten to a bloody pulp and couldn't even cry until the end.
What made Huan Ci tremble wasn't just this, it was the fact that people who had been kicked away by her at will now had such rights.
Just halfway through the beating, Lian Ru fainted. Fu Shen frowned and said in a deep voice, "Take her back and pick a good one."
Two men rushed up to her and dragged her outside.
The courtyard gradually grew colder and quieter. Huan Ci couldn't help but tremble when he looked at the woman's pale face.
The man appeared behind her quietly like a ghost and whispered in her ear: "Just be patient, I will come back to you tomorrow."
After saying that, he walked straight away, leaving Huan Ci standing blankly in the wind.
Without Lian Ru's noise, the courtyard became completely quiet. Huan Ci was so depressed by tonight's drama that he didn't say a word all night.
She sat drinking under the lamp distractedly, watching Lan Fu slowly walk over with a basin of water.
Although Lan Fu was four years younger than her, she never looked down upon her. Maybe it was because she couldn't speak, but Huan Ci always felt that she was a calm and self-possessed person.
"Lan Fu, when you have troubles and you can't tell them, do you feel uncomfortable and panicked?" The woman looked at Lan Fu with drunken eyes and narrowed her eyes.
Lan Fu curled her lips and shook her head slightly. If there was anything that could bother her, it would be that this man discovered her hidden wine and drank it all.
Just as she was about to step forward to avoid the wine bottle in Huan Ci's hand, the woman suddenly stood up, stumbled to the door, looked at the full moon in the sky and said, "I don't have a home anymore."
The woman silently shed two lines of clear tears. Lan Fu hurriedly stepped forward to put some clothes on her, and snatched the wine bottle from her hand.
Huan Ci looked at her in surprise and cried, "I want to drink."
Lan Fu rolled his eyes, walked to the table and wrote on the paper: "This wine is very strong, you are already drunk."
When Huan Ci saw her suddenly leaving, he staggered to her side. When he saw the words on the table, his eyes suddenly lit up: "You can write? You can actually write?"
Lan Fu frowned, a little disgusted with her yelling.
But Huan Ci didn't notice it and was still shaking Lan Fu's shoulders excitedly.
Most of the literate people around her were daughters of wealthy families, and she had never seen a maidservant who could read. She once forced A Yao to learn to read, but A Yao gave up after learning it for two days, and Ah Lian learned from her.
A lot.
Lan Fu got out from under her palm, picked up the pen and started writing with a "swish".
Huan Ci moved his eyes to the table and watched her write the word "Avoid Son" on the paper.
These two big words made her sober up, and she held Lan Fu's hand gratefully: "Thanks to you, I almost forgot."
But she soon became frustrated again: "I can't get out, where can I get medicine?"
Lan Fu shook his head and wrote on the paper: "Pay attention to it in the future."
Huan Ci opened his mouth, but no words came out for a long time. It was all because of her carelessness that she forgot such an important thing.
"You actually know this?" She suddenly asked out of nowhere.
Lan Fu nodded and wrote on the paper: "I grew up in a brothel."
Looking at Huan Ci's surprised eyes, she wrote again: "My mother is a brothel girl."
Huan Ci nodded and said: "I see. Then you are a rare person, and you actually know how to read. Let's talk for a while, and you can just write it on paper."
Lan Fu curled his lips and wrote: "I'm tired, let's take a rest."
"Then let's talk tomorrow." Huan Ci smiled. It was almost the third watch and she was already sleepy.
Early the next morning, Huan Ci rushed to the nearby room and pulled Lan Fu out of bed. Last night, Fu Shen said she was coming today, which made her feel very unhappy, so she wanted to talk to Lan Fu. Kelan
Fu was too lazy to pay attention to her and kept busy.
Huanci had nothing to do, so she kept following Lan Fu. While Lan Fu was cooking, she helped wash the vegetables, and while Lan Fu was sprinkling water, she helped sweep the floor. As a result, the mess became more and more chaotic.
Just when Lan Fu came over to grab the broom in her hand, someone suddenly knocked on the door several times.
The two looked at each other at the same time, both very surprised.
Lan Fu took the lead and stepped forward to open the door, looking seriously at the strange man outside the door.
"A-Lian?"
Huan Ci saw Ah Lian and rushed over. As soon as she took Ah Lian's sleeve, a familiar figure appeared at the door of the courtyard next to her.
"If you have anything to say, please tell me." Fu Shen glanced at Ah Lian coldly.
"Come in quickly." Huan Ci ignored him, dragged Ah Lian in, and closed the courtyard door.
After the footsteps in the yard gradually faded away, he opened his mouth and said to Saoye: "Watch it carefully, don't let anyone know."
Saoye hurriedly agreed. Although the eldest prince didn't care about the affairs of the third master and the princess, if he knew that the third master was interacting with these people, there was no guarantee that he wouldn't think too much about it.
Here, under Lan Fu's gaze, Huan Ci quickly dragged A Lian into the house.
"Why are you here?" she asked excitedly.
Ah Lian smiled bitterly and said: "I fainted not long after you fell that day. When I woke up, I was no longer in Puzhou, and the injuries on my body had been bandaged. I rushed to Bingzhou
I looked for your uncle, but found out that he had already left after hearing the news. Later, I heard that the palace had been raided, so I went back secretly, and happened to meet Fu Shen, and then I came here."
"Why are you following him?" Huan Ci frowned.
"Don't you know?" Ah Lian raised his head and looked at her, "Zong Zhengyuan suddenly became seriously ill. Now the person in charge of the government is Zong Zheng Che. But there are rumors outside that the emperor once issued a decree to pass on Zong Zheng's law. Zong Zheng Che
But he hid the imperial edict secretly. There are also rumors that someone threatened the Queen Mother and asked Zongzheng Che to hand over the imperial edict."
Huan Ci frowned involuntarily. So many things happened during the days she was trapped here, but she knew nothing about it.
"Do you know who kidnapped the Queen Mother?" she asked.
Ah Lian looked at her and then looked back at the closed door.
Huan Ci walked to the window and took a peek. Lan Fu was busy in and out of the kitchen, and there was no one else in the yard.
"Is it Li Qi?" She turned around and asked.
Ah Lian shook his head and said: "I'm not sure either. But judging from various rumors, it should be him. On the day the prince was killed, he was also the one who sent me the news."
"Why did he kidnap the Queen Mother?" Huan Ci was puzzled.
If he wanted to use the Queen Mother to threaten Zong Zhengche, what purpose did he want to achieve? Zong Zhengche must have first pretended to cooperate with Zong Zhengyuan to kill his father, and then found a way to counterattack Zong Zhengyuan. But he did not expect Zong Zhengche
Yuan actually left an imperial edict, so he could not get that position safely and smoothly.
"Aci."
Ah Lian's sudden shout brought her back from her thoughts.
"Without the prince, you and I can't defeat him at all."
