Early the next morning, there was a fire in the Duwei Mansion, and the news of the murder of the Viceroy spread throughout Langzhou City.
Although the people and soldiers near the Duwei Mansion tried their best to put out the fire, they were unable to save this ancient house that had been passed down for hundreds of years. Only five charred corpses were found in the abandoned building.
Chang Yanjue and Nie Huaian were furious after learning the news, and complained in the posthouse early in the morning.
Chu Nanzhi led the little treasures to the guest room and saw the two elders yelling at Pei Jian: "I don't know who has been stabbed a thousand times and dared to do such a cruel thing to the governor of a state. How can such a thing happen in the majestic Langzhou City?"
Waiting for something tragic to happen."
"According to the investigation by Governor Shi, the governor drank too much last night and accidentally knocked over the candle in the room, which led to such a tragedy."
Pei Jian explained seriously: "The eldest princess and the consort were heartbroken when they learned that the governor was in trouble. The eldest princess even cried and fainted several times. But remembering that today we had a banquet for the princess and the two elders, under my persuasion
It has become much more stable now, and the general has comforted the eldest princess. The eldest princess said that she would rest for half a day and that she would personally apologize to Princess Pingning for what happened the day before yesterday."
"The eldest princess is deeply saddened by the loss of Yi Zhu, so there is no need to worry about these small things."
Chu Nanzhi smiled warmly at him: "The eldest princess should be allowed to have a good rest. After all, what happened in the post house the night before was not the eldest princess's fault."
"It's all because of the general's inability to protect the princess that the princess and you all were frightened. In recent days, due to the deterioration of my brother's condition, the eldest princess has been worried about my brother's illness and neglected you. She should hold a banquet to apologize."
Pei Jian looked at everyone with a smile, pretending to be sincere.
"That being the case, we will go to the banquet as promised."
Chu Nanzhi no longer refused and decisively agreed.
She wanted to see what other tricks the eldest princess could pull off today.
"Then Princess Lao and you will rest in the post for half a day. At the end of the evening, I will personally send carriages and horses to greet you all."
Pei Jian clasped his fists in front of everyone and bowed respectfully, then hurriedly left the post house.
The two elders were still confused at this time.
Nie Huai'an frowned and asked in confusion: "What does the eldest princess want? After all, Rong Heng was the governor of the state capital, and suddenly he was killed. She just calmed down the matter in such an understatement and showed it off.
Feast, it’s hard not to be suspicious.”
"General Pei has already said that the Governor accidentally knocked down the candle and burned himself to ashes. There is no need to check anything."
Chu Nanzhi grinned: "No matter what, the eldest princess's kindness is hard to refuse, and we can't refuse anymore."
"Da Zhi, if Rong Heng dies, our banquet at the Governor's Mansion today will probably be a Hongmen Banquet."
Nie Huaian reminded with worry.
How could Chu Nanzhi not know this?
I'm afraid Lin Yanjing is secretly enjoying herself at this moment.
"If she wants our lives, even if she stays in this inn, there is still no way to survive. Instead of doing this, it is better to be obedient and obedient. Maybe we can still make her happy."
Chu Nanzhi pretended to be helpless and sighed: "People have to bow their heads under the eaves."
"What Da Zhi said makes sense, I would also like to see what tricks she can do."
Chang Yanjue was deeply convinced by Chu Nanzhi's words and immediately agreed with her proposition.
…
Everyone rested in the post house for half a day, and in the evening, the carriage from the Governor's Office arrived as promised.
Chu Nanzhi asked the two elders to sit with him in the carriage in front, and ordered Liu Yun to lead the little treasures in the carriage behind.
Approaching the Governor's Mansion, Chu Nanzhi then warned the two elders: "No matter what happens tonight, the two teachers only need to drink with open hearts. If the student's prediction is good, maybe Princess Yan Jing will plead with us at the dinner
Leave Langzhou."
Seeing her confident look, the two elders recalled the student's reticence these days, and began to realize that this girl must be planning something. They looked at each other and smiled, neither saying much.
After entering the Governor's Mansion, they saw Lin Yanjing leading a group of Langzhou Prefecture officials waiting in front of the banquet hall.
Before Chu Nanzhi got off the carriage, she came up to her in person, with a look of guilt in her eyes: "I have left my niece and nephew in the post house for so many days, and the slave family has never gone to visit them. It's really embarrassing.
Feel sorry."
As soon as Chu Nanzhi stepped out of the carriage, she saw a pair of slender jade fingers pulling her up.
She had no choice but to pretend to be very affectionate and replied: "My aunt is serious. The governor is seriously ill and I didn't come to visit him. It's my fault."
"The niece-in-law is magnanimous and does not care about the slave family. The slave family is really touched."
Lin Yanjing smiled brightly and led everyone inside.
As he waited to sit down, he began to sigh with regret: "The banquet has been prepared for a long time. It's a pity that the Governor unfortunately suffered a disaster and cannot go to the banquet with him. I feel deeply sad for my family."
"This is what the Governor ordered. Auntie, please don't be too sad."
Chu Nanzhi pretended to be relieved.
"Speaking of which, although the Governor has only been in Langzhou for a short period of time, he has been doing his best to take care of the affairs of the state capital for the slave family and the consort. How can the slave family feel relieved when he leaves just like that?"
Lin Yanjing lamented, and the hot tears that could not be contained flowed out from the corners of her eyes: "If it weren't for what happened the night before, the slave family couldn't arrange the banquet tonight, I guess he has the spirit in heaven to understand.
We have worked so hard, at this juncture, our two families must not have any bad feelings, we should share the same hatred."
"The Governor can certainly understand my aunt's painstaking efforts."
Chu Nanzhi pursed her lips and looked at her with a slight smile. Her eyes were full of sadness, and she was really full of helplessness, as if she had lost a loved one.
After everyone was seated, Lin Yanjing signaled the servants to pass on the dishes and pour the wine. Then she raised her wine glass and sighed loudly: "This is the first glass of wine. We pay tribute to the late Governor. We only hope that he can protect me, Langzhou."
Continue to have good weather and protect Langzhou, so that the people of Pingningzhou and Ningzhou will not suffer from war."
Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, there was a rough shouting sound from outside:
"The eldest princess really has good intentions. Since she has such a bodhisattva-like heart, she should respect the imperial will. How dare she act against her will and have a different intention."
Immediately afterwards there was a flash of swords and shadows, and densely packed soldiers rushed in from outside the hall.
Everyone looked at it intently, all dumbfounded, and shouted:
"The Grand Governor, the Grand Governor is not dead."
Lin Yanjing stared at Ji Rongheng coming towards her in stunned silence. The wine cup in her hand suddenly fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
"Ji Rongheng, how dare you deceive this princess."
Lin Yanjing pointed at the figure entering and cursed fiercely.
"This is what the governor should ask the eldest princess."
Ji Rongheng walked straight to the top of the hall, slowly picked up the wine bottle on Lin Yanjing's table and took a few sips. When Pei Jian saw this, he immediately stood up and pointed at him angrily: "Captain, please don't be rude."
Without saying a word, Ji Rongheng drew the sword from his waist and struck Pei Jian directly with the sword, yelling: "You despicable villain, how dare you rebuke this governor."
Half of Pei Jian's arms were cut off to the ground, blood spattered everywhere for a while, and he screamed "Ahhh" in pain.
Chu Nanzhi hurriedly protected the few little treasures to prevent them from seeing this bloody scene. She calmly faced Ji Rongheng, and then scolded angrily: "At least the governor should be more gentle. There are still children here."