She fell out after crying at the wrong grave

When they heard that Zhu Ling had come to the Shuyang government office to make trouble, people from all over the street gathered at the door to watch the fun.

With two of them, they would not miss this kind of fun.

"Please lend me a step. Please lend me a step." Ah'ao managed to make a way out of the crowded crowd, still holding Hengzhi's wrist tightly in her hand, as if to shield him from the wind and rain.

Hengzhi stood out in the crowd. He saw Zhu Qiu's position at a glance, and let A'ao pull him and follow casually.

It was expected that Zhu Ling did not choose to meet with the two of them first.

Given his relationship with Zhu Qiu, he only had to shout loudly and a large number of people would come to work hard for his green crown and leather boots.

In fact, he did so.

"I have lost something valuable. Don't stop me. I want to go in and see the official!"

Today is a holiday and a notice has been posted at the door, but Zhu Ling doesn't care and insists on breaking in.

"Don't you know who I am?" Zhu Ling was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick. His appearance, which was not very handsome to begin with, became even worse. "My brother is the Marquis' personal guard, Zhu Qiu!"

He really confessed himself.

Ah-yi laughed when she heard this, and walked up the stone steps of the government office in full view of everyone, "Mr. Zhu, what a big show."

Zhu Ling turned around and saw the woman putting down the skirt she was holding, so gracefully.

When he saw Ah'ao again, Zhu Ling's heart still skipped a beat.

He has always liked delicate and intelligent women. After just one day of spending time with her in Cheng County, Zhu Ling was certain at first glance that A'ao was such a woman.

"It's you." Zhu Ling was about to get closer to her, but Hengzhi, whose tall figure was like a bamboo, also took a step closer and blocked him firmly.

Zhu Ling was afraid of having his wrist pinched, so he took two steps back in embarrassment.

"We parted in a hurry, County Master Cheng, and haven't asked for your name yet." He asked in a gentlemanly manner, only to then realize that he really didn't know her name.

When I meet the judge later, I can't just call her "her".

Before Zhu Ling noticed, several yamen runners from the government office behind him knelt down first.

A'ao looked at him with a smile but did not answer.

Zhu Ling followed her gaze and turned back, his arrogance rising again, "Are you scared now? I am a friendly person, there is no need to kneel..."

"Greetings to His Highness, His Highness, and to Marquis Zhao!"

The uniform roar made Zhu Ling's mind dizzy.

Your Highness, summon the Marquis?
Zhu Ling suddenly turned his gaze back to the two people in front of him.

Before, I just thought they were both extraordinary and that they looked like they had a family with a job. At that time, she said her husband was serving in the army in Yuanzhou, so I didn't think much about it.

But now thinking back on how that woman had threatened and bribed him in the front hall of the inn with a smile on her face, he understood a little more.

She turned out to be the Princess Xuancheng who escaped from marriage twice and killed the deposed emperor with her own hands!
Zhu Qiu regained his freedom and searched everywhere every day for the ten men he had sent out.

Just when he was busy, he heard that Zhu Ling had caused him trouble, and he ran to the gate of the government office in anger.

However, Wang Xuan's adopted son had already taken the lead and was waiting for his fate in the corridor, holding the person.

Wang Wan had always been at odds with Zhu Qiu. In the morning, he went to pay his respects to his adoptive father. When he heard that Zhu Qiu's brother had committed a crime, he immediately asked to handle the matter for Wang Xuan.

The sky was cloudy and rainy recently, and Wang Xuan's old illness was so painful that he couldn't get out of bed. In addition, he was still depressed because of the past, which made him even weaker.

Wang Wan wanted to go for him, and he immediately agreed.

Zhu Ling relied on his brother's high rank in the army to bully his neighbors. He also loved to be involved in affairs of pleasure and had affairs with many women.

This time he kicked the stone and met Princess Xuancheng.

Wang Wanchun was very proud. He put his hands behind his back and said slowly, "Captain Zhu, you came quite quickly."

When Zhu Qiu saw Wang Wan, he slowed down his pace, gritted his teeth to catch his breath, and then responded, "It's not too late, Sima Wang."

"Brother! Brother, save me! Wang Wan wants to take me to see the Marquis! I won't go! I just lost something and came to report to the police!" When Zhu Ling saw Zhu Qiu, he really saw his relative and frantically asked for help.

Zhu Qiu was angry at his brother for not fighting back, but he couldn't get angry in front of everyone, so he could only ignore him and greet the princess and her husband first, "Your Highness, I summon the marquis. My brother is not a good brother, please forgive me if I have offended him."

The change in his attitude surprised Ah'ao.

Seeing the undercurrents between him and Wang Xuan's adopted son, Ah Yi guessed that they were either in a competitive relationship or they were both ugly.

Zhu Qiu was eager to use the risky move of kidnapping her to gain credit. Was it because he was afraid that Wang Xuan would pass on his mantle to Wang Wan a hundred years later, and he would no longer have a place to stand?

The small Shuzhong is also a microcosm of the entire court.

"It's okay. I and the young marquis lost something when we were in Cheng County, and Mr. Zhu also happened to lose something. It's not a big deal, and his words are too harsh." Ah Yi said two words to cover it up. "Since we both lost something, we can be considered to be in the same boat. Why don't we merge the two cases and see the Marquis of Shuzhong together before making any plans."

The ball was kicked back and forth under his feet, and finally, it was kicked back into Wang Xuan's arms.

In this way, it will be easier to discuss the next step with him.

Zhu Qiu brought the man back home and was so angry that he felt dizzy.

"How could you get involved with these two people!" Although the princess said nothing, it seemed as if she had said everything. He couldn't understand it for a moment and had to find out clearly before he could deal with it in front of Wang Xuan.

Zhu Ling rubbed his arm that was twisted so hard that it hurt, and lowered his voice guiltily, "How would I know what princess that was? She probably said that because she saw that I was attracted to her. Brother, did she really lose something? I heard her say that she lost a token of love, but even her identity was made up, is that true?"

Zhu Qiu closed his eyes and really wanted to slap himself twice.

It's the end of the year, and I just did this last thing. I ran into this angry brother, which really pissed me off. "I heard you live on their floor. What did you lose?"

Zhu Ling felt embarrassed and almost said, "They are just property, a emerald crown and leather boots..."

Zhu Qiu: “…”

"You're really a jerk who lets someone sell you out and still counts the money for them!" He couldn't control himself any longer and raised his hand to slam Zhu Ling on the head. "The person who stole their stuff was sent by your brother! Who would be interested in your tacky stuff!"

Zhu Ling covered his head and was stunned for a while.

"She, she lied to me."

Three days later, Zhu Qiu personally handed over the stolen fake fish talisman respectfully to Wuyuan of the Marquis's Mansion.

At that time, A'ao and Hengzhi had borrowed Wang Xuan's kiln and started firing a few bottles and teapots, with her hands covered in mud.

"Oh, thank you for your hard work." Ah'an took it nonchalantly, and the shiny talisman was also stained with yellow mud.

Zhu Qiu felt distressed when he saw this, but he didn't dare to stand up, so he pursed his lips and lowered his head.

Ah-yi laughed, "Why, do you think I'm too rough?"

It's more than just brutal. How can something like a military token be treated like this?

"Do you really think that no one would notice you after following us all the way?" Ah-yi looked at him curiously, "Do you really think that I would put an object that can mobilize troops and place it on the bedside without locking it?"

The continuous rhetorical questions really made Zhu Qiu start thinking.

Can a fish symbol that has been put away for decades really be as shiny and new as when he got it?

Then there is only one possibility, that is, all her plans had been seen through intentionally or unintentionally, and precautions had been taken.

"Have you told your Lord?" Ah-yi did not give him a chance to think about it, and continued, "If you show it to him and then come to me, you won't need me to give you an answer."

It is said that Wang Xuan has been unable to eat these days because he was sad about losing several tokens of love.

As for people, when they have some thoughts in the past, they don’t feel anything. But once these thoughts are lost, they suddenly find it difficult to extricate themselves and fall into the torrent of emotions.

No matter how strong a person is, it takes a few days to get over the past.

Wang Xuan did not have this opportunity back then. When Chen Zhaoying joined the Eastern Palace, he was being appointed as an official in Shu and left without looking back.

Whether it was the reputation of being domineering due to the bandit suppression over the years, or the long-term disrespect for the capital and the long-term intention of rebellion, it was all due to some old grudges.

Even when a villain like Chen Lan wrote to him asking for collusion, he still took the initiative to stir up trouble, allowing Hengzhi to reap the benefits and thus became famous.

In this world, as long as the Shen family is not in power, it is a good thing.

Taking away the minister's wife and forcing his will on others are not things that a monarch who can make him submit to him would do.

Ah-yi wiped her hands clean, took out the box that she had carefully preserved, and handed it to Zhu Qiu, "I'll give you another task. If you can't do it this time, you'll be beheaded."

The box contained intact several things that Wang Xuan had been dreaming about day and night, including not only the fish talisman he had always been thinking about, but also the hairpin and red rope that he dared not even think about.

He even wrote a short letter to inform Chen Zhaoying that he had passed the imperial examination.

After being granted marriage to the crown prince Shen Cong, Chen Zhaoying stopped seeing him. He sent out his visiting cards countless times, but failed over and over again.

It was only after all my confidence was worn out that I finally gave up.

But Chen Zhaoying had feelings for him. How much determination did she have to make and how much pain did she have to endure to be so cruel to hurt him and wait for him for several years but then avoid him?

The Chen family was powerful and prominent in the court. Emperor Wu An had long wanted to win them over, so he had always intended to marry a daughter of the Chen family to the future crown prince.

Chen Zhaoying knew what was more important. She wanted to refuse and go away with Wang Xuan, but when the marriage decree came down, Wang Xuan had not yet returned.

This is a relationship that is destined to have no happy ending.

After Wang Xuan received the things, he stayed awake all night. The next day, he told A'ao about his past events.

It is natural that a daughter should resemble her mother. But when it came to this, Ah-yi remained silent for a long time before she gave a bitter smile.

Some painstaking efforts can only be truly understood after going through a lot of hardships.

Ah-yi nestled in Heng-chi's arms in the middle of the night and whispered, "My mother is really a very smart and stupid person. The palace and the prince are both endless abysses. She knew it very well, but she still jumped into it and suffered for nearly a dozen years."

Thinking about the way she looked when she last saw Chen Zhaoying, Ah's eyes felt sore and tears welled up in her eyes.

Tears slid down her cheeks and fell on Hengzhi's sleeves, leaving a circle of wetness.

Hengzhi paused, but did not disturb her.

"She and I are actually on the same path again. But the choice I made is a choice she cannot make. Is this right or wrong?" She was at a loss and uttered these words.

Hengzhi held her face and kissed her forehead lovingly, yet he was gentle and lingering for a long time, not wanting to leave.

This has always been the reason for Ah's depression, and he knew it very early on.

"That's right." He softened his voice, like sweet wine, moistening her barrenness bit by bit. "I asked her in front of the spirit. She came to me in a dream."

"Have you been to her coffin?" A'ao was surprised.

It was the night before he entered the capital and made his plea to her.

He rushed there overnight just to tell her mother the truth about his marriage to A'ao and get her consent.

(End of this chapter)