She fell out after crying at the wrong grave

"I am in prison, so please do not blame me for the simple hospitality. Princess."

Chu Hui still had some integrity of a scholar and loyalty of a subject. He dressed neatly and stood in the inner room, speaking respectfully to A'ao.

At a reasonable yet distant distance, the two people meeting looked at each other warily.

"General Chu is wrong. Not only is the hospitality simple, but the etiquette is also inadequate." Ah's words were full of sarcasm and showed no mercy.

Chu Hui was choked for a moment and didn't react for a long time.

Ah'ao held herself in high esteem and raised her chin slightly, as if she was determined not to give up.

If the situation becomes deadlocked, someone will have to give in first.

"I am sorry for my inconsiderateness. Princess Xuancheng, please forgive me." Even if he hated Shen Cong, he had to bow his head to A'ao, stretched out his long sleeves and knelt down.

The princess, who had not received such courtesy for a long time, curled her lips and felt very happy.

Ah'ao didn't know why Chu Hui asked for a meeting, but she knew what to do. Neither she nor Hengzhi were the kind of people who would worry about nothing.

But now that we are here, there is no problem in venting the anger for Chu Qingfang and Mrs. Chu.

Ah'ao turned around and walked to the table, but did not ask to sit down first, thus avoiding the courtesy.

"Go ahead." He poured himself a cup of tea and went back to the purpose of his visit today, "Why do you want to see me?"

Chu Hui gritted her teeth and climbed up by herself, "Aren't you going to ask me why I know your identity?"

"You have colluded with Bei Tang, so it's not surprising that you know my identity."

Ah-yi came here with her own purpose.

If Chu Hui wanted to take this opportunity to threaten her, she need not worry, as Heng Zhi already knew her identity very well.

Not to mention that what he was doing was treason and he didn't want to have anything to do with the capital. Even if Chu Hui and Bei Tang were willing to take the risk and tell the new emperor the whereabouts of the fugitive princess, how could this news get out of the northern area of ​​Kezhou?

If Chu Hui wanted to take the opportunity to win her over, that would play right into Ah's hands.

If he only relied on his own strength to overthrow Shen Lang, apart from constantly accumulating capital for the future, having money would not necessarily allow him to quickly recruit forces.

There was no way she could drag Hengzhi into this.

Hengzhi and Kezhou are already struggling to support themselves. Wuchou Wuhen naturally cannot involve the entire Kezhou in such a thankless task, as it would be very damaging to one's virtue.

If we recruit on our own, if anyone has second thoughts, we will be crushed to pieces and there will be no turning back.

But if it is Bei Tang, it seems that there is no need to worry about these two places.

Anyway, we are all desperate people. If we are afraid of death, who would do something like treason?

"The princess is also dissatisfied with Shen, right?" Chu Hui dusted off the dust and took a few steps to sit opposite her. "If she had no hatred, why would she give up the good life that was within her grasp and leave for a foreign land?"

The bright eyes seemed to stare through Chu Hui.

No one has ever been through thick and thin. Chu Hui acted calmly and said, "If the late queen was still alive, if she had left a son, and Shen Cong had died, we could have safely found a good husband for the princess, her only daughter. With her mother and brother behind her, who would dare not cherish the princess?"

As if he was certain that these words would hurt Ah'ao, he emphasized a few words and added a hint of inducement at the end of his words.

The tea in my hand started to steam and then gradually cooled down in my hand.

Ah-yi smiled, but also teased, and said slowly, "Chu Hui, Chu Hui, no one has ever told you that your ability to induce a confession is indeed very poor."

Chu Hui placed her hands under the table and clenched her robe tightly.

But Ah-yi didn't think of giving in. "Let me guess. You are trapped and fighting like a beast, and you suddenly revealed a trump card. You thought you could lead me by the nose by forcing me to come here, but you just wanted to..."

After the words were spoken, there was silence, leaving people feeling very worried.

Noticing that Chu Hui's breathing was getting heavier, Ah'ao continued.

"I'm just afraid that the Beitang will be dug out by Hengzhi and all my money will be lost." The words were spoken lightly, but they left a bloody hole in Chu Hui's heart.

He was too afraid that this plan, which he had worked hard on for decades, would fail.

"And if I hate the Shen family so much that you drag me into this game, then it won't count as a complete defeat for you."

When warm water goes down the throat, some people feel soothed while others feel like heating a pan and cooking oil.

"You actually have a lot of questions in your mind, right? For example, how did they find your traces that you thought were well hidden? For example, why didn't they deal with you immediately after they found you, but instead imprisoned you here."

There was a chill in Chu Hui's eyes, and she could no longer conceal her surging emotions.

"Isn't what you said true?" Ah's nonchalant look made people feel even more resentful. "I have been taught by my teacher Huai Chengbai since I was young. Before him, it was your teacher Qiu Yuan who was known as a talented scholar."

People will always neglect to pretend for the sake of their own interests, and people in ancient and modern times are no exception.

Chu Hui was just an ordinary person among millions of people, so naturally he could not escape.

"It's okay for the princess to provoke me." Chu Hui sighed, "I hate your father. If he hadn't listened to the treacherous ministers, neither the teacher nor I would have ended up like this. But isn't the princess also burdened by him? When she was young, she was forced to leave her parents, and several lives were in the hands of the new emperor. In the past few years, the princess must have been very uncomfortable, right?"

After the back and forth moves, Ah'ao was also touched in the sore spot and remained silent.

Chu Hui also followed her method and pursued her relentlessly, "Princess, don't you want to know what kind of taboos the Shen family has in the matter of You Tong that you have been investigating?"

"So you wanted to pull me in, and I didn't refuse."

When their eyes met, there was a flash of lightning.

It was nothing more than wanting to leave some bargaining chips for each other. But at this time, Chu Hui was obviously in a more anxious situation, so he was more aggressive.

Ah-yi drew a rough sketch of the weapon rack for the training ground today, and helped improve the layout of the objects. Duan Can was a sincere man with a cold face but a warm heart. To thank her, he brought her the records of several small battles that Heng-chi had commanded when he was young to entertain her.

As a newly married couple, this gift could enhance their friendship. Duan Can thought that this was a more appropriate gift than gold or silver.

A'ao was very happy and read it carefully for several days.

Today's move was learned from a tactic used in a battle to defend a city in Hengzhi - entangle and then strangle, and take it slowly.

This was exactly the evaluation given to the young prince by the then military governor.

Human relationships are like a battlefield. It requires give and take, and hiding one's edge before advancing.

She spoke without saying anything, which provoked the other party to expose himself to her sight. No matter how hard she tried, she could only easily defeat him.

Ah-yi was at ease and confident, and could weave even black into white. "But I have two conditions."

"Princess, you may speak."

"First, Qing Fang will no longer be your disciple. A doctor who is familiar with me has taken a liking to her and wants to take her in as his disciple and train her carefully." Ah Yi played with the teacup with two fingers and said slowly, "Second, if I join forces with Bei Tang, you need to let your superior come to see me and talk it over."

Anyway, he was impressed by her status and position, so the worst that could happen was that he invested money in her. That’s another story for later.

"Is that all?" Chu Hui was obviously hesitant, not believing that he could be convinced so easily.

"Of course." He said, "Impossible."

Chu Hui's heart was hanging in the air again.

Ah's smile became even wider, which was tantamount to calling off the troops. "Since your life is now in the hands of Zhao Hou, it is also in my hands." She produced a bright red gourd bottle from her sleeve and poured some powder into Chu Hui's cup.

Looking at the powder floating up and down on the water, Chu Hui's heart tightened.

"Drink this. When the attack comes in mid-autumn season, I will give you medicine to suppress it to prevent you from secretly attacking me." He blurted out the name of the man as if he was talking about daily life, and Shen's shadow was undoubtedly revealed at this moment.

Ah'ao did not feel ashamed, but felt fortunate and alert that she could be the one who was not controlled by others.

No matter where we are in the future, we must always be the one with the upper hand.

At least until you finish what you want to do.

The sound of rain died down, then gradually grew louder.

Ah'ao drank one cup after another, and just when she was afraid that he would come up with some way to deal with her, Chu Hui made up his mind and touched the rim of the cup with trembling hands.

"You know, when this bottle of poison was being developed, Chu Qing was standing by the side."

These words were more piercing than poison. When Chu Hui raised her head to drink it, turbid tears welled up in the corners of her eyes.

Whatever a person determines to achieve, he will lose accordingly, thus balancing his fate.

Ah'ao watched him cover his mouth and cough quietly. She saw his determination to seek revenge, but also saw the key to his failure, which was her only remaining conscience, Chu Qingfang.

But what's the point of saying all this now?

What the world lacks the most is people who are unlucky and regretful.

"So... Princess, are you satisfied... cough cough cough."

"Not only that." Ah's wife said coldly, "You have to explain everything about You Tong, word for word."

The rain is getting heavier again.

Ah'ao was distractedly looking out the window, thinking about the people holding umbrellas outside the house. The wind was cool and the rain was heavy, and her mood was no longer turbulent.

I wonder if he will hide inside the house. It’s very cold in the corridor.

Chu Hui slowed down and finally stopped coughing before she finished telling Ah'ao what she really wanted to know.

"Princess, you should know that You Tong was the chief guard of Chong'an Palace before." Chu Hui poured himself another glass of water. "During the reign of Emperor Linghui, there was a thunderstorm in the capital, and there was a strange phenomenon in the palace. You Tong was ordered to lead people to investigate. At that time, he found that the red wall of Chong'an Palace was illuminated by lightning, and there were brown bloodstains, but there was no smell of blood."

A'ao had heard about this, but she was not in the palace and did not know the truth of what happened.

"You Tong was so frightened that he didn't dare to tell Shen Cong the truth, fearing that Shen Cong would kill him in a rage. So he secretly scraped off some wall mud, wanting to privately investigate what was going on."

Shen Cong waited anxiously outside the hall for a long time, but all he got was the captain of the guards telling him as usual that the wall was just damp and needed to be repainted.

This was just an excuse made up by You Tong, but he didn't expect that a few days later, the Ministry of Works actually found new paint and worked with the Chief of Works to find craftsmen to repaint the walls of Chong'an Hall.

"Sure enough, Shen Cong did not let these people go, thinking that they did not serve the emperor attentively and were disrespectful. On this basis, he beat all the people involved in the incident with a stick, and the force was so severe that several of them died on the spot."

Shen Cong even ordered his ministers to watch the execution outside Yongning Gate, and Chu Hui was one of them.

The scene at that time is still vivid in my mind.

"You Tong was one of them. Not long after, he was expelled from the palace, and ran out of the capital in a clear mind, disappearing without a trace. Shen Cong forgot about this matter in a few days and stopped chasing him. You Tong drifted to Yuanzhou and took refuge with General Li Chongxuan, and became his subordinate. It was not until Shen Cong died that he dared to start investigating the wall mud incident."

"But princess, guess why he died inexplicably once he was found out?" Chu Hui had something else in her words and looked at A'ou mysteriously, as if hoping that she would realize something.

"There is only one thing about the Shen family that is related to generations and cannot be known to them, and that is inheritance."

Ah'ao suddenly understood.

(End of this chapter)