Empress Chu

"His Royal Highness." He said, "The guest room has been cleaned by Xiaomin himself."

Xiao Xun nodded: "Thank you very much."

The innkeeper was overwhelmed excitedly: "It is my honor to be able to serve the prince, the ancestors are glorious."

Xiao Xun didn't speak any more, obviously he was used to this kind of attitude.

"You guys take a break first." He said to Chu Zhao and the others, "Meals have been prepared in the hall."

Zhang Gu and the others were still in shock. How many things had happened in just half a day, they were all a little dizzy and didn't react for a while.

Xiao Xun didn't care about their rudeness, and led Tie Ying into a room without intending to continue talking to them.

After he left, Zhang Gu and others breathed a sigh of relief.

"This is the son of the king of Zhongshan." A postman said softly, "I have admired your name for a long time, and he is indeed very handsome."

As the emperor's younger brother, King Zhongshan has always been diligent, studious, humble and polite since he was a child. He has always had a good reputation and has the best relationship with the emperor.

His eldest son is also smart and studious. When he was young, he was raised in the palace by the empress dowager, and he was like a parent in front of the emperor.

However, King Zhongshan abided by the rules and called his son back after the empress dowager passed away. The father and son guarded the fief and did not go out easily.

Unexpectedly, he met Wang Shizi.

In addition to Wang Shizi, there is also Ah Fu's identity——

The post soldiers looked at Ah Fu, no, Miss Chu.

"Are you really the daughter of General Chu Ling?" A postman couldn't help asking.

Chu Zhao hummed.

"Then what's going on at the post station in Beicao Town?" "What's going on with Yang Dachun?" "Your mother—"

Chu Zhao's hmm opened everyone's chatter box, and various inquiries poured in, but Chu Zhao didn't answer them.

"Ah Jiu." She pushed aside the postmen and grabbed Ah Jiu.

The voices of the post soldiers also paused, their eyes turned complicatedly on the two of them, and they silently asked another question, "Is it true between you—"

Ah Jiu looked at Chu Zhao coldly, shook off her hand, and took a step back: "Miss Chu, please respect yourself."

Chu Zhao didn't care, caught up with him again, and said in a low voice, "Now you believe me, my identity."

Ah Jiu looked down at the girl who had just reached her chest, and said oh.

"So, you don't have to worry about my ulterior motives." Chu Zhao looked up at him, his eyes sparkling, full of anticipation, "You take me with you to see my father."

Ah Jiu laughed, bowed her head slightly, and whispered to Chu Zhao: "Miss Chu, what does it mean that you have such a big fight just to see your father? It means that there is such a big trouble! I will take you away ? I'm not crazy, I'm asking for trouble!"

Chu Zhao was startled, but was pushed away by Ah Jiu the next moment.

"Go eat." Ah Jiu said, and greeted the others, "We are just post soldiers, and other things have nothing to do with us."

Zhang Gu and the others had complex expressions, hesitated for a moment, and followed them in.

Chu Zhao stamped his feet behind him: "Ah Jiu!" and chased after him.

Standing in the room, Tie Ying saw this scene. The voices of the young men and women were loud and quiet, and they didn't know what to say, but looking at the babble——

"General Chu's daughter, why is this so?" He couldn't help but say.

He actually hangs out with a post soldier and wants to die. Although General Chu Ling is said to be rebellious, according to what he has seen once or twice, he is a gentle and elegant general.

"Stop staring at other people's private affairs." Xiao Xun said, and smiled again, "It's unreasonable to like this kind of thing."

It is not impossible for the general's daughter to like Xiaobing.

Seeing Xiao Xun, Tie Ying muttered, "Your Highness, you don't like so many women, so it's unreasonable."

Xiao Xun laughed: "I'm free to come out and hide, don't tell me this."

The master and servant were joking, Tie Ying stared outside all the time, and was suddenly overjoyed: "General Chu's men are here!"

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Seeing a middle-aged man with a dark complexion and a scar on his face stepping into the hall, Chu Zhao was overjoyed and his eyes became hot at the same time.

"Uncle Zhong!" she shouted, her nasal voice thick.

Although Uncle Zhong looked vicious because of his disfigured appearance, he was a good man. As his father's lieutenant general, he grew up with her. After his father died, he came to see her in the palace and told her not to be sad.

"The general is gone, but I am still here, and I will protect you, Miss."

He kept his promise, and continued to lead the army to fight in the north and south after his father died-although Xiao Xun became the emperor, this emperor was precarious.

A battle between the princes made the border of Daxia unstable, and rebellions broke out everywhere, especially the Dongyang Xie family who refused to accept Xiao Xun as emperor, under the banner of punishing rape and eliminating evil, almost occupied half of the country.

Uncle Zhong died fighting to quell the rebellion.

She didn't know until long after she died, and when she asked Xiao Xun, Xiao Xun just said lightly, "Go forward, and you were ambushed by the rebels. For your sake, the queen, you won't be burdened with the crimes of your family."

But in fact, Uncle Zhong's wife and daughter have all fallen into the hands of the rebel Xie, and the fate is known.

Chu Zhao grabbed Lieutenant Zhong's sleeve, tears streaming down his face.

Seeing the girl crying, Deputy General Zhong could not bear it, and said on his solemn face, "Miss Ah Zhao."

Chu Zhao cried, "You came to pick me up, let's go home quickly."

Deputy General Zhong's expression froze, and he regained his solemnity: "The general said that you should stop messing around and go back to Beijing immediately. That's where your home is."

Chapter 19 Difficult to Violate

Chu Zhao was not surprised by Lieutenant General Zhong's words, but he still felt complicated when he heard it.

"That's not my home." She shook her head.

Vice-General Zhong and Chu Ling became sworn brothers, facing Chu Zhao, he reprimanded him as an elder: "Nonsense, why not, where your grandparents are in peace, and your uncle guards the house." Looking at A Le again, "How do you serve Miss? I don't advise it either."

Ale was always taciturn in the capital, fearing that he would embarrass the lady by saying the wrong thing, but he was not at all timid when facing Vice Admiral Zhong, and retorted confidently: "When did I persuade the lady?"

Vice-General Zhong choked, yes, this girl and the young lady always pointed at where to hit, and she ordered herself to rush first, so how could she persuade her.

"I'll teach you a lesson later." He could only threaten verbally.

Chu Zhao said, "Uncle Zhong, it's only the Chu family, not my family. My family is where my relatives are and where my father is."

Vice-General Zhong looked at the girl's red eyes, and couldn't help feeling sad, if it wasn't a last resort——

He suppressed the thoughts in his heart and persuaded Chu Zhao again: "The general knows about the matter with Miss Liang's family. The general has already sent letters to Master Liang and the Tingwei Mansion. It is settled. Don't be afraid, go home with peace of mind. "

"I'm not afraid of the Liang family." Chu Zhao looked at Deputy Zhong and said tearfully, "I just want to go back to see my father because he is sick."

Vice Admiral Zhong's face turned blue, his brows and eyes were sharp, and his scarred face suddenly became fierce.

"Who is talking nonsense in the capital?" He shouted, without waiting for Chu Zhao to answer, he immediately said, "Miss, don't listen to rumors, the general is very good."

Not at all, she is not 13-year-old Chu Zhao, she is Chu Zhao who has experienced the death of her father and returned.

According to calculations, at this time, my father was already seriously ill.

Chu Zhao shook his head with tears in his eyes: "This is not a rumor, Uncle Zhong, how can you bear it? What if my father and I never see each other again?"

Vice-General Zhong clenched his hands hanging by his side, his mind was in turmoil. Firstly, it was because of Chu Zhao's grief and the thought of the moment when Chu Zhao and General would never see each other again. In fact, the General had also thought about it, and thought over and over again, or—— It is also worthwhile to keep the young lady from being involved in the vortex, to be safe and happy, and to have father and daughter never meet again in this life.

The second is other thoughts, what the lady said is actually correct, the general is indeed seriously ill.

What's going on, the capital has already spread the word?It is true that people from all walks of life are spying on Bianjun, but they shouldn't, the news will not be leaked.

Is the conflict between Miss and Miss Liang's family accidental or man-made?

What are you using the lady to spy on?

Also, the news said that the person from the Weiwei Mansion who came to chase Miss from the capital this time was a Xiao Cheng from a humble background surnamed Deng—but no one in the capital could tell what was behind their backs.

Thoughts were chaotic, all kinds of conspiracies were on his mind, Vice General Zhong had no intention of caring about the girl's sadness any more.

"Azhao, don't be sad." He said, "The general is fine, and you will be fine when you return to Beijing. After a while, the general will come to Beijing to see you in person."

After all, I want to go out.

"The general has already written a letter to King Zhongshan, entrusting him to send someone to send you off and join the Eldest Young Master and the others."

Chu Zhao shouted: "Father won't come to see me at all, if I don't go back now, I won't see him again—"

Before she finished speaking, Deputy General Zhong turned around and grabbed her, covering her mouth.

"Azhao!" His eyes were sharp, and he scolded in a low voice, "If you want to go back now, you might not see the general right away! Do you want the court to know that he is ill!"

Chu Zhao was startled, and froze in place.

Vice-General Zhong felt a little regretful when he said that.

"I don't know where the lady heard the rumor, but this rumor forced the lady to go back to visit the general. Once the lady really goes back, the rumor will be confirmed." He gritted his teeth and said, "The general has been in the border county for decades. , shouldering the heavy responsibility of His Majesty, will never let the border county have the slightest turmoil."

Chu Zhao was startled, but seemed to understand.

The reason why my father hid the news of his illness was to avoid turmoil in the border county, or not only in the border county, but also in the court and the world. After all, the dispute between the crown prince and the third prince did not happen suddenly. It had been undercurrent for a long time. On the surface, the battle between the descendant Yang family and the noble concubine Zhao family.

Uncle Zhong's words further confirmed her guess.

Originally thought that her father was a person who was punished and abandoned. This identity made her look down upon by other noble girls in the capital. My aunt complained in both ways. Can't help, only dragged down and blamed himself, even blamed his father for misbehaving.

Before she died, Concubine Liang said triumphantly, "Now, your father's men and horses are all owned by our Liang family, and you are useless."

At that time, his father had passed away for almost ten years, and Concubine Liang actually mentioned——

Now even Uncle Zhong said that the news of his father's illness would cause turmoil in Bianjun.

My father is just a general of the guard, seniority is considered in Bianjun, there are county guards and four generals above my father, any school lieutenant can replace him, whether he is here or not, what is there to do in Bianjun?

What is the father's responsibility?

Now Uncle Zhong's words seem to confirm that her father is not as mediocre as she thinks——

So, did father really do that?

That incident caused her, the queen, to be scolded for doing evil, and Dongyang Xie clan raised a banner to rebel. The slogan in the slogan of punishing rape and eradicating evil, half of rape and evil refers to her, the Chu clan——

Seeing Chu Zhao stunned, Deputy General Zhong couldn't bear it: "Ah Zhao, don't worry, the general will be fine, I have some good news for you."

Chu Zhao looked at him.

Vice-General Zhong smiled gently and said in a low voice: "The general will handle the matter of Bianjun well, and he will resign and return to Beijing to reunite with Miss, and they will never be separated again."

Did my father originally plan to do this?

Chu Zhao looked sad and burst into tears.

But because she married Xiao Xun, Xiao Xun became the emperor again, for her, and her husband, his father did not resign, and spent the last bit of his life in the border county?

If there was no matter between her and Xiao Xun, my father would return to the capital and escape the world in peace, maybe he would live for a few more years. The turmoil in Great Xia and the dispute between Xiao Xun and the Xie family in Dongyang had nothing to do with them.

"I don't want it later." She grabbed Lieutenant General Zhong's arm, "I want to go back to see daddy right now, Uncle Zhong, I have many things, very important things to tell daddy—"

They were talking in the hall, Zhang Gu and other post soldiers went out to avoid it, Xiao Xun and others did not come in, they stood waiting in the yard, but the inn is not big, the voices of the two of them gradually became louder, and the people in the yard were all Can't help but look over.

Vice-General Zhong saw the sight from the outside, pressed Chu Zhao's arm, and scolded in a low voice: "Stop making trouble, don't you know what kind of temper the general has, if he makes a decision, no one can defy it, so don't embarrass me either, I won't take you back." Then he called "Ale."

Ale stepped forward nervously.

"Take care of Miss." Vice Admiral Zhong said, "You all have grown up, you should look like adults."

Looking at Chu Zhao at this point, Shen Sheng paused every word.

"Azhao, you have to believe that the general is doing it for your own good."

After saying that, he pushed Chu Zhao's hand away, and in order not to soften his heart, he turned around and strode out.

A Le muttered twice, and hurriedly supported Chu Zhao's hand, feeling that Chu Zhao's hand was cold.

Deputy General Zhong came out and saluted Xiao Xun: "The last general has seen the prince."

Xiao Xun nodded.

General Zhong said: "Your Majesty and His Royal Highness will take care of my young lady. I would like to thank you on behalf of the General."

Xiao Xun smiled and said: "You are welcome, General, please rest assured, I will hand over Miss Chu to Mr. Chu safely, Tie Ying." He turned his head and asked, "Mr. Chu, where are they?"

Tie Ying said, "It will be there in ten days."

Xiao Xun said to General Zhong: "I will personally send Miss Chu to join Mr. Chu."