Those years when I climbed the wall

It seemed like a whole day had passed.The room was so quiet that even the sound of a needle falling to the ground could be heard clearly.

"Wow—" A cry burst out from the woman's arms, recklessly breaking the silence that seemed to be the entire mountain.

Shaking and coaxing the baby in her arms in a hurry, Li Qiaoer finally couldn't bear it any longer, and stomped her feet: "King Jia is the mastermind! He can't even tolerate his own flesh and blood, what else can't he do?"

The words sounded like a thunderbolt, which shocked several people present to stare at each other in blank amazement.

"What did you say?" Mu Yunqi didn't seem to understand.

The words were out of her mouth, Li Qiaoer simply had no scruples, she came forward shaking the baby, raised her head and said loudly: "I say, this baby—A Nuan, is King Jia's child, born of him and the servant girl Ziyu in the mansion!"

"Ziyu?" Mu Yunqi felt that this name was familiar at the first glance, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it for a while.

"Return to Your Majesty, Ziyu is the servant girl who was reported by Prince Jia's mansion to be killed in an accident that day." It was Guo Kai who spoke.Pause: "This matter is still an unsolved case in name, because King Jia reported that Ziyu was suspected to be killed by Mingxia, a maidservant who entered the mansion not long ago. Afterwards, Mingxia fled the palace without a trace."

"I didn't kill anyone!" An angry voice broke in, and the almond eyes of the woman on the side opened wide, "The majestic king and grandson are talking nonsense and wantonly slandering, and they are extremely vicious, with a human face and a beast's heart!" The crying that had just subsided resumed, and the woman was too busy coaxing her to say anything.

"Aren't you Li Qiaoer? Why..." Mu Yunqi was a little confused for a while.

"I..." The woman raised her eyes, only to realize that she was surrounded by surprised eyes. She was stunned for a while, but she didn't know where to start.

"Here, let me answer it for you." Tang Maoxiu stepped forward, respectfully crossing his hands, "She is my distant cousin, she is usually called Qiaoer, when King Jia brought him into the palace, she changed her name to Mingxia, but in fact she was her childhood sweetheart. Her boudoir name is—" Her eyes glanced at the person diagonally across from her intentionally or unintentionally, and she said slowly, "Gu——e!"

With a twitch on his forehead, Shao Jingheng was stunned: "You say she is...?"

Nodding his head, Tang Maoxiu solemnly said, "Master, there is no doubt that she is the daughter of the old Gu Chaoshan you have been looking for, Gu E!"

The woman looked down timidly from the diverted eyes.

Frowning slightly, Shao Jingheng paused every word: "What evidence is there?"

"Own!" Tang Maoxiu said calmly, "Master, do you still remember that Daiyun took out the jade rabbit and earrings that were presented in front of you that day? Those are the relics of Gu E's parents. If I guessed correctly, the jade rabbit was a gift from my husband? Seeing that he didn't deny it, he continued: "I was chased and killed by King Jia because of the Ziyu incident. Before my cousin left Beijing to escape the disaster, I kept the belongings of my parents with me. Not long after that, I disguised myself as a gardener and sneaked into the mansion. I was bumped into by my husband-in-law. For fear that his identity would be found out and Daiyun would be involved, he had an idea and gave her these two things, and ordered them to wait for the opportunity to present them in front of my husband, so as to prove their identity."

Shao Jingheng was obviously dubious about this, and took two steps closer to the woman: "The jade rabbit, is it really yours?"

The woman was bewildered, and nodded like a puppet: "Yes...it was brought to me by my father the last time he was alive, and he said it was...a gift from a general surnamed Shao!" His eyes lit up: "Could it be... ...?"

Undecided, Shao Jingheng looked back at Tang Maoxiu: "Apart from the relics, is there any other evidence?"

The other said indifferently: "My cousin was almost ten years old when she left home, and she was old enough to remember things. If she responded at that time, her husband could ask her questions and ask her to prove her identity! On the other hand, although my cousin's aunt and uncle passed away, my cousin The sisters are still alive, you just need to call someone in to see if they are true or false."

"It's easy to say!" Shao Jingheng snorted coldly, "You think I've never looked for someone before?"

The man said in embarrassment: "Tonight is different from the past. If you go looking for Mr. Xiang now, you won't return empty-handed."

After a little deliberation, the corners of Shao Jingheng's eyes showed anger: "You actually..."

Lowering his eyebrows and cupping his hands, the man sincerely confessed: "I had no other choice that day. At that time, Gao Shiju gave me instructions. Just in case, I must eliminate future troubles! Although I tried my best, I still couldn't save the old woman's life. If there is another accident, we have to try to force his daughter and husband to go away to avoid interrogation by the husband."

"That's how it is!" Finally understanding why the truth could not be found after several thorough investigations, Shao Jingheng laughed at himself for a while: "So, this matter is just a situation that you forged?"

Tang Maoxiu did not dare to deny it: "Forgive me, my brother and sister were bewitched by others that day, and they only wanted revenge. I ran into my cousin in Beijing that year, and remembered that my uncle had a close relationship with my husband, and my husband would definitely take care of his orphan, so I gave birth. With this plan, Daiyun pretended to be her cousin and approached the husband."

Shao Jingheng smiled wryly: "Then the next thing...Tang Daiyun's approach to my third uncle is also part of the plan?"

Seeing him nodding, Mu Yunqi suddenly interrupted and asked: "The death of begging Fu Zheli is also your arrangement?"

Tang Maoxiu shook his head: "This is an accident! The old Mr. Shao introduced Daiyun to beg Fu Zheli, but who knew that this barbarian took a fancy to Daiyun and wanted to take her into his side. How could Gao Shiju allow him to spoil me? Big plan? So he ordered people to kill him and blamed the businessman who came to look for Daiyun that day."

After humming, Mu Yunqi half-sarcastically and half-sighed: "He really calculates everywhere and keeps every step of the way!" Looking back at Gu E, he seemed to understand: "Then Gao Shiju sent Gu E to the palace to blackmail you? "

Tang Maoxiu still shook his head: "No! In fact, even Gao Shiju didn't know about my cousin's entry into the palace at first, but when the case of Ziyu happened and my cousin fled, Wang Jia and Gao Shiju still didn't know that she was Gu E."

"That's right." Mu Yunqi nodded: "Otherwise her life would have been hard to save..."

Tang Maoxiu lowered his eyebrows: "But my cousin entered the palace because of me after all! I was chased by General Guo that day, and I was cornered and ordered my cousin to stop me. Unexpectedly, King Jia was present at that time, and my cousin was taken away the next day. Entering the palace. But the incident happened suddenly. It took me a few days to find out about it, but I thought it was General Guo, so I went to ask Gao Shiju for help. He promised to investigate for me, and then told me that it was King Jia who took my cousin away , but looking at the reason, it seems that King Jia has a good impression of his cousin..."

The woman's face turned red when she heard the words.

"That Ziyu..." Mu Yunqi changed the subject in good time.

Tang Maoxiu was in a dilemma.

Sensing the gazes focused on her, the woman hesitated for a while, and finally said reluctantly: "Ziyu is King Jia's close maid. When I first entered the mansion, she seemed hostile to me and made things difficult for me, so I quarreled with her." No less than a few times, even fought, she is not my opponent, but King Jia knew about it but didn't ask, she felt bored, and then she was at peace, I just saw me detour." Speaking of this, the corner of her eye There was a little smug look on the brows, and he paused, as if he was thinking about what to say next.

"Ah Nuan..." Tang Maoxiu reminded softly.

"Oh, yes!" The woman continued with her eyes moving, "One day later, it was already night, and I was walking in the backyard in my leisure time, but I saw a man who wanted to commit suicide by jumping into a well, so I went to stop him, only to find out that it was Ziyu. It took me a long time to find out why—she was pregnant! At first I thought she was messing around with outsiders, and she deserved it, but after all, it was two lives, and I was thinking about it at the time I wanted to escape, so I decided to save her life. The next day, according to the plan I had planned earlier, I asked Ziyu to find a way to ask King Jia to let her go out of the mansion. As for me, I had to find another way to visit my father's flowers in the future. After the craftsman's daughter fainted, she exchanged clothes, pretended to be disguised, and sneaked out of the house as she wished. She took Ziyu to find her cousin and roughly explained the inside story, and took some money with him to leave Beijing overnight to avoid disaster. Wang might fabricate crimes to make the two of us wanted by the government, and then we would travel around non-stop for several months. Or we would travel all the way, eat and sleep in the open, Ziyu gave birth prematurely, and A Nuan was born in August, and she was exhausted, and she suffered from postpartum hemorrhage. I had no way of living with a baby alone, and at this moment I learned that my cousin had arrived in Xingzhou, thinking that he was far away from Beijing, and that he had no acquaintances, so I brought Ah Nuanbei to seek refuge."

"Since that's the case," Mu Yunqi frowned, "Why do you say that Ah Nuan is King Jia's flesh and blood?"

"It was Ziyu who told me!" The woman straightened her back: "I know that what I said was unsubstantiated, but Ziyu was already dying at that time, so there was no reason to make it up! Besides, she told me that she was not The first maidservant in the mansion was pregnant, and there were two others who died shortly after they became pregnant. She thought about this incident and became suspicious, but it was too late, and she thought of dying in danger."

Mu Yunqi groaned for a moment, as if wondering how credible this statement was.

"Return to Your Majesty," Guo Kai took the opportunity to say, "Before Prince Jia's mansion actually had two maidservants who died of illness one after another, both of whom were by King Jia's side."

With a sigh, Mu Yunqi turned around and walked away, speechless for a while.

Shao Jingheng glanced at the baby, still puzzled: "But if it is really his flesh and blood, why would you want to kill him?"

Guo Kai speculated: "When King Jia was away, he always showed his loyalty, filial piety and piousness to others. If the Empress Dowager Gongxian died less than a year ago, he would make the maids around him pregnant one after another. It’s only because of the false appearance of being clean and chaste.”

There was a moment of silence.

"However..." Gu E timidly said, "Ziyu mentioned that King Jia believed in some kind of magic, and was worried that the birth of his children would hurt his life..." A quick glance swept across the crowd, then bowed his head: "But Ziyu It's time to die, and I don't know if this is her own imagination..."

"Immortal art?" Guo Kai's face was slightly condensed, "As far as I know, King Jia worships Buddha on the surface, but in fact he believes in magic. life, but also alchemy."

"Alchemy?!" Shao Jingheng's complexion changed, "The medicine man...?"

"It is indeed Gao Shiju who raised it with golden pills!" Guo Kai looked downcastly: "I have long been suspicious of King Jia, but I didn't know it at that time. The king pursued it again and again, but finally found nothing."

Mu Yunqi turned around: "Then how did you know the inside story?"

Hearing him replied: "I pretended to surrender to King Jia, let him relax his vigilance, and it worked! King Jia and Gao Shi held each other carefully, and never communicated with each other. In the house, people around him are not allowed to send messages. If there is an important matter that needs to be discussed face-to-face, a sign will be left at the back door of the palace. The next day, King Jia will go out to the temple to pay respects to the Buddha. Let's meet him inside. Afterwards, Gao Shiju had to wait for King Jia to leave the temple for half a day before going out."

"It took a lot of painstaking efforts!" Shao Jingheng said lightly, and added a new question: "Then what is his purpose in wooing you? Although you are in charge of the infantry commander, you have no right to deploy troops. He waits for his painstaking efforts, don't you know that this is a waste of time?"

Guo Kai shook his head: "Gao Shiju will never do useless things! Earlier, because I was in charge of protecting King Jia, King Jia took care of me to make me believe that he is a good person. Therefore, once he and Gao Shiju I was aware of the exchanges, and I didn't have much suspicion; as for later, I guessed that it was the magician Gao Shiju found who refined the golden elixir, so he recruited troops and wanted to use the power of the elixir to raise an invincible army of medicine men , as a future plan, if you fail to instigate Shao Xianggong to start an incident, or if you endanger yourself, you will immediately send troops out of the mountains and go straight to Beijing!"

"So," Shao Jingheng interjected, "is the truth about Guiyungu's case of Tibetan soldiers?"

"Only this solution is reasonable!" Guo Kai's words were cautious: "He is trying to woo me, one is to know the situation of the imperial guards inside and outside the city; Ju didn't fully trust Er Zhukuan, so he wanted to use me to train troops for him."

Mu Yunqi took a few steps aside, with no expression of joy or anger.

Shao Jingheng asked: "How did you know that the official family is here?"

Guo Kai said truthfully, "Zhao Yude told me."

Mu Yunqi looked sideways: "So, Zhao Yude also knows that King Jia is the mastermind of this case? Why didn't he tell me?"

"Because he can't!" His eyes flashed with sorrow, and Guo Kai closed his eyes: "On the second day when I told him the inside story, Zhao Duzhi disappeared. Three days later, his body was found in a ruined temple in the suburbs. be found."

As soon as he said a word, he shocked everyone.

"What?" Mu Yunqi's face turned pale, "You said, Zhao Yude——dead?!"

Nodding his head, Guo Kai sighed lightly: "Now, the Imperial City Sidang is under the control of King Jia." He raised his eyes to meet the trembling eyes of the emperor, "King Jia has been elected by all the ministers a few days ago to supervise the country. !"

For a while, the room was silent.

Mu Yunqi pointed his eyes at the dignified person: "You, know?"

Before he could speak, Shao Jingheng nodded lightly.

Sneering twice, Mu Yunqi's burning eyes pressed on Guo Kai: "So, if there is any bad news, you might as well tell it all at once!"

The sad look on his face was still there, and the corners of his mouth were full of sorrow, and his eyes were raised, as if trying to restrain himself: "Xun Miao, it's too bad..."

For a long time, with a long sigh on his back, Mu Yunqi walked slowly to the front of the case and sat down, leaning his forehead and said in a deep voice: "What happened, at this moment, tell me one by one -" He raised his eyes angrily: "One word Don't miss it either!"