Mrs. Rebirth

Zuo Shaoqing blew on the rice paper in his hand, and handed it to Zuo Yunwen: "Father, do you also think your son is messing around?"

He glanced contemptuously at Zuo Yunwen, who was slumped on the chair, and asked, "Do you not want to know the answer or are you afraid to know it? Haven't you been angry enough for the past 20 years?"

Zuo Yunwen was at a loss for a moment, looking at the content of the pleading paper word by word, it was nothing more than saying how treacherous Xue was, how jealous and vicious he was, and killed Aunt Ruan. pierced his heart.

Ruan Shi, what a gentle and graceful woman, Zuo Yunwen sometimes recalled her deep love.

He couldn't feel that kind of emotion from Mrs. Xue, but... Mrs. Xue was his first wife, of noble birth, and had two sons and a daughter. The eldest son had always been the son he was most satisfied with, and he was mostly in awe of her.

Too many things have happened recently, Zuo Shaoqing hadn't had time to find out the whole story of Ruan's murder, so she took out this pleading paper to test Xue's and Zuo Yunwen's attitudes, and secondly, she had just been killed by Zuo Yun. Shao Yan designed it once, and Xue Shi should also experience it in court last time.

He took out the pleading paper from Zuo Yunwen's hand and handed it to Luo Xiaoliu who was beside him, "Little Liu, take this and beat the grievance drum of the governor of Kyoto!"

"How dare you!" Xue shrieked, rushing over to snatch the pleading paper from Luo Xiaoliu's hand.

Luo Xiaoliu had been bullied by her all the year round, so it was rare for him to have the courage to quickly put the pleadings in his arms and ran out.

Zuo Shaoyan shouted sharply: "Hurry up and stop the person!" He turned his head and stared at Zuo Shaoqing gloomily: "Third brother, we are all a family, what good does it do you if the Zuo family's reputation is ruined?"

"I don't want favors, I just want to seek justice for my mother!" There was a sneer on the corner of his mouth, "If the eldest brother's biological mother died without knowing why, I don't know if you can still tell the story of the whole family."

"What basis do you have for saying that Aunt Ruan was killed by your mother?"

Zuo Shaoqing spread her hands, "I didn't, that's why I asked the government to investigate. She is not afraid of the shadow, if she hasn't done it, she doesn't need to be afraid of the government!"

Zuo Shaoyan frowned into the word "Chuan". Although he didn't know all about what Xue Shi had done, he knew a rough idea, and he happened to be the one who knew about Ruan Shi's death.

His eyes turned cold, "Did the third brother make up his mind to make the Zuo family's family busy?"

"Brother, don't talk nonsense, how dare my younger brother be so rebellious?" Zuo Shaoqing patted his chest with a look of fear, "If you have a wronged person and a debtor, my younger brother will implicate the entire Zuo family."

It's a pity that his injustice is not limited to this one.

Hearing what he said, Zuo Shaoyan knew that all his previous plans would come to nothing. Zuo Shaoqing had no intention of reconciling at all, and it was naturally delusional to ask Mr. Lu for help.

Zuo Shaoqing stretched his waist, ignoring the different expressions of everyone present, and bowed to Zuo Yunwen, "Father, mother, son will go back to the room first if there is nothing to do, the test will be void, and son should continue to study. "

Hearing this, Zuo Yunwen's eyes lit up a little, and he grabbed Zuo Shaoqing's hand and said, "Good son, the Zuo family is up to you."

Zuo Shaoqing was very irritated by this sentence, because Zuo Yunwen always said this to Zuo Shaoyan before, what was his mood at that time?Lost?sad?

In his previous life, he wished so much to be affirmed by Zuo Yunwen, but it was a pity that he failed to achieve his wish until his death.

In this life, Zuo Yunwen changed Zuo Yunwen's attitude towards him ahead of time, but...he didn't care anymore.

"Naturally!" Zuo Shaoqing replied without sincerity.

The Zuo Mansion was so "joyful", but they didn't know that those few rumors were intensified under the manipulation of those who wanted to, and the people in the streets and alleys, teahouses and restaurants were all talking about it, and even deduced different versions.

Especially the part where the Zuo family and the Cao family retired, everyone said it vividly, as if they had seen it with their own eyes.

In the private room on the third floor of Dingshixuan, Cao Zongguan sat by the window, watching the people hurrying to and fro on the street, and listening to the noise of the guests downstairs, half of whom were discussing his affairs.

In fact, outsiders don't know that Cao Zongguan is the person who divorced Zuo Shuhui, they only know that the family's surname is Cao, so he can listen to such a matter as nothing to do.

Cao Zongguan originally thought that he should not care about the matter after so long, and even Zuo Shuhui gradually faded away in his heart, but when someone mentioned it like this today, the deepest pain in his heart emerged, and there was even more shame and resentment .

When he was young, he had a close relationship with the Zuo family, thinking that the two families would become Hele's in-laws in this life, but he did not expect to come to this point.

He was obsessed with taking revenge on the Zuo family at first, but now that the reputation of the Zuo family has been ruined, he didn't feel very happy. The scars in his heart have already healed, and he will not recover just because he saw the Zuo family's misfortune.

"Squeak", the door was pushed open from the outside, here, there is no one who can come in without knocking except Prince Ruiqing.

He collected his mood, got up and saluted respectfully, "The prince is here, Wansheng has been waiting for a long time."

"Sorry, I was delayed in the palace for a while." Ruiqing Wangxu gave him a hand, looked at the clean table and asked, "Why don't you have something to eat first?"

"It's not time to eat yet." Cao Zongguan replied with a smile, and waited for King Ruiqing to sit down before he said, "I don't know what's the matter with the prince asking Wan to be born?"

King Ruiqing frowned indiscernibly. It's not that he didn't feel Cao Zongguan's increasingly alienated attitude towards him, but...is it possible to get out of his body after getting on his boat?

King Ruiqing ordered a table of wine and food to be served, pointed to the chair opposite and said, "Sit down, don't be so restrained."

Cao Zongguan sat down according to his words, he raised his head and glanced at Prince Ruiqing, this prince was not much older than himself, he was still very young, and his appearance was outstanding, his body was full of bookishness which was rare.

Speaking of which, King Ruiqing was still famous for his calligraphy and painting. Cao Zongguan was lucky enough to meet him, and he knew that it was not a vain reputation, but he couldn't figure out why such a person who was obsessed with calligraphy and painting would have such thoughts.

"I haven't congratulated you on getting No.3 this time, what a pity..." King Ruiqing sighed, and poured Cao Zongguan a glass of wine himself.

Cao Zongguan was overwhelmed with flattery, and hurriedly covered the quilt and said: "Don't dare, how can the prince serve the wine?" As for the test, he didn't care about it.

Originally, he planned to take the examination in another three years. It was indeed beyond his expectation to get the third place this time, but he was not unwilling to give up.

"The person you are looking for is very suitable. The Ministry of Criminal Justice has determined that his test paper is cheating. Following our plan, the fraud case will get deeper and deeper."

Cao Zongguan lowered his eyes, he was afraid for a while, but he had to agree: "It is the people under the prince who have the ability to do so seamlessly."

Although he said that he was secretly an aide to King Ruiqing, he actually didn't like King Ruiqing very much.

He does not have military power in his hands, and Zhen Guogong, who controls the military power, was on the side of the new emperor. Just because of this, it is very difficult to have a chance of winning.

"Brother Huang just came to the throne not long ago, and the court is full of old ministers with complicated factions. How many of them sincerely support him?"

It wasn't the first time Cao Zongguan heard such rebellious words, so he didn't have the initial shock. He just reminded: "My lord, although the palace examination is temporarily put on hold, the imperial examination is a major event, and the emperor will not keep delaying it like this."

The fraud case can be used once, but it is impossible to use it a second time. Cao Zongguan really didn't think that this behavior would be of much benefit to King Ruiqing.

But it seems that this prince is always keen to make trouble for the emperor.

King Ruiqing gave him a meaningful look, without explaining too much, Cao Zongguan can be used, but he is not someone he will use without doubt.

Cao Zongguan thought that he just wanted Emperor Tianfeng to not be able to recruit useful talents, but he didn't know that what he wanted was just the chaos during this period.

"Speaking of which, a big fish was blown out this time. It's really a surprise." The corners of King Ruiqing's mouth curled up slightly, and his eyes flickered. He must not be thinking of something good.

"You mean...?"

"This king has always thought that Lord Zhen is a flawless person who can't be wooed or removed. Even the last time he tried to catch the old lady was destroyed by a scholar. I didn't expect... The Lu family is really affectionate. kind."

Cao Zongguan understood the rumors about Zuo Shaoqing and Lu Zheng, and there were only a few people who believed them, and Cao Zongguan was one of the very few people.

He didn't believe it at first, but when he recalled how Lord Lu lived in Zuo's house, and how many coincidences he had seen him with Zuo Shaoqing, he had no choice but to believe it.

Fortunately, the Zuo family thought that Lu Gongye was looking for Zuo Shuhui, and they really shot themselves in the foot.

"What are you going to do?"

King Ruiqing didn't answer him, but asked instead: "I heard that you have a good relationship with Zuo Shaoqing?"

Cao Zongguan paused before saying: "It was okay before, but now..." He laughed at himself, his face full of helplessness.

Cao Zongguan tightly clenched the hands on his knees, and kept calm while staring at King Ruiqing's visitation. He probably guessed the meaning of King Ruiqing's words.

"The person who has enmity with you is from the direct line of the Zuo family. Zuo Shaoqing is just a bastard, so I don't think there will be any quarrel with you..."

Cao Zongguan smiled wryly, "After all, he is also from the Zuo family, and he was born as a concubine, so naturally he obeys his family's orders in everything."

"That's not necessarily the case!" King Ruiqing held the wine glass in his hand, put it under his nose and sniffed it, "You can't just look at the surface of things, you know people, you know your face, you don't know your heart, this bastard from the Zuo family... Heh, it's not a simple role!"

Cao Zongguan pretended not to understand the deep meaning of his words, and echoed, "Yes, Wansheng never thought that Shaoqing would have an amazing talent, and even won the dual prize at such an age."

King Ruiqing chuckled a few times but didn't speak.

Just when Cao Zongguan was uneasy, King Ruiqing approached him and whispered something, which made Cao Zongguan almost unable to maintain his calm face.

He tried his best to calm himself down, "My lord's move is too risky. If Lord Lu doesn't care about Zuo Shaoqing as much as you think, your plan will not be realized, and you will even startle the snake."

"If you don't try, how will you know?" King Ruiqing sat up straight, his eyes were full of calculations, which stained his handsome appearance with a layer of evil and scheming.

"But..." Cao Zongguan's scalp was numb, he really didn't want to attack Zuo Shaoqing.

"Huh?" King Ruiqing cast him a glance, "This king knows that you are a person who values ​​love and righteousness, don't worry, I didn't let you kill and set fire to me, my lord didn't intend to hurt his life, just to test Duke Zhen's reaction That's all."

From the look in his eyes, Cao Zongguan understood that what happened this time was inevitable, even if it wasn't him, there would be someone else, since King Ruiqing made his idea on Zuo Shaoqing, he must have thought of a perfect plan.

Although he was extremely unhappy, Cao Zongguan had no choice. He was not alone. He had an entire Cao family behind him. For King Ruiqing, crushing the Cao family was as easy as crushing an ant.

But if he is really on King Ruiqing's side, if things fail in the future, the Cao family will still have only one end. It seems that he has to make preparations in advance.

King Ruiqing laughed loudly, patted Cao Zongguan on the shoulder and said, "Very well, this king will not forget your contribution after the matter is completed. As long as Lu Zheng is restrained, why not worry about a big event?"

Cao Zongguan was not as optimistic as he was, and even had a bad premonition in his heart. If Lord Lu was such a calculating person, he would have died in the northern border battlefield long ago.

One is a lion who has experienced the baptism of blood, and the other is a weasel who has carefully planned to grow up smoothly in the deep palace. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. It is really hard to say who will win.

It's just... they seem to have forgotten that the person sitting on the throne is not a vegetarian either.