Master of Rebirth

Inside the palace, Qin Hui, the Chief Eunuch, hurried into Emperor Liang's bedroom with small steps.As soon as he entered the door, he knelt down and greeted him: "Long live God is auspicious."

Emperor Liang was taking medicine, and when he saw Qin Hui coming in, he didn't make a sound.Qin Hui understood, got up quickly, took the medicine bowl from the maid's hand, and sent everyone away.

After everyone retreated, Emperor Liang asked, "The people you sent out have come back?"

"I'm back." Qin Hui said: "The person staring said that after Zheng Xihou left the palace, he went directly to Dingbeihou's mansion. The two of them closed the door and talked for a while in the room, and Zheng Xihou went back."

Emperor Liang's eyes turned bright, and he said, "What did they say?"

"The two marquises are very strong in martial arts. There are many masters in the Dingbei Marquis Mansion, and the people they sent dare not get too close." Seeing that Emperor Liang's face drooped at a visible speed, Qin Hui hurriedly added: "I only heard them get up. It was a very intense conflict, in which Master Zhao, Shen Yutang and Wang Qi were brought up, and old events from many years ago were involved, so it was not very pleasant."

Emperor Liang's face softened a little, and he said: "After so many years, the two of them still can't get over that hurdle. Zhou Ying hates Duanxiu deeply, but his son fell in love with a man. Under Zhao Rui's acquiescence and connivance, I am afraid that in this life, the two of them will never have the chance to shake hands and make peace. Hey, Zhou Ying only has this son left. With this situation, I don't know how he feels now? "

"Long Live Lord is right." Qin Hui smiled apologetically, "However, even if Young Master Zhao doesn't like men, it's hard for him and Marquis Dingbei to reunite. Marquis Dingbei treats Shen Yutang like a heart, but Young Marquis Zhao loves Shen Yutang. I hate it to the bone. If they can't get rid of this knot, it will only get worse in the future."

"Zhou Ying has already done her best to Shen Yutang. It turned out that when the Shen family was prosperous, Zhou Ying still suspected of clinging to her. Now that the Shen family is gone, Zhou Ying is still willing to save Shen Yutang's life, which is enough to make people believe his sincerity. It's a pity that Zhou Ying's sincerity is doomed to be paid in the wrong way. Women can be pampered, but they can't be spoiled without restraint. Otherwise, it will only make her ignorant." Thinking of Shen Yumei, Emperor Liang's eyes darkened, and he waved his hands and said: "That's all, Let's not talk about this. Tell me, Zhao Rui has always been calm, why did he suddenly go to the Dingbeihou's mansion and start a dispute with Zhou Ying?"

"Zhengxi Hou's protection and private possession of Wang Qi is the rumor from the Dingbei Hou's mansion. Zheng Xihou has lost his military power and his anger is not going well. It is reasonable to ask in the past." Qin Hui rolled his eyes, Instead, he said: "Perhaps Zheng Xihou didn't want to start an argument with Dingbeihou, but just unintentionally talked about the past, adding new and old grudges, and blushing."

With a chuckle, Emperor Liang seemed to acquiesce to this statement, and then asked: "After Zhao Rui left, what is Zhou Ying doing?"

"The Marquis of Dingbei has been staying in the mansion for the past few days and has never been out. It is said that Shen Yutang's health is getting worse, so he is probably accompanying her." Qin Hui said: "I heard that Dali Temple has sent people to summon him several times. , were blocked by the Marquis of Dingbei."

Sighing hypocritically, Emperor Liang said: "Zhao Jing is young, and he has made great contributions in this suppression of the rebellion, and he will make great achievements in the future. I am also very sorry for Shen Yuwei's experience. You can send someone to Dali Temple to ask about it. What is the progress of the case? If there is a grievance, I will abide by the law and will not indulge any guilty person."

If you really feel sorry for Shen Yuwei's experience, you should have acted to give him justice as early as 20 years ago, why wait until now?Knowing that Emperor Liang intended to set fire to him, Qin Hui smacked his tongue in his heart, but said with a smile on his face, "Long Live Lord is still considerate of Young Lord Hou. This old slave will order people to go to Dali Temple."

"When Dali Temple sent someone to pass on Shen Yutang, you know what to say." Emperor Liang asked in a deep voice.

Qin Hui hurriedly said: "This old slave understands that people from the past will inadvertently spread the word to the people in Beihou Mansion that it is the Crown Prince and Zhengxihou Mansion who put pressure on Dali Temple."

Seeing that Qin Hui understood his thoughts so well, Emperor Liang nodded in satisfaction.

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"Master Hou, Dali Temple has sent people here again, saying that they want to take Madam back for questioning." The housekeeper trotted all the way to Zhou Ying, and said in a low voice: "Jin Li from Zhengxihou's Mansion also came along, with a very arrogant attitude. "

Due to Zhou Ying's order, Zhou Xiang did not make public about Shen Yutang's torture.People in the house thought she was sick again, so they have been recuperating in the room.Therefore, the housekeeper didn't know that the two had broken up, and subconsciously protected Shen Yutang.Now that Zhengxihou's Mansion has repeatedly put pressure on him, and Dali Temple has come over again and again to ask for someone, even though the housekeeper has gone through many storms, he also feels that he may not be able to protect Shen Yutang this time.

In fact, the housekeeper can't be blamed for being nervous, he has stayed in the Dingbeihou Mansion for decades, so he naturally knows the grievances of the Shen sisters, and he can probably guess what good deeds Shen Yutang has done.It's a pity that Zhou Ying likes her, and the housekeeper also feels that Shen Yuwei, a concubine, is not worthy of his Lord Marquis, so he turns a blind eye to what happened back then.

Unexpectedly, 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi.It has not been 30 years now, and the retribution has come.Shen Yutang has had nothing to do since she gave birth, and she finally gave birth to a son under the pretext of urgency, but she didn't live to adulthood.And the son of that concubine girl has grown up to be exactly the same as his own master, no matter in appearance or talent.Such an excellent son, not to mention Zhou Ying, even the housekeeper liked it from the bottom of his heart.

It's a pity that Zhao Jing and Zhou Yingzhong are separated by Shen Yutang, and Zhao Jing and Shen Yutang have a feud against their mother. How can such a deep hatred be easily resolved.

Sure enough, after the collapse of the Shen family, Ma Pozi went to Dali Temple to sue Shen Yutang, and the previous events were also revealed.Everyone knows how Shen Yutang married into Dingbei Houfu back then.After Shen Yuwei's accident, many people secretly complained for her, but they were afraid of the Shen family and Concubine Shen in the palace, so they didn't dare to say anything more.Now that the Shen family has been convicted and punished, Concubine Shen Gui is dead, Shen Yutang has lost her backing, and others have no scruples.All of a sudden, all kinds of bad words came out, and Shen Yutang was also pushed to the forefront.

Watching Zhou Ying's face carefully, the housekeeper asked in a low voice: "How about... this old servant finds a way to send them back?"

"Dali Temple is a routine matter, and it is not a solution for us to shirk it again and again. If the emperor is alarmed, I will not be able to explain it. You go to inform the wife and ask her to go. I believe that Dali Temple will enforce the law impartially. Let her not worry." Zhou Ying said slowly.

So far, that's all there is to it.The housekeeper said: "Dali Temple is not a good place after all, Madam Jin Zunyugui, should I send someone to take care of it?"

"No need." Zhou Ying waved her hand and said, "If she is innocent, she will come back soon, so we don't need to worry."

Seeing that Zhou Ying was well prepared, the butler only thought that he had already taken care of it, so he didn't say anything more.

"Madam is weak, you have someone send her there." Zhou Ying continued: "Please tell Dali Temple, Madam is irritable and can easily get overwhelmed, so they must pay close attention to her."

According to Zhou Ying, is this because she is afraid that Shen Yutang will commit suicide in Dali Temple?The butler raised his nerves just after he had relaxed, and then thought of Shen Yutang's sudden catastrophe, he was inevitably sensitive, and immediately said: "Master Hou, don't worry, this old slave will arrange it carefully."

Not long after the butler left, Zhou Ying hesitated for a long time, but still mustered up the courage to go to the backyard.

Over the years, the Hou Mansion has been continuously refurbished. The courtyard where Shen Yuwei lived after being abandoned was originally a handyman's room, but now it doesn't look like it did back then.Zhou Ying walked in at a leisurely pace. Although a group of busy servants had never seen Zhou Ying before, they saw that he was dressed in extraordinary clothes and had a dignified appearance. They also knew that he was not a simple person, so they knelt down in panic and saluted.

"You are busy with your work, don't worry about me." Avoiding their salutes, Zhou Ying casually ordered someone and said, "Where is Yexiang's car, take me there to have a look."

Thinking that he had heard it wrong, the servant who was ordered was too scared to move, so he knelt down and kowtowed: "How can an honorable person like you go to such a dirty place?"

"Lead the way if you are asked to lead the way, what a waste." After saying this, Zhou Ying walked away.

Fortunately, this servant was clever, and he immediately gave the people around him a wink, telling them to inform the little manager here, and he hurriedly chased Zhou Ying away.

Leading Zhou Ying around the handyman's yard for a while, guessing that the little manager should have refreshed Ye Xiang's car, the servant took Zhou Ying there.

When he arrived at the place, he really saw the little manager standing in front of Yexiang's car, paying respects to Zhou Ying in fear.

"My Lord, Wanan."

Although the little manager had stayed in the Dingbei Hou Mansion for several years, he rarely saw Zhou Ying himself.Although he didn't know why Zhou Ying came to inspect Yexiang's car on a whim, he also knew that this was an opportunity to show off.If time did not allow, he would have replaced Ye Xiang's car with a new one.

Zhou Ying took a look a few steps away, and saw that Yexiang's car was still very wet, and it was obviously scrubbed clean in a hurry.Although there was no unsightly filth, there was still a pungent smell.It's hard to imagine how Zhao Jing escaped from hiding here.

Zhou Ying originally wanted to lean up and take a closer look, but endured and endured, and was finally persuaded by the smell.

The little steward observed his words and immediately asked someone to push the car away.

Zhou Ying didn't stop her, but asked, "Are all the Yexiang cars in the mansion like this?"

"If you go back to Lord Hou, since you entered the mansion as a child, this kind of car has always been like this." The little steward said hurriedly.

Zhou Ying gestured at Zhao Jing's size at that time, and asked in a deep voice, "If I want to hide such a big box on top, will anyone find it?"

"Master Hou Mingjian." How shrewd the little steward is, he immediately realized that Zhou Ying was afraid that someone would use the Yexiang car to smuggle things out of the Hou's mansion, so she knelt down and explained, "Everyone in this courtyard is under the care of the little one." , your hands and feet are absolutely clean, and you won't do those indiscreet things, Lord Hou..."

Impatiently interrupting his words, Zhou Ying said: "Answer whatever you ask, don't say so many useless things."

"Yes." The little steward didn't dare to lie, so he could only say: "The Yexiang carts in the mansion are usually pulled out by donkeys, and the driver can sit in front. It shouldn't be a problem to put such a big box next to it."

At this point, the little steward still didn't forget to defend himself, "But the servants here can't go to the front yard, and they don't have much contact with the people in the front yard, so it's impossible to get the valuables in the mansion."

"Okay, you go down." Hearing this, Zhou Ying's heart became more and more heavy.

Returning to the main hall in a daze, Zhou Xiang had been waiting for a long time, and when he saw Zhou Ying, he hurriedly saluted.

Waving Zhou Xiang's gift away, Zhou Ying rubbed her forehead and asked wearily, "Have the arrangements for Dali Temple been made?"

"It has been arranged." Zhou Xiang said: "As long as someone tries to contact Madam, we will definitely find out."

Nodding her head, Zhou Ying then asked, "How is the investigation of what I ordered you?"

"The subordinates have already found the handyman who pulled the Yexiang cart in the mansion when Madam Ma disappeared, and also found the maid who worked with her after she was deposed. Now I have figured it out." Zhou Xiang said.

The "that person" that Zhou Xiang mentioned was Shen Yuwei.Just because I don't know how to call it, I use "that one" instead.

Rubbing the hand on her forehead, Zhou Ying's face was full of disbelief, "What, she still has to work?"

"Master Hou is in a high position and has been busy with government affairs all year round. He doesn't know about the inner house and backyard." Zhou Xiang is the son of the house manager. He has mixed with the servants since he was a child, and knows the faces of these people.Although a little embarrassed, he still said tactfully: "Although it is human nature to worship the high and step down, the adults in the court will be more or less respectful, they will only act secretly, and they will not make things too clear. But the government The servants in the mansion are different. They haven't read any books, they only look at things on the surface, and they do things straight. After that one was abolished, he moved from the front yard to the handyman's yard. At first, the people in the mansion just embezzled her. The meal with Mrs. Ma, and later saw that no one was bothering, so I boldly ordered them to work."

Zhou Ying was anxious, and said angrily: "Although she was deposed, she gave birth to a son for this marquis anyway. How can she be sent by the slaves in the mansion? These slaves really deserve to die! What about the manager, don't you care?"

"My subordinate is pleading guilty on behalf of my father. This is my father's dereliction of duty." Seeing that Zhou Ying was very angry, Zhou Xiang immediately knelt down and said, "At that time, Madam had no child and was heartbroken, and Lord Hou was angry again. Father just thought it was that The child who harmed his wife is also very dissatisfied. So he knew what she would fall into, but he still didn't take action to stop her. Father is guilty, and this subordinate is willing to accept the crime on behalf of father."

After saying this, Zhou Xiang kowtowed heavily to Zhou Ying.In fact, there was one thing he didn't say, that it was Shen Yutang who instructed the servants to treat Shen Yuwei harshly.According to the situation at that time, speaking for Shen Yuwei was tantamount to offending Shen Yutang.Everyone is smart, and everyone can clearly see who holds more weight in Lord Hou's heart.It's not bad if you don't rush to step on Shen Yuwei's foot, who would dare to protect her!It's just that saying this now seems to excuse his father, so Zhou Xiang wisely shut up.

Sighing, Zhou Ying also knew that she was venting her anger.What Zhou Xiang said is correct, it is human nature to worship the high and step on the low.Especially these servants in the mansion usually look at the master's face and speak, and act according to the master's likes and dislikes.Shen Yuwei was not favored in the first place, and she lost her status as the main wife, and she was not even liked for her son.In addition, she made a mistake and was abolished, even if it was to please Shen Yutang, the servants would not give her a good face.In the end, it was his fault.

"Get up." After a while, Zhou Ying seemed to have aged several years, and he asked in a deep voice, "So it's at this time that Mrs. Ma did the job of pouring out Yexiang?"

Zhou Xiang stood up, looked at Zhou Ying's face, and said, "That's right. Because no one is willing to do the work of pouring Yexiang, the servants in the mansion saw that they were easy to bully, so they forced Mrs. Ma to take them over. Later, Mrs. Ma From time to time, she would go out with Yexiang's car, sell some needles and threads she made herself, and exchange some food and supplies to supplement her living. Because of the benefits, the driver of the car also took good care of her. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Ma would never go out again after going out once. did not return."

Unexpectedly, what Zhao Rui said was true, Zhao Jing was smuggled out of the mansion by Mrs. Ma in this way.Zhou Ying closed her eyes and said, "Are all the concierges dead? Why did you let them go out without checking?"

"Yexiang's cars all leave the mansion through the back door, and the concierge at the back door doesn't know Mrs. Ma. In addition, the people who go out to pour Yexiang are all the lowest-ranking handymen in the mansion. They have no chance to enter the front yard, and they can't steal anything valuable. So The concierge basically doesn't check much." Zhou Xiang smiled wryly, and said, "After all, it's Ye Xiang, and no one wants to get close."

Sighing helplessly, Zhou Ying said again, "Since the driver knew that Mrs. Ma had escaped, why didn't he report it?"

"The driver of the car said that he wanted to say it. But he was to blame for Mrs. Ma running away, and he would definitely be punished severely. Because he was afraid, he didn't dare to make a sound. Unexpectedly, he waited tremblingly for a few days, but no one was there. When I found out that Mrs. Ma was gone, I didn't want to be troublesome." Zhou Xiang said: "After the incident happened, all the guards in the mansion were punished, and no one suspected him. But he was guilty of being a thief, and he resigned from the mansion not long after. Li's work left. It took some work for the subordinates to find this person."

Zhou Ying asked suspiciously: "Didn't Madam Ma get up early every day to pour Yexiang? Since she disappeared, who poured Yexiang? Those maids who ordered her to work didn't find out?"

"I heard..." Zhou Xiang hesitated for a moment, and then said: "It's the one who gets up early every day, and she usually does the work of Mrs. Ma. The maids and women who are in charge only think that Mrs. Ma is sick. The one who was afraid that they would find trouble with Mrs. Ma took the initiative to take the job. Anyway, there are people who do the job, and they are happy to relax."

Zhou Ying said in a deep voice: "I thought that Granny Ma secretly took Zhao Jing away shortly before Shen Yuwei assassinated Shen Yutang. I didn't expect that she had endured the humiliation for so long, and she had already made a plan."

The Madam of the Hou Mansion, who used to be aloof, was reduced to the level of Dao Yexiang, even worse than the lowest servant in the mansion.I'm afraid those maids and women are also holding a joke mentality, watching her being abused with gloating.

Now Zhou Ying finally understood why Zhao Jing hated him and Shen Yutang so much.He was shocked just by listening to the few words Zhou Xiang heard from the person concerned. It is conceivable that for Shen Yuwei, every day after being deposed was like being in hell.If the culprit of all this is Shen Yutang, then he is a shameful accomplice.If it weren't for his indifference and connivance, Shen Yutang would not be so confident, and Shen Yuwei would not rather fight to the death, but also find a way out for her son.

"Master Hou, my subordinates have already found the driver who was driving the car and the servant who ordered the work. Except for a few who died, the remaining ones are counted as one. How to deal with them depends on your order." Zhou Xiang said cautiously.

Zhou Ying said in a very lonely way: "These people are just playing around with the wind. In the final analysis, all the faults are on me. Even if I kill them all, what can I change?"

"Master Hou, don't think so." Seeing Zhou Ying like this, Zhou Xiang felt uncomfortable, and couldn't help persuading: "How can I blame you? You were also deceived by your wife. I heard from my father that you were so angry back then. After the disappearance, I wanted to take Zhao Xiao... er... the young master out, but it's a pity that fate made people fool."

"Hey!" Sighing heavily, Zhou Ying said, "Forget it, let's not talk about it. Don't mention the word 'Madam' in front of me from now on. From now on, there will be no Madam in Dingbeihou's Mansion. You... get ready and accompany me into the palace."

Inside the palace, in the Inner Punishment Court, Wang Qi sat bored in his cell, counting the leaves on the trees in the courtyard through the fence.Since Zhao Jing left, there has been no news.On the contrary, the guard in the Inner Punishment Court who had been favored by Zhao Jing secretly gave him some extra food from time to time.Although the two of them didn't communicate much, Wang Qi also knew that this was already the guard's best effort within his ability.After all, there are many people in the palace, and no one wants to have more gossip.

Tired of counting the leaves, Wang Qi panicked and simply dipped her fingers in water, silently writing Wang Xizhi's "Preface to the Lanting Collection" on the only table in the cell.Just as he was getting better, he heard footsteps coming from outside the cell.Wang Qi looked back, and an unexpected person appeared in front of him.

Dingbei Hou Zhouying?Why is he here?

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The author has something to say:

At the invitation of the little angel Kongyan, the first update is here, and I will try my best for the second update. I can only say that I will try my best, and the update will be at night at the earliest. The exact time cannot be determined.