I heard my brother is a tyrant

Wei Chen really admired this Guo Heng.Even if Guo Zijin said everything, Guo Heng still gritted his teeth and refused to plead guilty.

Knowing the truth, Guo Yu was really hit.

Guo Yu silently stood outside Guo Zijin's courtyard with his hands behind his back. He stood there for a while and didn't go in. He just said to Wei Chen, "Master Wei, please take her away. I don't want to see her again."

Wei Chengong cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the Holy Majesty has not condemned her yet, and Guo Zijin is very weak now and can't get up. Although the poison was cured by luck, it has almost destroyed her whole body. It is not easy to take her away, and I am afraid that sending her to the cell will only wait for death."

"This king can't control her, and there's no reason to control her anymore." Guo Yu shook his head and said, "Before this king, I still thought that this king has raised her as a daughter for so many years. If she didn't know it, she would just be used by others." Even if this king can't keep her in the palace, he can't bear to see her living on the streets, and plans to send her to settle down elsewhere, so as to give her a way out."

But he never imagined that Guo Zijin knew his life experience a long time ago, not only kept concealing it, but also helped the evildoers to frame Ye Chu, causing him to utter such unbearable words in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the emperor. Attack and humiliate his own daughter.

"This king didn't cut her down with a knife, he was already soft-hearted. It is a great shame for the king to keep her for one more day."

After Guo Yu finished speaking, he turned and left resolutely.Wei Shen had no choice but to ask someone to send Guo Zijin to the Tiejiawei's camp in Baima Lane, and temporarily lock him in a room.

The case is not over yet, it's hard to explain to the emperor after death.When the armored guards carried her away, Guo Zijin cried out to see Guo Yu, but no one in the palace paid any attention to her. The two armored guards carried her all the way out of the Zhongwang Palace with stretchers, put her in a carriage and sent her back to Baima Lane.

In the Iron Armored Guard cell not far away, Guo Heng categorically denied that he planned to poison Guo Zijin and the Yang family extermination case, insisting that he had nothing to do with it.With Guo Zijin's testimony, Guo Heng couldn't escape, and was only willing to admit that Li Daitao was stiff.

However, Guo Heng put forward the condition that he would only confess the truth if he had to meet King Zhong.

In the afternoon of the same day, Guo Yu came to Baima Lane again and stepped into the courtyard of the armored guard.These days, Guo Yu has obviously aged a lot, looks haggard, expressionless, and followed Wei Chen into the cell with a sullen face.The cell of the Iron Armored Guard was probably much more terrifying than the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. The bloody and filthy atmosphere in the cell rushed towards his face. Guo Yu followed Wei Chen into the cell, staring at Guo Heng who was tied to the rack without saying a word.

"Father, father, save me..." When Guo Heng saw Guo Yu, he struggled and shook his body, crying, "Father, believe me, Guo Zijin's fake thing is related to me, but I have no choice but to do it. In short, there is no malice at all... It was my grandmother and old lady who asked me to do this!"

"Fart!" Guo Yu scolded as soon as he heard it, "The old lady has passed away, and besides, the old lady didn't go out back then, what does this have to do with the old lady!"

Guo Heng cried: "Father, the old lady didn't like Mrs. Ye back then, and she was dissatisfied with you after two years of searching and still not giving up. She really asked me to do it."

Guo Heng said that this incident was instructed by Guo Yu's mother, Mrs. Guo.

Guo Heng said that Mrs. Guo was very dissatisfied with Mrs. Ye back then. After Mrs. Ye and Guo Yu and his wife turned against each other and left the Hou Mansion, Mrs. Guo was even very happy. Heir, as her son's official position is promoted step by step, Mrs. Guo has long wished for her son to divorce his wife and marry another.

So Mrs. Ye left the capital without saying goodbye, and of course the Hou Mansion in the capital knew about it not long after she left the capital with her daughter, but Mrs. Guo deliberately pretended not to know, delaying time, so that no one would tell Guo Yu.Mrs. Ye moved to Ruyi Xiaozhuang after the couple had a stalemate. After that, she didn't answer Guo Heng's family letter and didn't reply to him. In addition, the border of Liangzhou was far away, and wars broke out frequently. When Guo Yu returned to the capital, she learned that Mrs. Ye had brought a The daughter has been missing for a year or two.

Guo Yu was so angry that he vomited blood, and then began to look for his wife and daughter.At first, Guo Yu didn't think it was that difficult. When a living person left the capital, let alone a lady like Mrs. Ye, she would always leave various clues. At first, he thought he would find them soon.

However, Guo Yu never expected that after two years of searching, Mrs. Ye seemed to disappear out of thin air without a word from her.The more he couldn't find it, the more confused Guo Yu became. Seeing that Guo Yu would no longer marry or take concubines, Mrs. Guo became anxious.

So Mrs. Guo told Guo Heng that in the troubled times, the woman must have died a long time ago, but Guo Yu didn't listen and didn't believe it. If she couldn't find it, at least give him an explanation, or let him die. Heart, otherwise someday it will be a head.

Guo Heng said: "The old lady originally asked me to tell you that their mother and daughter are already dead, so I will give you some false evidence and give you an explanation. I'm afraid you won't believe me. After I saw Guo Zijin that day, I decided to take her back to the Hou's Mansion." , I also want to have her, and I can comfort the pain of my adoptive father who misses his daughter!"

"So, the king should thank you!" Guo Yu was furious, and cursed, "The old lady has been dead for several years, and there is no proof of her death. You are full of nonsense, and you caused this. I am blind. You actually raised your wolfish ambition!"

"Father, you know better than me what the old lady's attitude was that day, otherwise why would I do this. The old lady said, anyway, I am also surnamed Guo. If I finish this matter well, she will let my father cultivate more Me, find a good future for me. Although you adopted me at that time, you devoted yourself to finding a wife and daughter except for military affairs. You hardly asked me, and never cared about my future. I am impatient, father, I was also momentarily confused."

Guo Heng cried, "Father should know that the old lady has already started to show you the noble daughters in Beijing. These old ladies don't like Guo Zijin, and they have only seen her twice in so many years, so they sent her to the border. Instead of staying in the capital to raise her, it was originally because the old lady knew the origin of Guo Zijin's identity."

Mrs. Guo originally thought that after Mrs. Ye died and her daughter was found, Guo Yu should, as she wished, continue with peace of mind, marry another noble daughter from a wealthy family, and give her more grandchildren.

It's just that she didn't expect that Guo Yu regretted Mrs. Ye's death all her life and vowed not to marry. She never waited for the children and grandchildren she wanted to be born.Because Guo Yu and Guo Zijin were both at the border, Mrs. Guo was alone in the capital and guarding the huge Hou Mansion. She died of illness in the third year after Guo Zijin came back. Before she died, she had no relatives. When he came back from the border, he only had time to give her a funeral.

"There is no evidence of death again." Wei Chen smiled from the side, "The old lady told you to lie to the lord, Mrs. Ye, that the mother and daughter are dead, but you didn't ask Li Daitao to make a fake one. The old lady has been dead for six or seven years, and she is gone. When you tell the truth, you are still deliberately planning to push a fake to become the queen. Mr. Guo has always planned to be rich, rich, high-ranking and rich, right?"

Wei Chen sneered and said: "My lord, should I say that Mr. Guo is worthy of coming from the palace, with great ambitions and ambitions!"

"No!" Guo Heng shouted eagerly, "Father, please save me. Other things have nothing to do with me. I didn't do it. There is no proof. Father has no children under his knees. Please help me and let the child give me the money." You will take care of your old age and be filial to your knees..."

Guo Yu said angrily: "This king treats you well. Your parents died early, and this king wants to adopt you in his own family. These years, he treats you like his own. Unexpectedly, you are so heartless that you separated my flesh and blood. Become the laughing stock of the world! This king will kill you with his own hands!"

Guo Yu became angrier as he spoke, turned around and pulled out the waist knife of a guard next to him with a clang, and slashed at Guo Heng.He is a general, killing people is just a common thing, especially when he was still angry, Wei Chen moved instantly and grabbed Guo Yu's arm.

"Get out of the way!" Guo Yu said, "I only hate myself for being blind. I will kill him now, and I will explain to His Majesty later."

"My lord, calm down." Wei Chen stopped the furious Guo Yu, and said, "I'm not letting my lord kill him, but how to deal with him, His Majesty will naturally have a will."

Wei Chen turned to Guo Heng and said indifferently, "Guo Heng, I will tell you the truth, it doesn't really matter whether you recruit or not, plead guilty or not, your Majesty has already said that it is only about intentional robbery and murder of Miss Ye. I'm going to cut you to pieces."

"Impossible! Father, father, save me, father, save me!"

Guo Heng was in despair. He always believed that the armored guards did not have any actual evidence, refused to plead guilty, and wanted to save his life, but if the emperor said that he would be divided into five horses, he would definitely do it.

Guo Heng struggled on the torture rack and begged, "Father, I shouldn't have lied to you all the time. I know I was wrong. I beg my father to see it for the sake of our father and son for so many years, and for the sake of my filial piety for so many years. Help me, at least save my life..."

"You still want to spare your life?" Guo Yu said word by word, "You are only worthy of being quartered by five horses. Lord Wei, when the execution will be executed, let me know, and I will personally watch the execution."

Guo Heng watched Guo Yu turn around and leave, struggling desperately and cursing: "Guo Yu, don't leave, you come back, you are unfair, what did you say to treat me as your own, you have no children these years, you just don't Willing to adopt me as an heir, I can't inherit the palace, I can't take over the title, I don't even have fame, what else can I do when you die! I am not reconciled, of course I am not reconciled, it's all your fault!"

Guo Yu stopped, turned his head to look at Guo Heng, and said angrily, "So this king adopted you, and you actually held grudges and murdered this king?"

"I never harmed you, what did I harm you?" Guo Heng cursed madly, "You are a brother of my father, my father entrusted me to you when he died, and you promised him that he would adopt me and treat me as his own , I was only a teenager when I was adopted by you, and you kept saying that you treated me like your own child, bah! What do you mean by treating me like your own child? I have been your adopted son for so many years, doing this and that for you, but you, If you are willing to adopt me as the heir and make me the prince's son, I will be able to inherit the title of the royal family. Why do I have to plan so hard! You don't think about me at all, and you even have the idea of ​​recruiting Guo Zijin. I will have nothing, I can only plan more for myself!"

Guo Heng was born in a military family, did not read many books, was full of scheming and ambition, but did not have much military talent, and had made no achievements in the military these years.But he went from a humble military family to enjoying the glory and wealth of the palace step by step. He has tasted the taste of power, status, wealth and glory, and he is not willing to let go. He has already grown his ambition.

And only by sending Guo Zijin into the palace can Guo Yu's escape path be cut off, otherwise the huge palace will eventually become Guo Zijin's dowry. As a foster son, how much everything in the palace can be left for him.

Guo Zijin naturally needs a strong natal family as the backing in the palace. At that time, Guo Yu can only open an ancestral hall to officially adopt him as his heir, so that he can inherit the title of the palace.

Guo Zijin has been manipulated by him all these years, and he listens to him everywhere. In addition, he has Guo Zijin's secret life experience in his hands. If Guo Zijin really becomes the queen, he will naturally be controlled by him. If he helps him wholeheartedly, Guo Heng will be able to rise to the top. .When Guo Zijin becomes the queen and the heir apparent succeeds him, he will have the final say on the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Ambition is always raised step by step. Guo Heng's plans are not limited to prosperity and wealth. If the road in front of him is well followed, a generation of powerful ministers, stealing the country and messing up the government will be nothing to worry about.

***

After the empress dowager was buried, Xie Dan returned to the palace from the imperial mausoleum, and Wei Chen was already waiting.

Xie Dan read the case files before and after, and indifferently raised the ink pen to criticize the word "che crack", put down the pen, and signaled Wei Chen to take it away.

Wei Chen said with emotion: "It's a pity that King Zhong is a powerful figure, but he was deceived so far. I also found out that King Zhong's reputation of never marrying and never regretting his love is mostly publicized by Guo Heng. Writing scripts, writing operas and passing them on for singing, many of them are inseparable from Guo Heng's instigation."

Xie Dan smiled lightly.Or it could be said that Guo Heng is really a master of plotting people's hearts. He preached so much that everyone knew that the loyal king swore not to marry. With good intentions, Guo Heng was like putting an invisible prison on Guo Yu. , it was nothing more than blocking his retreat, and he didn't want him to continue. If Guo Yu continued to marry and had another heir, he would naturally be the orthodox heir of the palace, but Guo Heng would have nothing to do with him.

Guo Heng, together with Guo Zijin, insisted that Guo Yu's reputation for "deep love and no regrets" for his deceased wife was well known to all women and children.It's ridiculous that even if Guo Yu knew about it at the beginning, he didn't even suspect the deep meaning behind what Yizi did, and was satisfied with the world's praise of his "deep love and no regrets".

However, Mrs. Ye passed away a long time ago. What's the point of not regretting her love and vowing not to marry her?It was just to impress himself in vain.

After Wei Chen left, Xie Dan took a shower and tidied up, changed into a clean and plain ivory brocade robe, and rode back to Ye's house.

Xie Dan hadn't seen Ye Chu for more than half a month, and walked straight to the backyard after entering the mansion, thinking that the little girl might miss him.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile, and hurried into the backyard. There was no little girl who rushed over as he imagined, and there was no one in the room. The maid said that the girl had gone to the garden.

Autumn leaves are stained with frost, the autumn coolness is getting deeper, it is already cold, and it is time for dinner.Xie Dan asked: "What is the girl doing in the garden at this time?"

The servant girl said: "The princess is asking Qing Pavilion, saying that she will have a hot pot with Miss Lin Jiang for dinner, and has already asked the kitchen to prepare the dishes."

Xie Dan suddenly became jealous, okay, he hasn't seen the little girl for 20 days, thinking about it day and night, worrying about her, she's fine, she's at home with some kind of sister!

Xie Dan turned around and went to the garden.Wenqing Pavilion is actually a courtyard for autumn and winter viewing in the garden. There are more than a dozen houses surrounded by large flower beds, maple trees, and plum trees. Just as Xie Dan arrived at the door, Ye Hui was about to come out. He was still eating something. Seeing him gulp down the food in his mouth in fright, he hurriedly saluted.

"Where is the princess?"

"The Princess and Miss Lin are inside."

"Go and tell me that I'm here." Xie Dan said.

So Ye Hui hurried in to communicate.Ye Chu was playing pot throwing with Lin Jiang, when he heard that his brother was coming, he threw the arrow in his hand, turned around and ran outside.

Lin Jiang knew in her heart that the emperor's message was for her to listen to, and she was supposed to go out to pick him up, but seeing Ye Chu run out, if she went out at this time, in case the unmarried emperor and empress had any intimacy...

Lin Jiang looked at the window and thought it would be good for her to go out through the window, but she also felt that it was not good for her to just run away like this. Besides, she actually had something to do with seeing the emperor. Guo Zijin is still lying in the courtyard of the Iron Armored Guard, and Guo Zijin has already woken up. Yes, confession, there is no reason for the imperial physician to continue to serve her, several imperial physicians and medical girls have already withdrawn, these days it is Lin Jiang who is taking care of her.But she can't always let her control Guo Zijin, Lin Jiang thought about how to deal with Guo Zijin, the emperor had to speak.

So Lin Jiang had no choice but to bite the bullet and sit for a while, planning to wait a while before going out to meet her.However, she didn't wait, and after a cup of tea, the little maid came in and said that His Majesty had taken the Princess away.

Lin Jiang looked at the flushed faces of the maids, and could probably imagine what happened just now without thinking.

At this moment, Ye Chu was growing on Xie Dan's body like a vine, Xie Dan hugged her, held her hips to gather her clothes, and walked steadily on the path of flowers and stones step by step.

"Sister Lin is still in the attic..." Ye Chu was somewhat guilty, and just left Lin Jiang behind.

Xie Tan leisurely said: "Say it yourself, your brother hasn't seen you for so many days, and I have been so pitiful by myself for so many days, I don't know how pitiful I am if I can't eat or sleep in the imperial mausoleum. Anwen came to see you without even drinking tea, who knew you already had Sister Lin."

He pretended to sigh, "Oh, I don't think An An misses me at all."

Ye Chu: ...Why are you pretending to be pitiful? Really.

"Brother, I didn't know you were coming back today. The servants said that you would probably be able to return to Beijing tomorrow morning. If you come back, don't let anyone tell me. Otherwise, I would have gone to welcome you." Ye Chu put his arms around his neck, The small face was pressed against his, and she rubbed it coquettishly and said, "Brother, I miss you so much, why don't I miss you, I can think about it."

"Well, I believe it." Xie Dan smiled and said, "Then An An kisses me."

Ye Chu slightly raised his head and separated from him. Just now, whoever caught him and kissed him endlessly as soon as they met, made his little mouth hurt, and it wasn't like he didn't kiss him.

But she still leaned over to kiss him, and said with a smile: "I know my brother misses me, we haven't seen each other for seventeen days, should we just call Xiao Bie Sheng newly married?"

Xie Tan shook his hand, almost choked on his saliva, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Where did we learn it? I dare say, we are not married yet."

"But we are together every day. Unmarried couples are not allowed to meet each other." Ye Chu said.

Xie Dan couldn't explain to her.

He hugged her and walked forward calmly, Ye Chu looked at Lu and asked, "Brother, it's time for dinner, where are you taking me?"

Xie Dan didn't answer, he just wanted to find a place with no one else to stay with her for a while, just the two of them, to stay for a while, so he didn't even let the servant girl follow her just now.

Xie Tan said: "For dinner, find a place and forget about eating you."

In return for the little girl's cute smile, she giggled, put Bai Shengsheng's little hand to his mouth and said, "Take a bite, I seem to have gained weight these days."