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Zhou Shuhe felt that something was wrong before she walked out of the prison gate. The guards on both sides disappeared for no reason. She took a deep breath, knowing that her family members had found her, so she put on a cute and innocent face in advance.

Sure enough, Zhou Ke stood outside.

He was accompanied by a few domestic slaves who had signed a death contract. The jailer who was on duty was threatened by him half-softly and half-hardly. .

More than an hour ago, I heard the report from the servant, saying that the fifth girl had indeed gone to Canshi. At that time, Zhou Ke really wanted to kill Zhou Shuhe. , If this matter spreads out, no one will be pleased.

However, the cold wind was blowing along the way, and [-]% of the anger was blown out. When I came to the prison door, I had a tentative chat with the guards, and learned that Zhou Shuhe had hidden his identity all the way, and how much he had to deal with these difficult little ghosts when he arrived. RBI.Thinking that she should hide what she should hide, what she should keep silent, knowing that she should avoid disasters, she has some calculations in her heart.Now Zhou Ke felt that his daughter was much stronger than the other girls, and seeing her obediently calling her daddy, she really lost the slightest bit of anger.

But his face was tense, he was striding forward, Zhou Shuhe trotted behind with low eyebrows, got into the carriage and hurriedly took out the tea set from the side compartment of the carriage, and made a pot of tea for his father.

The scent of tea was dense, and the white steam softened her childish face. Thinking that the child had slept out all night, she must be tired at the moment, but she was so careful to please herself, Zhou Ke really couldn't bear it , sighed and said.

"He girl, I know that you have respected talented people since you were young, and it is natural to feel pity and regret in your heart. I won't say anything superfluous, and I will stop here. Your mother found a family named Hu in a neighboring county for you. The eldest son of the household family was also betrothed, but the woman was weak and went away before passing through the family, so you picked it up, her appearance and temperament are good, so don't make any more troubles."

The following words seemed to come from deep water, intermittent and unclear, Zhou Shuhe remained silent, only feeling that he was being sucked into that vortex again.

She was married in her previous life.

Although she was unwilling at that time, it was not unwilling. It is true that she had been looking forward to marrying Qi Yu, and the ease and joy she felt when she was with him could not be replaced by anyone.But this is the same as her favorite crab cake, but her mother said that crab is not good for this season, so the lotus flower cake is also very good, without Qi Yu, there can be others.

Such as Hu Ze.

Zhou Shuhe is a proper low-marriage. If the time is not urgent and the general election is imminent, it is absolutely impossible for the magistrate's prostitute to marry the son of a wealthy businessman.In addition, soon after getting married, she gave birth to her eldest son Hu Ye, her eldest daughter Hu Yang, and her second son Hu Shuo. Her husband even offered her up as an ancestor.

Even after the muddle-headed Zhu Yu case in Taiping 21, the Zhou family was implicated and ruined, and her father-in-law and mother-in-law's attitude towards her became more subtle, but Hu Ze did not treat her badly.

Later, when she finally calmed down and evaluated her husband objectively, Zhou Shuhe was willing to admit that he was probably better than most men in the world, but in the face of life-and-death disasters, even if he is better than most men, it is inevitable. Fall into evil spirits.

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The carriage staggered into the county seat, and Zhou Shuhe poured tea for her father and herself. She stared at the swaying water for a while, and suddenly said, "Daddy, I want to run for the palace."

"..."

Zhou Ke suspected that he had heard it wrong, so he couldn't help raising his voice and asked her, "Say it again???"

After hearing what he said, Zhou Shuhe really said it again: "Father, I don't want to marry into the Hu family, I am willing to enter the palace."

"Shut up!" Zhou Ke scolded, a few saliva fell on Daughter Zhou's cheeks under the excitement, she wiped it with her hand, and whispered at him.

"You just asked me to say it again, and you told me to shut up again, and you still make such a fuss..." She was halfway through, and seeing Zhou Ke's face flushed with anger, she had to lower her flag and keep silent, after all, God Let her live a new life, not to piss off her father.

Zhou Ke's face was sullen, and the corners of his mouth were tense. He hesitated to speak repeatedly along the way, and endured not saying a second word to her.When I got home, I asked someone to take her to take a bath and change clothes, then turned around and went to the main room, planning to tell my wife about my daughter.

And Zhou Shuhe slouched into the bathtub, submerged himself in the water, and let the past events hit her.

A lot of things have to start from scratch.

The first emperor had a very good relationship with the empress, so he appointed the eldest son of the empress as the crown prince early on, but the empress left without establishing a successor.Originally, the concubines clearly had nothing to say, but the problem was that everything was fine for the first emperor, even his longevity was too good, as if he had taken away the blessings of his children and grandchildren, not to mention the prince, even the grandson never lived him.

Two satisfied heirs passed away within three years, and the old emperor passed away quickly.Among the remaining 20 or so adult princes, five have extremely prominent mother's families, and they fought back and forth and no one was convinced, and no one thought that the one who ascended to the throne in the end was not one of them .

The 23rd prince, who was not the emperor at the time, found someone and negotiated an almost ridiculous deal.

He made a promise to the first princess Jingjia, the younger sister of the former prince's mother and compatriot, that if he ascended to the throne of God, he would adopt her youngest son and pass it on to his nephew a hundred years later.

The 23-year-old prince was 23 at the time. Since his wedding at the age of 15, there have been more than ten wives and concubines in the mansion, but he has no children. Although everyone didn't say it, they agreed that this person's heirs are not likely to ascend to the throne.

This was the biggest problem for the prince, but it became the reason why the eldest princess Jingjia, the woman who regained most of the former prince's power and was respected by the clan, helped him.

After ascension to the throne, today, keeping his promise, he bestowed the surname Guan Guo on the four-year-old youngest son of Princess Jingjia, made him a crown prince, and entrusted him to the queen to raise him.

However, in the 11th year of Taiping, the concubine became pregnant and gave birth to the eldest princess.

One is another, the emperor is upright in his prime, since he is able to give birth and is willing to take pity on the harem, the prince will no longer be like a flower in the mirror, and then, what should the current prince and his henchmen do?But the emperor only had one daughter at the age of 34, and it is also a fact that the fate of heirs is weak. If there is no prince, the prince will still be the only heir.

All kinds of thoughts in the court stopped in the 15th year of Taiping, when the emperor suddenly announced to the world that Xiao Chengji, the second son of the emperor born to Concubine Jia, was made King Ning.

At first no one knew who this Concubine Jia was, let alone when there was a prince in the palace, but later they found out that Concubine Jia was Zhu Meiren who fell out of favor and was cast into the cold palace more than six years ago, and this Prince Ning Your Highness, when he first appeared, he happened to be six years old.

King Ning was hidden for six full years, and was even born two years earlier than the eldest princess. The emperor didn't explain the political purpose and court secrets, but everyone understood everything when they saw the second prince's name and title. .

Inheriting Sheji, Emperor Daning.

The former dynasty understood, the harem understood, and the princelings also understood.

This led to the conspiracy of Princess Jingjia in the 19th year of Cheng'an, and the conspiracy of Zhu Yu in the 21st year of Cheng'an.

Qi Yu's third uncle, Qi Yunzhi, was the prince's teacher since Kaimeng, and he was convicted in Cheng'an in 19 years. This case has very solid witness and material evidence, which directly implicates the prince Chu Chengyuan, causing him to be deposed and sent to northern Xinjiang.

Two years later, Zhu Yu, the commander-in-chief of Zhennan, was accused of treason by Wan Min, the governor of the Supervisory Yuan.

In less than a month, the conspiracy was closed because Zhu Yu could not bear the torture and committed suicide in the imperial prison. Before his death, he confessed to a Duke and three Marquis of his party.

In the next four years, there were many rumors, from Duke Hou Bo to civil and military officials, more than [-] people were punished. *

Some of them had indeed had a close relationship with the deposed prince, but there were also those who were tortured in prison who couldn't bear the torture and wanted to recruit something, so they had to talk nonsense and bite other people casually.

As for these "others", it doesn't really matter whether they are Zhu Yu's party or not. The important thing is that they have no background, and even if they are framed and killed, they have nowhere to redress their grievances.

For example, Zhou Ke, who is a magistrate in Huxiang, is really an excellent candidate.

Kings, grandchildren, nobles, princes and princesses, these lofty gods and figures, even if they fall, they will crush a group of people to death.

There can't be so many important criminals in the prison, and even the officials who execute the sentence have also been imprisoned. Whether it is Ling|Chi Pa|Pi Wuma divided the body or wandered for three thousand miles, it doesn't matter at this time. The court has no manpower and material resources. , directly kill-kill-kill.

When the emperor finally finished his political struggle, he turned around and found that half of the people who helped him manage the country had gone. The southern Baiyue barbarians took the opportunity to invade and the people were displaced.

At the time of employment, there was no one available in the court. In addition, after the political struggle, the emperor's trust in civil and military officials dropped to a freezing point. In the end, he had to follow the example of the previous dynasty and use eunuchs from the Overwatch Council as envoys to supervise the army. Its military power is set up with three thousand guards.

These causes and consequences were all told to her by Liu Gui, the clerk in the shop, and Liu Gui was taught by Qi Yu.

Zhou Shuhe is glad that they spread out these broad and cold truths in front of her, letting her know that suffering is not a punishment sent down by God for no reason, everything has a cause and effect, and the cruel reality is better than the impermanence of fate.

The author says:

*The description of the Hu Lan case was used