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Chapter 321 Just let it go

. Lin Xuezhu was delighted.

Her husband is really a man who can accomplish great things.

In such a short period of time, all the people and medicinal materials brought by Zhou Shenrong were disposed of.

She took off her curtain hat, glanced at Lin Chengyao who didn't dare to express her anger next to her, and couldn't help but laugh.

"Uncle, everyone is gone, please relax!"

Lin Chengyao looked at Lin Xuezhu carefully and muttered: "Niece, you are becoming more and more like a city tyrant now."

Lin Xuezhu chuckled.

Unfortunately, the original owner was not an easy character to get along with.

So what she is doing now can at best be regarded as a return to her true nature.

Otherwise, it will definitely arouse the suspicion of the Lin family.

"Madam, change your clothes and follow me somewhere." Yuan Xiu came in from the door and said to Lin Xuezhu.

"What clothes should I change?" Lin Xuezhu asked.

"Men's clothing." Yuan Xiu replied.

Lin Xuezhu's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Changing into men's clothing means that the place you are going to is extraordinary!

Lin Xuezhu quickly went to the back hall to change clothes.

After a while, he came out in great spirits, dressed in men's clothes.

The two of them left the hospital and headed all the way to Feiyun City's largest restaurant, Sifang Restaurant.

"You two gentlemen, please come inside." The waiter greeted enthusiastically, "Do you want to eat on the first floor, or go to the private room?"

"Room No. 1, Tianzi," Yuan Xiu replied.

The waiter's eyes flickered for a moment, and then he said with a smile: "You two young masters, follow me."

Leading the way, Yuan Xiu and Lin Xuezhu were brought to the private room on the second floor.

Lin Xuezhu didn't know why, but since she followed Yuan Xiu, she naturally didn't worry about anything.

After the waiter brought the two of them to the private room, he quietly left.

Lin Xuezhu felt a little surprised.

Under normal circumstances, shouldn't I ask them what they want to order? Why did they leave without saying a word?

Just when she was suspicious, she heard a voice coming from next door.

"Eldest Prince, the Rongsheng Medical Center is not a good person. They ordered a lot of medicinal materials from me. When I shipped the medicinal materials, they closed their doors. I wanted to transport the medicinal materials back later, but because of the epidemic, the city was closed, so I couldn't get in. I can't bear to say that the medicinal materials are in my hands. If Rongsheng Medical Center goes against me, it's the same as going against you, the eldest prince!"

Lin Xuezhu recognized that the person who spoke was Zhou Shenrong. He glanced at Yuan Xiu quite unexpectedly.

Yuan Xiu smiled slightly, not surprised by this discovery.

Although he didn't know what kind of relationship Zhou Shenrong relied on to cling to the eldest prince.

However, since he is determined to compete for the Zhou family's property, he will definitely not be unprepared.

After all, after the Zhou family's backer, King Qing, was convicted, the Zhou family was in urgent need of a new backer.

Zhou Shenrong should have the support of the eldest prince to make the head of the Zhou family look up to him.

At this time, I heard the eldest prince say: "It's just a little medicinal material, and I've made you so anxious. You are short-sighted and can't achieve great things."

Hearing the obvious displeasure in the eldest prince's tone, Zhou Shenrong, who was still aggrieved just now, suddenly became quieter. a bit.

"First Prince, this is not a matter of medicinal materials. If the head of the family knows that I can't even handle this little thing, he will definitely doubt my ability. At that time, he may have to consider new candidates."

The First Prince did not He said patiently: "How much money do you need? Just tell my entourage later and I will fill the hole for you. However, you said before that Zhou Shenyi was still alive. Are you sure?"

"That's what Boss Shi said." Zhou Shenrong said: "I didn't believe it at first, but everything he said was right, so I had to believe it. Zhou Shenyi had been traveling for a long time under the pretext of refining the Spring Return Pill for the emperor. I guess that he was 80% sure Something happened during the process of refining the medicine, so I didn't dare to go home, so..."

"I know, I'll let someone get rid of him. The heir of the Zhou family must be you," the eldest prince said without emotion. explain.

"Thank you, eldest prince." Zhou Shenrong was flattered and couldn't hide the joy in his tone.

Lin Xuezhu sneered in her heart, thinking that this cooperation between Zhou Shen Rong and the eldest prince had impure motives.

The eldest prince was concerned about the Zhou family's money, and Zhou Shenrong was concerned about the eldest prince's power.

Haha, interesting.

The eldest prince snorted coldly, "Don't think that because I support you, you can sit back and relax. Have you completed the task I gave you? But I heard that this time the epidemic was sealed in the inn, and it was not spread at all. How did you do it?"

Afterwards, there was an obvious tone of blame in his tone.

Zhou Shenrong's heart lifted again.

He quickly said: "First Prince, I have complied with everything you told me. Before the exiled team entered Feiyun City, I made them infected with the epidemic. It's a pity that the officials here seem to have been prepared for those who came from outside. He was imprisoned in the inn on the first day he entered the city. And I heard that there was a person who helped a lot during this epidemic. The eldest prince, you know him."

"Who is it?"

"It's the former Princess of Xiang. Others call her Lady Lin." Zhou Shenrong said: "It is said that she went to the inn in person. I don't know what method she used. Anyway, the epidemic failed to spread in the end."

"Lin Xuezhu?" There was anger in the eldest prince's tone.

"Yes, yes, that's the name. Lin Xuezhu, I asked someone to inquire before I found out." Zhou Shenrong said quickly.

The eldest prince gritted his teeth and said, "Zhou Shenrong, do you think I don't know anything when I first arrived in the north? Lin Xuezhu was a famous idiot when she was in Beijing. What does she know and can she help the government deal with the epidemic?" "

That's right. She can't be wrong." Zhou Shenrong explained hurriedly, "Otherwise, I don't know her, how could I talk about her? I really asked

someone to trick her out of the mouth of the inn guard." Silenced.

Lin Xuezhu felt that her fists were hardened.

No wonder Zhou Shenrong came to Rongsheng Medical Center to seek cooperation at the beginning of the epidemic.

After working on it for a long time, it was his fault.

He was sure that the epidemic would cause trouble, so he wanted to take advantage of it and make some money along the way.

When the epidemic spreads and medicines are in short supply, his Zhou family's medicinal materials will be sold at a high price.

This is the same way the Zhou family used to sell grain.

Sure enough, from top to bottom, what the Zhou family is best at is making dirty money.

It's not a loss to cheat them!

Yuan Xiu's fist also became harder.

Zhou Shenrong, who didn't know whether he was alive or dead, dared to send someone to check on his wife and report it to the eldest prince!

He really didn't know who he was provoking, right?

It seems that there is no need to keep this person, he can just go!

After a while, I heard the eldest prince say: "No matter how you quibble, you messed up this matter. Those prisoners never arrived in Anbei City, and my uncle Yuan Xiu was not infected with the epidemic, so all my subsequent plans could not be implemented. How do you plan to shoulder this responsibility? "

Chapter 322 The eldest prince did not do anything good this time.

Zhou Shenrong was frightened when he heard that the eldest prince wanted to hold him accountable.

He knelt on the ground and said humbly: "No matter how the eldest prince behaves, I will do whatever the eldest prince asks me to do. Even if he wants me to die, I will admit it."

In fact, he knew in his heart that the eldest prince would not let him die. of.

He is the eldest prince's only hope for the support of the Zhou family.

Only if he gets the position of head of the Zhou family can the eldest prince make a profit.

Therefore, the eldest prince had no choice but to support him.

Sure enough, the eldest prince said bitterly: "The good things you have done are without me wiping your butt! Okay, get out of here and don't be an eyesore in front of me."

Zhou Shenrong quickly retreated.

The eldest prince sat in the room for a while, and then he called outside: "Let's go to the prefect's mansion."

Lin Xuezhu and Yuan Xiu listened to the silence next door, and after a while, the waiter walked in.

"You two gentlemen, what would you like to eat?" the waiter asked eagerly.

Lin Xuezhu knew that he came to tell them that the eldest prince had left.

Then Yuan Xiu said: "Cook some of your specialty dishes."

"Okay." The waiter agreed and went out.

Lin Xuezhu said to Yuan Xiu: "Husband, do we really want to eat?"

She always felt that the eldest prince was going to cause trouble. Now she couldn't wait to know what the eldest prince planned to do next.

Yuan Xiu said calmly: "Of course I have to eat, I'm hungry."

Okay!

Lin Xuezhu knew that he must have a plan in mind.

Then it's better to eat your meal in peace and peace of mind.

The food was served very quickly at Sifang Restaurant. After about a cup of tea, there were six dishes on the table.

"You two gentlemen, eat first. If you don't have enough, call me." The waiter withdrew with a smile.

Yuan Xiu picked up his chopsticks and picked up a circle of vegetables for Lin Xuezhu.

She didn't stop using her chopsticks until her bowl was full.

Lin Xuezhu looked at the rice bowl without rice and was speechless.

"Husband, were you like this before?" she asked.

"What do you mean?" Yuan Xiu was confused.

Lin Xuezhu ordered his bowl and said, "Just serving food to others. Were you such a diligent person before?"

Yuan Xiu was stunned for a moment, then smiled.

He shook his head and said, "No. However, after I fell in love with my wife, I also wanted to do something like this."

"Haha." Lin Xuezhu laughed dryly.

The male protagonist is a bit too tall.

Not only is he not sinister and vicious, he is also gentle, kind and considerate.

The character collapses completely.

Lin Xuezhu was a little melancholy. Did she lose sight of the male protagonist's evil charm?

Oh, what a pity!

She picked up the chopsticks and shoveled the food into her mouth.

The food tastes good and goes well with the meal, but it's not amazing, just average and delicious.

She finished the dishes Yuan Xiu brought her with rice, and she was full.

Licking her lips, she asked Yuan Xiu, "Husband, what are we going to do next?"

"Waiting for news." Yuan Xiu replied.

"Oh." Lin Xuezhu was quite bored.

Yuan Xiu saw her little thoughts, smiled and said to the outside: "Xiaoer, serve tea."

"Here it is." Xiaoer ran in.

Seeing that the two of them had finished eating, they quickly removed the dishes.

After a while, a pot of tea came.

"Is there any Go?" Yuan Xiu asked.

"Yes." The waiter said and ran out again.

Lin Xuezhu glanced at Yuan Xiu in surprise.

Come to a restaurant for dinner and ask someone to play chess?

But think about it, most of this Sifang Restaurant was opened by his spies.

Then people must be prepared for his preferences.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the waiter to come up holding a Go game.

After some arrangements, he quietly retreated.

Yuan Xiu said to Lin Xuezhu: "Madam, take the black one."

The black one goes down first.

Lin Xuezhu understood that Yuan Xiu was giving in to her.

However, this is not necessary.

Because she can't play Go at all.

Sure enough, after the two played for a few rounds, Yuan Xiu reluctantly threw down his white piece.

This chess game was impossible to play. His wife seemed to know the rules, but the game was played in a mess.

It's his fault for not considering that his wife can't play Go.

The atmosphere is a little awkward now, what should I do?

Just when Yuan Xiu was melancholy, Lin Xuezhu picked up the chess pieces and threw them back into the chess box according to their black and white colors.

He clapped his hands and said, "Husband, let's change the way we play?"

"What way?" Yuan Xiu never knew that there were other ways to play Go.

Lin Xuezhu chuckled, with a cunning light in his eyes.

She told Yuan Xiu how to play backgammon, and then while Yuan Xiu was still understanding, she lost the first piece.

Yuan Xiu's mind was still stuck on Go. He played a few games of backgammon and lost completely.

Lin Xuezhu was so happy that she couldn't hide her smile.

However, Yuan Xiu quickly figured out her routine.

I have to say that as the male protagonist of this book, he has a very strong learning ability.

So, in the latest round, Yuan Xiu won.

The corners of Lin Xuezhu's mouth immediately drooped.

I can't beat others at Go, and I even lost at Gobang, which I am good at. It feels uncomfortable to have my IQ crushed!

Yuan Xiu watched her expression, threw the chess pieces into the box, and said seriously: "Madam, let's go meet the prefect."

"Huh?" Lin Xuezhu's mind had not yet broken away from the chess game just now.

She was still wondering how Yuan Xiu defeated her.

Yuan Xiu said: "The eldest prince has come out of the prefect's mansion. Don't you want to know, madam, what he just said to the prefect?"

"I want what I want." Lin Xuezhu stopped thinking about the chess game and stood up quickly.

She took out a ten-tael silver ingot from the space, threw it on the table, and left the private room with Yuan Xiu.

"You two young masters, walk slowly." The waiter diligently sent the two people to the door.

Yuan Xiu subconsciously wanted to hold Lin Xuezhu's hand, but thought that she was now dressed as a man and holding her hand would cause unnecessary associations, so he withdrew his hand.

The two walked side by side, and after a while, they arrived at the prefect's mansion.

The soldiers in the Prefect's Mansion knew both of them. Even though Lin Xuezhu was wearing men's clothes, he was still recognized.

"Mr. Yuan, Madam Lin, please wait in the concierge. I will report."

In order not to attract attention, the soldiers took the two of them to the concierge and sat down before going in to report.

After about a stick of incense, the master came out to greet him in person.

Lin Xuezhu saw a trace of an ugly look on Master's face that could not be concealed, and guessed that the eldest prince had done nothing good this time.

"Your Excellency, please come in and have a chat," the master said.

Lin Xuezhu and Yuan Xiu looked at each other and followed the master into the inner house.

Normally, the master would take the two of them to the study, and this time was no exception.

But when the two of them entered, they saw Kong Bo not sitting behind the desk, but standing by the window.

"I have met the Grand Administrator." Yuan Xiu and Lin Xuezhu saluted at the same time.

Kong Bo's face was a little pale. Hearing this, he smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Yuan, Madam Lin, there is no need to be polite, just sit down."

He asked others to sit down, but he still stood.

Seeing this scene, Lin Xuezhu raised her buttocks halfway through her sitting position.

Chapter 323 The eldest prince is here again.

Lin Xuezhu looked at Kong Bo awkwardly.

When someone is a guest, if the host doesn't sit down, there's no reason for the guests to sit down either.

Seeing that both of them were standing, Kong Bo gave way again: "You two, please sit down."

Lin Xuezhu and Yuan Xiu were still standing.

Yuan Xiu saw the clues and asked, "Master Kong, what's wrong with you?"

Kong Bo smiled a little reluctantly and stood up straight.

At this time, the master couldn't hold it any longer and said, "The eldest prince came here just now and rewarded you with thirty pieces of cake."

Lin Xuezhu's mouth opened in shock.

This eldest prince is so rude. He went to someone else's house as a guest and even rewarded the host with a big reward?

Yuan Xiu frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"

Kong Bo smiled miserably, shook his head and said, "It's because the subordinates didn't satisfy the eldest prince."

Lin Xuezhu curled her lips and sneered, directly saying, "The eldest prince is a weirdo." Your Excellency did not embarrass my husband, but instead entrusted me and my wife with important responsibilities?"

Kong Bo was quite surprised and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

It turned out that the eldest prince had launched an attack on him as soon as he entered the prefect's mansion.

Asked him why he let an exiled prisoner enter the inn to deal with the epidemic.

Kong Bo immediately felt something was wrong and was quite reserved when he replied.

The eldest prince was even more dissatisfied and ordered him not to grant privileges to Yuan Xiu and his wife, and asked him to capture them and accept punishment.

Kong Bo refused, thinking that Yuan Xiu and his wife had done nothing wrong and he had no reason to punish them.

Therefore, the eldest prince rewarded Kong Bo with thirty big boards on the grounds that he was pretending to be a public servant for personal gain.

He also threatened that after returning to Beijing, he would truthfully report what he had done and ask his father to remove him from his post as Northern Governor.

Originally, after the eldest prince left, Kong Bo also planned to send someone to deliver a message to Yuan Xiu, reminding him to be careful of the eldest prince.

Unexpectedly, the couple came to the door themselves.

Kong Bo was spanked so hard that he couldn't sit down and could only stand to greet the two of them.

At this moment, he was holding back the pain, so his face was a little pale.

After listening to the master's explanation of the cause and effect of the matter, Yuan Xiu's eyes shot out a cold light.

Lin Xuezhu was so angry that she almost bit her back molars.

She knew that human nature was ugly, but she never expected that the Dog Emperor's court, from top to bottom, would have such an unabashed face!

It sucks!

"Master Kong," she said, "Do you know why we came to find you?"

"I would like to hear the details." Kong Bo said.

Lin Xuezhu spoke a little and roughly recounted what he had just heard.

However, she didn't say that she and Yuan Xiu overheard it.

Kong Bo didn't ask either.

He had long since silently accepted that Yuan Xiu had his own path.

And what he feels now is more anger than curiosity.

He really couldn't believe that a majestic prince of a country would disregard the lives and deaths of the people in the entire northern territory for the sake of personal grudges.

To put it bluntly, Yuan Xiu has been exiled, and his status as a sinner will almost remain with him for the rest of his life.

Why do all the members of the royal family want to kill him?

It was obviously a trumped-up charge and they had wronged a minister who dedicated himself to serving the country. Wouldn't their consciences hurt?

For the first time in his life, Kong Bo had doubts about the monarch he was loyal to.

The current situation is like this. If the eldest prince ascends the throne in the future, will he become a monarch who loves his people like a son?

Haha, I'm afraid the lives of the people are just as worthless in his eyes.

Kong Bo silently suppressed the anger in his heart, and at the same time, a deep feeling of powerlessness came over him.

In the final analysis, he is just a small northern governor, and what he can do is limited.

A word from the eldest prince can make him take off his official uniform.

He is not afraid of losing his official position, he is only afraid that the Northern Territory will fall into the hands of bad people and become a tool for them to do dirty things.

Is this country going to be in the hands of such a group of people?

Lin Xuezhu observed what was happening and knew that what the eldest prince had done had greatly touched Kong Bo.

From another level, the eldest prince actually helped Yuan Xiu.

After this incident, the balance in Kong Bo's heart should have completely tilted towards Yuan Xiu.

Hahaha, as expected, no matter how hard you work, the effect is not as good as if the enemy delivers food directly.

Lin Xuezhu was happy in her heart, but her face remained calm.

At this time, Yuan Xiu said: "Master Kong, you are injured, so you shouldn't work too hard. My wife and I will take our leave now. Master Kong, please recover quickly."

"Okay." Kong Bo was indeed holding on; They were all a little shaken.

As soon as Yuan Xiu and Lin Xuezhu left the room, he put his arms on the table and large drops of cold sweat fell from his forehead.

Thinking about what Lin Xuezhu had just said, his vision went dark and he fell to the ground.

The master went out to see off Yuan Xiu and Lin Xuezhu, but did not know that Kong Bo had fainted.

When he returned and saw the scene in the study, he quickly called for someone to carry Kong Bo back to the bedroom.

As soon as Lin Xuezhu returned to the carriage, she immediately entered the space and rummaged through the medicine cabinet.

The Vitality Pill to replenish the body is a must, and there is also the Jinchuang Medicine to treat trauma.

She replaced these with ordinary bottles to prevent anyone from seeing the clues.

In order to help Kong Bo's body recover as quickly as possible, she also made a pot of herbal tea with Lingquan water.

After doing this, she said to Yuan Xiu: "Husband, let's go to the medical clinic."

Without saying anything, Yuan Xiu drove the carriage back to the medical clinic.

There was a long queue at the door of the hospital.

It turned out that Lin Chengyao's reputation for his success in treating epidemic patients spread, causing patients from other cities to come to see him.

Lin Chengyao's consultation fees were not high, and he was very serious in his consultations, so he was highly recognized by his patients.

Lin Xuezhu called Hu Yitong and handed him the prepared things and asked him to send them to the prefect's mansion, saying they were from the medical center.

Hu Yitongma slipped away.

He didn't ask anything, just handed over the things and came back quickly, and he didn't ask around, which made the master quite satisfied.

When Kong Bo woke up, I told him everything.

Kong Bo was moved and asked his master to give him medicine. He also drank Lin Xuezhu's herbal tea and took a vitality pill.

After a good sleep, I felt the pain lessened.

As soon as he regained some energy, he asked his master to bring him the prisoner list.

After some hesitation, I slightly modified the above content.

The master knew that he wanted to protect Yuan Xiu and Lin Xuezhu's family, but doing so was tantamount to laying hidden dangers for himself.

Therefore, I really gave some advice.

However, Kong Bo was determined to protect Yuan Xiu even with his official uniform.

He must never let this man who devoted himself to the country be harmed by traitors.

The master had no choice but to follow his instructions and make a new copy of the roster.

Add the pardoned Lin family members back to the prisoner list.

In this way, even if the eldest prince wanted to find trouble, he would not be able to trouble the Lin family.

The master was at his desk, writing furiously, and worked all night long before re-copying the prisoner list.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he put down his pen, he heard the soldiers coming to report that the eldest prince was here again.

The master suddenly felt something bad in his heart and quickly supported Kong Bo to greet him.

Chapter 324: Catch Yuan Xiu quickly.

The eldest prince was so aggressive that he sat directly on the main seat as soon as he entered the door.

Kong Bo and Master stood aside with their heads lowered, like children who had done something wrong.

"Show me the prisoner list." The eldest prince said coldly.

"The list of prisoners is an important document of the government. If the eldest prince wants to read it, he must have a proper name." Kong Bo said, neither humble nor arrogant.

The eldest prince hated this kind of ants who did not know how to live or die the most in his life.

However, he was in the northern border and could not show off as powerful as he could in the capital.

Kong Bo's approach was impeccable, and he couldn't do it forcefully.

So, he gritted his molars and took out a token from his arms, stretched out his hand and sent it forward.

"Look carefully, this is the royal token given by my father. My father wants this prince to inspect the northern territory. Do you want to stop him?" the eldest prince said, his voice rising an octave.

Kong Bo knew in his heart that the eldest prince's purpose of going to the north to find trouble was not his personal behavior, but must have been instructed by someone in the palace.

He knew he couldn't stop it, so he had no choice but to say to his master: "Go get the roster."

The palms of his master's hands were sweating a lot because of nervousness.

He was not sure whether the eldest prince's arrival was a whim or whether he had some information.

If the eldest prince already knows about the pardon of the Lin family, and he comes up with a fake list, the eldest prince can immediately accuse Kong Bo of deceiving the emperor.

However, if he brings out the real roster and the eldest prince doesn't know anything, that will give the eldest prince a reason to attack.

What should we do?

The master felt in a dilemma.

But when he opened the door and walked to the table, he found that the fake roster was missing.

A layer of cold sweat suddenly broke out on his back.

If the fake roster is taken away by someone with intentions, no matter what the outcome of Yuan Xiu is, Kong Bo will never be able to get rid of his crime of deceiving the emperor.

The master's hands trembled involuntarily.

He paced back and forth in the room, and even had the urge to hang himself with a rope.

Just when he was frightened, a soldier came over.

"Master, the eldest prince is urging you to bring the roster over quickly."

There was a look of sympathy in the eyes of the soldier.

The master sighed.

Forget it, it is more important to deal with the eldest prince first.

For other things, just take it one step at a time.

The master felt relieved and walked out with the roster in his arms.

The eldest prince got the list, glanced at it impatiently, and then said: "Well, you Kong Bo, you dare to pardon the family members of a treasonous criminal. I think you are impatient!"

Kong Bo frowned.

He clearly saw that the eldest prince did not even glance at the roster.

He didn't even turn to the page where the Lin family was written before he started attacking him.

It seemed that the eldest prince came well prepared and had already found out the real situation from elsewhere.

The master, who also saw the clues, breathed a sigh of relief.

The guilt in my heart also eased slightly.

Since the eldest prince already knew in advance that the Lin family had been pardoned, he was right when he brought this list.

Although Kong Bo could not avoid being embarrassed by the eldest prince, it would not be more serious than the crime of deceiving the emperor.

At this time, I heard Kong Bo said: "The eldest prince, when I pardoned those prisoners, I did it in compliance with the laws of this dynasty and did not show any favoritism."

The eldest prince glared at him fiercely and said arrogantly: "Then what you said "Tell me, which law do you follow?"

Kong Bo said, neither humble nor arrogant: "The law of this dynasty requires that if a prisoner is sentenced to life-long exile, the sentence must be reported to the imperial court and decided by the emperor. Those who have outstanding performance during the exile can be commuted by the local government at their discretion."

The eldest prince sneered and asked: "What outstanding performance did these people you pardoned?"

Kong Bo replied: "They invented tools to make the prisoners work better? The efficiency has been greatly improved, and greenhouse cultivation has been invented to solve some of the food problems. These contributions are enough to reduce their sentences."

"Haha," the eldest prince said with disdain, "The prisoners are here to do hard work, but they invented tools to replace them. Save yourself the trouble, is this called a contribution? I have heard of the greenhouse cultivation you mentioned, but I didn't know that farming to support oneself is considered a contribution?"

Kong Bo felt angry as he listened to his strong words.

However, since his arms couldn't twist his thighs, he couldn't point his finger at the eldest prince and scold him.

Kong Bo took a deep breath and said: "The purpose of inventing tools is not to save trouble, but to allow each prisoner to do more work in a limited time. Farming the land is not just for themselves, they feed a prisoner on the construction site." ."

"Sophistication!" The eldest prince stood up and roared: "I think you are obsessed with it! Yuan Xiu has deceived the Northern Governor and made him neglect his duties. Come and arrest Yuan Xiu. I want to interrogate him personally. ."

Kong Bo couldn't take a breath and almost fainted.

He forced himself to take a step forward, stood in front of the eldest prince, and said: "The pardon of the prisoner is the responsibility of the subordinates, and the prisoners are also acting under orders. If the eldest prince thinks that the subordinates have neglected their duties, it is fine to punish them, why should they vent their anger on others? ?"

The eldest prince stared at him coldly, and squeezed out a few words through his teeth, "You don't deserve the punishment from me!"

As he said this, he pushed Kong Bo away and shouted at the door. Roaring, "Hurry and catch Yuan Xiu, a quarter of an hour later, I want your heads!"

Kong Bo fell to the ground, just hitting the wound.

The excruciating pain made him almost groan, but he held it back.

It turns out that this is the way royal people do things.

If you want to deal with someone, even if you can't find a legitimate excuse, you can still achieve your goal through random negotiations.

Ugly, really too ugly.

The country is in their hands, so they are allowed to do whatever they want?

Kong Bo gritted his teeth and was about to get up to argue with the eldest prince, but his master held him by his sleeve.

"My lord, no." The master said silently: "As long as your lord is here, you can still save the Lin family. If your lord is gone, who can protect the Lin family?"

Kong Bo's eyes were red, and he was shaking with anger. His vision went dark again, and he fainted. passed.

The eldest prince turned back coldly, glanced at Kong Bo contemptuously, waved his hand and said to his subordinates: "Drag him down, don't let him get in my way here."

Upon hearing this, his subordinates dragged Kong Bo away like a dead dog. go out.

The master immediately retreated, the anger in his heart not being expressed, and his whole body was swaying.

The eldest prince's men walked away for a while, then threw Kong Bo casually on the ground and went back to resume their lives.

The master endured his anger and asked people to carry Kong Bo back to the room, then turned and went to the kitchen.

He had to find a way to find out the situation, so that when Kong Bo woke up, he could come up with a countermeasure.

He brought out a tray from the kitchen with a pot of tea.

Returning to the front hall, he respectfully placed the tea on the eldest prince's table.

With a smile on his face, he said: "Eldest Prince, it's hot, don't get so angry, drink some tea and have a rest. There is no good tea in the house, I hope the Eldest Prince won't find it objectionable."

Chapter 325 When the time came to test his ability,

the eldest prince naturally disliked the tea from the Prefecture.

What he usually drinks is Jiangnan's special offering.

Even when he goes out, he always takes the tea he drinks with him.

However, he could tell that this master wanted to show his favor to him through tea.

He felt a lot more comfortable immediately.

It seems that there are still people in this prefect's mansion who are aware of current affairs.

Also, how many fools can there be like Kong Bo.

On one side is the powerful eldest prince, on the other side is the humble prefect. Everyone knows how to choose.

So, the eldest prince said to the master with a bit of disdain: "Just wait nearby, I will come to see you if something happens."

"Thank you, eldest prince." The master made a flattering look and stepped aside obediently.

On the other side, the people sent by the eldest prince rushed all the way to the construction site.

At this time, all the prisoners were working on the construction site.

They went on a rampage, tied up Yuan Xiu without any scruples, threw him on horseback and took him away.

Since they had the eldest prince's token, Wang Shen could not stop them and had to rush to find Huang Hao. At the same time, he sent someone to notify Lin Xuezhu.

Huang Hao didn't know what happened in the prefect's mansion. When he heard that the eldest prince had kidnapped Yuan Xiu, he immediately went to Feiyun City to find Kong Bo in person.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he took a few steps out, he met Lin Xuezhu.

"Ms. Lin, hurry up, come with me, let's go find Mr. Kong." Huang Hao said anxiously.

Lin Xuezhu, however, said calmly: "Master Huang, don't be anxious. I'll just go. Master, stay in Anbei City and don't let trouble happen here."

Huang Hao was greatly shocked, but based on his trust in Lin Xuezhu, he did not raise any objection.

Lin Xuezhu asked, "Master Huang, can you lend me a horse?"

"You can ride my horse," Huang Hao said immediately.

Lin Xuezhu thanked him, jumped on his horse, and drove off with his whip.

Wang Shen asked anxiously: "Sir, are we going to let Lady Lin go alone?"

Huang Hao calmed down a little at this time, thought about it carefully, and said: "I'm afraid only Lady Lin can go. Since the eldest prince dares Arresting him means that Mr. Kong can't stop him, and it's futile for us to go. Now, it depends on how Mrs. Lin will deal with it."

He recalled Lin Xuezhu's behavior just now, and seemed to have anticipated this incident. He didn't look very panicked.

He then concluded that Lin Xuezhu had a solution.

Wang Shen knew what Huang Hao said made sense, but he still couldn't help but worry.

He thought for a while and sent someone to inform the remaining members of the Lin family. He only said that Yuan Xiu and Lin Xuezhu had temporarily gone to Feiyun City for business.

In case the old nanny couldn't find her young lady when she turned around, something would happen again.

At this time, Lin Xuezhu, riding Huang Hao's horse, was getting further and further away from the eldest prince's men.

There is no way, the horses brought out by the eldest prince are all thousand-mile horses, but Huang Hao's horse... is just an ordinary good horse.

However, she was not very impatient.

She and Yuan Xiu had indeed expected that the eldest prince would make such a move.

Even when Yuan Xiu's men sent a message saying that Kong Bo had even revised the prisoner list in order to protect them, Yuan Xiu asked his men to steal the later revised list.

Kong Bo's life and position as governor cannot be lost, because he is a very important part of Yuan Xiu's plan.

Lin Xuezhu arrived at Feiyun City as quickly as possible, and the first thing she did was to go to the bank to find Lu Mo.

She could not mobilize the people under Yuan Xiu.

Apart from anything else, she would not blow the secret code for their communication.

After Lu Mo heard that Yuan Xiu was taken away by the eldest prince, he immediately knew what he was going to do.

He just dodged and disappeared.

Lin Xuezhu was going to wait for news near the prefect's mansion when he was stopped by Lin Chengzhang.

"Daughter, is something wrong?" He was keenly aware that there was something wrong with his daughter's expression.

Lin Xuezhu had a thought in her mind and said to him: "Dad, I'll leave for a moment. You ask Hu Santong to go to the hospital and the grain store and pick up his uncle, aunt, and aunt. These days, you all hide in the dark room. The hospital is closed, and the bank and grain store are under the care of the Hu brothers. Externally, it is only said that uncle and aunt have gone out to collect medicine."

After this arrangement, Lin Chengzhang suddenly felt that something was wrong, and he became nervous.

"Daughter, what happened?" he asked eagerly.

Lin Xuezhu didn't have time to explain, so she simply said: "The eldest prince has come to the north and wants to cause trouble for my husband. You hide first, lest he will think of this later and threaten my husband with you. As for the others, he has not caught them. Yes, so just let them handle it outside."

She could still tell the truth to her father.

If something unexpected happens, her father can handle it as appropriate.

People who have been involved in official circles in the past have relatively strong ability to deal with this kind of thing.

"Daughter, what about you? Aren't you going to hide with us?" Lin Chengzhang stepped forward and grabbed Lin Xuezhu's arm.

Who can threaten Yuan Xiu the most, of course it is his daughter.

Their whole family together was not as big as his daughter alone.

Lin Xuezhu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Dad, I'm hiding with you, who will save my husband?"

Lin Chengzhang sighed, feeling helpless.

He was confused when he cared about it, but he forgot about it.

Although she was extremely worried, her daughter was also Yuan Xiu's wife. Naturally, she couldn't just sit idly by when her husband was in trouble.

No matter how reluctant he was to be a father, he had no reason to stop her.

Thinking of this, Lin Chengzhang patted Lin Xuezhu on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, and be more careful. Just leave the family matters to dad. You don't have to worry."

Lin Xuezhu smiled sweetly and said, "Don't worry, dad. "My husband and I expected this, and we were prepared for it. Besides, there's Lu Mo out there, so I'm sure nothing will happen to me. I'd better hide it if I can,"

Lin Chengzhang said . The child is buzzing.

The tasks his daughter gave him were always so challenging.

The whole family was forced to hide in a secret room, and everyone could sense that something was wrong.

What other reason could he find to hide it from them?

No matter what, my daughter is doing big things outside, and even if his father can't help, he can't hold her back.

The time has come to test his abilities!

Lin Chengzhang watched Lin Xuezhu go out. When she was no longer visible, he quickly found Hu Yitong and explained the matter.

Hu Yitong worked very quickly and soon found Lin Chengyao, Jiang Qishuang, Lu and Lin Jiayuan.

Faced with everyone's inquiries, Lin Chengzhang said: "My daughter came over just now and told me that someone from above has come to count the number of prisoners. For fear of causing trouble, she suggested that we hide for a few days. Wait until the limelight is over before we come out, so as not to find Master Kong. trouble."

This reason sounded a bit far-fetched to him.

But to other people's ears, they don't think there is anything wrong.

After all, Yuan Xiu has a special status. If someone discovers that they were pardoned, there is no guarantee that someone will not take advantage of it.

It is necessary to hide.

Chapter 326 He finally found the direction.

Lin Xuezhu was sitting in the teahouse opposite the Prefect's Mansion, waiting for news.

After a while, Lu Mo ran over.

"Cousin, they tortured my cousin." He said anxiously.

"Is this torture?" Lin Xuezhu slapped the table and stood up.

According to her and Yuan Xiu's speculation, the eldest prince's visit this time was still about the theft of the treasury.

In the final analysis, it was because Feng Pinghou and King Qing deliberately conspired to rebel, which involved the Dog Emperor's energy.

This led him to put aside the theft from the treasury for the time being.

But now, the remnants of Prince Qing and Marquis Fengping have almost been dealt with, and the Dog Emperor's spirit has returned to the impoverished treasury.

Just as the eldest prince had finished handling the aftermath in Princess Hengyu's fief, he came to the north, intending to make another contribution.

It's just that they didn't expect that the eldest prince was so ungrateful that he would be tortured before he was even tried.

Lin Xuezhu was in a very unhappy mood.

She calmed down, thought for a while, and said to Lu Mo, "You go back and stare for a while while I go get something. Come back to me in half an hour."

"Okay." Lu Mo walked out quickly.

Lin Xuezhu quickly returned to the new house she and Yuan Xiu bought, closed the door, and entered the space consciously.

There are several huge jars in her space.

The jar contains things used by epidemic patients.

These things were found in a corner when she first arrived at the inn.

At that time, people in the inn did not have complete awareness of epidemic prevention.

Things used by patients were thrown away casually.

She was afraid that the virus would leak out and harm others, so she had no choice but to temporarily stay in the space.

I originally planned to burn these things with fire after setting the rules.

As a result, I was so busy that I forgot about it.

When she remembered, it was no longer convenient to take out these things.

Unexpectedly, this would come in handy.

Lin Xuezhu covered his mouth and nose with a cloth, took out a tea set and a face towel from the jar, and wrapped them in clean cloth.

Then, seal the jar and put the things taken out back into the space.

After doing this, she opened the window of the room and returned to the teahouse opposite the prefect's mansion.

Just half an hour later, Lu Mo came back on time.

Lin Xuezhu handed him the tea set and face towel wrapped in cloth and gave him a few instructions.

Lu Mo took the things and quickly went to do it.

That night, the tea set appeared in the eldest prince's room.

The face towel was used as a mouth towel and was placed next to the tea set.

The eldest prince drank the herbal tea, wiped his mouth, and fell asleep.

Just when his consciousness was dim, an entourage came to report, "First Prince, there is a person calling himself Lin Xuezhu who wants to see you."

Lin Xuezhu, Yuan Xiu's wife?

The eldest prince Gulu jumped up.

A triumphant smile appeared on his lips.

It seems that some people couldn't sit still after learning that their husbands were being tortured.

Very good, if Yuan Xiu talks harshly, someone will answer for him!

The eldest prince was full of energy and quickly said to his entourage: "Bring her here."

"Yes!" The entourage accepted the order and went down to lead the people.

The eldest prince took his time and put on some clothes, then took small square steps to the front hall.

Lin Xuezhu was already waiting in the front hall.

The eldest prince walked in, his face full of arrogance, and sat slowly on the main seat.

"Lin Xuezhu, you came here late at night, do you have anything to say?" he asked.

When he saw his aunt, he called her by her first name, which was very polite.

Lin Xuezhu cursed secretly, but remained calm on the surface.

"The eldest prince, this woman doesn't know what crime her husband has committed. Why does the eldest prince want to imprison him?" she asked weakly.

He looked cautious, afraid of getting into trouble.

The eldest prince stared at her with disdain and said, "Don't you know about your husband's affairs?"

Lin Xuezhu shrank and her voice became weaker, "What is the eldest prince referring to?"

The eldest prince heard the obvious meaning in her words. If you have something to say, I feel happy.

This bitch probably knows something.

So he asked: "Is there anything unusual about your husband along the way? For example, has he been in contact with anyone, or has he received a message from anyone?"

Lin Xuezhu rolled his eyes, as if he was worried. Remember carefully.

The eldest prince was afraid that she would make some omissions and did not dare to disturb her.

The two of them remained silent for a long time.

Finally, the eldest prince became impatient and urged: "Have you thought about it?"

Lin Xuezhu seemed to have a sudden inspiration, patted his thigh and said: "I remembered it. Not long after we were exiled, King Yan came to see me. Husband."

The eldest prince had his ears pricked up, but after hearing this, he was both disappointed and angry.

Lin Xuezhu didn't wait for him to speak and continued: "Prince Yan is such a good man. He gave my husband many things. If it weren't for him, we would have suffered in exile. By the way, eldest prince, how is Prince Yan? Oh, such a good person should be safe and live a long life! "

The eldest prince is about to explode, does this bitch have any brains?

Will King Yan be good to Yuan Xiu? Will you send Yuan Xiu something?

Even if King Yan hadn't been bitten by a dog, he still wouldn't have done such a stupid thing!

The eldest prince almost cursed, but suddenly his mind was stimulated and he grasped some clues.

It is impossible for King Yan to give Yuan Xiu anything, but this girl said that she gave a lot of things. What does this mean?

It means Yuan Xiu got these things himself!

He was a man who had his house confiscated after being convicted of a crime. Where did he get this stuff?

Doesn't this mean that there is something fishy about him?

The eldest prince immediately became energetic and asked Lin Xuezhu: "What did King Yan give you?"

Lin Xuezhu thought for a while and replied: "He gave us a carriage of things, including food, cloth, and pottery jars. Porcelain vase or something."

"What else?" the eldest prince asked expectantly.

Lin Xuezhu recalled it very hard, and after a while he said: "There is also a knife, a two-foot-long sword. It is sharp and can be used to chop bamboo and trees quickly."

The eldest prince was very disappointed. It's some trivial stuff.

With these, it is impossible to find out the whereabouts of the treasury!

However, now that there are clues, there may be others.

So he asked again: "Besides King Yan, who else is there?"

Lin Xuezhu tried his best to think about it and said, "No more."

The eldest prince asked for a long time, and after asking about loneliness, he began to feel annoyed again.

This stupid bitch was just wasting his time.

Just when he was about to blast Lin Xuezhu out, Lin Xuezhu spoke again.

"I remembered." She suddenly said in surprise: "First Prince, I remembered."

The First Prince asked lazily: "What did you remember?"

Lin Xuezhu said: "My husband's leg was broken , is not good at walking. However, his little cousin Lu Mo is very agile and disappears at every turn, and we can't find him."

The eldest prince thought.

Yes, Yuan Xiu is a loser with a crippled leg, but the people around him are not!

That person named Lu Mo, he had a slight impression that he seemed to be Yuan Xiu's confidant.

The eldest prince felt ecstatic in his heart. He had found the direction. He finally found the direction!

Chapter 327: Don't disobey the eldest prince.

As long as he catches Lu Mo, he can follow the clues and find out what's wrong with Yuan Xiu.

The eldest prince stood up excitedly and shouted outside: "Come here, arrest Lu Mo."

Lin Xuezhu rolled her eyes at him when he wasn't paying attention.

You idiot, I hope your men can run as fast as your little cousin!

She asked cautiously: "First Prince, have I provided any useful clues? Can I release my husband now?"

The First Prince looked at her with contempt and sneered: "You ignorant woman, wait a minute. If your husband is convicted, you won't be able to escape either. Even if you let him go, you'll have to go to jail!"

"Huh?" Lin Xuezhu was shocked, and her anxious expression was brought to life.

She seemed to be possessed by Ke Yun for an instant, and said to the eldest prince tremblingly: "First prince, I answered everything you asked truthfully. There is no credit but hard work. Doesn't this make merit a crime?"

The eldest prince was too lazy to do anything. After talking nonsense to her, he snorted coldly and shouted outside: "Come here, send this cunning woman to prison!"

"I am wronged, eldest prince. I am the eldest prince who is helping you. I will explain everything. " Come on, you can't do this to me!" Lin Xuezhu yelled and fluttered like crazy.

The eldest prince's men were afraid that he would disturb their master, so they quickly dragged her away.

After walking a few steps outside, Lin Xuezhu suddenly stopped, neither shouting nor making a fuss.

He even calmly said to several of his subordinates: "Aren't you tired of dragging me along? Let me go and I will walk by myself."

Several subordinates were confused.

They have never seen anyone who can change his face faster than turning the pages of a book.

Moreover, the momentum around Lin Xuezhu made them involuntarily let go of her.

"Where is the prison?" Lin Xuezhu was like a stranger asking for directions, and his tone of voice was quite familiar.

Several of his subordinates said, "We will take you there."

After saying that, one person led the way, and a few others followed, and they went to the Fuya Prison with Lin Xuezhu surrounded.

"Sir, can you please lock me up next door to my husband?" Lin Xuezhu asked suddenly and sincerely as she walked.

After hearing this, several of his subordinates felt a little moved for some reason.

Look at other people's daughters-in-law, they are in such trouble, and they are still thinking about their husbands.

If only my own prodigal wives had this heart.

The person leading the way said quickly: "Don't worry, Mrs. Lin, we will make arrangements for you. You can be in the same cell as your husband if you want."

They can still make the decision on this small matter.

When they left, the master didn't say that they couldn't be locked up together.

Lin Xuezhu was grateful, took out a small bag of broken silver from his sleeve, and divided it among several people.

He said: "My husband is in prison. Thank you for taking care of me. This money is from my heart. Don't dislike it."

Several of his subordinates were a little shocked when an exiled prisoner could casually take out a bag of silver.

However, they didn't say much and quickly collected the money.

Why don't you want the free money?

They are not stupid!

Several people took Lin Xuezhu to the prison and put her in Yuan Xiu's cell as promised.

At this time, Yuan Xiu was lying alone on the ground with blood stains on his body.

Lin Xuezhu burst into tears after seeing this scene.

Although, he was not as seriously injured as when he was at Dali Temple.

But she already had feelings for him, and she wasn't just a stranger like that at that time, so naturally she didn't want to see him get hurt at all.

"Husband." While shedding tears, she gently helped Yuan Xiu up.

Seeing this scene, several of his subordinates felt sad in their hearts.

He locked the cell door and slipped away unbearably.

Yuan Xiu opened his eyes and saw Lin Xuezhu at a glance.

He couldn't believe it and stared at it carefully for a while.

After a long while, he said: "Madam, why are you here?"

"I'm here to accompany you." Lin Xuezhu said sadly: "If I don't come, who will give you the elixir?"

As he said that, he touched a piece of vitality from the space. The pill came out and stuffed it into Yuan Xiu's mouth.

Yuan Xiu chuckled.

This scene seemed familiar, but at that time, he still suspected that Madam had ulterior motives.

Thinking about it now, he was really blinded by lard.

His throat was dry and astringent, and it was very difficult to swallow the pill.

Upon seeing this, Lin Xuezhu quickly took out a bowl of spiritual spring water from the space, covered it with his sleeve and fed it to his mouth.

Yuan Xiu drank the spiritual spring water in big gulps.

After drinking the sweet spring water, the whole person seemed to feel more energetic.

After he recovered a little strength, he held Lin Xuezhu's hand angrily and said, "Madam, you shouldn't have come. The eldest prince is perverse and vicious. He will not show mercy to you just because you are a woman."

Lin Xuezhu . Sneered, "If I were afraid of him, then I wouldn't be called Lin Xuezhu. Don't worry, husband, since he dares to torture you, I will naturally not make it easy for him."

Yuan Xiu comforted her and said: "I have asked someone to treat you as the eldest prince. Send a message to the capital with your name. I believe that the emperor will take action soon."

Lin Xuezhu said: "This is just a delaying tactic. In the end, as long as you are alive for one day, the emperor will not be able to rest easy. The first time is the eldest prince, and I don't know who it is next time. However, it's good that he is in a hurry to deliver food to the north. Let's make a stir to see how many confidants he can use."

Yuan Xiu laughed and said: "Madam is very ambitious, and I admire her husband."

Lin Xuezhu rolled her eyes at him and asked, "Husband, are you hungry? What do you want to eat?"

"What do you have, Madam?" Yuan Xiu said with a smile on his face, matching the expression on his face. The blood stains have a broken beauty like battle damage.

"I packed several dishes for you in the restaurant. You can eat whatever you want." Lin Xuezhu said and took out a piece of sauced meat.

She had carefully considered it before coming here. Fish and shrimps were hairy substances and were not good for wounds.

In order for the body to recover as quickly as possible, it is necessary to supplement protein.

Lean meat and eggs are both good.

Therefore, she not only packed the sauced meat, but also went back to the house to cook a pot of eggs.

I plan to give Yuan Xiu a good patch up.

Yuan Xiu had injuries on his face, so she tore the meat into strips and fed it into Yuan Xiu's mouth bit by bit.

Yuan Xiu ate slowly, feeling very satisfied.

He often thought that having such a wife would be worth it even if he died immediately.

While the two were eating, they heard footsteps coming from the cell door.

Lin Xuezhu quickly put the uneaten meat into the space and wiped Yuan Xiu's mouth with his sleeve.

After a while, the master came over.

When he saw Yuan Xiu and Lin Xuezhu, his face was filled with shock.

"Mr. Yuan, why are you so injured? And Madam Lin, why did you come in too?"

In fact, he knew at a glance that this was all the fault of the eldest prince, but he was still too shocked.

It turns out that powerful people can really do whatever they want.

Lin Xuezhu said gently and implicitly: "We are really touched that the master came to visit us at this time."

The master approached the cell door and said: "Master Kong asked me to inform you two that he has been ousted and that the prefect's mansion is now under the control of the eldest prince. Take over completely, you two must take care of yourself and don't disobey the eldest prince. "

Chapter 328 As long as the God of Plague can be sent away,

Lin Xuezhu was noncommittal after hearing what the master said.

Now the eldest prince is working hard in the prefect's mansion. Who knows who he has bribed and who is working for him.

She didn't believe anyone except Kong Bo himself.

So, she smiled and said: "Master Kong, please give Master Kong a message, please take good care of yourself and take care of yourself. My husband and I are sinners, Master Kong should not hurt yourself by working for us."

Master Kong nodded, "That's it . , I will go back to Master Kong."

Lin Xuezhu watched the master leave with a smile.

It wasn't until he was far away that Lin Xuezhu returned to Yuan Xiu and whispered her plan.

This morning, she asked Lu Mo to arrange for someone to deliver the things to the eldest prince, and then asked Lu Mo to leave the city.

At night, when Lu Mo was probably gone, she went to the prefect's mansion and threw herself into a trap.

Through the conversation, the clues can be traced to Lu Mo, and the eldest prince can send people to catch Lu Mo. The pressure on Yuan Xiu here will be much less.

With Lu Mo's strength, it would be no problem to find a place to hide for a few days.

The next step is to wait for the eldest prince to get sick.

Sure enough, that night, Feiyun City was in a frenzy.

The eldest prince not only mobilized all the soldiers from the Taishou Mansion, but also privately recruited some of the remnants of the Northern Army.

Just to catch Lu Mo back.

Feiyun City was in panic for a while, with officers and soldiers running around everywhere.

Even in the prison, Lin Xuezhu and Yuan Xiu could hear footsteps and shouts coming from outside the window.

Lin Xuezhu smiled slightly and thought: Let's make a fuss. The bigger the fuss, the better.

It would be better if all the troubles about the Dog Emperor are over.

Officers and soldiers searched houses from house to house and turned people's homes upside down.

If he couldn't find anyone, he left a lot of mess behind and went to another house.

When people ask questions, they will always say that they were ordered by the eldest prince to capture key criminals.

But overnight, the eldest prince's "prestige" spread throughout Feiyun City.

The next day, the people were talking quietly while cleaning up the mess.

What big thing happened in the newly settled northern territory, and now our people are still going through such trouble?

The Lin family members all hid in the secret room and escaped this round of searches.

The Hu brothers who stayed outside did not tell Lin Chengzhang and others what happened because they had been "taken care of" by Lin Xuezhu in advance.

Otherwise, if Mrs. Lu knew that it was Lu Mo who was being searched, she would definitely be in panic again.

The officers and soldiers searched for a whole night and a whole day before confirming the fact that Lu Mo had left the city.

The eldest prince was furious and quickly mobilized his officers and soldiers to go out of the city to find someone.

Hundreds of officers and soldiers were divided into eight groups and launched a search net.

There were even a group of officers and soldiers who went to Anbei City and ordered Huang Hao to hand him over.

Huang Hao looked confused and answered truthfully that Lu Mo had been pardoned and was not in Anbei City at the moment.

If you don't believe it, you can search it at will.

The officers and soldiers turned Anbei City upside down again.

The situation in other cities is similar to Anbei City.

Suddenly, the entire northern border showed a scene of chaos.

For those who didn't know, I thought they were going to war with the barbarian tribes again!

So another two nights and one day passed.

The officers and soldiers found no one and returned to Feiyun City to report back to the eldest prince.

At this time, the eldest prince was groggy, his cheeks were red, his throat was dry and itchy, his whole body was sore, and he felt that his whole body was not well.

He didn't want to listen to the nagging officers and soldiers, so he quickly called the government doctor to diagnose and treat him.

After seeing his symptoms, the government doctor immediately felt like he was facing a powerful enemy and had the courtyard where he lived sealed off.

"It's an epidemic!" The doctor quickly took out a face towel from his arms and wrapped the lower half of his face.

The eldest prince's heart skipped a beat.

The epidemic, how could I be infected with the epidemic?

Obviously when he came, he had inquired in advance. He only dared to enter the city after knowing that the epidemic in Feiyun City had passed.

Why did I suddenly become infected with the epidemic?

Shocked and frightened, he hurried back to the bedroom and lay on the bed, not daring to move.

The palace doctor hurriedly reported to Kong Bo, who immediately ordered the sealing of the prefect's palace and locked up everyone who had been in close contact with the eldest prince in the past few days.

When Kong Bo was doing these actions, the eldest prince was completely unable to take care of him.

He only felt that his symptoms were getting worse.

Not only is the fever getting higher and higher, but there are also new symptoms of diarrhea.

As the saying goes, a good man cannot withstand three times of shit.

This person is afraid of diarrhea.

No matter how strong a person is, his legs will become weak after being stretched several times.

What's more, the eldest prince neglects exercise and his body is not very strong.

After Lin Xuezhu learned that he was ill, he had people pass on a lot of "good things" to him one after another.

For example, the cloth he uses to wipe sweat every day has been used by epidemic patients.

Thanks to the preservation function of Lin Xuezhu's space, the viruses sealed inside are also full of vitality.

The eldest prince used these things every day, and his condition became worse and worse.

A few days later, Lin Xuezhu asked someone to send some crotons over.

The eldest prince didn't eat much, but he pooped more than he ate.

When Kong Bo went to visit him, he saw that his complexion was withered and yellow, and he had obviously lost weight several times. He was completely different from the fair and fat appearance when he first arrived.

Kong Bo was also a thief. Seeing that the eldest prince was afraid that he would be useless, he came to the prison to visit Yuan Xiu and Lin Xuezhu.

He was in a hurry and said as soon as they met: "You two, please hold on a little longer. When I find the opportunity, I will persuade the eldest prince to return to the capital to recuperate. When the time comes, I will release you two."

Lin Xuezhu thought to himself: You can There's no need to be in such a hurry, and my husband's injury will probably heal in a few days, so we're not in a hurry to go out.

However, she would not say these words, and only asked: "How is the condition of the eldest prince?"

Kong Bo sighed and pretended to say: "I'm afraid it's not good. I asked the doctor, and they said they had never seen him before. "I can't live with such a dangerous disease as the eldest prince."

Even though the eldest prince looked pitiful when he was sick, he didn't feel sympathy for him at all.

Even if a person who behaves in such a reckless manner dies of illness, it can only be said that the sky has eyes.

At this time, Yuan Xiu spoke.

There was still a hint of weakness in his voice.

Kong Bo felt very unbearable after hearing this.

He said: "Master Kong, if the eldest prince has a mistake in the north and the court blames him, I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it

, Master Kong." Kong Bo had already expected this.

Not to mention the eldest prince's shortcomings, Kong Bo, as the governor of the north, could not absolve himself of the blame for being infected with the epidemic in the north.

However, he didn't want to worry so much.

No matter what price he pays, as long as he can send the god of plague away, he will be satisfied.

However, Yuan Xiu would not allow him to have such an idea.

Yuan Xiu dragged his "weak" body towards the cell door.

Lin Xuezhu saw this and quickly stepped forward to help him, saying, "Husband, please slow down."

"It doesn't matter." Yuan Xiu stretched out his hand to Kong Bo.

Upon seeing this, Kong Bo quickly squatted down, approached the cell door, and held Yuan Xiu's hand.

Chapter 329: Don't let others

take advantage of you. Kong Bo feels sorry for Yuan Xiu, he feels heartbroken.

Yuan Xiu's acting skills also became more and more perfect under Lin Xuezhu's training.

The two men held hands across the cell door, looking sympathetic to each other.

Lin Xuezhu couldn't bear to look at it.

She regretted a little. Why did she train her husband's acting skills to be so good?

Is it just to make them like this?

She turned her face away, pretending to leave space for the two of them, and hid in the cell.

At this time, Yuan Xiu lowered his voice and said, "Master Kong, you should report to the court about the epidemic in the north."

"I know, but this matter concerns the eldest prince. I don't know how to report it." Kong Bo Why?

Yuan Xiu leaned forward and spoke in a lower voice, "The Zhou family colluded with Prince Qing and supported Prince Qing's rebellion. This matter was found out by the eldest prince. In order to avoid the incident being exposed, the Zhou family repeated their old tricks and infected the eldest prince. It's an epidemic. Thanks to Mr. Kong's clear-sightedness, he exposed the Zhou family's conspiracy and gave justice to the eldest prince. "

Kong Bo was shocked, "Master Yuan, you can't say this nonsense! I have no evidence that the Zhou family and Prince Qing are rebelling. Without proof, how can we win the emperor's trust? "

"The evidence has been sent to the capital, and it will be faster than Mr. Kong's report. Mr. Kong, don't worry, the collusion between the Zhou family and King Qing is indeed true. We will know it with a little investigation. " Yuan Xiu said.

Kong Bo believed in Yuan Xiu and felt relieved after hearing this.

After thinking for a while, he said: "But didn't Zhou Shenrong collude with the eldest prince? If I said that and was denied by the eldest prince, wouldn't I be colluding with him?"

Yuan Xiu asked back: "The Zhou family is suspected of Prince Qing's rebellion. Does the eldest prince still dare to say that he has colluded with the Zhou family?"

Kong Bo suddenly understood and couldn't help but nodded.

The Zhou family is suspected of treason. If the eldest prince speaks for the Zhou family, it will definitely arouse suspicion.

The eldest prince can't be that stupid.

Yuan Xiu added: "Now that the eldest prince is ill in the north, Lord Kong may be derelict in his duty if he does not send a message to the capital. However, Lord Kong felt that there was something fishy about the eldest prince's illness, so he sent someone to investigate first. Then report to Beijing. Although it is not timely, it is understandable. Mr. Kong should go to the table to apologize."

Kong Bo understood immediately.

I couldn't help but sigh secretly, Yuan Xiu deserved to come out of the palace.

He knows better than anyone else how to weigh the pros and cons and protect yourself wisely.

However, even though he knew so well, he still couldn't avoid being framed here on unfounded charges and tortured. It was really pitiful.

Kong Bo felt grateful to Yuan Xiu and sympathized with him at the same time. His mood was very complicated.

After Yuan Xiu finished saying what he wanted to say, he covered his mouth and coughed a few times, then returned to where he was originally sitting.

Kong Bo took a deep breath, stood up, gave Yuan Xiu and Lin Xuezhu a fist, turned and left.

At this time, in the Zhou family's shop, Zhou Shenrong entered the secret room alone.

The secret room was dark, with only a dim oil lamp lit at the door.

At the end of the secret room, a dark shadow made a whimpering sound.

At the same time, an unpleasant smell of feces and urine reached Zhou Shenrong's nose.

He took a few steps back in disgust, covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, and said, "The eldest prince is infected with the epidemic. You go and have him checked. I will have someone clean it up for you later. Don't infect the eldest prince."

" It's dark, it's dark, it will never light up again," the shadow said vaguely.

Zhou Shenrong frowned and said displeasedly: "Don't talk nonsense. When we get to the eldest prince later, you just need to see the doctor and don't cause trouble for me!"

"It's dark, the little devils have come out, hey hey, the little devils have come out. ." The black figure clapped his hands stupidly.

Zhou Shenrong couldn't bear it anymore and said angrily: "Stop pretending to be crazy for me. I asked you to help me solve the problem, not to let you eat for free. If you say one more word, don't blame me for being rude to you."

"Kid, you are. Little devil, you will be dead at dawn, dead!" Black Shadow's mood suddenly rose and he laughed horribly.

Zhou Shenrong shuddered all over, subconsciously took a few steps back, and shouted: "Come here, come here, give him a good beating until he stops talking nonsense!"

"It's from the shopkeeper, my family. Someone is here."

As soon as Zhou Shenrong finished speaking, the boy ran in.

But he wasn't here to deal with the dark figure, but to spread the news.

Hearing this, Zhou Shenrong subconsciously asked, "Who is here?"

The young man shook his head, "I don't know either. He only said that the head of the family sent him here."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Shenrong felt that the matter was of great importance and quickly asked the young man to lock the door. He opened the door of the secret room and went to the front to greet the guests.

The head of the family sent someone here in person, there must be something important.

Could it be because of the money he sent back?

Fortunately, the eldest prince filled the hole for him.

It seems that the head of the family is very satisfied this time. He should have sent someone to take him back to his family and plan to train him well.

The more Zhou Shenrong thought about it, the happier he became.

He couldn't stay in this miserable place in the north for a day.

However, before he left, he still had to find a way to get the old madman to treat the eldest prince.

Once the eldest prince recovers, no one in the Zhou family can compete with him for the succession.

Zhou Shenrong saluted the visitor happily, "Uncle Wen, why are you here?"

Uncle Wen was the most respected confidant around the family head.

Sending Uncle Wen to pick him up in person just shows how much the family leader values ​​him.

Zhou Shenrong raised his head happily, but was met by Uncle Wen's cold face.

His heart sank immediately, feeling that the situation was not good.

Uncle Wen said: "Zhou Shenrong, you are so brave, you dare to send a killer to find out the whereabouts of the young master!"

Zhou Shenrong heard the word "young master" and didn't realize who he was talking about for a moment.

When he remembered that this "young master" was Zhou Shenyi, his whole face turned pale with fright.

"I don't. I don't know what kind of killer it is." He quickly defended himself.

Uncle Wen snorted coldly and said: "The head of the family is willing to give you a chance because of the blood relationship. Unexpectedly, you have thoughts that you shouldn't have. You don't have to quibble. The head of the family has investigated the matter clearly and won't allow you to do so." Sophistry! Come here, tie him up and go back to plead guilty to the master!"

As soon as he finished speaking, two thugs came out, one on the left and the other on the right.

Zhou Shenrong wanted to kneel down and beg for mercy, but the two thugs were obviously not vegetarians. They forcefully opened his mouth and stuffed a ball of rags inside.

Zhou Shenrong whimpered and choked, and was fought by two thugs.

The young boy didn't dare to say anything when he saw this battle, and even took a few steps back.

Then, he watched helplessly as Zhou Shenrong was kidnapped.

Uncle Wen stared at the young boy and said in a calm tone: "Shut your mouth. If any news about this matter comes out, think carefully about what will happen to you."

The young boy became even more frightened.

He always thought that Zhou Shenrong was the future head of the Zhou family, but now, the future head of the family was caught so easily by several servants. He was a little boy with no roots and no foundation, and he was not at the mercy of others!

Chapter 330: Just follow what the two of you said.

Kong Bo wrote the note overnight and sent it to the capital as quickly as possible.

The next day, I learned that the eldest prince's condition had improved somewhat.

Kong Bo planned to send the eldest prince away after his condition stabilized.

However, another day passed, the eldest prince's condition suddenly took a turn for the worse, and he even fell into a coma.

This frightened the two doctors. They quickly asked Kong Bo for instructions and invited Lin Chengyao over.

In fact, Lin Chengyao's medical skills were on par with the two palace doctors, and he had no good solution for the eldest prince's condition.

The three of them considered the medicine and decided to use something drastic, using a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

Privately, Lin Chengyao felt that if Zhou Shenyi's Spring-Returning Pill was available at this time, the eldest prince's condition might be improved.

Unfortunately, the Spring Returning Pill is not only difficult to prepare with all the medicinal materials, but also the refining method is very particular.

It's simply impossible to master all the details without a lot of experimentation.

Therefore, he did not dare to mention the Return of Spring Pill at all.

At night, the medicine for the eldest prince was ready.

The eldest prince clenched his teeth and couldn't drink it down at all.

The doctor was helpless, so he had to use a spoon to pry open the eldest prince's teeth, and then drink the medicine bit by bit.

The next day, the eldest prince woke up.

And as soon as I woke up, I said I was hungry and wanted to eat.

People are like iron rice or steel. As long as they can eat it, they will be saved.

The two doctors were surprised and delighted, and quickly ordered people to make some exquisite porridge and snacks, along with a few light side dishes, and sent them to the eldest prince.

Perhaps it was because the eldest prince had been hungry for a long time, so he devoured this meal in a voracious manner, which was not impressive at all.

After filling his stomach, the eldest prince expressed dissatisfaction that the food was too light and could not satisfy his appetite, and asked to make him a bowl of medicinal quail soup in the evening.

The Northern Territory is different from the wealthy Southern Territory. You can't just eat whatever you want.

For a few quails, Kong Bo was very worried.

Privately, he really didn't want to serve this god of plague.

But in name, he couldn't show it.

So, after sending many people out to search, they finally found the quail that the eldest prince wanted.

The two government doctors and Lin Chengyao discussed the use of medicated diet together, intending to consolidate the eldest prince's physical condition.

But when the entourage brought the medicated quail soup that the eldest prince had been craving for into the room, he discovered that the eldest prince had lost his breath.

The entourage was so frightened that they rushed out of the eldest prince's room, screaming.

This movement instantly alarmed everyone in the Prefect's Mansion.

When the two doctors took Lin Chengyao to see him, they discovered that the eldest prince had long since lost his breath and was completely dead.

Kong Bo came to inquire about the situation. When he heard that the eldest prince was dead, he suddenly showed sadness and fear.

However, he was happy and happy in his heart.

Fortunately, he followed Yuan Xiu's suggestion and sent a note to the capital explaining the reason for the eldest prince's illness.

Fortunately, this scourge is finally dead. No matter whether Beijing will send people over or not, the Northern Territory can always calm down for a while.

The death knell rang, and the whole northern region mourned for the eldest prince.

The sound reached the prison, and Lin Xuezhu and Yuan Xiu looked at each other, understanding each other.

Lin Xuezhu thought with an expressionless face: The damned person is finally dead, but she still took advantage of him. Based on the punishment he used on Yuan Xiu, letting him die of illness was considered very generous of her.

If it weren't for his status as the eldest prince, the cause of his death would have to look very natural, and she would have to torture him severely before she could let him die.

Humph, consider him lucky!

Yuan Xiu and Lin Xuezhu waited for a while, and the master rushed in with the key.

"Master Kong asked me to release you two. You two can quickly follow me to see Master Kong." Master opened the cell door.

Lin Xuezhu bowed down in front of Yuan Xiu and said, "Husband, you are injured. Master Kong called me urgently because he was worried that you would not be able to walk fast. Come up here and I will carry you on my back."

The master was speechless.

Although Mr. Yuan is not fat, Mrs. Lin looks delicate and frail, and she can really carry a man on her back.

"Ms. Lin, I'll do it."

The matter was urgent, and the master didn't want to think too much. He just wanted to take the couple to see Mr. Kong as soon as possible.

Lin Xuezhu did not refuse, and gave up her position happily, saying politely: "I'll bother you, Master."

She knew very well that Yuan Xiu's injury was no longer serious after being repaired by the spiritual spring water and vitality pill.

Now let alone walking, even if you throw a few killers at him and let him fight, it will be no problem.

However, the disabled character must continue to stand up, so that the dog emperor can relax his vigilance.

The eldest prince's torture just made Yuan Xiu's already "not rich" health condition "worse".

The scene of Master carrying Yuan Xiu out of prison was witnessed by many people in the government office.

Lin Xuezhu felt that using the power of public opinion was more effective than Yuan Xiu pretending to be disabled alone.

Master is middle-aged and has good physical strength.

But even though he could run with Yuan Xiu on his back, he was still out of breath when he arrived at Kong Bo's study.

"Yuan, Mr. Yuan, you two go in first, I, I will take a rest." Master held on to the pillar and panted heavily.

"Thank you, Master." Yuan Xiu said, and with the support of Lin Xuezhu, he walked into Kong Bo's study.

"You two, the eldest prince passed away." Kong Bo said straight to the point.

Lin Xuezhu looked at his expression and felt that he could be more sad.

Just tighten the smile on your lips.

Kong Bo didn't need to pretend in front of the two of them. He only said: "I invite you two to come. There is something that requires your attention."

"Master Kong, please speak." Yuan Xiu said.

Kong Bo said, "The eldest prince was infected with the epidemic and died. If we use ordinary means, his body must be burned to prevent the spread of the epidemic. But the eldest prince has a special status. I am afraid that I, the little eunuch, will not be able to do such a thing. In your opinion, , how should I deal with it?"

He really has no experience in this matter.

Not to mention that he didn't know how to deal with the prince's body, even if it was the first time to meet the prince himself.

However, Yuan Xiu is very experienced in this matter.

He spoke slowly, "The death of the prince due to illness is no small matter. First of all, Mr. Kong will immediately compile a book and send it to the capital to report to the emperor about the eldest prince. Secondly, he will keep the body of the eldest prince properly and send it back to the capital as soon as possible."

Kong Bo was confused: "The mountains are high and the roads are far away. I'm afraid that the epidemic will spread."

"It doesn't matter." Lin Xuezhu said: "Master Kong only needs to consult two doctors on how to take some antiseptic measures without destroying the body of the eldest prince. Measures. In addition, the eldest prince's coffin must be sealed with paraffin. If it is carefully escorted along the way, the epidemic will not spread."

Kong Bo breathed a sigh of relief and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, just do as you two said."

"However." Lin Xuezhu added: "Master Kong had better ask the two imperial doctors to sort out the diagnosis process and prescriptions for the eldest prince, and send them to the capital together with the letter to facilitate the imperial physician's inspection."