First Concubine

Chapter 157 The Grandpa Arrives (4)

The old lady burst into tears. She took out her handkerchief and wiped it while saying, "Don't you even ask what Leng Youru did? She poisoned your son, your granddaughter and granddaughter-in-law. She wanted to make our Zhuge family extinct! Xiao Xi and Yao Cheng were infertile for five years because she gave birth control pills. When Linglong came over, she prepared spicy dishes for Linglong alone every day, and she also put birth control pills in them. Don’t care! What about Liu Yun? If Liu Yun hadn’t favored the maid this time, the poison would have been reduced by half. I’m afraid that Liu Yun would never be able to wake up again!”

"Evidence?" Zhuge Xiaotian glared sideways. The old lady shuddered and stared back at him weakly, but there was no lethality at all. "I told you in the letter about Xiao Xi's premature birth, but the reason I just found out not long ago that Leng Youru stuffed oleander into the dowry pillow for Xiao Xi! This is because Xiao Xi was born prematurely but not stillborn. If...if it happens again..." At this point, the old lady said There was obvious crying in her words. She really couldn't bear the pain of losing Zhuge Xi or her two brothers. "You see she has ulterior motives. There are many things that do not require evidence. Justice is in the heart!"

Zhuge Xiaotian held his big palm and said sternly: "Is this the so-called evidence? What can an oleander pillow mean? The pillow has passed through the hands of so many people, who saw Leng Youru stuffing something into it? It's fair. Damn it! What I want to see today is irrefutable witness and material evidence! But the only witness who could possibly expose the mastermind was killed by you! "Look at the stupid thing you did!" As for Cen'er, she is a dead soldier and it is difficult to pry her mouth open.

 The old lady took a breath and cried harder: "I was just angry at that time!"

Zhuge Xiaotian's cold gaze lingered on her eyes that were swollen like walnuts for a moment. He could barely hold back the curse words he wanted to say, and said in a deep voice: "As for the matter of poisoning Liu Yun, huh! All the evidence together , Zhaoyun framed Liuyun and the princess, and framed the princess as the mastermind behind it, which is more convincing! The only Hongzhu who could have retracted his confession was killed by you, so the poison in Moheyuan was Hongzhu! There is no way to verify who put it there!”

Just like Cen Er's fabricated words, Liu Lu was forced to become Zhuge Liuyun's maid. Liu Lu was unwilling to serve the prince, so he found ways to frame the prince, and in order to escape guilt, he killed the princess as the mastermind behind the scenes. This is Motive! And Liu Lu goes in and out of Leng Youru's boudoir every day, whether it's incense or the poison hidden in Zihe's car, she has the opportunity to commit a crime! Compared with Leng Youru, who has been in love with Zhuge Liuyun for twenty years, Liu Lu is indeed more likely to be the murderer in everyone's mind! The most important point is, do the Zhuge family want to expose the Zhuge family's family scandal for the sake of a marriage that cannot be broken off?

Zhuge Liuyun sighed secretly! The old lady didn't care so much. Anyway, she would fight whoever hurt her son!

Zhuge Xiaotian picked up the teacup, drank a full cup of cold water, and gasped: "You really plan to make a fuss in the Jinluan Palace, let all civil and military officials see our Zhuge family's jokes, and let everyone know that Xiao Xi and Xiao Yu are not The princess is the one who died? And we abandoned her only flesh and blood when we knew that she could no longer bear children? So what is the purpose of our actions in the eyes of others? Why not? Let the blood of the Central Plains flow in the bones of the heir to the palace? Does it mean that our Kashgar surrender to the Zhou Dynasty is false, and the secret conspiracy to rebel is true? "

 The old lady's heart skipped a beat and she stopped crying. Zhuge Liuyun lowered his head, unable to refute!

Zhuge Xiaotian saw that his words had the effect of enlightenment, and his tone softened a bit, but the aura of decisiveness and killing that he had experienced on the battlefield did not diminish at all: "To say the least, they really suspected this and joined forces. Attacking the Zhuge family is worth it as long as you can convince the emperor to cancel the marriage! But the question is, will the emperor comply with your wishes? Don't think about the situation of the Zhuge family when he granted the marriage! Ru? It's a fantasy! Since exposing the family's scandal can't reverse the situation, why do you have to do something that will do no harm to you? Is there no other way to calm her down except driving Leng Youru out of the house? ? A bunch of idiots!”

 The old lady was scolded so much that after all, all the decisions were made by her. This idiot... wasn't she? Woohoo...bullying...

After Zhuge Xiaotian scolded his wife, he began to scold his son again: "The project was diverted from the south to the west. Kashgar exchanged cities with the Central Plains and controlled the dam in his own hands. Do you think the emperor has no worries in his heart? It was just the prince's advice that he would do it." Yes! After all, he is protecting the prince, not Kashgar! Don't you worry that he will use this incident to accuse the Zhuge family of treason so that he can send troops to capture Kashgar and take back the city with the dam? ?”

Zhuge Liuyun lowered his head, like a child who had made a mistake. It was really hard to imagine that he was the iron-faced prince who could argue with the emperor in the court.

Zhuge Xiaotian's dark eyes shot out a sharp cold light: "Your mother is old and a harem, and you really adopted her decision? As the head of the family, don't tell me that you don't even have basic skills." You don’t even understand the emperor’s intentions! You knew that she made a wrong decision, but you not only failed to remedy it in time, but also allowed your children to embarrass your legitimate mother. Why? You want to tell me that filial piety comes first and you don’t dare to disobey your elders? What is this? Why did I not slap you to death for the sake of so-called foolish filial piety and putting thousands of people in Kashgar to death?

Zhuge Liuyun moved his lips and wanted to say something but held back.

Zhuge Xiaotian snorted disdainfully: "What? Do you feel wronged? Do you think she has harmed you, and you have done your best by just driving her out of the house and not harming her back?"

Zhuge Liuyun's face felt hot after being told what was on his mind.

Zhuge Xiaotian picked up the empty cup and smashed it in front of Zhuge Liuyun. Accompanied by the clear sound of breaking porcelain, he roared unwilling to be outdone: "When I asked you to save Yan'er, you had to save Xiao Yu! If you save Yan, Son, there is nothing wrong! You and Leng Youru are in harmony, the Emperor of Zhou has no excuses, and everyone is happy! You just... gave Leng You the antidote because you cared about the relationship between your children! Ru’s revenge on you, Xiao Xi, and Xiao Yu’s wife are all caused by you! Who the **** can you blame?”

 Zhuge Liuyun had a bead of sweat on his forehead, his big hands were turned into fists, and the veins were protruding one by one, as if they were about to burst at any time. What's wrong with loving someone? What's wrong with him saving himself and her child? He had already sacrificed each other's happiness for the sake of Kashgar Qing. Why, why should he sacrifice his favorite child?

Zhuge Xiaotian pressed his forehead: "Zhuge Liuyun, let me tell you, these political achievements and military achievements of yours are all obtained by relying on the aura of the Zhuge family. If you were a commoner, you would be a seventh-grade sesame official at most! Because of you He is the eldest son of the royal family of Kashgar, so any political achievements and military achievements you make will have double or even many times the effect! Since you enjoy these honors, you have to pay the corresponding price! "

 …

After Zhuge Liuyun and the old lady left the flower hall, Zhuge Xiaotian ordered people to go to Leng's house and called Leng Youru. Leng Youru was wearing a white velvet short jacket, lined with a waist-skirt of the same color. Her face was still stunningly beautiful without makeup. She moved lightly with lotus steps and came in every style, as if she were a fairy from Yaochi who was not stained by the dust of the world. But such an impeccably beautiful woman hides a vicious heart!

“Dad.” Leng Youru bowed calmly and called.

Zhuge Xiaotian’s eyes sharpened and he slapped the table: “Kneel down!”

A strong coercion came from all directions. There was no wind, thunder or tsunami, no mountains collapsing and the ground cracking. It was like a roaring sea, and even more powerful than the shaking of the earth and the mountains.

Leng Youru’s eyelids moved, she lifted up the skirt of her skirt and knelt down as instructed.

Zhuge Xiaotian stared at her with burning eyes and said in a cold voice: "Do you know where you went wrong? Don't talk to me about that nonsense that you were wronged!"

Leng Youru's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and she said in the same tone as usual: "What's wrong with my daughter-in-law? My Yan'er should die, and the others should live?"

Zhuge Xiaotian's eyes narrowed, and there was a bit of dangerous light like a ferocious beast: "You are as stupid as a pig! Yan'er doesn't deserve to die, but can you figure out the target of your revenge? You are indiscriminately taking revenge on the Zhuge family. , which turns the Zhuge family upside down and only makes the relatives angry and the enemies happy! "

Leng Youru shook her bare hands and almost squeezed out a small voice from between her teeth: "How do you know that I haven't figured out the target?"

"Hmph! With your pig brain, even if you figure out the target, you'll just fall into the other party's trap better!" Zhuge Xiaotian glanced at her coldly, and asked in the midst of her emotions that were about to collapse. , "I ask you, who gave you this marriage? Answer me!"

Leng Youru bit her lip and said, "Your Majesty."

 “How did you get sterilized?”

 “Spontaneous hemorrhagic collapse.”

 “Who lost the antidote?”

 “Leng Chengkun.”

"These have nothing to do with the Zhuge family!" Zhuge Xiaotian's eyes became colder and colder, and his voice became deeper and deeper, "Before the emperor granted the marriage, Liu Yun and her had a wedding ceremony at the temple. Dear, although there is no marriage certificate issued by Dazhou, they are a legitimate couple blessed by the gods in Kashgar! You said, why don't we save Yuan when we get the antidote? A worthy son, do you want to save your reborn son? "

Leng Youru’s heart felt as if she had been stabbed hard by a knife, and her whole body began to tremble in pain!

Zhuge Xiaotian continued to cook the oil: "Also, why don't you think about why, with your elder brother's caution, he got drunk during the mission and lost an antidote out of thin air? Don't you suspect that someone tampered with it, or ...The emperor originally gave only one antidote? Besides, aren't you surprised that Bai Zhuan Dan is a miracle medicine from South Vietnam? Why is it so coincidental that Emperor Zhou had it in hand when Yan'er and Yu'er were poisoned? it?"

Leng Youru’s breathing suddenly stopped, and her eyes widened in disbelief...

"I originally thought that everyone's tolerance of you for so many years was enough to wear away the resentment in your heart. I also thought that you were so talented that one day you would be able to figure out the crookedness of it. Who would have thought that you..." Zhuge Xiaotian could not hold back the memory of his deceased grandson. He was in pain, and said with words like ice, "If you can't figure out the enemy and fight him randomly, you will be a traitor on the battlefield! Are you thinking that the emperor granted a marriage, the Leng family lost the medicine, and the Zhuge family abandoned Zhuge Yan? Everyone feels sorry for you? So, you framed Leng Wei to let Leng Chengkun suffer the loss of his beloved daughter! Then you drugged Xiao Xi and Linglong so that the incense of the Zhuge family could not continue! Then, you poisoned Liu Yun as a reward! The chips colluded with Pingnan Palace to help Pingnan Palace overthrow the imperial power and make the emperor feel like he was at rock bottom! "

Leng Youru’s nails dug into her thighs and dug into her flesh along with her clothes. Blood flowed out drop by drop, seeping into her white skirt and staining the snow like splashed ink.

Zhuge Xiaotian did not stop attacking her soul because of her self-abuse: "Stupid, stupid, stupid! You're so stupid that I don't even want to scold you! There was obviously only one culprit, but you accidentally injured countless others! You thought you were justified in your injuries! You should collude with the Prince of Pingnan! In the end, the emperor will kill you all, break the bones and connect the tendons, and the Leng family will also follow suit! Anyway, Leng Chengkun and Leng Yixuan refused to support the prince, so the emperor took the opportunity to let them go. Another man from the Leng family takes over as the head of the family! Haha! You, Leng Youru, have really done a great favor to the murderer!"

In fact, whether Yan'er and Yu'er were poisoned by someone sent by the emperor, Zhuge Xiaotian has been investigating for so many years but has not found any clues. Zhuge Xiaotian also doesn't know whether the emperor intends to kill the mainstay of the Leng family. After all, Leng Xiaotian Youru's collusion with Prince Pingnan's palace was very secret, and the emperor probably didn't know about it yet. But the truth is not important anymore. What is important is whether Leng Youru believes it!

Leng Youru bit her lip with her teeth, biting a corner. Blood dripped down her pointed jaw, but she could hold back the tears in her eyes.

Zhuge Xiaotian said again: "It's not your fault for being stupid, but it's your fault that you were so stupid that you became a spearman for others! You don't know how to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and watch the Pingnan Hou Mansion screw the royal family to pieces." Is the flying dog jumping? Anyway, sooner or later this country..."

Leng Youru looked at him secretly, as if expecting him to tell what would happen sooner or later, but Zhuge Xiaotian blinked and swallowed the unfinished words! Leng Youru's eyes dimmed, once again filled with anger and resentment.

Three feet of ice is not frozen in a day. It is almost impossible to dissipate Leng Youru's resentment through one or two conversations, but there is no way to shock her! Zhuge Xiaotian dusted off the hem of his navy blue wolf-tooth embroidered clothes, and all his angry emotions seemed to recede in an instant. He was as calm as a **** in the dark night, and his rich voice was like a bell, with a bit of aura that attracted people to worship, lingering in the ears: "No matter who is the culprit, as Yan'er's grandfather, I cannot absolve myself of the blame for failing to protect him. Therefore, I decided to cremate him in an unusual way and allow him to live in the Zhuge family's ancestral hall, receive incense from future generations, and be rich for generations to come."

 Children who did not reach the age of hairpins or crowns were not allowed to be buried in a grand ceremony after death, and they were not allowed to enter the ancestral hall. Zhuge Yan's body was quietly buried in a geomantic treasure place. Leng Youru's inner defense suddenly collapsed, and she rushed towards Zhuge Xiaotian almost like crazy: "You are not allowed to touch my Yan'er! You are not allowed to touch him!" It was pitiful that her Yan'er was buried in the cold ground. How could he be burned mercilessly again?

Zhuge Xiaotian was not moved by her anger, and simply said calmly: "Cremation is the highest funeral in Kashgar Qing. This is a sign of respect for Yan'er. If he is cremated before he reaches the crown and is incorporated into the ancestral hall, Yan'er will be the best funeral in Kashgar Qing." The first one."

This is a cultural difference. During the Great Zhou Dynasty, burials were promoted and there was no reason for cremation. However, Mobei and Kashgar Qing preferred sky burials, water burials and even cremations.

Leng Youru stopped her tearing movements and crazy roar, and looked steadily at Zhuge Xiaotian, who had a calm face. No matter what expression she showed, whether she was miserable, angry, sad, pitiful... Zhuge Xiaotian was always calm and calm. The expression is calm!

Finally, Leng Youru was defeated... She slowly let go of her hand, slowly knelt at Zhuge Xiaotian's feet, slowly held his right foot, and knelt down with the most pious ceremony of Kashgar celebration. On the ground, she put her forehead on his shoe: "Please, don't burn my Yan'er, I will be obedient... I swear in the name of Yan'er's mother that I will never disobey you again..."

 …

 Zhuge Xiaotian returned to Tian'anju, and Ping'er saluted him. He took out a white jade bracelet from his arms and handed it to Ping'er, saying expressionlessly: "To make up for your birthday gift."

Ping'er was startled at first, and then the tip of her nose felt sore. Her birthday had passed three days ago, and the old lady gave her a very expensive set of gifts. The old lady remembered that she didn't feel sorry for it, but the old lady didn't forget either... She was so popular With tears rolling down his eyes, he took it with both hands and said, "Thank you very much, old man!"

Zhuge Xiaotian waved his hand and Ping'er stepped back. Zhuge Xiaotian opened the curtain and entered the bedroom. At this time, the old lady was covering her quilt and crying. She was so wronged. She missed him so much that her heart ached. Finally, he came. He was full of joy and dressed up carefully, but he was Public punishment. Wow...so embarrassing...

 “Ahem!” Zhuge Xiaotian cleared his throat to increase his presence. The old lady snorted and turned over to face the inside of the bed. Zhuge Xiaotian frowned, walked over and lifted the quilt covering her head, sat on the bedside, and said, "Are you still angry?"

 (End of this chapter)