The gang of family members noticed that something was wrong and wanted to follow, Xu Zhengying hurriedly waved his hand, signaled the group of family members to stay where they were, and got into the carriage under Hu Xiaotian's coercion.
Xu Zhengying sat in the carriage, terrified in his heart, and said in a trembling voice: "Who are you" In fact, he had already guessed the identity of the person who came.
Hu Xiaotian laughed and said, "I don't know who I am, why did you go to meet me" He pressed a short knife against Xu Zhengying's throat and came to Xu Zhengying's opposite.
At this time, Hu Xiaotian had already covered his face with a black cloth, even after changing his face, he didn't want Xu Zhengying to see his true face.
Xu Zhengying said in a trembling voice: "The virtuous nephew Xu has nothing to offend, why bother with swords" The speed of the carriage slowed down significantly, and Hu Xiaotian said: "You sent dozens of family members to set up ambushes inside and out, do you want to catch me and ask the court for credit?"
Xu Zhengying judged from his voice that it was Hu Xiaotian in front of him, and he smiled bitterly: "How could I do such a thing that has lost my conscience, and the reason why I brought my family here is to protect you." ” "Protect me" Hu Xiaotian couldn't help sneering, Xu Zhengying is really a lie, I'm afraid that even a three-year-old child won't believe this kind of words.
Xu Zhengying said: "Virtuous nephew, why do you want to come back, the emperor ordered your Hu family to be raided, and your father and mother have also been escorted to the Criminal Department for trial, if people know that you have returned to the capital, you will definitely be arrested throughout the process, and it will not be troublesome if you are caught."
He pretended to be concerned, hoping to alleviate Hu Xiaotian's hostility and prompt him to put down the murder weapon.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Isn't this carriage very broken, it's not as good as the one you gave me before?"
Xu Zhengying secretly complained, this kid had a hidden edge in his words. is clearly implying that he has bribed him in the past, and if he falls into the legal net, he is afraid that he will shake out all the things he has done.
Xu Zhengying said: "Virtuous nephew, you shouldn't come to see me in this way, my family members think that I have been kidnapped and will inevitably report to the government."
It won't take long for the Jingzhao Mansion to search the whole city, and I'm afraid that it will be too late if you want to leave.
He was concerned on the surface, but he actually threatened Hu Xiaotian, to say that this kid was really bold, and he actually kidnapped him under the noses of more than a dozen of his own family members.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Since I dare to come here to find you, I am not afraid of being caught by them, the big deal is that we will die together, and it is not lonely to have someone on Huangquan Road as a companion." “ Xu Zhengying was terrified, and now Hu Xiaotian was desperate.
I really can't rule out the possibility that the dog jumped over the wall and died with him.
Xu Zhengying said: "Virtuous nephew, you must have misunderstood, I have worked with your father for many years, and we have a good relationship, how can I harm you, if I harm you, why don't I report to the government, but come to the virtuous nephew in person."
Don't misinterpret my intentions. ” Hu Xiaotian sneered in his heart, you Xu Zhengying brought so many people out.
It's not that you want to arrest me and go to the court to receive a reward, if you really believe you, I'm afraid that I have become a prisoner now.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Where is my father and mother now, and what does the court want to do with them?"
Xu Zhengying didn't dare to lie, and honestly told Hu Xiaotian about the current situation of Hu Buwei and his wife, and he deliberately pretended to be a good person. sighed and said: "Virtuous nephew, I think this matter is irreparable, it is better for you to leave the capital as soon as possible, if you are really caught by the government, I am afraid that your Hu family will not even have this single seedling." ” Hu Xiaotian said: "Is there any possibility of things turning around?"
Xu Zhengying shook his head and said, "Unless the emperor is extraordinarily gracious."
Or the new Left Prime Minister Zhou is willing to come forward to intercede for your father. ” Hu Xiaotian said: "What if there is a Danshu iron coupon?"
Xu Zhengying said: "This Danshu iron coupon is a gift from the emperor, and it may have some effect, but even if you take it out, it may not be able to prove that it is true."
"Xu Zhengying's meaning is obvious, if the emperor wants to kill your father, even if you take out the Danshu iron coupon, he can still be said to be fake, and punish you for a crime of bullying the king, and punish you for several crimes, but I am afraid that the punishment will be heavier than before.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Is there a eunuch named An Dequan next to the emperor today?"
Xu Zhengying couldn't help but be slightly stunned when he heard Hu Xiaotian ask like this, he shook his head and said: "I have never heard of it, there are thousands of eunuchs in the Great Inner Forbidden Palace, and I don't have the opportunity to enter the Inner Palace on weekdays, I don't know if such a person exists."
Hu Xiaotian nodded, and he raised an ebony token: "Do you recognize such a thing?"
Xu Zhengying looked at it fixedly, but saw that the ebony token was nothing special, with a forbidden word engraved on the upper part, a cloud pattern engraved below, and two small characters engraved on the back.
He frowned, he had never seen this token before, but the word Chengen was familiar, and he suddenly remembered Cheng'en Mansion.
Cheng'en Mansion is a place used to detain the royal family, when the current emperor Long Yelin was deposed, there was a period of house arrest in Cheng'en Mansion, is this wooden card related to Cheng'en Mansion, he said in a low voice: "It may be something from Cheng'en Mansion, what is the use of this wooden card, I don't know." ” Hu Xiaotian said hello, and suddenly raised his hand and smashed it on the back of Xu Zhengying's neck, Xu Zhengying's eyes were dark, and he fainted suddenly.
Hu Xiaotian asked Gao Yuan to drive the carriage to find a secluded street corner, first looted Xu Zhengying's valuable things, and then pushed him down, and then the two quickly left the scene.
Although Hu Xiaotian didn't get the help he wanted this time, he also learned some of his parents' recent situation from Xu Zhengying, and after thinking about it, he decided to go to Cheng'en Mansion to try his luck, maybe he could find the old eunuch An Dequan, since he gave this wooden card to himself, he must have a deep meaning, and he may be able to help rescue his parents.
Before leaving, Hu Xiaotian called Gao Yuan to his room, he had already sorted out his things, and put the remaining silver taels in a small bag.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Gao Yuan, I have to go out to run errands today, I don't know if I can come back after leaving this time." ” Gao Yuan pounced and knelt down in front of Hu Xiaotian and said, "Childe, you can go wherever you go, you will live together when you are born, and you will die together when you die." ” Hu Xiaotian shook his head and said: "Who wants to die if you can live, you have been born and died with me in the past two days, you must have guessed my identity, my name is Hu Xiaotian, my father is the secretary of the household department, because he offended the current emperor, so the Hu family was copied, and the door was full of crimes, my father and my mother were temporarily detained in the criminal department, I am afraid that it is more auspicious and less, as a son of man, I can't steal my life, this token is given to me by an old man, I am going to him today, I hope he can help our Hu family get out of trouble." ” Gao Yuan said: "Childe, I'll go with you." ” Hu Xiaotian patted him on the shoulder, pulled him up from the ground and said: "Don't tell you, I'm not sure about this matter, if he doesn't want to help me, I'm probably going to have no return this time, one more person to go with the past, it's just one more person to die, we know each other for a while, I don't have anything long now, only these silver for you, you are smart and clever, you must be able to take care of yourself, if I succeed by luck this time, we will have our own day of meeting in the future, if I am unfortunate and suffered, you will leave the capital as soon as possible, Find a small inland town that can't be affected by the war.
In the future, every time my anniversary is celebrated, I will go out to the outside to help our family burn some paper money in the direction of the capital, and it will not be in vain for us to get acquainted. ” Gao Yuan couldn't help crying when he heard this: "Childe, since you know that it is dangerous, why do you have to go, why do you have to go, why don't we leave the capital, stay incognito from now on, and be an ordinary person, the emperor is far away, and after a long time, no one will think of you as a person." ” Hu Xiaotian said: "People do something and don't do anything, as a son of man, I have to do something for my parents, Gao Yuan, I still have one more thing, you help me keep this short knife, if one day you meet a female catcher who used to work in Jingzhao Mansion, her name is Murong Feiyan, you help me give this knife to her, tell her, there is such a person who once liked her" Hu Xiaotian said this, Murong Feiyan's pretty face appeared in front of him, and his voice was involuntarily a little choked.
He took a deep breath, dispelled his sorrow, pursed his lips and nodded vigorously: "Gao Yuan, remember my words when I go." ” Gao Yuan couldn't kneel down again, and tears flowed for a long time.
Hu Xiaotian left the inn where they were staying, tidied up his clothes, except for the Danshu iron coupon and the wooden card, he no longer had anything important on him, and immediately strode towards Cheng'en Mansion with his head held high.
Hu Xiaotian didn't know what An Dequan's intention was for giving him this token, he was now a little sick and rushed to the doctor, except for An Dequan, he really couldn't think of anyone else in the capital who had the ability to help him.
According to what An Dequan said in Qingyun, the girl Qiqi he saved in Lanruo Temple was probably the daughter of the eldest prince Long Yelin, otherwise An Dequan would not have worked hard to send her to Xichuan Zhou Ruiyuan.
If his inference is correct, then he is gracious to Long Yelin, who is the current emperor, because of this matter, maybe the emperor can extrajudicially release their Hu family.
But the key to the success of this matter is first of all to find two people, one is the old eunuch An Dequan, and the other is the little girl Qiqi, these two are scheming people, think about what the two did before, it is not ruled out that they will also take revenge.
Hu Xiaotian has no other choice now, and An Dequan, the mysterious old eunuch, should be an extremely important figure by Xinjun's side.
It's just that this person's actions are unpredictable.
When the king of Zhou went to Qingyun to meet the Sharjah mission, he also appeared, but I don't know why he didn't show up in the subsequent changes, and now that he thinks about it, he seems to have foreseen today's events with the token he gave him, and said that he could save his life in the future with this token.
Recently, the work has been really busy, so the update is a little slow, Octopus strives to adjust the writing rhythm as soon as possible, and strive to improve in the second half of the month.