Chapter 99

Madam Zhao lowered her head aside, knowing in her heart that Chen Jin was just telling the truth, and the last sentence was a little show-off, indicating that she was very smart, but when she glanced at Zheng Liang with the corner of her eyes, she saw a cold sweat on Zheng Liang's forehead.

Zheng Liang thought of what Xue Qiao said when he met Xue Qiao on the road. Even if Zheng Liang repeatedly reminded himself to be vigilant, he would inevitably feel contemptuous when he saw Chen Jin.

At this time, Zheng Liang stopped saying those words and said bluntly, "Mrs. Hou thought that Mrs. Hou knew how Emperor Cheng treated the Marquis of Yongning. Not only Marquis of Yongning, but also Mrs. Hou's father, Prince Rui, and Emperor Cheng's brother. So what about Emperor Cheng?"

Chen Jin didn't say anything, just looked at Zheng Liang, and Zheng Liang continued, "I think Mrs. Hou also knows that the deaths of both the late emperor, the crown prince or even other princes have nothing to do with the King of England."

"Because there is no chance." Chen Jin said, "The King of England was defeated by the prince. Haven't we just discussed this?"

Zheng Liang said with a serious look on his face, "At least, the King of Ying is open and not a villain like Emperor Cheng."

Chen Jin actually thought Zheng Liang was very powerful. At least in terms of his skin, Chen Jin looked at Zheng Liang with a little admiration. He listened to Zheng Liang first criticizing Emperor Cheng and then praising the loyalty of the Chu family, and then pity King Rui to finally imagine the future.

Anping brought Chen Jin red date cheese from the kitchen. After Chen Jin finished eating, he used a few more pieces of pastries and plum blossom tea. Seeing that Zheng Liang was still talking, he started to find melon seeds and peeled them one by one. She didn't eat them and put the melon seeds on a small plate next to her. Then she felt a little bored and asked while Zheng Liang was pausing, "Are you thirsty?"

"I'm not thirsty, but as long as it is..." Zheng Liang actually just asked politely, in order to continue persuading Chen Jin.

Chen Jin said Oh, "But what are you going to say?"

Zheng Liang said, "As long as the Marquis of Yongning is willing to cooperate with the King of England, and when the King of England is ascended to the great treasure, he is willing to divide the border with the Marquis of Yongning and rule."

Chen Jin continued to lower his head and peel the melon seeds, obviously not attracted by the conditions Zheng Liang said. Zheng Liang understood that Chen Jin was not seeing a rabbit and was not showing off the eagle. He narrowed his eyes and suddenly said, "There is also the whereabouts of Chu Xiuyao and Chu Xiuyao's son."

"Huh?" Sure enough, Zheng Liang's words attracted Chen Jin. Chen Jin put the melon seeds in his hand aside and looked at Zheng Liang and asked, "Chu Xiuyao?"

"Yes." Zheng Liang said, "Chu Xiuyao was not dead. He was saved by King Ying at the beginning."

The King of Ying that Zheng Liang mentioned was the Prince of Ying that Chen Jin said. Chen Jin nodded, and Madam Zhao narrowed her eyes, and Chen Jin sighed, "I think Prince of Ying likes to save people."

"The King of England is kind by nature..." Zheng Liang said respectfully.

Chen Jin took the handkerchief handed by Anping and wiped his hands and said, "I think you are very powerful. You can even say such lies without blushing."

Zheng Liang said, "I'm afraid there are some things that Mrs. Hou can't make decisions, so why not invite Hou Yongning to come out."

"I think talking to you will delay my husband's time. It's better to write down everything you want and I'll leave it to my husband later." Chen Jin thought for a while and said, "Don't write too much, it's a bit tired."

Zheng Liang has a good temper. When facing Chen Jin in the border town, he doesn't have a bad temper. "Madam Hou doesn't want to know Chu Xiuyao's whereabouts?"

"To be honest, I don't think too much." Chen Jin's eyes were particularly sincere, "One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, and one city does not establish two masters. Why do you think I want Chu Xiuyao's whereabouts?"

Zheng Liang said, "Madam Hou doesn't want it. Could it be that no one in the border city doesn't want it? If the soldiers of the border city knew that Yongning Hou treated his brothers like this, I wonder if he would be heartbroken."

Chen Jin looked at Zheng Liang and said helplessly, "You have entered the General's Mansion, why do you feel that you still have the chance to see others?"

Zheng Liang was prepared, so he sorted out his sleeves and said, "The King of England is full of talents, and he is just a pawn."

Chen Jin asked, "Oh, that is to say, you are not important anymore."

Zheng Liang frowned and looked at Chen Jin. Why did Chen Jin's reactions be different from what he guessed. It was clearly that he was threatening Chen Jin, but he felt like he was being threatened. Chen Jin looked at Yue Wen and said, "Take him down and find a way to make him speak, regardless of his life or death."

"The two armies will not kill the envoy when they fight." Zheng Liang finally showed a little anxiety on his face.

Chen Jin asked, "Who said that?"

"This is what a gentleman does." Zheng Liang said, and he found that Chen Jin was not a joke at all. Zheng Liang was particularly confident in this trip, not only because he had a talisman like the news about Chu Xiuyao and his son, but also many arrangements made in advance.

Chen Jin nodded, "I'm not a gentleman." The most important point is that Chen Jin felt that even if Zheng Liang died, the Prince of Ying would not act rashly. If he wanted to cooperate, even if the Prince of Ying's son died at the hands of Chu Xiuming, the Prince of Ying would still cooperate with Chu Xiuming.

However, Chu Xiuming will not cooperate with the Prince of Ying, let alone when that happens, I think the Prince of Ying would hate Chu Xiuming very much. Anyway, there are too many lice, and it won’t be itchy.

Zheng Liang wanted to say again that Yue Wen had already taken action. Zheng Liang was originally a counselor around Prince Ying, but he brought the guards, but those guards were controlled early, and Zheng Liang was no match for Yue Wen. After Zheng Liang was taken down by Yue Wen, Chen Jin said, "Madam, please ask for your husband."

"Yes." Madam Zhao went outside and ordered the servant to invite Chu Xiuming, then came in and looked at Chen Jin who was sitting on the chair in a daze, and said softly, "Madam, don't worry, I think the general will deal with it."

Chen Jin was stunned for a moment before nodding, and said, "Actually, I just think it's a little strange."

"Madam, do you think something is wrong?" said Madam Zhao.

Chen Jin responded, continued to lower his head and peel the melon seeds and said, "Why is the British prince's method so simple?"

Madam Zhao didn't react for a moment, and Chen Jin said, "It's just that I'll take away all your things, and then return it to you a little more. Wouldn't it be the same for Xue Qiao?"

After hearing Chen Jin's explanation, Madam Zhao also understood. Chen Jin sighed and said, "Does he think that if this happens, he will be a good person?"

"I think it's the confidence I got from Xue Qiao." Madam Zhao sneered.

Chen Jin nodded, "But there is only one Xue Qiao."

Madam Zhao didn't say anything else. In fact, Chen Jin was not thinking about this, but about Chu Xiuyao. It was not whether Prince Ying had Chu Xiuyao in his hands, but... Chu Xiuming did not often mention this brother, but Madam Zhao and the others said a lot. Occasionally, Chen Jin also heard Chu Xiuming mention that under what circumstances did such a person be arrested by Prince Ying and under what circumstances, he stayed for so long.

In fact, Chen Jin had already guessed in his heart that the fact that the Prince of Ying had captured Chu Xiuyao may be true, but... Chu Xiuyao is probably gone long ago. How could such a person be a prisoner? How could he be willing to threaten his younger brother because of him? If he escaped, he should have come to Chu Xiuming long ago.

So Zheng Liang's words should be fake, but such false news made Chen Jin very sad. Chu Xiuming cared about Chu Xiuyao very much. From the importance he paid to Chu Xiuyao's child, it can be seen that after Chu Xiuming finally accepted that Chu Xiuyao died, the Prince of Ying insisted on bringing it up at this time, just like the wound that he finally healed was broken again. Chen Jin felt sorry for Chu Xiuming.

Chu Xiuming came soon. When he came, he saw Chen Jin staring at the window blankly, and he didn't know what he was thinking. He glanced at Madam Zhao, but saw Madam Zhao lowered his head, and there was a vague guess in his heart. He nodded to Madam Zhao. Madam Zhao took the people back and carefully watched the door.

This movement attracted Chen Jin's attention. She looked at Chu Xiuming, stretched out her arm and said, "Husband, hug."

Maybe Chen Jin herself didn't know that her face was full of grievance and discomfort at this time, like a little beast helpless because of the injury of the mother beast. Chu Xiuming walked over and reached out to pick Chen Jin up. Chen Jin lay quietly in his arms, rubbed his face against his neck, and said, "Let's go back to the house and talk."

"Okay." Chu Xiuming lowered his eyes slightly, let Chen Jin sit on his arm, and hugged her and walked into the room, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

The simple five words made Chen Jin unable to help but red his eyes, and tears fell on Chu Xiuming's neck, "Husband, I hate Prince Ying." Chen Jin never hated someone so much. Even Emperor Cheng was not as good as Prince Ying, but Prince Ying...

When he walked into the room, Chu Xiuming did not put Chen Jin down, but just sat on the imperial concubine's couch. Chen Jin sat on Chu Xiuming's lap, held his neck with both hands, and said, "I've seen Zheng Liang."

Chu Xiuming reached out to hug Chen Jin's waist and said, "But what did you say?"

Chen Jin responded, "If the husband is willing to help the Prince of England, if the matter is accomplished, the Prince of England is willing to divide the border with the husband and rule."

"Hehe." Chu Xiuming sneered.

Chen Jin looked down at his embroidered shoes. The pair of embroidered shoes were just made for her by Concubine Chen. They were embroidered with gold thread on them. They looked vivid, "Zheng Liang said that the prince of King Ying has the third brother and the third brother's son in his hands."

Chu Xiuming gritted his teeth. At that moment, Chen Jin felt the tension of Chu Xiuming's body, but even so, his arms around Chen Jin's waist were still gentle, "Impossible."

"Yeah." Chen Jin stopped looking at his embroidered shoes, reached out and hugged Chu Xiuming tightly, rubbing his face gently on his face, "Husband, don't feel uncomfortable."

Chu Xiuming took a deep breath and vomited it out again. He closed his eyes and opened it again and barely returned to his calmness. "The third brother cannot fall into the hands of the Prince of Ying. The Chu family and the King of Ying have an irreconcilable grudge. In fact, the third brother... is more proud than anyone else." Chu Xiuyao would never bend his pride to survive.

Chen Jin bit his lip and said, "Husband, you still have me, you still have something, and Xiuyuan... Don't feel uncomfortable."

Chu Xiuming lowered his head and pressed his forehead against Chen Jin, "Yeah."

In fact, Chen Jin understood that Chu Xiuming was not only sad at this time, but also anger and regret. If the lie of the Prince of England wanted to be believed by others, there must be the truth in it. So it is very likely that the Prince of England captured Chu Xiuyao at the beginning, but Chu Xiuming knew his third brother. If he found out that he could not escape, he would definitely choose to die when he was still able to commit suicide.

If Chu Xiuming had regretted it, if he had noticed this earlier at that time, would he have had the chance to rescue the third brother?

This is the pain of Chu Xiuming, not just because of Chu Xiuyao's death.

Chen Jin also knew it, so he felt particularly distressed. The Prince of Ying would send someone to talk about Chu Xiuyao. This move seemed to be more like angering Chu Xiuming and making Chu Xiuming lose his calmness.

After a long time, Chu Xiuming calmed down and spoke, "The Prince of England is probably thinking of causing civil strife in the border town."

Chen Jin responded, afraid that the Prince of England would find that the news of the child could not allow Chu Xiuming to take any action, so he brought Chu Xiuyao out, just to increase the weight. Whether Chu Xiuming believed it or not, his purpose was to let Chu Xiuming take action. Even if Chu Xiuming still did not move, he should spread rumors in the border city. For example, for the sake of the rights of the border city, Chu Xiuming deliberately refused to save him, or Chu Xiuyao's death was a matter arranged by Chu Xiuming, which shakes the morale of the soldiers in the border city.

Chu Xiuming tasted the bloody smell in his mouth. Just in order to calm himself down, he bit himself hard and reminded himself with the pain and bloody stimulation that Chu Xiuming actually thought more than Chen Jin, but he was unwilling to say something and scared Chen Jin to make Chen Jin uncomfortable. He kissed Chen Jin gently and said, "I'll go to the conference hall."

"Okay." Chen Jin stood up from Chu Xiuming's arms, "I'll deliver you food later."

"Yeah." Chu Xiuming kissed Chen Jin's eyes and said, "Leave this matter to me."

The implication is that Chen Jin will not interfere anymore, because Chu Xiuming did not expect that the Prince of Ying would use such a method. Chu Xiuming knew that Chen Jin was a delicate person. Although she was not sentimental, it did not mean that Chen Jin would not feel uncomfortable.

Chen Jin thought for a while, nodded and said nothing, and sent Chu Xiuming to leave the main courtyard. Chu Xiuyuan glanced at Madam Zhao and said, "Take good care of your wife."

"Yes." Madam Zhao responded respectfully.

Chen Jin smiled at Chu Xiuming, and his small dimples were particularly cute.

Chu Xiuming reached out and touched Chen Jin's forehead, and turned around and walked towards the conference hall without saying anything. In fact, there was another possibility. Chu Xiuming did not tell Chen Jin that Chu Xiuyao was indeed in the hands of the Prince Ying, and he did not even have the ability to commit suicide.

Death is sometimes easy, but sometimes it is very difficult. If Chu Xiuyao really doesn’t even have the chance or ability to die, you can imagine what kind of situation Chu Xiuyao is in now.

Chu Xiuming felt heartbroken and trembling after thinking about it for a moment. Over the years... What exactly did Chu Xiuyao encounter?

The means to make people live but not die... The unknown is the most terrifying thing, and Chu Xiuming is no exception.

When he arrived at the meeting hall, Chu Xiuming was the only one. He sent someone to invite everyone over, and he stood in front of the hanging map of mountains and rivers.

Chu Xiuming remembered that when he was still young, there were many people in the family, such as grandfather, father, mother, brother, sister, and hall... He was the youngest child of the Chu family. At that time, his grandfather was in good health and most of the things were handed over to his father. So for a lot of time, his grandfather liked to call the young ones together and then point to every part of the map of mountains and rivers to tell them.

Chu Xiuming was too young at that time and couldn't understand many of them, but I remember my grandfather said that the weather was very hot here, and it often rained, and many flowers bloomed, but there were also many poisonous insects and weeds. After getting there, you must pay attention to the fact that many soldiers often lost their losses because they were not accustomed to the environment, ate the wrong things or were bitten by poisonous insects and snakes.

Chu Xiuming still remembers Chu Xiu Yao's fearlessness at that time. He said something with a small wooden knife in his hand, but Chu Xiuming can't remember it clearly.

When Chu Xiuyuan came, he saw Chu Xiuming like this. Chu Xiuming did not turn around. When Chu Xiuyuan walked to him, he pointed to a place in the lower left corner of the Shanhe Map and said, "Didn't you ask me at the beginning, how did this work?"

"Yeah." Chu Xiuyuan said, "It looks like it was made up later."

Chu Xiuming spoke, "It was broken by my third brother and I."

Chu Xiuyuan looked at Chu Xiuming. Even if he was slow, he felt something was wrong, but he didn't say anything. Chu Xiuming continued, "At that time, my father had promised to take us to hunt. It was the first time that my third brother and I were taken out to hunt. Naturally, he was filled with joy, but because..." Chu Xiuming pointed to the place where they cut it off. "My father suddenly wanted to lead troops here. We thought that as long as we cut it off, my father would not be able to find the way." So they secretly looked for scissors at that time and cut off that piece. Thanks to his grandfather who taught them to recognize maps since childhood, they did not find the wrong one.

"Thinking about it now, I was really stupid at that time." Chu Xiuming said, "The Mountains and Rivers Map is very important. Many excellent spies were sacrificed for this complete map. They were young and ignorant at that time. My father gave them a lesson. It was obviously his idea, but after the incident, Chu Xiuyao took all the responsibilities himself. Even Chu Xiuming admitted that when he was beaten, Chu Xiuyao held Chu Xiuming tightly and refused to let his father beat Chu Xiuming.

Chu Xiuyuan didn't know why Chu Xiuming suddenly mentioned these things. Could it be that the envoy of the Prince of Ying said something? What happened to the child?

Chu Xiuming didn't say anything else. After touching the place with his fingers, he sat back in the seat. Chu Xiuyuan pursed his lips and didn't ask anything else. At this time, Chu Xiuming would send someone to invite everyone, but it was because something new happened needed to be discussed by everyone.

Chu Xiuyuan sat next to Chu Xiuming and poured a cup of tea for Chu Xiuming.
To be continued...