bookcurios Chapter 201: Getting the upper hand
Chapter 201: Getting the upper hand
There are four hundred and eighty temples in the Southern Dynasties, and countless towers are shrouded in mist and rain. The rain in the capital is not as fine as that in the south of the Yangtze River, but as round as red beans, each drop of which strikes people's hearts.
The green leaves of the crabapple tree are constantly dripping with round water droplets, and there are red walls, black tiles, and stone railings.
When Meng Yunxiang passed by the water, she deliberately adjusted her clothes and hair to ensure that she would look elegant and refined when meeting the third prince.
Because of the rain, all the pilgrims gathered in the main hall. Few people came to the crabapple forest in the backyard to enjoy the scenery on rainy days, so there were only the two of them in the entire forest.
Meng Yunxiang held an umbrella and walked lightly with lotus steps, a water-colored silk flower blooming from the corner of her skirt.
There is a stone Buddha in the crabapple forest. This stone Buddha has a round body and a big belly, and it is Maitreya.
There was a man standing at the feet of Maitreya with an umbrella in one hand, looking at the Buddha statue, not knowing what he was thinking, and his expression did not look good.
"Meet Prince Rong."
In the sparse drizzle, everything seemed to be covered with a hint of unreal mist. Meng Yunxiang slowly raised the umbrella, bowed to the third prince, and just exposed her fair neck.
If it were in the past, when the Third Prince saw this scene, he would have definitely asked Meng Yunxiang's name, but now he was exposed in the court that he had visited prostitutes in Longxi, which caused an uproar for a while.
The military officers of the Censorate and the military were all so stubborn! He wore court robes like a turtle shell, and every day when he went to court, these people would put on court robes and report him as soon as they opened their eyes!
Even the imperial concubine was implicated and the emperor found fault with her and demoted her to the rank of concubine.
The word "Yi" is obviously not a compliment to the imperial concubine, it is a slap in the face of the third prince.
With such a big commotion, it is obviously impossible to let it go easily. If Meng Yunxiang had not reported that day that she had evidence enough to depose Zhao Fangyu, the Third Prince would still be discussing with his staff how to respond.
When I'm angry, I can't focus on any beautiful scene, and my tone of voice becomes bad as well.
"What is the handle you are talking about?"
Meng Yunxiang grew up in the capital, and her origin as a concubine's daughter was well known.
In the eyes of the Third Prince, such a woman is only fit to carry his shoes.
Meng Yunxiang revealed a section of her fair chin, and her red lips moved slightly: "Prince Rong, you don't know, there are six sisters in the Zhao family, Zhao Fangyu is the fourth, and there is an older sister who is the third."
"She was at odds with her concubine sister. She relied on her family's support to poison her and made her mute. She also cut her tendons. Now she is kept on the farm like a cripple. It's not like what outsiders say, that she has a connection with Buddha and is traveling around."
Others don’t know about Zhao Fanglan, but Meng Yunxiang knows very well that Zhao Fanglan is the same type of person as her.
With Zhao Fanglan's behavior, it is absolutely impossible for her to travel around.
After careful investigation and searching in many ways, she finally found the maid who used to serve Zhao Fanglan in a farmer's house outside Beijing. The maid was beaten half to death and drugged, and was thrown into a mass grave, but was picked up and revived by her husband.
When he was found, he could no longer speak or write. However, his miserable condition was enough to show that Zhao Fanglan did not travel voluntarily.
"The maid lives in Taohua Town, thirty miles outside Beijing. Her husband is called Zhao Dashan."
"The manor where Zhao Fanglan is imprisoned is on Mengye Mountain, 40 miles outside of Beijing."
Meng Yunxiang maintained a bowing posture. Now that the Third Prince had obtained such important evidence, the worries in his heart for days finally eased a little.
Only then did he have the heart to look at the submissive posture that Meng Yunxiang was displaying.
"what do you want?"
The third prince is just greedy for money and lustful, he is not really stupid.
Meng Yunxiang timidly raised her eyes and looked into the eyes of the Third Prince. Her eyes were sparkling, and in the rain, they looked even more delicate and charming.
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On the day of Zhao Fangyun's wedding, the entire Zhao Mansion was hung with bright red silk.
Because she was marrying a businessman, the commotion was not as lively as when Zhao Fangyu got married. However, the man sent a lot of people, and there were music and dance along the way, and they also scattered money along the way.
The groom wore a green robe, and Zhao Fangyun wore a bright red wedding dress embroidered with auspicious patterns.
Holding a round double-sided face-covering screen embroidered with peonies, she was led slowly to bid farewell to her parents.
Concubine Song was not qualified to come out and be worshipped, so she stood behind the crowd and watched. Zhao Fangyun was getting married, so Zhao Fangwei did not come back. It was Zhao Fangwei's husband who came and brought Zhao Fangwei some dowry.
Zhou Qinghe didn't come because he had other errands today.
Zhao Minshan sat quietly, and it was not known whether he was not very satisfied with his son-in-law, as his face did not show much joy.
But Zhao Fangyun was not a perfect man, so everything happened in a muddle.
Zhao Minshan didn't intend to worry about it. After all, he had never treated Zhao Fangyun badly. When he made a comeback in the future, his son-in-law would not dare to treat Zhao Fangyun badly.
The groom was trembling with fear, and Zhao Fangyun had a smile on his face, but after smiling for too long, his expression became a little stiff.
Zhao Fangyu and Zhao Fangyu found Mei Xunyin in the crowd and slowly moved towards her.
The two sisters were not short of money, so they gave Zhao Fangyun a valuable dowry and stood on Mei Xunyin's left and right.
Only after he had watched the wedding procession slowly leave did Zhao Fangyu use his sleeves to cover himself and slowly tug at Mei Xunyin's sleeve.
Mei Xunyin was puzzled, and looked over with a pair of beautiful eyes full of doubt. Zhao Fangyu smiled implicitly, took Mei Xunyin's hand and walked towards the backyard.
This action was very nonsensical, but Mei Xunyin still followed Zhao Fangyu's instructions and slowly went to the backyard. She just thought that Zhao Fangyu had encountered some trouble that he couldn't tell directly.
The backyard was still in festive red, with festive red silk flowers hanging on the treetops.
"Sister-in-law, do you still keep your word?"
Zhao Fangyu's nonsensical question left Mei Xunyin confused, but she did not stop and slowly followed Zhao Fangyu to the back door.
The back door was much quieter, with only a wedding character pasted on the door and a servant guarding the door.
Outside the small gate, there was a carriage that had been waiting for a long time, with Xuanbi and another palace guard sitting in it.
Zhao Fangyu slowly loosened his hand, and his pair of dark and bright eyes looked quietly at Mei Xunyin.
There was not much emotion in this look, but Mei Xunyin felt that Zhao Fangyu had changed.
Zhao Fangyu now seemed like a wild beast whose shackles were gradually released, slowly revealing his true appearance.
"Sister-in-law, do you still keep your words that day?"
It was still the same nonsensical sentence, but Mei Xunyin instinctively felt it was of great significance.
Zhao Fangyu was not a person who acted without purpose. Before she got married, she was as exquisite and perfect as a doll. She had good looks and a sharp mind. Everyone praised her talent and admired her ideas for making money.
I have never heard of her having a quarrel with anyone. Of the ones she had quarreled with, one married far away, one was lying half-dead on the farm, and there was also a concubine named Zhang, whose grave is now covered with grass several feet high.
Suddenly, Mei Xunyin thought of a possibility, but that possibility was so unbelievable and bold that it was audacious to even think about it.
Zhao Fangyu still looked calm. In the past, Zhao Fangyu was like a hot spring, bubbling out clear and warm water.
Today's Zhao Fangyu is more like a bottomless pool, calm on the surface but turbulent in secret.