Huan Rong

Chapter 23 Clean Up

After the ten lashes were drawn, the whole body of the servant girl went limp.Not to mention walking, I can't even stand still.

"Lock it up first, and send it out of the city tomorrow. All the family members will be punished as farm slaves."

"promise!"

Faithful servants stepped forward to drag people, and some fainted servants groaned in pain.The sane man kept struggling and begging for mercy, but was gagged and dragged away, and several blurred bloodstains snaked out on the ground.

A Gu was brought into the inner room, and knelt down in front of Princess Nankang, his whole body trembling like chaff.

Princess Nankang looked down at her former loyal servant, her voice was icy, and her expression was bitingly cold.

"Agu, hello, you're fine."

A Gu didn't dare to make a sound, and fell on the ground with trembling lips, his clothes were wet with sweat, his face became paler and paler.

"How did I protect you in Taicheng back then, and how much did I trust you after entering the Huan Mansion? Is this how you repay me?"

"Your Highness, I made a mistake, I am guilty!"

"You are indeed guilty." Princess Nankang's tone did not fluctuate, but her gaze was like a sharp sword, cutting A Gu's body, "You delivered a letter to that old slave behind my back, almost killing my son! Tell me, what will you do?" I have a reason, so that I can not kill you!"

"Your Highness, slave, slave has no other choice." A Gu cried and begged.

Princess Nankang didn't want to hear more.

Huan Rong is her rebel, and Sima Huan will suffer if he touches it, let alone a servant who betrays his master!

"I was the one who took you from my mother back then, and I saved you from the rebels. I was the one who didn't know people clearly, I was the one who was blind, and I raised an ungrateful white-eyed wolf! You don't remember your kindness. If you don’t know, your nephew will betray the Lord, and even more so, you will have to repay your kindness with revenge. Say it yourself, are you worthy of being called a human?!”

A Gu burst into tears like rain, choked up crying.

Princess Nankang took a deep breath and said, "I won't kill you or punish you. Since you've turned to that old slave, I'll send you there. Your old parents will also go with you."

"Your Highness, Your Highness, spare me!"

A Gu was terrified, his forehead was bruised and swollen.

She knew very well that if Princess Nankang was willing to punish her, she would still have a way to survive.If she was sent to Sima Huan, she would be a useless child, and she and her family would die!

"Your Highness, I don't dare to do it anymore! Your Highness, I beg you to spare my life, for the sake of taking care of the young master... Lord, Lord, you promised to intercede for the slave, you promised! You have no faith, Even slaves and ghosts will not let you go!"

It's good not to involve Huan Rong, but involving Huan Rong will only make Princess Nankang even more angry, the long sleeve brushed across the low couch, and swept the lacquer lamp to the ground.

The tea was splashed on the ground, and Princess Nankang sternly said, "Drag it down!"

"Your Highness... Woo!"

Ah Gu was dragged out of the inner room, begging for mercy continued to come, seeing Princess Nankang's complexion, Ah Mai immediately followed.After a while, the crying stopped abruptly.

"Guar."

"Mother."

"You have to remember that such a person cannot be spared." The princess of Nankang straightened her back and said almost word by word, "Back then, my grandmother suffered from soft-heartedness, so that..."

In the middle of the conversation, Princess Nankang had a look of pain in her eyes, her silver teeth were clenched tightly, and her fingertips were clenched into her palms, leaving crescent-shaped red marks.

"One time of infidelity, a hundred times will not be tolerated. Once betrayed, there will be a second and third time. The difference is only in the time."

"I know you agreed to her. Just tell me the list and intercede with me, without implicating her family. But have you ever thought about it, without her family passing the news, how could she believe that the aunt is her nephew?"

Agu has followed Princess Nankang for 40 years, from Taicheng to Huanfu, and has experienced far more storms than ordinary people imagined.Without parents to testify, they will not trust others at all.

Huan Rong lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "Mum, I'm not thinking well."

"You are not thoughtless, but you are too kind."

Princess Nankang sighed, and said: "The barbarians in the north have already started fighting, and it's hard to tell the winner. Jiankang is stable now, and it's hard to say when the war will come again."

Back then when Su Jun rebelled, the rebel army directly invaded the capital, who would have thought of it beforehand?

"Yandu County is located in Qiao County, and all the refugees are recruited. During the period, the forces are intricate, and there will be chaos if there is a slight disturbance. After Xi Daohui's death, Xi Fang turned back to hold the Beifu army, and sometimes it was difficult to subdue. It was also close to Murong Xianbei. , in case there are rogue troops fleeing, how will you deal with it? I think about it day and night, and I am really worried."

Assuming that Sima Huan really wanted to kill, a ready-made "scapegoat" would be in front of him.

Princess Nankang motioned Huan Rong to come closer, stroked his hair with one hand, and said in a deep voice: "It's a pity that I can't leave Jiankang. Otherwise, Auntie will go with you, no matter how difficult it is, at least there is someone to take care of you."

"Mum doesn't need to worry, my son will be safe."

Huan Rong's nose was sore, he suppressed the heat in his eyes, and said firmly: "My son will definitely make some achievements. At that time, no one will be able to make Grandma wrong again!"

"it is good."

Princess Nankang smiled, brushed Huan Rong's ear with trembling fingertips, and finally squeezed her son tightly into her arms.

"Gua'er, bear with me for a few years. Sooner or later, your father..."

Princess Nankang's voice became lower and lower, Huan Rong pricked up his ears, and managed to catch the last half of the sentence.A thought suddenly came to mind: Huan Da Sima failed so much in life, it is a miracle that he can live safely to this day.

After disposing of the servants who betrayed the master, Huan Rong asked Princess Nankang if he could bring a few more healthy servants, preferably from the army.

"Yes, it is possible." Princess Nankang frowned slightly, and said hesitantly, "But these people in the mansion were transferred from the camp outside the city."

The implication is that [-]% of these people cannot be trusted, and it may be too late to transfer people from other places.

"Mum, anyone in the house will do." Huan Rong said.

When you are away from home, there is no guarantee that something will happen to you, and safety issues are very important.

The healthy servants in the mansion may not be trustworthy, but there is no other choice at present.Moreover, Sima Huan's original intention was to "exile" him, and he had no intention of taking his life for the time being.These people followed him to Xuzhou, and they were all on the bright side, so it was easy to guard against them.

When he gets a firm foothold in Yandu County, he can always find a way to change slowly.

There are a large number of refugees in the area, which may be a problem for others, but for Huan Rong, it is a piece of cake from the sky, which can be called an opportunity.

He has the title of duke of the county, thousands of households in the city, ten Sima and 40 people in Luben who can be assigned to the car.Although the fiefdom is in the hands of the Di people, it can only be regarded as a symbol, and the food town has to be discounted, and there are no state officials, but it can't hold back the strength of my mother and Aunt Li. Boxes of gold, silver and pearls are moved, and the silk cloth is directly Use the car.

When he arrived in Yandu County, he had money and food in his hands, but he still worried about not being able to find a "bodyguard"?

Looking back and thinking about it, we must guard against Yu's plotting outside, and guard against our own father's stabbing inside. The servants around him can't believe it, and the accompanying guards are all spies. This feeling is really refreshing, and it is extraordinary.

The mother and son agreed on the number of healthy servants, and Huan Rong got up to leave.

"When your father returns, I will send someone to call you."

"promise!"

Huan Rong left the inner room and walked through the corridor on clogs.

The sun shines from the eaves of the corridor, and the sound of rattling can be heard one after another.Passing the corner, two or three maidservants bent down to salute, looking at Huan Rong's back with bright eyes.

Because Huan Rong did not show up for a long time, the northern war broke out again, and in Jiankang City, the legend of "Huan's son" gradually subsided.Only the girls who admired Huan Rong's "famous name" still looked at the north bank of the Qinhuai River from time to time, waiting eagerly for the young master's appearance.

Sima Huan returned to the mansion, saw A Gu kneeling in front of him, learned what happened during the day, he just waved his sleeves, and immediately a healthy servant stepped forward to drag A Gu down, and sent him to the city the next day. Outside the camp, life and death are unknown from then on.

For the next two days, everything in the mansion was as usual.

At the farewell banquet, Sima Huan and Princess Nankang sat opposite each other and toasted each other repeatedly.It's a pity that Her Majesty the Princess didn't buy it, and even though Da Simi Huan immediately acted in a one-man show, even giving him a sneer now and then was a compliment.

"Xijun Su likes corals. I got two by chance a few days ago, and they have already been rushed to Jiankang."

"Thank you, my lord."

Don't reject the things delivered to your door for nothing.Coral accepted it generously, and the sneer was still a sneer.

After all, Huan Da Sima was wronged, he laughed and covered it up.

Huan Rong and Huan Yi concentrated on eating, and the lacquer plate was brought up and taken down again. The two brothers ate the whole sheep in the blink of an eye, which soon attracted Sima Huan's attention.

"Ah, how much food is this?"

"Gua'er was injured a few days ago, and Hu'er is diligent in practicing martial arts, both of them need to make up for it."

Huan Wen: "..." Is this the amount of food that Bu Yibu should have?

After the banquet, Huan Rong was summoned to the main room by Sima Huan.

The door closed behind him, and Huan Rong sat on his knees with a straight face, without any nervousness on his face, allowing Huan Wen to look down upon him.

It must be admitted that no matter what Sima Huan looks like on the inside, he is indeed a first-class handsome man on the outside.There is no sign of weight gain in middle age, but it adds a bit of charm accumulated over the years.

Power, wealth, beauties, Huan Da Sima has everything.

If it hadn't been for the third Northern Expedition to encounter Waterloo, politically met a god like Xie An, and the rebellion plan fell short, it would be a standard example of a "winner in life".

Father and son sat opposite each other for a while, but it was still Da Sima Huan who spoke first.

"My son is going to Yandu, the people who accompany you must be carefully selected. I have selected 20 healthy servants, all of whom are from the Xifu army. They have followed me in the south and north, and they will definitely protect you."

"Thank you, Father."

"After arriving in Xuzhou, there's no need to rush to Yandu, you can go to Xifang's place to pay a visit first. I will write a book, and you can take it with you."

"promise."

"If you have any needs, you can explain it to your father together." Huan Da Sima Zha has been playing the role of a loving father for more than ten years, and he is still very familiar with playing the role of a loving father.

"There is indeed something."

"Just speak up."

"I don't know the date of return here, but please take care of my father. In the future, my son will achieve something, and I will worship my father to thank my father for his cultivation."

Huan Rong's words were sincere, his eyes were clear and straight, his face was as handsome as jade, and a cinnabar mole on his forehead was like a colored treasure.

After saying that, he bowed down and bowed, and exited the inner room.

Watching Huan Rong leave, Sima Huan suddenly felt uneasy.Thinking back on Huan Rong's recent words and deeds, and contacting what Xi Chaoqian said, he couldn't help but his eyes deepened, and a trace of coldness appeared in his eyes.