The Favoured Medical Princess: 254 relies on momentum
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"Who are you?"
This short, fat man was probably in his twenties. He raised his double chin high, as if looking at people through his nostrils, and said arrogantly, "This is the Zhuangzi of the Prince of Zhennan. Who allowed you to come in casually?! Letter If you don’t believe it, my eldest son will take you to see the official!”
He had just heard a report that there were strangers wandering around the village. He thought they were some characters, but it turned out to be just four delicate and fragile little girls.
Nangong Yue's brows frowned. It turned out that they were ruining Xiao Yi's name everywhere. No wonder everyone in Liuhe Village gnashed their teeth when Xiao Yi was mentioned.
These people are simply abominable!
Hate showed on David Chu's face. Of course he recognized the man in front of him. He was Niu Changan, the nephew of the chief steward of Liuhe Village. He showed off his power all day long and ruined the innocence of many girls and wives in the village. If These kind-hearted girls fell into his hands, I'm afraid... David Chu quickly said nervously: "Girls, thank you for your help today. You should leave quickly." Then he prayed to Niu Changan, " Niu Xiaoguanshi, these girls just passed by by chance and came to ask for a glass of water. They are leaving now..."
Niu Changan stared at David Chu and said impatiently: "It's you two again!"
He thought to himself: I don’t know what the prince is thinking. He sent these cripples here inexplicably a year ago, and said that they would be well fed and taken care of. What's the use of raising such a cripple? What a waste of food! Fortunately, I was smart and suggested to my uncle that these disabled people could be used as long-term workers, which would be of some use.
The first few months were fine, but gradually there were more problems. One day I was sick with this, and tomorrow I was sick with that... From his point of view, he was clearly pretending to be sick and trying to be lazy! Especially the father and son, who refused to work hard all day long. He even tried to escape last time, which resulted in him being severely scolded by his uncle!
These two people looked half-dead, it was so annoying to look at, they might as well just die as soon as possible!
Faced with his disgust, David Chu still begged and said: "...Please, Mr. Niu Xiaogui, please don't embarrass them!"
Niu Changan looked at Nangong Yue and saw that she was dressed in luxury and looked like the daughter-in-law of a wealthy family. He did not dare to be too presumptuous and said, "In that case, why don't you leave quickly? Don't be an eyesore here. , our prince’s Zhuangzi is not something that just anyone can come to!”
"The Crown Prince?" Nangong Yue's eyes were cold and she said with a half-smile, "I wonder which Crown Prince you are talking about?"
"Of course it is the dignified Prince Zhennan."
"It turns out that this is Prince Xiao's Zhuangzi..." Nangong Yue deliberately prolonged her voice, then she looked stern, snorted coldly, and said, "Then I really have control over this business!"
Niu Changan didn’t expect that they would dare to be so bold. He immediately became angry, pointed at Nangong Yue’s nose, and yelled: “Shameless!”
Before he could curse even more harsh words, Lily, who was beside Nangong Yue, stepped forward quickly, waved her hand and punched him, knocking him to the ground with one punch.
"Big, bold!" Niu Changan covered his face in pain and ordered to his four subordinates, "Hit! Beat me hard!"
"Who do you want to hit?"
Lily clapped her hands and looked at him with a smile. In just a few seconds, all the people he brought fell to the ground, moaning in pain.
Although Niu Changan is just a son of a family and a slave, he has grown up pampered and pampered. After arriving at Liuhe Village, he leads a few followers around all day long. Who dares to bully him? But these few people, no matter how ruthless they are, are just brawlers, so how can they be Lily's opponents.
"Okay, okay..." Niu Changan got up and said harshly, "If you have the guts, don't leave!" As he said that, he stumbled out with a few followers.
"Young Madam?" Lily looked at Nangong Yue inquiringly.
"Let him go." Nangong Yue said.
When the younger one leaves, the older one will come naturally, which saves her the trouble of looking for them one by one.
"Madam, you'd better leave quickly." David Chu said anxiously, "This Niu Chang'an is a scoundrel, but his uncle Niu Guanshi is ruthless, so there is no need to confront them head-on."
"Head-on confrontation?" Nangong Yue smiled and said, "It depends on whether they are worthy... You both need to rest for your injuries. I will give you a place to live later."
David Chu wanted to persuade him again, but Zhu Xing just rushed back and presented a small bundle in his hand.
Baihui hurriedly took the bag and took out two medicine bottles from it. Without Nangong Yue's instructions, she handed one of them to Huamei and said, "Take two pills for Uncle Chu." The other one was given to Huamei. She took Lily and asked her to feed it to Alan, while she told Zhu Xing what had just happened.
Zhu Xing gritted his teeth when he heard this, and could hardly believe his ears.
This Zhuangzi is located on the outskirts of the royal capital, very close to them. It would be unimaginable for this boss to dare to act so unscrupulously without seeing it with his own eyes.
At this moment, Zhu Xing felt not only resentment, but also regret. He had always been a little careless about the housekeeper's affairs, but he didn't expect that his negligence would have such serious consequences!
He still remembered that when the old prince was still alive, he once lamented that no matter what position you occupy, you need to bear corresponding responsibilities, but it was not until today that he realized what this sentence meant!
"Madam." After taking the medicine, David Chu's face became obviously rosier and he seemed a little more energetic. He continued to try to persuade him, "This Niu Changan and his uncle are indeed just two slaves. I'm afraid, but this Zhuangzi belongs to Prince Xiao. You look like you're not an ordinary person dressed up like this. You don't have to mess with that evil star for us, it will only hurt you."
"Uncle Chu." Before Nangong Yue could speak, Zhu Xing couldn't help but said, "Maybe Prince Xiao doesn't know about it at all."
David Chu's face was full of resentment, "That manager Niu kept saying that the prince asked him to do this!"
Nangong Yue's face was calm, but the anger in her eyes could no longer be suppressed, "What did he say?"
"He said that the prince only brought us here because of the kind instructions of the princess, but it was a waste of food to raise waste like us, so he let us work and support ourselves." David Chu He gritted his teeth and said, "It's natural for us to work to support ourselves! However, he doesn't regard us as human beings at all! ... It's a pity that southern Xinjiang is thousands of miles away from here, otherwise the princess can make the decision for us."
Princess?
Nangong Yue raised her eyebrows slightly, and wanted to ask again. At this moment, there was a noise outside the house, and she heard that annoying voice shouting: "Surround them up!"
Nangong Yue glanced out the window and saw that the fat man named Niu Changan had brought at least twenty people to surround the shabby house like a pigsty.
Why is it so small?
Nangong Yue originally thought that when he went back to file a complaint, he could bring Manager Niu with him to save her trouble, but she was a little surprised.
Niu Changan, who had a swollen face, seemed to have gained a lot of weight. He brought these many people and came back with great force, and with him, there was a man in his forties. The man was wearing a green straight-collared shirt and his eyes were shining brightly. He didn't look like a married man.
"Get 'em!"
When Niu Changan gave an order, several people with wooden sticks rushed in shouting and without saying a word, they raised their wooden sticks and hit them.
David Chu looked guilty and anxious. If it weren’t for himself, this young lady would not have encountered such a thing.
Alan, who was lying on the bed, was even more anxious to get up to protect her. Although the little maid next to the young lady seemed to have some kung fu, her two fists were no match for her four hands!
Lily quickly stretched out a finger and pressed it on his forehead, and pressed it back easily: "The injured should just lie down obediently. ... My cousin and I have spent so much effort to give you good medicine. , Bandage it, you don’t want us to serve you again, do you? No way!”
Zhu Xing was already furious. When he saw this, he was the first to rush over and fend off these people with three punches and two legs. He looked at Niu Changan coldly and said: "Niu Changan, you are really big. So majestic. So rude to the young lady!"
"You..."
The moment he saw Zhu Xing, the always majestic Niu Changan turned pale, as if he had seen a ghost, and stammered: "You, you...why is it you?"
Niu Changan has met Zhu Xing!
Just yesterday.
Because he owed gambling debts, he was short of money for a while, and his uncle happened to be away from home again, so he thought of going to Zhennan Prince's Mansion to ask for some money to spend. Anyway, Liu Hezhuang has been raising these wastes for the prince for so long, so it is natural to give them some money.
I didn’t expect...
Did you come to your door just for a mere thousand taels? If his uncle knew that he had caused such a big trouble, he would have to give him a good beating!
"Butler Zhu, you are here, why didn't you tell me in advance..." Niu Changan was talking flatteringly, while his thoughts were spinning rapidly.
I'm afraid I can't hide these crippled things, so I have to find a way to make Butler Zhu shut up. The money was all in his uncle's hands, and he couldn't get much out of it, otherwise he wouldn't have come to ask for money. Hmm... why not give him the little wife you got yesterday? That delicate little daughter-in-law couldn’t believe that he wasn’t tempted!
Wait a minute!
He suddenly thought of something. He looked at Zhu Xing, then at Nangong Yue who was sitting on the broken stool, and murmured: "Young Madam... Young Madam?!" His pupils suddenly flickered. Who else could be called young lady by the prince's housekeeper?
"The... Crown Princess?" Thinking that the thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl in front of him might be the Crown Princess of Zhennan Palace, Niu Changan was so frightened that his legs went weak and he almost fell to his knees.
It was not only him who was shocked, but also David Chu and Alan, whose shocked eyes were all focused on Nangong Yue.
David Chu's mood was extremely complicated. He had thought that this young lady might be a noble person, but he didn't expect that she would be so "noble"... Did she come over to tease them because she saw that they were not miserable enough?
The resentment towards Prince Zhennan was the first reaction in his mind. However, looking at the well-bandaged wounds on himself and Alan, he was a little unsure.
As soon as Niu Changan knelt down, everyone inside and outside the house also knelt down, including the gangsters holding sticks in their hands.
This is not the first day that Nangong Yue has attracted attention. She is still calm and calm, with a faint smile on her lips, as if she is not in this shabby room like a pig shed at the moment.
Lily felt that her opportunity to appear had come again, and she put her hands on her hips triumphantly and said: "When you see the Crown Princess, why don't you bow quickly!"
This sentence scared those ruffians to the point where they almost fainted. Princess Concubine is a big shot that ordinary people like them have never thought of!
Stuttering voices sounded one after another, "I've met... I've met the Crown Princess."
Niu Changan could hardly think anymore, he could only raise his eyes and said dryly: "Prince Princess, this... this is a misunderstanding! Don't listen to the nonsense of these untouchables!" He thought: It's over, it will definitely happen this time Beaten to death by his uncle!
"Who asked you to raise your head to look at the Crown Princess!" Lily Fox scolded in a mocking tone, which frightened Niu Chang'an into hurriedly lying down.
Nangong Yue looked at Niu Changan's drooped head and said casually: "It is said that your uncle is the steward here? Where are the others now?"
"Little, little..." Niu Changan hesitated, too panicked to say a word.
Suddenly, a low voice shouted from outside: "Catch them!"
Niu Changan subconsciously looked back and saw that the man who was giving the orders was the man wearing a straight blue shirt. He heard him say: "How dare you pretend to be the crown prince's concubine? It's so audacious and an unforgivable crime."
Niu Changan was still in a daze when he saw the man raise his hand and make a motion of slicing his neck with the blade of his hand, and he suddenly understood.
With things like this today, the Crown Princess and Butler Zhu will definitely come to investigate those cripples. Even if it is not for these cripples, the things that uncle has done over the years cannot withstand investigation at all. By then, I'm afraid he and his uncle won't be as comfortable as they are now, and they might even be beaten half to death!
Then he might as well give it a try!
After all, who told this concubine not to stay in the palace and have fun, and to go out incognito when she has nothing to do? What can Butler Zhu and this maid who knows some three-legged cat kung fu do? As long as they are all arrested and "solved" silently, who can prove that the Crown Princess has been to Liuhe Village?
In this Zhuangzi, he is the prince. Anyone who dares to talk will be dealt with!
Thinking of this, Niu Changan suddenly became angry, stood up, and yelled: "Uncle Zheng is right, you unscrupulous people dare to pretend to be the crown prince, you simply don't know how to live or die! Catch them! Get up!"
The gangsters kneeling on the ground looked at each other. Just now they said they were the Crown Princess, but now they are not? Is this true?
Niu Changan continued to shout: "Hurry up and do it!"
These ruffians have long been accustomed to obeying the orders of the Niu family. For them, the crown prince and concubine are too far away. The Niu family is the local emperor here and can decide their life or death. So they gritted their teeth and rushed towards Nangong Yue and others without saying a word. Even the people who were originally surrounding the broken house rushed in.
Nangong Yue was still sitting upright, and these menacing people were not taken lightly by her at all. Her calmness made David Chu vaguely admire him.
Lily and Baihui clenched their fists, took a step forward, and stood in front of Nangong Yue, while Que'er stood beside her with a smile, and lowered his head to ask her if she was thirsty and if she wanted to drink some. water.
Zhu Xing's face turned a little darker. He had never seen such a bold servant before!
Zhu Xing smiled coldly. He was born in the army and had been on the battlefield and his hands were stained with blood. How could he take these three-legged gangsters seriously and kicked one of them directly? Kicked him in the abdomen, causing him to scream and take several steps back, but it knocked the two people behind him so hard that they fell to the ground, and even the stick in his hand fell out of his hands.
Zhu Xing took a step forward, grabbed a gangster's wrist, took the wooden stick from his hand, and waved it soundly.
This set of stick techniques came from the army, and it made people move smoothly and swept away the entire army in one fell swoop.
Lily curled her lips in boredom, obviously it was not their sisters' turn to show off their skills this time. Thinking of this, she did not pause in the movements of her hands, and protected Nangong Yue airtightly.
"It's useless! It's really useless!" Seeing that almost half of the people he brought fell down in the blink of an eye, Niu Changan stamped his feet and shouted, "Come on! Get them all!" while sneaking out. Move away.
Leave here and go find your uncle!
Uncle must have a way to solve this problem!
Niu Changan slowly moved to the door. Seeing that no one noticed him, he rushed out without looking back.
"He ran away!" Alan, who was lying on the bed, reminded loudly, which earned Lily a blank look, "The injured person should sleep well and don't move around!"
The next moment, Niu Changan, who had just slipped out of the door, stepped back step by step. There were two more bruises on his face that had been swollen for a long time.
I saw two young men in black appearing outside the door. One was smiling and the other was expressionless. They were just standing so casually, but one look at the momentum of these two people and knew that they were not ordinary people. people.
"I have met the Crown Princess." Xiao Ying and Xiao An saluted Nangong Yue with fists clasped at the same time.
The two of them were Nangong Yue's secret guards, so naturally they were always by her side.
They stood at the door without interfering. After a while, they saw Zhu Xing knocking out another person with a stick. In a blink of an eye, there were only less than five of the twenty or so gangsters left. These five people had already He was dumbfounded and his body was so stiff that he couldn't move at all. No matter how stupid they are, they still know that their ability is probably not worth a finger of anyone present!
What's more, even Niu Changan has been caught, so who do they count? !
Several people invariably released their right hands holding the wooden sticks, knelt on the ground with a thump, kowtowed and begged for mercy: "Prince Princess, have mercy! Butler Zhu, have mercy!..." They kowtowed until their foreheads banged. It made a loud noise, and within a few moments, my forehead was bruised.
No matter whether this imperial concubine is fake or not, it is always right to call her this way!
Niu Changan was even more frightened and trembled. He subconsciously looked outside, but he didn't see the person he was thinking of.
Soon, someone asked Niu Changan's doubts, and Nangong Yue asked, "Where's that person? The man wearing a straight blue shirt." It was then clear that he was the one who incited Niu Changan to kill him.
Zhu Xing scanned the ground and found that person was not there. He said with some annoyance: "Maybe he ran away." As he said that, he glared at Xiao Ying and Xiao An and asked with his eyes: Why didn't you catch the person?
Xiao An's face was expressionless, while Xiao Ying shrugged helplessly. They were so messed up just now, and they didn't dare to take their eyes off Nangong Yue at all, so they couldn't care less about others. After all, to them, except Nangong Yue's safety, nothing else matters.
Nangong Yue was a little helpless, but she didn't bring many people this time, so she couldn't separate people to chase him.
She told Zhu Xing to ask questions first, then she stood up, walked towards David Chu, and said with an apologetic look, "Uncle Chu, what happened this time was due to the negligence of the prince and me, which has caused you to be wronged. ."
At this moment, David Chu felt like he was in another world. After witnessing that scene, what else did he not understand?
It turns out that the person who treats them like slaves is really not the prince.
They have all been deceived all this time!
The resentment that was once so strong that he wanted to eat his flesh and drink his blood seemed to have happened in his previous life. He himself could hardly believe that the situation of their father and son had changed drastically in just this short cup of tea... …
Nangong Yue looked at them with clear eyes and said firmly in her voice: "I will definitely explain to you what happened today!"
David Chu's heart was like an overturned five-flavor bottle. It was extremely complicated. He didn't know if he was more grateful to Nangong Yue, or he was more ashamed of the prince Xiao Yi, or he was more happy about the rest of his life. ……
Nangong Yue smiled. On the other side, Zhu Xing had finished asking and reported back to her: "Prince Concubine, according to Niu Changan, his uncle, the manager of Liuhe Village, left for a long trip half a month ago. , half of his people are here. Others, including women, slaves, and long-term workers, are over there in the main house."
Nangong Yue nodded slightly and said, "Go and do it, I'll give you half an hour. By the way, let Zhou Dacheng drive the carriage here and take Uncle Chu and the others to a different place to recuperate."
Zhu Xing responded and hurried away.
Not long after, a carriage came here. David Chu and Alan were helped into the carriage one by one by Zhou Dacheng, and Lily followed the carriage. Nangong Yue, surrounded by Baihui and the others, walked directly towards the main house.
Half an hour later, Zhu Xing had taken care of everything.
Niu Changan has been captured, and after the servants in Zhuangzi learned that it was the eldest concubine of the master's family who came in person, no one offered any resistance.
Not long after, all the veterans in Zhuangzi gathered in the yard of the main house. Those veterans were originally reclaiming wasteland in the back mountain, and were temporarily called here by Zhu Xing.
They knew neither Zhu Xing nor Nangong Yue. They only saw Niu Changan, who was usually very arrogant, kneeling aside with his head shrinking. They were filled with surprise and uncertainty, and every one of them had an uncontrollable look in their eyes. of hatred.
They are treated like animals here and forced to do all kinds of heavy work all day long, and this cow Changan often comes to act as a supervisor, scolding or beating them, without any mercy at all.
Outside the yard, many villagers were also attracted. As soon as they heard that the housekeeper from the master's house had arrested Niu Xiaoguan, they all put down their farm work and ran to watch the fun. Dozens of people blocked the gate. The old woman squeezed in at the front could not help but look surprised when she saw Nangong Yue in the hall, and whispered: "It's her!"
An aunt with sharp ears next to me immediately asked: "Mrs. Yang, who is she?"
"You just went to my place to rest..." Mrs. Yang replied absently, wondering who Nangong Yue was.
The villagers all stared at the main room in front of them, fearing that they would miss a detail.
Zhu Xing, who was standing in front of the hall, looked at the ragged veterans in front of him, whose faces could not hide their fatigue and suspicion. He felt as if a mountain was weighing on his heart. Although he and the imperial concubine were not too far away. It's late, but the damage that has already been done cannot be eliminated by making repairs now.
He took a deep breath, calmed down, and introduced to them: "Everyone, please be quiet. This is the Crown Princess of Zhennan. The Crown Princess has called you here today. She has something to say. Say it to you."
When they heard that Nangong Yue, a childish-looking girl, turned out to be the Crown Princess of Zhennan, the expressions on the faces of the veterans became more complicated. Awe, resentment, resentment, surprise...all kinds of negative emotions were reflected in their muddy eyes. The eyes were suppressed and brewing.
The villagers outside the yard almost exploded, whispering to each other. The Crown Princess of Zhennan is a person that ordinary people like them can't even think of! Mrs. Yang murmured in disbelief: "The Crown Princess? I actually greeted the Crown Princess? The Crown Princess also ate my dates and sat on my stool..." Even the Crown Princess praised her dates as delicious. From now on, Isn’t it worth a hundred times as much?
The various speculations and disturbances outside the yard did not affect Nangong Yue in the hall. Nangong Yue slowly looked around the veterans, then stood up and solemnly apologized to all of them. Said: "The prince has been careless in employing people, and you have been wronged. The prince is not in the royal capital now, so I will apologize to you on behalf of the prince!"
The veterans couldn't believe their ears, and looked at each other with doubts. Finally, their eyes couldn't help but focus on the oldest one-armed veteran, wanting to see what his attitude was.
The one-armed veteran used his eyes to signal everyone to wait and see what happened. Only then did everyone's impetuous hearts calm down again, and they were thinking: This ruthless prince tricked them into doing cattle work in this hellish place under the pretext of taking care of them in old age. Ma, what tricks does he want to play this time? ! Could it be that because the princess was coming to ask questions, she deliberately came to please them in advance?
Nangong Yue naturally saw that the veterans still had doubts about her. After all, they had encountered such a thing. How could she let them go so easily with just a few words from her.
At this time, Lily came back and reported to Nangong Yue: "Prince Concubine, David Chu and Alan have settled down. I will hire a doctor from a nearby village for them first."
As soon as they heard the names of David Chu and Alan, the calm eyes of the veterans immediately rippled. Some wanted to ask where David Chu and Alan were, but they suppressed them at the signal of their companions.
After Nangong Yue sat down on the grand master's chair, he asked in a calm tone: "Niu Chang'an, do you know your sin?"
Niu Changan didn't dare to raise his head at all, and he knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, saying incoherently: "I'm sorry! Please spare my life, Crown Princess! Please spare my life for the sake of my uncle."
"Your uncle?" Nangong Yue couldn't help but sneer.
For her to spare him for the sake of a slave? Who does he think his uncle is!
Niu Changan realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly waved his hands: "No, no!"
Nangong Yue deliberately took a sip of hot tea slowly and then said: "Lily, how should I be punished for plotting my master's life?"
Lily replied warmly: "According to the law, you can be beaten to death directly."
Niu Changan's face turned even paler, and he could only keep kowtowing and praying: "Please, for the sake of the princess, please spare me!"
"Princess?" Nangong Yue's eyes flickered, and she said with a half-smile, "You have a lot of face? Could it be that even the princess wants to give you face?"
Niu Changan couldn't care about anything else, and it was important to save his life, so he quickly said: "The younger uncle is the princess's biological uncle..."
"Presumptuous!" Nangong Yue said with a stern expression, "The princess's biological uncle is the third master of the White House in southern Xinjiang, what does it have to do with your slave uncle!"
Xiao Fang is a concubine, and according to the rules, her mother-in-law's family is her maternal uncle's family. As for Xiao Fang's own mother, she is nothing more than a slave.
Niu Changan just wanted to seize this last glimmer of hope, and said in a panic: "I swear to God, everything I said is true!"
Nangong Yue placed the tea cup in her hand on the table beside her and said calmly: "If what you said is true, then the princess's face will naturally be given to her as a daughter-in-law. ... Forget it, I, my concubine, will spare your life today."
What she said made Niu Chang feel relieved, but it made the veterans feel a sinking feeling. They thought to themselves: They guessed it right. This prince concubine and the prince are the same as each other. They are just pretending to help them. Maybe he is using his crooked ideas again!
Niu Changan kowtowed with joy, "Thank you so much, Crown Princess! Thank you so much, Crown Princess..."
"It's just that death penalty can be avoided, but living crime cannot be escaped..."
Niu Changan, who had saved his life, hurriedly said: "Prince Concubine, I am willing to be punished!"
Nangong Yue said casually: "Let's do it...Zhu Xing, with a staff of fifty big boards, will be executed here! Then find someone to come over and sell him to the bitter kiln in the northwest. Selling yourself for money or something, this prince Concubine, I don’t want it. In addition, if you give that man one hundred taels of silver as a gift, you must find a kiln with the worst conditions in the northwest, and he will not be allowed to die within ten years!”