Nanming Engineer

Chapter 493
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the city of Datong was full of joy, decorated with lanterns and festoons. The newly built houses in the dilapidated city walls have begun to show their scale. The once-depressed market has returned to its former prosperity. People who are tired but smiling come and go on the streets, the sound of firecrackers, and the sound of suona again and again constitute a peaceful and peaceful scene that has just recovered from the war, and the bloody war wounds are gradually healed. From this point of view, the Han nationality The tenacious vitality of the people can be seen.

In a peaceful atmosphere, the city gate was full of people, Hai Lanzhu and his party entered the city without attracting so much attention, and Wang Huan didn't deliberately greet them, and just sent someone to lead them into the temporary government office.

The carriage stopped in the compound, the curtain was lifted, and Hai Lanzhu got off the ground with a feeling of apprehension. The courtyard was still spacious, as big as four or five bays, but there were not many people standing there.

It doesn't look like you are going to pick yourself into the room.Hai Lanzhu looked around. Although there were bright red lanterns hanging under the eaves and people wore red belts around their waists, they looked like they were celebrating the New Year, and they were not deliberately dressed for a happy event.And besides that, there wasn't even a single piece of red colored silk.

In the middle of the courtyard, there was a young man standing in a brocade robe and scarf. He looked very handsome. Although he was a little dark, he looked heroic. There were no decorations like jade pendants or swords all over his body, but he had a natural air of saying no. Domineering.

Hai Lanzhu couldn't help but take another look, the man looked at her with a smile, his smile was clean and natural, without any evil spirit like a disciple, but it made Hai Lanzhu blush for no reason, she vaguely felt that this face seemed to be Where have I seen it.

The clansman who escorted him came forward, bowed his waist and spoke to the young man, looking very respectful.Hai Lanzhu was a little surprised again. Could it be that this young man is of noble status, a figure like a big butler, otherwise how could the people on his side go up to talk to him?
She didn't dare to go there, because despite her status, she was a hostage to the enemy's camp. From now on, her life and death depended on her, and she couldn't let her own temperament do what she wanted.

The clansman said a few words to the young man, and pointed in his direction. The young man also looked over, and happened to meet Hai Lanzhu's eyes. His eyes were deep and majestic, and Hai Lanzhu hurriedly bowed his head in panic.

Why is this person so vicious?Hai Lanzhu thought to himself that she was quite good-looking but had such a violent temper. If she became his wife or concubine, she would be beaten to death.

Thinking of this, Hai Lanzhu felt even more uneasy. She is a bannerman, and Manchu and Han are on opposite sides. How will Duke Liang treat her in the future?Will it be as fierce as this young man?As long as he won't harm anyone, there is a newly married princess of the Ming Dynasty. She is the main wife, and she is just a side concubine. If you are punished to read some women's moral books, you will be done. If you meet someone with a big background in your in-law's family, you will not even be punished for this.

Dafang is the princess of the Ming Dynasty. Is there a bigger backstage than this?Hai Lanzhu couldn't help but bitterness spread in her heart,

In the distance, a voice floated over, it was the young man's voice: "Bring people here."

The tone was neither high nor low, but it was irresistible.

The clansmen agreed, and turned around, but instead of calling Hai Lanzhu, they turned to the back of the line and brought out a dozen or so bound people.

Do you still have these people in your escort team?Hai Lanzhu became curious. According to etiquette, the married woman had to stay in the carriage all the time and was not allowed to come out except for accommodation, so there were a few people hanging around. Hai Lanzhu didn't know about it, and no one told her.

Those few people with braids and shaved hair were not bannermen, they should be Han Chinese who belonged to the Qing Dynasty.The ropes that bound them were so tight that they stumbled when they walked. I don't know how they survived the long journey.

"My lord, this is Zhou Kui and the others." The clansman said respectfully to the young man, "According to your order, all men over the age of 15 within three generations have been brought here, not a few of them."

Lord?Hai Lanzhu opened her teeth slightly, and couldn't help but let out a soft cry. She quickly covered her mouth with her hand, and stared at the man without blinking. His eyes were full of surprise and fear. It turned out that he was really Duke Liang of the Ming Dynasty?My future husband-in-law?
Naturally, Wang Huan didn't notice the change in Hai Lanzhu's expression. He stared carefully at the people kneeling on the ground, his face straightened, and he counted the number of people. A man in a white fur cloak said something.

"It should be here, princess, come and recognize someone."

The person covered in the cloak is petite, nodded lightly, stepped forward, pulled off the hood on his head, revealing the pretty face of Princess Changping, but at this time the beauty is like a prison, with a face like a flower Without a trace of expression, he was as cold as frost.

She walked past the people kneeling on the ground one by one, and none of them dared to look up at her, shaking their heads like a group of pigs waiting to be chopped.

Princess Changping walked slowly, and finally stopped in front of a white-haired old man, pursed her lips, and said tremblingly in a voice that seemed to come out of her lungs: "Grandpa!"

The old man trembled all over, and raised his head. His wrinkled face was covered with tears, his forehead was shaved, and a braid was left on the back of his head. He was Zhou Kui, the head of the Chongzhen Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhou Kui's lips twitched a few times, trying to say something, but he never said it, and then lowered his head again, and then murmured: "Granddaughter, please let them go, it's all my fault."

Princess Changping closed her eyes, hearing these words in her ears, as if a hand reached into her chest, pinching her heart fiercely, making her almost breathless, an indescribable pain reached her mind.

My dearest relative, this is my grandfather, he is the one who denounced his three younger brothers, Zhou Kui's own grandson, including the prince Zhu Cihong, and handed it over to the Qing court, and then killed him alive and cut off Zhu Cihong. Family bloodline.

Countless times, when Changping dreamed back in the middle of the night, she woke up from a frozen dream, and the past scenes were lingering. revenge.

Dorgon died and was defeated by his own husband. There was no other enemy except his own grandfather's family.Wang Huan asked the Qing court to hand over Zhou Kui's family on the condition of a strike. The Qing court did not hesitate, and simply handed over the people.

"At that time... why?" Chang Ping asked in pain, but no tears came down: "They... are your grandsons!"

"I have no choice." Zhou Kui whispered: "I have no choice. If we don't do this, we will all die if we are denounced by others."

He raised his head, struggled to walk a few steps towards Princess Changping's knees, leaned his head on her leg, and cried in a pleading tone: "Granddaughter, for your mother's sake, please beg for mercy and forgive you My cousins, everything is my old man's fault, it's all my fault! If you want to kill, kill me alone!"

More than a dozen people kneeling on the ground cried together, their voices were pitiful, their appearances were pitiful, and they begged and shouted: "Sister, sister, please spare us, we will repay your kindness like cows and horses!"

Princess Changping looked up at the sky dully, the sky was blue with clouds, she shook her head slightly, and sighed softly: "My mother is dead, she was killed by my father..."

After saying that, she lowered her head and looked at Zhou Kui, her eyes were empty, without any trace of pity.Zhou Kui choked, and continued to cry: "It's not our fault, it's the fault of Chuang Nian! It wasn't me who killed my grandson, it was a tartar! Granddaughter, you have to think clearly, we are all one family, It is also the only family member, the family cannot kill each other, no!"

Princess Changping gritted her teeth, looked at him, her body trembled, her face twitched, she couldn't control herself anymore.

Wang Huan walked up in time, grabbed her shoulders, twisted her body gently, and said softly: "Let me handle it, you should get rid of your heart problems when you see someone, and leave the rest to you." me."

Seeing that Princess Changping was taken away by Wang Huan, Zhou Kui knew something was wrong, and got up in panic. He wanted to stand up and chase after him, but was held firmly by the shoulders by two guards, unable to move, and could only cry out in tears. : "Granddaughter, granddaughter, please save us, please, these are the only relatives left in the Zhu family, and they will be gone in the future! Ahhhh!"

Chang Ping walked without looking back, his small body was wrapped in a white cloak, and a sentence floated: "The Zhou family has no good people, and neither does the Zhu family."

(End of this chapter)