Chapter 114 Qiaoyun Hall

Li Hongzhang suddenly straightened up: "Taiwan democracy, what is this? Who will be the emperor?"

"Taiwan people don't want to be the obedient people of the Japanese, and the court doesn't want them anymore, so they plan to stand on their own. This Taiwan democracy is done according to the American way. In fact, this democratic country is the same as the republic that Sun Wen and others want to make. There is no emperor, only the president, and the president changes every four years.

"So, who are they going to appoint as their first president?"

"Tang Jingsang!" Zhang Peilun said, "Father-in-law, this Tang Jingsong dared to contradict the emperor in the court and speak rudely to his father-in-law. It seems that there is a group of Taiwanese behind him to support him!"

Chrysanthemum said, "If he can really take the Taiwanese to drive away the Japanese, even if he is self-reliant, there is nothing bad for our Qing Dynasty! Nowadays, there are really few bloody ministers like Tang Jingsang in the Qing Dynasty! Father, although Tang Jingsang spoke rudely to you in the court today, in his daughter's opinion, this is also his loyalty!"

Li Hongzhang nodded: "He scolded right! I don't hate him as a father! What I'm worried about is that if Zhou Charter and Tang Jingsong work together to build a Taiwan democracy, then one day, this Democratic Congress will become the base of Sun Wen and those revolutionaries. Zhou Charter will take his Zhang Jun to Taiwan, and they will go with Sun Wen again. At that time, I'm afraid that there will be no peace in the Qing Dynasty!"

Chrysanthemum lotus root whispered, "Father, if Zhou Charter really joins the Revolutionary Party, then he is also forced by the Empress Dowager!" The daughter thinks that the general trend of the world, planning is in people, and success is in heaven. What will happen in the future, the father can only take advantage of the situation!"

Li Hongzhang was stunned and looked at the lotus root in a daze. Jurou is implying that if Sun Wen and others want to turn China into a republic, it is impossible!

For a long time, Li Hongzhang sighed: "I'm old and can't take care of the future! You husband and wife, take care of yourselves!"

Zhang Peilun and Chrysanthemum lotus root looked at each other.

Out of the window, there was a dull sound of bells and drums, and a lazy voice echoed in the night: "Five Update..."

The Qing Dynasty is like this deep night, at dawn.

Maybe when the sun rises, this Qing Dynasty will no longer exist!

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The Summer Palace, Suzhou Street, is a unique courtyard with a blue plaque hanging on the courtyard door, with the book "Qiaoyun Hall".

Suzhou Street is located in the back lake of the Summer Palace. It is a so-called "business street" built in imitation of Suzhou, a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. There are all kinds of shops on both sides of the street, such as antique shops, silk shops, teahouses, restaurants, and restaurants. The clerks are all dressed as eunuch palaces. When the emperor was lucky, Suzhou Street opened for business, and the emperor and People are happy together.

During the reign of Guangxu, the Qing Dynasty was worried about foreign troubles. Whether it was the emperor or the empress dowager, they had long lost their interest in shopping. Suzhou Street was depressed. For several years, they had not opened a business. The so-called "shops" in the store were also empty. On the deserted street, they could not be seen during the day. When it comes to a few people, at night, it is even more like a ghost street.

After Zhao Qiaoer's family of three came to the Summer Palace, they were arranged in Suzhou Street. They were the only residents here. The Empress Dowager Buddha was still very careful. She ordered the eunuch to clean a small courtyard temporarily and did not forget to give this small courtyard a name - Qiaoyun Hall, which implied Zhao Qiaoer's name.

In the fifth watch, the more drumming palace people walked through the windy Suzhou Street for the night, and the cold drumming sound spread into the Qiaoyun Hall.

Zhao Qiaoer woke up by a knock on the door, hurriedly put on her clothes and walked to the door.

The voice of the maid Xiaocui came from outside the door: "Madam, the protection of the country, Shuo Gege and Yu Qiongge are here."

Only five days later, the two Gege suddenly arrived. Zhao Qiaoer was suspicious, but she did not dare to neglect it. She hurriedly dressed neatly and greeted the door with Liu Yingshu and came to the living room.

Huguo and Shuge Minxiu and Yuqiongge Cherry sat in the living room, and the maid of honor Xiao Cui carefully served them.

Zhao Qiaoer and Liu Yingshu knelt down to the two Gege. Minxiu held Zhao Qiaoer with one hand and Liu Yingshu in the other. They smiled, "You two sisters, don't be polite. Zhang Jun can't kneel down to worship."

Liu Yingshu panicked and said hurriedly, "Guge, we are not soldiers."

Zhao Qiaoer was generous and said, "The meaning of the two grids, we are military women, so let's follow the rules of Zhangjun." With that, he pulled Liu Yingshu and bowed to the two Gege.

After the four salute, Zhao Qiaoer sat facing each other with Minxiu and Cherry. Liu Yingshu was just a civil woman who did not dare to sit in front of Gege and stood beside Zhao Qiaoer.

Zhao Qiaoer was about to open her mouth when Cherry looked at Xiao Cui. Xiao Cui said in a hurry, "I'm going to retreat."

Zhao Qiaoer waved her hand and said, "Xiao Cui was sent by the Empress Dowager Buddha to serve the old lady. She is her own family."

Xiao Cui is only 16 or 17 years old. She is very well-behaved and does things neatly. After coming to Qiaoyun Hall, she is also conscientious. However, Zhao Qiaoer understood that Xiaocui was not a servant. The person sent by the Empress Dowager Buddha was in front of an ordered lady, which was equivalent to an imperial envoy - she was ordered by the Empress Dowager Buddha to monitor Zhao Qiaoer!

Zhao Qiaoer knew that nothing could be hidden from Xiao Cui, so she simply let Xiao Cui stay here.

Minxiu was conscious and smiled, "Since you are the people around the Empress Dowager Buddha, of course you don't have to avoid it."

Xiao Cui was very polite and said to Minxiu, "Guge is here, and Xiao Cui dares not make up." With that, he bowed out of the living room.

Minxiu looked at Xiao Cui's back and said, "This Xiao Cui is also interesting."

"Actually, if she hadn't been around the Empress Dowager Buddha, she would have been clever." Zhao Qiaoer said, "The two Ge Ge came so early that I don't know what's the matter?"

Minxiu said, "We came from the Empress Dowager Buddha. She told me that Zhou Charter is still alive!"

Zhao Qiaoer's heart pierced like a needle, trembling all over!

Since she came to the Summer Palace, she knew that Zhou Charter must still be alive. However, today, she was still very excited to get confirmation from Minxiu's mouth!

Cherry whispered, "Sister Qiaoer, in fact, you have known that Zhou Charter is still alive!"

Zhao Qiaoer nodded slightly: "Cui Yugui brought our family to the garden, and I knew that he must still be alive!"

"You are indeed the wife of Zhou Charter!" Minxiu praised, but there was a burst of depression in her heart. If it were her Minxiu, she would definitely not be so smart and wise. From this point of view, she really doesn't deserve to marry Zhou Charter.

"So, what happened to my husband's experience at sea?" Zhao Qiaoer asked in a low voice.

Cherry said, "The Empress Dowager said that that's a good thing Ding Ruchang did! He was jealous of Zhou Charter's meritorious deeds. He designed to assassinate Zhou Charter at sea, ordered the distant ship to sink Zhou Charter's gunboat and lied to the court that it was a Japanese warship. Fortunately, Zhou Charter was ordered and floated to Shanghai after falling into the sea. This matter was all done by Ding Ruchang alone, and the court was also kept in the dark. Now the truth has come out. The court has arrested Ding Ruchang and imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. The court is pursuing it. The Empress Dowager said that no matter matter who is involved, it must be investigated to the end. Zhou Charter is a justice! However, according to the investigation, this is all done by Ding Ruchang alone and has nothing to do with others.

"What does the Empress Dowager Buddha mean, is this Ding Ruchang's work?" Zhao Qiaoer asked coldly.

"Yes."

"The Empress Dowager Buddha really didn't know in advance?"

Cherry looked at Minxiu and lowered her head.

Minxiu pondered for a moment and said, "Zhao Qiaoer, Zhou Charter is still alive now, which is the most important thing!" Everything else doesn't matter!"

Zhao Qiaoer sneered and stopped asking questions.

Liu Yingshu carefully interrupted, "Guge, where is our husband?"

"He is in Shanghai." Minxiu said, "The Empress Dowager said that he was injured and seriously injured. Now he is bedridden, and a girl named Jin Shu is taking care of him."

Minxiu deliberately said Jin Shu, and she wanted to stab Zhao Qiaoer. I don't know why, every time I see Zhao Qiaoer, I will be at a psychological disadvantage. She knew that Zhao Qiaoer was just a little woman in the northeast countryside, but she was such a little woman, which made Gui Gege's Minxiu feel deeply inferior!

There is only one reason. Behind Zhao Qiaoer, there is a man standing upright!

When Minxiu knew that there was still a girl named Jin Shu hidden in Zhou Charter's heart, Minxiu was a little gloating out of the woman's natural jealousy.

"Jin Shu and Zhou Charter together?" Zhao Qiaoer was really a little excited.

"Yes, I heard that these days, Jin Shu's clothes are untied and stays in front of Zhou Charter's sickbed all day long. I also heard that there is a fairy on Zhou Charter's chest, engraved with a small statue of Jin Shu." Minxiu looked at Zhao Qiaoer sideways and felt very happy.

"That's good, that's good!" Zhao Qiaoer took Liu Yingshu's hand and took a long breath: "Yingshu, Shu'er is fine. Our husband is fine. With Shu'er taking care of him, our husband will definitely get better!"

At the beginning, when she was in Pyongyang, Jin Shu heard that the battle situation in Lushun was fierce, and Zhou Charter's life and death were uncertain, while North Korea's Zhangjun was repulsed by Lai Chuanwu. Zhao Qiaoer'er's family was also in a difficult situation. Jin Shu insisted on going to Lushun alone to find Zhou Charter. Later, Zhang Jun defended Lushun, the court sealed the Zhou Charter, and Zhao Qiaoer also turned the crisis into safety. But Jin Shu had no news, and no one of Zhang Jun's old brothers saw Jin Shu again. Zhao Qiaoer had been worried about Jin Shu's accident. Now she heard that Jin Shu was safe and sound, and a stone fell to the ground in her heart.

Zhao Qiaoer not only did not eat Jin Shu's jealousy, but also looked happy to fall from the sky. Minxiu was suddenly extremely depressed. Only now did she finally realize that her inferiority in front of Zhao Qiaoer is not because of Zhou Charter, but because Zhao Qiaoer's open-mindedness and perseverance far exceeded her noble style!

Cherry saw Minxiu's embarrassment and hurriedly interrupted, "Sister Qiaoer is right. Jin Shu will take good care of Zhou Charter. We came here by the order of the Empress Dowager Buddha to ask Sister Qiaoer to write a letter to Zhou Charter.