Chapter 77

In a courtyard deep in the alley of Xiejie street, Zhou Yinzhi got up and took Jiang Xuening to the door. He only said, "if the second girl wants to visit you Fangyin, she will have to wait for a later time, so as not to have too many eyes."

Yao Niang followed him and came out to see Jiang Xuening off.

Jiang Xuening then said, "I'll go later.".

She went up and down the mossy steps at the door, but stopped to look back at yaoniang and said with a smile, "thank you for the tea you cooked for me this time."

Yaoniang is flattered.

She's just Zhou Yinzhi's maid. I don't know how this noble lady, who is very kind to her family, could be so polite to her. She even said, "I didn't have a good tea to serve last time. Yao Niang's craftsmanship is very poor. I'm afraid she's not used to it. Just like it."

Jiang Xuening just left and went back to the mansion first.

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at this time, the news that you Yue and you Fangyin were detained by the royal guards yamen for trial has also spread to Qingyuan Bofu.

Everyone thought that you Yue had gone out for a visit and thought that she would come back later.

Where did you expect to be arrested when no one was seen for a long time?

For a moment, there was no peace in the whole house. Mrs. Bo almost closed her eyes and fainted after hearing about it. The eldest lady, you Shuang, was more stable. She only asked the servant who came to deliver the message: "what's wrong with my sister? How can I be arrested?"

The next humanitarian: "I heard that I was in the teahouse with the third young lady, and the second girl in Mr. Jiang's family was right next to me to report the case. I didn't expect that when the royal guards came, they took both of them away. They said that they couldn't find out for a while in the teahouse. They might as well go back to the Yamen and explain. "

These words are passed on by people.

At that time, it was you Fang's hand, but as soon as they heard that both of them had been taken away, they naturally thought that it was the hands of the two people who interacted with each other, and the words naturally changed.

Mrs. Bo immediately scolded: "You Fang sing this little hoof, it's always bad for her!"

You Shuang is a little keen to notice the existence of "Jiang Er girl".

But she was not selected to read with her in the palace. She only heard about her sister and Jiang Xuening, but she didn't know the details. Although she suspected that Jiang Xuening had something to do with it, it's hard to make a conclusion at the moment.

Only way: "sister has been selected into the palace as a companion reading, rare opportunity. This time back to the palace was just out of the palace to rest, things do not dare to make a big deal, no matter whether my sister is innocent or not, spread to the palace is always bad. If a person is careless and makes a hole for someone who wants to read, I'm afraid that the position of accompanying reading will be difficult to guarantee. If my sister is still in prison, it will be even more difficult. If we can't deal with this matter properly, we need our father to come forward when dealing with the public. "

Mrs. Bo said immediately: "yes, yes, we are also the noble family! These people of the royal guards said they would take people. Why did they pay attention to us? I'm going to see my uncle and ask him to deal with it. "

The party rushed to report to Uncle Qingyuan.

But who expected that after uncle Qingyuan asked about the specific situation, his face changed greatly. He suddenly got up and asked, "is it Zhou Qianhu, who has just been promoted from the royal guards, who has captured yue'er?"

People don't know why.

Uncle Qingyuan was furious: "confused! Confused! What are you doing to provoke the royal guards? Originally, Zhou Qianhu was able to deal with our government. Now, although he is also called "Zhou Qianhu", I have sent people to visit him several times and never answered me. The royal guards are all evil spirits who eat people and don't vomit bones. What do you want me to do to fill their appetite now! You're making trouble for me

Mrs. Bo has already cried out: "uncle, if you don't save us, what can we do about Yueer? It's said that the people detained for trial are all in prison like those prisoners. God knows what a miserable time it is... "

Qingyuan uncle's face was gloomy, so he thought about it.

Recently, there is a rumor in the palace that he will choose a concubine for the king of Linzi.

Yue'er was selected to the palace as an accompaniment reader by virtue of her painting and calligraphy at the Chongyang banquet on that day. It was a rare opportunity. If she could find a good marriage in the future, it would be of great help to Yu Bofu.

But I have to go to prison

Daughter Qian Jin was not born to the third daughter. She can't give up. If it gets out, who will marry her?

This is a sudden disaster. Although Bofu is also handed down from an aristocratic family, no one is in charge of real power for three generations. In today's imperial court, it has been on the edge for a long time. There is only an empty shelf left, but I don't know how much more it will take to settle this matter!

Uncle Qingyuan is more and more angry.

But there was no way to deal with it, so I had to bite my teeth and tell the housekeeper, "go, first point the money in the internal Treasury, and then prepare the carriage immediately. I'll go to the Yamen first!"

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when Jiang Xuening returned to Jiang Fu, the sun was already slanting.

When she came in, a woman said to her, "it's rare for you to come back from the palace. My master and wife said that you would set dinner in the main room at night. I'm worried that you'll come back late and miss the time. Now it's just right."

Jiang Xuening a listen, dun dun, way: "know."

No matter how we get along inside, we are still a family.You should come back for a meal.

She went back to her room to clean up and went to the main room.

At this time, lights were lit everywhere on the veranda.

Jiang Boyou and Meng have been sitting in the room for a while.

Jiang Xuehui sits beside Meng.

There was a gilded invitation on the table. Jiang Boyou was looking down and frowning.

Jiang Xuening came in to salute.

Jiang Boyou called her up and looked at her, but he wanted to say nothing.

Jiang Xuening noticed it and looked up to see the invitation in his hand. The powerful handwriting on the outer seal was a little familiar - it was Yan Lin's handwriting.

Jiang Boyou thought that she should have a look, so he handed out the invitation and said, "the invitation from Marquis Yongyi's house is to invite people to see the crown of the son of the world."

When Jiang Xuening opened the invitation, her fingers trembled slightly.

Because every word on the invitation was written by Yan LinQin. Although not a word mentioned her, it seemed that it was just words on the ordinary invitation, she wanted to know that since the house of marquis Yongyi sent the invitation, it could not be only this one, let alone every invitation written by Yan LinQin.

Her invitation is special.

Even though he had already turned away from her in public, the teenager still wanted to be around and witness the moment when he became a man.

Jiang Xuening slowly closed the invitation.

Jiang Boyou asked, "will you go then?"

Jiang Xuening said, "go."

Listening to the conversation between his father and his daughter, Meng could not help but feel a little worried. He wanted to say that something had happened to Marquis Yongyi's house, but he didn't know what was going on. He was afraid that most of the high gates in Beijing could not avoid it. How could they catch up like this?

It's just that Jiang Boyou nodded his head and it's not easy to talk about it.

"Sit down and have dinner first," she said

The cooks in the house are not so good at cooking, but Jiang Xuening has some choice in the word "eat", because his appetite is always average and he eats less.

Jiang Xuehui sat next to her and did not speak.

After a meal, the whole family felt a little heavy.

When he had to serve a few cups of tea after dinner, Meng said, "it's always the master who makes up his mind in the mansion. I can't tell you some things. But now everyone knows that the house of marquis Yongyi has been abandoned by the emperor. Our sister Ning and I used to be taken care of by the young marquis. Although we can't get married in law, we really want to go. I have no objection to that. When I was having tea with Mrs. Ding Guogong and others a few days ago, I heard that his Highness the king of Linzi was going to choose a concubine soon. In my opinion, on the day of the crown ceremony, sister Ning will go and miss Hui will forget it. "

After all, Jiang Xuening went to the palace to accompany her reading, which also earned her face at home.

Although she felt as if she was fighting with the young ladies of Qingyuan uncle's mansion in the palace, it was hard to avoid embarrassment and embarrassment for these adults to see each other outside, Meng didn't say much about her, just wanted to pick up Huijie and leave more chances for her future marriage.

Although Jiang Boyou and Marquis Yongyi have a close relationship, they are in great difficulty. They can't twist their arms but their thighs. Naturally, they have to consider the situation of the whole family. Therefore, they can't refute Meng's words.

Jiang Xuening did not speak.

Jiang Boyou then said, "this is good."

But no one thought that at this time, Jiang Xuehui, who had not said a word before, raised her head and said, "I want to go, too."

Meng's eyes widened: "sister Hui!"

Jiang Xuehui took a look at Jiang Xuening, but she didn't change her mind: "my father is the head of the family. At that time, we will go to the crown ceremony, but it doesn't matter how our children choose. And now there may not be no turning point for the affairs of the house of marquis Yongyi. My father and sister have gone, and my mother and I should go, too. "

Meng was stunned.

Even Jiang Boyou didn't think of it.

Jiang Xuening is looking at her, looking at her beautiful face, calm, think of her words, in the feeling in reason, such a lady, where is worse than Xiao Shu?

So I slowly smile.

Meng thought, why is this not the truth?

Jiang Boyou sighs that she is really sensible and reasonable.

After using tea, Jiang Xuening and Jiang Xuehui retreated from the room, walked on the veranda, stopped and said, "if I were you, I would not miss such a great opportunity. After all, the capital knows that his Royal Highness the king of Linzi is on good terms with Yanlin, and he is bound to go when Yanlin crowns with him. "

As soon as Jiang Xuehui's face changed, she didn't seem to think that she would say this, and the whole person couldn't help but follow her closely.

Jiang Xuening is ordinary.

She dropped her eyes and saw the embroidered handkerchief she was holding in her hand at the moment. She gently stretched out her hand and pulled it out from her fingers, spread it out and put it in her hand, revealing a light green Cymbidium embroidered on her face, and a small red ginger flower on the corner. So she gently picked her eyebrows and looked at Jiang Xuehui and said, "I hope you'd better take this embroidered handkerchief into the palace."The embroidered handkerchief was put back into Jiang Xuehui's hands by Jiang Xuening.

But Jiang Xuehui looked at her as if she didn't understand what she said.

Jiang Xuening is not intimate with her. She doesn't want to make herself understood, and she can't explain anything. She still wants to see you Fangyin in her heart. After returning the embroidered handkerchief to her, she turns around and goes out of the house.

It's night and I have to go out.

But no one in the whole family dared to say anything. It seemed that they were used to it.

Jiang Xuehui stood in the same place and looked at her back. She didn't care about other people's opinions. All the rules and regulations imposed on women in the inner house seemed to be trampled under her feet. She was envious for a moment.

But they were all put away in a flash.

Jiang Xuening's life, she had never experienced, naturally did not have her such temperament, in the final analysis, all people have their own destiny.

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it's very late. Zhou Yinzhi is still in the yamen, so he didn't go back.

Subordinates asked him: "thousands of adults do not return?"

Zhou Yinzhi said, "if you have something to do, go ahead."

The royal guards did not dare to ask more questions. Three of them, five of them, removed their official robes and went out to drink, leaving Zhou Yin alone.

Jiang Xuening is here in Xushi.

He was wearing a black cloak, a big hood and a long yellow skirt inside, but he was more and more slender. When he got to the yamen, he put the hood down, and a white face appeared. His eyes and eyebrows all looked like pictures.

Zhou Yinzhi took a look, then lowered his eyes, and said: "in the afternoon, Qingyuan uncle's house will come to get people. However, Zhou remembers that the second girl said that she would rest for two days, but it's not urgent for the time being. It's not too late to come and release people tomorrow."

Not long after he was promoted to a thousand households, he felt that he had power for the first time. It turned out that he was so easy to use.

In the afternoon, uncle Qingyuan came by himself, but he didn't dare to talk when he met him.

A box of banknotes, three thousand taels.

Zhou Yinzhi took a look at him, only frowned and said, "uncle, you don't have to do this. The Yamen can release the person after the trial. At most, it will be seven or eight days. If making love has nothing to do with provocation, it will be OK."

Qingyuan uncle's eyelids jump.

He took out a five thousand taels silver note from his left sleeve and put it on.

Zhou Yinzhi frowned even more: "it's all the younger generation's business. The royal guards have a proper attitude. It's not related to the Tianjiao rebellion. Uncle, please go back."

Qingyuan uncle almost didn't kneel down.

This time, I clenched my teeth, as if my flesh had fallen from my body. I took out a 5000 taels silver note from my right sleeve and put it on.

When she spoke, she almost burst into tears and said, "my daughter has not suffered much since she was born, and her family is all in love with her. Although she is always a little stupid, she can't get in the way of anyone's business. It was not easy for her to choose the palace as an accompaniment student. She will go back to the palace in a few days. She also asked the thousand families to hold high their hands and be accommodating. "

Zhou Yinzhi then said, "my uncle loves my daughter very much, but I'm sorry to hear that. In that case, I'll order someone to stand trial all night, and you'll come tomorrow."

Qingyuan uncle just went there with great gratitude.

Of course, the thirteen thousand taels were left.

As for whether he was abusive after leaving, it is not known.

At this moment, Zhou Yinzhi took out an envelope from his sleeve, handed it to Jiang Xuening, and said, "Bo Fu will send someone to pick up you Yue tomorrow, but he didn't mention another common lady. I told uncle Qingyuan that you Fangyin was the one who made trouble and should not be released for the time being. Uncle said, that's nature. And then he left

Jiang Xuening took the envelope.

I opened it and found two 5000 taels of silver.

She then put the silver ticket back, the secret way to break the boat really has three nails. Although it's not much, it's definitely a lot. She knows who Zhou Yinzhi is. I'm afraid that uncle Qingyuan gave her more than 10000 yuan at that time.

I don't know how the uncle looked at that time. How much should you hate when you know?

Jiang Xuening was deeply moved.

Only way, this money is used to do the Ziliujing salt farm, and then I go back to make up, it's not much difference.

She said: "you spent a lot of money in one month, but Bo Fu won't spend the second time. One is a legitimate daughter, one is a common daughter, one goes to the palace as a companion, one does not love his father and mother, and no one is in charge of him when he dies in prison. Besides, people think that you need to keep a handle on them to be at ease, so they deliberately leave you Fangyin, so that you can rest assured of the money. "

It's a common method in officialdom.

Zhou Yinzhi listened and nodded.

Jiang Xuening asked again, "how about Fangyin?"

Zhou Yinzhi took her to the prison of houya.

Although they did not dare to open the prison door, they could not tell what they were like.

The royal guards usually arrest people for the emperor, and those involved in the case are either princes or nobles. They often have to use some means to make these people tell the truth. Therefore, all kinds of ferocious instruments of torture are placed everywhere in this prison.Jiang Xuening had never been to such a place in his past and present life. When he swept away, he felt shocked.

However, the next moment is irresistible to think of Zhang Zhe.

In the last life, the man was in prison. It was his enemy who interrogated him. What kind of pain should it be?

There were no windows on all sides of the prison, it was dark and damp, and it was very cold in winter.

There are people in some cells, most of them are asleep.

There are also some eyes open, but looking at people in the past did not respond, like walking dead, the eyes are numb with palpitations.

It's just that the further you go, the fewer cells you have.

Most of them are empty.

When he got to the innermost room, Jiang Xuening even saw several bright candlelight falling on the ground outside the prison door. Looking inside again, although it was still a cell, it was clean and tidy: the bed in the corner was neat and tidy, with thick bedding; a book case was placed against the wall, with pen, ink, paper and inkstone; there were bright lights and candles on the case at the moment. One of them, leaning under the lamp, carefully looked at a volume of brochures in front of him. His hair bun came down and simply tied into a bunch, which dropped from the front of his shoulders to his chest. However, he had a pretty face and some gentle and submissive posture.

It's you Fangyin.

Jiang Xuening was stunned and stood outside the cell. Looking inside, she didn't know what to do.

Zhou Yinzhi walked behind her and did not speak.

It's quiet here. When they come from outside, you Fangyin can easily hear the sound of footsteps. When you turn around and see Jiang Xuening standing outside, you are very surprised. You quickly get up and pull open the closed cell door, saying, "Why are you two girls here?"

Jiang Xuening

She gave Zhou Yin a faint look.

It has to be said that although this person has the heart of tiger and wolf, she liked to use this person and preferred to value this person for a reason in the last life.

It's beautiful.

The prison door is not locked, just like the ordinary people's door.

Seeing the scene, Zhou Yinzhi retreated into the distance.

Jiang Xuening went in and looked at it. After all, he thought the place was too narrow. He looked at you Fang and said, "I have a sudden fancy to make it out. It's so tiring for you to suffer this prison disaster..."

You Fangyin has never been so happy.

She looked around at her cell, but she was very comfortable. Listening to Jiang Xuening's words, she shook her head and said, "no, no, no! Mr. Zhou arranged me very well. I know that the second girl didn't want me to go back to the house to be punished. They all blame me for being too impulsive. I, I live here, very happy, very happy. "

Jiang Xuening a Zheng: "happy?"

But you Fangyin nodded, unable to hide the joy on her face, and wanted to tell her that this place is better than the Chaifang room. Besides, there are still lights to shine on and books to learn. But when she wanted to speak, she looked at her, but felt that she couldn't know about it.

So she opened her mouth and she closed it again.

The head also droops down, did not just joy, became the most common that timid appearance.

When Jiang Xuening saw her like this, he did not know that he was guessing seven or eight points.

Another look at her thin and gaunt description, how can you not know that it is not easy for you Fangyin to live in the Palace during her time in the palace?

The bottom of my heart was very sad for a moment.

She forced a smile. La Youfang went to the clean bed and sat down. Her eyes were hot. She only said, "I know you are bullied by them in the mansion, but it's hard for me to intervene in the affairs of Kebo mansion. I had to come up with this method. Fortunately, there are thousands of adults here who can take care of you. You can't care of anything else. Anyway, you can live a bit like a human in a place where people don't live. After another two days, I will ask Mr. Zhou to be lenient and let you out secretly. I'm going to enter the palace in a few days. You'll be responsible for everything about Ziliujing salt farm and Ren Weizhi. If you can be happy in such a place, I will be happy. But if you are not happy, you can't abandon yourself. I have to rely on Fang Yin to solve everything. "

She said it with a smile, but the bitterness in her voice made you feel sad too. She quickly assured her: "second girl, don't worry. Although Fangyin is stupid, she has already met the ledger these days. This time I met Mr. Ren, I have already talked about it. The second sister of the family wanted to do it after she knew it. Fang Yin still remembers what you said. Since this cell can go out and do business, there is no better place in the world. I, you, I'm happy anyway... "

She said it in a mess.

At the end of the sentence, Jiang Xuening didn't know what to comfort.

There are people in the world who feel more comfortable in prison than at home

When Jiang Xuening heard this, he put down his mind at first, but when he thought about it, he found it funny and pitiful.

Now I dare not talk more about this topic, but I'm afraid I can't help asking her what day she lived in the house

so I took out the envelope that Zhou Yinzhi had just given me from her sleeve and handed it to you Fangyin's hand, saying: "a thin Camel is bigger than a horse. Ziliujing is the salt farm of her family. No matter how dilapidated it is, it's far beyond ordinary people's imagination. You can't do things well without money. You can take all these It's in your hands. "You Fangyin opens it, but she is frightened.

She had never seen so much money in her life.

Jiang Xuening knows that the money is from Qingyuan uncle's house. You Fangyin is the only one who should make up for it. But it's not easy to tell her, thinking of the current predicament, she said: "Qingyuan Bofu doesn't treat people as people, and you Yue is such a cruel elder sister. She shouldn't have wronged you to stay at home. But for a while, I can't think of a way to let you get away... "

You Fangyin comforted her: "it's OK. You Fangyin is really OK. It's OK to live here all her life."

Jiang Xuening didn't smile.

Looking at her, she thought for the first time that the girl was too painful: "the best and most righteous way to leave my uncle's house is to find a safe man to marry, so no one can say anything. But if I want to protect you, I can only do this. I sent you to prison once, but it's hard to find a future marriage. "

The best way to leave Bofu is to get married.

You Fangyin blinked.

His eyes dropped, but he looked at the envelope with 10000 taels of silver in his hand and thought about it.

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Lai Liao ~

red envelope √

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