Chapter 50: Inside the Government
In the interrogation office, the leader took the paper written by Qingqing, and it was written: Qingshui Street, Ren's family. Thinking about the large and small portals on Qingshui Street, it seems that there is no surname Ren. He looked up and asked, "Have any of you ever heard of the Ren family on Qingshui Street?"
One of them stepped forward and said, "I know." The Ren family came from the hilly country, and it was some years old, and there was no plaque on the door. Just because my mother-in-law's house lived in front of it, I often went there and saw the family and heard about it.
When he heard this, he asked, "What is it?"
The man stepped forward and said: I always heard my mother-in-law's family say that the Ren family is not ordinary, and you can see the clothes and conversations of those subordinates, which is comparable to ordinary people. A few years ago, I always nagged, saying that I suddenly saw the master of that family and led a daughter. The old man's daughter is really good-looking, just like the jade girl in the New Year's painting, and she always chatters about what kind of person she wants to match when such a beauty grows up!
When everyone heard this, they all gathered around and asked, "Is it really so beautiful?"
When the man saw people coming around, he was even more vigorous. Loud and said, "That's natural!" My family lied.
Suddenly, one of them shouted: Alright, alright. Let's talk about that beauty. Everyone shouted in unison.
The man waved his hand and shouted, "Okay, yes, I said." When everyone heard this, Fang gathered their minds.
I only heard him say: That young lady is beautiful, not to mention what my eldest mother said, even the hundred and ten families in Qingshui Street have seen it, and they are not talking nonsense. But I haven't seen it in the past two years, and I heard that the family went back to the hills, and then there was a famine, and many families fled to the famine, and few people knew the Ren family there. Besides, the young lady grew up like this when she was young, and it was a few years ago, not to mention that she hadn't grown up yet. Now a few years have passed, and I don't know what kind of fairy beauty she has grown.
When those people heard this, they all thought about when they had a free time to go for a walk on Qingshui Street to see if they could meet in time, it was fate. Not all of them are doing such a big dream. The head of the yamenzi listened to the man's big call, and there were also some of them that he liked to listen to. Thinking of that young and handsome son, if he was a young lady, he could also be regarded as a fairy. Thinking about that picturesque face for a while, I felt more and more that the boy was the lady he said, but he had changed into men's clothes. Thinking of this, I saw the jade pendant in my hand again. Then he said: You see, I'll go to the back hall to talk to the master. When they had answered, he was gone.
The government has to accept more than a dozen cases a day, and some of them are too complicated and do not have to be handed over to the higher authorities to deal with. Although the theft and beating incident that occurred today does not need to be reported, the jade pendant cannot be dealt with privately. The head of the yamen ordered others to take the thief into custody, and he took the jade pendant to the back hall. In the yamen of the official palace, the front hall is the yamen, the place of interrogation, and the back hall is the residence of the lord of the official mansion.
The yamen went to the back hall, knocked on the door first, and then arrived at the master's residence. I heard the little guy I knew say: The master is in the study. After thanking him, he went to the study. The door of the study was closed, and after a few taps, someone said, "Come in."
He pushed the door and entered, only to see the master standing at the table, and the master was behind the desk. Then he saluted first, and then said: Master, something happened on the street today, and a thief stole a son's jade pendant. I saw that the jade pendant was not good, and it did not look like theirs, so I left it without permission. Please take a look. As he spoke, he presented the jade pendant.
The master took it from him and handed it to the master. The old man put the jade pendant in the palm of his hand, looked at it carefully, and saw that it was very clear in color, and it was engraved with dragons and phoenixes, which did not seem to be owned by ordinary people. Then he asked, "Whose is it?"
Yamenzi replied: It is a son, and that son is from Qingshui Street, Ren's family.
When the old man heard this, he said, "Well done." Yu Pei will let me do this first, and then I will inform you when I find out.
After hearing this, Yamenzi nodded and went down. The old man of the yamen said: This jade pendant is by no means something that ordinary people can have, even something that no one who is an official in the court can have. Just look at the dragon and phoenix engraved on it. Master, take it and take a look. As he spoke, he handed the jade pendant over.
The master took it with one hand, looked at it carefully, and said: As the master said, it must be something that only the royal family and noble relatives have, and it is not something that ordinary princes and princes can have. In my opinion, it will be the emperor.
The old man asked: But how could the emperor's jade pendant be here?
Master said: Master, no matter why the jade pendant appears here now, but since we have seen it, in my opinion, it is better to hand it in as soon as possible.
The old man said: You can conclude that this is the emperor's thing.
Master said: In my early years, I heard that a piece of beautiful jade was obtained in the border area, which was carved by skilled craftsmen and presented to the emperor, which is the only one in the world. And it, as the rumors say, is full of moistness, exuding coolness, holding but not icy hands, I think it is the jade pendant.
The old man listened, and reached out to take it. Seeing this, the master handed the jade pendant to the master. The old man held the jade pendant tightly in his hand, although it was not obvious, there was indeed a cool air coming out. Then he said: If this is the case, then I will present it directly to the emperor.
The master said: But the master's official position is too low to face the saint. Everything is reported first, and then passed on to the emperor layer by layer.
When the old man heard this, he sneered: If it is done as usual, will those people not know the power of the jade pendant when they see it, if it is really like that, I think I, a sesame petty official, will never have a way out.
The master paused for a while, thinking that this was indeed the case. Asked: What does the old man think he should do?
The old man said: Although I can't see the emperor, I can play a setback. I just need to take the jade pendant with me.
The master said: If you can go up, then the other masters will look at it first, if it is discovered, how about it?
The old man smiled and said, "Master, you have forgotten that there is a kind of twist that does not need to go through the hands of those people.
Master said: What Grandpa said is a top-secret fold sealed with a protective seal.
Old Man said: Exactly. As long as the jade pendant is placed in it, the eunuchs in the palace will directly present it to the emperor, and there is no need to go through the hands of others.
The master smiled: The master is still thoughtful.
The old man stood up, walked to the window, and looked into the distance. sighed and said: Victory and defeat are here.
Besides, Qingqing and Ah Qi went back to Ren's house, and Qi Xuan immediately greeted him and asked for a call, which was nothing more than someone bullying Miss or something. Qingqing smiled and answered one by one. Qi Xuan saw that the two of them were fine, so he let go. Thinking that the young lady has been out for a long time, and she is wearing men's clothes, it must be uncomfortable. So he went to put hot water so that the master could take a bath. As soon as he was ready, he came to serve Qingqing, and just after he started his hand, he saw that the jade pendant on his waist was missing, so he asked: Miss, why is the jade pendant missing?
Qingqing said indifferently: When he came back, he was stolen by a thief, and he went to the official mansion again, and the yamen saw that the jade pendant was good and left it.
When Qi Xuan heard this, he was taken aback and shouted: "Why did those individuals leave the jade pendant behind?" I think they have fooled you out of the intention of making money, and they have taken the jade pendant as a drink to drink!
Qingqing listened to it and said with a smile: You think a lot. If there is such a thing, if there is any more such thing, then take it. It's better than me being trapped with Ah Qi.
Qi Xuan listened and was speechless for a while. I had to serve first, and then ask about it.