Grandma Xue's appearance here was purely an accident, just because she was probably one of the people who paid the most attention to Lu Renxing's news in Jinling, so even if Lu Renxing changed his face, she still found her whereabouts. As for the appearance of the officers and soldiers behind, she was completely passive and unaware.

Seeing that Lu Renxing was really going to run, she was in a hurry, and finally captured this person, according to the rules of the rivers and lakes, he should have been killed, and his head was taken to pay tribute to the dead people in the cottage. It's just that she remembered what Xue Pan said to her, and when she went down the mountain, she was not a thief, she was a serious Qing citizen, and she could no longer act according to the rules in the cottage.

Since she wanted to abide by the laws of the Qing Dynasty, she couldn't lynch Lu Renxing, and in the end she chose to tie up people and hand them over to the government to deal with.

The man hiding in the shadows wiped his sweat and muttered, "Finally, there is no major deviation." ”

"Withdraw." After Lu Renxing was taken to the Yamen, the commander of the infantry army, the figures of the two people disappeared and were never seen again.

After Hongxiang was rescued, he was really frightened, and the people burned up that day. The ninth master had a rare tantrum, "Good duan, why are you messing with that kind of person, Lao Tzu doesn't have time to rub shoulders with you, hurry up." ”

Shu Fujin shrank his body, and the water was full of tears, crying so badly, but he didn't feel ugly, but he added a weak taste, which was pitiful.

"Don't cry, you don't understand how dangerous it is here, hurry up and tell the truth, so you can go around." Facing Shu Fujin, who has been favored by him for many years, he suppressed his anger a little.

"Master, although the concubine is Hongxiang's mother, he is so big, and he has been following the master on errands, how dare I, a woman, ask you about you. I really don't know, but I know that Hongxiang must have been deceived, and it is impossible for him to get involved with Jiang Yang's thieves. Shu Fujin didn't dare to hide it, she really didn't know.

"As for the people who served with him that day, get them for me quickly." The ninth master pressed the temples that had been protruding, and always felt that how to deal with this matter could not be handled well, and there would be endless troubles in the future.

"It was Xiao Kuizi who followed Brother Hongxiang out, and he went out that day, but he didn't come back." The steward's crying face came to report the news, and guessed whether this kid was beaten to death by Lu Renxing at that time.

"There are always corpses of dead people, how can the yamen, the commander of the infantry army, come to the door to inform him. No, you should hurry up and ask about this matter and see what is going on with this little Kuizi. "The ninth master's temples are jumping more and more.

The reply of the infantry commander Yamen was very official, they didn't see any Xiao Kuizi when they arrived, and when they cleaned up the scene, they didn't find any corpses. They are in a busy mess, where is there any air to manage the affairs of the Ninth Master's Mansion. Because, Lu Renxing spoke.

This opening was shocking, and the frightened interrogator wished that he was deaf at that time. Trembling and trembling, he told Long Keduo, and seeing that the adult's face did not change, he could barely suppress the rattling heartbeat.

All the news was sent to Lin Ruhai's study in an orderly manner, and he stored them in his mind one by one, but everything that left a little ink was thrown into the brazier and burned to the ground.

At this time, Daiyu came in with the soup stewed by Mama Mei, and seeing that the brazier under her father's feet was still hot, she slowly poured the soup out and put it in the bowl.

"Father, the autumn is dry, this is to remove dryness and rejuvenate qi, you drink more." Daiyu handed the bowl and sat stubbornly across from him, refusing to leave.

Lin Ruhai smiled after drinking the soup, "You girl, on the surface, looks like your mother, gentle and gentle, and she looks like she listens to everything others say." Actually, my heart is exactly the same as our Lin family, and I will not give up whatever I believe in my heart. ”

Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled, "Father thinks it's bad?" ”

"Okay, why is it not good, as a member of the Lin family, it should be like this." Lin Ruhai laughed, it would be great if his daughter and son could pour one, it was not the first time he thought so, it was not all because he could glorify the lintel of the Lin family. It's a daughter who changes her personality, maybe she can live a better life.

"Okay, this thing, after all, it's just a clever word." Lin Ruhai couldn't, knowing that if he didn't tell the truth today, his daughter would not leave.

It is indeed necessary to start with a clever word, there is a deputy general under General Nian who has fought all the way up, and he has a deep blood feud with Lu Renxing. At that time, he was unable to take revenge, so he joined the army with a breath of anger. When the fight comes out, Lu Renxing will become a thorn in his heart, and he must pull it out.

But it is impossible for people who are stationed outside to walk around, so he spent money to invite the masters of the rivers and lakes to arrest Lu Renxing, and then send him to the official yamen, so that he can be punished in a canonical manner.

Lu Renxing's martial arts are not top-notch, but he has a lot of eyes. hid all the way, and was finally forced to the vicinity of Jinling. This master thought that he would never dare to enter Jinling City, so he only laid a net outside, just waiting for the net to be successfully closed.

As a result, Lu Renxinggou jumped over the wall in a hurry, and he was really forced into Jinling City. The master had no choice but to take the letter given to him by the deputy general before leaving, just in case, and entered Prince Yong's mansion.

"So, Xia Jingui will find him, is it designed?" Daiyu suddenly asked.

"It's not true, why does the father say that it is a coincidence, it is another coincidence."

Lu Renxing is very good at hiding, and as soon as he enters Jinling City, he pretends to be a gangster on the street. And Xia Jingui's henchmen happened to come out to find someone, fell in love with him at a glance, and brought him to Xia Jingui.

"Then, did my father know what Xia Jingui was looking for him to do?" Daiyu's heart was beating hard, and she didn't want to believe the result of her guess.

Lin Ruhai was angry and funny, "What do you think of your father, the places where Xia Jingui and he secretly talked are all in places where it is inconvenient for men to enter, if it weren't for you and the Shan clan who revealed her bottom that day, we don't know that she actually found a way to do such a thing." ”

As soon as Sun Shaozu died, the master returned to Prince Yong, and it was impossible for Lu Renxing to be angry at the crown, let alone kill people without reason. He usually kills people for only one reason, and that is for money.

Who would spend money to buy the life of a rotten person like Sun Shaozu, he is worthless. In the eyes of people who are accustomed to seeing the world, this kind of thing is easy to guess. Xia Jingui is simply the most suspicious object, there is no one. Coupled with the fact that she did not go out of the house and refused to be visited by everyone, it is even more suspicious.

"We are sure that he is hiding in Xia Jingui's courtyard, so that the Jiangyang thief, Xia Jingui, and Brother Jiu are equivalent to being connected into a thread, if they don't do anything, how can they be worthy of their dumping so many years ago." Lin Ruhai snorted coldly, plan and then move, or don't move, and if you move, you will never be able to turn over again. The eighth elder brother claims to be a virtuous king, but he is still a few pounds and two pounds. Small actions are constant, except for the disgust of the emperor, but the effect that can be achieved is not great.

"But how can you be sure that Lu Renxing will be tempted?" What kind of self-confidence does a Jiangyang thief have to think that he can be accepted by an elder brother. You can also participate in such big things and clear your name.

Lin Ruhai stroked the beard on his chin with a smile, "Lu Renxing is his nickname, his surname is Jin, the ancestor was a famous general who opened up the territory for the Qing Dynasty, but unfortunately the descendants are not angry, and they are very defeated." In his generation, he even mixed into the rivers and lakes, so he didn't dare to use his own surname anymore. ”

Only then did Daiyu understand that no matter how reckless a person with this kind of background fell into the grass, the thoughts in his heart were different from those of ordinary Jiangyang thieves. He always dreams of restoring the glory of his ancestors, and he will not let go of even the slightest opportunity. Now that the opportunity has come to him, how could he miss it.

If he can help Brother Jiu, he can transform himself and walk from the rivers and lakes to the court. It's a good calculation, but it's a pity that the praying mantis catches cicadas, and the yellow finch is behind. There are people like Lin Ruhai and Prince Yong who are calculating in the back, and no matter how much he has in his mind, he can't turn it over.

"Master, the commander of the infantry army has gone to Xia's house to arrest Xia Jingui. Master Long Keduo entered the palace to face the saint, but he has not come out yet. The cold steward separated the door and got Lin Ruhai's permission to tell the latest news.

Xia Jingui's family will find a letter written by Hongxiang's "handwriting", and Hongxiang should still have the 50,000 taels of silver tickets on his body. The most important thing is that Lu Renxing fell into the official office, knowing that he was in a lawsuit for his life, and it was impossible to live again.

Lin Ruhai's fingers flicked slightly, and finally said, "It's time for the fire." ”

Then he pulled out a small wooden box from a secret compartment in the bookcase and took out a letter. Called the cold butler to come in, "Send it to Tiezui Yushi, make sure he takes it personally." ”

"Yes." Butler Leng picked up the letter and turned away.

Daiyu could see clearly that this wooden box and this letter were the one in Shi Xiangyun's hand. It had long fallen into the hands of her father, and she had been wondering why there was no movement, it turned out that her father had been waiting, waiting until one was suitable enough and lethal enough to throw it out, it was really patient, good city.

"It's okay, the rest has nothing to do with us." Lin Ruhai smiled lightly, the real master is never a hot-blooded teenager who stands at the front desk and kowtows to others, let alone a pioneer who drags himself down the whirlpool. Rather, it is the one who stands behind the scenes, manipulating an invisible thread that connects all the pieces together.

When the fragments are successfully connected, they will retire and listen to the falling flowers drunk and lying hibiscus, what they want is to pass through the flowers and leaves, and the leaves will not stick to the body calmly and freely.

Daiyu finally knew the gap between herself and her father, as far away as a galaxy. She listened to so many insider stories, and she was satisfied with the empty bowl and went back.

The court on the second day was really unprecedentedly lively, and the imperial historian, known as the iron mouth, heard the wind and impeached the ninth elder brother and the beheaded Wei family. intended to provoke the courtiers to set up the eighth elder brother as the crown prince, and even offered conditions to lure. Submit a letter as evidence.

Long Keduo asked Hongxiang to go to the Yamen to assist in the affairs of the road, his identity is naturally different from that of a little imperial history, and the words he said were also loud.

After all, Lu Renxing's confession can't be fully trusted, but Brother Ah and Yiqian walked into the box at that time, and when the guy was serving, he saw them talking very much, which was something that everyone in the restaurant saw with their own eyes. It is better for the parties to solve the misunderstanding themselves. Long Keduo didn't mention the letter in Xia Jingui's hand, let alone the 50,000 taels of silver tickets.

Brother Jiu's forehead was full of sweat, and when he returned home, he kicked Hongxiang, who was lying in bed, out of bed, "Sleep, sleep, sleep, if something happens, you will know to sleep, wait for Lao Tzu to clean up for you." What the hell have you done, tell me honestly, if there is a word to hide, don't blame me for not saving you. ”

Waiting outside was the person under the commander of the infantry army, they were not here to detain people, they were here to invite people, Brother Jiu sent someone to drag the time, and hurriedly went to the back to pick up his son and ask again.

"My son said it all, and he didn't dare to hide it." Hongxiang is called an injustice, isn't it just asking a merchant girl to send him some silver to spend? Why did she make such a big fuss, the person was sent by Xia Jingui, and asked her to go, what does it have to do with her.

He hid the matter of 50,000 taels of silver tickets, this silver is not easy to come by, if it is handed over, what else will he do. Going to the infantry army to lead the yamen is not a big deal for Hongxiang. Isn't that the end of it? You can't still detain him.

"That's what you said." Brother Jiu paused word by word, stared at his son for a long time, and Hongxiang, who was looking straight at him, felt furious in his heart.

"My son didn't dare to hide it." Hongxiang replied stubbornly.

"Then you go." Brother Jiu's gaze was cold and terrifying, and he waved his hand to let him out.

Hongxiang went to the Yamen of the infantry army commander with someone, and when he came up, he saw Long Keduo, he was first surprised, and then happy. stepped forward and said, "Uncle, how can you work for such a trivial matter, it has become Hongxiang's unfilial piety." ”

Long Keduo is the younger brother of Empress Xiao Yiren, and this empress is deeply loved by the current emperor. He also entrusted this uncle with a heavy responsibility and took charge of the commander of the infantry army, and even the prince was kind to him back then. Not to mention these princes and grandsons who have no errands now, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are stammering.

"Brother is polite, polite." Long Keduopi didn't smile, and when he saw him looking old, his heart was stunned.

When a letter was thrown down, the legs of the people in the hall who were shocked on the spot also weakened, and their voices changed.

The 50,000 taels of silver tickets on his body were also searched, which happened to match the statements of Lu Renxing and Xia Jingui. Long Keduo sneered and looked at the paralyzed Hongxiang, and did not forget to scream about his wronged Hongxiang.

Is it wronged? Maybe, maybe this matter is wronged, maybe that incident is also wronged, but the ninth elder brother's eagerness to arch the eighth elder brother's heart to the throne is not wronged. Everyone knows what Brother Jiu thinks, but what is missing is only evidence on the surface.

What does it matter if the evidence is true or false?

The point is, is the emperor willing to believe it?

If the emperor wants to believe it, it is true, and if the emperor does not want to believe it, it is fake. Look, what a simple and easy to understand thing.

"Master, Brother, Brother was left behind by them and stayed." Originally, it was deducted, but the words came to his lips but changed to stay, the steward was in a hurry, and he couldn't see Brother Hongxiang after stuffing the silver, and he knew that the big thing was not good, so he hurried back to the house to report the news.

"He ......" Brother Jiu's throat seemed to be choked by something, his body shook, and a mouthful of blood spurted out directly.

The Nine Elder Brothers' Mansion was overturned, and only Shu Fujin asked the steward vigorously, "Why did they leave Hongxiang, why did they do this, he is, he is the elder brother, and he is the emperor's own grandson." ”

The steward couldn't be in a hurry, "I can only ask the master about this matter, how can the slave know." ”

Where will outsiders take care of the earth-shaking situation in the Nine Elder Brothers' Mansion, just because the alarm of Lu Renxing has been lifted, many people's female dependents have begun to go out, sitting guests, banquets, 100-day olds, doing longevity and funeral, marrying, as long as they want to go out, 360 days a year, there are seats every day.

Today is to go to Tian's house to sit as a guest, with Wen Ruyan here, Ulan Gege and Grandma Xue are naturally bound to arrive.

Wulan told Daiyu and Grandma Xue with great interest, "The Xia family's osmanthus forest was bought by my brother, and in the future, we can also hold an osmanthus banquet." ”

"The Xia family has fallen like this." Grandma Xue is still a little confused and can't believe it.

"It's not, how difficult it is to build a Xia family, if you do something wrong, you will fall." Daiyu is very calm, and when she is caught in this kind of thing, even Brother Jiu can't get out, let alone a merchant Xia family. The identity of the Xia family's imperial merchant was gone, and he was sentenced to be beheaded for colluding with Jiangyang thieves to kill Sun Shaozu, his family assets were confiscated, and his family was sold to a bitter cold land as slaves.

Lu Renxing was beheaded with Xia Jingui, and it is said that Xia Jingui climbed a few steps after being cut in half, and opened his mouth to bite off a piece of meat from Lu Renxing's face.

Hearing this, Wulan covered his mouth tightly, wanting to hear it and being afraid, and asked Grandma Xue vigorously, "Really?" Are you sure? ”

"She's teasing you." Daiyu glanced at Grandma Xue, Ulan is still a child, what to say, I don't know the severity of the joke.

Grandma Xue stuck out her tongue and quickly clarified, "Fake fake, I made it up." Xue Pan didn't let me go to see it, saying that it was white and dirty eyes. ”

As for what happened to her, she held back and didn't say anything to anyone.

Only when no one saw it in private, he quietly winked at Daiyu, "The method you said is really useful." ”

Method, what method, Daiyu thought of Lu Renxing who was tied up in an instant, and nodded her forehead with a smile, "Of course, it's experience." ”

"What are you whispering, so happy." Wen Ruyan's whole face is glowing, and she is doing well at her in-law's house. The only regret now is that the family affairs of his sister Wen Ruyu have not yet been decided, this time he held a flower banquet in the Tian family, and specially asked his sister to come over, just to let people see, the same concubine, this one is different from the other.

"Saying that you are a good sister, I see that several ladies are looking at Ruyu and smiling, as if they like it very much." Daiyu smiled and diverted the topic.

"That's it, you know my sister, except for being born in my aunt's belly, which is worse than a person. If not, hum ......" mentioned Wen Ruwan, the Wen family all had this expression, and they couldn't wait to eat her.

But after all, it didn't work, the ladies liked Wen Ruyu, but they didn't like her to have such a sister. Marriage is never just such a simple consideration. Wen Ruyu's aunt had already invited the Bodhisattva to eat a long fast at home, chanting the scriptures three times a day and making vows.

But it's still useless, and the right people are introduced to Wen Ruwan's storage zài. Otherwise, you can only marry low, and the family who originally discussed with Wen Ruyu will not be high, and if it is low, it will really be useless. Grandma Wen San's first son and daughter were all well arranged, but when she arrived at the concubine, she encountered such a big problem that she couldn't get married.

Daiyu could only sigh, she was an unmarried person, and this kind of thing couldn't help. As for Jia Min, if she could help, she must have helped a long time ago. Think about it again, the people around Jia Min are not low in status, unless they take a concubine, otherwise there is really no suitable one.

After Wen Ruyu finished entertaining those ladies, she came to Daiyu's table to greet them, she had a hearty personality, and she could talk to Wulan and Grandma Xue.

"Don't worry, fate is such a thing, it will come, and after you come, you will feel that all the waiting and anxiety before are worth it." Daiyu wanted to comfort her, but she regretted it when she said it, didn't she pour salt on people's wounds?

"I love to hear what you say, isn't that what it is? When I was on the mountain, I was a big girl of ten **, everyone was urging, pressing, and I couldn't wait for me to get married and have a baby immediately. Look at my eyes, it's like I can't get married in my life. As a result, you see, didn't fate just come? Grandma Xue flicked her sleeves calmly, "So, there will be everything, and so on." ”

Wen Ruyu sneered, "Yes, that's the truth, I'll wait." ”

"Or I'll find you one, but they're all merchants, and I guess your family doesn't want to." Grandma Xue is used to speaking straightforwardly, thinking about it and sighing, she has been here for so long, and she knows some rules.

"I'm here to loosen the loose, and if Grandma Xue makes trouble again, I won't follow it." If someone else said this, she could go home angrily. But this was said by Grandma Xue, not to mention anything else, at least she really thought so, she didn't have bad intentions, she didn't mean to mock.

"Ulan Gege, tell me to look for a while, so you are here." A crisp voice belonging to a maiden rang out.

Everyone is also used to it, and when Ulan Gege appears outside, someone must have come to say hello.

When they looked up, a beautiful woman was smiling at Ulan, and a pair of big watery eyes sparkled in front of Ulan.

"Cousin Yilan, I didn't know you would come too." Wulan was very happy, it turned out that this Shen Yilan was the niece of Wulan's mother.

Knowing that it was Ulan's cousin, everyone greeted each other and invited her to sit down by the way. She sat down and glanced at Ulan, "I didn't know you were coming, so I came here on purpose." Let you come and see me if you have nothing to do, but you can't go, so you have to come out to look for you. How are you doing, how are you taking the pills you used last time, if you eat well, I'll let you go over again. ”

Hearing them talk about housework, Daiyu and they didn't bother, and naturally divided into two circles to talk.

Wen Ruyu rested for a while, saw her sister winceing at her, nodded slightly, and then smiled and drew Daiyu's palm with her fingers, "Okay, it's time to rest, I'm a monkey, I'm going to continue performing." ”

Daiyu was sad when she heard this, and tears almost fell from the corners of her eyes, but Wen Ruyu quickly pulled her sleeve, "My good sister, I am already content, my mother and sister have never given up on me, if I still want to live and die, are you worthy of them?" ”

Wen Ruyu didn't feel sour in her heart, she was a good family, she even hid behind the curtain and glanced at each other, her eyebrows were like ink paintings, and her eyes were like clear autumn. As a result, because of Wen Ruwan, all the beautiful visions were destroyed at once.

If the mother-in-law showed a trace of impatience, her father dared to marry her at will. Even if it's good, isn't she only obedient? Therefore, with such a mother-in-law and eldest sister, she is already much happier than many people, people, you must know how to cherish blessings.

Shen Yilan asked in a low voice, "It's her sister who entered the Second Elder Brother's Mansion." ”

Ulan was a little dissatisfied, "Why are you asking this, they were not born by an aunt, this is recorded in the name of the mother-in-law." ”

In order to say that it is convenient for relatives, Grandma Wen San has already recorded Wen Ruyu in her name, just to help her raise her value.

"Didn't I just ask? Look at your anger, can't I stop asking? Shen Yilan quickly coaxed Wulan to laugh, and from time to time she secretly looked at Lin Daiyu who was sitting opposite her by drinking tea.

Lin Daiyu also quickly noticed it, raised her eyebrows, and smiled at her. Shen Yilan hurriedly smiled back, and said apologetically: "I often hear Brother Hongyun talk about his sister, but when I see him today, I know that he is clumsy, and you are even more beautiful than he described." ”

"Miss Shen has won the award." Daiyu raised the tea in her hand and touched a cup with her in the air, what the other party said was not leaky, and her response was also flawless.