Brother Yu kept in mind his mother's words, and the prime minister Jiang Cheng in front of him could save his father, he kowtowed to him respectfully, and said in a soft voice: "Lord Jiang, my father Shen Zhuo, was originally a son of Lixian, who knew that he was accidentally involved in the imperial examination fraud case, and my mother had no way to ask for help, so she had the courage to stop Lord Jiang's sedan chair, please don't blame her." ”

Don't look at Brother Yu'er is only six or seven years old, he speaks in an orderly manner, even if he sees the battle in front of him, he is not in a hurry, these attendants of Prime Minister Jiang have followed him for many years, and they know a little about the family affairs of the Jiang family. It's all for all to see.

Prime Minister Jiang Cheng looked at Brother Yu'er, his originally cold expression seemed to have a hint of softness, Gu Sanniang said in his heart, after all, blood is thicker than water, even if it is in the face of Brother Yu'er, he should save Shen Zhuo's life.

However, at this time, Gu Sanniang did not say something about father-son affection in front of everyone, she only said to Prime Minister Shen Cheng: "Our mother and son have no relatives in Beijing, and the only hope is to be able to wash away the grievances of the clumsy husband, and the clumsy husband will never do such illegal things that violate his conscience, and I implore the adults to uphold justice." ”

After speaking, Gu Sanniang kowtowed to Prime Minister Jiang again.

Prime Minister Jiang retracted his gaze at Brother Yu'er, and turned to look at Gu Sanniang, she was dressed in jingchai cloth, although she had a pleading look on her face, her eyes were stoic, not like those famous girlfriends, not like the vulgar and ignorant country women, with her courage to dare to stop the sedan chair on the street and shout grievances, she is more capable than some men.

"You say that your husband has been wronged, what proof do you have?" Prime Minister Jiang asked in a deep voice.

Gu Sanniang replied: "The little woman can't come up with a certificate, but the little woman just dares to conclude that the clumsy husband will not do this, what kind of adult is there, and a few Rausch people have been found to testify against the clumsy husband's guilt, the little woman is very unbelieving, even if she wants to be interrogated, please try the case with the adult, so as not to wronged the good person." ”

If it was placed elsewhere, Gu Sanniang had no evidence and no evidence, just because she was convinced that her husband would not commit a crime, she came to beat the drum and cry out for grievances, someone had already come to drive her away, the reason why she dared to stop Jiang Zhongming's sedan chair was to go out and gamble to see if Prime Minister Jiang still cared about a trace of father-son love in his heart.

However, she didn't know that above the court, hundreds of officials performed their duties, even if Prime Minister Jiang Cheng was the first assistant of the cabinet, he categorically could not interfere in the trial of Dali Temple at will.

Prime Minister Jiang was silent, he looked at Gu Sanniang and said: "The official knows about this matter, you go back, the official has his own theory." ”

After speaking, he glanced at Brother Yu again, turned around and returned to the sedan chair, Gu Sanniang was puzzled, she didn't know whether this Jiang Cheng would save or not, so she stood up and shouted: "Jiang Cheng Xiang, Jiang Cheng ...... it"

Prime Minister Jiang Cheng's entourage hurriedly stopped her and her brother, and Gu Sanniang had to watch the sedan chair go away.

Prime Minister Jiang Cheng said something incomprehensible and left, Gu Sanniang thought about it again and again, no matter what, she couldn't understand what he meant, but she still had a trace of luck in her heart, hoping that Prime Minister Jiang Cheng could save her.

And said that Gu Sanniang returned to the inn, she was exhausted from the fatigue of running around for several days, and she had been in Beijing for some days, when she first arrived in Beijing, she sent a letter to her second sister and Aunt Qin, and now there is little silver left in her hand, and she can't sleep on the street with her children at that time, because she is not only worried about Shen Zhuo's case, but also thinking about finding some work to subsidize the family.

Gu Sanniang is a master of embroidery, but unfortunately the inn where they live is the most remote place in the capital, surrounded by some poor people, can't eat enough, who has spare money to buy embroidery, but those high-ranking families, most of the families have embroidery girls, that is, there is no embroidery girl, and only do business with familiar embroidery villages, she originally wanted to take on some embroidery work with her own ability, but when people saw that she was a foreign accent, they asked her to pay a deposit, if Gu Sanniang's remaining silver money was put out, she and the children would even have a problem eating. Besides, the officials in the prison still need to be taken care of, and after coming and going, Gu Sanniang searched for a whole day, but she didn't find an embroidery village willing to hire her.

Just as she was tired and returned to the inn, she saw Xiao Yezi anxiously waiting at the door, Xiao Yezi ran over quickly and said, "Not long after you left, an old man came, and at this moment he is talking to Brother Yu in the house." ”

Gu Sanniang was taken aback, she immediately thought of Jiang Zhongming, this time he came here in person, was he willing to save Shen Zhuo? Thinking of this, she took three steps and made two steps and went upstairs to the room.

When she arrived at the door, Gu Sanniang stopped, she straightened her clothes, exhaled softly, and then pushed the door in.

The people in the house heard the sound of the door opening and looked towards the door together, Gu Sanniang looked back, the person who came was really Jiang Zhongming, then Jiang Zhongming saw Gu Sanniang, raised his chin slightly, and said, "You are back." ”

Brother Yu stood up and shouted at Gu Sanniang, Gu Sanniang nodded at Brother Yu, and gave a blessing to Prime Minister Jiang Cheng, and said in his mouth: "It really shouldn't be very much, bother Prime Minister Jiang Cheng to come with condescension, you have something to say, just send someone to pass it on." ”

She learned from Xiao Yezi that Prime Minister Jiang Cheng came alone and had been waiting at the inn for most of the day, Gu Sanniang was secretly glad to be happy, fortunately she returned early today, if she missed it with Jiang Chengxiang, it would not be so easy to see him again.

Prime Minister Jiang replied: "There is no need to be formal. ”

Prime Minister Jiang's arrival made Gu Sanniang have some expectations, but she didn't dare to show half of it, so she sat aside and waited for him to come and ask.

Prime Minister Jiang Cheng is a taciturn person, and he is full of majesty, Gu Sanniang has asked for him, so he didn't dare to make the slightest mistake in front of him, but Brother Yu'er, just now in the house and Jiang Chengxiang talked for a long time, he said to Gu Sanniang seriously: "Lord Jiang is resting today, he has always taken his father's affairs to heart, this time I came to visit our mother and son, I saw that my mother was not at home, so I asked the inn to send a pot of good tea, and accompanied Lord Jiang to talk." ”

When Brother Yu talked about Prime Minister Jiang Cheng's memory of Shen Clumsy, his eyes showed a little unease, Gu Sanniang didn't see it, and only smiled at Brother Yu'er: "Good boy, thank you for helping me entertain Master Jiang." ”

In fact, Prime Minister Jiang Cheng came this time, not so much for Shen Zhuo, but for the sake of Shen Zhuo, it is better to say that he came to see Brother Yu'er, no matter how he said it, it is also the blood of the Jiang family, Shen Zhuo decided to take the child away that day, Jiang Cheng did not stop much, in the blink of an eye, the child has grown so tall, and he is humble and polite, so people can't help but love it at first sight.

After sitting for a while, Gu Sanniang saw that Prime Minister Jiang did not speak, and asked boldly: "Lord Jiang, dare to ask about the clumsy husband's case......"

Prime Minister Jiang Cheng's eyelids were half raised, looking not angry and arrogant, he held the teacup and said slowly: "You don't have to pay attention to this matter, just wait for the result." ”

Hearing his words, Gu Sanniang felt a little happy in her heart, she didn't want to show too much, so she took the child to thank him: "Thank you Prime Minister Jiang Cheng for being the master, as long as you can save your husband's life, you will be the life-saving benefactor of our whole family." ”

After speaking, she and the children knelt down and kowtowed, and Jiang Cheng sat down, and after a while, he raised his eyes and looked around, and said: "There are many fish and dragons here, it is very inconvenient for you to live here with your children, I will send someone to take you back to Jiang's mansion in a few days to live temporarily." ”

Gu Sanniang was stunned, she hadn't forgotten the grievances and grievances between Shen Zhuo and the Jiang family, and Shen Zhuo had invited herself out of the sect, what was her such an unclear past? Gu Sanniang hesitated for a moment and said, "Thank you Lord Jiang for your kindness, I am already grateful that Lord Jiang can administer justice to my humble husband, and I must not cause you more trouble." ”

Jiang Zhongming's eyes sank slightly, and he said: "Shen Zhuo's case is still being heard, and it is unknown how it will follow, you live here, it is difficult to keep anyone with bad intentions, I hope you are sober, don't give others a chance!" ”

There was no doubt in his tone, and there was a hint of threat, if she insisted on not moving to Jiang's Mansion with her children, what would Prime Minister Jiang do? Gu Sanniang hesitated in her heart, as soon as she raised her head, she met Prime Minister Jiang's sharp gaze, Gu Sanniang was heartbroken, she gritted her teeth and said, "Then bother Lord Jiang." ”

Jiang Zhongming didn't say a word, and after explaining this, he didn't mention it since he left.

At this time, Jiang Zhongming is about to receive the news that Gu Sanniang's mother and son will return home, as long as they have the heart, many people will soon know, including Dongfang Inspection.

Regarding Prime Minister Jiang Cheng's choice at the last moment, Dongfang Jian was not surprised, and he said to Gu Sanniang: "Your small move this time is only afraid that it will change the situation of the court." ”

Gu Sanniang said silently: "I don't understand what you said, I only know that whoever can save Ah Zhuo's life, I will find whomever I want." ”

Dongfang Jian smiled, he really couldn't imagine that this little woman from the countryside would become the object of attention, and the future was unpredictable.

"Shen Zhuo needs Prime Minister Jiang Cheng to save his life, and the Jiang family also needs Shen Zhuo to prop up the lintel, you can move into Jiang's Mansion with peace of mind." Dongfang Jian said.

Gu Sanniang asked, "Why, will the Jiang family accept Ah Zhuo again?" ”

This is exactly where she wonders, Jiang Zhongming is willing to save Shen Zhuo, she is grateful, but they are father and son, Jiang Zhongming's meddling in the imperial examination fraud case is bound to become the target of public criticism, and this time he even openly took her and the child back to Jiang's mansion, undoubtedly putting himself on the cusp, what is this qiē for?

Dongfang Jian said: "The secret war between the two Jiang An families has reached a critical juncture, both sides have a lot of losses, in the spring of this year, Jiang Zhenyan, the chief soldier guarding southern Xinjiang, was demoted by the current emperor three levels for some trivial matters, and now Jiang Zhenyan has been transferred to the southwest, only serving as an adjutant, and he is not allowed to enter Beijing without an edict, and his top boss is a faction of the An family. ”

Gu Sanniang guessed a few points about this, the emperor wanted to be dissatisfied with the Jiang family for a long time, and Concubine An was blowing the pillow wind, so what reason did he use to suppress the Jiang family.

"Among the juniors of the Jiang family, there is no one who can compare with Shen Zhuo, and I vaguely heard that Prime Minister Jiang Cheng has become ill from hard work, and his body is getting worse, so I think he weighed the pros and cons, so he made this decision."

After saying so much, Dongfang Jian said to her again: "I'll tell you the truth, I persuaded Shen Zhuo to reconcile with Prime Minister Jiang Cheng that day, which also had the instruction of the prince, I had some friendship with the prince when Shen Zhuo was a teenager, and the prince is now isolated, he wants the Jiang family father and son to break the ice, and then he can get the help of the Jiang family." ”

After a pause, Dongfang Jian said: "Shen Zhuo is a smart person, he has long known that I am doing things for the crown prince, but I also really want to save Shen Zhuo's life. ”

Gu Sanniang didn't say a word, and after a long time, she said: "After I entered the Jiang Mansion, I don't know when I will be able to see Ah Zhuo, you help me bring a word to him, just say that I and the child, waiting for him to pick us up." ”

After saying this, Gu Sanniang carried the burden and walked out of the inn with the two children, there was already a carriage waiting for the Jiang Mansion outside, the three of them got into the car, all the way through the bustling downtown area, and after a long day, there were many fewer pedestrians on the street, Gu Sanniang saw through the screen window that the mansions of some dignitaries and nobles were lined up on both sides, and unconsciously, the carriage stopped in front of a vermilion three gates, Gu Sanniang and the child got out of the car, she looked up at the solemn Prime Minister's Mansion in front of her, and turned around to look at the sky with dark clouds rolling in the distance, Pulling the two children by the head, he stepped into the mansion without looking back.