Mrs. Ji and Mrs. Ji's carriage stopped in front of the Zhenguo Mansion.

If you don't hand over the post that has been to the door in advance, it is extremely reckless to come to visit, but the matter is urgent, and in the case of the Ji family, you can't even send the letter, so you have to come first and report later.

Mrs. Ji called the guy to come to the door to pass the word. "You wait." When the guards of the Hou Mansion saw that it was the daughter of the Ji family, they didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly passed the word inside.

After waiting for a quarter of an hour, the doorkeeper ran up and said that the prince invited Mrs. Ji into the house.

In the guest hall of the Hou Mansion, the maids served tea. Yun Yi, the prince of the Hou Mansion, saw that Mrs. Ji was coming, and saluted, please take a seat, but she is respectful and polite": Mrs. Ji came to find her father, it must not be a matter of the house, right? My father has been a scholar for a long time, and he has long since stopped asking about the ...... of government affairs."

When Mrs. Ji heard that the prince of the Hou Mansion was like this, she got up tremblingly and knelt down: "If there is no urgency, the old body will not come to ask the Hou Ye." Please save my family. “

Yun Yi's face changed when he saw it, and he was busy helping Mrs. Ji up: "The old lady must not, your big gift is going to torment the juniors, how dare you be the son of this world." “

Mrs. Ji was also extremely helpless at this time, for fear that the prince would say something powerless, so she also knelt down with Mrs. Ji.

Yun Yi couldn't bear it, so he called the maid to help Mrs. Ji and Mrs. Ji up. If this spreads and makes an elder who is nearly eighty years old kneel down to himself, he will be drowned by the spitting stars outside.

Mrs. Ji shook her head: "If the Hou Ye refuses to see me, the old man will kneel and die here." "She can see clearly, the prince and the Hou Ye must know about Yihuai's stay, and they will definitely be able to guess the purpose of their coming to the Hou Mansion today, if they stand by and watch again, then there is really no way to ask for anything." It's not that my father refuses to see him, it's just that his old man was not in good health a few days ago, and he fell asleep after taking medicine every day, and my wife guarded him for more than half a month. “

When Mrs. Ji heard that Hou Ye was so sick, she was also shocked: "Hou Ye was still healthy and cheerful when he was 70 years old, why is he so sick now? “

Yun Yi sighed: "The illness is like a mountain, and my father is also old, because of the fatigue in his early years, his body bones have long been buried. “

When Mrs. Ji and Mrs. Ji heard this, it was really not the right time for the old marquis to be sick.

Old Lady Ji's face was even more panicked. "What Mrs. Ji asks, tell me to listen, if I can do it, I will help." In fact, Yun Yi probably knew something, but he couldn't bear to look at the old man like this, which reminded him of his father on the bed.

Mrs. Ji burst into tears when she thought of the Ji family, and when she heard that the prince was willing to help, she was willing to stand up": My family Yihuai was detained in the palace by the saint after going to court yesterday, and there is no way to know where he was locked up. "Does the old lady know the name of the saint?"

Mrs. Ji shook her head, even if she had a guess in her heart, she didn't dare to say it": Xu is related to the corruption case involved in the peasant woman of Yuncheng who went to Beijing to sue the emperor? “

Yun Yi also thought of it, the Holy Lord personally made a will, and this matter must be thoroughly investigated, and no one else can get out of it, and this matter is not easy to do.

Mrs. Ji saw that Shizi's face was embarrassed, and she became anxious, "I know that this matter is difficult to do, but this is related to the life and death of my family's Yihuai and dozens of people in the Ji family. “

Shizi holds the position of deputy director in the Criminal Department, in charge of reviewing the criminal law, and has the face of the old marquis, if he really wants to come forward to expose this matter, and then find a reason to report to the saint, it is also manpower, and the Ji family will have hope. "What the old lady asks, this son will definitely say it to the old marquis, and he will not let Master Ji be humiliated in vain." If Ji Yihuai didn't do anything, it would be easy to do, but to find out the truth, go through the procedure, don't let Ji Yihuai carry the black cauldron, and put him back as soon as possible; If Ji Yihuai really did something, then the saint would definitely not let him go, and when Yun Yi said this, he just left a step for himself.

Mrs. Ji was not afraid that what Ji Yihuai had done would be found out, and at this time, she was very entangled in her heart, and there was no way out for the Ji family to say it or not. If you don't say it, then the prince will definitely not do his best to help, and when the truth is revealed, the Ji family will inevitably suffer, if it is said, maybe there will be a one-in-10,000 turnaround, Mrs. Ji thought about it for a long time, and finally mustered up the courage: "My family's Yihuai is innocent, and the person in charge of the review will find out the truth and let Yihuai come back safely." The old body was annoyed that Ji Yihuai was an unfilial son, and he was blinded by lard......"

When Mrs. Ji heard that the old lady actually told Ji Yihuai all the dirty things he had done, she was bluffed, the son of the world is a person from the Criminal Department, if he has no intention of helping, it will be fine, if he has the intention to target it, and he has a trick behind his back, it will be a catastrophe. is worthy of being an old lady, how many ups and downs she has experienced with the old lady, how many bloody storms she has seen, and she has such courage, if she really doesn't fight, then the Ji family will have to resign herself to fate.

As soon as Yun Yi heard Mrs. Ji say this, he immediately understood. Ji Yushi may not be able to do anything with the corruption case. If the examination of the corruption case had ended, it would have been enough, but the saint of this case has issued an edict and demanded a thorough investigation, and all the officials below are in danger, so how dare they bend the law for personal gain.

"I can understand the old lady's eagerness, but it depends on my father's appearance, and it's hard to say whether it can be done.

When Mrs. Ji saw that Shizi was willing to help, her face looked better": Only Shizi is willing to help, and it is just a success, and it can be regarded as the life of the Ji family. ”

Yun Yi thought about it, this matter had to be discussed with his father.

Mrs. Ji and Mrs. Ji resigned from the Hou Mansion and went out of the gate, and the officers and soldiers were still waiting outside, it seems that the people in power are not even at ease with their old and weak women and children.

Mrs. Ji crossed the officers and soldiers, but she didn't see them, and calmly got into the carriage and went home.

"How's my father?" Yun Yi arrived at Tao Ranju, and the wife of the prince Wei happened to come out of the old marquis's room.

"Hou Ye just drank the medicine, sat on the bed, and estimated that he would fall asleep in half an hour." Wei has been sick for more than ten days, and he is also tired at the moment, the old man's lesions are always repeated, and the weather changes and falls.

Yun Yi saw his wife working so hard, and felt a little pity: "If you can't stand it, let your subordinates serve you, and you don't have to guard it every day, but it's hard for you." ”

Wei didn't want to, but the old lady went early, the third prince of the Hou Mansion had not yet renewed, and the wife of the fourth prince was pregnant again, so she was not left. If she doesn't serve her father-in-law who is seriously ill, this word spreads, and she should be said to be unvirtuous. However, with the word hard work, Wei will not complain no matter how tired he is.

"This is an internal matter of the concubine's identity, so naturally it is not hard."

Yun Yi patted his wife's hand and entered the old marquis's room. As soon as I opened the door, the room was filled with the smell of bitter medicine.

The old marquis was lying on the mahogany bed, listening to someone tell him about the things outside. Although he was lying on the sickbed, what happened outside was clear: "What do you think of the Ji family's affairs?" ”

Yun Yi didn't expect his father to ask this as soon as he came in, ": Ji Yihuai committed a capital crime, and if there is no evidence, it will be returned, if the evidence is conclusive, the Ji family will be in a catastrophe." ”

The old marquis bowed his head and said, ""Do things to obey the destiny of heaven, you can help if you can, but no matter how you can, you can't go beyond the saint, if the saint wants to take his life, you and I can't do anything." ”

Yun Yi nodded, and sure enough, nothing could escape his father's eyes.

The sky gradually darkened, Jingzhu said that she was uncomfortable, she closed the door early and collapsed, and even the maid was not allowed to watch in the house, saying that it was noisy for her to rest.

Mrs. Yu didn't have the leisure to deal with a yellow-haired girl, so she asked Qingcui to go back to the house to find the doorkeeper to drink a little wine. The late autumn night is cold, this season has not yet burned charcoal, hands and feet exposed outside is also cold, so the two of them pondered, went to the kitchen to heat a pot of rice wine, and spent two copper plates to ask for two side dishes, this time outside the chaos, who can control them, can be free for a day even a day. The two of them drank a little wine on the table, and after the wine was in their stomachs, their whole bodies warmed up.

Mrs. Yu was depressed in her heart, she was the housekeeper mother in the wife's courtyard, and she was sent to the cool pavilion to serve the orphan girl, but Jingzhu was a person who would do things, which made her embarrassed in front of his wife. Thinking like this, a few glasses of wine fell down, and my eyes began to fog.

Qingcui was guarding outside Sister Zhu'er's door, and she didn't dare to leave, but it was very cold outside, and the wind blew straight into her neck. On weekdays, she slept in the house with Sister Zhu, and when she kept vigil, she was on the small collapse next to the bed, and now Jingzhu didn't let her in, she sat in the porch and took a nap for half an hour, and was awakened by freezing.

Jingzhu touched the darkness, carefully took off the small cloth bag, and hid it in her arms, but she didn't expect to accidentally tripped over the low stool when she stepped back.

"Sister Zhu, what's wrong inside?" Verdant rubbed her eyes, intending to push the door open and go inside.

"It's okay, you don't have to come in," Jingzhu's heart and liver were about to jump out at this time, and it was really not good to be a thief, ": But you got up and stumbled to pour tea, if you are sleepy, go back to the house, you don't have to guard outside." ”

When Qingcui heard this, she wanted to go back to bed quickly, but hesitated: "Yu's mother told me to guard the young lady." "Sister Zhu is full of tricks and can't be guarded against, she has to take it easy, if she lets Yu's mother know, she will not have good fruit to eat.

"Then you go to sleep in the cubicle, it's cold outside."

As soon as Qingcui heard this, she was pardoned, and the compartment was connected to Sister Zhu'er's bedroom, and she could hear any sound, and she didn't have to be frozen anymore. Qingcui was cold and sleepy, and fell asleep as soon as he touched the bed in the compartment, how could he still remember Mrs. Yu's words.

It didn't take long for Jingzhu to hear the sound of even breathing next door, and she tiptoed out of bed, clutched the cloth bag in her sleeve, and walked out of the room lightly. She thought about it for two days, and the plan must have been thoughtful.

Early the next morning.

"What do you say? Sister Zhu lost it? The entire Ji Mansion is guarded to death, how can she get out? Yu Pozi almost didn't vomit blood.

Qingcui cried": But I searched back and forth, inside and out, but I didn't see her shadow. She stayed next door all night, and she should be able to hear any movement, but Jingzhu didn't know when she left the room.

Mrs. Yu knew that there was no way to deal with Qingcui, the important thing was how to tell Mrs. Jingzhu has repeatedly caused trouble, Mrs. Ji specially sent her to watch Sister Zhu'er, at this time there are no people, she will not be able to eat and walk around.

"She can't go out of the Ji family, didn't she go to which sister's yard, or hide in the garden? Call the mother-in-law who guards the door, let's hurry up and find it first. "If you find it, everything will be fine, and if you can't find it, you can only report it to your wife.

Mrs. Ji didn't know that Jingzhu was missing until the afternoon.

"When did you not see it? Why do you report now? ”

Mrs. Ji couldn't figure it out, how could a good person be so gone.

Mrs. Yu was frightened, yesterday she was lazy, pulled the mother-in-law on the door and drank, and slept until the hour of the hour": In the morning, Qingcui said that Sister Zhu couldn't find it. It's just that I think she can't get out of Jifu, so she must still be in the garden. But the slave and maid searched for a morning, but still couldn't find it, so I came to report to you......"

Mrs. Ji rubbed her temples and had a headache: "You hurry up and take a few mothers-in-law to find them again, and send some guys from the outer courtyard to find them, and all the houses in the courtyard will be found, I don't believe that she can fly to the sky." ”

A few mothers-in-law came to Liuyunxuan, saying that they asked Jingzhu if she was there, if she didn't come to Liuyunxuan, she would also take a look in Liuyunxuan's yard, maybe where to hide.

It's strange that the blue is strange": I've been here once since the afternoon before yesterday, and I haven't been here again, but something happened? ”

The mother-in-law said: "Sister Zhu can't be found this morning, because Ji Mansion can't go out, and Mrs. estimates whether she will come to the girl's yard to visit." ”

This Jingzhu string of doors should also bring a mother-in-law and maid, how can she be alone.

"Well, then I'll call some people to the courtyard to have a look." Although she nodded on her face, she said in her heart, how could this big living person hide.

Qingqing told Ying Ning about this: "Sister Zhu'er is so good, why is she hiding, what is the matter of hiding in the mansion, if she is really afraid of the officers and soldiers coming in, can't that group of officers and soldiers find such a big person as her." ”

Yingning thought about it: "There are gatekeepers in every courtyard, and they are all locked at night, how can you move around at will, you go to Yu's mother, and ask her to take someone to the cool pavilion to find it, and don't let go of the corners." ”

"The girl guessed that Jingzhu was still in the cool little pavilion? How could it be possible, Jingzhu was gone, and the maid was the first to look for Jingzhu in her house. ”

"You go, if you really don't find it, then it is estimated that she really put on her wings and flew out of the house."

When Qingqing heard what the seventh sister said, she had to go to Mrs. Yu.

"Our girl said, tell mom to go to the cool pavilion to look for it. ＂

Mrs. Yu will be suspicious, she first looked for this small pavilion, and even turned over under the bed, where there is a figure, she has no better way, so she had to bring seven or eight people back to the cool pavilion, ": This courtyard and house, inside and out, I will find out, and I will find out what secret passages and secret rooms. ”

Several mothers-in-law have been serving in the courtyard for so long, and they have never heard that there is a secret passage in the young lady's house, and this secret passage is only rumored to be in the place where the saint in the palace lives.

Two or three mothers-in-law opened the flowers, turned over the trees and shrubs, and checked that the ground was not falling at all.

"Mother Yu, come here and have a look!"

When Mrs. Yu heard someone call her, was she found? She hurriedly ran over to take a look, and oops, it was done, and she told people not to look for it, and it was impossible to find it even if she turned the whole house upside down.

"Did you really get through the dog hole?" Mrs. Ji was incredulous.

Mrs. Yu is very sure": There were two bricks around the dog cave, who else did it not Jingzhu? ”

"Sure enough, it's something that doesn't enter the stream, and it can even drill in places like dog holes!"

Mother Yu was shocked, but she didn't expect the mild-mannered wife to say such heavy words.

"She spared her life, for fear of being implicated by the Ji family, so let her go. Anyway, even if she doesn't leave, I'll have to send her out sooner or later, which will save trouble. Although Mrs. Ji said this, she could see that she was so angry in her heart.

Poor Yu's mother was sweating in order to find Jingzhu in this cold day.

"Jingzhu let's go, you still go back to my courtyard to serve." What kind of person Jingzhu is, Mrs. Ji knows it in her heart, and she doesn't blame Mother Yu.

Mrs. Yu looked up, was she a blessing in disguise?