said that Liu Tong took Lin Hai and Su Zheng out of prison, and Jia Huan went to Qin Sangu to inquire about the news. In the past, this kind of intrigue was not done by him, he just picked up the leaks and made up for them, and he didn't know what to say for a while, so he had to pretend to be pitiful to Qin Sangu and said: "Our family has gone to the south with all the ideas, even the sisters are gone, and there is no one in the family to discuss, and we have to prevent the ancestors, brother Baoyu and my father from causing trouble." Third aunt and sister, I'm almost blind, you can help me come up with an idea. ”

Qin Sangu has been used to chatting and bickering with Jia Cong over the years. Jia Cong is a very thoughtful person, so he is full of waiting to hear what Jia Huan will say; I didn't want him to ask himself in turn, and I was stunned.

Jia Huan simply pulled her sleeve and flattened her mouth.

Qin Sangu laughed and laughed, and also knew that he was honest, and thought for a moment and said: "I heard that King Xian and Lord Lin have a personal relationship, so I don't think I will sit idly by." ”

Jia Huan wanted her words, and when he heard this, he patted his head: "That's right!" And the virtuous king, I forgot about him. Then I don't need to be cāo concerned about this, there is his old man in the horizontal and vertical places. I inquired to deliver food and clothes. He stood up and saluted Qin Sangu, before turning around and walking two steps and coming back, "Sister Sangu, do you know where my two gentlemen are being held?" ”

Qin Sangu glanced at him twice and said, "Are you scared and confused?" This time, eight adults were imprisoned, and even I knew that they would be in prison, otherwise would they still be imprisoned in the prison department? ”

Jia Huan shrank his neck, completely dispelling the idea of smashing the prison and fighting against prison. The edict is not something that a few heroes in the green forest have the ability to move; I hope those guards know that this group of adults was not brought in by the emperor, and they can be let out at any time, so they don't have to be too harsh.

Seeing that he was ready to go back again to prepare food, food and clothes, Qin Sangu asked, "Can you still go to King Xian's mansion?" ”

Jia Huan waved his hand and said, "Don't go." I didn't have any relationship with King Xian, and I only followed Cong'er to eat twice. Besides, his old man will naturally save my husband, and he will save people if he goes or not. Before he could leave, he suddenly turned his head and saw the sunspot, and hurriedly rushed up.

Heizi was still a puppy just one and a half years old, and this time he is already an old dog, and he still recognizes Jia Huan. Jia Huan stroked its head and sighed: "No wonder Cong'er refuses to raise dogs, they have a shorter life than us." ”

Qin Sangu also squatted down and quietly touched the back of the sunspot from the head down, refusing to speak.

At one moment, Jia Huan went out of the door, stood on the river and pondered for a while, hesitating whether to write a letter and send it to the south. If he had written, Jia Cong's impatience and Jarvis's loyalty and courage would have left the things on the other side and rushed over. It's just that it's useless for the two of them to come, and they have to make Lin Daiyu anxious, so that Jia Cong can still cause trouble. It's better to wait for King Xian to make a move. If you don't write it, look at the appearance of the sunspot today, I'm afraid that Jia Cong will miss the last side of it. Jia Cong's love for sunspots is no less than that of Qin Sangu. After thinking about it again and again, I finally decided to write.

He quickly returned home and wrote down all the recent things in Beijing, except for the eight adults who were imprisoned, including Lin Hai and Su Zheng. added that Kuroko was about to be too old to walk, so let Jia Cong Jarvis come to see Kuroko for the last time. but they sent out the people who had fled the capital in the guise of them. Later, he rushed to the Lin Mansion to comfort Mrs. Su Cheng's ancestors and grandchildren, and discussed with Yang Heng Geqiao about sending clothes and food.

When I arrived at the edict, although the two old men were disgraced, they were still in good spirits, and they were full of anger and used all the ancient and modern allusions, and they both lived in a single number, and Lin Hai also wrote two poems for him to go back and transcribe, so he was much more relieved. I think everything is still under the control of King Xian.

It was only five days after Jia Huan settled down that there was another accident in the DPRK. Liu Tong shot and killed two imperial histories who insulted him, one of them was slashed on the spot, and the other was ordered to be dragged out of Daming Palace and beheaded. The government and the opposition were in an uproar. Two days later, he killed three more ministers, and this time two of them were scholars of the Hanlin Academy. For a while, the streets were full of poems and texts scolding the streets, Jia Huan looked at the ridicule, and sighed to Ge Qiao: "In the past, Cong'er often said that if scolding people is useful, what do you need to do with knives and arrows?" I didn't understand it that day, but now I understand. ”

In the following days, Liu Tong killed more and more people, the grades became higher and higher, and more and more people hung crowns in the court. Jia Zheng didn't understand until this time that no official is better than an official, and no official will not die, and he became more and more interested in Hui Niang.

One day, someone who followed Hui Niang found that she had secretly poured contraceptive pills in a flower pot, and hurriedly returned it to Luo Tainiang. Tai Niang smiled and said to her: "I only tell you two words." The first one in Rongguo Mansion to have the final say is the third master of Cong, the second is the third master of Huan, and the third is the eldest master. The second master didn't have any weight. ”

Hui Niang hung her head for a long time and muttered in a low voice: "The master said that the third master of Huan is very much in favor of me, saying that I am blessed." ”

Luo Tainiang said: "You were sent by him, he naturally wants to approve of you in front of the second master and sing with you to the second master." It's just that if you want to raise a younger brother for him, although he doesn't mind, Aunt Zhao will mind. At that time, guess he, will he keep you in order to save trouble, or will he kill you in order to be quiet and not let Aunt Zhao nag him all day long? We are kiln owners, and there is no shortage of women for anything. ”

Hui Niang was stunned.

"A good student will run an errand for the third master, and he will let you out in the future, pretend to be a widow with the money, marry a good family and be a serious lady, and you will not lose your life." Luo Tainiang said goodbye and left.

Hui Niang shouted behind her: "The master will definitely be reluctant to me!" ”

Luo Tainiang paused slightly, looked back and smiled: "I just said, there is no shortage of women for those who open kilns." Think about it for yourself, is it difficult to find a woman who is younger and more beautiful than you? The second master looks down on you, because you are younger and more beautiful than his wife and two aunts. He turned around, "I chose you that day, because I saw that you were quite clever and interesting, and I didn't want you to have such thoughts." Sure enough, this time and that time. If you don't want to do it, I'll arrange for a replacement. Qiaoyue is also a clever one. ”

Hui Niang hurriedly took a few steps to catch up and grabbed Luo Tainiang's sleeve: "I'll do it, I'll do it!" I get it! There will never be any more inappropriate thoughts! ”

Luo Tainiang glanced at her sideways: "Really? ”

Hui Niang nodded again and again: "Seriously! I'm fascinated by the gentleness of the lord these days! Now that I have come to my senses, I was originally running an errand for the third master of Huan. ”

Luo Tainiang said with a straight face: "That's it, I didn't let you go this time because I missed your first offense, but because I was too busy at the moment and didn't want to bother to arrange this matter." If you let me see that you have signs of dishonesty, Qiaoyue, Rose, and Jin'er can all top you; The second master is also an excellent coaxing person. ”

Hui Niang nodded again and again, swore a gambling curse, and even said the poisonous oath in the next life, and Luo Tai Niang let her go.

just didn't dare to hide it, so he quietly returned to Jia Huan that day. Jia Huan frowned when he heard this, and said, "It's inevitable that people will be confused, so this time it's just that." ”

Luo Tainiang smiled bitterly: "It's not that my subordinates want to be lazy; In recent days, Jingzhong has been like this, and his subordinates are really busy. ”

Jia Huan said with a smile: "Tai Niang has worked hard, and the red envelope at the end of the year will give you a big one." ”

Luo Tainiang was blessed with him.

The matter in Beijing was quickly spread to Tianjin, and Gan Lei stepped up the siege, who knew that Cao Datong ordered someone to shoot a sleeve with an arrow, which was worn by the saint when he was captured! was so frightened that Gan Lei didn't dare to force him too much. Liu Dengxi's father-in-law had already left Beijing and lived in the Ganlei camp, directing spies to search the city of Tianjin day and night, and he couldn't find where the saint was hidden. The Imperial Guards can't count on it for the time being.

The Shangshu and the two servants of the Ministry of Rites were imprisoned, Liu Tong killed several officials, and the rest finally couldn't hold the knife on their necks and began to handle the new emperor's enthronement ceremony.

Jia Huan was still counting his fingers about when King Xian would be able to save his husband, and Jia Huan Jarvis was already returning to Beijing.

These days in the capital, only not in and out, idle people are not allowed to enter Beijing; Therefore, the two of them did not go through the city gate, but entered the mansion in the south of the city through the tunnel, and even brought in the horses. Nai changed his clothes, brushed his horse, and pretended to be an ordinary boy and went to the Taiping Dart Bureau.

The two of them entered the door and went straight to the study. Gong San was reading a book leisurely, when he heard that the two of them were coming, he looked up and smiled: "Do you two like that dog so much?" ”

Jia Cong sat on the chair opposite him and said, "We're all here, let's be honest." Something happened to Mr. Lin, didn't he? ”

Gong San also raised his eyebrows: "How can you see it?" ”

Jia Cong said: "I am a person who is willing to go to the capital for the sunspot; What did Brother Huan do with his brother? Even if he likes sunspots, he won't leave behind so many big things for sunspots. I'm afraid that there is Uncle Lin among the eight adults who were taken down from prison, and he was afraid that Sister Lin would be in a hurry, so he didn't write it. ”

Gong San also nodded and said, "Su Zheng is in the cell not far from him. ”

Jia Cong frowned and said, "What is Situ Pan doing!" There is no bath and no sun in the prison, and good people will get moldy when they go in. It's easy for the old man to get better over the years. ”

Gong San also glared at him speechlessly, and said, "Huan'er thinks that Liu Tong is not Situ Pan's person, but I still think it." The few big officials killed were all the saint's dead henchmen, and the rest of the minor officials were all disguised and pretended. And a few old-fashioned and pedantic old imperial histories, any one who is the emperor will not like it, and take the opportunity to destroy everything. There are not many people who are the confidants of saints alone. The most important ones are either the old saints, who are dead; Or maybe it was his two brothers who took it together. Lin Hai is like this. As soon as the saint died, this group of people could be used by Situ Pan. He also avoided the king's people, so as not to disturb his brothers for the time being, so that they could continue to watch the excitement, and he arranged carefully. ”

Jia Cong said: "There are still a few people outside the city, and there are a lot of them, and the camp is full of sky. ”

Gong San also smiled and said: "If they don't come to join in the fun, wouldn't Situ Pan be very lonely?" ”

Jia Cong rubbed his temples and sighed, "Since it's useless for a while, let's rest for a while." ”

The two of them washed up and went to sleep.

At this time, there was an eighteen at the gate of Rongguo Mansion. A nine-year-old young man pushed a cart of vegetables to see Jia Huan. The gatekeeper did not dare to let anyone in because he was instructed to do so. The young man stomped his feet and begged him for a long time, and said, "You told Third Master Jia that my name is Shi Qiusheng, and I sent him scones that year, he must remember it!" I really have something important to tell him! ”

Menzi said: "This third master is not here, where do I dare to let you in?" ”

That Shi Qiusheng squatted at the door and waited all day, but the door couldn't get rid of him.

Jia Huan didn't come back until the afternoon, Shi Qiusheng saw it from a distance, and stepped forward and shouted, "Third Master Jia, do you still recognize me?" I'm Shi Qiusheng! When you passed by our house that day, your brother gave our family five taels of silver and five hundred yuan, do you remember? Seeing Jia Huan's dazed appearance, he hurriedly took out a scone from his arms and shook it.

Jia Huan ran outside several times to listen to the news today, and it took a long time to comfort Mrs. Su and Su Cheng's little ancestor, who was very tired. Therefore, he didn't listen to what Shi Qiusheng said at first, and Mu looked at him in a daze. When he saw the scones, he remembered, "Oh, scones!" Cold is not as delicious as hot! ”

Shi Qiusheng nodded again and again: "Yes, yes!" It's the family that makes scones! ”

Jia Huan hurriedly jumped off the horse: "Why are you here?" Aren't you not allowed to enter the city now? ”

Shi Qiusheng blushed, lowered his head and said, "I...... I coaxed an uncle who delivered food that my father was seriously ill in the city, and he asked me to help deliver the food, and I was afraid that I would miss the third master's return home, so I didn't go to ......."

Jia Huan smiled: "It's okay, I'll send it for you." He turned around and ordered a boy to help him deliver food.

The kid was stunned: "Third master, let me help him deliver food?" ”

Jia Huan said: "If you want to go, you will go." ”

The kid muttered a few times and glanced at Shi Qiusheng. Frightened, Shi Qiusheng hurriedly hid aside.

Jia Huan said again: "Where to send it?" You sue him. ”

Shi Qiusheng said the address, and the kid didn't want to push the cart of vegetables with a happy face, and he couldn't push it at all! Jia Huan smiled: "How? Delivering food is not easy to do. Then he called two more people to help, and admonished, "I just said that I hit the child who delivered the food on my horse, and I ordered you to help deliver the food." The person below agreed a few times, and he turned back to Shi Qiusheng and beckoned him to follow him into the mansion.

Shi Qiusheng lowered his head, said nothing, and followed in.

Jia Huan led him straight to Baoyu's outer study, but now there is no one to use it, only a few mothers-in-law clean it every day. He asked people to come up with tea and snacks, and then guarded them from a distance, Fang said: "Although the two of us have only met twice, I also know that you are an honest person, and you will not take such a big risk to enter Beijing for no reason." But what's the matter? ”

Shi Qiusheng hurriedly said: "Third master! A few days ago, there were many military masters in our village, and there were several mountains in the dark! There is no military flag! My grandfather said that this matter was very strange, and we had never seen a military master who did not play a banner, and we did not dare to go over to investigate. Because I heard that the emperor was captured by bad people, and many people fled from Beijing, my grandfather was worried that something was wrong with the nobles, so he specially ordered me to come and report a message. ”

Jia Huan was shocked: "Several mountains?!" ”

Shi Qiusheng nodded again and again, and then elaborated on it.

Jia Huan turned around the room several times with his hands behind his back, thinking that his scalp hurt, and muttered, "What effort do I have?" Isn't there still Mr. Gong? He asked Shi Qiusheng, "Does the uncle who delivered the food have to pay him back?" ”

Shi Qiusheng nodded timidly: "There are also cars." He should have gone out of the city to pay him back his money and car. ”

Jia Huan said: "It's okay. Since he is willing to let you go into the city to see your fake father, it shows that he has a good heart, and he doesn't care about it. Then he asked him the address of the food delivery uncle, and called a clever and talkative boy to him, and gave him a silver horn of one tael, a silver ingot of five taels, and three hundred coins, and commanded, "Take no money with you, but go out with you." At the gate of the city, he told the soldiers guarding the gate that your young master had injured a boy who was delivering vegetables on horseback, and ordered you to deliver messages for others and give them money for food. Because you know that it is easy to go out of the city gate and difficult to enter, you took the three hundred dollars to bribe the gatekeepers, and only said that one tael was the food money, and five taels was the money I paid for their family injuries. When the time comes, you can give him whatever money he wants, and give the rest to the person who delivers the food. ”

The kid smiled: "He specified the five taels." ”

Jia Huan also smiled: "The five taels were originally for him." Since he took five taels, why should he offend a young master, take all the remaining two taels of silver and three hundred dollars, and give the young master no face? ”

For a while, the kid pulled the horse and ran away, Jia Huan ordered someone to lead Shi Qiusheng down to rest, sighed "hard work", jumped on the horse and went to the Taiping Dart Bureau.

At this time, the child had woken up, and Jia Cong was still asleep. Jia Huan came over and grabbed him when he saw Mi'er, and said happily: "I knew that Brother Mi'er would come!" ”

Mi'er smiled and stroked his head: "It's hard for you, you're busy these days." Nai went in to wake up Jia Cong, invited Jia Si over, and several people went to Gong Sanyi's study together.

Jia Huan and others first talked about the chaos in Beijing these days, and then talked about Shi Qiusheng's report. Bishi Qiusheng is just an ordinary mountain boy, he doesn't dare to approach the barracks, and the barracks has no flag, so he doesn't know which way it is.

Gong San also listened to it and thought for a long time, and said: "Listening to him say this, there are about seventy or eighty thousand people. Liu Tong's idea is not enough. ”

Mi'er said: "It's embarrassing that I don't know whose family it is, but it will be messed up." ”

Jia Cong held his head and thought for a long time, and suddenly jumped up with an "oops": "Is Second Brother Liu back?" ”

Jia Huan said: "I came back a long time ago, and I brought a lot of good things back, in Panlong Mountain." ”

Jia Cong shouted: "Quickly transfer all his people into the capital!" ”

"What?"

"Night Raid!" Jia Cong gritted his teeth and said, "Otherwise, the lives of the two gentlemen will not be guaranteed!" "Jia Cong, the bear child of the Red Mansion

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