Now apart from the Marquis of Jingyuan's Mansion, Mrs. Tai really can't think of any other relationship.

Lu Yiduo has not been in the capital most of the time since he became an official. What's more, he is not good at drilling, although he gets along well with his colleagues, he has never seen him cling to the powerful, let alone find a backer for himself.

If Mrs. Tai was a little proud of Lu Yiduo's attitude of neither humility nor arrogance before, now it has put her in a dilemma where no one can find her when a catastrophe is imminent.

After thinking about it, there was only one road left, the Marquis of Jingyuan's mansion.

Although the relationship between Lu Yiduo and Jingyuan Marquis Jiang Chenghua is no longer as close as his father and the old marquis, after all, he has not broken off contact for so many years, so he can still give it a try.

"When you arrive at the Hou Mansion, you have to act at the opportunity, I heard that the Hou Ye has been closed for recuperation recently, you must find a way to meet the Hou Ye!"

Mrs. Tai said.

Lu Yizhong nodded yes, and then left the main courtyard.

As soon as he walked out of the hanging flower gate of the main courtyard, he met Jiang Shenzhi, who had been waiting for him for a long time.

Jiang Shenzhi was resting, and as soon as he heard that something had happened in the examination room yesterday, he called Lu Chengjie to ask for details.

Unlike Mrs. Tai and Lu Yizhong, he felt that this matter was not simple as soon as he heard it, if it was just a simple entrainment of candidates in the past, how could it reach the point of asking all candidates to leave and retake the exam.

And today there is really news that Lu Yiduo was escorted to the Criminal Department.

"Where are you going? But to dredge up the relationship? Jiang Shenzhi asked bluntly.

"Mother asked me to hurry up and go to the Marquis Jingyuan Mansion." Lu Yizhong also knew everything.

Jiang Shenzhi thought for a moment: "I'll go with you." Even if I can't follow you in, it's better to discuss the rhetoric on the way. ”

Lu Yizhong nodded, and went to the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion with Jiang Shenzhi.

Unlike Lu Yiduo, who was turned away many times, this time Lu Yizhong was directly invited into Jingchun Hall and met Jiang Chenghua, Marquis of Jingyuan, as he wished.

But when he returned to the Lu Mansion and saw Mrs. Tai, there was no joy on his face.

Yin Pingru, who was waiting for news on the side, was also a little uneasy when she saw this.

"Didn't you see Master Hou?" Mrs. Tai asked.

"See."

"What did Master Hou say?"

"It doesn't matter what Master Hou says." Lu Yizhong recalled the situation in Jingchun Hall today, "It seems that the rumors outside about Hou Ye's condition are true, and Hou Ye's body and spirit are not normal now......

Seeing that Mrs. Tai and Yin Pingru both looked at him anxiously. Then he continued: "I didn't care much as soon as I entered the door today, so I directly told the eldest brother that he was in trouble and is now locked up in the Criminal Department, and asked Master Hou if he could deliver a message to Shangshu or An Lehou of the Criminal Department, even if he couldn't be released immediately." At least don't let your eldest brother be wronged. ”

"Master Hou didn't agree?" Mrs. Tai was very anxious.

"Yes, yes."

Lu Yizhong looked at the expectant eyes of his mother and sister-in-law, and he couldn't bear it, but he could only tell the truth, "Master Hou has been half-lying on the bed at the beginning, and he nodded his head after listening to my words, I originally thought that there was hope for things...... But later, when I said goodbye and went out, Hou Ye suddenly sat up from the bed and said to me impassionedly, don't worry, Ben Hou will lead the soldiers and horses to kill them. I will be able to recover the rebels and rescue your eldest brother......"

Yin Pingru and Mrs. Tai were stunned when they heard this.

They had all heard Lu Yiduo mention it before, and after Marquis Jingyuan came back from the Northwest Battlefield, his spirit was somewhat trance-like.

It's just that it was more than a decade ago. No one thought that after so many years, the Marquis of Jingyuan had not yet recovered.

At this time, they didn't care about thinking about this, but they just understood that Lu Yizhong's trip was in vain.

After Mrs. Tai heard this, she lowered her head and was silent for a long time before she said to Yin Pingru: "Otherwise, you should go and see Mrs. Wu, I heard that Mrs. Wu is quite close to you...... Although Mrs. Wu is a side branch of the Wu family, she and An Lehou are also relatives. It would be great if I could help me talk. ”

Yin Pingru was a little apprehensive in her heart, Mrs. Wu did treat her a little differently.

Whether it was a visit to Qinyi Courtyard before they left Beijing more than ten years ago, or at the Duanyang Festival banquet two years ago, Mrs. Wu was extremely enthusiastic about her.

But the strangeness of this enthusiasm made her always a little confused.

But now Lu Yiduo's matter is a top priority, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, we must grasp it.

Yin Pingru nodded and said, "Then I'll go and ask Mrs. Wu to give it a try." ”

Mrs. Tai was about to say a few more words. A maid hurriedly walked in from outside.

"Mrs. Tai, someone from the East Courtyard came to talk back, saying that the second lady of the Chengping Marquis Mansion is here, and she is waiting to see the eldest lady in the East Courtyard at the moment."

When Yin Pingru heard this, she didn't wait for Mrs. Tai to speak. He directly ordered: "I have something to go out, you go over to tell the second lady, just say that I am not in the house at the moment." ”

When the maid heard this, she did not leave immediately, but continued: "But...... The second lady said, it is about the eldest lord of our house, so the people from the East Courtyard are in a hurry to come over to invite you. ”

As soon as they heard that it was related to Lu Yiduo, Yin Pingru and Mrs. Tai both glanced at each other.

"Let's go and have a look." Mrs. Tai waved her hand sternly.

Yin Pingru hurriedly took the maid back to the East Courtyard.

When I entered the hall, I saw that the second lady of the Chengping Marquis Mansion was wearing a pomegranate red chicken heart collar embroidered lilac gown today, an apricot blossom-colored eight-piece skirt, and a high bun with her hair.

At this moment, the second lady was sitting in the hall drinking tea.

"I don't know why the second lady came here today?" Yin Pingru was worried about landing Yiduo, and she didn't care about greetings.

"It's been a long time since I've been to the house!" The second lady did not answer her directly, "It's been almost two years since the last time I came...... That time it was for the fourth lady of the house and the family affair of the Marquis of Jingyuan. ”

Yin Pingru heard her talk about this, but she just smiled and didn't answer.

The second lady continued to take care of herself: "It's just that after that, the body of the Marquis of Jingyuan had some problems, and Mrs. Wu has been busy asking him for medical advice, so this matter has been put aside, it's a pity......"

"Second lady." Yin Pingru couldn't help but interrupt her, "I heard that your coming here this time is related to our master's affairs?" ”

The examination room of the Gongyuan was sealed, and the chief examiner was escorted to the Criminal Department, which has been spread all over the city today, and Yin Pingru did not hide it.

The second lady saw that Yin Pingru asked directly, but she didn't continue to go around in circles.

"I also heard about Lord Lu's matter, and I was very anxious in my heart, once something happened in this examination room, it would always be implicated before I stopped...... Have you come up with a way to rescue you? ”

Yin Pingru sighed and shook her head silently.

"I have a way here, I don't know if Mrs. Lu wants to hear it." RO