It didn't take long for the small commotion of the prefect's yamen to be quelled. When the news reached the garden by the West Lake, Zhao Xiu happened to be reading the newspaper for the king of Guangping, and he was also very surprised to hear that this kind of thing had happened.

The king of Guangping said lightly: "It's just that some people know that the matter is exposed, and they are trying to die in vain, and it is not worth mentioning." ”

But Zhao Xiu was still confused, and it was not easy to ask King Guangping, so he could only find a vacancy, grabbed Gao Zhen and asked carefully.

Gao Zhen told her: "On the night of the fourteenth, two new bookkeepers were caught in the garden with the intention of passing on the news to the outside in private, and they were all locked up and strictly interrogated for the past few days. They were originally recommended by the political envoy Yamen, and perhaps the people who instructed them behind their backs noticed that something was wrong, so they spread rumors outside and tried to force us to release them. Seeing that we ignored everything, they still did not give up, and still wanted to instigate a few people who did not know the inside story to make trouble, but now they have been suppressed by your uncle Mi Zhifu. ”

Zhao Xiu was taken aback, she had never heard of this kind of thing at all: "Doesn't it matter?" Someone outside sent an undercover agent into the park, he must have noticed something, right? Are the people who the prince wants to check are doing ghosts? Are they the ones who spread the rumors? This kind of thing can be big or small, if the rumors can't be explained clearly, the prince will be in trouble in the future, to put it mildly, the reputation will not be small. Is there a way to clarify things? ”

"It's easy." Gao Zhen said, "The two accounts were just tied up and not executed, and there were no obvious injuries on their bodies. Those who instruct them think they are dead, and they spread rumors. After a while, he asked Mi Zhifu to bring two people over, and let them look through the window at the account room that was held. As long as they see that people are still safe and sound, they naturally know that the rumors outside are all false, and the rest will be easy to do. I'm afraid that when they go back, they will seek out the bad luck of those who instigate them. He smiled, "Even if it is an old qualified official, it is impossible to go unpunished if he makes such a fuss, and the leader will even lose the messenger, and it will be impossible to reinstate the official in the future, and they will probably hate the person who makes trouble behind them." Mi Zhifu can be regarded as a great contribution this time. When my father reports to the court, the emperor will most likely be rewarded. ”

Zhao Xiu doesn't care if Mi Xingzhi can get any benefits, his career is smooth and his ability is enough. Promotions are coming. She was more concerned about King Guangping's current troubles, and when she heard Gao Zhen say that there was a solution, her heart settled down a little. However, she was still very angry at the king of Guangping, who dared to calculate and serve as the minister of the imperial mission.

Are those people stupid, or are they too bold? Knowing that the king of Quang Binh was investigating them. At most, it is to destroy the evidence and think of getting out. Like the mother and son of the Zhao family and the third girl of the Lu family, it is normal to try to increase the bargaining chips of self-protection by marriage. But...... Fabricating rumors to attack King Quang Binh directly? The person who came up with this method will be stupid if he is caught in the future! What's the use of that? The king of Guangping is looking for a reason to dispose of the two accounts that are spies, does he need to explain to anyone? They incite the crowd to complain, what can they do to the King of Quang Binh? If you annoy the people in the Qincha team, they are afraid that they will die even worse, right?

Zhao Xiu didn't need to hide in front of Gao Zhen, and bluntly scolded the person behind the instigation, and then asked Gao Zhen: "How did you check the accounts?" It's been so many days. Haven't checked it yet? Hurry up and find out the evidence, and arrest all those bastards. Save them from bouncing around outside and being moths all day long! ”

Gao Zhen sighed and said, "I want to finish checking the evidence as soon as possible and arrest people." But where is this kind of thing in a hurry? We are understaffed, and although we have seconded a few from Hangzhou, not everyone can be completely relied on. If we don't let anyone out, we can prevent the news from leaking, but they are slacking off, and we can't drive him to work with a whip. I don't know if the official in charge of repairing the dam did it on purpose, and the accounts sent to him were numerous and messy. It took a lot of effort just to sort out all the expenditures, and coupled with the lack of manpower, it will not be completed until today. But they're already halfway there, and the rest is about some time. By the end of the first month, it should be about the same. ”

Now that the twentieth day of the first lunar month has passed, the yamen everywhere are ready to open the yamen. It will take about ten days to wait until the end of the first month. For such a long time, who knows what kind of conspiracy those guilty officials will come up with? This time the rumors are easy to suppress, but what about the next time?

Zhao Xiu felt that it was not a way to go on like this, so she thought about it. Grabbing Gao Zhen's sleeve and said, "You guys don't have enough people to take inventory, right?" Can I help? Zhao Youhui's things, I will know, but I plan to be as sharp as him. But I'm reliable enough to be a human hand, right? If necessary, Brother Li and Wang Shuangfu can also be added. ”

Gao Zhen was stunned, and then smiled: "Forget Zhao Li, he is a businessman, just help run errands outside and inquire about the news." Wang Shuangfu is the big housekeeper of your family, let him continue to serve the old lady. If my sister is willing to help, she can get involved. I'll help you talk to your father. As he spoke, he took Zhao Xiu's hand and walked towards King Guangping.

Zhao Xiu was pulled by him and walked a few steps, and finally reacted, his face was red, and he was about to break his hand away. He dragged him tightly, and she struggled several times but couldn't break free, so she could only look around nervously, for fear of being seen. Fortunately, it wasn't until she walked into the warm pavilion in the back hall where King Guangping was located, that she had never met anyone along the way, and the guards guarding were far away, and King Guangping couldn't see it, so she was a little relieved. Gao Zhen took her hand and spoke to King Guangping, her face was as red as a ripe apple, her heart was beating hard, and she didn't hear what Gao Zhen said. When Gao Zhen turned her head and asked her, "Is it good", she nodded indiscriminately, only then did she feel a little sober, and began to worry about what unequal treaties she had promised, so she hurriedly went to see Gao Zhen.

Gao Zhen had a smile on his face and seemed to be in a good mood: "So, Sister Zhao, let's go back and pack up our things, right?" Everything in Yimei Xuan is complete, and my sister used to live just right, and it is convenient to come here every day. It's enough to bring a waiting girl, but you don't have to let her come. I asked someone to clean up the east ear room to do things for my sister, and I don't have to deal with the people in front of me, if you have a problem, look for me, if I don't know something, you can also ask me to help you ask someone, how about it? ”

Zhao Xiu blinked, thinking to himself, did I agree to move to the garden? That wasn't what she was intending to be. She thought she could continue to live in the small house next door, going back and forth every day.

Gao Zhen explained to her: "The old lady is naturally trustworthy, but there are too many people around you, how do you know what to say and what not to say?" Moreover, those who do this must live in the garden, and are not allowed to go out, nor to meet with anyone outside, nor to send letters. If my sister doesn't follow this rule, others should gossip. My sister moved in, and she can also avoid suspicion, so as not to make it clear when the news is revealed in the future, but to embarrass Brother Wei. As for the old lady, I will ask Yanyu to go over and wait, and the work of a few days will soon pass, and the old lady will have Mi Zhifu's house to come and go, so it must not be too lonely. ”

Although she was a little reluctant to Zhang, Zhao Xiu also knew that Gao Zhen's words were right, and King Guangping also nodded, so she agreed.

Gao Zhen smiled even more happily: "Brother Wei is busy, let's not alarm him." I accompanied my sister back to see the old lady and made her words clear. My sister will go pack her luggage, and I'll ask someone to help you move over. ”

Zhao Xiu hesitated a little: "Do you want to bring a ledger over first, and teach me what to do first?" When my brother came back, we went with him to talk to my grandmother, and we didn't have to say it twice. ”

Gao Zhen said: "Then you have to ask them to divide the account book into a few books for you to check, with this effort, let's go and tell the old lady first, so as to save time." It's very easy to reconcile, and my sister must be fine. ”

Zhao Xiu thought to himself, didn't he just say that reconciliation is very troublesome and difficult, so the progress is so slow? How is it that it is so easy now? Just as she was puzzled, she heard King Guangping say: "It's okay to say to the old lady first, and she has to nod her old man." After all, Sister Xiu is not as good as a man, so I am afraid that the old lady is unwilling to let her granddaughter work. ”

How could Zhang not want his granddaughter to do this? She was grateful to King Guangping in her heart, and she was naturally willing to help King Guangping, and she could also help her grandson. With King Guangping opening his mouth, his grandson can also take care of him in the garden, and she doesn't think there's anything wrong with Zhao Xiu moving next door at all. I just think that she can also move over together to save her granddaughter from being distracted. With her by her side, she is not afraid of others gossiping about Zhao Xiu.

Gao Zhen smiled and said, "The old lady is willing to move over together, and it would be good to talk to my father." It's just that after entering the park, it's not easy to go out. It is inconvenient for the old lady to see any relatives and friends. Brother Wei and Sister Zhao have to do things, isn't the old lady lonely alone? It's better to live comfortably in this house. Besides, if you move in, the people around you will naturally follow you. There are a lot of people, and if something happens, even if it is explained clearly, Brother Wei will be embarrassed. ”

Zhao Xiu felt the same way, and she persuaded Zhang: "Grandmother doesn't have to go over, right?" I can take the opportunity to invite my cousin and cousin Mi to come over and have a good chat. Doesn't you like to talk to your aunt and uncle the most? ”

Zhang hesitated for a moment, then agreed, and pointed to Liu Lu and Zhao Xiu to enter the garden, and repeatedly instructed: "Be cautious, take care of yourself, don't make trouble for the prince, the prince, and the Zeng, and go to your brother if you have something." Zhao Xiu should go.

When Zhao Wei came back and heard the truth, the matter was already a foregone conclusion. He could only glare at Gao Zhen a few times, but he couldn't do anything, so he had no choice but to personally escort his sister to live in Yimei Xuan.

Yi Mei Xuan is located diagonally behind the main courtyard, less than 50 meters between the two sides, and is a small house. Zhao Xiu took Liu Lu to live in, but it was also comfortable. But she moved into the garden with something to do. Early the next morning, she changed into neat and clean clothes, carried a large box of habitual stationery, and walked alone towards the back hall of the main courtyard.

This is the first time she has participated in official court affairs, and the stakes are very high, and she must definitely do her best to do her best. (To be continued.) )