Chapter 83: Misfortune
Convict? Steward Chen's brows furrowed even tighter, Master Rong is very shrewd, he should be everywhere, where is the crime? Under the guidance of the guys in the guild hall, the official went in and arrested Master Rong, not only Master Rong, but all the big businessmen who lived in this hall and were all arrested.
This posture is not small, Steward Chen is a little at a loss, seeing that Master Rong gave him a look, Steward Chen is obedient, and hurriedly withdrew, thinking that when this gust of wind passes, he will go to the yamen to inquire clearly. Who knew that Steward Chen walked out of the guild hall and saw that on this street, in the better inns, there were all officials arresting people inside, and the people who were arrested were all big businessmen. This, what the hell is going on? Steward Chen's forehead was full of sweat, and the official was already shouting there, tell everyone on the street to go back quickly, don't be caught by mistake!
Steward Chen didn't call it in, and it wasn't when he retreated, he saw an alley next to him, and he hurriedly got in, and when he went in, he saw a narrow alley, and there were several people dressed as housekeepers, and a few people looked at each other, and they understood that it was because the master was arrested, and they came out to avoid it.
I said hello to each other with a low voice, and then I whispered to ask what the hell is going on, they are all innocent businessmen, how can they encounter such a flying disaster? If you want money, naturally some people will talk about it, but you have never been so widely implicated? And those who can do such things have a high status that is not low.
"However, His Majesty patrolled Jiangnan two months ago, and has not yet returned to Beijing, and hundreds of civil and military officials have also followed His Majesty to patrol Xingxing, and there are no important people in the capital. To say, there are only ladies in the palace, but the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. How can there be a reason for the ladies to order and arrest people. After all, they are all housekeepers who follow their masters to do some business outside, and soon some people have doubts.
"What I said is that Your Majesty is not in Beijing, and the one who has the authority is not the ladies, that is, ......" Steward Chen listened to everyone's discussions, and suddenly opened his eyes: "I'm afraid, it was the eunuchs in the palace who did it!" ”
Those who can be called eunuchs are not low-status, these royal domestic slaves have no descendants, and some of their methods are much more ruthless than officials.
"When my master entered Beijing last year, he bumped into a eunuch on the road, is it because of this?" Some people suggested that naturally some people began to meditate whether their master had ever collided with the eunuch! Steward Chen thought about it, but he didn't remember when Master Rong had collided with the eunuch.
"Don't guess, according to me, I'm afraid it's still for money, who doesn't know that those eunuchs are all dead asking for money, except for how much money they want!" This sentence made everyone pause. Someone has already stomped his feet: "Since you want money, it's easy to do." But my master's health is not good, I don't know if I can let someone replace it! ”
When they were discussing in the alley, the officials outside had already arrested the people according to the list and scattered in all directions. Steward Chen also came to the guild hall, and as soon as he walked into the guild hall, the shopkeeper came over, his hands and feet trembling in fright: "Steward Chen, you are back, those officials said that they want you to collect the corpse in a few days!" ”
Collecting corpses? This is at the feet of the Son of Heaven, can it be like this? Steward Chen hurriedly asked the shopkeeper: "Do you really hear it?" ”
The shopkeeper sighed: "Naturally, let me tell you, Steward Chen, this matter is only a trick done by the eunuchs in the palace who want money." After all, now that the Son of Heaven is patrolling the south of the Yangtze River, most of the officials in the capital have followed, and the rest naturally dare not touch the tiger whiskers of the eunuchs! These eunuchs do things and are ruthless. Steward Chen, hurry up and go to the yamen to find a way! ”
This is not to be reminded by the shopkeeper, Steward Chen immediately nodded, went to his room to find some silver and then go to save Master Rong, as soon as he entered the courtyard, a little servant came over crying: "That group of servants, like thieves, the master's house was turned upside down, and all the pieces of silver were searched by them!" ”
This is also a common thing, Steward Chen doesn't care, seeing that the little guy still wants to cry, ask clearly that only Master Rong's room has been turned over, and no one has moved in his own room, so he has to come to his own room, Master Rong's room is usually locked, but today it is because the official has come, and the door is open at this moment, Steward Chen heard a sound inside when he passed the door, and looked inside, and saw that the little guy who was good friends with Rong Er Ye was looking for something inside.
At this moment, what is he looking for, why is Steward Chen not clear? couldn't help but grit his teeth and scolded, and then shouted: "What are you looking for?" At this moment, he wanted to find out Master Rong's private chapter, leave the capital overnight with the private chapter, go to Yangzhou, and give the private chapter to Rong Erye, so that Rong Er Ye can take advantage of the fact that everyone has not received the news, and do things wantonly.
When Yangzhou got the news, Rong Erye was able to subdue most of the people at that time, and even if Rong was rescued at that time, he was already seriously injured, and it was not good to argue with the fledgling Rong Erye. At that time, the little maid made this achievement, and in the future, he ate and drank spicy food, and lived happily, and Rong Er Ye also promised the little maid to give the two beautiful maids around Rong Er's grandmother to the little maid. As a subordinate, how fast is it to be able to marry a wife and take a concubine, hugging left and right?
At this moment, hearing Steward Chen's shout, the little guy didn't care, and only smiled at Steward Chen: "I want to clean up!" Steward Chen glared at the little servant: "Hugh has to clean up, lock it up, and wait for the master to come back and check it well!" ”
Seeing that the plan failed, the little servant had to go out of the room and lock the door. Steward Chen knew that he was only afraid that he would make trouble when he waited for the opportunity, but he didn't have the energy to take care of this little guy at the moment, so he let him stay in this hall and go to the room himself.
Steward Chen was used by Master Rong's side, and there was a lot of silver here, so Steward Chen found a bag of silver and hurried to the yamen.
Today, the front of the yamen is much more lively than usual, and some family members have been arrested, and they have come to inquire about the news, and the officials guarding the door have seen the lot of silver, and they also ignore it. This made Steward Chen's heart beat more and more panicked, looking at it like this, the other party asked for a lot, how could this be done?
Steward Chen was still wandering, when he heard Rong Qi's voice: "Uncle Chen, how is his uncle?" When Steward Chen saw Rong Qi, it was like seeing the backbone of the main heart: "It's amazing, this matter is still confused, I want to ask someone, but you look at the officials and refuse to pay attention to people!" ”
Rong Qi only heard that he didn't know why, someone on the street arrested people who came here to do business, saying that the whereabouts of the Son of Heaven had been leaked, and he wanted to check whether there were any thieves from other places. In the name of doing business, he entered Beijing in order to spy on the whereabouts of the Son of Heaven and wait for an opportunity to cause chaos.
Such a lie that can be broken with one poke, I don't know that those officials did it, but they can mobilize so many people, and they can make officials obedient, and they have so much energy and don't care what others say, only the Son of Heaven is a slave!
Rong Qi hurriedly went to the yamen to inquire about the news, and saw that Steward Chen was there, and hurriedly said hello. Hearing Steward Chen say that he couldn't find any news, Rong Qi's brows furrowed slightly, and he pulled Steward Chen to the other side.
Steward Chen held the silver at this time and had nowhere to send it, naturally Rong Qi said what it was, followed Rong Qi to the back, there was also a door, Steward Chen knew at a glance that this was the door to enter the inner office, and asked to see Rong Qi walk over there, and said a few words to the gatekeeper, the gatekeeper looked at Rong Qi, and went inside.
After a while, a person dressed as a master came out, and saw Rong Qi standing there and arched his hand: "Why is Brother Rong free to come over today?" Rong Qi returned the salute before asking, "Excuse me Brother Liu, don't you know about me?" I just want to ask, what is the cause of this incident? And, when will it be finished? ”
Master Liu smiled, Steward Chen had already handed over a bag of silver in due time, Master Liu took it and put it in his waist without looking at it, and after listening to Rong Qi, he didn't speak, only pointed to the place in the imperial city, and then said: "It's the nephew of the husband of the celebrant supervisor, and this one also went in to do this, because his uncle and nephew are both like this, and they love money very much." But don't worry about this, if it's a small business, it's just a matter of closing it for four or five days, mainly big businesses! ”
Speaking of it, it was for the silver, Steward Chen was sweating on his forehead, and he hurriedly handed over to Master Liu: "Thank you for your advice, but our master, my health is not good, and if I sit in this prison for a few more days, I am afraid that I will ......."
"This is easy to do, although there is a lot of rumor above, but I know that it is just for the silver, as long as I send some silver over, I will not suffer!" Master Liu's words were also common sense, and Steward Chen hurriedly said: "This is what I said, but can someone sit in for a few days?" ”
When Master Liu heard this, he looked at Steward Chen and smiled, and without waiting for Steward Chen to ask, Master Liu pulled Rong Qi aside: "Actually, if you want to replace it, you can naturally replace it, but it must be your nephew!" If you want me to say, your uncle is waiting for you, let him stay in it for two days! ”
Rong Qi already understood, and said to Master Liu: "I know, thank you Brother Liu!" Master Liu touched the silver on his waist and smiled: "Who are we with whom, besides, the person who can talk in front of Aunt Hou is still a brother Liu in front of me, and this benevolence alone is better than others!" ”
Rong Qi thanked him again, and Master Liu went inside. Steward Chen didn't know what Rong Qi and Master Liu were talking about, so he couldn't help but look at Rong Qi, Rong Qi just lowered his head and thought about what to do, and said to Steward Chen: "You come with me to Zheng's house!" ”
Going to Zheng's house? Steward Chen was even more confused, but if Rong Qi wanted him to go, he had no choice but to follow.
Aunt Zheng opened the door and saw that it was her son-in-law, and she couldn't hide the joy on her face: "Oh, I said why the magpie always barks at me today, it turns out that it's for you, uncle, come in!" ”
Rong Qi was worried all the way, and only when she saw Aunt Zheng did she squeeze out a smile, Aunt Zheng pulled Rong Qi in, and when she saw that Steward Chen was about to enter the door, she couldn't help but glance at Steward Chen, how could Steward Chen not understand why Aunt Zheng wanted to give herself a white look, so she had to walk in with a smile.
Rong Qi walked into the hall and said to Aunt Zheng San: "Auntie, please invite the third uncle back, I want to say a few words to the third uncle!" ”
The author has something to say: This article is really bloody, until the end. In fact, everyone can see the purpose of marrying Xiao Rong, only by marrying Xiao Rong can you fight at home. Mask your face.