Han Xiufeng asked, "What about later?" ”

Zhili didn't want to talk to the Criminal Department anymore, so he changed the sentence to exile according to the refutation of the Criminal Department, and sent someone to rush into Beijing to do so. As a result, the old men of the Criminal Department changed their minds again, saying that they should be hanged and imprisoned as the governor asked. He also said that in the first month of the 11th year of Qianlong, the emperor granted amnesty to the world and should be commuted to exile. He also said that Ma Er's origin is unknown, but Chen has an old mother and is an only son, so he should be kept as a supporter according to the regulations. ”

"Tossing and tossing and turning is still judged like this?" Han Xiufeng couldn't help laughing.

Wang Jianxiao smiled bitterly: "So the master of the Criminal Department can't be offended, you don't want to think about what the Criminal Department is, the Criminal Department is the sum of the world's criminal names, and there are so many laws in this dynasty, some of them even contradict themselves, and it is not easy for them to make things difficult for you." ”

……

The two of them were lamenting how difficult it was for those officials of the Sixth Department and the officials below, and the Hanlin Yuan Ji Shi walked into the courtyard with a family member who had not seen him before, and shouted from afar as he just bypassed the wall: "Zhixing, congratulations, congratulations, congratulations to Lin'er......"

"Master Ao, are you saying that I gave birth to a male baby?" Han Xiufeng subconsciously stood up.

"I also just heard from my family, Ao Zhong, you tell Master Han."

"Master Han, the little one has been to your house before, your wife just gave birth to the little son not long ago, the little boy is white and fat, I don't know how cute it is, your wife is fine, your father-in-law is fine, everything is fine in your family." The Ao family, who had just arrived in the capital from their hometown, took out a letter from their arms and respectfully presented it with both hands.

Han Xiufeng felt like he was in a dream, and he was extremely excited.

Ao Tongchen greeted Wang Jianxiao, who stood up to greet him, with a smile, and then quipped: "Zhixing, I brought this great news, you are indispensable to this wine, and you should also hold a banquet to celebrate." ”

"It should be," Han Xiufeng relieved himself, hurriedly beckoned him to sit down and drink tea, and immediately opened the letter of the old man in front of the two of them, and carefully read it twice from beginning to end, confirming that Qin'er gave birth and gave birth to a male baby, and shouted incoherently excitedly: "Changsheng, big head, your sister-in-law gave birth to a male baby for me, and my Han Si has a queen!" Hurry up to buy vegetables and drink, hurry up and invite Master Ji, Master Jiang, and Master Wang! ”

"What, my sister-in-law gave birth to a male baby!" The big head was the first to run in.

"Well, boy, hahaha." Han Xiufeng didn't care if he would be laughed at if he would be laughed at when he called them brothers, and said excitedly: "Mother and son are safe, it is really a bodhisattva blessing, Ming'er will go to the temple early in the morning to make a vow, and the land temple that he used to pass by every day will also go." ”

"Okay, let's go."

Pan Er ran in to find out what was going on, and he was also happy, and hurriedly said: "Master Ao, Master Wang, you two drink tea, and the little one will prepare first." ”

"Go ahead, let's go, buy more wine, such a happy event, I must accompany your young master to get drunk tonight!"

……

This is a great event!

Han Xiufeng looked forward to the stars and the moon and finally looked forward to this good news, so he naturally would not be stingy, not only invited Ji Yunfei, Ao Tongxian, Jiang Haoxuan, Wang Zhirong, He Heng and other officials in Beijing and people waiting for the next year's exam, but also invited Wen shopkeeper, storage shopkeeper and other Sichuan compatriots who are doing business in Beijing.

Pan Er, Datou, Xiaoshan and the old carpenter worked all afternoon and helped Zhang gather two large tables of wine and food.

I used to always worry that drinking would make a mistake, but tonight I was happy, I was drunk while drinking, what I said at night, when the guests left, I couldn't remember it all the next morning, until Pan Er put a stack of silver tickets on the desk, Han Xiufeng knew that everyone gave gifts, and they didn't eat and drink in vain.

"Master Ji and Master Jiang, they all gave ten taels as if they had made an appointment. The shopkeeper Wen and the storekeeper also made an appointment, and they all gave twenty taels. Curator Zhang sent the most, and it was fifty taels as soon as he shot! These two taels are a little bit of my heart, this is Uncle Yu and Datou's, this is Xiaoshanshan and the old carpenter's. ”

"What are you doing with it?" Han Xiufeng couldn't help laughing.

"Yes, this is a great event, so I have to show some kindness." Pan Er said with a smile while helping with bookkeeping: "Master Ji, their favors will definitely be repaid in the future, and these favors will be repaid. ”

"Well, help me remember, I can't get it wrong."

"You can rest assured that I will do something." Pan Er smiled, and continued: "You don't have to pay back the big head, and Uncle Yu is the same." Xiao Shandong's two pieces of silver went back to find a reason to reward him, and his father handed him over to us, and we may not take advantage of him. ”

"Forget about the reward, don't look at others as small, in fact, he is shrewd, if he really rewards it back, he will be unhappy," Han Xiufeng muttered while dressing up: "Today's money is becoming less and less valuable, the provincial pavilion processed money for the guys last month, and our mansion should also add some money to the big guys, starting from this month, one or two or five yuan per person per month in the future." ”

Pan Er almost forgot why he didn't use the money in the public account to repay the favor, and couldn't help laughing: "That's okay, they must be very happy to know how to process money." ”

Han Xiufeng didn't know what he thought, so he took out his father-in-law's letter and read it again, then put down the letter and said: "Brother Pan, my father-in-law mentioned Ren He in the letter, saying that Ren He was going to marry the daughter of the guest head of the Fujian Association. ”

"Marry and marry, what does it matter to us that he marries his mother-in-law?"

"Huang Zhongyin, do you remember, it's the imperial history of Huguang Road who returned to Beijing some time ago."

"Remember, it seems that I am also from Fujian."

"Not only is he from Fujian, but he is also the cousin of Ren He's fiancée."

"Ahh Pan Er realized the seriousness of the problem, because whether it was the imperial history of Huguang Dao or Jiangnan Dao, not only could supervise the officials of the Dao, but also impeached the officials of other places and even the officials of Beijing, he never expected Ren He to climb this high branch, and said with a sad face: "Fourth brother, you don't have anything to worry about if you don't make up for the shortcomings, what if he wants to retaliate against you when the gaps are filled?" ”

Han Xiufeng said solemnly: "That turtle son is very small-minded, so he has to guard against it. ”

"How to prevent it, being targeted by the imperial history is not impossible to prevent, but it is useless to prevent it, if the surnamed Huang really wants to help him get angry, he can trample us to death like stepping on ants if he finds a reason."

"It's not so easy to trample me to death!" Han Xiufeng took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "You wait to go to the Fujian Hall to inquire, see if Huang Zhongyin is still in the capital, if you are in the capital, tell him that the hall has been renovated, invite him to come and have a look, and ask him if he is willing to move back." ”

Pan Er reacted: "Ren He is going to marry his cousin, he may not know at this time!" ”

"This is called the first month near the water, since our news is better than Ren He, then we can't give Ren He a chance to sue first."

"It's best if you can stir up this marriage, fourth brother, think about it, if Huang Yushi knew what kind of person Ren He was, would he still agree to this marriage? Although he is only a cousin, not an elder, he is the master of the imperial history, and those elders in his hometown will definitely write to ask him what he means. ”

"Isn't that right?"

"What's wrong, we're thinking about Master Huang's cousin!"