In the early morning, the courtyard was quiet, and the people were sent away, and Cai Ling blew a delicate little whistle, and after a while, the tall and burly He Yue had already appeared under the laurel tree in the courtyard out of nowhere.

Cai Ling smiled and approached the silver-faced black-clad boy from under the eaves.

I vaguely remember the first time I met two years ago, the ragged child who lived on the street, had never eaten a full meal, and actually had the strength to fight for his companions, and beat the second son of Pingyuan Hou who entered Beijing to open his eyes.

It's also strange that the second son molested the folk girl first, but which of the singers in the Baique Building is not charming and affectionate, he likes the poor girl who sells herself on the street to bury her father.

If you want to say that you like it, you can give two taels of silver, and let others bury your father and then take it back to the fiefdom to slowly cultivate your feelings. But the second son's family has a fierce woman, and he only dares to touch the poor woman's hand on the street, and his words are frivolous, and he refuses to even give out two taels of silver.

Jiang's father intended to make friends with Pingyuanhou, so everything about the second son's entry into Beijing was handled by the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Cai Ling even received an errand to accompany the second son to visit Kyoto for some reason. So that day, standing behind the second son, she was also cold-eyed, the woman cried so much that she was in tears, Cai Ling just made a look and asked her men to pull the second son away, and a strong fist on the other side smashed on the second son's navel.

After only a few screams, the dumb man was already paralyzed on the ground. The people of the Prime Minister's Mansion did not move, waiting for Cai Ling's instructions, but only one who didn't know whether to live or die and loved to be in the limelight, he actually went up and beat him, but he was beaten to the ground by the young man with a punch and a kick and couldn't get up again. In the midst of his wail, Cai Ling, who was staring at the tiger boy, suddenly burst out laughing.

Later, it was the government that arrested the young man in prison and was whipped, and Cai Ling was severely scolded by Jiang Xiang. On the same day, Cai Ling entrusted Tao Tao to beg His Royal Highness to rescue the young man, and sent some silver to the poor woman to bury her father, and the matter was settled.

A few days later, the young man appeared outside the Dongxi Building with a thin woman in plain clothes, and the woman said a lot of words of thanks, and said that she was willing to be a cow and a horse for Young Master Jiang. Cai Ling shook off her clothes, "If you have nowhere to go, the wooden cake shop will be a cook." ”

The woman kowtowed to thank her, Cai Ling hurriedly stopped her, and asked the young man, "Are you willing to follow Ben Shao and never have to beg for food from now on?" ”

The young man's hot gaze suddenly turned dark, and Cai Ling knew that he was speechless, but he never thought that this displaced beggar was so arrogant, so he only said to his departing back, "Young hero, I'm sorry." You have your own reasons for being in exile from now on, and I should not judge you in vain. ”

The young man stopped, hesitated for a moment, turned around, and said in a strange accent, "Jiang Shao misunderstood. Cai Ling knew that he was not from the south.

The original young man was afraid that his identity would cause trouble for her, so he couldn't follow her, but at that time, her career was just starting, and there were countless people seeking wealth in the market. Although this child is only thirteen or fourteen years old, he is as tall as an ordinary adult, and he is a person who has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and although he is reckless but upright and bold, he must be a loyal person.

At that time, she firmly believed that there was a solution to everything in the world. The first is to give this young man a clean background. She trusted many connections, but the people in the officialdom were not only unwilling to help issue household registration certificates, but also warned her that harboring refugees from the north would be punished for treason. She was young and ignorant, and she liked the tiger boy with a tendon, so she went to the black market and spent a lot of money to register for him in the southern country. On the yellowed page of paper, she asked, "What's your name?" ”。

He hesitated. She said: "The eldest husband does not change his name and does not change his surname." Unafraid. ”

"Heyue." He said. She smiled and handed him the household registration paper, which read, "Jiang Heyue". She smiled shyly, "There is no 'He' surname in the south yet, I have wronged you, Xiaoyue." ”

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"Xiao Yue." She smiled, "Do you lurk in the palace every day, why can you hear me when I blow the whistle?" ”

"My sister is not here, I am so idle, so I go to the eaves of the palace from time to time to sit on the eaves." However, in two years, he has spoken fluently in Chang'an dialect, and his height has grown rapidly, and now he is much taller than Cailing, and he has to keep his head down when he speaks, this time he looks like a wronged child.

"It's all my fault." Cai Ling hurriedly comforted, "But you come and go to the palace so unscrupulously, Shen Muchi's guards or himself have never found out?" ”

"His Royal Highness King Qin knows, last time he used a stone to stumble me, that stone was not big, but it was full of strength, and it almost knocked me off the roof. But fortunately, I was able to stand firm again, and my sister told me if I was very good. "He was suddenly coquettish, and it really didn't match his tall and burly figure.

Cai Ling smiled, "Of course you are the best, but be careful, if he is embarrassed again, don't keep running to the palace, I eat and drink here, you don't have to worry too much." ”

"Yes." He smiled obediently under the silver mask, and the corners of his half-hidden lips curled in a beautiful arc.

"I'm looking for you today for a business." After Cai Ling made sure that there was no one around, "Investigate the details of the buyers of the citrine bracelets in the Twilight Xuan." I estimate that it is not necessarily the real buyer behind the payment who comes to pay, so this matter has to get to the bottom of the matter and take some painstaking work, so I will leave it to you. ”

"I heard Brother Yuan mention the matter of citrine bracelets, saying that a young man who had never met came to pay the bill and pick up the goods, although there are many rich and noble sons in the city, but few really understand the goods, so it is understandable to buy citrine bracelets at a very high price. But the gesture of the boy when inspecting the goods was exposed, and the shopkeeper saw at a glance that this was an insider, and the matter reached the ears of Brother Yuan, and he secretly investigated only to know that it was the shopkeeper of Jubaolou who sent the second child in the store to buy goods in our store. ”

"Treasure Building? But the jade workshop in the west of the city? Cai Ling thought for a while, "Could it be that the buyer behind the scenes wanted to find Jubaolou, but Jubaolou didn't have any treasures to get his hands on, so his shopkeeper was at a loss to do so?" ”

"Brother Yuan thought it was exactly."

"Good. Then follow this line and check the details of the buyers behind the scenes? Cai Ling said. He Yue received the order to leave, and Cai Ling commanded, "Be careful in everything." ”

"Take care of your sister, too." The words are still in my ears, but the people have disappeared.

Manyun returned to the courtyard with several girls, brought all kinds of breakfast, and she ate nonsense again. In the past, I disliked the light diet in the Qin Palace, but since I lived in Ziwei Palace for a few days, I knew what a clear porridge and side dish were. Now she needs to eat meat and open some oily meat.

"I'm really bothering you today, I've been busy in the dining room for so long to steam big meat buns for me." Cai Ling was so satisfied that she ate the soft skin and thick meaty buns.

"The girl atoned for her sins." The two girls behind Manyun suddenly knelt down, tears falling on the wooden board.

She put the meat bun down and hid the faint uneasiness in her heart, "What is the matter?" ”

"The slaves and maids were arguing with people in the dining room and accidentally broke a pot of medicinal food." Manyun sobbed.

She picked up the meat bun again, "It's really out of style to argue with others, if you fight for a fire in the dining room, you will tell others to laugh at the Qin Wangfu." But I've been to the dining room and seen how spacious it is, and I can't squeeze it, unless someone deliberately bothers you? If this is the case, this medicinal diet will be smashed if it is smashed, even if the dragon liver and phoenix marrow girl loses it. Why cry all the time? ”

"Girl Mingjian. Half of this meat bun was steamed on the stove, and they were most afraid of losing the heat, but the girls of Qingyun Pavilion had to put medicinal porridge on the stove, and there were several empty stoves around, and the other party just didn't use it, so they pushed it up in a hurry, causing this disaster. Manyun said urgently.

"It's the slave who is too reckless, and she makes the first move in a hurry." The other girl said in a trembling voice.

"The slaves really can't bear to see Sister Manyun being bullied." The latter girl whimpered.

"Don't kneel. The meat buns are hot and let's eat them all. A pot of porridge is smashed and smashed, can the girl in Qingyun Pavilion still eat this girl? Although she smiled on her face, she was faintly uneasy in her heart, she had seen these house fighting tricks countless times in the Prime Minister's Mansion, unreasonable, and only the favored person won in front of the master, if it was private, then the less favored had to take the gift sincerely to apologize to the other party, and it seemed to be inferior from then on. I used to feel sad for my aunts, but I never thought that this matter would one day befall me.

Go to Biluo and bow her head, she never thought that she would not do it in this life. Fortunately, she still has a lot of money in her pocket, and there are countless treasures in the twilight Xuan, if Biluo goes to Shen Muchi to make trouble, she may be able to exchange a hidden painting of Xianyu Moyan for peace. So he was a little relieved and wanted to wait for the water to cover him.

But things took a turn for the worse. Biluo's behavior is different from the aunts in the Prime Minister's Mansion, the latter is to compete for favor, but what Biluo is asking for is Liwei.

When Manyun was taken away, Cai Ling was taking a nap. In her nightmare dream, Shen Muchi threw an inkstone and hit her in the head. I woke up in a cold sweat and heard the maids crying at the door.

After understanding what happened, she only put on a coat and hurried to Qingyun Pavilion. Originally, he had never thought of setting foot in Qingyun Pavilion, so he didn't know the route, and hurriedly strayed into Shen Muchi's residence. Inside the full moon gate, the warm winter sun was just right, the generals were discussing in the courtyard, and Shen Muchi, who was sitting at the top, was holding a parchment in his hand and was looking at it carefully, but Tao Tao was the first to notice her who suddenly broke in.

"Why are you here...... Tao Tao deliberately lowered his voice, but the courtyard was really quiet, and several pairs of eyes looked at it neatly.

Cai Ling knew that she was going the wrong way, so she quickly turned around, but the bun that was not angry after the afternoon nap suddenly scattered, and she simply put her waist-length long hair loose and quickly went out of the full moon gate. Shen Muchi took his eyes off the military plane map, only to see her slender back, and her small shirt was light and green.

Fortunately, thanks to the maid's guidance, she was able to walk smoothly to the door of Qingyun Pavilion. But after this toss, the original angry momentum has passed, and only worry remains. Manyun is cowardly, and she is most afraid that she will be angry and unwilling to talk about it, and she will be bullied again in the future.

As soon as he stepped into the courtyard gate of Qingyun Pavilion, he heard the sound of whipping, and the maid who led the way showed an earthy face, and exclaimed: "How can this be used for punishment when this is just a stick of incense?" ”

Cai Ling quickened her pace and rushed into the courtyard, turned the Jiuqu corridor, and stepped into the full moon gate, and saw Biluo sitting on a mahogany chair surrounded by a group of maids, and the person kneeling in front of her with messy hair and tattered clothes was Manyun. There was an arrogant mother-in-law beside Manyun who was raising a leather whip, and she was about to hit Manyun again.

"Stop!" When she first arrived, she noticed that Qingyun Pavilion and Shen Muchi's residence were just a wall apart, and she didn't want to alarm Shen Muchi, so she secretly told herself not to make a big deal about everything. But this rebuke was so loud that everyone turned their eyes to it.

"I said that how can Qingyun Pavilion shine today, it is actually the fourth girl Jiang who is here." Biluo's smile was like a flower, but the smile was not as good as her eyes, "I was annoyed by some miscellaneous things today, and the house slaves are becoming more and more unorthodox because of their negligence in discipline, so I can't gossip with Miss Jiang Si, so please go back first." ”

"I'm not here to gossip with you today." Cai Ling's temperament was already anxious, and she was even more impetuous when she saw the people around her being beaten, "Manyun has been by my side since I entered the house, if you want to discipline the house slaves, people abound around you, why do you want to reach out to my yard?" ”

"Miss Jiang Si must have forgotten. Although you and your dowry have entered the palace, the prince has never recognized the position of the fourth girl. The people in the house politely call you "girl", but you don't know what they call you behind your back. If I had been replaced, I would have disappeared without a trace, where would I be willing to leave without a name and no share? As soon as Bi Luo's hand was raised, the woman's leather whip was whipped on Manyun's body, beating her skin open, but the girl only gritted her teeth and kept silent.

Of course, she knew that what Biluo said was nothing more than to provoke her, and if she was angry, she would fall for the villain, but she refused to watch Manyun suffer. She stepped forward, snatched the whip from the woman's hand, threw it in the corner, and lifted Manyun up from the ground, and was about to leave without saying a word.

Biluo suddenly got up from the chair, dragged her hand and refused to let her go, and shouted: "What kind of reason do you have, run to me and say that you will take people away, when I am where I am?" Have you ever taken me seriously? ”

Cai Ling sneered, she wouldn't take Biluo in her eyes before, now, and in the future. She didn't understand what Shen Muchi liked about such a superficial woman. In terms of beauty, it is unparalleled in the world, but when the two get along, is it enough to be beautiful, and they don't need to communicate with each other? If you talk about exploitation, what is there to use a woman like Biluo?

Cai Ling's sneer completely angered Biluo. For many years, she has been windy and rainy, and her life has been extremely smooth, because of her beauty and resources, the people around her are either complimented or humble. Only this Jiang Cailing, humiliated her in the Baique Pavilion, and made eyebrows with her lover in the Qin Palace, the Queen Mother stole the limelight in front of her, and now even a maid dares to bully her, whether this palace is the side concubine or this nameless stinky girl, she wants to see!

Biluo grabbed Manyun's shoulder, the wound was still bleeding, she pursed her lips in disgust, grabbed it in another place, and cleaned the dirt on her hands on her clothes, "Don't go." "It's like an order.

Cai Ling was about to push Bi Luo away, but the waiter next to Clinker Bi Luo walked over quickly and stretched out a hand to pinch Cai Ling's jaw. When they looked at each other, Cai Ling saw the murderous aura in each other's eyes, which was not something that any maid living in a deep house could show. If she said that she had such a look, she had seen it in the portrait of the general's mansion when she was a child, and it was the appearance of a soldier killing the enemy. The threat of life and death was encountered today, but there was no He Yue by her side, and she was apprehensive, but she pretended to be calm.