Chapter 15: Back to the Jade Family
Jing Mu stood at the gate of the Yu family, after so many days of searching, Jing Mu's face had already been engraved in the hearts of every Jade family guard.
So much so that as soon as Jing Mu appeared at the door of the jade house, someone went in to report: "The second son is back!" ”
Jing Mu was ten steps away, quietly looking at the jade house. The ancestral house of the Yu family, I don't know if it is a problem of feng shui or a psychological problem, Jing Mu always feels that the jade house is too dull and depressing.
"Who brought him back?" Yu Wenxi stood beside Yu Mingzhe, although his words were very tactful, his expression was very surprised.
Also, the Yu family has rummaged through the entire southern Xinjiang several times, and they are all stunned that they have not found the person, how could they suddenly appear at the door of the jade house?
Isn't there some conspiracy?
"The second son is alone, he came back by himself, and he didn't see anyone else." The guard said.
Then this is very strange, could it be that the pharmacy was not planned by Jing Mu?
Jing Mu just went with the flow?
"Go see you!" Yu Mingzhe said lightly.
There were many people gathered outside the official mansion, including scholars and ordinary people.
Cheng Yunmo also stood outside with these people.
Standing outside, you can't really hear what is being said inside? The reason why he was still standing outside, Cheng Yunmo felt that everyone might be very bored.
I finally ran into something, don't you have to gossip about it?
And the reason why she is standing here is purely because she was brought here.
She looked at Qian Sheng, who was excited: "Are you so excited?" ”
"You don't understand, I haven't been used to the Yu family for a long time, and I finally saw the Yu family suffer a big loss, of course I'm excited."
Cheng Yunmo looked at Qian Sheng, and he could see the appearance of the son of the family when he was wearing it today.
Cheng Yunmo was not infected by Qian Sheng's emotions, she became very excited, she said calmly and rationally: "Are you sure that Nanjiang Taishou will really risk offending the Yu family and sentence him?" ”
If it is in a rich place, or a place where there are many battles, then the Taishou is a fourth-grade official.
For example, in the land of abundance, in Jiangnan and other places, which are known as the land of fish and rice, its Taishou is a four-grade official.
Another example: in northern Xinjiang, which has always been war-torn, its Taishou is also a four-rank official.
However, southern Xinjiang is neither rich nor war-torn, so southern Xinjiang is not a four-grade guard.
Southern Xinjiang is too guarded, a five-grade official.
The Southern Xinjiang Taishou is not a native of southern Xinjiang, but a native of northern Xinjiang.
And he is not the only one who is from northern Xinjiang, since the establishment of the Min Dynasty, all the southern Xinjiang Taishou have been from northern Xinjiang.
At the beginning of the founding of the Min Dynasty, Emperor Gaozu was very worried that the Min Dynasty would be like the previous dynasty, and there would be a matter of ceding land and self-respect.
Therefore, it was established that local officials should not take from the local area.
Later, it gradually formed the practice that scholars from southern Xinjiang would take up posts in northern Xinjiang after joining the ranks, and scholars from northern Xinjiang would take up posts in southern Xinjiang after joining the ranks.
North and South are reversed, and East and West are reversed.
Without a foundation, it is naturally impossible to cut the ground and self-respect.
But the reality is far from being as good as Emperor Gaozu imagined!
Although southern Xinjiang is not wealthy, there are also native families in southern Xinjiang. A foundationless Taishou, a slightly weaker person, probably has no other way than to rely on the family.
Therefore, in this southern Xinjiang, where the emperor is far away, it is not the southern Xinjiang Taishou who controls the southern Xinjiang, but the families of the southern Xinjiang.
"He's just a little guard, and the Yu family doesn't even want the last fig leaf for a guard."
"The head of the Yu family is not that stupid!" Qian Sheng said very seriously: "My father said that no one in the family is stupid. ”
Cheng Yunmo was dumbfounded: "You are straightforward and fast-talking, and you are not afraid of having ears on the wall." ”
"What am I afraid of?" Qian Sheng said proudly: "The entire southern Xinjiang has not dared to touch me easily." ”
Although the Qian family in southern Xinjiang started with business, and the business and commerce were the last, the Qian family held the economic lifeline of southern Xinjiang in their hands, and the families in southern Xinjiang inevitably had to associate with it.
Therefore, when other families mention the Qian family, although they will have disdain, they will still give three points.
They have already tolerated a jade family that started with poison arts, are they afraid of tolerating a Qian family that started with business?
As the only son of the Qian family, Qian Sheng is naturally favored, so when he walks in southern Xinjiang, he is also very confident.
"What are you doing back?" Yu Mingzhe asked.
"I heard that the Yu family has caused a little trouble recently, Jing Mu has been taken care of by the Yu family for many years, and he has come to relieve his ancestors' worries." Jing Mu said respectfully.
"Come in!" Yu Mingzhe looked at Jing Mu, who was standing ten steps away from the gate of the Yu family, flicked his sleeves, turned his head and left.
"Wen Xi still thinks that he will never see the second son again in this life?" Yu Wenxi smiled softly.
Jing Mu said lightly: "You're welcome, I'm back, and the girl has seen it." ”
Jing Mu said that he wanted to bypass her and keep up with Yu Mingzhe's pace.
"The second son doesn't know yet, right? On the night of the second son's escape, the Yujia pharmacy caught fire, and in the pharmacy, the same people as the second son, now there is only the second son left. Yuwenxi looked at Jing Mu's eyes and said lightly.
"Now I know." Jing Mu replied without being salty.
"That's a little friend who gets along with the second son day and night, doesn't the second son hate it?" Yuwenxi said coldly.
Jing Mu smiled: "If the girl wants to say anything, you might as well say it directly, my grandfather is still waiting to see me." ”
"Why did you come back?"
"I grew up in the Jade family, if I don't come back, where else can I go?" Jing Mu said suspiciously.
"This is the second son's home." Yu Wenxi smiled and stopped probing.
If Jing Mu didn't hate the Yu family, Yu Wenxi would never believe it.
After all, how the Yu family treats him, she has always seen it.
The life of the pharmacy has ruined the possibility of Jing Mu becoming a normal person, not only difficult to enjoy the life of ordinary people, but also to endure the torture of illness that ordinary people can not bear in his life.
How could Jing Mu not hate?
If she is replaced by Jing Mu, she will definitely hate the Yu family with a thousand knives!
But what's the use of Jing Mu hating?
After all, the Yu family is not something that one person can compete with.
Thinking of this, Yuwenxi put down everything and followed Jing Mu's pace.
After some delay, Jing Mu didn't walk too fast, so when they arrived at the hall, Yu Mingzhe had already sat down and drank a cup of tea.
"What can you do?" Yu Mingzhe saw Jing Mu come in and asked lightly.
"Please also ask my grandfather to leave this matter to me with full authority." Jing Mu said respectfully, with low eyebrows, and did not elaborate on the method.
"Yes." Yu Mingzhe put the teacup aside and said lightly: "If you don't handle this matter well, and you escaped from the Yu family without permission before, what awaits you will definitely not be a good end." ”
"Yes." Jing Mu had no objections.
"Take back all the people who are looking for Jing Mu." Yu Mingzhe said to Yuwenxi.
"Yes." Yuwenxi responded.
Yuwenxi took a bowl of medicine, waited for him in the courtyard where Jing Mu temporarily lived, changed his clothes and came out, and said: "The head of the family said that the pharmacy has burned down, and it will take a few days to rebuild, so let you live here temporarily." ”
"Thank you, girl!" Jing Mu said politely, took the medicine in Yu Wenxi's hand and said it all.
Familiar pain again.
Probably considering that he has a task now, the weight is not heavy, and the pain caused by his drinking is still within the range he can bear.
Jing Mu walked out of the Yu family without changing his face, and when he arrived at the Yamen, the preliminary trial had already come to an end.
The preliminary trial generally does not take long, and most of the parties submit the evidence, let each side argue for a while, and then it is over.
At the end, Jing Mu heard someone sigh and said: "It's obviously a matter of conclusive evidence, but if the evidence is insufficient, what an official!" ”
Mrs. Ren was the only one who came out of the lobby inside, and although she was not sentenced, the murderous guard was still to be taken into custody as a suspect.
Jing Mu saw Mrs. Ren walk out with an indifferent face and no sadness on her face, and as the crowd gradually passed, Jing Mu suddenly saw a familiar figure.
Cheng Yunmo looked at Qian Sheng, who was very disappointed because nothing came out, and said lightly, "Everyone is scattered, don't you leave?" ”
Suddenly, in the corner of his eye, he saw Jing Mu stunned, walked up like an old friend, and said half-jokingly and half-concernedly: "Why did you appear here?" Aren't you afraid that the people who are looking for you in the Yu family are also nearby? ”
"Is the girl okay these days?" Jing Mu waved his hand, and the answer was not what he asked.
"It's good, I'm going to have something bad!" Cheng Yunmo smiled.
After a few brief conversations, they parted ways.
"Where are we going?" Qian Sheng followed Cheng Yunmo around in the alley, seriously doubting whether they would be able to return the same way later.
"Go to Mrs. Ren's house."
"What are you going to do at her house?" Qian Sheng was puzzled.
"There is actually a simple and crude solution to this matter."
"Kill Mrs. Ren?" Qian Sheng said with surprise on his face, thought about it, and said, "This is the method used by the family. ”
"Mrs. Ren is gone, so Ren Qian's death will naturally be gradually forgotten." Cheng Yunmo said lightly.
Sometimes I have to sigh that time is really a cruel thing.
"Didn't you say that this matter has already involved the dispute between the family faction and the Qing faction?"
"There has always been a dispute between the family faction and the Qing faction, and there have been countless grievances among them, is there such a thing?" Cheng Yunmo sneered.
"That's right!" Qian Sheng scratched his head: "How do you know so much?" ”
"I have brains." Cheng Yunmo pointed to his head.
Qian Sheng was just protected too well by his family to be simple and straightforward, and he was not so stupid that he couldn't hear the meaning of the other party's words.
But he couldn't help but ask, "Why do we leave the door and climb the wall here?" ”
Qian Sheng cried with a face, looking at Cheng Yunmo who was relaxed, and he smoothly climbed onto the wall with just one breath.
And no matter how hard he jumps and climbs, he always falls halfway.
The height of the wall was out of reach.
Cheng Yunmo sighed, jumped down, grabbed him by the collar, and easily brought Qian Sheng to a height that he could not hope for.