The Liu brothers originally wanted to thank Ye Qing, but when they thought of their official position and status, they were obviously not qualified to talk to the pacification envoy of Huainan East Road, so they could only watch Ye Qing leave with grateful eyes.

After all, Zhao Ruyu followed Ye Qing to the backyard to check in person, Ye Qing walked around aimlessly as if he was in his own garden, and then left Zhao Ruyu, who had something to deal with as an excuse, and walked alone from the back alley to his home.

Watching Ye Qing disappear into the night, the faint sound of the piano and the gentle singing in the distance also gradually thinned out because of the deeper night.

In the brightly lit Liu Mansion, the Huang family and his three sons finally did not have to be taken into the prison for interrogation, and their daughters-in-law and grandsons did not have to suffer with them, which made their hearts, which were originally like being pressed by a thousand pounds of boulders, and finally they were able to breathe freely.

Huang looked at the lantern swaying slightly outside the window, with an indifferent smile on his face, the hearts of the three Liu brothers, as everyone left, still had some doubts, not only doubts about his father's participation in the party struggle, but also doubts about why Huang could easily ask for a move to appease Lord Ye.

Although they can't leave the house at will, or even walk out of the inner courtyard easily, it doesn't mean that they can't talk when they get together.

Without waiting for the three brothers to ask, the Huang family still looked at the lantern and said with a smile: "Mother knows that you have a lot of questions in your hearts now, and I want to know why Lord Naye agreed to Mother ...... request." ”

"Yes, mother, why would Lord Ye help us? Not to say ....... After the third son Liu Minwen looked at the eldest brother and the second brother, he squeaked: "Didn't you say that on Huainan East Road, my father has always been at odds with Lord Ye?" ”

Even now, there were only their own people in the entire inner courtyard, but they still didn't dare to call Ye Qing's name easily, and just replaced them with Lord Ye.

"Officialdom matters...... Who is right, my mother doesn't know what is going on, but it's ....... Huang's gaze finally shifted from the lantern outside the window to the three sons: "No matter what, your father is for your good, my mother knows in her heart that even if your father does bad things outside, it is a matter of officialdom after all, and for the three of you, your father cares more than you think." ”

"Mother, could it be that Dad said something to Lord Ye before leaving, so Lord Ye will help us speak today?" The eldest Liu Minxue glanced at his two younger brothers, and said with a hint of happiness for the rest of his life.

After all, if Ye Qing didn't help them speak just now, then how could they still have the opportunity to sit in their own mansion and talk? has already been taken into prison, and by that time, his mother, daughter-in-law, and son have all been imprisoned, Liu Minxue can't imagine what kind of mood he would be in at that time, whether he would go crazy because he was worried about his mother, wife and children, or directly admit everything they said.

There is no distinction between right and wrong in officialdom, this is Liu Dexiu's words that often admonished their brothers when they first entered the officialdom, right and wrong are not only black and white, not to mention that black is not necessarily wrong, and white is not necessarily right, only for the sake of the people of the world, you are not necessarily a good official, but you don't think about the world, you only think about fighting for power and profit, then you are by no means a good official, not to mention, there is no standard for a good official for you to refer to.

This kind of similar language Liu Dexiu is not less on the premise of their brothers, so when Liu Dexiu suddenly disappeared, someone from the Criminal Department came, and the three brothers actually just wanted to understand what their father had done, instead of doubting whether they had wronged their father, or they believed in Liu Dexiu's behavior and thought that Liu Dexiu would not violate the laws of the court.

Qian Xiangzu followed Zhao Ruyu around Liu Dexiu's mansion, but he didn't find anything suspicious, and even in Liu Dexiu's study, there was nothing that could make him feel a little valuable.

"Ye Qing's carriage took Ye Qing back to the house directly." Qian Xiangzu said to Zhao Ruyu.

Zhao Ruyu sneered: "Do you say that we want to impeach Ye Qing in front of the Holy Lord and hinder us from investigating Liu Dexiu?" ”

Qian Xiangzu frowned and thought for a while, and then said, "It's not appropriate." ”

"Oh, why?" Zhao Ruyu sat down directly on the chair that Liu Dexiu usually sat on and asked.

"Because we haven't found Liu Dexiu yet, now we only have the evidence given by King Qing, and there is no other evidence. And if you impeach Ye Qing in front of the Holy Lord and obstruct you from doing your errand, Ye Qing will definitely know in the shortest possible time, at that time, I dare not guarantee that we can already find Liu Dexiu, and also get Liu Dexiu's confession. Qian Xiangzu analyzed and said.

Zhao Ruyu nodded when he heard this, and then said: "Yes, so once Liu Dexiu's case is undecided and we offend Ye Qing again, then it will be difficult for us to move an inch on Huainan East Road." Ye Qing helped Liu Dexiu's family to speak just now, in addition to a hint of warning us not to mess around, I am afraid that another meaning is to show other officials on Huainan East Road, so that other officials know that he Ye Qing is by no means a heartless person, it is simply ridiculous. If you Ye Qing are affectionate and righteous, even bitches in this world will be loyal. ”

After Qian Xiangzu smiled, he didn't take Zhao Ruyu's stubble of scolding Ye Qing for being a bitch, but thought for a while and said: "No matter what, we still need Ye Qing's help now, after all, he is Yangzhou's pacification envoy, here, we said that he has the final say, if we want to find Liu Dexiu, I am afraid that there will be less for him to help." ”

That's why Benxiang acquiesced in his proposal, and did not bring Liu Dexiu's family to prison, in front of Liu Dexiu's family, it can be regarded as giving him Ye Qingtian a big face, he Ye Qing should not be ignorant of lifting, and he will obstruct it. In this way, you will go to negotiate with Ye Qing early tomorrow morning and ask him to send more people to find Liu Dexiu. Zhao Ruyu patted the desk in front of him and said.

Qian Xiangzu nodded, said hello, and then left Zhao Ruyu, who was going to think quietly alone, turned around and walked outside.

As soon as the carriage was about to turn a corner from the back alley of Liu Dexiu's mansion, Mo Xiaobao hurriedly tightened the reins in his hand, and a dark figure stood in the shadow where the lantern could not shine and stopped the carriage.

"I want to see Lord Ye." The voice of the man who came was a little muffled, with some rapid gasps, apparently running after the carriage from the shadows.

"Let him in." Before Mo Xiaobao could speak, Ye Qing in the carriage said out loud.

Liu Dexiu's voice sounded outside, and then Mo Xiaobao also dispelled the idea of taking a stool, and watched Liu Dexiu climb into the carriage from the wheel of the car a little awkwardly.

Ye Qing had a faint smile on his face, as if he had expected Liu Dexiu to appear at this time, and he was not surprised at all that Liu Dexiu stopped his carriage.

"Am I taking you somewhere, or are you taking me somewhere?" Looking at Liu Dexiu, who was a little embarrassed, Ye Qing asked lightly.

Liu Dexiu felt that after the carriage started slowly, his vigilant expression relaxed slightly, looked at Ye Qing and asked, "You already know that I didn't escape from the city?" ”

"I already knew you didn't get out of that alley." Ye Qing said with a smile: "There are only ten households in this square in total, and there are no more than three ways you can walk, the backyard, the front door, and the entrance over the wall, hide in other people's houses and wait for the opportunity, or escape." I always thought you would hide in the mansion next to you, I remember that you also bought it at that time, but you never renovated it, was it for fear of attracting attention or for some other purpose? ”

"You know all about this?" Liu Dexiu was stunned for a moment, and then said with a calm smile: "Yes, the mansion next to it was bought by the lower officials, and it has never been repaired, and the front door and backyard have been locked, just to create the illusion of a deserted garden." But the lower official is not, the truth of the three caves of the cunning rabbit is still understood, so before I arrived in Yangzhou, I bought a house in the back streets and alleys, and on weekdays, the old mother lives with a subordinate, I guess you haven't found it, right? ”

"No wonder." Ye Qing smiled, and then gave Liu Dexiu a thumbs up: "Say it, talk about your conditions, as long as it's not too much, it's no problem." ”

"My lord doesn't want to know, since the lower official is hiding well, why did he take the initiative to come out?" Liu Dexiu was stunned again, he didn't expect Ye Qing to react like this, and he didn't care about his cunning rabbit three holes at all.

"What you think is that it's just dark under the lights, but for me, tomorrow morning, I'll be able to know your exact whereabouts, and I'll even be able to find you out without much effort." Ye Qing sighed, looked at Liu Dexiu, who was not giving up, and said, "Thank you for not walking out of this alley, because as long as you walk out of this alley, I will immediately know where you are." And I can find your exact location tomorrow because the house where the old mother and her subordinates lived happened to be the residence of his friend when I came to Yangzhou for a nobleman in the palace to visit his friend. ”

Looking at Liu Dexiu, who was a little stunned, Ye Qing no longer went around in circles with him, and wanted to save a little face for Liu Dexiu, but at the moment he felt that it was not important, so he continued: "As for why you came out, it is no wonder that there are two possibilities, one is that you have no intention of running away at all, but just want to choose your wife and son and others out in this way." And then again, you have to come out, because someone is not knocking on the door from house to house, but someone is already quietly searching from house to house. If it weren't for Zhao Ruyu's anger because of your disappearance, the person looking for you at this moment would have already told me where you are, and I wouldn't have to wait until tomorrow morning to know where you are. ”

"Xia Guan only knew that the adult had laid a lot of eyeliner around Xia Guan's mansion, but he didn't expect that the adult would take root here, and always monitor Xia Guan." The smug look on Liu Dexiu's face has long since disappeared.

He didn't dare to walk out of the alley, because he was afraid that once he walked out, he would immediately touch Ye Qing's eyeliner.

Of course, there is also the best way, that is, to hide in the abandoned garden that Ye Qing knows next to him, and even communicate with his family secretly until Yangzhou City relaxes, and then escape by himself.

Obviously, this was just his wishful thinking, he didn't know before, Ye Qing already knew that the deserted garden was also his Liu Dexiu's.

And there is another thing that he is most afraid of, that is, if that happens, where can he escape? Whether it is by land or water, it is possible that he will be arrested before he arrives in Lin'an, and in this way, the last thing he wants to encounter will happen, that is, his three sons will be involved.

Therefore, Liu Dexiu had to guess that Zhao Ruyu would fake a fake appearance of abandoning his wife and children and absconding in fear of crime before Zhao Ruyu arrived in Yangzhou on the day of Shangyuan Festival.

Because after thinking about it, after Zhao Ruyu arrived in Yangzhou, if he wanted his wife and children not to be affected by himself, only this method could protect them, and he could take all this matter on himself, so as not to harm his wife and children.

"So, you're completely ready?" Ye Qing asked with a smile.

Liu Dexiu sighed abruptly: "Does Xiaguan have any other choice?" has been an official on Huainan East Road for many years, and Lord Ye's prestige is in full swing, and the lower officials are naturally clear, so at this time, the only one who can save the old and young of the official family is Lord Ye, right? ”

Ye Qing smiled and didn't speak, the carriage continued to move forward, at the back door of the slanting wind and drizzle building, Mo Xiaobao slowly stopped the carriage, and then Ye Qing and Liu Dexiu got out of the car and walked in quickly.

As soon as he sat down in the private room, Liu Dexiu, who was suffocated by Ye Qing's silence, immediately asked, "Lord Ye, is this considered to be an agreement to the request of the lower officials?" ”

"I can't rest easy if you're alive." Ye Qing sighed after pouring Liu Dexiu a glass of wine.

"What do you want the lower officials to do, you might as well say it directly, as long as the lower officials can do it, as long as Lord Ye is willing to protect the lives of the lower officials' wives and children, the lower officials will not hesitate." Liu Dexiu's eyes revealed a strong firmness and said.

When he was just on the road and learned that it was Ye Qing's suggestion that made Zhao Ruyu not take his wife and children to prison, Liu Dexiu actually felt like he had seen the light of day again.

In his opinion, after he got into Ye Qing's carriage, his original intention was to hope that Ye Qing could save his wife and children, especially his two lovely grandsons, from the prison, so as not to cut off the incense of the Liu family because of the party struggle he participated in.

"What do you want your wife and children to do? As if this didn't happen, still being an official in Chenzhou, Jinghu South Road, and Dali Temple? Ye Qing asked with a smile.

Liu Dexiu smiled bitterly and said bitterly: "The lower officials don't ask them to be officials, the lower officials are so smart that they all end up today, the three of them are not optimistic, I just ask Lord Ye to give them a place to stay, so that they can live a peaceful life, and continue the incense for the descendants of my Liu family, which is worthy of the ancestors and ancestors." ”

"Ancestors and fathers?" Ye Qing played with the wine glass in his hand, looked up at Liu Dexiu, who seemed to be dozens of years old overnight, and said slowly: "So you named your two grandsons Shaozu and Shaozong, do you hope that they can pass on the incense of the Liu family?" ”

"The lower officials had this intention, but at that time, they also hoped that they would glorify their ancestors. Therefore, please also ask the adults to fulfill the lower officials. Liu Dexiu suddenly got up and saluted Ye Qing heavily.

Ye Qing's fingers began to knock on the table unconsciously, and after Wen Wan sent the four treasures of the study in, he left expressionlessly, Ye Qing looked at Liu Dexiu standing in front of him, thought for a while, and said: "Rehabilitate King Xin, don't see the sun tomorrow morning, I, Ye Qing, swear here, to keep your family safe...... Rich! ”

"Peace...... Rich?! Liu Dexiu's heart was shocked, looking at Ye Qing and asking in shock, and then looking at Ye Qing's gaze, slowly moving to the direction of the north, Liu Dexiu thought solemnly for a while, and then saluted Ye Qing again: "The wife and children of the Xiaguan family are entrusted to Lord Ye, and the kindness of the adults will be reported by the next official!" ”

Ye Qing looked at Liu Dexiu quietly, and then took a drink of the wine glass, and then walked out of the private room, after Mo Xiaobao nodded at him, signaling that he would wait until dawn, Ye Qing slowly walked out of the slanting wind and drizzle building, and walked alone on the already extremely deserted street, the lantern in his hand shone on the streets and alleys in the direction of his home, and behind him were a group of guards who followed him from a distance to escort him back home.