"What do you say?" Li Shilang sat in the chair and sighed, "You can't let me lick my old face and beg the old marquis, right?" “

"The concubine has an idea. Mrs. Xing showed a vicious gaze, "It depends on whether the master dares to do it." “

Li Shilang meant, as long as it does not endanger his own interests, don't harm others by 1,000 and 800 by himself, it doesn't hurt to listen: "You say, I listen." “

Mrs. Xing said: "Now, don't care about anyone's face, don't just seek self-preservation, seeing that there is no chance, let's create opportunities ourselves." “

"Where's the opportunity?" Li Shilang asked her, "Is it possible to learn from the Yun family and send Miao'er out?" That's not going to work! “

Mrs. Xing sneered: "Master, where do you want to go, Miao'er is my own daughter, how can I send meat to the chopping board and let others spoil it." “

"So what?" Li Shilang couldn't think of it, "Don't sell it, hurry up." “

"Anyway, you are a Beijing official, even if you are a fourth-grade official, you are at the foot of the imperial city," Mrs. Xing said, "There is a slight disturbance in the government and the opposition, and the news is not much faster than that of foreign officials. “

As she spoke, her voice lowered: "We can't turn against the Ling family, can't we deal with the Yun family?" “

"Dealing with the Yun family?" Li Shilang frowned. "Although Yangzhou Patrol Salt Imperial History is the official residence of the fourth grade, but the right and authority are far above me, if the tax change is successful, Yun Yushi is afraid that he will be promoted to the third grade, I offend him now, is it not asking for hardship in the future?"

"He is in charge of the salt road, you are in charge of the tax system, and when the time comes, he wants to give you little shoes, and you have to have a chance." Mrs. Xing has her own opinion, "Besides, if he wants to pinch you, he also has to take care of your teacher's face, Master Shangshu won't be indifferent to watching his protégé being bullied." “

It depends on the owner to beat the dog, not to mention the political parties of the government and the opposition. Li Shilang was worried, "The Yun family will have the Marquis of Zhongyi as a backer in the future, and the Dingguo Gong Qi family, how can the teacher be willing to offend the military department and the criminal department at the same time, don't let us lift a stone and shoot ourselves in the foot." “

"How so?" Mrs. Xing smiled, "Master, you should really learn the ability of the concubine to beat the backyard, you are too honest, you will do more and less, if I were you, I would not let Yunyu Shi succeed." “

Li Shilang felt more and more that she was talking nonsense: "I won't let the Yun family succeed?" The Ling family pointed to hugging the eldest grandson, I have that ability, why bother to drill the camp relationship with my tail between my legs in the first place, and what kind of husband I can't find for Miao'er. “

"Then you can't make Yun Yushi good!" Mrs. Xing thinks Li Shilang is a mallet head. "How much effort I put into it in front of the county lord for Miao'er's marriage, I was kind enough to discuss with the county lord before, and now they have found a better in-law than us, and the intimacy has changed, I can't swallow this breath."

Li Shilang asked her, "You can't swallow it, what do you want?" “

Mrs. Xing sneered: "I was thinking about wronging Miao'er before, but now I am thinking about why I wronged my own girl to fulfill others?" If they get good, they won't divide half of the Li family, if you want me to say, everything has a first come and then come, Miao'er will be the first to marry, of course, my daughter is bigger, and their Yun family is small. “

"You're a fool!" Li Shilang felt that she was also very sick, "The Ling family's wedding date is set after the Mid-Autumn Festival, do you want to play the drama of changing the tanuki for the prince?" “

"What tanuki for the prince?" Mrs. Xing said, "If you want to say that the prince is also my family's Miao'er, his Yun family is a tanuki!" If you listen to me, not only can you control the history of Yunyu, but you can also save your daughter's life, do you listen? “

Li Shilang only thought that she was venting indiscriminately, "You say, you say." “

Mrs. Xing leaned in, her voice so low that only the two of them could hear her.

After hearing this, Li Shilang glanced at Mrs. Xing in surprise.

Mrs. Xing smiled proudly: "What does the master think of the concubine's method?" “

For the first time, Li Shilang found that a woman was ruthless, and he really responded to the most poisonous woman's heart, "I'll think about it first." “

Mrs. Xing was afraid that he wouldn't dare: "Master, the concubine can remind you that the beginning of autumn is now, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is more than a month away at most, and after this village, there is really no chance." “

***

In the blink of an eye, the aftermath of the autumn tiger gradually weakened, and although it was hot during the day, it was much cooler in the morning and evening.

The small house is oriented and ventilated, and at night, the thin quilt in summer can't withstand the coolness, so you have to change to a thicker quilt.

When people are warm, they are more sleepy.

Yun Xiu slept early, and Ling Xiao didn't go to bed every day, so she lay down.

By the time Ling Xiao fell asleep, she was already asleep.

It was too hot before, but now the weather is suitable, he likes to drill a quilt with her, and always hugs people before going to bed, and shouts "Xiuxiu" twice in his arms.

Yun Xiu felt that he deliberately didn't let her sleep well, so she snorted twice in a daze and replied.

"Xiuxiu?" Ling Xiao called again, and when he saw that the other party didn't respond, his heart fluttered, and he kissed him from top to bottom.

In fact, sometimes Yun Xiu was woken up by him, and she was too lazy to open her eyes, as long as Ling Xiao didn't mess around, she would go with him, and the monk for three months was enough to suffocate him.

Ling Xiao was on the rise, when there was a sudden knock outside the door, he stopped and ignored it.

After a while, there was another knock on the door, and he asked impatiently, "What's the matter?" “

The mother-in-law under the porch only promised: "Little Hou Ye, Third Master Qi is here, saying that he has something important to look for you." “

At this time, it was too late, Ling Xiao lightly covered Yun Xiu with the quilt, got up and put on some clothes and went out.

Seeing Qi Yuheng, he didn't have good words: "Third Master Qi, I didn't go home so late, and I was caught drinking by my daughter-in-law again?" “

"! Do you smell alcohol? Qi Yuheng hurried and took a long sip of tea to breathe a sigh of relief, "Yun Xiu is asleep?" “

Ling Xiao nodded: "If you are looking for her, you can tell me." “

"Don't be a dog with a protective face," Qi Yuheng sighed, "It seems that you have a daughter-in-law, but I don't." “

Ling Xiao scolded him: "Come to compare your daughter-in-law at night, are you full?" “

"You're the one who held it up!" Qi Yu Heng went back, "I have something important, do you like to listen to it, don't listen to me, go back." “

Ling Xiao knocked on the table, "You said that." “

Qi Yuheng cleared his throat and lowered his voice: "Yun Yushi has arrived in Beijing, do you know?" “

Ling Xiao was slightly stunned: "I haven't heard, I came in advance?" “

Qi Yuheng said: "I thought that the two of you finalized the marriage, and it was the godfather who asked him to come over early." “

Ling Xiao understood: "Isn't it?" “

"Godfather called him, why did he hide it from you?" Qi Yuheng scolded him for his donkey brain, "He is your future father-in-law, it stands to reason that he came to the capital, and you should go to the dock to pick up his old man as a landlord." “

Ling Xiao asked, "When you married Yun Ying, you took over her father?" “

"Who will go if I don't go?" Qi Yuheng looked like a fool, "I don't understand this point of human feelings." “

"I've never been married, how do I know." Ling Xiao asked him if he was looking for a draw.

"Gotta get it, I'm not here to have a lawsuit with you," Qi Yuheng told him to stop, "I'll leave after talking to you, Yun Ying was fine, and asked me if there was something wrong, but I didn't tell her." “

Ling Xiao frowned: "What's the matter?" So mysterious. “

"Mysterious fart." Qi Yuheng's voice was lowered, and it was rare to say with a straight face, "I came to tell you that Yun Yushi was impeached." “

Ling Xiao was stunned: "Impeachment? What is the name? “

Qi Yuheng's expression was self-evident: "Patrol the history of the salt palace." Dealing with salt merchants every day, what do you say? “

There was no fish in Qingshui, Ling Xiao asked, "Caught the evidence?" “

"It's not clear," Qi Yuheng shook his head, "Don't go back and ask my godfather about this, the folds I found in my father's study, it stands to reason that this kind of folds should be handled by the procuratorate, but somehow it got to my father's hands, it seems that it was pressed down, but those who are not good will not come, especially when you want to get married, it is not a good sign." “

Ling Xiao felt the same: "Where did you hand it over, didn't you knock on the side to find out?" “

"It's not easy for me to investigate this matter," Qi Yuheng said, "It's too sensitive, and if I'm a little careless, even my father will be involved." “

"What can I do?" You can't sit back and be in a hurry.

"You shouldn't know," Qi Yuheng hesitated for a moment, "Especially if you don't let the two sisters of the Yun family know, and you don't know about the old lady, I'll tell you today, so that you can be prepared, in case??"

He sighed: "Don't blame me for the crow's mouth, in case of the worst outcome, the Qi family will definitely be implicated, I am very lucky to be able to keep Yun Ying, as for Yun Xiu, you have to think of a way out, you are not married, you have time to withdraw, as for the child, whether you want it or not, hurry up and arrange it, you can have a baby in less than five months." “

These words sounded cruel and even cold-blooded.

But Ling Xiao knew in his heart that on the night he kidnapped Shopkeeper Xue in Yangzhou, he heard a lot of shocking inside stories about Yandao, even if Shopkeeper Xue would not be all bald, but just bald, the Yun family would be exiled. The heavier one is all over the house.

Qi Yuheng is a human spirit, and he said that he can only protect Yunying at the critical moment, which is the truth.

At the moment of crisis, who dares to drag his family to talk about righteousness, it is not righteousness or stupidity, sweeping the snow in front of the door, leaving the green mountains without fear of no firewood, is one of the rules of survival in officialdom.

Ling Xiao sent Qi Yuheng away, sat on the edge of the bed, stared at Yun Xiu in a daze, and asked him to give up on her, which was tantamount to the pain of digging flesh.

He didn't want pain, and he didn't want to see Yun Xiu's desperate eyes.

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The next morning, Yun Xiu noticed that he was absent-minded while eating, and asked him if he hadn't slept well.

"It's okay," Ling Xiao smiled at her, put the peeled two pigeon eggs in her bowl as usual, and advised, "It's cold in the morning and evening, remember to add clothes when it's cold, don't be greedy to sleep by the window, and ask people to run errands in everything." “

"What's wrong with you?" Yun Xiu found that he was very gentle today, and touched his forehead, "I don't have a fever, and I was suddenly so good to me." “

Ling Xiao took her hand, shook it in the palm of her hand, and asked rhetorically, "Did I treat you badly before?" “

Yun Xiu's heart is like soaking into a honey pot. "I didn't say you were bad for me, but it's a great day."

"Really?" After Ling Xiao finished eating, he got up and changed his clothes, "You don't have anything else except that you like to listen to good words." “

Yun Xiu put down his chopsticks, personally served him to dress, and asked with a smile: "You don't like to listen to good words?" “

"I like it." Ling Xiao craned his neck and replied, "I like everything you say." “

"Don't be poor," Yun Xiu handed him the whip, "slow down on the road, I'll see that it's still early." “

"Okay." Ling Xiao said, and called her again, "Xiuxiu, come here." “

Yun Xiu walked over and looked at him: "What's wrong?" “

Ling Xiao said, "Hold me." “

Yun Xiu couldn't cry or laugh when she heard this: "Shouldn't I say this, hug me." “

Ling Xiao didn't say a word, reached out to hold her, and whispered in her ear, "Change you." “

Is there a difference between hugging each other, Yun Xiu reached out and hugged his waist, and his face was pressed against the ironed fabric, "Okay?" “

Ling Xiao snorted, let go of his hand, and said before going out, "Remember to hug me every day in the future." “

"You're not a three-year-old." Yun Xiu laughed out loud and said coquettishly, "Those who want to be fathers, the more they live, the more they go back." “

Ling Xiao said that he was leaving, went to the Privy Council to finish ordering, and went to the new mansion in Yunfu to find a foreign reason.

It was Chunliu who received him, "Master Hou, why are you here?" Pick up something for the girl? “

Ling Xiao expressed his intention: "I'm looking for Yun Yushi, is he not there?" “

Chunliu shook his head: "Unfortunately, the master will just leave." “

Ling Xiao asked, "Where did you go?" “

"I don't know." Chunliu thought for a while, "Otherwise, you wait, the slave maid will go to the steward to inquire and come back soon." “

As she spoke, she hurriedly retreated, returned to the flower hall after a cup of tea, and said with some confusion: "Master Hou, the master went to the Hou Mansion, didn't he tell you and the girl?" “

Yun Yushi came to the door in person, not looking for him, Ling Xiao got up and walked out, "Okay, I know, don't tell anyone about today's events, especially Yun Xiu." “

Chunliu took the order.

Ling Xiao hurried back to the Hou Mansion without stopping, and as soon as he walked to the porch, he heard Yun Yushi sitting in the room and vomiting bitterness.

The old marquis sensed that there was someone outside the door, but he was silent, as if he intended to let Ling Xiao hear.

Yun Zhidong didn't know anything, and said with a sad face: "Master Hou, the lower official found someone to verify it twice, and confirmed that the impeachment letter was handed over to the Criminal Department by Li Shilang from the Ministry of Households, this, why is this?" “

He shook his head vigorously: "Xia Guan is often in Yangzhou, it is impossible to have a grudge with the people in the household department, and he has never met Li Shilang. “

"If it weren't for Dingguo Gong taking care of him and pressing down the fold, Xia Guan would have gone to Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to report at this time," Yun Zhidong was dripping with cold sweat and kept wiping his forehead with his sleeve, "Xia Guan thought that there must be a misunderstanding, and wanted to ask Li Shilang to come out alone to talk, and after looking for it a few times, they all ate closed-door soup, and inquired about it, only to know that the Li family and the Hou Mansion are related, and Xiaguan has a reluctant request, can he ask Hou Ye to come forward to ask Li Shilang to come out." “

As he spoke, he opened the bamboo tube he brought, poured out the framed genuine handwriting, and spread it out: "Xia Guan heard that Li Shilang likes to copy everyone's calligraphy and painting on weekdays, this is a little bit of Xia Guan's heart, I hope he will accept it with a smile." “

Yun Zhidong is very smart, from beginning to end, he didn't use his daughter's pregnancy with the Ling family to blackmail, nor did he use the two families as a pawn, forcing the Ling family to forcibly intervene, he behaved cautiously, even cowardly, even if he didn't explain, the old marquis also understood his intention.

The Yun family gave up their subordinates to beg the Ling family at this time, of course the Ling family would not care, but they would understand Yun Yushi's difficulties as a father and as the head of the family.

The old marquis carefully rubbed the authentic handiwork, and said without hesitation: "In-laws, this painting is no less than five hundred taels of gold, you are so generous, Li Shilang is afraid that he will not dare to accept it." “

This "in-laws" is a reassuring pill given by the Ling family, proving that they have a front.

Yun Zhidong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and his face was still cautious: "The lower official is worried that Li Shilang feels that his sincerity is not enough, and his action is abrupt, according to the Hou Ye's opinion, what kind of meeting gift is suitable for the lower official?" “

"Forget about the meeting gift, you can take this authentic painting," the old marquis smiled, "So, Ming'er, I will invite the two of you to the house for a gathering, and everyone will talk." “

Yun Zhidong said yes, got up and said goodbye: "Xiaguan is waiting for good news." “

The old marquis saw him leave, turned around to feed the starling under the corridor, and said lightly: "Everyone is gone, come out." “

Ling Xiao walked out from the corner with a solemn expression: "Dad, just let the Li family go?" “

"Let's listen to what Li Shilang has to say." The old marquis said slowly, "The household department is in charge of the territory, fields, household registration, taxes, salaries and all financial matters, Li Shilang wants to check the salt tax easily, this kind of thing can't stand the investigation, the past dynasties have been like this, he intends to pick bones in the egg, what is the purpose." “

After a pause, he said: "In my opinion, Li Shilang may not really want to break the net with the Yun family, otherwise why would he hand over the fold to Dingguo Gong?" Dingguo Gong is whose in-laws, and who is he towards, he knows it, and he also hangs the death of Yun Yushi to come to the Hou Mansion. “

"People's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants," the old marquis took scissors and cut off the excess flower branches, as if talking to himself and to Ling Xiao, "Your mother is the benevolence of women, and if you don't pull out the thorn of the Li family, it will rot sooner or later." “

Ling Xiao clenched his fists: "My son understands." “

***

Two days later, Li Shilang and Yun Yushi appeared at the banquet of the Hou Mansion at the same time, it was the old Marquis Ling who was the east, and the three of them talked very happily, Yun Yu thought about it before and after, or gave the authentic painting to Li Shilang, and also prepared a generous gift for the Hou Mansion, and said beautifully: "In the future, the three families will also be regarded as relatives and live together in the capital." It's good to move around more, there is something wrong with the lower officials, please ask Lord Li to mention more. “

The moment Li Shilang opened the authentic work, his eyes lit up, and while he was happy, his heart became more and more disdainful of Yun Yushi, as Mrs. Xing said, the relationship between the Li family for many years was not only missed by the Yun family, but I am afraid that in the future, the family background will become more and more rich.

Why are all good things taken up by the Yun family?

When they were separated, Li Shilang deliberately walked the same road with the Cloud Cave, and while he was drunk with wine, he said: "Cloud Imperial History." Now one of your two daughters is married to the Dingguo Mansion, and the other is about to marry to the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion, which can be described as a good thing, but the moon is full and the water is overflowing, one day your eight girls become the daughter of a criminal minister, will the Ling family still recognize you as a family? “

As soon as Yun Zhidong heard this, he suddenly woke up, and expressed his determination again and again: "Lord Li mentioned that the lower official knows how to do it, you know, you can keep this authentic work today, and the lower official will send a sincere message another day, and I hope that Lord Li will bear with me in the future." “

Regarding the matter of Li Ling's family, the entire Beijing circle knows about it. After a little inquiry, Yun Zhidong knew that Li Shilang suppressed every word, but he couldn't see the Yun family replace him.

But no matter how angry and hateful he was, it didn't help, he knelt in the old lady's house to repent, and he could only sacrifice Yun Xiu to keep the future of the Yun family.

The old lady was tired and tired, and her health was not good, so she didn't want to listen to these pickled things, so she waved her hand: "You call the eight girls back, tell her personally, as long as she agrees, do whatever you want." “

The dead horse in the cloud cave was used as a live horse doctor, and asked Chunliu to bring Yun Xiu back.

Yun Xiu saw the first time he saw Yunzhidong, and found that his father was much haggard, and said with concern: "Daddy is tired of traveling and driving, why don't you tell your daughter when you go back to Beijing, your daughter should pick you up." “

"Sit, sit." Yun Zhidong did not scold her for ruining the door style on the affairs of men and women, but was extremely polite and asked her to pay attention to her body, "I will take you back today, and my father wants to discuss one thing with you." “

Yun Xiu sat on the chair and said obediently: "Daddy, please speak." “

Yun Zhidong hesitated for a long time, and said with difficulty: "Xiuxiu, my father knows that you and the little marquis have a deep relationship, both have deep feelings, and it doesn't matter the form and reputation of the empty head, think about it, think, you have the flesh and blood of the Ling family, it is better to pass the door early, lest the two of them be unjustified together." “

Yun Xiu didn't understand: "Didn't the Ling family say that the wedding date was set after the Mid-Autumn Festival?" Earlier? I'm afraid that the lord of Pingkang will not agree. “

"No, don't wait for the Mid-Autumn Festival," Yun Zhidong avoided his daughter's burning gaze, "For the father's meaning, the Ling family raised you as a noble concubine, and you entered the door recently, and you are not afraid of criticism from others." “

"What do you say? My daughter didn't hear clearly," Yun Xiu's smile froze at the corner of his mouth, and he looked at him in a daze, suspecting that he had heard it wrong. "Father, can you say it again?"

"What I mean," Yun Zhidong coughed lightly, "You should only protect your mother's family, first carry the concubine's room, wait for your father's situation to stabilize, and then ask the little marquis to marry you, Xiuxiu, Xiuxiu." “

Yun Xiu's brain was buzzing, and when she heard someone calling her, she instinctively agreed: "Yes, I'm here." “

Yun Zhidong breathed a sigh of relief, told her the ins and outs of the matter, and then beat his feet and said, "Xiuxiu, I'm sorry for you for my father." But as long as your father is here and the Yun family is here, there will always be a day when you will breathe this evil breath for you! “

Yun Xiu was wooden at the moment, she couldn't think of long-term things, and only said: "Dad, I want to write a letter to Ling Xiao and ask his opinion." “

"Okay, okay, you write." Yunzhidong hurriedly asked someone to bring pen, ink, paper, and inkstone.

Yun Xiu picked up the pen and wrote a page freely, the reason why she used pen and ink and did not ask Ling Xiao in person was that she was afraid that he would give a disappointing answer.

Sure enough, the letter was delivered, and on the second day, the third day, and the fourth day, it sank into the sea for three consecutive days, and Ling Xiao didn't take her back to the small mansion.

Yun Xiu understood everything, she lowered her head and touched her belly, which had been three months old, called Chunliu, and said softly: "You tell my father, I agree, everything will be done according to what they say." “

Two days later, the Hou Mansion sent a rose-red wedding dress, and a sedan chair was parked outside the gate of the new house.

Yun Xiu asked Chunliu to comb, she looked at herself in the bronze mirror with an expressionless face, and asked Chunliu: "It is said that flowers are not red for a hundred days, do you think I will have a day of color decay and relaxation?" “

Chunliu hurriedly comforted her: "Girl, don't think about it, the little marquis may have something to do, but anyone with a discerning eye can see the girl's intentions." “

Yun Xiu stroked the bun on the back of his head, and shook his head with a smile: "Gentlemen are all people who do big things, petty love is nothing but spices, and so are women, the time has come, it's time to go." “

She sat in the sedan chair, opened the curtain and looked at the courtyard of the new house behind her, there was no one to send her relatives, she silently put down the curtain and said to Chunliu, let's go.

The sedan chair swayed forward, and the old lady's mournful cry suddenly came from afar: "Xiuxiu! Xiuxiu! Grandmother will accompany you back to Yangzhou! Even if you are an old girl for the rest of your life! We're not married! It won't work! “

Chunliu whispered from outside: "Girl, I am very happy today, I can't cry." “

"yes, I know." Yun Xiu clutched the handkerchief, raised her head, and forced back the tears that welled up.

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