Mao Dependent Hall was startled when he heard Concubine Yi's words, and hurriedly said: "Daughter, no, I can't let Xian'er stay in prison anymore, if he can't help but tell all the things he did, then our Mao Family will be finished, and it may even affect you!" ”

Concubine Yi Yue knew that her younger brother must have done something terrible, and immediately asked: "Father, what else did my younger brother do?" ”

"This ······" Mao Yutang hesitated, opened his mouth and didn't say anything.

Yue's was in a hurry, "Father, you asked me to save my brother but didn't tell me everything, how can you let me save it?" When has this been, and you still want to hide it from me? ”

Mao Clan was forced to retreat by the Yue clan, and he stomped his feet and said: "Here's the thing, a few years ago, a merchant found Xian'er and said that he was willing to pay a high price to accept all the ordnance and armor that the right wing army had replaced, and this merchant was generous and generous, Xian'er couldn't help but resell a batch of old ordnance that had just been replaced to that merchant, and that time it was sold for four hundred and twenty gold!" ”

"With the first time, there was a second time, and then each time the quantity of reselling became more and more, so that I couldn't stop it! After two years, Xian'er undoubtedly found that all the ordnance he had resold had been sold to the worm, but at this time it was too late to stop, and the merchant threatened Xian'er with this, and Xian'er had to ······ from Ah"

Yue's face turned pale in shock, and he retreated again and again, and suddenly sat down in front of the dresser, "You, you······ How can you be so bold? Reselling ordnance and armor to worms is a crime of collaborating with the enemy, and the nine clans will be punished! ”

"We can't help it, it's too late by the time we find out!"

After Mao Dependents sighed, he looked at Yue Shi and begged her: "Daughter, that's why my father said that I can't leave your brother in prison, in case he can't bear it and recruit everything, our Mao family will be finished, and you, the mother, will also be implicated!" You have to find a way to save him, and you have to save yourself! ”

Yue Shi only felt a chill welling up, her father's words seemed to be for the sake of the family and for her sake, but in fact they were threatening her.

Yue Shi forced herself to calm down, she calmed her breathing, her face gradually returned to blood, and her brain became a lot clearer, she thought for a while and said to Mao Clantang: "Father, you go back and gather all the money in the family to make up enough six thousand gold, if it is not enough, go to other families to borrow it, even if you sell all the land and real estate in the family, you will have to make up six thousand gold!" ”

"Six thousand gold? This ······ Although Xian'er has only made a lot of money, we have spent a lot over the years, and we have spent a lot! Besides, those fields and properties are now worth a lot, so it's a pity to sell them like this! ”

Yue Shi was furious: "Your son is going to die, your Mao's family is going to be raided and exterminated, isn't the money in your family cheap to others?" You've lived a lot of age, why can't you tell the difference? Is money or life important? ”

Mao Weitang had never seen this daughter treat him like this, and he was scared of being scolded for a while, and promised repeatedly: "Okay, I'll go back and make up the money immediately, I'll go back and make up the money, I must make up enough!" ”

Yue Shi said coldly: "Father, this matter must not be delayed, this palace is full of other mothers' ears and eyes, once the news leaks elsewhere, those vicious women will definitely fall into the ground!" Father, you only have three days at most, and you will have enough money to wait for my news in three days! ”

"Okay, I'll go back and collect money!"

After Maojiatang left, the Yue clan was walking around the hall, and she suddenly stopped and shouted outside: "Come on, go and invite Yao Bailu to come!" ”

Someone outside the door said yes, and soon a man in an official uniform walked in.

"Chen Bailu Si Yao Guangyuan pays a visit to Concubine Yi!"

Yue raised his hand and said, "Yao Qing is exempt!" ”

"Thank you, Niang!"

The Yue family asked the palace maids and eunuchs to go out, and when Yao Guangyuan saw that there was no one in the palace, he immediately stepped forward and took Yue's hand and called out affectionately: "Sister Qing, you finally sent someone to find me, I thought you forgot about me as a mother!" ”

Yue Shi immediately covered his mouth, pulled him to a hidden place and whispered: "You are crazy, this is the palace, if the wall has ears, you and I will be finished!" ”

Yao Guangyuan immediately controlled his emotions after Yue's reminder and asked, "It's my fault, Qingmei is looking for me this time?" ”

"Brother Yuan, I'm in trouble, you have to help me!"

"You said, as long as I can help, I will never refuse!"

The Yue clan immediately told the matter before and after, Yao Guangyuan frowned after hearing it, and said: "The crime of offering greedy ink and reselling ordnance and soldiers is not a big crime, who is not greedy in the Manchu Dynasty?" The key is that he sold the Ordnance Soldier to the Worm Man, so this middle merchant is the key, if you want to keep the Mao family safe, just let Mulan not find this middle merchant! ”

"That's what I think, so I want to ask you to help find out this middleman and get rid of him, and in addition, we will return all the money from Mao's sacrifice of greedy ink and reselling ordnance to the Right Wing Army, and I will find someone to negotiate with Mulan, and there should be no problem!"

Yao Guangyuan promised: "This is a trivial matter for me Yao Bailu, don't worry, I will do it properly, and there will be no trouble!" ”

"I'll go back to my parents' house another day, and I'll ······ then"

"I understand!"

After Yao Guangyuan left, Yue Shi thought for a while and shouted: "Come on, go and invite Zhongcao Ling Zongai!" ”

Zong Ai was stunned for a long time when he heard Concubine Yi invite him over, he really didn't have any friendship with Concubine Yi, and he had nothing to do with it, what was the matter with Concubine Yi sending someone to invite him over at this time?

Zong Ai came to the Jiaofang Hall with doubts, and saw that Concubine Yi was standing with her back to the palace door, he stepped forward and bowed down and said: "Slave Zong Ai see Concubine Yi Niangniang, Niangniang Jin'an!" ”

Concubine Yi turned around and showed a smiling face, and instructed the palace maid to serve tea, "Zhong Cao, please take a seat and speak!" ”

"The mother carries love, and the slave is grateful!" Zong Ai politely sat down behind a low table.

When the palace maid brought the tea, the Yue family waved his hand to send the palace maid and the eunuchs down, and then said to Zong Ai with a smile: "Today, my father invited Zhong Cao Ling to invite Zhong Cao Ling to have a matter that I want to ask Zhong Cao Ling to help!" ”

"Oh? If the mother has something to do, even if she tells her, as long as the slave can help, she will definitely help! Although Zong Ai promised happily, he also left room and did not talk too much.

Yue said: "The younger brother of the palace, Mao Juanxian, served as a quartermaster in the Right Wing Army, was found to be greedy for ink and reselling ordnance, and now he has been arrested and dismissed from his official position, the palace heard that Cao Ling and the General of the Right Wing Army Hua Mulan are fellow villagers, so I want to ask Cao Ling to be an intermediary to meet General Hua, and said that Mao Dependent's family is willing to return all the money and 6,000 gold obtained from the greed for ink and reselling ordnance, and also ask General Hua to open the net, don't hold on to this matter, put him home, and the palace will also read her a good, regardless of whether this matter is successful or not, This palace must be grateful to Cao Ling! ”

When Zong Ai heard this, he smiled and said, "What else should the slave and maid do, it turns out that this is the matter!" Okay, the slave and maid will run away, but the slave and maid don't dare to pack the ticket, this flower general is not so easy to talk to! ”

"This palace believes that Zhong Cao Ling still has this face! This matter also asks Zhong Cao Ling not to publicize it to the public, after all, it is not a glorious thing, and later this palace will ask His Majesty for the guilt, and it is the responsibility of this palace for not disciplining this younger brother well! ”

Zong Ai couldn't help but be a little impressed by Concubine Yi.

The next day, Zong Ai took the time to leave the palace and came to the garrison of the Right Wing Army.

Hua Mulan was a little surprised by Zong Ai's sudden arrival, "Brother Zong, His Majesty the Emperor has a will for the Right Wing Army?" ”

Zong Ai took a sip of tea, put down the teacup and said with a smile: "Definitely! Our family is here to be a Chinese person this time, Concubine Yi's younger brother Mao was dismissed and investigated by you for offering greedy ink and reselling ordnance, I was entrusted by Concubine Yi to come to see you to convey Concubine Yi's thoughts! ”

"Mulan, you see, what Mao Xianxian committed is not a major crime, if this case is taken over by Sandu and the official yamen, you won't be able to manage it here. Concubine Yi Niangniang means to end this case in the Right Wing Army, don't publicize it outside, this is not a glorious thing for either the Mao family or the Right Wing Army, the Mao family is willing to return all the 6,000 gold he earned from greedy ink and reselling ordnance, you put people home, what do you think? ”

Hua Mulan instinctively wanted to refuse, but she knew that Zong Ai said that it was a realistic matter, and that Mao Xianxian was a Xianbei nobleman, and this little thing was nothing at all, and it was not enough to kill the head, and the final result could only be to transfer the case to Sandu to sit in the official yamen.

However, if she wants to get in the way, there is no way, as long as she finds a charge for violating military law for Mao Xian, she can detain Mao Xian and deal with it herself.

But if she does this deliberately, it is tantamount to deliberately making enemies of Concubine Yi, isn't this asking for hardship, she won't be so stupid.

Hua Mulan was weighing and considering, she suspected that there was another hidden reason for Mao Xian's reselling of ordnance, how deep the water was, she was not sure, whether to continue the investigation or stop here?

At this moment, Wu Dade, who joined the army, walked in, he saw a few eunuchs in the hall, hesitated for a moment and walked to Hua Mulan's side and whispered: "General, the whole family of the merchant who traded with Mao Xianxian was killed, and we found his house, the house was full of corpses, none of them were alive, and they were turned around everywhere, and the murderer must have taken something!" The subordinates have not found any other clues for the time being."

After hearing this, Mulan was shocked, it seems that this matter is really not so simple.

After thinking for a while, Hua Mulan decided to release the person temporarily, if it was necessary to catch it back, she said to Zong Ai: "Brother Zong, please go back and tell Concubine Yi Niangniang, I, Hua Mulan, don't want to keep holding on to this matter, and the right wing army doesn't want this ugly thing to be publicized, as long as the Mao family returns all the money that should be returned, General Ben will release him immediately, but he doesn't want to be an errand boy in my right wing army anymore!" ”