Xiao Yuanyou and Xin Yi glanced at each other in the house, and Xin Yi's heart was even tighter, wondering if there was something wrong with Lord Wei's case.

Xiao Yi's voice outside sounded again and again,

"Today's New Year, I didn't expect the customs of the New Year's greeting in the north to be different from our capital, it's not lively, it's all because the subordinates didn't inquire clearly, and the subordinates have already ordered the people under them to prepare the reward again."

Xin Yi breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, Xiao Yi was panting when he spoke.

Fortunately, fortunately, it is not something that has happened, and it is always necessary for people to have a good New Year.

The two got up and took Xiao Rusi to the yamen to see how this and the county were greeting the New Year.

Far away, before I reached the yamen, I heard the noise of gongs and drums outside, and when I walked to the yamen, there were lions and dry boats.

Surrounded by the people who wore red and green to see the lively people, the lion dancers could not see people, the dancing boats had paper boats tied around their waists, the pulp was in their hands, and the thick cotton clothes were covered with red and green rough silk cloth, and the faces were all painted in the same way, the cheeks were all red, the nose, forehead and chin were snow-white and powdery, the lips were round and bright red, and one face was either red or snow-white, looking at the outfits, some had to be dressed as women, and some had to be dressed as fishermen.

As soon as they saw Xiao Yuanyou and Xin Yi coming out with their children in their arms, they immediately boiled and danced lively.

Li County Cheng Wu County Lieutenant They also heard the excitement, and when they arrived at the gate of the county office, they were locals, and when they saw this, they hurriedly squeezed over to introduce the rules,

"This township lion team, rushed to the city in the middle of the night, we have thirteen townships in the county, a total of fifteen lion dance teams, and we also have one in the county.

"Bounty?" Xin Yi would care about this the most, and gently pulled Xiao Yuanyou's hand and motioned for him to ask.

County Lieutenant Wu listened to Xin Yi's words, and without waiting for Xiao Yuanyou to change his words, he looked at Xin Yi with a smile on his face,

"If you like it, you can reward it. The best, it is the meaning of the adults and the lady, the hardship of the adults and the lady, it is okay if you don't have it, the Lord Wei in front is noisy, let alone rewarding, even if you don't want to see it. ”

Later, Xiao Yi and Zhenxiang and others rushed out with maids and black-clothed guards, etc., carrying a basket full of purses.

Xin Yi smiled and thanked Lieutenant Wu,

"Thank you for your advice, so that you can come to the lion dance in the middle of the night to pay New Year's greetings, and it is also everyone's heart, a cup of tea is always wanted, Lord Wu looks, so many people, how to reward it?"

County Lieutenant Wu touched the goatee on his chin and exclaimed, "Madame really loves the people, this lion dance team has a team leader, just give it to them, they will go back and share it, just a few dollars, it's just a piece of the heart of the adults and the lady." ”

Xin Yi listened to the words of County Lieutenant Wu, and his heart was measured, and he turned around and motioned for Zhenxiang to pick out a purse containing only two taels and one small silver bills from the basket held by the black-clothed guard, and handed it to Xiao Yuanyou.

County Lieutenant Wu hurriedly turned to look at the lion dance team, and called the team leader to come over in a high-pitched voice to thank him.

The leader of the team hurriedly ran over, knelt on one knee, and raised his head with both hands to hold the purse handed over by Xiao Yuanyou.

Wu County Lieutenant stretched out his hand to take the purse, untied it, and took out the small silver coin in the purse, held it high and showed it to everyone.

Both the lion dance team and the onlookers erupted in cheers.

The leader of the team stood up and waved his head to signal the crowd, gongs and drums were beating, and lions and paper boats danced with flowers.

Li Xiancheng stood not far from Xiao Yuanyou and said,

"Reward the silver directly, so many years of adults are still the first one, we are poor in the county, dozens of countrymen can marry a house with dozens of money, and there are not many people who have seen silver."

The lion dance team in the back followed closely one by one, and almost arrived at the gate of the county government at about the same time, cheering to receive the reward, and the lion race in front of the Confucian Temple this year was unprecedentedly lively.

The excitement of the New Year is almost this lion dance and dry boat dance, and the leader of the last lion dance team received the reward, went down happily, and was ready to leave the county government gate with the team.

The crowd followed, and suddenly, a lion dancer near the side of the county government lifted the lion's tail that was covering his head.

The people inside began to be covered and could not be seen, and after this would be overturned, the lion dancer was finally seen, a tall and sturdy young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes.

This change naturally made the lion dance team stop, and the crowd that had not completely dispersed exclaimed.

The lion dance guy didn't hesitate, and ran towards Xiao Yuanyou and his party at the gate of the county yamen, his speed was very fast, with a trace of resolute ruthlessness on his face, his teeth were clenched, and his cheeks were bulging.

Xiao Yi was also watching the excitement, on such a lively day, everyone went to the street to watch the excitement, and he didn't see a good-looking girl.

Although he watched, he still did not relax his vigilance against the dangers around him.

As soon as the lion dance guy threw down the lion tail, he had already protected Xiao Yuanyou and Xin Yi's family of three.

The black-clothed guard who was originally holding the purse basket also put the basket into Zhenxiang's arms and stepped forward to support Xiao Yi.

The black-clothed guards guarded the three of them tightly, and the onlookers such as Li Xiancheng and Wu Xianwei were also caught off guard by this change, and their faces changed greatly.

County Lieutenant Wu looked around vigilantly and leaned towards Xiao Yuanyou's side.

Li Xiancheng stood in the distance majestically, looking coldly at the guy who was coming.

In addition to the black-clothed guards who guarded Xiao Yuanyou's family of three, there were also black-clothed guards who rushed forward and easily restrained the lion dance boy.

The lion dance boy writhed and struggled, and before the black-clothed guard could make another move, he shouted first,

"You don't need to arrest me, no, I'm surrendering."

Xiao Yuanyou saw that although the lion dance guy looked resolute, he was not angry, frowned slightly, turned around and made a gesture, and the guards quietly stepped aside, before he said,

"You said you turned yourself in, you can come over generously, why do you want to take advantage of the opportunity of the lion dance?"

"Are you really going to turn yourself in?"

The swarthy face of the young man of the lion dance suddenly turned into a sauce color,

"Yes, the untouchables don't want to turn themselves in, but the untouchables don't want to do anything to the adults, it's really ...... It's ......."

Xiao Yuanyou glanced at him lightly, "Then it's better to talk about what it is." ”

"I want to sue someone in the autumn of the previous year for leaking the exam questions, and many students who passed the exam relied on fraud to get in."

Two years have passed since the autumn of the previous year, why is it being turned out now?

If it is confirmed that someone has leaked the exam questions, then there will be a lot of turmoil in the entire Yan County and even in the North.

The words of the lion dance boy made the originally lively street immediately quiet.

Even the face of the county lieutenant Wu changed, and he glanced at Li Xiancheng on the side, Li Xiancheng's youngest son was lifted in the autumn two years ago......

In the autumn of two years ago, there was an official who was the deputy examiner, and it was Master Huang......

Generally speaking, the examiners of Chunqiu are appointed by the emperor, and most of these examiners will be the emperor's trusted confidants, while the examiners of Qiufu are composed of scholars and officials from all walks of life.

The topic is all kinds of academic politics, but the officials know it......

On the steps in front of the gate of the county government, Xiao Yuanyou held Xiao Rusi in one hand and Xin Yi in the other, but he still couldn't hide his awe-inspiring temperament, so he just listened to him open his mouth leisurely,

"Where did you know that this official is the blue sky? You also know that the civil prosecutor is not so easy to sue, although you don't need to roll the roof and go through the oil pot, but if it is confirmed that you are just a false accusation, not only you, but also the nine clans......"

"Are you sure, do you still want to sue?"

The lion dance guy gritted his teeth, "One person does things and one person does it!" The untouchables are telling the truth, as long as the adults live up to the name of 'Qingtian', then there will be no false accusations, let alone such a tragic thing as the Zhulian Nine Clans. ”

"As for where I learned that the adult is the famous Qingtian in the capital, it is because someone shot a note with a flying arrow to the untouchable's house, and the untouchable followed the clues and squatted outside for half a month, and the adult is indeed the blue sky."

Xiao Yuanyou raised his eyebrows, he was not complacent by the compliment of the lion dancer, he stared at the person who was controlled by the black-clothed guard, "Okay, this official knows that you don't believe me now, and you are just desperate to come here, and this official assures you that as long as what you say is the truth, then this official will naturally deal with it impartially." ”

What he said was loud, and the lion dancer was stunned. He wanted to say that he believed in Xiao Qingtian very much, otherwise he would never have taken advantage of this time to come, let alone disturb the lively atmosphere of today's New Year.

Xiao Yuanyou motioned for the black-clothed guard to let go of his hand, then turned around and handed Xiao Rusi to Zhenxiang, looked at Xin Yi beside him, his eyes were unusually soft, and he hesitated a little in his words,

"Weiwei, I'm sorry, I can't keep a vigil with you today."

Xin Yi interrupted him and said in a relaxed tone,

"Your Majesty asked you to come here to solve a hundred cases, for the sake of the wealth and glory of the capital, but it depends on you, you can go."

"I'm not alone, I'm like thinking, it's so fragrant to them, and besides, you won't be there for long."

"Maybe this case is not tricky at all, and it will be over soon."

"Okay." Xiao Yuanyou smiled lightly, raised his hand and wanted to rub her head, but thinking that he was at the gate of the county government, he paused for a moment and patted his shoulder instead,

"I'll come back with you after I ask......"

Xin Yi agreed.

Xiao Yuanyou turned around and took Li Xiancheng and Wu Xianwei and others, as well as the lion dance guy who reported the case to the lobby to ask about the case.

Xin Yi watched them leave, then turned around and walked to the backyard, and when she turned around, she heard someone calling her behind her,

"Ma'am, wait a minute."

Xin Yi paused, and saw Li Yu quickly pressing the handle of the waist knife on his waist to come this way.

Li Zhukuai was wearing a dark color catcher clothes, his hair was tied high at the back of his head into a bun, about the New Year, a red ribbon was tied, and when he walked over, the red ribbon fluttered, adding a touch of daughter's charm to this neat figure.

"Miss Li." Xin Yi's jaw head.

Mrs. Li, who had originally said goodbye to Xin Yi and wanted to go back, saw Li Zhu coming over, and immediately stepped forward quickly, took her hand, and scolded in a low voice,

"What's the matter with you? Chinese New Year's Eve went to patrol the streets, walked, went back with me, changed into this clothes, and kept vigil at home. ”

Li Zhukuai looked reluctant, broke his hand out of Mrs. Li's hand, and muttered. "I don't keep vigil, it's not like that."

Mrs. Li patted Li Zhukuai on the shoulder, "What are you talking about?" There are all the people in the family, but without you, isn't the vigil just like that, can you still keep the flowers? ”

"You don't want your grandmother to live a long life, do you?"

Li Zhukuai's eyes widened in surprise by what Mrs. Li said, and defended, "Mother don't want to wronged her daughter, how can your daughter not want her grandmother to live a long life, I'm afraid that my grandmother herself doesn't want to live a long life." ”

Halfway through her speech, she immediately shut down, hung her head and closed her mouth.

This time, Mrs. Li didn't laugh or pat her, she grabbed Li Zhukuai's hand, and left in a hurry before she had time to say goodbye to Xin Yi.

Li Zhukuai didn't have time to say a word to Xin Yi.

On the side, the wife of the county lieutenant Wu covered the corners of her lips with a handkerchief, and her face was gloating.

"Alas, I know that this family usually looks harmonious, but it turns out that there is a lot of disagreement...... Hehehe...... Li is a girl, scratching her head on the street every day, and she doesn't bring a man back. ”

"I don't know what kind of prince and minister I can marry in the future. Hehe, I'm laughing to death......"

Listening to Mrs. Wu's chatter, a thought suddenly flashed in Xin Yi's heart, and Li Zhukuai's words made people hear a different meaning.

Although Li Chukuai had a bad impression of her at first, but after a few times, she showed an upright and fast demeanor.

Xin Yi said lightly,

"Mrs. Wu, there are many female officials in the court now, I used to stay in Chaotianguan before, and now I am the honorary viewer of Chaotianguan, did I also let you laugh to death?"

Li Zhukuai was naturally innocent when Mrs. Wu County Wei said this, but there are more and more innocent people.

What about the woman's appearance?

It is not the supremacy of men that is always scary, but the swearing of women at the same time as a woman is more vicious.

Xin Yi sighed, thinking in his heart that Xiao Yuanyou went to ask about the case, and he didn't know if he had asked anything.

The cause of Lord Wei's death has not yet been solved, and now there is another case of fraud in the imperial examination, although it is only the autumn of the north, it has not shaken the entire imperial court.

It's just that in the end, it is an obstacle to His Majesty's benevolent government.

Xin Yi didn't look at Mrs. Wu County's face, and took someone back to the back office, Xiao Rusi was young, couldn't stand it, and went to bed early, Xin Yi waited until the time, and didn't see Xiao Yuanyou come back, leaning on the bed in a daze, and then opened his eyes, it was already dawn.

There was another snowfall during the night, and the snow was deep and reflected white light.

I heard that the heavy snow had overwhelmed some houses in the east of the city, but it was just an empty house, and there were no casualties.

Xin Yi wiped the egg paste that Xiao Rusi had pasted around her lips, and listened to Zhenxiang report the news from the outside to her.

"Madam, it is now said that the heavy snow overwhelmed the houses because the heavens couldn't stand it, and gave us and the county a warning, which alarmed the Wenqu Xingjun above."

"Everyone said that we should respond to the spirit of Wenqu Xingjun and the invitation of the scholars, thoroughly investigate the fraud case of the imperial examination, and use Wenqu Xingjun to ensure that the scholars in the county can have a future in the future."

Xin Yi asked people to remove the dishes and chopsticks on the table, and took Xiao Rusi's hand and walked around the room twice, Zhenxiang continued,

"There are still scholars outside who are kneeling and crying in the Temple of Literature......"

Xin Yi's face was not very good, but he didn't expect a county to look calm, but it turned out that there was such an undercurrent surging underneath.

Flying Arrow set up a note to guide the lion dance boy, and he was able to say such anti-general words, and it should be unclear whether the person behind this was friend or foe.

In the fraud case two years ago, even if the fraud was real, it would be difficult to find out, and it was impossible to let the officials in the north suspend their posts at home and go to be questioned.

Won't the whole Northland be in chaos at that time?

After the lion dance boy rushed out of the crowd to complain on the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, on the seventh day of the first lunar month, Xin Yi suddenly received a post from Mrs. Huang.

Originally, Mrs. Huang didn't post, and Xin Yi would also post to them, and they always had to invite New Year's wine in the first month.

I don't want my post to be sent out yet, but Mrs. Huang's post arrived first.

Mrs. Huang sent a post to invite her at this time, and she didn't have to think about it to know that it was because of the fraud in the imperial examination.

Xin Yi thought about it and asked someone to reply to Mrs. Huang, she must arrive.