The end of the year is getting closer and closer, but the anti-poetry case has not progressed for a long time.

Dali Temple has not come to mention people, and the scholars can only continue to stay in the Sangyu County prison.

Occasionally, he was punished, but it was not very serious.

Zheng Xian'er took Hu Shi and Xiaozhi to the prison every day or two to deliver some food and clothing, and by the way, she cared for those scholars who were poor and had no one to take care of them, which won an excellent reputation for the Lou family.

The scholars are simple-minded, and once they decide that Zheng Xian'er is a good person, they will look at her in the future. Therefore, every time Zheng Xian'er went to Lou Que's cell, she stayed for half an hour, and no one thought about it.

So the days went on like this. The Pavilion and the teahouse are still in full swing, and time, money, and news are consumed or grown in them, day after day.

After the resignation, the flavor of the year became stronger. The market on South Street is held every day, and it is lively and joyful, full of intoxicating fireworks.

This peaceful day was broken on the 26th day of the lunar month, when every household was busy preparing for the New Year.

No one can tell where the rumor started to pop up, but by the time everyone noticed, it had spread all over the world:

"Twenty years ago, the first emperor did not die violently, but was forced to seize the throne by the current emperor, and died in anger!"

Ministers kill kings, sons kill fathers, and force the palace to usurp the throne......

These terrible stories, which only exist in the drama, actually happened in the Great Zhou Dynasty, which was a peaceful dynasty. ——The impact and shock brought by this news are far stronger than the previous anti-poetry case!

When Li Xianling heard the news, his first reaction was "Chu Zhongtan's old thing really has a trick."

But when he was about to interrogate Mr. Chu severely, he suddenly heard even more terrible news:

That rumor was not born in Sangyu County, but broke out at the same time in the entire dynasty, from every corner and corner!

Li Xian Ling fell down the shocking wood in his hand and sat down in shock.

It seems like a good thing that the culprit isn't in Sangyu County, but—

Such a large-scale outbreak of rumors must not have been done by one person, let alone in a day. This must be a long-planned conspiracy that is determined to be won!

What is the purpose of this conspiracy? The result?

Li Xianling didn't dare to think about it, but the answer was so obvious that he didn't need to think about it at all!

This dynasty is about to change.

Zheng Xian'er, who went to the teahouse early in the morning, of course, also heard the news as soon as possible.

At first, she didn't pay much attention to it, until everyone on the street was talking about it, and she suddenly realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly called Xiaozhi to get in the car and go home.

The house had also heard the news, and the maids were a little absent-minded in doing things, and they gathered together to bite their ears as soon as they were free.

Zheng Xian'er went directly to Ning Xuantang to find Mrs. Lou, and asked in the first sentence: "Back then, what was going on?" ”

Since this kind of palace secret has not been circulated until today, it can be seen that ordinary officials do not know about it.

But Zheng Xian'er just had an inexplicable intuition: she believed that the Lou family would definitely know something.

Mrs. Lou did not answer the question. She just sat in a daze, as if in deep thought.

Zheng Xian'er realized that she was a little reckless, so she had to suppress her eagerness and sit down next to her.

After a long time, Mrs. Lou finally pulled the corners of her lips and showed a pale smile: "What you say, it's really impossible for people to answer." The current emperor succeeded to the throne in the year of Gui Mao, but the lord left Beijing and returned to his hometown in the autumn of the year of Renyin. How can we know about the affairs in the capital and the court? ”

"Really?" Zheng Xian'er will be skeptical.

Mrs. Lou smiled a little helplessly: "Everyone knows something, what did I lie to you about?" ”

Zheng Xian'er thought about it carefully, and it seemed that this was indeed the case.

But she still found it strange.

It stands to reason that when Master Lou was in his thirties, he was already in the second grade of the official residence, which can be called a young talent and a leader among the people, and it is already foreseeable that he will be a very popular minister in the future, how could he suddenly resign and return to his hometown, leaving behind his wealth and glory and coming back to hide in this small Sangyu County and be aggrieved for a lifetime?

Moreover, although the time of resignation is a bit wrong, it is only a little more than half a year earlier than the current emperor's accession to the throne. - Is there really no connection?

It's not that she is curious to ask this, but this matter is very likely to be related to the future and fate of the Lou family, and the life and death of this big family!

Seeing that Mrs. Lou didn't want to say more, Zheng Xian'er had to lean forward, grabbed her hand and began to be coquettish: "I'm an ignorant person, can Mrs. tell me about the things in the capital in the past?" ...... year If the emperor does not force the palace, who is the first emperor most likely to pass on? Which prince did the lord support in the court back then? If the emperor falls now......"

Mrs. Lou held Zheng Xian'er's shaking hand and said helplessly: "You are really afraid of missing anything!" How much can I know as a woman? ”

Zheng Xian'er grinned: "Mrs. fooled me!" You are a second-class fate, and there are many opportunities to enter the palace, how can you not know anything! You just pick up the unimportant and say a little casually, so that your daughter-in-law can also have a long insight! It's easy for me to marry into a big family, but I haven't heard of anything in the capital so far, so wouldn't I be very faceless! ”

Mrs. Lou laughed, and knocked on Zheng Xian'er's forehead: "You married in to listen to the story?" Didn't you come here to harm my son?! ”

Zheng Xian'er laughed twice "hehe", still holding her hand with a dead face and refusing to let go.

Mrs. Lou looked helpless and patted her hand: "You...... Who can tell what happened back then? At that time, the second prince, who is now the king of Dingbei, had a humble birth mother, but the first emperor liked him; The current emperor is the only concubine of the previous emperor, but he is not favored. Of course, there are also different tendencies in the court, and those things are not something we can understand. ”

"So, which prince did the lord support at that time?" Zheng Xian'er asked curiously with a blinking eye.

Mrs. Lou shook her head and smiled bitterly: "The master was young and vigorous at that time, and he was unwilling to form a gang in the court. If you have to say it, he is closer to the current emperor, but it's a pity...... It's a pity that he later offended the second prince, and was caught by the people of the second prince and his party, and he was involved in a book on the charge of 'embezzling disaster relief food'. The first emperor was furious and ordered to be dismissed from his post and expelled from the capital, never to be hired. ”

"Huh?!" Zheng Xian'er was shocked.

Didn't you always say that the master resigned and came back, it turned out ......

It turned out to be dismissed! The crime is still embezzlement of disaster relief food! is the same as that Li County Order, they are all corrupt officials who don't care about the lives of the people!

In Zheng Xian'er's heart, the image of Old Man Lou immediately collapsed.

Hmph, corrupt officials!

Zheng Xian'er is not a righteous person who is jealous and hateful, she just thinks that corrupt officials should be as greedy as Li County Order, and as a corrupt official, he still pretends to be a high and self-promissive person in front of his juniors, which is a bit boring!

However, now is not the time to investigate whether Mr. Lou is honest or not.

Zheng Xian'er thought for a while, and then had a new worry: "The master offended the second prince at that time...... That is, the current king of Dingbei? In this way, if the king of Dingbei succeeds in his rebellion, wouldn't the Lou family be ......"

At this point, she suddenly stopped talking again.

- That's not right! The Lou family offended the king of Dingbei more than 20 years ago, but Lou Que ......

Isn't he helping King Dingbei do things? Could it be that there is someone else who is rebelling now?

But apart from the king of Dingbei, who has the ability to control the overall situation, and who can step up to the highest place?

Zheng Xian'er originally came to Mrs. Lou to solve her doubts, but she didn't expect that the more "solved" the doubts in her heart.

What she desperately wants to know is that if the dragon chair changes hands, will it be good or bad for the Lou family?

This is a question she can't figure out at the moment.

Mrs. Lou patted Zheng Xian'er's hand and shook her head gently: "We don't need to worry about the affairs of the imperial court. Now the Lou family only needs to live smoothly and stay away from the court, no matter who is sitting on the dragon chair, we are not afraid. ”

Zheng Xian'er looked at Mrs. Lou suspiciously, her brows furrowing more and more.

She was already sure that Mrs. Lou had something to hide from her.

What is "keeping oneself away from the court" - everyone has gone to prison, how can they "keep to themselves"? As for "staying away from the imperial court", she hasn't forgotten how overjoyed Mrs. Lou looked when Lou Que mentioned "returning to Beijing" last time!

Speaking of which, isn't the Lou family allowing her to go out to do business, so that she won't be overstretched when she returns to Beijing in the future?

Thinking of this, Zheng Xian'er felt a little aggrieved in her heart.

obviously still needs her, but he hides it from her, thinking that she is very coaxing?

If you don't say it, don't say it, it's not like she can't guess!

The Lou family is obviously still ambitious, and now they are just waiting for the opportunity.

As for the direction of the wind in the court, Zheng Xian'er estimated that Mrs. Lou also had a number, and she only hid it from the younger generations in the family.

The two brothers Lou Min and Lou Que have been locked up in prison for so long, haven't they seen how sad Mrs. Lou is?

These days, it seems that only Aunt An and Hu are crying a lot in the house, and Zheng Xian'er herself is hard-hearted, so what about Old Man Lou and Mrs. Lou? If they didn't have a score in their hearts, they would have been crying blind by this time, how could they still be so unanxious and not smoking!

After figuring these things out, Zheng Xian'er became much calmer.

Then wait, no one is afraid of parents, what is she afraid of?

Zheng Xian'er calmed down, put aside this topic, and calmly mentioned to Mrs. Lou about the purchase of New Year's goods in the house, as if this year could really be better.

As he was talking, news came from outside, saying that the Meng family brothers had caught the second master on the side of Kujing Hutong and would be escorted back immediately.

Zheng Xian'er raised her head and said angrily: "What are you doing when you escort it back?" Send it directly to the county office! Li Xianling is still waiting to cure him for the crime of false accusation! ”

The messenger promised to retreat, but Mrs. Lou hurriedly stopped: "Bring it back first!" ”

"Ma'am?" Zheng Xian'er was a little puzzled.

Mrs. Lou sighed: "I know you hate him, but ...... Alas, the Lou family now only has three sons left, and two of them are going to spend the New Year in prison, should we send the last one in? In two days, the ancestral hall will be opened, the old man is so sick that he can't get up, and there is no man in the house, can it be called Zheng'er to preside over the sacrifice? ”

Zheng Xian'er was speechless, so she had to follow Mrs. Lou's intentions and instructed the little servant, and said sullenly: "No wonder, he has been hiding like a mouse for so many days, and he has come out again at this time for the New Year!" I'm afraid he himself came with the idea of returning to the presiding priest! ”

Mrs. Lou's face changed slightly, and she pondered for a long time before saying, "Don't worry. Even if he comes back to officiate, this house will not fall into his hands! If there is a day when you have to do it...... I'd rather support Zheng'er than hand over the Lou family to that unsuccessful thing! ”

"There won't be that day." Zheng Xian'er gritted her teeth.

Mrs. Lou smiled: "Of course there won't be that day." - By the way, Liang Er must come to this year's sacrifice, and he will be given a genealogy when the time comes, don't forget. ”

Zheng Xian'er hesitated and nodded: "I will ask someone to go to the West Street to say something." ”

Mrs. Lou grabbed Zheng Xian'er's hand again and looked at her: "It's good that you remember that there is a Liang'er." Wait for the family tree, and he will truly become your son. I don't care about your future...... In short, Liang'er is my grandson and the eldest grandson of the Lou family. In the future, the huge family business of this building will be his, and I will not allow you to wronged him! ”

Zheng Xian'er smiled casually: "Mrs. rest assured." Since it is my son, how could I be willing to wronged him? ”

Mrs. Lou was very satisfied with Zheng Xian'er's "general knowledge".

Zheng Xian'er herself didn't take this matter to heart at all.

Isn't it just a son in name, and she can't afford to raise it!

Only a short time later, the maid outside came to report that the second master had returned.

Han Yuzhu had already run over when she heard the news, with tears in her eyes.

When I met, it was actually a picture of a reunion for the rest of my life after the catastrophe, and it made Zheng Xian'er have a pain in her teeth.

Mrs. Lou obviously held her breath, and interrupted irritably without waiting for Han Yuzhu to finish crying: "He is neither in prison nor begging for food, what is there to cry!" ”

Lou Min hurriedly pushed Han Yuzhu away and came over to salute Mrs. Lou.

Mrs. Lou kept a straight face and refused to pay attention to him.

Lou Min's face was really thick enough, and seeing that Mrs. Lou ignored him, he actually turned to Zheng Xian'er: "Mrs. is angry with me, brother and sister should say a good word for me!" ”

Zheng Xian'er was silent, leaning on the back of the chair and secretly thinking: At most, let him spend the New Year at home, and send him to the county government as soon as possible after the year. After all, this husband is still charged with false accusations, and the Lou family can't harbor him!

Lou Min touched two nails in a row, and his face was a little unsightly.

Jin Xiang hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down, and said with a smile: "That incident, the second master really didn't do it properly, and the wife and the third young grandmother should be angry." It's just that...... The second master was also threatened by Miss Chen Si, so he had to be like this! Mrs. will spare him this time for the sake of the second master's involuntary body! ”

Mrs. Lou sneered, Zheng Xian'er pulled the corners of her lips and asked leisurely, "Threatened by Miss Chen Si?" So may I ask the second son, how did Miss Chen Si threaten you? ”

Lou Min laughed, and stood cautiously with his hands crossed: "I said that my brother and sister will definitely scold me again - that woman is an outlaw, she has been making trouble in the courtyard for a while to take poison, saying that if I don't follow her, I will let the Lou family bear another life lawsuit, I'm not scared and confused!" I just thought that the reputation of the fifth brother has always been very good, and no one will believe him even if he sues him, so ......"

Zheng Xian'er didn't wait for him to finish speaking and dropped the tea bowl: "Lou Min, you might as well not say anything!" ”

Lou Min shrank in fright, and couldn't help but glare at Zheng Xian'er viciously.

Zheng Xian'er met his glare, with a look of disdain: "Since you dare to come back today, it's because the Lou family doesn't dare to do anything to you, right?" You're quite bold, but I still want to advise you - before you grow guts, it's best to eat some walnuts to replenish your brain! ”

Lou Min was robbed of these words in person, and he was so angry that he no longer pretended to be honest, and put his hands behind his back to look like no one in his eyes: "I haven't seen you for a few days, but my brother and sister's ability has grown a lot, and my wife is also yelling at you!" Don't forget who is hiding all the sneaky things you do, and they will definitely be exposed, and it will not benefit anyone! ”

Han Yuzhu's face turned pale with fright, and after persuading this and that, no one paid attention to her.

Lou Min paused, and seeing that Zheng Xian'er didn't stand up to his words, he became a little more emboldened: "The New Year is just a few days away, and the sacrificial affairs in the house should also be arranged, right?" Everywhere incense, candles, dark paper, cannons and other things, younger brothers and sisters should prepare them earlier, don't miss anything at that time, let the clansmen see the joke! ”

Zheng Xian'er sneered and raised her hand: "Second son, don't worry, Hu Ma Alin and they are shrewd, and the matter has already been properly arranged!" It's about the face of our Lou family, if you are useful in the future, no one will be polite to you! ”

"You-" Lou Min froze.

Why did he think something was wrong? It's easy for him to have an opportunity to point out the country and suppress this woman, why does it seem that he is being treated as a slave at this time?

Zheng Xian'er doesn't care whether Lou Min is happy or not. She slowly sat up straight, slipped her cold gaze to Jinxiang's body, and exclaimed: "That day in the court, Miss Jinxiang's performance was really impressive!" ”

Jin Xiang reluctantly lowered her head and lowered her eyes into silence.

Zheng Xian'er let out a sneer: "Why don't you speak?" You were also coerced by Miss Chen Si? ”

Jin Xiang replied stiffly: "I am the second master's person, of course, only the second master's order is obeyed." ”

"You'll say!" This time it was Mrs. Lou who was angry.

Jinxiang hurriedly lowered her head and fell to the ground.

Mrs. Lou sneered: "I usually don't see you moving forward in serious matters, but when you encounter this kind of crooked thing, you know three from four virtues!" I see that your heart is also very big, I am afraid that the small temple of the Lou family will not be able to accommodate you as a great Bodhisattva, where did you come from, go back! ”

Jin Xiang raised her head and pursed her lips: "Mrs. means you want me to go back to Pillow Xiang Building?" I'm afraid not now! ”

"Is this really going to rebel?!" Mrs. Lou was annoyed by her tone.

Seeing this, Lou Min hurriedly came over to play the round, but his tone was also excessively arrogant: "Mrs. is angry." Jinxiang really deserves to be punished, it's just ...... You don't have to let her go! After all, she is pregnant with the flesh and blood of our Lou family in her belly, so we can't deceive people too much, right? ”

When Han Yuzhu heard this, her eyes immediately turned red again.

Zheng Xian'er frowned, and subconsciously glanced at Jinxiang's stomach.

No wonder I suddenly stopped pretending to be honest, it turned out that I had a reliance!

However, where did they get their confidence to think that they could show off their might in the Lou family at this moment?

Where is this?

Mrs. Lou's attitude was even more contemptuous than Zheng Xian'er's. She turned the Buddha beads and smiled, and said lightly: "Since you have a body, let's raise it first." ”

Jinxiang was disappointed, and her proud expression froze on her face.

Lou Min frowned, looking displeased: "Madam, Jinxiang is pregnant, I want to raise her ......"

Mrs. Lou sneered: "Let's talk about it after birth, what's the hurry?" You also know the rules of our Lou family, if there is a mourning star at that time, wouldn't it be empty joy? ”

Lou Min's face was full of anger, as if he was about to have a seizure, but finally endured it.

Without speculation, he immediately wanted to leave with Jinxiang.

Zheng Xian'er couldn't help but ask, "Where is Miss Chen Si now?" ”

Lou Min paused, turned around and sneered: "She naturally went back to the Chen family!" A useless thing, is it possible for the Lou family to support her? ”

Zheng Xian'er groaned slightly, turned back to Xiao Zhi and ordered, "You go to Chen's house to visit in person and send some medicinal materials for treating external injuries." By the way, I said to 'that one': Miss Chen Si is safe and sound, and we are relieved of each other, please keep his promise, if things are done well at that time, he will naturally benefit from him." ”

Twig agreed, and ran out happily.

Lou Min couldn't help but be secretly frightened.

Chen?

Who is "that one"?

What promises?

He thought that the Lou family was already in control, but at this time, he suddenly found that it didn't seem to be the case!

Could it be ...... Today's Lou family still has the ability to collude with outsiders in a vain attempt to get through this difficulty?

Don't!

Lou Min gritted his teeth, took Jin Xiang and called Han Yuzhu to retreat hatefully.

When they were far away, Zheng Xian'er frowned and looked at Mrs. Lou: "I don't think it's quite right-although this person was ridiculous in the past, he didn't have such a big boldness, but it was as if someone was picking him up behind his back!" ”

"You see that, too?" Mrs. Lou's expression was solemn.

Zheng Xian'er frowned: "I can't guess a little, who is giving him ideas and who is supporting him?" ”

Mrs. Lou couldn't figure it out, so she sighed after a long time: "Be more careful at the festival, I always feel that he still has to do things!" ”

Zheng Xian'er nodded in response, but a little girl ran in soon: "Grandma, Miss Jinxiang of Shensiyuan is making trouble in the account room, saying that she wants to buy some jewelry and fruit during the New Year...... Lin Lin finally asked for more than a thousand silver! ”

"Really?" Zheng Xian'er laughed angrily.

The little girl was timid: "Aunt Han is arguing with her, but Miss Jinxiang said that she is already pregnant, and if she is angry and hurts the fetus, she will have to pay for her ......life in the whole house."

"The whole house?" Zheng Xian'er couldn't help laughing, "Did she think she was pregnant with a phoenix egg?" ”

The little girl also couldn't cry or laugh: "The aunts and sisters present were so angry, they only hindered her stomach, otherwise they would really fight!" ”

Zheng Xian'er stood up and sneered: "It's okay to fight. She is so tough, the child must be very stable. - That egg is her lifeline, so she won't give up it! ”

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