"Second lady." Although Wang Laohu was thinking about things, he could still tell the difference if someone came in.

"Xianggong, when I saw you eating, my brows were tightly locked, as if I had something on my mind, so I asked Jin Ling to stew a bowl of two-rice red date porridge for you."

Wang Laohu smiled: "Those who know me, Mo is not the second lady." I do have something on my mind that I can't solve. ”

"What's the inextricable thing that stumped Xianggong?" Cheng Cheng asked as he took the porcelain stew pot from Jin Ling's hand.

"I've been in the capital for a long time, but I haven't visited my uncle and grandmother who are kind to me. I can't get over it. Wang Laohu said.

"Xianggong didn't go to visit for some reasons, but, in my opinion, the Ding Mansion has declined, and it doesn't pose any danger to anyone, and others may not think like Xianggong, but the hurdle in Xianggong's heart has not been crossed."

"Haha, listening to the second lady is just eye-catching. Things are always changing and developing, and blindly old visions and old ideas may really not be able to adapt to this era. ”

"Xianggong said something so strange, we can't think of it?"

"The second lady is busy with the cosmetics shop these days, so you have to pay attention to your body." Wang Laohu said.

"This shop is not as good as Bian Yifang in Hangzhou, it is busy, but it may not have any income."

"There are many people in the capital, and there is no way to send people under the fence. Everyone wants to share the pie, the pot is so big, how many more will it get to you? Wang Laohu said, "If the second lady doesn't want to do it, you can take a step out and let the next person take care of it." ”

"You know I only have so much fun, and if I take a break, I'm afraid I won't have anything to do."

Wang Laohu smiled again and asked Jin Lingdao, "When was the last time you went to your uncle's house?" ”

"Hui Gongzi, it's been more than ten days." Jin Ling replied.

"Xianggong, you miss Mrs. Ding so much, just invite her old man to the house." Bian Chengcheng said, "You don't need to come forward for this matter, I'll just do it." ”

Wang Laohu glanced at Cheng Cheng and said: "My grandmother is very old, and now her family is in a state of decline, and I am afraid that I will not be able to fulfill my filial piety." ”

"Your thoughts, Old Madam Ding, must know, didn't Jinling go to visit his old man's house specifically?"

"Yes, Childe, I often go to see the old lady." Jin Lingdao.

"Did she scold me?" Wang Laohu felt bitter in his heart and asked.

"Every time she asks the old man, why didn't Childe come, I said that Childe was busy with military affairs and couldn't get out for a while." Seeing Wang Laohu listening to her carefully, Jin Ling continued, "The old lady believes it, because when the old man was in the criminal department before. It's also very busy. ”

Wang Laohu said: "Second lady, tomorrow, you and Jin Ling will go to see the family of the caretaker, and by the way, invite her to the house for dinner." ”

"Xianggong, don't worry, this matter is on me." Cheng Chengdao.

"I also told the housekeeper that tomorrow's dishes should be richer. In addition, buy more food that is not easy to spoil and let her old people take it back. Wang Laohu said.

Cheng Cheng smiled and said, "Xianggong, you are thoughtful. ”

In fact, Wang Laohu still has a scruple in his heart, he will attack the Eight Tigers in more than a month, if he is not successful, it is possible that his career in Beijing will end here, and he will do some filial piety by taking advantage of the fact that he still has some power in the capital now, and still has some ability. "There is one more person, don't forget, she is also from the Ding family."

Bian Chengcheng didn't know who Wang Laohu was talking about, her mind was circling and thinking, but she really didn't come up with it, and asked, "Aren't the people in Ding Mansion all together?" ”

Wang Laohu smiled bitterly, this person may only be known to him.

"Second lady, the son is talking about Miss." Jin Lingdao.

"Miss?" Cheng Cheng asked, "Is it ......?" ”

"It's the eldest lady of the Ding family, and now she is married to the Zhao Mansion." Jin Ling continued to explain.

Bian Chengcheng responded, "Oh." "According to the previous practice, after marrying into the Zhao Mansion, she belongs to the people of the Zhao Mansion, and she is no longer the Ding family. But Wang Laohu still attributed her to the Ding family, how many people can understand his thinking? "Xianggong, Miss Ding has already married into the Zhao Mansion, and she is a member of the Zhao Mansion, so it's not appropriate for us to go and invite it." Cheng Cheng had a tone of discussion, because she knew that Wang Laohu was a person who valued love and righteousness, and there might be other ways in his heart, so it was best to talk to him in a tone of discussion.

Wang Laohu laughed, in fact, in his heart, in addition to what he had just said to Cheng Cheng, there were still some things that were trapping him, the war had begun, and there were many things to arrange.

"This matter is arranged by the second lady, I still have something to go out of the house at night, you go to sleep first, don't wait for me." Wang Laohu said.

"Okay, it's on me." Bian Chengcheng agreed.

Wang Laohu took Wang Biao out of the house, this big night, there are still some pedestrians in the capital, the weather is already a little cold, the weather in the north is cold, and it is terrible cold. However, it is not yet the coldest day.

"Walking on the streets on a cold day, there are no snowflakes and no one to accompany you. I stood high and looked down at the ground, completely motionless like an antworm. Wang Laohu hummed as he walked, and only he knew the meaning of the song.

"Wang Biao, which restaurant are we going to get some wine tonight?" Wang Laohu said.

Seeing Wang Laohu so excited, Wang Biao persuaded: "Go to drink at this time, I'm afraid they won't welcome it." ”

"You don't know this, even if it's late in the capital, there is still alcohol to drink."

Wang Biao smiled, Wang Laohu was going to drink, and he couldn't stop him.

At this moment, a man came out of a place on the street, holding a long-handled broadsword and facing Wang Laohu

rushed over......

Inside Liu Jin's room.

"Is the military department messed up today?" Fu Wen ran to Liu Jin's room early in the morning and told Liu Jin about the military department, "I heard that the waiter was attacked by an unknown person last night and was injured, so he didn't go to the military department. ”

Liu Jin laughed and asked, "How are they injured?" Find out who did it? ”

"None of their injuries were very serious, Lord Huangfu was stabbed in the palace, and Lord Wang was stabbed on the streets of the capital. I heard that these two things were done by mountain seals. Fu Wen said.

"Mountain seals?" After Liu Jin heard this, he said, "This person is really strange. ”

The people who reported Wang Qianwen to Liu Jin were Wang Laohu and Huangfu, and the mountain seal did this to seek revenge for his master. Such a reason is valid and defensible. Liu Jin thought for a moment and asked, "What did Wang Qianwen say?" ”

"He didn't say anything, he said he wanted to see you in person, he wanted to say it to you." Fu Wendao.

"Have you used the torture?"

"Lord Wang is our own people, and of course we know how to do it."

Liu Jin asked: "Is the mountain seal Wang Qianwen's person, how did you find out?" ”

"My subordinates have sent people everywhere to find out the news, and now we have the news that the mountain seal went to Wang's mansion last night, and we don't know what he did in the mansion."

Has he been to Wang's Mansion? This was a sensitive signal, and then he went out to assassinate two ministers of the Ministry of War, and if it was connected, it would be very the same thing. "Did Wang Qianwen admit that the mountain seal was his person?"

"This, he hasn't admitted yet." Fu Wen said, "Master Chitose, Lord Wang knows your temper, and he won't say it until he sees you." ”

"Fu Wen, do you know where Wang Qianwen miscalculated this time?" Liu Jin asked.

Fu Wen shook his head and said, "The subordinates are stupid and fail to comprehend. ”

Liu Jin said: "He is too high-profile, and he always thinks that he can do anything now, but he doesn't know that the more he is in a high position, the more careful he must be; Second, the use of people is improper, if he recruits people and seals in the rivers and lakes, I still don't believe it. ”

"So the mountain seal is not a disciple of Lord Wang."

Liu Jin paced a step and continued: "Wang Qianwen has no reason to recruit people from the rivers and lakes, but I believe that he took in Zhengxuan. Zhengxuan is the second person in your Jinyiwei, and when he had an accident, he behaved unusually, so I had some suspicions. ”

"That Chitose Lord, what are we going to do with Lord Wang now?"

"King Ning's affairs are known to everyone in the world, he is still so high-profile, who in the military department does not know now, no one can save him if such a thing happens."

"Can't you see Lord Wang?"

Liu Jin said: "It's all this time, I'll see him, and you bring him to my side." ”

There was no one else in the room, Liu Jin sat on his chair, and Wang Qianwen knelt on the ground. At this time, the atmosphere was a little awkward, one was a eunuch of the court, and the other was a secretary of the military department of the court, but the secretary of the military department knelt on the ground.

Liu Jin touched his pipe, he didn't smoke, he had a soft spot for this pipe, he only touched it, only looked at it, but didn't spit out smoke. Wang Qianwen looked up at him and didn't speak.

"Get up." Liu Jin finally spit out a sentence, "Fu Wen didn't do anything to you." ”

"Master Fu was polite to me and only asked me a few questions." Wang Qianwen replied truthfully, "Master Chitose, I don't know how this happened like this. ”

Liu Jin beckoned, motioned for him to stop, and said, "Sit!" ”

This is a courtesy that has never been treated before, Liu Jin asked him to sit on the side, Wang Qianwen looked at the chair on the side, and hesitated.

Liu Jin asked: "Wang Qianwen, how many days have I been the secretary of this military department, compared to Ding Guiren, are your days longer or his?" ”

Wang Qianwen replied: "Thanks to the love of Lord Chitose, I have been the secretary of this military department for seven or eight years, and my tenure is much shorter than that of Lord Ding. ”

Liu Jin listened and said: "Ding Guiren is an old minister, and along the way, he has old qualifications and many people under him. ”

Wang Qianwen still can't understand why Liu Jin is saying this to him now, he just listens. "You scholars, ministers and ministers are all people I can trust, so there are some things I will leave to you, I am very relieved, I have never doubted you."

"Chitose Lord, I am loyal to you."

"Zhengxuan is a person from Jinyiwei, you know that."

"I know, I know, he was against Chitose Ye back then, everyone knows it."

"You also know that I hate people who are unfaithful to me the most, I am not kind to him, but Zhengxuan betrayed me, such a person, I will not keep him."

"Yes, yes, can't stay." Wang Qianwen broke out in a cold sweat.

"Zhengxuan appeared in the capital for no reason, he was ordered by a person, he came to the capital to make trouble."

"Master Chitose, can Master Fu find out about such a thing?"

"Zhengxuan has been arrested, and he has already explained it clearly."

"Who's behind this?" Wang Qianwen asked.

Liu Jin stopped talking about this matter, and put an emergency brake on this matter.

"The mountain seal stabbed two important court ministers in a row last night, and he is the left and right attendants of your military department, what do you think of this matter?" Liu Jin asked.

"Mountain seals, what are you going to do? Is he going to be anti-court? ”

"I heard he was going to avenge his master."

When Wang Qianwen heard this, his mind seemed to be a little clear, and he said, "Chitose Lord, Mountain Seal, I didn't know him at all before." ”

Liu Jin smiled, he had his own judgment on this matter. "Lord Wang, don't be nervous, drink tea."

On a table, a cup of tea, the usual cup, was placed

, covered with a lid of the cup. Wang Qianwen said: "Thank you, Master Chitose." ”

"It's happened, what do you think you're doing wrong?"

Wang Qianwen thought for a moment and said, "Weichen doesn't know what's wrong. I don't know why Fu Wen suddenly appeared, did Chitose ask him to come? ”

Liu Jin didn't answer: "Lord Wang worked hard, I drank tea first, and we will discuss the future slowly." ”

Wang Qianwen said: "Thank you for being a thousand years old." ”

Wang Qianwen, who had been standing aside, picked up the tea on the table, saluted, and thanked Liu Jin again. Lift the lid of the cup, and the water is as clear as water. He raised his glass and took a small sip.

Liu Jin touched his pipe and said, "Lord Wang, you can go now." ”

Wang Qianwen put down the cup and said to Liu Jin: "Master Chitose, then I will retire first." ”

This night's Wang Laohu's Mansion was particularly lively, because Bian Chengcheng invited Mrs. Ding's family to come to the mansion as guests, and on this day, Wang Laohu's Mansion was also carefully dressed up and beaming, not because of the wedding, but because of the arrival of Mrs. Ding. Feng Liuer, Bian Chengcheng and others made the protagonists and entertained everyone.

Wang Laohu did not go to the military department because of the assassination, "Uncle grandmother." Seeing Mrs. Ding, Wang Laohu was very excited and shouted.

Old Madam Ding was also very happy to see Wang Laohu, who had not been seen for a long time, and even responded heavily.

"Take a seat." Wang Laohu helped Mrs. Ding to sit on the upper seat of the hall and said, "Jin Ling, serve tea to Grandmother Uncle." ”

The rest of the Ding family arrived, his second brother, Ding Yueyun, his brother-in-law and others.

Mrs. Ding looked at the newly decorated Wang Laohu's mansion and knew that Wang Laohu was doing well, from the little gangster who used to sound muddy and nightmarish, to the current official who has a lot of talent, she felt a lot of emotion. "Wang Shisun, I didn't expect that now our Ding family will have to rely on you to save me."

"Don't say such things, if Wang Laohu doesn't have the Ding family, I don't know what it will become, the Ding family is my reborn parents, so don't say such things again in the future."

After Mrs. Ding sat down, Bian Chengcheng and Feng Liu'er greeted her and saluted.

Mrs. Ding said: "No courtesy, no courtesy." ”

"Your two daughters-in-law are so handsome." Mrs. Ding said happily.

"This time, I want to thank the second lady for inviting my aunt over. As soon as this person arrived at the military headquarters, it was like he couldn't be separated, and as soon as he got busy, he couldn't stop anymore. ”

"I understand what you say, I think back then, your uncle and grandfather were like this, I'm used to it."

"I have long wanted to sit down with our Ding family for a reunion dinner, but time does not allow, I don't want anything today, so I asked the second lady to see my second brother, but I didn't expect that after a few days, the second brother's baby came out." Wang Laohu said when he saw the baby in his brother-in-law's hand.

"Big brother, he's your nephew." Ding Yueyun said.

"Of course, he was born, and I, as an uncle, didn't go to see him, and now that I see him, this greeting gift is indispensable." Wang Laohu instructed, "Butler, take the red envelope." ”

"Big brother, you're polite." Ding Yueyun said.

"Come out of Uncle's house, this red envelope can't be missing, we still have the tradition of children who have just arrived and want to give their wives and chickens. Follow this tradition today and ask for good luck. Wang Laohu said.

The younger brother-in-law took the red envelope from Wang Laohu's hand and said, "My brother and sister have thanked my eldest brother." ”

"It's still a brother and sister." Wang Laohu said.

Mrs. Ding said: "If the master knew that he had a great-grandson, he would be very happy, and now he hasn't even chosen the child's name?" ”

Ding Yueyun said: "I wanted my grandfather to come back and marry him again." ”

I don't know when I want Lord Ding to take his name when he returns to Beijing, but now it's not a matter of calling him by a nickname. Wang Laohu said: "Now that my uncle is here, let my uncle take one." "The uncle Wang Laohu said was Ding Yueyun's father.

"That can't be helped, my father is the biggest in the Ding family, and this name will have to be taken when he comes back." At this time, there are still some feudal things in it, and the names are still not taken by the elderly.

But Mrs. Ding said: "I think it is appropriate to let Wang Shisun marry my great-grandson, the official position is prominent, and it is appropriate to name him." ”

"Yes, big brother, you can name my son." Ding Yueyun said.

"Since it was my aunt's intention, I'll give him a name." Wang Laohu stood up, thought for a moment, and said, "It's called Ding Fu, return to the country, and restore the family." ”

Mrs. Ding said: "Okay, my great-grandson is called Ding Fu, Fu'er." Old Madam Ding called.

Outside the door, a family member came to report: "Childe, the distinguished guest you invited has arrived." ”

Guest? The distinguished guest I invited, Wang Laohu glanced at Bian Chengcheng, the distinguished guest I invited today is the Ding family, they are all here, who else? Bian Chengcheng said: "Distinguished guests! ”

Seeing Wang Laohu's puzzled look, Bian Chengcheng said: "You know this distinguished guest." Seeing her so mysterious, Wang Laohu didn't continue to guess, he looked outside the hall, and saw a person coming one after another, floating with a moving long skirt, this is Bian Yifang's special long skirt.

"Little sister." Wang Laohu shouted, it turned out that the distinguished guest was Ding Daiyun. It turned out that the speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional, and when Wang Laohu said that there were still people in the Ding family, she still didn't know, it was Jin Ling who told her, and the eldest lady of the Ding family, but she didn't expect that Cheng Cheng still invited Mrs. Zhao here.

"Big brother." Ding Daiyun said, for Ding Daiyun's appearance, Mrs. Ding was also very surprised.

"Grandma. Father, mother, brother, sister-in-law" Ding Daiyun said one by one, since marrying into the Zhao Mansion, Ding Daiyun has not returned to the Ding Mansion for a long time.

In the end, it was Wang Laohu's turn. "Big brother." Wang Laohu nodded, he was very grateful to Bian Chengcheng for such an arrangement, "Little sister, I finally invited you." ”