Ji Qingwen saw Liu Ru like this, and really wanted him to be a bully, but the education in democracy and rule of law that he had received since he was a child would not allow him to do such a thing, he sighed secretly in his heart, still sat down, and said: "Okay, I believe that what you said is true...... However, my ears and eyes are very clear, so I naturally have a way to verify it. If only let me know you're still lying to me, huh! See what I do with you! ”

Liu Ru hurriedly said: "I don't dare, I don't dare to have half a lie......"

Ji Qingwen sighed again and said, "Miss Liu, why do you need to be so fond of Qian Qianyi as a beautiful woman like you?" There is a saying in our hometown, called 'old cows eat tender grass' - isn't it a pity that such a fresh grass of yours was eaten by Qian Qianyi, an old cow? ”

Liu Ru listened to his sincere words, and sighed: "My family was originally an official family. In the early years, the ancestor followed Zhang Jiangling's old minister (Zhang Juzheng) to do things, and after the death of Zhang Laogong, the Wanli Emperor changed his course and abolished the new law of Zhang Laogong. The ancestors of my family couldn't look past it, and said a few more words on the table, which angered the Emperor Wanli, and the emperor was furious, and immediately issued a decree to demote my whole family to a pariah, and I could only be reduced to this......"

Ji Qingwen heard Liu Ru's bitter words, but he also felt a little compassionate, so he asked again: "What's the use of you telling me this?" What does this have to do with Qian Qianyi? ”

Liu Ru pursed her lips and said: "I am devoted to Mr. Qian, one is that he is indeed a leader in the literary world because of his poetry and songs, and I admire his talent. Second, he is the leader of Donglin, and there are countless of his protégés and former officials in the court, maybe if he says a few good words in front of the emperor, he can exempt my whole family from the lowly status. ”

Ji Qingwen sighed: "I think you are also a poor person. However, Qian Qianyi has already retired to Zhishi, and probably does not have the ability to do this big thing. Alas, since you have such a hardship, it is better for me to think of ideas for you, maybe you can make the emperor happy and give you a bright day. ”

When Liu Ru heard this, he was already stunned, and it took a while to react and ask, "My lord, are you...... You...... Are you telling the truth? ”

Ji Qingwen nodded very seriously and replied, "I have spoken first, I have never done this kind of thing, and I don't know if the emperor will agree." It's just a matter of doing your best. ”

These words have moved Liu Ru enough, and I saw her two lines of tears coming out of her eyes without a fight, flowing into two gurgling streams on his delicate face, and said in a choked voice: "I can't repay my lord for such kindness." If the adults can really do this for me, the little woman will be a cow and a horse in the next life......"

"Who wants you in the next life? I want you to follow me for the rest of your life! Ji Qingwen didn't know where he got the courage, and blurted out this sentence that he couldn't say even if he blushed before he crossed over.

When Liu Ru heard this, a small heart in his chest was beating wildly, and he finally calmed his mind, and said: "I'm afraid that I am already a lowly woman in this life, and I am not worthy of following the adult......"

Ji Qingwen panicked in his heart, thinking that Qian Qianyi had probably had a relationship with Liu Ru, and a fire of ignorance in his heart suddenly ignited, and he stood up "Teng", turned around and kicked the door open, and shouted downstairs: "Xiao Duozi, Xiao Duozi!" Come on! ”

Xiao Duozi was laughing with a prostitute who was accompanying him at this time, and when he heard the shouts of his master Ji Qingwen, he immediately put down his wine glass and ran upstairs quickly.

Ma Xianglan, the old bustard who was greeting the guests, heard the voice, and thought that something had happened to her heart and cash cow, so she ran faster than Xiao Duozi, and went upstairs and into the house in three steps and two steps.

She raised her eyes and saw that Ji Qingwen was angry, Liu Ru was full of tears, and thought that Ji Qingwen had done something to Liu Ru, so she was so anxious that she sat on the ground and cried loudly: "Hey, hey, this is going to kill my mother!" Xu Gongzi was willing to pay 30,000 taels of silver to open melons for the girl, but the girl didn't agree. Now it's called Lord Ji to get ......."

When Liu Ru heard this, he hurriedly ran up, helped Ma Xianglan up, and said, "Mom, what are you talking about!" I didn't do anything with him-sama......"

When Ma Xianglan heard this, she immediately suppressed her crying, patted the dust on her body, and said, "That being said. The adults stuck their heads out and looked at how many guests were staring upstairs! made such a big move, Miss Liu lost her value, what should I do? ”

Ji Qingwen looked downstairs, and saw that the visitors in the atrium raised their heads, opened their eyes wide, and opened their mouths one by one, like little sparrows waiting to be fed, all staring upstairs.

Ji Qingwen turned his eyes back and said in a somewhat contemptuous tone: "You just said that there is a young son Xu who is willing to give 30,000 taels of silver to Miss Liu...... Then I ask you now, how many taels of silver do you need to redeem the girl's body? ”

Ma Xianglan was stunned for a moment, and said casually: "Three...... 300,000 taels ...... 300,000 taels! And in cash! ”

Liu Ru was taken aback when she heard this, and hurriedly said, "Why is Mom talking so much?" A few days ago, Li Xiangjun and Sister Li of Meixianglou were good, and the redemption was only 50,000 taels of silver. 300,000 taels is too much......"

At this moment, Xiao Duozi had also run up, and when he heard the number of 300,000 taels, he was so frightened that he couldn't close his mouth, and exclaimed: "Good God! 300,000 taels of silver! With so much money, half of Xi'an City was bought! ”

Ji Qingwen reprimanded: "Xiao Duozi, don't interfere in my business." You go back now and call Li Yuanyin to me!" ”

He saw Xiao Duozi walking downstairs quickly, so he said to Ma Xianglan again: "Old bustard, although I am an official of the imperial court, I am also a mixed up in the business field. With Miss Liu's quality, although the redemption money of 300,000 taels of silver is not much, it is also a lot! But it doesn't matter, what I have is money, the 300,000 taels of silver—I'm out—but Miss Liu has a wish that I have to fulfill. When this is done, it will not be too late for me to redeem my money! ”

Ma Xianglan is such a smart person, knowing that what Ji Qingwen issued is just a "blank check", and her face suddenly showed a disdainful expression.

Unexpectedly, Ji Qingwen continued: "Since you have given me 300,000 taels of silver for redemption money today, I have also recognized it. If one day, I heard that you sold Liu Ru is girl to someone else for less than this amount of silver taels. Hum! That is to bully me, Ji Qingwen has no ability. Then be careful that you're not welcome! ”

When Ma Xianglan heard this, she raised her two eyes, glanced at Ji Qingwen from the corner of her eye, and said, "Master Ji, you take yourself too seriously!" Among the guest officials I have entertained, the fourth- and fifth-grade officials are selling by the pound; It is not uncommon for second- and third-rank officials to be common; I also know a few of the first-class officials and princes and county kings. Adults want to scare people? That's the wrong place! ”

While he was talking, Ji Qingwen saw Li Yuanyin running up from downstairs quickly, and felt strange in his heart - Xiao Duozi was ordered by himself to find Li Yuanyin to come over, why did he come in a blink of an eye-Bolt in later generations did not have such fast legs and feet!

But I saw Li Yuanyin walking in front of Ji Qingwen, a letter on the ground, and said: "My lord, this letter is urgent, please open it now!" ”

Ji Qingwen took the letter and saw that there were three chicken feathers neatly glued to it - it was the chicken feather letter that conveyed the urgent military information, and then he knew that Li Yuanyin was not called by Xiaoduozi, but made a special trip to the brothel to deliver this urgent document.

Thinking of this, Ji Qingwen's heart suddenly tightened, and when he saw that there were countless pairs of eyes staring here, it was not a place to open such confidential letters, so he turned around and turned back.

Ma Xianglan saw that Ji Qingwen was going back to Liu Ruye's room again, so she hurriedly pulled him and said, "You, you have to do ......"

Before she finished speaking, she was stopped by Li Yuanyin: "Who are you?" How dare you disturb Lord Ji's affairs? If you dare to make trouble unreasonably, be careful that the official is not polite! ”

Li Yuanyin's dignified appearance, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, coupled with the flying fish suit he was wearing and the embroidered spring knife he wore on his waist, was much more powerful than Ji Qingwen - at least it looked like this - immediately scared Ma Xianglan to the side, and watched Ji Qingwen enter the house and close the door again.

Not long after, Ji Qingwen walked out of the room, but his face was clouded, and he said to Li Yuanyin: "Commander Li, something is wrong!" Let's go back to the yamen!" ”