Cheng Yue turned around and went out and strode towards the back house, Mei'er trotted all the way behind. When he was about to reach the gate of the back house, Cheng Yue suddenly slowed down, turned around and asked, "How old are you now?" ”

Mei'er gasped slightly, and replied without thinking: "The slave family is seventeen years old, and he can sleep." After saying that, I was stunned for a while, why did I suddenly say this? I was so ashamed that I retreated again and again, and I couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into.

Cheng Yue didn't take the opportunity to make a joke about her, looked at her bald head, and said with a smile: "Age is enough, but let's wait for your hair to grow, I always feel a little weird." He took Mei'er in because he liked her beauty, and asked her age to mean the same, he didn't intend to hide it. But there was one more thing he didn't say, Mei'er was the only one he had seen Basi here, which was very useful to him.

Mei'er was a little disappointed, it would take at least half a year for her hair to grow long enough to be combed, what if Cheng Yue had already thrown herself aside by then and forgotten about it? Men like the new and hate the old quickly, what should they do?

Cheng Yue didn't know Mei'er's thoughts, he took Mei'er and walked quickly into the dining room, all the concubines were waiting for him to eat, and when Cheng Yue suddenly brought a beautiful nun in, they were all stunned.

Mei'er saw so many beautiful wives and concubines of Cheng Yue, regardless of age, and saluted one by one: "Mei'er meets all the sisters." Because Cheng Yue had already spoken first, she directly used the etiquette of the layman.

It was rare to see a nun giving them a customary family ceremony, and all the concubines returned the salute with a smile and talked about the New Year's teeth.

Ding Niang asked: "Xianggong, is this sister the new concubine of Xianggong?" ”

Mei'er blushed, hiding behind Cheng Yue and not daring to look up.

Cheng Yue smiled: "It's a long story. You all sit down. I'll tell you about it. ”

The concubines sat down on their chairs. Cheng Yue explained the ins and outs of this matter in detail.

The concubines all looked at each other after listening to Cheng Yue's speech, this is a vicious scheme! What a sinister intention! Fortunately, Xianggong saw through it in advance, otherwise Xianggong's major event might have failed because of this. Look at Mei'er again, although she almost harmed her husband, she is actually a poor person, she was involuntarily used by eight thoughts, and there was no room for resistance at all. Many of the concubines were born from bitter backgrounds, and sympathy arose.

Yun Luo asked, "The officials accepted her into the mansion." What are the arrangements? "She's too busy there and wants a helper.

Cheng Yue said: "If you are busy there, try to let Baji help you, cultivate some others, and open another branch in the future, and you have to start preparing for manpower now." Mei'er, I plan to ask her to help Xiuxiu, who is trying to make several new fabrics according to my wishes, and also taking care of the clothing shops in the city, plus papermaking and fountain nibs, and is busy every day. But she only thinks about others, but she refuses to complain to me. Mei'er can go and share her work. It also allows her to take a breath. ”

Hu Xiuxiu's eyes were red, and she was so moved that she walked over and leaned on Cheng Yue. She is not good at words, she can only express her heart in this way. Cheng Yue hugged Hu Xiuxiu and kissed her, asking her to accompany him tonight. The concubines are accustomed to it, but Mei'er was startled, why is the back house of the metropolitan governor so casual?

Cheng Yue comforted Hu Xiuxiu, and deliberately sighed: "It seems that there are still too few wives, everyone is so busy that I am dizzy, I have to find a way to share your worries, lest I feel distressed when you are tired, hehe." ”

Guan Sheng knew that Cheng Yue was deliberately teasing her, so he walked up to Cheng Yue and lightly bit him on the ear in protest.

Cheng Yue laughed, hugged Guan Sheng and kissed him on the face a few times. Then he took Mei'er and smiled: "Come, let's eat, I want to catch the wind for Mei'er today, she used to be a hard-working person, but from today on, she has a home again, and she will never suffer again.?" Turning his head to Mei'er, he said softly: From now on, we are all your family, we can say anything to us, and no one can bully you anymore. You are my woman, I will definitely take care of you and let you have a happy life, do you believe it? ”

Mei'er grew up so big, it was the first time a man said such a thing to her, remembering that her family was killed before, and she lived a wandering life like duckweed, and now she finally has a home, she wanted to give Cheng Yue a smile, but she still couldn't help but cover her mouth and cry "woo".

was afraid that Cheng Yue didn't like to see her cry and walked away, so he kept holding Cheng Yue's hand tightly and refused to let go. This is her only dependence, and it is also where her happiness lies in this life.

Cheng Yue felt her deep dependence on herself, and the more he pitied her. took her into his arms, gently patted her shoulder and said softly: "It's all over, no one can hurt you anymore, everything is with me." ”

Su Rong and other concubines had a somewhat similar background to her, and they felt the same way, and they came around to comfort her.

When Mei'er calmed down, Cheng Yue served her food with her own hands and asked the concubines to take care of her. The concubines took great care of Mei'er, and the food was rich, Mei'er burst into tears and laughed after a while, and integrated into Cheng Yue's concubines.

At night, the concubines thought that Mei'er was going to sleep, but Cheng Yue refused, and she had to grow her hair out a little, or according to the usual rules, it was the turn of Dingniang, Jin'er, Yu'er, Gillian, and Wan'er to wait, and there was another Hu Xiuxiu.

When Mei'er heard this, Cheng Yue actually asked six women to sleep one night, and she was taken aback, and was pulled away by Ye Qian'er with a red face, and Su Rong helped her arrange her living.

Because Mei'er was at home on the first day, although she arranged a room for her, Ye Qian'er and Su Rong still slept with her at night, so that she could tell her about the situation in Chengfu. The three women squeezed into a bed, of course, to talk about their hearts, crying and laughing as they spoke, and their feelings became more harmonious.

As soon as she fell asleep in the middle of the night, Ye Qian'er was summoned by Cheng Yue, and after a while, Yu'er came to summon Su Rong again. Su Rong was afraid that Mei'er would be a little scared if she slept alone, so she asked Yu'er to find Yunluo to wait for Cheng Yue.

Mei'er leaned into Su Rong's ear in surprise and asked, "Sister Su, how many women does the Metropolitan Governor want in one night?" ”

Su Rong blushed and said, "He, at most a dozen, at least three or four, depending on his mood." Don't worry, the officials are all fine except for some ridiculousness in this matter. ”

Mei'er was even happier and said, "That's good, there won't be any lady who stays alone in the empty room every day." ”

The two talked and laughed a few more words, and their sleepiness swelled up, and they fell asleep peacefully.

In the morning, Cheng Yue woke up with Dingniang and Ye Qian'er, and was very interested, and each of the beauties on the bed was ploughed before getting up, and Wan'er and Gillian waited for him to dress. Because he had to wait for news at home today, Cheng Yue didn't let the concubines go out after breakfast, and stayed in the inner house temporarily, for fear that they would have an accident. Cheng Yue himself went to the flower hall of the outer house to sit down.

After a while, Shi Xiu sent today's newspaper, Cheng Yue opened it and took a look, and sure enough, the conspiracy and trickery of the eight thoughts were clear, and the confessions of more than a dozen people were vivid. At the end, he used a whole edition, and the words were so big that it was difficult to notice.

After reading it, Cheng Yue slapped his thigh with satisfaction and shouted: "Okay! Now let's see who dares to exonerate those monks! How are the newspapers selling outside? ”

Shi Xiu said with a smile: "Governor, just for today's news, how many copies are not enough to sell, and other newspapers can't sell anyway." The subordinates heard that Mrs. Meng ordered 50,000 copies to be printed overnight last night, and as soon as they went on sale this morning, they were quickly sold out, and Lin'an City had never sold so many newspapers. Now the streets and alleys are scolding the treacherous, the monks who betrayed the Metropolitan Governor are shameless, and when the army enters the city, the subordinates don't believe that how many people will be instigated by those monks, and the Metropolitan Governor will win. However, his subordinates never thought that such a dangerous thing could make money by selling newspapers. ”

Cheng Yue smiled: "It's not a small supplement, haha"

When Cheng Yuezheng was happy, Zhang Gui, Toto, and Zhang Xiaozhong had each brought 10,000 people into the city.

The entry of troops from outside the city into the city was subject to the approval of the Imperial Palace, the Privy Council, and the Ministry of War. The palace confirmed the edict, and Wu Jian and Xie Tang of the Privy Council heard Yang Ting say that Cheng Yue was going to lead troops into the city to search for monks, and there was an edict from the palace that they also ordered permission. They had seen the evidence sent by Yang Ting, and they could see that this could not be Cheng Yue's trick, and there must be something to do.

As for Wen Tianxiang, Yang Ting didn't have to bother to speak, of course he wouldn't suspect that his son-in-law was lying to him, and his conspiracy made him very angry.

The defenders of the city gate were confirmed by the various departments, and immediately closed the city gate, and all those who were bald were not allowed to leave the city, and after guarding all night, they finally waited for Cheng Yue's 30,000 troops to enter the city.

After the army entered the city, the soldiers were divided into three roads, blocking all the intersections, checking the temples and temples in the city, and the women in the army also cooperated to enter the people's homes to investigate, most of the people were willing to cooperate, and a small number of people were not allowed, so they only surrounded and did not enter, and sent people to persuade them bitterly. In order not to be targeted by Cheng Yue in the end, the people who were surrounded had to open the doors one by one, and there were not many who insisted on refusing.

It is also interesting to say that many nuns in ancient times actually sold dog meat on sheep's heads, and there were not a few who used the name of monks to manage their leather and meat careers. In the name of worshipping the Buddha, there are many people who keep nuns as concubines, and there are also those who force the delicate children to pretend to be monks and Taoist children for fun, and under the persecution of Cheng Yue's army, these people have to reluctantly hand over all the people.

The sooner Cheng knew about this situation, he didn't want to interfere in these private matters. Therefore, if it can be proved that it is voluntary, it will be put back on the spot, so that those officials and rich gentry will not be able to come to power. If they are forced, they will be rescued directly, sent to reunite with their families, and the relevant people will also be sent to the official to bring them to justice. This move swept away the miasma in Lin'an City, won a round of applause from the people, and supported Cheng Yue's approach even more.

More than 6,000 monks and nuns were searched from all over the city, all of whom were temporarily taken to the two barracks rebuilt by Cheng Yue, and Yang Ting was responsible for screening. Cheng Yue's attention was focused on those who were surrounded, especially a few of them were officials.

One is that Hong Dutong, his home was surrounded by Yang Ting before the army entered the city, and the people inside couldn't come out. There is also a pusher who is idle at home, with a large family population, relying on his ancestors to make meritorious contributions to the Great Song Dynasty, and he just doesn't open the door when he says anything. According to his neighbors, he has been frequented by monks in his home lately, and he preaches Buddhism to them whenever he has the opportunity, and all of them speak with northerners. (To be continued......)