Jingshi Huang Zicheng Mansion.

In the bright second hall, several green primrose bamboo potted plants are scattered in the four corners of the hall, giving a little vitality to the slightly dull inner hall. On the mahogany coffee table, the edge of the delicate jasper tea cup is steaming.

Huang Zicheng sat in the first place, his finger joints unconsciously tapping lightly on the table next to him.

He has been very fond of this movement lately, and he thinks that the rhythm of knocking on the table helps him think, and because this movement is also a favorite action to use today.

As a courtier, only by achieving "the monarch and the minister are of one heart", can the country be stable and prosperous, and the Ming Dynasty can move towards prosperity.

There are also a few people sitting on the guest seats on both sides of the inner hall, namely Yang Jing, the secretary of the Criminal Department, the left capital Yushi Storm Zhao, and the Yushi Huangguan.

The room was quiet, and everyone seemed to be silently organizing language in their hearts.

After a long time, Huang Guan said in a deep voice: "The reason for the incident has been reported in the palace, Your Majesty ordered Xiao Fan to leave his original marriage and marry the county lord of Jiangdu, Xiao Fan disobeyed the decree, which annoyed Your Majesty, so he was sent to prison." ”

Yang Jing frowned and said, "It is said that Xiao Fan is a court annihilator, how dare he resist the decree?" Could this be something else? ”

Huang Guan sneered: "What's the inside story?" His Majesty asked him to divorce his wife, but he refused, and he wanted both, so he deserved to be imprisoned for such a person who didn't know how to advance or retreat! ”

Violent Zhao said: "I'd rather offend Tianyan than rest for glory and wealth, this move is quite strong, Xiao Fan doesn't seem to be as bad as we think." ”

Huang Guan said in a deep voice: "One yard to one yard, his endless original match is his family affair, Xiao Fan is the scourge of my Ming Dynasty, but this is undoubted, since he entered the court, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military were slaughtered because of him, I don't know how many, the annihilation party headed by him has become a faction of its own, making the court smoke miasma, in the long run, how can there be a way for our loyal ministers to live above the court?" Wouldn't the Ming Dynasty become the ruler of the Ming Dynasty? ”

After saying some passionate words, everyone in the hall had different expressions, Tyranny Zhao hung his head and was silent, but Yang Jing was thoughtful.

Huang Zicheng, who was sitting on the main seat, was expressionless, his fingers were still tapping lightly on the tabletop, not knowing what he was thinking.

Huang Guan turned his head sideways to look at Huang Zicheng and said, "Lord Huang, what do you say?" ”

Huang Zicheng was silent for a while, and then said slowly: "Xiao Fan was imprisoned, he was to blame, no wonder others, when the county lord of Jiangdu and his rumors spread all over Beijing, the old man and other colleagues never said half a sentence, we are all people who read sage books, never make a fuss about other people's family affairs, thinking that the Qing people are self-purifying, but I never thought that these rumors were true......"

Huang Zicheng's gaze gradually became a little gloomy: "...... The family has a wife, but he is still not innocent with the county lord of Jiangdu, and the trouble is out of control, and he is unwilling to divorce his wife and marry the county lord, how can the reputation of the heavenly family be so insulted by him! Facts have proved that Xiao Fan is not only the scourge of the court's annihilation, but his own virtue is even more unbearable. ”

Huang nodded and agreed: "Lord Huang is right, he is old and sick today, and he can't last long, His Royal Highness Taisun is bewitched by Xiao Fan's clever words, and he has a good relationship, if the Taisun ascends the throne in the future, Xiao Fan will be reused, and at that time, my Ming Dynasty will be in danger!" Now that Xiao Fan is in prison, it is a God-given opportunity, you and I should work together to participate in the impeachment and eliminate harm for the country! Avenge the tragic deaths of those colleagues under the butcher's knife of the Jinyi Guard! ”

Huang Zicheng stopped tapping on the table, slowly stood up, looked around at the people in the hall, his face was gloomy, and he said slowly: "Whether to get rid of him or not, it's not for us to decide, now Your Majesty only took him to the edict, but didn't kill him, this shows that Your Majesty has not made up your mind yet, you and I might as well wait a few more days, Your Majesty's treatment of Xiao Fan will be known." ”

The dark tide in the court was surging, the ministers were connected with each other, and they moved around secretly, and the incident happened suddenly, and everyone had not yet figured out the direction of the wind, so the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty remained silent, waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to deal with Xiao Fan.

The county lord of Jiangdu was punished and confined to Zhaoren Palace, and he was not allowed to go out after thinking about it behind closed doors.

Zhu Yunwen in the East Palace was so anxious that he jumped up and down, entered the palace several times to intercede for Xiao Fan, cried and cried, and made trouble, but Zhu Yuanzhang's heart was as strong as iron this time, it seemed that he was really angry, and insisted on dealing with Xiao Fan severely.

The Xiao Mansion had already become a mess, and when the people learned that Xiao Fan was in prison, they lost their opinions, and Steward Zhang staggered into the inner courtyard and reported the news to Xiao Thrush as soon as possible.

Xiao Thrush is not yet thirteen years old, although he has experienced ups and downs since childhood, he has never encountered such a tricky thing, and he was suddenly confused, so anxious that the tears have not stopped, but he still can't come up with a way to deal with it.

The entire Jingshi seems to have been affected by Xiao Fan's imprisonment, up to the palace and down to the streets and alleys of the market, all of which maintain a strange atmosphere, like the calm before the storm, and the turmoil brewing in the silence.

When Xiao Fan was imprisoned, Xiao Thrush packed a few clothes, wiped her tears and went to the gate of the prison, but the jailer guarding the door didn't know her, so she was stopped and didn't let her in.

The thrush left behind his clothes and returned sadly.

On the second day, Cao Yi, a thousand households in Jinyi, boarded the door of Xiao's mansion.

Xiao Thrush was busy welcoming guests in the outer hall, seeing Cao Yi striding in, Thrush wiped his face full of tears, and solemnly courted Cao Yi as a courtesy, the head of the family was in trouble, as the only hostess in the Xiao Mansion, Thrush took out the demeanor of being a housewife, and put away the sadness at a young age, with a dignified and solemn face, and a calm bearing.

Cao Yi saw the thrush's performance in his eyes, and his eyes showed a look of appreciation.

At a young age, he is so unhurried, calm, and his bearing is not lost, Brother Xiao really didn't see the wrong person, no wonder the Son of Heaven ordered him to divorce his wife, but he refused, such a good wife, which man is willing to divorce her?

Cao Yi walked into the hall, waved his hand at the thrush, and said in a deep voice: "Brother and sister Mo Duoli, Cao and Xiao Fan are brothers in life and death, they are all a family, so there is no need to put on these clichés." ”

Xiao Thrush said calmly: "The head of the family is not here, the ceremony cannot be abolished, Brother Cao is the elder brother of the father-in-law, and the concubine should be treated as a brother." ”

Cao Yi nodded more and more appreciatively, and said, "Today, Cao is here, and it is Xiao Fantuo who asked me to bring you a word......

Xiao Thrush's eyes suddenly showed excitement, and he hurriedly said: "Is the prime minister okay in the edict?" Did Jin Yiwei torture him? Is there a lack of food and clothing in it? ”

Cao Yi laughed and said: "Brother and sister, don't worry, Xiao Fan's kid is living happily inside, with Cao's brocade clothes and thousands of households, and His Royal Highness the Imperial Sun standing behind him, who dares to let him suffer?" Brother and sister rest assured. ”

When Xiao Thrush heard this, his anxious expression finally eased a little.

She blinked widely, then lowered her eyelids, lowered her head and asked, "The reason why Xianggong was imprisoned, the concubine has heard about it." Xianggong suffered this great calamity for me, how can I rest assured? Maybe...... I am really an ominous person, I have repeatedly harmed the public and suffered, I left the Chen family for me, and now I am in prison, I ...... It's really too much for him. ”

Cao Yi heard the infinite inferiority complex in her words, and hurriedly said: "Brother and sister can't think too much, husband and wife are of the same heart, and they should never give up, Brother Xiao is not afraid of power, he is not even afraid of losing his head for you, if you feel sorry for yourself, what is the point of Brother Xiao doing this?" ”

Xiao Thrush is not stupid, listening to Cao Yi's persuasion, a pair of eyes finally changed from gloomy to gradually full of vitality, and the long-lost smart light slowly flickered in the bottom of the eyes.

Xiao Thrush quietly clenched his fists, and his pretty face was resolute.

"Xianggong is in prison for me, I can't watch him suffer, I want to save him!"

Cao Yi approvingly: "Okay, this is Xiao Fan's good daughter-in-law!" ”

Thrush blushed, pursed her thin red lips, thought for a while, and said, "Brother Cao, if you want to save Xianggong, where is the joint of this matter?" ”

Cao Yi said: "Your Majesty forced him to divorce you and marry the county lord of Jiangdu instead, if Xiao Fan wants to live, it is impossible to marry the two of you, let alone you be Xiao Fan's original wife, this matter is quite tricky." ”

Thrush's expression darkened: "My husband and I have long been husband and wife, the heavenly family is so ruthless, in order to fulfill him and the county lord of Jiangdu, can't I be an ordinary common woman?" Under the majesty of the emperor, what he did was the evil thing of breaking up the happy couple, this world is human, hum! It's so filthy and unscrupulous! ”

The thrush spoke, and the long-lost cynicism gradually appeared in his eyes.

Cao Yi was shocked, Xiao Fan had briefly mentioned the surname of the thrush to him, she was the kind of surname who dared to go out and work hard, as long as the things she insisted on abiding by were violated, she dared to stab anyone in the world with a knife, at such a critical moment, if she made another extreme mistake, things would really be out of control.

"Brother and sister, we can discuss slowly to rescue Brother Xiao, you must not be impulsive! Otherwise, not only will you give your surname, but also harm Brother Xiao! Cao Yi reminded in a deep voice.

The thrush was startled, and the cynicism in his eyes faded away.

"Brother Cao, how can we save Xianggong?"

Cao Yi shook his head in distress: "This matter is a dead end, the county lord has a noble status, of course it is impossible for the dignified heavenly family to let her marry into the Xiao Mansion as a child, and if Xiao Fan divorces you to marry her, with the surname of Brother Xiao, it is also impossible, if Brother Xiao does not marry the county lord, he will not be able to escape death." - This is the way of the world, there is no reason under power, and a noble identity often causes people to be ruined, alas! If the county lord is not the county lord, how can there be this turmoil......"

Xiao Thrush looked bitter, and when he heard the last sentence, his beautiful eyes gradually began to shine.

She pursed her thin lips quietly, and a complicated smile curled into the corners of her mouth.

“…… If someone who is not the county lord suddenly becomes the county lord, and the two county lords are concerned about each other, how should the Son of Heaven choose? Who's bigger and who's small? Who is the original partner and who is the concubine? The Son of Heaven should be very troubled......"

Yanwang Annex.

Zhu Di, who was waiting for the official document of the Ministry of War to transfer troops, and was about to return to Beiping to lead the army, suddenly bounced up from his chair, grabbed the placket of a guard with wide eyes, and said in surprise: "What? You repeat! ”

"Your Highness...... Xiao Fan said yesterday that he angered Long Yan in the palace and has been sent to prison. ”

"What did he go to prison for?"

"His Majesty ordered him to leave his original marriage and marry the county lord of Jiangdu instead, Xiao Fan was unwilling, and the Son of Heaven was angry and took him to prison."

Zhu Di's eyes flashed, flickering bright and dark. Xiao Fan's original match, could it be...... Changning?

Xiao Fan was reluctant to lose Chang Ning, which shows the depth of his affection for his daughter, for Chang Ning, should I help him?

Zhu Di hesitated for a long time, but his ears suddenly echoed the warning of the monk Daoyan: "Xiao Fan is a great hidden danger to the great cause of the prince, and the prince should get rid of it as soon as possible." ”

Thinking of this, Zhu Di's expression became cold,—— those who want to achieve great things, their relatives can also be killed, a daughter, this king can afford to pay for it!

With a long sigh, Zhu Di gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Come on, go and prepare a generous gift for each of the dozen or so officials in the imperial history platform of the court, and ask them to help the king impeach this Xiao Fan in the early dynasty in the next two days, and must participate in the father's decree to kill him!" ”

The guards responded with their fists clenched.

"Also, send people to various wine shops, teahouses, bookstores and other places in Beijing to spread rumors, and exaggerate the matter of Xiao Fan and the county lord of Jiangdu, so as to damage their reputation to the greatest extent, and they must be spread to the world!"

"Yes!"

After the guards left, the corners of Zhu Di's mouth hooked up a sneer.

With a two-pronged approach, you are still worried that your father has no way to retreat and has to kill him? Xiao Fan, no matter how big your life is, the gods can't save you this time...... The prison was still dark.

From time to time, the terrible screams of the prisoners were heard in the torture room, which cast a gloomy color on the dim prison, as if they were in hell, and people couldn't help but tremble.

Zhu Yunwen has lived so long, it is the first time to enter the edict prison, listening to the screams of the torture room, Zhu Yunwen's face became pale, and his legs were unconsciously weak when he walked on the dark and damp walkway, but fortunately, Cao Yi, who was standing on the side, quickly reached out to help him.

"Your Highness, the wet road in the prison is slippery, you can walk carefully."

Zhu Yunwen's lips twitched, and he muttered, "It's terrible...... Is this a place for people? Xiao Shiyu is locked up here, how can he stand it? ”

Cao Yi smiled and said, "Your Highness, don't worry, Xiao Fan is locked up in a clean cell, well, he is actually very used to living......"

Zhu Yunwen's face was full of disbelief: "Don't relax my heart, just this place, I was almost scared as soon as I came in, can he get used to it?" Xiao Shiyu must have suffered too much here......"

Cao Yi smiled bitterly: "Your Highness soon knew how much he enjoyed it......"

Surrounded by a group of brocade-clothed guards, the two walked through the gloomy and murderous corridor, and soon came to the cell where Xiao Fan was being held.

With tears in his eyes, Zhu Yunwen rushed to the front of the cell with an arrow step, grabbed the iron bar of the cell, and shouted unwillingly: "Xiao Shiyu, I came to see you, you ...... You suffered...... You idiots, don't you open the prison door quickly! ”

The figures in the dim room moved slightly, and the guards did not have time to open the door, but they were shocked to see the door of the cell open from the inside.

Xiao Fan was wearing a gray robe, standing in front of Zhu Yunwen with an elegant and graceful attitude, looking at him with a smile.

"Ahh It turns out that His Highness has come down, come on, come in! Xiao Fan warmly invited.

"Huh?" Zhu Yunwen stared at the door of the cell that was not locked at all in surprise, and did not say a word for a long time.

Cao Yi laughed dryly: "Xiao Fan is also our Jinyiwei's acquaintance, everyone is so familiar, it doesn't matter if you can't lock it......"

Zhu Yunwen closed his mouth tightly, and his face turned a little dark: "............"

Xiao Fan saw Zhu Yunwen standing at the door in a daze, his eyes straight and he didn't know what was going on, and he was immediately unhappy: "Come in quickly, why are you standing at the door all the time?" Could it be that the residence is too shabby? ”

Zhu Yunwen is a polite child, and subconsciously said when he heard this: "Where is it, your mansion gathers wind and hides qi, the terrain is unique, and it is really an excellent feng shui treasure......"

"How many days will you stay with me?" Xiao Fan asked expectantly.

Zhu Yunwen closed his mouth tightly again.

Walking into the cell, Zhu Yunwen looked around the cell, and saw that the bed was a fine pear wood carved bed, the desk was made of fine mahogany, and there was a Taishi chair in front of the table, which was also made of mahogany, and a few delicate and skillful embroidered spring stools...... Zhu Yunwen's eyes became rounder and rounder, looked around, and muttered, "...... I've never seen you sit in prison like this, but it's a worthwhile trip and an eye-opener. ”

Xiao Fan smiled reservedly: "Although the cold kiln is broken, it is enough to shelter from the wind and rain, but my requirements for materials are actually very low......"

Zhu Yunwen and Cao Yi looked at each other with contempt.

You still call this "very low"? The prisoner who is locked up outside might as well be killed by a head-butt!

After warmly inviting Zhu Yunwen to sit down, Xiao Fan lifted the hem of his robe, sat on his side, and then raised his eyebrows at him: "What kind of tea do you like to drink?" ”

Zhu Yunwen wiped his sweat: "Not only do you have tea to drink, but you can also choose?" ”

"Of course, Jinyiwei's edict is a civilized law enforcement agency, and it has always been a good place to feel at home......"

"I want to drink West Lake Longjing."

Xiao Fan nodded, then reached out and knocked on the iron bar of the cell, and said loudly: "Is there anyone outside?" Serve two cups of good ...... Junshan silver needle. ”

The jailer outside the cell bowed respectfully.

Zhu Yunwen: "............"

After Cao Yi saw the two of them sit down, he retreated with interest, and only the two of them were left in the cell.

Zhu Yunwei sighed: "Xiao Shiyu, I'm sorry for you, I have entered the palace several times in the past two days to intercede for you, but the imperial grandfather insisted on refusing to let you go, this matter ...... Something troublesome. ”

Xiao Fan said quietly: "Is your imperial sister Jiangdu County Lord okay?" ”

Zhu Yunwen shook his head gloomily: "The imperial sister was grounded in Zhaoren Palace by the imperial grandfather's order, and there is no other punishment than this, but the imperial grandfather said that if you refuse to divorce your wife and marry the imperial sister, he will kill you, Xiao Fan, I knew that I should not have instigated you to destroy the imperial sister's marriage, otherwise how could you come to the disaster today......

Xiao Fan shook his head and said: "This has nothing to do with you, the road is my own choice, I may have done a lot of wrong and bad things in my life, but I have never done a regret thing, what worries me the most is the thrush at home and your imperial sister, this matter has affected them......"

Zhu Yunwen said with emotion: "You and the thrush, you and the imperial sister, it is not easy for the three of you to come all the way, I have always seen it in my eyes, but the imperial grandfather is too stubborn, but I don't know that you can't let go of these two people......"

Xiao Fan raised his head, and there was a faint haze and deep thinking in his eyes.

"Your Highness, remember those love stories I once told you?"

Zhu Yunwen showed a warm smile: "Of course I remember." ”

Xiao Fan smiled and said: "The white lady cast a spell to rain, deceived Xu Xian's umbrella, Zhu Yingtai sent the eighteen ministers to pretend to be crazy and stupid to tease Liang Shanbo, the seven fairies deliberately blocked Dong Yong's way, and the cowherd took advantage of the Weaver Girl's bath to steal her clothes......"

Zhu Yunwen's eyes showed a look of longing, and said: "These stories can be sung and cried, and they are immortal...... Do you want to say that the love story between you and the imperial sister and the thrush will also be passed on to future generations? ”

"No, I mean to say that at the beginning of a great love story, one party has to play hooligan first, and your royal sister and I are the same......"

Zhu Yunwen felt that the green tendons on his forehead kept jumping and jumping......

(To be continued)