The turmoil in the Gongyuan was suspended, the members of the Han Society dispersed, Zhang Yuan took a sedan chair back to Wanxian Bridge It was already the end of the sea, it was dark and single, so he wanted to take a sedan chair, Wuling looked in front of the gate of Shengmei Buzhuang, saw Zhang Yuan get off the sedan chair, and hurriedly ran down the steps with a lantern and asked: "Young master, is there anything wrong?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "It's okay, when will you come back?" ”

Today, Wuling was ordered by Zhang Yuan to buy incense offerings such as a big pig's head and go to the Zhong Ancestral Hall in Baobao Mountain to repay his wishes, and specially called a group of drummers, fanfare, blowing and blowing up the mountain - Wuling smiled and said: "I came back before dark - the Taoist who took care of the ancestral hall asked which Xianggong High School raised people, and I said that it was the undergraduate Xie Yuan, and Xie Yuan's cousin was also the sixty-fifth high school lifter - it doesn't matter, young master?" ”

Zhang Yuan smiled: "It's okay, it can be regarded as supporting Gonggong Zhong's wood carving." ”

Wu Ling carried a lantern to light the way, passed through the hall to the second entrance, and said as he walked: "Young master, that person said that he had informed those squires of what the young master said before, and those squires said that after the Qixiashan Temple was built, they would welcome back the statue of General Niu." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "This is the best, I will supervise it when I pass by in Beijing, Gonggong Zhong values this the most, I always have to give Gonggong Zhong an explanation." ”

Wu Ling couldn't stop laughing, and said: "Young master, earlier I saw the big pig's head, as well as chickens, ducks, fish, and fruits placed on the incense table in front of Gonggong Zhong's wood carving, the cigarette smoke was swirling, and Gonggong Zhong's wood carving was motionless, to be honest, I wanted to laugh——"

Zhang Yuan couldn't help laughing and said: "It's only cheaper than that person, and you can enjoy five animals for nothing." ”

Wu Ling asked: "Young master, Gonggong Zhong is in Beijing, will he dream of eating pig's head meat in Hangzhou at night?" ”

Zhang Yuan laughed -

Zhang Ruoxi, Wang Wei, and Mu Zhenzhen were all waiting for him, and when they heard Zhang Yuan's laughter, Zhang Ruoxi walked out of the inner courtyard hall, Wang Wei, Mu Zhenzhen, and a few maidservants all came out - "Xiao Yuan, why are you so happy?" ”

Zhang Ruoxi heard that the Luodi students gathered to make trouble and spread rumors about the fraud of the Han Society, and her younger brother Zhang Yuan rushed to go, she was very worried, and then she heard her brother's hearty laughter, she was relieved - Wuling stopped the second advance, Zhang Yuan followed his sister Zhang Ruoxi and they went in, while telling Xiao Wu's jokes, Zhang Ruoxi also couldn't stop laughing - Wang Wei asked: "Jie Zi Xianggong, how is the matter of the Gongyuan?" ”

Zhang Yuan looked sideways at Wang Wei, only to find that this girl had changed her hairstyle, her long hair was pulled up, tied into a big cone and fell behind her head, this should be a fallen horse bun, and she was wearing a flower crown, with red lips and bright teeth, bright and moving, oh, is this a comb?

Wang Wei couldn't help but be a little shy when he saw Zhang Yuan's eyes lit up, and asked again: "Jie Zi Xianggong, how is the trouble of the fallen candidates?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "The rumor-monger has been caught, and the mastermind behind the scenes is Dong Qichang's eldest son and Wang Ruqian, a native of Huizhou. ”

Wang Weixiu frowned——

Zhang Ruoxi said "oh" and asked, "Who is Wang Ruqian?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "It's a giant businessman in Huizhou, who has some old grudges with me, and because of the competition in the bookstore, he is extremely dissatisfied with my Han Society, so he hit it off with Dong Zuyuan and joined forces to deal with me - I learned with my true talent, but Dong and Wang were entangled and rumored in this matter, which can only show their stupidity." ”

Zhang Ruoxi asked about the situation again, and then she was relieved and went to rest.

Zhang Yuan went to the front yard to bathe, and after washing, he was getting dressed, when he heard Uncle Yao calling outside: "Zhang Xianggong, Huang Sangao, they are back and have arrested a person." ”

Huang Sangao is Huang Zunsu's servant, shrewd and capable, previously with Zhang Dai, Zhou Menong's three servants went to Wang's Butie Garden to wait for the opportunity to arrest people, and finally came back before the city gate closed - Zhang Yuan wore his hair loose to see, and caught Wang Ruqian's slave who was responsible for procurement in the garden, Zhang Yuan asked a few words, and wrote a letter of worship, asking Huang Sangao to escort this Wang servant overnight to the political secretary to hand over the yamen to President Qian or Wang Tixue, Zhang Yuan is now a lifter, qualified to ask the company to resolve the dispute.

After dealing with this matter, Zhang Yuan returned to the inner courtyard, and only Wang Wei's room on the second floor was still lit - Wang Wei learned to make a dragon gate account under the lamp, and when he saw Zhang Yuan come in, he got up shyly, and his slightly cowardly attitude was very moving, and said: "Fang Cai is really still here, I heard the sound of Jie Zi Xianggong going upstairs, and flashed to the next room in a few steps, and Hui Xiang was also over there." After a pause, he said, "It's so well-behaved that people pity it, and I feel embarrassed." ”

Zhang Yuanxin said: "There are many wives and concubines, there are many troubles and concubines, there is no one like Zhenzhen, I have a wife and two concubines now, and I should be satisfied-" Thinking about it, the image of the infant sister suddenly appeared in his heart, making him look confused for a while, and he was speechless.

"Meson Xianggong - Meson Xianggong -"

Wang Wei looked at Zhang Yuan very strangely, stretched out his hand and shook it gently in front of Zhang Yuan, seeing that Zhang Yuan came back to his senses, Fang asked, "What did Xianggong Jie Zi remember?" ”

Zhang Yuan turned around and closed the door and asked, "Does Xiu Wei know that Wang Ruqian has a clan brother named Wang Lizhi?" ”

"I haven't heard of it."

Wang Wei shook his head, lowered his eyelashes and said in a low voice: "Wei only met with Wang Ruqian twice at Xu Ansheng's sister last year, and there is no deep friendship. ”

Zhang Yuan took her hand, sat side by side on the edge of the bed, and said, "Don't I know you." "Groaning: "The cliff and cliff are spraying strange fragrance, and the weeping liquid is empty and makes passers-by busy——"

Wang Wei's face was like a peach blossom, she was shy, stretched out an index finger and pressed it on Zhang Yuan's lips, not letting Zhang Yuan read it any more, and said: "It's the third watch, Xianggong should rest early." ”

Zhang Yuan grabbed the hand, kissed it on the back of the hand, and said, "Xiu Wei is right, the good night is short." ”

Wang Wei smiled and said tiredly: "I didn't mean that-"

Zhang Yuan smiled and asked, "What does that mean?" ”

"Xianggong is playing tricks on people, I won't say it."

Wang Wei quickly took off his silk bow shoes, twisted his small waist, went to bed and lay on his side, his hair bun and crown were not removed, and his skirt was not untied, so he waited - Zhang Yuan smiled secretly, took off his shoes and undressed and went to bed, and when he put down the red Luo gauze tent, Wang Wei sat up again and said, "I'll go and turn off the lights." ”

Zhang Yuan stopped and said: "I like to sleep with a lamp, this candle is easy to light and difficult to ignite." This is not something that can be lit with a "snap" of a lighter, and it is very troublesome to light a fire - Wang Wei chuckled: "Luxury." Turning around and kneeling inward, he began to loosen his hairpins, and a faint fragrance emanated in the red Luo gauze tent - Zhang Yuan shook his head and smiled: "Is it called luxury to light candles all night, and it will be difficult for me to be a Qing official in the future." ”

Wang Wei raised the flower crown on his arms, his wide sleeves slipped down, his wrists were like snow, and he said: "Candles are more expensive than sesame oil, ordinary households are lighting stinky oil lamps, and they usually go to bed when it's dark, and stinky oil lamps are reluctant to light them." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "I'm too unaccustomed to the black light, I want to be extravagant to the end." ”

Wang smiled, her back trembled, Zhang Yuan hugged her from behind, grabbed a tender breast in the clothes, and Wang Wei's body softened within two clicks, and said coquettishly: "Xianggong, how can you be like this night and night, I still have some - some discomfort." ”

Zhang Yuan cherished it and said, "Then sleep, well, sleep." ”

The two of them were lying on their sides facing each other, Zhang Yuan's hand was naturally not so duty, Wang Wei twisted his body lightly and said: "Didn't Xianggong say that he wanted to sleep, how can this make people sleep." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled: "Okay, don't move, sleep." As he spoke, he held this lightly dressed and bewitching girl in his arms, folded his arms, and closed his eyes - the eighteen-year-old body was full of blood and energy, and it would be really strange to be able to sleep with such a stunner, the mast was held high, refusing to obey, Wang Wei touched it lightly with his knees, and said in a low voice: "It's been so long, why don't you still refuse to stop fighting." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "I don't know, I can't control it, this is really helpless." ”

Wang Wei put his face in Zhang Yuan's shoulder socket and smiled, and said in a greasy voice: "Jie Zixianggong, you are very annoying." While talking, one hand slid down, held, played, after a while, the whole person slid down, Mr. astringent, and then gradually matured, extremely swallowing, Zhang Yuan was very happy, and suddenly the spring palace was on the map——......

The next morning, Zhang Yuan still got up early and was washing, Xue Tong knocked on the door from the front yard, stood by the patio and raised his head and shouted: "Aunt Wei, Aunt Xu from Yuewang Temple wants to see you, and she is already in the front yard." ”

Wang Wei was sitting on the side of the makeup table to make up, and when he heard this, he stood up suddenly and shouted: "Jie Zi Xianggong-" looked a little nervous.

Zhang Yuan nodded and said: "Xiu Wei guessed right, this woman surnamed Xu came from the west bank of the West Lake so early in the morning, she should have come to intercede for Wang Ruqian, does Xiu Wei want to see her?" ”

Wang Wei looked at Zhang Yuan and said, "This doesn't seem to be something I should be involved in. ”

Zhang Yuan said: "You might as well meet and see what she says for Wang Ruqian." ”

Wang Wei said: "Xianggong go to see her, since I decided not to participate, I won't see her, so as not to say things against my will, I can't help her, but I can't tease her, Xianggong has no affection for her, just do what you have to do." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled, this girl is exquisite, "um", went downstairs, followed Xue Tong to the front yard, and saw a beautiful woman in a lake green skirt standing on the corridor of the hall, Zhang Yuan said: "Xiuwei hasn't gotten up yet, I don't know what the girl is looking for Xiuwei?" ”

The eyes of this beautiful woman in the green dress turned on Zhang Yuan's body, and she smiled and said: "Is it Shanyin Zhang Gongzi, the concubine's surname is Xu, I have heard Xiu Wei talk about Gongzi many times, and when I see it today, it is really a romantic and suave Xie Yuanlang, Xiu Wei is really blessed." ”

Zhang Yuan said lightly: "Miss Xu, let's sit in the hall." "This small-footed woman, it is really sinful to see her standing.

The beautiful woman Xu Ansheng thanked her, sat down in the hall like a willow in the wind, and said: "Zhang Gongzi must have expected the concubine's intention, just as Gongzi expected, the concubine body is indeed for Wang Xiucai's business-" While speaking, he looked at Zhang Yuan's face.

Zhang Yuan remained silent and said, "You say." ”

At this time, Zhang Ruoxi came out of the inner courtyard and was very surprised to see this beautiful woman in a green dress sitting opposite Zhang Yuan talking, Zhang Yuan explained: "Sister, this is Xiuwei's friend——"

The beautiful woman Xu Ansheng hurriedly got up and saluted Zhang Ruoxi, Zhang Ruoxi returned the salute, frowned slightly, looking at this beautiful woman's style is a person in the dust, Xiuwei is now her Zhang family, and these people should be cut off, and said to Zhang Yuan: "At the beginning of this day, the cloth village is open, you wait to help me." So saying, he took a few handmaidens and servant women to the front shop.

Zhang Yuan said to the beautiful woman: "Miss Xu, please speak." ”

The beautiful woman Xu Ansheng saw that Zhang Yuan's words were gentle, and she was a little bolder, and said: "Wang Xiucai entrusted the concubine to endorse, he was confused for a while, but now he regrets it, and wants to ask Zhang Gongzi for forgiveness, as long as Zhang Gongzi is willing to forgive, then he can accept any conditions." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "If Wang Li hadn't been caught, how would Wang Ruqian have repented, I'm just afraid that I'm already a criminal in the fraud case, where can I still sit here and talk to the girl." ”

The beautiful woman Xu Ansheng said with a smile: "How can this kind of clumsy rumor hurt Zhang Gongzi, it is Wang Xiucai's ghost who will harm others like this, and I beg Zhang Gongzi to forgive him this time, and he should be rewarded by the grass and the ring." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled slightly, and said tentatively: "It's not my business alone, then Wang Lizhi has already transferred it to the Political Envoy Division-"

Sure enough, I heard this beautiful woman say: "As long as Zhang Gongzi is willing to forgive Wang Xiucai regardless of his previous suspicions and does not pursue it, Wang Xiucai will naturally take care of the affairs of the yamen, as long as Zhang Gongzi nods, there will be 5,000 taels of silver tattooed here." ”

Zhang Yuan sneered in his heart: "Huizhou giant businessman Wang Ruqian is really rich, he is 5,000 taels, and this 5,000 taels of silver is about 3 or 4 million yuan in later generations. ”

Zhang Yuan said lightly: "This doesn't seem to be Wang Xiucai's business alone, what about Dong Zuyuan?" ”

The beautiful woman Xu Ansheng's pretty face changed, hesitated for a moment, and said: "If Zhang Gongzi doesn't pursue it, Wang Xiucai is willing to apologize with ten thousand taels of silver." ”

Very good, Wang Ruqian's silver is really so much that he is impatient, and it will be increased to 10,000 taels in a blink of an eye!

Zhang Yuan said: "Let me think about this matter, and reply to Miss Xu before noon, how about it?" ”

The beautiful woman Xu Ansheng hurriedly said: "Okay, Zhang Gongzi think about it." He also asked, "Can you let the concubine see the cultivation of the subtleties?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Miss Xu is now Wang Ruqian's lobbyist, so it's better not to see Xiuwei, so as not to embarrass her." ”

The beautiful woman was slightly embarrassed, and said continuously: "Yes, yes, the concubine said goodbye, and the concubine waited for Zhang Gongzi's reply on the boat outside Yongjinmen." ”

Zhang Yuan nodded and said, "I'll give you an answer." ”

After the green dress beauty Xu Ansheng left, Zhang Yuan immediately ordered Huang Sangao to rush to the canal to invite Zhang Dai and Huang Zunsu to come here, after more than half an hour, Zhang Dai and Huang Zunsu arrived in a sedan chair, and heard Zhang Yuan say that Wang Ruqian wanted to ask for forgiveness with money, Zhang Dai sneered: "He is a businessman with money, when we see the money, reject him, accuse him, let him raid the house, and fill the army." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, this is framed for the crime of confiscating the army, but he will not raid his home, and the money is still his Wang's." Heart said: "The law of the Ming Dynasty is not as strict as the law of the Qing Dynasty, especially for officials, it can be said that it is quite tolerant, in the Qing Dynasty, the main culprits of the fraud case in the field are all headshots, and even killed a big person, and the Ming Dynasty, there is no fraud in the field, that is, dismissal, exile, and confiscation, the same way, the crime of framing others for fraud will not be heavy, which should also be a reason why Wang Ruqian and Dong Zuyuan dare to spread rumors. ”

Huang Zunsu said: "Wang Ruqian has a wide range of friends, a lot of money, is very sociable, Jie Zi rejected him, he only desperately asked for money from the yamen, and we can't wait here to urge the closure of the case, we are going to leave for Beijing in October, but if he does not pursue what he said, it seems that Jie Zi was bought by his money, and there is a loss of integrity." ”

(To be continued)