Seeing the four members of the Mo family crying in the dark, Yan Hong himself felt quite uncomfortable. But it's better to die than to die in your own family, if your brother doesn't lie on this court, I'm afraid that my Yanfu tree will fall in advance. Now for the sake of Uncle Lu and your beautiful concubine, preparing a good coffin for you is enough to call your brother

He thought that he would repay his grievances with virtue and help the enemy bury the corpse, and he would be more or less praised. But I didn't know that the rumors in the Beijing division about his hypocrisy and false righteousness, borrowing the corpse ** Mo Huaigu's wife and daughter, have been spread for several months.

A few days later. Beijing Dongbian Gate.

Dongbianmen was the No. 1 land and water wharf in Beijing at that time. The river next to the Datong Bridge is connected to the Tongzhou North Canal, named Tonghui River, which is the river channel built by Guo Shoujing in the Yuan Dynasty, connecting the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and continuously transporting the money and grain and other material resources from the south to the Beijing Division, and then sending it to the Nine Sides by the Beijing Division. If the Ming Empire is compared to a giant, the Grand Canal is the blood of the giant.

The Mo family of four is determined to help Ling return to the south, and they also need to board the boat at the Dongbianmen wharf, so they go all the way south. Yan Hong sent them to the dock, and ordered the family to transport the coffins and cages to a large ship moored on the shore, and to transport the tall tags and official lanterns borrowed from his father. It is expected that as soon as the sign of the left waiter of the Ministry of Engineering lit up, no one on the canal dared to come to find trouble.

No matter how unbearable the relationship between Yan Hong and the Mo family is said by rumors, as the person concerned, whether it is Liu Niangzi or Xue Yan or even Qing'er and Xingzu, they are all grateful to Yan Hong. Of course, they had already heard that the reason why they had such a lucky encounter after Mo Huaigu's crime was mainly due to the instruction of Lu Bing, the supreme leader of the Jinyi Guard.

However, after all, Lu Bing's brocade guards were secretly protecting, and it was impossible for Lu Dadu to come down in person to greet these favored people, and they had never seen it. And these days, the one who has been helping to take care of it before and after is indeed the Yan Young Master Yan Hong in front of him.

Not to mention, Lu Bing was originally Mo Huaigu's former boss, but Yan Hong was the grandson of Mo Huaigu's assassination target. With such a relationship, Yan Hong can be said to be the enemy of the Mo family, but now he collects the body of his head of the family and treats the female relatives of the family with courtesy. This kindness and gratitude for it naturally do not need to be explained in words.

At this time, Liu and Xue Yan attached great importance to filial piety, and saluted Yan Hongwanfu: "Engong is very gracious, the rest of my Mo family is unforgettable, we sisters, only pray to the gods day and night, bless Engong to live a long life, and the prince will be forever." ”

"That's a big deal." Yan Hong bowed his hand and said with concern: "Mo Baizai is dead, and there will be a long time in the future." The two ladies are not more bitter than to keep. If you meet the right person, you can remarry. so as not to raise children alone. ”

Yan Hong's words are indeed good intentions from his heart. He is a modern man, and the insurance industry is accustomed to seeing the death of one of his parents in an accident, and the family is disfigured, and the surviving party is hard, and the family can be financially unsustainable. This Liu is only in his early thirties, and Qiu Xueyan is only in his twenties, is it possible to be a widow for half his life?

But when Liu heard this, it was very unpleasant. She was determined to keep the festival for Mo Huaigu until she died, and she hoped that Xue Yanniang would do the same. And Yan Hong's words not only negate her noble intentions, but also seem to belittle her moral level. She even felt that this benevolent father had any meaning in his words?

But in the face of Yan Hong, the Liu family naturally didn't dare to disobey in the slightest, so he had to bow his head and say: "Engong's lesson, the slave family listened to it." The slave family and Xueyan sister will do their best to raise Xingzu. It was the Jinyi officials who were sent by Lu Bing to escort the Mo family's dependents to the south in disguise as captains, sailors, and ship bosses, and some of them also showed a slight look of disdain and ridicule. It was Xue Yanniang who smiled and was noncommittal.

Yan Hong was good at observing words and feelings, and naturally saw that Liu was unhappy, so he remembered that the moral concept of the feudal era was very different from the moral concept of his later generations. It was not interesting to touch this, so he had to cough and say to Mo Xingzu:

"Xingzu, although your family's grace is gone, I will also help you get rid of your slavery. In the future, there will be no obstacle to studying to participate in the imperial examination, or to learn martial arts and join the army. You're a smart kid and you're ambitious. As long as you study hard, he will not worry about being nominated for the gold list every day, and he will shine on the lintel of your Mo family. But don't learn from my big brother, be a person who can't learn and don't have skills, just rely on the money in the family to fool around. You don't have the capital to fool around. In the future, your mother, your aunt, and your sister will depend on you to take care of you. If you have any difficulties, just a letter, and the big brother will help you. ”

That Mo Xingzu is nearly seven years old, although he is pampered and his face is tender, but after the turmoil in the past few days, he has matured a lot, so he nodded like a little adult.

Yan Hong touched his chin and made an approving expression. Unexpectedly, Mo Qing'er on the side said boldly: "Yan Engong, Qing'er wants to keep filial piety for his father for three years, and after three years of service, he will come to serve Engong Pillow to repay your great kindness." ”

When Yan Hong heard this, he smiled slightly, but he didn't know how to answer. glanced at the side, but saw Xue Yanniang staring at him with a pair of bright eyes, with a smile that couldn't help but smile.

Yan Hong had the intention to reject Mo Qing'er, but he was a little reluctant, and he was even more afraid that Liu would misunderstand other meanings. But he really had to agree, and he hadn't figured out what to do about it. In a hurry, Young Master Yan opened the commonly used "pretending to be 13 drags" method in officialdom:

"Qing'er, now that your father is dead, you are left with four mothers, and you have to rely on each other for your life. You read the scriptures well, learn to be popular, or learn to manage the family business, and help your mother and your aunt. Besides, I helped your family by the secret order of Governor Lu. Even if I have some kindness to you personally, this kindness should not be repaid with the marriage of a big girl like you. Therefore, you do not have to keep any promises to me when you go. What will happen in three years, I can't say for sure, young master. At that point, it's not too late to plan what you want. In short, no one can force you to do this, whether it's me, your mother, or your aunt, you have to listen to your own will, understand? ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Mo Qing'er had already answered: "If you return to Engong, Qing'er has already understood what she means, and she is willing to hold a broom for Engong." Kindness and benevolence, Qing'er can serve the left and right, which is a great blessing in this world. ”

Yan Hong originally dropped a few words about the outside scene seriously, but unexpectedly, Qing'er was stubbornly stubborn, and was immediately choked and coughed. Pretending to be a captain, sailor, and ship boss, the Jinyi official school, seeing that the future Yan Qianhu was so embarrassed, he didn't dare to laugh out loud, so he had to hold back.

Yan Hong had no choice but to put his face on and say, "This young master said it a long time ago, and after three years, what are you still pestering about here?" Don't talk nonsense, get on the boat quickly and be more careful along the way. ”

After the four members of the Mo family bowed again, they got up and boarded the boat. Then he saw the big ship pull up the side sails, and the sailors carried the oars and rocked the oars, and the boat swayed and left the trestle. But looking at the stern, Xue Yanniang looked back and smiled, her eyes were full of praise and gratitude.

With this smile, Yan Hong suddenly felt like an electric shock. Thinking back to the night of ecstasy a few days ago, I couldn't help but want to shout: "Or, you stay!" But think about the unchanging friendship between Xue Yan and Mo Huaigu, and think about what I had explained to her before, for the sake of the Rouge Tiger, I would rather not even Qing'er. Now that I am moving this mortal heart again, won't I make my mouth loud?

Therefore, he had to suppress his impulse, said with hatred in his heart, and hurriedly urged Governor Lu Dadu to solve the matter of Rouge Tiger for me, and Lao Tzu wanted to double it on her!

The boat gradually moved away, and seeing the sails getting smaller and smaller, Yan Hong also led his family to turn around and go home. Yan Hong only said that there would be no time after this farewell, but he didn't know that the fate between them was not so easy to break.

When Yan Hong returned to the mansion with his thoughts, Fang sat down, and his family Yan Luo came to report, and Governor Lu Bing visited. During this time, Lu Bing came to find Yan Hong a lot more times than he saw Yan Song, and everyone has long been used to it.

The two met in the study, and after Yan Hong's ceremony, he asked, "Lu Shibo, can this little nephew handle this matter properly?" ”

Lu Bingxin said, if I didn't endorse you this time, with Wu Shan's momentum and the power behind King Yu, I am afraid you would have been terrible. However, on the whole, this gentleman's performance is still good, and he has changed others, and he does not have such a great prestige in the Teaching Workshop Division, and with Yuwang's horizontal intervention, this person may not be able to redeem it.

Therefore, Lu Bing nodded and said, "Virtuous nephew, you have done a really good job. ”

Yan Hong said: "That's good, Shibo, you always promised the little nephew, I don't know when it will be done?" ”

"What promised you? What the? Did I Lu Wenfu promise my nephew anything? I don't remember at all. Lu Binghu was stunned, puzzled.

Yan Hong almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood. Why do you turn your face and don't admit it? In order to help you, I was directly accused of being a thief in the streets of Beijing. Although the five thousand taels of silver have been paid to me from the public tent, this reputation is priceless. In addition, if it weren't for your help, my wife Hu Niangzi and I would have become a good thing that night, not only enjoying the blessings, but also improving the relationship between the house. As a result, it was good now, and it became as cold and cold as before. Why, at this point, you unload the mill and kill the donkey, why do you still regret it?

He was in a hurry, so he didn't care about the etiquette of dignity and humility, and said loudly: "How can Shibo entertain the little nephew so much!" You promised that I saved the four members of the Mo family, and you helped me recruit the people of Feihu Mountain in Anshan Mountain, so that I could reunite with Rouge Tiger! ”

Lu Bing sneered: "So that's the case. But the virtuous nephew said, what did I ask the virtuous nephew to do at that time? I remember that I asked my virtuous nephew to marry Mo Qing'er as a concubine, and left Mo Xingzu to take care of him in the Yan Mansion. As a result, the virtuous nephew pushed all four of them back to their hometown, can this be considered done? ”

Yan Hong spurted out another mouthful of old blood. I'm going to take the test, so I don't bring such a scoundrel. Namo Qing'er is a concubine, isn't this a benefit you give me? Now I let the four of them recover their free bodies safely, this is a good thing to add three feet, how did it come to the mouth of your Lu Da spy and become me broke the appointment?

Okay, you are a Lu Da spy, you are really more vicious than my father Yan Shifan, and even more obscene than my brother Yan Hu!

Immediately, he protested: "I saw that Mo Qing'er was still young, and I couldn't bear to take advantage of her, so I let my mother and son return to their hometown together." Lu Shibo, you always knew about this matter from beginning to end, and you also arranged a brocade guard to escort you, and the little nephew thought that Shibo acquiesced. If there is anything wrong with this, Shibo should also remind his little nephew that it is the precipice to restrain the horse. Now he is using this matter to accuse the little nephew of being ineffective, and the little nephew is really wronged. ”

Lu Bing smiled coldly again: "What a sharp-toothed little Hades." Then Mo Qing'er, you can't bear to accept her body, then let me ask you, this Qiu Xueyan, but you can't bear it? If you do a good job in Nanzheng Hutong, don't you really think that you don't know it? ”