Chapter Forty-Nine: Inspecting the River (Seeking Collection)
Peng Mo is also pondering, the emperor's will is clean, if the third brother really has the ability to let the villagers of Shuangxia Town avoid the disaster smoothly, and on the second day there was really a disaster in Shuangxia Town, that is, the emperor had the name of foresight, and sent someone to inspect in advance to avoid the disaster.
If there is no disaster in Shuangxia Town on the second day after the villagers take shelter from the disaster, then Peng Hao is abusing his power without authorization, doing his own thing, disturbing the people's hearts, and deserving of punishment!
These two results are not bad for the emperor, this scheming and this means are worthy of the emperor!
The holy purpose was in hand, Peng Hao didn't dare to delay, returned to the mansion, took the luggage packed in advance, said goodbye to Peng's family, and said a few words to Peng Mo before setting off, accompanied only by Zhang Ji and a few long guards.
Peng Mo thought that the emperor would give the third brother a little power, but he never thought that he didn't give any power, so he made a decree and secretly scolded the emperor for the old fox.
But after thinking about it a little, I knew why the emperor didn't dare to give the third brother rights, because the emperor was afraid that his entry into the palace and the dream was a conspiracy from the beginning, a conspiracy made by the general's mansion!
Therefore, although the emperor ordered the third brother to go to Shuangxia Town, he did not dare to give the third brother real power, to put it bluntly, the emperor is still afraid of the general's mansion, and this jealousy is accompanied by distrust and defense! Thinking of this, Peng Mo frowned slightly, this is not a good sign!
After the third brother left the house in accordance with the order, Peng Mo heard that the third brother had gone to the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion to whip the housekeeper, and smiled lightly.
If the Marquis of Zhongyong wants to use the connections of the General's Mansion, he will not dare to face the angry third brother directly, and he will be angry if he loses face by the third brother, I don't know if his aunt and cousin are okay under the anger of the Marquis Zhongyong?
The closed door was opened, and the door hit the wall with a big sound, Peng Mo followed the prestige and saw Cao Yun striding in with the wind.
The room was originally quiet, but with such an abrupt sound, Lianfeng shrank in fright, and when he came back to his senses, he saw Cao Yun, frowned and reprimanded: "Don't you know that Miss needs to recuperate?"
Peng Mo is weak and quiet, so everyone in Mohe Garden is very conscious of their words and deeds on weekdays, and they don't make too much noise, so as not to disturb Peng Mo, but since Cao Yun came to Mohe Garden, the sound of ding dong can often be heard here, and Lian Feng can't help but speak, I really don't know how she used to be on duty!
Cao Yun obviously didn't notice these small details, and he was also panicked in his heart, for fear of provoking Peng Mo's taboo, so he hurriedly looked at Peng Mo like this.
I saw Peng Mo half-lying on the chaise longue under the window, wearing a water-blue gauze skirt that lined her with ice and jade bones more and more, arrogant and noble, and the skirt was half hanging down, and it was a refreshing and leisurely state;
Cao Yun looked at Peng Mo's posture, breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly scolded the merciful dog in his heart, saying that Miss needs to recuperate, and doesn't want to be reprimanded by Miss?
I really can't see that this dead girl's mind is so vicious, hmph! Dare to make a stumbling block for this girl, wait and see! Glaring at her, he stepped forward and squeezed her away, stood beside Peng Mo, and chuckled: "Miss, don't blame, the slave didn't mean it." As he spoke, he bent down and pinched Peng Mo's leg earnestly.
Peng Mo briefly glanced at Cao Yun, smiled faintly, didn't care, and said softly: "Just pay attention in the future." ”
Cao Yun nodded in agreement, with a smile on his face.
"Go and fry the medicine. Peng Mo glanced at the bullied Lianfeng and commanded gently.
Lianfeng puffed out his cheeks and glared at Cao Yun, although he was unwilling to leave and leave her rampant here, but the young lady's orders could not be ignored, and other people's medicine Mrs. was also not at ease, so she had to run by herself, and she bowed and retreated.
Cao Yun looked at the back of the merciful wind, and sneered lightly in his heart, an alien rootless girl also wanted to cover the sky in the Mohe Garden, it didn't matter if this girl didn't come here before, since this girl came to this Mohe Garden, you all have to stand aside!
Thinking about Peng Mo again, she is a tolerant and talkative person, and as the big girl by her side, her future life will definitely not be bad!
"What did you just want to say?" Peng Mo asked softly, still looking at the book.
Cao Yun looked at Peng Mo when he heard this, remembered the purpose of his trip just now, looked at her face carefully, and said cautiously: "Miss, the slave maid has found out, Ruyu privately collects the silver of the Marquis of Zhongyong's Mansion and does things for them. ”
Cao Yun was apprehensive when he said this, after all, Peng Mo used to be very fond of Ruyu, but he didn't know what happened, and he was cold like rain for a while, and brought mercy to the wind and himself, if there was a chance that Peng Mo still had the friendship of master and servant to Ruyu, then his words would have caused trouble, and it was not fun to make Peng Mo unhappy, and he couldn't say that he was the next Ruyu!
Peng Mo withdrew his gaze from the book and lowered his eyes to look at Cao Yun, his eyes were dark and deep, as quiet as a pool of stagnant water, without a trace of emotion.
Cao Yun's heart jumped, this look... Is it really the gentle, cowardly, and easy-to-handle Fourth Miss?
was looked at by her, only to feel that the back was cold, and the little Jiujiu in her heart seemed to be exposed to the sun for others to comment, this cold was really uncomfortable, and after a while, her palms were sweaty, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and secretly slandered herself, what did she mean by looking at herself without saying a word?
"Can she admit it?" After a moment, Peng Mo retracted his gaze, still looking at the book, his face was calm, and his voice was as shallow and crisp as a jade jue touching, listening movingly.
Cao Yun breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at Peng Mo again, she had turned her head sideways and continued to read, her side face was delicate and flawless, the corners of her lips rose slightly, and she added a hint of softness to her tranquility, and her eyes were moist and shallow.
Could it be that she was wrong just now? Cao Yun secretly said that she was too sensitive, and continued: "She didn't admit it, but the slave maid had already found the silver in her room, and it was useless for her to refute. ”
"Yes.... Peng Mo frowned slightly when he heard this, and looked out the window, as if he was distressed. "What should I do, then? Mother is upset about my aunt's affairs, and I can't bother her with this little thing. ”
Peng Mo means that he doesn't plan to maintain it? Cao Yun was secretly happy in his heart when he heard this, and his eyes rolled and he proposed: "Miss, it's better to lock up Ruyu first, and it's not too late to deal with her when we find conclusive evidence, so that no one will say that we have framed and mistreated our subordinates." ”
Peng Mo listened and pondered for a while, nodded and said, "It's a solution." Of course she wouldn't think that Cao Yun was just looking for evidence in Ruyu!
"Then the slave is going to do it now?" Cao Yun tried his best to stabilize his excited mood, looked up at Peng Mo and asked.
Peng Mo nodded with a smile. "Go ahead, you do things, I don't worry. ”
Cao Yun was overjoyed, nodded hurriedly and agreed, this time not only won Peng Mo's appreciation, but also made Ruyu suffer in a bright way, it was really killing two birds with one stone!
Out of the Ink Lotus Garden, Cao Yun went straight to the room like rain, with a smug smile on his face, like rain, this time I will let you see how powerful this girl is!
Lian Feng held the tray, there was a white porcelain bowl on the tray, the white porcelain bowl contained a black decoction, the medicinal juice and the white porcelain formed a sharp contrast, serving Peng Mo to drink the medicine, and then said: "Miss, Cao Yun seems to have gone to Ruyu's residence!" Thinking about the direction where Cao Yun just saw him, Cao Yun and Ruyu are at odds with everyone in the General's Mansion, so they won't quarrel again, right?
Peng Mo said "um", which was regarded as an answer, but he secretly complained in his heart, when will the day when this medicine will not leave his mouth!
Seeing that the young lady was still frowning slightly after pouring a few mouthfuls of water, Lian Feng knew what she was thinking, and came to the outside room to pick up the lotus-like engraved octagonal box on the table, opened it and handed it to Peng Mo, and said, "Miss eat a piece of candied fruit, go and remove the bitter taste in your mouth." ”
Peng Mo looked at the few colors of candied fruit in the box, picked a piece of plum meat and put it in his mouth, the sweetness of the candied fruit melted in his mouth, the bitterness really diluted, and his eyebrows stretched.
"Miss is so smart, knowing that Cao Yun will pay attention to Ruyu when he comes to Mohe Garden, so let the slave withdraw the person who is monitoring Ruyu in advance!"
"Ruyu is Cao Yun's heart knot, she has already made a mortal enemy over the years, and she can't kill the other party and then quickly, this time she came to Mohe Garden as she wished, and she didn't take advantage of the rain trough to suppress it?" Peng Mo smiled lightly.
Lian Feng looked at the quiet smile on the corner of Peng Mo's mouth, slightly stunned, it turned out that this was the reason why Miss came to Cao Yun!
"This plum tastes good, is it made in the kitchen?" Peng Mo ate another plum, sweet but not greasy, it was very refreshing, and it tasted better than before.
"This is not made by the cook lady in our house, it was bought by the third young master yesterday, and the young lady doesn't like to eat these, so she has never touched the box. Lian Feng smiled and put the box in Peng Mo's hand so that she could take it.
Third brother... Peng Mo looked at the box and was slightly distracted, his eyes flickered and he didn't know what he was thinking;
It was night when the lights were in charge, Peng Mo sent the maid who was waiting in the room out, took out the account books on the bookshelf, and looked through them under the lamp.
After carefully studying for nearly half an hour, Peng Mo finally unraveled all the code words in this account book.
The contents recorded in the account books, it is really shocking to look closely, the imperial court allocated such a huge amount of silver, but these corrupt officials actually deceived the upper and lower collectives and shared the food, filled their private pockets, and suffered the people.
Shuangxia Town is adjacent to a river and two rivers, many ships have to stop here to replenish supplies, these merchant ships have also fattened the local officials, so that they have a big heart of corruption and bribery, the occurrence of this flood is not caused by their cutting corners, the river dam is not strong?
Even if the natural disaster is ruthless, it can't chill this person's heart!
The door was opened from the outside with a "squeak", the summer breeze poured into the room, the candle flame was slightly fanned, Peng Mo looked up, and saw a man in a moon-white robe standing outside the door, with a graceful appearance, his eyebrows stretched, the corners of his lips smiling, and his eyes were lifelike, like a leopard in the dark night.