As Cheng Shaoyu said, after entering Dongchang Mansion, the closer you get to Linqing, the fewer boats there are.

There is still ice on the surface of the river, and some places have been carved out for boats, and many people have gathered on both sides of the river, all of whom are engaged in the ice mining business.

The Ding'an Houfu and his entourage landed at the Linqing Ferry, rested for one night, changed the carriages and horses, and entered Beijing by the official road.

The scenery of this section is very different from that of Jiangnan.

Wen Hui opened the curtain from time to time and quietly looked at the scenery along the way.

In late February, they arrived at the foot of the capital.

Under the tall city walls, there was a long line of people entering and leaving the city.

Wen Feng and his wife got the letter, so they waited outside the city, and happily led the masters to the new house in Yanzi Hutong.

"In the past few months, there are only a few houses in the alley, and the area is not large, and finally we will talk about this household," Wen Feng's family helped Mrs. Gui get out of the car and said, "The front and back are not comparable to the Hou Mansion, and the old lady will be settled." ”

Mrs. Gui decided to come to the capital, and the picture was not to live in a spacious and comfortable place.

Besides, with so much money out of his own family, can he still be whimsical?

"Good work." Mrs. Gui was tired of sitting in the carriage, and motioned to the Cao family to arrange the housework, and then went to rest first.

Cao Shi and Wen Zifu discussed.

The first to enter the courtyard, the middle hall to meet guests, the east chamber gave Wen Ci, and the west chamber was Wen Zifu's study.

The main house of the second entrance is for Mrs. Gui to live in, Wen Zifu and Cao's husband and wife live in the east wing, and Aunt Yuan and Wen Jing live in the east courtyard.

Wen Hui held Wen Yan and discussed: "West Chamber and West Cross Courtyard, which one do you like?"

The west wing is here, close to my grandmother, and it is convenient to enter and exit on weekdays, and the west cross courtyard is quiet.

I can have a wing room and a cross-courtyard, you can choose. ”

Wen Yan said with a smile: "I'd better live in the courtyard, I take Ebon, grandmother doesn't like cats, Ebony jumps up and down in front of her eyes every day, she will be so angry that she throws the cat out." ”

Wen Huile couldn't support it: "Okay, you live in the hospital." ”

Wen Yan answered, and hugged Hei Tan'er to the west across the courtyard.

Ebony grunted twice, apparently unhappy with being used as an excuse.

Wen Yan heard it, rubbed its neck, and said, "Okay, okay, I want to live in the courtyard." ”

This house is so big, if she lives in the West Chamber, it is impossible for her to sneak out.

has the ability to climb over the wall, and only the West Cross Courtyard can barely live up to it, how could Wen Yan go to live in a wing room?

The Ding'an Hou Mansion did not bring many people from Lin'an, and the courtyard and the back cover room were disposed of, and they almost lived in.

Wen Zifu shaved his beard, changed into official clothes, and was led by Wen Feng to report to Shuntianfu.

Wen Feng took it in the capital for a while and inquired about a lot of situations.

"In the first month, Shun Pingbo entered the palace to sue the emperor, and I heard that it was to annoy the emperor," Wen Feng said, "The emperor gave a decision, and Shun Pingbo had no choice, so he hurried to Lin'an." ”

Wen Zifu bowed his head: "The ruling of the third division and the documents I transferred were sent to Lin'an. ”

They have all arrived in the capital, and Ji Ji must have been executed.

Shun Pingbo rushed back, and it was too late to send his grandson on his last journey.

Speaking of which, Ji Ji can be regarded as Wen Zifu who grew up, and the result of the head falling to the ground in the end is still embarrassing.

But this man deserves it!

It was the Wen family who was hurt.

Wen Zifu did not sympathize with him at all.

Shuntian Mansion is not far from Yanzi Hutong, Wen Zifu handed over the paperwork and followed the official inside.

Bi Zhi'an went out to handle the case, and the little official brought tea to Wen Zifu and asked him to wait for the time being.

After waiting for almost half an hour, the tea was changed and changed, and Bi Zhian came back in a hurry and invited Wen Zifu into the study.

Bi Zhian didn't know which muddy field he went to investigate the case, and there were a lot of marks on the hem of his clothes and a lot of stains on his hands.

The officials who went with him were not neat and tidy, and they were all disgraced and couldn't stop discussing the case.

Bi Zhi'an stopped everyone's discussion, glanced Wen Zifu up and down, and then, while cleaning up the basin, he said, "Wen Zifu, right?"

I don't care what kind of uncle Ling Zun is, I don't care what case Brother Ling is involved in, and I don't care what kind of way you came to Shuntianfu.

Doing things under me is very simple, you do your official business in a down-to-earth manner, don't go wrong, be conscientious, and be worthy of the court. ”

Wen Zifu gave up.

Bi Zhi'an is so straightforward, it is easier to get along with than expected.

"What else do you have to say?" Bi Zhi'an asked.

Wen Zifu glanced left and right.

Although Bi Zhian didn't know what Wen Zifu was going to do, he still gave some face and asked everyone to go down and clean up first, and then discuss it later.

The officials rushed out, closed the door, and stood under the porch, you look at me, I look at you.

What's the idea of this newcomer?

I heard that it was stained with Lord Huo's light.

Wen Ziliang's younger brother can still enter the capital as an official, tsk......

It's okay to do things honestly, if you can't think of stuffing money for Lord Bi, just Lord Bi's straight temper, no matter what Lord Huo thinks, go directly to the ministry to scold people......

In the study, Wen Zifu took a step forward and said in a low voice: "On the way to Beijing, Xia Guan met Qiu Xian on the Zhenjiang Waterway. ”

Bi Zhian raised his eyes, looked at Wen Zifu deeply, and said, "Lord Wen knows a lot. ”

"Don't hide it from your lordship, I heard what the niece of the lower official said." Wen Zifu said.

Bi Zhi'an suddenly said: "Wen Ziliang's daughter? No wonder. ”

Wen Zifu said again: "That night, Qiu Xian's sister Qiu Ran fell into the water at night, and she was picked up at dawn, and she ran out of gas. ”

When the words fell, Bi Zhi'an's brows furrowed: "Where did he come from?" ”

"It is said that it is the outer room daughter born to Lord Qiu Min in office, and after Lord Qiu died, Qiu Xian recognized his sister back," Wen Zifu thought for a while and said, "Lord Bi has not heard of Qiu Ran, when you checked Qiu Xian, he didn't take Qiu Ran back to Beijing?" ”

"I didn't know he had a sister," Bi Zhi'an seemed reluctant to talk about the old years, and asked instead, "Qiu Ran died strangely?" ”

"There was nothing strange at the Yamen scene, it was an accident," Wen Zifu said, "However, the lower official asked the Zhenjiang prefect to help keep an eye on Qiu Xian, and he said that three days after the incident, Qiu Xian burned Qiu Ran with his own hands." ”

Smack-

Bi Zhi'an took a heavy shot of the bookcase.

There was no strange accident, Qiu Xian was burned.

It was exactly the same as the departure of his niece Fang Rao that year.

If he suspected Qiu Xian in the past, it was more because of his incomprehension as a relative, then now, years of experience in handling cases remind him that Qiu Xian is definitely not right.

"Are you sure?" Bi Zhian took a deep breath and asked Wen Zifu word by word, "You tell me everything that happened." ”

Wen Zifu told the ins and outs of the original story.