Xie Mulin listened to the sound of rain outside the window, put down the report from the subordinate he had just sent from Pingwang Town, and frowned.

She had a hint of a mountain rain coming.

In the capital, because of the rumors of Wang Meiru's fraudulent death, and the change in the draft result of the crown princess was not as good as the queen's wishes, the prince's reputation was greatly hit, and the position of Hangzhou general, who was originally close to the Cao family, suddenly had an accident. It turns out that it is still unknown whether the general will be able to survive after entering Beijing, but the person who takes over is undoubtedly the confidant of the second prince and the Lin family. If the whole thing has nothing to do with Lin Zhaoyi and the second prince's calculations, who would believe it?

In this way, whether the so-called shocking case of the homeless people robbing the official food is true or not is very suspicious.

No matter how Xie Mulin thought about it, it was impossible for the displaced people in the disaster areas in Huguang, Guangzhou, and southern Zhejiang not to alarm the government along the way, and without showing any traces, they fled to the Jiaxing area, and also hijacked the grain ships transported by the government to the capital.

Even if the homeless people are hungry and lose their minds, how many wealthy families and caravans come and go in the Jiangnan area? Who is not robbed? You can also grab food nearby to fill your stomach. If it is a small caravan, or even a small grain store guy escorting a small batch of rice grain, I am afraid that there is not even a decent guard, wouldn't it be easy to attack them? As a result, the robbers didn't do anything, and as soon as they moved, they directly moved the official family's grain fleet, which was still transported to Beijing, not to grab grain to save themselves, but to make a big deal!

made such a big deal and directly let General Hangzhou be convicted and step down, which had a great impact! The government and military in Zhejiang Province will probably feel disgraced, right? Don't you have to find out the robbers and kill them quickly, so as to save face? Those outcasts are asking for their own death!

However, the strange thing is that after the change of the position of general in Hangzhou, the group of displaced people who robbed the grain disappeared, and the whereabouts of the stolen grain were unknown.

It's just that when Xie Mulin got the news, he felt that there was something in it. That group of homeless people does not have the ability to hide, dragging a few boats of grain to hide, and the local government and the insects have no clue? I don't dare to write like this! Is it true that the area south of the Yangtze River is a wilderness in the northwest, and there are mountains and deep ravines everywhere that can be Tibetan? Besides, if the displaced people come from other places, where can they know the geographical environment better than the locals? How is it possible to escape without a trace? There must be accomplices who answer!

Even the place where the grain ship was hijacked was not a deserted place, so the news spread quickly. Is it true that after robbing in an area where there are residents passing by boats, and the displaced people flee, there is really not a trace left? Can't even find out the officials in the local government who have accumulated for years? With such a clever ability, what kind of outcast?!

Xie Mulin felt more and more that this was a trap, a trap carefully designed by a certain force in Beijing to target the Hangzhou general, and the purpose was naturally the Cao family behind him, as well as the queen and prince behind the Cao family.

The generals of Hangzhou were replaced, Zhejiang's military power changed hands, and the forces of the two sides disappeared. When the queen and the Cao family suffer a few more similar blows, all the reliance of the prince of the East Palace will gradually disappear. He is not favored by the emperor, and it seems that even the queen mother has a mediocre impression of him. When the time comes, Lin Zhaoyi and the second prince are really going to be in trouble, what will he rely on to keep his position? Do you rely on the nonsense of Queen Cao and the Cao family?

Xie Mulin felt that he was an innocent and kind girl who had only come out of the ivory tower and had never experienced intrigue that he could think of, and those old foxes in the capital could not have imagined. Empress Cao and the Cao family could not be completely unaware. They will not swallow their anger, and in the face of the Lin family's calculations and frame-ups, they will definitely take revenge.

Next, Jiangnan is afraid that it will be eventful.

Xie Mulin sighed a few times and put the letter from Pingwang Town in the box and put it away. Tomorrow, when the old house sends someone back to Xie Jiajiao to report that she is safe, she will send the letter box back to the new house and hand it to the second brother Xie Jinzhi. At that time, Xie Jinzhi will either discuss with the second heir's grandmother, the Song family, or inform the elders of the sect that he has his own decision. Anyway, the Xie clan never forgot to send people to inquire about the news from the outside world and grasp the latest information, just in case.

For example, now, Xie Mulin knew from Gangzongfang that Hong Feng passed through Gui'an County safely, and the threat to downstream villages and towns was not great, and it should flow out of Huyin County smoothly tonight. Most of the flood peaks caused by heavy rains in the Dongtiaoxi basin diverted to Taihu Lake when they passed through Huzhou City, and a few of them merged into the canal, so they weakened and did not threaten the people and farmland on the shore for the time being.

This is also the reason why the heavy rain in Huyin County has been falling intermittently. Although the rain is terrible and the river is always going to swell, it will stop for a day or two, and then stop for a day and a half, giving the river a chance to breathe, so the water level of the river has never overflowed the danger line. But this is all temporary, and no one knows when God will go crazy, and it will rain heavily for several days in a row, just like in the Dongtiaoxi area. There are rumours that some villages and towns have already burst their banks, flooded fields, washed away houses, and the number of casualties is unknown for the time being, if not as severe as last year's floods in the lower reaches of the Yellow River.

Xie Mulin got up and walked downstairs, Cuijiao was sitting by the window doing needlework, and hurriedly got up when she saw this: "What does the girl want?" ”

Xie Mulin waved his hand: "I'll go to the old lady to have a look, you don't have to worry about me, pay attention to the weather changes, if it rains, remember to close the window, and take back the things drying in the yard immediately." ”

Cuijiao responded, sighed: "I don't know when this weather will be over, it's raining every day, it's wet and cold, and I'm annoyed!" ”

Xie Mulin smiled bitterly, turned around and went out, and walked to the backyard.

She had already said that she would tie up Mrs. Xie and go back to Xie's corner, but she is still staying in the old house, not that she doesn't talk nonsense.

First, the river has never risen to the danger line, the situation is quite controllable, and it seems that there is no need to rush to go; Second, the rumors about the robbery of boats by homeless people around Jiaxing seem to be a hammer deal, and I have never heard of other homeless robbery incidents, and no one said that the homeless people have moved to areas other than Jiaxing. Three to ...... It is also the most important point that Mrs. Xie is sick and it is inconvenient to move for the time being.

When Xie Mulin first heard the news of her illness, he thought that Mrs. Xie had come up with the old trick again, pretending to be sick to avoid moving, but after going to see her, he found out that it was not, this old lady was really sick!

At this time, it is September, the Chongyang Festival has passed, the autumn cold and dew are heavy, and the outdoor temperature is very low in the morning and evening. Even a young and strong girl like Xie Mulin must pay extra attention to keeping warm. However, the old lady Xie was a big man, and she felt that her illness had been cured, and she had enough clothes on her body, so she was careless. I don't know if she heard the news of the homeless people robbing the grain, or if she wanted to find out about the rising river, so she sneaked into the front yard quietly by herself while the people around her were away. She was unlucky, she didn't bring an umbrella or a girl, but she encountered a torrential rain, and she was drenched in front of the old mansion, and the wind blew again. Even if he soon returned to the backyard with the company of his subordinates, took a shower and changed clothes, he was still infected with the wind cold.

When Xie Mulin saw her sobbing and embarrassed appearance, he couldn't say anything, so he could only persuade her not to die again in the future. She probably knew that she was stupid and couldn't refute a word, but she refused to bow her head and admit her mistake, and stiffened her neck and said that it was okay, and she wanted Pearl to persuade her again and again before she was willing to drink the medicine.

She had a fever that night, and she was groggy all the time after the fever subsided. The situation of the river outside is unknown, even if Xie Mulin reports the news to Xie Jiajiao, it is impossible for the Du family to let the old man take the risk of going to the doctor, it is all supported by Xie Mulin's cold prescription, who would dare to let the old lady move?