The embroidery workshop was full of people, and the overly bright candlelight in the lobby made Ling Xiu'er a little dizzy, and she confirmed again, "Is it really two hundred taels?" ”

Hu Yuesheng's eyes were bright, and his purple clothes smiled deeply, "That's right." ”

"Okay, deal."

Ling Xiu'er didn't have any concept of money, but she knew that with these two hundred taels plus the silver ticket given by the Su family before, it should be enough to save Cao Yu's life.

Hu Yuesheng asked the guy to issue a silver ticket to Ling Xiu'er, looked at the embroidery in front of him again, and raised his eyes: "If there is any good embroidery in the future, you can take it, and the first square in the world will cover the world's fine products." "An arrogant tone is a testament to strength.

Ling Xiu'er took the silver ticket and smiled, and was about to leave Vigilance, and a woman in white was looking at her not far away.

The woman was dressed in a plain crepe dress, which looked like a fairy at first glance, but the longer she looked at it, the more she could feel the chill from the Moon Palace.

Ling Xiu'er smiled politely, took the silver ticket and left the first square in the world.

As soon as she left, Hu Yuesheng took "Flowers and Full Moon" to the woman in white, and said respectfully: "Princess." ”

"The embroidery is good." Princess Qi Pei Yubing glanced at it, and there was no joy or anger on her delicate and carved face, "She is the woman who changed my dress?" ”

"Exactly."

"It's so good, it's beautiful." The corners of Pei Yubing's lips hooked up, but it sounded sarcastic, "Bring it over another day to take a look." ”

"Yes." Hu Yuesheng added, "The princess is more beautiful and moving." ”

Pei Yubing smiled and said nothing, his eyes were like looking at ants.

The main house of Zhangfu

Sun sat on the top seat, twisting a string of Buddhist beads in his hand, and a few hundred taels of banknotes and some broken silver were scattered on the table beside him. Ling Xiu'er knelt at the foot of the hall with a firm face.

"Xiu'er, what are you doing?"

Sun's face was furious. Ling Xiu'er has not slept for the past few days, and she has not seen anyone this morning, which makes it easy for her to find her, and she is worried that she will have something wrong because of Cao Yu. Just when the people in Banfu were in a hurry, Ling Xiu'er appeared with a pile of silver taels, and begged the Sun family to use the money to save his life as soon as they met.

Ling Xiu'er still spoke firmly, "Mrs. Zhang, you have a great favor to Xiu'er, and Xiu'er will not be able to repay it in this life." Now that Cao Yu is in trouble, I beg you to use this money to dredge up the relationship and rescue him, and I will remember your great kindness and great virtue in my heart. ”

"What you say is that without your money, I won't save Cao Sheng?"

The Sun family was also born in a famous family, and although it is declining now, there are definitely a lot of integrity. She treated Ling Xiu'er as her daughter, and wanted her to take care of herself and wait for Cao Yu to come back, as for Guozijian, she has been looking for someone to operate in the past few days.

But Ling Xiu'er regarded her as a mercenary person, which made Sun, a great benevolent person who eats fasting and recites Buddha all day long, feel uncomfortable.

"Do you think that with just a few of your money, it doesn't matter, you can save Cao Sheng?"

Sun was also annoyed in his heart, Cao Yu's stall was not a trivial matter. The emperor has severely punished those who cheat in the imperial examination over the years, which is like a warning line, no one dares to move, and if it moves, it will ignite the fire.

The silver taels she gave out were returned by the original amount, and no one understood that Mrs. Zhang, who used to eat fasting and chanting Buddha, would make such a bloody effort for a person who was not related to her.

Ling Xiu'er doesn't know these difficulties. She is just a village woman from the countryside, who accidentally climbed the backer of the Zhang family, and unknowingly got involved in the whirlpool of power struggles.

Seeing that the Sun family was angry, Ling Xiu'er hurriedly explained, "Mrs. Zhang, it's not that I don't believe you, this money is my heart, and I hope you will fulfill it." ”

As she spoke, Ling Xiu'er kowtowed to her three more times, "If you don't accept it, I won't get up today." ”

Ling Xiu'er was resolute, forcing the Sun family to accept the money.

"Then you have to promise me that from now on, eat and sleep on time, and wait for Cao Sheng to come back."

Sun's tone softened, and he told Ling Xiu'er like a mother.

Ling Xiu'er agreed, stood up and served her tea, and the two were a happy mother and daughter of the opposite sex.

In the evening, Ling Xiu'er was having dinner with the Sun family, and suddenly the janitor ran over excitedly, "Madam, the young master is back." ”

Zhang Ze was still wearing the clothes he wore when he was arrested that day, his face was tired, and his face was full of stubble. When he saw Ling Xiu'er, his eyes suddenly lit up, and then he heard Ling Xiu'er ask: "Zhang Zhuangyuan, where am I going to be a father-in-law?" ”

It turned out that she wasn't worried about herself.

Zhang Ze felt bitter in his heart and replied: "There is no news yet, but you believe me, since I am acquitted, Brother Cao will be able to come out soon." ”

The light in Ling Xiu'er's eyes dimmed, and she said forcefully: "Okay, it's okay if you're okay." With that, he slowly walked back to the house with his head down.

Sun next to her was distressed, and she asked Zhang Ze, "Is Cao Sheng really okay?" ”

Zhang Ze pursed his lips and shook his head, because he was King Qi's person, Guozijian didn't dare to make things difficult. But Cao Yu is not, and the whistleblower Li Feng is his brother-in-law, so it will inevitably be tried at that time.

Seeing this, Sun sighed and instructed no one to tell Ling Xiu'er about this.

But as sensitive as her, how could Ling Xiu'er not feel it if everyone didn't say it?

In the past few days, the meals that the Sun family has made have become more and more sumptuous day by day, and the maid and the woman whispered behind her back, and when she saw that Ling Xiu'er came and did nothing, they dispersed.

Obviously, they're hiding something from themselves.

Under the needle, a red carp, Ling Xiu'er dismantled and did, did and dismantled, and the messy thread was like her chaotic thoughts. Suddenly, the cotton needle pierced her finger, beads of blood the size of beans rolled down the embroidery, and a lively red carp fluttered in her hand.

Ling Xiu'er irritably threw the red carp into the basin, and there were five or six koi of various colors swimming in it.

Koi koi, everything is fine.

Ling Xiu'er was so confused that she couldn't even embroider a koi that she was satisfied with, and she felt that Cao Yu was going to have an accident.

"Knock-"

Ling Xiu'er opened the door, Zhang Ze stood in front of the door, holding a few balls of silk thread in his hand, "This is the palace royal use that I found someone to get, for you." ”

Ling Xiu'er accepted the silk thread and thanked her softly. turned to close the door, but was stopped by Zhang Ze, his eyebrows and eyes were full of worry, "Xiu'er, cheer up." ”

Zhang Ze's expression was serious, his eyes looked at Ling Xiu'er sincerely, and he grabbed the thread ball in Ling Xiu'er's hand with one hand, as if he was grabbing Ling Xiu'er's hand.

"Puff"

The carp rolled in the house, breaking the silence between the two.

Ling Xiu'er politely retracted her hand, and Zhang Ze's hand grasping the thread group was empty.

"Thank you Zhang Zhuangyuan, I'm fine." A lifeless sentence, no one will believe it if they hear it.

Zhang Ze is like a fish in his throat, and as a bystander, even if he wants to comfort Ling Xiu'er, he is powerless. He turned away, no longer embarrassing the two of them.

Ling Xiu'er sat in front of the embroidery desk again, and this time, the sound of discussion outside came in.

"Cao Yu is not saved this time."

"True or false? Don't talk nonsense! ”

"Cao Yu has no money and no power, should he not be a scapegoat, should he let the young master who came back?"

"It's also ......"

Ling Xiu'er's needle fell to the ground, and her heart instantly cooled.

Officialdom has always been a contest between money and power. Cheating in the examination room is like challenging the authority of the Son of Heaven, whether it is true or not, someone must give an explanation to the authority of the Son of Heaven. Zhang Ze has his back against King Qi, and the emperor has to give King Qi three points of thin noodles. Looking for it, Cao Yu became the one who confessed.

In the past few days, Sun and Zhang Zetuo have had a lot of relationships, but no one dares to accept them. This is also why Sun insisted on not accepting Ling Xiu'er's money, she had long known that Cao Yu had gone and never returned.