Cheng Li heard the movement and hurriedly rushed out of the study.

Seeing Yuan Bao'er, he couldn't help but step forward, "You kid, why did you forget your home as soon as you went out on an errand." ”

Yuan Bao'er smiled embarrassedly and whispered: "There are too many things over there, and there is no proper foil for the senior brother, so I will drag the senior brother back." ”

Cheng Li glared at her angrily, "Then you are not afraid of me worrying." ”

Yuan Baoer laughed softly, gags, and tried to fool through.

Cheng Li snorted and glared at her, but he didn't pursue it again.

Meng Shi and Mother Wang set up the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and Cheng Li secretly told Meng Shi to blanch the prepared fruit juice, and when Yuan Baoer served the table, Cheng Li poured her a glass.

"I should have had a drink today, but if it doesn't work out now, let's replace wine with water and have a drink."

Yuan Bao'er accompanied him to drink, and when she saw that Cheng Li was tired, she said, "Has there been something in the Ministry of Industry recently?" ”

Cheng Li smiled, not wanting her to worry about herself, so she said, "It's just a trivial matter, don't worry about it." ”

Yuan Bao'er nodded slightly, and advised: "Grandfather should take care of his body a lot, and don't work too hard." ”

"Okay, my grandfather knows," Cheng Li smiled and said, "This year's grain seeds, my grandfather has handed them over to Your Majesty." ”

Yuan Bao'er raised her eyebrows.

Cheng Lidao: "Your Majesty has been paying attention to it since the prince's time, and when he asked about it a few days ago, I thought it was always good for someone to pay attention, so I handed them all in." ”

Yuan Bao'er was silent, thinking about the errand she handled in the household department, and smiled, "It's okay, it's better to have someone carefully serve you than to be left there by me." ”

Cheng Li wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he swallowed it back.

There was a sharp knock on the door.

Zhang Dalang hurriedly opened the door, and after a while, someone hurriedly came.

"Old lady, it's not good, the old man was taken away by the cloth guard."

The person who came was the housekeeper of the Cheng family, and when he saw Cheng Li, he bowed his head and bowed.

"What's going on?"

Cheng Li was taken aback.

When the housekeeper saw that there were no outsiders in the house, he bluntly said that it was related to a transaction a few days ago.

The housekeeper chattered, Cheng Li keenly grasped the amount and asked him: "What kind of business, as soon as you turn your hands, you can earn tens of thousands of taels of silver?" ”

The housekeeper said in a trembling voice: "Yes, private salt." ”

As soon as Cheng Li heard this, his legs became weak.

"Who else is involved?"

His expression was cold, but his voice was weak, and he was obviously angry.

Seeing this, the housekeeper hurriedly explained some things about the ochre family, and said: "This is Madame's proposition, the old man was unwilling at the beginning, but he couldn't stand Madame's distress, so he couldn't make two orders." ”

"But who would have thought that just these two orders would be," the butler cried mournfully.

Cheng Li rubbed the corners of his forehead, unable to even speak.

Yuan Bao'er looked at the two of them and said in a low voice, "I'll go to the Imperial Prison to have a look." ”

Cheng Li grabbed her hand violently and slowly let go for a long time.

"You just have to go and see, you don't have to explain anything else."

Cheng Lidao.

Yuan Baoer understood that her grandfather was afraid that she would say too much and be involved.

She smiled, asked Zhang Dalang to set up a car, and hurried to the edict.

The rat was arriving from home, gearing up to show his strength, and when he turned his head, he heard the report from the people below, and Lord Yuan was coming.

"Why is she here?"

He motioned to his subordinates to take the person to the torture room, and he went over to see Yuan Bao'er.

"What day is this, why are you here?"

The rat said when they met.

Yuan Bao'er said in a low voice; "My uncle has been arrested, can I not come?"

The mouse was taken aback, "What's the matter with your uncle?" ”

Yuan Bao'er said: "Today, Bu Yiwei went to Cheng's house and took people away. ”

The mouse's face was a little heavy, "We are all our own people, I'll tell you clearly, this is already straight to the Holy Hearing, don't talk about me, even the boss can't be." ”

"You, don't say anything, go back quickly."

"Then my uncle," Yuan Bao'er was not at ease.

The mouse waved his hand, "Don't worry, he can't die." ”

"Thank you," Yuan Bao'er arched her hand and left with Cui Xin.

When I got home, the housekeeper was still there, and when I saw Yuan Bao'er's face surprisingly bad, I knew that there was no way to turn the matter around.

Cheng Li also looked over inquiringly, and saw Yuan Baoer shaking his head, and a touch of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

The housekeeper looked at Cheng Li with a sad face, seeing that he was not surprised, his heart tightened, thinking about the explanation of his wife when he came, he said: "Old lady, you can't see death and not save it." ”

"How can I save it?"

Cheng Li glanced at him fiercely, "You go back first, tell the Ochre family, let her stabilize her mind, don't jump up and down, and make people criticized." ”

The butler took the order and walked away quickly.

At this time, it was almost half of the night, and the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner full of tables had already turned cold.

The two people who sat at the table were no longer in the mood to eat.

Yuan Bao'er motioned to Meng Shi to heat up the meal, and said softly: "Eat something first, I'll write a letter later, and ask someone to send it to Gu Sheng and ask about the situation." “

Cheng Li nodded, and shook his head again after a moment, "You don't care about this matter." ”

"Ancestor," Yuan Bao'er shouted disapprovingly.

Cheng Li insisted, "I only have a sense of proportion in this matter, you only take care of yourself, and don't pay attention to the rest." ”

Yuan Bao'er didn't say anything, and only sent the hot porridge to Cheng Li's hand.

Cheng Li took two sips, but he really felt that his heart was clogged, so he put it down.

Seeing Yuan Bao'er looking at it in a blink of an eye, she had to take a few more sips.

After a sleepless night, the sky was bright, and Cheng Li was ready to go out.

Yuan Bao'er waited for Cheng Li to go out, and then rushed to Gu's mansion.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, there is an endless stream in front of the Gu Mansion, all of which are New Year's greetings.

Yuan Baoer hurried to the post station and delivered the letter away.

I thought that it would take at least a few days for this letter to go back and forth.

I didn't want to think that the next day, Gu Sheng actually came.

"You're back?"

Yuan Bao'er was a little surprised.

Gu Sheng nodded and looked around.

Yuan Bao'er grabbed him, "What's going on with my uncle's family?" ”

Gu Sheng was silent, and said in a low voice: "The Ochre family is involved in the resale of illicit salt and iron ore, and is suspected of collaborating with the enemy, you and Master Cheng have already broken off diplomatic relations with the Ochre family, so you don't have to worry about being implicated." ”

"But what about my uncle," Yuan Bao'er asked.

"His evidence is conclusive and undeniable."

Yuan Bao'er was suddenly anxious.

"Is there a way to save it?"

Gu Sheng shook his head and pressed her hand, "Your Majesty is bent on making some achievements." But due to the limitations of his identity, there are some things that he can't let go, and this matter is very involved, and it can be used to establish his authority. For your own sake, don't participate, or I'm afraid I won't be able to do it. ”

Yuan Bao'er pursed her lips, "But my grandfather won't care," she said in a low voice.

Gu Sheng thought for a while, "Your uncle is too deeply involved, whenever he can be pardoned, I can only find a way to keep a bloodline." ”

Yuan Baoer knew that Gu Sheng did his best to do this.

She thanked her in a low voice and sent Gu Sheng away.

Not long after, Cheng Li came back.

Yuan Baoer informed Gu Sheng's original words.

Cheng Li was silent for a moment before he said, "He has a heart." ”

Obviously, after a day of running, he was well aware of the difficulty of this matter.