Mei Xiaoren stayed in the other garden with Gu Chuyu for two days, they got up in the morning to watch the mountains and streams and clouds, and watched the vast galaxy at night, there was neither tedious business nor conspiracy here, it was a place that people coveted.

On the third day, she and Chu Yu bid farewell to Prime Minister Gu and set off for Beijing.

The carriage passed near the medical house in the western suburbs of the capital, Mei Xiaoren looked out the window, but there were many plants and trees in the forest, and she didn't see anything.

Now she has no reason to see Aunt Ye in the open, I don't know if Aunt Ye is still trapped here by Wei Guogong, but seeing that Ye Zhi's more and more promising, it is expected that Ye Auntie's life should not be bad, otherwise Ye Zhiwan, who has always been filial, will not be with Wei Guogong.

Just after noon, the carriage passed through the East Market.

Mei Xiaoren saw the signboard on the side of the street, smiled, and pointed to the signboard and called, "Xiangye." ”

Gu Chuyu turned his eyes to look at her, and saw that in addition to her flower-like smile, she also had greed in her eyes, so she ordered: "Stop." ”

"I'll do it myself."

After Mei Xiaoren finished speaking, he stepped out of the carriage alone and entered the shop on the side of the street.

The weather was cold, and there were not many pedestrians coming and going on the street, but Qingfu Zhai was never short of business, and when she entered, there were several customers inside who were choosing pastries.

Shangjing is so big, she can bump into an acquaintance head-on.

She hadn't seen this acquaintance for a long time, and she didn't know when the prime minister let him out.

Wu Xian carried a bag of bundled pastries and smiled and arched his hand, "Senior Brother Mei, I haven't seen you for a long time, don't come here unharmed?" ”

"Unharmed." Mei Xiaoren said lightly.

Wu Xian said again: "I heard that Senior Brother Mei has been promoted to Mansion Yin, congratulations." ”

Wu Xian was full of spring breeze, but unexpectedly, his face seemed to be changing, not only could he no longer laugh, but he was also full of panic, like a mouse seeing a cat.

Mei Xiaoren looked back, it was not just a cat, it was obviously a tiger.

Gu Chuyu often walked outside the door in obedience, so that Wu Xian didn't dare to publicize it no matter how afraid he was. Wu Xian bowed his hand, then buried his head, and went out as if walking on thin ice, for fear of being caught again, and daring to be angry and dare not speak for a month.

Mei Xiaoren is an old customer here, she stood by the counter, and the shopkeeper greeted her with a smile: "Master Mei or the old rules?" ”

"Hmm."

The shopkeeper took some bird's nest cakes, sprinkled a little sugar powder according to Mei Xiaoren's preference, wrapped them, and said with a smile: "Lord Ye hasn't been here for a long time, but I came yesterday, I thought he was the same as before, and you bought it." ”

The smile on Mei Xiaoren's lips became a little unnatural, and he lowered his eyes in response: "Really?" ”

When her eyes sank, a hand silently reached over, put down a little silver on the counter, and lifted the packaged pastry.

Mei Xiaoren turned his eyes to look at Chu Yu and said lightly: "Let's go." ”

"Big Brother Mei......"

She heard the sound and stopped, looked back, and saw that it was the customer standing at the back of the shop who had stopped her.

"Qingqing, why are you here?" Mei Xiaoren was shocked.

Li Qingqing moved closer and said with a smile: "Brother Mei, it's really you, I thought it was because I hadn't seen you for too long, and I confessed my mistake." She looked at the person beside Mei Xiaoren again, even if she only had a few faces, she remembered who this person was, and she was busy owing, "My lord." ”

Gu Chuyu nodded, moved back to the carriage first, and let the two of them talk slowly.

Mei Xiaoren and Li Qingqing went out together and said, "I went to Xuanzhou half a year ago, and I heard the prefect say that you and your wife are in the capital, and now that Xuanzhou is peaceful, doesn't your wife plan to go back?" ”

"I want to go back, but my mother said that we have other things to do in Shangjing, and we won't be able to go back until next spring." Li Qingqing said, "I know that Brother Mei is in the capital, when I first arrived, I inquired about your whereabouts, they said that you went to the border pass, and then I have been at home and do not go out often, and I don't know when you came back and where you lived." ”

"I've only been back for a month and live in ...... Xiangye there. Mei Xiaoren pointed to the carriage on the street, smiled at Qingqing and said, "In this way, you tell me where you and your wife live, and I have to come to visit." ”

"An old house in the southern suburbs."

Mei Xiaoren nodded, "Since you and your wife are going to live in Shangjing for a long time, then if you have anything to do in the future, just go to the Shangjing Prefecture to find me, the prefect treats me like a mountain, if you need my help, I can't give up my definition." ”

"Thank you, Brother Mei, I don't have any friends in Shangjing, it's good to meet you." Li Qingqing smiled and lowered his eyes, and said, "I still like Xuanzhou, my mother said that there are many noble people at the feet of the Son of Heaven, in order to prevent me from getting into trouble, I am not allowed to go on the street, today I went out to burn incense and came here to bring some food." ”

Mei Xiaoren smiled and advised, "Qingqing, you are a girl, you must be more careful outside, go back as soon as you buy it, don't let Mrs. wait for a long time." ”

She was about to say goodbye to Qingqing, when she saw an official patrolling the city seeing her and running towards her.

The official sighed: "My lord, you are back!" ”

"What?"

The official approached her and whispered, "The rumor-monger has been caught!" ”

"Male or female?"

"Male."

Mei Xiaoren frowned slightly. She has always suspected that these rumors were spread by Xiuyu, but Chu Yu's eyeliner said that Xiuyu had no dealings with others, so where did this man come from?

This matter should not be delayed any longer, Mei Xiaoren decided to go to the Yamen.

In the cell, she saw the man in his thirties, scrawny, squatting in the corner of the cell without saying a word, and it didn't look like he had the financial resources to hire someone to spread rumors, so it was obvious that there must be a master behind him.

The official beside her said: "Didn't my lord let us keep an eye on those few people who spread rumors, there was nothing unusual in the past, but yesterday this person found them and asked them to spread new rumors." ”

When the official brought a chair and put it outside the wooden fence, Mei Xiaoren sat down facing the man and asked lightly: "Say, who are you, and who instructed you to fan the flames in the market?" ”

The man still buried his head and did not speak.

"If you are only for the money, then you can't hide it for anyone, otherwise you will not only have no money to spend, but you will also have to eat in prison, and you will have to suffer from flesh and skin." Mei Xiaoren paused, and said unhurriedly, "Don't blame the official for not reminding you, you can't afford to slander the scholar of the Wenhua Palace." ”

"I don't know, I don't know anything!" The man's tone was unusually stiff.

Mei Xiaoren nodded and replied, "Okay."

Then she sat silently, neither speaking nor leaving, and stared at the man with her hands folded.

Her silence should have been quiet in the cell, but the jailer on the other side of the cell was interrogating other prisoners, and the sound of whipping sounded one after another, and it was amplified a lot in the empty corridor, and it was extremely clear.

Mei Xiaoren was used to hearing the sound of torture, but for the people who were in prison for the first time, the sound was enough to make them tremble.