As Yu Wenyuan had predicted before, Feng Shuang's gang was far more than just Wangjia Village. This group of people is treacherous and chooses scattered villages some distance from Hangzhou, the land of fish and rice, and far away from the sight of the government, which is most in line with their wishes. The farmer is honest, and he was deceived into signing the contract in front of him, so he could only knock out his teeth and swallow blood, and most of them did not think of reporting to the official.

There are also those who are not convinced, but they have just sued the county government. was blocked back by Feng Shuang in the name of Jing Yonggong. If the complaint fails, he will be beaten up. Over time, no one dared to go to the official mansion, and Feng Shuang's group became even more unscrupulous.

Zhou Qingnian got Feng Shuang's confession, and immediately sent people to the villages mentioned in the confession to verify, and the villages involved belonged to several county seats, and there were many local officials involved. Zhou Qingnian was so worried that his hair was almost gray, and he was so busy that his feet didn't touch the ground.

Yu Wenyuan took Chang Lin to the command envoy, and only Xiao Lanwei and Mu Qingling were left in the inner room of the public hall. Mu Qingling looked ahead, her eyes were a little empty, and she didn't fall into place. Xiao Lanwei didn't speak, her expression was calm, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

"Cousin's business...... Qingling thanked me here. After a long time, Mu Qingling seemed to come back to her senses from her thoughts, got up and bowed solemnly to Xiao Lanhuan, and said. Yu Wenyuan's studies have been abandoned for a long time, and she was still worried that if Yu Wenyuan had no fame, it would be difficult to establish the position of the prince first after returning to Beijing.

Today's Jingyong Gong Yu Enrong, her eldest uncle, is stereotypical and unsmiling. was blindly obedient to the old lady, originally there was only one sister-in-law in the big house, Yu Wenyuan, and it stands to reason that when he was weak, he should have asked for the title of the prince. But it is such an urgent matter, Yu Enrong can also let Xu's stir up the wind and rain, Xu said in front of the old lady that Yu Wenyuan is young and still studying, and he is afraid that the early sealing of the prince will disturb his mind and affect his reading.

The old lady's ears were soft, and Yu Enrong thought about it, if Yu Wenyuan asked for the seal after the middle lift, he would have a light on his face, and the old lady would be even happier, so this matter was suppressed.

Naturally, there is no need to say what the Xu family had to do, but the bad thing is that Yu Enrong didn't take the Xu family, or the second room, seriously. The ambition of the wolf son in the second room is obvious, but Yu Enrong is still dedicated to being his good son and big brother, and he has to let the second room and protect the second room in everything.

This time, if Yu Wenyuan can use Xiao Lanwei's hand, he will be recommended to enter the court. Let's not talk about the position of the prince, Yu Wenyuan has made meritorious contributions to quelling the rebellion, and after entering the dynasty, he will get another position, and it will be difficult for the Xu family to move him again.

Xiao Lanwei did Yu Wenyuan a great favor today, and also solved Mu Qingling's urgent need.

How difficult it is for women in the world, she is an orphan girl who has not yet reached the end of her life, it is almost impossible to live alone, and it is imperative to enter the Jingyong Mansion again. However, even if her grandmother loves her again, her surname is Mu, a young lady in the guest house is inconvenient, as long as the second room controls the Jingyong Mansion for a day, she can easily play with her in the palm of her hand, just like in her previous life, the Xu family doesn't want her to see people, she can only guard that small courtyard, look at the boxy sky, and count the few days she has left.

And Yu Wenyuan is different, he is the son of Jingyong, with a good name; He is also a man, and he does not need permission to enter or leave; Coupled with the softness of Yu Enrong and Yu Wenyuan's father and son and the old lady, this soft-heartedness is not only for the second room, but also for him, so she chose to wake up Yu Wenyuan and form an alliance with him.

Even though she hated the Xu family again, she couldn't move her easily, and only by using the name of the head of the family who was justified in the big house could she suppress the Xu family's hand to cover the sky in the Jingyong Mansion. Moreover, although she didn't know where the Xu family had such a big hatred for her, she believed that the position of Jing Yonggong was what she valued the most, and once Yu Wenyuan had a chance to get ahead, the Xu family would definitely do his best to deal with Dafang and have no time to take care of her. If the big house is prosperous, if Xu wants to keep his ambitions, he must only hug the old lady's thighs and curry favor with the old lady, so that he will not harm the old lady's life for a while. So Xiao Lanhuan gave Yu Wenyuan this opportunity, which really helped her a lot.

"I said, you are my junior sister, all over the world, no one can bully you." Xiao Lanwei leaned on the back of the chair and said lightly, his tone was indifferent, seemingly careless, but it was extremely convincing. He is the only one who is qualified to say such things.

Mu Qingling lowered her head and smiled slightly, but her nose was slightly sour. Xiao Lanhuan looked up at the beam and asked, "Can you tell me?" Mu Qingling was stunned for a moment and looked at him, "What did you tell you?" ”

"You are afraid to go back to Beijing, you force yourself to be strong, you force yourself to face all the wind and rain. Why? What do you know? Xiao Lanwei turned her head to look at Mu Qingling, with deep doubts in her eyes.

He didn't understand what Mu Qingling was afraid of, but now that he knew what her fear was, he wondered why. What did Mu Qingling know, so that at such an age and such a situation, she forced herself to grow up as soon as possible. Or rather...... What did she go through?

Mu Qingling's eyes trembled slightly, and she looked away and looked at the silence on the side. Xiao Lanhuan helped her too much, she didn't want to lie to him, but she didn't know how to tell Xiao Lanhuan, she didn't dare to say such a terrifying thing as reliving her life, and she didn't dare to think about how Xiao Lanhuan would react after she knew it.

Think she's crazy? Or do you think she's a monster......

"That's it......" Xiao Lanwei saw Mu Qingling's embarrassed face, sighed and said, "I don't ask, don't be embarrassed." Xiao Lanhuan leaned over, reached out and touched Mu Qingling's forehead, and gently rubbed Mu Qingling's eyebrows, "If you don't want to say it, don't say it, girls don't always frown, anyway, there is always a senior brother, it's still the same sentence, no one can bully you." ”

There was a faint warm touch in the center of her eyebrows, Mu Qingling looked at Xiao Lanhuan in a daze, and a voice in her heart told her that she could rely on and trust the person in front of her.

"Senior brother, I'm ......" As soon as Mu Qingling spoke, a maid's voice came from outside the screen: "Miss Mu, Mrs. asked me to tell you that the carriage and horse that Mu Mansion picked you up have arrived, Mrs. Please go to the house first and leave from the house later." ”

Xiao Lanhuan withdrew her hand, Mu Qingling lowered her eyes to remove the emotions in her eyes, and said in a loud voice: "I know." Then he stood up and left the public hall with Xiao Lanwei, walked through the mansion, and went to the official residence behind.

Yu Wenyuan and Chang Lin came to the command department with a token and a fast horse, which is the place in charge of the Liangjiang garrison, which is different from the general yamen, the door is heavily guarded, the gate is open, and a large empty martial arts arena can be seen inside. Yu Wenyuan looked at the hanging command envoy plaque, took a deep breath, pressed his somewhat restless forehead, turned over and dismounted, and walked up the steps.

"Stop! Who is coming? The soldiers guarding the door broke off, Yu Wenyuan hugged his fist at him, and said: "I am Yu Wenyuan, the son of Jingyong Gong, and I came to see Commander Wu this time. ”

Yu Wenyuan took out the jade pendant that Xiao Lanhuan gave him and handed it to the soldier guarding the door, who took it and said, "Please wait here." Then he turned and walked in. After a while, a middle-aged man in a vermilion suit walked out, saw Yu Wenyuan, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "Xiaguan is Xu Zhiyuan, a military advisor under Lord Wu, and Lord Wu specially asked Xiaguan to come to greet Gongzi Yu, and the Lord is already waiting for Gongzi in the main hall, Gongzi is please." ”

Yu Wenyuan clenched his fists, whether he was happy or sad this time, it depends on how he came out of this command envoy!

The capital, the Jingyong Mansion.

Xie Zijing was half-leaning on the couch, holding a brocade robe in her hand, sewing stitch by stitch, finely and densely. Her hair was scattered, her forehead was strained, and her bright face was bloodless at this time, and even her lips were pale. She sat for a while with the needle and thread in her hand, and was about to turn her head and cough for a while, looking very weak.

Zhiyan came in from outside, holding a small bowl of decoction in his hand. The freshly boiled decoction was steaming hot, and the bitter taste spread through the room. Xie Zijing put down the things in her hand, carefully put the unfinished brocade robe aside, took the medicine bowl in Zhiyan's hand, turned the spoon over and over again, and blew it gently.

"How does Grandma feel today?" Zhiyan added a pillow behind Xie Zijing, looked at Xie Zijing's face, and asked. Xie Zijing took a sip of the medicine, frowned bitterly, and chuckled: "I feel better and faster than yesterday, but it's just a cold, don't worry." ”

Zhiyan looked at Xie Zijing's pale but undiminished face, gritted her teeth secretly, and said, "I see that grandma has lost weight in the past two days, and this disease has not improved. Otherwise...... Let's send a letter to the young master, grandma is carrying it like this, I feel distressed when I see it. ”

Xie Zijing raised her head and drank the bitter medicine in the bowl, Zhiyan hurriedly sent a plate of candied fruit to Xie Zijing's hand, Xie Zijing picked one casually and put it in her mouth, and when the bitter aftertaste was suppressed, Xie Zijing breathed a sigh of relief, leaned on the pillow, and closed her eyes to recuperate.

Zhiyan looked at Xie Zijing on the side, and seeing that she didn't seem to hear what she had just said, she rubbed Xie Zijing's forehead again and again, and said, "What does grandma think?" Although it is said that it is to keep filial piety, but the hot filial piety has passed, and it doesn't matter if you think about it. Grandma is sick again, and she is an old lady......"

"You know the old lady is still there. Isn't it just three months, and you have forgotten how the old lady left people before? Xie Zijing closed her eyes and said lightly.

Zhiyan was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "The maid doesn't mean that, the maid just feels sorry for grandma......"

"Do you feel sorry for me, I know it in my heart." Without waiting for Zhiyan to finish speaking, Xie Zijing opened her mouth to interrupt her, "I've been sick for half a month, you said this for half a month in front of me, Zhiyan, I think that you have been by my side for so many years, and you don't care about it, do you think I'm a fool, and you are at your mercy?" ”

Zhiyan hurriedly knelt down in front of the couch and said in a loud voice: "Grandma misunderstood Zhiyan, Zhiyan is dedicated to the sake of grandma, and there is no arrogance at all, grandma!" ”

Xie Zijing opened her eyes, looked at the stubborn face who was kneeling, and said slowly: "Is it a misunderstanding, you and I know it, what do you think, I don't want to know and don't want to know." Just one thing, you have to understand. Xie Zijing sat up straight and said, "I don't want to cause trouble, and I'm willing to be kind to others." But I will never let someone with a heart fan the flames in my place, out of this courtyard, there is a big lady and a second wife, and there is an old lady above, and I don't need to speak if it's my turn to speak, but in this courtyard, I am Wen Yuan's wife, if anyone has bad intentions, I will never let him go, do you hear clearly? ”

Xie Zijing has always been kind, and no matter who she talks to on weekdays, she is gentle and soft-spoken. Just because she's kind doesn't mean she doesn't know anything, she doesn't understand anything. She was sick half a month ago, and the symptoms were not serious, but she had a headache and brain fever, and she was tired, but such a problem dragged on for half a month, and the big girl next to her was fine for two days, and it didn't take long for her to start talking and sending her a letter to Yu Wenyuan, saying that she was sick and asked Yu Wenyuan to come back quickly.

Not to mention whether this little problem is worth letting Yu Wenyuan return to Beijing in advance, just say that Zhiyan has been in front of her three or four times, which makes Xie Zijing have to be suspicious of her.

The old lady made such a big noise when she sent down the people around Yu Wenyuan, and then no one dared to mention a word to let Yu Wenyuan and Mu Qingling hurry back to Beijing. Zhiyan repeatedly mentioned at such a critical point that there are no fools in this family mansion like Jingyong Mansion, and people who can't see clearly and act can't figure out the situation can't get along with the master.

"Zhiyan didn't dare, Zhiyan really just felt sorry for her grandmother and was thinking that the young master couldn't see each other when she was sick. Grandma was angry, and she won't say anything about it in the future! Zhiyan fell on the ground and begged for mercy, Xie Zijing leaned back on the couch and looked at Zhiyan for a long time without speaking.

Zhiyan lay on the ground, only hating herself for ignoring Xie Zijing, originally she was only cowardly, and she didn't look like a young grandmother amiably with everyone, but she turned out to be a character who pretended to be a pig and ate a tiger, and she didn't have any ideas, but she actually had a clear heart.

The second wife's explanation was not done well, if Xie Zijing became suspicious and was kicked out, then she really had no way to live.