At night, a carriage came to a roaring stop at the gate of the county office.

Wu Mei got out of the carriage and knocked on the door.

It was Mother Xu who opened the door, and when she saw her, she said calmly: "Why did Miss come back at night?" ”

"Where's my dad?" Wu Mei pushed her away, strode inside, and said in a hurried voice, "Dad, Dad......"

"Your Excellency is in the study." Xu's mother said.

Wu Mei hurriedly turned around and went to the study, didn't bother to knock on the door, pushed the door and walked in, Wu Zhixian was squatting in front of the brazier and burning the letterhead, when she saw someone breaking in, she scolded her head and face: "Get out, won't you knock on the door when you come in?" ”

"Dad, it's me!" Wu Mei said with a crying voice, "Dad, Prince Chun's house was raided, Zhao Yan feasted him, he was also implicated and taken away......"

"I know all this, it's he who has caused me to suffer." Wu Zhixian didn't have a good air, "I am a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, and I can't protect myself, so I can't control your family's affairs." ”

"Dad, you married your daughter to him in the first place!" Wu Mei looked at Wu Zhixian in disbelief, "Now that something has happened, are you going to draw a line with your daughter?" Is there such a father as you? ”

"I married you to her for your own good, but I didn't know that Prince Chun would fall!" Wu Zhixian continued to burn the letters in the box, and said with a dark face, "It's okay now, even I have been implicated, and if I can't keep it, I will soon become a prisoner!" ”

"Dad, what can I do!" Wu Mei stomped her feet, slumped on the chair, covered her face and said, "Even Tang Shuo has been taken away, I can't find anyone to plead in the huge Yucheng, I can only come back and discuss with you!" ”

"But your father and I'm helpless!" Wu Zhixian spread his hands and pointed to the ashes in the brazier, "Just by virtue of my relationship with him, even if the evidence of mutual exchanges is destroyed, it may not be able to escape, Mei'er, it's not that Dad doesn't help you, but Dad can't help you, unless you ......"

"Unless what?" Wu Mei looked up at him suddenly, "Dad, you speak!" ”

"Unless you go and ask General Yuan Hao to open the net, don't kill them all." Wu Zhixian frowned and said, "Apart from this road, Dad can't think of any other hope." ”

"However, General Yuan is far away in the northwest, and even if his daughter rushes to the northwest, she may not be able to see him!"

"General Yuan used to be a subordinate of Zhennanhou......" Wu Zhixian looked at her deeply, "If you have a face, go and ask Zhennanhou, maybe there is a turning point in this matter, otherwise, it will really be called every day, and the earth will not work." ”

"But I've already turned against peppercorns, how can I beg her?" Wu Mei bit her lip and said, "I, I can't open this mouth." ”

She hadn't gone yet, but she could imagine the cold and indifferent appearance of the peppercorns.

No, she didn't want to bow down in front of her......

Wu Zhixian didn't squeak, picked up the kettle to pour out the ashes in the fire pan, and sighed: "People have to bow their heads under the eaves, even if she refuses, you should try, even if you do your best." ”

"Dad, can't you go this way for your daughter?" Wu Mei felt that her heart had sunk to the bottomless abyss, and for the first time in her life, she tasted despair, before that, she was the daughter of the county government, the wife of the prefect, she never thought that one day, she would be so depressed that she would go to ask for a country girl......

"I said that I can't protect myself, how can I do this for you!" Wu Zhixian put down the kettle heavily and brushed his sleeves away, "You are already married, how can you run to your mother's house if something happens, if you can't pull this face, just wait for me to go to prison and go to them together!" ”

After walking a few steps, he stepped back and said, "Let's stay first, I'll talk about it tomorrow, and it's not bad for this night." ”

"I won't bother you." Wu Mei walked out expressionlessly.

"Where are you going at night?" Wu Zhixian chased after her and shouted at her, "If you have your father in your heart, you will stay here obediently, things are not as bad as you think, even if you are beheaded, you have to go through three sessions, it is useless to be anxious." ”

Wu Mei left the county office without looking back, and instructed the coachman: "Go to Wutong Town Xie Mansion." ”

Xie Shi was startled when he saw Wu Mei coming to her house at night, asked the reason, took her hand into the house, and comforted: "Don't worry, let's find a way slowly." ”

"Auntie." Wu Mei threw herself into Xie's arms and cried loudly.

"Don't worry, tomorrow your aunt will accompany you to find the Gu family first, and see her attitude first." Xie said, "I heard that she has been in close contact with Sichuan pepper recently, and if she is willing to help, this matter will be half done." ”

Wu Mei nodded vigorously: "I listen to my aunt." ”

Gu Shi learned of the intention of the two, and said lightly: "You don't have to be embarrassed for Huajiao, how can such a big thing be controlled by our women, even if Zhennan Hou is willing to come forward and General Yuan is willing to reward his face, there is no reason for the official to be reinstated, since it is impossible, why should you embarrass yourself and others." ”

Hua Jiao had already told her about the people that Prince Chun might be involved with.

Now that Zhao Yan has fallen, it is expected, she is not surprised, maybe it will not take a few days, and it will be Wuzhixian's turn......

"You mean you won't help?" Xie Shi has always looked at Gu Shi unpleasantly, and now when he sees her say this, he feels that she is the mother-in-law of Zhennan Hou and deliberately embarrass them, and said coldly, "Don't forget, Zhao Yan is your son-in-law, if something happens to your son-in-law, how can the old father-in-law be spared?" If something happens to your family, what will you do after you make your family a brother? Gu's, we came to you to treat you as a family, if you don't know how to be interested, sooner or later there will be a day when you regret it, when the time comes, don't blame us for not reminding you, everyone has a narrow time, don't think that you have a son-in-law of Zhennan Hou is amazing, stand tall, fall hard, you weigh it yourself. ”

"You don't have to worry about my business." Gu's expression was calm, and he said unhurriedly, "It's my brother's business, you don't have to worry about it, everyone has their own life, no one can replace it, no one can stop it, I accept my fate!" ”

"Auntie, let's go, I won't believe it, the butcher can still bring the hairy pig without the chapter!" Wu Mei pulled Xie Shi away, and said indignantly, "I can see it, the wall is down and everyone pushes it, why should we suffer this insult!" ”

Xie Shi also got angry: "Let's go and go, let's go to Cheng Shen, he also has connections, and he doesn't have to find Zhennanhou." ”

When Xie and Wu Mei went out, Xu's mother sneered: "Is this their attitude of begging for help?" The young grandmother is alive and well, just like this, even if she asks for it in front of Hou Ye, Hou Ye may not be willing to help. ”

Gu sighed: "It's about the court, it's not easy for anyone to intercede, and the Hou Ye should avoid suspicion." ”

"They are used to being arrogant, how can they think of this." Mother Xu frowned and said, "Just ask us adults to be safe and sound, such a hanging is like a knife hanging around the neck, which is even more uncomfortable!" ”

"Prepare the car, I'll go to Tongcheng to find him." Gu Shi groaned, "At present, only resignation can avoid trouble, whether he listens or not, I will do my best for my brother!" ”

……

In the morning, when Hua Jiao opened his eyes and just wanted to get up, he was pressed down by someone in the quilt, and when he was over, Wang was already knocking on the door and calling them to eat, Hua Jiao was very self-conscious, complaining that Pei Ze only cared about his own happiness, and a large family was waiting for them to eat, but they were always late because of this, Pei Ze looked at her with a satisfied face: "If you dare to lose your temper at me again, we will apologize twice a day." ”

"Shameless!" Peppercorns glared at him.

"Of course, you can lose your temper with me if you want to." Pei Ze saw that her face was like a peach blossom, and her half-anger appearance became more and more moving, and he pulled her and said in a deep voice, "Do you want to be shameless again......"

"Wake up." Sichuan pepper escapes.

During the meal, Wang's three sentences did not leave Pei Ying's dowry, and he was going to buy fabrics, and said to Hua Jiao: "When I packed the box yesterday, I found that there were a few sets of clothes missing, and now it is too late to do it, I heard that Xu You still has to make two sets of clothes for his father-in-law and mother-in-law, I only prepared one set for them. ”

The peppercorns didn't squeak.

Last night, Pei Ze told her that he gave the Wang family a silver ticket of one hundred taels of silver, saying that it was for the family's expenses, and the peppercorns did not express their opinions, although they were a little tight now, but it was not bad for this one hundred taels of silver.

Besides, my parents-in-law have also suffered all my life, so I should be more relaxed on hand.

Pei Chunshan and Pei Ze didn't squeak either.

The father and son had already agreed, ate a few bites, and put down the bowl and went out of the door, Pei Chunshan asked quietly: "Is the method you said okay?" ”

"Don't worry, I'll take care of that." Pei Ze looked at his father, "It's just that no matter what I do, you don't have to stop me." ”

"I won't stop you, I'll listen to you." Pei Chunshan nodded again and again.

The father and son walked to Pei Man's house like a fly.

Maybe Pei Ze didn't give it in front of the peppercorns, Wang thought that the peppercorns didn't know the money, so he said confidently: "The family has to farm recently, and it's another expense, and I don't have any silver in my hand, you bring more broken silver, and let the third child give it to you when you go back." ”

"Mother, I have it here." Pei Ying said, "The third sister-in-law wants to take the child, I'll accompany you!" ”

"Embroider your flowers at home!" Wang glanced at Pei Ying, "How can your vision be as good as your third sister-in-law, look at those two boxes, how magnificent they are, and then buy boxes, I also want to go to Yucheng to buy them!" ”

"Mother, you go with your sister-in-law, I won't go." Huajiao put down the chopsticks, took Brother Xuan from Zhang's hand, and asked Zhang's to sit down to eat, Wang's god said mysteriously: "How can you let your sister-in-law know about this, if she hears that we have prepared two sets of clothes for Yingzi's in-laws, she may not complain!" ”

"What does this have to do with her?" Sichuan pepper is confused.

"After all, she is not a mother with you, in the end, there is a layer of separation, I am worried that she will ......" Wang looked at Pei Ying and Zhang, and said in a low voice, "I'm worried that she said that we will stick ...... upside down"

"Didn't you mean customs? How did it become an upside down? Pepper asked rhetorically.

"Mother, if you say so, then you are not allowed to buy fabrics, just prepare a set for them." Pei Ying blushed.

Zhang bowed his head to eat.

"There are two sets of customs on their side, and one set on our side." "So, if you prepare a set, it's fine...... I don't want to give Yingzi a long face, I want to follow their customs! ”

As soon as Hua Jiao wanted to say something, he heard Xu You shouting outside: "Dongjia, Cheng Gongzi is here." ”

"Here it is." Sichuan pepper answered.

"Hey, aren't you going to go with me to buy fabric?" Wang hurriedly shouted, and the pepper head didn't reply: "Didn't the third brother give you silver, can't you buy back the fabric if you have silver?" ”

Wang: "......"