"Yes." Su Zhongshi hurriedly agreed, but before he could be happy, Xiao Huai'an also spoke, "There are too many trees in the dossier, and this official will also send someone to share one or two for Lord Su." ”

Because of nepotism, everyone only thought that Xiao Huai'an was currying favor with his father-in-law, but only Su Zhongshi and Li Shangshu understood how much it would be in the way for him to stay here.

So in a few days, Shen Zi could only be temporarily detained in the prison of the Criminal Department because of insufficient evidence, and he himself lived a fine life under the protection of Li Shangshu, and he was not used to the environment in the prison at all.

And Jin Shan and Lin Weiyong, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, who also tried his case, also felt very separated.

Li Shangshu is really in love with his original wife, and even such an unmotivated cousin has to take care of him so well, but he only took pity on the Qingqi, who was forced to commit suicide at a young age. According to his fellow villagers, his family was still preparing to redeem him and return to his hometown to have children. ”

This case is not very difficult, Jin Shan easily grasped the relevant information, and then looked at Shen Zizai's disgust in Da Lao, and felt more and more embarrassed.

But Jin Shan has been determined to be an upright gentleman since he was a child, and Daze's law has been memorized several times, even if he feels angry in his heart, it is impossible for him to treat Shen Zi with personal grudges.

"Who says it's not, but fortunately, this incident also played a knocking role on Li Shangshu, in order to protect this Shen Zi, he actually used all the henchmen he had cultivated for many years to take the blame, so that there are probably not many people in this Ministry of Rites who can be heartfelt to him."

Just like what Li Shangshu said that day, in exchange for Shen Zi's case, Shen Zi can be acquitted, and Lin Weiyong can also get the result he wants.

So much so that when Jin Shan sympathized with the Qing man here, some of the regrets in his mouth were just regrets.

On the other hand, Li Shangshu was confident that Lin Weiyong would be able to speak, and took out the file without reservation for them to rummage, and when Xiao Huai'an was looking through it, he really found some records of Shen's self-resignation and inaction.

"This Shen Zi, the reason why the pawn guest house was so badly damaged is because every time he goes to inspect, he just asks people to look at it casually and leave, if this matter is found out and interrogated, he doesn't have to go to the post of government decree anymore."

Xiao Huai'an took the record that Liang Xin turned out, and a rare sneer appeared on his plain face.

And Su Zhongshi heard that Su Jiao had a good relationship with him, so he unconsciously loosened up a lot in front of Xiao Huai'an. "Lord Xiao, even if this is true, so what? Lord Lin has already exchanged Shen Zi's peace with Lord Li, not to mention that what is recorded on it is only the testimony of the people below, and it is not easy to retract the confession. ”

"Besides, Lord Xiao, isn't the person you want to find already bowed down and confessed?" Su Zhongshi made a hitch, making him so old to read the words in the dim candlelight for so long, it was really a little tiring.

"Zheng Lu is not the culprit." This matter was originally made up by Li Shangshu himself, and if he wanted to catch a scapegoat, he should also find out Shen Zi.

Xiao Huaian put the booklet aside, it's not that he doesn't know these ways of being an official, it's just that it's so blatant, and it's still difficult for him to turn a blind eye to the darkness in front of him.

"So what, at least there is a result. Lord Xiao, now is the time when the Ministry of Rites is needed, and Lin Shangshu has no intention of killing them all, if Lord Xiao is really unhappy, it is better to write it down first, and then talk about it when there is a chance. ”

Su Zhongshi was happy in his heart, Li Shangshu, a capable general under Xu Rulie, had not suffered losses, and he had not been implicated, and the few words he said were just a mockery of Xiao Huai'an.

It was only when he came back to his senses afterwards that he remembered that he had forgotten that with Xiao Huai'an's ability, it was not easy to do this.

"What Master Su said is extremely true." A gentleman takes revenge, ten years is not too late, if there are people who are disloyal to me and His Majesty, they should be slowly eradicated.

Hearing this, Su Zhongshi raised his eyes and saw Xiao Huai'an's deep eyes, and couldn't help but regret what he had just said that he shouldn't have said.

On the other side, Zheng Lu, who thought he was loyal but ended up like this, returned home in despair, looking at his sick wife and son who did not learn and did not know how to learn, his eyes were extremely empty, and he could only see the candlestick on the table.

Zheng Kang looked at his father's dull eyes to get the candlestick, and suddenly had an ominous premonition, and hurriedly pounced, but before the candlestick could fall on the haystack, a fire ignited in an instant.

"Father, what are you doing, what can't we say well, my son will never gamble again, okay, my mother is still in bed."

When the words landed, they all said that the man had tears and didn't flick, but at this moment, Zheng Lu fell to the ground, crying like a child.

"If you really think so, after not making the list in the cold window for ten years, you should think about doing something else to make a living, and our family will not fall to such a point, now that we are cornered, it is better to die clean!"

As soon as he called, Zheng Kang was ashamed of scolding, and he lowered his head and didn't dare to say more. Mrs. Zheng lay on the bed, choking on the smoke from the fire, and she coughed, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Zheng Kang came back to his senses, but saw that Zheng Lu still didn't think the fire was big enough, so he hurriedly went up and carried his mother out of the door, and pulled Zheng Lu out as well.

After some tossing, although a few people barely saved their lives, the already impoverished house was directly reduced to ashes at this moment.

Zheng Lu collapsed to the ground, as long as he thought that he would have to accept the punishment of the criminal department, he almost wanted to rush into the fire and die.

"Daddy! It's your son's fault, don't think so, your son is wrong! Zheng Kang burst into tears, hugged Zheng Lu to death, and said that the truth was the appearance of the prodigal son.

At this time, on an official road in front, a carriage suddenly appeared, and the signs on the carriage were obviously only used by the prince.

I don't know where someone got out of the car, and after saying a few words to Zheng Kang, the carriage carried the Zheng family of three out of here.

Xiao Mansion, Xiao Huai'an came back, Su Jiao heard the news of Xiao Huai'an's victory in the early morning, and she waited for him to come back and prepare to celebrate.

The table in the hall was full of dishes, Xiao Huai'an never let people know his preferences, so as not to be assassinated, but the dishes on the table in front of him felt very familiar, they were all dishes that he had accidentally added a few times in the past, but he didn't expect them to be written down by Su Jiao.

"I found that you are not a picky eater, although there are benefits, but it is more difficult for me to experience my sincerity, see if I guess right, do you feel very moved."

Su Jiao poured wine for the two of them with a smile on her face, although it was only a contract marriage with Xiao Huai'an, but the two of them were also grasshoppers on a rope, one was prosperous, the other was lost, and they could get a little light.

The hibiscus and murong in the back are all Xiao Huai'an's maids to Su Jiao, and naturally they are all towards Xiao Huai'an, and today I saw Su Jiao preparing a table of dishes so hard, and I was also happy to empathize with her.

Few people have been so attentive to him in this life, Xiao Huai'an was slightly stunned, came back to his senses, and lightly spit out two words, "It's okay." ”

Diecui watched, came over to serve Xiao Huai'an to sit down, and then returned to Su Jiao's side to prepare the cloth. Su Jiao pursed her lips, "I thought you could have some other reactions, this is too indifferent, right?" ”

"You're in a bad mood?"

"I just dealt with the Ministry of Rites that had nothing to do, why am I in a bad mood?" Xiao Huai'an raised his chopsticks and ate by himself, saying so firmly, but he didn't raise his eyes to look at Su Jiao.

"Whether a person is happy or not, you can feel it by looking at his aura, and I'm not stupid." Su Jiao blinked, and the more she looked, the more she felt that Xiao Huai'an seemed to have something on her mind.

After eating for a while, Su Jiao bit her chopsticks, raised her eyes to look at Xiao Huai'an, and suddenly spoke, "By the way, do you know what day it is?" ”

"What?" Xiao Huai'an's eyes rolled, and he quickly thought about all the special festivals in the capital, as well as the birthdays of the Su family, but none of them matched.

"It's right if you don't know, hurry up and eat, I'll take you somewhere after eating." Unexpectedly, a glimmer of light flashed in Su Jiao's eyes, and the corners of her mouth also hooked up a faint smile.

Xiao Huai'an thought, Zuo is just the plan of some little daughters' family, presumably nothing, so he didn't refuse, and after dinner, the two got into the carriage that Hibiscus had already prepared and drove to the river north of the city.

The Beihe River in the north of the city is introduced from the suburbs of the city, where the small bridges and flowing waters, and the weeping willows flutter in the evening breeze, which is the most quiet and elegant place in the entire prosperous capital.

Su Jiao got out of the car and happily pulled Xiao Huaian to the bridge. Xiao Huai'an looked puzzled, "You took me all the way here to admire the moon?" ”

When you look up, there are no stars in the night sky, only dark clouds drifting.

"Don't be poor here, wait here quietly, we're here a little early, and we're about to start." Su Jiao coughed his arm, but he didn't notice that the hand he was holding with him hadn't let go, only with a bright smile on his face, looking in the direction of the southeast corner expectantly.

Xiao Huai'an gave her such a betrayal, which made her a little curious, and she looked at him along his line of sight, and suddenly a bright light exploded in the air.

The bright light like a monkey in the sky rose from the darkness in the distance and took off into the air, and immediately bloomed into a brilliant flower, Su Jiao couldn't help but clap her hands again and again, "This is what you are waiting for, it can be regarded as coming!" ”

"I heard from the countess that they have a distant relative of the Zhang family, a wealthy businessman, and it happens that today is their youngest son's full moon wine, which almost covers the fireworks in the whole city, I think the time is about the same, we came just in time."

Su Jiao applauded happily, although the fireworks here are not as beautiful and creative as modern ones, it is rare to have such a modern thing, and it is quite memorable to look at.