Chapter 145: Who Did It
Being able to stay sober and tidy in the cell is what she admires the most.
Asking herself, Bai Yiyan felt that if she fell into that situation, she would never be able to do Cao Xi's level, and she would probably give up on herself, right?
Yes, the trust in Cao Xi's eyes and the undoubtedly clear eyes were what impressed her the most.
Mei Changqing couldn't think of it after thinking about it, after all, the scope of contact with the women in the boudoir was limited, and Cao Xi was a big girl with yellow flowers, so the scope of negotiation was much narrower.
"Yue'er, do you think this is what Lord Cao did?"
Mei Changqing was halfway through the meal, so he took the paper from the investigation next to him in his hand and looked at it carefully, trying to find some clues from it.
For people who have never met, Bai Yiyan never jumps to conclusions.
"If you are curious, you can meet Master Cao yourself, maybe you will gain something?"
As for the Xu family's business, at best, it can only make the Xu Zhixian family rich and become an ordinary big family, but it can't reach the point where it is rich enough to rival the country.
Xu Zhixian has not moved his nest for so many years, just to keep the position of Yun Juan, he has spent a lot of money to make points, and he has been promoted to Zhixian, and he has spent more than half of his belongings.
But even with most of the savings, the Xu family is still considered a wealthy family.
For this alone, as the head of the Xu family, Xu Zhixian didn't find anything wrong, and he didn't know if he believed in his eldest daughter too much, or if he noticed it.
The Xu family's mess, she is not interested in knowing.
"Even if you see a hole in this piece of paper, you won't see any flowers." snatched the paper over, and Bai Yiyan looked at it carefully.
"If Lord Cao is really for the country and the people, you can see it in every move, on the contrary, if Lord Cao is making a show, you also have a bottom in your heart."
Whether it is really for the country and the people, doing his best, or pretending, you have to see people to say.
Seeing is believing, hearing is false, what if even what they have in their hands is not real?
"Hurry up and eat, tomorrow you will work hard to run around and take a look." Bai Yiyan put away the paper.
"Yue'er is not worried about her husband leaving Nanyuan County, what should I do if there is chaos here?" Seeing that his little wife didn't worry about himself at all, Mei Changqing felt astringent.
Bai Yiyan didn't see Mei Changqing's awkwardness, and rolled her eyes.
"It's all calmed down, how can it be chaotic? Even if it's going to be chaotic, isn't there still Lord Qiu? "It's a straw bale, but the straw bale can also play a proper role, right?
Mei Changqing thought about it, and also felt that this was the case, this time the matter was too big, if the capital still sent someone over, at least he, the judge of Nanyuan County, could make the matter clear repeatedly.
On his own turf, Mei Changqing wants to control all the changes.
But when the little girl could speak and write, she finally raised the little girl with the same temperament as her, but the little girl was taken crooked by King Liang again.
She didn't get anything for all her hard work? How can this work?
Princess Liang was angry, so King Liang was not allowed to take the little girl personally, even if King Liang wanted to be close to the little girl, she had to be present.
Today, the little girl actually brought someone to the study by herself, isn't King Liang very surprised?
Holding the soft little body of the little girl, the little county lord who was called Xinxin, finally smiled, "The mother concubine is whispering to Aunt Chu, and the daughter can't listen, so she wants to come to her father." ”
Although the little county lord speaks to others with a clear look, he is still very special to Lord Liang.
Every time the little county lord is like this, Princess Liang has to be stuffed for a long time, but she feels that giving the little county lord is not her little daughter at all, but; King Liang is alone.
It's just that King Liang is still very special to his little girl.
When King Liang heard that the person who came was Mrs. Chu of the Yao family, his mind suddenly became clear, and Mrs. Chu also received a secret letter from Nanyuan County, otherwise she would not have stepped into the gate of King Liang's mansion.
King Liang didn't think about it, Mrs. Chu pulled Princess Liang, and she didn't even say polite words, but got to the point.
"My family Yue'er sent a message back, saying that Nanyuan County is not peaceful, and the queen's maiden brother Lord Qiu is not useful, let me ask King Liang, who can trust his people in Nanyuan County?"
Actually, Bai Yiyan's words were not like that, but Mrs. Chu felt that this was what Yue'er girl meant.
Bai Yiyan wanted to ask his father if the official silver escorted in the capital was fake, and see where the food came from, but this project was too huge, even Lord Yao, who was the head of the household department, could not investigate it alone.
Therefore, this has a foreign policy, but Mrs. Chu does not want her family to be involved in this matter.
Mrs. Chu didn't worry about the country and the people, she gave all her feelings for the world, she just wanted her baby daughter to be taken out of this troublesome matter, and she was safe.
Therefore, Chu Fu volunteered to come to the Liang Wangfu to inquire.
Princess Liang was stunned when asked, although she knew about it, but the details were really unclear. "What's the matter, is there something that Changqing can't solve?"
Didn't the saint send Lord Qiu to solve the official bank fraud case? Is this not solved?
Mrs. Chu didn't want to hide it from Princess Liang, so she explained the matter in three or two sentences, and she was angry in the big autumn, fanning her fan.
"Say, what's this called? Not to mention the poverty of the mountains, how can such a thing still be made? Is this poor, or is it rich? ”
The cool fan wind can't lower all her words, it's really hateful!
Princess Liang thought that Mrs. Chu's daughter had not yet reached the end of time, and followed Mei Changqing to Nanyuan County, a poor rural area, not to mention the hardships and tiredness, and not a good thing to do, she suddenly felt that they were not a little authentic in following the courtship.
Thinking that this matter was still brokered by her, Princess Liang dared to hesitate and directly asked people to find King Liang.
"Sister, don't worry, I will definitely let King Liang take care of this matter, you just have to rest assured." Princess Liang was very embarrassed and hurriedly brought Mrs. Chu a cup of hot tea.
How dare Mrs. Chu let Princess Liang pour tea for herself, put down the fan, and poured a cup for Princess Liang, "Princess don't care about me, I am just angry with my family, if it weren't for him, how could my Yue'er suffer from this crime?" ”
"I was too cheap for him to marry him so easily, and now I let him marry my baby girl hastily, hum!"
King Liang doesn't talk much on weekdays, and he doesn't want to promise anyone, but with King Liang's words, Mrs. Chu is already very satisfied, no matter how much she has, it's useless to ask.
Mei Changqing's son-in-law, although Mrs. Chu doesn't like it very much, she believes in the vision of her husband, Lord Yao.
"With this promise from the prince, I am relieved." Mrs. Chu glanced at Princess Liang, winked at Princess Liang, and led people away.
Over the years, Princess Liang's body has finally recovered, and now that the child is older, it is time to fulfill the original promise.
"You don't have to worry, Guiyang Mansion, even if there is no king to deal with it personally, Mei Changqing will solve the matter perfectly."
Now, it's just an attitude from him, and the people's livelihood riots, whether they are responsible or not, are a big crime of beheading.
Mei Changqing is the descendant he watched grow up, and he is also the son-in-law of Lord Yao, the old fox of the household department, maybe at the beginning, Mei Changqing didn't have that much ability, but now.
King Liang has never disappointed Princess Liang, as long as it is what King Liang promised her, no matter how long it takes, it will come true.
is this promise, more than ten years, King Liang still remembers. "Well, you promised me in front of Xinxin, but you can't break your promise."
Princess Liang rubbed her youngest daughter's soft hair and smiled very gently.
The little county lord tilted her little head and smiled shyly, she liked the temperament of her mother and the majesty of her father.
Mei Changqing, who is far away in Nanyuan County, is still nervously preparing for the "things" needed for King Liang's visit, if he knows the thoughts of His Royal Highness King Liang, he may not be angry and cry.
Obviously, it is such a big thing, but His Royal Highness King Liang not only made a big fuss, but also wanted to travel with his wife and daughter, which is really ......
Guiyang Mansion is full of chaos, and the chickens and dogs on the street are endless, Mei Changqing is entangled in a coarse cloth and beaten, walking all the way, and his face is very bad.
Relying on the people of the Chu family alone, they can't investigate such a big case at all.
The embarrassment of being overstretched made Mei Changqing feel very bad, Chu Fei followed Mei Changqing, took advantage of the darkness of the night, and entered Fang Tongzhi's house.
Under the cover of the night, it was very inconvenient for Mei Changqing to act, but he didn't do the opposite, who let him take the initiative to take responsibility for this matter.
Although they had stepped on the spot several times during the day, the group was still a little negligent, and even forgot that Fang Tongzhi would stay awake all night in the study on the fifth day of the first month of each month.
Looking at the window in the study that exuded a faint light, Mei Changqing had to take someone to search other rooms.
I heard that Fang Tongzhi had a contract set by the rain merchant in his hand, and he didn't know if it was true.
When Bai Yiyan first got the news in his hand, he still doubted whether it was true, but seeing Mei Changqing's cautious attitude, he still handed over the news directly to him.
Lord Cao, the governor of Zhongzhou, seems to be a good official who serves the country and the people from the bottom of his heart, and when Mei Changqing went to investigate, he also asked Chu Fei to take the fake silver and go to Lord Cao to exchange the real silver.
It's just that Zhongzhou is weird everywhere, and the people are dressed in fancy clothes, which doesn't look like they are short of money at all.
With such a question, Mei Changqing came back to the sea and put on his little wife, but before the result was discussed, a stack of high-density letters was stuffed into the door.
No, Mei Changqing took Chu Fei and a few of them, and became a gentleman in Fang Tongzhi's house, and even prepared a lot of useful secret medicines.
Chu Fei calmly watched his young master pour a lot of laxatives into the kitchen drinking water, wanted to stop it, thought about it, and closed his mouth.
After the laxative medicine was completely integrated with the water in the jar, Mei Changqing took a hot basket of xiaolongbao from the Fang family's kitchen and ate it like a normal person.
After running around for several days, you can't even skip food, right?
Mei Changqing sat naturally, so naturally that Chu Fei thought that the young master of their family was a guest at Fang Tongzhi's house.
As for everything, Mei Changqing patted the non-existent dust on his body, and went to the inn where Lord Qiu stayed tonight, and happened to be bumped into by Gan Shupei, who was also going out.
"Lord Chu, where did you come from?"
Gan Shupei had a pair of small eyes, and shrewdly looked at the Chu family and his party returning from a line of night clothes, and his heart was itching.
Mei Changqing didn't care how strong Gan Shupei's curiosity was, he glanced at Gan Shupei arrogantly, he was approachable and very gossipy.
"I heard that Lord Qiu has the ability to fight the ministers in the capital, and he is also the most valued by the Holy Lord to supervise the hundred officials, you say, Lord Qiu's ability to see everything is not like a shadow?"
Mei Changqing's words are cheap, and there is even an illusion that Gan Shupei has a WEI lock, but he has no fear or fear.
It is said that sharing adversity is the longest way for husband and wife to get along, Mei Changqing looked at Yue'er, who directly got rid of him in the morning and went shopping, and began to have deep doubts.
This time, with Lord Qiu, except for Mei Changqing, it was Fan Tingshi, Nanyuan County was guarded by the newly appointed Lord Wei, and Fan Deyuan returned to Beiyuan County.
Beiyuan is much better than Nanyuan County, after all, Liu Zhixian, who was still alive at the beginning, abandoned Nanyuan County and ran to Beiyuan County, and he was not very willing to make the silver in his pocket fake.
Because of this, coupled with the fact that Fan Deyuan only manages his own one-third of an acre, it allows the people of Beiyuan County to survive in the cracks.
Nanyuan County was calm, and the important prisoners in the prison were also dead, so Lord Qiu was not too embarrassed to continue to hide in Nanyuan County to find leisure.
In the evening, Guiyang Mansion was still very quiet, but in the morning, it was not very calm, and there were uprisings of people everywhere on the streets.
It's just that in this noise, there is also the tranquility of ordinary people, but the currency in circulation is no longer silver.
Copper plates and gold have become the most popular things in Guiyang Mansion.
Forced to have breakfast with Lord Qiu and his party, Gan Shupei took the token of the minister of the Qincha, and it was very difficult to settle the room and meal money with the owner of the inn.
Even so, Gan Shupei was still disliked.
Mei Changqing finished eating the rice noodles in the bowl, and then he felt much better.
Lord Qiu didn't want to move, but His Royal Highness King Liang, who was far away in the capital, didn't know when he would come, and he was scared.
"Lord Chu and Fan Thorn History, have you finished breakfast? Let's go, go to Fang Tongzhi's house and have a look. ”
Lord Qiu's lean body walked in front, and a python robe hung loosely on his body, which was very like a fairy wind and bones. God knows, this loose robe, two months ago, still fits perfectly.
At that time, Fang Tongzhi, who had not slept all night in the study, had just finished breakfast.
The old housekeeper of the Fang family walked quickly, and when he heard that there was a big man outside, he ran in the direction of the study in a panic.
"Hurry up and clean up, Lord Qincha may come over in a while, open the windows, and disperse the smell."
I heard that the big man is used to eating good things, and he knows what it is when he smells it, and he has just finished eating, so he can't let this Lord Qiu catch the handle.
Although Fang Tongzhi really wanted to create a haggard scene for Yi, the reality was that there were really no conditions, he had eaten a lot of supplements recently, and his body was very strong.
The old housekeeper ran fast, and Fang Tongzhi reacted quickly, but the few people who were welcomed in outside were slow and not in a hurry at all.
Lord Qiu didn't want to go to the main hall of Fang Tongzhi's house, but he felt that there was an open-air pavilion in the courtyard.
"The pavilion over there looks good, the official and the two adults are waiting for the Ni family at the place of that pavilion."
The little guy was very embarrassed, he didn't dare to deny it directly, and just as he was hesitating, Lord Qiu had already walked towards the pavilion with Mei Changqing and Fan Tingshi.
Talking and communicating in the courtyard, the surroundings are clear at a glance, which can not only prevent the news from being taken out by the bottom of the boat at Fang Tongzhi's house, but also pick yourself out.
When Lord Qiu was in the capital, he had been communicating with the old foxes in the court for a long time, and he knew this well, even if he wanted to show his IDE status, but ......
Lord Qiu looked at the strategist Gan Shupei on the side, and immediately swallowed the dare in his heart.
Okay, he still wants to go back completely, but he doesn't want to be caught by Lord Liang Wang in Guiyang Mansion and correct the Fa on the spot.
Fang Tongzhi was thinking about running in the hall where he was entertaining, and after waiting for a while, he didn't see anyone coming, so he couldn't help but be a little strange.
He summoned the girl who was waiting for the tea, and asked puzzledly, "Didn't you say that there were several adults outside?" What about people? ”
The little maid had just prepared the tea, and when she heard Fang Tongzhi's question, she quickly bent her knees, "Master, several adults think that the pavilion in the garden is very good, so they all go to the pavilion." ”
Fang Tongzhi felt a little intuition in his heart, and he raised his leg and ran in the direction of the pavilion.
Until this time, he was allowed to see it again, and Mei Changqing suddenly felt that Lord Qiu only had the fox fake tiger power to take the shot, and it was still a short-lived fox fake tiger power.
"What's the matter, Fang Tongzhi hasn't slowed down yet?" Master Qiu looked at Fang Tongzhi for a long time, and asked the little maid beside him to pour hot tea.
"A few days ago, didn't Fang Tongzhi still be worried about eating and sleeping in the merchants rioting in Guiyang Mansion? Why, when the official looked at him at this time, Lord Qiu's figure seemed to be a little plump? ”
"Xiaguan, Xiaguan......" Fang Tongzhi was stunned by Lord Qiu's specious words, and he couldn't wait to spit out all the food he had eaten a few days ago.
Didn't Lord Qiu care about the affairs of Guiyang Mansion, what did he do when he suddenly came here!
Fang Tongzhi was very resentful, "My lord, the lower officials are so worried about the situation in Guiyang Mansion that they can't sleep at night. ”
"My lord, you don't know, the body of the lower official grows meat when he drinks saliva, so he ......"
As long as he gets people out, he is free to deal with the remaining evidence in the house.
Mei Changqing thought, Fang Tongzhi must not know that he was also sitting in the pavilion, otherwise he would definitely blow up, he was an official the size of a sesame mung bean, and he even dared to accept his request from Wupin Tongzhi.
Although he consciously avoided it, it was better not to have this kind of misunderstanding.
"Lord Fang, Xia Guan and the two adults came over after breakfast, so you don't have to bother."
As soon as he spoke, Fang Tongzhi raised his head, and when he saw that the person who asked An to speak was Mei Changqing, the whole person was not good.
He was thinking, if when Mei Changqing came, he welcomed Mei Changqing's surrender and solemnly gave Mei Changqing all the face, would he not have to face Mei Changqing now?
Unfortunately, there are no ifs.
"It turns out that Lord Chu also followed Lord Qiu to Guiyang Mansion, I don't know the situation in Nanyuan County, has Lord Chu been appeased?"
Fang Tongzhi didn't like Mei Changqing, this was a conclusion he came to cautiously after he inquired about all of Mei Changqing's connections.
Chunchen will not live long, no matter what Mei Changqing's official career will be in the future, just because Mei Changqing has a white father who has a household secretary Yao Jifeng, they are not all the way.
Therefore, when Mei Changqing came to Guiyang Mansion, he had no intention of soliciting, and he always had a respectful attitude.
But even this attitude is not good, something happened, Mei Changqing brought Lord Qiu to the door, which is really distressing.
Shangfeng asked about the political affairs under his rule, and Mei Changqing replied with a blank look, "Lord Yufang, Nanyuan County has restored the order it should have, and where it needs to be maintained in the later stage, Lord Qiu ordered the newly arrived Wei County Cheng to deal with it with full authority." ”
"Oh? That's good, those who can work harder, no wonder Lord Qiu will take a fancy to Lord Chu. ”
Fang Tongzhi nodded and walked to Lord Qiu's side, "Lord Qiu, the riots in Guiyang Mansion have subsided a lot, I don't know what you want to check here?" ”
Originally, I was thinking of contacting Lord Qiu in private to contact the feelings that didn't exist, but looking at this situation, it was probably not necessary.
Fang Tongzhi didn't want to show his cowardice, so he was ready to strike first, and he made everything clear.
Hypocrisy and resentment are effective shirking techniques in the court, of course, as a master of the imperial history, he has never learned the pretense of a literati.
It's just that Ou City, who was originally upright, was suddenly replaced by the other party, and Lord Qiu was a little surprised.
"Fang Tongzhi didn't know why this official came? The official still thought that Fang Tongzhi was ready to greet the official? ”
Lord Qiu stroked his beard, looking like you don't know everything, and looked at Fang Tongzhi with anxiety in his heart. The conscience of heaven and earth, he really doesn't know.
"The Holy Lord appointed you as the Tongzhi of Guiyang Mansion, and you already have the right to supervise the officials of Guiyang Mansion, you tell this official that you have supervised for so many years?"
Lord Qiu put the cup in his hand on the tablecloth of the ice silk, and he didn't even make a sound.
Yang Zhifu also once said to him: "Fang Tongzhi, you and I will get along like this for a long time in the future, and Guiyang Mansion will definitely embark on the road to prosperity in the hands of you and me, don't you say?" ”
What was Governor Yang's expression like at that time?
Fang Tongzhi felt that he couldn't remember it anymore, at that time, he and Yang Zhifu were both looked up to by the petty officials under Guiyang Mansion.
It's like he's looking up at Master Qiu now.
By the way, it happened to be the Double Ninth Festival at that time, and they took a group of officials to Yangxi Mountain outside Guiyang Mansion, and they also looked at the hope of the day with all the adults.
The glow of the sky, even in retrospect now, still makes people feel beautiful, but it's a pity that the body of Yang Zhifu, who was standing next to him at that time, has been parked in Yizhuang for several days.
"What's the matter, Fang Tongzhi hasn't figured out how to answer this official's words?"
Lord Qiu is not a good personality, after all, he is used to being the imperial history, he has never stopped even talking about impeachment, and it is not easy to wait for Fang Tongzhi to return to his soul.
Fang Tongzhi's mouth was full of bitter coptis, "My lord, the lower officials are derelict in their duties, and they have never noticed that Lord Yang is cheating on the official silver before. ”
Fang Tongzhi bent his knees, and with a bang, his knees hit the floor, making a crisp sound.
Mei Changqing touched his knees silently, he had a little toothache, fortunately, he didn't have to kneel and kowtow in such a place, otherwise his knees couldn't stand it.
Although Fang Tongzhi dared to use an ice silk tablecloth to spread the table, he did not have the luxury of laying a layer on the floor, so he was the one who suffered.
"The official silver fraud is very important, and Governor Yang is a cautious person, and he has never sold fake silver in Guiyang Mansion, and the officials don't know, it's really ......."
"Oh? Are you shirking your reason for supervising the hundred officials of Guiyang Mansion? ”
Lord Qiu looked at Fang Tongzhi's frightened and frightened appearance, and the arrogance that had been worn away a while ago was finally made up for in Fang Tongzhi.
"Chu Yunju, Fan Thorn History? The two of you take someone to Fang's house to look for it, especially rummaging through important places like the kitchen, to see if you can find any secrets. ”
"Big ...... My lord, I'm afraid this is not okay, right? ”
Fang Tongzhi said weakly, not daring to refute loudly, but he looked at Mei Changqing with a pair of innocent pleading eyes.
In Fang Tongzhi's eyes, no matter how strong the backer behind Mei Changqing is, in Guiyang Mansion, Mei Changqing can rely on him, and then he, the Tongzhi Lord.
The truth of both glory and loss, he didn't believe that Chu Yunju didn't know anything.
Therefore, he gave Mei Changqing a look, wanting Mei Changqing to turn a blind eye and not really search out the letters in the study that had not yet been processed.
However, Mei Changqing is not a person who can talk about human feelings at all.
In the case of this kind of occasional reading and making a big fuss, Fang Tongzhi didn't even promise him a small profit, why did he want to do things for Fang Tongzhi?