The official brought up an old beggar, and after he came in, Cheng Mingdong couldn't help but cover his nose and ask, "Are you beating the drum and complaining?" ”

The old beggar knelt on the ground: "It's the grass people beating the drum and shouting grievances." ”

"If there is something important, just say it, and if there is nothing to do, just step down." It's not that Cheng Mingdong looks down on beggars, it's that at this tense moment, other things are trivial matters that can be postponed.

"The grass people want to sue the shopkeeper of Chander's pawnshop." After the old beggar said this, Wen Zhiqian became interested: "What are you going to sue him?" ”

"The grass people want to sue him for forcibly occupying the grass people's "Snow Plum Map"!"

When it comes to "Xuemeitu", it's not a trivial matter.

""Xuemeitu is yours?" Wen Zhiqian asked, a little unconvinced.

The old beggar complained bitterly: "Xuemeitu is the family heirloom of the grass people. Seven years ago, there was an accident in the grass people's hometown, only the grass people and their daughters fled to Chujing with their family funds, Chujing was prosperous, and the grass people were blinded for a while, and entered the door of the Ruyi gambling house. But "Xuemeitu" is very precious, and the grass people don't dare to bet on the gambling house, so they bet their daughter in the gambling house first, thinking that they will go to the pawnshop to pawn "Xuemeitu" in exchange for money, and pay off the gambling debts and redeem their daughter. But I didn't expect that this black-hearted shopkeeper knew that "Xuemeitu" was a priceless treasure, and seeing that the grass people had nothing to rely on, he actually sent the grass people with five taels. Of course, the grass people refused, and they beat the grass people so badly that they even took back the five taels of silver. ”

"And then?" Wen Zhiqian asked, he glanced at the shopkeeper Zhang, he was already trembling with fright, he already had a judgment in his heart about the truth of this matter.

"There was no silver, the grass people had no shame to go to see their daughter, and the grass people saw with their own eyes that Wang Li dragged her into Yihong Courtyard, but at that time, the grass people looked at their daughter who was struggling for help, and they didn't even have the courage to go out. Later, the grass people were reduced to beggars, and the grass people's daughter ...... "The old beggar choked up, and tears crossed her eyes," became the current Oiran Hongyu of Yihong Courtyard! ”

There was silence all around, and Lianzhi suddenly asked, "Have you never looked for your daughter since?" ”

The old beggar shook his head bitterly: "Even if I die on the street, I don't want to appear in front of her again, let her think that I, the father, are dead." In fact, from the time I watched her being dragged into Yihong Courtyard, I was already in hell, and life was just suffering. But I can't die, I know I'm wrong, but what's wrong with Ruby? So even if I become a beggar, I have to wait for the opportunity. Isn't the seizure of Chand's pawnshop my best chance today? ”

"This guy is talking nonsense!" Wang Jin said angrily, "How can "Xuemeitu" be in his hands, someone must be trying to harm my Qian De pawnshop." ”

"Prince Wang, it's not that the palace doesn't believe you, it's hard to convince the public about today's jade pendant." Lianzhi interjected.

Wang Jin pointed at Lianzhi: "It must be you, you arranged him, right?" ”

"'Xuemeitu' is dyed a little red, because the blood I vomited when you knocked me out of the Chand's pawnshop accidentally splashed on the painting, but you were only concerned about the painting at the time, and you didn't see me, the person who was almost killed by you."

The old beggar almost exhausted all his strength when he said this, Wen Zhiqian closed his eyes, and when he opened his eyes again, he couldn't see any emotion in his eyes: "Back then, my father and emperor also doubted the authenticity of the painting because of the red dot, and later it was hung in the imperial study after identifying it as genuine, but only a few people knew about it, even Princess Wanyang didn't know." This bitter master can not only tell the flaws in the painting, but even know how to dye it, can there be a fake? ”

Wen Zhiqian paused: "It's a pity that my father likes that painting so much, and it is stained with the blood of his people. ”

No one dared to speak, and after being silent for a long time, Wen Zhiqian spoke again: "This king can't be the master of this matter, wait for my father to ask, and bring the red jade over for questioning first." ”

The official sent to look for Hongyu, it was already dinner time, but no one felt hungry, what happened today one after another, I don't know what will happen next?

"Seven years!" Lian Zhi broke the silence, "Shopkeeper Zhang, you have not only harmed him for seven years, you have harmed him all his life, and you have also harmed his daughter for life. ”

If Shopkeeper Zhang had bought that painting sincerely, the old beggar in front of him would have gained a firm foothold in Chu Jing. Even if you can't stand on your feet and live a good life with your daughter with money, you won't have a bad time.

But now, the father has become a beggar, and the daughter has become the Oiran of Yihongyuan!

Wen Zhiqian thought about the objects recorded in the account book, why did Qian De's pawnshop hurt two people?

"The Wang family is really powerful." Wen Zhiqian said, "Is it just relying on the Mo family?" ”

When Mo Ziyu heard this, he immediately said: "This is none of my Mo family's business, these things of the Wang family have nothing to do with my Mo family." ”

Wang Jin wanted to say something, but Mo Ziyu glared at him, and Wang Jin immediately shut up.

I couldn't wait for Hongyu for a long time, but what I was waiting for was a panicked official: "Lord Cheng, it's not good, Yihong Courtyard is burning." ”

"What?" Cheng Mingdong stood up in surprise and asked, "What the hell is going on?" ”

"It was the red jade fire that burned down Yihong Courtyard, and many people escaped, but the old bustards and thugs of Yihong Courtyard were trapped inside."

Cheng Mingdong didn't care about anything else: "Go and put out the fire, what are you still doing here?" ”

"Let's take a look." Wen Zhiqian spoke, "Take these people together, let them see what they have done." ”

……

When Lian Zhi and the others arrived at Yihong Courtyard, the fire was very big, and many people carried water to put out the fire, but it was useless.

There was a circle of people around, and the girls and benefactors who escaped from Yihong Courtyard were scared and glad that at least they had escaped.

In the midst of the raging fire, a woman climbed onto the windowsill on the second floor.

"It's a red jade!"

"What does she want to do, does she want to jump off?"

"Hongyu, you are crazy, why do you want to burn down Yihong Courtyard?"

……

Hongyu lowered her head to look at the more and more people gathered here, and she smiled with satisfaction, with a bit of self-defeating: "I just want to tell you that I've had enough of it for so many years. Since the day I entered Yihong Courtyard, I have never forgotten Wang Li's ugly face, if it weren't for him, how could I be taken into Yihong Courtyard and reduced to the land of fireworks? All the people in Yihong Courtyard deserve to die, their torture of me is unforgettable in my life, I killed Wang Li a few days ago, and now I have to die with this group of people, hahaha......"

"Hongyu, don't be impulsive, there is hope for people to live. I'm sorry for you, the father, you don't want to die! The old beggar knelt down, and Hongyu smiled even more poignantly, as if she had heard the funniest joke in the world: "My father is long dead, what are you?" Even if I go to hell, I will drag those who have caused me to fall to hell together, Wang Li can't escape, and the people of Yihong Courtyard can't escape......"

Ruby opened her hands as she spoke, the fire had spread behind her, and she slowly leaned back with a relieved smile.

Under the light of the fire, the usually beautiful ruby was even more moving, and she slowly fell into the fire, and the fire immediately engulfed her......

Wang Li was not killed by Lianzhi, but by Hongyu, and Wang Li was also to blame.

All the onlookers knew about it, and in less than one night, all the rumors that had been on Lin Wanyang, the princess of Dongxia, would disappear, the real culprit was red jade, but the Wang family was cocooned and self-bound.

It was already very late for the fire in Yihongyuan to be extinguished, and the officials were still cleaning up the corpses and ruins, while Lianzhi and the others returned to the palace first. Shopkeeper Zhang, the buddy and Wang Jin are like dead pigs, they have no life, they are finished, they are all finished.

Mo Ziyu was frightened, today's events had exceeded his expectations, and he hoped that his father would come to help him quickly. This matter has reached such a point, why hasn't my father sent someone over?

When they returned to the court, they found that the court was surprisingly quiet, and when they got closer, there was already a person sitting in the court, and it was Emperor Chu! Standing beside Emperor Chu were Wen Zhiyu, Wen Zhiyu and Prime Minister Mo.

Wen Zhiyu's expression was as usual, Wen Zhiyu lowered his head and couldn't see clearly, and Prime Minister Mo Cheng's face was solemn.

When everyone saw Emperor Chu, they hurriedly saluted, and after Emperor Chu flattened everyone, Wen Zhiqian spoke first: "Father, why are you here at this time?" ”