As soon as Xiao Ji and Ling'er returned home, they saw their father Xiao Heng standing straight under the porch, and the two of them each saluted Xiao Heng, and shouted at the same time: "Father! ”

Xiao Heng nodded slightly, and only said to Xiao Ji: "Ji'er, you come to the study with your father." ”

After speaking, Xiao Heng turned around and asked the study to go, and Xiao Ji lowered his head and followed him, unhurried.

Ling'er sat under the porch in a daze, her head slightly against the pillar, thinking of eating at Brother Lian's house tonight, and even the eldest brother didn't look at her from beginning to end, her heart suddenly felt sad, her eyes were red, and two lines of crystal tears fell.

In fact, she knew that Brother Lian married Yueniang, no matter how much she liked Brother Lian, it was impossible to marry him, and she could only hide this affection and affection in her heart.

"Miss, why are you sitting here alone?" Xiao Sha heard that Steward Lu said that the young lady and the eldest young master came back together, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief, hurried over, and saw that her young lady was safe and sound, so she wanted to cry aggrievedly, and complained: "Miss is really, go out with the eldest young master to have fun, and don't tell the slave maid, it will hurt the slave and maid to find it." ”

She lost the young lady, and hurriedly went back to the house to report, and the lady reprimanded her after knowing it, and was about to punish her, but the old man said that such a big person can be lost in Yangjie Town, and that is also Ji'er's poor jurisdiction. The lady spared her.

"Little yarn." Ling'er was not in the mood to experience Xiaosha's grievances, so she only said, "I'm a little thirsty, you can help me make a cup of spring tea." ”

"Yes, miss." Xiao Sha was stunned, feeling that something was wrong with Miss today, but she didn't dare to ask, and she retreated.

After Xiaosha went down, Ling'er got up, she never cared about the business between her father and her brother before, tonight for some reason, she always felt that her father was looking for her brother to enter the study, there must be something to discuss, maybe it had something to do with Brother Lian, right?

Although she thought it was absurd, when she thought of her eldest brother's gloomy face, she still overheard the conversation between them.

"Ji'er, sit!" Xiao Heng waited for his subordinates to serve good tea, so he pointed to the place where he was sitting, signaling that Xiao Ji didn't have to stand and talk.

"Thank you, father!" Xiao Ji sat down politely and asked, "I don't know what the father is doing when he is looking for the child?" ”

Xiao Heng flicked the floating tea leaves in the cup with the lid of the cup, blew the tea gently, took a sip, and then said: "Ji'er, it should be your affairs in Zhongshan County, and you shouldn't be asked about it as a father, but your father has watched you grow up since you were a child, and he knows your temperament completely. ”

"How would my father know?" Xiao Ji was surprised.

"Knowing the son is more than the father, although you haven't even mentioned the family affairs, but you also know a little about the father." Xiao Heng sighed and said: "Speaking of Lian Hao, I also met my father when he was in Beijing, this person is good at fighting and brave, just because he offended Liu Xiang, he was confiscated to General Yang, it is really difficult to have a bright future, and it is also a strange injustice." ”

"Father is so clear about Lian Hao?" Xiao Ji was even more surprised.

Xiao Heng didn't hide it from him, and said lightly: "But all the things that are like willows, my father will pay close attention to them, so as not to fall into the trap by mistake and be robbed of the court's income, it is not easy for the emperor, and I can only do my best for my father." ”

Xiao Ji nodded, "Most of the military power in the world belongs to Liu Xiang, if the income of the court is controlled by Liu Xiang, I am afraid that the world will be in chaos." ”

How wise the emperor was, knowing that Liu Xiang was in power, he had firmly controlled the entry of the court and the central government, choked Liu Xiang's lifeline, so that he did not dare to be too high.

"If only you knew how powerful it was." Xiao Heng was very satisfied with Xiao Ji's understanding of the situation in the court, and said with his head in his jaw: "The grievances of the Lian family are just the tip of the iceberg, the sin created by Liu Xiang, not to mention this one, since Lian Hao has escaped, you simply don't meddle in the case and help their family escape this catastrophe, that's it, just with the matter of the Lian family, you want to bring down the elders of the two dynasties?" If Liu Xiang can easily fall, why would the emperor be worried? ”

Xiao Ji moved his lips, unable to refute his father's words, and only nodded back slightly.

Xiao Heng said: "Fortunately, Liu Xiang doesn't care about this case, since the criminal department of the Lian family's case has been divided into He Daren, you will do it, so as not to harm the Lian family, your classmate He Da loves money as much as his life, it is better for you to send someone to help Lian Jia dot a little bit, and if you end this case, even the family can be exchanged for a lifetime of peace, if you interfere too much, it will cause He Xu to be suspicious, and then not only will the family be beheaded, but I am afraid that you and I will not be able to escape from Liu Xiang's troubles, and when the time comes, the real dilemma is the emperor." ”

Xiao Ji understood the meaning of his father's words, he was worried about the king, if he took the liberty of trying to bring down Liu Xiang, he would simply not be able to do anything, even if Lian Hao was exiled to the army, even if he had real evidence that Liu Xiang bullied the people, would the emperor be able to take Liu Xiang's job?

If Liu Xiang took advantage of the question to play, he took a bite back, saying that his father deliberately found him wrong by using the case in his Zhongshan County to suppress the prime minister of the dynasty, and the emperor's embarrassment can be imagined.

Ling'er didn't understand the conversation between her father and her brother, but one thing was certain, that is, Brother Lian's family was in trouble, and if she didn't get it, she would be beheaded all over the house.

Since beating her brother and making the county order of this county, her father has cut off her brother's pocket money, and the silver taels on his body are just that Fenglu, how can he give Brother Lian some money?

When Ling'er returned to the room, she began to rummage through the cabinets, Xiaosha came in, saw that the house was full of wolves, and thought she had been robbed, "Miss, what are you looking for?" Let the slave help you find it. ”

There's no need to make it like this, right? It's hard to clean up.

"Xiaosha, you came just in time, you help me find out some valuable and valuable things, I can be useful." Ling'er was sweating profusely and panting.

"Does Miss want to count?" Xiaosha asked.

"Don't ask, just help me find out." Ling'er sat on the chair, thinking that she would let Xiaosha go out and be these things, so she would have to make up a thousand taels and give it to Brother Lian.

Ching ming festival.

There was a drizzle in the sky, Leng Yue raised her eyes to look at the foggy sky, and couldn't help but feel sad in her heart, and she didn't know if her relatives were also burning paper money in front of her grave at this time? Although Dad Leng has never had true feelings for her mother, he still cares about her daughter, Dad Leng must be very sad when he knows that she dies, right?

After all, she went back to Leng's house less than a year ago, she joined the army, after Leng's father knew, he had a big fight with her for the first time, and the next day when he knew that he couldn't persuade her, he silently packed up his salute for her, and sent her to the military vehicle with Sister Jing.

Leng Yue's eyes were moist, and she smiled bitterly, her cold father was afraid that he would feel guilty for her daughter in this life.

"Brother, last time I told you that I wanted to bring your brother and sister to you, I brought her now......" Lian Hao knelt in front of an unmonumental grave, tears fell, and said sadly: "I'm sorry! Brother, Haozi can't erect a monument for you now......"

Leng Yue stroked Lian Hao's back and comforted: "Brother, he will understand, don't be too sad." ”

After speaking, Leng Yue picked up the incense and lit it, and bowed three times, "Brother, you have also seen Jin'er Xiu'er, they are really good-looking, sensible and obedient, don't worry, Haozi and I will take care of the two children, you rest in peace." ”

After worshipping for many years, Leng Yue and Lian Hao returned home and waited for the summons of Lord He in Han County.

"Is anyone home?" Someone knocked on the door outside, it was a female voice.

Leng Yue and Lian Hao glanced at each other, a little puzzled, Leng Yue went out, saw the little yarn beside Ling'er, and asked, "Why are you here?" ”

Xiaosha's face was extremely bad, and she said, "My young lady sent me to order a thousand taels of rouge gouache from you." ”

"A thousand taels?" She heard her right, right? "Why does your young lady want so much rouge gouache?"

She also wanted to know why the young lady ordered so much rouge gouache, there were already a lot of them on the dresser, and the young lady actually wanted to take her own jewelry and mink shawl as a pawn, just to make up the thousand taels.

Even if the young lady thinks that the marriage fat gouache made by Yueniang is good and wants to cooperate with her to do business, there is no need to sell the wedding dress embroidered by herself to Liu Xuan, the eldest lady of the Liu Mansion, it took the young lady a year to embroider it.

Now Mrs. is helping Miss find a good family, Miss sold her wedding dress, what will she wear when she gets married in the future?

"Miss said, if Yueniang doesn't have a thousand taels in stock, she will collect the silver first, and then slowly make it out later, and I will come to get it." Xiao Sha put the silver in Leng Yue's hand and turned around to leave.

"Wait." Leng Yue grabbed Xiao Sha, "You tell your young lady, I'm afraid I'm not available during this time, but I will still deliver the goods as soon as possible." ”

"Didn't I just say that? You can make it slowly, and when it comes out, I'll take it. Xiao Sha repeated irritably.

After Xiaosha left, Leng Yue held the heavy silver, and calculated the account in his heart, one or two pieces of silver is a thousand Wen, and the rouge she made is not good to charge Ling'er more, one is sold for two hundred Wen, so don't you want five thousand taels of silver?

The number of five thousand is enough for her to be busy.

"Yueniang, what's wrong?" Lian Hao saw Leng Yue standing there in a daze, and stepped forward to ask, "Who came just now?" ”

"Miss Ling'er's little yarn girl next to her took a thousand taels and said she wanted to order rouge gouache." Leng Yue picked up a large bag of silver and shook it in front of Lian Hao, "This Miss Ling'er takes care of your business." ”

"Give it back." Lian Hao pushed away the silver in Leng Yue's hand.

"Why do you want to return it? This is the silver earned in business, and if you want to pay her back, you will also pay her back two hundred taels of silver, and this money will be of many uses. "Last night, she inquired with Xiaoji about that Master He, and listened to Xiaoji's tone, this person is not an official and is not a good official.

She doesn't look like it, the first time they met, they put a stinky shelf in front of her, and the fourth-grade officials of Lord Xiao spoke politely to her, just him, dragged two hundred and fifty eighty thousand, and people who didn't know thought he was a fourth-grade official.

"Yueniang, didn't you say that Ling'er is interesting to me? Even so, this business is still not done, and now the Lian family is in a lawsuit, at this time, I don't want Lord Xiao and them to misunderstand. He wanted Lord Xiao to help him clear his name, but he didn't want to implicate Miss Ling'er, Miss Ling'er is the only pearl of the Xiao family, if he is involved, many properties will change, which is why he blames his father for not hiding from him to find Miss Ling'er privately.

Not to mention that he has Yueniang, even if he is not married, he will not accept Miss Ling'er's wishes, Lord Xiao Hengxiao is an official again, knowing that his daughter likes a married man, what will he think? Lian Hao didn't want to touch this kind of bottom line.

"Are you telling the truth?" Leng Yue is not a person who sees money, and when he sees Lian Hao's desire for Ling'er to draw a clear line, he is very supportive.

"I'm not in the mood to joke with you, so I'm going to pay it back." Lian Hao entered the house.

Leng Yue heard Lian Hao's deep voice and sighed helplessly, knowing that he was a little too much, he shouldn't have tested Lian Hao again and again, he was very annoyed now, he was still so ignorant.