The dewy leaves in the courtyard reflect a little light in the morning light, and when the wind passes, there are dew drops that slide down from the tips of the leaves, bringing out a glimmer of light.

Ping An came out of the kitchen with hot water, and as soon as he walked into the courtyard, he saw Xie Gexian walking out of the room wearing only a single coat, and Ping An hurriedly walked over; "It's the Mid-Autumn Festival today, and it's morning again, so the son should add a piece of clothing even if he comes out."

Xie Gexian raised his eyes to look at the glow that broke through the clouds, and said in a low voice; "It turned out to be the Mid-Autumn Festival, and I remember that I was still ······ when I came last year." It's just that when he said this, he suddenly began to cough, and the more he coughed, the more he coughed, and finally he had to hold on to the pillar next to him, and coughed so much that he went down.

Ping'an's face changed, and he quickly put down the kettle in his hand and patted it gently behind Xie Gexian's back.

After Xie Gexian finally eased up, he raised his hand to stop Ping'an's movements, and after straightening his waist, his slightly flushed face showed a self-deprecating smile.

"As soon as it's cold on this day, Childe's deficiency and cold will be committed, and it was not good to rest, but I went out last night, and I must have caught a cold when I came back." Ping'an muttered worriedly, turned around and went to the house to pour out a cup of hot tea and brought it to Xie Gexian, and continued, "I slept for two hours last night, and I thought about calling Gongzi again after a while, but I didn't know that Gongzi would get up." ”

Xie Gexian smiled slightly; "The permanent supervisor should be coming soon, I will get up and wake up."

Ping An frowned slightly; "Childe is going out today?"

"It depends······" Xie Gexian said in a low voice, and his face showed a bit of contemplation.

Ping'an saw that he was only wearing such a single coat, but he was still standing outside, and was about to drag him into the house, but Xie Gexian shook his head and said; "The autumn sun is good, you can bring me a cloak out." As he spoke, he was already walking to the pavilion in the courtyard.

About a quarter of an hour later, there was really a sound of knocking on the door outside, although Ping An was a little unhappy but did not dare to slack off, after a glance at Xie Gexian, he personally opened the door, and after a while, Ping An brought Chang Shizhuang in.

After the two of them had spoken in the pavilion for half an hour, they fell silent. After a long time, Xie Gexian asked in a low voice; "Why don't you say, the third prince is planning to find a scapegoat?"

Tsuneishi's face is solemn; "That's right, there happen to be two suitable candidates, and this is not in the capital after all, so it is very likely to avoid it."

Xie Gexian pondered for a while before he said again; "The young master of the Mo family, although he also broke into Lord Li's courtyard, he didn't enter the room in the end. Moreover, the contradiction between him and the young master of the Ding family is also simple, and it has been around for a long time, and there are many people who know it, so it is not easy for the people on the third prince's side to make some articles on him. ”

Tsuneishiso said in a low voice; "Your Excellency is right, so what are you going to do with the remaining one? If we don't do it before the people on the third prince's side, we will lose the opportunity and may fall into passivity in the future. ”

Xie Gexian frowned, and then raised his eyes to look at the flowers and trees outside the pavilion, the dew that had been condensed on the flowers and leaves in the morning had already dissipated at this time, and the slightly withered yellow leaves were not oily even under the sunlight. A gust of autumn wind blew, and a few half-yellow leaves on the trees fell lightly, and when they landed, they also made a circle with the wind.

In autumn, everything began to wither, and there was a faint sense of slaughter in the air.

"Have you inquired about the identity of that person?"

"It's also a coincidence, and the Mo family has something to do with the housekeeper of a girl in the Mo family's shop, called Ah Sheng, not a local, who came from other places four years ago." When Chang Shizhuang said this, the expression on his face became a little more solemn, "My lord, this kind of identity is the easiest to make a fuss." Moreover, there was a girl named Gui'er in the Changchun courtyard last night, and I saw two suspicious people entering the courtyard at that time. At that time, as long as the people over there secretly explain a few words to Gui'er, and then call both sides, the matter will be able to go according to their wishes. ”

Xie Gexian raised his eyebrows; "Although the third prince wants to find someone to make a scapegoat, how can the people sent by the emperor be so easily fooled."

"According to their subordinates, they are not trying to fool the past at the moment, but trying their best to delay time." Chang Shizhuang looked at Xie Gexian and said in a low voice, "My lord, that is the prince, and the emperor's anger will always be extinguished one day." And the longer this drags on, the greater the variables, and in the end, the strength of this move of the adult will gradually weaken from strength to weakness, until it disappears, and then His Highness is afraid that he will be unhappy in his heart. ”

Xie Gexian sighed slightly; "You've made up your mind?"

Tsuneishiso nodded; "Just wait for the adults to show me."

Xie Gexian pondered for a while, and then said; "I'll do this myself, and you'll be responsible for watching over there."

Tsuneishiso was stunned; "Your Excellency······ What are you going to do? ”

"The young master of the Mo family is not worried, and now that he is in prison, I can't do anything about it." Xie Gexian stood up as he spoke, resting his hand on the stone table and pausing for a while before saying, "You go back first, and then come back in the afternoon." ”

"Pay the rent for the next two years in advance?" Mo Li looked at Tang Shun, who came over again, and after listening to what he meant, there was no trace of surprise on his face, but he recounted the meaning in a sentence with an expressionless face.

Tang Shun nodded; "The eldest lord said that although the harvest in the garden in the past two years has not been very good, because the price of silk has risen a little, he will add 20% of the rent to the girl."

"Add two more percent····· Mo Li calculated in his heart and said, "It's one thousand nine hundred and twenty taels." ”

It was obviously telling the truth, and the tone was extremely normal, but Tang Shun always felt that there seemed to be a bit of sarcasm in his voice. Although he is just a housekeeper in the mansion of the great lord and does not care about the affairs outside, he still knows a little bit about the poor things he has been in that mansion for decades. A mulberry garden as big as Dongzhuang, when the year is good, there is a net income of 10,000 taels of silver, even when the year is poor, it is not less than 6,000. But the rent paid to Mo Liujin every year is only eight hundred taels, and it is still paid in three installments every year, and from time to time, it will be shorter in the middle.

However, if this was before Mo Liujin's death, Tang Shun believed that Mo Liujin would most likely not refuse Master Mo's proposal. But now······ While Tang Shun was thinking in his heart, he glanced at Mo Li, is this girl really lacking this bit of silver now?

I heard that the amount of money this girl earned this year has been calculated in 10,000, more than 1,000 taels? Tang Shun pondered this number, and he felt empty-hearted.

Just when Tang Shun was thinking about how to say it beautifully, Mo Li had already spoken first; "Thank you Uncle Lobby for your kindness, I think it's better to do it as the original deed says, pay the rent when you want, pay as much as you want, in the end this is signed by my father, I can't go against my father's will."

Seeing that Mo Li stood up after speaking, obviously meaning to send off the guest, Tang Shun had no choice but to stand up and hesitate to say a word; "Fifteen girl, do you really plan to see death or not save you?"

Mo Li sighed; "Uncle in the lobby looks up to me too much, I don't dare to talk nonsense in the court anyway, I can only ask him to understand, even if I don't think about myself, I have to think about my mother and grandmother at home."

Tang Shun looked at Mo Li's appearance of not getting oil and salt, so he had to ask tentatively; "If the eldest lord sends the mulberry garden back to the girl in advance, then the girl is willing to come forward to testify?"

Mo Li still didn't see surprise on his face, but raised his eyebrows and looked at Tang Shun for a while, and then asked rhetorically; "Just for me to say such a lie that may not necessarily work, is the lobby uncle really willing?"

Tang Shun also did not answer rhetorical questions; "Fifteen girl, this is a promise?"

Mo Li smiled and shook his head; "Sang Yuan, I'm not in a hurry, after all, I'm always a light person now, so it's okay to wait for another two years."

Tang Shun returned in vain, returned to Master Mo, and after repeating Mo Li's words in the original place, Master Mo said in disbelief; "That girl, that's what you said!"

Tang Shun nodded, Zou couldn't help but be anxious, and hurriedly interjected on the side; "Didn't that dead girl keep staring at that mulberry garden, why has she become so tall now, she, is she really planning to kill my star!"

"What Qinggao, she wants me to take the title deed directly." Master Mo yelled impatiently. What Mo Li said was right, it was just a lie from her that might not really work, and it was naturally not worth the price in Master Mo's heart, and he promised to pay two years' rent first, and then add two percent, which was already the limit in his heart. Before getting up, he returned Sang Yuan, but if he planned to coax people to play, no matter what, as long as he could coax Mo Li's heart to move, after she came forward to testify, he could completely deny what he said, but he didn't expect that girl to be like this!

Zou was stunned, she also figured out her husband's plan, although she was reluctant to give up the mulberry garden, but now nothing is more important than her son.

"Master, what about Xing'er? You, you don't care about the stars? Didn't you just promise the old lady, Xing'er, I can't ignore Xing'er······ I'll tell the old lady to go, I'm going to save my son!" ”

"Come back!" Master Mo hurriedly drank, and then walked back and forth in the house a few times, just at this time, the person who went to the yamen to inquire about the news came back. Master Mo and Zou hurriedly called people in to ask, but after hearing this, Zou almost fainted directly.

Zou wept; "Master"

Master Mo felt irritable for a while, and it took a while before he said to Tang Shun; "You go and bring the title deed of the mulberry garden, and I will go there myself."

Mo Li's side, just now Tang Shun left, and when she was sitting in the hall and distracted, Jia Hei actually brought another person in, and this time it was Xie Gexian, who had not seen him for many days.

"Why is Lord Xie free to come over today?" After Mo Li saw the person coming, he was slightly stunned and then hurriedly stood up.

Xie Gexian smiled, glanced into the hall, and then asked; "Is Ah Sheng there?"

Mo Li hesitated slightly; "Yes, are you looking for him?"

The smile on Xie Gexian's face faded; "Well, you tell him to come over for a moment." (To be continued.)