When the Holy Decree arrived, everyone in Dongfu was very surprised. I hadn't heard of it beforehand. Why did a holy decree come suddenly? Besides, it's night, so what's not to say during the day? Usually overnight, more than half of the edicts are bad news. The second old lady and the second lady could barely hide the panic on their faces, hurriedly called someone to set up an incense case, pick up the angel, and then quickly changed into dresses and went to greet them.

Because it was the evening decree, the second old lady and the second wife were worried that it was a bad thing, and they didn't care about the makeup, so they just asked the girls to wait and change into decent clothes, and then took their granddaughter and hurried to the front yard hall.

Chunying had just finished finishing the dressing and dressing project of the second old lady, so she casually straightened her hair and hairpins, and helped the second old lady with Qiu Yan alone. When she arrived at the hall, there was a soldier standing outside the door, with a knife on his waist, and she trembled in her heart, thinking that she would not be so unlucky, right? I told my family that I was going to start implementing the redemption plan, and something happened to the main family at night?! She carefully fluttered her liver a few times, and hurriedly took a deep breath to comfort herself: Don't scare yourself, the holy decree, the eunuch who delivered the decree had a few soldiers with weapons as followers, which is also very normal. Dongfu is not Houfu, and the whole family is trembling. To be honest, they have nothing to do with the party struggle between the DPRK and China, so what reason does the emperor have to deal with them?

In the hall, the palace envoy had been sitting for a while, drinking tea unhurriedly. He was a man who looked to be in his thirties (eunuch?). ), pale complexion, no beard, wearing a green robe, looking at his appearance, his facial features are still upright, and the corners of his mouth are smiling, but he looks a little kind. Sitting across from him was an official, looking at the seven-grade clothes, thin and small, with gray hair, but sitting silently. Next to him sat the fourth young master Li Dun, who was uncertain, and it was Chief Manager Xu who was standing bent down behind Li Shi, and the two politely answered the palace envoy's questions, but their eyes frequently looked out of the door, and when they saw the second old lady and the second lady coming, they were secretly relieved and hurriedly got up to greet them.

The second lady greeted the messenger with a smile on her face, and the messenger was not verbose, and said with a smile: "Thank you Madame for your concern, but our family is ordered to issue an edict today, why don't you get down to business first, and then talk about anything else?" ”

The second old lady listened. I knew that this person was tight-mouthed, and I was afraid that it would be difficult to deal with it, so I was busy ordering my daughter-in-law to lead everyone in the family to kneel down to receive the order, and I stood at the front to bow down. Chunying helped her bow down, and then quickly retreated to the back. There is a holy decree to come, the whole house must kneel to welcome, she is no exception as a big girl, according to Aunt Xu's instructions, she and Qiu Yan are behind the master, is the third row of the slave ranks, and the people kneeling in front are the housekeepers in the house, because they have to help the second old lady for a while, they are assigned to the side of the convenient position.

Chunying was dizzy when she heard it below, and only roughly guessed the meaning, saying that someone had accused Li Yan, the male owner of Dongfu, that when he was an official in Jiangnan, he had corrupt behavior, and he was temporarily suspended for the sake of Ming Zheng's punishment. Ordered Dali Temple to send someone to the Li family to check the account books and treasury to see if he was really greedy.

Chunying was shocked in her heart, in her memory, few people who were officials in places like Jiangnan were clean, and it would be good to be able to do things well, not to mention, how to prove this kind of thing? If it is a poor scholarly family, when he sees that the family has no money, he can naturally prove his innocence, but although Dongfu does not have a title, he is also a child of the Hou Mansion, and the family already has a lot of property and money, to prove that these things are not greedy for the second master, it is not something that can be solved in a month or two, not to mention that the person from the Dali Temple must be the official who came with him, right? There is only one person, and he is not young, when will he find out?!

She also thought that the second master is now serving at the border gate, and he is also negotiating with the Qing State after the war, if he is suddenly suspended, will it affect the war situation in the north? She couldn't help but secretly scold the emperor, what kind of confusion is she making at this time?! Not to mention that the second master may not have really broken the law, even if he did, he should stabilize it now, and when the negotiations in the north are over and the situation is stabilized, he will recall people back to Beijing, and he can check as much as he wants! It's just that the demon moth is coming out at this juncture, what kind of wind is it pumping?! Could it be ......

But haven't you heard of offending anyone? A family that has been away for a long time. It's only been a few months since I returned to the capital, and the family is old, small, and mostly women, so what conflicts can I have with other people? If you talk about the most likely revenge, it is Ke Wangfu. King Ke's Mansion sent invitations to the fourth lady Yajun twice in a row, but was rejected by the East Mansion several times, could it be because of this? Chun Ying couldn't help frowning, thinking that if the emperor wronged the minister in order to clear himself up and show that he was a Ming Jun because of King Ke's words of yin and yang, then he would lose people's hearts sooner or later!

Chunying was thinking wildly there, and on the other side, the holy decree had been read, and the messenger smiled and said to the sweaty second old lady: "Old lady, Master Li is not here, you are the head of the family, can you please accept the decree?" ”

The second old lady only felt that her eyes were black, and she reluctantly kowtowed: "The old body accepts the order on behalf of the son, long live Xie." Then he took the roll of yellow silk, and staggered to his feet with the support of his daughter-in-law, and felt that the holy decree in his hand was as heavy as an iron stone.

Zhuo Shi stared at the holy decree, and his eyes immediately turned red. The fourth lady Yajun is young. But he already knew what was wrong, and he bit his lower lip and tried not to cry. The fourth young master, Li Dun, looked at the holy decree in a daze, a little uncomfortable, but with a flattering look, he saluted the messenger and said: "Father-in-law, my father is an official outside, and he has always been trembling and well-behaved, and he never dared to have a negative grace, I don't know where this rumor came from?" It's telling me to wait...... Sad and sad ......"

The father-in-law smiled and said, "Our family can't understand, since the saint has made an order." The little boy just has to wait for the result with peace of mind. Rest assured, the Holy Lord will never wronged a good person, as long as it is found out that Master Li is innocent, it will naturally be fine. ”

Li Dun breathed a sigh of relief, but Zhuo's face turned pale, obviously thinking of the problem, he hurriedly looked at his mother-in-law, but the second old lady was pale and crumbling, and she hurriedly held on. Chunying got up with the servants in the back, and when she didn't look good, she also ran up to help.

The father-in-law raised his eyebrows: "The old lady is unwell?" Could it be that our family said something wrong? ”

It's not easy to take these words, and if you're not careful, it becomes a sign of weakness. Zhuo Shi smiled, thinking of a reason, Chun Ying was afraid that Dongfu would really be charged with corruption and affect herself, so she rolled her eyes and whispered to the second old lady: "The old lady has numb legs?" The slave will rub it for you later, right? Zhuo's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said: "Exactly, your old man has been in poor blood recently, and I think it is because he has been kneeling for a long time, and when he suddenly gets up, he will feel numb in his legs." ”

The second old lady nodded slowly, and apologized to the father-in-law: "Let you see the smile, the old man is old and useless, and he has only knelt for such a short time, and he can't bear it." ”

The father-in-law smiled and said: "The old lady is in good health, she is a blessed person, and it doesn't matter if she has a little problem." But his eyes were aimed at Chunying.

Chun Ying noticed the abnormality, and couldn't help but shiver, secretly regretting that she was in the limelight again, but noticed that the father-in-law's gaze stayed on her wrist for several seconds, and seemed to be very interested in the bracelet she was wearing. It was the bracelet that Hu Fei gave her before leaving, and he confessed not to let her leave. Except for washing her face, bathing and sleeping, she will temporarily take it off, wrap it with a handkerchief and stuff it under the pillow, and basically wear it on her wrist. Is there anything special about this bracelet? Why is this guild staring at it?

Before Chunying could figure it out, the father-in-law had already withdrawn his gaze, and after issuing the holy decree, he planned to return to the palace to resume his life. The official who came with him dryly proposed to check the account books and the treasury, but the father-in-law took two steps and turned back and smiled: "It's a big night, it's hard for Lord Zhang to run this trip, but adults look at what kind of family this is, how can the account books and treasury be checked in one night?" It's not good to boil down your body, why don't you ask someone to seal the library and account room, and come back early tomorrow? ”

The officer, who was not happy to work overtime, was overjoyed when he heard this, and after thanking him, he ordered the soldiers to seal the accounts and the storehouse.

The second old lady relieved her breath a little, and saw that the family members were frightened, so she had to hold on, and said to the big man: "The father-in-law and Lord Zhang issued the decree overnight, and it was really hard, but the old man asked the adult to be clear, and the child was an official, and he never dared to violate the law of the country. ”

Lord Zhang still replied dryly: "The lower officials should not dishonor the king's life, as long as Master Li is innocent, no one can wronged him." ”

The second old lady sighed and called Li Dun: "My father-in-law wants to go back to the palace to resume his life, you go and send it off." He also apologized to the father-in-law: "The old man is old, please don't be strange to the father-in-law." ”

"It's easy to say, the old lady doesn't have to be polite." The father-in-law seemed to smile more kindly, and even patted Li Dun on the shoulder, "The little boy is young, he is a talent, he has an extraordinary spirit, he has a good export, he is very knowledgeable, and he is so magnificent." Let's look at it, it is more stable than when Lord Li was young, and it is really 'the young phoenix is clear in the voice of the old phoenix'! ”

He suddenly uttered such a compliment, which surprised everyone, but he did not say anything more, and walked out of the door accompanied by Li Dun. Zhuo ordered Mr. Xu to take the adult to the treasury of the account sealing room, personally helped his mother-in-law, returned to Songyi Courtyard and sat down, and could no longer hold back the tears of grievance: "What is this for?!" Okay, how can you ......."

The second old lady couldn't figure it out, so she just said lightly: "It's okay, recently Yajun has learned to be a housekeeper, and he has already sorted out the accounts, and it is clear, there is nothing unsightly, and there are no forbidden things in our warehouse." Your lord is an official in the northern border city, and it is when it is critical, and the emperor will not rashly deal with him. Looking back, the lord Zhang may also have to seize the property in the inner courtyard, I have some silver and clothing, jewelry and other bits and pieces here, Chunying, you go and pick it out and put it away, and prepare for the day after tomorrow. If the warehouse is sealed, there will not be much to use in our house. ”

Chunying hurriedly responded, and she didn't dare to put away all the things, so she only looked for those ordinary and thick and valuable jewelry, and packed them in a small box, and suddenly thought, if the officials come to seize things, what will happen to their personal belongings? It would be a great loss if they were all looted! Even if the innocence of Dongfu is found out in the future and the Yamen returns the property, it may not be counted as a little girl. She was about to find a way to go back to the room to clean up, but Qiu Yan came over: "Chunying, I took out twelve of the clothes that I usually gave away, I don't know if it's enough?" ”

Chun Ying hurriedly pressed her thoughts: "Take enough twenty horses, this thing is too big, let's find some small and valuable things to come out." Qiu Yan turned around and walked out of the room, Chun Ying was entangled there for a moment, and then glanced at the busy girls and mothers-in-law outside the door, and sighed: It's better to keep a low profile at this time, anyway, there is no shortage of money at home......

When they returned to the main house, the faces of the second old lady and the second wife were not so frightened, and they all stared at Li Dun, who had returned from sending the guests, for fear that what he said was just that he had heard it wrong: "What you said is true?" Did that father-in-law really say that?! ”

Li Dun nodded hurriedly: "It's true!" He said that this is just for others to see, as long as the mouth of King Ke's Mansion and Liang Taishi's faction is blocked, otherwise he will not let Dali Temple send a small master book to finish. Dali Temple rarely investigates cases now, just flipping through the case files. The good news from the north has arrived, and after two days, waiting for the will of the reward, it will naturally be reported here as a pure false accusation, and my father will be fine. It's just that we need to wait in peace, and don't let anyone take the handle! ”

The second old lady immediately decided: "Chunying, put back all the things that you just picked out, we don't need it!" ”

Chunying heard the good news, and her heart was also happy, so she hurriedly answered "yes", and turned around and went out.

It turned out to be just a false alarm, and she knew that the emperor was not a fool, how could he make such a mistake? Although the eunuch is a little eccentric, he is willing to mention it kindly, but he is not a bad person...