Li You returned to the Hou Mansion and entered the gate. Not surprisingly, I saw a familiar figure. He quietly threw the horsewhip to Dian Ran, walked in unhurriedly, and gave a look, and the man lowered his head and followed: "The third young master is back?" All the best, right? Taking advantage of the unpreparedness, he lowered his voice and said, "Everything is done, and the people have just left." ”

Li You smiled slightly: "What is the reaction of the people of the Liang family?" ”

"They only thought they were the right masters, and first sent people to follow them, and then they brought officials to arrest them. He did as I told him, and he shouted loudly all the way, and it was only after the yamen was closed for two days that someone came to prove his identity. After leaving the yamen, he changed his clothes and went to our mansion again, and not long after, another official messenger came. In three days, he was arrested twice, and the people in the yamen were already gossiping. ”

"Good." Li You curled the corners of his mouth, "Those two errand servants who are familiar with you won't talk nonsense, right?" ”

"Third Young Master, don't worry, they don't know what's going on at all, the little ones are just mentioned in idle conversation." The servant smiled and bowed his head, "The two of them have always been unable to keep talking, and I casually said that the Liang family was too exciting, and they just guessed wildly." There they are. Everyone in the Yamen knows that the Liang family has made a big fuss and caught the wrong person, and even if someone mentions that our house is harboring officials and slaves in the future, others will not believe it. ”

Li You's heart swelled with a faint joy, this was the first time he was in charge of a serious matter, and as far as it could be seen, the progress was quite smooth. Zhou Nian has been out of the mansion for more than three months, and he must be coming back soon, he arranged for a person who was somewhat similar to Zhou Nian to wander around the capital, and from time to time he hid people from entering and leaving the Hou Mansion, so that Liang Taishi's people and the official mansion Xianxing Shi moved the crowd, and when they found that the person just looked alike, the rumors had already been flying all over the sky. At that time, the people in the whole capital will know that Liang Taishi used the excuse of passing the decree that day, led troops into the Qingguo Hou Mansion to search for it, and even did not hesitate to burn the Hou Mansion Garden to find the object, but it was a painting dealer who looked a little similar to the son of the Zhou family.

Although Taishi Liang did not find anyone that day, many ministers in the court knew that if they were stabbed out in the future, it would be a big crime for the Hou Mansion. took advantage of this opportunity to clear the suspicion on the bright side first, and then used this incident as a reason, only saying that he didn't know what the son of the deceased would look like when he grew up, but fortunately he was reminded by Taishi Liang that he remembered Zhou Nian. Qingguohou recently told his friends everywhere that so many years have passed. The husband and wife of the convict were deceased, leaving only a young son, who had worked hard for many years and had been atoned for. The new emperor was in power, and the birth of the prince, it was the time to amnesty the world to show the benevolence of the Son of Heaven, and he planned to write to the emperor to request that the son of the deceased be transferred back to Beijing......

Li You thought about the plan again and again, and felt that there should be no loopholes, so he smiled with satisfaction. The servant was clever and hurriedly approached and asked, "Third Young Master, do we want to add more fire?" Let the rumors spread more violently? ”

Li You smiled: "It's okay." After thinking about it, "Yes, you can say this: Zhou Shibo had no grudge against the Liang family back then, even if his son was really hiding in Beijing, the Liang family would just say hello to the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion, and send their own servants to look for people everywhere, which would be too active, and they would not even let go of irrelevant people." Taishi Liang would rather offend the emperor and the Marquis of Qingguo's mansion than lead troops to arrest people, but what is the reason? Could it be that there was any unsolvable enmity between the Zhou and Liang families back then? Or is there something else going on in the case back then? He doesn't want the only son of the Zhou family to appear, right? He glanced at his confidant: "I don't care what method you use, just spread this word." Let everyone in the capital think so......"

The servant glanced at him, then lowered his eyes and bowed: "Third young master, don't worry, the little one will do things beautifully." ”

Li You nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, as long as you do this well, I will never treat your old Mo family badly in the future." Go, and tell the king's steward, I have rewarded you with ten taels of silver. ”

The corners of Shu Yan's mouth curved, he bowed again, and retreated silently. Li You walked to the inner courtyard with a smile on his face, this son of the family he accidentally found was really smarter and more capable than many people, and when Ping An was away, he was a very powerful helper, and what was even more rare was that he knew what to advance and retreat, knew how to keep his duty, and would never calculate what position he was in charge of behind his back, and never showed off what big things he had done or what valuable rewards he had received in front of others, so until today, no one in the Hou Mansion knows the connection between them. For such a capable subordinate, he will naturally be very generous.

Li You turned to a small road, intending to go to his grandmother's room to say goodbye first, but he heard a rush of footsteps behind the door of the Moon Cave in front of him, and then saw his father's little maid reading books from behind the door, and shouted in surprise when he saw him: "Third young master, you came just in time, Master Hou has something urgent to find you, it is a letter from Mrs. Nanbian's house!" ”

Hearing this, Li You hurriedly turned around and walked towards his father's study. When I entered the door, I saw my father sitting behind the ebony case, and in front of him was an open letter. There seemed to be a little sadness on my father's face, but there was a hint of excitement, what happened?

Li You asked for peace before he asked carefully: "Father, the child heard the book and said that there was a letter from my aunt's family?" But what's the news? The child remembers that he only received a letter from his eldest brother a few days ago. ”

Hou Ye sighed: "Your Huo family uncle...... No, it was at the beginning of this month. ”

Li You was shocked: "Didn't the eldest brother just say in the family letter that my uncle has woken up?" Why is it suddenly gone? ”

"That's just a flashback." Hou Ye shook his head, "It's only been three or two days since your eldest brother sent the letter, and he can't hold it anymore." Fortunately, he has already arranged the funeral in those few days, and your aunt and cousin don't have to worry about it. ”

Li You was silent for a while, thinking of the gentle and kind uncle and the loving aunt, he felt a little sad in his heart, and reluctantly suppressed his tears before asking his father: "How did my uncle arrange it?" I heard that their Huo clan is planning to find him an heir. ”

A smile appeared at the corner of Hou Ye's mouth: "Your uncle has sent a fast horse to send him to Beijing before he died, and he clearly said that he has no heirs, and he is worried that there will be no one to inherit the title, so he asks the emperor to appoint an heir." ”

"What?!" Li You was taken aback, he hadn't heard of such a thing. I couldn't help but be a little worried, "Why is my uncle so nonsense?" No matter how bad the clansmen are, they can always find one or two that can barely be used, and the emperor assigns them, who can they point to? Pick someone you have never met, for fear that your aunt and cousin will be wronged in the future. ”

"You stupid boy." Hou Ye scolded with a smile, "Are you a fool when you are your uncle?" Since the generation of Huo Xianfei's brothers and sisters, the Huo family has only been prominent, and he is not prosperous. I don't know how many years he has been in this title, no matter who he chooses, he can't get anywhere, and when he closes his eyes, your aunt and cousin are far away in Nanjing, and there is no one to support them, who will be the master for them? After a pause, he slowed down his tone and said: "When the old lady of his family was in the first emperor, there was a concubine, who was born by the maidservant of the main room, and took the path of orthodox scientific examination, and went out early. However, this reviewer has a great teacher, who he studied under when he was still a prince......"

"It's Zou Chengming, Lord Zou!" Li You exclaimed, "Of the several emperors of the year, only this lord is still there, but since he left the position of the prince of the country to supervise the sacrificial wine, he has been idle at home, and he has not been in the court for nearly ten years......"

"It's the one." Hou Ye said with a smile, "Huo reviewed that subject, it was Lord Zou who was the main examiner, and after Lord Zou was dismissed, only he and two or three other candidates dared to come to visit, this friendship is naturally amazing, and I must know it in my heart today." He leaned back, "This Huo Jian happens to have two sons under his knees, the eldest son is smart, and the second son is mediocre, but he is still a seven-year-old child......"

"Isn't that just right?" Li You became excited, "The second son of his family passed on to his uncle. Not only is it right, but it's also good for my aunt and cousin. I have heard of Huo Hanlin's tutor, who is honest and honest, and is a scholarly family, a hundred times stronger than those vulgar people! ”

Hou Ye stroked his palm: "What's even better is that your uncle was on his deathbed, and the emperor didn't speak for a day, those Huo clan people didn't want to make their own decisions, and your aunt and cousin would not be wronged." When the emperor makes an order, with your eldest brother here, don't even think about the slightest benefit from those people! After a pause, he shook his head and sighed: "The Huo family has always had a close relationship with the people of the distant tribe, except for the annual festival sacrifices, almost no contact with them, to your uncle's generation, he is a soft-hearted person, he will contribute money and efforts to buy production and education for the clan, but I didn't expect that the more help, the greater their appetite, so that he almost couldn't keep his wife and daughter." Presumably your uncle regrets it in his heart, right? Now that I finally understood it before I died, it was not in vain that I had put so much thought into him. ”

Li You's heart moved: "Father, the second son of Huo Hanlin...... I'm still young, I'm afraid I can't leave my parents, right? Even if he inherited the title of Earl of Jinshan, there was no reason to travel to Nanjing alone at a young age......"

Hou Ye knew that his son understood, and showed a satisfied smile: "That's right." I'm about to write a letter to your eldest brother and ask him to take care of your aunt and cousin's housework, pack your luggage, and get ready to go to Beijing. After a pause, he added: "I just have to remind your eldest brother that when you sell your house and real estate, don't let your aunt be wronged, she is the mother of the Huo family......

In the evening, Hu Fei returned to the small courtyard. Chun Ying greeted him happily when she saw it, and before she could speak, she saw a large bruise on his face, which was not the injury of the day before yesterday, and couldn't help but be taken aback: "What's wrong?" Who hit you?! ”

Hu Fei covered the injury embarrassedly: "It's not in the way, it's just a skin injury." It was my bad luck that I ran into the people of Wangjia Village, and somehow they recognized me, and quarreled with me about the Xiaoxi girl, and when I was careless, I ate them a few punches. ”

Chunying was annoyed: "How can this be true? It's obvious that the girl is a nymphomaniac herself, what's wrong with you? Why are they beating you?! She hurriedly went to find medicinal oil to wipe it on for him, thinking of his face being beaten one after another, she felt distressed: "What is this called?" Let's do a small business in peace, who is in the way......"

Hu Fei smiled: "It doesn't matter, I have made it clear to them, they will tell Xiaoxi girl's parents to discipline her, and we can continue to go back to Chaoyangmen Street to sell in the future." ”

If you go there, there is no stream, who knows if there will be a small river, a small river, a small lake and a small sea? Chunying pursed her lips and said, "Today I met the third young master of our Hou Mansion, I served him before, so I told him about that Uncle Qing, and he has already asked someone to take care of it." Let's inquire about the news in two days, and if Uncle Qing is not there, we can go back to Dongzhimen Street. ”

Hu Fei was even happier when he heard it: "That's really good news, we can go anywhere in the capital." Some customers said that our hairpins and silver hairpins are not good enough, so why don't we buy some more expensive ones? ”

Chunying took out some dyeing and returned her jade pendant and gold three things: "This is something I have accumulated before, you can take it, it will be regarded as my shares." ”

Hu Fei hesitated for a moment, then took it: "Okay, I have to work hard to do business, earn more silver, and I will never make my sister suffer!" ”

Chunying smiled and put away the medicinal oil: "I'm going to make the rice hot for you?" Wei Po made your favorite braised pork today. ”

Hu Fei watched Chun Ying walk away, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, and he remembered the humiliation he suffered outside the city today, and his hatred could not be eliminated. A few deflated three, how did he put it in his eyes before? Now he can only swallow his anger and make amends in a low voice for not his own fault. It's all thanks to his brother!

He gritted his teeth and clenched his fists: one day, one day, he would climb high enough to never be bullied again!

(End of Volume III)...