Today, Qu Hong and Meng both went out to visit relatives and friends, but Meng came back earlier.

It was only after changing his clothes and resting for a while that Qu Hong came back.

Lu Jiayue originally planned to tell the Meng family about Qu Yi and Ding Can's New Year's money for her, so she went back to Chuntang to live. But as soon as he heard that Qu Hong was back, he unconsciously paid attention again.

At this time, through the curtain of the door, when she heard the word "King Wei" from Qu Hong's mouth, she couldn't pull her feet even more.

Fortunately, there was no one in the hall, only a little girl and butterfly guarded under the porch outside, and Lu Jiayue stood outside the door of the inner room.

Another thing to eavesdrop on the corner...

When Lu Jiayue was secretly ashamed of herself, she heard Meng's voice coming from inside.

"You old men, when you get together and eat a few glasses of wine, you can't control your mouth, it's not fun to talk about the prince's crimes--- what rumors are people outside?"

I heard Qu Hong laugh twice, "Didn't you let you talk?" Why do you still sound it? ”

"It's not because you offended King Wei, I just hope that he will lose power, so my heart will be more stable..."

"It's not like losing power, but I heard that on the day the salt tax case was concluded, the King of Wei was edicted to enter the palace, saying that the queen of the Middle Palace was ill, and ordered the King of Wei to go to greet him... In fact, it was just a cover-up, as soon as the King of Wei entered the palace, he was taken to the Qinzheng Hall to face the saint, and he stayed in it for an hour before coming out... After returning to the royal palace, he closed his door, and did not even go to the palace banquet on Chinese New Year's Eve. ”

Qu Hong said, laughing again, "Why are you Tao?" It was originally the saint who used the charge of disrespect and filial piety of the king of Wei to the queen of the middle palace, and punished the king of Wei for thinking behind closed doors for half a year, and he was not allowed to leave the palace without an edict, but who in the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty did not know that the king of Wei was involved in the salt tax case, why did the saint punish him, although the real reason was covered tightly inside and outside the palace, but how can there be an impermeable wall in this world? ”

"Where did you hear all these words, don't spread them?" There was suspicion in Meng's voice.

"It was spread from the Yang Mansion that there was a steward in the Yang Mansion who was related to a scribe in the Wei Palace, and it was the scribe who revealed it."

Meng snorted, "Although the scribe is a petty official, he is also a servant of the palace, how can he be so lax in his mouth, like a woman with a long tongue, spreading the secrets of his master everywhere. ”

"It's not a secret. A few years ago, the matter of the annual sacrifice in the palace of the holy general should be handed over to the king of Jin, how many courtiers have doubts about this, you must know that in previous years, the matter of the annual sacrifice was the exclusive honor of the king of Wei, and it was suddenly handed over to the king of Jin, and no one could help but guess that the holy lord was angry with the king of Wei because of the salt tax case. ”

There was a moment of silence, and then he heard Meng Shi say: "It seems that although the saint did not punish the king of Wei severely, his heart was like a mirror, but it was just hindering the face of the heavenly family and covering up the royal scandal." ”

Qu Hongsheng was surprised, "You are a deep housewoman, but it is rare to see through this matter." Then, he sighed, "How important is the face of the Heavenly Family, and besides, the Holy Lord has always cherished his reputation as a ruler of the world, how can he bear the stigma of being a bad godson for King Wei." But Mingjun also has times when he can't see through the world, don't you know that the name of the thousand years is long, the lonely afterlife, thousands of years later, who still remembers whom..."

"Speaking of fame, I have heard people mention that the King of Jin has both ability and political integrity, and he is a top-notch among the princes. Now that the King of Wei is confined in the palace, the King of Jin really has a bright future. ”

There was a bit of approval in Qu Hong's voice, "King Jin is indeed a virtuous gentleman, among the few princes who exist in the Holy Lord, the third prince is mediocre, the fifth prince is good at wine, the sixth prince is weak, and the seventh prince is young. However, in my opinion, with the saint's favor for the king of Wei for several years, it may not take half a year for the king of Wei to return to the court. And as long as the saint does not establish a prince for a day, those princes will be safe and secure on the surface, and there may be some storms behind them......"

I heard Meng deliberately lower his voice, "... It's just a matter of talking about the prince behind people's backs, and the matter of establishing a prince, but don't talk to outsiders..."

"Joke, how can I not know how to talk to outsiders, it's just gossiping with you behind closed doors at home..."Qu Hong's voice gradually deepened.

Qu Hong and Meng Shi said something later, Lu Jiayue didn't really hear it.

But she understood one thing.

The King of Wei was finally punished for the salt tax case, but this punishment was insignificant and not known to the world.

As a prince, he colluded with his ministers, greedy for ink, taxes and silver, and sought personal gain, and after the crime was revealed, he wanted to assassinate important people and prove it...

Such a great sin was able to escape with his whole body.

Just for the face of heaven and the reputation of the saint.

It's ridiculous!

Lu Jiayue couldn't help but smile bitterly.

If you think about it, in fact, the most ridiculous thing should be yourself.

How can you think about things so easily? thought that a salt tax case could suppress a prince who had been favored for many years.

After a lot of hard work, in exchange for the other party's unscathed, and with his own naivety and shallowness, he misjudged the three law divisions and Jin Yuwei.

The salt tax case is a very important matter, and since the saint has handed it over to the three law divisions and Jin Yuwei for trial together, it is naturally trustworthy, and there are always dozens of officials of all sizes who participated in the trial of this case, so many pairs of eyes watching and ears listening, who can hide what King Wei did?

Since there is no need to hide it, and it can't be hidden, then it is necessary to present the truth to the emperor.

Zheng Zheng clears his name, and plays according to the facts... It was all true.

But the power of heaven is unpredictable, and the holy will is difficult to violate, even if the three law divisions and Jin Yuwei know the truth behind the salt tax case, what can they do?

can only conform to the holy will and keep silent with each other.

There is a dragon burning in the hall, and there is a charcoal stove baking, which is so warm that people are a little breathless. Lu Jiayue was like being in an ice cellar, and the coldness spread from her heart to every muscle and bone around her body.

She was not reconciled.

She wants to have wine and drunk wanton freedom today, and she also wants to come to the peace of the Qu family and her father.

People have no foresight, but they must have near-term worries.

Although we can't waste today because of things that have not yet happened in the future, if we only care about today, I am afraid that the future will be precarious.

The curtain under the door of the hall was raised, and the little maid came in with a basket of silver frost charcoal, and saw Lu Jiayue standing alone outside the door of the inner room like a puppet, stunned.

"Miss Cousin..."Butterfly called softly.

Lu Jiayue raised her head, let out a long breath, and smiled at Die'er.

"It's too stuffy inside, I'll come out to breathe, you just add charcoal, I'll go back."

*

Since the third day of the first lunar month, the Qu Mansion, especially the upper room of Mrs. Qu, has begun to be lively.

There is an endless stream of female relatives of relatives and friends who come and go, and Mrs. Qu's banquet room is often full, that is, in the house of Meng and Fang, there are also many female relatives who come to visit and greet each other on the New Year's Day.

Lu Jiayue accompanies Mrs. Qu to socialize all day long, and her treatment of people seems to be appropriate and meticulous, but her heart is a mess.

Four or five days have passed in such a muddle, and it is the eighth day of the first month.

On the evening of this day, having dinner with Mrs. Qu and the female guests in the upper room, Lu Jiayue went back to Chuntang Residence, but met Qu Qian with the maid Bi Aya on the road, and she didn't know where to go.

Lu Jiayue felt very tired and didn't want to say more to her, but when they met each other, they always had to greet each other.

Who knew that Yili had seen it, but Qu Qian on the opposite side kept at her feet, glanced at Lu Jiayue with her eyes, passed by her, and walked away.

was so rude, even Xin Zhu couldn't get angry, and pouted: "This second young lady's temper is really weird... Miss didn't offend her, I don't know who she threw her face to? ”

Lu Jiayue is also unclear.

In his previous life, he had little contact with Qu Qian, and in this life, he has no grievances... Why is she like this?

"That's it, maybe she's in a bad mood at this time and doesn't want to pay attention to people."

Lu Jiayue only pretended to be about the coming day, how could she have the heart to worry about such a trivial matter with Qu Qian.

When I returned to Chuntang Residence, it was Yuxiang who was guarding under the corridor, and when I saw her come in, I hurriedly greeted her and said, "Mrs. said that she had something to say to Miss Cousin, so that Miss Cousin would hurry over as soon as she came back." ”

Although Lu Jiayue didn't know what was going on, she seemed to be very anxious when she heard this, so she hurried to Meng's main room.

When I came to the main room and entered the inner room, there was not a single maid in the room, only Meng Shi sat alone on the warm kang, frowning, and his face was full of worry.

"Auntie, what happened?" Lu Jiayue was uneasy, and hurriedly walked up and sat down beside Meng Shi.

Meng Shi didn't answer, grabbed her hand and looked straight into her eyes.

"--- girl, tell your aunt, what is going on between you and Brother Zhang?!"