Chapter XXVIII
In the study, Fu Qingqing was sitting in the inner hall, on the tea table, quietly waiting for Zhuo Yucheng's arrival. Last night, she received a message from Zhuo Yucheng, saying that she was going to come to the study this morning and had something to hand over to her, so she got up early, washed up and waited in the study.
"Miss, Shenwu-kun is here. It didn't take long for the little attendant to walk into the inner hall and report respectfully to Fu Qingqing.
Fu Qingqing nodded, raised her hand and signaled to him: "Well, go and bring people in." After receiving the order, the waiter turned around and went to the door and led Zhuo Yucheng and his party in.
"Shenwu Jun came to find Qingqing early in the morning, presumably the matter is extremely important. Seeing Zhuo Yucheng's sassy figure at the door, Fu Qingqing stood up and said to him with a smile.
"It's not trivial to come and bother Miss Qingqing early in the morning. As soon as Zhuo Yucheng entered the door, he took out Meng Xiu's close-fitting jade pendant from his sleeve and handed it to Fu Qingqing. The Meng family's personal jade pendant, Fu Qingqing recognized it at a glance, she looked at the jade pendant, but she didn't reach out to take it, just looked at Zhuo Yucheng with puzzled eyes. It turns out that the object he said on the top of the prayer post is actually this?
"Miss Qingqing's doubts, Yucheng will answer them, you take this jade pendant first, I will tell you about it in detail, how about it?" With a smile, he handed the jade pendant closer to Fu Qingqing and motioned her to accept it.
Fu Qingqing stared at Zhuo Yucheng, glanced at the jade pendant again, and hesitated to take the jade pendant from Zhuo Yucheng's hand.
"Come, let's sit down and talk, okay?" asked Fu Qingqing what she meant, and saw that she nodded slightly, so she sat down with Xin Yao and Lin Xiao, and Fu Qingqing also sat down. Zhuo Yucheng carefully told Fu Qingqing everything that happened in Liuxiangfang last night.
"I didn't expect that Meng Xiu to be so despicable! In order to cover up his crimes, he did not hesitate to set fire to kill people and kill people!" This kind of action made Fu Qingqing think of everything that the Meng family had done to their Fu family a few years ago, after his mother was humiliated, he snorted coldly in his heart, it was really a nest of snakes and rats, such a despicable method, the Meng family had never been tired of it! Looking at the jade pendant in his hand, Fu Qingqing slowly clenched his fists, and the skin and flesh rubbed against the jade body, and it squeaked.
"This Meng Xiu is really hateful, but there are the Meng family and the eldest prince behind him, no one dares to detain him, and in the yamen, Lord Liu, who tried the case, sent several teams of people to the Meng family to ask for someone, but no one answered. Zhuo Yucheng smiled, a chill in his eyes.
"How many people know about this matter now?" Fu Qingqing seemed to think of something, and hurriedly asked Zhuo Yucheng.
"Now, the whole market has spread all over the world, and in such a big case, all the victims have been taken into custody, but the murderer has fled, and the people are angry, I think there will be courtiers to report early this morning. Lin Xiao said on the side.
Fu Qingqing nodded, that's right, in such a case, someone will definitely tell the emperor this morning. According to the emperor's temperament, it is natural to strictly investigate to the end. Sure enough, just as a few people were discussing the hot ground, I saw the little attendant hurrying over, entering the door, saluting everyone on the seat, and then said: "Miss, there is news from the court, that Meng Xiu, the son of the Meng family, burned the Liuxiangfang, which caused the emperor to be furious, and ordered a thorough investigation!"
"It seems that this Meng Xiu can't escape the trial. "So, what's next...... Zhuo Yucheng secretly thought in his heart, that Lord Yang Mingyang, I am afraid that he will have to take care of this matter.
I only heard that Fu Qingqing ask, "Then did Your Majesty give any orders?"
The servant immediately replied: "Your Majesty ordered, let Yang Ming and Lord Yang appoint people to investigate this matter!" Let Zhuo Yu score no bad! The power of the family is too strong, and the emperor promoted Yang Ming to let the Hanmen compete with him, and now that Meng Xiu has done such a thing himself, it is naturally a good opportunity to suppress the arrogance of the family, how could the emperor miss it!
"Then, that Lord Yang, did you say which adult to let take over this matter?" Zhuo Yucheng asked, he was really curious, who would Yang Ming let take over. It's a hot job.
"Hui Shen Wujun, it's Lord Shen Wei. Zhuo Yucheng looked at Lin Xiao, only to see him shake his head, and said: "I have never heard of such a person in the capital for all my years, not to mention, I am a soldier who fights, you ask me, where do I know." "That's right, Lin Xiao is away all the year round, I'm afraid I don't know much more about the capital than him. Then he set his sights on Fu Qingqing
Fu Qingqing was silent, thought about it carefully, and then explained to Zhuo Yucheng: "That Shen Wei was promoted in the past year, this person is from a poor family, and Yang Ming is a rare friend. This person is the same as Yang Ming, and he is also an upright person, so the relationship between the two of them is extremely good. ”
Yang Ming will let Shen Wei take over this case, although it is a good choice, but it will also put Shen Wei on the cusp. If this case is handled well, Meng Xiu will be put on death row, and he will win the support of the people, but he will also seriously offend the family, and the road ahead will be full of difficulties; if it is not done well, not only will he lose the support of the people, but he will live up to the expectations of the emperor, and he will drag Yang Ming into the water, and the family still regards him as a thorn in the side, and wants to pull him out quickly. No matter how you look at it, it's a thankless job.
"Who else knows the news that Yang Ming entrusted Shen Wei to take over this case?" Zhuo Yucheng asked, Yang Ming is not a simple-minded person, he naturally thinks about how much impact this will have on Shen Wei, yes, he will never let Shen Wei take over in court, so as not to let the family attack Shen Wei.
The little attendant shook his head and said, "This news was also privately learned by the little one from the people next to Lord Yang. If it weren't for the fact that he didn't hold steady for a while when he was chatting with him, how could he easily find out such confidential information.
"I see. Zhuo Yucheng nodded, and carefully calculated in his heart, since Yang Ming recommended Shen Wei to take over this matter, then he would help him! Then he said to Fu Qingqing: "Miss Qingqing, at this time, it is the best time for you to tempt." ”
When Fu Qingqing heard this, she lowered her head and groaned. That's right, Mu Tiantuo doesn't know which adult Yang Ming will appoint to take over this matter, in order to keep Meng Xiu, he will definitely send someone to inquire about Yang Ming, if she asks Mu Tiantuo to find Yang Ming on the grounds of persuasion now, not only will it not arouse the suspicion of the family and Mu Tiantuo, but will win great help and support, at that time, what she said and did, who can know?
She secretly made a decision in her heart, so she said to Zhuo Yucheng: "In this way, I will ask Mu Tiantuo for my life today and go to Yang Ming in person." ”
"Nope. Zhuo Yucheng raised his hand to stop and said, "What you are looking for is not Yang Ming." At this time, not only Fu Qingqing was puzzled, but even Lin Xiao and Xin Yao were also puzzled. Don't look for Yang Ming?
Zhuo Yucheng withdrew his hand, smiled mysteriously, and whispered to the three people in front of him: "Find Shen Wei." "That's right, look for Shen Wei. The gap between the Fu family and the Meng family is not clear to outsiders, is it not clear to Mu Tiantuo? If something happens to the Meng family, it is fortunate that the Fu family does not fall into the ground, if it is really Fu Qingqing who urgently asks for orders to persuade Yang Ming, can the Meng family and Mu Tiantuo really believe it? Yes, Fu Qingqing must not blatantly ask for orders to find Yang Ming. Now that they have got the first opportunity and know that Yang Ming will entrust this case to Shen Wei, plus Shen Wei has a smaller target than Yang Ming, Mu Tiantuo can't think of this person at all now, so it is perfect to go to Shen Wei privately and hand over this jade pendant to him as evidence. Anyway, Fu Qingqing's name as a poetic concubine is famous far and wide, and she married Wen Ran Yashi, at that time, she will be clean and clean, and she will not be honest at all, isn't it a good thing.
A word woke up the person in the dream, Fu Qingqing thought about it carefully, and was really shocked by Zhuo Yucheng's foresight, and looked at him with admiration and admiration in his eyes. She bowed to Zhuo Yucheng and praised: "Shenwu Jun is really far-sighted and thoughtful, and Qingqing admires it very much. ”
Zhuo Yucheng smiled and waved his hand: "Miss Qingqing praised it falsely, remember, when you go, you will bring a few waiters to accompany you left and right, and you will not leave an inch, don't leave a handle for people, which will affect the reputation of the girl's family." "No matter how literati and scholars are, they are also men, lonely men and widows live in the same room, even if they don't do anything, in the hands of people with hearts, they can become sharp blades, there is a way that people are terrible, and the power of rumors should not be underestimated.
When Fu Qingqing heard this, she thought a little more highly of Zhuo Yucheng in her heart, and after hearing this, Xin Yao also felt that Zhuo Yucheng's image was a little taller and more majestic.
Qingqing thanked Shenwu Jun for reminding him, and he would be cautious and not let others pinch the handle. As he spoke, he said to the waiter who was waiting on the side: "Go, call peace and auspiciousness, you go to Lord Shen Wei Shen to pass a message for me, saying that in the afternoon, I will go to the house to visit, the matter is urgent, please meet him." ”
The little waiter nodded and said, "Yes, the little one knows." Then, he turned around and walked out of the inner hall, and after greeting the other two waiters, he hurriedly went out to spread the word.
"Then, this matter is up to Miss Qingqing. Yucheng, wait for your news. Seeing that Fu Qingqing was going to prepare to go out in the afternoon, Zhuo Yucheng knew that it was inconvenient to bother more, so he got up, arched his hands and made a salute, and said: "Miss Qingqing has to prepare, Yucheng and the others will not bother, so I will leave." Seeing this, Xin Yao and Lin Xiao also hurriedly got up and followed Zhuo Yucheng to say goodbye.
Fu Qingqing hurriedly got up to see off the guests, and personally sent the three of them to the door of the study: "A few distinguished guests came, but they left without even drinking a cup of tea, which was rude to Qingqing." ”
"Sister Qingqing, what's this, let's just drink it next time. Xin Yao jumped in front of Fu Qingqing and said with a smile. Fang Cai didn't say a word, but she was suffocated.
"You girl, that's it. Patting one hand on the top of Xin Yao's head, Zhuo Yucheng teased with a smile.
Hehe, Fu Qingqing looked at the two people in front of her, couldn't help but smile on her lips, and said, "Okay, Sister Xinyao, next time I come, I will definitely take out the good tea and let a few people taste it." ”
"I, I also have a share?" Lin Xiao was on the side, and he also hurriedly interjected, for fear of forgetting him.
"Yes, both. Fu Qingqing smiled and agreed.
After a while, the group left the door of the study.