At night, Rong Hua had a nightmare, dreaming that a Taoist priest took a whisk and wiped it on her head, and she woke up immediately after being shocked.

It's just that a Taoist priest has something to be afraid of, but her heart is beating faster and she is out of breath when she is frightened, probably too nervous.

The nights were still depressed, and the maids couldn't let the temperature in the house drop even if they put a few pots of ice.

Rong Hua carefully stretched out her legs, she actually wanted to take a bath, but it was just the rules of the house, how could there be a bath in the middle of the night, and besides, the rough mother-in-law was asleep.

Rong Hua turned around for fear of waking Xue Mingrui, and found a handkerchief next to the pillow to wipe his sweat.

"Woke up in the heat?" , Xue Mingrui's big hand reached over and touched her forehead.

"I had a dream just now, and I woke up all of a sudden." Rong Hua turned to look at Xue Mingrui.

Although Xue Mingrui had just woken up, his eyes were as bright as stars.

"What did you dream about?" , Rong Hua smiled slightly, "It's nothing", "I suddenly remembered, "Does Master Hou believe those Taoist priests with iron mouths?" ”

Xue Mingrui raised his eyebrows and looked at Rong Hua with a low gaze.

Rong Hua said: "Today I went to the temple to incense and met a Taoist priest, and the Taoist priest said to his mother that it would rain in the capital in three days." ”

Xue Mingrui's eyes narrowed.

Rong Hua's voice was soft, "Master Hou hasn't heard of this Taoist priest outside?" After a pause, "That's probably because we met by chance, and I heard that there are quite a few wives in the capital who believe in him." ”

Xue Mingrui thought slightly, "There is a great drought in the country, and the emperor may be praying for blessings in the capital." Saying that, he lowered his head to look at Rong Hua, "Even Qin Tianjian doesn't dare to say that it will definitely rain in three days." ”

Rong Hua's eyes lit up, "According to what Master Hou said, if it really rains in three days, then the Taoist priest can be regarded as a strange person?" ”

A faint smile appeared on the corner of Xue Mingrui's mouth, and he reached out to help her straighten it out. Continuing this topic, she will probably be even more unable to sleep, "The third uncle said let me thank you, if it wasn't for you in the previous incident, I'm afraid our entire Xue family would be laughed at." ”

If the third uncle hadn't coveted the woman's own house and slaves, and didn't need him to buy too many things to support, he wouldn't have had such a life.

"Grandmother said that if there is a reappearance of who raises the outer room, he will definitely be expelled from the house."

In other words, after this incident, the daughters of the Xue family don't have to worry about one day coming out of an outer room to lead the child into the house?

Rong Hua smiled softly, "This is a good thing. ”

Talking about homely things, Rong Hua slowly fell asleep. Xue Mingrui looked at the quiet smile on the corner of his wife's mouth, got up and asked the maid to change the ice basin, and then lay on the bed again. Turning sideways to look at Rong Hua between the beds, her body is so petite, her waist is full of hands, every time she hugs her, she feels that she has no weight.

His father handed down a suit of armor, which was given by the emperor, and he once wore it on his body to return triumphantly from the frontier battlefield. That armor was not only a relic of his father, but also accompanied him from birth to death, and it already had a heavier meaning in his heart. But with such a hard armor, he still took it out from time to time to look at it for fear of damage, and even wiped it with his own hands......

It was this heavy armor, the weight of which in his heart was far from being comparable to hers.

She was so light, so small, that he always had a feeling of unsatisfying in his heart.

It's too light to make people panic.

Rong Hua asked Mu Hibiscus to find clothes and prepare for Xue Mingrui to come back and go out together in the evening, but Xue Mingrui called Gao Yue back and asked her not to prepare for the time being.

Rong Hua asked Gao Yue in a low voice, "Master Hou has an errand?" ”

Gao Yue nodded, "Master Hou said that he was going to Shuntian Mansion." ”

I thought I would wait a few days.

Gao Yue retreated, and Rong Hua instructed Mu Hibiscus, "Don't put the clothes back, maybe we will go out after a while." ”

Xue Mingrui went to Shuntian Mansion, if it was because of Gu Ying's case, Tao Zhengan would definitely beat someone to let her go back to Tao's house to discuss countermeasures.

It's just that the Tao Mansion is the eyes and ears of the eldest lady, and it is not convenient to speak.

Rong Hua was thinking about Jinxiu and stepped forward and said, "Imperial Doctor Huang has come to ask the old lady for her pulse." The old lady's illness has always been watched by Imperial Doctor Cheng and Imperial Doctor Huang, and a few days ago, the imperial doctor had come to the house in advance to inform him that he was ordered to accompany him, so this time he invited Imperial Doctor Huang to come.

Rong Hua stood up and took Jinxiu to the old lady's room.

Imperial Doctor Huang was already cutting his pulse in the inner room, and Mrs. Xue, Second Lady and others were waiting outside.

Rong Hua sat next to Mrs. Xue.

The second lady smiled and said, "The old lady's illness is much better, but the weather is too hot and not below, but it is a boil." ”

Mrs. Xue also sighed, "Who knew it would be like this this year, it started to rain a lot, and now it's dry again." ”

The second wife smiled, "But I heard that it will rain in the capital in the future." ”

Rong Hua was shocked, her face was silent, and Mrs. Xue raised her head in surprise.

The second wife saw something and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law also heard about it?" It is said that the Taoist chief is a man of God, and many people invite him to come over to see each other. ”

Mrs. Xue's mouth opened as if she was about to say something, and Rong Hua smiled and said, "Imperial Doctor Huang has come out." ”

Only then did everyone stand up and ask about the condition of the old lady of Imperial Doctor Huang.

Imperial Doctor Huang prescribed a few doses of medicine, "The old lady's illness seems to be much better, but you still can't be careless, the medicine must be taken on time, and you can't hurt your mind anymore." ”

After sending off Imperial Doctor Huang, everyone went to see the old lady together.

The old lady was in good spirits, smiled and asked Qian to hug Brother Run, and talked to everyone for a while.

The second lady smiled and said, "When the rain starts, the old lady's illness will be cured." The old lady smiled lovingly, "You can speak," she said, sighing, "but the weather is like this every day, and it doesn't look like it's going to rain, and I don't know when it will be."

The second lady smiled and looked left and right, "Then I'll say something interesting to make the old woman happy." There are rumors that it will rain in two days. ”

The old lady raised her eyes slightly, "Did Qin Tianjian say it?" ”

The second wife's eyebrows were flying, and she was good at talking about such things, "Where is it, a gentleman from Beijing pinched his fingers and calculated it." The old lady also smiled, "It's just to make people happy, how can this kind of thing be counted." ”

The second wife said with a smile: "There are many people in the capital who believe it, and they have invited this gentleman to measure the good fortune, and the last time I went to the banquet, I heard the ladies talk about these things." ”

The old lady said: "I didn't expect that I was really funny in the past few days, if it rains, I can figure out that person has not become a fairy?" ”

Everyone laughed with the old lady as if they were laughing.

The old lady mentioned Xue Chongyi's matter again, "The second child came to tell me that he will return to the yamen tomorrow?" ”

Except for the second wife, everyone else was a little surprised when they heard this.

Xue Chongyi was officially reinstated.

The second wife had a smug expression on her face and smiled: "Yes, the old man has already gone to visit the dormitory today." ”

The old lady said: "When he comes back in the evening, I will inevitably have to tell him a few words." ”

The second lady nodded and should come down.

Everyone came out of the old lady's house, Mrs. Xue and the second lady came together, and Mrs. Xue asked, "Is what the Taoist priest said really so accurate?" ”

The second wife nodded affirmatively, pursed her lips and smiled, "Sister-in-law, I don't know, that Daoist has become the most lively topic in our capital, and no matter who we meet at the banquet, we will mention it." Many people are right, but we haven't looked for the Taoist to calculate, and we can't say what it is. ”

Mrs. Xue's face was a little dark, and Rong Hua was smiling beside her, "What the second aunt said is that many things are like this, and everyone will pass on it." ”

Mrs. Xue nodded and said, "Yes, can you be more accurate than what Qin Tianjian said?" ”

Rong Hua returned to the room and Gao Yue replied after a while, "Master Hou said that he would go back to the house to pick up the young lady out in a while, and he also invited the master of the young lady's mother's family." ”

Xue Mingrui invited Tao Zhengan? In this way, she doesn't have to go to Tao's house by herself......

I didn't expect Pi Mingrui to come up with such a way, and meeting Tao Zhengan was neither in the Xue family nor in the Tao family.

Rong Hua hurriedly asked Jinxiu to prepare to wait for Xue Mingrui to come back, and Rong Hua followed Xue Mingrui to Jinghua Pavilion.

Jinghua Pavilion is located in a somewhat remote place, a restaurant with only simple decoration stands on the corner of the inconspicuous street, and at a glance, you can know that the business of this restaurant must be deserted.

The carriage galloped directly into the courtyard next to the restaurant, and only stopped after turning around in the courtyard, Xue Mingrui stretched out his hand to take Rong Hua out of the carriage.

As soon as Rong Hua's feet landed, he heard a sound of footsteps overhead, and when he looked up, he saw that Tao Zhengan, who was surprised, had come down from upstairs.

Tao Zheng'an was a little surprised when he saw Rong Hua, and then he was quite uncomfortable, as if he was embarrassed, and he was a little ashamed and annoyed, so he picked up his father's shelf, and asked Rong Hua, "Why are you here?" ”

Before Rong Hua could speak, Xue Mingrui had already said lightly: "Rong Hua is not at ease, so he asked me to ask my father-in-law about the situation." ”

Xue Mingrui said so straightforwardly, the only half of Tao Zhengan's reserve disappeared suddenly, and he said busily: "It's all ready, let's go into the house and talk!" ”

Xue Mingrui said: "Father-in-law, please." ”

Tao Zhengan hurriedly walked in front, and Xue Mingrui took Rong Hua's hand and slowly followed. Except for Jinxiu who followed Rong Hua upstairs, the rest of the mother-in-law and family members who followed the car stayed in the courtyard to listen.

Tao Zhengan and Xue Mingrui sat down, Rong Hua stood aside, Jinxiu wanted to pick up the teapot to pour the tea, Rong Hua made a look, Jinxiu handed the teapot to Rong Hua, and then withdrew.

Tao Zhengan looked at Xue Mingrui's expression, his eyes were calm, his face was solemn, and he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

Tao Zhengan wanted to speak, but Rong Hua was by his side.

Xue Mingrui spoke first, "Prince Zhuang's meaning, let me cooperate in handling Gu Ying's case." ”

The rumors were confirmed, and Tao Zhengan was suddenly mixed with joy, "What does Master Hou think should be done about this matter." ”

Xue Mingrui said: "Gu Ying's father-in-law also knows that it is not a superficial homicide. ”

Tao Zhengan only felt as if he had been poured a basin of cold water from head to foot, Gu Ying's matter has implicated three people so far, except for him, one has been corrected in the Ministry of Industry's corruption case, and the other has resigned and returned to his hometown. If something really came out of Gu Ying's mouth, wouldn't he have to take the brunt of it.

Tao Zhengan's face darkened, "But I heard that there are other inside stories in this case, and there are many implications, and the imperial court can't punish all these people......"

Xue Mingrui said: "Since the case is to be tried, Gu Ying's confession will be recorded clearly, and it will inevitably be submitted to the royal court after the trial of the case is concluded in the future, but now I am afraid that Gu Ying does not know a lot." In other words, Gu Ying may only have the handle of the three of them in her hands, and she will not implicate others for the time being, and there will be no situation where it is too extensive to be punished.

Xue Mingrui said: "You can't just listen to the words of the prisoner, the imperial court will inevitably send someone to investigate." ”

The person in the Ministry of Industry has been raided, and when the official Lang left, he sold all the houses in the capital, and the whole family only pulled two carts of books and sundries back home in full view of everyone.

In this way, if you want to investigate, you can only start with him, Tao Zhengan's hand shook uncontrollably.

Xue Mingrui's slender eyes glanced at Tao Zhengan, "In addition to Prince Zhuang and me, this case will also be tried by the Shuntian Mansion and the Criminal Department. ”

Tao Zhengan panicked for a moment, "Then what should I do?" "Even if he covers it up for a while, he will definitely take the lead in this case, and the military officials will see it, so how can the court not deal with him much.

Xue Mingrui frowned, "Father-in-law still remembers the case in the tenth year of Kaiyuan!" ”

Prince Ying went to Xining to suppress bandits, but after he came back, there was no reward, but the official Qian Taiming who followed him lost his official because of drinking and mistaking things.

Although this matter was not clarified, the military officials also knew it clearly.

Prince Ying Xining suppressed thousands of bandits, and was told to kill civilians, the emperor did not let people find out, but the result of this matter was that the court did not have any reward for the heroes of the bandits, after this incident, Prince Ying no longer did things for the court, and was completely shelved, and Qian Taiming, who followed Prince Ying to suppress the bandits, "took the initiative" to make a mistake and lost his office. Everyone knows that if Qian Tai hadn't "taken the initiative" to lose his official position because he knew the current affairs, he would have waited for the imperial court to punish him, it would have been more than that.

Although it is merciful today, it is a case, even if it is not prepared to implicate too much, it will not end silently.

Tao Zhengan has completely lost his spirit, and there is really only one way to achieve it.

scattered all his family wealth, resigned and left Beijing.

After ten years of hard study, and after carefully crawling in officialdom for all these years, he ended up in such a situation.

Xue Mingrui's face sank like water and he drank. tea, got up and left his seat, leaving Rong Hua and Tao Zhengan alone.

"Father", Rong Hua spoke worriedly first, "The daughter will help her father talk in front of the Hou Ye." ”

Tao Zhengan raised his head, Rong Hua, the daughter of Mu Ne whom he had thought before, had a deep worry in his eyes at this moment.

In the past few days, his wife has found a lot of fault with Rong Hua in front of him, and now it seems that Rong Hua has also done his best, Tao Zhengan thought slightly, and Rong Hua's clear voice came to his ears, "My father has benefited many people as an official in the court, but at the real critical moment, everyone takes self-protection first, and he may not take care of his father." ”

Tao Zhengan was stunned for a moment, carefully figuring out the meaning of Rong Hua's words.

Tao Zhengan lowered his head, Rong Hua's eyes lit up, and he quickly closed his eyes to hide the brilliance, "My daughter entered the palace some time ago, and Concubine Jing asked someone to pass the word and ask her daughter if she wanted to know the reason for the death of the fifth sister. She wants Tao Zhengan to know that Concubine Jing is not Tao Zhengan's niece, but a woman who wants to pinch the handle of others and ask others to do things for her obediently.

She also wants Tao Zhengan to know that his filthy deeds can no longer be hidden, especially in front of this daughter in front of him, he can no longer pretend to be a decent man and a gentleman.! ~！