Chapter 102: Woe to Suifeng
Hearing the news that Li Xunzhuo was arrested and Ling fainted, the Shaohua sisters immediately rushed to Xiyuan. As soon as they entered the house, they were startled and saw that the Ling clan was still asleep, and they wanted to kneel down and cry bitterly. Cui's mother hurriedly grabbed it, saying that the doctor had already seen it and it was fine, but they were too frightened and had not yet woken up, which made them settle down a little.
Shaohua asked Cui's mother about the reason, and Cui's mother wanted to cry before she could say anything, "I don't know what happened, but someone came to report that the master was arrested." said that he had hidden official silver privately and was going to be beheaded, but his wife couldn't stand it and fainted. ”
"What official silver?" Shaohua was shocked. The matter related to the official bank is not a joke, the worst is to behead and raid the house, and the lighter one will be exiled to prison. "How could Daddy have anything to do with Guanyin."
Could it be that the matter of transporting northern Sichuan was known to the imperial court?
But no, it is a legitimate business, and it solves General Dingxi's urgent need, and it is still a meritorious thing. If it weren't for this matter, what else could have anything to do with the official bank.
Cui's mother took out a handkerchief, tucked the corners of her eyes, and said in a mournful voice: "I don't know, I just heard that even Suifeng Tower has been sealed." ”
It's Suifeng Tower again! Shaohua felt that the feng shui of this place must be inconsistent with Li Xunzhuo's eight characters, and he had almost fallen into it last time, but now he pounced on it directly.
Ling hadn't woken up yet, and Cui's mother didn't know anything, and Wanhua was at a loss like her. The more Shaohua thought about it, the more worried he became, and turned to Wanhua and said, "The third sister is here to take care of A-Niang, and I will go to Taihe Garden to ask my grandfather." "There is such a big thing, it is impossible for Li Ge Lao not to know, presumably Li Liangxun and they will also go to Taihe Garden as soon as they have news.
"No, you stay, I'll go." Wanhua immediately stood up and walked over to block Shaohua's way, "I'm my sister, if you want to ask, I have to ask, you are here to take care of A-Niang." ”
"Shall I come with you?" Where can Shaohua sit still.
"No, your feet are just right, you can't run around." Wanhua shook her head resolutely.
Just as the sisters were arguing, a clear voice broke their debate, "Let me go." Both of them were stunned, and they turned their heads in unison, and saw Si Mo with a straight face, and his tall and straight figure broke into their eyes, which amazed them all. He stepped over and said to them solemnly, "Don't fight, sisters, let me go to my grandfather." My father is not here, and I am the only man in this room, so I should go. ”
After speaking, he didn't wait for them to come back to their senses, gave the two of them a look, and then shook off and left.
"Hachiro has grown up, and he looks like a second master."
Looking at Si Mo's struggling back, Shaohua was a little startled, and when she heard Cui's mother's exclamation, she suddenly realized. In her memory, Si Mo has always been a well-behaved and quiet boy, and after greeting the Ling family on time every day, she went to the school to study. There was never a need for the Ling family to worry, even Mr. Liu sighed that Si Mo was as quiet as a little lady. Shaohua didn't have much impression of this uncommon younger brother, but just listening to him, and with a resolute and serious expression, she couldn't help but feel a little emotional, Si Mo was much more mature than she imagined.
After a while, Ling woke up and saw his two daughters by his side, and tears immediately overflowed. Wanhua persuaded for a long time, knowing that Si Mo had gone to Taihe Garden and waited for news, so the Ling family settled down. But Si Mo went for a long time and didn't come back, and the mother and daughter couldn't sit still.
Immediately followed by Su Shi also rushed over with Jinhua, and as soon as he entered the door, he fell on the head of Ling's bed, and cried: "Madam, what's wrong with the master, how good he was arrested." Isn't it, is it that the matter of going to northern Sichuan was discovered a year ago, I said, don't let him go, he refuses, it's okay now. If the master has three long and two short, what can our mother and daughter do! Su's crying was very rhythmic, and he didn't even need to pause to speak, babbling and crying like singing.
"Shut up!" Shaohua was upset when he heard this, and yelled at Su Shi, "Daddy has no news yet, what are you crying about here, if you are so unlucky, let people seal your mouth." ”
Shaohua's voice was not small, and he was very confident, and he roared all the tears of the Su family. She sat on the ground and looked at Shaohua in a daze, and secretly looked at Ling's dark expression, and immediately lowered her head aggrievedly to wipe away her tears.
If Li Xunzhuo really had an accident, the women in this room were all anxious, and Su Shi cried like this, as if she was the only one worried. The Ling clan was tired and upset, and he didn't have the strength to speak, and Wanhua was busy giving the Ling clan a smooth breath, so he only glared at the Su clan with hatred. Shaohua's roar relieved their hatred very much, but Su Shi quieted down and his heart sank again.
Finally, Si Mo came back, Shaohua caught him and asked, he only shook his head in disappointment: "Grandfather said that the matter is not clear, and it will not be known until someone investigates." But I've already asked someone to see my father, and the rest can only wait. Si Mo guarded Li Ge Lao's side, neither of them spoke, and their hearts were as heavy, but whenever someone passed by the door, they would invariably look up and look out, and then silently retract their gaze. The eyes are looking at the nose, the nose is looking at the heart, one hand keeps spinning two jade balls, and one palm is on the thigh and gently taps the rhythm.
This happened suddenly, and no one expected to find the official silver in Suifeng Tower. If you hold it down first, it's good to find out and report it, but I don't know who the news is going fast and going straight to the sky. The emperor was already worried about the disappearance of the official silver, but now when he heard that the official silver was hidden under his nose, how could he sit still, and put everyone in prison without saying a word, even the two groups of people who made trouble.
While Wanhua and Cui's mother were taking care of the Ling family, Shaohua sneaked to Xuyuan, she couldn't go to Taiheyuan, at least she had to find someone who was easy to know and ask about things. Let her guard the Ling family be anxious, how can she stand it.
"Fifth lady, why are you here, come in quickly." Hongling was guarding the door, and when she saw Shaohua trotting all the way over, she was so anxious that she stepped forward to support her, "You go slowly, your foot injury is good." ”
"Where's my sister-in-law?" Shaohua grabbed Hongling's clothes and asked nervously.
"It's in the house." Hongling sent Xu Qing's daughter-in-law away, and before she turned around, she saw Shaohua running over. Carefully helped her into the house, Xin Zixuan heard the sound and came out, and was also startled when she saw that Shaohua had found it. "You're so good at the scar and forget the pain, you just can walk a few steps on the ground, and you ran so far, you don't want this leg."
"Sister-in-law, I'm fine, this leg is not tight, I want to ask if the eldest brother is back." Shaohua just sat down, and the stool was not yet hot, so he asked anxiously. Taoyuan is farther away than Xuyuan, and Xuyuan is close to the gate, thinking that there is news that Xuyuan should be the first, so Shaohua came to find Xin Zixuan.
Xin Zixuan shook her head and asked Hongling to pour a glass of water for Shaohua, she frowned, and pushed it away without looking. Xin Zixuan put the water in her hand, "Don't worry, your uncle, eldest brother, and second brother have all gone out to find someone, and your father will be safe." ”
In fact, Shaohua also knew that it was useless to be anxious, but now she didn't know what to do except worry about being anxious.
As a result, I didn't expect Li Sijin to come back.
"Big brother, do you have any news of my father? Can it be released, what is going on? Shaohua got up suddenly, walked over, and looked at Li Sijin and asked three questions in a row. Xin Zixuan hurriedly stepped forward and pulled her sleeve to calm her down, and Shaohua looked at Li Sijin with a firm gaze.
Si Mo only came back to report a message of "bad news is good news", and then ran back to Taihe Garden to guard, and he didn't ask what happened.
In fact, Li Sijin also learned the news not long ago, so he hurriedly took leave and went home, and was suddenly asked several questions by Shaohua, and he didn't know how to answer for a while. After seeing Xin Zixuan calm Shaohua, he said: "On the way back, I heard someone say that it was the people from the Anqing Hou Mansion and the Lu Guogong Mansion who fought in Suifeng Tower, breaking a lot of things in the store. I accidentally smashed a few wine urns, only to find that the wine urns were full of silver, and many people rushed forward to grab them. Then a large number of officers and soldiers came to the door to arrest these troublemakers, and then they knew that the silver was official silver. ”
Li Sijin's words shocked both his aunt and sister-in-law, and Shaohua quickly reacted, "Then how do you know that this official silver is last year's disaster silver!" ”
Li Sijin glanced at Shaohua and nodded, "Someone found many sealed boxes in the backyard firewood room, only one box was full, and the others were empty. The evidence of this crime was conclusive, and the officers and soldiers were happy to arrest them and ask for merit.
"But, what does it have to do with my father!" Shaohua knew that this Suifeng Building was the private property of the second room, and the other two rooms did not know.
"Naturally, someone is informing." Li Sijin didn't care about the private property of the second room, but he just had some contempt for this person who betrayed the owner.
"This is definitely a planting! My dad would never do such a thing! After hearing this, Shaohua trembled with anger and slammed the table several times.
The three brothers of the Li family are not easy to say about other advantages, they are filial to their parents, but their brothers, friends and brothers are well-known. With such an honest and honest patriarch as Li Gelao, Li Xunzhuo borrowed courage from the sky, and he didn't dare to do such a heinous thing.
"We know the second uncle's personality. However, it is not known who will frame it. Last year, the disaster relief officer Yin disappeared and the matter has been full of uproar in Beijing, in which the water is deep and dark, once it is implicated, it is difficult to get out. "What worries Li Sijin is that this act of planting is too obvious, and it must have been deliberately designed by someone, but I am afraid that it will not be easy to find out what is behind the scenes." If someone deliberately framed it, I'm afraid that this black hand will not be easy to break off. ”
"Is there no way around it?" Shaohua was stupid.
Li Sijin only pursed his lips and did not answer. Xin Zixuan looked at Shaohua with a helpless expression, poured her into her arms in distress, and gently patted and comforted her. Shaohua suddenly trembled like an electric shock, "Big brother, who called this officer and soldier, and what are they doing here?" If it's persuasion, why do so many people show up? Suifeng Tower has already been seized once, if it is really hidden official silver, why didn't they find out last time. Also, how could the people from the Anqing Marquis Mansion and the Lu Guogong Mansion go to Suifeng Tower to have a dispute? ”
Li Sijin took a deep breath and looked at Shaohua with a serious face, not at all as if he was asking these questions unreasonably. He sorted out the problem in his head, and seemed to have a plan in mind. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and he said to Shaohua: "If you and Hachiro can be exchanged, our family will not be far away from the generation of Sanjinshi." ”
Shaohua blinked, didn't understand Li Sijin's words, saw that his expression was obviously relaxed, said a word to Xin Zixuan, and turned around and went out again.