Ma Zhongcheng frowned, when he heard her name and identity, he suddenly felt that Yang Hui might as well be like other ordinary women who regarded chastity as their life and escaped responsibility, so that he would not increase his troubles at this moment.

Sikong Xiangguo is the person Ma Zhongcheng admires the most, when he was a poor scholar, it was Sikong Xiangguo who discovered him, to put it bluntly, if there was no Sikong Xiangguo, there would be no Ma Zhongcheng today, how can such a great kindness not be repaid.

Ma Zhongcheng rejected the woman, "You don't have to take responsibility, after all, it's not you, it's the reason why the child missed, you don't know it at all." ”

Yang Hui was puzzled, just now he had asked the slave family to testify, how could he let himself escape responsibility now, was he afraid that the slave family would be tricked into giving false testimony?

"This lord, are you afraid that the slave family will wronged you?"

Ma Zhongcheng shook his head and said, "How come, I never have such an idea." ”

"Then why did you say yes at first and then refuse?"

Ma Zhongcheng thought for a while, "This is not the place to talk, if Madame doesn't mind, can you go to a quiet teahouse with me." ”

The woman had just experienced this, and she had been wary of many men whom she thought wanted to be alone with her in everything were men with other intentions.

She took a few steps back and sternly refused, "No, there is something you can't say here." ”

Ma Zhongcheng was a little frightened when he saw the woman, but it was no wonder that after what happened just now, it was understandable.

Ma Zhongcheng just wanted to introduce himself, when suddenly a group of officers and soldiers surrounded him and shouted, all of them surrounded me, don't let any of them go.

The two servants who had escaped really called someone to go, and the servant cried out, "Li Zhutou is the one who killed Master Hua, arrest them quickly." ”

As soon as the officers and soldiers were about to make a move, Ma Zhongcheng turned around and said with a gloomy face, "Li Zhutou, what a big posture!" ”

Li Zhutou saw that it was Ma Zhongcheng, and knelt down on the spot and said, "My subordinates don't know that Ma Zhongcheng is here, and he deserves death." ”

The servant also trembled with fear, Ma Zhongcheng? Could it be that he is the minister of the third duke, who dares to provoke this?

Ma Zhongcheng asked Li Zhutou, "Do you manage this area?" ”

Li Zhutou said: "Back to Zhongcheng, Zhao Zhutou took leave yesterday to go home to visit relatives, and his subordinates were temporarily in charge here for seven days. ”

Ma Zhongcheng said, "Well, this matter will be handled by the old man, and the two servants who reported to the official will be put in prison first, and I will try it myself." ”

Li Zhutou said, "Subordinates obey orders"

"Put these two people who don't know the height of the sky and the height of the earth, and send them into the dungeon to wait for their fate."

"Yes!"

"Li Zhutou, listen to our explanation! Li Zhutou, we are the servants of the Lord of the Ministry of Rites! Li catches the head. ”

Li Zhutou didn't listen to any explanation, and he wasn't afraid of any threat, what kind of etiquette book, in his eyes, even the current emperor was not as good as Ma Zhongcheng.

Ma Zhongcheng said, "You and I don't have to be polite, how long can you hide this matter if you don't report it." ”

Li Zhutou thought for a moment and replied, "Three days at most." ”

Ma Zhongcheng nodded and said, "That's enough, you go down and arrange it!" ”

"Yes!"

The woman only understood at this moment that the person standing in front of her was Ma Jiguang and Ma Zhongcheng, the great master of the blue sky who had been passed down by the people of the imperial city.

The woman was a little ashamed and said, "The slave family doesn't know that it is Lord Zhongcheng, please forgive me." ”

Ma Jiguang said, "I can't help it, please get up quickly!" , Sikong Xiangguo is my mentor, you are the mentor's family, and you are naturally the benefactor below. ”

Yang Hui is difficult to say, mentioning how brilliant her grandfather is, no one in the streets and alleys praises, but now that the times have changed, things are people and everything, and tears flow first.

Ma Jiguang asked, "The carriage is here, this is not the place to talk, can you go down to the teahouse with you." ”

Faced with Ma Zhongcheng's second invitation, Yang Hui couldn't refuse, she thought that she was not the proud lady who was proud of Sikong Yanchen before, but a woman who sold vegetables on the street and no one cared about her.

The carriage soon came to a teahouse, which is not very luxurious, just an ordinary teahouse that cannot be in an ordinary place, looking at the welcoming attitude of Xiao Er at the door, Ma Zhongcheng should be a frequent visitor here.

Ma Zhongcheng said, "We have something to talk about, make a good pot of tea." ”

"Haole, there is a private room on the second floor, please sir."

Ma Zhongcheng looked anxious, he personally took the teapot to the second floor, and told Xiao Er not to disturb.

Yuchuan personally poured tea for them, and his attitude was much more harmonious than before, and Mrs. asked for tea, but I didn't know it was a benefactor just now, so it was rude.

Yang Hui said, "You are the benefactor, if you don't have your help just now, the consequences are probably unimaginable, please accept Yang Hui's worship." ”

Ma Jiguang hurriedly helped him and said, "I can't help it, I'll deal with the matter just now." In fact, I didn't invite Mrs. to come here for what happened just now, but you are a member of Sikong's family, how did you end up here? ”

Yang Hui only understood at this moment that Ma Zhongcheng wanted to ask about this matter, her mind was heavy for a while, maybe telling the truth to this adult may not be a bad thing, Manqing is still young, she has to choose a way out for the child!

Yang Hui has a sad expression, which makes people full of stories at a glance.

"Blessing and misfortune are not alone, not long after my father-in-law died, my grandfather-in-law also followed, presumably adults should understand."

Ma Zhongcheng sighed and said, "Sikong Minister State Affairs, I was indeed present back then, but didn't the emperor give Sikong a gift that year?" ”

Yang Hui smiled helplessly, "Since my lord is here, you must know the inside story, my grandfather did that, how can the royal family be gifted, it's already very good if you don't kill us." ”

"Are you saying you didn't get any benefit? It was a royal funeral! And I remember that Manqing was named the lord of Xingle. ”

"What royal funeral, what Xingle county lord, it's just for you to block the mouth of the people, they didn't hold a funeral for my grandfather at all, my grandfather's grave was buried on the cliff of unruly, the county lord is even more ridiculous, he didn't say anything, and he was made difficult everywhere, and even ...... The woman didn't want to continue, she was already scarred and haggard when she washed her face with tears, and if it weren't for Manqing, she would have died a long time ago. ”

"Then why don't you take refuge with your family?"

"Family, where is the woman's family, I was originally born in the Wind and Snow, Smoke and Rain, and I was born in Yanchen back then, regardless of my past suspicions, not only helped me redeem myself and save me from fire and water."

Ma Zhongcheng asked again: "Then why don't you leave?" Leaving the Imperial City? ”

"I've thought about leaving, but where can we orphans and widows go? Leaving here is just another unfortunate beginning, besides, we want to go but can't go, Manqing is the county lord, if you want to get out of the imperial city, you must have the emperor's official document, that's not something a weak woman can do. ”

Ma Zhongcheng was discouraged after hearing this, he seemed to know who did it, and there would be no one else except her, because this kind of damage is estimated to be only done by women, but he has had enough of it over the years and has seen it through, so he doesn't feel curious, he just feels sorry, he knows too late, and it seems that he can't help it.

As the saying goes, knowing a son is better than a father, but when a son doesn't know his father, looking at his father's sad face, Yuchuan naturally understands his father's suffering.

Tamagawa said to them, "Father, Mrs. Sikong, I have a way to solve this problem, not only to make my father repay the kindness of my acquaintance, but also to make Mrs. Sikong not suffer. ”

Ma Jiguang said excitedly: "Is there any way?" ”

"My father took a concubine and married the Yang family."

"Bastard!"

"No, you can't"

Yang Hui and Ma Jiguang refused at the same time.

"Yuchuan knelt down and said, Father, this is the only way, we are about to leave, can you bear to leave their mother and daughter in the imperial city?"

"Madam, you have also experienced it today, do you dare to guarantee that there will not be a second flower thief in this imperial city?"

"When the time comes, what will you do, ignore it or be a chaste martyr, we are like this now, if we don't change our minds, if we don't change our minds, if we don't change our minds, then only tragedy will happen."

The words made them fall into deep thought, this matter is a difficult problem, but after a while, Yang Hui took her daughter and said, "Today, thank you for saving our mother and daughter, I still say the same thing, if you want to notarize in court, I am willing to be a witness." They said they were playing and left.

Ma Jiguang said, "How can you come up with such an idea, it's just rotten." ”

Tamagawa said sincerely, "Father, the idea is rotten, and it is embarrassing, it is also a way to get out!" Father, since I was a child, you have taught me that it is one thing to know that it is one thing to be grateful, it is one thing to understand, and only to do it is a real thing. I have always kept this in my heart, father.

Oops~ What is this called!

Yuchuan continued, "Father, you can't hesitate, this matter must be fast, you have already resigned, if you don't leave in three days, it will definitely make people with ghosts suspicious." ”

Ma Jiguang said, "However, this matter is not only for the father to decide, it must be approved by the parties concerned and a detailed plan. ”

"Father, the child has a detailed plan, I don't know if the father is willing to cut his love."

"What a plan, hurry up and hear about it."

Father, I heard that ten years ago, my father and the emperor traveled, and obtained a sweat and blood BMW can travel thousands of miles a day, this horse is snow-white, and the mane is bright, so it is named "White Horse" Yes or no.

Yes, that horse is rare in the world, when it runs, it is as fast as the wind, the steep slopes of the mountains and rivers are like walking on the ground, the cliffs and streams leap up, there are dragons and phoenixes among horses, and it is called the beast of the world. Captain Tuoba borrowed this horse from me for ten thousand gold, and I rode it for three days without nodding, and I never mentioned it at home, how did you know?

Father is not strange, the child does not mean to follow the father, it is the mother's arrangement, you will go out early and return late every five days, the mother is a little suspicious and has sent a lot of people to follow you but have found nothing, but one day, the child is curious, so it ......

Ma Zhongcheng laughed, I see, that's it. Since you know that the white horse is the beloved thing of the father, why did you come up with this idea?

Yuchuan said a little puzzled, "Child, I just don't understand, the white horse is obviously a war horse, marching and killing the enemy can play its greatest value, our family pays attention to literature, there is no general, and my father is not a horse lover, what is the use of raising such a precious horse?" ”

Ma Jiguang was deep for a while, and said as if he remembered some past events, "My father doesn't want to mention her too much, I can only tell you that this horse is my father's beloved past, and its owner is a woman on the rivers and lakes, but it's a pity that she ...... Passed away. ”

Yuchuan looked at his father's expression, full of pity, it seems that this woman is very important in his father's heart.

Ma Jiguang sighed and said, "That's it, what you said about cutting love is to let your father sacrifice a BMW." ”

Tamagawa said, "Yes, the white horse may not be valuable in the eyes of the literati, but in the eyes of the warriors, it is a coveted treasure, especially the general. ”

"As long as you dedicate this horse to Empress Qi, and ask the Empress for one thing, it will definitely solve your worries."

Ma Jiguang thought for a while, he had raised the white horse for nearly ten years, and this kind of war horse fell into his hands Although he was wronged, it was a scar deep in his heart. But if you think about it carefully, since things have come to this point, I have to take this opportunity to get rid of the pain in my heart, so let's gamble according to my son's intentions first!

……

In the imperial city, Gonggong Wu did not wake up after being beaten with fifty military sticks, and the imperial doctor said to the doctor, "Although it is not fatal, you don't want to get out of bed and walk within three months." ”

But the chief eunuch always has to have someone part-time, under the order of the queen's mother, let Gonggong Li temporarily take the position of chief eunuch, although this Gonggong Li is not as eloquent as Gonggong Wu, clever and smart but a person who loves to collect jewelry, usually he does not dare to show it under the hands of Gonggong Wu, and now he finally waited for the opportunity, and he was happy to walk and walk.

After Ma Jiguang hurriedly returned to the palace, he did not see the queen mother, but this Gonggong Li, although Ma Zhongcheng did not like this kind of flattery, but the problem that could be inquired about with a little silver was really easy to solve.

Ma Jiguang and the queen mother who met with Gonggong Li, Ma Zhongcheng looked at the harem, except for a little white thing at the beginning, it was still lit up inside, where is the scene of the death of the emperor, it is really sad.

However, Ma Jiguang still held back his anger, and if he wanted it to perish, he must first let it swell. If you can't bear it at this moment, you will definitely make a big plan.

When they came to Chaofeng Palace, Ma Jiguang knelt down and said, "Grass people, see the Queen Mother." ”

It was the first time Qi Zhanying had heard someone call her the queen mother. She sighed, "Yes! Time flies so fast, and it is also a fact that the world cannot change, and in a blink of an eye, she has become the queen mother. ”

Ma Jiguang said: "The Queen Mother is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old, your life will be very long, very long." ”

Empress Dowager Qi smiled and said, "It's rare! Ma Zhongcheng will say nice things and come to make the mourning family happy. ”

"Queen Mother, what the grass people are telling is the truth, you have a long life."

"Grass people! Oh! I forgot, you resigned today, since you don't want to serve the imperial court, there must be something to do with me! ”

"Back to the Queen Mother, how dare the grass people have anything, but now I have resigned, and suddenly remembered that there is a treasure at home, this treasure left in the hands of the grass people is simply a violent thing, if it is dedicated to the Queen Mother, it must be the icing on the cake, like a tiger with wings, so I came to offer treasure."

Empress Dowager Qi was a little curious, what treasures could a poor official who had always been honest have.

"Really? Then let the mourning family see. ”

Ma Jiguang said, "This baby can't be watched in the palace, and I ask the Queen Mother to take a look outside the hall." ”

Everyone moved to the outside of the hall, only to see a large iron cage five meters long and two meters high, and an iron lock was tied to a handsome, fat white horse.

There are seven iron chains under this horse, not counting the limbs and a horse's head alone, there are two hundred and ten pounds of shackles, not only that, its eyes are like torches, blazing, its cry, clear and bright, the sound is like a bell.

Anyone who laymen can see that this horse is different and otherworldly, not to mention the generals who fought on the battlefield.