The Mid-Autumn Festival is always a grand festival that everyone attaches great importance to, and in the days before and after, almost all the royal nobles and ordinary people will become elated and jubilant because of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

After the autumn harvest, even if they have spent the busiest days of the year, people who have a lot of leisure time will naturally pay more attention to the Mid-Autumn Festival, a festival of reunion.

There is not only the custom of worshipping with new grain, but also the implication of looking forward to next year's harvest.

Of course, for carefree children, this time is also the best time for the family to buy them new clothes, especially to be able to eat a lot of fresh melons and fruits and even new grains, so for them, the Mid-Autumn Festival means the best time to enter the wealth from the usual frugality, although it will be very short, but happiness and satisfaction can be remembered by them for many years.

In Xu Changting's view, although the Mid-Autumn Festival will not be as important and significant as the Yuan Ri, if you start from the actual situation, in fact, the Mid-Autumn Festival should be the least stressful festival for real ordinary people.

Just after the harvest season, everyone has more or less surplus food or "savings" in their hands, and they are obviously the happiest in the period before the various taxes are paid.

Naturally, you can take advantage of the Mid-Autumn Festival to squander a little, not only can you see the happy smiles on the children's faces, so as to satisfy your sense of achievement, but also reward and reward yourself with the busyness of the year.

But when it comes to the Yuan Day, with the collection of various taxes, as well as various unexpected things and the increase in expenditures, many people have actually become quite tight in their pockets when they arrive at the Yuan Day, so when it comes to the most important festival of the Yuan Day, many people are already in the situation of the end of the crossbow.

At that time, Xu Zhongli's official was not big, and he had a lot of time to meet the various requirements of the three sisters and brothers of the Xu family, plus the three children were also young and the needs were not great, so Xu Zhongli and Chu Ying could easily meet the children's requirements, so that they could see the happy smiles on their faces, and their psychology was also satisfied with a sense of achievement.

A small bag of candy, a rough wooden toy, or new clothes prepared in advance for winter and the first day can make the three Xu Changting sisters and brothers cheer for a while.

The three of them are far from realizing what a festival ritual and inner needs are, so even if Xu Zhongli does not have extra money, he supports his family to go to Tianwang Lake to sit on a painting boat and enjoy the moon, but they can always live every festive festival.

As the three children grow up, a bag of candy, a toy, a new dress and a new pair of shoes will obviously be difficult to meet their needs and the pursuit of holiday rituals, so as parents, they will naturally face greater financial pressure.

Fortunately, Xu Changting's sister and brother have been very sensible since childhood, and Xu Changting has been frail and sickly since he was a child, half stupid and half stupid, and later often practiced Buddhism in Yongning Temple, so he took the moonlight to visit Tianwang Temple, look at Tianwang Lake, overlook the Tianwang Lake with various lanterns, and look at the brightly lit painting boats of those dignitaries and nobles, I also feel that it is a very satisfying thing, and it can be regarded as a very satisfying thing to live a festival.

Now that Xu Zhongli has become an important member of the court from Sanpin, and the news that the eldest daughter Xu Changhong is going to marry into the royal family and the sparrow becomes a phoenix is overwhelming, so he has caught up with the Mid-Autumn Festival, a reunion festival, Xu Zhongli has to be generous no matter what.

What's more, even if he wants to drink a little wine at home as usual, sit in the courtyard with his wife and three children to admire the moon and talk, and spend a dull time, at least this year, it will be difficult to achieve.

From the identity of Sanpin, and the possibility of becoming a relative of the emperor in the future, some court colleagues and some dignitaries will invite him to take his family to Tianwang Lake to enjoy the moon before the Mid-Autumn Festival.

This kind of invitation is not to curry favor with him, but if he thinks about it deeply, it can be said to be a kind of killing.

I hope to take this opportunity to hold the Xu family high, fluttering, and then take advantage of your inattention, grab some of your handles, even if you can't remove your official position, but if you can cut off the path to becoming a relative of the emperor, it is good.

And this kind of invitation, Xu Zhongli has no way to refuse, after all, if he refuses, he will be truthful, thinking that you, Xu Zhongli, have seen that your status is noble, and you will start to stay away from your colleagues, forget your roots, and other insinuating words, which will make your situation above the court more and more isolated.

Xu Changting, as always, agreed with his father on this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, as the first Mid-Autumn Festival after their family returned to Danfeng City, it must be more grand, and after going to Tianwang Lake to rent a painting boat for the Mid-Autumn Festival, Xu Changting is still Wu Jiangnan, fishing rods, and fish baskets in the past few days, and goes to the river to fish for the day.

But the difference is that not long after coming to the small river on this day, Chen Ping slowly walked across the small bridge alone and squatted down in front of Xu Changting, who was fishing by the river: "Xu Gongzi is really interested." ”

"What else? Although it seems that the limelight has passed, it is still necessary to ...... Be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years. Xu Changting pulled up the fishing rod and found nothing, and Wu Jiangnan next to him immediately cheered and won.

"Lu Rui came to me the next day and asked me to help him check to see who was dealing with his son. It's the same with Lelinghou's side, but people won't look for me, they have raised a lot of people in Danfeng City, but I heard that they have no clue until now, and it seems that they have lost their anger, and they are no longer as fanfare as they were a few days ago, and the momentum is much smaller. On the side of the Criminal Department, it is said that it has not been over for several days to ask how the investigation is, and Yuan Wailang of the Criminal Department can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Chen Ping said with a smile.

"How happened to Ling Gongzi in Guozijian?" Xu Changting asked with a smile.

"It's too early to make a conclusion, and as for whether it can be done, I'm afraid it's after the Yuan Day. Either way, I have to thank you for this. Chen Ping seemed very calm, with a restrained composure.

"Work hard, it is said that Ling Gongzi is still talented." Xu Changting glanced at Chen Ping and pointed out.

Chen Ping immediately understood, nodded at Xu Changting, and then sighed, looked at the small river with a relaxed expression, and said, "I really didn't expect to be tied to the boat by you so easily." ”

With a hint of smugness on the corner of Xu Changting's mouth, he looked back at Chen Ping: "Isn't Shopkeeper Chen satisfied?" Ling Gongzi's matter can be regarded as half of the solution, okay? ”

Chen Ping shook his head: "What I want to say is not this, I didn't expect that you would dare to attack the Marquis of Leling and the son of Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites at the same time." I thought you were just scaring them, so I could get out calmly and get rid of you at any time. But you're a black hand...... I really jumped into the Yellow River and couldn't wash it away. That's careless. ”

Although Chen Ping said so, looking at his expression, he didn't really complain that Xu Changting pulled him into the water.

Then he turned his head to look at Xu Changting, and said strangely: "By the way, I heard Xie Jingyao say, you are very honest these days, and you haven't even taken a step in this White Tiger Fang, is this matter known to Lord Lingzun, and he has grounded you?" ”

"No, it's because of something else." Xu Changting looked at the lake, shook his head and said.

"Then what did you do to bring me here today?" Chen Ping asked.

Xu Changting simply put down the premonition in his hand, sat down by the river, looked at the river and took a deep breath, and then said: "It is estimated that after you and I separated that night, Shopkeeper Chen should have inquired about me in private, right?" ”

Chen looked at Xu Changting calmly, neither denying nor admitting it, and only after a while did he say frankly: "Yes, I did inquire about some things about you in private. But when I got to know you, it looked exactly like two people, so it was basically useless. ”

"Two things. One thing is that there is no need for Leling Hou to continue to spread rumors, my goal has been achieved. Xu Changting said.

"What about the second one?" Chen Ping frowned slightly, almost intuitively, making Chen Ping feel that the second thing Xu Changting was going to say was likely to tie him up completely with Xu Changting.

"Let's talk about the consequences first, this matter...... If it is done, it will not only be beneficial to you and me, but also beneficial to Ling Gongzi's future career. But if it fails...... It's not impossible to cut all the doors. Xu Changting said very seriously.

Chen Ping's brows also furrowed deeply: "So serious? Who are you dealing with? ”

"You'll find out later, but it's not necessarily that they're going to really come forward, and I think that person will probably put some pressure on them when the time comes. In a word...... High risk and high reward, whether it is risk or reward, success or failure will exceed your imagination. Xu Changting said.

Chen Ping simply sat down, almost subconsciously dragged the fishing rod that Xu Changting put on the river, and then lifted it casually...... Feeling the heavy force on the fishing rod, I saw that when the hook was lifted out of the water, a foot-long silver carp was constantly struggling, and behind him was Wu Jiangnan's wail: "This doesn't count, it was caught by someone." ”

No one paid attention to Wu Jiangnan's dissatisfaction and stamped his heels to complain, Chen Ping picked the foot-long carp and put it in the fish basket, and then hung the bait and threw the hook into the water: "What if I don't agree?" ”

"In the future, you take your Yangguan Road, and I will take my single-plank bridge." Xu Changting said calmly: "Ling Gongzi's matter was promised before, and naturally he wanted to send the Buddha to the west, and as for the attack on the son of the Marquis of Leling and the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, it had nothing to do with you, and I would not use this matter to blackmail you." ”

"I'm afraid it's the same as the last time, and you won't give me time to think about it, right?" Chen Ping asked calmly with a fishing rod in his hand.

"The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, no matter what, it should be a little loud, otherwise it will be difficult to explain." Xu Changting also said calmly, his pale face looked very serious at the moment.

"Our strength is not enough now, if we really want to do something big, we have to enter the inner city anyway. Xu Gongzi should know that I, Chen Ping, have been mixed up for all these years, that is, I have some ability in the outer city, and when I enter the inner city, everyone is the object of my stammering, and I can't afford to provoke anyone. Chen Ping said.

"Indeed, there are too many royal relatives and nobles, dignitaries, and gate valve families in the inner city, and they are not allowed to bump into someone on the street casually, it is the seven aunts and eight aunts of Shangshu, Guogong, and Hou Ye." Xu Changting complied, and then paused: "Do you want me to give you a piece of advice?" ”

Chen Ping raised his eyebrows, picked up the fishing rod in his hand, and actually caught another fish.

"Please." Chen Ping lowered his head to pick up fish and hang bait.

Wu Jiangnan behind him stomped his feet and protested dissatisfiedly.

"Let's make a cut with Zheng Yan, the commander of Anhe County." With a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth, Xu Changting watched Chen Ping throw the fish hook into the river again.

"Okay, I promise you." Chen Ping didn't ask why, so he calmly agreed to Xu Changting.