Wang Ling threw the only small piece of wooden stick left in his hand to the ground, turned his head and glanced at the housekeeper, who was like a great enemy, and the cold sweat on his forehead couldn't stop rising, until Wang Ling withdrew his gaze and walked to the side of the old grandson, he breathed a sigh of relief.

It's finally over······ Steward Zhang sat on the ground with relief, from the beginning of Cao Yong's reversal of the whole thing to the present, Zhang Leshan has not dared to relax his vigilance, for fear that the next person to suffer will be himself, I don't know when, Cao Yong came to his side and helped him up.

"Master......" The old butler was flattered.

"Leshan, you came to the house two years ago, right?" Cao Yong looked at the people in the distance and asked, his tone was extremely flat, which made the old housekeeper feel unfamiliar.

Zhang Leshan trembled and replied: "Back to the master, two years and seven months." ”

"The last housekeeper returned to his hometown, and he recommended you, and you have worked hard for you in the past two years." Cao Yong said, Zhang Leshan's heart was beating wildly, and he already had a bad premonition, Cao Yong's next sentence made him fall into an ice cave, "Later, I will let the account office take out a sum of money, which should be enough for you to go back to your hometown to do a small business, now the world is not peaceful, but don't worry, I will arrange someone to escort you all the way." ”

"Old ...... Master, don't abandon me, the old slave is deceived by others, you want to beat and punish the old slave willingly, just don't drive me away! The old butler begged with tears in his eyes.

Unexpectedly, Cao Yong glanced at the two people who fainted on the ground and said: "These two people are not less filial to you on weekdays, and it is reasonable to accept their benefits, and it is reasonable to be biased, but there should also be a sense of proportion in pulling the bias frame, if you see it good, you will just accept it, but as the housekeeper of Cao Mansion, you openly take the courtyard of the house to compete with the city guards of the Street Division, and your official authority is much more majestic than mine." ”

The old housekeeper knelt on the ground, stunned and didn't dare to look up at Cao Yong, his heart was full of despair.

"Do you still think that the city guards happened to be passing by the street and ran into this? In fact, they have already witnessed the whole process, do you really think that I can excuse you if you get into trouble with the street department? "Someone had already informed him of everything that happened in front of Cao's Mansion, and when he heard that there was a city guard in the crowd of onlookers, he hurried back to check on the situation.

When he rushed back, he saw a familiar face, although the person's current image was dirty and sloppy, but in Cao Yong's eyes, he was still as chic and uninhibited as in the past, and then the city guards arrived, he simply played a bachelor's and hid in the corner to watch the excitement.

Zhang Leshan didn't expect it, he thought he had been fooled, but what he was waiting for was such a result, he no longer defended himself, the whole person languished, and muttered dejectedly: "Master Xie......"

Then Cao Yong said in a deep voice to the nursing home present: "If you wait for Zhang Leshan's instructions, you will not be severely punished, but from tomorrow for a month, you will all go to the relief hall to do chores, so use your strength to do something for the villagers." ”

"Yes." The nurses let out a long breath and escaped the catastrophe.

The common people were jubilant, and praised Cao Yong for being their god, and they were not afraid of everything if he was there, but Wang Ling felt that the other party was buying people's hearts.

"You don't have to think about it, this old boy can't do what you think, he is indeed a good official." Old Sun Tou said suddenly.

"You two haven't seen each other in years, how do you know he's the same now as he used to be?" Wang Ling didn't care, he always thought that people would change, Wang Ling looked at the house behind him, this is not like a courtyard where a good official will live.

The old grandson followed Wang Ling's gaze and said with a smile: "Let me tell you a story, for many years, there is a talented and ambitious Tanhualang in the prospect country, and he took up the position of Shaoqing of Dali Temple at a young age. The old man's eyes gradually showed a look of reminiscence, as if he saw the high-spirited young man again.

"What's so bad about being upright? Why doesn't it seem good to you? A clear voice came from behind the two.

Wang Ling and Lao Sun Tou looked behind them at the same time, and saw Tang Xiaoyu and Zuo Yucheng looking left and right in embarrassment, even the several city guards standing behind them.

Wang Lingxin said, yes, everyone eats melons together, and this melon tastes good when you eat it······ Looking at the embarrassed faces of Tang Xiaoyu and the others who were eavesdropping, Wang Ling suddenly felt a little like laughing.

Lao Sun Tou didn't care, turned around and continued to preach to Wang Ling: "One day, the only daughter of a farmer in the suburbs of the capital disappeared, and the Shaoqing of Dali Temple was responsible for investigating the case. ”

One is the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, who does not join the party in the DPRK and does not engage in favors, and the other is a powerful relative of the emperor, and the obstacles in the middle are certainly not small······ Wang Ling and the three of them secretly tightened their hearts.

They all imagined the scene at that time, if they were themselves, I am afraid that it would be a challenge to survive, and maybe they would quietly evaporate from the world, or die by a pond, or be buried in some deep mountain and old forest.

"Many people persuaded him to stop, telling him that it was not worth it for a peasant girl, but he was so stubborn that he refused to back down, many people wanted his life, His Majesty was worth sending him to Qingzhou in order to protect him, and the Shaoqing of Dali Temple back then was no one else, his surname was Cao Mingyong, and the word was in the right, that is, the prefect who stood in front of you."

By the way, Lao Sun Tou explained the courtyard of Cao's mansion: "This house is also Your Majesty heard that after Cao Yong arrived in Qingzhou, life was very poor, although the courtyard where he lived was the official residence of the previous prefects, but the previous generations had their own private houses, and when Cao Yong moved in with his family, there were many leaks here due to disrepair. Or His Majesty ordered someone to repair the courtyard, and even bought the courtyards on both sides to help Cao Yong expand, even these subordinates of Cao Mansion were forcibly allocated to Cao Yong by His Majesty, Cao Yong repeatedly went to the table to make a setback, hoping to reduce the number of people in Cao Mansion, but they were all rejected by His Majesty, not only that, but every year Cao Mansion's large and small expenses are counted on His Majesty himself. ”

Wang Ling: "At the beginning, I heard you say that Your Majesty valued this Lord Cao, and I thought it was just a simple love, but I didn't expect to be able to do this. ”

He even wanted to ask Lao Sun Tou, is it possible that Cao Yong is the illegitimate son of the emperor Lao'er, or does he have any other intimate relationships?

Tang Xiaoyu and the others looked at each other, the past of Cao Yong and the emperor may not be a secret in the government and the opposition, but if they were not fortunate enough to hear about it today, they would not have been able to contact it in this life.

Wang Ling looked at Cao Yong's back, and his impression of this person changed a lot, at first he thought that the guards of Cao Mansion could be so arrogant, most of them were still crooked on the upper beam, even if Cao Yong regained face for him and the old grandson, Wang Ling also felt that it was because of the old grandson, if he changed others, he would not be able to pay a few copper coins and send it away, his previous four lines of poetry, in fact, were also secretly poking and scolding the prefect.

broke the legs of those two people, just to slap Cao Yong's face, and didn't bother with the housekeeper, because he didn't want to make too much trouble, which would make Lao Sun unable to get off the stage, but he still had a grievance that was difficult to dissipate.

What he didn't expect was that Cao Yong would take the initiative to stand up and give everyone an explanation, he could actually fool the past without saying anything or doing anything, and now that he understands Cao Yong's past from the mouth of the old grandson, Wang Ling's heart is much more comfortable.

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In Cao's mansion, Cao Shuangxu sat in his room, holding a copy of "Xunyang Poems" in his hand, immersed in the artistic conception of poetry, and suddenly a noise floated into his ears, Cao Shuangxu frowned slightly, and shouted softly outside the door: "Cherry, you come in." ”

The door was pushed open, and a delicate and lovely girl walked in, and Cherry came to her and asked, "Miss, what's wrong?" ”

"What's going on out there?" Cao Shuangxu said.

"I don't know the details of the slave maid, I only know that there are two beggars at the door, who are looking for the master, but they were beaten by Steward Zhang, and the master is punishing Steward Zhang." Cherry has been guarding the lady's boudoir, and she also listened to the people passing by discuss this matter, so she stepped forward to inquire, and she didn't know in detail.

Cao Shuangxu's face was a little ugly and said, "Beat someone? Is it serious to be beaten severely? "Her room is far away from the door, and you can hear the movement outside the door here, which means that there is a lot of trouble.

Cherry remembered the scene that someone had described to her before replying, "The old beggar is fine, but I heard that the younger beggar has been fighting with the nurses for a long time, and he is not lightly injured. ”

Cao Shuangxu closed the book in his hand and said to Cherry: "Let's go, go out with me to have a look." ”

"Miss, you're finally willing to leave the room!" Like a little sparrow, Cherry clapped her hands happily and jumped twice happily.

Yesterday when I came back from Baiyun Temple, Miss locked herself in the room and refused to go out to see people, of course Cherry knew the reason, so I was very happy to see Miss come out.

The two walked all the way from the inner courtyard to the door, and there were already many housekeepers and maids gathered on both sides of the gate, all of whom peeked at the edge of the door. Actually peek here! ”

The subordinates were startled by the cold scolding behind them, turned their heads and saw that the young lady was standing behind them, and they all stood up and lowered their heads to admit their mistakes, Cao Shuangxu didn't want to embarrass them, and only said, "Let's go get busy." Immediately these people scattered.

Cao Shuangxu was just about to walk out of Cao's mansion with cherries, when she heard Wang Ling's words refuting the evil servant in front of everyone, but Wang Ling's head was tightly bandaged, and she didn't recognize him as the person who despised herself yesterday.

She finally knew how excessive her servants had done, beating the old man with a stick, distorting the facts to deal with the two beggars with more bullying and less, Cao Shuangxu suddenly felt a wave of anger, she couldn't believe that these things were actually done by the family members of their Cao Mansion, especially when Wang Ling said the last sentence, speaking out for those displaced people in distress, which made Cao Shuangxu extremely happy, and even wanted to shout for him.

Then there was watching Wang Ling break the legs of the two of them fiercely, especially the four lines of poetry he read in the process.

"The little ghost in front of the Yama Palace, the prime minister's concierge is a three-grade official, the people are suffering and turbid, and they only recognize their clothes and do not recognize people...... "whispered these four lines of poetry, although the rhetoric is not superior, but the sentences are full of sarcasm, only with this spirit, Cao Shuangxu also gave a "good poem" evaluation.

Suddenly, Cao Shuangxu laughed, and Cherry was inexplicable, so she asked, "Miss, what are you laughing at?" That man was so fierce that even I was scared, and you could still laugh. ”

"I'm laughing at the four lines of the man's poem, I'm afraid I'm scolding my father, I guess my father himself heard it." Then she put away her smile and said with a worried face: "If it's just for one person or two, what that person really wants to scold should be all the injustices in the world." ”

"Miss laughs for a while and worries for a while, I can't keep up with your emotions anymore." Cherry pouted.

Cao Shuangxu: "Let's go, it seems that Daddy has already handled the matter properly, let's go over." ”

Cherry said timidly: "Miss don't want it, you didn't see what that person made those two guys like, he is so cruel, you are a young lady, it's better not to go over." ”

Cao Shuangxu shook her head with a smile, ignored Cherry, and walked in the direction where Cao Yong was, Cherry stuck out her tongue and followed.

At this time, Cao Yong had already dealt with the matter, and he returned to the old grandson and said ashamedly: "I am really sorry that I neglected to discipline and made Mr. and this little friend wronged." ”

"Zhongzheng, you don't have to blame yourself, I think you are focused on government affairs, you must have worked a lot recently, so you don't have to take such small things to heart, besides, I'm fine?" The old grandson smiled heartily.

Hey me rub? Do you want to listen to what you're saying? Come, old man, can you look back at me first······ Wang Ling hated it so much, just when Cao Yong looked at him, remembering that he had thought of the other party so badly before, Wang Ling was a little embarrassed, and waved it with his only intact right hand, and said: "A little injury is fine, Lord Cao don't care, now that the person who has been there has been has been a due punishment, I have no resentment in my heart, but the kid just misunderstood Lord Cao, how offended, and please forgive me for my impulsiveness, no wonder." ”

Cao Yong smiled at him mildly: "You did a good job and scolded right, what reason do I have to blame you?" Of course, Cao Yong knew that Wang Ling was talking about him breaking the legs of those two people, deliberately cutting him Cao Yong's face and the poem, but the two of them tacitly understood it, and no one pointed it out.

"Daddy, you're back, what's going on here?" A crisp and pleasant voice like a silver bell came from behind Cao Yong.

Cao Yong immediately turned his head when he heard the voice, and the smile instantly filled his face, which was different from the elegant and gentle smile before, it was a kind of smile that was extremely fond of his children, and Cao Yong's whole temperament had changed a lot, how could there be the calm and solemn of the prefect of a state, and he was clearly an ordinary middle-aged uncle who loved his daughter.

Co-author: This old boy is still a daughter slave······ Wang Ling couldn't hold back, and secretly complained in his heart.

Cao Yong loves this only daughter the most, and when he saw that his baby girl was finally willing to walk out of the door, he instantly smiled all over his face, "Frost, you are finally willing to come out!" There's nothing going on here, I'm done with Daddy. After saying that, he immediately realized that there were other people, and coughed twice in embarrassment.

"Sister Xiaoyu is also here, my sister hasn't come to me for a few days." Cao Shuangxu glanced at the people present, and when she saw Tang Xiaoyu, the smile in her eyebrows and eyes immediately increased a little.

"Sister Shuangxi, I've been busy with official business in the past few days, and I originally planned to come to my sister after I was free." Tang Xiaoyu was also very happy to see Cao Shuangxu.

Because Tang Xiaoyu's deceased parents are Cao Yong's friends, Cao Yong naturally takes care of his friend's orphans, if he doesn't have the help of the prefect, Tang Xiaoyu would not be able to enter the city guard at the age of fourteen.

For a period of time after the death of Tang Xiaoyu's parents, he was taken home by Cao Yong, eating and sleeping with Cao Shuangxu, and the two sisters established a girlfriend relationship from that time, but not long after, Tang Xiaoyu moved back to the Tang family's old house, insisting on living independently, fortunately, the Tang family still has an old woman who can take care of Xiaoyu, and the living expenses are that Cao Yong gave part of his money to the Tang family.

Now there are many people, the two sisters are not very convenient for a long time, and they did not continue to talk, Cao Shuangxu saw the ragged old grandson, slightly stunned, just inside the door he found that his father was unusually respectful to this old man, at this time he looked closer, and suddenly felt a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it.

"This old gentleman is ......" Cao Shuangxu was about to ask, and suddenly her face became extremely ugly, because she happened to see Wang Ling's side face and felt a little familiar, but Wang Ling seemed to be deliberately avoiding his gaze, hiding behind the two city guards, leaving only the back of his head.

"This one you know, he is ......", Cao Yong originally wanted to sell a pass with his daughter, after all, she had seen the old grandson when she was a child, but halfway through the words, she found that the baby daughter passed through the old grandson and walked straight to the location of those city guards, originally thought that she was going to get closer to talk to Tang Xiaoyu, Cao Yong also felt that her daughter was a little unruly, how could she go to catch up with her friends in the boudoir without waiting for someone to introduce her?

However, Cao Shuangxu also passed through Tang Xiaoyu, and Cao Yong was suddenly puzzled: "Ah, this ......?" ”

"It's broken!" In fact, Wang Ling recognized Cao Shuangxu just now, thinking of the misunderstanding in Baiyun Temple yesterday, he didn't expect that the girl yesterday turned out to be the daughter of the prefect, according to the character of Lao Cao's daughter slave, she must not cut herself alive! So he hurriedly hid among the city guards who were relatively behind, and the two city guards who were used as shields by the king's order also wondered, thinking, what are you drilling into us if it's okay?

In the next second, Cao Shuangxu came to the two city guards and said, "Trouble the two of you." ”

The two glanced at each other, then looked at Wang Ling behind them, and without hesitation, they moved out of the way between her and Wang Ling.

"You, turn around." Cao Shuangxu's voice trembled slightly.

Everyone was puzzled and didn't understand why Cao Shuangxu was here, but Cao Yong noticed a trace of the truth from his daughter's expression, and also guessed that there was also the old grandson who didn't think it was a big deal to watch the excitement, but the mood of the two was different.

Wang Ling knew that he couldn't hide, so he turned around with a sneer on his face and said, "That, aunt...... Girl, let's meet again, it's really fate. ”