I handed Xing Daokui a glass of water and moistened my throat. Immediately, Xing Daokui began to recall the moments he had spent with Xu Zitang over the past few decades, and talked to me eloquently.

That Xu Zitang is the eldest son of Mrs. Xu, because he has been strictly disciplined since he was a child, so he has always been one of the best smart children in Lingyang.

That Xu Zitang originally wanted to take the road of the imperial examination and enter politics. But Mrs. Xu did not allow the huge family business to be inherited by no one, and swore a poisonous oath to let him keep the family business or he would commit suicide. That Xu Zitang couldn't resist his old father, so he could only give up.

Mrs. Xu spent her life looking for flowers and willows, and leisurely being a Tai Sui, Xu Zitang lost the family business to him before he was twenty years old. Xu Zitang also lived up to his expectations, and made the Xu family the biggest family in Lingyang.

Later, Xu Zitang met a Youzhou woman who wanted to marry her, and was beaten half to death by Mrs. Xu, and even the woman was nowhere to be found. Although Mrs. Xu said to the outside world that the woman abandoned Xu Zitang, in fact, we all know that she was killed by the Xu family a long time ago.

Soon the old lady Xu forced Xu Zitang to marry Hu Yin, and since then Xu Zitang has become gloomy and moody.

After giving birth to a daughter with Hu Yin, she no longer paid attention to Hu Yin's mother and daughter, and Hu Yin also took her daughter back to her parents' house to stand on her own. I once heard Xu Zitang scold Hu Yin for not abiding by women's morals at the wine table, Xu Yunnong is a wild seed, but I don't believe it.

Since five years ago, Xu Zitang seems to have received some kind of on-demand broadcast, and the industry has tripled. However, he also began to embezzle salt and conceal salt taxes. Normally, we fished for oil and water, but who would dare to do that.

But Xu Zitang didn't listen, so he had to do it. And I've also heard that he is cooperating with foreign people, and someone who secretly protects him dares to be so blatant. And he has been getting more and more crazy in the past few years, so crazy that I am a little scared.

Xing Daokui motioned for him to finish, and I was silent thoughtfully for a while.

"The reason you said that Xu Zitang was crazy was because his cousin Xu Ziling gave him a hallucinogenic drug for a long time, which should also be the reason why he imagined that Hu Yin Hongxing was out of the wall, so he was violent to her." I took out Xu Ziling's paper and handed it to Xing Daokui.

"I believe what you say, but I can't figure out why the Xu family doesn't have a huge amount of income on their books. Xufu can't dig up any property, where did all the stolen money go? "I stared at Xing Daokui.

Xing Daokui hurriedly raised his hand, "I don't know, I really don't know this." Xu Zitang has been greedy for so many years, but he has no money?! ”

I didn't look like Xing Daokui would know where he was, so I sighed and nodded.

"Didn't you ship it abroad..." Xing Daokui muttered.

"Then he has to contact people abroad, through what methods, and where to transport them. DID YOU KNOW? I continued.

Xing Daokui's eyes rolled for a long time, and he replied that I didn't.

I was a little disappointed, although I couldn't ask who Xu Zitang colluded with, but it was not all without gain. I immediately got up and was about to leave, but Xing Daokui stopped me.

Xing Daokui kowtowed a few times, his eyes were full of guilt: "In order to please the Xu family, I gave my daughter to the old and immortal Mrs. Xu as a concubine. I really regret it, I really regret it. My poor Hui'er. ”

Immediately after a few loud heads, "The sinner Xing Daokui begged Princess Lingyang to spare my young daughter Hui'er, she has never been involved in this. Instead, she was sent into the tiger's mouth by my damn father, so let her go, wherever she goes, as long as she lives. ”

I looked at Xing Daokui lying on his stomach, as if I had seen him as funny as a toad when I first met. Repentance before death, is it really useful? ruined his daughter's life.

"Hongu will intercede for her, give her a sum of money to send to a foreign country, and give her a new identity to start a new life. It's your fault, so I wish her a safe and smooth life in the future. After saying that, Xing Daokui burst into tears and thanked him.

As soon as he left the door of the mansion, Zhihong came to report that Mrs. Hu was coming, and then hurried back. Before entering the front hall, Hu Yin knelt down with Xu Yunnong to thank me for saving my life. I was a little embarrassed to help them up, looked at Xu Yunnong with a white bandage around his neck, and said that I didn't help much.

After Mrs. Hu sat down, I handed her Xu Ziling's confession and informed her that it might be the root cause of Xu Zitang's abuse of her. Hu Yin looked at the confession's hand trembling slightly and couldn't calm down, and Xu Yunnong hugged her shoulder with concern.

Hu Yin got up and thanked me for untying her heart knot for many years, but I said that I had something to ask her. Hu Yin was a little surprised, but he still agreed.

I smiled and said, "Isn't Mrs. Hu afraid of any nonsense request, and she agreed without asking." ”

"The princess and Her Royal Highness are great favors to the people of Lingyang and to the Hu family. If there's anything I can't do, I'll do it even if I try my best. Hu Yin's face changed from his previous lifelessness to a little more angry.

"His Royal Highness and I know that the private school and medical hall in Yuanlingyang were all funded and built by the Hu family. The Hu family is equally important to Lingyang. My Royal Highness and I have agreed that 40% of the annual salt production in the future will be used for public construction in Lingyang, private schools and medical centers. I took out the rules I had asked Bo Heng to write in the morning and handed them to Hu Yin.

"Your Hu family took the lead in managing it, so that the dilapidated place in Lingyang could be rebuilt. When the children reach an adequate age, they do not have to pay fees to go to school. When the elderly reach a certain age, they can see a doctor without paying fees, and build an orphanage and a place for the elderly, so that the people of Lingyang will no longer be displaced. ”

Hu Yin looked at the instructions stamped with the official seal, and said to me with tears in her eyes: "The people thank Your Highness and Princess Xie for the people of Lingyang." Xu Yunnong's face was also full of happiness, "In this way, there will be no more people in Lingyang who can't eat enough." ”

We chatted for a while, and Mrs. Hu got up to take her leave.

Zhihong said that Bo Heng got up and asked me to go to lunch together. Bo Heng cleaned up neatly at the dinner table, and it was the handsome young man again. I stuffed the food into my mouth without knowing the taste, and asked Qi Boheng: "Can the palace go to see Wu Yong with a concubine in the afternoon?" ”

Bo Heng nodded, "That's what I mean." ”

Wu Yong's private house is simple and elegant, with wooden furniture inside and out. I looked curiously at the bamboo cup in my hand, and engraved the sentence of the pilgrimage.

"That was done by Xia Guan himself, the family was originally a third-generation carpenter, and he could only do carpentry when he had nothing to do. Wu Yong's honest voice followed his footsteps from behind, and at this moment, Wu Yong, who had separated from the Xing Xu family, changed his greasy style and looked like a country man.

Wu Yong saluted us, and I asked Zhihong to serve a set of tea sets. "The princess is too polite, this tea set looks very valuable, and the officials can't accept it." Wu Yong politely shirked.

Wu Yong's humility made me feel even more guilty, "Master Wu, it was wrong for this palace to judge people by their appearance at the beginning. I heard that Lord Wu likes to drink tea, so please accept this tea set. ”

After a few back and forth, it was good to say that Wu Yong finally accepted my apology. Looking at each other and smiling, it can be regarded as a grudge. Bo Heng said that everything that happened in Lingyang has been repaired and returned to the capital, and His Majesty is very pleased that Lingyang has such a parent official as you.

Wu Yong's eyes were red, and he hurriedly said ashamed. "If it weren't for the fact that the lower officials were really incompetent, they would have made this decision. It will not let so many people in Lingyang live in dire straits. ”

Bo Heng waved his hand, "Master Wu is serious, without you, the people will only have a more difficult life." Don't say it's porridge mixed with sand, I'm afraid you can't eat the bran. ”

Bo Heng paused, "I came this time, in fact, I still have questions to ask Master Wu. ”

Wu Yong sat up seriously, "Your Highness and the princess are okay. ”

Bo Heng took out the paper that Xing Daokui had identified and helped Xu Zitang conceal the salt production, and handed it to Wu Yong.

"I thought Xu Zitang was doing such a thing for money, but as the investigation deepened, I found that this matter may not be so simple." Immediately, they took out Cong Thorn and confiscated the list of all the properties of the Xu Mansion and handed it to Wu Yong.

"Although the Xu Mansion is extremely luxurious, it is a gorgeous empty shell. I ordered people to dig three feet into the ground, and I found all the places I could find, but I didn't find anything of value that could match Xu Zitang's greedy wealth. ”

Wu Yong also looked at the evidence and frowned, "Maybe Xu Zitang transported the money to other places for storage?" ”

"It's not impossible, but Xu Zitang is sensitive and suspicious. The closest people around me don't believe it, and the possibility of shipping it out is extremely small. This palace and His Royal Highness are afraid... Xu Zitang may have the possibility of treason and collaboration with the enemy. I said.

Wu Yong pondered for a while, as if he had thought of something. "Xia Guan once saw some suspicious people in the Xu Mansion, and the clothes they were wearing were not in the style of Lingyang. Like... It's like..."

Wu Yong's memory seemed a little long, and he scratched his ears and cheeks hard, and suddenly there was a sound.

"It's like a metropolis!"

Bo Heng's faces and I changed slightly, and we all knew that maybe Xu Zitang's matter was more than just about salt production.

I immediately changed the topic and talked to Wu Yong about the people's livelihood arrangements in Lingyang in the future. Those grassroots are managed by the Hu family, so the main thing is naturally Wu Yong. At the beginning, he had to live in the shadow of the Xu family, but now that he is no longer shackled, Wu Yong will definitely be able to show his ambitions.

After saying goodbye to Wu Yong, Bo Heng and I returned home with a heavy heart. Bo Heng comforted me for a while before I forced myself not to think about it.

"Madam, don't be afraid, this traitor can't make waves anymore, and he will definitely find out." Bo Heng stroked my back, and I smiled reluctantly.

"Actually, Daddy told me that since the beginning of the Yanqi dynasty, the remnants of the previous dynasty are still ready to move, trying to overthrow our dynasty. It seems to be peaceful, but in fact, there is always an undercurrent. I looked up and looked at Bo Heng.

"So the husband must take care of himself in order to take care of our little family."

Bo Heng's face was a little strange, I had never said such intimate words to him before. Slowly changed from surprise to joy, "Little Qi, you... Are you willing to accept me? ”

I lowered my head a little shyly, "In the cave that day, what His Highness said is true?" ”

Boheng raised his hand and made an oath. "My Zhou Boheng, what I said that day is true."

I looked at him stunned and thought it was funny, and I couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Then I, I am also pleased with you." After saying that, he ran away shyly, not daring to look at Bo Heng's expression.

trotted all the way back to his room, and almost bumped into the immature red who was cleaning. "Hey, Princess, what's wrong with your panic?"

I covered my blushing face and sat on the edge of the bed. The gossip ran over and bent over to look at me, and I ducked and ignored her.

"Oh! I see, you're going to do something bad. Childish Red said proudly.

I poked her waist, and the red ran away.

For three days after that day, Bo Heng and I blushed when we saw each other, and we also blushed when we ate, and Bo Heng was mysteriously not in the house, and I didn't know what to do.

I sat in the courtyard and craned my neck to watch, but there was no such figure at the shadow door. When I saw it, I was shy and my heart was pounding, and I felt that I missed it tightly when I didn't see each other. I covered my face with a book in frustration and fell on my back at the thousands of miles that Bo Heng had tied for me.

At dinner, I still didn't see Bo Heng, and I looked around a little angrily, but I didn't even have a thorn. "Zhihong, where has His Highness gone these days?" I asked.

Zhihong was confused by my question, "How can the prince's itinerary slave know, maybe there is something important." ”

I muttered that I had checked it all out, and that there was something else. By the way, I stuffed another mouthful of rice.

As soon as I had dinner, I was dragged to take a bath. I fiddled with her, redressing and bringing new clothes. I looked at the maroon dress and couldn't help but say that it was too gaudy, like a bride's dress.

Childish Red smiled and coiled my hair, telling me that this is Lingyang's clothing style, try it quickly. I came to wear it with interest, and in the bronze mirror, I seemed to be able to see me on the day of the wedding of the Sunrise Temple.

After tossing for a while, the sun was about to set. Cong Thorn came to report, Bo Heng wants to see me. I said to change my clothes and go, but the immature quickly stopped me, and the red took advantage of my good looks. Cong Thorn also seemed to help Zhihong and said that Bo Heng was in a hurry, let's go quickly.

I got into the carriage in a bit of a daze, and the carriage stopped at the shore of the waves of the sea. I got out of the car and looked out to see a bonfire lit by the sea, led by hundreds of lanterns.

And at the end of the road is the figure I have been thinking about day and night these days.