The cold winter wind blew through the alleyway, and the pomegranates planted by a family in the alley were blown bare, and only the dry branches and vines climbed on the wall, as if they were looking at the excitement.

Chu Jiyuan was shocked and angry by the words of "Shen Shiqing", Mi Xinlan's applause was like pouring water in a hot oil pot, but he has always adhered to the way of a gentleman, and Li Congyuan has not seen him for many years, so he suppressed his anger, Li Congyuan gave him his hand, and he also returned a salute.

Li Congyuan stood in front of his wife with a smile and said, "Brother Yuanze, we came today to take advantage of the rest to worship, but we never thought that we would see such a situation."

Chu Jiyuan took a deep breath: "Your Majesty's call to return to Beijing this time also relies on Yunshan's several recommendations, which is a great favor......

A finger poked Li Congyuan's shoulder, and Li Congyuan smiled bitterly helplessly.

Everyone else thinks that his wife is virtuous and gentle, but how do they know that once his wife becomes mean, there are few people in the world who can resist it.

In the past, he Li Congyuan entered the East Palace to teach His Majesty, who was still the prince at the time, I don't know how many people were scolded by the prince and fled, only he survived, and others praised him for his good cultivation and concentration, but how did he know that he was used to being mean to his wife?

"Ma'am."

His tone was extremely weak: "Brother Yuanze is tired of traveling and driving......

Mi Xinlan raised her eyebrows and smiled, "There's a tired one in there."

Li Congyuan paused, and finally let go of half of his body.

"Lord Chu, my husband has been friends with you for more than 20 years, and he has always praised you, praising you for having the style of an ancient gentleman, and being like a jade with Lord Shi and the deceased Lord Shen, I didn't expect to see you today, I knew what it is better to be famous than to meet."

Chu Jiyuan's brows were tightly locked, no, he hadn't let go of his brows today, and it could be said that he had been welded to death.

"What do you have to say about Mrs. Mi?"

Mi Xinlan wore a white shirt today, with only some chaffinches and cranes embroidered with blue thread, and a plain silver beaded distraction and a silver hairpin on her head, which was a serious dress for worship.

Taking out a silver hairpin from her sleeve, she looked down with a smile on her lips:

"Speaking of which, this hairpin is still a relic of Sister Yao, I found it yesterday because I wanted to give Ah Jin a thought."

Hearing that the silver hairpin was a relic of his wife, Chu Jiyuan hurriedly looked over, and when he saw the hairpin that had already had traces of wear, his eyes were hot, and he almost rolled down tears, he and Yao Dujuan stayed together for half their lives, and the jewelry they saw the most was such simple and plain silver.

"Thank you, Mrs. Mi, for your heart."

"Lord Chu doesn't have to thank me, do you know why this hairpin came to my hand?" Rubbing the silver hairpin that had turned yellow and discolored because no one had worn it for a long time, Mi Xinlan turned the tip of the hairpin and pointed at Fu Chengyuan, who was sitting on the ground and couldn't get up.

"Because on that day, that Fu Cheng came to Yanjing from afar, found Sister Yao, and threatened to take away Su Erxiang, so that Sister Yao would hand over all the family's savings. Sister Yao, she pointed this silver hairpin at her neck, and threatened the Fu family to let Ah Jin go with her own life."

Mi Xinlan raised her eyes and looked at Chu Jiyuan, who was shocked:

….

"Parents love their children, and they have far-reaching plans. Su Er is Ah Jin's life, the only remaining meager family foundation of the Chu family has to support Lord Chu who was exiled to the southwest, and the only thing Sister Yao can use to fight with others is her own life. Lord Chu, when you sacrificed your life and forgot to die in the court, did you ever think that there were people in the family behind you who had to carry their lives to live?"

Taking a step forward, Mi Xinlan let Chu Jiyuan see clearly the sharp hairpin tail in his hand, after a long time, the traces of polishing and fine hairpins on it are still clearly visible, which is enough to let people see the heart of the person who sharpened the hairpin at that time - the heart of using this hairpin as a sharp weapon.

Zhao Surui, who was on the side, also looked at the hairpin, his eyes narrowed, and he looked at the Fu father and son again.

These two flies, why didn't he shoot them to death when he was playing with Zhang.

Chu Jiyuan slowly took a step back, as if he couldn't believe that his gentle and gentle wife could do such a thing.

"Mrs. Mi, what you said is true?"

"Naturally, it's true, I took this hairpin from Sister Yao's hands."

Looking at Chu Jiyuan's shocked look, the corners of her lips were slightly raised, which was a mocking arc.

"Lord Chu, the mansion behind you is not only your home, but also Sister Yao's mourning hall now. Sister Yao's bones are still cold, are you going to let the villain who forced her to almost kill herself enter the house?"

Sticking his ears and staring at his eyes, watching Mi squeeze Chu Jiyuan's face to ashes, Zhao Surui's heart was full of joy.

Why didn't he know that Old Man Li had such an appetite for him?

Forget it, there's so much he doesn't know.

Chu Jiyuan had nothing to say, and Zhao Surui smiled and continued: "Mrs. Mi, in front of Lord Chu's face, a woman dares to kill herself with a silver hairpin, how unruly is it? Now what about letting the thugs get into the house? He didn't care if he would dirty Aunt Yao's mourning hall."

Mi Xinlan glanced at "Shen Shiqing" who was standing cross-legged, and sighed faintly: "What A-Qing said is true. Lord Chu has a high wind and bright festival, and has disobeyed the holy order many times, which is really a strong order in the world, and now he has been specially invited back to the court...... This glory is like a scorching morning sun, which cannot be looked at directly, and who will know that under the bright light the dry bones are covered, and the breeze and the moon bury blood and tears? Only we, ignorant women, who don't know the general situation and don't understand the rules, can still cry for Sister Yao."

Zhao Surui slapped his legs and laughed in his heart, he couldn't wait to seal this Mi's mouth on the spot, but she didn't need to do anything else, as long as she scolded the poor sour group in the court, he could eat an extra elbow for every meal!

As soon as his eyes rolled, he had an idea in his heart:

"Mrs. Mi, I have a small mansion in Yanjing City, why don't we invite Aunt Yao's spiritual seat there, and if Sister Yao is willing, she can also take the child to me with her. Lord Chu is now a celebrity in front of the emperor, and he has to be sent to it, and there are many guests and friends, if Aunt Yao's mourning hall has been placed here, I am afraid that it will cause people to hate it. Pity my Aunt Yao for this life, she has become the rain in the mud and the sky in the basin of others, if she is still disliked by others, it is better to change places earlier, everyone can be clean."

Li Congyuan stood aside, only to hear the sound of bowstrings on the left, and the addition of swords on the right, squeezing Chu Jiyuan into the mud back and forth.

….

What could he do?

He could only play dead.

First, his wife is really unbearable, if he speaks for Chu Jiyuan, not only will he not be able to save his old friend, but he will have to wait for a second half when he returns home.

Second, he felt that what the niece of the Shen family said could not be said to be completely unreasonable, and compared his heart to his heart, if he Li Congyuan was down, he would rather take the infamy of abandoning his wife and children and divorce his wife, rather than let Mi Xinlan go to the field where he was tired to death.

If he doesn't agree with it, he can't say anything to defend it.

But listening to "Niece Shen" say that he wanted to remove Yao's spiritual displacement, he really couldn't hold back.

Damn! If he really let Shen's niece make the family slave steal the spiritual position of the Yao family, Chu Jiyuan would not have to do anything about the imperial history of the right capital, and hang him directly with a rope.

"Niece of the Shen family, can I let my uncle say a few words?"

As soon as he saw Li Congyuan, Zhao Surui's eyes couldn't help but drift away.

A chicken and four rats have always been inhumane in his eyes, even if he talked to them as Shen Sanzhu, he didn't feel any embarrassment, after all, who would be embarrassed by his own lanterns, bows and arrows?

But Li Congyuan is different, Li Congyuan is not only his courtier, but also his master...... This is Li Congyuan, who has been bargaining with him for many years, and the hearts and eyes of the two of them who have fought together add up to more than the hair on the pig's head.

His eyes drifted away, and his mind moved, and the habits he had developed over the years made Emperor Zhaode ready to deal with Li Congyuan's moves.

Li Congyuan is not an immortal who understands people's hearts, how do you know what the heroic "niece Shen" is thinking now?

He just didn't dare to offend his wife, so he just wanted others to show mercy to Chu Jiyuan's subordinates.

"The niece of the Shen family, your uncle of the Chu family was also back then

once gave you a marriage, your Shen Chu family has been friends for two generations, and some of your words are in a hurry to protect and advise, but in the eyes of those who have a heart, I am afraid that it will become a resentful word. The death of my sister-in-law, I heard about it, I was extremely sad, your uncle of the Chu family should have entered Beijing a few days ago, but he was sick for a few days after hearing the bad news, so he delayed the trip, you see his sideburns and white hair, when he returned from Yungui, he was still mostly black-haired, and now he is as pale as an old man, all because of the pain."

Zhao Surui sneered when he heard this:

"The dead have not yet been worshipped, but they are distressed first, but they still have to live without heart and lungs, so they have exhausted the hard work of others and died of others, as long as they cry and cry, they will be distressed by others, and it is really a sure profit."

On the other side, Chu Jiyuan, who had been silent, walked in front of Fu Shuo:

"Fu Shuo, what did you say when you asked for your son to marry my daughter that day? You said that your wife will go early, and you only hope that your son can have a harmonious family, and you will treat my daughter like a daughter? Fu Shuo! Is that how you treat your own daughter? It's not enough for your Fu family to divorce my daughter, you still threaten my granddaughter and almost force my wife to death? Fu Shuo! Fu Qiufeng! You've been so treacherous?! Shameless!"

Since Chu Jiyuan appeared, Fu Shuo didn't say much, listening to Chu Jiyuan scolding himself, he sneered:

"Chu Jiyuan, you and I are originally in the same family, why is it that only you are on the rise, but I have been stumbling on the sixth grade? It's just because I'm not as good as you can be a drama and be famous! Your daughter's dowry is so small, why should I ask for my son's dowry? It's just to let you carry our Fu family, but what have you done? There is a vacancy in the household department, I have begged to come to the door, and you refuse to recommend me? You say that I treat your daughter harshly, don't you also let your daughter live a hard life with you since she was a child? I found another one whose family is not as good as yours and married your daughter? You say I threaten your wife? Yes, I was threatened, but I didn't really let her die? Aren't you the one who really forced her to die of exhaustion? Chu Jiyuan Chu Junzi?"

….

Tsk, wonderful.

Dog eats dog.

"Tunan." Zhao Surui took two steps and approached the maid who had been standing aside, "Do you have any melon seeds and pine nuts there?"

Tunan glanced at him and whispered:

"Girl, we didn't come out of the house, and we didn't bring snacks."

Zhao Surui was a little disappointed.

Fortunately, Fu Shuo's words, which tore his face, were wonderful enough to make up for his small shortcomings.

"Chu Jiyuan, you have no mistake in liquidating the treasury, and the measurement of the expenditure is also very accurate, you ask yourself, you received the money sent to you by the Yao family, can you not know how much hard work the Yao family has to pay to earn that money? You still have the face to ask me? I didn't kill your mother-in-law!"

Chu Jiyuan looked around blankly, but as if he couldn't understand the words in his ears, he looked left and right, looking at those familiar or unfamiliar faces, but he didn't know who those people were.

It's him? Did he kill the cuckoo?

yes, it's him.

It's him, it's him, it's him......

"Me, my wife, she always understands me."

After saying these words, his throat choked, and he didn't know what to say anymore.

Suddenly, a foot kicked Fu Shuo to the ground, and the tall and black Shi Wence retracted his legs and feet, frowned and said to Chu Jiyuan:

"Brother Yuanze, you don't have to take such villains' prevarication to heart."

But even Shi Wence, who was able to resign and go to the southwest for Chu Jiyuan, didn't know how to comfort Chu Jiyuan at this time, of course, he could say that the Yao family was for justice and justice, but once these words were spoken, what was really cut out was the foundation of his life.

Shi Wence also fell silent.

For Chu Jiyuan at this time, silence is a kind of acquiescence.

At this time, the gate of the Chu family opened.

Chu Yuanjin, who was dressed in filial piety, stood at the door with her daughter in tow.

Holding Yao Dujuan's tablet in his arms.

Yes, Yao Dujuan's tablet.

On that day, a pair of cuckoos were brought by the strange man

After the painting scroll of the flower, Chu Yuanjin sat quietly for a day, and finally rewrote his mother's spiritual position.

In the past, it was written "The Spiritual Seat of the Second Rank Lady Trumen Yao Family", but now it is written "The Spirit Seat of the Second Rank Lady Yao Yan Cuckoo".

Now, holding the tablet in her hand, she saluted everyone in the alley.

"Thank you Uncle Li, Aunt Mi, and Sister Shen for coming to visit my mother, the family is ugly and the hospitality is not good."

Su'er on the side also saluted, calling grandpa, grandma, and aunt.

Then, Chu Yuanjin took Su'er to salute Chu Jiyuan.

Where can Chu Jiyuan take care of these courtesies? Seeing the words on the tablet clearly, he was like being struck by lightning, and he even stumbled a little when he spoke:

"Yuan Jin, your mother's spiritual position......

Chu Yuanjin carefully held the spiritual position in his arms:

"Dad, you have opposed His Majesty's Northern Expedition to the West several times, and you have been a model for hundreds of officials and literati, and your name is destined to go down in history. But my mother, the place where she can show her name in her life is just such a small tablet. Your eyes are shining brightly, can my daughter please not erase my mother's name from the tablet?"

Her husband's name is in history, but she is only Truman Yao.

Chu Yuanjin was furious about this.

Li Congyuan was already worried that his old friend would not live tomorrow, and he hurriedly said: "Niece of the Chu family, since Mrs. Sister-in-law is a second-grade fate, she naturally has merit to the Chu family, and even His Majesty recognizes it, if the word Chumen is erased, I am afraid that it will ......

Chu Yuanjin lowered his eyes:

"Uncle Li, if I take my mother's surname and then take the female officer exam, and one day the official position is higher than my father's, can I return my mother's name to her?"

She asked seriously.

Chu Jiyuan was beaten as soon as he appeared.

The strength order refers specifically to officials who are not afraid of power

(End of chapter)

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