Ah Dian was also taken aback: "Little Ah Li...... Where did you get so many beautiful multicolored ropes! ”

Chang Suining turned his full wrist, and he also felt very beautiful: "It's all given by the little ladies." ”

Ah Dian was surprised: "Then you have to cut it when you turn back!" ”

The custom of tying the colorful rope of the Dragon Boat Festival in Beijing is to tie it on the wrist on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, and when it rains for the first time after the Dragon Boat Festival, cut the colorful rope with scissors, and put it into the river to float away with the rain, so as to pray for blessings and disasters.

"Then it will take a little longer for this rain." Cui Jing finally glanced at the girl's wrist and said, "Otherwise, the rain will stop, and Chang Niangzi is afraid that she will not have time to finish cutting." ”

Chang Sui Ning didn't worry: "It's okay, just prepare a sharper pair of scissors, one or a hundred horizontal and vertical is just a matter of one scissors." ”

Anyway, she can't cut it.

The voice of the extraneous - even if there is more, it can be absorbed.

"......" Cui Jing listened to the insatiable words of this comer, and then looked at the bare one on his wrist, only to feel as if he had been lined with a shabby feeling.

And this shabby seems not to be his illusion alone, even Ah Dian can't stand it, so he tied another one to him out of comfort, and said with some debt: "Xiao Jing, I can only give you one more, and the rest will be given to Uncle Chang and them." ”

Hearing this, as if he was afraid that he would cry about it, Cui Jing withdrew his hand: "...... Senpai go. ”

Seeing that he didn't make trouble, Ah Dian was relieved and ran to the building to open them.

Chang Sui Ning lowered his sleeves and covered his overly rich wrists.

Xi'er said: "With so many colorful ropes, it will definitely help the girl disperse all those evil villains!" ”

"Evil is easy to get rid of." Chang Suining said casually: "Villains are always difficult. ”

When Cui Jing heard this, he took the opportunity to ask: "Do you suspect that there is another mastermind behind today's Xie Clan's move?" ”

"Well, although what I did was enough for the Xie clan to gradually pay attention to me, it took a lot of thought and time to find out that I had something to do with Zhou Ding and get that painting——"

Cui Jing looked at her: "That painting ......"

"That painting does have something to do with me." Chang Sui Ning said: "But it wasn't given to Zhou Ding by me, but it should have been in Bingzhou." ”

"Merge states?" Cui Jing frowned slightly, that was his jurisdiction.

Chang Suining nodded.

"Is there anything I can help with?" Cui Jing naturally asked-after all, they have become friends, haven't they?

Chang Suining also said naturally: "I haven't sorted out this matter yet, and if there is a need to trouble Governor Cui in the future." ”

Even why Ah Li's painting is in Bingzhou, and why it is "in the coffin", she has to ask Xi'er carefully.

"Although the Xie clan had reason to regard me as an anomaly before, they had never met me in the end, so they didn't spend so much time on me." She said: "What she did tonight, including the secret cooperation with the second child of the week, looks more like being entrusted by someone to push the boat down the river to ruin my so-called reputation." ”

Hearing her clear organization, Cui Jing nodded in agreement: "You already have a suspicious person?" ”

"It's not hard to guess." Chang Sui Ning said: "Who I have offended, it is already on the bright side - count it with your hands, it is worth mentioning that the total is just two people." ”

Cui Jing: "......"

Three to be exact.

Facing his silent demeanor, Chang Suining instantly understood, couldn't help but look apologetic, and added: "...... I'm talking about the two who have made a feud. ”

The implication is that if you are a friend, you can't be counted as a friend.

Cui Jing was inexplicably pleasing to the ear, but he didn't answer again.

After all, holding on to the beating of himself did not do him any good for his face.

"Then only the Ying Guo Mansion remains." His voice was not high, but it was steadfast.

Chang Miao made a fool of himself in Guozijian, but it was just three days ago, and the Chang family did not have enough time to plan this matter.

And Ming Jin was beaten in Dayun Temple two months ago, and the time and motive are right.

"The one who has a close relationship with the Xie clan and can drive the Xie clan to use such means must be a woman." Chang Sui Ning said bluntly: "That Ying Guo Duchess Chang is the most suspicious one. ”

Coincidentally, she not only beat the son of the Chang family, Ming Jin, but also his nephew Chang Miao - the other party's actions tonight were probably aimed at the new hatred and old hatred.

The painting is real, and the prestige of the Xie family is also real, and the other party should have been bound to win it - but he ran into her, a fake.

Cui Jing said: "The Xie family obviously has the intention of taking everything, and it is expected that it will not be easy to confess this Duchess of Yingguo in the future." ”

"Hmm." Chang Suining didn't report any hope and said: "And even if you follow that painting to check, it's just a trivial matter, and after such a long time, I probably can't find any really useful evidence." ”

This Duchess of Ying Guo acted quite cleanly, which can be seen from the fact that she did things by the hands of the Xie family.

But try to check it, at least you can know in your heart, even if this account can't be finished today, there will always be a chance to calculate it in the future.

Cui Jing: "But the lesson of the Xie family will not stop there. ”

"yes." Chang Suining looked at the dimmed streets.

Xie is destined to shed a layer of skin, not just the skin of the face.

"But that's because today's incident is so big, and there is this painting hanging in the Dengtai Tower, and the saint in the palace can't turn a blind eye, not because of justice."

Cui Jing looked at it, and saw that the girl's eyes seemed to be brighter and darker with the fading lights.

After a while, he said, "There have been many cases of slander against women, but it is not enough to add this to the law by means of today's events. ”

Chang Suining looked at him with some surprise.

Did he seriously think about the feasibility of this matter?

"Of course I do." She laughed: "It's not enough. ”

Although the saint is a woman, he cannot represent a woman, on the contrary, the saint needs to do his best to eliminate the disadvantages brought to her by the woman's body.

She could swing her sword at the scholars in order to secure the throne, but she did so because she had the support of the Hanmen behind her.

But if she tries to shake the mountain of "male and female yin and yang balance" that has stood for thousands of years, then she will oppose the whole huge and solid patriarchy.

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Isn't it okay to figure it slowly?

Maybe.

But this saint could not have taken the risk for the sake of such a "small matter".

What she wants is this throne, and her original intention is to seize power for herself, and the rest will not be looked at by her - in the past ten years, the other party has acquiesced to the existence of the female teacher of the Xie family, which speaks for itself.

Everything Ming Hou does will only revolve around her own interests, and she will not and has no reason to do the things that will make her enemies and meaningless.

Because he can still understand the other party, Chang Suining is especially sure.

Moreover, regardless of the other party's original intention of becoming the emperor, the other party's situation at this time does not allow the other party to do these things to fight for the interests of women.

At the feet of this seemingly stable and peaceful Jingshi, the game of power has never stopped for a moment.

The controversy over the Ming Dynasty's claim to be emperor has never really gone away, and as the puppet prince is getting older, it will only become more difficult to suppress.

It is far from enough to get rid of one Pei family.

In this game, there is no way to retreat after the Ming Dynasty, there is no way out for those scholars, and there is no way out for the people and horses who are being coerced by various forces.

This country will be chaotic.

It is still unknown how chaotic it will be.

Under the chaos, those little justices are not worth mentioning.

The wolves take care of themselves, who cares about the ants.

Chang Suining looked at her own shadow at her feet, and also at the two beggars standing by the carriage waiting for her in front of her.

She is very weak now, and she can really do very little.

But she has to try to empower herself to do more.

Her gaze shifted slightly, and landed on another shadow on the side - it was Cui Jing's.

He was also silent, wondering if he was like her and thought of the overall situation of the world from this little justice.

There are camps on all sides, either bright or dark, Chang Suining was suddenly a little curious at this time, which camp is he in?

Is he loyal to the Empress Ming?

Or is it another valid loyalist? Or...... True to yourself?

At this moment, the young man's voice rang out: "In short, if there is anything that needs my help someday, let me know." ”

Chang Sui Ning came back to his senses and nodded with a smile: "Definitely." ”

"It's a worthwhile day." Cui Jing looked at Yuan Xiang, who was waiting with a horse not far away: "I should go back." ”

Isn't it worth the trip?

Her apprenticeship banquet is indeed wonderful.

Chang Sui Ning said with a smile: "Cui Dadu Governor walks slowly. ”

She watched as the tall young man leaped onto his horse.

Before the young man drove the horse away, he did not forget to look back and bow to her.

Then, without her response, the horse disappeared into the night of the long street.

In the inner hall of the backyard of Dengtai Building, Chang Kuo and the Meng Dongjia had already drunk a cup of tea, and the shopkeeper sent the checkout booklet.

Meng Dongjia took it, and the shopkeeper withdrew.

Chang Kuo put down the teacup and yawned as he got up.

Meng Lie also got up, waved his hands and smiled politely: "Chenghui is three thousand three hundred and twenty-eight taels of silver." ”

Chang Kuo yawned and squinted at him: "What about the painting?" ”

Meng Lie smiled sincerely: "Didn't General Chang just say that there is no shortage of these two jujubes?" ”

"Do you want to take it for nothing?" Chang Kuo's eyes glared: "What are you daydreaming about!" ”

He stretched out his hand again and pointed at the checkout book in the other party's hand: "More than three thousand taels?" How dare you speak! I don't even wipe a fraction, I said you're a fool of doing business, aren't you, or are you not your own person? ”

There are only two people here, and Chang Kuo has no scruples when he speaks: "You have no children and no daughters, and you don't want to be panicked when you earn so much silver?" ”

"That's not right." Meng Lie lowered his voice and corrected: "It's not mine whether I earn more or less, in the final analysis, I am just ordered to guard this Dengtai Tower for His Highness." ”

"You don't use His Highness as a cover." Chang Kuo snorted: "Who doesn't know that this Dengtai Tower is now your Menglie's." ”

Meng Lie's voice lowered again, and his tone became slower: "When His Highness left fifteen years ago, I promised to wait for His Highness to come back, and I should keep my promise to the end. ”

Chang Kuo wanted to choke him twice, but when he saw his demeanor, he swallowed it back.

The two of them were suddenly silent for a moment.

In the end, Chang Kuo spoke, and his voice was a little hoarse: "Don't say stupid things." ”

Lao Meng is different from him, he is used to seeing life and death on the battlefield, and he is particularly clear about the boundary between life and death, so he never has any unrealistic ideas.

Meng Lie returned to his usual demeanor and said with a smile: "Your Highness will do what he says. ”

Chang Kuo looked at him fixedly, and suddenly asked, "Old Meng...... Are you hiding something from me? ”

Meng Lie put his hand in his sleeve: "I have something to hide from you." ”

Even if there is, it's not that he wants to hide it, in the words of Boundless, this is called the secret of heaven that cannot be revealed...... God's business, can that be called a secret?

"Three thousand three hundred and twenty-eight taels of silver." He said again.

"Done!" Chang Kuo nodded happily, and immediately said in a generous tone: "That painting will charge you four thousand taels of silver!" ”

Meng Lie: "? ”

"Your jade pendant is good, but it can be worth a hundred taels!" Chang Kuo casually took off the jade pendant on his waist, turned around and left: "The rest will be booked first, and left for my daughter to come to you to eat snacks!" ”

Meng Lie was so angry that he caught up: "...... You Tiexiu, this Dengtai Tower should have been handed over to you to take care of! ”

After Chang Kuo led Chang Sui'an and Ah Dian out from Dengtai Tower, the purse with the silver ticket on his waist was not deflated at all, but there was an extra jade pendant.

"Today, Ning Ning's painting is left here, but Daddy's prepared silver ticket can't be used!" Chang Kuo looked at his daughter with satisfaction: "My daughter is a daughter!" ”

Chang Sui Ning was surprised: "The money for food and drinks is all free?" ”

"yes." Chang Kuo nodded with a smile, and said helplessly: "This Meng Dongjia is also a real businessman, not to mention the free drink money, and he also gave me a jade pendant, and it can't be accepted if you don't accept it!" ”

Meng Lie, who had just chased him outside the restaurant, heard this sentence and resisted the urge to scold.

But seeing Chang Kuo's children looking at him, especially the stupid son with 'Meng Dong's family is a good man' written in his eyes, and several passers-by were attracted by Chang Kuo's words, Meng Lie could only squeeze out a smile and raised his hand towards Chang Kuo: "General Chang walks slowly......"

Tomorrow he will have a new one hung next to the sign in the lobby that does not give credit, and it will be written on it - Chang family and robbers are not allowed to enter!

Chang Suining: "......"

This Dengtai Building, will she be able to come next time?

……

After returning to Changfu, it was almost the time of the son.

Ah Dian fell asleep in the carriage as early as possible, and when he got out of the car, Sui Ning shook him, and he was confused and said: "Little Ah Li, I'm too sleepy, you can carry me......"

Chang Sui Ning glanced at his mountain-like figure, his heart was insufficient, and his strength was even less: "...... Let's wait until I can get it first. ”

As he spoke, he went to shake people again: "If you don't get up again, I will simply let you sleep in the carriage, and no one will care about you when it thunders at night." ”

Hearing the word thunder, Ah Dian opened his eyes dimly, but suddenly moved his nose, approached Chang Suining and sniffed.

"Why?"

"Little carp...... his eyes were hazy and a little curious, "Why do you seem to have the smell of the sun on your body?" It smells the same as His Highness. ”

Chang Kuo, who had just dismounted, heard this and turned his head to look at the carriage whose curtain had been lifted by Xi'er.

The girl in the car raised her hand and sniffed her sleeve: "It's just the smell of wine, your Royal Highness is a drunken dizzy?" ”

Chang Kuo looked at the hazy silhouette of the girl in the car, and suddenly frowned strangely.

At first glance......

Is it really a bit like?

How did you not find out in the past?

But if you say where it is like, you can't say why......

Chang Kuo was wondering, Chang Suining had already dragged Ah Dian out of the carriage, and saw him standing in a daze, "Daddy? ”

Chang Kuo came to his senses and smiled: "Go in!" ”

It was late, but Chang Kuo still led a pair of children to the study to talk.

The origin of the girl's red bean picture, Chang Kuo is also suspicious in his heart.

Chang Suining motioned to Xi'er to say.

She was also curious about why the painting was in the coffin in the first place.