Chapter 44: He'll Be Back
After Lao Zhu's words were finished, everyone was frightened, and they all lowered their heads, not daring to look at Lao Zhu.
If you really dig deeper, who is not at fault?
In order to alleviate this tense atmosphere, Lao Zhu said:
"Zhong Aiqing doesn't need to worry too much, I did this for the sake of the Ming Dynasty!
I think that most of the masters who have started the foundation and established their careers hope that the heroes can start and finish well.
But after Chengping, there are often many convicted people in the old ministers, and it is also because their hearts are becoming more and more arrogant and their ambitions of wealth and wealth are growing, so they end up in disrepute.
I hope that you can guard against arrogance and rashness, abide by the law, do the right thing for the people, do practical things, and be a good official who loves the people! ”
The ministers relaxed a little.
"Your Majesty is wise! Your Majesty will obey your Majesty's teachings! ”
Lao Zhu nodded with satisfaction.
The incident that happened in Jiangning County last night brought out the imperial power institution of Jinyiwei and saved Lao Zhu a lot of things.
Li Shanchang suddenly asked:
"Your Majesty, is that Jinyi Guard really commanded by a child?"
Hearing this, all the ministers were looking forward to Lao Zhu's answer, because they also wanted to know the answer to this question.
Lao Zhu smiled and said very proudly:
"Ladies and gentlemen, I am about to tell you about this! That kid is really good, smart, knowledgeable, and courageous. However, he has nothing to do with Jinyiwei, and he will not serve in Jinyiwei in the future! ”
This made everyone more curious.
"Your Majesty! That child has such talent at such a young age, I don't know which prodigy it is? ”
Hearing this flattery, Lao Zhu became even more proud.
"That kid is still young, and there's still a lot to learn. I promised his family to keep his identity a secret for the time being, and when he grows up, you will naturally know. I hope all speculation about the kid ends here. Everyone, don't dig deeper! ”
Lao Zhu has already said it very clearly, and everyone doesn't dare to ask more.
Next, the ministers played some trivial matters, and the morning court ended at the end of the day.
Lao Zhu is very happy today, his grandson's unexpected move inadvertently contributed to this big event, with Jinyiwei, it will be much more convenient for him to do tricky things in the future.
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Zhu Ying slept for a day and a night, and woke up to the next morning.
He pushed open the door and bumped into Wei Qing at the door.
"Childe, you're awake!"
"Well, I didn't expect me to sleep for so long, how long have you been waiting here?"
"It didn't take long, just a little while. Someone waited longer than me, though. ”
Zhu Ying was a little surprised.
He knew that Queen Ma would be very angry when she read the work daily newspaper that Wei Qing handed over yesterday.
When she was vaccinated with the vaccinia virus before, Queen Ma was worried about his safety, she had come once and already knew where he lived, could it be that she came again this time?
"Is it my imperial grandmother? Where is she? ”
"Childe is too worried, not Her Royal Highness the Queen!"
"Who's that?!"
"Look, they're coming!"
As he was talking, Meng Hu and Xiaoya walked over together.
Xiaoya hadn't slept all night before, and after she came back yesterday morning, Zhu Ying asked her to stay in the house where she lived and arranged a room for her.
No one bothered her during the break, and she slept until the evening before waking up.
Originally, Meng Hu planned to personally escort Xiaoya home.
But Xiaoya wanted to thank Zhu Ying in person, and seeing that he was resting, it was inconvenient to disturb, so she waited until now.
Today, Xiaoya wore an ordinary cotton and linen dress, and there was no makeup on her face, which was similar to the girl she met in the Yanyu Building the night before.
Fortunately, her facial features are exquisite, even if she is dressed very plainly, she still looks beautiful.
"The night before yesterday in the Yanyu Building, thank you Ying Gongzi for helping me out! Yesterday morning, I was annoyed that my son arranged a place for me to stay, and the little woman was grateful! ”
As Xiao Ya was talking, she was about to kneel down and bow to Zhu Ying.
Zhu Ying hurriedly helped her up.
"You don't have to thank me! The person who saved you is Meng Hu! ”
"However, if I didn't have Gongzi to come forward, I might not be able to meet Brother Meng. Moreover, if it weren't for Childe's words, Sister Jin Feng wouldn't have let me go so easily. ”
"No thanks! By the way, how did you get sold into the Rainy Building? Who is the person who sold you, do you remember? ”
Xiaoya nodded, and then talked about what happened to her.
Two years ago, when she left home and had nowhere to go, she was taken in by the Li couple.
She originally thought that the couple were good people, but when they saw that she was a good-looking and lonely person, they actually sold her into Yanyu Building.
Fortunately, Jin Feng saw that she was still young, so she didn't embarrass her, and found someone to teach her piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, planning to train her for two years first, and then let her help make a lot of money.
It was only recently that she began to teach her sisters how to serve their guests.
ran into Qian Dahao and his group in this way, and what happened after that.
Fortunately, Xiaoya is still intact.
Her beastly father had been punched to death by Meng Hu, and now, she could return to her mother with peace of mind.
Zhu Ying sympathized with Xiaoya's experience and was also glad for her.
Xiaoya talks generously, unlike the daughter of a poor family. It seems that Jin Feng, the proprietress of the Yanyu Building, did not lie, she did put a lot of thought into Xiaoya.
Meng Hu had already heard what happened to Xiaoya once, and just now after hearing it again, the anger in his heart burned again.
Zhu Ying glanced at him and advised:
"I know what you're thinking, but I advise you to dispel that thought and don't keep thinking about killing!"
"Childe, don't worry! I'm not going to kill them, I'm going to give them half their lives! ”
"With your temper, you might get into trouble! I'll take care of it! ”
After Zhu Ying finished speaking, he looked at Wei Qing and ordered:
"Lord Wei, please arrange for someone to do three things.
First, find the Li Shi couple and punish them for the crime of human trafficking.
Second, warn Jin Feng of Yanyulou and let her bear her own losses, Xiaoya has nothing to do with them from now on, and she is not allowed to pester her for any reason, otherwise she will be punished for the crime of human trafficking.
Third, arrange for someone to repair the house of Mrs. Wang's family, so that they know that Mrs. Wang's mother and daughter are under official protection. ”
Hearing this, the three of them were surprised, they didn't expect that Zhu Ying would think about so many questions.
Xiaoya was moved to tears and knelt down to thank Zhu Ying again.
"Thank you Gongzi for protecting my mother and daughter! The son's great kindness to our mother and daughter, the little woman can't repay it! ”
Zhu Ying helped her up.
"That's it! Then you should go home early, your mother must want to see you sooner. ”
After Zhu Ying finished speaking, he looked at Wei Qing again.
"Lord Wei, give fifty taels of silver to Meng Hu."
"Childe, are you talking about fifty taels?"
Wei Qing thought that he had misheard, because when he was in prison, Zhu Ying promised to give them twenty taels of silver each after the experiment was over.
"That's right, it's fifty taels! I received 1,200 taels the night before, and I plan to give each of them an extra 10 taels. Meng Hu took the initiative to stand up and take the lead twice, he should be rewarded! He deserves those fifty taels! ”
Zhu Ying looked at Meng Hu, who was expressionless, and said with a smile:
"This trial is coming to an end in the last two days. However, from today onwards, you are free! ”
Meng Hu took the fifty taels of silver, was stunned, and then bowed to Zhu Ying.
"Thank you, Childe, then I will say goodbye!"
Zhu Ying didn't speak, just nodded.
Looking at the backs of the two of them leaving, Wei Qing asked puzzledly:
"Childe, you just let him go?"
"What? Are you reluctant? ”
"One thing, I still want to have two tricks with him!"
"Don't worry, he'll be back!"
"What if he doesn't come back?"
"Then you go and tie him back!"