Chapter VI: Judgment of Flowers
Yan Yu came out this time to do business, and the time was quite tight. There is one more Qin Zhuen to accompany him, but at the end of this day, in addition to touring the mountains and rivers, he is looking for flowers and willows, walking and stopping, which is very disturbing in Yan Yu's eyes.
So the next morning, before it was full light, Yan Yu kicked open the door of Qin Zhuen's room.
"Bang dang" There was a loud noise, so startled Lord Qin that he sat up. The soft big bed, the unfamiliar Hualou guest room, he looked at Yan Yu blankly, looked at his side again, and remembered for a long time before he remembered that he thought that the "level" of the Qinglou in this small place was not good last night, so he sent the flower girl away.
"You said you didn't stay in the capital, why do you have to come out with me?" Yan Yu said as he took his robe and sat on the embroidered pier opposite the bed.
"I said that I came out this time to do serious business. This year, Huaifeng's hometown renovated the ancestral hall, and I went back to worship my ancestors for my grandfather and mother, and the time was very tight. But according to your way, don't say that before the year, you may not be able to rush back to the capital on February 2nd! ”
Qin Zhuen didn't care at all, stretched his waist carelessly, and grinned to show two rows of white teeth: "Okay, don't be a lawsuit." That is, you, there is one in the capital, except for the Queen Mother and my mother, who dares to talk to me like this?
"The two of us grew up with bare butts, you naturally know my family, and I am alone inside and outside the New Year. I came out with you this time to relax, of course, I have to take some more time.
"Besides, Huaifeng is not far from the capital, and it will take less than ten days to go back and forth, so I guarantee that I can rush back to Beijing before the New Year. Are you in such a hurry? ”
"Well, what do you know?" Yan Yu chased Qin Zhuen, who was looking for water to drink, with his eyes, "Originally, there was no need to worry, but before leaving, my mother called me aside and told me to take a detour to Luozhou Mansion to see my third uncle on the way back." Isn't it time to come back and forth? ”
"Your third uncle?" Qin Zhuen held the hand of the tea bowl for a moment, and looked at Yan Yu in surprise, "The old man's concubine? Belch...... Mrs. Ding'an Hou really ...... Virtuous, filial piety and friendship, she can be called a virtuous woman. ”
"Pull it down!" Yan Yu glanced at him in disgust, "Don't praise people casually!" What good words come out of your mouth, it's really yin and yang, it's not a taste.
"You should have heard about how my third uncle came. Including my grandfather's little thing when he was young, it is not a secret that the little bit of the mansion in the capital knows it. ”
"That's right." Qin Zhuen was not polite to Yan Yu. None of them are outsiders, and the two families know each other's ideas about Chen sesame and rotten grain.
To say that Yan Yu's grandfather, Lao Ding'an Hou Yan Gexing, was definitely a first-class son when he was young, married to the lord of Hekang County of Qingwangfu, and later gave birth to two sons-in-law in a row, Yan Laohou's life can be regarded as a success.
However, this old marquis is a seed of infatuation, and when he was young, he had a childhood sweetheart, Tian's family, and he was also a good match, and the two had discussed marriage.
It's a pity that Tian's father was convicted that year, and the family was sent to the north, and since then the contact has been severed.
Who knew that after a lapse of six or seven years, the case was turned out again, and it was found that it was framed, so the Tian family returned to Beijing, the official was reinstated, and the family property was returned.
The Na Tian family has never married, and once again met Yan Lao Hou Ye Jingzhong, even if the old relationship is rekindled, if the old house is on fire, it cannot be extinguished.
The noble lady of the clan in the main hall of Hekang County naturally did not rub sand in her eyes, and the couple almost turned against each other for this. The old marquis even bought a foreign house, and the Hetian family lived a life outside, and never set foot in the Anhou Mansion from then on.
Things are like this, and the Yan family has become a joke in the whole capital. In the end, in the end, the lord of Hekang County took a step back because of the woman's way, raised the Tian family as a concubine, and set up another house for her to live in, without entering the house. Only then did he finally save the face of the Ding'an Hou Mansion and the Qingwang Mansion.
Yan Yu's third uncle, Yan Wenkuan, was born by the Tian family.
However, the Tian aunt and grandmother did not live long, and Yan Yu returned to the West due to illness when his third uncle was twelve. Lao Ding'anhou seemed to have lost half his life at that time, and he cried a lot, and since then, he has spent a hundred times more time on this third child.
Yan Wenkuan is also angry, he has been very good at reading since he was a child, worshipping under the mountain chief of Hengshan Academy, all the way through the township test house and palace test, and he was just twenty years into the Jinshi. Later, he married his mother's cousin of the Tian family, and took his wife to serve outside Beijing for many years.
It's a pity that Tian's cousin is also short-lived, and after giving birth to her daughter Yan Tian, that is, Yan Yu's lobby sister, she died.
Yan Yu's third uncle has not been easy all these years, and he has not remarried. took his daughter to take office in various places, and he has made outstanding political achievements for more than ten years, and has slowly risen to the official position of Yin from Sipinluo Prefecture.
These are the grievances of the last two generations. Yan Yu's grandmother and Lord Kang didn't have any concubines from the Tian family earlier, they couldn't see it, they weren't upset, and they didn't care about it, depending on how the old marquis tossed it. So when Xiao Tian died, she didn't say a word of "take Yan Tian back to the Hou Mansion to raise".
Everyone knows that Lord Hekang is angry in his heart and has always held a grudge.
Therefore, although they are brothers, in fact, Yan Yu's father Yan Wenshou and second uncle Yan Wenzhuang have never met this cousin a few times, and they are very angry.
That is, in the past two years, the lord of Hekang County drove the crane west, and the old marquis passed the title to the boss Yan Wenshou, and he was happy to live for a long time. And Yan Yu's father, as the new head of the family, naturally couldn't help but love his brothers, so the two families slowly moved around.
As for before the Chinese New Year, why did Yan Yu's mother Dinganhou ask him to go to find his third uncle...... But it's all because of Yan Tian, the lobby sister who died since he was a child and no one taught him.
"Well, it's not a glorious thing. I thought about it was normal for me to take a detour to my third uncle's halfway, and I didn't want to talk to you more. ”
Hearing Yan Yu say this, Qin Zhuen came to his senses: "Oh? Did you do something ugly? ”
"I didn't do anything ugly. But quite a few things have been made...... Event! ”
"Big deal?" Qin Zhuen looked at Yan Yu's constipated expression, and couldn't help but be more interested.
"Uh...... Do you know the Qian Erlu who was beheaded in Beijing two months ago? ”。
"The 'white-clothed immortal case' that caused a sensation in Daqi?" Qin Zhuen thought about it, "It is said that this Qian Erlu was originally just a small person in the market, and one day he said that he had opened the eyes of heaven and had been enlightened by Guanyin Master, and he could send his son to protect his life, and his magical power was great." Immediately wandered to more than a dozen prefectures and counties, traveled everywhere to 'practice medicine', and the women who went to see the doctor flocked to him, and the money obtained was countless.
"Yes...... Unbeknownst to him, it was later revealed that it was a scam! Qian Erlu is a shameless thief who cheats money and sex.
The so-called 'sending children to protect their lives' are actually ...... Hey, his own species. It is said that the believers were stunned with incense, and then they acted.
"This Qian Erlu is also a ...... Ahem, 'capable'. Although it can't be said to be a 100-degree hit, it's about the same. He defrauded countless people and sowed evil seeds, and there were dozens of victims who confessed to him with names and surnames, and those who could not remember their names were even more unknown.
"When the Three Law Divisions 'reported to the emperor's prisoner', the emperor mentioned it to me. The one who solved this case, eh, it seems to be your third uncle! It is said that the liar was caught as soon as he entered the territory of Luozhou. If it weren't for your third uncle's strict and vigilant judgment, those deceived prefectures and counties might still be in the dark now, and I don't know when this case will be revealed. ”
"Uncovered?" Yan Yu glanced at Qin Zhuen very obscurely, "After this matter was revealed, it simply caused an uproar. How do those women who were harmed by Qian Erlu behave? As far as I've heard, more than a dozen people have become monks, and some have even hanged themselves. ”
"This money Erlu has indeed done evil." Qin Zhuen lowered his eyes and sighed, "The world is already extremely strict with women. The proud women of the sky still dare not take a wrong step, let alone those civilian women? Without power or power, no matter how tainted it is, it will be even more difficult to be tolerated by the world......"
Seeing that Qin Zhuen was depressed, Yan Yu knew that he was touching the scene, and remembered that his mother had not been easy to come over the years. So he also sighed: "This is also a helpless thing, if you don't uncover this case, although you can temporarily save the face of those dozens of women, there will be more women who will be deceived." Fortunately, when the money was caught, the government acted quickly, and no one in the Luozhou Mansion was deceived. ”
"Why don't you say that your third uncle is honest and strict."
"If only it was really my third uncle's credit!" Yan Yu suddenly became depressed.
Lord Qin looked at him in surprise.
"Alas," Yan Yu sighed, "this case is actually the handiwork of the lobby sister I just mentioned!" ”
"Oh? She?! A girl's ......"
"No, a girl's family is involved in this kind of weathering case!" Yan Yu rubbed the bridge of his nose and felt a headache.
"Don't underestimate my cousin, a few years ago, my third uncle's yamen didn't invite the master, and all government affairs and lawsuits were handled by my cousin. My third uncle doted on her too much, and let her mess around.
"This time the Qian Erlu case is that the thief entered the territory of Luozhou, and as soon as he released the name of 'white-clothed immortal', he was targeted by my cousin. Otherwise, the case would not have been uncovered so quickly. ”
"Really?" Qin Zhuen became even more interested, "I don't know how Cousin Ling found the clues?" And how did you uncover the case? ”
"This ......" Yan Yu was embarrassed on his face, and then sighed again, "My cousin has lost her mother since she was a child and lacks teaching. To put it nicely, the sky is not afraid of the earth. To say that it is not good, it is arrogant and does not believe in ghosts and gods. Naturally, we are particularly vigilant against this kind of case of deception through ghosts, gods and witchcraft. So as soon as Qian Erlu arrived in Luozhou, he just made a reputation, which caused Yan Tian to ...... It's my cousin's alertness.
"As for how to catch him...... Yan Yu was hesitant for a long time, "It's really not a glorious trick."
Yan Tian looked for a ...... The prostitute, disguised as a woman begging for a child, was very pious on her face, and tried her best to flatter that Qian Erlu. Because the prostitute was beautiful and wore gold and silver, Qian Erlu objected to the other women who came to ask for a child, and only blindly wanted to get the prostitute first.
"The next thing...... Ahem, naturally, the waterways are ...... A few catties of incense were found from Qian Erlu, and there was the testimony of the prostitute, and the stolen goods were all ......"
"Your cousin has such skills?" Lord Qin exclaimed.
Yan Yu was mistaken, and couldn't help blushing: "Cough, cough...... Isn't! A girl's family is involved with prostitutes and is involved in this kind of weathering case...... Alas, my third uncle spoiled her excessively, so he let her go. I'm ashamed......"
"Eh, Yan Yu, you're wrong!" Before Yan Yu finished introspecting, Qin Zhuen interrupted him with a serious expression, "The world is too harsh on women. Usually a woman is okay, but she lives her life in a decent manner.
"But there is a strange woman who has a ravine-minded eye for the world, but because of such bullshit secular rules, she wastes her great talent. What's more, it is an abomination to be rejected by the world, to be defiled by such philistines and fools, and to ruin people's lives......"
"Yo! Hearing you say that, I'm 'that kind of philistine fool.'" Yan Yu didn't laugh angrily, and knew in his heart that he was suffering from his family, and he was unhappy for his mother, Princess Xiangning, so he had such shocking words. Therefore, he didn't care about him, and continued, "It doesn't matter if my lobby sister is 'open-minded' or 'open-minded', anyway, my third uncle has been lawless and famous all these years.
"A girl's family was given a mixed name by the people of Luozhou Mansion, what is it called 'Huayan (strict) sentence'. My mother was worried about this matter all day long, and she couldn't eat.
"You know our family. My mother gave birth to me and my eldest brother, but after all, there is a nine-year-old sister. Then there is Yan Yi from my second uncle's family. Saying that, Yan Yu glanced at Qin Zhuen, "The most urgent, this year is already fourteen to the flowering period, and it is time for marriage." If Yan Tian's reputation is not diminished and prosperous, Luozhou is not far from the capital, and if it is passed into Beijing, will it not affect the marriages of other sisters? ”
"'Judgment of Flowers'?" Qin Zhuen's eyes lit up, "Being able to get this name shows that my cousin Ling is not only able to judge well, but also very outstanding in appearance, so she can compare it with flowers." ”
This guy! Yan Yu rolled her eyes, "I've been talking about it for a long time, and you only remember this sentence?" My second cousin, Yan Yi, has been fascinated by you. Don't mess with this guy again! Stay away from our girls! Beware of my grandfather whipping you! ”
"The conscience of heaven and earth!" As soon as Qin Zhuen heard this, he immediately screamed, "I have never provoked your second cousin. Although I occasionally visit a flower house, I'm not too much of a jerk. The women of good families are never contaminated, and the famous ladies are even more respectful.
"That is, the time I went to Houfu to look for you, and I met your second cousin, who knows why she fell in love with me. I'm going to take a detour as soon as I see her. ”
"Hey! That's what you say! It's like our family is catching up with you. Look at your sloppy beard, you know, I'm half a year older than you. I don't know, I thought you were ten years older than me! My second uncle looks younger than you! Yan Yi didn't know what to think, it was really lard......"
"I think so." Lord Qin sincerely agreed. Then I rolled my eyes and suddenly had an idea.
"Eh, I said Yan Ershao." As he spoke, the two brothers put their arms around Yan Yu's shoulders.
"Since you have something to do, and you think I'm grinding, why don't we go our separate ways? You hurry up and go north to Huaifeng's hometown to worship your ancestors. I took Sanshou all the way to the west. Let's finally meet at the Luoju Palace. I don't hold you back, and you don't rush me. What do you think? ”
"This ......" Yan Yu looked at Qin Zhuen and narrowed his eyes. This thing won't be holding back some bad water, right?