A small courtyard in the northeast.

Because Hongyu went to Jia's mother's house with Li Weijian, the guy who took the meal fell on Xiuying. Li Weijian and Hongyu had just returned, and Xiu Ying came back with a food box.

Qingwen immediately greeted her and asked, "Sister-in-law Liu didn't embarrass you, right?" ”

Xiu Yinghan smiled and shook her head: "I've never been embarrassed, seeing that I've been staring at the osmanthus cake, Sister-in-law Liu secretly wrapped two pieces for me." ”

These days, Li Weijian has risen and the boat has risen, and he has been more generous than the Lixiang Courtyard when he sprinkles the money, and he has won the hearts of the people of Rongguo Mansion. Even with these servants, they were much more enthusiastic about Li Weijian's and a few maids.

"That's good." Qingwen took the food box, spread it out on the table, and glanced up at Li Weijian, but she wanted to say something. Everyone was there at this time, and Qingwen knew that it was not the time to ask, so she endured it.

Li Weijian cleaned his hands and ate, and then went into the study to write and draw, and did not stop until he was holding the lamp. Because of Xiangling's affairs, Li Weijian never changed his errand at night, so it was Qingwen who was on duty that night.

It's already March, and no smoking cages are allowed in the room. Qingwen moved the candlestick to the warm pavilion, turned around and fetched hot water to serve Li Weijian to wash his feet.

Li Weijian, who took off his coat and was only wearing a middle coat, took off his shoes and socks, put his feet into the water, and suddenly took a cool breath: "Hey, you want to burn me to death?" ”

Qingwen pouted and didn't let go, got up silently and took some cold water, and then moved Li Weijian's feet to soak in.

A pair of slender white and tender little hands coated with phoenix juice nails rubbed gently, the water temperature was just right, so comfortable that Li Weijian almost hummed. Seeing that Qingwen was still pale, he smiled and said, "Still not happy? ”

"I just can't figure out if I'm wrong or right today. If it's wrong, why should the fourth master be rewarded after that? If it is right, it should not have been punished beforehand. ”

Li Weijian looked at the bright girl and felt pity in his heart. Today, Qingwen changed into a new dress, a tooth yellow dark silk collared jacket and a long skirt, covered with a crimson background with a black pattern satin collar and pink placket armor, and a red embroidered sweat towel tied around her waist. A small face should be disgusted and happy, and it looks very cute.

Li Weijian smiled: "You come over and soak your feet together, I'll tell you some truth." ”

"Oh." Qingwen answered, first went to the opposite collapse and took off her coat, returned with only a middle coat, sat side by side with Li Weijian at the head of the bed, and poked out a pair of slender diamond feet into the water, and was immediately gently scratched by Li Weijian's stretched feet.

In Su Ri, Qingwen would always laugh and joke with Li Weijian, but this time she didn't have a mind, she only dodged, and let a pair of big feet rub it.

She said, "Fourth Master, say it quickly." ”

Li Weijian said: "The great truth of the world is the greatest, and it is no problem to look at it if this is extended, but if you divide time into small stages, you will find that this is not the case." ”

Qingwen tilted her head to look at him blankly.

"Let's say that more than 100 years ago, there was a great sage in the West who put forward the heliocentric theory, and guess what? He was burned alive. Now more than 100 years have passed, but the words of this great sage have been regarded as a guideline by Xiyi and respected as a sage.

What does this mean?

Oh, you have your reasoning, and there are rules above. What are rules? Since the rules and regulations set by the superior to control the lower, what is prevented is that the lower people infringe on the authority of the superior.

It is because you are right, but you have broken the rules. It's in my room, do you guess what Mrs. Wang will do with you if the deed is still in Rongguo Mansion? ”

The little girl said angrily: "It's a big deal to roll up the cover and go out of the house, just like that Qianxue." ”

After a pause, Qingwen still couldn't figure it out, and said: "In this way, are all the principles in the book that persuade people to be good are wrong?" ”

"Well, you can't be wrong. But there's something I don't know if you've thought about...... Why did all dynasties preach public order and good customs and lead people to goodness? ”

Qingwen shook her head blankly and said, "Since it is the right truth, it is natural to spread it?" ”

"Oh, but I thought that something should be preached if there was something missing."

"Huh?"

Although Li Weijian smiled on his face, he smiled very deeply: "I will only say the next sentence once." The bad people in this world will always change their ways to persuade you to learn well, and only if you learn well, can they do it badly. ”

After hearing this, Qingwen opened her mouth to argue, but when she opened her mouth, she didn't know how to refute. She thought that what Li Weijian said was a crooked reason, but when she thought about it carefully, it seemed that this was the true meaning of the world.

Qingwen is kind by nature and doesn't want to believe it, but she faintly believes it, so she feels very awkward.

After washing her feet in silence, she got up and waited to wipe Li Weijian's feet, and then thought about lying with Li Weijian.

Li Weijian's words kept lingering in her mind, and Qingwen couldn't fall asleep over and over.

Holding the water snake-like waist with both hands, and moving Qingwen over, Li Weijian asked, "Why don't you sleep yet?" ”

Qingwen shook her head, and suddenly said pitifully: "Fourth master...... If I break your rules in the future...... You, will you drive me away? ”

"No, I don't think so."

Xu felt that Li Weijian's words were a little perfunctory, so she asked again: "If the fourth master marries in the future, I have violated the rules of the hostess——"

"It's all said, I won't drive you out, and whoever has a reason I approve of whom."

"Huh? Why is that? ”

In the dark, Qingwen's eyes were shining, Li Weijian propped himself up, tilted his head and pretended to be fierce: "Because I'm a bad person." ”

Bad people will always change their ways to persuade you to learn well, only if you learn well, they can make bad - the fourth master is a bad person, so he hopes that there are good people around him? The truth is this, but Qingwen refuses to believe it at all.

She sneered and laughed, and said, "The fourth master is not a bad person." ”

The lan-like exhalation came to his face, and after several years of getting here, Li Weijian, who had been suppressing himself, couldn't hold it back in his heart. He raised his hand to wrap his arms around Qingwen's neck and said, "Do you dare to believe it? I'll show you what to see today. ”

With an exclamation, facing Qingwen's exclamation, Li Weijian leaned over and imprinted it towards the cherry blossom lips. Qingwen's flustered hands were tied in front of her, and a pair of eyes looked at Li Weijian, the consternation in her eyes gradually disappeared, and then gradually blurred.

His breathing became shorter, and his body writhed like a water snake. Li Weijian only gently stroked Qingwen's back, and only after it calmed down did he separate from her.

"Fourth Master—" The voice was weak.

Li Weijian gently hugged it into his arms and said softly: "Well, let's sleep." ”

Sensing the abnormality of her lower abdomen, Qingwen was secretly ashamed, and hugged Li Weijian's waist with her backhand. After a while, she suddenly said in a sullen voice: "Fourth master, why don't you change Ming'er and let Hongyu and Xiangling be on duty at night." ”

"Huh? How do you talk about this? Aren't you at odds with Ruby? ”

The little girl said, "Ruby...... It's not that bad, actually. ”

Li Weijian smiled secretly, didn't respond, and only said, "Go to sleep." ”

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The next day, Li Weijian thought about the few green skin lamas yesterday, and left the house with Wu Haiping after breakfast.

A few maids in the small courtyard were busy for a while and then came down. Maybe it was because of yesterday's kiss, and after falling asleep, Qingwen had some embarrassing dreams, even if she looked a little absent-minded about her shoes, she would always think of what happened last night.

Qingwen secretly wondered in her heart that the fourth master was old. I heard that the male master of Rongguo Mansion has opened his face to the maids around him at this age, but for some reason the thrifty fourth master can bear it. Xu Yes...... Because you're still young?

But it's always so stiff...... It doesn't seem to be good.

She bit her lower lip secretly, thought about it, dropped her shoes and summoned a few big girls over, and said, "I discussed with the fourth master yesterday, and in the future, this night duty errand will come in turns, three days per person, and rotate back and forth." ”

"Okay." The girl Xiuying was the first to respond. She has long thought that she is so beautiful, but she is a clumsy country girl, for fear that she will not serve well. Now that I've learned well, I'm no longer afraid of bad service.

Xiangling just hung her head and didn't say anything. She cares more about the ink fragrance in the book than the boudoir invites.

Hongyu was extremely surprised, carefully glanced at Qingwen a few times, and saw that it didn't seem to be a fake, so she turned to smile and said: "It's okay, it's better to take turns than to hold on alone." Let's start counting it now. ”

Qingwen answered in a muffled voice, slightly pantothenic acid in her heart. After a few people dispersed, Qingwen regained her shoes, became more and more absent-minded, and got up and wandered around the small courtyard.

Suddenly, the figure outside the door shook, and then said, "Qingwen." ”

She turned her head and said in surprise: "Aunt Lai? ”

After a few steps, Qingwen asked, "Why is Aunt Lai here?" ”

There was no one around, and several maids were busy in the room. Lai glanced left and right, and then took out a book from his sleeve: "Oh, take it." ”

"This is—" Qingwen only knew a few words, wondering why everyone would send the scroll at this time? Flip it slightly, and you will see the shameful pattern inside. Qingwen suddenly turned red: "Phew! How did you send such filthy things? ”

"Shhhh Be quiet, don't let people hear it. Lai lowered his voice and said, "If you don't learn a few styles, how will you be an aunt in the future?" Not to mention, it's Aunt Zhao in the old man's yard, didn't she get the picture from Ma Daopo at the beginning, so she hooked up with the old man in a daze?

Again...... Tsk, this boudoir pleasure, you will know later. ”

Qingwen was so ashamed that she couldn't speak, and Aunt Lai said happily: "Come on, I'm leaving." You'll be favored in the future, but don't forget me.

”

After that, everyone walked away quickly, leaving only Qingwen in front of the door hanging her head and clutching the scroll. Orr, suddenly remembering that something was wrong, she hurriedly tucked into the cuffs.

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Inner House, Prudent Criminal Division.

This yamen is nominally full-time to deal with the corruption and perversion of the law by the people in the inner house, but in fact, it is from now on to the imperial pole, and this prudent criminal department has a great posture of moving closer to the former Ming brocade guard.

Now the Prudential Criminal Division is divided into five divisions, except for the full-time supervision of the Imperial City Division, the remaining four have their own corresponding. Beirong supervises the grassland, Xidi explores the northwest, Dongyi supervises the dynasty and Japan, and Nanyang supervises the west.

There are thousands of people in the Prudential Criminal Division, and now there are hundreds of those who remain in the Prudential Division.

There were many wails in the torture room, and Li Weijian could hear it really well across the courtyard. He sat in the side hall for a long time, and then a green-robed Lang Zhong walked in with a smile.

"Huh? Li Xiucai sit down, you are a celebrity in front of the prince. "This person has a short stature, a fierce face, and a smile as if he wants to choose someone to eat.

The two talked briefly, and Li Weijian learned that this person was Lang Zhong in the Imperial City of Beijing, named Wu Qian - Li Weijian looked up and down, five short figures, and it was not humiliating to think that this name was not humiliating.

Wu Qian said: "The few lamas who were detained yesterday confessed as soon as they entered the Shen Criminal Division. Oh, Li Xiucai looked, these gangs of waterways are really bold. ”

The case file was handed over, Li Weijian looked through it slightly, put down the case file after a while, and said: "Xinjiekou Qianwang? Whose disciple is this man? ”

Wu Qian sneered and said: "This kind of bluffing, saying that it is related to several adults, is actually all about putting gold on his face." How could the adults of the court and the central government care about the dozens of taels of filial piety silver every month? Li Xiucai didn't care, the official sent a fan early this morning, and the manager couldn't leave. ”

"In this way, I am tired of Wu Lang."

Wu Qian waved his hand and said, "The prince has explained, the water affairs involve the affairs of the saints, and they should not be neglected. Naturally, the whole of my Imperial City Division must fully cooperate. Don't hide it from Li Xiucai, more than a dozen craftsmen who dug wells were beaten yesterday. ”

"Craftsman?" Li Weijian smiled: "I'm afraid I didn't catch anyone, right?" ”

Wu Qian smiled pitifully: "What does it matter if you catch someone or not? After all, it was these lamas who had blocked the great cause of the saints, and my Imperial City Division naturally wanted to wipe out all of them...... Oh, it seems that I don't need to make a move from the Imperial City Division, the sage has made a decree to Shuntianfu Yin today, but I am afraid that this group of city fox society rats will be unlucky. ”

Li Weijian thought about it for a while, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. If I want to do you this year, I don't even have to think about it, I can really do you.

If one of those waterways is counted as one, there is no innocence. Su Rili Shuntianfu turned a blind eye, and they naturally had a better time.

But now that the government is serious, it is necessary to settle the old accounts of the past.

"That being the case, then I can rest assured."

Li Weijian got up to say goodbye to Wu Qian, went out of the Criminal Division, and walked not far by carriage, when he saw several officials chasing a thin man through the street and coming to the market.

The man had not gone far before he was knocked down by an iron ruler who had caught up with him.

The man turned into a rolling gourd, saw the person who came, and hurriedly begged: "Li Bantou, the filial piety of the little Su Ri is not short of your share, why do you want to kill them all?" ”

That Li Bantou's face changed: "Bold and fanatical, you actually bite the public indiscriminately?" Call me! ”

A servant picked up an iron ruler and pumped it over, but the man couldn't dodge it in a hurry, and he was hit with a strong knot on his cheeks, and immediately spurted blood from his mouth and spit out a few broken teeth.

At this time, Li Bantou stepped forward and said condescendingly: "Niu Er, it's not that I, Li, don't talk about morality." Shangfeng gave a death order, either you are unlucky, or my brother and I are unlucky. Hey, tell me, can you blame me? Suddenly, his face changed again: "Niu Er, you have seized the women of the good family, come on, take it away for me!" ”

Li Weijian really watched a good show, put down the curtain and thought thoughtfully. Under the iron fist, wherever you are sacred, you will be turned into powder. If you want to protect yourself and the people around you in these years, you must always be powerful. is just rich, but I am afraid that in the eyes of others, I will be a fat pig.

"I still have to be motivated."

(End of chapter)