"What are you going to do?"

The candlelight sent her shadow to the file, and when Zhiyin entered, Xie Mingting didn't raise his head.

"I see that Lang Jun hasn't slept for a long time, and I'm worried about whether the quilt will be thin." Zhiyin walked over and replied truthfully, glancing at a case file pillowed under his arm, and couldn't help but be slightly stunned, "Lang Jun likes prisons?" ”

Xie Mingting was looking at a case sent by the state and county for review, because it was too late to cover it up when she came, so she simply didn't move.

He rubbed his eyebrows tiredly: "It's the case file that the eldest brother has handled, I flipped through it at will, the case is complicated, and I was fascinated for a while." ”

In fact, it is not a big case, but Dali Temple, the Criminal Department, and the Yushitai have been fighting endlessly, and the saint has the intention to pardon the prisoners, but the Yushitai group of people think that the monarch's power cannot be greater than the law.

He knew that the Holy Lord wanted to use this case to pry open the door to revise the criminal law, and pinned his hopes on him. Because of his younger brother's "death", he took a month's leave to stay at home with his mother, so he moved the file to the house.

Right now, he's finding more arguments to refute the Imperial Observatory in the legal rules for this case.

In addition to the case on the bookcase, it is all the military books left by Xie Yunji, plus the incident in the daytime, Zhiyin does not doubt that he has him, and asked with a smile: "By the way, speaking of the eldest brother, why don't you see him today." ”

"The concubine has just arrived, so she should also meet her."

Xie Mingting casually lied: "The eldest brother has just entered Dali Temple, and he is busy with affairs, and he seems to have been living in the official office recently for the purpose of revising the Criminal Law, so he can't be seen." ”

"Don't worry, when he comes back, I'll take you to see him again."

Zhiyin didn't ask again, seeing that he had taken off his coat, and took the robe on the hanger next to him and draped it over his shoulders, and naturally advised: "It's already autumn, Lang Jun shouldn't be greedy for cold at night, it's not good to suffer from the cold." ”

The girl's hand was soft and soft, and the clothes fell on Xie Mingting's shoulders but seemed to be a thousand weights, he trembled slightly, and finally resisted the urge to brush her away, and then looked back at her for the first time.

She had also changed her clothes, a jade-colored old dress on top of her pure white middle dress, and the woman's hair bun that had been coiled up during the day had been completely put down, and the soft green silk fell on her weak shoulders like a waterfall, and her neck flowed with a jade-like brilliance.

Eyes touched, smiled at him, apricot eyes as bright as stars.

Somehow, the whiteness that the day had seen jumped into my mind again. Xie Mingting's eyes darkened, and he looked away.

He turned around, still looking at the file, and Zhiyin sat down beside him, doing some work for him.

The faint scent of jasmine pancreas bloomed on the tip of his nose again, like a small cluster of faint flames burrowing into his heart, devouring cotton threads and gnawing at flesh, making him unable to concentrate any longer.

Relatively silent, only the whisper of the candle flame could be heard in the small square of the world circled by the candlelight. Zhiyin sat bored, and seeing that his gaze always fell on the case file with a mistake, he couldn't help but speak: "Lang Jun......"

"Hmm."

"What kind of case is it, you have been watching it for so long, can you tell me?"

Xie Mingting hesitated for a moment, thinking that it would be good to hear the opinions of ordinary women, so he told her: "It's a murder case. ”

"There is an orphan girl in Dengzhou, who was allowed by her uncle to a man in a neighboring village during her mother's funeral.

After being summoned by the government, the woman confessed to what she had done, and last year the Holy Lord issued an edict stipulating that prisoners who surrendered themselves before the government could reduce their guilt by two degrees, and the government found that she had voluntarily surrendered and sentenced her to exile. It's just that there was some controversy when the case was handed over to Dali Temple for review. ”

Zhiyin thought for a while and said, "Is it because of her marriage relationship with that man?" ”

Wei Law forbade the killing of relatives, and the murder of one's husband was a heinous felony.

After thinking about it, he said: "It should be more than that, since it was a marriage during the mother's funeral, and the marriage was not consummated, this marriage is not legal, it can only be regarded as mortal killing, which can be pardoned." Although "Wei Lu" says that the person who attempted murder and injured someone was hanged, Lang Jun said that she had voluntarily surrendered, and it was reasonable to reduce the crime to exile in the second degree, how could there be a controversy? ”

Her intelligence and familiarity with the law were something Xie Mingting had never expected, and she was impressed for a while, forgetting the awkward relationship between the two, and explained: "It is determined that the surrender is based on the holy edict, and the Dali Temple and the Yushitai believe that the edict cannot be above the law." ”

In short, the real controversy in this case is whether the law is greater than the edict of the Son of Heaven, or whether the edict of the Son of Heaven is greater than the law. Whether the power of the subject is greater than the power of the king, or the power of the king is greater than the power of the minister.

The saint is a woman, the emperor loves the queen and refuses to accept a concubine, and the two have only one daughter, so they are the emperor. However, taking a woman as the emperor is a big disapproval of the world after all, and it is only because of the strong measures of the emperor that the opposition is suppressed. At present, although it has been three years since the abdication of the Emperor Taishang, the Holy Lord and his ministers have maintained peace on the surface, but in fact, they have been wrestling secretly.

That's the case in this case.

Zhiyin heard the sound outside the strings. But that's a headache for the adults in the government, and it has nothing to do with her, she just said: "So the eldest brother hasn't returned to the mansion these days, just because of this case?" ”

Xie Mingting bowed slightly, and his eyes swept towards her without a trace: "You seem to care about the eldest brother very much." ”

When she first arrived, it was impossible for Zhiyin to mention her mother's affairs, so she replied without changing her face: "I just want to admire the demeanor of Zhuang Yuanlang, as a bride, I should also meet my eldest brother." ”

Admiration? Xie Mingting thought, had she heard of him too, what kind of person did she think he was? She didn't know why she should avoid suspicion as a brother-in-law, why she should look up to him.

He quickly realized the uninterestingness of the question, and his eyebrows moved slightly, returning to the topic: "You know the law. ”

Ordinary women in the boudoir learn more poetry and literature for pleasure, or arithmetic or housekeeping, but few people learn the law.

Gu's daughter has studied Wei Lu quite thoroughly, and she obviously has an in-depth understanding.

She pursed her lips and smiled: "When my father left, the family had no money left, only the shelves were full of books. The concubine is just doing nothing in the boudoir, just rummaging through it at will, it's nothing. ”

The two fell into silence with nothing to say again, and Zhiyin didn't stay long, got up and said, "The concubine will go back first, and Lang Jun will rest early." ”

In fact, she deceived him, she didn't flip through it at random, but learned it by heart.

She always thought that her mother's disappearance was abducted or murdered, although she couldn't do anything as a weak woman, but at least, if her mother was really harmed, the law could let her know what the other party should be sentenced for.

Xie Mingting looked back, she had lowered her head slightly and went out like a cloud, and the girl's slender back disappeared behind the closed door, still with her back straight as when she came, neither humble nor arrogant.

The cold attitude of her "newlywed husband" is very obvious, she has no complaints, nor does she complain about loss.

Regardless of whether she is from a small family or not, this Gu girl has a very good upbringing.

What about her, the woman who can play such a glorious chess game, I think she should be a woman like Xie Daoyun, with the style of the forest.

After this sentence flowed in his heart, Xie Mingting realized how ridiculous he was, and it was clear that what he had occasionally missed in the past six months was just that game of chess, but since he saw his younger siblings, he often thought of the woman who played chess that day, and it was really a little undeserved.

Maybe it's a similar voice, maybe it's just the woman he imagined she to look like, gentle, beautiful, and knowledgeable. But no matter what the reason, it shows that he Xie Mingting is an out-and-out fool who is trapped in vulgar thoughts.

The excitement of the chess game lies only in the chess game itself, so why care about the people behind it?

The next day, the county lord of Wuwei learned of the situation in the room, and when he looked at the old man, he called Zhiyin to the Linguang Courtyard.

"Not yet?" Lord Wuwei asked.

Zhiyin was a little embarrassed: "The husband slept in the study and never stayed in the inner room, the bride, the bride is really ...... It can't be helped. ”

After all, she is a girl and thin-skinned, if Lang Jun is unwilling to have sex with her, how can she force it.

The county lord of Wuwei heard the unfinished meaning of her words: "What is this." ”

"Didn't I tell you before, he has a cold temperament, so you have to take the initiative? Men are used to pretending, don't look at him pretending to be human, when the time comes, you hug him from behind, put his face on his back, you don't need to do anything, he can eat you on the bed himself, like a cow! ”

"The more you pretend to be pure and have few desires on weekdays, the more anxious you will be at that time. If you don't believe me, you can find a way to get him to come to the room tonight and try it according to what your mother said? ”

I don't know if I think of my youth and the dead Chen Liuhou, the lord of Wuwei County talked about the husband and wife in the inner room, and the servants in the room couldn't help laughing, and Zhiyin also wanted to laugh, but her face was full of blush, and she shouldn't answer shyly.

The county lord of Wuwei said earnestly: "Good boy, don't blame your mother for always urging you here. He is twenty-two years old this year, looking at Luoyang City, how many Lang Jun of his age are not full of children? That day, I said to your uncle and aunt that the two families had a marriage contract, which was just a deception to outsiders, to tell you the truth, there has never been a marriage contract, our family will marry you, it was all he who took the initiative to beg me, even he went to Jiangnan, but also wanted to earn a knighthood so that you can have a destiny in the future, he likes you so much, how can he not have you in his heart. It's a pity that creation makes people ......"

This is not false, thinking of the well-behaved and sensible young son, the Wuwei County Lord's eyes were slightly astringent, and he quickly held back, and said: "Mother also wants you to untie his heart knot as soon as possible, and I hope that you and your wife can ...... well."

Zhiyin still didn't know that her husband had done so much for herself, and what her mother-in-law said that he took the initiative to ask for marriage was also consistent with what he said at the lantern festival that day, "If you wait for me, I will definitely come to propose marriage", and there was no doubt in my heart for a while.

"That'...... The bride will try again tonight. ”

In the evening, it began to rain. At first, it was just a light and thin like a cow's hair, but then it was splashing, the purple lightning broke through the air, the thunder car was faint, the raindrops of beans hit the roof like drums, and the heavy dark clouds dyed the sky like a dark night.

You can't do anything in this kind of weather, and Zhiyin still wants to go to the courtyard to practice archery, but she can only give up, and she remembers her mother-in-law's instructions, and orders the maid to carry hot water into the bath.

The Gu family is poor, and the maids who originally served her were assigned to her by the public school, and they couldn't come with her. She didn't ask the maid of the Xie family to serve, she bathed alone and changed into a set of jade-colored dresses, and absentmindedly rummaged through a few room techniques sent by her mother-in-law yesterday in the inner room, but what she was thinking about in her heart was how to invite her husband over later.

However, sometimes opportunities always come uninvited, and after thinking of a few ways to overturn them in my heart, my husband's voice as deep as jade sounded outside the door: "Did your young lady sleep?" ”

was asking the maid Yun Yuan, who was newly allocated to her.

Zhiyin hurriedly responded: "Lang Jun, I'm here." ”

Xie Mingting's voice was faint: "Something has fallen in the room, I'll come in and look for it." ”

In fact, he didn't want to bother at this time, although it was not yet night, it was really inappropriate for a lonely man and a widow to be in the same room.

After all, she is her brother's wife, and the intimacy between husband and wife with her in front of people during the day is a last resort, and the gentleman does not bully the dark room, and it is better to keep a distance between the inner rooms.

But it was a jade pendant left to him by his father, and his nickname was engraved on it, which had fallen into the house during the worship that day, and if the bride saw it, it would be exposed.

The maid had opened the door for him, and then withdrew silently. Xie Mingting didn't go into the inner room to meet her, only rummaging in the outer room of the worship hall that day, Zhiyin came out from behind the screen, remembering what her mother-in-law said during the day, and her heart was a little stunned for a while.

After much hesitation, she put down the book and walked out.

After bathing, she only wore a pale jade-colored shirt, and the trousers were also plain, all made of Suzhou silk, soaked with the girl's faint body fragrance, fragrant.

Xie Mingting was rummaging between the lattices of the multi-treasure shelf, and suddenly smelled the jasmine fragrance that belonged to her from far and near, like an invisible hand stirring the wind and rain in his heart, and knew that she was coming.

He was already a little unhappy in his heart, and his voice was still very weak: "Is there something wrong?" ”

There was no answer, and just as he was about to turn around to find out, Zhiyin suddenly stepped forward and hugged him from behind.

"Lang Jun won't leave tonight, okay?" She pressed her cheek to his broad, warm shoulder, and stumbled and said, "Concubine, the concubine is already Lang Jun's wife, please have mercy on Lang Jun......