In Xiao Hong's outer house, after Mrs. Na Hui came back from Yongzhou, she had just taken a rest and wanted to rest early, when her personal maid Qingying hurriedly came in to report: "Madam, Lord Changshi Hechen has come to ask for a meeting!"

Mrs. Hui groaned for a while, this He Chen and that Fan Yuncheng are brothers in the same school, and now that He Chen is in such a hurry, he must know something, it is not the matter of Yongzhou Fan Yuncheng has already rushed to inform him. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Let him in. Thinking of this, Mrs. Hui nodded in agreement.

After He Chen received the letter from his junior brother, he was shocked into a cold sweat, he never imagined that Fan Yuncheng, who had just arrived in Yongzhou, would encounter such a shocking thing, Mo said that Fan Yuncheng personally experienced this tragedy, and when he first heard about it, he couldn't bear it. Although he has been a Beijing official, he has been trembling in Jiankang City for 20 years, although not everything can be known clearly, but every time he hits a wall, he understands that being an official in this capital, if there is no stable circle, he can't do it anyway.

Ten years ago, by chance, he met the rumored Mrs. Hui, who admired him very much, and often asked him to come to the mansion to talk about things, and over time, he also had a good impression of this beautiful and intelligent Mrs. Hui, not to mention the affairs of the court, in addition to the emperor, it was the emperor's own brother who spoke with weight. Although he He Chen was unwilling at first, he slowly integrated into Xiao Hong's circle.

He has been trying his best to maintain a close state with Xiao Hong for ten years, and he is even more obedient to Mrs. Hui, he knows that if he leaks a little dissatisfaction, it will not be long before the trumped-up charges will be imposed on his head, don't say that this Beijing official can't do it, and even his life is difficult to preserve. It's just that today, when he thought that Fan Yuncheng's family was in danger and wrote a letter to him for help, even if this matter was extremely difficult, he had to do everything possible to exempt Fan Yuncheng from responsibility.

"Madam, He Chen came at night, there is a lot of offense, but the matter is urgent, and I hope Madame will be more considerate. ”

"Lord He, you are a long-standing minister, and you are the minister of the emperor today, what is the need for me as a little woman?" asked Mrs. Hui coldly.

"Madame...... How can He Chen, how can he boast in front of his wife that he is an important minister of the emperor, I have an urgent matter tonight, and I am here to ask my wife. He Chen was shocked, there was something in Mrs. Hui's words tonight, I don't know what she meant.

"Lord He, please have something to say!"

"Today, I received a letter from my junior brother Fan, saying that it was Master Zhang Yuanzhi's family, and suddenly encountered misfortune, and the whole family ......" He Chen's voice was a little choked, and he couldn't go on.

"I already know about this matter, all of Lord Zhang's family have suffered misfortune, it is really tragic!" Mrs. Hui could not see a trace of sadness on her face, and she herself wondered why she was not sad? It was her own father and mother who died, and those domestic servants had grown up watching her, so why didn't she cry? Why didn't she grieve? She also asked herself, 20 years, her parents did not know what she had experienced, since the day she arrived in Yongzhou, she waited for her father to invite her home, but her father did not want her to go home at all, did he not know that this Mrs. Hui was his own daughter? Thinking that every day in Yongzhou, he spent himself in hatred, which may be the reason why he is no longer sad. At this time, she recalled the scene in Yongzhou, everyone in the Zhang Mansion was so strange in her eyes, as if she had nothing to do with her.

"What does this have to do with me?" she asked coldly.

"Madam, my junior brother Fan Yuncheng suffered this accident as soon as he arrived in Yongzhou, and now I am afraid that the emperor will blame him. He Chen wanted to speak and stopped, tonight this lady Hui's expression was strange, I don't know if she understood what she meant.

"You...... It's to protect him. "How Mrs. Hui didn't understand what He Chen meant, she just still hated Ling Xiao in her heart, and when she thought that helping Fan Yuncheng was helping Ling Xiao, she was naturally extremely reluctant in her heart. If he didn't help Fan Yuncheng, maybe he would really be in prison, and he might be ...... in this life I will never see him again.

"I hope that the lady will find a way to save their whole family. ”

"Keep their whole family, what if I just want to keep Fan Yuncheng alone?" Mrs. Hui sneered.

He Chen was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Mrs. Hui to come up with such a sentence, only to keep Fan Yuncheng alone, what is the purpose of this Mrs. Hui.

Mrs. Hui suddenly realized that the sentence just now said her true thoughts in her heart, and she knew in her heart that she was afraid that this Lord He would not be able to figure it out if she wanted to.

"Madame...... Mrs. Fan is the only beloved daughter of Lord Zhang Yuanzhi, and this time she has encountered such an unfortunate situation, my younger brother and sister naturally can't stand this kind of blow, and I hope that Mrs. will be successful!"

"Hmph, I'll fulfill them, so who will fulfill me?" said Mrs. Hui as she stood up and asked him in a loud voice.

"Ah?!" He Chen was taken aback, it was the first time since he had known this Mrs. Hui that he had seen her lose her temper so much, and he didn't know why his gentle and graceful younger sibling would offend the Mrs. Hui in front of him.

"That's it, seeing that you are so sincere for the sake of your junior brother, I will find a way to exonerate your junior brother. Mrs. Hui held back her anger, it seems that He Chen doesn't know anything, so she can't reveal the slightest rumor.

"Thank you so much, madam!" He Chen hurriedly thanked.

"Go back, and when the prince comes to me, I'll discuss it with him, how about it?"

"He Chen, thank you very much, Mrs. Hui!"

"Lord He doesn't have to be polite, for me, it's just a matter of effort. Mrs. Hui stood up and looked out the door, "It's not too early, Lord He should come back early." ”

"He Chen was rude, and the lower official retired first. ”

"Master He, go slowly, don't send it!" Mrs. Hui looked at He Chen's distant back, and suddenly had a plan, when she thought of this plan, she couldn't help but feel a little proud.

Fan Yuncheng immediately rushed back to the mansion after receiving the letter from his cousin in the capital, he wanted to read this important letter with Ling Xiao, and when he opened the letter and read it, he was speechless for a long time. Ling Xiao looked at her husband who was reading the letter, feeling uneasy, not knowing what the letter said.

"Madame......"

"Master, what did my cousin say?" Ling Xiao felt a little uneasy when he saw the strange look on Fan Yuncheng's face.

"It's strange...... Fan Yuncheng handed the letter to his wife, "The emperor knew about the accident of Lord Zhang, and he didn't blame me too much, and asked me to go to Beijing to take office." ”

"What kind of official are you going to Beijing?" Ling Xiao asked in surprise.

“...... Brother Yunzong's letter did not mention it, and I guess it is only a statement of rising and descending. Fan Yuncheng frowned, "Ling Xiao, I resign now and go into hiding, is it too late?"

"Sir, I hope you can resign successfully...... Our family is also at ease. I'm afraid...... Heaven does not follow people's wishes. Ling Xiao was also a little dazed at this time, why didn't she want to leave the place of right and wrong, but it happened too suddenly, and more than a dozen members of Zhang Yuanzhi's family suffered misfortune, her husband was born to be a nosy person, not to mention that such a big case happened under his rule, according to his temperament, he would never give up so easily.

"Even if you can't resign from the office, Ling Xiao ...... I don't want to implicate innocent people anymore. Fan Yuncheng thought of the 16 people in the Zhang Mansion who died tragically, and an inexplicable sadness welled up in his heart.

Ling Xiao has been with him for twenty years, how can he not know his inner thoughts. It's just that the servants in the family should be dismissed for a while, but I am afraid that it will not be possible to do it in a short time.

"Master, have you really thought about it?"

Fan Yuncheng sighed softly: "There is no banquet in the world that will not be dissolved, I have followed my old friends for twenty or thirty years, let them leave me, although I can't bear it in my heart, it is better than following me...... The days of the great calamity are better. Fan Yuncheng was extremely sad in his heart, how to do both things is really difficult.

"Sir...... You think this because of the tragedy in your father's house. Ling Xiao remembered the tragic scene of that day, and his heart began to feel uncomfortable, how could he forget that scene?

"Soaring...... I still shudder when I think of the scene of that day......" Fan Yuncheng remembered the tragic situation of that day, and his heart was extremely painful, the old man who understood the righteousness and was amiable was so far away from them, and he would never see each other again in this life, such a big thing, he didn't know how to check it if he wanted to, and now this order has been issued, once he enters the capital, he doesn't know how many traps are waiting for him in front, many things, the more he thinks about it, the more painful it is, and the entanglement is difficult to solve.

"Now, our family really wants to enter Beijing and bring a dozen people to go, it is indeed a bit ostentatious, husband, if you decide not to take them there, Ling Xiao will support your approach. Ling Xiao naturally understood Fan Yuncheng's thoughts at this moment, she also experienced the tragic scene at that time, if their Fan family really encountered the same thing in the future, she would never want these innocent people to suffer misfortune.

"Soaring...... I've decided not to bring my family with me. Fan Yuncheng gritted his teeth and said.

"Well, we'll be dismissed in a few days. ”

"Just ma'am...... If you let them all go, you'll be tired at home. Fan Yuncheng looked at Ling Xiao, who was thin and thin, with some concern.

Ling Xiao smiled slightly: "How can I forget, husband, I used to be a subordinate in Zhang's mansion, and I haven't done any rough work, am I afraid of these things?"

“...... I, Fan Yuncheng, how can I marry such a good wife as you. Fan Yuncheng held Ling Xiao's hands, "I don't want you to suffer these things unless you have to." ”

"Husband, I have been married to you for 20 years, and Ling Xiao has lived a very happy and contented life...... It's just elderly parents, you still have to send it to Brother Yunji, and I'll ...... in my hometown I really can't rest assured. Ling Xiao thought of the past of separation and integration, and the sweetness and bitterness in his heart were woven together, how could others appreciate it.

"It's still thoughtful, I originally wanted to take it over and take care of my life, but I didn't want such a big thing to happen, so I could only bother my big brother. ”

Twenty years, they have the same tacit understanding of each other's words and deeds, and now this disaster has indeed come, they can only bear the disaster alone, those innocent people, don't bear the disaster that should befall them.

When Fan Yuncheng asked Fan Fu to prepare to dismiss the silver taels of the slaves in the family, he realized that he had been an official for twenty years, and his savings were really pitiful. Ling Xiao took out the dowry that Master Zhang Yuanzhi gave him at the beginning, and he was finally able to send more than a dozen people. It's just that Fan Fu and Xing'er, who have followed him for more than 20 years, will not leave him even if they are killed, Fan Yuncheng sighed, so he could only let them stay.

Two days before leaving, when the servants were leaving, some cried and some laughed, and some were beaten to death and were unwilling to leave, and finally left the Fan Mansion in tears.

Ling Xiao saw Xiao Ni, who was quietly hiding aside early in the morning, and saw the scene of many slaves leaving, her eyes were full of horror. Ling Xiao wanted to call her out several times, but she didn't do it because she couldn't bear it in her heart.

It was already afternoon, Fan Yuncheng and his wife stood in front of the hall, looking at the people who were gradually moving away, although it was difficult to hide the reluctance in their hearts, but when they thought that the disaster was far away from them, they felt a sense of relief in their hearts.

"Xiao Ni!" Fan Yuncheng didn't look back, just called her: "I've been standing for so long, I'm tired." ”

Xiao Ni stood there, silent, she didn't know how to answer, seeing that she would also be persuaded by the Fan couple to leave, but her heart ...... I don't know why I always feel sad that I can't hide it, in this home, she has only stayed for less than two months, the Fan family has always been a calm and serene family style, when she stays at home, every day is like staying in the spring breeze of Hemu, warm and happy. If he really left the Fan family, would there be such a feeling again? Fan Jun and Fan Yu stood behind their parents, looking at Xiao Ni, who had been silent, and did not dare to speak.

"Little Nirvana...... Come here, come to the master. Ling Xiao called softly.

"Sir, ma'am. Little Nirvana suddenly ran to their family and knelt on the ground, "Please don't drive me away." ”

“...... Xiao Ni, our family's entry into Beijing this time is a blessing or a curse or unknown, why do you follow us?" Fan Yun took over the burden prepared by Ling Xiao and handed it to Xiao Nirvana......

"I'm not going anywhere, sir, I'm really not going anywhere. Don't let me go, please old lady, Xiao Nirvana won't go. Xiao Nirvana's eyes were full of tears, and her voice was choked.

"Follow us, only suffering, if you can find a good family, we will all be at ease. Ling Xiao couldn't bear it.

"Xiao Ni has no father and no mother, since I arrived at the Zhang family, the boss regards me as his own, I originally thought that I would stay in the Zhang family forever in this life...... Now that such a catastrophe has happened, I can't help them with anything. Young Master Fan rescued me, I am very fortunate not to die, and the old lady loves me so much, how could I leave the Fan family? ”

"It's dangerous all the way here, you're a girl......" Fan Yuncheng really didn't want to let her leave in his heart, this weak girl, who did she want to take refuge in? Who can she take refuge in? If she is really allowed to leave, will it hurt her? Fan Yuncheng's heart has already begun to waver, do you want to open your mouth and promise her to stay? He turned his head slightly to look at Ling Xiao, Ling Xiao's face was like frost, without the slightest hint of joy and anger, but in Fan Yuncheng's opinion, Ling Xiao at this time was only afraid that he would speak, and he would never agree.

"No! Little Nirvana will not leave, and he will not die either. Little Nirvana burst into tears.

"Mother...... Just leave her alone. Fan Jun really can't stand this kind of scene, Xiao Nie is a girl who loves to laugh, Fan Jun has always liked her smile, and likes the shallow dimples at the corners of her mouth when she laughs. In this family, it is a very happy thing to see her smile at this time, if she really leaves, I am afraid that it will be difficult to have a girl's laughter in this family, thinking of this, he couldn't help but beg for a while.

"When did my mother ask you to plead?" Ling Xiao said coldly.

Hearing his mother say this, Fan Jun lowered his head and didn't dare to say anything, he knew his mother too well, once she made up her mind and wanted her to change her mind, she had to come up with a reason that could convince her, otherwise it would be useless to say anything.

Fan Yu beside him was already with tears in his eyes, and he saw Xiao Ni kowtowing incessantly, and his forehead was full of blood. Fan Yuncheng closed his eyes slightly, he really wanted to promise the child at the moment to let her stay, but he had to say this to his wife. After he married Ling Xiao, he knew that his wife was a person with a big idea, if he came to her now, he was afraid that this sullen would be born for a long time, and things happened one after another in recent days that he did not expect, Ling Xiao's body was not as good as day by day, he felt sorry for his wife, but he couldn't bear to let the child in front of him suffer, and now he really didn't know what to do.

Xiao Nie raised her bleeding forehead at this time, her mournful eyes looked at the whole Fan family, the whole family was silent in front of her, the blood on her forehead had dripped to the ground in front of her, she saw Fan Yu at this time, the tears were always in his eyes, he was holding back not to cry, and Fan Jun, who had been holding his hand, had lowered his head, and couldn't bear to look at her again, she gritted her teeth and suddenly stood up, and hit the stone pillar in front of the hall.