It is said that Hu Liangyong drank the soup brought by his niece-in-law Xie in one gulp.

Xie's heart finally relaxed, and a look of pride appeared on her lips unconsciously.

"Uncle, does it suit your taste?"

"Very good, it's all thanks to my niece-in-law." Hu Liangyong wiped his mouth and said.

"Uncle, my nephew and my wife have something important to say. Can you step aside?" Mr. Xie took two steps forward and reached the desk.

It is very against the rules for a married woman to be alone.

But Mr. Xie's words were categorical and he seemed to be keeping secrets.

Hu Liangyong was in charge of the Imperial Guard and he thought very highly of himself. Except for the emperor, he never put anyone else in his eyes. After thinking for a moment, he backed away.

Shuangzhi and Xie were the only three people left in the room.

"Uncle, my father was impeached by the newly appointed Dali Prime Minister Wu Botang, but the words he said above were all fabricated out of thin air and have no evidence. I would like to ask my uncle to defend my father in front of the emperor."

Hu Liangyong drank the hot soup and felt hot all over his body. He said perfunctorily: "I already know about the matter of my brother-in-law. When the time comes, I will clarify it to the emperor."

After saying that, he waved his hand for Mr. Xie to leave.

"This soup is a bit hot. My nephew-in-law will help you fan it." Mrs. Xie saw that the medicine had taken effect and was unwilling to leave. Instead, she came close to Hu Liangyong, holding a round fan, and fanned Hu Liangyong.

As the fan was waving, the delicate fragrance burst out, and the beauty revealed another jade wrist. Her skin was as smooth as gelatin, and her beautiful eyes were looking forward to it.

Hu Liangyong was so hot that he began to see double images in front of his eyes. In a trance, it seemed as if his late wife was fanning herself and looking at each other with a slight smile.

Seeing this, Shuangzhi retreated quietly.

He closed the door, stood guard outside, and drove away all the servants, saying that the boss and his wife had important matters to discuss. Anyone who dared to enter without permission would stay far away.

Not long after, Shuangzhi heard a "crash" in the room and thought: It's broken, the boss is angry. This is because he was so angry that he smashed something.

Just as he was about to push the door open, he heard the sound of cloth being pulled. When he listened again, he could hear the sweet and greasy sound.

Shuangzhi was not shy, he covered his mouth and just smiled, thinking: "My dear, my sword is not old yet."

The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. It turns out that the frost branch has a long history with the servant in the house. When he heard about it, he knew that Xie's plan to have a child by borrowing his child was completed.

Although people die for fame and wealth, and birds die for food, for the sake of power, the Xie family completely disregarded ethics and was so embarrassed that the sun did not dare to rise in the sky, dark clouds rolled in, and rain fell into rivers.

The road was slippery due to falling rain, and there were few people on the road.

Four tall men in sturdy attire, carrying a small green cloth sedan, stopped at the entrance of a courtyard. A slim official came down from above, holding a pipa in his arms.

The little girl next to her held an umbrella, and the master and servant entered the courtyard.

About an hour later, the actor was helped onto the sedan chair.

It's just that no one noticed that when they went in, the maid of the Lingguan was slightly shorter, but when she came out, she was taller.

This tall person is Hongying.

Not daring to go to the ferry in a big way, Tao Huansheng thought of this method to trick Chen Cang secretly.

There was already a boat waiting on the ferry, and Tao Huansheng saw him off personally.

"Now I am going to the south of the Yangtze River alone, leaving my girl here, and I am very worried. General, I know you are a good person, and I have something to tell you." Hongying was wearing a blue cloth and indigo cloth skirt, and she was short and saluted.

"Say." Tao Huansheng held an oil umbrella in his right hand and put his left hand behind his back, standing tall and tall.

Hongying sighed in her heart, it was difficult to find someone like General Tao even with a lantern, but it was a pity that the girl had too many worries and was hurt by Luo Yu, so she was actually willing to take one step forward.

"If it happens to be a thunderstorm, Madam must not be around anyone."

Tao Huansheng frowned and said, "Why is this?"

"Sister Qingluo once said that my girl was not tolerated by Mrs. Yao since she was a child and was only accompanied by her nanny. But one day during a thunderstorm, the nanny got drunk and left the girl alone in the room. It happened to be that day

There was lightning and thunder, and the young girl was so frightened that she cried loudly, and she has been afraid of thunder since then."

Tao Huansheng nodded, indicating that he understood.

Hongying said again: "Madam has been lonely since she was a child and has a stubborn temper. Please ask the general to take care of her." After saying this, Hongying bowed again and again before following the escort on board the ship.

*

On the second day, the rain and clouds dispersed and the sky became sunny.

Meng Ying asked people to put the boxes and cages in Meng's house as usual, and only asked the little maid Zhenzhu to pick out some useful ones and move them to the general's mansion.

Before things were packed, Tao Huansheng came back.

He also brought a woman with him. She was tall and dark-skinned, but her eyes were particularly bright.

"This is?"

"Hongying has just left, and there is no one around you. This is Liaolan. If you think it is appropriate, you can stay by your side to serve."

Tao Huansheng's tone was calm, caring and respectful, which made Meng Ying feel warm in her heart. She asked Liao Lan, "How old are you this year? Who else is in the family?"

Liao Lan answered her questions one by one, and Meng Ying liked her very much when she saw how well she talked.

"Then just stay and call me Hongling from now on."

So he called the little girl and took her to the side room to get bedding.

"She used to serve in Liangge's hometown and was released when she was old. However, her younger brother suffered from a strange disease and sold herself for medical expenses. Now that I have bought it, you can do whatever you want."

"He is a person who values ​​friendship. Can the disease be cured?" Meng Ying felt very sympathetic after hearing about Hong Ling's life experience.

"I have taken him to the army, and the military doctor said he can recover in a few years." At this point, Tao Huansheng's eyes flashed with a hint of cunning.

Meng Ying understood that Tao Huansheng asked her to take care of her with ease, because her sister was on duty here and her brother was in the army as a hostage.

"It's pitiful. If it could be cured earlier, there would be no need to delay it too late for no reason." Meng Ying felt soft and couldn't help but plead for Hongling.

"If she is loyal, I will not treat her badly. It's just one thing. If you are not someone who has been with you since childhood, you will always have to pay attention to her."

In Tao Huansheng's eyes, Meng Ying is sometimes scheming and sometimes straightforward. The two personal maids around her are examples.

Meng Ying nodded, "The general is very thoughtful." Tao Huansheng's mouth curved almost invisible after being praised by the beauty.

"I will leave Beijing tomorrow, please... take care of me."

Meng Ying nodded, with no trace of happiness or anger on her face.

Tao Huansheng then turned around and went out. The guard led the horse. Tao Huansheng raised his leg and got on the horse. Looking at Meng Ying, he lingered on the horse for a long time before turning the horse's head and heading towards the palace gate.

Looking at his retreating figure, Meng Ying whispered: "I'm sorry." She couldn't keep her promise after all. She wanted the Xie family to wither away before he came back!

Back in the inner room, Meng Ying spread paper, polished ink, wrote a letter, and asked the little stone to be delivered to Wu Botang while avoiding the guards.

*

Lu Yu Tea House.

"Why are you dressed like this? Is it possible that the general's palace can't afford you clothes?"

Wu Botang looked at Meng Ying in front of him, and he was a little confused. He saw her with a double bun on her head, green clothes, a sweat scarf tied around her waist, and a maid's outfit.

"To make a long story short, I heard that your Dali Temple is investigating the corruption case of Jizhou Chief Secretary Wang Wanli?"

Wu Botang raised his eyebrows slightly: "Do you have any clues?"

This is no secret. Dali Temple once issued a notice to look for Wang Jianxiao, a fellow magistrate of Jizhou, known as "Little Abacus".

Meng Ying nodded, "This is a coincidence. You know my manager, Mr. Lin. Last time I went back to Qingzhou to visit relatives, I met Wang Jianxiao on the way."

"You have never seen Wang Jianxiao, how do you know he is it?" Meng Ying was like a mystery to him, always able to say unexpected things.

"He was on the same road with Lin Xiao. Seeing that Lin Xiao was worthy of being dispatched, he wanted to win over her, but he couldn't drink enough. He actually vomited the truth after drinking. I have a few important words that I might as well tell you, and you can go check them out." Meng Ying said.

No matter what, of course she made this up under the guise of Lin Xiao. Although the reason is false, what follows is indeed what she heard with her own ears in her previous life, and it really cannot be true anymore.

"Let's talk about it." Wu Botang went to Dali Temple and looked at several cases. They were unresolved, but this case was widely implicated.

"Wang Jianxiao is from the fifth rank. He is very popular with Wang Wanli because he is in charge of money and food. According to him, all the property that Wang Wanli embezzles is secretly hidden in the cave of Guanyin Mountain in Jizhou. He collects wealth not only for himself, but also for

Used by Prince Jing to seize power."

Hearing this, Wu Botang's expression tightened. He squeezed the folding fan tightly with his fingers, raised his fingers to his lips, and made a "shh" gesture. Then he stood up, whispered to the attendant outside the door, and then listened to "

"Whoosh!" Two sounds, and someone got on the roof.

Not long after, there were three knocks on the door.

Wu Botang sat down again and said, "I'm afraid there are rats on the roof, so keep talking."

Meng Ying knew that he was staring at Jin Yiwei. As expected of him, he was able to deal with them easily.

"Everyone in the world thought that Prince Jing was dead, but that was not the case. He was rescued by Xie Chong and secretly hid in Jizhou. As the saying goes, it is dark under the lamp. The emperor today would never have imagined that Prince Jing was a hundred miles away from the capital, watching with eagerness.

Keeping an eye on the throne."

Wu Botang looked at Meng Ying from head to toe with a scrutinizing gaze, and said: "You know how to find someone, but you still can't let go of the grudge between the Xie family and you? Are you here to set a trap for me?

"Are you going to let me be your thug? I won't be fooled." After saying that, he opened the folding fan and fanned himself.

"It's true that I have a grudge against the Xie family, but what I just said is also true. Could it be that Mr. Wu is afraid?" After saying this, he stared at Wu Botang half-mockingly.

She knew that what she said was like fantasy to others; but Wu Botang was different. He had been in and out of the palace since he was a child, had been the prince's companion, and had served in the Imperial Guard, and now he was firmly established in Dali Temple.
To be continued...