A somewhat demonic and crazy sound came from the front yard to the main yard, which scared the servants in the house and thought something had happened. After checking, they found that the person who made such a big noise was Li Yu.
Holding a few pieces of rice paper in his hand, he happily ran to Tang Ji who was sitting in the main courtyard having breakfast: "Tang Ji, I've finished the manuscript!"
"Oh." Tang Ji replied calmly, then scooped up the hot porridge in the bowl with a spoon.
He has been writing this for so many days, and combined with the writing method I taught him, he will not be rejected, so I am not surprised.
"Oh? You just said 'oh'? Do you know how much effort I put in to write this beginning?" Li Yu raised his eyebrows slightly and showed off the manuscript in his hand.
Tang Ji waved his hand casually: "Submitting the manuscript is just the beginning of the fight."
In a room not far away, two eyes looked through the window and saw Li Yu jumping around like a child. Jiuer couldn't help but turn to look at Song Yao beside him: "Sister Yao, what do you like about the prince?"
Is it one o’clock?”
Hearing this, Song Yao smiled and said softly: "I like everything about him."
After hearing her answer, the goosebumps on Jiu'er's body swelled up. She quickly rubbed her arms twice and murmured to herself: "I hope the lady will not be like this in the future."
At this moment, Jiang Ran, who had just finished dressing up, walked up to the two of them and pinched Jiu'er's little face twice: "Come on, let's go out."
In the courtyard, Tang Ji listened to Li Yu's ramblings and the rice porridge on the table had reached the bottom. He put down the spoon, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and then asked: "How is it that I asked you to find out?"
Li Yu suddenly realized it, put away his precious manuscript, and explained: "According to what Li Daniu told him, he went out to do business two years ago. The business was not successful, but he contracted a gambling disease and was unable to repay his debts. Later, he made a mistake.
He became a bandit. A few days ago, the bandits' den was seized by the government, so he escaped with a few people, cheating and cheating all the way. Many people were deceived into bankruptcy. The money he defrauded from Linxi Lane has long been lost.
He has spent all his money, so he will definitely not come back. That guy has lives on his hands, and he will also be punished with death."
Tang Ji nodded slightly, raised his eyes and said, "Let me just say, people will change."
Of course he meant this for Jiang Ran to hear.
Jiang Ran also heard the conversation between the two just now. He first saluted Li Yu and then sighed: "Hey, he used to be an honest person in the eyes of the neighbors, but he didn't expect that he would fall to this level."
Li Yu did not pay attention to the conversation between the two. Instead, he looked at the woman in red and asked in surprise: "Sister Yao, why did you come here so early in the morning?"
Song Yao let go of her hand holding Jiang Ran's arm and replied softly: "I'm taking a break from bathing today. I'm going to see Sister Jiang for a walk."
Li Yu nodded. After Song Yao's reputation as "The Devil" spread throughout Kyoto, few women were willing to be friends with her, let alone Huaizhou. It would be nice to be friends with Sister Jiang now.
Song Yao stood beside him and blinked: "Can I see the book you wrote?"
Li Yu swallowed his saliva, his face suddenly turned red, he stood up and ran towards Tang Ji's study: "I won't write well, I'll show it to you later."
Seeing this, Tang Ji shook his head and said contemptuously: "Coward."
The two girls looked at each other and smiled. Song Yao got up and went back to Jiang Ran and said to him: "Mr. Tang, will Sister Jiang lend me your money for a day?"
Tang Ji coughed lightly and replied: "Ahem, Miss Song, it would be better to use 'one day' next time. If Master Yan comes to see me for something, I won't go with you. Remember to call some guards later."
There was a look of confusion in Song Yao's beautiful eyes. There should be no difference between "one day" and "one day", but she didn't think much about it and instead smiled and said: "With me here, if you need any protection, don't worry."
, I will definitely return my sister to you completely!"
After saying that, she dragged Jiang Ran towards the front yard.
"Mr. Tang, I will help you keep an eye on the young lady and never let her be abducted by other handsome young men!" Jiu'er stuck out her tongue playfully and followed quickly.
Tang Ji rolled his eyes, ordered the maid to clear away the dishes on the table, and planned to leave for the county government office.
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Yunhuai County Yamen, back hall.
The clerk opened his palms, pointed to the chairs placed on both sides of the hall, and said politely to Tang Ji with a smile: "Young Master Tang, please sit here for a while. Master Yan has something to deal with. He will come over in a moment.
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Along the way, Tang Ji found that everyone in the county government office seemed to be very busy. From time to time, Yan Jiong's voice came from the lobby in front of him, which explained why the security in Yunhuai City was not bad. After all, the government was indeed doing some good work.
The people were doing practical things, and while he was thinking, he had already sat down on the square chair.
The clerk picked up the teapot and poured him a cup of tea. After learning that Tang Ji had no other needs, he turned around and left in a hurry.
About half an hour later, Tang Jidu had already dozed off. Just when he was about to fall asleep, there were urgent footsteps outside the door.
Yan Jiong stepped over the threshold and walked in, saying: "Young Master Tang has been kept waiting for a long time."
Seeing that the other party was wearing official uniform, Tang Ji quickly stood up and saluted: "Sir, Mr. Yan started judging the case early in the morning. His hard work has paid off, so I won't have anything to do if I wait a little longer."
"Hahaha." Yan Jiong smiled heartily and handed over a piece of dark yellow rice paper in his hand: "I couldn't find your household registration before, so I thought you might be from another county. Could you please
A colleague conducted an investigation, and sure enough, he finally found it in Changhuai County."
As he spoke, Tang Ji had already browsed the content on the paper. According to the above records, his birthday was on the 8th day of April, the 17th day of this year, and he settled in Niujia Village, Changhuai County. However, he had already learned from the last assassination incident.
I should be from Kyoto.
Seeing his doubtful expression, Yan Jiong added: "Mr. Zhao from Changhuai County told me that you were adopted by an old farmer in Niujia Village, who passed away three years ago. Fortunately, you did not let the old man down.
You are the only scholar in the village. According to the villagers, you came to Yunhuai County to take the provincial examination, and earn some money to go to Beijing to take the examination... Alas, it is a pity that the provincial examination has passed, and you are afraid that you will have to wait until
Three years later.”
Tang Ji didn't take the title of scholar seriously, because he had no plans to become an official in the court for the time being. He frowned slightly and stood there to think.
Tang Ji's true identity is from Kyoto. His mother is from the Yang family and his father is unknown. Because he is an illegitimate child, he is not welcomed by the Yang family. His mother met with an accident more than ten years ago and passed away unfortunately. He did not know why he came to Huaizhou and was treated by the elderly.
Adopted, now that he has grown up, he is preparing to take the imperial examination and stand out, but he is assassinated by the Yang family, and then his soul passes through this body.
Good guy, the complexity of this life experience is no less complicated than that of Jiang Ran!
Although he doesn't want to take too much care, he is still a parent in this world, and his feelings are thicker than water. Anyway, he still has to help his father-in-law clear his grievances. He must go to Kyoto, so we might as well find out together then.
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Of course, he is also planning to go to Changhuai County to have a look, maybe he can get some clues.
After a moment, he shook his head, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Master Yan. I'll treat you to a drink when you have time."
"Then I want to drink good wine!" Yan Jiong laughed. When he saw Cao Kuan appearing outside the door, he turned to say, "I have something else to do. Mr. Tang, why don't you take a stroll in the county government office?"
"No, no, there's still something to do in the bookstore, so I won't delay your Excellency's handling of the case. I'll leave first." Tang Ji didn't want to stay in such a boring place for a moment, so he said goodbye with a few polite words and left.
Yan Jiong did not stay with him for long. After watching the figure go away, he followed Cao Kuan to the court.