Summary of the previous chapter: Ma Xiaoquan led Bei Mingxue to visit Ye Xianggao...
Mrs. Ye suddenly rushed to Ye Xianggao, grabbed Ye Xianggao's clothes, and shouted: "You damn old man, why didn't you tell me that my nephew was arrested?"
Ye Xianggao was also very naughty. He rolled his eyes and pretended to be innocent and said, "What nephew? Oh, Deacon Ma said, do you think that's your nephew?"
"Humph, others don't know, but I know best. I remember the wart on his neck very clearly."
Ye Xianggao frowned, shook Madam Ye away with all his strength, and scolded: "How presumptuous. If I say I don't know, I just don't know. As the chief minister of the dynasty, why should I care about so many things?" ?”
"I don't care, Old Man Ye, you have to ask clearly if he is our nephew, otherwise I will never be done with you."
"Are you finished? What's not finished? Go back to the house!" Ye Xianggao said angrily.
Seeing that the momentum was not right, Ma Xiaoquan felt secretly happy in his heart, but he still pretended to be sorry and stood up and said: "Master Chief Assistant, then I won't stay. I have been here for such a long time..."
Ye Xianggao was righteous, Ma Xiaoquan said, he didn't even reply, he just waved his hand a few times, like an adult chasing away a child.
Ma Xiaoquan was not angry either. Most of the purpose of his trip had been accomplished. Anyway, he was Jiang Taigong's fisherman who took the bait. Ye Xianggao was not a fish, so it did not mean that his wife was not a fish.
...
Walking out of Ye Xianggao's home, Bei Mingxue couldn't help it anymore and said: "Ma Xiaoquan, that Ye Xianggao is really rude. Fortunately, he is still the chief minister of the dynasty, but that's it, huh."
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and said: "Hey, I understand, if this matter is left to me, I guess I won't have the time to talk to others at that time. Little girl Beiming, just wait. Before tonight, Mrs. Ye will Come to me, hehe"
Bei Mingxue's beautiful eyes flickered and she curled her lips and said, "Ma Xiaoquan, you are lying."
"Hey, do you dare to make a bet with me?"
"Betting? How to bet?"
Ma Xiaoquan shrugged: "It's very simple. If Mrs. Ye comes to see me today, just let me kiss you."
"Then what if I win?" Bei Mingxue asked with a blushing face.
"You win, well, then you kiss me!"
"Ma Xiaoquan, you scoundrel!"
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That night, Mrs. Ye came to Ma's house to find Ma Xiaoquan.
Mrs. Ye was also the first-grade imperial concubine conferred by the late emperor. It was precisely because of Mrs. Ye's status that Ye Xianggao was afraid of his wife. Otherwise, he would have divorced her long ago.
Logically speaking, Mrs. Ye would be accompanied by guards when traveling, but tonight, Mrs. Ye came alone.
When they met, Mrs. Ye directly asked Ma Xiaoquan what happened in the Jinyi Guard Prison.
He had already put on a pretense during the day, and naturally had to continue pretending at night. Madam Ye asked a lot of questions, and Ma Xiaoquan shook his head with a blank look on his face. However, when he was talking to Madam Ye, he had already settled down. Li Qinghan suddenly pushed the door open and said as soon as he opened the door: "Ma Xiaoquan, you Jinyiwei people came to report that they caught a Jurchen spy. Well, this is your letter!"
When Li Qinghan walked in, he didn't notice Mrs. Ye's presence at all, so when she handed the letter to Ma Xiaoquan, she still looked normal.
Ma Xiaoquan frowned, took the letter from Li Qinghan, and said: "How dare you, the wife of the First Assistant is here, why are you yelling and screaming, why don't you quickly admit your mistake to the wife?"
Li Qinghan said "Yeah" and then turned to look at Mrs. Ye.
"Madam, I'm sorry..." Li Qinghan had a look of "horror" on his face.
Mrs. Ye shook her head, kindly stepped forward to pull Li Qinghan up, and praised: "What a beautiful girl. Well, you are the eldest daughter-in-law of the Ma family, right. Well, Master Ma has been dead for a long time. Have you considered returning to the family?"
Looking for one?"
"Madam, I..."
Mrs. Ye chuckled: "Oh, look at my mouth, I will just talk casually, but I know that you are the concubine given by the late emperor. Although this matter is not important, I want to introduce you to someone.
I’m afraid we still need the emperor’s consent.”
As soon as Mrs. Ye finished speaking, Li Qinghan lowered his head.
Ma Xiaoquan knew that Mrs. Ye's words touched on Li Qinghan's pain point, so he quickly stepped forward and changed the subject: "Madam, you came to see me today. What is going on? We have been chatting for a long time, but it seems that me doesn't understand?
"
Mrs. Ye's face turned pale, she waved her hand and said, "Deacon Ma, do you have any other news about the man named Liu you mentioned today?"
Ma Xiaoquan was stunned and asked: "Madam, why do you care so much about that person? Could it be that that person is a relative of yours?"
Mrs. Ye shook her head: "I don't know about this, but I just heard what your sister-in-law said, and the letter in your hand..." Mrs. Ye said, looking at the letter in Ma Xiaoquan's hand.
Ma Xiaoquan said oh, opened the letter and read it once, and then snorted: "Mrs. Ye, is your nephew's name Liu Baosheng?"
Mrs. Ye nodded, with a little nervousness in her eyes.
Ma Xiaoquan slapped his head and sighed: "Madam, I didn't tell you that. Why is your nephew a Jurchen spy?"
Mrs. Ye was confused for a while, and after a while, she asked again: "So, Deacon Ma, the man named Liu detained by your Jinyi Guard is my nephew?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded and handed the letter in his hand to Mrs. Ye: "Madam, please read this letter. This letter is your nephew's confession."
Mrs. Ye carefully took the letter from Ma Xiaoquan, read it straightly, and then she hummed, rolled her eyes, and fainted.
When Mrs. Ye woke up, she was already lying on the bed. Ma Xiaoquan stood in front of the bed. When he saw Mrs. Ye woke up, he quickly ordered Li Qinghan to give Mrs. Ye some water.
The two of them drank a lot, and Mrs. Ye's mood gradually stabilized.
"Deacon Ma, you must help me, help me save my useless nephew!"
Mrs. Ye's tone was excited, and Ma Xiaoquan quickly stepped forward to comfort her: "Madam, don't worry, as long as I can do anything, I will definitely not be able to help you more than Madam. Your nephew is a Jurchen spy. This matter... Madam, you also know,
Over at Ningyuan, we have been fighting with the Jurchens until tomorrow, and the Emperor doesn't know about this yet. If the Emperor knows about it, I'm afraid..." After Ma Xiaoquan finished speaking, he made a helpless gesture.
Mrs. Ye grabbed Ma Xiaoquan's hand and said loudly: "Deacon Ma, please, although my nephew is useless, there is only one man in his family. If he dies, the old Liu family will be cut off."