Su Jin didn't want to stay in Yangzhou Mansion for a moment. Although there were still ten days until the New Year, once the thought of returning to Yangzhou came up, he immediately wanted to go back and wanted to leave right away. High-speed update
Of course, there is also vanity at play in this. Wealth and honor do not return to their hometown, but they travel at night like silk clothes! The overlords of Chu hundreds of years ago could not help but have the desire to show off their glory, let alone Su Jin; in later generations, he was a loser, and there was nothing to show off.
Such a good opportunity, how could you miss it in this life?
But before leaving, there are a few things that need to be arranged; Ouyang Xiu has made it clear that he will be passing through Huainan this New Year and does not plan to return to the capital. Su Jin had expected that he would do this. He has several cases to handle, one
It was Zhu Shiyong who revealed the information to the bandits, and the other was that Huainan Road transfer envoy Wang Qinian reported on Su Jin.
The former was not busy at all. Although Chen Laogen had it in hand, the evidence was a bit insufficient and had to be collected slowly. Su Jin's case was his primary responsibility when he came to Huainan Road. He had been fettered in Yangzhou for several days and had been working on it.
He was busy with the case of Yangzhou officials and did not start to investigate it at all; if he just returned to Beijing like this, it would obviously be unjustifiable.
A few days ago, Ouyang Xiu had sent someone to invite a transfer envoy to come to Yangzhou, but for some unknown reason, Wang Qinian had not arrived yet. Ouyang Xiu decided to go directly to his door. Wang Qinian also had a personal ID in his hand, which was that of the Bagong Mountain bandit leader named Big Lao Wang.
Yes, it was this person's confession that was extremely detrimental to Su Jin. Naturally, Ouyang Xiu wanted to interrogate this person and find out the facts.
Ouyang Xiu originally wanted to take Su Jin with him to Shouzhou, but he felt that it was inappropriate. It was Su Jin who was being investigated. There was no reason to investigate in front of him. This would arouse Wang Qinian's great suspicion and wariness, which would be detrimental to the matter.
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In fact, Ouyang Xiu had already received the emperor's permission. Even if this matter was true, it would be a minor matter. After all, Su Jin had made a great contribution by destroying the bandits. As for making false promises in order to deal with the bandits,
Although it is hateful, it is not so hateful that it is a heinous crime; other things such as greed for merit and rash advancement, and refusing the assistance of the troops stationed in Shouzhou and Luzhou are all nonsense.
Do you want to say that a person like Su Jin would rather fight bandits with his life for that little credit? Not to mention Ouyang Xiu's understanding of Su Jin, this person would never do this, and it doesn't make sense in general logic.
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All in all, Ouyang Xiu was here to help Su Jin wipe his ass. He was ordered to do so from the capital. What's more, now that he and Su Jin had shared a secret and became a comrade in the trenches, he naturally had to try his best to help him.
Ouyang Xiu was also extremely puzzled as to why a good imperial minister of his had boarded Su Jin's pirate ship after many detours and protected him from such a heinous crime. It was scary to think about it.
But now there is no turning back. This is a road of no return. We can only hold on to Su Jin and Yan Shu desperately. If they want to die, we will die together. As long as we don't die, we will rise to the top together.
Su Jin was not in the mood to quarrel with Ouyang Xiu. He persuaded Ouyang Xiu to go back to the capital first and come back after the first day of the year. But Ouyang Xiu refused, so he gave up. He did not rest during the holidays and worked hard on the case, which in itself was what Ouyang Xiu wanted to do in front of the emperor.
It was a gesture that he showed. He was not very conscious and could not prevent others from showing it. So after they agreed to meet in Luzhou on the sixth day of the lunar month, Su Jin completely forgot about Ouyang Xiu.
Another headache for Su Jin was how to settle the women rescued from Fugui Tower. They could neither bring them back to Luzhou nor keep them in captivity in that inn. After much deliberation, Su Jin decided to
The women distributed some money and settled the matter.
In the afternoon, Su Jin found an excuse to sneak into the inn and summoned a dozen women together. Although these women had only met Su Jin once, they were not afraid of life; Su Jin was sitting upright, but they were laughing and joking.
They were joking around, pointing and commenting on Su Jin in a low voice, and some even secretly teased Su Jin with their eyes.
Su Jin coughed, stretched out his hand, spread out a large package that he brought with him on the table, and opened it. The table was suddenly filled with jewels, and the gold and silver ingots were so dazzling that everyone's eyes were dizzy. Bai Mudan and the girls were still smiling with chattering faces, but in an instant
Then he knew what Su Jin was going to do.
Su Jin coughed and said: "Girls, yesterday Feng Jingyao and a group of criminals were executed, and most of the remaining Longhumen criminals were also sentenced to imprisonment. I believe you have heard about it; now that this is over, you don't need to hide.
I hid it, so I came here today to give you your freedom. There is some money here, and you can do whatever you want. You can take it and go to your relatives and friends."
The noisy laughter fell silent, and the women fell silent one by one. They looked at each other and stopped talking.
Su Jin smiled and said: "What? Aren't you looking forward to regaining your freedom? You are so happy right now."
Bai Mudan, who was standing by the side, suddenly fell to her knees, lowered her head and cried: "Mr. Su, yesterday the sisters of the slave family were still discussing how the master would settle us, and also thought that the master would dismiss us, but we sisters are all
I was kidnapped and brought here when I was a child. My family and relatives are all gone. I am surrounded by a huge crowd of people and have no place to stand. Where can I go?"
All the women also knelt down and wiped their tears. A woman in red cried delicately: "Yes, Mr. Su, the Nu family and others have never lived in this world. Although Mr. Meng rescued them this time, they were able to get out of the tiger's mouth, but
Where else to go?”
Su Jin knew this woman in red. He was the Red Rose who served him with White Peony that night. Su Jin was deeply impressed by the ecstasy that night. Red Rose's skillful tongue almost sucked out her soul.
Su Jin didn't want to throw away these beauties. Although these women were dirty, Su Jin had no taboos in this regard. He didn't want to marry them. What he wanted was this kind of charming and charming character. As a man, he could marry them.
Naturally, she is a good wife and mother, but when looking for flowers and flowers outside, these best people are naturally the first choice.
But the question is, what can he do to them? It is absolutely impossible to take them home, and to send them away with such rhetoric, Su Jin's scalp is like snowflakes flying, and there is nothing he can do.
"Mr. Su, our sisters have no special skills. Many of them don't even understand the ways of the world. If we go out of this door, we will be dead." Bai Mudan cried.
Su Jin frowned and said, "What should we do? I have nowhere to settle you, so this is going to be difficult."
Bai Mudan said softly: "We sisters don't have the luxury of being able to be taken in by the young master. Otherwise, please invite the young master to invite Mihua Niang. Our sisters will be taken care of by her, and we may still be able to survive under her wings."
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Su Jin said angrily: "How can you do this? I finally rescued you without telling the government, and you still want to go back to your old business. It's really... really... what should I say?"
Bai Mudan hurriedly said: "Young master, you may have misunderstood. Although we are dirty, we are not so inferior to ourselves. It's just that Mi Hua Niang once told us sisters that if we can escape from the cage one day, she will take us to the capital.
Use our savings to open a tile house, and my sisters and I can make a living by singing operas, but we will no longer do this dirty business."
Su Jin suddenly realized that it was really admirable that Mi Hua Niang had such thoughts. Thinking that this girl actually died for Feng Jingyao, she couldn't help but sigh and said in a deep voice: "It's a good idea, but it's a pity that Mi Hua Mi
It’s no longer here.”
The girls were startled and asked all at once: "What did the young master mean when he said that Rice Flower Queen is gone?"
Su Jin sighed: "She has already committed suicide, but she is a strong woman." Then he told the story of Mihua's suicide.
The women were grieving and crying. Su Jin had never thought that these women had such deep feelings for Mihua. He thought they should hate Mihua, but unexpectedly, this was the result. It seemed that Mihua must be a normal lover of Mihua.
They are extremely protective.
Bai Mudan burst into tears and coughed while crying. After a while, her body swayed and she fell to the ground. Everyone hurriedly helped her up, pinched her and poured hot tea to wake her up. Su Jin saw that there were spots on the corners of her mouth.
There were blood stains on his face and he asked in surprise: "What's going on?"
A woman sobbed softly: "Don't you remember Mr. Su? Last time Mr. Su took the list from Sister Mudan and escaped, the adoptive father... no, no, no... Old thief Feng suspected that she was colluding with you.
My sister was kicked in the chest, causing her to vomit blood. If Mi Hua Niang hadn't protected her in time, she would have been beaten to death that day. Later, the injury never healed, and she often vomited blood. When she heard the bad news, it naturally affected her injuries.
Already."
Su Jin said in shock: "Why didn't she say anything? The injury seems serious."
The girls cried sadly and helped the semi-conscious Bai Mudan wipe his chest to help him breathe, and they were in a mess.
Su Jin paced back and forth, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Well, since you have nowhere to go for the time being, follow me to Luzhou to settle down first. In the afternoon, I will ask someone to call a few big cars for you. You will stop at my house far away."
After the motorcade, when we arrive in Luzhou, I will arrange a separate house for you, and help Miss Bai Mudan ask a doctor to prepare medicine for her. Anyway, heal your injuries first, and then worry about it after the New Year. What do you think?"
The girls were overjoyed to finally be able to leave Yangzhou and live a new life, and under the protection of Mr. Su, this was something they could not even imagine.
Su Jin bent down and touched Bai Mudan's cheek, and said softly: "Can you hear me? Please relax first and come with me to Luzhou to recuperate. Your health is important."
Bai Mudan's tears rolled down like pearls, and she struggled to stand up and kowtow to Su Jin. Su Jin quickly held her down; Bai Mudan said: "Young Master has been so kind and kind, and it is difficult for us and my sisters to repay you with our bodies."
Su Jin said: "What are you talking about? You almost lost your life for me. It's right."
Bai Mudan said: "The kindness will be repaid later. Let's not mention it for now. The slave family has an unkind request at the moment. Please fulfill it."
Su Jin said: "Say."
Bai Mudan's tears fell again and she sobbed: "The slave family wants to go with the sisters to burn some paper money on Mi Hua Niang's grave before leaving. If it weren't for Mi Hua Niang's care for our sisters, none of our sisters would have survived to this day."
Su Jin nodded and said: "You are all sentimental and righteous women. You are much nobler than many women in the world who claim to be innocent. Of course you must agree to this request. I will make arrangements right away. Just pack your clothes and wait here."
Su Jin walked out quickly, with her clothes rustling behind her, and a group of prostitutes kneeling on the ground.