Under the two grand five-bay gates of the Guarding Eunuch's Mansion on Changfu Street, the four porters who usually stood to greet people coming from all over the place were driven in, and were replaced by strong soldiers every ten steps. It was impressive.
A scene of chilling. Faced with such a scene, when news came from inside that Fu Rong had no guests, although Chen Lu looked very bad, he still turned around and left with his three or five followers, without actually staying longer.
step.
Until he came out of Changfu Street at a lightning speed, and then turned to the door of his own house in Huo Wa Lane via Hubu Street. After reining in the horse, he didn't hurry to dismount, but just sat upright and fell into deep thought.
When things got to this point, it was undoubtedly in the struggle in the capital that Fu Rong and even the big blockers behind him were defeated. Otherwise, the Youcheng of Dali Temple would not have been so arrogant. If Fu Rong was willing to
Not to mention, he had already been dismissed by those Qingliu, so how could he have a good ending?
"hateful!"
Saying two words hatefully, Chen Lu suddenly dropped the reins and jumped off the horse neatly. He was about to go straight in when he suddenly heard a voice from behind, Mr. Chen. When he turned around, he frowned.
Seeing Xu Xun and Ruisheng walking slowly towards the ground, the master and servant did not know when they arrived. Before today, he would have at least treated Yan Yuese, but at this time he really was not in any mood to do so.
To deal with this kid, he immediately said coldly: "I've been very busy these days and I don't have time to pay attention to your business!"
"I know that Mr. Fei, the Right Prime Minister of Dali Temple, is here, and Mr. Chen has no time to attend to him, but can you take the time to listen to me?"
Chen Lu was about to leave without looking back, but he couldn't help but stop when he heard these words before he had taken two steps. Fei Rui's sudden visit to the guarding eunuch's house happened not long ago, and it was still early for it to spread throughout Nanjing.
Very, how did Xu Xun know? Thinking of this, he turned around and looked at the young man for a long time, and finally nodded and said: "Come in!"
This four-in-one house was a property purchased by Chen Zusheng in Nanjing in the past. It was not only Chen Lu who lived there, but also his nephews Chen Jie and Chen Zhang. Therefore, the whole house was divided into three roads.
The layout seems small, not to mention that it cannot be compared with the former Kaiping Prince's Palace, but it is only a little bit more spacious than an average-sized house.
The master Chen Lu obviously meant what he said. He led Xu Xunruisheng all the way in. Except for saluting, no one came forward until he passed through the corridor and entered a moon door. He was faced with three hut-style houses.
Only then did a child come forward to salute.
"master."
"Go and watch outside. Except for the news from Eunuch Fu, block everything else."
After Chen Lu said this, he entered the central door first and saw Xu Xun and Ruisheng following him in. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. At this time, Xu Xun had no choice but to explain: 'Master Chen,' Ruisheng wants to enter the palace, so
I will not avoid talking about this matter..."
These words have two meanings. One is to express trust, and the other is to let Ruisheng learn more about how to deal with others. How could Chen Lu not hear it? After Xu Xun and Ruisheng glanced back and forth, he said calmly
He nodded without saying anything and entered the east room with his hands behind his back. At this time, Xu Xun looked around intently. The outside was in the style of a hut, and the furniture inside was also extremely simple. At a glance, the tables, chairs, and stools seemed to be all
It was handmade by a not-so-skilled craftsman. At this moment, he didn't have time to think about it. He gave Ruisheng a few instructions in a low voice, and then led his people to follow him into the east room.
The furnishings in the east room are as simple as the outside. There are no floor-to-ceiling bookshelves or thousands of books. Instead, there are a few weapons hanging on the walls. Chen Lu, who was sitting on the only chair, saw Xu Xun walking up.
In front of him, he nodded lightly as if he wasn't surprised that there was no second seat.
"Since you know that the right prime minister of Dali Temple, Fei Ai, has arrived, I might as well tell you the truth. Eunuch Fu was guarding the gate of the eunuch's house. I don't know what kind of rhetoric he used to persuade Duke Cheng to send people to guard, so in a short time
People from the outside can't get in, and people from the inside can't get out. He is an imperial envoy. If he really wants to go out and investigate, no one can help it. The matter is urgent, and I still have a lot of things to do. If you have anything to say,
, just don’t beat around the bush.”
"Yes, Mr. Chen thought he had heard about Zhao Qin's illegal activities in the countryside during the engineering incident. Coincidentally, I happened to find a victim who had his land taken away and his wife and daughter were forced to death."
If such an imperial envoy hadn't suddenly appeared and this imperial envoy suddenly acted like this, Fu Rong would be in danger at this moment. In the morning, he went to the Imperial College to meet Fu Heng'an, and then got some information from the porters and servants.
Xu Xun would not come to Chen Lu at this time to get bad news. If the tree fell, he would become a rootless tree again.
Chen Lu sent out his only few confidants for nearly a month. Except for countless rumors and hearsay, he got almost nothing. The only gain was that some villagers actually talked about Zhao Qin's treason. Is this kind of nonsense?
It is still unclear whether it will be effective in the capital. Fu Rong is now under house arrest, so he is feeling very depressed. Now that he heard Xu Xun's words clearly, he could hardly restrain himself from standing up, and sat down again just after leaving the chair.
Go down.
Although he was in a jittery mood, he did not ask Xu Xun how he found the person. He only raised his eyebrows and asked: "Is this true?"
"Of course I take it seriously." Strike while the iron is hot, Xu Xun cupped his hand again and said, "I have already gone to see him and persuaded him to come forward..."
"It would only have happened a few days earlier. Now if we ask him to come forward to complain, it will at least be half the result with twice the result!"
Seeing Chen Lu shaking his head and interrupting his words, Xu Xun said word by word: "At this time, if he is required to come forward to file a complaint, he must at least submit the petition first and have the Yamen accept it. I don't know how much time it will take to drag it on like this. What's more, if you accept it,
The yamen that produced the petition are not something that Mr. Chen can easily control, and it is hard to say what will happen when the time comes. Moreover, he would rather die because his wife and daughter were dead, but Gengluo Sufferer was afraid of the power and did not dare to come forward to testify. Therefore, only
If this matter really gets bigger, other victims will be able to swarm out, and the matter will cause a stir in the city. Let's see if the imperial envoy is only looking at Eunuch Fu!"
It was only then that Chen Lu finally stood up. Although he was very dissatisfied that Xu Xun actually went to see the sufferer in person, considering that he was young and ignorant, he was already doing a good job in his job, so he did not pick a fight and kept going back and forth.
After pacing for a long time, he stopped and said, "No wonder Eunuch Fu said you were brave. How do you want to cause trouble in the city?"
Although it was not the first time I heard that idea, at this moment, seeing Xu Xun step forward to discuss the matter with Chen Lu without hesitation, Chen Lu was surprised at first and then nodded, and even gave some pointers from time to time. Ruisheng beside him couldn't help but click his tongue.
The courage of the young master is really great!
The main hall of the Shen family.
Shen Guang looked at the letter in his hand, his eyes lingering on the penetrating writing on the back of the paper for a long time. Finally, he crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it on the ground angrily, and said angrily: "It's a joke, I've already accepted this gift." After hearing what he said, Zhao Qin will die if he commits unjust acts. He said that if I marry my daughter, I will definitely ask for trouble in the past. Even if I can't cancel the marriage, I might as well postpone it for a few days. He thinks that I, Shen Guang, are a three-year-old child! If this person is really If you can support Xu Xun, why should you hide your head and tail in Xu's ancestral hall, and finally ask Eunuch Fu to clean up the mess? Now that Eunuch Fu is in danger, he stood up and said this again, it's ridiculous!"
Lu Quan, the butler who was standing nearby, saw that the master was angry and quickly asked in a solemn voice: "Master, but the young master also said..."
"What does he know! He hasn't even passed the exam, how can he know the methods of those officials in this world! That girl Yue'er thinks that I don't know about her elder brother who is instigating her secretly, but I still have a way, I How could you be willing to marry your direct daughter to that kind of family? Taking in refugees and so on is indeed not a top-level crime. I'm afraid that if I don't intensify the crime and arrange other crimes from the Zhao family, those three farms will still have to be given away in the end! It is expected that the Zhao family is also a family of officials, and the daughter-in-law married by the media will not be treated harshly "..."
Seeing Shen Guang say this, Lu Quan had a helpless and tired look on his face and sighed secretly, so he had to brace himself and ask again: "Master, the preparations for the wedding..."
"Of course everything is going according to the sun!" Shen Guang took a deep breath and said categorically, "And that Li Qingniang, staying with Yue'er is a disaster. I have kept her for a few more days, and I can't tolerate her anymore. Her, throw her out immediately!"
"But if the eldest lady goes to cry and plead with the old lady..."
"At home, you will follow your father and you will follow your husband. If she wants to have sex with you, just let her go. Now the old lady will never pamper her..."
..."In this way, confine her in the room and tell Ruyi to watch her carefully. If anything goes wrong, even she will be kicked out!"
In Shen Yue's boudoir in the backyard, Ruyi and the others were separated. Shen Yue held Li Qingniang's hand tightly. After a while, she managed to smile and said: "My eldest brother was just locked up by my father. I didn't expect him to be sent here again." I wrote such a letter. It’s a pity that when it comes to this, dad will never listen.”
"Don't worry, young lady, if I think about it carefully, I should understand."
"No, I understand my father better than you..." Shen Yue shook his head vigorously, and then said word by word, "I heard my father say something accidentally, my family's ancestral land is like that of Shen Wansan back then. Some of them were related to each other, and the God of Wealth had to die a good death. Therefore, what many generations of the Shen family feared most was to be remembered by officials.
Now Zhao Qin relied on the support of Peng Duxian, the governor of Nanzhili, and he heard that Fei Kai was here to investigate Eunuch Fu. He could not listen to other people's advice and would only marry me. What happened now , Mom, please remember to send a message to Xu Xun, saying that Mr. Shen has made up his mind and the eldest lady must get married, but he has promised not to give Ruyi as a dowry, and let him start on the day when the Zhao family welcomes the bride. That day. Zhao Qin must be entertaining guests at his home in Jurong, and it is difficult to distract him from the activities in Nanjing..."