Not long after Fu Ming wrote the Emperor's Book, there was a cool breeze in the sky. The business wind blew the trees in the courtyard overnight. Although he could not sleep all night, Fu Ming still woke up early the next day, his mind was a little dizzy, and he coughed lightly from time to time. Twice, Qian Lan heard that she was going to invite the doctor who consulted the old lady these days to give her son a pulse. Before she left the house, someone came to report that the access control was lifted, and the people in the mansion could come and go freely.
After Fu Ming heard this and was convinced that it was true, he hurriedly took a few bites of breakfast and went out.
Fu Ming went to meet Qi Yuanshu first and asked him to find a chance to hand over the letters he had written a few days ago to the emperor. Qi Yuanshu met Fu Ming on the same day because of Zhou Chengyan's recommendation. At that time, he was still just a young man who had not yet reached the top. Nowadays, he often has the opportunity to see the Son of Heaven, and it seems that writing a letter for others is just a matter of hand. Although there is a risk of offending Longyan, it is not a big deal compared to what Jin Mansion has encountered today. Without hesitation, Qi Yuanshu took the letter from Fu Ming.
Fu Ming thanked him solemnly, and made an appointment with Qi Yuanshu to sing an elegant affair together after the dust settled.
Not long after he came out of Qi Yuanshu's mansion, Fu Ming met Zhou Chengyan.
Zhou Chengyan saw him from a distance, and quickly stepped forward, "Brother Ming, I'm going to the Guogong's mansion. The girls said you're going out. I didn't know where to go to find you. Fortunately, I met you!"
Fu Ming said: "If you don't go to me, I'm going to find you too. Let's find a clean place and talk about it."
"There's a teahouse nearby, and the backyard wing is quiet. Let's go there."
After Zhou Chengyan led Fu Ming around a few turns, the two entered the teahouse and took their seats in the clean room.
Before waiting for the tea to enter, Fu Ming asked, "Xifu, what have you heard these days?"
Zhou Chengyan replied: "One thing is certain, the arrest of my brother-in-law this time is indeed the work of the prince's faction. At present, my brother-in-law is still on trial. Some of the officials the emperor arranged for a thorough investigation were not smugglers. There is no conclusion yet.”
"Who is in charge of reviewing this case?"
As soon as Fu Ming asked, Zhou Chengyan took out a list from his sleeve and handed it to Fu Ming. Not only the name, but also the official position, who is the student, and the style of conduct are all recorded. After reading it twice, Fu Ming took it into his arms and said to Zhou Chengyan:
"Xifu has a heart."
"My brother-in-law was arrested, and it was my nephew's father. Brother Ming, you are my best friend, how can you not give your heart?" Zhou Chengyan poured the first cup of tea for Fu Ming and pushed it in front of him.
Fu Ming took a sip of the tea and said, "There are many people who add icing on the cake, but few people who give away charcoal in the snow. This love, no matter what I accept, I will keep it in my heart."
Zhou Chengyan smiled back, and added: "Brother Ming, if there is anything that needs my help, you can send it, don't have to carry it alone." The smile on his face faded, and instead he It was worried, "I see that you are not looking very well today, if you have nothing else to do, you should go back to rest early, find a doctor, take care of yourself, and only if you are safe, you will have the spare energy to rescue others. !"
The first thought in Fu Ming's mind was that he was not someone else, he was his husband, who had the same fate as him. But he didn't say these words, he just returned to Zhou Chengyan and said, "Don't worry, I will take care of myself."
After Fu Ming returned to the mansion, he watched the list and kept mulling over it. After several thoughts in his heart, before he could come up with a clue, he heard someone report that it was Mr. Fan who was here.
Fu Ming has only met Fan Zhi twice, once when he came to the house to borrow money, and once when he came to pay back the money. Later, Jin Yi was promoted, and many colleagues came to congratulate him. Fan Zhi asked someone to send gifts, but he did not show up.
But now, those who came to congratulate are nowhere to be seen, but Fan Zhi, who was unwilling to shine that day, came to visit the day before the ban was lifted in Jin Mansion. But as long as there are a few, it is enough.
Fu Ming showed Fan Zhi the list that Zhou Chengyan had given him. Fan Zhi had been in the court for a long time. Although he was fair and honest, he could see the situation in the Qing Dynasty better than Zhou Chengyan, who had not yet entered the court. After listing several key figures on the list, and talking to Fu Ming about the current situation in the DPRK and China, Fu Ming's heart became clearer.
Fu Ming originally wanted to stay with Fan Zhi for food, but knowing that he was taking the time to come, he still had official business to do, so he didn't bother to stay.
Before Fan Zhi left, Fu Ming expressed his unkind request: "Brother Wen Su, I wonder if you can bring a message to the third prince for the foolish brother, if possible, I hope the third prince can come and see me, I will. Wait for him in the building."
Fan Zhi replied, "Yes."
Fu Ming smiled and felt relieved.
For several days after that, Fu Ming went to Jianlou every day, and on the fourth day, he finally waited for the third prince.
After Fu Ming saluted, the third prince lifted him up and said, "These days, you've been worried a lot."
"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness." Fu Ming said, "Although I'm afraid, I'm in the mansion.
"Alas." The third prince sighed, "After all, it is inevitable to suffer from some flesh and blood."
"He is a dignified general, and the pain of flesh and blood is not unbearable. But, my lord, do you think that's all?"
To Fu Ming's earnest gaze, the third prince did not know how to respond. After a long time, he said, "Your heart is unpredictable."
Fu Ming was startled, and then he sank, and asked without hesitation, "I heard what the lord said, do you want to give up on him?"
"How could it be!" Seeing Fu Ming Zhang Huang's expression, the third prince could not help softening his tone, "Changjing is a minister of the imperial court. In the future, this country will rely on him to be quiet, how can it be easily abandoned?"
Fu Ming smoothed the tone in his heart, "Just now, I made a slip of the tongue, please don't blame me, Your Highness."
The third prince shook his head and said, "If you care, you will be in chaos." After a long pause, he continued, "It's just that this king can't wait to rescue Changjing right away, but now the crown prince is staring at him, and the emperor is more guarded against this king. Acting rashly, not only can it not save Changbor, but also harm him. Do you understand?"
Fu Ming lowered his head and narrowed his eyes, and replied, "Your Highness has thought about it carefully, and I understand it later."
In fact, it is not impossible, but difficult. Fu Ming understands that although the third prince has the heart to save people, he cannot do his best to save people. In the end, he was the one who planned the overall situation. Even if he valued Jin Yi's chess piece again, he would not mess up the overall situation for him. Fu Ming didn't know whether to be cold-hearted or fortunate for Jin Yi, he wasn't the third prince's fatal chess piece, but he wasn't an abandoned son either.
Then, next, they can no longer pin their hopes on the third prince, they must save themselves first, and when there is a way out, the third prince will pick up this chess again and let him move forward.
Since one's shield cannot defend, it is better to attack the other's spear.
Fu Ming took the list and went to secretly meet Yan Le in the small courtyard he had visited in the past.
Yan Le saw that he described a lot of haggard, and sighed: "Brother Ming, you entered the Sui State Duke's mansion in the past, I don't know if you can get along with Master Jin in peace, but seeing you like this now, I want to come here and what is the relationship between you two? Shen, this is a good thing. But you are so hurt because of him..." At this moment, Yan Le thought of the words "love is not life", but she couldn't say it in her throat, and said, "May he be able to see you. A painstaking effort, I will live up to you in the future."
But Fu Ming said: "He has treated me very well. Besides, now I don't care about the future. It is still important to find a way to get him out of prison."
Yan Le said: "As long as I can, I will do my best."
The two talked for more than half an hour, and when they parted, Fu Ming said to Yan Le: "Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger. Although the prince is not a cruel person, he is still a prince after all, Ale, you must be careful, don't To be too radical, because the small loses the big.”
Yan Le heard that this was Fu Ming's account of the current situation and his concern for his long-term situation, so he smiled and replied, "I'm measured, don't worry."
After that, every three or five days, Fu Ming would meet with Yan Le. Several names had been drawn on the list, and after each name was written a number, which was the money he gave to Yan Le. Yan Le is now deeply favored by the prince, and the officials under the prince, even if they disdain him in their hearts, still treat him with kindness. Yan Le invited them privately, and most of them would go there, and the money flowed into their purses from Jin Mansion through Yan Le's hand.
Fu Ming didn't know if this was really effective, but he didn't want to miss any opportunity. If spending money can eliminate disasters, even if the family goes bankrupt, he will not hesitate. But this home is not his home alone. He can live in a rough alley, but the descendants of the grandfather can't. In any case, Jin's face cannot be lost. When his dowry and the money that New Moon had prepared at the beginning were exhausted, Fu Ming couldn't really sell the property, so he could only ask someone to borrow it.
Goodbye Tao Yang, although it is difficult to say, Fu Ming still has few irrelevant words. After greeting, he directly informs him of his intention.
"If it's something else, I'm afraid I'm powerless. If it's this thing, I can help a little bit." Tao Yang also readily asked someone to take a silver note and give it to Fu Ming.
It's just that the bank note was not tightly held in his hand, and it was handed over to Yan Le that day.
The silver fell into the hands of the other party like flowing water. Although it was not possible to get Jin out of prison, it finally made him suffer less, and even had the opportunity to hand a letter to his family.
Fu Ming took the letter from Yan Le and opened it with a slight trembling. When he saw the familiar handwriting on it, his eyes blurred. He wiped away the blur with his cuff and read the letter word by word.
The letter didn't say much, and couldn't say much, just reported safety and reassured the family. There were only two sentences, which were written to Fu Ming alone. On the other page, there were only ten numbers, but Fu Ming's eyes were red again:
Knowing that your heart is like the sun and the moon, please work hard to add meals.
Fu Ming took the letter back to Jin Mansion, and handed the first letter to everyone to read one by one. One letter was like a small boat, carrying a room of people who were about to drown, allowing them to breathe.
Everything that should be managed has been managed, and the people who can be entrusted have also been entrusted. Since then, there has been no new progress or new news for many days. Fu Ming was looking forward to it every day, and when it was autumn, he borrowed money from Tao Yang a few times, but Yan Le returned the money he sent out the last two times—the matter had reached a deadlock.
A few days ago, in order to have the energy to do things, Fu Ming prescribed a lot of powerful medicines for himself to completely suppress the disease, but it was not a cure. Today, the air turned cold. Not only did he fail to recover, but the efficacy of the medicine was reversed. In addition, the lesions that had been suppressed earlier reappeared, and his condition suddenly aggravated a lot.
If it is normal, he may be able to make himself less anxious and worry, and still have more than enough to comfort others. But in Qiulai's illness, people's hearts are often not as strong as they used to be. Every night, when he dreams, he wakes up in shock, and often feels cold on his face, and tears unknowingly. Thinking of Jin Yi, who was still wronged in prison, I don't know if he has thick clothes and warm quilts, maybe a full stomach and a good night's sleep, what should he do if he is injured or sick... Once he thinks about it, he can't sleep anymore, and he will stay up until dawn. They sent people to deliver clothes and food, but they were all turned away from prison.
Day after day, Fu Ming was exhausted physically and mentally, and he didn't know which path he had not tried before. If he stops Dali Siqing to file a grievance in the street, can he still earn a chance for Jin Yi? Or, not only will it not help, it will worsen the situation
Just when Fu Ming was exhausted, he felt that he would be overwhelmed no matter what, and he was anxious and overwhelmed when someone sent him an invitation.
This time, Zhou Yuqing no longer used the name of his brother, but directly wrote his boudoir name on the invitation, and said that he was discussing with Fu Ming about Jin Yi.
After thinking about it a little bit, Fu Ming reorganized himself, braced himself up, and went to the appointment.
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