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After a cup of tea time.
A black shadow suddenly appeared.
A man dressed in black emerged from the dungeon.
Walking at night in black, he walked to the gate of the palace, stopped a step, and gestured to the people in the palace.
Mammy, who pretended to be passing by, happened to see it and nodded at him.
Then the soldiers split into two groups, the man in black disappeared into the night outside the palace, while the nanny rushed all the way to the Central Palace, and returned to the Jinxiu Palace of Empress Jiahe.
There were only two people in the house, and even the serving maids were dismissed. The empress and the fourth prince were sitting together, and she was caressing her jade ring fingers uneasily.
The old mammy walked in quickly, and whispered in the queen's ear, "The matter has been settled, the empress can rest assured."
Nanny Ji has served by Jiahe's side for a long time, she is her confidant, and the empress has great trust in her.
She breathed a sigh of relief slowly, but her brows were still deeply frowned.
The fourth prince looked at his words and asked, "Auntie, what else is there to worry about?"
Empress Jiahe pinched her forehead, and said in an irritable tone, "I think this matter is strange, so how could Wang Zhou be found guilty all of a sudden?"
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The local government in Yecheng, from top to bottom, from the county magistrate to the yamen servants, were all taken care of by the people she sent there.
Those people took advantage of her, even if they received Rong Ting's complaint, they would just suppress it and not deal with it.
Rong Ting has no influence, not even the money to see a doctor, let alone the spare money to buy people's hearts, such an arrangement should be foolproof, but unexpectedly, there are still some omissions.
Unless, behind Rong Ting, there are people who help him...
The Fourth Prince coincided with her thoughts, "Does Auntie feel that someone is helping him?"
Empress Jiahe nodded slightly, then raised her head suddenly, her cold eyes were poisoned, and she looked at Mother Ji.
Ji Momo understood, her eyes also turned cold, she was as stern as a seasoned hawk, she immediately said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, this old servant will find someone to investigate immediately!"
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the next day.
Before Wang Zhou's trial, news came that he committed suicide in fear of crime at night.
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The lights are on.
At night, Yecheng is extremely lively.
On the day of spring, the number of vendors on Taoxi Road, the busiest business district, was several times that of ordinary days. The lights in the night market are bright, and the new leaves of the willow trees, which are still stained with unmelted snow but spit out fresh green, are covered with a hazy layer of golden yellow.
During the festive season, Fourth Master Jiang spent a rare time, chartering a whole boat, but he didn't see Jiang Rao, so he went to ask Jiang Qinshi, "What about every year?"
Jiang Qinshi knew where Jiang Rao was, and said with a smile: "She has been bored at home for a whole winter, and she almost turned into a mushroom. After a festival, you can let her go out to play by herself. There are maids and Jiang Ping Come on, don't worry about it."
Fourth Master Jiang's face was still sullen.
Jiang Qinshi asked: "Are you still angry about what happened today?"
"It's not that I'm angry." Fourth Master Jiang retorted, "I'm in a panic."
Not long after Nian Nian went out this morning, there was a visitor from the house. It was a big local family in Yecheng surnamed Yang. A relative was a second-rank official in Jinling. It was a prominent family. Jiang Siye originally thought that this old master Yang came to take advantage of the festival to socialize with him, but who would have expected that during the chat, this person would actually mention his Niannian.
He also mentioned that he still had two years left for his son who was weak.
In the discourse, there was a sense of wanting the two children to get to know each other and get to know each other.
Fourth Master Jiang refused because his daughter was still young. After seeing off the guests, his face was gloomy for a whole day.
Upset as hell.
Fourth Master Jiang raised his eyebrows. Even though he said that he was not angry, he looked anxious: "Those people don't have daughters at home? I don't know if it's the first time you come to the door, and you propose to marry someone else's daughter, how abrupt is it?" ?”
Jiang Qin's family also looked down on Mr. Yang who came today, but there are relatives who are second-rank officials in Beijing, and the family is a little rich, so they look a little complacent. But his little family property is nothing compared to the Jiang family of the Zanying family and her natal family.
What's more, Mr. Yang's appearance is not good. If his son's appearance follows him, it will be even more unsatisfactory.
But Jiang Qin's family didn't have such a big reaction as Jiang Siye. Before she was ready, someone came to her door to propose a marriage for her, "If Master Yang is not impatient, let's make friends with you for a while. Tell you again that you want to get married with us, I am afraid that you will think that he is flattering you in order to cheat your daughter away, and you will vomit blood in your heart again."
Fourth Master Jiang was silent.
He felt that what his wife said was right.
"The concubine can see clearly. Whether it's horizontal or vertical, anyone who wants to marry Nian Nian will make you happy." Jiang Qinshi said in a warm voice, "Nian Nian can't stay by your side all the time, and eventually becomes an old girl. , you will also be impatient. I think the child in the west of the city is really good, if we let him marry into our family, wouldn't it be in line with Fourth Master's wish that you don't want to marry your daughter?"
Fourth Master Jiang hesitated: "But his legs..."
"His leg injury is still recoverable, and it's not impossible to heal."
"Inappropriate." Fourth Master Jiang frowned, "Even if you want to recruit a bride for Niannian, you have to take a good look at it. I haven't met that kid in the west of the city. Besides, I heard that the young man is lonely and his life experience is unknown. Inquire carefully, in case a trick brings disaster... "
Although Jiang Qinshi looked at her face, she also agreed with her husband's words, and said softly: "Send more people to inquire about it. If the family background is clean, you can discuss it further. Besides, the matter of recruiting children is still a matter of It depends on whether the family is willing or not."
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Jiang Rao stopped in front of a small vendor and bought two masks.
Behind her is Taoxi Road, a straight and wide street, now full of pedestrians, the sound of silk and bamboo from the tall buildings on both sides mixed with the voices and laughter of people on the street, making it extremely noisy.
Rong Ting was sitting in a wheelchair, waiting on the Qingshi Road beside the street, seeing Jiang Rao joyfully holding several masks in her hands, blue, red, black, all kinds of colors, she turned her head and looked at him, "Which one are you wearing? "
The children along the way all wore ghost masks on their faces, Jiang Rao thought for a while, and thought that Rong Ting might not have worn them before, so she wanted to buy them for him to try.
Although it's a pity that I can't see his pretty face anymore, but this time I'm going out to play with him, the most important thing is that he is happy.
But Rong Ting looked like he didn't care very much, "Just be the same as you."
Jiang Rao chose one green and one red, two fang-toothed ghost masks, and gave him the red one, and put the blue one on his face.
She put it on for herself, looked at Rong Ting, "Why don't you put on the mask?"
Rong Ting raised his eyes, "There are too many things in my arms, I can't draw them out."
Jiang Rao: "..."
They came to Taoxi Road one hour ago, and when they met a juggling vendor selling those rare toys, Jiang Rao wanted to buy them.
Since she was a child, she has no worries about food and clothing, and the family's money can't be spent in several lifetimes. Although she doesn't spend too much money, she won't wrong herself when she encounters something she likes.
I didn't think much of it when I bought it, but after buying one after another, I put them all together, and the quantity was quite impressive.
Still in his arms.
Jiang Rao felt a little guilty, she couldn't remember when these things went into his arms, he was so sick and weak now, and he still had to bear the burden of so many things she bought.
It was as if she was not accompanying him for the holidays, but he was accompanying her to go shopping on this trip.
Jiang Rao felt guilty, and wanted to take out the juggling toys from his arms and hold them in his arms, but he heard him say calmly, "I'll do it if I come."
"That mask..."
Rong Ting looked up at her.
Jiang Rao seemed to understand what he meant, reached out to hold the mask, and asked tentatively, "Do you want me to put it on for you?"
Her tone was very uncertain.
From her eyes, Rong Ting saw that kind of bunny-like, timid eyes again.
He nodded, but the timidity still persisted, as if she was a little afraid...afraid of getting too close to him.
His eyes were filled with displeasure and confusion, but they were covered by the red ghost mask.
Jiang Rao carefully tied the rope on the mask to the back of his head for him, and the mask stuck to his cheeks, only the lines around the cheeks allowed people to guess how amazing the face under the mask was.
The movement of her possession made her very close to him, and there were only two masks between her and him.
Rong Ting's cheeks were slightly hot.
But he still looked at her, trying to figure out why she was, a little afraid of him.
After Jiang Rao straightened his mask, he quickly let go, "Okay."
Rong Ting watched her fingers quickly withdraw.
She was indeed afraid of him.
Jiang Rao twisted her fingers.
When she sent the mask for him just now, her fingers were tense, and her manners were so honest that she was a little numb.
Who made her be his maid for so long in her dream, knowing his habits.
In the dream, he only allowed her to be close to him, dressing and bathing, and she was the only one to serve him, but he didn't let her touch his body. Every time she accidentally touched him, there was a gloomy and terrifying feeling, as if he wanted to chop off her fingers looking at her the same way...
Jiang Rao couldn't help curling her fingers when she thought about it.
Although she didn't have see-through eyes and couldn't see his expression under the mask, she thought that she didn't touch his cheek at all just now, although it wouldn't make him happy, at least it wouldn't make him angry.
She relaxed, and felt a little embarrassed when she saw him holding the things she bought in his arms, and said, "Ming Shao and Jiang Ping should have already bought the Kongming lanterns, let's go to Zhuque Bridge to find them, and let's go and release the Kongming lanterns."
When we arrived at the Zhuque Bridge, we could see from a distance that in the night, Kongming lanterns were lit like pieces of golden sparks, blooming in the night sky, which was extremely gorgeous.
Jiang Rao let out a sigh of "wow", and pushed Rong Ting's wheelchair to the bridge.
The bridge deck was not flat, with a slope, Jiang Rao felt that it was much more difficult to push up, and the sound of breathing became faster. She took off her mask, wiped off her sweat, and continued to push up.
Rong Ting remained silent, but quietly pulled out his hands under the pile of small toys in his bosom, and secretly helped her, pushing the wheels of his wheelchair.
Just as Jiang Rao felt that pushing the wheelchair was much easier, at this moment, a voice suddenly came from beside her, and a pair of hands rested on the wheelchair, "Miss, do you need help?"
Jiang Rao looked sideways.
The handsome and elegant young man in brocade clothes and jade crowns faced her with a gentle smile, "Xiaosheng Yang Tao, whose name is Xiuzhu, my father just met your father today."
He smiled lightly, "Today my father went to the house to bother me, and he took the liberty to talk about your marriage. It was my father who was abrupt, and Xiaosheng wanted to apologize to the girl."
Jiang Rao was dumbfounded.
Rong Ting's face quickly darkened.