The last time Zhan Ninger came back from the Central Plains, she met Xu Boyi, fell in love with him at first sight, and was "swayed" by Ye Xiaotian in Huang County, and since then she has unraveled the indissoluble bond. She came to Nanjing to celebrate Wei Guogong's birthday.
Although those chieftains in Guizhou are the local emperors, their safety and wealth will eventually be affected by the real dragon emperor in the Central Plains, so they will also maintain a certain degree of contact with the court's dignitaries.
However, this kind of contact is not frequent, and Zhan Ning'er is not the long-standing contact of the two parties. This time, she came in a hurry and didn't bring any tokens. When she arrived in Nanjing City, her eyes were darkened, and she didn't know where to go. After inquiring about Ye Xiaotian's news, he thought of the Xu family.
The Xu family is the No. 1 family of the Ming Dynasty, and there are many guests every day. The soldiers guarding the gate don't remember who she is, and she can't produce any tokens, not even a letter of worship, so she was stopped outside the gate.
Xu Qiyun was not a few years older than Zhan Ning'er. The last time Zhan Ning'er came to Duke Wei's mansion, Xu Qiyun was in charge of entertaining her. The two of them always referred to each other as elder brother and elder sister, so Xu Qiyun recognized her at a glance.
Zhan Ning'er stepped forward and said: "Brother Shi, you are back, my leg is almost broken."
Xu Qiyun said with a smile: "Shi Mei was joking, why are you here?"
Zhan Ning'er said: "I'm here this time because I need your help with something."
Zhan Ning'er turned sideways, motioned for Xia Yingying to come forward, and said to Xu Qiyun: "This is my sworn sister, surnamed Xia. She... a friend of hers has been detained in Nanjing for some reason, but you, Nanjing City Yamen There are too many children, we don't know where he is being held, and those officials have always ignored people, so I have no choice but to ask you for help."
When Xu Qiyun saw Xia Yingying's appearance, his eyes lit up.
In fact, the three tigers of Guizhou each have their own beauty, and Zhan Ning'er's appearance is not bad, but Zhan Ning'er is a bit more heroic, and most men in the Central Plains like girls who look delicate and timid. Xia Yingying's pointed chin, big watery eyes, fluffy snow-white skin, and graceful figure like a delicate willow are naturally particularly suitable for her appetite.
But Xu Qiyun is a child of the Duke's Mansion after all, and he has seen a lot of wonderful flowers in the world, but he was surprised for a while, and immediately returned to his polite appearance, nodded to Xia Yingying and smiled, "Hello, Miss Xia."
"Cough! Are you going to stand in front of this mansion and have a chat?" The man in black kept his star eyes fixed on Xia Yingying, and when he heard this, he suddenly stepped forward and said something.
Xu Qiyun suddenly said: "That's right, that's right, Xu is really negligent, two girls, please, please, hurry up and talk to the mansion. Oh, by the way, I forgot to introduce, this dear man's surname is Li, Li Xuancheng, who is a member of the current state. uncle."
The current emperor Wanli is not very old, and the younger brother of his mother, Empress Dowager Li, is only a few years older than him. Empress Dowager Li can be selected into the palace as a woman from a small family, until she becomes a queen or empress dowager. Her younger brother and her mother's compatriots, how can they not look bad, he is really as rich as jade, handsome and gentle.
Xia Yingying was asking for help from others, so she didn't show her savage nature. According to the etiquette of the Central Plains, she asked the uncle of the country to ask for blessings. Li Xuancheng quickly stretched out her hand to help her. He smiled awkwardly: "Girl, you don't need to be formal, please, please come into the house quickly."
Seeing Li Xuancheng's embarrassment, Xu Qiyun couldn't help laughing secretly: "This uncle of the country has been a Taoist since he was a child. It is said that he has long wanted to become a monk and devote himself to practice. I don't want to see this Miss Xia lose her composure like this. Could it be that it was love at first sight? people?"
Xu Qiyun invited Zhan Ning'er and Xia Yingying into the mansion, and listened to them explain Ye Xiaotian's identity and situation. Qingtian Dianshi, who was framed by a treacherous minister and imprisoned wrongly, and the fancier who just met in front of the Qingyan Building, who fanned the flames and made a fuss, forced him to contact the bastard bastard who was about to lose all his private money in a gamble. stand up.
Xu Qiyun agreed wholeheartedly: "Don't worry, although there are many yamen in Nanjing city, there are not many who have the right to accept criminals. It's getting late today, so I'm afraid that every yamen is empty. Xu will send people to the gates of the yamen to help you inquire, and you can stay at my house with peace of mind."
Zhan Ning'er didn't see him either, and said, "That's it, thank you brother."
Uncle Li Guo coughed and said, "Since the two girls have lived in Guiyang for a long time, it is rare for them to come to Nanjing. Why don't Li be a guide for the two girls tomorrow, how about taking a tour of Nanjing?"
Xia Yingying was secretly annoyed: "Brother Xiaotian is suffering in prison, drinking cold water and eating corn bread, who has the leisure to accompany you on a tour of Nanjing City, this uncle of this country really doesn't understand the reason."
She glanced at Li Xuancheng unhappily, and said with a pretty face coldly: "Brother Xiaotian's whereabouts are still unknown, and the little girl has no intention of visiting Nanjing City."
Li Xuancheng's expression changed, and he hurriedly said: "Brother Xiaotian? The girl's surname is Xia, but the man's surname is Ye. I don't know if the girl and him..."
Zhan Ning'er has traveled to the Central Plains, and knows that these Central Plains people have many rules, especially high-ranking officials, who pay special attention to etiquette. If she knows that Ye Xiaotian is Xia Yingying's lover, and the relationship between the two has not been approved by her family, Xia Yingying will travel thousands of miles for Ye Xiaotian. , will be underestimated by these pedantic Central Plains people, Yingying is innocent and doesn't know the heights of the world, so it would be unsightly to get entangled in this matter.
She immediately took Xia Yingying's clothes and said calmly: "Oh, Ye Dianshi once saved Miss Xia's life, and the two became brothers and sisters with different surnames. That's why Miss Xia was so anxious this time when Ye Dianshi was in trouble. "
Xia Yingying blinked her eyes, and said to herself: "The person who saved my life, Brother Xiaotian, wasn't you, why did it come to me? Brothers and sisters with different surnames, is my relationship with Brother Xiaotian shameful?" I think so She also knew that there must be a reason for Zhan Ning'er to say that, so she remained silent.
Upon hearing this, Li Xuancheng said with emotion: "Since he is Miss Xia's brother-in-law, tomorrow Li will accompany the two girls to various yamen to find out his whereabouts."
When Xia Yingying heard this, her expression suddenly turned bright, and a smile appeared on her face.
Xu Qiyun looked at Li Xuancheng helplessly, and said in his heart: "Uncle Guo, what kind of fun are you joining in for? You come from the capital, and few people in Nanjing know you. Is it possible that every time you go, you go Show off your identity as the uncle of the country
Besides, what civil servants in the Ming Dynasty hate the most are the imperial relatives and eunuchs. When they see the imperial relatives and eunuchs, they are like a cockfight meeting a cockfight. They are afraid of missing this good opportunity to become famous. Do you think they Will you buy your account? "
Xu Qiyun sighed secretly, originally he meant to be a little perfunctory to Zhan Ning'er, but now this uncle Guo who doesn't understand world affairs also got in the way, he couldn't do it if he didn't want to.
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Yang Fugui, the head of the Ministry of Punishments, walked home tremblingly in a green sedan chair carried by two people. Not far behind, a young man was leading a Yunnan horse not much bigger than a donkey, and an old man with a hunched shoulder was sitting on the horse's back, not far or near.
The old man on the horseback squinted his eyes, looked darkly at the green sedan chair in front of him, bent his waist even more, and said in a low voice: "Where is this person, can I get news?"
The young man leading the horse said: "Elder Dong, Su Xuntian told us very clearly that he was taken to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. I have been watching from the entrance of the Ministry of Criminal Justice just now. This person is an official from the Ministry of Criminal Justice, so there is no mistake. "
The old man on horseback nodded slightly, squinted his eyes and stared at the green sedan chair again, and stroked his beard lightly.
"Master, you are home."
The two bearers stopped the sedan chair, opened the curtain of the sedan chair, Yang Fugui bent down and stepped out of the sedan chair, and the two bearers lifted the sedan chair and left.
Yang Fugui was just the head of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, so it was a bit ostentatious to have a bearer at home, so he rented a sedan chair, and he was only responsible for carrying him to and from the yamen every morning and evening, which was the case for many low-ranking officials who liked to show off.
Mr. Yang was about to enter the door with eight steps, shaking every step, when someone patted his shoulder suddenly. Director Yang turned his head in displeasure, and in front of him stood a tall old man in a black robe, half bald on the top of his head, with a fleshy nose, squinting his eyes, and looked very unpleasant. He, who seemed to be his grandson, said impatiently: "What are you doing?"
Elder Dong asked with a smile: "Excuse me, are you an official in the Ministry of Punishment?"
Director Yang's expression froze suddenly, his eyes became dull, and he said in a slow, unmoving tone: "Yes!"
Elder Dong said: "There is a canonist named Ye Xiaotian, who was sent from Hu County, Guizhou, but your Ministry of Punishment took him into custody?"
Director Yang still had no expression on his face, and said slowly: "Ye Xiaotian... I remember. This person has not been imprisoned."
Upon hearing this, Hua Yunfei hurriedly asked, "Isn't he in prison? Have you already killed him?"
Director Yang turned a deaf ear to his words, as if at this moment he couldn't hear anyone or any voice except Elder Dong's voice. Elder Dong was also anxious, and hurriedly asked: "Has he been executed?"
Master Yang said: "There is no execution, he is now living in the posthouse."
Elder Dong also traveled around the world when he was young, and he has more knowledge in this area than Hua Yunfei. He couldn't help being stunned for a while, and wondered: "The posthouse? Wasn't he taken to Nanjing for trial? Why did he live in the posthouse? Hall."
Master Yang said: "Qin has lost its deer, and all the heroes are chasing it. Now that the overall situation is uncertain, who cares about a small matter of history, Ye Xiaotian is lucky, and there must be no serious problems."
Although his thinking was controlled by Elder Dong with Gu poison, except that Elder Dong saw nothing, heard nothing, and looked dull, his thinking was still normal, and he even dragged out a sentence habitually. Elder Dong and Hua Yunfei looked at each other, and they both breathed a sigh of relief.
Elder Dong asked happily: "Where is the posthouse?"
Director Yang replied with dull eyes again, and Elder Dong and Hua Yunfei left in a hurry.
After a while, the courtyard door of Mr. Yang's house creaked open, and the lady of the Yang family came out of the courtyard. She glanced strangely at the man standing in front of the door, and then at the swaying road ahead. A little lady in a beautiful position twisted the man's ear angrily, and shouted: "Come in! You old bastard, why are you staring at other young ladies? You are not afraid of losing your soul!"
A series of screams came from Yang Fugui who had just woken up from the yard: "Oh, let me go, let me go! I didn't look at it, I didn't look at any little lady! It's so strange, I really seemed to have lost my soul just now, Oh, I'm telling the truth..."