With Huo Weilou around, Emperor Jianhe was really friendly like an elder, but the dragon pattern on his crown was reflected by the bright lights of Huacan, and Bo Ruoyou held it wholeheartedly, never daring to be disrespectful.
She answered a few questions from Emperor Jianhe, and heard Huo Weilou's melodious laughter. His words were sometimes presumptuous and sometimes respectful, which made Emperor Jianhe laugh and scold him. At the end, Emperor Jianhe sighed and said: "The decree has been drawn up. What do you mean, the title of county head does not fall on Bo's body."
Emperor Jianhe said again: "Your mother is sick and has suffered a lot these years. Although you have made great achievements in the army when you were young, I also understand the hardships involved. Now that you are going to get married, I only hope that you will be happy and peaceful in the future. When I chose the title for her, I chose the word 'An Ning', I hope you understand my uncle's painstaking efforts, as for the wedding date, Qin Tianjian set it for you on the third day of February next year, it is an excellent day."
It doesn't matter to Huo Weilou whether he really wishes him a safe and successful marriage, or whether he wants to make him keep his own place. He simply agreed, but Bo Ruoyou was very surprised.
Emperor Jianhe didn't want to keep them, Huo Weilou took her to thank her, and then he left the palace.
The night wind carried the coldness of early winter, and the endless eaves of the palace were covered with moonlight, as if frosted. Huo Weilou was still holding Bao Ruoyou's hand, rubbing his fingertips on the back of her hand, walking very lightly.
"Although the wedding date is a bit late, next month there will be funeral ceremonies for your parents, so it is not suitable to get married. The next two months will be enough to make thorough preparations, and everything else is fine. You should follow the etiquette when you get married this time."
When Huo Weilou hadn't carefully planned the marriage, he just wanted to marry her back to the Marquis's residence as soon as possible, but now, he was afraid that something wrong would displease her or be criticized by others, he really seldom was so cautious hour.
After passing the hurdle of Emperor Jianhe, Bo Ruoyou's mood was slightly relaxed. This was her first time entering the palace, and only by this trip, knowing how strict and oppressive the palace is, and seeing the unpredictability of the emperor's mind, she became more aware of Huo Weilou's situation After a while, I knew that it was not easy for him, and hearing that he remembered to do funeral rituals for his parents, made me feel distressed and quite moved.
She responded softly, "All are under the arrangement of Lord Hou."
Her eyes were full of trust, her expression was calm, and her appearance was menacing. Huo Weilou couldn't help feeling overwhelmed when he looked at her. The tragedy of his father and mother was caused by their marriage. He watched them commit suicide, and the other was crazy. He never thought that one day there would be such a person who would make him think about marriage until he wanted to protect her from the wind and rain under his wings.
The two walked out of the palace gate, and Huo Weilou sent her home.
The carriage was going to Changshoufang, Huo Weilou held her hand and kissed her gently on his lips, leaving the cold and oppressive Miyagi far behind.
Cheng Yunzhi waited alone at home, Bo Ruoyou thought that he must be worried, and when he got home, Cheng Yunzhi stood in the courtyard in a hurry and did not move, seeing that it was Huo Weilou who sent Bo Ruoyou back, Cheng Yunzhi was quite surprised.
Bo Ruoyou told Huo Weilou to enter the palace to rescue her, Cheng Yunzhi suddenly realized, Huo Weilou said again: "The decree will be sent to the mansion tomorrow, Your Majesty's meeting book Youyou is the county head, and the wedding date is set on the third day of February next year , I will order Fuan to come over tomorrow, if you need to do anything, sir, just ask Fuan to do it, it is still early, so don't rush it."
Cheng Yunzhi did not expect that Huo Weilou would let Emperor Jianhe grant Bo Ruoyou the title of county magistrate. One must know that with Bo Ruoyou's status, no matter what, he would not be able to get this honor. It was the same as usual, as if begging for the county lord was not worth mentioning, Cheng Yunzhi looked at him like this, and the last worry in his heart disappeared.
"Okay, Lord Hou is a hero of the Great Zhou Dynasty and a hero in the Northern Army. I am relieved to hand Youyou over to Lord Hou. Her parents will be pleased when they see her in the spirit of the sky."
Huo Weilou solemnly said: "Mister will not be disappointed."
It was getting late, and Huo Weilou left after not staying for long. As soon as he left, Cheng Yunzhi said happily: "Master Hou is really considerate, and you will be appointed as the head of the county. Others will not judge you because of your background. In the future, you will Anyway, you have a way out, he is trying to make us feel safe."
Bo Ruoyou understood Huo Weilou's intentions in the imperial palace. At first when he said the words of marriage, she was frightened, but now there is nothing inappropriate, she thought again, Huo Weilou is actually very gentle inside. It's just that it's hard for ordinary people to see, and he never bothers to show it. Every time she thinks that she enjoys his tenderness to herself, her heart beats uncontrollably.
Early in the morning of the second day, the palace's decree came to Cheng's family in a big way. After seeing the decree, Bo Ruoyou knew what Emperor Jianhe meant when he said that the honor should not belong to the Bo family.
According to the imperial decree, the canonization of Bo Ruoyou as the county lord was because Cheng Yunzhi detoxified the poison of the gold ointment, like a living god and Buddha, saving all the people from the fire and water. .
As soon as this imperial decree came out, the entire capital was shaken. The emperor's rehabilitating the Cheng family was originally a reward for the first time, but now there will be a second time, and the world has never thought that the emperor will return Wu Zhaohou's marriage this time. deal!
The neighbors to the left and right of the Cheng family are mostly official households, no matter whether they have met face-to-face at this moment, they all come to congratulate. Huo Guogong and his wife took Huo Qinghong to Wuzhaohou's mansion, and they never thought that Huo Weilou would get engaged quietly.
When there was a lot of discussion outside, the news also spread to the Lin family. Hearing the servant's words, the Chu family almost doubted that he had heard it wrong. "What did you say? Who can be canonized as the county lord?"
"The second young lady of the Bo family is conferred on Miss Ruoyou."
Chu's mouth opened wide, and the book in her hand fell to the ground with a thud, and the maid continued: "Not only that, Your Majesty also bestowed a marriage on Miss Ruoyou and Wu Zhaohou."
Chu's face was full of disbelief. After a long time, Lin Huai walked in from the outside. Chu said quickly: "Master, have you heard? Your Majesty actually gave Youyou and Wu Zhaohou a marriage. What's going on?" ?”
Lin Huai nodded, "I heard that, I really never thought... What else could be going on? Although Yunzhi has made great contributions to saving people, he was rewarded the first time. It doesn't make sense to reward him again now. This is obviously a mistake." What Lord Hou did."
"How could Marquis Wu Zhao..."
The Chu family has never seen how Huo Weilou gets along with Bo Ruoyou, but Lin Huai has seen it in Luozhou, and now he is full of fear, "I guess Hou Ye was interested in Youyou early in the morning, but we all I thought he valued Youyou only because of his business, but fortunately, fortunately, we never mentioned that Zhao'er should marry Youyou—"
At this point, Lin Huai said again: "Master Hou probably also thought of Youyou's ordinary background, so he asked her to be the head of the county. Now that His Majesty has given her a marriage, Youyou can justifiably become Mrs. Wu Zhaohou."
The Chu family also said: "Could it be that Lord Hou never cared about Youyou's identity?"
Lin Huai shook his head, "Mr. Hou's temperament cannot be compared with ordinary people's. She works quietly. In the eyes of ordinary people, she only feels humble and unlucky, but Mr. Hou may appreciate her fearlessness and bravery. It is really rare, but it is silent. It is still unexpected to ask for the canonization of the county lord and marriage, and it is indeed the style of the Marquis—”
Lin Huai was very impressed in his words, but Chu's heart was a little sour. Thinking of Lin Zhao's disappointed look, he began to regret it secretly, but now His Majesty personally bestowed the marriage, which cannot be changed, and who would dare to snatch Wu Zhaohou's favorite person
Lin Huai didn't understand what she was thinking, and urged, "If you get better, get up and tidy up. For such a happy event, we have to come to congratulate you—"
It's all about her feeling sad, but she still wants to come to congratulate her, Chu Shi only felt bitter as if she had coptis in her mouth, she thought of Lin Zhao, and hurriedly asked the servant, "Where is the young master?"
The attendant said: "Madam, don't worry, the servants have told the young master early in the morning, and the young master already knows, and now he is in his courtyard."
The attendant didn't know what was going on, and thought that the Lin family treated Bo Ruoyou close, and was very happy for Bo Ruoyou. Her happy appearance made the Chu family feel sad again. Thinking that the servants told Lin Zhao about this as a happy event, he couldn't help it. Zhu lightly reprimanded, then got up very reluctantly to change clothes and prepare for the ceremony.
No matter how unwilling she was, the Chu family didn't want to lose courtesy, the Cheng family was rehabilitated, and Bo Ruoyou was the sure wife of Wu Zhaohou, how dare she be contemptuous? Not long after, the couple prepared gifts and prepared to go to Cheng's house, but just as they left, they saw Bao Yixian again.
Bo Yixian came again today and waited for a long time. She wanted to wait for Lin Zhao, but she didn't want to wait for Lin Huai and his wife. When she saw the two elders, she hurriedly came forward to plead guilty with tears in her eyes. Xing said: "We are going to see Youyou, you should go back first, it doesn't look like you are guarding outside our house all day."
Bao Yixian was shocked when she heard that, "Auntie and uncle are going to see the second sister?"
Seeing Bo Yixian like this, Mrs. Chu understood that she didn't know about Bo Ruoyou's marriage, she said a little aggrieved, "Of course it's for a happy event, you will know soon."
Bo Yixian had guessed that Lin Huai and his wife went to Bo Ruoyou because they wanted Bo Ruoyou to be the daughter-in-law of the Lin family, but hearing this now, she felt even more thunderous, happy event? Apart from the marriage of children, what other happy events are there
She told Lin Zhao about Bo Ruoyou and Huo Weilou. She wanted to make Lin Zhao lose his mind, but she didn't expect that the two elders of the Lin family could do this. .
With red eyes, she asked, "Uncle and aunt, but do you want the second younger sister to marry brother Zhao?"
Lin Huai's expression changed drastically when he heard that, and he immediately looked at the passers-by in the distance, fearing that his words would spread to Marquis Wuzhao's mansion and cause trouble. Seeing his expression, Bo Yixian felt that she had guessed right.
She gritted her teeth and said, "Uncle and aunt, Bo Ruoyou is not worthy of Brother Zhao at all. You don't know how she is willing to be a lowly person. She is greedy for glory and wealth, and she serves people with sex. Even people like Wu Zhaohou dare to covet him. A person like her who can't see her identity clearly will only become a laughing stock in the future, do you want Brother Zhao to marry such a person?"
Lin Huai and Chu looked at her as if she had seen a ghost. After Bao Yixian vented her anger, she realized that the eyes of the two were not right. She panicked inexplicably, and continued: "What I said is true. Yes, uncle and aunt, she relies on her three-point appearance, how can Wu Zhaohou give her a name?"
The more she spoke, the louder her voice became, causing passers-by to stop and watch. Lin Huai's face turned red because she was afraid of getting into trouble, "Are you crazy? Is this something you should say as a person of a family?"
Seeing that there were so many people watching, Chu felt that something was wrong. Thinking of Bao Yixian's mother and daughter arguing shamelessly at the Lin family's gate, causing countless gossips for the Lin family, the anger that had been endured for many days also broke out, "I think you want to You have become the laughing stock of the capital, and His Majesty has already registered as the Lord of Anning County, and granted her a marriage with the Marquis, what is your identity? You are talking nonsense here!"
Bao Yixian seemed to be knocked out by this thunderbolt from the blue sky. She didn't realize it for a while, "What county lord? What kind of marriage? This...how is this possible..."
Mrs. Chu sneered, "I think you should see your identity clearly. Your marriage contract with Zhao'er is beyond count, so don't come to my Lin's house to make fun of it in the future. Otherwise, I will tell everyone in the capital to see who is willing to be degraded." !"
Chu lowered her voice, but these words still hit Bao Yixian like a whip. She gave Bao Yixian a hard look, and dragged Lin Huai away. The county magistrate is honorable, and I don't believe that His Majesty will give Bo Ruoyou a marriage!
She hurried home in the carriage, impatient to prove that Chu's words were false, but as soon as she entered the Bo's gate, she saw Wei's ordering people to load the gifts she bought on the carriage, Wei's face Happy, seeing her, her smile faded, and she told the servants to be careful not to damage the fine jade ornaments.
"Second aunt, who are you going to give a gift to?"
"You went to the Lin family again? You don't know yet, our second lady was canonized by His Majesty as the head of Anning County, and she was married to Wu Zhaohou. The wedding date is set in February next year. Now all the families have to go to congratulate, let alone us main idea."
After Wei Shi finished speaking, she glanced at her, "But you and your mother don't have to fight each other."
Bo Yixian's face turned pale, she looked at the generous gift that the Wei family had prepared, and thought with envy, why Bo Ruoyou could marry Wu Zhaohou and be the county head, but she couldn't even keep her marriage contract with Lin Zhao
"Impossible, Your Majesty knows her fierce fate? She won't live to be eighteen years old, and even killed her whole family, how could Your Majesty let her marry Wu Zhaohou?!"
Wei Shi also endured Bo Yixian for many days, and at this moment, the uncontrollable disgust appeared on her face, "I advise you to be quiet, you are willing to go to the Lin family to make trouble with you, and I will do as you want if you don't want Bo Shi's face, but If you dare to ruin your brother's future, I will definitely not spare you!"
Wei Shi glared at her, turned around and went out, put on a smile and went to Cheng's family to congratulate her.
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Since noon, Bo Ruoyou was quite annoyed by the visits from neighbors. She is a woman and it is not easy to meet guests outside, so she simply went to the yamen to avoid the noise.
The aristocrats of the aristocratic family were well-informed, but not many people in the yamen knew about this matter. Bo Ruoyou entered the yamen as usual, and when she asked, she heard that Wu Xiang had just returned from outside. Her heart moved slightly, and she hurriedly went to the inner hall, and she saw Wu Xiang and a few people who had gone out were resting inside.
Seeing Bo Ruoyou coming, Wu Xiang got up and said, "I wanted someone to invite you, but you came by yourself!"
Bo Ruoyou's eyes lighted up slightly, "Is there a clue?"
Wu Xiang nodded and said: "When I went to Qian's Village, I didn't find that Master Qian, only his relatives, and asked some things. This Master Qian's parents died early when he was young and became an orphan. Juggling tricks, the village doesn't know who this benefactor is, but I guess it's probably Team Leader Zhao."
"People in the village also said that Master Qian went back once twelve years ago. When he went back, he brought five coffins filled with dead people. He bought a cemetery and built five graves. Later, he raised the wounded in the village for more than half a year. , and then disappeared. There were three of them who were burned, and three of them returned to the village. People in the village said that he had been away from home for many years, and there was no land in his hometown. It was difficult to live in the village, so he left later.”
"I never went back after I left, but people in the village found that those graves were visited by people every year. I went to see the graves, and the owner of one of the graves was named Zhao. It must be Zhao. The head of the class and the other four people who died, but the villagers have never met the person who worshiped. After the death of the head of the head Zhao, there were only a few old people left, so it would not be Liu Qing and others. What Liu Qing and the others said It was a lie, and now it is even more concealed, and the murderer is hiding in the dark, with an obvious target, I suspect that Leader Zhao and the others died in a strange way, and the person seeking revenge is either Master Qian or other survivors."
After Wu Xiang finished speaking in a hurry, she picked up the tea bowl and took a big sip. Bo Ruoyou asked directly, "Maybe an autopsy?"
Wu Xiang wiped the corners of her lips, and grinned, "As expected of you! The autopsy has to explain to your lord, after all, we can't find that Master Qian. We are digging other people's graves privately. It's just that they have passed away for many years. What"
"It's hard to say. Actually, when I was looking at the file, I thought it would be great if I had the autopsy file from that year, and I would know whether the fire was an accident. Unfortunately, the file was not kept, or nothing was found at that time. "
Wu Xiang shook the saber at the side of her body, "I believe you, if you can't say it, if you have a three or five percent certainty, I'll go find you sir."
Bo Ruoyou followed Wu Xiang to meet Sun Zhao.
When Sun Zhao heard that he was going to take the yamen to dig other people's graves, his complexion suddenly changed, "It's not good, in case the master Qian you said is not the murderer, and people find out that the Jingzhaoyi yamen is doing such outrageous things, it will cause trouble." Get up, we won't be able to explain it then."
Wu Xiang began to analyze the pros and cons of this with a bitter face. First, he said how the person who handled the case dereliction of duty and did not leave a detailed inspection report, otherwise he would not have to go to the wilderness to dig people's graves. In the land of the king, if the case is protracted and there is no reason to be found out, and the king of Nan'an County goes to the emperor, it will be difficult for the yamen to explain.
After talking for a while, Sun Zhao was finally relieved. Wu Xiang cheerfully ran out to call someone. Sun Zhao looked at Bo Ruoyou, stood up and bowed to her again, "Congratulations to the county lord."
Bo Ruoyou knew that Sun Zhao already knew about it, but she didn't dare, and Sun Zhao sighed again: "Today is a good day for the county lord, there is no reason to go outside the city for an autopsy today, and it's a long way to go, wait until you get back." I'm afraid it's late at night in the city."
Bo Ruoyou laughed, "Your Excellency, you don't have to do this, but it makes me feel uncomfortable. If you think about it, Your Majesty also knows why His Majesty has registered me. There will be no difference from the past."
Sun Zhao naturally understood that it was Huo Weilou's invitation, seeing that Bo Ruoyou hadn't changed much from the past, he couldn't help but appreciate it in his heart, and not long after, Bo Ruoyou followed Wu Xiang out of the city.
At this time, the sun was in the west, and the cemetery that Wu Xiang said was in the northwest of Qianjia Town. They hurried all the way, and it was already dusk when they arrived at Qianjia Town. Touch the cemetery.
The cemetery is at the foot of a mountain, and no one cares about it. Now it is deserted. Everyone stepped on a path through the wormwood. When they got closer, they saw a few pines and cypresses covering the five graves.
The grave was also covered with wormwood, but among the wormwood bushes, there were unburned incense sticks. Wu Xiang pointed to the incense sticks and said, "This color is not finished yet, I guess someone came here a few months ago, maybe Someone came to worship in Qingming."
Bo Ruoyou also saw it, turned around and looked around, wondering: "Master Qian has left the village, but he can worship every year. It can be seen that it is not too far away from here. Could it be in the capital?"
This statement added more evidence, and Wu Xiang gave an order to dig the grave.
Although they had made up their minds to dig the grave and examine the bones, but before they started, the yamen servants also felt that it was quite impolite, everyone bowed first, and then began to dig the tomb, Bo Ruoyou made the decision, first dig the tomb of Team Leader Zhao.
The tombs were quite solidly built, and it took a lot of effort to dig out the boulders and mounds. Before night fell, the decayed coffin fragments were dug out. out.
Bo Ruoyou put on the gauntlet, and went forward to help the government officials clean up the mud on the bones. The bones had been buried for many years, and the layer of dirt and gray matter on them was extremely thick, and they were afraid of damaging the bones. The skeleton was exposed, and the sky was a little dim.
The others backed away, and Bo Ruoyou took out a bristle brush and went forward to examine the bone, brushing off the dirt on the bone, and then he could see some of the original bone quality, Wu Xiang said from the side: "It will take a while There is no result, let other people dig other graves, we are busy tonight—”
He went to the side to direct the crowd, at this moment, Bo Ruoyou suddenly said: "Captor—"
Before Wu Xiang took two steps, she hurriedly turned around and saw Bo Ruoyou holding the skull of the deceased in her hand. She held the skull in front of her eyes, and was carefully staring at the forehead and side of the skull. Wu Xiang couldn't help it. Question: "Why? Discovered so quickly?"
Bo Ruoyou stared at him, "If this is really Leader Zhao's skeleton, then it is very likely that he did not die in a fire."
Wu Xiang immediately stepped forward when she heard the words, and other people also gathered around when they heard the words. Everyone suspected that the deaths of Team Leader Zhao and the others were weird, but they didn't expect to find out just after seeing the first skeleton.
Wu Xiang asked anxiously, "How do you say it? It wasn't because of the fire, so what was the fatal injury?"
Bo Ruoyou continued to brush the dirt on the skull, "There are cracks on the left and right sides of the skull, including the frontal bone, there are traces of bone cracks, which can leave such scars on a human skull. , the dead will surely die.”
After saying this, she seemed to have thought of something, and her pupils trembled slightly. After a while, she said in a slightly cold voice: "This injury... seems to be left by the deceased who was pierced through the head with a sharp weapon."