On the day when Bo Ruoyou was first made the county lord, the Bo family didn't see her in person, and a few days later, they came to visit the mansion again, and the Wei family brought Bo Yixuan along, speaking respectfully and humbly, although Bo Yixuan didn't want to be like Wei's With a groveling attitude, he also knew that what Bo Yixian said earlier was mostly malicious speculation, and he did not expect that Bo Ruoyou would be registered as the county lord.
The honor of the county head comes from Cheng Yunzhi, and she has nothing to do with the Bo family, and she was also accused of being married to Marquis Wu Zhaohou. His Majesty personally bestowed the marriage. What an honor it is. Bo Yixuan saw Bo Ruoyou in the future, it is true I'm going to kneel.
Knowing that next month he will perform rituals in Xiangguo Temple, Wei immediately said: "We should all do rituals for the third brother and younger siblings, especially Yixuan, he is a junior, let him do his part with you, I don't know what day it is?"
The eighth day of the winter month is the anniversary of the death of Bo Jingxing and his wife, and the ceremony will be held on the seventh day for seven consecutive days, but Bo Ruoyou doesn't want others to intervene. I haven't returned to Beijing, and I haven't done my filial piety in front of my parents' spirits, this time I just want to go to fast for a few days by myself, so I won't bother my second aunt."
Wei Shi didn't understand why, and he didn't force himself. After leaving Cheng Zhai, Wei Shi sighed, "If we knew this, we should have walked around more a few months ago. Who would have thought that she would be so blessed?"
Bo Yixuan felt aggrieved, "Why does mother have to act like that?"
Wei's face changed when he heard the words, and he poked his finger on Bo Yixuan's forehead, "What do you know? Mother is doing it for you. She will be Mrs. Wu Zhaohou in the future. What is Wu Zhaohou's status? If he says a word, our entire Bo family will be ashamed." There is no future, but as long as he is happy, so what if your uncle is a criminal? Yixuan, do you want to be dragged down by the big house for the rest of your life?"
Naturally, Bo Yixuan is not a person without ambitions, but now that Bo Jingqian has been convicted, although he has the opportunity to make a scientific examination, the Bo family has lost all connections in the court, especially when the Dafang broke up with the Lin family, he is even afraid that he will be targeted.
But thinking of being so indifferent to Bo Ruoyou before, now he is licking his face again, which makes him feel that his dignity has been demolished. He is a scholar after all, and he always values face.
Seeing what he was thinking, Wei Shi sighed and said, "We were all harmed by the big house, and you were also bewitched by Bao Yixian. You don't want to help her in the future. They are the ones to blame for this trouble, and Let them fend for themselves."
Bo Yixuan frowned, "I haven't spoken to her for many days."
Thinking of this, Bo Yixuan felt even more aggrieved. In the past, he cherished Bo Yixian as his biological sister. When she wanted to see Lin Zhao, he would drive a horse for her. He believed her words about how contemptible Bo Ruoyou was, and was biased every time. As for her, five days ago, just because he didn't want to intercede with Lin Zhao for her, she turned into a different person and spoke extremely vicious words to him, disregarding the brother-sister relationship at all.
Bo Yixuan was extremely disappointed, he never thought that Bo Yixian's dignified and virtuous appearance would have such a ferocious face.
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It was the end of October, and Bo Ruoyou didn't need to go to the yamen every day to answer questions, so she went to Xiangguo Temple. The Huo Weilou in the temple was really well-arranged. On the first day of the first month, the yamen searched all the evidence for authentication, and then Bo Ruoyou went to the yamen to see the final verdict.
When she went, Zhao Yu had already passed the hall and entered the cell awaiting trial. In the courtroom, Zhao Yu confessed to all the crimes.
Seeing Wu Xiang, Bo Ruoyou asked: "The case is over?"
Wu Xiang let out a long sigh of relief, "It's over! It's finally over, old Wu, I can finally rest for a few days."
Now that the weather is getting colder, Wu Xiang spits out white mist while speaking, his clothes are thin, and he can't help rubbing his hands, Bo Ruoyou ponders for a moment, "Zhao Yu still insists that Master Qian and that senior brother are dead?"
Wu Xiang nodded, "Yes, I interrogated him a few times later, and he doesn't seem to be lying."
Bo Ruoyou showed hesitation, Wu Xiang looked left and right, and said in a low voice: "The murderer was Zhao Yu, we caught him, and it was considered fair law enforcement without favoritism. There is no need to use material resources to investigate, and he is avenging his master and his mother, which is somewhat righteous."
Bo Ruoyou hesitated to speak, "It's true in the world, but..."
Wu Xiang grinned, "Xiao Bo, don't look at me as being rough and straight, but I don't recognize death, right and wrong are in my heart's content, not to mention the three words of emotion, rationality and law, the word love, is also at the top of the list."
Bo Ruoyou never realized that Wu Xiang was rough and straightforward, on the contrary, he had a clear distinction between good and evil, and he possessed a heroic spirit of eliminating violence and peace. In terms of tolerances, it is necessary to be careful here.
Bo Ruoyou was originally just a 'casual servant', and was still a courier, so it was not easy to argue with Wu Xiang at this time, and thinking that her suspicion had no real evidence, she also gave up the idea of pursuing it. She didn't have to punish anyone , It's just that the facts of this case are still unclear, and there is still a fog that has not been revealed before the truth, so I always feel uncomfortable.
She sighed, "Forget it, maybe I was overthinking. It's hard work to catch the head these days, so it's good to have a few days off."
Wu Xiang said: "I hope so. It's almost the end of the year. Generally, at the end of the year, the capital is not very peaceful. I'm afraid it will be busy within a few days."
Bo Ruoyou naturally understood, and after talking with Wu Xiang for a while, she left the yamen.
Nothing happened in the next few days, and Bo Ruoyou also helped Cheng Yunzhi buy a dowry for her. No matter who Bo Ruoyou marries, the dowry is indispensable, let alone marrying Wu Zhaohou now, Cheng Yunzhi hid it when the Cheng family was confiscated. All the family assets were brought out here, which made her dowry list look better. Bo Ruoyou felt very guilty when she saw it.
She suddenly thought of her father's and mother's relics. She had no intention of fighting for Sanfang's property in Bo's family, but her mother's dowry back then was a lot of money. This dowry was her mother's personal property. It has benefited a lot, if Sanfang had no children, that's all. Now that she is such a big daughter, it is absolutely impossible for this private property to fall into the hands of other people in the Bo family.
With a certain mind, Bo Ruoyou and Cheng Yunzhi mentioned it, and Cheng Yunzhi also felt that it should be so, so he ordered Zhou Liang to send a letter to Bo's family. He thought that Bo's family would not be able to return it easily. Bo Jingli brought two other accountants to Cheng's house, and they presented all these years' accounts one by one, without any private possession.
They were easy to talk, and Bo Ruoyou also saved her energy. In the next two days, she took Zhou Liang to several shops left by her mother. She handed over her mother's dowry property to President Cheng Yunzhi, so that Cheng Yunzhi would not be as good as before. It's that difficult.
On the seventh day of the lunar new year, Huo Weilou waited at Cheng's residence early in the morning, and then went to Xiangguo Temple with his father and daughter. This ceremony will last for seven days, and Bo Ruoyou will fast in the temple for seven days.
Bo Ruoyou and Cheng Yunzhi rode in a carriage, while Huo Weilou rode on horseback. When they got out of the city, they saw a bleak winter outside the city. Fortunately, the sun was high in the sky, so it wasn't that cold. Looking at the sky, Bo Ruoyou remembered Huo Qinghong talked to Huo Weilou about the rain and snow dojo that Huo Qinghong mentioned, "It's been more than a month since there was any rain, and the first snow this year hasn't arrived yet. Is the dojo that the son mentioned is still there?"
Huo Weilou said: "It has already stopped, Qin Tianjian said that snow will definitely fall this month."
Bo Ruoyou understood, when the carriage arrived at Xiangguo Temple, Bo Ruoyou and Cheng Yunzhi went to worship in front of the enshrined tablet first, and after the first ceremony was finished, the sun had already set to the west, Cheng Yunzhi didn't have to stay in the temple for long, just stayed Aunt Liang took care of her, and she returned to the city first.
Huo Weilou stayed with her in Xiangguo Temple for three days, and on the afternoon of the third day, Lu Ke came to look for him, saying that His Majesty had an edict, and he had just returned to Beijing to meet the saint, and for the remaining three days, Bo Ruoyou would fast in peace in the temple Praying for blessings has comforted the spirits of parents and mothers in heaven.
On the thirteenth day of the winter month, the last ritual in the morning was completed, and the seven days were considered complete. Bo Ruoyou thanked all the masters, and recited scriptures for half an hour in the Buddhist hall before preparing to leave. Suddenly, Bo Ruoyou was stopped by someone.
"Thin Wu Zuo—"
This sound became clearer and more powerful. Bo Ruoyou stopped and turned around, and saw a familiar face. The person who came was dressed in a green shirt, handsome and elegant. It was Liu Yan who hadn't seen him for a long time. Bo Ruoyou was slightly surprised for a moment, never thought that he would meet here to him.
"Master Liu?"
Liu Yan stepped forward quickly, bowed his hands and saluted, "I'm being rude, now I should be called the county lord."
Bo Ruoyou bent her lips, "Mr. Liu, you don't need to be too polite. Today is not the Buddha's birthday. Mr. Liu is here..."
Liu Yan's eyes darkened when he heard the words, "Our family originally offered incense here. Since the accident at home last time, my father and the others have become more believers in Buddhism, saying that the karma created by the family can only be resolved by doing good deeds, so I I have to come to the temple once in almost half a month."
Several months have passed since the Liu family's case, and now Bo Ruoyou is full of embarrassment when thinking about it. At this time, Liu Yan asked her why she was here, and said: "I heard from the son that the county magistrate helped the yamen to break two more cases." Cases, one of which was an old case more than ten years ago."
Bo Ruoyou first said to do things for his parents, and then asked in doubt: "My son? Huo Guogong's son?"
"Exactly, a few days ago, the dojo for praying for rain and snow was set up in the south of the city. It was led by several mansions with titles in the city and the Taichang Temple. Although our mansion has lost its title, we still did our best, my son. I am very grateful to the county lord, when someone mentioned the marriage contract between Lord Hou and the county lord, the son mentioned what the county lord did for you."
Liu Yan said implicitly, "At that time, some people heard that the county lord is now helping the yamen, and they didn't believe it. The son then told the county lord's achievements together, which made everyone quite admirable."
Bo Ruoyou could imagine that many people would question her on such an occasion. As a lowly slave, but she wanted to marry Wu Zhaohou, she would naturally attract attention and criticism. She seemed to be able to think of Huo Qinghong's joyful praise of her. He looks distinguished, and he is Wu Zhaohou's most beloved younger brother, so his words are to gag other people's mouths.
Bo Ruoyou's heart warmed up, "Don't dare to claim merit, just do what you can."
After all, she was not familiar with Liu Yan, so she said goodbye after a few words of greetings and left the mountain gate. Under the mountain gate, there were already servants from the Hou's mansion waiting for her. She boarded the carriage and went back to Beijing. Go home again.
The fasting ceremony in the temple was also quite exhausting, Bo Ruoyou had dinner with Cheng Yunzhi, and then took a rest early, when she was drowsy, she heard the rustling of cold wind outside the window, and she hugged her Long Jin was asleep again, and when she opened her eyes the next morning, she found that the sky outside the window was particularly bright. She wondered for a moment that she woke up late, and when she got up to change her clothes, she opened the window to look, but she saw crystal white eyes everywhere!
It snowed heavily last night!
The chill hit her face, but Bo Ruoyou's eyes were bright, and the fine snowflakes were still flying, and she went out the door happily.
She walked into the snow, and her feet creaked. Looking back, she saw a series of small footprints on the snow. She smiled, and hurried to the front yard to go to the room, but before she reached the gate of the yard, she Seeing Wu Xiang following Zhou Liang, coming from the direction of the mansion gate.
She stood still, and her smile gradually faded.
Seeing her, Wu Xiang hurriedly walked towards her.