When Huo Weilou came out of the Chongzheng Hall, he saw Sun Zhao exiting from the guard room next to the hall. Seeing him, Sun Zhao immediately came forward to salute, "Meet the Lord—"
Huo Weilou slightly raised his eyebrows, "You haven't left the palace yet?"
Sun Zhao smiled, and followed Huo Weilou towards the outside of the palace, "Just now the discussion was over, and seeing that Lord Hou was still in the palace, he paused for a while, the official has already seen the letter of recommendation sent by Lord Hou earlier, but in the past two days I don't know what the arrangement will be for the person recommended by Lord Hou in the future."
While Sun Zhao was talking, he observed Huo Weilou indiscriminately, but Huo Weilou was indifferent, and there was no superfluous expression on his face when he heard the words, and said in a low voice: "You are worth waiting here for such a small matter place?"
Sun Zhao bowed his waist slightly, "Young Master Hou recommends someone, so the next official will pay more attention to this girl."
Sun Zhao is not confused, but he has been well maintained, and now he looks like he is only 30 years old. On his face, he is ordinary, but the word "girl" is in his eyes. No one in the civil and military courts knows that Marquis Wu Zhao is not close to women. At his age It's not that young, he still has no intention of marrying a wife, even the Emperor Jianhe is worried about him, and although he holds a lot of power, it is true that many people seem to follow his path to become an official, and Wu Zhaohou may see it, but there are very few of them , and now, Wu Zhaohou actually recommended a girl.
Although no appointment documents are given, the Jingzhao Yin Yamen is in charge of the Gyeonggi Criminal Prison. This position is not light or not, and Sun Zhao has never seen a woman work for him. But now, this Girl, she was recommended by Marquis Wu Zhao.
After Sun Zhao saw the document, he was quite frightened. What is the relationship between this person and Marquis Wu Zhao? If it is someone close to Wu Zhaohou, but I have never seen anyone who let someone close to him do the work, but if not, why does this person get Wu Zhaohou's approval as a woman
Huo Weilou didn't show his face, but he couldn't understand Sun Zhao's intention. Sun Zhao was born in a family, and his official career was smooth. After stabilizing Jing Zhaoyin's position, in two years' time, he must be admitted to the Six Departments as a prime minister.
Huo Weilou said in a low voice: "Although she is a woman, she is good at being a magistrate. If she is a man, I must keep her. But she knew that she could not be an official, so she wanted to find a yamen to show off her skills, so I sent her away. I recommend it to you."
Sun Zhao smiled and said, "So, the people recommended by Master Hou are naturally outstanding."
Seeing that Huo Weilou's expression was calm, Sun Zhao was a little uncertain for a moment, so he frowned and said, "In the past few days, the government has encountered a difficult case. , but waited for the future for a long time, and I don’t know why.”
Huo Weilou frowned slightly, with Bo Ruoyou's temperament, he would not waste time on this matter, but this is the fourth day back to Beijing, could it be that he encountered some difficulties
This thought disappeared in a flash, but Huo Weilou frowned and said: "Maybe I will go today."
Hearing this, Sun Zhao felt that Huo Weilou might not know the reason of the period, which is enough to show that the relationship between the two is not as close as he thought, so he was slightly relieved, if this person is really someone close to Huo Weilou, then he Isn't there a big Buddha in the yamen
Sun Zhao showed his face and said: "The official has not returned to the yamen today, and when he arrives at the yamen, he will know whether he has come or not."
Now it was sunset time, Huo Weilou glanced at the sky, he felt a little itchy in his heart, he was busy for several days, copied Wang Qingfu's house, and made a decision on the case, he didn't mind when he was busy It was so hard to bear, but now that he met Sun Zhao, he felt a little bit stupid.
With a thought in his mind, Huo Weilou asked, "The tax returns from several prefectures and counties in Beijing last year are still with you?"
Now it's February, and the last year's tax items reported by various places have been collected. After they are sent to the household department, they will be returned to the national treasury. This is not something Huo Weilou usually manages, but he said: "Northwest military situation Nervous, this year's military pay is expected to be three percent higher than last year's, but today the Minister of the Ministry of War said last year that the south of the Yangtze River had a good harvest, and the Lancang River went up to the prefectures and counties in Gyeonggi Province.
Sun Zhao hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, in the yamen, we are still discussing this morning, and we will send it to the household department when the reports are reported from various places along the east coast." It will be sent to the Hou Mansion later."
Huo Weilou said indifferently: "No need, I can just go to your yamen to have a look."
Sun Zhao was slightly stunned, and the heart that had just been let go was raised again.
After leaving the palace gate, Sun Zhao and Huo Weilou got into the carriage, and the carriage went east along Yujie Street, and they arrived at the government office in a short time. He first ushered Huo Weilou into the main hall, and then ordered the civil servants, "Bring over last year's tax return, Lord Hou wants to see it."
The clerk followed the sound and left, and quickly brought back a stack of thick documents. Sun Zhao poured tea for Huo Weilou himself, and then brought the documents to Huo Weilou, but when Huo Weilou saw the stack of documents, He frowned.
He was actually the most impatient looking at these tax return booklets.
But he still reached out and took a copy, and looked around the hall again. Sun Zhao watched Huo Weilou's expression carefully, and went to ask the clerk who was guarding outside. "Is there anyone visiting today?"
The yacha was about to shake his head, but suddenly thought of Bo Ruoyou's arrival, so he said in a playful tone: "If you don't ask the villain, you will forget it. There are indeed people visiting, and it's a bit funny to say it."
Sun Zhao raised his eyebrows, "Who is it?"
The Yacha said with a smile: "A girl said she was going to come to the government office to do a job, and said that you know the adults, but when you are not here, the villains let her wait in the tea room all afternoon—"
Huo Weilou looked up from the booklet, and Sun Zhao's back stiffened instantly, "A girl? But the surname is Bo?"
The Yacha hadn't realized the seriousness of the matter, and he still couldn't laugh or cry and said: "I don't know this villain, but he is a girl with the same appearance as a flower. She looks like a lady from some family, and she doesn't look like a slut anyway. People, Angkor also felt that she was messing around when he came back, so he scolded her, but the girl was not convinced."
Sun Zhao's face turned green and pale, "Oh... scold? You... How do I teach you on weekdays, to be friendly to the common people, don't put on an air of official business! How about you... What about the girl? Could it be that he was scolded by that big boss Wu Xiang?"
The Yacha then shrank his neck, "No... that girl is not convinced, Angkor took her directly to Yizhuang, whether it is a gangster, just try it out, I'm afraid she is in Yizhuang right now."
Sun Zhao was sweating profusely, and raised his hand to slap the yamen servant fiercely, but he didn't know how to smooth things over. After a while, he ordered: "You, go to Yizhuang immediately, and call someone back for me, no... please come back, let Wu Xiang is back too!"
Only then did the yamen realize that something was wrong, and the laughing expression on his face disappeared, and he responded repeatedly.
"Wait—"
Sun Zhao shook, smiled and turned around. Sure enough, the tax return booklet was put down, and Huo Weilou had already stood up. Sun Zhao said with a guilty conscience: "Master Hou, the head catcher of our government office He is a rough man, and I blame the officials for not explaining to him..."
Huo Weilou didn't show any anger, and said in a low voice: "Although she was recommended by the Marquis, it is reasonable for the people in the government office to question her, there is no need to call her back, you and the Marquis go to Yizhuang to have a look That's it."
Sun Zhao didn't dare to say anything, and immediately ordered people to prepare chariots and horses.
Huo Weilou came to the government office, saying he was looking at the tax return, but the tax return booklet hadn't turned two pages, and the stool hadn't even been heated before leaving. Sun Zhao didn't know what he meant, but he was sure that the girl surnamed Bo The status in Huo Weilou's heart is definitely not low.
Huo Weilou's carriage was in front, and Sun Zhao's carriage was behind. It took two sticks of incense to arrive outside Yizhuang. It was already nightfall, and Huo Weilou's carriage was both bridle in front, faster than Sun Zhao. Seeing that the carriage in front had stopped, Sun Zhao kept urging the driver, but before he arrived, Huo Weilou got off the carriage and entered Yizhuang.
Huo Weilou was naturally impatient, and he knew that Bo Ruoyou's sudden arrival at the government office would arouse people's doubts. He thought it was his recommendation, and Sun Zhao was a witty person who could make everything go smoothly for her, but he never expected When she came, Sun Zhao was not there, and she was brought directly to Yizhuang by a rough headhunter.
It was nothing to ask her for an autopsy, he was just afraid that she would be bullied unnecessarily due to her ignorance in the officialdom.
But he never expected that before he entered the door, he first heard her call someone else "Big Brother", and just after he crossed the threshold, he heard her say "I have nothing to do with Wu Zhaohou", Huo Weilou felt a wave in his heart The cold wind is really sour and cold.
Bo Ruoyou never expected to see Huo Weilou at this time, she couldn't help but say, "Hou Ye—"
Wu Xiang turned her back to the door, saw that her words had stopped, and asked again, "What about the Marquis? You have nothing to do with him, so what does he recommend you for? I heard that Marquis Wu Zhao doesn't even have a maidservant..."
Bo Ruoyou couldn't hear what Wu Xiang was saying, she just asked, "Why is Lord Hou here?"
Wu Xiang raised her brows, turned around and said, "How could—"
Wu Xiang shut up only halfway through "meeting", Huo Weilou had been to the government office, and he had seen it twice from a distance, so Wu Xiang recognized it at a glance, and he froze, thinking of what he had just said , wishing to bite off his own tongue, but he was not a fool after all, so he immediately took a step back and bowed his hands, "Meet Lord Hou."
Uncle Kun and the other two clerks behind were also stunned. At this moment, Sun Zhao ran in from behind, sweating profusely, "Hou Ye's carriage is so fast, I can't keep up—"
As he spoke, he saw many people standing in the courtyard, and he naturally caught sight of Bo Ruoyou.
Before seeing Bo Ruoyou, Sun Zhao was still a little uncertain about Huo Weilou's attitude towards Bo Ruoyou, but now that he saw the real person, all the uncertainty in Sun Zhao's heart disappeared. To say that Huo Weilou has no intentions of this girl Bo is really a ghost!
Huo Weilou glanced at Bo Ruoyou, then at Wu Xiang, and then said: "This is Master Jing Zhaoyin Sun."
These words were naturally addressed to Bo Ruoyou, she took a step forward and blessed her body, "My lord."
Sun Zhao immediately raised his hand to help, "Miss, please, I have been waiting for the girl for a long time, but I didn't expect that the girl just came when I was not in the yamen today." He gave Wu Xiang a look, and then turned to Bo Ruo amiably. Youdao: "Actually, there is no need to come for an autopsy. Master Hou recommended it. I can rest assured of the girl. In the future, it would be great for the girl to help out in the yamen. However, there are not many cases in our yamen. The girl can only do what she wants .”
Bo Ruoyou nodded, looked at Sun Zhao, then looked at Huo Weilou, and asked doubtfully, "Why are you here with Lord Hou, but there is a business trip?"
Huo Weilou narrowed his eyes, Sun Zhao felt a little suspicious when he saw this scene, and hurriedly said: "Master Hou heard that you are here for an autopsy, so he decided to come and see, how is it, the autopsy is over?"
Wu Xiang heard the words: "The autopsy is over, Miss Bo is really good at autopsies."
Sun Zhao didn't know if Wu Xiang's words were true or not, but in front of Huo Weilou, he only needed to say "Praise", "Look, the person recommended by Lord Hou is naturally very good at doing things, so today is really hard work." It's too late now, I don't know Lord Hou—"
Everyone saw Sun Zhao's hospitality, and Bo Ruoyou realized that Huo Weilou was here to see her. She was a little happy in her heart, so she heard Huo Weilou say: "It's really late, let's go, she is Mrs. It was taken."
Huo Weilou glanced at Bo Ruoyou again, turned around and walked out, Bo Ruoyou froze on the spot, Sun Zhao couldn't help but said: "Follow quickly, Master Hou is here to see you."
Bo Ruoyou was blessed with blessings, and then she left the gate of Yizhuang, and when she got outside, she saw Huo Weilou had already boarded the carriage, at this moment she opened the curtain and looked at her, "Come up—"
Bo Ruoyou walked to the front of the carriage, and glanced at Zheng Liang in a daze. Zheng Liang was frowning, and he didn't know what Wu Zhaohou meant. Later, Ben Hou will send her back."
Bo Ruoyou frowned and thought about it, then told Zheng Liang, "Then Uncle Liang, let's go back first."
Zheng Liang hesitated to speak, but this is Wu Zhaohou, how dare he disobey, so he saluted, got into his carriage and left.
Inside the Yizhuang, he watched Bo Ruoyou leave with a smile, and when the footsteps were farther away, Sun Zhao stopped smiling, turned around and changed his face, angrily scolded: "Okay, Wu Xiang, do you know that you almost broke me?" If it weren't for the fact that you have been with me for many years, I really want to dismiss you!"
Now Wu Xiang also knew that Bo Ruoyou's words were true, so she said with a bitter face: "This... my lord has never explained it. Seeing that a little girl is coming to do a job in a humble position, I thought this is not a joke, so why not?" Bring it over and try it out."
Sun Zhao snorted, "Fortunately, you are smart and know how to say it better, otherwise you will lose face to Lord Hou, and I really can't save you even if I want to."
At this time, Wu Xiang's expression turned serious, "My lord... what you said just now is not flattery, this little Bo girl really knows how to do an autopsy. Speaking of which, there is one aspect of this case that we have overlooked. If you are not in a hurry, let's go in and have a look." Looking at the dead body?"
Sun Zhao raised his brows, thinking that he had already come, but in the end he followed Wu Xiang to the back hall.
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Bo Ruoyou climbed onto the carriage, got into the carriage with a short body, saw Huo Weilou sitting in the middle like a giant Buddha, she found a corner and sat down, and asked, "Why did Lord Hou come here?"
Huo Weilou looked at Bo Ruoyou with deep phoenix eyes: "Why did you come to the Yamen today?"
He didn't answer the question, Bo Ruoyou didn't feel anything, and said, "I helped buy some things for the house in the past two days. I didn't think I was in a hurry, so I came here today."
Thinking of Sun Zhao coming with Huo Weilou just now, Bo Ruoyou was stunned, "Ah, it was because of a few days' delay that Mr. Sun found Lord Hou?"
Huo Weilou let out a "hmm", and Bo Ruoyou felt a little embarrassed, "It's really quite busy just after moving back home, I didn't expect Mrs. Sun to go to look for Lord Hou, did you delay Lord Hou's business?"
Huo Weilou looked at Bo Ruoyou in disbelief, and he came forward, anyone would feel that he treated her differently, but she herself couldn't see the slightest bit, she was only afraid of delaying his official duties.
"My lord, who has not delayed the delay, has already come." His tone was a bit unfriendly, as if he was really dissatisfied with being delayed in his business.
Bo Ruoyou felt even more ashamed for a moment, "Minnv never thought that she would cause trouble to Lord Hou."
Huo Weilou looked at her coldly for a moment, then sighed, "Forget it, you were recommended by the Marquis, so Sun Zhao is naturally more attentive. If you have any questions, you will naturally come to find the Marquis."
Bo Ruoyou twisted beautifully, Huo Weilou smiled coldly at this moment, "When you say you have nothing to do with Benhou, do others really think you have nothing to do with Benhou?"
Bo Ruoyou was at a loss for a while, and asked, "What about the folk girl?"
Seeing her like this, Huo Weilou was furious, "What should I do? The recommendation letter has already been sent to Sun Zhao. Apart from working hard, you don't want to lose face, what else do you want?"
Bo Ruoyou never thought that a letter of recommendation would be so important, but she knew that Huo Weilou must not recommend people often, so she understood, "Master Hou, don't worry, women must be serious about their work."
The two were talking in the carriage, the embroidered envoy who urged the horse didn't know where to drive the carriage, so he drove in the direction of Hou's mansion, and when the carriage left the remote place around Yizhuang, it drove to the bustling city in a blink of an eye. Yudao.
At this moment, Bo Ruoyou opened the curtain and looked out, also a little suspicious, "Where is this going?"
"Return to Marquis Mansion." Huo Weilou dropped three words.
Bo Ruoyou couldn't help but widen her eyes, she got into the carriage just now, and thought Huo Weilou had any orders, now she is going to the Hou's mansion, do you want her to go with her
"Master Hou wants to go back to the Hou Mansion, that girl..."
"Fu'an wants to see you." Huo Weilou cut her off.
Fu'an is a taboo name for Eunuch Fu, Bo Ruoyou was surprised, "Minnie also misses Eunuch very much, how is Eunuch these days?"
It's only been a few days since we separated, so there's nothing wrong with it, and why don't you ask him if he's okay after seeing him
Huo Weilou didn't want to talk for a while, but seeing him like this, Bo Ruoyou didn't know what had offended him, so he sat down in a regular manner, with some anxiety in his eyes, Huo Weilou sighed, "What's wrong with him in the Hou's mansion? "
Bo Ruoyou responded, and saw that there was some displeasure in his eyes, and didn't know what to say for a while, Huo Weilou looked at her, and then asked: "What's the recent case in the Yamen? Even Sun Zhao said it was difficult."
Speaking of the case, Bo Ruoyou regained her spirits and straightened her back, "A girl was strangled to death. The body was found in the alley behind the Town God's Temple. There was no sign of being violated. There were hairpins all over her body, so she couldn't see it for a while. There was no reason why she was murdered, but the autopsy today found a strange thing, the girl had a piece of skin cut off from her back."
It's fine if it's an ordinary case, Bo Ruoyou said so far, causing Huo Weilou to become suspicious, "The skin was cut away?"
Bo Ruoyou nodded, "The corpse is badly decomposed, I can't see what kind of sharp weapon it is, but the boundary is clear, it can be seen that it was intentional, but the girl's clothes are good, after being strangled, take off her clothes Then peel."
This weird act made people shudder, and Huo Weilou's face also showed two points of sadness, "Didn't the Yamen find any other clues?"
Bo Ruoyou shook her head, "I haven't asked in detail today, and I don't think I have a direction yet."
Huo Weilou sighed, "It's nothing for you to do in Jingzhao Mansion, but the capital is mixed with fish and dragons, so it's best to go home before dark in the future to avoid any trouble."
Bo Ruoyou was overwhelmed by flattery for a moment, "Master Hou, don't worry, the girls will save it."
Speaking of this, Huo Weilou asked again, "Have you ever been to Bo's?"
Bo Ruoyou shook her head, "I haven't been there yet." Seeing Huo Weilou's gaze, Bo Ruoyou smiled and said, "I'm not in a hurry."
Huo Weilou frowned slightly, he was not in a hurry, but he wanted to go back anyway, if he wanted to go back, or if Bo Ruoyou's adoptive father planned to tell the whole story of the past, then Bo Ruoyou would know about the door As for the marriage, what if she thinks her parents' intention to be engaged to Lin's and wants to win it back
"Do you still remember Lin Zhao?" Huo Weilou asked suddenly.
Bo Ruoyou frowned slightly, "Lin Zhao? Who is Lin Zhao?"
Her reaction made Huo Weilou's eyes slightly relaxed, and a smile appeared on the corner of his lips, "Master Lin Shilang."
Bo Ruoyou suddenly said, "Oh, Mr. Lin, I remember it."
Huo Weilou looked at her, "What do you think of this person?"
Bo Ruoyou was a little confused, and after thinking about it, he said: "Mr. Lin looks quite elegant and gentle, and he is also somewhat handsome. It's just that the folk girl has only met him a few times, so it's really hard to judge."
Huo Weilou rubbed his finger on the black jade ring, "If you are a child of a family like him, would you be willing?"
Bo Ruoyou shrank back in shock, "What does Hou Ye mean by this?"
Huo Weilou raised his sword eyebrows slightly, "Looking at your appearance, I think you don't want to."
Bo Ruoyou smiled wryly, "Master Hou's sudden remarks really startled the girls. The girls had just returned to the capital, so how could they have thought about this? Lord Hou recommended an errand for the girls, so why should they still discuss marriage for the girls? ?”
The speed of the carriage slowed down, and Huo Weilou sneered, "It's a good idea."
After finishing speaking, he got up first to get out of the carriage, and he walked towards the door with a low body, his shoulder almost brushing the tip of Bo Ruoyou's nose, as the curtain rose and fell, he disappeared at the door of the carriage, Bo Ruoyou touched the tip of his nose, Huo Weilou's breath filled her breath, and she couldn't help feeling a little hot, but when she thought of Huo Weilou's plausible words, she felt baffled, and just got out of the carriage in a daze, this was her first time in Wu Zhaohou's mansion .
Huo Weilou had already entered the door, and now she was standing inside the door waiting for her, Bo Ruoyou carried her skirt and went up the stairs, when she entered the door, she had an inexplicable feeling of strangeness in her heart, why did she just enter Wu Zhaohou's mansion like this? up