After Lu Heng left, the back house fell silent again. Lingxi Lingluan went out for a while, and when she came back, she held the medicine bowl and asked, "Girl, the medicine is here."
Wang Yanqing cast Lingling's gaze over, Lingxi instinctively felt nervous, but she remembered the commander's instructions just now, and tried her best to calm down.
Lu Heng has just taken over Nanzhen Fusi now, and there are many people staring at him both inside and outside, and he has no time to spend time in the inner house. Before he left, he left a message for everyone in the mansion, and Lingxi Lingluan had already completed Lu Heng's account with the help of decoction just now.
One of them is how to serve Miss Wang, the "adopted daughter of the Lu family" who has lost her memory.
Seeing the medicine, Wang Yanqing didn't move. Seeing it, Lingxi immediately said, "This servant has tried it beforehand, and there is absolutely no problem with this medicine. If the girl doesn't believe it, the servant will try it again."
Saying that, Lingxi asked someone to get a spoon, and she was in front of Wang Yanqing's interview medicine. Wang Yanqing shook his head, stretched out his hand and said, "Give me the bowl."
Lingxi surprise: "Girl..."
Wang Yanqing said, "You are the maids arranged by the second brother, so there will be no problem. I believe the second brother."
Wang Yanqing took the medicine bowl and tried the temperature, and it was just right. Wang Yanqing lowered his head and drank the medicine. Although the speed was not fast, the movement of scooping the medicine was steady and decisive, and it was not sloppy at all. A bowl of medicine soon bottomed out, Wang Yanqing put the spoon aside, Lingxi immediately served candied fruit, but Wang Yanqing shook his hand and said, "No need."
Lingxi Lingluan glanced at each other and was surprised. Which Miss Nei Zhai is not a spoiled one, she sheds tears when her fingertips are pricked with a needle, but Wang Yanqing drinks the medicine in one go, not like a boudoir lady at all. Lingxi tried to ask: "Girl, is there anything else you are uncomfortable with?"
Wang Yanqing fell from such a high cliff, how could it be okay. She had pain all over her body, she had no memory, but instinct told her that these were just falls, not fatal. The real serious thing was the bruises on the back of her head.
Wang Yanqing touched the back of his head lightly, and Lingxi replied: "Don't touch it with your hands, girl, the boss said that the congestion on the back of your head has not dissipated, so you can't exercise vigorously these days, and try to keep your emotions as stable as possible, especially you can't stimulate it with external force. "
When Wang Yanqing heard the maid's words, she stopped abruptly, and she never touched her again after that. She is now injured, unable to move, unable to read, just woke up and can't sleep, she is bored, and her eyes can't help falling on the maids in front of her.
Lingxi Lingluan tensed when she thought of Wang Yanqing's weirdness, especially Lingluan's expression stiffened. Wang Yanqing instinctively sensed that they were nervous, she had long felt strange, and simply asked: "Why are you so afraid of me?"
The second brother said that she came to the Lu family at the age of seven and has lived here for ten years. If these maids are the slaves of the Lu family, why are they so unfamiliar to her and have a faint sense of defense
Lingxi Lingluan glanced at each other, Lingluan lowered her head, Lingxi sighed, and gave Wang Yanqing a blessing, and said, "Girl Zhesha slave wait, who is this slave girl, and who is the match for the girl? The slave girl is afraid that she will not serve well. "
Wang Yanqing asked, "Because of the second brother?"
Wang Yanqing had already discovered that everyone here was very afraid of Lu Heng. Even so, Lu Heng had already left, why didn't they dare to relax
When Lingxi heard Wang Yanqing call the commander's second brother, his heart was really complicated. Lingxi kept the commander's words in mind and said, "Don't dare, it's the slaves who neglected their duties and did not serve the girl well. The girl was attacked on the road to Shangxiang, and the commander was furious. He sold all the maids who were serving the girl, and transferred the slaves. Come here. The servants are afraid that they will not be able to serve them well, so they make frequent mistakes. Please forgive me."
Language can go against the heart, and expressions can be disguised, but subtle muscle changes cannot deceive people. Wang Yanqing is naturally good at capturing people's tiny expressions, and can instantly correspond expressions to emotions. This is more like a kind of talent, just like some people are born with a good memory, good rhythm, Wang Yanqing is good at recognizing expressions, and it is also something engraved in instinct.
Now that she has no memory and is not bound by common sense and inherent cognition, this talent is even more obvious. It is useless to disguise in front of Wang Yanqing, a natural master of liars, so simply don't pretend, and tell the truth in a package.
So Lu Heng arranged this statement for Lingxi Lingluan, so that it can explain why they are not familiar with Wang Yanqing, and why they were so flustered when they first heard that Wang Yanqing lost his memory.
This statement is in line with Lu Heng's character, and can also explain Wang Yanqing's strangeness when he first woke up, Wang Yanqing accepted it after thinking about it. The tonic that Lang Zhong prescribed was added with sleep aids. Wang Yanqing became sleepy not long after taking the medicine, and fell asleep under the persuasion of the maids. Seeing that Wang Yanqing was sound asleep, Lingxi Lingluan breathed a long sigh of relief and quickly went out to set up the venue.
The Lu family had only two brothers, Lu Wen and Lu Heng, and had no daughters. After Lu Heng's mother returned to her hometown, the Lu residence was even more empty, and it was usually very deserted. Now suddenly there is an "adopted daughter" who has lived for ten years, and there are not many things to buy.
Only Jin Yiwei can do such a thing out of thin air to create a trace of a person living for ten years. Lang's Chinese medicine was prescribed very well, Wang Yanqing slept until sunset, and Lu Heng was also in the Nanzhen Fusi while the maids in Lu's house were busy remodeling the scene, slowly flipping through the pages.
Guo Tao stood beside him, not daring to look at Lu Heng's face, and said embarrassingly: "Commander, your subordinates, according to your order, do not give them food or water, and let them hang out all day. Just now, when the subordinates went to interrogate them, they all took out whips. Now, they still refuse to talk about it. If the punishment is even bigger, it won’t be enough to raise a family.”
In fact, Lu Heng's current official position is a matter of command, and he is only a temporary commander. But walking in the officialdom, how can you not even have this kind of eyesight, Nanzhen Fusi all changed their name and called Lu Heng as the commander.
Lu Heng temporarily acted as the commander of Jin Yiwei in November. The first job he took over as Nanzhen Fusi was to investigate Zhang Yong and Xiao Jing's bribery case.
Zhang Yong was one of the very famous "Eight Tigers" during the Zhengde period. Although Xiao Jing was not the Eight Tigers, he was also a powerful eunuch in Chenghua, Hongzhi and Zhengde dynasties. Emperor Zhengde made great use of eunuchs, and the "Eight Tigers" ran rampant in the palace and dominated the court. Many memorials were left to them. Later, when Zhengde died of illness and Jiajing ascended the throne, the Eight Tigers were finally liquidated. Among them, Zhang Yong was lucky to survive because he turned against the tide at a critical moment and contributed to Wenchen. Later, Zhang Yong was demoted to Xiaoling to preside over Xiangguang. Although he could no longer be in power for the rest of his life, he could at least spend his old age in peace. In the eighth year of Jiajing, Zhang Yong died of illness, and the court also awarded his family and brothers, which is a rare good death among eunuchs.
Everything was fine originally, but this year, due to the dispute over the grand ceremony, these old things have been turned up again. During the incident, Lu Can impeached the second assistant Zhang Jinggong for bribing.
Collusion between officials in the DPRK and eunuchs is a serious crime. Zhang Jinggong's attack sparked a big scuffle. Partisan scuffles in the courtroom, more and more people were involved in the incident, and the memorial of impeachment flew to the emperor's desk like snowflakes. The emperor was furious and ordered a strict investigation. The Jinyiwei immediately picked up people. Many officials were imprisoned, many of them high-ranking officials, and the Hanlin Academy, known as the back garden of the cabinet and the holy land of scholars all over the world, was the worst hit.
Now, whoever is greedy, who is not greedy, who colludes with the eunuchs, and who is wronged will be investigated by Lu Heng. If Lu Heng can investigate this case, it will only be a matter of time before the temporary commander becomes the official commander.
It has been ten days since the emperor's order, and the case still has not progressed. Those civil officials were sure that Jin Yiwei didn't dare to do anything to them, and they killed each of them and refused to say anything. Occasionally, confessions were all nonsense. Lu Heng quickly scanned the confession, there was nothing useful on it, he was too lazy to read it, and threw it into the wastepaper basket.
Officially, who doesn't know this. The official salary of the Ming Dynasty was meager, and the civil and military people of the Manchu Dynasty lived on the salary. In order to protect himself in his later years, Zhang Yong gave many benefits to the officials in power. Lu Heng knew very well that one of those people who were arrested in prison was counted as one, and they all took Zhang Yong's money.
This kind of bribery exists all over the country, but no one will admit it publicly. Jinyiwei wants to make meritorious deeds, and civil servants also want to go to their future. Many people in the prison were the henchmen of the chief assistant Yang Yingning, and with the chief assistant there, Jin Yiwei did not dare to do anything to them. As long as they don't recruit, they will be greeted by rising stars and a good reputation after they go out, but if they admit to having contacts with Zhang Yong, not only will they be unlucky, but also the teacher's family will be implicated.
They are not stupid, how can they be willing to do such a loss-making business.
Lu Heng took out a list from the dark drawer. It was the people who were arrested and imprisoned this time, and their family property and wealth were recorded next to it. Lu Heng scanned a list of names. He clearly knew how much money these people had embezzled, but he had no evidence.
Zhang Yong was once a eunuch, and was very familiar with the methods of Jinyiwei and Dongchang and Xichang. He gave gifts very cleanly, at least Jinyiwei had no evidence on the surface. Lu Heng's eyes swept across the list quickly, and when he swept a name, he tapped his knuckles on it and said, "Zhao Huai, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, is timid and weak, and the worst thing to do is to wake him up as soon as he fell asleep at night and bring him with him. Come out for a separate trial, let him dry for half an hour, and then put it back. Just go back and forth like this, make sure that he does not touch the water and rice for a night, and can't close his eyes for a moment."
Guo Tao was stunned after hearing this, the commander's method of torturing people is too superb, this is called killing without blood, killing people invisibly. Guo Tao was about to respond when he suddenly thought that Zhao Huai was a student of the first assistant Yang Yingning, and the commander targeted Zhao Huai alone...
After Lu Heng finished speaking, Guo Tao didn't move for a long time, Lu Heng's eyes swept over quietly, and when Guo Tao met Lu Heng's eyes, he instantly broke out in a cold sweat. He didn't dare to think about it, and quickly lowered his head to lead the order: "Subordinates obey."
Lu Heng threw the roster back to its original position, looking at the strength in his hands, he didn't like seeing this group of people. Fighting wits and courage with these old fritters every day, Lu Heng felt that he was getting old very fast, and he was in a bad mood, so he just wanted to find something happy. Lu Heng asked, "What do I want?"
Guo Tao was taken aback for a while, what did the commander want? Lu Heng looked at him with a pair of amber eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, especially like the generosity and calmness of a cheetah watching the sheep before hunting, Guo Tao suddenly remembered, slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, yes, the commander ordered what you ordered. , I brought it."
Guo Tao hurriedly took out the booklet he had just sorted out from his sleeve, placed it on Lu Heng's desk respectfully, and then hurriedly retired. After the room was quiet again, Lu Heng took it easy and picked up the information on the desk.
What secrets could a female family member have, and Jin Yiwei finished the detailed investigation of Wang Yanqing within a long time. Lu Heng turned page by page, and the more he looked back, the more surprised he became.
I really can't see how she learned so much when she was a child. Wushu is not something that can be learned at the touch of a lip, but if you practice three-nine in winter and three-fu in summer, you will suffer.
Wang Yanqing's experience was quickly read, and what followed was not so much her daily life notes as the surveillance records of Zhenyuan Hou's mansion. After all, Wang Yanqing was just an adopted daughter, and she was insignificant in the eyes of everyone. The Jinyiwei spy took the trouble to record Fu Tingzhou's words, deeds, and actions, and took her with a few strokes.
Even just a few words can tell that all her life is related to Fu Tingzhou. Lu Heng swept over a conversation between Fu Tingzhou and Wang Yanqing when they were getting along in private, and couldn't help but click.
On the one hand, Lu Heng disliked Fu Tingzhou, who looked at Tingyingwu and was masculine, and even called the woman "Qingqing" in private.
No wonder she looked hesitant when he called her "sister". It turns out that Fu Tingzhou doesn't usually call her sister, but Qingqing.
After Lu Heng read Wang Yanqing's information, he kept it in his heart with a little attention. In his line of work, he has already cultivated an unforgettable memory, not to mention, he is also a smart person.
He was able to accompany the emperor for so many years, not only because of his childhood friendship with the emperor as playmates. Emperor Jiajing is a first-class and difficult to serve, and everyone who can stay by the emperor's side for a long time is a thousand-year-old fox.
Lu Heng thought of what was going to happen next, and felt quite interesting in his heart. After that, he will play a "brother". He will do everything Fu Tingzhou has done and said in the past ten years.
Wang Yanqing's business was just a pastime, and Lu Heng quickly threw away the booklet to deal with other official documents of the Nanzhen Fu Company. When he saw this, he forgot the time, and when he regained his senses, it was already dark outside.
The winter night was dark and dry, Lu Heng came out of Nanzhen Fusi, and walked home while thinking about things. After he entered the door, the servants followed consciously, and the horses led the horses and ran errands. No one dared to make a sound and disturb the commander's thinking. Lu Heng relied on instinct to walk backwards. When he arrived at the main courtyard, he found that the lights were on inside, and he woke up suddenly.
How is anyone
Seeing that Lu Heng stood still, the servant hurried forward and said, "Commander, Miss Wang insists on waiting for you to come back. The younger ones persuaded several times, but Miss Wang still refuses to go back."
This is what Lu Heng ordered during the day. From now on, everyone in the mansion will call Wang Yanqing "girl" and treat each other like his sister. If anyone dares to leak, the whole family will sell it immediately. The people in the Lu Mansion were all from Anlu. Although there were not many people, they kept their mouths shut. Lu Heng only explained one sentence, and they continued to implement it layer by layer.
Only then did Lu Heng remember that he had picked up an "adopted sister". He raised his eyebrows, feeling helpless, but his body's instinctive vigilance gradually dissipated.
He was used to being alone, and suddenly there was another person waiting for him, which felt good.
The bruises on the back of Wang Yanqing's head haven't dissipated, so he can't move much, but Wang Yanqing insisted on waiting for Lu Heng to come back. In her subconscious, this was a matter of course. The second brother didn't come back, so of course she had to wait.
Lingxi Lingluan tried to persuade twice, and found that Wang Yanqing regarded it as a routine, so they dared not persuade any more. Say more and say less and say less, and if they continue to persuade them, they will be exposed, so they have to shut up.
After all, Wang Yanqing was a wounded person, and she would feel sleepy until late at night. When she was drowsy, she suddenly heard footsteps outside, Wang Yanqing woke up suddenly, stood up instinctively: "Second brother."
Her voice was happy, but because she stood too hard, the wound on the back of her head was pulled, and she was dizzy when she got up. Lu Heng entered the door and saw this scene, and immediately said: "Don't worry, I'm back. Why don't you support the girl?"
Lingxi Lingluan stepped forward in time when Wang Yanqing was dizzy and supported Wang Yanqing's arm, so that Wang Yanqing did not fall to the ground. She propped her head up and resisted the dizziness in front of her. When she was top-heavy, she suddenly felt a pair of slender and powerful hands grip her arms. Her fluttering body seemed to find a point of strength and slowly returned to the ground.
Lu Heng helped her to sit down. He saw her pale face and slightly increased his tone: "You have an injury on your head, you can't move a lot, why are you frizzy?"
Wang Yanqing leaned on the armrest, and finally could see in front of her eyes. Her face was as white as paper, but she still said in a low voice, "I want to be the first to see the second brother."
She couldn't keep up with her breath, and her voice was weak and pitiful. Lu Heng glanced at the warm food next to him, not knowing what to say: "If you're injured, go back to rest by yourself. What do you wait for me to do? You haven't eaten all the time, right?"
Lu Heng said and swept towards Lingxi Lingluan, Lingxi Lingluan was startled and quickly squatted down. Wang Yanqing held Lu Heng's arm and said, "Second brother, don't embarrass them. I'll have dinner when I wake up. I insisted on waiting for you here."
Wang Yanqing took the matter to himself, and Lu Heng would not be able to have another episode. He looked at Wang Yanqing's slap-sized face, and his eyes that were obviously sleepy, but he said helplessly: "Nanzhen Fusi is different from ordinary yamen, I can't tell when I will be back. There are people who serve, but I can't be hungry. , you don't have to wait any longer."
"They are them, I am me, we have always been like this." After Wang Yanqing finished speaking, he muttered, "Don't think I don't know, if I don't wait for you, you will be too lazy to eat at night."
Don't say, Lu Heng really planned this. When I came back in the evening, it was cold and dark, how could I still have a meal? But this fool has been waiting for him. If he doesn't come back tonight, will she stay overnight
And listen to her, she has been waiting for Fu Tingzhou like this for the past ten years. Lu Heng thought to himself that Fu Tingzhou was really lucky. He only shot him with one arrow that day, which was really cheap for him.
Although Lu Heng thought so, the expression on his face softened unconsciously. He originally thought that it would be very troublesome to have someone waiting no matter what he did. He hated the feeling of being restrained, but now Lu Heng felt that maybe it was not bad.
No matter what happened, there was always a place in the world with a light on, waiting for him to come home for dinner. How reassuring, even if the person she was waiting for was actually not him.
Thinking of this, Lu Heng's hand froze slightly, but soon returned to normal. He sat across from him, holding Wang Yanqing's white and soft hand, like a good brother who could not be more exemplary in the world, and asked softly, "Qingqing, are you feeling better now?"