In the past few days, countless people and horses in Shangjing have united and searched the whole city several times, but no one has found the "fifty taels".
"If you want me to say, these fifty taels must have been found by those horse dealers and secretly hidden!"
"But those fifty taels are just ordinary horses, and I heard that the Tanhualang family bought the worst horses when they had no money when they first arrived in Shangjing. The horse dealers couldn't sell them for fifty taels, so why not give them away directly. Give it back to the Wu family and get fifty taels?"
"You don't understand this. Tanhualang's horse may not have been lost, but was abducted by a horse dealer! They took advantage of the fact that they were catching the other side, and secretly took the horse away."
"Speaking of which, how about the case of the casino steward?"
"Hey, I really didn't see it before, this manager is actually a woman! He also killed her fiancé, and went to Beijing to take the exam as a fiancé! This kind of person should be smashed to pieces!"
"I have relatives and friends who are in the punishment department. According to him, the woman gritted her teeth and said nothing, not admitting that she killed people."
"It must be the three girls who are the most angry about this matter. The steward of the casino is highly valued by the three girls, and as a result, he was admitted to the Criminal Department. You said, will the Criminal Department be afraid to offend the three girls and the Ji family, and let the steward go? huh?"
"This is in Shangjing! Under the feet of the emperor, how dare her Ji family be so arrogant? All the people in Shangjing see this matter. If the Ministry of Justice dares to let it go, I will be the first to sue the imperial court!" On the day the list was released, Kang Pei, a scholar who had a dispute with 'Fang Yuan' in the restaurant, blushed.
This spring, Kang Pei did not do well in the exam and did not enter the palace exam.
He was still very sad at first, but when he saw that 'Fang Yuan' was the last in Chunwei, he was instantly happy. But it didn't take long for him to learn that 'Fang Yuan' had become the steward of the casino and climbed up to the Ji family!
According to Kang Pei's thoughts, 'Fang Yuan' should pack up and go back to his hometown. Why can he still stay in Shangjing, and he is actually living a good life!
Kang Pei's family is not in Beijing. He didn't pass the exam this time. He should have left early to continue his studies and prepare for the next imperial exam. But he stayed, just to see how this 'Fang Yuan' would turn out.
Kang Pei thought that in a few days, this 'Fang Yuan' would be chased away by the Ji family. Unexpectedly, the other party was more and more valued by the Ji family.
Kang Pei was sullen, and was planning to leave Shangjing when news came that 'Fang Yuan' was imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
In the end, God opened his eyes! He said that 'Fang Yuan' looked like a villain, not a good person!
Kang Pei's favorite thing to do recently is to drink tea with his friends in the teahouse opposite the Ministry of Punishment, and listen to everyone talk about 'Fang Yuan' and scold 'Fang Yuan'.
This is still the case today.
At four o'clock, there were quite a few people in the teahouse, more than usual.
When Kang Pei and his group of friends went upstairs, they found some familiar faces.
They are all scholars who have an intersection on weekdays.
Everyone greeted each other and took their seats for tea.
The storyteller of the teahouse told a story in the hall when the late emperor was still alive.
It was related to the imperial examination. It was said that there was a scholar at that time, very literary, who wrote poetry at the age of three, and began to prepare for the imperial examination at the age of five. He studied hard in Hanchuang for more than ten years and won the first place in the township examination. When he was about to go to Beijing to take the exam, he was blinded to save his sister Xiuhe and could no longer see.
Seeing her brother's grief, Xiu He proposed to let her take part in the spring festival on her behalf.
Xiuhe grew up with her elder brother, who taught her to read and write, and her knowledge was not bad. In the name of her brother, she went to Beijing to take the exam, and she did well in the Spring Palace exam.
But in the end, the identity was debunked by someone with a heart.
Participating in imperial examinations in the name of others is a serious crime.
I thought that the previous emperor would deal with Xiu He, but he never thought that not only did the previous emperor not blame him, but he also ordered a reward for the two brothers and sisters.
The two brothers and sisters later opened a private school in their place to teach and educate people.
Now that decades have passed, the private school has disappeared. But this incident has been passed down and has become a beautiful thing in the mouths of the people.
The former emperor's reputation for being virtuous and benevolent was even spread all over the world.
Everyone has heard this story, and the storytellers of the teahouse usually don't tell it.
I don't know why, but I talked about it again today.
Kang Pei didn't listen at all, sitting by the window of the teahouse, looking at the punishment department not far away.
As long as he thought that 'Fang Yuan' was suffering inside, he felt relieved.
But suddenly, the cry of the old woman came, and it became more and more clear.
Not only Kang Pei heard it, but also the pedestrians on the street.
Everyone loves to join in the fun, and many people come over to see what happened.
Old Man Fang and Mrs. Fang were on the left and right, supporting a young man, wiping tears and walking towards the punishment department, followed by a bunch of people pointing.
The man in the middle was leaning on a cane, one leg was slightly lame, his face was pale, and his eyes were very gloomy, as if he had experienced something major and had no breath.
Old lady Fang burst into tears: "It's my fault! It's my Fang family's fault! It's my fault, it's my old lady's fault!"
Old Man Fang also wiped the corners of his eyes.
The curious person next to him asked, "Old man, what happened?"
Mrs. Fang's voice was hoarse, and her face was full of deep guilt: "I am the mother-in-law of the female steward in the prison. A few days ago, my old man and I reported to the Ministry of Punishment, saying that she killed my son Fang Yuan. But I didn't expect that it was me who misunderstood my daughter-in-law! It's me!"
Speaking of this, Mrs. Fang punched her chest.
"What does that mean?"
Mrs. Fang pointed to the man on crutches: "This is my son Fang Yuan. He is not dead at all!"
Everyone exclaimed in unison: "Didn't you die?!"
Mrs. Fang cried and nodded: "Well, my son is fine, my son's life is very big, my life is big. On the way to Beijing to take the exam, the horse accidentally got frightened and fell off the cliff and broke a leg. Hurry up! Seeing that I missed the spring festival, my daughter-in-law was anxious for my son. As soon as the two discussed it, they asked my daughter-in-law to enter the capital on my son’s behalf first, and took the letter to the officials to report. My son arrived later and went directly to the spring festival. , My son was defrauded of money on the way, lost his way, went around in circles, walked all the way, and only arrived in Beijing yesterday!"
"But, but my child's father and I mistakenly thought it was my daughter-in-law who harmed my son, and made my daughter-in-law stay in prison for these days. Think about it, what kind of sins did I do, what sins did I do!!" Fang The old lady cried so hard she almost fainted.
Everyone, look at me, and I look at you.
This is a bit too dramatic, but this is someone's own parents, who are all for their own children, how could they tell lies.
And his son is indeed standing here.
There were many enthusiastic people in the crowd, and they rushed out to give them advice. They followed them to the Punishment Department, looking for adults and asking them to release their daughter-in-law quickly.
Where is the murderer, he is obviously a hero in the women's middle school!
Above the teahouse, Kang Pei suddenly stood up and looked down from the window.
No, how did things change like this
How did 'Fang Yuan' suddenly become a contemporary Xiu He
While Kang Pei was still in shock, many scholars next to him had already gone downstairs with great enthusiasm, mixed in with a sense of justice, and helped everyone to quarrel with the Ministry of Punishment, asking them to release them quickly.
When it comes to quarreling, people like the Ministry of Punishment can't quarrel with scholars.
One by one, they can turn the dead into the living.
Hidden in the dark, these days, the Ministry of Punishment has been guarded like gold, and every night after dark, he is engrossed in the five princes who are waiting for the Ji family to come to rob the prison. Unexpectedly, they have been waiting for a few days. and scholars.
At the gate of the Ministry of Punishment, it was as noisy as a vegetable market at the moment.
As for the Ji family, not a single person was seen.
Ji Ming is happy to be in the personnel department, but there hasn't been much work in the personnel department recently. He is playing chess and drinking tea with the second-in-command of the personnel department, so he is not happy.
Ji Mingyuan rode a horse to bask in the sun in his yard.
Ji Mingyan went to the horse market, hoping to find a horse that looked similar to Fifty-two.
Ji Mingshuang was in the Hanlin Academy, and he was full of ancient books.
Ji Yunxi went to Kaitaizhuang to see the goods. The next person collected a box of good medicinal materials, and Kaitaizhuang could make a lot of money.
As for Wu Weian, he heard the footsteps of the steward asking for money early in the morning, and hid in the secret room without saying a word, and couldn't get out of it.
"Waste!" The fifth prince slammed his fist on the table, and the things on the table fell off. "A bunch of trash!"
Below, the wastes were trembling with fear, not daring to say a word.
"That old couple has been missing for three days, for three days! You didn't find anyone, and you let them show up at the gate of the Ministry of Punishment and make a fuss?!" The fifth prince was very angry, "The moment they appeared, you It should be executed!"
The person kneeling on the head trembled: "As soon as the person appears, the subordinate will send someone to report. This matter is very important, and the subordinate dare not make an assertion..."
The teacup slammed straight into his head, instantly bloody.
The fifth prince: "I have to explain everything clearly, am I doing things for you, or do you do things for me? A group of empty-headed waste who only focus on three-legged cats, but don't have the ability to judge the situation at all, what do I need you for? ?!"
The woman standing quietly beside her, waited for the fifth prince to finish the fire before stepping forward. She motioned everyone to step back and said softly, "Your Highness, don't be angry."
The fifth prince rubbed his eyebrows and sat down: "The people around me are not very useful. Originally, Yang Weitian was okay, but he was exposed too early. I asked you to find a capable person. Do you have a choice?"
The woman shook her head gently: "I haven't found a particularly suitable one. Don't be in a hurry, Your Highness, a capable person is like a good horse, and you can't find it."
The fifth prince closed his eyes: "I know."
The woman asked, "His Royal Highness, what should we do now? After a while, the sage will issue an decree to release him."
The saint was not very honorable when he ascended to the emperor, so in recent years, he has paid more and more attention to reputation. As long as it is beneficial to his reputation, the saint will do it.
As far as this is concerned, they lost.
The fifth prince did not speak for a while.
The woman tentatively said: "Can we let our people let her die in prison?"
"No." The fifth prince opened his eyes, his eyes gloomy, "If Fang Yuan died in prison, there would be a lot of anger. The father, the emperor's reputation, will definitely order a thorough investigation of the punishment department, and the punishment department will not be investigated."
"Let it go." The fifth prince gritted his teeth, his eyes full of unwillingness, "That Fang Yuan is not a character, but a little bug dispatched to attract Ji's family. This time I lost."
"It doesn't matter." The fifth prince whispered to himself, "How many times have I lost since I was a child? I'm not in a hurry, I can wait."
The woman looked at him worriedly.
The fifth prince raised his head suddenly: "But then Wu Weian, let me continue to investigate! Did you find out? Since Wu Weian appeared, the Ji family has been able to retreat every time!"
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The next day, the Ministry of Punishment released the person.
The sage imitated the emperor and gave the two of them a lot of rewards.
The person arranged by Ji Yunxi took the injured 'Fang Yuan' back immediately. Doctor Cheng from Qifangtang was waiting. As soon as 'Fang Yuan' was brought back, he began to treat her injuries. .
The day after 'Fang Yuan' was released, Mr. Fang, Mrs. Fang, left Beijing.
This was Ji Yunxi's request. Their son Fang Yuan would send them outside the city. From then on, they were not allowed to step into the upper capital.
Fang Yuan and 'Fang Yuan' did not go back with them, and will stay in the future.
After the steward came back, Ji Yunxi did not visit in person, but asked Baofu to go on her behalf.
Baofu's face was full of anger: "Steward Fang has injuries all over his body, so there is no good place. Her ten fingers are also bloody, and today she is still in a coma and hasn't woken up. Master Cheng said, Fang It will take several months for this injury to heal."
Ji Yunxi sat on the couch, with both hands and elbows in front of the table, holding the tea cup in his palms, playing with the tea cover for a while, she hummed when she heard the words.
Baofu looked at her and looked at her again, a little aggrieved.
Ji Yunxi looked at her face, a little funny: "What's wrong? I have something to say."
Baofu nodded sharply.
Ji Yunxi: "You say it."
Baofu said, "Miss shouldn't have given the old couple so much money! If you want me to tell them, you can't give them a penny! You have to scold them and spit on them! But the lady gave them so much money. , let them leave Shangjing happily, I can't be mad at all! I'm going to die of madness!"
In the end, Baofu had a vicious look on his face and clenched his fists, wishing to rush out of the city to catch up with the old man and the old lady, and devour them alive.
Ji Yunxi lifted the tea cup and took a sip, and said softly, "Fortune and misfortune, who knows."
Baofu scratched his head, unable to understand.
Ji Yunxi glanced at her: "I'll be alone, you go down."
Baofu said yes, and then withdrew.
Ji Yunxi put down the tea cup and looked down at the tea in the cup in a daze.
There are many old events in her previous life, but in this life, she seldom thinks about it.
But Fang Yuan's incident evoked some memories.
In this life, she was born in a wealthy family and was born with a golden spoon.
But she was not in her previous life.
She grew up in the mountains and has three children at home. She is the eldest sister and the next two younger brothers.
The family is poor and only has two beds.
Parents have a small bed, and the three of them have one.
Ji Yunxi was only six years old at that time. After she fell asleep, her sleeping position was not very good, her hands and feet were on her brother's body, and her brother cried.
Parents were woken up, and if they pulled her up, they would beat her.
There are too many of these little things, many of which have even faded away, and she can't remember much anymore.
But in the end, she was born in modern times, she was not as miserable as Fang Yuan, and went to the big city alone when she was a teenager.
There are many opportunities in big cities, so she found a suitable field for her, step by step, suffered a lot of losses, suffered a lot of somersaults, and then climbed up again and again, and finally became the all-powerful President Ji in the investment world.
She changed her last name and changed her name, and she never looked back, and she never went back to the mountain again.
And this life is completely different from the previous life.
She was born with good parents, and her brothers treated her very well.
The events of the previous life seem to have gone by in the blink of an eye.
But Fang Yuan, Ji Yunxi passed through Fang Yuan and saw himself who stumbled back then.
Back then, when she was at her most desperate, when she was beleaguered on all sides, how much she hoped that someone would appear, and if she could give her a little hand, it would be fine.
No.
She has always been, all along, alone, those who seem to want to hold her hand.
In the end, it was confirmed that they were all fake, and they all wanted to push her into the abyss.
Therefore, she is willing to pull Fang Yuan a hand.
But she did feel a little sad for herself in her previous life.
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In the secret room, there are only fifty-two left in the boxes that hide various small organs.
Wu Weian's face was pale, he put the human skins back one by one, put the boxes back in place, and left the secret room.
Outside the secret room, the round manager is looking forward to it.
Wu Weian held the two thousand taels of silver bills in his hand. He didn't speak or give it, but gave Yuan Guanshi a meaningful look.
What a coincidence.
As soon as Yuan Guanshi opened his mouth, it was two thousand taels.
What a coincidence, he happened to have two thousand taels in his hand.
Yuan Guanshi bowed his head and bowed his body, looking at his nose and heart.
Wu Weian threw 2,000 taels at him, and the round steward caught it.
Wu Weian turned around and left immediately, he didn't want to see Yuan Steward again.
With a creak, the door was pushed open.
Wu Weian stepped in.
Ji Yunxi leaned on the beauty's couch, holding a book in her hand, as usual.
Wu Weian, with his hands behind his back, looked neither sad nor happy, and passed by her.
But after taking three steps, he suddenly stopped, turned to look at her, and then looked at her again.
She lowered her head and seemed to be reading a book. But the book in her hand has not turned a page.
Wu Weian asked, "Are you in a bad mood?"
Ji Yunxi came back to her senses, turned over a page of miscellaneous books, and said casually, "No."
She raised her head with a normal expression, and asked him, "Why do you ask this suddenly?"
"Oh." Wu Weian retracted his gaze and sighed, "Because I'm in a bad mood."
Ji Yunxi was puzzled: "Why?"
Wu Weian replied: "It's not fair to meet people."
Ji Yunxi frowned.
I always felt that the 'person' he was talking about seemed to be talking about her, but it didn't seem to be.
She closed the miscellaneous books, too lazy to guess, and asked directly, "You mean me? What happened to me?"
"Of course it's not you. You didn't do anything to me." Wu Weian shook his head, "Don't mention it, don't talk about him, it's bad luck. Are you drinking?"
Ji Yunxi: "?"
Wu Weian: "I have a collection of sweet-scented osmanthus wine, drink a little to get rid of bad luck?"
Ji Yunxi thought for a while, then nodded: "Okay."
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On summer nights, the wind is cool.
The moon was bright and bright, and the stars twinkled.
Ji Yunxi hugged her knees and sat on the eaves of the bedroom.
Waiting for someone to get a drink.
Not far away, Wu Weian lightly stepped and leaped between the eaves.
In a few moments, someone else arrived, tugged at his dress, sat down beside her, and handed her a jug of wine.
Ji Yunxi opened the envelope and smelled a faint scent of sweet-scented osmanthus.
She took a sip, and the smell of the wine made her face wrinkle.
But soon, she returned to normal, drinking one sip after another, as if drinking water.
Wu Weian glanced at her and chuckled, "You seem to drink well."
Ji Yunxi looked up at Tianbianyue: "It's okay."
Wu Weian nodded, didn't say more, took a few sips at Yue Qian, and quietly admired Yue for a while, just wanted to talk to her.
The man who was still sitting and drinking, suddenly his head fell down, and he was about to fall down when he saw it.
Wu Weian was quick-witted, grabbed her collar and lifted her back.
Ji Yunxi followed his strength and leaned towards him.
The fragrance of the powder on the woman's body overflowed the tip of her nose, and Wu Weian stopped breathing slightly.
Ji Yunxi rubbed his temple with one hand, pulled the distance between the two, sat up in a dizzy manner, looked at him, and apologized politely: "Sorry."
Wu Weian looked at her.
She didn't know when, one of her face was already red, and her eyes were even more blurred.
But when she apologized, it could be seen that she was trying to straighten her expression.
He had an indescribable look on his face: "Is this what you said is okay?"
She only took a few sips and was so drunk
Ji Yunxi took another sip from the jug and proved to him, "I'm okay."
Wu Weian: "..."
He shook his head and ignored her, just let her drink.
After all, this wine has already been opened, and she has drank it, so she has to finish it, so she can't waste it.
Fifteen cents per pot.
Thinking of the fifteen essays, Wu Weian sighed and couldn't understand: "Why did you give the Fang family four thousand taels?"
Ji Yunxi shook her dizzy head, smiled lightly, and looked at him: "Not more."
Wu Weian turned his head to the side, his eyes fell on her extremely bright face, and his voice subconsciously softened a lot: "Oh, more than that. You also asked Fang Yuan to send a large bag of silver."
Ji Yunxi nodded, then nodded again, her smile deepened, and her tone was a little smug: "That's right. Do you know why?"
"I know." Wu Weian had never looked at her facial features so carefully before, "Wealth doesn't match, it's dangerous."
The poor and not smart women in the family are too beautiful, and the end is very bleak.
Those who are incapable of holding wealth have too much money, it is not a blessing, it is a matter of time to time.
Ji Yunxi nodded heavily, and there was some appreciation in his blurred eyes.
Wu Weian retracted his gaze and pursed his lower lip: "But I think one thousand taels is enough."
Ji Yunxi stretched out his hand, five fingers against the moonlight on the horizon.
She looked at it for a long time, counted it for a long time, and took back one: "I promised to give them four thousand taels. Then I gave them another four hundred and forty-four taels as a reward, a total of four thousand four hundred and forty-four. This is my blessing to them."
Wu Weian laughed.
Ji Yunxi became unsteady again, and was about to fall forward.
He took the lead and grabbed the man.
She fell to the side, curled up and fell asleep.
Wu Weian retracted his gaze, sat on the spot and finished drinking.
Then he got up, picked up the drunk man with one hand, put it by his side, and sent it back to the room.
As soon as she touched the bed, she consciously shrank to the innermost side, with her back to him, so obediently motionless.
Wu Weian bent down and covered her with a quilt.
The bed was huge, but he had already discovered it.
In fact, she only slept in a small corner, and she slept so well that she might not move all night.
Wu Weian sat beside the bed and looked at her slender back with deep eyes.
After a long while, he got up and went out, calling for a round-faced steward: "I remember that when returning from the capital to Fangjia Village, we must pass through the Heichun Mountain area."
Of course, the round-faced steward would not touch the brow of the young master at this moment, and replied respectfully, "Young master, yes."
Heichun Mountain bandits have always been a nightmare for merchants and rich people.
Their martial arts are not low, their whereabouts are a mystery, and they are extremely well-informed.
As long as merchants and rich people pass by, they will definitely be robbed by them.
If everyone was robbed obediently, they wouldn't hurt anyone's life.
But if you resist, you will surely die.
Their small escort bureau was robbed three times a few years ago.
The brothers are so angry that they are bound to kill this bandit den.
But the son did not agree.
The round-faced steward still remembered that the young master said that the bandits in the Heichun Mountains knew the art of war, and that it would take a lot of effort to kill them, and that there were people in the capital, so it was not worth it.
Therefore, since then, their small escort bureau no longer accepts orders from Heichun Mountain, and has lost half of their business.
Wu Weian put his hands behind his back and looked at the moon in the sky: "Madam's blessing, I have to send it to her no matter what."
Round face in charge: "?"
Wu Weian said again: "My three darts add up to only two thousand taels. Why should I be robbed of two thousand taels, and the Fang family's four thousand taels won't be robbed?"
The round-faced steward understood, and he said, "I'll make arrangements now."
Wu Weian snorted, not quite satisfied: "We have to repay the kindness of the Heichun Mountain bandits to us."
The round face is in charge: "Young master means that you can let the brothers do it?"
"No." Wu Weian chuckled, "Hasn't the fifth prince's tail been staring at you recently? You have to be kind, don't let them get discouraged, and tell them a little about our 'power'."
Instead, always staring at the money in his hand.
The author has something to say: Wu Da: Nothing, I still have 50 taels, he doesn't know.
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