A few days later, except for General Qi who invited Lu Yi to sit for half a day, there was nothing else to do until Cen Fu arrived. It was not easy for him these days. After traveling several places, he finally rushed back to Cengang. Only then did he learn that Lu Yi had come to Xinhe City. He hurried to Xinhe City again, but he couldn't find them in the official post. Only after hearing from Chunyu's mansion did Uncle Xu lead him to another courtyard.
"Brother! You're finally here!" Cen Shou greeted him, and immediately noticed that Cen Fu's face was solemn, "Why, something happened in the capital."
Cen Fu gave him the luggage and asked, "Where is the eldest son?"
"I'll take you!"
Fearing that there was a major event, Cen Shou did not dare to ask more questions, so as not to delay the time, he quickly took Cen Fu to the house where Lu Yi lived. On the way, he met Jin Xia and Yang Yue on the porch, and Cen Fu just nodded slightly and then went wrong. And passed.
Seeing that his face was wrong this summer, his heart sank a little, wondering if something happened in the capital that was not good for Lu Yi? With Lu Yi's temperament, she didn't want to worry her, and most of the time she would hide things. Therefore, this summer, he stayed calm and avoided the corner of the wall. When he saw Cen Fu enter the house, Cen Shou took his brother's luggage to settle it, and then he crept under the window.
Inside the house, Cen Fuzheng said to Lu Yi: "... Ten years ago, Yang Chengwan was imprisoned in the imperial prison on charges, which cannot be found on the file. It's so accurate that people can't figure it out."
"What do you say?"
"It was said that he was negligent in his duties, and the prisoner was escorted to escape; it was also said that he took bribes and deliberately let a prisoner go; and that he colluded with bandits and let the prisoner loose. After he was sent to prison, he was sentenced to prison He also suffered, and his leg was broken. Later, for some reason, he said that he had been wronged, and he was released."
"That famous criminal..." Lu Yi was about to ask, when he suddenly noticed the movement outside the house, listened carefully for a moment, winked at Cen Fu, shook his head again, and then asked, "Who is that famous criminal?"
Cen Fu understood and knew that someone was eavesdropping on the outside world, so he said: "Just a man in the market. He had some contacts with Yang Chengwan before he was imprisoned. Who knew that he also colluded with bandits." Since he was eavesdropping, he didn't say anything. The truth.
"I think that Yang Zhaotou was wronged, so let's not mention it." Lu Yi smiled and said, "Is my father in good health when you return to Beijing this time?"
"Master's body is very good, and his spirit is good. The second son said that you should go back quickly, or let him be next to him for three times a day." Cen Fu pretended to smile lightly, but his eyes were fixed on him. Outside the door, I don't know who is outside.
Lu Yi smiled and said, "I haven't been back for a long time, so I'm really embarrassed for him. Come, let's chat slowly while drinking tea... By the way, the tea is probably cold, so you can make a pot of hot tea." He winked at the door.
Cen Fu understood, picked up the teapot and walked towards the door.
This summer outside heard something wrong, so he quickly avoided the corner of the wall and heard Cen Fu open the door, calling Cen Shou loudly and asking him to make a pot of tea and bring it over. Worrying that Cen Shou would see the flaw, it would be hard to listen to the corner this summer, so he had to embarrassed and walked away.
"Eldest son, do you know who is outside?" Cen Fu asked.
Lu Yi sighed lightly: "These things I asked you to investigate, you must not leak the news this summer or in front of other people. Cen Shou is not as stable as you. Even him, you should not say anything."
"The humble know."
"Who is that famous criminal?" Lu Yifu asked.
"The blame for this is here. The famous criminal was originally a mountain bandit. He probably came to the capital to make a living. He was also a blind person. He tied up the wife and son of Dong Dong, the right Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and tore the ticket after receiving the ransom. , it was Yang Chengwan who arrested him and put him in jail. Later, the man disappeared for no reason, and the crime was put on Yang Chengwan. Later, he said that he had wronged him, so he let him go again, and a discount was given for nothing. Legs. This whole thing is weird." Cen Fu paused and lowered his voice cautiously, "The most strange thing is that Yang Chengwan and Shen Lian were both used by the master, but something happened to them. , the master has never pulled a hand, and I don't know why."
Lu Yi's heart slowly sank: Daddy was already the highest commander of Jin Yiwei back then, and the one who made him fearful in the court was Yan Song. Could it be that Yang Chengwan's imprisonment was also related to Yan Song
"How's the matter in Nanjing?" he asked.
"Xia Changqing's family was raided back then, and there are very few people left, but anyone who has a little kiss can't avoid it. I only look for an old lady who washed clothes in the Xia family. The Xia family really fell that year. Mould, misfortunes don’t come singly, Xia Changqing has a daughter who lost it while looking at the lanterns during the Shangyuan Lantern Festival that year.”
Hearing this, Lu Yi's expression suddenly froze, and after a long while, he asked, "Shangyuan Lantern Festival?"
"Yes, I heard from the old woman that she lost her daughter during the Lantern Festival in Shangyuan. Everyone guessed that she was kidnapped by Renya, and the Xia family searched for a long time but couldn't find it. It didn't take long for the Xia family to dismiss many maids. son."
"How old is the child?" Lu Yi's voice was slightly different.
"It was only six or seven years old when it was said to be lost. If he is still alive now, he should be seventeen or eighteen years old." Cen Fu sighed, "Being kidnapped by someone's teeth is not necessarily a bad thing. Save her life. If she was still in the Xia family back then, she might be dead."
Lu Yi didn't speak for a long time, and just stared blankly.
"Eldest son, eldest son..." Cen Fu called him twice and said with a heavy face, "One more thing, when I was about to leave the capital, the master asked me to tell you that someone in the court has already impeached you for accepting bribes to cover up rape. Party, let you act more carefully."
"Have you seen the excerpts? What do you say?"
"The sage ignored it and threw the book aside, but called the master to ask a few questions." Cen Fu said, "The master said that the person who wrote the book was just a stone, and the man who manipulated him threw stones to ask for directions, as long as the sage did not punish him. People who are Zhezi can see the attitude of the sage towards the Lu family."
"I know who this person is."
All of this was expected by Lu Yi. It was his father who had friendship with the saint, not him, and the saint would not take his affection into account. When Yan Shifan wanted to deal with the Lu family, Lu Yi was the first to bear the brunt.
Cen Fu hesitated for a moment and said: "Eldest son, I don't think the master's physical condition is very good. It's been this day, and he is still wearing quilts. The second son secretly told me that the master has been sleeping badly for a while. He often sees the master sitting alone in the courtyard in the middle of the night in a trance."
Lu Yi frowned and said, "We will return to Beijing immediately after this matter is over."
Cen Fu nodded and then left, leaving only Lu Yi in the room. He sat quietly, but his heart was like a sea breaking the shore—
Previously, based on Mrs. Shen's attitude towards this summer and the relationship between Yang Chengwan and the Lin family, he had already vaguely guessed that this summer had a close relationship with the Lin family or the Xia family.
Hearing Cen Fu's reply today, Xia Changqing happened to lose a daughter back then, maybe this was their tactic to save her daughter's life. Deliberately let the child take away, lied that he was lost, and then secretly entrusted the child to Yang Chengwan.
This summer is the child adopted by the Yuan family, who was also adopted when he was five or six years old, just in line with the missing daughter of the Xia family.
Lu Yi closed his eyes in pain. Before, he was lucky, maybe this summer is related to the Lin family, not the Xia family, but now, all the information he has learned points to the fact that he is most unwilling to face. "
"Dong dong dong." Someone knocked on the door.
Not wanting to be seen by others, Lu Yi took a deep breath, calmed down a little, and said, "Come in."
The door was pushed open, and this summer came in, first smiled at him, and then stepped in and said, "Have you talked to Cen Fu? Is there any bad news in the capital? I saw that his face was not good when he entered the door. "
"It's nothing, it's just a small matter." Lu Yi reached out to her, "Come here, I have something to ask you."
He took his hand this summer and sat down beside him obediently: "What's the matter?"
But Lu Yi didn't say anything anymore. She put her hand in the palm of her hand, looked over and over, and touched a faint scar on the back of her hand, and then asked, "What's the injury here?"
This summer, he glanced at it and said with a smile: "I was burned by fireworks. When I was a child, on our street, the Wang family who opened a silk and satin village was the richest, and they could buy fireworks and firecrackers for their children during the New Year. I had no money to buy my head, and when they saw people setting off fireworks, they were very envious, so they leaned forward. They thought I was in the way, so they lit fireworks right next to me, and my hands were hot, and there were a few holes in my cotton-padded clothes, so I went home. My mother gave me good medicine, and then it was a beating."
Unconsciously, there was a hazy water in Lu Yi's eyes, for fear of being seen this summer, he turned his head and took her into his arms.
"You suffered a lot as a child, didn't you?" he asked.
Although the nest was very comfortable in his arms this summer, he shook his head and said, "I don't think it's too bitter. Now that I think about it, many things are fun. My mother said that I only knew that I was going to run up after she beat me twice. Fang, she was afraid that I would fall, so she had to coax me with kind words, her face turned pale with fright."
Thinking of the past, she giggled in his arms.
"Your parents treat you very well." Lu Yi said softly.
"That's natural!" This summer, he put his hands around his waist and hugged him tightly, "So I always wanted to raise the head sooner, so as to earn more money, my mother likes money very much."
Lu Yi listened, rubbed her hand lightly in her hair, and after a while, she asked again, "Will someone bully them in the market?"
"I had it before. When I was robbing the stall, someone beat my father up and drank several medicines in bed. At that time, when I was not at home, I rushed out with a knife while my mother was grabbing the medicine. , I was thinking about getting revenge on my father, and I'll pay for the murder! Fortunately, the boss stopped me on the way and taught me a good lesson." Jin Xia said with a smile.
Hearing this, Lu Yi hugged her tighter and said in a low voice, "Silly girl, if you want to take revenge, don't spare yourself."
Hearing the difference in his tone, this Xia slightly broke away from his embrace, took a closer look at his face, saw the fog in his eyes, and was slightly taken aback, he never thought that he would be so sad: "I knew earlier that I wouldn't say it. These are all things from childhood, you don't have to be sad..."
Burying his head between her shoulders and neck, Lu Yi felt uncomfortable, but he couldn't say anything to her, just hugged her tightly.
This summer, I didn't understand what happened to him, so I had to continue to comfort him: "You know, I have the protection of the golden armor god, and I am not so stupid. I am not so stupid. Bar."
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When it was almost evening, General Qi sent someone to invite Lu Yi.
This summer, I have nothing to do, but I always feel that Lu Yi seems to be strange lately. After a while, he jumped up and went to find Cen Fu.
She didn't forget to bring a plate of vinegared pork that Dayang had just fried from the stove, and went to knock on Cen Fu's door.
"come in."
Cen Fu was talking to Cen Shou in the room.
"What a fragrant meat!" Cen Shou saw this summer without the slightest surprise. He took a step forward and took a piece of meat to eat. Seeing that it was still warm, "Dayang was brought by you as soon as it was fried. Your hands are fast enough!"
"Boil it carefully!" This summer said with a smile, "Brother Cen, try it. Vinegar and pork are not eaten every day. It is very rare for Dayang to do it once, just to catch the wind for you."
While she was talking, Cen Shou ate a few more pieces and said inarticulately, "It's still meat... Well, brother, you don't know, a while ago... I was afraid of eating fish."
I haven't seen each other for a long time. I was worried that my younger brother couldn't hold back his temper and would pinch this summer. Now, seeing the two of them being so familiar, Cen Fu never expected it.
"Brother, eat it!" Cen Shou urged him.
"Oh."
Cen Fu picked up his chopsticks and took a piece into his mouth.
"The more you chew, the more fragrant, isn't it?" This summer, he sat down and looked at Cen Fu and said, "Brother Cen, why did you come to Beijing this time?"
Knowing that she was inquiring about things, Cen Fu shook his head and smiled without saying a word.
Cen Shou poured cold water on her: "My brother didn't even tell me, so don't expect to find out."