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This is the first time to enter the Lu Mansion this summer. I only feel that it is quite big. I followed Cen Fu around the rocks and the Jiuqu Bridge before arriving at a house hidden among flowers and trees. The house was built in imitation of the old Tang Dynasty. meaning.
Cen Fu bowed his hands respectfully outside the house and said, "Master, Miss Yuan has brought it."
master!
I was shocked this summer. The person who wanted to see me was not Lu Yi, but Lu Bing? !
The sliding door of the house was half open and half closed, and Lu Bing's voice came from inside: "Let her come in, and you all step back."
In addition to Cen Fu, several servants appeared next to him, all obeying Lu Bing's orders and retreating.
What is the matter with Lu Bing looking for her? Could it be that he already knew his true identity? Or is there another reason? This summer, he was still in place, wondering if he should go in.
"Miss Yuan, come in." Lu Bing said with a sigh, "I have a lot of things to say, I've been wanting to talk to someone for a long time."
After hesitating for a while, he only took off his boots this summer, put on the clogs placed at the door, walked in, took two steps, and saw Lu Bingzheng sitting cross-legged in front of the short, next to a small red clay stove with just the right amount of tea. boiled…
"Is the injury better? It came just in time," Lu Bing scooped a spoonful of tea leaves into the water with bamboo tea. "After it boils for two, the tea will be ready. What kind of tea do you like to drink on weekdays?"
She stared at the person in front of her this summer. She had seen Lu Bing before, but they were far away, separated by people, and Lu Bing looked aloof, but when she saw him today, she felt that he was anything but ordinary. It's just that the vicissitudes and troubles between his eyes are heavier than ordinary people.
"…I drink any kind of tea," she replied.
"sit down."
Lu Bing pointed to the opposite side of him.
No matter what he wants to talk about today, he will take care of himself after all, and he really doesn't need to be afraid of him. Thinking of this floor, this summer, like him, sitting cross-legged.
After the tea was cooked, Lu Bing poured a cup for her, put it on the table and pushed it over, looked up at her, and sighed, "Your eyebrows are very similar to your grandfather's."
This summer was stunned, so he already knew his true identity. Did someone tell him? Or did he find out by himself
"You don't have to be nervous..."
"I'm not nervous!" This summer denied immediately, staring at him defensively.
Seeing this, Lu Bing was not annoyed, but smiled slightly: "Although you are a descendant of the Xia family, to me, it is not a threat at all."
Now that he has spoken up, he will no longer be polite this summer, and said coldly: "that day, you led people to the old Shen family house and rescued my aunt and my uncle. I am very grateful. But if you want to come, you didn't know me at that time. Now that you already know the true identity of the scorpion, if you want to kill or slash, you can listen to it, but I have something to say before, my parents don't know about this matter, you don't have to spend a lot of time dealing with them. And my aunt, please also For the sake of looking at Shen Lian, let her go."
"Dealing with a couple in the market who make tofu for a living?" Lu Bing slowly blew the hot air from the tea, "I'm not going to be idle like this."
Staring at him this summer: "You want me to come today, do you want to cut the weeds?"
"It's just to talk to you, you don't have to be nervous."
"I'm not nervous!" repeated this summer, "and I have nothing to say to you either."
Lu Bing looked at her for a moment, then suddenly smiled: "You look very much like your grandfather when you raise your eyebrows... I know, you hate me and think that I harm your family. However, with your grandfather as a person, even without me, he would still No escape."
"You are talking nonsense! He is an honest official and an upright person, but you colluded with Yan Song and let Qiu Luan slander him as a side general." Jin Xia said angrily.
Lu Bing said neither in a hurry nor dryly: "It's a fact that officials are clean and honest, and it's also a fact that people are upright, but it's a pity that he has gone too far. It's easy to break things down. There was a saying in the court at that time, 'If you don't see Fei Hong, you don't know how big you are. If you don't see Xia Yan, you don't know how to respect each other', you know how the court officials feel about your grandfather."
"If you hurt him, you hurt him, and you make excuses for yourself. This kind of face will only make people despised." This summer was thinking about whether to go out of his way today, and he was no longer polite in his words.
"I'm just telling the facts, not making excuses for myself." Lu Bing didn't bother, he took a sip of tea and said, "I tell you, your grandfather was not a fuel-efficient lamp. He had a letter impeaching me back then. Zhezi, in order to beg him to suppress this matter, I had to kneel and cry in front of him."
kneel
cry
She was stunned this summer. Although she heard Yang Chengwan mention that Lu Bing once asked Xia Yan, she didn't know that the scene would be so embarrassing. Lu Bing was already the commander of Jinyiwei at the time, and in his capacity, he knelt down and cried to Xia Yan...
"This matter has been in my heart for many years, but I finally said it." Lu Bing smiled, with an indescribable lightness in his smile, "Back then, I hated Xia Yan so much because of this, but it's actually like that. Years have passed, and when I look back, I can see clearly - I am not kneeling for Xia Yan, but for fame and fortune that I cannot put down. As for Xia Yan, he looks like a stubborn old man, but he can't see people cry, can't stand begging, and his heart is still Too soft."
Listening to this Xia, he was stunned for a long time before he said, "He is a good man, but he was hurt by you."
Lu Bing no longer denied it. Looking at Jin Xia, he nodded slowly: "Yeah, but it's too late when I feel sorry for him."
"You... do you really feel sorry for him?" Jin Xia fixedly looked at him.
Without answering, Lu Bing took out a long dagger from the bottom of the table and put it in front of Jin Xia: "You are a descendant of the Xia family. If you feel resentment in your heart, you might as well stab me, I will never fight back."
This summer stared at the long dagger quietly, as if thinking about something.
After a while, she raised her eyebrows and said loudly: "I am the arrester of the six doors, and the law is strict, so how can I use torture in private. Besides, you are also considered to be kind to me. If you really feel remorse, then Please recite the sage, Zhaoxue my grandfather's grievances, and restore his innocence."
Seeing that she didn't touch the dagger at all, Lu Bing's eyes were full of admiration. He took out a stack of files from his sleeve and handed it over: "These are the materials that can be used for Xia Yanzhaoxue, you should keep them."
This summer, he took the stack of files in disbelief, flipped through them a little, and his hands trembled involuntarily.
Lu Bing added: "But you have to remember that today's sage is very conceited, and he believes that no one can deceive him, let alone admit his mistakes. You can't be Xia Yanzhaoxue for a day when he reigns. You have to wait until the future. Only when the new emperor ascends the throne can he raise this matter, otherwise he will be setting himself on fire."
Looking at him this summer, she no longer knows what kind of person this person is, whether he is an enemy or a friend
"Unfortunately, I probably won't be able to wait for that day." Lu Bing sighed with a smile.
This summer, I folded the stack of files into my arms, hesitated, and said seriously to Lu Bing: "This is what you owe, so I don't need to thank you?"
Appreciating her clear behavior, Lu Bing replied, "No need."
There are footsteps rushing towards this side, the sound is noisy and rapid, and human voices can be faintly heard.
"Eldest son! Eldest son!"
"Eldest son, you can't go in, the master has ordered..."
…
Is it Lu Yi? !
She was speculating, but in the blink of an eye, Lu Yi had already stepped in, and the two looked at each other... I didn't know what to say this summer, but just looked at him.
"Dad, what are you looking for her for?" Lu Yi asked Lu Bing, his tone full of anxiety.
Lu Yi didn't answer, and said scoldingly: "Look at you, you stepped in without even changing your boots, and stepped on the ground. Miss Yuan is more sensible than you, knowing that you should change your shoes before coming in."
Lu Yi was stunned, and glanced at Jin Xia's feet.
"Cen Fu!" Lu Bing called, "Send Miss Yuan back."
Standing up this summer and walking in front of Lu Yi, he couldn't help but stop and looked at him again and again.
"You, are you better?" Lu Yi asked softly.
She tried her best to smile at him and said, "It's much better."
The two looked at each other, and they had a thousand words to say, but they couldn't say it.
"Cough cough." Lu Bing coughed twice.
This summer, he suddenly came back to his senses, and he had to withdraw his eyes, pass Lu Yi, and leave with Cen Fu.
Lu Yi turned around, looked at her back, and turned around until she disappeared.
"Dad, what are you looking for her for?" he asked Lu Bing again. Lu Bing has been resting in bed for several days. It is rare that he seems to be in a good mood today. Why did he suddenly find this summer? Did he know something
Lu Bing raised his eyes and said slowly, "I also want to ask, what are you doing at the door of someone's house in the middle of the night?"
"I..." Lu Yi was speechless, "How did you know?"
Lu Bing snorted coldly and ignored him.
Lu Yi couldn't help worrying, and then asked: "Fang Cai, you didn't embarrass her? Did you scare her?"
"Do you look like she's been frightened?" Lu Bing changed the subject and said, "By the way, General Yu's affairs are already in the air, and he will soon be transferred to the prison of the Ministry of Justice, and the minister of the Ministry of Justice Huang Wensheng will try it himself. I have already managed Huang Shangshu, and he should be arranged to go to the north to commit crimes. Stay in the north for two years, and then look for an opportunity to go back."
Lu Yi was overjoyed when he heard the words: "It can't be better, thank you daddy."
"You help me go back to the room, I have something for you."
Lu Bing was about to stand up while holding the table, but suddenly his body crooked and he fell down. Lu Yi was shocked and hurriedly supported his father: "Daddy, Daddy..."
It seemed that in a moment, Lu Bing collapsed, his face pale.
"Help me back to the room..." Lu Bing said hoarsely, he had to rely on his son's support to barely stand still.
Having never seen Daddy like this before, Lu Yi was very anxious. Seeing that Daddy had no strength, he simply picked Daddy up and carried him all the way to the bed in the room.
"Dad, I'll order someone to invite the doctor right away." Lu Yi gently put down Daddy and put a pillow on his back.
Lu Bing tried his best to support himself and pointed to Duobaoge: "Bring that "Du Gongbu Ji"."
"Dad, it's important to ask the doctor."
"No... you bring it here."
Uneasy to let him rely on him, Lu Yi took the "Du Gong Bu Ji" from the Duobao Pavilion.
Lu Bing's hand was no longer strong, and motioned him to open the book: "Take out the letter inside."
letter? In a book
Lu Yi was suspicious and turned several pages before finding the thin letterheads sandwiched between them and handing them to Dad.
Lu Bing waved his hand, motioning for him to see for himself.
Surprised in his heart, Lu Yi unfolded the letterhead, and there was a Feng Shui map, detailing how a certain piece of land has the king's spirit, and those who acquire this place have the power to conquer the world. Others describe in detail how Yan Shifan occupied the land and built buildings on it.
"This is?"
"This is the trick I gave to Yan Song a few years ago," Lu Bing breathed and said with difficulty, "Lan Daoxing is dead, and the middle official has turned his confession. This is when the sage dislikes Yan Song... Yan Shifan colluded with Luo Long Wentong. I have put the evidence of your crime back in your study, and now is the best time to bring down the Yan family."
"Daddy, you..."
Lu Yi never expected that Lu Bing still had a hand with the Yan family.
After everything was explained, Lu Bing closed his eyes tiredly, and said in a slurred voice, "I'll let you go... Go and let me rest... "
"Daddy, Daddy..."
Seeing that Lu Bing's face was getting more and more gray and defeated, Lu Yi hurriedly took the pulse for him. The pulse was weak and weak. He was startled, and repeatedly called people to call the doctor, and then quickly ordered people to quickly cook the ginseng soup...
Before the ginseng soup was cooked, Lu Bing passed away.
It was the second day that I learned of Lu Bing's death this summer. She was stunned for a long time, remembering that although he could see that he was sick when he was talking to her yesterday, he was still in good spirits, so why did he suddenly die
Lu Yi, he must be very sad.
After nightfall, this summer, lying on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep, turned over and took out the file Lu Bing gave. She was afraid that her mother would scold you for the light of the lamp, so she took it to the courtyard and took advantage of the moonlight to read it carefully.
The night wind blew lightly, and it was very cool in the small courtyard. She could hear the rustling of the jujube tree outside. She read the file and looked at it, and recalling what Lu Bing said, her heart was like a mess.
Some of the paper on this file has turned slightly yellow. Obviously, it has been some years. Lu Bing has kept it by his side. Could it be that he has always had the idea of taking care of his grandfather Zhaoxue
Or did he not want these materials to fall into the hands of others, so he hid them by his side? If so, why didn't he just destroy this file, wouldn't he worry
Lu Bing, what kind of person he is is really hard to figure out.
This summer, she looked aimlessly outside the courtyard wall, the jujube branches and leaves swayed in the wind, she stared blankly, and suddenly thought of the footprints she saw that morning, she stood up suddenly, and opened the courtyard door...
Under the jujube tree, Lu Yi, who had no time to avoid, looked at her.
It's really him!
How many times has he been here? How long have you been sitting under this tree
Lu Yi stood up slowly, the moonlight shining through the leaves on his slightly pale face, haggard and tired.
"I was guarding the spirit last night, and my second brother is guarding tonight." He whispered, "But I couldn't sleep, so I came out and sat down."
Just looking at him this summer, he felt unreal like a phantom.
"... Sitting here makes me feel better, I can't think of a better place than under this jujube tree in front of your house." He smiled self-deprecatingly.
She still looked at him, afraid that he would disappear in the blink of an eye.
"... I know I shouldn't come, but when I feel bad, I just want to come and sit."
Jin Xia walked over quickly without saying a word, hugged him tightly, didn't say anything, just held him tightly like this.
The night is dark and the stars are quiet.
In the 44th year of Jiajing's reign, Yan Shifan was sentenced to be executed for collaborating with Japanese, colluding with Jiangyang robbers, and occupying land with "king spirit".
Yan Song had his property confiscated, and he was cut down and returned to his hometown. The family found more than 32,000 taels of gold, more than 2 million taels of silver, and thousands of other jewels.
Before noon, the crowd was crowded in front of the noon gate.
A large number of six-door arresters, such as this summer, who have recovered, were temporarily dispatched to security.
Looking at the crowd in Wuyang and Wuyang, many of them brought their own wine jars, drinking on the spot, and even those who couldn't help themselves, singing and dancing on the street, Yang Yue sighed: "I didn't see it in Su Ri, Yan Shifan's popularity is really good, Beheading can make people happy like that."
This summer, without speaking, holding Pu Dao, he looked around calmly.
"How? You don't follow Huanxixi?" Yang Yue stabbed her with his elbow.
"Don't worry, it's not too late to be happy when his head really falls to the ground. For a person like him, as long as his head doesn't fall to the ground, maybe something will happen." Looking at the torture platform this summer, "I have to watch his head fall. Come down and feel at ease.”
Yang Yue smiled and said, "I don't see that you are quite cautious."
As noon approached, Yan Shifan and Luo Longwen were brought up and knelt before the execution platform. At this time, the people were in a turbulent mood, shouting and screaming, and the sound of whistling was overwhelming.
The sun was scorching hot, and Yan Shifan knelt on the execution platform with his hair disheveled.
This summer, he was very suspicious, his eyes probed, and he stared at Yan Shifan, just to see if he was the real Yan Shifan. Suddenly, Yan Shifan raised his head suddenly, his eyes were cold, and he slowly scanned the people around him. When he saw this summer, he actually recognized her and smiled coldly.
In the hot summer, his smile just made the soles of his feet feel cold this summer.
The knife light flashed, and the head fell to the ground.
Lu Yi stood upstairs nearby, staring coldly at the bloodstains on the execution platform, expressionless.
After Yan Shifan's death, Mrs. Shen and Uncle Beg, who had recovered from the injury, also left the capital, promising that they would write to this summer when they found a place to stay.
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On the bustling streets of the capital, a man was desperately running forward, and this summer he chased after him with a knife. When passing a street corner, this summer threw the knife with its scabbard and smashed it on the man's back. The man stumbled to the ground, and before he could get up, he was kicked down by this summer, and he cut his arm neatly.
"This summer! This summer! Something happened!"
Yang Yue caught up from behind panting.
This summer, he twisted the man's hand, looked up at Yang Yue, panting and waiting for him to say the following.
"The official impeached Lu Bing, saying that he was a traitor to the party, and the sage issued an decree to dismiss Lu Yi from his post and put his house in jail, and to recover hundreds of thousands of stolen money from Lu Bing during his lifetime!"
"… "
Terrified this summer, he lost his head on his hand and nearly twisted the man's hand off, causing him to cry out for help in pain.
"Where are the people? Where are they now?"
"I heard that I have been arrested and imprisoned." Yang Yue frowned.
Pushing the man towards Yang Yue, he turned around this summer and ran towards the imperial prison. When he arrived outside the imperial prison, he was blocked from the outside.
"I'm the catcher of the six doors, I have official business, let me in!" This summer, he took out his badge and showed it to the captain of the gate.
The captain didn't even blink his eyes: "Without an official letter, the six doors are not allowed to enter!"
"I really have official business. You let me in first, and someone will send the official letter back."
The lieutenant still shook his head and blocked her from the door.
"you… "
"Miss Yuan!" Cen Fu rushed over, pulled her aside, and whispered, "It's useless, unless you have an official letter, these guys only recognize money and not people, and won't let you in."
"You are Jin Yiwei," grabbed him this summer, "They will definitely let you in, you take me in!"
Cen Fu was embarrassed and said: "To be honest, after the Lu family accident, even Cen Shou and I were dismissed. Now, even me... "
"Then what if he's in there?" This summer was so anxious. "I know the rules in the prison. If you don't have money to be filial, you have to beat him. Now that his house has been raided, where is there any money to pay for it?"
"That's what I'm worried about. Fortunately, most of the prisoners are from the old masters, so I hope they can take a look at the master and show a side to the eldest son and the second son. Let us go. Ideas to raise money."
This summer asked: "How much money do you want? I'll go back and raise it right away!"
"I know it's not easy for your family. How much can you raise? Cen Shou and I are also thinking of something."
"Row!"
This summer, without any hesitation, he just walked away and went straight to the six doors.
"I want to advance a year's monthly salary." She said to Master Liao, who was in charge of the account.
Master Liao glared at her.
Jin Xia anxiously said: "What are you staring at me for, hurry up, I want to advance a year's monthly salary."
"No, there is no such rule." Master Liao said dissatisfied, "The six doors are not opened by your house, how can you come here and want to pay money!"
Glancing at him this summer, he lowered his voice and said, "You have a concubine in Lijia Hutong. You don't want me to stab Mrs-in-law on this matter, do you?"
Hearing this, Master Liao was shocked: "How, how did you know?"
"How do I know you don't care, just say whether you have money or not, hurry up!"
Master Liao wanted to cry but had no tears, and said, "One year's monthly salary is really not enough. Without this rule, if it is known by the superiors, even my job will be taken away. I can only help you get half a year's monthly salary at most. It's also a risk."
"Half a year?"
"It can only take half a year at most," Master Liao looked at her pleadingly, "It's useless for you to force me."
This summer, I couldn't, so I had to say: "Okay, half a year, just half a year." No matter how much it is, it is silver, as much as it can be raised.
After taking the monthly salary in advance, he went home again this summer. When he saw Yuan Chen, he didn't say anything. He thumped and knelt down, which startled Yuan Chen.
"This child, what's the matter? Don't scare me!" Yuan Chen pulled her.
"Mother, the baby is in trouble today, can you give me the dowry money you saved for me?" She refused to get up this summer and hugged her leg, "Mother, please!"
Yuan Chen was flustered by her, and asked, "What's the difficulty? You have to tell me."
"I can't say it right now."
"You child, I don't even know what you want the money to do. How can I give you the money."
Looking up at her this summer: "Mother, you give me the dowry money, I promise you, I will marry myself without the money."
"What nonsense!" Yuan Chen was confused by her.
Kneeling and hugging her this summer: "Mother, I beg you, this matter is really important, if, if... I can't live."
"What can't you live, what nonsense are you talking about?" Yuan Chen reached out and touched Jin Xia's face, wet, and said in surprise, "What's wrong with you? Why are you crying?" This summer has rarely cried since she was a child. What she looked like today really frightened her.
"Mother, you give me the dowry money first, and then I promise to marry myself off and earn the money back to you, okay?" pleaded this summer.
"... What money does my mother want from you, you stupid girl, isn't saving all this money for you?" Yuan Chen helped her up, "Don't cry, I'll get you the money."
"Thank you mom!" This summer wiped away tears with his sleeves, "I'll take the money myself."
"No, you don't know where."
"Isn't it in the porcelain jar under the fishing basket in the kitchen? You didn't change the place, did you?"
Yuan Chen was stunned, and when he regained his senses, he said, "You bastard, when did you find out!"
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Holding the monthly salary and dowry money, he quickly found Cen Fu and Cen Shou this summer.
"A total of sixty-four taels of silver, is it enough?" She put a bag of silver on the table.
Cen Shou took out his burden: "I have collected one hundred and thirty taels here."
Cen Fu said, "I've already asked someone to ask. They haven't embarrassed the eldest son yet. They should still be thinking about the old relationship. I'm thinking about using the money to make some money, and the eldest son won't be too sad in it."
"Then... can I see him?" Jin Xia said anxiously, "I can't feel relieved when I don't see others."
Cen Fu nodded: "I'll think about this, you go back and wait."
After seven or eight days in a row, she didn't wait for Cen Fu's news, so she didn't feel relieved to ask, Cen Fu always said there was nothing she could do.
"Since the Yan family incident, the inside and outside have changed a lot, and the people who were on duty are not familiar now." Cen Fu frowned and sighed.
Cen Shou frowned and said nothing.
This summer, I couldn't, and I stayed in the six doors all day, restless, until this evening, when I saw Yang Yue hurried in.
"Master Lu's grandmother's house was also raided. Just now I saw a large number of female relatives being escorted into Beijing, including Miss Chunyu."
"Ah! What about his grandmother?"
Surprised this summer.
"I heard that she was already very old. When something like this happens, people can't help it. She caught a cold on the road and died before she got to the capital." Yang Yue said, "I want to redeem Miss Chunyu."
"Where are these female relatives going, Jiaofang Secretary?"
This summer, I asked nervously that once a person was sent to the Jiaofang Division, it would not be easy to redeem it outside.
"I don't know, but I heard that if you want to buy a girl, you can choose first."
"Then don't hurry!"
Yang Yue hesitated and said, "I'm worried that my father doesn't agree. If he doesn't want to, I can't get the money. How can I redeem people? That's why I came to you to discuss how to get my father to agree."
"It's important to redeem people first, you can go to Lao Liao to pay money." This summer, he attached to Yang Yue's ear, and this group talked about it, "...you just say this, don't worry if he won't give you money. At that time, people have been redeemed, and there is no way for the boss to object."
"real?"
"Really! Hurry up, what if someone is picked up by someone else." This summer urged him.
Yang Yue was in a hurry when she said it, so he spread his long legs and went to find Lao Liao Zhiyinzi.
Unexpectedly, even Lu Yi's grandmother's family was implicated in the accident in the Lu family. The current situation of the Lu family is very similar to that of the Xia family back then. This summer, I had mixed feelings in my heart. Just as I wanted to see where these female dependents were being held, I saw Cen Shou hurried over after going out six doors.
"Come on, my brother is looking for you!" Cen Shou greeted her.
I ran over this summer and followed him: "How is he in there? Is it okay? Why did I wait so long, I'm dying of anxiety these days."
Seeing her appearance, Cen Shou hesitated.
"What's wrong?" His expression did not escape Jin Xia's eyes.
Cen Shou turned his face away in embarrassment, and was dragged back this summer. "What the hell happened to him? Tell me quickly!" This summer urgently said.
"...Actually, it was ordered by the eldest son. He didn't want to see you, so he told us not to take you in." Cen Shou said in a breath.
Jin Xia was startled: "He doesn't want to see me?!"
Cen Shou was also very annoyed: "I don't know why. He explained it again and again, and my brother and I didn't dare to go against his will."
"Then... is he willing to see me now?"
"No." Cen Shou sighed anxiously, "The eldest son is not very good in it, maybe there have been too many changes these days, the master has just passed away, and such a big thing has happened, and his whole person is not quite right. A few days ago I’m still willing to eat something, and I’ve been drinking very little water these days, my brother and I are worried…”
Just listening, this summer is already burning with anxiety.
Cen Shou led her to the small door behind Beizhen Fusi. The guards at the door had obviously checked them out. When they arrived, they quickly waved to let them in. Cen Fu was waiting for them inside, leading this summer to twist and turn inside.
This was the first time she had entered the prison of Beizhen Fusi this summer. Compared with the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, which she was more familiar with, the prison was damp and cold, and there was a rotten smell that persisted all year round. Wails and slurs can be heard everywhere, full of great pain, and the ear is pierced like an awl, which is horrifying to hear.
The prison is smaller and lower than the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. People who are slightly taller are locked inside, and it is not easy to stand up straight.
This summer, following behind Cen Fu, he walked in twists and turns, passing prison after prison, and seeing the prisoners who were haggard, numb, sluggish, or out of shape, his heart tensed. She didn't dare to think about how Lu Yi would look like now.
In the damp and moldy passage, Cen Fu stopped without warning and turned to the prison on the left.
"Eldest son." He called softly.
The man in the prison was dressed in a gray robe, his long black hair was loose, and his face could not be seen clearly, and he sat motionless against the wall.
Is that him
Jin Xia stared at him without blinking, squatted slowly, and whispered, "Is that you?"
Hearing her voice, the gray-robed man shook slightly, turned his face slowly, and looked at her in disbelief. The prison is quite small, and this summer, he reached out from the wooden bar and gently brushed the hair from his face, revealing his pale face...
"It's not good here, I told them not to bring you here." Lu Yi smiled at her.
Cen Fu knowingly dragged Cen Shou to a distance to avoid suspicion.
Seeing Lu Yi's appearance like this, and thinking about how handsome he was in the past, I feel sad this summer, but I know that I must not be sad in front of him.
"It's not good here, and the food is not delicious, but it will always pass, so you still have to eat." Jin Xia's hand slowly slid down, took his hand, and smiled at him, "I was in the hall when I was young. It's not good in there, but I didn't treat myself badly at that time, I ate too much, and a group of children counted me as the fattest, and my mother fell in love with me at a glance."
Lu Yi looked down at her hand, probably because his hand was extremely cold, her hand seemed particularly warm. The warmth spread directly to his heart through the palm of his hand.
It's nice to see her in good shape, he thought.
"Because you have the protection of the Golden Armor," he smiled slightly and muttered, "every misfortune turns into good luck, and misfortune turns into auspiciousness..."
Looking at him this summer, thinking that when he was still in Xinhe City, he held his hand as he did now, and said to her—"...Don't blame yourself! I will give you an explanation for everything, but I need a little Time. Just live your life, don't think about it, don't do anything for revenge..."
Suddenly, she seemed to understand something and clenched his hand tightly.
"You said that everything will be explained to me." She asked, keeping her eyes fixed on him, not letting go of any change in his expression, "The Yan family has been brought down, are you taking it now? Do you want to tell me your life?"
Lu Yi lowered his eyes slightly and said nothing.
I couldn't bear it any longer this summer, both angry and sad: "How can you be so stupid! Do you think you are explaining to me by doing this?"
"... This hatred is too big, and I don't know how to repay you. It's just right now." He whispered.
"You..." This summer's anger made him sober, "You want to explain it to me, right? Do you know, because you are in this prison, in order to come in and see you, I not only paid half a year's monthly salary in advance , and asked my mother to give out all the money for my dowry. You heard it clearly, now I don't even have a dowry, and if I want to save money, it will take several years, and then I will definitely become an old girl no one wants. If you want to explain to me, just get out of prison and marry me, that's called an account!" Jin Xia dragged him, face to face, and finished the sentence in one go.
Not to mention Lu Yi was stunned, because her voice was clear, and Cen Fu and Cen Shou, who were a little away, were also stunned.
"You... don't forget the relationship between our two families..." Lu Yi's tone was unstable, looking at her in disbelief.
"My grandfather is dead, your father is dead, Yan Shifan is dead, Yan Song was sent to the frontier, all those things that happened between them back then are over. If you put yourself in, then... I think I am too. I can’t live.” Jin Xia paused, “I’m serious about what I said earlier. When I asked my mother for dowry money, I told her that I could marry without a dowry, and she was willing to give the money to her. I."
Lu Yi looked at her serious face, and couldn't help but smile, and for some reason, tears dripped down unconsciously.
This summer clenched his hand: "Now, it's your turn. You promise me, no matter how difficult it is, you have to live well, you don't have to think about other things, just think about one thing - I'm waiting for you!"
Lu Yi fixedly looked at her.
"Promise me?"
Lu Yi stretched out his hand across the wooden fence, touched her face, and nodded with a smile.
"Don't come in the future, save some money and just wait for me." He instructed.
Laugh this summer.
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Since then, this summer, Cen Fu and others have been working for Lu Yizhaoxue.
Three years later, Lu Yi went up again, and Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant, also blamed him, believing that Lu Bing made a contribution to the rescue, not conspiracy to rebel against the party. At this time, the emperor was no longer Jiajing, but Wanli. Wanli issued an decree to pardon Lu Yi, exempt him from the pursuit of stolen goods, and restore Lu Yi to his post.
It was in the twelfth lunar month that there were tiny snowflakes floating in the south of the Yangtze River.
Shangguanxi wore a hood and held a manifest, and counted the goods sent from the capital in the same way on the ferry. A gust of cold wind blew up and lifted her hood. She stretched out her hand to help her, inadvertently, the cargo slip came loose from her hand, was swept away by the wind, and floated towards the river.
Before she could go after her, she saw a figure leaping out, like a green swallow, her toes lightly tapped the awning of the boat, caught the manifest, turned back in the air, and finally landed in front of Shangguanxi.
"Master."
Still the same as in the old days, A Rui called her and handed the order to her. All the old scabs on his face had fallen off, but if he looked closely, he could still see the scars.
Shangguanxi looked at him with a smile on his lips: "I called it wrong, now I'm the helper."
A Rui was stunned: "So, you and the young gang leader, no, and the Xie family son... Congratulations..."
Shangguanxi interrupted him: "I'm not married, and the two jars of wine are still at the bottom of the lake. Xie Xiao went to the northwest, and this big guy has no one to take care of it. I'll help the old man to take care of it for the time being."
"..." Knowing that she was not married yet, Arui was embarrassed, not knowing what to say.
Shangguanxi looked at him, looked at the water again, and said softly, "When the weather is warm, you can help me get the two jars of wine from the bottom of the lake."
Arui