Luo Huiniang was still wearing a single piece of clothing. Her fingers were red from the cold, her eyes were red, and her face was red. Not only was she red, but there were five fingerprints on it. She had obviously been beaten and escaped in a hurry.
She had changed her hair into a woman's bun, and although she looked embarrassed, her expression was very calm. All the previous cautions had been forgotten, and the shabby feeling had disappeared without a trace.
With no way out, she strengthened herself and stopped being the submissive Luo Huiniang.
From now on, she is the master of the Huang family.
"Auntie, I have a way to save Wenqiu."
Little Chen was stunned for a while by the mother-in-law's cry, and then she came back to her senses and cursed: "Get out! It was you who harmed my son. If you hadn't seduced him, he would be living happily with Song Huiyue and Hemei. You
He actually beat me up and said he abducted you! Get out of here!"
After hearing what she said, Luo Huiniang smiled bitterly and said: "It was my parents who said that I would be locked up at home as soon as I came back. If it weren't for... mother, the top priority is to rescue Wenqiu."
"Yes, it's your parents," Mrs. Chen grabbed her hand, "You are a good boy and you will definitely not harm us Wenqiu. Now let's go and tell Magistrate Zhu that you are voluntary."
"Mom!" Luo Huiniang interrupted her, "I, a little girl, can't comment on my parents' orders, but I have other ways. You can follow me."
"Okay, okay, let's go with you, where are we going?" Xiao Chen followed with confusion.
"Go to Yanzhizhou Mansion."
The night rain was swaying and the cold wind was miserable. A doubt flashed through her mind: "Why did the Luo family let Luo Huiniang run out?"
The patter of rain swallowed up her questions, pushing both her and her into deeper darkness.
After a night, the clouds cleared and the fog dispersed, and the weather was clear.
Zhu Guangli sat down in the Yamen in the early morning and told Ni Peng how brave his wife was. When he got up, he thought of Huang Wenqiu's mother, so he gave him such a big slap that his mouth was numb.
Mr. Pei beat him one-sidedly, and he shamelessly had breakfast with his wife before going out to sit in the office.
Ni Peng listened to the life of this immortal couple and said with emotion: "My husband is really blessed to have a good wife at home."
Speaking of which, Mr. Pei is much smarter than Zhu Guangli.
Zhu Guangli covered his face: "Blessed, blessed, eh, Shaopei!"
Yuan Shaopei was wearing an old gray cloth shirt, holding an abacus under his arm, turning a deaf ear and going to the Yimen without squinting.
Ni Peng said with a smile: "My husband is so kind-hearted. Look at how spoiled he is. He doesn't even pay attention to you. He should be arrested and slapped with ten sticks."
Zhu Guangli excused Yuan Shaopei: "I must have been thinking about things, and it's okay."
The door just happened to come in to deliver the letter. Zhu Guangli quickly turned his head, showed the other side of his face, and reached out to take the letter.
"Yan Shuaisi?" After the doorman left, he turned his head back, opened the envelope, and was a little confused, "When did I climb up to him?"
After reading the letter from beginning to end, he became more and more confused and handed it to Ni Peng: "What does this mean? Yan Shuaisi is interceding for the Huang family?"
Ni Peng took it with both hands and looked at it. On it was a copy of an elopement case in Kyoto four years ago. He put the letter down thoughtfully: "I'm afraid Yan Shuaisi asked you not to go against your superiors' wishes."
"Your intention?" Zhu Guangli was puzzled.
Ni Peng whispered: "This case was initiated by Prince Yan. If we forcibly turn the elopement case into an abduction case, it will have an impact on Prince Yan's reputation. Yan Shuaisi wants us to follow this case in Kyoto."
Let’s handle the case.”
"King Yan?" Zhu Guangli frowned, "Does this mean that we should follow the example and respect the King of Yan?"
Ni Peng nodded: "However, the case of Huang Wenqiu was brought by the Luo family, and Huang Wenqiu regretted his engagement on the wedding day. If we are not severely punished, the marriage contract will become useless paper."
"The Dou family also wanted to sue at the beginning." Zhu Guangli turned the letter over and over and read it again, with a rare expression of calmness. "If we decide otherwise, we are provoking the authority of King Yan. Besides, King Jin is still in Tanzhou. We
Every move you make will be magnified by those who are interested, Master, we still have to comply with your wishes, you can think about it again."
He also wanted to be an official in Tanzhou, and he didn't want to offend either the King of Jin or the King of Yan.
If it weren't for the old relationship between the Song family and the King of Jin, he wouldn't even think about it. He would just drop the case now and let the Luo and Huang families make a happy life.
Ni Peng lowered his head and whispered: "Yes, I will go to Xie Changshi's place and find out what the prince wants."
He got up and went out, but saw Yuan Shaopei at Yimen.
Yuan Shaopei's toilet paper was scattered on the floor, and the disciples were picking it up for him. He said hello to Ni Peng: "Brother Ni."
Ni Peng hurriedly stepped forward and bowed: "Hey, you still have some free time. An elopement case has kept me busy to death."
Yuan Shaopei asked casually: "What's wrong?"
Ni Peng approached him and told the story in a low voice.
Yuan Shaopei looked solemn: "The so-called "deeds from above" should be to use the strength of a country to serve the heavenly family. The heavenly family should be condescending to the people, strictly abide by the laws, and use virtue to make all people submit.
This is the real reason why the country is in chaos."
Ni Peng patted him on the shoulder: "So, you can only settle accounts. One is one, and two is two."
The world is not black and white, and there is no clear mirror in the government office. It is just for the ignorant people all over the world to listen to.
All victories and defeats, upon closer inspection, are related to which way the wind blows in the court.
Just like the elopement case in front of us, on the surface it was just a private matter between a young man and a young man, but now it has become a secret game between King Jin and King Yan.
Therefore, in this world, there are only endless changes of power and endless struggles.
Yuan Shaopei pulled away his hand with a straight face: "What are you going to do?"
Ni Peng said with a smile: "When a person is in prison, he will inevitably suffer some hardships."
After that, he strode across the rice paper on the ground to see Xie Chuan, but his mood became more and more solemn.
Who invited Yan Shuaisi?
"I'm afraid the only people who can make Yan Shuaisi ignore the face of King Jin are the Zhang family." Xie Chuan also seemed very cautious about the news brought by Ni Peng.
Ni Peng thought for a while: "In order to protect King Yan, Zhang Yanei went against the prince?"
Xie Chuan shook his head: "Zhang Yanei is not such a shallow person. It has only been two years since the prince left Kyoto. He knew that the Zhang family had lost its checks and balances. If he took any further steps, he would arouse the resentment of his superiors. So he abandoned his studies and focused on having fun. Since he
The action must be for the prince."
Ni Peng held the tea cup and turned his mind over and over again. In the end, he could not figure out what Zhang Yanei wanted to do.
No matter how you look at it, the three families in the elopement case are not people who can stir up trouble.
Could it be that the Song family has suffered such a shame and humiliation, and the prince cannot live with it and will be angry to death?
While he was deep in thought, someone in the ear room on the left side of the study suddenly gave a firm answer: "Zhang Yanei is forcing me to see the prince."
Ni Peng was startled, and the tea cup in his hand fell to the ground. It broke into several pieces and the tea spilled all over the floor.