Chapter six hundred and twentieth seven bad things
Yesterday's violent storm continued all night like a flood from heaven. It was not until Yin hour that the violent storm gradually stopped.
In the early morning, although it was still gloomy outside, the rain had stopped.
As usual, Zhu Ping'an got up early, washed up, crossed his cloth bag and pushed open the door. A lot of fallen leaves and petals fell in the yard, all of which were blown down by the violent storm last night.
The drainage system of Linhuai Marquis Mansion is very complete. Even with such a heavy rain last night, there was not much water in the yard. Only the gurgling water in the stone troughs under the walls around the courtyard walls confirmed the heavy rain last night.
When the water in the open channel encounters the steps, it passes through the ditch left under the steps, gurgling into the open channel outside the gate of Tingyuxuan Courtyard. Part of it flows into the pond of the Hou Mansion, and part of it flows into the drainage system of the capital.
, flows into the moat.
After the heavy rain, the air smelled of earth, and it felt like I had returned to Xiahe Village. I felt an inexplicable homesickness in my heart. I wondered if it had rained in Xiahe Village, how my parents were at home, and someone else.
Fairy, you didn’t show off your eldest temper at home, did you? I almost forgot, I was overthinking it, she is the best at pretending to be a good daughter-in-law in front of her parents.
A crisp call of magpies came from the bamboo forest outside the east wall of the courtyard. They were chirping like they were celebrating rebirth after a disaster, and there was a sense of joy.
"Good morning, uncle."
Hearing the sound of Zhu Pingan getting up and opening the door, the two girls in the ear room also gathered their clothes sleepily and got up, and went out to say hello to Zhu Pingan.
They were already used to seeing Zhu Ping'an wake up so early. For so many days, his uncle always went to bed late and got up early, without any exception. It rained so heavily yesterday, and before going to bed, they lay in front of the window and watched.
The light in my uncle's study was on for most of the night. Before I went to bed, I thought that since it was raining heavily and my uncle still slept so late as usual, he would probably get up early tomorrow.
"Morning." Zhu Ping'an nodded slightly and replied.
Chirping, chirping, chirping, the magpies outside the courtyard wall heard the movement in the yard, and screamed more joyfully.
"Chirp, chirp, chirp, happy event is coming." A little girl pricked up her ears, then squinted her eyes and smiled, "I heard the sound of magpies early in the morning. My uncle must have a happy event coming today."
"Haha, thank you for your good wishes." Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly and replied casually. Magpies are a symbol of blessing and luck. The ancients liked this. Naturally, I didn't believe it. But when I heard the melodious cries of magpies early in the morning, my mood
not bad.
It is said that in the last years of Zhenguan, there was a man named Jingyi in the south. He lived by Kongqing Mountain and there was a nest of magpies outside his yard. Jingyi was kind-hearted and would scatter some rice noodles under the tree for the magpies every time he ate. There was one
One day, his neighbor lost several pieces of silk cloth and falsely accused Jingyi of stealing it. As a result, Jingyi was sent to prison for several months. One morning, Jingyi heard a magpie cry in the cell and looked up.
The magpies he often fed were chirping happily outside, as if delivering good news. The next day, the official called Jing Yi to the lobby and said that he had met an imperial envoy wearing Xuanyi and plain clothes on the road.
, the imperial envoy informed him that the emperor's pardon was for the whole world. Three days later, as expected, the emperor's imperial edict for amnesty was passed on, so Jing Yi was pardoned and went home. When he returned home, Jing Yi realized that it was the magpie who transformed into a human and pretended to pass on the edict to help him.
It's easy to escape from difficulties. The plain robe and plain gold are exactly the color of the magpie's overall feathers. This is the origin of the magpie's announcement of good news.
"There's no need to keep me for dinner today, I'm going out to visit friends." Zhu Ping'an went out as usual and gave the two little girls a warning before leaving.
Just as Zhu Ping'an was about to step out, he suddenly heard a rush of footsteps outside, and then a maid's voice came over.
"Uncle, something bad is going to happen, big thing is going to go wrong."
The little maid ran in hastily and confusedly, and almost collided with Zhu Pingan who was about to go out. If Zhu Pingan hadn't had quick eyesight and quick feet, and took a step away, she would have collided with her.
"What's wrong, sister Qiuyue?" Hearing this, the little girl from Ting Yuxuan ran two steps over and asked nervously.
"Just now, an official came to the house and said that he wanted to see my uncle for something. Because he was at home, the attendant who he collected yesterday went over first. After the official heard the news, he left in a hurry, and then my uncle's attendant came in a hurry.
They wanted to see my uncle. They were not allowed to enter the inner house, so they asked me to send a message to my uncle." The little maid named Qiuyue said anxiously.
"Pass a message, why are you yelling and saying that something bad is going to happen? If the mother in charge finds out, you will have to eat and die." The little girl Ting Yuxuan breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. It's just a message.
, why are you making such a fuss, do you think something happened, it made people’s hearts go up to their throats.
"No," the little maid Qiuyue shook her head anxiously, with a thin layer of sweat on her forehead.
"Don't be anxious, please speak slowly." Zhu Pingan comforted softly, vaguely guessing something in his heart. There are probably two situations when an official sends a letter. One is the case of the Ministry of Justice and other matters caused by the memorial.
The other thing is that Zhao Daying's soldiers attacked him yesterday and he was sent to the Shuntian Prefecture Yamen. If it was the Ministry of Punishments who made a complaint, they would not be so anxious. It is probably that something happened to the Shuntian Prefecture Yamen.
"Uncle, your chief officer just sent a message saying that the prisoners sent to Shuntian Mansion yesterday all died inexplicably this morning. As soon as the officials got the news, they came over to send the message."
Sure enough, what the little maid Qiuyue said confirmed Zhu Pingan's guess.
"Oh, dead people!"
Hearing this, the two little girls in Yuxuan screamed in fright, stretched out their hands to cover their mouths, and their faces turned pale with fright.
It must have been done by Zhao Daying.
Without even thinking about it, this matter must have something to do with Zhao Daying. After hearing this, Zhu Pingan clenched his fists.
Eight living lives! If you say silence, silence it! Zhao Daying is really cruel and ruthless, worse than a beast. In order to silence him and avoid future troubles, he can even do such cruel things to his own people.
It was also because he was careless, thinking that by locking people up in the Yamen prison, Zhao Daying would have nothing to do.
I didn't expect that Zhao Daying could stretch his hand so long, and even reach into the Shuntian Mansion Prison through Magistrate Zhou! Magistrate Zhou himself is trustworthy. It is estimated that Zhao Daying colluded with the officials below the government office, or bribed the jailer.
, the person was still being held in the Shuntian Mansion Prison, and he was silenced directly. It was so unscrupulous! He was lawless!
If this kind of pest is not eliminated, society will be in danger every day.
Thinking that Zhao Daying had silenced these eight people, he would definitely take the opportunity to launch an attack, so the Ministry of Punishment would probably have made a complaint in advance.
Just right, I can't wait any longer.
Zhu Pingan took a breath and looked in the direction of the Ministry of Justice, like a sharp sword...