There is a private house in the west of the city, not far from Xia Song's new residence, called the Green Bamboo Garden. When the spring is cold and cold, the snow has not gone away, and there are dead branches and leaves everywhere, and there is no good place to go in the city; and this Green Bamboo Garden is the official residence of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The property of a high-ranking Yuanwai Lang, the garden is very special. It is just that the lush and lush bamboos are elegant and pleasant. It is quite a sight in this lonely winter day.
But now the owner of the Green Bamboo Garden has passed away long ago, and his descendants have been dishonest and the property has been ruined. The garden was seized by Xia Song, and he only spent a few copper coins.
When the carriage arrived at the gate of Cuizhuyuan, a young man came forward to greet him. Xia Siling recognized the young man at a glance as Brother Chun, who used to feed horses and run errands in the mansion. Brother Chun also seemed surprised that his lady was missing. He had been away for more than a year, and now he was back alive and kicking, which made him happy beyond words.
"Little... miss?" Brother Chun stuttered and stepped forward to salute.
Xia Siling nodded slightly and said, "It turns out to be Brother Chun. He's grown so tall. Let's see." [
The accompanying servant took out the reward money and rewarded him. Brother Chun quickly thanked him and said, "The master is waiting in the pavilion in the garden. He said there was a distinguished guest coming, but he didn't expect it was a young lady."
Su Jin smiled and said: "Lead the way."
Brother Chun said: "The master has ordered that no one can enter except the guests. You walk along the path, turn around the rockery and you will see a pavilion in the bamboo forest. The master is in the pavilion."
Su Jin nodded. This was a secret meeting. Both the content of the conversation and the meeting itself could only be kept a secret and could never be known to outsiders. He also went out in casual clothes. The place Xia Song chose was not at the mansion or the Restaurants are just for the sake of not being noticed.
Su Jin took Xia Siling's little hand and walked inside. The accompanying servants were also blocked outside and led to another place to drink tea and rest. The two of them walked in slowly along the gravel path. The graceful green bamboos beside the path were very lush, and the bamboo poles were The little bits of sunlight shining through the gaps were like small sequins embedded in the road, and there was no sound except the rustling of bamboo leaves and the chirping of birds.
Su Jin felt that Xia Siling's little hands were trembling slightly. Knowing that she had not seen Xia Song for more than a year, Xia Siling was naturally extremely excited. The relationship between father and daughter would always be separated. In fact, if he had not appeared between their father and daughter, the relationship between Xia Siling and Xia Song would not be the same. Their relationship is very good, but most of the reason for their antagonism between father and daughter is because of themselves.
Su Jin squeezed Xia Siling's hand to encourage her. Xia Siling glanced at Su Jin gratefully and followed Su Jin's footsteps. After the path turned a few small turns in the bamboo forest, she suddenly saw a rugged rockery. The sound of tinkling piano came from behind the rockery.
Xia Siling stopped to listen carefully and said softly: "This is my father's favorite song.
Xia Song snorted, turned to look at Xia Siling and said, "Ling'er, go sit in the pavilion. I'm making tea and helping dad take care of it."
Xia Siling knew that there was a secret between Xia Song and Su Jin, so she wanted to excuse herself. She glanced at Su Jin worriedly, then went to the pavilion to make tea.
Xia Song stretched out his hand and said, "Master Su, I asked you to speak." After that, he walked slowly along the path and turned to an open space south of the rockery.
Su Jin smiled slightly and walked over, but before he could say anything, he saw Xia Song suddenly turned around and shouted with a ferocious expression: "Su Jin, you brought Ling'er here to humiliate me?"
Su Jin said calmly: "How can I say this? I kindly wanted your father and daughter to reunite, but you said this, which is really sad."
"Don't be pretentious. Don't think that I don't know your intentions. Ling'er's eyebrows are scattered and she is no longer a virgin. You have already deceived her body, but you said that you don't dare to get married without my consent. I knew you had bad intentions, but you didn't
You also brought her to humiliate me, it’s too much to bully someone.”
Su Jin cupped his hands and said: "Lord Xia, please calm down. Ling'er has indeed committed herself to me. Although I failed to give her the title of principal wife, I also gave her the status of second wife. I also treat her sincerely, so
She followed me willingly, but the adults caused great harm to her, and now they accuse me."
Xia Song said angrily: "Having sex behind your father's back is an unethical act. You are still justified."
Su Jin said: "That's why I brought her here today. Firstly, I want you and your daughter to meet each other. Secondly, I want to ask Mr. Xia to write a marriage letter. Rice has become enough for cooking. You'd better accept your fate. Besides, let's talk to Mr. Xia about it."
Killing me, Su Jin, will not disgrace the name of your Xia family."
Xia Song said, "What if I don't agree?"
Su Jin smiled and said, "You will agree, otherwise I wouldn't have brought her here."
Xia Song rolled his eyes and sighed for a while: "You are so cruel. I never thought that I, Xia Song, would fall into the hands of a boy like you after spending half my life."
Su Jindao: "You just fell into my own hands. I didn't deliberately deal with you. Even if you sent people to assassinate me and tried to kill me over and over again, I didn't do anything to you. You see, in your case
At the critical moment of life and death, I generously came to inform you and let you find a way to escape the guilt. I am really good to you."
Xia Song gritted his teeth and said, "What kind of evil idea do you have, tell me!"
Su Jin said seriously: "I don't want Ling'er to lose her only relative, so I'm telling you the details."
Xia Song sneered and said, "How could you be so kind? I've seen you a lot. Don't use this to fool me. You just want to take the opportunity to control me."
Su Jin admitted honestly: "This is also one of the reasons, because I don't want you to stab you in the back all the time, but most of it is for Ling'er. If Ling'er wasn't my wife, I would not hesitate.
I will present all the evidence to the emperor, and then happily watch you beheaded in public."
Xia Song stared at Su Jin for a long time, then suddenly sighed and said, "I admire your straightforwardness. I will never deny what I do. That letter was indeed forged by my maid, and I also ordered someone to buy Shi Jie in advance."
The letters, paper, seals and other items were copied and forged, and even the names and slang in the letters between him and Fu Bi were considered forged. However, I didn’t expect that you would find out; as early as the emperor ordered you to investigate the case.
At that time, I felt that it was going to be bad, but I always thought that there was no flaw, but unexpectedly, there was still one wrong move. I should have killed Brother Jin long ago and it would be over."
Su Jin sneered and said: "Of course you think so, you are just afraid of alerting the enemy. Mr. Shi is in jail, and everyone in the court is paying attention to this matter. Killing Brother Jin at this time is clearly telling others that there is no hidden secret in this matter."
"You want to kill, but you can't. As the saying goes, there is no airtight wall in the world. No matter how careful and sophisticated you are, there will inevitably be flaws. When you do this, you are destined to be where you are today."
Xia Song said: "We are only one move away from each other. What's the use of talking about it this time? You sent me the handwritten confession and evidence this morning. What do you mean by asking me to handle it myself?" [
Su Jin said: "It's very simple. I'm telling you that the truth is already known to me. If you want to survive, you need to find a way to excuse yourself."
Xia Song said: "Don't you want to save Fu Bi and Shi Jie? How can this case be settled?"
Su Jin smiled and said: "Of course I want to save you. I came back to Beijing to clear the innocence of these two adults."
Xia Song said: "You want to let me go and at the same time wash away their grievances. How can you do this?"
Su Jin said: "That's your business. I only give you one day. First, you need to give me evidence to prove the innocence of the two adults. Second, you have to prove your own innocence. I won't be able to do anything tomorrow night."
I will go to the palace to see the emperor if I have the evidence, because I have done my best to be benevolent and righteous."
Xia Song said: "How can I do this?"
Su Jin sneered and said: "Is there anything that you, Mr. Xia, can't do? I don't believe it. If you can't do it, you should prepare for the funeral as soon as possible. Let me tell you this, you are confident and decisive."
Xia Song stared at it for a long time and said, "I'll give it a try."
Su Jin said: "Don't blame me for not reminding you. If you don't have thorough evidence and can't even fool me, then don't bother."
Xia Song let out a long sigh and said hoarsely: "That's all, go to the pavilion to have a cup of tea, and then you can leave quickly. If people know about our secret meeting, I'm afraid it will be difficult to tell the difference."
Su Jin smiled and said: "That's natural. You still have to write the marriage letter. This is one of the purposes of my coming."
Xia Song stared and was about to scold, but when he saw Su Jin's disdainful look, he finally lowered his head and said, "That's it! I'll write it!"