Hongli nodded and said: "Uncle Li has always been a good official. E Niang always said that if all officials in the world could be like Uncle Li and dedicated to serving the country and the people, Emperor Ama would not have so many worries."
"Yes." Hong Zhou nodded, took out a folded piece of paper from his arms, and threw it to Hong Li, "Well, these are the officials who have colluded with Yingge. The last two are the ones I investigated myself.
When it came out, the old fox Inge was hiding it before and refused to tell me."
Hongli nodded and said, "Have you been to Yingge's place?"
Hong Zhou stretched his body and said: "I dare not go anywhere, but talking to that old fox is really very tiring. I have to think about every word and my head almost explodes." After that, he didn't know.
Thinking of something, he said: "By the way, how is the second brother? What you said in the letter before was not very clear. The reason why Huang Eniang was released from the ban was all because of him?"
Hong Li nodded and told in detail what Hong Shi had done after he came back, including the confrontation between him and Hong Shi at the mass grave. Hong Zhou had been listening attentively.
The Xu family, when you take the bait when introducing Hong
, said impatiently: "What's the result? Have you caught the second brother?" Before Hongli could answer, he shook his head and said: "No, I must not have caught it. Otherwise, how could the capital be so peaceful? It would have been early.
It’s like a wild goose chase.”
"Yes, until Xu Guiren returned to the palace, there was no evidence of their private meeting. I once advised E Niang to surround Hui'an Temple, but E Niang was afraid of arousing the enemy and did not let me do this." Hongli refused.
Said without regret.
Hong Zhou thought for a while and said: "Since the imperial concubine would say this, she must have her own plan. I believe she will catch them sooner or later."
Hongli nodded, was silent for a while and said with a smile: "I'll let people prepare wine and food. You stay here for dinner before leaving. We brothers will not come back until we are drunk today."
"Okay!" Hong Zhou nodded without hesitation. After seeing that Hong Li still had many official documents to read, he simply walked around the house alone. When he left, the weather was still very cold, except for a few winter flowers such as plum blossoms.
Apart from the flowers, there are no more colors to be seen, and there is even less green. Unlike now, when you look at it at a glance, your eyes are full of green, and the sound of summer cicadas keeps ringing in your ears.
Hong Zhou stopped casually in front of the rippling blue pool. The willow branches on the shore were swaying gently in the wind, exuding vitality. He didn't feel it when he was in the capital. After leaving for a while, he realized that his favorite place had always been the capital, because here there are
He cares about the people he cares about.
Just as I was lost in thought, an uncertain voice suddenly came from behind me, "Fifth Brother?"
Hong Zhou looked back, and a beautiful face caught his eye. Even though he knew that there was a snake heart hidden under this face, his breathing still couldn't help being stagnant. After he came back to his senses,
He lowered his head slightly and said, "I've met Xi Fujin."
The visitor was Xianyue. She seemed very happy to see Hong Zhou. She walked forward quickly and said, "Long time no see. When did fifth elder brother return to Beijing?"
"I just came back today. I came here to see Brother Si. I didn't expect to meet Xi Fujin by such a coincidence. Is everything okay with Xi Fujin?"
Xianyue's bright and dazzling face dimmed slightly and said, "It's just like that, what good can it do?" As she said this, her voice became more jerky, "I've been like this my whole life, and I don't dare to ask for anything extravagant. I only hope for five years."
Brother, everything will be fine with you and there will be no disasters."
"Fourth brother...doesn't he treat you badly?" Hong Zhou asked with a complicated expression. At this moment, he couldn't tell whether he was acting or if he really cared about Xianyue.
Xianyue lowered her head and said nothing, and A Luo interrupted: "Brother Wu, you don't know, it has been so long since the young lady got married, and the prince has never given her a good look, let alone spent the night in the young lady's room. He also said that this was for the young lady.
As a punishment, the prince feels that what happened in the first place was caused by the young lady deliberately embarrassing him, so that the young lady was wearing the name of "Zi Fujin" and was secretly ridiculed by many people."
"Talk too much, who told you to talk like this?" Xianyue scolded lightly, and said with a forced smile: "Brother Wu, don't listen to A Luo's nonsense, there is no such thing."
"Obviously it was Fourth Brother who did something wrong, but he is blamed on you. It's really..." He seemed to not know how to continue, his expression full of resentment.
"Forget it, all this is my life, no one can blame me." Xianyue showed a look of resignation. She knew that the more she showed weakness, the more she would arouse a man's desire for protection.
"Fourth brother, fourth brother is really too much!" Hong Zhou punched a willow tree hard and said coldly: "I won't just let it go."
Xianyue looked panicked and said: "Fifth brother, please don't do anything stupid. I'm fine. I'm really fine. My direct descendant Fujin treats me very well."
Hong Zhou shook his head and said: "Don't lie to me, you are not happy at all. It would be great if we could turn back time."
Xianyue said with a sad face: "If we could really turn back time, there wouldn't be so many regrets and sorrows in the world. After all, it's just an extravagant wish." She took a breath, bowed to Hong Zhou and said, "Don't bother Wu.
Brother, farewell." Just as she was about to turn around, she suddenly stopped again and said in a low voice: "It's great to see my fifth brother here..."
Turning around, they walked farther and farther under the afterglow of the setting sun. At the moment they turned around, both of them had different expressions. The difference was that Hong Zhou knew that everything she just said was false, while Xianyue didn't.
.
Xianyue thought that she had been plotting against Hong Zhou, but little did she know that she was the one being plotted against.
The human heart, in the cruel reality, has been tempered into the most terrifying thing in the world, which is daunting.
After Xianyue left, Hongzhou was not in the mood to appreciate the beautiful sunset. When he returned to the study, Hongli was still reading official documents. When he heard someone coming in, he said without raising his head: "This is the only one left. I'll get it soon."
good."
Hong Zhou twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "Don't be in a hurry, Fourth Brother, just take your time and watch."
Listening to Hong Zhou's obviously deep voice, Hong Li raised his head and found that something was wrong with his expression, and asked: "What happened?"
When Hong Li asked, Hong Zhou sighed lightly and said, "It's nothing, I just accidentally bumped into Fourth Brother's Xiang Fujin just now and said a few words to her."
"Nala Xianyue?" Hongli said with some disgust: "What did she say to you?"
"What else could it be? Naturally, he is trying every possible means to sow discord between me and my fourth brother." Hong Zhou said while shaking his head: "Such a woman is really scary. If I had been more confused, I would have really fallen into her trap.
I broke up with my fourth brother."
"If that were not the case, how could Yingge let her instigate the relationship between you and me as brothers? It's a pity that they, father and son, still think everything is too simple." Regarding this woman, Hongli didn't want to mention more, he closed the official document in his hand and said:
"Let's go and have a drink together. Fourth brother has many things to say to you."