Just as Hong Shi thought, when the words "Fengjiang Official" entered Chang Fang's ears, his heart beat faster. He was a second-rank or even first-rank official. He had never dared to think about it in his life.
I expected that now, there is actually a chance. Although it is still far away, there is indeed a chance.
However, he didn't understand one thing. Ziyu was just a little girl, and Hongshi was the current prince and the betrothed prince of the imperial court. Why should he allow himself such a big benefit for her? It was really unreasonable.
"I know that Chang Dianji has many questions in his heart. I promise you that when the time comes, I will tell Chang Dianji everything. But now is really not the time. I have said everything. Now
The choice is based on Chang Dian Shu, do you want to seize the opportunity or just be a small Dian Shu for the rest of your life?"
Staring into Chang Fang's eyes, Hongshi was 70% sure that he would agree. Sure enough, after thinking for a while, Chang Fang gritted his teeth and said, "I am willing to do my best for the prince!"
"Okay!" Hongshi ordered someone to fetch the money and handed it to Chang Fang along with the IOU, and then said: "You must ask them to sign this IOU. After signing, you can bring it to me immediately, or this other person."
If the king is not here, I will hand it over to Wang Zhong, and he will forward it to the king, do you understand?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Since I have promised Your Highness, I will definitely get it done."
Hongshi nodded slightly and then said: "Remember, when you give the IOU to this queen, if anyone asks you, you must say that you don't know about the IOU and that you have never lent money to Ziyu's family. In short,
You know nothing about this matter. And it was me who lent the money to Ziyu’s family, not you."
"I have remembered it, your official." Chang Fang knew it and did not ask any more questions. After he left, Hongshi slowly clasped his hands, hoping that everything would go well, otherwise he really didn't know how to dispel Huang Ama's suspicion.
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After Chang Fang returned home with the things, he immediately called Ziyu to ask about her brother, and then went to her home. When he put the silver in the house, he had never seen Ziyu with so much silver.
The family members were all stunned. After learning that Chang Fang planned to lend them the betrothal gift and wedding money, they kept saying no. After all, their family had nothing to do with Chang Fang, and no one dared to accept such a large sum of money.
, besides it doesn’t take so much to get married.
Chang Fang was also an eloquent person. After his persuasion, Ziyu's family finally accepted the money and repeatedly promised that they would pay it back as soon as they got the money. Originally they only planned to borrow fifty taels, but Chang Fang
Advise them to keep more money with them, just in case the other party makes any request, so Ziyu's family thinks about it. Besides, if they don't need so much money, they can pay back part of it after the wedding.
The next day, when Hongshi took the IOU from Wang Zhong from Chang Fang, his heart was finally relieved, and then he picked up a pen and added the date at the bottom. It was not today or yesterday, but a whole month.
Before.
As for the next step, it depends on whether his explanation can dispel Huang Ama's suspicion. But every time he thinks of Huang Ama, he can't help but feel angry. If Huang Ama hadn't blindly doted on the woman Niu Hulu, how could she have done it?
Being able to turn out such a big thing forced him to kill the Xu family. He hated Emperor Ama so much. He was obviously his son, but he only had Hongli in his eyes.
Although he did it decisively, the moment the knife actually penetrated the Xu family, he still felt a trace of intolerance in his heart. If it weren't for the Niu Hulu family, he and the Xu family would not have reached this point; if it weren't for Lao Si, he
It won't be that difficult on the Imperial Road.
He will not just let it go, he must remove these two hardest stumbling blocks on the road to the emperor. When he is in control, he will repay all the suffering and pain he has suffered a hundredfold on these two bodies.
He swears!
Later, Hongshi entered the palace with the IOU. After meeting Yinzhen, he knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, my dear, I finally know why Zi Rong wronged my son and the Xu family."
Yinzhen raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh, then come and listen."
"Because of this IOU!" Hongshi handed the IOU to Sixi, who presented it to Yinzhen. After the latter glanced at the contents on the paper, he said indifferently: "What does this have to do with Zirong?"
"Back to Huang Ama, the borrower of this IOU is none other than Brother Zirong. When the Xu family gave Erchen the kite, Erchen had met Zirong several times. Later she came to Erchen and said it was her
My brother is getting married, but he can't raise the money for the betrothal gift. I hope my son can borrow some money. Although my son felt that it was awkward, he agreed because of what she said was pitiful.
At that time, he also wrote an IOU. Later, when Zirong came back from Hui'an Temple with the Xu family, he hinted to his son that his family was poor and could not provide any money. He hoped that his son could be exempted from borrowing money this time. He was unhappy.
, she did not agree, and asked her to pay back the money she owed as soon as possible. It must be because of that incident that she was suspicious, so she deliberately said that Erchen had an affair with the Xu family."
Yinzhen said noncommittally: "In that case, why didn't you say it that day?"
Hongshi lowered his head and said, "My son didn't take this matter to heart at all, and I didn't expect that Zi Rong would hold a grudge against me for this matter. It wasn't until I accidentally saw the IOU today that I remembered this matter.
"
Yinzhen looked at the paper in his hand, half-believing what Hongshi said, and after a moment of silence, he said: "Hongshi, I heard that when Xu Guiren was at Hui'an Temple, you often left the city. Where did you go?"
Hongshi felt a chill in his heart and said calmly: "When I return to Emperor Ama, I happened to be patrolling the manor during that time to calculate the harvest of the manor's fields and woods. Sometimes it was too late to calculate the harvest, so I simply spent the night in the garden.
"A pause
, he said cautiously: "Is it true that Emperor Ama really suspects that my son is having an affair with the Xu family?" Seeing that Yinzhen did not speak, he said again: "No matter how unfilial my son is, he will not do such a treasonous thing.
Huang Ama..."
Before he could continue, Yinzhen said: "Okay, I know this, please step back first."
Hongshi did not dare to say anything and left the Yangxin Hall with some anxiety. After he left, Yinzhen said to Sixi: "Immediately check whether what Hongshi said is true and whether the name on it is true."
Si Xi quickly took the paper and left. Before the palace gate was about to close, he returned to the palace and said: "To inform the emperor, what the second elder brother said is indeed true. Brother Zirong has already accepted the appointment and will get married on a certain day. In addition, he
He also admitted that he had asked
He borrowed two hundred taels of silver, but he said that he did not know the second elder brother, and the silver was not lent to him by the second elder brother, but by his sister Ziyu's master Chang Fang. The servant inquired that Chang Fang was a seventh-level official.
Taichang Temple Classics."
"Zheng Qipin..." Yinzhen murmured and repeated, "The Zhengqipin only has a small salary per year. How can you get two hundred taels at once and still lend it to a servant?"