Lin Cheng reported in front of the emperor that he had joined forces with the Ministry of Punishment to arrest Zhao Cong and had obtained all the stolen goods. General Lin soon learned that the old lady Lin was so angry that she beat the bed and cursed, and immediately forced General Lin to take Lin Cheng away.
I came back to ask.
General Lin finally comforted the old lady and privately blamed Mrs. Lin, "The old lady is not doing well. How can I tell her about this?"
Mrs. Lin said, "What did I say? The second aunt came over to see the old lady's illness and accidentally let it slip. You didn't know the old lady's temper, so you got angry immediately."
"The second aunt is also of no importance." General Lin said, and said to Mrs. Lin, "You should persuade the old lady."
"You don't need to tell me, I will persuade you." Mrs. Lin couldn't hide her haggard face, and asked General Lin, "If it hadn't been for the second aunt, I wouldn't have known. What on earth is going on? What happened to brother Cheng?
, he and Brother Cong are also cousins, and Brother Cheng is the only one in our family. Don’t we need brothers to help us in the future? Instead of taking care of Brother Cong, he joins forces with others to harm Brother Cong? "
General Lin said, "I have to ask him. He is on duty as an official in front of the emperor, isn't he not in the imperial capital?"
"That child has always hated his mother." Mrs. Lin choked, "He has never been willing to step into our house. No matter how he resents you and me, I can bear it even if he is angry. But I have to think about it, if Cheng
My brother has always been like this. From now on, let alone the support of my daughters, if he raises his finger, I am afraid that their sisters will have no way to survive."
"You're thinking too far. There must be some inside story here. What's the official position of Brother Cheng? What's the official position of Brother Cong? The superior officer wants to deal with the lower official, but it's just a matter of one sentence. After so many years, Brother Cheng is nothing more than
He doesn't like to talk and looks deserted. His natural temper is not warm by nature." General Lin said to his wife, "Don't think too much about it."
"Well, Brother Cheng is in front of the emperor. Can you ask him to find a chance to intercede with Brother Cong?" Mrs. Lin asked tentatively.
"How can we plead for mercy before the case has been tried?" General Lin asked, "Brother Cheng must stand firm in front of the emperor first. You can't let him risk his life and career to plead for Brother Cong."
"I, that's what I meant!" Mrs. Lin said with tears, "Brother Cong is not just a nephew, he is also our son-in-law. If he has something good or bad, how will the second girl live the rest of her life? And the old lady is like this
Considering your age, why should you ask an old lady to send a white-haired person to a black-haired person?"
"That's not the case. You can just serve the old lady with peace of mind. I'll take care of the outside matters."
No matter how loving the couple is, no matter how much he loves his daughter and son-in-law, at this moment, General Lin will not let Lin Cheng take the slightest risk! He only has this son, and Lin Cheng has been unmarried and had no children for many years.
It was a worry in the general's heart, but compared to the matter of marriage and heir, Lin Cheng's future was more important!
General Lin has never been shy about supporting his subordinates, but none of them has Lin Cheng's status in the imperial court.
Lin Cheng has always been cautious and meticulous in his actions, leaving no mistakes. There must be a reason why he took Zhao Cong off first!
General Lin was waiting, but Mrs. Lin was worried and said to her daughter, "Once the matter involves Brother Cheng, everyone will give in."
Mrs. Liang was silent for a while, "Father is right to think so. It's just that Lin Cheng has always been alienated from us, mother and daughter. If he replaces the head of the Lin family in the future, we don't know what our situation will be like. Does mother remember the incident of Duke Wu Zhong of the Liu family?"
"Wu Zhonggong?"
"Yes. The Liu family was originally one of the four founding princes of the country. The first Duke of Ping was Duke Wu Zhong Liu Fufeng. When he was young, his grandfather doted on his concubines and his direct descendants bullied him. Duke Wu Zhong was lame since he was a child, but he was
Jingping Jiangnan rebelled against the king and made great military exploits. The two sons of the Liu family started with Duke Wu Zhong." Mrs. Liang's eyes flashed with a trace of sadness, "Back then, a member of the Liu family was involved in the death of Queen Xiaojing. All men, women and children were sentenced to death.
Expelled. I heard that even the concubine’s mother clan could not escape.”
Mrs. Lin's heart felt cold for a while when she heard Mrs. Liang say, "Since the founding of our country, there has been no more outstanding military general than Liu Wuzhonggong. The Liu family was wiped out, but Wu Zhonggong's tomb is still buried in the Emperor Renzong's mausoleum."
"For many years, our eldest brother and I have been at odds with each other no matter how we show our good will. Therefore, we, mother and daughter, have to live in fear." Mrs. Liang sighed, "With the eldest brother's meticulousness, how can we leave any trace on Brother Cong's matter?
The reason. If my father asks, he will have a reason to stop me."
Mrs. Lin was desperate, "What can we do?"
Mrs. Liang murmured, "Yes, what can we do?"
The sound of rain pattered outside the door, and the faint smell of rain mixed with the fresh smell of vegetation sneaked into the room with the wind, leaving a room full of worries.
Palace.
Mu Anzhi resigned in front of the emperor. Unexpectedly, it started to rain. Xiao Yi held up an umbrella to cover Mu Anzhi's head. Mu Anzhi saw that his body was in the rain, so he took the umbrella himself and sniffed the refreshing air in the summer air.
He smiled and said, "It's raining well. It's been a bit hot these days. If it rains, it can also cool down the heat."
Xiao Yi held up a smaller umbrella and followed His Highness, smiling and saying, "Yes, the Queen even said that it was very hot today and she refused to call cicadas even at noon."
"Don't mention this to her or ask me to eat that terrible fried golden cicada again."
Xiao Yi also smiled.
Mu Anzhi held an umbrella and walked out, followed by several entourage. When they arrived outside the palace, Li Jiguo, the chief of the guards, stood beside the carriage with several guards, all dressed in oily yellow raincoats and bamboo hats. Mu Anzhi usually rode a horse, but today he suddenly got off
Yu, obviously it was the carriage that the guard returned to the house to pick up.
Xiao Yi and Mu Anzhi rode in the car together, and the others followed behind on horseback.
The prince's villa is not far from the palace. Just after leaving Fangcao Street, the carriage turned to Furong Road, and a gray shadow suddenly jumped out from the corner of the street. Li Jiguo's eyebrows jumped, and he jumped up on the horse like a bird.
, when the whole person landed, he twisted his arms and pressed him to the ground.
The man choked hard and coughed hard. His head and face were pushed to the ground, and he couldn't move at all! Then his whole body was quickly searched, and two guards dismounted and ran forward, holding down the gray-clothed man.
people.
Li Jiguo stood up and asked him, "Who are you? How dare you interrupt the Third Highness's vehicle?"
The man's face turned pale as he was pressed, and he gasped for air. He shouted with all his strength, "I am Xiaoqi Chen Wu under the command of Shao Qianhu, the second guard of Xuanjia Guard. I beg the Third Highness to redress my grievance!"
Li Jiguo's eyes flashed across a trace of blood on his fingertips. As the rain poured on him, the blood was already faint. It was rubbed on this man's back when he was searching his body. He was a former imperial guard and knew that this man had been beaten with a stick. Li Jiguo looked at His Highness the Third Prince.
As they were driving, Grandpa Yi opened the door and asked, "Guard Li, what do you want your Highness to do?"
Li Jiguo stepped forward and simply reported the matter, "My subordinates searched it and found that there was nothing harmful to anyone." Then he found a heavy black military medal and presented it to Mu Anzhi with both hands. Xiao Yi took it and showed it to Mu Anzhi.
This token is completely pitch black and makes a heavy sound when struck. It is cast with black dragon scale patterns and is exclusively used by the Xuanjia Guards.
"They are from Xuanjiawei." However, the Ministry of Punishment rarely gets involved in military cases, especially when Xuanjiawei is one of the four personal guards of Emperor Mu Xuan. If ordinary officials from the Ministry of Punishment were left alone, even Li Shangshu would not be able to handle it. Mu
An Zhi did not consider the pros and cons and ordered Li Jiguo, "Take the people with you and go back to the house first."
Mu Anzhi handed this person to Du Changshi for questioning, and then went to the inner house. Li Yuhua was sitting on the porch enjoying the rain. When Mu Anzhi came home, he smiled happily and stood up to wave to him.
"Third brother, why are you back so early today!"
"There's not much to do, so just come back early."
Mu Anzhi held her hand and the two of them sat on the porch together. Li Yuhua liked roses and peonies. In order to please the hostess, the housekeeper planted more of these two flowers. A clump of red roses outside the porch looked even more beautiful in the rain.
A sycamore tree is green and fresh, and particularly pleasant.
The wind and rain blew away the heat, and Mu Anzhi sighed happily, "It's so comfortable."
Li Yuhua smiled and poured a new cup of tea for the third brother, "This natural coolness is different from the coldness from the ice basin."
"Big difference." Mu Anzhi took the tea and had just taken a few mouthfuls when he saw Xiaofan coming back to report, "Your Highness, Du Changshi is outside asking for a meeting. Please go to the study quickly and discuss anything you have to do!"
"What's the matter? It's so urgent." Du Changshi is not an outsider. Li Yuhua said, "Third brother, go and have a look. It's important to have an appointment."
"Just take a breath." Mu Anzhi put down the tea helplessly, thinking that although Du Changshi was smart in everything, he was a bachelor and didn't understand the beauty of the couple's life. He had just returned home and wanted to see him again.
Mu Anzhi knew that it must be the matter with the Xuanjia Guard just now, so he told Li Yuhua, "In the evening, ask the cook to make sour bamboo shoots and ham soup to appetize."
"I know. Go quickly, don't keep Du Changshi waiting." Li Yuhua straightened his collar, Mu Anzhi held her waist and whispered a few words, Li Yuhua spat in embarrassment, and Mu Anzhi left with a smile.
Already.
Li Yuhua said to Grandma Sun, "People who used to be serious are becoming more and more unseemly."
Grandma Sun smiled and said, "How can a man be the same after he gets married as he did before he got married?"
"You know how to favor third brother." Li Yuhua peeled a handful of salt-and-pepper melon seeds and scolded him with a smile.
"No matter how much I favor His Highness, I can't compare to how much I love His Highness."
"That's right." Li Yuhua said, "As soon as I saw Third Brother, I wanted to be nice to him."
Grandma Sun laughed when she heard this.
When Mu Anzhi arrived at the study, Du Changshi was already waiting for him. Hearing the noise, he went out to greet him. Mu Anzhi waved his hand and said, "You don't have to be polite, just go in and talk."
Xiao Yi stood guard at the door.
The rain outside the window was pattering, and there was a hint of worry in Du Changshi's voice, "This Li Wu is a small flag under Zhu Baihu under Shao Qianhu, the second guard of Xuanjia Guard. Because his monthly salary is insufficient, his mother is ill."
Heavy, the monthly soup and medicine cost two taels of silver. He wanted to pay an extra two months' monthly salary, but the salary officer refused, and they got into a quarrel in a hurry. Li Wu was beaten with twenty military sticks, and then he was deprived of his position as a small flag.
.He heard that His Highness was known as Qingtian, so he inquired about the location of Your Highness’s villa, and waited at the street corner for three days before he met Your Highness’s driver and begged Your Highness to redress his grievances.”
"It sounds like the salary officer is a bit unkind, but it's not wrong," Mu An said.
"Things started from this. Li Wu told a very important thing. Xuanjiawei's salary is insufficient all year round, and he only gets half of the monthly salary! Now that he has lost his job, his family has no food and clothing. He is in Xuanjiawei.
I have been on the job for ten years, and I want to get back the salary I deducted so that I can support my mother."
Mu An's heart sank, and he suddenly realized that Du Changshi was so anxious to invite him to come over for discussion. This was a huge case!
Before Mu Anzhi thought about what to do next, Li Jiguo hurried over from outside. Because it was a rare rainy day, the doors and windows of the study room were open. Mu Anzhi looked at Li Jiguo from the lantern and called him, "What's the matter?"
Raindrops dripped down in a bead line along the oily yellow roof of the hat. Li Jiguo reported, "Your Highness, General Wei of the Xuanjia Guard is here to visit."
Mu Anzhi Du Changshi exchanged glances tacitly: He came so quickly!
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