I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 279
Yang Xu and Qiu Jinyu couldn't hide the fact that they found a doctor for Zhang Yiyi, but luckily they didn't plan to hide it either.

In the backyard of the blacksmith's shop, Yang Shoucheng heard his subordinate's report, and there was no anger on his cold and solemn face, as calm as if the news had nothing to do with the Yang family and Yang Xu.

"That's Master Xu's mother after all." Old Man Tie said in a deep voice.

Although old man Tie and the others looked down on Zhang who betrayed the general's mansion, but for an eight-year-old child, blood ties cannot be separated. If Master Xu is indifferent to the life and death of his biological mother, it will be chilling.

If Zhang Yiyi hadn't come to Stone Village suddenly this time, Yang Shoucheng hadn't thought of Mrs. Zhang for several years. Will ask.

It can also be seen from this that Zhang Yiyi disliked the general's family's financial difficulties back then, and the money was not enough, so Yang Shoucheng didn't pay enough attention to her.

Yang Shoucheng looked out of the window, and there was a thin layer of snow on the eaves, "What's happening in the town's Marquis Mansion?"

"Our spies reported that there have been many dead men traveling secretly in Zhenbianhou's mansion these days. They should be contacting officials in the capital and other places." Zhenbianhou's mansion is in a hurry. There was coldness and murderous intent on his dark and rough face.

The person who framed the general back then was obviously not from the Marquis of Zhenbian. In addition, in order to gather military power, the Holy Majesty was also worried about nights and dreams, so the case was hastily closed, which also made it impossible for the Yang family to continue to investigate.

However, after the General's Mansion was falsely accused of collaborating with the enemy and treason, it was the Zhenbianhou's Mansion that temporarily took over the military power of the General's Mansion. If there was no handwriting of Zhenbianhou Zhu's family, even a three-year-old child would not believe it.

"The wind and rain are about to come, and the building is full of wind. The Holy Majesty is waiting for the Longyou Dao to become chaotic. Only when there is chaos, the Holy Majesty can follow the vines and grasp the situation of the Longyou Dao. Even if the military power is returned to the Yang family, the Holy Majesty will remain invincible." land!"

A sarcasm flashed quickly in Yang Shoucheng's dark eyes, but just like what he said to Yang Xu at the top of the mountain that day, the Yang family guarded the people of this side, not the supreme emperor on the throne.

"Major General, our people have searched through the contacts of the Marquis of the Town, and I believe we will be able to find evidence that framed the General's Mansion back then." Old Man Tie has not given up on investigating the truth these years, but it is a pity that he lacks the right time, place and people.

Yang Shoucheng remained silent. Today, the truth is not important anymore.

After a while, Yang Shoucheng put the secret letter in his hand into a charcoal basin and lit it. Yang Shoucheng thought of Yang Xu who was in the Qiu Mansion, and then asked again: "Did the Marquis of Zhenbian give up on the Zhang family?"

Mrs. Zhang being arrested and imprisoned can be said to be the fuse, and the crime on the surface is the death of eight rogues. The murderers are the guards of the Zhenbianhou Mansion. If the Zhenbianhou Mansion is willing to abandon these guards If he came out and pleaded guilty, Mrs. Zhang might get away with it.

But now the Marquis of Zhenbian is still worried that Yu Shi will impeach him for having an affair with the Zhang family and committing the crime of deceiving the emperor. At this time, the Marquis of Zhenbian will definitely not save the Zhang family.

What's more, the guards of Zhenbianhou's Mansion slaughtered eight people. Even if these eight people were local ruffians, the law will not show mercy. If this ready-made handle is handed over to the Holy Master, Zhenbianhou's Mansion will definitely die faster.

"Neither the county magistrate Zhu nor Dou Qianhu has received any news." On the day Mrs. Zhang was imprisoned, Old Man Tie activated the spies that the general's mansion had placed in the town's Marquis' mansion and the guards' office. Back to Xiangwu County.

It's a pity that Mrs. Zhang stayed in Zhenbianhou's mansion for eight years, serving a man who could be her father, but now that something happened, Zhenbianhou didn't care about the old feelings at all. If Yang Xu and Qiu Jinyu hadn't found a doctor, Zhang's body would It is estimated that they will all die of illness in prison.

It’s just that Old Man Tie and the others don’t care whether Mrs. Zhang is dead or alive. To be more precise, it’s better to be with the General’s Mansion if Mrs. Zhang is dead. shame.

He didn't know that Old Man Tie was complaining about his uncle, but when he thought of Yang Xu, Yang Shoucheng's cold and stern face softened a little, and he ordered in a deep voice: "Continue to send people to watch, no matter what, we can't let Mrs. Zhang die in the prison. "

"My subordinates understand." Old Man Tie responded. Mrs. Zhang was sent to prison by Zhan Feiyu, more precisely, it was Scholar Gu who was far away in the capital. The hatred was blamed on Xueshi Gu.

Today's General's Mansion has not yet recovered, even if the old general regains control of the military, after all, after eight years, the General's Mansion needs to hide its strength and bide its time, and must not be an enemy of Gu Xueshi.

Especially for a woman like Mrs. Zhang, it is too uneconomical for Mr. Tie to have an enmity with Gu Xueshi.

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Half an hour later, the teahouse.

"It's better to come early than by coincidence, Miss, this is the last stock of our shopkeeper, the high-grade black tea bought from Jiangnan Road." The waiter in the teahouse greeted him attentively, and quickly wiped down the tables and chairs a few times.

Every winter, as soon as the snow falls, there are no people on the streets of Xiangwu County, and the business of the teahouse is even more sluggish. In previous years, the shopkeeper would not open the door until noon, and would close the door when it got dark. Two tables of guests drink tea.

But this year something went wrong, there have been three snowfalls, but Xiangwu County suddenly has more tourists from other places, not only the business of the teahouses is good, but also the inns and restaurants are full.

The teahouse clerk has received more tips these days than in the past year. Even if he sees Zhan Feiyu, a little girl, coming to the teahouse on a cold day, the clerk is not surprised. There are more strange guests these days. .

"Raise the stove, and we'll make tea ourselves." He Nuan took the words and motioned for the waiter to bring the tea.

"Okay, let's go now, little one." The waiter immediately responded, this is already the eighth table of sophisticated guests I met today, after all, the tea made by Dr. Tea is not as good as the tea art of these big maids.

Zhan Feiyu didn't care whether he drank tea or not. He was looking out of the window to wake up. In the morning, he wrote a policy question and racked his brains to write two poems. He had a severe headache. Sunny out to let some wind.

When he saw the group of people getting off the carriage, Zhan Feiyu couldn't help being surprised, "Ah Nuan, look?"

He Nuan was peeling longan and was going to make a pot of fruit tea for Zhan Feiyu. Looking up at this moment, there were six people entering the door. One of them was a noble lady in gorgeous clothes, wearing a golden hairpin on her head, and her face was similar to Zhang's. Seventy percent of them are similar, but they look seven or eight years old.

Moreover, it is different from Zhang's water-like delicacy and elegance. The lady has a straight face, vertical lines between her brows, and two shallow nasolabial folds on her cheeks. Moreover, the color of her clothes is also a thick and deep purple. Look, she is the wife in charge of the back house.

Seeing a few people enter the teahouse, Zhan Feiyu laughed playfully, "I think it's people from the Zhang family who came, but I don't know if it's an enemy or a friend."

Men fight in the officialdom, but the back house is the battlefield for women. Zhang Yiyi is married, aren't the two prostitutes of the Zhang family jealous?But still hold Zhang Yiyi, want to repair the relationship, in order to cling to the general's mansion, maybe they have to stay low.

When something happened to the Yang family and Zhang Yiyi was in trouble, not only would the daughters of the Zhang family not help, but they would make trouble. That's why Lian'er had just spoken to Yang Xuna before. will be sold to dirty land.

"Looking at the age, it should be Zhang Minhua, the eldest daughter of the Zhang family." He Nuan has read the information of the Zhang family. There are two daughters, and the other is the same age as Zhang Yiyi, and the second son married. People can only be Zhang's parents and daughters.

Zhan Feiyu nodded, and looked at the man in the Chinese dress and brocade robe who was walking in the front. He was in his forties, with a short beard, and his facial features were thin and rigid, and his appearance was similar to that of Zhang and Zhang Minyu They are very similar, so it must be a family, "That is the Zhang family's son, I remember it seems to be a fellow confidant."

"It should be." He Nuan responded, glanced over, and paused for a while on the young girl in red fox fur. She was only fifteen or sixteen years old. Mai, looking at her intimacy with Zhang Minhua, presumably they are mother and daughter.

"Is this taking my daughter out to gain knowledge?" Zhan Feiyu followed He Nuan's eyes and looked at the girl in the red fox fur, but her face looked tougher, without the femininity of a woman, and her body was bony. Also tall and strong, the facial features are not like her mother Zhang Minhua, probably followed her father.

The Daqing Dynasty was not strict with women, and it was not considered excessive to be accompanied by mothers and uncles.

Compared with Jiji who was at her mother's house before marriage, she was at her husband's house after marriage. Even if she went out, she would only go to a banquet or go to the temple to pray for blessings. Being able to follow the elders to gain insight, it can be seen that Zhang Minhua and her husband's family are far-sighted.

"They should come to the teahouse to meet customers." Zhan Feiyu looked at the Zhang family and his party who were walking towards the stairs. They came to Xiangwu County at this time. Maybe the Zhang family wanted to get a share of the pie. Could it be that they planned to make friends and get back together soon? General's Mansion?

Seeing Zhan Feiyu's curious eyes, He Nuan gestured calmly. Someone would secretly go to the second floor to eavesdrop. Whether the person is accompanied by a master.

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On the other side of the Qiu Mansion, Yang Xu, who hadn't gone out, also received the news from Old Man Tie that the Zhang family had come to Xiangwu County.

"I don't know." Yang Xu replied in a daze, he really didn't know, his father never mentioned the Zhang family before, he only said that his mother remarried, Yang Xu never asked again.

"The Zhang family is your uncle's family after all. It's just that the Zhang family didn't go to the county government to visit the prison. I'm afraid the visitor was not kind." Qiu Jinyu patted Yang Xu's shoulder comfortingly, got up and poured him a cup of hot water, "If Zhang It will be easier if everyone is willing to help."

Mrs. Zhang is now in prison, and the town's Marquis' Mansion seemed to have not received any news. As for the Yang family of the General's Mansion, it would be good if they didn't make trouble. Yang Xu didn't have the face to ask Old General Yang or Yang Shoucheng to help.

Zhang's family is Zhang's natal family, if they come forward in the open, Yang Xu's side will help secretly, at least Zhang can be released from prison first, and if he stays longer, he may suffer a serious illness.

"But she didn't get along well with the Zhang family back then." Yang Xu knew something about Zhang's situation in her natal family from Lian'er. The concubine's daughter and concubine's daughter were natural enemies.

"It's not easy for women. Not everyone is as smart and independent as Miss Zhan." Qiu Jinyu said with emotion, mentioning Zhan Feiyu, she was able to come from Jiangnan Road to Longyou Road at a young age, and how many women even went to Fucheng Never been there.

Yang Xu thought of Zhang Yiyi who fell ill in the prison cell, and Xiaoyu was also arrested and imprisoned in Huai'an Mansion, but she not only escaped under the interception of the dead men, but also killed another person.

When something happened to the General's Mansion back then, if it was Xiaoyu, she definitely would not have sought asylum in the Marquis' Mansion at the edge of the town. She could live well on her own, even with a baby in her swaddle.

But Yang Xu knew that most of the women were not good enough, even those sturdy aunts in Shitou Village would cry and have nowhere to go if they really wanted to get divorced.

Qiu Jinyu looked at Yang Xu who was absent-minded while holding the teacup, and persuaded: "I heard from the concierge that Miss Zhan went to the teahouse, why don't we go too."

Standing up after a while, Yang Xu put down his teacup, "Well, I'm going to meet Zhang's family!"

The elegant room on the second floor of the tea house.

"Mother, that little girl actually came to the teahouse to drink tea, and she was accompanied by a girl. Longyou Dao is really a barren land, and women don't care at all." Looking at the lobby downstairs through the open window, Zhou Shuyao looked at it with disdain. snorted.

Although she also went out, she was not only accompanied by her mother and uncle, but also accompanied by a woman and two big maids, and two young maids, but it was not convenient for too many servants to follow her when she came to the teahouse.

Zhang Minhua glanced sideways at Zhan Feiyu downstairs, and said in a slightly majestic voice, "Be cautious in your words and deeds, how can you judge people's merits at will."

Zhou Shuyao, who was preached, responded with her mouth, but she was extremely disdainful in her heart. My mother respects rules, but if I am as old-fashioned and boring as my mother, what should I do if I get married in the future?
Those women in father's backyard are all extremely enchanting and unruly, but they are deeply loved by father.

"Mother, I'll go downstairs to buy some sugar-fried chestnuts." Too lazy to stay on the second floor, Zhou Shuyao said coquettishly, "Mother, this is Xiangwu County, even if I relax, no one will know."

Rules are important, but in the barren land of Xiangwu County, even if she has no rules, those boudoir daughters who get along with her on weekdays will not know.

Zhang Minhua planned to talk to her eldest brother, and it was really inconvenient for her daughter to be here, so she nodded her head in agreement, "Mother Zhang, you, Qiaoer, and Pinger will follow Shuyao."

"Yes, ma'am." Madam Zhang responded immediately. She was originally Zhang Minhua's nanny, and later went to Zhou's house with her. She hadn't gotten married in these years, so she just served Zhang Minhua and trained her by the way. The servant will marry Zhou Shuyao in the future.

When the four of Zhou Shuyao and the others left, Zhang Minhua gave a signal with his eyes, and the big maid who was serving beside him immediately retreated knowingly to the door of the private room to guard.

There was no third person in the private room, so Zhang Minhua said: "Brother, when something happened to the Yang family, our Zhang family also got involved. Now that the Yang family is about to recover, we are afraid that the Yang family will not be able to join us if we come together." Buy it."

Zhang Yiyi married Yang Shoucheng back then and became the young wife of the general's mansion. For a while, the scenery was endless, and the Zhang family naturally flattered her. The name of the government tripped the Zhang family.

For the eldest daughter Zhang Minhua, the relationship between her and Zhang Yiyi can be said to be a new enmity and an old enmity. Later, something happened to the Yang family, and the Zhang family will definitely fall into trouble. Otherwise, the outside world will regard the Zhang family as the in-laws of the Yang family, and then it will be unlucky It's the Zhang family.

(End of this chapter)