auspicious time has come

Chapter 106 "Keff" The Beginning and the End

When Hengyu returned to the Hou Mansion, it was already dark.

When she stepped off the carriage in front of Hou's mansion, she saw someone coming out of the mansion.

"Yan Jin?"

"Little Seventeen." The young man with a servant came towards her, looked at her in the twilight, and sighed: "Your complexion has improved a lot after you have been in the hot spring village for more than ten days. , why did Lord Hou fall ill?"

Heng Yuwei looked at him with some surprise: "Master Hou... is sick?"

Yan Jin raised his hand and tapped her on the head with a folding fan: "You little heartless person, you live in this Hou's mansion, and you don't even know that your benefactor is sick?"

Heng Yu blinked noncommittally.

She naturally knew that Xiao Hou was "ill", but why did she disclose such news to Yan Jin?
"I came here tonight to find Lord Hou for a drink, but I couldn't find anyone. I only sent people to reply, saying that Lord Hou was unwell—" Yan Jin said, reaching out his hand to the servant beside him.

The servant understood and handed over the wine jar in his hand.

Yan Jinsai turned to Hengyu and said with a smile: "Here, this good wine will be cheaper for you today."

Heng Yu hugged the wine jar in front of him, looked at this handsome friend in front of him, who seemed to never care about everything: "Yan Jin—"

"Ok?"

"It has been closed in recent years, don't you plan to leave and return to Tingzhou?"

"You also know that the new year is closed, even if you leave now, you won't be able to arrive home before New Year's Eve. Do you want me to celebrate the New Year on the road?" Yan Jin asked back with a smile.

"If you really intend to go home, you should have made a plan in the morning—" Heng Yu also asked casually: "Is there someone or something in Yingzhou City that particularly attracts you? You are willing to stay for so long .”

"That's too much!" In such a season, Yan Jin unfolded the folding fan with a "swipe", and on the fan today, there is a word "Hui".

At this time, Hengyu looked at the word "Hui" written in thick ink, but it was rare that he didn't have the urge to roll his eyes.

Yan Jin smiled again and said, "Besides, my little Seventeen is here. Since they came together, they should also leave together. Are you right?"

"Then you have to wait."

Yan Jinhun didn't care: "Is there someone idle on the left and right?"

Hengyu "tssed": "Where are you idle?"

"Anthracene?" Yan Jin still looked at her with a smile.

"Flower House Tavern, Theater House and Washi Market, I'm afraid it's because of lack of skills—"

Yan Jin laughed "haha".

Immediately, he said happily: "No matter how busy you are, the New Year's Eve is a time to reunite with your family. This year's New Year's Eve must be spent with my little Seventeen—"

Hearing that he called herself a family member, Heng Yu laughed and nodded: "Okay, don't forget to prepare more good wine."

"It's natural!"

The two agreed to spend New Year's Eve together, Yan Jin waved his fan and got into the carriage to leave.

Heng Yu watched the carriage leave, and walked towards the Hou Mansion, his eyes were full of thoughts.

For Xiao Mu and Yan Jin, what kind of medicine did they buy in the gourd, and what riddle did they play?
Or--

Heng Yu looked down at the wine jar in her arms.

Cui Huai, who had just called her own girl from the side, tried to take over the wine jar, but couldn't help but laugh when she saw this, thinking that Heng Yu, who was in a daze, was especially precious about this jar of wine.

Seeing that the sky was getting dark, and fearing that Xiao Mu's rest would be delayed later, Heng Yu went to look for Xiao Mu without turning back to his residence.

Knowing from the servants that Xiao Mu is still living in the courtyard, Heng Yu walked all the way and met Mr. Su outside the courtyard.

Mr. Su obviously just came out after discussing with Xiao Mu to stop the matter, he was very pleasantly surprised to see Hengyu at first sight.

After the two of them saluted and exchanged greetings, Mr. Su said with emotion: "Miss Ji has to come here at such an hour, it can be seen that for the Marquis's marriage, she really worked very hard."

Hengyu coughed lightly.

That's not why.

He didn't explain much, just said politely: "Mr. Su has also worked hard."

"It's not a lot of hard work to be able to share the worries of Lord Hou." Mr. Su said, his smile gradually became cramped, he gently rubbed his hands in front of him, and asked after a while, "I wonder if Miss Ji is free these days?"

Hengyu has always had a good impression of the Su family, so before asking any further questions, she nodded with a smile: "It's free."

"After Su's family came to Yingzhou, there was no time to express their gratitude to Ms. Ji in the future. Ms. Ruoji did not dislike her. Su wanted to invite Ms. Ji to the humble house for a light meal and thin wine..."

Eat and drink.

She likes it best.

Heng Yu's smile grew wider: "It's better to be respectful than to follow orders, so I'm bothering you, I don't know if tomorrow will be convenient?"

Mr. Su was overjoyed immediately, and was so happy that he didn't know what to do: "It's convenient, it's convenient! Then...then Su will go back and let his wife prepare it!"

Hengyu was a little stunned.

It won't be until tomorrow, so it's not possible to prepare so early, right?

As everyone knows, thousands of dishes and many hospitality procedures have flashed through Mr. Su's mind, and he is even very anxious, feeling that the time is too tight, and he is afraid that the whole family will have to prepare overnight!

Therefore, Mr. Su said goodbye in a hurry, eager to bring the good news home.

Hengyu's room was invited into the study after being passed on by the close follower.

Xiao Mu was still sitting on the arhat couch by the window, Heng Yu subconsciously looked at his hand, sure enough, the muff was still there.

"How? Can you see someone?" Seeing her coming in, Xiao Mu casually put down the blueprint he was looking at.

When the lights were turned on in the room for the first time, it could be seen that the girl raised her chin slightly, and said with a hint of complacency: "I see, and the matter has been roughly resolved."

So fast?
Xiao Mu was a little surprised, and raised his hand to signal her: "Sit down and talk about it."

There was already an earth dragon in the house, and at this time there was a charcoal basin burning, which was too warm. When Hengyu was about to take off his fur coat, he realized that he was still holding the jar of wine in his right hand, so he put it on On the coffee table next to the chair.

Xiao Mu glanced at the wine jar.

Heng Yu quickly explained what had happened: "...after I had made an agreement with the grandmother of the Wang family, I happened to meet a group of officials patrolling the government office. Let me explain this matter, and they will immediately go to the Miao family to get someone .”

This is also the reason why the official sent to Miao's house so quickly.

Xiao Mu said softly: "It's rare for the officials under Pei Shishi to act so decisively and move so quickly."

Pei Ding is a slow person, neither up nor down, tepid, and his subordinates will follow suit.

Hengyu took two sips of tea, moistened his throat, and then said: "When Mrs. Jia Yuan's case was unjust, I went to the government office with Lord Hou. The official has good eyesight and recognized me at a glance. It's-"

Xiao Mu glanced at her.

I'm afraid it's not good eyesight——

With such a face, it is rare to be unrecognizable at a glance.

Master Xiao Hou corrected in his heart solemnly.

In sight, the girl put down the teacup and looked at him with a smiling face: "So in the end, they still look at Lord Hou's face."

Xiao Mu asked curiously: "Do you think that if you don't flatter Benhou for a day, you won't be able to stay in the Hou's mansion any longer?"

Heng Yu sighed lightly: "Every time I tell the truth, Master Hou always misinterprets it like this—I think you are powerful and powerful, and you have so many advantages, you can't avoid ordinary conversations, if you don't allow half a word People mention, I'm afraid there will be nothing to say."

"..." Xiao Mu heard it funny, and instead of arguing with her, he picked up something from the small table beside him and said, "Take it."

What?

Hengyu was a little curious, got up and came to him, reaching out to pick him up.

It was cold, and so were his fingers.

Because of this, he could feel the warmth between the girl's fingers very clearly.

"This is... the order of Lord Hou's Jiedu envoy?" Heng Yu looked at the token in his hand and couldn't help being surprised.

Xiao Mu let out a "huh" and said, "In this vast northern land, everyone just happens to recognize you like today's official errand. Holding this thing will ensure your convenience."

"But the matter of shopkeeper Miao is over—"

Xiao Mu: "You never stay in the mansion peacefully, there is always something you need."

For example, what she wants to do when she comes to Northland this time——

There are some things that cannot be explained, and it is not good for him to ask more questions. It is also good to have some convenience with her.

After being slightly startled, Heng Yu looked at him and asked with a smile: "Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that I will take this token and go around pretending to be a tiger and ruin your reputation?"

"Do I still need you to ruin my reputation?" Xiao Mu asked indifferently.

What he was referring to was the outside comments about him taking credit for himself and conspiring to rebel——

Heng Yu nodded seriously: "That's true."

"Put it away." Xiao Mu stretched out his hand to serve the tea.

"Then I will boldly accept it first, thank you Lord Hou." Heng Yu raised his hand and saluted earnestly, and said, "I will return it to Lord Hou when I leave Yingzhou."

Xiao Mu paused while eating tea, and asked calmly, "Is there any plan to return to Beijing before the errand is finished?"

Hengyu had already sat back, and asked in a non-secret tone: "Isn't the Marquis not clear about whether this task will be completed or not?"

Xiao Mu looked at her—how did he know that it would not be completed?
"If you really expect this errand to be successfully completed before returning to Beijing, I'm afraid you'll have to stay in Yingzhou for the rest of your life." While speaking, Heng Yu carefully put the token into her sleeve.

Xiao Mu: "...Are you cursing Benhou to die alone?"

"Don't dare dare." Heng Yu immediately showed a friendly smile: "Master Hou is wise and powerful, handsome and handsome, the marriage is bound to be smooth, and there will be a lot of children and grandchildren in the future—"

She naturally meant that even if he got married, he would definitely not be at the mercy of the imperial court.

It's just that it's not easy to say clearly.

Hearing her nonsense like "the house is full of children and grandchildren", Xiao Mu was angry and funny.

At this time, a servant said through the curtain: "Master Hou, dinner is ready."

Xiao Mu: "Add an extra pair of bowls and chopsticks—"

Heng Yu was about to get up: "In this way, I won't bother Master Hou for dinner."

"..." Xiao Mu was silent for a moment before asking, "Who do you think this pair of bowls and chopsticks was given to?"

Hengyu understood this sentence, and suddenly said: "Master Hou wants to keep me for dinner."

She thought she had invited others, or that Yin Hai and the others were coming over.

Xiao Mu: "Why, could it be that you didn't bring the wine here to take advantage of Ben Hou's meal?"

Heng Yu looked at the jar of wine, and only then did he understand why his phrase "add a pair of bowls and chopsticks" was so natural, and why he looked at her with the eyes of a mentally retarded person when he saw that she didn't react.

"This jar of wine was given to me by Mr. Yan Lang when he came back just now, so I carried it by the way—" Heng Yu explained.

Xiao Mu let out an "oh".

That was the case, he thought he had specially brought wine to celebrate the smooth progress of Shopkeeper Miao with him.

"Even if I want to come here for dinner, I can't bring wine. Master Hou's headache is a little mild, so it's not suitable for drinking." Heng Yu said with a smile: "I will keep this jar of wine, and Master Hou will take care of it in the future. Take out your body and drink together.”

Xiao Mu listened to these words very well, got up from the Arhat couch, and said with a smile: "Okay, follow me to the dining hall."

Heng Yu followed with a smile.

The two left the study room, Xiao Mu walked in front, as if asking casually: "...are you really planning to return to Beijing?"

"A letter came from home to remind me, but I have to talk about it after the Chinese New Year."

New Year's Eve...

That's fast too.

Besides, the person who received a letter from home probably still has Mr. Shaoyan, right?
Xiao Mu was thinking from the bottom of his heart, when he suddenly saw the person behind him walk up to him, poked his head up to look at him, and asked jokingly, "Master Hou asked me again and again, does it mean that he doesn't want me to go back to Beijing?"

After all, he said before that he wanted to become a brother with her——

Xiao Mu's feet froze, and he looked ahead: "Benhou wishes you could go back sooner."

Now Hengyu said "Oh": "It is unbelievable to say that if I am a man, I will become a brother if I am expecting me to go so much."

Hearing the half-truth and half-false disappointment in her tone, Xiao Mu rarely explained: "A place like Yingzhou is not a place to live in after all—"

This is true.

She shouldn't have stayed in Yingzhou for long.

He is clearly aware of this, but why—

Xiao Mu slightly clenched his right hand that was behind him.

Heng Yu, who heard this explanation, had a smile in his eyes.

The lanterns hanging under the eaves moved slightly with the wind, and the light glow blended with the moonlight, elongating the shadows and thoughts of the two together.

After the two of them had dinner together, news came back from the government office.

"The old lady of the Wang family told the story of the year in detail. At first, the Miao family still refused to plead guilty. Later, it was Fang who saw that there was no hope of sophistry, so he poured all the dirty water on his sister-in-law Jiang, only saying that although he knew about it, But he was coerced and dared not speak out, at most he could only conceal—"

"At this moment when he wanted to push all the crimes to the Jiang family, Miao Yutian also followed the Fang family's unified tone, and revealed all the old things in the past-except for the Wang family, and the three previous families of the Wang family. People discuss marriage and get married, and they all secretly help people escape military service, and the four of them, including Wang Ming, all faked their deaths!"

"Only Shopkeeper Miao's first husband passed away due to illness, but the Miao family knew about this man's chronic illness as early as the marriage negotiation, and they just kept it from Shopkeeper Miao."

"The old lady of the Wang family insisted that Fang's husband and wife were also accomplices. The two refused to admit it to death, so they had to be imprisoned for the time being and interrogated."

"That Mrs. Jiang was crying, laughing and cursing in the lobby. She was a little crazy, but she couldn't argue anymore."

"The old lady of the Wang family took the initiative to expose this incident, and she was not the mastermind of what happened back then. Pei Shishi believes that this act can be classified as relative concealment according to the law, and the mother conceals the child, which is justifiable. In addition to her age The matter is too high, so no crime will be considered."

Heng Yu nodded: "Pei Governor's sentence is very reasonable."

As for the charges against the three members of the Miao family, no matter how Fang and his wife deny them, with the subsequent interrogation and investigation by the government, there is no possibility of escape.

This case, which involved many old things, spread throughout Yingzhou City almost overnight, and it became a sensation the next day.

Two days later, the Fang couple finally pleaded guilty.

After being sentenced with Jiang's staff, they were both sentenced to eight thousand miles of exile.

However, not long after the verdict was pronounced on the case, Mrs. Miao and Liu Xun came to the government office.

Pei Ding looked at the two people in the hall, frowned slightly and asked, "Isn't shopkeeper Miao here to intercede for mother?"

　[-]-word chapter, good night everyone~
　　
　
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