But the bright moon shines on the ditch

"After I met him, he first asked me whether I had thought clearly about giving up the Anqing kiln to save the Hutian kiln after leading the Hutian kiln to make trouble in the middle of the night."

"what do you say?"

"I said, I haven't thought about it yet, but since he wants me to choose, he has to give me time to think about it. The three days promised before are not up yet. If something else goes wrong during this period, it will only make me mistaken. I thought he was exerting pressure. Once the fish was dead and the net was broken, the two families missed the Wanshou porcelain, and there were uprisings in Jingdezhen. He, as the pottery supervisor, could not escape the blame, and I was afraid he would not get any good results. Therefore, I asked him to give me For the Heguan token, we must first save Ah Yao."

"Okay! Peiqiu, I didn't expect you to be so quick-witted!"

It was almost dawn at this time. Liang Peiqiu and Wang Yunxian were sitting on the back wall of the Lion Alley that they had agreed upon in advance, with their legs hanging under the eaves of the wall. Below was a clump of sweet-scented osmanthus trees, exuding the fragrance of this season's strongest bloom.

The two of them talked about the past two days, and their legs swayed.Among them, Wang Yunxian asked the chef to prepare snacks and fruits, which Liang Peiqiu loved to eat.

She picked up a popular glutinous rice dessert called "Ludroll" in the capital, and bit into it. Her lips and teeth softened, and her mouth was filled with sweetness.

What she didn't tell Wang Yunxian was that she had made extra preparations before meeting An Jiu.

At the moment, it seems that the state government can't help. If the eunuchs cover up the sky with one hand, they will be really harmed. By the time the news gets out, it will be too late even if the chief envoy wants to seek justice, so they must protect themselves first. .

She asked Zhang Lei to send someone to the Chief Envoy for help. Zhang Lei asked her: "My dear God, why did you want to ask the Chief Envoy for help?"

"If I say it's just a hunch, will you think I'm sloppy?"

Zhang Lei shook his head: "Intuition is sometimes a kind of judgment."

She smiled and replied: "Earlier, when the Chief Envoy came to investigate the death of Mr. Xia Ying, I had a vague feeling that the timing of their arrival was very clever. They did not go back and forth just when a cholera epidemic was resolved."

Although she also hated it, she hated that they came too late. Did she not hear about the eunuch's evil deeds until Xia Ying died?She didn't believe it. Officials protected each other, and officials and bandits lived together. These were stories that ordinary people were tired of hearing.

But she had no choice.

Wanshou Porcelain is the only foundation she can rely on, and she must make good use of this bargaining chip.

"I think they may be watching every move in Jingdezhen and will not let the eunuchs go too far. Besides, Wanshou Porcelain is a situation where both prosper and lose. This is the only life-saving straw we can grasp, isn't it? ?”

Zhang Lei seemed surprised that she, a fledgling young man, had a keen sense of business and politics, and hugged her.

"You're right. The eunuch just thought that the person in the Chief Envoy's Department had just left and would not come back for a while, so he took action against you and my family at this juncture. Although this matter was deliberately framed by Wang Dadong's family, I think, There must be an eunuch behind it. The little god is kind and righteous, and I will tell the truth to my employer about what you have done for Hutian Kiln."

"I'm not doing this to claim credit. Manager Zhang, you have been at Hutian Kiln for many years. You should know that you and I are just competitions between porcelain merchants. No matter how much we fight, it will not harm human lives. Everything started when the eunuch arrived. To make matters worse, a nasty kiln collapse accident occurred in Anqing kiln previously, and Hutian kiln is also facing the dilemma of being ostracized by the powerful. In any case, you and I are now grasshoppers on a rope. You have been with Brother Liu all year round. I must be very important to him. I might as well explain to you that it is not my master’s original intention to drag down Xu Dadong’s family this time. He also has his own reasons, and I... The eunuch found me, maybe he wants to turn me into a Let’s become the second Brother Liu.”

"what do you mean……"

She had to tell everything about the situation in Jiangshui Tower that day, and finally sighed: "I will go to see the eunuch later. The only bargaining chip is Wanshou porcelain, so I can only delay it for the time being. By the way, after Brother Liu left, Yun Shuijian left I gave it to me. I found several famous utensils made by him during his lifetime, which are very good. I think you might as well take this opportunity to send them to the Imperial Kiln Factory in the name of Hutian Kiln. I will cooperate with you at that time. , to support you.”

In this way, with the imperial kiln factory's registration book, not only can the Hutian kiln be temporarily in peace, but Xu Zhiliu's works can also be preserved and even handed down to future generations.

The problem is, how to conceal the truth under the eunuch's nose.I wonder if the inscription engraved on Hutian Kiln would arouse his vigilance?
"I'll come up with a solution for this matter. After all, the Royal Kiln Factory doesn't have the final say just by the eunuch. There's still room for movement underneath."

Zhang Lei said, "In order to prepare for Wanshou, each family started to act a few years ago. I didn't expect that Shaodong's family still retained this skill. However, in order to celebrate the emperor's birthday, ten pieces of rare porcelain were offered. This is ignorant. His arrogance is also a joke that everyone in the world is waiting to see in Jingdezhen, but we have to risk our lives for this joke. Isn’t it a bigger joke?”

In the current dynasty, merchants were inherently lowly.If it weren't for the emperor's fondness for celadon, the Jingdezhen folk kilns would have had some craftsmanship and pride, and they would have been manipulated by the powerful.

"Water can carry a boat or capsize it. The more eyes staring at us from behind, the more opportunities we can take the initiative."

At this point, it ranges from the Sansi yamen in the entire Jiangxi region, especially the Chief Envoy in charge of civil affairs and the imperial kiln factory that specializes in firing royal porcelain for the emperor, to the local prefecture and county yamen, the wealthy and distinguished families, at least Everyone has a unified consensus, that is, Jingdezhen must secure its throne as the No. [-] kiln in the world.

The era of the five famous kilns has passed. Even if someone wants to deliberately muddy the water in Jingdezhen, they will make sure everything is done as soon as possible.

Zhang Lei was shocked again by Liang Peiqiu's words.After a long while, he nodded to her, said hello, and immediately arranged for someone to go to the Chief Envoy's Office to report for help. Of course, he had to make the situation as dire as possible, as dire as it could be.

Liang Peiqiu knew that he was reliable and didn't say anything more.With this escape route, even if An Jiu cannot be successfully persuaded, he will not be like Xu Zhiliu, who died without even a splash.

Here Wang Yunxian saw that she was silent for a long time, and seemed to have guessed something, so she started talking and asked about Xu Yao.

"Did you go in time?"

Liang Peiqiu turned her head and looked at him with a smile: "Why do you ask?"

Wang Yunxian was a little awkward, so he pretended to cough and cleared his throat: "When you said that the people who gave Xin'er were my gang of bad friends, I knew that Xu Daren couldn't hold back anything good. He has been horny for more than a day or two, and he came to his door. How can a yellow flower girl not eat it?"

"Oh, it turns out you hang out with these people all day long."

"W-no way! It's not like you don't know the rules in the family. First, Wan Niang almost killed me, so how could I dare to mess around with them. Besides, I'm not that kind of person."

Seeing him eager to clear up the suspicion, his face turned slightly red, and Liang Peiqiu couldn't help laughing.

Wang Yunxian was startled and realized that she was deliberately teasing her. He rushed over and shook her shoulders: "Okay, you Liang Peiqiu, how dare you make fun of me!"

Liang Peiqiu was shaken so much that she almost choked. She finally swallowed the donkey and took a sip of the sweet soup. Then she mentioned the hungry ghost Xu Daren and said with a smile: "I was so erect by Ah Yao." Tragic."

She originally thought that Ah Yao had been thrown into a wolf's den and was afraid that he would not be saved. However, when they broke into the crane hall, what they saw was Ah Yao, who had tied up Xu Daren and was riding on him, swinging his whip and showing off his power. .

As soon as Ah Yao saw her, he flew into her arms and accused Xu Daren of his evil deeds.

That guy was really bad. With the support of powerful people and the fact that Xu Zhong was in prison, even the young lady from Hutian Kiln dared to get involved.Fortunately, Ah Yao was smart and did not resist blindly. Instead, he pretended to agree and then took advantage of his unpreparedness.Xu Daren had prepared ropes and whips, and he didn't know what tricks he was going to play.

Liang Peiqiu had been raised as a man for many years and knew more about sexual intercourse between men and women than A Yao. She only took a cursory glance at the things on the ground and had an idea in her mind.

Even a brothel girl may not be able to enjoy these tricks of boudoir fun, let alone a young lady raised in a boudoir.

Thinking of what Ah Yao almost had to go through, Liang Peiqiu became furious and couldn't help but stepped forward and kicked Xu Daren a few times.When the workers of Hutian kiln broke into the chaos, people from all walks of life were seeking revenge. I heard Xu Daren's continuous screams from the crowd, but I didn't know who was responsible.

But in this way, Ah Yao's reputation was ruined.

The girl's family reputation is not guaranteed, and she will inevitably be discussed by others. Liang Peiqiu is afraid that she will be sad and dare not ask her in detail. Who knows that Ah Yao doesn't care at all, "I don't want to marry Zhou Ya anyway, that person doesn't really want to marry her at all." Marry me, he just wants to marry Hu Tianyao."

Liang Peiqiu had never met Zhou Ya, so she didn't comment and just smiled awkwardly.

Ah Yao took her hand again and thanked her profusely: "This is the second time you have saved me. We are really destined."

"I didn't do anything. You can get out of trouble even without me. Ah Yao, you are very powerful."

Ah Yao laughed: "Really? With your words, I think it's worth it."

She was truly happy for what she had done.Before today, she had never thought that one day she would be able to fight against a notorious villain like Xu Daren and teach him a lesson.

Even though there was some luck in it, she was also happy. This was the first time she had faced adversity in life alone.

Only then did she understand how smooth her previous life was.Pampered by Xu Zhong, cared for by Xu Zhiliu, under the shade of Hutian Kiln, no matter how heavy the wind or rain was, she never had a moment of worry.

She said to Liang Peiqiu: "I will grow up one day."

Liang Peiqiu said: "Take your time, don't be too anxious."

"I want to, but I'm worried about dad. That place is not as good as home. Every day I stay there, I worry. Now that I am the only one left at home, no one will give me time to wait for me to grow up, right?"

The girl who was smiling like a flower at first suddenly became lonely.This loneliness seems to have followed it from the strands of my hair to the stitches on my embroidered shoes.

She looked at Liang Peiqiu, her Jian Shui Qiu pupils shone with tiny light: "Aren't you the same?"

Liang Peiqiu pursed her lips, wanting to say something, but ended up speechless.

In fact, Ah Yao was wrong. She was forced to grow up overnight and faced imminent difficulties, so she rushed to seek medical treatment. But she was different. She had faced many difficulties since she was a child. Lots and lots of criticism.

She was forced to become sensible from the day she became sensible, so that over the years, she was tolerant and obedient, and completely lost herself.

Wang Yu said she didn't know who she was or what she wanted.It is true that this is the case, but isn't this the fate that Liang Peiqiu should have?

She originally envied Ah Yao. How could she be so innocent and cute if she wasn't protected so tightly?Smart and kind.There are so many things about her that Liang Peiqiu is envious of.

She understood this when she first arrived in Jingdezhen. The gap between her and Ah Yao was so big that she never thought about comparing or competing with Ah Yao. But for such an unattainable woman, Now, beside her, I have suffered great humiliation, and I have to hold her hand to survive the long night.

She suddenly felt that the various situations she had been in were no longer so bad.

In the long night, two cuddling figures were projected at the feet. Accompanied by the glistening moonlight, the long night seemed to be no longer a long night.

Only Wang Yunxian is a man and he understands the problems of men and thinks deeper than them.There was a lot of commotion this night. Many people knew that Xu Yao and Xu Daren had been in the same room for several hours. They were the kiln workers of Hutian Kiln. When they returned home, they couldn't guarantee that they wouldn't say a few words to the wives. How could they not? Rumors?

As expected, it didn't take long for Zhou Ya to get the message and come from Qimen.

He coveted the beauty of Hutian Kiln and was unwilling to give up, but he couldn't be cuckolded rashly, so he brought an old nanny with him.It is said that this old nanny once worked as a servant in the palace, specializing in examining the bodies of noble people. She had sharp eyes and could tell whether she was a virgin at a glance.

Anything she has tested will not be fake.

Zhou Ya threatened to marry, and Ah Yao couldn't bear the humiliation, so he ordered people to drive Zhou Ya out, and developed a high fever that night.For a few days, the whole person became haggard.

Liang Peiqiu was also angry, so angry that she wished she could beat Zhou Ya.When Wang Yunxian heard this, he immediately called a few boys out.

That night, in Wuyi Alley, Zhou Ya was suddenly covered with a sack and hooded, and received a severe beating. Her nose was bruised and her face was swollen, and no part of her body was intact.He estimated that Xu Yao sent someone to do it, and he was furious. But how could he dare to be so arrogant in other people's territory?So, at dawn, he left the city in despair and returned to Qimen.

Ah Yao let out a breath of turbidity, and then his body gradually improved.

But this is all a thing for another day. What lies before them now is still the difficult problem of choosing one between Xu Zhong and Wang Yu.

An Jiu didn't give him much time, and Liang Peiqiu didn't dare to waste it. She was looking for ways every day.In such a big Jingde, people used to line up to beg her to give him a favor, but now they are all taking leave due to illness or traveling far away. In short, they all have their own reasons and difficulties.

Liang Peiqiu knew that it was not easy for them. Since ancient times, it was always easy to put the icing on the cake, and it was difficult to provide help when the time was right. She did not blame anyone, and she could not blame anyone.

Seeing that the day was approaching, Liang Peiqiu got a turning point when An Jiu sent someone to invite him again.

And this turn of events is not a good one.

In fact, there was a turning point that no one expected - Wang Yu was ill.