Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 71 In the quiet night, the master and servant talk at night. Shuntian Mansion strikes hard.

Go to the small courtyard in the northeast.

Because Hongyu followed Li Weijian to Jia Mu's courtyard, the food picker fell on Xiuying.Li Weijian and Hong Yu had just returned, and Xiu Ying came back with the food box.

Qingwen immediately stepped forward and asked, "Sister-in-law Liu hasn't given you any trouble, has she?"

Xiu Ying smiled and shook her head: "I'm not in any trouble. Seeing me staring at the sweet-scented osmanthus cake, Sister-in-law Liu secretly packed two pieces for me."

In these days, Li Weijian's money was rising, and he was even more generous with money than Lixiangyuan, which won the hearts of everyone in Rongguo Mansion.Even these servants were much more enthusiastic about the maids around Li Weijian.

"That's good." Qingwen took the food box and spread it out on the table. She raised her head and glanced at Li Weijian, but she hesitated to speak.Everyone was here at this moment, and Qingwen knew it was not the time to ask questions, so she endured it.

Li Weijian washed his hands and ate, then went into the study to write and draw, and did not stop until he turned on the lamp.Because of Xiangling's incident, Li Weijian did not change his night duty, so Qingwen was still on duty that night.

It's already March, so there's no need for a fumigation cage in the room.Qingwen moved the candlestick to the warm pavilion, turned around and fetched hot water to wash Li Weijian's feet.

Li Weijian, who took off his coat and was only wearing a tunic, took off his shoes and socks, put his feet into the water, and immediately took a breath of coolness because he was so hot: "Hey, are you trying to burn me to death?"

Qingwen pursed her lips and kept silent. She stood up silently and fetched some more cold water before moving Li Weijian's feet to soak in it.

A pair of slender, white and tender little hands with nails painted with phoenix juice gently rubbed the water. The water was just right and it was so comfortable that Li Weijian almost hummed.Seeing that Qingwen still looked calm, he smiled and said, "Aren't you happy?"

"I just can't figure it out. Was I wrong or right today? If I was wrong, why would Fourth Master reward me later? If I was right, I shouldn't have been punished before."

Li Weijian looked at the beautiful girl with pity in his heart.Today, Qingwen changed into a new outfit, wearing a yellow dark floral silk jacket and long skirt with a crimson base, black patterned satin collar, pink placket, and a bright red embroidered sweat scarf tied around her waist.He has a small face that can be either angry or happy, and looks particularly pleasant.

Li Weijian smiled and said, "Come over and soak your feet together, and I'll tell you some truth."

"Oh." Qingwen responded. She first went to the opposite side of the cave and took off her coat. She came back in only her midriff. She sat side by side with Li Weijian on the bedside. She dipped her slender feet into the water and was immediately stretched out by Li Weijian. The feet were lightly scratched.

On weekdays, Qingwen would always have a laugh and joke with Li Weijian, but this time she had no idea and just dodged for a moment, then let a pair of big feet rub her down.

She said: "Fourth Master, tell me quickly."

Li Weijian said: "The principle of heaven and earth is the greatest. This statement is okay if you stretch it out, but if you divide time into small stages, you will find that this is not the case."

Qingwen tilted her head and looked at him blankly.

"Let's say that there was a great sage in the West more than a hundred years ago who proposed the heliocentric theory. But guess what? He was burned alive. Now, more than a hundred years later, this great sage's ideas are regarded as a guideline by the Westerners and they respect him as a sage.

What does this incident indicate?
Oh, you have your own reasons, and there are rules from above.What are the rules?Since the superiors control the rules and regulations set by the subordinates, what they want to guard against is the infringement of the authority of the superiors by the subordinates.

So you are indeed reasonable, but you have broken the rules.Fortunately, you are in my room. What do you think Mrs. Wang will do with you if you are still in Rongguo Mansion? "

The little girl said angrily: "At worst, I'll just pack up my clothes and throw myself out of the house, just like that Qian Xue."

After a pause, Qingwen still couldn't figure it out and said, "In this case, are all the principles in the book that advise people to be good wrong?"

"Well, the truth is not wrong. But there is one thing you have never thought about... Why have public order and good customs been preached in all dynasties and led people to be good?"

Qingwen shook her head blankly and said: "Since it is the right truth, it is natural to spread it?"

"Ha, I thought that something should be preached because something is missing."

"what?"

Although Li Weijian was smiling on his face, he was smiling very deeply at this moment: "I will only say the following sentence once. The bad people in this world will always try their best to persuade you to learn well. Only if you learn well can they be able to do well. To cause trouble."

After hearing this, Qingwen opened her mouth to argue, but she didn't know how to refute.She thought what Li Weijian said was fallacious, but when she thought about it carefully, it seemed that these words were the truth in the world.

Qingwen was kind-hearted by nature and didn't want to believe it, but she secretly believed it, so she felt very uncomfortable.

After washing her feet in silence, she stood up and wiped Li Weijian's feet, and then she thought about lying together with Li Weijian.

Li Weijian's words kept lingering in her mind, and Qingwen tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.

A pair of hands grabbed Qingwen's waist like a water snake and moved Qingwen over. Li Weijian asked, "Why aren't you sleeping yet?"

Qingwen shook her head, and suddenly said pitifully: "Fourth Master...if I break your rules in the future...you, will you drive me away?"

"No, it's just random thoughts."

Xu felt that Li Weijian's words were a bit perfunctory, so she asked again: "If the fourth master gets married in the future, I will violate the rules of the mistress -"

"I've already said that I won't chase you away, and I support whoever makes sense."

"Huh? Why is that?"

Qingwen's eyes were shining brightly in the darkness. Li Weijian stood up and tilted his head, pretending to be fierce: "Because I am a bad person."

Bad people will always try their best to persuade you to learn well. Only when you learn well, can they do evil with all their strength. Fourth Master Jian is a bad person, so he wants to be surrounded by good people?This is the truth, but Qingwen Ding doesn't believe it at all.

She sneered and said, "Fourth Master is not a bad person."

That orchid-like breath hit his face, and Li Weijian, who had been suppressing himself for several years, felt a little unable to hold back.He raised his hands and put his arms around Qingwen's neck and said, "Do you believe it? I'll let you see it today."

With an exclamation, facing Qingwen's exclamation, Li Weijian leaned over and pressed her lips towards the cherry blossoms.Qingwen's panicked hands were tied in front of her body, and she looked at Li Weijian with her eyes. The shock in her eyes gradually disappeared, and then she gradually became confused.

His breathing gradually became faster, and his body began to twist like a water snake.Li Weijian only gently stroked Qingwen's back and waited until it calmed down before separating from her.

"Fourth Master——" The voice was weak.

Li Weijian gently held him in his arms and said softly: "Well, go to sleep."

Sensing the strangeness in her lower abdomen, Qingwen was secretly embarrassed and put her arms around Li Weijian's waist.After a while, she suddenly said in a low voice: "Fourth Master, why don't we let Hongyu and Xiangling stay on duty tomorrow instead."

"Huh? Why are you talking about this? Aren't you at odds with Hong Yu?"

The little girl said: "Hongyu...it's not that bad actually." Li Weijian smiled secretly, did not respond, and just said: "Go to sleep."

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Turning around, Li Weijian thought about those green-skinned men yesterday, and left the house with Wu Haiping after breakfast.

A few maids in the small courtyard were busy for a while and then they were free.Perhaps it was because of the kiss yesterday that Qingwen had some embarrassing dreams after falling asleep. Even when she was putting on her shoes, she seemed a little absent-minded. Inadvertently, she would always think of what happened last night.

Qingwen secretly thought that the fourth master was old.I heard that the male master of the Rongguo Mansion, at this age, would probably give in to the maids around him, but I don’t know why Fourth Master Jian could bear it.Maybe...because I'm still young?

But being so stiff all the time... doesn't seem to be good.

She bit her lower lip secretly, thought about it, and summoned several maids over as if leaving her shoes, and said: "I discussed it with the fourth master yesterday. From now on, the night shift will be done in rotation, and each of them will have three days." , rotating back and forth.”

"Okay." Silly girl Xiu Ying was the first to respond.She had long thought about such a wonderful job, but as a country girl, she was clumsy and worried that she would not be well served.Now that I have learned well, I am no longer afraid of being poorly served.

Xiangling just lowered her head and said nothing.She cares more about the fragrance of ink in the scroll than inviting pets to her boudoir.

Hongyu was extremely surprised. She looked at Qingwen carefully and saw that she didn't seem to be faking it. She felt something in her heart, so she turned to smile and said, "That's fine, it's better to take turns than to hold on alone. Then let’s start counting from now on.”

Qingwen responded in a muffled voice, feeling a little sour in her heart.After the people dispersed, Qingwen put on her shoes again, became more and more absent-minded, and got up to wander around the small courtyard.

Suddenly, a figure outside the door shook, and then he said, "Qingwen."

She turned her head and said in surprise: "Aunt Lai?"

After a few steps to meet her, Qingwen asked: "Why is Aunt Lai here?"

There was no one around at this moment, and several maids were busy in the room.Lai glanced around, then pulled out a volume from his sleeve: "Here, take it."

"This is -" Qingwen just recognized a few words, and wondered why everyone would send a scroll now?Turning it over slightly, you can see the shameful pattern inside.Qingwen's face immediately turned red: "Bah! Why did you bring such filthy things here?"

"Shh! Keep your voice down, don't let others hear it." Everyone Lai lowered his voice and said: "If you don't learn a few styles, how will you be an aunt in the future? Besides, it's Aunt Zhao in the master's courtyard. Back then, Didn't he get the picture from Ma Daopo and seduced him to the point where he was fascinated?

Besides...tsk, you will know about the joy of this boudoir later on. "

Qingwen was so embarrassed that she couldn't speak. Aunt Lai said happily: "Okay, I'm leaving. If you are favored in the future, don't forget me.

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After that, everyone left quickly, leaving Qingwen in front of the door with her head hanging down and clutching the book.Er, suddenly remembering that something was wrong, she hurriedly put it into her sleeves.

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In the inner government, the Department of Precaution and Punishment.

In name, this yamen specializes in dealing with corruption and abuse of the law by people in the inner government, but in fact it has been promoted to the imperial court. This department of punishment has a tendency to move closer to the Jinyiwei of the former Ming Dynasty.

Nowadays, the Department of Precaution and Punishment is divided into five divisions. Except for the Imperial City Division, which is dedicated to supervising the capital, the remaining four divisions have their own corresponding departments.Beirong monitors the grasslands, Xidi monitors the northwest, Dongyi monitors Korea and Japan, and Nanyang monitors the West.

There are thousands of fans in the Shenxing Division, and now there are hundreds of people staying in the Shenxing Division.

There was a lot of wailing in the torture chamber, and Li Weijian could really hear it from across the courtyard.He sat in the side hall for a long time, and then a doctor in green robe walked in with a smile.

"Eh? Li Xiucai, sit down quickly. You are the most popular person in front of the prince." This man was short in stature and had a ferocious face. He smiled as if he wanted to choose someone to devour.

The two talked briefly, and Li Weijian learned that this person was a doctor in the imperial city of the capital, named Wu Qian. Li Weijian looked him up and down. He was short in stature, so the name was not an insult.

Wu Qian, the doctor, said, "The lamas who were imprisoned yesterday confessed as soon as they entered the Shenxing Department. Look, Li Xiucai, these gangsters are really bold."

The case file was handed over, and Li Weijian flipped through it briefly. After a while, he put down the case file and said, "Xinjiekou Qianwang? Whose disciple is this person?"

Wu Qian sneered and said: "Such a bluff, saying that it is related to a few adults, is actually just to put money on his own face. How can the adults in the court care about the dozens of taels of filial piety money every month? ? Li Xiucai, please don’t worry about it, I sent a police officer this morning to make sure that guy doesn’t get away."

"Well, I'm sorry to bother Mr. Wu."

Wu Qian waved his hand and said: "Your Majesty has told me that the water affairs are important matters involving saints and should not be ignored. Naturally, our Imperial City Department must cooperate fully. To be honest with Li Xiucai, more than a dozen craftsmen who dug wells were beaten yesterday. .”

"Artisan?" Li Weijian smiled and said, "I'm afraid you didn't catch anyone, right?"

Wu Qian smiled sinisterly and said: "What does it matter if we catch him or not? After all, it is these gangsters who have hindered the great cause of the saint. Naturally, our Imperial City Division will kill all these Zixiao gang... Oh, it seems that I am not even needed. The Imperial City Secretary has taken action, the saint has given orders to Shuntian Prefecture Yin today, I am afraid that this group of city foxes and rats will be in bad luck now."

Li Weijian thought about it briefly and couldn't help but sigh.If I want to deal with you these days, I can really deal with you without even thinking about the reasons.

Counting every one of those waterways, no one is innocent.On weekdays, Shuntian Mansion would turn a blind eye, so it would be easy for them.

But now that the government is getting serious, they have to settle old scores.

"In that case, I can rest assured."

Li Weijian stood up and said goodbye to Wu Qian. He went out of the Criminal Division and took a carriage not far away when he saw several government officials chasing a skinny man through the street.

The man didn't run very far before he was knocked down by the officer who was chasing him with an iron ruler.

The man turned into a gourd rolling on the ground, saw clearly who was coming, and hurriedly begged: "Boss Li, my filial piety is not short of yours, so why do you want to kill them all?"

The expression on Captain Li's face changed: "A bold maniac, you want to bite an official at random? Give me a beating!"

A government official picked up an iron ruler and whipped him towards him. The man couldn't dodge in a hurry and was hit hard on his cheek. Blood spurted out of his mouth and several broken teeth came out.

At this time, Team Leader Li stepped forward and said condescendingly: "Niu Er, it must be me, Li, who is unethical. When the commander gave the death order, either you are unlucky, or brother and I are unlucky. Hey, you Tell me, can you blame me for this?" Suddenly his expression changed again: "Niu Er, it's been revealed that you grabbed a woman from a good family, come on, take her away!"

Li Weijian really watched a good show, put down the curtain and thought deeply.Under the iron fist, no matter how sacred you are, you will be turned into dust.If you want to protect yourself and those around you in an age like this, you must be powerful.Just because you are rich, you may look like a fat New Year pig in the eyes of others.

"You still have to make progress."

(End of this chapter)