A Collection of Old Sayings by Fourth Sister You

Chapter 245 Meeting the Best Him: Red Dust (80)
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I haven't had a good year in the end. Thinking about it twice in a row, something happened on the night of the New Year's Eve. I'm afraid I will be afraid of the New Year in my life.

She was crying helplessly, and Sha Tong was also in a hurry, holding an umbrella and said: "Don't tell me, there will be such a time sooner or later, let's see it! You listen to the slave, it's cold outside, let's go inside. The twelfth master is here right now." It's time to eat pastries. After eating, Changchun Garden left the banquet and came back. The servant sent someone to wait outside the gate of the palace. He will come here as soon as he receives the news. When he arrives, we will have the backbone. ah."

Dingyi was still bewildered, scratching fiercely in his heart, even the northwest wind blew on his face like a razor blade, and he didn't feel any pain.After standing for a long time, my mind was numb from the cold, I turned around and asked, "Did Master Qi come into the garden too?"

Sha Tong responded, "No matter how inconsequential that master is, he is still the emperor's own son, so he has to do his filial piety in front of the old man."

"Then who should I entrust?" She turned around anxiously, "Look for Yi Mian, isn't he from the Ministry of Punishment? Since the infantry office is going to be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment, he should have got the news." After making up her mind, she ordered the door, " Bring me a horse."

Dai Qin looked at Sha Tong in embarrassment, and Sha Tong hurriedly said: "You have to hold your breath on this festival. You go to find someone, and you know what they are thinking? In the officialdom, you will do one thing face to face and another behind the other, and you will be perfunctory when you go. It's better to stay calm and wait for the master to come back! You go out now, and the master comes back and sees that you are not there and then looks for you. I have been going around in circles in the middle of the night. My good Fujin, my uncle has taken you away. I know you are anxious, But you can’t rush uncle back, right? You have to think about it. The man was taken away by Admiral Nine Gates. This master is the father of the guard of the Leopard Tail class. Hello, Guard Lou and our Princess Gu Lun, Princess Gu Lun Kissing the Twelfth Master again... Anyway, there is a favor, and I won't do anything to my uncle, so don't worry."

That's what she said, but how can she rest assured?Her father was murdered to death in the prison, if they repeat the old tricks, Ru Jian will be finished.She only has such a family member left, if there are any troubles, she will feel sorry for her dead parents and brothers.

"Then I'll wait here until Lord Twelfth comes back." She waved her hand, "You all go in, and leave me alone for a while."

Everyone knew about her stubborn temper, and they had no choice but to disperse, but they didn't go far, and they were still watching her nearby.

The snow was getting lighter, but the wind was getting stronger, and the lantern on the door swayed to and fro.She stared at the entrance of the alley in a daze. He hadn't come back yet, and every moment was extremely difficult.Just now I heard that the admiral of Nalou said that he was ordered. If he is an official of the first rank, he must be ordered by the emperor.In case the Ministry of Punishment returns one case to another, and Ru Jian fails to beat the drums to appeal for grievances, and was arrested as a fugitive and should be punished as a crime, then there will be too many arguments here.

The new round of firecrackers passed, and Sijiu City gradually became quiet.The air is filled with the smell of sulfur, and there are occasional sounds of being alone, not like struggling, but like joking, far away and few.

When she faintly heard the sound of horseshoes, her frozen mind came alive for a moment.Looking forward to it, getting closer and closer, the misty lights illuminated someone galloping, and the red velvet on the top was like a cluster of fire in the dark night.She covered her mouth and cried, and when she saw him, all her fear and grievance were hard to hide.He got off his horse and hugged her, and she sobbed and said, "Ru Jian was taken away, so hurry up and find a way to catch her!"

Hongce imagined that Hongzan might hijack their brothers and sisters, or kill them to silence them, but he didn't expect him to do the opposite and take the lead in holding Rujian in his hands.He got the letter and went around to inquire. Hongzan Miansheng reported the matter of Rujian's private escape. From the emperor's point of view, he had no personal interest in who was arrested or who was charged with crimes.He only wants to cure corruption, and he only needs to rectify the government. As for the fighting among your subordinates, whoever wins and who loses, each has his own destiny.In other words, Ru Jian was arrested with the approval of the emperor, so it is temporarily impossible to save people.

"Don't worry, let's discuss this matter in the house." He touched her hand, which was as cold as ice, and turned around and scolded, "Where did everyone die? Just let Fujin stand outside?"

Sha Tong said with a bitter face: "I persuaded you, Fujin was anxious and insisted on waiting for you to come back..."

He ignored him, took off his cloak, wrapped him up, and carried him into the upper room.

Dingyi sat on the kang and cried blindly. She has experienced wind and rain and thought she was strong enough, but now she has nothing to do but shed tears.The only one who can save Rujian is the Twelfth Master. She moved forward and shook him earnestly, "The admiral of the Nine Gates said that he would hand over the person to the Ministry of Punishment. You are in charge of the Ministry of Punishment. You should think about it for me anyway."

Her terrified appearance made him feel distressed, and he hurriedly comforted him: "I have sent someone to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to deliver a message. Don't cry, you will damage your eyes if you cry carefully. The infantry yamen must have received an order from the superior, otherwise no one can They can be mobilized. This time there is a lot of momentum, so many eyes are watching, no one dares to act rashly. I think that if Ru Jian goes in, your father's case will definitely be brought up. in my hand."

She became more irritable when she heard this, "That means you are not the one who is interrogating him now?"

He frowned, "The Ministry of Punishment is in charge of the trial, and Prince Zhuang supervises it."

Ding Yi was shocked, "Why Prince Zhuang? The Ministry of Punishment and the Metropolitan Procuratorate are clearly supervised by you."

She is not familiar with the officialdom, each official has his own responsibilities, and although the supervision is above the two departments, it only plays a supervisory role in the case.The Ministry of Punishment has a charter of the Ministry of Punishment. The Minister and the Minister try the case, and then report it to him for review.Unless he is specially appointed like the Wen Lu case, he has no right to sit in court for a trial.

"Hongzan has a lot of authority. The emperor has been in charge of the Military Aircraft Department since he took the throne. He reported this case to the emperor, so he will naturally take over."

In this way, wouldn't they just sit and wait to die?She leaned on the kang table and sobbed, "It's my fault. I have always disapproved of him going to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to play drums. If you let him go when you return to Beijing, the case should be in your hands now, and you don't have to worry about him being plotted against."

She was also reluctant to let you endure the fifty sticks, and wanted to wait for Ji Lantai to confess before letting him come forward, but who knew that he would keep it and let Hongzan take advantage of it in the end.He could only explain her non-stop, "Okay, good boy, I won't just sit idly by. I'll go out to inquire at dawn tomorrow, and this time I don't care about face. As long as Rujian accuses Hongzan, I will Bring the case together, just rest assured."

She looked at him tearfully, her eyes were red and swollen from crying, "Really? You will try your best to help Ru Jian and keep him from getting hurt, won't you?"

He wiped away tears for her, nodded and said yes, "You only have one brother left, and I only have such a brother-in-law. I have the same heart as yours. You should be happy every day after you follow me. Seeing you like this, Do I feel good? It’s true that you have a deep brotherhood, and you should also pay attention to your own body. I expect it will not be easy to close the case in the short term, and there will be a tug-of-war.”

She understands what he said, this kind of case can't be rushed, just wait, let's take a step at a time!

It was an uneasy night, and he lay down with his clothes leaning against him until five o'clock. When the sky was light, he got up to wash up, and after a few words in a hurry, he went out.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, many yamen are closed, wondering if the case will be tried today.Dingyi feels like sitting on pins and needles at home, she is not easy to show her face now, before she could inquire everywhere, now she can only wait for news from him.

Stretching his neck, he hoped that it wasn't the spies, it was Hailan.

She entered the door and squatted down, wiping away her tears before she could speak, thinking she had already got the news.Dingyi hurriedly helped her to sit on the kang, seeing her suddenly felt ashamed of her.Ru Jian owed her so much, and she hadn't had time to make it up to her yet, but now she has to worry about it.She tucked away her tears for her, pulled herself together and asked, "Why is sister-in-law here?"

Hailan wept and said, "Someone came to pay New Year's greetings this morning. It happened to be the yamen of the infantry commander. Speaking of arresting people in the alley of the Wine and Vinegar Bureau in the [-]th night, I knew it was not good. Later, I sent the servants at home to listen. Well, if it was really him, I came here in a hurry. I came here empty-handed on the first day of the new year, really..." As he said, he got off the kang and squatted down again, "Let me wish Fujin a new year!"

Ding Yi hurriedly supported her, "It's absolutely unacceptable. Don't say that I haven't left the house yet. Even if I get married, I'm still your sister-in-law. When it comes to family etiquette, there is no reason for a sister-in-law to salute a sister-in-law. Sit down, sit down." Easy to talk about."

Hailan groaned, forced a smile and said, "I'm not the same as you right now. I also have one foot inside the door and one foot outside the door. I feel ashamed to be your sister-in-law."

The girl brought tea, and Ding Yi paid respects to her, "You and my third brother are married, and you are my rightful sister-in-law. You deserve it. Don't call me Fujin Fujin, my lord." People call me that just for fun, and you also call it that, I’m so ashamed. You can call me Dingyi, you can call me Xiaozaoer, we are our own people, don’t stick to this etiquette.”

Hailan Nuonuo agreed, and Fang choked up and asked, "Where is Ru Jian now? I heard that he is not in the infantry office, so he was sent to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, right?"

Dingyi nodded and said yes, "Don't worry, our master has gone out to inquire, as long as he can get it, third brother will not be in any danger."

Hailan gradually stopped crying, her expression settled down, and she said in a low voice: "The Twelfth Lord is a prince, such an honorable person, and he has an errand for the court. As long as he comes forward, I can rest assured. I am panicked, That kind of place, when you go in, you will be disowned first. He has gone through so many hardships outside, and he can’t escape this when he comes back. How can he feel good! The aunt and the prince have also reached the point where they are talking about marriage. Wake up. I can't help it. A woman who is a woman doesn't even have the way to tell. This morning, I confessed to my Ama and told everything about me and Rujian. Anyway, it's up to this point, and then cover it up It's boring, multiple people unblock multiple hopes."

Ding Yi admires her determination, "Seeing the truth in adversity, my sister-in-law treats the third brother with such heart, I thank you for the third brother. What does Lord Suo think?"

Hailan was a little embarrassed, "Don't scold me hard, lock me up, and don't allow me to get involved in this matter. I have the cheek to say that I belong to him, and I, Ama, is just my daughter, so it's okay, no I have to admit it. Now I’m going out to ask someone to find a relationship, saying that I can find out where the person is detained so that I can work hard.”

Ding Yi was very uncomfortable, and murmured: "It's a big festival, and the trouble is making Mr. Suo very uncomfortable..."

"You and the prince are also affected, one is worried, and the other is running around... I think this will get better after this hurdle has passed." Hailan wiped her tears as she said, "He and I just Reunion, I don’t want to have any more twists and turns, I hope to live a stable life for two days, and I can be with you until I grow old. I saw him that day, and I thought about it. It’s not easy for him to not be crushed for so many years. I love him from the bottom of my heart. When I heard that something happened to him today, I panicked. Although he told me earlier that he would reverse the case for the old man at home, I never expected that someone would catch him so suddenly. .”

Dingyi lowered his head and sighed, "I didn't expect that they would pick this time to strike. At that time, Master Twelfth was not around, so I just watched him being taken out, and I felt so sad that I couldn't express it. Now my sister-in-law Don't cry, calm down, if there is any news, the prince will send someone back to us."

Hailan nodded, and the sister-in-law and sister-in-law just sat and listened to the letter in a daze.Not long after, Sha Tong hurried in from the outside, called Qianer and said: "Back to Fujin, the master is in the hall of the Ministry of punishment right now, and he is about to be promoted to the hall to question the crime of the uncle. The master invites Fujin Forgiveness, he listens, and he has to argue with reason, so that they don't hurt uncle. The master told you to eat on time, and don't let you go hungry. You have to wait, and don't send news to come back. "

Dingyi gave Hailan a sly look, "This man is really..."

Hailan smiled, "My lord is sincere to my aunt, that's a good thing."

Dingyi turned his head and said: "Tongzi, you watch carefully for me, no matter good news or bad news, don't hide it from me."

Sha Tong responded, got up and went outside.

It was so hard to wait again, Hongce didn't come back until near You, there was no worry on his face when he entered the door, Dingyi and Hailan exchanged glances, settled down in his heart, guessing that there is nothing serious about it.

He raised his eyes and said oh, "This is the third sister-in-law, right?"

Hai Lan hurriedly knelt down to pay her respects, "Prince Xinxi, you are tired."

He said kindly: "My own people, don't say such outrageous things. Third sister-in-law, please sit down, and you should sit too. The Ministry of punishment has withdrawn, and I went to the palace. The trial of Ji Lantai's case will be held tomorrow. Third brother After today's trial, all the witnesses and material evidence are useless. The son of the second-rank official, Luocao, is a bodyguard. The younger ones go to the study room to accompany them to study, and the older ones go to the Buku field to accompany them. Get people to recognize it. There is a punishment in the hall, defecting from the army is a capital crime, and it was almost a decision. Hongzan was in a hurry. He advocated killing, and I advocated staying. Fortunately, the Thirteenth Lord came out to mediate and brought the case to the palace to invite the emperor. The decision is finally safe and sound. Now that he is being escorted back to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, I have sent a message to go down and guard him strictly, and I have also sent more people inside and outside, so his life must be safe."

The two women listened intently, and Fang Chang heaved a sigh of relief after listening.As long as you can live, suffering a little is nothing.Seeing that it was getting late, Hailan stood up and left, and the servants passed on the meal. At the dinner table, Hongce looked preoccupied, and Dingyi carefully asked, "Why, what's not going well?"

He frowned and gritted his teeth and said, "Ji Lantai is tight-lipped, and he still refuses to confess to Hongzan. Today I have someone detain his family and give him a tight string." Son, let him know that even if Hongzan spares his family, I will not let him off lightly. Right now, we have to use black tricks to deal with this kind of person, but whether it will work or not... Let's see tomorrow!"

She looked gloomy after hearing this, put down her chopsticks, and lost her appetite.

(End of this chapter)