Tie Tongrui looked at Li Hongbi blankly.
She couldn't understand why this playboy wanted two of her.
Everything has changed since King Zhu Di of Yan entered the imperial capital of Jinling and overthrew the Jianwen court.
The originally popular Tie Xuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, also became the number one rebel in the Yongle court!
In the past, those who flattered and flattered their Tie family all jumped out to make accusations and add insult to injury.
The world is bleak and people are unpredictable. Tie Tongrui and her little sister Tie Xigrui have seen too much.
The two girls are only fifteen or sixteen years old. They are at the same age as Hua, enjoying the happiness of youth, and should not have to bear these pains, but who made them Tie Xuan's daughters?
Tie Tongrui raised her little face, her face was so young and immature, but her eyes were full of vicissitudes of life and exhaustion.
"Master Li, my daughter is willing to join the Duke's residence as a slave and serve as a maid, and serve the Master for the rest of her life!"
"Please give my two sisters a way to survive, sir! Please, sir!"
Tie Tongrui bowed down and bowed her head, her tears falling on the ground.
Upon seeing this, Tie Xinrui hurriedly knelt on the ground, tears falling one by one.
They all knew in their hearts that the only person who could protect them now was the young Duke of Duke Cao in front of them.
If they leave Cao Guogong's mansion, let alone go anywhere else, they won't even be able to get out of the city gate, and they will be taken directly back to Jiaofangsi!
After the two women were sent to the Jiaofang Division, they were labeled as lowly, and they were also recorded in the Jiaofang Division.
This means that they can only work as slaves and maids in Cao Guogong's palace, otherwise they will be slaves who rebelled against their master and ran away, worse than homeless and hungry people!
Li Hongbi really didn't expect this, so after listening to Qiuxiang's low explanation, his face suddenly darkened.
In this case, things will be really difficult to handle!
There were only two choices before him now.
Either send these two women back to the Jiaofang Division, so that everyone can keep their peace.
However, Li Hongbi couldn't do it.
Although he is not Bodhisattva-hearted, he is not stone-hearted either.
He is just a normal person with warmth and compassion.
Any fool can guess how a woman lives in the Jiaofang Division.
Or keep these two women in Cao Guogong's mansion, leaving a big hidden danger to the Duke's mansion!
This also made Li Hongbi very embarrassed.
Li Jinglong was already tabooed by Zhu Di, but now that he has been tainted by Tie Xuan's descendants, Zhu Di might not be able to resist raising his sword!
Sixiang didn't dare to speak. Although they hoped that the young master would keep these poor sisters, the problem was that it would bring trouble to the Duke's palace, so they remained silent.
However, Sheng Yin looked at Li Hongbi leisurely. He knew very well what choice this wise brother would make.
Is it a heart of stone or a heart of Bodhisattva?
Tie Xuan's name has already spread throughout the world.
Even though he was given a bad reputation by the Yongle court, who in the world would not secretly give a thumbs up when hearing the word Tie Xuan?
Respect his loyalty, respect his unyielding, his reputation will last forever, and he will live even in death!
Li Hongbi fell into deep thought and remained silent for a long time.
When Tie Tongrui saw this, the light in his eyes instantly went out.
She has always been extremely smart, so she didn't know what Li Hongbi was afraid of.
Yes, my two sisters are now an out-and-out scourge of plague. Who dares to take the risk of offending Emperor Yongle and take them in?
The world is so big, where is the place for my two sisters?
Tie Tongrui's heart was filled with sorrow and desolation.
But she saw Li Hongbi's hesitation and did not dare to retaliate.
"My little daughter, thank you Mr. Li for your kindness in rescuing the two of us from the Jiaofang Division."
"But in this life... I'm afraid I won't be able to repay him. In the next life, I just want to join an ordinary family and make a grass ring to repay him."
"Little sister, let's go!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Tie Tongrui wiped away his sweat and tears, pulled Tie Xinrui and walked out.
The old housekeeper Li Quan also took out the silver at this time and quickly stepped forward to hand it to them, but was rejected by Tie Tongrui. He could only watch in confusion as the two girls helped each other out.
Looking at the backs of the two girls, Si Xiang burst into tears.
"Master, can't we take them in?"
Qiuxiang's eyes were red and she asked bravely.
Li Hongbi responded lightly and explained: "It's not that I don't want to help, it's that I can't help."
"Taking them in now will only bring disaster to the Duke's Mansion."
"If in a few years, when the limelight has passed, there may be a chance."
"It's just that at this time...it's easy to get into trouble!"
Hearing his words, Sixiang immediately cried even more sadly.
Sheng Yin looked sad, with a trace of disappointment in his eyes.
Even though Li Hongbi had thousands of reasons, he still didn't help.
This is not in line with Sheng Yin's concept of life.
So Sheng Yin was a little disappointed.
He is an idealist, a person who hates evil, and a person who admires heroes.
He doesn't like a refined self-interested person like Li Hongbi, who has no passion or blood.
Seeing both Tie Tongrui and Tie Tongrui walking out of the gate of the Duke's Mansion, but Li Hongbi remained silent, Sheng Yin couldn't help but sigh.
Just when he was about to say goodbye and leave, and break up with Li Hongbi, there was a sudden exclamation outside the door of the house.
Before Li Hongbi could speak, a concierge hurried in.
"Young Master, something has happened. The Jinyi Guards are here!"
"The two girls just now were caught directly by Jin Yiwei!"
Jinyiwei!
Oh, it came quite quickly!
Zhu Di, Zhu Di, are you really so small-minded?
Is it necessary to kill them all?
Li Hongbi's face darkened, and he immediately stood up and walked out.
I saw Qu Zheng, a member of the Li family, and Jin Yiwei looking at each other with eagerness, while sisters Tie Tongrui were detained on the spot, their faces full of panic and despair.
"Hey, Tsunako, what's going on?"
Li Hongbi walked closer and saw an old acquaintance, Ji Gang.
As soon as Ji Gang saw Li Hongbi, a smile appeared on his face.
"My dear brother, I have not thought about my brother well enough. I should have informed you in advance."
"The two criminals were taken away because they were brothers. The money the Duke's government spent in the Jiaofang Division will be sent over later by someone!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Gang was ready to take the person away.
"Wait!"
Li Hongbi suddenly spoke.
Ji Gang paused, and the smile on his face froze.
"My dear brother, this matter has nothing to do with the Duke's government. It's best for me not to get involved!"
Because Ji Gang and Li Hongbi went on a mission to the Huai'an Army together, the two had formed a life-and-death friendship, so Ji Gang took the initiative to reveal his goodwill and his words were full of warnings.
Li Hongbi didn't waste any time and asked directly about the key points.
"What's going on?"
"Is it possible that someone is deliberately plotting against my Duke Cao?"
Ji Gang was stunned when he heard this, then smiled bitterly and shook his head.
He pulled Li Hongbi aside and explained in a low voice.
"The doctor in the Ceremony Department of the Ministry of Etiquette is an old minister of the former dynasty and is very loyal to Jianwen."
"But because he was greedy for life and afraid of death, he surrendered. As a result, he heard that the two girls Tie Xuan were sent to the Jiaofang Department. He couldn't bear to see them become prostitutes and be humiliated, so he secretly instructed the steward to find a way to get the two girls as soon as possible. Send away."
"Even if he enters a wealthy family and works as a slave, it is much better than working as a prostitute in the Jiaofang Division. It's just a pity that he didn't know that Jin Yiwei had already targeted him, so this happened... …”
After hearing this, Li Hongbi felt dumbfounded. This is what co-authorship is all about!
It wasn't that someone was plotting against Duke Cao's mansion behind his back, but Chunxiang and the others happened to bump into them!
The fate in this world is really wonderful. Every drink and every peck is destined!
"Who is the ritual master?"
"Just a rotten scholar."
"A true righteous man!"
Ji Gang: "???"
What the hell are you...
Comrade, there is something wrong with your stance!
