"Old Wang, do you want a wife or not?" Lin Linyou took Xue'e and met the Jinyi Guardsman Wang Kai - the guy who was very good at cooking.
Wang Kai looked at Xue'e, who was fair-skinned, beautiful and graceful, and grinned shyly. He secretly looked at Xue'e from top to bottom, and finally stared at her pair of three-inch golden lotus feet.
"This is Lao Wang, Wang Kai, who is now in charge of the kitchen of our Zhongzhong Qianhu House." Lin Linyou introduced to Xue'e, "He is from the capital, has a successful career, owns a house locally, is strong in martial arts, and can cook well. It’s delicious, and the most important thing is that I’m not married yet.”
"Old Wang! This is Miss Xue'e." He said to Wang Kai again.
"I've met Miss Xue'e." Wang Kai saluted, and Xue'e returned the favor with a wish.
This small waist was curved like a weak willow supporting the wind. Wang Kai felt his heart tremble when he saw it. He scratched his head honestly and said to Lin Lin: "Masters from a hundred households, how can a small one be so virtuous? I'm afraid he is not worthy." Miss Xue’e…”
"Xue'e, what do you think of Lao Wang?" Lin Linyou asked Xue'e.
Xue'e pursed her lips, but bowed her head and smiled shyly.
Lin Linyou understood that she was quite satisfied with Wang Kai, so he said: "You are not married, and she is not married. You two have a chat among yourselves. I have something else to do, so I will go over first. Old Wang, please greet Miss Xue'e well." "
Wang Kai hurriedly agreed, bowed and saluted and sent Lin Lin away.
Lin Linyou secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was almost entangled by Xue'e. It wasn't that he didn't like her, it was mainly because he couldn't appreciate her bound feet!
Having said that, if you want to live in the world, it is best to be a bachelor, which is one of the reasons why he has never attacked Yue Rong.
In Qianhu's room, Zhang Ben was lying on the high chair behind the public case, sleeping soundly.
Lin Linyou opened the duty room door and found that Lin Long and Yue Rong were also there. Both of them were holding their chins and sitting on the koan with bored expressions on their faces.
Seeing Lin Linyou, the little sister jumped three feet high and rushed over to hug him: "Brother, you are finally back!"
"Why are you two here?" Lin Linyou asked in surprise.
Lin Long pouted and said aggrievedly: "You don't know, just a few days after you went out, whenever Brother Zhang came here, he would ask us to follow him and not let us run around. Sister Rong and I were almost suffocated." .”
The room on duty was quite cool, and Zhang Bi placed two large white ceramic jars filled with ice cubes.
"Oh? Why?" Lin Linyou asked.
"I don't know either." Lin Long said, "Brother Zhang didn't say anything, he just said it was for our own good."
Seeing Zhang Bi sleeping so soundly, Lin Linyou figured that he was as tired as a big rooster from working at night and doing business during the day. He couldn't bear to call him up. He was also very tired, so he sat aside and waited.
At this time, Yue Rong looked at Lin Linyou and hesitated to speak.
Lin Linyou felt Yue Rong's gaze, smiled and said, "Rong'er, do you have something to say to me?"
Yue Rong nodded, but it seemed difficult to speak.
Lin Long spoke quickly: "Sister Rong, let me help you! Brother, are you going to give in to the younger brothers calling you brother-in-law?"
"Ah, this... is just a little joke!" Lin Lin said with a smile, "I hope Rong'er won't be offended."
"Is this a joke?" Lin Long snorted coldly, "Sister Rong is not married yet, aren't you ruining her innocent reputation? You must be responsible for Sister Rong!"
"I..." Even though he loved Yue Rong in every possible way, Lin Linyou did not dare to say these responsible words easily for a moment.
Yue Rong stood up and walked outside the house without saying a word.
It was obvious that she was a little lonely and sad.
"Look, you've made Sister Rong angry!" Lin Long stamped his foot.
"Sister, go and have a look." Lin Linyou was not good at coaxing girls, so he had to send Lin Long to do it for him.
Lin Long stamped his feet again and chased out the door.
Zhang Bi, who was lying on the chair with his eyes closed, suddenly spoke: "I'm angry not because you asked her brother to call you brother-in-law, but because you said calling her brother-in-law was just a joke!"
"So you weren't asleep?"
"Just woke up."
"You think I don't understand?"
"Understand that you don't want to pursue me?"
"I...I'm not ready yet."
"You're hanging on others without being prepared? Don't you know how to make room for others?"
"Make room for whom? For you?"
Zhang Ben sat up straight, rubbed his eyes, and sighed: "Rong'er is a good girl!"
Lin Linyou said: "I know she is a good girl better than anyone else. Just because she is a good girl, I cannot easily take this position."
Zhang Bi took the initiative to put aside the topic and poured a cup of tea for Lin Linyou: "Has it been smooth sailing along the way?"
"It went pretty well."
"How is Zhu Youxi's condition?"
"I'm not afraid that the prince will lose his ambition by playing with things, but he's afraid that the clan will be ambitious!" Lin Linyou said, "There's nothing wrong with him."
As long as there are no signs of rebellion among the relatives of the emperor, any violation of laws and disciplines can be punished with serious crimes and light punishments. This is a stipulation in the "Huang Ming Ancestral Instructions" personally promulgated by Emperor Taizu, and it is an ancestral system that cannot be violated.
But by the middle and late Ming Dynasty, any emperor could proudly say: Finally, a decision was made that went against the ancestors!
The "Huang Ming Ancestor Instructions" says that illegal acts should not be reported. As long as they are not treasonous, no matter what they have committed, no one will be punished. Otherwise, they will be severely punished according to the crime of persecuting relatives of the emperor. The lighter ones will be punished with a stick, and the more severe ones will be exiled.
Lin Linyou and the others naturally knew the rules of the "Emperor Ming Ancestor Instructions", so the bad things Zhu Youxi did were in vain if they were told to the emperor. If the emperor wanted to move them, there was no need for the Jinyiwei officials to raise a memorial, and he would directly issue the order. .
"However, on the way back, I met Li Chun and the others..." Lin Linyou took out the memorial from his arms.
Zhang Bi seemed to have known for a long time that Li Chun had been released without incident, so he didn't find it strange. He took the memorial and read it...
While watching, Lin Linyou asked: "Why did you bring my little sister and the others here?"
After Zhang Bi finished reading the memorial, he folded it silently and sighed: "Recently, the capital has not been peaceful!"
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Zhou Xin was brought to the jade steps of the main hall and was beaten to pieces. When he met Zhu Di, he vented all his grievances and resentments, and protested loudly: "Your Majesty ordered you to act in accordance with the procuratorate, which is the same as the imperial procuratorate. I am ordered to arrest the traitor, so how can I blame you?"
Unexpectedly, Zhu Di did not make the decision for him. On the contrary, he felt that he was disrespectful by shouting loudly in the hall. In anger, he ordered Zhou Xin to be imprisoned in prison.
Three days later, news reached the capital that Ye Zongxing, the magistrate of Qiantang County, had died.
The news was brought by the craftsmen who were going north to build the Beijing project. They set out from Qiantang County. They were originally supervised by the magistrate Ye Zongxing, but they did not want to go halfway. When they were about to arrive in the capital, he died inexplicably without any injuries on his body. .
After the local officials ordered the deceased to be examined, they concluded that he died of illness.
However, the public does not agree with this statement. People in Qiantang County say that Ye Zongxing was assassinated because he shot Yuan Jiang, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, with an arrow!
After Yuan Jiang heard about it, he became furious and ordered Jin Yi Tiqi to block the source of the information. Anyone who dared to make monstrous words to confuse the public would be arrested as a White Lotus demon!
Ye Zongxing's body was sent back to Qiantang County. Among the relics, apart from his personal clothes, there was only a pack of dried Lizeze whitebait.
This was something he wanted to give to Zhou Xin in prison while passing through the capital.
At that time, Zhou Xin went to Ye Zong's house for an unannounced visit and found that except for a bunch of dried fish from Taihu Lake sent from his hometown, there was no other extra property, so he secretly took a few dried fish and put them in his sleeves. The next day, Zhou Xin invited Ye Zongxing to have a drink and showed Ye Zongxing the dried fish he took from Ye's house yesterday to show his great appreciation for Ye Zongxing's official character. Ye Zongxing was deeply moved and became more honest during his rule.
It's a pity that they can no longer see each other, can no longer sit and drink together, and can no longer fight side by side...
Zhou Xin, who was in prison, learned the sad news of Ye Zongxing's death. He asked for pen and ink, wrote an article to commemorate Ye Zongxing, and mourned: "But the water of Qiantang will be clear to you forever."
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Yang Fang returned to the capital and said firmly to Zhang Bi and Lin Linyou: "Magistrate Ye was killed by Yuan Jiang!"
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