At this moment, Yanyang City is in full swing, and the streets and alleys of Yanyang City are still bustling with activity.
As a commoner at the bottom, as long as you are still alive, it is enough to live a comfortable life every day. How can you think about taking care of the country? After all, it is not your turn to take care of it.
And those who are the biggest officials in the imperial court only care about a few things. They have enough food and clothing, their official positions are high and low, and their families have enough food and clothing. As long as the people do not rebel and the country is still alive, they will naturally earn money. The more the better, and they also don’t care about the lives of the people.
At least this is the case in today's Dechang period.
"Father, my daughter-in-law, please, please save Luolin!"
In the Sun Mansion, Cao Qingxue, the second wife's daughter-in-law who had been wronged, began to plead for mercy in front of the master Sun Zhicai.
After meeting the two ladies at home, they knelt down in front of the master Sun Zhicai's study and begged for mercy.
Mr. Sun was sitting at his desk, holding a brush in his hand and writing something.
On the surface, the old man Sun Zhicai seemed unmoved, but in fact he wanted to help.
But what can I do as a ninth-grade Zhima Official?
Seeing that Master Sun Zhicai didn't say a word, Madam He, who was Luolin's biological mother, began to plead for mercy: "Master, as a mother, I know Luolin best. He will not do such a thing." .”
"Yes, sir. I also believe that Luolin would not do such a thing. Someone from the imperial court must be deliberately trying to harm our Sun family." The second lady Ma on the side said.
The three people kneeling on the ground were in tears. They were all begging for mercy for the child Sun Luolin and begging Master Sun Zhicai to find a way to save Sun Luolin.
After a while, Sun Zhicai put down the brush in his hand, sighed, stood up from the old wooden chair, walked to the three of them, and wanted to help them get up with his own hands.
But all three of them refused.
"If the master doesn't think of a way to save Luolin, I can't help it." Madam He said.
What happened to the eldest daughter Sun Yan a few years ago, now, Mrs. He cannot forget about it, and she doesn't want another injustice to happen in this family.
"Get up." Master Sun Zhicai spoke in a gentler voice.
"I'm sorry!" Mrs. He said stubbornly.
Seeing this, Master Sun Zhicai straightened up his posture, looked helplessly at the three people kneeling on the ground in front of him and refused to get up, and spoke out what was in his heart.
"It's not that I, a father, don't want to save him, it's simply that I can't save him. As you know, now I am an inconspicuous ninth-grade sesame official in the court, and I am looked down upon by others, and because they are currently framing our Sun family, they are talking about our Sun family. You want to persuade the prince to rebel, causing the prince to be beheaded in vain, and my daughter Yan'er to be wronged in vain, which makes people look down upon, and everyone keeps this distance from the people of our Sun family."
"A few years ago, I should not have married Jin'er to the fourth son of the Liu family. In the past few years, I have not been promoted or demoted as a ninth-grade official. I want to save her, but there is nothing I can do or do. Who is willing to help our Sun family?"
As soon as Master Sun Zhicai said this, the three people kneeling on the ground immediately had no illusions about Sun Luolin.
Daughter-in-law Cao Qingxue's tears couldn't stop dripping down, and her sides were wet with tears.
"Master, then...what should we do...are we really going to watch Luolin being slandered and framed?" Madam He said with a scared look on her face.
Seeing his wife like this, Mr. Sun shook his wife's hand and looked at the two people on the side: "Get up, I'm going to go and ask some ministers to take a look." After saying that, Mr. Sun touched his wife He twice. His hand went out the door.
"Mother." Cao Qingxue shouted and looked at Madam He with tears in her eyes.
Madam He, who had been kind and gentle since she was a child, hugged Cao Qingxue as if she were her own child. She hugged her tightly, patted her back carefully, and said a few words of comfort.
"It's okay, it's okay, ah. Luolin must be okay, it's okay."
Master Sun Zhicai walked out of the mansion and rode the Sun Mansion carriage towards the Liu Mansion.
"Please let me know, Sun needs to see his in-laws for something."
When he saw that it was the master of the Sun Mansion, the two guards at the door did not turn him away.
"alright, please wait."
"Hey." Sun Zhicai responded politely.
After saying that, the guard hurried into the mansion.
As soon as he ran into the master's study, the guard first announced: "Master, does Mr. Sun Mansion want to see you for something?"
"Sun Mansion?"
Perhaps it was because there were too many people around him, so Mr. Liu didn't know which Sun Mansion this man was talking about.
"Master. The fourth daughter-in-law's natal family is Master Sun, Sun Zhicai."
When the guard said this, Mr. Liu knew it now.
"Go, please come in."
There was no trace of joy on Mr. Liu's face, but rather he seemed to be a little disgusted with this person.
"yes."
The guard walked down, and after a while, Mr. Sun Sun Zhicai came in.
Master Liu suddenly had a smile on his face, stood up, walked a few steps, looked at his in-laws with a smile, and said politely: "Master Sun, sit here, sit here."
"Hey, okay." Sun Zhicai sat down with a smile on his face.
Seeing Sun Zhicai sitting down, Mr. Liu hurriedly summoned his servants.
"Come here! Pour Mr. Sun a cup of warm tea!"
"yes."
After seeing the servant leave, Mr. Liu also sat down and looked at Sun Zhicai with a bewildered expression.
"The in-laws are here, but to see Yijin? I will summon her right away."
"No, no, in-laws. I'm not here for this." Sun Zhicai hurriedly persuaded him.
Hearing what his in-laws said, Mr. Liu felt a little uncomfortable. If it wasn't for this, it would be because he had something to ask of himself.
"Then...the in-laws are coming, is it...?"
"In-laws, Luolin was arrested early this morning. He was said to be plotting with Bai Gaoyuan of Yusi to profit from the grain storage. I wonder if my in-laws know?"
Master Liu pretended not to know. Even though the person in front of him was several years older than him, his official was older than him, so he would not help if he could.
"Caught?"
Sun Zhicai nodded sadly: "This child Luolin is very familiar to his father. I believe he will not do this."
Mr. Liu nodded while listening and said, "I also thought that he couldn't do this."
Hearing what his in-laws said, Sun Zhicai smiled slightly and began to ask Mr. Liu for help: "In-laws, you are a fifth-rank official. I am considered a sesame official, so... I hope my in-laws can help me."
After saying this, Sun Zhicai glanced at the housekeeper beside him when he saw that his in-laws neither agreed nor refused.
Even before he said anything, the housekeeper Cen Sheng understood what the master meant, took out a small box and handed it to the master.
After receiving it, Sun Zhicai stood up and walked to his in-laws who were still thinking.
"My dear, this is a small gift for you, please accept it."
After hearing this, Mr. Liu raised his head, looked at Sun Zhicai with a smile, and took the box without much thought.
When you open it gently, you will find a shining pearl. Looking at the color, it is really different from ordinary pearls.
"My in-laws, I just accepted the gift with a smile. As for whether it can help my in-laws, I don't know." Mr. Liu smiled slightly.
Listening to his relatives' words, Sun Zhicai knew: As a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, Mr. Liu could help.
"That's too much trouble for the in-laws." Sun Zhicai stood up and said, "Sun won't disturb the in-laws anymore. I'll take my leave."
"good."
"Somebody come!"
As soon as Mr. Liu shouted, Sun Zhicai stopped him.
"If you don't send it, you won't send it."
Sun Zhicai walked out of his in-laws' study with a smile on his face and was about to walk out of the house.
After walking a few steps, he saw his daughter Sun Yijin walking over.
"Dad!" Sun Yijin shouted happily.
After hearing this, Sun Zhicai was all smiles, but after seeing his daughter looking so thin, he felt a little distressed.
"Dad, what are you doing here?" Sun Yijin asked.
Today's Sun Yijin is not as good as she was a few years ago. Now she has grown into a big girl.
After listening to his daughter's words, Sun Zhicai smiled broadly and said, "Business matters."
Sun Yijin didn't know what to say when her father said it.
"How are you doing these days?" Father Sun Zhicai couldn't bear to ask.
Sun Yijin smiled sweetly: "Everything is fine. Is everything okay at home?"
Sun Zhicai nodded: "Everything is fine."
Thinking about his second son Sun Luolin, his father Sun Zhicai didn't want to stay any longer: "That's fine. If dad has something to do, he'll go home first."
"Um."
Sun Yijin responded and watched her father walk away. Unknowingly, her eyes became moist.
After leaving the Liu Mansion, Master Sun Zhicai did not rest, and he had no intention of resting. He went to find Gui Yuanwei, the Minister of War.
Sun Zhicai was not familiar with Gui Yuanwei, the Minister of War, but he had heard that Gui Yuanwei, the Minister of War, had always been opposed to Su Yunqi, the left prime minister, so he decided to give it a try.
"Please let me know, Sun needs to see Shangshu Gui on something important."
In front of the Gui Mansion, Sun Zhicai begged.
"Who are you……?"
"Sun is from the Sun Mansion and serves in the Hanlin Academy."
"Hold on."
Finally, fortunately, Gui Yuanwei, the Minister of War, was not an arrogant person and still received him.
"The lower official has met Gui Shangshu."
"No gift, no gift."
As soon as he stood up, Sun Zhicai began to formulate words in his mind.
What Sun Zhicai is thinking now is: as long as he helps more people, his second son Sun Luolin will not suffer much injustice.
"If you have anything to say, just say it. No need to hold me back."
Seeing that Gui Yuanwei, the Minister of War, was so cheerful, Sun Zhicai talked about his request.
Listening to the words of the little official in front of him who he had never met before, Shangshu Gui felt very sympathetic.
"This matter is not under my control. I'm afraid I won't be able to help you much. If your son is indeed wronged, I will definitely find a way to help you."
Sun Zhicai was very happy at what Gui Shangshu said: "Thank you very much! Thank you so much, Gui Shangshu!"
Just when he was about to hand the gift to Shangshu Gui, Shangshu Gui guessed it and refused the gift.
"It doesn't have to be like this. You should take it back. I am the Minister of the Ministry of War. According to this principle, I can do little or even nothing to help you."
Seeing that Gui Shangshu refused to accept it, Sun Zhicai had no choice but to take it back.
"Thank you so much, Mr. Gui. I will not bother Mr. Gui anymore. I won't send it away."
Despite Gui Shangshu's words, Sun Zhicai still left with a smile on his face.
"Okay. Let's go slowly without seeing you off."
