If a person has not experienced despair, he will not feel this way. When Lishu was tied up with teeth and locked up in a small dark room, no matter whether she used fire to burn the rope that tied her up or deliberately broke the bowl , used the fragments of the bowl to break the rope, or tried to set fire to the Yang mansion at that time, but they failed.
My mouth was sealed every day except when I was eating, and I was stared at by several rich women while I was eating, and they couldn't even call for help. Even when she was taken away, her father never sent anyone to actually look for her.
If it hadn't been for the door where she was opening that day and Xiao Yun walking past, she would have been looking at him pleadingly. Regardless of whether he was motivated by sex or not, at least he really helped her, using The carriage took her along to help her run out and write a letter in blood and give it to Yu Lan.
Although after she handed it over, she turned around and was captured by the Yang family, but she really sent this distress signal.
I will never forget it for the rest of my life.
She wanted to help, but she couldn't completely ignore her mother and family, but she was afraid that if she was late, Xiao Yun's life would be damaged.
In this way, she had a way to get the best of both worlds. It happened that the maid who had just sent the message was also present, so Li Shu said to Si Yu: "Where is the medicine I asked you to bring when I came out? I don't know if there is perilla ointment that can wake you up. Is it so hot that I can’t even drink water?”
Siyu said: "Yes, I will find it for you."
"No, I'll find it myself. You like watching dragon boats the most on weekdays. Just let this little girl hold it for me." She opened the bundle, pretended to turn it over a few times, and then asked the other person to take out all the medicine in the bundle and put it away. On the shrine at the back, after finding the golden sore medicine, he glanced at the little girl.
After that, he really asked Rang to make some perilla ointment and take it. The golden sore medicine was placed behind the shrine, as if he had really forgotten it.
No one knew her movements from beginning to end. Li Shu also drank some perilla ointment and gave it to Xiao Fu and Li Wan. Li Wan smiled and said, "Thank you very much."
"It's just a little effort." Li Shu smiled.
The dragon boat race was very lively. Lishu smiled while stroking her hands and even won the prize.
Unexpectedly, in a woodshed in Wangjiang Tower, there was a young man who had lost too much blood and his face was as white as gold paper. There was only one guard following him, and the guard also had a look on his face.
"Your Majesty, they ordered people to guard pharmacies across the city. Everyone who wants to buy medicine for sores or bruises must be registered. If Miss Liu doesn't help, we really have nothing to do? How about at night, little one? I swam ashore from the Yellow River, and when the time comes, I’ll find Jin Yiwei again—”
It turned out that this young man was Xiao Yun. He took a deep breath and felt the wounds all over his body trembling, and blood seemed to spurt out: "I am also a dead horse and a living horse doctor. We got here from under the carriages of those women. . I only recognize the third girl of the Liu family, and she has been an upright and intelligent person since she was a child. I only hope that she can help me. If she wants to harm me or cowers, it will be my life."
The guard was very sad: "Your Majesty, please don't say that."
While the two were talking, the door creaked open. Xiao Yun saw that the little girl was holding the golden sore medicine in her hand, and her face lit up with joy, thinking that it seemed that my son's life should not be cut off. He originally planned to trick the guards around him into jumping into the river on his behalf to contact the palace guards, but unexpectedly it worked.
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"Lishu, the banquet hall is to the west, let's go there together." Yang Chuying ran over specially to go with Lishu.
Li Shu smiled and said, "Okay."
When she passed the shrine, she saw that the bottle of golden sore medicine was gone, and she breathed a sigh of relief. The favor had been repaid, and the two of them would have nothing to do with each other in the future. After all, she found that Xiao Yun was frivolous and not an upright person.
But when she got home, she told little Fu about it in detail.
"My daughter thinks he is the heir to the prince's marriage. If we don't save it, what should we do if the prince's palace blames us in the future? But if we tell you in a big way, it will be even worse to alert the snake. Don't talk about others, it is Liwan in our family. She is She has a good eye for fire. If she knew something happened, she would be very good at judging the situation. In this case, I burned the note with a fire, and the golden sore medicine was pretended to be forgotten on the shrine, but it was not handed over to me. It’s in his hand.”
Little Fu didn't expect her daughter to be so calm. She didn't notice anything strange at all and handled it appropriately. She nodded and said, "You are right. Prince Cheng is an imperial envoy, but his whereabouts are unknown. We will not save him when he asks for help. After he returns to Beijing in the future, if Prince Cheng moves his little finger, someone will criticize your father."
Li Shu said: "Yes, my daughter thinks so too. Last time Liwan suddenly seemed to inadvertently provoke me and Yang Chuying, and she went to be very good with that girl Yang in private. Just like when she was at home, she seemed to be on the surface. You are respectful and kind to me. You have secretly contacted Li Zhen, a prickly person, and you have also won over Li Rou and Li Jia. I am afraid that she will find out about this matter. If something unexpected happens to Prince Cheng, what if she leaks the news and finds out about Prince Cheng? Pass the note to me, mother, won't you and I become the target of public criticism, and dad will also bear the consequences of not saving the imperial envoy."
"Yes, that's right. Even if I took the note, I might not be as considerate as you. Maybe it would scare the snake, or maybe it would alert your father. But the prince died in it, and I can't say anything about it." Little Fu was shocked. Cold sweat.
Li Shu wiped her mother's sweat with a handkerchief and said, "You have to tell my father about this. My daughter kept it secret from you and her father at that time. She was always uneasy, for fear of bringing trouble to the family."
"No, you handled it properly." Little Fu breathed a sigh of relief.
However, she was also curious, "Why is the Crown Prince looking for you?"
Li Shu shook her head: "She probably only recognizes me, but how can a female family member from a wealthy family recognize me so easily?"
Little Fu curled her lips: "You are a libertine. No matter what, it would be great if you burned the note quickly. We don't expect the Prince's Palace to repay you, but we just don't let them retaliate in the future."
Li Shu also agreed.
Later, Mr. Fu also told Liu Chengxu. Liu Chengxu naturally stood still. It was true that he had always acted in a straight line as an official. However, he obviously knew that a censor had died in the Hedao Yamen and the imperial envoy had been killed. He also took the initiative to make enemies of Shandong officialdom. , I'm afraid his life is not saved.
Seeing his daughter's treatment, he said to young Fu: "You should pretend you don't know about this matter. Now Zhu Shangshu and I have different opinions. I want to dredge the old river, and Zhu Shangshu wants to open the new river. We have different opinions. I still have to go to Hedao Yamen to file a lawsuit."
She never thought that Zhu Shangshu would still be like this. Little Fu asked: "Why is this?"
"I don't want to know the reason, but this is just a disagreement in politics. I must dredge the Yellow River and the Grand Canal first, while Zhu Shangshu only wants to focus on the canal." Liu Chengxu said.
Young Fu told Lishu this, and Lishu smiled and said: "Actually, which one comes first: protecting the canal transport or regulating the river? Obviously Zhu Shangshu wants to control only the canal but not the Yellow River, and his father is "the Yellow River transport is integrated" "Coordinate and take care of everything. The Yellow River bursts its banks not once or twice, and what dad said is of course the best. But dad is the second official and assists Zhu Shangshu in river control, but he has a fight with Zhu Shangshu. This is also in line with dad's straight talk. And Xingzhi's point of view. If dad insists, you support him. But generally speaking, if officials have different opinions, they should be reported to the court for handling. If they openly fight in the ring, it violates an official taboo."
As soon as the words were spoken, even Liu Chengxu, who was standing at the door ready to come in for dinner, was very surprised. He stepped in.
Li Shu did not "teach" her mother behind her back how to deal with her father's embarrassment, but she said openly: "Why did father come back for dinner at this time? If I had known you would come back, my mother would have ordered the kitchen to make a sesame dish that you like to eat." Cake."
Liu Chengxu waved his hand and said: "What official taboo did you commit?"
He just wanted to know this.
Lishu smiled and said: "If there is a disagreement between the Zhengyin officials and Zuo Erguan, Zuo Erguan should remain silent and pay a favor. Otherwise, if he openly opposes Shangfeng, who will be willing to recruit this Zuo Erguan in the future? Do you think he is a thorny person? You are saying that naturally you can directly come forward for anything, but that is not the case here."
"I understand this truth, but it's just not as clear as what my son said. Now that my father is getting promoted, there are fewer people who dare to tell the truth." How could Liu Chengxu not know this truth.
Mrs. Fu was very proud to see her daughter win the favor of her husband and speak so eloquently and meaningfully.
More than a month later, Liu Chengxu explained his views to the imperial court. At the same time, the imperial envoy Prince Cheng, the crown prince, had moved into Shandong with great fanfare and came carrying Shang Fang's sword.
As far as the girl's family is concerned, these news outside the officialdom have no impact, and there is still peace in the boudoir.
Lishu was playing the guqin, and Liwan listened quietly to the song, stroking her hands and smiling: "Sure enough, your piano sound is better. I went next door to listen to Miss Yang playing, but I always felt that something was missing."
"Second sister, this is too ridiculous to praise me. That's right, how is Miss Yang's practice of embroidery? I heard that Mrs. Zhu specially invited several embroidery ladies to teach her." Li Shu said with a smile.
She and Yang Chuying could only be on friendly terms on the surface, but it was difficult to get close, especially since she was sold in her previous life. This is more or less true that I did not kill Boren, but Boren died because of me, while Liwan and Yang Chuying moved around frequently.
Liwan sat down and said, "It's nothing like that."
To make needlework, you need to do it more, practice more, and be more attentive. Otherwise, no matter how good the embroiderer is, the stitches cannot be made fine and fine. If you want to embroider double-sided embroidery, it will be impossible.
"I just heard a news at Zhu's house that Prince Cheng admired his father very much during the banquet, especially his father's flood control strategy."
Li Shu breathed a sigh of relief: "This is the best."
It seems that Xiao Yun reciprocated the favor. Later, the imperial court issued an order, agreeing with Zhu Shangshu to open a new river, but also agreed with Liu Chengxu to partially repair the old canal.
"This is great. Dredge the old river and repair the old road. So even if there is a disaster this year, the victims next to the Yellow River will not be affected too much." Although Liu Chengxu was dissatisfied with the imperial envoys who killed officials indiscriminately and made major cases for political achievements, he saw that the people He was as happy as a child if he survived.
Lishu looked at her father like this and looked at her mother with smiles in her eyes. :,n,
