In the evening, An Ying was in the study reading the case file Su Huangzhe gave her and eating fruit. Hearing Yayu say hesitantly at the door: "Miss An, there is a scholar named Yang at the door. Do you think it is inappropriate for Chen Guang to let him in? But he insists on seeing you, so~~"
An Ying pressed his head, thinking that he had been too busy these past few days and had completely forgotten about Yang Ye. They originally agreed to meet in three days, but now they haven't seen each other for half a month, and he has entered the hospital again. Da Lao was going to Zheng's house again. Yang Ye probably knew it, so he said, "Go ahead and tell me, I've already taken a rest. Let's meet him at the Li Mazi Soybean Milk Shop on the street tomorrow morning." Ya Yu then said Acquire briskly.
Early the next morning, when An Ying rushed to the soy milk shop, Yang Ye was already there. He had ordered two bowls of soy milk and was steaming. When he saw An Ying, he said, "What else do you want to eat? There are many varieties of breakfast here. I don’t know what you like to eat, so I didn’t order it. I like the mutton soup and sesame pancakes here.”
"Well, I want some fried fruit and steamed buns." An Ying took a sip of the soy milk and praised, "This soy milk has a mellow flavor and is really delicious."
Yang Ye smiled and said: "This soy milk shop has been around for almost twenty years. At the beginning, it only sold soy milk and tofu. Now, there are about 30 sizes of Ling Ling total, and the shop is much bigger. It used to be a stall, but we couldn’t sell it on rainy days.”
While eating, An Ying said that he had gone to the government prison to see his father a few days ago, and also talked to Shen Lizhi. Moreover, Mrs. Shen's wife and her mother turned out to be good friends, etc., but she just silently avoided talking about Mr. Su. matter. Yang Ye finished drinking the soy milk, took the mutton soup, added some vinegar to it, and then said, "Did you know that Mr. Su and Chen Dongren have already investigated this case?"
An Ying paused, thought for a moment, and said, "I heard about it. I heard someone talk about it that day when Mrs. Shen took me to the chrysanthemum banquet."
"I heard that Mr. Su is fully responsible for this case, and even Mr. Chen Dongchen is taking orders from him. Now the entire criminal department is under the control of Mr. Su." Yang Ye put down his chopsticks and said.
"What about the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment? Didn't you say last time that the Ministry of Punishment is headed by the Shangshu and has two ministers on the left and right under him." Although An Ying had been investigating the case with Su Huangzhe for the past two days, he didn't know much about the personnel of the Ministry of Punishment.
"Huang Jiannian, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, suffered a stroke last year and has been recuperating at home. I heard that he had proposed to become an official several times, but the emperor refuted it. The affairs of the Ministry of Justice were divided into two halves, and the left and right ministers were responsible for each side. This time, Mr. Su took over the tribute tea case. Take the opportunity." Yang Ye ate a chopstick of lamb liver and looked at An Ying with a confused look on his face. Knowing that she didn't understand this, he explained in detail: "Master Chen Dong is the only son of Princess Huiping and the direct descendant of An Guogong Chen Ji. The eldest grandson."
"Ah, Mr. Chen turns out to be a relative of the emperor, with such a high status." An Ying nodded.
"Well, he is a very popular figure in the capital. I heard from several high-ranking officials in the Ministry of Punishment that they all thought that Mr. Chen would take the position of Minister. Who knew Mr. Su was so clever that the Ministry of Punishment was overthrown in just a few days? God." Yang Ye looked up with a smile and said, "By the way, you have already met your father? How are you doing now?"
"Well, Mrs. Shen arranged for me to go to the prison to have a look. My father is quite nice. The specific circumstances of the case are not clear, but the news from Mrs. Shen reassures me."
Yang Ye said while stirring the mutton soup: "Mrs. Shen's brother-in-law, Dai Yuanwailang, turns out to be Mr. Su's man. It's really hard to tell. In this way, the news from Mrs. Shen should be good. I heard that Zheng Ping The whole family has been arrested, and there are rumors that this time the tea cakes were not missing, but were poisoned." At this point, Yang Ye looked up at An Ying and said, "But your father's three families have been excluded. Tea shop. I heard that Zheng Ping, the manager of the tea shop, was the mastermind of the tea cake case, and that all Zheng Ping’s mother-in-law’s family were arrested and sent to the government prison. I heard from my father that in the past thirty years, our Daqi country has been With benevolence as the foundation of the country, large-scale prisons are rarely instituted, especially the punishment by association, and we are even more cautious. I didn't expect that this time it would be so involved, and several members of Zheng Ping's in-laws' family would be thrown into prison."
"What if Mrs. Zheng Ping is also involved? We should wait for the outcome of the case." An Ying said cautiously: "I heard that your father is working as a catcher in the capital government office? I heard that the personnel in the capital government office have been in turmoil recently, and many governments have Government officials were either suspended or suddenly transferred to counties in southern Zhejiang."
Yang Ye very considerately tore off half of his sesame cake, handed it to An Ying and said, "Sesame Officer, who is just a young boss, usually listens to Master Fuyin's arrangements. Any work that is a bit greasy is done by Master Fuyin." Or a confidant of Mr. Shao Yin can do it. Originally, there had been an open and covert fight between the transfer envoy and the governor of the capital for many years. As soon as the tribute tea case came out, the transfer envoy could not escape the blame, so the governor of the capital pulled out the transfer envoy's business in the capital. But you, little girl, worry too much. You can only watch this officialdom thing even if you don’t know it clearly. Come and try this sesame cake. It’s so crispy that the cakes in other shops can’t be made. That’s it.”
An Ying looked at the half piece of sesame pancake hesitantly. After thinking about it, he carefully picked it up with chopsticks and put it on the plate in front of him. He said, "I hope your dad is okay. I'm just asking casually."
Yang Ye said with a smile: "You little girl asked someone to see her father. It's all right."
An Ying took a bite of the pancake. Sure enough, it was crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and full of sesame flavor. He looked up at Yang Ye who was happily drinking mutton soup and said, "This sesame pancake is really good. I've tried it before." The best sesame pancakes. Have you been eating them since you were a kid?”
Yang Ye smiled and shook his head and said: "When I was young, my family was poor, and my mother would not let me go out for breakfast. She usually cooked a big pot of yesterday's leftovers at home and ate them with home-made pickles. Although my father He was a head catcher, but he studied in the academy for a few years in his early years and his handwriting was pretty good. Occasionally, he would make some money by copying books for others, so he would secretly bring me to this stall to eat mutton soup and sesame cakes."
"So you were like this when you were a child. In the past, when I was a child, I heard your aunt often mention the life in Nanjing city. I always felt that your life was much better than ours in the countryside. Every time my aunt came back from her parents' home in Nanjing city, she would always say I will bring back some particularly fine pastries, which are not available in our town in Huzhou. And your roast duck is so delicious." An Ying said with a smile, "Even my sister has been asking for it. Coming to Nanjing city to eat duck, I didn’t know you had such a hard life as a child.”
Yang Ye said with a smile: "It's not hard at all. My father occasionally brings me here to eat, and I really think it is the most delicious food in the world. Later, when I grew up, I went to many places and always encountered all kinds of delicious food, but after eating It never tastes as delicious to me as the sesame pancakes and mutton soup my father secretly bought for me when I was a kid. Sometimes, when I’m in a bad mood, I’ll come here to eat something.”
An Ying nodded: "Food can soothe people's hearts."
"Don't move around much in the past few days, so as not to get into trouble." Yang Ye continued: "If there is any news, I will come to you."
"Well, thank you, Mr. Yang. I will go to Mrs. Shen's place later. I have troubled Mrs. Shen a lot in the past few days. I won't go out later. The house has just been moved and needs to be tidied up."
Yang Ye nodded and said: "This is also the proper etiquette. Don't worry, the results will probably come out in the next few days."
