The Warm Jade of the Red Chamber

Zhuang Ye and Qiu Qingyu are not very kind people, but when they encounter injustice, they will not deliberately choose to turn a blind eye.

So a little later, Zhuang Ye sent an order to a secret agent to investigate the matter and play it by ear.

Zhuang Ye ordered a spy to inquire about such a matter, which can be said to be overkill.Therefore, after only a few hours, the spy found out the truth of the matter. That wretched man was a kidnapper, and that little girl was kidnapped by him a few years ago. She was raised because of her outstanding looks. I didn't sell it when I was around, and I was going to sell it to the young master of a wealthy family when I was older, and sold it for a good price.

When the spy encountered this kind of thing, he didn't have to go back and report it to Zhuang Ye, he could decide how to deal with it by himself, so the spy could only resort to tricks, so he made the kidnapper fall into the river pond and drowned, and also because he had been drinking before and was drunk. Falling into the water is really a very common thing.What's more, such a kidnapper, who came from another place, has no relatives or reasons in the local area, and no one will pay much attention to him.At most, when they saw the kidnapper's body, they gathered around and watched for a while, and then they muttered a few words and parted ways.

The kidnapper's body was dragged away by the yamen, and it was probably rolled up in a torn mat and thrown into a mass grave.

It's just that the little beggar who was taken to live with by the kidnapper hid in the bushes covering his mouth in horror, not daring to make a sound.She has lived with the kidnapper since she was a child, and the kidnapper has always avoided the officers, soldiers and government officials as much as she can, and is very scared, so even the little beggar has an inexplicable sense of fear of the government officials, and dare not let them find her .

The yamen servants naturally didn't bother with this kind of case that had no money to be made. They heard that the deceased was just living with a little beggar, and they were impatient to continue to deal with this matter. up.

After everyone dispersed, the little beggar cautiously returned to the broken boat where they lived temporarily, at a loss as to what to do.

But she didn't stand in front of the wreck for too long, a stray dog ​​ran out of nowhere and kept barking at her, scaring her so much that she couldn't help but turn around and run away.As soon as she ran, she subconsciously ran to the place where she usually begs. Maybe this is one of the only two places she is familiar with in this city, but she dare not go back to the broken boat.The little beggar shrunk himself into a ball, squatted in the corner and wept silently.

In fact, she still kind of remembered that she was not the kidnapper's daughter, her real name was Yinglian, but she forgot what her surname was.But for so many years, she was already afraid of being beaten and scolded by the kidnapper and called him father, and she even developed a submissive temperament. Feeling overwhelmed, not knowing what to do with the rest of the day.

"Hey, are you hungry?" Suddenly a childish voice sounded above Yinglian's head, "I'll give you some snacks, please stop crying, okay?"

Yinglian raised her head when she heard the sound, but saw a fat girl doll dressed in red standing in front of her, looking at her with some worry, digging and digging in the bag she was carrying, and took out a few small oil-paper bags Good little snacks to pass her.

Yinglian looked at the dim sum and swallowed her saliva. She hasn't eaten since yesterday. In the past, when the kidnappers were around, they would take away the copper coins she begged for, and they would not know where to bring some leftovers. feed her.

The chubby baby Lin Ji watched Yinglian swallow her saliva but didn't dare to take the dim sum in his hand, so she stuffed the dim sum into Ying Lian's arms: "I'll eat it for you, I still have a lot."

Yinglian still couldn't overcome her hunger, so she grabbed the snack and ate it quickly.

The fat baby compared Yinglian's thin arms, and then looked at his own fleshy arms and legs, and suddenly felt guilty. He wasted so much snacks and food on weekdays, but there are still people in this world who are hungry.

The fat baby walked back in a low mood. Not far away, Zhuang Yu held Daiyu's hand and looked at him with a smile.Zhuang Ye and Qiu Qingyu stood behind the children, like their most solid backing, but they didn't tell them what to do.

"Sister, Ji'er will never waste food again." Lin Ji walked up to Daiyu, took Daiyu's other hand, raised her head and asked expectantly, "Shall we take her back? Ji'er Save food for her to eat."

Since Zhuang Ye and the others took care of this matter, they would not leave this little beggar halfway. Zhuang Yu naturally understood, but he just pretended to be difficult, and teased the fat baby: "Let her eat what you eat." , then your fat will be gone, then your parents won’t recognize you, so what if you don’t want you?”

"It's... not!" The fat baby seemed to be at odds with Zhuang Yutian's anger, and now he started to explode again, "Father and mother love Ji'er the most, why can't they recognize Ji'er? And... and father He always said that Ji'er should be thinner..." But he couldn't resist the temptation of gourmet snacks, and he always ate a lot.

Daiyu still felt sorry for her younger brother, and when she saw the fat baby being bullied by Zhuang Yu again, she couldn't help but chime in: "Brother Yu, that little beggar... the girl is so pitiful, shall we help her?" Daiyu is the same as the fat baby. Before this time, I had never even seen a beggar, let alone this little girl who was not a few years older than me, with such bewildered and innocent eyes, one couldn't help but feel sour from the bottom of my heart.

Zhuang Yu likes to bully fat babies, but to Daiyu, he is almost obedient. As soon as Daiyu opened her mouth, she immediately nodded and said, "It's all according to Daier."

The fat baby glared at Zhuang Yu who was being treated differently. If it weren't for the goodness of the bad guy brother to his sister, he would definitely... definitely take a bite of him, um, a big bite.

After hearing Zhuang Yu's words, Daiyu looked back at Zhuang Ye and Qiu Qingyu. Zhuang Ye and Qiu Qingyu nodded to her. Daiyu breathed a sigh of relief, and walked to Yinglian holding the fat baby's hand.

Yinglian was abducted by kidnappers since she was a child, and she was used to being beaten and scolded. She is still very defensive towards people, but seeing the beautiful Daiyu, who is even younger than herself, there is something in her heart. She had an indescribable sense of intimacy, and the fat doll next to her made her unprepared. Although she was timid, she finally answered Daiyu's question.

Daiyu asked Yinglian, and learned that she was abducted by a kidnapper, and the kidnapper had just died in an accident, and immediately felt more sympathetic to her experience.

The end result is that there is an extra little maid beside the fat baby.

Anyway, Zhuang Ye and the others had originally planned to let the fat baby take the little beggar back to the Lin family, and then ask Lin Hai to help her find a family member, because judging by the appearance and temperament of the little beggar, I am afraid that his background is not bad.And if her family is no longer there, it is better to ask her to stay in the Lin family as a servant girl than to live on the street.Such a beautiful little girl is dangerous if left unattended.If they just get rid of the kidnapper but ignore Yinglian, then they are not saving her, but harming her.

When Zhuang Ye, his wife, children, and children finally had a good time playing, and the information obtained by the spy was about the same, he and the stand-in changed their identities, and sent the little fat baby and Xiao Yinglian back to the Lin family. .

Under Jia Min's persevering gaze, and amidst the fat baby's relentless cry, Zhuang Ye and Qiu Qingyu led Zhuang Yu and Daiyu all the way north and returned to the capital.

At this time, on Emperor Chunyou's desk, there were already a pile of documents impeaching Zhuang Ye for accepting bribes and deposing the government for private reasons.

Inspecting river engineering is a major matter of people's livelihood. Emperor Chunyou sent Zhuang Ye to Jiangnan, and the main purpose was to ask him to check the flood control projects in Jiangnan. This was also a manifestation of Emperor Chunyou's trust in him.However, all the ministers in the court have heard about Prince Chengke's deeds of visiting mountains and rivers all the way in the south of the Yangtze River.Therefore, those who wanted to attack Zhuang Ye, even those who wanted to bring down Zhuang Ye, all submitted papers to impeach him, and the honest and loyal ministers and direct ministers were also very dissatisfied with his behavior, so they jointly submitted papers.There was also the old veteran who went to the Supreme Emperor's Shoukun Palace to cry and complain about Zhuang Ye's dereliction of duty and greedy behavior.

The Supreme Emperor looked at the expressions of these veterans who were even more distressed than his father, and wished that the annoying young son was standing in front of him so that he could kick his ass a few more times. It's good to vent your anger.

What kind of person Zhuang Ye is, the Supreme Emperor thinks that he is still clear. If it is said that he took his wife, son, and daughter-in-law to visit the mountains and rivers because of private affairs, the Supreme Emperor will believe it a hundred times. It can be said that he accepts bribes and will inspect the river project Putting the important matter behind him, the Taishang Huang didn't believe it.

So, he called Emperor Chunyou and asked, "What's going on with this old Eleven?"

Emperor Chunyou didn't say much, just handed the Supreme Emperor a few pieces of paper, and said: "Father, this is the list of things that the eleventh brother sent to Beijing, and I plan to fill it into the son's private treasury. The son thought, it was not a few days ago Have you found that Feng Muzhi who can build waterwheels? Just use this money to build this project."

The Supreme Emperor looked at the list of gifts handed over by Emperor Chunyou, it clearly stated who gave what to Zhuang Ye on what month and what day, each item was clearly defined.The Supreme Emperor's hands trembled for a moment. There are many names on it that he trusted in the past. There was even one of them that he personally mentioned to him at the beginning, "clear as water, bright as a mirror", but he gave it to him. Zhuang Ye's gifts are no less than those of others!Even if the Supreme Emperor didn't know the prices outside the palace, he knew that with the man's salary, it was absolutely impossible to afford such an expensive gift.

Seeing that the Taishanghuang's face turned blue, Emperor Chunyou hurriedly took back the list from the Taishanghuang's hand and put it aside, sat beside the Taishanghuang, and personally patted the Taishanghuang's back: "Father, don't be angry, don't get angry."

The Taishanghuang took a breath and clapped his hands bitterly: "These moths!"

Emperor Chunyou sighed, and said: "Father, my son also felt that you were too tolerant of those veterans back then. I mentioned it to you back then, but at that time you taught your son, 'When the water is clear, there will be no fish'. It's not that you can't move them, but if you do, the turmoil in the officialdom will not necessarily be a blessing to the court and the people. My son has always been half-understanding, and until now, my son can understand your embarrassment and last resort."

If the Supreme Emperor was really ashamed when he saw the list, these courtiers were all promoted by him when he was in power, but this list made him feel very shameless.But when Emperor Chunyou's words came out, the Supreme Emperor felt much more comfortable. Yes, it wasn't that he didn't do anything, but that he couldn't do it.

The Supreme Emperor sighed, and said: "It's good that you understand, the seat of the emperor is not so easy to sit in."

Emperor Chunyou said with a smile: "My son understands, so I still need my father to continue to help and teach my son. We, father and son, are of the same mind, and we will definitely be able to solve the problem."

Seeing that Emperor Chunyou still regarded him as a wise elder, the Supreme Emperor would not throw aside his father as emperor just because he became emperor, and felt relieved that he really did not choose the wrong person.

Now, the Supreme Emperor probably understood what kind of role Zhuang Ye played in it, but he still needed Emperor Chunyou's confirmation, so he said, "Then Eleven?"

Emperor Chunyou coughed and said in embarrassment: "Feng Muzhi found it, but in the treasury, there is no money for this waterwheel, so..."

"Ridiculous!" The Supreme Emperor scolded, but there was not much anger in his tone towards Emperor Chunyou.

"Father taught me that." Emperor Chunyou replied.

The Supreme Emperor coughed and said solemnly: "Let me settle this matter."