The moon comes to take pictures

The plantains were drenched in the light rain outside the house. In late autumn, it always rained in the south of the Yangtze River, and the whole garden was damp and covered with a curtain of rain and fog.

Yuan Junyu received the imperial decree during the day, and now he read the letter from Beijing. The emperor just regarded his performance as a spur of the moment, which meant that he was going to put it down gently.He doesn't need to lose his title, and Ning Yuquan has already been released from prison. This is a good thing that everyone is happy, but Yuan Junyu seems to have been slapped, and his face is not very good.

From the moment he regained his status as the eldest son, he stepped into Cui Zhu's situation.We all know that Cui Zhu is very ostentatious and makes many friends, but in fact, none of those who associate with him are superfluous, Xie Yan, Wei Shui, Ning Ruichen, and even Yuan Junyu herself, it was Cui Zhu who forced Chang Xi to hurt the Ning family. Killer's game of chess.

It was only at this point that Yuan Junyu realized that Cui Zhu was terrible. Maybe he had planned all of this before coming to Nanjing.

But now, what should I do?

Yuan Junyu turned off the lights and stood under the eaves of the study. The rain had subsided a bit, and the silk of the raindrops wet the corners of his robes. The plantain leaves were hanging down shinyly, and the tiles were covered with fallen leaves.Sniff lightly, even the air is cold.It's really late autumn, and it should be colder in the mountains. I don't know if we can survive the winter?

He was sad for spring and autumn, when an eunuch came to deliver a letter outside, in the misty rain, there was the sound of treading water: "Master, Eunuch Cui sent something."

I'm afraid that Yuan Junyu doesn't want to accept the post after it is posted.These days, Nanjing also posted invitations, but he rejected them all, probably because he understood that the so-called fame, fortune and power are just that.

He just wanted to refuse, but when he saw that the thing was sealed in a box, shaking and rattling metal, he opened it to have a look.

It is a long-lived lock made of gold.

"Eunuch Cui also sent a message," the eunuch saw that he opened it, and said, "It is said that it is a friend's personal favorite, and it was given to him temporarily. Eunuch can't bear this blessing, so he wants to ask Master to keep it."

Maybe it was because of the cool weather, Yuan Junyu's face seemed a little pale, and he waved his hands casually: "I accept it, find someone to go back to him."

So he went back to his bedroom and didn't give any orders until nightfall.

The rain lasted all night, and it stopped early in the morning. Two servants in the garden were sweeping the ground. They were really bored, and they kept talking: "Hey, I heard that the eunuch is going to be cut?"

"No way," the other squatted down, shoveling the weeds between the bricks, "I sound like exile."

"Oh...the yamen hasn't issued a document yet."

"It's been so long, it's only been two days... I said, this eunuch is gone, if there is another one, don't fight with our master."

"Men's business, why are you worrying about it?"

"this is not……"

The man was getting up when he suddenly saw someone coming from outside the moon gate, he immediately stopped talking.

Among the few people who came, the first was the new steward of their mansion, and the other was the eunuch. In the blue post, there was a bronze waist card hidden in a string of pearls on the waist, which looked strange.The two sweepers wanted to back away, but the guide saw him. He probably wanted to show off in front of outsiders, so he stopped the two servants: "Hey, you guys."

"You ordered."

"Is the son of the world up today?"

"This..." The two looked at each other, "The two of us are sweeping the floor here, but I didn't see Master come out."

The steward who led the way nodded: "Okay," then turned to the eunuch, "Let's go and have a look." After that, he sent a fireman to call the door, and chatted with the eunuch in blue in his spare time: "The Duke will be in charge of us." Jinling City, I don't know how grand it will be, when the time comes, please grandpa have pity on the little one."

"You deserve it, I can't do without you," the eunuch in blue smiled, his voice was sharp and sharp, "It's been a while, and the prince hasn't gotten up yet?"

"I must be tired from running around these days. Father-in-law will wait a while, and the younger one will go and have a look."

He walked away, and when he arrived at Yuan Junyu's bedroom, he saw the Huo Zhe who had come earlier circling at the door.

"Stupid thing, I asked you to invite the son of the world, you are in a daze!"

The fireman shrank his neck: "I called, but I didn't answer."

"I'm afraid you are lazy, have you just arrived?" The steward knocked lightly on the door with a sullen face: "My lord? Dugong Cui's people outside are waiting impatiently."

He knocked for a long time but no one answered, thinking that something might have happened, he simply ignored the master and servant, and called someone to knock the door open, only to find that the bedroom was empty, the steward was terrified, and hurriedly asked someone to look for it, but it was closed. There is no sign of Yuan Junyu in the whole house.

A group of people searched for less than half an hour, and finally found a letter in the study that the prince often used. On it was the jade seal of the uncle's mansion, and at the bottom, there was a bright red unicorn robe. left.

…………

Cui Zhu slapped the table and sneered, "He's ridiculous!"

The underground eunuch shrank his head, not daring to speak out.

"This title, is it that he doesn't want it if he wants to!" Cui Zhu swung his hands back and forth, "Did he say anything?"

The eunuch in blue replied: "Only said in the letter that I prayed for the Lord Long Live and the country, and went to live in the mountains for a long time."

"What a blessing!" Cui Zhu squinted his eyes, wanting to let the palace know, who knows if he will secretly accuse him of not serving the nobleman well.

"Duke." The eunuch in blue came closer and said in a low voice: "We still have urgent matters right now, so we might as well let the son go first... On the side of the son, ask a few younger ones to persuade him, If the palace asks, we will do our best..."

He was so angry just now, but he forgot the business, Cui Zhu rolled his sleeves and sat back on his seat, propping his head and rubbing his hands: "Yes, Chang Xi is going out of the city today, escort, who are they?"

"The people from the Ministry of Punishment are also followed by us, so there is nothing wrong with it—"

"I have to take a look." Cui Zhu stood up, and the eunuch next to him stretched out his hand to help him. He took advantage of the situation and put his hand on that arm, and seemed to be venting something vigorously. The eunuch didn't even dare to move his eyebrows. strength.

"The governor..."

Cui Zhu withdrew his strength, showing a look of disgust on his face: "After all, the ancestors took care of it, let's go, bring some wine and food."

Chang Xi's case was difficult to judge, and the verdicts were changed several times. After all, it was the ancestors who favored him, and in the end he was only exiled for thousands of miles.Cui Xiang was on duty in the palace, although there was a grievance, there was nothing he could do about it, so he secretly sent a letter to his godson, telling him to do things cheaply.

Cui Zhu went to sit in the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment for a while, and someone came to support him. After talking for a long time, the sound of shackles outside rang out.

As soon as he saw Cui Zhu, Chang Xi started to yell and curse. Cui Zhu listened for a while with a smile, and then said: "Uncle, save some effort, we still have to scold on the way."

Chang Xi became impatient, and moved forward: "Little brat, when I was in the palace, I should have killed you first!"

Cui Zhu laughed and asked someone to bring up the wine, and put it to his mouth: "Without me, there are others, and our uncle and nephew get along pretty well. Rather than handing it over to someone else, Fifth Uncle might as well plant it in my hands. Come on Well, after the two of us drink this cup of practice wine, there will only be Uncle Wu in the future."

Chang Xi spat at him: "Dog thing!"

"The farewell wine is not good for poisoning, my nephew is sincere." Cui Zhu still smiled, but his eyes turned cold: "Uncle, drink it, the ancestors told me to see you off well. When you get there, the last Bad, it’s just a few years of hard work on the Northwest Great Wall, with food and drink, it’s better than a beggar.”

Chang Xi stared at him, and the two of them were deadlocked.

"If you're lucky and come back again, wouldn't it be easy to kill a few more civil and military officials?" Cui Zhu forcefully broke Chang Xi's chin, knocked the wine glass on his teeth, and poured down the wine. "Okay," Cui Zhu signaled to the escorting officer, "Let's go."

The prison cart creaked and pushed out of the government office. Seeing that it was far away, another small official came up to flatter him: "Mr. Du, we have a seat at the back. The top actors in Nanjing are coming. I will save you a good seat!"

Cui Zhu threw away the wine glass, wiped his hands, and seemed to be disgusted with the glass Chang Xi had touched: "No need, you guys play, I still have work to do."

The little official said "Ouch", bowed his body, and sent him out of the gate in a jerk: "Duke, go slowly!"

There is Cui Zhu's eyeliner in the escorting team, and they probably have to follow closely all the time.Chang Xi went out of the city without saying a word. When he arrived at the field, many millet farmers came to watch the excitement. This area used to be Chang Xi's village, but now it has been transferred to someone else, and the name has already been changed.

Chang Xi didn't know what to think, so she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

The escort officers drove away the crowd with their sticks. It took a long time for the gathered peasants to disperse. There was only one, who was a few steps away. He wanted to go forward, but he was afraid of something. The escort team took two steps, and he followed suit. .

The officer arrested the man and asked sharply, "What are you doing!"

The man propped his thin arms on the ground, kowtowed twice, and said in a weak voice, "Master...Master...I want to see those in the car off."

After he finished speaking, he took out a small bundle from his pocket, which contained some fruits, cakes, and a small bottle of bad wine.

"This is an important criminal of the imperial court, you just send it away if you say so?" The official didn't want to talk to him, so he kicked him over, turned around and was about to leave, when someone hugged his calf suddenly.

"Master Cha, Lord Cha, just wait for a while!" The man took out another gadget from his bosom while thumping, and quietly stuffed it to the leading officer: "Just a small thing...to show respect to Master Cha and the brothers."

That thing is not eye-catching, and after looking carefully, it makes people gasp.

It was a gold ring inlaid with emeralds, gold was nothing, it was seen a lot, but some people would believe that the emeralds were a tribute.

At first, the officer crossed his neck and interrogated him: "You are a farmer, where did you steal the treasure?"

"Once upon a time, I used to work in a rich family... the master rewarded me! The servant... the young one, the young one is..." The man was ashamed to speak, and buried his face in the sand: "The young one was originally a eunuch..."

There was a burst of laughter in the ranks of officials.

The leader said: "Yo, it turned out to be an eunuch too, no wonder." He held the ring in his palm and weighed it, and waved to the people behind: "Show him!"

The man got up, trembling, and greeted the place where he came from. Behind the big tree over there came out a peasant woman with disheveled hair and dishes and chopsticks in her hands. The two supported each other and walked towards the prison car step by step.

Seeing Chang Xi with his eyes closed, the man knelt down, and he and his wife knelt on the ground together: "Duke! Dugong!"

The man wiped his tears and shouted: "Grand Du, I'm here to see you off!"

Chang Xi pulled his eyes away, and his facial features were a little distorted: "You! Tell you to watch Zhuang Gengdi... why are you here!"

Chang Meizi knelt down and kowtowed her head two or three times, wiping her tears: "Now I'm working for someone else. I heard that Dugong is going to pass here, so I came here early in the morning to wait." He turned his head and called his wife, "Here, Pour the wine."

The woman obediently took the coarse porcelain wine glass over.

Chang Xi drank it, and Chang Meizi rolled some meat slices into the cake skin: "If there is no big meat, the Duke will eat it. I can't afford plums at this time, so I bought some at the winery..."

It used to be so grand, there was no one in Jiangnan who didn't come to cling to him, but now there is only one dog leg who sent him away sincerely to see him off, Chang Xi had a complicated complexion, he ate the cake bit by bit, breathed out, and ordered: "Bring the wine."

Chang Meizi sent it over in a hurry, and faintly heard the official's ridicule in her ears.

"Look... a eunuch is a eunuch..."

"...Come on, people are also very loyal."

His woman turned pale, but Chang Meizi turned a deaf ear, took out a handkerchief, and wiped Chang Xi's mouth: "Duke, you go now..."

Chang Xi didn't say a word, and after a long time, an official came to urge him: "Are you ready? Be quick! Don't know, I thought you were opening a restaurant here!"

His woman pushed his arm from the side, Chang Meizi hurriedly put away his things, and staggered out.The prison van continued westward to leave the customs. Chang Meizi looked at it and suddenly said, "I'll see him off one more way."

His woman is not happy: "They are all soldiers, if you start a difficult situation, you will suffer."

"I didn't do anything wrong, and I'm not afraid." Chang Meizi didn't listen to the persuasion, and rolled the burden on her shoulders, "Go home, I'll be back in a few days."

His wife shut up, she knew that once her husband wanted to do something, no one could stop him.

Chang Meizi followed from the edge of the field to the mountain road, watching the detainees from a distance while climbing.Occasionally, officials came to visit him and left some sneering words. The dry food he brought was eaten up the day before, and there was nothing to buy in the wilderness on the road. He ate wild fruits when he was hungry, and took a sip of water from the puddle when he was thirsty. drink.On the third day, a soldier came over and threw him a bag of dry food: "Hey, your master told you to go home."

Chang Meizi refused: "I'll give it off again, my poor man, I won't delay you."

"Your master doesn't appreciate it." The official didn't bother to talk to him, turned around and went back.

On the fourth day, the detainee team suddenly became chaotic.Chang Meizi got up, it was early in the morning, those officials were calling something, Chang Meizi couldn't hear clearly, so she carefully moved closer to listen.The officer over there shouted: "The prisoner is dead! Damn! Who kept watch last night!"

Chang Meizi returned home in a daze, his stomach was empty, and he was at the end of his strength.His woman was terribly frightened, and quickly poured him several mouthfuls of sugar water. After a busy day, Chang Meizi finally came to her senses.

On the seventh day after returning home, Chang Meizi dug up the cemetery she had prepared, and filled it with soil dug from the mountain.His woman was burning papers beside her, and suddenly said something:

"That day, you shouldn't have sent him off."

Chang Meizi didn't say a word, he understood that Chang Xi didn't even bother to let him see him off.Looking at the pile of yellow papers in front of him, Chang Meizi suddenly felt tired. He stood up and said, "Go home."

"What?" The woman looked up.

"Go home," he murmured, taking a look at the sky, "It's time for dinner."

"Hey!" The woman stood up, and looked back at the fire, "Yesterday, the neighbor sent some pickles."

Chang Meizi held her hand: "Fry some dried shredded bamboo shoots, the shredded bamboo shoots you make are delicious."

"Hey……"