Tong Jia anecdote

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"Old Nine." After a long time of joy, Ji Lan snuggled into Tong Jiu's arms, brought in her arms that had been thrown out of the quilt for a while, and called out.

"Huh?" Tong Jiu caressed Ji Lan's head that was still covered with thin sweat, leaned over and pecked it lightly, and replied, "What's the matter?" After speaking, he turned to his side and embraced her tightly. In his arms, looking at her.

"I'm going to Jiangnan in a few days. Those old friends of yours in Beijing should go and say goodbye earlier." Tong Jiu's forehead was itchy, Ji Lan closed her eyes lazily, and muttered with a light smile sentence.

"Old friends..." Tong Jiu murmured, and asked tentatively, "You mean Mu Yun?"

"She still can't let you go after all." Ji Lan sighed helplessly, and said, "Go and see her before you leave, maybe goodbye..." Ji Lan paused, and said, "Maybe goodbye..." When is it?"

Whenever the two of them talk about Mu Yun, Ji Lan always has something to say, so Tong Jiu said, "Forget it, I don't feel embarrassed when I see her. She is awkward and you are awkward too. I follow the left and right in my heart." No, it’s better not to see each other.”

Ji Lan sighed, "Waiting for the old man's heart to change, but the old man's heart is changeable. Is there anything in this world that remains constant? Oh, I'm tired, take a break."

Before, Namugege walked very close to Han Fu and Ji Lan, but now she is going to marry far away, and Tong Jiu will arrange the dowry errands, Ji Lan feels that she has to thank her.

Therefore, these days, I often go to the palace to see her from time to time.

As the weather got warmer, the trade routes outside the customs had opened up, and the caravan of Dazhengchang in Baotou prefecture transported furs and other special products outside the customs that had been accumulated for several months into Beijing.

Tong Jiu picked out some goods that could be sold in the south of the Yangtze River and shipped them, and made arrangements for the sales in various parts of the family.

He suddenly remembered that Ji Lan had mentioned Mu Yun to him that day, and it was true that he hadn't seen her for a few days. I heard that she recently bought a house outside and moved out of Qi's residence.

So, he picked a few pieces of fine brocade for the servant to hold, and invited Shu Guangxiu to go with him to Muyun's new house.

"Huh?" Tong Jiu got off the horse, stood on the steps in front of the door, looked back and forth, and said, "This is Mu Yun's new house? Isn't this the place where food and drink used to live? Let her buy it ?”

"It was originally accepted by Madam, but she thought it was a mess, so she sold it at a low price. It just so happened that Dong Qi's family wanted to set up a stall to do some business." Shu Guangxiu said and knocked on the door.

"She's in business?" Tong Jiu was surprised, why no one had mentioned these things to him.

"Here I come, and I took these things." Seeing that it was the two of them, Mu Yun stood up and looked at Tong Jiu for a moment, and then said to Shu Guangxiu, "The front shop can be cleaned up, and I will take it with me later." You go and see."

"It's a housewarming, there's no reason to visit empty-handed." Tong Jiu followed them into the back house, looking at her and said, "I heard that you are going to do business, but I don't know what kind of business it is."

"Hey, compared to you, I'm a small business." Mu Yun said, "It's nothing more than selling some tobacco at Guangdong Shisanhang, and I plan to open a tobacco shop in front of it."

After hearing this, Tong Jiu pondered for a while, her heart trembled, and she said in surprise, "The tobacco you are talking about is no longer a big smoke!"

"Exactly." Mu Yun replied.

"Mu Yun, this is a business that hurts the heavens and will destroy the children and grandchildren!" Tong Jiu held her in disbelief, looked her up and down deeply, and asked anxiously, "Are you also infected with opium?"

"What kind of business doesn't hurt the sky and the law, hasn't Fucha Jilan hurt the sky and the law?" Mu Yun put aside Tong Jiu and held her hand tightly, smiled, and said, "Jiu'er, there are some things you don't know That's all."

"Shopkeeper Shu, I'm sorry for this, you should go back first." Mu Yun sent Shu Guangxiu out, and said, "I have something to say to Master Jiu, and you probably won't like it."

"Okay, Master Jiu, then I'll go back first." Seeing the two confronting each other, Shu Guangxiu looked at Tong Jiu with a somewhat solemn expression, sighed helplessly, and went out.

After sending Shu Guangxiu away, Mu Yun turned around and saw Tong Jiu standing there with frowning eyebrows, with a stern expression on his face.Fang softened his voice and said, "You are in good shape, don't be so white-browed and red-eyed. Come on, sit down first, and I'll make you a cup of fruit tea. Let's talk slowly if you have anything to say."

"Mu Yun, don't drink it anymore, I can't drink it." Tong Jiu sighed and said, "You just tell me whether you are infected with that thing, and who gave you such an idea!"

"If you didn't think I was infected with these things, you probably wouldn't care about me so much in this life, right?" Mu Yun was still making fruit tea slowly, and said with some self-deprecating

"Here, the new red fruit, which has been seeded and filled with sugar, has been soaked for a long time. Do you want to try the old one?" Mu Yun took the fruit tea and handed it to Tong Jiu. Seeing that Tong Jiu didn't drink it, Mu Yun said "I just don't believe it. Fucha Jilan took everything from her? Why should she!"

"Mu Yun, Ji Lan treats me and treats you very well, how can you say that about her!" Tong Jiu was puzzled by Mu Yun's sudden change of attitude towards Ji Lan.A few days ago, it was clear that it was fine, but what happened to me during the days when I was busy.

"That's what she owes us!" Speaking of this, Mu Yun's hands holding tea shook, and he put the tea bowl in his hand on the table, and asked sharply with red eyes, "She is so good in your eyes! No one on earth? Well, then I'll tell you, without her, the Tong family would not have been wiped out, and I would not have married into the Guan family, let alone the situation we are in today."

"Mu Yun, are you crazy?" Tong Jiu said in disbelief when she heard her talking like this, the more she said, the more outrageous she became.

Mu Yun turned around and went to the cabinet, took out an account book from the hidden compartment, and returned to Tong Jiu, looking at the account book, tears streaming down his eyes first, and said, "Do you still remember this account book?"

"Why are you still mentioning these things?" Seeing her crying like this and talking about these things again, Tong Jiu sighed, "It's been too long, it's been like the last life, I don't remember it at all."

"You don't have to remember, but I can't forget." Mu Yun wiped away tears, put the account book on the tea table, and said, "That day, after you showed me this account book, I quietly took it out of the house. It is true that my father and brother, together with the Guan family, brought this matter to light, but this is just the appearance."

"Before going to your house that day, I overheard a secret conversation between my father and brother, and mentioned that your family has a secret account about the Han family's food supply to the household department." Mu Yun recalled.

"I just thought that this account must be of great importance to your family. If we take it and run to the grassland, even if your family chases us, we can have a way out." Speaking of these, Mu Yun There was fear in his eyes, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

"Have some hot tea." Seeing her like this, Tong Jiu couldn't bear it, so she brought her fruit tea, and took her to sit down first.

Mu Yun shook his head, rubbed his hands on his arms, choked up and said, "But I didn't expect, I didn't expect...my father and brother are using me. They took me back and took the account book and said that as long as I marry They won't report to Guan's house..."

Speaking of this, he was so choked that he couldn't continue, he took a few breaths, and said, "Jiu'er, I like you so much... How can I do it, but what can I do!" Said He took off the bracelet on his hand, revealing the scars on his wrist.

Stretching out his hands to grab Tong Jiu's front, he said, "Do you know how many times I have died? How can you not hate me! We were so good."

Tong Jiu stared closely at Mu Yun's originally Haojie wrist, covered with long and short scars, as if a hand grabbed his heart, and the kind of heartache that he hadn't felt for a long time came back, It weighed her down.

Tong Jiu gently caressed the scars, and unknowingly, tears flowed down.

But Mu Yun smiled, wiped Tong Jiu's face full of tears with a handkerchief, and said, "I thought I would never say these things to you in my life. Seeing how good you are with her, no matter how unwilling I am , as long as you are happy, I will admit it."

"But when I met an adult who presided over the case in the mansion a few days ago, I knew the whole story. I bought this account book from them secretly." Mu Yun said again, "Back then, Whether it's my father and brother, or the Guan family, it's Prince Yi's order to expose the Tong family. The purpose is to get rid of himself and keep the Yangzhengtang of the Fucha family."

"At that time, the imperial court was in Dajinchuan, and the food and clothing used in the army were purchased from the Han family in the south of the Yangtze River, and the medicines were from Yangzhengtang, but the specific allocation of military expenses was managed by Prince Yi." Yun pulled Tong Jiu to sit down with him.

He preached in detail, "That year, there were years of plagues in the south, and Prince Yi allocated all the military expenses to Yangzhengtang to do their business. As a result, the Han family's military rations had been in arrears, and finally they were unable to pay the rations. Jinchuan The battle was tight again, and we were defeated one after another."

"The Holy Majesty was furious, and ordered the Yushi Yamen to thoroughly investigate this matter. Prince Yi panicked, which led to all kinds of things that happened later. After your Ama and Tong family were imprisoned, this matter will be settled." Mu Yun said.

Listening to this, Tong Jiu thought about the situation when she later took over the Han family and the Han family borrowed money everywhere to make ends meet. She knew that Mu Yun must not have said these words in empty mouth.

"How did Bomuer die, and how did Yongxi die? Do you really think that Fucha Jilan can't use those tricks?" Mu Yun shook his head, and said bitterly, "Even if she and None of this has anything to do with it, I also believe it, but I can't let Prince Yi just live like this."

"It's a good thing that Prince Yi's mansion and Yangzhengtang had an enmity, otherwise how could Yu Hetang get into their eyes? To be honest, this smoke house is the door to Prince Yi's mansion." Mu Yun said completely.

"Mu Yun, I just want you to be well, and I don't value the rest. You must promise me not to touch those big smokes." Tong Jiu's mind was in a mess at the moment, and he ordered, "Don't be contaminated. Get on that thing, you promise me."

"Okay." Mu Yun nodded and said, "I promise you."

"I'm going to Jiangnan next time. I'm leaving in a few days. I wanted to come and see you before I left. I never thought..." Tong Jiu sighed and said, "Since the matter is over, let's do it first. You A person must not act rashly again, Prince Yi is a prince with a high position and authority, after I sort out the seriousness of this, let's discuss it in the long term."

"Let's go now?" Mu Yun watched Tong Jiu stand up, and stood up himself, a little disappointed and hurriedly said, "Go back after lunch, it's rare to come here."

Tong Jiu smiled and said, "No, let's go now. There are too many people, and it's not good for you to stay for a long time."

"Jiu'er, your illness is just right, be careful on the way, don't tire yourself out." Mu Yun said as he sent her off.

"Understood." Tong Jiu nodded with a relieved smile, and said, "Your makeup is crying, so don't give it away. Others will think I'm bullying you."

Coming out of the Qi Mansion, Tong Jiu got on the horse and walked reassuringly, all these things were in his mind, even if they had something to do with Ji Lan, they were all ordered by Prince Yi to do them.

"Hong Xiao, we're done with this beam!" Tong Jiu narrowed his eyes and urged the horse back to the mansion.

Just after entering the gate of the mansion, I saw Butler Fei coming out of the house on fire, and seeing Tong Jiu hurriedly said, "Jiu Ye, I was just going to find you. The Chief Manager of the Prince Shen's Mansion and several adults from the Ministry of Officials came in. Madam I'm accompanying you."

"Oh?" Hearing that someone from the official department came suddenly, Tong Jiu asked in puzzlement, "Did you tell me why you came?"

"Congratulations Jiuye, the imperial court wants to re-enable you. I heard that you are a doctor who has sealed off a household department." Steward Fei led Tong Jiu inside, and said happily, "I even brought the official uniform."

"It's the household department again..." Tong Jiu took a breath.

Her father was a first-class official who had been a prime minister in the Wenhua Palace. He was the minister of military aircraft of General Dingbian. It was because of the muddy water of military rations when he was a servant in the household department that Prince Yi took advantage of it. In the end, He ended up committing suicide.