From the end to the other world

"It's me." Zhu Yun's tears fell in an instant, "I saw it there just now, but I didn't dare to recognize you, young master, you are really back."

Shang Qingyue was at a loss when she saw her old friend for the first time, especially when she saw Zhu Yun's vicissitudes-ridden appearance, she couldn't help but slow down her voice and said, "Don't cry, tell me what's wrong?"

He remembered that Zhuyun's hometown was in a small town about two days away from Beijing. After the merchant had an accident, the trees fell and the monkeys scattered. Shang Qingyue gave them the deeds of prostitution of the people around him one day in advance, and let them Looking for a way out, Zhu Yun was the oldest among the maidservants, and she said at the time that she wanted to go back and marry the fiancé arranged by her family.

It should be in his hometown, Shang Qingyue was a little puzzled as to why he was here.

Zhu Yun's tearful eyes have already attracted the attention of many people, Qin Luochuan interjected when he saw this, "There are a lot of people here, let's go to the side and talk about it."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yun realized that she seemed to be the focus of the crowd, looked at Shang Qingyue with some embarrassment, and said, "My stall is over there."

She had seen Qin Luochuan walking with Shang Qingyue before, and guessed their relationship from the intimate behavior between the two, but although Qin Luochuan stood casually, his attitude when talking to Shang Qingyue just now was even more gentle , but Zhu Yun always felt that the other party was definitely not a good talker.

Following Zhuyun to the stall she mentioned, Qin Luochuan looked at it casually. There was a wooden shelf on the small simple table, which was full of sachets, and on the table were purses. This is Zhuyun. mouth stall.

The three stood still behind the stall, Zhu Yun said again: "It's really great to see the young master again."

After all, she is the maid who has been with her for many years. Seeing her appearance, Shang Qingyue couldn't help asking: "Didn't you say that your parents told you that you were married? Is it because the family is not good, or is it because they treat you badly?" good?"

"They treat me very well," Zhu Yun said with a wry smile, "It's only this year that my family suffered a change, so I will come out and sell some small things to subsidize the family."

"What's going on?" Shang Qingyue asked.

Zhu Yun sighed and simply started from the beginning.

After she returned from the capital that year, she married the person her parents had chosen. It was only when she waited for the bridal chamber that she realized that her husband was a bad person.

But since he has already saluted and worshiped, he has no chance to go back on his word.

Besides, in the days to come, no matter whether it is her husband or her parents-in-law, they all treated her very well, so Zhu Yun also made up her mind, and the whole family worked together, and life was still passable.

It's just that at the beginning of this year, her husband suddenly fell ill. He spent all the savings in the family, sold the land, and finally healed. However, life couldn't go on anymore, so he came to the suburbs of Beijing to join his uncle in the husband's family. .

Shang Qingyue asked: "Then you are renting at your uncle's house now?"

"No more," Zhu Yun said, "When we left our hometown, my father-in-law just received the relief money from the court this year. Although it is a little less than in previous years, it is still possible to buy a small house."

Qin Luochuan frowned and asked, "Is your father-in-law a disabled soldier from the late emperor's time?"

"Yeah," Zhu Yun nodded, "My father-in-law fought with the late emperor more than 20 years ago, and lost an arm on the way."

Qin Luochuan pondered for a moment, then pretended to be casual and said, "You said that the relief money distributed this year is less than in previous years?"

Zhu Yun has followed Shang Qingyue in the business house for so many years, and has long been very vigilant. Hearing this, she immediately sensed something was wrong, and asked, "Is there any problem?"

Qin Luochuan didn't answer, but asked again: "Are you sure you didn't make a mistake?"

"I'm sure I can't make a mistake," Zhu Yun said, "There are several disabled soldiers in our village and the next-door village, and the relief money everyone received is half that of previous years. The yamen said that there were serious floods in the southeastern provinces last year. The money should be kept there first.”

After Zhuyun finished speaking, he looked at Qin Luochuan expectantly, thinking that he knew some secret things, but Qin Luochuan just smiled and said, "I only heard people say that the imperial court paid attention to those who fought with the former emperor and the current emperor. People are treated very preferentially, and a very considerable relief fund is distributed every year, but unexpectedly it has been halved."

Zhu Yun always felt that it was more than that, but she didn't know Qin Luochuan's identity, so she didn't dare to ask more.

Shang Qingyue knew her husband very well, since he asked this question, there must be something wrong, so she asked where Zhu Yun lived now.

After Zhu Yun said the address, both of them silently wrote it down in their hearts.

Then Shang Qingyue took out a piece of broken silver about two taels and gave it to Zhuyun, "You can take this and add some better clothes."

Seeing this, Zhu Yun's eyes turned red again, and he choked up, "I'm not serving the young master now, so I can't ask for the young master's reward."

Shang Qingyue thought of when she was exiled from Beijing with the merchant a few years ago, Zhu Yun and several other maids secretly ran to see her off, with red eyes, wanting to cry but not daring to cry, she sighed and said : "I'll take it for you. If you need something in the future, just go to the Bailu Tower in the south of the city and tell the shopkeeper to find me."

After taking it, Zhu Yun sniffled and said, "Okay."

After saying something else, Shang Qingyue left with Qin Luochuan.

After the two arrived home, they first went to see Xiaotuanzi who had been left behind, and then sat down to discuss Zhuyun's matter.

Both Suxue and Tingyu were sent away to do other things, and there were only husband and wife in the room. Qin Luochuan said: "This year, when the imperial court distributed relief money to disabled soldiers, the document was drafted by Master Li of the Imperial Academy. I heard him accidentally mention that the relief money given this year is [-]% lower than in previous years."

"...Zhu Yun said that the number of disabled soldiers they have taken is half that of previous years." Shang Qingyue was stunned, and then asked, "Why didn't my husband tell Zhu Yun at that time?"

Qin Luochuan said: "Because I'm not sure if it's only the people in her family who get half of it, or other places. If it's just her place, it's fine. If there are fewer other places, I'm afraid she will make a fuss if she finds out. something happened."

Shang Qingyue thought for a while, and felt that her husband was reasonable, so she asked again: "Then shall we help her?"

Qin Luochuan didn't answer immediately, but asked instead: "Do you want me to help her?"

Shang Qingyue also knew that if not only Zhuyun's hometown is missing, there must be many people involved, so she paused and said: "I hope my husband can help these people, but I don't want my husband to be in a dangerous situation .”

"Don't worry, nothing will happen." Qin Luochuan said.

Now that everything is known, it is impossible to pretend to be deaf and dumb, which is not in line with his character.

But he would not just reveal it rashly, the size of the matter is still unknown, the most important thing is that a person who has not seen it for several years may not be credible, although he observed Zhu Yun's expression when he spoke , it doesn't look like you're lying.

Qin Luochuan sighed, and secretly hoped that Zhu Yun would not have ulterior motives and let down her husband's concern and kindness.

Seeing that it was still early, Qin Luochuan said, "Let's go to Prince Ning's Mansion later."

After a pause, he added, "Take Xiaotuanzi with you."

After speaking, Qin Luochuan silently apologized to Xiaotuanzi in his heart: Father is going to ask someone to do something, and he has nothing else to please King Ning, so he can only take you to show off his cuteness.

Sure enough, as Qin Luochuan expected, upon hearing that they had brought a small group to seek an audience, Concubine Ning immediately had someone welcome them in.

After they sat in the flower hall for a while, seeing Princess Ning having fun with Xiaotuanzi, Qin Luochuan asked, "I wonder if the lord is at home?"

"Here, I don't know what kind of temper I got today, and I'm practicing calligraphy in the study right now." Princess Ning said with a smile, "Did you ask him for something?"

"Well," Qin Luochuan replied respectfully, "I have something I want to ask the prince for help."

Concubine Ning didn't ask what was the matter, she found a servant and said, "Take Master Qin to the prince's study."

Qin Luochuan hesitated and said, "Will you disturb the prince?"

Concubine Ning didn't know what she thought of, she looked a little strange and said: "I won't disturb you, just go."

When Qin Luochuan was summoned into the study, King Ning was frowning and writing something on the paper. Qin Luochuan stood still some distance away from the table, looked up with his head slightly lowered.

Before he could see anything, King Ning put down his pen, copied it with his hand, threw the piece of paper he had written into a ball in the bamboo basket next to him, and asked, "What do you want?" What is the matter with the king?"

Qin Luochuan glanced at the basket full of waste papers, and then suddenly realized why Princess Ning had that expression just now, and after a pause, he slowly told the story of meeting Zhuyun outside the city today.

King Ning was shocked and angry after hearing this, "Is this really true?"

During the war, although King Ning was not as brave and resourceful as the current emperor, he was also brave and good at fighting. The military power in the southwest of Dayan Dynasty is still in his hands. Everyone is angry.

Qin Luochuan said helplessly: "The lower officials are not sure whether what she said is true or not."

After Ning Wang calmed down, he said, "I will have someone investigate this matter immediately, so please keep quiet."

Qin Luochuan said: "The lower officials know."

"You go out first, this king still has things to do." Ning Wang waved to Qin Luochuan and said, with an expression of not letting go of those who did these things.

Now that the matter has been told to King Ning, I believe that even if it is true, it will definitely be handled well.

Qin Luochuan returned to the flower hall by the same route, but Princess Ning and Shang Qingyue, who were supposed to be chatting in the flower hall, disappeared. Qin Luochuan only found out after asking the maid that Princess Ning took Shang Qingyue and Xiao Tuanzi to the prince's courtyard.

There was the backyard, and Qin Luochuan was not suitable for a single man, so he sat alone in the flower hall and waited.

After changing two cups of tea and eating a lot of snacks, Shang Qingyue came back with Xiaotuanzi in her arms.

Qin Luochuan estimated the time, and it was almost half an hour, so he asked, "Why have you been here for so long?"

Shang Qingyue said: "Xiaotuanzi likes to play there, and I will leave after he sleeps."

Qin Luochuan took a look and saw that Xiao Tuanzi was leaning against Shang Qingyue's body, and he was sleeping soundly with his eyes closed.

So he stretched out his hand and said, "Let me hug you, you can rest for a while."

Shang Qingyue laughed, how tired the four-month-old Xiaotuanzi was, but she still gave her son to her husband as promised.

There is only one wall separating the back garden of Prince Ning's mansion from the backyard of their house. Even if you go around and walk from the gate, the distance is not far away.

After putting it down, just about to remove the longevity lock on Xiaotuanzi's neck, he suddenly felt a little strange, picked it up and looked at it carefully, and then asked: "I remember I knocked this lock accidentally before, why is the mark gone? Has anyone repaired it?"

"No," Shang Qingyue was stunned for a moment, before saying, "The young master of Shizi's family also has the same one. He probably took it by mistake when he was playing around."

He recalled that when the concubine Shizi saw it just now, she took it down and looked at it, and said how it was so coincidental that it was the same.

The author has something to say:

Suddenly, I felt that Xiao Tuanzi and Xiao Shuang'er from Prince Ning's Mansion were also quite suitable.